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Teams stomp as fast as they can to squeeze the juice out of the grapes in their barrels during the Grape Stomp Saturday, Sept. 7, the annual kick off for the Cowichan Wine and Culinary Festival that continues through this weekend. For video of the zany fun, scan this page with the Layar app on your smart phone or go to www.cowichanvalleycitizen.com [ANDREA RONDEAU/CITIZEN]

Parents in an uproar over new school start times LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

Parents, furious that scheduling for school and busing is wreaking havoc with their lives, are venting their anger through a petition and social media. Not everyone agrees there is a problem, but everyone seems to be willing to talk about it. “No one consulted us about these schedules,” said Krysta Martin, who started a petition on Tuesday. See www.petitionbuzz.com/peti tions/sd79startandfinish for more information or to sign on.

“I complained about it on my daughter’s school’s Facebook page and people started to agree with me that no one was consulted about these school time changes. So, I figured maybe I have enough people to back me up on this,” she said. The new school and bus schedule that sees upper grades on a 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. schedule and elementary school students on an 8:25 a.m. to 2:25 p.m. schedule, when tied to new busing arrangements, has strongly affected her family, she said. “My son has to get on the bus 90

minutes before school starts and I’m only in Glenora, 10 minutes from my son’s school. He now gets home after my six-year-old daughter so he can’t babysit for me anymore. Nor can any teenager watch any younger kids. Teenagers can’t play sports and they can’t get after school jobs because they often don’t get home from school until after 4 p.m. “I just don’t understand what the school district is thinking,” she said. When this is added to the sudden changes in school location and configuration, a challenging

situation is becoming intolerable for many people, according to Martin. “My husband and I have actually discussed moving out of Duncan because of how bad this is. This year has just ruined everything. We all know you need two parents working. This is not conducive to that. I’m livid and while I know there are a lot of other people who feel the same way, I also know there are lots of others who always drove their kids to school anyways. It doesn’t affect them,” she said. “My daughter is only six and has

to ride the bus for an entire hour after school. It goes up Gibbins Road and stuff. They send them on this milk run all around Duncan. And the other crazy thing is that now we are paying for the bus, paying for this service that doesn’t do us any favours,” she said. Naomi Nilsson, president of the Cowichan Valley Teachers’ Federation, said she hasn’t heard much from teachers yet about this year’s situation But, problems with busing are not new, she said. See Bus schedule • page 9

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Cowichan Valley Citizen | Friday, September 13, 2013

No money for truck wash: CVRD SARAH SIMPSON CITIZEN

The Cowichan Valley Regional District will not be spending Youbou’s nature and habitat money on a commercial truck wash after all. On Wednesday night, after significant pushback from the community, Youbou/ Meade Creek Dir. Pat Weaver urged her fellow directors to abandon the plan she had pitched just a few months back. Weaver said when she was elected almost two years ago there was a pressing issue in her community needing to be addressed. For upwards of eight

years, Youbou residents have been choking on the dust and dirt kicked up by commercial logging trucks as they leave the forest and travel out of town along Youbou Road. They wanted something done. “Even though it is not the CVRD’s jurisdiction I responded to my residents’ pleas to try to get something done,” Weaver said, noting directors are always challenged to think outside the box and that’s what she was doing when she pushed for the CVRD to give Timberwest $5,000 from the Youbou/Meade Creek Nature and Habitat Fund

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for the establishment of a commercial truck wash. While it would have helped to solve the problem, giving nature and habitat money to a multi-national corporation they believed could finance the project on its own was not the solution residents wanted. “I have heard from my community and it is clear from their input that we got it wrong, or I’ll say, I got it wrong,” Weaver said. The board agreed and instead voted that a letter be sent to the B.C. Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry asking them to deal with the problem as it is within that body’s jurisdiction.

Children’s programs can help ﬁll gap SARAH SIMPSON CITIZEN

Children’s programs are starting soon at the Island Savings Centre. Cowichan Valley Regional District child and youth programmer Denise Williams said some old favourite and new options are available for children aged one to eight years old. Dance and performing ar ts prog rams include everything from Hip Hop for Tots and Tiny Tutus, to introduction to acting, glee club and more. If arts and crafts or sports

are a better fit, programs like Kiddie Kapers and Kindergym are also available “There’s something for everyone,” Williams said. While many of the classes for younger children occur in the mornings, Williams said some of the programs might come in handy for some parents who rely on their older children to care for their younger ones after school. Middle and high school-aged youth are now in classes until 3:30 p.m. but elementary students are released earlier. “With the changes in

school times it’s a struggle for parents so we’re trying to fill the gap,” Williams said. “If there are gaps that parents know are there they need to let us know so we can help try to fill them.” Programs run about six to eight weeks and will change depending on the registration numbers and feedback provided by parents. For information about programs available check out the fall edition of the CVRD/North Cowichan community recreation programs and schedules guide or call 250-748-PLAY (7529).

