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he price of a chocolate bar per year. That’s how much Cowichan landowners, and folks in four other island regions, are being asked to toss toward $3.2- million in bridge ¿xes — and getting passenger-rail services back on track. Cowichan’s share would be about $500,000. The one-time request, to repair 48 bridges spanning Courtenay and Victoria, would join the spring’s $15 million in provincial and federal tax dollars granted to the Island Corridor Foundation for E&N-line infrastructure upgrades, such as tracks. Mary Ashley, ICF co-chair, said the $3.2 million means 43¢ per $100,000 of property assessment. “As an example, the cost for a $400,000 property would be $1.72 per year for ¿ve years.” The improved railroad would engineer talks for a new train-service agreement with Via Rail. Rob Hutchins, Cowichan Valley Regional District’s chairman, signalled he’s on board to ask CVRD directors for the bridge bucks this month, pending staff’s cost-bene¿t report. The Dayliner has been off the “We are the corridor owners. This isn’t just a tracks since 2011. nostalgic whim for bygone years,” he said of passenger service. “Everyone tells me this is an essential economic and social transportation corridor. “It’s less than two dollars a year for ¿ve years. People have a love and passion for the rail, and want that additional transportation route to connect our communities.” Upgrades include passenger cars and scheduling changes for an additional early-morning, southbound commuter run from Nanaimo to Victoria, plus an additional earlyevening run returning to Nanaimo from Victoria. “Without the regional participation, it is likely we will lose the federal/provincial funding, our rail operator, and a functional railroad,” Ashley says in Wednesday’s press statement. “That would be too bad when we are this close to giving rail a real chance to prove its value to the people of Vancouver Island.” more on page 6

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MRI technologist Helena Spears demonstrates Vancouver Island’s new mobile MRI unit at the Vancouver Island Health Authority and Cowichan Valley Regional Hospital District launch at Cowichan District Hospital on Thursday, Oct. 4. The unit will divide its time between Cowichan and other hospitals north of the Malahat to allow area patients faster and more convenient access to medical scans. Andrew Leong

.C.’s Minister of Education has con¿rmed a “mid-term election’’ in November 2013 to select a new board of trustees for the Cowichan School District. “I’m looking forward to calling an election for next November, being the traditional time that the elections occur,’’ said Don McRae. It’s seen as a compromise between an immediate byelection and waiting until the end of the remaining twoyear period for the regular election to replace the ¿red board of trustees. That would mean a one-year term for the nine trustees elected in 2013 and another election in 2014 to get the schedule back on track, according to ministry communications of¿cer Scott Sutherland. McRae sat down with Mike McKay, the appointed trustee for the district, last Thursday for the ¿rst time. “I thought it was a fairly productive meeting,’’ said McRae. “Mike is a really well-respected educator.’’ Passing a balanced budget was the priority before talk turned to what was best for the future of the district. “I don’t want to cause any more disruption in this school year,’’ said McRae. And holding an election in the summer was not advantageous, he added. The best solution was to plan farther down the road. “People expect to have an election in November,’’ McRae said. “If they know in advance, they can decide if they want to run. more on page 6

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On the rebound: They’re hiring again at Crofton Need a job? Catalyst mill has hired 70 new employees this year and more are expected Don Bodger

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ost in the shufÀe of Catalyst Paper’s restructuring is the fact the Crofton division has hired 70 new employees this year — 18 staff, 17 tradespeople and 35 more in operations. Sixty of those are replacing departing workers, or positions that remained vacant as the company struggled to remain viable. But 10 of those positions are new. “The last ¿ve years with the consolidation of the industry and Catalyst itself, we’ve hired virtually no one,’’ said Robert Belanger, general manager of Catalyst’s Crofton division. Employment at the mill has rebounded to 573, a number expected to reach at least 600 in the near future. And there’s more good news on the horizon — especially for young people seeking to get into the work force — with 30 or 40 more employees expected to be hired at Crofton in each of the next ¿ve years. “Of the 70 this year, a number of them were just ¿lling vacancies that

we’ve held off on,’’ said Belanger. The future hirings will mostly come from retirements, he added, as many current employees reach 60 years old that’s the typical time to pack it in. “We need to start promoting again,’’ said Belanger. “We’ve got a ¿scally sound company that’s restructured.’’ Word will get into the high schools and Vancouver Island University about the future opportunities that exist. Employees used to have to spend about 10 years in junior positions, Belanger said, but that’s no longer the case. “There’s a lot of opportunity here as people retire,’’ Fraser McQuarrie, the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union Local 1132 president, said in a statement. “I’m 52 years old, the average for our local. Most people retire at 60 so today’s new hires will move up quickly because of the attrition rate in the next ¿ve to seven years.’’ Mechanical planner Mark Cutler knows about moving up within the company. He started as a dump truck operator, went to the machine room labour relief pool, trained as a kraft tester, digester ¿eld operator, and chip tester and just started working in the bleach plant. “People are given opportunities to take training and apply for different positions,’’ he said in a statement. “There’s great potential to grow and develop skills that make you more

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An expected transition as a portion of the workforce nears age 60 is expected to continue a wave of recent hiring at Catalyst’s Crofton mill. employable and make your job more rewarding.’’ McQuarrie said the sacri¿ces the workers have made through the recent restructuring process is an investment in the future. “We think it’s going to be here for

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ormer local MP Jim Manly says his fellow citizens and the government of Israel cannot close their eyes to the blockade of the Gaza Strip any longer. “In the last six years, it has been very intense, and this means that the ordinary people of Gaza are suffering from a lack of food, lack of water, lack of shelter, they haven’t been able to rebuild since the bombing raid of 2008 because they’re not able to bring in supplies,” he said. “We’re going to keep protesting until more and more people recognize that it’s wrong and put pressure on Israel to lift the blockade.” Manly left for Naples last weekend to board the Freedom Flotilla’s ship Estelle, along with several other international protes-

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 3564 ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 3565 Applicable to Electoral Area I – Youbou/Meade Creek DATE: PLACE: TIME:

Thursday, October 18, 2012 Youbou Community Hall (Lower Hall) 8550 Hemlock Street, Youbou BC 7:00 p.m.

Of¿cial Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 3564 proposes to amend Youbou/Meade Creek Of¿cial Community Plan Bylaw No. 2560 by adding a new Tourist Recreational Commercial Policy to the Of¿cial Community Plan that would permit the occupancy of the Cottages at Marble Bay to occur on a year-round basis. Bylaw No. 3564 would also add new development permit guidelines for the upland portion of the property that is currently undeveloped. Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3565 proposes to amend Electoral Area I – Youbou/Meade Creek Zoning Bylaw No. 2465 by creating a new zone, the Lakeview Recreational Zone (LR-11), adding de¿nitions for building footprint and recreational residence, and amending Schedule A (Zoning Map) to rezone Strata Plan VIS 5772, Block 180, Cowichan Lake District and Remainder of Lot 1, Block 180, Cowichan Lake District, Plan VIP78710, as shown on the map below from C-4 (Tourist Commerical 4 Zone) to Lakeview Recreational 11 Zone.

If approved, OCP Amendment Bylaw No. 3564 and Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3565 would permit both seasonal and year-round residency on the subject properties. Under the existing zoning, the cottages can only be occupied by any one individual or family for up to a maximum of 22 weeks in a calendar year. A covenant would be in place that would prohibit further subdivision of the remainder of the lands until such a time as the subject properties become part of a CVRD Community Sewer System and a CVRD Community Water System. A covenant would also be in place regarding the establishment of an east-west trail corridor on the upland portion of the property that is undeveloped. At the public hearing, all persons who deem their interests affected by the proposed amendments will be afforded an opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions on matters contained therein, before representatives of the Regional Board. Prior to the public hearing, written comments on the bylaws may be faxed to 250-746-2621, e-mailed to ds@cvrd.bc.ca, or mailed and/or deposited at the Regional District of¿ces up to 4:30 p.m. on the day of the hearing. For further information, please call Dana Leitch, Planner II, Development Services Division, at 250-746-2620. The public hearing is to be held by Director P. Weaver, Director I. Morrison and Director M. Dorey as delegates of the Board. A copy of the Board resolution making the delegation is available for public inspection along with copies of the amendment bylaws as set out in this notice. Copies of the proposed amendment bylaws and relevant support material may be examined at the Regional District Planning & Development Department of¿ce, 175 Ingram Street, Duncan, BC, from Wednesday, October 3, 2012, to Thursday, October 18, 2012, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding Monday, October 8, 2012, being the Thanksgiving Day Statutory Holiday. Phone: (250) 746-2500 Fax: (250) 746-2513 Email: cvrd@cvrd.bc.ca Website: http://www.cvrd.bc.ca

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Totem project raising Warm Land spirit Art to evolve: Trio help locals create a 20-foot totem pole for Warmland shelter’s front square. Peter W. Rusland

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hree Cowichan artists are using carving as healing expression that will eventually embody the community totem pole Raising Our Spirits. Woodworks by Andrew Edwards, Vernon Modeste and Darwin Hopkins are publicly displayed tonight at Duncan’s Warmland House shelter. But their 6 to 9 p.m. exhibit of some 30 pieces is really a taste of their 20-foot community pole project, led by veteran artist Edwards. “It was a street person who blurted out the idea of a pole for Warmland

