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Serving the Cowichan Valley www.cowichanvalleycitizen.com Wednesday, December 2, 2015 Acting newcomer shines as music icon Holiday A&E, Page 16 U16 Piggies battle back to win provincial title SPORTS, Page 25 SARAH SIMPSON CITIZEN A family is grieving the loss of a beloved Duncan man and his best friend is still coming to terms with the outcome of what was supposed to be an ordinary fishing trip on the morning of Wednesday, Nov. 25. Brayden Gale and his best friend Liem Pham, both 22, had just that week returned to the Cowichan Valley from living in Alberta where Pham had been working for Gale at his Edmon- ton-based landscaping company. They’d both grown up in Duncan and were eager to return home to be closer to friends and family. The duo, who rarely spent a day apart, did everything together, so it was not out of the ordinary when they set out together to go fishing on Chemainus Lake. Only one man was able to return home, however. Authorities were called to the lake about 10:30 a.m. after wit- nesses Susan Harrison and Todd Lefebure, out for a daily walk around the lake, noticed the canoeists in trouble and called 9-1-1. Gale mourned after boating tragedy See HE WAS, Page 10 Fire crews knocked down the flames and spent hours dousing hot spots but a fire on Wicks Road in North Cowichan Monday night has rendered a two- story home unlivable. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN] Wicks Road home gutted by fi re SARAH SIMPSON CITIZEN North Cowichan’s South End Fire Department spent close to four hours dousing flames and mopping up a house fire on Wicks Road Monday night. The flames were discovered about 6:30 p.m. And they ultim- ately engulfed the entire house, reducing it to a frame of charred beams and rubble. South End deputy chief Brad Coleman said members of the Maple Bay Fire Department joined his crew of about 25 from the South End hall. “Just for extra manpower, we called in Maple Bay as well,” Coleman said. The mutual aid crew brought with them a pumper to be added to the South End equipment. Firefighters spent upwards of four hours at the scene. “It was a bit of a stubborn one and of course the overhaul, that always takes a bit of time to make sure you don’t have rekin- dles,” Coleman said. “There was quite a bit of fuel load in there.” The cause of the fire was unknown Tuesday but the inves- tigation continued. It’s believed two adults were displaced as a result of the blaze. The busy night for firefighters continues a busy year for the South End members. Coleman said there’s been a spike in structure fires in 2015, according to the hall’s statistics. “We’ve had a busy year for structures,” he said. “Last night’s was probably number 15 or 16 this year. It is [unusual]. Generally in a year we expect of an average of about maybe six.” A local voice to answer your insurance questions | 495 Trans Canada Hwy, Duncan, B.C. V9L 3R7 | 250-597-2899 | www.hattonins.ca From the staff at Hatton Insurance Agency, Happy Holidays & A Happy New Year to all of our valued clients! … remember to shop local this year! 7041808 For Professional Financial Advice Call Roger Bruce 250-715-3051 [email protected]National Bank Financial 206-2763 Beverly Street, Duncan, BC RRSPs, stocks/bonds, insurance, income ideas 22 years experience as a financial advisor lifetime valley resident National Bank Financial is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of National Bank of Canada which is a public company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (NA:TSX). 6958022
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Serving the Cowichan Valley www.cowichanvalleycitizen.com Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Acting newcomer shines as music icon Holiday A&E, Page 16
U16 Piggies battle back to win provincial title SPORTS, Page 25
SARAH SIMPSON CITIZEN
A family is grieving the loss of a beloved Duncan man and his best friend is still coming to terms with the outcome of what was supposed to be an ordinary fishing trip on the morning of Wednesday, Nov. 25.
Brayden Gale and his best friend Liem Pham, both 22, had just that week returned to the Cowichan Valley from living in Alberta where Pham had been working for Gale at his Edmon-ton-based landscaping company.
They’d both g rown up in Duncan and were eager to return home to be closer to friends and family.
The duo, who rarely spent a day apart, did everything together, so it was not out of the ordinary when they set out together to go fishing on Chemainus Lake.
Only one man was able to return home, however.
Authorities were called to the lake about 10:30 a.m. after wit-nesses Susan Harrison and Todd Lefebure, out for a daily walk around the lake, noticed the canoeists in trouble and called 9-1-1.
Gale mourned after boating tragedy
See HE WAS, Page 10
Fire crews knocked down the flames and spent hours dousing hot spots but a fire on Wicks Road in North Cowichan Monday night has rendered a two-story home unlivable. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]
Wicks Road home gutted by fi reSARAH SIMPSON CITIZEN
North Cowichan’s South End Fire Department spent close to four hours dousing flames and mopping up a house fire on Wicks Road Monday night.
The flames were discovered about 6:30 p.m. And they ultim-ately engulfed the entire house, reducing it to a frame of charred beams and rubble.
South End deputy chief Brad Coleman said members of the Maple Bay Fire Department joined his crew of about 25 from the South End hall.
“Just for extra manpower, we called in Maple Bay as well,” Coleman said.
The mutual aid crew brought with them a pumper to be added to the South End equipment.
Firefighters spent upwards of
four hours at the scene.“It was a bit of a stubborn one
and of course the overhaul, that always takes a bit of time to make sure you don’t have rekin-dles,” Coleman said. “There was quite a bit of fuel load in there.”
The cause of the fire was unknown Tuesday but the inves-tigation continued.
It’s believed two adults were displaced as a result of the blaze.
The busy night for firefighters continues a busy year for the South End members.
Coleman said there’s been a spike in structure fires in 2015, according to the hall’s statistics.
“We’ve had a busy year for structures,” he said. “Last night’s was probably number 15 or 16 this year. It is [unusual]. Generally in a year we expect of an average of about maybe six.”
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SARAH SIMPSON CITIZEN
A Ladysmith woman is missing and police are looking to the pub-lic to help find her.
Destiny Raye Williams was believed to be travelling to Nanaimo from Ladysmith on Nov. 19. She hasn’t been heard from since and her family says that’s out of character for the 35-year-old.
Williams is described as Cau-
casian with long brown hair and blue eyes. She stands about five-foot-10 and weighs about 130 pounds. She has several tattoos including a prominent one on her right shoulder. While she lives in Ladysmith, she’s been known to visit both Nanaimo and Duncan.
Ladysmith RCMP are asking those with information as to the whereabouts of Williams to call then at 250-245-2215 and quote file 2015-4183.
Destiny Raye Williams was believed to be travelling to Nanaimo from Ladysmith on Nov. 19. She hasn’t been heard from since. [SUBMITTED]
Young Ladysmith woman missing
SARAH SIMPSON CITIZEN
Monday marked the start of the second week of a former North Cowichan/Duncan Moun-tie’s retrial in the shooting of an unarmed Chemainus man years ago.
Const. David Pompeo was con-victed in February 2013 of aggra-vated assault in the shooting of William Arthur Gillespie during a traffic stop in September 2009.
In December 2013, Pompeo was sentenced to two years proba-tion and 240 hours of commun-ity service. The Crown had been seeking two years in jail.
In August 2014, Pompeo won an appeal for a new trial.
That retrial kicked off last week and went four days begin-ning with a voir dire, or a trial within a trial, to assess the admissibility of particular evi-dence and then continuing on with witnesses.
While the witnesses that were called had also appeared in the first trial, different questions
and evidence, including photos of the scene not introduced the first time around, led to new testimony for Justice Lisa Mrozinsk to consider.
Included in the first week of testimony was also that of Gil-lespie himself.
He returned to the stand for a third day on Monday morning and was briefly questioned by Crown attorney Oleh S. Kuz-ma before cross-examination by Pompeo’s lawyer Ravi Hira commenced.
Outside of the courtroom Gil-lespie said he wished the case would be done once and for all.
He’s endured one criminal trial already and a complete civil trial as well.
“I’m hoping not to have to go through anymore police harass-ment,” he said. Gillespie also said he’s suffering from post traumatic stress disorder as a result of that night in 2009 and his other interactions with police over the years.
“PTSD has been really hard on my family,” Gillespie said. “It’s caused a lot of family problems with my marriage.”
The new trial is expected to wrap up in mid December.
Shooting victim testifi es at retrial of Mountie Pompeo
William Gillespie
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SARAH SIMPSON CITIZEN
The Cowichan SPCA are appeal-ing to the public for help in finan-cing the veterinary care of a dog that came into their custody the evening of Nov. 25.
The animal, named Aslan, is pos-sibly a stray and at a mere one year old is about 50 pounds underweight.
He’s under critical care at Central Cowichan Animal Hospital.
SPCA manager Sandi Trent said the cost to treat the animal is beyond the group’s means.
“What we’re looking for is help financially,” she said.
“The dog is skeletal, in short. He
is unable to maintain his body tem-perature, is so weak he can’t stand on his own.”
The dog is on an IV and his prog-nosis is guarded.
“He was basically impacted with stool and they were able to get that out and it was plastic and wood and birdseed, that’s what he’d been eat-ing,” Trent said, adding the vet bills are going to be “just beyond belief.”
The animal was recovered from Ladysmith.
“Our investigations department, obviously, is looking for the owner but right now we’re just concerned with trying to help him out here,” Trent said.
Rescued from Ladysmith, one-year-old Aslan is in critical shape at a Duncan vet. The Cowichan SPCA is asking for help with his veterinary bills. [SUBMITTED]
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MATTHEW ROBINSON VANCOUVER SUN
A Vancouver Island woman is on the hook for $750 in fines after a squabble over space at a Tim Hortons drive-through accelerated into a case of road rage.
The bizarre encounter began around 8:30 a.m. on Nov. 7, 2013, when Christopher Smith decided to grab a coffee in Mill Bay on his way from Victoria to Nanaimo, a B.C. provincial court heard earlier this month.
Smith pulled into a Tim Hor-tons and steered his Ford F250 long box pickup behind the two vehicles waiting in line ahead of him at the drive through, according to a recent court decision.
Then a third vehicle tried to squeeze in line. The driver of the small car bumped Smith’s front tire then backed off, let-ting Smith proceed. The driv-er then bumped Smith’s truck a second time and gestured angrily at him, according to the decision.
Smith said the car might have been a two-door early 90s model Acura Integra, and while he could not make out its colour through all the dirt on it, Smith guessed it might have
been brown.Rather than confronting the
other driver, Smith grabbed his coffee and proceeded north on the Trans-Canada highway, according to the decision.
A few kilometres down the road, the driver of the small car overtook Smith, stomped on the brakes a few times then came to a stop on the highway.
The driver, who Smith described as a “scruffy” look-ing Caucasian man in his ear-ly 20s who stood about 5-foot-9 and weighed 165 pounds, jumped out of the car wield-ing what Smith thought was a sledge hammer.
The man started to pound on the truck with the hammer, smashing Smith’s driver’s side window and headlight, and denting its side and hood.
It was then that Smith stomped on the gas, pushing the smaller car off the road and fleeing. Smith later pulled off the highway and dialled 911.
A witness later came forward and described a similar version of the events. The witness had also jotted down the licence plate of the small car.
Police repeatedly tried to contact Crystalina David, a Mill Bay resident and owner
of a blue 1991 two-door Acura Integra with a licence plate that appeared to match the witness’s statement.
David gave evidence that while her parents might have driven her car from time-to-time, she never let anyone else, including her boyfriend, use the car.
Judge Brenda Edwards said in her decision that David came across in court as defen-sive and rehearsed.
“I simply did not find her believable.”
While Edwards found David’s car had been used at the time of the road rage incident, David did not allege the car had been stolen or in anyone else’s possession.
Edwards also wrote that she was satisfied David’s boyfriend matched the general descrip-tion of the driver, “although I need not determine the iden-tity of the driver for the pur-poses of this case.”
The judge found David, as the registered owner of the car, guilty of two counts under the Motor Vehicle Act.