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The Cowichan Valley Regional District took possession of a shiny new fire truck for the Malahat Volunteer Fire Department recently. The truck, built by Abbotsford-based Hub Fire Engines and Equipment Ltd. was given the once over at CVRD headquarters by staffers Gail Erickson, Keith Lawrence and Barbara Morgan before being delivered to the Malahat fire hall. [SARAH SIMPSON/CITIZEN]

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Fire departments teaming up to boost recruitment SARAH SIMPSON CITIZEN

Electoral Area firefighters aim to extinguish for good a problem that keeps flaring up year after year. Instead of sounding the alarm over firefighter recruitment and retention, North Oyster Fire Chief Jason de Jong and a working group made up of other electoral area chiefs have been putting their heads together trying to figure out a long-term solution. T h e wo r k i n g g r o u p includes leaders of North Oyster, Malahat, Sahtlam, Honeymoon Bay, Mesachie Lake and Youbou fire departments. All six halls are volunteer-based. “The main thought process for our working group is there’s no use complaining about it,” de Jong said. “Nobody else is going to solve the problems for us. So let’s turn these issues into opportunities.” De Jong said the chiefs want to learn as much as

North Oyster Fire Chief Jason de Jong briefs the CVRD on long-term recruiting and retention plans. [SARAH SIMPSON/CITIZEN]

they can from each other and from other, more successful departments, and then share that information so each chief can take what may be useful to them back to their own hall. “It’s a long-term endeavour and a positive one. But continually complaining about the problem and bringing up the issues year after year after year honestly doesn’t do anything,” de Jong said. “We’re looking

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They’re after $30,000 and they’ve got less than a month to get it. The Cowichan Station Area Association, faced with the need to replace the heating in its facility’s annex, is gearing up for a series of fundraising activities. So, what happened at their facility — the old Cowichan Station School, which is now called The Hub? They had successfully installed geothermal heating in the main building and were looking at their next steps when fate intervened, according to spokesperson Madelaine MacLeod. “We thought we had a couple of years for the annex, figured we could get it up and going, do the fundraising, but unfortunately in March one of our new tenants, from the Montessori pre-school discovered there was some water on the carpet and we found that the roof of the annex was actually leaking. Two weeks later one of the heaters went and one of our volunteers has worked really hard at keeping it up and running but has now said, ‘I just can’t do it anymore. It’s not even worth it.’” So they realized in the spring that they would have to replace not only the heating system but the roof. “The priority of course was the roof and we had some money left over from the geothermal project. We were able to finish the roof. It’s done and it’s fabulous. So now the big push is to raise the funds for the heating system,” she said. So far, the community has stepped up. “We received a very generous donation anonymously from some local members

Madelaine MacLeod, who has been an active advocate for the Hub since it was a functioning school, is now urging the local community to help with a new project. [CITIZEN FILE] which will give us a good step forward,” said MacLeod. “We have somebody who put a challenge out for matching but we still need to come up with in the neighbourhood of $20K or $30K to do this heating system. We’re aiming for Oct. 31 because the cold season will be closing in and we’re going to need heat,” she said. The contract for the heating has been let. “The guy’s going to be very patient with us but we still have to come up with the money. The Montessori school is all set up waiting to go, waiting on licensing. Our occupational therapist is also ready; she is just waiting on VIHA and the Montessori people. Those are great long-term tenants,” MacLeod said. “We have got the multipurpose room in the annex booked virtually every evening and then during the day we’ve got home schoolers that are booking space, we’ve got yoga, we’ve got a massage therapist who

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Island Savings talks First West merger LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

Duncan-based Island Savings are talking merger with First West Credit Union, whose footprint is in the Lower Mainland and B.C. Interior. They announced Sept. 11 that they hope to bring the subject to credit union members in February 2014. Rod Dewar, CEO of Island Savings, said Wednesday that it will be business as usual for both employees and members at all their branches. “We looked at four things in prospective partners: to retain our name brand, unlike traditional mergers where one party has to give up their name and brand; to protect all the jobs here in the Valley and throughout our network; to continue to make the same kinds of decisions that we make here on the Island; no disruption to our members.” He agreed that these are uncommon terms but said First West has “a unique model” that emphasizes keeping operations “local”. Before the vote next year, there will be information sessions for workers and members, Dewar promised, saying no time has been set specifically as the credit unions must hear from their regulator who first has to approve the deal. Storefronts won’t change their appearance. “You’d be hard pressed to find a reference to First West. The signs on the buildings and all the branding you see now for Island Savings

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Need for discussion on school start times here is no perfect solution. It’s tough to know which is the better answer when you can see both sides of the argument are valid. That’s the case with the new start and end times for Cowichan Valley schools this year. The change sees high school kids, which now includes some middle school students as well, start later in the morning and finish later in the afternoon. Elementary schools are staggered with this schedule, starting earlier and finishing earlier. For some parents this has caused some pretty serious

inconveniences that have developed into feelings of outrage. Some parents count on their teens to look after younger siblings after school, and now there’s a care gap. Parents face similar problems if they relied on teen babysitters. There are also issues cropping up with after school sports programs, who now find their schedules pushed well into the evening — difficult for things such as rowing, which have kids outdoors. In past years in the winter it was tough to get enough time in before the sun set, let alone

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now when kids are in classes longer into the daylight hours. These are valid concerns that certainly need to be addressed in some fashion. But there is another side to the story. Part of the reason that the older teens’ schedules were pushed later in the day is because studies have shown that teens learn better when they can start later in the morning. Six o’clock in the a.m. comes much harder to teens than it does to other age groups. Their brains are literally not awake yet.

Schools are about education. Surely it is valid to take into consideration when your students will best be able to learn what it is that you exist to teach them. In fact, we would consider any system that did not remiss in the extreme. On the practical side we have to note that any number of high schoolers have graduated, nay, excelled even, with the earlier schedule that existed for years. But also in the real world, the district saving money on busing with the staggered schedule also can’t be disregarded.

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Had the schedule been set up as it is now to start with we cannot help but think that sports programs and families would have been adapted to it just fine. It’s a conundrum, and we don’t envy whoever has to make a final decision. Whatever that decision is, it’s not going to make everyone happy with the heated emotions on both sides. But it’s clear that this is something that should at the least be discussed and reconsidered whether changes are made or not. We think the students should be asked, too. It’s their education, after all.

