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Opponents plead for Echo Heights SARAH SIMPSON CITIZEN

Grade 7 students, from left, Skyla Foss, Allison Berg, Jenna Batty and Logan Anderson show off some of their school’s iPads during a special class at Maple Bay Elementary School Thursday, Oct. 17. Grasping quickly how to use them for school, the class was preparing to mentor a group of younger children later in the afternoon. [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]

Mom sounds alarm after man approaches 16-year-old SARAH SIMPSON CITIZEN

A North Cowichan woman is asking the public to be on the lookout after she said a man tried to abduct her 16-year-old daughter on the afternoon of Tuesday, Oct. 15. The 16-year-old girl had been

walking home from school along Philip and Mary streets in Duncan about 2:25 p.m. “She was just at the end of Mary Street,” worried mother Laney Haywood explained on Wednesday. “She was walking just where Philip and Mary divide and he was driving in the opposite direc-

tion and he pulled over and yelled ‘hey!’ and took off his seatbelt and approached her.” When the stranger got to the front of his white Dodge Ram, which he had left running, the scared teen girl took off running. See Vehicle stopped • page 3

The three-minute slideshow of the natural wonders that are contained within Echo Heights was set to a soundtrack of birds and other animals that make up the urban forest in Chemainus. The audio-visual beauty ended abruptly with the buzzing of chainsaws highlighting images of massive timbers being piled atop logging trucks. An abrupt end to Echo Heights development plans is exactly what the Chemainus Residents Association wants, and they said as much during their multi-media presentation to North Cowichan during council’s regular meeting Wednesday afternoon. Led by CRA Chair Bernie Jones, the group urged council to not move forward with a plan to develop 20 per cent of their beloved 52-acre forest. “Preserving all of Echo Heights makes sense from a number of perspectives,” Jones said. “And the community has demonstrated its support time and time again.”

In June, council voted to all but abandon a 2011 development plan that would see about 40 per cent of Echo Heights built out, in favour of a new idea that would cap construction at 20 per cent, and confine it to the already disturbed southeast corner of the property, while preserving the remainder. On Wednesday, council got to see what that 20 per cent build out would look like but the new plan, no matter what it looked like, still didn’t sit well with many Chemainus residents. While others spoke to economics, culture, education and more, Dr. Kelly Bannister, who holds a PhD in ethnobiology, highlighted the ecological significance of the forest. “The disturbed area is a recovering habitat — an opportunity for increasing biodiversity and the multiple uses even further,” Bannister said before congratulating council on their award-winning Climate Action and Energy Plan. See Development • page 5

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Vehicle stopped but no ‘overt action’ taken, say police From page 1 “It scared the hell out of her,” Haywood said. “She didn’t stop to see what he wanted.” Moments later the teenager called her mom at work. “I just ran out,” Haywood said. “She called me on her cell phone just two minute after the incident happened and I drove her right to the police station.” North Cowichan/ Duncan RCMP Cpl. Jon Stuart said police are looking into the matter, but not as an attempted abduction. “It is confirmed that a vehicle stopped, and a male got out, but no overt action was reported to us to show that it was anything other than a suspicious occurrence,” Stuart said, noting that after getting the report, officers made patrols and attempted to locate vehicles matching the description. As for the suspect, he is described as a Caucasian man in his mid 40s, standing five-foot-seven, and sporting short hair. He was wearing jeans, a green plaid shirt, a black ball cap with a brown rim, a dark brown leather jacket and he had a large belt buckle. Further distinguishing the man was a handlebar moustache just past his lip with chin hair. His truck had a canopy. Both Haywood and the police encourage those who may have information about this occurrence to contact the RCMP at 250-7485522 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at

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Two elk killed in Highway 18 crash LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

“It is confirmed that a vehicle stopped, and a male got out, but no overt action was reported to us to show that it was anything other than a suspicious occurrence,”

Two young elk were killed on Highway 18 in a single-car motor vehicle incident about 9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16. Police cars placed well back from the scene kept the sparse nighttime traffic away until it was safe to drive by. The car was driven by a woman from Youbou, according to Const. Grant Desmet

of Lake Cowichan RCMP. “The car got the worst of it. She hit two elk. Our members attended. Both the elk were dead; the driver was okay but there was pretty serious front end damage to the vehicle,” he said. The two animals were picked up by a Mainroad utility truck from opposite sides of the road. Both elk were smaller, younger animals, according to the truck driver.

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Partnership brings sewer, water to Oyster Bay SARAH SIMPSON CITIZEN

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Mountain trail opens Saturday SARAH SIMPSON CITIZEN

Saturday, Oct. 26 marks the official opening of the new mountain bike and hiking trail running from the top of Maple Mountain to the parking area on Osborne Bay Road. The Cowichan Trail Stewardship Society constructed the nine-kilometre continuous line after signing a licence of occupation with the Municipality of North Cowichan. “The CTSS is a member of the International Mountain Biking Association and is looking forward to future trail building projects,” said Robin Kenyon, the Society’s president. “The next trail we hope to build is a climbing trail at a low gradient from the Osborne Bay Road access to the top of Maple Mountain.” But for now, it’s all about celebrating their first accomplishment. On Oct. 26 riders and hikers can gather

for a snack, a chance to mix with some big names in the sport of mountain biking and the opportunity to test out some new rides from local bike shops. Hikers can begin to make their ascent at 10 a.m. and bikers can start climbing at 10:45 a.m. Moving forward, the Cowichan Trail Stewardship Society will endeavour to rank, sign, and map the hiking and biking trails in North Cowichan. “This allows visitors and locals alike to experience the many trails our Valley has to offer,” Kenyon said. “Mountain bike tourism is a growing piece of the tourism puzzle injecting many millions of dollars into the B.C. economy. CTSS hopes to be a leader working with local governments to establish sanctioned, safe, sustainable trails that will enhance our local lifestyle and attract visitors to our area.” Check out the Society’s Facebook page (www.facebook.com/CowichanTrailStew ardshipSociety) to learn more.

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ing, both designed to strengthen our relationships and our two communities.” The memorandum was signed between the respective councils in August 2012. With water and sewer services taken care of, Oyster Bay can now support development, a new economic boon to the area, according to Stz’uminus Chief John Elliott. “This is the start of where we are going for our future,” he said. The federal government provided $1.5 million for the project, which covers part of the cost. John Duncan was serving as the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC) during construction. “Your communities have much to be proud of,” Duncan said. Development at Oyster Bay will be underway within the next 12 months. See www. oysterbaydevelopment.com to learn more.

$55K grant will get folks ready to rent, fund homeless count LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

Social Planning Cowichan has received a $55,000 grant to help with the battle against homelessness. The money comes from Service Canada’s Homelessness Prevention Strategy and SPC’s affordable housing coordinator, Joy Emmanuel, is thrilled to get it. “The funds will allow us to be able to host more ‘Ready to Rent’ classes through the winter, host a special day of direct services for the homeless, and complete a Homeless Count in early 2014,” she said Wednesday, pointing out two other benefits from the cash influx. “We have also been able to hire an aboriginal affordable housing field worker and will work toward creating strong partnerships with off-reserve First Nations people in the region,” she said. SPC also announced this week that they have hired William Jack as the new field worker. Jack is known in the community for his work with the homeless through the successful breakfast program at Hiiye’yu

Lelum House of Friendship. As the field worker, Jack will gather information to assess the current need, services, and gaps around affordable housing for Aboriginal people living off-reserve. Ready to Rent workshops were first offered in the spring of 2012. These classes help potential renters secure housing and aid others by helping them maintain their residences by offering them ways to learn stronger communications skills and giving them more information about their rights and responsibilities as tenants. The social planning people also work with landlords, making them aware of the program and encouraging them to support renters who have completed Ready to Rent. The Homeless Count is also important. “A Homeless Count will not only give us more accurate numbers of the homeless in the Cowichan but it will tell us much more about who these folks are,” Emmanuel said. “By completing a count, we will also have a better idea of the solutions that are needed to address homelessness in our region.”

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Man arrested after Oct. 9 stabbing SARAH SIMPSON CITIZEN

A Duncan man is in hospital with multiple stab wounds after an Oct. 9 incident on Dobson Road. Police responded to the scene about 1:50 p.m. that day after receiving a report that a man in front of an apartment building was screaming he’d been stabbed. When they got there, officers learned a friend had taken the victim to Cowichan District Hospital. “The victim was air-lifted to Victoria General Hospital where he underwent surgery,” said North Cowichan/ Duncan RCMP spokes-

man Cpl. John Stuart. He said shortly after the incident occurred, police caught up with a suspect, Miles Justin Boyles, 33, just a few blocks from the scene. Boyles appeared in court and has been charged with one count of aggravated assault, and one count of assault with a weapon. “Boyles remains in custody at this time,” Stuart said. “The investigation is ongoing.” Those with information about this or any other crime are asked to contact the North Cowichan/ Duncan RCMP at 250-748-2666 or Crime Stoppers, anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

New website aims to be more user-friendly SARAH SIMPSON CITIZEN

More contemporary, easier to navigate and mobile user-friendly, North Cowichan’s new website has quietly been up and running since Aug. 19. “A cleaner look and better navigation, these are some of the things we focused on,” said John Gunn, North Cowichan’s manager of information services. When you arrive at www.north cowichan.bc.ca you’ll find a site that is much easier to look at and is linked with social media sites like Facebook and Twitter, but more importantly, all the information on the site is accessible to viewers within three clicks of the home page. “We made that a priority,” Gunn said. “It was a huge team effort and all the departments were involved.” And all will continue to be involved moving forward. “The tools we have now allow more staff to contribute from each department independent from each other,” Gunn explained. That means staff in one department can post traffic notices while

another department can post council-based news and so on. “We hope that it will serve us well to help keep our community informed,” Mayor Jon Lefebure said. Moreover, improved search tools and assistive technologies, such as increased text size, high-contrast views and a language translation feature are now also available on the site. “Ten other languages in addition to English can be displayed though a translation service,” Gunn said. That aspect fascinated Coun. Ruth Hartmann. She told a story of a recent trip to Thailand where she met some small town politicians who were struggling with their environmental initiatives. With the new website, Hartmann said she was able to translate the municipality’s award-winning Climate and Energy Action Plan and send it to them in a language they can understand. “I would have never thought in a million years that would be at a touch of a button,” she said. “It’s just great.”

