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A trio of causes is responsible for the City of Duncan’s tax increases for 2015.

The increase is due in large part to a decrease in the Provincial Small Community Grant, projected wage increases and an increase to the budget for fire inspections at public buildings.

The tax rate was set by city council on April 20, when the six-year financial plan was also approved.

The tax increase, which will bring in approximately $99,625 in revenue, is not the only way the city plans to address the likely increase to expenses. A portion of the 2009-2012 Policing Cost Refund will be used, and an increase in recycling revenue under the contract with Multi Materials BC will help, as will a re-allocation of some of the rent the city gets from the province for the Margaret Moss building.

Residential property assessments are largely down in the city.

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Officer hit from behind, sustains back injury KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

A North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP officer suffered back injuries last Sunday after his police car was struck from behind while he waited at a red light.

The car was hit while the officer waited at the intersection of the Trans-Canada Highway and Chaster Road around 2:30 p.m. He was sitting about four vehicles back from the red light when his cruiser was hit by a 2009 Pontiac Vibe driven by a 57-year-old Saanich man.

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but did not require medical treatment.

Meanwhile, the officer involved was taken to the Cowichan District Hospital with undetermined back injuries. It is unknown when he will be able to return to duty.

“Just coming off the heels of March which was distracted driver awareness month, we cannot stress enough how important it is to keep your eyes on the road and your mind focused on driving.” North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Krista Hobday said. “It could be the difference between life and death.”

Are you missing a saddle or muffler, ask RCMP? KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Police are trying to track down the rightful owners after a variety of items were turned in to the North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP detachment.

On April 14, a vehicle muffler in very good condition was handed over to the police.

“Chances are it has never been attached to a vehicle,” detach-

ment spokesperson Cpl. Krista Hobday said.

On April 17, a western-style riding saddle was recovered during an investigation.

Anyone who has had a muffler stolen from their business or home, or who is missing a saddle should contact the North Cowichan/Duncan Exhibit Office between 1 and 3 p.m. on Monday through Friday. If pos-

sible, please call ahead for an appointment.

Further information about the items will he required before they can be returned.

“Items that are turned in to police are destroyed after 90 days if the rightful owner cannot be identified,” Hobday pointed out.

“Some items are returnable to the finder of lost things, bicycles are the exception to this.”

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Community vigil for Nepal May 6 LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

The disaster in Nepal has prompted the Cowichan Intercultural Society to host a community vigil on Wednesday, May 6 from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Duncan United Church at 246 Ingram St. The group is inviting the community to come together to honour the victims of the recent devastating earthquake in Nepal.

They are also collecting donations on behalf of those whose families have been Town of Lake Cowichan residents will see taxes increase three per cent this year. [CITIZEN FILE]

3% tax hike for Lake Cowichan residents LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

Lake Cowichan council okayed a $7,207,322 budget for 2015, the first year of a five-year plan, which includes a three per cent tax increase for homeowners.

It’s more than a million dollars more than next year’s budget, mainly because of the big capital expenditures this year for projects like the sewage treatment system upgrade.

And that overall figure includes the nearly $2.2 million that Lake Cowichan collects for other governments.

When it came to tax rates, residential properties will pay three per cent more in 2015 with a rate set at $4.3 per $1,000 of assessed value, which means a homeowner with a house worth $150,000 will pay $675 while someone with a house valued at $250,000 will pay $1,125 in taxes.

Business will pay $11.18 per thousand of assessed value.

At the other end of the payment scale is Lake Cowichan’s small amount of industrial land where owners must pay $76.75 per thousand.

The town itself gets almost half (41.7 per cent) of its $4.6 million in general revenue from property taxes with that sector contributing $1.925 million.

The rest comes from a combination of user fees and charges, the campsite and educational centre’s revenues, government grants and transfers from reserves plus about $90,000 from other sources.

However, the revenue does not include all the money the town collects for other governments, fire services for the CVRD, police and library levies and transfers

from surplus and debts, the report to council said.

However, the Community Charter requires that the town have a five-year financial plan and include objectives and policies regarding funding sources, distribution of property tax rates and permissive tax exemptions.

Property tax revenue is determined according to the operating and capital needs of the general fund while user fees and charges for water, sewer and garbage collection are used to finance those services.

The Town of Lake Cowichan plans to attempt to increase the number of government grants it received to complete infrastructure capital projects and where feasible user fees will be levied for measurable services.

To this end, council has already brought in water metering and has said that it wants to substitute user fees and charges and grants in place of taxation where possible.

A sewer parcel tax was implemented in 2010 and increased in 2013 to $100 per parcel. A $100 parcel tax for water was implemented in 2013. Both are aimed at offsetting the costs of upgrading sewer and water infrastructure.

However, the Town of Lake Cowichan will continue to provide tax exemptions to charitable non-profit organizations and places of public worship but will also ensure that these exemptions are periodically reviewed while a revitalization tax exemption program will strive to encourage commercial investment and expand employment opportunities.

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This resolution went down well, was endorsed by the AVICC and will go to the Union of BC Municipalities convention this fall.

With limited ways to access resources, municipalities at the recent Association of Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities caucus in Courtenay passed a resolution introduced by the Town of Lake Cowichan that calls on the province to hand back sales tax paid on municipal purchases.

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Because this is a community-run event, cash donations are appreciated and encouraged but if you would like a charity receipt for your donation, they are asking that you consider donating through the Red Cross or other agencies.

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Cutting maintenance a ticking time bomb utting the school district budget down to the amount of money doled out by the province from the amount that is actually needed is a heart-wrenching exercise of starving one limb to try to save another.

The end goal is to give the children in our community the best possible education, to arm them with not only knowledge, but skills and confidence and hope for the future.

It is heartening that the newly elected school board has clawed back some funds for desperately needed educational assistants

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for our schools. Special needs students have been falling through the cracks in our system, cracks created by years of chronic underfunding. Educational assistants to help these students in the classroom are a key piece to the puzzle.

Taking back funds in the form of reducing anticipated exempt staff pay increases to do this is a responsible way to make it happen.

But there are other areas that our trustees have chosen to cut that are concerning, and could jeopardize the future of the system.

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To be clear, these cuts have not been chosen with malice or negligence. We believe that our trustees are genuinely trying to do the best they can with the funding resources available.

However, we question the wisdom of cutting deeply into the maintenance budget, for example, where they’ve trimmed almost $200,000.

It’s not just this year.

