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Cowichan River bounces back RESTRICTIONS LIFTED:

Fall rains raise levels and spirits LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

All across the Valley, anxious Cowichan River watchers were exulting late Wednesday as they looked at an announcement that Stage 3 water restrictions had been lifted.

T h e d e c i s i o n wa s p r e t t y well made Tuesday but everything hinged on the river flows Wednesday.

“What was reported this morning was that for the first time in many months Cowichan Lake is at the expected rule curve level,” CVRD board chair Rob Hutchins said. “Yesterday it was up five centimetres and today it will be even higher. Even more important, though, is that the river is flowing at something over seven cubic metres per second.

“We’re very thankful. The recommendation to the water purveyors is to lift the Stage 3 restrictions.”

Lake Cowichan Mayor Ross Forrest, who chaired the Cowichan Watershed Board Flows Working Group, said they had held a cheerful meeting on Tuesday night.

“The lake, for the first time since mid-May, has risen five centimetres. That is six days of storage but it looks like it’s going

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A regular weekly teleconference was held Oct. 15 to make the final decision about the water restrictions.

Communities like Lake Cowichan have been waiting eagerly for that news, Forrest said.

“We actually discussed it at Lake Cowichan council last night [on Tuesday] so we don’t have to hold a meeting to lift this restriction. We agreed in principle that once the word comes we’re good with it.”

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Family members, students and representatives of the Bev Lashman Memorial Golf Fundraiser surround Ethan Kroffat and his parents, Renee and Jason as the Drinkwater School jerseys and the Caleb Kroffat Memorial Award are unveiled at the school for the first time. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

Caleb Kroffat honoured with award and jerseys KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

When Grade 7 students at Drinkwater Elementary School got the opportunity to select the first-ever recipient of an award named in honour of their classmate Caleb Kroffat, the vote was unanimous.

The award, which goes to a student who shares Caleb’s qualities — good-natured, adventurous, sense of humour and unique — went to his twin brother, Ethan.

Caleb died suddenly last Nov. 8

outside a Cowichan Valley Capitals hockey game, but thanks to the award and other initiatives at the school, he won’t be forgotten.

At the end of each school year, Grade 6 students will vote on a new award recipient.

Along with the award, which was unveiled earlier this month, the school is also honouring Caleb with a set of 38 brand new school jerseys, all of which will bear a crest in his honour.

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Court workers’ strike reaches Duncan JOB ACTION: Native court

workers’ wages lower than comparable jobs LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

A rotating strike by B.C.’s native court workers made its way to Duncan on Tuesday.

“The government needs to do the right thing and bring them into the service agreement where they belong and where they were intended to be in the first place,” said BC Government and Service Employees’ Union communications officer Chris Bradshaw. “The idea is to get this on the government radar to put pressure on them.”

B.C’s native court workers help aboriginal clients navigate the criminal court system but they receive significantly less pay and benefits than workers performing similar jobs in the public service, according to the union.

At the heart of the workers’ dispute

is the failure of the B.C. government to bring these workers into the Community Social Services Employers’ Association aboriginal bargaining unit when it was created in 2003. If that had happened, the workers would be paid much more.

The starting wage for a native cour worker is only $31,800 a year, compared to $45,100 for a comparable classification under the Aboriginal Services agreement.

“Their agreement expired in 2011 so they’ve been operating on the old agreement. They haven’t had a wage increase since 2009, that’s five years,” Bradshaw said.

“Since 2002, they’ve had a total of nine per cent in wage increases. The Consumer Price Index has gone up twice that since that time. They’re starting to fall behind. Also, they co-pay their own benefit package rather than the employer paying for it.”

When the idea of joining the agreement came up in negotiations, the employer, which is a non-profit group

and not the government itself, said the change would be expensive.

“Their starting pay would be $10,000 more than they’re getting now and they would get full benefits as well. And the employer is telling us, ‘We don’t have the money; the government isn’t funding it,’” Bradshaw explained.

Across the province, there are only 36 members in the bargaining units involved and some of them are counsellors.

“It’s the 22 native court workers who would be impacted by this,” Bradshaw said. “We’re saying it’s not a lot of money. We don’t want to impact the people they are serving, which is why we are doing it this way.

“In the court system, the judges, lawyers and crown prosecutors really like having these people there because they essentially make the process work much more smoothly.

“They’re providing unique services and they’re not being paid a similar amount to other workers doing similar work. It’s time to fix that.”

Fish already on the move up surging river COWICHAN RIVER, From Page 1 It’s been a long, hot summer for the flows group, he said.

“They were all pretty discouraging, tough meetings because of the challenges we had with the levels.

“But yesterday’s meeting was very quick and upbeat, with positive news for a change. Willi Jansen of Fisheries and Oceans was there yesterday and she was ecstatic about how many fish were coming up the river. By eight in the morning they’d counted 286 adult chinooks had gone through the gate with many, many more on the way. Now, I’m seeing people talking about it on Facebook. It looks like there’s enough water for them. It’s good news.”

Rodger Hunter of the Cowichan Watershed Board was delighted at the lifting of the Stage 3 restrictions.

“Our flows are at 7.1, which is good.”

He also shared the latest fish count,

which showed how the fish were forging up river from when Forrest had first received the news.

“As of today, there were 1,124 adult Chinook past the counting fence and 727 jacks. And an estimated 400 Coho adults and 400 jacks. And Cowichan Tribes has gotten 550 Chinook for their brood stock and there are more fish waiting to come along.

“Just add water!” Hunter said happily.

“Give me that Viking weather! It would be nice to have a little more of a flow of water. We’re up to seven.

“Ideally, we want some pulse flows right now. If we could get up to 18 that would really draw the fish through and up. And that’s not as far off as it seems.

Usually in the fall, it happens fast. This has been an unusual fall but this is really positive. It’s a great news story. We shouldn’t have to go through this but we made it. It’s good.”

According to Fisheries and Oceans

area director Andrew Thomson, the recent rain is encouraging fish to start up the Cowichan in really increasing numbers.

“They’re doing better. That’s the quick answer.”

The watch at the counting fence is operated jointly by Fisheries and Oceans and Cowichan Tribes. It provides a good tally of the fish going up river, he said.

“We’re hoping for a lot more fish to move up into the system but if you think back a number of years ago when the Cowichan River was really in some dire straits we were down to about 500 fish for the whole season,” Thomson said.

“We definitely want to see a rebuilding of the Cowichan River Chinook stock and we have been seeing that growing. We know there’s more fish in the system. But we’re still looking at other efforts such as trapping and trucking to bring fish up to the upper reaches. We’ll be continuing to assess that.”

CVRD waives policy to help fund two groups ANDREA RONDEAU CITIZEN

The Cowichan Valley Regional District board decided last Wednesday to waive their new regional grants-in-aid policy to continue to provide funding to a couple of non-profit organizations for 2015.

