May 13, 2015 by Cowichan Valley Citizen

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$80K more to finish visitor centre LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

North Cowichan will ante up an additional $80,000 to complete the Chemainus Visitor Information Centre at Waterwheel Park. Municipal staff came to council on May 6 with a request for $40,000 from the Forest Legacy Fund and $40,000 from unappropriated surplus and, after some explanation from CAO Dave Devana, it was decided to go ahead. The information centre is currently located at the old fire hall but the old fire hall is scheduled for demolition in the fall of 2015 as the building has reached the end of its useful life, and the lot is the proposed future site of the Chemainus branch of the Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL), Devana said in a report accompanying the request for the money. Coun. Joyce Behnsen was okay with the $40,000 from the Forest Legacy Fund but drew the line at any more. See BEHNSEN, Page 11

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About 50 Cowichan Secondary School students in Grades 8 through 12 came together last Friday at the Mount Prevost Elementary climbing gym with the goal of scaling a collective 29,000 feet, or the height of Mount Everest in Nepal. The students had gathered pledges totalling over $1,600 to go to relief efforts in Nepal, which suffered a devastating earthquake in April, and another just yesterday. Many of the students were from the school’s climbing academy, while some were trying it out for the first time under the guidance of teachers Trevor Prest, Mark Whitney and Quamichan campus Principal Jaime Doyle. More photos at www. cowichanvalleycitizen.com [ANDREA RONDEAU/CITIZEN]

Police in the Cowichan Valley are hoping residents can help them locate a dangerous offender who is facing several serious charges. Nathan Myles, 35, is wanted in connection with a series of violent offences, including a serious assault on an 18-year-old Duncan woman. Myles has been charged with harassment, unlawful confinement, assault with a weapon, assault causing bodily harm, two counts of assault, and four counts of uttering threats. The woman Myles is accused of assaulting was an acquaintance of his. Myles is described as six-footone and 166 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes. It is believed that he recently cut his hair short. See CONSIDERED, Page 11

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Stroller Brigade rolling for affordable care ANDREA RONDEAU CITIZEN

If Selchie Middleton continues to stay at home with her son rather than go back to work, her family can’t make ends meet. But if she goes back to work the cost of childcare will eat up any income she can contribute to the family finances. “Do I really have to wait until my son is five and goes to school in the day to go back to work?” Middleton questions. “Do we as a family just have to slowly accrue debt for the next three years in order to have a healthy lifestyle with a roof over out heads?” Right now, the family is surviving on Middleton’s husband’s income, their veggie garden and rabbits that they raise to help with the food budget. They have what Middleton describes as an “average” house with a mortgage of $1,150 per month, an old truck, a 2004 car, no television and her son wears 90 per cent second-hand clothes. “Our lifestyle is simple and frugal,” she said. “The one extravagance we have in our budget is purchasing mostly organic groceries because we believe strongly in how much this benefits us and the world in general.” Her family’s health is not something she thinks they should have to give up to meet expenses. So, with her son now two-and-ahalf, Middleton would like to be able to go back to work to contribute to the family’s bank account. Before having a child she had “a healthy self-employment income”, and she’s been training part-time for the past year to become a certified riding coach so that her horse riding and training business could offer more to clients. But the math just doesn’t add up, she said. “Now I am feeling quite hopeless about re-launching my business because where will it really get me?” Middleton asked. “If

Mary Vane-Hunt, left, and mom Selchie Middleton will be out with Eli Henry in the stroller on Saturday to promote a $10 a day national childcare program. [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN] most of the money I make goes to childcare and my son is with someone else all day instead of me or dad, then the answer is: nowhere.”

Middleton’s story is not unique. “I know I am not alone,” she said. “Whenever I speak to friends and family I find that many, many people are facing the

same tough choices, everywhere you look families are stretched to the limit trying to balance work, finances and childcare.” There is a workable solution for everyone who’s struggling Middleton said. “This could all go away in a heartbeat if qualified, affordable childcare was universally accessible to the people. Ten dollars a day is a proven system,” she said, referring to the subsidized childcare system already in place in Quebec. “That puts money in everyone’s pockets; more childcare jobs, more tax revenue from working parents, more disposable income back into the community. Less stressed happier families mean less of a burden on our healthcare system, children are witness to less struggle and strife at home, parents have enough money for three healthy meals a day — the ripples go on and on and on.” “The struggle is much harder than it used to be for young families,” agreed longtime early childhood education advocate Mary Dolan. “The cost of living has gone up, wages haven’t gone up,” she said. To raise awareness around the campaign for a $10 a day childcare system, a group of Cowichan Valley early childhood educators, along with concerned parents like Middleton, will be banding together into a Stroller Brigade in celebration of National Week of Action on Child Care on Saturday, May 16. Anyone interested is invited to join the group, which will gather at 10 a.m. in front of the Duncan Post Office on Ingram Street for a stroll through the Saturday Farmer’s Market and around downtown Duncan, ending at the Matraea Centre courtyard at 170 Craig St. “I truly hope the people of B.C. get together and force the hand of elected governments to put this plan into place; this is truly a deal where everyone wins,” Middleton concluded.

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Community schools funding safe, board assures LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

Members of the board from the Chemainus Elementary Community School Association speak to a packed board room May 5. [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]

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A group of concerned Chemainus and Crofton parents descended on the Cowichan Valley School District board room May 5, prepared to defend their community school program against the possibility of cuts. A letter from the board of the community schools association to Board of Education Chair Candace Spilsbury clearly indicated that local people had been talking. It said that “potential cuts to the funding that has been generously been provided by SD79 in the past would mean an end to our community school as we know it. Without funding our community and our student body would be at a great loss to continue to provide services to our students in an area where services are very limited. The impact our Community School has made on our students is felt by so many children and families.” However, once at the meeting, they discovered there were no cuts planned. Spilsbury had an announcement even before a delegation began to speak. “There seems to be some questions in your minds about your funding next year and I just want to be clear that the board has made no change to the funding from this year to next year. Just so you know,” she said.

