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The water situation in the Cowichan region is grave, said Rob Hutchins, Cowichan Water-shed Board co-chair.

The combination of a dry spring and low snow pack has resulted in Cowichan Lake

being almost 40 centimetres lower than it normally is at this time of year.

Locals were put on stage two water restrictions earlier this month and the area’s largest water user, Catalyst Paper, reduced the Cowichan River’s ow from the seven cubic metres per second permitted in its license to ve in an effort to make the water stored behind the weir last until the fall rains.

“Reducing the ow from seven to ve buys us 30 extra days (of water) in the lake,” Catalyst’s GM Rob Belanger said, while adding the reduction won’t impact mill operations.

Rodger Hunter, co-ordinator for the CWB said the good news is that all the partners who can do anything about the situation are working together.

“So many people know and care about this water-shed...and they should,” Hunter said.

Catalyst hosts weekly calls with representatives from the Cowichan Tribes, the Cowichan Valley Regional District, the CWB and various stewardship groups to monitor the situation, he added.

The situation is worse than in 2003, Hunter said, in that it wasn’t until late August, not mid-July, when Catalyst reduced the river’s ow to ve.

“We’re well in advance of previous years,” he said.The Cowichan Watershed Board was established in

2010 to implement the Cowichan Basin Water Man-agement Plan for the Cowichan watershed.

Actions that have been taken to date:• Catalyst asked its 600 employees for suggestions on

conserving water;• Fisheries and Oceans Canada is prepared, with

Cowichan Tribes, to truck chinook salmon to spawning grounds if needed;

• Island Health is increasing water quality monitoring• Stewardship groups have moved stranded juvenile

sh from side channels and pools to the main part of the river and increased public education initiatives;

• The province co-ordinated a provincial government drought planning session earlier this month.

Despite the proactive measures, Hunter said a num-ber of concerns continue. They include:

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River slowed to conserve water

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Eviction notice: Boats moored offshore given seven days to leaveDon BodgerNews Leader Pictorial

Owners of anchored or moored boats in Bird’s Eye Cove received notice Wednes-day from the Municipality of North Cowichan they need to remove them within seven days or face a $500 ne.

“Be advised that effective immediately, you are hereby ordered to relocate your vessel clear of the Private Residence Water Lot Zone (W1) as it is in direct contravention of Section 64.1 of District Zoning Bylaw 2950,’’ reads the notice from Scott Mack, director of development services for North Cowichan.

“The W1 zone is reprinted on the reverse side of this letter in addition to a map illustrating the extent of Municipal jurisdiction which extends 1,000 feet out from the high water mark and covers Bird’s Eye Cove. Moorage at anchor or by mooring buoy is not a permitted use.

“Moorage at anchor or by mooring buoy for any period of time is prohibited. Failure to comply with this order by 9 a.m., July 16, 2014 will result in the issuance of a $500 ne payable to the district.’’

North Cowichan council was expected to discuss the sudden move to declare all moored boats in Bird’s Eye Cove illegal in a meeting occurring at press time yesterday.

Floathome owners Don and Bridget Bruneski are among those affected and expressed concern there has been no previous information from North Cowichan, publicity or posting of notices.

“We’ve had our boat here for pretty close to 22 years on a mooring,’’ said Bridget. “We’ve never had any noti cation from North Cowichan with anything to do with it.

“To be given a notice to be gone in seven days is bizarre. It’s sort of a sledgehammer approach.’’

The Maple Bay Community Association recently ex-pressed its concern about derelicts, sewage hook-ups for live-aboards and noise bylaws as three areas that needed to be enforced.

North Cowichan staff was directed to review the situation.

“Staff reviewed our zoning regulations for W1 that regulates the shoreline within 1,000 feet in Maple Bay,’’ said North Cowichan Mayor Jon Lefebure.

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Cowichan Valley residents have been voting with their feet for years to show their support for the Cowichan Sportsplex as the area’s multi-use recreational

facility.Now they’ll get the chance to vote for the

facility, which started as a grass in eld in 1997, in a referendum.

Wednesday night, Cowichan Valley Regional District directors approved separate Novem-ber votes in each of the nine rural areas on the question of whether the sportsplex should receive dedicated annual funding.

Catherine Brandon, the sportsplex’s execu-tive director, said her society has been trying for the past four years to get its funding added as a line item on the CVRD budget, instead of having to go cap-in-hand every year looking for grants-in-aid.

“We’re excited about it going to referendum, and optimistic too, but we recognize there’s a risk,” she said. “We need people, if they believe in the sportsplex, to get out and vote, we hope they don’t get complacent.”

Last year, the complex recorded 200,000 visits.

The facility’s funding, “just shy,” of $400,000 comes from a mix of revenue, donations and local government contributions. This year, the CVRD contributed more than one-third of

that: $145,111, down from last year’s $146,500.Another third of the budget, about $130,000,

comes from sportsplex fundraising, through events, advertising, rentals and proceeds from concessions.

“Fundraising is a ckle thing, the longer you’re around, the less excitement there is about the project, that makes it harder to fundraise,” Brandon said. “But we still have the community’s support.”

The remainder comes from the Municipality of North Cowichan, the City of Duncan and School District No. 79. Brandon said none of that funding is a line item in any organization’s budget. The society has to approach them every year.

“I can see why they started that way (dis-persing grants), people were tentative about us, they thought, we’ll see how they do,” the executive director said. “But we’ve been here

for a long time now and doing a fabulous job.”The facility, she said, brings millions into the

region, through events like 2005’s B.C. Seniors’ Games and 2008’s North American Indig-enous Games. The B.C. Summer Games are coming in 2018.

“One important thing we want people to think about, we know that money is tight; people don’t want to pay more taxes,” Bran-don said. “The thing is, we’ve been receiving the money for a number of years, so it’s not a tax increase, it’s moving from a grant in aid to a xed line item. They’ve been supporting us for years, we just want to make funding more stable.”

At press time, the exact amount being pro-posed for each taxpayer to pay wasn’t available. However, CVRD documents prepared for the CVRD’s June 25 regional committee meeting state that if approved, the society’s $152,000 in funding for 2015 would cost taxpayers with an assessed home value of $321,210, $3.31.

“That’s less than the cost of a specialty coffee a year,” Brandon said.

What would it mean if the society got its funding?

Brandon said they would be able to pay their ve full-time and one part-time staff a living wage. It would also make it easier to see that the annual maintenance is done on the facility, to maintain its value as an asset.

The sportsplex, she said, is about much more than sports. It’s about health, camaraderie, and a place for seniors and families.

“Our tagline is, ‘we are the heart of a healthy community,’” she said.

Andrew LeongFitness instructor Janessa Tomich leads her charges in a Guinness World Book record-breaking fi tness workout at the Cowichan Sportsplex in the spring of 2012.

Lindsay ChungNews Leader Pictorial

The group that helps people die and grieve with dignity is poised to become a publicly funded operation.

Cowichan Valley Hospice is thanking the Cowichan Valley Regional District for a

decision to recommend a regional service function be created to contribute to hospice care in the commu-nity.

The decision — which will allow a maximum tax requisition of $62,500 — has been rati ed by all four area municipalities. Residents who are opposed to the move have an opportunity to send it to referendum through the alternate approval process.

Cowichan Valley Hospice president Mary Ann Deacon and executive director Gretchen Hartley were grateful for the move, instead of having to apply yearly for grants-in-aid.

Hospice offers services including one-to-one and group emotional support for people diagnosed with an advancing illness and their families, and others grieving the death of a loved one. It also offers advance health care planning education and information.

“In our community, we have among the highest proportions of aging people in B.C. who will need hospice services, and conversely, in coming years, the region will have a declining proportion of potential caregivers from within the working-age population,” stated Deacon and Hartley in a joint statement.

“Cowichan Valley Hospice is working with our community to develop the care that is needed now and into the future. Ongoing funding from the CVRD will provide a solid anchor for hospice services. It also sends a strong signal about our community’s commit-ment to the ongoing development of end-of-life and bereavement care.”

Hospice services are provided free of charge to more than 800 people a year because of community fund-raising, personal and corporate donations and annual grants from gaming and the Cowichan United Way, according to Deacon and Hartley.

Currently, Island Health provides a small amount of funding.

“The most signi cant contribution to hospice care is the work of our volunteers, which, when calculated at a rate of $16.50 per hour, was worth $201,041 in 2013,” stated Deacon and Hartley.

CVRD regional service funding must be approved by all municipal councils and Electoral Area directors and through a public approval process.

Hospice poised to get regular public fundingRatifi cation needed: Decision will allow a maximum tax requisition of $62,500


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phone 250-746-4471 What a decision to extend North Cowichan’s urban containment boundary to the new dike north of Beverly Street could mean was un-veiled after press time yesterday afternoon.

Council was expected to discuss a revised land use concept for the area between Beverly and the dike prepared by staff after it voted July 2 to amend the proposed University Village

Plan to refl ect an urban containment boundary that follows the dike between the Trans-Cana-da Highway and Lakes Road.

“The changes considered included moving the urban containment boundary from Beverly Street part, or all, of the way to the dike, plus defi ning the land uses that would be permitted (park, institutional, residential and commercial)

in the area,” Mayor Jon Lefebure said.The University Village Area is one of the three

urban core areas in North Cowichan where greater density and a higher level of service is planned. Members of the Somenos Marsh Society are concerned the decision means more whittling away of the marsh.

—John McKinley

How the referendum worksAt its meeting July 9, the Cowichan Valley Regional District’s board voted to hold nine separate referendums

on Nov. 15 — the same date as B.C.’s municipal elections — in each of the CVRD’s nine electoral areas.The area’s four municipalities — Duncan, Ladysmith, Lake Cowichan and North Cowichan would not be

included in the vote.According to Kathleen Harrison, the CVRD’s deputy corporate secretary, by rejecting a regional bylaw, in-

stead choosing to go with nine separate referendums, asking the same thing, there’s no authority to force the municipalities to hold a vote. The municipalities can decide whether they want to participate or not.

A staff recommendation to go to referendum as an entire region was rejected by many of the electoral area directors at a previous meeting.Results from the referendum would then go to the CVRD board, which would vote on each referendum result, deciding whether they wanted to accept them.

Each referendum is expected to cost between $8,000 and $10,000 per area.

Sportsplex funding will go to vote


John McKinleyArie Van Dyk says people would be amazed at how easily these intricate patterns came togeth-er in his hand-crafted canoe.

John McKinleyNews Leader Pictorial

It was a phrase heard time and again at the Cowichan Bay Mari-time Centre last weekend.

“That’s not a boat, it’s a mu-seum piece. It’s too beautiful to

put in the water.”It spilled off many tongues as visitors

paced the centre’s boardwalk only to pause and marvel at the Small Wooden Boat Festival’s “most newsworthy boat.”