Nuclear power can be harnessed safely Your recent editorial “Nuclear power not the clean energy answer,” Sept. 4, includes several factual errors. Canada has an exemplary nuclear track record with over 45 years of occupational and public health and safety, and is a leader in the industry worldwide. Regarding Fukushima, it is incorrect to suggest that the Daiichi reactors were damaged by the earthquake of March 11, 2011. Automatic safety systems performed as designed and shut down the reactors. Instead, the incident resulted from the tsunami that flooded emergency generators and

disabled the reactors’ cooling systems. As you suggest, it was essential that Canada evaluate its nuclear safety following the tsunami. This we did. Canada’s nuclear companies launched a thorough assessment of our own systems and operations to confirm their safety. This included looking at backup power systems and the ability of nuclear facilities to withstand natural disasters that could happen here. In October 2011, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) released the Fukushima Task Force Report. It concluded that all Canadian nuclear power plants are safe, with facilities designed to withstand conditions

similar to those that triggered the Fukushima failures. On March 5, 2012, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) released the results of its November 2011 assessment of Canada’s nuclear regulatory framework. It concluded that the CNSC’s response to the events at Fukushima Daiichi was prompt, robust and comprehensive, and is a good practice that should be used by other regulatory bodies. The bottom line, which your readers should see, is that Canada has led the way in demonstrating that nuclear energy can be harnessed safely. Heather Kleb President Canadian Nuclear Association

I strongly oppose spending $5,000 of the Habitat and Nature Fund towards a truck wash for Timberwest. This company has bled this Valley dry. They put 200 people out of jobs 10 years ago, when they closed down a profit-making mill, dismantling the mill and then became realtors and flogged off the land to the highest bidder, without any conscience or contribution to cleaning up the mess that was left. They have absolutely no respect for the community (refuse to stop the logging trucks on Sundays), the damage to roads and vehicles, the environment, nor have they created any goodwill or bought into the community by leaving any type of legacy, i.e. a marina, park etc. They have raped and pillaged the hillsides and caused nothing but havoc on the roads. We alone have had six cracked windshields and one person has been killed by a flying boulder. How many more accidents have to happen? This is a much bigger issue that the $5,000. There are liability, environmental and safety issues, etc. Someone give their head a shake! Timberwest is a large corporation and needs to be held accountable for the damage that they cause to the highways, environment, and taxpayers’ vehicles in addition to draining the Cowichan Valley of its natural resources etc. Why, would you be giving them a $5,000 handout? This is sending the wrong message. Maureen Fatin Lake Cowichan

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People at the helm should pay a price I’ve been reading about the latest development of Japan’s Fukushima nuclear reactor: 300 tons of toxic waste water is rushing into the Pacific Ocean daily, and has been for possibly six weeks due to poorly designed containers. I don’t think I need to go into detail about why this is a bad thing. Mingled with my alarm at this news is frustration — frustration because a handful of individuals have made a series of poor choices that will result in loss of and harm to human and animal lives far beyond the geographic location of the initial disaster. There will also be long-term environmental damage with equally far-reaching effects. So after the disaster is contained as best it can be, what will happen to the handful of individuals responsible for it? I don’t believe it is enough to have a business or corporation pay fines until it is bankrupted and shut down, while the individuals who actually make up said corporations walk away with their personal bank accounts still bloated. I believe that all those CEOs who approved designs, engineers who said “this is good enough,” supervisors and other ground-level employees who somehow missed or ignored signs of impending and even continuing catastrophe, should be held personally accountable. Any individual who is willing to personally reap the financial rewards of a profitable yet delicate and dangerous industry — be it nuclear, oil, coal, or otherwise — should also be held personally liable for criminal negligence when the projects they have overseen end in large scale disaster like the Fukushima plant has, due simply to errors in their judgement. I think personal fines and jail time are called for, not only because it’s fair and just that individuals are punished for their grievous mistakes that have such vast and varied impacts, but because the threat of such things may also help prevent the kind of oversights that allowed the Fukushima disaster (along with the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the Enbridge dilbit spill in the Kalamazoo River, and even the Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway train crash in Lac-Megantic, to name a few others) to occur again in the future. It’s past time for the people at the helms of industrial juggernauts to take real responsibility for the harm they do. Hiding behind a company name is not acceptable. David Barnes Shawnigan Lake SATURDAY & SUNDAY Afternoon September 14 & 15 NO COVER

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With legislature out, NDP MLAs are out and about SARAH SIMPSON CITIZEN

Official Opposition Environment Critic Spencer Chandra Herbert has a lot to say in the legislature about Cowichan’s environmental concerns but the NDP MLA is going to have to wait until whenever it is that the provincial politicians are recalled. Herbert, MLA for the VancouverWest End riding, said it’s “hard to know” when he’ll be back at the legislature to argue on behalf of the communities like Cowichan who are so desperate to be heard by the provincial government. “The Liberals refuse to tell us,” said the New Democrat. “It might not be until February. They like their long vacations. It’s very frustrating when you can see there are so many issues that need to be addressed in this province.” Issues like the Shawnigan water-

