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TOUR WARMED BY LEGENDARY VALLEY GIVING Cops for Cancer riders are amazed at the size of the donations to the Tour de Rock during their stop at Duncan’s Beverly Corners shopping centre Tuesday, capping the first of two exciting days in the Cowichan Valley. For more photos and video from the Tour de Rock stop in Duncan, scan this page with the Layar app on your smart phone or go to www.cowichanvalleycitizen.com [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]

Weapons seized, man arrested in joint operation SARAH SIMPSON CITIZEN

Ten firearms, three high capacity magazines, a crossbow and thousands of rounds of ammunition were among the items seized following a combined forces investigation that ended in the arrest of a 32-year-old Duncan man on Sept. 26. Officers with the North Cowichan/ Duncan RCMP detachment joined B.C. Combined Forces Special Enforcement Units (CFSEUBC) from both the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island after learning the suspect was illegally selling firearms to “criminally involved people”.

Local Mounties searched a North Cowichan residence on Upland Avenue and another on Hawkes Boulevard and seized the guns, ammunition and more. Both homes had medical marijuana licences. Evidence of small grow ops was found at both locations. “This investigation is part of CFSEU-BC’s ongoing targeted enforcement initiatives against those involved in organized crime and their associates who have or are selling guns and putting everyone in our communities at risk,” said CFSEU-BC spokesperson Sgt. Lindsey Houghton. “The success of this quick investigation is a testament to the levels of

cooperation that CFSEU-BC has with its policing partners across the province.” Investigators are now working to determine the origins of the firearms — which included handguns and rifles — and any connections to gangs and organized crime. According to a press release issued by the Special Enforcement Unit, while there were no children found in either of the houses when searched, “of great concern to police was that there was evidence that children had been or were currently living in the Upland Avenue house.” See Duncan man • page 4

Firearms, ammunition, a bulletproof vest, a crossbow and more were seized from two Duncan homes on Sept. 26. A 32-year-old Duncan man is facing a number of firearms-related charges. [SUBMITTED]

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Floating home owners fighting to stay in Cow Bay LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

Residents of Cowichan Bay’s floating home community are anxious that a draft marine zoning bylaw may adversely affect the unique character of the seaside village. The new zoning bylaw suggests that float homes be allowed only in a small, specially designated area. If passed as it reads now, “this bylaw will displace approximately 100 residents that presently live at the eight marinas of Cowichan Bay, on both float homes and marine vessels. Where does the CVRD expect people to relocate to?” asked Julie Salisbury, who penned a statement on behalf of a group of float home owners this week. The crux of a difficult situation is that the float home community has become established at Cowichan Bay in the face of an un-enforced bylaw from the late 1980s prohibiting marine residents in the area. Recent attempts to bring the zoning bylaw to today’s standards are forcing the issue. This community “expects to be included rather than ostracized in this new updated bylaw draft,” Salisbury said. Meetings with CVRD officials were held by the float home group last week, and some of the owners also attended an open house on the bylaw, hosted by area director Lori Iannidinardo last Thursday. According to Salisbury, the few owners who are not treating their sewage already are begging, “Please hook us up and allow us the basic right to sewage disposal as is afforded to any other home on land.” Salisbury asked if the problems of a few are “really the reason for evicting all marine residents in this new bylaw?” She also said her group felt that not enough attention is being paid to other sources of raw sewage in Cowichan Bay, and that the problems of marina owners are being ignored, too. “With marina owners’ taxes increasing by 100 per cent this year, on top of expensive water leases, owners should be allowed to rent moorage to anyone who meets health and safety standards,” she said, adding, “the new bylaw unfairly favours one marina owner by giving them an exclusive marine zone (M4A) and leaves some of the marinas at risk of losing up to half of their long-term customers, if forced to evict their

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live-aboard residents.” After talks with Iannidinardo, next up for the homeowners group is an appearance at the CVRD electoral area services committee meeting on Oct. 15. The aim: to gain an immediate amendment to the new marine bylaw to recognize all float homes in the Bay as “legal non-conforming homes” and to get all the existing float homes hooked up to the sewer immediately. Andrew Ludington, skipper of the liveaboard boat, At Ease, moored at the Bluenose Marina, said that he had hoped for more understanding from Iannidinardo but is more hopeful after hearing her personally last Thursday. His type of boat, which is from the Great Lakes, cannot discharge overboard following an order from the U.S. Coast Guard. “My boat, for one, does not, as Lori said, ‘poop in the bay’,” he said. “I don’t think anyone is doing that because we have a facility here that we pay $80 a month for where we have a washroom that we use. It has a laundry facility and two washrooms with showers.” He said he’s concerned that Cowichan Bay’s floating community is being singled out, although they are only one of many similar areas all down the West Coast. “Floathomes are tolerated in San Francisco, in Seattle and Tacoma. It’s a lifestyle, an expensive one, because they pay taxes, too. And slip fees, which are very expensive, and liveaboard fees so they can use the facilities if they so choose. “I know of no float home owner that’s irresponsible; they are all taking care of what needs to be done. It’s our home. We have to take care of it, just like anybody on land would. It’s especially true in our situation because what goes out with one tide comes back in with the next,” Ludington said. Iannidinardo said this week she really appreciated having the chance to hear last week from a large number of members of the float home community, calling their talks “a constructive dialogue”. The marine community had been particularly vocal on one subject and the director got the picture. “They want to be hooked up to the sewer system and I promise to work hard to help them to do that as soon as possible,” she said.

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CVRD steps up legal action in case of contaminated soil SARAH SIMPSON CITIZEN

The Cowichan Valley Regional District has officially asked that South Island Aggregates halt all work on its soil remediation facility and landfill until such time as its appeal has been heard. The CVRD filed an application to the Environmental Appeal Board for a “stay” shortly after it appealed to the province for the SIA permit to be rescinded because of threats to drinking water, zoning bylaw infractions and land governance issues. Fighting on many fronts, the CVRD’s latest battleground has been over zoning. In a letter dated March 9, 2011, the CVRD told SIA their operation was not in compliance with the property’s zoning. “Regardless of your dealings with the Ministry of Environment, the CVRD does not recognize this use as lawful and does not conform to the applicable permitted land use,” wrote then board chair Gerry Giles. The regional district now wants the BC Supreme Court to confirm the local government’s authority to enforce zoning restrictions on the SIA property that prohibit the use proposed. “Because contaminated soil is regulated by the province, many

CVRD board chair Rob Hutchins and his fellow directors are not letting the issue of contaminated soil dumping in the Cowichan Valley go without a fight. [CITIZEN FILE]

believe that the province’s regulations supersede those of the regional district when it comes to regulating contaminated soil activities,” said a CVRD press release issued Oct. 3. “The CVRD

has been told by the province that local land use regulations are not considered in the province’s decisions to locate contaminated soil remediation facilities as it is up to the private property owner to ensure they are in compliance.” That opens the door to the CVRD being able to shut SIA’s operation down, the CVRD argues. “The CVRD is now seeking a ruling by the court to ensure that local zoning bylaws are respected,” said board chair Rob Hutchins. “We had hoped that the SIA permit would have been rejected on compelling environmental grounds, however since the Ministry of Environment has approved the permit, we feel we have no option but to pursue this matter on legal grounds. We can leave no stone unturned in our efforts to protect the drinking water of thousands of people in Shawnigan Lake.” Hutchins said the CVRD would continue to collaborate with the Shawnigan Residents’ Association, which has also launched an appeal of the SIA permit. “Like the Residents’ Association, we want to make sure that efforts are not duplicated and that together we put the very best possible case and arguments forward,” said Hutchins.

Duncan man arrested, not yet formally charged From page 1 The Ministry of Children and Family Development has been notified. The arrested Duncan resident has a criminal record of violence and property crime related offences. He was released on a promise to appear in court at a later date.

The man has not been formally charged but faces a number of firearms-related charges ranging from unauthorized possession of firearms to possession of firearms for the purpose of trafficking and firearms trafficking. Nor th Cowichan/ Duncan RCMP spokesman Cpl. Jon Stuart said the work wouldn’t have been done had it not been for the

help of the CFSEU-BC. “It is important to recognize that the cooperation and coordination of a multi-agency response on a large scale operation such as this is a huge task,” he said. “We could not muster the resources to tackle these problems alone, and our partners in law-enforcement are vital in its success.”

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Accidental shooting leaves Ladysmith senior dead SARAH SIMPSON CITIZEN

An 81-year-old Ladysmith man has died after accidentally shooting himself with a loaded rifle, Mounties say. RCMP officers were dispatched to Yellow Point Road shortly before 8 a.m. Tuesday morning. “The man sustained a serious head injury and was transported to a Victoria area hospital by BC Ambulance Service,” said Island District RCMP spokesman Cpl. Darren Lagan in a media release issued Tuesday. “Early this afternoon, the man succumbed to his injuries in hospital.” Lagan’s press advisory noted the 911 call reported the shooting to

be accidental. “Based on the physical findings at the scene, investigators are confident that this was an unintentional, self-inflicted injury which occurred as the man was moving his 22 caliber rifle from a closet shelf,” Lagan said. Teams from Ladysmith detachment and the RCMP’s Forensic Identification Section examined the scene. The BC Coroners Service is now engaged, and will assume a lead investigational role moving forward and a name will be released in the coming days. Meanwhile, the Ladysmith RCMP Victim Services unit is supporting the man’s family.

