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Krista SiefkenNews Leader Pictorial
Like many little girls, Emily Ben can’t wait to grow up.
But this particular little girl requires a special apparatus to help her.
Emily was just six months old when she contracted bacterial meningitis, which damaged her knees and the growth plates in her legs.
Now, they don’t grow at the same rate.So every time Emily’s left leg is outgrown ve
centimeters by her right, she has to have what’s called an Ilizarov apparatus surgically attached to the limb.
“The procedure lengthens the leg so it can catch up,” Emily’s dad, Ben Ben, explained.
“It’s almost like a metal cage, with metal rods attached to it that go into the bone, and screws that you have to turn four times a day.”
Aided by the Ilizarov apparatus, Emily’s leg can grow up to one millimetre a day.
She’s already had the device attached to her leg for a four-month span previously.
But now, her legs are 6.5 centimetres out — which is why her parents were dismayed when they learned their daughter would have to wait
two years for the next procedure at B.C. Chil-dren’s Hospital.
“The longer the waits, the longer the distance her legs grow apart, and the longer she has to have (the apparatus) on when she does get it,” her dad said.
The cause was taken up by Cowichan Valley MLA Bill Routley, who has been rattling cages to get Emily in for surgery sooner.
And on Wednesday, the topic was raised by NDP Leader Adrian Dix during question period in Victoria. Health Minister Mike de Jong said the health authority and B.C. Children’s Hospital believe they can now provide additional operat-ing room time to address the backlog of patients that includes young Emily.
“Nothing has been con rmed. It was stated that B.C. Children’s Hospital is looking at increas-ing the operating time for Dr. (Kenneth) Brown to reduce the backlog,” Ben said of the doctor who is one of the only people in B.C. who can perform the procedure.
more on A4
Shawnigan girl Shawnigan girl step closer to step closer to needed surgeryneeded surgery
Your news leader since 1905
Up front: Fight-the-tax movement approaches ultimate showdown page A3 Fight-the-tax movement approaches ultimate showdown page A3Community: Are you ready to soak up some fi ne whisky? page B2 Are you ready to soak up some fi ne whisky? page B2For all the news of the Cowichan region as it happens, plus stories from around British Columbia, go to our website www.cowichannewsleader.com
Additional operating funding? Additional operating funding? Eight-Eight-year-old Emily Ben waiting on pro-year-old Emily Ben waiting on pro-cedure to help her leg growcedure to help her leg grow
Friday, April 27, 2012Friday, April 27, 2012
courtesy Ben familyA bout of meningitis has caused one of Emily Ben’s legs to grow more slowly than the other, leading her to need pain-ful and hard-to-get operations.
Samantha Chouinard, 11,
helps secure bike rims with
twist ties to create a large
metal dome, a project by U-Fix-It Bike Shop, during
Downtown Earth Day
celebration on Saturday April 21 at Charles
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Andrew Leong
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North Cowichanians can still have a nal say about a planned $275 tax shift slated for ap-proval Wednesday.
That’s when Chemainiac John Sherry urges homeowners facing the 2012 budget’s controversial levy — that narrowly earned council’s third reading April 18 — to meet at the municipal hall at 2:30 p.m.
“I’m trying to tackle it from a few fronts. I don’t have a heck of a lot of time but I started a Facebook group to generate a bit of awareness,” Sherry said of the Fight the North Cowichan Tax INcrease Group.
Mayor Jon Lefebure stressed last week’s $275 tax-shift decision for this year wasn’t unanimous, with a 4-3 vote.
“Some councillors may wish to return to the two-year tax shift (after May 2 nal-reading debate), but I can’t anticipate what they’ll say.”
Sherry’s main beef with the residential tax boost, due in July, is it hits some folks unable to afford it as council acts to ease industrial levies on rms such as Crofton’s founder-ing pulp mill.
“It felt like a slight on democracy,” he said of council’s decision to raise taxes by $275 this year, not spread the levy over the next two years at $137.50.
“Many people are on the border-line of choosing between food and heat.
“To drop a tax shift on them in one year will cause a lot of hardship,” the concrete business agent said.
“For those paying rent, their (land-lords) will see a tax increase that’ll trickle down to renters.
“Also, with the current lack of
good-paying jobs, it’s not a good time for a massive tax increase.”
Sherry suggested moving a smaller tax load from Catalyst’s Crofton mill to homeowners.
“An easier frog to swallow would be in the $100 range per year over two years, then look at where we need to go.
“Council’s jumping the gun, and basing its tax policy on a huge ‘What if?’”
Wrong, explained Lefebure.He knows May 2 is also when
Catalyst’s creditors and sharehold-ers vote on a complex restructur-ing plan, but denied ballot results will change council’s budget plans now.
“Its May 2 meeting can’t change
the fact we’re in a very risky posi-tion relying on Catalyst for a quarter of our taxes,” Lefebure said of about $5.4 million Catalyst pays North Cowichan annually.
“The same reason we have for making a (homeowner) tax shift will remain on May 2 — we want a more competitive business-tax rate, and for industry to look at (invest-ment) us, and not see us a harsh (tax) environment.”
“But,” noted Sherry, “if that bit of tax-shift money’s not enough to help Catalyst, failure would be imminent anyway.”
Still, Lefebure said the $275 hop now puts council on rm nancial footing to look at tax hikes of 3% or less in the future.
“This is the heavy lifting.”“For an average house in North
Cowichan, which is assessed at $335,000, its about a $400 increase, representing a 13% increase,” he explained. “The 13% applies to all homes in North Cowichan.
“People have been led to believe they’re facing a 32% increase on the entire amount at the bottom of their tax notice.
“Only the (North Cowichan) general municipal portion is going up 32%.”
That includes the $275, plus a 3.85% general-tax increase for North Cowichan.
“The bottom line is residents will face a 13% increase on their tax notice.”
Peter W. Rusland Chemainiac John Sherry has a Facebook page to gain support in ghting North Cowichan’s 2012 homeowner tax hike set for approval May 2.
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Information about an individual charged with com-municating via computer to lure a child under 18, sexual interference of a person under 16, and sexual assault, is not being released by the police at this time.
The accused appeared at the Duncan Law Courts on Wednesday in relation to the charges, which allegedly occurred in Ladysmith.
However, the News Leader Pictorial has been unable to ascertain any additional information, including the
person’s gender, age, or whether he or she remains in custody.
Calls to the Crown were not returned by press time Thursday, while RCMP have said they will not release any information about the case due to a publication ban.
That ban, under section 486.4 of the Criminal Code of Canada, restricts publication of information that could identify a complainant or witness in a sexual offence accusation.
Wednesday’s court appearance was for what’s called an judicial interim release, which means an appearance by an accused who is in custody on the matter before the court, and is used until bail has been granted or denied or the accused has chosen to remain in custody by consent.
The accused had been in custody prior to Wednes-day’s court appearance, but it is unknown whether he or she remains in custody, or has been granted bail.
A series of break-ins at Duncan homes this month appears to have a common denominator, police say.
North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP Cpl. Kevin Day reports a rash of
break-and-enters between Limerick Road, Chester- eld Avenue and Club Road.“For example, some of occurred on the streets
of Hillwood Road, Gibbins Road, Baker Road, Kimberly Drive and Limerick Road,” he said.
“The break-ins appear to be occurring during the morning hours when residents have left for the day, or in some cases residents have been asleep in their beds.”
The culprit, Day added, appears to be entering the residences through unlocked windows and doors, and taking smaller items such as jewelry and electronic equip-ment such as laptops.
The warning is coupled with reports of a suspicious male who has been approaching residents to solicit busi-ness as a roofer or gutter-cleaner.
“The male has been reported to have been seen looking at the roofs of homes,” Day said.
He’s described as a Caucasian male, 5’8” or 5’9”, with short brown hair.
“The bulk of the recent break-and-enters have occurred during the early morning hours of April 21 and April 22,” Day said.
But, he added, the break-ins have ceased since the arrest of a man on unrelated charges. Police believe this man may be connected to the break-and-enters.
“Police would like to remind residents of the importance of locking their windows and doors,” Day said. “If gone for an extended period of time, have neighbours or friends check your home from time to time and try not to leave indicators that you may not be home. Another option is to look at the installation of an alarm system. If not already part of a Block Watch Community, contact the RCMP to inquire about becoming one.”
Anyone with information about these break-ins is asked to contact the North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP at 250-748-5522, or call Crimestoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477.
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MLA says dry mill re threat less hereMLA says dry mill re threat less hereKrista SiefkenNews Leader Pictorial
WorkSafeBC has ordered inspec-tions of all B.C. sawmills, including Cow-
ichan’s, in the wake of Mon-day’s catastrophic explosion at Prince George’s Lakeland Mills sawmill.
But with Labour Minister Mar-garet MacDiarmid pointing the nger at sawdust as a factor, Co-
wichan Valley MLA Bill Routley suspects Cowichan-area mills are largely immune to the issue.
“I think it’s a totally different circumstance here on the coast of B.C.,” Routley said.
He pointed out sawmills in the Interior are processing a very dif-ferent type of material.
“With the dead and dying pine (from pine beetle infestation) that’s already cracked and drying, that tells me there was an inordi-nate amount of dust.”
Routley serves as an NDP forestry critic and began his career in public service as safety chair-man while working at the Youbou Sawmill.
“When I was on the safety com-mittee at Youbou we did monthly inspections where we looked for things like dust in the rafters,” he said. “It’s not just about cleaning where people work and where production happens. You have to take care of dust accumulation.
“Safety is de nitely job one, and it’s some-thing that all companies should be urged to be on top of.”
Western Forest Products’ spokeswoman Makenzie Leine agreed.
“Our team is reviewing risks to our facilities all the time, and re is one of those risks,” she said.
“We develop and continually improve plans for mitigation of risks and, of course, evacuation plans.”
Leine said WFP, which has sawmills in Cowichan Bay and Chemainus, hasn’t been advised as to when its mills will be in-spected, but she said the company is always prepared.
“After the Burns Lake re we did an extensive review of re risks at our own facilities, and implemented a multi-point plan to ensure we were mitigating risks in our facilities for re, and developed an inspection and audit program ... all with a speci c focus on re,” she said.
“We’re always open to working with agencies on these issues and whatever we can do to improve safety at the workplace. We’re open to co-operation.”
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Friday, April 27, 2012 Cowichan News Leader Pictorial A5
New organization aims to open doors New organization aims to open doors for affordable housing in Cowichanfor affordable housing in Cowichan
Krista SiefkenNews Leader Pictorial
Cowichan is preparing to tackle affordable housing in
earnest with the creation of a Cowichan Housing Association.
Linden Collette at Social Planning Cowichan says once it’s established, the organization will be responsible for offer-ing programs and, more importantly, creating housing projects.
“Social Planning Cow-ichan doesn’t do develop-ment — we do research and planning — but we agreed that we’d nurture this housing association over the next couple of years to get it running,” Collette explained.
The association would then be responsible for creating and maintaining affordable housing devel-opments in the commu-nity, but would also offer programs such as Ready to Rent.
“This is a six-week class that teaches rst-time renters, or those who have been bad renters in the past and therefore don’t have any references, how to be a good tenant,” Collette explained. “At the end of the six weeks, they get a certi cate, and in Victoria, B.C. Housing and some private land-lords are now accepting that instead of refer-ences.”
Collette hopes to get that piece going quickly, although it will take up to two years to fully estab-lish a working housing association.
Adding momentum, though, is the recent infu-sion of cash from the Co-wichan Valley Regional District.
CVRD directors have approved providing $37,800 in 2012 and in 2013 toward establishing the Cowichan Housing Association, with any leftover funds going to a housing trust fund.
“We got the idea of the trust fund from talking
to folks in the Capital Regional District, because that’s what they did to develop affordable hous-ing,” Collette said.
And those funds can also be used to leverage more cash from government.
“We don’t want to spend two years creating an association while not doing anything for people — people need this now,” Collette added. “So we’re also moving forward with a steering committee, and policy, and looking at short-term things we can do in the interim before we can start building housing.”
That includes working
with landlords, educating tenants, and looking at building projects that are on the horizon to see if there are ways to partner on affordable housing options.
“As much as people want to move forward quickly, and I certainly want to move forward quickly, we need to move forward in a really good way,” Collette said.
She encourages any Cowichanians interested in assisting in forming the association to contact So-cial Planning Cowichan at 250-746-1004 ext. 250 or [email protected].
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Krista SiefkenNews Leader Pictorial
If you’ve recently vandalized the historic Kinsol Trestle in order to ride a motorized vehicle across it, Brian Duncan has a message for you.
“We will catch you,” promised the Cowichan Valley Regional District’s enforcement manager.
“There’s surveillance and also word-of-mouth. I’m hoping that someone brags to the wrong person, and that person in turn contacts us or the RCMP.”
This follows the recent destruc-tion of the trestle’s bollards (short posts blocking access), which were
removed after louts ground off the padlocks.
“The bollards were never found but with their removal ATVs could use the trestle,” Brian Duncan said.
The CVRD has released surveil-lance photos of other ATVers who took advantage of the ungated trestle but aren’t necessarily responsible for damaging the historic site restored with $7.2 million.
And temporary bollards are already in place to prevent further motorized access.
Still, Duncan warns anyone think-ing of getting across the trestle on a motorized device in the future to think again.
“We don’t allow motorized
vehicles anywhere on the Cowichan Valley Trail,” Duncan said.
“When caught, we’ll come down pretty hard on them. It’s an auto-matic ne — no warnings.”
The $100 ne will be issued on the spot, and if obnoxious behaviour persists, Duncan said the RCMP will become involved.
“We have the ATV Club in the Cowichan Valley and they are considered very responsible riders, but then there are those who are not responsible riders,” he added.