“But it is a year by year process and as pressures change so they get revisited again.” JOE RHODES, schools superintendent

The group then went on to explain that the many community programs that are run out of Chemainus Elementary Community School give the support of a community centre to a wide area that doesn’t have one and also “provide a safety net” particularly for a population that includes “a larger than average number of vulnerable children.” With judicious use of grants, the association has been able to boost their available money considerably, offering more than 40 activities, including both feeding and recreational programs. After their presentation, they were thanked for their hard work. During question period at the end of the meeting, Spilsbury was asked what had whipped up so much concern about the program. “It’s a bit perplexing to us as well,” Spilsbury said. The only time the board mentioned the community schools was at a recent meeting where the trustees discussed a request

for a grant from the Community Options Society, she continued. Schools Superintendent Joe Rhodes said he’d had a talk last fall with community school coordinator Wendy Lambert “to discuss the Community Links funding, which has been fairly static, and the pressures for food programming across the district, which have been increasing. The primary reason for the grant is to support kids in poverty needs. There’s been increasing pressure. Traditionally we’ve had a couple of places where that pressure was intense and we’ve supported it but that pressure is growing across the district. “Community Links funds at least part of the coordinator position. So we did have an honest conversation, saying that we did not know what would happen. We weren’t sure how long we would be able to sustain it so we were informing Wendy that the pressures were changing. At this point, when we went through [preparing the budget] the decision was to sustain the funding. But it is a year by year process and as pressures change so they get revisited again.” There are a total of 14 schools around the district offering some kind of support for student nutrition through various methods of funding. “That’s nearly every school,” Rhodes said.

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Immersion spots up to 66 Raid nets pot, meth, weapon LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

Following a report from Schools Superintendent Joe Rhodes that there is no urgent call from parents for a late French immersion program in the Cowichan Valley school district, trustees decided to increase the kindergarten registration at École Mount Prevost to 66 for September 2015. This comes following a plea from Prevost’s parent advisory council not to trim kindergarten entries to only 50 this coming year, even though district officials felt room should be left at the school to offer a late immersion class. Trustees, when first faced with the problem, said they needed more information before they could make a decision and asked that students in Grades 5 and 6 in other schools be polled to see whether they might want to start French immersion later. Rhodes said May 5 that what they had discovered was that parents and students need information about what was entailed. “But, if we want to tackle the issue of retention [of French immersion students into high school], late immersion is the way to do it,” Rhodes said, pointing out that students who chose themselves to take classes in French were highly motivated to learn and, by Grade 8, were

Trustee Elizabeth Croft caught up to those who had been in immersion all along. “Our suggestion is, delay that idea until the 2016/17 year and spend a year raising the profile of it,” he said. Trustee Elizabeth Croft said there was a perception among some Valley people that French immersion “is an extra expense to the district” but Rhodes said that while supporting small classes at high school level in particular is a challenge “it’s no different than supporting a small secondary school. It’s not a language problem, it’s a problem with the size of the cohort of students.”

Trustee Cathy Schmidt asked that, in light of Rhodes’s report, the board remove the current registration cap at Mount Prevost and return it to 66 students for this fall. “I did a lot of homework. At this point, I think there’s not an appetite for late immersion,” she said. The increase to the student body at Mount Prevost would mean the hiring of another teacher, trustees learned. That caught the ear of board chair Candace Spilsbury. “Are we creating an enrolment problem by capping it at 66? Should we open it up? Will we be looking at a class of 12?” she asked. Rhodes said that at 66, the school would have three full kindergarten classes. Spilsbury, Schmidt and Trustee Barb DeGroot were inclined to want to build the program up to ensure the district’s student body grows but Trustee Rob Hutchins was concerned about space and the possibility of having to fit up another classroom. “ C o u l d we b e g o i n g i n t o uncharted territory by opening it up? After all, 66 was what the PAC was asking for.” After kicking the idea around, trustees decided that loosening the registration cap to allow for 66 registrations was enough.

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A variety of drugs and an unspecified weapon were seized by police in a raid on a Cowichan Bay home last Thursday, and officers arrested a suspect the following day. On May 7, the North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP executed a search warrant on a home in the 2200 block of Jimmy Road as part of an investigation by the detachment’s Street Crimes Unit. Because they expected to find weapons and drugs inside, the Island Emergency Response team assisted with the search. “When our officers entered the home, they found it unoccupied, but a large quantity of marijuana, methamphetamine, other drug trafficking materials, and a weapon were seized,” North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Chris Swain said. On May 8, 33-year-old Duncan resident Joseph Smith was arrested by the Street Crimes Unit. According to police, he was in possession of several bags of cocaine, heroin and meth when he was arrested. Smith appeared in Duncan

Provincial Court on Monday and was remanded into custody until Thursday of this week. He is facing charges of possession of four types of drugs for the purpose of trafficking, possession of a prohibited weapon, and possession of a prohibited weapon when prohibited from doing so by the courts. “Our Street Crimes Unit continues to focus their efforts on dismantling and disrupting criminal activity in the Valley, and arresting those involved in it,” detachment commander Insp. Ray Carfantan said. Anyone with information about this incident or other criminal activity in the area should contact the North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP at 250-7485522 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800222-TIPS (8477).

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fter another deadly earthquake in Nepal yesterday, our attention has turned temporarily back to that region and its people. But our attention spans are short. Before the 7.3 magnitude May quake, the devastation in Nepal from April’s severe 7.8 magnitude earthquake had been pushed from the media spotlight by the latest in political gaffes and celebrity gossip. And yet it really was just the start of the rebuilding process, even more so now. Nepal is still in survival mode. It’s always easy for various

charities to attract donations in those first few hours and days when a tragedy like this occurs and the graphic images still have hearts pumping with adrenaline and empathy. The photos of crumbled buildings spark generosity, as do the stories about heroic rescues and acts of selflessness, along with the oddities of the occasional person still being found alive in the rubble after a seemingly impossible period of time. But when that’s done, the rest of the world tends to just get on with its day with nary a stray thought for those unfortunate

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enough to have to live with the consequences of the disaster day in and day out. This isn’t a slight on anyone’s character, it’s just human nature. If we took every tragedy that happened every day around the globe onto ourselves we would be paralyzed with sorrow and terror. No, at some point the world does move on. But it’s also not a bad thing to think back on those who are still there in Nepal every now and then — and not just when there’s another deadly tremor. It’s harder to sustain the public

interest for the long-term slog back to normalcy than it is to snatch 15 minutes. But reminders are needed, because funds are so desperately needed, and will continue to be for months, likely years to come. There are a number of fundraisers coming up here in Cowichan, with monies to go to different villages and areas in Nepal, where Valley residents have ties. So many of those in Nepal didn’t have very much to begin with; perhaps you’d like to consider reaching out a helping hand.

I can’t say enough praise about the care and dedication of the nurses from Duncan Home Care, and especially the nurse heading the wound care unit at Duncan. You all know who you are. Throughout the whole ordeal I was so fortunate and thankful to have the medical care I received available here on the Island, even though there is a lot of improvement to be made yet. Thanks to Abi Nielsen and Lorene Benoit for bringing to light the sad conditions that still exist in the medical system. Maybe if more people wrote in about their hospital experience we would see quicker changes for the better.

