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Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Dog rescue or dog theft — looks like courts will decide

Dog’s whereabouts unclear: Arrest made in the case of Mary Street ‘Bear’ Ashley Degraaf

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Creatures emerge from Tevye’s subconscious during the dream sequence of Brentwood College’s Fiddler on the Roof, which wrapped production Saturday night. Look for a review of the musical extravaganza in Friday’s edition.

Chemainus man is facing charges of theft and break-and-enter following the disappearance of a Duncan dog in February after allegations of neglect and abuse were widely circulated on Facebook. North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP Cpl. Jon Stuart confirmed the accused came forward identifying himself as responsible for taking the dog — known on social media as “Bear” —from its owner’s residence on Mary Street in Duncan. “In essence, he went into someone’s home and took their property and left,” Stuart said of the situation many followers have chosen to see as a rescue rather than theft. A Facebook post began circulating mid-February showing a pooch surrounded by what appears to be feces and other filth outside the residence on Mary Street. It was taken down at approximately the same time the dog was reported missing to police Feb. 13. By the following Sunday, a second Facebook profile had been created, showing the first photo, as well as new photos of the dog, with the caption “I’m safe!” “I have never had cuddles or been to a groomer before! I haven’t been to a vet till now... My rescuer is in trouble for breaking the law to (ensure) I have my rights any of you would have,” the Facebook profile stated, writing on behalf of Bear on the News Leader Pictorial’s website. “What the paper hasn’t said was I was being hung inside the house (my legs were not on the ground!) and the police have talked to my rescuer.” After the article ran Feb. 18, a man contacted the News Leader Pictorial wishing to speak about rescuing the dog. He is now not returning the NLP’s calls. Meanwhile, BCSPCA staff also confirmed they were aware of the dog’s situation and had an ongoing file on the pet’s owner. SPCA constable Tina Heary said the SPCA is still waiting on updates from the RCMP. “If it’s determined the dog is back with its owner... we would most certainly follow up with the owner to ensure the conditions don’t go back to what they were before,” Heary said. “One possible scenario, and what happens sometimes, is where people will re-home the animal. And that’s fantastic.” Neither the RCMP nor the SPCA had any updates on Bear’s status, nor where the dog is currently residing. A court date has been set for April 15 for the accused.

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Malahat rockwork delays Capital commuters

Cowichan commuters, your Victoria commute should be about as smooth today as it was yesterday. Starting March 4, motorists were advised to expect trafﬁc delays on the Malahat stretch of the Trans-Canada Highway while the Ministry of Transportation performs rock scaling work ﬁve kilometres south of Shawni-

gan Lake Road. According to a Ministry of Transportation media release, motorists may expect intermittent delays of up to 20 minutes on Tuesday and Wednesday between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. “This is routine work that includes bringing down rock and debris in a controlled way

to ensure the safety of the travelling public,” ministry spokesperson Robert Adam states. “Motorists are advised to check drivebc.ca before they leave home, drive with caution, watch for workers and obey trafﬁc personnel. The ministry apologizes for any inconvenience and thanks the public for their patience.”

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Lips tight after CVRD boss walks

Signmakers target Fraser in wake of leaked talks

Answers few: in the wake of CAO Warren Jones sudden parting of ways with the regional district he’s run since 2007

SIA soil project: Appeal board hearings underway

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hawnigan Lake Director Bruce Fraser is being tarred by some residents claiming he, regional chairman Rob Hutchins, Mill Bay Director Mike Walker, and staff had secret talks with the firm SIA about building a soil-treatment site in the south-end. But Fraser said that informal May 29 meeting in Catrina’s Grill happened long before SIA got a provincial permit to treat five millions tonnes of fuel-laced dirt in its Stebbings Road pit. The idea was to discuss SIA establishing an engineered site for contaminated soils in the shadow of growing numbers of illegal dirt dumps dotting Cowichan. The CVRD had floated the idea of working with the provincial government to establish such a soil site somewhere in Cowichan, Backlash against Fraser and the others surfaced after a Feb. 22 Times Colonist story containing comments secretly recorded by an SIA official during the coffee klatch. Its public focus was a series of signs that appeared last week. One, hung in Shawnigan states: “The people deserve honesty and integrity: Resign Fraser.”

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One of several signs that sprang up around Shawnigan village last week critical of the CVRD’s handling of the SIA situation. But Fraser said he’s not stepping down — noting he’s almost 75 and not running in this fall’s election. Instead, he asked folks to “consider the source” of the TC’s story as Environmental Appeal Board hearings started Monday about SIA’s permit. Fraser believed SIA shared its recording of that coffee chat with the Colonist to show EAB brass the CVRD gave initial support to SIA’s soil-treatment plan. He told the News Leader Pictorial he believed comments made by himself and Hutchins were taken out of context, fueling public bile. To him, it was unethical, but not illegal, for SIA’s Mike Kelly to record the informal huddle. “SIA was unethical in taping a meeting without telling anyone.” The Colonist reports Kelly recorded the conversation on

his cell phone, “something he does as a matter of course while discussing development plans with municipal authorities.” It is legal in Canada to record conversations if one party knows the recording is happening, notes the TC. Fraser was concerned some TC readers may think the CVRD was trying to coach SIA about letting public fear subside, concerning 11 toxic sites in the south-end, before applying for a provincial permit. In the Colonist’s story, Hutchins suggests SIA shelve any permit plan for a year “while we get a handle on the situation — we build the relationship with the (environment) ministry, we get the community to settle down, we do the basic groundwork evaluation.” Evaluation later saw the CVRD compare SIA’s science with that of the SRA’s hydrogeologist, then reject SIA’s

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egional boss Warren Jones is leaving the Cowichan Valley Regional District for undisclosed reasons, the board announced Friday. Regional Chairman Rob Hutchins declined to give reasons for Jones’ departure Feb. 13. “The separation is without cause, but it’s a personnel matter,” he told the News Leader Pictorial Saturday. “Mr. Jones is not retiring.” Financial terms and conditions of Jones’ leaving were also undisclosed by Hutchins. The CVRD board is busy drafting a process, through a sub-committee, to find a new CAO, Hutchins Warren Jones: not retiring explained. CVRD planning and development manager, Tom Anderson — who’s retiring this spring — filled in for Jones until the board engaged former CAO Frank Raimondo for four or five months while a new CAO is interviewed and hired. Raimondo’s pay level was unavailable at press time. “The search is on for a new chief administrative officer for the Cowichan Valley Regional District,” the CVRD’s website says. “It was announced today, that through a mutual agreement, Warren Jones and the CVRD are parting ways. The CVRD will immediately begin a recruiting process to attract a new person to lead its team of staff.” Jones earned about $200,000 a year. In recent months, the board froze the wages of Jones and his top staffers after public outcry about their climbing remuneration rates. Reached at his south-end home Tuesday, Jones declined to discuss terms of his departure. “There’s a great group of staff at the regional district, working hard everyday for the people of the valley. I’d like to say ‘Thank-you’ to them, and wish them all the best.” Jones became the CVRD’s CAO in September 2007, replacing retiring, long-time CAO Raimondo.