Unsurprisingly, this is a budget that often takes a hit when it comes to choices over whether to fund classroom resources or the more invisible inner workings of our schools that keep

them operational.

Thus it’s been a long time since anyone could truly say our school buildings were in tip top shape. Everything from janitorial to renovations has been pared to the bone in the last decade and it shows. The bigger problem is, it will continue to show more and more until the small fixes needed turn into big fixes and our schools fall apart due to neglect.

Not keeping up with maintenance is a fool’s game where problems only magnify over time.

What is needed, of course, is more money from the province.

Spend our money wisely

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One place to get that money would be for taypayers to stop having to foot part of the bill for private schools.

It is hard to swallow that our tax dollars for education go in part to private institutions as we watch our infrastructure crumble while private schools open palatial new buildings.

Perhaps some of the donation money that makes the new digs possible could go into the coffers to allow the public system to take back our public money, which we are so desperately in need of. Something to think about, at least.

Go solar, but also consider lifestyle This is not to denigrate solar pv, as we just put a wonderful 250 W panel on our sailboat.

WeGoSolar in Chemainus sold the system to us and we are happy with them and our system.

This is to balance the hype in your heads and possibly keep any of you from running into the buzz saw of those who would deny any benefit to solar pv.

I am a strong believer in passive solar home design, as I’ve seen and been around its magic in the Skagit Valley in Washington State in the ’90s when the weather was invariably, cold, dark, and rainy.

It works beautifully for house and water heating and with far less energy intensity and the

“externalities” of solar electricity production.

And those “externalities”?

The poisonous pollution, energy consumed in the manufacturing process, and the transportation energy to send the product to its final destination, which is Europe and North America.

Our desire to have the luxurious life that we live here in North America is the biggest problem we face.

The belief that we “deserve” to use up most of the world’s resources, (and we really do), just to live this consumerist culture of ours, is what is making the planet slowly but surely uninhabitable for us humans.

Not to mention a few other species of plants and animals.

So yes, go solar, but weigh the world wide costs of how we

live and what we think is really important in our lives. Is that new car, boat, toy, TV, furniture, house, gadget, something that will bring us happiness and a sense of fulfillment, or is it family, friends, clean water, fresh air, good health, and an investment in such a future for our antecedents?

By the way, our boat is a 1981 model, lovely, but well used, and so its manufacturing “externalities” have been incorporated into today’s system 34 years ago.

Pre-owned, reuse, recycle, and try to slow the carbon footprint.

To all car dealers, and other manufacturers, there is a huge future in the upkeep, reclamation, conservation, and repair industries — just saying.

Dirk Ouellette Mill Bay

The lack of common sense at the North Cowichan budget table continues. Staff suggests we spend $420,000 on a sidewalk on Lane Road between Averill Creek and Drinkwater Road to service approximately 15 homes.

The road there already has a wide, paved and very useable walking shoulder located on the west side of the street. I would venture to say the residents who are living on Lane Road would rather see $420,000 spent on providing sewer service to their homes.

Now if the municipality insists on spending taxpayers’ hardearned money, may I suggest finishing the portion of missing sidewalk located on the south side of Sherman Road west of Lane Road. From Lane Road to just past the Sikh Temple is in need of a sidewalk.

The sidewalk on the north side of Sherman Road which runs in front of the Curling Club and soccer fields does not serve the needs of all those who live on the south side of the road.

There is no comparison between the amount of pedestrian and vehicle traffic between Lane Road and Sherman Road. Sherman Road by far is the busier of the two.

Once again if the municipality insists on spending our hardearned money, use some common sense and spend it wisely.

Jim Fane North Cowichan

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This week’s question: Has the Nepal earthquake made you look at how prepared you are for a quake?

A) Yes B) No C) Only if there was some security offered Tell us what you think!

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Story proves generosity of Valley What a wonderful and heartwarming front page story you had in last Friday’s edition. For me this is just the most recent example of the myriad good things that happen in this generous and supportive community in which we are so fortunate to live.

As a long time volunteer and member of the board of the Cowichan Valley Basket Society (the food bank), I can testify to the great generosity of the people and businesses in our Cowichan Valley community. So many times over the years, when the shelves were getting depleted at the food bank, and the word got out to the community, the great support was always there. And how great for Douglas Williams that all those strangers who got together and put a new roof on his house are strangers no longer.

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In reply to P. Wardell’s attack on Mr. Elley’s political credentials this is absolutely old news. As long as I have known him for over 25 years he has always called himself a right of centre conserva-

tive. What bothered me most was his jab at Mr. Elley for being a Baptist pastor as this somehow discredited his take on Prime Minister Harper and his view of the Conservative government’s fiscal management. But it seems to be fashionable to attack Christians these days!

By the way, that icon of the left, Tommy Douglas, was also a Baptist pastor. Are his views also suspect and discredited by P. Wardell? I doubt it!

And just to close, I know personally that he is not a supporter of Christy Clark, having been the campaign manager for John Sherry, the BC Conservative candidate in our riding in the last election.

In that Mr. Elley was just being true to his convictions!

Hardly something to disparage in this day and age!

Betty Bond Crofton

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Watermain Chlorination South End Water System As part of an ongoing program of providing quality water to our customers, please be advised that the Municipality of North Cowichan, Utilities Department, will be undertaking routine watermain flushing in various areas of the South End water system between Monday, May 4 and Tuesday, June 30, 2015 inclusive.

Users may experience some chlorine odour and flavor. There may be short periods of low pressure and discolouration of water. Commercial establishments, such as laundromats and beauty salons will receive advance warning of flushing in their area if a request for such notification is received.

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Conservative government has allowed seniors to live with dignity I have known Reed Elley, our former MP, for a long time and Pat Scanlon’s letter did him and seniors a real disservice.

It is simply incorrect to imply senior couples have not benefited from income splitting. While it is true that some seniors cannot take advantage of this given their income level, many more can and have. The success of this is why the government is now offering the same to middle income families with children under the age of 18.

Also, I was saddened at the veiled attack on Mr. Elley’s own pension situation. He and his wife Louise are hardly rich. It would be interesting to know what the annual pension of the present NDP MP will be once she retires!

Other facts get in the way of the writer, in the sense that the vast majority of MPs take a real pay cut to do the often harder work of an MP, who is typically recruited from better paid leadership in the private sector. Mr. Elley was a pastor for many years, raising with Louise four children of his own and four more who stayed

Medication markup unacceptable I recently filled a prescription at one of the local pharmacies. By mistake, the clerk gave me the wrong stub. I’m glad she did, because that is how I discovered that the markup on my prescription was a stunning 72 per cent.

