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Students offer diverse range of skill, interestsAshley DegraafNews Leader Pictorial

Machinima, maple syrup and winging McIntosh speeches.

Sportsperson of the year, � rst-time soloist,

Lisa Simpson wannabe, Colin James fan and carpenter-extraordinaire.

And Europe- and Stanford-bound, paper publishing, paid-artist students.

What do these things have in common?Nothing.And that’s exactly what excites us here

at the News Leader Pictorial.This year’s batch of Cowichan Valley’s

graduating students pro� led in our an-nual Grads to Watch section each have very different stories of their � nal year and their crystal-ball future visions.

Beyond scholarships, grade-point averages, � nal marks, post-secondary destinations — all very important aspects nonetheless — what stood out were the student’s quirky traits, side-gigs and pastimes.

“When we’re looking at these grads to watch, traditionally we think of the kids with the highest achievements,” said Chemainus Secondary principal Sian Peterson. “Instead, we now have such diverse range of students to spotlight, who are all searching for ways they can

live out their passions.“They’ve made their passions known

and they’re pursing them,” said Peter-son.

What’s really cool is what the future holds, added the secondary school’s leading lady.

“It’s exciting for the world’s future, when you see these hard-working students.

“But they don’t see themselves as spec-tacular, it’s just a way of life for them,” she added.

Cowichan Secondary School principal Charlie Coleman couldn’t have said it better.

“One of the things I noticed from this group is they weren’t afraid to be different or individuals,” said Coleman, who found narrowing students down for pro� le suggestions a tough task.

He provided the News Leader Pictorial 14 options when asked for a couple of students.

“They’re de� nitely varied and unique and great at multi-tasking,” Coleman said. “They also don’t have that sense of needing to conform or � nd that clique.

“They’re comfortable with their differ-ences.”

And if there’s a connection, Peterson can pin-point it.

“What does connect them is they all have this ‘I can do that’ spirit.”

Andrew LeongCircle of friends, graduates and members of the senior boys basketball team Jerod Dorby, Andrew Larson, Jordan Zhang, Will Slang, Foster Schlienz, Marcus Moreno, Cyrus Gray, and Aaron Gagnon united for one departing photo, prior to the Cowichan Secondary School’s Vale-diction Ceremonies at Island Savings Centre Arena Thursday. For more on our grads, see Pages 11 through 17.

Peter W. RuslandNews Leader Pictorial

Prosecution of those who torched a moun-tain of garbage near Duncan last week is being considered by

Cowichan Tribes.“There have been some new

developments Cowichan Tribes is in the process of working

through, and at this time can-not comment on the penalties that may or may not occur,” Tuesday’s email from Tribes’ GM, Maureen Tommy, says.

Action about the toxic smoke that � lled downtown and the Duncan area Tuesday to Friday — before being ordered snuffed by chief and council under Tribes’ May 15 burning ban — comes under the Federal Indian

Act governing Tribes.The land is registered to

Tribes, and is located on re-serve, Tommy’s email explains.

A staffer with Aboriginal Affairs & North Development was checking case facts at press time Tuesday.

“We do have the authority to enforce bylaws on our reserve lands,” last week’s email from Tommy says, noting environ-

mental health is a top priority for chief and council.

However, it was foggy on deadline what action Tribes’ leaders were taking after the massive burn of construction debris, tires, wood waste and other junk in the dump off In-dian Road, along Qwulshemut Road.

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Peter W. RuslandThe Duncan area was choked by toxic, black smoke from trash torched on Native land, off Indian Road, since Tuesday.

Reserve burn: Cowichan Tribes could face federal action after toxic smoke fi lls Duncan last weekTrash-fi re draws ire, action limited from local government

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� rst responders at around 10:30 a.m., then � own by helicopter to Vancouver’s Children’s Hospital, Cowichan Bay’s � re chief says.

The lad’s condition was still said to be critical at press time Tuesday afternoon.

“I don’t believe it’s a fatality,” Ken Bulcock told the News Leader Pic-torial at about 4:15 p.m. Sunday.

The boy was found by family in an in-ground home pool near Lambourn Estates.

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“We were lucky enough to have crew members at the hall, and one member lived just � ve doors down (from the home pool) so he went and did � rst aid.”

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The boy was placed in the chop-per that landed on the Bench Elementary School playing � eld for the crucial 20-minute ride to the mainland.

Bulcock and all responders were shaken by the accident.

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Andrew LeongFirst responders take a four-year-old boy to a helicopter for transport Sunday to a Vancouver hospital. The lad suffered cardiac arrest after a home-pool incident.

Andrew LeongEmily Cherneff of the Celtic Rhythm Dancers spells out her pride for people in the Maple Bay Canada Day Parade. See Friday’s News Leader Pictorial for more on Canada Day festivities.

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The offi cer seized a few other partial liquor bottles from the vehicle to be tested, and some suspected crystal meth and unknown other pills were also seized to be tested.

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Night roadwork too costly, says mayor ForrestTyson Jones News Leader Pictorial

Roadwork underway at the intersection of North Shore and South Shore roads will ultimately result in a new roundabout and a freshly

paved stretch of road through the Lake Cowichan core.

Drivers will just have to be patient while it happens.

The roadwork being done by Duncan Paving will continue Monday to Friday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. until mid-August — if the weather is co-operative.

Though this may cause some incon-venience, the Town of Lake Cowichan and Duncan Paving say they are doing everything they can to make the process as painless as possible.

A few residents of Lake Cowichan have expressed concerns over the roadwork and why it’s being done during the day and not at night as they do in other communities.

“There is an added cost to (doing roadwork from 7 p.m. until 7 a.m.), plus there are noise bylaws, and it’s a residential area, so those hours just didn’t work out,” Mayor Ross Forrest said.

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“It will improve safety and make driving through town easier,” said Forrest. “That intersection is very busy, so this should speed things up; it will be much better in general.”

The roadwork will cost the Town $1,500,000. The project’s total cost is $3,000,000, but the Ministry of Transpor-tation will be paying for half.

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• Barb De Groot says Literacy Now Cowichan’s month-long penny fundraiser raised more than $300 for literacy programs in Cowichan. The February program saw cash boxes made from old school books placed on coffee shop counters at the Gun Barrel, Shawnigan House, Rus-ticana, Tin Cup, Duncan Garage, Sun� ower Cafe, Island

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• Dianne Connerly recently returned from the TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Provincial Recognition Days convention proud of local TOPS members Eileen Curtis (top area captain in B.C.), Jean Price and Doris Carey (provincial division winners) for their achievements.

• Representatives from the Royal Bank of Canada Foundation were at the Clements Centre June 11 to present executive director Dominic Rockall a cheque for $5,000 to help the centre’s children and family support program.

• Congrats to the folks at Duncan’s Perogy Factory. During a recent sale, Natasha Yagelnesky and Jan Beard-sley had line-ups down the road, selling 12,000 perogies and 7,800 cabbage rolls.

Getting local accounts in orderValley peopleName: Terry HaleOccupation: pastorAge: 50Hometown: Lake CowichanIf you get a chance go see:

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Chief Harvey Alphonse told the News Leader Pictorial Friday “an in-dividual” was responsible for the burn-ing, but hadn’t read Tribes’ burning-ban newsletter.

Tommy declined to name that person, or to state the burn-site’s legal address.

Garbage burning is banned across Cowichan’s off-reserve lands.

Duncan has a permanent fire ban; North Cowichan has spring and fall burning windows; Victoria governs farmland fires.

Alphonse also indicated Tribes is exploring ways to stop waste dumping on reserve land.

Tommy explained Tribes’ burning ban timelines “coincide with neigh-

bouring government’s timelines.”But local government leaders ex-

plained they were unaware of the fire — or basically powerless to extinguish the on-reserve trash blaze.

“We have no jurisdiction; it’s federal land,” Duncan Mayor Phil Kent said Thursday of the acrid smoke he no-ticed Tuesday.

“It’s (trash fire) patently illegal.”Kent said he’d communicate with

Tribes through North Cowichan, whose south-end fire hall covers the reserve’s burn site.

Jon Lefebure, North Cowichan’s mayor, learned of the noxious fire during Thursday night’s call from the Leader.

His council couldn’t order the fire snuffed “because we’re not the local government on that land; our bylaw

doesn’t apply to reserve land.”Same story at Cowichan Valley Re-

gional District offices.“We have have no jurisdiction over

it,” said engineering boss Tom Ander-son, “but we have contacted Aborigi-nal Affairs & North Development, and asked them to look into it — and apparently they’re going to.”

Anderson referred calls to AAND’s John Alexis. He was unavailable for comment by press time Thursday.

Meanwhile, North Cowichan/Dun-can RCMP Insp. Kevin Hewco said police basically couldn’t have ordered the fire out unless it was a risk to people or property.

“It’s not a police issue, it’s an environ-mental issue,” the top cop said. “We have no authority to go on someone’s property without a warrant.”

Local leaders legless to snuff dump burnMalcolm Chalmers

Emma Marsden is excited to show her first catch at the Kids Fishing Derby at Mayo Lake, June 15.


Maeve MaguireNews Leader Pictorial

My dad drove all the way from Calgary to the island that day to meet his � rst grand-daughter. Our room in the maternity ward was full of

balloons, � uffy stuffed animals, pink baby clothes, my mom’s � bre-� lled Irish soda bread, family, friends and laughter. The hospital nurses taught my husband and I how to bathe, dress, and feed our newborn’s fragile body.

I endured the unexpected-but-typical chaos that comes with being a new mom: breastfeed-ing wasn’t going as well as was implied by Breast is Best posters decorating the hospital walls, uncontrollable tears that accompany the in� ux of breastmilk distracted me from the ache of my shrinking uterus, and when the nurse woke me at 2 a.m. to feed my newborn I realized keeping this baby alive was all down to me.

My husband and I would shuf� e along the

halls, me in my new pajamas bought especially for our hospital stay, him carrying our new baby slightly out front so as to invite passersby to come and see this most gorgeous little human we created together. Walking toward us were other smiling fathers shuf� ing next to new mothers whose bewildered expressions matched mine.

It was on one such a shuf� e we noticed the room adjacent to ours had the curtains drawn and the lights off. There were no balloons, no stuffed animals, and no baby. The room was blacked out but occupied; we could hear muf� ed sobs coming from the bed. A nurse told us the baby had been removed because the mother was deemed un� t—and it wasn’t the � rst time she’d had a child removed.

Through the wall of our room, I could hear the other mother’s heartbreaking moan. While I was crying about how hard it was to breastfeed, she was crying about how hard it was not to.

Patricia Dawn, a Cowichan Valley mother and women’s advocate, is working to make

sure this scene never happens again. She is partnering with Cowichan � lm producer, Harold C. Joe, to create Stolen Hearts, a documentary about newborns in the Cowichan Valley being separated from their mothers at birth. While Dawn was managing Red Willow, a refuge she created for Cowichan’s Aboriginal women in need, she met many women who lost children to the foster-care system, either at birth or afterward. Dawn believes there is no reason a child should be removed from his or her mother. Instead, the solution is to help the mother, so the mother can mother the child.

In the documentary, Dawn will talk with these women as they reveal their stories to help the rest of us understand this complex issue. Dawn hears the assumptions people make—the mother must have been addicted to drugs or alcohol therefore it’s better for her child to be in someone else’s care—but she aims to show it’s more systemic than that. Dawn’s goal is to raise awareness that will move the public to demand the system respects and supports

the mother’s role, always.I don’t know why the mother in the hospital

room next to me had her baby removed, but it felt wrong—and I’m not alone in thinking that. The Stolen Hearts project is supported by the valley’s most respected maternity-care champions, including Dr. Graham Blackburn, midwife Selina Boily, maternity nurse Kathryn Coopsie, Dr. Tom Rimmer and the rest of the Cowichan Valley Division of Family Practi-tioners. These are the same people who helped many of us mother our children. All mothers should be so lucky.

Visit stolenhearts.ca for more information.Maeve Maguire is a technical writer who lives and works in Maple Bay and writes monthly in the News Leader Pictorial. Email her at [email protected].

Motherhood was a lot to digest that fi rst day

This we likeOur parademics and fi remen always

act fast in the most crucial situations.They sprung into action again and did

exemplary work to assist a young child after an accident at a pool that could have been tragic.

Sometimes we take the people who rush to the aid of others for granted. But some of the best personnel in that regard live right here and we are indeed fortunate.

The good and the bad of this week in CowichanThe good and the bad of this week in CowichanThis we don’tThe Canada Day long weekend

may have been devoid of any serious incidents that cost valley residents their lives, but people still aren’t getting the message about speeding and garbage.

The Trans-Canada Highway and valley roads are not dumping grounds for trash.

And do people really think they’re going to weave in and out of congested lanes and actually get anywhere faster on the TCH?Parademics spring into action to assist a four-year-old

after a pool accident.

