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Krista SiefkenNews Leader Pictorial
It’s three weeks until D-Day at the Cow-ichan Valley School District, and on both sides of the con ict, supporters are massing.
One side, however, has been a little more successful in marshalling the troops.
That was evident on Wednesday at the School District 79 of ces, where about 100 people ral-lied in support of the board’s de cit budget.
Among them was B.C. Teachers’ Federation president Susan Lambert.
“It’s very, very important to be here because the trustees in Cowichan have the courage to stand up for their beliefs; they have the courage to actually act as guardians and stewards of public education in Cowichan,” Lambert told the News Leader Pictorial.
“We need more trustees like the trustees in Cowichan. We need that. We need people to stand up.”
So Lambert’s not impressed Education Minister George Abbott has emphatically maintained the nine-member board will be red if it doesn’t turn in a balanced budget by June 30.
“A government that just resorts to power to get its way — rather than consultation and listening to the needs of communi-ties like Cowichan — is one that I think has lost the perspective of citizens that elected it in the rst place,” said Lambert.
Leading the charge on the Ministry of Educa-tion is School District 79 Chairwoman Eden
Haythornthwaite. She says big pockets of support for Cowichan’s de cit budget have been found among Cowichan’s teachers and parents, but la-bour groups and “regular community members” are also on board.
“It’s a pretty comprehensive slice of our com-munity,” she said yesterday.
But behind the trenches, there is unrest.
Cowichan’s minority of four, pro-balanced-budget trustees seem almost resigned to their probable job loss.
And they’re not sure the ve-trustee majority has the overwhelming community support it purports to have.
“There is a division here, clearly,” said Trustee Ryan Bruce. “For the most part, the people I’m talking to are not in support of the restoration budget.”
True, the ve restoration-budget proponents make up the majority of the board.
True, they ran on campaigns that clearly stated their intention to end cuts to education.
Also true: the four-member minority includes the board’s three top-voted trustees: Candace Spilsbury, Bruce, and Cathy Schmidt. And counting the votes for the only candidate not to get a seat on the board — Keith Chicquen,
another balanced-budget proponent — the number of votes separating the two factions is 355.
“I think a lot of parents and a lot of people in the community are living their lives, raising their kids, working and contributing to the community, and I think they just want us as trustees to do our job,” Bruce said.
“We were elected to run this district. They en-trusted us with that job and want us to get down to work and do what’s necessary. That’s really the reaction I get more often than not.”
But Haythornthwaite noted surveys circulated during the board’s budget consultation process found 86 per cent of 600 respondents said more funding was needed to sustain Cowichan’s public education system.
She argues that perhaps even more troubling than the provincial government ousting Cow-ichan’s school board is the message behind it: voters actually don’t have a choice about who represents them if they can simply be removed by those in power.
“It’s really a slap in the face of Cowichan,” Haythornthwaite said.
Cowichan’s District Parent Advisory Council, meanwhile, is soliciting feedback from parents on their feelings about the potential dismissal of
Cowichan’s school board?DPAC president Caroline Kirman says those
responses will be in by June 19, and noted DPAC would not be taking a position on the issue with-out “full consultation” with parents.
If a recent DPAC meeting is any indication, parents may feel a with-us-or-against-us mental-ity about the budget emanating from the board’s majority.
“It got very aggressive,” Schmidt recalled during Wednesday’s open school board meeting, adding it appears the parents’ group is “not being fully supported from our table.”
The conversation about DPAC ended quickly, with the board’s majority saying it should be discussed in a closed session, but not before Schmidt said she felt bad for DPAC’s members, and is worried about the future of the parents’ organization.
Worried about the future of Cowichan’s board of education, meanwhile, is B.C. School Trustees’ Association president Michael McEvoy.
“I think about the importance of locally ac-countable, democratically elected boards of communities, and how tragic it would be if Cowichan, or any other community, lost that,” he said.
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Krista SiefkenUnion representatives from both inside and outside the valley’s borders comprised a visible portion of a crowd of about 100 that rallied in support of the Cowichan board of eduction in front of SD79 of ces Wednesday, including B.C. Teach-ers’ Federation president Susan Lambert, left.
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Local hybrid vehicle Local hybrid vehicle demand mostly soliddemand mostly solid
Peter W. RuslandNews Leader Pictorial
Cowichan’s steadily going green by weaning itself from gasoline vehicles, as seen by local sales of vari-ous hybrids.
And that curve could continue as higher-ef ciency hybrids — blending gas and electric power — plus fully-electric vehicles — come onstream, car dealers and local leaders indicated.
Valley sales gures for most hy-brids were a moving target, but Metro Toyota’s general manager, Sean Hebden, was proud Toyota’s popular Prius has become a sort of gold standard since hitting the market in 2002.
“We also have the Camry and the Highlander and three versions of Prius — it shows our dedication to the envi-ronment and cost of ownership.”
The Prius C — starting at around $21,600 — is rated at a whopping 81 miles per gallon of gas in city driving, and 71 mpg on the highway, noted Hebden.
Toyota’s Prius V sedan starts at $27,600, compared to the rst 2002 Prius stickered at about $31,600.
Price drops through mass manufacturing have also seen hybrids launched by Hyundai, GM, Ford, Honda, and others.
“We have lots of com-muters here, and people like the idea of the lower cost of driving; they spend a bit more for the hybrid, but they make it up in the cost of ownership, Hebden said of eco-conscious Cowichan.”
That spelled a spike in Metro’s demand for the Prius.
“You could go to Victoria and back for a month on a tank of gas. There’s a half-dozen people now waiting for hybrids to arrive — the Prius C in particular.”
Hybrid customers such as Joe Wahlla, owner of Duncan Taxi, are happy about hybrids offering quiet electric power un-til around 60 kilometres per hour, when a gas-sipping engine kicks in.
“We have one hybrid but I plan to buy four or ve more.
“They run clean, have less oil changes and maintenance, and the brakes last 100,000 kilometres,” he said of Dun-can’s Taxi’s 2008 Prius. “We save more than 60 per cent on fuel. They’re very cheap on gas and the taxi business can’t survive long on gas cars.”
Wahlla aims to change his whole 15-vehicle eet to hybrids within two years after toting hybrid economy here,
and at Garden City Cabs in Richmond.
Locals mayors are also high on hybrids, plus other inexpensive rides.
“Prius cabs are the big-gest endorsements,” said North Cowichan Mayor Jon Lefebure. “They wouldn’t buy them if they didn’t make huge nancial sense.”“We got one of rst
Honda Civic hybrids for bylaw enforcement and commissionaires,” said Duncan Mayor Phil Kent.
“We attempted to get a hybrid for our organics recycling, but unfortunately the technology wasn’t quite there.”
Both councils aim to ground green-house-gas emissions, and may buy
electric vehicles later.Chevy’s Volt could be Cowichan’s rst
electric car, though few hybrids were available at Peter Baljet’s Chevrolet-Pontiac-Buick-GMC dealership, sales manager Dan Easton explained.
Easton said some hybrids, such as the Chevy Malibu, are being phased out, while Baljet offers the 2012 Sierra 1500 crew-cab 4x4 pick-up as a specialty order costing about $48,000.
It gets about 27 mpg in the city, and around 33 mpg on the highway.
The hiccup with hybrids, Easton explained “is you’re not in hybrid mode when you’re on the highway. Hybrid (energy savings) is more of a big-city thing.”
Baljet noted hybrids on highways don’t get much better mileage than their non-hybrid counterpart.
Easton expected Baljet’s rst Volt (about $40,000) by fall, while his boss cited sluggish hybrid sales in models such as the Malibu.
“It’s not a big seller,” Baljet said of the
Malibu hybrid started in 2009.“One-in-seven Malibus is a hybrid —
and one in 150 of our pickups is a hybrid.“People want to be green but not
everyone can afford it. You have to put lots of miles on a hybrid to bene t from it,” he said.
“Some people buy them to say they’re green; governments tout green so they can get votes.”
Lefebure simply loves his 2007 Prius.“It’s one of the lowest cost-mainte-
nance vehicles there is — something ridiculous like four cents per 100 kilome-tre,” he raved.
“We top 60-plus miles per gallon.”That value coaxed his council to adopt
a bang-for-vehicle-buck policy.“Before about ve years ago, staff took
the lowest bid on a eet vehicle, but we went to a policy to consider savings for better mileage, cost and life expectancy.
“Hybrids and other very-low gas con-sumption vehicles will be a better and better deal as gas prices go up.”
That’s why Ken Evans Ford sells its
Fusion hybrid, explained general man-ager Bernadette Scudder.
“Our only real hybrid is the mid-size Fusion. There’s been quite a bit of inter-est in them because they have such great performance on the highway (52 mpg) and in the city (61 mpg),” she said of the Fusion fetching about $37,000.
She sees an electric Fusion arriving in two years.
“Ford has created lots of eco-boost ve-hicles — they give you the performance of a larger engine in a more eco-friendly vehicle.”
But Discovery Honda boss John Hor-gan said even his non-hybrid Civics and other vehicles boast big gas mileage.
“Our 2012 Civic gets better gas mile-age than the 2011 hybrid: about 60-plus mpg. We don’t sell a lot of hybrids, but lots of Civics — we sold 17 Civics last month (March).”
Civics cost between $17,000 and $26,000, with hybrids about $5,000 more than a regular model, Horgan explained of the low-pollution rides.
Peter W. RuslandMetro Toyota’s Mike Crawshaw, left, and Brett Donaldson show off a Prius, North America’s best-selling hybrid vehicle.
Green alternative?Green alternative? Some dealers report steady if unspec- Some dealers report steady if unspec-tacular interest, while others say regular vehicles can offer tacular interest, while others say regular vehicles can offer comparable fuel savingscomparable fuel savings
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SSPOTLIGHTPOTLIGHT
Sales guresSales guresCumulative sales of hybrids
in the U.S. since 1999 reached 2,157,723 units through December 2011.
Sales were led by the Toyota Prius with 1,091,564 units sold, representing a 50.6% market share.
The top-ten selling hybrids in 2011:
• Prius (136,463 units), • Hyundai Sonata Hybrid (19,672)• Honda Insight (15,549)• Lexus CT 200h (14,381)• Honda CR-Z (11,330)• Ford Fusion Hybrid (11,286)
• Lexus RX400h/450h (10,723)• Ford Escape Hybrid (10,089), • Toyota Camry Hybrid (9,241)• Lincoln MKZ Hybrid (5,739) — Source: 2011 and 2012 Hybrid-
Cars.com, Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicle Data Center (U.S.
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Friday, June 8, 2012A4 Cowichan News Leader Pictorial
Arson destroys $300,000 worth of SIA heavy equipmentArson destroys $300,000 worth of SIA heavy equipment
Arson and pink spray paint combined forces to vandalize South Island Aggregate earlier this week.
Shawnigan Lake RCMP say they found signi cant damage after they were called to the south Shawnigan
business early Tuesday morning.“Sometime overnight a person
or persons used pink spray paint to deface outbuildings and dump trucks at the business property,” a police statement reads.
“A piece of new heavy equipment, valued in excess of $300,000, was
destroyed by re. Evidence suggests that this re was deliberately set.”
SIA has been in the news lately for its application to use some contaminated soil in the reclamation of a quarry. The application is still in the initial stages of Ministry of Environment review, but has already
riled hundreds of south Cowichan residents who vehemently oppose the idea.
Anyone with information that may assist in this criminal investigation is asked to call the Shawnigan Lake RCMP at 250-743-5514 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
An SIA plan to bring contaminated soil into the Shawnigan Lake area has attracted concern.
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Friday, June 8, 2012 Cowichan News Leader Pictorial A5
Biologists hop to it for tiny toadletsBiologists hop to it for tiny toadlets
Krista SiefkenNews Leader Pictorial
It’s not so much about why the Western toads crossed the road.
The pressing concern is what can be done to make sure the small amphibians make it
safely to the other side.That’s why biologists and others
worried about the Western toads’ welfare are hosting a community presentation Sunday in Sahtlam.
They’ll also be discussing the other species of amphibians in Cowichan’s Wake Lake area — six salamander species, three frog and toad species plus two non-native frog species.
Readers are likely familiar with Western toads and the annual am-phibian massacre along Riverbottom Road and other streets near Wake Lake: migrating toads plus vehicle traf c equals squashed Kermit-cousins.
But there are other threats, too. Everything from habitat loss and fragmentation to disease, pollution, and non-native amphibians and sh can be harmful to Cowichan’s
amphibian populations.Western toads, for example, have
been declining in the island. They appear to be susceptible to a fungal disease that is impacting amphibians on a global scale, but are particularly vulnerable to urban development and roads.
It’ll all be discussed during the free presentation from biologist s Elke Wind and Shari Willmott.
“The objective of the talk is to inform locals of the work being
done in the area, as many have likely noticed us in the eld, and to offer an opportunity for them to ask ques-tions and learn about native amphib-ian species,” Wind said.
The Ministry of Transportation, Cowichan Valley Regional District and Island Timberlands have been working to reduce the toad deaths on Riverbottom and Barnjum roads through temporary fencing and traps, but there’s more work to do.
“In 2012 we are continuing the toad movement/crossing study, investigating the use of culverts as potential underpasses, attempting to identify other breeding sites in the area, and we are investigating the potential of installing a small wildlife underpass at the Wake Lake site,” a fact sheet outlines.
In the meantime, anyone who sees adult toads, mass migrations of toa-dlets, or other toad breeding sites are asked to contact [email protected].
Other toad-friendly practices in-clude watching for adult toads when driving at night, especially on rainy evenings; taking alternate routes during migration periods; avoiding lawn-mowing when toadlets are dispersing in the area; keeping pets away from toads; and providing cover, such as shrubs, rock and wood piles, for migrating and overwinter-ing toads.
The free community presenta-tion, meanwhile, happens Sunday, June 10 at 6:30 p.m. at the Sahtlam Firehall at 4384 Cowichan Lake Road. For more information, email [email protected].
Krista Siefken/ leThese tiny toadlets are regulary squashed by the hundreds by automobile traf c in the Sahtlam area.
Meeting Sunday: Meeting Sunday: Research Research and awareness aimed at and awareness aimed at preventing annual am-preventing annual am-phibian massacrephibian massacre
Friday, June 8, 2012A6 Cowichan News Leader Pictorial
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We’ll All Paddle as guests of the DitidahtWe’ll All Paddle as guests of the DitidahtKrista SiefkenNews Leader Pictorial
On Monday, the waters of Nitinaht Lake play host to canoe races that manage to be inclusive and exclusive at the
very same time.Ditidaht school canoe coach Jason
Anson explains Aboriginal commu-nities across the country are creating symbolic events to recognize The National Day of Healing and Recon-ciliation on June 11.