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Andrew Edwards (centre) is teaching Darwin Hopkins (left) and Vernon Modeste the carving craft seen in their Warmland House art show, and headed for Warmland’s community totem-pole project Raising Our Spirits. House,” said Edwards, 57, a reformed drinker and survivor of Penelakut Island’s residential school. Edwards — a former Warmland resident now in the Ts’i’ts’uwatul’ Lelum assisted living complex — explained the $30,500 pole will contain coastal Native

mythology. That’s seen in his Spirits totem print holding a wolf (family), bear (strength), thunderbird (wisdom, vision), eagle (freedom), salmon (returning home), and killer whale (family leadership). He envisions folks

carving with him and his two apprentices under a huge tarp in Warmland’s backyard area, starting in November. Spirits will be raised in Warmland’s front square next fall. Funds are being gained for a red-cedar log, tools, tarps and more. The project also has $5,500 from the First Nation Health Authority. The balance will come from their art show, cashand in-kind donations, plus sales of Edwards’ print Raising Our Spirits. “We want to keep going even after this project,” said Coast Salish-Kwagulth carver Edwards. Former drug-addict Hopkins, 46, sees carving, and working with Edwards, as a life-changing opportunity. “I’m learning the (Native) style, but putting my own style in,” the carpenter and Warmland resident said. Modeste, 35, also a Warmland resident, is delighted to be carving with his Uncle Andrew. Modeste has been carving for some 20 years. Edwards — taught by late master-carver Simon Charlie how to “shape” wood — teaches pupils to draw ideas on paper then on wood — then let wood evoke each piece. “Learn to draw. If you don’t like what you see on paper, you won’t like it on wood.” “If we don’t see anything in one piece of wood, we get another, or it’ll chip and break on you,” soft-spoken Modeste added. Noted Hopkins: “If the wood’s not supposed to be a salmon, it won’t cooperate.” And art pulls his mind off dope. “When I get carving, I don’t think about drugs anymore.” Edwards understands. “It’s good for people to complete something. If they have a goal, we can push them.”

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Derelict barge issue sinking into the sunset Initially, North Cowichan council asked DOT to get Environment Canada’s OK to tow the barges to deeper water, away from the harbour area. Council’s request tanked. “That was one federal department dealing with another and Transport couldn’t get approval, so they’re sinking in much shallower waters, which is a mistake,” said Lefebure of the sunken barges sitting about 35 feet under, at low tide. Still, council’s happy with action taken by B.C.’s environment ministry to soften impact of the barges left derelict after the Chemainus Quay and Marina project foundered several years ago. “The ministry’s been really helpful. They moved barges in their provincial water lease so they were deep enough not to be harmful.”

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our barges down, one barge to go. Just one of the notorious derelict barges off Chemainus is still aÀoat after a third barge sunk in deep water Tuesday. It joined two others on the bottom. North Cowichan Mayor Jon Lefebure reckoned the sole barge left will probably sink once ¿lled with rainwater. “We’re not hopeful it’ll survive any type of rain because it’s open on the top. It’ll likely sink.” Those three sunken barges aren’t navigational or environmental hazards, and could become dive reefs. None of the ¿ve original barges contain any fuel or oil. Creosote on

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Just one of Äve derelict barges remains off Chemainus after a third sunk Tuesday. Another was towed by the feds to Ladysmith’s Slag Point while Ottawa talks about derelict-boat laws. the structures’ wood is old enough that it’s not an eco-risk, the mayor added. Another of the ¿ve Second World War-era barges was towed, by the federal Department of Transport, to Ladysmith’s Slag Point.

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Robert D. Turner October 18 at St. Peter’s The Cowichan Valley Museum & Archives is delighted to announce that railway historian Robert D. Turner will be the guest speaker at the Cowichan Historical Society meeting on Thursday, October 18 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Peter’s Church Hall, 5800 Church Rd., Duncan, BC (just off of Maple Bay Rd) Mr. Turner’s new book, The Canadian Paciﬁc’s Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway, co-authored by Donald R. MacLachlan, was recently published by Sononis Press and will be available at the meeting. Fawcett family on balcony of the E&N 1912 Duncan Train Station

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Rail line worth an investment for the future E&N line: spend now for a better tomorrow

here are those who must be rolling their eyes at the news the Island Corridor Foundation has its hand out looking for $3.2 million from local government. The camp of those who think the E&N campaign is a wasted effort led by nostalgic dreamers and idealistic environmentalists will be augmented by members of the brigade to halt local government overspending. And in one sense these people will be right: the push to save and restore the E&N rail line will very much be a money pit that will end up costing Vancouver Island taxpayers a lot of money for many years. But what the naysayers miss in their Getting rail outrage is the fact that this will be money working now well-spent. Rather than berating us for leaving will pay off them with a massive white elephant rundown the road ning the spine of the island, our kids will be thanking us for ensuring a fast, convenient, economical link to the majority of their major centres. The naysayers are coming from the generations-true perspective of an island linked by the automobile. But as the island grows and the cost of owning and operating a car continues its rapid escalation, that perspective will become archaic. Cars will become a luxury item for many people. And those people will need an alternative. Rather than continuing to spend millions on more and better roads, why not exercise some foresight and divert some of that investment into laying the infrastructure for an alternative? Rail is not some risky new enterprise. It is an essential service back east, in the Far East and in Europe. It works. Yes, today’s request of each home to invest the equivalent of a chocolate bar into reclaiming the line will eventually turn into many chocolate bars. But the investment will be worth it.

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Seeing both sides of: traditional Native Äshery The case against

The case for Cowichan’s First Nations have been deriving sustenance from the salmon run for as long as there have been people in the Warm Land. The mismanagement of the lake is not the fault of these people. The mismanagement of the salmon is not the fault of these people. Their right to ﬁsh should be a question decided by them, not the province, not the feds and not chief and council.

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Policies should encourage artistic expression Paul Fletcher

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can’t help but wade into the community mural controversy. It is just too attractive to pass up, especially since the mural proponents have put Duncan city council against the wall, essentially forcing them to condemn the mural, its creator and the voice behind the mural. Now council is so ¿red up, they will likely order the mural removed. Anarchy just cannot be tolerated in the “democratic” process. Council’s forthcoming decision is dependent on whether the mural is illegal, as de¿ned by the graf¿ti policy, or whether it ignored the archaic painting guidelines that require a painting permit to proceed. Either way, the proponent did not obtain a permit and therefore the guillotine. What is the purpose of the permit process anyway? Is it simply a means where a select few can justify their own design tastes to others? I say, better to beautify by any means rather

than be restricted into nothing done. Many beauti¿cation opportunities are missed, discouraged or not moved forward due to restrictive guidelines, costs and permitting processes. Most new businesses have no way of knowing that a permitting process even exists until the of¿cial letter arrives from the city explaining the error of its ways. Perhaps council is treading its feet in waters that it doesn’t belong in. There are no professional artists or design professionals on council or staff. Yet one councillor has suggested folksy murals are more appropriate than graf¿ti art despite each style being well-recognized within the “formal” arts community. The city’s draft mural policy was solicited from the arts council, but was it a committee of professional artists, or a few people with good intentions, who drafted the heard-but-not-seen mural policy? The city needs to lighten the lead on its cultural and aesthetic control of the city. This management style is holding the city back from economic growth. Culture is people in consen-

The closure of the Cowichan River salmon fishery is about one thing, and one thing only: survival. It’s ridiculous to suggest the survival of First Nations fishermen, or anyone for that matter, is threatened by this closure. But allowing people to fish threatens the survival of the salmon. It’s the type of me-first thinking that landed us in our fisheries mess in the first place and it has to stop.

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sus driven processes, not bylaws that control and inhibit cultural growth. It cannot be managed or controlled by traditional processes. Perhaps art, murals, painting colours, and other cultural bric-abrac decision-making should not be a city staff and council task. If the city had a volunteer art-and-design committee to lead the cultural process, advise council in cultural matters and expedite the city’s decision-making process, then maybe we would not be on the doorstep of another art controversy. When someone improves their downtown space they should be applauded rather than being served a form letter to remove the “offending” paint or art. The mural in question is more than a piece of “nice” graf¿ti. It is a cultural statement, a way to brighten a dismal corner, a canvas on a large scale. To compare graf¿ti tags with modern artistic stylization is akin to suggesting Picasso not paint in the style that he is recognized for. The cultural city is a complex moving docu-

ment of the life and times of the people that reside, work and play within its boundaries. Culture is the personal statement that extends itself in the way we live and affect our surroundings. Whether it is red paint on the exterior walls, a purple door or a picnic bench on the city sidewalk, cultural change deserves to be looked at as a way to personify and improve the downtown environment. Perhaps the issue will fade away with time as many other issues before it — like the illegal paint colour on my own gallery exterior, the graf¿ti-like mural on the Arbutus Café wall and the promised trees and landscaping that businesses committed to do but never completed. Paul Fletcher is former Duncan city councillor who writes monthly in the News Leader Pictorial.

