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Cowichan nuts about local food Inside: • Wine success at the Duncan market • Changes to ALR not popular with locals • Jen Woike takes place on Egg Board • Farmers’ concerns during WWI familiar • Bumper berry crop • Wilberry Orchards downright nutty • Unsworth Vineyard launches Valley first • Farmers dig into less than 10 acres • Photo essay: Duncan Farmers Market • Nominate an outstanding young farmer • 4-H helps steer dreams come true • Farming and food news bites

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Daughter of missing man has ‘millions’ of questions

CVRD to appeal to Canada’s highest court LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

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Family members remained hopeful on Wednesday and Thursday as the search for 79year-old Tony Morley resumed in the Maple Mountain area.

“Mostly, we’re just being a tight family,” Morley’s daughter, Venessa Fischer said. “It’s one of those things, where you get up and you’re just, ‘What can we do? What can we do?’”

Morley hasn’t been heard from since Sept. 21, when he is believed to have gone for a hike on the mountain. His car was found locked and undamaged beside Osborne Bay Road that day. He was last seen at the Duncan WalMart just before 4:30 p.m.

“There are a million and one questions, and no answers,” said Fischer.

Fischer said her father was very active, even at the age of 79.

“He’s an Englishman, and he’s very self-sufficient. He’s been energetic and productive all his life. He didn’t really sit around and let moss grow under him.”

Morley is an experienced hiker and had been on Maple Mountain many times in the past, but Fischer still had concerns, and had asked him to stop going alone and join a walking group.

“The problem of course is his dementia,” she explained. “One second he remembers things, and the next second he doesn’t.”

Family members are still hoping to find Tony Morley alive. [SUBMITTED] Morley’s cell phone didn’t die until Tuesday afternoon, so Fischer believes that if he could have contacted her, he would have.

Eight volunteers from Cowichan Search and Rescue, including a rescue dog team were on the ground beginning Wednesday, hoping to cover three different areas and local roads again. A helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft had been employed earlier in the search, but the tree canopy was too thick for them to be of further use. Teams also used ATVs on the roads and kayaks on the lake, with 65 volunteers logging 500 hours last Saturday alone.

The search was suspended on Monday and Tuesday. “The short break from searching will hope-

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fully allow the dog team a better chance at success,” Search Manager Tina Phillips said. “With so many people on the mountain in the last week, the dog team would have had a difficult time differentiating between searchers and a possible lead to Mr. Morley’s location.”

Fischer said how much she appreciates the work of SAR. “The efforts of the volunteer people have been amazing,” she said.

Even as her dad has been missing for more than 10 days, Fischer is holding out hope for good news.

“My backpack still has a pair of gloves, a granola bar and water in it, because he’s going to be cold and hungry,” she said.

The Cowichan Valley Regional District is appealing to the Supreme Court of Canada to overturn the recent BC Court of Appeal decision allowing commercial use of the Paldi crematorium.

“The decision of the BC Court of Appeal is concerning as it has the potential to impact the interpretation of allowable uses in other CVRD zoning bylaws, as well as in zoning bylaws across B.C.,” CVRD board chair Rob Hutchins said in a press release.

“Due to the contrasting approach taken by the BC Court of Appeal in deciding the matter and questions with respect to how the court applied certain principals of law, the CVRD board believes that it is appropriate to appeal the ruling through the Supreme Court of Canada.”

The Paldi Khalsa Diwan Society and their tenant, Cowichan Valley Crematorium Ltd., filed a BC Supreme Court action against the CVRD in 2013, following refusal by the CVRD to issue a document to them confirming that the crematorium was permitted by CVRD bylaws.

The BC Supreme Court judge ruled in favour of the CVRD, however, a subsequent appeal filed by the Paldi Khalsa Diwan Society and Cowichan Valley Crematorium Ltd. led to another decision Aug. 26.

In that one, the Court of Appeal ruled in favour of the appellants,

finding that the crematorium was an “institution” that served public needs, which was permitted in the P-1 zone.

The CVRD will be seeking financial assistance from the Union of BC Municipalities in appealing the decision “due to the potential implications of the ruling on other B.C. municipalities,” the regional release concluded.

However, the dispute is likely to continue.

Dave Johel, one of the Khalsa Diwan Society representatives, said that he was surprised to see the subject re-opened again after the society’s successful appeal.

“They must have lots of taxpayers money to spend,” he said.

“We had three judges look at it and say this is what it should be. I’m not sure where they [the CVRD] are going with it. They seem to feel other things are threatened. I just find it’s been a terrible waste of time and money for everybody. Even for the society — those are public funds as well.

“For some reason, I don’t know if it’s political, they seem to think they need to push this thing and go to the next level with it. It makes you wonder,” Johel said.

Asked if the society and the crematorium company are ready to keep going with legal action, he said, “Oh, we’re not stopping. It’s ludicrous.

“This thing should have never gone to court because we were willing to work with it in the first place,” Johel said.

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Gord Iverson from Blue Grouse Winery pours a taste of one of the vineyard’s products for some interested market-goers. As the first summer for wine stalls at the market wraps up, the news is positive. [ANDREA RONDEAU/CITIZEN]

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Adding wine sales to the Duncan Farmer’s Market this summer has been a natural pairing that’s left the sweet taste of success in everybody’s mouths.

Starting Saturday, July 19, area wineries were allowed to open stalls at the bustling downtown gathering, and it’s been a savoury combo of sipping and sales ever since, with the number of wineries taking part rising to seven, the maximum set by the City of Duncan.

“We’re a farmers’ market and wineries have been sprouting up all over the Cowichan Valley and it is an agricultural thing,” said Mickey Smith, president of the market, and a big proponent of the addition. “They are a part of the agriculture of the Cowichan Valley and they should have been included in our market right from the word go. There’s as many acres under grapes now as there is under lots of crops. To me, they were a natural fit to come in.”

What kept wine sales out of farmers markets until this summer were provincial government regulations restricting liquor sales.

Those regulations changed on June 21.

There was some initial concern, Smith said, about creating a beer garden-type atmosphere — something nobody wanted.

But the market considered their options carefully and chose to designate the garden at the Green Door, located off of Ingram Street, for the winery booths. They also moved some food booths into the same area.

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“They’ve done it first class,” he said.

Comments so far have been overwhelming positive, and the wine booths are developing regular customers.

“The wineries are really liking it,” said Smith.

Andy Johnston of Averill Creek Vineyard called the decision to open a stall at the market a “no brainer”.

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“We were the first winery there and probably one of the first wineries in B.C.,” he said.

Where and when you can sell wines is restricted by law. And while Johnston has other avenues to sell Averill Creek products, including a wine shop at the vineyard, private liquor stores and restaurants, the last two include an added cost as a third party takes a cut of the profit.

Not so with direct farm market sales.

The only question was whether traffic would make it worth Johnston’s time, a question that has been answered in the affirmative.

“Sales have been very brisk,” he said. “People are getting the idea that they come and they get their vegetables and whatever else they want, drop them off at the car, and now come to the wine section and do a tasting…then they can make a selection for their wine purchase.”

It’s also been a good way to get more exposure for the vineyard outside of the Cowichan Valley.

Johnston estimates that 70 per cent of the people coming by his stall are from elsewhere on Vancouver Island. It’s a great way to reach into the Victoria, Nanaimo, See VINEYARD, Page 5

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Grapes have taken centre stage at the Duncan Farmer’s Market, as wine sales began in July, with great success. [ANDREA RONDEAU/CITIZEN]

Vineyard visits resulting from market stalls WINE SALES, From Page 4 Saltspring Island and other markets, he said.

Exposure is one of the biggest pluses for Blue Grouse Estate Winery, who are also offering their wares at the market, said tasting room manager Brett Walmsley.

“It’s been really fantastic,” she said. “It’s actually opened up a lot of opportunities of business in the sense of, we are off the beaten trail, most of the time, so to be right out in public is wonderful. It really does bring a lot of attention to the vineyard and we’ve had quite a bit of success with customers coming out and visiting the winery itself after.”

Duncan is a really “food and wine industry-friendly place” where people are always willing to try something new, she said, and that’s enabled their success.

They’ve already got people who come out

Andy Johnston of Averill Creek vineyard pours a rosé for a group who come by the stall at the Duncan Farmer’s Market. The wine niche, in the garden of the Green Door off of Ingram Street, has become a popular stop. [ANDREA RONDEAU/CITIZEN] every Saturday and pick up their favourite bottle of wine, she said, enjoying the added convenience.

Johnston has been covering the booth at the market himself to start out, but if sales hold he is considering hiring somebody next year to sell Averill Creek’s wares.

He’ll continue at the market until the weather turns, he said.

Smith said there are more wineries wanting in on the market, and these operations are in the process of getting all the Liquor Control Branch paperwork together. There are also a few distilleries interested, he said.

The market will have to take another look at booth numbers and perhaps a rotation when everybody has their ducks in a row.

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t’s up to us.

Our local farmers can continue to produce some of the finest in food and wine in the world, but without our support as customers, and politically when it comes to supporting things like the agricultural land reserve, production cannot continue.

And it must continue.

On Vancouver Island, and even here in the Cowichan Valley where there is a comparatively robust local food movement, we import a shocking amount of our food.

From tropical fruits, to meat

and fish, potatoes to lettuce, our food has often travelled a long distance before it reaches our plates. The perils of this system are starting to show.

This spring and summer the news has been full of the drought happening in California, where there is a great deal of agricultural production.

Our drought in the Cowichan Valley, which has been severe enough to threaten the flow of the Cowichan River and everything that depends on it, has been bad enough, but our farmers aren’t lamenting their crops threatening to turn to dust in the

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fields for lack of moisture.

As long as we remain so overwhelmingly dependent on importing our food, these types of scenarios, which we have no way to help to solve, and no voice to influence solutions, will continue to put our food supply at risk.

It also puts our pocketbooks at risk as food prices rise.

That is why the agricultural land reserve is so vital to our province.

If we protect our agricultural potential, we can at least continue to feed ourselves if something goes wrong.

We must also begin looking at agriculture in a new (old) way — having more farmers plant on smaller pieces of land.

Small farms producing a diverse array of foods can be extraordinarily productive.

But we must go to our local markets and buy their wares.

We dare you to leave the Duncan Farmer’s Market without a tasty treat or two.

We must go to our local supermarkets and ask for local food to be included on the shelves .

Products like Wilberry Orchards hazelnuts or Vancouver Island Salt Co.’s salt are

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already there.

Or, if you’re looking for an evening out, take a look at Cowichan Valley restaurants that offer cuisine made with local ingredients.

Many of them proudly proclaim where the ingredients in their dishes come from.

Unsworth Vineyard’s Community Supported Restaurant is an idea whose time has come, and we predict great success.

