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A small but determined group of students show their displeasure at the continuing teachers’ strike by holding a demonstration Wednesday morning across the street from Cowichan Secondary School. [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]
Students say ‘enough is enough’ LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN
“This has been going on for four years. Enough it enough,” said Chloe Gelinas as she joined a group of students waving placards across from Cowichan Secondary School Wednesday morning. The students, from both the Cowichan and Quamichan campuses, were protesting the ongoing dispute between the BC Teachers’ Federation and the provincial government. Gelinas, a Grade 12 student, was not just referring to the teachers’ strike, which started in June, but previous job action that has affected her ability to get what she needs from the public educa-
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education and for getting into our university classes.” She said some students looking at post-secondary education are really being harmed by ongoing disputes between government and teachers. “Grade 12 students have been going through this for the last four years, this on-and-off job action. This year, I think our grad class is just not having any of it. We want to be the last.” Gelinas had an example, too. “In my Grade 11 provincial exam for social studies, the essay part was taken away because there was no one to mark them. So we were only able to write the multiple choice part. I personally want to get the best marks pos-
sible and to have my essay taken away, which was my strong suit, I had to rely solely on my multiple choice questions, which made it very difficult and stressful,” she said. With both sides not holding many meetings, she wondered if there’s been enough effort. “It’s been going on for two months of summer but it also was going on during the last part of the last school year. The fact they’ve had two months to do something and haven’t is getting extremely frustrating at this point. I think that’s why we’re all here. We may have different reasons for being here, however we just want to get back to school,” Gelinas said.
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There’s been real success in both the prolific offender and domestic violence reduction programs, RCMP Inspector Ray Carantan told North Cowichan council on Sept. 3, as he presented his quarterly report. He focused on successes in the detachment’s prolific offender program. This effort, which is concentrating on a few people who police believe might benefit from targeted help, has resulted in some heartening success and Carfantan wanted to share with councillors. “It seems like we’re always talking about good stories and we do have some this time, too, in terms of managing some of people whose names are always coming up before us.” “I have to say that [Const.] Eric Coyne puts his heart and soul into the prolific offender program. He’s been nominated for an award within the RCMP for spearheading that program and I hope that will come through for him,” Carfantan said. See DOMESTIC, Page 9
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Owner told to pay for demolition RED BALLOON: Toy store and building owner Faulkner ordered to pay to knock down structure damaged by city plow KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN
Until this summer, Susan Faulkner had faith that the situation revolving around the Red Balloon building in downtown Duncan would be resolved happily for both sides. That changed in late August, however, when she was told by city council that she would have to demolish the building — which was initially damaged by a cityowned snowplow in 2009 — and pay for it all herself. “For five and a half years, I sat in the bush on this thing and said nothing,” Faulkner said. “I was a team player because I knew they would deal with me fairly and effectively. And that hasn’t happened.” Faulkner and her lawyer, Brian McDaniel, pleaded with council to reconsider the order at a special meeting on Tuesday, but to no avail. On Wednesday, she was served with an order to demolish the building, requiring her to get a permit for the job within 10 days. “I was aghast,” she said. “I was completely shocked that the City upheld the resolution. I didn’t expect that outcome. I felt that reason would prevail.” According to Mayor Phil Kent, there was nothing in the presentation by Faulkner and McDaniel that gave council reason to reconsider. “After hearing from the property owner, council felt that there was no new information that would suggest action should be
Susan Faulkner points toward the former Red Balloon building, which the City of Duncan has ordered her to demolish at her own expense. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN] delayed,” he said. Faulkner is currently engaged in lawsuits against both the City and her own insurance company, and the case against the City will go to court in February. McDaniel suggested that the City should wait for the outcome of the lawsuit before requiring Faulkner to demolish her building. “It is most unusual that a defendant in
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an uncertain judgment,” he added later. The issue at hand for council, Kent said, revolves around the hazard the building poses to the public. “[The question of liability] doesn’t diminish the fact that we still have to ensure public safety,” he said. “It’s important to act on that, and that’s what’s being done.” The building at the corner of Station and Craig streets was built in 1907 and housed a variety of businesses over the next century. “It wasn’t particularly well-built, but it stood the test of time,” McDaniel pointed out to council. Faulkner started the Red Balloon toy store in 2001, and bought the building in 2006 as a retirement investment. It was fully occupied by tenants in 2009, when, on Jan. 4, a City snowplow struck a support pillar, causing significant damage that didn’t manifest immediately. The building gradually began to shift, and sustained further damage in the summer of 2009 because of construction work on Craig Street. In one instance, a jackhammer caused wires in the building to rub together, producing flames that were prevented from causing significant damage See PERSONAL LOSS, Page 8
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Roadblock prevents water crisis LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN
Did an information blockade stop a second disastrous long weekend for Honeymoon Bay’s water system? You bet, according to Area F regional director Ian Morrison. “We had a full reservoir all weekend,” boasted a happy Morrison as he reported on a wildly successful campaign held Friday to give visitors and residents the 4-1-1 on water conservation. It was needed, too, as proven by the example of the BC Day holiday period. “That weekend we actually got down to nine per cent left in our reservoir. We lost fire flows. We had to drive around the community to ask people to conserve water,” he explained. “This week, however, the consumption numbers were well within a normal range,” he reported. “At no point was the reservoir being drained at anywhere near the pace that it was on the BC Day long weekend.” But that was only par t of the reason for the information roadblock. “Sadly there was a whole bunch of misinformation that started floating around the community. I’ve had to explain that we didn’t have a Honeymoon Bay water shortage, we had an over-consumption problem.”
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The present Honeymoon Bay reservoir will produce 450,000 litres a day without much difficulty but a month ago, it was pushed beyond its resources. On Sunday, Aug. 3, “the well produced 438,000 litres but the reservoir was drawn down 40 per cent, that’s another 200,000 litres that day. That meant we used 638,000 litres in a 24-hour period, which is an enormous number. “We had very clear evidence that there wasn’t complete compliance on watering restrictions,” Morrison said. So, as the Labour Day weekend approached, a team was formed. Morrison and his daughter, Rhianon, joined forces with the Lake Cowichan RCMP, BRI Security on behalf of the forest companies, and members of the Honeymoon Bay Volunteer Fire Department to hold a three-station information stop near the entrance to the west Cowichan community Friday, Aug. 29. During two sessions, (3 to 4:30 p.m. and 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.), they stopped “in excess of 500 vehicles,” Morrison said. There were three reasons for checking the vehicles: the police were looking for seatbelt and liquor violations, the fire fighters and security people were talking about careful use of campfires and back-country safety, and Morrison and his daughter were talk-
ing about water conservation. “About 90 per cent of the vehicles had visitors of some kind in them,” he said. Morrison was pleased with their success. “The Honeymoon Bay water system performed spectacularly on the weekend. Consumption was well within normal levels,” Morrison said. “Usage was down probably 30 per cent from the highs of the BC Day weekend.” This event showed that when residents and visitors make water conservation a priority there is more than adequate supply to meet everybody’s needs, he said, adding that he would do it again, perhaps earlier in the summer next time. Looking to the future, the Cowichan Valley Regional District has engaged a well driller, and are in negotiations to drill for a secondary source of water for the community. The CVRD, once the well is drilled and a source has been proven, is also working to secure funds to connect the new well source to the existing system so that it will automatically flow into the treatment and storage tank infrastructure already in place, Morrison said. With that and a new system of metering water usage coming in 2015, over-consumption could be a thing of the past, he said.