Arie Van Dyk’s 16-foot canoe earned the honour for the way he molded intri-cate layers of red and yellow cedar and a splash of mahogany into something

guaranteed to catch the eye.“Everybody was quite pleased looking

at it,” the modest Cowichan Bay resident said.

Van Dyk was born in 1934 in Holland. He started his career as a woodworker as a teenager.

Boatbuilding is something he has gravitated to off and on over the years. He built his first canoe 29 years ago. His “most newsworthy” triumph is his second attempt.

He did his work in his garage, a cloistered 19- by 19-foot space on the hill above the marina. He started in January and was done in May, but says he could have finished faster except the lack of heat meant the glue dried at a tedious pace.

He crafted the canoe based on the de-signs of Ted Moores and Steve Killings. He said the most difficult part of the process was actually the fibreglas finish;

the detailed woodwork that had the crowd buzzing actually came together easily.

“It didn’t take that long. If I showed you, you’d be amazed at how simple it was.”

He has also built two kayaks, one of which was on display during the festi-val. He says the kayaks were actually harder to build because it has a deck.

Up next may be a 12-foot paddler that he hopes he can build as a group project at the maritime centre as a way of shar-ing his expertise with others.

And is his most recent work of art going to stay in a showroom?

Absolutely not. He said he will be taking it on its maiden voyage in the near future.

“I am looking for some sweetwater to launch it, maybe in the next week or so. I may even have a bottle of cham-pagne.”

Delicate touch not just for the showroomSmall Wooden Boat Festi-val: Arie Van Dyk’s intricate wooden canoe wows them in Cowichan Bay

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• Water quality, particularly in the area below the Joint Utility Board sewage lagoons;

• Damage to fish populations, including stranding, habitat loss, temperature stress and the fall loss of adult chinook salmon due to inadequate river flows and seal predation;

• The inability of the Cowichan Tribes to use fish for ceremonial, food and cultural reasons;

• Economic impacts to Catalyst, as well as to the area in reduced recreational opportunities and longer term impacts on commercial and sport fisheries.

Next steps could include:• Continued monitoring of water levels and water

quality;• Exploring other options, including placing pumps in

Lake Cowichan and pumping water over the weir and reducing the water’s flow from five to four and a half.

“I’m worried but also confident; there are lots of people here in the Cowichan Valley who care about the situation who are used to working together, to ensure the best possible outcome,” Hunter said. “We have the right people who will do their best.”

“The valuable thing about this drought is that it will promote water literacy,” he said. “With climate change, that’s an important body of knowledge.”

Officials worried but confident


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Former Beatle John Len-non urged us to give peace a chance.

Joan Gillatt, a former city councillor and Free-

man of Duncan wants to do more than that. She wants to erect a peace pole — with the requisite Cowichan flair — in downtown Duncan, so locals get a visual reminder about the importance of peace, as well as a place to experience it.

“Let’s start here by putting it front and centre in our community, where people can see it,” she said.

Asked why this project and why now, she said it seemed to her the area needed it.

“Peace is more important than war, peace begins with individu-als living peacefully within our community,” Gillatt said. “There was too much divisiveness between the First Nations people and the people who settled here, it’s (the relationship) getting better all the time.”

An example of that improving

relationship is the fact Cowichan’s peace pole is not really a pole, but two interlocking fiddle head ferns that stand 10 and 12 feet high. Gil-latt says the ferns are indigenous to the area and were part of the First Nations early-spring, subsistence food, that provided them with fresh greens.

“They were a sign of spring, new hope,” she said.

The project has been a labour of love for Gillatt, who first came up with the idea in 2011, after reading that more than 250,000 peace poles had been raised by individu-als around the world.

The idea started after the Second World War, when a Japanese man put a pole in his yard, that read, “may peace prevail on earth.”

“Communities across the world have taken this up,” she said.

After securing Duncan council’s

commitment to find a space to place the pole on city property — a location has yet to be found — the community elder approached the Cowichan Tribes.

“Ideally I’d like it to be in the heart of the town,” Gillatt said. “Someone suggested by the train tracks near Trunk Road.”

The pole, designed by Glenn Patterson, will be carved by a member of the Cowichan Tribes. Plans are for one of the ferns to have the saying, “may peace prevail on earth,” in English, the other in the Tribes’ native language Hul’qumi’num.

The garden will also have a traditional Cowichan welcoming figure, which will be carved with the participation of the communi-ty, similar to the Spirit Pole, which was carved for the North Ameri-can Indigenous Games in 2008.

For locals willing to give peace a chance, the Peace Pole Art Project Committee could use your help.

Those interested in entering a raffle — prizes include a garden design, a spa treatment or an eve-ning kayak trip for two — should purchase the tickets before July 12 at Portals Gallery in the Island Savings Centre, or Island Bagel on Station Street.

The society hopes to raise $20,000 and already has $1,200 in donations, another $750 from the raffle and a commitment from the City of Duncan for $5,000.

Online donations can be made through Social Planning Co-wichan at www.CanadaHelps.org and cheques mailed to SPC’s 135 Duncan Street, V9L 1R9 address.

For more information about the peace pole project, visit www.cowichanpeacepole.com or visit their page on Facebook.

Duncan pole-ing for peaceImproving relationships: Plans underway to erect a peace pole downtown

Cowichan’s signature security firm has been bought by a non-profit company dedicated to helping veterans.

The Canadian Corps of Com-missionaires has bought Duncan-based CoVal Security, in addi-tion to Victoria’s Royal Victoria Security.

The Commissionaires is a pri-vate, not-for-profit company regis-tered under the B.C. Societies Act, with a mandate to create employ-

ment for veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces, the Royal Cana-dian Mounted Police and other public safety organizations.

Commissionaires have served Victoria and Vancouver Island since 1937, and have about 1,000 employees serving communities from Victoria to Whitehorse.

“Our business decisions are guided by our commitment to our customers and to veterans,” said John Dewar, CEO of Commis-sionaires Victoria.

“We strive to provide our customers with the best security services, and we are dedicated to providing our employees with meaningful opportunities for continued service to their commu-nities. With these acquisitions, we are enhancing our ability to deliver on both obligations.”

Royal Victoria Security and CoVal Security customers will continues to be served by the Canadian Corps of Commissionaires.

— Victoria News

Commissionaires buy Cowichan’s CoVal Security

courtesy Joan GilattThe design for the proposed peace pole by artist Glenn Patterson.


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Andrew LeongRCMP investigates a crash involving a Cadillac and a Ford pick up truck on the southbound side of the Trans-Canada Highway near Kok-silah Road at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday.

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Rising temperatures also bring a rise in the number of thefts from vehicles.

North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP are reporting a busy period of thefts from vehicles just as the thermometer starts to climb. Po-lice are advising people to lock their car doors and not make valuables easily accessible to thieves.

“Never leave your wallet or other sources of identification lay-ing about for would-be thieves to take,’’ said Cpl. Krista Hobday in a statement. “If you have had your vehicle broken into, please notify the police. Where and when thefts from vehicles occur is an important source

of information when determining who may be responsible for the thefts,’’ added Hobday.

In less than a 24-hour period, reports were received that seven vehicles had been broken into in the same general area and it’s only going to get worse with the summer weather.

Witnesses have reported seeing a male and a female lurking in the vicinity of the soccer fields off Somenos Road where the thefts have occurred. The greatest number of thefts have been on Palahi Road.

Police suspect the work of two thieves has yielded a haul that includes everything from welding supplies to a dirt bike, but are not ruling out the involvement of others.

Meanwhile, a stolen prop isn’t something police are called upon to

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North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP is seeking public assistance in the theft of a polished prop worth about $10,000. A resident reported the theft June 7 after it disappeared from Scott Road at the Tansor Industrial Park.

The prop is huge, seven feet tall and seven feet wide, and is inscribed in brass with “Beach Drive Bed and Breakfast.’’ The investigating officer has recovered some portions of the prop but is seeking to locate the remainder of it.

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The case forThe next federal election is scheduled

for the next calendar year.Cowichan residents will be voting in a

new riding.And neither the governing party, nor

the offi cial opposition have got around to deciding who will be carrying their fl ag as this community’s representative in Ottawa.

The people deserve as much time as possible to get to know their choices.

Seeing both sides of: picking the frontrunnersSeeing both sides of: picking the frontrunnersThe case againstCowichan-Malahat-Langford is an

artifi cial creation that throws together some very distinct communities.

Political parties pick our candidate and those parties need some time to meld the different interests and personalities into something new before deciding which person best refl ects that new personality.

There is nothing wrong with taking some time to get things right.

Jean Crowder is in her last term as the local MP.

Paul FletcherNews Leader Pictorial

I don’t trust government. I have been part of a municipal council and should trust. But I don’t, and have not for a long time.

I am generally a pretty positive fellow, but government, particularly local government, continues to fray any opportu-nity for my trust to return.

Illustrating my growing distrust was last week’s North Cowichan council’s decision to move the Urban Containment Boundary from Beverly Street to the new dike.

After a year of public consultation and participation, the nal draft for the new plan for the so-called University Village Area clearly stated that the UCB should remain at Beverly Street.

The planning maps unveiled at last week’s council meeting paint an entirely different scenario with the appearance of alterna-tive 1 and 2 maps, which moves the UCB

to the dike, or to the back of a signi cantly enlarged area of development.

It is interesting to note North Cowichan, School District 79 and Fun Paci c own the lands between the dike and Beverly Street, but only North Cowichan and SD79 staff participated in the University Village Stake-holder Advisory Group. Fun Paci c was notably absent from the process.

Fun Paci c owns the only commercial property outside of the UCB and has, for years, unsuccessfully engineered ideas to make its land more pro table.

Its persistence nally paid off last year when the Agricultural Land Commission agreed to allow the removal of their lands from the Agricultural Land Reserve in trade for land on the anks of Mount Prevost, land that in earlier years, had been identi ed by the ALC as unsuitable for agriculture.

Now we learn from the new planning maps there is a possibility a portion of the disputed police station property might be slated for development once again, this time

as an annex to the neighbouring Fun Paci c property.

To add insult to injury, the land beside the dog park, purchased by North Cowichan for a farmland price, is likely to be ipped for development rather than left as agricultural as the University Village Plan recommended.

Strangely enough, the PowerPoint presen-tation by the Director of Planning, Scott Mack provided a very convincing argument against moving the UCB, and yet, his nal slide recommended moving the UCB to the dike.

Go gure.Contributing to the one-sidedness was Fun

Paci c’s representative speaking to council in support of the UCB move, while the Some-nos Marsh Wildlife Society’s letter against never made it onto the public record.

