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3-year-old dies in Saltspring crash

Parker performing for Hunter be tweaked to allow growth as Hunter matures.

The surgery is not performed in Canada and the family is hoping to raise about $4,000 to help with airfare and other travel expenses.

Parker, a finalist on YTV’s The Next Star last year, became involved in Hunter’s cause when he attended a fundraiser at the Brockenborough home.

“When he left, he told his mom he wanted to do a fundraiser for Hunter,” Linnette said.

“You know, sometimes people complain our community is too small, but I think it’s a blessing when people do things like this to help others.”

Tickets are available at the Duncan Garage Showroom.

Those wishing to donate to the cause can do so at the TD Bank under Linnette Brockenborough’s name.

MIKE D’AMOUR CITIZEN SANDRA MCCULLOCH TIMES COLONIST

A three-year-old Saltspring Island girl has died but her fiveyear-old sister is expected to survive following a collision Tuesday between a car, driven by the girls’ mother, and a commercial van on Saltspring.

The mother is Naomi Singh, 36, but the names of her children and the other motorist have not been released.

The crash occurred just before 2:30 p.m. in the 2300-block of Fulford-Ganges Road.

The four-door sedan was travelling northbound and the van was travelling south when something caused the car to spin. It was struck from the rear by the van, said Sgt. George Jenkins of Saltspring RCMP. Jenkins was the first emergency responder to arrive at the crash and he called for air ambulance.

The three-year-old was taken to B.C. Children’s Hospital in Vancouver where she died Tuesday evening. Her sister was flown to

Victoria General. The mother was taken first to Lady Minto Hospital in Ganges, then transferred to Victoria General Hospital.

The van driver initially appeared to be unhurt, other than feeling shock, but he later complained of a stiff neck and was taken for treatment.

The roads were slick from rainfall at the time of the crash, Jenkins said.

The collision occurred near a sharp bend in the road.

“I responded with emergency equipment and I found, on three occasions, I was starting to lose traction,” said Jenkins, who had been called to the accident scene from a suicide that involved a firearm. Investigating car crashes involving children is extremely difficult, he said.

“Oh my God, it’s horrific,” Jenkins said. “It’s just awful to see a three-year-old in that condition.”

An RCMP collision analyst was brought in from Campbell River and the scene was examined over several hours on Tuesday. The

wet roads mean that skid marks, which can be important indicators of speed, don’t show up.

Basic information was gathered from the drivers but it can take some time for people who go through traumatic events to remember the details, Jenkins said. “It sometimes takes days to put it back together. We know in police work when you have a critical incident it takes a while for your memory to reconstruct what happened.”

Saltspring Fire Department members and B.C. Ambulance paramedics involved in the crash were set to undergo counselling, Jenkins said.

“The life of an emergency responder is not easy,” said Jenkins, a 21-year veteran of the RCMP who has been at the scenes of “several hundred” sudden deaths. “I think sometimes we put order into a disorderly situation and try to manage it the best we can. I’m just going to keep it together today and then I’m going to go home and cry.”

A Cowichan teen will play his heart out tonight in an attempt to raise funds for a 10-year-old boy who needs to travel to the U.S. for vital medical attention.

Parker Schmidt, 14, is performing a live and unplugged show at the Duncan Garage Showroom, as a fundraiser to support Hunter Brockenborough, who must travel to Texas to get the much-needed medical attention.

The youngster has Klippel-Feil Syndrome, a rare disease that has caused bones in his neck, as well as some ribs, to fuse.

“He can’t look left or right, up or down, none of that,” said Hunter’s mom, Linnette.

Because the rib bones are fused, Hunter’s lungs aren’t growing.

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Alpaca fun facts: • ALPACAS and llamas can successfully

crossbreed. The resulting offspring are called huarizo, which are valued for their unique fleece and gentle dispositions.

• BECAUSE of their preference for using a dung pile, some alpacas have been successfully house-trained.

• ALPACA fleece is a lustrous and silky natural fiber and, while similar to sheep’s wool, it is warmer, not prickly, and bears no lanolin, which makes it hypoallergenic.

• ALPACA fiber is also flame-resistant, and meets the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s standards.

ALPACAS COME in a variety of colours, including white, black, brown, grey, fawn and any combination of these colours, the widest assortment of colours of any fibre-bearing animal. ADDITIONAL SOURCES: Alpaca Canada, Wikipedia, Alpaca Livestock Producers and Cooperators Association.

Jennifer Apostoli, owner of Pacific Sun Alpacas in Glenora, feeds her small herd of alpacas. Apostoli said the animal is becoming a popular one to raise because of its luxurious fibre (similar in some respects to wool), its protein rich meat and fertile poop. [MIKE D’AMOUR/CITIZEN]

Alpacas deliver bang for your buck: fleece, meat, manure SPREADING THE WORD: Could become the ‘sheep of the Cowichan Valley’ MIKE D’AMOUR CITIZEN

They’re prized for their fibre, their meat and even their poop is a valued item.

Already a burgeoning business from B.C. to Nova Scotia, alpacas are on the island in fairly large numbers.

Farms with more than one alpaca — a domesticated species of South American camelid that

resembles a small llama — can be found from Campbell River, south to Victoria.

The Cowichan Valley has at least six such farms and one would be hard pressed to find a more enthusiastic alpaca owner than Jennifer Apostoli, owner of Pacific Sun Alpacas.

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Apostoli said she got into raising the exotic ruminants because “my daughters who had horses grew up” and didn’t take their steeds when they left the family home.

“So, I sold a horse to a lady who had alpacas and I just fell in love with them,” Apostoli recalled.

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“I would love for people to understand what a green animal alpacas are. They’re inexpensive to keep and the carbon footprint is low.”

JENNIFER APOSTOLI, Pacific Sun Alpacas

Meat demand not there yet despite benefits From page 4

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had these Phyllis Diller hairdos and they just made me laugh and laugh.”

Apostoli now owns about twodozen alpacas.

“I started off with three in 2000 and I’ve had as many as 80,” she said.

“It’s a very exciting industry and I hope it’s a burgeoning one.”

The most valuable part of the alpacas at the moment is their heavy coats of fleece.

“They produce an incredible fibre, which is more like cashmere than wool,” said Apostoli.

The animals are shorn once a year and produce between five and 12 pounds of fibre that seems to be better than wool in just about every category.

“Alpaca fibre is three times warmer and seven times stronger,” Apostoli said.

However, alpaca fibre does not contain the water repellent lanolin that sheep’s wool does. It is, however, hypoallergenic and flame resistant.

But wait, there’s more — the alpaca’s value doesn’t end there.

“The manure is absolutely incredible,” said Apostoli, who noted she couldn’t keep up with the demand from her gardening customers.

“The alpacas are very efficient digesters and have microorganisms in their manure which is really important to gardening,” she said.

The alpacas manure is called beans, likely because of the similarity to rabbit droppings.

The animals make it easy for their owners to gather the beans because they actually choose a spot to use as a collective toilet.

“They do share a communal dung pile,” Apostoli said.

“That makes it real easy to clean and bag up.”

Finally, alpacas are also raised in some countries for their meat, and for good reason, said Apostoli.

“It has twice the protein of beef, considerably lower in cholesterol than beef and they have hardly any fat, so it’s very lean, extremely red meat that has as much iron as beef liver,” she said.

Alpaca Farm B.C. describes its namesake protein as “mild meat, which takes on the flavor of what it’s mixed with … tender and lean, high in protein with no fatty aftertaste.”

In fact, in some parts of South America, alpacas and llamas have been used as a source of meat and skins for thousands of years, and it is the main source of protein in some daily diets.

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Alpaca meat is not only rich in proteins, but also low in fat and has the lowest level of cholesterol not just of beef, but also of any meat.

That may be so, but there’s hardly a push in the Valley to put alpaca steaks or roasts on the table, said a local butcher.

“I’ve talked to a few people over the years about it, even a few here in town,” said Hing Jang, owner of Duncan’s Moby Meats Butcher Shop.

“We’ve had people ask about it, but we’ve never tried it or brought it in.”

Jang said he’s aware the meat is popular in some countries, but it’s not meat that Canadians generally eat.

“There’s just not a demand for it.”

That may be one reason the number of alpaca farms in the Valley is fairly static.

“There have been a couple of fairly good-sized producers here in the Valley for a while and they’ve been selling breeding stock over the years,” said Wayne Haddow, regional agrologist for the Cowichan Valley and Nanaimo regional districts and a representative of the provincial Ministry of Agriculture.

“I guess we’ve seen a slow progression in terms of population buildup over the years, but we’re probably at a stable level now,” he said.

“Last year we worked on an agricultural land use inventory so I had an opportunity to drive around a fair bit and I noticed alpacas and llamas here and there, but it didn’t seem there were more than during my other trips around the Valley.”

But that could change if folks knew more about the animals, Apostoli said.

“I would love for people to understand what a green animal alpacas are,” she said.

“They’re inexpensive to keep and the carbon footprint is low.

“I would love to see them become the sheep of the Cowichan Valley.”

One member of a small herd of alpacas at Pacific Sun Alpacas farm in Glenora photobombs the others as owner Jennifer Apostoli talks about the benefits of the animals. [MIKE D’AMOUR/CITIZEN]

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OUR VIEW

Who wouldn’t want to eat close to home? ur Cowichan Valley farmers and food producers never cease to amaze us with their ingenuity, initiative and enthusiasm.

Every year as we prepare for our annual agriculture and food edition we start with a long list of possible subjects, then pare it down painfully to those we will tackle.

You’d think in this, our fifth year putting out the special edition, we’d be beginning to run out of subjects, but that couldn’t be further from the truth.

And every farmer and food producer we talk to seems to give

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us at least one or two new leads again about interesting things that are happening in Cowichan’s agriculture world.

It really displays just how dynamic and strong the sector is here.

Heck, all you have to do to confirm that is to take a stroll through the Saturday Farmers Market in Duncan, or one of the other markets that have now sprung up in other Valley communities.

The creativity of and the passion for quality foodstuffs in Cowichan is second to none.

You name it, Valley producers

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are likely growing or making it.

From salt to pasta, spirits to wine, grain to bees, alpacas to asparagus, you can find it fresh from the Cowichan Valley.

Tea and jam? Think Cowichan.

Bread and milk? We’ve got it.

And if nobody’s doing it yet, just wait — or better still, maybe you can try it.

Whether our farmers and food producers have their eyes on large-scale sales or providing for the local community, it’s clear that Cowichan has become a mecca for all things grown and harvested, baked and distilled.

There are challenges, of course.

Financing and pests (notice how we put those two hurdles together) are among them, along with weather and competing with cheap imports.

But more and more people are examining what they eat and where it comes from.

There is a growing demand for fresh, local products where people can purchase things bearing a “made in Cobble Hill (or Mill Bay, Cowichan Bay, Duncan or Glenora)” label.

People want the health benefits and assurance of knowing what they’re getting when they buy from a local farm or winery,

Tent caterpillars are everywhere

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pasta or salt company.

There’s also a growing awareness that our current method of shipping the lion’s share of our food long distances is perhaps not such a sustainable model.

Oil and gas prices, not to mention the costs to the environment, will bring changes in the years to come. And why wouldn’t we want to eat close to home?

It is now indisputable that the Cowichan Valley rivals anywhere in the world in availability and diversity of locally grown and produced food. And we only expect the options to grow — along with our reputation.

Private forest rules for benefit of landowners Despite the claims of Mr. Rod Bealing, director of the Forest Landowners Association, private forest lands are still managed for the express benefit of the landowners themselves, not the communities who are left wondering where their woods — and jobs — went after the final fellerbuncher has left the area.

Due to the rapacious exploitation of our precious natural resources, both merchantable timber and regular employment have become increasingly rare commodities. Scant regard is shown to citizens’ concerns regarding either economic or environmental sustainability as

the remaining second growth (the old growth being long gone) is scythed down with indecent haste, and we are left with little but vast, arid clearcuts and “salad greens” (juvenile third growth). Or, the alleged “timber companies” add insult to injury by then attempting to convert the forestry land base into subdivisions, which are clearly not needed in this time and place.