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Jurisdiction issueno answer to the toxic trash fi resL

et’s hope � nes and jail time are being pursued for whomever burned a mountain of garbage last week on Cowichan Tribes’ reserve land near Duncan.

Toxic smoke from what appeared to be a dump off Qwulshemut Road billowed into the Duncan area

between Tuesday and Friday, when the � res were � nally ordered out by Cowichan Tribes’ chief and council.

Many folks complained about the smoke plumes from an unknown location.

Let’s try and determine what the long-term health effects will be, especially around ill folks, kids and the elderly.

Let’s also � nd out what was burned in those hills of construction debris, wood waste, tires and more — piled so big machinery was used to load it on.

Our local leaders were either unaware of the � re, or unable or unwilling to stop this latest environmental crisis among many af� icting Cowichan.

But let’s be clear: “It’s not our jurisdic-tion” is the wrong answer.

Our well-paid bureaucrats, bylaw of-� cials, and politicians had a duty to trace the � re’s source, then call the Tribes, B.C. environment ministry, and federal government to get that poisonous blaze snuffed.

Many citizens said they called Duncan city hall, and learned the � re was outside Duncan’s jurisdiction.

Let’s be clear again: this is not a racial issue, it’s an environmen-tal one. Smoke is colour blind. Citizens concerned about smoke wanted those � res extinguished, then the landowners punished.

Garbage burning is banned across Cowichan.While municipal and provincial laws apply to lands outside

reserves, Cowichan Tribes is governed by the Federal Indian Act and can enforce bylaws on reserve. Those who burned that waste should now be prosecuted by Tribes and the feds.

We also now want local governments and Tribes’ leaders to review all burning laws so year-round bans are uniform across the valley. We also want such trash dumping on reserve, and private land, stopped to prevent future air, land and water pollution.

We say:Prosecute landowners who torched garbage dump


YOUR TURN “I really like the idea of one ministry doing it because

our coasts need that legislation. If it’s just more paper-work, it’s a waste of time.”

Chelsea Johnston, Duncan

Do you believe Canada needs derelict-vessel legislation?

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.

“It’s extremely good the Dominion’s gone from Co-wichan Bay. It was an eyesore and had to be pumped out, so derelict-boat legislation’s a good idea. We could take lots of lessons from the Americans on this.”

Carol Jensen, Cowichan Station

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I’m tired of referendums, let’s just get on with fi xing Kerry ParkDear editor

I retired to this community 20 years ago. I just read the repairs and upgrades to Kerry Park will require a community referendum to approve up to $14.4 million in long-term borrowing. Could someone please tell me what it costs to hold a referendum? It seems that in the 20 years I have lived here there have been a number of referendums and still Kerry Park continues to age and fall apart before our eyes.

Personally, I have voted in two referen-dums to do the upgrades, including the swimming pool addition, but to no avail. I am so tired of referendums, which I will now de� nitely avoid. It seems to get us nowhere and the cost for making the necessary reno-vations just continues to go up.

I say get on with it and do what has to be done.Joanne LeslieShawnigan Lake

Soil dump an abominationDear editor

British Columbia’s Ministry of Environ-ment’s continued commitment to utilize the growing communities in Shawnigan Lake and Cowichan as Victoria’s toilet and gar-bage pail is an environmental abomination.

The Ministry of Environment has informed the Cowichan Valley Regional District it is in the process of approving a permit to South Island Aggregates to store � ve million tonnes of contaminated and toxic soil/material in the headwaters of the Shawnigan Lake community’s drinking watershed for present and future community residents to live with, and manage.Mackenzie BrooksShawnigan Lake

Only SIA benefi ts from a soil dump approvalDear editor

Re: pending approval of the Shawni-gan Lake contaminated soil site. Nobody checked the science. What about the fact the aquifer has fractures and one good earth-quake could contaminate not only Shawni-gan Lake, but the watershed that serves Victoria? What about the VIHA health

of� cer who advised strongly against it? The Ministry of the Environment is supposed to work for us. They are not the boss of us. MOE staff clearly thinks they are smarter than the people they are supposed to serve. The only bene� ciary here is SIA.Sharon Jackson, Duncancomments submitted at cowichannewsleader.com

Watershed connection should scare Shawnigan’s Victorial neighboursDear editor

Having seen the maps of the Shawnigan Water Basin recently produced by Cou-verdon/Timberwest most people would be shocked to see these huge digital maps with a dozen overlays of water� ow, topography, human habitation, etc. Most striking is the proximity to the Sooke Watershed that shares Shawnigan’s boundaries. You don’t need to be a scientist to understand there is little likelihood that there is no connection to the sacred watershed of Victoria.Sally Davies, Shawnigan Lakecomments submitted at cowichannewsleader.com

Theatre company tosses gauntlet for audiences and other troupesDear editor

Presenting some � ne talent among the mainly novice cast, Duncan’s Noisy Mime Theatre Company was variously playful, funny, absurd, boisterous, delicate, sassy, and sweet, in the musical satire with the awful name: Urinetown. Presented at the Mercury Theatre these past two weekends, the play has this viewer looking forward to their next

outing.Outstanding in the cast for their accom-

plished singing talents were leads Leigh Fryling (actor and director) and Morgan Tyrell, who showed also a � ne comedic sense. Sarah Kaufman as the ragamuf� n Little Sally, perfectly captured the absurdity of the piece. She was convincing in her char-acter’s incisive wit, and consistently delight-ful in her energetic and humorous presence on stage.

Jay Davis, in his stage debut as leading man Bobby Strong, capably worked the absurd drama, including sometimes grandiose self-mockery. Cam Drake, as both Of� cer Lock-stock and the narrator, carried his tough-guy character well, with surprising turns. Several cast members, including Jesse Johnson and Eric Brust, spiced the production with ap-parently improv peripheral bits that brought happy laughter from the audience.

It took some courage on the part of Noisy Mime to mount this production in an audi-ence market perhaps not so accustomed to absurdity and satire. Perhaps this success will inspire more of such courage among our local companies.

Considering this was a � rst time out for many of the cast members, a few imperfec-tions may be overlooked gladly. This new local theatre group — with Michael Paylor as artistic director and Leigh Fryling directing this production — is to be applauded for this cou-rageous production and enthusiastic perfor-mance. The performing arts community in the Cowichan Valley is richer for their presence; we look forward to their upcoming season.John StevenCowichan

Forest rebound one of the few bright spotsIn my opinion: Economy remains poor

In 2012, the Vancouver Island/Coast’s economy continued to wrestle with the effects of the recent economic recession.

Population growth — the stimulus for much of the region’s recent economic

growth — hit a new 11-year low. Housing starts and residential building permits declined for the second consecutive year, as did property re-sales and business incorporations.

One of the few positives last year was the forest industry. Resurgence in U.S. lumber demand, combined with growing demand for lumber and pulp from Asia stimulated mill investments and production. This included Western Forest Products’ Ladysmith mill and Harmac in Nanaimo.

The region gained 2,500 jobs in 2012. All of the region’s net job creation occurred in the Victoria area, with the majority occurring in the service sector.

The largest increases were in health care and social assistance which added 5,000 new jobs, education with 3,000 new jobs, and trade at 2,200 new jobs. The addition of 2,200 jobs in the trade industry recouped approximately half of the losses sustained in 2011.

This growth, however, was aided by a reduc-tion in the labour force – of which retirement, withdrawal from the job market, and reloca-tion were all contributing factors.

The loss of 4,000 construction jobs account-ed for the majority of last year’s employment decline in the goods sector. Solid gains in the forestry and logging and utilities industries, which all together resulted in 2,800 new jobs, could not fully offset this decline.

In 2012, business incorporations in the Vancouver Island/Coast declined for the third consecutive year.

These factors also contributed to a decline in capital investment and development of infra-structur. According to the B.C. Major Projects Inventory, the total value of projects proposed, under construction, and on hold in 2012 was down 4.4 % from 2011.

Only six projects valued at $16.9 billion were proposed last year. This was a signi� cant drop from the 88 proposed in 2008 that were valued at $21.1 billion.

In contrast, the number and value of new projects starting construction rebounded, increasing in both quantity and value — from 4 to 17, and $266 million to $1.8 billion respec-tively. These new construction projects include $632 million outside Victoria.

Outside Victoria, residential/commercial development made up about half of the projects under construction — nine, valued at $847 million. Non-residential projects under construction totalled $784 million.

Overall, we should be cautious in our outlook for 2013. High prices and demand for pulp, lumber, and mineral resources are forecasted to remain high based on continu-ing Asian demand. This factor alone should sustain or slightly increase both production and employment in the region.

Due to our varied communities, the effect on economies will vary sector and geography.Woody Hayes is a fellow chartered accountant with Hayes Stewart Little & Co in Duncan. The BC Check-Up, Regional Edition is published by the Chartered Accountants of BC, and is available online at: www.bccheckup.com.

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PsychTests.com Research Highlights The Top Five Leadership StylesPsychTests.com’s latest study indicates that leader-ship style doesn’t come in cookie-cutter form. They uncovered a group of very distinct types of leaders with different approaches and strengths.Montreal, Canada – June 26, 2013. What type of leader is most likely to be a successful leader? Is it the compassionate mentor who empowers his/her fol-lowers, or the firm director who works hard and sets an inspiring example of perseverance and dedication? These are the questions that researchers at PsychTests endeavored to answer. Their analysis of 7,170 top-performing leaders revealed five distinct leadership styles.From a sample of 34,700 people who took the Lead-ership Style Test, PsychTests researchers selected people who occupy a leadership position and used their most recent performance ratings to categorize them as excellent, good or average/poor leaders. The leadership styles that emerged from their study are as follows:The Eclectic Leaders (32% of the sample of excellent leaders; 16% of the sample of poor to average leaders)“People who fell into the Eclectic category possess a combination of all the leadership styles,” explains Dr. Ilona Jerabek, president of the company. “This is the style of 1/3 of the excellent leaders, and likely the reason why they are considered ‘excellent’. Their rep-ertoire of leadership skills is all-encompassing. They are social chameleons, and can draw from and use all the different leadership styles, depending on the situa-tion or the people they are leading.”The “Sports” Coaches (28% of excellent leaders; 43% of poor to average leaders)Leadership strengths:· Develop their staff to become self-sufficient, confident, and independent.· Practice “tough love.”· Continuously set goals and inspire others to achieve.

· Have an energetic yet firm demeanor that com-mands respects.· Give credit when it’s due and will compensate hard work and dedication.Leadership limitations:· Will not delegate responsibilities – they draw a line between leader and follower.· Will not endear themselves to others. These are no-nonsense leaders who are outgoing but will keep their relationship with their staff strictly profes-sional…they will not become anyone’s friend.· Can be short-tempered and might be difficult to get along with sometimes.· Don’t possess a great deal of long-term vision – focused on accomplishing short-term goals.The Drivers/Directors (22% of the sample of excel-lent leaders; 17% of the sample of poor to average leaders)Leadership strengths:· Hands-on leaders who will roll up their sleeves and work just as hard as the next person. They en-compass the true value of hard work.· Know exactly what they want to achieve and how to get there. Very ambitious and goal oriented, with a clear, long-term vision.· Very determined and perseverant - once they set their sight on an objective, they will not stop until they attain it.· Firm leadership style – slackers will be set straight immediately.· Have a great deal of respect for people who are willing to work hard.Leadership limitations:· Will not delegate their leadership responsi-bilities – which can often mean they will work longer hours to get things done, because they don’t trust anyone else to get their part of the job done well.· Don’t mince words or use flowery language to inspire others. They dictate orders and expect them to be done without question.· Are not skilled in developing people. Would work

better with an established, experienced staff.· Can be “rough around the edges.” Not the type of

leader to be trifled with, as they are not likely to give too many second chances.The Mentors (17% of the sample of excellent leaders; 23% of the sample of poor to average leaders)Leadership strengths:· Strive to bring out the best in those they lead, and willing to spend the necessary time and effort to do so.· Will progressively delegate tasks that involve more and more responsibility, in order to empower employees and increase their confidence and inde-pendence.· Will not give up on troublesome or difficult employees; they believe that everyone deserves help and a second chance. And third. And fourth…· Believe that people are the most important resource a company has.Leadership limitations:· Would rather work as a leader “behind the scenes.” They are not comfortable directing a large group, and prefer to work with people one-on-one.· Not a very outgoing or charismatic leader.· Would not thrive in management of production and operations. They are people-oriented, not product drivers.· Don’t possess a long-term vision; they focus on the day-to-day functioning of their staff.The Country Clubbers (1% of the sample of excellent leaders; 1% of the sample of poor to average leaders)Leadership strengths:· Big-picture leaders who are master networkers.· Good at schmoozing and drawing in customers.· Possess a dynamic and charming personality.Leadership limitations:· More of a figurehead than leader. They are not very involved with their staff and prefer to simply pass orders down the chain of command.· Not very hardworking, at least not in a practi-cal sense. They delegate the more nitty-gritty tasks

to others.