The Cowichan Valley is one of the best places in the world to find local food.

All we have to do to keep it that way is to make sure we enjoy it.

Do we need more deterrent for using phone while driving?

We have all seen drivers using cell phones despite the more recent laws and consequential fines when caught.

We’ve taken a position in this country that driving while impaired with alcohol or drugs should result in a consequence that is not only a deterrent to the offender but also to society at large.

That deterrent includes fines, driving suspensions and custodial time.

We’ve taken that stand as a result of the lobbies of those who have been impacted by

impaired drivers, especially those advocates such as MADD. Our support is as a result of our knowledge that impaired driving was the number one killer on our roads.

Do we need to take another step for those who violate our drivingwhile-using-cell-phone laws?

What would the impact be if such consequences, including automatic 24-hour driving suspensions, vehicle towing and significant driving suspensions for those who are repeat offenders?

According to a Volkswagen ad seen on Youtube, cell phone use is now the number one killer on our highways. There are many articles now on the web where this is also stated, including information that texting while

driving is the number one killer of teens on the highways.

The Youtube short is worth seeing. A movie theatre in Hong Kong informed all patrons to leave their cell phones on while in the theatre. Volkswagen showed a film of a driver accelerating down the road. The film was synchronized such that all patrons’ phones rang at a specific time in the film (how?).

They did ring and at the same time the film’s driver veered off the road and ran into a tree.

Shocked expressions of those who answered their phones at the same time as the accident. It makes a point!

Doug Ramsfield Cowichan Bay

This is a letter of appreciation for the remarkable people at the Shawnigan Lake Automotive Services, 2760 Shawnigan Lake Rd. This garage is a one-stop place for all our auto needs. Our vehicles not only get their fuel here, they get the best TLC! Owners Tom, Marianne, Ron, Luke and the amazing Dwight (who seems to be able to solve all problems with astonishing efficiency!) have handled much more than the usual matters.

They continue to offer useful advice (like checking out a car we were planning to purchase) and have even come to the rescue on more than one occasion when we’ve encountered emergency situations that required quick action!

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Vote ‘yes’ to secure future for important recreation facility

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esidents go to the polls on Saturday, Nov. 15 to set the direction of our communities for the next four years. In addition to voting for municipal representatives, regional director and school district trustees, you will be asked whether or not the Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD) should provide core funding to the Cowichan Sportsplex.

This important question will determine the future of this great community asset.

The Sportsplex, as we know it today, was built over several years by the Chesterfield Sports Society, which was formed in 1996.

The impetus for this development came in 1989 when due to its deteriorated condition, the track at Cowichan Secondary School was closed to competition. The community started to talk about what sports facilities were needed, where the best site was located and after careful consideration the Chesterfield Sports Society formed and began to build what is now a world class sports and recreation facility. Among its amenities, the Sportsplex houses fields for soccer, field hockey and lacrosse as well as slo-pitch diamonds, a lacrosse box, a cushioned track, outdoor fitness equipment and a children’s playground. The site is level, easily accessible for all and has ample parking.

The Sportsplex is a tremendous asset to our community. Not only does it give residents a variety of recreation opportunities, it also provides our youth, from across the region, with a facility to practise and compete at an elite level.

Importantly, it offers those recovering from injuries or surgeries a place to recover on a user friendly exercise circuit and cushioned track. Without the Sportsplex, our community would not have been able to attract the Cowichan 2005 BC Seniors Games, the Cowichan 2008 North American Indigenous Games or the upcoming 2018 BC Summer Games.

We are well positioned to capitalize on a variety of sport tourism events. We have wonderful, committed and willing

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Gerry Giles, area director for Cobble Hill volunteers, some of the most beautiful scenery in the world and with our existing community amenities can meet most, if not all, sports needs. These events provide lasting legacies for our future both financially and in friendships gained.

Although the question on the referendum ballot will ask if you support a maximum contribution of up to $1.68 per $100,000 of property assessment, it is important to know the CVRD already provides funding to the Sportsplex via the grant-in-aid function. A “yes” vote in November will shift the funding already provided annually for the last five years in the form of a regional grant-in-aid to a line item in the budget. There will be little or no increase to your taxes.

It will provide stable core funding to the Society, which means they will not need to apply year after year for grant-in-aid funding.

If you have not visited the complex, it is located on Chesterfield Road in Duncan and is well worth see viewing. When you go to the polls on Nov. 15 I hope you will consider voting “yes” to provide permanent core funding for the Sportsplex.

Gerry Giles Regional Director, Cobble Hill

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I am presuming the “Env. Fee” on my register slip is a provincial fee.

I never question an invoice as long as the total is within my own calculation of the amount I purchased, but I was somewhat surprised with the circumstances I outline below.

I just bought a wall clock priced at $5.97 — unpacked it at home, inserted the battery and it did not work — so no great problem, save the receipt and take it in to the merchant for an exchange or reimbursement.

This led me to examine the cash register slip (paid via debit) and I see the clock had an “Env. Fee” of 50 cents attached to it. I went further and had purchased a Slo-Cooker and this had an Env. Fee of $1.25 attached. I also bought a wrist watch — no Env. Fee. What is the difference between a clock and a watch? I guess another one of my questions is, how do clocks and Slo-Cookers affect the environment?

Then I examined the invoice further and it said “# Items Sold 8” — I only purchased six items, so the other two must refer to the Env. Fee on the two items above. Got lucky on the denture (2) and toothpaste (1), No Env. Fee, but isn’t it possible the expulsion of saliva on given occasions could affect the environment?

Then I looked at the sub total of $58.98 plus GST and PST to a overall total of $65.33 and convinced myself, Lord above I even paid tax(s) on the Env. Fee! My question to the B.C. Ministry of the Environment is, can all of this be true? I’m hanging on to the receipt and clock for now, for to give them up — I would lose any reference to what I am talking about.

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Bob Crawford, president of the Cowichan Agricultural Society, farms chickens and turkeys on 18 acres. He says that while the rules governing agricultural land in the Cowichan Valley didn’t change when a new bill brought profound changes to the Agricultural Land Reserve in the spring, it does raise concerns about the future of farmland province-wide.

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Changes to the Agricultural Land Reserve passed by the BC Liberal government this spring are a threat to food security in this province, say farmers and political leaders in the Cowichan Valley.

“It’s just a wedge,” said Cowichan Agricultural Society President Bob Crawford. “We lose precious pieces of farmland every year to development.”

Crawford owns 18 acres just outside Duncan where he raises meat chickens yearround and turkeys at Thanksgiving and Christmas, which are sold at the farm gate.

He also sells eggs and hopes to soon be selling pork.

The Society, whose members grow and produce everything from nuts to fruit, and tea to honey, opposed the changes to the ALR and the agricultural land commission.

“We’re very concerned about the changes that have been enacted to the agricultural land reserve,” said Cowichan Green Community President Bev Suderman. “It seems to put the priority away from agriculture and open up agricultural land for a variety of other types of activities.”

The CGC is a member of the agricultural society. A non-profit society, one of its key mandates is to improve food security and increase local urban and rural food production.

Cowichan Valley MLA Bill Routley puts it even more bluntly: “It’s all about the withdrawal of land,” he said of the motivation behind the legislation.

The ALC was formed in April of 1973, and the commission established the agricultural land reserve between 1974 and 1976.

The move was prompted by the fact that nearly 6,000 hectares of prime agricultural land were being lost each year to urban and other uses.

The land reserve set aside 4.7 million hectares (five per cent of the provincial land base) for farming.

Since then, decisions about permitted land use and whether lands could be with-

“If you give them an inch, they’ll take a mile. And we don’t want to give an inch. ...Imagine if we didn’t have the land reserve. It would be wall to wall houses from False Creek all the way to Hope.”

BOB CRAWFORD, Cowichan Agricultural Society President

drawn from the reserve have been made by the agricultural land commission.

Bill 24, passed in the spring, made significant changes to how farmland is governed in the province.

It split the land reserve into two zones, with oversight of the ALR passing from one united ALC to six regional panels.

Zone 1 includes the Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island and the Okanagan. Rules for the land reserve in this zone, which includes the Cowichan Valley, won’t change.

It is the changes for Zone 2, which covers the rest of the province, that are causing controversy.

In the past, the ALC has been tasked with making decisions about agricultural land with farming as the only priority.

Now, in Zone 2, the ALC panels will be required to consider economic, cultural and social values, as well as regional and community planning objectives when deciding whether or not land can be taken out of the ALR. The province has stated that preserving agricultural land is still the dominant consideration, but the idea that other factors such as development of land for urban or industrial purposes is now on the table doesn’t sit well with opponents.

“If you give them an inch, they’ll take a mile,” said Crawford. “And we don’t want to give an inch.

“We just can’t afford to build anymore ball parks on farmland, police stations on farm land and whatever else has been going on,” See AMOUNT OF LAND, Page 9

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PIGLET SLEEPOVER

Cowichan Valley MLA Bill Routley says the new ALR legislation calls into question the next generation of farmers. [CITIZEN FILE]

Amount of land set aside for farming small LOCALS WORRY, From Page 8 he said, referring to projects that have been approved in North Cowichan over the last several years for land that had previously been farmed, though not all of it was in the ALR. “Imagine if we didn’t have the land reserve. It would be wall to wall houses from False Creek all the way to Hope.”

Though Cowichan farmers won’t be affected directly by the changes, there are larger principles at stake, said Crawford.

“Where are we going to grow food?” he questioned.

“We are so damn dependent on importing our food,” Crawford said.

Vancouver Island produces very little of the food residents consume. If there is a catastrophic event, such as the large earthquake that scientists agree could hit our area at any time, Vancouver Island would be in trouble, Crawford said.

As a member of the NDP official opposition in the legislature, it is no surprise that Routley isn’t supportive of the new legislation passed by his political opponents.

But the reasons he gives echo the concerns of those in the agriculture industry.

Routley says it’s an eye-opener to consider that the amount of productive farmland in the Cowichan Valley has declined from 17,261 hectares in 1986 to 11,559 hectares in 2006.

It’s a microcosm of the larger issues.

“B.C. can’t supply enough food for itself,” he said. “Every hectare of land that’s taken out of the farm reserve means more pressure on buying harvested products from elsewhere — places like California where now they have a water problem.”

It also calls into question the future for the next generation of farmers, Routley said.

“The concern is the continuing attack [on the ALR] means less and less land and as we move into the future eventually it becomes so under attack that there will be very little land left,” he said.

Suderman pointed out that the amount of land set aside for agriculture in the province is already small.

“In the Lower Mainland and so on, it’s been under pressure for a really, really long time and some of the best farmland there and also here in the Cowichan Valley has ended up under houses and streets,” she said. “That just becomes a big problem because agricultural land, it takes thousands of years to make it and it can be destroyed in seconds.”