She was ordered to pay $368 for driving without due care and attention and $368 for fail-ing to remain at the scene of the accident.
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BCSPCA officials say the result of the City of Duncan’s new animal regulations bylaws is “a new, more humane era for the community,” but at least one animal advocate is saying the new rules go too far.
Bylaw changes include limiting the number of companion animals permitted on a single lot, a pro-hibition of certain animals, such as wolf-dog hybrids, a section on animal welfare, including provi-sions related to animal cruelty, and guidelines for animals in public places to name a few. But it’s the section related to the prohibitions on wildlife feeding that had Cowic-han Cat Rescue trustee Jean Ham-ilton concerned.
In a Nov. 26 letter to the city, Ham-ilton takes issue with the section dealing with feeding “ownerless cats or cats without identification”.
“Many, if not most, of the home-less cats being fed in the City of Duncan have already been fixed and vaccinated by CCR and therefore do have identification in the form of a tattoo. They should therefore not fall within the prohibition against feeding homeless cats,” she said.
Hamilton noted that despite a thriving feral cat population with-in the city, the reason they haven’t become a problem is that they are being fixed, fed, and monitored by Cat Rescue volunteers.
“Cats that are regularly fed in a fixed location will remain in that location and will remain healthy,” she wrote. “To require people who are presently feeding feral cats, many of whom have done so for many years, to cease that activity creates an impossible situation. To feed the cats is a breach of the bylaw. To cease feeding them is an act of abandonment and would con-stitute an act of cruelty. We would expect the SPCA to take action against anyone who fed cats for a number of years and then stopped.”
Hamilton has offered to work with the city to come up with a solution.
As for the rest of the bylaw pack-
age, Hamilton wrote that “the aims of the bylaw are laudable and the vast majority of the provisions appear to be well thought out.”
The complete comprehensive document can be seen at www.duncan.ca and an information sheet will be part of dog licence renewal letters coming to mailboxes soon.
One notable change will see new licensing fees for dogs deemed aggressive.
It is not a blanket fee for particular breeds, but will apply to dogs iden-tified as having bitten or attacked a human or animal without provo-cation, or that has been previously designated aggressive by animal control officers.
In addition, aggressive dogs will only be licensed if the animal is outfitted with a microchip.
The changes are good for the city and its residents, but also for the animals, said Duncan Mayor Phil Kent.
“The new bylaw will enhance the well-being of animals in our city and we are especially pleased with the new regulations related to banning the tethering of ani-mals outdoors for long periods of time and keeping animals confined in enclosures (including motor vehicles) without adequate venti-lation to prevent the animal from suffering from distress,” Kent said. “It is also a great opportunity for bylaw enforcement officers to edu-cate the public if they see animals living in less than ideal conditions and as a tool when dealing with ani-mal neglect.”
For Erika Paul, a 10-year veteran of the SPCA, working in Cowichan, the changes encourage responsible animal care and guardianship — something that needed to be addressed in Duncan and in many other communities.
“These changes will improve the lives of animals living in Duncan,” Paul said. “We are looking forward to seeing this positive movement towards humane communities spread through the Cowichan Valley.”
Duncan’s animal bylaws get overhaul
COMMUNITY WARMTH LIGHTS UP MILL BAY
Coleman Lancaster stops by the Island Savings table to try one of their two entries in the Mill Bay Centre’s chili contest. For more pictures from the light-up event, see cowichanvalleycitizen.com [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]
After the sun goes down, the fire pit at Mill Bay Centre draws a happy crowd to warm their hands, including Mill Bay’s area director, Kerry Davis, centre. [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]
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Join new AAP mailing list and get notifi ed
The main problem with the lack of elector response to an alternate approval bylaw is that people are too easily distracted. We notice the advertisement in the newspaper and decide to print and submit the elector response form.
But before we get to the com-puter to download the form, something distracts us and it doesn’t get done and we forget to do it later.
Now, if you join the no.aap movement, an e-mail with a scanned copy of the AAP bylaw and a copy of the elector response form will be send to you. Then, whenever you check your email, all the information will be there. If you want to wait, to get a better understand-ing of the bylaw, then don’t delete the email from your “in” folder. So every time you log on to your email account, you will be reminded.
It is all rather simple, just send an email to [email protected] and mention the CVRD area and/or town you reside in. This information is then entered into a database.
Unless your email address con-tains your name, no last name, address or phone number will be shown on the database. Then whenever a new AAP bylaw is launched, affecting your area and/or town, you will be informed by mass BCC e-mail.
So even if you are a snowbird, a summer cottage owner or an absentee landlord, you will be notified.
The rest is now up to you. Join right away before you get
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Shawnigan air; it’s diff erent here
Re: Clean air advocatesOne has to read the article
to understand that there are too many grey areas in these statements to actually make a change.
Some “areas” are different — yes — so a blanket bylaw would not be appropriate. The link below can be used to help make some decisions, but again, which areas need to be looked at?
When the electricity goes off, do you drive somewhere, so as
to be able to eat? Do you need to flush but can’t? Do you get cold rather quickly? Will your pipes in your home freeze, etc.?
Two solutions are to break out the generator, (to get your well pump going) and get the woodstove going to make your food and keep you pipes from bursting.
Driving around just pollutes as well — the exhaust however, has no smell and is invisible, there-fore it gets little or no attention paid to it!
This particular article, “Clean air advocates call for law chan-ges”, does not take into account the program to change out old wood heating stoves.
It suggests that there is smoke all year long in the valley, I would ask, from where, as I
drive through it and have noted a large number of clear days (we are talking woodsmoke here).
Comparing the Valley to Bei-jing, is absurd.
The other side of this is, are the “advocates” willing to pay for the parallelling of BC Hydro submarine lines from the Main-land? are they willing to pay for the extra cost a lot of us would have to pay for the rising costs of electricity if they were to actually succeed in their endeav-ours? In both cases I think not.
Another reason for Shawni-gan Lake (Area B) to leave the CVRD. North Cowichan can have their rules and regs.
It’s different here.
David Richards Shawnigan
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When local governments enact legislation, they always do it with the
best of intentions.It has usually been scrutinized
to try to discover and eliminate any unintended pitfalls before the bylaws hit the books.
But sometimes they miss something.
We agree with Cowichan Cat Rescue that there needs to be some reconsideration of the City of Duncan’s new bylaw as it pertains to feral cat populations.
Nobody, not rescue organiza-tions or the kind people who put out food for feral cat colonies,
want to see the colonies con-tinue on indefinitely.
The goal is to keep the cats from being a nuisance or health hazard and allowing them to live out their lives in the most humane way possible.
What needs to be done with these cats is a brief capture for them to be spayed or neutered, so that the colony will natur-ally age and die out on its own, and for them to be vaccinated so they are not transmitting diseases.
These are usually not your average house cat. Oftentimes they cannot simply be captured
and then adopted out to a loving family. But nor are they able to fend for themselves.
Suddenly cutting off their food supply would be horribly cruel.
We don’t think that starving any animal to death is the intention anyone had when they came up with the provisions of the bylaw.
Perhaps the bylaw only need to be clarified, or perhaps it needs a quick second look to prevent posing an impossible choice for those who have worked to get the area’s feral cat colonies under control for years, and feed the cats on a regular basis.
We know we could never live with our conscience if we had been feeding any animal for years and then suddenly ceased to do so, leaving it to a winter of starvation.
It’s just as bad as the people who drive out to what they believe to be a rural area and dump their dogs and cats out of the car.
Or who move away and leave their pet behind as if it is just supposed to be fine like that.
It’s not the same as feeding a deer or a bear or elk or some other truly stupid behaviour.
It’s about compassion.
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Bylaw to Regulate, Prohibit and Impose Requirements in Relation to Animals In the City of Duncan”
It has come to our attention that the City of Duncan has passed the above captioned bylaw. While the aims of the bylaw are laudable and the vast majority of the provisions appear to be well thought out, we must take strong issue with Section 71, “Feeding Wildlife.”
Many, if not most, of the homeless cats being fed in the City of Duncan have already been fixed and vaccinated by CCR and therefore do have identification in the form of a tattoo. They should therefore not fall within the prohibition against feeding homeless cats.
The inclusion of “ownerless cats or cats without identifica-tion” in the list of wildlife and a prohibition against feeding them fails to recognize the causes of feline homelessness and the consequences of with-drawing a secure food source.
Formerly domestic cats and their offspring, whether feral, wild or stray, are not able to
provide for themselves with-out becoming a problem in many ways, including health issues, raiding garbage con-tainers, fighting owned cats for their food, reproducing freely, and moving into areas looking for a food supply. That this is not a serious problem in the City is due to previ-ous efforts by Cowichan Cat Rescue and by the service provided by those people who are feeding homeless cats. Cats that are regularly fed in a fixed location will remain in that location and will remain healthy. The only other necessity for those cats to not become a nuisance is for them to be spayed/neutered and vac-cinated against disease.
To require people who are presently feeding feral cats, many of whom have done so for many years, to cease that activity creates an impossible situation. To feed the cats is a breach of the bylaw. To cease feeding them is an act of aban-donment and would constitute an act of cruelty. We would expect the SPCA to take action against anyone who fed cats for a number of years and then stopped.
In order to provide a humane solution to this dilemma and to avoid criminalizing a
humane act, we would ask the City to consider revising Bylaw 3139 by removing cats from Section 71 and creat-ing a separate provision for homeless cats. That section, rather than making feeding an offence, could create a requirement that any feeder or colony manager working with homeless cats must be able to produce evidence of a plan for the care, spaying/neuter-ing, vaccination and feeding of those cats, such plan to be made with the SPCA or Cowic-han Cat Rescue and in writing. A reasonable time limit for the creation of such a plan could be imposed on anyone feeding cats which have no identifica-tion. The result would be to avoid any cruelty to those cats and would put an end to the growth of feral colonies with-in the City.
Cowichan Cat Rescue would be very pleased to contribute in any way to the further discussion of this matter to provide an achievable and humane solution to the per-ceived proliferation of home-less cats within the City.
Thank you for your consider-ation of this matter.
Jean HamiltonTrustee, Cowichan Cat Rescue
Christmas lights and Earth Hour
Is this Cowichan Valley Citizen, that is promoting the frivolous plastering of
Christmas lights all over local buildings so that they can burn every evening for the next few weeks, the same Cow-ichan Valley Citizen that back in March was urging people
to turn off all of their house lights for one hour for Earth Hour?!
Warren ChapmanDuncan
Thank you for making tragedy a little easier
We would personally like to thank the RCMP, Victim Services, RCMP Dive Team, BC Ambulance Service, the Search and Rescue teams, the Fire Departments and the Coroner. Their tireless, endless and difficult efforts have allowed us to begin closure on the tragic event that has befallen us. Their challenging and demanding
task was carried out while main-taining sensitivity and profes-sionalism towards the family and friends who had gathered that fateful day.
A special thank you to the bystanders for their noble efforts, also the business owner a short distance away who offered any amenities we needed.
Duane Gale and all the family and friends of Brayden Gale
Written word still best communication device
With all our fancy communica-tion devices, even hand-held ones that can reach around the world and even into space, the most effective are still the written ones. Signals are not always reliable and you can miss things on TV and other electronic gizmos but papers hang around, and can be read at any time.
Also they are kept in archives for future generations.
Once read they can be used to start fires, insulate houses, stretch your too-tight shoes, train your dog, plus so many things.