There is substantial scientific evidence that the older the forest, the better the protection afforded both water quantity and quality.

However, this fact is frequently disregarded by current legislation, whose primary intent is to enable quick profits for companies, rather than protection for

communities.

As for the environmental standards set by the third party certification mentioned by Mr. Bealing, these vary enormously, and most would not need the much more rigorous criteria established by the FSC (Forest Stewardship Certification).

Surely it would behoove Mr. Bealing’s association to strive to make changes in private lands logging consistent with communities’ needs and desires for a more sustainable industry. Such an approach would pay long term dividends to all parties, instead of allowing a few stakeholders to loot the lion’s share.

Mary Desmond, Shawnigan Lake Watershed Watch

Recently I read a letter about the tent caterpillar infestation in Cowichan Bay — we too have had a horrendous infestationand live in Cowichan Bay. The fact we were told last year it was an epidemic by the “science type “ people and that it would not occur this year, as it is cyclical, is NOT true — they are MUCH worse this year — literally EVERYWHERE. My husband spent four days cutting off branches and still there are masses of them appearing. He went online to see how to dispose of them and saw that if you get an old garbage can, fill it with water and add dish detergent and drown them, it is far more effective than trying to burn them — the branches don’t burn well as they are green and not dry — so the critters just crawl out of your burning bin.

I sprayed the cover on our bin with Lysol, they were so thick on the grate, it worked well! Quite frankly, they are disgusting, not to mention the damage they cause to trees and bushes they “nest” themselves on.

Surely the powers that be can come up with a spray that is “ecologically safe” to try and get rid of them. (Even just plain water and dish detergent!)

Barbara Ferguson Cowichan Bay

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Carpenter ant treatment and bees don’t mix I love bees and in the spring a mound of rhododendrons close to the house is a bee haven. However, I do not like carpenter ants and when I spotted them marching into the far end of the house I decided I had to do something ASAP before too much damage could be done.

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Kerry Park should increase fees I attended the Kerry Park open house only to find out the CVRD plans to dramatically increase our taxes again.

The first thing I noticed was a number of Acumen Communications employees running the Open House along with some of the $100,000-plus Club CVRD staff and a bunch of consultants eager to spend public money. Acumen is the same outfit from Victoria the CVRD hired for more than $50,000 to try and hard sell the failed and discredited Eco Depot to South Cowichan residents.

This time they are getting paid up to $70,000 to sell a huge increase in taxes for Kerry Park.

Currently Kerry Park is far and away the biggest CVRD cost item in South Cowichan representing 25 per cent of all taxes. They spend over $4.1 million each year and collect only 20 per cent of that from actual users. Essentially everybody who uses the place gets an 80 per cent subsidy from the taxpayers of Mill Bay, Arbutus Ridge, Cobble Hill, Malahat and Shawnigan Lake. Most of the spending is on employee wages and ice costs.

The second thing I noted was that only three spending options were presented, ranging from $11.8 million to $16.8 million of new spending and borrowing. These would increase local taxes by more than 10 per cent for a facility that the vast majority of South Cowichan taxpayers do not use. The facility use numbers quoted are grossly inflated to include people who used the nearby ball fields or went to a hockey game. The open house was all about the CVRD selling its proposal rather than listening to taxpayer concerns.

No one argues with the need to maintain community facilities but there is lots of room for the CVRD to stop giving away taxpayers money to a small number of lucky users. If the CVRD increased user fees to a reasonable level there is more than enough money going into Kerry Park already to fund necessary repairs and upgrades without any tax increase. Why isn’t that option presented for a vote?

There’s a good reason the last Kerry Park referendum in 2009 failed — no realistic range of options for the taxpayer and spin doctoring the proposal — same old story again this time.

W.E. (Bill) Dumont Cobble Hill

perimeter of the house as well as the specific problem area but it was several days before I found a dead bee on the path and realized what I’d done.

I felt physically ill thinking of the damage done to the bees. There are now very few on the rhody bed. Even if the site-specific spraying needed to be done, the perimeter spraying was not necessary and even if the spraying had occurred after the rhody bloom was done the damage would have been far

less. Our lifestyle makes it very easy for us to make quick choices with serious consequences. I will be planting a new bed of summer flowers that bees love...but that won’t bring back the bees affected by my one quick thoughtless action.

Please think of our bees and plant something good for them to eat! (And please don’t make the same mistake I did!)

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From left, Dawn Clemens, Don Sinclair, Joyce Gammie, and Ellen McEwan show off their awards from the Cowichan Valley Garden Club’s 2013 flower show, presented at the club’s May meeting.

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When Matt Horn started the Cowichan Pasta Company three years ago, he decided that keeping to ingredients available within 100 miles of the Valleybased business would be problematic.

It wasn’t local enough.

Horn’s vision was to carve out a niche by producing something truly unique and “pasta’s always something I’ve loved to do,� the chef, formerly of Cowichan Bay’s Masthead Restaurant, explained. So everything he produces is made with ingredients that come from Vancouver Island (eggs, flour, even salt), with one exception.

Like any small business startup, he faced many challenges, such as the locating and purchasing of equipment at a price that wouldn’t break the bank (he bought a 30-year-old used pasta machine and dreams of state-of-the-art equipment as he babies it through producing a batch of rotini).

There were also challenges particular to his product.

Some in the diet and food business are arguing that the wheat in our foods, which includes pretty much anything made with flour (like pasta), isn’t so good for us due to our modern varieties and processing.

Horn was not deterred.

He’s come up with two cornerstone products that can give people the pasta

“To be honest I had no idea that whole wheat pasta could be that good. If you give this pasta a try, you will never go back to the other stuff.�

MICHAEL WILLIAMS, chef

they love, while sidestepping some of the don’ts.

Since the issue is “wheat that’s been bastardized commercially, processed quite highly,� said Horn, they use a custom blend, stone ground wheat flour made from local grain supplied by Cowichan Bay’s True Grain Bread and produce their pasta at a low temperature that leaves the natural nutrients of the grains intact.

Bruce Stewart, co-owner of True Grain Bread, has known Horn since 2008 and was happy to jump on board as a Cowichan Pasta Company supplier, as he and Horn share a belief in promoting local food. “He’s one of the leading chefs in terms of the whole local food, sustainability movement. He’s really passionate about that and always has been,� Stewart said. “Nobody was really making pasta with Vancouver Island-grown grain.�

Horn’s second mainstay pasta is made with spelt, an ancient grain type of wheat. For this product he makes his one distance exception. It comes from the

Okanagan Valley, though it, too, is milled by True Grain Bread.

Learning to work with the atypical grains has been a challenge. “There’s no instruction manual,� Horn admits.

Chef Michael Williams, a cookbook author, instructor and food stylist said Horn is on the right track. “To be honest I had no idea that whole wheat pasta could be that good. If you give this pasta a try, you will never go back to the other stuff,� Williams said.

For the price conscious, who think they’ll inevitably have to shell out big bucks for such a boutique pasta, Horn has news: these products are comparable to what you would pay in a supermarket (particularly at Country Grocer, which stocks Cowichan Pasta Company products).

At $12 per package, he admits his ravioli is a bit more of a luxury item that’s nevertheless “a nice treat to have.�

The reason for the premium price is that it is all done in small batches by hand; stuffed square by stuffed square a labour of love. “It’s quite the process,�

Horn laughs.

And once again, all of the ingredients are local, from the squash, hazelnuts, beef, cheese and broccoli to the asparagus, corn and Dungeness crab. “A l o t o f p e o p l e a r e See Island • page 9

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Island sourcing helps food security From page 8 really surprised you can get all of that from the Island,” said Horn.

Suppliers include Cowichan Bay Seafoods, Quist Farms, Hilary’s Cheese, SOL Farm and the Vancouver Island Salt Company, among others.

Williams is a fan of all the local content both in terms of taste, and what it means in terms of nutritional value.

“As both a chef and a healthy eating advocate I absolutely love The Cowichan Pasta Company’s products,” he said.

“They all have such great texture and so much flavour and the best part is that it is made with 100 per cent Vancouver Island ingredients. Another big bonus is how high in protein the pasta is...I was amazed.”

Stewart said it’s exciting that people are thinking about our food security. “ The issue of local food and food security really hit home in 2008 when the price of a barrel of oil went over $200,” he said. “That’s when people began to look at how much it costs to ferry in the lion’s share of our food.”

Over the past five years True Grain has increased the amount of grain it buys from local sources.

This in turn, Stewart said, is

helping to build back some of the Island’s grain-growing infrastructure, which had been lost through years of nobody growing grain.

“It makes s e n s e n o w,

grow their own food…Wheat is still the main staple of the North American diet, it makes sense to start there.”

To keep things local, Horn has had to make some compromises.

Not every variety is available all the time. While the braised beef and the Dungeness crab and squash are on the shelves y e a r round, the ve g e t a bl e s are sourced seasonally so they are at their peak when they are encased in the pasta.

Horn’s also made a name for himself by producing, when he can, a stinging nettle rotini and a smoked chanterelle spaghetti.

Horn is currently wrestling with the question of where the company goes from here. Right now it’s a one-man show with some seasonal help that produces to fill orders and sells its products in a handful of shops and farmers markets in the Cowichan Valley and Victoria.

Hor n hopes to be able to expand.

“We’re right on the verge of being a small artisan [operation],” he said. “It’s taking that leap of faith.”

For more information on the Cowichan Pasta Company, go to cowichanpasta.com

with cheap oil, to import most of our food, but in certain scenarios, which aren’t that far-fetched, it just becomes cheaper to grow our own food,” Stewart said. “But if the infrastructure and the knowledge and everything is gone by the time that that happens, then we’re in a very bad place.”

Being on an Island is both an advantage and a disadvantage, he said, as it makes people aware of where their food comes from, but also makes us vulnerable.

“For us, if all of our food is imported, and something happens, how long do we have before we just can’t feed ourselves?”

Stewart asked. “I think it’s prudent for people to be growing their own food, or at least know how to

Cowichan Pasta Company’s Matt Horn catches some rotini as it comes out of his pasta machine. Every batch he makes is small and artisan crafted.

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Don’t tell young entrepreneur Andrew Shepherd that he can’t do something.

The former chef has turned a seemingly “silly” idea into one of the most sought-after local ingredients in the Cowichan Valley and beyond — salt.

Shepherd, a chef by trade, is the man behind the Vancouver Island Salt Company, a five-yearold enterprise that began when somebody told him it couldn’t be done.

But, living close to Cherry Point, Shepherd saw opportunity in the ocean and dove right in.

“I’m totally self taught. I just started doing it,” he said. “Somebody told me I couldn’t do it but I had the idea it could be done.”

For the first couple of years, it was hit and miss but Shepherd has learned much through trial and error.

He gave his first few batches to his chef friends and based on their reviews, he knew he had a viable business.

“They went bananas. Four months later and I’m on my own with no idea of what I’m going to do, just knowing that I have to keep making salt,” he said. “Ever since then there’s been a demand for it.”

Bryan Krueger has been Shepherd’s right-hand man for about two years.

“I told him, look, just give me some time and if we can just get to the next stage, I’ll have a good, steady job for you,” Shepherd said.

Krueger said it was totally worth the risk.

“I’m just adventurous,” he said.

The fact it’s not a standard job is

“They went bananas. Four months later and I’m on my own with no idea of what I’m going to do, just knowing that I have to keep making salt. Ever since then there’s been a demand for it.”

ANDREW SHEPHERD, salt maker

what keeps him there.

In early days, the pair harvested thousands of litres of water by the bucketful from just off Cherry Point.

Nowadays they hit the beach with a pump and tanker truck right at high tide when the water is the cleanest.

“We wait for the water to come in,” Shepherd said. “It’s been turned over, it hasn’t sat stagnant.”

Needing the freshest of water means Shepherd lives by the tide schedule.

“Sometimes it means I’m down at Cherry Point at 3 a.m. with the teenagers trying to hang out and they’re confused by the old guy with the headlamp down in the water,” he said with a laugh.

After harvesting the clean ocean water, Shepherd evaporates it in giant cauldrons to produce the salt.

