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Saanich-raised Rhys Duch, No. 10, of the Vancouver Stealth takes a shot against the Toronto Rock in National Lacrosse League action at the Langley Event Centre earlier this season. Duch is now the Stealth’s all-time points leader.
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Growing up in Saanich, Rhys Duch was the type of kid who was constantly playing something. At age 13, he decided to focus on a family favourite, lacrosse. The 28-yearold National Lacrosse League superstar recently became the Vancouver Stealth’s all-time goals and points leader, surpassing Gary Rosyski’s 530 points in his 132-game career with the franchise. He now has 586 points. “My parents got me involved in every sport,” he said. “You name it, I played it. They exposed me to everything and then
I chose what I liked best and lacrosse was it. I saw opportunity in (lacrosse) scholarship-wise.” The Spectrum Community school grad has returned to the school as an assistant coach with its lacrosse academy, and will rejoin the Victoria Shamrocks this summer as the storied franchise looks to host, and capture, the Mann Cup once again. By going into lacrosse, Duch followed the family bloodlines into the game as his dad Mike and uncles Mitch and Arch all played in the Western Lacrosse Association with the Shamrocks. Duch earned a scholarship to play field lacrosse at New York’s Stony Brook University, and continued his ascent in the sport. A prolific scorer at every level, Duch was
the third overall pick in the 2008 National Lacrosse League draft, getting selected by the San Jose Stealth — who relocated to Everett, Wash., before settling in Langley as the Vancouver Stealth in 2014. Despite scoring 252 goals in his NLL career he is loathe to discuss the franchise scoring record. “It just means my teammates and coaches have put a lot of faith in me over the years to be the guy that is relied upon to get points,” he said. “We don’t play for personal accolades; that is not what you set out to achieve in your career, a bunch of personal stuff.” PlEASE SEE: Lacrosse legend, Page A18
As Saanich council grapples with how to formally respond to a scathing report from B.C.’s privacy czar about the District’s improper use of employee monitoring software, at least two councillors believe no one should be fired for the District’s poor adherence to privacy laws. “There is no indication of incompetence in my view,” said Coun. Vic Derman, referring to the District’s use of Spector 360, monitoring software that records keystrokes and other user information in real-time. The invasive program was installed on computers used by Mayor Richard Atwell and several top-level bureaucrats at municipal hall on Dec. 2 and was disabled on Jan. 20. The extent of information collected contravened the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, according to a report released by B.C.’s privacy commissioner Elizabeth Denham on Monday. “We had a section of our staff dealing with Freedom of Information issues primarily. Then we had our IT department, who were very concerned with security. Perhaps we didn’t have appropriate communication between the two. That’s a structural fix we need to address,” Derman said. Denham’s report stated District staff showed a “deep lack of understanding” about privacy laws in approving the program, but Derman dismissed those remarks as “editorial comment.” “I don’t think there was incompetence at all, nor is it the role of the privacy commissioner to judge that. That’s out of place in her report,” Derman said. PlEASE SEE: Whistleblower felt he had obligation to notify Atwell, Page A3
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