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Bill 22 protest: Parents and principals keeping most extracurriculars going despite teachers’ withdrawal Krista Siefken

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xtracurricular activities at Cowichan schools may look a little different now that teachers’ latest form of job action is in full-swing. But few are being outright cancelled thanks to some last-minute rescheduling plus tons of support from valley parents. “We’re feeling pretty lucky,” Cowichan Secondary School principal Charlie Coleman said. “We don’t feel like we’ve had the same kind of impact I’m hearing about in other parts of the province.” Public school teachers across the province have withdrawn from extracurricular activities in protest of Bill 22. In some districts it has meant major events outside of traditional school hours have been cancelled. Not so in Cowichan, though. At Chemainus Secondary School, for example, teachers may not have been present for prom festivities earlier this month, but b three administrators and ¿ve parents made sure the event went off without a hitch. All of teachers’ organizing prior to job action was invaluable, as well. “The one downside is that Charlie Coleman: I know from experience grad on track students love to see teachers at events, but at the same time the event still went down pretty smoothly,” said Ron Nunweiler, School District 79’s acting director of middle/secondary education. Nunweiler said that at the elementary school

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Holly Arntzen leads Crofton Elementary School in singing I Am the Future during Voices of Nature, a school music program and concert on Thursday, May 11. Principals say most extracurricular programs are proceeding in the Cowichan Valley School District despite teachers job action. level, most, if not all activities that regularly occur during the instructional day are proceeding as normal. “The exceptions are overnight ¿eld/camping trips as well as evening spring concerns,” Nunweiler said. “In most instances, concerts that had been planned are proceeding during the day. Camping trips are, for the most part, now day trips with teacher supervision. The exception may be if administrators from other schools who are parents of students attending wish to assist.” Things get a little more complicated at the middle and secondary school levels, with a myriad of sports teams, concerts and grad events happening after school hours. “Sporting activities and team sports are in some instances proceeding, and in others not,” Nunweiler said. “Field trips in some instances are (proceeding), and others not. Graduation functions will be proceeding but may look slightly

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different as volunteers from school and district administration as well as parents take on a role of assisting in supervision and organizing the functions.” Some evening performances are still going ahead, while others have been rescheduled for the daytime. Same with awards ceremonies. “Our grad is on track,” Coleman added. “It will look the same as usual, and if we suddenly ¿nd some surprises we’ve got parents on deck to help ¿ll the gaps. I think we had one drama production that had to get postponed just because of the uncertainty, but other than that we’ve got all our sports clubs and activities running as usual.” Coleman and Nunweiler agree few complaints have been lodged by parents about cancelled extracurriculars. “We’ve been pretty proactive in our communications and I think that’s helped,” Coleman said. “And I think we’re very lucky in that most of what we offer is continuing to be offered.”

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Diving tragedy claims Victoria man in Saanich Inlet A Victoria man who died Saturday during a recreational scuba dive in Saanich Inlet has been identiﬁed as Richard Boileau, 47. Investigation into the exact cause of Boileau’s death was still being done by coroner Larry Crawford at press time, explained Barbara McClintock of the B.C. Coroner’s Service.

Boileau — a member of the Canadian Navy based in Esquimalt — was diving with two friends at about 130 feet when problems arose at around 3 p.m., and Shawnigan Lake’s RCMP detachment was called, she said. “His companions noticed he was in distress. They came to the surface where their dive boat was, and resuscitation was tried.”

The dive boat headed to the Brentwood Bay Marina where Boileau was pronounced dead, said McClintock. The accident also involved police on the inlet’s Saanich side. Cpl. Darren Lagan of the RCMP said foul play was not suspected in the tragedy.

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ook up, pump out or weigh anchor. That’s the sewage-treatment message in the pipe from regional brass to owners of Cowichan Bay’s illegal, waste-dumping Àoathomes and liveaboards. Beyond the bay’s zoning bylaws, B.C.’s Public Health Act — policed by the Vancouver Island Health Authority — bans direct liquid-waste discharge into tidal waters. Also, new federal regulations in Transport Canada’s Shipping Act ban marine vessels — liveaboards and other self-propelled crafts — from pumping wastes closer than three kilometres from shore. That’s why the bay’s docks with a marina must have at least one pump-out hooked to the community sewer, Cowichan Valley Regional District staff said. Pump-outs are offered at the government Fisherman’s Wharf, and the Dungeness Marina. The CVRD welcomes Àoathomes, liveaboards and other boats, and aims to change Area D’s bylaw to allow Àoathomes to stay in the bay if hooked to the sewerage system. Still, having to connect to sewer lines — leading to the Tzou“I thought halem Road lagoons there’d be a — didn’t sit well with some Àoathome folks brawl. It was who complained to bay shocking.” Director Lori Iannidinardo at an April 26 meeting. “I thought there’d be a brawl,” she said of 60-some residents who met at the Oceanfront Suites resort. “It was shocking. We wanted to get discus-

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noting some Àoathomes Àush into chemical toilets, not the bay. “In this day and age their shouldn’t be anything going into the bay,” said Money, who supports the CVRD’s anti-dumping drive. Not everyone’s on board. “It was quite contentious, but it turned around,” Iannidinardo said of the feisty debate where zoning amendments were explained. The province deems Àoathomes a permitted use within Crown-land marina leases if the abodes don’t break local zoning bylaws, noted CVRD planner Ann Kjerulf. Once the bay’s bylaw is changed, owners must connect Àoathomes to the community

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sewerage “in a reasonable period of time,” she said. Connection would be managed by CVRD, ministry and VIHA staff. Iannidinardo wants to be fair while keeping human waste out of the eco-sensitive, tourist bay where regional and Native leaders want shell¿sh harvesting by 2020. “It’s not just sewer (water), but grey (bath and kitchen) water too. We need to clean up our act — this is 2012. “The Cowichan Estuary management committee also wants a consultant’s report on Àoathomes down there, and their effects on the environment,” she added.

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local man avoided serious injuries Thursday evening when his car rolled in the Fisher and McDougall road area, Cowichan Bay’s ¿re chief says. Ken Bulcock explained the driver, from Cobble Hill, was removed from his crumpled, black 1991 Suzuki after it came to rest beside a telephone pole during the singlevehicle incident. There were no other passengers involved, he noted. “We used the Jaws of Life to cut the roof off,” the chief said of the wreck around 6:30 p.m. on dry, sunny roads. “It was all clear,” said Bulcock, unsure of the crash’s cause that’s under police investigation. Cpl. David MacKenzie of the Shawnigan Lake detachment, said

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“Many people feel we shouldn’t unfairly penalize students but .... extracurricular activities have always been something optional that teachers have taken on simply because they love doing it,” she said. “We don’t support Bill 22 courtesy Ken Bulcock Cowichan Bay ÄreÄghters and paramedics remove the driver of a car that rolled along and unfortunately this was probably the only option we Fisher Road Thursday at around 6:30 p.m. had left to stand up for own “speed may have been a factor” in the Twelve of his ¿re¿ghters, plus own rights.” crash involving the 47-year-old driver. paramedics, attended after nearby District Parent Advisory No charges are being laid, he noted. residents heard the crash then called Council member Dana ArBulcock believed the driver, who for help. thurs, meanwhile, said parents was wearing a seatbelt. lost control “Tools ejected from the car landed want to know their children of his vehicle. in the bush nearby,” Bulcock said of aren’t missing out on any op“He was in the vehicle and still the impact. portunities. conscious when we got there. He believed the driver was taken “Our kids work really hard “He received some cuts and to Cowichan District Hospital, then throughout the school year bruises, and some back injuries.” on to a Victoria hospital. and the end of the school year is the time when they celebrate and are acknowledged for all that hard work and effort they’ve put into the school year,” she said. “We site, fronting the Island Highway off-limits, explaining the identity want to make sure they have just south of the Herd Road lights. of of¿cers and vehicles — able to the same opportunities other The fenced property contained be seen from the highway — was students have had in past various sizes of unmarked vans and con¿dential. years.” trucks while of¿cers, in black or Some Cowichan Mounties asBut it appears all involved camouÀage uniforms, packed gear sisted during the drills, the of¿cers into the rigs Thursday afternoon. said, though couldn’t describe what can agree on one thing: “I think everybody on all Others were busy inside the beige those exercises were. sides is looking forward to building, clearing exercise equipHe also declined to comment ment. when asked if live ammunition was this being over,” Coleman said. One cop said the grounds were used.

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Lack of action plan for Japanese junk worries Nanaimo-Cowichan MP Crowder’s concern: Nitinat Narrows could receive some of the 1.5-million tonnes of junk caused by Japan’s 2011 earthquake Peter W. Rusland

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owichan MP Jean Crowder is calling for a co-ordinated, proactive plan to intercept and collect a massive load of debris headed to B.C.’s coast from Japan. Her riding reaches into the West Coast’s Nitinat Narrows that could receive some of the estimated 1.5million tonnes of Japanese junk set adrift after that country’s devastating March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Crowder wanted preparations made to head off the garbage swath before it hits B.C.’s 26,000-kilometre coastline dotted with 40,000-odd islands where wildlife, ¿sh and habitat could be affected. And Crowder explained she wasn’t

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with w (federal environment minister) Peter m Kent. “It’s largely dependent on the federal government.” Crowder: Chong sugneed to assess gested citizens should follow the th jjunk’s k’ arrival i l andd perhaps help collect the stuff. “Everyone should be on the alert.” Crowder said some 70 per cent of the debris — everything from houses and wood to personal possessions, cars, and tons of plastic — has already sunk. But she’s worried about the remaining 30 per cent headed here. “It’s dif¿cult to get a handle on how much is there. With winds and currents, it doesn’t all just come together.” Crowder was still undecided about urging the feds to ask Tokyo for money to help fund the massive trash collection. “I’m on the fence on that one because their country was hit so hard with this terrible disaster. Seeking clean-up costs would add insult to injury.”

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Islands Savings steps up big for Big Brothers Big Sisters Homegrown Cowichan Valley company Island Savings is throwing ﬁnancial support into Big Brothers Big Sisters. A $60,000 donation from the company will primarily support maintenance and expansion of Big Brothers Big Sisters’ in-school mentoring program, now available in several schools.

The program matches children with trained mentors and zeroes in on activities leading to success for the children. “(The mentoring program) focuses on activities that support positive relationships, resiliency, social development and success in school,” states an Island Savings news release.

There have been long wait lists for years, says Cowichan Valley Big Brothers Big Sisters executive director Erin Generous. “At-risk children can now look forward to one hour of fun with a positive mentor who believes in the and encourages them to reach their full potential,” she said.