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Cowichan Valley Citizen | Wednesday, December 2, 2015 9Opinion
Duncan artist Doreen Green hopes to draw attention to the cause with this drawing of a Salvation Army volunteer manning a Christmas Kettle. [SUBMITTED]
CHRISTMAS REMINDERGoing after woodstoves in clean air quest unfair
Re: clean air article in Wednes-day’s paper
It appears the CVRD is gather-ing comments from only those who have interests in air quality. Why was the general public not made aware of this going on? As we do not have a lobby group that can speak on our behalf, we are left in the dark. What is being discussed? Aside from the CVRD wanting to lump rural communities in with the likes of Duncan, what are they contemplating?
If they are listening to Jenny Lawson, who has to resort to hyperbole to make her case, then I fear the worst. She wants to ban all woodstoves. I would like to remind her of the blizzard of ‘96. There was no power so electric heat was out of the question. If one did not have natural gas, you were out of luck unless you had a woodstove. Those who did not
were invited in to share the warmth. Those with generators had it even better but she prob-ably would like to ban those also because of noise and the emissions.
If children are having breath-ing problems, before blaming wood smoke, put on a white glove and check for dust in the house first. Dust causes aller-gies which can contribute to poor health. Having no windows open and keeping the house too warm can also affect health.
Those of us who have wood-stoves find that the heat is better than electric or gas. Also, because Christy Clark wants to give the appearance of a balanced budget, she is raising hydro rates so she can take more from them. Woodstoves cushion the blow.
If you want only hydro or gas then I have to assume you sup-port Site C, which will impact treaty lands, farmers and the lands that could feed a million people and all the wildlife, but
it’s not around here. Out of sight, so that’s okay. Also, if gas is the option, then it is fracking that impacts other people’s clean air and water quality.
The CVRD supported a wood-stove change-out program in the past. If they are now consid-ering banning these, then I want reimbursement and a monthly stipend to pay for the expensive use of electric heat. I would also like to remind the CVRD that, not only could there be another potential blizzard, there will be the big one occurring sometime and it may happen in any sea-son. This will damage gas and water lines, hydro and other infrastructure. Woodstoves would be the only source of heat and generators will supply power.
To solve Duncan’s complaints, first build a bypass then build a dome over the town. Problem solved.
Ed AikenCobble Hill
Do the affl ictions of the few determine policy?
I use a woodstove to primarily heat my house, does that make me ignorant or inconsiderate? I hope not.
I recently looked into the cost of a new source of heat for my house and was surprised and terrified at the cost of the ven-ture. It’s not only the thousands
of dollars that is would be to purchase a new heat pump or gas furnace but the constant supply of electricity or gas that are forever rising in costs.
I have seen the direct impact of poor air quality in close family members and fully appreciate their struggle to breath properly and live a normal life, but what else can we do? Do the actions or afflictions of the few determine
the outcome of the many? As with the barriers on the
Malahat, does the bad driving of the few affect the taxes and monetary outgoings that the majority have to compensate for? I love our valley, but does living here mean that I cannot afford to live here?
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Pham said their canoe became submerged after a shift in seat-ing position caused the boat to tip.
“We flipped it upside down so we would have some sort of float to rest on but it started sinking so quickly we decid-ed to ditch the canoe,” Pham recalled.
“I quickly flipped onto my back because I was starting to sink and my chest started to tighten up.”
Gale star ted swimming towards the dock while Pham removed his jacket weighing him down and headed towards the weeds on the side of the lake.
“Eventually I made it within 20 feet of the weeds and decid-ed to make a mad dash because my limbs were so numb they weren’t responding to me,” Pham said. “As I reached the weeds I was still waist deep in water but I could hear people yelling at Brayden to ‘keep swimming’ and telling him ‘you’re almost there, you can do it’.
“I thought they could see him so I would be able to rest for a minute before trying to wade through the weeds,” Pham added.
Despite the calls and encour-agement from Harrison and Lefebure, Gale never made it to the shore.
Lefebure had tried to help the young man by jumping in him-self but soon found the chill of the water was overwhelming his own body.
Unable to breathe, Lefebure had to get out.
“He handed me his glasses and wallet and took off his shirt,” Harrison said of her hus-band’s rescue efforts. “
He got about 15 feet before he couldn’t breathe. He had a hard time getting out. I don’t know how [Pham] swam as far as he did.”
Crews from Chemainus, Croft-on and North Cowichan’s South End fire departments were called out as well as the Cow-ichan Valley and Ladysmith search and rescue groups and the RCMP Dive Team.
The British Columbia Ambu-lance Service and Cowichan Valley Victim Services were also on scene to assist.
Gale’s body was recovered just before 4 p.m.
Witnesses Harrison and Lefe-bure hope to meet with the Municipality of North Cowic-han, which operates the park at Chemainus Lake, about the possibility of putting some life-saving equipment at the site. They were about a quarter of the way around the lake when they heard the canoeists in dis-tress, and ran back to the dock to see what they could do.
“We’re thinking if there was a ring with a rope attached, maybe we could have thrown it across,” Harrison said. “I don’t know if we could have thrown it that far, but there was noth-ing there, so we never would know.”
Pham is still digesting the ordeal, while coming to terms with the idea his best friend is gone.
“Brayden and I spent everyday together. Every wakingminute we could, we would be together,”’ Pham said. “Any-thing from playing video gamesat home to heading into workafter hours to get set up forthe next day. Brayden was thehardest-working person I’veever met and together we wereunstoppable.”
Pham said their friendshipwas like no other.
“I don’t know how to explainit but Brayden and I had a con-nection that I’ve never had with anyone. We could speak with-out saying a single word and just simple gestures betweenus were as good as hour longconversations,” Pham said.
“He always knew what Iwas thinking and I knew histhoughts.”
The pair had mutual goalsthey wanted to accomplishtogether.
“We were going to leave the construction business and jointhe police because we knewthat together we could trulymake a difference in the world,” Pham said.“He was to the end,selfless, devoted and always apositive aspect in anyone’s lifehe touched.”
A public Facebook page “TheLegacy of Brayden Gale” hasbeen set up in remembrance.
There, friends rememberGale as smart, full of energy,always smiling, a hard workerand incredibly loving. In lieuof flowers Gale’s family sug-gests donations be made in hishonour to a few of his favouritecharities: the Salvation Armyand the SPCA.
‘He was, to the end, selfl ess’: PhamGALE MOURNED, From Page 1
A tragic fishing accident took the life of 22-year-old Brayden Gale on Nov. 25. He will be greatly missed by his friends and family. [SUBMITTED]
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JACOB ZINN SPECIAL TO THE CITIZEN
In recognition of family-owned businesses on Vancouver Island, the local chapter of the Canadian Association of Family Enterprise is accepting nominations for its 2016 Family Enterprise of the Year Award.
The annual award by CAFE was started in an effort to honour, cele-brate and promote the achieve-ments of Canadian family business-es. CAFE is Canada’s only national not-for-profit that celebrates and supports family business.
Past Vancouver Island recipients include Country Grocer, Accent Inns, McCall Brothers Funeral Dir-ectors, Capital Iron, the Canada Homestay Network, Pacific Sands Resort, Robinson’s Outdoor Store and Monk Office.
“It’s extremely important to rec-ognize the contributions family businesses make to the economy,” said managing director Berna-dine Rudichuk, “and the best way we find of doing that is to honour someone locally who has done well as a family business.”
Rudichuk said CAFE places importance on family businesses because they support the local econ-omy through job creation and often give back to their communities.
“Vancouver Island has a very high percentage of family business-es, and many of them have been around for many generations,” she said.
“We appreciate the fact that not only do they contribute to the econ-omy, but they provide employment
and they’re local. It’s always a great feeling to support local businesses.”
Additionally, the recipients of the local FEYA from CAFE’s 11 chapters will be entered to win the national Family Enterprise of the Year Award. In 2014, Victoria’s Cap-ital Iron won the national award, making them the first Vancouver Island recipient of the accolade.
“It was amazing — it was the first time it’s happened for us,” said Rudichuk. “It was just great.”
Nominations are being accepted until Dec. 15, with the Vancouver Island celebration gala taking place on Feb. 11 at the Victoria Golf Club. Residents can nominate eligible businesses that they feel are worthy of recognition in their community.
Eligible businesses must be family owned, defined by several criteria, including ownership or operation by different generations of a family, potential ownership to be passed on to a younger generation, more than one family member with active employment, and a head office located in Canada.
Nominations are being accepted until Dec. 15, with the Vancouver Island celebration gala taking place on Feb. 11 at the Victoria Golf Club. Residents can nominate eligible businesses that they feel are worthy of recognition in their community.
To nominate a family business (self-nominations are welcome) or for more details on the nomination process, visit www.cafecanada.ca/chapters/vancouver-island and fill out the form, or contact Rudichuk at 250-532-2402 or [email protected]
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Davis Lagoon Bridge work delayed by midden fi ndSARAH SIMPSON CITIZEN
Workers on a watermain project at the Davis Lagoon bridge in Sal-tair are preparing for an extended delay until archeologists can study the significance of a First Nations midden discovered on the worksite early in November.
David Stalker Construction halt-ed work when a concentration of shells and tools was found at the
site along Chemainus Road. By law projects have to be stopped
when a site of potential archeologic-al interest is discovered.
The archeological branch of Min-istry of Forests, Lands and Natur-al Resource Operations has been notified.
Madrone Environmental Services Ltd. has been brought on to help the project move forward, legally and with sensitivity to the potential of the archeological site.
Even so, the delay will be sig-nificant, according to a Cowichan
Valley Regional District press release.
“Unfortunately, the length of time required to process the site registration and obtaining permits from the Ministry has taken longer than expected, and is still ongoing. At this point it is unlikely that the permits will be in place to allow the work to
proceed prior to the end of the year,” said the release issued by CVRD engineer Brian Dennison.
“Because of this delay, the final milling and paving restor-ation of the project trenches will likely not occur until early 2016, weather permitting.”
The contractor has been
tasked with patching up the area and making it safe for trav-el until such time as work can proceed.
The lagoon area has long been a source of clams and oysters, so it is not surprising to have discovered a midden there.
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Saanich to Cowichan: the tale of the transplanted columnistAsked the other
day if I’ve always lived
in the Cowichan Val-ley, I found myself answering, “No, I’m from Saanich.”
Note: Saanich. Not Victoria. There was a world of difference between them when I was young. So unlike today’s commercial develop-ment and blacktop which has come to be the norm for both of them. So much so that you can’t tell them apart anymore, cer-tainly not where they meet on north Douglas Street.
Now they call Uptown Shop-ping Centre what for 40-odd years was the Town & Country Shopping Centre.
I can remember when what was Woolco, not Walmart, opened in the ‘60s. Better yet, I can remember when much of today’s asphalt and concrete cityscape was farmer’s fields although Swan’s Dairy had ceased operation by the time I began to play there. Walking to and from Tolmie School from
my home on Brett Avenue was a day and night difference to what it would be now. Such, sigh, is progress.
To think that we had most of Swan Lake for our playground! Okay, unofficially, as the southeastern shore was rimmed
with working dairy farms — John McLean, the Pendrays, Charlie and Tom. But, work-ing farms or no, this was free domain to us kids who recog-nized no boundaries; certainly not those so ineffectively denot-ed by a few strands of barbed wire (even when they were elec-trically charged).
When Swan Lake burst its banks, as it did every autumn, the “Overflow” as we called it became our play pond for raft-ing as it was shallow and safer than the lake itself. This was as close to Huckleberry Finn as we Saanich kids could hope to get in real life.
In the summer it was hunting for frogs and salamanders, not
to capture them or harm them, but to examine them close up and, although we probably weren’t conscious of the fact, to learn. If I miss anything of my Saanich childhood by living in the Duncan area, it’s the nightly chorus of frogs. What a sym-phony as thousands — tens of thousands — or more burst into deep-throated song!
(In my daily walks in the his-toric Keating Farm area, I’ve noticed other disturbing signs of our changing wildlife. Where
is the night hawk? Where are the swallows who flitted about in family flocks while devouring flying insects?