“We’re annoyed that somebody would go ahead and do that, and open the trestle for ATVs to go across.”
Duncan didn’t have an estimate for the cost of the damage.
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Shawnigan asked to go with the owShawnigan asked to go with the ow
Ann AndersenNews Leader Pictorial
The CVRD wants to make sure Shawnigan residents con-tinue to drink
safe water from the lake.But not everyone in
Shawnigan is happy with the regional district’s proposal to remove sedi-ment and vegetation from the mouth of Shawnigan Creek near Halhed Bridge to allow smooth water ow during winter and mitigate ooding in the lake.Among other bene ts,
the $18,000 clean-up will cut down on ooding that could contaminate lake wa-ter through septic elds and tanks, says Grant Price of the Shawnigan Residents’ Association.
The CVRD is asking lakeside property own-ers and those who draw drinking water from the lake for a maximum of
$2.29 per $100,000 of assessment property value this year. The money will pay the costs of clearing sand, rocks, vegetation and debris from the creek at the lake’s north end.
Both the Shawnigan Lake Residents Association and Shawnigan director Bruce Fraser support the initiative.
Opposed is the Shawni-gan Lake Watershed Watch Association whose members say the threat of contamination applies only to a few properties around the lake, not the majority.
“We also nd the argument that this will prevent contamination from lakeside septic elds unconvincing,” wrote the SLWW’s Mary Desmond. “Septic leakage occurs all year round and much comes from non-lakefront properties.”
The stated cost could continue year after year, adding more to increasing
local taxes, she said.Shawnigan Beach Estates
and Shawnigan Village both draw their water from the lake. As well, as more and more lakeside summer homes are converted to permanent residences, aging septic facilities are an issue if there’s winter ooding, Fraser explained.“Not doing (the clean-up)
this year could bring a cas-cade of problems,” Fraser told the News Leader Pictorial. “It’s a legitimate concern. Most likely, it won’t be every year so the cost is minimal.”
Residents can register
their opposition to the proj-ect through the CVRD’s alternate approval process before May 1.
If enough electors (more than 10 per cent of the estimated 3,000 eligible property owners) object, the CVRD must call a referendum but won’t, given the small estimated cost of the project, warns the SRA’s Graham Ross-Smith.
“An earlier attempt by the CVRD to undertake the creek clean out project failed for exactly that rea-son,” he wrote in a letter to the News Leader Pictorial.
courtesy Grant Price The CVRD is considering clearing debris from the mouth of Shawni-gan Creek in order to increase water ow and mitigate ooding.
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Cowichan chief asks the media to stay Cowichan chief asks the media to stay away from reserve without permissionaway from reserve without permissionKrista SiefkenNews Leader Pictorial
With the in ux of media in the Cowichan Valley following the rst-degree murder
arrest of William Elliott, Cowichan Tribes Chief Harvey Alphonse has asked media not access Cowichan reserve lands without permission.
The unusual request advises report-ers to seek permission before ac-cessing band lands or administrative buildings such as the band of ce, schools or health centre.
“Otherwise media are not permit-ted on the Cowichan Tribes reserve at this time,” the request states.
The statement issued by Chief Harvey Alphonse was sent out Tuesday.
“The RCMP are support-ive of this request and sup-port Cowichan Tribes as we continue toward a path of health for our community and for the families whose lives have been affected by these tragic events,” it reads.
Alphonse spoke to the statement on Wednesday.
“We’re not preventing access, but there is a process and protocol we’re asking for, out of respect for the individuals, and the privacy of the individuals, as well as some of the staff involved, possibly, with the in-
cident,” Alphonse told the News Leader Pictorial.
Alphonse con rmed this doesn’t restrict media members from accessing businesses on reserve land.
“This is more in regards to the incidents that oc-cur. For example, after the house re we had a
number of years ago, there was a rush of media onto reserve lands to interview a number of individuals,” Alphonse said. “There should have been protocol in place there.”
Media have been seeking to learn more about Elliott, the man accused of killing Tyeshia Jones and Karrie Ann Stone.
Two bicycles were stolen during an April 11 bur-glary at Cowichan Cycle, police say.
The 6 a.m. break-and-enter at 136 Trans-Canada Highway saw crooks steal a black, eight-speed Devinci ‘Ollie’.
A red-and-white, nine-speed, Scott
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Meanwhile, several bottles of Smirnoff Ice were stolen from Lows Garden Restaurant during a break-and-enter at the James Street eatery.
North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP responded to the break-in at 4:20
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Anyone with information is asked to contact the North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP at 250-748-5522 or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
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Cowichan students and friends haul 3,000 Cowichan students and friends haul 3,000 pounds of trash from Mount Prevostpounds of trash from Mount Prevost
Peter W. RuslandNews Leader Pictorial
Saving Mount Prevost one truck of trash at a time is the goal of eco-minded
local youths.Teacher Darren Hart and
students in Cowichan Sec-ondary School’s search-and-rescue program were helped by folks from Cle-ments Centre’s Activation Leisure Program to haul about 1,420 kilograms of junk from Prevost during two recent outings.
“Mount Prevost is an important part of our heritage, and something personal to us,” Grade 12 student Lucas Gustafson told council.
Garage collected was tossed by him and 20
other youths into a North Cowichan municipal rig for disposal, leaving Hart and councillors proud of the environmental actions screened in last Wednes-day’s power-point show in chambers.
“Wow!” Councillor Al Siebring said, after hearing of the garbage grab — and pupils’ plans to erect a new community sign at Prevost’s base, off Somenos Road.
That six- by 10-foot sign will salute the war-me-morial cairn — restored by Siebring and others a decade ago — sitting atop Prevost.
Gustafson noted some students weren’t even aware of Prevost’s white war cairn.
The former sign had been used for target practice in recent years,
Hart noted, adding his group has received wood donated for the sign.
CSS marketing pupils are now designing the sign, with hopes of getting paint and labour donated to erect the placard.
Councillor John Koury said he’d try to get some federal funding for CSS’ sign and collection drive.
Councillors were disap-pointed to hear slobs are using Prevost’s roads and bush as a dump for
junk spanning tubing and bagged garbage, to used shotgun shells, furniture and even marijuana grow-op trash.
But Councillor Barb Lines told Hart and company they’re deliver-ing a “message of hope” through their efforts.
Council carried a motion to continue helping Hart’s crew. Youths aim to return to Prevost for a May 29 trash detail. Hart can be called at 250-746-4435.
courtesy Darren Hart Kyle Fraser, Jacob Jones, Braden Lundahl, David Koeber (back, from left) and Jesse Fleck help clean Mount Prevost.
At Prevost’s base:At Prevost’s base: Cowichan secondary Cowichan secondary students and Clements’ friends lobbying students and Clements’ friends lobbying for a new signfor a new sign
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If there’s one thing in the south end that’s not living up to its potential, it’s Shawni-gan village.
Please don’t get me wrong, I love the village. Full disclosure: I live there.
But right now, it’s part way between vibrant and ourishing and vacant-storefront stink-of-death. While several businesses have done their best to make their properties look as good as they can, it’s all the other conditions that are holding the village back.
Both Amuse Bistro and the credit union have moved out, leaving voids — which have yet to be lled — on top of the numerous vacant units sandwiching Subway. Ditto the side storefront in Aitken & Fraser and the still-for-sale former church.
Area Director Bruce Fraser has recently initi-ated the Village Development Council, to bring together multiple stakeholder groups and local
residents with the goal of taking the village from where it is now to where it needs to be. They have their work cut out for them.
The two major buildings that are front-and-centre in the village are empty save for one ten-ant. While there’s nothing wrong with the shape and form of the buildings, not only are the units too large given the local business environment, they likely command a lease that’s way out of reach for any small business looking to set up a bricks-and-mortar storefront.
If there was a call for this type of unit, they would have been lled long ago.
Clearly, there is not.And that’s just the real estate situation. We
have a single, one-block sidewalk which is over-height, and an afterthought.
People litter. Dogs are walked, and the results are left behind. Sandwich boards, pointers, and other signs visually clutter the corners, and there’s a porta-john against the fence at back of the school yard next to the museum.
Am I suggesting the village needs to be nely
manicured in order to succeed? No. Nei-ther am I suggesting we go Langford style — because that crap is, well... crap.
What the village needs is a throwback to days past — small stores with residences above or beside.
The neighbourhood-scale retail store worked so well many decades ago — and it’s working in the village right now — but that con-cept needs to be expanded beyond just grabbing milk, eggs, and bread.
In line with that thinking, the Shawnigan Lake Business Association has launched an effort to turn the former credit union location into a com-bination visitor info spot and micro-storefront centre for local businesses.
It’s a great stopgap measure to ll a vacancy, and could bring some previously home-based businesses into a centralized location for better visibility and exposure.
Fraser notes lack of a suitable community gathering place and the village’s isolation from the lakeshore as two de ciencies he’d like to resolve.
Early inquiries and meetings are underway with the goal of putting ideas and dreams to paper — the eventual result being a draft master plan which could be brought forward to the community for further input and comment.
An entity like Shawnigan village is a complex symbiotic relationship between a multitude of parts and factors. There’s a good reason the village has been used as a location for movies — it has a lot of charm. When the cameras were rolling, they were lming the good stuff and the not-so-good stuff was behind them.
If we make a concerted effort to better those individual parts and factors one by one, eventu-ally that charm will be village-wide.Jay Siska writes monthly in the News Leader Pictorial. Reach him at [email protected].
Shawnigan village charm needs to expand its reachShawnigan village charm needs to expand its reach
Sel sh school Sel sh school trustees set to trustees set to hit the iceberghit the icebergDe cit budget:De cit budget: Collision course set for disaster Collision course set for disaster
So the good ship School District 79 Board of Education continues to sail merrily toward the iceberg, con dent the bulwarks of righteous ideology have made it unsinkable.
Maybe if the band plays Restoration at just the right pitch and tempo, the premier’s glacial resolve will melt,
the dollars will ow and each student in the valley will get exactly the type of attention he or she needs to be all they can be while teachers, administrators and support staff celebrate their raises.
And maybe Stephen Harper is sitting down right now for a cozy turkey dinner with school district chairwoman Eden Haythornthwaite while discussing their mutual love of Eminem.
The school district has been plotting a course for disaster since being elected in November.
On Wednesday, its goals and the government’s will of cially collide, and the sinking will begin. Trustees will introduce a budget where expenses are
expected to exceed revenue by between $800,000 and $2.4 million.Most of us would call that a de cit budget. But to our trustees, it
is a “restoration budget,” one that nally restores funding levels to the bare minimum after years of neglect. And it will change minds!
Never mind that this budget will be rejected. Never mind that Cowichan’s biggest employer will be handcuffed in its operations by the resulting lack of clarity. Never mind that the duties trustees were elected to perform will be neglected or lost in the shuf e.
Never mind that the trustees have no hope of winning.Never mind what happens to the kids in the process.This is a battle that is properly fought in a provincial election.
It is a battle that can be won in a provincial election. But for ve trustees this is war at all costs and damn the collateral damage.
The trustees will have clear consciences. They will be able to say “oh well, at least we tried, at least we stood up to those dirty ----’s.”
And for the majority of the board, that is what really matters.
The case forThe case forThe legal status of reserve land own-
ership may be somewhat foggy, but one description could be it is private property owned by the collective.
And as the elected representative of that collective, Harvey Alphonse is well within his rights to decide who does and doesn’t get on the property.
If some media is making a nuisance of itself, what’s wrong with asking all media to ask permission fi rst?
Seeing both sides of: media unwelcome on Tribes landThe case againstThe case againstCan you imagine the reaction if Phil
Kent told all North Cowichan-based pizza deliverers they were banned from Duncan homes? Or if Cowichan Tribes members were forced to wait in their fl ooded bath-rooms while the plumber worked his way around the bureaucracy forbidding him from crossing the border?
Tribes should not be dictating to residents who comes to call, or dis-criminating access based on your job.Media presence on the reserve increased after RCMP
announced the arrest of William Elliott for murder.
We say:We say:Board crusade will throw the district into disarray
CCOWICHAN LEADERSOWICHAN LEADERS
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“I’m not happy; extracurricular activities are essen-tial for students, but I can’t support the overall slicing up of the economic pie where education just doesn’t get enough fi nancial support.”
Rick Allen, North Cowichan
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Maybe they were speaking about a Maybe they were speaking about a different rate of in ationdifferent rate of in ationDear editor
Duncan city councillors would have us believe they are doing us a big favour by only raising our taxes by 3.5 per cent because they say that is the rate of in ation. What planet do these people come from?
The federal government has announced it is keeping interest rates at an all-time low be-cause the in ation rate is less than two percent, so how can our council tell us differently? Do they think us small-town bumpkins don’t know what is going on in the outside world?Barry DixonDuncan
May’s message what local students May’s message what local students needed to hearneeded to hearDear editor
It was with great pleasure that I listened to Elizabeth May speak at Dwight International School. I have rarely seen so many students listen to a speaker so attentively. Our future is in our students’ hands, and it was heartening to see them caring so much about our environ-ment. We owe them a better planet. It is time to take Stephen Harper out of of ce and put someone more responsible in his place. We owe that to our children.Valerie RussellDuncan
No one should feel guilty about No one should feel guilty about using bottled waterusing bottled waterDear editor
A recent piece quotes Rodger Hunter and Da-vid Slade of Cowichan Watershed Board, both of whom make numerous statements about bottled water that require correction.
Contrary to their statements, the recovery rate for plastic beverage containers averaged almost 80 per cent in B.C. last year, according to industry steward Encorp Paci c. The bever-age industry is working with governments and consumers across Canada to improve these recycling rates through new and innovative recycling practices like public spaces recycling. Plastic beverage containers, including bottled water, account for less than one- fth of one per cent of the waste stream. If the bottled water industry ceased operations tomorrow, there would be no appreciable reduction in the amount of refuse going to land ll.