I had a discussion about this with the pharmacy manager who said that 72 per cent is “the industry standard.” With the markup of 72 per cent and the pharmacy’s dispensing fee, the total cost was $31.88.

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The school board must think that everyone enjoys the same standard of living as they do.

Why else would they charge $200 for a child to take a school bus? They must have no idea what hardship paying this extra fee can cause families whose income only covers necessities with nothing left for any extras.

Free, accessible education is a right in Canada. Charging a fee for a child to attend school violates this right and I don’t understand how the school board can invoke this unfair sanction.

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The medication itself averages about $11.25.

The lowest total cost among the pharmacies surveyed was $21.50.

I have no problem with companies making a profit. I do have a problem when that profit amounts to extortion. Medications are already expensive enough, and in fact, unaffordable for many in our community.

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and became part of their family through their fostering of over 155 children. He was one of the few MPs whose salary actually increased.

However Pat Scanlon is to be praised for his careful personal witness that seniors don’t pay thousands in taxes. That is precisely because of the tax cuts and many other benefits instituted by our Conservative government that allows seniors to live out their years with dignity.

Of course it is not only seniors that have benefited by the government’s careful fiscal management. The recently announced budget is a case in point. Not only have they wiped out the deficit but they have balanced the budget. In doing so they are now able to offer for instance tax savings and benefits of up to $6,600 for the average two earner, two child family in 2015. And many more savings for all ages are included.

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Officials considering lowering Cowichan River flows early Concerns about the water level in the Cowichan River are continuing, according to Lake Cowichan Mayor Ross Forrest.

“The latest reading at the Lake Cowichan weir shows that the level of Cowichan Lake is below the crest of the weir,” he reported at the April 28 council meeting.

The normal plan for managing the flow is to allow 25 cubic metres per second of water to pass into the Cowichan River until May 1 until which time flows will become 15 cubic metres per second.

“There are discussions now taking place to determine if there is a need to sustain 25 cubic metres per second outflow or can a lower minimum flow be set to maximize the lake level,” he said.

Officials have already warned that river levels could reach critically low levels this summer, and storage levels at the lake are already below ideal conditions.

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Will the Meade Creek recycling centre be upgraded so it’s as user friendly as the Peerless Road facility near Ladysmith?

Lake Cowichan town council is hoping so and its public works committee recently sent a letter of support to the Cowichan Valley regional district for its application for a grant under the Federal Gas Tax Strategic Priority Fund to see the Meade Creek site, which is located between Lake Cowichan and Youbou, finally get a thorough renovation.

According to Coun. Tim McGonigle, the plan is to use an ash remediation program, putting a cap on the ash from the incinerator that operated at Meade Creek.

At Peerless, the site housed a batch incinerator for two decades, spewing pollution into the air and laying down a bed of 45,000 tons of ash. That was contained in an upgrade completed in March 2014, and 125 tons of metal was reclaimed from it before it was sealed up. Dealing with the ash onsite rather than shipping it away saved the CVRD millions of dollars.

McGonigle anticipates something similar near Lake Cowichan.

“It’s a project similar to the Peerless Road project and we were second on the list at Meade Creek. I look forward hopefully to a similar ending to that project. And, it’s a very user friendly facility,” he said.

Mayor Ross Forrest announced briefly April 28.

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We have no plans for it yet,” he said, explaining that the first order of business for the Town will be adding it to the list of town facilities having an asbestos assessment. “That would be needed before we make any decisions about what we do with it.”

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One per cent tax for corporations inches forward ANDREA RONDEAU CITIZEN

In an atmosphere of downloading and calls for lower property taxes, an idea floated by the Cowichan Valley Regional District to create new revenue for municipal governments without dipping into the pockets of residents has passed its first hurdle — approval from the Association of Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities.

Rob Douglas, a councillor for the Municipality of North Cowichan, is the author of the idea of instituting a one per cent tax on big corporations in the province, and having that money flow to municipalities.

“The response had been really positive,” said Douglas. “I think a lot of our local politicians recognize that with the downloading

from senior levels of government we can’t keep turning to property taxes and user fees can be very regressive revenue tools. We’re going to have to find new options to address this downloading.

Hopefully this is just the start of something bigger.”

A one per cent tax is about “creating a new piece to the pie” he said, rather than shifting the burden, and he emphasizes that this is not for small businesses.

It would not place an undue burden on large corporations either, he said, as B.C. currently has the second lowest corporation tax rate of all of the provinces and territories, and Canada’s federal rate is also low.

The resolution, now passed by the AVICC reads: Whereas local governments are heavily reliant on property taxes and need to

Councillor Rob Douglas diversify their revenue sources; and whereas income tax sharing arrangements are common between senior and local government in other jurisdictions and British Columbia has the second lowest corporation tax rate

of all provinces and territories; therefore be it resolved that the Government of British Columbia be urged to increase the corporation tax rate by one per cent on large corporations as defined by the province and transfer any revenue from that tax increase to the local government level.

Douglas sees this as the start of a broader conversation that needs to begin about the whole taxation system.

“If you look back to our parents’ and grandparents’ generation, the period after the Second World War was a period of unprecedented growth and prosperity and equality,” he said. “And we introduced a very progressive tax system which allowed us to create and fund these generous social programs. We’ve seen over the last few decades that this has

slowly been eroded and chipped away at and at some point enough is enough.”

Taxing big corporations “more appropriately” is a good beginning, Douglas said.

He said conventional thinking would lead one to believe that the current provincial Liberal government would be ideologically opposed to such an idea but in 2013 they raised corporate taxes by one per cent.

Tax cuts for corporations in recent years, Douglas said, have not put more money into circulation in the Canadian economy as was the purpose of those cuts, but instead have led to huge corporate cash reserves.

The next step for the resolution is now to go for discussion to the Union of British Columbia Municipalities.

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Margaret Berikoff remembers her friend as the Cowichan District Auxiliary officially opens the Melbe Schappert Memorial Garden. For more grand opening photos see cowichanvalleycitizen.com [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]

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An enthusiastic group gathered at Cairnsmore Place extended care hospital Wednesday, April 29 to celebrate the generosity of a special woman: Melbe Schappert.

A former president and longtime member of the Auxiliary to the Cowichan District Hospital, she was born and died in the facility that sits at the top of what is called Hospital Hill in Duncan, leaving a bequest of $60,000 to the facility that her auxiliary friends have spent on renovating the back garden.