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shed being under threat of contaminated soil and the management of the Cowichan weir need to be addressed, he said. Herbert joined Cowichan Valley MLA Bill Routley recently in touring the watershed with Shawnigan Residents Association brass. “We came out to Shawnigan and went out and looked at the site from across the hill and had a chat about where things are at,” Routley said. The tour followed a meeting the night before with advocates of the Cowichan River and preceded a tour of the Koksilah River Ancient Forest with the Sierra Club’s Warrick Whitehead. “This is what happens when government isn’t calling us back to the legislature,” Routley said. “We try to have our advocates come out and ensure they are familiar with all the hot environmental issues like what we’ve got going on here.” Herbert said it has been useful to get out and see the places he’s heard so much about and talk to the affected people, like Shawnigan residents. “It’s not some theoretical academic argument,” he said. “This is water that people rely on for their life. It becomes very obvious why the Shawnigan Residents Association, the CVRD, why Bill Routley — why all the elected officials from the area — are speaking out.” Herbert said right now, the

community’s best hope lies in the appeal process with fingers crossed that the permit granted to South Island Aggregates to dump contaminated soil in the watershed could be revoked. “I think we’ve appealed to the Liberals, even the Liberals appealed to the Liberals and they refused to listen to the community and to the elected leadership of the community in any sense,” he said. “I think the appeal process is the right way for the community to go at this point but I think what it also speaks to is why the Water Act and other pieces of legislation need to be changed to better respect communities’ needs for clean water and need to have a voice in that process.” Proponents of the Cowichan River also see merit in amending the water act. He said the weir issue has been around for a long time and it took a massive amount of work from politicians, stakeholders and community members alike to get the government to pay attention, to make some small modifications this year. “To hear about fish being trucked up river, it’s crazy. How did we get to such a state when the community knows it’s an issue and they’ve been raising it with government for a long time?” The NDP will keep pushing the Liberals to address Cowichan’s concerns, Herbert said. “I can see the anxiety in people’s faces, how much worry it’s put on people, when if we just had a more respectful process that respected local leadership as a community voice, we wouldn’t have to be in this place,” he said. “We can’t live without water so I think we need to approach it with more respect than this government has shown it.”

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Bus schedule saving district money From page 1 “I know that the buses are getting our kids home later now. That’s strictly because they are trying to double up on the runs, trying to get the elementary run in and then the high school run. They can save money by doing that. I would say it’s not a problem that’s unique to this year, but it’s certainly been highlighted this year,” Nilsson said. Parent Kristi Jones, who has been actively publicizing Martin’s petition on Facebook, said she was forced to quit her job a couple of years back when a busing cut left her child facing a walk to and from school that she considered dangerous. Now, even her work-from-home schedule is affected because there is no one to look after her youngest in the afternoon because a change in the bus schedule now means that Jones’s older daughters cannot help out. Jones also said she has had to cut back her children’s after school activities because they are simply not home in time for them anymore. She’s hoping the petition will give concerned parents a chance to make a difference. “I don’t know what the public will do but it’s up to us parents to actually speak up or no one will hear us,” she said.

Naomi Nilsson, Teachers’ Federation Leah Jones (not related to Kristi Jones) has a daughter in Grade 1. “The early start time is my problem. She catches the bus at 7:50 and I just feel that is way too early to ask a six-year-old to get up. There are tears every morning. And some of the little kids catch the bus at 7:30. My daughter said there was a boy in her class yesterday crying because he was so sleepy.”

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Leah Jones said that she also didn’t learn the schedules until the end of the summer but would like to see her concerns addressed. “I want to try to do my part. I don’t know if they could change it this year but at least if they could switch it next year, I would be really happy about that.” On the Citizen’s Facebook page, opinion has come out on both sides. Dance teacher Ricki-Lee Allison was hopeful. “After the first year everyone will adjust and be used to it. What was really difficult this year was that they waited so long to let everyone know bus times, etc. making it hard for after school activities and for parents to make arrangements,” she wrote. Tania Bauer Rowland said she was pleased, writing, “This fits in so much better to the age group sleeping patterns.” Krysta Jolie Oiseaux then stepped up, speaking up for families with lower incomes or who can’t find after-school care. “Many of us depend on teenagers to help out. As a family with two working parents it is the only way we can make ends meet. Not all of us can drive our children to and from school everyday. I hope you take the time to look at all the factors before you tell us all ‘too bad for us,’” she wrote.

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A petition bearing the names of more than 800 Cowichan residents will soon be bound for the desk of B.C. Environment Minister Mary Polak but likely not before Cowichan’s politicians try to get in her ear at the annual Union of BC Municipalities convention next week. Spearheaded by the citizens group One Cowichan, the petition urges the provincial government to amend water legislation to include a provision for local control. One Cowichan spokesman Parker Jefferson said he doesn’t believe upcoming amendments to the Water Act are on the official agenda during the UBCM convention so it’ll be up to the Cowichan Valley’s politicians to make the most of between-session times. “In talking to people at public events this summer it was clear that there is wide support for local control,” Jefferson said. “Now it’s really up to the elected people who represent us to ensure that the new law reflects the will of the people.” One Cowichan is also calling for community consultation prior to the Water Act being passed.

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Scott surprised you again, didn’t he? There will be a Celebration of Life at the property in Chemainus on Saturday, Sept. 21, 1-4 p.m. at 3137 Henry Road. Drive past the house and go through the large main gate. Dress casual and have a great afternoon. It would be nice if everyone who comes bring some good stories that made us laugh so hard together. Please bring photos and written stories to leave with the family so April, Sacha and Jordan can have those memories in the years ahead. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation, to North Cowichan for its ever increasing debts on behalf of Scott Baker.