With the growing population, as well as imports challenged by climate change and the rising cost of fossil fuels, it’s key to protect agricultural land, she said.

“Anything that undermines the ability for British Columbia to be food self-sufficient is a matter for concern,” Suderman said.

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“There are 113 egg producers in B.C. and every single one of them is a family farm. None of them are industry-owned. Farmer Ben’s is our wholesale company but our production farm [in North Cowichan] is the largest egg-producing farm on Vancouver Island. We produce 13 million dozen eggs a year here in the Cowichan Valley.”

JEN WOIKE, Cowichan Valley egg producer and member of the Egg Marketing Board

Eggs, eggs, eggs. They are an important source of nutrition for consumers and a vital source of income for a large group of farmers. This year, Valley farmer Jen Woike has joined the BC Egg Marketing Board. [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]

Jen Woike first Cowichan board rep in 15 years LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

WORLD TEACHERS DAY - OCTOBER 5, 2014

It is perhaps hopeful that shortly after the longest teacher dispute in my career and probably in BC s history, October 5th, World Teachers Day, arrives.

This day allows us to refocus on the magic of curiosity that teachers inspire in thousands of students across our District on an annual basis. This curiosity provides the fuel to cure so many of the challenges we face in the here and now, and in the future. That is their gift to students, and for that, we should be truly thankful.

Wayne Dyer uses a boat as a metaphor related to focusing on our future (the course ahead), as opposed to focusing on the past (the wake left behind). As we move forward from the dispute, it is the hope for a positive future we should look towards, not the dissent of the recent past.

For teachers though, it is also their wake that imparts their influence, an influence that may not surface for many years into the future as their students come to understand the impact they have had on their lives. Today is a day when we can recognize that influence, and I hope you will take a moment to do so.

Last year I shared the gifts that three special teachers in my life imparted to me.

This summer I had the good fortune to seek out one of those teachers. She was much older and frail now, well into retirement, but the sparkle in her eyes was still there, and her brain danced rapidly as we spoke about my student days with her. I recall vividly the rise in her posture as my introduction of her to my wife was prefaced with, this is one of the teachers that made a difference in my life, and gave me the gift of song and music through poetry.

In complete contrast, I also attended a celebration of life of a principal friend of mine who also inspired me with his style of leadership. People, including myself, came from many corners of the province to recognize his impact. Sadly, he never got to hear those words. I live now with the regret that I never told him of his influence.

It confirmed for me the need to take the time to recognize those who have made a difference. While we shouldn t need a declared day to do so, take this opportunity, World Teachers Day, to get started. I have come to know that, for most of us, one of those folks will be a teacher.

As Andy Rooney said Most of us end up with no more than five or six people who remember us. Teachers have hundreds of people who remember them for the rest of their lives.

Gratefully, Joe Rhodes Superintendent

The BC Egg Marketing Board boasts a representative that lives in the Cowichan Valley, after a hiatus of more than a dozen years.

Jen Woike was elected in May to the four-member board, which is comprised of four elected people from around the province: two from the Lower Mainland, one from the Interior and one from Vancouver Island.

“I was elected by my constituency on Vancouver Island — the producers here — to represent them for three years,” Woike said.

“Basically, we look after all the supply-managed egg producers in the province. It’s awesome. The biggest part of what we do is getting our message out there as to who we are as farmers.”

What that means might surprise a few readers.

“There are 113 egg producers in B.C. and every single one of them is a family farm. None of them are industry-owned,” she said. “Farmer Ben’s is our wholesale company but our production farm [in North Cowichan] is the largest egg-producing farm on Vancouver Island. We produce 13 million dozen eggs a year here in the Cowichan Valley.”

The Egg Marketing Board doesn’t always have a representative from the Cowichan Valley.

“Years ago my father-in-law, Ben Woike [AKA Farmer Ben], was the representative from the Valley. It was probably about 15 years ago that we last had one from the Cowichan Valley,” she said.

Twice a year the post involves a trip to Ottawa to represent the egg farmers of B.C. at the Egg Farmers of Canada meetings.

“There we also learn what’s going on in the rest of the world as well. We do a lot with what’s going on in the European Union and also are affiliated with egg farmers in the U.S. We all keep very close on what’s happening, what’s trending, to go with what we are doing

Jen Woike, Egg Marketing Board member in our industry,” Woike said.

“The big thing seems to be animal welfare,” she said about one big concern the organization has discussed since she’s been on the board.

“We are trying to promote how we treat our animals.

“Sometimes industrialized farming doesn’t get the best light and we need to show people that it’s not always how everybody would like to see a chicken in a cage but this is why we do it. The big part of what we do is getting our message out there as to who we are as farmers.”

If you’re interested in learning more about what the Egg Marketing Board does, go to bcegg.com There, right now, you’ll learn that the BC Culinary Team, partly sponsored by BC Egg is heading to Dubai Nov. 22 for competition and BC Egg is also taking part in the Food Blogger Conference 2014 on Oct. 17 in Vancouver where the board’s blogger can rub shoulders with Canada’s who’s who of foodies.

Another BC Egg push is Take a Bite of BC, a widely sponsored program that takes B.C. agriculture into the classrooms in 74 schools and provides an opportunity for chef instructors to feature locally grown products in secondary school teaching kitchens, while teaching about healthy eating.

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Farmers’ concerns during First World War sound familiar today

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hen we hear the energy to use the term Victhem to the greatest tory Gardens, advantage.” we think of homeBoys and girls of owners who contribCadets, Scouts and uted in a modest but Guides age weren’t worthwhile way durexempt — they could ing the Second World help farmers by pickWar by growing their ing berries or whatCHRONICLES own produce. ever. Why, if they each T.W. Paterson Well, we had their produced even the equivalent on the equivalent of one hour Home Front during the First of an adult’s output per day, just World War, too; the City of Dunthink what their collective effort can even offered the free use of would be. vacant lots for this purpose. In In the spring of 1915 a large part this was because, as the crowd turned out for a Patriotwar went on and more and more ism and Production Conference young men enlisted, farmers in the Agricultural Hall to hear became pinched between a short- speakers discuss ways and age of labour and the increasing means of increasing the procosts for what labour was availduction of foodstuffs. It might able, and feeds and such. disappoint readers to know that But there were other considera- the motivation for increasing tions, too. Perhaps first and production wasn’t purely patriforemost, was patriotism — God, otic, farmers being reminded King and Country. Britain was that through greater production under siege by German U-boats they would realize greater profits and her agricultural resources and higher prices. (This at a time were being challenged. The soluwhen manufacturers and the tion, both locally and for Engarmaments industry were being land, in the opinion of the Cowiaccused of profiteering.) chan Leader, was for Canadian William Blakemore pointed out men and women — all those fit that B.C. imported half as much Canadians not in uniform — to as it grew. Absolutely essential, fill the void: he believed, were cooperatives “It is our duty to see that in place of the existing free-forBritain shall not, as far as is preall, and financial assistance (he ventable, suffer from a lack of didn’t use the word subsidy) for foodstuffs or of such other usefarmers. He urged Cowichan ful material as this country can farmers to “make the strongproduce. In other words, both est possible representations to men and women are called upon the provincial government for to put forth their best efforts so such recommendations as you that when the time arrives any approve of. The more interest deficiency can be readily met.” you take, the more likely you are How could Cowichan citizens to get something definite and do their part? practical from the Government.”

“Everybody can do a little; MPP William Hayward remindEvery man should do what he ed the audience that “the Empire can; Every woman should do wants foodstuffs”. In a sentiment what she can; Improved producthat’s in keeping with today’s tion means increased production; green movement, he said that Canada’s future depends upon he expected more support from our actions of today; In serving local consumers: “If you and I, as the Empire we are serving ourfarmers, are to be patriotic and selves; Markets are not created, grow more, then it is an absolute held and won in a day; Now is the necessity that every consumer time to prove ourselves the Gran- in the province be patriotic also, ary of the Empire. and ask for B.C. stuff.”

“We have the soil, we have He pooh-poohed the suggestion the resources, we must have of cooperatives — they were sub-

“It is our duty to see that Britain shall not, as far as is preventable, suffer from a lack of foodstuffs or of such other useful material as this country can produce. In other words, both men and women are called upon to put forth their best efforts so that ... any deficiency can be readily met.”

COWICHAN LEADER, during First World War

ject to petty jealousies — but he (a Conservative no less) agreed to the need for credit. Again echoing arguments of a century later, he said, “We have got to have a system of loans. Our banking system is inapplicable to the ordinary farmer. All states that are forging ahead have long term loans...” and he cited several nations with lines of credit of from 30-90 years.

“Everything done for the farmer helps the state. The credit system helps all. It provides a banking system for the farmer.

The merchant already has his bank. The merchant does not produce. The farmer produces all the time. His creation of assets — as for instance his dyking (sic) and irrigation — are for the state at large, providing the state with the wherewithal to draw taxes and to feed its population...”

Such were the issues of the day in the Cowichan Valley of a century ago. Yes, things were different then, we were at war.

To illustrate that fact, for the final weeks of the school term in the spring of 1916, the provincial education department permitted male and female high school students to skip classes if they were gainfully employed on farms.

But it’s intriguing to hear the arguments being made for farming cooperatives, lines of credit and government subsidies in the heyday of cash-and-carry.

During the First World War, Cowichan fields were put to work to provide not only for the Valley, but for Britain, as well. [ANDREA RONDEAU/CITIZEN]

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Bumper berry crop a record for farmers LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

Ramona Froehle-Schacht shows off some of her bumper crop of raspberries at SOL Farm just west of Duncan. A combination of circumstances led to a long, long berry season this year and consumers have been enjoying the bounty. [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]

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In all the time Ramona Froehle-Schacht has been growing berries and other fruit at SOL Farm just west of Duncan, she’s never seen such a big harvest.

“I think our drier spring really helped the pollination because I’ve never seen such fruit set, not in the seven years we’ve been doing this,” she said in July. “It’s really been a terrific berry season. I think the fruit season is great everywhere. My crabapples and my apple trees, my plums, my peach tree — they’re loaded.”

Her blueberry patch was also growing like crazy.

“The berries are clustered together like a bunch of grapes. Our only problem is trying to keep water on everything.”

Water has been in short supply and not just at SOL Farm.

An early hot season made for some adjustments at the farm.

“One of my problems this spring, not for the berries, but for my early crops that I seed in April or May, was I had to re-seed them two or three times because they just didn’t germinate.”

They needed moisture.

“I think it was because I just wasn’t used to watering in April and May. So, I kept seeding. I did that three times before I realized that it was just not wet enough.”

But when the warm weather came on suddenly, Froehle-Schacht was suddenly running to catch up.