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Should local ofÄcials control water storage in Cowichan Lake to compensate for droughts? “The weather plays a big role. They have (waterstorage) rules but need the power to be a little more ﬂexible, depending on the circulation at the time of year.”

Trisha Cadorette, North Cowichan

“The river’s been badly managed. We had plenty of water this spring, so there’s no reason for the river to be so dry. Sorry Lake Cowichan lakefront owners. There’s a peril to living close to the lake. We could have massive storms and lake levels could rise naturally.

Harry Mansink, Duncan

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Lack of ministry response not just water under the silver bridge

No better place for kids to play than an old school site

Dear editor No NIMBY here! I live right next to the old elementary school gym — not 10 feet away and I think the school ground is the only reasonable place for the skateboard park. I would love to see a children’s water park there too. I was born and raised in Chemainus and have lived in this house since 1962. The old elementary was a noisy, happy, school with swings and a playground plus ¿elds to play on. It most de¿nitely was not quiet and neither is Chemainus Secondary School. Those on the back side of the old elementary school have a buffer from the high school noise. Any neighbours on Seaview or Severne who have been there for a long time will remember the happy screams and yells of the school children, cars and buses arriving and leaving, which didn`t seem to bother any of us that greatly. I fail to understand why anyone would buy a house that abuts a school and expect to have quiet. School properties are a natural place for kids’ activities. Please get on with it North Cowichan. Lynn Morrison

In my opinion: Cowichan River crisis could have been averted

he government has clearly failed to listen to community leaders’ warnings of the need to protect ¿sh habitat. I am disappointed in Minister Steven Thomson’s recent response regarding our current and completely preventable Cowichan HeriChemainus Andrew Leong tage River water supply crisis. At noon, Oct 5, all ¿shing, Heather Derocher of the Class of 2012 is Cowichan Secondary’s most recent recipient of the Governor General’s including First Nations food Bronze Medallion, an annual award given to the graduating student with school’s top academic standard. Salmon need our help to survive ¿sheries, on the Cowichan Dear editor River was immediately ¿nd solutions. That is what I believe is really Like everyone I am amazed to see the extreme- that they have the water they need to survive. halted. Guy Johnston happening by those working at ground zero. ly low levels in the Cowichan River (and other Fish (chinook salmon) Cowichan Bay John Koury south coast rivers and streams) this fall. When I Bill Routley: are now being captured and North Cowichan left to go ¿shing chum salmon up in Johnstone should have acted trucked from Cowichan Strait this week, I took a circle in Cowichan Bay Focus on the real concerns and Ä nd Bay to upstream pools at the with my ¿shboat. You could see some schools of Wood smoke not a public opinion ultimate expense of all taxpayers. solutions so pipeline can support salmon holding in the bay waiting for increased In April of this year I was called from a meeting issue, it’s a health issue water levels to get up the river. This summer and Canada in the legislature to an urgently requested meeting Dear editor fall has not been a normal weather pattern, but Dear editor with representatives from Cowichan Tribes, three I would suggest conducting a poll on the supmay become the new norm with wetter winters The politically charged, biased account Paul Cowichan Valley mayors (Lake Cowichan, Dunport for wood smoke regulations perpetuates the and drier summers. On the Cowichan River we Fletcher prepared while riding the proposed can, and North Cowichan) and also the Cowichan idea that this issue is a popularity contest rather have the ability to store water and release it at Enbridge pipeline route is geared to rally Valley Regional District chairman. than a health and safety issue. The victims most times that are going to help the salmon deal with like-minded social/enviro NDP activists at They explained they had met with the Minister at risk cannot participate in your poll nor can they this type of weather pattern. Where we do have their church meetings to ¿ght anybody with a of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operahold those accountable who threaten their health the ability to store water to help the salmon we balanced view of the energy issues. If you have and endanger their lives. tions to explain the urgency for action needed need to use this water in ways that are ¿ne-tuned a balanced view you need not attend for fear to protect the Cowichan River ¿sh and other Young children are those victims most at risk to the local conditions. The water use plan that of being excommunicated. While I respect his important community and environmental values from woodsmoke, as con¿rmed by CVRD controls the water releases was designed many tenacity, his simple-minded view of the ecoby retaining some water (lack of snow pack preresearch: years ago under different conditions based on nomics on the issue is dangerous to the health sented as one issue) to ensure they had the water Hospital admission rates for kids with respiradifferent long term weather patterns. and well-being of Canada’s social structures. to get through the summer and protect ¿sh and tory problems in the Cowichan region are As I travelled north to the ¿shing grounds I wonder if Mr. Fletcher gave any thought, other critical habitat. consistently more than 20 per cent higher than we saw lots of chum salmon moving toward as he ¿lled his tank with gas, to how we pay They told me the minister wanted to know the provincial average, and at times are twice this Cowichan and other rivers. It looks like we have for free health care, education and supportive what the MLA’s position on the matter was. I average. Children under 14 in the Cowichan Vala larger than expected return for this year a real social services? How we build roads, sewers, asked if all the representatives were unanimous in ley are more than 20 per cent more likely to suffer testament to the ability of salmon to replenish and baseball ¿elds, hospitals and universities? And seeking this action and they con¿rmed that they respiratory distress — coughing, painful breathrebuild. We need to do our part and make sure how we pay for the expansive services needed ing, wheezing or serious illnesses like asthma and were. I told them if they believed that this was tto protect and serve the second-largest country pneumonia — than other kids their age in British in First Nations and all the communities’ interest iin the world, spanning ¿ve time zones with the Columbia. Between 1980 and 1990, hospitaliza- to protect important values like ¿sh and other ppopulation of California mostly centered on dependent wildlife, I would also go to the ministion of young children in Canada for asthma oour southern borders? How? No one has a mo- increased by 28 per cent among boys and 18 per ter and convey my support for the communities nnopoly on environmental issues of concern. We cent among girls. Asthma now accounts for 25 requested course of action. After speaking to the “Should Victoria order a byelection to replace Cowaall have a responsibility to be good stewards to per cent of school absences. Over the longer-term, minister and his staff, I was surprised to learn that ichan’s ﬁred school trustees?” oour land. Enbridge has a lot to answer before exposure to ¿ne particulates and smoke pollution they had failed to act to protect the ¿sh. You answered: (61 votes) tthis project sees the light of day. Governments The Water Act provides in part 4, (62)-2 that is associated with a signi¿cant rise in premature gget that and demand it. For nearly 100 years, “the Minister may consider concerns related to 78 per cent NO deaths from respiratory and heart disease. ttankers and barges have supplied Vancouver Is- L. Adams ¿sh, ¿sh habitat and other environmental matlland without incident, something to think about Shawnigan Lake ters.” Also, the minister has general powers to act To vote on the next Question of the Week, log onto the while driving to work. Clear away the political w and make regulation under part six of the Water web poll at www.cowichannewsleader.com pposturing and focus on the real concerns and Act. And what did the minister do with the concerns about ¿sh presented to the minister? The minister is downloading responsibility for protection of ¿sh and dependent wildlife to the local community. 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North Cowichan school board set aside $5 to allow Westholme to be included among the many rural schools receiving units from the musical library. Trustee and chairman H. S. H. Jones presided at the meeting where the decision was made.

Chemainus homes were being canvassed by the Community Club to establish the number of Christmas parcels to be sent to relatives of residents serving overseas. It was hoped that donations toward the parcels would be generous.

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Guthrie dominates political landscape Dateline 1941: Veteran union man elected again Ann Andersen

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e’ll soon begin to see a build-up to next year’s provincial election — the 39th since voters went to the ballot box in 1871. By October 1941, C.C.F. representative and Ladysmith farmer Samuel Guthrie had served for eight years in Victoria as the member for Cowichan-Newcastle. In the 1920s, he had been an elected Labour member. The formidable politician took on two other strong contenders in the 1941 election — Liberal Arnold Flett, a Holstein-Friesian farmer from the Maple Bay area and Edmund Neel of Eagle Heights. Guthrie, born in Scotland and a union activist there, quickly joined the Àedgling union movement on Vancouver Island and worked in coal mines and logging and railroad camps. Opponent Flett was the grandson of Cowichan pioneer John N. Evans. Both his grandmothers had shown decided spunk: one came around Cape Horn in 1854 on a gruelling six-month voyage; the other crossed the United States plains in a covered wagon. Neel, Guthrie’s other rival in the election, spent eight years in the consular service in Portuguese East Africa before coming to Cowichan in 1908. He was considered a specialist in the culture of irises and also originated the Cowichan poppy. Guthrie won again.