Development concept sent to committees From page 1 “How ironic,” she said, noting that part of the climate and energy plan is to find and protect forestland within municipal borders. “What a win-win opportunity it might be to preserve Echo Heights at 100 per cent and start in on that commitment to the Climate Action and Energy Plan,” she offered. Tom Masters summarized the history of Chemainiacs’ efforts to protect the forest — including years of pushback and more than a thousand names on a petition against the project. “There are many reasons for protecting Echo Heights and in the end what it all comes down to is the people of Chemainus want it and it is the right thing to do,” Masters said. Mary Dolan spoke about the health and recreational benefits to the area. “It is true that the social and spiritual benefits are rich,” Dolan said. “Urban forests everywhere are becoming very much highly valued because of their accessibility. People want accessible parkland and natural spaces preserved.” After the CRA presentation, council debated what to do with the plan. “Unless we are otherwise directed we plan to proceed with this development concept,” municipal planner Scott Mack told them. For more than an hour, the oftentimes-confusing back-and-forth had many wondering what exactly they were debating, which frustrated those in attendance, including staff. “I just want to know if the concept, which is a 54-lot subdivision, is okay,” North Cowichan’s Chief Administrative Officer Dave Devana said. “This is really just a check point. It’s really controversial. I want to check in with you to make sure we are on the right track.” In the end, council voted to send the plan to various committees for a closer look. After that, the issue will return to council for more tweaking before public for consultation. Councillor Al Siebring said it’s time to put an end to the saga once and for all. “I have been saying for the last two years that one of my goals for this council term is that we settle the question of Echo Heights, whatever that looks like,” he said. “This discussion and debate has been detrimental to the unity of Chemainus and to the community at large and I would like to see this thing resolved in this council term.”

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Search for missing man ends in success SARAH SIMPSON CITIZEN

A 60-year-old First Nations man described as having a diminished mental capacity was located safe and sound after being missing overnight. Danny Joseph walked away from an event he was attending on Lakes Road on Wednesday afternoon. He was found late Thursday morning. “He was not dressed for the weather,” North Cowichan/ Duncan RCMP spokesman Cpl. Jon Stuart said in a press release issued early Thursday morning. “He does not know how to use a phone, use money, and tells people he is ‘Danny’.” Police were alerted to the man’s disappearance about 5 p.m. Wednesday when a caregiver called to ask for help. He was last seen wearing a T-shirt and possibly an orange, but not fluorescent, puffy down vest. The six foot tall, balding man may have been spotted, in downtown Duncan about 10 p.m. carrying the vest in a bag. Extensive police patrols and public support is being credited with bringing him home safe.

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We can’t keep backyard burning status quo hances are good that over the last couple of weeks you walked outside took a deep breath, then choked a little. Folks have started using their woodstoves and fireplaces again as the chillier fall weather has made putting feet to the floor in the morning something to wince about. This use has made a noticeable difference in air quality already. It’s also the time of year when backyard burning is allowed in the Municipality of North Cowichan along with Cowichan Valley Regional District electoral areas A, B, C, D and E — so basic-

ally all of the south end of the Valley. Even with the annual admonishments about what you are and are not allowed to burn, many folks still seem to think they can throw whatever refuse they have lying around on the flames. There’s always at least a few who light up piles of wet leaves, sending choking black smoke rising into the air and into the lungs of all of their neighbours. It’s past time for the antiquated practice of backyard burning to cease altogether. More needs to be done to get people to swap out their old,

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inefficient and smokey woodstoves for new models that burn a lot cleaner. If we, as a collective, have to spend a few more bucks to help people afford the change, then so be it. The tradeoff — being able to breathe without coughing — is more than worth it. We spend money on a lot more frivolous things than taking care of the health of our lungs. Proponents of burning always argue that burning is a timetested and perfectly acceptable method of getting rid of debris. Some claim their properties are

too big to clean up unless they are able to burn. Those who want to get rid of burning are just overly politically correct or too sensitive. That smoke never did anyone any harm in the past, right? But things are different now. We are more densely packed together than ever before. Folks with respiratory ailments such as asthma are commonplace. And air pollution also affects the heart, birth weights in babies, and ear infections. We must be aware that we live in a Valley, so we are geographically inclined to pool smoke above

We should take the fruit to the bears

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our communities. We have to pay attention to the authorities who have issued air quality advisories for the Duncan area the last two years during the winter months. Should there be better alternatives for folks with larger properties to get rid of their yard and garden waste? Absolutely. Other provinces, such as Nova Scotia, have regular community pickups of this stuff. We should look into that. But we can’t keep the status quo. Duncan and Ladysmith prohibit burning. The whole Valley should follow suit.

Smart meters aren’t (smart) I agree with Mr. Currie (letter to the editor, Oct. 2); let’s move on. You can no longer get a rotary phone from Telus and eventually everyone will have to have a smart meter. Let’s face it, everyone has a cell phone, a wireless router, satellite TV, or some other form of discretionary “waves” floating around their house, not to mention the pretty big magnetic fields our appliances, TVs and other devices make when they use the electricity. Most of these swamp any kind of discernible transmission from a smart meter. There is no danger and we should stop listening to the neurotics.

BC Hydro is a Crown corporation but really it’s just a utility company. It overcharges us for power and makes a profit. That profit is then entirely taken in and misspent by the government so, in effect, BC Hydro is like a private company with a 100 per cent tax rate. The problem is that it’s kind of run like a government. They can do things that cost us money and that don’t really make long term sense. Smart meters are justified in helping shape peak demand, using punitive peak rates, and thus are theorized to reduce future generation and transmission capital development costs. That rationale is, to any degree of common sense, faulty. Deferring a capital cost saves the cost

of the capital until later but, all things being equal, that deferral rate will be pretty close to the loss from inflation of capital costs. It’s a zero sum game. In the Netherlands, when I last went, my relatives had the electric meter in a small closet in the front hallway. When I said that it must be inconvenient to let the meter man in each month they smiled, somewhat indulgently, and said that would be silly; he comes once a year and they pay an equal amount every month based on the previous year. Now that is common sense. Minimal meter readers and no smart meters. Nick Caumanns Duncan

I am writing in regards to the article written by Lexi Bainas, “Keep the fruit from the bears.” In my opinion, it should read “Deliver the fruit to the bears.” I am glad to see the information about fruit pickers that help the homeless (Fruit Save program) but what about helping the bears who have had their habitat compromised by us? I have heard there are communities that take compost and wormy fruit, fish heads and wild game parts to the bears in specially designated areas. The bears would become habituated to these places and it would provide us a designated viewing area to see these magnificent wild animals. This would decrease our cost for conservation officers, police and the destruction the bears do to our private property. We, the humans, are the problem to nature but we can turn it around for the bears, our children and their children and create a solution that works to bring harmony and reduces the economic cost. I propose a weekly pick up that would take food we don’t eat, but the bears come to our homes to eat, and bring it to them. There can be several zones to drop it off and even viewing areas at a safe distance like we do in marshes and estuaries. Anita Genovese Cowichan Lake

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Assisting drug users with ‘crack kits’ helps us, not them

his is a difficult question to ask, but does giving needles and pipes to people addicted to drugs really help them? Or does it “help”, or “protect” the community? As we continue to be alarmed about the volume of tax dollars and what those monies are spent on, the report of spending $118,000 in public funds on drug paraphernalia in downtown Vancouver is disturbing. An Oct. 3 story in the Vancouver Courier titled “Downtown Eastside crack kits working, says health chief” reported about the distribution of 65,299 crack cocaine smoking kits. The story claimed it “did not trigger more drug activity, but reduced burns to crack smokers and decreased the reliance on used smoking equipment.” Vancouver Coastal Health chief medical health officer, Dr. Patricia Daly, examining the results of the 13-month evaluation of 4,213 crack smokers, told the Courier: “Their behaviour indicates that they’re involved in less high-risk behaviour and that might reduce some of their infection risks associated with crack smoking.” Some important facts are missing from this conversation. Is there a reduction of cocainerelated charges as a result of handing out kits? Less reduction of infections? Is drug use declining? Or, that there just might be fewer charges simply because drug users are sitting in their rooms, using, and don’t need to leave to find kits to use the drugs? Is this what we’re calling a “success” now? That drug users don’t get burned or cut while ingesting drugs that destroy their lives and tear at the heart of a community? This is either wilful blindness, or massive hypocrisy. When did we stop thinking that quitting drugs was true success?

We are collectively kidding ourselves if we think that distributing crack pipes and needles to those hopelessly addicted to illicit drugs is actually helping the addicts. We should ask if it’s even humane. Let’s not pretend we’re doing this to help people. We’re doing it to reduce costs in health care and crime. We’re giving them what they want so they won’t go out and steal to get drugs. The truth is that this current mindset is really all about harm reduction for the community, not the affected individual. It’s not helping any addicts kick the habit. Nicotine, the drug in cigarettes that keeps people going back for more, is proven to be one of the most difficult substances of all to quit. National and civic anti-smoking campaigns against have been very aggressive, and successful. They include pictures of black lungs and affected brains, as direct consequences of smoking. We recognize the dangers of second-hand smoke, and won’t allow smoking at all inside public facilities in many communities. We shame people out of smoking, assertively telling them to stop. We have programs to make it easier for them to quit. These campaigns have proven to be very successful. Why wouldn’t we use the same tactics to tackle illicit drug use, which, in addition to its obvious initial health concerns, causes serious long-term permanent damage, and often, and likely, death? It’s time to re-set the conversation and remind ourselves that hard-core drug use destroys people. We need to help people stop using drugs, just like we do with smoking. Not enable them.