Legal issues take Stoney Hill behind closed doors SARAH SIMPSON CITIZEN

To talk about it, or not to talk about it, that was the question when it came to discussing the future road on the Stoney Hill Peninsula. The topic was on the Oct. 2, North Cowichan council agenda but nothing really came of it after council was warned their lawyers had advised against a public discussion for now. Because of a number of legal issues, “I would be recommending against any further discussion in the open on the matter,” the municipality’s Chief Administrative Officer Dave Devana told council. He noted lawyers have given them clear advice to not deal with many aspects of the issue and one misstep would put them in legal trouble for years, meaning the project would stall yet again. The issue has a long history, dating back more than 60 years. While most agree some type of new road is required to service the needs of the area’s residents, at odds are the size and scope of the project, its environmental and archaeological impact, the price tag for some, and for others, the

potential for development that upgrading the road could create. Coun. Kate Marsh wanted to move things along for the residents who have been patient but adamant the project makes progress. At the same time, however, she also wanted to heed the lawyers’ advice and avoid trouble. “It’s not because I don’t want to have a lot of consultation,” Marsh said. “It’s because a lot of people have worked a long time on this and I want to see things go as smoothly as possible going forward. I want to use the precautionary principle.” North Cowichan’s leadership is expected to speak with their lawyer on Friday. “The longer we work at this, the more complicated the issue becomes,” explained Mayor Jon Lefebure. “There’s different parties, there are different legal obligations, and there are different considerations. It’s very, very difficult.” Lefebure said he couldn’t think of anything more complicated that he’s dealt with in the last 12 years. “Finding a clear course and finding certainty is a huge problem on this file and we’re still working at it,” he said.

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Couple cries foul over zoning issue SARAH SIMPSON CITIZEN

The zoning is the same but the rules are different for four campgrounds within North Cowichan’s borders. Back in 2011, the use of “campground” was removed from A2 zoning due to concerns that authorized campgrounds were being used as semi- or permanent residences. Council was worried the rules of the day were giving people a place to live and not pay taxes. “Staff do not support creation of, or expansion of campgrounds which would result in quasi-residential development in rural areas,” municipal planner Brian Green explained. The problem is, folks like John and Jeri Wyatt, the owners of Chemainus River Campground, had no idea the zoning language had ever changed and that their campground was technically non-conforming. It didn’t become an issue until John was diagnosed with stagefour kidney cancer, which has since migrated to his lungs. When they learned he was sick they made the hard decision to put their 23-acre campground business up for sale. “When we listed the property our realtors informed us that North Cowichan had quietly removed, with a stroke of a pen, our zoning and made our business illegal,” John Wyatt said. While he appreciated council’s move towards re-legitimizing their business on Wednesday, he wanted to speak out on what he thinks is an unfair change to the proposed new rules. Instead of reinstating the Wyatts’ campground and the three other affected operations (Chemainus Gardens, Country Maples, and Bald Eagle campground) equally, Chemainus Gardens is the only one permitted to have campers stay beyond 28 days at a time. That campground is the only one with a history of long-term residents with “park model” (more permanent) trailers. But it’s the year-round residents, who often keep the smaller campgrounds viable, Wyatt argued. “I think that North Cowichan is not treating all campgrounds fairly,” he said. “In essence it appears to us that the result, but hopefully not the intent, of this bylaw would be to provide preferential treatment for one existing campground to the clear detriment of three other existing campgrounds.” Coun. Al Siebring said it shouldn’t be North Cowichan’s job to determine who can make use of campgrounds and for how long. “This notion of setting different rules for one than for the other three who are all essentially in the same business…to me isn’t on,” he said. “I think we have

“I think that North Cowichan is not treating all campgrounds fairly. In essence it appears to us that the result, but hopefully not the intent, of this bylaw would be to provide preferential treatment for one existing campground to the clear detriment of three other existing campgrounds.” JOHN WYATT, Chemainus River Campground owner

to go right back to the drawing board and take another look at this altogether.” John Koury also wants to see the three other campgrounds given the same treatment as Chemainus Gardens. “Why can they not at least be grandfathered in and be allowed to continue to operate provided they are following the rules?” he wondered. “I have a concern over how their business might be affected if they’re not to be able to generate the kinds of revenues they are accustomed to if they can’t host semi-permanent tenants. That’s a concern for me.” Koury added that if council is leaning toward changes, to make them over time so the campground owners have time to adjust. “I think we have to be careful not to impact these businesses in a negative way in the short term,” he said. In the end, council gave third reading to the bylaw aimed at making the campgrounds legal, but referred the issue back to its community planning advisory committee for a more comprehensive look at the bylaw. As for the Wyatts, it means they will be able to sell their business as a legitimate campground, albeit they won’t be able to offer longterm stays. At least for now.

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WORLD TEACHERS’ DAY - OCTOBER 5, 2013 O n World Teachers Day We often take for granted those who most deserve our gratitude. Most significant in the deserving to-be-thanked category, in my opinion, are those who taught us.

I believe that everyone can name a teacher who profoundly impacted his or her life and shaped who we have become as adults. For me I can name three such teachers: Mrs. Hartley at Queen Alexander Children s Hospital who taught me grades 4, 5 and 6 and helped me understand that despite my health

challenge at the time, I could be anything I wanted to be.

Mrs. Russell who took me, a student who disliked English, and introduced me to poetry through song, forever giving me the gift of music. And Mr. Dowling who helped me discover my incredible passion for the natural world and everything in it. As I think of Mrs. Russell, I am reminded of my favourite song about teachers, Keeper of the Dream, written by Doon Wilkins, a former teacher turned entertainer. A part of the song says: There were times when you would give them room, and Times when

you were hard

But every time you were there to see, So many come so far And you think of what it could be, And build on what you see You ve got memories and a vision, You re the keeper of the Dream I am fortunate to have been a teacher, and now to lead an organization filled with dedicated, passionate and committed teachers who daily make a

difference in the lives of the children in the Cowichan Valley.

I want to thank you for inspiring the students you work with. I also want to recognize that your influence extends beyond the walls of the buildings we call schools, to the organizations that make our communities the wonderful places they are to live in. Your voluntary contributions are

integral to their sustainability.

Let us all thank those who influenced us, at least one of whom I believe, was a teacher.

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Move to drive ﬂoat homes from Bay baﬄing e don’t understand why Cowichan Bay would want to drive float home owners and others with liveaboards out of the community. If it was a sea of dilapidated wrecks moored in the marinas or if float home owners were adamant that they wanted to dump their sewage into the Bay that would be one thing. But neither of those is true. It’s pretty baffling why any community would want to say goodbye to the beautiful and eclectic float homes that provide so much character and scenic interest.

Especially when the owners are begging to be allowed to hook up to sewer, and there is capacity for them to do so. Cowichan Bay has always been the Valley’s coastal village with the most unique character. It’s grown organically with boardwalks, small shops and marinas lining the waterfront. It’s funky and fun and informal. Part of that organic growth has been the development of the community onto the water. This isn’t a bad thing. Do there need to be enforced regulations governing what gets dumped overboard into the bay?

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Absolutely. Nobody, including the float home owners and those living on board their boats want to see or smell sewage polluting the waters they call home. But that’s a matter of making the rules and making sure they are followed, not driving a whole portion of the community from their moorings. Perhaps there are a small number of liveaboards that have seen better days, but that’s true for homes on land as well. There are derelict building and unsightly premises bylaws for houses anchored into the earth.

There is no reason why there can’t be similar bylaws (if none exist to date) governing floating homes in the community, if that is something that’s a problem for the area. It’s all well and good to say you like and value the floating home folks in general, but when there is a bylaw drafted that would necessitate most of them to leave the area, well, actions speak louder. Float home owners are part of the community — they live and shop and rub elbows with those who live on land, and care just as much about the future of Cowi-

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vious diking that narrows the overflow banks. It compounds the inability of the marsh to be the overflow protection it was designed by nature to be. It deals with the symptoms, not the problem and therefore will prove to be ineffective. I ask the City of Duncan to hold a public forum on the development of the planned University Village. I know the city has some avenues for public input, but piecemeal inputs about this and that, based on a very limited understanding of the whole picture, are useless. Please support a public forum on the University Village.

Our local area director, Mrs. Iannidinardo has stated (in your paper) that I am “upset”, “furious” and full of “anger”. I am a water dweller in Cowichan Bay. My new shrink has negatively characterized myself and my neighbours. I resent her comments and false statements that she continues to publicize. I attended three meetings last week that relate to zoning bylaws. These zoning issues relate to our new OCP. Mrs. I. has characterized the tone of the meetings, although she was not present at the first two. The third meeting hadn’t occurred at the time of her characterization of the water dwellers. The first meeting outlined our desire to hook up all float homes to the municipal sewer system. The second meeting resulted in the conclusion that there were no engineering problems in achieving our goal. The system has the capacity and pumping abilities to handle all Cowichan Bay effluent. Additionally, it was determined that permits for discharge were being held in other areas, and not being currently used. Our only problem to enhancing our environment is POLITICAL. Our meetings were well organized, and the tones were almost exclusively positive. The only negativity seems to come from our director. Lori, either giddyup and get on with what we all agree, or stand back and get out of the way. I really don’t need your diagnosis of my mental health. Your job is to represent us — not to vilify us. Inflammatory comments are of no use in this situation.

Martha Lescher Duncan

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chan Bay. This attempt to drive people out of town is more than a bit bizarre. If it’s a matter of an old provision that no longer reflects the reality of the community, then the changes need to be made to the regulations, old and new, not to the village’s beating heart. If it’s a case of the village genuinely wanting to cut down on water-dwellers, then we would urge them to reconsider before it’s too late. Floating homes and their owners are an intrinsic part of Cowichan Bay. It would be a shame to change that.