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ive passengers from a Honda car were taken to Cowichan District Hospital with various injuries after Saturday’s early morning crash south of Duncan. Duncan fire chief Mike McKinlay explained the

5 a.m. wreck saw the Honda’s driver somehow lose control while southbound on Mission Road, and approaching Christopher Road. He didn’t believe any injuries were life-threatening. The identity of the five passengers was unavailable on deadline. The single-vehicle collision saw one passenger

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Intervention planned to boost estuary smolt stocks Cowichan Estuary: Chinook the target species, but chum and coho will also beneﬁt

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he Pacific Salmon Commission has approved the Cowichan Estuary Restoration and Conservation Association’s grant application for breaching the causeway of the Westcan Terminal in Cowichan Bay. “The proposed intervention aims at breaching the man-made causeway currently acting as a barrier between the two parts of the Cowichan Estuary via a bridge,’’ explained Dr. Goetz Schuerholz, chair of the CERCA, in a media release. “The project rationale is to re-enable water circulation and ecosystem functioning between the two parts of the Cowichan/Koksilah estuary which are currently artificially divided by the man-made Westcan

causeway which provides road access to the Westcan Terminal. “The causeway effectively blocks Cowichan River smolt from accessing a large section of a highlyproductive part of the Cowichan Estuary, blocking freshwater flow from the Cowichan south fork to the southern section of the estuary, thus preventing proper ecosystem functioning of the Cowichan Estuary which constitutes one ecological entity.’’ The in-filling for the causeway was done in the 1970s. Schuerholz added the chinook is the target species of the proposal. The focus will be on rebuilding the chinook stock from the low escapement of 2009 and also benefiting chum and coho stocks that use the estuary at critical stages of the life cycle. “Quality habitat in the estuary and marshlands is key for smolt survival,’’ noted Schuerholz.

BCGEU upset about Salvation Army layoffs

A new conservation project in the Cowichan Estuary is expected to provide better access for salmon smolts.

The BCGEU is calling on the Salvation Army to reinstate laid off workers. The union says the Salvation Army National Recycling Operation laid off 10 workers at its Victoria recycling centre in Saanich without warning. “These are disappointing actions from an employer who depends on the goodwill of the public and the commitment of its workers,” said BCGEU president Darryl Walker. “These workers deserve to be treated with respect, according the provisions of the collective agreement signed by the Salvation Army National Recycling Operation and in full compliance with the labour laws of our province. The Salvation Army is failing on all counts.” The union claims the work will now be performed by non-union workers at each thrift store in Victoria and Duncan, a breach of the collective agreement. It is also in violation of Section 54 of the B.C. Labour Relations Code which requires 60 days notice of termination, and includes provisions around severance and the implementation of an adjustment plan. The Salvation Army did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

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Cowichan chinook declined from 10,000 spawners in the early 1990s to a low of only a few hundred natural spawners in 2009, he added. “This habitat enhancement proposal addresses one of the key limiting factors to chinook smolts in the Cowichan Estuary — the lack of connectivity between the north and south side of the estuary as a result of the man-made Westcan causeway. “This has been identified at the March 2013 workshop on the

Cowichan estuarine and freshwater risk factors by a group of scientific, biological and local knowledge experts, with over 300 years combined experience on the Cowichan, as limiting the productive capacity of Cowichan River fall run chinook.’’ The estimated potential economic benefit of the proposed intervention is high, according to Schuerholz. The project is to be implemented under the auspices of CERCA in May.

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Residents don’t want dump, the rest is just noise

SIA proposal: Local government rhetoric a sideshow

o understand the latest furor to erupt in Shawnigan Lake’s ongoing dirty dirt saga, one must first understand the world before SIA. In that world, the CVRD was leading an aggressive campaign lobbying the province to halt a steady stream of trucks dumping contaminated soil in no less than 11 unmonitored and unsecured sites throughout the region. And directors were publicly speaking about providing a solution by identifying land that might actually be suitable for such treatment and storage. So when Shawnigan Director Bruce Fraser and CVRD Chairman Rob Secret tapes, Hutchins arrived at a coffee shop to CVRD meet the SIA principals, one could them holding out some hope SIA pledges mean see might be holding a solution to their little problem. Instead, it became the cause of another. Conversations secretly recorded during that meeting show the local politicians seeming to coach the developers on what they would have to do in order to garner public support. And these statements have led to charges from some quarters that the CVRD was prepared to “sell out the community.” Of course, the CVRD’s subsequent requested moratorium on the SIA proposal, its speaking out against the application prior to initial approval and its spending of your tax dollars in a bid to get that decision reversed seem to put a lie to that take. But all this CVRD-centred rhetoric is just so much smoke. Shawnigan is justifiably angry about what SIA is proposing. But ultimately the parties involved in the decision are SIA and the provincial government. That’s where community efforts and attention need to be focused. The rest of what you hear — from CVRD politicians and their critics — is just politically useful noise in an election year.

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How about a nice warm round of applause for the kids at Queen Margaret’s School for their most excellent Youth and Philanthropy Initiative. Students research a speciﬁc charity, then make a case to a judging panel about why their charity deserves a grant. One lucky charity gets a grant, but all the students get a good lesson in the importance of philanthropy and the impact it can make.

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After a long and winding road, a hoser is born Maeve Maguire

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t’s the night before the biggest exam of my husband Richard’s life: the Canadian Citizenship Test. He’s barely studied for it, but he’s lounging on the sofa, not looking worried — until I read him the fine print. “It says here if you don’t pass this exam, you’ll need to convince a judge you’re Canadian enough, and that meeting will take place in 38 years.” It took Citizenship and Immigration Canada so long to process his citizenship application, we joke about how we can’t remember when we submitted it. We’re pretty sure it was sometime in 2010. The whole process was like an Ivan Pavlov experiment in learned helplessness. We received our first communication from CIC in April 2011. He needed to send his fingerprints to prove he wasn’t the sinister version of the person who shares his name.

Then, like an anniversary, every year afterward we received a letter telling us he’d progressed through some aspect of the application process, after which, all would go quiet for another year. We had no control over the process, so slowly we gave up caring. He’s one of the lucky ones. An American friend took the exam the week after he did, and still hasn’t heard about a ceremony date. Our South African neighbours passed the test a year ago and still haven’t heard. All this is about to change, apparently. The government has proposed changes to the Citizenship Act that will improve process times and make it more difficult to become a Canadian citizen. A person must now live in Canada three out of four years before submitting an application, and the government is aiming for less than three years for processing. If you apply now, adding at least a year for your permanent resident application (which comes first), you will be Canadian just in time to don red-and-white mittens in celebration of

One Billion Rising rises again in Cowichan on Friday. In and of itself, that is a good thing, this statement in support of the need to reduce violence against women. What we don’t like is the continued need for such rallies and awarenessraisers. When will society reach a point where it operates under the principle that violence is not an answer.

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another Team Canada gold medal at the 2022 Winter Olympics. Yet, in the proposed changes, there is no mention how they will address inconsistencies like those mentioned, or like the letter he received for his citizenship ceremony telling him that it would take place in two weeks’ time, and if he needed to cancel he would need to give two months’ notice. He called me the next morning after he’d taken the exam. “I passed!” he shouted down the phone. While he might not know — as all Canadians do — the significance of 1774, what happened on the Plains of Abraham, or who played an important part in building the Canadian Pacific Railway, he does know what it means to be Métis, who our main political parties are, and what rights Canadians have. These were facts he didn’t need to study because from the moment he arrived 10 years ago, he started to take root. He was proud the day he took the oath in

front of the citizenship judge, along with 70 other new Canadians who represented 22 countries. I asked him why it meant so much to him and he said, “Because I’d feel like a tourist otherwise. This is home.” We celebrated his official induction in true Canadian fashion: at the Brigantine Pub, with neighbours and friends dressed in McKenzie Brothers-inspired plaid shirts and toques, dancing to a Canadian band, drinking Canadian beer, and carrying signs with warm welcome messages like, “Just what Canada needs: another Dick.” Welcome to Canada, hoser. Maeve Maguire is a technical writer who lives and works in Maple Bay and writes monthly in the News Leader Pictorial. Visit her blog www.cowichandale.com, or email her at maeve@describewriting.com.