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N. Cowichan antes up for fish salvage as river crisis mounts North Cowichan has decided to grant the Cowichan Valley Regional District $5,000 to fund a fish salvage operation in the Cowichan River. It may not be needed, but the money is now there to help out if the worst happens and the rains do not come. The current level of flow coming out of Cowichan Lake can only be continued for about another month, if there is no significant rain. “After that, there is no more water,” said Mayor Jon Lefebure. Councillors were reacting on Sept. 3 to a request brought to their regular meeting, driven by the extremely low level of the river, caused by a light snowpack and a hot, dry summer.
Mayor Jon Lefebure There is so little water that if the drought continues, the salmon will not be able to traverse the river to spawn without help. As the request was for emergency money, North Cowichan staffers recommended that helping the fish salvage program was the best fit for municipal funds. The entire project is expected to cost about $20,000 and they recommended that North Cowichan ante up $5,000.
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The money will probably come out of the South End water budget, council learned. “I’d like to have seen more of a budget but it’s a good neighbourly thing to do,” said Coun. John Koury. Lefebure agreed, adding one caveat. “My only fear is that it’s an ad hoc kind of funding. The fish salvage itself is a phenomenal operation.” The entire regional Cowichan watershed drought mitigation project is estimated to cost $142,000 to $152,000 and includes installing monitors at Cowichan Lake and on the Cowichan River, engaging a consultant to look at a long-term solution, looking at the effect on docks at Lake Cowichan and, of course, trucking fish to safety this fall.
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Prolific offender program a big success story he prolific offender program is something that is clearly working. The local RCMP deserve high praise for their diligent work, which has made this effort such a success. Most of the crimes in the community are, in fact, committed by a small number of individuals. The reasoning behind the prolific offender program is that by focusing on these individuals, crime can be reduced significantly. What we’re most impressed with are the true success stories — not the ones that have ended
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with suspects behind bars for long sentences, though sometimes this is necessary for the protection of the community — but the ones about the people who have been turned from their life of crime. How great is it to hear about the woman who turned her life around, got a job, and was so excited when she bought a car that she contacted the RCMP officer who worked with her to help her leave crime behind? Because this is the true success. To have people see the error of their ways and become productive members of society.
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All too often we hear people express the view that criminals — offences large or small, it doesn’t seem to matter — should just be tossed in jail and the key thrown away. But that doesn’t solve the problem. It also doesn’t address criminals as people, but rather seems to suppose they are something other than human beings. It’s a view that certainly makes them easier to write off. The fact of the matter is, however, that these folks will be rejoining our society, if they’ve been in jail. Or will continue to live alongside of us, if they have
not been incarcerated. (This does not, of course, apply to those who have committed the most serious and grisly of offences. They are a different kettle of fish.) Is it not better that they are offered opportunities and assistance so that they become lawabiding citizens? Some, of course, will never take the olive branch, no many times it is offered. It’s a sad fact that success will never be 100 per cent. That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try. Again and again if necessary. And by keeping an eye on such
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offenders, police will have a better chance of preventing their crimes. It also only makes sense to address domestic violence perpetrators through the prolific offender program. Because acts of domestic violence almost always happen over and over again, the perpetrators are the very definition of prolific offenders. The marked success the RCMP have had with their test cases proves this to be a productive way to deal with this scourge on our Cowichan Valley communities.
Government must make concessions too Open letter to Christy Clark Did you really think coming to the bargaining table this close to the start of school with absolutely nothing would make teachers back down? Did you think that treating teachers with this level of disrespect would get kids back in desks on Tuesday? The BCTF dropped their demands by $125 million! Obviously teachers want to get back to teaching B.C.’s kids. What did you bring to the bargaining table? Hmmm, let’s see. Just the same old rhetoric about “affordability zone”.
You say you want kids back in school on Tuesday? How can we believe anything you say? Are you clinging to the “affordability zone” so tightly because your real debt load is astronomical? Because under your government the provincial debt has increased by 500 per cent, or to over $40,000 per taxpayer! You have spent $15 million taxpayers’ dollars on government ads on the disastrous BC Jobs Plan and God knows how much on propaganda over the teachers’ strike. Is this in the “affordability zone”? And what about those two court cases — the ones you lost? Why are you spending more money on an appeal? Why is this
money outside of the “affordability zone?” What about your credit card bills and the average 10 per cent pay hike your Cabinet staffers got? Where is the “affordability zone” there? In the vernacular of the children that will not be in school on Tuesday, “liar, liar pants on fire”. Enough is enough, Christy. Bargaining means compromise. It doesn’t mean that teachers make all the concessions and you make none. Get this contract done. Get it done in a fair way. Get the kids back to school and put some damn money into an education system that you have, over the past 12 years, decimated. Diane Cacciato Teacher and furious taxpayer
re: Your recent article on North Cowichan council proposing to review the MMBC service agreement in 2015. From the moment the details of this deal were announced to the public, many people I spoke with had the same immediate reaction: removing curbside collection of film plastic and instead, driving it somewhere for recycling when a truck is already picking up everything else at my driveway is an obvious step backwards in our service. I predict for many, it will either go in the trash or contaminate the regular recyclables. Ruth Hartmann said, “We all need to stop using plastic bags at all”. Fine, but it’s not just grocery bags we’re talking about. Every other box on the shelf is covered in a plastic film. Contents inside are bagged etc. Until manufacturers decide to use less packaging, you are, in effect, asking us to stop consuming. How is it that North Cowichan councillors are just now, after the MMBC contract is well underway, finally, finally bringing up this obvious concern? Typical government: Make deals...ask questions later. Zak Cohen North Cowichan
