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CAR BANGED UP, ABANDONED Mounties were searching for clues Sunday morning about 10 a.m. as a tow truck removed a white sedan from a field on Cowichan Lake Road. The badly damaged vehicle had been sitting in a field, perpendicular to the pavement, but had been driven into the area through an opening in the fence some ways east down the road, police said at the scene. Traffic was backed up in both directions as removing the vehicle meant blocking the entire roadway. [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]
CVRD wages frozen in advance of salary review SARAH SIMPSON CITIZEN
Bruce Fraser, CVRD director
There will be no pay hikes for Cowichan Valley Regional District directors, Chief Administrative Officer Warren Jones or any of the CVRD’s general managers in 2014. The regional district’s board of directors reported their decision publicly following a closed session on Wednesday evening. Shawnigan Lake Director Bruce Fraser made it clear the freeze was not indicative of poor performance by any of those affected. “This is a structural issue of
board budgeting that needs to be confronted and it is most emphatically not a comment on the performance of individual staff members or the staff as a whole,” he said. The move is simply to address the escalating costs of the regional district’s salary structure and that the board is universally supportive of and values the work of senior staff, Fraser noted. “It would be inappropriate to have it seen as criticism of the working values of the team,” he said. “But it’s a necessary response to our responsibility for
budget management.” During their in camera (closed) session, directors also agreed to ask the 2014 board chair to establish a compensation review standing committee to examine the issues surrounding compensation paid to the groups affected by the wage freeze prior to the 2015 budget process, which would include, but not be limited to, annual percentage increases and the question of comparator groups. Sahtlam/Glenora/Cowichan Station Dir. Loren Duncan hoped the committee would produce
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meaningful work, and not just act as a “Hoover” to suck the issue out of the public eye and into backrooms. “Hoover committees are those that are designed and brought forward to suck up the energy and often the people that are members of the committee don’t know this,” Duncan said. “Hopefully that’s not what’s happening here.” Duncan wants to expand the wage structure examination to include all CVRD staff and agreed with Dir. Phil Kent, who said the See We’ve got • page 4
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When will it be over? Road work irking locals SARAH SIMPSON CITIZEN
The never-ending story that is the construction in the Beverly Street and Lakes Road area has resulted in increasing bald patches on the heads of frustrated drivers. Reports of upwards of 45-minute commutes to get from Maple Bay into Cowichan’s core have drivers begging for the madness to end. “Locals were led to believe it would be finished by the time school started in September,� said angry Lakes Road area resident Shelby Buchan. “The constant changes in detours, partial road closures and complete shut downs has been an inconvenience for numerous residents for months.� Buchan said she’s trying to be patient but that patience is running thin — especially now that Lakes Road between Tzouhalem Road and Beverly Street has also been closed. “Would it not make sense to finish one road before starting another?� she asked. “These roads are major arteries on our side of town. Traffic is constantly backed up on every end causing unnecessary delays for buses, parents taking their kids to school and those just trying to go about their daily routines.� She wondered who came up with the plan. North Cowichan engineer David Conway said the multi-faceted roadwork is arguably
“The constant changes in detours, partial road closures and complete shut downs has been an inconvenience for numerous residents for months.� SHELBY BUCHAN, Lakes Road resident
one of the toughest projects the municipality is working on. “It’s difficult construction,� he said. “We have a high water table, we have poor ground conditions and a busy street — for North Cowichan, they are arguable the busiest streets we have.� An extra contractor has been added to speed things up and ease the load. “We’re expecting to have the construction done and the paving completed by the end of November,� Conway said, adding curb and gutter work on Beverly Street will begin next week. When all is said and done, Beverly Street especially will feature a much smoother traffic flow. Under the road is a new water main and upgraded storm drainage but on top, the road is being widened to include bike and turning lanes, more sidewalks and traffic calming measures. Conway said Lakes Road is getting a new water line installed in preparation for new pavement next year.
All signs point to ‘slow’ near the intersection of Beverly Street and Lakes Road but officials believe road work in the area should wrap up within two weeks. [SARAH SIMPSON/CITIZEN]
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Issues being addressed, mayor assures angry Crofton developer SARAH SIMPSON CITIZEN
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‘We’ve got disconnected’ on remuneration: Duncan From page 1 list of comparable local governments it measures itself against needs to expand. “From the bottom to the top we’ve got disconnected from the federal and provincial and the private sector,” Duncan said. “Are we remunerating everyone at the regional district in a fashion that’s richer than the pocket book of the taxpayers?” Cobble Hill Dir. Gerry Giles said the findings of the chair’s review committee would indeed be made public. “I think this is a good oppor-
tunity…to report to the public, to our communities, whether or not we are in line with our peer groups,” she said. “I think we will very clearly be demonstrating and reporting out to the community in a variety of different ways.” Later in the evening in their open meeting, the board voted to send a letter to the Auditor General’s office requesting consideration of performance audits for both recreation services and infrastructure in regional districts and remuneration of local government staff and elected officials.
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with this municipality with a lot of success. Is it me?” he asked. “If it is me then let me know and I shall apologize and make amends as to what it is that I have done to deserve this lack of attention and conclusion.” Nydahl’s speech brought vocal council critic Joyce Behnsen to tears. “This place is the problem, it’s not you,” Behnsen told Nydahl. “You just must keep going but it’s not even worth it because they chase people away. They continue to ruin the dreams and the hopes and the plans and the finances and the time and the health of good people in this Valley.” Behnsen said North Cowichan needed to fix its reputation. “You guys better get your act together,” she said. “You are messing with people’s lives and we’re watching it happen and I’m sick and tired of it and you sit there hiding behind each other as a group and you don’t take accountability for this staff and their behaviour and the way they treat people.” North Cowichan Mayor Jon Lefebure later defended staff and council’s effort in working toward a better and more efficient system.
Carbon Busters ready to ‘Defend our Climate’ LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN
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more information on the wider campaign. Nix said that Jon Lefebure and Phil Kent, mayors of North Cowichan and Duncan, and other local leaders, will “speak and celebrate municipal plans to reduce our collective carbon emissions. You can speak out too — there will be no secret lobbying.” Organizers suggest anyone who is coming should bring signs and music and ideas. “Let’s support our politicians who are acting on climate change. And let’s
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“There have been problems all the way around but if you come in today, we do have the staff to devote the attention to you,” he said. “Staff actually got a development permit out in six weeks which is some kind of a record,” he added. “We’ve been doing a lot better.” He said it’s unfortunate that people feel they need to attack the municipality when the reality is everyone’s doing the best they can. Complications and entanglements add time to projects, as do financial constraints faced by developers. Admittedly, municipal staffing shortages, which have now been rectified, Lefebure noted, have also played a role. “We have staffed up, we’re processing developments better than ever, however, there’s always the other side of the coin,” Lefebure said. As projects get delayed, they are often marred by changing rules like evolving Official Community Plans, shifting environmental requirements, more seismic requirements, and so on. “Unfortunately for the developer, things have become more cumbersome,” he said. “Regulations change and that gets really ugly.”
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It’s time to come together to keep culture alive and kicking in the Cowichan Valley. That’s what Kirsten Schrader, CVRD manager of arts and culture thinks, and she’s urging everyone to come to an arts and culture information meeting at the Cowichan Theatre Tuesday, Nov. 26 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. to talk about it. She said she was spurred to call the big meeting by the news that the Duncan Garage Showroom must close by Nov. 30 but the session won’t be about that situation in particular. “There are other groups that have come to me, particularly in the last couple of months, expressing their concern because they’ve lost their gaming grant funds and are having troubles.” She’s invited members of several Valley arts councils to attend the session as well. “There’s a really important role that the arts councils and the CVRD could play. I thought we could start that dialogue at an arts and culture meeting,” she said. Funding for arts and culture is harder to find when money gets tight everywhere, pushing the few people still hanging on into trying to manage on their own, she said. “Look at the Cowichan Fringe Festival, the volunteer burnout there. It just came to an end; they just couldn’t do it any more. That is huge for the cultural landscape of this region, I think. “I am concerned about what else might be teetering on the edge. I think it’s really important for us to get together because it would be so much better here if there was some stability through funding. I want people to understand that there are options,” Schrader said. “Hopefully there will be people who will want to work with me and the arts councils to create that change that’s needed. With the Duncan Garage Showroom closing, a big gap has opened up on the entertainment scene in the Cowichan region,” she said, urging people to come forward with ideas “to maintain and expand the amazing cultural life of our area.” A lot of Schrader’s own work involves researching what is working in other communities all over the country. “There are various cultural plans, we talk about them all the time, but it has to come from a groundswell of support for anything to really change.” Right on the heels of this arts and culture meeting, she’ll be going to the Cowichan Valley Regional District directors Wednesday, Nov. 27 to ask them to form an arts and culture committee and then fund further study into possible solutions for the ongoing problem. She thinks the timing of the Cowichan Theatre talkfest is perfect. “It will be great to be able to take these ideas with me. It seemed like the right thing to do. It’s not my ideas that count here after all. I’m acting as a liaison for the CVRD with the community.” Schrader has been talking steadily with a lot of local arts and culture groups, trying to find solutions for them. There are concrete answers to certain problems, she said, citing the $50,000 avail-
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able in one-time grants through Business and the Arts. “They would give a group, say, $2,000 and then that group has to go get $2,000 either in product or cash from a business sponsor. We have 14 applications we are looking at and I’m on the adjudication committee.” That’s been an eye-opener for Schrader. “I am really learning more about the financial perspective of some of these groups. I’m amazed at what they can accomplish with that small amount of funding. “I’m seeing that what we really need to have here is some kind of funding model, with a pot of money that groups can apply for every year for operating grants, special idea grants. It’s not my decision to make. It is the politicians’ decision and there is always a lot of understandable reticence about another funding model that needs to be supported out there. But even a fairly small amount of money could go quite far if it was utilized properly by the groups,” she said. Finding and keeping good people and programs is hard in organizations where erratic funding means the doors could close any day, she said. “I see that in groups all the time. They’re always scrambling.”