Health Canada regulations for bottled water must be as strong and protective of public health as provincial regulations for tap water. However, News Leader Pictorial readers need not take my word for it, nor Hunter’s or Slade’s for that matter. When it comes to the qual-ity, safety or regulation of bottled water, they can get the facts by simply visiting the Health Canada website (www.hc-sc.gc.ca).
Contrary to what was written, Canadians are no more “guilty of drinking bottled water” than they are of consuming any other bottled bever-age. They should feel con dent that every time they consume bottled water they are doing the right thing from a health and wellness perspec-tive as well as an environmental standpoint — because they are.John B. Challinor IIDirector of Corporate Affairs, Nestlé Waters Canada.
The EDC and the EDC are different The EDC and the EDC are different things with different mandatesthings with different mandatesDear editor
By asking: “Is Cowichan’s Economic Devel-opment Commission good bang for taxpayers’ bucks?” you perpetuate a confusion about the structure of our regional government and si-multaneously undervalues citizen contributions being made to the public good.
The acronym “EDC” as it is used within the context of the CVRD has two very different functional meanings: 1) Economic Develop-ment Cowichan and 2) the Economic Devel-opment Commission. ED Cowichan is a line program of the CVRD government with a staff
of three plus two part-time contractors. The ED Cowichan manager (Geoff Millar) reports directly to the general manager of CVRD plan-ning and development. In addition to ED Cow-ichan, Mr. Millar manages Tourism Cowichan and Film Cowichan. The mandates of these three programs are to disseminate information about the region and to encourage regional investment, employment, and visitation.
The ED Commission, on the other hand, is an 11-member public advisory body that researches, debates, and makes policy recom-mendations to the CVRD board. ED Cowichan provides staff support to the ED Commission. The most recent ED Commission originated policy piece that has been adopted by the CVRD board is the Sustainable Economic Development Strategy of 2011.
We are now working on developing other policy that includes, as Mayor Phil Kent in-dicates in the article, program evaluation measures for ED Cowichan. The commission is interested in the number of new or retained businesses in the Cowichan Valley (bang for the bucks), as are the critics from the general public, but we are even more interested in the kind of businesses and industries that are com-ing here: Are they compatible with the kind of prosperity we wish to have ourish in our community?
Understanding, reporting accurately, and delving deeper into the policy considerations of the ED Commission would be appreciated at least by this commissioner.Michael E. Kelly, commissionerCVRD Economic Development Commission
There is a reason There is a reason this school trustee this school trustee is ghting backis ghting backIn my opinion:In my opinion: Our kids deserve more Our kids deserve more
There is an overwhelming sense from the Cowichan Valley community in regards to a lack of respect for our educators and a lack of respect for our classroom conditions. Ultimately, this
disrespect results in a demoralizing lack of respect for our children.
As a parent, I want the best possible public education for my child. I truly believe in a fully funded public education system. Public education should provide fairness and equality of access for all children. Public education should provide a level playing eld and give educational opportunities to nurture the individuality of all our children’s education.
A quality, public education system promotes and teaches our children to grow into adults that are con dent in their own abilities.
In 2002, Christy Clark stripped crucial working and classroom learning conditions out of teachers’ collective agreements. No longer were our children’s learning conditions in the classroom protected. The legislation took out clauses related to: limits on class size; class composition; guarantees of service from teacher-librarians, counsellors, learning assistance, and other specialist teachers; supports for special needs students; length of the school day; and hours of instruction in a school year.
We teach our children to stand up to a bully. Yet Christy Clark and George Abbott are continuing to bully respected members of our society, our teach-ers. In the spring of 2011, the B.C. Supreme Court agreed the Liberal government’s decision to strip class size and composition out of teachers’ collective agreements was unconstitutional.
The court determined school districts would be compensated; $165 million divided among the 60 school districts is what Bill 22 provides — far short of the $275 million we have lost each year for a decade. In the past three years School District 79 has cut $8.2 million from our children’s education because of an inadequate funding formula.
Bill 22 has a provision that provides extra money for teachers who accept over-sized classes. Paying teachers more money to work in overcrowded class-rooms does not provide a better learning experience for our children. Bill 22 is a betrayal to our children because it further harms the learning conditions our students deserve.
The provincial government announced it was spending $8 million for much-needed improve-ments to the safety of the Malahat highway. The province is providing $75,000 to help the City of Duncan make local arts and culture an important part of its centennial anniversary celebrations. These new expenditures are evidence that the province does have more money.
Our children deserve a fully funded, quality public education system where our education partners are able to work respectfully, and collaboratively to attain a student’s full potential.
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Andrew LeongKalliana King shares her Governor General’s Caring Canadian Award with her friend Taylor Uhlman during a celebra-tion gathering for her at the Cowichan Bay re hall on Saturday, April 21. King was one of 28 Canadians to receive the award from Gov. Gen. David Johnson on April 17 in Ottawa. King’s honour was the subject of much praise from readers at cowichannewsleader.com.
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Surgery yet to be scheduled but reports giving Ben family some hopeSurgery yet to be scheduled but reports giving Ben family some hopefrom A1
“And they were also looking at getting funding to get him a second set of instruments so he can go back to doing two surgeries a day, because right now he can only do one because of the (time-consuming) sanitation procedure required for the tools.”
Emily, meanwhile, is hopeful about Wednes-day’s development, her dad says.
“She’s quite a trooper. She just takes it all in stride, and tries to be an eight-year-old little girl who does the same things her friends do,” Ben said.
She’s de nitely a tough kid. In her eight years, Emily has already had two knee surger-
ies, plus the surgeries that put the Ilizarov apparatus onto her leg and then removed it, not to mention the painful lengthening process in between.
“But she has to wear a shoe with a lift on it, which she doesn’t like because she gets teased about it,” her dad said.
“It makes her stand out. She’d rather have
the surgery than wear the shoe.”And hopefully, that can now happen sooner
rather than later.“There’s been some good news, but we
haven’t heard how this is going to impact us, or when she’ll actually get her surgery,” Ben said.
“So this is just the rst step of the process.”
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1966: Kinsmen1966: KinsmenBob Lewis was elected president
of Duncan Kinsmen. Other offi cers included Tom Stanko, vice-presi-dent; Bob Young, secretary; Brian Sole, treasurer; Bill Taylor, registrar; and Don Linsay, Bulletin editor.
1966: playgrounds1966: playgroundsRudy Wince and Al Lamont
asked North Cowichan council to purchase two lots in the George, Falaise and Mary streets area as a public playground. The 70 to 75 children living there were forced to roam the streets, they said.
1966: college1966: collegeSpeakers at a Duncan meeting
were hopeful government would act on the recommendations of the Marsh Report, whose $18,000 cost was paid for by nine island school boards, to establish a regional col-lege north of the Malahat.by Ann Andersenby Ann Andersen
Pictures of the PastPictures of the PastSalmon caught in Cowichan Bay by Doris Laewrence, left and Mrs. Guy Herbert, and Mrs. J. K. Stewart, right in 1950. —We want your historical photos of Cowichan people and places. Email a high resolution jpeg along with your phone number and a brief explanation to
[email protected]. Or drop by during regular offi ce hours and we’ll scan it in. More heritage photos are available for viewing online at www.cowichanvalleymuseum.bc.ca.
courtesy Cowichan Bay Maritime Centre”
Land bought to build Land bought to build new municipal hallnew municipal hallDateline 1966: Dateline 1966: Existing hall called inadequateExisting hall called inadequateAnn AndersenNews Leader Pictorial
Last fall’s hullabaloo around the obvious need for a larger municipal hall and the recent call for tenders sent me scurrying to the Cowichan Leader archives.
In April 1966 Reeve Don Morton announced council would buy 13 acres next to the municipal workshops
three miles north of Duncan. The land would cost $26,000 and a new municipal hall $240,000, both well within what council had set aside for the purchase, land development and construction.
Councillor Elaine Dobbyn said the present municipal hall was totally inadequate, and the construction of a new one should not be delayed.
“The time has come when the council has to show courage, that’s what we were elected for,” she said.
Councillors George Whittaker and Dennis Hogan were less enthusiastic. Said Whittaker: “I’ve no objection to us buying the land, but I don’t think we have studied this enough. I think we’re being a bit hasty in committing ourselves to building a municipal hall there.”
There’s no commitment to build the new hall there, but the inten-tion exists, Morton said. He later estimated the hall would be built that year. In the end, all councillors except Whittaker voted to buy the land.
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The word “sustainability” has become a popular buzzword, but it’s an important part of community planning. The development of a sustainable community – not only environmentally, but economically, socially and culturally – is critical to Duncan’s long-term success and prosperity.
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Admiral Mainguy sea cadets learn from Montreal tripAdmiral Mainguy sea cadets learn from Montreal trip
Ann AndersenNews Leader Pictorial
When a group of local sea cadets travelled to Lon-gueuil, Quebec to visit a group
of grenadier guard cadets, they knew they were in for a good time and a great learning experience.
What they didn’t expect were the bonds forged almost immedi-ately during the four-day trip.
“Even though we live so far apart, there are so many similari-ties and so many personalities that
bring out the best in you,” said Alix Hotel, 15.
Alix and twin sister Deryn joined 28 other Admiral Mainguy Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps on their cross-country adventure earlier this year to meet the cadet corps of the Canadian Grena-dier Guards. The Grenadiers are best-known publicly for their ceremonial presence on Ottawa’s Parliament Hill. The cadets were accompanied by two of cers. One, Geordie Haslam, a lieutenant in the naval reserve, was enthusi-astic about the group’s demeanour throughout.
“They were as good as gold,” he said. The aim of the trip was to get to know what other cadets do across Canada, said Deryn.
“They’re army, we’re naval, so there are differences and similari-
ties.”The two Frances Kelsey Grade
9 girls said similarities included the same parade night, summer camps and learning survival and orienteering skills. And they shared similar personalities.
“Drill was the same, too,” added cadet Quinn Wood, 14.
One big difference was the language.
“They were so welcoming. Friendships that I made really inspired me to learn French,” said Wood.
Added Deryn: “Even though we live in the same country, the culture is very different.”
The cadets say they look for-ward to hosting their new-found friends, and perhaps going back some day.
Among activities enjoyed by the group was a visit to a sugar shack to make maple syrup.
“Theirs is much better than ours,” said Wood.
The 55-cadet Admiral Mainguy corps and its four of cers meets in barracks at Maple Bay on Beau-mont Ave. Anyone interested in joining can call 748-5670 or go to the barracks on Tuesday evenings. Parade is at 7 p.m.
courtesy Lt.(N) Sharon IrvingLocal cadets pose with the two army of- cers in the Bio-Sphere auditorium.
Quebec culture:Quebec culture: Thirty Thirty locals explore cultural dif-locals explore cultural dif-ferences and similaritiesferences and similarities
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Veteran musician asks community to BelieveVeteran musician asks community to Believe
Peter W. RuslandNews Leader Pictorial
Funk-blues master Alan Gerber and daugh-ter Hanna are asking Cowichanians to Believe in retiring Sansum Point
Marine Park debts.That’s why Quamichan Middle
School’s STAR Team is sponsoring three events between May 3 and 4 to raise awareness that The Land Conser-vancy has $380,000 more to raise to repay the Cowichan Valley Regional District that bought and saved the sensitive parkland.
May 3 will hear the Gerbers perform an 8 p.m. show in the Duncan Garage Showroom.
Proceeds will help the STAR Team and the public make the Believe music video next week, encouraging people to donate to TLC’s Sansum debt.
The theme song for this year’s video
is Gerber’s Believe. You can see it on YouTube. Last year’s video was devel-oped around Gerber’s song Miracle.
Pianist Gerber’s rockin’ concerts “explode with all the musical colours that blues-funk has in its paint box,” said STAR’s Larry McIntosh.
“Alan is a sensitive and intelligent lyricist whose positive message combines with fabulous skill to create his own brand of music – blues meets gospel, meets boogie-woogie,” he said, noting Hanna’s powerful vocals.
On May 4, the Gerbers will video-tape the Believe chorus at 4 p.m. in Quamichan Middle School.
“This is a free mini-concert for anyone from the community who is enthusiastic about conservation and the bene ts for youth of spending time in outdoor classrooms,” McIntosh said.
“Everyone is invited to come to QMS’ multi-purpose auditorium at and join Alan and Hanna in singing the chorus for Believe. Visual images of the choir will be included in the video.
“The Sansum Point Songs Video II seek to promote awareness of Sansum Point as a culturally and environ-mentally signi cant marine park and outdoors classroom.”
May 4 is also when the Gerbers will stage a 1 p.m. Pro-D day workshop for Cowichan District Teachers’ As-sociation members at Quamichan.
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Friday, April 27, 2012A20 Cowichan News Leader Pictorial
Canadian country star cancels Cowichan showCanadian country star cancels Cowichan showKrista SiefkenNews Leader Pictorial
The bad news is Crystal Shawanda’s show at the Cowichan Theatre has been cancelled.
The good news is that she has nothing but nice things to say about the Cowichan Valley, where she says folks live up to their Warm Land reputation.
“Everybody was so warm and wel-coming,” the country songstress said of her 2010 SUNFest experience.
“I had so much fun — it was a blast.”
Shawanda spoke to the News Leader Pictorial on Monday, three days before announcing Friday’s
show had been cancelled.“It’s going to be a little bit of
everything — some of the hits, and de nitely some new music from the new album, because I’m so excited to nally be getting it out there,” she said at the time.
“I’ll also mix it up with some cover songs, the ones that made me want to be a singer to begin with.”