It’s become a real oasis for the residents there, offering lots of places to sit, easy access for everyone and even covered gazebos for showery days.

Cairnsmore Director Gail Kerrone, who cut the ribbon to open the beautiful spot said, “This used to be all grass, and a bit of an old sidewalk with a challenging door coming in and out. Now, it’s really easy to get in an out of and they’ve cemented from the door all the way down, and put in that gazebo and all

these benches, the plants, the raised bed here, the garden shed.

They’ve got the lights in the gardens, the timers for the watering.

It’s all so beautiful.”

The garden club that comes every week to Cairnsmore has promised to maintain the space, too, she said, which ensures it will continue long into the future.

“They’ve created such a transformation. Yesterday one of our people was sitting out here under the gazebo, all wrapped up in a blanket. When I asked if he was warm enough, he said, ‘Oh, gosh, yeah. I love to sit out here for at least an hour a day, getting fresh air.’”

Before the ribbon cutting, the Auxiliary president Claire Wessan said the group has worked on the project for a long time and are now delighted to see how “it’s getting to be a really well established garden. It’s just beautiful.

I know the staff are happy with it and the residents are just going to love it.”

Schappert was worth the naming the garden after, she said.

“We wanted it to be a wonderful tribute to her because of her

love of gardens. We’ve placed this plaque here. We want to remember Melbe for her time on this earth and we’re dedicating this garden to her.”

Auxiliary member Marg Berikoff knew Schappert personally.

“Melbe was one person that was born in Duncan, right here when it was the old King’s Daughters Hospital. She lived on Beech Avenue for 42 years making her home there. I helped clean it out when she went to Wedgwood House and then I helped clean that out when she came back here for her final time,” Berikoff said.

“She was a wonderful gardener.

Melbe could make absolutely anything grow. And she would go on trips around the world and come back with her purse full of bits and pieces that she would start up. Then she’d get them growing in her yard and she’d share them with the garden club. She was a great gal and a great friend.

“She joined our auxiliary about 1973 or 1974. She was our president and I followed her as president and so we became great friends over the years.”

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City of Duncan continues decrease of business multiple TAXES GOING UP, From Page 1 The average home decreased from $251,577 a year ago to $249,223 (0.94 per cent), while the average strata is down from $141,559 to $138,853 (1.91 per cent).

The average business assessment went up from $429,069 to $441,257 (2.84 per cent).

The average single-family home, as a result, will see an increase of $30.88 in municipal taxes, the average strata home’s taxes will go up $10.83, and the average business’s taxes will go up $65.97.

Other items covered in the 2015 budget include expansion of the city-wide yard waste collection program following a successful trial in 2014, a study of the boundaries of Duncan and North Cowichan, a redesign of the city website, a revamp of the zoning bylaw and development cost charges bylaw, and continuation of the Police Bridging Capital Fund.

The website redesign and boundary study will be funded from previous years’ budget

surpluses, while several projects will be funded from the Police Bridging Capital fund: the city plans to spend $968,745 on dike infrastructure, $119,540 on debt payments related to the Cowichan Aquatic Centre, $385,968 on a seismic upgrade to the fire hall, $715,925 on pedestrian safety and traffic flow improvements around the intersection of Canada Avenue and Ingram Street, and $112,000 on stormwater upgrades to Cedar Avenue.

The proposed business multiple for 2015 is 2.51, continuing a long-running downward trend. It was 2.64 in 2014. The reduction is due in part to the fact that residential assessments decreased more than commercial assessments.

“We are very pleased to have further decreased the city’s business multiple to 2.51, coming close to reaching the city’s goal of having a business multiple at the median of all municipalities in the province,” Chief Administrative Officer Peter de Verteuil said.

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No brotherly love for the Salvation Army in early Nanaimo Peace was all but restored Catherine Booth began their when one of those in attendance evangelical work in Cornwall, discovered that his watch and Eng., their disciples were chain had disappeared during looked upon by some Nanaimo the excitement! residents, at least, as being hey’re as recognizable little more than a public nuisat Christmas as Santa ance and treated with scorn, Claus and lights: memeven outright hostility. A bers and volunteers of the Salcity councillor made the first CHRONICLES vation Army with their kettles, unkind comment on record T.W. Paterson soliciting donations outside when he complained about stores. Just as they have their band practice being held become identified for their administering at the same time that council met. He to spiritual and physical needs around said he couldn’t hear himself think over the world. their “noise.”

But the first Sally Ann volunteers Things became considerably more weren’t always welcomed, at least not heated when a man, initially identified initially. Twenty years after John and only as “Liverpool,” crashed a public

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One Christian Soldier became so incensed that he grabbed Liverpool by the scruff of the neck and the seat of his pants and hustled him out of the meeting room, down the hallway, across the sidewalk and, with a little added propulsion for good measure, into the street.

A witness who objected got into a fist fight with another Salvationist, both having to be forcefully separated before they injured themselves. “The excitement was intense,” it was reported, “and the language indulged in was not such as would be considered polite, let alone in accordance with scripture”.

SA officers struggled to dampen emotions and peace was all but restored when one of those in attendance discovered that his watch and chain had disappeared during the excitement!

The Free Press, not at all impressed, complained that the self-appointed bouncer had shown “but little of that mercy and forbearance which the God of the Salvation army so beautifully teaches”.

Its editorial tone was that of censure — not of the boorish behaviour of the drunken Liverpool but of bad judgment, excessive force and lack of Christian brotherhood on the part of the Salvationists.

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has the slightest right to disturb a place of worship no matter how much he may be opposed to the doctrine expounded or the methods therein employed, still we cannot help thinking that the God of the Bible which the Salvation Army so earnestly invokes, would not take an erring brother by the throat, and with more than reasonable force expel him from a meeting especially called for the purpose of reclaiming the fallen and bringing the sinner to repentance. Our idea of the duty of the avowed disciples of the meek and lowly Saviour would have been to take the offender kindly by the hand and urge him to forsake his evil ways, etc.

“This would appear to be the precept, but unfortunately, judging from last night’s proceedings, is not the practice.”

The Army’s Capt. Aikenhead initiated unspecified charges (likely those of causing a disturbance) against T. Wallace, R. Hutchinson and J. Kelly. To Magistrate J.P. Planta went the challenge of sorting it all out, future magistrate C.H. Beevor Potts appearing for the prosecution, E.M. Yarwood for the defence.

