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Chief James Thomas, left, of Halalt First Nation says the provincial and federal governments should also be held to account for the environmental impacts the Crofton paper mill has had on their territory. [JAMES GOLDIE/CITIZEN]

Halalt fi les suit against province, feds over millJAMES GOLDIE CITIZEN

The Halalt First Nation has filed civil claims with the Supreme Court of British Columbia against the provincial and feder-al governments, demanding that both governments protect their ancestral lands from the dioxin pollution emitted by the paper mill in Crofton.

Last month, Halalt filed a sep-arate $2 billion lawsuit against Catalyst Paper Corporation, the mill’s operators, claiming that the company has refused to adopt technology that would reduce air and water pollution generated by the Crofton mill.

Jeffrey Rath, legal counsel to Halalt First Nation, said the mill’s burning of hog fuel — unrefined wood byproduct or waste such as bark chips and wood fibre — hasn’t changed since it began operations in 1957.

“They [Halalt] want Canada and British Columbia to look at all the permits that have been issued to Catalyst Paper Corporation with regards to water releases and air emissions and suspend operation

of those permits in the event that Catalyst does not agree to change its method of operation, to com-pletely cease the burning of hog fuel and convert its burners at the plant 100 per cent to natural gas,” he said.

Rath emphasized there are alternatives to Catalyst’s current practices.

“They may cost somewhat more, but obviously one of the reasons Halalt is engaged with the government in challenging the Catalyst permit is that the economics of the plant could obviously be greatly changed were the governments to provide Catalyst with tax credits or sub-sidies,” Rath said. “That would allow the conversion to natural gas from hog fuel burning to take place in a manner that wouldn’t affect Catalyst’s return on invest-ment or bottom line.”

Halalt is currently seeking unspecified damages from the provincial and federal govern-ments, monetary amounts to be proven at trial.

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KEVIN ROTHBAUER AND PAUL BRIAN CITIZEN

Closing arguments wrapped up on Wed-nesday in the retrial of Const. David Pom-peo, and the trial adjourned to set a date for the judge’s decision.

Pompeo was convicted in February 2013 of aggravated assault in the shooting of William Gillespie during a traffic stop in September 2009. In December 2013, Pom-peo was sentenced to two years probation and 240 hours of community service. The Crown had sought a sentence of two years in jail.

In August 2014, Pompeo won an appeal for a new trial, which started last November.

Closing arguments from the defence argued that Gillespie was a fundamentally unreliable witness and that, on account of his training and past experience, Pompeo had sufficient reason to believe Gillespie was a threat to his safety.

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Hira said Pompeo believed Gillespie may have been intoxicated and perceived him at the time as possibly reaching in his pocket for a weapon.

“He’d experienced previous close calls where a suspect was reaching for a fire-arm,” Hira said. “There’s no reason to dis-believe Const. Pompeo.”

The Crown’s closing arguments centered largely on Pompeo’s alleged lack of reli-ability as a witness in his own defence.

“[Pompeo’s] evidence should be viewed with great caution,” Crown prosecutor Oleh Kuzma told judge Lisa Mrozinski. “And his evidence should be given little weight except in the cases where it can be independently verified.”

Kuzma reviewed several of what he called “inconsistencies” in Pompeo’s own statements, and situations where Pom-peo’s testimony contradicted that of other witnesses, including Gillespie and other police officers. He also pointed out Pom-peo’s “irresponsiveness and evasiveness” in questioning, and suggested there were “elements of exaggeration and embellish-ment” in his testimony.

Pompeo may have experienced “tunnel vision and auditory exclusion” during the traffic stop when he shot Gillespie, Kuzma acknowledged, but that should not be fac-tored into justifying the shooting.

The date for Mrozinski’s decision had not been announced as of Thursday morning.

The retrial of Const. David Pompeo, above, in the shooting of William Gillespie concluded this week with final arguments from the Crown and defence. A verdict is pending. [CITIZEN FILE]

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Chief James Thomas of the Halalt First Nation said the mill’s operations have caused a decline in the area’s fish popu-lation, which he attributed to large volumes of hot water being released from the mill into the ocean on a daily basis. He said the fish have not returned to the Chemainus River or Bonsall Creek for the past three years and this has had a “huge impact” on the community.

“For our nation I think it’s time for the feds and province to be accountable for the last 60 years of degradation to our [territory]

and our loss of our salmon stocks over the last 20, 30 years,” said Thomas.

The federal and provincial gov-ernments have yet to release a public statement in response to the First Nation’s legal action.

Band member Herman Thom-as shared some of his memories of how the land in the area was used in his youth and the ways in which it has changed since then.

“In our youth, the mountains and rivers and oceans were our playgrounds,” he said. “So we got to know our island and Willy’s Island and walking out there.”

According to Herman, over the years “sludge” from the mill has

built up between the mainland and Willy’s Island, preventing foot access to band members.

“It was a place that we all went, probably all members, we went out there to hunt deer…and sleep overnight at Willy’s Island and just take a pot, some matches and would cook the seafood that’s out there,” he said. “The estuary was rich…The estuary now is dead. I believe that the pulp was the cause of that because of the sludge.”

When Halalt filed legal action against Catalyst on Jan. 22, the paper company said it will “vig-orously defend itself” against the civil claims.

Mill operations responsible for decline in fi shery: ThomasHALALT, From Page 1

Lawyer Jeffrey Rath, right, said Halalt First Nation wants the governments to re-evaluate Catalyst’s mill operating permits. [JAMES GOLDIE/CITIZEN]

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The Warmland Women’s Support Services Society is seeking dona-tions of red dresses for what prom-ises to be a striking representation of missing and murdered Indigen-ous women.

On Feb. 14, the society will hang red dresses from trees in Charles Hoey Park in downtown Duncan as part of the REDress project, which both honours and draws attention to missing and murdered Indigen-ous women.

“Publicly hanging a symbolic red dress invites local conversation about this issue,” said Warmland Women’s Support Services program coordinator Kendra Thomas.

“Red is a striking colour and an empty dress hanging from a barren tree has a haunting visual impact. It is a bleak reminder of the tragedy of horrendously devalued Indigen-ous women. We must not forget them or their story.”

The REDress Project is an “art-turned-protest display created in 2010 by Métis artist Jaime Black to represent First Nations women and girls who have been victims of violence, and as a call to action to prevent future violence. The pro-ject has been displayed in public spaces across the country including the Canadian Museum of Human Rights. “An empty garment of cloth-ing operates as a marker for those who are no longer with us,” Black has stated.

Although Indigenous women make up four pre cent of Canada’s female population, 16 per cent of women murdered in Canada between 1980 and 2012 were Indigen-ous. In 2014 RCMP identified a total

of 1,181 missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.

Aside from a prayer circle at 9:30 a.m., the Feb. 14 display will proceed quietly.

“There will be no speakers or a public address of any kind but rather a silent vigil of red dresses,” Thomas said.

The one-day display in Duncan will coincide with the annual Stolen Sisters March in Vancouver.

The REDress project is happening with the support of the Hiiye’yu Lelum House of Friendship, Cowic-han Tribes, the City of Duncan and WINGS thrift store.

“The City of Duncan is honoured to support the efforts to raise aware-ness of missing and murdered Aboriginal women in this very vis-ually artistic and stirring exhibit,” Duncan Mayor Phil Kent said.

Red dresses send sombre message

“Cowichan Tribes want to acknowledge the important work the REDress project is doing to raise awareness in our community,” Cowichan Tribes Chief William C. Seymour said. “Like so many other communities, we have lost women to violence and we feel the impact of that loss every day.”

Donated dresses can be dropped off at WINGS (193 Station St.) Monday to Friday between noon and 4 p.m., or Charles Hoey Park on Feb. 14, 9 a.m.

Kendra Thomas of Warmland Women’s Support Services displays a red dress in Charles Hoey Park in advance of the society’s Feb. 14 REDress Project. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]


Schools should teach Mandarin, Cantonese,

Your story in the Jan. 27 issue on parents lining up overnight for places in French Immersion classes got me thinking about this subject. We spend hundreds of thousands of dollars in our educational system on the teaching of French. In my view, this is money poorly spent. Very few students in Western Canada will ever get jobs because they speak French.

What we should be teaching in our schools in B.C. is Mandarin, Cantonese and Japanese. This would fit much better into the present and future needs of people who will be involved in trade and commerce with Pacif-ic Rim nations. The only places that French is really needed is if you live in Quebec or intend to get a job in Ottawa. Otherwise this is still and always will be an English speaking country.

Reed ElleyChemainus

Conservative audits not politically based

[Last] Friday’s editorial com-ment was long on hyperbole but short on fact.

Basically it was a lame attempt to justify yet another foolish move by the new gov-ernment, which seems to make it a policy to undo many of the good initiatives of the previous administration.

The audits by CRA were not politically driven, but simply long overdue action to make the phony “charity” industry follow the rules.

They performed audits on about 60 organizations based mainly on complaints.

Included were some of the worst offenders, (The David

Suzuki Foundation, Sierra Club, West Coast Environmental Law, etc.) that receive substantial funding from overseas and do not engage in charitable or philanthropic work at all, their activities are only advocacy and environmental lobbying.

To even suggest that the targeted groups have “limited funds and cannot undergo the rigours of an audit” is laughable.

These organizations are in reality large corporations with huge income from such giants as Tides US, Rockefeller Funds, and Oak Foundation.

Indeed registered charities by definition are created to help a particular group or cause, how-ever, in the case of the audited organizations, the only particu-

lar group or cause they helped was the activist agenda. Whose only goal is to cause disruption and eventually destroy our vital petrochemical industries.

As well, they provided a lot of funding to any political party that opposed the Conservatives. In fact many of the offending “charities” were on Election Canada’s Registered Third Par-ties list, even though it’s illegal to accept foreign funds for polit-ical purposes!

Suggesting that they serve a useful purpose by trying to solve problems using their “experts”, is a bit like asking Elmer Fudd to give advice on how to catch wabbits.

The great majority of the activists are not technical people and do not produce cred-

ible reports. The constant barrage of anti-

energy propaganda, and climate change hysteria are generated by those with no scientific cre-dentials whatsoever.

Unfortunately only five have had their status revoked, but I’m sure the current govern-ment will direct CRA to devote more attention to auditing other wealthy groups…like the taxpayer.

What is truly un-Canadian is the practice of turning a blind eye to special groups such as the primarily U.S based founda-tions that are funding multimil-lion-dollar campaigns against Canadian energy projects.

Bob JonesDuncan

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January was a tough month for journalism.

First, Postmedia “merged” a bunch of newsrooms across the country, laying off hundreds of reporters in the process, a move that will inevitably lead to less local news and features in the cities where Postmedia owned two separate papers that used to have two separate staffs.

Can the eventual closure of one paper in each city, or a full-out merger be far behind? Stay tuned.

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Daily newspapers are a dif-ferent beast, and have faced distinct challenges in the last decade.

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We let you know whether or not there’s going to be a bus strike, but also dig deep into the challenges faced by spe-cial needs students in a cash-strapped school district.

We let our readers voice their opinions to the community in our letters section, and learn about our past from long-time columnist T.W. Paterson.

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Local news is vital to our com-munity economically, politically, and socially.