I want to share my grief in a positive manner so no other parent will have to go through the hurt of losing a son or father. Dwayne had suffered for almost a year with heartburn and intolerance to some foods. His energy level was decreasing — must be the flu. Next came his inability to get more than four hours sleep a night. He started suffering headaches that Aspirin did not help. The pain then was in his shoulder, but he did heavy maintenance work so blamed it on a pulled muscle. Again, “no”, he would not go to a doctor. He’d had cortisone in a knee, he sure was not having it in his shoulder. The last several months he lost weight, couldn’t sleep, was in constant pain and decreasing energy. Finally went to the doctor, but never went back for the tests. He looked terrible Thursday, April 2, but still, no way he’d go to the doctor. April 3 he died in his sleep. Massive heart attack. Please note the symptoms we all know: heartburn, loss of weight, lack of energy, headaches, tremendous pain, pain in shoulder, heredity (two grandfathers and father all died of heart problems), high blood pressure and denial (the big one). Please do not ignore these symptoms or refuse help from family, friends or doctos. He was 54 years old. This could have been prevented but only by him. He made the wrong choices. Now the families grieve. Please be aware and get medical help. He now has no pain, but we do not have him.

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Conditions at CDH ‘sad’ I, too, hope that there are no repercussions towards Abi Nielsen and her courageous article about conditions at the Cowichan District Hospital. I had the misfortune in 2012 of spending four months in the hospital, part in Nanaimo, most of the time at CDH, and concur wholeheartedly with Abi Nielsen’s article. Reading about the $36 billion cut over 10 years in payments of the Canada Health Transfer in 2017 by Harper is all the more reason not to elect the Harper government next election. I am sorry for Lorene Benoit’s loss and the problems that her mother went through before her passing, especially with their

experience with the home care system. Mrs. Benoit does not mention if the home care service was for general care or for medical care, but I would like to mention the medical care aspect from my experience. I have been a paraplegic for 35 years and in 2011 developed a pressure sore on the buttock. Thanks to my doctor at the Chemainus clinic I was put on the Duncan Home Care nursing program. By early 2012, and after a wound vac application not working, the nurse arranged for my admittance to Nanaimo Hospital. Turns out I had osteomyelitis (bone infection) in my upper right leg, thus the removal of the shattered femur surgery and antibiotic regime for four months.

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Shake of the head: what country is P. Wardell living in? I hesitate to carry this letter exchange with P. Wardell any further but once again the writer has impugned my character and so I would like to set the record straight. P. Wardell seems to base the whole letter on a definition of right wing politics which was found in Wikipedia. That is a very dangerous assumption of truth. Anyone who has ever used that Internet site will know that anybody can go in and change the material to suit their own definition and belief. So the definition used is not necessarily correct in my view. Secondly, the writer needs to have a quick reminder of the responsibilities of the levels of government in our nation. The national government is responsible, along with the provinces, to provide a strong stable economic climate which keeps people and businesses working and paying their share of taxes. Then the next step. The federal government is the collector of income tax and other taxes in our system. They then turn over a huge amount of money to the provinces called transfer payments. This is to be used for health, education and social services. Once that money is transferred it is the responsibility of the provincial government to spread it around to help the sick, the poor, the needy, the homeless, our children and families in need, etc. Understanding that then, it becomes ridiculous to try to make out that Stephen Harper is to blame for all the social inequalities in our nation. P. Wardell needs to be taking up the case with the provincial Liberals who bear the major responsibility to cure social inequalities! But the writer does not stop there and

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impugns my character that as a minister I was not involved in helping the downtrodden and the poor. Why, P. Wardell doesn’t even know me but assumes that because I somehow fit this person’s, or should I say Wikipedia’s, definition of a right of centre voter I could never care for people like Wardell does. Does the writer know that my wife and I have been foster parents for 45 years, caring for over 155 kids who were sick, homeless and broken and welcomed four of them into our family, three of them native and one severely handicapped? And that is above and beyond what we did as a pastoral team caring for all kinds of broken people! I hope P. Wardell has been as intimately involved with helping people as we have, otherwise don’t cast aspersions on me please. By the way, the federal Conservative budget is helping people by way of the universal child care benefit, the Canada child tax benefit, the national child benefit supplement, the family tax cuts which for a family of four with preschool and school children could mean a savings of almost $10,000 a year. That is money they can keep in their pockets to spend on what they need. Seniors continue to receive the benefit of income splitting which often means thousands of dollars coming back to people on fixed incomes. All I can do when I read letters like P. Wardell’s is shake my head and wonder what country they really live in. But again this is election year and anybody can try to stick Harper and the Conservatives as being responsible for everything bad in this nation even if it is not true and not based on facts.

Cowichan Valley is very wellsuited to solar energy use Responding to Laurie Thomson on Cowichan Valley sunshine: I would also like to inform and educate. It is a fact that Germany is the world leader in solar power installations. It is responsible for half of the solar electricity generated worldwide. The average amount of sunshine per year in Germany is 1,500 hours. Here in the Cowichan Valley we receive an average of 1,800 hours per year. This indicates that our Valley is well suited for solar power. We already lead the province on private solar installations. This is partly due to the fact that it is now financially viable. A new privately owned solar array installed in the Valley this spring is expected to have a four to eight per cent return over 25 years. Events that could alter these numbers are: the sun stops rising every day or BC Hydro starts giving energy away for free. Investment in solar infrastructure now could be a revenue source for us and future generations. I think our local government might be very interested to be involved in this kind of investment. Like the evolution of all beneficial technology we have produced so far, solar panels will become more efficient, smaller, cheaper, easier on the environment to manufacture and totally recyclable, because

that is what responsible, conscientious citizens demand. As for thorium power, a quick Google search tells me that it is nuclear energy producing radioactive waste we will have to store for hundreds of years hoping all that time that nothing goes wrong with the storage facility. Is Laurie Thomson suggesting that we should build a thorium nuclear power plant here in the Cowichan Valley? Isn’t one Fukushima disaster on the Pacific Ring of Fire enough? Catherine Wallace Mill Bay

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This weekend, I had occasion to exchange emails and speak with David Slade on the telephone. You may recall that David penned a “Special to the Citizen” on solar energy in the April 29 edition, which I rebutted in my letter that appeared in The Citizen’s May 6 number. I find that Mr. Slade and I agree on a number of points and that I was quite incorrect to suggest that he had a finan-

cial connection to installing panels here in the Cowichan. He is a strong proponent of solar but has advised me that he has absolutely no financial stake in any solar installations aside from the ones on his barn roof. I apologize, David, such being the case, I was clearly off-side and happily withdraw my comment. You are doing many good things in our Valley; your sentiments and efforts are to be commended.