The Mayor pegged it when he said he would vote against the recommendation due to the anticipated perception council’s deci-sions were once again being development

driven.The initial discussion drew to a close when

the CAO, pushing his development agenda, instructed council that the entire area, with the UCB moved to the dike, was now in their hands to determine what the nal zoning would be for the area.

North Cowichan appears hell-bent for leather to get this all done before the summer ends thus ensuring the public resistance that the mayor is afraid of will be minimized by summer holiday absences.

The question to ask is why was there a public planning process at all when council is now set to rewrite the plan without further public input?

It just doesn’t seem right.Paul Fletcher is former Duncan city councillor who writes monthly in the News Leader Pictorial.

Muni’s development agenda trumps public inputCOWICHAN LEADERS

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Offi cials tossing good boats out with the bad?Without warning: Suddenly giving ‘healthy’ boats the heave-ho wrong, no matter the bylaw

Sometimes local government can be hard to gure out.

Much of the time it seems to move so slowly and ponderously as to look almost paralyzed.

Other times it makes a decision that seems so quick and arbitrary it’s enough to give you whiplash.

One couldn’t nd a better case in point for both sides of that equation than North Cowichan’s handling of the derelict boat

issue.The municipality has dealt with

complaints about derelict boats time and again over the years. It sat idly, pleading jurisdictional impotence while barge after barge predictably sank to the sea oor at the mouth of Chemainus Harbour.

Then, less than a month after a group of intrepid citizens points out it may have had the legal tools to deal

with these maritime nuisances once and for all, North Co-wichan dives in head rst without checking the waters, tossing the baby out with the bathwater in the process.

Some people may have problems with well-maintained, safely anchored ships in Maple Bay, but they would be in the minor-ity. The issue most people have is with those craft barely keep-ing above the waterline that could pose a hazard to navigation and to the environment.

Yet without prior warning or any evidence of public discus-sion North Cowichan has seemingly elected to target any and all craft moored within 1,000 feet of its shores.

North Cowichan says it is just enforcing a bylaw that has been on the books for a long time.

But why, and why now? What was the reason for not enforcing the bylaw before now,

and why does it exist at all?

We say:Decision seems rushed and poorly thought-out


Rock of the Woods joyful and peaceful

Dear editor When Glenora Farm (a residen-

tial community for people with special needs and their caregivers) hosted the Rock of the Woods festival in 2012, all residents and neighbours were very impressed with the amount of energy Dave Bain and his team put into meet-ing all our concerns and wishes about safety, volume and other is-sues. The crew did a wonderful job of setting up the festival, running it for three days without incident, and tidying up the grounds after-wards. Their dedication to making everybody involved feel good about the event deserves applause.

An essential part of ROTW’s al-lure is its setting out in the country. With an attendance of 500 people, it is not comparable to Sunfest (attendance in 2012: 13,000), and ROTW would lose a lot of its character and atmosphere in a set-ting like the Cowichan Exhibition grounds. We very much enjoyed these joyful, colourful and peaceful days in July 2012 and wish Dave Bain and his team all the best in establishing this festival in and for the Cowichan Valley!Markus HeinzGlenora Farm

Thank you Cowichan Green CommunityDear editor

Cowichan Green Community purchased a tired looking hotel building in the heart of Duncan just over a year ago. The Station is a now a building transformed,

with fresh paint, food forests, edible gardens, community-minded com-mercial tenants and secure housing units. The visual improvements to the building are outmatched only by the rejuvenated energy bursting from the space.

Our community is a better place thanks to the vision, courage and hard work by the CGC board and staff. Congratulations to all those who supported this project, includ-ing the City of Duncan.

If you haven’t seen The Station yet, check it out in downtown Dun-can. Be prepared to be impressed!Alison GarnettDuncan

Pesky facts clutter climate change messageDear editor

I’ve just read the letter to the editor by Cowichan Carbon Buster Peter Nix, where he com-plains about Patrick Hrushowy’s opinion piece, and then goes on to state he’s in Washington D.C. lobbying for a carbon tax and has just come from a speech by “Republican” Senator White-house. Sorry to bring up pesky

facts but if you’re talking about Sheldon Whitehouse, he’s a junior senator from Rhode Island and a member of the Democratic party.

I hope he had a good trip. Did he take his scooter or the bus that you put a propeller on?Mark WilliamsDuncan

Evidence shows planet is warming

Dear editor Patrick Hrushowy needs to stop

the trolling. These same tired lines have been used time and time again over the past 20 years by the fossil fuel lobby and people duped by them. Every tem-perature record one looks at has recently been broken. We’ve just had the hottest May on record, 13 of the 14 warmest years on record occurred in the 21st century and 2001-2010 was the hottest decade on record. Climate change is affecting the planet in disastrous ways everywhere one looks. The planet is warming and we are to blameMichael Halecomments submitted at cowichannewsleader.com

Corporate encroachment into education frighteningDear editor

In response to the letter and photos by Mel Burgess: Educa-tion has become big business, to our despair. It has been happen-ing for quite sometime, but the starkness of it is just starting to become evident to the public. We’re seeing a continued trend toward corporate with no relief in sight.

I imagine our only hope, at this point, is for the system to cave in on itself, somehow. For that to happen, there has to be some dissent. The teachers’ strike is something, but as usual, propaganda will lay all nega-tive results squarely in the lap of the striking teachers, the “disobedient.”

The ruling class will walk away un-scathed, as historical records have shown. This is a class war so stark I’m stunned people aren’t speaking of it more. Daniel FerreiraNorth Cowichan

Who is going to pay for this education vision?Dear editor

This letter is in response to the one from teacher Mel Burgess. I agree the Brentwood College structure is impressive; it would have cost many dollars, which is partly why the fees there are so high. To build one similar to this for the Adult Learning Centre would be ridiculous, as every district in the province would de-mand something similar for each of their schools.

Where does this money come from? Out of the pockets of the general population, in taxes. Many people do not earn teachers’ sala-ries, but are struggling on pensions or minimum wage jobs. Take off your rose-tinted glasses, and have a closer look at the real world. Another option teachers have is to apply for a teaching position at the private school, though they would probably earn a little less money and have fewer bene ts.Rosemary RatcliffChemainus

Teachers union a great help to the private schoolsDear editor

The BCTF is the best thing that has ever happened for private schools, driving up enrollment and attracting good, experienced professional teachers.Ken Abbottcomments submitted at cowichannewsleader.com

YOUR TURN “I’m for it, but only use the best technology available,

and maintain it to 100% standards.”François Gething, Sooke

What are your thoughts about Cowichan Tribes’ proposed trash incinerator?

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.

“That’s a defi nite ‘No’ for me. I support their right to do whatever they want on their land, but an incinera-tor’s the worst possible thing. I moved here because it’s so clean and beautiful; we shouldn’t give that up.”

Morgan Mason, Duncan

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We asked you:“Was changing the number of seats on the

Cowichan Valley school board from nine to seven a good idea?”

You answered: 94 per cent YES

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Andrew LeongGilles Dalton-Pereira, 4, fi nds the strawberry patch during the grand opening celebration of the Cowichan Green Community’s Urban Food Forest and the fi rst anniversary of The Station, on Saturday June 28.

If you’re not advertising with a , you’re not advertisingDwight School Canada in Shawnigan Lake would like to thank the Cowichan News Leader Pictorial for assisting us reach our audience and benefit from ads placed in your publication. Within a week of running our first ad in the Pictorial we began receiving inquiries from families who were unaware of Dwight as an option for their children. Furthermore, we

were consistently impressed by the professional manner and supportive nature in which Pictorial staff conducted themselves. The exposure through the Pictorial has been invaluable for letting parents and children know about the educational opportunities at Dwight, and we value the support we have received from local families. Thank you all!

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The saying, “Elvis has left the building,” was originally used by an-nouncers to get rabid Elvis fans who wanted

to get a closer look at those famous blue suede shoes to go home, so that the maintenance staff could clean up.

Did anyone think to look for the King in Mill Bay?

Well, they should have.The Mill Bay/Malahat Historical

Society, the Bamberton Historical Society and Mill Bay’s merchants and community groups have promised that Elvis, as well as other notables like Al Capone, Bill Gates and 70 more life-size, hand-crafted characters will be in Mill Bay from now until July 18.

And then they will surface again on Sundays at Bamberton from July 20 to Aug.17. It’s all part of the an-nual Good Old Daze event.

Maureen Alexander, president of the Mill Bay/Malahat Historical Society said she got the idea a few years ago after a visit to Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia.

She said until that small town started the Mahone Bay Scarecrow Festival, drivers never stopped on

the way to Lunenburg. Sixteen years later, Mahone Bay is on the map in a way it wouldn’t have been without the festival.

Alexander is hoping the same thing happens during the second annual Good Old Daze event in Mill Bay.

“The theme (for the figures) is any-thing that’s influenced the people in Cowichan,” she said. “Through this event, we’re trying to put a spotlight on history; we don’t seem to value things like we used to. This event is totally unique, the figures are just a hoot.”

The 75 hand-made characters are of famous people, inventions or eras. While there were no limitations on

the materials that can be used, pool noodles have been popular this year.

The public is encouraged to vote for their favourite figures which were made by local businesses, com-munity groups and individuals. The winning voters’ prizes are a cash donation to their charity of choice.

Your ticketWhat: The Good Old DazeWhen: Mill Bay Centre, July 7 to

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DUNCAN DAZEFriday, July 11th, Saturday, July 12th & Sunday, July 13th

This Free Family Event, put on by the Merchants of Downtown Duncan as a thank you to the community, is one of the most popular and fun events of the year and the 2014 version is even bigger and better as we expand to 3 fun filled days!

Duncan Daze now 3 days longWhat to know:

• Kids’ parade now Sunday at 11:00 (10:30 muster on Kenneth St.) • Fashion Show Friday night 5:30 – 6:30 • Beach Party Dance with “Tropical Mayhem” Friday 7-9 • Farmer’s Market (Saturday)• No bikes, skateboards, or longboards allowed on city streets

What to do:• Bring your own water bottle & fill up at the fountain at City Hall• Beat the heat at the Red-neck Water Park (Spinning Ninny – Duncan St.)

• Go on a downtown Scavenger Hunt (instructions at info booth - Station St.)• Decorate your bike for the Kid’s Parade (CycleTherapy – Duncan St.)• Stroll the Artists’ tent (Station St.)• Race remote control cars (Craig St.)

Once again we are providing free public parking at the Old Exhibition grounds, which can be accessed by University Way (courtesy of our School District 79), as well as a complimentary shuttle to & from downtown (courtesy of Peter Baljet GMC).