“The committee was evenly divided,” reported North Cowichan Mayor Jon Lefebure from the grant-in-aid subcommittee, which had failed to choose between two funding options for the upcoming year.

The board easily broke a deadlock, rejecting the option of simply notifying Cowichan Green Community and the Cowichan Valley Arts Council of the July change in policy that now finds them ineligible for a regional grant-in-aid, and forcing them to go to each electoral area and municipal unit individually for grant support. Both organizations have recieved support from the CVRD in the form of a regional grant-in-aid for a number of years.

“I think we can see very clear benefits to the work that they are doing,” said Duncan Mayor Phil Kent.

“Both these organizations have a significant regional impact,” agreed Lefebure. “This is what we are here for.”

Dir. Barb Lines said she sees this as providing a bridge through a transition period from one policy to another.

“We do not want to leave these people out hanging there for a year,” she concluded.

The decision will give the district time to create an annual financial contribution service, which would go into effect in 2016, for both organizations through the alternative approval process.

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Duncan voters will get two referendum questions: amalgamation and boundaries KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Voters in the City of Duncan will be asked to vote on two questions relating to amalgamation with North Cowichan and boundary restructuring in the Nov. 15 municipal election.

Both questions are non-binding as the next city council seeks the input of residents on whether or not to move forward with the two hot-button issues that have been on the burner for several years.

“I believe that this should be a study of governance; governance that is focused on the options for efficient and effective delivery of services to the community, strengthens community identity, and provides responsive representation for citizens,” Mayor Phil Kent said.

With regard to amalgamation, the ballot will ask, “Are you in favour of spending time and resources to study the costs and benefits of the amalgamation of the municipalities of North Cowichan and the City of Duncan?”

On the boundary restructuring issue, the ballot will ask, “Are you in favour of spending time and resources to study the options, costs, and benefits of realignment of the existing boundaries of the City of Duncan, either separately, or together with an amalgamation study?”

The questions differ from the one question that voters in North Cowichan will be asked (“Are you in favour of conduct-

Council is asking Duncan residents to weigh in on amalgamation. [CITIZEN FILE] ing a study to explore the costs and benefits of amalgamation of the municipalities of North Cowichan and the City of Duncan?”).

“Council felt strongly that a study that looked at only amalgamation may not be in the best interests of the residents of North Cowichan and Duncan,” a release from city council stated.

Any study undertaken would encompass four principles as set down by council. The study:

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NOTICE OFRESIDENTS INTENT TO ZONING BYLAW ATTENTION OFAMEND AREA D COWICHAN BAY ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 3864 Notice Community Meeting (APPLICABLE of TO ELECTORAL AREA A – MILL BAY/MALAHAT)

Notice is hereby given that the CVRD Board will consider reading a third time the above noted Amendment Bylaw at the Special Board meeting of October 22, 2014.

AsDATE per Monday, Section 890(4) LocalTIME Government June of3,the 2013 7:00 p.m.Act, the Cowichan Valley Regional District Board of Directors, having reviewed the above noted Bylaw and finding it to be consistent with the policies of PLACE Bench Elementary School, Multi Purpose Room the South Cowichan Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 3510, has waived the Public Hearing and directed 1501 that this Public Notice occur Cowichan in its place.Bay Bylaw No. 3864 received first and second reading Cowichan Bay Road, at the October 8, 2014 CVRD Board meeting.

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Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3864 would amend Electoral Areas A and C Zoning Bylaw No. 3520 by rezoning Part of Section 3, Range 8, Shawnigan District, except Parcel A (DD 43570I); Parcel B (DD of 45704I); ParcelBay C (DD91923I); exceptathose parts in Plans 4171, Residents Cowichan are invitedand to attend Community Meeting on 8239, 9554, 34171, 51404, VIP69873 and VIP 77020 and EPP 18211, and part of Lot 2, Range 8, Section 3, June 3, 2013.

Your Area Director, CVRD staff, and other agencies will provide Shawnigan District, Plan 9554, comprising 1.0 hectare more or less, from CD-9 (Comprehensive an update on the following pics: Development 9) and R-3 (VillagetoResidential) to P-2 (Institutional 2). The area to be rezoned is shown on the map beside outlined in a thick black line and affects an area of land in Mill Bay/Malahat • Community Parksofand Trails Update Master located to the southwest the junction of Barry Road and Plan Shawnigan-Mill Bay Road.

The purposeCowichan of the rezoning of this site is for future community services facility, most likely • South Parks Update onaBright Angel Park a new detachment for the South Cowichan RCMP.

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Routley apologizes for Chamber comments LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

Some strong comments in the Legislature last week landed Cowichan Valley MLA Bill Routley in hot water, eliciting an apology.

While making a speech on Oct. 9, he included comments about the need to educate and employ First Nations workers and then began talking about the Duncan-Cowichan Chamber of Commerce, challenging businesses to “step up to the plate” to help mentor this group of prospective workers.

It was then that he added other sharp remarks about the chamber and the group’s annual Black Tie celebration.

“They pony up to the plate with their Black Tie Awards. That’s fine. It’s wonderful. It’s good to have black-tie awards.

I went and sat there, but I’ve got to tell you, I sure didn’t feel among my people sitting there with a bunch of snobs.”

Talk about Routley’s unusual outburst quickly spread with the result that the New Democratic Party issued the official apology from Routley the next day.

Chamber president Julie Scurr said the

Cowichan Valley MLA Bill Routley chamber puts on the Black Tie Awards to celebrate business successes and the crowd includes many of the friends and supporters of the nominees.

She said although Routley is invited as a matter of course to chamber events, he does not attend many.

The last time he showed up was to the

opening of the new Info Centre. It’s been several years since he was at a Black Tie evening.

“We were shocked and disappointed,” she said. “We are, after all, his constituents.”

Routley’s apology said, “I talked about the activities of the Duncan Cowichan Chamber of Commerce in a way that I deeply regret and I apologize for. It does not reflect my views of the Chamber or its members. I know the Duncan Cowichan Chamber has worked tirelessly for over 100 years to create networks among business people locally and around the province to build the type of strong community that everyone in this area relies on.”

He sent a formal apology to the Chamber and said this week that he was glad it had been accepted.

“It was probably the worst thing I could have done. I’m extremely regretful that I made that mistake,” he said.

The legislature doesn’t sit this week but as soon as it reconvenes, Routley has promised to make his apology in the House as well.

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CVRD, Malahat, marina create new boat launch KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

A cooperative venture between the Cowichan Valley Regional District, Malahat Nation and Mill Bay Marina will improve access to the Saanich Inlet and Salish Sea with a new public boat launch.

The plan is to build the launch on Mill Bay Road just north of Vedier Point, complete with parking for vehicles and boat trailers,

by July 15.

“The cooperative agreement in place secures community access and use of a new boat launch which should serve the needs of local boaters for decades to come,” Area A (Mill Bay/Malahat) Director Mike Walker. “The relocation of boat traffic off the narrow Handy Road will make it safer for the local community to access the waterfront in this location, as well as providing boaters with more than ample parking and

tie-down area at the new site.”