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ometimes it is easy to forget, but Jake’s Gift serves as a reminder of the Second World War and the sacri¿ce of Canadian soldiers. Just a month before Remembrance Day, the Chemainus Legion has organized for this award winning play to come to the island. Jake’s Gift is a one act, one-woman play about a veteran who has returned to Normandy, France to search for his brother’s grave. The setting of the play doesn’t change, but the audience is taken on an emotional journey that is sure to tug at the heart. Julia Mackey, writer and performer of the play, developed the story of

Julia Mackey stars in the onewoman Remembrance Daythemed production Jake’s Gift. Jake, after participating in the 60th Anniversary of D-Day in Normandy, France. “It was one of the most profoundly moving experiences of my life and I was so overwhelmed by the unbelievable thanks that the French people have for the Canadian soldiers,” she said. At his brother’s gravesite, Jake meets Isabelle. She is a little French girl from one of the villages that Canadian soldiers helped to liberate. Despite their age difference Isabelle helps Jake deal with

the loss of his brother. “The essence of the play is about loss, aside from the war part, which is a universal experience,” said Mackey. “Part of it is about how we help one another deal with loss and that’s everyone’s experience and I think that’s why so many people connect with it.” Jake’s Gift attempts to make war seem more personal and helps the audience connect with the soldiers and history of WWII. “When you walk into a cemetery with over 2,000 graves where all those people were… it is so hard to imagine what they went through and who they were,” said Mackey. “It’s almost impossible to grasp…but when you take one grave and make it a personal story and break it down, that seems to be the way people relate to it.” Jake’s Gift will play at the Chemainus Legion Hall on Saturday. Tickets are $30 for dinner and a show.

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he Cowichan Neighbourhood House Association is hosting a concert fundraiser Saturday in Chemainus and they’ll be spicing it up with a chili contest. “There will be different people bringing their individual chili recipes,

and you get to taste a little bit of each one and decide which one you want for your meal,” said Arlene Robinson of the CNHA. Headlining the evening’s entertainment is 15-yearold Lynnea Bruce and the Groove Brothers, who will be performing country and western music. The concert will begin with some entertainment from “the Jazz guys,” a group of local parents who

Lynnea Bruce like to play music. Lucy Mistreated, a local youth metal band, will ¿nish off the evening’s performances. “We’re starting the

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Naden Band drumming up support for symphony society

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Vancouver Island’s ﬁnest military band has stepped to the front lines for the Cowichan Symphony Society. The Esquimalt-based Royal Canadian Navy Naden Band will be in Duncan Tuesday in a concert fundraiser for the symphony society. “Navy Lt. Matthew Clark, Director of

Music, has prepared an exciting program of ﬁlm, jazz, contemporary pop, and traditional wind band music,” event promotional material states. “This concert will feature the incredible talent of Naden Band soloists and guest vocalist Stephanie Greaves from Victoria.” All proceeds support the Cowichan Sym-

phony Society, which has cut back on its Victoria Symphony concert series this year due to shrinking audiences. The music starts at 7:30 p.m. at the Cowichan Theatre. Tickets are $20 for adults and $5 for students and are available at the Cowichan Theatre ticket centre. Call 250-748-7529.

McLean’s sold-out stop like good coffee with old friends Vinyl Cafe: CBC Radio stalwart beats a familiar path to Duncan Don Bodger

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hen the bus stops here, you’ll know Stuart McLean is in town. The longtime Canadian radio personality, storyteller, humourist and author is something of a show-stopper on and off the stage. He’s appearing at the Cowichan Theatre Friday night for a sold-out show. The bus McLean’s using for his current fall tour throughout B.C. and into Alberta until the end of the month is wrapped in the cover of his latest book, Revenge of the Vinyl Cafe, that debuted at No. 1 on the Globe and Mail’s Best Seller list. “People will see the bus in town; it’s pretty startling,’’ McLean, 64, promised in a telephone interview from his hotel room in Abbotsford Wednesday before opening his tour in Chilliwack that night and then appearing in Mission Thursday before arriving in Duncan. McLean and his Vinyl Cafe tour is like an old friend coming back for a visit or a good book that you can’t put down. It brings a comfort level for the audience that keeps people wanting more. And there is always new material to keep things fresh. Two new stories and an old favourite are being told on the current tour, with Bombay-blues guitarist Harry Manx as his musical guest. Stories feature ¿ctional characters Dave and Morley from his radio program Vinyl Cafe.

“There’s one story where Dave is dragged to a yoga retreat by his daughter,’’ hinted McLean. The second new story pertains to Morley’s memories of her garden. Vinyl Cafe ¿rst debuted as a summer replacement radio show in 1994. The name stemmed from some considerable soul-searching. “I knew it had to do with music and I wanted it to have a friendly sort of feel,’’ said McLean. Once he came up with the Vinyl part, it was hard to ¿nd another word to complete the title. “I landed on the word Cafe,’’ said McLean. “It’s nothing to do with a cafe. “It seemed to evoke the mood I’m looking for.’’ The show went on to become a regular feature in 1997 on CBC Radio. Starting in 1998, McLean took the show on the road and he’s been going strong ever since. The fall tour takes McLean and company to smaller communities. The Christmas tour concentrates more on the larger centres across Canada. There’s also a spring tour. “We try to divide it up so we get to places about once every two years,’’ said McLean. Even though time is short in each community, return trips bring a familiar and comfortable feel for McLean, including Cowichan. “You wear a path into the country, it’s your path and it becomes familiar and fun,’’ he said. “I’m doing 100 dates a year. We love the island. We have some wonderful little things we like doing on the island. There’s a bakery in Cowichan Bay.’’ Those little treats help fuel the treats people eventually hear on stage. McLean is enjoying touring as much as ever, although he admits age is changing his focus. “I’m excited for the evening the way you

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“I start slowly,’’ he said. “It’s my job to perform tonight — to be my best self at eight o’clock. That’s when most people are winding down.’’ McLean has a support crew of nine people on this tour and up to 15 on other tours, many who’ve been with him for a decade or more. “We all look after each other and everybody contributes in their own way and makes it possible,’’ McLean said. If you miss McLean this time, don’t worry. He will be back, maybe in a different tour bus that would do the Partridge family proud.

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Verdi’s Shakespearean masterpiece returns to the Met with Johan Botha and Renée Fleming

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HATTON, Kenneth Charles (KC) Nov 23, 1928 â€“ Oct 1, 2012

July 18, 1951-September 26, 2012 Trevor Sellars, beloved son, brother, husband, father, and grandfather passed away after a yearlong battle with cancer. â€œWe love you for ever, we love you for always.â€? Sheila and family, Trevorâ€™s father, Cliff Sr., Jim (Karen) and family, David ( Wendy) and family, Beth & family, Cliff Jr., Stan Stewart and family. As per Trevorâ€™s wishes, there will be no funeral. In lieu of ďŹ‚owers, please make a donation to Hospice Yukon.

It is with profound sadness we announce the sudden passing of our Dad Ken. Dad was predeceased by the true love of his life Lucille, his loving wife of 49 years, Father Thomas, Mother Eva, Brothers Bruce, Don, Tom and Sister Eva. Survived by Daughters Laurie, Debbie (Tim), Rose (Dave), and son Ken, Grandchildren Darcy (Jessica Susie), Brent, Chantal (Dave), Crystal, and Liam, Great Grandchildren River (Little Creek), Damon (Champ), Sister June, and many other family and dear friends. Dad was an amazing husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, friend and volunteer. He took pride in everything he did and he was passionate about his community and worked tirelessly over the years volunteering for Chemainus Fire Department and Ambulance, Chemainus Valley Museum, Speed Watch, Citizens on Patrol, North Island Recovery Centre, just to name a few. He was also a proud member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles. For all the years I think Dad will best be known to many for his gift of the gab.He always had a joke or two at the ready and a story to tell. A special thank-you to Lloyd and Shirley Hunt for all their years of friendship and all their love and support during this difďŹ cult time. A service will be held on Sunday, October 14th, 2012 at the Eagles Hall in Ladysmith between 1 pm & 4pm.

ABRAM, William Emil June 14, 1928 â€“ October 4, 2012 Our dear father and friend to all passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family. His suffering was minimal thanks to family, friends and excellent homecare workers. For this we are thankful. Father of 4, Grandfather of 13, Great Grandfather of 12 Predeceased by his wife Celia, 5 brothers and 1 sister Survived by son Harley (Lynne) daughters Laurie (Jim) Melody (Tom) Rosemary (Paul). Will was born in Hanna, Alberta in 1928. He had a happy childhood growing up in the prairie lands of Alberta. As a youth, Will moved with his family to Hamilton, Ontario travelling across Canada by train, a great experience. During his time in Ontario, he even became a contender for the Olympics in cycling. Will remained in Hamilton until 1949 when he ventured out to Vancouver landing a job building Raleigh bicycles. That Christmas he met a beautiful young woman, Celia, newly arrived from Manitoba. In 1950 they traveled to Ontario on Willâ€™s Harley Davidson, married and started their family. The ďŹ rst 3 children were born in North Bay, Ontario and the family then moved to BC. They settled in Whonnock (Maple Ridge) on a seven acre hobby farm, a wonderful place for the now 4 children to grow up. Both Will and Celia became teachers before moving to Maple Bay on Vancouver Island in 1964. Will taught at Quamichan Jr. High and Chemainus High School. As a student counselor he saw the need for, and was instrumental in establishing the Alternate School in Duncan. In retirement, Will and Celia became socially active including mission work in Mexico, the Cowichan Food Connection and Cowichan Citizens Coalition. In 2004 they began the Eye Opener Film Series which continues to this day. Duncan city council awarded Will and Celia the Scroll of Honour in 2010 for their work in the community. As a member of the American Monetary Institute Will spoke passionately on money issues at an international conference in Chicago. He received a lifetime achievement award for globally stimulating monetary reform. At the September 2012 conference Willâ€™s video presentation received a standing ovation which he was privileged to hear by telephone. Will lived a full life and he had no fear of what was ahead. We know Willâ€™s passing will cause many to reďŹ‚ect on the difference he has made in their lives with his wisdom and kindness. The values we admired in our father were: dedication to family, caring for those less fortunate and encouraging everyone to do their best. Thank you for the lasting legacy you have left for us. We love you and we will miss you, The Family Please join us in celebrating his life at Duncan United Church on Thursday October 18th at 2:00PM. The Eye-opener ďŹ lm is scheduled for 7:00PM the same day and includes a tribute to Willâ€™s life. All are welcome.