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New lease on life for fire truck LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

An old fire truck is getting a second chance at life. A 1984 Mack Pumper Truck, which served the community of Crofton for 30 years, but was retired from North Cowichan’s Fire Rescue Service last year, has been donated to Firefighters Without Borders Canada. “We’re very pleased to be making this contribution,” North Cowichan Mayor Jon Lefebure said. “When David Hitchcock, a North Cowichan firefighter and the Central Vancouver Island representative for Firefighters Without Borders Canada, made the recommendation, council

didn’t hesitate to approve the donation. Thanks to Crofton fire hall’s commitment to maintenance and upkeep, this truck will likely be in service for another 20 years.” In Canada, a combination of safety standards and insurance requirements only allow fire trucks to be in service for around 25 years. The charitable agency can still make use of them, though. “The mission of Firefighters Without Borders Canada is to assist the emergency service agencies in developing countries to improve their ability to offer a higher level of emergency services to their communities,” FWBC President Bob Dubbert said.

The Municipality of North Cowichan donates one of its old fire trucks to Firefighters Without Borders. The truck cannot be used in Canada longer than 25 years, but will go to a community that can use it. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

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“Is this North Cowichan’s project, to pay for this?” she asked. Devana explained that the municipality had to face that the building would not open without the full financial top-up. In 2012 North Cowichan council provided the Chemainus Valley Historical Society (Museum) with $150,000 from the Land Sales Reserve Fund as a grant towards construction of a new information centre next to the museum’s planned expansion project. In 2013 North Cowichan provided a grant-in-aid of $20,000 to assist with increased costs related to the foundation for the museum expansion and the info centre. At a Feb. 12, 2015 council meeting, North Cowichan provided pre-budget approval of $60,000 for municipal staff to prepare a detailed estimate and assume project management of the Chemainus Visitor Information Centre project, Devana said. With that estimate now in hand it’s now known that the fire alarm system must be updated for the entire building in order to obtain occupancy. The final estimate requires $140,000 (including $60,000 pre-budget approval) to complete the centre. However, he said, North Cowichan will own the building and “in the end, it’s our asset.” Behnsen was not convinced. “I don’t think North Cowichan wants to keep acquiring more assets like this,” she said, telling her council colleagues that she sensed some exasperation in the general public. The final design for the building includes 810 square feet on the main floor and 885 square feet on the lower floor to accommodate the info centre and chamber of commerce offices. It is expected the project will be completed in approximately two months.

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Attendees of the 2015 Rhodo Convention held last week in Sidney agreed: Peter Lewis’s Bright Angel Garden was the showstopper on an up-Island six-garden tour taken by the international delegates. Lewis is an internationally acclaimed fountain maker by trade, having been commissioned to create works as close to home as the “Quench” centennial fountain at Duncan’s city hall and as far away as London, England, where one of his works featured at the 2012 Olympic Summer Games. It’s no surprise then that his eight-acre garden located near Bright Angel Park is a stunning

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display of not only approximately 1,200 rhododendrons, but of fountains in all shapes and sizes. Visitors were wowed on Friday when Lewis opened his garden for public viewing for the first time. As a member of the Cowichan Valley Rhododendron Society Lewis was thrilled to be asked to show off his collection. See ISLAND, Page 13

Gardener and fountain artist Peter Lewis, right, answers questions from hundreds of guests who toured his 10-acre grounds Friday during the 2015 Rhodo Convention. [ANDREA RONDEAU/CITIZEN]

Peter Lewis’s gazebo fountain gleams in the sun as water cascades down the roof. Visitors must use an umbrella to enter. Lewis designs and builds fountains, and his garden is some of his finest work. [ANDREA RONDEAU/CITIZEN]

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With sunlight glinting off the water, the weather was perfect for busloads of visitors who came Peter Lewis’s garden Friday. [ANDREA RONDEAU/CITIZEN]

Island welcomed ‘rock stars’ of rhododendrons COWICHAN VALLEY, From Page 12 “It’s a really big honour because they approached me,” he said, tickled to be part of a convention program that included the likes of Jim Barlup, Marc Colombel, Kenneth Cox, Harold Greer, Guan Kaiyun, Lionel de Rothschild and Hartwig Schepker. “These are the rock stars of rhododendron culture,” he said. Lewis hopes his garden will inspire others. Rhododendrons were a natural choice for him, having been born in Wales. There, some varieties grow 40 feet tall. Many edge lakes. “There’s nothing nicer than seeing these balls of pink and mauve reflected in the waters,” he said, explaining that “rhododendron” means “rose tree”. “In plant genealogy it’s the king of all shrubs,” he said. Rhododendrons really do bring the world together, Lewis said. When he and his wife were in Paris several years ago they were invited by a couple for a drink at their flat, which used to belong to Ernest Hemingway. As they sat in the living room, the owner remarked that he had been in Canada 20 years ago and what he remembered most was an “unbelievable” garden with thousands of rhododendrons. It was a garden belonging to a friend of Lewis’s, who has more than 6,000 of the shrubs. “So we were discussing Ken Gibson’s garden in Ernest Hemingway’s living room, go figure,” he recalls.

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A favourite event has been reworked for 2015 and given a new name: Spot Prawn Indulgence Days. From Thursday, May 14 to Sunday, May 17 the delicious seafood will be featured at several venues from Cowichan Bay to Cowichan Lake. Organizer Hylton McAlister, who has been in charge of the Cowichan Bay Prawn Festivals for years, announced this week that there are changes afoot for the wildly popular event, which celebrates the opening of the local, commercial prawn season.

Spot prawns will be on the menu in the Cowichan Valley starting on Thursday, the beginning of Indulgence Days. [CITIZEN FILE]

“This year’s event will have a different format. While having a smaller budget, our geographical reach will extend from Cowichan Bay to Duncan to Lake Cowichan,” he said in a letter to the Town of Lake Cowichan. “Venues, participants and dates are all somewhat different from the past but we are still promoting the spot prawn as a sustainable resource and focusing on the foodie aspect.” And foodies love those prawns. In past years, tourists have arrived from as far away as Ontario to participate in the festival with the crowds estimated at more than 5,000.