The launch is designed to operate at all tide levels, and will replace the old public launch on Handy Road.

Plans were already in motion to replace the Handy Road boat launch when the opportunity for the CVRD to work with the Malahat Nation arose.

“Malahat Nation welcomes the opportunity to collaborate with the broader community and local businesses on mutually beneficial developments that bring greater capacity to our Nation,” Chief Michael Harry said. “In addition to the new boat launch, Malahat Nation is also working on creation of a public waterfront walkway from Vedier Point to the north end of the reserve, which we encourage community partners to come forward to further extend to into Mill Bay Village.”

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OUR VIEW

All Canadians deserve death with dignity obody wants to die in pain, with their dignity stripped from them.

Most of us would like to die in our sleep, in our own beds, after living a long and happy life.

But some of us don’t get that option. It is cruelly taken away by illnesses we cannot fight and recover from.

In such instances, people should have the right to choose to end their lives while they are still mentally intact and not suffering terrible physical distress.

Of course, some will choose to continue to fight to the very last breath, and there is nothing

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wrong with that choice.

But the other choice should also be available to us, and we should be allowed to ask for help from medical professionals to accomplish our death with dignity in the most painless manner possible.

Right now in Canada, this is a crime, but we think the time is fast approaching when that will change.

More and more people are speaking out about how they want to leave this life and the fact that our government should respect their wishes.

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last week described the case of a 76-year-old man dying of cancer, who wants to end his own pain before he suffers the slow death his brother did when a tumour attacked his brother’s brain.

He describes it as wanting to go like his cat, who was taken to the vet and humanely euthanized after it had a stroke.

He stated he deserves the option of the same treatment.

He’s not wrong.

In August, 84-year-old Gillian Bennett of Bowen Island killed herself after posting an open letter about her intentions and reasons online in her bid to reopen

debate about assisted suicide in Canada. She suffered from dementia, and chose to die peacefully in her garden, with her husband by her side, rather than becoming, in her own words, a “mindless body”.

She was careful to get the drugs she used herself, so that nobody could be accused of helping her, which is illegal.

How different is the case of 29year-old terminally ill Brittany Maynard, who has chosen to die on Nov. 1.

She will die using medication provided by her doctor, surrounded by her family. Because

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Maynard lives in Oregon, where they have a Death With Dignity Act. This law has helped over 750 people to choose a painless death over protracted suffering since it came into effect.

It’s time for Canada to have a similar law put into place.

This week the Supreme Court of Canada will hear arguments from the B.C. Civil Liberties Association and several families that the laws against assisted suicide are unconstitutional.

We hope the choice will be made to allow Canadians the option of deciding how to finish our final days

Good to have opportunity to act I had to work hard for my “big experience” of the People’s Climate March in New York: four days’ train ride from Vancouver to Toronto; two overnight bus trips to New York and back; and, one night sleeping on a concrete church floor in Brooklyn. But what the heck, if my trip was a tad high in discomfort, it was low in carbon emissions.

Once started, the cheerful mass of humanity unfolded like a

giant accordion anaconda — constantly gulping in supporters from sidewalks and side streets: old ladies blowing bubbles; bugles trumpeting; stern socialists handing out pamphlets; and, ever hopeful environmentalists performing skits showing beautiful butterflies fluttering over a massive oil spill.

So did this carbon-busting snake of a parade squeeze delusions out of global-warming deniers, digest fossil fuel lobbyists, and transform slithery politicians to become leaders on

climate change? I don’t know.

But the news after the march that the incredibly wealthy Rockefellers are selling their oil stocks to fight climate change was a hopeful sign. Personally, I drive an electric scooter to fight climate change.

In some strange cosmic manner, even knowing that many lives are being destroyed by this historic crisis, it feels good to have the opportunity to act.

Peter Nix Maple Bay

I want to bring an update on my break-in that happened two to three weeks ago.

The RCMP recovered the First World War medals and other miscellaneous items that included my grandmother’s hand written address book.

I asked the constable how they accomplished this and was told: We have our ways!

I want to express my thanks to the RCMP for their diligence and devotion to duty, which was all done with caring and compassion.

There are still items that were not recovered. These are things, and while important, after all are just things.

However beyond these things there is a diamond ring (not a large diamond) that was given to me by my wife that bore the inscription ‘My One Love’.

I have a sentimental attachment to this because it is more than just a thing.

If by chance anyone comes across this ring, please turn it into the RCMP. No questions will be asked and I will gladly pay whatever it cost you.

Again my thanks to the RCMP for their understanding and caring attitude.

As a member of this community for over 30 years I feel safe and secure with the men and women in Red Serge.

Lawrence Turner Cowichan Bay

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‘Bag Bombers’ make a mess of our environment

In the these harsh times of political unrest, murder, climate change and dumping toxic waste, the people in the Cowichan Valley are privileged to have a wonderful trail system where they can get outside, away from the hubbub of every day life and the bad news of the world on TV and other media.

The sense of peace along trails passing farmlands, shady woodlands and sparkling rivers is priceless. One can watch birds, run, cycle, ride horses, take photos, find mushrooms, enjoy sunsets, walk the dog and arrive home relaxed and peaceful, thanks to trails created by the B.C. government, the CVRD and the District of North Cowichan.

Since moving to Duncan three years ago, I have noticed an increase of “blue-or-greenbagged” dog droppings dangling high in trees or bushes alongside many trails. Sadly, some uncaring dog owners degrade the beauty of nature by chucking their bags of dog droppings away, presumably so they don’t have to carry them.

Who in their right mind would take the time and effort to have litter bags available, in order to, uck, pick up Poochie’s warm

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and fragrant former dinner, and then toss the disgusting mess into the ecosystem? Why not find a garbage can somewhere on the way home, or, like responsible dog owners, take it home?

Bags like these can be found lodged in the trailside greenery everywhere, mostly out of reach high up or beyond thickets of thorny brambles. Unbelievably even along the raised walkway at Somenos Marsh Outdoor Classroom/IBA (Important Bird Area) there is a droopy bag dangling way out of the reach of nature-loving good Samaritans who might be out cleaning up the neighbourhood.

What is the answer? All I can come up with is that this letter and others like it will spark municipalities who are proud of their natural beauty into installing disposal units for all kinds of trail litter. Of course, they’d have to be strategically placed far enough from main roads in order to stop garbage dumpers, another selfish bunch of polluters...

In a perfect world, any “Bag Bombers” who read this letter will become born-again environmentalists. A huge thank-you to everyone who loves and uses our trails, taking only pictures and leaving only footprints.

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Not just a ‘few’ in the Valley are concerned with salaries In his recent letter, Pat Mulcahy (Citizen, Sept. 26) is hoist by his own petard. He parrots Director Giles’s statements concerning “the few” as if her words represent empiric evidence of truth, when she has a record of completely ignoring the wishes of the people until even the apathetic voters in the Valley finally have had enough.