For Ditidaht, that event is We’ll All Paddle — canoe races for Aborigi-nal and non-Aboriginal peoples.
And now CanoeKayak B.C. has given Dididaht First Nation exclu-sive right to host of cial canoe races every year on that day.
“The kids are super excited,” Anson said. “The canoe is so much a part of their culture. It’s part of their songs, part of their dance. They have paddles they’ve decorated in their language and culture class, and so to actually get on the water now and take that next step is a pretty major thing for them.”
There are ve age categories for the 100-metre youth races. Open to Native and non-Native youths between eight and 19, there are gold, silver and bronze medals up
for grabs. Participation in the races is free and doesn’t require pre-reg-istration.
But We’ll All Paddle is for adults, too.
Members of the Ditidaht Nation who are age 16 and older can partici-pate in the 1,000-metre race.
“Kids get medals, and the grown-ups compete for one big trophy that will be put in the school’s show-case,” Anson said.
“The idea is to grow this race into a bigger, annual event,” he added.
“It’s certainly open to everyone ...
it’s an economic development op-portunity to bring visitors to Nitinaht as well.”
Of cials from CanoeKayak B.C. will be on hand to of ciate the races, and will also be hosting a canoe clinic for the kids who have their own paddles thanks to a $2,000 2010 Olympic Legacy grant.
We’ll All Paddle happens at Nitinaht Lake between 9 and 11 a.m. on Monday, June 11. All are welcome to attend the free event.
For more information, email [email protected].
courtesy Jason AnsonDIdidaht schoolkids are excited about their of cial sanctioned paddle Monday.
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McEvoy noted boards do more than submit budgets to the Ministry of Education. They help set cur-riculum, and are the people parents turn to with their concerns and questions.
But Cowichan District Teach-ers’ Association president Shellie Trimble says that just because trustees lose their seats in of ce doesn’t necessarily mean Cowichan loses its trustees.
“You know what? I don’t think that they’re going to go away,” she said. “They might not be in of ce but we know they’re solid support-ers of public education. They might not be in a position of power at that point, but then the public trustee who is, is going to be the one who’s going to have to wear the decisions
that he or she makes — and then at that point we know exactly where to go to express our displeasure.”
But that’s in the shrouded future.
There are still three weeks before the June 30 budget deadline, and before that Cowichan trustees will be meeting with education ministry of cials, as promised by Education Minister George Abbott in a May 24 letter.
“I have instructed by deputy minister to make himself and senior of cials available to meet with you and your staff should you require any further clari cation regarding
the budget requirements as estab-lished by the School Act,” he wrote.
Who attends that meeting is still up in the air, but the pro-balanced budget trustees fought hard to get on the invite during Wednesday’s board meeting.
“I really believe the people in the room should be all on the same page, and few in number,” Trustee Duncan Brown said.
“I don’t like being told that be-cause I don’t agree (with the board majority) I’m not allowed to be involved,” Schmidt responded.
Abbott’s message, meanwhile, remains clear:
“I trust that the Cowichan Valley School District will fully conform to the mandates and obligations of the School Act and submit a bal-ance budget bylaw to the Ministry of Education by June 30, 2012.”
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The old saying goes that if you like sausages and laws, you shouldn’t watch either one being made.
The legislature’s sausage factory worked overtime to crank out a pile of
legislative change before the government choked debate and shut it for the summer. This is after a dozen complicated bills were stuffed into the hop-per in the nal month.
For the rst time in B.C. history, debate was carried on in three separate chambers to try to get through it all. It created a chaotic scene, with politicians and reporters dashing around trying to create the impression they were on top of it all.
The NDP opposition screamed bloody murder about this travesty, especially as the clock ran last week and bills were assigned a token 30 or 45 minutes to meet the B.C. Liberal government’s arbitrary deadline.
Alas, what little time was allowed for the
opposition to question legislation was largely frittered away with the usual partisan sniping that substitutes for alternative ideas.
The good news is that this mad rush wasn’t a calculated scheme to ram through unpopular, unfair measures. Quite the contrary. The B.C. Liberal government’s back is to the wall, trying to do what the public and circumstances demand and save its own skin.
Here’s a partial list of the marching orders. Get rid of the harmonized sales tax and bring back a computerized version of the old, inef cient provincial sales tax.
Unclog the court system, which has become so constipated that a Stanley Cup riot fool can’t even plead guilty in a reasonable time. And nd a way to make our growing population of urban anarchists and assorted other deadbeats pay to ride transit.
The HST exercise continues to exact its cost. The unprecedented job of creating a modern system for the archaic sales tax was the main cause of the legislative logjam, tying up govern-
ment lawyers and delaying drafting of other bills. Small businesses that paid $3,000 to convert to HST get to pay another $3,000 to go back, and we had all better hope the new computer software works.
Speaking of computers, one of the laws passed amid the shouting is one that establishes an online system for disputing traf c tickets. Police will print tickets from their cars instead of hand-writing them, and drivers will have an alternative way to argue about whether they really ran that red light.
Fighting a ticket in court now takes seven to 18 months, tying up judges, court registry staff and police. An administrative system won’t keep them all out of court, but the government hopes to reduce the average resolution time to 90 days and save $8 million a year or more.
A similar administrative system is being estab-lished for small civil claims and strata-property disputes.
Some legislation is to x earlier screw-ups. A judge tossed B.C.’s most heavy-handed
administrative penalties for failing a roadside blood-alcohol test, so the government brought in a new version that allows for another administrative appeal.
The mistake of making transit operate on a poorly policed “honour system” goes back to Social Credit days. There is nally a system to enforce collection of nes, on those rare occasions when someone is ticketed for taking a free ride.
Even with the last-minute rush, four bills couldn’t be rammed through. Since the legislature will almost certainly have to be recalled to impose a contract on teachers this fall, the government would do well to provide a couple of weeks for orderly debate at that time.Tom Fletcher is the legislative reporter for Black Press. Reach him at t [email protected].
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It’s still unclear It’s still unclear how martyrdom how martyrdom will play outwill play outSD79:SD79: Trustees fi ghting for kids, or employees? Trustees fi ghting for kids, or employees?
The Cowichan Valley board of education has stated for public consumption that it hopes its de cit budget will open eyes and change minds at the provincial government level, and result in more funding for Cowichan schools.
But don’t kid yourself. Our school board has made this move with eyes open wide. It fully expects to be red at the end of the month. On a certain level, it wants to be red.
The goal of this political play by the ve trustees who hold the balance of power is to sacri ce them-selves as a way to gather support for the cause.
It is their hope their dismissal will be met by the general public with anger, that the people will rally to the cause of the underdog, and the government will be perceived by the public-at-large as bullies in need of a good smackdown.
It is a calculated move for martyrdom.Three weeks into the campaign, the
question remains: will that martyrdom have its desired effect?
We’ve seen some public reaction in the form of Wednesday’s rally and an orchestrated letters-to-the-editor campaign, but the ma-jority so far has come from expected corners — district employees and disgruntled trustees and union leaders from across B.C.
But the hammer has yet to drop and there is good reason to sus-pect that when it does, other voices will awaken.
There is no shortage of people who are fed up with this government on many different levels. This may be the straw that tips their rage.
We’ve heard mixed reaction from the community. There are those who oppose the trustees simply because they are breaking the law. There are those who oppose the government simply because they see it as business- rst, people-second, and are offended.
But it’s unclear whether the community sees our school trustees as ghting for our district kids or for our district employees.
Where that falls will ultimately decide their sainthood.
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These facilities provide a wonderful opportunity for humans to observe, learn about and experience animals.
And often they serve as means to rehabilitate individual creatures and help species to survive.
Seeing both sides of: keeping animals in captivityThe case againstThe case againstWhatever happened to the right of
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Speed made me fear the worst and Speed made me fear the worst and then it happenedthen it happenedDear editor
I just wanted to comment on the story about the accident between the young woman and the RCMP cruiser. I was gassing up my car at Chevron at the intersection of Trunk Road and Highway 1 and I saw the police cruiser heading south on the highway. The reason I took notice is because the cruiser was travelling at at least double the posted speed limit, was clearly at wide-open throttle, judging from the roar of the engine, and alarmingly did not have his lights or siren on. I thought to myself, “that guy is going to cause an accident.” As I was heading south on the highway to head home to Victoria, I could see that he had in fact been in an acci-dent. The poor girl was still in her car gripping the steering wheel as I drove past. I would be hard-pressed to believe that she was at fault given what I saw only minutes earlier.Michael StewartVictoria
This senior’s bones can’t handle our This senior’s bones can’t handle our green nirvanagreen nirvanaDear editor
My response to the North Cowichan movers and shakers’ latest attempt to create a green nirvana in our valley:
After a second god-awful experience of trying to pull a two-foot high green compost bucket on my 40-foot driveway I would like to tell the mayor and council what I really feel about these totally ergonomically useless pieces of equipment. In as much as proper manners must be always our guiding light I better not. May I instead ask if anyone ever considered that our population is getting older and age brings mild to god-awful handicaps (in my instance with a metal plate in my back, an arti cial leg and the other with a complete knee replacement coupled with chronically painful arthritis) that make this a total nightmare to look forward to every week.
It is one thing to sit around a board table congratulating each other on your latest cutting-edge environmentally politically correct purchase but for god’s sake think about what you are doing to your seniors the next time. This morning I slipped and fell on my drive-way pulling that damn bucket and got soaking wet as I lay looking up at the rain. You can imagine what I would really like to tell North Cowichan what it can do with that bucket, but
this is my best attempt at politeness under the circumstances.Kevin McGinleyNorth Cowichan
Council needs to hear from those Council needs to hear from those who don’t want Carr monumentwho don’t want Carr monumentDear editor
I attended the Emily Carr Monument public information meeting hosted by the Chemainus Advisory Committee. Having read the notices, I thought this would be an opportunity for me to voice my opinion. I read council wanted “a sense of public support” for the project. This was not the case, as we were only allowed to comment on our like or dislike of the proposed site at Waterwheel Park.
This felt like a very dishonest move and prevented many people from voicing their sentiments although the brave ones still did. It also appeared some people at the meeting were aware of the format ahead of time.
I feel another meeting should be scheduled as soon as possible so the public can give its opinion on this proposed monument.Erica PrinceChemainus
Just because you have an idea doesn’t mean you should use itDear editor
There is a new structure being considered be-side Waterwheel Park in Chemainus. Some of the words I have heard to describe this unfortunate tribute the Emily Carr are: “hideous,” “monstros-ity” and “embarrassing.”
About the only word I can come up with for this thing is “incubus” — a cause of distress or anxiety.”
There was much of that at a well-attended pub-lic meeting on May 31 at the Chemainus Legion. About half the crowd of 50, said they ‘liked’ the proposed sculpture. The rest of us didn’t. “Ugly,” said one woman. “Out of place,” said an artist about the Disneyesque gure. This proposed addition to the oeuvre of our town is, quite simply, appalling. But no matter anyone’s taste (or lack of it), these things have a nasty habit of creeping up on our town and, before anyone knows it, becom-ing vulgar realities. That is what happened with the faux First Nation longhouse that was built overlooking the historical homes of the Penelakut people in Chemainus harbour. As well as the silly trompe l’oeil Emily Carr mural on the side of the theatre that “fools the eye” so much that one doesn’t even know it’s there. Then there’s the illegitimately-painted self-tribute mural nearby. The decided failures of recent projects perfectly il-lustrate the adage: “Just because you have an idea doesn’t mean you have to do anything with it.”
The art of Emily Carr had primarily a great sense of space and place. Her name, from the Ucluelet people, was Klee Wyck (Laughing One). But I am certain she wouldn’t be laughing over a giant foam-concrete-steel structure amongst the tall trees in this natural space.
I sincerely hope our political and community leaders give a swift and resounding ‘No’ to this harebrained scheme.Mark KiemeleChemainus
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I would have been I would have been proud to stand with proud to stand with these brave trusteesthese brave trusteesIn my opinion:In my opinion: Addressing the edu- Addressing the edu-cation defi cit is long overdue cation defi cit is long overdue
I encourage Cowichan Valley communities to support the Cowichan Valley board of education in its efforts to restore services lost to our students during the past decade.
Public education in this district and across the province is in the red. There is an education de cit.
This board has provided a solution, one that supports the district’s strategic plan. It would put our students’ education back in the black, and truly balance the budget.
During the past six years, when I served as a trustee, the board sent letters to the minister of education, the premier, and others, outlining concerns about budget constraints and underfunding.
The replies, if any, weren’t helpful. The board sent “parallel budgets,” which took
a lot of work, that were not really acknowl-edged.
Board members travelled to Victoria and met with the minister and with ministry of cials where there was respectful dialogue and some nodding.
These efforts were always followed with the required balanced budget, a document that ne-cessitated cutting services to our students again and again.
I was very proud to be an elected trustee and serve the Cowichan Valley education community.
However, each year when I sat with the minor-ity of trustees that did not support balancing the budget at the cost of programs and services, I felt sad and frustrated.
I was unable to follow through on a campaign promise I made which was to support the needs of our students. (Would I support a needs bud-get? Yes!)
At the time, it seemed of little comfort to know that democracy would prevail. A balanced bud-get was passed by a majority of votes.
I regret I am not a trustee at this time, a time when the majority of trustees will not support further cuts to balance the budget.
I would be proud to stand with the ve trustees who recognize it is their democratic responsibil-ity to honour the wishes of their constituents, and it is their democratic right to vote according to their principles.
It is time for the minister to sit with this elected board to nd solutions to the education de cit in Cowichan.
It is not a time for the minister to show disre-spect and contempt for democracy by following through on threats to replace the board.
Join me in supporting the “Made in Cowichan Restoration Budget,” and in applauding the efforts of the ve trustees who have framed this document with good intentions for the students of the Cowichan Valley.Diana Gunderson is a Lake Cowichan resident and former Cowichan Valley school trustee who chose not to run in the November election.
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Cowichan Community Kitchens has Cowichan Community Kitchens has the Cowichan community cookingthe Cowichan community cookingAnn AndersenNews Leader Pictorial
For two decades, Cowichan Com-munity Kitchens has cooked for itself.
And since Kay Wyckham gathered the organization’s rst par-ticipants together in June, 1992, groups have come together in valley church kitchens, community halls, a friendship centre and even homes to prepare in-expensive nutritious meals to feed their families.
The message is simple: “Give a family food, you feed them for a day. Teach a family to cook, you feed them for generations.”
“I always felt that what works best for feeding ourselves is grassroots,” says Lori Iannidinardo, CCK co-ordinator.
“A community kitchen is a place where you make healthy meals, save money, make friends and have fun,” explains Ian-nidinardo. “It’s a quilting bee, only with food.”