Dumb smart meters: not just the health issues Having been struck down with spinning vertigo four times in the last 18 months due to being hit by EMRs, including an incident in a public park where there is a transmitter that I didn’t know about, I am nervous about having a transmitter pointing at my garden. But ultimately, the implementation of these dumb smart meters worries me because they are almost as bad as the American microchip implantation campaign. Most Canadians seem happy to have their movements monitored as witnessed by their passion for Facebook, Twitter and frequency of cell phone use, all of which can be monitored by the powers that be. I can only surmise by this and the acceptance of the dumb meter, that people are easy about having their inhome movements and activity monitored.

Resistance to FIPA inspiring John Steven’s Oct. 4 letter about “investor protection agreements” such as the FIPA with China is making the rounds; I got it by email here on Salt Spring Island. I notice in your editorial of Aug. 16, you invite people to share “good news” stories. For me, the amazing resistance to this FIPA deal is an inspiring story of how individual caring citizens can really make a difference. A friend sent an Elizabeth May article about the dangers of this FIPA deal to Brenda Sayers, who is an active member of her small First Nations band. Brenda Fall is a good time to prune your trees, before winter storms do it for you.

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Personally, I don’t want to be monitored that closely and I don’t want it for my children or grandchildren. What if the people who are attempting to force dumb smart meters on us decide on the next step which is listening in on and arresting people who are involved in undesirable activities? Yes, to microchip and follow us more closely. I am not a smoker and I am happy that pipe smoking in Florida is now illegal. But what if it is decided that we are to join a specific religion or are forbidden to mix with people of certain races? If I say okay to being monitored by a dumb smart meter, the microchip, if it isn’t already here and being implanted through vaccines, along with the mercury and aluminum already in them, will be next. Those who value their privacy should fight now while it is still possible to do so. Gillian Sanders Cowichan Bay

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realized the deal threatens not just her band’s future, but the future and sovereignty for all of Canada. From coast to coast, citizens like me are sharing information with friends and neighbours and donating to the Hupacasath legal fund — and making new friends. I believe, as more and more people learn about this good news story, which has its centre of gravity here in coastal B.C., people will be thankful for our leadership on this file.

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Friday, October 18, 2013 | Cowichan Valley Citizen

Mr. Whiteley should do his smart meter homework Gee whiz! I didn’t realize that all the ills of the economy of Ontario are the result of the installation of smart meters by Hydro One. Thank you Mr. Whiteley for bringing that to my attention. However before he castigates me for not doing my homework I suggest he best do his. While Ontario’s economy is not what it once was, it was on its way down long before smart

meters appeared on the scene. Perhaps Mr. Whiteley might ask the corporations that moved hundreds of thousands of jobs to Asia and Mexico over the last 30 years if they had a role in the decline of the Ontario economy. I am not quite sure how a smart meter is a “spy meter”. If BCH wanted to know your usage patterns they could do that by reading your meter at all times of the day or night over several weeks. Beyond that I don’t see any capability to spy on me. The only mill that comes up on a search of mills in Timmins is EACON’s timber mill.

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In response to his comments about his wi-fi, wireless phones etc. he should also check his facts. His, and his neighbours’ wi-fi typically are on 7/24 and other emitters during use but then again neither is his smart meter transmitting 7/24 so I don’t get the point. If Mr. Whiteley cannot see the opportunities to offset known cost increases coming in hydro rates a smart meter brings to him and if he wishes to opt out then he is entitled to have that privilege and pay for it. Now I just have to figure out how the OPP will get involved, unless of course it relates to a criminal activity resulting from the destruction of Hydro One property or theft of hydro.

Pot: whatever happened to common sense?

“use of force” and eats up a majority of police time and budgets. With this stigma gone by legalising pot the police budgets and the need for heavily armed squads of police would not be necessary. The government and the police have voiced, along with their spin doctors, that pot cannot be legalized, but covered their proverbial butts by announcing that their governmental corporate buddies would now be the only growers and distributors of pot. Guess if they think they might lose they at least will salvage something by letting corporate Canada be king of the pot, and yes (sigh) the government will have to accept the taxes. Whatever happened to common sense; what is the matter with our elected representatives? Is the trough really that deep in dollars that they go deaf and blind? I think before anyone can run for parliament they should have to have some sort of qualifications, you know, like applying for any other job. Once elected the representatives should have to be qualified to be a certain ministry head ie. the Health Minister should be a licenced medical doctor or equivalent. The Attorney General should be a lawyer or law professor; maybe then we would not be going through this nonsense. The drug companies would not be selling as many drugs with pot legal and our health care would save time and money if pot were legal and our police budgets and excuses would diminish also, so this looks like a real win-win situation for pot to be looked at in a legal way. Next election (if it’s not postponed) maybe we will find a new breed of candidate who has eyes and ears and will see and hear what the electorate wants not morph into a trough-dweller listening to a quasi dictator bent on destroying our country.

As a non-smoker, citizen and common sense kind of person I have watched this issue of pot getting kicked around and spun by the very best. Let’s just stop for a minute and look at the real picture here and what it is really all about, not what the spin doctors getting millions of our tax dollars say it is. The federal and provincial governments would love to control us all, keeping us broke, paying more taxes. The revenue from pot (not unlike licensing and tax collecting on the prostitution industry) would bring in thousands of tax dollars and stop the never ending tax hikes or at least slow them down. Now look at another view of the picture, the Harper government and the sheep-like provincial government’s best pals, the police, cannot do their thing if the government legalizes pot. Court backlogs would disappear, police overtime for court would disappear. The government has been slowly moving to martial law in this country and given immense power to the ever crying police. The wail and cry of “criminal gangs” and “organized crime” boosts police budgets and leads to more justification for police

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Homelessness and veterans subject of Duncan presentation An upcoming presentation is set to take a look at the problem of homelessness and veterans. On Wednesday, Oct. 23 starting at 7 p.m., Social Planning Cowichan’s Regional Affordable Housing Directorate is hosting guest speaker David Munro in Duncan to get people thinking

about the timely topic. Munro is the chairman of Cockrell House, a transitional housing centre in Colwood for homeless veterans. The presentation, titled “Homelessness and Veterans — It Is Happening Here!” is taking place at the Duncan United Church Hall.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN AMENDMENT BYLAW No. 3733 ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW No. 3756 Applicable to Electoral Area B – Shawnigan Lake NOTICE is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held as follows to consider the above noted Amendment Bylaws: DATE: PLACE: TIME:

Monday, October 28, 2013 Shawnigan Lake Community Centre 2804 Shawnigan Lake Road, Shawnigan Lake 7:00 p.m.

The following Amendment Bylaws apply to portions of Strata Lot 2, District Lot 2, Malahat District, Strata Plan EPS618 Together with an Interest in the Common Property in Proportion to the Unit Entitlement of the Strata Lot as Shown on Form V PID: 028-748-701 as shown shaded in grey on the map below. Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 3733 proposes to amend South Cowichan Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 3510 in order to: • Re-designate portions of the subject property from Rural Resource to Commercial, and from Rural Resource to Parks and Institutional. • Add new policies to the Official Community Plan that would permit a Rural Farm Market in the Commercial designation. Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3756 proposes to amend Electoral Area B – Shawnigan Lake Zoning Bylaw No. 985 by: • Creating a new zone – Rural Farm Market Commercial – C-6 Zone to permit agriculture, farm market, mini-golf, retail sales, food service, artist studio, agri-tourism, and food processing; • By reducing the minimum parcel size of the P-2 Zone from 20 ha to 1 ha; • Rezoning portions of the subject property from F-1 (Primary Forestry) to P-2 (Parks and Recreation) and from F-1 (Primary Forestry) to C-6 (Rural Farm Market Commercial Zone).

The purpose of Amendment Bylaw Nos. 3733 and 3756 is to permit portions of the subject property to be rezoned to P-2 for the site of a new fire hall, and to rezone a portion to C-6, which will be developed as a commercial farm market. The remainder of the property will remain zoned F-1 (Primary Forestry). At the public hearing, all persons who deem their interests affected by the proposed amendments will be afforded an opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions on matters contained therein, before representatives of the Regional Board. Prior to the public hearing, written comments on the bylaws may be faxed to 250-746-2621, e-mailed to ds@cvrd.bc.ca, or mailed and/or deposited at the Regional District offices up to 4:30 p.m. on the day of the hearing. For further information, please call Rachelle Rondeau, Planner I, Development Services Division, Planning & Development Department at 250746-2620. The public hearing on October 28, 2013, is to be held by Director B. Fraser, Director M. Walker, and Director L. Iannidinardo as delegates of the Board. A copy of the proposed Bylaws, the resolution delegating the holding of the public hearing, and other documents that may be considered by the Board in determining whether to adopt the Bylaws are available for public inspection at the Regional District Planning & Development Department office, 175 Ingram Street, Duncan, BC, from Friday, October 18, 2013 to Monday, October 28, 2013, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. A copy of the bylaws and supporting material may also be viewed on the CVRD website at the following address: http://www.cvrd.bc.ca/index.aspx?NID=1282

The BC Forest Discovery Centre is buzzing as they get ready for their perennially popular Halloween Train. [CITIZEN FILE]

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The wildly popular Halloween Train is back at BC Forest Discovery Centre Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 25, 26, 27. Since its inception, the Halloween Train has quickly become a family favourite for folks from all over Vancouver Island. This will be the first-ever Halloween extravaganza for new centre manager, Anthony Bone, who is really excited about the spooky commute. “The Halloween Train has been catching up to the long running Christmas Express now for drawing visitors from far and wide to our community,” he said. The volunteers and staff are already busy getting ready behind the scenes. “In addition to putting out haunted displays from previous years, the BC Forest Discovery Centre has added so much more. We are thrilled that we have some exciting additions to this spooky event,” he said. So, even if you enjoyed it last year and thought they couldn’t make it any better, prepare yourself for some delightful surprises. One of the most colourful parts of the train ride is the creepily-costumed creatures that appear around the site, thanks to the volunteer effort of dedicated Valley thespians. This year, the theatre departments from Dwight

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International and Shawnigan Lake schools will add the theatrics to the event on all three nights. The student performing actors will be wandering throughout the park and adding to the spook and making the haunted areas come alive, according to Bone. It can be deliciously frightful, but with this in mind, the BC Forest Discovery Centre suggests that parents bring toddlers and sensitive children during the daylight hours before the actors arrive so they can enjoy the event. Train rides start at 3 p.m. and run every half hour, which gives these particular families a variety of times to choose from. The live actors start at dusk and some of the more scary things come out later after dark. Bone promises there will be lots of volunteer staff to help you decide if an area may be too scary for your little one. Just ask. There are also activities each evening including crafts in the schoolhouse, train rides, and trick or treat stations for the little ones. There will be lots of hot chocolate, coffee and hot food available to purchase and it’s even possible to simply sit back, watch the fun and enjoy the fire pits. If it rains, don’t worry. Many events and displays are indoors and the Halloween Train itself is covered. The centre’s doors open at 2:30 p.m. and the last train leaves the station at 8:30 p.m. Shoulder season admission rates apply for the Halloween Train, which means adults pay $12, seniors and youths pay $10, children (three to 12) get in for $8 and little ones under two years are admitted free, or use your BCFDC membership.