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Discussion of municipal salaries is overdue or a lot of people it’s tough to afford things these days. The cost of living has escalated far above salaries for the average person, and many people have found themselves out of work and scrambling to make ends meet when the job, or jobs, they have barely pay the bills. And, if you do indeed have a job, you should consider yourself lucky to be employed, you’re told, so don’t bother asking for a pay increase because it’s not going to happen. Don’t like it? There are plenty of people out there eager to take your place.
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It is in this context that we have to conclude that municipal government salaries and compensation has escalated to heights that are out of line with current community conditions. In no way are we advocating a race to the bottom, pay wise. We think it’s terrible that so many people are struggling to afford to live, and we have no interest in dragging anyone else down to the salary cellar. That helps nobody at all; not those who don’t earn enough, no those whose businesses are kept afloat by the spending of those municipal employees making
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good money. We think more people should be making good money, not less. That would help everyone as there would be more disposable income to be spend around the community. But it is time to look at annual salary increases and comparator groups. This is the business of looking at what other areas pay and trying to keep up with the Joneses in order to attract good workers. What it’s amounted to over the years is a self-sustaining system of skyrocketing salaries, as everyone tries to outdo each
other for staff. The issue is that it began at a time when the private sector was booming and in order to get the best people to consider working for a public entity they had to try to offer a salary that compared favourably. Then there was the fact they were also competing for personnel with other municipal units. Since this time things have adjusted in the private sector, but the public sector has just continued up the incline. As the Cowichan Valley Regional District board points out, the CVRD has great staff who work
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hard and deserve to be paid well. But something’s gone a bit wacky when we’re talking salaries (multiple) in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. Compensation for our elected officials is certainly nowhere near that. We do not suggest pay cuts for staffers. We do suggest there needs to be a serious revision of future increases, however, until salaries start to come back to earth. We, the public, are paying these salaries, after all, and our belts are already squeaking, they’ve been tightened so far.
Takes a community to fix an economy Re: Ian Morrison, “Buying local keeps dollars in the community” Hear hear! Thank you Mr. Morrison. I also attended that same presentation by Barry O’Neill of The Ten Percent Shift and as the creator of TASTEtheCowichan. com, I’m a huge advocate of buying local. I agree that this is the only way we are going to find our way out of this tough economy. Changing our economy for the better is not going to happen by some magical government wave of the wand. Typically the government follows the people, not the other way around. It is you and I, the consumers, who will make the shift happen, by sup-
porting and buying from each other, in our communities. I recently read that small businesses account for over 95 per cent of business in this province. In the Cowichan we have enough resources available to purchase almost everything we need without ever leaving the region. There might be the odd thing, yes, but certainly a 10 per cent shift in spending to local would not be difficult and often the results — much better! This Valley is overflowing with original, brilliant products and services, amazing art and entertainment, fresh locally produced food; if you look around you would be surprised to find just how much. Thank you for encouraging shoppers to support local, espe-
cially just as we are about to enter that crucial spending time of year upon which most local small businesses rely. Remember when you choose to buy from local farmers, crafters and retailers this Christmas season that you are helping real people pay their rents and feed their children. They are probably your neighbours. Let’s keep our dollars in the Cowichan as much as we possibly can, let’s make a statement. You can make a real difference this Christmas. One final note, consider giving the gift of experience this Christmas — tickets to local theatre, dinner out or a local event. Patricia MacGregor Cowichan Valley
Area E, Cowichan Station/ Sahtlam/Glenora recently filed papers with the Ministry, under section 813, Service Review, of the local government act in regards to the terms of the financial participation in the CVRD Transit function. The terms of financial participation are predatory and punitive for Area E...repeated requests and initiatives to rectify this rapacious tax discrepancy have been stonewalled. A recent letter in these pages, a letter filled with swill and innuendo topped with a bucket of red herring guts misinforms and assumes that which is ludicrous...basically that Area E is predatory and that others, and specifically North Cowichan, are being maligned. First, as a fact, I repeat the service review is about financial terms of transit, and NOT another issue, which is transit service delivery. And second, this year North Cowichan taxpayers contributed $10.25 per $100K of assessment to transit. Area E taxpayers contributed $17.15 per $100K assessment, 67 per cent more! That is a fact and why we are in service review of the financial terms, nothing more nothing less. Area E is financially weary and unwilling to continue to carry the transit load for others, and particularly well-to-do North Cowichan. Loren Duncan Director Area E
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Citizen helps get rides rolling I would like to personally thank the Cowichan Valley Citizen and Sarah Simpson for the article she wrote that which was published on Nov. 1 titled “Drivers wanted to ease long bus waits for seniors”. Due to the fantastic response we can offer those in need free rides in the Mill Bay, South Cowichan and Duncan areas. Because of the success of your article we do now have volunteers and are able to offer rides to those in need in the Cowichan Valley. We are still accepting further volunteers and encourage anyone who needs a ride to call 250-743-4541. Martin Eskenasy Mill Bay
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Remembrance Day issue superb Your Nov. 8, 2013 Remembrance Day issue with special stories and coverage was, in a word, superb! As always, T.W. Paterson outdoes himself with his eloquent and insightful writing. Thank you, Mr. Paterson, for bringing these events alive for us all, so that we may understand the sacrifices made by other Canadians that ultimately provided the freedom that we enjoy in Canada today. Julie Foster Duncan
Poppy materials made in Canada? I learned that the poppies we buy for Remembrance Day are manufactured in Canada, but cannot find out where the materials to make them come from. Why the secrecy? Are they made in a Third World country, like most of our other “Canadian” memorabilia? If so, they aren’t really Canadian are they? And they don’t help our rising unemployment, which seems to increase with every new Free Trade Agreement. I’ll contribute to the Remembrance Day fund but I won’t be buying any poppies until someone proves the materials are made in Canada. Mary Lowther Mesachie Lake
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in a sedan on its roof, occurred near Ashburnum Creek Bridge along South Shore Road, the outage affected many on Wall Street, Pauls Road, Beach Drive, Gordon Bay Provincial Park, Charles Place, Wordsworth Avenue and many in Caycuse.
Lake Cowichan RCMP spokesman Cpl. Warren Potter said Mounties are still investigating the cause of the crash and more information will be made available within a few days. “I don’t know too much about it at this point,” he said.
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Time to get that City Square Christmas tree LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN
As amazing as it seems, it’s almost time for the Community Christmas Tree Forest that turns Duncan’s City Square into a winter wonderland each year. The Duncan Business Improvement Area (DBIA), which is once again sponsoring this annual event, is inviting all community groups, organizations and businesses to take part. “It’s a unique opportunity to tell the community a little about your organization while at the same time helping to beautify our city during the festive season,” said the DBIA’s MaryAnn Hartley in announcing the forest’s return recently. Live trees, ordered through the DBIA, are brought to City Square for each purchaser to decorate with their own holiday theme. “We advise participants to use weather
Get your tree to decorate in Duncan City Square. [CITIZEN FILE] resistant ornaments and keep in mind to use decorations that are more creative than valuable, although vandalism in the Square is very minimal. We
request that all trees be lighted and recommend LED lights to save energy,” Hartley said. The trees are five feet tall in a burlap sack and are available for $60 each. The deadline to order a tree is Wednesday, Nov. 20. “On Wednesday, Nov. 27, between 11 a.m. and noon, we will have hot chocolate available and a volunteer to assist you with decorating your tree. We will also provide a sign indicating your group or business name. The trees need to be fully ready by Christmas Kick-Off Friday, Nov. 29,” Hartley concluded. After the holidays are over, owners can choose to take their tree home to plant or have it planted by a community group. Simply notify the organizers when ordering. Contact the DBIA office at 250-715-1700 or square@downtownduncan.ca for more information and to secure a tree.