Three times as many people

Koury’s building plans impractical Regarding the Somenos Marsh dike: I would like to know if John Koury’s statement that “we know there will likely never be another flood on the dry side” is based on the same “real science” that persuaded his hero and mentor Stephen “Tar Sands” Harper to approve the Northern Gateway pipeline?

How do “we know” this “likely” won’t happen again, Mr. Koury? It sounds like Mr. Koury is prepared to spend millions on

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voted against her pet project, the infamous eco depot fiasco, as actually voted her into office, with a similar scenario over the equally outrageous mega pool project planned for Mill Bay which would have seen us with a lifelong debt, to accommodate “the few”’ who deemed it suitable.

Anecdotal “evidence” has no bearing on how many actually disagree with the size of salary and benefit packages paid by the CVRD. The old chestnut of having to pay enough to attract the best

candidates might be understandable in isolated positions and circumstances but has largely been exposed as flawed especially if applied to the whole staff.

The “few’’ are those who sit behind closed doors making plans without public input.

The voters are apathetic but this does not mandate the politicians to tax and spend especially when they are elected with such a miniscule percentage of voters.

projects because he, backed by all his environmental science degrees, says there “likely” won’t be another flood.

On the responsible side of this mayoralty race, Jon Lefebure does know what he’s talking about, referencing the building requirements, poor soil, etc.

Koury would have us building on totally unsuitable land, involving huge expenditures just to make it possible to build.

Leave that area as parkland for all to enjoy.

More development does not lead to lower taxes.

I would also like Mr. Koury

to clarify, as a member in good standing of the Conservative Party, whether or not he supports Northern Gateway and, by default, the inevitable pollution and destruction of our west coast environment.

This is not the type of person I want on our local council, let alone as mayor.

These two issues make it perfectly clear that Mr. Koury reads from the same book as Stephen “Facts be damned, full pipelines ahead’’ Harper.

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After three terms as the mayor of the City of Duncan, Phil Kent doesn’t feel he is finished yet.

“I still think there’s lots to do,” said Kent, who was first elected mayor in 2005 and is vying for a fourth term in this fall’s election. “We’ve been making a lot of progress on a lot of fundamental things in our community play, but there’s more to do on a

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Strategic direction and prudent fiscal management have been vital to council’s success, he said.

Among the achievements from the past years, Kent counts road, water and sewer improvements and upgrades, flood mitigation projects, parks and recreation improvements, downtown beautification projects, and urban forests plan implementations as highlights.

In addition to serving the city as mayor, Kent has also been chair of the Island Coastal Economic Trust since 2012 and chair of the Cowichan Success By Six Council of Partners since 2011. He has also been chair of the CVRD Board and Exempt Management Staff Compensation Committee, Vice Chair of the CVRD Regional Services Committee, a member of the CVRD Economic Development Commission and Transit Committee, and a director of the Island Corridor Foundation.

Kent hopes to continue to bring his experience and leadership not only to the city but to other regional groups.

“It’s not just for the city,” he said. “That’s where my main focus is, but it’s also regionally and Island-wide.”

Kent pointed to a city emblem as something he strongly believes in.

“Our City Coat of Arms includes the banner ‘Unity and Progress,’” he said. “And that for me is one of the driving guides of my leadership; I look forward to sharing my platform in the upcoming election with citizens and candidates.”

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Challenger Gordon ready to take on mayor KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Peter Lockhart Gordon says he has both “altruistic as well as selfish” reasons for running for mayor of the City of Duncan this fall.

“The altruistic reason is that I think I can make a contribution,” he said.

While he has never stood for election before, Gordon does have a background in municipal politics, having served as senior counsel with the City of Toronto for more than 12 years, during which time he had cases go all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada, and worked with “wonderful people” like Jack Layton, who served as a city councillor in Toronto before becoming leader of the federal NDP. The “selfish” reasons include hoping to solve some problems he believes with Duncan’s current system. Gordon also believes there is “too much” government at the local level.

“Frankly, I’ve been a little frustrated with the current city hall, both through my clients and other matters,” Gordon said. “I’ve had difficulty getting a straight answer out of city hall.”

When Gordon complained about his dealings with city hall, it was pointed out to him that this was an election year and suggested that he should run for mayor. that set the ball rolling.

Gordon, the only challenger to incumbent mayor Phil Kent, has been practicing law for 35 years, working in several different fields, but recently dealing chiefly in civil litigation. He has lived in the Cowichan Valley since 2003, when his wife took a job

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Watts came to the Cowichan Valley in 1937 at the age or 10 and first experienced mountaineering on Mt. Prevost with the Scouts. He later joined the Victoria Alpine Club, and in 1958 he helped form the Island Mountain Ramblers, going on to spend more than 50 years climbing, exploring the back country, and photographing the wild areas of Vancouver Island.

Watts and his wife, Emily, were early

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Coun. Marsh proud to Gamble joins race at the Lake represent N. Cow voters LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

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North Cowichan’s Kate Marsh is trying for re-election to the council chamber.

She describes her platform as “basically the same is it was the first time around” and she has said both publicly and privately that she believes “voters in North Cowichan were pretty well represented around the table this last term, and that is when I feel the best decisions get made.”

So what does Marsh look back on with satisfaction?

She has quite a list including institution of a weekly report entitled “Council Matters” and a public input period at the beginning of every council meeting to keep the public in the loop.

Marsh also points to successful conclusion of the long-running Echo Heights dispute, and significant meetings with Cowichan Tribes and the City of Duncan as real pluses for the future.

Replacement of the Chemainus River bridge, renovation of the municipal hall, extensive flood protection and water works are also on list of accomplishments Marsh is proud of. There’s been plenty of work done to try to boost the economy, too, she said.

Coun. Kate Marsh “We are no longer overly reliant on one business, who in the competitive pulp and paper market and the changing economic climate could be gone anytime in the future, taking jobs and spin off jobs and taxes with it,” she said.

Marsh is also proud of the award winning climate action and energy plan.

“We stand out as one of the only municipalities that has .5 per cent of overall taxes dedicated to addressing and mitigating climate change and the rising cost of energy. In the long run, the plan will also help reduce the municipality’s energy costs and is projected to create over 600 non-municipal jobs by 2050,” she said.

community making it a better choice for all types of businesses and providKnown in Lake Cowichan for his ing much needed jobs right here in push to get his community into the Lake Cowichan,” he said.

Cowichan Aquatic Centre group, Ted He’s not the only one pushing for Gamble is now trying for a seat on it, but Gamble is adding his voice to Lake Cowichan town council. the call for an effort to encourage His platform includes encouraging construction of a facility providing independent living, assisted living environmentally friendly new busiand long-term care and allowing nesses as well as keeping current people to live out their lives in Lake businesses healthy, supporting the Cowichan. town’s aging population, and promotIn the Lake Cowichan downtown ing community life by creating jobs core, the community is what he called that will allow people to work as well Lake Cowichan candidate “elderly friendly.” as live in Lake Cowichan.