It’s how we change things we don’t like, and support things that we do. Information is power, and newspapers empow-er the people.

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An appeal for consistency

Over the years I have become inured to the partisan nature of letters written by Joe Sawchuk. I confess I have even responded from time to time when his bias and bile reached unacceptable levels, and this is one of those times.

Friday last he entertained us with a diatribe that dismissed the legitimacy of the last Alberta election because the winning party had less than a majority of the total votes cast, which is the height of hypocrisy coming from such an ardent supporter of the late regressive Conservative government and Stephen Harper. In fact, I clearly remember that when another writer raised that issue Mr. Saw-chuk responded with arguments totally at odds with the one he presents now.

We all have our own perspec-tive, and the right to express it freely. As a fan of the medium I faithfully read the letters to every publication, whether it be a newspaper or magazine, because the opinions of my fellow citizens matter more

to me than most of the other content. I especially enjoy the enthusiasts and extremists and would like to take this opportun-ity to thank them one and all for years of amusement, diversion and sometimes even education. That being said, I believe there are certain standards of honesty and consistency that should be adhered to.

By condemning in his oppon-ents what he forgives in his allies Mr. Sawchuk commits an hypocrisy. While I respect his right to have as many mutually contradictory opinions as he chooses, I suggest that in this case a patriotic Canadian like himself, aware that a goose is our national bird, should not forget the old adage about what’s good for ganders.

David LowtherMesachie Lake

Education component would be welcome

The recent addition of bike lanes in the city (Canada Avenue and Government Street) and the existing ones in North Cowichan (Beverly Street and Cowichan Lake Road) have

done a lot to improve the cycling atmosphere in the urban core. However, I am wondering if an education component for both cyclists and motorists should be included in the budgeting for future projects.

Cyclists: my message to you: “Just like a car, always like a car”. Meaning: not on the side-walks, not on the left facing traffic. Sadly, too many cyclists are either unaware of the rules of the road or are choosing to ignore them. The consequence is a bad rap for cyclists/cycling in general and an increasing nervousness amongst motorists around cyclist predictability. Routinely, if you are in the right place and look like you know what you are doing, you are in the safest scenario.

Motorists: cyclists have same rights and responsibilities as motorists and are entitled to their space (on the right, with the traffic). When approach-ing a cyclist, recognize that a multi-lane situation is happing. Don’t pass if there is not enough space or time to pull back in before meeting oncoming traffic and don’t pass at all if you are about to make a right turn close to the path of the cyclist.

Too often recently, I’ve had a vehicle come alongside or just past me with their signal on for a right turn and then come to a complete stop to allow me to continue straight through. Very confusing! What has been most perplexing about this scenario is that about one third of these incidents have involved profes-sional drivers, trucks mostly.

Also, don’t stop when you would usually not stop just because a bicycle is present. While the courtesy is well-inten-tioned, it creates a dangerous situation for everyone. Twice in one recent morning commute, I was stopped at a stop sign on my bicycle and the approaching car with the right of way stopped to let me proceed. Fortunately, there was not a following car in either instance. A rear-end colli-sion is always a possibility and, again, the flow is broken and nearby travellers are wondering, “why is that car stopped?”

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I am writing to bring your attention to the waste that is being dumped along the Gregory (Utility) Road in Shawnigan Beach Estates.

I have called and emailed the CVRD (which has lease rights to the road) but nothing has been done in response to my concerns. This part of Gregory, a road that gives locals access to a few homes and numerous trails, is now covered in household waste. People are coming in trucks and using this utility road as a dumping ground for everything from unwanted suitcases overflowing with trash, to whole couches, and, as of this morning, various bins of household waste scattered everywhere.

Residents of this neighbourhood are in despair over this dumping situation. It is unhealthy, unsightly, and completely unnecessary. We would like two things to happen: for the CVRD to bring in a

truck and haul out all this waste, and for people to stop treating this area as a dump for their unwanted materials.

It’s bad enough that toxic waste is threatening our Shawnigan Lake drink-ing water. Now we are dealing with waste being dumped on the fringes of our neighbourhoods. As a community, we want everyone to live peacefully in a safe and respectful environment.

I am sincerely hoping that by bringing the dumping issue to your attention, something will be done to clean up the roads and trails. The CVRD leases this road and CVRD trucks are seen regularly driving this road, so surely our tax dol-lars can be used towards a clean up.

Once that is in place, the next step will be to remind the public to use the recyc-ling centres we have nearby for just that purpose. Nature is fragile. Neighbour-hoods deserve respect.

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North Cowichan councillors split over the idea of forbidding drive-through restaurants as a part of a potential new develop-ment at Berkey’s Corner.

In response to a question from Coun. Al Siebring, Mike Spall, representative of developer Hall Pacific, confirmed that if a drive-through was not allowed the development would be dead on the spot.

Coun. Rob Douglas expressed concern over environmental impact, saying in the past deci-sions had been made that didn’t take environmental concerns sufficiently into account in his view.

“If we have to wait two weeks we have to wait two weeks,” he said.

Coun. Maeve Maguire said the development should be assessed for a number of fac-tors, not just environmental.

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not closed for development, we’re open for development — if it’s right,” said Coun. Maeve Maguire. “For me this is not about idling, it’s about what’s best for that neighbourhood,” she added.

Council discussed various environmental, traffic and safety concerns followed by several proposed amendments seeking further environment-al and medical consultation locally and provincially which were defeated. The motion for a covenant restriction was also defeated five to two, with Coun. Rob Douglas and Maguire in favour.

Picking apart the proposal before having public input and moving it to the next stage would throw a “monkey wrench” in the process, said

Coun. Al Siebring, arguing that the most logical step was to advance the process at this point even if there were points of concern.

“I will be voting against any changes or any delay,” said Coun. Tom Walker, speaking via telephone. “The biggest drive-through we have in North Cowichan is called the Trans-Canada Highway,” he added in dismissal of environ-mental concerns.

A revised motion allowing drive-throughs at the site was then passed five to two with Douglas and Maguire opposed.

A public hearing will be held at Mt. Prevost Elementary School at a date to be deter-mined to provide a chance for public input.

Hall Pacific is also planning to organize a public meeting at a date to be determined prior to the North Cowichan public hearing.

“We need to give the public a voice,” Maguire said.

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Suite rules hurting homeowners: residentPAUL BRIAN CITIZEN

Rena Van Steele has concerns about the consistency and fair-ness of North Cowichan’s muni-cipal zoning bylaw enforcement.

The Chemainus homeowner recently lost the renter who had been living in a non-bylaw compliant building on her prop-erty following a chain of tit-for-tat events that Van Steele says plunged the neighbourhood into a tense standoff atmosphere over frustrations arising from the municipality’s complaint-based enforcement process.

“It’s a tattletale system that pits neighbour against neighbour,” Van Steele said, adding that although “many, many people are renting illegally in the area,” only those who are complained about get punished.

North Cowichan Manager of Building and Compliance Michael Mark noted that he can-not comment on any specific case.

He did state generally that the majority of complaints come in from residents, but went on to note that there have been “a num-ber” of complaints lodged by the municipality as well. The muni-

cipality’s zoning bylaw enforce-ment abilities were strengthened in October of last year.

North Cowichan encompasses an area of 20,433 hectares with a population of 28,807 as of the 2011 census.

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municipality finances. Mark acknowledged there are

a “large number of complaints” and that enforcement deals with “a lot of illegal suites and a lot of illegal second buildings on properties.”

He estimated these constitute around half of the infractions enforcement deals with overall when compared with its numer-ous other bylaws.

Coun. Al Siebring believes there is still much to be improved regarding consistency and workability of zoning bylaw enforcement.

“I can point you to all kinds of properties in North Cowichan that are obviously a problem, and yet, unless somebody complains, we don’t enforce,” Siebring said. “Even then, you can’t enforce every situation. It becomes some-

what subjective and that’s really a problem and I don’t know how to fix that.”

Van Steele said her once-idyllic neighbourhood is now a crisis zone after she says she com-plained about non-bylaw-compli-ant activities by her neighbour and he responded by complaining about her.

“It’s destroyed our neighbour-hood,” she said, noting she is in a difficult financial situation espe-cially with the rental income no longer coming in. “The complaint system is ludicrous. It’s totally unfair.”

Siebring acknowledged the sys-tem does give residents the possi-bility of “using municipal bylaws to try and club each other over the head.”

Van Steele believes that lack of local economic opportunity and a strong demand for housing in the area drives many to illegally rent out units in their home or on their property. She also claims that the municipality is focused on going after non-compliant homeowners because there is a lack of local construction and development.

Rena Van Steele takes issue with how the municipality goes about enforcing its zoning bylaws. [CITIZEN FILE]

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Mark said that while they “always want to encourage more development in the municipality,” construction levels have been “fairly consistent in the last three years.”

Van Steele says the municipality has also placed a notice of bylaw contraven-tion on her property that will only be lifted if she rips out the interior of the unit for full inspection which wasn’t done during renovations, a demolition that Van Steele said would lose her $40,000.

Siebring noted North Cowichan staff is doing an ongoing examination about how to improve zoning bylaws. Recommenda-tions are expected to be brought before council by this summer, Siebring said, adding that improvements relate not only to resolving tensions but also to adequate provision of affordable housing.

“The whole question of suites fits into the affordable housing piece. I’ve been pushing for it since the middle of last term, and we’re in the middle of a zoning bylaw rewrite right now,” Siebring said. “We need to find ways to accommodate what are now illegal suites. We need to find a way as well to try to regularize the suites that are already there.”

Mark noted there will also be a chance for public input when the recommendations are released.

“There’s always going to be neighbours that don’t like each other,” Mark said, adding that if bylaws are no longer want-ed by the community or causing problems the municipality “should be obligated to listen to the community to make changes.”

Although safety and being up to code

are vital requirements, Siebring said the larger issue relates to allowing land use in ways that increase affordable housing and are a win-win for residents, renters and the municipality.

“If you have a suite in your basement there better be some kind of a fireguard, etcetera. So those building code issues can be addressed, but some of it is land use,” he said. “If we’re serious about promoting more affordable housing we better find a way.”

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Thieves have deprived a 65-year-old Cow-ichan Valley woman of her only mode of transportation.

The woman reported the theft of her Fortress scooter to the North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP late last month, and police are hoping they can reunite her with her ride. The scooter was last seen parked in the stairwell of her residence on Bundock Avenue.

“We have turned over every rock we can, hoping to find information that will lead us to the whereabouts of this scooter, but to no avail,” stated Cpl. Krista Hobday.

“Our complainant will be able to identify the scooter, so if anyone sees a scooter that seems out of place or has just material-ized on someone’s property, and matches the description provided, please call the police.”

Pawn shops and scooter stores have also been alerted to the theft.

The scooter is described as a blue/purple Fortress 1700 Series with a black leather seat, black metal basket, and minor dam-age on the front left fender.

Anyone with information should call the North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP at 250-748-5522 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

Collect your mail quick, RCMP advise after box break-insKEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP are investigating a rash of thefts from pub-lic mailboxes.

Mailboxes on Mays, Jaynes and Lakes roads were all hit, and police believe the thefts occurred overnight on Feb. 1.