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Kettle Campaign has spots to fill SARAH SIMPSON CITIZEN
Thrifty Foods Duncan sales manager Al Watson handed over a cheque for $500 Tuesday, to officially kick off the Salvation Army’s annual Christmas Kettle Campaign. The donation was quickly followed with a crisp bill from the pocket of North Cowichan Mayor Jon Lefebure. “That’s a good start,” kettle coordinator Don Bazinet said. “We appreciate every penny.” Starting Nov. 21, the kettles will be out Thursday through Saturday until Dec. 24, though that last week before Christmas, they’ll be out every day. “We’ve got over 500 two-hour slots to fill in,” said Dave Maandag, the community ministries director for the Salvation Army’s Cowichan branch. Volunteers are needed to man the kettle
for a minimum of one two-hour time slot, “but they could get a bunch of friends and sponsor a whole day and split it amongst themselves, or businesses could do that as well,” Maandag said. Volunteer numbers have dwindled a little bit over the years but those who give their time tend to return annually for another dose of warm fuzzies that come with knowing they’ve done a good thing. So far, about 25 per cent of the time slots have been filled. That leaves 75 per cent vacant for willing volunteers. “It’s a good start,” Bazinet said. “But we need more. The goal this year is to collect $75,000. That money will stay in the community and pay for things like Christmas hampers. Last year 615 hampers were given out to those in need. To sign up to man the kettle for a couple hours or more, call Don Bazinet at 250-732-8722.
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Some of the best tango dancers in the world are coming to the Cowichan Theatre with Te Amo, Argentina (I Love You, Argentina) and that’s got the dance and music communities from all of Vancouver Island are buzzing. “It’s going to be beautiful,” said Kirsten Schrader, CVRD manager of arts and culture. “It’s a great opportunity to bring them here.” Te Amo, Argentina scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 19 starting at 7:30 p.m., features, as part of its multi-media feast for the senses, live tango dancing by Miriam Larici and Leonardo Barrionuevo, internationally acclaimed stars of Broadway’s Forever Tango, NBC’s Superstars of Dance, and FOX’s So You Think You Can Dance. “They’re the most famous tango dancers in the world,” said Schrader, something that made the tango and dance community on the Island immediately take notice when she reached out to them to tell them about the performance. “Some of them responded, I’m not kidding, in minutes,” Schrader said. The choreography also blends in elements of ballet and modern dance, so there’s plenty for contemporary and ballet fans to look forward to as well. But the dance isn’t the only draw. The event springs from the
inspiration of renowned cellist Antonio Lysy. The show comes from Lysy’s personal, musical, and artistic discoveries of his father’s homeland. He and chamber musicians Borromeo String Quartet, will be bringing the award-winning musical score to the stage to blend with the original dance choreography. It’s something that has symphony circles excited. “Adding the live quartet is something we don’t often get,” said Schrader. “It’s a unique twist.” It all came about when Lysy searched out traditional Argentine music for cello, then began to ask composers to add more works to the repertoire. As a tribute to them, Lysy presented these works in 2009 at The Broad Stage in Los Angeles. Yarlung Records released an album of the performance repertoire, entitled Antonio Lysy at The Broad: Music from Argentina. In 2010 the album was awarded a Latin Grammy for Lalo Schifrin’s specially commissioned piece, Pampas. Now added to the show are the tango dancers, as well as artwork and animations that are projected behind the performers, said Schrader. Tickets $36 each or $58 in a Twoto-Tango special price for purchases of a pair of tickets. Get them online through cowichantheatre. ca or at 250-748-7529.
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CDH Auxiliary filled with fundraising dynamos LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN
Recently they’ve been working hard to spruce up Cairnsmore Place but the enthusiastic members of the Auxiliary to the Cowichan District Hospital are also hard at work providing funding for any number of programs. To help fund their efforts, in addition to operating their downtown Duncan thrift shop and their gift and comfort shops at CDH and Cairnsmore, the group will be taking part in this week’s Christmas Chaos on Saturday, Nov. 16 and Sunday, Nov. 17. Hospital supporters will be able to find the group’s table located in the room next to the library near the Cowichan Ticket Centre. They also plan to be part of the new Deck the Halls craft fair at the Cowichan Exhibition’s Mellor Hall Nov. 30. Their project, providing window coverings for the renovated bedrooms at Cairnsmore, is a first for the Auxiliary. “We have never done anything with the [Hospital] Foundation before,” Susan Leslie, Auxiliary president, said last week. “It’s always been the Foundation has been one entity and we’ve been another and we have never done a project together.” Foundation chair Brian Payne approached Leslie with the idea of a partnership. She took it to her membership and got an enthusias-
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tic answer. The Auxiliary and the Foundation will still be looking for donations, too, “until the final nail is hammered in the wall and the final curtain is hung, that kind of thing,” she said. Leslie is delighted to see the Cairnsmore renovations going forward so successfully. “I worked there for years as an LPN and some of those rooms have never been touched since the day they went in back in the ’70s. Some got changed after the fire but the actual closets, the cupboard drawers: none of that ever got updated from what they were back in the day,” she said. “The contractor, Darren Titus, has done a fantastic job. They look now like what you’d have in your home,” she said. Putting the window coverings in was the CDH Auxiliary’s project but they’ve also joined the Lake Cowichan Auxiliary in providing new quilts for the rooms. The CDH Auxiliary is also putting money aside towards a new hospital or another major project if it comes up in the years before a new facility is built. “We had to have permission from the government to hold the money in trust for a new hospital. Otherwise, you have to spend the money and you have to let them know what you spent it on,” Leslie said. Spending locally raised money
locally is part of the group’s mandate and Leslie said she’s been blunt with Island Health officials about any thought of just slipping the funds into general revenue, or buying equipment for hospitals in other areas. “It’s going into our facility or we’re not paying for it,” she said. Hospital auxiliary members are dynamos. “We do a lot in the community and people don’t realize it. They just think we’re a bunch of little old ladies that go up and serve tea to people and have a gift shop.” She and her members work at the thrift store and staffing that on an ongoing basis is no small deal. “You can’t leave a skeleton crew out there by themselves. One of the reasons we try to have at least a third person out on the floor at the thrift shop is that, believe it or not, people actually shoplift in there,” she said. The CDH Auxiliary also provides free surgical sponges for any preop patient that needs them, and gives stuffies to any child up to the age of 12 that’s having surgery. They operate a magazine service, provide layettes for needy mothers with newborn children, give out grooming kits to folks who find themselves unexpectedly in hospital, hand out Christmas gifts to people who have no one to visit them over the holidays, and even hold a staff appreciation tea.
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The public was invited to tour the newly renovated rooms at Cairnsmore Place last month. For video, scan this image with the Layar app on your smart phone or go to www.cowichanvalleycitizen.com [CITIZEN FILE]
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Men spend 58 agonizing hours on overturned ship’s bottom “Boys, don’t forget my slightly and Capt. wife and children — oh, Maloney, exhausted, my poor wife!” — last headed for his cabin, words of the Tolo’s leaving Mate Bryne in drowning captain. command. Five minn February 1862, a utes later, the wind violent sou’easter veered from the south rattled Victoria. to the southwest. It “shrieked, howled “Just as she was going CHRONICLES and whined at a fearover [Capt. Maloney] T.W. Paterson ful rate,” reported the sprang up the cabin Colonist, “but accomsteps, and was thrown plished no damage that we could into the water,” reported the ascertain, beyond keeping the Colonist. “The mate, his two ladies within doors and carrying companions, three passengers, off a few hats and caps”. and one [seaman], were also soon The newspaper couldn’t know struggling for life in the water that “old friend Boreas” had with the Captain.” brought disaster, almost within The Tolo filled in seconds until sight of the city. only her keel remained above Two days later, the sloop Ramb- water. Two passengers, San ler arrived from Port Townsend Francisco theatrical agent R.A. with Francis J. Bryne, mate, and Eddy and John Cox, a young seamen Peter Nelson and John farmer, were trapped in their Sullivan, who reported that the berths. Deckhand Peter Nelson, schooner Tolo had capsized off at the wheel as she went over, San Juan Island with the loss of leaped to the rail, clambered over Capt. Maloney and eight crewher rolling side and managed to men and passengers. grab hold of her keel. There, on Almost new, she’d cleared Victhe schooner’s heaving bottom, toria four days before, bound for he fought to help Mate Bryne her home port of Port Ludlow climb aboard. with 25 tons of freight. But her Bryne, after a frantic struggle, lack of ballast (unexplained in finally joined Nelson on the prenews reports), tall spars and rigcarious “island” and, after a few ging repeatedly threatened to minutes’ rest, turned to those in flip her onto her beam. As dawn the water, Capt. Mahoney, seaapproached the storm abated man John Sullivan, Second Mate
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Victoria Harbour about the time of the sinking of the inter-islands schooner Tolo. —TWP William Carter and a man named Ehlers. Luckily for Sullivan, he was able to swim alongside the wreck and be pulled aboard by Nelson and Bryne who threw him a lifeline — their jackets, knotted together at the sleeves. Throughout this manoeuvre, the others had floundered alongside, clinging to pieces of rigging and haunting those on the keel with their cries for help. Some, numbed by the cold, soon vanished beneath the waves as others, hands cut and bleeding, tried to climb aboard the wreck. Time and again, Nelson, Bryne and Sullivan tried unsuccessfully to pull them on board, until only Capt. Mahoney and William Carter remained alive in
the water. Maloney, said to be an excellent swimmer, had grabbed the Tolo’s main chains. But, halfdressed and half-submerged, his strength was quickly being drained by the cold. Shouting encouragement, those clinging to the keel spliced their jackets into a lifeline, Maloney calmly instructing them in their task which was made all the more difficult by fingers stiffened with cold. Maloney caught the line on the first toss and they began reeling him in, the captain being unable to help himself as there were no hand or footholds on the Tolo’s bottom. Then a knot let go and he fell back, only his head and shoulders showing above water