What is needed now, is more proIt all comes with getting messages Ted Gamble motion for businesses to locate along out clearly, he said. Joining the Aquathe main road to increase foot traffic there, Gamble tic Centre is just one example.

“The pool process was unnecessarily cumbersome said. but I think we got a good deal at Lake Cowichan.

For $1.63 a household per year for access to that For Professional Financial Advice multimillion dollar facility for me is a no-brainer.

“I would like to see opportunities like that expedCall Roger Bruce ited. We have to seize them. We have to make sure 250-715-3051 our kids have access to save healthy programs,” he said. roger.bruce@nbc.ca Gamble is eager to learn more about how the RRSPs, stocks/bonds, insurance, municipal process works, and contribute to the income ideas workings of town council.

22 years experience as a “I believe I can be a positive influence on that profinancial advisor lifetime valley resident cess for the people of Lake Cowichan,” he said. “It’s my first crack at politics and, although somewhat of a novice, I believe I have something to offer.

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ounds like a perfect match to that–the loss of priceless to me. I’m referring to the records over the years through Canadian Forest History ignorance, oversight and, somePreservation Project and the times, outright malevolence.

Cowichan Valley, home to hunTime and time again researchers dreds of forestry workers and run into brick walls through the retirees who, I’m betting, have absence, often total, of archival never heard of the CFHPP until matter which can take the form now. of humdrum corporate A collaborative effort bookkeeping ledgers between the Canadian and company corresForest Service, the pondence.

Forest History SociTo me, for example, a ety and the Network miner’s tag is a pricein Canadian History less artifact. His numand Environment, its ber is his soldier’s dog shared goal is “to safetag. But with a single guard Canada’s forest exception that I know CHRONICLES history by identifying of, a Canadian CollierT.W. Paterson at-risk collections, ies (Dunsmuir) Ltd. and facilitating their ledger in the possesplacement in official Canadian sion of the Ladysmith Historical repositories”.

Society (courtesy of the late Ray To explain this further: “While Knight), we can’t match a single protecting and providing access miner to a single tag. This is trato historic records has always gedy, folks! been a central concern of our But back to the Forestry people groups, our current efforts who extend an invitation to respond to the real and present “all who are interested in forthreat of losing valuable records est history to join us in locating due to consolidation in the forest documents and collections that industry and an aging populaneed to be preserved and worktion.” ing with appropriate locations in As a career historian I can attest which to house them”.

Fortunately, great photos of the logging industry have survived. But there are more out there and the Canadian Forest History Preservation Project is looking for them and archival documentation. --TWP They’re asking former forestry workers (or anyone else who might have something of historical value in their possession through inheritance, etc.) to “help us save Canada’s forest history”. They’re looking for records of local, provincial and national significance that are at risk of being lost or destroyed...

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They’re casting a wide net (treehuggers take note), material of interest to them including documents relating to aboriginal land use, forestry, the forest industry, environmentalism (currently there are 7000 groups of environmental history records in more

than 450 repositories, worldwide), recreation, hunting, tree planting or ecology among many other potential topics.” These can be in the form of textual documents, maps, photographs, films, artwork or sound and video recordings.

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Rodger Mawbey, all shaven and shorn, gets a hug from Cairnsmore manager Gail Kerrone following his fundraiser for the Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock. [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]

Hairdresser June Luscombe starts clipping off Rodger Mawbey’s long, dark hair as he takes up his headshave challenge at Cairnsmore Place Oct. 1. [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]

$700 raised with close shave at Cairnsmore LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

Rodger Mawbey, at just 60, may be one of the younger residents at Cairnsmore Extended Care Hospital but he’s a force to be reckoned with there.

Recently, he decided to raise money for the Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock by shaving his head and before anyone could turn around, he had $700 in the kitty for the worthwhile cause.

He raised all of it inside the building.

“I’m going to look like a plucked chicken,” he said cheerfully as a crowd gathered to watch him.

“My eyebrows are going as well as my hair. I was going to get my hair cut and then I heard about Cops for Cancer and

I thought: why not grow my hair? Then I got the idea of raising money by pledges; I thought I might get $200-$300. The next thing you know I’m up to $700.

“We’ve had both a registered nurse and a nurse’s aide here who both died from cancer. Then there’s another RN has breast cancer. I thought this was a great idea.

“So with the family and visitors and even a couple of residents, I’ve been picking them clean,” he said.

Once a big crowd had gathered, the fun began with everyone watching closely as first his dark hair and then his thick eyebrows fell to the scissors and razor.

Ever an enthusiast, Mawbey continued to collect even more donations from onlookers during the event.

The visit by the 2014 Tour de Rock team inspired many Cowichan residents during their two-day stay in the Valley Sept. 30 and Oct. 1. [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]

A trusting Rodger Mawbey waits for Ruth Evans to start clipping off his eyebrows during the big event at Cairnsmore Place. [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]

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Miscellaneous • Cowichan Fish and Game Association in Glenora hosting Canadian Firearm Safety course (PAL and RPAL) starting Friday, Oct. 17. Details and to register: canadianfirearmsafety@shaw.ca or call Mike 250-748-0319.

• Royal Canadian Legion Branch 53 social for all legion members and guests at Duncan Community Lodge, Moose Rd., Saturday, Oct. 18, 2-5 p.m.

• Presentation: Native Bees of Vancouver Island by Gord Hutchings, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2-3 p.m., Cowichan library.

Hutchings is part of a growing movement questioning the wisdom of our reliance on one non-native pollinator: the honeybee. Learn about the many native bees that already share the Island with us as well as how we can help the native bees, ourselves, and each other.

• Artist/photographer/author Cim MacDonald presents the story behind her book of photography “Chemainus Gardens: The Beauty of the Seasons”. Learn about book and self-publishing process Wednesday, Oct. 22, 12-1 p.m. free, Chemainus library, 250-246-9471.

• Learn where to find the Canadian, U.S., and British/English censuses. Discover what they can tell you and how to avoid missing important aspects of genealogy research. Instructor Carol Stiles from the Duncan Family History

Centre. Free at Duncan library, Saturday, Oct. 25, 3-4:30 p.m.

• 7th Annual VSO Craft Fair Nov. 1 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Seniors Activity Centre, Duncan. All items handmade and homemade. Table rental $15. Book now. Info 250-746-4433 or 250-246-4746.

• South Cowichan Community Policing Return It collection days, third Saturday of each month, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Valley View Centre recycling area. For returnable bottles, cans and other drink containers (except milk products). Funds to support community programs.

• Friendly Visitors wanted! Volunteer Cowichan program connects an isolated or lonely senior in the community with a Friendly Visitor. Interested? Call 250-748-2133.