This year, events are being held on Thursday, May 14 at the Craig Street Brew Pub and Just Jakes, on Friday, May 15 at the Red Arrow Brewery, on Saturday, May 16 at both Cowichan Bay Seafood and the company’s booth at the Farmers Market in Duncan as well as the Old Firehouse Wine Bar, and finally on Sunday, May 17 the Indulgence Days end at Jakes at the Lake in Lake Cowichan. The Friday event will also be a sneak peek at the brewery, which is opening officially on June 2. Check out prawnfest.ca for dates, times and individual events.

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al Canadian Legion ednesday, hats began to May 6, a appear. Just after 9 week ago a.m., Mayor George today, was the 70th H. Savage declared anniversary of the a civic holiday. Allied defeat of Nazi All businesses but Germany. Japan was bakeries caught in still at war but much mid-production and of the world celeCHRONICLES given until noon, brated V-E Day, after closed. Provincial almost six horrific T.W. Paterson Police officers wearyears and millions ing dress uniforms closed off of lives, of victory in Europe. the upper end of Station Street Cowichan greeted the to traffic. With schools closed, momentous news with dis“squads of cycling youngsters belief then sirens — the appeared, streaming flags and same sirens meant to warn bunting,” and be-flagged cars of impending air raids — and filled with celebrants began to spontaneous public demonfill the streets. strations tempered with what All this occurred on Monday, was said to be “remembrance May 5, pre-empting Ottawa’s and subdued happiness”. intention to delay the news Subdued in the memory of so as to make Tuesday, the the Valley’s more than 100 6th, V-E Day. Why? Because soldiers, sailors, airmen and officialdom thought that the merchant seamen who’d been killed, died on active service or first priority should be an interdenominational church were listed as missing. service then celebration. The Upon its publication four 11 a.m. Tuesday service held days later, the Cowichan Leadat the Duncan cenotaph was er, beneath a two-inch-high headline, urged readers to give conducted by Revs. Burns, Willams, Archbold and Hughes thanks in the church of their before an estimated 500-600 citchoice. Official word of the cease-fire izens who sang O Canada and the hymns, Now Thank We All had ended “five years, eight Our God, The Supreme Sacrimonths and six days of bloodfice and God of Our Fathers. shed and destruction”. The Prayers were offered in city’s telephone exchange was thanskgiving and petitions for overwhelmed by callers trying the sick and wounded, prisonto verify the news or to inform ers of war and those missing family and friends. In brilliant were said by the clergy. A sunshine small crowds began combined choir was conducted to gather on downtown street by C.A. Howard, with Mrs. W.S. corners to discuss the news, Smith playing the organ, and at first dubiously, then with an RCL pipe band in ranks. mounting excitement, and Also present were students flags, service ribbons and Roy-

from Queen Margaret’s School, Boy Scouts, Girl Guides, Wolf Cubs and Brownies — as many as could be gathered at short notice. Civic officials represented Duncan and North Cowichan. Such was Cowichan’s “official” observance of one of the most momentous days in history. The remainder of the day “passed without any further organized demonstration” and with no beer parlours or liquor stores open for business through Wednesday the 6th. Ironically, Tuesday, the real V-E Day, had been the quieter of the two days as many residents came to terms with the climax of years of having to live in a wartime economy and environment. A further sign that the occasion was not one of total joy was the sermon by Fr. L.D. LeClair, SMM, at a well-attended service in St. Edward’s Church: “...It is only right that we raise our hearts in thanksgiving today. Our efforts, our hardships, our sacrifices, those of our boys more particularly, are today crowned with success. We might be tempted to sit back now and bask in the sunshine of this recent victory. But I would urge you to continue your efforts, to re-double them... “Unless we change our hearts....the peace we want will not come true. We must have this time a just and lasting peace, a peace founded on equity and charity.” See SOME, Page 17

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Some received sad news on V-E Day, 70 years ago HOW, From Page 16 Earlier, Chemainus and Cobble Hill, Bamberton and Shawnigan residents had marked their own memorial services at the Chemainus and Cobble Hill cenotaphs.

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For some, it was a time of sadness over personal loss. Even as “bells pealed out victory,” his wife was notified that well-known artillery officer Maj. Jim Else had been killed in action. Besides Mrs. Moss he left two young sons.

Word was also received that Maj. A. Compton-Lundie had been posted as missing two weeks earlier. Such was V-E Day in Cowichan, 1945. The Royal Canadian Legion conducts a ceremony on V-E Day. [CITIZEN FILE]

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‘THE JUNGLE BOOK’ COMES TO LIFE

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Stephen Harper: The Musical by James Gordon, is coming to Duncan May 21. Comics have been dining out on comedy provided by Parliament Hill for decades but this event brings the fun to the Quamichan School theatre at 2515 Beverly St. starting at 7 p.m. Presented by the Cowichan-Malahat-Langford NDP and subtitled How To Survive & Thrive in the Dying Days of the Empire of Oil, the show, author James Gordon’s fourth full-length musical play, now refreshed and updated, continues to deliver a stern, but funny, message. After numerous successful sessions across the country in the past 18 months, the production has no problem keeping up to date with so much material emerging almost daily from our nation’s capital. The one-man show — well, two if you count the dummy — examines the current Canadian political climate through songs, rants, visuals, puppets and plenty of attitude. Look for 20 original songs, spoken word, hundreds of projected images, audience participation, and an activist’s passion to show where we are and where we can go as a nation. The timing is right for this show, too, with a federal election coming this year. No matter what your political stripe, if you enjoy politics, there are laughs to be had and, since it is political humour after all, a little bad language. Gordon is also a singer-songwriter, with 40 albums to his credit over a 30-year international career. Tickets available online at: www.gigtix. ca or get them from Gallowglass Books in Duncan.

Mowgli (Tahlia Suelzle) is flanked by the vultures (Emma Wilson and Kaylin Kennedy), with Baloo (Bianca Steele) in behind, as they sing That’s What Friends Are For during Chalkboard Theatre’s presentation of Disney’s ‘The Jungle Book’ at Queen Margaret’s School last Sunday afternoon. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

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A+ FOR DUNCAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL CAST Summer Rose (Lourdess Sumners), centre, tells fellow students that she’s glad she’s now in a small school where she can get to know everyone in Duncan Christian School’s musical, ‘The A+ Project’, at the Cowichan Theatre May 2. In the show, a group of self-centered teens face some tough choices. [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]

Four comedians take stage for CWAV fundraiser LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

Following a now much-anticipated tradition, the annual Cowichan Woman Against Violence fundraising show May 22 features another hilarious evening of all female comedy, entitled I Am Woman, Hear Me Laff. Four fabulous female stand-up comedians, Katie Ellen, Brynn