as he clung to the chains. As this setback also cost his would-be rescuers their “rope,” they painfully knotted a neck-comforter to an oil slicker and threw it to him. Gripping the cuff between his teeth, Maloney tied a sleeve around his neck and Nelson, Bryne and Sullivan again began pulling him in. But, the Colonist glumly noted, “The rain[coat] was made of inferior materials, and at the first pull the sleeve was torn out.” The men on the keel made several other attempts until, faced with the realization that they could do no more, they reluctantly abandoned Maloney to his fate. By this time his legs were paralyzed and, aware that they were powerless to save him, he cried, “Boys, don’t forget my wife and children — oh, my poor wife!” After repeating this several times, he squared his shoulders, thrust out his jaw and released his hold. With arms outstretched, he slowly drifted astern. Occasionally, he raised his eyes to “gaze wistfully and sadly towards the floating wreck above him, and at the men clinging to it, then his head...slowly [drooped] again”. After he’d floated about half a See Men watched • page 16
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“Exposed to the pitiless pelting of the snow storms which have prevailed for several days past, without a morsel of food, suffering greatly, the sea occasionally making a clean breach over them,” they rode the Tolo’s bottom and prayed that they’d be spotted by a passing vessel. T.W. PATERSON and Colonist
Men watched him for 10 minutes before he disappeared From page 14 length astern, Maloney raised his head and with a last feeble effort, exclaimed, “Boys, don’t forget my poor wife and children.” Then, his arms raised above his head, with a “gurgling cry,” he vanished beneath the waves. That left only portly, mustachioed William Carter, who’d grabbed a fender and skylight upon being hurled overboard, in the water. Holding one under each arm, the middle-aged Portsmouth, Me. resident cut a pathetically comical figure as he drifted away in the half-light of dawn. Just before he was lost from sight, he called out that he hoped to reach San Juan Island — five miles distant. For 10 haunting minutes, Nelson, Bryne and Sullivan watched him riding the waves with his makeshift floats tucked under each arm until he disappeared from sight. They had their own troubles, as the Colonist graphically described: “Exposed to the pitiless pelting of the snow storms which have prevailed for several days past, without a morsel of food, suffering greatly, the sea occasionally making a clean breach over them,” they rode the Tolo’s bottom and prayed that they’d be spotted by a passing vessel. As the hours passed, they became so stiff they couldn’t move and their clothing froze to their bodies. By evening, the temperature had fallen further and it was snowing again, Victoria receiving a foot overnight. For 58 agonizing hours, more dead than alive, they draped themselves over the schooner’s keel, no longer able to maintain a hand-hold. Finally, at 2 o’clock in the afternoon of the second day, they were picked up by the Random off Lopez Island and taken to Victoria where they were given food, clothing and medical attention. Despite their ordeal, Bryne and Nelson soon recovered but it was feared that Sullivan would lose both feet to frostbite. www.twpaterson.com
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The Giant Book Sale is partnering this year with the Salt Spring Arts Council to expand their offerings to include a day of bookrelated events and classical music, calling the whole thing Bargains, Bach and Book Fest. The Giant Book Sale, an annual fundraiser for Salt Spring Literacy, is once again offering three days of book browsing, with over 15,000 titles to choose from, Nov. 15-17. The books will be sorted into 35 categories, say organizers, with prices ranging from 50 cents to $3, with a few individually priced special books. This year, once you’ve filled a box or bag to take back to your library, you can head to Mahon Hall at 114 Rainbow Rd. Saturday, Nov. 16, for readings by authors Arthur Black, C.C. Humphreys and Patrick Taylor. Adding to the ambience, a group of students from Gulf
Islands Secondary School will be presenting their own original poetry, and Readers’ Theatre will present a playlette and skits. Cellist Michael Jones will perform Bach. Entry is by donation. “If you are an avid book reader, lover of author readings and classical music, you definitely want to be on Saltspring Island the weekend of Nov. 15-17,” said organizers. “It’s a weekend not to be missed.”
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“...few from the scientific community are capable and willing to discuss this topic publicly.” VANESSA GOODALL, CGC coordinator
the Society for a GE Free BC and the Greenpeace Vancouver Local Group to bring Genetically Engineered Foods and Human Health: A Cross-Canada Speaker’s Tour to Duncan. Taking place on Nov. 16 at VIU’s Cowichan Campus (Room 140, 2011 University Way, Duncan), this will be an opportunity for the public to discuss their concerns regarding GE foods. “We encourage our community
to attend as few from the scientific community are capable and willing to discuss this topic publicly,” states Vanessa Goodall, a coordinator at CGC. “Given that within Canada, GE salmon, apples, and alfalfa are close to entering the marketplace, it is more important than ever for Canadians to have the opportunity to learn about and discuss this pressing matter.” Featuring a presentation by Dr. Thierry Vrain, a retired soil biologist and genetic engineer who after a 30-year career with Agriculture Canada now speaks against GE technology and the impact of Round-Up (glyphosate), the goal of the presentation will be to address the topic of GE foods and human health from a scientific perspective.
Speaking to the science behind GE, and the documented effects of GE foods on human health, Vrain will address what the future holds if GE foods are not stopped. Representing a perspective on this topic that is often overshadowed or discounted by the proponents of GE technology, Vrain will speak to his experience as a genetic engineer and discuss why he now sees GE foods as a risk to human health, as opposed to a benefit. This is a by donation event (suggested donation of $5). However, no one will be turned away. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. The presentation will run from 7-8:30 p.m., with time for Q&A. For more information, contact the CGC at 250-748-8506 or info@ cowichangreencommunity.org
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“These events will move back and forth between Victoria and Nanaimo at first before spreading to other locations,” said Bill Younie, president of the Cedars at Cobble Hill Society. “It’s very important for the general public to hear the success stories and that recovery works for so many people.” The first event in the series will focus on the family system and will be held at the Belfry theatre in Victoria on Nov. 17 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. For more information go to www.recoveryspeaks.ca
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Shawnigan regains provincial title AA CHAMPS: School
earns second field hockey banner in three years KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN
For the second time in the last three years, Shawnigan Lake School has claimed the banner as the province’s top AA field hockey team. After winning the title in 2011, Shawnigan had to settle for second place in 2012 before regaining the crown last Friday. That’s not a bad result for a team that includes just a handful of girls who play field hockey outside of school. Most of the players specialize in other sports, such as rowing, soccer or basketball, said coach Kelly Koepp. “Probably as individuals they aren’t as strong as last time that we won, but as a team, they are very cohesive and very determined,” she said. “We won a lot of games because of our strategy, not because of stick skills. They won as a team. They were successful because they play together, not because they’re the best field hockey players in the province.” Shawnigan breezed through the round robin at the tournament hosted by Collingwood in West Vancouver, beating Little Flower Academy 2-0, G.W. Graham 5-0 and South Okanagan 1-0. The playoffs began with a quarterfinal rematch against Little Flower, which ended in a 3-0 Shawnigan victory. “We were confident going in,” Koepp said. “We only saw them at provincials, but in pool play we showed that we could beat them if we played our game.” A hard-fought semifinal against Collingwood resulted in a 2-1 win for Shawnigan, but not before causing some stress for Koepp. “The other coach in that one
Shawnigan players display the banner after claiming the AA provincial title with a 1-0 win over Crofton House last Friday. [SUBMITTED]
“We won a lot of games because of our strategy, not because of stick skills. They won as a team. They were successful because they play together, not because they’re the best field hockey players in the province.” KELLY KOEPP, Shawnigan field hockey coach
probably had me a little more on my toes,” she said. “It was interesting to see how our girls had to work against them, since we had beat them throughout the season.” Shawnigan captain Casey Crowley scored about four minutes into the game, but Collingwood fought back to tie it around the 20-minute mark. Shawnigan stuck to their strategy, though, and with about five minutes left to play, Tannis Potter scored the winner. Koepp knew before the tourna-
Cowichan cleans up in VILFHA Both Cowichan entries picked up decisive victories in Division 2 of the Vancouver Island Ladies Field Hockey Association. Taylor Wainman scored twice and Emma Dame and Shylayne Davidson had one goal apiece as the Cowichan Cardinals beat the Lynx 4-1. Meanwhile, the Cowichan Swifts got two goals from
Ali Andersen and one from Ashton Aumen as they topped the Sailors 3-0. The Swifts are a close second to the Sailors in Division 2. In Division 3, the Stellers won the latest installment of the Battle of Cowichan 2-0 over the Kestrels on goals by Jill Dayton and Hayley Koers.
ment that her team had a chance to win another championship, but was also well aware that the best teams were all relatively even. “The top four at the tournament were very close,” she said. “Obviously, we were aiming for first, but we didn’t know if we would have to play SMUS, Collingwood or Crofton House.” Shawnigan’s opponent in the final turned out to be Crofton House. Shawnigan would prevail 1-0, but the winning goal wouldn’t come until the last minute of the
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championship game. The play that led to the goal began with a well-executed corner, as Crowley fed the ball to the puller-outer whose shot went into the net, but not before it glanced off a Crofton player’s foot. The umpire could have allowed the goal, but opted to award a stroke, which Crowley capitalized on. “Casey stepped up, did her captain duties, and put it away,” Koepp said. Even though there was less than a minute left to play, Crofton wasn’t done, and managed to get a corner of their own that led to a solid scoring opportunity, which was turned aside by goalie Leigh Campbell. The team will lose eight of 17 players to graduation, but several key players will be back, including local phenom Crowley.