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Waste of taxpayer money present under Peake, too Re: “Where is the Lake Cowichan town council hiding the money tree?” Citizen, Aug. 8 Whereas I agree with our former mayor and councillor Jack Peake on the waste of taxpayers’ money by the present town council, he conveniently forgot that this waste of taxpayers money commenced under his reign as mayor. What else would he call the badly designed median and sidewalk planters on Riverside
We must have government that is accountable to us In our system of representative government, our elected representatives theoretically represent our interests. However, this system is implemented through a party system in which the party leader must sign our representative’s election papers. Thus our elected representative is first responsible to the party leader and secondarily responsive to constituents. Our party leader is compromised by election contributions which effectively makes him/her responsive to political contributors and their special interests rather than to constituents. Thus, our system of representative government is basically faulty by design. It is a clever con-job by the one per centers over we, the 99 per centers. This is a deliberate, built-in flaw to our system of democratic representative government. This flaw can be overcome. One method is to determine what we the people, we the 99 per centers, want, and use these wants to impose accountability on our
Drive? No openings were left in the median so the residents, on the river side of the road, now have to drive to the south end of the median and make a U-turn. I have seen these residents drive on the wrong side of the road to get to their driveway. Residents with a trailer or motor home probably have to drive south on King George Street, turn left into Wellington Road, right turn onto Riverside drive and then try to get into their driveway. The other waste, from the same era, is the traffic circle on King
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Solution easy: drop class size, composition Much has been written and said vis a vis this dispute. “It’s all about the kids” rhetoric by the BCTF and its correspondents as well as carefully crafted “almost good enough” offers by the government and, naturally enough, impassioned statements by teachers and parents. Vince was hailed as the saviour but no one can mediate this dispute. It is a classic case of labour relations negotiations: warfare. Not virtual warfare where the parties flex their muscles to their greatest possible extent [usually for monetary reasons], it is, pure and simply, power vs power. Jack Munro did this in the 80s with Bill Bennett and won by threatening a provincewide strike [in support of which he had mustered a tens-of-thousands-strong parade he threatened to take to Kelowna]. However, the strikers in this dispute are wearing summer clothes and smiling for any
available camera: bad strategy. In this case the government has said “enough is enough” to the BCTF in its desire to run the enterprise without having accountability to the taxpayers. This dispute is not about wages and benefits. BCTF wage and benefits demands mask their true purpose which is control of the education system. If the BCTF withdrew their class size and composition position and settled down to bargain wages and benefits, Vince would be easily able to bring in a negotiated settlement. I ask you: if your employees sought to control your business, what would your response be? My 45 years of labour relations says the government will prevail in this dispute and, with adequate legal support which Eric Harris certainly provides, will likely prevail in the Court of Appeal [yet another example of power exercised]. On this one, I am with the government. Pat Mulcahy Saltair
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George Street and Cowichan Avenue. This traffic circle was constructed to accommodate additional traffic from a proposed new subdivision. The town constructed the circle, but where is the new subdivision? Traffic density and/or accident frequency should determine whether or not a road improvement is warranted, not vague promises of a developer nor the desire of politicians (council) to leave a legacy. Hubert Crevels Lake Cowichan
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THE STRAIGHT SCOOP
Food bank gearing up for big fall drive LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN
Looking for a place to buy natural, whole foods? Scoops Natural Foods held the grand opening for their new store at Whippletree Junction last Saturday. Along with the bulk food section and natural groceries and snacks, the shop will offer workshops, recipes and demonstrations of their line of small appliances. Check it out. [DAVE RUBENSTEIN PHOTO]
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Cowichan Valley Basket Society shelves have been emptying but a big food drive is expected to help fill them, manager Colleen Fuller said. A campaign, organized province-wide by the Church of Latter-Day Saints attracts considerable support here, she said. “It will be our fourth year of working with the Duncan Latter-Day Saints. And, although they organize it, lots of people like to take part. There are church groups as well as individuals. I’ve got three volunteer teams from here. It’s just lots of fun and it loads us up to well past Christmas. Between that and the other big food drive that’s coming and all the schools it’s pretty amazing,” she said. The campaign starts Monday, Sept. 15. Organizers gather teams of four people and each team is given a route map. “We’re hoping to hit 5,000 houses that way. The teams go out and deliver bags with the information on to the people’s doors — usually about 150 houses apiece. They can do it anytime on Sept. 15, 16 and 17. Those are our drop-off days.” The big collection takes place on the Saturday. “That’s Sept. 20; that’s when we go around with the same teams on their same routes and we pick up full bags. It’s a really easy, easy food drive. It’s awesome,” Fuller said. Areas being covered include Duncan, Cowichan Bay and Maple Bay. She encourages anyone interested to contact Michelle at 250-748-5334 or Fred at 250-715-1393 to sign up. It takes about three hours to drop off bags and about an hour to pick up. “We need about 35 teams and now we’re at
“If you’ve got extra garden stuff, just bring it on in. We have been very blessed. A lot of our folks with their limited incomes, this is like Christmas candy for them. They’re just so excited. I have a lineup every morning to see if I have fruit and vegetables. I really encourage it.” COLLEEN FULLER, Cowichan Valley Basket Society manager
about halfway with 15. And for those who just want to fill up the bags, there’s a way for them to do that, too,” Fuller said. Last year — the third time it was held in the Cowichan Valley — the drive was a great success. “I think we got more than 11,000 pounds of food,” Fuller said. Meanwhile, as summer’s bounty is almost pouring out of local gardens, the Basket Society is happily taking in any extra fruit and veggies. “Individual people have been coming in every day. That’s awesome, of course, but our biggest supporter is Cowichan Green Community. If people can’t pick their own fruit, they can phone there and they will send out a group of pickers and they bring it in here. It has been just such a great partnership.” Fuller said. “Also, it’s the same for gardens. If you’ve got extra garden stuff, just bring it on in. We have been very blessed. A lot of our folks with their limited incomes, this is like Christmas candy for them. They’re just so excited. I have a lineup every morning to see if I have fruit and vegetables. I really encourage it.”