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McDermott ready to ‘tell stories out of school’ at show LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

To say tenor John McDermott’s performance at the Cowichan Theatre Saturday, Oct. 19 offers a chance to get close to the singer is an understatement. “This is a very intimate evening. I come that close to taking questions from the audience,” he said. This is not the first time McDermott has been to the Cowichan Theatre, but it has been a few years since he was last in Duncan. His show is called Looking Back, but what does that mean? “We’re going to tell stories out of school. We’ll talk about where we’ve come in 20 years, where we’re going. There are a lot of really interesting family stories that we’re going to tell, why they are important to us. And we’re adding some new songs to the show as well. They’re not actually new, they’re traditional songs, everyone will know them. But they are songs that just should be done, that’s all. It’s going to be a reflection of the past 20 years,” he said. McDermott was feeling really up-and-at-’em last week and part of that comes from thinking about how fortunate he has been in his career. “I mean, how lucky am I? I won the lottery. I never sang in my life before; I worked for a newspaper. I take a leave of absence and gather a motley crew of a band at the behest of a guy who says we’re going to put you out on tour because the record company wants you out there and the first tour I ever did was with the Chieftains!” But, there’s more and McDermott has a grateful story to tell about that, too. “The first fiddler I ever hired, I said to this guy in a bar one night,

“I mean, how lucky am I? I won the lottery. I never sang in my life before; I worked for a newspaper. I take a leave of absence and gather a motley crew of a band at the behest of a guy who says we’re going to put you out on tour because the record company wants you out there and the first tour I ever did was with the Chieftains!” JOHN MCDERMOTT, tenor

‘I need a fiddler, would you like to join my band?’ He said ‘What are you paying?’ And I said ‘Two hundred bucks a night.’ He said, ‘I’m in.’ That was Ashley MacIsaac. When he left, I hired another fiddler that said, ‘I’ll join as long as I can bring my piano player because stuff I do requires her skills.’ And I said, ‘That’ll be fine.’ It was Natalie McMaster!” Life can hand you some tough stuff, too, so remembering to count your blessings is a good thing, according to McDermott. “You don’t know what’s coming down the pike. In 2000, we lost my mother and my brother and my sister all within a three-and-ahalf-month period. It’s really one of those times when you ask yourself: do I really want to do this? Your head’s spinning.” Since that time, he’s been lucky again in finding a super replacement when his guitar player, Bill Bridges, retired. “This kid came along, his name is Jason Fowler and he basically breathed a whole new energy into what I was doing. He started to challenge things and talk about

things we should be doing, suggesting, rearranging. There were collaborative decisions that were exciting, it just brought us back. It became fun again and it’s just gotten better and better with him. We’re working on year number 12 now. Personally, I think he’s one of the best guitar players in the country. He’s brilliant. I’m enjoying it all again. We’re recording together and he’s introduced new musicians to tour with us at different points; it brings a new chemistry and new sounds.” When he appears in Duncan, McDermott is only bringing two backing musicians, Fowler and another guitarist. McDermott has some funny stories to which other performers can certainly relate. “We once started singing one song and Jason started playing another and neither one of us realized it for about 30 seconds; then we realized, this is not going to work. The audience laughed and laughed. It happens. And then sometimes, halfway through a song you forget the lyrics and start to go ‘hmm, hmm, hmm...’ It happens to all of us.” But the kind of recover y McDermott makes is part of being a professional. Again, he laughed. “It’s really tricky when you’re performing with a symphony, though, because they just don’t stop,” he said. So, if you think it will be an evening of fun, almost like a family house party at the Cowichan Theatre Oct. 19, you’re just about right. “It will be pretty close to that,” McDermott said. Tickets to enjoy John McDermott in this special concert are $47.50 each. Get them by calling the Cowichan Ticket Centre at 250-748-7529.

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Donate those old winter coats Oct. 25 It’s getting cold now and if your kids have outgrown last year’s coats, you’ve got a great place to take them, while helping the less fortunate at the same time. On Friday, Oct. 25, Lalum’utul’smun’eem Child and Family Services will be hosting Coats For Kids at their location on Allenby Road. The Young Professionals of Cowichan are collecting coats in advance. You can take your clean gentlyused coats and, of course, scarves and hats to the MNP office in Duncan from now until Oct. 24 and the group will transport them to the drop off site on Allenby Road on Oct. 25.

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Chemainus Classical Concerts launches season with Kwok LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

It’s a concert series with a lot of names. Some call it Chemainus Classical Concerts, others know it as St. Michael’s Presents but in reality the series really is, as the brochure says, “nine fabulous concerts in the intimate setting of 1891 heritage St. Michael’s Church”. The 2013-14 concert season kicks off this weekend and what a beauty of a season it is. Nifty-fingered pianist May Ling Kwok s back by popular demand to open the season with a beguiling show she calls Magic at the Piano at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 20. Next up, on Nov. 17, the wind octet, Ensemble Pacifica, blows into town with its program entitled The Winds of Time. And on Sunday, Dec. 15, Sheila Hilton Johnson brings back her choir for another year in the seasonal delight, Concenti Comes Carolling. After the new year celebration has come and gone, Swedish-American piano virtuosos brings a show of piano masterpieces to St. Mike’s on Jan. 26. Less than a month later, on Feb. 23, music lovers can hear Elizabeth MacIsaac and Doug Hensley in a program of both ancient and modern music. By late March, the crowd will be happy to see the VCM Collegium collection of young prodigies, followed in April by the West Isle Winds in a tribute to Romantic composers. Cellist Joel Stobbe brings along some of his most talented students for a special performance May 25 and the season at St. Michael’s ends Sunday, June 15 with the annual Stars of Tomorrow show featuring

Everyone takes a part in an Otesha Project production, even it that part is only that of a wall, tree or table, making each presentation an adventure for actors and audience. [SUBMITTED]

A performance by May Ling Kwok is always greeted with enthusiasm by the Valley’s piano music fans. She’s back Sunday at St. Michael’s Church in Chemainus. [SUBMITTED]

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the Nanaimo Conservatory’s youth harp ensemble along with other fine young players to zestfully end an exciting year of music. Season tickets are available. Call 250-7488383 or visit chemainusclassicalconcerts. ca for more information.

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The Otesha Project — a youth-led charitable group that’s cycling around the Island using theatre to talk about sustainable lifestyles and consumer choices — is rolling into Chemainus Oct. 18. According to Erin Sanderson, one of 13 cycling performers, they’ll be bringing a show to Chemainus Secondary Friday afternoon about 2 p.m. “We normally go to schools, but sometimes we perform in community venues as well,” she said. “The play is about issues of sustainability and social justice. It’s all about the different tactics that people can use. “There are two different characters. One of them is really excited about starting a bike co-op, and that is one way we can create change, doing something really local. And the other character wants to change the world by going to protest. So, it’s kind of showing the contrast between these two characters and how all types of change are needed. “This is all done in a kind of playful, funny way and through it the students gain some ideas. “They could get insight into the electronic production cycle for example. Many young folks have cell phones and mp3 players these days but we don’t know what goes on behind the scenes. So, the idea is to research the product you’re buying to try and lessen your impact so that it’s not hurting the environment or those people who make the products that we use. Once you start the research, there’s a lot to be learned,” Sanderson said. There’s plenty to see. “One scene takes place in an electronics store with a couple of people pushing each

“One scene takes place in an electronics store with a couple of people pushing each other to get the brand new Blueberry 2000 and then another scene is two young folks playing video games. They are stuck to the TV and don’t want to let go. In another scene we’re at a treeplanting event: one person is the event coordinator and the rest of us are in the background.” ERIN SANDERSON, Otesha Project performer

other to get the brand new Blueberry 2000 and then another scene is two young folks playing video games. They are stuck to the TV and don’t want to let go. In another scene we’re at a tree-planting event: one person is the event coordinator and the rest of us are in the background,” she said. One of the niftiest parts of the production is that the actors are the props: after all, they can’t pack a lot of scenery on their bikes. “We use our bodies. So all of us are always involved. Even if we don’t have speaking lines, we may be a table, a counter, a bicycle or if there’s a scene where there’s a forest, then we’re trees. We are all involved in it 100 per cent of the time. It’s really, really cool because we can’t bring props with us so this is a different way to engage the audience,” she said. So how does Otesha enter into it? “Otesha is a Swahili word meaning “reason to dream”. The group’s west coast tour started on Sept. 7 and winds up Oct. 28.