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Cutbacks hurting infants, or help for moms who need it most? More help for at-risk families: But some concerned reallocation of resources will put some babies at risk Ann Andersen

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revamped program aimed at helping women before and after they become new moms is either an improvement or a step backward depending on who you talk to. Until now, a public health nurse has offered a home visit to every new mom in Cowichan, usually within 24 to 48 hours of hospital discharge. Cowichan Tribes and midwives schedule their own visits. Under the redesigned provincial Healthy Start program, a Nurse-Family Partnership program will provide visits from public health nurses to low-income, ¿rst-time mothers under the age of 25 from the third trimester of pregnancy until the child’s second birthday. But mothers not deemed at risk will be telephoned within 48 hours of hospital discharge and will be asked how they and the baby are doing. The new mom’s response to this will be the barometer for follow-up advice and to gauge whether a home visit is necessary. That has health practitioners worrying the program will disadvantage many new moms, and newborn home visits by public health nurses will not be available to everyone who needs them. For example, they say, you can’t tell over the phone whether a baby is jaundiced, and a new mother may not recognize the symptoms. According to the government, however, some new moms don’t need the individualized home visits. And that’s made Cobble Hill mom Amie Roman see red. “We’re so blessed with our community nurse

program. If I hadn’t had that initial visit, I wouldn’t have known where to turn or who to ask,” she told the News Leader Pictorial. “Without those home visits, serious issues like breastfeeding problems, neonatal jaundice and postpartum depression may fall through the cracks,” she said. Cowichan Valley MLA Bill Routley agrees. “We’re (NDP) concerned that cutting back newborn nurse visits could lead to a failure to recognize life-threatening illness,” contends Routley. “As well, the B.C. Medical Association says new mothers could be kept in hospital longer if they’re not scheduled to receive a nurse visit. That’s an extra cost to the system.” The government is terming the new program for at risk moms a reorganization of current services. B.C. Nurses Union president Debra McPherson has called it a good program that shouldn’t come at the expense of other services to newborns and new moms who need support but fall outside the new program’s parameters. And that’s the catch. The program’s $23-million price tag is to be absorbed within health authority budgets, meaning no new money and no new nurses. “You have to get into a newborn’s family home before you can assess their needs,” said Duncan’s Wendy Robb, a public health nurse and lactation consultant speaking as a union rep at the BCNU media conference. “Assistance in the early days is essential for breastfeeding,” she added. “Not only does the nurse assess the health and well-being of mother and child, but we assess the social supports in the home. We do all the public health messaging — such as urging mothers to stop smoking — and refer them to other services

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David and Amie Roman snuggle with baby Katherine Roman for the Ärst time without chest tubes, a few days after she was born. She had double pneumothorax (collapsed lungs on both sides) right after delivery. in the community. It’s a package deal.” derson says the system is already being used in But according to Health Minister Mike de parts of VIHA, and a full launch of the program Jong there are mothers who have an extensive is expected in early fall. support network and might not need the sup“When we speak about families ¿rst, this is port. exactly what we are talking about: putting vulner“They have relatives. They have midwives. able women and their children ¿rst and growing They have family physicians who are there for healthy families,” Anderson said. them on a regular basis,” said Health Minister “How health authorities manage these changes Mike de Jong in a statement at the legislature will be up to them,” she con¿rmed. “It is the earlier this year. understanding of staff in the program at VIHA Provincial health communications’ Kristy Anthat there will not be staff cuts.”

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Extracurricular campaign not having impact Teachers’ dispute: Dropping volunteer activities has been a poor weapon of choice

e’ll admit to being somewhat surprised by the response to teachers’ withdrawal from extracurricular activities. To put it simply, there really hasn’t been one. No angry phone calls, few scathing letters to the editor, and little in the way of support, too. Perhaps parents have been relatively quiet because they’re so busy picking up the slack. They’re taking the reins to volunteer for grad events, tournaments and ¿eld trips. And besides, it’s hard to wag a ¿nger at Government teachers for doing their jobs, and nothing more. How many of us can truthfully say position not we frequently go above and beyond after affected work at no cost to our employers? We wonder, though, if some of the activities considered “extracurricular” actually should be. Why shouldn’t a drama teacher be responsible for a year-end production? Why shouldn’t a music teacher orchestrate the spring-time performance? Why shouldn’t a P.E. teacher also coach a team? For many students, these activities aren’t “extra” — they’re the reason they come to school. They’re part of the well-rounded education our children deserve. If kids are still receiving this well-rounded education despite teachers’ job action, it’s largely due to parents volunteering their time instead. And if this is the teachers’ best move in winning this endless passive-aggressive contract chess match with the province, it’s a pretty weak one, because it is not working. It adds a burden to some families and it disappoints a few kids. It frustrates those teachers who like to volunteer because they believe in the values school extracurriculars provide. But it doesn’t hurt the government at all.

We say:

The good and the bad of this week in Cowichan This we don’t

This we like Remember when “running away to join the circus” was an idle threat used to express your frustration with mom and dad? Delaney Martin has turned that on its head. The local teen gymnast has been picked from applicants around the world to attend Montreal’s National Circus School, home of Cirque de Soleil. Congratulations.

Few of us can identify with the experience of participating in the Olympic Games. But most of us have a keepsake that, for us, carries the same kind of personal meaning as Melanie Brancato’s stolen Olympic ring did to her. And we can all relate to the feeling of violation that sinks into your gut when thieves break into your home and steal your property.

Melanie Brancato’s Olympic ring was stolen.

Would the Änance minister work shucking sheepskins? Aaron Bichard

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hen federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty recently rose from his velvety gold, Hungarian goose down-stuffed pillow on his silver-gilded chair, shufÀed slightly in his diamond-soled shoes and proclaimed to the under-employed, over-educated masses that, indeed, there are no bad jobs, I reeled as though I’d been slapped in the face. And, if memory serves correct, I had. I was 19, travelling abroad to ¿nd myself. I found myself Àat broke. As luck would have it, a timely phone call landed me a temporary position on a sweltering, Ày-riddled sheep abattoir steeped in the stench of death. I was, as they say, living the dream. It was taking turns with an equally callow patsy slinging still-warm skins into a salt tumbler when, courtesy of my co-worker’s over-zealous

toss, the slap was delivered. I’d been caught with my head down, wincing from the searing pain of salt grinding into my cracked hands. My head was raised for me. I still can’t identify what blood-soaked, Àeshy part of the sheep it was that glommed on to the side of my face, taking my glasses with it into the red, churning bucket full of skins. I tell myself it wasn’t part of the excretory system. I almost believe it, too. My reaction as a 19-year-old looking for adventure was to laugh it off, wipe the offal from my brow and keep on chucking mutton hides. Compared to my other entry-level jobs — being bent over double picking watermelons in 45-degree shade-deprived ¿elds, or knee-deep in mud as rats, snakes and tree frogs scampered, slithered and bounded down my back, bowed under the weight of bananas — a little brush from a bladder across the cheek was almost welcome.

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I was hungry. I was young. My only responsibility was to myself. I needed experience and I’d do anything to get it. The amount of money didn’t matter. I simply needed enough to eat. Times for me, Mr. Flaherty, have changed. Responsibility has, along with my education and experience, grown. Given that opportunity again, I couldn’t jump at it. The bank holding my mortgage would veto that decision. So would the vegetarian I live with. Stephen Harper’s manicured marionettes in Ottawa are warning Employment Insurance recipients to get ready for some tough love with a rede¿ning of what “suitable employment” looks like. Even forced relocation is being bandied about. For me as a 19-year-old unskilled, uneducated greenhorn, an ovine-intestine facial fell under the suitable-employment category. Nowadays, with ¿ve year’s post-secondary

education under my belt and a well-de¿ned skill set, my expectations have changed. It’s not fear of hard, physical labour that drives this conclusion; it’s simply impractical to waste people’s training by pushing them into unskilled positions. At a time when 7.3 per cent of Canadian workers are jobless, I agree there needs to be some tweaking of EI and the programs helping people ¿nd work. But it will take collaboration, not a one-size¿ts-all solution, to make it successful. The workforce can help by weighing our expectations versus our skills and experience, and being realistic. Aaron Bichard writes for newspapers and recycles them. Connect with him at cowichanrecyclists@gmail.com.

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What do you think of Cowichan Tribes’ declared suicide crisis? “Cowichan Tribes should get money for more counsellors.”

Adam Naherniak, North Cowichan

“It’s unfortunate. Alcoholism is a central factor and they haven’t really played on that too much, but it certainly has to be addressed.”

Robyn Kirk, Duncan

What do you think? Log on to www.cowichannewsleader.com and answer our Question of the Week. Results will be published in our next edition.

Solution to teachers dispute needed now or kids pay the price

Our trustees seem to have run for the wrong ofÄce

Dear editor What is to be gained from the school district’s de¿cit budget? If the ¿ve trustees in favour truly believe they hold the moral high ground, they ran for the wrong of¿ce. They should be running for the legislature. State your platform: “the Cowichan Valley School District should be exempt from any funding constraints. Our school district is more important than any of the other 59 school districts in the province; more important than health care, social services, or anything else that is funded by our taxes.” Rather than tilting at windmills, convince the voters why we are so special. Sally Davies