Friday, July 11thCome on down and enjoy the Fashion Show (5:30-6:30 Kenneth St.) as models fill the runway with fabulous outfits from various downtown merchants and then stick around for a fun all-ages Beach Party Dance (7-9 City Square). Popular local band Tropical Mayhem will be playing on the City Square stage so put on your favourite beachwear and be part of the fun! You may even win a prize for your dance moves or hula skirt! Of course rides, activities, and sidewalk sales will be in full swing too!

Saturday – July 12thSaturday morning begins with Duncan’s Rotary Club once again

providing a pancake breakfast outside City Hall followed by the Grand Parade. The Farmer’s Market will be set up in their usual location and all the participating Downtown businesses will be filling the sidewalks with fabulous sales and products. There will be food, activities and guaranteed fun with all the rides and inflatables that will line the streets as well.

Sunday – July 13th The Kids’ Parade has moved to Sunday. Muster at 186 Kenneth Street (Coleman Clinic) at 10:30, parade begins at 11:00 and, as always, there will be Firefighters, prizes and ice cream!After the parade, kids will have lots to do at both the DCFS’ “Children’s Day” at Charles Hoey Park and Downtown Duncan where we keep the streets closed for the first time on Sunday with entertainment, food, and rides!

And the Duncan-Cowichan Summer Festival is once again bringing us their 39 Days of Summer - June 27th to August 4th - “A Rather Fun Place To Be” in Downtown Charles Hoey Park and City Square. Pick up their brochure distributed by Downtown Merchants or check out their website athttp://cowichanfestival.com/

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1953: curlingCowichan District Community

Centre agreed to sell a 100 by 350-ft strip of Community Centre property to the Cowichan Co-operative Curling Association for $1,000. The proposed 80 by 150-foot building would cover fi ve curling surfaces.DATELINE: COWICHAN

1953: awardsCowichan High grade 11 student

Sally Townsend was awarded a certifi cate of merit for her courtesy, service and general effi ciency at Station Street’s Odeon Theatre where she was a popular usherette. Ald. Jack Dobson made the presentation.

1953: ScoutsBobby Sherman won the Powell

Trophy for the best Scout spirit shown during a district camp held at Quamichan Acres. The camp was led by Scoutmaster W. Powell and as-sisted by junior instructor and senior scout Jack Johnson.by Ann Andersen

Pictures of the PastThe Canadian Scottish Regiment, Second Battalion marches along Station street in Duncan in 1940.—We want your historical photos of Cowichan people and places. Email a high resolution jpeg along with your phone number and a brief explanation to

[email protected]. Or drop by during regular offi ce hours and we’ll scan it in. More heritage photos are available for viewing online at www.cowichanvalleymuseum.bc.ca.

courtesy Cowichan Valley Museum and Archives

North Cowichan gets into forestry businessDateline 1953: Council decides to sell timberAnn AndersenNews Leader Pictorial

There’s pride knowing North Cowichan is one of the few communities in North America that has privately owned forest lands providing income for the munici-pality. In fact, North Cowichan owns 5,000 ha of lands which makes up 25% of its total land area.

In July 1953, seven years after the municipality acquired its rst forested land, Reeve E. A. Beasley and councillors Muri-son, Whittaker, Seymour and Douglas decided they would sell what timber they could at the current high prices and revise the forestry policy.

They would take out land suitable for residential or farming purposes and tie up the remainder with long-term leases for grazing and Christmas tree raising. At the time, the municipal-ity had 200 acres suitable for farming near Osborne Bay.

To ensure all conditions in future timber sales were enforced, the B.C. Forest Service would be asked to supervise the removal of all timber and trees sold and see that the terms of leases were carried out.”

“This will tie up future councils from selling the forests for next to nothing,” Beasley said. However, Murison felt the municipality did not have enough experience to compete with large commercial rms in selling timber.


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As a result of that, he said, the decision was made for bylaw compli-ance.

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“In this case, council felt there was a legitimate concern raised about crowded waterways and noise and environmental impacts from vessels that might be moored and

that bylaw enforcement should take place in this location.’’

“Ours and others are not derelict vessels,’’ said Bridget. “They are used and maintained.’’

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“The notice states that “moorage at anchor or by mooring buoy is not a permitted use’’ in the W1 area of Bird’s Eye Cove. This means that visiting boats from Canada, U.S., the rest of the world are not allowed to anchor there despite this having been an anchorage for decades.’’

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have moved into the Lexus IS compact car. The base NX 200t doesn’t have as large a front grille but the side accent lines, swept front windshield and defined rear lights all make a statement. Other than the bigger grille, the F-Sport model also gets larger wheels, a sportier suspension and LED headlamps on both low and high beam where the base model gets LED lamps only in the low setting.

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Drive The worldwide launch of the NX was held right here in B.C., driving between ul-tra modern Vancouver and the rustic resort of Whistler. International guests were exposed to the two sides of the NX, the polished city vehicle and the weekend

getaway SUV. Powering around the mountain resort, I got my first shot at the all-new 2.0L direct inject turbocharged 4-cylinder that Lexus will use in a number of its vehicles. With 235hp and 258 lb.-ft. of torque this new power plant does a good job once the NX 200t is in motion; it is getting away from a stop that could use a bit more snap. AWD is standard across the lineup but the system is designed to run in front wheel drive as much as possible to help save fuel. Lexus has made no bones about its target; it sees the Audi Q5 as the benchmark in this class. Audi has been at the small turbocharged game a lot longer and it shows, plus the handling of the NX isn’t sharp at all. In fact, all the passengers inside the base model test vehicle noticed the top-heavy body roll.

Verdict What Lexus (Toyota) has been up to over the past ten-plus years is producing hybrid cars in numbers nobody else can touch. This new NX is also available as a hybrid, but don’t expect any kind of show-stopping performance. Rated at just 194hp, the heavier NX 300h hybrid might be outclassed by just-as-thrifty diesel options in the market. The price of the NX 200T has not been set but if you

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Edgy Lexus looker enters crowded crossover marketWhere has the modern station wagon gone? Nowhere, it’s just called some-thing else–a crossover or small SUV. The traditional family station wagon has been replaced with taller, more practical SUVs that provide similar interior space but add functionality, like a power rear lift gate, all wheel drive (AWD) and better outward visibility. Automakers have taken notice and, with a few exceptions, have abandoned the traditional station wagon and produced a small SUV instead. This market has exploded in popularity to the point that it is the fasted growing segment in the market today.This is a tough battle-ground but Lexus hopes its track record of building high quality products will attract a new buyer to the NX.Looks“Bam, look at me. No, look at me,” screams this new NX. The edgy design will turns heads and gar-ner attention but I have come to realize two things about the car business. First, when a design is rather edgy, it can date quickly. The second is that the initial “bam, look at me” wears off, and the product just becomes part of the vehicular landscape, losing the initial pop. If you squint your eyes, just a bit, you can see the Toyota RAV4, the vehicle the NX is based on. The “spindle” grille that has now migrated across the Lexus family is very prominent, especially the F-Sport version of the NX. The F-Sport is the upscale, sportier model that Lexus hopes will attract the same youthful buyers that have moved into the Lexus IS compact car. The base

NX 200t doesn’t have as large a front grille but the side accent lines, swept front windshield and defined rear lights all make a statement. Other than the bigger grille, the F-Sport model also gets larger wheels, a sportier suspen-sion and LED headlamps on both low and high beam where the base model gets LED lamps only in the low setting.InsideThe exterior might be an acquired taste but the inside is a refined and practical

place to spend time. The same “spindle” motif is carried into the centre console, with aluminum accents pieces that frame the high-mounted centre stack. The shifter and computer controller are placed to perfection making it easy for the driver to interact with the NX without having to look down. The base con-troller is a rotary knob, similar to Audi’s MMI system, the optional Remote Touch system has a track pad that lets the driver scroll and press the pad, the same

way we all use a laptop touch pad. Above the controller is a 7-inch screen that displays the information and is positioned well, helping to keep the attention on the road ahead. The inside of the cabin might not look that invit-ing because of the sweeping roofline but in practice, it really is a comfortable 5-seat vehicle with standard 8-way power and heated front seats. The rear seats sit higher off the floor for good outward visibility and the headliner has been scooped out to help maximize the interior space. Cargo is on par with others in this class and a power litigate is optional.

DriveThe worldwide launch of the NX was held right here in B.C., driving between ultra modern Vancouver and the rustic resort of Whistler. International guests were exposed to the two sides of the NX, the polished city vehicle and the weekend getaway SUV. Powering around the mountain resort, I got my first shot at the all-new 2.0L direct in-ject turbocharged 4-cylinder that Lexus will use in a number of its vehicles. With 235hp and 258 lb.-ft. of torque this new power plant does a good job once the NX 200t is in motion; it is get-ting away from a stop that could use a bit more snap. AWD is standard across the lineup but the system is designed to run in front wheel drive as much as possible to help save fuel. Lexus has made no bones about its target; it sees the Audi Q5 as the benchmark in this class. Audi has been at the small turbocharged game a lot longer and it shows, plus the handling of the NX isn’t sharp at all. In fact, all the passen-gers inside the base model test vehicle noticed the top-heavy body roll.VerdictWhat Lexus (Toyota) has been up to over the past ten-plus years is

producing hybrid cars in numbers nobody else can touch. This new NX is also available as a hybrid, but don’t expect any kind of show-stopping performance. Rated at just 194hp, the heavier NX 300h hybrid might be outclassed by just-as-thrifty diesel options in the market. The price of the NX 200T has not been set but if you look at the Audi Q5 as a target, expect the price to start at roughly $41,000 when it goes on sale at the end of 2014. Fuel economy has also not been set but with a direct injection turbo-charged 4-cylinder under the hood, this new Lexus should be better on fuel than the larger RX350 equipped with a V6 engine. As the small SUV market continues to grow, and this new NX certainly is one of the most eye-catching to come along in a while.

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‘‘As the small SUV market continues to grow and this new NX certainly is one of the most eye-catching to come along in a while.’’Zack Spencer




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Peter W. RuslandNews Leader Pictorial

At 10 years old, Duncan ddler Dona Wilkie could be the young-est musician to play SunFest in the colossal festival’s 14-year history.

“She’s de nitely the youngest musical performer this year — maybe in the history of SunFest,” said event spokeswoman Charlotte Fisher.

Wilkie, starting Grade 6 at Tansor elemen-tary, symbolizes SunFest’s all-ages, family focus — and its drive to hire valley and island talent in addition to big stars, such as Sunday’s nale-headliner, Tim McGraw.

Fifteen island bands are booked for the event’s Saloon Stage and other venues during the July 31 to Aug. 3 event on Cowichan Exhi-bition’s sprawling grounds.

“We’ve always wanted to give a chance to lo-cal musicians’ talent, and what better way than during SunFest?” asked Fisher, welcoming Wilkie to the event’s extended family.