Public forum needed on University Village I appreciate the taxpayers and residents who attended the public forum in regards to diking and development on the Cowichan River floodplain. Public forums create an opportunity for topics to be explored from a variety of perspectives. An important aspect of gaining knowledge is knowing what questions to ask. My singular research doesn’t provide me with the well rounded understanding I get when involved in questions, answers, and discussion with a broad sampling of my neighbours. Each time I come away from such a forum, my respect and admiration for our com-

munity is deepened as I see how much knowledge, experience, and expertise we have to share. As the “tech support” panel at the forum said, they were trying to protect Duncan. On one hand, we have plans aimed at protecting the people of Duncan. On the other hand, we have city planners who, through the University Village, are encouraging families, students and businesses to locate and build a high density village (potential eight storey zoning) on a floodplain. Make no mistake about it, the current dike project is a band aid. It doesn’t address the gravel and sediment deposits from logging and development in the watershed that constricts river flow. It doesn’t address the pre-

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Another Stephen Harper assault on democracy

of Canada’s argument that there is no ‘causal link’ or ‘potential adverse impacts’ on our constitutionally enshrined and judicially recognized Aboriginal rights and the ratification of FIPA.” — Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, president of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs. The Harper Conservatives have taken the historically unprecedented step of asking the courts to force the Hupacasath to pay $100,000 in legal fees to the government. So, along with muzzling scientists who don’t march to his goose step climate change denial,

The Hupacasath First Nation took Stephen Harper’s Conservative administration to court to challenge the Canada-China FIPA — that’s one of the several international “investor protection agreements” that Harper is pursuing, that would give foreign companies the legal right to sue any government in Canada for actions (environmental protection, workplace safety, etc.) that might reduce company profits. “The Union of BC Indian Chiefs refuse to accept the Government

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and threatening even municipalities that would act in the public interest, now Stephen Harper has sent this threat to community groups, “Mess with us and we’ll sue you!” Two more long years until the next federal election! How much more harm to this country can this man do? “You won’t recognize Canada when I’m through with it,” Stephen Harper in 2006, —Noah Richler, National Post, May 5, 2012. Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, president, Union of BC Indian Chiefs

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Liveaboards not ‘pooping in the Bay’ Re: Float home rules causing tension, Friday, Sept. 22. In the last paragraph of the article, Lori Iannidinardo implies that liveaboards “are pooping in the Bay”. Lori needs to get her facts straight. I am a liveaboard; my boat is a former Great Lakes boat. The U.S. Coast Guard had all such vessels rendered incapable of overboard discharge. I must get my holding tank vacuumed out or use the land facilities, both of which I pay for. I for one am not “pooping in the Bay.” I think Lori owes me and others like me a public apology. Andrew Ludington Skipper of At Ease

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Friday, October 4, 2013 | Cowichan Valley Citizen

Have McDonald’s run school cafeteria

Jaywalking to fast food has a long history. [CITIZEN FILE]

mote healthy foods, but has not really done all that well over the years with the kids. Well, why no get McDonald’s to rake over the running of the cafeteria? This would not stop all the kids from jaywalking across the highway, but would stop most of them from doing so. Also, by renting or leasing the cafeteria out to McDonald’s it would help cut down school operating costs and bring in money to help run the school, which it desperately needs.

This is my opinion on your recent story about kids jaywalking across the highway between the old Pizza Hut and McDonald’s. When I went to the high school here in town from 1984-1986 it was the same then as it is now with the kids jaywalking across the highway so they can go to McDonald’s. Well, I have a simple solution to this problem. The high school has a cafeteria in which they try to sell and pro-

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Police don’t know how to deal with mentally ill I am very concerned about recent developments in mental health. In their meeting in Winnipeg the President of the Association of Police Chiefs Jim Chu said that police should not be the front line on mental health issues. He said that the number of people apprehended under the Mental Health Act in Vancouver had more than quadrupled since 2002 to more than 2,600 people this year. This should be of concern to everyone. The Canadian Mental Health Association has been using the statistic that one in five people will be diagnosed with mental illness during their lifetime. They have been using this statistic for many years, certainly since before 2002. It means that most people, if they do not get the diagnosis themselves will know someone who does. Perhaps a close friend or relation. Someone who will come under the aegis of the B.C. Mental Health Act. A Guide to the B.C. Mental Health Act is published online. In its introduction section 1.2 it states, “The main purpose of the Mental Health Act is to provide authority, criteria and procedures for involuntary admission and treatment. However the Act also contains protections to ensure that these provisions are applied in an appropriate and lawful manner.” When bears or cougars are found in an urban area, conservation officers are sent to apprehend them; they approach cautiously, and use tranquilizer darts to knock them out and remove them. I assume there are regulations in place to govern the dosage of tranquilizer. I do not think the same procedures are carried out by police officers sent to apprehend mentally ill people who are in distress. They are governed by the Mental Health Act. On page 133 of the guide police officers are covered by Section 16 of the Men-

tal Health Act subsection (f.1.) Section 16 reads, “A person is not liable in damages as a result of doing any of the following in good faith and with reasonable care:” The terms “in good faith” and “with reasonable care” are both indefinite and open to interpretation, especially by a good defence lawyer. Police forces might be more diligent in approaching people who are mentally distressed with less forceful techniques if they knew they could be sued. Incidents such as the Majencia Comaso shooting in Saanich in 2004, the Paul Boyd shooting in Vancouver in 2007 or the Dziekanski tasering at Vancouver Airport may have had a different outcome if the police had not gone in precipitately with guns (or tasers) loaded. After the Majencia Comaso shooting the Saanich Police have started special training for all their officers so that they can better deal with mentally ill people in distress. In Vancouver, after the Paul Boyd shooting, Const. Lee Chipperfield is working in forensic identification. There is still an ongoing investigation, six years later. Police Chief Chu is increasing the stigma surrounding the mentally ill with horror stories. Studies have shown that mentally ill people are no more violent than the general public and are, in fact, more liable to be victims of violence. He is asking the mental health system to return to the 19th Century when lunatic asylums were first instituted. To reopen Riverview would be a multimillion dollar project for a mental health system that is already cash strapped. Chief Chu could follow the Saanich police and set up a training program where his officers are trained to apprehend mentally ill people in a more humane manner. Humane in a way that dog catchers and conservation officers apprehend animals. Gerald McVeigh Duncan

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Cowichan Valley Citizen | Friday, October 4, 2013

Treaty process has ‘hit a wall in many substantive areas’ LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

First Nations representatives Jack Smith and Aaron Hamilton gave Lake Cowichan town councillors an update Sept. 24 on the progress of treaty negotiations involving the Lake Cowichan First Nation. Mayor Ross Forrest welcomed them by saying he and his council join in the spirit of reconciliation shown at the massive walk in Vancouver Sept. 22, held to remember those First Nations people who suffered at residential schools. Hamilton said the Lake Cowichan band leadership was hoping that they could meet with council once a year to talk about local issues and how the negotiations with B.C. and Canada were going. “We’d like to sit down and have coffee and talk. We want to keep that communication open,” he said.

Smith gave a wide-ranging backgrounder to the Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group’s ongoing negotiations, explaining that the land covered by the group was “very extensive”. Even in Lake Cowichan, the traditional territory is considered to be the entire watershed that flows into Cowichan Lake plus land down the Cowichan River as far as Skutz Falls. Negotiations grind along slowly but there have been efforts to try to speed things up. “The treaty process overall has been out there for 20 years,” he said, explaining that there are 60 First Nations in B.C. in talks right now with the province, out of a hundred that would be eligible. There are six stages in the negotiation process and Lake Cowichan, part of the Hul’qumi’num group, is in stage four: agreement in principal “and has been for years,” he said. “A lot of research

has been done but we’ve hit a wall in many substantive areas.” These range from citizenship to water. “There’s a lot of work that continues but it’s gone on for so long that we want to go back and review some of the original language.” Smith pointed out that delays can be caused by changes in government as this can alter the emphasis of the talks. Even a change in who is sitting at the negotiating table can mean a slow down as someone gets up to speed. Fisheries and land ownership are knotting issues that slip on and off the table from time to time. Comanagement is also under discussion, he said. But, there are also new initiatives coming forward to help bands benefit now while the process continues. Coun. Tim McGonigle thanked the pair for the wide-ranging information, saying he wished it could be heard by a larger audience.

First Nations representative Jack Smith speaks to Lake Cowichan council about how treaty negotiations are progressing and the challenges they face. [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]

Council shifts funds from traffic circle to flood protection SARAH SIMPSON CITIZEN

Moving more than a half-million dollars away from a roundabout project that won’t be completed this year will ensure beefed up flood protection in North Cowichan’s lowlands. Municipal council voted in favour, Wednesday, to move $540,000 away from the Chemainus Road/River Road roundabout project and dedicate it to the York Road flood pump station project instead. “Its really just exchanging two projects — one that we can go ahead on this year using the money already allocated in the public works budget, with one we can’t,” North Cowichan Mayor Jon Lefebure explained. “The roundabout that we had hoped to go ahead on is still awaiting that final discussion and final signature so we couldn’t do that this year,” he added. While the pump station project can be completed relatively quickly, more money was required to make it happen. “It makes sense to exchange those two items,” Lefebure said.