Perhaps twice since I moved to the Valley I’ve heard a pheas-ant’s call. Not so the kiwi which populated Atkinson’s market garden on the edge of Swan Lake.)
My first encounters with his-tory began in the Swan Lake area as the CNR tracks which ran as far as Lake Hill were part of our playgrounds, too. What
is today’s phenomenally popu-lar Galloping Goose Trail was our shortcut to most anywhere we wanted to go. With real live steam engines to boot.
My first encounters with tobac-co began beneath the Little Trestle at the foot of Brett Ave. (as opposed to the Big Trestle at Saanich Road). Mind you, we also had our forts in which we indulged our flirtations with nicotine.
Now the Swan Lake nature sanctuary, this body of water and its surroundings were once the playground of a whole host of Saanich kids who grew up with it as their backyard. [WIKIPEDIA PHOTO]
See CHILDHOOD, Page 13
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Cowichan Valley Citizen | Wednesday, December 2, 2015 13Living
Which didn’t always involve real tobacco, not at first, but make-do, hand-rolled smokes of dried flora such as the seeds of ocean spray which we knew as “buckshit”. Real tobacco came from pilfering cigarettes from our parents or, worse, shoplifting them in Christie’s store. (Hey, we were kids.)
There was so much to do, depending on the weather and the season: fishing for sunfish in the Big and Little Ponds, toasting bread over an open candle flame, burning potatoes until they were black in the hot coals of a camp fire. Somehow, they all were delicious.
Making slingshots from a patch of shoe leather, strips of rubber sliced from an inner tube and a forked maple branch was a must-do for boys. How glad I am today that I never hit a bird for all of the times I tried although I do regret having murdered and maimed healthy young evergreens for Christ-
mas trees in my cousin’s playhouse, a converted bird house.
But life at Swan Lake couldn’t be perfect, of course. There was the neigh-bourhood bully, Georgie-Peorgie (as we called him behind his back) Jansen (not his real name) to be contended with from time to time. Until the glori-ous day he picked on the wrong victim and had his face rubbed in a fresh cow patty.
But Georgie was a piker when com-pared with the Morrison brothers and their hulking accomplice, Tom Stillman.
These guys, older and bigger than my crowd, were real bad news dudes. Mean to a fault and always on the prowl for mischief. Until the day they made newspaper headlines when one of their stunts misfired and the younger Morri-son lost his head — for real.
By then I’d moved away. By then things were different. By then Saanich — my Saanich — had also changed, with a subdivision not a pasture for a neighbour. It wasn’t what I’d grown up with. It wasn’t what I wanted.
I had no way of foreseeing that Swan Lake’s dairy farmlands would become part of a nature preserve, not that I would have waited for it. So I came to Cowichan — and I’ve not regretted it for a moment.
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Duncan streets will be full of Santas on Sunday, Dec. 6 as the Run for the Claus fundraiser returns.
Organizer Alan Crisp introduced the idea in the Valley a couple of years ago after seeing it in Britain.
“I was on vacation in England five or six years ago and a friend of mine asked me to sponsor him in it. He was going to dress up in a Santa suit. I thought it was a great idea. Then I realized there are quite a few cities all over the world that take on that fun run,” he said.
So, he brought the concept to the Cowic-han United Way and it proved to be a popu-lar idea, though it was shelved last year.
“I think they were going through a few changes there and at that particular point it wasn’t going to work out for them.”
Crisp and a group of friends and family decided to take on the project themselves this year.
“We picked a charity of choice, the Cle-ments Centre, and got going. We’ve got just a 100 per cent support from them. We asked them to handle the registration for us while we looked after the event our-selves. It’s worked out for us really well,” he said.
The 2015 Run for the Claus will follow the same format as in the past, starting on Sunday, Dec. 6, with activities and entertainment beginning at Duncan’s City Square at about 10 a.m. and the run/walk itself taking off at 11 a.m.
“People can come and mingle, get a hot drink (by donation). They can register on the day but preferably we’d like to have them register at the Clements Centre beforehand. It would be great if we sold all our Santa suits and didn’t have to worry too much about registration on the day. We know how many suits we’ve got so we’ll either sell out or have a few left over for next year.”
And sell out they might.“I think we’re up to about 100 sold
already,” Crisp said. It’s $20 per person to enter.The suits are one size fits all. Kids will
probably just wear the top but that just adds to the humour of the day.
Onstage at City Square, starting about 9:30 a.m., there will be music and, just before everyone heads out, there’s a fun aerobic warm-up with everyone doing their stretches in their red suits.
“I think the energy of having that many Santas in one area is kind of neat,” Crisp said.
The runners will leave City Square and run for six kilometres along the Friend-ship Trail following Canada Avenue and Alington Road over to Lane Road, then back down Sherman Road and along the Trail to City Square.
Walkers have a simpler three and a half kilometre route; they leave City Square and travel the Friendship Trail following Canada Avenue and Alington to a turning point marked by a Christmas tree, then retrace their steps the same way to down-town Duncan.
“We’ve kind of kept the walkers on the flat part, so for people who are pushing chairs or strollers, it will be easier,” he said.
“We’ve contacted the auxilliary RCMP, we’ve got the Rotary Club marshalling and keeping everyone safe.”
The event is pet-friendly, too.“We’ve had dogs dressed up in Santa
suits. Dogs are welcome but they need to be kept under control.”
Crisp is still trying to figure out the best name for the event.
“It’s not a run or race. It’s just a fun time out for the community. There are always one or two that just sprint around it and that’s fine, too, but nobody is noting the times. Walks, shuffles, they’re all fine,” he said.
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The Run for the Claus is back after a year off. This popular fundraiser sees Santas of all shapes and sizes make a red tide through Duncan on Dec. 6. [CITIZEN FILE]
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Glaucia Desrochers wows the crowd with such Billie Holiday standards as God Bless the Child and Strange Fruit. For more pictures see cowichanvalleycitizen.com [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]
Acting newcomer shines as music iconLEXI BAINAS CITIZEN
She first won our hearts as Duncan’s Idol but, even then, we all knew Glaucia Des-rochers had talent to spare.
Now she’s appearing as Billie Holiday in Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill, pro-duced by Pat Selman and the Chemainus Valley Cultural Arts Society and continu-ing at two venues this weekend.
After seeing this superlative production on opening night, Friday, Nov. 27, many of us had only one question: how soon will it be before she takes it on the road?
After all, Joelle Rabu built an endur-ing reputation on her Tonight: Piaf! one-woman show and, after seeing and hearing Desrochers, many of us saw doors opening for this Valley songbird.
Everyone who’s ever seen her sing knows she had the personal warmth and the vocal equipment for the task, but she’s never act-ed a role onstage before.
And taking on Billie Holiday first time out? Now, there’s a challenge!
But, with Selman’s confident support and under the skillful handling of experi-enced director, Michelle Tremblay, the petals unfolded and revealed Desrochers as a performer who can hold an audience in the palm of her hand.
The show’s simple concept draws in the audience right from the start: we are in
Emerson’s Bar & Grill, and Billie, near the end of her career, and in fact, life, is tell-ing us about the astonishing journey that brought her back to Philadelphia — her least favourite city in the world.
As expected, she unravels during the show, but Desrochers still manages to infuse her Billie with a shining resilience that earns the respect of her listeners.
And that brings us to the one weak point of opening night: the audience was a tad more respectful than the loud, rowdy crowd the singer would probably have been facing at Emerson’s Bar & Grill.
But that’s only natural. It’s hard to cat-call when your jaw is dropped in sheer admiration of a job so well done.
She’s backed, in this show, by the tasty trio of Karel Roessingh on piano, Nick Min-tenko on bass and Ron Joiner on drums and although they’re never obtrusive, their quiet support is felt throughout the show — now as it would have been then.
Performances continue Dec. 4 at 2 p.m. at St. Michael’s Church Hall in Chemainus and Dec. 4 and 5 at 8 p.m. at the Crofton Pub.
Check cvcas.com for updates on where to get tickets in advance and what is still available but don’t miss this one. You’ll kick yourself if you do.
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This coming year, 2016, marks the 67th annual Cowichan Music Festival.
If you wish to take part, the deadline for entries is Saturday, Dec. 5.
To find out which events you’d like to enter, the music festival syllabus is online at cowichanmusicfestival.com and also available for purchase in hard copy from
Duncan Music at a cost of $5 each.The actual dates of competition are from
Feb. 9 to 29 and the Highlights Concerts are March 2 and March 5 both in the Cow-ichan Theatre.
But, in order to join the fun, you need to enter by this weekend, so if that paper-work is just waiting there, or if you’ve forgotten, you’ve got just a few days to get it in.
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Hearth & Fire is the name of this December’s seasonal con-cert by the Encore! Womens Choir.
Under the skillful direction of Christine Dandy and accom-panied by Rykie Avenant, these joyful voices will be singing Sat-urday, Dec. 12 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 13 at 2:30 p.m. at the Duncan United Church.
This group performs both sacred and secular music from many sources as well as selec-tions from musical theatre.
The program caters to all musical tastes, including sing-alongs to keep the audience involved.
Listeners will delight in the
beautiful Sussex Carol and Coventry Carol from England as well as the Appalachian, Tis’ the Gift to Be Simple, the Canadian Huron Carol, and the spirituals When the Song of the Angels is Stilled and He Came Down That We Might Have Love.
Also featured will be the haunting Ubi Caritas by Norwe-gian contemporary composer, Ola Gjeilo. Soothing lullabies and hearth songs will complete the program, with a medley of Five Favourite Holiday Songs crowning the concert.
In addition, two of the choir’s high-flying first sopranos, Heather MacGregor and Ann Yelland, will then perform the beautiful Flower Duet from the
opera Lakme by Leo Delibes. On top of that, the audience
will also be treated to snippets from the upcoming production of Anne of Green Gables by the South Island Musical Theatre Society and be given a sneak peek at Menotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors by boy sop-rano Reuben Broadway and tenor Ted Rhodes.
The Cowichan Symphony Society’s production of this one-act Christmas opera will be staged at the beginning of the New Year.
Tickets are $20 each at the door or $15 in advance.
Visit www.encorewomens choir.com/performances.html for more details on advance purchases.
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A concert of Unfolding Delights is on the menu as Sheila John-son’s adult Concenti choir and her award winning youth choirs join forces for a show on Sunday, Dec. 13 at 2 p.m. at Chemainus United Church.
This is one of the Chemainus Classical Concert series but it’s in a different venue this time.
Under the precise hand of their director, these well-trained voices will present their songs like a string of perfectly cut gems, spark-
ling with the different facets of this most contemplative and joyful time of year.
After the concert the choirs and audience will walk to St. Michael’s Church hall, to enjoy a special reception. During the walk, the choirs will lead the walkers in carol singing.
Tickets are $17 in advance or $20 at the door. Music lovers under 18 can get in for $5. If you’d like to book in advance, check out chemainusclassicalconcerts.ca for a list of places to get your tickets or phone 250-748-8383.
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As country music fans know, Dallas Smith loves a good party. And that’s a good thing because he’s coming to Sunfest 2016.
The Vancouver-bred country superstar knows how to perform on the big stage, as he took part in the celebrations surrounding the 103rd Grey Cup in Winnipeg, joining the fun on Nov. 29.
He took home an incredible five awards at this year’s BC Country Music Awards in categories including Album of the Year, Entertainer of the Year, Fan Choice Award, Male Vocalist of the Year and Single of the Year.
Now he’s back with a new release, Kids With Cars, celebrating those never-to-be-forgotten years when what you drove — import, classic or brand new Mustang —said a lot about who you were. Music lovers are sure to relate when he joins Carrie Underwood and Dierks Bentley next summer at Sunfest.