“I was so busy digging and planting and seeding and transplanting. Stopping to water is not one of my normal April activities,” she said.

But, by midsummer, Froehle-Schacht was picking and picking and picking — raspberries. At SOL Farm, Froehle-Schacht had both red and yellow ones to show.

She’s also grown lots of salmonberries and thimbleberries.

SOL Farm has tried several varieties of raspberry looking for the best fit.

“We planted some bigger raspberries closer to the house because we wanted something to pick for our morning granola. The ones down below do taste really good; they’re just not as impressive looking. They’ll be perfect for our [Ampersand] distillery, for raspberry liqueur.”

She posted about having a lot of raspber-

Tayberries are a new addition to the summer berries available in the Cowichan Valley and their delicious flavour is gaining converts in large numbers. [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN] ries ripe just before Duncan Daze in July.

Dan Hudson from Hudson’s on First immediately said he’s take them all. Then Chef Fatima Da Silva from Bistro 161 said she’d take some and then renowned food writer and Valley resident Don Genova said, “I’ll pick my own.”

They loved the idea of all that freshness.

“Suddenly all these raspberries I had picked had homes to go to,” Froehle-Schact said.

Genova, whose book, Food Artisans of Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands (TouchWood Editions), spent many weeks on the BC Bestsellers list, was enthusiastic about the big berry crop.

“I sampled some of the tayberry jam Ramona gave me. It was excellent, very rich berry flavour, so whenever I see any at the farmers’ market I’ll be sure to pick some up.

“Ramona had a bumper crop of raspberries at SOL Farm this year, so when I had a couple of extra hours on my hand last week, I turned into a U-Pick machine to pick a whole flat of ripe berries.”

Genova said he loves the high season, when raspberries and blueberries are both coming on strong.

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Tayberries up and coming favourite BUMPER, From Page 12 “I use lots of them — fresh — in bumbleberry pies, and make jams, sometimes with twists, like blueberry and thyme, or a raspberry/ peach combination called Peach Melba.

“I also freeze pounds and pounds of them.”

His tip for freezing: lay them in single layers on non-stick cookie sheets for the first freeze then tumble the pre-frozen fruit into freezer bags so you don’t have to deal with clumps of berries.

“They can be used to make more jams out of season, but most often my wife and I just cook them from frozen and use them as a delicious compote on our winter porridges or with a little bit of yogurt and maple syrup for dessert,” he said.

A summer trip to SOL Farm shows rows of tayberry and raspberry plants with netting covering them to protect the fruit from birds.

“I did see some bird penetration and when I went down to pick the first of the tayberries, all the ones along the top had bites

Raspberries [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN] taken out of them by birds,” said Froehle-Schacht.

“This is stuff that Saison Vineyard was getting rid of,” she said, walking through the area.

“I thought, I’ll give it a try. They have a vineyard and there it’s good for the season. I’m picking every other day, so it is a bit of a pain. But, we’re trying it.”

Tayberries are starting to show their faces in stores and at markets more widely, moving into raspberry and blackberry territory.

“They have a great taste and are getting really popular. They have a short season but they’re very prolific. I would have a full flat by the time I’d picked all these tonight,” she said, looking along a row of the plants.

Beyond the berries, the small tree fruits were also producing like crazy, she said.

“Look at this plum tree. We used to have a greenhouse here but we had a fire a couple of years ago and it burned up. And this tree, which is not in very good shape because of that, part of it is still producing beautifully,” she said.

The banner year for fruit wasn’t just visible on tended farms, either.

Genova said in July he was also looking forward to harvesting from the loaded blackberry bushes he saw in his neighbourhood.

“That means ‘black and blue’ jam, and also more opportunities to make the Blackberry Dark Chocolate Brownies recipe from chef Kathy Jerritt, featured in my book.

The berry season has spilled well into fall.

“Things on the farm are slowly winding down,” Froehle-Schacht posted on Facebook on Sept. 16. “I picked the last of the blueberries yesterday and made muffins. It’s a long season with a daily harvest ...I’m off to do a rain dance.”

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Wilberry Orchards a downright nutty farm ANDREA RONDEAU CITIZEN

This 74-acre Cowichan Valley farm comes complete with a nuthouse.

In 1992 Neil and Christine Wilson bought an old dairy farm on Flett Road from Mrs. Flett.

“We didn’t really know what we were going to do, but we bought it anyway,” said Neil.

Inspiration came from Christine’s father, Ron, who had planted an orchard of different kinds of nut trees on a quarter-acre property in Victoria. Nuts were his passion.

Following that dream, in 1995 the Wilsons, along with Ron and his wife Joyce Carberry who had moved to Cowichan, planted 1,000 hazelnut trees on the property, now named Wilberry Orchards.

In 1996 they planted 2,000 more.

They now have about 20 acres of trees including five different varieties, that produce about 15,000 pounds of hazelnuts a year.

“It actually turned out to be a lot more work than we figured,” said Neil.

He said one of the reasons they chose the crop was that while it doesn’t “make a whole bunch of money” (which helps to explain why there are relatively few on Vancouver Island), it also doesn’t cost a lot of money to get into, as there’s no quota to be bought or expensive infrastructure to invest in, other than the farmland itself.

Neil Wilson looks up into the branches of one of his farm’s hazelnut trees. The trees are planted over 20 acres, after he and his family started with 1,000 trees in 1995. [ANDREA RONDEAU/CITIZEN] The couple, along with Christine’s mother, do most of the work on the farm themselves.

Like many other types of farming, there are several times of the year when the work is intensive.

First is the pruning season, which takes place just after the first hard frost in December when the trees go dormant.

“I watch the weather all the time,” said Neil, who doesn’t like

getting soaked to the skin pruning in the rain.

Then there is harvest, which the farm is heading into now in October.

Hazelnuts are harvested off the ground, swept into piles row by row with ride-on machines.

Then they’re taken to the nuthouse where they are washed, dried, deblanked (nobody likes an empty hazelnut shell, Neil says),

and sized.

Right now, dozens of big, wooden bins stand empty, waiting to be filled with nuts.

Wilberry Farm sells nuts to Country Grocer, Thrifty Foods, Fairway Market, Red Barn Market stores in Victoria, some 49th Parallel Grocery stores, Spinnakers and Chateau Victoria in the provincial capital and Just Jakes in Duncan, where you can try the

kernels on the spinach salad.

Adam Wilson, Neil’s nephew, is the store manager at Country Grocer in Cobble Hill.

Adam is proud to say that the chain is one of the biggest buyers of Wilberry Orchards’ hazelnuts.

“We try to buy as much produce and support local as much as we possibly can, whether it’s hazelnuts or Farmhouse chicken which is just down the road in Cobble Hill,” he explained. “We’re locally owned and operated. You can’t preach something and not live it, right?”

These are the only type of locally-grown nuts available commercially, and Country Grocer is proud to put them in their nut mixtures.

Customers want locally grown and produced food, Adam said.

“If you want your neighbours to stop in your store, you’ve got to support your neighbours,” Neil said.

Neil isn’t looking to expand his sales.

T wo ye a rs a g o, W i l b e r r y Orchards ran out of product there was already so much demand.

Hazelnuts are the only nut crop produced commercially in B.C. according to the B.C. Ministry of Agriculture. Christmas is the big sales season.

The province produces about 330,000 kg of the nuts each year, See MANY FARMS, Page 15

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Did you know? Fun hazelnut facts Turkey is the main producer of hazelnuts in the world.

The nuts used in Nutella are hazelnuts.

In British Columbia the eastern filbert blight was first detected on some non-commercial sites in Abbotsford in 2001.

Neil Wilson cups some raw hazelnuts in his hands. Hazelnuts are harvested off the ground after they have fallen from the tree, by sweeping them into piles. [ANDREA RONDEAU/CITIZEN]

Many farms hit by filbert blight WILBERRY ORCHARDS, From Page 14 off of about 330 hectares, and production is expected to increase over the next decade.

Dried and frozen the nuts are good for two years, Neil said, and they are good for you — high in protein and trace elements.

Hazelnut trees take about three to four years to begin producing, and will hit full production in about 10 to 12 years.

According the Agriculture Ministry, each nut tree should live 75 to 100 years. A mature tree can produce eight to 10 kg of nuts.

Oregon, and to a lesser extent Washington state, are the main producers of hazelnuts in North America, but that could change, Neil said.

The big farms there have been hit with the Eastern filbert blight that has decimated many producers. It has also made its way to the hazelnut farms on the B.C. mainland. While there are blight-resistant hazelnut varieties now available, a number of the producers are mostly in their 50s, 60s and 70s.

“I think some of them just don’t want to start over again,” Neil said.

So far, the blight has not travelled to Vancouver Island, which has a good natural barrier of ocean on all sides.

Even so, Neil said that Wilberry has looked into the blight-resistant varieties, and even had some on order at one point, but he reconsidered when he discovered that although the new variety he was looking at won’t succumb to the blight itself, it can still be a carrier and spread the disease

Hazelnuts are turned in this sizer, falling through the holes. [ANDREA RONDEAU/CITIZEN]

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Neil is careful about keeping his mature orchard healthy. Any replacement trees needed for the farm come from the small hazelnut nursery on the property.

But with some farmers set to exit the market, there’s room for others to get into the business, Neil said, pointing out that B.C. is still a net importer of hazelnuts.

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Taking a page from the popular Community Supported Agriculture programs offered by several farms in the Cowichan Valley, Cobble Hill’s Unsworth Vineyard and its chefs are trying the same concept in their restaurant this winter.

The Community Supported Restaurant came out of conversations between Christle Pope, one of Unsworth’s chefs, along with her husband, Steven Elsken — who also run Farm’s Gate Catering — and Heather McLeod of Makaria Farm. Unsworth was quick to throw its support behind the project.

“This allows us to continue purchasing vegetables from local farms like Makaria, as well as running the restaurant when we don’t have the busy tourist season and keeping our staff on,” said Sarah Cosman, the vineyard’s general manager.

Unsworth had been the site of Amusé Bistro until that operation’s lease ran out and they decided to relocate. They weren’t sure what to do until Pope and Elsken approached them, wondering about moving in.

“We’ve been operating our food truck with the same concept for the last few years, and our catering expanded, so we needed more space,” Pope said. “When

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COMMUNITY, From Page 16 “If they go above and beyond their six meals, they can keep coming in for $25 a meal instead of $35,” Cosman noted.

The first menu that went out earlier this week includes an appetizer of corn fritters with ancho chile sauce and kohlrabi slaw, a main course of pan-roasted chicken with country ham and savory au jus, with polenta and quinoa cakes with broccolini, and for dessert, warm rice pudding with dulce de leche and apple squash compote and biscotti. All of the food is homemade, and as much as possible is sourced locally.