The switch means a complete job and increased flood safety for residents. During a major storm event all the ground water in the area moves towards Somenos Marsh but the dikes prevent it from filtering through to the marshlands. Instead, it threatens people’s homes and businesses. “The pumps are there to take the storm water from the dry side of the dike to the wet,” Lefebure explained. The complete pump station work is estimated to cost $1.12 million but a lack of funds meant crews had been looking at a scaled back version to match the $720,000 available. “The stripped down version previously proposed would provide one pump with no backup pump in case of mechanical failure nor would it provide a standby diesel generator in case of a power interruption,” the municipality’s director of Engineering and Operations, John McKay, explained. Never fear roundabout lovers, council opted to make room for the Chemainus Road/River Road traffic circle project in the 2014 Roads Capital Project budget.

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Friday, October 4, 2013 | Cowichan Valley Citizen

Home Expo numbers grow in 2013 LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

Vendors expressed delight Saturday, Sept. 28 as a big crowd of Cowichan Valley residents braved wind and rain to drive out to the Cowichan Exhibition’s Mellor Hall for the annual fall Home Expo. Over and over they commented that there were more people out than they’d ever seen at the event and most seemed to be busily engaged with a steady stream of prospective clients. From a display of downsized camping trailers to exercise equipment to new and

exciting ways to upgrade the appearance and livability of your home, there was lots for everyone to see. This year there were a few changes to the three-day event; Friday’s opening time was a little earlier and vendors and clients alike seemed to like the change.

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Valley schools need votes in Playground grant battle LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

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At least two Valley schools are using Facebook campaigns to gather supporters to help them gain funding for equipment through the Aviva Insurance Community Fund playground grant online voting program. Palsson Elementary School in Lake Cowichan is looking for up to $50,000 and École Mt. Prevost is hoping to get as much as it can for new equipment following its move from the historic Duncan Elementary building to its new site in North Cowichan. Mike Blume created the Palsson account, saying, “Palsson Elementary School playground is in bad need of improvements. There are over 170 students at this school ranging from K- Grade 4. Unfortunately, there is only one freestanding play structure and it is the wrong size. It should fit five to nine year olds but is sized more for daycare children. It only has six swings which are also too small for the older children.” The only playing field left after the placement of two portables “floods for the majority of the school year so the children really have no space to play and no suitable equipment to play on,” he said. “Palsson has no covered play area despite being located in a community that gets

École Mt. Prevost, the new home of Duncan Elementary School, used to be a middle school so it really needs additional playground equipment now for its students and the PAC is on the fundraising trail. [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]

more than 300 mm of rain each year,” the application says. Hopefully, grant money can be secured for leveling and reseeding of the lower playing field as well as dealing with these other problems, he said. Meanwhile, at Mt. Prevost, Parent Advisory Council President Adam Clutchey is urging his community to vote for his school’s application to Aviva. “We changed locations this year and don’t have as much playground space as we need for the www.capricecinemas.com number of kids at our school. 404 Duncan Street, Duncan So we have applied for an Aviva 24 HR Showline 250-748-0678 playground grant which is giving NOW PLAYING away playground grants of $1 milNO PASSES lion in an online voting contest.” PG GRAVITY Clutchey was on Facebook early Nightly: 7:10 & 9:10 pm this week, getting out the vote. Matinee: Sat & Sun 1:10 pm “Come on everyone get everyone you know voting for us now, right CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE G this instant...let’s get a goal today of being at least top 10 if not more. OF MEATBALLS 2 We need this. Drop everything and Nightly: 7:00 & 9:00 pm vote now and then again tomorMatinee: Sat & Sun 1:00 pm row and the next day and the ADMISSION PRICES Adults $9.75 - Juniors $8.50 - Child & Seniors $6.50 next,” he said. TUESDAY AND MATINEES... ALL SEATS $6.50

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Ducks Unlimited dedicating project to Bateman SARAH SIMPSON CITIZEN

Ducks Unlimited Canada is honouring a local artist for his longtime support of nature. Saltspring Island’s Robert Bateman — yes, the internationally renowned wildlife painter — has been a proud supporter of DUC for years and to show their thanks, the group is dedicating their Ford Lake conservation project to him. “Robert has been an amazing supporter of DUC for so many years, and in honour of his work and support, we are honoured to dedicate this project to him,” says Les Bogdan, director of regional operations for DUC. Ford Lake is home to several different species, including some at risk such as the barn swallow, double-crested cormorant, olivesided flycatcher, peregrine falcon, and red-legged frog. It’s also home to Bateman and his wife Birgit, who have owned property on the small farmlandsurrounded lake since the 1980s. They moved in full time in 2005. “Beyond the fact that Ford Lake

“Robert has been an amazing supporter...” LES BOGDAN, DUC director of regional operations

is our home, it is a special place of precious aspects which are of great value,” said Bateman. “These include forests, wetlands and meadows. Of course this rich variety of habitat is the home of much wildlife. DUC’s work is of great value. The habitat their work has protected is home to wildlife, large and small.” As part of the Ford Lake project, DUC has worked with the Pacific Estuary Conservation Program to acquire land around the lake in the name of conservation. That project now bears Bateman’s name. During a recent dedication event, a cairn was unveiled making it official. A registered charity, DUC partners with government, industry, non-profit organizations and landowners to conserve wetlands that are critical to the environment. Learn more at ducks.ca

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World Youth dance into Intercultural Society The Cowichan Intercultural Society is hosting a dance night Friday, Oct. 4 at St. John’s Church hall in Duncan where folks are invited to meet members of the Canada World Youth delegation currently living and working in the Cowichan Valley. Dance to music from Zimbabwe from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., or you can bring music you’d like to share

and the DJ will fit your favourites into the lineup. There will be snacks and light refreshments, including coffee and tea. There will also be a kids corner for the young set to “unwind and create some beautiful art,” according to organizers. For more information, contact the CIS office at 250-748-3112 or email francoise@cis-iwc.org Andrea Rondeau, Citizen

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s noted Wednespike in 1928, either! day, logging is So back to our back big-time lengthy, detailed study after several lean of the Valley logging years. Which prompts scene as it was 85 this serial look at the years ago as published logging industry as it in the Cowichan Leadwas in 1928. That was er. I have kept editing a good year for most to a minimum and CHRONICLES producers although in the present tense. T.W. Paterson several instances of Note the large promarket reluctance are duction figures — of cited. first-growth timber, remember Too, 1928 was shortly after the — that likely make modern-day CNR and CPR (E&N) Railway loggers green with envy. The dollines were completed to Lake lar values would be considerably Cowichan (the CNR was still greater today also... under construction as far as The Hemmingsen Logging Youbou), both built to haul the Co. Ltd., of which Mr. Matt. Lake’s renowned “green gold” Hemmingsen is president; Mr. which many yet believed would Edward Hemmingsen, manager; last forever. and Mr. L.A. Grogan, Victoria, We know that’s not so, of secretary, is logging for the Elco course. But, then, they couldn’t Logging Co. at Camp 4, Wardsee the world-wide Great Depres- roper Creek. They are operating sion that would last for most of one side, employing 50 men, and the Dirty ’30s coming down the have a monthly output of about

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two million feet. During 1927 they put 15 million feet in the lake. They have about a month’s logging at their present site and subsequently are under contract to take out the timber in the neck of Block 75 for McDonald Murphy. The Canadian Puget Sound Lumber and Timber Co. Ltd., Victoria, are one of the largest Island concerns with connections in this district. Formerly their subsidiary, the Island Logging Co., operated at Charter, but now two camps are being run, one at the head of Cowichan Lake, which recently started work, and the other at Jordan River. At present each camp has one side but within a few weeks the company will have two sides in operation at each place, making four in all. The equipment from Charter was moved to the Lake Cowichan camp where, at the present time, the logs are being dumped into the lake. However, as soon as the CNR extension is completed to the head of the lake, the output will be loaded direct onto CNR cars and shipped by this route to salt water at Cowichan Bay. The company had a month closedown during the past year. At Jordan River an entirely new set of camps has been built and new equipment throughout is being put in. In the past 12 months new equipment purchased comprises a 90-ton Shay locomotive, [a] 13 x 14 Washington unit, 12 x 14 Washington yarder, two 9 x 10 ½ Washington duplex loaders, 30 logging cars, 1 moving car and 2 gas shovels. In logging, 160 men are employed and the monthly output is about six million feet. The 1927 output was 49 million. Mr. W.D. Connor is president; Mr. John D. Kissinger, resident manager; Mr. Frank Sager, woods superintendent, and Mr. E.J. Harwood, purchasing agent. The sawmill company has the same president and manager with Mr. Dave Hurdle as mill See Caterpillar • page 15

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ST. JOHN’S FAIR PACKS THEM IN It takes a determined shopper to wade into the huge crowd at St. John’s Church Harvest Festival Saturday, Sept. 21, but there are so many bargains that everyone is willing to make the effort. For video and more photos scan this page with the Layar app on your smart phone or go to www.cowichanvalleycitizen. com [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]

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‘Caterpillar tractor logging has gained some favour...’ From page 14

making an output of about a million shingles per month. Selling is being done through Victoria, where the product is dry-kilned. The mill finds the market quiet at present. The Fairservice Glerin Timber Co. Ltd., located on the CNR at Lake Cowichan, are turning out about three million feet of logs a month. August and from December 15th to January 15th, were their only shut-downs during the last 12 months and their 1927 output totalled 35 million feet. Two high lead sides are operated and [100] men are employed. The latest equipment addition is a three-quarter Northwest gasoline shovel. Mr. Alston Fairservice [for whom Fairservice Creek is named—Ed.] is president of the company; Mr. E.F. Glerin, general manager; Mr. J.M. Joyse, superintendent; and Mr. Roy Lehman, foreman. (To be continued) www.twpaterson.com