“Here’s a 10-year-old girl playing on stage with her dad in the largest country festival in B.C.”

Wilkie performs July 31 with her guitarist-father’s band, Lonesome Don Wilkie and His West Coast Wranglers.

“It’ll be cool,” she said, reckoning the largest crowd she’s played for numbered about 60 folks. “Obviously, I’ll be nervous because it’s my rst performance in front of 1,000 people.”

SunFest 14 could reach 30,000 in attendance, Fisher estimated.

Bring ‘em on, signaled Lonesome Don, glad to be among its island acts.

“We’re as local as you get,” he said, polish-ing his new guitar. “It’s a great honour to play

SunFest because we’re going to be on the same bill as the big stars”

He thanked festival founders Greg and Judy Adams (of Wideglide Entertainment) for giv-ing his band the break that will also expose his daughter to the pros.

“Dona will get to observe the professionals, and how they handle themselves; that’s some-thing we’re looking forward to.”

The Wranglers join Cowichan acts Lynnea Bruce, The Kelly Girvan Band, and the Band of Rascals.

Rascal axman Malcolm Owen-Flood branded SunFest a great opportunity for his quartet (and maybe some guests).

“It’s pretty great they’re putting such a focus on local bands. That way, it becomes more of a community base.”

The Rascals will be a “good t” at the festi-val, he noted.

“Country music has evolved into rock music a lot, especially pop country, and we have some

southern-rock in uences, like Lynyrd Skynyrd stuff.”

“It’s a good chance to share a stage with world-renowned acts — hopefully we get to rub shoulders with some, and get some CDs into people’s hands,” he said from North Co-wichan’s Woodshop Studio.

Owen-Flood noted Rascal Marcus Manhas drummed for Cowichan’s D-Grade band back when SunFest shone at Avalon Equestrian Centre.

Sifting tonnes of band submissions is not easy, Fisher noted of material from as far away as France, Wales and Poland.

“We’re de nitely on everyone’s radar.”Traveling distances, costs, and more whittle

the list.“We want to keep it as local as possible. It’s

just lots of listening and making sure schedules coincide.”

For the whole program, visit sunfestconcerts.com.

Sun(fest) shines on local talentB.C.’s biggest country festival: giving Cowichan and Island musicians a chance to play in the spotlight

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ON STAGE

Bebop jazz legend P.J. Perry unleashes his sax twice this weekendCelebrated jazz saxophonist P.J. Perry makes

a rare visit to the Cowichan Valley this weekend, leading two all-star bands in two different venues.

Canada’s Mr. Bebop, Perry will perform with trombonist Ian McDougall, guitarist Oliver Gan-non and bassist Neil Swainson at Sylvan United Church in Mill Bay on Saturday, and with Swain-son and Nanaimo drummer Hans Verhoeven at

the Crofton Hotel Pub on Sunday.Perry, of Edmonton, has performed with

countless jazz greats, from Dizzy Gillespie to Michel Legrand, from Kenny Wheeler to Rob McConnell, to name just a few. In 1993, he won a Juno Award for Best Jazz Recording for his album, My Ideal.

The Saturday concert, a Church Mice Produc-

tions show, is at Sylvan United Church, 985 Shawnigan Mill Bay Rd. in Mill Bay, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $20. For reservations, call 250-743-4301.

The Crofton concert runs on Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Crofton Hotel Pub, 1534 Joan Ave. in Crofton. Admission is $10. For information, call 250-324-2245.

Peter W. RuslandNews Leader Pictorial

Singer Holly McNarland, and opening act Nicola Linde, displayed soaring vocals that made them stars among Cowichanians during Saturday’s concert in the Cobblestone Pub.

Linde amply warmed the stage with solo prowess, dispensing affable modesty while playing Just A Game (bound for her EP disc), and I Wonder (she per-formed this one at New York’s tough Sugar Bar), before recreating Monster, tracing how we can make our own demons. Victoria-based, valley-born Linde’s brand of con dent delivery during her folkistential originals made her a delight.

And she was the perfect opener for barefoot-ed, bar-friendly fare from McNarland.

Still sporting a slight hangover, McNarland hinted for, and got, shots of Jagermeister for herself, husband Chad Hunt (rhythm guitars), and sideman Jay Slye (lead and lap-steel gui-tars). But McNarland’s sobering vocals spoke of realities we can all relate to: loneliness, pain, hope, loss and longing.

Like Linde Torontonian McNarland poured out staggering aural range on Widow’s Pain, Run Body Run, You’ll Forget About Me (a divorce song), The Waltz, Sad Songs, and her hit tune Numb.

McNarland and the guys also tossed in a choice cover version of country standard Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain.

Judging by the rousing reception for these two powerhouse divas, let’s look for their valley reprise soon.

Folk-roots concert rating: 8.5 notes out of 10.

Victorian ably supports McNarland’s strong setReview: Powerhouse vocals rock the Cobblestone

Peter W. RuslandFolk-soul torch Holly McNarland.

Thomas.TLonesome Don Wilkie and His West Coast Wranglers are one of several local acts hitting the stage as part of the annual SunFest country extravaganza.

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SaturdayDuncan Daze: Grand parade, 11 a.m. rides, games and activities downtown, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., www.downtownduncan.ca

Movies in the Park-Crofton: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Brought to you by the Crofton Community Centre at sunset (approximately 9:30 p.m.) at the old school museum fi eld, Queen St. and Joan Ave. By donation, proceeds to a skate park in Crofton.

Movies in the Park-Mill Bay: Bring your lawn chair and blanket and join in for Summer Movies in the Park. Movies show at dusk (approx. 9:20 p.m.). Admission by donation. For show titles call Kerry Park Recreation at 250-743-5922.

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Live Music at Hilary’s: In Cowichan Bay, The Wedding Singer performs from 7 to 10 p.m. No cover.

Sportchek Bike Rodeo, BBQ and T-Shirt Sale: Fundraiser for Cops for Cancer in the Duncan Mall parking lot, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Kids, bring your bikes (hel-mets required) for a test course. Staff will also be on hand for bike maintenance.

Chemainus Rockabilly Festival: Featuring: Hank Angel, Slim Sandy, Sweet Potato Brown, Hell Katz, and Tropic Mayhem. Waterwheel Park, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. By donation, cvcas.com.

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Cowichan Secondary School Class of ‘84: 30-year reunion at the Travelodge Silver Bridge Inn, 7 p.m. Advance tickets required, $30 per person. Con-tact: [email protected]

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The Naden Band is at Water-wheel Park later this month.

Music in the Park bringing them inLindsay ChungNews Leader Pictorial

Chemainus Valley Cultural Arts Society will once

again host its Music in the Park series featuring live music every Tuesday night, throughout July and August at Water-wheel Park.

Society chair Bob Johns con rmed each night of entertainment begins at 7 p.m., and this year, the lineup of musicians comes from far and wide.

“It’s a pretty outstand-ing lineup,” he said. “In the past, we’ve made a job of highlighting the local musicians, but this year, our idea was to bring in musicians from the outside. They are all very high-grade.”

Johns con rmed that each night, the featured artist or band will play two one-hour sets.

The Chemainus Valley Cultural Arts Society also provides gourmet hot dogs and hamburg-ers, so it’s a great op-portunity to come down to the park, grab a burger for supper and watch the band.

Entry is by donation, and all the funds go to the society.

The July schedule of music is as follows:

• July 15: Bluegrass Fever — described as a Vancouver Island favourite

• July 22: Naden Band of Maritime Forces Pa-ci c — jazz, swing, Latin, dixieland and marches all mixed into one act

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EDWARDS, BeverlyJuly 15, 1942 ~ June 14, 2014

Beverly died peacefully at home in her special bedroom with her husband by her side. Beverly is survived by her husband Hugh Marlen, her brother Tracy, her son TJ and her daughter-in-law Eleanor, as well as her grandchildren Tyson and Shaylene.A special thanks go to the Paliative Care Team and Home Support who helped Hugh assist Beverly to move on with dignity and in peace. They are in a class by themselves among caregivers.Beverly was a remarkable woman who was true to following her heart despite any obstacles. Over many years Beverly has touched the heart of many people and helped make their lives a little better. She was a caring, considerate woman with a wisdom beyond her years. In every way, Beverly was extraordinary. It has been an honour for me to have shared the path along side of Beverly, helping each other along the way.In lieu of flowers, Beverly has requested that donations be made to the SPCA.A get together will be held on Saturday, July 19, from 1:00 to 4:00 pm at their home, 5915 Upland Ave, to help celebrate Beverly’s moving on to her next step in spirit.May she always be dancing in the light.

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GREEN, PeterPeter Green, NPR, Nuclear Physicist (Retired), came to Duncan in 2002. He had worked hard at physics research, then worked hard at golf and bridge. He was very proud of his grown son, a police sergeant in Edmonton. His wife, Deborah, remembers his acute mind, memory and wit. See you in a few billion years, Star Stuff. No service or flowers, just good memories.

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CHERYL & COLLINS PIERRE are proud to an-nounce the arrival of their son, Lucas Etienne Pierre, born at the Cowichan District Hospital on June 29, 2014, at 2:06 p.m., weighing 7 pounds 12 ounces. Special thanks to Sa-rah, my midwife, Angela, my nurse, Dr. Zahradka, and all the other staff at CVH.

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SOUTH ISLAND MUSICAL THEATRE SOCIETYis inviting applications from prospective

candidates for the positions of Drama Director, Musical Director & Choreographer

for its February/March 2015 production of Gilbert & Sullivan’s Pirates of Penzance.

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Application requirements: Send your Letter of intent/interest and point form Resume (outlining your previous experience & transferable skills) and preferred shift (Day or Night) via: [email protected] OR Fax: 604.572.6139 – Quote: “SILO-July2014” in the subject line.

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DELIVERY DRIVERSWITH OWN VEHICLE

I am currently accepting applications for the bulk de-livery of the Cowichan News Leader Pictorial. Delivery days are Wednesday and Friday early mornings, with a delivery completion time of 9 A.M.Two permanent rural bulk drop routes are available. One is located in South Cowichan and one is located in North Cowichan. Applicants must be: • energetic • like very early mornings and all kinds of

weather • have their own reliable vehicle (van, en-

closed canopy truck, etc) • physically fit and capable of repeated

heavy liftingSmall cars and station wagons are not appropriate. Compensation is based on mileage, number of papers and number of drops/stops. Must provide copies of: • Valid drivers license • Business insurance (if using 2 vehicles) or

delivery (if using 1 vehicle) insurance • Current criminal record check

Please send resume toLara Stuart, Circulation Manager, via e-mail or fax:[email protected] No. 250-746-8529*No phone calls or drop-ins please

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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

HAIR SALONFOR RENT

Completely Renovated60 Queens RdCall Ron

250-701-7923

DRIVERS/COURIER/TRUCKING

DUNCAN TAXI Ltd. hiring day and night shift drivers. Must have valid Class 4. Please fax resume and drivers abstract to 250-746-4987. NO WALK IN’s

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

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TRADES, TECHNICAL

HELP WANTED

An Alberta Oilfi eld Company is hiring experienced dozer and excavator operators, meals and lodging provided. Drug testing required. 1-(780)723-5051.