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Little-known memoir of mining on Mount Sicker is a gem

ecently having had occasion to compile a list of the books written about or CHRONICLES pertaining T.W. Paterson to Cowichan Valley history (there are more than 100, by the way), I became reacquainted with a real charmer I first encountered while researching the turn-of-the-last-century copper mines on Mount Sicker. A Late Summer is the memoir of Cornish-born E.R. Cartwright who came to the Island via Montreal in April 1903 after crossing Canada by rail. After surviving on a single meal a day in the dining car supplemented by snacks of crackers and water, he landed in Victoria, where he was to meet his brother, with just $32 in his pocket. Perhaps because of his brief background in mining, he chose a succession of open-air jobs for the first several years. His first acquaintanceship with the Cowichan Valley was in the barroom of the Cowichan Bay Hotel during a holiday cruise with friends, in 1908. At that time he was employed on a ranch — “all farms were ranches in those days” — on Saltspring Island. By then, after working as a farmhand and as a boatman delivering groceries in the Gulf Islands — “long hours, irregular and often no meals” with the consequent start of a duodenal ulcer — he realized he needed to ease up. After recharging his battery by hunting and fishing, he was ready to return to work, this time as a hard-rock miner with its better pay and prospects of something more, he thought, in the way of a future. He knew of only two possibilities, Britannia Mine, Howe Sound, and Henry Croft’s “legendary” Lenora, Mount

This slash pile sat atop the entrance to the shaft of the Tyee Mine which has since been back-filled. —TWP Sicker, the latter having prompted the founding of a smelter at Crofton. But the Lenora had already shut down, leaving its immediate neighbour and competitor, the Tyee, at work mining the same ore deposit as that of the Lenora. Thus the Tyee’s demise was imminent, too, but not before he found several months’ employment under the kindly management of Clermont Livingston. Crossing over from Saltspring by hired boat, Cathcart and his dog Bee caught a stage to Duncan and another to Mount Sicker. While en route, the driver advised him that the Tyee wasn’t hiring but that he’d point out the foreman, Dick Besant, whom he knew. Arrived, Cathcart climbed down and began what seemed, he wrote years later, to be a very long walk towards the foreman who watched his approach with a critical eye. Almost conversationally, Cathcart asked if he was related to a former workmate, Al Besant. They were brothers, it turned out, and he was hired. He was to hang his clothes in the bunkhouse and begin work at 8

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o’clock that evening. Cathcart describes the Tyee’s large, two-storey bunkhouse (the one whose exact location I’ve been trying to nail down for 30 years) with its wood burners for both heat and for drying their clothes that were hung along both walls. All the doubledecker bunks appeared to be occupied by the off-shift or to be claimed by the men working below. Upstairs were dormitorystyle rooms with two beds each, again all claimed but one: No. 13. Undeterred, Cathcart and Bee moved into the room they’d have to themselves for the duration of their stay. This, he later realized, was not just because of superstition but the fact that Bee wouldn’t let anyone cross the threshold during his absence. Next door was the company cook house which, for all its rustic simplicity, was “like something out of a dream with beefsteak or porkchop at every meal with countless bottles of ketchup and H.P. sauce...excellent puddings and unlimited butter”. Plain fare it may have been but suitable to the exertion

demanded of the miners. Come evening, he began his first shift as a mucker, 2,000 feet within the mountain, with a single workmate, a northern European who didn’t speak a word of English. They were so far from the entrance that their air supply consisted solely of compressed air from the exhaust of the pneumatic rock drills. He and his partner were one-half of the team working this particular drift. Two miners would drill and blast, then he and his partner would “muck” out the hopefully ore-bearing rubble with shovels and wheelbarrows. With only the faint light of their lamps, likely carbide, it was unrelentingly backbreaking and suffocating work, in poor ventilation made even worse by the acrid fumes of the gelignite explosive charges which gave them “a cracking headache,” almost to the point of knocking

them out. Every ounce of loosened rock had to be removed to the main shaft for hoisting to the surface in time for the next shift to come on duty when the routine of drill, blast and muck would be repeated. Any man who failed to meet that schedule was fired. It was this harsh fact that had presented the opportune job opening for our Mr. Cathcart, not his chance acquaintanceship with the foreman’s brother in the Old Country. A round consisted of eight to 10 holes drilled into the face of the rock. These were packed with 60 sticks of gelignite primed by a detonator lit by fuse. This, he wryly observed, “doesn’t sound much and looks less on paper but come down and into the drift for one shift and see for yourself”. The gases emitted from the gelignite — even from the yards of smouldering fuse — with no means of blowing or sucking them away was, as described, excruciating. We can only wonder what the long-term effects would have been although, of course, Mr. Cathcart made it to old age as we know by his memoir. As soon as the drift was partially cleared by levelling, the miners checked to see that all their charges had fired. Unfired gelignite wasn’t a threat; it was the unexploded detonators that could blow away a limb. A second set of blast holes were then drilled as the muckers hauled out debris from behind with shovel and barrow, all done in the dark and choking confines of Big Sicker Mountain. (To be continued) www.twpaterson.com

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Lively pianist Sarah Hagen brings her popular presentations to the Valley. To hear Hagen on the piano scan this image with the Layar app on your smart phone or go to www.cowichanvalleycitizen.com [MCKINNON PHOTOGRAPHY]

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Vancouver-based pianist Sarah Hagen is bringing her special brand of intimate concerts to the Cowichan Theatre starting Monday, Oct. 21. From 10:30 a.m. to noon, she’ll be hosting four events in the series called Morning Musicale, which she describes as “an intimate, personal musical experience” and which music fans will call “a delightful way to spend a morning”. And, for this opening show, there’s even a special two-forone price. She’s excited to be coming to the Valley, and described how Morning Musicale at the Cowichan Theatre came about. “I started a morning concert series in Courtenay in 2010. I knew the time of day would suit my audience in Courtenay, and I loved the idea of meeting for tea and cookies before the concert. It all seemed like the right combination of relaxed but also a bit luxurious. Monday morning classical concerts? Crazy! People were initially shy of the idea, but the series quickly grew. “Since then other venues around the province have loved the concept. This year I will take various combinations of artists to eight theatres (including Cowichan) for morning concerts.

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I will host each concert and also be the pianist for each guest artist. Indeed, I’m a very happy musician,” she said. Although she intends to bring guests to later concerts, Hagen will be the sole performer at the first concert; all the better to get to know her audience, she said. What can music lovers expect? “I haven’t set my program yet, but I know for certain I will be playing some music of Robert Schumann. I just finished recording a Schumann disc so the music is fresh in my mind and heart. “The audience can expect a fairly relaxed setting. I will definitely talk about the pieces I’m playing. Also, I look forward to meeting the audience at the pre-concert tea. A big part of Morning Musicale is the idea of breaking down the barrier between artist and audience and building a cozy community of classical aficionados,” Hagen said. Onstage seating allows the audience their own personal musical interaction with Hagen and her guests. Tickets are regularly $22 each, with Elder College members getting in for $20 but for performance on Oct. 21, there’s a two-forone special! Call the Cowichan Ticket Centre at 250-748-7529 to reserve.

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Speaks Easy project set to unveil results Cowichan Culture Speaks Easy is finally ready to show off the results of months of talking with Valley folks about what matters most to them. Kerry Davis, president of the Cowichan Valley Arts Council, calls it “a multi-faceted exploration of local cultural treasures through community dialogue sessions and a dynamic web-mapping platform” and the group is showcasing its findings at a special event Wednesday, Oct. 23 at the Cowichan Theatre starting at 7 p.m. Artists, educators and developers have helped shape an overall vision and projects leads including Brian Clark, Lori Treloar, Gord Iversen, Hebecca Montoril, Rhonda Vertefeuille, Sharon McNulty, Barry StrasbourgThompson, with assistance from Frank Wall and Chris O’Connor have reached out to various communities. V i s i t w w w. c o w i c h a n c u l ture.ca/speakseasy for more information.

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GOODSELL, Mildred Dorothy March 30, 1925 - September 22, 2013 BURRY, Bryan Bruce October 2, 1939 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; October 6, 2013 .

Bryan was a fun and caring person. His family and many friends in Ontario, Alberta and Duncan will remember his wonderful sense of humour, his embellished stories and witty jokes. He gave generously of his time as a volunteer with the Community Policing program, Country Grocer shopping for seniors, and the Hospice widowers grief counseling group. He also drove the Handi Dart bus for a few years. Predeceased by wives Donna (1980) and Margaret (2006). Fondly remembered by daughter, Edna (Tim), and stepchildren Darlene (Morris), Kim (Bill), Ross (Michelle); 5 grandchildren, Natalie (Edna), Samantha & Anthony (Darlene), Christina, Jamie (Kim); 1 great-grandson Hayden (Natalie); siblings Kitty (Louie deceased), Sharron (Don), David (Linda), Peter (Cathy), Michael (Diane), and many nieces and nephews. Cremation has taken place and there will be no service as per Bryanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wishes. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the SPCA, the Cancer Society or a charity of your choice. Special thanks to Bryanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s buddy, Wayne, and nurse Brenda (3rd Flr) at the Cowichan Hospital for your care and compassion.

NELSON, Irene Lois May 13, 1927 - September 20, 2013

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It is with deep sadness that we announce the sudden passing of our mother, Lois. She is survived by her sisters, Doreen Cameron, Joan (Jack) Boardman and her children Sheila (Doug), Brad (Carla) and Jo-Anne (John), grandchildren Erin (Dave), Brian (Tiffany) and Conner (Leea). Great grandchildren Jesse, Evan, Ebony, Haley, Farah and Elijah. Numerous nieces and nephews in Vancouver, extended family in Union Bay and companion Gordon Lundine. Lois was born in Vancouver and spent her childhood and early adult years there. She moved to Vancouver Island in 1963 and settled in Union Bay. In 1998 she moved to her much loved home in Qualicum Beach. Lois was an untiring supporter of the community in Qualicum Beach, volunteering for various organizations including the White Cane Club, The Lions, The Legion Ladies Auxiliary and the O.A.P. Club. She was also a member of the Lighthouse Community Association, giving many hours of her time and energy to running of the Lighthouse Community Hall. She will be well remembered for her wonderful sense of humour, her love of family, song and theatre and her ability to tell endless jokes and stories! She will also be remembered for her unselfish devotion to friends, neighbours and community. We love you Mum and will be in our hearts forever. There will be a Celebration of Life for Lois on November 9, 2013 2:00 pm, at Lighthouse Community Hall. Please come and if you wish, share a story about Mum and help us celebrate this wonderful person. One Heart â&#x20AC;&#x201C; So Many Loves.