“It’s all about building up the concentration in the water, which we do by boiling it down and filling it up and boiling it down and filling it up,” Shepherd said. “Once the water gets to a certain salinity, it can’t hold the salt anymore and it goes from one thing: salty water, to two: salt and water.”

Timing is crucial when it comes

to separating the different kinds of salt out.

The pair gets two main types of salt from the process — the highly sought after Fleur de Sel, the lightest of the salts — and a more basic sea salt.

The evaporation is done in three huge steam kettles Shepherd sourced from Vancouver. The giant vats replaced wood fired ovens that he used for a couple of years.

“We weren’t able to separate those types of salts with the wood fired ovens because we only had one temperature — hot,” he explained.

The new system allows a much finer temperature control.

“When we switched to this gear we’re now in a position to allow the salts to form and separate at their own weight and time and so the quality of our salt has really gone up.”

The operation is all powered with recycled vegetable oil — biofuel purchased through Cowichan Energy Alternatives.

“Over 95 per cent of the fuel used to make our salt is recycled. We’re pretty proud of that,” Shepherd said. “We’ve always been a bit of a green initiative because we were using mill waste wood when we were using the wood stoves.

“It just sort of made sense that if you could convert diesel cars you could convert diesel steam equipment.”

It was a difficult task, but like everything else with their operation, they figured it out.

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pretty exciting. We keep getting better so we must be on the right track.”

When things look just right, the salt gets scooped out and air-dried.

“We’re the ultimate slow food. There’s nothing that happens here in an afternoon,” Shepherd said.

Krueger said they try to air dry their salt as much as they can “to keep the crystals intact in perfect formations.”

I the case of their infusions, Krueger said, they do use an oven so the crystals break down just a little more than the pure Fleur de Sel. Vancouver Island Salt Company infusions include roasted garlic, mustard, nettle, banana pepper, balsamic vinegar and customer favourite Spanish paprika, among o t h e rs l i ke M a n d a r i n orange and lime, espresso, jerk, and more.

The company’s products are the perfect medium for culinary arts because salt will take on and absorb flavour and it cooks things on its own.

You don’t have to tell Amuse on the Vineyard Chef Dan Boisvert that.

Boisvert called Shepherd’s salt a “fantastic” product.

He uses is regularly in his kitchen and loves how the characteristics of Shepherd’s salts are ever changing with the seasons and weather.

“It was kind of that missing link of local products,” Boisvert said. “There are some amazing salts from around the world, but Andrew has a really nice salt product that he gets right here from Vancouver Island waters. As a chef that wants to cook with local, it doesn’t get any more local

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than that.”

Boisvert said he uses Shepherd’s salt for everything from general seasoning to finishing dishes off.

“The Fleur de Sel I use as a finishing salt,” he said.

“It shows off the salt in its purest form, it hasn’t gone through the cooking process.”

Though Boisvert does admit it’s nice to cook with as well. One of the dishes he loves to create is a salt encrusted whole salmon.

“You cover the whole thing in a salt and egg white mixture and you bake it and it forms this crust and the salmon just steams inside of it. The salt adds a really nice flavour to the salmon.

It doesn’t make it really salty because the salt is on the outside of the skin.”

It tastes so good, Boisvert agreed, because it reunites the fresh fish with the salt it was swimming in.

It’s a whole new spin on if it grows together it goes together, he said. That’s the focus of his terroir-focused cuisine.

Where his food comes from is very important and having local salt fits in exactly with his aims.

“If you’re on the Prairies, or in other provinces in Canada, you’re not going to have that option,” Boisvert said.

It’s that niche that’s got Shepherd’s excited about the future.

“It’s been pretty neat that’s for sure.

Now we’re going to try to figure out where we go next,” he said.

“So far every time we get bigger our salt gets better. I’m going to roll the dice and say we’ll get even better if we get bigger.”

Slowly but surely, Vancouver Island Salt Company products are hitting the shelves of larger stores.

Thrifty Foods spokeswoman Erin Kelly said the products are carried in the majority of their stores.

“It’s a fantastic local story and we’re very proud to carry that product,” Kelly said, adding the company works closely with Shepherd to get his products on their shelves.

“We’re well supported locally. That helps,” Shepherd said. “We’re super proud of our product.”

Chest expanded, Shepherd held out a handful of Fleur de Sel. “Are you going to find anything nicer than that?” he asked. “The answer is no. It was the ocean and now its this,” he said with a grin.

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Nora Arajs and Robin Sturley of Edible Earth Seeds peer out over top of tomato plants at their farm in Glenora. The new company is aiming to supply the Cowichan Valley with varieties that will prosper in the region, while also promoting seed saving and less-familiar plants. To see more photos, scan with the Layar app, or see www. cowichanvalleycitizen.com [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

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lunch menu. All mash-ups come in three sizes, which allows patrons to choose three ethnic options as a light meal, share plate, or as an “epic” sized dinner.

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“Growing for seed is similar to growing for food,” said Sturley.

“There are a few differences, but the culture is similar.”

One major difference: the number of plants required to operate a viable seed operation.

“You can’t plant 10 lettuces,” Sturley explained. “You need to plant 100.”

Time is also a factor, as some plants take two years to go to seed.

Soil nutrition also plays a role.

“You need lots of nutrients to produce flowers and seeds,” Sturley related. “We want to provide them with everything they need to be healthy.”

There is also the matter of putting their plants to the test, to make sure they are ready for the pressures of the region.

“We also provide them with stress to see which ones are doing well and which ones get beat by the stress,” said Sturley.

For the most part, however, the biggest thing is tending the earth around the plants.

“I like to say, ‘if you take care of the soil, the soil takes care of the plants,’” said Sturley.

Edible Earth’s focus is on heritage varieties, for a number of reasons.

“The modern varieties are being taken care of by the larger seed companies,” said Sturley.

The Moneymaker variety of tomato has become one of Edible Earth’s most popular seeds. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN] “We want to take care of the varieties that might otherwise not be stewarded.”

The species the major seed companies haven’t chosen to spread are at risk of disappearing if individuals and small companies don’t play their role.

“There are hundreds of varieties of food that we are in danger of losing every day,” said Arajs.

Currently offering nearly two dozen different types of seeds, including greens, beans, peas, peppers, and several types of tomatoes, Edible Earth hopes to one day provide 60 separate varieties, geared not only toward different flavours, but also to meeting all the challenges growers can face in the region.

“It’s the theory of not having all your eggs in one basket,” said Sturley. “No matter what the sea-

son, you’re bound to have some successes.”

To that end, Sturley and Arajs spend time researching hardy varieties that will thrive in our climate.

“We’re not trying to grow watermelons,” said Arajs. “We want to know what can grow in this climate, which variety of tomato will grow even if we have a relatively cold summer.”

Edible Earth’s products are also geared toward storage crops as they encourage people to put food aside. They are also interested in the stories behind the varieties, some handed down through generations of families.

“We want things that not only do well, but are also interesting,” said Arajs.

Another aspect of Edible Earth is that their seeds are open-pollin-

ated, meaning growers are able to save the seeds from plants they grow with the company’s seeds.

That’s part of the spirit behind small seed companies.

“This is a business where there isn’t that competitiveness,” said Arajs. “There’s a lot of enthusiasm and support from older growers.”

Edible Earth has received plenty of support from Dan Jason, the owner of Salt Spring Seeds, who has more than 25 years of experience in the business.

“It’s a wonderful thing,” said Jason. “All small seed companies seem to be on the same page. In the big picture, we’re pretty small, compared to what’s going on [with large corporations]. There’s a big need for us.”

Even with help from outside sources like Jason, there are always things to learn about

both seed saving and running a business.

“As with anything, there’s always lots to learn,” said Sturley. “Anyone can grow seed, but it takes time and effort to grow good seed.”

“It will take us a couple of years to get there in terms of quality of stock and quantity of stock,” said Arajs. “Any farmer will admit, you’re always learning about crops.”

Edible Earth’s seeds are available at the Glenora Store, the Garden Pantry Thrift Store, and the Community Farm Store, where they have been flying off the shelves.

“We have a conscious clientele,” said Nicolette Genier, who owns the Community Farm Store and is a big proponent of seed-saving.

“They know we only carry West Coast and certified organic seeds, so people trust us to carry the best in that vein. Customers are really pleased to see that there’s a local option. Hopefully, people start to recognize the name and reach for that first.”

Genier is pleased to be able to carry Cowichan Valley-grown seeds in her store.

“We’re really proud of them,” she said.

Most of all, food security is about food. Having varieties that can flourish right here in the Cowichan Valley is tremendously beneficial, according to the Edible Earth people.

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Cowichan Beekeepers president Paul Peterson said despite all the efforts to address the issues of massive numbers of bee deaths over the last few years, bees are still under the gun.

“They’re doing a little bit better but there’s been a resurgence North America-wide because everybody wants to save the bees,” he said, noting membership with the Cowichan Beekeepers alone has seen a dramatic increase this year.

“Everybody wants to keep bees and they figure they’re going to solve the bee problem by keeping them in their back yard,” he said.

While it’s not that simple, it helps.

“Not that anything’s wrong with that, but there are a lot of bigger issues,” he said.

But, stronger bee colonies that have fewer diseases and pests may mean bigger profits for beekeepers, farmers and so on down the chain thanks to the BC Bee Breeders’ Association’s successful Bee Stock Assessment and Training Yard project.

The program’s Duncanbased pilot project came as a result of declining bee populations over the last several years.

“We wanted to get better bees in our region. What we found is that people were just buying import stock and it wasn’t doing well here,” project coordinator Brenda Jager of the BC Bee Breeders’ Association explained. “They were

Bee Haven Farm’s Steve Mitchell shows off one of his colonies on Thursday morning. Mitchell’s farm is the site of a bee stock and assessment training yard project. [SARAH SIMPSON/CITIZEN] coming from areas where it wasn’t cold. It was more dry and warm and those bees didn’t do well here.”

They’ve been in short supply in the last few years due to catastrophic losses caused by infestations of varroa mites and other pests.

Bees are responsible for the pollination of many species of food plants that provide us with fruits

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“We were looking for good bees,” Jager said. “We had certain criteria and we were looking for low varroa mites, which is one of our major problems and the hives had to have zero disease at all. We weren’t breeding from anything that had any disease at all.

We looked at temperament and we looked at honey crop.”

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Other bees were taken to Nanaimo for breeding.

Simple geography was the reason Mitchell’s Duncan farm was selected to be the site of the pilot project.

“It was the middle of the Island and many people could come for training.

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Caterpillar menace back this year for another bite ‘TERRIBLE’: ‘An army of individuals’ invading ANDREA RONDEAU CITIZEN

Cowichan Bay’s Gillian Sanders has seen far too many of these types of caterpillar tents this spring. She says the pests are worse than last year, which was supposed to be the top of a cycle. [ANDREA RONDEAU/CITIZEN]

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Cowichan Valley gardeners who had their hopes up that last year was the worst year for caterpillars they would see for a decade are once again looking for ammunition in a war with the defoliating menace.

Some, like Cowichan Bay’s Gillian Sanders, who is daily doing battle with these invaders and their tents on her slightly less than quarter-acre property, say it seems to be worse than ever.

“I’ve never seen it like this,” she said. “It’s terrible. I’m looking right now at a large apple tree in the neighbour’s, and it’s a really big, old type apple tree and there’s no leaves on it. There are so many tents in Cowichan Bay that they’re impossible to count them, and the tent caterpillars are starting to migrate. So even though I’ve managed to clear them off my trees they’re coming in from everywhere else.”

“It’s quite hard to keep up with them,” Sanders said. “They’re invading; it’s an army of individuals now.”

Bernie Dinter, owner of Dinter

Nursery, said caterpillars are the number one pest concern people are coming in with this spring.

“They didn’t go away,” he said.

Dinter said they weren’t surprised to see that this has been another bad year. At the nursery, they could see all the egg masses on the plants last September.

These appear on the branches as a brown, plastic-like band about an inch long. If you peel them back, you can see the eggs inside, he said. They picked them off the nursery plants over the winter, he said, before the warm spring weather arrived in April to prompt them to hatch.