BROOK, Ruth Sarah (Nee: Plester) November 6, 1946 â€“ October 4, 2012 It is with great sadness that we announce the tragic death of Ruth Brook on Thursday, October 4, 2012 in Chemainus B.C. â€œBlessed are the pure in heart for they shall see Godâ€? Matthew 5:8 Ruth will be lovingly remembered by her beloved husband Bert and his family; her brothers Jim (Enid), Gerry (Linda), Fred; sisters Louise (Reed), Judie (Ron), and Mary; nieces Jennifer, Dana, Jamie, Jill, Ruth, Shauna, Jill, Liz, Crystal and Phoebe; nephews John, David, Stephen, Joel, Ron, Ben, Rob, Robert, Jim and their families; and by her special friends, Helen and Mary. Ruth was one of the original residents at Steeples and loved the â€œfamilyâ€? the staff and fellow residents became to her. Ruth was well known in the community for her positive attitude, optimistic outlook, witty sense of humour and her strong Christian faith. We will miss Ruthâ€™s ever-present smile and the twinkle in her eye. For the time we had her with us; spreading her sunshine as only she could, we are grateful. We would like to express our deepest heartfelt appreciation to Dr. Manhas for his compassionate care. We would also like to thank the Paramedics, Dr. Broere and the staff at Chemainus Health Care for their valiant efforts, and to the R.C.M.P., Victims Services and the Coroner. A Memorial Service for Ruth will be held at Calvary Baptist Church, River Road, Chemainus, on Saturday, October 13, 2:00 p.m. In lieu of ďŹ‚owers please consider a donation in memory of Ruth to the Chemainus Health Care Foundation. Telfordâ€™s of Ladysmith 250-245-5553

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DEATHS GOWER, Gladys L. Mar 28, 1919 - Oct 04, 2012 It is with Extreme sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Mother, GrandMother and Aunt, Gladys Gower, born in London England, 1919 Predeceased by her husband Donald, daughters, Wendy and Joanne, her son. Tony. Also by her sisters Maud and Nina and brother Joe.

She is survived by her sons Paul (Dimple), Donald (Jackie) and Kevin (Rosa), Also by numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren, most notably closest Angela, Lalaine and Roxxanne Be at peace Mom, we love you and miss you terribly SANDS of DUNCAN 250-746-5212 BOMFORD, Marie Elizabeth (given names Mary Elizabeth) passed on during the morning of October 3rd from complications due to diabetes, in Duncan, BC. Marie was born in Canwood, Saskatchewan on Nov., 14, 1937. Predeceased by her parents, George and Mary Petersen; her ďŹ rst husband Siegfried Rudiger; and her sisters Ann Modin, Laura Harvey, and Clara Smiley. Marie is survived by her loving husband Fred Bomford; daughters, Kathleen (Robert), Susan, and Nancy raised while she lived in Victoria, BC and the Western Communities; her granddaughter Asha; and sister Ruth Keskinen. Also by her much loved nieces and nephews and their families inclusive to all relations and of course her dear friends. Marie partly grew up on her parentâ€™s farm in the prairies, chasing the hares, which she caught on occasion until her parents moved to Lake Cowichan in 1947 where she spent more of her younger life and babysat many children there. She worked in Vancouver at Crown Zellerbach and Alpha Home Care. She was an athlete in her younger days, loved nature and animals and was a member of the Sierra Club at one point. She enjoyed the outdoors horseback riding, ďŹ shing and 4-wheel drive club, and on the race track. Adventure was in her spirit from the day she was born. She was an artist in many ways whether it was by drawing, painting, sewing, playing music or creating displays for Christmas or events in the different communities she lived in. Her art showed as well in her gifts of creating culinary delights and decorating the many cakes she made for special occasions. She had a green thumb extraordinaire and prided herself on the glorious ďŹ‚ower and vegetable gardens she created. If so desired memorial remembrances may be made by planting a long-lasting tree, a ďŹ‚owering shrub of your choice in your garden or to the Canadian Diabetes Foundation. Also If you have a kind & heart warming experience, thought, picture or story regarding Mum (Marie) please post it to the link below, we plan on putting a memory book together about her. Please join us in her Celebration of Life at The Oasis Church, 5070 Riverbottom Road West, Duncan, BC on Saturday, October 20th 2012 at 2:00 pm.

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FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

CHILDREN

IN MEMORIAM

INFORMATION

LEGALS

CHILDCARE AVAILABLE

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

HELP WANTED

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS Re: The estate of Shirley Nadine Lovequist deceased, formerly of, Duncan, British Columbia. Creditors and others having claims against the estate of Shirley Nadine Lovequist are hereby notiďŹ ed under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the executrixes at 200-1170 Shoppers Row, Campbell River, British Columbia, V9W 2C8 on or before November 5, 2012, after which date the executrixes will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the executrixes then have notice.

Babysitters available for 1-2 children, ages 2 and up. Gibbins Rd area is preferred. We have taken the babysitting course through Island Savings Centre and have had 2 years experience babysitting. We are 12, 13 & 16 years old and are very responsible from a Christian up-bringing. Please call our parents for an introductory interview. Anneka & Kayla & Chelsea 250-748-5060

INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR SCHOOL. NO Simulators. In-the-seat training. Real world tasks. Weekly start dates. Job board! Funding options. Apply online! IHEschool.com 1-866-399-3853

An Alberta Construction Company is hiring Dozer and Excavator Operators. Preference will be given to operators that are experienced in oilďŹ eld road and lease construction. Lodging and meals provided. The work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Alcohol & Drug testing required. Call Contour Construction at 780-723-5051.

* minimum 3 years experience * Mature/capable of managing

HELP WANTED

Save the Bread Van! Did you know that the Cowichan Food Connection, which operates the Bread Van, relies on public donations to FUEL the Van? Our fuel bill alone is over $2000/month and many months we do not have the necessary funds & the bills are piling up. Every week we deliver in upwards of 3000 loaves of bread and baked goods throughout the Cowichan Valley. It is all donated to people who would otherwise go hungry (schools, Food Banks, Seniors Centres, & many more). Go to http:// cowichanfoodconnection.com to ďŹ nd out how you can help.

LEGALS

FOUND. iPHONE, Scutz Falls area, on Oct. 8th. Call (250)746-4727.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS RE: ESTATE OF ELEANOR FRANCES GRANEK, also known as ELEANOR GRANEK. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that creditors and others having claims against the Estate of Eleanor Frances Granek, also known as Eleanor Granek, late of 407487 Jubilee Street, Duncan, B.C., are required to send full particulars of such claim to Ridgway & Company, 200-44 Queens Road, Duncan, B.C., V9L 2W4, on or before November 16, 2012, after which date the Estateâ€™s assets will be distributed having regard only to claims that have been received. Patricia Elizabeth Cock, Executrix, by her solicitors, Ridgway & Company

The News Leader Pictorial ofďŹ ce is holding several sets of â€œfoundâ€? keysâ€?, since March 2003. Stop into the ofďŹ ce and see if any belong to you. #2-5380 Trans Canada Hwy, Duncan, next to BuckerďŹ elds

WEâ€™RE ON THE WEB

the right person is out there somewhere! let us help you ďŹ nd them... We know there are hundreds of singles in our community. Advertise your single status seven times per week (up to 10 lines of text) for FREE! Donâ€™t have an email address to publish in your ad? Rent one of our ďŹ le numbers for $10/month. *must be 19 years of age to participate

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Nov 24, 9:30 - 2:00 Tables available $8.00

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DUNCAN UNITED CHURCH HARVEST FAIR 246 Ingram Street Oct 13, 9am -1:30pm. GARAGE SALE books, silent auction used toys. childrenâ€™s activities baking, home preserves. lunch, desserts. thrift store, collectibles, crafts.

Proceeds support our Community Outreach Programs!

