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Patience and public par-ticipation kept developer Chris Clement’s Artisan Village project alive through four-plus years of

municipal hoops and Chemainiac hopes for the sprawling site.

But the process surrounding the $80-million strata-housing project — starting after Christmas, pending preliminary layout approval — is being criticized by North Cowichan council candidates as a red-tape wrangle threatened by North Cow-ichan plans for its own subdivision at Echo Heights public forest.

And with the Nov. 19 civic elec-tion looming, debate persists about taxpayers being developers and competing against private-sector folks such as Clement.

A exible Clement saw stalled Echo Heights — its public hearing curbed until post-election — as competition, but competition he’s ready to accept.

“Echo Heights is competition, but there’s competition everywhere.”

And Echo Heights’ hiatus gives him a head start facing ckle markets for his green-leaning 400 condos and assisted-living units offering geothermal heating, storm-water management, trails and more.

“Artisan Village is a seven-plus year plan, and it depends on market conditions,” Clement said of his 33-acre project with comprehensive development zoning, that would preserve the Hermit Trails and demolish the large archway signify-ing the failed Paci c Rim Artisan Village project.

Candidate Jon Lefebure, former mayor, explained council should wait until Artisan Village is built before starting Echo Heights.

“It’s in council’s interest not to compete with Chris Clement and drive the value of lots down.

“If the future council goes ahead with Echo Heights, it would be wise to proceed after his develop-ment, as that would help both projects.”

Mayoral hopeful Tom Masters explained market demand plus infrastructure costs could hobble

Echo Heights for years.“Council won’t go ahead with

Echo Heights until the market improves a lot.”

He and candidate Clayton Balabanov oppose Echo Heights development. Balabanov said there won’t be competition because the Artisan Village will be built before Echo Heights gets off the ground.

“There’s not enough housing demand to necessitate bringing Echo Heights on line,” he said, not-ing seniors support Artisan Village

as it’s within walking distance to downtown.

Mayor Tom Walker didn’t view Echo Heights as competition for Clement’s project.

Walker basically backed the idea of taxpayers prudently spending about $2.5 million to make some $3.5 in net pro ts.

“You’ll likely see eight to 10 lots a year developed over many years — I don’t think it’s competition to Clement.

“There’s no intention of ooding the market.”

Right, said administrator Dave Devana.

“We have no intention of hurting Chris, that’s for sure.”

North Cow’s new council must also gauge demand for its 250-odd Echo heights homes — a phased mix of single family, town homes and apartments, Walker and De-vana explained.

While the Chemainus Residents’ Association wants the whole forest saved as parkland, council aims to preserve about half of the site.

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Peter W. RuslandDeveloper Chris Clement is hopeful his $80-million Artisan Village housing project in Chemainus can get underway shortly after Christmas.

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Mural Town taps Mural Town taps to remain shut to remain shut for this winterfor this winterChemainus Wells:Chemainus Wells: Judge says Judge says health risk not signifi cant enough health risk not signifi cant enough to ignore Halalt band’s concerns to ignore Halalt band’s concerns during appealduring appealPeter W. RuslandNews Leader Pictorial

Constitutional rights of Halalt people trumped health risks during Tues-day’s court sinking of a request to use Chemainus River’s aquifer.

B.C. Court of Appeal Judge Elizabeth Bennett decided pipes to Chemainus’ new $6-million well system must stay closed until the Supreme Court hears a separate ap-peal case next year between Victoria and Halalt First Nation.

North Cowichan council had asked Bennett if it could pump from the aquifer until that Supreme Court appeal case is heard.

But Halalt lawyer William Andrews argued if pumping was allowed in the meantime, there’d be no need for the province to consult the Ha-lalt about using the aquifer under its territory.

Bennett ruled constitutional principles trumped pumping water she deemed safe for 6,000 Chemainiacs.

“If the evidence supported that there was a real health risk to members of the community, I would not hesitate granting an (new well pumping) order,” she said.

“Nothing in the evidence outweighs the con-stitutional rights of Halalt First Nation.”

Next year’s appeal case between the Halalt and Victoria concerns what the courts said in July was B.C.’s failure to adequately consult the band before granting North Cowichan’s permit to build new wells for Chemainus.

Andrews believed Bennett made the right decision.

“It con rms the courts take Aboriginal rights and title very seriously.

“The arguments (municipal lawyers) made to pump were the same ones made to Judge Wedge in July.

“Those were rejected and the outcome was

the same.”Chemainiacs now continue drawing water

from Banon Creek, Mayor Tom Walker said.“It’s safe water,” he said, disappointed by

Bennett’s ruling.“This is the water we used all summer, but

under our environmental certi cate we could have gone to our wells Oct. 15.

“We asked the court if we could do that and apparently yesterday (Oct. 11) they said ‘No.’”

No boil-water advisories happened this sum-

mer during Banon’s use, Walker added.“They tend to occur during heavy winter

rainstorms.“We test every few days on Banon Creek, in

conjunction with the Vancouver Island Health Authority.”

Meanwhile, Wedge indicated earlier there’s an arguable case for Halalt’s ownership interest in groundwater under its reserve — and that could set precedence in treaty-resource claims by B.C.’s Native bands, Andrews explained.

Peter W. RuslandNews Leader Pictorial

Tyler Neal’s death wasn’t in vain.After his June 15 drowning at Cowichan

Lake’s weir, property-owner Catalyst and the Town of Lake Cowichan acted fast to prevent another death there.

The Crofton pulp mill owner has erected two high fences plus big “Danger” signs warning people to stay clear of the weir.

Mill manager Rob Belanger noted Catalyst continues running three close-circuit cameras at the weir that regu-lates Cowichan River’s seasonal ow.

“Those cameras were always there so our weir operator can see safe operation of the weir, but it’s not a lifeguard,” he said of the surveillance system that runs 24 hours but is not manned continually.

“However, it will discourage people from going in there.”

The new fence also keeps folks out.“It’s not where we want people to

be.”Mayor Ross Forrest agreed.“This is the rst person I know of

that’s drowned there, but there’ve been some close calls before, and Catalyst responded in a very positive way.”

Council and Catalyst are also trying to create an alter-native river-launch point for boaters and tubers.

But the potential effect of that plan on sh habitat wor-ries environment ministry agents.

“The ministry has issues to be discussed, but hasn’t rejected it, to my knowledge,” said Forrest.

“It’s a riparian zone, so to take away part of that zone you have to supply another area.”

Meanwhile, Catalyst’s focus remains safety, Belanger explained.

“Through this terrible tragedy we thought ‘Should we do some more about inherent (weir site) risk?’

“We wanted to enlarge the fence, and enlarge the (nearby) beach so as not to disrupt recreational activities.

“We offered to help clean up the beach adjacent to the weir, so people have an alternative.

“We’ll do our portion right away and hopefully the town can get (ministry) approvals later.”

Emergency keys to the weir site have been handed to the police, re department, and the town.

Tyler Neal:died at age 26

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Michelle Bell, Bob Brooke, Dana Arthurs and Judy Stafford will pursue openings on Duncan council.

Hilary Huntley is the latest to step forward for a council chair in North Cowichan.

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Foster and newcomers Amrik Prihar and Ellen Oxman to the list of those running for the Cow-ichan Valley Board of Education.

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CDH gets portable MRICDH gets portable MRIPeter W. RuslandNews Leader Pictorial

Valley patients can have MRIs done at Cowichan District Hospital by spring, regional health agents an-nounced yesterday.

The mobile magnetic resonance imag-ing unit — to run 50 weeks annually at a CDH facility — will be shared with hospitals in Port Alberni, Comox and Campbell River, said Vancouver Island Health Authority of cials.

Valley volunteers and patients were pumped about the MRI news after years of lobbying VIHA for a Cowichan unit.

“Isn’t that wonderful!” said Darcia Doman, whose late father, Herb, donated to the CDH Foundation hoping to help land an MRI. “How may people will this help? Running to Victoria for MRIs wasn’t always easy.”

Thursday’s announcement happened after VIHA brass decided in August to re-examine operating a mobile MRI.

Those bigwigs initially said in July an MRI wasn’t in the cards as six bids showed costs of $600-some per scan.

But Cowichan MLA Bill Routley

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supply scans for about $250 each.Cowichan doctors stressed a CDH

MRI would lure and keep radiologists working on the high-tech tool giving them better diagnostic shots.

“I’m absolutely thrilled,” Len Roy, CDH’s top doc, said of the MRI news.

“It’ll save patients from driving to Victoria and Nanaimo for MRIs, and signi cantly reduce wait times while allowing us to maintain our radiology department — and attract younger radi-ologists to stay in here.”

The MRI saves some exploratory surgeries too, he noted.

Volumes and schedules will be based on community population size and historical MRI use, VIHA said.

Amy Brophy of the CDH Foundation added the MRI lets radiologists train and maintain accreditation.

“We already lost one radiologist last year because they didn’t think this would ever happen.”

The donation-driven foundation hasn’t been asked to contribute to CDH’s MRI “but we’ll nd out the details and if there’s a role for us.”

Krista SiefkenNews Leader Pictorial

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lowing last week’s assault conviction.

Cranmer pleaded guilty on Oct. 6 to one count of assault on at Nanaimo Law Courts.

He was sentenced to nine-months’ probation, which includes 50 hours of community work service.

An RCMP spokesman con rmed yesterday Cranmer has also been disciplined under the RCMP Act.

“I can’t get into the details of the discipline as that’s an administra-tive process and we can’t disclose the recommen-dations or details of the internal discipline,” Sgt. Rob Vermeulen wrote in an email.

The disciplinary action was the result of an inter-nal RCMP investigation into the incident, which occurred while Cranmer was on duty.

“It’s important to remember that discipline is intended to be a correc-tive measure,” Vermeulen added. “I can tell you that, yes, he continues to be a member of the RCMP.”

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The female victim of the assault was stopped in the roadblock and asked to perform a roadside-screening device test.

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Ex-directors requesting reviewEx-directors requesting reviewAshley DegraafNews Leader Pictorial

Several ex-CVRD directors have banded to ask the regional district to take

a serious look at its man-agement and corporate structure.

CVRD Chairwoman Gerry Giles, however, maintains the local gov-ernment body is already keeping a close eye on how it runs.

Sitting in the front row of the CVRD’s gallery during Wednesday night’s board meeting were former directors Joe Allan, Brooke Hodson, Anne Bomford, Richard Hughes, Mike Tansley and Jack Peake.

Former board chair Peake spoke on behalf of the delegation to the board.

“We believe it’s time to re-examine the manage-ment structure in place and we respectfully request that the new incoming board of directors implement an im-mediate independent public review of the current man-agement structure of the Cowichan Valley Regional District,” Peake said.

“The current manage-ment structure is not responsive to the needs or the expectations of the residents of our valley.

“Directors are respon-sible for adopting many forms of policy that cover a broad spectrum of subjects such as political direction, internal administrative functions, procedure, local legislation, service provi-sion and legal liabilities,” he continued.

“When policy is being contemplated, directors must consider the legal implications, the general feeling of the elector-ate, technical, nancial administrative implications and the effects of the policy

on the regional district as a whole.”