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“She’s a very talented player,” the coach said. “She’s already in the eyes of the junior national program.” Although Crowley is in Grade 11 this year, she has played with the senior team since Grade 8. Campbell will be back after sharing goalie duties with senior Katherine Swainson this year. Although neither one had played the position before this season, they were extremely successful, surrendering just one goal between the two of them at provincials. Another valuable returnee will be Tai Williams, a local player like Crowley, who was in Grade 10 this year. “For a junior, she played a very key role,” Koepp said. “It will be great to have her the next two years.”
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Bulldogs face familiar foes in Sunday’s quarterfinal KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN
It won’t just be any old playoff game when the Cowichan Bulldogs play host to the Victoria Spartans in a Vancouver Mainland Football League midget quarterfinal game at McAdam Park this Sunday, beginning at 1 p.m. Cowichan head coach Opie Williams will be facing some familiar faces in the Victoria coaching ranks as his second-seeded Bulldogs battle the seventh-seeded Spartans. Assistant coach Paul Mulholland was Williams’s coach in bantam football, and is responsible for tagging him with the nickname by which he is now best known. Head coach Dave Shortt is a longtime acquaintance of Williams, and his dad, Paul, was Williams’s junior coach. Paul’s brother will be the head official for Sunday’s game. “[Cowichan assistant Jeff McDonald] asked me if that was okay,” Williams related. “I said yes, because he likes me more.”
The Bulldogs and Spartans last met in the season opener on Sept. 1, won 10-7 by Cowichan. Williams is confident that his defence, which held opponents to a league-best 67 points over 10 regular-season games, including three shutouts, can shut down the Spartans’ running game, but expects Victoria’s shotgun passing game to challenge his defensive backs. “Victoria always is a tough battle for us, but if we stick to our game plan and play a solid four quarters of football, and if our offence has long, controlled drives, we should come out on top,” he said. The Bulldogs finished the regular season at 9-1, tied with the Langley Stampeders for the best record in the league, but Langley gets the top seed because of a one-point win over Cowichan. Williams is hoping the Cowichan fans come out en masse this Sunday. “Victoria is planning to bring up a fan bus, so we need all of our fans out supporting us in the quarterfinal,” he said.
Andrew Gudmundseth escapes the clutches of a James Bay player. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]
First Division Piggies battle back to edge James Bay KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN
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Despite dominating play throughout last Saturday’s First Division rugby contest at the Herd Road pitch, it wasn’t until the very end of the game that the Cowichan Piggies were able to pull ahead for an 18-17 win over James Bay. “It was a good game for us,” said Cowichan head coach Gord McGeachy. “It wasn’t as close as the score indicated. We squandered a lot of scoring opportunities.” McGeachy guessed that his team had about 80 per cent of possession in the match, but turnovers and handling errors in the red zone proved costly. The Piggies went ahead 3-0 on an early penalty goal by Owen Wood. James Bay responded by going over the line twice in the first half and boasted a 12-3 lead at halftime. Cowichan fought back in the second half. Scott MacLeod scored a try that was converted by Wood to cut the James Bay lead to two points. A defensive lapse by the Piggies allowed a James Bay runner to romp to a 90-metre try, making the margin five points, but Cowichan would make the last 15 minutes count. Cam Hall got his team back within two points with a terrific individual effort, and Wood kicked a clutch penalty goal to give his team its first lead since the early going. “We kept possession for the last five min-
utes to run down the clock,” McGeachy said. The triumph wasn’t just a come-frombehind win over James Bay, but a strong bounceback after the team’s first loss of the fall in Port Alberni the week before. “We could have packed it up any time in that game, but we didn’t,” McGeachy said. “We battled for 80 minutes. There are some things to work on, but a win is a win, and I was pretty happy with everyone’s effort.” The Piggies were bolstered by some second-half changes, including Ian Manly and Andrew Wright entering the game in the forwards and backs, respectively, and Jenner Teufel moving from No. 8 to scrum-half. Cowichan and James Bay don’t play as much as they used to, making the game a big draw for local fans. Last week’s game was part of the Times Cup series, which includes all First Division and Premier teams on the Island, as opposed to the Cowichan Cup, which is played just within the Island First Division. “It was a really entertaining game. James Bay is an old, old rival for our club that we don’t get to play much anymore. There were a lot of old-time Cowichan rugby supporters out,” McGeachy said. This week, the Piggies will play Velox, the defending Island champions, in a Cowichan Cup game, the second part of a doubleheader that sees the Thirds play at 1 p.m. and the Firsts on the field at 2:30 p.m.
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Newest Stingrays quick to make their marks KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN
The Duncan Stingrays’ competitive season kicked off when the team took 24 swimmers, including three new competitors, to the Nanaimo Riptides Fall Invitational over the last weekend of October. Making their debut in Stingrays colours were Mary Paridaen Van Veen, Sophie Paridaen Van Veen and Rhys Trafford. Mary Paridaen Van Veen made a splash in her first competition, achieving a 10 and under regional qualifying time in the 50m freestyle, edging past the standard
of 43.28 seconds with a time of 43.10, and making herself eligible to compete at the Island regional championships in Duncan on Jan. 17-19. More than half of the veteran Stingrays achieved personal bests in all of their events, including Allie Bell, Jotei Brown, Heidi Doner, Heather Mackay, Randi Robertson, Ava Smith, Lilly Squire, Tess VanNieuwkerk, Mathias Bell, Oliver Castle, Olin Dahlstrom, Ty Dahlstrom, and Jeremy Kissack. Jessica Castle, Emma Hender, Megan Kruger, Mya Smith and Dylan Kruger set personal bests
in all but one of their events. Connor Wardrop had five PBs, Jamie Bell had four, and James OgiharaKertz had three. Oliver Castle became the first Stingray to break a club record this season, with a time of 39.68 in the 50m breaststroke that beat Kelsey MacDaniel’s 21-year-old mark of 40.29. “The Sting rays swimmers should be very pleased with their performances,” head coach Leanne Sirup said. Up next is the Island Pacific Cup, where another 18 swimmers will enter their first competition of the season.
Cowichan upsets LIWSA’s second-place squad KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN
Thanks in large part to the hard work of the team’s defence, a 2-0 win over second-place Vic West last Sunday vaulted Cowichan back over .500 in the Lower Island Women’s Soccer League. Head coach Marilyn Pugh credited Colleen Bob, Sarah Russ, Jen Mann, Kyla McGuinness and Vikki Agate with securing the victory. “Today our game really was won by our defenders,” she said. “They didn’t allow very many shots and the shots that were taken were not very threatening at all.”
Centre midfielders Ashley Porter and Darbi Aitchison also played a role in the defensive effort, preventing Vic West from getting many direct shots from the middle of the field. Porter opened the scoring, and Mariah Robinson added some insurance. “We won the game by working harder, playing the ball more on the ground, and using our short game more effectively,” Pugh said. “We had more opportunities to score but missed the net a few times.” Cowichan, now fourth in the nine-team league, will play at
home this Sunday against firstplace Bays United. In Division 2 of the men’s Vancouver Island Soccer League, Cowichan United travelled to Comox with just 13 players, and returned home with a 4-0 loss. United held Comox scoreless until late in the first half, then surrendered three against the press in the second half. “We definitely need more commitment from the team to get results,” player/manager Neall Rowlings said. United will head south this Saturday to visit the Vic West Wolves.
Cowichan’s Tanja Ness kicks the ball out of trouble during last Saturday’s game against Nanaimo. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]
Cowichan and Nanaimo renew hostilities in women’s rugby KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN
The senior women’s rugby representing Cowichan and Nanaimo have already met three times this year, but that hasn’t dampened the ferocity of either side. Both teams were playing hard last Saturday when they faced each other at Piggie Park in what would turn out to be a 17-12 Nanaimo victory. The visiting squad struck first, and then the teams settled in for a battle. Amoray Aloisi eventually pulled Cowichan even. “The game was back and forth, with lots of good play by everyone
on both sides,” Cowichan captain Sherry Spence said. Sydney Smith crashed over the line to give Cowichan the lead, and Michelle Moore slotted the conversion to make it 12-5. Right after the try, Cowichan front row forward Lauren Nutt went down with an injury, halting the game for a time, and giving the besieged Nanaimo players time to regroup. Over the final 10 minutes, Nanaimo scored a pair of tries to take the lead. Bristine Craig and Annie Zurrer were named players of the game for Cowichan, who have a bye this weekend.