She’s thrilled the pro-gram she’s led for 16 years continues to thrive.
“It’s wonderful. I’ve been plugging away at it all these years, and it’s
great to see people rallying to pitch in,” she said.
Initial funding for the organization in 1992 came from the Vancouver Sun Children’s Fund and the Union Board of Health. The rst co-ordinator was hired for 15 hours a week in March 1993.
Currently, six groups prepare meals at Cobble Hill and Honeymoon Bay Community Halls, Lake Cowichan Centennial Hall, St. John’s Church Duncan, St. John’s Church South Cowichan and
Warmland House.Typically, groups gather
once each month to pre-pare three to ve nutri-tious meals. At the rst get-together, the group decides on recipes, makes a shopping list, calculates the cost of groceries and decides who will do the shopping.
Cooking day arrives about a week later. Group members cook all the meals, divide the food to take home, have lunch, clean the kitchen and set a date for next time.
“Each kitchen is unique and is directed by the group’s needs,” Iannidi-nardo says.
Through the years, special groups formed and then dispersed. In Field to Garden the group har-vested organic food from a Cobble Hill Mountain farm, prepared a lunch and took home the produce. In Chemainus Community School’s FOOD 4 FUN program children joined caregivers in the food preparation.
“Singles, families, single parents, people with disabilities, youth and seniors belong to the groups. Community kitch-ens provide relief from nancial, nutritional, and
social challenges,” says the website.
Iannidinardo says the op-portunities to get together for low-cost cooking have been welcomed by apart-ment-dwelling singles. “It takes away some of the isolation.”
“Community Kitchens is about sharing skills and ideas. It all comes from community.”
And community is the theme of CCK’s 20th anniversary as it plans to celebrate the milestone with a birthday party at Duncan’s Centennial Park June 16.
The main event in the 2 to 4 p.m. gathering will be the kick-off for a major new project at the park — an open-air oven, says event organizer Alison Mercer.
“We’re celebrating the people who have sup-ported the organization by donating food and funds,” Mercer said.
Founder Wyckham is scheduled to attend the event that will include a collage of the group’s his-tory, Island Savings Youth Team crafts for children and refreshments.
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Shovels poised for Chemainus mallShovels poised for Chemainus mall
Peter W. RuslandNews Leader Pictorial
Sod-turning for Mural Town’s long-awaited retail project Chemainus Village Square is shovel-ready for Wednesday.
Noon festivities will see dignitaries turn dirt at the Chemainus Road and Oak Street corner where folks can learn more about the $12-million project promising a new 49th Parallel grocery store, plus a pharmacy, nancial institu-tion, and a private liquor store.
The idea behind the landscaped mall, its devel-opers have stated, is to help Chemainiacs shop closer to home, especially with the planned 450-home Chemainus Village across the street.
Chemainus Village Liquor Store will be owned by chamber of commerce president Peter Mat-
thews, who also owns the Saltair Pub.“Chemainus Village Square will bring tremen-
dous bene ts to our community,” he says in a press release.
“More than $12 million will be spent on con-struction, and once it’s up and running, the mall should provide over 150 jobs.”
The town’s largest mall venture was launched last year when developer Len Wansbrough bought the vacant, four-acre property opposite the Chemainus’ safety building.
Mayor Jon Lefebure has also backed the mall marked for the lot Wansborough bought from the McBain group that planned to build a retail project there several years ago.
The ve-building, retail-of ce project will total some 56,000-square-feet, and bounded by Chemainus, Oak, Pine and Daniel streets.
“Once Wayne Richmond of the 49th Parallel signed to rent 22,000 square feet, the centre’s plans came together,” Matthews said.
Son Peter Richmond was stoked about opening a new full-service 49th store in Mural Town.
“Of course we’re excited, we’ve wanted to be
there for 15 years,” he said of the new centre.The new 49th will be slightly larger than the
rm’s agship Ladysmith store, and far out-mea-sure its 5,400-square-foot store beside Chemai-nus’ ferry terminal.
“We still want a presence there to serve ferry traf c,” he said.
Richmond’s joy was joined by that of Geoff
Hincks, Chemainus Business Improvement As-sociation president.
“The shopping centre design is attractive,” he says in a release.
“The West Coast architecture has a marine in- uence that’s a good t with our sea-side town.”Names of any chain stores being courted for the
shopping centre haven’t been released.
artists renderingShovels will hit the dirt Wednesday to begin work on the Chemainus Village Square, a shopping centre that was ap-proved more than a decade ago.
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Dear patients and supporters of the Silverfern Medical Clinic,
It is with mixed emotions that we are announcing the closure of the Silverfern Medical Clinic at the end of July 2012. We are losing our two family doctors, Drs Singh and Turpin, and it is getting harder to fi nd Drs to work walk-in shifts. Despite many efforts to recruit replacements, we have not been successful and we have no choice but to discontinue our services after nearly eight years of op-eration.
We will be decreasing our hours of service through June and July/ 2012 to give patients time to fi nd alternative locations for their family practice and after hours and urgent medical care.
It has been a great honour for me to be part of the Silverfern Medical Clinic and the encourage-ment from the community has always been heart warming. I would like to thank everyone, medical and non-medical, who have generously supported myself, the clinic and my dedicated staff and team of doctors.
Yours sincerely, Dr Stephen Faulkner
Friday, June 8, 2012 Cowichan News Leader Pictorial A13
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1982: re halls1982: re hallsDespite protests from councillor
Bruce Payne that a new Duncan fi re hall should not be built because of the burden on taxpayers, city council voted to approve the project which would cost an estimated $500,000 to $700,000.
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1982: poles1982: polesA 25-foot totem pole, carved in
traditional style with traditional tools was raised in the Cowichan Com-munity Centre lobby. It was the work of master carvers Harold Joe and Kelly Antoine, Thomas George and students of the Indian Alternate School.
1982: ferries1982: ferriesAlthough interested in a B.C. Fer-
ries suggestion that its next conven-tion be a three-day excursion aboard the ferry to Prince Rupert, Duncan Rotarians were more concerned about adding a ferry after the 9 p.m. last sailing to the island.by Ann Andersenby Ann Andersen
Pictures of the PastPictures of the PastShawnigan Lake Museum’s photo of the regal 1926-era Shawnigan Beach Hotel (around 1950) before it was razed in the 1990s. The site’s now the
Shawnigan Lake Beach Resort.—We want your historical photos of Cowichan people and places. Email a high resolution jpeg along with your phone number and a brief explanation to
[email protected]. Or drop by during regular offi ce hours and we’ll scan it in. More heritage photos are available for viewing online at www.cowichanvalleymuseum.bc.ca.
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From a horri c act, From a horri c act, positive changepositive changeDateline 1982: Dateline 1982: Clausen helps get laws changedClausen helps get laws changedAnn AndersenNews Leader Pictorial
It’s been 33 years since the murder of teenager Lise Clausen on the foothills of Mount Prevost. Lise, 15, was slain by Paul Richard Kocurek in a brutal rape attempt while he was on parole.
In June 1982, the still-outraged community continued to grieve with the quiet, unassuming Clausen family. Lise’s coura-geous mother Inge, who took her battle for changes to the Parole Act to Ottawa, is no longer with us. But then, with the trial and conviction behind her, Clausen had already founded the Citizens United for Safety and Justice and was working to change the laws that allowed a multiple sex offender like Kocurek to be out on the streets to commit another crime.
“Getting involved with CUSJ has been my therapy and (hus-band) Svend’s too. If I had just sat around the house and not talked to anybody, I’d have gone stark, raving mad,” she told the News Leader.
And her work was bearing fruit. That month, Attorney-General Robert Kaplan told the House of Commons in Ottawa he was considering amendments to the Parole Act which could be ready by fall. Clausen went on to become a North Cowichan council-lor, Chamber of Commerce president and an MP constituency assistant.
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Father’s Day is a special time to celebrate the men in this world who have contributed their strength, support and love within our lives. From their work ethics, to the life skills they teach us, to the practical advice they convey, many of us nd it dif cult to express the depth of our gratitude because for some reason, a card just doesn’t say enough. There you stand in the card aisle, looking for the card that has it all...the card that doesn’t get too mushy because he won’t like it, and there you read, tirelessly searching for the one that says what needs to be said with just the right amount of sentiment. For many downtown business owners, Father’s Day is an especially important day because their fathers have played a larger than life role in their lives. Their fathers have supported
them in their business pursuits and have also helped guide them with simple truths that have made all the difference in their approach to business, love and life. Thanks to their fathers, these business owners have conveyed
that it’s because of their dads that they have the tools to be good men throughout the triumphs and the obstacles of their everyday lives. We asked local shop owners to remember the best advice their dads gave them and this is what they had to share:“My Dad was a great role model, getting to work early, never missing a day. (He) always stressed to lead
by example and to keep your doors open while encouraging (his kids) to strive for our dreams with relentless ambition.” -Chad Gurski/ Owner of Valley Carpet One Floor & Home
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What my Father What my Father taught metaught me
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Friday, June 8, 2012 Cowichan News Leader Pictorial A15
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Experience Downtown Duncan HEART OFCOWICHAN
New Faces, New PlacesSlice of Life CafeNew owner Aafke Karemaker of the Slice of Life Café is bringing a little taste of Authentic Italy to Old Town Duncan with her new menu which includes delicious homestyle pizzas and fresh pasta. Opening for extended hours and serving breakfast, lunch, dinner and specialty coffees, you can nd something for anytime of the day. Also offering gluten free and vegetarian options. For daily specials and menu items, check out their Facebook page.171 Jubilee Street 250.715.1020 www.facebook.com/thesliceo ifecafe
Royal DarThe Royal Dar – “The Royal Doorway” – new to downtown Duncan is owned and operated by Gurb and Kam Gill. The restaurant has a reputation for high quality Indian cuisine with loyal customers from Victoria to Nanaimo. The chefs are from northern India so every dish is created with care and the best and freshest local ingredients. Enjoy this ne dining in an elegant atmosphere. Now open for lunch and dinner.148 3rd Street 250.597.1483www.royaldar.ca
“(My father taught me to) always remember that Family comes before career or friends.” - Dean Soler/ Owner of Dinos Grill“My father always supported me in my decisions and encouraged me to always better my life”-Mauritz Vos/ Owner of Tinkers Computers“(My Father taught me) to be honest in life, in all my dealings. To not be afraid of the changes that are presented... To be moderate in all things and to practice random acts of kindness” -Colin Wilkinson/ Owner of The Celtic Connection
This Father’s Day remember to take a moment to think about one great piece of advice that the special men in your life have shared with you. Although we can’t always nd the right way to express our appreciation for the role that fathers play in our life, you can be certain that when it comes to men, what you do is more signi cant than what you say. What really matters on Father’s Day doesn’t rely on the perfect card...it all comes down to carrying your father’s good advice in your pursuit of happiness, love and life. Happy Father’s Day to all those dads, uncles, brothers and grandpas who give and care so much...it is men like you who make this world a better place!
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Fifth AnnualChampion for ChildrenAwards of Excellence
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The Cowichan region is blessed to have such amazing champions making signifi cant contributions in to the health and well being of our youngest citizens. We have been humbled by the number of outstanding nominations and the incredible stories that have come with the nominees. The task of selecting the fi nalists was a monumental one. The awards dinner and concert was held on Saturday June 2nd at the Quw’utsun Cultural Centre where the award winners were announced. Success By 6 would like to request that you congratulate all of the nominees and fi nalists when you see them out in the community for being outstanding Champions for Children! Cindy Lise, Coordinator Cowichan Success by 6
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2012 Success By 6 Champion for Children Finalists and Organizers:Back Row: Cindy Lise, Janet Cundall, Island Savings Credit Union- Brad Lesiuk, Patrick Erickson, Kathryn Coopsie, Cowichan Maternity Clinic- Nicolette Pearce, Denise McDonald, Averil Drive
Neighbourhood- Paula Ramwell, Bonnie Hastings, Kyla Bridge, Thelma Schofi eld, Angela Ramwell, Chris WaddellFront Row, Fit Stop Fitness- Jody Saunders, Howie George, Forest Discovery Centre- Vicki Holman, Myra Charlie, Social Planning Cowichan- Linden Collette and Betty Exelby, missing
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WILDE, Thomas Allan
Our Dad passed away peacefully on May 28, 2012 at Cerwydden Care Centre in Duncan, B.C. He will be greatly missed by his loving wife Bev and his children Jacquie (Chuck), Pam (Dave) and Ross, and his adored grandchildren Erin (Nate), Hannah, Rachel and Ava. He also leaves behind his brother Bill (Betty) and many friends throughout the province and beyond.
Dad was born to Jack and Irene in Moosomin, SK on Sept 29, 1925. At the young age of seventeen he left home to join the Navy, and saw action in the North Atlantic aboard the HMS Prestonian. Following his discharge he joined the RCMP and was stationed in Victoria, where he married Beverley Ross in 1952. Together they made several moves within the province until he retired as Staff Sergeant in 1971. Life then took them to Prince George, where he worked as Offi ce Manager at the law offi ce of Wilson, King and Company. In 1983, Dad retired and he and Mom moved back to Duncan to be nearer to their children and many of their dearest friends.
Dad loved the outdoors, especially on sunny days. Some of our fondest childhood memories are of the much anticipated summer weeks at Maple Bay, where mischievous fun was had by all. During their years in Prince George, Dad and Mom built a beautiful log cabin from scratch, literally starting by chopping down trees on their lot at Cluculz Lake. Many lovely days were spent there, paddling in the canoe and entertaining friends. Always present was his beloved chocolate Labrador Jessie. Under the guise of bird hunting, Dad’s annual trips with Paul, Bert and Doug counted as some of his best memories, as did treks to Alberta to ride the range at his friend John’s ranch. Several winters were spent in Mexico and Hawaii, and when travel in later years became too diffi cult, he and Mom took advantage of every sunny day in their own backyard.
His greatest love though was any time spent with his family, and he was a good husband, father and grandfather. Kind, fair and unfailingly proud of us.
Dad’s dignity and sense of humour served him well throughout life, and especially as he dealt with increasingly challenging health issues. We take peace in believing he is washing down a well-deserved steak sandwich with a good belt of scotch.
Our thanks go out to Dr. Murray Woods, the staff at Cowichan District Hospital and especially to the wonderful caregivers at Cerwydden, who continue to look after our Mom. There will not be a service, but if you so wish please feel free to remember Dad with a donation to the SPCA or the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
PAINTER, Herbert Gladstone Sept 3, 1922 – June 4, 2012
Born in Victoria. Herb passed away on Monday, June 4, 2012 with family at his side. He is survived by his wife Eleanor, daughters Cathy, Bonnie, Janice (John), 5 grand children, his sister Viola Warren, nephew Ted (Fern) and niece Lynda, Bob & Yvonne Leach and their family, also by Eleanor’s children, grand children and great grand children.