According to Allan, the group — comprised of members who are not known for similar political views — came together organically, after random conversations sparked a slow realization they were hearing and seeing the same reasons for concern.

“There’s no debate. It isn’t happening anymore,”

Allan said. “People are so angry because they don’t have a chance to vent.”

Giles told the delegation the CVRD undertook an extensive review of its current corporate structure three years ago.

She also said a 2011 Ispos Reid community poll indicated a fairly high level of satisfaction with the role the regional district is play-ing within the region.

“About four months ago, we also did ask that an independent review take place of our current struc-ture to indicate whether or not it was functioning at the optimum level,” Giles said.

Allan and Hughes felt the board was cool to their presentation, but Allan remained hopeful the mes-sage came across.

“I hope it fosters some debate in the community.”

Ashley DegraafFormer directors Joe Allan, Anne Bomford, Richard Hughes, Brooke Hodson and Mike Tansley watch as former board chair Jack Peake speaks as a delegate at Wednesday’s meeting.

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The Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group has been granted a merits hearing at the Inter-American Commission

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to get this far in the IACHR process.

HTG took its concerns about the Canadian government — citing the uncompensated seizure of an-cestral territory for the bene t of private forestry and development

corporations on the island — to the IACHR in 2009.

The IACHR is an arm of the Organization of American States, which Canada has been a member of since 1989.

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viously been granted a hearing on the issue of admissibility, and now moves on to the merits hearing on Oct. 28 in Washington, D.C.

The commission will make a nal ruling based on merits.

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Tribes members asked to talk nancesTribes members asked to talk nancesKrista SiefkenNews Leader Pictorial

Cowichan Tribes is call-ing on its community members to help shape its economic future.

A nance meeting slated for Oct. 19 will report on the status of Cowichan’s economic health, and encourage input from citizens.

“This is an economic development information and engagement meet-ing for Cowichan members,” Cow-ichan Tribes Chief Lydia Hwitsum explained. “We will look at the past year and work toward a longer-term Cowichan economic development strategy.”

There have been a number of

concerns voiced by The yul shun um Mustimuhw group of Cowichan citizens following an audit meeting in July.

Group spokeswoman Shelly Thorne pointed out while Cowichan is generating millions of dollars in own-source revenue, it’s being used to pay down the band’s debt, rather than supporting community programs and services.

She’d also like to see most invest-ment in potential revenue-generators, such as the Quw’utsun Cultural & Conference Centre.

“That business should be making money,” she said. “There’s a whole array of things that could be done.”

Ideas like these will be welcome at Wednesday’s meeting.

“It is important to hear the

concerns of Cowichan citizens,” Hwitsum said. “This meeting is an opportunity to raise and address con-cerns. Cowichan will work toward a stronger economic development strategy.”

Cowichan continues to work through structural changes to its economic arm, the KDC, as advised by consultant Neil Sterritt a little less than two years ago.

“Things are getting worse,” wor-ried Thorne. “(Hwitsum) knew this two years ago, yet now she decides to go to the community and ask what we think?”

The meeting, which is open to Cowichan Tribes members, hap-pens Oct. 19 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Quw’utsun’ Cultural Centre’s Comeakin Room.

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Patrick HrushowyNews Leader Pictorial

Local governments here and around B.C. need a predictable source of revenue to fund transportation infrastructure.

The best way to do that would be to kill the carbon tax on transportation fuels

and make that pot of money available to local governments.

Right now the carbon tax is largely symbolic and abso-lutely ineffective. At its current 5.56 cents per litre it has forced no change in driving behaviour.

Natural market increases in the price

at the pump far outstripped the effect of the tax,

which will top out at 6.67 cents per litre in July 2012.

The great limitation of this tax scheme is that it must be revenue neutral for the government — meaning none of that tax revenue stream is actually available to do anything. The tax collected must go back to income taxpayers through reduced tax rates — that’s the law.

Not a single investment in public transit can be nanced through the carbon tax. It follows then that not a single driver can be eased out of his or her car by the carbon tax onto an improved transit system anywhere in B.C.

Meanwhile, local governments are largely forced into using the property tax base to fund their share of public transit, and there are limits at some point as to how much can be heaped onto the shoulders of property taxpayers.

Here is what I propose: Scrap the carbon tax scheme as it is currently in force and replace it with a fuel tax dedicated to local governments to nance transportation infrastructure — both in terms of road improvements and the public

transit system. The provincial government could

invite local governments to submit solid business plans and grant ap-proval to make use of up to, say, a ve-cents-per-litre tax.There would be no new cost to the provincial

government because the scheme is currently broadly revenue neutral. The government would lose no money and, on average, taxpayers would experience no loss of disposable income.

This approach would be far more politically palatable then simply dispensing with revenue neutrality and then offering some of the carbon tax to local governments for transportation pur-poses. That would be seen as another reversal by government and a betrayal of the promise to keep the carbon tax revenue neutral.

Do away with the whole darn tax scheme and be done with it. Replace it with a transportation tax and when a local government makes a suc-cessful case for imposing some of that tax in their area, they would be the ones who would

have to deal with the political metrics of a local transportation fuel tax.

In this way real improvements in public transit can be achieved that would ease people out of their cars and SUVs and make real and meaningful reductions in the use of transpor-tation fuels. That’s what it’s supposed to be about, isn’t it?

In the Cowichan region local governments could seriously involve themselves in investing in solutions that could get commuters out of their cars.

The property tax base is not the way to fund realistic commuter proposals. Without new funding sources we will continue to pump more and more cars onto the Malahat.Patrick Hrushowy writes every Friday in the News Leader Picto-rial. Email him at [email protected]

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Let’s give carbon tax revenue to local governmentLet’s give carbon tax revenue to local government

Is a neat and tidy Is a neat and tidy CVRD making a CVRD making a mess for voters?mess for voters?Democracy lost?Democracy lost? Is the CVRD too corporate? Is the CVRD too corporate?

Richard Hughes is fond of saying democracy is messy.That more than anything else is what drove the outspo-

ken former Cobble Hill director, and ve other former Cowichan Valley Regional District directors, to make a

mass delegation to the board Wednesday night.They couched their concerns in polite terms behind the respected

voice of former board chair Jack Peake, but their message was unmistakeable: you guys are doing it wrong; you have abdicated your

leadership role, avoided debate, handed vi-tal duties over to staff and allowed CVRD business to be conducted with the neatly combed, pressed sheen of an army of suits in a bland corporation.

The message was received with cool courtesy, but we can tell you what prob-ably went through the minds of some incumbent directors: maybe it was you guys who were doing it wrong; now we are actually getting things done, often by consensus, instead of spending countless

hours chasing our tails thanks to confrontational of cials who were really mostly interested in hearing themselves talk.

Loren Duncan was accused by some of being something of a Hughes wannabe when rst elected as Sahtlam/Glenora director a dozen years ago. Today, seemingly poised to run uncontested for his fth term, Duncan can still revel in the role of contrarian.

He calls this board the best he has ever worked with.Whether that’s a tribute to positive change on the board, or an

indictment of Duncan, we’re with Hughes on the opening point: democracy is often a messy business.

The question is how much of a mess is necessary; how big does the mess get before it gets in the way of good government?

Most of the current CVRD board seems happy with the way things are operating. Most of the CVRD board is running for re-election.

When it comes to answering questions, there’s no time like an election.

The case forThe case forKevan Cranmer may have assaulted

a woman while on duty as an RCMP offi cer.

But he has admitted his guilt and accepted the consequences from both the province and from the force.

The man made a mistake, like lots of people make mistakes.

Fortunately for him he has an op-portunity now to show what he has learned.

Seeing both sides of: convicted of cer still workingThe case againstThe case againstCranmer’s job is to uphold the law,

plain and simple.He has been placed in a situation

where he has been given great respon-sibility over the safety of others.

It must be hard for the people of Lake Cowichan to feel entirely comfortable placing their safety in his hands.

A suspension is the least of what should be expected.The RCMP has kept Const. Kevan Cranmer on active

duty following his conviction of assault.

We say:We say:November vote should decide these questions

“Not a single driver can be eased out of his or her car by the carbon tax.”HrushowyHrushowy







YYOUR TURNOUR TURN

“Wow! That’s a lot of money, but if it benefi ts our community, do it for sure.”

Celeste Norman, Duncan

Should Duncan council build a $65,000 centennial drinking fountain in city square?

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“No. That’s a bit overpriced for a drinking fountain.”Callum MacLeod, Cowichan Station

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Affordable childcare a must for all Affordable childcare a must for all familiesfamiliesDear editor

The Ministry of Children and Families re-cently changed the amount of income a family makes to access subsidy. Parents and child care providers returned from summer holidays to nd that a critical support had been eliminated. The Cowichan Child Care Council and Social

Planning Cowichan have just released the new report Early Childhood Education and Care in the Cowichan region which showed recent in-creases in the cost of childcare and the struggle for middle class families to meet those costs. One parent surveyed for the report noted “un-less one is poor there is no assistance available, but what about families in the middle-income range? The burden of childcare is huge enough to force parents out of the work force.”

Childcare is the second largest cost after housing that most families face. At a time when Cowichan families are struggling to make ends meet, the lack of subsidy for childcare makes it hard for families. One parent said, “I am stay-ing home now. I was working but the cost of care was too much for three kids and it didn’t make sense to work full-time and then pay it all out in childcare. It would cost $2,100 a month for my three children.”

The Cowichan Child Care Council has strongly recommended an immediate increase in childcare subsidy for families with low incomes and a long-term goal of a universal system of childcare for all families.

For more information please access the report Early Education and Care in the Cowichan Re-gion from Social Planning Cowichan’s website socialplanningcowichan.org. Candace Spilsbury, on behalf of the Cowichan Child Care Council

Pig seizures a blow against farmer, Pig seizures a blow against farmer, his pigs and local small farmshis pigs and local small farmsDear editor

I read the story of the BCSPCA seizing pigs in Cowichan Bay with great concern. I have purchased weaned piglets from this farm in the past as have many local small farmers, and have been very pleased with the quality. In fact, Bill Eben is among the very few sources of weaned pigs that local farmers have and is therefore much valued and needed here. There is no doubt there is much more to this story than is reported by the BCSPCA. I am deeply concerned that justice and common sense have

not prevailed and both the farmer and his ani-mals have suffered because of it. I would like to see this community ask how it can support our local farmers rather than allow outside “ex-perts” pass judgment and wipe small farmers off the map. K. Millar Duncan

Don’t let a misguided SPCA destroy Don’t let a misguided SPCA destroy local agricultural treasurelocal agricultural treasureDear editor

Bill Eben runs a heritage conservation farm and his swine herd represents one of British Columbia’s more signi cant gene pools for the rare Berkshire breed, if not the most signi cant. The SPCA’s irresponsible and confrontational approach in this matter is a direct threat to this region’s agricultural biodiversity. It is immensely unacceptable that this heritage breed farmer is being judged by ill-informed PETA-in uenced outsiders rather than by his peers in the heritage agricultural commu-nity. It is equally offensive that this rare and valuable gene pool is now in the hands of the Swine Producers Association who would most certainly view this Berkshire herd a threat to its corporate agenda.

