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Crash lands car on lawn of municipal hall KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Emergency responders attend to a vehicle that rolled onto the grass at the North Cowichan hall on Monday afternoon. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

After trying to avoid another car on the Trans-Canada Highway, a vehicle ended up on the lawn at the North Cowichan Municipal Hall on Monday afternoon. Just before 3:30 p.m., a Nissan XTrail operated by a woman in her 20s left the road when the driver dodged a black Porsche Cayenne that made a quick lane change in front of her, going through a hedge and ending up on the grass, flipping 360 degrees and ending up back on its wheels. The Porsche stopped but its driver didn’t offer information to the driver of the Nissan. Other witnesses did stop to provide assistance. The driver and sole occupant was taken by ambulance to the Cowichan District Hospital for assessment. Patrols looking for the Porsche were unsuccessful.

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New driver loses control LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

Did you ever think the metric system could cause an accident? It did in Lake Cowichan’s Meade Creek area last Saturday. The result was a wrecked pickup truck in the weeds, a power pole that needed to be replaced, 1,045 people in Youbou and Meade Creek left without power for several hours, and a new driver with an experience he’ll never forget. Sgt. Wes Olsen of the Lake Cowichan RCMP said a pickup truck had lost control and went off the road and struck a power pole at 5:25 p.m. on Saturday, May 24. It was witnessed by another motorist and police were called immediately. “We were on the scene pretty quickly. There were two males in the vehicle. They had minor injuries. There was no indication that alcohol was involved,” he said. “But speed is a factor. One of the gentlemen was teaching the other how to drive. By the looks of it, that was probably a vehicle that was brought up from the States and the speedometer was in miles-per-hour versus kilometres-per-hour. “So instead of doing the posted 80 km an hour, the gentlemen was doing close to 80 miles per hour and when he realized same, he panicked. And, being a novice driver, when he panicked, he lost control and that’s how the vehicle ended up in the ditch,” the sergeant said, adding, “They were very lucky, actually. The vehicle is pretty well a total write-off.” The cab was the only part that wasn’t mangled. “There were only minor injuries involved. According to the

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Junior Council takes on safety, pesticides, transit KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Working with an unprecedented $3,000 budget, the members Duncan’s Junior Council took their responsibilities seriously at Monday’s annual meeting. With Cowichan Secondary School no longer running the Junior Council program, it was taken over by Safe Youth Cowichan, and given actual funds to work with. Mayor Jenni Capps and councillors Emma Kononowicz, Belle White, Chelsea George, Amelia Heyward, and Dawson Douglas did their due diligence and were prepared to address a variety of issues relevant to young people in the Cowichan Valley. While some issues were referred back to Safe Youth Cowichan, others will go directly to senior city council, and plans were made for presentations to groups including the Cowichan Valley Regional District. Based on a decision by Junior Council, the topic of a food forest strategy will go to Safe Youth Cowichan, with the plan of making a presentation to the city’s Environment Committee. The city already supports farms and gardens, Capps noted, and a food forest would improve accessibility to locally cultivated food. “This would be a good addition to community gardens,” Heyward commented. Kononowicz saw long-term benefits to the concept. “It will get a lot of people’s attention for eating healthier,” she said. Safe Youth Cowichan was also asked to make a presentation to the CVRD Transit Committee outlining Junior Council’s concerns about transit, including the condi-

Junior Mayor Jenni Capps, centre, is flanked by junior councillors Chelsea George, Belle White, Emma Kononowicz, Amelia Heyward and Dawson Douglas following Monday’s meeting in the City of Duncan council chambers where they dealt with a wide range of issues important to Cowichan Valley youth. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN] tion of certain bus stops, scheduling issues, and other barriers that young people face. “The youth voice is big in developing transit in this region,” Capps said. “You’re not always capable of getting from point A to point B.” “On weekends there aren’t enough bus routes, and they’re not always at the right times,” Heyward added. Junior Council also referred

the topic of youth safety to Safe Youth Cowichan and Community Policing to develop an outreach campaign to educate adults and youth on safety issues youths are facing in the City of Duncan community. “A lot of [adults] probably don’t know about street harassment [that youth face],” Kononowicz said. City council was asked to consider banning or restricting residen-

tial pesticides within the city. “There is no policy in place, but it is something that the city tries to avoid,” Capps acknowledged. “This would be a great thing to put in place,” Kononowicz said. “If there were no pesticides, our food would be a lot safer to eat.” Junior Council also requested that city council ask staff to look into adding compost bins where there are already garbage and recycling receptacles, and putting

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signage on the bins to educate people about what can and can’t be put in each bin. “The key is really about education and getting people to use them differently,” Capps said. Kononowicz suggested using the compost collected from the bins to fertilize the recommended food forest. From the CVRD, Junior Council plans to request representation on the steering committee for the upcoming CVRD Regional Transportation Plan, to consider issues such as a region-wide trail map and signage, bike lane connectivity between communities, and community outreach. “A lot of people who use [trails and bike lanes] are youth,” said Capps The councillors also resolved to work with the Cowichan Watershed Board and Cowichan Lake and River Stewardship Society either to participate in the annual river clean-up in August or to coordinate a second event at another point in the year, and to contribute an undetermined portion of their budget to the river clean-up. In addition to their resolutions, council also heard presentations from B McKenzie of Cowichan Valley Safer Futures and Rosalie Sawne of One Cowichan. All the junior councillors were pleased with the experience. “It’s a g reat oppor tunity,” Kononowicz said. “Everyone has been so helpful as we have gone through the process.” The experience also gave them a chance to see what senior councillors and city staff deal with on a regular basis. “I understand how much hard work goes into it,” Capps said.