In my opinion: Opportunities being lost in this shufﬂe

chool culture has been signi¿cantly eroded this year by the continuing dispute between the B.C. Public School Employers’ Association (the body which negotiates on behalf of school Shawnigan Lake boards with teachers in British Columbia) and the B.C. Teachers’ Federation. This student says deÄcit budget is The routine and critically important communications between teachers and principals and vicelong overdue principals about student progress have not occurred Dear editor in the normal fashion. Students have been shamed over and over As a consequence, many students have not had again. We have been told, through budget cuts, their important academic issues addressed in a that our education and futures were not as timely fashion or at all. important as other purely political and partisan This year has seen the cancellation of some issues. We have been told utter lies. Class sizes Christmas and winter holiday performances and don’t matter? Even in a class of 30, if you have routine student recognition assemblies. Some meeta question for the teacher and you’re not the Andrew Leong ings about students who are having dif¿culties have ¿rst person with your hand up, you may not get an answer. Our teachers have been cut. School Skye Koyote and sister Winter led the way along James Street from Island Savings Centre onto Duncan City Square not taken place. Meetings with teachers to discuss in a march for the International Day of Midwife, celebrating mothers and babies on Saturday, May 5. About 50 the direction of school initiatives and goals have not isn’t part-time. Why are so many teachers? taken place. Parents did not receive ¿rst term report Valuable elective programs that have smaller people joined in with the walk. cards about their child’s progress. enrolments than academic programs simply While some parents were able to get informawas an old school kind of doctor — kind, carjust as impressed. do not happen without bloated class sizes. Our tion about their child, many did not receive this ing, compassionate. As a rebellious, angry teen- H. Cossey school board has previously been very palliainformation. Indeed, some parents reported they Duncan tive. They have had to cut. They tried to cut the ager, you would think the last thing I would made electronic contact with teachers but received do was talk to an “old” (about 50 ha-ha) man, things that would have the least impact if cut. no helpful response. Students have informed us But they are still cuts, that at the time they were but I always left his room feeling things would A thank you and a warning from they have missed out on numerous scholarship somehow work out. It is in credit to him that made they were thought to be temporary meaopportunities as many of these applications require today I am a paediatric respite nurse, passing Lake Cowichan RCMP sures. Cuts can be uncut, and these particular leadership activities to be considered. on the lessons I learned from him many years Dear editor ones should be. If we, as adults, reÀect on our student experiences, ago. He will be sadly missed. RIP. The Lake Cowichan RCMP would like to I support School District 79’s restoration we know instruction and formal learning opporBonnie Marion Morgan, Duncan thank Cowichan Valley Search and Rescue, budget because it will bring our education and tunities are only part of the value of school. The comments submitted online at cowichannewsleader.com Kenzie of Kenzie’s Fishing Adventures, future back to the forefront of discussions. RCMP Air Services, RCMP Vancouver Island interactions with teachers and others, through clubs, Bryan Crockett, Grade 11 student, sports, ¿ne arts activities, drama performances, ¿eld Underwater Recovery Team, and all of the Cowichan Secondary School Bruce’s E&N message a most property owners on the Cowichan River whose trips and special school activities make our schools special and create unique, memorable and invaluone river front property was utilized by the Police Compassionate doctor inspired my engaging Dear editor Divers to conduct their river search for William able experiences for students. These enriching and positive opportunities will I am the secretary of the Royal Naval AsShearer. Mr. Shearer is still missing and was footsteps into health care not be a part of the public education experience for sociation Branch here in Duncan, and in an atlast seen on April 13. It is believed he fell into Dear editor many of our students. tempt to ‘spice up’ our meetings, we have been the Cowichan River near Lake Cowichan. The late Larry Fenton was my doctor when I Principals and vice-principals have had many As summer is fast approaching, the Lake Cowas a child living in Chemainus. I can remem- using guest speakers. We recently had Graham conversations about a new normal that is being Bruce, CEO of the Island Corridor Foundawichan RCMP would like to remind everyone ber visits to his of¿ce 20 years ago because he established in our schools and they have consistently ttion, and I think it fair to say that our members that life jackets and personal Àotation devices expressed a belief that this is not a positive direction. eenjoyed our speaker. are recommended when around the water. If schools lose the energy, character and culture The Island Corridor, or as us old-timers Cpl. Krista Hobday that have been their hallmark, our students will leave rremember it, the E&N Railway, has been Lake Cowichan RCMP their public education years less well-rounded, less m missing for the past few years due to a need “Should the city of Duncan name a street, or public prepared for their working lives and less likely to ffor maintenance. Mr. Bruce told us what had More letters online building after the late iconic local artist E.J. Hughes?” champion public education when they are adults. bbeen accomplished to date, and the hopes and You answered: (72 votes) There is no sign that a resolution is at hand. If this aaspirations of what is planned over the next Also, read fresh stories every day and share dispute continues for another year, the negative eff few years. 76 per cent YES your thoughts immediately through the comfects will be long-term and profound. I would suggest any and all service clubs, or ments function. Principals and vice-principals have worked hard To vote on the next Question of the Week, log onto the aany associations within the local area that are at cowichannewsleader.com this year to ensure that as many as possible of web poll at www.cowichannewsleader.com eever in need of a guest speaker should contact the normal school processes occur, and they will M Mr. Bruce, and I am sure their members will be continue to do so. However, the system works much more effectively to serve the needs of students and families when all partners are able to work together to provide that support. 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Shawnigan math whiz third in Canada The CMC offers three exams — Pascal for Grade 9 math students, Cayley for Grade 10 math students, and Fermat for Grade 11 math students. Shawnigan students typically perform well in the competition, and this year was no exception. Other students recognized for their results are Grade 8 student Kevin Min, who wrote the Grade 9 exam and placed in the 98th percentile, and Grade 11 student Alex Chen, who was in the 98th percentile for the Fermat test. “Their top scores earned both

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Shawnigan Lake School student scored the thirdhighest mark in Canada in the 2012 Canadian Mathematics Competition’s Grade 11 math test. Grade 11 student Jae Joon Lee received both provincial and national recognition after placing in the 99th percentile in the highly competitive examination. He scored 144 out of 150 on the test.

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students contest medals from The Centre of Education in Mathematics and Computing for their excellent results,” a SLS press release states. “Other Shawnigan students recognized at the provincial level for their contest scores are Grade 11 student Kevin McKinnon in the 95th percentile on the Fermat test, and Grade 10 students Hwi Eun Ban and Chris Zong, who respectively earned 97th and 98th percentile scores on the Cayley contest, followed closely by Kirby Min and Jordan Feng in the 96th percentile.”

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y the way, did you hear: • The CVRD, along with Commonwealth Historic Resource Management, Macdonald and Lawrence Timber Framing, Marshal Macklin Monahan, Jonathan Yardley Architect and Stantec, were awarded an award of merit by the Hallmark Heritage Society’s Louis Award on May 1 for their collaborative effort to save the Kinsol Trestle. • Kylene Mackenzie and the kids at Critters Family Child Care were recently treated to the company of a male and female duck who have been frequenting their front yard and appear ready to move in. • Cherry Point Hardwood Flooring of Cobble Hill in the Outstanding Ethical Business Practices category for the 2012 Better Business Bureau Torch Awards, to be announced May 25, at Bear Mountain Victoria Golf Resort & Spa. • Eric Marshall tells us about the May 4 volunteer appreciation tea for Elder College instructors at the Island Savings Centre. At this tea life memberships were given to Page Porter and Bernice Sutton in recognition of their long service. Among those on hand to celebrate were Mary Ann Deacon and Sadie Hudspith, co-chairs of the Elder College Advisory Committee.

• Feast of Fields, the annual celebration of the best home-grown food on Vancouver Island ¿nds a new host in Cowichan this year — John and Katy Erlich’s Alderlea Farm on Sept. 16. More at feastof¿elds.com. • Wayne Chalker was the grand prize winner in the Snap Fitness Club’s Eight-Week Lose Weight Challenge, receiving three months of membership at the club for dropping 8.05 per cent of his body weight. Second at 7.66 per cent of body weight was Patti Atkinson and third went to Ahmed Fouda for losing 5.07 per cent of his body weight. • Donna J. Brooks, president of the Crofton Community Centre and Ian E. Efford, president of the Cowichan Valley Rhododendron Society are proud to announce the donation of $500 worth of rhododendron plants to a non-pro¿t organizations to plant and maintain in public areas including the Cowichan VIU campus, the Lake Cowichan Rhododendron Garden, the Shawnigan Lake Community Centre and the re-developed road island at the north entrance to Crofton, which opened May 5. Exciting things happening for you, your friends or your family that you want to share with your community? Send us a quick email at editor@ cowichannewsleader.com. We’d love to spread the word.

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Funnyman Tschritter brings rib-tickling recipe to Crofton Telling stories: Island-born comic gets laughs from everyday life Peter W. Rusland

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omic Damonde Tschritter simply calls himself a storyteller. But his resume tells the back story of Tschritter’s talent for leaving them laughing in the aisles. “He has the rare gift of commanding attention merely by talking,” the Seattle Weekly said of Tschritter, the ¿rst Canuck winner in the Seattle International Comedy Competition’s 27-year history. He’ll display his credentials during Thursday’s Crofton Pub date. Being interviewed from the

ferry, the witty Parksville homeboy hardly sounded like who the Globe & Mail called “comedy’s new superhero.” But the veteran stand-up comedian — who’s landed punchlines on TV’s Comedy Now, and Just For Laughs — was incognito. Tschrittter’s upbeat banter masked an acute sense of social observation, and a deft delivery that started as the class clown giving his grad speech, and hosting a cable-talk show at 16. “Someone said I should try comedy professionally.” So he shifted to Vancouver and visited amateur comedy nights. Thinking he could do better, Tschritter, 40, got his ¿rst pro gig paying $100 during a “logger steak-night” in Prince George. He sucked. “My professional debut was horrid, but I stuck with it. I realized you don’t get on Jay Leno right

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how my grandmother got into a ¿ght with a heroin junkie.” To Tschritter, little things in daily life contain comedy. “Something just happens to you and you can do a joke about it. “Sometimes I can write a whole joke by accident,” he said. But techniques of nicknaming viewers, skewering host cities, and handling hecklers are natural now. “You let hecklers talk so they give you enough rope to hang them with, then you spend ¿ve minutes kicking them around. “If you’re not feeling well, once you step onstage you feel great — until it’s over.” Your ticket What: Damonde Tschritter When: May 24, 9 p.m. Where: Crofton Pub Tickets: $15. Call 250-3242245

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Shawnigan stages Elephant Man Student play: actors tackle demanding Victorian story

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hat’s believed to be Cowichan’s debut production of The Elephant Man starts Thursday at Shawnigan Lake School’s Hugh Wilkinson Studio Theatre. Seven of Shawnigan’s drama students tackle the gut-wrenching story’s 20 characters. “The play has its moments of levity and the oddball side that is challenging but it’s an immersive piece of theatre which comes to life on the thrust stage we chose to work on,” director and Shawnigan drama teacher Morgan McLeod said. “It helps bring the audience in emotionally, and gives additional life to the performance.” The Elephant Man, ¿rst performed in 1979, tells the story of Joseph Merrick (often erroneously referred to as John), who lived in London during the latter part of the 19th century. Merrick was horribly deformed by rare skin and bone diseases, and had been billed as the star freak attraction in travelling sideshows. After his admittance to London’s Whitechapel hospital, he was placed in the care of celebrated young physician Frederick Treves and introduced into London society, slowly evolving from an object of pity to an urbane and witty favourite among the aristocracy and literati — but ultimately denied his dream to become a

the role, rather relying on makeup and dramatic techniques to illustrate Merrick’s deformities and emotions. “Mostly, I’m changing voice intonations and breathing patterns a lot, and you also get a good sense (of Merrick’s emotions) through the other characters,” Jennings said. Playing Dr. Treves is Max King, who says the production marks his ¿rst time acting in a play. “I wasn’t going to go (audition), but my buddy Calvin said to just come down and give it a shot, so I did — and got the part,” King said. “There’s a lot of yelling in some scenes, so I’m doing that over and over again — and quite frankly my best friend is the Elephant Man, so it’s kind of hard to keep yelling at him,” said King. No offence taken, though. Jennings just Andrew Leong Shawnigan Lake School student Calvin Jennings hopes the audience enjoys the show. is the title character while Max King is Dr. Treves “The highlight has been just getting to know the role really well, and the story of in The Elephant Man. Merrick. It’s absolutely captivating,” said Jennings. “The actors in the play have man like any other. Playing the lead role is Grade 12 student gained a lot of sympathy for him through this, and I’m glad we’re doing this just for Calvin Jennings. the historical sense of it.” “It’s been pretty dif¿cult,” Jennings King agreed. said of the challenging role. “I’d say the “I’m sure it’ll be a little uncomforthardest thing is that because he’s supposed able (for the audience). It’s a little funny to be completely deformed and can’t show emotions through his facial features, with some of the dialogue, but hopefully everyone enjoys it and takes it for what it’s conveying pain and sadness and other meant to be.” emotions through other ways is a pretty tough challenge.” Your ticket The part is physically demanding, too, What: The Elephant Man forcing the almost-always shirtless characWhen: May 24, 25, 26, 7:30 p.m. ter into a constant stoop. Where: Hugh Wilkinson Studio The“My back is aching after every practice,” atre, Shawnigan Lake School said Jennings. Tickets: $5 at the door He’s not utilizing any prosthetics for