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REACHING FOR THE SUMMIT Climbers from Cowichan Secondary School scale the climbing wall at Mount Prevost Elementary in their bid to collectively climb 29,000 feet, equal to the height of Mount Everest. Students from the climbing program, as well as novices who were trying it out for the first time, hit the gym last Friday for the event, which was a fundraiser to help the people of Nepal, who have been devastated by two major earthquakes in the last 30 days. [ANDREA RONDEAU/CITIZEN]

VALLEY Calendar Miscellaneous • Low Tide Day in Cowichan Bay, Saturday, May 16, 9:30 a.m. Beach seine in the eelgrass, quadrant survey for children and families, Kil-Pah-Las Beach. Community beach and trail clean-up, meet at Hecate Park. Both groups meet at Hecate Park at noon for food, music, fun. • Cowichan Jacobin Reading Group in cooperation with The Joseph Mairs Memorial Committee hosting “Our Wood Our Oil: The Case For Public Democratic Ownership” Saturday, May 23, 1 p.m., Mercury Theatre, 331 Brae Rd., Duncan. Presenter: author and journalist Mitchell Anderson. • Cowichan Fish and Game Association hosts Canadian Firearm Safety course (PAL/RPAL) starting Friday, May 29. Info: Mike 250-748-0319 or canadianfirearmsafety@shaw.ca • Giant SPCA Garage Sale Saturday, May 30, Sunday, May 31, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., Cowichan Exhibition Grounds. All proceeds to local SPCA. • École Cobble Hill Ecostravaganza celebrating World Environment Day, Saturday, June 6, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the school. Theme: Water. Yours to Protect. • Love horses? Cowichan Therapeutic Riding Association needs dedicated volunteers in lots of different areas. Help our special needs riders to reach their goals in the ring. No experience necessary, training provided. Info: 250-746-1028, email info@ctra.ca, website www.ctra.ca

• Friendly Visitors wanted! Volunteer Cowichan program connects an isolated or lonely senior in the community with a Friendly Visitor. Interested? Call 250-748-2133. • ShoDai Peace Chant new location Nichiren Peace Centre, Johnny Bear and Cambrai Road. Meditation Thursdays, 7 p.m., Discovery Sunrise Sundays, 10 a.m. Website: www.viretreats. com. Info: 250-710-7594. Email: peace@ viretreats.com • Duncan United Church Thrift Store, operating for 20 years, supports outreach programs. Great bargains, reasonable prices. Open Fridays, 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. • The Duncan Family History Centre (Genealogy) is open, Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wednesday, 6:30-8 p.m. Free access to Ancestry.com, FindMyPast available, 1815 Tzouhalem Rd, LDS Church. Info: 250-748-9618. • The Council of Senior Citizens Organizations is an advocacy group devoted to improving “quality of life” for all seniors. Seniors organizations, associations, wishing to affiliate, or individuals wishing to become members contact Ernie Bayer at 604-5769734 or email ecbayer@shaw.ca. • SDA Thrift Store, 3441 Gibbins Rd., open every Thursday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., and every second and third Sunday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. • The Saltair Country Market, Mt. Brenton Centre, 3850 South Oyster School Rd. (off Old Chemainus Road). Info and to book a table ($10) 250-4160363 or www.elizahemingway.com

• Little Eagles Stay and Play, a Chemainus Community Schools Association program for 0-3 year olds at Chemainus Elementary Fridays, 9-11 a.m. Stories, songs, crafts, creative movement, snack, social time. Drop in and enjoy. Info: 250-246-3588; ccsa@sd79.bc.ca

Seniors • Dance to music from the 50s and 60s at Valley Seniors Centre, 198 Government St., every Wednesday, 3-5 p.m., $5. Info: 250-746-4433. • Chemainus 55+ drop in centre pancake breakfast Saturday, May 16, 9-11 a.m. Hosted by the Carpet Bowlers. $5. • Chemainus 55+ drop in centre pot luck birthday party Saturday, May 16, 5-8:30 p.m. Entertainment. • Chemainus 55+ drop in centre blood pressure clinic Wednesday, May 20, 9:30-11 a.m. • Chemainus 55+ drop in centre soup and sandwich Wednesday, May 20, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., $5. Entertainment by Centre Belles Ladies Choir. • Lake Cowichan 50 plus activity centre, 55 Coronation St., needs volunteers of all ages. Info: 250-749-6121. • Lake Cowichan 50 plus activity centre, 55 Coronation St., holds bingo Wednesdays, 1 p.m., Sundays, 7 p.m. Volunteers welcome. Info: 250-749-6121. • Attention Lake Cowichan! Rivernotes Women’s Choir meets Mondays, 6 p.m. at the Lake Cowi-

chan Senior Centre. Lots of fun and a great vocal workout! • Valley Seniors Activity Centre, 198 Government St., Duncan open 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday to Friday, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday. $20 per year. Carpet bowling, cribbage, billiards crafts, bridge, choir, bus trips on our own bus. Live music Mondays and Wednesdays 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Dances every 1st and 3rd Saturday evening 7:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m. Open to public for Bingo each Tuesday. Many special events throughout the year. Check out Monthly Newsletter at valley-seniors.org and consider membership if you’re 55 years or older. Info: 250-746-4433.Info: 250-746-4433 or www. valley-seniors.org

Recreation • All-ages chess club: all skill levels and ages welcome to play and learn chess in supportive, fun environment. Mondays 6-8 p.m., Duncan library gathering place or available tables. • Cowichan Fly Fishers meets 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month at the Air Cadet Hall, Gibbins Road. Doors open 7 p.m. Open to all ages and skill levels. Info: www.cowichan flyfishers.com • Teen Yarn Craft Group, Duncan library, Thursdays, 5-6 p.m., ages 13-18. Learn to knit, crochet. Extra needles and yarn provided. • Family storytime at Duncan library Tuesdays, 10:30-11 a.m., ages 0-5 and families. Stories, songs, fun.

• Drop-in floor hockey presented by the Chemainus Community Schools Association at Chemainus Elementary Thursdays, 8:30-10 p.m. $4. Info: 250-246-3588; ccsa@sd79.bc.ca • Badminton, Frances Kelsey Secondary School gym, Tuesdays, 8 p.m. Call 250-743-3487.