Vandals break in, damage shed, trailer Lake Cowichan RCMP are looking for information after a pair of break-ins resulted in property damage. The RCMP received two separate reports of damage on Monday. A shed was broken into in the area of Coronation Street, and a cargo trailer was hit in the downtown area around South Shore Road. In both instances, locks were cut off so the culprit or culprits could gain access. Police are asking anyone with information to call the Lake Cowichan detachment at 250-749-6668 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Kevin Rothbauer, Citizen

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TEACHERS OUT AGAIN TUESDAY Cowichan Valley public school teachers, who walked the picket lines like these, left, at Tansor Elementary School on Thursday, May 29 will be back on rotating strike again Tuesday, June 3. Negotiators from the BC Teachers’ Federation president Jim Iker has announced that every school district will be closed down for another full day. “Teachers know that bargaining

is about compromise, but we cannot be the only ones expected to move,” he said. Education Minister Peter Fassbender responded, “It is truly puzzling that BCTF leadership continues to express such great and unwarranted concern that [the province’s] response somehow puts at risk extracurricular activities.” [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]

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Paige gets 5-month sentence More than a year after Daniel Hopkins was killed in a hit-andrun accident, Lorna Paige was sentenced to five months in jail and banned from driving for a year. Paige pleaded guilty in March to failing to remain at the scene of an accident, and received her sentence last week.

Hopkins, 17, was found by police lying on Boys Road, seriously injured around 5:30 a.m. on April 1, 2012. He was taken to Victoria General Hospital, but later died of his injuries. Paige, 24 at the time, turned herself in to police the following day, admitting to having struck him.

Melnor V.C. Hunter was convicted of failing to attend court and sentenced to 30 days in jail with a $100 victim surcharge. Tabitha A. Mouner was convicted of uttering threats and fined $50 with a $15 victim surcharge. Mitchell R. A. Wallace was convicted of one count of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle and one count of uttering threats and sentenced to a year’s probation and a one-year driving prohibition with a $50 victim surcharge and an order to submit a sample to the DNA database.

May 27 Facing a charge of fraud, Terrence G. Becker was convicted of a lesser included charge and fined $1,000. Alexandre S. Gordon was convicted of theft and given a oneyear suspended sentence with a year’s probation and a $100 victim

Lake Cowichan probes composting idea As part of the Town of Lake Cowichan’s consideration of invessel composting, several ideas have come up for discussion. These include the need for an onsite visit to look at the operation of these in-vessel units; the need

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surcharge. Carolyn M. Grove was convicted of theft and given a one-year suspended sentence with a year’s probation and a $100 victim surcharge. Marla A. Sampson was convicted under the Motor Vehicle Act of driving without a licence and fined $100. Kenneth R. Shewan was convicted under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act of trafficking in a prohibited substance and sentenced to 90 days in jail with a 10year firearm prohibition and $200 victim surcharge. Sean M. Venn was convicted under the Motor Vehicle Act of driving while prohibited and given a one-year driving prohibition with a $500 fine and $75 victim surcharge. Facing a charge of refusing or failing to provide a breath or blood sample, Alfred J. Crocker was convicted of a lesser included charge and fined $1,500 with a $225 victim surcharge.

for extensive review and research before committing to purchase; concerns about odour; investigation of the volume of compost available beginning January 2015 and an assessment of the area required for a composting facility. To start the ball rolling, Coun. Bob Day and a town staffer will visit an in-vessel composting facility.

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OUR VIEW

Investment needed for better-smelling future t is in the public interest for our governments to make some investment into researching and developing better ways to get rid of our waste. Take the controversy around Fisher Road Recycling. It is a wonderful thing that municipalities are now collecting compostables. This type of waste can actually be turned into a product that can go back into our environment in a positive way to help us grow crops and other plants by enriching our soil. Sending all of this stuff to the landfill for so many years was a

terrible waste, any way you look at it. But while backyard composting, done properly, doesn’t create a foul odour that has the neighbours gagging and looking at you like they hope you move away immediately, collecting and composting on a municipal scale does. Composting facilities are not trying to be bad neighbours. Most of them have put in a significant investment to try to keep foul smells to a minimum, but unfortunately, the technology just doesn’t seem to be there yet to make these facilities some-

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thing folks are happy to see move in next door. That’s why the Fisher Road facility is taking in compost from Saanich; that area has not been able to find a site for their own compost facility. The latest attempt created a huge, well, stink. And who can blame them? You sure know when you drive into the vicinity of the composting facility at Duke Point. And even in an industrial area of that ilk there are still neighbours, whether businesses or rural residences, that are affected.

There will never be a place isolated enough, yet still accessible enough, to be perfect. Yet, there is no question that composting this type of waste for re-use is a laudable endeavour that absolutely should continue. We must divert everything possible from our vast waste stream that has already caused so much damage to our environments both on land and at sea. And really, nobody is any more in favour of a stinky landfill in their neighbourhood than a composting facility, so going backwards is not an option. Our practice in the Cowichan

Broom can patch environmental scars

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Topple the trees, make room for broom. Walking as I do in my neighbourhood, I noticed with interest that broom blooms in gravel pits, on the edges of industrial sites, and throughout the clear cuts on Mount Prevost. It was not proliferating amongst the forested areas of my route. Research provided me with useful ideas of how we could utilize this resource. Though it has hair lightening properties, broom can also be effective in “wasteland reclamation”. I find the bright yellow flowers to be quite beautiful, more so now, learning they serve to camouflage environmental scars. Shall we send some seeds to the Alberta Tar Sands, reserve others for the Northern Gateway project?

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Valley of shipping our waste off Vancouver Island is also not a sustainable solution, either financially or morally. Which is why we argue that some real money should be put into researching new techniques and technologies that could significantly reduce or eliminate the stench of large composting operations. It would be an investment in our collective future. Imagine the advantages. We believe the ingenuity is there. We just need to provide adequate incentive to get to a better-smelling tomorrow.