“It is always a good idea to remove your mail as soon as possible and report any possible thefts to Canada Post and the RCMP,” North Cowichan/Duncan spokes-

person Cpl. Krista Hobday said.Anyone with information about the

thefts is asked to contact the local detach-ment at 250-748-5522.

“You may have seen someone lurking about or have heard someone bragging about the thefts,” Hobday said. “From a prevention perspective, one way to keep some mail out of the hands of thieves is to go paperless on your monthly bills. This maintains your privacy as it per-tains to your account numbers, etc. Also, apply for direct deposit for Canada Rev-enue and other types of payments you may be receiving through the mail.”

Coroner identifi es Crofton mill worker killed in accidentPAUL BRIAN CITIZEN

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of the man who died in an industrial accident Jan. 27 at the Catalyst paper mill in Crofton.

Brian Norman Allen, 62, of Crofton, was

a heavy machine operator at the mill. He was killed on the afternoon of Jan. 27 when the bulldozer he was operating to pile up hog fuel went off the high end of the pile. Allen was later found by fellow workers and was “deceased at the scene,” according to the Coroners Service.

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Miles Kneisz, 15 (back) takes his mom Christine Diab for a ride Jan. 30 at Shawnigan Lake School during a Canucks Autism Network community skate. [PAUL BRIAN/CITIZEN]

Weekend of fun just part of CAN autism programsPAUL BRIAN CITIZEN

The Canucks Autism Network (CAN) is helping bring kids and families together.

CAN organized a family skate Saturday, Jan. 30 at the Shawni-gan Lake School Arena followed by a showing of Kung Fu Panda on Sunday, all part of its prov-ince-wide mission to help enrich the lives of individuals and fam-ilies living with autism.

“We provide high-quality adapt-ive sports, recreational, social and art programs for families liv-ing with autism. We also spread awareness and provide training to communities across British Columbia,” explained CAN’s director of development, Noah Morantz.

With over 500 volunteers across the province and a dedicated network of staff and coaches, CAN organizes leagues, camps, activities and fundraisers to help promote its goal and spread awareness of autism, a develop-

mental disorder characterized by difficulties with social inter-action. Activities include soc-cer, basketball, hockey, skating, physical literacy courses, biking, arts and craft activities and sum-mer camps.

There’s no minimum or max-imum age for those who take part in CAN programming although participants tend to be between five years old and their early 20s. However, Morantz noted that events such as Saturday’s skate are open to the whole family and all ages.

Challenges faced by kids who join can take a variety of forms.

“Some of the challenges could range from communication issues, sensory issues, light, sounds,” Morantz explained, adding that no child or teen is turned away from CAN program-ming and that staff, including the around 240 coaches around the province who work with CAN, always help kids succeed.

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kid that comes to us we write down an individualized plan and staff it appropriately,” Moran-tz said. “We set every kid up to succeed.”

Morantz said he’s seen CAN pro-grams make a big differences in kids’ lives.

“It builds confidence. You know a lot of kids just like any other kids, they just want to be part of a bigger thing,” Morantz said. “They want to be on a team, they want to have friends, they want to participate in typical activities that their friends are in.”

Leslie Smith is a Shawnigan Lake School teacher who also helps CAN with its local fund-raising and is a big supporter of the work it does. Events like Sav-our Cowichan and Sipsaver are staples of CAN’s fundraising cir-cuit locally, and Smith said they would like to hear more about what Cowichan’s autism com-munity needs.

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“We, the community, have been fund-raising actively for four years and we’re doing that in order to provide meaning-ful programming for the families of the Cowichan Valley,” said Smith, whose 17-year-old son Gavin is autistic. “We ask and invite them to contact us at CAN and tell us what do they want.”

Smith noted that issues in autistic individuals may range from cognitive to social to being non-verbal or highly anxious.

“We also can have children like our child who has autism and also has epi-lepsy,” she said.

Smith said the summer camps offered by CAN have been “absolutely wonder-ful,” offering activities ranging from hikes, kayaking, canoeing, and swim-ming to arts and crafts, movie nights, food and singing around the fire.

“It replicates the true authentic sum-mer camp experience for families who might not be able to have that experi-ence,” Smith said, adding that CAN camps and events like Saturday’s skate and Sunday’s movie showing are not only a plus for the youth but also for their parents.

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dren to have the opportunity to do fun things, but it’s a great opportunity for parents to get together and chat,” she said.

Morantz estimated around 50 families attended the camp last year, with use of the dorms, campus and cafeteria much appreciated by campers and parents such as Smith.

“Shawnigan Lake School has been phenomenally generous. It’s absolutely wonderful,” Smith said.

Morantz noted that CAN will also be running a several-day-long overnight biking camp and a multi-sport camp this summer. There’s a $25 membership fee to join CAN.

The US Centre for Disease Control (CDC) estimates one in 68 children have autism. This marks a 23 per cent increase since 2009, and a 78 per cent increase since 2007. The disorder is also approximately five times more likely to occur in boys than girls. Morantz cur-rently serves around 2,500 of the esti-mated 11,000 children and youth in B.C. with autism.

“Our goal is to reach every single one of them,” Morantz said.

If you want to help out with CAN’s mission, they are currently in search of volunteers.

“We actually need more volun-teers, from Shawnigan Lake, Duncan, Nanaimo,” Morantz said. “We need more volunteers because that’s really the life-blood of our programs is people who can help support us.”

To find out more about CAN or to become a volunteer visit their website at www.canucksautism.ca.

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“We, the community, have been fundraising actively for four years and we’re doing that in order to provide meaningful programming for the families of the Cowichan Valley. We ask and invite them to contact us at CAN and tell us what do they want.”

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The Cowichan Valley Regional District is offering free activities throughout the region to help residents celebrate Family Day next Monday.

The Island Savings Centre will have free public skating from noon to 12:55 p.m. and again from 1:05 to 2 p.m.

There will also be free drop-in sports and the Multi-Purpose Hall from 1-3 p.m., including pickleball, basketball, badmin-ton and more. Equipment will be avail-able, but participants should wear athletic footwear.

Kindergym will also be open in the Herit-age Hall upstairs.

In the Cowichan Lake area, the Youbou Bowling Alley will be open in the after-noon for free bowling, and free skating will be offered at the Cowichan Lake Sports

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also offer free skating, with rentals provid-ed, from 1 to 2:15 p.m.

The Shawnigan Lake Community Centre is teaming up with the Shawnigan Lake Museum to offer “Passport to Shawnigan: School Days” from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will feature activities based on a school day 100 years ago, and encourages families to play together while learning about their community.”

Free swimming will be offered at the Cowichan Aquatic Centre from noon to 4 p.m., and at the Frank Jameson Com-munity Centre in Ladysmith from noon to 3:30 p.m.

Event organizers expressed their grati-tude to the Canadian Union of Public Employees and the Province of British Col-umbia for making the free events possible.

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Nanaimo newspaper closure sparks copyboy memoriesLast Friday

marked the last edition of the

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You meet all kinds in a news-paper’s editorial office — even in the humble role of copy boy. Here, in the cluttered arena of editors and reporters, amidst the blue of cigarette smoke and the chatter of typewriters and tele-types (I’m writing of the 1960s), the great and not-so-great, the famous and the infamous and the forgotten come to call.

Some come by request, others come seeking publicity, from the athletic club secretary with the latest scores to the man with the squirming canvas bag who, upon being asked what it con-tained, blithely replied, “Rattle-snakes.” He wasn’t kidding!

There was the handsome old gentleman in army greatcoat, shopping bag in hand, who would drop by to chat with a reporter friend, a cup of coffee, then be on his way. And so it went, every few months for a year or so and he came no more.

Then the Section Page carried the obituary of the man who once had been internation-ally famous as a wrestler and great Canadian athlete — Chief Thunderbird.

The front lobby and staircase invariably proved a blessing to bored reporters, news-

paper doors being seldom locked (in those days) and an irresist-ible magnet to those the worse for drink. Then an urgent call from an alarmed switchboard operator would bring copy boy and idle reporter running to the rescue. All too often the real hero of the emergency would be the janitor whose unhappy task it was to repair the damage to tile and paint.

In the early afternoon of a morning newspaper before the first reporters made their appearance, the littered office would be empty but for the editorial secretary and several editors secure in their offices, and the hapless copy boy, at work tearing and classifying the wire copy disgorged overnight from the teletypes.

Then another menace to switchboard operator and sec-retary would appear, this time in the guise of a harmless little man in heavy overcoat, peak cap and invisible gold-rimmed glass-

es who, upon being passed from switchboard to secretary to copy boy, would seize the final, unescaping link in this pan-ic-stricken chain by the wrist, to whisper with great melodrama all of the previous day’s head-lines into an unwilling ear.

To a 17-year-old innocent straight out of high school, the most exotic character to show in the newsroom was not a mem-ber of the public but a fellow employee from downstairs whose intriguing reputation had long preceded her. But wishful think, alas! moved no moun-tains and the fascinating lady proceeded about her business without the slightest notice of a blushing boy peeking from behind a teletype.

Another who never seemed to notice him was the good lady who, every so often, would bring in mouth-watering tidbits she’d baked, to serve them with great fanfare to each and every repor-ter, editor and secretary. But never to the lowly copy boy who made his rounds with face of stone while silently vowing that, even if offered one, he’d rather starve.

In his uniform of pea-jacket and jeans, the big man with the dogs became another regu-lar visitor. The shaggy blonde hair, bright blue eyes and high cheekbones gave him an unmistakably Scandinavian

appearance, confirmed by his heavily accented English. But it was his companions who drew the most attention, the full-sized black Labradors which accom-panied him everywhere, even to the editorial room. At least they were well behaved. Their welfare became a brief topic of conversation when the gentle giant was found dead from an apparent brain tumour in his room.

The old crone who camped almost nightly in the lobby and drove the switchboard operators to distraction also had a story to tell. She was the living embodi-ment of a hag, with her hook nose, toothless grin, loud cackle and leering eyes. Loneliness drew her to the Colonist, that was obvious even to an ingenu-ous copyboy. But for all her prattle and wink-wink, nudge-nudge, never a word about her illustrious career as madame of the largest brothel in wartime Prince Rupert!

Another unforgettable charac-ter was no visitor to the news-room but, regrettably, a staffer. An editor of recognized ability who’d served with “Monty” in Africa, his greatest delight was to torment his juniors. And none was more junior than the copy boy.

No ordinary bully, his malice exceeded all “acceptable” bounds of the workplace, even

in an age before harassment became a legal issue. Like the apocryphal scorpion he bit everyone and everything.

Rebellion was out of the ques-tion but vengeance, if achieved ever so subtly, was possible. An order to fetch him dinner from the corner drive-in presented such an opportunity. Only minutes away and insulated in aluminum foil, the chicken ‘n’ chips were piping hot upon delivery to the press building. But not after a detour through the darkroom and 10-minutes’ lingering in a steel-cold sink.

Too late a co-worker ended his reign of terror with a well applied and much applauded headlock!

Finally, on a sombre winter’s afternoon, there came a quiet young man in beard and horn-rimmed glasses with what appeared to be a placard under his arm, to cool his heels at the switchboard for two hours before a reporter could see him. Their conversation was brief, his picture snapped and he went his way. The paper dutifully reported in the shortest space that a young entertainer from Australia had arrived in town.