Memories that last Over the past few days, family and friends of Scott Baker have gathered around the table in their home where most of Scott’s business was done when he wasn’t on the road at some far- ung place. The phones have barely stopped ringing as people called to offer their condolences and to remember the special way in which Scott touched their lives. Many people had similar thoughts as they remembered Scott. He was very loyal. If you were his friend, he was always going to be there for you. You could count on him. You could con de in him. He was like the brother his friends never had. Those who worked with Scott called him a ‘genius’ when it came to problem solving, xing things and overcoming obstacles. Scott was a problem solver with machinery and in life. He was a real McGyver and could get out of any x. He could x anything. He was a true Renaissance man. He could turn his hand to any task. He was con dent and fearless. He could do almost anything. He was also a natural leader, not a follower. He ran for Mayor because of his frustrations with the municipality. He wasn’t one to just complain. He had to do something about it. He wasn’t content to just sit. He had to act. Everyone remembers Scott’s humour. He was the original ‘wild and crazy guy’. He was a practical joker and didn’t mind at all if the joke was on him. Scott was a fun guy to spend time with, always full of life. “We all lived vicariously through him,” said a friend. Another said: “I will always think: “What would Scott do’ in a situation? Scott was so down to earth. He liked working and wasn’t too good to x a fence or chase a pig. He never felt he was better than someone else. He was never pretentious.

The love Scott had for his family – April, Jordan, and Sacha – drove him to pure genius. He worked day and night to give them everything they could possibly want and then some. Family was always at the centre of Scott’s world. He adored his son, daughter and April and was always talking about the kids.

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Cowichan communities lacing up for Terry Fox Run “In 2011, we had 56 participants who raised $1,671 and in 2012, it went up to 91 participants who raised $1,848,” she said. Hopes are high for this year. “In 2013, with approximately 6,000 people in the Cowichan Lake area and brand new pavement and a roundabout on our main street, it is time to dig out our runners and fill the whole area to show our appreciation and what better cause than the Terry Fox Run?” she said. “Let’s all of us help, in whatever way we can, to raise money for cancer research and keep Terry Fox’s Dream alive.” Pledge forms are available at Cowichan Lake Recreation, Lake Cowichan Country Grocer, and Honeymoon Bay and Youbou Community Halls. “Let the fun begin!” Cozens said.

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The Lake Cowichan Terry Fox Run/ Walk/Bike/Crawl is scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 15 starting at Saywell Park. Registration is at 9 a.m. with the event itself starting at 10 a.m. Crawl? Yes, babies are welcome. There is no entry fee for the run; participants go whatever distance they wish (10 feet to 10 km) and may choose between making a personal cash donation, a cheque payable to The Terry Fox Foundation or collecting pledges. The Cowichan Lake Retreads Hiking Club is back for this third event at Lake Cowichan, having taken up the reins after a lack of organizers led to cancellation of the run four years back. It’s been a real success, according to group member Jean Cozens.

Meanwhile, at the BC Forest Discovery Centre, at the same time on the same day, Sunday, Sept. 15, the annual Cowichan Terry Fox Run/Walk/Ride is set. Registration opens at 9:30 a.m. at 2892 Drinkwater Rd. The event itself begins at 10 a.m. and closes at 1 p.m. Lots of time is allowed because there are several options offered for participants, according to Karen Petersen, spokesperson for the 2013 run. “Families, cyclists, walkers, runners: they’re all welcome,” she said. “There is even a Little Fox Trot!” For the serious runners there’s a 10 km road course, according to Petersen. Walkers and slower or younger runners can enjoy a three-kilometre route, while the short, one-kilometre route is also an option.

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Fisheries Society celebrates a decade

Learn to fish at the family fun day celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Freshwater Fisheries Society of B.C. [CITIZEN FILE]

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Cob oven getting all ﬁred up

Valley artist Nan Goodship places pieces of ceramic in the mud surrounding the cob oven at Duncan’s Centennial Park. [SUBMITTED PHOTO]

Cowichan Community Kitchens is firing up its outdoor cob oven Saturday, Sept. 14 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for a “first bake”. Are they excited? You bet. Community Kitchens stalwart Lori Iannidinardo said that “after five years of conversations and dreams” she is looking forward to “sharing this space with everyone in the Valley”. It’s been an interesting journey. “So many people came out to help; the support and feedback have been more than we could have hoped for. You have inspired us to recognize the endless possibilities that develop when we come together and now we want to invite you to share in preparing andenjoying the first meals that come out of this oven with us,” she said.

“For months now, countless hands have made the walls and countless feet have stomped in mud to prepare the earthen building materials used to create the oven.” MICHELLE STAPLES, Duncan councillor

The Community Kitchens group has involved a remarkable list of artists and builders in this project, including cob oven experts Pat Amos and Sarah Way, ceramacist Nan Goodship and carver Maynard Johnny. All have worked to “create community” through the entire building process. “For months now, countless hands have made the walls and countless feet have stomped in mud to prepare the earthen building materials used to create the oven,” said Duncan Coun. Michelle Staples, a strong supporter of the project. The oven features Rocket Stove technology generating extremely low emissions from the dragon and thunderbird fed fires that heat the pizza oven, grill and burner. So, join the community, bring picnic blankets and get ready to

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prepare, cook, eat, play, dance with Bopoma Marimba and celebrate theart of sharing food, and building community, From 10-11:30 a.m. they’ll be firing up the stove as everyone readies their own pizzas and other goodies at the preparation stations. Then, at 11:30 a.m., Duncan Town Crier Ben Buss will lead a special guest in who will place the first pizza in the oven. While it is cooking, Steven Najaro, a young local spoken word artist will share a specially composed piece with the crowd. He will be followed by greetings from dignitaries. Then Goodship and Johnny will tell the story of this communitybuilding project before the big bake off from noon to 1 p.m. Participants will have a chance to cook their own pizzas that they have made right there with locally grown produce, cheese and dough from True Grain Bakery and enjoy other tasty treats from the grill and stove. The City of Duncan’s public works, Peninsula Co-op,Matrix Marble, and the BC Arts Council all contributed of the project. If you are interested in being trained to use the oven or to volunteer for the event contact cckcob@ gmail.com or call 250-709-7972.