“They took off from there,” Dinter said. “I’m hoping this is the last year.”

He may well have his hope realized, said Tim Ebata, forest health officer for the B.C. Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations.

“This last year was probably the biggest I’ve ever seen, and I’ve been here for 18 years,” he said.

“The severity of the outbreak was quite intense.”

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Gillian Sanders said even though she’s gotten rid of the caterpillar nests infesting the plant life on her property, there is ‘an army of individuals’ now roving far and wide that she is having to battle back every day.

Nursery owner Bernie Dinter said caterpillars are the No. 1 pest complaint that people are coming in with. There are a few products that can help, but he, too, hopes this is the last year for such a large population of them.

The province’s Tim Ebata said next year the area may see a complete collapse in the population numbers of the leaf-eating menace.

From page 16 Ebata said that while the situation still may look quite dire, this year’s crop of caterpillars is actually a little less than last year’s; likely the start of a decline that could well see a complete collapse in numbers next year, as the major outbreak seven to 10 year cycle goes into a down phase. Usually, he said, a virus gets into the population and begins to control the numbers.

“They will go away eventually,” he assured. “But they can cause a lot of damage, particularly to fruit trees and ornamental trees.”

“Nature has a way of controlling them, but it sometimes gets a little bit behind,” Dinter agreed.

At this point in the spring, the caterpillars are in the middle of their life cycle, and thus the best way to deal with them is to take the tents off the trees one by one in early morning or evening and dispose of them.

Dinter echoed this advice, saying there are also some contact sprays people can use to attack the pests.

The most common spray, BTK, which is a bacteria that kills only caterpillars, is really best applied earlier in the caterpillar life cycle, he said. “Or you can do the yucky way — you can just reach in and pull them off by the handful,” he said.

Dinter also had good news for gardeners worried that their trees or bushes, now stripped bare by the munching menace, won’t survive.

Having the foliage stripped isn’t usually fatal, he assured, and on most plants there will be a second growth of leaves happening soon, so in the next four to six weeks — probably around the beginning of July — people can expect their trees and shrubs to be back to their former green glory, and the caterpillars will have moved on to the next phase of their life cycle.

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Top Shelf Feeds wants to keep using the railway to bring in the goods they use to manufacture animal feed, but unless the system improves, it’s going to become less of an option.

“Would it be a positive for us?” asks Top Shelf owner Robert Davison. “Definitely. We’re hoping they get the funds they require to move forward.”

The consistency and efficiency offered by rail transportation make it the best option for Top Shelf to bring in everything it needs.

“There is no better way to move the product we get to us than by rail,” said Davison.

And that’s a lot of product.

“Every product we use to manufacture animal feed we bring in,” said Davison, rattling off a long list of animal feed ingredients, including wheat, barley, canola, soy, peas and corn, among others.

Rail is also more reliable overall,

in making sure everything gets where it is supposed to go.

“With rail cars, we don’t have any loss of product,” said Davison.

The cost of rail shipment also tends to be more affordable, which benefits not only Top Shelf, but also its customers.

“We can offer our customers a better price for our product,” said Davison.

Beyond just the efficiency and consistency, Davison prefers rail for the lack of environmental impact when compared with trucking goods in. Three or four rail cars, he explains, can bring in as much product as eight trucks.

Unfortunately, until the rail system gets that badly needed influx of cash and regular service from CN, truck transportation is looking like a better option.

“The cost differential between trucking and rail has decreased,” said Davison. “It’s a viable alternative to rail. It’s hard for us not to See Decline in • page 19

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Davison reiterates his preference for rail, provided the necessary changes are made.

“There’s a bit of uncertainty with what’s going to happen with rail,” he said. “It’s not that we want to go away from rail, but we’ve got to be competitive.”

The impact of rail, or the lack thereof, on Island businesses goes beyond Top Shelf, and beyond agriculture. The repercussions if the cash influx doesn’t happen, would be “dramatic,” said Davison.

“If not, that would deliver a blow to Vancouver Island,” he said.

Most negotiations regarding rail service to the Island are focusing on passenger rail, but that service is contingent on improvements to the infrastructure.

Better infrastructure should mean better freight service as well.

“Obviously we hope that having the infrastructure improved will mean more opportunity for freight transportation,” said Duncan Mayor Phil Kent, a proponent of improved rail on the Island.

Kent sees businesses going away from rail to highway transportation, and hopes that improvements to the rail system will allow them to get away from trucks.

“We will continue as communities to bring that case forward, and hopefully companies like Top Shelf can use that for their benefit,” he said.

Rail improvements or not, Top Shelf, the Island’s last surviving feed mill, is still unlikely to grow because its customer base has been drastically reduced in recent years.

“We can only be as big as the market is,” said Davison.

There has been a significant reduction in the number of dairy farms and broiler farms in the region, specifically, he explained.

“It has shrunk dramatically,” he said. “In the last 10 years we have lost a lot of commercial agriculture.”

Ten years ago, Top Shelf provided feed for some 70 dairy farms and 10 broiler farms. Those numbers are down to about 40 and three, respectively.

Commercial agriculture has been replaced by hobby farms, which has meant growth on Top Shelf’s retail side, but the bulk feed business is what has suffered. Davison vows that as long as there is commercial agriculture in the region, Top Shelf will still be around.

“As long as there is a good number of dairy farms, we’ll still be around, and hopefully the railway will be the supply line to feed animals on Vancouver Island.”

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“There are currently about 10 distilleries licenced in the province. I think by five years from now we’ll see more than 30,” he said.

For the last six years Pipes has been instrumental in lobbying for changes to B.C. liquor laws that will allow small distillers to actually make money off of their specialty products.

He likens it to the supportive tax environment that has led to the huge growth of the wine industry over the past couple of decades.

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Now small distilleries whose products consist of 100 per cent B.C. agricultural raw materials can direct distribute, and the 170 per cent mark up is gone.

“It will mean that the distillery that we invested in six years ago won’t just be a black hole, like owning a big boat,” he said.

He doesn’t blame others for discarding the idea.

“Anybody who opened a distillery either a) didn’t run a business plan first, b) ran a business plan and invested in the future, hoping that the rules would change or c) did it because they were passionate about it,” said Pipes. “Now, if you’re passionate about the industry

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Father and son Stephen and Jeremy Schacht of SOL Farm in the Cowichan Valley are among them.

Stephen said that after a long and involved process with both municipal and provincial governments, they are hoping to have their licence approval in the mail any day now. Their goal is to be up and running for the October Art of the Cocktail Festival in Victoria.

T he Schacht s have already made significant investments, and once their licence comes through these two engineers by trade will be putting in more money and sweat equity to build “a still par excellence” that Jeremy, who will be the primary distiller, plans to use to make quality vodka and gin.

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B.C. now in place to become N. American leader From page 20 The design for the still is Russian, originally for their nuclear energy program. The Schachts have even had to build a machine to manufacture the pieces to construct it.

They are going to be distilling from grain, and Stephen is a fan of the new regulations.

“I think it’s fantastic,” Stephen said. “It certainly makes our future look a little brighter.”

Pipes admitted that not all of the group of distillers he works with were as pleased as the Schachts with the new legislation, as some think the 100-per-cent-B.C.-input clause is too restrictive.

And the requirement has some distillers uncertain about whether they will qualify, said Marsha Stanley, regional agriculture leader for Vancouver Island for accounting firm MNP LLP, though

she is cautiously optimistic about the rule changes.

“I absolutely agree that the changes were needed in the industry to allow small craft distilleries to be able to actually be involved in the business,” she said.

But there are still some questions. One of Stanley’s clients, for example, is uncertain whether or not the sugar that is key to his distilling process is included in the 100-per-cent B.C.-grown requirement.

If yes, “How is that even going to be possible for anyone to meet that requirement?” she asked, saying that it’s great if most of the ingredients are required to come from the province but, “if there isn’t any possibility then those components should be able to come from somewhere else.”

Stanley can see the advantages for the agriculture industry as a whole if distillers are using (large-

ly) B.C. components.

“Especially if you look at the kinds of products that they can use to distill into spirits, it can take product that we are already growing and expand the market for those,” she said.

For example, there’s an abundance of both wild and cultivated fruit, as well as people starting to get into growing grains.

Pipes said the requirement to go local will help brand B.C. spirits and their producers.

“I think that’s what defines us, that’s what makes us craft is that we are involved in all aspects of the process from the raw materials to the finished product,” he explained.

Because of the province’s top class raw materials (“We have a beautiful province to grow things in, to grow everything in,” he said, echoing Stanley), Pipes can see B.C. eventually outstripping

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“B.C. now sits in a position to become a leader in North America in craft distilling,” Pipes said.

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That’s when the Royal Agricultural Commission came to town for two days to hear 22 local witnesses discuss various matters of concern to Valley farmers.

The biggest of these was the need for “affordable” labour.

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more than four full columns, two of them on the front page, to covering the hearings — an indication of their importance to many Cowichan Valley farmers and landowners. By far the most coverage was given to the costs of labour, the struggling farmers’ greatest single challenge, it seems.

Seymour Greene, whose antiAsian sentiments had filled numerous other Leader columns, returned to this subject with the suggestion that Great Britain export “boys” under the Poor Laws for cheap labour. His proposed labour pool was astonishing — even appalling. Two million male children between the ages of 14 and 17 “were at present without educational control and unfitted to enter upon any occupation other than that of labourer or errand boy,” what he termed, “blind alley occupations.”

“Boys otherwise unfitted, could be made useful members and citizens of our Empire” and he noted that almost half of the prison populations of both Britain and Canada “are filled with persons who committed their first offences under the age of 21 years.”

No, he wasn’t suggesting putting chain gangs to work on private farms. Rather, the Imperial Government could kill two birds with one stone by exporting its unemployed youth to the colonies. This would allow Canadian employers to dispense with their existing Chinese labour, a prevailing evil because they worked cheaper (but not cheap enough, obviously).

A Mr. Hale had his own take on Oriental labour: “It is notorious that the labour problem as it affects Agriculture is in a very unsatisfactory condition. Competent labour is scarce, and the wages demanded for it are such as would prohibit its employment on a farm with any hope of making a living from this form of industry. It is recognized that, in order to develop this great province and make its fertile valleys, which might produce all and more than is necessary of field products for home See Farmer argued • page 23

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Times have certainly changed when it comes to farming in the Cowichan Valley, though farms everywhere still face challenges finding labour and paying for it. [ANDREA RONDEAU/CITIZEN]

Farmer argued to import cheap Chinese labour consumption, ready for the habitation of our white brethren it is absolutely essential that we have cheap unskilled labour and a reliable and adequate supply of it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The White labour obtainable in this province for agricultural work is by no means competent and demands to be paid at a rate of wages varying from $2.50 to $3.50 per day. Competent Oriental labour is obtainable, with difficulty, at a reasonable wage â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the present wage of a competent Chinaman [sic] for agricultural work is from $40 to $50 per month and board.â&#x20AC;?

Greeneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proposal to initiate immigration of impoverished, untrained but malleable British youth, Hale argued, couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be conducted to an extent large enough to supply the demand.

Better that the government subsidize the importation of Chinese labourers whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be made available to farmers for $10-$15 per month!

This policy should be instituted immediately, he declared, and if carefully regulated would make it possible for farmers to expand

their production to meet the inevitable growth in population.

What was needed was a provincial labour board with federal sanction, the agreement and support of labour unions, employers, farmers, mill owners and cannery owners to oversee the importation of indentured labourers from China for a term of five to seven years at a wage â&#x20AC;&#x153;to be fixed by the Board for each year.â&#x20AC;?

Part of the government subsidy would go towards paying the immigrant labourersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ship passage.

Magnanimously, Hale would have the infamous $500 headtax waived. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A strict register should be kept of every Chinaman entering the country and penalties should be fixed to be imposed on any white man found to be paying wages [in] excess of the Statute wage.â&#x20AC;?

Should a worker prove to be unsuitable heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be sent home at the provinceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expense.