• ShoDai Peace Chant new location Nichiren Peace Centre, Johnny Bear and Cambrai Road. Meditation Thursdays, 7 p.m., Discovery Sunrise Sundays, 10 a.m.

Website: www.viretreats.com. Info: 250710-7594. Email: peace@viretreats.com

Seniors • Chemainus 55+ drop in centre So… You Think You Can Dance? Sunday, Oct. 19, 2 p.m., Cost $5 and a donation of food for the Chemainus food bank.

• Chemainus 55+ drop in centre new activities: floor curling and darts.

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mornings Wednesday and Friday, 9:30-11 a.m. Come and meet new friends.

• Chemainus 55+ drop in centre cribbage every second and fourth Saturday, 1-4 p.m.

• Chemainus 55+ drop in centre line dancing every Tuesday, 9:30-11 a.m.

• Valley Seniors Activity Centre the place to be if you’re over 55. Located at 198 Government St., open 6 days a week, Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-3 p.m.; Saturday, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Membership $20 per year.

Carpet bowling, billiards, choir, crafts, carving, line dancing and more. Info: 250-746-4433.Info: 250-746-4433 or www. valley-seniors.org • Weekly bingo, Tuesdays, 11:30 a.m., Valley Seniors Centre, Duncan. Info: 250-746-4433.

• Chemainus Seniors Drop-in Centre ladies exercises Tuesdays at 11 a.m., Come and get fit with Lesley.

• Chemainus Seniors Drop-in Centre choirs. Mens Choir Mondays, 9-10:30 a.m.; Ladies Choir Mondays, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Mixed Choirs Fridays 10-11:30 a.m.

• Chemainus 55+ drop in centre bridge for beginners Thursdays, 1 p.m. Info: Al Taylor 250-246-4134.

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HERE’S AN OPPORTUNITY, From Page 12 “If you are aware of, or are in possession of documents that fit this description, and wish to donate them to an archive, please contact us. We can help direct your records to an appropriate museum or archival institution.”

Another aspect of the project is identifying appropriate repositories across Canada where forest history records can be preserved in perpetuity, such as universities, libraries, museums and local historical societies. (Our own Kaatza Station Museum has become the home for IWA documents and photos, for example.)

They give four contacts but my personal acquaintanceship with the CFHPP is through David Brownstein, project director, who can be reached at david.brownstein@geog.ubc.ca or (604) 722-5366.

Okay, Cowichan forestry workers and retirees — and environmentalists — over to you. Here’s a great opportunity for you to ensure that any archival materials such as those described above which may be in your possession, and for which you’ve no real personal use or future prospect of preserving, by sharing them with the Canadian Forest History Preservation Project and Posterity.

To give but a single example, it’s only a few years ago that Duncan-based Hayes Logging closed its doors, a company with an exceptional decades-long logging/trucking pedigree. I wonder how much of its lengthy paper trail has been preserved. I’m reminded, too, that record keeping isn’t just a matter of interest to historians but to scientists who often rely upon archival documentation in their research.

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COFFEE Time • Cowichan Bay student Franz Meier has won a 2014 Premier’s International Scholarship to study abroad.

Meier is a student at Royal Roads University in Victoria, and will be heading to Nepal in the Human Security and Peacebuilding program.

Meier is one of 16 students awarded between $6,000 and $10,000 each from the Irving K. Barber British Columbia Scholarship Society for their overseas programs.

Premier’s scholarships are funded from the returns on a $15 million endowment fund established by the Province of B.C. for international education. The scholarships are part of the One World international scholarship program managed by the society.

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Serving on the Vancouver Island panel will be Jennifer Jane Dyson of Port Alberni, R. Clarke Gourlay of Parksville and Honey Forbes of Duncan.

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She was raised on a dairy farm and has served as a consumer representative on Consultative Committee and the Canadian Milk Supply Management Committee of the Canadian Dairy Commission, a consumer representative and board member of the Canadian Agri food Research Council and a consumer representative on Health Canada and the Heart and Stroke Foundation’s Trans Fat Task Force.

She is also a past member of the British Columbia Farm Industry Review Board.

• A longtime Duncan resident, born and raised in North Cowichan and currently attending the University of British Columbia is hoping to attend medical school and has launched a crowdfunding campaign to help his admission costs.

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Editor’s note: The Municipality of North Cowichan has chosen five households who will compete to see who can lower their energy use the most over the five weeks from Sept.

21 to Oct. 6 in the Community for Climate Household Challenge. The Citizen is checking in with the participants each week for tips, tricks and to find out how it’s going.

Household Challenge Week 3 check-in: ◆ FOCUS: WATER Tyrone Mills, Somenos For week three we maintained our water reduction levels, but didn’t manage to decrease it any further. Our grey water capture/ reuse was expanded to the kitchen and bathroom sinks.

We are happy to say that in the three weeks we have been in this challenge we haven’t had to turn on a hose to water our garden once.

We have not yet managed to reduce our electrical consumption to less than $2 a day, but we are still working at it. There has been no need to run the furnace at all yet this fall thanks in large part to the attic insulation we added this spring, so our natural gas consumption is zero.

Our mentors are such a terrific source of information and encouragement and have helped us so much as we’ve gone through this challenge. After visiting our mentors at their home and seeing what they have accomplished, we

The Mills Family: Tyrone, Agnes, Emilia and Alan

The North Cowichan Household Challenge participants from Maple Bay: Noni, Sean and Victoria Battye

Chemainus Household Challenge representative Heather Taylor

were left feeling even more excited and inspired than ever.

After our visit we purchased a number of books on permaculture and will be converting half of our front yard to a natural “forest garden” to complement our existing garden and nine fruit trees.

We have a lovely harvest of potatoes from our garden and apples from our trees, just in time for the “Eating Local” portion of the challenge. And to top it all off, this past week we have diverted over eight kilograms of diapers from the landfill.

to energy. We also set up a back yard clothes line to help reduce our energy use, which was fantastic and something we have wanted to do for quite some time.

We have also been very focused on reducing our water usage and installed all of the low-flow aerators for the sinks and shower So far, we have all learned more than we ever thought we would, and it has been exciting and interesting to learn about how others are doing in the challenge, and to spread information about what we are doing, so that others may learn, too.

so much wastage. We can’t live without it yet we tend to use it, abuse it, and take it for granted, without the respect it deserves.

I calculated our water use in the first 13 days compared to the latter eight days and found our use was actually less per day in the beginning —112 units a day compared to 118. That seems a lot of water…certainly don’t use that much when camping! It’s like we have it, so we use it.

Sure we flush less (two to four times a day), use six litres instead of 11 litres for dishes, save the dishwater for the garden, keep showers under three minutes, turn off the shower when shampooing hair, changed over to lowflow shower head and learned to read the water metre, but I think more than anything I’ve changed my relationship with water and how I think about it.

Franya Jedwab, Crofton Last week was a lot of fun for the whole family and quite an active one.