· Understand the importance of nurturing and motivating staff…but will leave that duty to someone else.While the Eclectic approach seemed to be prominent among excellent leaders, poor to average leaders tended to fall in one of two extremes. According to PsychTests’ research, they either focused too much on the performance/production side of leadership (Sports Coach style), or they focused too much on the people side of leadership (Mentor style) – to the detriment of both.“The underperforming leaders tend to have an unbal-anced style, which is likely why their performance as a leader was not rated well,” concludes Dr. Jerabek. “Nowadays, leaders need to wear many hats. They need to be able to develop both the human side and product side of a business – if you have just one or the other, you greatly limit yourself and the success of your business. The days of barking out orders and running staff like an assembly line or, on the contrary, spending the day on the golf course while your assis-tants run the company are becoming obsolete.”PsychTests’ Leadership Style Test can be found at http://testyourself.psychtests.com/testid/2152The HR version of the Leadership Style Test is avail-able in ARCH Profile, the professional testing plat-form offered by PsychTests. For more information, visit ARCHProfile.com.About PsychTests AIM Inc.:PsychTests AIM Inc. originally appeared on the inter-net scene in 1996. Since its inception, it has become a pre-eminent provider of psychological assessment products and services to human resource personnel, therapists, academics, researchers and a host of other professionals around the world. PsychTests AIM Inc. staff is comprised of a dedicated team of psycholo-gists, test developers, researchers, statisticians, writ-ers, and artificial intelligence experts. The company’s research division, Plumeus Inc., is supported in part by the Research and Development Tax Credit awarded by Industry Canada.

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Andrew Leong, Maureen Nicholson, Tyson JonesAbove: Cowichan Secondary graduate Ashley Thomas gets a quick adjustment from her sister Tessianne Jimmy prior to the Procession of Graduates into Cowichan Exhibition Park’s Mellor Hall during the School District 79 Aboriginal Education Grad Celebration; Below left: Head Girl and graduate Allana Gerke shares an emotional moment with the Class of 2013 during the valedictory address at Queen Mar-garet’s School; Below right: Brentwood grads Nathalie Edmunds, Brooke Lister, Kendra Stoner, Annike Spence, Spencer Manton and Ailish Tinney. Bottom left: Frances Kelsey secondary graduates Corinna Maier and Stephanie May; Bottom right: The winner of the Shawnigan Lake School Aaron Ram Memoiral Award for 2013 is Jenner A. D. Teufel. Ram’s sister Melody and brother David presented the award. Clockwise from left top: Graduate Jacob Day performs Arise, by Hillsong United, during Duncan Christian Secondary School’s graduation ceremony; Doug Mackie sports a Mohawk hairstyle colour coordinated with his graduation gown for the LCSS Grad ceremony; and Che-mainus graduates receive certificates from Run Nunweiler of SD 79.

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Dandy dozen provides a sample of where our young people are headedOur young valley graduates are going

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Students from the valley’s schools are getting straight As for their prowess in athletics, academics and the arts.

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There are many others, of course, but this small sampling of those moving on to bigger things from Brentwood Col-lege, Shawnigan Lake School, Cowichan Secondary, Frances Kelsey Secondary,

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For Colton Mann, pas-sion and happiness outweighs money-making any day.

The Cow High grad/musician is currently work-ing on the perfect rhythm for post-secondary life.

That said scenario will see the rocker and member of newly formed band Pretty Heart Parkers studying renewable energies and elec-tronics at Camosun College come fall.

In the meantime, the 18-year-old will also be jamming and playing gigs with PHP, including at this year’s SunFest. He’ll have to master 30 songs before gigs with the new group, a mantra he’s also applied to school work and post sec-ondary goals.

“Sometimes it can be really scary, and a lot of pressure so quick, but you’re so driven to get � red up and learn whatever you can so basically you don’t embarrass yourself,” said Mann. “And a lot of it’s promoting yourself and learning how to say ‘this is what I do and this is what I am capable of.’”

Mann, formerly of the local band Lucy Mistreated, is not only known around school for his high-energy, electric guitar-ripping performances, but also his electronics skills and his smarts in physics.

He took a gold medal home from the Skills

Can-ada regional competition, then advanced to the provincials in Abbotsford in April, where he won bronze.

That competition saw Mann mastering circuit boards, something he’s very much accustomed to. He’s also keen on guitar building as well as the electronic drums project he entered in this year’s district scholarships.

He’s also pumped about Camosun’s new program, which sees students breaking into the renewable energies world, where hybrid cars, tur-bines and windmills are the face of the future.

Mann’s also digging the number of opportuni-ties that can arise following his post-secondary studies.

But at this point, he’s OK with letting his career develop naturally, whether it ends in straight electronics work, or side-lined with a part in an up-and-coming rock band.

When Mann isn’t tinkering with circuit boards, he’s listening to old-timer rockers Colin James, the boys of ACDC or Jeff Healey.

Parkers studying renewable energies and elec-tronics at Camosun College come fall.

Can-ada regional competition, then advanced to

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Adara Atsma was born a leader.

Not literally, but the Duncan Christian School grad grew up surrounded with folks in leader-ship roles.

It’s just a way of life, the 18-year-old avid swimmer said, noting mom and grandfather were both teachers.

“Being a leader was just kind of the path I was given,” she said, naming several roles she’s been involved with. These include coaching the school’s swim club as well as Duncan Stingrays children’s teams on top of organizing many school events.

Her most memorable moment from her � nal year was taking part in the school’s annual mission trip to Tijuana, Mexico in September.

“We visited an orphanage there and that’s where my heart was torn for the kids,” she said. “I just really wanted to help in some way.”

Atsma sees herself surrounded with children, particularly in a daycare setting.

“Maybe it might be opening up a daycare and having an early childhood education,” she said.

Working with kids comes naturally.They’re just sort of “drawn to me,” she

explained. “I love working with the younger kids. They’re just so much fun.”

Atsma has coached Stingrays from ages

four to 14.

On the school front, she’s taken hold of the reins on many activities including the annual milk run, sports day, and special events like the hosting of the Harlem Crowns basket-ball team.

Taking a year off from swimming com-petitively with the Stingrays also gave Atsma more much-needed time to study as well

as try new things. Those included a lead role in the school’s latest production At the Hop.

Atsma was recently awarded Trinity Western University’s President’s Scholarship ($7, 000 per year) to study human services.

And on top of that, she won the school’s Sportsperson of the Year Award for her volunteer hours and work as a leader.

She’s also been eying up a Bible mission program called Youth With A Mission (YWAM) and its six- to eight-month trip to Australia for summer of ‘14.

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Not many high school students can say they work for an Los Angeles-based entertain-

ment editing company.Chemainus Secondary grad Eli

Eckert-Johnson can.The 18-year-old has been

working for Machinima, a premier online entertainment network, for about four years.

“It’s a lot of work, but it’s de� nitely the realm of the editing world,” Eckert Johnson said, not-ing he’s worked on popular � rst person shooter game Halo.

Editing work, which he manages on top of school studies, can often take a good couple weeks, at least three to four hours, depending on the task.

Contracts see him using real-time 3D computer graphics rendering engines to create cinematic productions, which are then used for things like game intros or demos.

“It’s just like I’m the director, but the director of the charac-ters in the video game,” he said.

Eckert Johnson was scouted out by Michi-nima through his work which he shares on Youtube.

“They contacted me,” he said. “And that was very cool.”

On top of his side-gig, Eckert Johnson, who was adopted from Russia when he was just two-years-old, is known around the school for his brains on computer technology programs.

He was awarded the school’s technology award three years in a row.

This year he also took home a volunteer award on top of one for metalwork.

He’s often helping school staff and students with computer glitches as well as creating post-ers for school functions.

And he’s been instrumental in the secondary school’s creative layout for its latest yearbook.

He credits past teachers Mr. Norman and Mr. Wall for motivation in getting him involved in computer technology, graphic arts and editing.

He’s also mastered Adobe Photoshop and recently showed off favourite edited images in a slideshow with a number of other accom-plishments at the district scholarships judging session.

He plans on commuting to Nanaimo come September to study in Vancouver Island Uni-

versity’s four-year digital media program.“Studies have shown there are a lot of op-

tions for careers if you take this program,” he said. “I would really like one day to be the guy in the back of a movie set, editing a major motion picture.”

working for Machinima, a premier online He credits past teachers Mr. Norman and Mr.

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All it took was repeated viewings of The Simpsons opening sequence, particu-larly Lisa’s saxophone solo after being thrown out of

music class.That’s what inspired Cowichan Second-

ary graduating student Robyn Fortunat to pick up the shiny jazz instrument.

“I’ve always listened to music, mostly jazz, easy-listening, since I was real young,” explained Fortunat.

“I loved Lisa and her saxophone,” she said.Like Lisa, she often annoys her folks at home

blowing crazy-loud band repertoire tunes. Her dog, Orrin, isn’t a fan either.

But it paid off. The 18-year-old is headed to Vancouver Island University come fall to study in its jazz program.

Fortunat � rst picked up a sax when she was in Grade 6 while being home-schooled.

She continued with it — as well as the piano, which she started at age four — when she made the move to Mount Prevost School.

The born-and-raised Cowichanian found a comfy home-feeling vibe prac-ticing with Prevost’s band class under teacher Joy Ann Bannerman.

Then, once high school hit, Fortunat added another hobby to her day-to-day. Acting.

She’s made several appearances in Cowichan Sec-ondary’s productions, including Willy Wonka, Titanic, Scapino!, and, most recently, the 25th-annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.

She also credits Cowichan Secondary teacher Chris Poole’s band-class instruction, and for encouraging her to take the sax to the next level.

She’s pumped about making the commute to VIU in Nanaimo come September. And thinking ahead, her future may also hold a gig working on a cruise ship playing jazz before she’s playing in the pit, or maybe acting, in Broadway.

Then, she said maybe she will slow things down with a career

teaching music or acting back in her home-town.

“I loved Lisa and her saxophone,” she said.She’s

made several appearances in Cowichan Sec-

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Robyn FortunatCowichan




It took a lot of guts for Shawni-gan Lake School student Kevin McKinnon to sing his � rst solo, It Takes Two.

“I had gotten over my nerves of talking in front of a crowd of people and then I was like ‘Oh, crap, I have to sing a solo now,’” said the 18-year-old student, who is packing to head to Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario for September.

“I could just see the cast members backstage giving me the thumbs up as I went on stage, and I just did my little spin and off I went.”

McKinnon played the corny heartthrob Link in SLS’s musical adaptation of hit ‘60s Broad-way musical Hairspray in April. He didn’t start dabbling in acting until Grade 10.

“That summer I read Lord Of The Flies and when I returned to school I had to pick a � ne art to take for the entire year and around that time one my teachers (Morgan McLeod) pulled me aside and said I should try for the lead role,” McKinnon explained.

These pieces came together to see the � nished product of him as the protagonist Ralph in the school’s junior student production of Flies.

“I had no real experience, so it was very chal-lenging. I was really nervous right before getting on stage, but it took only a couple minutes before I eased in,” he said.

McKin-non, also an avid squash player and a member of the school’s rowing club, starred in the school’s production The Curious Savage in between Flies and Hairspray.

He gives huge kudos to McLeod who’s now teaching at St. Michaels for encouraging him to try something new as well as Hairspray director Gregg Perry and vocal coach Shannon Tyrrell for giving him that shove to step outside the box

with the solo.He also worked behind the scenes with the

stage crew on the school’s version of The Elephant Man.

McKinnon’s future in the crystal ball is still fuzzy as he’s not sure what career he’s ultimately heading for. In the meantime he’s starting general science studies, covering math and physics as well.He was also accepted into UBC and McGill

but chose Queen’s.And he’s already eying Queens’ upcoming

productions, looking to try out when the oppor-tunity arises.

“I could just see the cast members backstage McKin-

non, also an avid squash player and a member

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Kevin McKinnonShawnigan Lake

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Compassion, enthusiasm, helpful-ness and respect.

These are all skills that now come naturally to Frances Kelsey grad Kevin Price.

Price’s been one of the most keen students taking part in Kelsey’s brand-spanking new pilot project TASK (Trades Awareness, Skills and Knowledge).

As part of an island-wide program, students dabble in a variety of trades including carpentry, welding, metal work, electrical and plumbing.

Price couldn’t have jumped on board quicker.

“I’ve always liked working with my hands,” said Price, 18, who’s love is in car-pentry work. “I also feel I’m so lucky to have been given the opportunity to take part in such an amazing program.”

He credits program co-ordinator and Camosun College instructor Christian Allen for hooking him in.

He’s currently on the waitlist for Camosun’s carpentry program.

“We’ve got to work on a number of different projects, including a saw-horse, two mock sheds, and we built the tables used for welding,” he explained.

For Price, taking part in the second semes-ter pilot which proved successful was right up his alley.

He’s been a member of Scouts for about 11 years. And on top of school studies, he also works numerous hours a week as a dishwash-er and prep cook at the Rock Cod Cafe.