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Review: Kelsey song and dance offers good entertainment value

bringing the imposing puppet to life, using Zander Felton’s voice for the jive-talking geranium. But the man-eating muppet also elsey’s dramaserved deeper messages about program comeback the folly of greed, mass-media was appropriately primed by Thursday’s hysteria, and abuse of others during Kelsey’s stage cartoon seen by 50 production of Little or so Thursday. Shop Of Horrors. It was certainly fun Director Anna Roberts seeing devilish Orin, and led a talented troupe money-hungry Mushnik, m of actors through this munched by Audrey II. m popular romantic comedy But the fate of Audrey packed with song, dance and Seymour drove and human-eating plants. hhome the idea of how Better diction and fast things can career out higher volume during of control, and take a some numbers might Alex Walker: terrible turn. have made Kelsey’s Little plays Seymour “Success comes with Shop shine even more. messy, nasty things,” m That said, Kelsey’s kids should be proud of their version of states needy nerd Seymour. Apt-Menu’s portrayal as a beaten, this Broadway tragedy turned ¿lm. Marilyn Monroe-type character Alex Walker was enjoyable as was solid, though hearing her lines shy, Àower-shop clerk Seymour, opposite Delphine Apt-Menu’s turn and songs proved hard at times behind her sighing Brooklyn accent. as loveable ditz Audrey. More volume and energy was They contrasted nicely with also occasionally needed by the greedy, skid-row shop owner Mr. cool doo-wap singers (Priyanca Mushnick (Tyler Clarke), who cashed in on tabloid-press popular- Tatachari, Helene Daviau, Sarah Adams) who were generally deity about the curious little plant Seymour ¿nds after a solar eclipse. lightful. Sound glitches aside, Kelsey’s He discovers it feeds on blood, Little Shop was stocked with enterand Audrey’s sadistic dentist-boytainment value. friend, Orin (Tyler Gamble), is no Little Shop Of Horrors runs May match for the razor-tooth petunia 24 to 26 in the Frances Kelsey — called Audrey II — that grows theatre at 7 p.m. bigger and bigger in Mushnik’s Romantic-comedy musical ratshop. ing: 7.5 root canals out of 10. Kelsey’s crew does a ¿ne job Peter W. Rusland

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Medley Cafe: Bring your instrument or voice, or just come and listen. Piano available. Fun for all ages, 6:30 p.m., St. John’s Church, 486 Jubilee St, Duncan. Call 250 746-2326.

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Banjo folkie brings Äddling friend to Duncan Elena Yeung doesn’t match the stereotype. Born and raised in Manitoba to Hong Kong immigrant parents, she picked up bluegrass banjo 12 years ago while living in Newfoundland and hasn’t looked back. Now living in the Kootenays, the Crestonbased songwriter is returning to Vancouver Island Monday with ﬁddle player Karl Som-

merfeld, to promote her newly released CD, Dandelion. “Dandelion has a light, uplifting feel that emphasizes Yeung’s respect for American folk songs, traditional bluegrass, old-time waltzes, and even includes a gospel song reminiscent of the old negro spiritual,” her promotional material states. “Yeung and Sommerfeld (left) have been

performing together since 2009 and provide an exciting, toe-tapping performance of ﬁddleand-banjo frenzy, soulful ballads, and playful sing-alongs. “ They will be performing at the Duncan Garage Showroom, 7:30 p.m. May 28. Advance tickets are $12; admission is $15 at the door. Call 250748-7246 for information.

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Cinderella story: Appearances are only skin deep to students staging musical this week at the Cowichan Theatre Peter W. Rusland

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ppearances are only skin deep to students staging the Cinderella musical this week at the Cowichan Theatre. That’s also where Duncan Christian School actors of all ages will be backed for the ¿rst time by an orchestra led by Tamarae Alyward, raved Greg Hollett who’s co-directing Cinderella: The Enchanted Edition with Bobbi Morris. “We have a strong female contingent for vocals and acting this year, and Cinderella ¿t that beautifully.” So does a raft of costumes being made by 15 staff and parents, augmenting togs borrowed from the South Island Musical Society, and Queen of Angels School. “The story is just a fun story everyone can relate to,” Hollett said of the show starring some 40 Grade 5 to 12 pupils helped by musical director Sheri Atsma. Their cast sought some deeper meaning behind the fabled story of poor Cinderella (Karli Stevens) who meets a prince (Jacob Day) who whisks her away from her mean step-mother (Alisson Lennox). “The moral’s about redemption,” Hollett said. “The prince steps down from his throne and royal kingdom, ¿nds his bride and brings her out of captivity.” He took a shine to the idea of inviting Prince William and Kate Middleton to see DCS’ play. “What can I say? Cinderella’s grassroots message is about how a prince gets down and rubs shoulders with people.” Soprano Stevens, 14, liked Cinderella’s social symbolism. “Be yourself and appearances shouldn’t matter,” the Grade 9 actor said. “Society paints a picture of how you should look, but you really should be looking at a person’s heart.” The vocal pupil of teacher Tillie Lorence noted DCS’ musical fairy tale — performed to Rodgers and Hammerstein’s music — allows her to try other singing styles aside from classical fare. “It’s really been a challenge for me, but it’s

Cinderella (Karli Stevens, left) survives schemes by her step-mother (Alissa Lennox) and meets her prince (Jacob Day) in Duncan Christian School’s musical Cinderella. given me something to work for.” Seasoned songbird Lennox — a 2012 Cowichan Music Festival competitor proceeding to B.C.’s intermediate classical voice contest — said she’s honing her acting smarts as Cinderella’s nasty step-mother. “The moral’s about staying true to yourself,” said Lennox, 17, explaining stage attention is crucial when backed by a live orchestra.

She and Day agreed Cinderella’s messages could reÀect ideas about modern-day corporate greed and hope. “One side looks at the redemption of one person going from the bottom of the world to the top,” said Day, 11. “The other side’s about searching for inner beauty. “This play basically says ‘Open your eyes’

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FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

DEATHS

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COMING EVENTS

SMITH, Leslie C. Les passed away peacefully on May 8th, 2012 at Cairnsmore Place. He was born in Clarkâ€™s Crossing, Saskatchewan on August 15, 1919 but lived in Duncan from when he was a child. Les was predeceased by his 7 siblings and by his beloved wife Ethel in 2001. He is lovingly remembered as the greatest Dad, Grandpa and Great Grandpa by his children, Doreen(Thomasen), Darlene(Brooks), Brian Smith and Trevor (Sue) Smith, 6 grandchildren and 9 great grand children. Les worked in the Forest Industry most of his life as a Logging Contractor. He was owner/operator of Porteau Logging and he valued the many employees and the people that worked with and for him over the years. He loved to go hunting every year with his brother Nels, ďŹ shing in â€œCow Bayâ€? and going south for the winter where they enjoyed the 4:00 Happy Hour and his peanuts. He served on the Duncan School Board, Lionâ€™s Club and loved curling with Ethel for many years. He also enjoyed helping out and visiting the Duncan Seniorâ€™s Centre. We would like to thank the Staff at Cairnsmore Place for their care and affection for Dad. A Celebration Tea for Lesâ€™s life will be held at 11:00 am, Saturday May 26, 2012 at First Memorial Heritage Hall, 375 Brae Road, Duncan, B.C. In lieu of ďŹ‚owers contributions may be made to the Heart & Stroke Foundation.

EMRICK, Robert John Hilton: Passed away at Acacia Ty Manor on May 17, 2012. Robert was born October 16, 1951 in Shelburne, ON. Predeceased by his father Jack, lovingly remembered by his Mom Fern of ON, sisters Gayle and Nancy of ON, Holly of Crofton, brother Mike of Duncan as well as many nieces and nephews. A special thanks to VIHA Home Support and the staff at Acacia Ty Manor for their care of Robert. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Online condolences may be offered at hwwallacecbc.com

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GRASER, Joseph Alphons Beloved father & mentor to Erika and Sonja and cherished friend to many, passed away in his home, April 23, 2012. Born in Unterschwappach, West Germany, August 20, 1923. Joe immigrated to his beloved Canada in 1951. He was always there to lend a helping hand. Remembered by many for his love of a good card game, his stories about the "Old Times", his famous homemade cider, his amazing ability to make things grow, and to create something out of nothing. Survived by his daughters Erika & Sonja, grandson Marc (Tracey), granddaughter Kelsey (Marcel) and great grandson Nicholas, who admired him for his ability to always move forward no matter what obstacles he was faced with. For his family and those that know him: PAPA I am not here I do not sleep I am a thousand winds that blow I am the diamond glints upon the snow I am the sunlight on ripened grain I am the gentle autumn rain When I awaken in the morning hush I am the swift uplifting rush I am the soft stars that shine at night Do not stand by me and cry I am not there I did not die

GREEN, Albert (Bill) M It is with great sadness that we have to say Goodbye to our beloved Husband, Father and Grandfather Albert (Bill) M. Green who passed away suddenly on May 7th, 2012 with his loving wife Irene by his side. Bill was born August 20th, 1924 in Quatsino, BC to parents Francis and Bertha. He loved to ďŹ sh and was a die-hard hockey fan. Time spent with family and friends meant the world to him. We will greatly miss his detailed stories and his presence at our family dinners. Predeceased by his wife Ann, sister Amy, brother Art, Frank and John and son-in-law Barry. He is survived by: his wife Irene, children Starr (Mike), Wanda (Hank), Bill (Diane), Don and John; brother George: grandchildren: Shaun, Michelle (Terry), Cindy (Darryl), Tara, Darrin (Jeanine), Kenny (Ashley) and Tiann, plus his seven great grandchildren. The family would like to express sincere gratitude to Pat and Lois for all their help over the years. Please come and share memories of a great man with the family on Saturday May 26th, 2012, starting at 1:00pm at the Duncanâ€™s Royal Canadian Legion, 25 Kenneth Street. FIRST MEMORIAL FUNERAL SERVICES

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We would like to say: Thank you to all of our friends who were there for us and everyone who sent ďŹ‚owers or condolences on the loss of our husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather who was a very important person in our lives, much loved, who will be missed always. A special thank you to Calvary Baptist Church, Pastor Edgar Unrau and the men and ladies of the church for their wonderful help at Rexâ€™s Celebration of Life. A big thank you to the 2nd ďŹ‚oor nurses at the Cowichan Hospital who really put them selves out to be of help to us in every way and to the doctors both at the Cowichan Hospital and the Chemainus Clinic. I am so thankful for your care. And last, but not least, thank you to the newspapers for their wonderful coverage of Rexâ€™s life. Georgina, Crystal, Tim, Greg and Lance Hollett and families.