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Would you support four-year terms for municipal governments? “What’s wrong with the three-year terms we have now? If you want to get someone out of ofﬁce, you can in three years.”

Michelle Plain, Duncan

“I love the idea of four-year terms. It’s wise use of taxpayers’ money, and what we’re used to at the provincial and federal levels, so it would be consistent.”

Hilary Abbott, Cherry Point

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Take some time and ﬁnd a better police station site

Reader Rick Faulkner took this picture after the recent snowfall to show readers that for the ﬁrst time in 20 years of living up Mt. Sicker, he had three hummingbirds stay for the winter. All through the cold spells and snow, they kept the feeder fresh and thawed out.

Dear editor What I don’t understand is why there is such a rush to find a site for a new police station. The police have used the current property without any worries. Sure there are a few small problems with the current building but it is adequate for the next six months or more. Now, all of a sudden, there is this mass panic to build. Sometimes it is best to take a step back and see what we really need and where we should build. It is obvious to anybody that a floodplain is not the best location whether it be behind a dike or not. The planners at North Cowichan were all gung ho for the Beverly Street location, now they want council to choose Ford Road. It doesn’t take much brain power to know that the planning department is totally lost on where to put the building and has fed councilors the wrong information time and again. I urge mayor and council to take their time and choose a location that we as taxpayers will get the best investment for our money. The three locations that have been discussed all fall short of what should be deemed as the best possible location. Derrick Marven

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Plan for mobile home park could set dangerous precedent

Dear editor I urge people to attend the public hearing regarding the redevelopment of 11255 Chemainus Rd property in Saltair (previously Seaside Mobile Home Park). The proponents of this development would have people believe that the developer is simply going to build standard construction homes on empty land and that this is preferable to having manufactured homes or modular homes assembled on the property. The CVRD planners have suggested the history of this property is not relevant to what is happening here now, and that it does not matter whether or not modular or regular construction homes are built, as they are essentially the same. However, those of us who have followed this situation since the eviction of the Seaside residents and the removal of their homes, see a very different story unfold-

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ing. The short history is that the land was bought as a manufactured home park. The owners were able to evict the tenants under the Manufactured Home Park Tenancy act which allowed the owners to live on the property in lieu of having the manufactured home park there. This law allows personal use of the land, and is not meant as a bridge to redevelopment. However, a mere two years after the evictions we find the owners casting about to reuse the land as a manufactured home park. Now, after obtaining permission to redevelop the land as a manufactured home park (without having to obtain a rezoning permit), the owners are seeking permission to build high-end, high density, residential construction homes before any manufactured home or modular home has ever appeared on the land! There are so many things wrong with this picture that I cannot begin to name them here. If you are concerned about long-term, sustainable, suitable, secure, housing on Vancouver Island, or if you think it’s probably not a great idea to dump senior citizens out of their homes without adequate warning or proper compensation or supports, or if you simply value your own home and do not wish to have it bull-dozed by decisionmakers who think they have a better idea of what a desirable community is, then come to the public hearing on Thursday. March 6. at Mt. Benton School in Saltair. Say No to bylaws 3781 & 3782. If these are endorsed by the CVRD. It will open the door to speculative development in all MP1 parks on the island and beyond and cause

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irreparable damage to local communities. Megan Terepocki Saltair

Vancouver students visit makes cultural connections

Dear editor Re: Feb. 28 Vancouver students soak in Salish culture/ The Bayview students together with their new friends from Kuper Island spent one morning touring the Totems in downtown Duncan. When they were finished they came to visit my shop. They did not want to overwhelm us so only a few would come in at a time. The students and chaperons were so considerate, we invited them all in together. They were interested in everything and the Kuper Island students became the guides. I asked one of the Bayview students what all she had learned during this visit. She paused for a moment and then took the hand of the Kuper Island student and replied, “We are all the same.” Judy Hill, Duncan comments submitted at cowichannewsleader.com

One per cent budget needs traction

Dear editor It would be most refreshing if, as a result of John Koury’s 1% initiative, fiscal responsibility got some traction at city hall. There has been a distinct lack of leadership on council since the last election. Good luck with this Mr. Koury. John Bovard, Duncan comments submitted at cowichannewsleader.com

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Board Voice seeks a social support system that gets results In my opinion: Let’s talk and make it better

he economic and social world of British Columbia has shifted. As a result, many of our neighbours are struggling. As problems become more complex, government alone cannot provide solutions. So what to do? Board Voice Society of B.C. is a network of almost 800 volunteer directors of community social service organizations. It is talking with boards of trade, chambers of commerce, local governments, government ministers, and opposition members about engaging citizens of B.C. in discussions to help create a social policy framework to guide decisions about social policies and programs. Why Board Voice? As directors, we join boards to make a difference in our communities. We see the struggles faced by many British Columbians — increased food bank usage, people with disabilities without meaningful work, increased vulnerabilities of young children, homelessness, family violence, addictions, etc. We see the need to move past piecemeal reform and on-the-fly responses to these, and other issues. We see the need for connections and networks that will support the well-being of people and that will create healthy, thriving and vibrant communities. Individuals, families, neighbourhoods, communities, the business sector, local government, the social and environmental sector, and the provincial government are all central to the social and economic health of citizens and the province. Social and economic prosperity are intertwined. Engaging British Columbians in conversations about the things that affect their day-today life most directly both individually and in their relationships and networks with friends, families, and communities will lead to a social policy framework that can guide decision making, set future direction, identify important connections and lead to better results for the health and wellbeing of children, families, individuals and communities. All communities, whether benefiting from an approach that brings people together, or being stuck in an approach that claims turf and pushes people apart, experience social challenges. All communities can benefit from a road map for healthy people in a thriving and vibrant province. Government plays a leadership role in engaging citizens to create collective solutions to the complex challenges facing British Columbians. The Province of B.C. already has an internet portal and conducts community conversations to engage citizens around specific issues. By answering a call to action to engage British Columbians in conversations about what a social system that serves not only vulnerable British Columbians but also serves all citizens, the Government of BC has an opportunity to develop a social policy that goes along with an economic policy and lays a foundation for a system that produces results. Leslie Welin is the Duncan-based vice-chairwoman Board Voice Society of B.C.

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Valley people Name: Deb Taylor Occupation: retired research associate microbiology Age: 72 Hometown: Shawnigan Lake — born in Victoria, lived in Vancouver for 50-plus years If you get a chance go see: Life of Pi Right now I am reading: Flight Behaviour by Barbara Kingsolver I’m listening to: Broadway musicals, country western and folk At least once everyone should: swim in Shawnigan Lake Most people don’t know I: competed in Swiftsure and the ﬁrst dragon boat races Proudest or happiest moment: returning to the island Biggest fear: losing my driver’s licence If I was appointed queen of the valley I would: stop the dumping in the Shawnigan watershed Before I die: travel and see the world Words I live by: enjoy being

• Arbutus Ridge Golf Club general manager Jason Lowe tells us kids under 12 now eat free with their parents until the end of March at the Satellite Bar & Grille. • Congratulations to the Cowichan Valley Hospice Reel Alternatives film series, which celebrated its 10th anniversary in February. The program screens about 10 acclaimed films a year at the Cowichan Theatre to audiences of more than 500 and raised more than $160,000 to the Cowichan Valley Hospice Society. • A warm welcome to the valley to Kyler Nurmsoo, the new rec programmer for Cowichan Lake parks and recreation, a Vernon native who comes here via Ste. Catherine’s Ont. • Sally Villeneuve is passing along her warm thanks to the generous strangers who recently helped her change a flat tire discovered as she was returning visiting her doctor to treat a bout of pneumonia. • Also in the same vein, N. M. Wright writes about dropping her wallet in Staples and having a “nice, young man” notice it, and immediately pick it up and return it. Exciting things happening for you, your friends or your family that you want to share with your community? Send me a quick email at editor@cowichannewsleader.com. We’d love to spread the word.