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The seventh annual Hike for Hospice hits the forest trails at Providence Farm about 10:30 a.m.

Sunday morning, May 3.

This event, held to help the Cowichan Valley Hospice Society, not only raises funds but awareness about hospice palliative care in the Cowichan region.

Registration opens at 10 a.m. in front of the Providence Farm main building, if you haven’t already done it by emailing events.cvhs@shaw.ca or by calling 250-701-4242. The hike into the trees starts not long after some brief opening ceremonies.

The event continues until 1 p.m. which gives everyone time to enjoy a two kilometre or four kilometre walk along the gentle trails or in the peaceful labyrinth plus taking some time out for a foot spa, barbecue lunch or even some face painting.

And, don’t forget that leashed pets are welcome so bring your furry pal out for some socializing as well.

This year, there’s an extra incentive to stroll the trails.

Local businessman, Ken Matthews, a long-time supporter of the walk, is upping his contribution in a unique way.

He is challenging everybody to take a selfie in front of his Speedy Auto Glass sign out on the route.

You have to find it out on the trail. Once you’ve taken your selfie by the sign, then you need to post it on his company’s Facebook page and then he will donate $5 to hospice coffers.

In addition, the hospice society is getting a video made about this year’s event by another friend of the fundraiser with the aim of promoting the 2016 event so be sure to smile as you enjoy the event.

The Salvation Army is much-loved now for its work with those who are most in need. Their Chrismas Kettle Campaign is synonymous with the season. [CITIZEN FILE]

Only the instigator of the fuss, Kelly, apologized NO BROTHERLY LOVE, From Page 16 A similar charge against George Richards made by an SA member named Mitchell was dismissed with costs laid against the complainant whose testimony had been given over such a chorus of loud hisses that Planta had had to intervene.

As for Messrs. Wallace, Hutchinson and Kelly (who, it appears, was the infamous Liverpool who started it all, the others having been involved in the ensuing scuffle), Capt. Aikenhead said that he and his fellow members would agree to dismiss the charges if they publicly apologized and paid court costs.

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COFFEE time • The Canadian Home Builders’ Association – Vancouver Island has announced the finalists for the first ever Vancouver Island Building Excellence Awards and there are several Cowichan Valley businesses represented.

Nicon Developments Ltd. of Duncan was nominated for Best Townhouse Development for Sequoia Lifestyle Homes, as well as being named a Grand VIBE Awards Finalist for Trumpeter Pointe.

Ladysmith’s GNB Builders Inc. was also nominated for Best Single Family Home between 1,500 and 3,000 square feet for Harbour View Estates, as well as in the Best Single Family Kitchen – New over $50,000 with project partner Katherine Hildebrand for Platinum Bay. The company also joins Nicon Developments in the running as a Grand VIBE Awards finalist.

• Several Cowichan Valley businesses took home wins at the 8th Annual Vancouver Island Real Estate Board Commercial Building Awards recently.

In the Retail category the Oyster Bay Quay of Ladysmith was the winner. In commercial renovation the Community Farm Store in Duncan took home top prize, and in the Mixed Use category Hilltop Professional Building in Duncan was the winner.

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CSAL’s Scholastic Challenge is a contest for Grade 6 students from across Canada. The exam is one hour in length and tests students with 100 questions in six categories: general knowledge, language and literature, social studies, science and mathematics.

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Wildfire Workshop on tap for Thetis Island residents Thanks to a $500 prize from the National Wildfire Community Preparedness Day Contest, the Thetis Island Volunteer Fire Department is hosting a Wildfire Community Preparedness Day Workshop on Saturday for residents.

“As a member of the Cowichan

Valley communities, Thetis Island is not very often in the news,” said fire chief Jeannine Caldbeck. “This national recognition is certainly a good news story for our small community.”

Some of the funds will also be used to purchase sprinkler protection units for Forbes Hall Community Centre in case of wildfire.

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The workshop will be held from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Forbes Hall Community Centre and will include presentations “Our workshop will be held on May 2, from 10:30 until noon and will include presentations from the Thetis Island Vol. Fire Dept., the Emergency Social Services, the Local Emergency Response Neighbourhood Captains, a Ministry of Forests - Cobble Hill Fire Base Officer, and the Amateur Radio Club of Thetis Island.

“All of these organizations would be involved during a wildfire incident on Thetis Island,” said Caldbeck. “We were excited to be included in the 20 prizes awarded nationally to groups registering their proposals with the National Wildfire Community Preparedness Day.” Sponsoring the May 2 Preparedness Day nationally are The Co-operators, the Institute for Catstrophic Loss Reduction, and the National Fire Protection Association. They are committed to raising wildfire awareness, promoting collaboration, and bringing neighbours together to work

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This year the Cowichan Midwifery Group and the Cowichan Green Community will celebrate this special day with a walk and family picnic on May 2 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

This year’s International Day of the Midwife event will feature a stroller/bike parade followed by a family picnic with kids’ games, potluck picnic, and cake at Centennial Park.

It will celebrate all the families and midwives of the Cowichan Valley as well as marking the global call to invest in midwives and improve maternal health.

“The theme of this year’s international event is ‘Midwives: for a better tomorrow,’ said local midwife Julia Cianci. “This idea of access to care really speaks to us. Even at home on Vancouver Island many rural women have to drive for hours and leave home and family just to access a safe place to give birth. In the global south many women don’t have access to a care provider at all. This event is to promote access to health care here and around the world.”

Participants should meet at the Matraea Centre courtyard (170 Craig St.) with their strollers, bikes, signs, decorations or costumes in support of women’s health at 10 a.m. Everyone will then head to Centennial Park in a “gentle group walk” where there will be treats and games. A raffle for an organic body pillow and fun door prizes will add to the event.

“We will have face painting, sack races, and other fun kids’ games,” said Cianci, “as well as some celebration cake. Bring your little ones and friends for a lovely morning in the park.”

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Rainbows raise funds for cancer PHOTOS BY ANDREA RONDEAU/CITIZEN, SEE MORE AT COWICHANVALLEYCITIZEN.COM

The population of George Bonner Elementary School packed the gym to warm up for the Rainbow Run to raise funds for cancer Friday, April 24.

Students watched the leaders on the stage for dance cues.

One of the leaders announces a $580 total from a fundraising bake sale held by students.

The students had practised to one particular song beforehand.

And enthusiastic bunch led the school in a warmup.