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Green Community clearing out the Phoenix Cowichan Green Community is looking to add another branch to their Communitree Building Fund with a little fall cleaning. The CGC is hosting a garage sale Saturday, Sept. 14 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in their parking lot in Duncan with proceeds going to help them beautify the old Phoenix Station Motor Inn, which the group took over in June. “In preparation of the building’s major renovation, which will take place throughout the fall, CGC is clearing out some of the hotel’s inventory,” said Lisa Mercier, the building’s new property manager. “From bedframes, linens to dishes and kitchen gadgets, the garage sale will be an opportunity for some of the building’s inventory to be reused and recycled within the community.” The CGC is also inviting the community to get rid of some of their own excess, with sale tables available for $10. Contact Board President Bev Suderman at bsuderman2005@gmail.com or 250-737-1109 if you’re interested. The Phoenix facelift is anticipated to cost $50,000, and the CGC says they hope the garage sale will raise five per cent of the exterior revitalization budget.

Cowichan Valley Citizen | Friday, September 13, 2013 and that faster problem solving comes from creating a balance between head and heart. Other topics include: life after death, communication with guardian angels and formulating a life plan, the four gifts of communication and the journey through the

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Walk a labyrinth under the light of a full moon Cowichan Valley residents are invited to join delegates from around the world who have travelled to Vancouver Island for the International Labyrinth Conference at a special equinox event Tuesday, Sept. 17 in Cowichan Bay. As the full moon rises, participants can walk three temporary labyrinths at Kil-pah-las Beach, while listening to music from flutes, a harpist, choirs and drummers. A First Nations elder will also be on hand to give a blessing. “This is an opportunity to meet others from around the world as well as our own community, who are interested in labyrinths,” said a press release for the event. “The mindful use of labyrinths, a form of walking meditation, is now proven to have extensive benefits to health and well-being, including significant stress reduction. Walking a labyrinth in a serene setting generates a feeling of calm and peace.” Admission is by donation, which will go towards the costs of the evening.

Movement bringing inner peace advice National speakers Gwen McGregor and Philip Ponchet of the Inner Peace Movement of Canada are at the Duncan Travelodge Tuesday, Sept. 17 from 1-7 p.m. to offer their insights into finding greater peace of mind. The pair will offer 90-minute public lectures. Both speakers say they feel western society overthinks situations

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The so-called ‘Great Strike’ really was a lockout, part 3 For waving an axe at utility and that a them, a strikebreaker strike was illegal at Extension was under the five-year-old beaten up by strikers Industrial Disputes and 23 special conInvestigation Act. stables from Vancouver This statute, as John were “escorted back R. Hinde puts it in to the boat” with one When Coal Was King, policeman having both “did not protect workCHRONICLES his eyes blackened for ers but instead gave T.W. Paterson drawing his gun. operators the opporhe Dominion tunity to undermine Government, originally their position”. Besides, as the desirous of a settlement, miners pointed out, they’d only sided with management and the taken a day off each at CumberSir Richard McBride Conservaland and Extension. tive government after a personal As was indeed the case, at least visit to the Island by Labour Min- technically, unless you want to ister T.W. Crothers. He informed quibble over the miners’ real the miners that the coal industry intent and semantics and you was considered to be a public deem that they were bound to

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A working day at the Alexandra Mine, South Wellington. Owned by the Dunsmuirs, it had closed by the time of the Great Strike. That’s the E&N mainline showing immediately above the portal. —Photo courtesy of Tom Teer the terms offered them by management under the existing contract. But for those two one-day “holidays,” the work stoppage was in fact a lockout by Canadian Collieries, the largest of the Island’s coal operators. Not until May 1-2, 1913, seven and a-half

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come. Ironically, the UMWA had, until then, taken only a lukewarm approach to organizing the Island collieries as it wanted a show of faith on the part of the miners. Too, there were those on both sides who vociferously objected to “foreign interference” and “foreign agitators” and promoted a homegrown union. To this end, farcically, CC(D) sponsored the founding of Local 15 of the Dominion of Canada Miners Union with a promise of recognizing it, or another Canadian union — any union but the UMWA. Strikers’ derisively dismissed the DCMU’s 12 charter members as “blacklegs,” convinced that the owners preferred to deal with 5,000 Island miners than face an international union 80 times as strong. It has been argued that the miners made two crucial mistakes right at the start. Firstly, by offending members of the Cumberland Board of Trade who tried to mediate, they alienated the merchants and much of the middle-class of Cumberland and, later, as the troubles spread, those of Nanaimo and Ladysmith. Secondly, they spurned the Chinese miners who were also locked out. Space does not permit a full explanation here other than to say the Chinese (and Japanese in Cumberland) had always been resented by the white miners, most of whom were of European origin, on racial grounds and because they worked for less pay. (It should be pointed out that the UMWA charter allowed its locals to determine the admission of Asians.) Locally, by refusing to make allies of them when they had common cause — previously, they’d sought to have the Chinese banned from underground mining and had failed to support the Chinese when they’d struck See Strikebreaking • page 19

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Strikebreaking miners imported from other places From page 18 previously for better pay — the white miners made it that much easier for management and the police to coerce the Chinese and Japanese who were already segregated in society, into crossing their picket lines. This, the special police achieved, after the offer of a raise failed to draw favourable response, through exclusion (at least one Chinatown was literally sealed off from the outside world), threats of eviction, deportation and the cutting off of their credit with fellow Chinese merchants. The Asian miners were followed by strikebreaking miners imported from elsewhere in B.C., the Old Country and from several American states. Not all who answered the recruiters’ call came with the intention of strikebreaking and, upon being informed (not always politely) of the situation upon arrival, returned home. But most, unemployed elsewhere, went to work under the protection of provincial police and special constables including Pinkerton agents.