I have bought pigs from this farm both this year and last and have been most impressed with their quality, health, and amazingly friendly temperament. This farmer must be doing something right.

It would be a great shame if this community allowed the over-zealous and thoughtless actions of the SPCA to destroy this valuable island treasure.Wayne Osborne Qualicum Beach

Council needs to deal with this Council needs to deal with this unsightly eyesoreunsightly eyesoreDear editor

We have written North Cowichan’s mayor and council with our concerns, frustrations and deep disappointment regarding the ongoing, long-term and detrimental situation with the the ugly, disgraceful blue building near the southern entrance to Chemainus.

Is it not time to stop playing politics and put the community, its citizens, and welfare rst and foremost? Is it not time to start thinking creatively, out of the box and nally take some action? Is it not time to place yourselves in the position of residents of Chemainus who must see that awful blight day in and day out? Is it not time to give consideration to the fact a disgraceful structure is what greets visitors, tourists and guests rst?

We have had family and friends ask (tell) us “Why does the community allow that awful building to be there? It is shameful for your community to have that structure greet visi-tors.” We have the awful barge that has been sitting out in our harbour for too many years and the ugly blue building on our main road and thoroughfare. Juxtaposed to that are our beautiful murals. What a contradiction in terms. Sadly, what people may soon remember most are the unsightly structures of our community.

Our community needs desperately to enhance its image, its economic situation and its re-sponsible development. We cannot survive on murals and a dinner theatre only.

The image of a community in and of itself does send a message! Steve FrankelThetis Island

Don’t write off Don’t write off commuter railcommuter railIn my opinion:In my opinion: Unfi nished report Unfi nished report doesn’t tell the whole storydoesn’t tell the whole story

A recent report about rail commuter service between the Cowichan Valley, the western communities and Victoria is an un nished study.

The report is primarily a collection of baseline details that will be used for a more rigorous assessment in due course. Its purpose was to investigate the feasibility of a pilot passenger commuter service that might help to alleviate the current traf c congestion.

The ICF needs to review the data and test some of the assumptions found in the re-port. Ridership assumptions and forecasts are dif cult to prove thus the initial idea of a pilot project.

Certainly with the resump-tion of passenger service and an early morning southbound train into Victoria there may well be an indication of the ridership interest.

This, however, will not truly re ect ridership potential.

The type of passenger cars that could be used is also critical in the assessment of undertaking a pilot project. Using a three car bi–level model the train could move approximately 800 people per trip. The initial concept foresaw the RDC model carrying 125 people per trip.

Since most automobiles appear to carry only one person, being able to remove 500 plus cars during the peak rush hours from Goldstream to Victoria might have a signi cant impact on travel time dur-ing the morning and afternoon rush hours.

This of course is only conjecture thus the need for a more detailed assessment.

Any solution to the transit issues of the Capital Regional District will be costly. The light rail transit plan of $950 million gives governments and taxpayers some idea of the scope of those costs.

The concept of the pilot project is not to be an alternative to the light-rail plan, rather an opportu-nity to complement existing transportation systems at a fraction of the cost and offer timely congestion relief.

One shouldn’t be in a hurry to write off what this publicly owned transportation corridor might offer — certainly not from an incomplete report.

In co-operation with the B.C. Ministry of Trans-portation we have started the trestle and bridge assessment of the 48 structures along the corridor. This will provide the state of repair, life expectancy and weight loading for each structure.

With this work complete and the federal funding con rmed we will replace the 104,000 ties and recommence passenger service. We will also look at moving aggregate from north Island to the CRD by train and what possibilities there are to haul dangerous goods over the Malahat by rail.

The south Island commuter pilot project is incremental to providing an operating railroad for all residents of Vancouver Island. Further unbiased analysis and a nished report will determine whether there is merit in this concept.Graham Bruce is the Executive Director of the Island Corridor Foundation and former BC Minister of Labour and Minister of Municipal Affairs.

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“Builders tell me ‘Don’t put your money in North Cowichan; it’s not worth the hassle,’” said Balabanov.

“They just get the runaround and are charged

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Devana was dubious.“(Artisan Village) took some time, but that’s

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We may not have Michael Moore or Naomi Klein, but Occupy Wall Street is coming to

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“We need to look at system change,” said Don Skerik, one of the organizers of Saturday’s rally.

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“Join us and make your voices heard,” the email reads. “Bring your own signs, placards, drums and noisemakers.”

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CVRD invites public to tour controversial ECO Depot siteCVRD invites public to tour controversial ECO Depot siteAshley DegraafNews Leader Pictorial

Cowichan Valley Regional District staff say they’d be happy to take anyone interested for a walk-

about through the proposed South Cowichan ECO Depot site.

They’re encouraging folks out to see for themselves what the controversial proposal is all about.

They’re also hoping to squash misconceptions about the site they say are making rounds through the community.

“At the end of the day, it’s really about letting people hear the in-formation and see for themselves so they can make up their own minds,” CVRD-hired Acumen

Communications group’s Kim VanBruggen said on a tour of the transfer station site Wednesday.

“We’re looking at having rotat-ing open houses over the next few weeks.”

VanBruggen said the open hous-es (dates still to be announced) are an opportunity to get information on the ECO Depot proposal to the public before Nov. 19, when a non-binding referendum will ask residents if they’re digging the proposal’s current location at Cameron-Taggart Road.

“This is as central of a location as it gets,” CVRD manager for recycling and waste management, Bob McDonald, said Wednesday. “And at the same time, it’s still hard for people to see.”

McDonald said there’s a

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reason why. The entrance to the ECO Depot

itself would be located off Camer-on-Taggart Road and ascends into a heavily treed-area at the back of the property, McDonald said.

Ashley DegraafCVRD’s Bob McDonald says the proposed ECO Depot transfer station in Cobble Hill will be screened from view by surrounding trees.

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Police ticket proves youth positivePolice ticket proves youth positiveKrista SiefkenNews Leader Pictorial

More than 100 south-end youths were happily ticketed during the sum-mer months while

Shawnigan Lake RCMP conducted their Act Positive Tickets program.

Any kids or teens seen doing something positive received the tickets redeemable for skating and swimming passes, free transit, mov-ies, or gift certi cates.

“There were quite a few handed out at the water for wearing life-jackets, and numerous through kids wearing bike helmets and riding bikes properly and safely,” said Shawnigan Sgt. Rob Webb.

“Those were two of the main really positive interactions with kids, and

there were some for community service as well — high school kids cleaning up trash on the highway, that sort of thing.”

Webb applauded the work of Const. Mike Furlong, and South Cowichan Community Policing Society’s Shirley Walker, for spear-heading the program.

“It was an extremely positive, successful program and we hope to do something like it again next sum-mer,” Webb said.

And ve of the ticketed youths were to be selected for the nal prize draw, with prizes donated by Island Savings, Mill Bay merchants and other com-munity groups.

Ticketing campaign reduces speedingTicketing campaign reduces speedingAnother south-end police program that wrapped up in September was the Mak-

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Friday, October 14, 2011B2 Cowichan News Leader Pictorial

1968: farewells1968: farewellsMembers of St. John’s Anglican

Church women held a farewell party for Mrs. W. Dobson. Bingo prize winners at the event were Mrs. K. Minear, Mrs. N. Topliss and Mrs. G. T. MacEwan. Mrs. J. Dobson was refreshment convenor.DDATELINE: COWICHANATELINE: COWICHAN

1968: colleges1968: collegesPlans for a regional college in

Nanaimo were stymied when Cowichan school board chair Joe Frumento refused to sign the con-tract because the college was to be operated on a temporary basis for two years without taxpayer approval.

1968: smoking1968: smokingHospital administrator Ken Noton

said a “no smoking after evening sedation” policy had been put place there. “There have been incidents of burned bed clothes,” he said. “We’re not the fi rst hospital in B.C. to do this.”by Ann Andersenby Ann Andersen

Pictures of the PastPictures of the PastA loaded logging truck pauses in a cleared area on Mt. Prevost in 1942.—We want your historical photos of Cowichan people and places. Email a high resolution jpeg along with your phone number and a brief explanation to

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Something’s rotten Something’s rotten in Maple Bay waterin Maple Bay waterDateline 1968Dateline 1968: Iron content raises health concerns: Iron content raises health concernsAnn AndersenNews Leader Pictorial

In the 1960s rumours ew around the valley that water piped to Maple Bay residents was — well — different. These were not rumours as I and others living in Maple Bay at the time can attest.

You just had to look at the ring in the bath tub to see the colour: some months it was a bilious shade of green; at other

times muddy brown. And it stank. But by October 1968, Maple Bay Ratepayers Association called on North Cowichan council to change the water supply which they described as “stinking foul and rotten.”

Council decided to send samples of the water supplied to Maple Bay to public health of cer Doug Roe for testing. Independent tests by analysts had already shown that the water contained 14.7 parts per million (ppm) of iron compared to the allowable minimum of 0.05 ppm. Samples taken at the well and ve other locations would be shipped to the provincial government depart-ment of public health in Vancouver.

Said Mayor Don Morton: “It would be possible but impractical to treat the pipes. To overcome the problem, two courses of action could be taken – either replace the pipes at a cost of $60,000, or use another source of water.”

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Our farmers are builders, employersand innovators. They are allabout families, young people,and generations of experi-ence. For decades, farmshave been creatingjobs, sup porting ourlocal businesses andtradespeople whilealso putting foodon our tables.

Farms help keepthe economy alivein our com -munities. Farmersbuy tires and equip-ment, pour concreteand put up buildings.They hire skilled work-ers, purchase materialsand buy fuel.

I am a farmer and proud of it.In the 20 years I’ve lived in NorthCowichan, agriculture has supportedme and my family in many ways throughdairy, beef cattle, pig farming, chicken farming,egg production and horticulture. One of my compa-nies builds processing equipment and controlled atmosphere struc-tures for the long-term storage of fruit.

But most of all, farming has brought my family both pleasure andlearning. My family knows how to care for a variety of animals. Thisskill is vitally important, especially for the younger generation. That iswhy we should strongly support groups like the 4H Club, the Women’sInstitute, and the Cowichan Exhibition Society.

The new Exhibition grounds along the highway are great. Its facilitiesare perfect for social events and other community gatherings. It is awonderful place to celebrate the rich legacy of agriculture while andbringing families together.

I want to set the tone for North Cowichan’s sup-port of agriculture. We need to buy local

whenever possible and take the op-portunity to showcase our foods.

We need to buy from the localfarm markets, butcher

shops and all the localproducers in the

Cowichan Valley.

As mayor, I alsowant to supportand promote a vi-brant food sectorthrough strongplanning policies.Agriculture needsto be one of ourtop priorities. We

cannot afford tolose any more use-

able farmland inNorth Cowichan. We

need to protect water-sheds and ensure water

needs are adequate for thegrowth of food production.

Only by supporting our farmers canwe address the important issue of food

security. The more local foods we produce, thebetter we will be able to survive global economic prob-

lems and natural disasters. A big bonus is that most of the moneystays in our community.