Cutting down broom is example of NIMBYism Please save George Bonner’s band program I am disappointed to hear that George Bonner Elementary School’s band program will be discontinued after this school year. I could tell you why music education is so important (benefits language development, increases IQ and neural activity, improves spatial-temporal skills and test scores in English and Math), but I thought I might share my son’s story instead. My son, who has a diagnosis of autism and selective mutism, joined the Bonner band’s percussion section in Grade 6. With his disabilities, communicating with others is a real

challenge. Playing in the band allowed him to interact with others while creating music. He was learning how all the different sections in the band are equally important and how they need to work together to achieve success. I watched his self-confidence grow dramatically during his three years in Bonner’s band. My son had found a place at school where he was just one of the kids, but where he felt a new sense of belonging and pride. He enjoyed band so much that we signed him up for after-school drum lessons. His success at Bonner led him to sign up for the concert and jazz bands at Frances Kelsey.

What an easy transition when he saw the familiar faces of former Bonner band members in his new band classes! Band has continued to be a huge success for him. In fact, this year he is the senior jazz band’s drummer! This shy young man can get up on stage and proudly represent his school with a real sense of confidence — an incredible accomplishment! I truly hope that there is still a chance to save the band program at George Bonner Elementary. I’m sure my son’s success story is only one of a great many to come out of its band room.

As a newcomer to the Island from Ontario my wife and I are delighted at the early prevalence and variety of wildflowers and wild shrubs in our area. So I am rather surprised at the plan to eradicate the colourful broom we see aroundabouts. Describing broom as an “invasive species” is certainly a rather illiberal attitude as it smacks of those other unpleasant ideas of ethnic cleansing and anti-immigrant philosophies we see taking, er, root, in parts of the world. The broom is attractive, so because it is “foreign”, to want to cut it down seems rather xenophobic. Isn’t cutting it down, literally NIMBYism?

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MMBC system makes things harder In our recent past, the Municipality of North Cowichan introduced the so-called Kitchen Pitch In green bin program and in the first three months of operation the diversion of kitchen waste to compost vs. landfill was huge in a community of 30,000 people and continues to this day. Now, Christy Clark has contracted out all municipal waste management to an Ontario-based organization and we are already seeing the negative effects of that decision. We are no longer permitted to put plastic bags and films (most of which are a form of polyethylene, one of the most easily classified and recycled plastics) into the recycle. We are told we are to collect these materials and take them to a recycling depot much as we are expected to do with commercial glass. First of all, there is an underlying assumption that everyone has a vehicle that will allow them to do so. Not true. Second, in the midst of a waste dumping problem the new rules mean people will have more waste they are too lazy to take to a recycling depot, including those who own a vehicle, and dumping will get worse not better. Third, the CVRD, in response to the ignorant few, have removed all the local collection bins for commercial glass etc. so people now have to travel great distances to deliver this waste. The key to any recycling effort is the diligent application of the K.I.S.S principal. If it is easy and convenient to use most will use it. Put up barriers and it will fail. It seems to me that human nature will kick in and these plastics — and perhaps new items we have yet to be told we can no longer add to our recycling bins — will not end up at recycling depots but in the garbage and landfills. Yes, we have been told that if this is done, garbage will not be picked up but the MNC and CVRD cannot effectively police this so it is a moot threat. Having moved to the MNC some years ago from a jurisdiction with a cumbersome, user-unfriendly system I was totally blown away by the system we have (had) here in the MNC. It wasn’t broken so why did it need to be “fixed”? We best be looking for new landfills or looking at multi-million investments in clean incineration and co-generation before our landfills are gone.

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E&N train project an expensive and tragic mistake

ing/biking trail. Such a trail could be operational far before a rail service, be far cheaper, and provide a world-class destination for hikers and bikers from near and far. Studies show that such trails attract clean tourism to areas serviced and those utilizing the trails stay in the area longer. Anyone doubting this should check out the Sacramento River trails in California, the Kettle Valley trail in the Okanagan and the Galloping Goose in Victoria. Incidentally, the Galloping Goose entertains 800,000 visitors yearly! An E&N trail could eventually join up with the Powell River ferry, providing a wonderful circle route for visitors from the Mainland. It is time to let our elected representatives know that we don’t need another slow, expensive, seldom-used and outdated rail system. My bike is ready. How about yours?

There is a tragic and expensive mistake in the making according to the political talk around the proposed resurrection of the E&N railway. Who in their right mind believes that the train can be up and safely running for $18 million? Why, our collective governments could eat that money up in studies before a spike is hammered or a tie replaced! With all the trestles and crossings needed to be upgraded on this 125-yearold line we could easily be into this train folly for hundreds of millions. And who will ride such a train with its 240 level crossings necessitating a snail’s pace speed? The previous dayliner had several traffic incidents a year, some resulting in deaths. The liability insurance alone could total an onerous bill. It is time to open our eyes to the potential this corridor could offer to the whole Island should it be converted to a hik-

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Residents of Duncan, North Cowichan, Ladysmith, Lake Cowichan and CVRD Electoral Areas are invited to participate in a short online survey about housing challenges and opportunities at: www.cvrd.bc.ca/housing The survey will close May 31, 2014. Input will go toward the Regional Affordable Housing Needs Assessment – a study which examines housing market conditions, household incomes, and other factors, and identi¿es the people such as seniors, low-income families and single parents, who face the greatest challenges ¿nding affordable and suitable housing. The Regional Affordable Housing Needs Assessment will provide a benchmark for government agencies, non-pro¿t societies and developers for future planning and housing projects. More information is available at www.cvrd.bc.ca/housing. FOR MORE INFORMATION Contact Ann Kjerulf, Senior Planner, at 250-746-2629.

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Walk of the Nations to showcase Cowichan Valley diversity LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

Cowichan Valley residents are being urged to wear cultural and traditional clothing and bring flags, signs and banners to join

the seventh annual Walk of the Nations. It’s a good idea to start arriving at 9:30 a.m. for the 10 a.m. start of the big parade, which marshalls outside Vancouver Island University and will make its way to Centen-

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Duncan that summer, and since then it has grown to embrace many Valley groups in a special celebration of the area’s diversity. As organizers say, “Sometimes different roads lead to the same place. Let’s take this walk together.”