ENTERTAINMENT WANTED! by CONCENTI SINGERS (adult choir, mostly a cappella.) One soprano, able to read music. Must be available Mondays & Wednesdays 7:00 - 8:30pm. Please call 250-597-0114

FOODSAFE AT Island Savings Centre, Oct. 27 & Nov. 17 courses 8:30-4:30 $65. 250746-4154 www.saferfood.ca

Please call Annemarie 1.800.661.6335 email: ďŹ sh@blackpress.ca

INFORMATION

If you are new to the Neighbourhood call one of these representatives for your FREE Basket of Gifts. Community Welcome

Baby & Community Pat Duncan, Mill Bay 748-6740 David Duncan 746-4236 Chemainus & Crofton Diana Chemainus 246-4463 Business & Professional Pat Mill Bay 748-6740 Welcome: Ladine Lake Cowichan 932-4664 Myrna 746-1977 Website: www.welcomewagon.ca

PERSONALS

CITY SQUARE GRILL requires EVENING SOUS CHEF - LINE COOK evening kitchen and staff. * Wage based on experience Email or drop off resume in person to: Citysquare.bc@gmail.com #1-281 Canada Ave., Duncan

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Sales Associate The Successful applicant must demonstrate â€˘ Outstanding customer service â€˘ Computer and selling skills â€˘ A willingness to learn and work in an active work place. â€˘ Must have retail experience with appliances & mattress sales. Please bring resume to Store 2724 Beverly St. (old Canada Tire Building) or email to sears.duncan@shaw.ca Tel: (250) 746-7111 Fax: (250)746-4302 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

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EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

KEYS FOUND: Mill Bay, Sept 13, 2012, 4 keys on ring (one is a Ford key) found at corner of ButterďŹ eld & highway near pullout by chainlink fence. Can be claimed at the News Leader Pictorial ofďŹ ce, #2-5380 Trans Can Hwy, next to BuckerďŹ elds, in Duncan.

JAMES L. JOHNSON A Celebration of Life will take place on Saturday, November 3, 1:30pm at the Quwâ€™utsun Cultural Centre, Cowichan Way, Duncan

Ph. Joan at (250)324-4171 or Helen 748-3384

ADVERTISE in the LARGEST OUTDOOR PUBLICATION IN BC The 2013-2015 BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis

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Are you unemployed? x Building Service Worker - Starts Oct 22, 2012 x Low Energy Electrical - Starts Nov 5, 2012 Eligibility: x Unemployed: Cannot be attached to EI in the past three years or past five years for a Maternity/Parental claim.

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Seats are limited â€“ Act NOW Interested parties should contact: Marion Knost, ESA Program Manager Telephone: 250 740-6364 Email: marion.knost@viu.ca

TRADES, TECHNICAL

PERSONALS

Just putting the call out there...Iâ€™m a nice guy who has been single since the passing of my girlfriend. Enough time has passed, certainly, that Iâ€™m ready for dating someone from the Cowichan Valley. I have a ton of love, and all good things waiting to share with the right person. Reply to File #A988, c/o News Leader Pictorial, #2-5380 Trans Canada Hwy, Duncan, V9L 6W4

HELP WANTED

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NOW HIRING 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. We currently have the following openings:

AP/AR Relief Clerk Sales Representative Sr Infrastructure Support Analyst Heavy Duty Mechanics Certified Millwrights Millwright/Planerman Tech Detailed job postings can be viewed at

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WFP offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefit package. If you believe that you have the skills and qualifications that we are looking for, please reply in confidence to:

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Your Community, Your ClassiďŹ eds. Call 310-3535

HELP WANTED

Human Resource Department Facsimile: 1.866.840.9611 Email: resumes@westernforest.com

PARKS FIELD OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR COWICHAN VALLEY REGIONAL DISTRICT (REGULAR FULL TIME)

As a key member of our Parks & Trails Division you supervise and coordinate the delivery of operations and maintenance activities for Community and Regional Parks. You work with and direct contractors, staff and volunteers, responding to complaints on park site conditions and completing asset replacement, repair and maintenance projects. You are a post-secondary graduate in a parks related Âżeld, possess a valid CPRA Playground Safety Awareness certiÂżcate and have Âżve years of related experience, including supervision. An equivalent combination of education, training and experience may be considered. You have the demonstrated skills to inspect, assess and prescribe remedial action, prepare cost estimates, monitor budgets and work independently to meet deadlines. A competitive salary, generous beneÂżt package, and Ă€extime are offered with this position. View this exciting opportunity at: www.cvrd.bc.ca COWICHAN VALLEY Phone: (250) 746-2500 REGIONAL DISTRICT Fax: (250) 746-2513 Email: cvrd@cvrd.bc.ca 175 Ingram Street Duncan, B.C. V9L 1N8 Website: http://www.cvrd.bc.ca

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HELP WANTED

VOLUNTEERS

Cowichan Food Connection

(The Bread Van) needs your help! CFC is looking for a volunteer bookkeeper to sit on our board of directors as Treasurer. If you have a accounting background & 2-4 hours a month spare time please contact: Bill Macadam 250-856-0048 or publisher@cowichannewsleader.com. Every week CFC delivers over 3000 loaves of Bread from Victoria to Ladysmith to people who would otherwise go hungry (schools, Food Banks, Seniors Centres, & many more). Go to http://cowichanfoodconnection.com to ﬁnd out how you can help.

PERSON TO provide home care for a senior couple in their home. Afternoons, Monday to Friday. Duties would include light house-keeping, some meal preparation, laundry and companionship. Wage and hours to be determined with successful applicant. Please forward resume to File A-989, c/o The News Leader Pictorial, #2-5380 Trans Can. Hwy. Duncan, BC. V9L 6W4

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

WORK WANTED

THE LEMARE GROUP is accepting resumes for the following positions: •Coastal Certified Hand Fallers-Camp Positions Avail. •Coastal Certified Bull Buckers-Includes vehicle/accommodations •Off Highway Logging Truck Drivers •Line Machine Operator •Grapple Yarder Operators •Hooktenders •Chasers •Heavy Duty Mechanics Fulltime with union rates/benefits. Please send resumes by fax to 250-956-4888 or email to office@lemare.ca.

FRIENDLY and responsible female companion available for seniors. Valid DL and comfortable car for errands, appt’s, etc. Reasonable rates. (250) 746-1701

HOME CARE/SUPPORT

LAST CHANCE for the best massage $50/hr. Call or text 250-510-1963

UNIQUE HOME HEALTH CARE

HUSBAND FOR HIRE. Nothing 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

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

REAL ESTATE

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BOOKS, COINS, STAMPS

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MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

FOR SALE BY OWNER

NORMAN ROCKWELL rare books. Norman Rockwell, 60 Year Retrospective (Thomas S. Buechner). A soft cover in good condition w/ pullout prints of Rockwell’s art published in 1972. Second book, Norman Rockwell Illustrator (Arthur L. Guptill). Hard cover in hard cover box, good condition has history and beautiful art work. Published in 1946. Asking $100 ea or $175 for both. Call (250)924-7866.

BUY, SELL, Watches, Estate Jewellery, Gold, Diamonds, Repairs, Custom designs. St. Thomas Gold & Silver, 895 Fort Street, Victoria, 250-3807698.

FLOORING GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877987-1420. www.pioneerwest.com

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HAIRSTYLISTS HAIRDRESSING in your home, Cowichan Valley area. Barb Stewart. 250-715-6568

PETS PET CARE SERVICES New to Cobble Hill

Bowser & Co.

All breed Dog Grooming (Big or Small). 250-732-6109 Master dog groomer Robert Stratton 40 yrs exp.

or call (250)715-1094

Garage Sales

HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD P/T CLUBHOUSE & Bar Hospitality Staff Maple Bay Yacht Club is seeking a mature, permanent, part-time Clubhouse & Bar Hospitality staff person. Afternoon/evening shift, 2-3 days per week with occasional weekend days. Experience & excellent references required. Employment subject to satisfactory criminal record check. Apply in person with resume Monday-Friday, 10am - 3pm. 6337 Genoa Bay Rd.

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GARAGE SALES COBBLE HILL- 816 Altamont Rd, Sat & Sun, Oct 13 & 14, 9am-3pm. Downsizing Sale! Tools, house wares, furniture, Lots of stuff! 250-743-0544. COW BAY. MOVING SALE. Sat. Oct. 13, 9am-2pm. 4620 Longwood Rd. DUNCAN- 6201 Grieve Rd, Sat, Oct 13, 10am-3pm. Antiques, furniture and childrens items.

is looking to ﬁll the positions of: • Experienced Truck and 4-axle Driver • Excavator Operator with Loader Experience experience for our quarry based out of Shawnigan Lake. Experience driving Truck and 4-axle is mandatory for the Driver position and preference will be given to applicants with quarry experience. The Excavator Operator position requires minimum 2 years of loader experience. Preferred drop off of resumes, references & drivers abstract to 460 Stebbings Road. If necessary email or fax is ok lisa.sia@shaw.ca or 250-743-3338. No phone calls.

FREE ITEMS FREE, Inglis 18 cu ft fridge, and a Magic Chef electric, self cleaning range. Both white and in good working cond. U PICK UP! (250)748-9558

FUEL/FIREWOOD Francis Kelsey Dry Grad firewood sale. Oct 13 & 14, 9-4pm. Shawnigan Lake Rd, across from the Com. Centre in vacant lot. Full size P/U $100, import size $80, cash only. Pick up only, while supplies last. 250-743-6895 SEASONED firewood $200 cord . Split & delivered, locally. (250) 510-0412. SEASONED FIREWOOD Vancouver Island’s largest firewood producer offers firewood legally obtained during forest restoration, large cords. Help restore your forest, Burndrywood.com 1-877-902-WOOD.