TRADES, TECHNICAL

HELP WANTED

FOXSTONE STABLE requires 2 experienced stable workers for feeding, mucking and turn-out for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday’s. Email resume to [email protected]

Help Wanted

LADYSMITH PRESS needs physically fi t individuals for their continually expanding collating department. Part time positions available 8 - 16 hrs/wk, $11.25/hr. Afternoon and evening shifts - must be available Wednes-days.Benefi ts, profi t sharing and advancement opportunities.Please submit your resume between 9 am and 5 pm in person to: Lady-smith Press, 940 Oyster Bay Drive, Ladysmith, BCor mail to: Ladysmith Press, PO Box 400, Lady-smith, BC V9G 1A3. No phone calls please.

We would like to thank in advance all who apply, however only those chosen for an interview will be contacted.

P/T CLEANING Person req’d for Shawnigan Beach Resort. Refs necessary. Please call, (250)743-2360.

HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

SUPER 8 Motel, Duncan is looking for night audit/front desk agent, full-time position $13.50/hour up to 40 hr/wk. Resumes accepted only by Fax 250-737-1615 or by email: [email protected]

THE LEMARE GROUP is accepting resumes for the

following positions:Boom men, Hooktenders, Off High-

way Logging Truck Drivers, Hydraulic Log Loader Operator, Chasers, Coastal Certifi ed Hand

Fallers. Fulltime with union rates/benefi ts.

Please send resumes byfax to 250-956-4888 or

email to offi [email protected]

HELP WANTED

HOME CARE/SUPPORT

CARING, CAPABLE, de-pendable mature lady offeringcompanionship in the Duncanarea. Meal prep, light house-keeping, laundry, running er-rands, gardening & walking.Call Jola, 250-510-6335.

EXPERIENCED CAREGIV-ING couple has an home ac-commodation for assisted liv-ing person or higher careneeds. Nice, rural setting. Col-in or Marilou. (250)733-2434.

HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD

F/T COOK and

PREP COOK Required for busy

neighbourhood pub. Apply by phone or in person to

Saltair Pub. Call Peter

(250)246-4241

TRADES, TECHNICAL

DRILLER/BLASTER-HolbrookDyson Logging Ltd. requires acertifi ed driller/blaster for itscoastal forest logging opera-tions near Woss, BC. Unionrates and benefi ts apply.Please fax resume to 250-287-9259.

DUNCAN TAXI Ltd. hiring per-manent part time mechanic.Must have own tools, and validdrivers licence. Please fax resume to 250-746-4987. NO WALK IN’s

GRADERMAN Required immediately in

Lake Cowichan area, Mon-Fri. Union rates and

benefi ts apply. Phone Don:

250-701-5991, Fax: 250-597-2554

or Email:offi ce@islandfi bre.ca

HIRING Licensed Plumber/Gasfi tterand Licensed Sheetmetal Worker.Apply with resume [email protected], fax 250-785-5542

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HUSBAND FOR HIRE. Noth-ing but the best. Carpenter,plumber, painter, electrician,pressure washing. Just ask mywife! Call 250-746-4493 or250-709-1111

SKILLED SENIOR with big toolbox & small truck ready totake on odd jobs. Dependable,competent, affordable help ina hurry. 250-510-6383

PETS

PET CARE SERVICES

HUGGABLE Hounds PetGrooming Services now offer-ing pickup and delivery forLake Cowichan, Youbou andDuncan area For appointmentcall 250-715-1084

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SUITES & CONDOS $625 #102-2515 Alexander St, Duncan $750 #1-2516 Alexander St, Duncan $850-$895 360 Bundock Ave, Duncan $995 625 Walkem Rd, Ladysmith

TOWNHOUSES & DUPLEXES $800 #9-5803 Banks Rd, Duncan$985 #31-941 Malone Rd, Ladysmith$1395 #23-3242 Cowichan Lake Rd, Duncan

DETACHED HOUSES$1250 3131 Shawnigan Lake Rd, Cobble Hill $1575 2759 Fairfield St, Duncan $1795 1250 Kathleen Dr, Maple Bay

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

AUCTIONS

LA PETITEAUCTION HOUSE

9686 Chemainus Road, Chemainus, B.C.

Next Auction action: SUNDAY, JULY 13, 1-3PM

Viewing same morning 11am-1pm.

Partial list: shabby dresser, artful occasional chairs, coat rack, coffee urns, lots of lamps, shabby end table, foot stools, metal table, oddities, dishes, pillows, shabby coal bucket, carpet, records & much, much more!Need cash? to consign call (250)701-2902 and ask for Dawn ...

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

ATTN: Cattle Ranchers & Horse Owners

NEW Black Pipe – BELOW Wholesale Price. 1/8” wall to 3/4” wall Thickness. From 1/2” thru to 7” Pipe x 21’ long. Perfect for Gates, Corrals, Cattle Guard Crossing etc. (Check out our Storage Containers online & “Poor Boy Log Cabins” on Google).

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EXERCISE CYCLE (Weslo Pursuit 695) $75 OBO. Fold-ing Treadmill (Ironman Edge) $300. Instruction manuals in-cluded. Call (250)746-6537.

HERITAGE PAWN BARGAINS!

Yamaha PF80 full size keyboard, Mauthe man-tle clock, wide variety of power and hand tools. Call to see if we have what you’re looking for!

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

KITCHENAID FRIDGE white, lower freezer, $400. Kitchen-Aid stove, white, 4-burner ce-ramic top, convection $350. Kenmore xtra-capacity heavy-duty washer $150. All in good working order 250-245-5165.

THE PERFECT wedding gift. Eight settings of Denby Stone-ware (Memories pattern), cups & saucers, luncheon plates, side pates, soup bowls, fruit bowls), platter, mugs, serving bowls (3), teapot, gravy boat, salt/pepper, cream/sugar. Per-fect condition. Retail $1,300. Phone 250-709-9678.

REAL ESTATE

FOR SALE BY OWNER

Ladysmith: $350,000.3 Bdrm, 2 bath home with fabulous Ladysmith Harbour view. Fully fi nished basement. Walking distance to Health Centre, Seniors Centre, Schools, Churches, Recreation Centre. Near Nanaimo Airport. 309 Symonds Street, Ladysmith. 250-245-4894.

REAL ESTATE

HOUSES FOR SALE

MAPLE BAY: Stunning 5 BR Tuscan-style villa, rich in artis-tic design & detail. Overlook-ing Maple Bay & Salt Spring Island. Private, park-like set-ting. Fabulous terracing and Mediterranean gardens. www. thearthouseatmaplebay.com

RETIRE TO Mill Bay into a manufactured home in a strata title park. Over 1200 sq. feet on main fl oor, plus basement, underground watering system, and many extras. Call: 250-743-5812.

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

1-BDRM SUNNY Patio unit. Avail Aug. 1st. $750. inclds utils & covered prkg. Can be Furnished. (250)246-4999.

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.

CALL TO VIEW 250.710.7515 250.748.3412

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Meicor PropertiesChemainus: Lockwood Villa. Well kept bldg, 1 bdrm $625 incl heat & hot water, available now. N/S, 1 small pet wel-come. 250-246-1033.

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HALLS

HOMES FOR RENT

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

CENTRAL LOCATION, Bach, 1 & 2 bdrms, balcony, F/S, heat & hot water (1 bldg only), parking, pet considered, $550-$850/mo. Call 250-748-7764

DUNCAN- COZY completely reno’d 1 bdrm, all utils and parking incld’d. Laundry available. NP/NS. $500. Refs req’d. Call (250)597-3756.

DUNCAN- SPACIOUS top fl oor, 2 bdrm, 5 appl’s. Lami-nate fl oors. 2525 Dingwall. $750/mo. 1-250-474-0545.

SPRINGRIDGE MANOR 1 bdrm suite in clean quiet building close to Beverly

Corners & University. $625. Includes heat & hot water.

Available immediately!Call Harold

(250)732-1839

HALLS

HOMES FOR RENT

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

MAPLE GROVE APTS~

3271 Cowichan Lake Rd2 Bedroom apartments & 3 Bedroom Townhomes

*Heat & Hot water included*Family oriented*Clean & quiet

*Renovated units*Indoor Pets welcome

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Meicor PropertiesLadysmith: 1 bdrm $700/mo. 2 bdrm grnd fl r $800/mo In-cludes heat & hot water, small pets OK. Available July 1st. 250-924-6966.

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Wedgwood House; Seniors Independent Living. 600 sq ft. one B/R suite, 1 meal, medic alert & housekeeping provid-ed. N/S. 250-746-8245

APARTMENTS FURNISHED

DUNCAN (8 km north) Studio apt, furnished, on 8 acres. Laundry, satellite, heat, hydro. $575. N/S. (250)748-1310.

COTTAGES

COBBLE HILL: newly reno’d & private rental unit on quiet farm land. Small pet maybe ok. Avail Now. $650 includes hydro. 250-743-4392

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

CHEMAINUS. UPPER level duplex. 2-bdrm, 1 bath, F/P. Bright, open fl oor plan. Large balcony, 180 degree ocean view. N/S, N/P. $950. (250)710-6243.

CROFTON- 3 bdrm house, ocean view, $995. Call/txt 250-715-8468.

CROFTON, oceanview. Must be seen! Large bright, clean newer 2 bdrm duplex, F/S, $750/mo. 250-246-4257

DUNCAN- Quiet 3 bdrm upper, 1.5 baths, 5 appl’s. Fenced yard. NS/NP. $1,175 incl’s util. July 1. 250-709-8808

STONEHAVEN ESTATES: Duncan 4bdrm+den, lg 1/2 du-plex, 3bed, 5appl, $1300 + util, Aug 1, NS, small pet ok, by hospital. 604-418-3239

HOMES FOR RENT

DUNCAN- (Lakeside & Koksi-lah) 2 bdrm house south of Duncan on large lot, W/D, F/S, NS/NP. $925 plus utilities. Call 250-715-0882.

Rowan Property Management Ltd.

Has a large selection of homes & apartments for rent

in the Cowichan Valley. Visit us at

www.rowanproperty.caor call (250)748-9090

OFFICE/RETAIL

DUNCAN: 1500 Sq ft, prime ground fl oor retail/offi ce space. Lrg windows, A/C, Station St. Avail. now. 250-715-6880.