Both vocations have equipped the young buck with the necessary skills to take him from the high school realm to the real world.

But he’s always had a knack for helping those in need.

Price recently came to the aid of a woman in a restaurant under

distress with a diabetes � are up.“I just saw that she was in need of help,” he

said modestly. “And I just immediately knew I had to go over and help her.”

This year he’s also taken more time to spend with friends.

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Charities will split $4,710 from the News Leader Pictorial’s annual Huge Book SalePeter W. RuslandNews Leader Pictorial

Saturday’s grand total was a cool $4,710.90 from the Cowichan News Leader Pictorial’s annual autumn Huge Book Sale, help-ing local charities, publisher

Bill Macadam and his staff say.The bargain-loaded title-fest, under sun-

ny skies, drew hundreds of bookworms

of all ages to the former NAPA Auto Parts store where dedicated volunteers and staff spent weeks sifting titles into various sections.

Proceeds will help valley food banks, seniors and others.

Cash donations to local charities are welcome year round at the Leader, during business hours at 5380 Trans-Canada Highway, south of the silver bridge be-tween The Brick and Bucker eld’s.

Peter W. Rusland Saturday’s scene in the former NAPA Auto Parts store as hundreds of page-turners perused a pletho-ra of titles during the Leader’s annual charity book sale, opened by Town Crier Ben Buss.

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Amanda McLean is gifted in athletics and academics — and extremely motivated to reach her goals.

The Brentwood Col-lege grad from Mill Bay nailed down a 98.2% average during her Grade 12 year from six courses when only required to carry � ve. She � nished a re-markable career of high school varsity tennis matches that began in Grade 8 with a 103-2 record.

Toss in McLean’s � eld hockey talents and orator skills and you have a girl who’s really going places in her life.

She basically had her choice of post-secondary institutions and turned down a full-ride scholarship at Northeastern University in Boston to attend prestigious Stanford Univer-sity in Palo Alto, California near San Francisco. McLean can’t wait to see where her studies there will take her in the future.

She pointed out Stanford has an acceptance rate of a mere 5.6% from all student applica-tions.

“They were the lowest in the nation,’’ said McLean.

She’s also one of just 10 Canadians to gain admittance for 2013-14.

Being naturally-driven helped McLean beat the odds. “I’ve always had a lot of goals in life,’’ she said.

McLean didn’t actually visit the Stanford campus until after she was already accepted.

“It honestly just worked out,’’ she said. “I was buying all the winter coats ready to go (to the East Coast). I’ve always wanted to live in the States for a long time.’’

Now she’ll get to do it at one of the world’s leading research and teaching institutions.

McLean’s plan is to take economics, leading up to a specialty in corporate law.

“Mostly, it’s pretty open-ended,’’ she said of her course load initially. “They have a lot of freshman requirements. They don’t want you only taking physics courses.’’

Luckily, McLean is pretty adaptable because she also has an interest in subjects such as biochemis-try. She � gures there’s probably 10 more years of schooling ahead by the time she gets her masters, PHD and then goes to law school.

“It’ll be a while,’’ she quipped. “Luckily, I like school or it would be a lot more dif� cult. I’m excited to start the journey. I still have a lot of

it left.’’McLean supplemented her skills at Brent-

wood as debate captain. She competed in the provincials this year with partner Yasyf Mo-hamedali in Trail that was a great experience.

While McLean got into Stanford primarily on her academics, genetics from mom Marci and dad Cameron also turned her into a phenom-enal athlete in tennis and � eld hockey.

Both are academics with an athletic � air from their time growing up in Nova Scotia. “It’s actu-ally how my parents met,’’ said McLean. “They were both nationally-ranked tennis players.’’

She’ll de� nitely keep the competitive � res burning as well at Stanford.

“The focus and competitiveness required to compete on the court or � eld is the same skill set that helps me succeed in the classroom,’’ noted McLean.

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If being one of 140 students of 1,000 accepted into the presti-gious Queen’s Bader program in England wasn’t enough of a boost to the self esteem, how about also

having four other high-end universities welcoming you with open arms?

This is the life of Queen Margaret’s School grad Emma Major.

The private school’s resident history buff, Major is choosing the Euro-trip option to Queen’s Bader’s cool Her-stmonceux Castle in East Sussex, but not before she chewed on some other options.

She was also accepted to the Univer-sity of Victoria, University of Toronto, McMaster University and the Queen’s Bader University in Ontario.

“I found out that I was accepted to the Queen’s Bader program in England when I was at home sick,” explained Major, who’s also the school’s lead technology captain and works on the graduating committee. “That sure made my day a whole lot better.”

Major is mostly pumped about the school’s setting, a campus which is a brick-built Tudor castle formerly the home of the Royal Greenwich Observatory. She’s also excited about the experience of travel-ling in general.

She’s not a newbie to heading overseas though.

Her mother is an ex-pat from Britain and the Mill Bay resident has family staying in Scotland.

Bader staffers sent Major a poster of the castle, which now hangs in the side-line artists’ bedroom.

She’s also tickled friend Megan Buckland was accepted into the same program.

“We’re both really excited. We will get to do lots of travelling as Friday is travel day at the school and our � rst trips are booked for Paris

and Edinburgh,” she said casually.

Although Major has a number of pas-sions, including technology, acrylic and mixed-medium painting, as well as reading (she’s currently � ipping through Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World) and writing, her go-to subject is history, speci� cally the Russian Tsar period.

Major will spend a year abroad England’s Bader’s generalizing in arts and humanities and her next three years at the school’s Ontario campus focusing on history.

And after that’s under her belt, the go-getter, who was interviewed while prepping for her toast to the parents at the school’s grad ban-quet, will then be searching out a law school to continue her education.

Major has been attending QMS since Grade 7.

England wasn’t enough of a boost

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It’s clear after talking to Lake Cowichan Secondary grad Tyler Doxtator he works well under pressure.

He may very well be the master of winging it.

“Everyone else had like 30 cue cards and here I was with a napkin I’d written on 30 minutes before I had to do my speech,” the 18-year-old said.

He’s describing the time he took second place in the Hector McIntosh district speech competition.

“I’ve always tried to take an organic route in that sense,” he said, noting he frequently writes speeches the morning he’s due to perform them.

Funny enough, Doxtator’s speech topics have included ‘How to lie like a pro’ and ‘How to wing a speech.’

And they’ve all come off as hits with folks approaching him afterward saying “That was so funny, I couldn’t believe I was crying I was laughing so hard.”

The student’s topic of the competition’s � nal round, held at the Silverbridge Inn in Duncan, was theatrics in speech. Doxtator explained he grounded folks with a message on the impor-tance of creating stand-out moments listeners will remember, versus too much detail-oriented information.

He was quick to credit teacher Adrian Achurch for asking him to join the speech competition.

“Be-fore I could even so ‘No’ my friends who’d over-heard were saying ‘Yes’ and ‘of course I should

do it,’” he explained.Doxtator’s cross-curricular project also

caught school staff’s attention. He added a third curricular in a mix that typically only includes two.

He combined writing/art and social stud-ies for a graphic novel on the invasions of China by Japan in the 1930s. The project was inspired by history teacher Mr. Battye and art

instructor Mr. Kloske.“They were both hugely inspirational in the

project,” he said.Now that the dust’s starting to settle from the

cloud of school work, Doxtator’s pumped to get back into bike riding and running.

He’s also looking at taking a life drawing course at Vancouver Island University in the fall before he enters Camosun College’s comic book program.

Meanwhile, he was also the recipient of a district scholarship award for $1,000.

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Juliet Mackie has a maturity beyond her years.

And the testament is the Shawnigan Lake School grad’s success selling paint-ings at only 19 years old.

“I’ve sold around 10 pieces with prices rang-ing from $150 to $400,” Mackie said, noting it’s been to folks who’ve spotted her art hanging around Shawnigan’s campus.

“I’ve always had a love for the elegance of the human � gure,” she said, about canvasses inspired from classes with living models.

One of her favourite paintings features a woman staring down into her hands clasped in front of her mouth with red, beige and black tones woven together.

“I did it for my AP art portfolio,” explained Mackie. “The theme was something along the lines of the raw elegance of the human form. I think the piece’s roughness mixed with the grace of her expression captures the theme.”

Mackie was the recipient of a $1,000 Dogwood scholarship for art.

“I like bigger paintings and larger canvasses. It’s more fun and you have more room for movement.”

Mackie’s been tuned into the art scene since she was six. It doesn’t hurt that her aunt is an up-and-coming artist in the U.K., who also recently won the Beck’s Futures prize for art.

Maybe it’s in her DNA.“I’ve gone to some of her art shows before

and that’s been a lot of fun,” said Mackie of aunt Christina Mackie, who’s best known for her

multi-layered abstract sculptural installations.

Mackie has also recently discovered an interest in writing.

So much she’s accepted a $3,000 en-trance scholarship to the University of Victoria to study creative writing

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Chris Hennecker’s trading bylines for beakers.

“I’m heading to McGill University in Montreal to do a degree in physical sci-

ences,” the Frances Kelsey grad said of fall chemistry and physics studies after running the Shawnigan Times with dad, Kim, for about seven years.

“I was able to follow my journalis-tic passion from an early age,” said Hennecker, 18. “But I always had an interest in science, so I � gured I’d try that as well.”

His chance is courtesy of science scores around 90% or above.

“I’d like to get into academia and do some professorial teaching, but that’s dreaming big.”

He picked McGill “because it’s got a differ-ent feel than B.C.— I wanted to experience something completely different in a dif-ferent culture, but still as close to home as I could get it,” said Hennecker who’s never visited Montreal.

“It’ll be a big surprise.”Familiarity will come from rooming with

friend, Hayden Scheiber.Funding for his academic adventure “is

mostly student loans, but I was lucky enough to receive some scholarships and bursaries.”

Hennecker believes his newspaper-writing experience will help him pen university papers.

“With science, you want the correct wording, and to be professional. It also helps being a good public speaker to make connections.”

South-end contacts helped him and Kim start the community Times when Hennecker was in Grade 7.

Publications happened every other week, totalling 111 issues printed at Sylvan United

Church.The Times sported some 10 to 12 pages of ads, news and views about Shawnigan, Mill Bay and Cobble Hill.

“My dad and I wrote the articles on the front page, and got submissions from direc-tors such as Ken Cossey and Bruce Fraser, and from the Shawnigan Lake Museum.

“We used to have people come up to us on the street and tell us they agreed with us.“Unfortunately, we had to shut it down.”Kim’s working on issuing the Shawnigan

Focus, to be written by volunteers.The Focus could use the Times’ template of

distributing some 800-plus copies in cafes, hair salons and elsewhere, via carriers, signalled Hennecker — a fan of Kelsey’s � exibly self-directed system, a former scout, and a Shawni-gan advisory planning commissioner.

“You can’t start too young with community involvement; it’s always great making a hands-on impact with people.”

Meanwhile, if science studies � op, Henneck-er would “de� nitely come back to journalism; I had no complaints and no regrets.”

He picked McGill “because it’s got a differ-Church.

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Not too many high school students can boast having a home-based business.

More so, not many young folks can say they make maple

syrup.Chemainus Secondary grad Emily Bum-

stead has crossed both feats off her list as part of her involvement with her family’s sap-sucking business under the moniker Ashcroft Farms.

“I can say I’ve spent a disproportionate time of my youth boiling sap,” said 17-year-old Bumstead, with a chuckle.

But time spent working on boiling tech-niques is just one skill she’s notched on her belt for future endeavors.

A past Rotary student of the month, Bumstead is � red up on Northern Lights College’s power engineering certi� cate programs. She’s also applied to Vancouver Island University.

Her dream job would be working in a sweaty boiler room in say a hospital or pool facility.

“You can apply the same prin-ciples with the different aspects of boiling,” she said connecting her passion with sap and her career goal.

She was � rst introduced to maple syrup when assigned a general sci-ence project in Grade 5. She chose syrup as the focus.

As a volunteer at the B.C. Forest Discovery Centre’s annual Maple Syrup festival for the past � ve to six years, Bumstead’s became famil-iar with what’s now her big-time passion.

“I’ve always found it interesting,” she said. “They’re always so different every time. Some are light and some so dark.”

Bumstead’s � rst report on sap was a hit, but

she says she would never show anyone the written

version she handed in.“Oh gosh, that would be way too

embarrassing,” she said.Bumstead receives emails from the

Sap Suckers West Coast Syrup group to keep tabs on what’s new and cool.

Being part of the family business gives Bumstead a leg up with skills in business management.

“It’s de� nitely taught me how businesses work,” she said, noting with maple syrup sell-ing, there’s not a lot of overhead as equipment is minimal.

On top of everything else, Bumstead’s also interested reading and playing clarinet as a participant in the Cowichan Valley Commu-nity Band.

she says she would never show anyone the written

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The stereotypic rock worker is a muscle-bound guy with huge arms, overalls and a sledgeham-mer.