The years passed and times changed — and considerably for the better, I’m sure — for Rolf Harris of “Wiffle Board” fame.

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Unlike fossil fuels, or uranium-dependent nuclear power, the energy source is free, inexhaustible and non-polluting, with no troublesome byproducts like radioisotopes or carbon dioxide. It can be used for a variety of applications, from providing power for a single streetlight to generating electricity for a home to keeping satellites and factories going.

Solar also has disadvantages. Without energy-storage systems, it only works when the sun shines, and it can be costly. Solar installa-tions to provide power for large areas can take up a lot of space, and some technologies rely on rare materials that must be mined, with environmental consequences.

Because of rapid technological advances, falling prices and the many advantages of solar power, it’s become one of the fastest-growing sources of renewable energy worldwide, with

installed capacity growing on aver-age 43 per cent a year since 2000, according to the World Economic Forum. Still, as an MIT report points out, solar was only gener-ating about one per cent of global electricity in 2015. With costs dropping by about 10 per cent a year, and technologies for harness-ing and storing the sun’s energy improving, that could climb to 20 per cent by 2027, an Oxford Univer-sity study found.

About 90 per cent of currently installed solar capacity uses crystalline silicon wafer-based photovoltaic cells. As Phys.org notes, they’re non-toxic, abundant and reliable, but the waf-ers are thick and rigid and somewhat expensive to manufacture. Many newer-technology cells are smaller, less rigid and often more afford-able, but they can come with other problems. Some use materials that “involve rare and/or toxic metals.”

The website notes that promising “third gen-eration” developments include “thin-film solar photovoltaic employing dye-sensitized, organic, quantum dot or perovskite solar cells and novel combinations of semiconductor materials, as well as concentrators.” Technology is also being developed to mimic photosynthesis, converting sunlight to electrons with nanotech-nology and light-absorbing compounds and delivering the electrical energy “to customized catalysts that convert water and CO2 into oxy-gen and chemical fuels.” Artificial photosyn-thesis is also being studied as a way to capture and convert CO2 emissions to generate fuels, plastics, drugs and other products!

Solar cell placement raises interesting possi-bilities as well, including paving roads, parking lots and bike lanes with durable panels that not only generate power but also melt ice and snow. Some experts predict solar technology could make the need for baseload power and even transmission grids obsolete. As Steve Holliday, CEO of National Grid, which operates gas and power transmission networks in the U.K. and northeastern U.S., said, “From a consumer’s point of view, baseload is what I am producing myself. The solar on my rooftop, my heat pump — that’s the baseload.”

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Written with contributions from David Suzuki Founda-tion senior editor Ian Hanington. Learn more at www.davidsuzuki.org.

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MUSINGS of a Magpie Mind

(Bits and pieces of history, travel and trivia, collected over the years by Bill Greenwell)

A Saint a day kept the devil at bay.

Part 2Of course the fact

that miracles were regularly claimed at the sites where saintly remains were entombed was a driv-ing force in the surge of pilgrimage which flourished throughout the medieval west.

The Roman church became even richer from the offerings of high- and low-born travel-lers who sought saintly inter-vention. Absolution of sins, the saving of souls and the miraculous mending of bodies were personal priorities for the superstitious citizenry and their overlords. Priests and monks did a booming business showing off their collections of relics, real and fake to the thousands who flocked to venerate them.

History reminds us that con-stant warfare, ravaging plagues and regular famines made life short and not so merry for most people. And the priestly prom-ises of purgatory and hell fire in the next life added to their worries. All these threats were sufficient incentive for folk to travel to these far-off shrines, leave their donations and pray fervently for forgiveness and perhaps divine intervention. It was a popular medieval priority, although it soon became pos-sible to buy a special dispensa-tion, known as an indulgence,

and perhaps save themselves the journey. If you could afford it, you coughed up for the cler-ical assurance that after death, your time in compulsory purgatory would be reduced and your sinful slate wiped clean, but apparently not

quite. Only in the confessional could you be entirely shriven and forgiven.

This ingenious scheme did not have papal approval, but its enthusiastic application had a healthy effect on the already swollen estate of the English church. No wonder then, that the cunning and avaricious Henry viewed these burgeon-ing riches as a perfect take-over target. And that’s exactly what he did in 1539, when he officially broke with the pope and launched a new religion. Having once been proclaimed by the Vatican years earlier, as Defender of the old faith, he became lord and master of the new one. This was the start of the rival Protestant regime in England which was already awakening elsewhere in Europe. The change to the national reli-gion soon created blood-soaked internal ferment throughout the realm, because woe betide anyone, aristocrat or commoner, who didn’t fall into line with the sovereign’s dictat and forsake their old beliefs. Many Catholics

refused to comply. The aristoc-racy among them sometimes paid with their heads.

The new religion eschewed the imagery, the finery, the trap-pings and the many abuses of the Roman church and especial-ly viewed the practice of pray-ing through saints for interces-sion to the Almighty as a form of refined polytheism, hinting at idolatry. But elsewhere in countries where the Catholic Church flourished and in the new world where its beliefs were introduced and enforced, the reverence for old and new saint-hood flourished.

Like most kids, I had my heroes — the soccer players, the cricketers and also for me, the early saints. Francis of Assisi topped the list because he was always depicted surrounded by passive wild animals and various cheerful birds perched on his shoulders. He seemed a kindly man who shared one of my priorities. But as the war progressed, we youngsters in those dark days grew up to understand some new and true realities — the meaning and pri-orities of patriotism, the import-ance of the Union Jack flying as a symbol of defiance and the role that our patron St. George was playing in our struggles to survive. I learned that most of our allies not only boasted a national anthem but also a saintly patron, and that the whole notion had emerged from the old Biblical belief in guard-ian angels, who apparently, in the old days, shielded us against national evils and dangers. So

George superseded Francis, one of my early decisions to help win the war.

And favourite saints kept popping up for me later in life. The first car I owned had belonged to a retired reverend gentleman and a metal badge of St. Christopher was screwed to the dashboard. I left it there for good luck. I was a little miffed though when the Vatican decid-ed in 1969 that Christopher no longer qualified as the guardian for travellers and they cancelled his credentials. I was positively indignant and so were many fellow Brits, when at the same time, St. George, who had been adopted by our warrior King Edward III, back in the 1300s, was also deprived of his bona-fide status.

What a nerve, I thought. Mean-

while regular beatification in the Roman church continues to this day. Pope John Paul II set a papal record by canonizing 110 new saints in his 26 year papacy, which ended in 2005. The present pontiff has added a further 26 since assuming the title in 2013.

So, the calendar is getting crowded again. It’s perhaps time I found that little old book of mine as there may be a new name or two to add to the list of the saintly English, because the Roman Catholic faith was even-tually permitted official U.K. recognition again in the early 19th century. (Yes, it took that long for it to happen. Such was the public’s opposition to the spectre of what the Brits called popery)

Let’s not forget that we also have a few faithful heroes in our own Canadian past. They mostly earned their sainthoods the hard way and died martyrs, in their courageous missionary lives back east. And I have one last thought, I’ve just found out who the patron saint is for newspaper editors. I wonder if I should mention it when I when I send this in?

(Bill Greenwell prospered in the ad agency arena for 40 years in the U.K. and Canada. He retains a passion for medieval history, marine paintings and piscatorial pursuits. His wife Patri-cia indulges him in these interests, but being a seasoned writer from a similar background, she has always deplored his weakness for alliteration. This has sadly had no effect on his writing style, whatsoever.)

Gross King Henry had two of his six wives beheaded, thumbed his nose at the pope, launched his own religion. [SUBMITTED]

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“Participants will receive basic informa-tion on dementia and the impact it has on individuals, their caregivers and their sup-port networks,” explained Jane Hope, the Society’s support and education coordin-ator for Cowichan and the North & Central Island.

The introductory session reviews the challenges of receiving a diagnosis of dementia. Participants will learn about the different types of support available throughout the dementia journey, how to begin planning for the future, and strat-egies for living well.

This session is intended for people experi-encing early symptoms of dementia, as well as family members or friends who are currently supporting a person with a recent dementia diagnosis. The workshop is not intended for the general public or health-care providers.

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The 17th annual Cowichan Pipers and Drummers Society’s Robbie Burns Night drew a big-ger crowd this year when it was held in Duncan on Jan. 23.

Frank Nichol welcomed the colourful entrance of the Hag-gis Party and then gave Robbie Burns’s Address to the Haggis.

The evening also included the Selkirk grace and then a traditional Scottish dinner was served featuring, of course, the haggis.

Highland dancing with the Kathy White dancers and other entertainment also made the evening truly Scottish.

All hail the haggis

The haggis is ready for serving out to guests at the annual dinner. [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]

The swordbearer leads in the haggis on Jan. 23.

Frank Nichol of the Cowichan Pipes and Drums celebrates Robbie Burns Day, Saturday, Jan. 23.

Frank Nichol, left, after completing the poem Ode to a Haggis, hands it down to be taken to the kitchen to be served out to everyone.

The haggis is brought in, with great ceremony, followed, of course, by a libation, at the annual Robbie Burns dinner in Duncan.


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JAGUARS Track and Field Club

Annual General Meeting & Awards BanquetWHEN: Friday, February 12, 2016WHERE: Eagles Hall - 2965 Boys Road DuncanAGM: 6 to 6:30 (EVERYONE welcome)Awards: 6:30 to 9 (returning athletes, families and guests)AGM will consist of Annual Reports, Election of the Executive and Proposed Amendments to Club Bylaws!Elections will be held for the following positions:➢ Secretary➢ Equipment Manager➢ Volunteer CoordinatorSend nominations to Laura Dewit at [email protected] athletes who attend both the AGM and Awards Banquet

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Just back from a tour of Chile with the Canadian U21 women’s national field hock-ey team, Sara Goodman is already looking ahead to her next trip.

Last week, Goodman was named as one of 18 athletes from across the country who will represent Canada at the Junior Women’s Pan Amer-ican Championships in Trini-dad and Tobago in late March and early April, which will serve as a qualifier for the Junior Women’s World Cup.

“I’m super excited, because the past two teams I’ve been on, it’s been an amazing thing, being able to play for my country,” Goodman said.

The Pan Am champion-ships will be the third time Goodman has travelled with the national junior team. Last February, she went to Lancaster, Pennsylvania for a four-game test series against the U.S., and she spent near-ly three weeks in Chile last month.

The Canadian U21 team won three of seven games a g a i n s t t h e i r C h i l e a n counterparts during the tournament, a warm-up for the Pan Am championships. Goodman believes the team could have done even better.

“We probably could have won more,” she said. “But we were trying to figure out how to play together, and the other team had been playing together consistently for two years.”

The Chileans will host the Junior Women’s World Cup in November and December.


Cowichan Secondary’s junior boys bas-ketball team was sunk by a buzzer-beating three-pointer as the team finished eighth in the Thunderbird Classic last weekend.

The T-Birds lost 67-42 to Oak Bay in the first round, then fell to St. Michael’s University School 68-49 in the second round. It looked like they were going to win the seventh-place game against Dover Bay before a desperation three-pointer put victory in the hands of the Dolphins.