Today’s farmers are a new breed. They’ve learned to add value to theirproducts in ways that would make our ancestors proud. From producingwine on Somenos Rd. to growing unique wheat crops on Drinkwater,from hazlenuts on Henry Rd. to eggs in Westholme and the dairy, beef,and chicken growers, our municipality is a food-wealthy place.

Our agricultural entrepreneurs deserve the attention and support fromNorth Cowichan. I intend to do just that by making sure farming isviewed as vital by every employee and on every committee. It is an im-portant part of our future.SScott Baker

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The arts as a business is the focus of the chamber of commerce’s new Black Tie award.

Ranjit Dhami, Duncan Cowichan chamber’s president, en-listed the Cowichan Valley Artisans group to carve ne details of how the arts award will work in time for April’s annual Black Tie awards.

“We haven’t made any decisions whatsoever yet,” said artist Peggy Brackett of Crofton’s KilnArt Glass Studio.

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“First, we’ll look at the chamber’s Black Tie awards, and how they choose (winning) businesses,” she said of Black Ties based on citizen nominations saluting service in vari-ous categories.

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Shades of impres-sionism colour the acrylic works of veteran valley painter

Daphne Jackson who’s showing work with other Arbutus Ridge Art Club members this weekend.

“I’ll probably have four or ve pieces in the show,” she said of a still life, plus several landscapes set for display among about 100 more from her colleagues.

The lifelong artist and teacher picked work by French impressionists as her main in uence because “I suppose I don’t like totally detailed paint-ings, but those with some mystery to them.”

“I don’t want everything stated too accurately; I want the mood rather than detailed information.”

Art is where the heart is, she hinted.

“You paint your way, and everyone’s different.

“Given the same subject, artists would all come in with different styles — beginners should nd their style and develop it.”

Jackson gravitated to drawing as a lass grow-ing up in Staffordshire, England.

She trained at Wolver-hampton College of Art, then attended at the city of Bath for art education.

Later, Jackson attended the Instituto Allende and the Escuela de Bellas Artes schools in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.

She and husband, Geof-frey, came to Canada some 36 years ago.

The grandmother of eight said she uses the full colour palette, capturing hues of buildings, nature and the ocean.

“I use all the primary colours and mix my own from those.”

After retiring from teaching she eventually moved to the Ridge from Cowichan Bay four years ago, and joined the club.

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Peter W. RuslandDaphne Jackson with her acrylics Baja Village and Sunshine & Shadow headed to this weekend’s an-nual Arbutus Ridge Art Club show at the Ridge’s golf club.

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The Irish Rovers pulled heartstrings of musical blarney during Thurs-day’s rollicking Cowichan Theatre show.

More than 400 fans — some of whom complained about volume — clapped and sang along to the Rovers’ lively roster, marking two generations of making hits and friends worldwide.

Let’s just say the theatre became a pub without the bar.

The Rovers’ frothy brew of nostalgia — and tame nonsense, mostly peddled by comical crooner John Reynolds — left patrons thirst-ing for more after some 20 songs.

“The drink killed her,” quipped Reynolds “She got hit by a Guinness truck.”

The boys’ tuneful brand of Irish cream was distilled from familiar and not-so-known fare ranging from Orange and the Green, Dear Old Ireland, Dublin Pub Crawl, I’ll Return, hymn The Bushes of Jerusalem, the sea shanty The Deep Blue Sea, and Rambling Boys Of Pleasure.

“I never slept alone until I was married,” joked Reynolds.

As expected, the Rovers performed hits Wasn’t That A Party? and The Unicorn Song before their nale number The Drunken Sailor.

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“I’ll be glad when I get to the pearly gates — the pub.”

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Shirley and Des Cunnin got some of their musical x during six years of

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The Crofton couple doesn’t really care if the popular Sunday series has slightly rebranded itself to St. Michael’s Presents: Chemainus Classical Concerts.

It’s all culture to the Cunnins.“Look, a person could go to

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“We belong to the society, but we don’t get season’s ticket — we pay as we go,” she said after seeing about half of the classical series’

60-odd shows so far.“We like their Sunday afternoons.

We also like the quality of the musi-cians,” said Cunnin.

“They’re generally Canadian and regional players — and quite amaz-ing. We’ve got Cary Chow’s CD in our car, and we play it.”

She and St. Mike’s spokeswoman, Eleanor Montour, agreed concerts at Mural Town’s landmark church are more than music — they’re social events.

“There’s a nice, friendly reception where people mingle, and you don’t get that at many other concerts,” Montour said.

“St. Michael’s lls a niche too. It’s a smaller venue and there aren’t many classical concerts at an affordable price in a more inti-mate setting, so you can meet the performers.”

That should happen after Sun-day’s date with McPherson Trio pianist May Ling Kwok, violinist Pablo Diemecke, and cellist Larry Skaggs.

“Our capacity is 100 people,” said Montour, “and we get maybe 70 each show, so that makes it more unique as a performance place because it’s so small.

“If people are looking for classi-cal, or things to do in Chemainus, they nd out about us,” she said of St. Mikes’ ve-dozen shows.

“We have such a variety of art-ists: harp or viola, or choirs, and Dwight and Rachel do musical theatre.”

Valley soprano Rachel Perkyns and her piano man, Dwight Siemens, launched St. Michael’s Presents and it took off — eventu-ally landing enough cash to buy a new Yamaha C1 grand piano for the musical church.

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GUGIN, JimIt is with great sadness that we announce the sudden and unexpected passing of our beloved husband and father Jim Gugin on October 4th at Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria at the age of 61.

Left to cherish his memory is his wife and life partner of 30 years Kathleen, his daughter Caehlin (Clancy), and his son Jonathan (Alanna). Predeceased by his mother Helen, Jim is also survived

by his father Robert, his sisters Diane (Bill) Campbell and Elaine (Wayne) Maddex and his brother Craig (Karen). Also mourning his loss is Jim’s other family, his in-laws: Clarice Cuthbert, Randy and Patt Roberts, Michael and Cheryl Cuthbert, Paul and Rosanna Cuthbert and Aunt Rose. Jim is also survived by numerous aunts and uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews from BC to New York.

Jim was born near the family farm in Minnedosa, Manitoba and spent his childhood happily growing up on the prairies. A big piece of his heart remained there. After Kath and Jim married in 1981, they lived in Winnipeg where Caehlin and Jon were born. Then the family moved to Alberta and fi nally to Shawni-gan Lake in 1989 where they enjoyed becoming part of the community. Jim worked for BCBC as Vice President of the real estate department and of late as a real estate consultant with Provincial Capital Commission and others.

Though Jim was a dedicated and professional realtor, his passion and greatest love was his family. His life revolved around his family and his desire to meet their needs and keep them happy and safe. Jim was happiest with his family around him sharing a meal and laughter. We will miss his sunny smile, and his caring loving ways. He will be with us forever.

Jim “a gracious, loving, generous, smart, determined, gentlemanly, fatherly and exceedingly kind hearted man”.

The family has been overwhelmed by the kindness of their friends, all of whom meant so much to Jim.

A celebration of Jim’s life will be held at Arbutus Golf Club October 14th from 1-4 pm. In lieu of fl owers, donations would be appreciated to one of Jim’s favourite and special places, the Kinsol Trestle Capital Campaign. Please call 250-709-1087 for specifi c donation instructions. Website www.kinsol.ca Condolences may be shared online at www.sandsfuneral.com

CROSSAN, Heather Anne

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our dear Mother, Granny, Sister and Aunt. Born in Eriksdale, Manitoba on August 20, 1945, Heather passed away in the Cowichan District Hospital on September 26, 2011.

She is survived by her loving children, Ray (Diane) Crossan and Jean Laktin, grandchildren, John, Rebecca, Lucas and Alina Crossan and Zane and

Lita Laktin, her step-daughter Barbara (Crossan) Smith and grandchildren Heather, Lorna, Steele, Cheyenne and Fiona Smith, step-daughter Joan (Crossan) Breed and grandchildren Karen Breed and Nico Turner. She will also be mourned by her sister Joan (Dan) Isaachsen, nephew Jeff (Genny) Isaachsen nieces Tammy (Justin) Forcier and Erin Isaachsen and her sister Pat (Mike) Duringer and nephews Doug (Josie) Skene, Dan (Michelle) Skene, niece Sonja (Joe) Friend as well as many Manitoba cousins and her Uncle Bill Neely. Heather was predeceased by her parents Jack and Olive Parkes, her husband Arthur in 1989 and her partner and best friend, Ken Hennigar in May 2010.

Heather was a unique and remarkable person who touched the lives of so many. She always had a job for her children and their friends, her nieces and nephews and lastly for her own grandchildren. And all of these young people learned great work ethics under her care.

Heather was well respected in the goat farming community and her “Capri Dairy” milk is sold in many of our local stores. She had a deep love for all animals and her Border Collie puppies have been placed in homes all over North America. She could fi x anything from trucks and farm machinery to the many, many computers that passed through her offi ce for her to “save”. Her knowledge, humor, caring and her readiness to lend a hand will be missed greatly by a very wide circle of friends and family.

Please join the family for an open house Celebration of Heather’s Life on Saturday, October 22, 2011 from 12pm to 5pm at the Cobble Hill Community Hall, 3550 Watson Ave, Cobble Hill BC. Remembrances will be given at 2pm. Flowers gratefully declined. Memorial donations, if desired, may be made to the Cowichan District Hospital Foundation.Online condolences may be offered at www.sandsfuneral.com (Colwood)

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CARTER - Trudeen Louise (Cameron) passed away October 8, 2011, in Duncan, just days before her 38th anniversary of marriage to Brian, her high school sweetheart. Fighting bravely until the very end; she never gave up hope that she would beat cancer and had courage and strength to continue on through several setbacks. Trudeen, the eldest of

four children was born March 22, 1953 in New Westminster to proud parents, Gordon and Louise Cameron. The family moved to the Cowichan Valley when Trudeen was a young girl and she remained on Vancouver Island her entire life. After graduating in 1971 from Cowichan Secondary School, Trudeen then studied at Malaspina College for the next two years attaining her diploma as a legal secretary. In 1981, Brian and Trudeen’s wishes of a family came true with the addition of their beloved daughter Melissa, and in recent years their adored grandchildren. She is survived by her husband Brian, her daughter Melissa (Brad), grandchildren Alexandra and Carter, brothers, Martin (Heather), Greig (Dana), and Richard (Maureen), sister-in-law Norma (David) and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Trudeen was an accomplished artist and always had a craft or baking project to complete. Her initials “TLC” said it all and she left her stamp both on her artwork and our hearts. She was the adored matriarch of the family and a loyal friend to many. If you had a question, “Nan” always knew the answer. She was the ‘go-to’ person for not only her family, but also her many friends and co-workers. Her self-proclaimed “type A” personality is what endeared her to all who knew her. She was incredibly strong-willed, had a heart of gold and approached everything in life with passion. She devoted countless hours to volunteering including Girl Guides and Duncan United Church. Trudeen worked for BCFP in the Crofton Mill for several years and then moved on to working for SD#79, serving both her alma mater and fi nally at Chemainus Secondary School. The family would like to thank friends Carrie, Pat, Duncan and Karen; caregivers Frank and Karen for their love, kindness and support. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, October 16th at 2pm at the Duncan United Church. In lieu of fl owers, donations to the Canadian Red Cross Society - Duncan (HELP: Health Equipment Loan Program) would be greatly appreciated.