Other acts coming to Sunfest were also announced this week.
They include High Valley, Chase Bryant and The Road Hammers.
Early bird single day tickets are now on sale until Dec. 31. For more information, check out sunfestconcerts.com and book your August long weekend fun now.
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Brenna Bazinet has studied voice and piano with Connie Masson for many years. Her beautiful voice is often heard in our community, and she is a regular performer at the Cowichan Music Festival. Brenna is in her final year at Duncan Christian School, where she enjoys being on stage for their annual musical theatre productions.
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Strong performances anchor this tale of troubled romanceLEXI BAINAS CITIZEN
The nursery rhyme goes: “Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water. Jack fell down and broke his crown and Jill came tumbling after.”
It was written as a bit of anonymous, scurrilous political comment about England’s King Charles I and his hated French wife but we can reassure you that the Shawnigan Players latest play, Jack and Jill, by Jane Martin, doesn’t drag anyone back into history.
This Jack (Matt Williams) is a bruis-ing but bruised fellow and his Jill (Laura Faulkner) doesn’t really seem to want to follow anyone.
In fact, when they meet, the watcher wonders if they will ever even meet for coffee.
But when they sit down, things really start to move fast.
And heat up.Williams has already proved himself
an actor who can handle a hot, physical scene and here he has plenty of scope and Faulkner is more than ready for him.
Her talent and versatility is also well known among theatregoers but as Jill she has her work cut out for her in try-ing to make this jagged little gal into someone worth caring about.
On paper the story looks pretty tough to digest as the pair try to play their
game of mental Scrabble with very few vowels but the quality of the acting make both Jack and Jill human.
Their relationship lurches forward like a car with transmission trouble and reaches a climax when plates start to fly.
For an audience it’s sometimes diffi-cult to watch, though, as the dialogue reaches out and finds the weak spots in everyone’s armour.
But, don’t hold back on that account:
the result is magical and proves yet again the depth of talent that can be found in the Valley’s theatre community.
Performances continue Dec. 3 to 5 at Queen Margret’s School Theatre start-ing at 8 p.m. nightly.
Tickets are $15 each at Ten Old Books in Duncan, Mason’s in Shawnigan Lake, Butler Locksmithing in Lake Cowichan, or reserve through email at [email protected]
Jack (Matt Williams) and Jill (Laura Faulkner) make their way down after a climactic scene. For more photos see cowichanvalleycitizen.com [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]
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A couple of years ago, Linda came to the food bank confused, alone
and sick, weighing only 80 pounds. She had left a toxic relationship and was facing grave medical concerns having been diagnosed with COPD. Forced to live on a very limited income, she cautiously joined us first for food and was surprised to find a welcoming safe environment ready to listen, nurture and eventually provide her with tools to start to believe in herself.
The first order of business was to get her healthy. She learned that eating nutritious soups helped her disease abate, she found resources about diet, spices, vitamins, dental help, and trying new juices made with vegetables and fruit. Linda tried new foods for compromised immune systems, gluten free choices and a soy and almond drink instead of dairy. Like many folks on social assistance, these choices are expensive. But the food bank, through United Way funding specifically for protein-rich foods, was able to help by supplying these items during Linda’s visits for soup and also through the hamper program.
Linda’s goal was to live independently. She received household items through the food bank’s message board and by word of mouth, talk-ing to folks at the food bank. Linda says it is the relation-ships formed with the staff, volunteers and our patrons that have become her most important connections.
As her health improved, from 80 to a whopping 100 pounds, her energy became restored; she says the food bank has done more for her bouts of depression than any prescribed pills. Linda also received care packages sent to her home if she stayed away too long. Staff and volunteers
became friends and would drive her to appointments and from the hospital on their time off. Now Linda takes care of others that are too feeble to make it in for soup or for hampers.
Linda also started volunteer-ing at the food bank, first as a cleaner and then as a soup server. She has gone from working half an hour to two hours in the soup kiosk and now has a part time job in the community. Through all of life’s challenges she has man-aged to put on a smile and has infected everyone around her with laughter.
With the funding they receive, the Cowichan Valley Basket Society is able to pur-chase protein-rich foods for their patrons.
A donation to United Way Cowichan can ensure people, just like Linda, are provided with this nutrition, giving them the ability to get back on their feet and to become healthy members of our com-munity. Remember, this isn’t a “United Way campaign”, this is the community campaign. Together, we are possibility! To donate: call 250-748-1312 or visit www.cowichanunitedway.com
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John Reischmann and the Jaybirds head to Farm
Providence Farm and the Cow-ichan Folk Guild present John Reischman and the Jaybirds in a fundraising concert Sunday, Dec. 6 at the Farm’s own lovely chapel.
Doors open at 1:30 p.m. with the show following at 2 p.m. so get there early to secure a seat for this Valley favourite.
Tickets can be purchased at Providence Farm office for $25 each or $20 for CFG and Provi-dence Farm Members and young people.
It’s also possible to buy tickets online at: https://islandsfolk. tickit.ca/
The proceeds will be split between Providence Farm and the Cowichan Folk Guild.
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for more information Call the CVRD Recycling Hotline at 250-746-2540 or toll-free 1-800-665-3955 or visit www.CVRDrecycles.bc.ca
For more information on the survey, including alternative methods of participation, visit cvrd.bc.ca/survey or call the CVRD Recycling Hotline at 250-746-2540 or toll free 1-800-665-3955.
Notice to Residents of Electoral Area G (Saltair/Gulf Islands):
A survey will be distributed and attached to your Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD) curbside tote on December 3, 2015, to obtain feedback regarding the curbside collection program in your area. Please complete the survey and re-attach it to your CVRD curbside tote for collection on the next pick-up day (December 17, 2015).
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NOTICE OF INTENT TO AMEND ZONING BYLAWZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 3773 (Cowichan Bay Marine Zoning)(APPLICABLE TO ELECTORAL AREA D – COWICHAN BAY)
NOTICE is hereby given that the CVRD Board will consider reading a third time, as amended, and adopting the above noted Amendment Bylaw at the regular Board meeting of December 9, 2015.
As per Section 890(4) of the Local Government Act, the Cowichan Valley Regional District Board of Directors, having reviewed the above noted Bylaw and finding it to be consistent with the policies of the Electoral Area D – Cowichan Bay Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 3605, has waived the Public Hearing and directed that this Public Notice occur in its place. Bylaw No. 3773 was presented at two public hearings on February 19, 2015, and April 14, 2105.
The Regional District intends to proceed with those portions of Bylaw 3773 as it appeared at the Hearing of April 14, 2015, with the exception of the proposed zoning over the open water surfaces of Cowichan Bay. The open water surface zoning cannot be proceeded with at this time because the Province of British Columbia has indicated that some of the proposed water industrial zones will require adjustment prior to Provincial approval. This will involve considerable additional work on behalf of the CVRD and its partner organizations in Cowichan Bay.
The Regional District therefore intends to proceed with those portions of Bylaw 3773, as presented at the Public Hearing in April, that apply to Cowichan Bay Village including the smaller water lots near the shore including marinas, and other lands within the Cowichan Estuary Environmental Management Plan area. The only significant change to Bylaw 3773 in respect of those lands is that a number of redundant definitions will be removed from Bylaw 3773. The removed definitions are not necessary because none of these terms are used within the body of either Bylaw 3773 or the parent Zoning Bylaw 1015. The zoning provisions as they would apply to Cowichan Bay Village and other lands are identical to those presented at the April Public Hearing.
A copy of the Amendment Bylaw and relevant support material may beinspected at the Regional District Planning and Development Department office:
175 Ingram Street, Duncan, BC
From Wednesday, December 2, 2015 to Wednesday, December 9, 2015, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. A copy of the bylaw and supporting material may also be viewed on the CVRD website at the following address: http://www.cvrd.bc.ca/index.aspx?NID=1282.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACTMike Tippett, Manager, Planning & Development Department at 250-746-2620.
April 14, 2015.
The South Cowichan Parks Commission and CVRD Parks & Trails Division are hosting the Public Open House #2 to invite public input on the Bright Angel Park Recreation Rejuvenation Project. The CVRD has received grant funding from the Province of BC to rejuvenate specific park facilities at Bright Angel Park which must be completed by March 31, 2015.
Join us for discussion and input at Open House #2:date Saturday, June 8, 2013 time 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.place Bright Angel Park Lower Parking Area
Public Open House #2BRIGHT ANGEL PARK RECREATION REJUVENATION PROJECT & PARK MANAGEMENT PLAN
for more information, please contact: Graham Gidden, CVRD Parks & Trails Planner, Parks & Trails Division, 250-746-2620 or [email protected]
NOTICE is hereby given that the CVRD Board will consider reading a third time, as amended, and adopting the above noted Amendment Bylaw at the regular Board meeting of December 9, 2015.
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Candlelight vigil to mark Day of Action Against gender violence
Cowichan Women Against Violence Society invites community members to attend a candlelit vigil of Remembrance, Awareness and Action on Dec. 6, at 3 p.m. at Sands Funeral Chapel in Duncan.
In 1991, the Parliament of Canada estab-lished the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women as an annual day of mourning and remem-brance for the 14 young women murdered on Dec.6, 1989 at École Polytechnique in Montreal. Today, this annual vigil has expanded in acknowledgement that gender-based violence continues to be a brutal reality for many women and their children and for gender variant people every day in homes and workplaces, on the streets, and at schools and campuses.
In recent years, violence against women has been highlighted in the Cowichan Val-ley by several tragic stories. As a result, our consciousness of violence has been raised in a new way. But this doesn’t address the everyday impact that gender-based violence has on our community and across our country.
Of all the provinces, B.C. has the highest rate of violence against women. An esti-mated 80 per cent of aboriginal women have been assaulted or abused. And as many as 90 per cent of women with dis-abilities have been assaulted or abused.
Using definitions from the Criminal Code of Canada, 30 per cent of women have been physically or sexually assaulted by a man at least once. CWAV Society’s Social Action Committee seeks to involve the commun-ity in the conversation about missing and murdered women and the extreme risk of violence that gender-variant people across our country experience.
Canada’s marginalized populations are calling for an arena in which their voices can be heard and for new kinds of justice. We’re inviting the community to join this cause by making ourselves visible to raise awareness about gender-based violence.
On Dec. 6, the gathering is to memor-ialize those who have lost their lives in gender-based violence and to honour those who remain. The event will feature speaker Bev Stone, a performance by the Spirit Drummers and music by Loren Hal-loran. After speakers and ceremonies, we
will walk with the candles lit down Trunk Road and back to the chapel. Please wear warm, comfortable clothing. After the walk, there will be food and hot drinks at Sands Funeral Chapel which is located at 187 Trunk Rd.
Purple Light Nights a reminder that violence has no place here
Pink and purple lights popping up around Cowichan from now until Dec. 10 are about more than just the Christmas season.
“The prevalence of violence against women and young girls in the Cowichan Valley is alarming,” said Kendra Thomas, program coordinator at the Warmland Women’s Support Society. “We know a community that is safe for women is a community that is safe for all. As part of a made-in-Cowichan response to this vio-lence Warmland Women’s Support Service Society is supporting the Purple Light Nights campaign.”
Purple Light Nights is a community initiative aimed at increasing awareness of gender violence issues and its affect upon children and families. Purple Light Nights invites residents to hang strings of purple lights in homes, business windows, and on downtown trees to show support that “Gender Violence Has No Place In Our Community”.
This is the third year the event has been recognized in Cowichan during the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, a global campaign calling for the elim-ination of all forms of violence against women. Activists are heartened that com-munity leaders in Cowichan are getting into the spirit.
“Warmland Women’s Support Services Society raises our hands to the Domestic Violence Unit at the Duncan/North Cowic-han RCMP for lighting up the detachment in purple,” said Thomas.