Handsworth ended up claiming first place, while Stanley Choo was named MVP. Behind Handsworth were W.J. Mouat, St. George’s, Oak Bay, Claremont, St. Michael’s, Dover Bay and Cowichan.

T-Birds nipped by Dover Bay buzzer-beater

Dawson Tomich drives to the net during the junior Thunderbirds’ tournament opener against Oak Bay. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

After guiding the Victoria Shamrocks to the 2015 national championship in senior men’s box lacrosse, Shawnigan Lake’s Bob Heyes has been named a finalist for Sport BC’s Male Coach of the Year Award.

Heyes coached the Shamrocks to their first Mann Cup title since 2005. His team defeated Ontario’s Peterborough Lakers four games to two to win the championship last September.

The Shamrocks are also up for Team of the Year. The awards will be handed out in Vancou-ver on March 10.

Shawnigan Lake’s Bob Heyes up for provincial coaching award

Goodman set to help Canada qualify for Junior Women’s World Cup

“They were pretty good,” Goodman said. “They had really good stick skills, like a lot of the South American teams.”

Goodman was familiar with most of the other players on her team from prior camps and the series in Pennsylva-nia. As a Grade 11 student, Goodman is among the younger players, but hasn’t had trouble fitting in.

“It was intimidating at first,” she admitted. “But now that we’ve done quite a few camps together, I don’t feel super young. Everyone

kind of feels the same age.”The roster for the Pan Am

championships is very sim-ilar to the one that went to Chile, with just a few cuts. Goodman wasn’t sure if she would be one of those cuts or not.

“You never really know, because they’re really good at not giving off anything,” she said. “But the coach-es had me feeling pretty confident.”

As Goodman works toward her own goals of playing post-secondary field hockey and for the senior national

team, her teammates arepeople she can learn from.

“Many of them play Div. 1NCAA, so they can share alot of that experience withme, too,” she said. “Some ofthe older girls have playedfor the senior national team.”

Goodman is still more thana year away from graduation,but she’s been in contactwith universities already.With lots of time to go, sheisn’t in a hurry to commitanywhere.

“I’ve talked to a few teams,”she said. “I’m keeping myoptions open.”

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Sara Goodman competes for the national U21 team in Chile. [SUBMITTED]

Sports

Cowichan Valley Capitals fans have a new way to follow their favourite junior A hockey team through a new mobile app released by the B.C. Hockey League.

The app is available on the iOS App Store and the Android App Store by searching for “BCHL,” and provides schedules, scores, stories and more.

“With so many people in the hock-ey world reliant on mobile devices for information, this is a welcome

addition to the BCHL,” said BCHL communications director Brent Mutis. “We understand there is a demand for fast, accurate data about our teams and players and we trust the app supplies what fans, scouts and coaches are looking for.”

Updates are planned in future ver-sions of the BCHL app and users may see changes to the display and functionality as early as this week.

The app is a first for the BCHL. A mobile-friendly site was avail-able previously but this is the first league product available for down-load on iOS and Android platforms.

BCHL releases app for Apple, Android devices


Ki cki n g h as n’ t b een a strength of the Cowichan Pig-gies this season, but Jenner Teufel stepped up when he really needed to last Saturday and provided the conversion necessary to give his team a 25-24 win over Nanaimo and their first victory of the Cow-ichan Cup season.

Trailing 24-18 with four min-utes to play, the Piggies got the ball and kicked it into the corner. They got it over the line once, but it was held up. On the next five-metre scrum, they managed to push it over, with Rob McDonnell dotting it down for a try. That put the Piggies down by one point with two points resting on Teufel’s ability to convert. Teufel nailed the difficult kick, and his team held on for the win.

“I told him, you’re only as good as your last kick, and this one was a beauty,” Piggies head coach Gord McGeachy said.

The entire match was just as intense as the one-point mar-gin of victory would suggest.

“It was a very exciting, well-played rugby game by both teams,” McGeachy said.

Thanks to some newer play-ers and new things they were trying, the Piggies got off to a rough start.

“We had a couple of new combinations going, and we had a pretty young team on the field,” McGeachy said. “We were expecting hiccups early, and we got them.”

The Hornets scored a try and

converted it seven minutes in. Teufel responded with a pen-alty kick three minutes later, but another converted try gave Nanaimo a solid advantage.

“Twenty minutes in, we were down 14-3, and it wasn’t look-ing good,” McGeachy admitted.

Cowichan started getting more territory and more pos-session, and narrowed the gap to 14-8 with a try by Malcolm Sacht. The Piggies camped out in the Nanaimo end for the rest of the first half, striking again at halftime with a try from Mike Rea to trail by just one point with 40 minutes let to play.

“We were feeling pretty good about how we were playing,” McGeachy said. “There was a big momentum shift there.”

Cowichan led the way in terms of potential and terri-

tory in the first 10 minutes of the second half, and capitalized on that when Peter Budina sent a cross-field kick to Pat Large, who beat a couple of defenders before touching down in the end zone and giving the Pig-gies their first lead of the game, 18-14. They couldn’t add to that margin, however.

“We continued to press, but we couldn’t find a way to get any more points,” McGeachy said.

The tide changed again mid-way through the second half, and the Hornets were able to capitalize on some Cowichan penalties and go ahead again with 10 minutes left. Nanaimo got back into Cowichan’s end soon after that, and kicked a penalty goal to go up 24-18 with four minutes to play.

As time ticked away, McDon-nell’s try and Teufel’s conversion put the Pig-gies ahead by a point with two minutes left, and they survived a 40-metre penalty kick that landed just short of the mark to hold on for the win.

“It was a very intense game all the way,” McGeachy said. “Being down by a large mar-gin, then gaining the lead and losing it made for an exciting after-noon, absolutely.”

The Piggies were buoyed by the inser-tion into the lineup of several young play-ers, including Noah Dobson, who returned from UVic to make his First Division debut, Mike Needham, who came back after missing more than a year with an injury, and Cody Mills, who got his first start at outside centre.

“That bodes well for the second half of the season, add-ing some depth and youthful energy, too,” McGeachy said.

The Piggies will hit the road this Saturday, visiting Westshore in Colwood.

Tough kick gives Piggies win

Rob McDonnell pushes past a Nanaimo tackler. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]


The South Cowichan Parks Commission and CVRD Parks & Trails Division are hosting the Public Open House #2 to invite public input on the Bright Angel Park Recreation Rejuvenation Project. The CVRD has received grant funding from the Province of BC to rejuvenate specific park facilities at Bright Angel Park which must be completed by March 31, 2015.

Join us for discussion and input at Open House #2:date Saturday, June 8, 2013 time 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.place Bright Angel Park Lower Parking Area

Public Open House #2BRIGHT ANGEL PARK RECREATION REJUVENATION PROJECT & PARK MANAGEMENT PLAN

for more information, please contact: Graham Gidden, CVRD Parks & Trails Planner, Parks & Trails Division, 250-746-2620 or [email protected]

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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ELECTORAL AREA F – COWICHAN LAKE SOUTH/SKUTZ FALLS PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION

The residents and landowners of Electoral Area F – Cowichan Lake South/Skutz Falls are invited to attend the AGM on the date noted above. Parks and Recreation Commission members provide advice to the CVRD on matters regarding Electoral Area “F” Community Parks.

The purpose of the meeting is to hold nominations and elections for three (3) positions for a two (2) year term on the Electoral Area F – Cowichan Lake South/Skutz Falls Parks and Recreation Commission. Interested persons can also request to serve on the Commission in one of the four available appointed one-year terms.





DATE: Tuesday, February 9, 2016 TIME: 7:00 pmPLACE: Cowichan Lake Sports Arena, Curling Lounge, 311 South Shore Road, Lake Cowichan, BC

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:Brian Farquhar, Manager, Parks & Trails Division, Planning & Development Department at 250-746-2620 or toll free 1-800-665-3955








for more information, please contact: Graham Gidden, CVRD Parks & Trails Planner, Parks & Trails Division, 250-746-2620 or [email protected] more information please contact: Rob Conway at 250.746.2620 or email [email protected]

BUILDING & LAND DEVELOPMENT FORUMSThe Cowichan Valley Regional District is hosting a series of “Lunch n’ Learn” Forums on the third Wednesday of every month at the CVRD office, 175 Ingram Street. These Forums provide an opportunity for the local building and development industry and CVRD Planning & Development staff to share information and discuss ideas and topics of mutual interest. The Forums include presentations on relevant topics and provide opportunities for questions and discussion.





The next session and topic is noted as follows. Bring a lunch. Please RSVP as seating is limited.

Wednesday, February 17, 2016Managing Invasive Species

Location: Room 213 | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

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Residents of Youbou/Meade Creek are invited to attend a Town Hall Meeting on the above noted date. Topics to be discussed: • Yount School • Spring Cleanup • Weir Issue • Arbutus Park • Regional Recreation • Any other issue you would like to discuss

Please come out and participate in the discussions.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:Director Klaus Kuhn at 250-745-6243 or email [email protected]









DATE: Sunday, February 14, 2016TIME: 2:00 pmPLACE: Youbou Community Hall (main hall) 8550 Hemlock Street, Youbou

YOUBOU/MEADE CREEK

NOTICE OF TOWN HALL MEETINGMake the Town Hall Meeting Part of Your Valentine’s Day!

ATTENTION RESIDENTS OF ELECTORAL AREA I

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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ELECTORAL AREA A – MILL BAY/MALAHATPARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION

Residents and landowners of Electoral Area A – Mill Bay/Malahat are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting on the date noted above. Commission members provide advice to the CVRD on matters regarding local community parks, pathways and trails in Mill Bay and the Malahat.

The purpose of the meeting is to hold nominations and elections for five (5) positions for a two (2) year term on the Electoral Area A – Mill Bay/Malahat Parks & Recreation Commission and to review the 2015 accomplishments and proposed 2016 projects.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:Brian Farquhar, Manager, Parks & Trails Division, Planning & Development Department at 250-746-2620





DATE: Thursday, February 11, 2016 TIME: 7:00 pmPLACE: Brentwood College School, Ross Theatre, 2735 Mt. Baker Road, Mill Bay, BCDuncan Curling Club

2016 Mixed BonspielMarch 4th to 6th

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Just days after they climbed to third place in the provin-cial single-A boys basketball rankings, the Duncan Chris-tian School Chargers showed they belong there by winning the Campbell River Chris-tian School tournament last weekend.

“This tournament featured five of the northern single-A schools,” Chargers head coach Jim Brandsma said. “It was good to go to this tournament to see what the other single-A schools from the north are like in comparison.”

The Chargers opened with an 81-48 win over Nanaimo Chris-tian, a team they had defeated by a similar 84-48 score just days before.

“Our guys started out slow,

but finally started pulling away halfway through the second quarter, and after a wakeup call at halftime, rose to the occasion and had a very good second half,” Brandsma said. “The guys started talking more and working to get everyone involved.”

Jesse Van Wingerden led the way offensively with 25 points, and Michael Brandsma was close behind with 24. Adam Kapteyn added 17 points and 13 rebounds, and Matt Brandsma contributed 10 points and eight rebounds.

In their second game, the Chargers defeated Maaqtusiis 91-34.