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DEATHS

Cameron Lawson June 29, 1941 – Oct 3, 2011

Surrounded by his loving family, Cam slipped into eternal rest following a val-iant battle with cancer. Cam is survived by his wife Patricia, daughters Kathleen (Brad), Lori (Cliff), Colleen (Marty), Karen(Steven) & Rob; six Island kids – Cleo (Guy), Glenn (Anya), Monte (Debbie), Hope (Dave), Shawn(Sandra), Patrick; 21 grandchildren, 6 great grandchildren and sister Jay (Lance). He was pre-deceased by his mother, Margaret, father, Harold; brothers Barry, Teddy and son, Ross. Born in Corn-wall, Ontario, Cam moved British Columbia in 1968 where he resided in the Lower Mainland & Fraser Valley areas. He relocated to Victoria in the mid ‘70’s where he remained until his death. Cam served several years in the Cana-dian Armed Forces, a member of the Black Watch where he proudly served the Queen Mother at a formal dinner in Mon-treal in 1962. When he re-tired from his military ca-reer, Cam spent the remainder of his working life in Food Services for the Dept of National De-fense in Victoria. He was a long time member and stellar player at the Vic-toria Horseshoe Club. He also held memberships with the Black Watch As-sociation and the Royal Canadian Legion #91. A celebration of Cam’s life will be held at the Royal Canadian Legion on Sta-tion Road in Langford on October 22, from 2-4 p.m. In lieu of fl owers, dona-tions may be made to the Victoria Hospice Society for their compassionate and loving palliative care. Rest in eternal peace- husband, father, grandfa-ther and friend.


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Thank you on behalf of my son David McKenzie who died from cancer on September 15, 2011. I would like to thank so many people for the cards, owers, plants, phone calls, support and donations

to the SPCA.My heartfelt thanks to Steve, Layne, Robbie and John for their wonderful memories of David at his Celebration of Life at First Memorial, who did a great job.David had so many special friends, I can’t mention you all, but I thank each and every one of you for your friendship to David.Thanks to Daren for working so hard to put the en-gine back in his truck. You made sure he could see it. True friendship!Thanks to Amanda for her loving care of Dakota, his little dog pal.Thanks to Community Care nurses and Home Sup-port staff at Cowichan District, Jubilee and Vic Gen-eral Hospitals and also Dr. Seymour who showed such compassion.Thanks to Merv who worked so hard to put the show of his pictures together, Bob for the music and Vic-tor for of ciating.David had only 38 years but he left so many memo-ries of a beautiful soul.I will miss you and love you forever. I’m proud to call you my son.

With love always and forever,Mum (Maureen) and family


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LYACKSON First Nation - Ad-ministrator The Administrator position will be a full-time posi-tion. The Administrator contrib-utes to the effi cient day-to-day operations of the Lyackson First Nation and will be re-sponsible for providing support to, and be accountable to the Chief and Council of the Lyackson First Nation. The fol-lowing is a list of the main du-ties associated with the posi-tion: - Oversees, plans and implements policies and pro-cedures for all areas of the LFN’s operations. - Ensures all funding requirements for all funding sources received are fulfi lled. - Ensures LFN bud-gets are executed and man-aged as directed and intended by the LFN Chief and Council. - Provide input into the long-range planning for LFN and short-term (annual) LFN op-erations requirements, and de-velops and implements bud-gets accordingly. - Provides direction and support to ad-ministrative staff, contractors and consultants as required. - Organizes and establishes in-ternal and external(in-offi ce) communications. - Confers closely with LFN Chief and Council to coordinate and prio-ritize planning and overall ob-jectives and ensures that LFN’s Chief and Council Reso-lutions are being adhered to. - Represents Lyackson’s inter-ests on various boards/com-mittees for organizations that Lyackson First Nation has an association with. Qualifi cations - Must possess a bachelor’s degree (or higher) from a rec-ognized college or university in Business Administration, In-digenous Governance, or Pub-lic Administration as well as at least 5 years experience work-ing with First Nations or-ganizations/governments. - Strong oral and written com-munication skills is a necessity - Work cooperatively and ef-fectively with others - Ability to undertake self-directed tasks when necessary. - Must be able to maintain strict rules of confi dentiality and be loyal to the offi ce of the Lyackson. Working Conditions The Ad-ministrator position will be re-quired to work 5 days/week, Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 4 PM. Salary will commen-surate with experience. Re-sumes will be accepted until Friday September 23rd, 2011 at 4 pm. We appreciate all in-terested applicants however only those meeting the criteria for this role will be contacted at this time. All resumes shall be made o the attention: Aa-ron Hamilton, Administrator [email protected]

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

CARETAKER SERVICES FOREXHIBITION PARK

The Cowichan Exhibition invites proposals from inter-ested parties for provision of on-site Park Caretaker Services for Exhibition Park, located at 7380 Trans Canada Highway, Duncan, B.C. At a minimum, the Park Caretaker services will require the provision of Park site security, washroom servic-ing, and designated maintenance, including grass and weed trimming. Operation of Park equipment would be an asset. The Park Caretaker may be offered resi-dential accommodation within the Park.

The Cowichan Exhibition reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and negotiate with any propo-nent.

If you are interesting in being considered please sub-mit your proposal no later than November 1st, 2011.

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The award-winning Lake Cowichan Gazette has an opening for an editor in their one-person newsroom commencing as soon as possible.

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As well as editing copy and paginating pages, the successful candidate can expect to produce some news copy and editorials, take photographs, and generate story ideas. Knowledge of Canadian Press style is vital.

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Production SupervisorWFP is currently seeking a Production Supervisor to join our Mid Island Forest Operation in Campbell River, British Columbia.

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PET CARE SERVICES

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PETS

German Shep Pups, P.B.born July 12, 2011. 1st shots,5 males, $550. (250)252-0768

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AUCTIONS

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FUEL/FIREWOOD

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FREE: Couch: green, old, goodcondition. Two single beds: boxspring, mattress, frame, headboard.Good condition. 250-743-9764 Gil-lian

MURPHY BED (new) 10’W x7.5’H, cherry wood. Doublemoving bookcases, originally$4300, must sell $2000 obo.Call 250-746-3616 or email to:[email protected]

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BUY, SELL, Watches, EstateJewellery, Gold, Diamonds,Repairs, Custom designs. St.Thomas Gold & Silver, 895Fort Street, Victoria, 250-380-7698.

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LOVELY MAPLE-WOOD rocking chair with arms. Per-fect condition. $125. Call 250-748-8855 after 6 p.m.

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feather crafts, remote control cars, pottery, gluten-free baking, jewelry, furniture. Refreshments available. Please be advised, no smoking on property.

For space, Call Heather (250)743-7018

CROFTON, 2 family carport sale, Sat Oct 15, 10-3, 1543 Robert St., Crofton. KS bed frame, rocking chair, sm to lg items. Too much to list! Con-sider offers on anything.

DUNCAN: 3171 Moorefi eld Rd, off Lane. Lots of stuff for everyone! Sat, Oct 15, 8-3.

DUNCAN, 5919 Deuchars Dr., Sat, Oct. 15, 9am-1pm. Estate Sale. Something for everyone.

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DUNCAN: 6258 Averill Dr., 9-3pm. Oct 15. Household, furniture, vacuum, weedeater, collectable’s, single beds, dis-play cabinet, and much more!

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DUNCAN, Giant Sale by Northern Star Humanitarian Society, Sat Oct 15, 9-1, cor-ner of Sprott Rd & Island Hwy, just follow the signs. Contact Fred (250)715-1393

DUNCAN, Sat Oct 15, 9-2, #438-2885 Boys Rd., Silver Park M/H, 2nd entrance. Up right freezer, new tent trailer, collectibles, china, glassware. No toys or childrens items.

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MOVING SALE CHEMAINUS. Tools: 7.25 skill saw, 60’ rub-ber garden hose, new 3’ level, shovels. Light golf bag 10 clubs, $25. 2 apt sized wing back chairs, light green, 4 yrs old (Sklar Peppler). Combo unit 1960’s entertainment unit, 54wx55hx20”d, shelves & drawers, $175 obo. 2 piece bureaus, $200 obo. Oak arm chairs, $10. 2 outdoor folding chairs, $10 & more. Call (250)246-5314.



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CAYCUSE: WELL maintained Recreational Property/Home. 1500 sq.ft, 3 bdrm 2 bath, 5 acres, garage. A stone throw from pristine Cowichan Lake. $399,900. Furnished. Ready to move in! Call 250-478-2648 250-745-3387.

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DUNCAN - $329,900Walk to downtown, hospitals & schools from this 4 bdrm home located on a quiet cul-de-sac. Updated with a new kitchen, 2 baths, family rm, large laundry rm & new fl ooring throughout. Gas furnace and 2 gas fps. Large covered deck & fenced back yard. Workshop, lots of storage. The triple carport has room for an RV.

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MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

3 BDRM MOBILE in Ever-green M/H Park, Gibbins Road, Duncan, near bus stop. Pet allowed. Needs some TLC. Offers. 1-250-585-6565.

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RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

$500/MO STARTING- weeklyavailable, many room types, furnished, w/common kitchen. All utils, internet included. FREE local calls, No Credit Checks. Call Motel, 250-748-0661, (Duncan).

$800/MONTH utilities not included, large 2 bedroom condo for rent. In suite laundry and dishwasher. In quiet over 19 building. NS NP call Leanne 250-732-7605 or email [email protected]

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

DUNCAN: STUDIO & 1 bdrm suites avail. Close to Beverly Corners, 4 blk to University, on bus route. New paint, new fi x-tures. $550-$625. Heat/hot water incld’d. NS/NP, refs. (250)748-3729.

CENTRAL LOCATION, Bachelor, 1 & 2 bdrms, balco-ny, F/S, hot water, parking, pet considered, $525-$850/mo. Call 250-748-7764.

BRIGHT 2BDRM condo, close to town, f/s, d/w, w/d, 19+, (avail immed) NS/NP, $875 mo + utils. Call 250-710-0881.

HOUSES FOR SALE

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

CROFTON 2 Bdrm Apartment Includes 5 appliances. No pets and non smoker’s preferred. $750. + utilities per mo. Ref. req. Dec 1. Call 250-246-2473

CLEAN RENOVATED 2 bdrm, Hospital area, on bus route, quiet complex, 5 appls. Care-taker. $750. 1-250-474-0545.

COWICHAN BAY: 2 bdrm condo, adult oriented bldg. Un-derground parking, N/S, N/P. $750/mo + util’s. 250-701-2670

CHEMAINUS 1 BDRM heat & h/w incld. small pet ok. $650. Leave msg (250)245-8869.