It is with heartfelt sorrow, sadness and great love we say goodbye to Mildred â&#x20AC;&#x153;Millieâ&#x20AC;? Goodsell (nee Hawkins). Born in Comox March 30, 1925 to Ellen and George Hawkins. Millie lived most of her life in the Comox Valley where she met and married her husband Don Goodsell (predeceased 1993) and together they raised their two daughters Linda and Patricia. Her husband Don lovingly nicknamed her â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cookieâ&#x20AC;? and that name stuck with the entire family. Millie joined the Forces @ the age of 17 and served the war effort in Canada, carrying on after the war with a career in the civil service until retirement. Don and Millie loved their leisure time together enjoying driving the back roads of British Columbia hunting, fishing and camping in their travel trailer. She dedicated her time to the womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s auxiliary of the Royal Canadian Legion - Comox Branch 160 of which she was a 60 year life member and was instrumental in the development of dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Esterre House Seniorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Centre in downtown Comox. In retirement Millie and Don spent many years snow birding to Mazatlan Mexico in their RV enjoying that time with old and new friends. In later years, her health failing, she moved in with her daughter Patriciaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family in Duncan where she could have close family care and spent her last 5 years. Millie has left behind Linda MacLeod and her husband John and Patricia Wallis and her husband Bryan, seven grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Thank you to Comox Home Care and People at Home care workers who attended to Millie while she was living in Comox with her brother Bob. The family wish to express their sincere thank you to the many health care workers who, with considerable kindness, attended to Millie while in Duncan and thank you to the staff of residential care facility of Cairnsmore Place and the Cowichan District Hospital. Online condolences may be made at www.hwwallacecbc.com

SCHMIDT - John Joseph (JJ or Smitty) At the age of 86 passed away peacefully on the morning of October 6th at the Cowichan Valley Hospital after a long battle with Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. John was survived by his beloved wife Norma, son William and many other loving relatives and friends. Born and raised in Saskatchewan, Smitty was an engineer with the Department of Highways for 25 years. Smitty was a pioneer in his industry, most commonly known as an innovator & entrepreneur for his work on traffic marking machines. Smitty wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t an actor but he had to get his lines straight all the same, he was in his glory sitting atop his marking machine, painting lines on the road for miles and miles. Smitty always had a story to tell and a laugh to share and you could always find him at one of his favorite places, dancing dixie with his wife Norma. Smittyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wife is grateful to the dedicated health professionals, family and friends who made Smitty toughest years much more beautiful. Our lives wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be the same without John, he will be missed terribly and remembered fondly. A Memorial will be held in Regina in the early spring and a drop in tea will be arranged,if wishing to pay your respects in Duncan FIRST MEMORIAL FUNERAL SERVICES Duncan, B.C. Condolences may be shared online at www.dignitymemorial.com

BAIRD, John Herbert May 21, 1918 - October 12, 2013 It is with much sadness we announce that Herb

SICOTTE Denis 1933-2013 Denis was born in Kimberley B.C. Denis worked in the armed forces for 5 years then went on to become a tug boat captain for B.C. Hydro preparing the many reservoirs for the dams built in B.C., he finished his career as a ferry captain in Needles B.C., then retiring to Vancouver Island. He would spend much of his time helping out at Leeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Famous Recipe Chicken and having coffee with his dear friend Mabel, gravy making was his specialty. Denis will be lovingly remembered by his son Gord Pace, grandsons Tyson and Corey Pace, many great grand children and the joy of his life Tina Pace. We will miss his always smiling face and great sense of humour. We would like to thank all the staff at Chemainus Health Care Centre for their kindness they have shown Denis over the last couple of years.

died Saturday morning October 12, 2013. He was born in Nakusp, BC the seventh of ten children born to Mary Hannah and Robert Haslam Baird. Herb was a WW II veteran 1941 -1945 serving overseas. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #53 in Duncan, BC as well as Past-President of Branch #96 in Merritt, BC. He was a loving husband to Belle and a much loved father to daughters Heather (Art) Rendell and Ann (Jack) Thomson. Herb leaves to mourn six grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren, his siblings Marion Henke and Ernest Baird (Joan) and several nieces and nephews. Many thanks to the staff at Cairnsmore Place for their kindness to Herb while in their care. No service by request.

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MOVIEâ&#x2C6;&#x2019;MAKING COâ&#x2C6;&#x2019;OP LOOKING FOR MEMBERS VI Film and Entertainment Coâ&#x2C6;&#x2019;op is looking for directors, camera, producers, actors, writers, editors â&#x2C6;&#x2019; any interest or experience. 250â&#x2C6;&#x2019;743â&#x2C6;&#x2019;6780 vifecmember@gmail.com http://vifilm.ca/

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Sheila Joy Veefkind Oct. 19 1934 - Oct. 19 2010 .

Memories are our keepsake With which we will never part. God has you in his keeping We will keep you in our hearts.

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Showing Co-ordinator Required Immediate opening for a part time Showing Coordinator position for a busy real estate office. Position will be scheduling and showing rental properties to potential tenants, and administrative work. The position requirements are good people skills, attention to detail, the ability to work with minimal supervision, a class 5 license with clean driving record and experience with Microsoft Office. The position will start with 25 hours per week (Tuesday through Saturday) and may lead into full time. $13/per hour. Interested parties may forward their resume to mail@cowichanphpm.ca or mail/drop off a copy to: 23 Queens Road Duncan BC V9L 2W1 Short listed candidates will be contacted only.

2-DAY Traffic Control Course, Oct 28th & 29th Nov 2nd & 3rd Nov 18th & 19th BCCSA Certification. Call: JSK Traffic Control

250-618-0232. DRIVER Entry level driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s position available immediately. F/T, P/T, split days off. Class 5 driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license with abstract required. Drop off resumes at: 3744 Trans Canada Hwy, Cobble Hill or fax: 250-743-3419 MAIN ROAD South Island Contracting is looking for class 1 and 3 drivers to plough snow this winter. If interested please call 250746-7510 or 250-391-7310

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CLASSES & COURSES FOODSAFE COURSES Level-1. Sat, Oct 19, Nov 16 $70/prsn. Location: Island Savings Centre. (250)746-4154 to register. www.saferfood.ca

TRAIN TO be an Apartment/ Condominium Manager ONLINE! Graduates get access to all jobs posted with us. 33 years of success! Government certified. www.RMTI.ca or 1-800-665-8339,604-681-5456

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Garage Sale Sat Oct 19th, 9-2 1448 Belcarra Rd Power tools, crystals, girls teen clothing, tapes, books, dvdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, household etc. FIRST TIME GARAGE SALE Sat Oct 19 & Sun Oct 20 from 9-2 6846 Bell-McKinnon Rd. Hundreds of brand new, never used garden and home dĂŠcor items. No early birds please

Sat, Oct 19, 9am - 2pm 1459 Algonkin off Kingsview, Duncan Household, old collectibles, South West decor, Victorian style desk, no tools. Swap Meet At Cedar Community Hall Every Sunday 8am-1:30pm 2388 Cedar Rd Household items, books, tools, plants, baking & more! For table info call (250)245-3460.

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CITIZEN CARRIERS SALTAIR DC519253 â&#x2C6;&#x2019; 42 Papers Gardner Rd. â&#x2C6;&#x2019; South Oyster School Rd. area. MAPE BAY DC519011 â&#x2C6;&#x2019; 53 Papers Bazett Rd. â&#x2C6;&#x2019; Pemberlea area. DUNCAN DC519153 â&#x2C6;&#x2019; 53 Papers Belcarra Rd. â&#x2C6;&#x2019; Haida Rd.

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LEGAL/PUBLIC NOTICES INVITATION TO LISTEN TO THE BIBLE Open to all. Every Sunday, 3:30 â&#x2C6;&#x2019; 4:30pm, Duncan Community Lodge, 2244 Moose Rd. Also available for home Bible Studâ&#x2C6;&#x2019; ies. Contact: Judy Scheller or Cherie Balon at 250â&#x2C6;&#x2019;208â&#x2C6;&#x2019;8270

HUGE GARAGE SALE Saturday, October 19 * 8 am â&#x2C6;&#x2019; 3 pm Sayward Rd. off Sherman Something for Everyone!

Â´ KIWANIS FLEA MARKET Â´ Every Saturday, from 9am til 2pm Girl Guide Hall, 321 Cairnsmore St. For info phone: Pat at 250-748-1200 or Dave at 250-746-3616

PETEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S RV REPAIRS HAS MOVED AND THE OLD LOCATION MUST BE CLEARED OUT â&#x2C6;&#x2019; Shelving â&#x2C6;&#x2019; RV Parts (new & used) â&#x2C6;&#x2019; Shop Misc items â&#x2C6;&#x2019; Office Equipment â&#x2C6;&#x2019; Etc, Etc â&#x2C6;&#x2019; Deals to be made â&#x2C6;&#x2019; All Must Go Starts 9 am, Monday, Oct. 21 CASH ONLY 5843 Duncan St.

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MISSING CAT. May have been removed from neighborhood. Last seen Fri. Sept. 27 sleek and solid tabby cat with one black blind eye, he is wily but not a stray Campbell St., Marchmont, Chaster, Beech area. 250â&#x2C6;&#x2019;701â&#x2C6;&#x2019;7984.

1418 Maple Bay Rd. Duncan Household items, Books, Antique silver plate, Small furnishings. No Early Birds Please!

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APPLIANCES APT SIZE CHEST freezer $125. 12 cu.ft freeze $125. White 15 cu.ft fridge $175. White 30â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; range $150. White 30â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; smooth top range $150. Almond 30â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; range $100. Kenmore washer/dryer $300. LG front load washer/dryer $450. Apt size stackable W/D $350. GE washer $150. GE dryer $150. Inglis dryer $100. GE built-in dishwasher $125. & more! 6-mth warranty on all appliances. Greg: 250-246-9859.

BUILDING SUPPLIES NUMBER 1 GRADE Hand split cedar shakes. Phone for details 250â&#x2C6;&#x2019;749â&#x2C6;&#x2019;3140.

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FURNITURE SOLID MAPLE kitchen table, 4 chairs, buffet & hutch. Very good condition. $1500.00 OBO. 250â&#x2C6;&#x2019;748â&#x2C6;&#x2019;0165.