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superintendent and Mr. F.W. Hawes, sales manager. Early in 1927, a 12-inch Sumner re-saw and a re-edger and automatic trimmer were installed. The entire re-manufacturing department was also rebuilt. Since, the mill has run steadily with an output of about six million feet monthly. The output for the nine months run in 1927 was 45 million feet. One shift is operated, employing 350 men. The company’s manufacturing includes operation of a fourmachine shingle mill. About 60 per cent of the lumber output is shipped by water and the balance by rail. The company reports a good rail demand, exports quiet, and all prices weak. The outlook is not...very bright but improvement is hoped for. Caterpillar tractor logging has gained some favour in small operations each of which employs about 15 men. The Tractor Logging Co. (Cameron and Scott), commenced work about three months ago at the south end of the lake and the Kerrone-Morin Logging Co. Ltd. are operating under contract for McDonald Murphy at Nixon Creek, both companies dumping into the lake. Mr. S. Handra is logging near the foot of the lake, loading direct to the [E&N]. The S. and K. Logging Co. (Messrs. Homer Shaughnessy and John Knybel, formerly with

the Cowichan Lake Logging Co.), recently began tractor logging at the head of the lake for Elco, under contract. Kerrone-Morin, in addition to their own tractor logging, are running the steam logging operations of the Malson Lumber Co. Ltd., at Hill 60, under contract. The firm, of which Mr. Joseph Kerrone is president, Mr. P.S.A. Morin, vice-president, and Mr. C.W. O’Neill, secretary, employs about 30 men. At the head of the lake the output approximates 500,000 feet monthly, and at Hill 60, 400,000. The tractor equipment was all new at the beginning of 1928. It consists of a heavy caterpillar tractor, Fordson donkey, cables and other cable equipment with a total value of $12,000. Near the foot of the lake Mr. W.F. Grosskleg began operating a shingle mill in March. At present one shift is being run but, later, it is expected to run a double shift, when 14 men will be employed,

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See artefacts from Duncan’s lost Chinatown KATHRYN GAGNON SPECIAL TO THE CITIZEN

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Duncan’s Chinatown once occupied the southwest corner of the city, just off of Government Street, and was a vibrant community in the early years of the 20th century.

Hundreds of Chinese workers and merchants lived in and around this enclave. Like Chinatowns established in other major economic centres, it provided cultural insularity and relief from the overt racism that was often experienced by Chinese immigrants. Artefacts from Duncan’s Lost

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Chinatown is a new temporary exhibit at the Cowichan Valley Museum & Archives and will be on view until Nov. 16. The exhibit complements the installation of a Confucius statue donated to the City of Duncan by the family of Chinese pioneer Wah Sing Chow. The unveiling of the statue takes place on Friday, Oct. 4 at 2 p.m. In 2010, the museum was commissioned by the Duncan Business Improvement Association to design a permanent outdoor exhibit featuring images from the museum’s archives. Now, the new exhibit features a fascinating array of artefacts from the museum’s collection as well as a few loaned from the Chinese community. “In addition to displaying the material evidence of Chinatown’s history, I’m delighted that members of the Chinese community have shared stories that illuminate the history of the artefacts. A memoir written by Mr. York Chew offers an invaluable record of what life was like in Duncan’s Chinatown,” noted curator Kathryn Gagnon. Most of the artefacts are from specific sites in the Cowichan Valley, such as those used by Chinese miners who worked at the Mt. Sicker copper mines. There are also items on display that were found during the demolition of the buildings in Chinatown. Many people regretted the controversial decision to raze Duncan’s Chinatown at the end of the 1960s. However, the issue brought to light the need to consider the retention of our built heritage and later influenced policies to address this. Contact curator Kathryn Gagnon at 250-746-6612 or cvmu seum.archives@shaw.ca for more information.

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The Breastfeeding Challenge is back this weekend at the Duncan library Saturday, Oct. 5. From 10 a.m. to noon join other families for a couple hours of breastfeeding and books, two things organizers say are a natural partnership. “What do breastfeeding and books have in common? Both nourish a child’s mind and are important factors in their growth and development,” says the event press release. The annual Breastfeeding Challenge is an international event that aims to highlight the importance of breastfeeding as well as trying to set the record for the most babies breastfeeding at one time. Story time starts at 10:30 a.m. and latch on for the Quintessence Breastfeeding Challenge starts at 11 a.m.

Locals & Lighthouse Brewery Specialty Dinner - Nov. 7 • Locals Seafood Sampler Harbour Boat Cruise - Nov. 8 • Comox Harbour Charters Farm, Winery and Market Tour - Nov. 9 • Island Gourmet Trails Harvest Long Table - Nov. 9 • Best Western PLUS the Westerly Hotel Martine’s and Beaufort Wine Makers Dinner - Nov. 10 • Martine’s Bistro and Beaufort Estate Winery

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Bulldogs beat Bears to stay perfect KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Cowichan’s Anika Kushner (16) pursues the ball in a game against South Delta. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

Shawnigan edges Cowichan in Ferreira KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Despite damp weather, a forced change of location and having one team drop out two days before it started, everything turned out fine in last week’s John Ferreira Memorial field hockey tournament. Shawnigan Lake School defeated host Cowichan Secondary in a shootout in the Premier Division final, after the tournament was moved to Shawnigan when water pooled up on the Sportsplex turf. South Delta edged Frances Kelsey for third. With Vanier Secondary withdrawing, that left Brentwood College and Queen Margaret’s School alone in the Competitive Division, and they used their one game toward league play. “I think the tournament had good competition for everyone, as just about all the games were decided by a goal or two,” said Cowichan coach Jen Budding. “We are thankful to Shawnigan for letting us finish the tournament on their field and special thanks to Alanna Martin for helping with the technical details when we had to move and cancel games to keep the tournament running as smoothly as possible considering the weather.” Shawnigan won its third tournament in a row, but head coach Benjamin Koepp knows his team can still get better. “There is still a lot to do and to improve — above all, consistency in our play,” he said. “We have not succeeded in playing on a consistently high level for a full tournament yet.”

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The undefeated Cowichan Bulldogs made the North Surrey Bears pay for every mistake in last Sunday’s Vancouver Mainland Football League midget battle at McAdam Park. After two interceptions led to points on the board for Cowichan, the game ended on a recovered fumble in a 25-9 win for the Bulldogs. North Surrey scored their first point of the game with a single off the opening kickoff. Cowichan responded with a long drive on their opening possession, but had to punt for a single point. Cory Lewis ended the Bears’ next possession with an interception, and the Bulldogs again marched the ball into the red zone before attempting a field goal that went wide but resulted in another single point. N o r t h S u r r ey t o o k a dva n t a g e of a defensive miscue to score a touchdown in the second quarter, and took an 8-2 lead into halftime. The Bulldogs were ready to respond when they returned to the field. “We came out strong and fired up,” said head coach Opie Williams. North Surrey kept punting the ball away from the Cowichan returners, but Eric [Wheels] Williams was finally able to return the ball to the three-yard line. Drayson Price got the ball to the one, and quarterback Erik Kenner hit pay dirt from behind his offensive line.

Linebacker Kole Lochbaum puts a halt to a North Surrey run. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN] A field goal by Darian Slater got the Bulldogs into the lead, and Price added to it with a 30-yard major. Garion Ferguson scored off an interception, and on the last play of the game, the Bulldogs forced a fumble that Kole Lochbaum recovered to seal up the victory. Nick Thomas led the way on defence with four tackles and two assists, while Lochbaum and Wyatt McWatt each had four tackles and one assist. Mitch Hinton had a strong season debut with three tackles and one assist. Price had 144 yards rushing, Liam Palcu-Johnston had 29, and Kenner had

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Grant pots a pair in Kerry Park loss KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

A two-goal effort from Matt Grant wasn’t enough as the Kerry Park Islanders fell to Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League rivals the Westshore Wolves on Wednesday night. Grant opened the scoring in the first period, then widened the lead to 2-0 in the second period. The Wolves scored twice in a 24-second span to tie the score in the second, then added the winner on a third-period powerplay. Eric Mansueti and recent addition Armand Uomoleale each had two assists for the Islanders. Kyle Peter-

son, recently traded from Kerry Park to Westshore, had a goal and an assist against his old club. Jackson Jane was solid in net with 23 saves on 26 shots. Kerry Park did play a disciplined game, taking just four minor penalties in the contest. Grant is now tied with Alex Milligan and Braedan Cross for the team lead with 10 points. Milligan and Grant have six goals and four assists apiece, while Cross has two goals and a team-high eight helpers. The Isles will visit Saanich this Friday, then return home Saturday to face the Peninsula Panthers at 7:30 p.m. COUPON

27 to go with 3-for-9 passing. “We had a strong game against a top notch team,” said Williams. “We still struggled in the second quarter again but really stepped it up in the fourth.” The 5-0 Bulldogs will have another challenge this Sunday when they play host to the 4-1 North Delta Longhorns at 2 p.m. The bantam Nanaimo/Cowichan RedDogs lost 36-6 to the Chilliwack Giants at McAdam Park last Sunday. This weekend, they will visit North Delta for the first part of a home-andhome series with the Longhorns.