RETIRE HERE, Enjoy one level living in this lovely 2 bd + den, 2 full baths home. The easy care lawn allows more time for golﬁng or other hobbies. Great neighbours and very easy walk to shopping. Quick possession. $320,000. Gord (250)710-1947

ESTATE SALE- top of the line appliances “Kenmore”, up right freezer. Antiques, garden furniture, art, rugs. Many interesting items. Dealers welcome! Call (250)748-2334. HERITAGE PAWN BARGAINS!! Kona Muni Mula & Norco Kokanee bikes, Ducks Unlimited cruiser style bike, Stihl & Husky chainsaws, Troybilt & Stihl weedeaters, Sony, Panasonic and RCA TVs, Takamine acoustic guitar, Peavey PA system. Many more deals in store! 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/newspaper? KENMORE FRIDGE, $100, Air conditioner, $75, 1 Safe, $40, 1 carport Freezer, $25. All in great condition. Call (250)743-4375 or (250)4806875 anytime. LIFT CHAIR- $300 obo. Entertainment centre for 27” TV, $50. Call (250)754-7905. NEW OIL TANK, never used, cost $700, asking $500. Days 250-748-2787 or eves 250748-9806

HOUSES FOR SALE

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE BY OWNER

RENT-TO-OWN In: THE PROPERTIES NO BANK NEEDED! We will “rent-to-own” you this gorgeous executive home in Duncan! Upper Floor: 3Bdrm, 2 baths. Lower Floor: 1Bdrm suite. Monthly Rent $2,000 $2,200. Deposit Required. www.wesellhomesbc.com 1-250-616-9053

DEPARTURE BAY: 2,600 sq.ft, Ocean View; 2 blocks to sandy beach. 3bdrm, 2 full baths + 2bdrm suite, sep. laundries. Oversize corner lot, RV pad behind house. $419,000. View by appointment. 250-729-7420 Incredible 5 acre treed PARK-LIKE PROPERTY with Well-Maintained Furnished Home 1500 sq.ft, 3-bdrm, 2 bath. Extremely close to Pristine Cowichan Lake, in the town of Caycuse. Perfect for recreational property or full time living. Motivated seller $378,800. Exceptionally low yearly cost. Not leased land. Call 250-745-3387 smartytwo@hotmail.com

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Currently hiring Certiﬁed Care Aids. 24 hr availability, Valid drivers licence. Resumes: uniquehomehealthcare@ telus.net

FLOOR INSTALLER looking for P/T work, carpet, lino, restretch & repairs. No job too small. Jerry (250)715-5852

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

GARAGE SALES

GARAGE SALES * Great bargains * All local, in COWICHAN!

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

CARPENTRY

ELECTRICAL

HANDYPERSONS

HOUSEHOLD SERVICES

COMPLETE carpentry & building service. Interior & exterior. Stairs, decks, reno’s, pressure washing, windows, gutter cleaning & repairs. Free estimates. Larry (250) 701-1362

1A ELECTRICIAN, licenced, bonded, Small Jobs Specialist, panel upgrades and renos. All work guaranteed since 1989. Rob at 250-732-PLUG (7584).

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

DAVID GALE Construction, for all your renovation needs. 26 yr. exp. 250-746-9956 www.davidgaleconstruction.ca

250-743-0326. ELECTRICIAN Licensed and bonded. Reasonable rates, free estimates, upgrades & renos. Call Kelly.

GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

Window Washing Gutter Cleaning Pressure Washing Yard Cleaning Junk Haul away

FENCING

DUNCAN UNITED CHURCH

HAULING AND SALVAGE

(250) 510-4745

Free estimates

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Larry’s Cleaning (250)701-1362

COMPUTER SERVICES

NEED NEW GUTTERS? Call Budget for all gutter needs. Free estimates. 250-743-2714

Delivery Guy

DELIVERIES HAULING/JUNK REMOVAL MOVING JOBS WELCOME

I CLEAN ‘till you beam! 50% off ﬁrst visit! Please call Monica for your free quote & consultation 250-510-5610

DUNCAN, Multi family, Sat Oct 13, 8-1, 6473 Wicks Rd. off Lakes. Furniture, household, kids’ toys & clothes, even the kitchen sink!!

HANDYPERSONS

JOE’S HANDYMAN SERVICE 30 yr’s Experience

We ﬁx everything No HST

ABLE COMPUTER REPAIR In-home service. Seniors’ discount. Nico 250-746-6167

250-748-5062

TREE SERVICES

Lowest Price Guarantee

Swap Meet Cobble Hill Hall Every Sunday Open 9am-2pm. 3550 Watson Ave. Tables? 250-743-7018

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Custom On Site Milling, Siding, Fencing, Beams, Lumber Grading, Lumber Sales, Cedar, Fir & Clears Excavator c/w Thumb Fully Insured

250-743-8284 or pmmill@telus.net

* Gutters * Windows * Siding * Moss treatment * Pressure washing Mill Bay/Duncan 250-743-3306 Chemainus/Ladysmith 250-324-3343

LANDSCAPING SCOTCH BROOM PROBLEM? We will hand-cut or hand-pull, chip, weigh and haul away the little devil. $150 plus 15 cents a pound. A Scot brought it...make a Scot take it away! 250-668-2888 Quality Landscape Construction * Stone Retaining Walls * Landscape Design www.islandpaciﬁclandscaping.ca

HOME IMPROVEMENTS FREELANCE CARPENTER Certiﬁed Journeyman, 28 yrs. experience. Interior & exterior renovations. Kitchen & bathroom updates. New toilets, tubs, showers, taps, ﬂooring & tile installed. Any & all small jobs & repairs. Also mobile home repairs.

(250)616-8332

246 Ingram Street Colossal Garage Sale & Harvest Fair!

MAPLE BAY, Garage & Film Set Sale, Sat & Sun, Oct 13 & 14, 9-4, Bay Film Studios, 6975 Considine Ave, off Maple Bay Rd. Ofﬁce, Home & Garden, A to Z, too much to list!

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

CLEANING SERVICES

DUNCAN, Moving. Basement Sale, Sat Oct 13, 9-2, #9-3194 Gibbins Rd. Antiques, china, collectibles, furniture, framed art, Too much to list!!!

Sat, Oct 13, 9 to 1:30pm. Something for everyone! Proceeds support our Community Outreach Programs!

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

HOME REPAIRS

TOTAL HOME RENOVATIONS From concrete to rooﬁng & everything in between! Work guaranteed. 40 years Experience. Free estimates.

(250) 701-8319

PAINTING METICULOUS PAINTING of interiors for over 15 years. Call the Paint Saint today. (250)701-5695. PAT THE PAINTER. Small jobs ok. 25 years exp. Seniors discount. Call 250-246-0248.

PLUMBING A SERVICE PLUMBER. Licence, Insured. Drains, HWT, Reno’s, Repairs. Senior Discounts. After Hour Service. Call Coval Plumbing, 250709-5103.

TREE SERVICES

STUCCO/SIDING

LIBRA TREE for all your tree care needs. 70’ aerial lift, chipper. Insured, Certiﬁed Aborist Hazard Tree Assessor, Grant Haynes, (250)748-4449

STUCCO - Including small jobs and refacing old stucco. Guaranteed. 250-715-5883

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(250)748-9150

Friday, October 12, 2012

Cowichan News Leader Pictorial 29

REAL ESTATE

RENTALS

HOUSES FOR SALE

APARTMENT/CONDO

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

HOMES FOR RENT

LARGE 1 bdrm apt, heat incl. NS/NP, no partiers, would suit mature single person. $575/m + DD, P/U application @ 5209 TCH, Tues-Thurs.

DUNCAN: NEWER large, bright 3 bdrm, 3 bath. Island kitchen, garage, 5 appls. N/S, ref’s req’d. $1350. Call or text 1-250-888-7088.

APARTMENTS FURNISHED

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

DUNCAN, large bright 2 bdrm view home, on bus route, close to all amenities, woodstove/elec, W/D, F/S, No/S, Internet & cable incl. Oct 1st. $1100. (250)748-9679

DUNCAN (8 km north) Furnished studio apartment, on 8 acres. Laundry, satellite, heat, hydro. $575. (250)748-1310. SHAWNIGAN BEACH Resort: 1 bdrm + 1 bunk room, deluxe furnishings, 6 appl’s, tennis, golf & moorage. NS/NP. Oct to June. $800 + util’s. Call 250743-1667.

COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL 1700 SQ’ warehouse w/ retail and ofﬁce space for Lease on Polkey Rd. Unit has overhead doors and ample parking. Please call 250-748-9622 to view.

Adult Oriented Large 1 bdrm in central area, 3rd ﬂoor, faces west. New carpets, near Overwaitea, Restaurants, Shoppers Drug Mart, Aquatic Centre. Rent incls heat & hot water, No pets. Nov. 1st, $665.

AVAILABLE NOW 7000 sq.ft. store front with excellent exposure, overhead doors, ample parking. 250-748-9622 SHOP WAREHOUSE for lease, Boys Rd., Duncan, 1500sq ft w/ofﬁce, $7.25sq ft triple net. Call (250)245-9811 or 250-474-3585.