“We had a good pre-game discussion about the type of game we needed to play against them,” Brandsma said. “The guys did not disappoint; they

probably played the best defen-sive game this year, if not in the last two years.”

Michael Brandsma scored another 24 points, while Van Wingerden added 22. Kapteyn and Matt Brandsma each had 13 points, and Brandsma finished with eight steals. Off the boards, Sung Jun Jang had a team-high nine rebounds, while both Brandsmas and Min Seok Kim had eight apiece.

“All of the boys contributed to our success and most of all had a great time doing it,” coach Brandsma said. “This is a defining point in the season where the guys realized they could count on each other and also have fun playing.”

All the teams at the Campbell River tournament will be at the Island Championships, hosted by DCS on Feb. 26 and 27.


The Cowichan Secondary Thunderbirds senior boys played one of their best halves of basketball last Friday, but still weren’t able to overcome a nine-point halftime deficit as they lost 82-79 to Semiahmoo.

“It was a good game,” Cowichan coach Lucky Walia said. “Semiahmoo has a nice program going right now, and we expected a competitive matchup. They had played at Oak Bay the previous night, and were up for most of that game, eventually losing by five.”

Walia said the second half featured some of the best bas-ketball the T-Birds had played this season, but it wasn’t

enough to get back on top.“Overall, we had many differ-

ent members of our team con-tribute, with seven of the boys hitting the score sheet,” Walia said. “That said, early in the game, when we couldn’t really get into a rhythm on offence, Noah Charles made himself available for some strong post-ups, which led them to start double-teaming him. He was able to counter that with a couple of nice face up drives to demonstrate the variety in his game. The attention that he drew, started opening things up for the rest of us.”

Charles finished the night with 14 points and a team-high seven rebounds.

After showing his diver-sity against Dover Bay in

Cowichan’s previous game, Humza Khan returned to a more traditional point guard role and scored 31 points, including 7-for-7 shooting from the free-throw line, part of a 15-for-19 night for the T-Birds as a team.

Eston Unrau got into foul trouble early, but ended up with 17 points, scored in a vari-ety of ways, everything from drives to the rim to a couple of threes.

Matt Miller and Andy Der-ocher logged heavy minutes in defensive roles and played with “high intensity and purpose,” Walia said.

The T-Birds will return to action this Friday when they play host to Claremont at 5:30 p.m.


Despite missing one of their biggest contributors, Cowichan’s senior women’s rugby team still managed a badly needed win last Saturday, just their second since joining the Premier League.

The 34-8 win over Bayside came with bonus points, and moved Cowichan into sixth place in the nine-team Premiership, and came without national team player Lau-ra Russell in the lineup.

“We dominated the scrums, which was good because our hands were not on target,” Cowichan captain

Sherry Spence said.When the passing game was work-

ing, Cowichan managed to feed the ball to fullback Carolyn Gud-mundseth for four tries and wing Rikki Wylie for two others. Quinn Battie slotted three converts.

Bayside’s points came on a try after a penalty in the second half, and a penalty kick at the end of the game.

Spence and Gudmundseth were named Cowichan’s players of the game.

Cowichan is away this weekend, visiting Westshore with a 10:30 a.m. start.

Bonus-point win for women’s rugby team

Cowichan forward Brandi Van Eeuwen looks to offload the ball under pressure during the first half of last Saturday’s game. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

DCS tops in Campbell River

Strong second half not enough for T-Birds

JUNIOR OUTDOOR (APR-JUN)

2016 JUNIOR REGISTRATION

BOYS & GIRLSAges 6-19 (by December 31, 2016)

Field hockey is a game of skillspeed and fun. The positionsare very similar to soccer,the skills are similar to hockeywith a couple of twists.

Contact: James Doyle [email protected]

COACHES AND MANAGERS NEEDED

Online Registration ONLY

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Games & practices held at the SportsplexJohn Ferreira Turf Field

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Frederick George BourneSeptember 20, 1921 - January 29, 2016

At the sharp age of 94 Fred passed away suddenly but peacefully at home in Chemainus, where he resided with his son Dave.

Fred was born in Skelmersdale, England. He immigrated to Halifax, Canada by steamliner in 1927 - it was a 10 day voyage with his Mom (Phyllis), 1 sister (Edna) and 3 brothers (Denis, Murray, Jack) - all predeceased.

He later traveled by train to Radville, Saskatchewan. Fred did his schooling there, then worked on farms and ranches and even owned his own cow pony when the war broke out!

At 18 he joined the Royal Canadian Air Force as an Aero Engine mechanic. In his 4 years in the Air Force, he spent time in England and Europe with city of Toronto 400 SQD. He landed day 6 in France and went all the way as far as Denmark. Fred returned to Canada (Saskatoon) after V-day. He then worked paving runways at the airport, on the CP Rail, and took training in motion picture projection. This led him to eventually opening his own photo studio as a photographer but he missed the time he had in the RCAF and reenlisted in 1951.

Fred moved to Edmonton, Alberta, Namo RCAF Stn. He transferred to Photo Establishment. There, he met his sweetheart (Doreen Hayes), married, August, 1946 and started his family.

His next travel brought him with family in tow to #2 Fighter Wing in France for 2 years, then on to Sardinia, Italy for 2 years at the Air Base weapons training in Decimomannu. He returned to Canada to RCAF post STN at Cold Lake, Alberta. He was released of service in 1965, and moved to Duncan, BC.

Fred loved to fish and garden! He also loved travel, always with camera in hand! He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and Order of Eastern Star - what he called a group of “Do Gooders’. He was a role model. Anyone that knew him could attest to him being just that! He was a kind and gentle man who took the time to make everyone who knew him feel special. His humor endeared him to many! His friends and family have lost an exceptional person. He will be forever remembered for his love of good food, especially coconut desserts, friendships, strong faith, and his “kibitzing” around! He was a devout Christian and ready to be with his Lord and wife!

Doreen passed away in 1988 but Fred is survived by his son, Dave, and daughter, Marilyn Shane (Kent), Grandchildren, Jennifer, and Jamie (Chelsie), Great-grandchildren, Parker, Issac, and Owen.

Fred lived life to the fullest! He was loved, respected, and admired by all who knew him!

Our thanks to all who befriended our dear Dad, especially all the caring souls at Coastal Missions.

Fred’s wishes are for any donations to be made to: Coastal Mission Society, 3450 Hillside Rd., Chemainus, BC, V0R 1K2.

Anna CaldwellSept. 8 1931 ~ Jan. 14, 2016

Anna was born in Manitoba on Sept.8, 1931 and passed into the arms of God on Jan. 14, 2016.

Anna leaves her beloved husband James S. Caldwell and four son’s: Ken, Douglas, Dennis and Gordon and Jim’s family: Jim Jr. (Toni) Kandis, Debbie, Kathy and Ian.

Anna was a graduate of B.C.I.T. in Nuclear Medicine. She worked at St. Paul’s Hospital and the Vancouver General. She had many

friends at both hospitals, and was on the Nuclear Medicine Examination Board for Canada.

Aft er retiring she lived with Jim in Cumberland and Lake Cowichan and made dear friends in both places. A Service of Remembrance will be held on Saturday, February 20, 2016 at 2:00 pm.

At the Duncan United Church, 246 Ingram Street, Duncan, B.C. First Memorial

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William Gordon PritchettJanuary 2, 1934 – January 29, 2016

With profound sadness we say farewell to husband, dad, poppa.

Survived by his loving wife of 61 years Jeanie, daughter Jacquie (Scott), son Ralph (Lorraine), 7 grandchildren Brandy, Melanie, Darrin, Lucas, Stacie, Jillian, Tori, 6 great grandchildren Cameron, Logan, Brookelyn, Lexa, Peyton, Emmett, one brother Earle, and numerous nieces and nephews. Predeceased by his infant son Clifford (1958) and son Jeff (2006).

Too soon you’re goneSo much you’re missed

We’ll look for you in the starsYour loving family.

Celebration of life – Saturday February 13, 2016 1pm at First Memorial Funeral Home 375 Brae Rd Duncan. DEATHS DEATHS

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Trevor Filgate

February 29, 1980 - November 23, 2015

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NOTICE TO HARRY, FRANCIS JAMES

2003 GMC Yukon VIN # 1 G K E K 1 3 2 4 3 J 1 9 4 9 1 0 . Amount Due as of January 27, 2016 is $2319.60. The above mentioned vehicle will be auc-tioned at 4860 Trans Canada Hwy., Tiger Towing Limited at 8:00 am, Feb. 12, 2016.

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2001 Ford Windstar VIN # 2 F M 2 A 5 5 X 4 1 B A 1 8 2 1 0 . Amount Due as of January 27, 2016 is $2319.60. The above mentioned vehicle will be auc-tioned at 4860 Trans Canada Hwy., Tiger Towing Limited at 8:00 am, Feb. 12, 2016.

NOTICE TO STEWART, JASON VINCENT2011 GMC Terrain VIN #2CTFLREC6B6B634732 . Amount Due as of January 27, 2016 is $4185.73. The above mentioned vehicle will be auc-tioned at 4860 Trans Canada Hwy., Tiger Towing Limited at 8:00 am, Feb. 12, 2016.


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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUSWhen you are sick and tired ofbeing sick and tired. Call us.Cowichan Valley AA. Toll free1-866-233-5255 (24-hours)

LOST AND FOUND

LOST: Sun. Jan. 24/16 in Walmart around 4:00PM,white gold wedding band &engagement ring; may havefallen into a customer’s bag.Contact Joanna at 1-250-667-5560, or bring set to WalmartCustomer Service.

THE SEARCH CONTINUES

$2000 Reward offeredfor the safe return of“Chibs” or $1000 rewardfor information leading tohis safe return. Pleasecontinue to check oldbarns or outbuildings forChibs, 6month old maleRottweiler; 75 lbs.Cropped tail. Wearingblack & green collar withname tag & contact info.CALL ANY TIME WITHANY SIGHTINGS or info;very timid.

Kelly: 250-246-7627

TRAVEL

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FabulousGuided Tour ofNew Zealand’s

Gardens and SightsFall 2016 - 22 daysCall 250-748-0391

www.DuncanHillTravel.ca

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

RESIDENTIALSUPPORT WORKERS

Inclusions Powell River is hiring Residential Support Workers f/t, p/t and casual positions - Adult & Children’s residences.For more information visit:

www.inclusionpr.cae-mail: [email protected]

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

FOODSAFE COURSES Lev-el 1. Feb. 20th & March 19th,2016. $75/person. Location:Island Savings Centre. Regis-ter online: www.saferfood.ca or 250-746-4154

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THE BRITISH COLUMBIA SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY

TO ANIMALS (BC SPCA)

Notice Of General Meeting

COWICHAN & DISTRICT BRANCH OF THE BC SPCA

In accordance with Bylaw 5.15(d), 9.5(b), 9.5(d) and 14 of the Bylaws of The British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Notice is hereby given that the annual general meeting of the:

COWICHAN & DISTRICT BRANCH Will take place on:

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2015 at: 7550 BELL McKINNON ROAD

DUNCAN, BCFor the purpose of:

Electing members of the Community Council for the branch, as well as conducting

any other business of the Branch

For further information on the meeting or to obtain a copy of the draft agenda, please contact Linda

Greville at [email protected] or 250-748-5636.