Even without much publicity, the program has already been a hit.

“So far, the response has been pretty good,” Pope said. “People seem to be excited to support us and the concept.”

McLeod, who has run a successful CSA program out of her farm for several years, is thrilled to be part of the CSR project.

“This is a great way for members of the community to show support for a wonderful local business and get the benefit of eating fabulous food,” she said.

“It’s fun to go to a restaurant and see our carrots or our Swiss chard on the menu. It feels like every-

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thing has come full-circle.”

McLeod has searched for similar ventures in Canada, but has only been able to find one, in Ottawa, meaning the Unsworth CSR is likely unique to B.C. “From what I could find, this is the first one in Canada,” McLeod said. “How great is that for Cowichan to have such an innovative program happening here? I’m so proud that a Cowichan business is one of the first to do it in Canada.”

Anyone interested in participating in the CSR can visit u n swo r t h v i n eya r d s. c o m o r by call Unsworth Vineyard at 250-929-2292.

This selection of peppers took top prize at the Cowichan Exhibition in September. The brightly coloured vegetables with their blue ribbon were just one of the many exhibits on display at Mellor Hall during the festivities, which celebrated Cowichan Valley’s professional and amateur farming communities. Prize classes ranged from plums to carrots, herbs to sunflowers. [ANDREA RONDEAU/CITIZEN]

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Farmers dig in on less than 10 acres LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

Marilyn Lindahl is enthusiastic about how much farming can be done on their five acres in the Skutz Falls rea near Lake Cowichan. [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]

Do you think farming is not for you because your property is too small? Think again.

Marilyn Lindahl has been farming with her husband, Larry, for eight and a half years on a small five-acre holding off Cowichan Lake Road, well known to long-time Lake Cowichan residents as the old Ballegeer property.

The couple raises rabbits, ducks, sheep and turkeys as well as keeping bees.

The place also boasts a “guardian llama” named Starlight.

The land itself doesn’t look like farmland when seen from the road. It didn’t farm like it at the start, either, she said.

“We think it had been empty for about four years. We’ve been working on the house ever since we got here,” she said.

Finally, in the spring of 2013, they got to the kitchen.

“I always laugh because I look out our kitchen window and I point to our elk fence and I say: ‘That’s my kitchen renovation.’

That, after all, is one of the first things we had to do.”

The high, wire fence was an essential project.

Beyond stopping elk, the fence keeps the sheep safe and deters bears from trying for the beehives.

Although Lake Cowichan may seem an unusual place to farm, the land offered the Lindahls a chance to marry and settle on an affordable piece of property, an option that had become impossible in Saanich and Victoria.

“Down there the blackberries are being taken out and replaced by subdivisions.

And blackberry is one of the largest nectar sources for bees,” said Lindahl.

They were able to work with Regional Agrologist Wayne Haddow in getting their farm started.

He said that if you define small acreage as less than 10 acres, there is quite a bit of farming on small acreage in the Cowichan Valley.

“There’s room for more; we’ve got excellent support at the farmers market for them, but as new producers come in there’s always a need for new consumers to take advantage of that supply.”

Every kind of farming is being done on a smaller scale in the Cowichan Valley: lamb, beef, chicken, vegetables, fruits, berries.

“An incredible diversity of things can be produced here with our climate,” he said.

Background research before buying land is also important according to Haddow.

“New farmers really need to concentrate on their marketing efforts and think about whether their soils are suitable for certain crops as well as thinking about things like soil drainage.

“If you’re going to get into a specialty crop, like lavender, or grapes, or raspberries, you really need to select your site so it will be suitable for those crops,” he said, citing Saison Market Vineyard on Mays Road as “probably the prime example of what we would call low agricultural capability land being utilized for a high value crop like grape production.”

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Sales of rabbit meat can fluctuate but Marilyn Lindahl has persevered, partly because it’s her own favourite. [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]

Tom the turkey is quick to step up and show his dominance over his brood when visitors come to Lake Cowichan’s Lindahl Farm and there’s no doubt that when he steps into the picture, the ladies are looking. [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]

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Starlight, the guardian llama, who came to the farm by way of an ad in the Buy, Sell and Trade, loves looking after the sheep. [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]

Rabbits, turkeys, ducks, sheep and Starlight call farm home FARMERS DIG, From Page 18 Help for prospective small farmers comes from organizations like the Cowichan Agricultural Society and farmers’ institutes.

The Cobble Hill Fair and the Cowichan Exhibition also showcase what can be grown here successfully, he said.

At five acres, Lindahl Farm did have to surmount some challenges, including a change in regulations about bees, Lindahl said.

“They said there were too many people with hobby horses, trying to put up 10 hives and then claim they needed farm status,” she said.

The first year they got one acre of farm status. Then they had to re-apply once all the animals were producing.

A good barn that came with the purchase is an asset but one of the problems with the property was the soil was stripped down to hard-pan.

“The first thing we had to work on was getting the rocks out. We do have soil amendments by the bucketful, from the rabbits and what they call llama beans from our llama. They can go directly onto your garden without being composted.”

Two big vegetable gardens are now producing well.

“And every year we add more onto the pasture. We’re hoping that some year before we are too old we might be able to have some grass-fed lamb. Right now we have to supplement their feed all year round.”

The high wire fence is effective but the animals go indoors at night.

“Our biggest predators where we live so far have been the eagles. They arrive right at the start of lambing season. And we did lose a couple of little ducks.

And ravens come in and steal our duck eggs. We see them flying away with a big egg in their mouths,” she said.

Lindahl said that unexpected

human visitors can be a problem sometimes at the farm, too.

“We had an unfortunate incident last year where somebody drove up — we didn’t hear them — and they went into the rabbitry and started taking pictures with a flash,” she recounted.

“I had a doe there that had just given birth. She had just spent two weeks making this lovely, lovely nest and that night she pulled it all apart. It just freaked her. We do have to be careful.”

They do have some help in policing the property from their “guardian llama”, who came from Courtenay, courtesy of an ad in the Buy, Sell and Trade.

“Starlight is literally worth her weight in gold. Once, I actually watched her get a bear off the property.

“She’s got lots of personality. She loves her range.

We’ve seen her walk in snow right up to her belly.”

Starlight takes a real interest in all the sheep, greeting new lambs with her own special welcome.

Lindahl’s buys New Zealand rabbits from a Victoria breeder and raises them for sale but it is an up-and-down world as tastes change.

Her ducks are a lively crew. And useful.

“They’re called Indian runner ducks. They lay eggs but there’s no meat on these birds.

But they definitely eat an amazing amount of slugs so they are precious for what they do.”

Lindahl Farm is part of a federal/prov-

incial program called the Environmental Farm Plan.

“That Plan is an opportunity for producers in the region like the Lindahls to take advantage of financial resources that are available and to get a study of their farming operations,” said Haddow.

“If they meet all the criteria for Environmental Farm Planning certification, then they can obtain a farm sign to place at their gates.”

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Taking a trip to the Duncan Farmer’s Market

Blair Middlemiss and his assistant Gavin Lockhard show off their wares at the Mitchell’s Soup Co. stand. The soup mixes are handmade in Duncan and sold across Canada, including at the Duncan Farmer’s Market.

Sally Green of Sahtlam’s Glen Eden Organic Farm displays a basket of spicy Red Rocket peppers at her booth at the Duncan Farmer’s Market on Sept. 27. For more photos from the market, visit www.cowichanvalleycitizen.com Stacks of root vegetables cover the tables at the Makaria Farm stand.

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Recognize local oustanding young farmers Do you know an outstanding young farmer? Why not nominate them for a provincial and possibly even a national award?

Nominations forms are waiting, according to Jen Woike of North Cowichan, chair for the BC/Yukon region of Outstanding Young Farmers.

“We have some fantastic young farmers in the Cowichan Valley, some that I’ve been after for several years to be involved in this program,” Woike said. “We need this because we work in a very thankless job as farmers. Nobody stops to say: thanks for producing those pumpkins, for producing those eggs. Of course their purchasing our produce is one way of saying thanks but it’s always good to be thanked for a job well done.”

She and her husband, Ian Woike, were the recipients of the BC/ Yukon Outstanding Young Farmers award for 2009.

The experience was an eye opener.

“From there I decided that, like anything else, it needed people to keep the program going ahead. I became the chair in 2012. I love this job because it’s not very often that we get to say: ‘Hey, good job, well done to you people who farm.’”

To be considered for the title, a farmer has to be nominated but that nomination can come from anyone and it doesn’t have to be somebody connected with farming, either, Woike said.

So, what are the criteria for a

nomination?

“You have to be between the ages of 19-40. You have to derive two-thirds of your income from your farm. And you have to have some financial input in your farm; the easiest way to describe that is you have to own shares. We had to do that because we were getting farm employees nominated for the program. They didn’t have any financial attachment and part of the program is your financial success and how far you’ve come.

“You have to have skin in the game. That’s how we say it,” she said.

She said the entire OYF program has proved really worthwhile.

“One of the great things about this program, and what my husband and I really benefitted from, is it really makes you stop and look at how far you’ve come, evaluate what you’ve done. I don’t think that a lot of business people, and especially farmers, actually take the opportunity to do that, to take that look. It’s really made us selfaware of our accomplishments,” Woike said.

BC/Yukon winners have included quite a few from Vancouver Island and some have gone on to the national level for even more recognition.

“Our winner is going to go to Quebec City this time for nationals at the end of November,” she said.

One of the other things you get out of OYF is meeting a truly diverse membership.

“We have organic, CFA [Canad-

Jen Woike presents the 2014 award to a third generation farmer, third from left, who chose not to take over her parents’ 18-acre vegetable greenhouse but instead strike out on her own. Lydia Ryall was named the 2014 BC & Yukon Outstanding Young Farmer. The 29-year-old from Cropthorne Farm in Delta received the prestigious award at a ceremony in Abbotsford in January. [SUBMITTED] ian Federation of Agriculture] vegetable growers.

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“In farming we sometimes think that the organic people don’t talk to the industrialized. But this really brings everybody together and allows everybody to see all the points of view. It’s really an interesting program,” Woike said.

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4-H helps teen reach steer-raising dream KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

4-H is well-represented at the Cowichan Exhibition in September. Preparing and showing their animals in the ring for judging at local fairs is part of the program that many participants enjoy. You don’t need to have a farm to get into it, either. [ANDREA RONDEAU/CITIZEN]

4-H: it’s not just for farmers anymore.

In fact, it never was just for farmers. In addition to offering a wide variety of nonfarm-specific clubs, such as photography, small engines, wool craft and gardening, it is also completely possible to raise an animal without having a farm of one’s own.

“Not owning a farm certainly does not limit the members to a non-livestock project,” Cowichan 4-H leader Scott Fraser said.