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Owner has done what he can: Giles RECYCLER, From Page 1 • A comprehensive odour study, and improvements to odour management practices, monitoring, reporting and complaint response; • Expanded water quality testing; • A mandatory monitoring regime for the swale, leachate ponds and underground drainage systems; • Improvements to vector and dust suppression requirements, including the requirement of further study and certification in relation to the use of well water for dust suppression; • Requiring truck traffic to enter and exit the facility from

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“He has upped the standards,” said Giles. “But really, this has been a problem area since it was zoned back in, I think it was, the year 2000.” She also praises Fisher Road Recycling owner Dave Laing for doing what he can to try to address community concerns, but in the end, she said, the quality of life for the facility’s neighbours is impacted. “Will this decision satisfy the community? And the answer to that is ‘no’,” Giles said. Now it is up to the CVRD to enforce the stipulations placed on the amendment, she said, to protect the community’s interests. Owner Dave Laing declined to comment on the amendment.

Bike trials wizard to perform at Tour Kickoff Cowichan Valley local bike trials wizard John Webster will perform at the Tour de Rock kickoff on May 31 at the Cowichan Sportsplex. He is a champion cyclist on the Union Cycliste International circuit. The kickoff is the official opening of the 2014 Tour de Rock and will be the community’s first chance to meet Beth Avis. Avis is an Auxilliary Officer with the Duncan/Cowichan RCMP detachment and she is representing the Valley in this year’s Tour de Rock. Avis will be riding the length of the Island from Port Hardy to Victoria between Sept. 20 and Oct. 3. On Sept. 30 there will be four stops in the Cowichan Valley in Chemainus, Lake Cowichan, Duncan and Mill Bay as well as at a num-

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A teaching legend on two continents For 30 years she and Dorothy Geoghegan instilled in their students service, integrity, pride (in themselves and in their school), faith in CHRONICLES God and faith T.W. Paterson in themselves to reach their potential, academically and socially. alf a century ago, it was said that “no one is more deserving of the title Cowichan Citizen” than the co-founder of Queen Margaret’s School, Norah Creina Denny. This remarkable lady left another legacy, Cowichan’s Girl Guides movement. Irish-born but raised in East Berkwith, Lincolnshire, Eng., she had, she told an interviewer in 1962, a happy childhood. It was while attending Queen Margaret’s School in Scarborough, that she became interested in Lord Baden-Powell’s Scouting movement. That was in 1911, when her brother joined the 1st East Berkwith Boy Scout troop. Two years later, she became involved with the Guides and continued to wear her pin with pride for the rest of her life, as well as the Beaver, Canada’s highest award in Guiding. The original precepts of Guiding and the Brownies hadn’t changed over the years, she said. Girls still earned their merit badges but there was a marked change in the cultural attitude towards their outdoors programs — the boys had always camped outside in tents, but the girls were originally domiciled in a rented house by the sea. For Miss Denny, the First World War meant volunteer work with the Red Cross, including 11 months in a civilian hospital in Northumberland and a year in an army hospital in Staffordshire. She also served in France as one of Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Nursing Reserve and was one of the few nurses, it was said, who performed her duties “under fire”. Demobilized in 1919, she came to

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Queen Margaret’s School still stands in Duncan, and remains an educational institution, now with many international students. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN] ing that it became an annual affair”. During the Second World War, she and “her girls” collected scrap metal. Each Sunday after chapel, she and Miss Geoghegan donned their Guide uniforms and led work parties in search of donated metals for the war effort. She recalled having handled, packed and shipped a ton of scrap a week. Not to mention paper (shredded for use as mulch in Victory gardens), bottles (returned for their deposits or, if of no value, used in stuccoing houses). Penny by penny, she recalled with pride, they’d raised $5,000. Almost as legendary as Miss Denny’s lifetime work with Queen Margaret’s was her green thumb and she was as recognizable in her off-duty uniform of floppy hat and garden gloves as in her matron’s dress or her Guides uniform. Miss Denny and Miss Geoghegan owned and administered Queen Margaret’s School until 1953 when they turned it over to a trust company as a non-profit organization. www.twpaterson.com

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Children & Apple Pie event promises lots to eat and to do Buy a pie – win a diamond necklace! Such is the enticing slogan of Evergreen Independent School’s 30th annual Children & Apple Pie, taking place on Saturday, May 31, from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Cobble Hill Fairgrounds. This family festival and community celebration is the school’s primary fundraiser, with proceeds supporting the specific programming that shapes Evergreen students’ education. This fabulous festival features something fun for everyone. The smallest children will enjoy face painting, a bouncy castle and a fish pond, while older kids will be inspired at the woodworking table, prove their skills on the mini golf course, or work on their aim at the Angry Birds game. Kids and adults alike look forward to the spectacular silent auction, featuring unique and inspired donations from local artists and businesses. Stop by the concession and fill up on tasty, fresh, organic fare before heading to the bake table to satisfy that sweet tooth. The bake table features Evergreen’s celebrated handcrafted apple pies. These delicious treats are enough to lure a crowd (they usually sell out before noon) but to sweeten the pot, every pie purchased comes with a chance to win a diamond necklace! To keep the festive spirits high, the live entertainment lineup includes (to name a few) Alex’s Evergreen Kids, Woodruff Music Studio, Moon Dance Drumming, Bonner Jazz Band, Steps Ahead, One World Youth Dance Theatre, Brentwood College Music Ensembles, and the Hilwi Dancers. Evergreen is accepting applications for

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The final youth dance of the school year is an event local youth, ages 10 to 13, won’t want to miss out on, say organizers of the Spring Fling Youth Dance scheduled for Friday, May 30. The dance takes place from 7-10 p.m. in the Genoa Room at the Island Savings Centre in Duncan. Attendees will get a complimentary bag of chips and canned beverage in the ticket price of $8. “The youth dances are a great way to socialize, be active, meet new friends from other schools and most importantly, be safe and have fun,” said a press release about the event. “The change in venue is something staff are testing out in belief it may enhance the fun atmosphere.” “As always, as part of providing a safe activity, parents are welcome to check the dance out anytime throughout the event as long as they are escorted by staff,” the press release reminds. “Youths can call home should they decide to leave early by asking staff. At the end of the dance, the staff will ensure all youths have a safe way home before leaving.” Tickets for the Youth Dance are on sale now and can be purchased at the Ticket Centre. For more information, call the Ticket Centre 250-748-PLAY (7529).