HOUSES FOR SALE

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

DUNCAN: 1 & 2-bdrm, 5appls, close to School, Hospi-tal and bus route. $650-$800utils. Lv msg: 250-597-4018.

DUNCAN: SPACIOUS 2 bdrm condo, central, 4 appls.NS/NP. $795. 250-746-1019,250-746-4509, after 6pm.

CROFTON, 2 bdrm, insuite laundry, prkng, avail now,$780+ util’s. 250-210-0756.

DUNCAN 2 bdrm condo, in-suite lndry Hospital area. $725mo. (Immed). (250)704-1251.

HOUSES FOR SALE

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COMPLETE BOOKKEEPING Services for small business. Fast, friendly and effi cient. Kathy 250-743-8194.

EXCEL BOOKKEEPING SERVICES. Small to medium businesses. (250)597-1313.

CLEANING SERVICES

DETAILED CLEANINGFriendly, reliable and experi-enced. Have excellent refer-ences. $18/hr. Christine (250)710-0423

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HOUSE CLEANING. Experi-enced, friendly & responsible. Call Kathy 250-743-8194

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ELECTRICIAN LICENSED and bonded. Reasonable rates. Call Kelly 250-743- 0326.

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GARDENING

PETTER’S YARD Care, 20 years experience, Landscap-ing, Pressure Washing, Light Hauling. Call 250-748-9775.

HANDYPERSONS

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

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METICULOUS PAINTING of interiors for over fi fteen years. Call the Paint Saint today. (250)701-5695

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APARTMENT/CONDO

DUNCAN- Suits responsible, clean tenant(s), 1 bdrm+ den condo. D/W, ensuite W/D, NS/NP. Available Now. Refer-ences req’d. $725. Call (250)746-7389.

Ocean & Harbour Views55+ Building2 Bdrm Suite

Ladysmith385 Davis Road250-246-5688

LAKE COWICHAN (water-front), 1 bdrm, $580 w/balco-ny. Utils separate. Close to all amenities. N/P. Avail Nov. 1. 250-708-0703, 250-749-6857.

LAKE COWICHAN (water-front), 2 bdrm, $595 w/balco-ny. Utils separate. Close to all amenities. N/P. Avail Nov. 1. 250-708-0703, 250-749-6857.

LOVELY 1 & 2-BDRM suites, Central Duncan, seniors oriented bldg, heat included, N/S, N/P. Please call Art at 250-746-7241.

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Call (250) 710-7515 to view

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HOMES FOR RENT

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

PARKLAND PLACE

620 Dobson Road250-748-0496

FREE Heat, hotwater & parking. Low hydro.Walking distance to: Shopping, Restaurants, Malaspina College, Pubs, Chances Casino.

Quiet building with video security.

Adjacent to 27 acres of parkland including playing fi elds, walking trails, swimming holes & fi shing.

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Seniors Welcome!Royal Alexander Apts

2575 Alexander St., Duncan (250)746-6442

SHAWNIGAN LAKE front Condo, newly furnished 2 bdrm, W/D, D/W, moorage, tennis. Available now. $850. NS/NP. (250)883-9600.

YOUBOU: 2 bdrm, garden, lrg yard, prkng, pets neg., lndry, $610. (250)210-0756.

HOMES FOR RENT

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

Rowan Property Management Ltd.

Has a large selection of homes & apartments for rent

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SHAUGHNESSY GARDENS, 3251 Cowichan Lake Rd. Clean 2 bdrm units. Full size fridge, stove & dishwasher. Carpet & linoleum, window coverings, fi replace. Quiet, well maintained bldg with ele-vator & sauna. Close to Schools & Hospitals. To view call Dorcas, (250)710-7515, 250-710-7989.

SHAWNIGAN LAKE front fur-nished condo’s, monthly ren-tals. N/S, N/P. (250)743-2360.www.shawniganlakebeachresort.com

WILDROSE1 & 2 bdrm

Avail Now & Nov. 1 Rent includes Heat & HW

From $655 mo.Call (250) 748-1304

COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

AVAILABLE NOW 7000 sq.ft. store front with excellent expo-sure, overhead doors, ample parking. 250-748-9622

COTTAGES

LAKE COWICHAN clean 2 bdrm cottage, quiet rural area, large yard, F/S. $600 + util’s. Call (250)749-4061.

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

CHEMAINUS 1/2 duplex in town, 3-4 bdrms, 3 bath, all appls, $1100 utils incld. Avail Nov 1 .(250)246-1546.

CROFTON: 2-BDRM. Fridge, stove & heat included. Car port, laundry. $825/mo. 250-748-4253 or 250-715-5810.

CROFTON: TOP 2 bdrm, ocean view, balcony, in 4plex. F/S, shared W/D, $675+ util’s. (250)246-3773, (250)324-3430

DUNCAN- DUPLEX, 3 bdrms, 1.5 baths, W/D hook-up, newly painted in quiet family neigh-bourhood. NS/NP. $900./mo. Ref’s req’d. Call 250-245-5207

DUNCAN: Avail. Nov 1 near hospital. 3 bdrm, 2 full bath, 2000 sq ft. 1 car garage, mini-mal yard work, 5 appliances (shared laundry), natural gas, $1400/m, includes utilities. 250-748-3539. Pets consid-ered. N/S. Ref. required

DUNCAN- CLOSE to schools, 5 Bdrms, 2.5 bath, W/D hook-up. No pets. Available Now. Call (250)748-4285.

DUNCAN- NEWLY built 3 bdrm, 1.5 bath, garage, fenced yrd, close to town/schools, 5 appls, pets considered. $1350. (250)597-3362.

DUNCAN, quiet, level entry 1 bdrm, 4 appl’s, gas F/P, 1 car garage/workshop. N/S, N/P. $920 incl’s utilities. Available now. (250)748-9059

DUNCAN, Walk to town, Quiet 3 bdrm upper, 1.5 baths, 5 appl’s. Fenced back yard. NS/NP. $1250 incl’s util. Nov 1st. (250)748-9059DUNCAN IN TOWN, newly reno’d 2-bdrm duplex, F&S, $800/mo. No pets. Avail Oct 15. 250-701-1937.

MILL BAY: Bright, clean 3-bdrm, 1 offi ce, 4-pc updated bath, private deck with view, new windows, full basement, workshop, W/D, F/S. NS/NP, $1100. (250)661-6628.

RENTALS

HOMES FOR RENT

2-BDRM RANCHER, large kitchen, living room, full bath, baseboard heat. Large fenced yard, close to schools & corner store. Pet ok, W/D hookup, F&S incl. $1100/mo. 250-748-4613 or 250-701-8333

4 bdrm house in Youbou

$1075/mo unfurnished(Min 1 yr lease).

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CHEMAINUS Rancher - 3 bdrm, 1 bath, country home, avail. Nov. 1. Fenced yard, ample parking/carport/storage. Pet consid. $1300 + util., 250-746-7896 or 250-732-7700

COWICHAN BAY- furnished modern 2 bdrm, 2 bath. Avail Nov 1, 2011 to April 29, 2012. Privacy, view specular views, lrg deck w/hot tub. See photos at: www.showpen.com/micasa $1500+ utils. Refs+ deposit. Call (250)748-2938.

COWICHAN BAY. Modern 5th wheel / 1-bdrm, 1 bath, on pri-vate property. Ocean views, 2 decks. Furnished or not. Large yard, garden space. $600./mo inclds water, sewer, garbage pick-up. No dogs, smokers or drugs. (250)746-6977.

DUNCAN: 3 bdrm, fenced yard, small pet ok, $1100 util’s incld’d. Avail. Nov. 1st. Call (250)710-9738.

DUNCAN, 4 bed + den, 3 bath, dble garage, appl’s, 2200sqft split level home by Mt. Prevost school, $1400/mo plus util. NS, Refs, hypo-aller-genic pet or cat ok. Avail Dec 1st. 250-746-5565.

DUNCAN, NEAR hospital, onbus route. 14 X 70, 2 bdrm mobile home in quiet adult park, pets OK. $850 mo. Call (250)246-8318.

DUNCAN- SM 3 bdrm house near Mt. Prevost School, 4 appls. Non-smoking, outside pets welcome. Refs. $900. Avail Nov 1. Call (250)246-4677 or (250)-732-0808.

MAPLE BAY: 2 bdrm carriage house, garage not incl; FS, WD, some furniture if desired, no dogs, N/S, Nov 1, $800+ utils. Ref’s. 250-748- 6157

MAPLE BAY Rd., beautiful large, 4-bdrm bsmt home, 3 baths, large living & rec room w/ fi replaces, den, 5 appls, heat pump, 5 mins to town, very private acreage with lake view, avail now. Ref’s req. N/S. $1650, (250)746-7935.

MILL BAY, completely reno’d, 1200 sq ft, 2 bdrm mobile home in senior’s section (45+), Cedar Creek Trailer Park. Hrdwd fl rs, 1.5 bath. No Smok-ing, N/P, only pad rental in-cluded. Avail Oct/Nov, $975 mo, leave message @ 250-743-3431 or 1-250-477-6155.

MILL BAY- (Sylvester Baldy Mtn) 3 bdrm, 2 bath bungalow on acreage. F/S, wood stove. Available Nov 1. Pets nego-tible. $1300. (250)415-5286.

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

SHAWNIGAN LAKE, 2 bdrm, mountain views, W/D, $850 + utils, N/P, N/S, avail Nov. 1, call 250-743-8268.

SHAWNIGAN LAKE, Central. 3-bdrm, close to all amenities, schools & beach. 5 appl’s, NP/NS. $870. Avail. now. (250)743-5513, (250)213-3681

SHAWNIGAN LAKE- Mnt. and lake views, on acreage, 4 bdrm, 2 bath, dbl garage, 5 new appls, pet friendly. Refs. $1585. (250)665-6527.

WHY RENT when you can own? 0% down; $1600/mo. Call 250-360-1929 Binab Strasser - Re/Max Alliance.

YOUBOU- LAKE view, reno’d 3bdrm W/D, woodstove, N/S, refs, $1150, 1-250-653-9898.

OFFICE/RETAIL

DOWNTOWN DUNCAN 2500 sq.ft. 6 separate offi ces, re-ception, conference area & kitchen, 2nd fl oor, AC,. $1175/mo. 250-715-6880.

RENTALS

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Don BodgerNews Leader Pictorial

History dictates why eld hockey has such a huge presence in the valley.

It’s been 75 years since the rst game was played on Oct. 5, 1936 at the Cowichan Cricket and Sports

Club — now McAdam Park — between the Duncan ladies and an Australian team.

Together with a meeting two days earlier between the Australians and the Lower Main-land all-star ladies’ team in Vancouver, the series marked the rst international eld hockey games played on Canadian soil.

The Duncan ladies’ team consisted of Henrietta

Rea in goal, Pat Denny and Barbara Walker in the back positions, Audrey Mutter, Kay Staples and Esme Mutter at the halves, and Josie Baiss, Helen Tisdall, Winifred Dawson-Thomas, Eleanor Hotson and Dorothy Geoghegan at the forward spots.

Flora Staples, Zeta Allen and Dodo Price were the reserves.