“There are several members in Beef, Dairy and Horse who own an animal but board it at someone else’s farm, while others lease or borrow an animal from local farmers.”

It’s a common misconception that 4-H is just for farmers, and the organization wants to make it known that the truth is much different.

“Several people are unaware of the opportunities now available to those not owning a farm,” Fraser continued. “There seems to be a belief that only ‘farm kids’ can be a 4-H member. Although the early days of 4H may have involved mostly agriculturally based projects, there are several new projects that have been developed to expand the opportunities to all our youth.”

A case in point is Kaylee Colbourne of Cobble Hill, who got involved in 4-H Beef at the age of 18, despite not having a farm of her own.

Colbourne’s participation in 4-H got its start when she and her family were eating at a restaurant in Duncan and overheard people nearby talking about the club. It had always been a dream of Colbourne’s to raise a cow, and the chance meeting with

“There seems to be a belief that only ‘farm kids’ can be a 4-H member.

Although the early days of 4-H may have involved mostly agriculturally based projects, there are several new projects that have been developed to expand the opportunities to all our youth.”

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the James family, who had a farm of their own and sons in 4-H, gave her the chance to do that.

In her first year with 4-H, two years ago, she was able to keep her steer on the James family farm.

“It was kind of a challenge because I worked full-time, but I was still going over to see him a few times a week,” she recalled.

“It was nice that he had a set schedule from them, so I knew he was being fed at a certain time every day.”

Not being onsite with her steer didn’t prevent her from being involved.

“I would go over and clean his stall once a week and get him used to being on a halter,” she said. “They would feed him and helped show me basically what I had to do. Everybody in the club was helpful, and if I didn’t know how to do something, they would show me how.”

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“I wish we had known that she could have been involved when we lived in Victoria. It’s great if kids are interested in animals or agriculture or just want to be involved in a club. It was something she could have been doing for years, and we didn’t even know about it. She was only in it for two years, but I wish she could have been doing it longer.”

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You don’t have to own an animal to participate 4-H HELPS, From Page 22 There are ways to get around some of them, Fraser points out.

“For those who are trying to get started in a livestock project that don’t own a farm it can be a little challenging,” he said.

“In many cases the member’s parent may not have any background in livestock so trying to make connections with local farmers may be difficult. One of the best ways to meet them is to go to our local fairs and exhibitions, and even the farmer’s markets. You will find that most farmers are down-to-earth and are willing to offer advice and share their knowledge. It can be very rewarding and educational for the entire family when they choose a livestock project if they have no farm background. Even if they don’t choose a livestock project, they will still be exposed to them at several fairs and will have an opportunity to meet members from those clubs at the various district, regional and provincial events and competitions.”

Each branch of 4-H has different requirements, and they all have a variety of resources.

“In general most clubs have monthly meeting to discuss upcoming events, fundraising and program deadlines,” Fraser said. “It also gives them the opportunity to learn more about their project, as sometimes they have guest speakers who come to these meetings to offer their knowledge or expertise.”

After her first year with 4-H, Colbourne’s family moved to an acreage, and that’s where she raised the two steers that she displayed at this summer’s Cobble Hill fair.

It became her own responsibility to feed them by a certain time each day, and make sure they couldn’t escape, but there were added benefits to having them on her own property.

“I really enjoyed seeing them every day,” she said.

Still, Colbourne would definitely recommend boarding an animal on someone else’s farm if that’s a possibility.

“It’s probably the ideal way to start, especially for younger kids, because there’s not as much responsibility,” she said.

Colbourne is now raising three steers, but she will be 20 next year, so she won’t be able to show

as part of 4-H herself. She hopes, however, to work with younger members while she competes in open classes at fairs.

The fairs and other club activities are a huge part of the 4-H experience, and part of what sold her family on the organization as well.

“We went into it last year thinking it would be the only year she would do it, but we loved going to shows with her, and watching her mature and grow was nice too,” said Kaylee’s mom, Lisa. “She hadn’t been in a lot of clubs and groups as a youth.”

Even after the family moved to an acreage, Lisa thought Kaylee could continue boarding her animals, but that wasn’t to be.

“I wanted her to have her steers at the leader’s barn, but she was adamant she could do it,” Lisa said. Kaylee worked three jobs and was still committed to her steers, and her family is completely behind her.

“As long as we want to do it, we want to support her and help her achieve what she wants to do,” Lisa said.

The Colbournes’ one regret is that they didn’t get involved in 4H sooner.

“I wish we had known that she could have been involved when we lived in Victoria,” Lisa said. “It’s great if kids are interested in animals or agriculture or just want to be involved in a club. It was something she could have been doing for years, and we didn’t even know about it. She was only in it for two years, but I wish she could have been doing it longer.”

Fraser notes that there are numerous benefits to being involved in 4-H. “Individuals who participate in 4-H will gain many life skills that others may not,” he said. “They will gain public speaking experience, organizational skills, time management, responsibility, record keeping, accounting and so much more. Many universities and colleges will give preference to a 4-H member, and many companies looking to hire will as well.

Several top executives and political figures have a past in 4-H.” For more information about 4-H on Vancouver Island, visit http:// bc4h.bc.ca/projects/clubs/allclubs, and for more information about Cowichan 4-H, contact Marion Davies at stayafloat@shaw.ca

Kaylee Colbourne prepares her steer, Benson, for show at the Cobble Hill Fair in late August of this year. Benson was one of two steers Colbourne raised in her second year with 4-H after starting with one, which she boarded at another farm. She is raising three steers this year. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

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Children are invited to play with their food and these veggie faces are the result. [ANDREA RONDEAU/CITIZEN]

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VALLEY Calendar Miscellaneous • South Cowichan Library presents Girl Power, Tuesdays, through Oct. 14, 3:30-5 p.m. Guided quest series for tweens (ages 9-12) led by clinical counselor Sherry Bezanson. Includes sessions on skill building, body image, body changes, friendships and peers.

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• Cowichan’s 3rd Annual Travelling World Community Film Festival, Friday, Oct. 3, 7:30-9:30 p.m., and Saturday, Oct. 4, 1-9:30 p.m., Cowichan Campus VIU, tickets at the door. Film descriptions and details: www.cowichanvalleyfilm.ca • Lisa Diamond and Areli Hermanson, registered dietitians and authors of book on gluten-free baking to share systematic yet simple approach for every level of baker, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2 p.m., Duncan library. Free.

• Thanksgiving storytime at Duncan library Friday, Oct. 10, 3:304:30 p.m., children ages 3-10 and their families. Stories and crafts celebrating Thanksgiving.

• Cardboard Challenge at Duncan library Saturday, Oct. 11, 2-4 p.m., children of all ages. Build your cardboard masterpiece ahead and drop it off or come and create one.

• Cardboard Challenge at Chemainus library Saturday, Oct. 11, 10-11 a.m., children of all ages. Build your cardboard masterpiece ahead and drop it off or come and create one.

• Stuffie Sleepover at Duncan library,

Thursday, Oct. 16, 6-6:30 p.m., children to age 8. Come for storytime, then leaver stuffies to spend night in the library.

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

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

Seniors • Chemainus 55+ drop in centre soup and sandwich Wednesday, Oct. 15, 11:30 a.m., $5, entertainment by The Jammers.

• Chemainus 55+ drop in centre blood pressure clinic Wednesday, Oct. 15, 9:30-11 a.m.

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

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

• Chemainus 55+ drop in centre muffin mornings Wednesday and Friday, 9:30-11 a.m. Come and meet new friends.

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

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

• Valley Seniors Activity Centre the place to be if you’re over 55. Located at 198 Government St., open 6 days a week, Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-3 p.m.; Saturday, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Membership $20 per year. Carpet bowling, billiards, choir, crafts, carving, line dancing and more. Info: 250-746-4433.Info: 250-7464433 or www.valley-seniors.org • Weekly bingo, Tuesdays, 11:30 a.m., Valley Seniors Centre, Duncan. Info: 250-746-4433.

Recreation • Art Film Night at Sylvan United Church, monthly double features $5.

For info see Facebook page or sign up for distribution list at artfilmnightatsylvan@gmail.com • High Touch Health Self Care, free for all ages, techniques for spiritual, mental and physical well being.

Personal consultations: Cowichan Independent Living, 103-121 First St., Duncan, appts Fridays 11 a.m.-3 p.m., 250-746-3930; exercise program: Cowichan Sportsplex, Duncan, drop-in Fridays 4-5 p.m.; Classes: Cowichan Spirit of Women, Sands Reception Centre, Duncan, drop in Fridays 5:306 p.m. Please register for drops-ins 250-746-3930.

• Seniors Dragon Boating, Monday and Thursday mornings 9:30 a.m., Hecate Park. Info: sandysand007@ shaw.ca • Swing Dance Lessons Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m., Island Oak High School, 5814 Banks Rd. Duncan, $10 per class, $12

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• Chess club at Duncan Library, Monday evenings 6-8 p.m. All ages and skill levels welcome.

• Cowichan Valley Scottish Country Dancing Thursday evenings 6:308 p.m., singles, couples, beginners welcome, Chemainus Seniors Centre.

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• Interested in rocks? The Cowichan Valley Rockhounds meet the third Monday of each month, 7 p.m., Duncan Airport. Info: 250-743-3769.

• Duncan Badminton Club, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8-10 p.m., Multipurpose Hall, Island Savings Centre.

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Meetings • Cowichan Valley Naturalists society coffee house Monday, Oct. 6, 9:30 a.m., Fresh Water Eco-Centre, 1080 Wharncliffe Rd. Speaker: Cheyney Jackson on “Recovering the Vancouver Island marmot: The quick, dirty (and fascinating!) on how the species is doing today.”

• Cowichan Valley Arthritis Support Group monthly meeting Monday, Oct. 6, 1 p.m., St. John’s Church hall, 486

Jubilee St., Duncan. Speaker: Valerie Russell on climate reality, an updated review illustrating where the world sits now relative to when we were first informed on the issues raised in Al Gore’s Inconvenient Truth film.

• Chemainus Garden Club meeting Tuesday, Oct. 7, 1 p.m., Calvary Baptist Church, 3319 River Rd. Guest speaker: Christopher Carruthers, Duncan Lavender Farm. Brag table, $2 drop-in fee.

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• Branch 53 Royal Canadian Legion, general meeting Sunday, Oct. 19, 2 p.m., Duncan United Church.

Arts • Ladysmith Camera Club. Explore and expand your photography with us. Tuesday, Oct. 28, 7 p.m., Hardwick Hall, High Street at 3rd Avenue. Nonmembers $5 drop-in fee. Info: www.

LadysmithCameraClub.com • Crofton Art Group show and sale, Nov. 8, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Crofton Seniors Centre, next to the ferry terminal.