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On Saturday, May 31, Colin Castle visits the Duncan library with his upcoming book about Lukin “Rufus” Johnston, a journalist from Duncan history, Rufus: The life of the Canadian journalist who interviewed Hitler. The author will tell of how Johnston came to Canada from England, worked his way across the country and went on to be a journalist read from coast to coast. Stationed in London, Johnston was on his way back from Germany when he disappeared, leaving a mystery. The event is free, and runs from 3-4:30 p.m.

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Fire ants and invasive plants on forum agenda Invasive Species are the second greatest threat to biodiversity worldwide. If you want to find out more about it, Coastal Invasive Species Committee is inviting the public to their spring forum, field tour and annual general meeting, titled Connecting with Current and Cultural Knowledge, on June 12 at the Quw’utsun’ Cultural Center in Duncan. Register online by June 3. Locally, more people are becoming aware of how invasive species impact human health and safety, natural ecosystems and the economy through reduced yields associated with agriculture and forestry, increased infrastructure costs and property devaluation, and effects on First Nations cultural and traditional foods. The Honourable Judith Guichon, Lieutenant Governor of B.C., will be there to deliver opening remarks. Connect with others and hear speakers share the latest information about the European fire ant, the spartina invasion, restoration ecology, mapping from space, Cowichan Valley invasive plant policy and more. The Coastal ISC is a non-profit organization formed in 2005 with a vision that “communities, resources and ecosystems in the Coastal ISC service area are protected from the negative impacts

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Shawnigan Adventure offers new 2014 options Vancouver Islanders love to rally for a great cause and love to have fun in the great outdoors. Next month you can do both at the same time by taking part in the 10th annual Shawnigan Lake Adventure on Sunday, June 1, at the Shawnigan Lake Community Centre. Originally known as the Shawnigan Lake Walk, the Shawnigan Lake Adventure has grown over the past decade to include more activities and options for people of all ages and abilities. Unchanged, however, is the event’s goal of raising money for — and awareness of — the Cowichan Family Caregivers Support Society. This year’s Adventure features several new cycling and walking routes, as well as a kayaking excursion on Shawnigan Lake and the free use of GPS units for family-friendly geocaching games. Participants will also be treated to soothing foot baths and massages, free live entertainment, delicious vegetarian food, and a 10th anniversary birthday cake at the postAdventure artisan’s market. For more information, visit www. shawniganlakeadventure.com Compiled by Andrea Rondeau, Citizen

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Dan Newport’s company is Earth Quake Consulting and he means business when he talks about getting ready for the Big One. After 30 years in the military, teaching all levels first aid and light urban search and rescue (LUSAR). He retired three years ago and is now pursuing a new passion: making sure people don’t underestimate the devastation a big quake could cause here. Residents “have no clue” he said. Light search and rescue is searching around houses. “In regular Search and Rescue or SAR, they deal with a situation where your grandfather walked away from home. But LUSAR

means checking around homes, in urban areas. In the military, that meant in the married quarters. In Duncan it would be when buildings come down,” Newport said. Who goes in? “I’m training a team in Crofton right now,” he said. There are lots of useful things that can be done at those times, so it’s important to see where you fit in, he said. Everyone can help with the effort, Newport advised. From setting up camp beds to making soup or hot drinks to using a big voice to yell so survivors can hear there’s a team in the disaster area, everyone is important, he said. He said often people don’t think about the fact that they may have useful skills. “When everybody panics, they

need a voice or two to get over the noise, to get everyone to shut up and listen and then offer direction.” His team is being trained to organize things at a central area and get searches going. “We start off with the closest homes. We’ll start off yelling and screaming and see if we can hear anybody. If not, we do a penetration, after we do a rapid damage assessment. That’s part of what he teaches. “That’s what my team is being trained to do. Not go out into the community but to do the search and rescue stuff. And, if they find an individual, to assess for life signs,” Newport said. Expertise is important if they find somebody trapped. “That’s when they do their Dan Newport of Earth Quake Consulting says he is training a response team in Crofton and urges other area to take similar action. [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]

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and they need to know at least the basics of what to do in an emergency,” he said. All it takes is once a month for two hours, Newport said. “But at least my own people, once it all hits the fan know how to be team leaders when all the younger people come out. They, with their sore backs and broken knees, will be in charge telling the others what to do, they’ll supervise from outside as people go in to haul people out,” he said. “I’ll be able to do onsite training as well, but I’ll probably also ask, ‘where were you three years ago?’ Nothing happens until it happens and then people go off the deep end. They need to get ready now,” he said. Many communities don’t realize that they are facing significant difficulties if a big earthquake hits. Lake Cowichan, for example, is looking at locating their emergency centre at their sports arena and community centre, which is way across the river from their fire department and their ambulance facility, he said. In addition, the roads to communities like those at Cowichan Lake will be completely blocked with fallen trees and poles. See OUTLYING, Page 15

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VALLEY HAS, From Page 14 People there must expect to function on their own for some time after an earthquake, Newport said. Newport’s team wouldn’t need an official call if a big quake hit. “We would just swing into action,” he said. “They’re anticipating a 9.0 quake or stronger. It’ll be soon. They’re down to within the next 50 years,” he continued. “If we have a big one, there will be a lot of people who will be trapped, maybe for days. If you have a major bleed, within an hour you’re dead. “But people who are just trapped, who just can’t get the leverage to get out from underneath the roof, that’s where we come in. We try to get them out.” A challenge for anybody interested in preparing is make sure there is an accessible container full of emergency gear that is checked regularly and that has several keyholders out in the community so someone can get into it in an emergency. Crofton has a sea container to hold equipment and supplies and Newport is trying to get it opened and restocked so it’s ready, too. “Then, after the earthquake, once the team has gathered, I go to the container and start setting up for triage,” he said. “I have in routes and out routes already planned. And ambulances, as they become accessible, can start doing their chauffeuring back and forth to the hospitals, wherever they may be. “If not, we have to put them somewhere

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“So the population must whack down their own telephone poles if they are lying across roads, use the firewood, cut up those downed trees and use the firewood for burning, clear the paths and let someone else look after the bridges,” Newport said. He is setting out to change attitudes, with unfortunately only limited success so far and just in Crofton. Other communities really need to be sure they have at least started this work, Newport said. “There needs to be a plan for small communities. There are no standard operating procedures, no book for the towns. Having a book would have to mean that somebody knows what’s going on.” The CVRD has a training syllabus but it needs to be properly funded, he said.