Michele Heath busts that image.The scholarly, retired plant pathologist

paces pensively around her Cherry Point home-studio — among 17 on this weekend’s Visions tour — moving from sliced rock to her work bench, where she creates silver set-tings for stunning stonework jewelry.

“I generally make the setting around the stone — the stone has to speak to me,” the British native says.

“Sometimes it sits on my bench for months before a design comes into my head that � ts it.

“I work in silver, and it works really well with just about any colour of stone; it’s a really forgiving metal.

“Even if you make a mistake you can rectify it, or melt the silver down and start again.”

Fruits of her � ngerwork are seen in in-numerable bracelets, rings, earrings, and pendants she’s made during the past three decades.

Heath, 67, enjoys cultivating clients she hopes form special bonds to her pieces they wear.

That’s why Visions studio tours — the � fth at her work space with a spectacular Sansum Narrows view — mean so much to Heath, who’s hosting landscape painter Naomi McLean.

“I don’t put my work in galleries because I like talking to people,” Heath said.

“Visions is a good opportunity to show them my work, and explain why I chose the stones and the designs.

“Every piece is one of a kind; my work is very stone oriented,” she explains.

“I use lots of local stone, stone from other places in B.C., and from throughout the world.

“My favourite is probably rhodonite from the island.”

Proof is in the pretty pink pendant deco-rating Heath’s neck.

“My husband (Brent) and I have been rock hounds for years, and we also go to rock shows.

“I buy chunks of rock, cut them up and use them in my jewelry.”

However, she doesn’t mine her 925-rated sterling silver.

“It’s bought as sheets and wire from the smelters’. The main one in Canada is in Ontario.

“I really consider myself an art jeweler. It’s more of a work of art than simply jewelry,” she states.

The Bournemouth-born artist made her � rst piece in Georgia in about ‘69.

“It was a little pin with a little piece of am-atheist we’d found. I’ve always been hooked on rocks.

“When we came to North America, we found a rock-hounding hobby here — once you start collecting and polishing rock, you need to put them into settings, and that’s how I got into silver.”

Perhaps her most rare and unique stone is a chip of a meteorite Heath found in a gem-and-mineral show.

“It landed in Namibia, and was sliced up — many people have used it in jewelry,” she said of the pendant she crafted.

Commissions are part of Heath’s handi-work.

“People bring me stones they � nd, or have special meaning, and I make a setting.

“The fun thing is taking a very uninterest-ing rock, slicing it, and � nding something interesting inside.

“I once sliced a rock from near French Beach, and at the last polishing stage the im-age looked like a perfect dragon� y,” she said, citing her favoruite colour as “the greenish-blue you � nd in some stones from Arizona.”

Fossils also factor into her jewelry.“I recently sold a pendant with an ammo-

nite stone in it from Alberta.“There’s also some really nice, fossilized

Madagascar coral that takes a good polish.”Diamonds aren’t Heath’s best friend. “I

don’t think diamonds are even on my list of stones I like.”

“The nice thing about cutting opaque stones is you usually cut them because of the pattern and colour, so every stone is unique — but if you’ve seen one diamond, you’ve seen them all.”

Heath — a fan of jeweler Michale Boyd’s work — remembered big, pink rhodochro-site crystals she’d seen at a Tuscon show.

“There are some wonderful minerals com-

ing from China — the Chinese have realized there’s a big mar-ket for them right now.”

Some stones are hands off.

“Some are fairly toxic to work with: there are lead minerals or arsenic-contain-ing minerals.”

Polished prod-ucts, not poisons, are her passion.

“I’ve only started selling seriously since retiring,” the for-mer University of Toronto instruc-tor said, noting, “Many fossilized plants aren’t preserved well enough to stand up to putting in jewelry.”

Heath will put several dozen pieces on display during Visions beside McLean’s colourful scenes.

“As my work is 3-D, and on horizontal surface, it’s nice having a guest artist where her work’s more vertical.”

Heath saw Visions’ ever-changing work as the lure of the tour.

“There’s always something new to see every year, no matter whose venue you go to.”

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Peter W. Rusland, Visions artistsJewelry artist Michele Heath with silver pendant containing intricate rhodonite piece cut and polished from the rough stone she’s holding. Below a Heath ring; works by other Vi-sions Studio Tour artists Sue Coleman (right to left), Terry Harrison, and Carol Borrett.

Heath shows unique silver jewelry

Cote colouring Jake’s wallsValley painter and muralist Barry Coté’s cool works

grace Just Jakes’ walls. His many hued, human and natural subjects sport his unique air-brushed style.

Coté’s the artist who helped Cyrus Genier repaint downtown’s controversial Community mural at the Phoenix. Coté’s mural prowess can also be seen at Khowhemun School.ARTISTS

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Performers include: Wayne Kozak Trio, July 14, 1 to 4 p.m.; Scotty Hills, July 21, 1 to 4 p.m.; Aug. 4, Wayne Kozak Trio, Aug. 4, 1 to 4 p.m.

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Ryan McMahon/ David James and Big River: Free concert on the City Square Stage, 7 p.m.

Annie Lou with Andrew Collins, Max Heineman, Kim Barlow and Chris Coole: Bluegrass music, 8:30 p.m., Duncan Garage Show-room, 201-330 Duncan St., Duncan. Tickets $12 advance, $15 at the door. Call 250-748-7246.

Birds, Batiks and Jewelry: Three artists featured at Imagine That! Artisans’ Designs, 251 Craig St., Duncan from 10 a.m to 3 p.m. until July 27.

ThursdayA.W. Cardinal Band: Gypsy jazz blues swing, 8:30 p.m., Duncan

Garage Showroom, 201-330 Duncan St., Duncan. Tickets $12 advance, $15 at the door. Call 250-748-7246.

CUPE Stage in Charles Hoey Park: Live local music from noon to 7 p.m.

Ryan McMahon & David James and Big River: country/pop, 7 p.m., City Square stage, Duncan.

Coastal Wild Food Walk: at the Cowichan Estuary Nature Centre with Meg Loop. Pre-registration for all walks is required, $20 or $15 for CGC members. To register, please call the Cowichan Green Community at 250-748-8506 or email [email protected].

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Visions Art Tour: tour of more than 17 local artisans’ studios throughout the Cowichan Valley — map and more info at www.visionsarttour.ca.

The Stanfi elds: 9:30 p.m., Cobblestone Pub, 3566 Holland Ave., Cobble Hill. Tickets $7. Call 250-743-4232.

SaturdayBonehoof /Fall Fair Car: Victoria indie bands, 8:30 p.m., Duncan

Garage Showroom, 201-330 Duncan St., Duncan. Tickets $10 advance, $12 at the door. Call 250-748-7246.

Rock of the Woods Pre-Party: Davenport, Band of Rascals and Pretty Heart Parkers, 8 p.m., Cobblestone Pub, 3566 Holland Ave., Cobble Hill. Tickets $15. Call 250-743-4232.

Lonesome Don Wilkie and the Bilgewater Buoys: at the Duncan Farmer’s Market, City Square Stage, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Andrew LeongSkater boy Max Baird, 12, of Honeymoon Bay rides his rip stick while being pulled by his dog Bo along Park Drive.

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SANDS of DUNCAN

250-746-5212

PARKER, Therese Angela Marie(nee Girard)

June 12 1935 – June 28 2013

It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Therese on the morning of June 28 at Cowichan District Hospital. Born to Sylvia and Emile Girard in France she is predeceased by her parents, her beloved son Brian and her brother John Girard. Therese is survived by her sisters Charlotte Girard, Marie Weicker and brothers Joe

(Mic) and Peter (Kathy). She will be lovingly remembered by her son John Parker and his children Vincent, Sean and Alicia; son Dave (Barb) Parker and their children Jennifer, Melissa; son Rick, daughter Joan (Doug) Bennie and their children Heather (Al) Leah (Matt) and Ian, son Stephen (Josephine) Parker and his son Adib; daughter Margaret Parker and her daughter Maiya; daughter Elaine (Sean) Hutchinson and their children Colin and Liam, also 3 great-grandchildren.

Therese moved to Canada at an early age living in the Cedar area until moving to Duncan when she met and married Robert Parker and raised their family in the Cowichan Valley. The family would like to extend grateful thanks to the staff at Cerwydden for their years of loving care with special thanks to the 3rd floor nurses at Cowichan District Hospital. A Funeral Mass will be held at St Edwards Church, 2085 Maple Bay Road on Saturday 6th 2013 at 11am. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Cancer Society or Diabetes Association. Online condolences may be offered at www.sandsduncan.ca

I am at peace in the fi elds of the LordI run and I don’t grow wearyI walk and I do not faintThere is no pain, no limitation, no weeping or sorrow.I leave you to be the keeper of tearsFor I have left the forest for the fi elds.But shed no tear for me, neither sorrow for my passing.For I frolic with angels and thrill to the sound of the voice of God.I tremble with great joy as His Majesty enfolds me and I walk barefoot in the Fragrance of His garden.His song uplifts me and I soar with eagles.If tears must be shed, then shed them for those who say there is no God.Shed them for those who sorrow without reprieve, but not for me.I am alive in promise; my hope satisfi ed, my redemption complete.Remember if you will, not as I was but as I am.Alive in the presence of my God. At peace in the fi elds of the Lord.By Gibb Forster

Three years since you left us but it still seemslike yesterday. We love and miss you beyond words

and you will forever be in our hearts as the greatest wife, mother and sister.

Don, Hilda, Debbie, Bobbie and Randy

Marlene Hughes1938-2010

QUESNEL, Olive (nee Still)

passed away peacefully on June 23, 2013 at the Oak Bay Lodge in Victoria. Survived by her loving family; daughters, Barbara Mayhew, Darlene Robinson, Teresa McArthur, Susan Quesnel and Sharon Rethmeier; two sons, Harold and Mike Quesnel, 13 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren, and one brother, Gordon Still.

Service of remembrance will be held at the Sands Funeral Chapel, 197 Trunk Road, Duncan, BC on Saturday, July 6, 2013 from 1 to 3 pm. Reception to follow the service.

Donations in lieu of flowers may be made to the Altzeimer’s Society of BC, Suite 300-828 West 9th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1E2.

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You can make a difference...Save the Bread Van!

Did you know that the Cowichan Food Connection,

which operates the Bread Van, relies on public

donations to FUEL the Van?Our fuel bill alone is over $2000/month and many

months we do not have the necessary funds & the bills

are piling up.Every week we deliver in

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Job RequirementsQualifications (Education/Experience) and Required Skills:

• Be able to work shiftwork and overtime when needed

• Ability to read and interpret project drawings will be considered an asset.

• Use of hand power tools, tape measure, level, etc required.

• Ability to follow company production, quality, and safety procedures.

• Ability to understand and apply basic mathematical skills.

• Some heavy lifting required up to approximately 50 lbs.

• Good attendance and positive attitude is a must

• Have a driver’s license with reliable transportation

• Forklift and Safety/First Aid tickets will be considered an asset.

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HELP WANTED

Registered Care AidesRecruiting at Cerwydden Care Centre, Duncan BCWe have open lines and casual work available now.

Job Qualifi cations:Must be registered with the BC CARE AIDE REGISTRY and have a registration # to be considered.

You must be able to work variable shifts, including weekends, have WHMIS, TB test and provide Physician’s Clearance note.

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LEGALS

WAREHOUSEMAN’S Lien Act

Notice is given to the follow-ing persons, under the Warehouseman’s Lien Act, that the goods placed by yourself will be disposed of July 12, 2013, at SNAP Self Storage 2840 Roberts Road Duncan BC:#11 Hill, Gary$2076.86# 151 Mooney, Jennifer$1284.96#139 Knudsen, James$1827.80#111 Ruttan, Tricia$2132.40# 57 McCallum, Jasmine$2687.70# 15 Johnson, Shaun$386.47# 51-4 Aleck, Chamaine$3395.99# 78 Ballentyne, Matthew$700.28#84-4 Hart, Tracy$707.40

LOST AND FOUND

FOUND: CAT, female Hima-layan, near Lk. Park Estates. Yours? call 250-749-4040

HELP WANTED HELP WANTED

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LOST AND FOUND

FOUND: CAT, white female, on Boundary Rd. If she could be yours call 250-749-4040.

FOUND: Walkie-Talkie or two-way radio. Found in the bushes near the TD bank. Please call 250-746-4471 or come in to identify at the News Leader Pictorial offi ce, #2-5380 TCH, between Buckerfi eld’s & The Brick.

LOST: CAT, young male, black and very shy. From To-paz Park area. Please check yards and sheds. Call if found (250)381-6009.