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Dancing • Learn to square dance. Lessons begin Sunday, Oct. 19, 7 p.m., Girl Guide Hall, 321 Cairnsmore St., Duncan. Info: 250-748-6056 or 250-748-9140.

• Cowichan Ballroom Dance Club 6:30 p.m. Wednesday night practices, Valley Seniors Centre. Info: 250-597-1132.

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Teams tune up at Ferreira tournament KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Still trying to sort out their team for the 2014 season after a late start, the Cowichan Secondary School Thunderbirds finished third behind Shawnigan Lake School and the Frances Kelsey Breakers at the John Ferreira Memorial Field Hockey Tournament at the Cowichan Sportsplex last weekend.

“We had sort of a ‘squad,’” Cow High coach Jen Budding said. “We hadn’t picked our team yet. We had a mix of kids to see how they did at the senior level.”

Rounding out the field at the five-team tournament were South Delta Secondary in fourth place and Brentwood College School in fifth.

Knowing that Shawnigan would have one of the stronger teams in the round-robin tournament, the organizers set up the last game between Cow High and Shawnigan,

with Shawnigan winning 2-1.

“It was a really good back-and-forth game,” Budding said. “Shawnigan was definitely the stronger team in the field.”

The field hockey season started late this fall for public schools because of the teachers’ strike that delayed the beginning of the school year, but things are going full-bore now.

“The girls are really happy to be underway,” Budding said. “It was nice to have one of the dad’s helping out while the teachers were still on strike.”

Next up on the field hockey schedule is the long-running Bridgman Cup tournament in Victoria on Oct. 12-14. Cowichan won the tournament a year ago.

“Now that we’ve got our team picked, we can get going,” Budding said. “After the Bridgman, we’ll be in a better place to compete for Islands. It will be tough to get off the Island and into provincials.”

Kelsey’s Kim Beyersdorf and Cowichan’s Hannah Murray compete for the ball during Ferreira tournament game last Sunday. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

Bulldogs football in battle for practice times at Rotary Park KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

After decades as a primary user of both Rotary Park and McAdam Park, the Cowichan Bulldogs football teams say they have had their Wednesday night practice times at Rotary Park taken away to make room for a men’s soccer team.

The football organization says that a City employee who allocates the fields opted to give the prime 5:30-7:30 p.m. slot on Wednesdays to the soccer team that he plays for, rather than the Bulldogs, who have used both fields for decades.

“They have told us that it isn’t fair that a small user group — under 100 — control the field use,” said Doug (Opie) Williams, the coach of the midget Bulldogs.

The Bulldogs are allowed to continue using McAdam Park, but without the overhead lights, it will soon be too dark and unsafe to practice on, Williams noted.

“Football is a sport that needs more practice time than playing time,” he said. “Wednesday night is our main practice night.”

It has been suggested to the Bulldogs that they use the 8-10 p.m. time slot at Rotary Park, in which case players as young as 12 and 13 would be practicing until 10 p.m. on school nights.

In a letter to Mayor Phil Kent, Chief Administrative Officer Peter de Verteuil and city council that was also forwarded to the Citizen, former Bulldogs player and coach Chad Rutherford expressed his frus-

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“I cannot stomach that a City of Duncan official has seemingly used his influence and displaced a 30-plus-year tenant of the Rotary fields in Duncan, a pillar youth minor sports association, for his own entertainment,” he said.

Rutherford pointed out that Cowichan Football, and in particular former president Jeff McDonald, played a key role in helping to secure funding for upgrades to Rotary Park, which were completed just this summer.

Although football games cannot be played on Rotary Park due to it being too narrow and lacking uprights, the field makes an ideal practice facility, he noted.

In a response to Rutherford’s letter, also

forwarded to the Citizen, de Verteuil said the City is trying to sort out the booking issue.

“I am saddened that you believe that a City employee (and as a result, the City) has purposefully displaced Cowichan Football for their own benefit,” he wrote.

De Verteuil also noted that staff had recently met with representatives of Cowichan Football, and that there had been no mention of the claims that a City employee had allocated fields for his own purposes.

“I understand there was some confusion with bookings this year, and that staff have attempted to accommodate all users of the field,” he said. “The City values Cowichan Football and will continue to work to resolve the Wednesday practice time issue.”

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Piggies hold off Velox to win KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Cowichan’s Riley Caljouw (right) recovers a Chilliwack Giants fumble. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

Home debut gets away from ’Dogs KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

The midget Cowichan Bulldogs’ homecoming didn’t quite work out as they had planned.

After playing their first four games of the Vancouver Mainland Football League season on the road, the Bulldogs finally played a home game at McAdam Park last Sunday. Unfortunately, the home advantage wasn’t what they had hoped for, and they fell 41-6 to the Chilliwack Giants.

The team got off to an excellent start, and trailed 13-6 after a hardhitting first half and a 30-yard touchdown run by Eric (Wheels) Williams.

“We had nothing left to finish the second half,” head coach Opie Williams said. “A few injuries and lack of conditioning; we were not getting the push and aggressiveness from the offensive and defensive lines. Conditioning also played into mental errors — guys not understanding their playbooks.”

Mitch Hinton and Riley Caljouw were among the defensive standouts for Cowichan with first-half interceptions.

The 2-3 midget Bulldogs host Nanaimo at McAdam Park at noon this Sunday. The Redmen

knocked the Bulldogs out of the playoffs last fall, but are off to a 1-3 start this year.

Also at McAdam Park last Sunday, the junior bantam Bulldogs beat Victoria 12-6.

The game started with a defensive standoff, as both teams dug in and prevented the opposing offence from getting much yardage. Once the Bulldogs got their offence going, they were able to drive down the field.

“It was a great game, and our offensive line did a great job on their assignments, and giving our QB time to do his job,” head coach Tim Maertz said The Bulldogs scored in the second and third quarters, with both touchdowns by Dakota Cullum.

The Spartans also scored in the third quarter, which set up a big battle in the fourth.

An interception by Killion VannRayn got the ball back in the Bulldogs’ hands with less than two minutes to play. When Cowichan turned the ball over and the Spartans threatened to score again, Evan Kwasny had another pick that sealed the result.

“I’m real happy with how everyone stepped up their game, and are improving with every practice,” Maertz said. “I am really

excited to see different players making big differences during the course of this season so far.”

Next up for the junior bantams is a visit to Campell River this Sunday.

Playing on the road in North Surrey, the bantam Bulldogs lost 27-7 to the Bears.

The Bears opened the scoring in the second quarter, but Cowichan answered back with a 35-yard pass from Reilly Zarate to Damian McCuaig-Jones to get to the fiveyard line, with Zarate running in the touchdown.

With a short roster, several players had to play the entire second half, including Gavin Brockenborough, who started at safety, then had to fill in at tight end and offensive tackle. Other big twoway games came from linebackers/running backs Jake Paras and Bailey Lamont, and linemen Ryan Haywood, Braden Belton, Spencer McLaughlin and Logan Swanson.

“All the bulldogs played their hearts out til the final play,” head coach Brian Scott said. “On the way off the field you could hear spectators saying, ‘Those Bulldogs don’t quit.’”

The bantam Bulldogs host Chilliwack this Sunday at 2:30 p.m.

Exhibition games end with loss for CRFC KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Cowichan’s senior women’s rugby team fell 47-17 to Velox last Saturday in their exhibition finale before beginning provincewide First Division play.

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scored tries for Cowichan, and Kerswell kicked a conversion.

“Some key mistakes and missed tackles at inopportune times were capitalized on by Velox swiftly,” captain Sherry Spence noted.

“However, there were a lot of good things to take away from the game. Our goal-line defence

was solid for extended periods of time, for example toward the end of the first half that Cowichan kept the Velox ladies from scoring with solid low tackling and great rucking.”

Cowichan will begin B.C. First Division play on Oct. 18 with a home game against Nanaimo.

Scheduled to play Velox Academy, the Cowichan Piggies ended up playing a team that looked more like Velox’s first XV in a Times Cup clash in Victoria last Saturday.

“Their other team didn’t have a game, so we played pretty much their No. 1 team,” Cowichan coach Gord McGeachy said. “But we were okay with that.”

It all worked out for the Piggies, who ended up winning 22-13. Cowichan started off well in the even game, but may not have been “clinical” enough, McGeachy admitted.

After missing a couple of chances to score in the first 10 minutes, the Piggies broke the scoreless draw near the 15-minute mark, when Andrew McPherson went over the line and set up an easy conversion by Andrew Wright.

About five minutes later, Peter Budina went over in the corner to

give Cowichan a 12-0 lead.

Velox narrowed the gap to two points with a converted try and a penalty goal before the half was over.

“For the last 20 minutes of the first half, we kind of went to sleep,” McGeachy acknowledged.

Cowichan started the second half with a yellow card, but held Velox off for the 10 minutes and started to pick up momentum, leading to a try by David Cowie.

Continuing to dominate, the Piggies eventually gave up a bad turnover, which led to a Velox penalty goal that made it 17-13. A try by Dan James closed out the scoring, and Cowichan held on.

“We had some moments of good rugby in that game, but we had some unsustained performance as well,” McGeachy said. “It was a good test for us.”

After a pair of bye weeks, the Piggies will begin Cowichan Cup competition on Oct. 18 when they play host to Nanaimo.

Cowichan’s Darbi Aitchison and a Vic West player pursue the ball side-byside during last Sunday’s game at Evans Park. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

Soccer women edged by Vic West KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

A goal in the last two minutes of last Sunday’s game at Evans Park sent Cowichan’s Lower Island Women’s Soccer Association Div. 1 team to a 1-0 loss to Vic West.

“I called a defender up to kick a corner for a set play and unfortunately we didn’t score and Vic West got the ball and thundered down the field to score on us,” Cowichan coach Marilyn Pugh said. “We are still not game fit so we struggled for a good portion of the game.”

Cowichan did have chances to

score, in particular when Jen Lecouteur broke away from a Vic West defender and went in oneon-one, unfortunately firing the ball right at the keeper.

The Cowichan team did get good news, however, learning that last year’s scoring leader, Nicole Pugh will be able to return to action soon once she gets an ACL brace.

Cowichan sits seventh in Div. 1 with one win and two losses.

Cowichan’s Over 30 women’s team also has one win and two losses, and sits third in the Over 30 B division.