WATERFRONT RETAIL SPACES FOR RENT at Maple Bay Marina,

located on the perimeter of Duncan BC on Vancouver

Island. Rare opportunity in a prime location for marine

related business, recreation or boutique shop. Ample free customer parking. Units are

available immediately. For more information email:[email protected]

RV PADS

LONG TERM covered RV pad with full hookups, available now, private, quiet area on farm land. 250-743-4392.

STORAGE

DUNCAN - STORAGE in se-cure private garage near CDH, approx 14 x 17 with shelving, plus space for small car. Available now. $125/mo. Call after 6 pm 250-748-8855

RENTALS

SUITES, LOWER

COWICHAN BAY 1 Bdrm suite, bright, ns/np, Util./Inter-net incl. $750. 250-748-2810.

Cozy 2 bdrm level entry suite in a nice home on bus route close to Maple Bay School. Private ent., quiet neighbor-hood. NS, no partiers. Small pet considered. $850/mo incl. utilities. 250-748-3174

SUITES, UPPER

DUNCAN 4 Bdrm upper suite, 4 appl’s, near Commons mall, avail. immediately. $850/mnth 250-246-6626

TOWNHOUSES

CROFTON- 2 bdrms, reno’d. $725+ utils. NS/NP. Available now. Call (250)749-6292.

WANTED TO RENT

WANT TO RENT:Elderly lady with small dog looking for 2 bdrm

ground fl oor apt. or house in downtown core, Duncan. Call (250)746-8915 or

(250)741-7470

TRANSPORTATION

ANTIQUE/CLASSICS

1929 GAZELLE Mercedes kit car, Mustang running gear. $2,200 or best offer. 250-743-4392

AUTO ACCESSORIES/PARTS

AUTO FINANCING

Auto Financing - Dream Catcher, Apply Today! Drive Today! 1.800.910.6402

TRANSPORTATION

AUTO FINANCING

CARS

1980 BUICK Regal Ltd. Edi-tion. Lady driven, collectorplates. $5,500 obo. Phone:250-748-2371

1995 Luxury Aurora Oldsmo-bile (98000kms). Garage kept,mint condition, recent receiptsfor over $3,000 in updated re-pairs and service. $3,500 obo.250-743-4392.

2000 SATURN Wagon, tow hitch on front for RV, greatshape. $2,000 obo. 250-743-4392

2000 TOYOTA Echo. 260,000km. Very well maintained, ladydriven. All records. Reliable &economical. $3200. Call(250)715-0567.

2003 T-BIRD, low miles, mint,2 tops. $21,500. obo. Call250 335 1343.

2006 CHEV Cobalt LT. 74909kms, very clean, maint.records, new battery, recenttires, 4 mounted snowtires,bra, Blue Ox tow bar (can betowed by motorhome). Asking$7,100. 250-746-7492

RECREATIONAL VEHICLESFOR SALE

1982 BOUNTY 11ft camper,good condition. 250-746-4552

1992 WINNEBAGO Chieftan.Reduced price, now $9,000.Excel condition, new fl ooringprof. installed, new tires, newbrake pads, rotors & calipers,stall shower, walk around QNsized bed in rear, pullout dou-ble bed, Onan generator, 454motor, new canopy 8x20 add aroom 250-732-1839.

8’10” PIONEER Truck/ Camp-er. Propane stove & oven, Hy-draulic jacks. $3100. Pleasecall (250)743-5827.

GARAGE SALES

ANTIQUES, COLLECTIBLES, Art, Household Goods. Friday, July 11, 1-5pm, Saturday, July 12, 9-3pm. #28-1265 Cherry Point Road.

COBBLE HILL: Sat Jul 12, 10-2. 1325 Campbell Rd, off Lovers Lane. Miscellaneous items - little bit of everything!

DOWNSIZING YARD Sale. Lots of goodies! Sunday, July 13, 10am-2pm. No early birds. 3224 Cowichan Lake Road.

DUNCAN: 5805 Jaynes Rd, Sat. July 12, 8am - 3pm. Wheelchairs, walkers, etc., lots of fi shing stuff, bicycles, oak tables/chairs. Many items!

DUNCAN: Moving sale. Sat., July 12, 8am - 4pm. 2600 Bruce Rd (off Wilson).

DUNCAN: Multi-family, Sat., July 12, 9am-2pm. 7595 Bell McKinnon. No early birds!!!

DUNCAN: Sat Jul 12, 9-2. 3011 Highway 18. Moving Sale. Massage table, 14” counter top convection oven, Safety First booster seat, Ken-nel Cab II cat/dog, Sheers, Danish Xmas collection plates.

DUNCAN: Sat., July 12, 8-3, 6035 Eagle Ridge Place. Mul-ti-family. Radio controlled air-planes & radios. Lots of misc.!

MILL BAY. MOVING Sale. Saturday July 12, 9am-3pm. Beds, couches, piano, other furniture, kitchen, garden tools, books & lots, lots more! 676 Bay Rd, off Frayne, near Deer Lodge.

SOUTH DUNCAN- 2757 Miller Rd, (turn at Farm Market off TCH) Fri, Sat, July 11 & July 12, 9-3pm. Lots of furniture!

GARAGE SALES

GARAGE SALES* Great bargains

* All local, in COWICHAN!

RELOCATION SALE. Misc items. Sat. & Sun. July 12 & 13, 8am-3pm. 3082 Lashman.

STORAGE WAR/Garage sale Duncan Bay Mini Storage, 3823 North Island Hwy. Live auction starts at 9am sharp, along with a multi family gar-age sale, Sat, July 12.

WESTHOLME: Sat/Sun Jul 12-13, 9-3. 8095 TCH, 10 min North of Duncan, watch for signs. No early Birds. Elec-tronics, household & more.

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RECREATIONAL VEHICLESFOR SALE

1997 AMERICAN EAGLE 40VS Fleetwood, 40’ Diesel Cummins, Allison trans., Onan gen. set, spartan chassis, heated basement. Beautiful, garage kept. Luxury interior. Too many extras to list. Blue ox hitch & Saturn tow car op-tional. Discount Special $55,000. 250-743-4392

2008 GULFSTREAM Trailer: 23ft, sleeps 6, good condition, $8,500 obo. 250-748-3327

2008 LEXINGTON 283, load-ed, only 20,000 miles, 3 slides. Mint condition, garage kept. $62,900. Phone:250-898-8718

2009 Arctic Fox 32’TT (Mod30U), $10,000 in ex-tras/upgrades, Michelins, 330+ W Solar, for serious Boon-docking Snowbirds, meticu-lously maintained, NS, NP, health forces sale- Serious In-quiries before 6:00pm pls - $32,900. 778-427-2724

‘97 SOUTHWIND STORM. 34 ft Class A Gas GM 65,000 miles, big slide A/C’s. Level-ers, generator set, queen bed walk around. Too much to list. Come & look. PRICE RE-DUCED! 778-455-4589

TRANSPORTATION

TOWING

CASHFor Scrap Vehicles

Call Tight Line Towing

(250)709-5692

SOUNDERS TOWING

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Unwanted Vehicles“Prompt Service”

(250) 252-1224

VTRUCKS & ANS

1987 FORD Diesel single-axle dump truck. Hydraulic brakes, new dump system. $7,500 obo. 250-743-4392

1993 VOLVO Diesel. Air brakes, single axle, new ex-tended deck, over 20ft. $7,500 obo. 250-743-4392

MARINE

BOATS

1975 26.6’ BAYLINER, Com-mand bridge, 2 stations. 1985 260 Mercruiser and leg. Stand-up head & shower, 4-burner propane stove & oven, 2-way refrigerator, bus heater. Full canvas on bridge and back deck. VHF radio, depth sounder. Great shape. $5500. Please call (250)746-4423.

25’ CATALINA Quality Fixed keel sailboat. $10,200. Also, available 2 small out board, $380 each. Call (250)743-5827.

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

FINANCIAL SERVICES

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB.

1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com

HOME CARE SUPPORT

SOUTH COWICHAN Mobile Foot Care Nurse. Call Linda LPN/FCN at 250-743-3595.

HAIRSTYLISTS

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


CARPENTRY

COMPLETE carpentry & build-ing service. Interior & exterior. Stairs, decks, reno’s, pressure washing, windows, gutter cleaning & repairs. Free esti-mates. Larry (250) 701-1362

VERY experienced journey-man carpenter available for all your carpentry needs. Rea-sonable rates , fast, friendly service. Jonathan (250)709-9294

Window WashingGutter Cleaning

Pressure WashingYard Cleaning

Junk Haul awayFree estimates

Larry’s Cleaning (250)701-1362


CLEANING SERVICES

COMPUTER SERVICES

ABLE COMPUTER REPAIRIn-home service. Seniors’

discount. Nico 250-746-6167

HAULING AND SALVAGE

Delivery Guy

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TOTAL RENOVATIONSCarpenter will do additions,

Carports, Decks, Siding, Flooring, Painting,

Finishing, Plumbing, FencingAll work guaranteed

“You Name It - We Do It”Insured

250-748-9150

HOUSEHOLD SERVICES

* Gutters * Windows* Siding * Moss Removal

* Pressure washingMill Bay/Duncan250-743-3306

Chemainus/Ladysmith 250-324-3343

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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Tadpole regional baseball isn’t for the faint of heart.

With the pitching machine used to deliver the ball to home plate, the players com-

ing up to bat are there to swing. That results in some fast-paced action for eager eight- and nine-year-olds looking to get the big hit.

Thirteen teams entered the Island regionals at Duncan’s Evans Park and there was plenty of excitement. Games literally weren’t over till the last man was out.

Carnarvon of Victoria captured the championship with a 10-2 triumph over Peninsula in the final while the Duncan Red Sox — one of two host teams — claimed third with an 11-10 squeaker over Campbell River Blue Tyees Sunday.

The Red Sox, coached by Shawn Cyr

and Brad Lesiuk with assistance from Kim Anderton and Steve Poznecov, rallied from behind in the late innings to take third and put on quite a show throughout the tournament.

The Red Sox finished 3-1 in Pool A with wins over Lake Cowichan Lakers 19-8, Campbell River Red Tyees 13-9 and Esquimalt Lions 11-9 and a nar-row 9-8 loss to Carnarvon that led to a semifinal berth and a tough defeat against Peninsula.

Red Sox MVPs were: Josh Brennan, Christopher Merry, Luca Iorio, Jacob Cyr, Miles Pastuk and Alex Gammie.