Herb joined the R.C.A.F. during the war and was employed at the RJH at the Memorial Pavilion for many years. When he retired they moved to Shawnigan Lake and later to Duncan where he bowled for many years. He will be missed.
Special thanks to Carol & Henry Fehr, Bev Sales and Lynda Royal for years of friendship and for always being there when needed.
His funeral will take place Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at 2pm at Trinity Lutheran Church, 2764 James St., Duncan. Pastor R. Willie offi ciating.
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YOUNG - Raymond ArthurDec. 3, 1953 - June 1, 2012
It is with deep sadness that the family of Raymond Young announce his passing on June 1, 2012. He was predeceased by his father Jack in 1968, sister Barb Ramwell in 1998, great nephew Mikey Young in 2004, nephew Wayne Peet in 2005, and nephew Grady Capper in 2008.Raymond was the youngest of eight children. He is survived by his mother Anne Young, sister Doreen Peet (Larry), brother Gerald (Betty), brother-in-law Ken Ramwell (Linda), brother David (Jo-Anne), sister Gloria Cathcart (Russ), brother Jimmy (Sonya), brother Wayne (Margy) and many nieces and nephews and their families who loved “Uncle Raymond”. We will miss him dearly, especially his great sense of humor and his contagious laugh.Raymond lived his whole life in Duncan and accumulated many friends. He worked as a Cat Operator and in various logging camps until suffering a stroke in 2010. He loved the outdoors, fi shing, riding his motorcycle, his cat “Bill”, and a beer or two with friends at “The Oak”.A celebration of Raymond’s life will be held on Saturday, June 23rd 2012 from 1:00-4:00pm at Duncan Meadows Golf Course. On line condolences may be offered at
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FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS
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IN MEMORIAM
In Loving Memoryof
Dieter Schoenfeld July 20, 1940 - June 4, 2009
and Betty Schoenfeld
Dec 7, 1930 - June 27, 2007
Your memories to us is a keepsake,
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The family of theSchoenfeld’s
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as of June 2nd Formerly
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Olde Towne Barber
(next door to Canada Services)231 Jubilee Street
Duncan
250-746-8514
FUNERAL HOMES
LOST AND FOUND
FOUND: A remote key for Volkswagen. Please come to Aha Sushi at Duncan Village Green Mall.
FOUND at Cherry Point Beach, right after the super moon, a digital camera. Call to identify (250)733-2572
FOUND - ONE TOYOTA KEY April 23, 2012, on Chippewa Rd, Duncan.
DEATHS
FUNERAL HOMES
LOST AND FOUND
FOUND - Ford key (possibly with a chip) & remote in West-holme near Westhill Rd. Can be claimed at the News Lead-er Pictorial offi ce, next to Buckerfi elds.
MAN’S RING was found in the washroom on Saturday morn-ing May 26 at Peter Baljet GM. Please call (250)746-7131 to identify & claim.
DEATHS
FUNERAL HOMES
DEATHS DEATHS
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Baby & Community Pat 250-748-6740 Pam 250-749-4165
Community Welcome David 250-746-4236Diana 250-246-4463Ladine 250-932-4664
Website: www.welcomewagon.ca
Business & Professional Welcome:
Myrna 250-746-1977
If you are new to the Neighbourhood call one of these representatives for
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• Grief/Loss • Addictions• Fears & Phobia • Weight Loss
• Self Esteem/Confi denceFor Over 20 Years
Assisting People in the Valley
Phone: (250) 746-2500Fax: (250) 746-2513
Email: [email protected]: http://www.cvrd.bc.ca
Presentation of Statement of Financial Information
In accordance with Section 814.1 of the Local Government Act, the 2011 Statement of Financial Information for the Cowichan Valley Regional Dis-trict will be presented at the June 13, 2012 Board Meeting. Copies of this report are now available at the Regional District Of ce or on our website atwww.cvrd.bc.ca.
Time: 6:00 p.m.Location: Cowichan Valley Regional District Board Room 175 Ingram Street DUNCAN, BC V9L 1N8
Sharon Moss, C.G.A.Manager, Finance Division
NOW HIRINGWestern Forest Products Inc. is an integrated Canadian forest products company located on Vancouver Island that is committed to the safety of our employees, the culture of performance and the discipline to achieve results.
We currently have the following openings:
Woods ForemanMillwrights
Planer MechanicWoods ForemanField Engineer
Maintenance SupervisorDetailed job postings can be viewed at
http://www.westernforest.com/careers/current_openings.php
WFP offers a competitive salary, a comprehensive benefi t package and the potential to achieve annual performance rewards. If you believe that you have the skills and qualifi cations that we are looking for, please reply in confi dence to:
Human Resource Department Facsimile: 1.866.840.9611
Email: [email protected]
CERTIFIEDPLANER MECHANIC
WFP is currently seeking a part-time Certifi ed Planer Mechanic (Millwright experience) to join our Duke Point Sawmill Division located in Nanaimo, BC.
This is an hourly USW union position with a certifi ed rate of $33.225 per hour and a comprehensive benefi t package. Details of the collective agreement can be viewed at
http://www.westernforest.com/building-value/our-people-employment/employees/
Complete job details can be viewed at: http://www.westernforest.com/building-value/our-
people-employment/careers/
THE COMPANY:Western Forest Products Inc. is an integrated Canadian forest products company located on Vancouver Island that is committed to the safety of our employees, the culture of performance and the discipline to achieve results. If you believe that you have the skills and qualifi cations that we are looking for, please reply in confi dence:
Human Resource Department Facsimile: 1.866.840.9611
Email: [email protected] Deadline: July 6th, 2012
Reference Code: DPS, Planer Mechanic
As only short listed candidates will be contacted, WFP thanks you in advance for your interest in our Company.
Hiiye’yu Lelum (House of Friendship) Society Annual General Meeting is to be held on Monday, June 25, 2012. Supper will be served at 6 PM and meeting will follow. Items to be discussed are the Finan-cial Statements for 2011-2012 and election of Board of Direc-tors (members in good stand-ing). Join us and bring a friend. New Members Wel-come.
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
LOST AND FOUND
HONDA keys found - A black leather zippered key holder containing Honda keys and a couple of others (one marked Chateau) were found approx May 15 on Cowichan Bay Rd, between Wessex & Bench. Can be claimed at the News Leader Pictorial offi ce, #2-5380 Trans Canada Hwy, next to Buckerfi elds.KEYS FOUND - 2 keys on ring with a Peter Baljet leather tag. Found Saturday morning, May 12 in the gravel parking lot near bridge on Allenby Road. Can be claimed at the News Leader Pictorial offi ce, next to Buckerfi elds.KEYS FOUND, March 20/12 in Safeway parking lot. 4 small keys on a very large metal ring. Can be claimed at the News Leader Pictorial offi ce, #2 - 5380 TCH, next to Buck-erfi elds.
INFORMATION INFORMATION
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
LEGALS
LEGALS LEGALS
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
LOST AND FOUND
LOST, approx 4 keys in the area between First Street and Canada Ave. (250)701-0298
LOST, possibly Maple Bay Rd. Harley Key with remote. RE-WARD. (250)391-1404
The News Leader Pictorial offi ce is holding several sets of “found” keys”, since March 2003. Stop into the offi ce and see if any belong to you. #2-5380 Trans Canada Hwy, Duncan, next to Buckerfi elds ADMINISTRATION
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT REQUIRED.
New business looking to fi ll this part-time position.
Bookkeeping, payroll, AP & AR experience important. Flexible hours avail. Position could become full-time.
[email protected] call (250)743-4303.
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
BUSINESS FOR SALE
Be your own boss publishing your own local entertainment / humour magazine. Javajoke publications is offering an exclusive protected license in your area. We will teach you our lucrative proven system, step by step by step to create the wealth that you want. Perfect for anyone FT / PT, from semi-retired to large scale enterprise. Call today to get your no obligation info packet.
Toll FREE 1-855-406-1253
DRIVERS/COURIER/TRUCKING
DRIVERS WANTED: Terrifi c career opportunity out-standing growth potential to learn how to locate rail defects. No Experience Needed!! Extensive paid travel, meal allowance, 4 wks. vacation & benefi ts pkg. Skills Needed - Ability to travel 3 months at a time Valid License with air brake endorsement. High School Diploma or GED.
Apply at www.sperryrail.comunder careers, keyword Driver DO NOT FILL IN CITY or STATE
PERSONALS
EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS
FOODSAFE AT Island Savings Centre, June 30 & July 28 courses 8:30-4:30 $65. 250-746-4154 www.saferfood.ca
HELP WANTED
An Alberta Construction Com-pany is hiring dozer, excavator and labour/rock truck opera-tors. Preference will be given to operators that are experi-enced in oilfi eld road and lease construction. Lodging and meals provided. The work is in the vicinity of Edson, Al-berta. Alcohol & Drug testing required. Call Contour Con-struction at 780-723-5051.
PERSONALS
HELP WANTED
BARTENDERS & SERVERS REQUIRED
Busy waterfront pub seeking experienced
BARTENDERS & SERVERS Please bring resume
ATTN: Bryant between 2 - 4 pm
at the BAY PUB1695 Cowichan Bay Rd.
CASHIER/SERVER PT Position available in busy cafe. Competitive wage, must be available morning & afternoon. Must have experi-ence in all aspects of food service, handling cash and possess superior customer service skills. If this sounds like you, please reply in person with cover letter and resume to James St. Cafe sandwiched between A&W & new pool.
COOKS REQUIREDSeeking kitchen team members
willing to multitask - cook, prep, dishes.Competitive wage &benefi ts available.
Please bring resume ATTN: Sham
at the BAY PUB1695 Cowichan Bay Rd.
DISPENSER NEEDED for op-tometry clinics. Applicant should enjoy sales in a fashion and knowledge based environ-ment, enjoy working with the public and have a proven record of providing excellent customer service. If you are in-terested in learning new skills then we will provide the train-ing. Please bring resume to Eye Design Optometry, 101-394 Duncan St or #105-2690 Mill Bay Rd.
DUNCAN, BC- We are looking for a fulltime Heavy Duty Me-chanic, will consider appren-tice based on experience. Wage and benefi t package as per the USW Coast Master Agreement. Duties will include repairs to logging trucks and logging equipment. Please fax resume to 1-604-736-5320 or email to [email protected].
ELECTRICIAN JOURNEY-MAN position, Port Hardy. Residential, commercial, industrial installations & main-tenance. Require valid driver’s licence, electrician trade certifi cate & BCTQ. Fax or email resume: 250-949-9230 or: [email protected].
ELECTRICIAN JOURNEY-MAN position, Port Hardy. Residential, commercial, in-dustrial installations & mainte-nance. Require valid driver’s li-cence, electrician trade certifi cate & BCTQ. Send re-sume: fax 250-949-9230 or email [email protected].
EXPERIENCED CONCRETE PUMP OP. /
HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC
*Top Industry Wages / * Full Benefi t Package
Email: [email protected]
Fax: 403-217-7795Online:
www.viperconcrete.com
EXPERIENCED RN required for very busy, multi-physician clinic. This is a full-time Mon-day to Friday position com-mencing September 2012 due to the retirement of our clinic nurse. Please fax resume to 250-746-4473 or email [email protected].
FULL TIME LOT PERSONDuties to include:
RV Washing & Prep.
FULL TIME MULTI-TASKERDuties to include:
Customer service, answering the phone and cleaning tasks.
Drop off resumes in person to
Greg’s RV5285 Polkey Road
Duncan
HELP WANTED
LOCAL SENIORS’ home re-quires live-in night house at-tendant. Renumeration in-cludes private suite with utilities. Additional duties ne-gotiable. First Aid/RCA/or Nursing experience an asset. Please email resume and two references to [email protected] by June 15th.
OPTICAL DISPENSER req’d 2-3 days weekly, experience preferred. Drop off resume at Diamond Eyecare, 159 Trunk Rd., Duncan.
Outside Sales Representative
Knowledge of doors and building products necessary. Contract sales experience
and exceptional organizational and
communication skills benefi cial.
Yard Person Experience necessary. Must
be physically fi t and must appreciate your customers.
Forklift certifi cation an asset. All applicants must have a
valid class 5 driver’s license.
Apply in person to Mark at 7281 Trans Canada Hwy,
Duncan. No phone calls please.
TRADES, TECHNICAL
HELP WANTED
CARDINO SHOES is looking for a part-time
sales associate.The candidate must have a passion for fashion, enjoy working with people and must be able to work on weekends. Bring your re-sume to 165 Craig Street, Duncan or email us at:[email protected]
PIONEER HOUSE now hiringan experienced Evening Line Cook, and a P/T day/nightdishwasher. Apply with re-sume to Mark or Matt, 4675TC Hwy, Duncan, B.C. or byemail: [email protected]
TRADES, TECHNICAL
ANNIVERSARIES ANNIVERSARIES
Celebrations
CLASSIFIEDS WORK!
Call 310-3535 to place your ad today
Friday, June 8, 2012 Cowichan News Leader Pictorial A21
Job Description
WELDING/FABRICATORPosition Summary: Performs a wide range of duties within the plant in-cluding but not limited to: welding and fabricating while maintaining good housekeeping and with re-gard to safety regulations on the shop fl oor.
Pre-Employment Drug Screen may be required.
Job Requirements: Qualifi cations (Education/Experience) and Required Skills:• Welder Level “C” or 1st year fabrication minimum • Forklift and Crane Operators experience • Capable of passing required physical examination • Able to speak, read, and comprehend English • Knowledge of how to read and interpret shop/en-
gineering drawings • Strong interpersonal and organizational skills • Needs to have strong leadership abilities and be
comfortable in group work environment.• Knowledge of basic tools and have good working
mechanical aptitude • CWB ticket an asset• Understand and apply basic mathematical skills
(adding, subtracting, division, & multiplication) • Good attendance and positive attitude is a must
Drop off a resume in person, 3721 Drinkwater Rd., Duncan, BC or fax resume to 250-746-8011.
Structures
HELP WANTED
PACIFIC ENERGY
Production Workers
Pacifi c Energy, a leading manufacturer
of quality wood and gas stoves, has immediate
openings for production metal workers.
Competitive wage rates, a comprehensive benefi ts program fully paid by the company are all reasons
to consider a career at Pacifi c Energy.
Please deliver your resume in person to 2975 Allenby Rd.,
Duncan to the attention of Chuck Richardson or come in and fi ll out an application form.
RESPITE worker needed for man with special needs, total care experience required. 250-701-1191
SALESPERSON - Multi tasker with computer and data entry skills. Apply at Taya’s Treas-ures, 438B Trans Canada Hwy. Call (250)709-9933.