CHALLENGE!! communityfor climate
The Municipality of North Cowichan’s Climate Change Action Committee has launched its first communityfor climate Household Challenge. The Household Challenge is a new program that will involve FIVE households competing for the greatest reductions in energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. HOW do I participate in the Challenge? FIVE North Cowichan households will be selected from the communityfor climate “Household Challenge” entries. Entry forms are available online at www.northcowichan.ca WHY Participate? It’s a chance to act on climate change. You could save energy and money, and… also have fun and discover a new energy saving, “carbon busting” lifestyle. WHEN is the Challenge? Entry deadline is Wednesday, September 10th, 2014. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: Brigid Reynolds, Senior Planner Municipality of North Cowichan T: (250)-746-3156 E: brigid.reynolds@northcowichan.ca 7030 Trans-Canada Highway | Box 278 | Duncan, BC V9L 3X4 T 250.746.3100 F 250.746.3133 www.northcowichan.ca
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Sunday, September 7, 2014 11:00 am to 3:00 pm Glenora Trails Head Park
The Glenora Trails Head Community Park is an access gateway to the Cowichan Valley Trail, the Cowichan River (swimming), and Cowichan River Provincial Park, along with on-site playground and picnic facilities, as well as horse friendly features. The Electoral Area E - Cowichan Station/ Sahtlam/Glenora Parks and Recreation Commission will be providing complimentary hamburgers, hotdogs and refreshments. Directions: Follow Glenora Road, to Vaux Road, to Robertson Road. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT CVRD Parks & Trails Division at 250-746-2620
Personal loss ‘huge’: Faulkner OWNER, From Page 3 because they burned through a water pipe and extinguished themselves. Despite many attempts to fix and stabilize the structure, WorkSafeBC eventually shut down the building, forcing Faulkner to evict her tenants. She says she ended up selling the toy business before she was prepared to, and has since had to start a new business, a Kumon learning centre, at the age of 65. “The personal loss to me over the last five and a half years has been huge,” Faulkner told council. Faulkner recalls running into Kent on the street the day after the incident with the snowplow, when he tried to reassure her. According to McDaniel, both the City and the insurer have admitted liability in the incident. “Liability is half the battle, and we won that battle,” he said. Kent counters that liability has not been determined, and that will be sorted out in court.
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Domestic violence pilot reduces calls from 32 to 4 PROLIFIC OFFENDER, From Page 1
Insp. Ray Carfantan
RCMP talk school zones, traffic, thefts LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN
Local Mounties have been right on top of criminal activity lately, Insp. Ray Carfantan told North Cowichan council in his quarterly report Sept. 3. He said that quick action is helping to reduce property crimes in the municipality. One of the reasons is that the perpetrators are known to police. He gave the example of a ring of car thieves that came to the Valley earlier this year from the Nanaimo area. “They were very prolific, stealing three, four, five cars at a crack,” he said. But, once the RCMP discovered the situation, they got on it “and within an hour and a half had apprehended two people in two stolen vehicles in the area, bringing that spree to an end,” Carfantan reported. “That type of offender coming into an area can cause a big spike in property crimes. They are generally addictive people who have other issues than the crime,” he added. He also had some comments about traffic enforcement, referring to the South Island Traffic unit. These are officers that “don’t work within our office, but are provincially funded resources that do come and work in this area. We try to maximize our visibility by bringing them in for special events. A real advantage to that program is that it’s all at no cost to North Cowichan,” he said. Crash numbers are down in North Cowichan and traffic efforts are going to be focusing on the Trans Canada Highway now, Carfantan said. The Inspector also pointed out that school zone speeds will only be strictly enforced during the strike in areas where schools are actually in session. He pointed out that a survey of residents showed that what they want most from local police is visibility and now that 16 additional auxiliary constables have graduated from their training program, that is getting a boost. The establishment of a bicyclebased crime reduction unit has also given the public the chance to feel that Mounties are out there ready to deal with crime even before it starts and the feedback to that group has been good, he said.
Carfantan consulted Coyne for something from the first quarter to share with council. “He talked to me about a female from our community who has been involved all up and down Vancouver Island but who resided in this area and who has been responsible for tens of thousands of dollars in lost property. She’s had a lot of ongoing contact with our prolific offender program and finally we were able to get her in a treatment program. “To this day, Eric gets text messages from this lady who is now gainfully employed, back working in this area. She just bought a car and was so proud that she had to text him and tell him that she’d just bought a car. She’s also taking trades programming and getting a trades certification,” he said. “It’s a nice, feel-good story about someone who was costing us an awful lot of money. We really appreciate the effort that our guys are putting so much effort into that. The inspector also touched on the domestic violence unit that was started in April as a pilot project with the province of British Columbia. “It targeted our most retentive domestic violence offenders. We’ve seen some tremendous success with that already,” he said, explaining that Mounties are trying to take the same prolific offender management strategy to some families with difficult relationship issues. “The difference largely in this pilot is that we spend as much time on the offenders as we do supporting the victims.” Carfantan said there has been “significant impact” already in the small group involved. “We had 32 calls for service in 2012 and in 2013 and we’re down to four so far this year. We’re trying to be proactive, spending a lot of time and resources trying to deal with some of these more
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prolific crimes,” he said. Coun. Ruth Hartmann suggested that council send a letter of support thanking Coyne for his efforts in the prolific offender program and the rest of council readily
ADVANCE ELECTOR REGISTRATION Are you eligible to vote in the November elections for the City of Duncan Mayor and Council? Is your name on the current list of electors? If you are not sure you can find out by visiting or calling the Chief Election Officer at the City of Duncan, 200 Craig Street, Duncan, BC, 250‐746‐6126 between 8:00 am 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday (excluding holidays). Advance elector registrations will be accepted at the City of Duncan office until Tuesday, September 23, 2014. With the exception of registrations on voting days, elector registrations will not be accepted during the period September 23, 2014 through to November 14, 2014 (closed period for advance elector registration). ELECTOR QUALIFICATIONS RESIDENT ELECTORS:
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agreed to the idea. Coun. Kate Marsh then added, “A large part of the municipal budget is policing and a lot of that is police having to deal with people who have mental illness of some kind. We are heading into an election and people get to saying that taxes are too high but if senior levels of government aren’t going to fund programs for people who are ill it falls to property owners to do it. I like to point that out, for the public’s sake.”