“As tempers rose on both sides and confrontations became more frequent and more extreme...” T.W. PATERSON, columnist

And, for various reasons, some of the original strikers broke ranks and crossed the picket lines. As tempers rose on both sides and confrontations became more frequent and more extreme, they did so at risk of personal injury. Violence under the circumstances was all but inevitable although throughout the first year both sides confined themselves to courting public opinion. A scuffle in Cumberland in July 1913 resulted in the arrest of several strikers who were held without bail for being members of an unlawful assembly. Three weeks later, a striker was stabbed by an Extension Mine strikebreaker whose seemingly reluctant arrest by police suggested a double standard and prompted a formal resolution by the union

that if police failed to “extend to our members the protection of the law,” they’d “take measures to protect ourselves”. Meaning that they’d arm themselves. Many strikebreakers, it should be noted, had already done so. Strikers, including some of their wives, did successfully dissuade strikebreakers coming off shift at a Western Fuel Co. mine from returning to work then spurned a plea by the manager that firebosses be allowed to enter the mine. Tentative negotiations for a partial return to work, in exchange for fire protection, failed when management objected to the presence of a UMWA official. For waving an axe at them, a strikebreaker at Extension was beaten up by strikers and 23 special constables from Vancouver were “escorted back to the boat” with one policeman having both his eyes blackened for drawing his gun. These minor incidents were nothing to what was to come. (To be continued) www.twpaterson.com

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Exhibition excitement hits the Cowichan Valley Anisa Barraquias and her young daughter Niara get an up close look at a duck during the Exhibition Saturday. [ANDREA RONDEAU/CITIZEN]

For videos and photos of all the action at the Cowichan Exhibition, from the tractor parade to the horse show, scan this page with the Layar app on your smart phone or go to www. cowichanvalleycitizen. com

Families simply love the exhibit of live bees, placed at a great height so children can see them, too. This hive included a queen, marked with a red dot. [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]

One man cranks the motor while another uses the power cutters to cleanly shear a sheep Sept. 6.

Vanessa Crouse and Madison Paquette of Manestream Vaulters show off some moves Saturday.

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Rachael and Olivia Bakker wash a pair of cows as they get them ready to enter the show ring at the Cowichan Exhibition Saturday. The was station was a busy spot during the fair. [ANDREA RONDEAU/CITIZEN] When it comes to 4-H, judges are looking not just at the fowl in question, but also at showmanship.

A good turnout at the horse show this year kept the horse ring hopping with spectators eager to view the action. [ANDREA RONDEAU/CITIZEN]

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Marissa Campbell is ready to take her cow, Diva into the show ring during Saturday’s Exhibition events. [ANDREA RONDEAU/CITIZEN]

A hen and chicks were a draw in the poultry barn at the Cowichan Exhibition Saturday. Here, she hides about five babies under her feathers, while one brazen fellow sits atop her back. [ANDREA RONDEAU/CITIZEN]

Jessica Walker trims sheep Renée’s wool coat as she gets it ready for the open class at the Cowichan Exhibition. [ANDREA RONDEAU/CITIZEN]

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Cyclist celebrates 10 years with Lung Association Bicycle Trek KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

For each of the last 10 years, Cobble Hill’s Serena Leblond has ridden her bike 200 km, from White Rock to Cultus Lake as part of the B.C. Lung Association’s Bicycle Trek for Life and Breath. A baker at Country Grocer — which has been one of her biggest supporters — Leblond was one of nearly 300 riders to take part in the ride last weekend. “It’s a lot of fun,” she said. “It’s a big challenge, though.” Not just a keen cyclist, Leblond enjoys assisting the fundraising efforts of the Lung Association. “It’s for a good cause, and I’ve known a lot of people who have had problems with their lungs,” she said. The route is changed up a bit every year, but the last part is always tough. “You kind of go up a mountain to get where you’re going,” she said. As much of a challenge as it is, Leblond believes “anyone can do it,” noting that one of the regular riders is a woman she believes is in her 80s. “I see her on the road every year,” she said. “It’s amazing.” Leblond herself plans to keep riding until she can’t go anymore. “Hopefully I’ll make it to the age of that lady,” she said. She’s not certain how much she has raised over the last decade, but she knows

The Cowichan Valley midget girls team competes in a tournament last spring. [CITIZEN FILE]

Girls hockey teams seek a boost in numbers Cyclist and fundraiser Serena Leblond. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

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it’s in the thousands of dollars. “I know it has been 2,000 km on my bike over the 10 years,” she said. It isn’t too late to support Leblond’s ride. Just visit www.bc.lung.ca and follow the links for the bicycle trek to donate. Donations will be accepted until the end of October.