A group of older students and the school mascot got into the spirit with rainbow coloured attire. The run was the brainchild of a group of students after a teacher at the school was diagnosed with cancer.

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MUSINGS of a Magpie Mind (Bits and pieces of history, travel and trivia, collected over the years by Bill Greenwell)

Bees, bees, bees.....where would we be without them?

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hen our garden stirs from its winter sleep and the crocuses peep out to carpet the ground, it’s not long before my favourite characters wake up and personally prove that spring is in the air. All it takes is a hint of warmth in the lengthening days and there they are — fat and fuzzy, ponderously shuffling from plant to plant, rather like dumpy dowagers making their social round among the gentry in Downton days.

I’m talking of course about the bumble bee, that eternal optimist who

seems to ignore the fact that sunshine is always fickle at this time of year and a warm promise can be quickly broken.

An unwelcome cold snap invariably sends these little guys back into hiding until they decide to gear up and try again. Scientists tell us that while they can absorb heat through solar radiation, they need to get their wing muscles up to 30 C before flight can take place. Cleverly, they can increase their muscle temperature by “shivering�, so that within five minutes they’ll start flexing their wings for flight, even though the air temperature around them is a mere 13 C. So while honey bees stay home, the humble bumbles sally forth to perform their role in welcoming the new season; the van-

guard of the Earth’s astonishing bee population which every year is bent on pollinating the world around us and providing a crucial benefit that often goes unappreciated.

I like bees, always have, and I realized early in life that who they are and what they do is so remarkable that they might need some help from people like me, so I wanted to look after bees and in my own small way, be a bee keeper.

And that’s indeed what I am, though not a proper apiarist, with a row of hives and the protective gear to harvest honey. That wouldn’t be practical for our lifestyle, so instead, I’ve gone the easier route. Let me explain — but first a little history.

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than humans, some 40 to 60 million years apparently, but ever since we started raiding their wild colonies in our days as hunter gatherers, they have represented a vital role in our subsequent agricultural initiatives. And being entirely mobile, they know no boundaries. They propagate wherever they find what they’re looking for — precious nectar.

In 7th century Ireland this natural wanderlust created some hard feelings among land owners, so they introduced a legal right called Bechbretha which stated that a bee that sipped from a neighbour’s flowers was guilty of tairsce, which translates more or less as “grazing trespass�. It was therefore decreed that after three years of ownership, a new apiarist had to forfeit one of his swarms to whichever neighbour was most affected by the bees’ encroachments. Every year after that, further forfeits had to be made to other neighbours. Despite the many useful tasks that bees can perform, they can’t be trained to respect boundary lines, so bee keeping soon flourished throughout the country.

Honey bees of course are famous little navigators. Day or night, without recourse to compass or global positioning systems, they’re able to find their home hive from miles away and still have sufficient energy to perform a little dance to tell their chums where they’ve been and how good they found the foraging.

Bees are industrious, democratic and efficient. They work as a team, so no wonder they‘ve captivated the interests of those who look upon beekeeping as livestock management at its most cerebral.

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BANNER DAY IN CHEMAINUS

BEES, From Page 24 Back in the first century the naturalist Pliny the Elder observed “Bees belong to neither the wild nor the domesticated class of animals. Of all insects, bees alone were created for the sake of man.”

But for me their greatest endorsement comes from my boyhood hero Sherlock Holmes, who after ushering out his last client from his digs at 221B Baker Street, retired to a little farm on the South Downs, where the great detective didn’t devote his days to chess, crosswords or other challenges of the mind. Instead, fiction’s finest brain was absorbed in tending his hives, a far-fetched finalé perhaps, but perfectly understandable to those of us who view these marvellous little insects as one of Nature’s wonders.

That’s why a while ago I built three very different hives and positioned them on tall posts around our property. And every year a new bunch of bees emerges from each of them. They’re smaller and though not nearly as colourful as their honey-producing cousins, they are much superior propagators. That’s why our blue orchard bees are always welcomed by fruit growers here in the Valley and everywhere else where these crops are harvested.

The orchard bees are work-

aholics and require little supervision to perform their life’s work. So I enjoy much satisfaction in helping them do just that, and am always pleased to see my new workers emerge from their winter hibernation and watch them whiz away to start their short busy lives.

Alas, all is not well in the world of bees. Despite our reliance on them to contribute their vital role in the food chain, colonies across the western world are collapsing at an alarming rate, with climate change, insecticides, diesel fumes and even cell phones contributing to this decline.

The outlook is grim and never has it been so important for us and our governments to take

action and save this precious form of life and help it flourish again. For thousands of years our bees have delivered so much for so little effort on our part.

The time has come for us to follow their industrious example and to launch an effective global initiative to save these little providers from extinction.

(Bill Greenwell prospered in the ad agency arena for 40 years. He retains a passion for medieval history, marine paintings and piscatorial pursuits.

His wife Patricia indulges him in these interests, but being a seasoned writer from a similar background, she has always deplored his weakness for alliteration. This has sadly had no effect on his writing style, whatsoever.)

At last! Chemainus Festival of Murals Society member and volunteer John Vicars (on ladder) was the moving force behind the raising of the Society’s new Welcome Tower banner, replacing the one destroyed by wind late last year. The banner celebrates the official launch of the Society’s new logo and debut of its redesigned website, muraltown.com. Assisting Vicars on his ladder excursions were, from left, board member Ellen Lavender, president Tom Andrews, treasurer Doreen Zielke and Peter Collum. [ART CARLYLE PHOTO]

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• Dry Grad Fundraiser for Cowichan Secondary School, Music Trivia and Dance (19-plus), Saturday, May 2, 8 p.m., tickets $10, cssdrygrad@gmail. com or 250-246-0000. Safe rides home by 3rd Quamichan Scouts.

• Kids Learn to Fish Saturday, May 2, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Chemainus Lake Park, River Road. Hosted by Cowichan Fly Fishers Association and the Freshwater Fisheries Society of B.C. Open to children age 3-15, free.

• Cowichan Valley Rhododendron Society 2015 Garden Fair Saturday, May 2, 10 a.m.- 2p.m., free admission, Cowichan Exhibition Grounds. Free coffee and donuts for first 200 guests at the door. Special gifts for first 100 customers. More than 3,000 rhodos, companion plants and gardening sup-

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• St. Joseph’s School 50th anniversary Captain’s Ball Fundraiser, dinner, dance, live and silent auction, Saturday, May 2, from 5:30 p.m. to midnight with The Dave Lieffertz trio and The Maxwell Smart Band, tickets $30 in advance, $35 at the door, table for $250 ($10 reservation fee). Tickets at Chemainus Foods, Ladysmith 49th Parallel Grocery, St. Joseph’s School.