A copy of the Constitution and Bylaws of the Society is available at:

http://www.spca.bc.ca/about/ governance-accountability/governance-docs/

Issued by: Linda Greville, Community Council Chair

Cowichan & District Branch

BOOKKEEPER/ADMIN ASSISTANT

We are accepting resumes on behalf of a Truck Logging

Company located in the Cowichan Valley for the

above position. Candidates must have a strong

bookkeeping background and experience with accounting software

packages. Experience with the trucking industry,

accounting for multiple companies and union payrolls is preferred.

You should have prior experience in a similar

position, possess strong organizational skills and the ability to work independently. Please send a resume in

confi dence to:Human Resources PartnerHayes Stewart Little & Co.

823 Canada AvenueDuncan, BC V9L 1V2

e-mail: [email protected]

Come grow with us, apply with resume to: [email protected]

www.qualityfoods.com

Blossom

into a New Career• Florists

• Gift Shop/HomeDecor Retail

Clerks100% Company Paid Benefi ts, Bonus Plan and Group RSP

JourneymanMillwright

Western’s recent capital investment to secure the future of coastal sawmilling has resulted in a need for a Journeyman Millwright at our Ladysmith Sawmill.

Qualified applicants can apply online at: http://www.jobs.net/jobs/westernforest/

en-ca/job/Canada/JOURNEYMAN- MILLWRIGHT/J3K2NZ6Y6MNVGYZLY9K/

Experienced Legal Assistant Real Estate - Solicitor Support

Our law firm is seeking an experienced legal assistant to support our solicitor practice. The ideal candidate will have experience in real estate conveyancing, financing, as well as some experience in other areas of a solicitor practice. Candidates must be well organized, attentive to detail, have excellent communication skills, be team oriented. We offer an excellent work environment, group benefits, and a competitive salary.

Apply in confidence by February 25, 2016 to Orchard & Company, Barristers and Solicitors 321 St. Julian Street, Duncan, B.C. V9L 3S5

E-mail: [email protected] Ph: (250) 746-5899.

LAKE COWICHAN & DISTRICT SENIORS ASSOCIATION

55 CORONATION STREET,LAKE COWICHAN, BC

Applications are being accepted for the position of cook. Starting date is March 1, 2016. Pay is minimum wage. The successful applicant must have Food Safe. Resumes should be dropped off at the Seniors Centre before February 17, 2016 and marked “Attention Bruce Bunting”.

RESPONSIBLE PART TIME & ON-CALL

CARRIERS WANTED IN ALL AREAS

FOR VACATION OR SHORT NOTICE COVERAGE

TO SIGN UP PLEASE CALL: 250-715-7783

Program LeaderThe Municipality welcomes applications for the position of PROGRAM LEADER in the communities of Chemainus and Crofton on a temporary, casual basis from February to June 2016. For details on the requirements of this position and how to apply, please visit our website.

HELP WANTED

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD

P/T BAKER Wanted- Fast paced self-starter is needed. Will train. Available to work any days. Apply with resume: Mason’s Store, 1855 Renfrew Road, Shawnigan Lake.

COMING EVENTS

HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD

PEGASUS RESTAURANT

Line Cook required.Willing to train. Bring resume in person to:

5838 Trans Canada Hwy, Duncan, BC

ACCOUNTING/BOOKKEEPING

MEDICAL/DENTAL

LOOKING FOR TEMPORARY / ON

CALL REGISTERED DENTAL HYGIENIST

Position available at Island Dental Health Centre; may extend to a maternity leave. Apply in person, or by email to:

[email protected] or by fax: 250.748.5739

Att’n Amanda

WWORK ANTED

HUSBAND FOR Hire. Nothing but the best - Carpenter, Plumber, Painter, Electrician, Pressure Washing. Just ask my wife. Call 250-709-1111.

COMING EVENTS

PERSONAL SERVICES

FINANCIAL SERVICES

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Start saving hundreds of dollars today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mortgage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts. We don’t rely on credit, age or income.

Call Anytime1-800-639-2274 or

604-430-1498. Apply online www.capitaldirect.ca

Rapid debt relief. Good people to know in times of trouble. Serving communities throughout Vancouver Island. Call Kyle for a consultation. 1-855-812-6767; Abakhan & Associates Inc. www.abakhan.com

HOME CARE SUPPORT

GIDDEE UP-GOGetting Seniors To & Fro Transport to appointments Housekeeping. Laundry.

Meals.20+ years experience

Mary Ann250-709-5636

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

CLEANING SERVICES

FANTASTIC House Cleaner Prof. 5 star hotel & Resort Re-lais & Chateaux trained.Ener-getic,hard-working,own sup-plies,reliable friendly service.Tons of refs.Over 20 yrs cleaning exp.Beds and laundry welcome $25hr Please call Melinda 250-715-1185 or [email protected]

FOR ALL your cleaning, cooking and laundry needs. Is-land Domestic has experi-enced housekeepers. We also do apartments, offi ces and one-time cleans. Serving Mill Bay to Ladysmith. Bonded, In-sured, WCB, registered with DVA. 250-710-0864. www.islanddomesticservices.ca

COMPUTER SERVICES

ABLE COMPUTER REPAIRIn-home service. Senior’s

discount. Nico 250-746-6167

HANDYPERSONS

HANDYMAN SERVICES30+ years experience in house repairs: indoor &

outdoor, carpentry, drywall, painting, odd jobs, clean-

up, general help, etc. FOR AN ESTIMATE

CALL ROLF 250-710-5712

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

CUSTOM TILE WORKSProfessional installation

of ceramic, mosaic & quarry tiles, slate, glass

blocks, etc. Repairs. 30 yrs experience. FOR ESTIMATE

CALL 250-710-5712

HOME RENOVATIONS. Deck work, carpentry, fl ooring, plumbing, eaves trough-clean-ing & rubbish removal. Small moving jobs. Sr. Discount. Ian 250-743-6776.

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

TOTAL RENOVATIONSCarpenter will do additions,Carports, Decks, Siding,

Flooring, Painting, Finishing, Plumbing, Fences

Pres-washing, plus more.All work guaranteed.

Insured250-748-9150

LANDSCAPING

JC PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

Providing reliable, friendly service and quality

workmanship. For your lawn, hedge and yard

maintenance. Call Joel today for a free quote.

250-710-6730

PLUMBING

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

PETS

LESSONS/TRAINING

4 PAWS 4 AGILITYCome have fun with

your dog!Classes start Feb. 17/16 Registration 6:00 p.m. For more info phone:

Cheryl: 250-748-9729 Judy: 250-748-9437 Del: 250-748-6071

HELP WANTED


PETS AND LIVESTOCK

PETS

HIMALAYAN RAG DOLL sia-mese mixed kittens. $350.00 Call or text: 250-510-4825


APPLIANCES

15 CU.FT. freezer, $150. White sxs fridge, $200. White apt. size fridge, $100. White 30” range, $200. Maytag W/D, $350. Black 30” range, $250. Stacking W/D, $350. Maytag washer, $200. GE washer, $200. Maytag dryer, $100. GE Dryer, $150. Built-in dishwash-ers, $100-$150. 6 month war-ranty on all appliances. Please call Greg at (250)246-9859.

FUEL/FIREWOOD

M & M FIREWOOD

Custom cut. Good to burn.

CALL 250-710-1640OR 250-710-1976

FURNITURE

ALMOST NEW love seat, light brown. Lrg arm chair, dark brown. Good condition custom made side board, 60”x18”d. $500. Call (778)455-1910.

GARAGE SALES

ANNUAL STOREWIDE SALE. Full month of February. High-way Antique Emporium, Hwy #1 @ Chemainus. Daily 10am-5pm, 36 dealers, 5200 sq ft. Discounts ranging to 50% off.

HELP WANTED



GARAGE SALES

GARAGE Sale. 6027 Avon-dale Place, Saturday and Sun-day , February 6 & 7, 8AM to 2PM. Kitchen items and small appliances, storage cabinet, book shelves, end tables, computer desk, cotton fabric, new handsewn items - quilts, aprons, placemats, craft items, older Ikea dropleaf table and 4 chairs. Inside if raining.

GARAGE SALE. 6027 Avon-dale Place, Saturday and Sun-day, 8am-2pm. Kitchen items and small appliances, storage cabinet, book shelves, end ta-bles, computer desk, cotton fabric, new handsewn items - quilts, aprons, placemats, craft items, older Ikea dropleaf table and 4 chairs. Inside if raining.

*KIWANIS FLEA MARKET*

EVERY SAT. FROM 9AM TIL 2PM. Girl Guide Hall:

321 Cairnsmore St. For info phone

Gloria at 250-746-9678 or Dave at 250-746-3616

MOVING SALE: 320 Deer Rd.Sat & Sun, Feb 6th & 7th/16 10:00 AM-4:00 PM. Loads of stuff; something for everyone!

HELP WANTED



MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

Lazy Boy rocker reclinerchair, burgundy - $120OBO; Canwood meat band saw w/attached grinder w/sausage tube,mobile base & movables.s. cutting table - $350OBO. Call 250-701-3996

SMALL DEEP Freeze. Mason Bee Hives. (250)715-1904.

MISCELLANEOUS WANTED

FIREARM BUYER looking for any type, any condition of fi re-arms, whole estates to single,fair market value paid, have alllicence’s to purchase. Call(250)667-4862.

WANTED Scandinavian Furniture

from 1950s/ 60s and

accessories; and L.Ps

Call 250-380-7022


COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS


COWICHAN BAYDC519784 – 50 papersPritchard Rd 1700-1730DC519777 – 87 papers

Buena Vista Pl Cowichan Bay Rd 1530-1600 Regatta PlDC519774 – 51 papers

Fenwick Rd Gillis Rd Pritchard Rd 1735-1845 Wilmot RdDC519773 – 78 papers

Alder Glen Rd 4620-4651 Austin Pl Cedar Glen Pl Glen Rd Maple Glen Rd McGill Rd 4660-4677

CROFTONDC519412 – 78 papers

Adelaide St 1633-1639 Arthur St 7976-8097 Coronation St 1634-1655 Edmund St 79618064

Emily St 1632-1680 Musgrave St 8011-8060DC519460 – 52 papers

Adelaide St 1528-1610 Queen St 7990-8077

COBBLE HILLDC519543 – 56 papers

Douglas Vale Pl Judge Dr 4136-4245 Highland Pl Chelsea Pl Canterbury PlDC519542 – 76 papers

Cowichan Bay Rd 1465-1495 Jims Cres Mindy Rd Nelson Pl Robson Rd Sears Rd Wood Rd Telegraph Rd 4327-4390

DC519521 – 40 papersEllison Pl Inverness Pl Judge Dr 4100-4135 St Catherine Dr

DC519519 – 33 papersAros Rd Grandfield Rd McAlpine Rd Peach Rd White Cap Rd

MILL BAYDC519658 – 61 papers

Boom Pond Rd Bucktail Rd Fawn Rd Glendoik Way Misty Glenn

SPECTACLE LAKEDC519945 – 39 papers

Spectacle Lake Mobile Home Park Sections C & D

SHAWNIGAN LAKEDC519902 – 48 papers

Worthington Rd Catalena Dr Sunny Glades LnDC519904 – 40 papers

Cudlip Rd Delleith Crt Ravenhill Rd 2300-2313 Skrimshaw Rd San Juan Pl DC519994 – 68 papers