The home of the Big Stick, the Cowichan Valley is well-known as a hockey hotbed. Unfortunately, the region is struggling to put together three all-female teams. The midget team is going strong with 20 players this season, but the pee wee and bantam squads are having trouble scraping together enough players despite the fact that girls from all three local minor hockey associations — Cowichan Valley, Kerry Park and Lake Cowichan — are eligible to play under one umbrella. “We are hoping to get at least four more players for each team to make it a go,” said Kim Liddle, a hockey mom who is trying to help keep the teams alive. “We wanted to get the word out to all the hockey associations in the Valley as all girls residing in the Valley are eligible to play with CVMHA even if your home association is different.” Organizers are looking for girls between 10 and 15 who want to play with other girls. Perhaps they are currently playing with a boys team, Liddle suggested, or maybe they can already skate but haven’t tried hockey yet. “There are many benefits to girls playing on an all-girls team that they may

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Bev Lashman Memorial Golf Fundraiser runs Saturday at Duncan Meadows The 12th Bev Lashman Memorial Golf Fundraiser is set to run this Saturday at Duncan Meadows Golf Course. There are still openings for both the golf (nine holes) and dinner portions of the event. Golf/dinner/donation tickets run for $105, while dinner/donation tickets are $55. To register, donate or spon-

sor a hole ($150), contact Darin Lashman at 250-701-3596 or email dlashman19@gmail.com Proceeds from the fundraiser will go to the Canadian Cancer Society, a longtime beneficiary, and to the Heart and Stroke Foundation after organizers lost young friends to heart attacks in the last year. Over the last 12 years, organizers have raised more than $175,000, benefitting the Cancer Society, Camp Goodtimes, the Cowichan District Hospital Foundation and the Cowichan Sportsplex among others.

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The Cowichan Bulldogs exacted their revenge on the Coquitlam Falcons last Sunday. On their way to winning last year’s provincial midget football championship, the Falcons put an end to the Bulldogs’ stellar fall campaign in the provincial semfinals. This time, it was Cowichan’s turn as the Bulldogs won 37-7 at McAdam Park. Cowichan wasted no time setting the tone, finishing off the first series of the game with a touchdown on a quick pass from quarterback Erik Kenner to slotback Darren Aitcheson. A deep pass by the Falcons on their next possession was picked off by safety Cory Lewis, who ran 70 yards for another major. A heads-up play by two-way standout Brock Gowanlock led to Cowichan’s next score. “We were moving the ball in the second and threw a deep pass that Coquitlam picked off on their three-yard line,” said head coach Opie Williams. “On their next play, they miscued between the QB and the running back. They fumbled and Brock jumped on it for a TD.” The Falcons got themselves on the board thanks to a Bulldogs fumble, recovering the ball and running it in on the next play. Still, Williams could tell that the Falcons were far from the team

“Our defence came up strong, shutting the door every time, never letting them get on page.” OPIE WILLIAMS, midget Bulldogs head coach

that won provincials last year. “Coquitlam was not the same team as last year, looking very unpolished,” he said. The Bulldogs’ defence didn’t really give the Falcons a chance, either. Nick Thomas had a huge game with six tackles and three assists. Clayton Key was a force with two tackles, six assists and an interception he returned 40 yards to Coquitlam’s one-yard line. Adam (Salsa) Marchetti had three tackles and two assists, and recovered a fumble that he forced. Landon Conville finished with just one tackle, but forced the Falcons’ QB to throw early for four hurries. “Our defence come up strong, shutting the door every time, never letting them get on page,” said Williams. Adding to Cowichan’s offence after the one Coquitlam touchdown, Liam Palcu-Johnston punched the ball in from the oneyard line after Key’s pick, and scored again on a 30-yard play behind the blocking of offensive linemen Jacob Regnier, Travis McDonald, Ryan Hennig, Mackey

Singh, Eric Williams and Tyler Hudson. Cole Lochbaum also kicked a 32-yard field goal. Palcu-Johnston finished the game with 56 rushing yards to go with his two touchdowns. Drayson Price ran for 78 yards, Aitcheson had 30 yards, and Gowanlock totalled 13. Kenner was 5-for-11 with one touchdown and rushed for 11 yards. The midget ’Dogs will head north this Sunday to visit Vancouver Mainland Football League newcomers Comox. The newly combined bantam team, the Cowichan/Nanaimo RedDogs fought hard against the North Surrey Tigers in Nanaimo last Sunday, but ended up on the wrong side of a 12-6 final score. “Despite the heat and humidity, the players played with heart,” said head coach Rory Kine. “The game was a defensive battle with both teams coming up big when it counted.” The Tigers finished with one of everything: a touchdown, a safety, a rouge and a field goal. The RedDogs replied with a 50-yard touchdown connection between QB Cameron Vanderleek and Dayton Gaskell. “Since the team is a combined effort between the Cowichan Bulldogs and the Nanaimo Redmen, we are quickly becoming one cohesive unit,” said Kine. The RedDogs will visit the South Delta Rams this weekend.

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The high school field hockey season will get underway this week as Shawnigan Lake and Brentwood College schools team up to host the annual Friendship Cup tournament at Shawnigan. A total of 14 teams will compete in three divisions at three locations on Friday and Saturday. Playing at Shawnigan, the Premier Division will include local

entries Shawnigan, Frances Kelsey and Cowichan Secondary, as well as Oak Bay and West Vancouver’s Collingwood School. Games on Friday start at 11 a.m. with the last match at 4 p.m., then resume Saturday at 9 a.m., with the last pool game at 1 p.m. and playoffs at 2:30 and 4 p.m. At the Cowichan Sportsplex, the Competitive Division will include Brentwood College along with Mt. Douglas, Glenlyon Norfolk, St.

Michael’s and Mark Isfeld. The first game Friday is at 11 a.m. and the last one is at 4 p.m. Games resume Saturday at 10 a.m. and wrap up with a 3 p.m. match. The Development Division will play on Saturday only, at Brentwood, and will feature Brentwood’s second squad, Kelsey’s juniors, Queen Margaret’s School and SMUS. The first game is at 9 a.m. and the last at 3 p.m.

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2013 DODGE DART

500

GAS CARD

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500

GAS CARD

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MSRP

19,990

500

GAS CARD

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$49,350 $

500

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461 Trans Canada Hwy. Duncan

250-748-8144 |1-800-461-5337

$5,000 Monthly Giveaway