SEASONAL TRUCK DRIVERBFI Canada has an opening available immediately for a Residential Garbage/recycling truck driver. Position is sea-sonal with a very strong pos-sibility of becoming a perma-nent position. Applicant must be physically fi t and possess a valid class 3 with air, or higher drivers’ license. Position en-tails both driving and swamp-ing. A pre-employment drug/alcohol screening test and physical is required.Apply by fax at 250-748-5111 or in person at 2819 Roberts Road.
VOLUNTEERS
Do you ever ask yourself How can _ I _
make a difference? Contact us, and together we
can plant the seeds of change, because Volunteers
Grow Community.250-748-2133
www.volunteercowichan.bc.ca
WWORK ANTED
CARING ANGEL Home Care Services, light housekeeping, companionship & meals. $18/hr. (negotiable). 250-748-0284
HELP WANTED HELP WANTED
WWORK ANTED
HUSBAND FOR HIRE. Noth-ing but the best. Carpenter, plumber, painter, electrician, pressure washing. Just ask my wife! Call 250-746-4493 or 250-709-1111
PERSONAL SERVICES
HOLISTIC HEALTH
BEST MASSAGE, on Vancou-ver Island, $50/hr, 7 days by appt. Call or text 250-510-1963
FINANCIAL SERVICES
DEBT CONSOLIDATION PROGRAM
Helping CANADIANS repay debts, reduce or eliminate
interest regardless of your credit! Qualify Now To Be Debt
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HAIRSTYLISTS
HAIRDRESSING in your home, Cowichan Valley area. Barb Stewart. 250-715-6568
PETS AND LIVESTOCK
PETS
3 HOME-RAISED small breed puppies, 8 wks old. $350. To pick yours call (778)429-2910.
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
FARM EQUIPMENT
JOHN DEERE 4-wheel wag-on, used very little. $750. obo. Antique horse scoop - offers. (250)323-1969 (Cedar).
FUEL/FIREWOOD
FIREWOOD FOR SALE. Spruce trim ends 75% and fi r trim ends 25%. 25 yard bin $250. 12.5 yard bin $125. Free local delivery. Phone 250-743-9922.
SEASONED FIREWOOD Vancouver Island’s largest fi re-wood producer offers fi rewood legally obtained during forest restoration, large cords. Help restore your forest, Burndrywood.com 1-877-902-WOOD.
JEWELS, FURS
BUY, SELL, Watches, Estate Jewellery, Gold, Diamonds, Repairs, Custom designs. St. Thomas Gold & Silver, 895 Fort Street, Victoria, 250-380-7698.
MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE
Glass carboys: 4-5 gal (23 ltr), 4-4 gal (19 ltr), 1-13 ltr. 7 doz-en wine bottles, several 1 gal glass wine jugs, 3-15 gal brew tubs, 1-3 gal croc, 3 leg corker $100/all. (250) 929-7209
HERITAGE PAWN BARGAINS!!
40% OFF select jewelry, 25% OFF video games, 20% OFF tools, Home theatre and stereos on sale, guitars marked down, laptops and digital cameras cheap.
430 Whistler. 250-746-9810.heritagepawnbrokers.com
HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/news-paper?
LIFT CHAIR, beige, in good shape. Must sell $250 obo (250)748-0604
MISCELLANEOUS WANTED
WANTED, CLEAN fi ll. Gib-bons rd area. Will pay for trucking. 250-748-7773 or 250-701- 5920.
REAL ESTATE
BUSINESSES FOR SALE
FAST FOOD Restaurant for Lease, at 1610 Joan Ave, Crofton [email protected] 1(323)8236108
FOR SALE BY OWNER
CAYCUSE: WELL maintained Recreational Property/Home. 1500 sq.ft, 3 bdrm 2 bath, 5 acres, garage. A stone throw from pristine Cowichan Lake. $399,900. Furnished. Ready to move in! Call 250-478-2648 250-745-3387.
REAL ESTATE
FOR SALE BY OWNER
MAPLE BAY- private updated Rancher on .68 acres, 3 bdrms, 1800sq ft. See: w w w. u s e d c o w i c h a n . c o m $409,000. Call 250-715-5814.
OPEN HOUSE, Sunday June 9, 1 to 4. 2267 Calais Rd, Duncan. For sale by owner. Info - email: [email protected] or cell: 250-710-6872
REDUCED: Jaynes Rd., Dun-can, 4 bdrm, 2 bath, w/in-law suite, new custom kitchen & baths, windows & deck. 8 Appl’s incl. $369,900. Open to offers. (250)748-3007
HOUSES FOR SALE
COWICHAN BAY-Oceanfront, $425,000. The Cowichan Bay Stilt Homes are rarely offered for sale and this one is abso-lutely charming. 3 bdrm, up-dated interior, 5 appls, large deck & priv dock. Perfect for vacation style at home living or just a weekend getaway. Ben at 250-732-1710 to view.
LADYSMITH. NEW 3 bdrm/3 bath home ready to move in. Open concept, beautiful kitch-en, lots of tiling. Includes all appliances. Landscaped. New Home Warranty. $339,900 1124 Gilson Pl. 250-741-0353 or 250-714-2746.
HOMES WANTED
WE BUY HOUSESDamaged House?
Pretty House? Moving? Divorcing? Estate Sale?
We will Buy your HouseQuick Cash & Private.Mortgage Too High and
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Call: 1-250-616-9053www.webuyhomesbc.com
MOBILE HOMES & PARKS
For Sale: NEW 1296 square foot Modular Home. View at Rocky Creek Village, unit # 70-A Alderwood Drive, Lady-smith. Open House every Fri-day, Saturday, and Sunday 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM. For more information please phone Ken 250-245-4081.
MORTGAGES
RENTALS
APARTMENT/CONDO
$500/MO STARTING- weeklyavailable, many apartment types, furnished, w/common kitchen. All utils, internet in-cluded. FREE local calls, No Credit Checks. Call Motel, 250-748-0661, (Duncan).
RENTALS
APARTMENT/CONDO
CENTRAL LOCATION, Bachelor, 1 & 2 bdrms, bal-cony, F/S, hot water, parking, pet considered, $525-$850/mo. Call 250-748-7764.
RENTALS
APARTMENT/CONDO
Avail Wild Rose Apts 1 & 2 Bdrms, quiet,
well maintained building. Central location.
Heat & hot water incl’d. For on-site manager
Call 250-748-1304
CHEMAINUS: 55+ Senior building, 1 fl oor walk-up, 1 bdrm. N/P N/S. $515.00/mo. Avail. now. (250)246-4221
CHEMAINUS, freshly decorat-ed 1 bdrm apt, includes heat & hotwater, large patio & ocean glimpses, 1 small pet may be considered. $625/month. (250)710-4648
COBBLE HILL- Bright 2 Bdrm Apartment, 5 appls, NP/NS. Avail July 1. $895 heat/hydro incl’d. (250)743-2672.
RENTALS
APARTMENT/CONDO
COWICHAN BAY, new de-tached 1 Bdrm apt, $750/mo incl’s basic TV, wifi & hydro.Some furniture if needed.Ref’s req. (250)748-4396
Cowichan Bay: Spectacular Ocean View 1BR Condo forrent. $800/month. N/S N/PAdult oriented building. 250-748-7993.
DUNCAN: 1 & 2-bdrm, 5appls, close to School, Hospi-tal and bus route. $650-$800utils. Lv msg: 250-597-4018.
DUNCAN- 1 bdrm, $750 in-cludes utilities. NS/NP. AvailJune 1. Call Gerry (250)746-4144 or (250)715-6218.
DUNCAN, 1 bdrm on Alexan-der St. VERY clean, secure.No partiers. Sunny 3rd fl oorcorner unit. Available now.Ref’s req. $675. (250)748-8196 or 250-701-7941.
DUNCAN
1 bdrm suites $590
& studio suites $520
Close to Beverly Corners, 4 blks to University, on bus
route. Updated; new fl ooring, new paint & some new fi x-
tures. Heat/hot water includ-ed. NS/NP. Refs.
(250)748-3729DUNCAN: 2BDRM condo, 4 appl’s, top fl oor, Lewis St.Avail Jul. 1st. No partiers, N/S.Refs, $800/mo. (250)715-1076
DUNCAN- BRIGHT 2 bdrm condo in secure bldg w/eleva-tor, F/S, D/W, W/D. N/S.$875 + utils. Available immed.Call 250-710-0881.
DUNCAN- HUGE 2.5 bdrmswith patio, $900 includesutilities. NS/NP. Avail June 1.Call Gerry (250)746-4144 or(250)715-6218.
DUNCAN in town, avail July1st., quiet 2 bdrm apt. 6 appli-ances, $850-$900. 250-246-6626 or 250-746-4016
50% OFF- Simple Bay, 511 Canada Ave. Collectibles, clothing, jewelry, gaming, tools, DVD’s.
CHEMAINUS, HUGE Garage sale, Fri & Sat June 8 & 9, 9-3, 9118 Cranko Rd, off Mt. Sicker Rd (by Russell Farms). Tools, red & yellow cedar lum-ber, antique bottles, toys, household stuff & much more!
Clean out the Shed Yard Sale:
Cowichan StationSaturday, June 9th
9-12pmat St. Andrew’s
Church Site
Community Policing Advisory Committee’s HUGE garage sale is just around the corner (June 23). Book your tables now. $15/each. Call Pat at (250) 748-6740
COWICHAN BAY, MOVING Sale, Sat June 9, 8-12, 1818 Pritchard Rd, off Wilmot. Fur-niture, 30” elec stove, kitchen items, garden tools,
TOO MUCH TO LIST!
CROFTON 4TH Annual Gar-age Sale- Sat, June 9, 8am-2pm. Scattered throughout town at individual locations.
DUNCAN, 308 Duncan St. (at Ray’s Furniture And Antiques next to the Duncan Garage), Sat, June 9, 9am-3pm. Nepal Education Fund Annual Charity Garage Sale. Variety of items. All proceeds go to NEF. Rain or shine.
Duncan: 5860 Deborah Drive, Sat, June 9, 9-2pm. Kids stuff & household.
DUNCAN: Multi-family garage sale. 3085 Sherman Rd. Gates open from 9-1pm. Sat. June 9. Xmas, clothing & more
DUNCAN, Neighbourhood Garage Sale
Saturday, June 9
9am - 2pm Chaparral Drive
(off Maple Bay Rd.,onto Francis
then left on Chaparral)We will have an assortment
of great items including a car, canoe, furniture, tools, toys, clothing, kitchen stuff
and lots more!
DUNCAN, Sat June 9, 9-1, 1899 Deborah Dr., off Maple Bay Rd. Garden items, house-hold, 22’ RV & items + more!
Swap Meet Cobble Hill Hall
Under new management. Every Sunday, 9am-2pm. 3550 Watson Ave.
250-743-7018
HUGE MULTI Family Gar-age/Yard Sale. Sat. June 9th. 8 am. 1497 Chilco Rd. Crofton off Osborne Bay. Collectables, Tools, Pet Supplies, Clothes, Furniture, Children’s Items, to much to list.
QUAMICHAN HEIGHTS: 5807 Sycamore. Saturday, June 16, 8 am - 1pm. Rain or shine, but no early birds! Multi-family garage sale--lots of great stuff, and it all must go.
BUYING OR SELLING?www.bcclassifi ed.com
GARAGE
SALES* Great bargains
* All local, in COWICHAN!
MILL BAY, Estate Sale, Sat June 9, 9-1, 1094 Bourban Rd, Kerry Village, off Shawnigan Mill Bay Rd. Amazing antique furniture! Quality household ++
THE CHEMAINUS Wednes-day Market is back! Come to Waterwheel Park 11-4:30 eve-ry Wednesday beginning June 6 for food, arts & crafts and more.
VIMY HALL. 3968 Gibbins Road. Saturday June 9, 9am-1pm. Donations appreciated. (250)737-1713.
Garage SalesGarage Sales
Friday, June 8, 2012A22 Cowichan News Leader Pictorial
ROWAN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD. (Agent for the Owner) Office: 250-748-9090
[email protected] 8-7744 Mays Rd, Duncan $575 2 BR lower suite w/ 2 apps, basic cbl incl 1400 Chilco Rd, Crofton $6001 BR lower suite w/ 2 apps, shared w/d 5-2516 Alexander St, Duncan $6501 BR suite close to town w/ 4 apps 2350 MacDonald Rd,Shawnigan Lk $700 2 BR lower suite w/ 4 apps, patio 104-369 McKinstry Rd, Duncan $725 1 BR executive suite w/ 5 apps, adult bld 207-1715 Pritchard Rd, Cow Bay $7451 BR condo w/ 2 apps,ldry fac,ht water incl 660 Jubilee St, Duncan $8253 BR 1.5 bth townhouse w/ 4 apps,wood fp Chemainus Rd, Chemainus $895 1BR riverfront uppr suite,6 apps,hydro incl. 608 Charlotte St, Duncan $950 2 BR home w/ 4 apps, fully fenced yard 1808 Stamps Rd, Duncan $1200 2BR 2bth cottage on country estate,5 apps 3222 Hillwood Rd, Duncan $1200 3 BR 2 bth sxs duplex w/ 6 apps, gas fp 4865 Bench Rd, Cowichan Bay $1250 4 BR 2 bth home on acreage w/ 5 apps, fp 460 Arbutus Ave W., Duncan $1400 4 BR 1.5 bth home w/ 5 apps, garage 11-2180 Renfrew Rd, Shawn. Lk $15954 BR 3 bth home w/ 5 apps, dbl garage 5944 Lakes Rd, Duncan $16005 BR 2 bth home w/ 5 apps,large backyard For further info please visit our website at:
www.rowanproperty.ca
HOMES FOR RENT
RENTALSRENTALS
APARTMENT/CONDOAPARTMENT/CONDO
DUNCAN, Small 1 bdrm apt, avail now, $565 and 1 bache-lor with den avail July 1st, $550. N/S. (250)746-1000
Free Cable Hook Up!!
Mountain View Terrace Estates
3420 Auchinachie Road----------------------------------
Spacious Affordable Suites
1 Bedroom, $650.002 Bedroom, $825.00
-------------------------------New Carpet
Large balconies In-suite storage
Close to schools, shopping and walking trails
Includes: Heat, Hot waterand parking
--------------------------------------Resident managers on site
To view call250-748-3321
Ladysmith: bachelor, 1 & 2 bdrm suites from $700/mo incl. heat & hot water, ocean views, completely renovated, new management, on trolly route, small pets ok. 250-668-9086.