Carolyn Prellwitz has done extensive research on the subject. She spoke to the last surviving members of the Duncan team and received great artifacts that were donated to the Cowichan Val-ley Museum and Archives in downtown Duncan.

The hockey stick used in the game by Rea is in the collection as well as four photographs, together with the place cards used at the Black

Cat Restaurant reception following the game.Prellwitz wrote an article for the museum

display from her research.The October 1,1936 issue of the Cowichan

Leader set up the big game and the excitement in the community.

“The visitors are naturally strong and have a season’s practice behind them, but it is felt that, however one-sided the game may be, it will be a chance for Cowichan people to see an interna-tional team.’’

The predicted became a reality when the Australians followed their 10-1 victory over the Lower Mainland team with a 15-1 defeat of Duncan. Hotson scored the lone goal.

“The Australians showed superiority in every

department of the game, but especially in speed, ball control and teamwork,’’ reported the Leader.

Prellwitz started doing research in the late 1990s surrounding the 100th anniversary of eld hockey in Canada.

“I made this a project,’’ she said. “It was quite a surprise to nd out about the Australian game in the valley.’’

The celebrations at the time took on an added signi cance in the valley.

“That’s when we brought the Staples Cup tournament back,’’ said Prellwitz.

That was a huge event in the area during its heyday, but reverted to a fun competition involving local men, women and children for the revival.


You’ve probably seen him recently at the Cowichan Exhibition or doing trials demonstrations elsewhere.

Mill Bay’s John Webster, who turns 24 on Nov. 4, has grown up

as a trials competition phenom and it’s followed him into adulthood.

What most people don’t know about him be-cause his sport receives such limited and regional exposure is how Webster has continued to climb among the world’s elite.

The latest Union Cycliste Internationale world championship in Champery, Switzerland brought Webster ever closer to the top spot in the world for the elite class.

It was his third world championship at that level, taking him from 18th at Adelaide, Australia two years ago to seventh in Quebec last year to fourth in Switzerland.

“We’re moving in the right direction,’’ con-ceded Webster. “I changed my bike quite a bit since last year.

“I felt like I gained a lot more on the top riders this year.’’

Nearly 50 riders started in the competition at the elite level. The top eight competed in the nal.“I got to ride the nal n Quebec as well,’’ said

Webster. “I was having a real hard time with the sections — not as if I couldn’t do them, it was the speed.’’

The object is to make it through the sections without accumulating too many deduction points.

“There was some sections where everybody ved it,’’ said Webster. “I made it through farther

than anyone else.“There’s always room for improvement. I’m

excited now for next year.’’Webster feels he’s close to pushing the limits

that could put him on top.The competition will be held in Austria next

year.It’s a costly venture for Webster to go — about

$1,200, he estimates. There are few resources he can call on to reduce the cost.

Screw Clothing was a big help and other spon-sors have come on board to assist him in every

way possible.“Every little bit helps,’’ Webster said.Webster has become familiar with his competi-

tion and is striving to better himself in the future to beat them.

“It was most of the same guys,’’ he said. “There’s three riders that were in the top 10 that didn’t ride this year and that’s it.’’

A surprise reception was held at Cycle Therapy for Webster after his return from Switzerland. He thought he was dropping in to get some toe socks.

“There was probably 20 or 30 people they got a hold of,’’ said Webster.

“Cycle Therapy helps me out. They give me cost on all parts I can get from them.’’

The Cowichan Exhibition performance was a fun way for Webster to entertain and inform.

“Sun FM got a hold of me and asked if I wanted to do a demo for them,’’ he said.

“I got some publicity and showed people what it is, kind of thing.’’

Webster had only been home for a few days, but still did four shows each Friday and Saturday at the fair.

“I’m looking to do more demos this year for whatever, grand openings. I could do them at birthday parties for all I care.’’

Webster has a practice course in his backyard with all sorts of big rocks and tree stumps as props and actually held a competition there last year.

“I’m going to do an event in the backyard again for sure,’’ he said. “There’s not very many young kids getting into the sport.’’

Webster would like to rectify that and is more than willing to offer his expertise.

“I think I’m going to start doing clinics,’’ he said. “I’ve got a ton of spare parts left. No one’s going to have to buy a bike to see if they like it. Obviously, if they like it they can go out and buy their own bike.

“It has to be young kids coming up in it or else it’s going to disappear.’’

Webster is giving himself about ve or six more years of serious competition.

“It’s rare to see a top rider who’s 30 or older,’’ he said.

“I kind of want to quit while I’m ahead. I don’t want to deteriorate.’’

Duncan’s Nolan Reid and his junior curling teammates cashed in at the Golden Ears junior cashspiel.

Reid (playing second), skip Josh Hozack, third Corey Chester and lead Zac Capron collected $1,000 for winning the event.

Chester is new to the team this year so “I demoted myself down to second,’’ said Reid.

The team played some high-powered opponents on the way to victory, including the Russian junior national team.

Reid and company went

undefeated in six games. “We’re looking pretty good,’’ he said.

The foursome is looking for-ward to a bunch of other events, including the Vancouver Island Shootout at Juan de Fuca next month.They curl every Tuesday in Victoria to stay sharp.

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Wide World of Sports:Wide World of Sports: Showcase game in 1936 put Duncan on the map, even if the local ladies couldn’t match the visitors’ speed, skill and fi nesse Showcase game in 1936 put Duncan on the map, even if the local ladies couldn’t match the visitors’ speed, skill and fi nesse

Reid and company bank on their curling talents for $1,000Reid and company bank on their curling talents for $1,000

Don BodgerBalancing on his trials bike is a piece of cake for Mill Bay’s John Webster, as he does some practice on his backyard course. A strong work ethic is sure to keep him inching ever closer to a world championship.

Webster climbs to fourth place in world bike trialsWebster climbs to fourth place in world bike trials

Australians put on a eld hockey show here 75 years agoAustralians put on a eld hockey show here 75 years ago

Elite seat:Elite seat: View from near the top looks good, but Mill Bay rider would like View from near the top looks good, but Mill Bay rider would like to move a few notches higher before ending his competitive runto move a few notches higher before ending his competitive run




The monkey is nally off the back of the Cowichan Midget Bulldogs.

After ve straight losses, the ‘Dogs broke into the win col-

umn in the Vancouver Mainland Football League with a 33-20 victory over Burnaby on the road Thanksgiving weekend.

“It’s a good way to start off the second half of the season,’’ noted coach Joe Lobo. “After working hard in the rst half of the season only to fall short in all ve of our previous games, we nally manage to put a game together to come out on top.’’

Cowichan still made the game a little more exciting than it needed to be by mak-ing some untimely mistakes.

The ‘Dogs had the game well in hand with a 19-0 halftime lead but Burnaby wasn’t about to go away easily on its home turf.

Burnaby returned the kickoff to open the second half for a touchdown and followed with two more. With six minutes left in the fourth quarter, Cowichan found itself trailing 20-19.

Cowichan found a way to recapture the momentum by employing Blake Torok-Both for a quick strike.

From their own 45-yard line, the ‘Dogs ran Torok-Both to the right of the defense, led by fullback Wyatt McWatt and the blocking of offfensive linemen Eric Maslen and Jacob Regnier, for a 65-yard scoring play.

The Cowichan defense then shut Burnaby down on the next series.

The exact same play run by the Bulldogs completed the turnaround.

Two Torok-Both runs went for two TDs and 140 yards.

Torok-Both also scored in the rst half and quarterback Ryan MacDonald rushed for two TDs covering more than 120 yards.

Rushing stats for the game were impressive: Torok-Both with 250 yards, MacDonald with 150 and Terence Jones with 140.

“Once we nd a way to get rid of our mistakes, we will be in great shape for the remainder of the season,’’ summed up Lobo.

The midgets are at McAdam Park at 3 p.m. Sunday against Nanaimo follow-ing the 1 p.m. powerhouse bantam battle between Cowichan and South Delta.

Peewees tough on the HitmenPeewees tough on the HitmenCowichan’s Peewee Bulldogs tackled the

undefeated Victoria Hitmen on the road and battled hard, but lost 32-0.

“The Hitmen are a very physical team and our goal was to play just as physical if not more so, and the team was able to do just that on both offense and defence,’’ noted coach Trent Jones.

Cowichan’s defence started well by swarming the Hitmen ball-carriers and holding them to short gains on most plays.

The Bulldogs’ offense started running hard and found the end zone, but had it taken away by a penalty.

Cowichan didn’t get the ball moving again until late in the rst half with an exciting run by Dennis Macdonell.

In the second half, the Bulldogs got into the red zone four times but couldn’t punch the ball in. The defence made some adjustments and held the Hitmen to just one more TD.

Big plays were made by Bill Bickford and Dayne Quayle. Linebacker Carter Price intercepted a pass late in the game.

The peewees travel to Nanaimo this weekend to face the Nanaimo Bombers.


Their record may not show it, but the Cowichan Val-ley Soccer Association’s Under 16 Gold girls don’t back down to anyone.

Coach Rick Archbold’s team recently gave league powerhouse Saanich Fusion a run for its money in a 2-0 defeat. The Fusion is the new name for the merged Gordon Head and Cordova Bay associations.

The Cowichan players faced a tall order in that game but with all their might, they didn’t go down without

a ght.It was another one of those games

for the team Saturday at Sherman Road Park. Cowichan played hard from start to nish, but wasn’t re-warded in a 2-0 loss to Lakehill.

It was 1-0 at the half and the girls generated plenty of chances for the equalizer. A couple of defensive errors resulted in Lakehill driving for the insurance goal midway through the second half while Cowichan continued to seek ways of ending its scoring drought, to no avail.

Elsewhere in weekend home games for girls’ teams, Cowichan U14 Silver and Saanich Fusion went

scoreless. Cowichan (Swain) made one goal stand up for a 1-0 victory over Bays United in U15 Silver, Cowichan (Fernandes) doubled Bays United 2-1 in U15 Bronze and Prospect Lake edged Cowichan 4-3 in U18 Silver.

The Cowichan U18 Silver boys tied Bays United 2-2 while the U17 Silver Cowichan Grizzlies were sharp in a 4-2 win over Juan de Fuca.

Cowichan U13 Bronze boys had only one practice leading up to their rst game, but managed a ne 2-2

result against the Saanich Fusion.Cowichan U13 Gold boys routed

Peninsula 7-0.


Ryan Trudgeon was so mad about the of ciat-ing during the Comox Thanksgiving weekend hockey tournament he was seeing stripes.

Trudgeon felt his Cowichan Valley Midget Tier

1 Capitals got the short end of the stick, particu-larly during their rst two games.

The Caps were assessed 35 minutes in penalties against Powell River and lost 7-0. “They took full advantage of it,’’ said Trudgeon.

It got even worse for the Caps in the next outing when they played shorthanded for 43 minutes

and only lost 3-1 to Semiahmoo.“We bit our lip for most of it,’’ said Trudgeon.

“It wasn’t a very good tournament for the boys. They weren’t allowed to play hockey.’’

Trudgeon was ejected from one game for his objections to the refereeing.

The Caps completed pool play with another

defeat against the Vancouver Thunderbirds. They avoided the tournament basement by edging North Vancouver 3-2 in their last game.