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Wednesday, May 23, 2012

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

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COMMUNITY OPTIONS SOCIETY Annual General Meeting June 11, 2012 200 Cowichan Way, Duncan 5 pm Refreshments 5:30 pm Business Meeting Supporting Youth & Families of the Cowichan Valley

The News Leader Pictorial office is holding several sets of “found” keys”, since March 2003. Stop into the office and see if any belong to you. #2-5380 Trans Canada Hwy, Duncan, next to Buckerfields

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Presents its annual ﬂower show and plant sale to be held on Saturday, June 2, 2012 at St. Peter’s Church Hall on Church Road, off Maple Bay Road. 1:00 - 4:00 pm. If you are interested in entering and would like a list of categories, please call Maureen 250-246-3626 no later than Friday morning, June 1st, 2012. Admission is $2 adults, $1 children. Afternoon tea, $3.

FOUND - Ford key (possibly with a chip) & remote in Westholme near Westhill Rd. Can be claimed at the News Leader Pictorial ofﬁce, next to Buckerﬁelds.

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FOUND: HEARING aid, Maple Bay (The Properties), May 14. Call (250)510-1844. FOUND - ONE TOYOTA KEY April 23, 2012, on Chippewa Rd, Duncan.

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HONDA keys found - A black leather zippered key holder containing Honda keys and a couple of others (one marked Chateau) were found approx May 15 on Cowichan Bay Rd, between Wessex & Bench. Can be claimed at the News Leader Pictorial ofﬁce, #2-5380 Trans Canada Hwy, next to Buckerﬁelds.

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PERSONALS SWF in the Cowichan Valley, non smoker, honest, faithful & ﬁt, considered pretty, looking for a non-smoker single white male 53 - 58, that’s looking toward a serious long term relationship of love, fun and new adventures together. Photo upon request. If this sounds like you please contact me at fr2love309@shaw.ca.

Holy Spirit: “Holy Spirit-You who made me see everything and who shows me the way to reach my ideal, You who give me the divine gift to forgive and forget all that is done to me, and You who are in all the instances of my life with me, I want to thank You for everything and conﬁrm once more that I never want to be separated from You, no matter how great the material desires may be. I want to be with You and my loved ones in your perpetual glory.” Recite this prayer 3 consecutive days, your wish will be granted no matter how difﬁcult it may be. Promise to publish this dialogue as soon as this favour has been granted. M.T.

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YOUNG at heart, 47 SWM, looking for a female, 35-51, that likes the outdoors and working out. Camping, hiking, movies and the ﬁner things in life. If sitting at home with the ﬁre and a glass of wine sounds like something that would interest you, please email so that we see if our interests are mutual. Please email me at gullicksonjohn35@yahoo.com.

HAIRSTYLIST WANTED full time/part time for First Choice Hair Cutters in their Duncan locations. Guaranteed $11 per hour, 25% proﬁt sharing, paid overtime, beneﬁts, paid birthday, vacation pay, annual advanced training and advancement opportunities. Call Darlene 250-715-1779 today for an interview.

HELP WANTED

BYLAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL

TEMPORARY POSITION Do you have a way with the written word and a natural curiosity about issues and people? The Cowichan News Leader Pictorial, the Duncan area’s news source of record since 1905, is seeking a part-time reporter to ﬁll a vacancy due to a maternity leave. The successful applicant will demonstrate the ability to turn in engaging, accurate, objective news stories and features on tight deadlines for both our website and print product. Journalistic experience and knowledge of Canadian Press standards are assets. Photography skill and a reliable vehicle are required. The position opens June 4 and offers a ﬂexible schedule. It requires about 15 hours a week, with the possibility of additional hours as situations demand. The News Leader Pictorial is part of Black Press, Canada’s largest independent newspaper group with more than 150 newspapers located in B.C., Alberta, Washington State, Hawaii and Ohio. Please forward your cover letter and resumé — including writing and photography samples as well as references — by Friday, May 25 to:

The Cowichan News Leader Pictorial Attn: John McKinley, Editor #2 5380 Trans Canada Hwy Duncan, BC V9L 6W4 email: editor@cowichannewsleader.com We thank all applicants for their interest but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT DIVISION

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT (REGULAR FULL TIME) The Inspection and Enforcement Division of the Planning and Development Department is seeking a regular full-time Bylaw Enforcement Official to join its team. Reporting to the Inspection and Enforcement Manager, the Bylaw Enforcement Official is responsible for the enforcement of several Regional District bylaws including zoning, noise, nuisance, unsightly and untidy premises, building, environmental and parks. Work involves providing information and assistance to the public and carrying out various field assignments associated with bylaws. The focus of this position will be on the enforcement of environmental protection bylaws and CVRD Parks rules, regulations and bylaws. The ideal candidate will be a secondary school graduate with a minimum of five (5) years experience in the enforcement of by-laws, field investigation and court procedures or other related enforcement fields. In addition, they will be physically fit and able to ride a bicycle. For a complete job profile and how to apply, please visit the CVRD website. www.cvrd.bc.ca Phone: (250) 746-2500 Fax: (250) 746-2513 Email: cvrd@cvrd.bc.ca Website: http://www.cvrd.bc.ca

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

HELP WANTED

CITY OF DUNCAN

I WANT TO SEE HOW FAR I CAN GO

SO DOES HALLIBURTON.

Unit 2, 5380 Trans Canada Hwy., Duncan 250-746-4471

Prayer to the

DRIVEN ENERGY is a progressive busy oilﬁeld service company in the Midwest area (Lloydminster, Alberta) looking for experienced Pressure Truck and Semi-Vac Operators. Call 780-872-6533, fax 780-875-7847 or email: kirk@drivenenergy.ca for info and to apply.

FOODSAFE AT Island Savings Centre, May 26th & June 30 courses 8:30-4:30 $65. 250746-4154 www.saferfood.ca

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

HELP WANTED

Reporter

We know there are hundreds of singles in our community. Advertise your single status seven times per week (up to 10 lines of text) for FREE! Don’t have an email address to publish in your ad? Rent one of our ﬁle numbers for $10/month. *must be 19 years of age to participate

PERSONALS

An Earthmoving Company in Alberta is looking for a 3rd year or Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanic. You will be part of a team maintaining and servicing our ﬂeet of Cat dozers, graders and rock trucks plus Deere/Hitachi excavators. You will work at our Modern Shop at Edson, Alberta with some associated ﬁeld work. Call Contour Construction at (780)723-5051

HELP WANTED

Today’s oil and gas companies face bigger challenges in the field than ever before. We are hiring Operator Assistants and Heavy Duty Mechanics for Red Deer, Medicine Hat and Estevan, Saskatchewan.

Please join us at our upcoming event in Nanaimo: Information Session – Sunday, May 27 at 7pm Interviews – Monday, May 28 from 10am to 7pm Location – Coast Bastion Inn, 11 Bastion Street, Naniamo On the spot interviews will be conducted. Please bring your resume and driver's abstract. Halliburton offers a competitive salary and benefits package, a challenging work environment and countless pathways for professional growth. For more information on Halliburton job opportunities, please visit www.gohalliburton.com. Halliburton is a drug-free, equal-opportunity employer.

STUDENT LAND USE PLANNER The City of Duncan is seeking a planning student or recent graduate for the Development Services Department for a temporary position in the summer of 2012. The successful candidate will be supervised by the City Planner. Duncan is located on Vancouver Island, BC in the heart of the ‘Warmland’– the Cowichan Valley, mid-way between Nanaimo and Victoria. This compact city offers high quality living and acts as the commercial centre of a trading area serving a population of approximately 75,000 people. Tasks will focus on special projects such as the Integrated Community Sustainability Plan, including public consultation processes, and Zoning Bylaw updates. The student may also assist in review, research, analysis and report writing for Development Permits and rezoning applications. This is a temporary student position, within the Canadian Union of Public Employees- Local 358 union, with an hourly rate of $20.37 (2012 rate), plus 4% vacation paid and paid statutory holidays. The work week is 35 hours and the position lasts for 16 weeks. The position begins as early as June 18, 2012 and ends no later than October 31, 2012. Applicants are invited to submit their cover letter and detailed resume, containing full details of education, training and experience, date available, and three references, by 4:30 p.m. Friday, May 25, 2012 to the attention of Gina MacKay, City Planner, City of Duncan, 200 Craig Street, Duncan, B.C., V9L 1W3 or by email to gina@duncan.ca

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

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HELP WANTED

JOURNEYMAN TECHNICIAN required immediately for Chrysler/Dodge/Jeep dealership in Salmon Arm, BC. Proven producer, good attitude, quality workmanship a must. Excellent wage and beneﬁt package. Contact Pat - phone 250-832-8053, fax 250-8324545, email pat@brabymotors.com TABER TIMES/Vauxhall Advance is seeking an editor to lead a three-person newsroom. Candidate must be able to multitask, produce a quality newspaper and maintain online presence. Send covering letter and resume to: Coleen Campbell, Publisher. Email: ccampbell@abnewsgroup.com Deadline Thursday, May 31.