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Cowichan teacher helps provincial eating disorder campaign Health through art: Poster will be distributed throughout the province to aid awareness Ashley Degraaf

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Gillian Berry, right, designed the above poster being used to raise awareneness about eating disorders.

elping guide Cowichan’s students through some of their toughest years, and discovering who they are, is something Cowichan Secondary, Quamichan Campus school teacher Gillian Berry’s been doing for a long time. And now the teacher/artistic designer’s reaching out to a new level of youth and even adults to motivate and inspire. Berry’s artistic poster design for an eating disorder campaign was recently selected by the Provincial Eating Disorders Awareness (PEDAW) organization. “It parallels my work at school, hoping to inspire students both to be and express themselves, in little and big steps,” she said. “So often we hold ourselves back

from who we really are, especially in the teen years when we want to fit in for fear of ridicule and being different. “When students open up and start projects that they love, there is so much growth and passion that comes alive in them. It’s not an easy road, but this is where I want to support, and encourage them, to carry on.” Berry’s design for the PEDAW poster features a scale as the central image with a twist: instead of pointing to a number, it points to and highlights the word, ‘irrelevant,’ complementing the theme of the poster. And this isn’t Berry’s first time getting involved with the organization. Last year, when she worked at Mt. Prevost school, Berry inspired her students to take part in a Flash Mob contest for PEDAW. And although her school’s entry didn’t win, generating enthusiasm with her students as well as awareness was well worth it. And that’s exactly what

Berry continues to do with her work at the Quamichan Campus as well as with her design business creations. The Shawnigan Lake resident is also the owner of Wild Blossom Studios where she designs motivational greeting cards, stationery, and other art forms. “Students are inspired when teachers/counsellors model what they’re passionate about,” she said. “I want to be someone who expresses creatively and encourages students to do the same, as the arts are very important to me.” She said she was approached by PEDAW committee’s Kimberly Strain to submit a poster. “The design process was an interesting one,” Berry said. “I was not working from a blank canvas. I was given a few parameters such as ‘Your weight is not your worth’ and asked to create some sort of graphic to enhance its meaning. “Initially, I played around with words and simple graphics, like hearts, to explore a design for the poster. For a number of days I was trying to find deeper symbols and meaningful ways to represent ‘weight and worth’. I thought of things like fishing and how a fish’s weight determines its

worth, to other sayings like ‘you’re worth your weight in gold.’ “I was thinking too much and needed to let go of the thoughts, and just draw something.” The poster is currently in the process of being printed and will be distributed to a number of libraries, mental health centres, and other locations across the province. PEDAW is a province-wide effort to raise awareness around prevention and early intervention of eating disorders as well as media literacy, resiliency, building healthy body image and self-esteem. The initiative is led by Jessie’s Legacy Eating Disorders Prevention Program at Family Services of the North Shore in collaboration with Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre, Looking Glass Foundation, St. Paul ’s Specialized Adult Eating Disorder Program, B.C. Children’s Hospital Eating Disorders Program, Healthy Minds, Healthy Campuses and Project True. PEDAW is typically launched the first full week in February with activities and events taking place throughout the year.

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An estimated crowd of 100 people gathered at Duncan city square last Valentine’s Day to make a statement about Violence Against Women.

One Billion Rising again downtown Second annual: City square event aimed to draw attention to the issue of violence against women Ashley Degraaf

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rganizers from 2013’s first series of ending violence against women events under the Cowichan Rising label are feeding off last year’s energy and enthusiasm. And they are using it to stage the second edition of One Billion Rising in Duncan city square at noon on Friday. “It’s the second year, and it has sustained its value,” Cowichan Women Against Violence executive director Jane Sterk said. Although the former B.C. Green Party leader wasn’t at Cowichan’s premier series, including the Cowichan Theatre’s production of the Vagina Monologues, and only just recently took charge at CWAV, she’s heard many great things.

“People came away from last year’s event very emotional and enthused,” she said. “I think that’s evident in the fact there are a number of organizations, agencies and individuals joining together again this year.” Last year’s city square shindig saw about 100 participants congregate at city square on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14. Organizers of the global movement One Billion Rising asked this year Canadians ‘Strike! Dance! Rise!’ instead on International Women’s Day rather than V-Day to avoid overshadowing the Stolen Sisters March which has been traditionally recognized on Feb. 14 for the past 23 years. One Billion Rising is a call to action based on staggering statistics that one in three women will be beaten or raped in her lifetime. With the world population at seven billion, this adds up to more than one billion women and girls violated — one billion daughters, mothers, grandmothers, sisters, lovers and friends. It was created by part thanks to feminist hero, Vagina Monologues

author Eve Ensler. Last year, citizens from all walks in the community came together in Duncan’s city square to rise and take part in a flash mob dance based on the Break the Chain campaign song in an energyinfused celebration. “People came away from this event wanting to do more on an individual and community level to end violence against women and young girls,” program supervisor of Somenos Transition House Tina Schoen said. “I think it’s exciting because it’s really a coming together of a number of different organizations in a shared responsibility for the event,” added Sterk. “One Billion Rising is approaching issues of violence against women with a sense of power and excitement and with women taking their place in society through means of dance and song and eloquence.” Sterk is excited to take part in Cowichan’s event for the first time. “I think it will be fun, the dance, and being able to be a part of the singing and celebration of women,” she said.

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Students deliver the goods for Food Basket QMS Leadership: Three girls on the winning team are elated to pass on $5,000 to their charity

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he efforts of three Queen Margaret’s School students have paid off with a $5,000 reward for the Cowichan Valley Basket Society. The team of Robin Fleming, Alessa Mateos and Maria Paola Garcia made the winning presentation to a panel of judges that included staff members and students. As a result, their chosen charity will receive the grant from the Youth and Philanthropy Initiative. The program gives groups of students the opportunity to choose a grass roots social service charity and make their best pitch about why it’s worthy of receiving the funds. The QMS Grade 9 Leadership class has been a longtime participant in the program. The students each researched the aims and objectives of their charities and how they serve the community. “All seven of the presentations were well organized, heartfelt and a wonderful way to share the stories of our local grass roots orga-

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Robin Fleming, Alessa Mateos and Maria Paola Garcia jump for joy after their chosen charity, the Cowichan Valley Food Basket Society, was selected to receive $5,000 in the Queen Margaret’s School Grade 9 Leadership class Youth and Philanthropy Initiative. nizations who are here building a better community in the Cowichan Valley,’’ noted Hayley Picard, the communications coordinator for QMS. “We are very proud of all the Grade 9 QMS students, and happy for the winning team.’’ Colleen Fuller of the basket society was pretty happy when she got the news, too. “I’m very excited,’’ she said. “That is so awesome.

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“I think what’s so awesome more than the money is these kids showed that initiative.’’ Fuller said one of the things the society needed was a video for marketing. The students did that and it will help the society immensely in its awareness campaigns. Fuller said the money will come in handy for a variety of purposes, including topping up hampers. “We’ll buy the extra things that we don’t always have,’’ she said.