Our mentor brought a windmill science experiment to put together, and we had fun learning about earth-friendly alternatives

Noni Battye, Maple Bay The water week was interesting for us.

At the beginning of the challenge, we figured that this would be a difficult one for us. We already did full loads only of laundry, ran

the eco-friendly dish washer on the shortest cycle, and have a couple of rain barrels. Now, we’re realizing how much more we can do. We’re looking at the low flow shower heads, dual flush toilets, and an upgraded timed sprinkler system for our garden (for when we’re allowed to water).

A highlight of our week was a visit with our great mentors, John and Susan, who showed us around their house, with their various green changes and their very large rain collector (way bigger than a barrel) which we’re now looking to get installed. Our family is definitely looking forward to the food challenge next week!

Heather Taylor, Chemainus The weeks go by so fast! Water…it’s so easy to obtain; just turn on a tap and out it comes. There seems an endless supply, and yet

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Playground a hit at Mt. Prevost LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

It was just one week into the new school year and one year since the École Mt. Prevost PAC kicked off an Aviva Community Fund bid to raise money for a much needed playground for the school when the students got to try their new adventure playground.

“Are we proud,” said Mona Kaiser, one of the parent advisor hard working team, as she announced the big event.

“As promised: playground equipment for children, an outdoor classroom for teachers, vegetable gardens for students, a fitness circuit for adults, natural play features for toddlers and a gathering place for neighbours,” she said, thanking everyone involved for their ongoing efforts to bring the playground to life,” she said.

The playground was needed as École Mt. Prevost changed over from a middle school to an elementary school last year.

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Grade 6 girls line up at the start of their race during a cross-country meet at Queen of Angels School late last month. More than 350 runners in grades 3-9 gathered at Q of A from several Valley schools, as well as Nanaimo and Victoria. Organizer Nick Zuback sent out a huge thank-you to all the parent volunteers that made the meet such a big success. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

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After going 3-0 to begin Times Cup play, the Cowichan men will begin the Cowichan Cup season, also against Nanaimo, at 1 p.m.

The Piggies squeaked out a win in their last meeting with the Hornets 28-27. The winner of the Cowichan Cup will move on to the provincial First Division semifinals.

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Sunday triple-header doesn’t go Bulldogs’ way

It was a rough Thanksgiving weekend for Cowichan Bulldogs football teams as two of three teams lost during a highly anticipated triple-header at McAdam Park last Sunday.

The day began in promising form as the junior bantam Bulldogs won 22-0 over Comox, but took a rough turn as the bantams lost 36-6 to the Victoria Spartans and the midgets lost 19-0 to the North Delta Longhorns.

The bantam Bulldogs started their game strong with a long drive, moving the ball on the ground behind the gritty work of offensive linemen Logan Swanson, Ryan Haywood and Bradley Wilson. Damian McCuaig-Jones ran the ball hard all game, and was finally rewarded in the fourth quarter when he broke away for a 50-yard touchdown run.

Head coach Brian Scott was impressed with the impact tackles made by Ryan Coleman and Eric Magnison throughout the game.

The midget Bulldogs were surprised when North Delta brought out a different offence than they expected. Although the Cowichan defence adapted to the game, the Bulldogs couldn’t get things going when they had the ball.

“We had prepared for similar offence to last year, but the boys quickly adjusted and did a great job,” head coach Opie Wil-

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Patrick Poets gets airborne after scoring against the Wolves. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

Cowichan defensive back Garion Ferguson leaps to intercept a pass during the midget Bulldogs’ 19-0 loss to the North Delta Longhorns last Sunday. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

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liams said. “Our offence couldn’t get the ball moving. There was a few questionable calls by the officials and we struggled to gain any momentum.”

The reliable Eric (Wheels) Williams appeared to score a touchdown on a 100yard kickoff return, but had it called back on a penalty behind the play. The next two passes were intercepted by the Longhorns.

The first one was picked off out of bounds, but the Bulldogs weren’t as lucky on the next one.

Andrew Ketola led the Cowichan defence with nine tackles and two assists, while Travis McDonald was also strong with three tackles, three assists and one fumble recovery. McDonald left the game with a lower-body injury in the fourth quarter, forcing Ketola to move to tackle for just the second time in his football career. Garion Ferguson had an interception on one of North Delta’s few forward pass attempts, and Jonas Joseph had a good game on the defensive line as he replaced Will Piche who moved to linebacker to fill in for the absent Darian Slater.

The midget Bulldogs are at McAdam Park again this Sunday, kicking off against the Coquitlam Falcons at 2:30 p.m. The Bulldogs are 3-4, while the Falcons are 5-2, with wins over Meadow Ridge and North Delta, who have beaten Cowichan.

“It is another important game for us,” said coach Williams .”We are looking to maintain a higher regular-season position.”

The Kerry Park Islanders lost back-toback games for just the second time this season last weekend, falling 7-3 to the Campbell River Storm on Friday and 8-5 to the Westshore Wolves on Saturday.

The Isles trailed the Storm 7-0 on Friday before Lynden Eddy finally got them on the scoreboard with a powerplay goal at 7:14 of the second period. Zack Smith and Ryan Paisley (on the powerplay) scored in the third period, but the Isles weren’t quite able to narrow the enormous gap.

Paisley finished with a goal and two assists, while Cody Short had three helpers.

Ty Rennie faced 23 shots in just 20 minutes of work and made 18 saves. Leighton Williams faced another 33 shots over the last 40 minutes and stopped 31. The Isles had a third of the shots that the Storm managed, firing just 17 at Campbell River’s Kyle Cheema.

On Saturday, the Isles led 5-4 going into

the third period, but suffered a defensive meltdown as the Wolves battled back with four unanswered goals in the final frame.

The Wolves opened the scoring, but Short’s shorthanded goal evened things up going into the first intermission. The Isles went ahead early in the second as Patrick Poets and Kyle Green found the net just 13 seconds apart, but the Wolves again leveled the score. Smith and Abe Lamontagne scored to put the Kerry Park up by two again, but one more Westshore goal cut the lead to one at the end of the second. The third period was all Westshore.

Williams started and stopped 48 of 56 shots. The Isles chased Westshore starter Riley Welyk with three goals on their first 11 shots, then got two pucks past backup Chris Smith on just nine shots.

With six wins, six losses, no ties and two overtime losses, the Isles remain in third place, in the middle of the South Division pack. They hosted Oceanside on Thursday evening, and will be home to the Saanich Braves at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday.

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United shuts out Prospect Lake Orange, Steelheads take first loss

Nelson Devana, Levi Delahunt and Josh Gray scored the first goals of their Div. 2 men’s soccer careers and Darian Achurch recorded his first shutout of the Vancouver Island Soccer League season as Cowichan United won 4-0 over Prospect Lake Orange in Victoria last Saturday.

“With only two subs, we really dominated the game,” said head coach Ryan Flynn, whose team also got a goal from veteran Nick Crichton.