Shawanda, known for tunes such as You Can Let Go and Dawn of a New Day, has been singing since her childhood.
She recorded her rst album — lled entirely with self-penned songs
— in Nashville at just 13 years old.And while country is her area
of musical expertise, Shawanda is impossible to pigeonhole.
Born on the Wikwemikong Native Reservation of Ontario’s Manitoulin Island, Shawanda pulls from her First Nations roots. In fact, Cowichan’s Little Raven dancers were invited to open for Shawanda at SUNFest, and were invited back for Friday’s show.
“I’m excited to see them again,” Shawanda had said. “They were so wonderful. Just beautiful. And what a great start — they gave me such great energy.”
That feeling is mutual.“She was very friendly and the kids
loved her,” said Joe Thorne, leader of the Little Ravens. “She was very warm, and very giving, and took time backstage after the show to talk and talk and talk with the kids.”
Shawanda says her cultural roots
are vital.“I feel like I represent (my culture),
and consider it an honour. I always try to respect that, all the time,” she said. “I think it’s important to hold on to our roots, and also to embrace other things as well. To step outside of the circle and pursue our personal happiness, wherever it may take us.”
“I think she’s doing justice to her people,” Thorne said. “She’s a gift to the country music organization.”
Shawanda’s latest album, Just Like You, was just released Tuesday and includes the new single Closer.
“I just hope everybody gives the new music a chance,” she said.
For refund information, call the Cowichan Theatre box of ce at 250-748-7529.
Andrew Leong/ leCrystal Shawanda last basked in the warmth of the Warm Land during SUNFest 2010.
Crystal Shawanda: Crystal Shawanda: SUNFest vet was basking in memories of the warmth of the Warm Land prior to late cancellationSUNFest vet was basking in memories of the warmth of the Warm Land prior to late cancellation
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Long time Chemainus Theatre actor Anita Wittenberg is re-turning to the stage she graced for 11 years.
She’ll play cheerful and sensible Belinda Blair in a Chemainus Theatre Festival presentation of Noises Off, a farce written by English playwright Michael Frayn.
The veteran actor’s last role before leav-ing for Kamloops with husband Jeremy Tow was in Mr. Pym Passes By in spring 2009.
After three years away, it’s wonderful to be back, she says.
Is her return bittersweet?“It’s more sweet than bitter. It’s an op-
portunity to say thank you and to hug a very supportive community,” she muses. Her husband and former Chemainus Theatre director Tow died in 2010.
“There are warm, wonderful connec-tions here.”
Noises Off takes its name from the the-atrical stage direction indicating sounds that are meant to originate offstage. And it’s a tting title for the non-stop, boister-ous script that follows a haphazard North American acting company’s courageous, yet doomed, scramble to make their Brit-ish sex comedy Nothing On a Broadway hit.
Inevitably, things do not go well on the journey through dress rehearsal to
closing night, and it’s chaos backstage. Everything that can go wrong does, and no slapstick nuance is left untapped as actors and crew trip over a tangle of love lines, missed cues and lost hope.
Will the troupe succeed, or will they simply kill each other before closing night? Who can say — between the mangled lines, fast- ying sardines and slamming doors?
Written in 1982, Noises Off has been praised as “the funniest farce ever writ-ten” by The New York Post.
Produced in association with Eastern Canada Theatre in Kamloops, the play ran there for 10 days in March.
This is Wittenberg’s 13th show at the theatre. She says her role — that of a gossipy reliable actress trying to keep the production on track — is hard work but fun.
“She’s an old pro who wants everything to keep going. It’s very fun,” she says.
Says artistic and show director Daryl Cloran: “It’s a play that could easily go too far into absurdity if careful attention isn’t given to the pace and motivations behind each characters’ antics.”
“I think our actors de-liver.”
It will be actor Kirk Smith’s rst appearance in Chemainus. He plays fren-zied comedian Garry Lejeune.
“I play it desperately,” laughs the 30-year-old Kamloops-born actor. “It takes a lot of energy and sweat. It’s a great workout.”
The play lasts just more than two hours including the intermission.
“I guarantee that for one hour and 50 minutes you’ll be laughing non-stop,” Smith said.
Your ticketWhat: Chemainus The-
atre Festival presentation of Noises Off
Where: Chemainus Theatre, Chemainus
When: April 27 to June 2.Tickets: online at www.chemainusthe-
atre.ca, by phone 1-800-565-7738, or in person at the Chemainus Theatre Festival box of ce. Noises Off contains strong language and is suggested for theatre goers age 13 and older.
Murray MitchellAnita Wittenberg, right, returns to the Chemainus Theatre stage for the rst time in three years to join the comedic chaos that is the acclaimed farce Noises Off.
Chemainus Theatre:Chemainus Theatre: It’s smiles It’s smiles all around as CT stalwart all around as CT stalwart Anita Wittenberg returns to Anita Wittenberg returns to local stage after three years local stage after three years awayaway
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An Ancient Chinese In-terlude visits St. Michael’s Church Sun-
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The healer will share unique, meditative sounds played on 1,000-year-old Chinese instruments called the ehru (violin) and guzheng (zither).
“Enjoy a brief but fascinating visit to another world; this is a concert not to be missed,” states St. Michael’s Presents spokes-woman Ann Mendenhall.
Xiaochuan Pan’s perfor-mance will be followed by an artist’s reception.
The music arrives April 29, starting at 2 p.m. at St. Michael’s and All Angels Church, Willow Street, Chemainus
Tickets are $15, $20 door. They are available in advance at Valley Vines to Wines (Mill Bay), Ten Old Books (Duncan), Ocean Soul Book Caffé (Crofton), Salamander Books (Ladysmith), the Chemainus Festival Inn, Toad Hall for $15 an hour before showtime, or call 250-748-8383.
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Xiaochuan Pan unveils some ancient Chinese musical se-crets this weekend.
Noises Off, Noises Off, but funny but funny bones onbones on
“It’s an opportu-nity to say thank you and to hug a very supportive community.”WittenbergWittenberg
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FridayFridayBene t Concert for Cowichan
Search and Rescue: The Frances Kelsey Interact Club and South Cowichan Rotary are raising money for safety ropes with performances by local talent from students, graduates and teachers, 6:30 p.m. in the FKSS Theatre at 953 Shawnigan Mill-Bay Rd. Tickets $7 at the door, $5 students, free for under 10
Mark Crissinger: His one-man show combines acoustic and electric guitars with harmonica solos and soulful vocals. He performs music from his original CDs, plus plenty of folk-rock, blues and pub favorites, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., Noodles of the World, 161 Station St, Duncan. No cover, call 250-597-0313
SaturdaySaturdayCowichan Valley Fine Arts Show:
the Cowichan Catch — a lively auction, 6:30 to 9 p.m., Quwut-sun Cultural and Conference Centre, 200 Cowichan Way,
Duncan. Admission by donation. For more call 250-746-1633.
Garage Sale: a Frances Kelsey School Grad fundraiser. Con-tact: Sonja Nagel at [email protected] or phone 250-743-3093 or 250-715-7568.
St Ann’s Garden Club Plant Sale: farm-grown and community donated plants and garden-related items for sale. Baked goods and lunch aslo avaliable, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Providence Farm, 1843 Tzouhalem Rd. For more, call 250-746-4204
Black Tie Awards Gala: The Duncan Cowichan Chamber of Commerce salutes the valley’s best in business and com-munity service, Mellor Hall, Co-wichan Exhibition Park. Tickets $75. Call 250-748-1111.
Spring Plant Sale: Plants, gar-dening items, baking and more. Muffi ns and refreshments available, 10 a.m. to noon, St. Michael and All Angels Anglican Church, Chemainus.
Mad Hatter Tea Party: Don’t be late for this very important date, presented by the Cowichan Bay Maritime Centre. Wear your fi n-est hat and have team with the Hatter himself between 1 and 4 p.m. Games and fun. Tickets $30. Call 250-746-4955.
Live At the Met’s Massenet’s Manon: Anna Netrebko’s daz-zling portrayal of the tragic heroine in Laurent Pelly’s new production, Cowichan Theatre, 9 a.m., tickets $26/adults, $22/students, $24/seniors, $15.50/children, $5/eyeGO. Call 250-748-7529.
Chemainus Arts and Ethic Fest: fourth edition of the annual event runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Chemainus Seniors’ Centre, featuring live music, ethnic food, visual arts, lantern making, and cultural dance.
Frances Kelsey Secondary School-Annual Garage Sale/Silent Auction: many treasures await their new owners. Everything must go. Come and make us an offer, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Also
featuring a car wash and hot dog sale. Call 250-743-3876.
Second Annual Quamichan Lake Fishing Derby: Bring your family and try and catch some of the many trout released by the Freshwater Fisheries Society, at Art Mann Park from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Registration $10. Event
features a Rotary barbecue, prizes, kids activaties, kayak tours and a Learn to Fish pro-gram. Call 250-746-0227.
Hummer: with special guest Hope King, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Cobblestone Pub, 3566 Holland Ave. For more, call 250-748-5628
SundaySundayElizabeth Shepherd: a new
voice/piano player in the jazz world, 8 p.m., Duncan Garage Showroom, 330 Duncan Street. Tickets are $15 advance, $20 at the door. Call 250-748-7246.
Amelie McLean fundraiser: a
beer and burger night to benefi t a QMS Grade 2 student suffer-ing from leukemia, at the Bay Pub, Cowichan Bay. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased from reception at QMS.
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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
CARDS OF THANKS
FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS
IN MEMORIAM
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DUNN-Mary Isabel (nee Carmichael)died after a very long battle with cancer, on April 10 2012 in
Victoria BC. She was born on February 15 1931 in Duncan BC.
Survived by her husband Warren, children Les (Yvonne) Dunn, Marlene Spencer (Jim), Elaine (Randy) Swan, Marnie (Wade) Tower, her grandchildren, Ben Dunn, Jake Swan, and Madisen and Landon Tower. She will be greatly missed by many other relatives and many, many friends.
Warren and Mary fi rst met at a BC Forest Dance and it was love at fi rst sight. They were married in Victoria June 29th 1957. At that the time Mom was a waitress at Ian’s Coff ee Shop. She then went on to work for BC Forest Plywood sorting plywood, and soon realized it was not for her and went into hairdressing school, where she did well enough to open her own salon, which she had for many years in her home. They then moved to Duncan in 1968 for Dad’s work, and Mom continued on working at a local salon for a few more years. Shorty after she was then hired on to work at Safeway where she happily worked for over 20years, retired early and became a “snowbird”, travelling to Palm Springs/Mexico/Arizona/Nevada/and anywhere WARM during those winter months until it was no longer a possibility. It was then, when Warren and Mary decided to move back to Victoria in 1997 to live closer to family.
“When I come to the end of the road,And the sun has set for me,I want no tears, or gloom-fi lled room.Why cry for a soul set free?Miss me a little- but not too long.And not with your head bowed low,Remember the love we always shared,Miss me, but let me go!”
To honor Mom’s wishes, there is no funeral and no service at her request. Her remains were scattered at her most favorite place in the world.
Donations may be made to the Victoria Hospice Foundation at http://www.victoriahospice.org or to The International Order Of Jobs Daughters, Bethel #36 679 Goldstream Ave, Victoria BC V9B 2W9
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VEITCH, Robert (Bob) passed away peace-fully at his Lake Cowichan home on April 23rd, 2012. He is survived by his wife Bar-bara, his children Gary (Kathy) Veitch and Karen (Harold) Neuffer. Grandchildren Kristin (Rob), Ryan (Natasha) Dana (Tyler) and Rob (Ashleigh). Great-Grandchildren Logan, Kenley, Tysen and Mylan.Born in Viscount, Saskatch-ewan on November 23 1929, Bob moved to the West Coast in 1947 in search of employ-
ment. He tried longshoring and logging before settling on sawmilling, working for the Hillcrest Lumber Company at its Mesachie Lake mill. Lake Cowichan their home, raising their family on Park Road, near the “Duck Pond”.Bob’s early days revolved around playing hockey (yes, there was a “Youbou Bruins” hockey team that played in Nanaimo long before there was an arena in Lake Cowichan).As time went on Bob became more involved in the community, coaching baseball and hockey, groundskeeping for baseball and volunteering at the Lake Cowichan museum since its in-ception.In his later years Bob preferred to stay at home and garden, follow sports and politics and enjoy family visits as well as a glass of fi ne ale.The family would like to express sincere gratitude for the com-passionate care given by all those who made it possible for Bob to spend his fi nal days comfortably at home.There will be a memorial gathering at the Lake Cowichan Curling Club at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 29thIn lieu of fl owers it would be appreciated if donations were made to the Kaatza Historical Society Box 135 Lake Cowichan BC V0R2G0
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DOUGLAS, TomAugust 28th , 1926 – April 24th, 2012
The family of Tom Douglas wish to announce his passing from this world into the next. Survived by his wife Julia Douglas and his three daughters Karen(John Davis) Duncan, Kate(Andy Walter) Nanoose and Anne(Don Hazelton) Toronto. Also survived by grandchildren Collen Davis(Andrew Wilson), Andrew Davis (Jesi), Kelly (Brian McIntrye) and Tom Hazelton as well as two great granddaughters. Julia McIntrye and Samantha Davis. Tom loved his Lord his wife and his family dearly. He will be missed. Please join the Celebration of Tom’s Life on Wednesday May 2nd, 2012 at 1PM at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 531 Herbert Street, Duncan, BC.