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Galbraith breathes life into the songs that made Canadian folk special

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Think of it as a taste of the Filberg Festival gone south. Jake Galbraith, performing host of the annual Comox music and arts festival’s showstopping Great Canadian Songs Concert will be bringing his talents to Duncan Saturday for the March edition of the Cowichan Folk Guild Coffeehouse. “Folks loved Jake’s Great Canadian Songs

Concert, always the way Filberg closed down the festival at the end of the weekend,” CFG spokesperson Bobbie Blue said. “The idea behind this panel concert came about in recognition of the fact that we go to ‘folk’ festivals, and yet we seldom hear the songs that got us interested in folk music in the ﬁrst place. This concert focuses on those songs

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from such greats as Joni Mitchell, Gordon Lightfoot, Buffy Ste. Marie, Stan Rogers, Ian Tyson, and all of the rest of the truly great Canadian songwriters.” The coffeehouse is set for the Duncan United Church, 246 Ingram St. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.Tickets are $5 for CFG members, $10 for non-members.

Cook ready to paint Cowichan Theatre blue Blue Guitar Sessions: Acclaimed guitarist says expect to feel the melancholy Saturday Peter W. Rusland

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lamenco-rumba renaissance guitarist Jesse Cook imports hues of his blue period to the Cowichan Theatre Saturday. Speaking from his tour bus near Red Deer, Alberta, the Juno awardwinning player, and Cowichan favourite, was amped about locally unloading tunes from his fresh Blue Guitar Sessions CD that’s hybrid of his famed flamenco style. “It’s the blue guitar, not the blues guitar, sessions,” clarified Cook, who last sold out the theatre in 2009. “It’s blue in the sense of melancholy — the feeling you get at two in the morning when you’re all alone, and want to put on a record that’s the soundtrack of that misery.” Cook’s brooding songs will be backed by violinist Chris Church, guitarist Nicolas Hernandez, drummer and percussionist Chendy Leon, and bassist-guitarist Dennis Mohammed. They’ll also perform numbers from Toronto-based Cook’s other seven discs that have sold more than a million copies worldwide. “On every record, I take what I do and put it into a different context,” he said. “Here, I wanted to put my music in the context “I wanted to put where every track has a certain melancholy my music in the pace to it.” Think blue strains context where by Mile Davis or every track has Nora Jones, he suga certain melan- gested. “I wanted a beat so choly pace.” you can put it on and leave it on; loud and bombastic is where I live, but didn’t want to do a record like that this time.” Instead, Sessions boasts mostly two guitars plus some backing work by Cook’s crew. “Chris Church played the saw on a song or two. We try and create another world where you’re not always sure where the

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Jesse Cook wowed the Cowichan Theatre with his fretboard wizardry in the spring of 2009. sounds came from.” Paris-born Cook, 49, has been recording and performing internationally for almost two decades. He’s a three-time recipient of the Canadian Smooth Jazz Award for Guitarist of the Year. Cook’s platter, The Rumba Foundation, debuted at number-one on iTunes Canada, and the DVD for the release premiered on PBS. That TV exposure grabbed global gigs for Cook and company. “Probably the biggest thing that happened to us is PBS started playing our stuff,” he said, citing multi-city tours plus crucial American success.

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“The world takes its cue from the U.S. Because of PBS were getting a lot more interest from around the world.” Enter irony. “We discovered of the top 20 cities in the world where we have interest, there’s 10 cities we’ve never been to — including Damascus, and Baghdad. “I’m not sure I’d like to go there right now, but I’m glad people there like my music.” Apolitical Cook conquers Kiev in about two months. “In music, you can cross borders and not get involved in the nastiness. I just have to worry about the music and my feelings, not which political side I’m on.”

He was worried about his hit Mario Takes A Walk being plagiarized by Bollywood as the tune Dhoom Dhoom. “We looked into litigation but our lawyers in India called it ‘cultural appropriation.’” Meanwhile, Cook’s content is lending new flavours to flamenco and rumba. “Music changes but flamenco comes in waves in and out of the popular consciousness. It’s not for everybody, but those who connect to it, connect in a big way.” Your ticket What: Jesse Cook: The Blue Guitar tour When: March 8, 7:30 p.m. Where: Cowichan Theatre Tickets: $45. Call 250-748-7529.

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Wednesday Cowichan Therapeutic Riding Association Annual General Meeting: CTRA facility on Providence Farm, 1843 Tzhouhalem Road, Duncan at 7 p.m. Everyone welcome.

Cowichan Consort Choir Start Up: Rehearsals start for May Concert featuring opera choruses, 7:30 p.m. at Sylvan United Church, Mill Bay. All voices welcome. Men especially needed. Cowichan Agricultural Society meets the ﬁrst Wednesday of every month at CAS’s headquarters, at 5855 Clements Street at 7 p.m. To learn more about the Cowichan Agricultural Society and future events, check out CAS’s website: www.cowichanfarmers.org.

Thursday Eye Opener Films: Community screening of More than Honey, a must-see ﬁlm for all who care about humanity and our dependent relationship with bees. 7 p.m. Duncan United Church, 246 Ingram St. Duncan, Admission free or by donation. Information: cowichan.friends@gmail.com

Writer and Laurier University teacher Tamas Dobozy, who won the 2012 Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize, worth $25,000 for his book of short stories, Siege 13, speaks today at VIU Cowichan.

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Potluck: With entertainment, 5 p.m. at Eagles Hall, 2965 Jacob, Duncan. Please bring a potluck dish, plate, cup and utensils.

Marc Bird: Musical entertainment, 7 p.m., Oak & Carriage Pub, 3287 Cowichan Lake Road, Duncan. Call 250-7464144.

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Canadian Federation of University Women: Speaker Speaker Susan Marshall on International Women’s Day, St. John’s Hall, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

Cobble Hill Seedy Saturday: Cobble Hill Hall, 3550 Watson Avenue, Cobble Hill Village, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For information call 250-743-7305 or 250-7438036. Admission: free for everyone. Wheelchair accessible & free parking.

Lonesome Don Wilkie: at the Cow Bay pub from 6 to 11p.m.

Mike MacDonald ‘the King of Comedy’ with Matt Billon: 8 p.m., Duncan Showroom Productions at the Silverbridge Inn,140 Trans-Canada Hwy, Duncan. Tickets $20 advance,

$22 at the door. Spring Break Family Activities at Merridale: Free activities from March 8 to March 21. Visit the website at www.merridalecider. com for more info.

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William Allen Purslow 1939-2014 William Allen Purslow - 75 of Duncan BC passed away peacefully on February 19, 2014 in Victoria, BC after a lengthy illness. Al was born in Winnipeg to Bill and Eleanor on February 1, 1939. He served in the Royal Canadian Navy for a period and worked in banking and accounting before moving his family to Port Hardy, BC in 1975. There he worked with Canada Manpower and was involved in curling, Sea Cadets and amateur theatre. In 1986 he transferred to Duncan where he retired in 1998. He was a member of branch 53 of the Royal Canadian Legion, the South Island Musical Society (formerly the CMS) and a member of the Medford Singers. Survived by his 3 children; Bob (Margaret), David (Jennifer) and Eleanor & his 3 grandchildren; Kirstin, Mackenzie and Nathan. He is also survived by his partner Darleen and her children Cam, Andrea and Alex. Memorial Service to be held March 9th at 2pm at the Cowichan Valley Inn in Duncan, BC In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Canadian Diabetes Association www.diabetes.ca or 1400 - 522 University Ave., Toronto, ON, M5G 2R5 The family wishes to extend their gratitude to the staff of the Priory extended care facility in Victoria, BC for their support and compassionate care.

of Duncan, loving wife of Ralph Thompson, will be held on Saturday, March 8 at 2:00 pm at the Duncan United Church.