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18 years of age or older on general voting day for the election or assent voting; and a Canadian citizen; and a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day of registration (May 13, 2014); and a registered owner of real property in the City of Duncan for at least 30 days immediately before the day of registration (October 15, 2014); and not entitled to register as a resident elector; and not disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or assent voting and not otherwise disqualified by law; and if there is more than one registered owner of the property, only one of those individuals may, with the written consent of the majority of the owners, register as a non‐resident property elector. LIST OF REGISTERED ELECTORS
Beginning September 30, 2014, until the close of general voting for the election on November 15, 2014, a copy of the list of registered electors will be available for public inspection at the City of Duncan office at City Hall, 200 Craig Street, Duncan, BC, during regular office hours (8:30 am 4:30 pm) Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays. Before inspecting the list, a person must sign a statement that they will not inspect the list or use the information included in the list except for the purposes of Part 3 Electors and Elections of the Local Government Act. An elector may request that their address or other information about them be omitted from or obscured on the list of electors. OBJECTION TO REGISTRATION OF AN ELECTOR An objection to the registration of a person whose name appears on the list of registered electors may be made in accordance with the Local Government Act until 4:00 pm on Friday, October 10, 2014. An objection must be in writing and may only be made by a person entitled to be registered as an elector of the City of Duncan and can only be made on the basis that a person whose name appears on the list of electors has died or that a person whose name appears on the list of electors is not qualified to be registered as an elector of the City of Duncan. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION on these matters, the following persons may be contacted: Karen Robertson, Chief Election Officer at 250‐746‐6126 Tricia Mayea, Deputy Chief Election Officer at 250‐746‐6126 Karen Robertson Chief Election Officer
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Darwin aims to have second costly surgery ANDREA RONDEAU CITIZEN
Rob Darwin is hoping the Cowichan Valley will be generous in helping him get his second surgery to curb his MS symptoms. [ANDREA RONDEAU/CITIZEN]
Rob Darwin would like to be able to hold his youngest son, born in April, for more than a brief period. At 35 years old, Darwin is married with two young boys. He was raised in the Cowichan Valley and life looked pretty golden when, after graduation, he first worked delivering pizza and in a deli, then was hired at a custom door factory. But in 2003, nine and a half years after getting that job, Darwin’s life changed dramatically. He was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. “After the initial shock of the diagnosis, I spent most of my time researching and familiarizing myself with the disease,” he said. He did a number of suggested therapies to try to alleviate some of the symptoms. Darwin suffered from constant fatigue and numbness and tremors in his hands and feet, which were cold, with a blue tinge. Two bright spots came when Darwin married his wife, Leticia,
in 2007 and when his oldest son, Dayton, was born in 2010. Then, in his research, he came across the “liberation” treatment pioneered by Italian doctor Paolo Zamboni. The procedure dilates the veins in the patient’s neck through angioplasty with the goal of improving blood flow between the brain and the heart and clearing out iron deposits. The treatment has not been endorsed in Canada, and those wishing to try it have to go outside the country for the surgery. “Having constant brain fog, and tremors, I knew that I had to have this procedure done to alleviate symptoms for a bit, if not forever,” Darwin said. “My family, friends and the Cowichan Valley community rallied together to help raise enough money for me to go to India for this procedure.” While some patients have reported seeing very little improvement from the procedure, Darwin said he saw a dramatic difference, though he was not cured. “I remember a few days after the surgery I was able to pick up
a pitcher of water, pour myself a glass and drink it using one hand with no spillage or tremors; one of the best feelings ever,” he said. He continued to improve. “The surgery gave me two years of solid zero progression of the disease,” he said. But lately Darwin’s MS symptoms have been returning. He is unable to keep up with and interact with his oldest son as he wants to. “To be independent and positive is a tremendous amount of work,” Darwin said. “Just the simple task of getting out of bed, dressed and head to an appointment takes a few hours. “Heat tolerance is a huge factor, for my body temperature rises extremely fast in the sunshine, causing weakness and fatigue to the point where I cannot go outside on a nice sunny day,” he said. Darwin has to rely on someone to help him throughout the day. Once again, he is asking for the Valley’s help. See TWO YEARS, Page 12
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Was your house ‘built to last?’ Heritage Society wants to know
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Rob Darwin wants to be able to keep up with his energetic son, Dayton. A previous ‘liberation’ surgery gave him two years with no progression of his MS symptoms. [SUBMITTED]
Two years of no progression DARWIN, From Page 10 His goal is to have the procedure done a second time, this time in the United States at a hospital in Newport Beach, California. “I got two solid years before seeing any signs of progression, which to me and my family, was priceless,” he explained. The procedure will cost $15,000 U.S. with flights, hotels and travel expenses for an aide, as he cannot travel alone. “It’s not a cure, but it’s huge symptom relief,” Darwin said. Darwin’s family is holding a fundraising garage sale and bottle drive on Sept. 20 at Somenos Community Hall (3248 Cowichan Valley Hwy.) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. They are collecting salable items (no furniture or clothing). An account has also been opened for
Darwin for bottle and can donations at the Cowichan Valley Bottle Depot on Norcross Road. Darwin also has a page at www.gofundme. com/cvmd1w where people can donate. A further by donation fundraiser will be held at the Cowichan Sportsplex on Saturday, Sept. 27 at 10 a.m. with fitness trainer Nancy McNeil, where there will be an adult fitness class and a children’s obstacle course. On Saturday, Oct. 18, there will be a buffet style dinner and dance at the Duncan Community Lodge on Moose Road. There will be live and silent auctions, and draws. Tickets to the event are $25. For further information about any of the fundraisers or to buy tickets contact Julie Darwin at 250-597-4215 or email jbwagar@ shaw.ca, or call Rob and Leticia at 250-7481899 or 250-709-7772.
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BRITISH COLUMBIA history
History of Anyox a family affair GORD HUTCHINGS SPECIAL TO THE CITIZEN
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A truck begins a slalom run at the Pro-Truck Rodeo held at Chemainus Industrial Park last month. Organized by Cowichan School of Motoring, the event gave truckers a chance to show their skills. [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]
will be giving a talk to the Cowichan Historical Society on Sept. 18, 7 p.m. at St. Peter’s Quamichan Church, 5800 Church Rd., Duncan, presenting on the history of the copper mining town in northern B.C. called Anyox. My grandfather and greatgrandfathers, who came from Wales, all worked and lived there and my father was born there in 1923. My grandmother and her father left Chemainus to operate the two dams for the hydro power as well. Because of their particular connections of being the B.C. liquor vendor, the town policeman, the dam-keeper, as well as working in the smelter plant, they knew all the characters as well as recorded these stories not only in story form in their diaries, but also with many albums of photos. I grew up hearing all these stor-
ies and my grandfather, Ozzie Hutchings wrote in the Victoria Daily Colonist in the 1970s before his death, on the subject of B.C. mining towns. He befriended T.W. (Tom) Paterson when he started writing his historical publications. My brother and I went to Anyox by sea kayak a few years ago and we recorded an excellent update of the state of the current town site complete with the huge slag pile and all the foundations of the smelter, coke plants and other mechanical shops to show my father before he died two years ago. Artifacts were all over the place and we even found the hidden cemetery in the nowforest, complete with concrete First World War army helmets placed on those soldiers who are buried there that survived that war and came back to continue working for the mining company Grandby Mining. Grandby also had a coal min-
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ing operation in Cassidy here on the Island and their high grade of coal went to Anyox for the coke plant used in the smelting operation so there is an Island connection. It just so happens that my grandmother was born in Chemainus in 1902 and it was her father who moved the family to Anyox where he was the damkeeper. The copper extracted from Anyox was the largest copper mine in the British Empire in its day and served for armaments for the First World War, as just one example. I have many artifacts brought back from my trip including an intact light bulb from the coke plant with the word “stolen” enscripted in frosting on the clear bulb, something very hard to find. This bulb was most likely a remaining bulb from the 1920s and is still in operation with its intact filament. Gord Hutchings is from Cobble Hill
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No late fees at this new library LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN
If you build it and stock it with books, they will come. And read. That’s the idea behind a new community feature at the Cowichan Sportsplex. The Little Free Library, which looks something like a large handcrafted bird house, is located right near the administration office and offers participants the chance to “take a book, return a book”. The outdoor facility has been supplied by the Duncan Daybreak Rotary Club. “We are proud of our partnership with the Sportsplex and when we were seeking a location for the Little Library, they immediately came to mind,” said Rotarian
“With this set-up, there won’t be library cards or late fines, no insistence that patrons whisper or stay quiet...” CATHERINE BRANDON, Sportsplex executive director
Keith Grey when completing the project Aug. 27. He saw the project in a club magazine and thought it offered a perfect fit for both the facility and its users. “With this set-up, there won’t be library cards or late fines, no insistence that patrons whisper or stay quiet, and there certainly won’t be any issues with
unreturned books,” said Sportsplex Executive Director Catherine Brandon. “This offers a wonderful opportunity for the community to come together and exercise not only their bodies but their minds at the Cowichan Sportsplex.” The whole concept of the little box is take a book to read and leave an equivalent one in its place. Rotarian Holger Heitland was also at the Sportsplex for the grand opening and urged people to choose books carefully. “We don’t need the Guinness Book of Records from 1993,” he said. “Bring books people might want to read.” Brandon said she envisions a number of different little libraries on site, maybe sorted by subject.