Decca Rd Inn Rd Morningstar Rd Widows WalkDC519997 – 74 papers

College Pl – Hurley Rd Lonsdale Pl – McIntosh Rd Meadowview Rd – Park Pl

LAKE COWICHANDC519816 – 56 papers

Comiaken Ave Pine St 54-59 Satlam Ave 40-164DC519826 – 61 papers

Arbutus Ave Fir St 3-29 Larch St 75-137 DC519836 - 65 papers

North Shore Rd 3-134 Wilson Rd Park RdDC519846 - 56 papers

Berar Rd Fern Rd Sall Rd South Shore Rd 232-350

HONEYMOON BAYDC 519880 - 63 papers

Beach Dr March Rd Paul’s Dr South Shore Rd First St Second St Charles Pl

RESPONSIBLE CARRIERS WANTED

& P/T OR ON-CALL CARRIERS (for emergency situations)

WANTEDFOR MORE INFORMATION

PLEASE CALL: 250-715-7783

550-2950 Douglas St., Victoria(Upper level Mall)

250-893-3793free parking

Specializing in:• Weight Loss • Smoking• Phobias • Anxiety

Techniques include:Hypnosis • EFT • TAT

Barbara LeighHypnotherapist

ALTERNATIVE HEALTH

REAL ESTATE

FOR SALE BY OWNER

IMMACULATE single wide mo-bile in 55+ park in Duncan for sale. 2 bdrm, fridge, stove, a/c inc. $44,500. 250-510-6676

HELP WANTED

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

BIG RENTAL SALE- Crofton Motel

1Bdrm: $79./night, $413./wk, $900./mo.

2Bdrm: $99./night, $990/mowith kitchen, inclds every-thing! 250-246-9222 or

250-510-8000 1568 Chaplin St.,

www.croftinn.com

ALTERNATIVE HEALTH

HELP WANTED

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

COWICHAN BAY. 1-br condo with patio. Unfurn $800, fur-nished $850. No pets. 250-245-0835, 250-246-4999.

DUNCAN- 8 km North; fur-nished studio apartment; inter-net, satellite, laundry, hydro, heat. NS/NP. $600/mos. Call 250-748-1310.

DUNCAN - First & Jubilee. Brand new 900sq.ft. apt. 2Bdrm,1Bath. $950/mo. Avail. Apr. 1, 2016. N/S, No pets. Appliances & in house laundry. Cell: 250-709-0576. Email: [email protected]

COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

1800 SQ.FT. Commercial/ Light industrial unit in modern strata complex with Highway Exposure in Duncan area. Call 1(250)658-4336.

HOMES FOR RENT

2-BDRM HOUSE in Old Town Chemainus

near the beach.

Call (250)246-5253.

Crofton: 2Bdrm grnd lvl suite. W/D,F/S, covered carport, lock in storage. Pets considered Avail Mar 1. Call 250-210-0756

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

RENTALS

HOMES FOR RENT

DUNCAN- 2 bdrm house on acreage. F/S, W/D. Avail. March 1. $875/mo. Text 250-510-9442, call 250-748-2719.

SHARED ACCOMMODATION

Room for rent - Duncan on bus route. Heat, light, cable, incl. W/D available. $425/mo. Avail. Feb. 1.

Call 250-246-0334

STORAGE

HEATED Mini storage lockers available in Crofton by the month. 3X6=$30. 4X6=$40. 7X9=$83. 9X10=$125. Tax incl. Call or txt: 250-709-1379.

TOWNHOUSES

DUNCAN: 3 BDRM, 1.5 Bath Townhouse. Fully renovated. F/S, drapes, WD hookup. Sun-deck, lots of parking, quiet, near hospital, cheap to heat. Avail now. N/P. $1000/mo. Call 250-748-7992, 250-748-2727, 250-709-7992.

TRANSPORTATION

CARS

2005 DODGE SX.2 Sports model; auto; 4-cyl; low km; well maintained; $3,500 OBO. 778-429-8681.

PERSONAL SERVICES PERSONAL SERVICES

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

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Miscellaneous• Queen Margaret’s School Gala 2016,

Feb. 13, Arbutus Gold Club, 5:30 p.m. Live music, champagne reception, silent and live auctions and dinner. Tickets: $125 in advance only. Contact: [email protected] or 250-746-4185. Funds to support Phase II of Learning Centre expansion project and enhance-ments to Shirley Burr Equestrian Centre.

• Shaping the Journey: living with dementia, free Alzheimer Society of B.C. Workshop, Feb. 22, 29, March 7, 14, 1:30-3:30 p.m., Duncan library. Pre-registration required. Carol: 1-888-734-4171 or [email protected]

• Canadian Firearms Safety course (PAL/RPAL), Friday, March 4, Duncan. Registration and info: [email protected] or Mike 250-748-0319.

• Cowichan Neighbourhood House accepting registration for workshops: February: Rent Smart, Chronic Pail Management, Spanish Lessons, Non Violence Intervention; March: Foodsafe, Canning, First Aid. More info: www.cnha.ca or 250-246-3202.

• Mt. View 1966 — 50th reunion. Grads send contact info to [email protected] or call Dave Hutchings 250-477-4505.

Seniors• Chemainus Seniors Drop-in Centre

pancake breakfast, Feb. 13, 9-11 a.m.• Chemainus Seniors Drop-in Centre

soup and sandwich, Feb. 17, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

• Chemainus Seniors Drop-in Cen-tre blood pressure clinic, Feb. 17, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

• 50 Plus Activity Centre, in Lake Cowichan hosts Winter Night Coffee House Saturday, Feb. 20. Doors open 5:30 p.m., cost $5. The Goodtime Boys at 6 p.m.; Cara McCandless Band from 7- 8:30 p.m. Snacks on sale. Info: 250-749-6121.

• Chemainus Seniors Drop-in Centre birthday party pot luck dinner, Feb. 20, 5-8 p.m.

• Chemainus Seniors Drop-in Centre — Bingo every Monday, doors open at 4:45 p.m. starts at 6:40 p.m. Loonie Pot, G-Ball, Bonanza, & 50/50 draw. Every-one Welcome.

• Lake Cowichan’s air-conditionded 50 Plus Activity Centre open 7 a.m.- 3 p.m. Monday-Friday. Bridge, can-asta, cribbage, shuffleboard, pool, line dancing, music. Exercises 9:30 a.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday. Bingo for over 19 Wednesday, 1 p.m. and Sun-day, 7 p.m. Kitchen serves home-made lunches, 11 a.m.-1:15 p.m., weekly spe-cials. Banquets, bazaars and bus trips organized throughout the year. More volunteers wanted. Info: 250-749-6121.

Recreation• Legion Bonspiel, Duncan Curling

Club, Feb. 20, one day only, 3-4 end games, Brandon Draw, contact Betty James 746-5998.

• Mill Bay Carpet Bowling Group meets every Wednesday, 1 p.m., Mill Bay Community League Hall, beside Kerry Park Arena. Info: Jim 250-743-5189 or Pauline 250-733-9886.

• Cowichan Kayak and Canoe Club meetings second Tuesday each month except July and August, 7:30 p.m., socializing time 7-7:30 p.m., Seniors Activity Centre, Duncan. Refresh-ments provided. Info: cowichankay-

akandcanoe.wordpress.com• Cowichan Intercultural Society pre-

sents Art Healing Series, Wednesdays, 2-3:30 p.m., Mill Bay Library. Meet to paint, draw, sketch and create art pieces. Info: Francoise [email protected] or 250-748-3112.

• Duncan Badminton Club, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8-10 p.m., October through March Multi-purpose Hall, Island Savings Centre. Recreational and competitive. All welcome. Info: 250-746-4380.

• Youth rowing program, Cowichan Bay Maritime Centre, for ages 10-14. Get some rowing experience with summer staff Thursdays 4-6 p.m. and Saturdays 10 a.m.-noon. $10 drop-in fee, call ahead to reserve a place: 250-746-4955.

• All-ages chess club: all skill levels and ages welcome to play and learn chess in supportive, fun environment. Mondays 6-8 p.m., Duncan library gath-ering place or available tables.

• Cowichan Fly Fishers meets 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month at the Air Cadet Hall, Gibbins Road. Doors open 7 p.m. Open to all ages and skill levels. Info: www.cowichanflyfishers.com

Meetings• Cowichan Valley Branch of the

Council of Canadians meets Tuesday, Feb. 9, 7-9 p.m., Volunteer Cowichan office, basement of Duncan City Hall. Discussion: water issues, trade agree-ments, etc. Info: Donna Cameron 250-748-2444.

• Cowichan Valley Garden Club meets the second Wednesday of the month. Next meeting: Wednesday, Feb. 10, 7 p.m., St. John’s Anglican Hall, 486 Jubilee St., Duncan. Guest speaker: Jeff de Jong, host of C-FAX radio pro-gram Gardening 101 on Plants to Love, featuring perennials.

Theatre• Alice: Tales of a Curious Girl,

Feb. 18, 19 and 20, 7 p.m., Feb. 20, 2 p.m., Queen Margaret’s School Fine Arts Hall. Leap into Wonderland with Alice, a world where cakes talk, cats smoke and little girls change size. Tickets $10 in advance or at the door (if available). Info: [email protected] or 250-746-4185.

Arts• Ladysmith Camera Club presents

“Fine art photography – the emotion-al response to lines”, with Cim Mac-Donald, artist, curator of Chemainus murals, author, teacher, photograph-er, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 7 p.m., Hard-wick Hall, High Street at 3rd Avenue. Non-members $5 drop-in fee. Info: www.LadysmithCameraClub.com

• Cherry Point artists weekly paint-ing sessions (September to June), Thursdays, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at Cow-ichan Exhibition fairgrounds. Experi-enced and beginners welcome. Info: Jack 250-746-4795 or Linda 250-597-1108.

Music• Malahat Legion Music Jam Night is

back and looking for bands, musicians and other talent acts to perform. Jam Nights are the 1st and 3rd Friday of the months, 6 p.m. to midnight, 1625 Shawnigan-Mill Bay Road, next to Shawnigan Lake firehall. Food to buy. Info: Chris 250-732-4490.

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Business at a GLANCEGLANCE

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RANDY SCHULTZ

Serving the Cowichan Valley Since 1977

Cell:250-715-5321

Home:250-749-1612

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Serving the valley for over 112 years • Est. 1903

Quality Brand Name

Windshield Replacement

and Professional Chip Repair

250-746-4824186 Ingram St., Duncan

Fax: 250-746-4642

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Email: [email protected]

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For Professional Financial AdviceCall Roger Bruce250-715-3051

[email protected]

National Bank Financial206-2763 Beverly Street, Duncan, BC

RRSPs, stocks/bonds,insurance, income ideas

25 years experience as a fi nancial advisor lifetime valley resident

National Bank Financial is an indirect wholly-ownedsubsidiary of National Bank of Canada which is a publiccompany listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (NA:TSX).

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