LOST: Woman’s Bulova Gold Watch w/ sapphires on it. Last seen around June 19ish in Mill Bay Rusticana coffee shop parking lot. (250)743-3550

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


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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

COUNSELLOR - North Island Survivors’ Healing Society, Campbell River, professional trauma & abuse counselling, 14hr/wk contract with expan-sion and renewal potential, ap-ply through [email protected]

SURVEY ASSISTANT MCEL-HANNEY seeks P/T Survey Assistant for our Duncan branch. 1-2 yrs exp in survey-ing, able to work outside, fl ex with travel. Info/apply at mcelhanney.com/mcsl/careers

DRIVERS/COURIER/TRUCKING

DUNCAN TAXI Ltd. hiring for part-time and full-time night drivers. Must have class 4. Please fax resume and drivers abstract to 250-746-4987.


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HELP WANTED

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CLASS 1 Driver, designated route, Vancouver to Southern California, refer route. Avail now. Contact Zac at (604)596-9951 or Mel (530)339-0342.

EXPANDING PIPELINE Com-pany in Central Alberta re-quires Class 1 Winch Truck Operators and Heavy Equip-ment Technicians experienced in truck, trailer and off road equipment repair. Fax resume to: 403-507-2766. Attention: Phil Dunn.

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EXPERIENCED Grapple Yarder Operator and Loader Operator Full time - 10 mths/yr Competitive rates. Email or fax resume [email protected] 604-485-6380

EXPERIENCED PARTS Per-son required for a progressive auto/industrial supplier. Hired applicant will receive top wag-es, full benefi ts and RRSP bo-nuses plus moving allowanc-es. Our 26,000 sq.ft store is located 2.5 hours N.E. of Ed-monton, Alberta. See our community at:LacLaBicheRegion.com. Send resume to: Sapphire Auto, Box 306, Lac La Biche, AB, T0A 2C0. Email: [email protected].

EXPERIENCED STREET Sweeper Operator wanted for Duncan & Nanaimo areas. Fax resume to 1(250)655-4895.

LEMARE LAKE LOGGING is looking for a Payroll Clerk to join our dynamic and fast paced team. The successful candidate will be exposed to all aspects of payroll process-ing. To be considered for this position you must have strong organization and time management skills, good attention to detail, excellent written and verbal communica-tion, be profi cient with MS Offi ce and possess some basic accounting knowledge. Previous payroll experience is an asset. Fax resume to 250-956-4888 or email [email protected]. Closing date: July 11, 2013.

MAINTENANCE/LOADER OPERA-TOR NEEDED This is a fulltime, permanent position starting immedi-ately at our plant in Princeton, BC. Minimum of 10 years maintenance experience required on a variety of production and mobile equipment. Experience in a post mill, or small to medium size sawmill preferred. Must be able to handle a variety of tasks, work well with minimum su-pervision and be part of the team. Please submit resumes by fax 250-295-7912 or email [email protected]


HELP WANTED

PIONEER HOUSE now hiring FT Line cook; experience an asset. Apply with resume to Mark or Matt, 4675 TC Hwy, Duncan, BC. or by email: [email protected]

THE COWICHAN FOOD CONNECTION

Requires a retired or semi-retired business person to assist with fund raising and overall management duties of this worthwhile charity. This individual should have some business background and preferably experience with grants and/or fundrais-ing. This is a part time volun-teer position with opportunity for compensation based on performance. Please contact Bill Macadam c/o Cowichan News Leader Pictorial at 250-856-0048 or email: [email protected]

Well Established and growing custom cabinet and millwork company in Cowichan Valley seeking experienced spray fi nish-er and cabinet maker. Must have a keen eye for detail.

Contact Bill250-709-2016 or

Cell 250-709-5240

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DUNCAN based logging con-tractor requires Heavy Duty Mechanic. Work is Full-Time, year round with Union rates and benefi ts. Please send re-sume to don@islandfi bre.ca or fax to 250-597-2554.

VOLUNTEERS

THE COWICHAN FOOD CONNECTION

aka: The Bread Van is in need of volunteers for

delivery driver(s) for bread runs to Nanaimo and back.

The only remuneration to be paid is a feeling of good karma, free bread and a

sense of helping those less fortunate then yourselves.

Requirements for the driver are: a good driving record

and a great attitude! Please email resume to:

offi [email protected] to apply for this worthwhile

cause.

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HUSBAND FOR HIRE. Noth-ing but the best. Carpenter, plumber, painter, electrician, pressure washing. Just ask my wife! Call 250-746-4493 or 250-709-1111

PETS

BOARDING

AVAILABLE, 2 horse stall barn, paddocks, large pasture fi eld, area to store trailer, self care. Cow. Bay. 250-748-0109


PETS AND LIVESTOCK

PET CARE SERVICES

HUGGABLE Hounds pet grooming service. For appoint-ment call 250-715-1084 www.huggablehounds.com. We offer pickup and drop off in the Duncan area

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

FUEL/FIREWOOD

SEASONED fi rewood, 1 cordsplit and delivered. $200/cord. Phone 250-701-1964.

SEASONED FIREWOOD Vancouver Island’s largest fi re-wood producer offers fi rewood legally obtained during forest restoration, large cords. Help restore your forest, Burndrywood.com 1-877-902-WOOD.

FURNITURE

MILL BAY: 2 seat sofa, $50. Wood TV/Entertainment table, $75. 3 yr old maple dinning ta-ble, 4 chairs, paid $1100 ask-ing $400. Glass shower doors, paid $500 asking $100. Call 250-743-5113.

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H.O. SCALE Engines 4-6-2 CNR and a diesel (new), both pullman green, and CN cars w/slanted logos. 250-758-5073

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RENTALS

HOMES FOR RENT

COBBLE HILL. 3-bdrm, 3 bath, fenced yard, dbl garage. Pets considered. Avail Aug. 1st. $1500./mo (778)352-1618

DUNCAN: 3 Bdrm, lrg lot, 5 appl, fenced backyard, near schools, & shopping malls, NS/NP, July 1, $1150. 250-597-1402 Cell: 250-715-8901

DUNCAN- (close to town) 4 bdrm home on Jaynes Rd, 2 full bath, 1 ensuite, W/D hook-up. Pet considered. $1250+ utils. Avail July 1. Call (250)748-8227 or 250-709-2581.

DUNCAN- SMALL 3 bdrm Rancher near Mt. Prevost, 4 appls, pets considered, N/S. Refs. Aug 1. $950. Call 250-246-4677 or (250)732-0808.

WELCOME TO a cozy 1-bdrm park model modular, situated in Cobble Hill. Open fl oor plan with hardwood fl ooring throughout kitchen & living room. Very economical home. $850./mo + utils. (250)743-9623.

RECREATION

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

STEEL BUILDINGS/ Metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for bal-ance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206.www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

MISCELLANEOUS WANTED

$$ MILITARIA BUYER! Swords, muskets, daggers, bayonets, badges, medals, etc. Buying gold, silver, coins, jewelry, scrap gold, antique pocket watches & wrist watches, anything whaling, Star Whaling Co., anything to do with dolphins, old diving gear, marine paintings, old ship builders models. Buying all items of interest. Absolutely highest prices paid, bring what you have to OK Tire, Duncan, 10:30 am - 4pm.

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

BASS FIDDLE- solid wood, Ukulele and nice violins. Please call (250)701-2035.

REAL ESTATE

APARTMENT/CONDOS

2-BEDROOM CONDO ground fl oor in desirable Saanichton. Open concept, electric fi re-place, custom kitchen. Carpets & laminate. Ensuite laundry, small pet ok. Low strata fee. Great starter, $235,000. By appointment 1-250-652-1218

FOR SALE BY OWNER

55 + PARK, 2 Bedroom, 1 bath, deck, carport, small shop, metal storage, propane heat, new metal roof, 5 appl, $18,000. (250) 597-3319

BEST DEAL in Lake Cowich-an! 1100sq ft Rancher, 2 bdrms possible 3rd, carport, borders creek. Bright, clean, well built w/recent upgrades. $179,000. Call 250-749-6629 or 250-510-6877.

COZY COTTAGE on 2.14 acres a stone’s throw from the ocean. This 800sqft, 2 bed-room home was completely renovated in 2007 with new electric, plumbing, bathroom, kitchen, roof, etc. It is close to schools, a corner store, and neighbourhood pub and is only 5 kms to downtown Courte-nay. The property is zoned for 2 dwellings so you could live in the cottage while building your dream home and after rent out the cottage for extra revenue. Gardener’s paradise with sev-eral heritage fruit trees, ber-ries, grape vines and beautiful roses. The Royston area re-ceived a grant this year to put in sewer. (778)428-1159.

FOR SALE by owner- Beach Drive Chemainus- Creekside 1100 sq ft main, open plan kitchen/dining. Oak fl oors, liv-ing room, 2 bdrms up, 2 down 1.5 baths. Finished basement, detached dbl garage. Walk to schools, beach & park. Shop-ping close by. $304,900. Call 250-246-9370 after 6 PM.

REAL ESTATE

FOR SALE BY OWNER

FRENCH CREEK CHARMER 3 bdrm/2 ba on .23 acre. Many updates. Warm, welcoming & move in ready. $337,900. By appt. [email protected]. 250-752-4741.

LADYSMITH HARBOUR view 3bdrm w/basement workshop, on 6.5 treed acres, zoned R1. $453,000 obo. Call to view. (250)245-8950

HOUSES FOR SALE

MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

FOR Sale Excellent Condition. 2007 Single wide modular home, 14X70. Home must be moved. One bdrm/den or 2nd bdrm, two bathrms, living rm, kitchen, dinette, lndry rm, vaulted ceilings, 2 sky lits, hdwd fl rs. Pellet stove/elec ht. Covered dk & skylits. Ph-250-246-8689

OTHER AREAS

LARGE Log House +84 acr, Sussex NB, $199,000. 506-653-1374 [email protected]

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APARTMENT/CONDO

CENTRAL DUNCAN: Lovely 2 bdrm suite in seniors orient-ed building, heat included. NS/NP, $825. Please call Art at 250-746-7241.

CENTRAL LOCATION, Bach, 1, 2 & 3 bdrms, balcony, F/S, heat & hot water(1 bld only), parking, pet considered, $550-$950/mo. Call 250-748-7764.

CHEMAINUS: $600/mo: 1 bdrm apt. with patio; NS/NP; Available July or August 1; 250-416-0616 or 250-246-0479

DUNCAN: 3226 Cow Lk Rd, 2bed, 1 bath condo, quiet bldg, 5 appl, close to town, schools, bus, hospital (10 min walk), NS/NP, refs, avail immed, $800 plus deposit. 250-748-4964

LAKE COWICHAN- Bright, clean 1 bdrm, updated, new bamboo fl rs, w/closet, near town, in-suite laundry, DW, balcony w/mntn view. NS/NP. Refs req’d. $650/mo + hydro. Avail now. 250. 882. 3149.

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FREE heat, hot water, parking. Low hydro.Walking distance to:

shopping, restaurants, Malaspina College,

pubs, Chances Casino.Quiet building with

video security.Adjacent to 27 acres of

parkland including playing fi elds, walking trails, swimming holes and fi shing. Small pets considered close to a

leash free park.

SHAUGHNESSY GARDENS

3251 Cowichan Lake Rd.Clean 1 & 2 bdrm units. Full size fridge, stove & dishwasher. Carpet & li-noleum, window cover-ings, fi replace. Quiet, well maintained bldg with elevator & sauna. Pet friendly. Close to schools & Hospitals.

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COTTAGES

LAKE COWICHAN- walk to town, clean 2 bdrm cottage. Quiet, rural area. F/S. $600 mo + utils. 250-749-4061.

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

2 BDRM, 4 appl, NS, NP, Close to Hwy 18, Avail now, $650 + utilities. Reference re-quired. 250-507-5577

DUNCAN: GROUND level 2 bdrm in 4-Plex near Hospital, recent reno’d, F/S, W/D, fenced yard, N/P, $900/mo incls utils, avail now. Call (250)732-0501. (Ref’s req’d).

RENTALS

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

DUNCAN, Walk to town, Quiet 3 bdrm upper, 1.5 baths, 5 appl’s. Fenced back yard. NS/NP. $1275 incl’s util. Avail now. 250-748-9059

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HOMES FOR RENT

2 BDRM house, $725, F/S, W/D, fenced lrg yard, storage shed, N/P, N/S Call (250) 748-6614 9:30 am - 4:00 pm, Tues-Fri.

3-BDRM, 2 BATH. $1150. Great location in Chemainus. Huge yard, pet friendly. July 15 or Aug. 1. See Craigslist for details. 1(604)786-1600 or [email protected]

AVAILABLE Wharncliffe Rd Clean & well maintained 3 bdrm, 1.5 bath, back patio, fi ve unit complex. FS/WD, fenced small garden. 1 yr lease $1200 + some util. Pet considered. Call 250-701-7217.

BRAND NEW Carriage house 1000 sq ft, new appls, wood & tile fl oors, deck. $975./mo. NP/NS. (250)210-2714.