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BOMFORD, Dorothy Phyllis(nee Mulford)
Born in Vancouver, BC on November 27, 1921, Phyllis left this world from her home in Cowichan Bay at the changing of the tide, April 6, 2012 with her family at her side. Phyllis grew up in North Vancouver at a time when a trip to downtown Vancouver was an adventure involving riding on street cars and crossing Burrard Inlet by ferry – well before the
construction of the Lions Gate Bridge. As a teen, Phyllis made regular summer trips to Cobble Hill on Vancouver Island to visit her grandparents, aunt, uncle and cousins. It was during one of those visits that she met the love of her life, Norman, at a dance at Cobble Hill hall. Phyllis and Norman were married in 1942 and began the largest part of their life’s journey, raising eight children together. Phyllis was a loving, compassionate and generous person with a never ending sense of humor and patience. Laughter was a huge part of family life. Her home was always open and everyone was welcomed; groups of teenagers after school, exchange students, traveling artists, musicians, and refugees – all of whom arrived as strangers yet left feeling as though they were members of her family. Phyllis was dedicated to and active in her community. As a young woman she was a Girl Guide and Ranger and continued her contributions as a leader and a district commissioner. She was involved in the PTA at Somenos and Bench schools, and was an elected trustee of the Cowichan Valley School District for many years. She was a member of the Somenos Community Association, the Cowichan Valley Historical Society, the Cowichan Estuary Preservation Society, and was a lifetime member of the CCF/NDP, just to name a few. She and Norm were among the founders of the Cowichan Intercultural Society that over 30 years later, continues to enrich the lives of those near and far. Phyllis loved to garden and submitted many entries in the Cobble Hill Fall Fair and Cowichan Exhibition, winning awards, especially for her fl ower arrangements. An enthusiastic supporter of Arts and Culture, she regularly attended the Palm Court Orchestra, and volunteered for the Cowichan Folk Guild billeting performers from around the world. In her later years she enjoyed the company of the local “Red Hat Ladies – Sassy Seasiders” and loyally participated in Lillian’s weekly yoga class, where she will be dearly missed. Phyllis is survived by all eight of her children, Gerry (Lynne), Larry (Mary), Jim (Anne), Fred (Marie), Nancy (Garry), Bill (daughter Chelsea), Marion (Rick), Christine (Aaron), 15 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren. The family would like to acknowledge the thoughtful and compassionate care provided by Dr. Graham Blackburn, the VIHA Home Nursing team and Heath Care Assistants Kathy and Bette, whose respect for “quality of life” made Phyllis’s passage as comfortable as possible. Please join us for a Celebration of Phyllis’ life and share some of your memories with us on Saturday, May 5th, 12 noon at Sands Chapel and Reception Centre, 187 Trunk Rd, Duncan BC. In honour of Phyllis and her work with the Cowichan Intercultural Society, we ask that in lieu of fl owers, you consider a Memorial Gift to the Phyllis Bomford Memorial Fund, Cowichan Intercultural Society, 205 – 394 Duncan Street, Duncan, BC V9L 3W4 BC. Condolences may be shared online at www.sandsfuneral.com
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ROSS, Clarence JohnOn April 20th Clarence Ross retired from life after 30 years of “retirement” which included his tireless efforts for St. Andrews Church at Cowichan Station, his work for various charities and organizations, his labour on the “farm” and family homestead, and golfi ng and curling.Clarence will be missed by his wife of 65 years, May, son David, daughter-in-law
Arleigh, their family, and grandson Michael Bennington, brother Clifford Ross, nephews Robert and James, nieces Diane and Sharon and their families and sisters-in-law Evelyn and Gladys, of Victoria.Clarence was born and raised in Duncan, worked for Jaynes Hardware for many years, until he was employed at BCFP Crofton for 25 years, retiring in 1982. He also kept many Cowichan Valley oil burner stoves working over his career, accessing parts and pieces from his supplier’s garages, basements and attics.There will be no service by request. We will have a Celebration of Life in the Summer, notice of which will appear here.
HISCOCK, Joanne Elizabeth Oct. 16, 1950 – Apr. 24, 2012
Daughter of Dorthy Elizabeth Cornwall and Gordon Garnder Hiscock, mother of Joal Christan (Amber) and Samira, an amazingly strong, fun and supportive women, a much loved sister, aunt, friend and colleague went home with Jesus beautifully and peacefully early Tuesday morning. “We will all miss
you so much Joanne.” Celebrate her life with us, come tell your stories, Saturday April 28, 2012, 2:00pm at New Life Community Baptist Church, 1839 Tzouhalem Road, Duncan BC. Reception to follow.
DEATHS DEATHS
FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTSFAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS
DEATHS DEATHS
MCEACHERN, Laura May (Haywood nee Alexander)
Dec. 17, 1955 - Mar. 19, 2012 She is survived by her husband Joe McEachern, three children: Nickela Haywood (John), Gideon Haywood (Ellen), Patrick Haywood and her grandson Zach Boutin. Three sisters: Margaret Alexander (Ron) of Crofton, Pearl Barnard (Randy) of Victoria and Mary Schlinker (Ken) of Squamish, as well as many nieces, nephews, grandnieces, grandnephews and extended family.
She is predeceased by her parents Nicholas Alexander and Evelyn Alexander (John). Laura graduated from Esquimalt High School in 1973. Moved to Williams Lake, Victoria, Squamish and settled in the Cowichan Valley in 2001. She was an active volunteer at Cowichan Independent Living and the Clements Centre Society. In lieu of fl owers, the family is requesting that donations be made to the “Cowichan Valley Basket Society” in Duncan. A celebration of Life will be held Saturday, May 12, 2012 at the Clements Centre, 5856 Clements Street, Duncan from 1 – 4pm.
FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS
IN MEMORIAM IN MEMORIAM
In Memoryof
Shelley Ruth McKinnon(nee Thompson)
Loving wife, mother & daughter
Forever missed,Never forgotten.Love your family
& friends
DEATHS DEATHS
In lovingmemory
Friday, April 27, 2012 Cowichan News Leader Pictorial A27
Cowichan Communities Health NetworkREQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
Leadership & Administrative Services
Expressions of interest are invited from qualifi ed individuals (the “Proponent”) to perform
leadership and administrative services for the Cowichan Communities Health Network
(CCHN). This engagement is for three years.
The Cowichan Communities Health Network (CCHN) is a group committed to improving
the quality of health care decisions, health services and well being in the Cowichan
communities. Established in the fall of 2009, the CCHN serves as an open forum for
discussion on the determinants of health, the identifi cation of health service priorities,
community and health services planning and development, and other issues related to
health status of Cowichan Valley citizens and communities.
The Proponent’s primary functions will be to:
1. Coordinate and oversee operations for the CCHN, including its Committees;
2. With the CCHN, develop and implement a three-year operational plan, including
tracking and monitoring progress on that plan;
3. Prepare an annual budget and provide written and fi nancial reports as requested;
4. Manage correspondence and communication of the CCHN, including social media
and the CCHN website;
5. Undertake activities to raise awareness and maintain a public profi le for the
CCHN, while developing and promoting working relationships with the public and
stakeholders; and
6. Pursue grant funding for CCHN activities, projects and programs, including grant
application preparation.
The Proponent must understand the determinants of health and population health in
order to inform the strategic and policy direction of the CCHN. As the CCHN intends to
engage the Proponent under a contract for services, the Proponent must be capable of
meeting legal requirements of being an independent contractor.
Submission: Written submissions are not to exceed 10 pages, and should outline
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Deadline for submissions is 2:00 p.m., May 4, 2012
REQUEST FOR QUOTATION City Hall Ramp Upgrade (EAF 01)
City Hall Building Renovations (EAF 02) City Hall Ramp Upgrade (EAF 01) The City of Duncan requests quotations for the installation of a replacement access ramp at 200 Craig Street (City Hall). A copy of the design drawings (Project No. EAF 01 sheet 01) can be downloaded from: http://www.duncan.ca/duncan_city_hall/duncan_jobs.htm
All quotes should include a preliminary construction schedule with a tentative start date. Deadline for substantial completion of the project is June 22nd, 2012.
Quotes must be submitted in a sealed envelope, marked on the outside with the above project number and received at the following address prior to Thursday, May 3rd, 2012 at 2:00 PM:
City Hall Building Renovations (EAF 02) The City of Duncan requests quotations for interior renovations and plumbing reconfigurations for the second floor washrooms, Council Chambers and basement level at the City of Duncan City Hall building - 200 Craig Street. A copy of the design drawings (Project No.: EAF 02 sheets 01, 02 and 03) can be downloaded from: http://www.duncan.ca/duncan_city_hall/duncan_jobs.htm
All quotes must include a preliminary construction schedule with a tentative start date. Deadline for substantial completion of the project is July 31, 2012.
Quotes must be submitted in a sealed envelope, marked on the outside with the above project number and received at the following address prior to Thursday, May 3, 2012 at 2:00 p.m.:
City of Duncan, City Hall 200 Craig Street Duncan, BC V9L 1W3
There will be a voluntary on-site meeting on Monday, April 30, 2012 at 1:00 pm.
Comments and questions can be directed to David Hewetson, Building Inspector, via telephone 250-746-6126 or email [email protected]
Mon-Fri 8-5 Sat 9-5
Windshield Replacementand Repair• Auto • Home • Business
We would very much like to thank everyone for the care, concern and wishes ex-pressed to us for the loss of husband and father Paul Can-tin.Dorothy Cantin & family
COMING EVENTS
Bears In The Cupboard (Whippletree Junction).
25% off SPRING SALEApril. 28 & 29,
Specifi c brands (stuffi es, plushies and teddy bears). Come for a visit.
LOST AND FOUND
FOUND: CHANGE purse, Ea-gles Hall after Cancer Society Lunch. (250)746-4134.
FOUND - Ford key (possibly with a chip) & remote in West-holme near Westhill Rd. Can be claimed at the News Lead-er Pictorial offi ce, next to Buckerfi elds.
KEYS FOUND, Tues April 9, 2012, 2 brass keys on a round ring with a metal frog tag. Found on river walk near fi sh hatchery. Can be claimed at the News Leader Pictorial, #2-5380 TCH, next to Bucker-fi elds.
The News Leader Pictorial offi ce is holding several sets of “found” keys”, since March 2003. Stop into the offi ce and see if any belong to you. #2-5380 Trans Canada Hwy, Duncan, next to Buckerfi elds
TRAVEL
HOUSESITTING
HOUSESITTER AVAILABLE, Duncan area. 17 yrs exp. Will care for your home, garden, small pets. Ref’s. For more info call Deb (250)709-1980.
SMALL ADS GET BIG RESULTS! Call 310.3535
CHILDREN
CHILDCARE AVAILABLE
EARLY CHILDHOOD Educa-tor has opening for childcare, ages 0-5. (250)715-1433.
CHILDCARE
A CAREGIVER is required for the months of May and June for a child with exceptional health care needs in the Cow-ichan Valley. Care is provided in the child’s home from 8:30 - 1:00 week days. Preference is for an individual with Early Childhood or a nursing back-ground. A Criminal Record check will be required and child specifi c training will be provided. Please respond with a resume to Mary Baker, Cow-ichan Valley Supported Child Development Program at [email protected] - For more information call Mary at (250)746-5889
EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS
FOODSAFE AT Island Savings Centre, April 28th & May 26th courses 8:30-4:30 $65. 250-746-4154 www.saferfood.ca
INFORMATION
LEGALS
EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS
INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIP-MENT OPERATOR SCHOOL.Sites in AB & BC. Hands onreal world machine training.NO Simulators. Start anyMonday. Funding Options.www.IHESchool.com1-866-399-3853
HELP WANTED
Black Swan Liquor Store looking for part time summerhelp, receiving orders so a fairamount of lifting 2-4 days aweek 12+ hours weekly.Please apply in person.
INFORMATION
LEGALS
Baby & Community Pat 250-748-6740 Pam 250-749-4165
Community Welcome David 250-746-4236Diana 250-246-4463Ladine 250-932-4664
Website: www.welcomewagon.ca
Business & Professional Welcome:
Myrna 250-746-1977
If you are new to the Neighbourhood call one of these representatives for
your FREE Basket of Gifts.
The family and friends of Bill Shearer
want to thank everyone who assisted in the
recovery effort.
Your thoughts and prayers are also deeply appreciated.
Afforable cremation and burial options including natural services
Bronze & granite headstones Pre-arrangements
FUNERAL HOMES
CARDS OF THANKS
INFORMATION
FUNERAL HOMES
CARDS OF THANKS
INFORMATION
FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS
ENGAGEMENTS
Congratulations on your Engagement
Kevin Hind & Marie Miller
Wedding to take PlaceSummer of 2013
Love, Your Family
CELEBRATIONS
CELEBRATIONS
Happy 50th Birthday Dale Love Donna,
Shaune & Kevin.
Celebrations
Call 310.3535
ANNOUNCEMENT?Tell the world with a
classifi ed ad
LEGALS LEGALS LEGALS
PERSONALS
SWF in the Cowichan Valley, non smoker, honest, faithful & fi t, considered pretty, looking for a non-smoker single white male 53 - 58, that’s looking to-ward a serious long term rela-tionship of love, fun and new adventures together. Photo upon request. If this sounds like you please contact me at [email protected].
TO THE woman I met in the Bulk section at Duncan’s Thrifty Foods on the afternoon of April. 23rd. In hindsight I wish that I had invited you for coffee. If interested contact me at: [email protected]
PERSONALS
YOUNG at heart, 47 SWM, looking for a female, 35-51, that likes the outdoors and working out. Camping, hiking, movies and the fi ner things in life. If sitting at home with the fi re and a glass of wine sounds like something that would interest you, please email so that we see if our in-terests are mutual. Please email me at [email protected].
WE’RE ON THE WEB
Recognize Habits and Patterns
Techniques Include:Hypnosis E.F.T. T.A.T.