The Duncan Dodgers, coached by Doug Cornett, Cam Erickson and Ter-ry Girdlestone, finished 1-2-1 in Pool B. They nipped Ladysmith 15-14 and tied Triangle 10-10 Friday and lost 15-7 to the Campbell River Blue Tyees and 8-6 to Nanaimo Gold Pirates Saturday.

Game MVPs for the Dodgers includ-ed: Simon Baker, Ashton Rota, Kadin Girdlestone and Landon Day.


The Cowichan Valley La-crosse Association’s Midget C Thunder clinched a spot in the Island final Sunday.

The Thunder posted an impressive 7-0 victory over Campbell River in Nanaimo behind the shutout goaltending of Theron Keel.

This followed a 10-2 win over Juan de

Fuca Friday night at the Island Savings Centre.

The Thunder finished first in their division and received the banner as league champions last weekend.

Cowichan now faces Juan de Fuca Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at Archie Brown-ing Arena in Esquimalt in its quest for the Island championship.

The team will be proceeding to the provincial playdowns at the end of the month in Campbell River.

Tadpoles wield hot bats

Don BodgerGreat two-way play by the Duncan Red Sox includes Miles Pastuk, above, taking a crack with the bat and Marcus Douglas, below, keeping an eye on opposing baserunners in the field.

Getting the runaround: Lots of action in regional baseball event

Campbell River shut out by Keel’s brilliant goaltendingMidget C lacrosse: Thunder keeps rolling and goes for the Island title Sunday against Juan de Fuca

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Duncan didn’t have a team entered, but two players provided the local representation on

the host Victoria Devils in the U18A provincial girls’ fastpitch championships at the Cowichan Sportsplex.

Queen Margaret’s School grad Caleigh Coels and Darrian Gerard were the valley members of the Devils, who got off to a great start in the tournament but couldn’t finish the job in the playoffs and wound up fourth in the high-calibre 10-team competition.

Only the top three advance to the nationals in Saskatoon, but a variety of circumstances always come into play before the draw is determined and there’s still a chance the Devils might receive a berth to compete there. But it’s a slim one and they’re not counting on it.

The Devils rolled to four straight wins in the opening round games Friday and Saturday.

They blanked the Wild Cats of Vancouver 7-0 and then pulled out some last-inning heroics with three runs for a 3-2 win over the White Rock Ren-egades ‘97s.

A mixed ‘96 and ‘97 Burnaby Oakies team was the next opponent the Devils beat and then they had a barnburner with White Rock Renegades ‘96s, pull-ing out a 6-5 win when Coels laid down a squeeze bunt for the winning run.

“Because we won four, we had a bye to Sunday,’’ said Coels.That’s when the Devils ran into the Delta Heat ‘97s and a pitching duel

ensued. Jasmine Strandlund had a great outing but didn’t receive any run sup-port and the Devils lost 1-0 when the Heat made a couple of doubles count for a run in the seventh inning of the quick game that took only an hour and 16 minutes to play.

“We kept hitting pop flies and pop flies aren’t exactly hard to catch,’’ said

Coels.That’s didn’t leave

the Devils any margin for error the rest of the way in the hopes of grabbing one of the national qualifying spots.

They were leading the Pride of Ridge Meadows in the next game that was eventu-ally cut short and turned into a forfeit. The Pride didn’t have enough players to finish.

The Devils bowed out during a tough 4-1 loss to the Delta Heat ‘96s.“We were winning 1-0 and they got a grand slam to win the game,’’ said Coels.“They were dominating the game,’’ said Softball B.C. District 1 minor coordi-

nator Katrina Bull of Duncan. “They just couldn’t get another run in.’’It was certainly a bitter pill for the girls to swallow and Coels said “our fingers

are crossed’’ about possibly getting an invite to nationals despite finishing fourth.

“We had a very good draw and tough playoffs,’’ said Coels, who had a whole hometown contingent on hand to cheer her on in the tournament.

“All my friends, family and teachers were there,’’ said Coels. “In the end, I didn’t play as much as I hoped to. I was really nervous throughout the whole tournament. It wasn’t exactly my top performances.’’

Coels will be leaving Aug. 24 to start the next chapter in her life, playing ball and going to school at Durham College in Oshawa, Ont.

Coels patrolled right field and Gerard saw action at pitcher and in the outfield.Renegades ‘97 won the tournament with a 7-0 victory over the Heat ‘96 in

Sunday’s final.“They definitely deserved it out of the teams, in my opinion,’’ said Coels.

“They worked really hard in the provincials.’’Delta Heat ‘97 came third and earned the final national berth. The Devils will

have to wait to see if they make it in, but their reputation precedes them.“Should be No. 1, turns out fourth,’’ said Bull. “Even the No. 1 team is saying

that’s not fair.’’Tournament ball at this level is great, with the players 100% committed to it,

and the teams enjoyed being in Duncan.“Really positive feedback,’’ said Bull. “They love the facility. It went over re-

ally well.’’Another major tournament, the U16 Westerns, are coming to the Sportsplex

Aug. 7 to 10.While the Devils await their fate, they still have the Canadian Open tourna-

ment to look forward to, starting Monday.

Don BodgerGetting to second base doesn’t work out for the Devils’ Cassy Van Der Mey, who used to play for the Duncan Red Hots team, as Delta Heat ‘97’s Lauren Watson steps on the bag for the force out.

Don BodgerHigh velocity pitch is delivered by the Duncan Devils’ Jasmine Strandlund in U18A provincial fastpitch playoff against the Delta Heat ‘97s Sunday at the Cowichan Sportsplex. Below, Duncan’s Caleigh Coels looks for instructions as she steps in to bat.

Provincial fastpitch: Host team makes a run before finishing out of a qualifying spot for nationals

Devils start out at the top, but plummet in the playoffsAtHLeteS iN ACtioN

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Andrew Rigg, who lives in Na-naimo but fences with the Salle La Fleche group in Duncan, achieved

the highest club placing with bronze medals in both Y12 and Y14 sabre.

Just missing the medals was Neav Murphy-Williams with a fifth-place finish.

Shiming Huang from Duncan finished eighth in both the cadet foil and junior (U21) mixed foil while

Island rival Isaac Carter-Hughes from Victoria CCFC placed third in cadet foil and fifth in the junior mixed foil events ahead of him.

“All fencers had fun and look forward to the next season of fenc-ing,’’ noted Salle La Fleche’s Georgia Newsome.

Cowichan Valley Capi-tals have added a pair of players with four years of Quebec Major Junior Hockey League experi-ence each to their B.C. Hockey League roster.

Forward Thomas Gobeil and defenceman Julien LePage have both committed for the 2014-15 season.

The six-foot, 215- pound Gobeil attended the Anaheim Ducks’ prospect camp last summer. LeP-age is an excellent skating defenceman, according to Caps’ director of scouting Lou Gravel.

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Duncan masters not only can’t be beaten. Teams are lucky to get any hits off their ace pitchers Korrey Gareau and

Rick Smith.Duncan improved to 8-0 in the Na-

naimo Senior Men’s Fastball League after blanking Wheat Sheaf 9-0 in five innings at Cedar last Thursday on a no-hitter by Gareau.

Gareau struck out the side in every inning and even fanned four in the first inning that resulted in Wheat Sheaf’s lone baserunner.

“Otherwise, it would have been a perfect game,’’ said Duncan team spokesman Joe Dilalla. “That’s the only one that got on. It was a dropped third strike.

“It was a close game till the third and they booted the ball a couple of times,’’ Dilalla added.

Duncan scored once in the second and then pulled away with eight in the third when Wheat Sheaf committed three errors.

The offense was spread around with two hits and two runs by Trevor

Gicas leading the way. Garrett Elliott and Dennis Ewart each had single hits, a run and an RBI.

Brad Robinson and Matt Ludvig-son both had a hit and a run, Dom Mansueti’s base hit scored two and Marty Steen managed an RBI with-out the benefit of a hit.

The previous Tuesday, Duncan came from behind after giving up three runs in the third to defeat Pal-ladian 8-3.

Smith pitched a five-hitter and only allowed one earned run with 18 strikeouts in seven innings. A fly ball and two groundouts accounted for the other outs.

Duncan pounded out 11 hits, led by the prolific duo of Robinson and Steen. Robinson was three-for-four with three runs and an RBI and Steen went four-for-four with four runs and three RBIs.

Both hit home runs. Robinson launched a lead-off dinger in the fifth and Steen went long in the sixth with a man on base.

Dennis Young made one hit count for two RBIs. Bob Court chipped in a hit, one run and an RBI; Smith helped his own cause with a hit for an RBI and Gicas contributed a single.


Cowichan’s Midget A1 Thunder lacrosse team didn’t advance to the Island final and thus missed qualifying for

the provincials, but deserves full marks for effort.

The team battled hard through its final two playoff games at the Is-land Savings Centre but fell short, losing 8-3 to Juan de Fuca Satur-day and 8-7 to Saanich Sunday.

“It was a good team effort, not just to lay down and mail it in,’’ said coach Mike Gagnon.

“At the end of it, I’ve got to say I’m super proud of the boys.’’

Cowichan finished 1-3 in the three-team series, but attained a significant milestone with a win in its first meeting with Juan de Fuca.

“We had tied them three other times throughout the season,’’ said Gagnon.

But this same basic group of boys hadn’t beaten Juan de Fuca/Westshore for six years.

“It was a big win for the boys,’’ said Gagnon.

They just couldn’t duplicate the feat.

“We had the opportunity if we won that game, we’d knock them out and we were in provincials,’’ said Gagnon. “We came out with

the same game plan and the boys just came out flat.’’

Cowichan had one more chance Sunday, but needed to beat Saan-ich by six to make provincials on goal differential in the event of a tiebreaker.

The Thunder started strong, taking 4-1 and 5-2 leads in the first period. But it couldn’t sustain the offense and clung to a 6-5 lead after the second that turned into a 7-6 deficit in the third.

The Thunder tied it again with 6:04 left but Saanich scored the winner with only 1:27 remaining.

Gagnon praised the work of all his players, but noted Brian Robb

and Mathieu Jung were especially firing on all cylinders.

Brayden Zunti was solid in laying on the body, goalie Marc Gagnon gave a standout performance and Tyler Carlson finished the game despite breaking his finger in the first period.

Coach Gagnon didn’t know about the extent of the injury Carl-son played through at the time.

Gagnon and Doug Taylor mas-terminded the defensive game plan and Rob Lidstone set up a strong offense for the players.

Some of the players will be continuing in lacrosse at the B.C. Summer Games in Nanaimo.

Don BodgerFending off the Saanich defence sets up Cowichan Midget A1 Thunder’s James Taylor, above, for a shot. Below, captain Mathieu Jung finds some space to unleash one.

Extra work: Pitcher records four in the first inning after a dropped third strike produces Wheat Sheaf’s lone baserunner

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