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ON NOW AT YOUR BC CHEVROLET DEALERS. BCChevroletDealers.ca 1-800-GM-DRIVE. Chevrolet is a brand of General Motors of Canada. *Offer available to qualified retail customers in Canada for vehicles delivered between, October 1 to October 31, 2014. 0% purchase financing offered on approved credit by TD Auto Finance Services, Scotiabank® or RBC Royal Bank for 84 months on all new or demonstrator 2014 Chevrolet vehicles, excluding Corvette; special finance rate not compatible with certain cash credits on Silverado (1500 & HD), Equinox, Malibu, Sonic, Cruze, Trax, and Orlando. Participating lenders are subject to change. Rates from other lenders will vary. Down payment, trade and/or security deposit may be required. Monthly payment and cost of borrowing will vary depending on amount borrowed and down payment/trade. Example: $20,000 at 0% APR, the monthly payment is $238.10 for 84 months. Cost of borrowing is $0, total obligation is $20,000. Offer is unconditionally interest-free. Freight and air tax ($100, if applicable) included. License, insurance, registration, PPSA, applicable taxes and dealer fees not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Limited time offer which may not be combined with certain other offers. GMCL may modify, extend or terminate offers in whole or in part at any time without notice. Conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for details. ®Registered trademark of The Bank of Nova Scotia. RBC and Royal Bank are registered trademarks of Royal Bank of Canada. <>$3,000 is a manufacturer to dealer cash credit (tax exclusive) on all 2014 Equinox which is available for cash purchases only and cannot be combined with special lease and finance rates. By selecting lease or finance offers, consumers are foregoing this $3,000 credit which will result in higher effective interest rates. ††Offer applies to eligible current owners or lessees of any model year 1999 or newer car that has been registered and insured in Canada in the customer’s name for the previous consecutive six (6) months. Credit valid towards the retail purchase or lease of one eligible 2013, 2014, 2015 model year Chevrolet car, SUV, crossover and pickups models delivered in Canada between October 1 to October 31, 2014. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive) and credit value depends on model purchased: $750 credit available on all eligible Chevrolet. Offer applies to eligible current owners or lessees of any Pontiac/Saturn/SAAB/Hummer/Oldsmobile model year 1999 or newer car or Chevrolet Cobalt or HHR that has been registered and insured in Canada in the customer’s name for the previous consecutive six (6) months. Credit valid towards the retail purchase or lease of one eligible 2013, 2014, 2015 model year Chevrolet car, SUV, crossover and pickups models delivered in Canada between October 1 to October 31, 2014. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive) and credit value depends on model purchased: $1500 credit available on all eligible Chevrolet vehicles. Offer applies to eligible current owners or lessees of any model year 1999 or newer pick-up truck that has been registered and insured in Canada in the customer’s name for the previous consecutive six (6) months. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive): $1,000 credit available towards the retail purchase, cash purchase or lease of one eligible 2013, 2014 or 2015 model year Chevrolet light or heavy duty pickup; delivered in Canada between, October 1 to October 31, 2014. Offer is transferable to a family member living within the same household (proof of address required). As part of the transaction, dealer may request documentation and contact General Motors of Canada Limited (GMCL) to verify eligibility. This offer may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives. Certain limitations or conditions apply. Void where prohibited. See your GMCL dealer for details. GMCL reserves the right to amend or terminate offers for any reason in whole or in part at any time without prior notice. >$3,500 is a combined credit consisting of a $1,000 manufacturer to dealer delivery credit (tax exclusive) and a $2,500 manufacturer to dealer cash credit (tax exclusive) for 2014 Chevrolet Cruze LTZ, which is available for cash purchases only and cannot be combined with special lease and finance rates. By selecting lease or finance offers, consumers are foregoing this $2,500 credit which will result in higher effective interest rates. Discount varies by model and excludes. †¥$8,000 is a combined credit consisting of a $4,000 manufacturer to dealer delivery credit (tax exclusive), $1,000 Fall bonus for Truck Owners (tax inclusive), and a $3,000 manufacturer to dealer cash credit (tax exclusive) for 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Double Cab, which is available for cash purchases only and cannot be combined with special lease and finance rates. By selecting lease or finance offers, consumers are foregoing this $3,000 credit which will result in higher effective interest rates. Discounts vary by model and cash credit excludes Silverado 1500 Double Cab 2WD 1WT. *^Government 5-Star Safety Ratings are part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA’s) New Car Assessment Program (www.SaferCar.gov). ▼Based on GM Testing in accordance with approved Transport Canada test methods. Your actual fuel consumption may vary. +Based on WardsAuto.com 2012 Upper Small segment, excluding Hybrid and Diesel powertrains. Standard 10 airbags, ABS, traction control and StabiliTrak. ~Visit onstar.ca for coverage map, details and system limitations. Services vary by model and conditions. OnStar acts as a link to existing emergency service providers. After complimentary trial period, an active OnStar service plan is required. ¥Insurance Institute for Highway Safety awarded 2014 Equinox the 2014 Top Safety Pick Plus Award when equipped with available forward collision alert. **Comparison based on 2013 Polk segmentation: Compact SUV and latest competitive data available and based on the maximum legroom available. Excludes other GM brands. ++2014 Chevrolet Equinox FWD equipped with standard 2.4L ECOTEC® I-4 engine. Comparison based on Natural Resources Canada’s 2014 Fuel Consumption Guide. ¥¥Based on Wardsauto.com 2013 Large Pickup segment and last available information at the time of posting. Excludes other GM vehicles. Maximum trailer weight ratings are calculated assuming base vehicle, except for any option(s) necessary to achieve the rating, plus driver. The weight of other optional equipment, passengers and cargo will reduce the maximum trailer weight your vehicle can tow. See your dealer for additional details. ‡2014 Silverado 1500 with the available 5.3L EcoTec3 V8 engine equipped with a 6-speed automatic transmission has a fuel-consumption rating of 13.0L/100 km city and 8.7L/100 km hwy 2WD and 13.3L/100 km city and 9.0L/100 km hwy 4WD. Ford F-150 with the 3.5L EcoBoost V6 engine has a fuel consumption rating of 12.9L/100 km city and 9.0L/100 km hwy 2WD and 14.1L/100 km city and 9.6L/100 km hwy 4WD. Fuel consumption based on GM testing in accordance with approved Transport Canada test methods. Your actual fuel consumption may vary. ‡‡Whichever comes first. See dealer/manufacturer for details. Based on Wardsauto.com 2013 Large Pickup segment and last available information at the time of posting. ^Whichever comes first. Limit of four ACDelco Lube-Oil-Filter services in total. Fluid top-offs, inspections, tire rotations, wheel alignments and balancing, etc., are not covered. Additional conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for details. ^^Whichever comes first. See dealer for details.

Cowichan Valley Citizen | Friday, October 3, 2014

CANADA WIDE CLEARANCE PURCHASE FINANCING

0

UP TO

0

2014 CRUZE LS 1SA

PREMIUM FEATURES WITHOUT THE PREMIUM PRICE

84 $3,500

0 %

84 $8,000 %

%

OR

- POWER LOCKS WITH REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY - POWER WINDOWS - ONSTAR®~

OR

• BEST-IN-CLASS TOWING, UP TO 12,000 LBS¥¥ • BEST V8 FUEL EFFICIENCY, BETTER THAN F-150’S ECOBOOST V6‡

FOR

FALL BONUS

PURCHASE FINANCING FOR

PURCHASE FINANCING FOR

CHEVROLET COMPLETE CARE:

ALL 2014s COME WITH

84 MONTHS*

ELIGIBLE OWNERS

RECEIVE UP T0

¥ ¥

On All Equinox With Optional Forward Collision Alert available on 2LT; standard on LTZ models

2

YEARS/40,000 KM COMPLIMENTARY OIL CHANGES^

ON SELECT 2014 MODELS

- BEST-IN-CLASS SAFETY+ WITH 10 AIRBAGS - STABILITRAK® ELECTRONIC STABILITY SYSTEM

LTZ MODEL SHOWN

• BEST PICKUP WARRANTY COVERAGE IN CANADA - 160,000 KM. 60,000 KM MORE THAN F-150 AND RAM‡‡

5

YEARS/160,000 KM POWERTRAIN WARRANTY ^^

5

OR

$1,500††

46MPG HIGHWAY

6.1 L/100 KM HWY | 9.2 L/100 KM CITY▼

2014 SILVERADO 2WD 1WT MODEL

YEARS/160,000 KM ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE ^^

$

IN CASH CREDITS ON OTHER MODELS†¥

8,000 UP TO

*^

MONTHS*

IN CASH CREDITS ON OTHER > MODELS

52 MPG HIGHWAY

5.4 L/100 KM HWY | 8.2 L/100 KM CITY▼ LTZ MODEL WITH RS PACKAGE SHOWN

2014 EQUINOX FWD 1SA

$

OR

ALL OTHER MODELS

FULLY LOADED WITHOUT UNLOADING YOUR WALLET

24,995 0% 84 CASH PURCHASE PRICE INCLUDES $3,000 CASH <> CREDIT , FREIGHT & PDI.

PURCHASE FINANCING FOR

- 6-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - AIR CONDITIONING - BETTER HWY FUEL ECONOMY THAN ESCAPE, RAV4 & CRV++

9.0 L/100 KM HWY | 12.6 L/100 KM CITY▼

31 MPG HIGHWAY MONTHS*

- BEST-IN-CLASS REAR SEAT LEGROOM ** - BLUETOOTH® WITH USB

2014 NORTH AMERICAN TRUCK OF THE YEAR

MONTHS*

IN CASH CREDITS ON OTHER †¥ MODELS

STRONGER, SMARTER, AND MORE CAPABLE THAN EVER.

1500 4WD 1LT DOUBLE CAB SHOWN

CHEVROLET.CA

OFFERS END OCTOBER 31ST

Call Peter Baljet Chevrolet Buick GMC at 250-746-7131, or visit us at 6300 Trans Canada Highway, Duncan. [License #8347]

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HOT DEALS stiLL ContinuE, Don’t miss out!!

OUR PREMIUM SELECTION 2007 HYUNDAI TUCSON GL W/AIR PKG

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2012 RAM 1500 LARAMIE CREW CAB 4X4

SUV, Auto, 123,236 km

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2013 FIAT 500C LOUNGE

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15,482

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Auto, A/C, 75000 km

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6,914

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8,914

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7,914

2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON GL

2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA LS

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2003 HONDA ODYSSEY EX

2006 PONTIAC G5 BASE

Sedan, Auto, 139,089 km

Auto, PW, PL, PM

Van Passenger Van, 3.5L V-6 cyl, 227,819 km

Coupe, Auto, 43,813 km #14-113A

#15-13A

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#13U04A

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6,500

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6,999

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5,995

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7,740

2801 ROBERTS ROAD (1 mile south of Duncan on Island Highway)

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#14-95A

#14-69A

SUV, Auto,137,602 km

2010 HYUNDAI ACCENT SE 5 spd, A/C, PW, PL, PM #13-489A

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$

Sale Price

9,914

$

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5,999

$

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