SERVICE ADVISOR. Brown’s Chrysler Ltd. Westlock, Alberta is looking for an above average individual skilled in customer service. Duties to include: effective communication with customers, recommend scheduled maintenance and schedule work. Qualiﬁcations shall include: knowledge of vehicles and the automotive industry. Sales experience is considered an asset, strong interpersonal, organizational and communication skills, ability to work in a fast paced environment with tight time constraints, computer literate and posses a valid drivers licence. Apply to: Dale Marshall - Service Manager. Phone 1780-349-5566. Fax 1-780-3496493 or email: dalem@brownschrysler.com

HELP WANTED

PERMANENT CARRIERS REQUIRED ON THE FOLLOWING ROUTES: CHEMAINUS

455852 – Cook, Douglas, Garner, Victoria (54 papers) 455855 – 10046-10155 Victoria Rd (27 papers) 455902 – Cochrane, Maxwell, Robertson, Victoria (38 papers) 455952 – Chapman, McKay, Victoria (31 papers) SHAWNIGAN LAKE 354250 – Evergreen, Gregory, Hunter, Lampman, MacDonald, MacFarlane (83 papers) 354275 – Ravenhill, Skrimshire (42 papers) *all paper counts are approximates CALL LARA NOW 250-746-4471 Extension 224

I am currently accepting applications for the bulk delivery of the Cowichan News Leader Pictorial. Delivery days are Wednesday and Friday mornings, with a delivery completion time of 9 A.M. Relief drivers are required for the summer and/ or on-call/emergency situations. A permanent rural route bulk drop in the South Cowichan area is coming available for June 2012. Applicants must be: energetic, like very early mornings, have their own reliable vehicle (van, enclosed canopy truck, etc), physically ﬁt and capable of repeated heavy lifting. Small cars and station wagons are not appropriate unless the route has minimal papers (500 papers or less). The majority of routes are between 900 - 3,000 papers. Compensation is based on mileage, number of papers and number of drops/stops. Please send resume to Lara Stuart, Circulation Manager, via e-mail or fax: circulation@ cowichannewsleader.com Fax No. 250-746-8529 *No phone calls or drop-ins please

RENTALS

ART/MUSIC/DANCING

JEWELS, FURS

APARTMENT/CONDO

PIANO LESSONS in the comfort of your own home. Call Michelle. 250-597-3435 pianoatyourdoor@gmail.com

BUY, SELL, Watches, Estate Jewellery, Gold, Diamonds, Repairs, Custom designs. St. Thomas Gold & Silver, 895 Fort Street, Victoria, 250-3807698.

WAIST AWAY the summer days in a new bathing suit. Get your 1st 9 weeks for $99proven results! Call Herbal Magic right now 1-800-8545176.

DUNCAN, 1 bdrm apt with den, avail June 1st. $595 and 1 bachelor with den avail June 1st, $560. N/S. (250)746-1000 DUNCAN- HUGE 2.5 bdrms with patio, $900 includes utilities. NS/NP. Avail June 1. Call Gerry (250)746-4144 or (250)715-6218.

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

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Mountain View

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WANT TO see scenic BC! Needed immediately . Experienced Feller Buncher Operator with Chipper Head/Mower to work around Hydro Transmission Lines. Must be willing to travel throughout BC (based out of Vanderhoof). $28-$34 per hour + Beneﬁts. For more info. e-mail: sbcjobs@hotmail.ca. Send Resume to: SBCJOBS Box 1136 Vanderhoof, BC V0J 3A0 or Fax: 250-567-2550

HERITAGE PAWN BARGAINS!! Tour Edge golf clubs, new, in plastic. Pressure washers, crystal ball, Randall tube guitar amp, Harley Davidson bike seat, King C Melody sax, ﬁshing rods and reels, digital cameras cheap. 430 Whistler. 250-746-9810. heritagepawnbrokers.com

TRADES, TECHNICAL ATTENTION ALL Rod Busters! Looking for all levels of experience. “Someone will be hired!” Send resume with contact info to: File # 34, c/o: PQB News, #4 - 154 Middleton Ave., Parksville, BC. V9P 2H2. AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN. Journeyman Automotive Service Technician required. 45 minutes North of Edmonton, Alberta. Busy ﬂat rate Chrysler dealership. Above average wages to commensurate with training level achieved. Chrysler experience an asset but not essential. 4th year apprentice considered. Apply to: Dale Marshall - Service Manager. Phone 1-780-349-5566. Fax 1780-349-6493 or email: dalem@brownschrysler.com FOREST Fire Medics and Class 4 or Class 1 Drivers Wanted. Email resume to sarah@alphasafety.net or fax to 250.785.1896.

DELIVERY DRIVERS WITH OWN VEHICLE

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

HEALTH PRODUCTS

LICENCED SECURITY GUARDS

Deliver the News Leader Pictorial on Wednesdays & Fridays AND SHAPE UP

PERSONAL SERVICES

PIPE LAYERS & Backhoe Operators REQUIRED at Locar Industries. Minimum 5 years experience. Local work. Fax resume to 250-751-3314

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877987-1420. www.pioneerwest.com IF YOU own a home or real estate, Alpine Credits can lend you money: It’s That Simple. Your credit/age/income is not an issue. 1-800-587-2161. M O N E Y P R OV I D E R . C O M . $500 Loan and +. No Credit Refused. Fast, Easy, 100% Secure. 1-877-776-1660. TAX Debt Consulting, CRA Re-assessments, Audits, Penalty / Interest Charges. Victim of Tax Scam? We can Help! Call Today. TRC Services Inc. ph: (604) 781 6244 email: tax.trc@gmail.com

HAIRSTYLISTS HAIRDRESSING in your home, Cowichan Valley area. Barb Stewart. 250-715-6568

LEGAL SERVICES Seeking experienced Driller/Blasters & Grade Hoe Operators for logging road construction on Vancouver Island. Competitive wage & beneﬁt package. TEL: 250-286-1148 FAX: 250-286-3546 kdcon@telus.net

VOLUNTEERS Do you ever ask yourself How can _ I _ make a difference? Contact us, and together we can plant the seeds of change, because Volunteers Grow Community. 250-748-2133 www.volunteercowichan.bc.ca

WORK WANTED HUSBAND FOR HIRE. Nothing but the best. Carpenter, plumber, painter, electrician, pressure washing. Just ask my wife! Call 250-746-4493 or 250-709-1111

**HOME PHONE Reconnect** Call 1-866-287-1348. Prepaid Long Distance Specials! Feature Package Specials! Referral Program! Don’t be without a home phone! Call to Connect! 1-866-287-1348 STEEL BUILDING - Blowout sale! 20x26 $5,199. 25x28 $5,799. 30x42 $8,390. 32x56 $11,700. 40x50 $14,480. 47x76 $20,325. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800668-5422.

Avail Wild Rose Apts 1 & 2 Bdrms, quiet, well maintained building. Central location. Heat & hot water incl’d. For on-site manager

Call 250-748-1304 CENTRAL LOCATION, Bachelor, 1 & 2 bdrms, balcony, F/S, hot water, parking, pet considered, $525$850/mo. Call 250-748-7764. CHEMAINUS: 55+ Senior building, 1 ﬂoor walk-up, 1 bdrm. N/P N/S. $515.00/mo. Avail. now. (250)246-4221 COWICHAN BAY: 2 bdrm condo, adult oriented bldg. Underground parking, N/S, N/P. $750/mo + util’s. 250-701-2670 DUNCAN: 1 & 2-bdrm, 5 appls, close to School, Hospital and bus route. $650-$800 utils. Lv msg: 250-597-4018. DUNCAN- 1 bdrm, $750 includes utilities. NS/NP. Avail June 1. Call Gerry (250)7464144 or (250)715-6218.

New Carpet Large balconies In-suite storage Close to schools, shopping and walking trails Includes: Heat, Hot water and parking -------------------------------------Resident managers on site

To view call 250-748-3321 LAKE COWICHAN- 2 bdrm suite, pets ok, large yard, parking, on bus route, laundry. $560. (Immed). 250-210-0756. LOVELY 1 & 2-BDRM suites, Central Duncan, seniors oriented bldg, heat included, N/S, N/P. Please call Art at 250-746-7241.

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250-746-6442.

REAL ESTATE HOMES WANTED

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LOTS

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REDUCED PRICE! Crofton, lot in new subdivision, fully serviced, ocean view & beach access. $139,000, $122,500. Builders terms available with 5% down. Cell 250-370-1469

CRIMINAL RECORD?

MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

Guaranteed Record Removal since 1989. Conﬁdential, Fast, & Affordable. Our A+BBB Rating assures EMPLOYMENT & TRAVEL FREEDOM. Call for FREE INFO. BOOKLET

2 BDRM apt on 3.3 acres. Nice country setting. Incl’s W&D, F&S. $1,000/mo + hydro. Small dog considered. Avail June 1st. (250)748-2277 2-BDRM CONDO, Hospital area, ground ﬂoor. June 1st. $750. (250)704-1251. $500/MO STARTING- weekly available, many apartment types, furnished, w/common kitchen. All utils, internet included. FREE local calls, No Credit Checks. Call Motel, 250-748-0661, (Duncan).

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BEAUTIFUL OCEAN view mobile home in quiet 55+ Edgewater Terrace located in Cowichan Bay. 3 bdrms, 1.5 bath, nicely updated throughout, incl. windows, furnace, etc. $84,900. (250) 597-7847

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

RENTALS

FUEL/FIREWOOD

APARTMENT/CONDO

SEASONED FIREWOOD for sale. Split & delivered. $200 cord. (250) 510-0412. SEASONED FIREWOOD Vancouver Island’s largest ﬁrewood producer offers ﬁrewood legally obtained during forest restoration, large cords. Help restore your forest, Burndrywood.com 1-877-902-WOOD.

DUNCAN 1 bdrm suites $590 & studio suites $520 Close to Beverly Corners, 4 blks to University, on bus route. Updated; new ﬂooring, new paint & some new ﬁxtures. Heat/hot water included. NS/NP. Refs.

(250)748-3729

Garage Sales #ALLÖ ÖTOÖPLACEÖYOURÖGARAGEÖSALEÖADÖÖ ANDÖRECEIVEÖ&2%%ÖBALLOONS ÖINVENTORYÖANDÖTIPÖSHEETSÖ ANDÖBRIGHTÖGARAGEÖSALEÖSIGNSÖ GARAGE SALES - 2nd ANNUAL SALE-Outdoor Market-Vintage, Antiques, Handmade goods, Sat. May 26th 10am-5pm 820 Garnett Rd. Cobble Hill

Community Policing Advisory Committee’s HUGE garage sale is just around the corner (June 23). Book your tables now. $15/each. Call Pat at (250) 748-6740 COWICHAN STATION - Huge 2 day Garage Sale, Sat & Sun May 26 & 27, 9-1, off TCH at Koksilah, right on Hillbank Rd to 4540 TCHwy. COWICHAN STATION, Sat June 2, 9-1, 2375 Koksilah at old Cowichan Station School, School furnishing & tailgate sale! $10 a space for sellers. Refreshments available. Call for info: (250)701-3338 DUNCAN, Multi Family, Sat May 26, 9-2, 1824 Sandra Pl, signs on Maple Bay Rd & Tzouhalem Rd. No early birds. DUNCAN, Sat May 26, 9-3, 310 Dogwood Ave, off Gov’t. Tools, household, clothes +++

GARAGE SALES

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RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO SHAUGHNESSY GARDENS 3251 Cowichan Lake Rd.