Trudgeon, who’s in his third year with the Caps, said returning to the tournament won’t happen as long as he’s associated with the team. “I’m done with them,’’ he said.

The contributions keep pouring in for Cowichan KidSport.

Valley Floors Carpet One held a promo-tion during September, with a portion of sales going to the non-profi t organization that assists valley families in need by cov-ering the costs of registrations for sports programs.

Chad and Tammy Gurski presented KidSport Cowichan chair Deb Savory with a $1,700 cheque Tuesday.

That makes the business KidSport’s lat-est community champions.

KidSport’s big fundraiser is a silent auc-tion during the North Cowichan-Duncan Wall of Fame ceremony Saturday.

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Midget Bulldogs ramble Midget Bulldogs ramble for big rushing yardagefor big rushing yardage

Soccer summary:Soccer summary: Under 16 Gold girls keep putting out their best, but can’t score Under 16 Gold girls keep putting out their best, but can’t score

First win:First win: Burnaby’s chasing of Torok-Both and company futile Burnaby’s chasing of Torok-Both and company futile

Community continues rallying behind KidSportCommunity continues rallying behind KidSport

Don BodgerFoot brake is applied to Cowichan’s Kelsey Phelps during Under 16 Gold girls’ soccer action at Sherman Road Park against Lakehill.

Results aren’t matching the effortResults aren’t matching the effort

Midget Caps receive extended penalty killing practice at ComoxMidget Caps receive extended penalty killing practice at Comox

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Seven powerhouse teams are taking part in the Brentwood College Invitational volley-ball tournament Friday and Saturday.

Host Brentwood will be joined by Fran-ces Kelsey, Lambrick Park, Timberline, St. Thomas Aquinas, Belmont and Vanier.

The gold medal game is at 4 p.m. Saturday.

Brentwood tuned up at two tournaments during the last two weekends.

A trip to the 48-team Trinity Western tournament yielded a ninth-place overall nish for Brentwood.A win, a loss and a split in the rst three

matches left Brentwood playing against Riverside, the No. 1 team in Quad-A at the moment. Brentwood dropped a nar-row 17-25, 25-20, 14-16 decision.

“I think it was a real turnaround match for us,’’ said coach Jill Fougner.

In playdowns for ninth through 16th, Brentwood went on to overpower the competition for the higher placing.

If not for the tough draw, “we were maybe the top four in that tournament,’’ said Fougner.

At one stage, ve matches were played in a matter of seven hours.

“It was a lot of volleyball, but it was re-ally good for the girls,’’ said Fougner.

The Camosun tournament on the Thanksgiving weekend resulted in a fourth-place nish out of 20 teams.

Brentwood won its pool and played Lambrick in the semis, losing 25-22, 17-25, 12-15. Brentwood was up 8-4 in the last game.

Brentwood closed it out with a loss in three to Seaquam, the top-rated Triple-A team, 16-25, 25-19, 13-15.

“Again, it shows we’re right there with those teams,’’ said Fougner.

Stephanie Turnbull was named a tourna-ment all-star. Tessa Michaels and Kendra Stoner played well all weekend.


It’s been a great season for the Cowichan Lawn Bowl-ing Club, highlighted by outstanding performances during competition in the

south island.Cowichan teams won or placed

second in at least eight tourna-ments and leagues.

The Champ of Champions tour-nament at Juan de Fuca brought together the singles winners from

each lawn bowling club on the island to play against each other for the overall championship.

Cowichan was represented by Phyl Ingram in the women’s draw and Tom Slemko in the men’s event.

Ingram rolled into second place after nine games over three days. Slemko was knocked out of the preliminaries by the eventual men’s champion.

Cowichan had two teams entered in the men’s triples league that concluded recently. The

league consisted of 18 teams and a total of 17 games were played Friday mornings during the sum-mer.

The Cowichan team of Martin Liddell, Roy Jaskow and Slemko showed great determination to retain the championship, never falling out of the top two from the beginning.

Slemko, as the lead, is one of the better singles bowlers on the island. As a result, he always pro-vided the team with a solid start.

Jaskow is a very steady bowler

and can move the bowls around in the head when asked and Liddell has the ability to get around bowls out front and settle near the jack. Liddell has also shown a fearsome drive shot when needed.

Cowichan’s David Gardner, Jim Irvine and Mark Trueman had a slower start, but found some con-sistency and gradually moved up the table to snatch second place.

Consistency was the name of the game for both teams. Both had very few occasions where subs were asked to play.

Former Cowichan Valley Capitals’ forward Mickey Spencer is the Inside College Hockey Player of the Week.

Spencer, a junior from Gibbons, Alberta, is now playing at Alaska Anchorage.

In two games last week, he recorded four goals and two assists for six

points — including a hat trick capped by an overtime goal against St. Cloud State.

His play carried Alaska Anchorage to victory in its own Kendall Hockey Clas-sic for the fi rst time since 2006.

Spencer had a goal and an assist in a 4-4 draw against Clarkson. He then

set up a goal before tallying three to defeat St. Cloud State.

It was a remarkable performance by Spencer and a step in the right direc-tion, considering he entered the 2011-12 season with a total of six goals and seven assists in 46 games over two seasons with the Seawolves.

TTHE SCOREHE SCORE


Brentwood battles hardBrentwood battles hard

Top two:Top two: Men’s triples league ends with local teams leading the way through determination and commitment Men’s triples league ends with local teams leading the way through determination and commitment

Netting results:Netting results: Stage set for its own volleyball tournament Stage set for its own volleyball tournament

Spencer’s scoring prowess nally emerges for Alaska AnchorageSpencer’s scoring prowess nally emerges for Alaska Anchorage

Greg Sakaki/Black PressFrances Kelsey players Monica Whitney-Brown, left, and Julia Norman go for a block while Shawnigan Lake player Emily Alexander spikes the ball during the Vancouver Island University Invitational senior girls’ volleyball tournament in Nanaimo.

submittedBowling them over in men’s triples this season, from left, are: Tom Slemko, Martin Liddell and Roy Jaskow.

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2003 ELANTRA VEWhite, auto, a/c, p/w, p/l, p/m.

$4,888

1998 DURANGO SLTSilver, auto, a/c, 4wd, a/c, p/w, p/l,

p/m, p/roof, rear a/c.

$7,888

2005 ECHO LE5 dr, silver, 5 spd, a/c, c/c, cd.

$7,888

2002 FOCUS SEBeige, auto, a/c, p/w, p/l, p/m.

$6,911

1998 ACCORDV6, green, auto, a/c, p/w, p/l, p/m. p/

roof, leather, spoiler.

$5,888

2004 TIBURON SERed, 5 spd, a/c, p/w. p/l, p/m, p/roof, c/c.

$7,588

2001 MALIBU4 dr, silver, auto, a/c, p/w. p/l, p/m, c/c.

$4,988

1998 GRAND AMGreen, auto, a/c, p/w. p/l, p/m.

$2,911

2003 IMPALA4 dr, silver, auto, a/c, p/w. p/l, p/m, c/c.

$5,988

2001 ESCAPE XLSBlue, auto, a/c, p/w. p/l, p/m, c/c, cd.

$5,988

2010 ACCENT L3 dr, silver, auto.,

am/fm/cd

$10,911

2008 ACCENT L3 dr, black, auto.,

am/fm/cd

$10,911

2009 SONATA GLSilver, auto., a/c, p/w,

p/l, p/m, htd seats, am/fm/cd

$14,888

2009 RIO 5 EXBlue, auto., a/c, p/w,

p/l, p/m.

$13,911

2007 QUEST SESilver, auto., a/c, p/w,

p/l, p/m.

$15,911

2005 G CARAVANBlue, auto., a/c, p/w,

p/l, p/m, rear dvd.

$11,911

2007 TUCSON FWDGreen, auto., a/c, p/w, p/l, p/m, am/

fm/cd.

$11,911

2006 SONATA GLWhite, auto., a/c,

p/w, p/l, p/m.

$11,413

2010 ELANTRA GLRed, auto, a/c, p/w,

p/l, p/m

$15,911

2010 ACCENT GL3 dr, grey, auto, ac,

p/w p/l, p/m

$13,511

2008 ACCENT GL4 dr, silver, auto, a/c,

p/w, p/l, p/m.

$11,911

2010 ACCENT GL4 dr, grey, auto, a/c,

p/w p/l, p/m.

$13,911

2008 SUZUKI SX4Silver, auto, 4x4, a/c,

p/w p/l, p/m,odo in miles.

$14,911

2006 SONATA LTDWhite, auto, a/c,

p/w p/l, p/m, p/roof, leather

$13,911

2004 SIENNA CEWhite, auto, a/c, p/w

p/l, p/m.

$12,911

2010 ACCENT GL4 dr, black, auto, a/c,

p/w p/l, p/m.

$13,911

2008 ACCENT SPORTSilver, auto, a/c, p/w

p/l, p/m, p/s-roof.

$11,911

2006 CIVIC EXBlue, auto, a/c, p/w

p/l, p/m.

$15,911

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* Program in effect from October 1, 2011 to January 3, 2012 (the “Program Period”) To qualify, customer must turn in a 2005 model year or older vehicle that is in running condition (able to start and move and without missing parts) and has been properly registered/plated or insured for the last 3 months (the “Criteria”). Eligible customers will receive [$500]/[$1,000]/[$2,500]/[$3,000] towards the purchase or lease of a new 2011/2012 Ford [Fiesta (excluding S), Focus (excluding

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qualify: (i) customer must, at the time of the Eligible Vehicle sale, provide the Dealer with (a)suffi cient proof of Criteria, and (b) signed original ownership transferring customer vehicle to the Authorized Recycler; and (ii) Eligible Vehicle must be purchased, leased, or factory ordered during the Program Period. Offer only available to residents of Canada and payable in Canadian dollars. Offer is transferable to persons domiciled with the owner of the recycled vehicle. Offer can be used in conjunction

with most retail consumer offers made available by Ford at either the time of factory order or delivery, but not both. Offer not available on any vehicle receiving CPA, GPC, or Daily Rental Rebates and the Commercial Fleet Rebate Program (CFIP). Limited time offer, see dealer for details or call the Ford Customer Relationship Centre at 1-800-565-3673. ©2011 Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited. All rights reserved.

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2010 ChevroletCamaro SS 11552A

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2010 Ford ExplorerEddie Bauer P2953

2009 FordFocus SE P2879

2008 Chrysler Town and Country LimitedP2952B

2008 HondaCivic LX P2968

2008 FordFocus PF2936

2008 FordEscape XLT 1231A

2008 Ford Explorer Limited P2946

2008 FordEdge SEL 11548A

2008 FordE250 Cargo P2905

2008 Ford EscapeLimited P2961

2007 ChevroletCobalt LT 11452A

2007 Dodge DakotaExt Cab 4x4 SLT P2852A

2007 Ford F150Supercrew 4x4 11313A

2006 Ford F350 Crew Cab 4x4 P2873A

2005 ChevroletColorado Z71 11571A

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2005 GMC1500 4x4 11133A

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