COBBLE HILL, 2 Bdrm, wood/elec heat, F/S, W/D hookup, clean, quiet area. N/S, N/P. Avail now. $900/mo. Ref. (250) 743-0650

RENTALS

OFFICE/RETAIL

DOWNTOWN DUNCAN 2500 sq.ft. 6 separate offi ces, re-ception, conference area & kitchen, 2nd fl oor, AC, lots of windows. 604-820-8929.

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OFFICE/RETAIL

DUNCAN, offi ce/retail, down-town 950 sq.ft. ground fl oor, completely reno’d. Reception area, 3 offi ces. Avail now. 604-820-8929

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CARPENTRY

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CLEANING SERVICES

CHEMAINUS Town Laundry; coin laundromat, drop off ser-vice, repairs and alterations. 9870 Croft St., in Old Town Chemainus, (250)246-1444

DRYWALL

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HANDYPERSONS

HANDYMAN FOR HIRE Plumbing, Painting, Welding, HW Heating. 250-748-7727


HANDYPERSONS

ALL RUBBISH removal, small renovations, deck work, car-pentry, painting, plumbing, and eves trough cleaning. Seniors discount. Ian 250-743-6776.

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS

NO JOB too small. Multi unit to Home Renos. Free Est’s. Call Green Bird Development. (250)661-1911.

HOUSEHOLD SERVICES

* Gutters * Windows* Siding * Moss Removal

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Chemainus/Ladysmith 250-324-3343


IRRIGATION/SPRINKLER SYSTEMS

Inground sprinkler repairs, relocations, new installations

(250)701-8319

LANDSCAPING

PETTER’S YARD Care. 25 yrs exp. Total yard care, pressure washing. Call 250-748-9775.

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PAINTING

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PLUMBING

A SERVICE PLUMBER. Li-cence, Insured. Drains, HWT, Reno’s, Repairs. Senior Dis-counts. After Hour Service. Call Coval Plumbing, 250-709-5103.

STUCCO/SIDING

STUCCO - Including small jobs and refacing old stucco. Guaranteed. 250-715-5883.

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CARS

1994 Z28 Camaro Convertible, 6-spd standard, 139,000 km, LT1 V8 350 high performance, stored inside, covered. Asking $10,000 obo. 250-701-1910.

RENTALS

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SENIOR ASSISTED LIVING

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Licensed private long term care for seniors,

private room with bathroom available. 24hr care. Call Lori,

(250)746-9641.

SUITES, LOWER

1 BDRM furnished suite, phone, internet, W/D, utilities included. Avail. July 1st. $750/m. (250) 709-1967

2 BDRM bsmt suite. F/S, blinds, W/D hookup. N/P. $750 250-748-4383; 709-8880

CHEMAINUS: BACHELOR, kitchenette, W/D. Private bath-room & entrance. Walk to town. $600 utils incld. Avail now. Call (250)246-1546.

CHEMANIUS: 1 bdrm, lower level, new kitchen cabinets & carpeting, private entrance & patio in quiet setting, ocean view N/P, N/S util. incl. $725 (250) 416-0062

CHERRY POINT- Executive 2-bdrm, newly reno’d: all new appliances, in-suite laundry, H/W fl oors, granite bath, cus-tom closets. Parking, private entrance. Avail. now. NS/NP. Long or short rental, referenc-es. $1100 incl. heat/hydro, ba-sic cable. 250-748-8824.

COBBLE HILL, 2 bdrm, main fl oor, level entry, heat & elec. incl. Newer carpet & paint. No dogs, Ref’s & DD required. $750 mo. Call 250-743-4154

COWICHAN BAY: New 1-bdrm furnished suite. Great views, private & quiet, covered patio. $700/mo includes hydro, wifi , satellite TV & fl at screen TV. Deposit & Ref’s required. (250)748-2938.

DUNCAN: LARGE 2 bdrm basement suite, F/S. N/S, N/P. July 1. Ref’s. $850 incl’s cable, heat & hydro. 250-746-0904.

DUNCAN: 1 bdrm, separate entr, shared laundry. Close to bus route. Utils incld’d. $700.+ damage dep. N/S, non-partier, Ref’s req’d. Avail. July 1st. Call (250)748-4470.

DUNCAN: 2 bdrm, priv entry, grnd level, small yard, close to amenities. Laundry available. $700+ utils. NS/NP, no parties. Call 250-701-3213.

DUNCAN: 3 bdrm, 2 bath lower suite, available Aug 1st. Bright open fl oor plan. 5 appli-ances. Hospital area, on bus route. $1050/m, plus $100/ hy-dro & 1/2 Nat. Gas. N/S, small pet considered. 250-701-7731 Ref’s required.

DUNCAN, 6128 Pinnacle Rd. 2 bdrm, $1025 or 1 bdrm, $725. incls; W/D, F/S all util’s. NS, NP. Avail. immediately. Ref’s req. (250) 748-7119.

DUNCAN: NEWLY reno’d 2 bdrm 1000sqft grnd fl r patio suite, sep. ent, 5 appl, quiet area near hospital. Avail now. $850. Call 360-945-1288, 778-848-8140.

LAKE COWICHAN- spacious 3 bdrm level entry suite, priv entrance. Inclds W/D, F/S. NP/NS. $800/mo heat incld. July 1. Call 250-923-6170.

SHAWNIGAN- 2 bdrms above grnd, 1150sqft, parking, W/D, NS/NP. $950 utils incld. July 1. Call 250-715-6951.

SHAWNIGAN LARGE 2 bdrm Nicely painted, quality lami-nate & tile fl ooring throughout. Laundry. D/W, built-in vac. Large covered patio to watch the deer from. Lots of storage. $1200. NS/NP. 250-743-3524

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DUNCAN- as new 1 bdrm, pri-vate ent, on acreage Stamps Rd. F/S, W/D, heat, hydro, A/C incl. Suit one single ma-ture person. N/S, no parties. Cat ok. $700. 250-746-5228 or 250-709-2466.

DUNCAN: Available August 1st. Two bdrm carriage house, like new. Large deck, heat pump (AC) $900 + Nat. Gas, Hydro is included in rent. Blocks away from CDH, on bus route. N/S, pet con-sidered. References re-quired. (250) 701-7731

LAKE COWICHAN: Upper suite, avail. Aug 1, 3 bdrms, 1 1/2 bath, F/S, W/D, fp, lrg deck & backyard. Walking dis-tance to town centre. Dead end street close to river. Very large, approx. 1300 sq ft. Ref. req, pet considered. N/S, no partiers. $850/m + $100 hydro. (250) 701-7731

TOWNHOUSES

CRYSTAL CREEK Town-home. Avail July 15, 3 bdrm, 2 bath, W/D, F/S, D/W, $950/m + util’s. Meicor Realty. 250-709-2646

LK COW. 2-bdrm townhouse. $600/mo. NS/NP. Avail imme-diately. (250)886-2720.

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CARS

2009 AVEO LT 5 door, 4 spd auto, as new. 47,000 km. Bal-jet sold & serviced. Olympic edition. 15” wheels, new. 6 spkr sound, sat radio, sunroof, power tilt steering, Best offer on $8900. 250-746-7932

RECREATIONAL VEHICLESFOR SALE

1980 QUALITY 22’ Motor Home only 75,284 km. Fully equipped for travel or as a per-manent home in a RV site for only $400 monthly for all ser-vices. See on Day Rd. north end Duncan. $5000 (250) 732-4585

1990 JAYCO Truck Camper for small truck. 7 ft long, pop up top. New fridge, stove, pro-pane tank & battery. $1000 call: (250) 748-5804

1998 23’ Wanderer Lite 5th wheel. Sleeps 6, N/S, double sinks, tub, shower, microwave, awning. Lots of storage excel-lent Cond. $6500 250-748-1304

2002 28’ CAVALIER Motor home, sleeps 8, Ford Chassis V10 engine & 5.5 kw genera-tor. 45,000 miles. Private queen master bed, 2 pc. bath & sep. shower. Microwave & TV/DVD combo. Excellent condition! Mechanically sound! $28,000. OBO 250-245-5519

2002 CHEV S10 Quad Cab- FWD, canopy, V-6. $8000 obo. Ph: 250-749-6258.

2006 Jazz by Thor 25’10” De-luxe travel trailer with front and rear slideout, walk around queen bed, A/C, fully loaded. Very little use. Stored under cover & never off the pave-ment. $19,000. Duncan. (250)746-5455

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TRANSPORTATION

VTRUCKS & ANS

1985 Nissan Pickup, Stan-dard, Blue. $800. Call (250) 748-1940

1999 CHEV Silverado 4x4 Z71, 5.3L, ext cab, loaded. One owner, no accidents. $6,900obo. (250)716-1061

2010 CHEVY SILVERADO 4x4, quad cab, auto, tow hitch, running boards. 52,000 km, lady driven. $23,000. OBO Call (250)732-5928.

UTILITY TRAILERS

CAR TRAILER16ft. car trailer, brand new $3000. Located in Duncan (250)743-0650.

MARINE

BOATS

1981 27’ CATALINA Sailboat in good condition. Mooring available. Asking $9,500. Specs & Pictures available upon request. (250)753-8867

1989 Sun Runner. 21Ft. with cuddy. In board Volvo-Penta Engine. Boat Trailer. Includes: As new 9hp Yamaha Kicker motor, 2 scotty electric down riggers, Lowrance GPS. VHF radio. Ready for fi shing! $10,500 O.B.O (250)743-3503

19’ FIBERFORM I/O board, on trailer, Asking $250. 250-929-3480

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courtesy Heather GoodmanMembers of the national men’s field hockey team were in town June 22 to run a special clinic for junior players at the Cowichan Sportsplex. It was a great opportunity for the juniors to learn from the nation’s best players in a fun environment, with an emphasis on skill development.

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Warm and dry weather arrived just in time for the South Cowichan Lawn Tennis Club’s Grass Court Classic

that concluded on Canada Day.With the way the rain was coming

down on the days leading up to the event, organizers were casting a wary eye toward the skies and the forecast. Any moisture at all leaves the grass courts unsafe for play.

Luckily, it worked out.“Long range, it looked good,’’ said

tournament director Lynne Cowan. “We prayed to the sun gods a lot.

“Tennis B.C. told us about a really great website they swear by.’’

Wunderground.com brought the encouraging words tournament officials were seeking and, sure enough, skies cleared and the grass dried for the begin-ning of play and conditions were ideal throughout the weekend.

A total of 108 players took part in the event, including some newcomers.

“We’ve got some new Americans,’’ said Cowan. “It’s always nice.

“We know we get the Americans in July for the week-long tournament.’’

The courts were in tip-top shape for the event. And a new liner made the courts more defined.

“The new liner it’s fabulous,’’ said Cow-an. “It’s really professional looking.’’

Many of the top seeds did well in the various events. Following are the results of category finals:

Men’s 35 Singles — Geoff Bourne over James Pretorius 4-6, 6-1, 6-3.

Men’s 35 Doubles —David Fairbo-tham and Tim Hopper over Dan Cardi-nall and Ranjan Mcarthur 6-3, 6-2.

Men’s 45 Singles — Tim Hopper over Shawn Lusignan 6-1, 6-4.

Women’s 45 Singles — Karen Clarke over Jill Dann 7-6, 6-3.

Women’s 45 Doubles — Kim Rogers and Margaret Shepp over Holly Calvin and Debbie Harrit 6-7, 6-4, 7-5.

Mixed 45 Doubles — Dan Cardinall and Karen Clarke over Steve Perks and Amanda Heffelfinger 6-4, 7-5.

Men’s 55 Singles — Ranjan Mcarthur over Al Folster 6-4, 7-5.

Men’s 55 Doubles — Allan Lawry and Paul Shellard over Bill Majercsik and Alan Osborne 7-5, 6-4.

Women’s 55 Doubles — Sheila Anning and Glenys Wall over Mary Martin and Liese Ritchie 6-4, 6-1.

Mixed 55 Doubles — Roger Skillings and Barbara Skillings over Al Folster and Donna Folster 7-6, 5-7, 6-3.

Men’s 60 Singles — Ken Babcock over William Bradley 6-0, 6-0.

Women’s 60 Singles — Jean Martin over Paddy Mann 6-4, 6-2.

Women’s 60 Doubles — Jean Martin and Glenys Wall over Sheila Anning and Lynne Cowan 7-6, 4-6, 6-3.

Men’s 65 Singles — Conrad Bielicki over Charles Ayers 6-7, 6-4, 6-2.

Women’s 65 Singles — Jandi Fraser won in a round robin.

Men’s 65 Doubles — John Calveley and John Fraser over Allan Gale and Gordon Verge 6-2, 6-4.

Mixed 65 Doubles — John Calveley and Jandi Fraser over Don Axtell and Glayne Axtell 6-3, 6-1.

Men’s 70 Singles — Don Axtell over John Fraser 6-2, 7-6.


The build-up to the zone championships in Duncan at the end of the month has started for the Co-wichan Valley Mustangs

Bantam AA baseball team.It’s been a bit of a slow start, but

manager John West isn’t too con-cerned. The switchover to summer ball for the team has yet to bring out the full lineup for a variety of reasons.