WHEEBarbara Adelborg C.M.H., H.T. is a Certifi ed Hypnotherapist
106-225 Canada Ave., Duncan746-1969
www.barbaraadelborg.ca
• Grief/Loss • Addictions• Fears & Phobia • Weight Loss
• Self Esteem/Confi denceFor Over 20 Years
Assisting People in the Valley
Let’s getLet’s get personal…personal…the right person is
out there somewhere!let us help you
fi nd them...We know there are hundreds of singles in our community. Advertise your single status
seven times per week(up to 10 lines of text)
for FREE! Don’t have an email address to publish in your ad? Rent one of our fi le numbers
for $10/month.*must be 19 years of age to
participate
Unit 2, 5380 Trans Canada Hwy., Duncan 250-746-4471
Friday, April 27, 2012A28 Cowichan News Leader Pictorial
• Experience in coordinating a multi-faceted project with
multiple players
• Clear understanding of fi sheries and fi sh habitat issues
• Experience in developing effective governance or other
structures
• Ability to communicate well, both written and verbally
• Negotiation and confl ict resolution skills and/or experience
• Ability to use technology for presentations, reporting, and
community education
• A valid BC Drivers Licence and an operational vehicle
• Excellent computer skills, with experience using Microsoft
Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook and Access; knowledge
of and experience in a networked windows environment,
benefi cial
Pursuant to the Canadian Human Rights Code, preference
may be given to applicants of Aboriginal Ancestry
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: May 3rd, 2012 by 4:00
p.m.
Please send your application to:
AAROM
Halalt First Nation
7973 Chemainus Road
Chemainus, BC V0R 1K0
Fax: (250) 246-2330
We appreciate all those who apply, however, only shortlisted
applicants will be contacted.
HALALT NATION
JOB POSTINGPart-Time Licensed ECE Worker
The successful candidate will be required to work at
the Halalt First Nation Daycare, and will be responsible
for developing, implementing and evaluating
developmental programs for children 3 – 5 years old,
and the overall care and well-being of the children.
Duties: • Open and on-going communication and involvement
of the parents as it pertains to the day-to-day
operations of the daycare.
• Work directly with children
• Development and distribution of a monthly newsletter
that identifi es activities, holidays, schedule changes,
child and staff achievements
• Maintenance of open communication with licensing
when required and as needed.
Qualifi cations:• Minimum 2 Years Work Experience as a qualifi ed
ECE Worker
• Knowledge and Understanding of Hul'qumi'num
Language and Culture an asset.
Knowledge and Skills:• The incumbent will have the ability to work
independently and take direction from Team Leader
• Should have a working knowledge of Aboriginal
culture, traditions and issues pertaining to aboriginal
urban families
• Support the aim of increasing a sense of belonging
through cultural awareness
Requirements:• Valid Class 4 driver’s license
• Reliable vehicle
• Must provide current criminal record check and
CRRA check
• Must Possess First Aid, Food Safe Certifi cates
Closing Date: May 4th, 2012
Drop Resumes Off at: 7973 Chemainus Road,
Chemainus, B.C. V0R – 1K5
Attention: Sarah Tremblett
Fax: (250) 246-2330
Phone: (250) 246-4736
Only individuals selected for interviews will be contacted.
FULL TIME SALESPERSONAre you a self motivated individual looking for
a rewarding career? We are a family based
company looking to expand our sales team. We
offer great compensation for people that perform
well with optional benefi ts after 3 months. Take
control of your income potential by providing
excellent customer service. Willing to train the
right individual.
• Part Time Lot Person - must have valid drivers licence
• Part time Garden/Landscaper - must have experience
Apply in person to Brent Popovich
2801 Roberts Rd.,Duncan
Do you strive to do your bestand don’t get recognized?
Come and work where you get appreciated,
staff incentives are a must & training is FREE & in
abundance.
We are looking for the best in the industry to join
our creative team and reap the rewards of a highly
successful career.
If you are a HAIR STYLIST who would like to work in
beautiful Mill Bay.
WE NEED YOU!!!!!Call 250-743-4442 to arrange an interview.
IMMEDIATE OPENING Join our team at a busy & growing year-round market.
SENIOR PRODUCE CLERKWe are looking for a senior produce clerk who will:• Provide great customer service• Order, receive, trim, wash, prepare & package produce & other
fresh products• Stock, rotate & maintain attractive displays• Demonstrate leadership and the ability to motivate others
The right applicant will have:• Previous produce experience or similar• Experience ordering & buying• The ability to safely lift 50+ lbs, work in an indoor/outdoor
environment with extreme temperature changes• Strong communication skills both verbal & writtenSalary commensurate with experience and includes extended health/dental benefi ts & staff discount. Great opportunity for advancement. If you have the experience, skills & ability to succeed in this position please send a resume to:
email: [email protected] File "A976", c/o The News Leader Pictorial,
Job RequirementsQualifi cations (Education/Experience) and Required
Skills:
• Be able to work shiftwork and overtime when
needed
• Ability to read and interpret project drawings.
• Use of hand power tools, tape measure, level, etc
required.
• Ability to follow company production and safety
procedures.
• Ability to understand and apply basic mathematical
skills.
• Some heavy lifting required up to approximately
50 lbs.
• Good attendance and positive attitude is a must
• Have a driver’s license with reliable transportation
Drop off a resume in person to 3721 Drinkwater
Rd, Duncan BC or
Fax resume to 250-746-8011
HELP WANTED
Holbrook Dyson Logging Ltd Has vacancies in the following job: Heavy Duty Mechanic. Details can be seen at http://hdlogging.com/ Fax re-sume to 250-287-9259
HELP WANTED
HELP WANTED
Newcastle Timber Ltd Has vacancies in the following job: experienced Grapple Yarder Operator. Details can be seen at http://hdlogging.com/ Fax resume to 250-287-9259
HELP WANTED
HELP WANTED
CHAIR RENTAL available at busy downtown Duncan Sa-lon. Great opportunity to be your own boss. Walk-ins avail. Michelle (250)597-2200.
CHEMAINUS TOURS re-quires Carriage drivers/guides for the 2012 season. Experi-ence with horses an asset. Call Jim (250)246-5055
HELP WANTED
HELP WANTED
LINE COOK required for the Oak & Carriage Pub. Mini-mum at least 3 years experi-ence. Call Gerry or Kris at 250-746-4144 for interview.
CONCRETE Pump Operator required in Salmon Arm area. Must have experience Call Pete (1-250)833-5722
HELP WANTED
HELP WANTED
COBBLE HILL Pacifi c Homes-Pacifi c
Trussis looking for SeasonalProduction Assemblers for their Truss and Wall plants. Under the direct supervision of the Pro-duction Supervisor, they will be responsible for building roof truss and wall assemblies. CSA Approved footwear and High School diploma or (GED) required. Previous experience in carpen-try/framing preferred but will train the right candi-dates. Preference will be given to students return-ing to post secondary education in the fall or winter.To apply or for more in-formation email:drayson.akhurst@pacifi cbuildingsystems.com http://pacifi chomes.nethttp://pacifi ctruss.net
No phone calls please!
SEEKING mature, capable couple to handle small sheep farm, Gulf Island. Monthly sti-pend. Full hookup. Referenc-es. Timely response appreciat-ed to [email protected]
HELP WANTED
HELP WANTED
EXPERIENCED COOKS
Required at the Bay Pub in beautiful Cowichan Bay.
Competitive wage and benefi ts available.
Bring resume to Sham @
1695 Cowichan Bay Rd.
PACIFIC ENERGY
Production Workers
Pacifi c Energy, a leading manufacturer
of quality wood and gas stoves, has immediate
openings for production metal workers.
Competitive wage rates, a comprehensive benefi ts program fully paid by the company are all reasons
to consider a career at Pacifi c Energy.
Please deliver your resume in person to 2975 Allenby Rd.,
Duncan to the attention of Chuck Richardson or come in and fi ll out an application form.
SPORTSTRADERS has an immediate opening for a Per-manent Part-Time Sr. Sales Associate for 20-25 hours per week, including week-ends. We are looking for a Team Player who is fl exible, energet-ic and likes working with peo-ple. This position requires week-day availability between 10:00am and 6:00pm. Consid-eration will be given to appli-cants with previous retail ex-perience. We offer competitive wages and a fast-paced, fun environ-ment. Apply in person with a resume to Roy Mosure 354 Trunk Road. Only Applicants select-ed for interview will be contact-ed. Applications accepted until April 29th.
TAXI DRIVER, permanent p/t-f/t night shift drivers. Need class 4 and chauffer’s permit. Fax resume & drivers abstract to 250-746-4987
YORK ST. DINER - Accepting applications for servers and line cooks. Apply in person with resume, to 5849 York Rd., Thunderbird Motor Inn. Contact Rhonda or Lloyd
HELP WANTED
HELP WANTED
THE LEMARE GROUP is accepting resumes for the following positions:• Boom Man• Processor Operator• Heavy Duty Mechanics• Contract Coastal Fallers• Grapple Yarder OperatorFulltime with union rates and benefi ts. Please send re-sumes by fax to 250-956-4888 or email to offi [email protected].
MEDICAL/DENTAL
Position vacancy RNStatus: Casual
Commencement date:
ImmediatelyQualifi cations: graduate of an accredited nursing
program and currentregistration with College
of Registered Nurses British Columbia. Minimum 2 years
INDEPENDANT AUTOMO-TIVE repair shop is looking fora fully licensed automotivetech. Must be experienced indomestic, import and europe-an vehicles 250-248-9679 [email protected]
VOLUNTEERS
Do you ever ask yourself How can _ I _
make a difference? Contact us, and together we
can plant the seeds of change, because Volunteers
Grow Community.250-748-2133
www.volunteercowichan.bc.ca
WWORK ANTED
HUSBAND FOR HIRE. Noth-ing but the best. Carpenter,plumber, painter, electrician,pressure washing. Just ask mywife! Call 250-746-4493 or250-709-1111
PERSONAL SERVICES
EDUCATION/TUTORING
1-ON-1 PHOTO Education tailored to your creative direction, studio or
location, digital or fi lm. One FREE coffee consult
followed by six-3 hour sessions, $25 per hr. Call 250-510-1226For more info email
Need STRESS relief? One easy payment makes that possible!
Call FREE 1-877-220-3328
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GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed?Need Money? We Lend! If youown your own home - youqualify. Pioneer AcceptanceCorp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420.
www.pioneerwest.com
Call 310.3535
CLASSIFIED ADS MEAN MORE BUSINESS
FOR YOU!
www.bcjobnetwork.com
Friday, April 27, 2012 Cowichan News Leader Pictorial A29
ROWAN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD. (Agent for the Owner) Office: 250-748-9090
[email protected] 1400 Chilco Rd, Crofton $6001 BR lower suite w/ 2 apps, shared w/d 106-360 Bundock Ave, Duncan $850 1 BR + den executive suite w/5 apps, patio *SENIOR FRIENDLY BUILDING (55+)* 3088 Henry Rd, Chemainus $895 3 BR 2 bth lower suite w/ 5 apps, hw floors Chemainus Rd, Chemainus $895 1BR uppr suite,6 apps,ht/elec/ht water incl. 720 Park Pl, Duncan $1095 2 BR upper level home w/ 5 apps, carport 1808 Stamps Rd, Duncan $1200 2BR 2bth cottage on country estate,5 apps 668 Kerr Dr, Duncan ’Genoa Bay’ $1200 2BR 2.5 bth ocean front home w/ 5 apps 3222 Hillwood Rd, Duncan $1200 3 BR 2 bth sxs duplex w/ 6 apps, gas fp 2961 Caswell St, Chemainus $1200 3 BR 2 bth home w/ 5 apps, gas fp, patio 1620 Wilmot Ave, Shawnigan Lk $14003 BR 2 bth home w/5apps,shed,dbl garage 4085 Balsam Dr, Cobble Hill $15003 BR 1.5 bth waterfront home w/ 5 apps 1737 Ordano Rd, Cow Bay$1500 + water3 BR 2.5 bth home w/ 6 apps, $750 rebate 2428 Liggett Rd, Mill Bay $1600 + water3 BR 4 bth home w/ 7 apps, in-law suite
For further info please visit our website at: www.rowanproperty.ca
PERSONAL SERVICES
FINANCIAL SERVICES
HOME CARE SUPPORT
People Caring For People. We are a group of nurses & nurse-aides providing holistic, personalized, higher than hos-pital standard care in you own home. Call 250-732-4464 or 250-709-1106 for free assess-ment/consultation.
HAIRSTYLISTS
HAIRDRESSING in your home, Cowichan Valley area. Barb Stewart. 250-715-6568
LEGAL SERVICES
CRIMINAL RECORD?Guaranteed Record Removal
since 1989. Confi dential, Fast, & Affordable. Our A+BBB Rating
assures EMPLOYMENT &TRAVEL FREEDOM.
Call for FREE INFO. BOOKLET
1-8-NOW-PARDON(1-866-972-7366)
RemoveYourRecord.com
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
FUEL/FIREWOOD
SEASONED FIREWOOD Vancouver Island’s largest fi re-wood producer offers fi rewood legally obtained during forest restoration, large cords. Help restore your forest, Burndrywood.com 1-877-902-WOOD.
GARAGE SALES
Bluenose Marina in
Cowichan BayLast weekend for the multi-family spring cleaning sale. New this week - boat stuff,
antique motorcycle collectables and antique sewing machines. Also
dinning room chairs, small appl’s, lamps, decorations, printers, fax/copiers, DVD’s,
clothing and shoes. Everything must go by
5pm Sun. Great deals will be made. Open from 9am
Saturday and Sunday
CHEMAINUS, 10079 View St., Sat, April. 28, 9am-3pm. Mov-ing/Downsizing Sale.
CHEMAINUS. HUGE GARAGE SALE
& BBQ Sat. April 28, 10am-4pm.