Info: 250-246-3191 or sjcpac@cisdv. bc.ca • Getting to Know Your Elders workshop with Joanne Yearsley, Saturday, May 2, 2-4 p.m., Duncan library.

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• Chemainus Garden Club meeting Tuesday, May 5, 1 p.m., Calvary Baptist Church, 3319 River Rd., Chemainus. Guest Speaker: Garry Brust on growing veggies like cucumber, peppers, tomatoes and cape gooseberry in containers. Brag table, $2 drop-in fee. Info: 250-246-1207.

• Cowichan Valley Rhododendron Society meets Tuesday, May 5 for last meeting of the season, St. John’s Anglican Church Hall, 163 First St., Duncan, 7:30 p.m. Guest speaker: Marc Columbel from France with a 45-minute presentation “Rhododendrons in France: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow”. Visitors welcome.

Question/answer period. Info: www. cowichan.rhodos.ca

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A Brentwood girls eight crew embarks. [SUBMITTED]

Brentwood is best school at 45th regatta KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

National team member Goldie Lex (Lexi Corby) is flanked by Candy Crushers teammates Mad Hatter (Madison Jumeau), Foxy 2 Fast (Maggie Fraser), Amnaija (Aija Alee-Kopas) and Nuu Nuu (Nevaen Alee-Kopas) as they prepare for the Carnevil bout against the NWO Honey Badgers at the Island Savings Centre this Saturday. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

Crushers set to crash the ISC KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

The Carnevil is coming to town.

That’s how the Candy Crushers junior roller derby team is billing this Saturday’s big showdown against Chilliwack’s NWO Honey Badgers at the Island Savings Centre arena.

In the main event, the Candy Crushers rep team will square off against the NWO A team, while the undercard will feature the Sugar Bombs house team battling the NWO B team. Doors open at 5 p.m., with the show starting at 6 p.m.

Tickets are $10 at the door.

It’s the first big home bout of the season for the Candy Crushers, a co-ed squad made up of players from throughout the Cowichan Valley, as well as Nanaimo and Saltspring Island.

Leading the Candy Crushers into action is Lexi Corby, known in derby circles as Goldie Lex. At the age of 11, she was the first member of the team when

it started up. Now 15, she is the captain of the squad, plays on four other teams, and is bound for the Junior World Cup in Kent, Washington this July.

Goldie Lex had to go through an intense round of tryouts to make Team Canada, and was stunned to learn she made the final cut.

“I cried when I found out,” she said.

Canada will take on teams from the U.S., Argentina, Australia and Belgium at the World Cup. Right now, Goldie Lex is trying to focus on the bouts she has coming up sooner.

“I’m a little nervous,” she admitted. “I don’t like to think about it.”

In roller derby, Goldie Lex has found a place she feels she belongs, and the practices she has six times a week are worth it.

“I always feel comfortable out here,” she said. “I feel I fit in. I have a blast here.”

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the Carnevil this weekend are obvious to Goldie Lex. “It will be fun,” she said. “They’ll get to see people fall; it’s fun to watch people hit each other.”

Goldie Lex’s mom, Pain KillHer (a.k.a.

Kelly Corby), who started the team along with fellow coach Miss B Haven (Amanda Gould), notes that the sport, while tough, isn’t vicious, but the players take pride in the marks it leaves.

“There are lots of falls, lots of bruises,” she said. “Bruises are a badge of honour. If they fall and hurt themselves and they don’t have a bruise, they’re ticked.”

In roller derby, the players get to be themselves and someone else at the same time, and the results can be surprising.

“You find your inner toughness,” Pain KillHer said. “A lot of kids come out here and think they can’t do it, but they find out they can.”

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Brentwood College School finished fourth overall out of 35 teams and first among school teams at the 45th Annual Brentwood International Rowing Regatta in Mill Bay last weekend.

“I am very proud of the Brentwood crews for the great effort that they put in this weekend, and for us to finish fourth out of 35 teams is a great accomplishment,” Brentwood head of rowing Debbie Sage said.

The clubs, like first-overall Victoria City, draw from multiple schools, while Brentwood’s team is limited to its student body, making the fourthplace result a noteworthy accomplishment.

More than 2,100 athletes and coaches attended the meet, racing every seven minutes over 24 hours of competition spread across three days.

“The regatta went very well, with all 167 races being run on schedule with no delays or postponements,” Sage noted. “The atmosphere around the school was very positive and the visiting crews and spectators had a great time.”

Out of 52 final races, Brentwood won three: the junior boys double, senior boys 3V eight, and junior boys quad. The school placed first among all junior boys teams.

“Last year we did not win one event; this year we won three,” coach Brian Carr said. “A step in the right direction. Placing fourth overall is a great team effort from all 90 of our rowers. Our junior boys team were first overall, which is an incredible achievement considering we have 25 junior novice boys in the squad.”

Brentwood’s junior girls finished eighth, and the school was second in the overall junior standings. The senior boys placed fifth and senior girls finished seventh for an overall senior result of fifth.

Shawnigan Lake School won one race, the senior boys eight. Shawnigan was 13th in the senior boys standings, 19th in senior girls, 16th in senior aggregate, 21st in junior boys, 19th in junior girls, 24th in junior aggregate, and 16th in the overall standings. The Maple Bay Rowing Club placed 27th in the senior boys standings, 17th in senior girls, 22nd in senior aggregate, 19th in junior boys, 16th in junior girls, 20th in junior aggregate, and 24th overall.

Sage was pleased with the outcome of the regatta and all the work done by the school community to make it happen.

“I could not have asked for a better team of coaches to work with,” she said. “They kept the regatta running on the water. The students and teachers from Brentwood all provide the manpower to make this event happen and I am appreciative of all the time and work that they put in over the whole weekend.”

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Brennan (left) and Aidan Doyle each won two provincial championships in climbing last weekend and have qualified for nationals. [SUBMITTED]

Cowichan forward Laura Russell tears down the field on her way to setting up a try by Carolyn Gudmundseth during last Saturday’s 48-12 win over United at Piggie Park. Cowichan finished the regular season with seven wins and no losses, and will host Nanaimo in the women’s First Division semifinal this Saturday, kicking off at 11:30 a.m. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

Climbing Doyle brothers move up to nationals KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

The boys had previously won their respective provincial bouldering titles in February.