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KROFFAT, Caleb Daniel .
Passed away suddenly on Friday November 8, 2013. Born in Victoria BC on July 18, 2002. Predeceased by his baby sister Kiana. Lovingly remembered by his family: parents Jason and Renee; fraternal twin brother Ethan; grandparents Mike and Beverley Kroffat and Mark and Margaret Coulombe; great grandparents Everett and Elise Duke as well as numerous other relatives and friends. Caleb was a very ambitious, curious, fearless and kind giving young man. He loved to hunt, fish, ride his quad, deliver newspapers, garden and play hockey. He was also very mechanical minded like taking apart weed wackers and other equipment and putting them back together again. This was obvious because he was always digging in his dad’s tool box for tools. Caleb will be truly missed by all who knew him. A Celebration of Caleb’s life will be held at Mellor Hall, 7380 Trans Canada Highway Duncan BC on Saturday November 16, 2013 at 11:00 am. Followed by a reception in the hall. Interment will take place at Mountain View Cemetery following the reception. Online condolences may be offered at www.hwwallacecbc.com
STEWART, Dorothy “Joan� .
Joan passed away in Duncan surrounded by her family on October 1 2013. She is predeceased by her husband Robert “Bob� Stewart. She leaves behind her sons Andrew (Christine), Ian, and grandson Brent (Lana) great grandson Sam of Duncan and grandson Alan ( Robin) of Victoria, Sister Betty, Nephew Richard (Cathy) and Patrick and Niece Caroline (Dominic) and Matty of England. Joan was born on August 27th 1927in Amersham England, immigrating to Montreal Canada in 1954 before settling on Vancouver Island in 1955. Joan had many interests including Painting and Yoga. She studied, French, Spanish, German and Russian. She loved the Opera and avidly supported the Victoria Operatic Society. She loved her cats and dogs. She enjoyed traveling and was able to see a lot of the world, but the most important thing in life for Joan was her family. A celebration of life will be held on Friday November 22nd 2013 from 1 until 4 pm at the Maple Bay Fire Hall, 963 Herd Road, Duncan. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to the charity of your choice. Online condolences at www.hwwallacecbc.com
It is with sad hearts we must announce our darling mom/sister BELLA MARIE ESMA WALT, the kindest friend, loving, thoughtful, gentle and truest of all- has gone home to the angels above where there’s nothing but happiness joy and love. Gone from this world - back to God - she leaves us behind for us not to wish her back But to pray she will embrace and enjoy her gift from God - to embrace the love of all who knew her and to know she was loved by all. Some day we hope to meet her - Some day we know not when, to hold her hand in the better land never to part again. God only takes home the very best and she was the best of the best! Today and forever our hearts will be heavy - memories brings you back -in life we loved you dearly, in death, we do just the same. When days are dark and friends are few, Mom/Sis we miss you more. She leaves behind to cherish her memories and remember her always to love her more everyday, children: Kim (Dan) Darwin, Ernie Laktin, Kandase Walt (Ryan), Lawrence Walt, Ray Hamilton, Sisters Claire (Gord), Linda (Roland). Grandchildren: Lanaya (Greg), Craig (Deanna), Daniel (Kelly), Courtney, Zane, Lita, Maile, Madisyn, Eddy, Lucas, Kallum, Paige, Great grandchildren, Alexander, Reese, Rilely, Kerian, Liam, Aydan. Her extended family at Wexford ‌never thought of as staff to us.. Whom we know she loved and adored and who in return held her hand, kissed her cheek and returned her love. Bella was born in Naicum Sask, to her predeased parents, Ernest and Yvette Tetrault. The family moved to BC where she grew up. She was the eldest of three girls with her shoes being hard to fill. Growing up and finding her way she had many exciting jobs and opportunities. She was strong full of courage - she provided the strength, love, happiness we all needed to grow up and become who we are today. She will always be remembered for her days of not only working at the Village Green and Legion - but being the parent, friend, confidant to many. She eventually managed the Village Green Beer and Wine store and enjoyed the new adventure. After retirement she proudly volunteered in the local RCMP COPS program and the Nagg games. Her greatest times were with her family and friends, laughing, and enjoying life’s little moments. She loved to dance and was always known to out dance everyone. One of her greatest pastimes was taking a walk- no matter how hard we tried we were never able to keep up to her and she out lapped us on every occasion right to the end of her strolls. Mom/Sis was known by many and loved by lots. When you are out for a walk, take a second, remember her bright eyes and her smile that warmed your heart - say “Hi Bellaâ€? - she will hear you and brighten your day and she will whisper in your ear “Love You Lotsâ€?. Mom/Sis you are gone from us now - for only a short time - till you take us by the hand and protect us as we know you will - Always and forever in our prayers and our thoughts. MOM - SIS, LOVE YOU TO THE MOON AND BACK TODAY AND MORE TOMORROW!! A Memorial Service will be held at H.W. Wallace Cremation and Burial Centre, 5285 Polkey Road, Duncan BC on Saturday November 16, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. Online condolences may be offered at www.hwwallacecbc.com
SJOBERG, Harry McGregor September 26, 1926 - November 4, 2013 .
After a long debilitating illness, bravely born, Harry slipped away quietly in the small hours of the morning of November 4, 2013. Harry was born in Victoria where he grew up and graduated from Mt. View High School. Following this, at 18 years of age, he was accepted as an apprentice Electrical Operator with the then B.C. Electric and posted to the power plant at Jordan River. Upon the completion of his five year training he was posted as a journeyman operator and served in many of the then power plants on southern Vancouver Island. His last Victoria posting was at the E.N. Horsey sub station in Victoria. It was from there that he was transferred to Bear Point Georgia Generating Station(near Chemainus) in 1964 to open it up for needed power supply. From there he was posted to Jingle Pot sub station in Nanaimo and then to VIT (Vancouver Island Terminal) where he became Chief Power Dispatcher, V. I.. He retired from what is now B.C. Hydro in 1989 with 44 years service, out of which he was very proud to say that he had only taken 3 days sick leave. In 1965, Harry and family arrived in Duncan and settled themselves in with a genuine desire to commit themselves to contributing and becoming involved in any way they could that would be of help in the community. Harry’s sense of community was very strong and he was always so proud to say that home was the Cowichan Valley. He became very involved in community activities: Little League umpire for 18 years, Director of the Duncan and District Basketball Association for 17 years, spearheaded the building of the first Adventure Playground at Duncan Elem. with Peter Elliott, being the consummate Soccer Dad under the enthusiastic direction of Eric Monk, helping to build the “old� soccer clubhouse, Asst. scouter for 2nd Duncan, 9 years, Duncan Crimestoppers for 5 years, Cowichan Music Festival general fac totem, B.C. Heart & Stroke Foundation, 30 years. He was extremely proud of and grateful for the honours he was awarded: - Olympic gold medal for basketball, City of Duncan Sports Award and the B.C. Heart and Stroke Foundation “Heart of Gold� award. Harry is survived by his wife, Leslie, his beloved children: Stephen (Bonnie), Claudia and Neil (Vicki) and beloved grandchildren, Wyatt, Matilda, Veronica and Lucy. Our most grateful thanks and appreciation to Dr. R.V. Weir for his on-going outstanding care and compassion for Harry, the kind, caring and thoughtful staffs of the Duncan Dialysis Unit, the C.D.H. Emergency and the Royal Jubilee Hospital, Emergency and 4 N and 4 S wings. A Celebration of Life will be held Monday, November 18 at 2:00 p.m. at H. W. Wallace Cremation and Burial Centre. In remembrance of Harry, donations to the Cowichan Valley Food Basket would be most appreciated. Online condolences at www.hwwallacecbc.com
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With great sadness, the family said goodbye to our loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother and uncle. Henry passed away peacefully in hospital surrounded by his lovely family. He will be sadly missed by his loving wife of 62 years Marie, his children Glen (Bonnie), Brad (Deirdre), Lisa (Jarl), sisters Angie, Josephine (Perry), brather Jack (Cathy) and 8 grandchildren, Jamie, Julie, Christina, Patricia, Michelle, Kimberly, Jarrod and Jinet. Predeceased by parents and brother Art. Henry was born on a float home on Cowichan Lake to Charlie and Dorothy Monti. He spent his entire life in the Cowichan Valley, where he worked many years in the logging industry as a faller. He was an avid sportsman, which included many hours of baseball, hockey, badminton, fishing, hunting, golfing and snow and waterskiing. He took pride in everything he did including mentoring his family. After retirement, Henry and Marie spent many winters south enjoying the sunshine. Henry touched the lives of many and will be sadly missed by family and friends. No service at Henry’s request. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Canadian Lung Association on line at www.lung.ca/donate. On line condolences at www.hwwallacecbc.com If love alone could save you If a cure was yet to be Heaven wouldn’t guide you astray From your loving wife Marie With tearful eyes, we watched him Suffer and slowly fade away Through all the pain and suffering we Could not make him stay A golden heart stopped beating A kind soul may lay to rest To spread a smile and wipe the tears Were one of his few last requests
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Archie passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of Saturday November 9th. He is predeceased by his mother Elizabeth, father Archibald Sr. and brothers Jim, Ian and Ken. Survived by his brothers Dave(Audrey), wife (Gerry), her children Maggie(Roger), Greg(Annie), Sarah(Ed), precious grandchildren (Travis, Joey and Chance), sister-in-law (Mabel) and many nieces and nephews. Archie traveled from Marathon Ontario in 1957 to begin working at Crofton Mill where he retired in 1988. During his retirement he enjoyed every day to the fullest and loved working in his garden, taking special car of his blueberry bushes. Archie will always be remembered as a man with a BIG heart who was loved by all. In lieu of flowers, donations can kindly be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation. No Service by request. First Memorial Funeral Services Online condolences may be made at; www.mem.com
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DENISE AUGUSTINE, District Principal of Aboriginal Education School District No. 79 (Cowichan Valley) 2557 Beverly Street Duncan, BC V9L 2X3 RE: CULTURAL TEACHING ASSISTANTS Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those selected for interview will be contacted.