LAKE COWICHAN- 2 bdrm suite, pets ok, large yard, parking, on bus route, laundry. $560. (Immed). 250-210-0756.
MAPLE GROVE APTS.3271 Cowichan Lake Rd
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MILL BAY, ground level 2 bdrm apt. $1000/m. furnished or $900 unfurnished. W&D and util’s incl’d. Small pet ok. (250) 710-0725
NEAR NEW, 2 bedroom, cen-trally located, 5 appliances, adult orientated building, available June 1, NS/NP. $750.00/m 250-748-9622.
HOMES FOR RENT
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PARKLAND PLACE
620 Dobson Road250-748-0496
FREE Heat, hotwater & parking. Low hydro.Walking distance to: Shopping, Restaurants, Malaspina College, Pubs, Chances Casino.
Quiet building with video security.
Adjacent to 27 acres of parkland including playing fi elds, walking trails, swimming holes & fi shing.
Rowan Property Management Ltd.
Has a large selection of homes & apartments for rent
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SHAUGHNESSY GARDENS
3251 Cowichan Lake Rd.
Clean 1 & 2 bdrm units. Full size fridge, stove & dishwasher. Carpet & li-noleum, window cover-ings, fi replace. Quiet, well maintained bldg with elevator & sauna. Pet friendly. Close to schools & Hospitals.
CALL TO VIEW 250.710.7515 250.748.3412
APARTMENTS FURNISHED
DUNCAN (8 km north) Fur-nished studio apartment, on 8 acres. Laundry, satellite, heat, hydro. $575. (250)748-1310.
COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL
AVAILABLE NOW 7000 sq.ft. store front with excellent expo-sure, overhead doors, ample parking. 250-748-9622
DUNCAN: OFFICE/Retail space available Aug. 1st. 600 sq ft, 2 parking stalls, separate washroom. 121 First St. Call 250-701-7178.
COTTAGES
SAHTLAM- RIVERSIDE stu-dio bachelor cottage. N/P, inclds satellite TV+ internet. (immed). $650. (250)748-2031
DUPLEXES/4PLEXES
2-STORY 1/2 Duplex near hospital & school. 1-bdrm up, 2 down. Lrg rec room, 2 baths. $1000./mo. (250)746-7935.
CHEMAINUS. 180 Degree Ocean view. 2-bdrm. Fire-place, 5 appl’s. Bright, open fl oor plan. Large balcony. NP/NS. $950. (250)416-0062.
CROFTON 3-BDRM, 1 bath renovated 2-story home on acreage. $950. (250)746-7935
DUNCAN: NEWER large, bright 3 bdrm, 2 bath, island kitchen, garage, 5 appls. N/S, refs req. $1250. Call or text 1-250-888-7088.
DUNCAN, Walk to town, Quiet 3 bdrm upper, 1.5 baths, 5 appl’s. Fenced back yard. NS/NP. $1275 incl’s util. Avail July 1st. 250-748-9059
Duplex: 2 bdrm, lower level, F/S, W/D, fenced yard, on Lane Rd. N/S, N/P. $850/m Avail July 1. (250)748-0102
IN TOWN, 2 bdrm duplex, F&S, hy-dro included $990/mo. No pets. Avail June 1. 250-701-1937.
LAKE COWICHAN- reno’d 2 bdrm, sxs duplex, F/S, quiet rural setting. $650 + utils. Call 250-749-4061.
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9914 WILLOW St- 3 bdrms, 1.5 bath, $1250. Ardent Properties, (250)753-0881.www.ardentproperties.com
CHEMAINUS Old Town , full renovated house, F/S,W/D, DW, 3 bdrms, 2.5 baths, wood fl oors, sunroom, decks, land-scaped yard. N/S, pet consid-ered. Ref’s, lease required. June 15th, $1,300/mo + util. Call (250)748-1926 after 5pm
COWICHAN BAY 2 bedroom ocean view suite, new, with 5 appliances, utilities included, NP NS private entrance, cov-ered deck. Available July 1 or sooner if needed. 250-746- 8169 references please. Best suited to single or couple, yard not small child friendly. $1,000 a month.
COWICHAN Bay, large mod-ern house in a beautiful nature setting on a pond. 4,300 sq.ft., 4 bedrooms, sauna, heat pump. Available immediately. Ref’s required. $2000/mo. 780-933-0292 or [email protected].
DUNCAN Centennial Heights 3 bd rancher, fenced back yard. Walk to town/school. Quiet, 2 appl’s, July 1st or ear-lier. N/P. $850/mo. Ref’s. (250)748-3464
HALF DUPLEX in Duncan, 5 appl, laminate fl oors,central lo-cated, backyard and pet friendly $1250/mth. Call 709-8208
LAKE COW: 3 Bdrm, 2.5 baths, 5 appl’s, wood/oil heat, huge deck, pets OK. $1250/mo. Avail June 1st. Call (250)701-7000 to view.
LAKE COWICHAN- 2 bdrm home, close to town, nice yard, deck. NP/NS. Refs req’d. $850 mo + hydro. Avail June. 15. Call 1-(250)653-4234.
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SHAWNIGAN: 4 acres, 4 bdrm character home, $1200/mo. Walk to beach/vil-lage. Shirley (250)216-2896.
SHAWNIGAN LAKE. 2-bdrm, near amenities, schools & beach. 5 appl’s, private entr. NP/NS. $975./mo. Avail. now. (250)743-5513, (250)213-3681
SHAWNIGAN LAKE. 3-bdrm, near amenities, schools & beach. 5 appl’s, yard. Priv. ent. NP/NS. $1250/m. Avail. now. (250)743-5513, (250)213-3681
SHAWNIGAN LAKE, close to village, 6 appls, 3 bdrm house, recently reno’d, N/P, N/S, $1100 mo. (250)743-4478.
SHAWNIGAN LK Village, 3bdr, 2bath, 1640 sq foot Home for rent. $1400 + utilities. 6 energy star appli-ances. family room, laundry room, storage, attached shop, large yard. Fireplace, pets wel-come. Landscaped yard. NewDeck. available NOW. contact:Anna: at 250-929-6187 or email [email protected]
WHARNCLIFFE RD Clean & well maintained 3 bdrm, 1.5 bath, back patio, fi ve unit com-plex. FS/WD, fenced small garden. 1 yr lease $1200 + some util. Avail now. Call 250-701-7217.
OFFICE/RETAIL
1500 Sq ft, prime ground fl oor retail/offi ce space. Lrg win-dows, A/C, located downtown. 604-820-8929, 250-715-6880
DOWNTOWN DUNCAN 2500 sq.ft. 6 separate offi ces, re-ception, conference area & kitchen, 2nd fl oor, AC,. $1175/mo. 604-820-8929.
DUNCAN: OFFICE space for lease, highway exposure, A/C, ample parking. (250)746-5657 or 250-748-8671
DUNCAN, downtown 950 sq.ft. ground fl oor, completely reno’d, offi ce, retail, or consult-ing. Reception area, 3 offi ces. Avail now. 604-820-8929
OFFICE/BUSINESS SPACE on Queens Rd. Please contact Glen Ridgway, 250-746-7121
RECREATION
DUNCAN, OVER night RV camping & tenting. On site meals. 250-709-7917
RENTALS
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DUNCAN, Dog friendly, seek-ing a single male 55+ to share my home, no bad habits. Ref’s. $550/mo incl’s cable, in-ternet & phone. (250)746-4620 leave message.
LARGE ROOM fully furnished in lovely home in Duncan with walk-in closet & own bath-room. Walking distance to town, hospital. (250)746-9678.
SUITES, LOWER
COBBLE HILL- bright, clean, 1 bdrm suite, $600. New fridge, stove, carpet, lino. Hy-dro & water included. Non-smoking, sorry no pets, no partying. Call (250)743-8166.
DUNCAN- 2 bdrm, priv ent, grd level, small yard, close to amenities. Laundry available. $795+ utils. NS/NP, no par-ties. Call 250-701-3213.
CROFTON- 1 Bdrm bsmt suite for quiet person, priv laundry, D/W. N/S, no dogs. Lrg outside covered patio, 1 min walk to beach access. $625, cable, internet, utils incld. July 1. (250)246-1933.DUNCAN - 1 bdrm. Stoneha-ven, nr. hosp. Priv. ent. Own laundry. F/S, W/D. Suits a quiet person. N/S, N/D. No parties. Sm. pet cons. $800 month, incl. heat, hydro. Ref. Req. Avail. now. Phone 597-7693
DUNCAN (2km south) 1 bdrm spacious, priv entr. F/S, W/D, hydro, cable, internet incld. NON-smoker, no pets. Quiet location. Avail July 1st. $700. (250)748-5290 after 10am.
DUNCAN, new 2 bdrm suite, bright, F&S, W/D hookup. N/S, N/P. No partiers. July 1st. $850 incl’s util. 250-748-2953
DUNCAN, small 1 bdrm, level entry, F/S, W/D, hydro incl. N/S. Pet considered. Available now. $750/mo. + DD. (250)715-5438
SALTAIRE- MODERN 1 bdrm, deluxe setting. $750 in-clusive. June 1. 250-658-1656
SHAWNIGAN - self-contained 2 bdrm large suite with many extras. Util’s incld. A must see to be appreciated. Jul. 1 $1200 NS/NP. (250)743-3524
SUITES, UPPER
COBBLE HILL 1 bdrm, sep entr, deck, F/S, W/D, util incl. NS/NP. $625/mo. ref req. (250)743-3976, cell 250-881-4454
CROFTON- 2 bdrm garden suite, shared laundry, hydro included, pet considered. $1000/mo. (250)732-4535.
DOWNTOWN DUNCAN: 3 bdrm, 1 bath, NS/NP, W/D, F/S, $1050 shared util’s. Avail. Jul. 1st. Call (250)701-5588.
DUNCAN- 2 bdrm lrg suite, F/S, washer, on bus route near Mt. Prevost School. N/P. Avail now. $750/mo includes hydro. (250)715-7293.
DUNCAN 3 Bd. suite main fl oor, WD/FS, NS/NP, near schools/bus stop. Large sun-deck. $900+util. Refs Req. 250-748-9837, 250-732-6278
DUNCAN- UPPER level house, 3 bdrm, 2 bath. F/S, W/D, $800/mo+ hydro. NP/NS. Avail now. Call (250)746-3988.
DUNCAN- (walking distance to hospital) new 2 bdrm, 900 sq ft, upper suite w/priv ent, garage, F/S, D/W, W/D, views of Mt. Prevost. N/S. Avail July 1. $1000/mo. 250-732-6282.
TOWNHOUSES
3 BDRM Townhouse, clean & freshly painted, 1.5 bath, FS, Drapes, WD hookup. Sun-deck, lots of parking, quiet, near hospital, cheap to heat. Avail now. N/P. Call 250-748-7992, 250-748-2727. 250-709-7992.
DUNCAN 2-BDRM town-house. Large yard, parking. F/S, W/D hook-up. (Immed). $900-$950. 250-516-8881.
DUNCAN 3-BDRM town-house. Large yard, parking. F/S, W/D hook-up. (Immed). $1000-$1100. 250-516-8881.
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2006 Jazz by Thor 25’10” De-luxe travel trailer with front andrear slideout, walk aroundqueen bed, A/C, fully loaded.Very little use. Stored undercover & never off the pave-ment. $19,000. Duncan.(250)746-5455
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House cleaning available. $16.50/hr. Please call Monica, (250) 709-2505
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EXPERIENCED GARDENER Full service. Call Raymond 250-324-3202 [email protected]
PETTER’S YARD Care, 20 years experience, Landscap-ing, Pressure Washing, Light Hauling. Call 250-748-9775.
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PAT THE PAINTER. Small jobs ok. 25 years exp. Seniors discount. Call 250-246-0248.
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A SERVICE PLUMBER. Li-cence, Insured. Drains, HWT, Reno’s, Repairs. Senior Dis-counts. After Hour Service. Call Coval Plumbing, 250-709-5103.
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Don BodgerNews Leader Pictorial
The Duncan Stingrays were anxious to race again at the island long
course invitational after a long layoff from competi-tion.
The meet was the rst long course event of the season and the 13 Stingrays who competed showed the bene ts of seven weeks of uninterrupted training.
The Stingrays had many
heat winners earning a spot in the nals races for the top eight of the various events.
Nine of the 13 swimmers managed 100 per cent personal best times. The list included: Olivia Campbell, 11; Lalaine Gower, 13; Jer-emy Kissack, 13; Chelsea Langelo, 21; Rosie Lee, 14; Desirae Ridenour, 12; Esmee Zinkan, 15; Robyn Zinkan, 11 and Teddy Zinkan, 13.
Cecilia Johnson, 13, and Laura Kissack, 14, only missed setting personal
bests in one event.Dominique Austin, 17,
had three personal bests and Natalia Garriock, 16, did her best to perform at the usual high standard while still recovering from a snowboarding accident.
Eight swimmers chal-lenged themselves in new events.
The Stingrays are host-ing their June Jamboree June 16 at the Cowichan Aquatic Centre and then head to the provincial AA championships in Victoria June 22 to 24.
Don BodgerNews Leader Pictorial
Josh Van Wieren isn’t concerned about a rare off-game by his Cow-ichan Valley Junior
B Thunder lacrosse team.The Thunder went to
Campbell River Saturday and suffered a bit of a disheartening 8-7 defeat.
“It’s a reality check for the boys,’’ said Van Wieren.
Cowichan led by three goals going into the third period, but then got shut out and surrendered four that turned the table.
“We weren’t having the quality shots,’’ said Van Wieren.
He attributed part of it to the small roster the team typically has for travel.
“People can’t commit,’’ said Van Wieren. “It’s tough in that regard. Hope-fully with a home game,
everybody should show up.’’
The teams are playing a rematch at Cowichan Arena Saturday.
Meanwhile, the Co-wichan Valley Midget A Thunder trounced
Nanaimo 9-4 last Sunday.Two top second-year
players, Adam Golia and Luke Frost, were absent but it didn’t matter. They were attending the Team B.C. main camp on the Lower Mainland.
In their absence, Braylon Lumb scored four goals and Taylor Martin had three. Colin Winship and Mitchell Page added singles. “Our boys played very well,’’ noted coach Lorne Winship.
Cowichan has now dropped four straight matches in the Victoria and District Cricket Association after starting the season with a pair of wins.
Cowichan played against Carico May 26 at Victoria’s Beacon Hill Park and lost by six
wickets. Cowichan scored 191 for nine and Carico surpassed it at 192 for four.
Matt Goode was the top Cowichan batsman with 85 runs. Chris Batchelor was the best bowler.
Returning to Shawnigan Lake
Saturday, Cowichan went down to defeat by fi ve wickets to the Incogs.