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George Bantin brings the ball out of a scrum during the Piggies’ victory. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

Quick adaptation to weather gives Piggies win over Nanaimo KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Adapting to the terrible weather conditions, the Cowichan Piggies put together a 29-5 win over the Nanaimo Hornets in last Saturday’s First Division rugby match. “We had gale-force winds, driving-sideways rain, and despite that, we still managed to score five tries,” Cowichan head coach Gord McGeachy remarked. Playing against the wind in the first half, Cowichan finally got on the scoreboard late with a try by Rob McDonnell. In the second half, with the wind behind them, the Piggies took control of the game. “Our forward pack had a fantastic game,”

said McGeachy. “They had Nanaimo on the back foot, and we just wore their defence down.” McDonnell added two more tries in the second half. Jenner Teufel came on as a sub and scored, as did Owen Wood, and Cam Hall kicked two conversions. “It was a really good game; very pleasing,” said McGeachy. “Execution was going to be difficult on the day. We were successful when we took chances.” Earlier that day, Cowichan’s Third Division side beat Nanaimo 33-5. This weekend, the Firsts will head to Comox on Saturday, while the Thirds will play at Velox on Sunday.

Lacking in numbers, Cowichan rugby women fall to Nanaimo Cowichan expected an evenly matched women’s rugby game against Nanaimo at Piggy Park last Saturday, but Nanaimo escaped with a 27-10 victory. “Short on the scoreboard as well as on the pitch, commitments and injuries had us starting with only 14 players, which didn’t help the scrums at all,” said Cowichan captain Sherry Spence.

“We got pushed around quite a bit by a stronger bigger pack.” Ashley Smith and Nenagh McCulloch scored tries for Cowichan, while Spence and scrum-half Tanja Ness were named players of the game. After a bye this weekend and a break for Thanksgiving, the Cowichan women will be back in action on Oct. 19 in Nanaimo.

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Shawnigan repeats as ISA champs KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Near-perfect defence and strong team play allowed Shawnigan Lake School to repeat as the Independent Schools Association champions late last month. Shawnigan swept its way through the round robin, blanking Glenlyon Norfolk 2-0, Southridge 6-0 and York House 3-0 to reach the final against Crofton House. “[Shawnigan] found their groove early on and did an excellent job of moving the ball

Stellers down Renegades The Cowichan Stellers had a stellar outing last weekend as they beat the Renegades 6-0 in Div. 3 of the Vancouver Island Ladies Field Hockey Association. Olivia Burton and Emma Dame each

around the field to control the game,” said head coach Benjamin Koepp. Dynamic attacks driven by Kira Wimbert helped Tanis Potter and Arielle Fraser score for Shawnigan in the first half. “If there was anything to criticize, it was that we did not score more often on our many occasions,” said Koepp. Crofton House scored in the second half, but captain Casey Crowley and the rest of the Shawnigan defence held strong for the remainder of the game to secure the title.

scored twice, while Sue Whitney and Melanie Brancato had singles. Also in Div. 3, the Lynx beat the Cowichan Kestrels 1-0. In Div. 2, the Sailors topped the Cowichan Cardinals 5-0, and the Blue Jays beat the Cowichan Swifts 2-1. Kara Joyce scored for the Swifts.

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NOTICE OF INTENT TO AMEND ZONING BYLAW ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW No. 3728 Applicable to Electoral Area E – Cowichan Station/Sahtlam/Glenora As per Section 890(4) of the Local Government Act, the Cowichan Valley Regional District Board of Directors has reviewed the above noted bylaw and found it to be consistent with the policies of the Electoral Area E – Cowichan Station/Sahtlam/Glenora Of¿cial Community Plan No. 1490, therefore, the Public Hearing has been waived and the Board has directed that this Public Notice occur in its place. Bylaw No. 3728 received ¿rst and second reading at the July 31, 2013 CVRD Board meeting. NOTICE is hereby given that the CVRD Board of Directors will consider reading a third time and adopting the above noted Amendment Bylaw at the regular Board meeting of October 9, 2013. Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3728 proposes to amend Electoral Area E – Cowichan Station/Sahtlam/Glenora Zoning Bylaw No. 1840 by deleting the list of permitted uses presently in the Heavy Industrial (I-2) Zone (summarized as follows): (1) auction grounds; (2) automotive repair, sales, body repair, painting, wrecking, storage, salvage; (3) café, restaurant, take out service, catering; (4) clothing and garment manufacturing, laundry, dry cleaning, repair and storage; (5) contractor’s workshop, yard and storage; (6) electric and electronic equipment manufacturing; (7) equipment repair, sales, storage and rental; (8) feed, seed and agricultural supplies, sales and storage; (9) food and candy products manufacturing, storage, processing, packaging, frozen food locker, cold storage plant, but excluding ¿sh cannery and abattoir; (10) industrial processing, manufacturing, repair, storage and packaging; (11) kennels for the keeping, boarding, raising, training and/or breeding of cats and dogs and animal hospital; (12) laboratory; (13) lumber and storage yards, sale of wholesale and retail building supplies; (14) modular or prefabricated home structure and truss manufacturing and sale; (15) parking garage, recreational vehicle storage and sale; (16) processing and sale of gardening and landscaping supplies and materials; (17) publishing; (18) retail and wholesale sale of petroleum products and accessory storage of petroleum products not exceeding 455,000 litres; (19) secondary processing and manufacturing of wood products, including the making of cabinets, furniture, plywood, lath and particle board and similar products; but excluding sawmills, pulp and paper mills and log storage and sorting; (20) recycling, sorting and storage of substances or materials, including in-vessel composting; (21) warehouse, including mini-warehouse, freight handling and storage; (22) welding shop; (23) retail sales accessory to a principal use permitted in Section (1) to (22); (24) dry land log sorting; (25) forest products processing, milling, and storage, excluding pulp and paper mill; (26) manufacturing, processing, repair, treatment and storage of products, materials, fabric or compounds; (27) of¿ce accessory to a principal use permitted in Section (1) to (22) and (25) and (26); (28) one single family dwelling per parcel accessory to a principal use permitted in Section (1) to (22) and (25) and (26). and replacing the above list with the following list of permitted uses: (1) Dry land log sorting operation; (2) Sawmilling; (3) Storage and maintenance of forestry machinery and equipment; (4) Uses customarily incidental to forestry operations; (5) Single family residence; (6) Buildings and structures accessory to a permitted use. The purpose of Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3728 is to bring the list of permitted uses into compliance with the Cowichan-Koksilah Of¿cial Community Plan. If Zoning Amendment Bylaw 3728 is adopted, the range of permitted uses on the two parcels that are in the Heavy Industrial 2 (I-2) Zone would be considerably narrowed; however, single family residential use would become permitted as a stand-alone use under the proposed amendment, something that is not permitted in the present I-2 Zone.

KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Cowichan FC has added yet another exprofessional soccer player to its ranks. Forward Blair Sturrock, who has played professionally in England and his native Scotland since he was 16 — half his life — has signed on with the Vancouver Island Soccer League team for the winter, joining fellow ex-pro and Victoria Highlander Tyler Hughes to give the team a powerful one-two punch. “I don’t think anybody else in the league has that,” said Cowichan head coach Glen Martin. Sturrock came to the Island to play with the Victoria Highlanders, where he got to know Cowichan players Hughes, Joel Wilson and Matt Arnett. Given the chance to play most of his home games on a grass pitch, Sturrock signed with Cowichan last week. “I wanted to keep on top of my game while I’m playing and coaching in the area,” he said. Sturrock made 52 appearances for Southend United, a Football League Two team managed by his father, Paul, between 2010 and 2012. Since then, he has also played for Bishop’s Stortford and Basildon United before joining the Highlanders as a player-coach. “I’m getting old,” Sturrock laughed. “I came out here to start my life in a different place.”

Blair Sturrock tries on the Cowichan kit in a practice scrimmage. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN] With a bye for FC last weekend, Sturrock has yet to make his Cowichan debut, but Martin is already impressed with his fitness, and hopes he can bring some intangibles to the club like Hughes has. “Tyler made the other players better, and I think Blair will do the same,” he said.

Dreaver leads U16 Lightning, Banuelos stars for U14 team KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Kaine Dreaver provided nearly all the offence for the U16 Tier 2 Mid Island Lightning last Saturday in a pair of losses to Pacific Rim in Vancouver Island Field Lacrosse action at Cedar Hill. Dreaver scored twice in the first game between the teams, but Pacific Rim still won 17-3. In the second matchup, Dreaver did all of the Lightning’s scoring, but Pacific Rim again prevailed 15-1.

It was a similar story for the U14 Tier 2 Lightning, with one player doing all the scoring. Mid Island lost 8-3 to Vic Field 2, with all their goals coming from the stick of Frederico Banuelos. An exchange student from Mexico, Banuelos is a soccer player trying lacrosse for the first time. The U14 Lightning also got a strong performance from goalie Nathan Clark in his first time between the pipes. The second game between the teams was postponed due to rain.