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A sincere thank you to the doctors and nurses at Cowichan District Hospital who cared for my husband Rene and the ladies from the Church of Nazarene who made goodies, as well as Country Grocery, Cobble Hill for their food donation for Reneâ€™s celebration of life. And of course thank you to my family for helping organize the memorial and everyone who sent cards and flowers and for their prayers.

DEATHS HOWSE, Alice Sept. 21, 1934 â€“ Feb.15, 2014

Survived by Joe, her devoted, loving husband of 62 years, children Loree (Don), Martin (Jenni), grandchildren David, Leah and Mathew and 6 greatgrandchildren. Alice was an avid horsewoman and Joeâ€™s trusted navigator on their many flying adventures. She will be dearly missed by her family, and many friends in the horse and aviation communities. Special thanks to Dr. Terlien and all the staff at Sunset Lodge, Sunridge Place and the Duncan Hospital for their care and compassion. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimerâ€™s Society in her memory. A celebration of Aliceâ€™s life will be held at the Glenora Community Hall on Sunday, March 9, at 2:00 PM.

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STEFANSON, KEN On Feb. 26, 2014, after heart surgery, we lost Ken. Mr. Gabriola Garlic was known for his larger than life persona, love of live music and Gabriola. Ken has requested a concert in his memory, in support of the Gabriola school lunch program. Llie, Gerry, Lynn, and Bree.

MILLER, Margaret (Peggy) Aldin (nee Wilkinson) 1922 â€“ 2014 It is with sadness that the family announces the passing of Margaret (Peggy) Miller on February 22, 2014 at the home of her daughter Margaret in Surrey, B.C. Born in Cobble Hill, B.C., October 2, 1922. She was married there to Sherman Frederick Miller, May 12, 1942. She is survived by her three children, Margaret Rogers (Terry) of Surrey, B.C., Robert (Olga) of Duncan, B.C., and David of Rotorua, New Zealand and by many grandchildren and great-grandchildren in Canada and New Zealand. She is also survived by her brothers Robert (Bob) Wilkinson of Duncan and Bert Wilkinson of Victoria. She is predeceased by sisters Vye (Booth), Joan (Crothers) and Edna (Crothers) and by brothers William, Chuck and George. Born to Thomas Wilkinson and Hope Alden, Peggy grew up on the family farm in Cobble Hill until her marriage to Sherman. After the war she moved to Saskatchewan where Sherman attended the University of Saskatchewan in Engineering. Following graduation, she raised her children in St. Catherineâ€™s Ontario and later traveled throughout the world where Shermanâ€™s construction work took them. Sherman and Peggy retired to Cobble Hill in 1975. She spent lots of fun times with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren in her later years and will be missed by them. A Celebration of Peggyâ€™s life will be held at Duncan on Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 2:30 pm at the Cowichan Golf and Country Club. Contributions to a charity of your choice in Peggyâ€™s name in lieu of flowers.

For those who love, time is not.... Missing you today and always.

Gerhard Brauer, Doctor of Education July 14, 1944 â€“ January 13, 2014 Gerhard was a visionary, he had a passion for the health and well being of future generations and a keen interest in teaching, philosophy, social reform, sustainability to name a few. He started his professional life in New Zealand with the World Health Organization, then back in BC with National Defence, Workmanâ€™s Compensation, VIHA and University of Victoria, retiring in 2010. Gerhard had a tremendous impact on his students, many were to say that he taught them the most important lesson of all and that was critical thinking. He was also a talented artist and a sensitive poet. Gerhard leaves his much loved sons Chris (Paula) and Ben (Jenn) and his grandsons Nicholas and Adam, as well as sisters Margrit and Erika (Jim) Sawyer and brother Herb (Michi) and best friends Anne and Jim. There will be a private family gathering at a later date.

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

REAL ESTATE

RENTALS

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APARTMENT/CONDO

HOMES FOR RENT

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Please deliver your resume in person to 2975 Allenby Rd., Duncan to the attention of Chuck Richardson or come in and ďŹ ll out an application form.

TRADES, TECHNICAL SHINGLE Sawyer Wanted. Top Rates. Steady Work. 604846-4455

VOLUNTEERS THE COWICHAN FOOD CONNECTION

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INFORMATION SESSION Supported Transportation for Seniors â€œdoor to doorâ€?

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Do you have spare time? This program provides rides for seniors to health related appointments within the Cowichan Valley. We need drivers in your area Date: Tuesday, March 11, 2014 Time: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Where: 135 Third Street, Duncan Light Lunch Provided Please RSVP to 250 715-6481

OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS Property has been rented for the past 6 years for $2,000/mo. Now vacant. 4 bed, 3 bath, 2 kitchen, 2 laundries, big deck, large (.19 acre) city lot. Walk to shopping malls, arena, pool, recreation areas and all levels of schooling, including VIU. Pensioner owner has retired, needing a quick sale. Priced below $300K with some creative financing options. Excellent holding property. David 250743-2174

LOTS COMMERCIAL LOT in Downtown Duncan. $170,000. 250247-7208

RECREATIONAL PROPERTY

455 Alderlea St.

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 www.meicorproperty.com

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

COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL --------1000 sqâ€™ - 7000 sqâ€™ Store front with excellent exposure, overhead doors, ample parking, available now. --------Please call (250)748-9622 to view

COTTAGES COBBLE HILL- 1 bdrm BUNK house, like mobile home, not fancy, but warm. On farm property. (250)743-4392.

ATTENTION SENIORS Central Duncan 954 sq.ft. second floor. Reduced to $151,900, 55+ building @ 650 Dobson Rd. Call 250-815-0866

CUDDLY ďŹ‚uffy (Pom-poos) Pomeranian / Poodles. 1 male, 1 female. Ready Mar. 21. View now these 2 cutieâ€™s are adorable. $800. 250-709-9977

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HOUSES FOR SALE

GARAGE SALES CHEMAINUS GIANT MOVING SALE 9600 Front St, Sat, Mar 8, 8am-all day. 16â€™ Sportâ€™s Pal canoe w/electric motor and trailer, exercise equipment, tools, garden stuff, furniture, lrg cement Buddha, gas lawn mower, rain barrels and accessories, baby stroller and lots more! Everything Must Go! Register Charities welcome after 3 pm.

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RENTALS APARTMENT/CONDO

MILL BAY Waterfront: 1 bdrm, all new thermal windows, NS/NP. Avail. immed. Refâ€™s. $875/mo. Call (250)743-4797.

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES DUNCAN 3BDRM sxs duplex near Drinkwater school, new flooring & paint, F/S, W/D. $1150+ utils. Available March 1. Refs. (250)537-4319.

Renovated Apartments

DUNCAN, Quiet 3 bdrm upper, 1.5 baths, 5 applâ€™s. Fenced yard. NS/NP. $1275 inclâ€™s util. Apr 1. 250-748-9059

Royal Alexander Apts

LAKE COWICHAN- 2-bdrm SxS duplex. F/S, Quiet, rural setting. Walk to Village. $600/mo + utils. 250-749-4061

1 & 2 Bdrm Quiet & Secure Overlooks lovely gardens. Seniors Welcome!

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MISCELLANEOUS FOR RENT

Ladysmith: 4920 Harbour View. 4 bdrm, 2 bath oceanview 1400 sq ft home on 1/2 acre. Pet friendly, $1200/mo. Chemainus: 3301 Robertson St. 3 bdrm, 2 bath 1/2 duplex. Close to shopping and schools. $950/mo.