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If 11th-hour negotiations between the Canadian Football League and its players union work out, Cobble Hill’s own Whitman Tomusiak will be suiting up for his first camp under contract with the BC Lions in Kamloops this weekend. “Hopefully it goes through,” he said. “I’m definitely looking forward to it.” As of Thursday, the league and the union were trying to reach a labour agreement before the old deal expired at midnight. Tomusiak attended Lions camp last year, but ended up staying with the junior Vancouver Island Raiders, while practicing with the Lions. “I was junior-eligible last year, so I just practiced with them all year,” he explained. “It didn’t count as a roster spot because of the junior exemption.” His junior career finished, he signed with the Lions last off-season, so now he’s battling for a roster spot. “Training camp itself will be the same, but it’s a lot more real this time,” he said. “I’m trying to make the team straight up; last year I was trying to make a name for myself.” Even though he has a contract, no one has a guaranteed spot, even the veterans.

Whitman Tomusiak practices with the Lions last season. [BC LIONS PHOTO] “Anyone can be cut at any point,” he said. “As a rookie, I’m not very secure.” Tomusiak expects to battle with seven or eight other Canadian receivers for four or five roster spots. Those are tough odds, but Tomusiak is confident in his abilities. “I’m pretty optimistic,” he said. “I know I can play at that level. I have no doubt about that.”

In case he doesn’t make the cut, Tomusiak does have a backup plan. In the fall, he can join the University of Manitoba Bisons, where he would be reunited with Jordan Yantz, his longtime quarterback with the Raiders. Playing CIS football wouldn’t have a negative impact on his professional aspirations; in fact, it’s very unusual for players to join the CFL straight out of junior. Playing with the Raiders made that possible, Tomusiak said. “The Raiders are like a pro team; they have an owner instead of being community-owned,” he said. “They get the best talent in Canada. If you’re going to play junior anywhere, that’s probably the best place to play.” Tomusiak got his start in football with the team then known as the Cowichan Chiefs in Grade 4 and 5, then left the sport for a few years until joining the Cowichan Bulldogs in Grade 10. After one year of football back in Cowichan, he went north to finish his midget career with the Nanaimo Redmen. Tomusiak still appreciates what the Cowichan programs did to help him get a foothold in the sport and help get to the Lions camp “It’s fantastic that the community has a team and supports it,” he said. “That definitely helped me.”

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Sherry Spence breaks from the pack to score a try in the Ruth Hellerud-Brown Cup opener. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

Bolstered by Cowichan players, Vancouver Island sides won two of three games last Sunday as BC Rugby Cups Competitions kicked off at the Cowichan Rugby Football Club. The Island senior women beat their Fraser Valley rivals 24-12 in the first game of the Ruth Hellerud-Brown Cup tournament, while the Island U20 men trounced the Fraser Valley side 78-12 in the Dunbar Keg opener. The only loss for an Island team came in the senior men’s match as Fraser Valley won 29-16 to take the lead in the McKechnie Cup competition. “Fraser Valley took hold straight from the start,” Vancouver Island Crimson Tide head coach Ken Goodland said. “They took advantage of everything

and scored two quick tries. We got off to a slow start and defensively laid off some of our tackles.” The Cowichan club had no shortage of representation in the three games. Suiting up for Vancouver Island in the U20 match was Sam Anderson, along with Shawnigan Lake School grads Olly Nott and Haydn Evans, and Cowichan Secondary grad Noah Dobson. Cowichan captain Sherry Spence played with the Vancouver Island women, alongside teammates Amelia Bieling and Cassy Stevens and former CRFC junior Kara Galbraith. In the senior men’s game, Cowichan was represented by Malcolm Sacht, Andrew Wright, Cam Hall and Peter Budina. The Cups Competitions will continue with games in Burnaby on June 7 and 14.

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Saunders’ next golf tourney targets KidSport KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

After raising more than $44,000 in their annual charity golf tournament on May 2, the Saunders Family Foundation is planning a second event later this summer, with all proceeds to stay in the Cowichan Valley. Next up is a nine-hole tournament at the Cowichan Golf & Country Club on Aug. 23, with all proceeds going to KidSport Cowichan. The $70 entry fee includes green fees, dinner and prizes, and a new Subaru will be awarded for a hole-in-one. Organizer Bill Saunders is excited about the upcoming tournament. “The fact is it’s a lot of fun,” he said. The tournament on May 2, also at the Cowichan Golf & Country Club, continued the Saunders Family Foundation’s long string of successful annual events. “We did very well,” foundation head Bob Saunders said. “I was very happy with it.” The $44,000 raised was up a little bit from past years, and Saunders is hoping to hit $50,000 next year, a mark he believes attainable because of the tournament’s popularity. “The tournament sold out in an hour and a half,” he noted. “We had a wait list.” While proceeds from the foundation’s long-running annual tournament go to several causes that the Saunders support, all the money raised in August will help kids in the Cowichan Valley play sports their families might not otherwise be able to afford. “There are lots of families where the kids want to play sports and can’t afford to,” Bill said. “Often kids that have that opportunity benefit from it, not just in sports, but as citizens. Sports make good citizens.” To register for the tournament, contact Bill Saunders at 250-701-0367 or email tldwyer@shaw.ca