As for the likely response of organized labour, Commissioner Lucas said that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d been informed that the minimum wage for unskilled labour should

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Cowichan Green Community makes it easy to buy local, fresh MIKE D’AMOUR CITIZEN

The Buy Local! Buy Fresh! Food Map offers hope for parents who are anticipating a summer of, “Gee, there’s nothing to do.”

Now in its fourth year, the map is a local farm guide that highlights food, farm products, events and family fun in the Cowichan region.

“What do a corn maze, a lavender labyrinth, and a pumpkin catapult have in common?” said Raelynn Gibson, 2013 map coordinator with the Cowichan Green Com-

munity (CGC).

“They are must-do activities for your summer bucket list and you can find out more about them on the Buy Local! Buy Fresh! Food Map.” Set in idyllic, storybook landscapes and offering free tours, lunch bistros, farm stand veggies and fruit, wine tasting, animal petting, and much more, there is something for everyone, said Heather Kaye, also with CGC. “Every year we’re seeing new people [on the map],” she said.

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people to farming and the act of growing food and all the hard work, sweat and tears and love the farmers put into growing the food — it just makes sense to know who makes your food.”

Gibson agrees. “[Farm folk] are passionate, interesting, and knowledgeable people — if you want to know more about your food these are the people to talk to.”

It gives people a chance to see where their food comes from before it hits the plate.

Kaye said a day tour is a great time to stock up on some fresh groceries.

“There’s everything available from fresh veggies, meat, to jams and jellies, wines and preserves, goat cheese, pies and, well, everything you can imagine.”

The map is available in both print and web form and this year CGC updated the online component of the map to make it more interactive and user friendly to plan day adventures, locate favourite products, or find contact information for local farmers.

Check out the online map at cowichangreencommunity.org/ foodmap, or pick up a hard copy of the print map at CGC’s Duncan office, 360 Duncan St.

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A meeting Tuesday, June 4 from 4-5 p.m. at the Hub in Cowichan Station will introduce the idea to those interested.

The drive for the coop came out of recent research by Cowichan Gree Community that found both that farmers are having trouble selling all their produce and that restaurants and stores are having trouble getting enough, “The logical solution is to bring the two groups together,” said co-op developer Rick Juliusson of FreeRange Consulting in a press release. “A new Cowichan Food Co-op is

forming to do just that — create a co-operative ‘food hub’ where producers can aggregate, store and distribute their produce. “ E v e r yo n e w i n s,” explained Juliusson.

“By bringing all parties together, farmers’ income will increase, restaurants and stores will access more of our amazing local food, and we’ll see an overall increase in food production and sustainability in the Valley.”

They are hoping to also include educators, government partners and all those interested in food security and sustainability.

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Garden tour coming up June 9 The Cowichan Family Life Association’s 19th Annual Cowichan Valley Garden Tour is coimng up, Sunday, June 9, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The self-

guided tour will take in six gardens located between Mill Bay and Duncan.

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OBITUARIES Thom, Henry Gilbert (Gil)

Hanson, Dorothy Irene (nee Jenkins) Joseph Roland Frumento February 3, 1922 – May 22, 2013 Joe passed away peacefully at home May 22nd. Joe leaves behind his son Earl (Frieda), daughter Donna (Keith), granddaughters Sarah (Greg), Jennifer (Chad), nieces and nephews. He is predeceased by his wife Catherine, brother Pat, and sister Lil. Joe began working as a Log Buyer for BCFP in the mid sixties. He was hired by Herb Doman and became Vice-President of Doman Industries, where he enjoyed a very successful career. Joe was highly respected by all he worked with.

The last five years of Joe’s life were spent in Cobble Hill on Keith and Donna’s property where he was able to enjoy his “love of life” and the nature that surrounded him.

The family would like to thank his wonderful caregivers, Lou and Elaine for making his final days so happy. Also Dr. Watson, the RN’s, and Care Aides.

A gathering of family and friends will be held at a later date.

We love you Dad … and will always miss you.

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It was with great sadness we announce the passing of Dorothy on May 13th, 2013 at Royal Jubliee Hospital. Survived by her loving husband Michael Hubert Hanson of 38 Years, sons Mark (Marie) Loveless, Evan (Susan) Loveless and their sons Zachary and Clement of Cumberland, sister Barbara Eppis of California and brother Ted Jenkins of Duncan. Predeceased by her parents Mary “Mollie” and William Wallace Jenkins, and sister Joyce Wood. Dorothy was born on October 7, 1942 in Victoria, BC, at St. Joseph’s Hospital. Dorothy was a Secretary at St. Joseph’s Hospital and typed the specification for the first BC Ferry. Dorothy was the Secretary for the Cowichan Symphony Society Board for 19 years and was a Legal Secretary for James Whittome Law Firm for 25 years.

Dorothy enjoyed many interests such as being a member of the Maple Bay Yacht Club, the Duncan Probus Club, Cowichan Lawn Bowling Club and the Cowichan Symphony Society. She enjoyed skiing, gardening, duplicate bridge and lawn bowling.

A Memorial Tea will be held at the Duncan Meadows Golf Club on Sunday, June 16th, 2013 at 2:00PM. In Lieu of flowers, if wishing donations may be made to the Victoria Heart House.

First Memorial Funeral Services (250)-748-2134 Donations may be made on line at; www.dignigtymemorial.com 271485

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Gary Stephen Gilmore It is with a heavy heart that we announce Gary Stephen Gilmore passed away suddenly but peacefully on May 21, 2013. Born in 1954, Gary lived his entire life in Chemainus and loved every minute of it. His smile lit up every room he entered and he touched the heart of everyone he crossed paths with.

His love for life was infectious and his stories, unforgettable.

Gary was a loving husband to his wife Debbie, compassionate father to his children Erin (Trevor); Marie (Maurice); Robert and Mathew (Kristina) as well as a “forever-young” grandfather to Lucas, Liam and Maxis.

Pre-deceased by his sister Ann; mother Antoinette; sister Silvia; father William and brother Reg. Today, his brother Bill (Deb) and sister Carole (Dan) along with nieces Nicole, Seneva, Katherine and nephews, Reg and Brian all have fond memories of Gary singing songs around the campfire.

Gary had a 35-year career at the Crofton Pulp Mill where he fulfilled his belief in “work-hard, play-hard”.

There will be a Celebration of Life at the Crofton Community Centre, June 9th at 2:00pm. Bring memories and stories to reminisce with smiles and laughter.

In lieu of flowers and sentiments, we kindly suggest a donation to the Salmon Enhancement Project in Port Renfrew, BC where some of his fondest memories were found. An account will be set up at the Community Credit Union to accept donations in his honour (250) 246-4704.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS RE: The Estate of John Montague Cunningham, Deceased Date of death: October 31, 2012 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Creditors and others having a claim against the Estate of the above deceased are hereby required to send particulars thereof to the Executor, MICHAEL G. COLEMAN, Q.C. of the firm of COLEMAN FRASER WHITTOME LEHAN, Barristers and Solicitors, 202 - 58 Station Street, Duncan, British Columbia, V9L 1M4 (Telephone 250-748-1013) on or before June 30, 2013, after which date the Executor will distribute the said estate among the parties entitled thereto, having regard only to the claims of which the Executor then has notice.

Peter Paschal Walker April 27, 1936 – May 27, 2013

Loving husband, father, grandfather, successful businessman and community builder. “Live as You Go” was a phrase that Gilbert lived by and inspired others with. Gil’s zest for life and learning was inspiring.

Gilbert Thom, 91, passed away peacefully at his home on May 18th 2013. Gilbert was born December 17th 1921 to Charlie Thom and Alice (nee Chan) Thom in Nanaimo BC, he was the eldest of 9 children. Gilbert is survived by his loving wife of over 60 years, Mary; three daughters, Kim (Daryl) White of Victoria BC, Barbara (David) Down of Calgary AB, Kathryn Wilson of Victoria BC, grandchildren, Nik, Alexander, Jasmine, and Sienna: brothers, Raymond and William Thom, sisters, Georgina Kwong, Sylvia Chung, Diana Marr, Bonita Thom and many nieces, nephews and relatives. Predeceased by his parents, sister Margaret Mueh, and brother Douglas Thom.

In 1931 Gil’s family left Canada for Hong Kong, then to Canton, China when he was ten, returning to settle in Duncan BC in 1935. He worked with his father, mother and siblings tailoring suits, later adding a dry cleaning business and then developing their family’s department store, Charlie Onn Co. With the fortitude of his pioneer family, it was a hardworking Gilbert who accompanied his father to remote logging camps of Caycuse, Nitnat, Youbou and Port Alberni to sell made to measure suits to the men at the camps.

He graduated from Duncan High School in 1941, and went on to receive his Bachelor of Commerce from UBC in 1947. Gil met the love of his life, Mary Lum, in 1952. He was always quick to say, 'I have to be the luckiest guy in the world'.

Together they built a very successful women’s wear retail business, Thom’s Fashions Ltd., with 6 locations on Vancouver Island.

He had a love of travel both domestic and international. Plus he enjoyed cruising and RVing. His leisure was being with friends, playing mah jong, swimming, going for drives with Mary, and enjoying her Chinese cooking. An avid Table Tennis player from an early age, he became a Table Tennis athlete, winning many gold and silver medals at the BC Seniors Games, 1998-2009.

Gil loved his community of Duncan and greatly appreciated the nature of Vancouver Island. Gil was the Charter President of the Duncan Lion’s Club, a lifetime member since May, 1958. Prior to the Lion’s Club, he was a member of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, more recently a member of the Duncan ProBus. Gil received many awards and acknowledgements throughout his life for his countless volunteer and community service efforts.

Gilbert will be remembered for his courage, wisdom, industry, and foresight.

Family was extremely important to Gil. He will be greatly missed.

A special thank you to Dr. R. Gilbert, the Duncan Home and Community Care RNs and home support workers, and Hospice, for their care and compassion before, during and after Gilbert’s passing.

Cremation by request. A Celebration of Life will be held from 1 to 4pm, Thursday, June 20th at Cowichan Golf Club, 4955 Trans Canada Hwy, Duncan BC. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society.

First Memorial Funeral Services (250)748-2134 Online Condolences may be made at; www.dignitymemorial.com

In Loving Memory of Marion T. Flatt (nee McDonell) September 6, 1959 - June 4, 1995 Dearest Marion your son is getting married this summer.

We look forward to celebrating his wedding with thoughts of you and how proud and happy you would be.

Always in our heats, Love your sisters and all your family

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After a long struggle with Chronic Pulmonary Disease, we say goodbye to Pete as he passed away peacefully at Cowichan District Hospital in Duncan, BC. He is survived by his loving wife and dedicated caregiver, Anna. They would celebrate their 41 years together this July. His children, Vicki (Roddy), Donna (Darcy), Ronny and David, his grandchildren, Jenny, Meghan, Shelby, Dylan, Adrienne, Kristen, Carly and Emma will all miss him dearly.

Pete was born and raised in Victoria, only son of Paschal & Trudy Walker. He grew up in Victoria with many life-long friends who shared his love for classic cars. He enjoyed a lifetime career of driving trucks for Pacific Logging, Ralmax, Nixon Bros. and ending with Cliffside Trucking. He had a passion for the beach, daily coffee with his buddies, riding his “Peterbilt” scooter and his Saturday outings with his loyal friend, Ross. He will always be remembered by all of us for his great sense of humour and his love for air horns and firewood.

Cremation has taken place. At Pete’s request, a celebration of his life will be held at a later date.

Donations in his memory can be made to the BC Lung Association.

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Creditors and others having claim against the Estate of Allen Stevens Bednar are hereby notified under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the Executor c/o Kelly Binette, 338 Vincent Ave., Victoria, BC, V9A 2G7 on or before June 26, 2013, after which date the executor will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the executor then has notice.

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LOGGING SUPERVISOR Logging Supervisor for mid-sized Duncan based contractor. Entails supervising a union crew in second growth logging, road building & rd maintenance. Competitive salary & benefits. Fax resume to (250)597-2554 or email office@island fibre.ca

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PARKS, RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT CASUAL, ON-CALL OPPORTUNITIES COWICHAN VALLEY REGIONAL DISTRICT

Join our energetic teams providing a variety of services to the community at the CVRD recreation facilities: Cowichan Lake Recreation, Island Savings Centre and Kerry Park Recreation. Casual opportunities are available now and in the Fall of 2013.