Chemainus Garden RV Resort, 3042 River Rd.
BBQ - Hot dogs $2. Drinks $1.
Hosted by the Elks Charity. Phone (250)246-3569 to book a table for $10.
COBBLE HILL, Sat April 28, 9-1, #6 - 1260 Fisher Rd. Gar-den tools, elec lawnmower, gas weedeater & lots of misc!
DAHLIA TUBER SALE!! 1000’s of tubers, 7540 Bell Mckinnon Rd., left on SPCA driveway, SUNDAY, 10 am to 2 pm, April 22 & 29th. Email:[email protected]
DUNCAN. DOWNSIZING. Saturday April 28, 9am-4pm. 343 Berkeley St., off Islay.
DUNCAN, HUGE Multi Family Sale, Sat April 28, 8-3, 2815 Ortona Rd, off Bell Mckinnon. Lot’s of baby items, ladies plus size clothing, furniture, tools, books. TOO MUCH TO LIST!!!
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
GARAGE SALES
DUNCAN, Estate Sale, Sat April 28, 8-3, 7496 Rosevear Rd, off Somenos Rd, north of Lake Cowichan Hwy. House-hold goods, china cabinet, chi-na, organ, furniture, shelves, linens, etc. MEN’S STUFF: Hand tools, 6” belt sander, bandsaw, 4’ PTO Ford fi nish-ing mower, garden tools, etc. Dahlia tubers. No early birds!
DUNCAN, Large Sale, Sat Apr 28, 8-2, 1440 Belcarra Dr Properties off Maple Bay Rd.
DUNCAN, Multi Family, Sat & Sun April 28 & 29th, 8:30 to 3, 3234 Sherman Rd.
DUNCAN, Sat Apr 28, 8-12, 977 Howard Ave, off Corona-tion. Bag Sale - Fill your bag with clothing for $4.00, Wom-an’s, teen’s, kids clothing. DVD’s newer movies, $2. Fur-niture, knick knacks, glass end tables, DVD player, TV & stand, entertainment center & MORE!
DUNCAN, Sat April 28, 12-3, #101 - 221 Jubilee Street. EVERYTHING in the apt must go
DUNCAN, Sunday April 29, 9-2, 1074 Islay St. Kids toys, books & household misc.
DUNCAN, Sunday April 29, 9-3, parking lot between Co-op Gas & Prevost Vet Clinic (1057 Canada Ave). Furniture, kitchen items, books, & more!!
DUNCAN (The Properties), 1382 Haida Rd., Sat & Sun, April. 28 & 29, 9am-2pm. Household and boating items, tools, wine fi lter & much more.
GLENORA Hall Garage Sale, April 28, 9-2. Household items, Avon, baked goods, portable air-conditioner, propane kitch-en stove. Concession. Tables avail. Call Judy 250-748-0329
MILL BAY: 1120 Shawnigan Mill May Rd., (Cedar Creek Park). Sat 8-3pm & Sun 8-1pm. Craft/garage sale.
MILL BAY. MULTI-FAMILY On Kilipi & La Fortune Road. Great variety/ different house-holds. Showtime: 8:30-1:30 Some homes 2-day, some just one, come rain or shine. Sat. April 28 & Sun April 29. 4-6 homes on Kilipi and one down on La Fortune Road. Home decor, prints, antiques, Hallmark sterling silver, gar-den tools, plants, furniture, household goods, toys, BBQ, elec., stove, radios and oh so much more. Easy to fi nd - either off Pem-berton Rd. or down La Fortune Rd, off Telegraph.
MILL BAY, Sat April 28, 9-3, 2660 Partridge Rd, off Mill Bay Rd. Too many items to list!!
MULTI-FAMILY. Saturday, April 28, 8am-2pm. 1700 Glen Road, Cowichan Bay.
SHAWNIGAN VILLAGE: Cor-ner of Dundas and Wilmot Ave. Apr. 28 & 29, 10-3pm. Household goods, art, new Franke sink, and lots more...
JEWELS, FURS
BUY, SELL, Watches, Estate Jewellery, Gold, Diamonds, Repairs, Custom designs. St. Thomas Gold & Silver, 895 Fort Street, Victoria, 250-380-7698.
MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE
CLEAN FILL available. Con-tact Superior Excavating. (250)715-0454.
HERITAGE PAWN BARGAINS!!
Senior’s power scooters, NAD stereo system, lawn-mowers, motorcycle saddle-bags, pressure washers, gui-tars, amps, diamond rings.
CASH PAID for items from the1920s to 1950s. Prints; unusu-al magazines; military souve-nirs; Native Indian crafts; jew-ellery; lamps and more. 743-8343.
WANTED TO buy oil painting by Louis Springett. Call Grand-son at (250)248-4818
REAL ESTATE
HOMES WANTED
WE BUY HOUSESDamaged House?
Pretty House? Moving? Divorcing? Estate Sale?
We will Buy your HouseQuick Cash & Private.Mortgage Too High and
House won’t sell?Can’t make payments?
We will Lease Your House,Make your Payments
and Buy it Later!
Call: 1-250-616-9053www.webuyhomesbc.com
MOBILE HOMES & PARKS
BEAUTIFUL OCEAN view mobile home in quiet 55+ Edgewater Terrace located in Cowichan Bay. 3 bdrms, 1.5 bath, nicely updated through-out, incl. windows, furnace, etc. $84,900. (250) 597-7847
MORTGAGES
SMALL ADS, BIG DEALS!
RENTALS
APARTMENT/CONDO
1 Bdrm TOP FLOOR
Adult oriented, near Cowichan Aquatic
Centre. 1 bdrm now $6752 bdrm, May 1 $755
Rent includes Heat & Hot Water. (250) 748-1304
$500/MO STARTING- weeklyavailable, many apartment types, furnished, w/common kitchen. All utils, internet in-cluded. FREE local calls, No Credit Checks. Call Motel, 250-748-0661, (Duncan).
$695 - 1 BEDROOM SUITE, QUIET ROAD IN DUNCAN Level entry, full bathroom, kitchen, off road parking, very close to river, park and town. Shared laundry. Lovely garden access and view. No smoking, partying or pets. Hydro, cable, wifi & storage inc. Available 1st MAY. call Stan 250-746-9398 or 250-246-6690
DUNCAN, DOWNTOWN: Lrg 2 bdrm level entry suite, park-ing, heat & hot water incld’d. $800/mo. Ref’s. 250-246-1457
Ladysmith: bachelor, 1 & 2 bdrm suites from $700/mo incl. heat & hot water, ocean views, completely renovated, new management, on trolly route, small pets ok. 250-668-9086.
LAKE COWICHAN- 2 bdrm suite, large yard, prkg, on bus route, pets ok, laundry. $560. Call (250)210-0756.
Large 1 bdrm apt, heat incl. NS/NP, no partiers, would suit mature single person. $575/m + DD, P/U application @ 5209 TCH, Tues-Thurs.
LOVELY 1 & 2-BDRM suites, Central Duncan, seniors oriented bldg, heat included, N/S, N/P. Please call Art at 250-746-7241.
MAPLE GROVE APTS.3271 Cowichan Lake Rd
2 & 3 Bedroom Units _____________________
*Heat & Hot water included*Family oriented*Clean & quiet
COBBLE HILL VILLAGE3bd/2ba upper level of house.Bright, clean, spacious. Lgkitchen F/S/DW. Lots of stor-age. Pets neg. NS. May 1st.$1250+2/3 hydro. (250)888-8725
HOMES FOR RENT
Friday, April 27, 2012A30 Cowichan News Leader Pictorial
LIKE NEW 2-bdrm rancher. 5 appliances, wood stove, large yard. By McAdam Park. No partiers. NS/NP. $1100. Avail Now. Michelle (250)743-8043.
MAPLE BAY/DUNCAN, modern ex-ecutive home, 4 bdrms, 3 bath, large living & dining rms, tons of light. Partly furnished. $2200/month. Avail. June 15th. Tel: 250-710-2070 Email: [email protected]
RENTALS
HOMES FOR RENT
MILL BAY- lrg 2 bdrm, ocean view, all appls, F/P, quiet, modern on 1/2 acre. Must be very clean. NS/NP, no drugs. $1100+ shared utils. Avail May 1. Call 250-929-3601.
NORTH COWICHAN- small 1 bdrm house, large lot, F/S, W/D, separate garage. NS/NP. $700. Call (250)746-5290
Rowan Property Management Ltd.
Has a large selection of homes & apartments for rent
in the Cowichan Valley. Visit us at
www.rowanproperty.caor call (250)748-9090
SHAWNIGAN LAKE- (West) lrg 3 bdrm home, 1 bath, car-port, garden, swim access, laundry, small pet? $1250. May 1. 250-514-7226.
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.
DUNCAN: OFFICE space for lease, highway exposure, A/C, ample parking. (250)746-5657 or 250-748-8671
PASTURE
APPROX 3 fenced acres & barn for rent south of Duncan. (250)748-8818
SHARED ACCOMMODATION
FEMALE TO SHARE centrally located home, (10 min to VIU), 1 furn. bdrm, WD, internet, cable, $400. 250-748-9104
RENTALS
STORAGE
SHIPPING CONTAINERS 20’ or 40’. Buy or Rent. Safe and secure. Easymove Container Services. Serving Vancouver Island. 1-(888)331-3279
SUITES, LOWER
1 Bdrm ground level suite in Cowichan Bay, sep. entrance, $650/m incl. util. WD/FS, N/S, N/P, no parties. Avail. May 1. (250)701-0367
DUNCAN- 2 bdrm, priv ent, grd level, small yard, close to amenities. Laundry available. $795+ utils. NS/NP, no par-ties. Call 250-701-3213.
DUNCAN - 1 bdrm suite. Stonehaven, near hospital. Private entrance, parking. Own laundry. F/S, W/D. Nice yard. Suits a quiet person. N/S, N/D. No parties. Small pet considered. $800 month, includes heat and hydro. Ref. Req. Available May 1st. Phone 597-7693
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Camp starts Caps’ offseason bid to replace half their rosterCamp starts Caps’ offseason bid to replace half their roster
Peter W. RuslandNews Leader Pictorial
Watching players skate is still the best way to tell if they’re Cowichan Valley Capitals’ material, associate-coach Jim Ingram says.
He and other Caps’ scouts got plenty of practice analyzing 160-some players from across the con-tinent during the weekend’s spring hockey camp, pitched in the Cowichan Arena.
“It’s safe to say we committed to some kids,” the Caps’ general manager said Wednesday, declining to name any new sticks signed.
“We have lots of players to replace this year. Conservatively, half of our roster.”
That slate includes Caps star forward Devon Gannon who, like other players is awaiting word on college scholarships.
Still, Ingram was happy with the Friday-to-Sunday camp’s turnout of talented 16- to 20-year-olds.
“The best why to evaluate is to put them in game situations. We formed eight teams of 18 to 20 players that played four games.
“We eventually made two teams, and had an
‘all-star’ game in the camp.”Now Ingram and company have some tough
decisions to make “which is what you want,” he told the News Leader Pictorial.
“We had lots of players to view, and thank-fully we had our scouts there with lots of eyes on them.”
Camp scouts included Dale Purinton, Aaron Plumb, Don Stoneadge, Gary Jacklin, Ray Robak,and Ingram.
“Lots of Junior-B players turned up. There were also major Midgets, and some younger ‘97s (graduating Bantam players) who showed up to get an idea of what Junior-A hockey’s like,” Ingram explained. Word about the Caps’ hockey experience has gone viral, he noted.
“There’s the internet, and kids are so hungry to play in our league.”
Those pangs are fed by the Caps’ love of hockey, added Ingram.
“We enjoy what we do. The number-one reason is we love the game, the kids in it, and the other characters that comprise the other teams.”
Now Caps’ bosses start whittling their list of hopefuls.
“We’ve basically got until training camp opens on Aug. 20, and Sept. 7 is or rst regular game.
“Until our Dec. 1 deadline, you’re tweaking your lineup,” Ingram explained of the league’s complex system of picking players. “Carded players plus unused cards must total 25, then until Jan. 10 we can make any other additions or
deletions.”But skating, shooting and attitude remains key.“I like to go on what I’ve seen, or our scouts
follow up on their contacts,” said Ingram.
“Anytime a player can get himself noticed, that’s great, but I still like doing it the old-fash-ioned way by getting out to the rink. You need to be able to see a player skate.”
Andrew LeongBrett Roulston of Team Red works the puck around Chad Bell of Team Grey during Cowichan Capitals’ Spring Camp on Saturday, April 21 at the Cowichan Arena.
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Friday, April 27, 2012A32 Cowichan News Leader Pictorial
Don BodgerNews Leader Pictorial
It seems the philosophies of the junior ranks and the pros about the future of hockey are head-ing in opposite directions.
From what we can gauge by watching the Cowichan Valley Capitals in the B.C. Hockey League, at least, the emphasis among the ju-niors is more toward fast-paced skill hockey — even in the playoffs.
The National Hockey League has resorted back to the Broad Street Bully days of the 1970s where any-thing goes.
Want to push a guy’s face in the glass? Why not?
I don’t care what side of the fence you’re on, that is not a hockey play in any stretch of the imagination.
And, yet, the NHL chose to condone Nashville Predators’ Shea Weber’s face-planting of Detroit’s Henrik Zetterberg into the glass without handing out a suspension, so now it’s open season for the rest of the playoffs.
It’s not about the best team display-ing the greatest skill in the NHL win-ning the Stanley Cup right now. The Boston Bruins proved that last year.
It’s about going after the other team’s star players, perhaps knocking them out of the game and taking the advantage to the bank.