Also performing well for Cowichan United were Jacob Ready on the back line and Robbie Martin at centre midfield.

With his team sitting third in Div. 2, just one spot out of second place, Flynn is hoping to take advantage of a stretch where United will play three of four games at home.

“I am hoping that we can please get a good number of fans out this Saturday at Rotary at 7 p.m..” he said. “I promise it will be a really good game to watch, and the players really enjoy the support from the fans.”

Admitting that his team “lost big-time,” in their Masters B game against Bays United last Saturday, Cowichan Steelheads coach George White found multiple

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“I promise it will be a really good game to watch [Saturday, and the players really enjoy the support from the fans.”

Bob Beatty is getting tired of one-goal losses.

“They are adding up,” the Cowichan Valley Capitals head coach said after his team played its sixth one-goal game in a row — five of them losses. “It’s a little wearing, for sure.”

The Caps were edged 2-1 by the Powell River Kings at home on Tuesday evening, dropping their overall record so far in the B.C. Hockey League season to two wins and nine losses. In some instances, Beatty has felt ripped off in those one-goal losses, but Tuesday’s game didn’t fit that description.

“There are one-goal games where you feel you deserved better, and one-goal games where that’s probably fitting,” he admitted.

The Caps escaped the first period in a scoreless tie despite being out-shot 20-7. Goalie Lane Michasiw stood on his head to preserve the draw that far.

“We just have our goaltender to thank for keeping us in the game,” Beatty said. “There was a lack of intensity in the first period. We weren’t competing for pucks or finishing our checks.”

The Kings finally solved Michasiw midway through the second period. They went ahead with a powerplay goal at 6:41 of the second. Luke Novak scored his second powerplay goal in as many games with just over three minutes left in the game.

“We had a tremendous opportunity to score with about 10 minutes left, but we didn’t capitalize,” Beatty noted. “I would not say justice would have been served if we won that game, to be frank.”

The Caps play a home-and-home series with the Alberni Valley Bulldogs this weekend, playing in Port Alberni on Friday and at the Island Savings Centre Saturday beginning at 7 p.m.

“It’s getting stale, but these divisional games are huge,” Beatty said. “They’re paramount right now.”

RYAN FLYNN, Cowichan United coach

ways to break the match down.

“They played better than us, they were faster and wanted it more,” he said. “We had poor management, were mentally unprepared, overconfident and disorganized.”

White also noted that his team had more than half a dozen players playing hurt, including a goalie with separated ribs, and had another key player get injured during the game. They were also missing leading scorer Erik Fuller.

At the same time, there were positives to the game.

“It was actually really fun and we did some things well sometimes,” he said. “Good spirit and energy and camaraderie and fairly friendly and sportsmanlike with the other team. Everybody got lots of play time and it was exciting and dramatic and all the things we love about soccer minus the winning. It was playing soccer and we love the game and losing is part of that game we love.”

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Caps edged again, fall 2-1 Powell River Kings

Capitals rookie forward Sean Harrison battles with Powell River players. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

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The Citizen is commemorating the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War and the fact that Duncan and the Cowichan Valley had the highest enlistment per capita of all of Canada.

Incredibly, it’s been estimated that one of every six residents served in uniform during those horrendous years, 1914-18. The names on the Duncan Cenotaph attest to the high cost of that conflict, the so-called war to end all wars.

You can help Chronicles columnist T.W. Paterson by submitting photos and copies of pertinent documents, letters, reminiscences, etc. of family members who served in the WW1 for possible inclusion in Cowichan Goes To War c/o The Citizen.

This invitation is open to all readers whose family member(s) served in any of the Canadian and Commonwealth military services during the First World War, not just those who were resident in the Cowichan Valley at that time.

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What is Impacting Our Health and Wellbeing?

OVER $300.00!!

Learn about our Cowichan Communities Health Profile Discover • Our strengths and assets • Areas where improvements are needed • Next steps to community based solutions to local health outcomes on the 12 Key Determinants of Health

Our famous Date Night is back! starts OCTOBER 23

FAMILY DINNER Chicken & Ribs All kids menu items $7.00 Every Sunday Night starting October 26 Every table has a view and our heated, covered patio provides spectacular, cozy, year round waterside dining.

ON THIS WASHER/DRYER PAIR

Presented by: Dr Paul Hasselback, Central Island Medical Health Officer

Thursday October 23rd Cowichan Vancouver Island University 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Light refreshments will be provided For more information contact Cindy Lise 250-709-5062 Email cindylisecchn@shaw.ca www.ourcchn.ca

These savings will not last forever!! $ 59900

Connected in health.

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See manager for details.

89 Starting at

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Batteries

FREE

TIRE ROTATION with

OIL CHANGE

$26.99 most vehicles

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Tires

Installation extra

• Excellent starting power • Conventional power – more than adequate for most vehicles

*Advertised price for tire size P175/65R14 (Model FR710). Tire balancing and disposal extra.

See manager for details.

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If your wheels aren’t balanced, you’ll feel vibrations in your steering wheel and your tires will last only a fraction of their normal life. With our state-of-the-art wheel balancing equipment, it’s an easy and inexpensive problem to fix. *Excludes alloy wheels. See manager for details.

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Check Engine $ Light On? Find out why!

We will scan for engine trouble codes.

Diagnostics Extra. *See manager for complete offer details.

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*See manager for details.

59

Computerized $ Alignment

Plus tax. Most vehicles.

79 *

Plus tax. Most vehicles.

• Inspect steering and suspension • Inspect tires for wear condition • Perform computer alignment • Inspect wheel bearing play • Inspect tire pressure and set • Test drive vehicle to car specifications

R.A.M.

• SALES • SERVice • pARTS

*Additional parts, labour and installation may be required at an additional cost. See manager for details.

250-746-6432 • 2648 Beverly Street, Duncan.

midas.ca

4.2 cu. ft. Frontload Washer • Stain & speed wash cycles • Perfect Temp deluxe • Stainless Steel drum

7.0 cu. ft. Electric Dryer • 6 cycles & sensor dry plus • 4 heat selections • Quiet-by-design

Where GE Appliances Come to Life!

APPLIANCE SPECIALIST These prices available when you present this flyer at any of the 7 Midas locations on Vancouver Island.

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Washer and Dryer Pair

Plus tax. Most vehicles.

• Flush of entire cooling system (rad, head, block, pump, heater and hoses) • Freeze/boil point and pH level adjusted to manufacturer’s specifications

Midas offers a full range of quality tires for most passenger cars and light trucks. See us for great value and quick service.

*See manager for details.

Starting at

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Radiator Flush and Fill

Per tire. Plus tax.

• 60-month warranty • Free charging system check

4-Wheel Rotation & Balance

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for the Cowichan Valley since 1978

Monday - Saturday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm •

IN HOME SERVICE

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PARTS

&

SERVICE FOR ALL BRANDS DELIVERY AND INSTALLATION

250-748-4368 460 Whistler St, Duncan