WANTED Quality Rentals to add to our Property Management Portfolio JOHN BOOTH 250-245-2252 Royal LePage Property Management www.royallepagenanaimo.ca

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OFFICE/RETAIL DUNCAN- OFFICE/ Retail, downtown 950 sq.ft. ground floor, completely renoâ€™d. Reception area, 3 offices. Avail now. Call 250-715-6880.

RV PADS COBBLE HILL: Small service RV pad on farm land. Call (250)743-4392.

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owichan Junior Thunderbirds basketball team proved it clearly belonged in the provincial tournament. Gaining admittance through an atlarge berth after being upset by Shawnigan Lake School in the Island finals, Cowichan went in as the No. 16 seed but played for ninth in its last game and finished 2-2. â€œThough our results this season have been good, this group genuinely bought into the concept of the process of day-to-day improvement being more of a priority than any one result in a particular game,â€™â€™ noted Lucky Walia, co-coach of the team with Graham Scargall. The first game was against Killarney, the Vancouver champion and No. 9 tournament seed, and Cowichan prevailed 54-51. Noah Charles lit up the scoreboard with 22 points and added 18 rebounds. Humza Khan contributed 15 points, six assists and did not turn the ball over once, remarkable considering heâ€™s the teamâ€™s main ball-handler. Connor Hayer nailed four threepointers for 12 points and added six rebounds and three assists. Andy Derocher pulled down 10 rebounds. â€œWe played a solid game,â€™â€™ noted Walia. â€œIt was close throughout, but we controlled the pace and executed well against their 2-3 zone defence.â€™â€™ Cowichan faced West Vancouver in the second game and lost 42-32 to the eventual provincial champions. The T-Birds led 26-17 in the third quarter. â€œWe started to struggle on offense partway through the third quarter,

though, but our defence held firm,â€™â€™ Walia indicated. West Van slowly started to score and eventually took the lead. The game remained 34-30 in West Vancouverâ€™s favour in the fourth quarter. â€œWe played the foul game to extend time, and their lead grew to the 10-point differential,â€™â€™ noted Walia. The T-Birds went to overtime in their third game to beat No. 15 seed South Kamloops 49-48. Cowichan built a 14-point lead, but South Kamloops mounted a rally by making some tough shots, including a three-pointer with three seconds left to tie it. South Kamloops took the lead in overtime by making another threepointer. â€œAt that point, we could have packed it in, but the team showed genuine resolve by sticking with it, regrouping and finding a way to win,â€™â€™ Walia indicated. Charles scored 24 points and added six rebounds while Khan hit for 16 points and had five rebounds. Hayer drained another three-pointer and Connor Tanton did a great job chasing around South Kamloopsâ€™ best player. The final game of the tournament for Cowichan ended in a 44-33 loss to No. 6 McMath of Richmond. Cowichan was limited to a high individual point total of just seven from Khan, Charles and Eston Unrau. Hayer picked up six more points solely on three-pointers. Hayer was given the coachâ€™s award at the tournament for his contributions this season. He converted 46 threepointers, averaging 1.6 successful long bombs per game, and was the anchor to the defence. Charles and Khan played exceptionally well in the tough games, as they have done all season.

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The McGeachy girls’ rugby tournament was cancelled due to the weather, but host Cowichan players shoveled the snow off the field and still managed to play games Friday against Alberni. Cowichan’s powerhouse squad won the A game handily 56-0, as Sara Lowes led the way with five tries. Darien Hobday (2), Adrienne Saari, Shania Pronk and Gillian Torok-Both also scored tries. Alison

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Bulldogs leapfrog: Shot at a playoff spot falls short by one point Don Bodger

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he worst-case scenario happened for the Cowichan Valley Capitals Saturday and they were eliminated from B.C. Hockey League playoff contention. The Caps lost in Victoria to the Grizzlies 5-2 while the Alberni Valley Bulldogs leapfrogged into the final Island Division playoff spot with a 3-0 victory on home ice over the Powell River Kings. Any other combination of wins or losses and overtime wins or losses would have nailed down a playoff spot for the Caps, who had the edge in any tiebreaker over the Bulldogs. In the end, Alberni’s one point from an overtime loss in Powell River last Tuesday was the difference. The Bulldogs finished with 51 points to the Caps’ 50. The Caps had fate in their own hands, the most desirable situation, heading into the game at Victoria after beating the Grizzlies 6-4 on home ice Friday night. But they couldn’t make it back-to-back victories and the Bulldogs took full

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Pouncing on the puck in the Victoria crease guarded by goalie Alec Dillon is the Caps’ Mason Malkowich, backed up by Dane Gibson, during Friday night’s B.C. Hockey League game at Cowichan Arena. advantage. “We were both pushing there at “We were right there,’’ said Caps’ the end,’’ said Horsman. “It was a captain Kyle Horsman, who good playoff push for both teams.’’ picked up his offensive production Horsman felt it was a great with three goals on the final week- season of personal development end for 13 on the season. “Things for him and he’s 100% committed weren’t going our way. We didn’t to coming back next season to put together a full 60 (minutes).’’ complete his junior eligibility. Horsman’s second goal of the “It was nice to wear the C this game with 5:25 remaining gave the year and being in a leadership Caps a chance for at least a tie they role,’’ he said. “I felt pretty comneeded to advance. But Victoria’s fortable near the end of the year.’’ Leo Fitzgerald came right back Horsman was one of six Caps with a goal a minute later that to score in Friday’s win over the basically sunk the Caps, putting Grizzlies. Other markers came them in a two-goal hole. from Mason Malkowich, Daniel Myles Fitzgerald’s empty-netter Wanner, Colton Kehler, Myles sealed the Caps’ fate. Powell and Reilly O’Connor. “It was pretty emotional after the Malkowich, O’Connor, Matthew game,’’ said Horsman. Berry-Lamontagna, Blake Butzow, It was a bitter pill for the Caps to Adam Moody and goalie Robin swallow because they made a surge Gusse have all completed their since the second week of January junior eligibility. and gained a lot of points. But The team’s annual awards banAlberni Valley did even better to quet was Tuesday at the Cowichan catch them. Golf and Country Club.

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Haley Dragicevich Haley Dragicevich’s busy schedule of late is enough to make any figure skater’s head spin. Dragicevich, 13, a Grade 7 student at Maple Bay Elementary School, just came off the Island regional competition at Kerry Park and went right into the Duncan Skating Club’s production of Alice’s Wonderland Saturday. “I’m the Mad Hatter,’’ she said. “It’s always fun to spend time with your friends and make fun routines.’’ In April, Dragicevich will attend a B.C. and Yukon section seminar in Kelowna. She passed her Junior Bronze freeskate recently and skates at the Star 5 13 and under level. “She had her first taste of moving up into a category where she’s now allowed to do double jumps and her axels so she’s coming along fine,’’ said coach Lorraine Francisty. “With her being invited to the provincial seminar, it’ll be a great encouragement for her training.’’ Dragicevich, who started with the skating club at the age of five, likes the combination of competitions and ice shows. “I like the technical and spending time with my friends,’’ she said. “I’m going to just continue training and try my best.’’