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The subject properties or portions thereof that are in the Heavy Industrial 2 Zone are identi¿ed on the maps below:

Legal descriptions and street addresses of the affected parcels: 1. That part of Section 8, Range 2, QuamichanDistrict, lying to the east of the right of way of the Canadian Northern Paci¿c Railway Company, except Parcel A (DD 38366I and DD 56015I) and Parcel C (DD 89280I) thereof, and except parts in Plans 4701, 6992, 7049, 7867, 8335 and 25654 (4885 Waters Road) 2. Parcel A (DD 42118I) of Section 10, Range 1, Quamichan District, except part in Plans 20284 and VIP63884 (4005 Rowe Road) A copy of the Amendment Bylaw and relevant support material may be inspected at the Regional District Planning and Development Department of¿ce, 175 Ingram Street, Duncan, B.C., from Friday, September 27, 2013, to Wednesday, October 9, 2013, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. A copy of the bylaw and supporting material may also be viewed on the CVRD website at the following address: http://www.cvrd.bc.ca/index.aspx?NID=1282

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You never know what will come in on the wing for a prayer at the special blessing the animals service held every autumn at St. Peter’s Anglican Church. This year, Rev. Deborah Rivet faced a packed house as the congregation gathered for this event Sunday, Sept. 29. There were lots of themed songs like All God’s Critters Got a Place in the Choir, talks, prayers and readings all related to the subject of animals and then the blessings themselves. Children even waved special banners during one song. The aisles were thronged with excited pets as their owners took them to four stations to be blessed. Once that was completed, Rivet went back to a special table where people had placed pictures of pets who had died. Some of the owners shared memories of their former companions with the understanding crowd. One dog owner in particular, Lynn James, received a lot of sympathy as it quickly became known that her little dog, Kira, who had served the community as a therapy dog but who had become very ill, was enjoying her last day out before her final trip to the vet. James had two dogs with her but pointed out the other was “a bit too rambunctious” for therapy work. “Kira’s quiet disposition and desire to please made her an ideal therapy dog with the St. John’s Ambulance program,” she said.

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IN LOVING MEMORY OF CARL JOHN OHMAN OCTOBER 12, 1949 â&#x2C6;&#x2019; OCTOBER 7, 2006 To My Love Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s you who filled my life with joy, Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s you who helped to make my dream come true. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s you who holds the secret to my happiness... and when I think about the one Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll always love. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s You! Your loving wife, Jeannine

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PROCTOR, HAROLD JUNE 08, 1926 â&#x2C6;&#x2019; SEPTEMBER 03, 2013 The family of Harold Proctor invites you to a gathering in his memory on Saturday, October 5, 2 pm â&#x2C6;&#x2019; 4 pm Maple Bay Rowing Club, Beaumont Ave., Maple Bay Please bring your stories.

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MANN, Leslie Philip Feb 12, 1959 - Sept 28, 2013 It is with the greatest sorrow that we announce the sudden passing of our loving husband, and father, Les Mann. Les recently celebrated his 25th wedding anniversary with his wife, Lana, and leaves behind two wonderful children, Miranda and Colton. Les was born in Duncan, BC the youngest of six, Chris (Wendy); Brian (Vicki); Bill (Bonnie); Judy (Terry Bayes); and Richard (Nancy). He is survived by his father, Quinby, and predeceased by his mother, Ruth, and has many, many nieces, nephews and grand nieces & nephews. Les grew up in the valley heavily involved in sports both playing and coaching, and was a huge influence in the lives of many. He was very involved in the lives of his children and could be seen cheering them on the sidelines, or running a sound board for his sonsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; band. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We love you and miss you so much. You were the best father and husband anyone could ever ask for; you were our rock, and you will never be forgotten. Lana, Miranda & Coltonâ&#x20AC;? A Celebration of Life will be held at Mellor Hall, Cowichan Exhibition Grounds, 7380 TCH, Duncan BC Friday, Oct 11 at 2:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Les Mann Memorial Fund at the CIBC Duncan for the benefit of Cowichan Junior Field Hockey. Online condolences may be offered at www.hwwallacecbc.com

Bill was born in Montreal and moved to Winnipeg at a young age. He was the only son in a family of 5 sisters. He will be loving remembered by his wife of 65 years Isabel, his daughter Catherine, son Jim and wife Allison, granddaughter Jolene and husband Marshall and great granddaughters Kendell, Sydney and Jordan. He attended Gordon Bell High School and then joined the Navy for WW2 as a Communicator and took part in the D Day Invasion at Gold Beach. He had varied careers with CN Rail, Duncan and District Credit Union, Pat Bay Cadet facility and Inland Security but the true joy of his life was his involvement in all of his extracurricular activities Royal Canadian Sea Cadets, Navy League of Canada, the Legion, the Masonic Lodge and all its concordant bodies, the Shrine, the United Church AOTS and the Royal Naval Association. Bill embraced all of these organizations with commitment, enthusiasm, pride and a desire to serve. He made everyone feel welcome and important in his life and was always interested in hearing the stories and remembering the details. Everyone who was lucky enough to cross his path was enriched by his friendship. A Funeral Service and Celebration of Life will take place on Friday, October 11, 2013 at Duncan United Church, 246 Ingram Street at 2:00 PM. In lieu of flowers please donate to the Shriners Hospitals for Children. Online condolences may be made at www.hwwallacecbc.com

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Born May 3rd, 1943 died peacefully surrounded by her family on September 29, 2013. She leaves behind her beloved husband Wesley of 53 years, daughters Corinna Hein and Barbara Sieben(Barry) and grandsons Justin, Dallas, Graeme and Matthew and many neices and nephews. She was predeceased by her Parents Sven and Sarah Paulson, brothers George and Richard, sisters Isabelle, Doreen and Shirley and granddaughter Emma. The Family would like to thank Dr. Wong for his kindness and compassion during Momâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s illness. A Celebration of life will be held at a later date. Flowers graciously declined.

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CITIZEN CARRIERS SALTAIR DC519253 â&#x2C6;&#x2019; 42 Papers Gardner Rd. â&#x2C6;&#x2019; South Oyster School Rd. area. DUNCAN DC519153 â&#x2C6;&#x2019; 53 Papers Belcarra Rd. â&#x2C6;&#x2019; Haida Rd. Call Audette: 250â&#x2C6;&#x2019;715â&#x2C6;&#x2019;7783

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TRADES HELP AUTOMATED TANK Manufacturing Inc. is looking for experienced welders. Competitive wages, profit sharing bonus plus manufacturing bonus incentive. Full insurance package 100% paid by company. Good working environment. Keep your feet on the ground in a safe welding environment through in hole manufacturing process. No scaffolding or elevated work platform. Call Cindy for an appointment or send resume to: cindy@autotanks.ca. 780-846-2231 (Office); 780-846-2241 (Fax).

TRUCKING & TRANSPORT DRIVERS WANTED AZ, DZ, 5, 3 or 1 with airbrakes: Guaranteed 40 hour work week + overtime, paid travel, lodging, meal allowance, 4 weeks vacation/excellent benefits package. Must be able to have extended stays away from home for 3 months at a time. Experience Needed: Valid AZ, DZ, 5, 3, or 1 with airbrakes, commercial driving experience. Apply online at www.sperryrail.com under careers. FastTRACK Application.

GROWING OKANAGAN KIA dealership looking for technicians and apprentices to fill full time positions. Offering a competitive salary, commensurate with experience. Please email resumes toâ&#x20AC; ron@kelownakia.com. JOURNEYMAN Automotive Service Technician(s) in Hanna Alberta. Hanna Chrysler Ltd. offers competitive wages from $30/hour, negotiable depending on experience. Bright, modern shop. Full-time permanent with benefits. Friendly town just 2 hours from major urban centres. More info at: hannachrylser.ca. Fax 403854-2845; Email: chrysler@telusplanet.net. DUNCAN TAXI Ltd. hiring part time graveyard dispatcher. Must have exceptional communication skills and excellent knowledge of Duncan and surrounding areas. Fax resume to 250-7464987. No phone calls or walk ins please.

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APPLIANCES APT SIZE CHEST freezer $125. 12 cu.ft freeze $150. White 15 cu.ft fridge $175. White 30â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; range $150. White 30â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; smooth top range $150. Almond 30â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; range $100. Kenmore washer/dryer $350. GE washer $150. GE dryer $150. Inglis dryer $100. GE built-in dishwasher $125. & more! 6-mth warranty on all appliances. Greg: 250246-9859.

BUILDING SUPPLIES STEEL BUILDINGS/METAL BUILDINGS 60% OFF! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100, sell for balance owed! 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

FIREWOOD AAA Quality dry firewood guaranteed. Call 250-7460105 or 250- 732-6163 Firewood Kiln Dried Bricks, No binders or chemicals, Burns hot & clean 90 boxes = 720 bricks for only $200. Pick up at 5120 Polkey Road Near Windsor Plywood. Local Deliveries available. 250-748-5595

FOR SALE - MISC HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best Price, Best Quality. All Shapes & Colors Available. Call 1-866-652-6837, www. thecoverguy.com/newspaper

PETS PUPPY PATCH. Vacations or just for the day. Loving in my home care for your small best friend. Judy 250â&#x2C6;&#x2019;748â&#x2C6;&#x2019;8323.

EDUCATION

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

GARAGE SALES CAIRNSMORE CRAFT FAIR & SHOPPING SHOW AT 321 CAIRNSMORE ST. DUNCAN Oct. 06 10:00 AMâ&#x2C6;&#x2019;3:00 PM. Support your local crafters and independent consultants!!

Parentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Unite Garage Sale Huge event with 66 tables of childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s toys, clothing & family goods. Saturday, Oct 5 9:00 am â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12 noon Island Savings Centre Multi-Purpose Hall Tables still available: $20 For more info call: 250-748-7529

There will be creative vendors and some amazing products! Come out and enjoy a relaxed, fun afternoon of shopping and socializing!!

Swap Meet At Cedar Community Hall Every Sunday 8am-1:30pm 2388 Cedar Rd Household items, books, tools, plants, baking & more! For table info call (250)245-3460.