“They’ll do fine,’’ said West.Two key players were unavailable

for duty in exhibition games that coincided with the final day of the Duncan Junior Baseball Association’s regular season and the Mustangs lost both by nine runs to Tsawwassen.

“Those two games, our two top players are out right now injured,’’ said West.

“They’ll be back playing in a week and that’ll help us.’’

The Mustangs went on to drop a pair of exhibitions against Victoria on back-to-back nights.

The Mustangs went with the bare minimum of nine players in a couple of the games.

About half the team is made up of Duncan players, with a couple from Lake Cowichan and Chemainus and one each from Salt Spring Island and Ladysmith. The zone playdowns in Duncan will be July 27 and 28.

Don BodgerEmotions in motion are captured during South Cowichan Lawn Tennis Club Grass Court Classic action. Above, Al Folster of Campbell River eyes where his return is headed. Below left, Karen Clarke reaches high on a serve. Below right, Art Hobbs chases down the ball on the backhand during a semifinal men’s 55 singles match against Folster.

Don BodgerSpecial delivery is made to home plate by pitcher Kale Eddy during Cowichan Valley Mustangs’ Bantam AA baseball exhibition against Tsawwassen.

Grass Court Classic: Many No. 1 seeds emerge victorious

Summer ball: Bantam AA squad starts exhibitions slowly, but hopes to gain momentum before the zone playoffs

Sizzling tennis players match the hot weather

Mustangs bide their time Youth Athleteof the Week

Tiara WalkerTiara Walker doesn’t miss a Vimy Western Riding Club show for anything. “I missed one because we were in Vancouver,’’ she said. “Other than that, I’ve been faithful.’’ That’s saying something, going back to the time she started in the club at age 12. Walker turns 18 on Saturday. Not even graduation activities from Cedar Community Secondary School on the same weekend could keep her from being at Gibbins Road for the club’s latest show Sunday. Walker’s had other horses but has teamed up with Paid With Cash since purchasing him going on three years. “You really need to have a connection with the horse because, if you don’t bond with them, then it’s kind of difficult for you guys to be on the same level,’’ she said. Games events at the Vimy shows can be a bit of an adventure for Walker. “I have to be careful because my horse isn’t the best and gets excited,’’ she said. “I’ve had a good fall off here a little while back so I’m definitely more cautious.’’ Riding remains in Walker’s long-term plans. “But I probably will have to take a break at some point,’’ she said. “I definitely want to do it for as long as I can now and when I’m older.’’

view video at www.cowichannewsleader.comDon Bodger



The heat was hot and so were the golfers in the Dis-covery Honda Cowichan Open at Cowichan Golf and Country Club.

Several players scored rounds in the 60s during the two-day event, includ-ing the overall winner, professional Cory Renfrew of Cordova Bay. He broke the course record of 62 dating back to 1991 by James Harper of Nanaimo with a sizzling 61 Saturday that included 10 birdies and just one bogey.

Combined with a 70 Sunday, that was enough to give Renfrew the title, although he received a push from fellow pro Paul Davenport, who shot 70 Saturday but exploded for a 63 Sunday to make things interesting with a two-day total of 133.

Third-place pro and overall finisher Gordie Scutt of Olympic View got into the hot-shooting act with a 134 that included rounds of 65 and 69.

“I think because of the moisture we had prior to (the weekend), the greens were receptive to shots,’’ said Cowichan pro Norm Jackson.

Unbelievable rounds of golf were even played by some of the younger players in the tournament. Brayden Eriksen shot a 68 the first day and placed high in the amateur stand-ings with a 143 overall while Tristan Mandur and Derek Reid both fired

68s the second day.Brent Wilson topped the amateurs

with a 138 followed by Brian Toth and low Cowichan player Chris Westlake at 140.

Randy Hallet recorded a hole-in-one Saturday on the eighth hole, good for a $50 K.P.

A seniors’ category was added for the first time, won by Sandy Harper of Nanaimo with a 146.

“Normally, we have a Cowichan Seniors Open,’’ said Jackson. “Be-cause there was a conflict of dates we couldn’t have it.’’

A full field of 172 — 150 amateurs and 22 pros — enjoyed the ideal conditions.


Cowichan Valley players figured prominently with the championship team and the runners-up in the senior national women’s

field hockey championships at Bramp-ton, Ont.

Sarah Keglowitsch played for the victorious Canada Under 21 side and Duncan’s Caitlin Evans and Crystal Poland starred for the B.C. team that placed second after a shootout between the two teams in the final.

Keglowitsch, playing forward for the Canadian U21s, was on fire in the tour-nament, scoring six goals, including a hat trick in a 10-0 drubbing of Alberta.

“I don’t normally score many goals,’’ said Keglowitsch.

The final was tied 1-1 after regulation and Canada U21 prevailed 3-2 in the shootout.

“Both the teams in the final were re-ally close,’’ said Keglowitsch. “I’m not surprised it went to shootouts.’’

Keglowitsch did not take one of the shootout attempts for her team.

The only blemish on Canada U21s’ record in the tournament was a 2-2 tie against Ontario U23.

“I actually had an opportunity to win the game against U23 Ontario,’’ said Keglowitsch. “At the very end, I could have put it in and hit the post.’’

Keglowitsch is hoping to catch on with the UBC women’s university team again this fall.

Poland scored four goals for the B.C. team and Evans had a great tourna-ment.

Team B.C. also had a close game in the round robin with Canada U21, losing 2-1. The team won the rest of its games, including a 3-1 decision over Ontario U23 to reach the final, and routed Guyana 14-0 and Alberta 8-0.

“It was nice to play Alberta and Guyana in our first two games,’’ said Evans. “We got to get a feel for the turf and each other.’’

The final, she added, “was back-and-forth the whole game,’’ in hot and humid conditions.

Andrew LeongVersatility is the name of the game for Kevin James of Cowichan, as he tees off on the first hole at the Discovery Honda Cowichan Open Sunday. James is better known for his long senior soccer career with Vantreights and Cowichan, but can also swing a mean golf club. Far right, Rob Side of Duncan Meadows blasts a shot out of the bunker near the sixth green.

submittedCanada Day came early, right, for the valley’s Sarah Keglowitsch (left) and Canada U21 teammate Holly Stewart of North Vancouver with gold medal presentation during the Canadian senior national field hockey tournament. Above, Keglowitsch speeds away.

Cowichan Open: Hot scores recorded during a hot weekend

O Canada: Keglowitsch on the winning side over B.C. squad

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Fair play a big part of thunder’s winning formulaGot a sports story?email [email protected] 250-856-0045 The Cowichan Thunder Midget C2 lacrosse

team combined great sportsmanship with ability in the Matt Underwood tournament at the Panorama Recreation Centre.

The team, coached by Eric Johnson and Tyler Veuger, won the silver medal in the Midget C division but also took home the Fair Play Award for the fewest penalty minutes.

Wyatt Gibb was named tournament MVP for the division for having the most points and fewest penalties. MVPs for preliminary games were: Theron Keel, Clayton Vickers and Liam Kennedy.

“The team showed a lot of heart and should be extremely proud of themselves,’’ noted coach Johnson.

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cancer patient care, research and equipment. Now imagine the commitment of thousands of members hosting socials and teas, bazaars, raffl es and other fund-raisers, as well as giving freely of

their time to meet their charitable goals.

According to Ruth Foster, Director of Cancer Activities for the O.E.S., “There are four categories of annual giving: educational bursaries, equipment, supplies and Cancer Dressings.”

Last year, $8,362.29 was collected from the sale of cancelled stamps and postcards throughout British Columbia and Yukon to be distributed for Cancer Research or Cancer Dressings, wherever it is needed. (We must thank our friends in the community for keeping us well supplied with stamps.)

Sunset Chapter #44, Duncan has one of our 39 Cancer Dressing Stations, located downstairs in the Mercury Theatre on Brae Road, Duncan.

Last year, throughout our jurisdiction, 170 dedicated members volunteered 8120 hours producing 69,708 cancer dressings at a cost of $9,599.91. (We’ve used up inventory on hand, which once again reduced expenses. There is a need for dressings in Northern BC, so these numbers will likely increase next year.)

Presently, sterilization is only being done by certain Hospitals and Clinics by trained and qualifi ed staff in Vancouver, Victoria, Kelowna and Prince George. The present method of distribution is - the hospital staff will give the patient a supply of cancer dressings to take home. Local cancer patients requiring dressings are asked to contact the Canadian Cancer Society Offi ce at 250-746-4134.

Cancer is a dreadful disease without the added burden of the expense of dressings often required. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO CHARGE TO THE PATIENT. All that is required is a doctor’s referral.

By supporting our Stamp Project, attending bazaars and teas, the Cabaret Night or buying tickets on our annual Cancer Draw, you enable us to continue our efforts in the fi ght against cancer. We’ve had a Polar Swim each February since 2005, fi rst at Transfer Beach in Ladysmith and starting this year, at Departure Bay in Nanaimo. Thanks to pledges/donations, the members willing to brave the chilly water, have raised over $50,000.00 for Cancer Projects.

Please drop off your used stamps at the Cowichan News Leader/Pictorial Offi ce between 8:30 am and 5:00 pm, Mon. to Fri., #2-5380 Trans Canada Hwy., the United Steelworkers Offi ce, 351 Brae Road, or the local Cancer Offi ce, #100-394 Duncan Street. NB: Our Stamps Dealers dictate how the stamps are to be trimmed, so we are asking our friends in the community NOT to TRIM stamps off envelopes. Just leave the stamps intact and we’ll do the rest. We don’t want any stamps to be spoiled. Thanks.

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Cowichan Valley Bantam B Thunder has started its playoff run and hopes it will lead to provincial lacrosse success later this month in Delta.

The Thunder would love to duplicate or better its feat from a few weeks ago at the annual Nanaimo Bantam Tournament.

It started off with an 8-5 win over the host Na-naimo Timbermen on goals by Caleb Nordstrom, Will Wright, Rhys Mazurenko, Michael Shepherd, Brayden Grantham, Parker Teufel and Gavin Spen-cer. Wright also had two assists.

The next game brought an 11-2 win over Oceanside, as Thunder goalie Zander Cozine was solid in just allowing two goals.

A hat trick by Wright led the way followed by two goals each for Nordstrom and Teufel, and singles by Spencer, Shepherd, Jarvis Rush and Grantham.

Another brilliant performance by Cozine in game three carried the Thunder to a 9-3 win over Juan de Fuca. Four goals by Grantham set the pace, with a pair from Teufel and singles by Seth Negaard, Mazur-enko and Nordstrom.

The final game against Comox Valley Wild ended in a 13-8 loss that secured the silver medal.

Spencer and Grantham each scored twice for the Thunder. Negaard, Clayton Raphael, Mazurenko and Brady Williams added singles.

Carlow Rush was recently called up from Peewee B to play with older brother Jarvis. They took turns set-ting each other up in a 12-6 win over Oceanside.


Duncan Renegades are the champions of Greater Victoria Midget AA baseball. And they won it in convincing fashion.

Renegades started on their way by topping the round robin and then laid a 15-2 beating on Layritz in the semifinals on the mercy rule.

The final game was against the Carnarvon Giants and the mercy rule went into effect again, with the Renegades winning 10-0 in five innings.

Jordy Frost came within one batter of pitching a perfect game. The only hit against him by Glen Harrison came in the second inning.

Frost struck out eight and did not issue a walk. He actually faced the minimum 15 batters for the five-inning game, picking off Harrison from first base on a lead-off.

Catcher Alex Boos did a great job calling the pitches for Frost.

The defence scooped up everything else,

with Aaron Frost making three outs, Cam-eron Frame two and pitcher Frost another one besides his strikeouts.

The Renegades were held scoreless in the first inning, but got it going in the second when Reiya Tomida reached first base on an error and came home on a single by Jake Heerwagen. Keygan Hankins walked and came home on a failed pickoff attempt.

In the third inning, Sam Cross and Carlito Livingstone walked, Cameron Frame hit a triple to bring them both home and, with two out, more production came after Adam Sakuma’s walk and a single by Aaron Frost.

The fourth inning opened with a walk to Blair Robertson, Heerwagen reached base on an error and then Justis Doucet and Ben Slang hit back-to-back singles.

The Renegades were retired in order in the fifth inning. But they already had their 10 runs and when Frost also sent Carnarvon down in order, the game was over.

courtesy Christian J. StewartChampion Duncan Renegades, back row from left, include: Brian Doucet (coach), Mark Frame (coach), Jake Heer-wagen, Adam Sakuma, Justis Doucet, Ben Slang, Aaron Frost, Alex Boos, Jordy Frost, Cameron Frame, Sam Cross, Jim Frost (head coach). Front: Carlito Livingstone, Andre LeBlanc, Blair Robertson, Reiya Tomida, Keygan Hankins. Below, Jordy Frost is in the zone.

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