Meetings • Cowichan Historical Society meeting, May 21, 7:30 p.m., St. Peter’s Church Hall, Duncan. Speaker: Jim Ward of the Cobble Hill Historical Society on a project researching historic Cobble Hill properties. • Branch 53 Legion meeting Sunday, May 17, 2 p.m., Duncan Community Lodge, Moose Road, Duncan. All members needed, important items for discussion and vote. Mark you calendar for June 21, 2 p.m., Thrifty Foods Duncan meeting room. • Cowichan Valley Garden Club meets the second Wednesday of each month at St. John’s Anglican Church hall, 486 Jubilee St., Duncan, 7 p.m. Newcomers welcome. Info: 250-709-2608. • Cowichan 950 Toastmasters meets Wednesdays 7-9 p.m., Island Savings Centre, Duncan. Info: www.cowichan toastmasters.com • Silverbridge Toastmasters meets every Tuesday, Island Savings Rec. Centre, Duncan, noon to 1 p.m. Learn and improve public speaking and communications skills. Info: www. cowichantoastmasters.com

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Island AA final goes to Brentwood College girls ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN: “The bottom line is that

Three local teams off to provincials KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Four years of hard work and dedication paid off for the senior members of Brentwood College School’s girls rugby team last Friday as they defeated Shawnigan Lake School 38-5 in the Island AA championship game at Brentwood, likely locking themselves in as the top seed at the provincial championships. “I think we’re pretty blessed with some seasoned and talented players,” coach Marius Felix said, noting that many of those players have been with the Brentwood program for four years and are homegrown B.C. products. “The bottom line is that I think these kids love to play rugby. They work hard, and that makes it pretty easy for us as coaches to get results.” Both teams were missing players when they met at Shawnigan a week earlier, including Brentwood’s entire front row and kicker. Having those players back, Brentwood was firing on all cylinders last Friday. The game plan revolved around shutting down Shawnigan’s top players, something Brentwood was successful at. “We had to try to find a way to cancel out their best players, and

I think these kids love to play rugby. They work hard, and that makes it pretty easy for us as coaches to get results.” MARIUS FELIX, Brentwood girls rugby coach

they have some very, very good players,” Felix said. “Our defensive strategy was a team effort: not to allow them any time and space, and it worked.” On offence, the Brentwood players capitalized on the opportunities they were given. “We have some quick players in our backfield,” Felix said. “When they get time and space, quick players are deadly, and ours were very good on Friday.” One of those quick players, Denise Roy, scored three tries. Mckenna Haz added a try and four conversions, and Hannah Colbourne and Brooklyn Navarette scored single tries. Another player who didn’t get on the scoresheet, may have had the best outing for Brentwood, however. “On balance, probably our best player was Ciel Arbour-Boehme,” Felix said. “She is very, very good, and she does a lot of things for us. She responded really well to the coaches, and it was a pretty good result for her.” Felix believes Brentwood has

set itself up well for a successful run at the provincial tournament in North Vancouver on May 21-23, but he knows it won’t be easy. “The playoffs are a completely different story,” he said. “We’ve got to stand and deliver when we take the field. There are eight really good teams in the competition, and Shawnigan is one of them.” The Shawnigan coaches had hoped to turn the tables on Brentwood after the teams’ previous meeting, won 29-10 by Brentwood. With the Island final now in their rearview mirror, Shawnigan is refocusing on provincials. “The result was not what we were hoping for at the Island finals,” coach Tanja Ness said. “But we are very proud of our girls’ effort and heart. The girls played hard until the final whistle and ended up scoring in the final minutes of the game. As coaches we feel that this shows the character of our team. Brentwood is a strong team. We hope that we will be able to meet them again at provincials.” Cowichan Secondary school lost to Vanier in the AAA girls Island final, but will also be looking to get back at them at provincials. “Our team has had a lot of injures this season,” coach Daryl Griffith said. “Hopefully we will have everyone back for the B.C.’s. Vanier are the defending B.C. champions and will be hard to beat, but anything can happen in tournament play.”

Brentwood star Ciel Arbour-Boehme looks to off-load a pass early in her team’s victory over Shawnigan Lake School in the Island girls rugby AA final at Brentwood last Friday. Brentwood and Shawnigan are headed to the AA provincial tournament next, while Cowichan Secondary will compete for the AAA provincial title. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

Breakers lock up berth in provincial tourney KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

A crushing victory over their last challenger last Thursday guaranteed the Frances Kelsey Breakers a berth on the B.C. senior boys rugby tournament. The Breakers routed the Mark R. Isfeld Ice 56-0 on their home pitch to lock up a place in provincials. Kelsey returned to the provincial tournament last year after a seven-year absence. “The boys are pretty excited about going back to the B.C.s again,” coach Tom Fogarty said. Tyson Black scored once and made good on all eight conversion opportunities for a total of 21 points. Karl Mattison and Connor McGarry had two tries apiece, while Matt Butson, Braemon Conville, Masaru Evans-Kimoto

and Alex Hedley scored singles. Conary (Conky) Neligan was named Player of the Game for his excellent performance, dominating the Isfeld forwards at every opportunity. “It was a real team effort on the day and it was great to see the things we’ve been working on in training come to fruition in the game,” Fogarty said. “[Head coach Craig Schmidt] and I are very proud of the teamwork and dedication the lads have displayed, and we are looking forward to seeing the boys have some fun at provincials.” Kelsey will play Brentwood College School this Thursday at 4 p.m. in a placement game to determine if they will be seeded in the top eight or bottom eight for the final tournament.

Frances Kelsey Breakers forward Dallas (Moose) McLaughlin barrels through the Isfeld defence during his team’s 56-0 win over the Ice in the battle for the Island’s last spot in the provincial tournament. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

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Inter B Thunder roaring out of the gate “I think we’ll be able to compete.”

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The intermediate B Cowichan Valley Thunder may have scored nearly 50 goals over their first three games, while allowing just over a dozen, but head coach Lorne Winship isn’t expecting that trend to continue throughout the 2015 season. Winship believes things will balance out more as the Island league’s season continues, but still feels his team will be a frontrunner for the Island and provincial championships. “We have 15 returning players,” he pointed out. “We only had four second-year intermediates on the team last year. I think we’ll be able to compete.” The Thunder opened their season last Wednesday with a 15-6 road win over the Saanich Tigers. Winship expects the Tigers to narrow that gap next time they meet. “Just like last year, I think they’re going to be our nearest competition,” the coach said. “I don’t know if the score was indicative of the game. I’m pretty certain that, going forward, they’re going to be much closer. I think they’re a pretty skilled team.” Colin Winship and Brandon (Skippy) Corby both finished the game with six points, Winship on three goals and three assists, and Corby with two goals and four helpers. Mathieu Jung was close behind with two goals and three assists, and Tyson Black added three goals and one helper.