“We raise our hands as well to NDP leader Alistair MacGregor for his con-tinued support of this issue,” she added. “Violence against women is a community issue that requires these types of grass-roots community-lead actions to bring us together to talk about the harms of family violence. Together, we are stronger.”
TREE FIT FOR A DIVA
Members of the Cowichan Valley Dragon Divas made an event out of it, decorating their tree in Duncan City Square on Wednesday morning and then going out for a nice lunch downtown. [SARAH SIMPSON/CITIZEN]
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Notice of Public HearingSOUTH COWICHAN OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 3666 AND ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 3667 (APPLICABLE TO ELECTORAL AREA B - SHAWNIGAN LAKE)
for more information, please contact Rob Conway, Manager, Development Services Division, Planning & Development Department 250-746-2620
Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held as follows to consider the above described Amendment Bylaws:
MAP 1 MAP 2
The proposed Amendment Bylaws apply to the “Elkington Lands”, subject property shown outlined in black and shaded on the above Maps 1 & 2. The purposes of the Amendment Bylaws are to:
The proposed amendment does not increase the permitted number of residential units, or decrease the area for conservation and eco-forestry, as those have been established by restrictive covenant.
At the public hearing, all persons who deem their interests affected by the proposed amendments will be afforded an opportunity to be heard or to present written submission on matters contained therein, before representatives of the Regional Board.
Prior to the public hearing, submit written comments on the bylaws by:
Fax: 250-746-2621 Email: [email protected], or Mail and/or Deposited at the Regional District offices by 4:30 p.m. on the day of the hearing.
The public hearing on January 31, 2013 is to be help by Directors B. Fraser, M. Walker, and M. Marcotte as delegates of the Board. A copy of the Board resolution making the delegation is available for public inspection along with copies of the amendment bylaws as set out in this notice.
A copy of the proposed amendment bylaws and relevant support material may be examined at the Regional District Planning and Development Department office:
175 Ingram Street, Duncan, BC
From Monday, January 21, 2013 to Thursday, January 31, 2013, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday
date Monday, January 31, 2013 time 7:00 p.m. place Shawnigan Lake Community Centre - 2804 Shawnigan Lake Road, Shawnigan Lake
South Cowichan Official Community Plan Amendement Bylaw No. 3666 proposes to amend South Cowichan Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 3510 by replacing the current Community Land Stewardship Designation Policies with new policies that apply to development within the Designation.
Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3667 proposes to amend Electoral Area B - Shawnigan Lake Zoning Bylaw No. 985 by rezoning Lots A and B, Blocks 201, 270 and 281, Malahat District, Plan EPP9371 and Lot 26, District Lot 201, Malahat District, Plan VIP78459, from Ecological Conservation, Eco-Forestry, Agro-Forestry, Low Density and Hamlet sub zones to Conservation/Eco-Forestry CD-1A, Rural Residential CD-1B, Rural Residential CD-1C, and Mixed Use CD-1D subzones, as shown on Map 2. In addition to creating new sub zones, the amendment bylaw also rezones lake surfaces to Water Conservancy (W-1) and includes definitions for “Agro-forestry”, “Conservation covenant”, “Eco-forestry” and “Eco-forestry covenant”.
Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 3957 proposes to amend Youbou/Meade Creek Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 2650 by establishing a new “Comprehensive Recreational” designation, through two new Policies 7.21 and 7.22. Policy 7.21 establishes a series of criteria for applicants who wish to redesignate their land to “Comprehensive Recreational”, which would allow for outdoor assembly uses, music concerts and camping. Policy 7.22 reintroduces limited Temporary Use Permit (TUP) powers to the Electoral Area I Plan, but only in respect of any parcels in the “Comprehensive Recreational” designation and then only for an increase (above limits established in the zoning) to the number of permitted music festival days per year. Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 3957 also redesignates the subject property, legally described as Part of Block 488, Cowichan Lake District, Containing 815 acres, more or less, except that part shown outlined in red on Plan 620R and containing 6.36 acres, more or less, and except Plans 16811, 23727, 36725, 43751, 46313, 46316, 49672, VIP59057 and 2762RW (PID: 000-278-815) and Lot 1, Block 488, Cowichan Lake District, Plan VIP59057 (PID: 018-831-265), shown in a grey tone outlined in a thick black line on the map below, from Forestry/Resource to Comprehensive Recreational.
Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3958 proposes to amend Youbou/Meade Creek Zoning Bylaw No. 2465 by creating a new Comprehensive Recreational 1 Zone (CD-1) which would permit as principal uses: Assembly; Camping; Cabins, only for use as temporary stay accommodation units; Music festival, subject to limitations; Outdoor recreation; Festival camping; Recreational facility; Restaurant and lounge; Single family dwelling. The CD-1 Zone would also permit the following accessory uses: Uses that are customarily incidental to a principal permitted use; Buildings and structures accessory to a principal permitted use; Liquor sales accessory to a principal permitted use; Retail sales.
The minimum parcel size in the CD-1 Zone would be 40 hectares and not more than three dwelling units total would be permitted in the entire CD-1 Zone. For the Music festival use, this would be permitted to a maximum of 15 days per year, with up to three unused days permitted to “carry over” to the following year. Festival camping would be permitted in association with music festival only and not be directly limited as to number of campers/tents/RV’s.
DATE Monday, December 7, 2015 TIME 7:00 pmPLACE Youbou Community Hall (main hall), 8550 Hemlock Street, Youbou, BC
NOTICE is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held as follows to consider the above noted Amendment Bylaws:
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGOFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 3957 (APPLICABLE TO ELECTORAL AREA I – YOUBOU/MEADE CREEK)
ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 3958(APPLICABLE TO ELECTORAL AREA I – YOUBOU/MEADE CREEK)
The purpose of Amendment Bylaws No. 3957 and 3958 is to permit an outdoor festival/camping facility in the Meade Creek area.
At the public hearing, all persons who deem their interests affected by the proposed amendments will be afforded an opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions on matters contained therein, before representatives of the Regional Board. Prior to the public hearing, submit written comments on the Bylaws by:Fax: 250-746-2621Email: [email protected] and/or deposit at the Regional District office, 175 Ingram Street, Duncan, BC, V9L 1N8 until 4:30 pm on Monday, December 7, 2015.
The public should not assume that correspondence submitted on the proposed Bylaws prior to commencement of the statutory notification period on, Friday, November 27, 2015, will be made available to the Regional Board. Please be advised that the CVRD Board cannot receive correspondence or comment following the close of the Public Hearing. For further information, please call the Planning & Development Department at 250-746-2620.
Please note that all correspondence submitted to the CVRD in response to this Notice will form part of the public record and will be published in a meeting agenda that is posted online when this matter is before the Board or a Committee of the Board. The CVRD considers the author’s address relevant to the Board’s consideration of this matter and will disclose this personal information. The author’s phone number and email address is not relevant and should not be included in the correspondence if the author does not wish this personal information disclosed. Please contact the Planning & Development Department at 250-746-2620 or 1-800-665-3955, or the Recording Secretary at the time of submission. For more information on disclosure, contact the CVRD FOI Coordinator at 250-746-2507 or 1-800-665-3955.
The Public Hearing is to be held by the Electoral Area Directors for Electoral Area I, F and H as delegates of the Board. Decisions concerning the adoption of Bylaws No. 3957 and 3958 will not be made until the record of Public Hearing is presented to the Board.
A copy of the proposed Bylaws, the resolution delegating the holding of the Public Hearing, and other documents that may be considered by the Board in determining whether to adopt the Bylaws are available for public inspection at the Regional District Planning & Development Department office:
175 Ingram Street, Duncan, BC
From Friday, November 27, 2015, to Monday, December 7, 2015, between the hours of 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday. A copy of the Bylaws and supporting material may also be viewed on the CVRD website at the following address: http://www.cvrd.bc.ca/index.aspx?NID=1282
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:Mike Tippett, Manager, Community & Regional Planning Division, Planning & Development Department at 250-746-2620 or 1-800-665-3955
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Camping use, other than festival camping, would be limited to not more than 350 sites, with up to 50 of those being permitted to be cabins. The CD-1 Zone would also contain a number of regulations regarding setbacks, servicing among other matters.
Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3958 would also rezone the lands shown legally described as Part of Block 488, Cowichan Lake District, Containing 815 acres, more or less, except that part shown outlined in red on Plan 620R and containing 6.36 acres, more or less, and except Plans 16811, 23727, 36725, 43751, 46313, 46316, 49672, VIP59057 and 2762RW (PID: 000-278-815) and Lot 1, Block 488, Cowichan Lake District, Plan VIP59057 (PID: 018-831-265), shown in a grey tone and outlined in a thick black line on the map below from F-1 (Forest Resource 1) to CD-1 (Comprehensive Recreational 1).