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After suffering their first loss of the season last Friday, the intermediate B Cowichan Thunder responded by demolishing the Campbell River Ravens on Sunday. The Thunder fought back from four- and three-goal deficits on Friday, but were edged 10-9 by their closest rivals in the Vancouver Island league, the Saanich Tigers. Sunday’s game was never in doubt as Cowichan clobbered Campbell River 19-1. “Friday’s game saw our team start very flat again,” said coach Lorne Winship, whose team trailed 5-1 early in the first and was down 6-4 at the end of the period. Saanich led 10-7 in the third before the Thunder potted two late goals, but even with goalie Kain Stewart pulled down the stretch, the equalizer proved evasive. Brandon Corby led the Thunder with three goals, while Colin Winship had two goals and an assist, and Mitch Page scored twice. Josh Porter and Corwin Trent had singles. Tyson Black contributed four assists and Jordan Lysne added one. The Thunder were better prepared on Sunday and roared out to an 8-1 first-period lead, never looking back. Every player who dressed for Cowichan got their name on the score sheet, including goalie Dallas McLaughlin, who had one assist. Filling out the score sheet were Adam

Golia (five goals, four assists), Liam Clinging (three goals, one assist), Corby (three goals, one assist), Black (two goals, three assists), Colin Winship (two goals, two assists), Page (two goals, two assists), Aidan Miller (one goal), Kaine Dreaver (one goal), Corwin Trent (six assists), Jimmy Johnnie (two assists), Steven Robertson (two assists), Tyler Weidenfeld (one assist), Sean O’Neill (one assist), and Josh Porter (one assist). The intermediate Thunder head to Campbell River this Sunday for a rematch with the Ravens, then host Juan de Fuca at The Stick next Friday at 7:45 p.m. In the meantime, an 18-5 win by the junior B Thunder last Wednesday was the last straw for the Nanaimo Timbermen, who announced a few days later that, due to player numbers and other issues, they were folding. Cowichan dominated from the outset, leading 10-1 after the first period. Scoring for the Cowichan juniors were Ryan Taylor (five goals, four assists), Graham Winship (three goals, four assists), Golia (three goals, four assists), Luke Frost (two goals, four assists), Jamie Jensen (two goals, three assists), Kelvin Philp (two goals, one assist), Black (one goal, three assists), and Joey Robb (one goal, two assists). Robertson and Paul Yaremus had single assists. Goalie Logan Seymour made his first start of the season and earned the game ball. The junior B Thunder will host Westshore this Saturday at 4:30 p.m. at the Island Savings Centre.

Intermediate B goalie-turned-defender Dallas McLaughlin gives a good shove to a Saanich player during last Friday’s game, a 10-9 win for the Tigers over the Thunder. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

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The Rotary Club of Duncan donated $23,000 to build a new greenhouse at Providence Farm.The new larger greenhouse will enable Providence to grow more produce and over a longer growing season, thus generating more income and help the farm become more self sustainable. Not only did Rotary donate the money, they also provided some “sweat equity” in the project. Abe is the new Farm Manager at Providence Farm, and has been great to work with.

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ROTARY HAPPENINGS Duncan Christian all-star goalie Nick Harder gets a hand from teammates Johnny Caron (14) and Nick Baines as he holds the fort against Richmond Christian. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

All-star goalie gives DCS Chargers a chance KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Acrobatic all-star goalie Nick Harder kept things close for his team as Duncan Christian School hosted its 27th annual ball hockey tournament at the Island Savings Centre, last Friday, but his heroics weren’t quite enough to get his team into the medals. The Chargers finished seventh in the final

standings, while Surrey Christian topped Langley Christian 2 7-1 for gold and Langley Christian 1 edged Richmond Christian 5-4 in overtime for bronze. DCS had its closest games in 3-2 losses to Lions Gate and Pacific Christian. Grade 12s Bailey Cook, Doug Groenendijk, Gabe Lachmanec and Dawson Killick were among DCS’s top players throughout the tournament.

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Friday, May 30, 2014 | Cowichan Valley Citizen

Bulldogs swept by powerhouse Wolverines

Ravens bookend busy CWFL week with a pair of victories

KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

A busy week of games in the Cowichan Women’s Football League began with a 19-12 win by the Ravens over the Blue Steel Brew last Wednesday. Dana Thorne and Veronica Smith each had a touchdown and two interceptions as the Ravens came back from a 12-0 deficit. Kelsey Scholz had one TD, Lauren James had five sacks, Kendal Andjelkovic had one sack, and Rikki Wylie had a convert. On Friday, the Crew downed the Wild 45-0, led by two touchdowns apiece from Willy Toews, Marilou Sullivan and Jess LinesWikkerink, and one by Janelle Mould. Toews, Sullivan, Mould, Alita Mattin and Jade Scott all had interceptions, and Sullivan and Mattin added converts. Nicole Pugh came up with three sacks. For the Wild, Dieneke Pedersen and Kerri McKelvie had interceptions. Also on Friday, Moo’s Law beat the Sirens 26-7. Leanne Closson led the Law offence with a touchdown and two converts, while Jaimie Olson, Rachel Hastings and Crystal Gotto also had majors. Hastings added an interception and Gotto had three sacks. Deanne Mearns scored the Sirens’ lone

Kim Scafe of the Law is flagged by the Wild’s Dieneke Pedersen. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

touchdown. Mearns and Jessica Kato-Koch had interceptions and Shelly McKay added a convert. On Sunday morning, the Blue Steel defeated the Storm 50-0. The Storm got a lone sack from Rachel Pugh. Also Sunday morning, the Law beat the Wild 19-12. Pedersen and Marika Richard scored for the Wild. Pedersen also led the defence with two picks, while Becky Van Huizen, Kendall Chambers and Rhiannon Kemmler had one each, and Ginette Bilina had two sacks. The Ravens closed out the week with a 33-7 win over the Sirens on Sunday afternoon. McKay had the Sirens’ lone TD and converted it, while Sabrina DesRochers had two sacks and Kaelyn Corbin added one.