Clean 1 & 2 bdrm units. Full size fridge, stove & dishwasher. Carpet & linoleum, window coverings, ﬁreplace. Quiet, well maintained bldg with elevator & sauna. Pet friendly. Close to schools & Hospitals. CALL TO VIEW 250.710.7515 250.748.3412

APARTMENTS FURNISHED DUNCAN- (8 km north) Furnished studio apartment, on 8 acres. Laundry, satellite, heat, hydro. $575. (250)748-1310.

COTTAGES SAHTLAM- RIVERSIDE studio bachelor cottage. N/P, inclds satellite TV+ internet. (immed). $650. (250)748-2031

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES 1 BEDROOM duplex, prime central location, 2 blocks from mall and downtown, $615 plus utilities, 250-746-4117 after 4. Bright, clean 1 bdrm, level entry, w/large garage & storage. N/S, pets neg., $750/mo. with 1 yr lease. Lrg fenced yard. Avail. June 1. (250) 929-4478 CROFTON, DUPLEX, 3 bdrm, 4 appls, fenced backyard, close to school, playground and ferry, N/S, N/P. Avail June. 1, $875 mo. Call 250-510-2045. DUNCAN 2 bdrm duplex, near hospital, new ﬂooring & paint, $900 mo incls utils. Avail immed. Call 250-537-4319. DUNCAN: NEWER Large 3 bdrm, 2 bath, island kitchen, garage, 5 appls. N/S, refs req. $1250. Call or text 1-250-8887088. LAKE COWICHAN- reno’d 2 bdrm, sxs duplex, F/S, quiet rural setting. NS/NP. $650 + utils. Call 250-749-4061.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

y RENTALS

RENTALS

TRANSPORTATION

HOMES FOR RENT

SUITES, LOWER

TOWNHOUSES

AUTO FINANCING

TOWING

CENTENNIAL HEIGHTS, 3 bd rancher, fenced back yard. Walking distantance to town/school. Quiet, 3 appl’s, June 15/earlier. N/P. $850/mo. Ref’s. (250)748-3464 CHEMAINUS- 9690 Chemainus Rd. Character house + garden, 3 bdrm, 2 bath. New paint/carpets. N/S, pet ok. $1300 mo + utils. Avail June. Call 1-250-356-1431. CHERRY PT. 1 1/2 bdrm overlooking Satelite Channel. Senior oriented area. N/S. N/P. $975 util incl. (250)743-2370 COBBLE HILL- 2 Bdrm Carriage home, 5 appls, quiet location. NP/NS. July 1. $915 heat/hydro incl. (250)888-3586 DUNCAN, 2200 sq.ft. 3 bdrm, ﬁnished basement, Centennial Hghts, 1.5 baths, 5 appl’s, oil/wood heat, walk to town. Dead end St. Private backyard with deck. NS/NP. Ex. ref’s. $1300/mo. (250)746-4352 DUNCAN- 3 bdrm duplex, 2 bath, 5 appls, new windows, carpet, paint. Shed, priv parking & yard. Good neighbourhood. Ref’s req’d. N/S. June 1st. Quiet, responsible tenants $1250 + utils. (250)748-8824. DUNCAN, NEAR hospital, mobile homes for rent in quiet adult park. Pets ok, call for details. (250) 246-8318. E. SHAWNIGAN Lake, small 2 bdrm water view home, N/S, $900 mo, avail June. 1. Call (250)746-6000. LAKE COWICHAN- 2 storey house on large lot, 3 bdrms up, studio & family rm downstairs, 2100sq ft, W/D, 1.5 bath, NS/NP. Available July 1. $1200. (604)715-3535. jimkarmann@shaw.ca MAPLE BAY/DUNCAN, modern executive home, 4 bdrms, 3 bath, large living & dining rms, tons of light. Partly furnished. $2200/month. Avail. June 15th. Tel: 250-710-2070 Email: aerismongolia@gmail.com SALTAIRE, 2 bdrm Rancher, separate garage, W/D, 4 appls, new windows, freshly painted, N/S, ref’s, $900 mo + utils. Call (250)710-9433. SHAWNIGAN LAKE, Central. 2-bdrm, close to all amenities, schools & beach. 5 appl’s, NP/NS. $1000/m. Avail. now. (250)743-5513, (250)213-3681

SHAWNIGAN Lakefront Stunning, compl reno’d fully furnished 3BR, 2BA, hardwood & tile ﬂoors, granite counters, stone FP, dock, rowboat, cable, gated, private 1ac, avail year round June 1 to May 31, $1995+utils, ref, n/s, pets on approval, photos at johnvernon.com/rentals 250-727-5985 john@johnvernon.com

DUNCAN- 2 bdrm, priv ent, grd level, small yard, close to amenities. Laundry available. $795+ utils. NS/NP, no parties. Call 250-701-3213.

3 BDRM Townhouse, clean & freshly painted, 1.5 bath, FS, Drapes, WD hookup. Sundeck, lots of parking, quiet, near hospital, cheap to heat. Avail now. $900. N/P. Call 250-748-7992, 250-748-2727. 250-709-7992.

WANT A Vehicle but stressed about your credit? Christmas in May, $500 cash back. We fund your future not your past. All credit situations accepted. www.creditdrivers.ca 1-888593-6095.

SHAWNIGAN LAKE, Central. 3-bdrm, close to all amenities, schools & beach. 5 appl’s, NP/NS. $1250/m. Avail. now. (250)743-5513, (250)213-3681 SHAWNIGAN LAKE, close to village, 6 appls, 3 bdrm house, recently reno’d, N/P, N/S, $1100 mo. (250)743-4478.

OFFICE/RETAIL 1500 Sq ft, prime ground floor retail/office space. Lrg windows, A/C, located downtown. 604-820-8929, 250-715-6880 DOWNTOWN DUNCAN 2500 sq.ft. 6 separate offices, reception, conference area & kitchen, 2nd floor, AC,. $1175/mo. 604-820-8929. DUNCAN: OFFICE space for lease, highway exposure, A/C, ample parking. (250)746-5657 or 250-748-8671 DUNCAN, downtown 950 sq.ft. ground floor, completely reno’d, office, retail, or consulting. Reception area, 3 offices. Avail now. 604-820-8929

SHARED ACCOMMODATION SHARE LARGE 4 bdrm suite, 1-bdrm avail. $425 inclds utils/ cable. F/S, W/D. N/S, N/P. June 1st. Call 250-740-5619. LARGE ROOM fully furnished in lovely home in Duncan with walk-in closet & own bathroom. Walking distance to town, hospital. (250)746-9678.

SUITES, LOWER COBBLE HILL, 2 bdrm, W/D incl’d, $1000 mo incls all utils. Avail June. 1. (250)510-3508. COBBLE HILL- bright, clean, 1 bdrm suite, $650. New fridge, stove, carpet, lino. Hydro & water included. Nonsmoking, sorry no pets, no partying. Call (250)743-8166. DUNCAN: 1 bdrm suite, $650. F/S, Heat, water incl. NS/NP, No partiers. Avail June 1. References req. 250-748-1825

DUNCAN - 1 bdrm. Stonehaven, nr. hosp. Priv. ent. own laundry. F/S, W/D. Suits a quiet person. N/S, N/D. No parties. Sm. pet cons. $800 month, incl. heat, hydro. Ref. Req. Avail. now. Phone 5977693

CRYSTAL CREEK Townhome. Avail now, 3 bdrm, 2 bath, W/D F/S, D/W, $950/mo+ util’s. 250-709-2646

DUNCAN BACHELOR: clean, bright. Private level entry. Walk to downtown. $600/mo incl util, laundry, sat tv, WiFi. NS/NP. 250-746-1844

DUNCAN 2-BDRM townhouse. Large yard, parking. F/S, W/D hook-up. (Immed). $900-$950. 250-516-8881.

DUNCAN ENTRY level 1 bdrm suite, freshly painted, $650 inclds heat, H/W, hydro. NS/NP, no partiers. Close to all amenities. Avail June 1. (250)746-7001 leave msg.

DUNCAN 3-BDRM townhouse. Large yard, parking. F/S, W/D hook-up. (Immed). $1000-$1100. 250-516-8881.

TRANSPORTATION

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Shawnigan Lake embracing triathlon More than a race: Festival makes event a community celebration Don Bodger

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he Subaru Western Triathlon series begins in Shawnigan Lake with a community festival revolving around the race. The sixth-annual Shawnigan Lake Triathlon takes place Sunday, but thereâ€™s lots going on Saturday leading up to the event and loads of activity while the race is in progress. The Shawnigan Lake Triathlon is the Âżrst of Âżve races in the series. In an effort to boost local interest and participation, Sarah Malerby â€” a business owner whoâ€™s been extremely active in various aspects of the community â€” has taken on the role as race director. â€œThey used to have a series director who would be the director for all Âżve triathlons,â€™â€™ said Malerby. â€œBut you donâ€™t have that local community connection.â€™â€™ Malerby has been active with the Cowichan Valley Regional District in the development of the Shawnigan Lake OfÂżcial Community Plan as well as serving on the Shawnigan Lake Recreation Commission, the Shawnigan Lake Business

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Race director Sarah Malerby spends time marking the Half-Iron run course on the TransCanada Trail at the Kinsol Trestle for the Subaru Shawnigan Lake Triathlon. Association and much more. Triathlon Festival Saturday from As a triathlete and adventure noon to 3 p.m. racer herself, Malerby met all the There will be family activities, qualiÂżcations to be the race direca marketplace with local artisans, tor and then some. food and drink, performers and â€œItâ€™s all right up my alley,â€™â€™ she much more. said. â€œItâ€™s a fantastic Âżt for me, this The Danone Kidsâ€™ Fun Run position. has been set up for 2:30 p.m. in â€œMy mandate is to really create a Shawnigan village and the Elsie community celebration that the tri- Miles Âżelds. Kids from three to 12 athlon will become a piece of and can enter runs of either 300 metres, weâ€™ll hopefully see some economic 800 metres or 1.7 kilometres. beneÂżts.â€™â€™ Race day begins bright and early A jam-packed triathlon program Sunday at West Shawnigan Lake starts with the Shawnigan Village Provincial Park with the popular

South Cowichan Rotary pancake breakfast from 6 to 10:30 a.m. The park will be transformed into race headquarters with athletes assembling in wetsuits and racing gear. Shawnigan is the seasonâ€™s Âżrst open water triathlon in Canada and very important to serious athletes. It now has the prestige of being a world championship qualifying race. Elite triathletes such as Nathan Killam, Rachel McBride and Kyle Marcotte will be competing. But the event is not just for the elite, with different options for athletes of various levels. The Half-Iron athletes start off the agenda by hitting the water for the swim at 7:30 a.m. followed by the Olympic distance athletes at 8:30 and the sprint â€” including young Cobble Hill phenom Maya Munzar â€” at 9:15. A shuttle bus service will run from the Shawnigan Lake Community Centre to the park where there is no parking. The shuttle bus will also make pick-ups along Renfrew Road at public bus stops. â€œAt the park, we are going to have local water ski/wakeboard demos after the swim,â€™â€™ added Malerby. Volunteers are still needed for marshalls and other jobs. Interested persons can go to www.triseries.ca for information.