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COWICHAN BAY DC519773 â&#x2C6;&#x2019; 78 Papers Alder Glen Rd. â&#x2C6;&#x2019; 1700 â&#x2C6;&#x2019; 1741 Glen Rd. â&#x2C6;&#x2019; 4660 â&#x2C6;&#x2019; 4677 McGill Rd. â&#x2C6;&#x2019; Austin Pl. DC519780 â&#x2C6;&#x2019; 68 Papers 1600 â&#x2C6;&#x2019; 1696 Glen Rd. â&#x2C6;&#x2019; Simon Pl. â&#x2C6;&#x2019; Rondeault Rd. area. CROFTON DC519444 â&#x2C6;&#x2019; 20 Papers Barnes Rd. â&#x2C6;&#x2019; Smith Rd. Call Audette: 250â&#x2C6;&#x2019;715â&#x2C6;&#x2019;7783
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RESTAURANT/ HOTEL RED ROOSTER RESTAURANT Servers required. Drop off resume. Located next to Russell Farms Market.
FOOD/BEVERAGE HELP SERVER needed for busy cafe in Duncan. Shifts are Monday to Friday 11am to 5pm plus alternating Saturdays 7:30am to 1pm. Must be self motivated, able to work as a team player and handle cash. Drop resume in person at: Corner House Cafe 181 Jubilee Street Duncan (Mon - Sat 8am to 4pm) a TEMPORARY PART time Baker needed. Apply with resume: Masonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Store, 1855 Renfrew Road. Shawnigan Lake.
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SARAH & CO. PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Free-Estimates Seniors-Discount Lawn-Care Packages, Landscaping & Design, Powerwashing, Carpentry/Deck-Work, Eavestrough-Cleaning, Moss-Removal, Hauling/Rubbish-Removal, Painting Small-MovingJobs, RECYCLING
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MANAGEMENT/ADMINISTRATION The Cowichan District Hospital Foundation is a registered charity whose purpose is the raising of funds to purchase equipment & support patient/resident care & comfort at the Cowichan District Hospital as well as Cairnsmore Place Extended Care Facility. We are currently accepting applications for the position of Administrative Director. The Administrative Director commands the full organization of the foundation office and accordingly applicants must have a strong administrative background, a bookkeeping proficiency (familiarity with Quick Books) and comprehensive communications skills to liaison with a board of directors as well as Island Health representatives and community service groups. Please email resumes to cdhfresumes@hotmail.com Deadline for submissions is November 15, 2013
RECREATIONAL PROPERTY
FOR SALE BY OWNER 1900 FALCON CRESCENT COWICHAN BAY HEIGHTS 1504 Sq ft (finished area). Immaculate 6 year old home, beautifully landscaped, backing on to farmland for private setting. Stainless appliances, built in microwave, ceiling height cabinets, front load washer/dryer, highâ&#x2C6;&#x2019;end laundry sink, Lennox furnace/heat pump with air. Natural gas fireplace, tankâ&#x2C6;&#x2019; less heat on demand hot water and BBQ. Built in alarm system and central vacuum. Enâ&#x2C6;&#x2019;suite jetted tub. Custom widow coverings. Loads of storage, quality finishing/fixtures throughâ&#x2C6;&#x2019; out. Close to popular Bench Elementary School, walking distance to Cow Bay Village & 7 minute drive to Valleyview Mall. Asking $398,000.00. Serious buyers only, call 250â&#x2C6;&#x2019;748â&#x2C6;&#x2019;9676 for an appointment.
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BRAEMORE COURT 2Bdrm, 2Baths, 5â&#x2C6;&#x2019;appliances, gated underground parking, downtown Duncan condo, $950/mo. Also available: 1Bdrm, 2Bath, $850/mo. 250â&#x2C6;&#x2019;748â&#x2C6;&#x2019;6679.
December 8, 15 & 22 ONLY 9am to 2pm MARK YOUR CALENDAR Christmas Shopping Lots of NEW PRODUCTS, From stores that have Closed there doors. Jam, Jellies and Baked Goods Slightly used and not abused products. Plus Collectibles
SUITES FOR RENT SHAWNIGAN LAKE. large 2 bdrm, above ground, clean, new paint/flrs/bathroom $800 incl utils, ns/np, w/d, NOW (250)715-6951
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Coffee, Spiced Juice at door.
Youbou Xmas Craft Fair Sat. Nov 30, 10am-3pm
Youbou Hall Tables $15 each Free Admission
CHEMAINUS FIRE DEPT. Annual Christmas Craft Fair Sat, Nov. 30 * 10 am â&#x2C6;&#x2019; 3 pm 9901 Chemainus Rd.
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APARTMENTS/CONDOS FOR RENT
CHEMAINUS, 1 bdrm, Dec 1, tastefully updated, inste w/d, d/w, $750. (250)246-1399
MAPLE GROVE APARTMENT 3271 Cowichan Lake Rd
2 and 3 bdrm units. Heat and hot water included. Family orientated. Clean and quiet. Renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d units. Indoor pet welcome. On site laundry facilities. To view 250-710-7515 or 250-748-3412 www.meicorproperty.com
Royal Alexander Apartments 1 & 2 Bdrms, quiet, secure & newly renovated. Over looking lovely garden. Seniors welcome. 2575 Alexander St. Call 250-746-6442 www.royalalexander.ca DUNCAN Bach, 1 & 2 Bdrms. H.W., heat (gas/elec), F/S, balcony, pet poss., parking. $550â&#x2C6;&#x2019;$875/mo. 250.748.7764
SHAUGHNESSY GARDENS 3251 Cowichan Lake Rd Clean 1 & 2 bdrm unit. Full size fridge, stove & dishwasher. Carpet & linoleum, window coverings, fireplace. Quite, well maintained building with elevator & sauna. Close to schools & hospital. Pet friendly. To view 250-710-7515 or 250-748-3412. www.meicorproperty.com
EVERGREEN PLACE 1 or 2 bedrooms
Lets make a deal and be happy! Come to see us! 250-246-2912 HOUSES FOR RENT RENT TO OWN 4BR/2BA $1,495 â&#x2C6;&#x2019; YOUBOU Tired of paying rent? Need flexible buying options without banks? This 4 bedroom Home can be yours today. Some cash is required for my "Quick Purchase Program" and part of your rent goes towards ownership. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easier than you think. 250â&#x2C6;&#x2019;748â&#x2C6;&#x2019;0231 ronstpierre@gmail.com ronsrealestate.org
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$825 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2 Bdrm upper duplex â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7750 Sunset Dr, Lake Cowichan. Lovely location close to lake access & boat launch. No smoking & pet upon approval. Some new renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, appliances & shared driveway.
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COUNTRYWIDE VILLAGE REALTY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT DIVISION 145 South Shore Road, Lake Cowichan, BC. Phone: 250-749-6660 Toll free: 1-800-729-3246
SUITES FOR RENT
$1000 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4 bedroom home â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 183 Neva Road, Lake Cowichan. Good sized home on large lot with big backyard. Close to town, no smoking, pet upon approval.
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TOWNHOUSES FOR RENT LAKE COWICHAN, Newly renovated 1200sqft. townhouse. N/S, 6-appliances, 3Bdrm, 2Bath. Covered carport, close to river & Lake Cowichan. Avail. immediately. 250-416-0297/ 403-8962030/ 403-347-2567 (George or Carol)
VACATION RENTALS PTO VALLARTA, MEXICO Large Studio, 3 wks start Jan. 18. F/S, maid service. $550/ week US. 250â&#x2C6;&#x2019;746â&#x2C6;&#x2019;8953.