FOR SALE - MISC HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best Price, Best Quality. All Shapes & Colors Available. Call 1-866-652-6837, www. thecoverguy.com/newspaper SAMSUNG CELL phone $65, Halloween costume used violin cases $15ea. 250-701-2035

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2BR/1BA $800 DUNCAN 5 appl non smoking condo avail Nov 1. Kids, cat OK. 250â&#x2C6;&#x2019;597â&#x2C6;&#x2019;0011 http://is.gd/1kKqdQ

BIG RENTAL SALE CROFTON MOTEL 1Bdrm: $59/night, $299/wk, $650/mo. 2Bdrm: $79/night $799/mo with kitchen Incls everything! 250-246-9222 or 250-510-8000 1568 Chaplin St. Crofton www.crofinn.com LOCKWOOD VILLA Chemainus bachelor $625/mo. 1Bdrm $650/mo. Avail. now. Close to shopping/bus. 250â&#x2C6;&#x2019;246â&#x2C6;&#x2019;1399.

MAPLE GROVE APARTMENT $100 OFF 1st Monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Rent 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 OCEAN VIEW COWICHAN BAY. New 2Bdrm/den, 2 Baths. 2 patios, S/S appli. $1350/mo. Avail. Oct. 15. Rent to own option. 250â&#x2C6;&#x2019;701â&#x2C6;&#x2019;0521.

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

COUNTRYWIDE VILLAGE REALTY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT DIVISION 145 South Shore Road, Lake Cowichan, BC. Phone: 250-749-6660 Toll free: 1-800-729-3246

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;â&#x20AC;&#x201D;â&#x20AC;&#x201D;â&#x20AC;&#x201D;â&#x20AC;&#x201D;â&#x20AC;&#x201D;â&#x20AC;&#x201D; $650 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2 bdrm house â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10161 Youbou Rd, Youbou Cute home with wood burning fireplace, view of lake, appliances. No smoking & pet upon approval.

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;â&#x20AC;&#x201D;â&#x20AC;&#x201D;â&#x20AC;&#x201D;â&#x20AC;&#x201D;â&#x20AC;&#x201D;â&#x20AC;&#x201D; $850 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.

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;â&#x20AC;&#x201D;â&#x20AC;&#x201D;â&#x20AC;&#x201D;â&#x20AC;&#x201D;â&#x20AC;&#x201D;â&#x20AC;&#x201D; $1050 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3 bdrm house â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 200 Johnson Place, Lake Cowichan. Nice neighbourhood â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2 bathrooms, oak floors, appliances. No smoking & no pets. FOR ONE PERSON Cowichan Bay near 4â&#x2C6;&#x2019;way. Levelâ&#x2C6;&#x2019;entry bsmt. Bright/spacious. Covered patio/Quiet/private. Ideal for mature lady. N/S, N/P, N/L. $500./mo. util. incl. 748â&#x2C6;&#x2019;7704.

LADYSMITH new bright 1 Br oceanfront, laminate flrs, all appls, d/w, laundry, prkg, NS/NP. $700 incls hydro. Immed. 1-604-984-0836

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

HOUSES FOR RENT On Lake Cow Fully furnished 1 Bdrm suite, laundry, hydro, cable, internet. Lakeside $800. 1 Nov. 250-749-6919 SHAWNIGAN LAKE. large 2 bdrm, above ground, recent upgrades, $900 incl utils, ns, np, w/d, NOW (250)715-6951

DUPLEXES FOR RENT DUNCAN 3Bdrm 2.5 Bath, W/D, F/S, D/W, Covered deck, fenced yard. Sm. pet ok. Avail. Oct. 15. $1200/mo. 250â&#x2C6;&#x2019;818â&#x2C6;&#x2019; 1913 or 250â&#x2C6;&#x2019;743â&#x2C6;&#x2019;8373.

LAKE COWICHAN 3Bdrm ground floor ste, 1.5 baths, F/S, W/D. N/P, N/S. $950/mo.+ utilities. Available Oct 15, 250-748-9977 or Cell 250-710-8816.

TOWNHOUSES FOR RENT DUNCAN Available in 5â&#x2C6;&#x2019;Unit Complex on Wharncliffe Rd. 3 Bdrm, 1.5 Bath, F/S, W/D. Fenced Small garden w/patio. $1100/mo. Well maintained. Pets considered. 250â&#x2C6;&#x2019;701â&#x2C6;&#x2019;7217

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)

LK. COW. Cozy 1Bdrm, free laundry, cable, internet, hydro. $550. No parties. Employed and ref. 250â&#x2C6;&#x2019;932â&#x2C6;&#x2019;2530.

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HOUSES FOR RENT 1094 ISLAY ST. HOSPITAL HILL. 4BDRM, 3Full Baths. 2500sq. Large rooms. Renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d kitchen, covâ&#x2C6;&#x2019; ered porch & verandah. New plumbing, wiring (cable & internet). HT pump & insulation. Appliances? $1750/mo. Ref. required. Storage/work shop/mini man cave. 250â&#x2C6;&#x2019;246â&#x2C6;&#x2019;7476

SUITES FOR RENT

COBBLE HILL small 1Bdrm. Avail. now. Newer, no steps, suit 1 mature person. Laundry, no dogs, N/S, ref req. $550/ mo. Heat/electric included. 250â&#x2C6;&#x2019;743â&#x2C6;&#x2019;4154. COZY 2Bdrm level entry suite in a nice home on bus route close to Maple Bay School. Private entrance, quiet neighbourhood. N/S, N/partiers. Small pet considered. $850/mo. includes utilities. 250â&#x2C6;&#x2019;748â&#x2C6;&#x2019;3174. DUNCAN lrg 3Bdrm, computer rm, laundry rm, mud rm entrance, new kitchen. Carport w/workshop. Sm fenced front yard & more. Pet considered. $1250/mo. incl. lrg screen TV, hydro and util. 250â&#x2C6;&#x2019;701â&#x2C6;&#x2019;7923.

2BDRM in Chemainus, near golf course. Suit working couple. 1â&#x2C6;&#x2019;250â&#x2C6;&#x2019;724â&#x2C6;&#x2019;1397.

LAKE COWICHAN, Greendale Rd, riverfront, 1 & 2 br furn cabins, avail Nov.1st-May 1st, mthly rates $850-$950 all inclusive. Weekly rates avail. Greendale Cabins. 250-749-6570 NEW 2000 sq. ft. 4Bdrm house for rent in Shawnigan. Near all amenities, 5 appliances. Avail. now. N/P, N/S. $1650/mo. 250â&#x2C6;&#x2019;213â&#x2C6;&#x2019;3681.

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Korven scores three as United wins again in V.I. Soccer League A hat trick by Jordan Korven propelled Cowichan United to a 5-0 victory over Prospect Lake in Ladysmith last Saturday, giving the Valley team sole possession of second place in Division 2 of the Vancouver Island Soccer League. Kevin Smith also scored twice, while Darian Achurch earned the shutout.

Cowichan’s Luc Wilson (17) skates off with a Kelowna player’s stick under his arm, while teammate Cody Shepheard looks on. [SHALEEN SHEPHEARD PHOTO]

Pee wee Caps look strong at BWC tourney The pee wee A Cowichan Valley Capitals tested themselves against some top teams from B.C. and Alberta last weekend at the Burnaby Winter Club Invitational Tournament, and showed they can play with the best. The Caps finished the tournament with two wins and three losses, but the victories were lopsided, while the defeats were close, including a shootout loss to Kelowna. “We are improving by playing higher quality teams,” said head coach Brett Hopwo. “However, we still have a lot to work on, but we are definitely looking forward to future games against top Mainland competition.” Cowichan opened the tourney with a 3-1 loss to a strong Langley team, despite outshooting their opponents 26-11. Cody Shepheard was named Cowichan’s game MVP. Next up was a team from Calgary, coached by former Canuck Brendan Morrison.

Calgary was overmatched by Cowichan’s speed and skill, and the Caps won 6-1. A goal and an assist netted MVP honours for Corson Hopwo. That same day, Cowichan got off to a slow start against the Tier 1 team from the North Shore Winter Club, but fought back to get within a goal before North Shore made it 4-2 with an empty netter. Defenceman Nathan Goliath put in a solid effort to earn the MVP title. A spirited affair against Kamloops resulted in another 6-1 Cowichan victory, with the Capitals’ discipline as the deciding factor. Shepheard had a goal and two assists, while MVP Luc Wilson scored twice. To wrap up the tournament, Cowichan played a close contest with Kelowna, the lead changing four times before a 4-4 draw forced overtime, and then a shootout, with Kelowna finally pulling ahead. Jo Jo Tanaka-Campbell was selected as MVP.

Cowichan, which won Div. 2 last year, will have a chance to creep closer to first place this Saturday when they visit the undefeated Saanich Fusion, who sit four points ahead. “This is the game we have been preparing for,” said player/coach Neall Rowlings. “Either they maintain a huge spread on first or we win and take them within one point. We want our title back bad, and we have the team to do it.”

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Valley shines at Bridgman FINE FINISH: Cow High

gets first title in more than 10 years, Kelsey’s fifth is best ever

“Hopefully it will work out that it’s us and Cow High [at provincials]. I think we’re very hopeful, especially after how we did at the Bridgman.”

KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

ALI ANDERSEN, Frances Kelsey field hockey coach

T he Cowichan Secondar y School Thunderbirds won their first Bridgman Cup title in more than a decade last weekend, while the Frances Kelsey Breakers finished fifth in the 16-team field at the prestigious field hockey tournament, the best result in their history. Cowichan defeated South Delta in sudden death overtime in the tournament final, with Britney Smith scoring the decisive goal and Tara Ericksen making the last save to preserve the victory. Neither team had scored through regulation, forcing the shootout, in which Cowichan fell behind 3-1 before coming back to tie it, setting the stage for Smith’s heroics. Cowichan became the first Vancouver Island team to win the University of Victoria-based tournament since Brentwood College in 2003. “The girls were really happy and really enjoyed the traditional tea served to both teams after the final,” said head coach Jen Budding. Ericksen was perfect in the round robin as Cowichan didn’t allow a single goal. The T-Birds then defeated Heritage Woods and defending provincial champions Handsworth to reach the final, with Ericksen, Stef Langkammer and Beth Corish all standing out in the semifinal.