Cowichan went 229 for eight, but Incogs tallied 230 for fi ve.
Batchelor’s 74 runs was the best Cowichan production. The best bowler was Randy Woods.
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Batsmen deliver decent totals, but Cowichan still loses twiceBatsmen deliver decent totals, but Cowichan still loses twice
Don BodgerWhen you’re in wrestling and judo, fundraising takes up almost as much time as training. Funds aren’t readily available, even for the young people representing our country in major competitions. Above, wrestler Maegan Kuruvita receives assistance from Cow-ichan Valley Wrestling Club teammates Rayne Hankins, left, and Chelsea Warke, right, for a hamburger and hot dog sale at Thrifty Foods in Duncan Sunday. Kuruvita is raising money to go to the world championships in Azerbaijan. Meanwhile, George and Jona-than Lukas, below, were at the Real Canadian Superstore taking donations for a trip to the judo nationals in Toronto. A barbecue bene ting the Lukas siblings will take place Friday and Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Superstore.
Junior B Thunder learns complacency lessonJunior B Thunder learns complacency lesson
Friday, June 8, 2012A26 Cowichan News Leader Pictorial
Don BodgerNews Leader Pictorial
The competition keeps getting stronger in the Canadian Secondary School Rowing Associa-tion championships at St.
Catharines, Ont. but Brentwood College and Shawnigan Lake School crews are still among the elite quali-fying for nals and winning medals.
Brentwood Head of Rowing Brian Carr and his Shawnigan Lake coun-terpart Kyle Hamilton, who won a gold medal with the men’s eight in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, possess oodles of high-level experience and know how to impart that on eager students.
They’ve also both been to St. Catharines numerous times, making their familiarity with the venue and the format for the championships invaluable in guiding their crews.
Brentwood’s contingent attained three silver and three bronze medals while making nine nals. A total of 40 rowers represented the school.
“Thirty-seven of the 40 kids came home with a medal which is pretty exceptional for a national champion-ship,’’ said Carr.
Shawnigan Lake sent eight crews, winning one gold medal and two bronze.
“We made six nals which is good,’’ said Hamilton. “It was im-pressive all-around.’’
Hamilton said rowers endured what could only be described as “a bit of west coast weather.’’
Wind and rain made conditions rather challenging, particularly dur-ing Saturday semi nals.
“It was about as close as you can get to cancelling,’’ said Hamilton. “They were pretty rough condi-tions.’’
Carr said the wind also reversed, going from a screaming tailwind that brought some fast times to a howling headwind where crews struggled to match previous efforts.
The Brentwood senior men’s eight, for example, romped down the course in 5:47 Saturday.
“That was the second fastest time in school history, but second to Rid-ley (College) from St. Catharines,’’ said Carr.
The order was the same in Sun-day’s nal, but Ridley took 6:05 to reach the nish and Brentwood was 5.5 seconds back.
The Brentwood silver medalists in-cluded Rielly Milne, Brett Leighton, Ian Stothart, Jeff Birtwistle, Joel Bar-rette, Lance Bai, Fred Webeerling, Nick Ridenour and Jan Bernhard.
Bernhard was also the stroke of a fast Brentwood senior boys’ quad that won silver and included Webeerling, Bai and Bertwistle. That crew went 6:10.19 and lost by a tenth of a second in the nal.
“I knew we had a fast boat and I knew that was our best chance (for a win),’’ said Carr.
The other Brentwood silver medal came in the senior girls’ coxed four with Caroline Cakebread, An-nika Spence, Ailish Tinney, Stacey Kosteckyj and Spencer Manton. The crew nished two and a half seconds behind victorious E.L. Crossley of Fonthill, Ont.
The Brentwood 72 kilogram double of Leighton and Jonathan Hill took bronze in a race won by a speedy crew from Montreal.
The junior boys’ eight of Malcolm Conn, Dane Broere, Jackson Hooke, Nicholas Walker, Daniel Kuri, Brena Rosillo, Liam Kelly, Woody Lee, Nicholas Wilson and Harrison Backer also cashed in with a bronze.
The nal Brentwood bronze came
from the junior boys’ 72 kg eight of Tom White, Jeen Snidvongs, Dono-van McKillop, Walker, Kuri, Rosillo, Ole Borch, Lee, Kelly and Backer.
“It was the race of the regatta,’’ said Carr. “We were .3 of a second out of a silver and .2 of a second out of a fourth-place nish.’’
The Shawnigan Lake junior girls’ four of cox Maia du Toit, Shanti Thurber, Danielle Schmidt, Sierra Farr and Leah Bracken struck gold.
Bronze medals went to the junior girls’ eight consisting of du Toit, Thurber, Georgia Stadnyk, Schmidt, Farr, Grace Seelye, Sophie Miller, Nicole Fredrickson and Elisabeth Young and the senior girls’ light-weight four of Tala Brewster, Kate Morris, Julie Miller, Rachel Warner and Shaughnelene Smith.
“Everyone else that raced in the nals had great performances,’’ said
Hamilton.He added the results from his
crews were generally expected.“Everybody who wins and every-
body who medals, they’re beating some very high-ranked crews,’’ said Hamilton. “You don’t get it by default.’’
Crossley won the overall points title by a wide margin.
Don BodgerNews Leader Pictorial
Soccer exchanges between Co-wichan and Costa Rican men’s teams go way back.
A Cowichan Classics squad led by Martin Best went against
a classics side from Costa Rica last Tues-day at McAdam Park and it was a great game. The visitors won it 2-0.
“The relationship goes back 21 years of us going down and them coming up,’’ explained Cowichan’s Max Bossi, who played goalkeeper in the second half for the Costa Ricans.
One famous member of the Costa Rica
side was former Spanish superstar Gabriel Besabe, 76, who now lives in White Rock.
Besabe still plays remarkably well, Bossi noted. Bossi played three games with him when he went to Costa Rica earlier this year with a Cowichan Classics team combined with other players.
That was a memorable tour for Bossi and the others during early March that ended with a narrow 3-2 loss to one pow-erhouse team and two ties.
“Under the climactic circumstances, that was pretty good,’’ said Bossi.
Best of all about the whole experience, he added, “there are fabulous friend-ships forged between people of these two countries.’’
Another graduating member of the B.C. Hockey League Cowichan Valley Capitals has made a commitment for next season.
Hard-working forward Logan Proulx, who’s from Trail, will be attending Selkirk College and joining the Saints men’s hockey program for the 2012-13
B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League season.
Saints’ head coach Jeff Dubois feels Proulx will be a tremendous addition to his recruiting class for the fall. Proulx possesses blazing speed and brings an amazing work ethic to the rink every game.
Caps’ current general manager and coach Jim Ingram plucked Proulx for the Caps from Trail where he previously coached.
Proulx turned out to be a great ad-dition and gave the Caps depth on the forward line. He scored 14 goals and added 11 assists for the Caps.
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Rowers earn their medals Rowers earn their medals in national championshipsin national championships
Fun and games:Fun and games: Costa Rica and Cowichan connection continues Costa Rica and Cowichan connection continues
Steady does it:Steady does it: Winds a Winds a challenge, but Brentwood challenge, but Brentwood and Shawnigan Lake crews and Shawnigan Lake crews pass with fl ying colourspass with fl ying colours
The Selkirk College Saints will go marching in with Proulx next seasonThe Selkirk College Saints will go marching in with Proulx next season
Andrew LeongSpirited ght for the ball pits Louis Sousa of Cowichan against Mario Acuña of Costa Rica in a classic friendly soccer match at McAdam Park.
submittedThe entire Brentwood College team gathers at Niagara Falls, above, during its trip to the national rowing championships in St. Catharines, Ont. Below, the Brentwood senior boys’ eight with cox enjoys its moment in the spotlight during the presentation of the silver medal. It was another banner weekend for Brentwood and Shawnigan rowers.
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Don BodgerNews Leader Pictorial
A shortage of player personnel continues to be an issue for teams in the Cowichan
Women’s Football League.Even the undefeated rst-
place Crew played with six women — one less than the required number on the eld — Sunday at McAdam Park but still managed to beat the Ravens, who only had seven players, 31-7. The game evened out at six apiece when one of the Ravens left the eld in the fourth quarter.
Kirstin Bains and Jess Lines-Wikkerink each scored two touchdowns for the Crew. Marilou Sullivan added another and Laura Boersen contributed a one-point convert.
Ann Polman-Tuin had two interceptions for the Crew and Bains snagged one.
The lone TD for the Ravens was scored by Brittany Wil-liams in the fourth quarter. Jamie Russell scored a point by agging Jackie Thibodeau after
Lonnie-Lee Peters kicked the ball into the end zone.
Rikki Wylie’s interception was the defensive highlight for the Ravens.
The Crew also beat the Law 43-6 Friday night with a larger lineup.
Sullivan led the way with three TDs. Lines-Wikkerink, Alita Mattin and Polman-Tuin also scored TDs and Lines-
Wikkerink added a convert.Mattin made a total of four
interceptions — one in each quarter. Lines-Wikkerink (2) and Roby Clement also got into the interception act.
The Law was limited to a Jackie Poznecov TD. Leanne Closson was the defensive star with two interceptions.
The other Friday game was won by the Ravens over the Wild re 37-12.
The Ravens spread the scor-ing around with two TDs from Williams and singles from Dana Thorne, Wylie, Morgan Rogers and Peters. Rogers added a single-point conver-sion.
Williams contributed to the defensive effort with an inter-ception.
For the Wild re, all their scor-ing came from Keri McKelvie while the defence was driven by two interceptions from Dieneke Pedersen and one by Rhi McConnell.
The Wild re also played the Law Sunday and won 19-6.
McKelvie, McConnell and Pedersen scored TDs. McCon-nell also put a one-point convert on the board.
Kelly Antoniuk and McCon-nell sparked the defense with interceptions while Jenn Lewis recorded a sack.
Closson scored the Law’s lone TD and recorded three in-terceptions. Jaimie Olson made the stat sheet with a sack.
Sunday’s play ended with a 31-6 victory for the Matrix over the Sirens.
Soleil Switzer led the way with two TDs and a convert. Tara Mc-Caffery, Christine Cronin-Switzer and Sabrina Desrochers added TDs while Caryn Taylor contrib-uted a convert.
Marcie Welcher, Switzer and Cronin-Switzer all had intercep-tions while Desro-chers sacked the Sirens’ quarter-back twice.
Morgan Kinahan scored the Sirens’ TD and also had an interception. Tara Brooks
made her presence felt with an interception.
Don BodgerNews Leader Pictorial
The Greater Victoria Minor Football Association season is rapidly winding down and the three
Cowichan Bulldogs teams are striving to crank up the inten-sity a notch for the nal games.
Cowichan’s Peewee, Atom and Pre-Atom Bulldogs in-vaded Windsor Park for games Sunday.
The peewees dropped a close 14-6 decision to the Gordon Head Raiders.
“The kids worked very hard,’’ noted Cowichan coach Junior Charles.
Cowichan’s offensive attack was still limited to one touch-down. Karl Mattison made a few great runs in an attempt to score more, but the Raiders managed to stack the middle to stop him.
“The defence played a great game with some key tackles coming from our rst-time safeties to keep the game close,’’ added Charles.
Connor Hayer played a smart game reading the defence and made some great throws.
The Raiders sent an email to Cowichan president Jeff Mc-Donald about how impressed they were with the play and sportsmanship of the Cowichan team.
“Our team is coming together at the right time with one more game to go before the play-offs,’’ Charles indicated.
The Atom Bulldogs also
played hard in a preceding game but fell 28-14 to the Raiders.
McDonald’s Pre-Atom Bulldogs took the eld rst for the tripleheader against the Oak Bay Vikings and lost a heartbreaker 18-12. It was the Cowichan team’s best effort of the season.
“This game was also the sec-ond time in as many weeks that Cowichan as an organization was recognized, not only as a tough opponent, but also for our sportsmanship and general attitude,’’ noted McDonald.
“Once again, the defence came up big with some huge hits and gang tackling that was amazing.’’
The rst quarter was back and forth with the Vikings going into a 6-0 lead.
Brock Lamont and Jonah Morgan were amazing at the linebacker slots, making major tackles.
Despite moving the ball well, Cowichan couldn’t score and went into the half trailing 18-0.
Things changed in the second half. Cowichan scored twice to close the gap but couldn’t quite complete the comeback.
Jack Napier-Granley started the second half at quarterback. Jayden Strzok did an amazing job at centre, linebacker Rowan Gillard teamed up with safety Jaxson Jones to make some special hits, Treyton McCuaig-Jones forced his way in for sacks and William Hardman and Aiden Lawrence gave 100 per cent to the success of the offense.
Six still enough Six still enough to work for Crewto work for Crew
Passion, pride part Passion, pride part of Bulldogs’ gameof Bulldogs’ game
Covering ground:Covering ground: Shorthanded situation doesn’t Shorthanded situation doesn’t matter to undefeated women’s league leadersmatter to undefeated women’s league leaders
Leaving an impression:Leaving an impression: Sportsmanship and ability Sportsmanship and ability stands out for opponentsstands out for opponents
Don BodgerBreaking up a play is easy to do for the Ravens’ Morgan Rogers, above, on Ann Polman-Tuin of the Crew. Ravens’ quarterback Rikki Wylie, below, runs out of running room on the sideline against the Crew’s Laura Boersen.
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Friday, June 8, 2012 Cowichan News Leader Pictorial B3
Hot rod scooter attracts Batmobile-level praiseHot rod scooter attracts Batmobile-level praiseAnn AndersenNews Leader Pictorial
To receive a compliment from Batmobile and Knightrider KITT car designer George Barris, Overhaulin’ TV real-
ity star Chip Foose or the king of customizers Gene Win eld about your home-built hot rod scooter is one thing.
But for them all to praise and then sign its ‘59 Caddy tail n, that’s a really big deal.
And when two of them also sign the tailgate of your yard-built customized ‘52 Ford — well, that’s a huge bonus.
That’s exactly what happened to Cowichan Station’s Verduin family at this year’s B.C. Classic and Cus-tom Car Show held in Abbotsford.
“Foose called the scooter the Ca-dillac of all scooters,” said dad Ben Verduin. “He said ‘very nicely done. I like it very much.’”
That thrilled son Mika, 12, who was a big part of the design and build of The Dutch 1 named for pet dog Dutchy who died last year.
Father and son collaborated for two years on the scooter design and build that includes the vintage Cadillac tail n, handle bars from a ‘59 Cadillac
steering wheel, homemade black steel and antique-look brown leather body and Lambretta engine.
And they’re just as proud of their rst project together — a combina-
tion 1952 Ford and Viper model
they call 52F-IPER. That one began because the family needed a farm truck for their combination hobby farm guest house.