Rotarians Holger Heitland, left, and Keith Grey complete construction and stock a Little Library at the Cowichan Sportsplex. [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]
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Notice is hereby given that the CVRD Board will consider reading a third time and adopting the above noted Amendment Bylaw at the regular Board meeting of September 10, 2014. As per Section 890(4) of the Local Government Act, the Cowichan Valley Regional District Board of Directors, having reviewed the above noted Bylaw and finding it to be consistent with the policies of the South Cowichan Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 3510, has waived the Public Hearing and directed that this Public Notice occur in its place. Bylaw No. 3817 received second reading, as amended, at the July 30, 2014, CVRD Board meeting. Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3817 would amend Shawnigan Lake Zoning Bylaw No. 985 (1986) by: 1. Rezoning part of the surface of water of Shawnigan Lake from W-2 (Water Recreation) to W-4 (Freshwater Conservation) as shown on the map below. These areas are all opposite public road endings at Shawnigan Lake and the intent of the zoning change is to prevent the construction of new private docks and similar infrastructure in such locations.
2. Rezoning those lands shown shaded on the map below, at the site of the Shawnigan Station proposed commercial/mixed use development north of Shawnigan Village, from Village Commercial 1 to RM-2 Low Density Multiple Family Residential. This new RM-2 Zone would permit the creation of residential units at a maximum density of 20 units per hectare of land.
3. Rezoning all those lands on the map shown shaded below, located in Shawnigan Village, from R-2 Suburban Residential to R-3 Urban Residential.
4. Adding “group daycare” to the list of permitted uses of the C-2 Local Commercial Zone. A copy of the Amendment Bylaw and relevant support material may be inspected at the Regional District Planning & Development Department office: 175 Ingram Street, Duncan, BC from Tuesday, September 2, 2014, to Wednesday, September 10, 2014, 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. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT Mike Tippett, Deputy General Manager, Planning & Development Department at 250-746-2620.
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Saying ‘yes’ leads to banner year for Duncan Junior Baseball KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN
Just saying “yes” has changed everything for Duncan Junior Baseball. The organization has done its best to take advantage of every opportunity that comes its way, and the result was a banner year for baseball and softball in Duncan and the Cowichan Valley. A case in point is the game the club hosted between the Victoria HarbourCats and Langley Blaze in June. When the HarbourCats suggested the possibility, the Duncan executive said “yes” immediately, then found a way to make it happen. “We’ll make it work,” DJBA president Kevin Olender said. “We had to fundraise for it, but that didn’t seem to be much of a problem.” The DJBA also said yes when given the opportunity to host the Coaching Caravan, a joint initiative of BC Baseball and BC Minor Baseball that gives players and coaches alike a chance to learn new skills. When it came to town in the spring, the Duncan stop was one of the largest the Caravan has ever had. The club also won $250 toward equipment in a photo contest sponsored by BC Minor Baseball. Equipment is expensive, but every little bit counts. “That’s nice; it’s something you don’t expect,” Olender said. With all their on- and off-field success, it’s no surprise that the DJBA has been mentioned in conversations about the BC Minor Baseball Association of the Year award. “To me that’s nice, hearing that,” Olender said. The president commended the efforts of the entire executive in making things happen. “That group is behind all the
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DJBA president Kevin Olender, right, poses with Victoria HarbourCats general manager Jim Swanson and Harvey the HarbourCat during the February announcement of the HarbourCats game in Duncan in June. [CITIZEN FILE] stuff that’s gone on,” he said. “The executive definitely wants what’s best for the kids, and doesn’t want to say no.” This year, the DJBA had 450 kids in baseball and softball from Rally Cap to midget, many playing other sports as well, which is something Olender supports. “You shouldn’t be stuck to one,” he said. “You should be able to play multiple sports.” The association’s midget AA, bantam AA and peewee teams all went to their respective provincial championships, with the peewees winning and advancing to win the Western Canadian championships, the DJBA’s first Westerns qualifier since 2005, when they claimed the bantam AA title.
Duncan also won the mosquito AAA tier 2 provincial championship, one of several big tournaments the DJBA hosted at Evans Park, along with the tadpole regionals, and peewee and midget AA zones. Despite having fewer softball teams than in other years, the DJBA was successful in that sport as well. The U10 girls team finished fourth in the Tier 1 Island playoffs, with Ella Duncan-Reda and Emma Wright joining the South Vancouver Island Angels, who placed second in the Tier 2 provincials in Vancouver. The U12 girls team won their Island regionals, and pitcher Katie Murphy was picked up to play for the Gordon Head Wave at provincials.
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Introduced gradually this season was the new name for the association’s competitive teams: the Duncan RiverCats, along with a new logo and new uniforms, created with input from the players themselves. “We wanted the kids to have something that stood out and was sharp and that they would want to wear,” Olender said. The name was introduced in the spring with the U12 girls softball team, and carried on to the midget and peewee teams in the summer. Olender likes the idea of having the same names for teams in both sports. “We’re trying to get away from the boys/girls, baseball/softball thing,” he said. “We’re a club.”