he Cowichan Thunderbirds senior boys showed great character for a relatively young basketball team in the Island AAAA championships at Port Alberni. The T-Birds won twice to reach the final and held onto the second seed from the zone into the provincials at the Langley Events Centre next week. “We kind of stepped up the play at the North Islands and continued it at the Islands,’’ said coach Sandeep Heer. “I’m very excited the way the boys have come together since the start of the season. “I think the key thing was we started four Grade 11s. It did take them a while to adjust to senior ball.’’ Cowichan, the No. 1 team in the North Island, got it going with a 75-53 victory over South 4 Belmont. “We came out really strong, starters played a key role,’’ noted the T-Birds’ Braydon Aumen. Cowichan opened up a huge 26-8 firstquarter lead and never looked back. Josh Charles led the way with 20 points, Travis McDonald had 19, Tyler Hudson scored 16 and Jordy Frost added 10. The second game turned out to be a

crucial 61-49 win over South 2 Mount Douglas, as Charles hit for another 20, Aumen collected 14 and McDonald contributed 11. “We came out inspired, hit key shots when we needed them,’’ Aumen indicated. Mount Doug brought the deficit back to three at one point, but the T-Birds finished strong with a 17-11 fourthquarter advantage. The Island final against Claremont had Cowichan down by 14 points in the first half. But the T-Birds fought back to within one. “We went into halftime down by 10,’’ noted Aumen. “We came back and played our best basketball of the year. It was a one-point game with one minute left but with three starters fouled out it wasn’t enough.’’ Charles struck for 30 and Aumen added 10 for Cowichan in the 66-57 loss. Charles was a first team tournament all-star. Aumen and Hudson made the second team. “Tyler’s played very well since he’s been starting the last couple of weeks,’’ said Heer. Cowichan opens the provincial tournament against Holy Cross next Wednesday. “We’ve got nothing to lose,’’ said Heer. “The kids can play loose with little or no pressure.’’

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Duncan Lanes bowlers earned medals in five of six age groups at the Youth Bowling Canada 10-pin provincials in Kelowna. Tyler Murchie, far left, with a 970 pinfall, earned gold in the senior boys’ category. Tristin Reynolds, left, attained a 685 total for gold in junior boys. Murchie and

Reynolds now advance to the nationals in Winnipeg May 3 to 5. Murchie’s 228 in the fourth game of the championship was the high score of the day. Reynolds’ best score of 158 overcame a 27-pin deficit going into the last game and broke him out of a tie for the silver medal to claim gold by 25 pins.

In bantam boys, Owen Ketch (712) won bronze, Wyatt Wratten (639) was fourth and Mackenzie Thompson (573) fifth. Amber Kelly (549) earned bronze for bantam girls, Dawn Miller (626) claimed bronze in junior girls, Aden Nettleton (571) came fourth in junior boys and Samantha Gullens (821) took fourth in senior girls.

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Peewee playoffs: It all comes down to the last eight minutes for a decision Don Bodger

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rom a lopsided loss to a convincing win to a nailbiter decided in the last eight minutes. The extreme sequence of events in the Cowichan Valley Peewee Tier 1 Capitals’ bestof-three Island championship series against the Nanaimo Clippers was remarkable. But the Caps prevailed in the deciding game 7-5 Sunday at Cowichan Arena to advance to the B.C. championship at UBC during spring break. The series started with Nanaimo inflicting an 11-2 beating on the Caps that no one could have anticipated based on Cowichan’s high rate of wins during the season. “It was a bit of an eyeopener,’’ said Caps’ head coach Brett Hopwo. “We scored the first goal in that game and I thought we were on our way to great things. “Nanaimo’s a strong team. You’ve got to give them credit. They played hard. They don’t give up. They kept coming.’’ With their backs against the wall, the Caps turned the tables with a 9-3 romp in Nanaimo to even the series. “We dug down deep,’’ said Hopwo. “We made some changes in the lineup and that really paid off. We had strong goaltending Sunday and we powered through it.’’ Luc Wilson had three goals, Jo Jo Tanaka-Campbell tallied

two goals and an assist, Cody Shepheard managed a goal and two assists, Kahlil Fontana and Corson Hopwo each scored twice and Owen Easton added a goal and an assist. Shots on goal were 65-24 in favour of the Caps. The third and deciding game was just classic hockey. The Caps took the first four minor penalties of the game and yet vaulted ahead 3-0 on Wilson’s opening shorthanded goal and two in a row from Hopwo, including another shorthanded marker. “It was a bit bizarre,’’ conceded coach Hopwo. “We came out and we wanted to push the pace. We wanted to be physical and that we did. We took a couple of penalties as a result. But we had a strong PK and a couple of shorthanded goals which helped tremendously.’’ But Nanaimo got back

into the game with a pair of goals despite the best efforts of goalie Wil Gurski before Cowichan made it 4-2 at the end of the first on a Kabore Dunn marker. Nanaimo came out like gangbusters in the second and tied the game 4-4. Fontana put Cowichan ahead again and Nanaimo drew even before the intermission. There was some serious tension in the third. Isaac Leik finally broke the deadlock at 12:05 and scored again a minute and a half later to decide it for the Caps. “I just wanted to do it for the team,’’ said Leik. On the first goal, “the goalie kind of passed it to me and I put it through the five hole,’’ he said. On the second marker, Leik hit the top of the net with a great shot from the slot and “then I felt like a hero,’’ he

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Tight-knit Cowichan Peewee Tier 1 Capitals savour their Island championship on the ice at Cowichan Arena Sunday. Left, Corson Hopwo, Kahlil Fontana and Jo Jo Tanaka-Campbell display the league and playoff banners. Below, Hopwo rushes to make a defensive play at the side of the Caps’ net, with Nathan Goliath also battling behind the net. raved. It was a great victory celebration for the Caps on the ice. “We worked so hard and we’ve come so far,’’ said defenceman Ty Brant. “Just to know that we won feels amazing.’’ “We’ve done things along the way to get to this point — team-building exercises, we’ve come together,’’ said Hopwo. “We talked about these things between the second and third periods and I think that truly came to fruition when we came together and won the third period.’’

Caps bury 10 goals to clinch Island bantam championship Lopsided win: After a tight first game, Cowichan puts its scoring machine into high gear and posts a 10-1 victory over Juan de Fuca for a B.C. berth Don Bodger

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owichan Valley Bantam Tier 1 Capitals are going back to the provincial championships after sweeping Juan de Fuca in the best-of-three Island

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Cowichan Valley Bantam Tier 1 Capitals celebrate their Island championship at Victoria’s Bear Mountain Arena.

final series. Coach Derek Topping’s squad romped to a 10-1 win Saturday at Victoria’s Bear Mountain Arena after edging Juan de Fuca 4-3 in the opener the previous Saturday at Fuller Lake Arena. Cowichan hosted the provincials last year but faces a long road trip this time to Prince George for the championships, starting March 17. The Caps were in control of the opening game 4-1 when they took a penalty.

Juan de Fuca scored on the power play with the goalie pulled and added another to make it close at the end. “The boys knuckled down and closed it out,’’ said Topping. Ben Berard led the scoring with a hat trick and Kyle Topping had the other goal. Kei Lowes picked up two assists and Chris Akerman was solid in goal. The rematch was no contest, although it took a while for the Caps to pad the lead. “It was a dominating performance,’’ said Derek Topping. “Again, it was partway through the game it was 3-1.’’ The Caps’ shot selection wasn’t the best in the early going, but they turned those misfires into goals before too long. “We were expecting them to come out with the kind of game they came out with the week before,’’ said Topping. “For

some reason, it didn’t happen.’’ Trey Watson fired a hat trick and added two assists while Dawson Frank and Kyle Topping had four-point games. Berard (2), Sam McLean and Lowes accounted for the other goals. Derek Kral’s goaltending limited Juan de Fuca to one goal. The provincials will bring the same lineup as last year at Cowichan Arena except with Kelowna in place of Victoria Racquet Club. North Shore and Burnaby Winter Clubs are again expected to be the frontrunners. The Caps have five returning players — Watson, Kyle Topping, Berard, Dylan Hartl and Brad Bagnall — from last year’s provincial tournament hosts but most of the other kids have been there before on peewee teams.

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