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GARTH WILLIAMS,
MUSICAL DIRECTOR
CHRISTMAS WISHES
PRESENTING: SUITE OF CAROLS,
CARIBBEAN CAROL, CORELLI CHRISTMAS CONCERTO GROSSO, TWAS IN THE MOON OF WINTERTIME,
POLAR EXPRESS MEDLEY, MARCH OF THE NUTCRACKER, & MORE
Saturday, December 5, at 7:30 pm, Duncan United ChurchTickets available from orchestra members and at the door
Adults $15, Students $5, Family $30
Sunday, December 13, at 2:30 pm, Sylvan United Church Mill BayAdmission by donation—proceeds to Syrian refugee family
coming to live in Cowichanwww.cowichancamerata.org
2015
Two Concerts:
COWICHAN CAMERATA STRING ORCHESTRA
GARTH WILLIAMS,
MUSICAL DIRECTOR
CHRISTMAS WISHES
PRESENTING: SUITE OF CAROLS,
CARIBBEAN CAROL, CORELLI CHRISTMAS CONCERTO GROSSO, TWAS IN THE MOON OF WINTERTIME,
POLAR EXPRESS MEDLEY, MARCH OF THE NUTCRACKER, & MORE
Saturday, December 5, at 7:30 pm, Duncan United ChurchTickets available from orchestra members and at the door
Adults $15, Students $5, Family $30
Sunday, December 13, at 2:30 pm, Sylvan United Church Mill BayAdmission by donation—proceeds to Syrian refugee family
coming to live in Cowichanwww.cowichancamerata.org
2015
Two Concerts:
COWICHAN CAMERATA STRING ORCHESTRA
GARTH WILLIAMS,
MUSICAL DIRECTOR
CHRISTMAS WISHES
PRESENTING: SUITE OF CAROLS,
CARIBBEAN CAROL, CORELLI CHRISTMAS CONCERTO GROSSO, TWAS IN THE MOON OF WINTERTIME,
POLAR EXPRESS MEDLEY, MARCH OF THE NUTCRACKER, & MORE
Saturday, December 5, at 7:30 pm, Duncan United ChurchTickets available from orchestra members and at the door
Adults $15, Students $5, Family $30
Sunday, December 13, at 2:30 pm, Sylvan United Church Mill BayAdmission by donation—proceeds to Syrian refugee family
coming to live in Cowichanwww.cowichancamerata.org
2015
Two Concerts:
COWICHAN CAMERATA STRING ORCHESTRA
GARTH WILLIAMS,
MUSICAL DIRECTOR
CHRISTMAS WISHES
PRESENTING: SUITE OF CAROLS,
CARIBBEAN CAROL, CORELLI CHRISTMAS CONCERTO GROSSO, TWAS IN THE MOON OF WINTERTIME,
POLAR EXPRESS MEDLEY, MARCH OF THE NUTCRACKER, & MORE
Saturday, December 5, at 7:30 pm, Duncan United ChurchTickets available from orchestra members and at the door
Adults $15, Students $5, Family $30
Sunday, December 13, at 2:30 pm, Sylvan United Church Mill BayAdmission by donation—proceeds to Syrian refugee family
coming to live in Cowichanwww.cowichancamerata.org
2015
Two Concerts:
COWICHAN CAMERATA STRING ORCHESTRA
GARTH WILLIAMS,
MUSICAL DIRECTOR
CHRISTMAS WISHES
PRESENTING: SUITE OF CAROLS,
CARIBBEAN CAROL, CORELLI CHRISTMAS CONCERTO GROSSO, TWAS IN THE MOON OF WINTERTIME,
POLAR EXPRESS MEDLEY, MARCH OF THE NUTCRACKER, & MORE
Saturday, December 5, at 7:30 pm, Duncan United ChurchTickets available from orchestra members and at the door
Adults $15, Students $5, Family $30
Sunday, December 13, at 2:30 pm, Sylvan United Church Mill BayAdmission by donation—proceeds to Syrian refugee family
coming to live in Cowichanwww.cowichancamerata.org
2015
Two Concerts:
COWICHAN CAMERATA STRING ORCHESTRA
GARTH WILLIAMS,
MUSICAL DIRECTOR
CHRISTMAS WISHES
PRESENTING: SUITE OF CAROLS,
CARIBBEAN CAROL, CORELLI CHRISTMAS CONCERTO GROSSO, TWAS IN THE MOON OF WINTERTIME,
POLAR EXPRESS MEDLEY, MARCH OF THE NUTCRACKER, & MORE
Saturday, December 5, at 7:30 pm, Duncan United ChurchTickets available from orchestra members and at the door
Adults $15, Students $5, Family $30
Sunday, December 13, at 2:30 pm, Sylvan United Church Mill BayAdmission by donation—proceeds to Syrian refugee family
coming to live in Cowichanwww.cowichancamerata.org
2015
Two Concerts:
COWICHAN CAMERATA STRING ORCHESTRA
GARTH WILLIAMS,
MUSICAL DIRECTOR
CHRISTMAS WISHES
PRESENTING: SUITE OF CAROLS,
CARIBBEAN CAROL, CORELLI CHRISTMAS CONCERTO GROSSO, TWAS IN THE MOON OF WINTERTIME,
POLAR EXPRESS MEDLEY, MARCH OF THE NUTCRACKER, & MORE
Saturday, December 5, at 7:30 pm, Duncan United ChurchTickets available from orchestra members and at the door
Adults $15, Students $5, Family $30
Sunday, December 13, at 2:30 pm, Sylvan United Church Mill BayAdmission by donation—proceeds to Syrian refugee family
coming to live in Cowichanwww.cowichancamerata.org
2015
Two Concerts:
COWICHAN CAMERATA STRING ORCHESTRA
GARTH WILLIAMS,
MUSICAL DIRECTOR
CHRISTMAS WISHES
PRESENTING: SUITE OF CAROLS,
CARIBBEAN CAROL, CORELLI CHRISTMAS CONCERTO GROSSO, TWAS IN THE MOON OF WINTERTIME,
POLAR EXPRESS MEDLEY, MARCH OF THE NUTCRACKER, & MORE
Saturday, December 5, at 7:30 pm, Duncan United ChurchTickets available from orchestra members and at the door
Adults $15, Students $5, Family $30
Sunday, December 13, at 2:30 pm, Sylvan United Church Mill BayAdmission by donation—proceeds to Syrian refugee family
coming to live in Cowichanwww.cowichancamerata.org
2015
Two Concerts:
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The selfi sh drivers being encouraged these daysTIM SCHEWE SPECIAL TO THE CITIZEN
Driving should involve cooperation, not a contest.
There is no doubt that my point of view has been influ-enced by four decades of driving experience, 25 years of collision investigation and daily observa-tion of what goes on around me when I drive.
Yes, I am one of “those driv-ers.” I use the right hand lane, do my best to follow the speed limit and feel like a rock in the stream. I have come to expect to see constant examples of sloppy, selfish driving and am pleasant-ly surprised when I see someone extend courtesy.
It should be the opposite.Yes, I make mistakes when I
drive. We all do, that’s part of being human. What I object to is driving behaviour that says “I’m important, you aren’t. I’m in a hurry, get out of my way!”
I also shake my head at driv-ers who don’t signal, can’t stay between the lines on the road-way, fail to practise safe space margins, won’t wait their turn or choose not to practise any of the other rules of the road. These are not mistakes, but are deliberate decisions that reduce everyone’s opportunity to avoid or mitigate the driving errors that inevitably happen.
What kind of messages are we
receiving to change the attitude of drivers? Stay out of the left lane so that drivers who want to exceed the speed limit are not inconvenienced. No to auto-mated speed enforcement! When was the last time that you saw flashing red and blue lights at the roadside to indicate that the road rules were being enforced?
Yes, there are plenty of ad campaigns against various bad behaviours, but I think that they are largely ignored or are con-sidered to only apply to other drivers.
Better road design does play a part in the solution. However, we cannot expect the Min-istry of Transportation and
Infrastructure to create the equivalent of a cattle chute that removes any opportunity to make a decision and provides an impenetrable barrier to keep us from crashing into each other. We have to accept the respons-ibility to make the choices that put other road users first and think a bit beyond our bumpers. Ultimately, when everyone does this, it will result in a safer driv-ing environment that gets us all to where we are going safely and efficiently.
Tim Schewe is a retired constable with many years of traffic law enforcement experience. To comment or learn more, please visit drivesmartbc.ca.
We share the road with other people, and we have to consider them when driving. [SUBMITTED]
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Douglas Cleough August 6, 1927 - November 23, 2015
It is with great sadness we announce Douglas Cleough passed away peacefully on Monday, Nov. 23 after complications with congestive heart failure, surrounded by his loving family. Doug was predeceased by his brothers George and Jim. He is survived by Mary, his loving wife of 67 years, sisters Margaret Varga and Judi Aitchison, children Linda Plester
(Gerry), Janice Lowe (Allen) and Jim Cleough (Jennifer). His grandchildren Jill (Brant), Ben (Rebecca), Rob (Leanne), Alisa (Clayton), Darren, Amelia, Emily (Ian), Stephanie and 8 great grandchildren who he adored. Doug was born in Chemainus, and graduated from Duncan High in 1945. He immediately began his career as a logger, spending most of his time as a faller and later bullbucker with MacMillan Bloedel at Shawnigan Lake and in Port Alberni, returning to Chemainus in 1991. He was an excellent athlete who loved fishing, hunting, square dancing and golfing, spending many happy hours golfing with the “Dirty Dozen” and other friends at the Mt. Brenton Golf Club. Doug always had a project on the go, creating burl tables and clocks, picking blackberries and making tasty jellies for friends and family. Doug had a quick wit and loved to tell a joke. He was kind, thoughtful and a great friend to many, a true gentleman. Doug cherished his family and friendships and lived life to the fullest. He will be sadly missed. The family would like to thank Dr. Gee, the staff at the Cowichan District Hospital and the Palliative Care Unit at the Chemainus Health Care Center for the exceptional medical care Doug received. A Memorial Service will be held at St. Michael and All Angels Anglican Church in Chemainus on Saturday, Dec. 5th at 1:30 pm. In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to the Heart and Stroke Fund, or a charity of your choice.
Online condolences may be offered at www.hwwallacecbc.com
It is with great sadness that we would like to announce the passing of Brian, who died peacefully on the morning of November 19, 2015 after suffering with heart-related issues. He will be remembered fondly by his family and others as an independent thinker, who always had a project ‘on the go’ – be it developing farmland, repairing tractors or fixing something that had broken! He was born in Coulston, Surrey, England on January 10, 1932 and spent his early years in that part of the world. He spent some years in the merchant navy before becoming a farmer and spending many years working and improving three successful farms in Surrey, South Wales and Cornwall. He and his wife Josie immigrated to Vancouver Island in 1989 and ran the local motel in Crofton before building a campground on the Osborne Bay waterfront. He retired from this business to a small farm south of Duncan and continued working – repairing 28 old tractors by the last count!
He will be sorely missed by his wife Josephine and children Lynda (Lee), Tim and Sarah; his five grandchildren (Jocelyn, Kierstyn, Brent, Jessica & Liam); plus the other family in England (brothers, nephews and nieces); cousins in Canada; and his friends and acquaintances in Crofton, Duncan, and elsewhere.
A short Celebration of Life will be held for family and friends. In lieu of flowers, please provide a contribution to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of BC.
Brian Colin Stokes
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Gale, Brayden EdwardMarch 28, 1993 –
November 25, 2015It is with overwhelming sadness that we announce the sudden and tragic passing of an amazing young man. Brayden was an adored and cherished son, brother, grandson, cousin, uncle and friend. He was taken from us far too early, but he lived and loved life to the fullest in his short time. Survived by his parents Laura Robertson (Bill), Duane Gale (Leona), sister Sharlaina (David), step siblings Ashley (niece Marissa) and Daniel. He also leaves behind his special nana Muriel Toombs and grandpa Robert Gray and grandparents Leona and Bill Laktin, extended family and many close friends he cared deeply about. Predeceased by grandfathers Ted Toombs and Lorne Gale.
Brayden attended Alex Aitken, Quamichan and Cowichan High Schools graduating in 2011. After graduating he enrolled in the Aviation Sheet Metal Fabrication Program at Camosun College. Brayden loved to play sports, too many to mention but his favourites being Hockey (playing right through CVMHA) and Lacrosse. Brayden was an energetic, adventurous young man that loved spending time with his friends outdoors. He had so many hobbies, some included woodworking, gold panning or most recently his obsession with golf and fishing. His remarkable determination and courage even allowed him to fly a plane solo before he had his full driver’s license. He had many jobs in his short life, all of which he embraced and learned as much as he could and gave his all at every one of them.
There wasn’t a person that knew Brayden that didn’t love his sense of humor, big smile or his larger than life personality. He will be sorely missed by many.
A Celebration of Brayden’s life will be held on Saturday, December 5, 2015 at 1:00 pm at the Duncan Community Lodge (formally Moose Lodge), 2244 Moose Road, Duncan. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Salvations Army Christmas Kettle Fund or the Cowichan Valley SPCA may be made.
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Margaret Grace Punnett
October 20, 1928 – December 2, 2014
“Still with us in many ways.”Lovingly remembered by Walt, Linda, Doug,
Richard, Sandra, Chris and their families.
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Date: Saturday, December 12, 2015 Time: 10:00am to 12:30pmLocation: St. Ann’s Garden Club, Providence Farm 1843 Tzouhalem Road, Duncan, BCProvidence Village Housing Society invites you to attend our first informal Open House to share our conceptual proposal for Providence Village. There will be a short presentation about the proposal at 10:20am. The Village site is located on a subdivided parcel of land on Providence Farm. An application for a North Cowichan Official Community Plan Amendment and a Zoning Bylaw Amendment is planned for 2016. There will be a second Open House in early 2016 after the re-zoning application is submitted to the municipality.We’re excited to share what we’ve been planning and to answer your questions.Refreshments will be provided.
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The Cowichan Valley Citizen, a Black Press weekly publication in Duncan, B.C. is seeking an exceptional, full-time journalist/photographer to temporarily join our editorial team.
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By all logic, the Cowichan Pig-gies shouldn’t have been in the provincial U16 boys rugby cham-pionship game.
Missing several key players and facing some tough competition early on, the team got off to a rough start. Although they recov-ered from that, it wasn’t enough to secure a playoff spot by finish-ing in the top four of the league. Then fourth-place Abbotsford opted out of the postseason, opening up a spot for fifth-place Cowichan. Making the best of that opportunity, the Piggies not only pushed their way into the final, but won it on their home turf last Sunday with a 29-17 vic-tory over Capilano.