The brothers have now qualified for the national championships, which will be held on May 16-18 at the Boulders Climbing Gym in Victoria.

Aidan has already beaten the speed qualifying standard that could allow him to represent Canada at the World Championships in Italy later this year.

Rock climbing brothers Aidan and Brennan Doyle once again topped the competition at the provincial championships held in Saanich last weekend.

Aidan won both the speed and difficulty (ropes) classes in the youth B (14-15) boys category, while Brennan won the same two titles in the youth C (11-13) boys division.

Golfers Against Cancer aim for $500,000 KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Cowichan and Mount Brenton courses, thanks to donated tee times.

The entry fee is $125, and golfers will get receipts for a sizable portion of the fee, at least $70.

For 2015, the tournament also has added Chevron as a name sponsor.

Anyone interested in sponsoring a hole, donating to the live and silent auctions, or entering as a golfer should contact Ray Wheeler at 250-743-5277.

The Cowichan Valley Golfers Against Cancer Golf Tournament is hoping to kick off its second quarter-century by getting over the $500,000 mark in all-time total donations to the Canadian Cancer Society.

This year’s tournament will take place on June 12, with as many as 180 golfers hitting the links at the Arbutus Ridge, Cowichan midfielder Aaron Dewit fends off a pair of Coastal FC defenders during last Saturday’s Coastal Cup semifinal at the Cowichan Sportsplex. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

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Black-and-blue Blackout advance to Coastal finals KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Heroic efforts from injured players helped the Cowichan Blackout advance to the final of the Coastal Cup soccer tournament.

Goalkeeper Braeden Nash absorbed a hard challenge in the first half of last Saturday’s semifinal against Surrey’s Coastal FC at the Cowichan Sportsplex, but stayed in the game and ended up being a decisive factor when the game went to penalty kicks. Nash surrendered just two goals, while his Coastal FC counterpart allowed four, and Cowichan prevailed 4-3.

It was only after the game that Nash was found to have bruised ribs from the firsthalf collision. Meanwhile, Nathan Lowe starred on the back line alongside Gavin Pringle despite a leg injury.

Throughout the game, Cowichan would get up on Coastal only to see their oppon-

ents come back and even things up.

“We had leads, and we let them slip away,” coach Will Chaster said.

The score was 3-3 after regulation, and nothing changed through two overtimes, necessitating penalty kicks.

Chaster gave credit to brothers Jayden and Aaron Dewit for their work in midfield.

The Blackout will head to the Coastal Cup final this Saturday in Aldergrove.

“I think the guys are really stoked about that,” Chaster said.

Their opponent will be another Surrey team, CCB United. Cowichan hasn’t played this particular team before, but did beat another squad from the club in the final of the recent Okanagan Ice Breaker tournament. But any team that can reach the tournament final must be good.

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Veteran running back Zach Pearson’s first two touchdowns of the season spurred the peewee Bulldogs to a big 30-6 victory over the Peninsula Wildcats in the spring season home opener for Cowichan Minor Football.

The Bulldogs put a quick stop to the Wildcats’ first possession of the game, and on Cowichan’s first offensive play, Pearson found his way to the sideline and ran the ball in for his first major.

Nico Harris led the Cowichan defence to another two-and-out on Peninsula’s next possession, and when the Bulldogs regained the ball, Allan Wilson and Eston Canning gave quarterback Aiden Lawrence time to connect with Max Vaesen on a 30-yard pass.

Vaesen ran the rest of the way for his first touchdown ever.

In the second half, Ma tt Beauregard and Kaylum Billings stopped anything that came their way, and running back Spencer Young scored his first touchdown ever. In the fourth quarter, Parker Sparks caught the kickoff and shredded five Peninsula defenders to put up more points.

“It was one of those plays that was surprisingly incredible to see and shows how the players are developing over the years of playing the sport,” coach Devon

Eleven provincial medals for Duncan Dynamics gymnasts KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Junior bantam Ethan Close is surrounded by Wildcats. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN] Lawrence said.

The junior bantam Bulldogs also played host to the Peninsula Wildcats, but ended up on the wrong side of a 27-7 final score.

The Bulldogs had some success moving the ball in the early going, but were unable to get into the end zone. The Wildcats scored a few times, but the Bulldogs capitalized on an onside kick by Peninsula to get in good position late in the first half.

Jason Brandt ran for some big yards after that, and a quarterback sneak got Carson Maertz over the line and Cowichan was on the board.

“I felt we got a good boost from the touchdown,” coach Tim

Maertz said.

More drives on offence and solid defence, particularly from Nicholas Young, Liam Simmonds and Tanner Cairns-Haire, kept the Bulldogs in contention.

“We fought hard, and like I have said all season long, we are a great bunch of players who are going to be really hard to play against, because we are getting everyone involved in the games, and the group is committed to working hard to get better,” Maertz said.

Both Cowichan teams are back at home this Saturday against the Ladysmith Steelers. The peewees play at 1 p.m. and the junior bantams kick off at 3 p.m.

The Duncan Dynamics collected 11 medals, including four golds, at the provincial gymnastics championships in North Vancouver last month.

The 12-gymnast contingent also had three silver medals, four bronzes and 21 other top-10 results at the meet.

Competing in the Junior Olympic 6 2001 division, Trystinna Bailey took silver on beam and bronze on floor. In JO 6 2002, Sarah Deschamps claimed gold on beam, and placed fifth on floor, seventh on vault, and seventh all-around.

Sarah Carson captured the silver medal on vault in JO 6 2003, while Cheyenne Mackeil was sixth on beam in the same class.

In JO 6 2004, Anna Akhurst was seventh on beam and eighth on floor, while in JO 6 2005, Brooklyn Stobbe won gold on beam and bronze on floor, and finished fourth on vault and seventh all-around.

In JO 7, Gabrielle Austin took bronze on bars and was sixth all-around, and Tahara Brown finished 10th on vault and beam, and ninth all-around.

In JO 8, Keerstin Arden placed

The Duncan Dynamics’ provincial contingent. [SUBMITTED] sixth on floor and eighth on beam.

Micaylla Broadway won allaround silver in JO 9, while teammate Darby McIntyre was right behind her with bronze.

Broadway also claimed gold on bars and was fourth on beam, sixth on floor and ninth on vault.

McIntyre added gold on floor, and placed fourth on vault and bars, and 10th on beam.

In the National Open division, Hayley Baker placed fifth on vault.

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