The Cowichan Valley Capitals’ 2014/15 roster came into clearer focus on Wednesday night after a 3-2 loss to the Victoria Grizzlies in the team’s B.C. Hockey League preseason opener. Four players were released from camp after the game, leaving the team with 23 skaters and two goalies. They have to get down to 20 skaters and two goalies before the season opener on Sept. 19. “It wasn’t just about the effort in that game,” head coach Bob Beatty said. “But there was at least one player that we changed our minds on because of that performance. Some things were made clearer as far as handling the speed of the game.” Defencemen Tyler Holz and Jayden Syrota were sent back to their junior B teams, where Beatty feels they will benefit from another year of development. Also released were forwards Stephen Egan and Cole Iantorno. Kyle Baron opened the scoring in Wednesday’s game with a powerplay goal seven minutes into the first period. The Grizzlies tied the score and then took a 2-1 lead in the second period, but Brodie Smith buried the rebound off Daniel Wanner’s shot to even things up with a minute and a half remaining in the period. Just 53 seconds into the third, the Grizzlies regained the lead and managed to hold on through the final buzzer. Goalie Lane Michasiw played the entire game in net for the Caps, stopping 37 of 40 shots. See MORE VETERANS, Page 19
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Missing bodies don’t hurt Bulldogs KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN
With some players still away on summer vacation, Cowichan Bulldogs head coach Opie Williams had to make some last-minute changes to his game plan for last Sunday’s Vancouver Mainland Football League season opener against the Comox Raiders. “I didn’t have the bodies to follow the normal game of not having my QB on special teams and defence,” Williams explained. Having his quarterback on special teams ended up working just fine for Williams, as signal-caller Kain Melchior stepped in at kick returner to run back the opening kickoff 85 yards for the first of his four touchdowns in a 31-6 win. The Bulldogs also benefitted from a strong game by Eric Williams at running back, with one big run in particular getting the team to the one-yard line before Melchior punched it in behind the blocking of offensive linemen Travis McDonald, Ryan Hennig, Brendan Lynch, Justin Young and Cameron
Vanderleek. The Bulldogs’ other touchdown came from Eddy Walt on a 35-yard reception from Melchior. Lineman Tyler Hudson moved to fullback, where he experienced success at a new spot. “Tyler had some great runs at that position, not having any many reps at that position during practice,” the coach said. The game of positional musical chairs
continued on defence, where Brandon St. Clair was the only regular linebacker available with both Mitch Hinton and Nick Thomas away. Young and Riley Caljouw started alongside St. Clair until he was ejected early in the game and McDonald had to fill in. Defensive back Garion Ferguson ended up calling the plays on defence. “A lot of guys played both ways,” Williams said. “I was really impressed with the way they stepped up and filled the positions. Conditioning was shown to be lacking and we will be working on it this week.” The midget Bulldogs still have spots available and continue to recruit new players. For more information, visit cowichanfootball.com The bantam Bulldogs also kicked off their fall season last weekend, losing their first game on the road 48-0 to the North Delta Longhorns. The midget Bulldogs will be on the road again this Saturday, visiting the Meadow Ridge Knights, while the bantams have a bye week.
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United open season Saturday at Rotary KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN
A strong mix of veterans and newcomers will take the field this Saturday as Cowichan United inaugurates the new Rotary Park field with their Vancouver Island Soccer League Div. 2 season opener against Sagres Highlanders. “We will be a group with experience at the back and youth up front,” new coach Ryan Flynn said. “We have a promising mix of skill and heart. Our team goal is to be top three in the league, gaining the experience for the young guys for next year.” Flynn is excited to get on the pitch at Rotary Park, which has been described as “top-notch.” “With the new field coming in next year this is a great start that we have here with our club,” Flynn said. “It gives us a chance to become a top club in the VISL again.” Div. 1 Cowichan LMG will open on the road against Westcastle United this Saturday.
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APTN sports series has local origins KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN
Born and raised in Duncan and a graduate of Cowichan Secondary School, Steve Sxwithul’txw is embarking on a journey to document the athletic endeavours and achievements of First Nations youth across North America. Sxwithul’txw’s new APTN television series, Warrior Games, which premieres this Saturday, will take viewers on a 13-episode trip across the continent, exploring traditional and contemporary sports across Canada and the U.S. More than just the host, Sxwithul’txw gets involved and experiences the sports he is covering, often leading to humorous results. “I go in as the gregarious, clumsy host and I work with youth and have fun doing it,” he said. The series includes a stop in the Cowichan Valley to cover warrior canoe racing with Ladysmith’s Rainbow Canoe Club out of Ladysmith, which will air on Sept. 13. Sxwithul’txw pitched the series at the Banff World Television Festival a few years ago, and although he wasn’t successful the first time, he was snapped up the second time, and given a $1-million budget to film 13 episodes. Sxwithul’txw previously hosted the series Down2Earth on APTN earlier this year, and has worked in the past as a reporter and producer for CTV, and before that as a police officer in Ladysmith and Chemainus. The Warrior Games season opener will feature the World Series of Stickball hosted by the Choctaw band in Mississippi. Related to the more familiar sport of lacrosse, Choctaw stickball can get
Valley Seniors Organization members and carpet bowlers Egon Gron, Jean McIntyre, George Capella and Connie Parker made the journey to Strathcona County, Alberta, just outside Edmonton, for the 2014 Canada 55+ Games held Aug. 27-30. The Duncan quartet brought home silver medals in the 70+ event, finishing second to another B.C. team. and ahead of teams from Alberta and the Yukon. [SUBMITTED]
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Hof making Island ride for cause MARY HOF SPECIAL TO THE CITIZEN
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any of you know that 12 years ago this September I climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa. It was an incredible experience. During my four-week Africa trip, I saw the poverty and in my heart I felt committed to do something. I visited the Catholic church there and with their support we worked together to develop a medical dispensary in a little village called Muungaro. Over these last 11 years I have watched this dispensary develop and grow; it’s been something I have been very proud of. It has also been difficult and frustrating at times as I am a one-man show from here. After much thought and prayer, I have decided to join forces with the Stephen Lewis Foundation
and have joined the Victoria Grandmothers for Grandmothers Campaign, an organized group that works hard to support the inspiring transformation in sub-Saharan Africa, where community-based organizations, run by and for grandmothers, are working to turn the tide of HIV and AIDS. Clinics, hospices, daycares and education are just a few of the benefits of these projects. I am very excited to be part of this organization and I am reaching out to you all to support me in my fundraising goal. I will be riding my bike with 29 others from Campbell River to Victoria Sept. 4-7. This will be a tough ride, but knowing all the money raised will go to a great cause will make this ride so much easier. Being a grandmother of three
boys under the age of five I would be heartbroken knowing what could happen to them if living in Africa; I truly believe we can make a difference. To make a donation, you can log in to slf.akaraisin.com/ GrandmothersPledges/maryhof scroll down (do not click the donate at the top of the page) till you see the ‘Donate Now’ button above the thermometer. Or go to our team page http://slf.akaraisin.com/GrandmothersPledges/ VG4ACycle2014 and scroll down to find my name, click it and donate that way. A cheque (made out to Mary Hof) or cash can be given to me or mailed to 1078 Cherry Point Rd., Cowichan Bay, B.C., V0R 1N2. My email is mhof126@ gmail.com Tax receipts are given for any donation over $20.