“It’s been a really interesting season,” said Kenton McNutt, who coached the team along with Marvin Seymour and Mike Rea. “We started against some top teams at the very beginning of the season, and we had key inju-ries to some of our players who played rep rugby last summer with Team BC and the Tsunami, and they couldn’t quite get in the games.”
When Cowichan played Capila-
no on Oct. 18, the North Vancou-ver side won 41-0.
“That gives you a good idea of the extent of our injuries at the time,” McNutt said.
As the season progressed, the four or five injured players made their way back into action, and the Piggies got better and better, winning their last five games, including three regular season
games and a 29-12 victory over Castaway Wanderers in the Nov. 22 semifinal.
“The boys who came back made a significant impact to our end results,” McNutt said. “It came down to the whole team’s charac-ter. For us, the season was high-lighted by the number of injuries we had and how they came back and the results we had at the end
of the season. This was definite-ly a Cinderella story. We weren’t supposed to be in the playoffs, which was predicated by the beginning of the season.”
The Piggies led Capilano 29-12 before a late try drew the visiting side closer. In a hurry to make the most of the time left, they rushed the conversion and missed.
“We had a simple, simple game plan,” McNutt said. “We utilized our movement of the ball, and everyone dug in and executed flawlessly, as you can see by the result.”
Dean Mason, team captain Owen Cumming, Ciaran Breen, Reece Tudor-Jones and Michael Jin all scored tries for Cowichan, with Tudor-Jones also slotting a pair of conversions. Although he didn’t get on the scoresheet, Matthew McDougall, one of the injured players from earlier in the season, provided some inspira-tion for his teammates by strap-ping on the boots and starting Sunday’s game.
“He was on for the first 20 min-utes, and he was just a wizard at fly-half, delivering the ball to his teammates on the back line,” McNutt said.
The win is something the entire
Cowichan Valley can be proud of, with contributions from through-out the region.
“One of the things we are proud of is that this was a committed effort from the coaches and peo-ple involved with the adminis-tration of the high school rugby programs,” McNutt said, noting that the team included players from Ladysmith, Chemainus, Cowichan and Frances Kelsey secondary schools, as well as Brentwood and Shawnigan Lake schools. “It was truly representa-tive of the quality of players in the Cowichan Valley. It’s some-thing we’ve worked hard on the last few years, building a relation-ship with the schools and people building programs at the schools. That all came to a head with this win.”
With high school rugby get-ting under way in the spring, the official junior rugby season is over for club teams, but the Piggies are hoping to keep going with an exhibition schedule, specifically to keep the players whose high schools don’t have junior teams. Anyone interest-ed in playing should contact the Cowichan club at facebook.com/cowichanjuniorpiggies
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U16 Piggies battle back to win B.C. titleThe U16 Cowichan Piggies celebrate winning the provincial championship on their home turf last Sunday. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]
Cowichan captain Owen Cumming accepts the championship award from BC Rugby CEO Annabel Kehoe. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]
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KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN
A loss on the road last Friday gave way to a win at home the following night as the Kerry Park Islanders continued to hold the .500 mark over the Vancou-ver Island Junior Hockey League season.
The weekend began with a 3-1 loss to the Peninsula Panthers, the third time this year that the Isles have been defeated at the Panorama Recreation Centre.
“We didn’t play very well at all,” Islanders owner Mark Osmond said. “They’re a team we should beat, but we’ve been down there three times, and we’ve been beat-en three times. It’s been a lack-lustre performance every time we’ve been down there.”
Osmond’s team was outshot 40 to 27, with goalie Ty Rennie standing on his head to keep the Isles in the game.
“We made three mistakes and they scored three goals,” Osmond said. “We scored one goal when we should have had a hatful.”
Kerry Park rookie forward Cal-eb Franklin opened the scoring with his second goal of the season at the 17:20 mark of the first per-
iod, but the Panthers responded just 40 seconds later. Peninsula added one in the second and another in the third.
“To us, that’s points lost,” said Osmond.
The Isles came back with a much better outing at home on Saturday, beating the Saanich Braves 4-2.
After going down 2-0 in the first period, the Isles came back in the second with a shorthanded goal by Franklin and a powerplay marker from Zack Smith. Daw-son Haines added another shorty in the third, and Corey Peterson rounded out the scoring.
Chase Anderson started the game in net and made 33 saves for the win.
“They were a couple of soft goals, I thought [in the first],” Osmond said. “But the boys responded with an outstanding second and third.”
The victory came in the absence of both Eddy brothers — Keenan remains in junior A with the Cowichan Valley Capitals, while Lynden was out with the flu.
Making his debut in the Islanders’ lineup last weekend was newly signed forward Tait Aptakin. A product of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Aptakin had been playing in Michigan and New York before making the move to Kerry Park.
“He seems like he’s going to be a good player,” Osmond said. “He’s very fast. He’s just got to learn our systems.”
A 1996-born player, Aptakin isn’t the first Florida-born Islander. Goalie Ben Kantor, who last played for the team in 2011, also hailed from the Sunshine State. There could be more in the future.
“We have to start looking other places to find players,” Osmond noted. “There aren’t a lot coming up through minor hockey now. Everyone’s going to academies.”
The Isles will be on the road for both their games this week, visit-ing the Nanaimo Buccaneers on Thursday and the Comox Valley Glacier Kings on Saturday.
KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN
The U18 Cowichan Piggies beat Bayside 38-0 at the University of Victoria last Sunday to win the plate final for third place in their league.
Cowichan got three tries and three conversions from Will Mac-Dougall-Percillier in the victory over the Surrey team. Connor McGarry, Colten Smith and Santi-ago Guadarrama also scored, and Guadarrama kicked a conversion of his own.
The Piggies had lost to Cast-
away Wanderers — the eventual league champions — 21-12 in the semifinal a week earlier.
“The U18s had a hard battle this year,” Cowichan junior rugby director Kenton McNutt said. “Unfortunately they let it slip away against Castaways, but they came back last Sunday and got a convincing win over a tough side.”
The U18 Piggies amassed a 3-2 record during the regular season to squeak into the playoffs in fourth place in the top tier of the provincial league.
U18 Piggies take plate
The U18 Piggies pose with the provincial plate award following last Sunday’s victory. [GINA TAYLOR PHOTO]
Isles hang on to .500 with weekend split
Kerry Park defenceman Connor Bissett (3) gets in the way of a Saanich player’s shot, while teammates Corey Peterson (19) and Parker Ellis (15) help out. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]
“We made three mistakes and they cost us three goals.”
MARK OSMOND, Islanders owner
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KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN
With a pair of losses to the Pow-ell River Kings last weekend, the Cowichan Valley Capitals have dropped into third place in the B.C. Hockey League’s Island Division.
It wasn’t long ago that the Caps were sitting atop the division, but after losing four of their last five games, all against division rivals, the Caps have dropped to the middle of the standings.
After 28 games, the Caps have 32 points, which is three fewer than the Nanaimo Clippers, and one behind the Kings.
Heading into last weekend, the Caps had managed to beat Alber-ni Valley Bulldogs 5-3 at home last Wednesday.
“That was a win that we needed going through a tough stretch,” head coach Bob Beatty noted. “We only got one point out of the previous weekend, so those were two desperately needed points. It wasn’t a classic game, but we played well enough to win.”
The Caps outscored the Bull-dogs 2-1 in each of the first two periods, and the teams traded goals in the third. Rhett Willcox and Kade Kehoe each finished the night with a goal and an assist, while Mitch Meek, Ayden MacDonald and Matthew Hud-ie also scored. Connor Russell, Ryan Burton and Luke Santerno each had a pair of helpers. Storm Phaneuf picked up the win with 35 saves on 38 shots.
In Powell River, the Caps were beaten 6-1 on Friday and 3-1 on Saturday.
“We didn’t play well Friday night,” Beatty said. “It’s a tough place to play; they’re a good team. Saturday night I thought we deserved to win, but we came up short.”
On Friday, Hudie scored with just over five minutes left, after
the Caps were already down 6-0. The Kings scored four goals on the powerplay, including three in the third period. Phaneuf started the game and lasted just over 44 minutes, allowing five goals on 35 shots. Lane Michasiw played the balance and stopped eight of nine shots.
The Caps opened the scoring on Saturday as Adam Osczevski converted an early powerplay opportunity, but it was all Powell River after that. Former Capital Rylan Ball tied the game midway through the first period, and the Kings added two more in the third, including an empty-netter. Phaneuf started again and went the distance this time, giving up just two goals on 29 shots.
“We had a goal called back, and we argued that the net went off on one of their goals,” Beat-ty said. “You’re going to have games where you don’t get any
breaks, and that was one of them.”
The Caps have a tough road trip this weekend as they vis-it the West Kelowna Warriors, Vernon Vipers and Salmon Arm Silverbacks, who are all among the top four teams in the Interior Division. West Kelowna and Sal-mon Arm both have more points than the Caps so far this season and Vernon is close behind.
“They’re three extremely good hockey teams,” Beatty said. “We’ll have to muster up some intensity in all three games to get points.”
The Caps expect to get defence-man Ben Verrall back from injury this weekend, while for-ward Daniel Wanner remains on the shelf, probably until after Christmas. Blueliner Carter Cochrane has been summoned to the WHL’s Vancouver Giants for at least a three-game tryout.
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The Duncan Christian School Chargers lived up to their billing at the provincial single-A boys volleyball championships.
The Chargers were ranked 10th in B.C. going into the tour-nament in Abbotsford last week, and that’s precisely where they ended up.
The Duncan boys had a tough schedule from the start, as they opened the tournament on Thursday against the host and top-ranked team Abbotsford Christian. The Chargers played two hard-fought games against the Knights, but ended up falling 25-18, 25-19.
“We played on centre court in front of 600 students and fans,” coach Jim Brandsma recalled. “Abbotsford won last year and were heavy favourites to win again. The boys played really well amidst all the fanfare.”
The scores were similar in the Chargers’ next match, against Kelowna Christian: 25-18, 25-18. They closed out the first day of competition with a close match against Centennial Christian, losing 25-21, 25-21.
The Chargers continued their strong play on Friday with another tight battle, this time against Fernie Secondary, falling 25-23, 25-21.
“Again the difference was a few more errors on our part,” Brandsma said.
The Chargers finally collected its first win of the tournament in their final game, beating Carver Christian 25-18, 25-17.
“This was really good game in
respect to keeping errors to a minimum and guys playing 100 per cent and leaving skin on the floor,” Brandsma summarized.
DCS opened the playoffs with a 27-25, 25-11 win over Cedars Christian, then faced Bulkley Valley Christian for ninth place, falling 25-21, 24-26, 15-12.
When the dust settled at the end of the tournament, the top three teams all came out of the Chargers’ pool: Centennial in first, Abbotsford in second and Kelowna in third. Fernie finished sixth.
“We had the top three teams in our round-robin pool,” Brands-ma said. “[We had] moments of brilliance and moments of collapse, but always looking for-ward and trying to impress upon the boys how good they really are. No team beat us because they were so incredibly more talented than us; we just made a few more mistakes. We lost all our games on average of about four points. So it just goes to show how close in skill all the teams were.”
Adam Kapteyn was named to the tournament all-star team.
For the Chargers, the 2015 prov-incial championships are hope-fully just a step toward their ultimate goal next season.
“We have been talking with this group of boys since three of them were in Grade 6 or 7 about provincials in 2016,” Brandsma said. “Our goal is to finish top four, and a championship would be great. However, the ultimate goal always is teaching life les-sons, that nothing great comes with out hard work.”
Losses drop Caps to third place
Adam Osczevski tries to evade a Port Alberni defender during last Wednesday’s game. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]
Chargers go in tenth, fi nish up tenth at provincial tournament
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