Suites & Condos
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#7, #8 -7744 Mays Rd, Duncan 3215 Cowichan Lake Rd Duncan 3254 Moorefield Rd, Duncan 2146 Wildflower Rd (fully furnished), Shawnigan Lake 1629 Jersey Rd, Shawnigan Lake 6152 Somenos Rd, Duncan
$850 $1300 $1350 $1500 $1575 $1800 $2000
1065 Bourban Rd, Mill Bay (55+) 1114 Fitzgerald Rd, Shawnigan Lake 6290 Westlock Rd, Duncan 5812 Banks Rd, Duncan 6177 Palahi Place, Duncan 8043 Vye Rd, Crofton 6263 Selkirk Terrace, Duncan
Detached Homes
DUPLEXES FOR RENT 3 BDRM, 1 bath, lrg updated kitchen, f/s, propane f/p, w/d, covrd patio/fncd yd, you pay hyd, cable, internet, $800/m. Dec 1, n/p. (250)715-7251 DUNCAN 3Bdrm 1.5Bath, good location. 5 appli. Avail. Nov. 15. Fenced backyard, pets considered. 250â&#x2C6;&#x2019;597â&#x2C6;&#x2019;3362. JAN. 1 â&#x2C6;&#x2019; 1BR Cobble Hill duplex. $855/mo. Renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d in/out. Patio, fenced yard, parking. Suit mature couple. 250â&#x2C6;&#x2019;884â&#x2C6;&#x2019;4124.
LAKE COWICHAN Heat included 3 Bdrm duplex with F/S, Garage & laundry room. $890/mo. Avail Dec 1, 250-715-5810, 748-4253
COWICHAN VALLEY CITIZEN
250.737.2527
HOUSES FOR RENT 1 bdrm Cottage, very private, w/d, utils, prkg, $650/mth. avail Now, 250-743-9912
2 BR home Duncan, f/s, w/d, storage, ns, np, $1100/mo, avail immed (250)737-1015 LAKE COWICHAN, Greendale Rd, riverfront, 2 br furn cabin, avail Nov.1stMay 1st, $950 all inclusive. 250-749-6570
COMMERCIAL RETAIL/OFFICE AND COMâ&#x2C6;&#x2019; MERCIAL rental space downâ&#x2C6;&#x2019; town Duncan 60sq. ft. storage spaces avail., retail/office space 530sq. ft. Warehouse/office space 2700sq. ft. Call: 250â&#x2C6;&#x2019;710 â&#x2C6;&#x2019;8961 or 250â&#x2C6;&#x2019;709â&#x2C6;&#x2019;7593.
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84/84 @ 7.74%
2011 FIT 5 speed, A/C, P/W, P/L, P/M #13-453A
60/60 @ 8.24%
$110 BI-WEEKLY
Auto,A/C, P/W, P/L, P/M #13-13-275A
$
9,500
2009 SONTA GENESIS PREM Auto, A/C, P/W, P/L, P/M, PSRF $
15,913
#13-287A
84/84 @ 8.24%
$108 BI-WEEKLY
2011 ACCENT 3 DR GL
$
Auto, A/C, P/W, $ P/L, P/M, #13-401B
13,913
13,913
#13U24
2009 ACCENT DR 4 GL
$97 BI-WEEKLY
11,500
2012 SANTA FE GL FWD
2013 ESCAPE SE AWD
Auto, A/C, P/W, P/L, P/M $
1.6LT, Auto, A/C, P/W, P/L, P/M, Leather $
19,913
#13-478A
2003 FORD MUSTANG GT COVERTIBLE
28,913
#13U21
Auto, A/C, P/W, P/L, $ P/M #13-156B
9,900
ALL CREDIT APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED * GOOD CREDIT * BAD CREDIT * NO CREDIT *
2002 LINCOLN SE FWD Auto, A/C, P/W, P/L, P/M, SPSRF
$
6,000
#13-436A
60/60 @ 8.24%
2009 JOURNEY SXT FWD 7PASS Auto, A/C, P/W, P/L, P/M #13-398A
60/60 @ 9.29%
2008 WAVE SE 5 DOOR
$91 BI-WEEKLY
Auto, A/C, P/W, P/L, $ P/M, PSRF #13-404A
8,000
72/72 @ 8.24%
$110 BI-WEEKLY
2010 ACCENT SPORT
$
Rare, 3 DR, $ hatchback #12U38
10,000
$100 BI-WEEKLY
10,500
2004 TOYOTA MATRIX 5 Speed, A/C #13-325A
$
6,000
$78 BI-WEEKLY
Auto, A/C
6,750
$
6,750 16,913
$
34,966 kms #13-192A
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2004 FORD FOCUS Low km’s, 5 spd, A/C, Cruise, ABS,
$
5,000
#13-297B
72/72 @ 8.24%
2010 HYUNDAI SONATA GL
Auto, A/C, P/W, P/L, P/M,PSRF
HOURS: • MON. - THUR. 8:00-6:00 pm • FRI. & SAT. 8:00-5:30 pm • SUN. 11-4 pm
1-800-461-0161
$
2011 CRV EX
(1 mile south of Duncan on Island Highway)
250-746-0335
$78 BI-WEEKLY
Auto, A/C, Cruise, Keyless, P/S #13U15A
2801 ROBERTS ROAD DL 9988
60/60 @ 9.29%
60/60 @ 9.29%
2007 G5 85,669 kms #13-359A
2007 FORD FREESTAR SE
$ $
26,500 20,913
$95 BI-WEEKLY
5 Speed, A/C, P/W, P/L, P/M #13-320A$$
27,913 10,000
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Business Manager
Sales & Leasing
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Sales Manager
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Sales & Leasing
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PICK-UPS IN-STOCK
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CARS
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OAC - NET REBATE
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IN-STOCK
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GET UP TO $10,000
GET OUT OF YOUR LEASE WITHOUT $1 OUT OF YOUR POCKET
NO PAYMENTS FOR 6 MONTHS
!
OVER 40
EVERYTHING MUST GO!
MINI VANS IN-STOCK
OVER 60
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CASH BACK!
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ON NOW TIL NOV
2010 KIA SOUL
2011 GRAND CARAVAN
2011 FORD FLEX LTD AWD
STK# 6010A
STK# 13312A
STK# 13397A
$12,936 OR $
91
$15,934 OR $
Bi-Weekly
2013 FORD ESCAPE TITANIUM
2010 TOYTOA RAV4 LTD
2013 CHRYSLER 200 LTD
STK# 6052A
STK# 6098
STK# 6101
STK# 6108 Leather Roof • Navi
$38,927 OR $
239
Bi-Weekly
$28,937 OR $
178
Bi-Weekly
2011 FORD F150 XTR
2012 CHRYSLER 300 LTD
STK# 6118 Leather • Sunroof
STK# 14099A Super Crew
STK# 6130
$19,990
151
Bi-Weekly
2013 DODGE DURANGO BLACK TOP * NOT EXACTLY AS SHOWN
2013 FIAT 500 LOUNGE
$21,937 OR $
111
Bi-Weekly
ICBC ON SITE
$19,990 OR $
138
Bi-Weekly
$18,990 OR $
118
Bi-Weekly
FREE Popcorn, Drinks & Helium Balloons for the Kids!
OR $
124
ift e! G E E FR very Purchas 2013 CHEV TAHOE
with
E
STK# 6131 Only 12,000 kms • 9 Passenger
42” PLASMA TV
WITH EVERY NEW VEHICLE!
$37,990 OR $
233
Bi-Weekly
$26,990 OR $
185
Bi-Weekly
$25,990 OR $
179
Bi-Weekly
2012 TOWN & COUNTRY LTD
2014 JEEP COMPASS NORTH
2013 BMW 328 328ii X AWD
STK# 6132
STK# 14068A 4X4
STK# 6138 C Drive • Loaded
$22,990 OR $
158
Bi-Weekly
$26,990 OR $
167
Bi-Weekly
net of a
Come On In And See Us Or Check Out Our Website:
461 TRANS CANADA HIGHWAY. DUNCAN
250-748-8144 • 1-800-461-5337 G
Smart Shoppers read the fine print: Dealer #8385. Up to $4500 more for trade negative equity on trade financed into new contract. Payments are bi-weekly 96mo, 4.49% including taxes and documentation of $399. No payments offer is deferral of payments for time specified. $5000 giveaway no purchase necessary. For Vegas/Gas card offer no two offers can be combined. We trust this satisfies concerned auto dealers in our area. *6 months no pay OAC, upon approval for deferral Bow Mel Chrysler will make 1/2 payment up to $400 max/mo. Programs are mutually exclusive and cannot be combined - all promotions apply to in stock vehicles only no dealer locates or factory orders. GST savings is discount from price, GST still payable. See dealer for details.
Bi-Weekly
$38,990 OR $
239
Bi-Weekly
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$
CLEAROUT PRICE
17,990 IN STOCK ONLY
All prices net of all applicable programs and rebates plus taxes, levies and doc fee of $395. Vehicles not exactly as illustrated. *0% on select vehicles see dealer for details.
All prices net of all applicable programs and rebates plus taxes, levies and doc fee of $395. Vehicles not exactly as illustrated. *0% on select vehicles see dealer for details.
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461 Trans Canada Hwy., Duncan
250-748-8144
1-800-461-5337