“We went a bit beyond,” smiled Verduin.
Starting with two rusted-out parts trucks — a ‘52 Ford and a ‘52 Mercury — ve years later the cre-ative duo had a one-off, specialized vehicle jammed with imaginative innovations.
After completing most of the work in the garage, they moved into a new shop Ben built on the property.
“Every time one of us had an idea, we would run out and work on it,” said Amsterdam-born Ben.
The truck platform — frame and
running gear — is a Dodge Viper 500 hp sports car, and the truck has been rebuilt two feet wider than the ‘52 model.
“We had to change the radius and angles of every panel,” Ben said of the truck repainted with original Sheridan blue and boasting black leather grill, running boards and hoods.
Embedded in the grill are green la-sers capable of a ve-km beam. Wild cherry panels with artwork supplied by Laird Campbell run along the outside of the box and form its oor.
A custom double tailgate encloses a tool board, and dual exhausts are hidden in the bed rails. Inside the cab, blue leather and a tan surfboard ceiling represent the beach.
“It was awesome working on both,” said Mika. “Sometimes Dad had to pull me away from the com-puter, but it was worth it.”
And it looks like there’ll be more custom vehicles to come.
In a new shop Ben’s designing to resemble a ‘50s gas station and diner are gems including a ‘71 Ford Mus-tang Mach 1 and an ‘84 Bitter CD.
“Only 395 were ever built of (the Bitter),” says the former owner of an Amsterdam ‘50s diner he designed and built that won an international architectural award.
Although the family wasn’t at the B.C. car show as an entry, they plan to begin competing soon.
“Probably in California,” Ben said. “And we’ll back next year at the B.C. show, too.”
courtesy the Verduin familyMika Verduin, right, lets George Barris — creator of the Batmobile and Knightrider’s KITT — hop aboard his custom-built scooter.
Family passion: Family passion: Souping up cars a way of life for Cowichan Station father and sonSouping up cars a way of life for Cowichan Station father and son
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Friday, June 8, 2012B4 Cowichan News Leader Pictorial
Medford Singers’ machine-gun salute to Medford Singers’ machine-gun salute to Broadway capped with something WickedBroadway capped with something WickedJohn McKinleyNews Leader Pictorial
The Medford Singers are giving their regards to Broadway.
Mike Simkins has en-listed the aid of acclaimed
Vancouver Island saxophonist Phil Dwyer as he conducts his charges through an evening of some of the big stage’s best-known songs, topped with a Wicked chaser.
Part one of the evening is a medley packed with more Broadway than you probably thought possible — 22 show tunes packed into a tight nine minutes.
The choir gets a brief rest before roll-ing through another medley, this time from Disney’s Aladdin. Then you get a taste of Chicago and snippet from Paint Your Wagon. Finally, the women of the choir will combine on Popular from Stephen Schwartz’s Wicked,
before launching into four more tunes from that hit musical.
Medford bursary winner Emily Stretch will be one of the featured performers, alongside Dwyer.
The Cowichan-raised, Qualicum-
based Dwyer is hot off the 2012 Juno award claimed this spring by his Phil Dwyer Orchestra for Contemporary Jazz Album of The Year.
The honour came 19 years after his previous jazz album Juno, and brings to ve the number of statues he has re-ceived from Canada’s most prestigious music awards program. He also plays piano, composes and arranges.
“We are pleased to have Phil as our special guest performer,” Simkins said in a press release. “ As I’m sure you are aware, Phil is one of Canada’s foremost musicians.”
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London calling gifted Cowichan sopranoLondon calling gifted Cowichan sopranoPeter W. RuslandNews Leader Pictorial
London’s Royal Academy of Music is calling valley soprano Eve Daniell.
Answering will cost her $50,000 in year-one tuition
of her master’s-of-music studies.That’s why the award-winning
Cowichan songbird and her friends are tuning a June 10 bene t concert in Brentwood College’s T. Gil Bunch Theatre, where Daniell will be joined by tenor Benjamin Butter eld, and pianist Kinza Tyrell.
“Ben arranged everything with Kinza — they simply believe in what I’m doing.”
So did Brentwood’s bosses donating their theatre space.
Other Daniell fans include the Leon and Thea Koerner Foundation that
presented her a $9,000 award for visual and performing arts studies last week. Now Frances Kelsey High grad Daniell, 23, hopes her luck is a prelude to pursuing her master’s in London town.
“I start in early September.“I decided to head off to London
because of many reasons, includ-ing that it’s walking distance from Westminster Abbey, and there’s just a musical culture you can’t access as easily anywhere else,” she said of London’s oldest degree-granting music facility.
She also knows the academy offers priceless music-world contacts.
“In the music eld, it matters who you know, and who can guide you in the right direction.”
Path nding was also done by Vic-torian Butter eld, who’s a Brentwood grad.
“Ben has supported me for the past year to do auditions in person in London,” Daniell said of UVic’s vocal-studies program head.
That’s where Daniell earned a bach-elor of music degree, with distinction, in 2010.
Daniell will be in good company June 10. She called Butter eld “one of Canada’s foremost musical artists” while acclaimed Tyrrell is “one of Canada’s most sought-after accompa-nists and repetiteurs.”
Butterworth will perform Schu-mann’s Liederkreis Op. 24, a song cycle using nine poems by Heinrich Heine.
“He and I will also do a duet, with everything backed by Kinza,” noted Daniell.
“I have songs in German and French by a variety of composers, including Debussy, Satie, Strauss — and arias
by Puccini and Mozart.“In university, I studied all major
romantic languages, and in music you have to translate and understand it.
“If you don’t understand it, how can you convey the meaning? We make it our own and convey the emotional intent to our audience.”
Daniell also gained those smarts studying music in Cowichan, and she’s thankful for help she’s had — and is still getting.
“Just having someone say they believe in you says so much more than the money.”
Your ticketWhat: Eve Daniell musical educa-
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Brentwood College School, Mill Bay.Tickets: Admission by donation.
Andrew Leong/ leAfter years of treating Cowichan ears to her vocal styl-ings, Eve Daniell is off to London to pursue her master’s in music.
Sing a new song:Sing a new song: Local chasing music dream in England’s prestigious Royal Academy of Music Local chasing music dream in England’s prestigious Royal Academy of Music
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Friday, June 8, 2012B6 Cowichan News Leader Pictorial
Paintings add light to darkened Hub windowsPaintings add light to darkened Hub windows
Peter W. RuslandNews Leader Pictorial
Rays of artistic and community hope are shining on the former Cowichan Station School as folks auction artworks for repairing and protecting the Hub centre’s windows.
The Let There Be Light project sees dozens of paintings on plywood hung on the building’s boarded windows — some broken by van-dals — during June as silent bids are accepted toward window repairs.
Volunteers were busy Friday using a high-lift, donated by RONA, to mount the art pieces on the building dubbed The Hub.
Community pride was electric as folks such as Jill Thompson and son Oliver readied the outdoor auction toward July 7 when bids close at noon.
“We have to bring the building up to code so we can open it,” she said of the 99-year-old structure whose copper plumbing was also stolen by crooks during the winter.
The idea is to x structural stuff, including window repairs that will see energy-saving coat-ings by Dobson’s Glass by mid-July.
Dana Wood, a local Girl Guide leader, and grad of the Alberta College of Art & Design, has donated her painting of Cowichan Station’s Camp Creina to the Light show.
“I’ve been involved in Girl Guides in this community since I was nine, and most of the girls I lead went to this school,” said Wood.
“It’s a shame the school has closed, and it would be cool to restore it as a community facility.”
Current Hub programs span Kent Ball’s 7 p.m. open-mike on rst Thursdays monthly (250-748-7433), a men’s group in the annex, Capoeira Brazilian Dance, Guides activities, and a summer drama camp at the building owned by the school board, and rented at $1 a year to Hub honchos.
Light is part of the Cowichan Station Area So-ciety’s ve-year project ranging from geother-mal heat, restoration of the school’s historic roof line, kitchen and gym-theatre upgrades, a new roof, and other renos.
Progress will be charted on a thermometer box made by Sara Davies Long.
Lensman Gord Iversen has donated four pho-tos of rural life to the Light display auction.
“I moved to the area three years ago and just wanted to get involved in the community,” the Hub board member said. “It was a brilliant idea putting the art on the outside.”
About two-dozen works decorate the build-ing’s exterior ranging from professional pieces to dedicated beginners.
Oliver Price, 6, hefted his wide picture of a rural scene that’s part of the Light exhibit-sale.
“I just looked at my own farm and painted it,” he said, noting he likes Hub’s schoolyard slide and forest.
His mom, Thompson, was also amped about a two-piece team effort called Big Snail & Eyes Inside Eyes, by Laird Campbell and Cohen Ayers, 5.
“It’s a genuine collaboration.”Bid online at cowichanstation.org and see
the sale tab, or on site at Hub’s bid box where forms are provided.
Let There Be Light ends with Hub’s Cow-ichan Station Summer Celebration July 7 in the adjacent playing eld.
Your ticketWhat: Let There Be Light outdoor art auctionWhen: Until noon July 7Where: The Hub, Cowichan Station, 2375
Koksilah Rd.
Peter W. RuslandJill Thompson and son Oliver Price, 6, with his farm masterpiece hung for sale during The HUB’s June window-repair art auction Let There Be Light.
Window dressing:Window dressing: Cowichan project Cowichan project sees dozens of donated artworks sees dozens of donated artworks auctioned offauctioned off
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Folk Guild hosts nine emerging songwriters, plus one who is well-established Folk Guild hosts nine emerging songwriters, plus one who is well-established Nine of the best songwriters in the mid-island
plus one of England’s more acclaimed folk trou-badours.
No wonder the Cowichan Folk Guild cancelled the regular open stage for its June coffehouse.
Saturday’s double bill combines Richard Grainger’s pure folk with the regional fi nals of the 2012 Islands Songwriting Contest.
Contest perfomers and their songs include Paul Ruszel (Duncan) with Harvest Time, Alice Frank-Campbell (Nanaimo) with Clean the River, Gary Eu-gene (Duncan) with Dollar Signs, Brian Hazelbower (Nanaimo) with The Garden Song, Naomi Payan (Duncan) with The Ground I was Given, Marion van der Zon (Duncan) 500 Rivers, Bobbi Schram (Nanaimo) Man in the Moon/Waiting for You,
Andrea Smith (Nanaimo) White Machine and Dar Yuile (Gabriola Island) with Dancing Man.
After that it’s Grainger (left), a singer and song-writer steeped in the Northumbrian and English folk traditions.
The music begins at 7 p.m., June 9 at the Duncan United Church, 246 Ingram St., Duncan. Admission is $5.
Friday, June 8, 2012 Cowichan News Leader Pictorial B7
FridayFridayBeverley McKeen, Bryon
Thompson, Ron Ingram: Bever-ley and Bryon join Ron for an evening of fun and adventure in harmony land, 8 p.m., Shipyard Pub, 6145 Genoa Bay Rd. No cover. Call 250-743-0918.
Believe! enjoy the results of Carlson’s School of Dance’s 57th exciting season of inspiring dance classes, 7 p.m., Cowichan Theatre. Two more shows at 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday. Tickets $16, $13 for students and seniors, $10 for chilren. Call 250-748-7529.
Saturday Saturday Melody Marathon: Cowichan
Valley Music Teachers present students of all instruments and singing for four hours of
continuous music in the open air, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Band-shell at the Farmer’s Market, 240 Craig St. Duncan. Dona-tions gratefully accepted. Call 250-748-8196 for information.
The Electric Druids: three guys whose musical and lyrical intentions are to stir the melting pot of hard rock to a new and potent fervour, 8 p.m., Duncan Garage Show-room, 330 Duncan Street. Tickets are $12 advance, $15 door. Call 250-748-7246.
Lake Days: free Saturday pancake breakfast starting at 7:30 a.m. with parade to follow at 11 a.m. Community fair, adult beverage gardens, volleyball tourney, hockey tourney, Lady of the Lake crowning, Lake Days dance and much more, $2 gate admission. Call 250-749-6612 or visit www.cowichanlake-
days.com. DDT Drumline: hosts more
than 100 drummers, 15 Drumlines and fi ve different schools 7 p.m., New Life Church. The church will be completely transformed with with fog machines, moving lights, lasers and a pumping sound system. Tickets $5, 13-and-under are free at Tansor, Alex Aiken, Somenos, DCS and DDT Studios.
Gordon Cooper Model Boat Display: come view this unique collection of model ships June 9 to 17 at the Cowichan Bay Maritime Centre. Cooper will be on site to talk with the pub-lic from 1 to 3 p.m. on June 9, 16 and 17. Call 250-746-4955.
SundaySunday Cowichan Wheels Wheelchair
Rugby Tournament: The McCa-ndless Family Band performing, Just Jake’s barbecuing, and good old wheelchair rugby, 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Duncan City Square. Funds raised this year go to spinal cord research and our local wheelchair rugby club.
Big Bike Rides: Cowichan rides for the Heart and Stroke Foundation, starting at 8:15 a.m. and running throughout the day at a variety of Duncan area locations.
West African Drum & Dance Workshops: with Guinean Master Manimou Camara, 1:30 p.m. Art House, 1756 Wilmot Ave. Shawnigan Lake. Cost $15 per
workshop, $25 for both. Call 250-743-5846. More at www.moondancearts.ca
Gol ng for the Tour: an after-noon of fun, social golf at the Arbutus Ridge Golf Course, followed by a spectacular din-ner and silent auction to raise money for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation’s CIBC Run for the Cure. 18-Hole tee times at 12:30 p.m. 9-hole shotgun start at 3 p.m. Call 250-743-8400 x300 or email [email protected] for more.
Pamela Tessmann: a Vancouver Island alt-pop songstress with strong musical infl uences of R&B, folk, and jazz, 5 to 8 p.m. Free during patio pizza night at Merrid-ale Ciderworks in Cobble Hill. Also July 22, Aug 12 and Sept 16.
MondayMondayBarrymore: Oscar-winner
Christopher Plummer stars in a fi lm adaptation of playwright William Luce’s depiction of legendary actor John Barry-more far past his prime, 7 p.m., Cowichan Theatre. Tickets $19. Discounts available for seniors, students, children and groups of 10 or more.
TuesdayTuesdaySkellig: Original alternative/
Celtic rock infl uenced by Irish folk and the likes of Led Zep-pelin, U2, Pink Floyd, Muse and Coldplay, 7 to 9 p.m., Chemai-nus Water Wheel Park. Admis-sion by donation as part of the Music in the Park Series. Call 250-324-5058 for information.
Cowichan Valley Camera Club: meets the second Tuesday and fourth Thursday monthly, 7 p.m. Clements Centre, Duncan. New members welcome.
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