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Deadline for applications â&#x20AC;&#x201C; July 12th, 2013 All replies are confidential, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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Penelakut Tribe Employment Opportunity Position: Principal, Penelakut Island Elementary School/Learning Centre Salary: Commensurate with experience and the Penelakut Education Salary Grid Term: Full-time Penelakut Tribe is looking for a Principal for the Penelakut Island Elementary School and Learning Centre. The Principal is responsible for the overall management of Penelakut Island Elementary School and Learning Centre, including development and administration of the school budgets, research and preparation of funding/grant proposals/donations, supervision and evaluation of teachers and support staff, recommend and implement all school policies and regulations. The Principal will be expected to teach approximately 20% of his or her time which includes leading a Guided Reading Group. The school Principal serves as the educational leader to ensure that all students are supervised in a safe learning environment.

Achieving academic excellence requires that the school Principal work collaboratively to direct and nurture all members of the school staff and to communicate effectively with parents.

QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE, AND EXPERIENCE: â&#x20AC;˘ Experience working in First Nations schools and communities â&#x20AC;˘ Knowledge of Professional Learning Communities, possessing strong interpersonal skills and a commitment to collaborative-decision making â&#x20AC;˘ A Masters Degree in Education or enrolment in a graduate program â&#x20AC;˘ Minimum two years principal or management experience â&#x20AC;˘ Knowledge of the BC Curriculum and IEPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s for K â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Grade 7 â&#x20AC;˘ Knowledge and practical experience with Guided Reading, Read Well, Math Makes Sense, and DIBELS would be a benefit â&#x20AC;˘ An understanding of the elements of learning and formative assessment strategies â&#x20AC;˘ Strong leadership, communication and managerial skills including conflict resolution â&#x20AC;˘ Energetic, enthusiastic and strong organizational skills â&#x20AC;˘ Strong computer skills â&#x20AC;˘ Ability and commitment to build strong relationships with staff, students, parents and the community â&#x20AC;˘ Ability to work with teachers and community on incorporating the Hulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;qumiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;num language and Penelakut culture into the overall curriculum Submit the following to: Regina Sam, Education Coordinator Email: reginas@penelakut.ca Fax: 250-246-2725 â&#x20AC;˘ Detailed Resume, Cover Letter, and 3 References â&#x20AC;˘ Copy of BC Teacher Regulation Branch Certification â&#x20AC;˘ Copy of Teacher Qualification Service Category Card â&#x20AC;˘ Clear Criminal Record Check 270966

Penelakut Tribe Employment Opportunity Position: Special Education Teacher Salary: Commensurate with experience and the Penelakut Education Salary Grid Term: Full-time Penelakut Tribe is looking for a Special Education Teacher for the Penelakut Tribes Elementary School. The Special Education Teacher is responsible for supporting students with a wide range of special needs in our Elementary school. He or she will work with school Teachers, Support Staff, and Parents to ensure that students who have a wide range of learning, emotional and physical special needs have I.E.P.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in place and all necessary instructional support for successful learning, Kindergarten to Grade 7. The Special Education Teacher is a leader within the Penelakut Island Elementary School and goes into classrooms regularly to provide and support training, mentoring, and program development in the classroom that ensures that the Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Program and curricula are implemented in a way that maximizes student learning.

QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE, AND EXPERIENCE: â&#x20AC;˘ Takes the lead on I.E.P. development, collaboration and implementation â&#x20AC;˘ Knowledge of the Special Education Program Funding Application and Reporting Guidelines from the First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC) â&#x20AC;˘ Instructs and supports instruction of identified students, using various teaching methods â&#x20AC;˘ Prepares relevant course objectives and outlines for courses of study following curriculum guidelines and related resources to support classroom inclusive, pullout and traditional methods of instruction â&#x20AC;˘ Evaluate students progress, records results, and issues reports to inform parents of progress â&#x20AC;˘ Participates in staff and professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops â&#x20AC;˘ Bachelors of Education or higher degree from an accredited institution, or equivalent â&#x20AC;˘ University degree in an appropriate field preferred (Special Education or Alternative Education) â&#x20AC;˘ High level of attention to confidentiality â&#x20AC;˘ Culture sensitivity, with experience in First Nations schools and communities â&#x20AC;˘ Ability to recognize individual learning styles and the characteristics of learners â&#x20AC;˘ Knowledge and practical experience with Guided Reading, Read Well, Math Makes Sense, and DIBELS would be a benefit â&#x20AC;˘ Ability and commitment to build strong relationships with staff, students, parents and the community Submit the following to: Regina Sam, Education Coordinator Fax: 250-246-2725 Email: reginas@penelakut.ca â&#x20AC;˘ Resume, Cover Letter and References â&#x20AC;˘ Teacher Certification in BC â&#x20AC;˘ Clear Criminal Record Check â&#x20AC;˘ Other supports indication Special Education specialty 270967

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We are looking for a great LPN to help with morning care in Chemainus 4-5 days per week. Call 250-748-4357.

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FULL-TIME and PART-TIME Bookeeping positions available immediately. Must be proficient with SAGE Simply Accounting program.

Full time - 35hrs/wk; Part time - 12hrs/wk.

Send resumes to: citybk607@gmail.com 271437

Manager of Payroll and Benefits The Cowichan Valley School District invites applications for the position of Manager of Payroll and Benefits. A detailed job description can be viewed at www.sd79.bc.ca under employment opportunities â&#x20AC;&#x201C; excluded.

The deadline for applications is 12:00 Noon on Friday, June 14, 2013.

271756

TOFINOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CREATIVE SALMON CO. LTD. Requires a Site Manager (full-time).

Applicants must have extensive experience in aquaculture as well as proven supervisory skills. Apply to hr@creativesalmon.com before June 14, 2013.

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GRADE 6 TEACHER Waldorf main lesson teacher for 2013/14.

Waldorf training and BC teacherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s certification required. www.sunrisewaldorfs chool.org DRIVERS WANTED AZ, DZ, 3 or 1 with airbrakes: Terrific career opportunity with outstanding growth potential to learn how to locate rail defects using non-destructive testing. Plus extensive paid travel, meal allowance, 4 weeks vacation and benefits pkg. Skills Needed Ability to travel 6 months at a time, Apply online at www.sperryrail.com under careers. Click here to apply, keyword: Driver.

DO NOT FILL IN CITY OR STATE. EOE 271392

Cowichan Valley School District is going through a restructuring process this summer and is looking for expressions of interest from Journeyman Carpenters, Journeyman Electricians, Journeyman Plumbers and Journeyman Painters. This is for temporary work during the summer restructuring process.

Please submit a resume, clearly stating the position for which you are applying and three work related references. Include a copy of your red seal certification and indicate whether or not you have your own WorkSafe and liability insurance coverage. Applications will be accepted until 12:00 p.m. on, Monday, June 10, 2013 and should be forwarded to: Mark Margerison, Occupational Health & Safety Manager 2557 Beverly Street Duncan, BC. V9L 2X3 The successful applicants will be required to complete an authorization for Criminal Records Search under the Criminal Records Review Act. Only those applicants selected to be interviewed will be contacted.

No Telephone or Personal Solicitations Accepted.

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EDUCATION

FOODSAFE COURSES Level-One. Saturday, June 29 & July 27 $65/person. Location: Island Savings Centre.

Call (250)746-4154 to register. www.saferfood.ca 269244

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REAL ESTATE / RENTALS 532

415

Houses To Rent Unfurnished

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Revenue Properties

560

Suites

358

GARAGE SALES

Dogs

Pets Lost & Found

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MAPLE BAY $173,000 COMMERCIAL property in ROCK STARS & Crofton for Sale by Owner. Building & 5000 Partially furnished s q f t l o t . F a s t F o o d R e s t a u r a n t . 1Bdrm beachfront CHEEKY MONKEYS 1-323-823-6108 or sophiali289@hotmail.com suite. Avail. June 1. D o g d a y c a r e a n d 268704 W/D. N/S, N/P, Refer- boarding, Honeymoon e n c e s r e q u i r e d . Bay, reasonable rates.

Suites $750/mo. Includes Fenced-acreage. Comfy hydro. 250-748-5275. beds, no kennels.

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• Property Management • (250) 597- RENT(7368)

www.cowichanphpm.ca $650 3326 Hawkes Place | Duncan 1 BR big lower suite | walk to town | PETS OK $650 - $675 3215 Cowichan Lake Rd.| Duncan 1 BR 1 bath Apt w/5 appl. | PETS OK $700 2552 Kinnoull Cres. | Mill Bay 1 BR big lower suite | modern | PETS OK $800 3215 Cowichan Lk Rd. | Duncan 2 BR 2 bath Apt w/5 appl. | PETS OK $850 #31 & #27 - 215 Madill Rd. | Lk. Cowichan 3 BR twnhse w/sm. yard | NO PETS $950 6281 Wicks Road | Duncan 1 BR carriage home, access of Lakes | NO CATS $950 #27 - 215 Madill Rd. | Lk. Cowichan 3 BR twnhse completely renovated | NO PETS $950 #306 - 330 Brae Rd. | Duncan 2 BR twnhse | walk to town | SMALL PET OK $995 3238 Sherman Rd. | Duncan 3 BR twnhse w/ sm. yard | NO PETS $1050 6164 Sumas Rd. | Duncan 3 BR ½ duplex w/yard | PETS OK $1150 #17 - 3242 Cowichan Lake Rd. | Duncan 3 BR 2 bath twnhsewith sm yard | PETS OK $1200 2196 Rosewood Ave. | Duncan 3 BR upper suite with yard | PETS OK $1250 6167 Drombeg | Duncan 3 BR big ½ duplex w/ yard | SMALL PETS OK $1350 Coronation Hill area | Maple Bay 3 BR rancher with OH garage | PETS OK $1400 Great valley views | Maple Bay 3 BR close to trails and school | SMALL PET OK $1500 4970 Wilson Rd. | Cowichan Station 4 BR family home | acreage | PETS OK $1575 6177 Palahi Place | Duncan 4 BR split level suite w/garage | SMALL PETS OK $1600 6489B Paddle Rd.| Duncan 6 BR home | large yard| PETS OK $1600 808 Marchmont Rd. | Duncan 3 BR with inlaw suite and storage | PET OK $1800 1381 Algonkin Road | Maple Bay 4 BR bigger, newer w/huge garage | NO PETS 271768

#40 - 102 Stanley Rd. $700./mo. 1Bdrm and Den in the heart of town, overlooking the Park and the River.

This upstairs unit is very nice and has lots of deck area which wraps around the entire living area. 2 Baths, lots of closets, W/D, N/S, N/P. Room to rent shared River house $500./mo. includes, long didtance phone, hydro, cable & Internet.

10351 Youbou Road $850./mo. 3Bdrm rancher with garage.

147 Sahtlam $800./mo. 2Bdrm basement house.

RE/MAX of Lake Cowichan 81 Cowichan Lake Rd. Lake Cowichan, BC Phone Sandy 250-749-6000 269243

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Revenue Properties

Apartments Unfurnished

SHAUGHNESSY GARDENS 3251 Cowichan Lake Rd Clean 1 & 2 bdrm unit. Full size fridge, stove & dishwasher. Carpet & linoleum, window coverings, fireplace. Quite, well maintained building with elevator and sauna. Close to schools and hospital. Pet friendly.

To view call 250-710-7515 or 748-3412.

269751

MAPLE GROVE APARTMENT 3271 Cowichan Lake Rd 2 and 3 bdrm units. Heat and hot water included. Family orientated.

Clean and quiet. Renovated units.

Indoor pet welcome. On site laundry facilities.

To view call 250-710-7515 or 748-3412 269752

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COUNTRYWIDE VILLAGE REALTY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT DIVISION 145 South Shore Road, Lake Cowichan, BC TO VIEW CALL: 250-749-6660 ★ #3 - 272 South Shore Road – large 3Bdrm unit in tri-plex with workshop $850/mo. ★ 8 North Shore Road. 2Bdrm cottage style home with fenced back yard & indoor garage.