Still accepting vendors, contact Jennifer 250â&#x2C6;&#x2019;858â&#x2C6;&#x2019;5336

Duncan

Downsizing Sale Sat Oct 5th, 9-3 3280 Renita Ridge Rd

Lots of Freebees! Rain or Shine! DUNCAN GARAGE SALE Saturday, October 5 * 9 am â&#x2C6;&#x2019; 2 pm 940 Marchmont Rd. No Early Birds

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

INDOOR ESTATE/GARAGE SALE Saturday, October 5 * 8 am Sunday, October 6 * 8 am â&#x2C6;&#x2019; 12 noon firm 207 North Shore Rd., Lake Cowichan Collectibles, Household, Linens, Furniture, Some Tools, Japanese Mementoes and Items. No Early Birds.

7150 INDIAN ROAD, LAKE COWICHAN Household items, Christmas decorations, golf bags/clubs, books, movies and more. Saturday, Oct. 05, 8:00 AMâ&#x2C6;&#x2019;1:00 PM. Rain or Shine

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LEGAL SERVICES CRIMINAL RECORD? Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let it block employment, travel, education, professional, certification, adoption, property rental opportunities. For peace of mind & a free consultation call 1-800-347-2540.

TELEPHONE SERVICES DISCONNECTED PHONE? National Teleconnect Home Phone Service. No One Refused! Low Monthly Rate! Calling Features and Unlimited Long Distance Available. Call National Teleconnect Today! 1-866-443-4408. www.nationalteleconnect.com

HOME SERVICES CLEANING Kaeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cleaning - House cleaning + yardwork avail. $25.00/hr, min 2 hrs. Call Angie 250-510-5498

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PAVING/SEAL COATING ALLEN ASPHALT concrete, brick, drains, foundations, walls, membranes 250-751-0310 OR 778-269-1113

RENOS & HOME IMPROVEMENT GARIVA PAINTING & FINISHING Repaint, Finishing Carpentry, Drywall Finishing, Tile Work, Laminate & Hardwood install. Ref. avail. 250â&#x2C6;&#x2019;324â&#x2C6;&#x2019;4011.

RUBBISH REMOVAL A YARD OR TWO DELIVERY SERVICE All Gravels, Mulch, Garden Soils. JUNK & RUBBISH REMOVAL 250-246-0333 ayardortwo.com

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MAPLE GROVE APARTMENT $100 OFF 1st Monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Rent 3271 Cowichan Lake Rd 2 and 3 bdrm units. Heat and hot water included. Family orientated. Clean and quiet. Renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d units. Indoor pet welcome. On site laundry facilities. To view 250-710-7515 or 250-748-3412 www.meicorproperty.com OCEAN VIEW COWICHAN BAY. New 2Bdrm/den, 2 Baths. 2 patios, S/S appli. $1350/mo. Avail. Oct. 15. Rent to own option. 250â&#x2C6;&#x2019;701â&#x2C6;&#x2019;0521.

Royal Alexander Apartments 1 & 2 Bdrms, quiet, secure & newly renovated. Over looking lovely garden. Seniors welcome. 2575 Alexander St. Call 250-746-6442 www.royalalexander.ca

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SHAUGHNESSY GARDENS $100 OFF 1st Monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Rent! 3251 Cowichan Lake Rd Clean 1 & 2 bdrm unit. Full size fridge, stove & dishwasher. Carpet & linoleum, window coverings, fireplace. Quite, well maintained building with elevator & sauna. Close to schools & hospital. Pet friendly. To view 250-710-7515 or 250-748-3412. www.meicorproperty.com

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â&#x20AC;&#x201D;â&#x20AC;&#x201D;â&#x20AC;&#x201D;â&#x20AC;&#x201D;â&#x20AC;&#x201D;â&#x20AC;&#x201D;â&#x20AC;&#x201D; $1000 - 2 Bdrm *(possibly more downstairs) 8 North Shore Road, Lake Cowichan â&#x20AC;&#x201C; cottage style home with fenced back yard & indoor garage. All appliances â&#x20AC;&#x201C; no smoking, pet upon approval.

HOUSES FOR RENT

CLEAN 3 BR, 1 bath, Side by Side duplex, includes washer/dryer, large yard & deck, near bus, lake near by. $750 + utils, avail Now, 1250-380-2026 or text /call 1-250-891-2803 DUNCAN DUPLEX 3Bdrm, 5 appliances, close to schools and town. Available now. $975/mo. 250â&#x2C6;&#x2019;746â&#x2C6;&#x2019;7006

TOWNHOUSES FOR RENT LAKE COWICHAN, Newly renovated 1200sqft. townhouse. N/S, 6-appliances, 3Bdrm, 2Bath. Covered carport, close to river & Lake Cowichan. $950/mo. Avail. immediately. 250-4160297/ 403-896-2030/ 403347-2567 (George or Carol)

DUNCAN lrg 3Bdrm, computer rm, laundry rm, mud rm entrance, new kitchen. Carport w/workshop. Sm fenced front yard & more. Pet considered. $1250/mo. incl. lrg screen TV, hydro and util. 250â&#x2C6;&#x2019;701â&#x2C6;&#x2019;7923. DUNCAN Private entr., modern 1Bdrm. Cable/net/util incl. W/D. Hosp. area. Avail immed. $650/mo. quiet person. 250.701.0069 or 250.710.6998

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

â&#x20AC;˘ Chemainus Legion: back by popular demand Jakeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gift, live theatre, tickets $20 call 250-246-4532. â&#x20AC;˘ Join Jean Crowder, Nanaimo-Cowichan MP and guest Megan Leslie, NDP Environment Critic and Deputy Leader, for dinner and discussion on environmental issues Friday, Oct. 4, 5 p.m., Quwâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;utsunâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Centre, Duncan. Tickets in advance only, 250-710-0351. â&#x20AC;˘ Parents Unite Garage Sale Saturday, Oct. 5, Island Savings Centre multi-purpose hall, 9 a.m.-noon. Table available for sellers, $20. Admission free. Play area for kids. Info 250-748-7529. â&#x20AC;˘ Wood Cutting: Session 3, presented by Patrick Cramond, hosted by Cowichan Bay Maritime Centre, Thursday, Oct. 10, 7 p.m., by donation. Last in threepart series covers wood cutting tool materials and sharpening methods as well as review of previous seminars. Info and sign up 250-746-4955, cwbs@classicboats.org â&#x20AC;˘ Harvest Moon Casino Night and Silent Auction, Oct. 19, 7 p.m., tickets $20 (includes entry and play money for Casino). Proceeds to Harvest House Food Bank in Chemainus. Silent auction fundraiser for Chemainus Legion Branch #191. â&#x20AC;˘ Documentary Night at the Duncan library every third Monday. Film for October The Gentle Bear Man of Emo, story of how wild animals taught one broken man to be human again. Monday, Oct. 21, 6 p.m. Free. Stay and talk about film afterwards. â&#x20AC;˘ Valley Seniors Organization 6th Annual Craft Fair, Nov. 2, 9 a.m,-2 p.m., Seniors Activity Centre, 198 Government St., Duncan. Free mini totem tour. Six foot table rental $15. Info: 250-746-4433 or 250-246-4746.

3 Bdrm, ocean view home in Maple Bay. Immediate possession. $1275./mo. 250746-6999.

SHARED ACCOMMODATION MILL BAY Completely furnished room in large quiet home. Off road parking. $375/mo. incl. many extras. 250â&#x2C6;&#x2019;733â&#x2C6;&#x2019;0905.

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FOR ONE PERSON Cowichan Bay near 4â&#x2C6;&#x2019;way. Levelâ&#x2C6;&#x2019;entry bsmt. Bright/spacious. Covered patio/Quiet/private. Ideal for mature lady. N/S, N/P, N/L. $500./mo. util. incl. 748â&#x2C6;&#x2019;7704.

LADYSMITH new bright 1 Br oceanfront, laminate flrs, all appls, d/w, laundry, prkg, NS/NP. $700 incls hydro. Immed. 1-604-984-0836 LK. COW. Cozy 1Bdrm, free laundry, cable, internet, hydro. $550. No parties. Employed and ref. 250â&#x2C6;&#x2019;932â&#x2C6;&#x2019;2530.

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1065 Bourban Rd, Mill Bay (55+) 2234 MacFarlane Cres, Shawnigan Lk 1114 Fitzgerald Rd, Shawnigan Lake 6177 Palahi Place, Duncan 8043 Vye Rd, Crofton 6263 Selkirk Terrace, Duncan

Seniors â&#x20AC;˘ Chemainus 55+ Drop in Centre bridge tournament, Oct. 5, 1 p.m., prizes. Contact: Al Taylor 250-246-4134. â&#x20AC;˘ Chemainus 55+ Drop in Centre programmed music, Oct. 12, 7 p.m., $5, lunch included, enjoy dancing, all welcome. â&#x20AC;˘ Chemainus 55+ Drop in Centre soup and sandwich, Oct. 16, 11:30-1 p.m., $5.

Townhouses & Duplexes Detached Homes

Meetings â&#x20AC;˘ Cowichan Valley Arthritis Support Group monthly meeting Monday, Oct. 7, St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Church Hall, Duncan, 1 p.m. Speaker: Lauren Ostaff, pharmacy graduate from University of Waterloo on medications, treatment options, coping tips.

SHAWNIGAN LAKE. large 2 bdrm, above ground, recent upgrades, $900 incl utils, ns, np, w/d, NOW (250)715-6951

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2003 KIA SEDONA

2006 FORD ESCAPE XLT AWD

2007 MIATA MXS CONVERTIBLE

2007 G5

2007 HYUNDAI TUCSON GL FWD

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54,577 kms #13-275A

92,205 kms #13-320A

26,800 kms #13-291A

15,500

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2011 CRV EX Auto, A/C, P/W, P/L, P/M,PSRF 34,966 kms #13-192A

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13,913

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