Ironically, the coach of the team in the city of the Brotherly Love where the whole Broad Street Bully shenanigans started, Peter Laviolette of the Phila-delphia Flyers, proved how ridiculous the situation has become with his stupid comment that it was great to see two of the world’s greatest hockey players — Claude Giroux of the Flyers and Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins — duking it out.
I don’t see how that’s good for the game.
Players in the NHL have been tak-ing cheap shots at each other for the past couple of seasons and now it’s really out of control.
I fear there will be many more serious injuries before these playoffs are over.
The NHL hasn’t shown much initia-tive in trying to stop it, judging by the suspensions handed down by disci-plinarian Brendan Shananan, until Phoenix Coyotes’ Raf Torres got the book thrown at him for 25 games.
Torres’ hit that sent Chicago’s Mar-ian Hossa off the ice on a stretcher wasn’t even close to being the worst offence of these playoffs. His track record of questionable hits likely led to the lengthy sentence more than anything else.
It’s only added to the confusion of what the NHL will do next. Is this the start of a hard-line stance or will those who aren’t repeat offenders still be shown the usual leniency?
Local hockey fans can contrast all this with the quick end-to-end transition game and physical play that didn’t go over the top they saw in the Caps’ BCHL playoff series against
the Surrey Eagles.The seven-game series was great
and the players on both sides showed a great respect for each other.
Players in the NHL don’t have any respect for each other. Crosby reinforced that after another brouhaha between the Penguins and Flyers when he said he didn’t like anyone on the other side.
The NHL could perhaps learn a thing or two from the BCHL. There is a way for playoff hockey to be enter-taining and physical without players literally trying to kill each other.
Wasn’t it once the other way around? Young junior players were often out of control in the past, caring more about beating the daylights out of each other than anything pertaining to hockey.
Now the NHL is exhibiting those symptoms. It’s hard to understand exactly what’s happened.
If you recall, it was only a few years ago when there were literally no ghts in the entire NHL playoffs.Of course, people argued that
wasn’t good, either, because players were simply sticking each other instead of dropping the gloves.
But now they’re doing both — headhunting and sticuffs.
Will anyone be left standing at the end?
Mark Burnett’s Survivor in remote locations looks pretty tame com-pared to the episodes he could be lming around hockey rinks to see
who survives the chaos.Don Bodger is the News Leader Pictorial sports editor. Email him at [email protected]
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Shanahan left to deal with pro Shanahan left to deal with pro hockey shenaniganshockey shenanigansOpinion: Opinion: Junior players Junior players seem to have more re-seem to have more re-spect for each other while spect for each other while NHL roughhousing is out NHL roughhousing is out of controlof control
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Everything sunny for Cowichan side as Everything sunny for Cowichan side as fresh season opens on the cricket pitchfresh season opens on the cricket pitch
Ann AndersenNews Leader Pictorial
Cowichan opened the Victoria and District Cricket Asso-
ciation cricket season with a bright home game win that matched the weather last weekend.
Facing an Oak Bay total of 217 runs, the home team took advantage of good batting conditions to close the match at 220 for just three wickets.
“This was a resounding seven-wicket victory that suggests the team will be once again challenging for top spot in the league,” Cowichan’s Howard Mar-tin told the News Leader Pictorial.
After winning the toss and choosing to bat rst, Oak Bay’s two opening batsmen quickly piled up the runs, only to be stopped in the 14th and 15th overs with the score-
board showing 74 runs.Again Oak Bay batsmen
went on the attack and moved the score to 137 for 2 wickets through 21 overs.
“No bowler was able to tie them down effectively, but some rash shots and two brilliant catches by captain Clayton Bodkyn against the off-break bowl-ing of Chris Batchelor cost Oak Bay some middle order wickets,” Howard reported.
At 174 for 6 the game was starting to swing in Cowichan’s favour. The innings closed after 36 overs with a total of 217 runs. Chris Batchelor nished with 4 wickets for
50 and Adam Benning 2 for 33.
With the good batting conditions holding, Cow-ichan entered the second innings expecting to run down the 217 runs easily.
Their con dence
wavered slightly however when both openers were gone at 64 runs, but when Batchelor and Matthew Goode paired up the runs owed.Batchelor was run out on
96, four short of his sec-ond career century, while Goode advanced to 75 not out. Cowichan closed out at 220 for 3,
Cowichan’s next game is against Metchosin April 28 at Shawnigan Lake.
Andrew LeongBatter Dushyant Kohli of Oak Bay connects with the ball while Cowichan’s wicket keeper Mike An-drews looks on during Cowichan’s season opener in Shawnigan Lake on Sunday, April 22.
Crew continues early-season Crew continues early-season women’s football dominationwomen’s football dominationKrista SiefkenNews Leader Pictorial
Crew handily maintained its rst-place standing in the
Cowichan Women’s Football League during game action last weekend.
The powerhouse team boasts six vic-tories and zero losses this season, aided by April 20 and 22 blowout wins against Wild re and Ravens.
As it stands, Crew has clocked 327 points in its six games. A meagre 36 points have been scored against the top-notch team.
The recent 51-12 win against Wild re
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Rounding out the weekend’s female football play was Matrix taking a 50-8 win against Sirens, and the Law securing its second-place standing with a 37-12 victory against Wild re.
Ravens are third in the standings, fol-lowed by Matrix, Wild re and Sirens. The action continues on today at Rotary Field.
Andrew LeongJanelle Mould of the Crew eludes the defense of Morgan Rogers of the Ravens during women’s ag football action last weekend.
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Friday, April 27, 2012A34 Cowichan News Leader Pictorial
Don BodgerNews Leader Pictorial
The Brentwood College international high school rowing regatta is always a huge undertaking.
Every year, the logistics of the incredible network it takes to run the event are tested. The next installment starting today and running through Sunday is no exception.
There are 186 races scheduled, the most ever. Somehow, regatta chair Debbie Sage manages to coordinate it all while dealing with the unforeseen circumstances of weather and wind delays.
“She’s got a two-hour window of opportunity to play around with if the weather does go,’’ explained Brentwood’s Head of Rowing Brian Carr. “We never want to use that two hours.’’
There will be 1,000 kids staying on campus and some 1,800 rowers entered.
Perhaps even more impressive is
the army of 445 Brentwood students, support staff of about 150 and faculty of 50 enlisted to make the regatta work.
“Everyone is involved in the regat-ta,’’ said Carr. “It’s a full-court press.’’
It’s not just the rowing, but the arts show, entertainment, entrepreneur-ship and everything else that’s lined up to make the weekend complete for campus visitors.
“It’s incredible,’’ said Carr. “The only way we can do it is because we have so many kids involved in running it.’’
There are no rowers coming from any new locales this year, but the contingent from south of the border — particularly the super clubs from Seattle and Oregon, as Carr calls them — remains strong.
“Within their own club, they have to qualify to come to our regatta,’’ he said. “They’re leaving lots behind.’’
Damage caused from the storm that hit the valley in mid-March required some fast repairs before the regatta.
“We had to rebuild the waterfront,’’ said Carr. “We lost one of our main
docks. It literally was left in tatters. We had to replace that.’’
The place is looking great, Carr added, and ready for racing. The challenge on the site still remains the smooth movement of the rowers.
“That’s our biggest downfall is
getting kids on the water,’’ said Carr. “That’s harder trying to manage than getting kids off the water.’’
As an added attraction, the school is inviting grads back from the crews of the 1972 rst-ever national champions, the 1982 national champions who rst
won the Calder Cleland trophy and the 1992 and 2002 national champions for a reunion and dinner Saturday.
Four Brentwood alumni are currently ghting for seats on the Canadian
rowing team going to the Summer Olympic Games in London.
Andrew LeongRowers from Gulf Island Rowing Club make their way to dry land during last year’s Brentwood Regatta
Cowichan walloped in Division 3 rugby Island title matchCowichan walloped in Division 3 rugby Island title match
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A hard-playing Velox team toppled Cow-ichan’s Div. 3 XV in a lop-sided game in Victo-ria last weekend, quenching Cowichan’s hopes for an island championship.
One week after a hard-fought win against Comox, the Cowichan men had looked forward to redemption against the Victoria team in the
island fi nal.But the locals came up short losing 56-5 with
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than fi ve minutes into the match-up Cowichan was facing a three-try defi cit.
The team re-grouped but had no answer
for the hard-running backs on a day when the Valhallians played well and deserved the win.
Meanwhile, the Div. 1 men’s fi nal fi xture of the season against Vancouver Rowing Club was cancelled due to injury, said coach Ian Murray.
Just another weekend paddle: Just another weekend paddle: School ready to welcome School ready to welcome 1,800 rowers for massive annual event1,800 rowers for massive annual event
Ann AndersenNews Leader Pictorial
Defence, tness and aggression launched Cow-ichan women’s First Division XV
to a 26-5 win against Nanaimo last weekend.
Cowichan remains undefeated this season and stands atop their
division well clear of the other teams.
Nanaimo was on the board early for its one try. The balance of play changed quickly as Cowichan’s Carolyn Gudmun-seth scored with Caity Genere-aux nailing the conversion. Gudmunseth and Genereaux racked up three tries and two conversions respectively during the course of the game.
Huge defence by Cowichan players like Jeannine Fong and Morgan Gregson tackled strongly.
In a series of six tackles Cow-ichan kept Nanaimo back and capitalized by spinning wide to Cassy Stevens who carried the ball in for a try.
Morgan Gregson and Alicia Buhr were back on the pitch for the game.
“Nanaimo had a stronger
forwards pack, but it wasn’t any-thing we haven’t gone up against before,” said Cowichan’s Sherry Spence.
“We knew if we just stuck in they would get tired and we could dominate. That was what hap-pened; we were tter then them.”
Cowichan is scheduled to play the B.C. semi- nals game at home against Abbotsford Saturday at 11:30 a.m.
Andrew LeongCarolyn Gudmundseth of Cowichan eludes the grasp of Sam Kreeger of Nanaimo April 21 at the Cowichan Rugby Club.
Win over Nanaimo caps undefeated women’s rugby seasonWin over Nanaimo caps undefeated women’s rugby season
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Cowichan invited to soak in the whiskyCowichan invited to soak in the whiskyPeter W. RuslandNews Leader Pictorial
Scotch is whisky, but not all whisky is Scotch.
Tasting differences between 50 whiskies from around the world happens during Saturday’s rst Cowichan Valley
Whisky Festival at Duncan’s Travelodge Inn.Organizer Dave Darwin, of the hosting Duncan
Daybreak Rotary Club, is primed about trying labels new to his palate.
“There’s a whole bunch of whisky experts com-ing,” Darwin said of the festival, with proceeds helping valley Rotary projects.
“Five or six years ago it was wine, now whisky’s the thing. People like to experiment.”
Folks such as Scotch-lover Annie Bellis of the Cowichan Valley Single-Malt Club.
“We occasionally taste a blend (of Scotch), and
slip a rye or maybe be an Irish (whisky) in there.”Saturday’s festival — featuring welcoming
piping by Gordon Pollock, plus Highland dancing by Judy Hogg’s students — offers whisky from Japan, India, the U.S. and beyond.
“I’m very partial to the Ardbegs,” Bellis said of the famed Islay single-malt Scotch, while prepar-ing for festival pouring duty.
She’s proud of the two-dozen member, edu-cational club formed a few years ago by herself, Adam Taft, Allister Frayling, Murray Hall, and Craig Hellemond
“There’s whisky I’m partial to that I can’t pay $500 or $600 for,” said Bellis. “But with a club, we can purchase one bottle and all get to taste it.”
Those high-end Scotches are often found by members visiting Vancouver or Britain, while Bellis saluted the whisky selection at Duncan’s Beverly Corners Liquor Store.
“It’s a learning environment,” she said of the club, and Duncan’s debut whisky fest.
“We can try each whisky by its nose, appearance, taste, balance, and before and after a drop of water.
“To be called Scotch it has to come from Scotland, but whisky can come from anywhere in the world.”
Bellis called avour pro les of Scotch “abso-lutely astounding” considering only barley, water and yeast are allowed in a single-malt.
That’s why she applauded whisky fest’s diversity aimed at folks who may not be whisky a ciona-dos.
“This tasting will introduce whiskies to people who may not know about whisky — or may be a bit frightened of them.
“It’s an opportunity to taste a few that aren’t in B.C. yet, and some they’ve never had before,” she said, noting more women are savouring whisky arts now.
“It’s no longer the old-boys’ club.”Pollock also saw the whisky festival, and other
festivals, as a neat Cowichan economic booster.“I hope this is the rst of many more whisky
festivals in the valley.”
Your ticketWhat: Cowichan Valley Whisky FestivalWhen: April 28, 7 to 10 p.m.Where: Duncan’s Travelodge Silverbridge InnTickets: $50. Call 250-710-2908, or visit cvwhis-
kyfest.ca.
Peter W. RuslandScotch lover Gordon Pollock pipes the opening of Satur-day’s rst Cowichan Whisky Festival at Duncan’s Travelo-dge Silver Bridge Inn.
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Raincoast Voices bring on RenaissanceRaincoast Voices bring on RenaissancePeter W. RuslandNews Leader Pictorial
Lovely layer-ing of aural talent hap-pens during Sunday’s
Providence Farm perfor-mance by the Raincoast Voices.
The eight singers will shower listeners with Renaissance polyphony — celebrating divinely interwoven melodies — during the singers’ show dubbed The Many Faces Of Love.
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Cowichan Valley Concert Band’s musical ing A Spring Thing blooms at Quamichan Middle School tonight at 7:30 p.m.
Pieces planned include high-lights from Evita, Cirque Du Soleil, South Paci c and others.Selections of classical guitar and some Dixieland will also be played by band members. Proceeds will help the band buy new music.
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Concert Band blooms with Spring ThingConcert Band blooms with Spring Thing