Washer & dryer, pet upon approval. $900/mo.

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Apartments Unfurnished

ADULT BUILDING IN CHEMAINUS Available Immed.

1Bdrm $625/mo.

Heat & hot water incl. No smoking.

Small pet ok.

250-709-2765 266052

CHEMAINUS Lockwood Villas, 1Bdrm, 3rd floor apt. Bright south exposure, new paint, W/D on site, NS/NP, heat included.

Available June 25, $625/mo. +DD. 250-416-6701.

271348

2BDRM, 1Bath, Lake Cowichan. Cozy, clean, close to amenities, in-suite laundry, balcony, D/W, no pets, no smoking, $650/mo. Contact 250-932-8478

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Houses To Rent Unfurnished

NEW HOUSE Good neighborhood in Duncan. Close to school/mall. 3levels, 3Bdrm, 3Bath.

6-appliances. N/S, N/P. References required. $1300/mo.

250-619-7719.

269918

DUNCAN, newly renovated, laminated floors. 4Bdrm w/basement. 1.5Bath, F/Squiet area, close to schools and bus route. N/P. $1275/mo.

250-746-6867.

271008

JAYNES RD. 4Bdrm 2½Bath. W/D hook-up. Avail. June 1 or 15. $1250/mo. +utilities. N/P, N/S. References required.

250-748-8227 or 250-709-2581.

LAKE COWICHAN Animal Rescue has an orange tabby, male, 5 years old in foster. Has long hair (TA384V). He was found in Cowichan 271740 2BDRM BASEMENT www.boardingmydog.com Bay. If this is your cat call: 250-749-4040.

1-250-932-3007.

N/S, N/P. Close to all 271078 270124 amenities. $750/mo. includes all utilities.

Place ads online @ Avail. June 15.

250-984-1302, classifieds.cowichanvalleycitizen.com 250-748-1855.

HOME SERVICES

Sarah 250-732-3591

516

Condos & Chalets For Rent

CLEAN 2Bdrm walkin closet in master.

5-appliances. $800/mo. Near pool, track etc. Immediate possession.

250-746-5615 250-710-2756.

271081

2BDRM 5-appliances.

Adult building. $800/mo.. No stairs, fireplace. Close to bus. 250-746-5615 250-710-2256.

271085

522

Duplexes 3-Plexes & 4-Plexes

Landscaping Gardening Lawn Service

752

GARDEN’S EYE LANDSCAPING Rock Walls, Gardening, Maintenance of yards, Yard waste hauling, Fruit tree pruning, Re-sealing of concrete driveways.

Call Dave @ 250-732-4885 or brewster2369@ hotmail.com

746

Home Cleaning & Janitorial

Interested in a house cleaner?

Call Lynel at 250-749-4433. $15.00/hr. Referrals available. Duncan and Lake Cowichan.

761

Power and Pressure Washing

PRESSURE WASHING -Driveway Sealing -Lawns/Hedges -Small Moves -Dump Runs -Painting and more Please call Troy 250-701-8326 269802

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Renovations & Home Improvement

GARDEN/GARAGE SALE Saturday, June 1 ★ 9 am - 3 pm 2423 Mill Bay Rd. Lumber, Strawberry Plants, Garden Stepping Stones & Many, Many More Plants.

271711

SUPER NEW-TO-YOU SALE P.E.O. Sisterhood • June 1 • 9am-1pm Duncan United Church Hall Treasures, books, linens, white elephant, electrical’s, kitchen wares, toys, plants, misc OUR SUPER SPECIAL SALE FEATURE ★Fresh home-baked Goodies★ 270793

ANNUAL BETA SIGMA PHI HUGE GARAGE SALE 5912 Jaynes Rd. Sat., June 1st. Early birds welcome.

271359

GARAGE SALE Saturday, June 1★ 9am-1pm Girl Guides Hall 321 Cairnsmore St All proceeds towards roof replacement.

271400

SILVER PARK CLUBHOUSE ANNUAL GARAGE SALE Friday, May 31 ★ 9am - 4pm Saturday, June 1 ★ 9 am - 12 Noon 2885 Boys Rd. Hot dogs & refreshments.

271461

271013

Moving Hauling & Storage

754

GIANT SPCA GARAGE SALE LOOKING to expand/ renovate your home/ bathroom/kitchen/ basement? Roofing & finish carpentry also available.

No job too small.

Free Estimates. ★Insured★

269764

A YARD OR TWO DELIVERY SERVICE All Gravels, Mulch, Garden Soils.

JUNK & RUBISH REMOVAL 250-246-0333

Call 250-732-1701 270005

ayardortwo.com 269209

270418

Need a

Landscaper?

267097

270755

Handy Person

SARAH & CO. PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Free-Estimates Seniors-Discount Lawn-Care Packages, Landscaping&Design, Powerwashing, Carpentry/Deck-Work, Eavestrough-Cleaning, Moss-Removal, Hauling/RubbishRemoval, Painting Small-Moving-Jobs, RECYCLING

271707

SHAWNIGAN LAKE. CHEMAINUS 2 houses 3bdrms 6 1Bdrm, new carpets appliances Rent or and paint. Available r e n t - t o - o w n . now. N/P, N/S. $1300/mo. Call $650./mo.

250-743-5513 or 250-246-1399.

250-213-3681.

@

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Find one in the Home Services section.

HOME RENOVATIONS Deck work, carpentry, flooring, plumbing, painting, eavestroughcleaning & rubbish removal. Small moving jobs. Sr. Discount.

Ian 250-743-6776 269762

AUTOMOTIVE

Sat. & Sun., June 1 & 2 ★ 8:30-3 pm Cowichan Exhibition Grounds BBQ, tools, furniture, etc.

Something for everybody...we have it all!!!

Cash & Credit Cards accepted 270447

NAPAL EDUCATION FUND ANNUAL CHARITY GARAGE SALE Saturday, June 1 ★ 9 am - 3 pm at Ray’s Furniture & Antiques 308 Duncan St. (Next to Duncan Garage) Variety of items. Rain or Shine.

271376

MOVING & GARAGE SALE Sunday, June 2 ★ 9 am - 3 pm & Sunday, June 9 ★ 9 am - 3 pm 1821 Escarpment Way, Duncan Dressers, Beds, Chairs, Diningroom Set & Much More!

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810

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27

Cars for Sale

884

Motor Homes & RV’s

GARAGE SALE 5803 Brier Ave., off Tzouhalem Rd. Saturday, June 1, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm 3 Family, SeaDoos, Cadilac, DVD’s/Stereo, Terrarium, Paint Ball Guns & Gear & Lots More!

1BDRM N/S, small well behaved pet ok, Sea view/garden views, fireplace.

Cherry Point area. $700/mo. utilities, internet and shared laundry included.

Available Now. 250-889-1140/ 250-733-2560/msg.

271685

Neighbourhood Garage Sale 2005 Chev malibu LS. 163000kms. V6 auto, P/S, P/B. $4900.00.

Trade 250-597-1092. $56,900 OBO · Holiday Rambler Augusta 271611 2011. 9000k, mint condition, fully equipped, Navstar, warranty. 250-737-1069 Duncan.

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LAKE COWICHAN 1Bdrm ground floor apartment. Would suit single. Includes F/S, 05 CHEV Cavilier 2Dr. heat/hydro. Refer- 91k’s. 4cyl, 5-speed. ences/depoit 250-597-1092.

271612 required. No partiers, N/S, N/P. $500/mo.

250-749-6572.

AVAILABLE JULY 1 3Bdrm, 2½Bath, end of cul-de-sac. Includes 5-appliances and yard maintenance. N/S, N/P. 271700 $1400./mo.

SHAWNIGAN LAKE, 250-709-2076. nice 2bdrm above 271473 ground, separate Garden Homes e n t r a n c e , l a r g e &Townhouses kitchen, W/D, NP/NS, family neighbourhood LAKE COWICHAN, Avail. immediately, N e w l y r e n o v a t e d pictures available 1200sqft. townhouse. $800. 250-516-8276.

271353 N/S, 6-appliances, 3 B d r m , 2 B a t h . BRAND NEW CarC o v e r e d c a r p o r t , riage house. Upper close to river & Lake floor 1000 sq. ft. New Cowichan. $995/mo. a p p l i a n c e s , r u r a l Avail. immediately. s e t t i n g , c l o s e t o 2 5 0 - 4 1 6 - 0 2 9 7 / beach. Avail. now.

403-896-2030/ $1000/mo.

403-347-2567 250-324-6507.

270724 (George or Carol) 269760 COBBLE HILL. 2BR. Level-entry. Heat, electric included.

Newer carpet and paint. No dogs. References and security Place ads ads online Place online@@ deposit req. $750/mo. classifieds. classifieds. nanaimodailynews.com 250-743-4154. cowichanvalleycitizen.com

Motorcycles

Rain or Shine 271462

NEIGHBOURHOOD YARD SALE FALCON CRESCENT, COWICHAN BAY JUNE 1ST ★ 9:00 AM TO 1:00 PM FURNITURE, SHOP SUPPLIES, CLOTHES, BOOKS, TOYS, AND MUCH MORE 271410

GARAGE SALE Saturday, June 1 ★ 9 am - 2 pm 1010 Cowerd Rd. Great Variety from Trinkets to Tools No Early Birds Please 271689

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Saturday, June 1, 2013 ★ 9am - 2pm Timbercrest ✡Subdivision✡

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2008 Yamaha 1100cc V-Star Canadian Edition.

Perfect condition/garage kept/lots of extras. $8000.00. 250-246-2348. annaph25@hotmail.com

Adult Entertainment & Telephone Services

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FLEA MARKET − EVERY SUNDAY CHEMAINUS LEGION • 9am - 2pm Our regular vendors, new faces, great deals and home cooked meals. Table info: 250-924-8481

PERSONALS 302

GARAGE SALE Saturday, June 1 ★ 9 am - ???

3551 Dougan Dr., Cobble Hill Collection Plates, Golf Clubs, Etc, Etc.

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Health & Fitness Services

SIMPLY BLISSFUL SPA Reiki, Shiatsu, Thai Massage & Infrared Sauna. Also available, mobile massage services. 250-510-1209 or 250-748-3701 NEW CLIENTS - Book 1 hour Massage & Receive ½ hour FREE Sauna Like us on facebook 270065

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271774

Multi Family Yard Sale Fuller Lake Rd. across from ice arena.

Saturday, June 1 ★ 9am - 2pm

Household items, tools, electrical, plumbing, fishing, golf, collectibles, lumber etc. etc.

271755

Swap Meet At Cedar Community Hall Every Sunday 8am-1:30pm 2388 Cedar Rd Household items, books, tools, plants, baking and more!

For table information (250)245-3460.

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Clothing & Accessories

Clothing & Accessories

228

Computers & Software

232

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Appliances For Sale & Wanted

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WHITE 20CU.FT fridge $300. White 15cu.ft. fridge $175.

Black 30' Kenmore Glass top range $300.

White 30' range $150.

Almond 30’ range $100. Kenmore washer/dryer $300. Kenmore washer $200.

G.E. dryer $150. Inglis dryer $100. GE builtin dishwasher $125. and more! 6-month warranty on all appliances. Call Greg: 250-246-9859.

Firewood

A A A Quality firewood guaranteed. $225/cord. Call 746-0105 or 732-6163 269249

★M & M★ FIREWOOD Custom cut. Delivered Nanaimo to Victoria.

Call 250-710-1976 or 250-710-1640

WILLIAM (Bill) ZYLSTRA CFP

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Our Biggest seller

HOME OFFICE: (250) 597-1488

250-748-2666 604-795-4417

BUSINESS SERVICES 650

Office, Restaurant & Retail Space Rent

THE GREEN DOOR 900sqft space, includes 4 office spaces, reception, storage, washrooms, 2-parking spaces and triple net. $1600/mo.

Also 1 small office upstairs. $330/mo.

Beautifully Restored Heritage Building.