“We still have things to work on,” said Budding. “I think the girls are motivated to keep improving as they know making it to provincials will be tough and doing well there takes a lot of commitment and hard work.” Kelsey also won a shootout to finish fifth, beating Gleneagle thanks to stellar netminding by Emma Edwards. “Emma stood on her head for us,” said Breakers coach Ali Andersen. The Breakers lost their quarterfinal against Crofton House, but won their next game to reach the fifth-place match. Along with Edwards, team captain Claire Seeliger and Chelsea Cleemoff were standouts for Kelsey throughout the tournament. “It was great to see our team finally start to come together and work together,” said Andersen. Both schools are hoping to use the Bridgman Cup as a springboard to success at the Island and provincial tournaments. The top two teams from the Island tourney at the Cowichan Sportsplex on Nov. 1 and 2 will advance to provincials. “Hopefully it will work out that it’s us and Cow High,” said Andersen. “I think we’re very hopeful, especially after how we did at the Bridgman.”

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Cowichan’s Stef Langkammer carries the ball against St. Michael’s University School during Bridgman Cup round-robin play. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

Caps hold off Bulldogs for important road win KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

The Cowichan Valley Capitals came back from a 2-0 deficit, then held off repeated attempts by the Alberni Valley Bulldogs on Wednesday to earn a vital 5-4 win in the B.C. Hockey League. “It wasn’t pretty,” said head coach Bob Beatty. “It wasn’t a classic win, but we’ll certainly take it.” Alberni scored the only goal of the first period, and added another early in the second. The Caps drew even before the frame was over, then took the lead early in the third. The Bulldogs tied the score midway through the final frame, but Cowichan got back-to-back goals to take the lead for good. Alberni added one more in the last minute of play. “We were able to battle back,” said Beatty. “The guys certainly didn’t quit. That’s certainly something you look for in a team.” Mitch Ball and Sam Curleigh each had a goal and an assist. Armand Uomoleale, Myles Powell and Adam Moody — in just his third game back after suffering a broken jaw in the preseason — also scored. Robin Gusse stopped 36 of 40 Alberni shots. The Caps visit Victoria on Friday, host the Chilliwack Chiefs at 7 p.m. on Saturday, and head to Powell River on Sunday in a busy weekend.

Robinson paces LIWSA team with five goals

Frances Kelsey’s Marina Ellison tracks down the ball during a game against Kelowna Secondary. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

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A five-goal second half by Mariah Robinson gave Cowichan an 8-1 victory over Nanaimo in their last Lower Island Women’s Soccer Association game before Thanksgiving. Robinson scored three goals by chipping the ball over the Nanaimo goalkeeper, one on a volley, and one on a scissor kick as Cowichan held onto their perfect 2-0 record, the last one for anyone in LIWSA Div. 1. “She definitely stood out in the second half,” said Cowichan coach Marilyn Pugh. Brittany Williams and Nicole Pugh scored as Cowichan built a 2-0 lead in the first half, and Williams added another in the second half. “It was necessary to tighten up the middle of the field though and to pull the defence up to the half so we weren’t giving them such an advantage in our own end,” said Pugh, explaining the strategy that led to Robinson’s second-half surge. Needless to say, Pugh was happy with the result. “Overall, I was very pleased with the way the ladies played,” she said. “They were moving the ball much better and finding space to get the ball back. We were able to generate a lot more offence this way.” Cowichan will play 1-0-2 Castaways in Victoria this Sunday.

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Close game ends in Bulldogs’ first defeat KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

The midget Cowichan Bulldogs’ first loss of the Vancouver Mainland Football League season couldn’t have been any closer. The Bulldogs squared off against the Langley Stampeders on Monday, with only one team able to boast an undefeated record after all was said and done. Unfortunately for Cowichan, Langley eked out a 10-9 victory. “We lost a very close battle,” said head coach Opie Williams. “It was a true defensive battle, as neither offence was able to get the ball moving.” Langley didn’t score until midway through the second quarter when Cowichan picked up a penalty for contacting the kicker on a third-and-12 punt attempt, and suddenly it was third-and-two. The Stamps went for it, and were able to break through the Bulldogs’ defence for a 45-yard touchdown. Down 7-0 at halftime, the Bulldogs weren’t about to give up, but weren’t able to create any offence early in the second half. “We came out firing strong but still didn’t move the ball well,” said Williams. “We had some big runs from Liam [Palcu-Johnston] up the middle.” A breakdown in coverage allowed Langley to get deep in the Cowichan end. The defence came up strong, and the Stamps were held to a field goal. An interception by Cory Lewis finally got the ball moving for the Bulldogs in the fourth quarter. Quarterback Erik [ESquared] Kenner scrambled for some big runs and got his team deep in the Langley end. Palcu-Johnston broke up the middle, and the Bulldogs were within five yards of the end zone. At third-and-one, Cowichan’s halo offence got Wyatt McWatt in for the touchdown with two minutes left on the clock. The Cowichan defence again game up big, forcing a punt, and the Stamps took a

“We lost a very close battle. It was a true defensive battle, as neither offence was able to get the ball moving.” OPIE WILLIAMS, midget Bulldogs head coach

safety. A questionable call allowed Langley to kick from their 50-yard line instead of the 35, and Cowichan couldn’t get into field position to kick the tying single. Despite the loss, the Bulldogs had several impressive individual performances. Clayton Key had a big game on defence. Nick Thomas had a fumble recovery off a stripped ball by Brock Gowanlock. Cory Lewis had two interceptions. Brandon St. Clair stepped up to fill in for the injured Kole Lochbaum, RJ Piche filled in at tailback, and Darian Slater and Jacob Regnier filled in for Ryan Hennig. Last Sunday, the bantam Nanaimo-Cowichan RedDogs visited the North Delta, where they fell 16-0 to the Longhorns. The RedDogs battled hard through injuries, and while North Delta won the first quarter, the combined Nanaimo-Cowichan team held fast for the next three quarters. Morgan Pasternak, Nathanael Durkan and Malcolm Barr had interceptions that kept the RedDogs alive. As the injuries mounted, head coach Rory Kine had to end the game midway through the fourth quarter. “I had to call the game for player safety,” he explained. “We had players playing in positions they have never played before. This could lead to players getting hurt because they are not familiar with that position.” Both Cowichan teams will be in action at McAdam Park this Sunday, for the last time in the regular season. The bantams will play a rematch with the Longhorns at 12:30 p.m., and the midgets will take on White Rock at 2:30 p.m.

Cowichan runners impress in Victoria KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

The Cowichan Valley was well represented in the Victoria Marathon, Half Marathon and 8K Road Race last Sunday. Alison Taylor of Duncan had the Valley’s fastest result in the marathon, finishing the event in three hours, 15 minutes and 47 seconds, good enough to place fifth of 121 entrants in the women’s 35-39 division. The top age-group finish among local runners went to Margaret Symon of Shawnigan Lake, whose time of 3:51:54 placed her third of 47 in the women’s 55-59 division. Nina Sanford of Mill Bay was sixth in the same division with a time of 4:08:33. Duncan’s Colleen Vanderheide also picked up a top-10 finish, placing sixth in the women’s 60-64 division. Two runners from the Cowichan Valley won their respective age groups in the half marathon. Megan Lewis-Schneider of Cobble Hill was first among 75 entries in the women’s under-19 division with a time of 1:28:17, and Teresa Kerrone’s time of 1:43:30 beat out 193 other runners in the women’s 55-59 class.

Other top-10 finishers from the Valley included Rachel Thornley of Duncan, fourth in the women’s 35-39 division at 1:27:59; Brent Scott of Cobble Hill, fourth in the men’s 55-59 division at 1:28:31; Bev Gruhn of Cobble Hill, fourth in the women’s 60-64 division at 1:49:24; Dane Broere of Mill Bay, seventh in the men’s under-17 division at 1:36:17; and Angela Etherington of Duncan, 10th in the women’s 35-39 division at 1:34:14. Nyah Miranda of Cobble Hill placed 10th among all female runners in the 8K road race and second in the 13-15 girls age group, with a time of 32:47. The 13-15 girls age group had three Valley runners in the top five, with Emerald White of Duncan and Katie Farley of Mill Bay tying for fourth at 34:02. Doug Miller of Cobble Hill finished second in the men’s 70-74 age group with a time of 41:02, Will Reynolds of Mill Bay was fourth in the men’s 16-19 age group at 35:08, Shirley Rainey of Malahat was fourth in the women’s 75-79 age group at 1:11:00, and Louise Neveu of Duncan was eighth in the women’s 65-69 age group at 48:00.

TEAM CANADA STOPS IN COWICHAN For the second year in a row, the Cowichan Rugby Football Club hosted a Thanksgiving event with the national men’s team as Canada competes for the Americas championship in Langford. Young players from across the Island turned out last Sunday for a fun game with the national team followed by Thanksgiving dinner. Above: the McNutt kids — Erin, Aiden and Emma — show off their autographed balls. Right: Sky Smyrchinsky of Comox runs the ball past Doug Wooldridge, a former Cowichan player now playing prop for Team Canada. [CAITY MCCULLOCH PHOTOS]

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2004 FORD FOCUS

4 DR, A/C, Cruise, Keyless

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6,913

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15,913

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14,500

5,913

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2012 ELANTRA TOURING

2009 ACCENT 4 DR GL

2012 VERACRUZ GLS AWD

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19,125 kms #13U08

54,577 kms #13-275A

20,925 kms #13-408A

18,750

9,500

29,900

2009 JOURNEY SXT FWD 7PASS

2012 HONDA CIVIC EX

2007 G5

2011 CRV EX

2010 HYUNDAI SONATA GL

Auto, A/C, P/W, P/L, P/M,

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135,878 kms #13-398A

15,875 kms #10U38A

10,913

18,750

85,669 kms #13-359A

6,900 16,913

34,966 kms #13-192A

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26,500 20,913

92,205 kms #13-320A

27,913 12,913

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