Cowichan competes hard in Captain Cook By hook or by crook: Port Moody thwarts the Peewee A Thunder lacrosse teamâ€™s bid for a bronze medal Don Bodger

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sland teams always sail into uncharted waters against Lower Mainland opposition during the Captain Cook peewee lacrosse tournament hosted by Westshore. Such was the case for the Cowichan Valley Thunder in the Peewee A division. â€œAny draw against a Mainland team is always tough and this tournament proved that,â€™â€™ Cowichan coach Jay Hammerer conceded. Cowichan played three round robin games against mainland teams, Âżnishing with a respectable 1-1-1 record. The Âżrst game against the Coquitlam Adanacs went back and

forth through the Âżrst two periods. The teams were tied going into the third. â€œThe penalty kill was excellent and we got a couple of power play goals,â€™â€™ observed Hammerer. The Thunder eked out a 5-4 victory, with Brody Black scoring twice while Connor Little added a goal and an assist. Isaac TonkinPalmer and Hunter Hieta scored the other goals, with additional assists credited to Gavin Spencer, Denton Macdonald and David Eastman. The Thunder battled the Delta Islanders the next day in another tight game that ended in a 5-5 tie. Cowichan was leading in the third, but ran into penalty trouble. Three players were in the box when Delta tied it. Will Wright (2), Macdonald,

Black and Hieta accounted for the scoring. Rhys Mazurenko (2), Tonkin-Palmer and Eastman added assists. Port Moody provided the opposition for the Thunder in an earlymorning game on the third day. â€œThe penalty kill worked overtime again to ensure that the game did not get away from Cowichan,â€™â€™ noted Hammerer. Whenever things broke down, goalie Colin Jeffrey was there to stop many fast breaks. But Port Moody wound up winning, with Cowichan limited to a lone goal by Tonkin-Palmer on an assist from Black. Cowichan played a rematch later the same day with Port Moody for the bronze medal. Port Moody came out hard with

most of its Âżve goals in the Âżrst period coming on fast breaks before Cowichan settled down. The Thunder responded with a couple of goals but ended up losing 6-2. Jeffrey was a standout in net for the Thunder in all four games. â€œI am very happy with the way that the team played against the Mainland teams,â€™â€™ Hammerer summed up. â€œThe penalty kill was very busy and had great success. The team should be proud of the way they played and the success that they had.â€™â€™ Saanich Tigers and Westshore Whalers were the other teams in the tournament. In the Peewee C division, Cowichan enjoyed a great tournament and won a bronze medal.

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Robak taking his talents to SAIT Assorted sports: Ex-Caps’ goalie Brossoit in the midst of Memorial Cup competition Don Bodger

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Wile E. Coyote Cowichan team member Rachel Pigeon makes some moves with the ball that prove elusive for the Victoria Speedy Gonzales team to stop.

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ooney tunes characters were used as team names, but there was nothing comical about the calibre of play in the second annual Under 14 girls’ ¿eld hockey festival at the Cowichan Sportsplex. The teams had fun with the theme and some exceptional hockey was played during the tournament. “Everyone got into character,’’ noted Cowichan Field Hockey spokesperson Heather Goodman, who helped run the tournament. “There were some great

team cheers. Parents had fun with this as well.’’ There were eight teams in the festival, each playing ¿ve games during the weekend. The four Cowichan teams were named Wile E. Coyotes, Daffy Ducks, Pepe Le Pews and Marvin Martians. They were all mixed and had never played as a team before. The Road Runners, Tweety Birds and Bugs Bunnies were the three teams from Vancouver. The lone Victoria entry went in as Speedy Gonzales. The Daffy Ducks of Cowichan came together as a team extremely well and went undefeated to win the festival.

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raduating Cowichan Valley Capitals’ defenceman Darrin Robak has committed to attend the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology in Calgary during the 2012-13 school term and hockey season. The SAIT Trojans hockey team captured the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference silver medal and hopes to take the next step with Robak in the lineup. Robak played 105 games over two B.C. Hockey League seasons with the Caps. He accumulated 44 points and 137 penalty minutes during that time. Meanwhile, former Capitals’ goalie Laurent Brossoit and his Edmonton Oil Kings, the Western Hockey League champs, are in the Memorial Cup tournament. • Salt Spring Islander Jordan Topping was selected in the eighth round of the Western Hockey League’s bantam draft by the TriCity Americans. Topping played Tier 1 bantam in Nanaimo last season. He was named MVP of the squad. His dad Derek Topping coaches the Cowichan Valley Peewee Tier 1 Capitals and brother Kyle Topping is a member of that squad. • Four Duncan Dynamics Gymnastics Club members competed in the Delta Invitational. The meet hosts many of the top Level 5 and national

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Darrin Robak is taking his talents to the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology. level gymnasts in Western Canada. Micaylla Broadway ¿nished ¿rst on the uneven bars and fourth on the beam for eighth place all-around. She earned $300 for the ¿rst-place ¿nish in a unique format called the Cash and Carry. Samantha Johnson secured third on the vault. She showed remarkable consistency with top-10 placings in every event for sixth all-around. Coral Strugnell and Hayley Baker also represented the club well in the competition. • It was a big weekend for Cowichan Valley Breakers’ summer swim team member Haeley Lowe. Along with her sister and Breakers’ teammate Sydnae Lowe, Haeley trains with the Saanich Water Polo School’s competitive program. Haeley spent the weekend in Win-

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nipeg with her SWPS teammates competing in the U16 girls’ national club championships. Haeley is a coach in training with the Breakers and has been swimming with the club competitively for six years. • It turned out to be another banner season for volleyball players from the valley at the university level. Dannie Richards of Shawnigan Lake was a member of the UBC team that won its ¿fth straight national women’s championship. And a trio of Brentwood College grads teamed up for success in Atlantic University Sport volleyball. Liz Cosulich, Tessa Felix and Shelby Michaels were all members of the Saint Mary’s University Huskies team that won the AUS championship and quali¿ed for nationals, eventually placing sixth. Michaels was a rookie all-star. Her sister, Tessa Michaels, captain of the Brentwood team in her Grade 12 year, has been offered a half ride to play volleyball with Shelby again in the fall and enter the commerce program. • Wednesday’s medal, pin, spoon round for the Cowichan Golf and Country Club’s ladies’ division was played under sunny skies. Winners of their respective handicap divisions were: Ellen Merriam, Carmine Wright, Carol Willan and Doris Kenyon. Val Anderson (No. 6), Christa Robson (No. 8) and Merriam (No. 15) were the KP winners. Robson added a birdie on No. 7.

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Valley athletes break records

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ecord-breaking performances highlighted the island high school track and ¿eld championships at UVic for valley

athletes. The Frances Kelsey foursome of Renee Kennedy, Mary-Kate Cross, Jamie Ashcroft and Tia Baker left the opposition in the dust, breaking the record for the 4x100 metre senior girls’ open relay. Their time of 48.85 was just short of the provincial record of 48.49 that they’ll try to surpass during the provincial championships at Burnaby’s Swangard Stadium next week. “We had all the con¿dence,’’ said Baker, who ran the anchor leg for the team. “We de¿nitely thought Oak Bay was going to give us a real ¿ght. We weren’t expecting that, for sure.’’ Oak Bay was second in 49.77. Subtle things make the difference. “The handoff is the most important part, never drop the baton,’’ said Baker. “Never stop moving.’’ She added there’s a real chemistry that exists among the girls. “We’re really good friends,’’ said Baker. “We get along. A lot of teams don’t know each other well. “We give each other pep talks.’’ An indication of how fast these girls are could also be readily seen in the 100 metre senior open event. Baker ¿nished ¿rst in 12.36 seconds, Cross was second in 12.66 and Kennedy came third in 12.69 as the Kelsey girls swept the top three spots. Baker is only in Grade 10 and rounded out her meet against older athletes up to Grade 12 with a ¿rst in the 200 metre senior open just ahead of Cross in 25.95. Baker was named the most inspirational athlete at the meet. Her extensive training with the CVac Jaguars and coach Dacre Bowen in Victoria, who turned Baker into a sprinter, has really paid off. Kennedy also won the senior girls’ open long jump in 5.01 metres. Frances Kelsey’s Agnes Esser also made a huge impression at the meet, winning the top female athlete award. Her winning throw of 12.22m in

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the senior open shot put was way ahead of the runner-up mark of 9.46 and Esser led the discus with a 36.48m toss compared to the secondplace ¿nisher’s 31.13. Chicago Bains, a Grade 8 student at Quamichan, got into the recordbreaking act in the 80-metre bantam girls’ hurdles. Her time of 12.16 was an island meet record and broke the previous best of 12.40. Bains also receives outside coaching from John May in Comox once a week. “John is just a real good hurdling coach for me,’’ said Bains, who also won the 100m in 12.92. Bains just started doing the hurdles this year. “I kind of just had a natural gift for hurdles,’’ she said. But she’s working hard on form and technique to shave off even more time. Bains joined forces with Olivia Poirier, Casey Heyd and Beth Corish for another win in the 4x100 relay. In other girls’ results, Maya Munzar

of Kelsey came second in the 800 senior open; Taryn Smiley of Mount Prevost won the 200m just ahead of Heyd and anchored the 4x100 relay team with Mariah Fontana, Emma Kaiser and Courtney Roscoe to third; Emily Adams of Chemainus took third in the junior 800 and long jump; Robin Jory of Quamichan came third in the bantam 400; Sara Ferguson of Cowichan was third in the junior shot put; and the Quamichan 4x400 bantam relay team of Kelsey Goodman, Jory, Sarah McLeod and Emily Whitaker placed third. On the boys’ side, Kain Melchior of Prevost won the bantam high jump, long jump and 100. Cameron Chow of Cowichan cleared 1.85m to take second in the senior open high jump and Cowichan’s Liam Lindsay claimed second in the senior open triple jump. Second place in the senior open 4x100 relay went to Cowichan while Ryan Macdonald took third for the javelin. See Friday’s paper for more junior and bantam boys’ results.

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