250-748-3701, 250-510-1209 270064

• With Honda Engine • Rear Drive Self Propelled • Bag or Side Discharge or Mulch

Highest Quality Work Guaranteed!

$

44999

COASTAL OUTBOARDS “Now Open”!!!!!

This is the time to get your boat and motor ready for summer.

COASTAL OUTBOARDS Offers: • Marine service parts and repairs • Certified marine mechanic • 12 years of experience

Finishing Carpenter with 24 years experience!

Isaac Schneider

• Renovations • Installations• Framing • All Finishing Carpentry • Custom Kitchens • Laminate Flooring • Decks • Fences • Sheds • Additions • Windows & Doors

Call John Portelance ... 250.749.3174

DEC HOME DESIGNS CUSTOM DESIGNS that have your dreams in mind with permit ready drawings

NEW CONSTRUCTION, ADDITIONS AND RENOVATIONS RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL - 30 PLUS YEARS David Cherry, CTech, 250-748-1918 6102 Sayward Road, Duncan, B.C. Email- dechomedesigns@shaw.ca • Web Site - www.dechomedesigns.com

RANDY SCHULTZ Carpentry and Rockwork Cell: Home:

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Monday - Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm Email: classifieds@cowichanvalleycitizen.com

2 Year Warranty

Financial Consultant

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I’M LOOKING FOR free puppy or kitten to good home in Duncan. Call Doug 250-737-1833.

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FIR FIREWOOD All loads guaranteed and cut under legal contract.

Well Seasoned Split 1 cord $190 Split 2 cords $375 2 cord rounds $300 includes delivery.

Log truck loads for delivery in May/June.

Limited supply.

Order now.

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TWO IN ONE NIK’S HOME FIX

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Form Work • Prep • & More

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733-0884

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Valley students among triathlon leaders SHAWNIGAN TRIATHLON:

Munzar and Ridenour take school medals; Sandquist second in Olympic distance KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Athletes from the Cowichan Valley made their marks as the Subaru Shawnigan Lake Triathlon played host to the first-ever Western Canadian High School Championships last Sunday.

Cobble Hill’s Maya Munzar finished second among female athletes in the high school sprint event (500m swim, 22km bike, 5km run), her time of 1:10:13 just 19 seconds back of Victoria’s Megan Kinghorn.

Cowichan Bay’s Desirae Ridenour, meanwhile, came first in the female high school super sprint (500m swim, 10km bike, 4km run) with a time of 47:51, 43 seconds ahead of Victoria’s Hannah Henry.

First place in the male high school sprint went to Carsten Lapointe of Vancouver (1:03:27), and Noah Beglaw of Keremeos won the super sprint (44:30).

Many other local athletes took part in the high school championships. In the female sprint, Esmee Zinkan of Shawnigan Lake was fifth (1:21:06), Christina Dal Pozzo of Shawnigan Lake was eighth (1:42:42), Whitney Dluhosh of Mill Bay was 11th (1:48:35), and Syd-

ney Brown of Mill Bay was 13th (1:54:17). In the male sprint, Jose Sterling of Shawnigan Lake was 12th (1:22:59), and Sean Morris of Shawnigan Lake was 18th (1:51:03).

The Shawnigan Stags won the male sprint relay (1:22:04).

Ridenour was the only local entry in the high school female super sprint, but Jeremy Kissack of Mill Bay placed sixth in the male race (51:52), and Keating Teft of Cowichan Bay was 10th (1:10:04). Relay teams The Fear and The Zinks, both of Shawnigan Lake, and The Charging Chocolate Lovers, from Mill Bay, placed first in the male, combined, and female relays, respectively.

Race organizers dubbed the first high school championships a success.

“The high schools really added to the excitement of the event,” said race director Sarah Malerby.

“It was really fun to watch the youth prepare for their first triathlon and have their families here to cheer them on.”

Three provinces and 35 different schools were represented in the race, and four scholarships of $500 were awarded to the top Grade 12 students.

Outside of the high school championships, Justin Birks of Penticton knocked off defending champ Adam O’Meara of Victoria to win the men’s half iron race (1.9km swim, 88km bike, 21km run). Birks finished in 4:07:17 to O’Meara’s 4:10:53. The women’s half iron was won by Tenille Hoogland of Ladysmith (4:37:05) ahead of Victoria’s Janet Nielson (4:41:50).

“The high schools really added to the excitement of the event. It was really fun to watch the youth prepare for their first triathlon and have their families here to cheer them on.”

SARAH MALERBY, race director

The Cowichan Valley’s lone entry in the half iron was Roger Van Nieuwkerk of Cowichan Bay, who placed fifth in the men’s 45-49 division with a time of 6:01:15.

More than a dozen Valley athletes entered the Olympic race.

Jason Sandquist of Duncan was the top local finisher, winning the men’s 40-44 division and placing second overall with a time of 2:10:22. Ahead of him by just 43 seconds was Wade Carlson of Penticton. The women’s race was won

by Brit Cooper of Victoria with a time of 2:28:13. Kim Simons of Duncan was the top local finisher with a time of 2:59:17.

Including the high school athletes, more than 30 local athletes entered the sprint race, with Munzar’s time beating them all.

Munzar also recorded the thirdfastest female time overall in the sprint, while Kinghorn topped the women’s field.

The men’s race was won by Robert Johnson of Chilliwack, with a time of 1:00:48. Nick Patenaude of Shawnigan Lake was the top local finisher, 13 minutes and one second back of Johnson.

Half iron champion Justin Birks of Penticton runs across the Kinsol Trestle during the final stage of the Shawnigan Lake Triathlon last Sunday.

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Pee wee Bulldogs post another shutout KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

The pee wee Cowichan Bulldogs continued to play dominant defence last Sunday as they shut out their third consecutive opponent, beating the Gordon Head Raiders 38-0.

The ’Dogs got all the points they needed on the first play of the Greater Victoria Minor Football Association game when Jake Paras ran off a nice block by guard Amy Swanson to score the first of his three touchdowns. Physical running back Baily Lamont helped spring teammate Alex Van Ryk for his first touchdown of the season, and Rieley Zarate and Damian McCuaig-Jones also got into the end zone for touchdowns of their own.

Head coach Trent Jones gave plenty of credit to players whose names didn’t make the score sheet but who still contributed to the offensive surge with their blocking, including linemen Dalin Koons and Bradley Wilson and receivers Jessie Robinson and Owen Kirk.

“It was a combination of hard running and beautiful blocks that led to our success on offence,” said the coach.

The shutout, said Jones, was due to more great work by the fast and aggressive defensive line led by Brayden Belton. Defensive tackles Dennis McConnell and Bill Bickford both made big plays, while right end Pau Juncosa caused havoc in the Gordon Head backfield throughout the game. Safety Kaleb Erikson contributed to shutting down the Raiders’ passing and running games.

Having allowed just four touchdowns in their first six games, including one scored on special teams, the Bulldogs lead the GVMFA in defence this season,

and aren’t going to let up.

“We had a bit of a slow start to the season, but the players have really come together over the last few weeks and are finally starting to play as a team,” said Jones.

The pre-atom Bulldogs played what coach Devon Lawrence called one of his team’s best defensive efforts of the season in a tough loss to Gordon Head.

The game was scoreless after halftime as the two defences led the way. Cowichan nose tackle Harrison Padur set the tone for his team by tearing past the Raiders’ centre to take down their running back for a big loss, and along with Nico Harris, was able to stop Gordon Head in their tracks.

Offensively, running backs Jack Napier-Ganley and Cyrus Upshaw both gained significant yardage, but the ’Dogs couldn’t score.

Upshaw joined the defence in the second half, checking in at safety, and rocked the Raiders offence with back-to-back quarterback sacks. The Cowichan defence caused disruptions to the Raiders with several tackles behind the line of scrimmage, and inflicted major losses of yardage. It wasn’t until late in the third quarter that one Gordon Head player finally got through the Cowichan defence to score a lone touchdown.

All three Bulldogs teams — preatom, atom and pee wee — will head to Nanaimo this weekend.

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Clock stops at silver for Dynamites

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Topsy-turvy week in CWFL KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

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Only time got in the way of the Duncan Dynamites winning gold in the top division at the Nanaimo U16 Girls Softball Tournament last weekend.

The Dynamites battled hard to get to the championship game through the back-door route, and were trailing Central Saanich 9-8 when time was called in Sunday afternoon’s final.

“Unfortunately, with time limits in a final game, we ran out of time and lost by one in the final,” said Tina Lamb, who coaches the team along with Arthur McKinlay. “This was a great ending, though, for the girls.”

The Dynamites opened the tournament with a 12-5 loss to Port Alberni, but got back into contention thanks to an 8-3 win over Central Saanich and a 16-2 thumping of the Nanaimo Breakers. A 12-7 defeat at the hands of the Nanaimo Hot Wheels on Sunday morning, however, forced Duncan to take the long road to the title game.

They kept pushing, and thanks to playoff wins over Sooke (11-8) and Alberni (15-5), they reached the final, where one run was all that separated them from gold when time ran out.

Over the tournament, the Dynamites got stellar pitching from

The Duncan Dynamites sport their silver medals in Nanaimo. [SUBMITTED]

“Unfortunately, with time limits in a final game, we ran out of time and lost by one in the final.”

TINA LAMB, Duncan Dynamites coach

Alyssa Burrows, Paige Amon, Skylar Pringle and Hayley Boyd, and catching from Madison Rother and Tawni Daniels.

Other great offensive and defensive play came from McKenzie Stone, Abby Genis, Hayley Yeomans, Rachel Bates, Courtney Roscoe, Kaylee Beck and Lynnea Van Driel.

“I have never seen this team battle as hard as they did,” said Lamb. “They started the season will all losses, even mercies. They

have come to now winning their league games.”

In their first tournament, in April, the Dynamites lost by one in extra innings in the lower division. This time, they contended in the top division and persevered through adversity.

“Seven games was a lot on our pitching and players,” said Lamb.

“They needed to win that game Sunday morning to advance to the finals; they just came out flat. But they knew they had what it took when they took the lead in the 11 a.m. game against Sooke, and just fought hard to come right through the back door, playing four games Sunday alone.”

The Dynamites are hoping the momentum carries through to districts on the weekend of June 14-16.

It was a mixed-up weekend in the Cowichan Women’s Football League, full of upsets.

The Matrix, for example, lost 3127 to Moo’s Law on Friday evening, but came back to crush the Crew 40-7 on Sunday morning.

The Wildfire lost 35-19 to the Crew on Friday, but rebounded to get by the Roofco Sirens in a close 126 game on Sunday afternoon. And in one of closest games of the season, the Blue Steel Brew nipped the Ravens 19-18 on Sunday.

Scoring for the Law in their big victory on Friday were Jamie Olsen with two touchdowns, and Rhianna Brown, Wendy Charles and Rachel Hastings with one each. Brown also added a convert on offence and an interception on defence, while Kim Edwards and Kim Scafe also had picks, and Hastings chipped in with a sack.

Replying for the Matrix were Emily Verbruggen, Sara Day, Christine Cronin-Switzer and Gloria Locke with one touchdown apiece. Day added two converts and Marcie Welcher had one, while Locke contributed an interception on defence.

In their loss to the Crew, the Wildfire got touchdowns from Marika Richard, Val Chambers and Erica Dow, with an extra point from Rhi Kemmler.

The Ravens played shorthanded

The Wildfire discuss strategy against the Sirens. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN] on Sunday, but led until the last play, when the Blue Steel scored a touchdown. Rikki Wylie scored three majors for the Ravens, twice intercepting Blue Steel passes in the end zone and running coastto-coast. Nikita Kitagawa also had two end-zone interceptions among her five picks on the day.

Kelsey Scholz had three sacks and Morgan Rogers had one.

The Matrix shocked the Crew thanks to a pair of touchdowns

by Locke, and one each from Welcher, Day, Cronin-Switzer and Tara McCaffery. Locke, Welcher, Day and Cronin-Switzer also had converts, while Verbruggen recorded a pick and Sabrina Desrochers had two sacks.

The Wildfire held off a late push by the Sirens, and got first-quarter touchdowns from Dieneke Pedersen and Keri McKelvie.

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