along the track of the Northern Gateway pipeline. Monday, Sept. 15, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Discussion after the film. • Coast Salish Design Elements and Principles: Hands On at the Duncan library, Friday, Sept. 19, 4-5 p.m. with artist lessLIE. Free, but limited space, register at 250-746-7661 or drop by the library. • New book club at Duncan library starts Sept. 20, noon. Group to meet third Saturday of every month noon1:30 p.m. Copies of first book handed out Sept. 20 for discussion in October. Leave name and number at front desk of library to find out more or call library 250-746-7661. • 55th Cowichan High School class of 1959 reunion. Sept. 23, wine and cheese; Sept. 24, dinner. Info: Joyce (Atcheson) Schmidt, mommajoyce@ shaw.ca, 250-748-8494; Darlyne (Archer) Murray, archdj@telus.net, 250-746-4045; Louise (Cardoff) Dwyer, 250-701-0367. • Cowichan Independent Living, the Cowichan Valley Disability Resource Centre first annual Semi-Formal Dinner and Silent Auction Sept. 27, Quamichan Inn. Enjoy live music with flutist Jane Way, local comedian Nick Schols. Tickets $60 by phone, credit
card or email money transfer or come in to Duncan office: #103-121 First St. Info: 250-746-3930 or www.cvilrc.bc.ca • 7th Annual VSO Craft Fair Nov. 1 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Seniors Activity Centre, Duncan. Table rental $15. Book now. Info 250-746-4433 or 250-246-4746.
Mary Hof is riding from Campbell River to Victoria from Sept. 4-7 to raise funds for projects in Africa. [SUBMITTED]
VALLEY Calendar Miscellaneous • South Cowichan Library presents Googling Grandma, Thursday, Sept. 11, 6-7:30 p.m., free class facilitated by the Duncan Family History Centre. Learn genealogy Internet search tips. Dropin attendance. Info: 250-743-5436. • Jasana Crowie author reading from Barley of Maplewood, Chemainus library, Saturday, Sept. 13, 3:30-4 p.m., children ages six-plus. • Presentation: What can we expect of a _ year old?, Chemainus library, Saturday, Sept. 13, 1-2 p.m., adult-oriented. Join pediatric occupational therapist Diana Sharpe as she familiarizes parents with milestones for children ages two through eight. • South Cowichan Library presents Girl Power, Tuesdays, Sept. 15 to Oct. 14, 3:30-5 p.m. Guided quest series for tweens (ages 9-12) led by clinical counselor Sherry Bezanson. Includes sessions on skill building, body image, body changes, friendships and peers. Space limited, pre-register and info: 250-743-5436. • Documentary Night at the Library in Duncan presents On The Line. The tale of filmmaker Frank Wolf’s trek
Seniors • Chemainus 55+ drop in centre Country Western Dinner and Dance, Sept. 27, doors open 4:30 p.m., dinner at 5 p.m., followed by Lonesome 77 Band. Cost $20. • Chemainus 55+ drop in centre new activities: floor curling and darts. • Chemainus 55+ drop in centre muffin mornings Wednesday and Friday, 9:30-11 a.m. Come and meet new friends. • Valley Seniors Activity Centre the place to be if you’re over 55. Located at 198 Government St., open 6 days a week, Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-3 p.m.; Saturday, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Membership costs $20 per year. Carpet bowling, billiards, choir, crafts, carving, line dancing and more. Info: 250-746-4433. Info: 250-746-4433 or www.valley-seniors.org
Recreation • High Touch Health Self Care, free for all ages, techniques for spiritual, mental and physical well being. Personal consultations: Cowichan Independent Living, 103-121 First St., Duncan, appts Fridays 11 a.m.-3 p.m., 250-746-3930; exercise program: Cowichan Sportsplex, Duncan, drop-in Fridays 4-5 p.m.; Classes: Cowichan Spirit of Women, Sands Reception Centre, Duncan, drop in Fridays 5:306 p.m. Please register for drops-ins 250-746-3930.
Meetings • Cowichan Valley Arthritis Support Group starts the fall with a meeting at St. John’s Church Hall, 486 Jubilee St., Duncan, Sept. 8, 1 p.m. Guest speaker: Brenda Grenier to explain and demonstrate Geldenkrais exercises and outline the benefits. • Cowichan Valley Chapter of the Council of Canadians meets Tuesday, Sept. 9, 7-9 p.m., Volunteer Cowichan office in basement of Duncan City Hall. Discussion of water issues environment etc. Info: Donna 748-2444
or email dcameron@seaside.net • Chemainus Garden Club meeting, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 1 p.m., Calvary Baptist Church, 3319 River Rd. Demo on backyard birding by Colin Bartlett or The Backyard Wildbird & Nature Store. Brag table. $2 dropin fee, $15 yearly membership. Info: 250-746-1207. • Branch 53 Royal Canadian Legion general meeting, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2 p.m., Duncan United Church. • Cowichan Historical Society meeting Sept. 18, 7:30 p.m., St. Peter’s Hall, Duncan. Discover the fascinating history of former copper smelting town Anyox, B.C. (operated 1917-1932) with speaker Gordon Hutchings.
Dancing • Learn to square dance. Lessons begin Sunday, Oct. 19, 7 p.m., Girl Guide Hall, 321 Cairnsmore St., Duncan. Info: 250-748-6056 or 250-748-9140. • Cowichan Valley International Folkdancers Mondays, 7:30-9:45 p.m., Mill Bay Community Hall. $4 drop-in fee, $80 yearly membership. First night free. Call Katherine 250-743-5082 or Lyn 250-743-2686.
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Cowichan’s Tuff Kidders
Tuff Kidder Alexis MacLeod clambers up a rope suspended from the diving board over the Aquatic Centre pool. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]
Ty Dahlstrom scrambles over a hay bale as part of an obstacle on the Tuff Kidder course at the Aquatic Centre. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]
Tuff Kidder Caleb White lugs a tire across the grass. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]
Alexis MacLeod finishes the Tuff Kidder course at the Cowichan Aquatic Centre by sprinting through the mud pit. Kids from the Cowichan Valley and Victoria took part in the event, the end of a week-long training session at the Aquatic Centre. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]
Travis Cowan crawls through the mud pit on the Tuff Kidder course. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]
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