LORNE WINSHIP, intermediate B Thunder head coach

Tyson Black executes an evasive manoeuvre against a Juan de Fuca defender at Kerry Park Arena last Friday. Black had 16 points over Cowichan’s first three games. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN] Corwin Trent added a goal and one assist, while Kaine Dreaver, Steven Robertson, Kyle Page and James Taylor also scored. Kain Stewart picked up the win in net. Two days later, the Thunder dusted the Juan de Fuca Whalers 18-7. Because JDF had a really short bench, the game went to running time midway through the second period.

“They only had 11 runners,” Winship said. “Their coach said they were missing four or five second-year players and their No.1 goalie. I don’t know if we can judge them until we play them again.” Jung paced the Thunder with five goals and five assists, Tyson Black added two goals and four assists, and Jacob Taylor and Kyle Page each had a hat trick

and one assist. Colin Winship finished with five helpers, Trent had three goals, goalie-turneddefender Dallas McLaughlin scored once, as did midget callup Brody Black, and Dreaver, Brayden Zunti and goalie Marc Gagnon had one assist apiece. Winship makes a point of saving milestone balls for players who score their first intermediate goals, and after putting aside

six during Cowichan’s 16-1 win over Peninsula on Sunday, he’ll have to shell out for a new box of balls. Zunti, Wyatt Gibb, Tyler Weidenfeld, Sean O’Neill, Hunter Hieta and Thomas Vaesen all scored their first goals at the intermediate level as Cowichan crushed the league newcomers. “They’re a brand-new team, and they’re not at the level, probably, of any of the other teams in the league,” Winship acknowledged. “There are two new teams in the league. That’s what the league needs.” Including the aforementioned half-dozen, the Thunder got their goals from 15 different players. Robertson was the only player to score more than once, while Jung, Corby, Trent, Tyson Black, Kyle Page, Mitchell Page, Jacob Taylor and Liam Clinging also had singles. Tyson Black and Colin Winship had five assists apiece, Jung added three, and Weidenfeld, O’Neill, Hieta, Vasesen, Jacob Taylor, Mitchell Page, Kyle Page and Brody Black each had one assist. Stewart came within a single goal of a shutout. Cowichan will visit Juan de Fuca this Saturday. Their next home game will be on May 22 against Saanich at Kerry Park at 8 p.m.

Caps forward Neher commits to Div. III SUNY Plattsburgh KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

After wrapping up his junior hockey career with the Cowichan Valley Capitals earlier this year, forward Jesse Neher will head to the State University of New York Plattsburgh this fall. The Plattsburgh State Cardinals play in the NCAA Div. III SUNYAC conference. A product of Fort St. John, Neher played 226 games in the B.C. Hockey League between 2011 and 2015, scoring 34 goals and setting up 46 more for 80 career points. He started his career with the Nanaimo Clippers, and was traded to the Caps midway through the 2012/13 campaign. He played 55 games for Cowichan in 2014/15, compiling 22 points on nine goals and 13 helpers, while serving as an alternate captain on the young team. “Jesse is a great team player that has the versatility to play in a lot of different roles,” Capitals head coach Bob Beatty said. “He has skill to contribute offensively and the grit and determination to kill penalties and play in a checking role.”

Shawnigan Lake School’s new arena. [CITIZEN FILE]

Canucks young guns headed to Shawnigan KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Jesse Neher spent two and a half seasons with Cowichan. [CITIZEN FILE] Previous players from the 2014/15 Capitals to commit to post-secondary teams include captain Kyle Horsman, who will

head to Robert Morris University (NCAA Div. I), and Julien Lepage, who is bound for York University (CIS).

Perhaps hoping that Shawnigan Lake School’s undefeated record in its first season of competition in the Canadian Sport School Hockey League will rub off on them, the Vancouver Canucks will be holding their annual prospects development camp at the school’s new arena this summer. Canucks prospects, including Vancouver draft picks and undrafted college free agents, will gather at the school for a week of training sessions from July 3-9. All on-ice practices will be open to the public. Shawnigan opened the new

arena earlier this year. The school’s senior boys hockey team had a perfect record in the CSSHL’s Varsity division, competing against teams from across B.C., Alberta and the Pacific Northwest, winning the league title in its inaugural season.

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Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Eagles win 2 golds at youth tourney KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Cowichan Eagles youth teams won two gold medals and two silvers last Saturday as hundreds of young athletes packed the fields around Cowichan Secondary School’s Quamichan campus for the 13th annual All-Native Youth Mother’s Day Weekend Soccer Tournament. A total of 42 teams from Duncan, Victoria, Saanich, Campbell River, Nanaimo, Ladysmith and Alert Bay took part. Cowichan teams finished first in the U5 and U7 divisions, and second in the U5 and U16 brackets. Rounding out the U5 division, the Songhees Baby Falcons placed third, while the Campbell River Baby Wings and Saanich Blues were second and third in the U7 group. The U10 division was won by the We Wai Fury of Campbell River, followed by Wsanec of West Saanich and the Lil Smoothies of Nanaimo. The two Cowichan teams were knocked out in the semifinals. We Wai Kai of Campbell River won the U13 bracket, followed by two Victoria teams, the G.I. Breakers and the T-Birds, in second and third respectively. The Eagles II reached the semifinals. In the U16 bracket, the secondplace Eagles finished behind the Saanich Panthers and ahead of

Duncan Christian’s Matt Brandsma (21) makes a big defensive move against Richmond during the school’s ball hockey tournament at the Island Savings Centre last Friday. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

Chargers finish seventh in ball hockey invitational

Flanked by teammates Cameron Wilson, left, and Kaleigh Seymour, Jaeda Douglas carries the ball for the U7 Eagles. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN] the Victoria T-Birds. Supporting the tournament were Cowichan Tribes Youth and Recreation, Saunders Subaru, Columbia Ice, Duncan Paving, Chief Chip Seymour and Alec Johnny of Cowichan Tribes, and LMG Pringle Insurance. This year’s tournament marked the first for Cowichan Eagles Youth Soccer since splitting their leadership away from the adult teams. “This year, the parents of the youth held an election and voted to have a separate entity with a board,” treasurer Dana Thorne explained. “The club is currently

using the name Cowichan Eagles Youth Soccer Club, however due to some complications, may have to look to rename and apply as a separate society.” Cowichan Eagles Youth Soccer Club teams play in several tournaments every spring and summer. This year, the club has 72 players over seven teams, and does fundraising to help with tournament fees, jerseys and equipment. Anyone interested in donating to support the youth club should contact president Peter Moses at cesc.pres@gmail. com or Dana Thorne at cesc. treasurer@gmail.com

KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

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