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All three Cowichan Bulldogs football teams came up against the “Goliaths” of their respective leagues, the Saanich Wolverines, and despite valiant efforts by the Cowichan squads, the Wolverines escaped with the sweep. The pre-atom Bulldogs were within a touchdown of tying the score going into the fourth quarter of their game, but a late TD gave the Wolverines an 18-6 win “We had a very good game and the players played against the toughest competition they will see all year,” pre-atom coach Ted Harris said. “We are showing the whole league that we are a strong, developing young team who get better and better each week. I’m proud of the team; they played hard.” After Saanich opened the scoring, quarterback Jaxson Jones marched his team down the field on runs by Treighton McCuaigJones and Spencer Young, ending with a touchdown by McCuaig-Jones. Throughout the game, Cowichan linemen Jayden Strzok, Nico Harris, Kaylum Billings and corner Evan Mayer swarmed the Saanich offence, and linebacker Ethan Bell knocked down a Wolverines pass attempt. Strzok, Harris, Billings, Matthew Beauregard and tight end Jayden Du Temple also led the charge on offence,

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Pre-atom Bulldog Treighton McCuaig-Jones hauls down a Saanich ballcarrier during last Saturday’s game. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN] and Du Temple came away with a reception as well. The atom Bulldogs were unable to gain any traction against Saanich, but coach Devon Lawrence was pleased with his team’s play. “In the spring, the score does not matter in my opinion,” he said. “What matters is seeing how the players are growing as young athletes, never giving up and being outstanding sportsmen on the field. Cowichan is known for our sportsmanship and this weekend the Atoms had it in spades.” Linemen Harrison Padur and Wyatt Atkinson and receiver Caden Gendal guided the offence, making way for running back Zach Pearson. On defence, a big tackle by safety William Hardman helped fire up the team,

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and lineman Ethan Giles made a tackle of his own that neither player will forget anytime soon The pee wee Bulldogs were unable to generate any offence against the Wolverines. The Bulldogs had injuries before the game started, then suffered more during the match and were down to just 12 players by the end. “With all the adversity, the Bulldogs stayed together, always fighting to make plays and finishing the game hitting harder than at the start,” coach Brian Scott said. “In a 40-0 loss the players are a lot stronger for it.” The pre-atom and atom Bulldogs will host Nanaimo this Saturday at 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., respectively, while the pee wees visit Peninsula.

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Seniors • Chemainus Seniors Drop-in Centre general meeting June 19, 10 a.m. Please come and support your centre. • Chemainus Seniors Drop-in Centre birthday party June 21, 5 p.m., pot luck. • Chemainus Seniors Drop-in Centre dance June 28 with Happy Hans, 7 p.m., cost $9, includes lunch. • Valley Senior Organization open house and tour of the facilities at 198 Government St., Duncan, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. All welcome. Discover all the activities offered by the centre for those 55 and older. A busy group of

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Recreation • Meditation with facilitator Gary Greenstein, meditator in the Buddhist tradition for 35 years, free, no registration necessary. Info: Gary 250-746-8637, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Duncan library.

Meetings • Chemainus Garden Club meeting Tuesday, June 3, 1 p.m., Calvary Baptist Church, 3319 River Rd., Chemainus. Presentation: Linda Mimeault of Night Song Farm on Edible Flowers. Guests welcome, door prize, brag

table. $2 drop-in fee, $15 yearly membership. Last meeting until September. Info: 250-246-1207. • The Diggers Club of Cowichan meets the second Wednesday of the month, Chemainus United Church, 7 p.m. Come meet other collectors and see and hear about collections. Refreshments served. Info: 250-748-5707. • Chemainus TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly) group meets weekly, Wednesdays, 5 p.m., boardroom Chemainus Health Care Centre, info: msaben@shaw.ca • Warmland Calligraphers meet the second Tuesday of the month at 9 a.m.-noon, Mellor Hall, Cowichan Exhibition grounds. Info: warmlandcalligraphers@shaw.ca

Celebrity Chefs headed for festival Celebrity chefs and judges are coming to Comox Valley to share their talents and insight during a wild and exciting afternoon of shucking, cooking, connecting and discovering aquaculture at the Comox by the Sea Shellfish and Seafood Celebration, June 21. The event becomes like a mini Master Chef Canada. There will be seafood and shellfish flying in the trusted hands of four chefs including award-winning food stylist and food and travel journalist Nathan Fong of Global TV’s Saturday Chefs who is now hosting his new food and travel segment on Shaw TV’s, The Rush, Quang Dang, executive chef of Vancouver’s award-winning West Restaurant, David Sider of Tofino’s Wickaninnish Inn and Aaron Rail, executive chef of the soon-to-open White Whale Public House. In addition, travel and food journalist, Cinda Chavich, and food columnist on CBC Radio’s All Points West Don Genova will be on site to help judge the oyster shucking and chowder-making competitions, both of whom have extensive experience in the culinary scene. Genova is also launching his newest book, Food Artisans of Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands. Comox by the Sea Shellfish and Seafood Celebration will take place from 12-5 p.m., Saturday June 21 at the Filberg Heritage Lodge and Park. Event tickets are $15. Visit www. discovercomoxvalley.com or call 1855-400-2882. One can also join the conversation with the Vancouver Island Visitor Centre by visiting or using #BCShellFest. The VIVC is open seven days a week.

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Event to help out Philips family and Co-op

Fun-loving dance band Bijoux du Bayou are headlining a fundraiser Saturday, May 31 on behalf of the family of Miles Philips and his beloved Cowichan Bio-diesel Co-op. Starting at 5 p.m. and going on until 11 p.m. at the Hub at Cowichan Station, the event will also feature Paradigm Shifters, Tamara Leigh and the Cooper Clan, Twisted Vine String Band and more. A suggested donation of $15-$25

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Providence Farm celebrates 150 years Providence Farm and Leadership Vancouver Island invite the public to a 150th anniversary celebration of the Sisters of St. Ann settling in the Cowichan Valley. The event, which will feature cake, coffee and community, will

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