Call 250-748-1304

COTTAGES CHEMAINUS: BACHELOR cottage, Inclds util’s. N/S, N/P. $725. Call (250)246-4609. COBBLE HILL- 1 bdrm cabin, on farm land. Avail immed. Call (250)743-4392.

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES CROFTON, OCEANVIEW, brand new 3 bdrm, 2 baths, 1800 sq.ft.1/2 duplex. Open ﬂoor plan, hardwood ﬂoors, tile bathrooms. Walking distance Crofton Elementary & Seawalk. Must see. F/S, W/D, D/W incl. N/S,N/P. Ref’s req’d. $1250/mo. (250)715-6725

STONE MANOR

Brand new Rancher! No Strata, open concept, no steps, 3-bdrm, 2-bath 1406 sq.ft., 4 SS appli., fully landscaped, dbl garage. Only $365,000. inclds hst. BEST VALUE! Open house every Sat & Sun, noon-4pm

DOWNTOWN DUNCAN: 1 bdrm duplex in character house, 2 blocks from Duncan Mall, 2 blocks from Pool and Theatre. Easy walking to all amenities, looking for long term tenant, some pets OK. $675 utilities not included, Phone 250-746-4117

Gord 250-710-1947 HOMES WANTED

WE BUY HOUSES

BRIGHT, 2 bdrm condo, W/D, F/S, D/W, close to schools/parks/shopping. N/P, (Immed). $800. 250-665-6527.

Damaged House? Pretty House? Moving? Divorcing? Estate Sale? We will Buy your House Quick Cash & Private. Mortgage Too High and House won’t sell? Can’t make payments? We will Lease Your House, Make your Payments and Buy it Later!

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

Call: 1-250-616-9053

CLEAN, SPACIOUS, 2-bdrm, top ﬂoor, 5 appls, laminate ﬂoors, 2525 Dingwall St., $750 mo, call 1-(250)474-0545.

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MORTGAGES

Chemainus: Lockwood Villa, well kept bldg, (2) 1 bdrm $625, incl. heat & hot water, avail. now, sm pets welcome. Call Karen 250-709-2765.

DUNCAN-BRIGHT, lrg 2 bdrm condo in secure bldg w/elevator, F/S, D/W, W/D. N/S. $850 mo + utils. Available immed. Call 250-732-0379 DUNCAN- BRIGHT, spacious 2 bdrm condo w/laundry, sm fenced patio, pet friendly. $830/mo. 250-715-7706. DUNCAN CONDO, 1 bdrm 2nd ﬂoor, with southern exposure and balcony. 5 appl’s, pet considered. Avail Nov. 1st. (250)746-5049. DUNCAN CONDO, 3 bdrm 1200 sq.ft. Ground ﬂoor corner suite, S & W exposure, 5 appl’s, pet considered. N/S. Avail Oct. 15. (250)746-5049.

OPEN HOUSE OPEN HOUSE. Sat. Oct. 13, 11am-2pm. #2 - 6250 Palahi Road. 3-level, 3 bdrm, 2.5 baths, approx. 2400 sq.ft duplex. $324,900.

RENTALS

DUNCAN DOWNTOWN. New York style STUDIO w/ french doors open to the market square. 5 appls, gas F/P, hardwood floors. Inclds utilities $850/mo, N/S. Avail Nov 1st or 15th. Call 250-510-4503. DUNCAN SPRINGRIDGE MANOR has a new look. Reno’d clean and quiet suites: fresh paint, new fixtures and flooring. Well maintained bldg, short walk to Beverly Corners. Incls heat & hot water. N/S, N/P. 1 bdrm suites $590

APARTMENT/CONDO

(250)748-3729

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

Ocean & Harbour Views 55+ Building 2 Bdrm Suite Ladysmith 385 Davis Road

250-246-5688

DUNCAN 2-BDRM, 2-level, close to schools, bus route, park. 5 appl’s, propane F/P. fenced backyard. NS/NP. Refs req’d. $950. (250)746-8128.

1 (250)748-90901 (250)748-9090

PARKLAND PLACE 620 Dobson Road 250-748-0496 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 ﬁelds, walking trails, swimming holes & ﬁshing. Free Cable Hook Up!!

Duncan: 1800 sq.ft. 1/2 duplex. 6 years old, all appliances (new stove, new d/w), gas fp. Living/dining/kitchen/laundry/powder rooms down; full bath, 2 bdrms plus master suite with full bath and walk-in closet up. Near hospital, schools, shopping and bus. Easy access to highway. $1250/mo + utils. N/P, N/S. Avail. Oct. 1st/Nov. 1st. Call 250-746-7480 leave message.

DUNCAN, Walk to town, Quiet 3 bdrm upper, 1.5 baths, 5 appl’s. Fenced back yard. NS/NP. $1275 incl’s util. Avail now. 250-748-9059 LAKE COWICHAN- 2 bdrm reno’d SxS duplex, private, quiet rural setting, F/S. 15mins to Duncan. $550. + utils. Call 250-749-4061.

HOMES FOR RENT 3 BEDROOM house in Cowichan Bay with 1 bedroom inlaw suite. Ocean views, newly renovated, no smoking. $1295. available immediately. 250-743-7523 or 250-3808972 4 BED HOUSE, Fairwinds, Nanoose Bay, Rental open house Oct 13,14 19 (noon-4 pm) & 20 (10 am-noon) 3438 Blueback Drive. Lovely 2500 sq ft hm. 3 bath, woodstove, 2 LR, Atrium, Sunrm, lg prvt yd, garage. N/S, N/P, 6 appls, Refs, lease, $1450 pls util. Avail. Oct 24, 1 wk free. Info at Blueback.Drive@gmail.com. AVAIL NOW Wharncliffe Rd Clean & well maintained 3 bdrm, 1.5 bath, back patio, ﬁve unit complex. FS/WD, fenced small garden. 1 yr lease $1200 + some util. Pet considered. Call 250-701-7217.

Chemainus: cute & cozy 1 bdrm country cottage, rent reduced to $700/mo incl. heat & hydro, avail now, n/s, n/p, 250-2462349. CHERRY PT- 1.5 bdrm waterfront mobile home. NS/NP. $950/mo inclds utils. Call (250)743-2370. COBBLE HILL, 2 Bdrm, wood/elec heat, F/S, W/D hookup, clean, quiet area. N/S, N/P. Avail now. $900/mo. References. (250)743-0650 COW. BAY. 6 mo lease, Nov 1/12 to April 30/13. 2 Bdrm, 2 ba, modern residence, views. Fully furnished & equipped. $1000+ utils. Refs and DD. (250)748-2938. View photos: www.showpen.com/micasa. COWICHAN BAY- 2 bdrm character cottage, 1 bath, garden & yard, ofﬁce space, large deck, some water views, W/D. N/S, no dogs please. Good refs. $1000 + utils. Avail immed. Call 250 746-6977. COWICHAN STATION, almost new 2 bdrm Carriage house, 5 appl’s, N/Pets, N/S. $1000 + util. (250)746-8376

DUNCAN 3BDRM sxs duplex near Drinkwater school, laminate ﬂoors, carport, F/S, W/D. $1050 + utils. Oct 1. Refs, small pets ok. (250)537-4319.

DUNCAN, 3 bdrm, all incl. Small yard, Close to pital/schools. Avail Nov 1 refs. NS, NP. $1100/mo. 746-1815

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DUNCAN, GROUND level 2 bdrm in 4-Plex near Hospital, recent reno’d, F/S, W/D, fenced yard, N/P, $900 mo incls utils, avail now. Call (250)537-4319. (Ref’s req’d).

DUNCAN, 5 bdrm, 2 baths, near Walmart, N/S,N/P, No partiers, Wood/elec heat. No appl’s. Avail Oct 15th. $1250/mo. Ref’s req. DD. Phone (604)589-2279

APARTMENT/CONDO

Mountain View Terrace Estates 3420 Auchinachie Road ---------------------------------Spacious

Affordable 1 & 2 bedroom suites ------------------------------New Carpet Large balconies In-suite storage Close to schools, shopping and walking trails Includes: Heat, Hot water and parking -------------------------------------Resident managers on site

To view call 250-748-3321 Ladysmith: 1 & 2 bdrm suites from $700/mo incl. heat & hot water, ocean views, completely renovated, on trolley route, small pets ok. 250-668-9086.

455 Alderlea St.

Duncan’s Best Condominium

Available Immediately!

Condominium / Apartment • great location just steps from downtown • 5 appliances including insuite laundry • elevator • secured entry • large sunny balconies • creative ﬂoor plans • adult 55+ • 1 1/2 bathrooms

From $950.00 per month 250-746-8139

DUNCAN, Nov 1st. Near New 3 bdrm, 5 appl’s, 2 bath, heat pump, Near Cowichan Commons & schools. Fenced private back yard with shed. Dbl garage. NS/NP. $1500 + util. (250)715-0904 DUNCANRent or rent to own, 3/4 bdrm mobile. F/S, W/D, big lot. Nov 1st. (250)510-9442,(250)748-2719. LAKE COWICHAN- 2 bdrm home, close to town, nice yard, deck. NP/NS. Refs req’d. $900 mo + hydro. Avail Oct. 15th or after. 1-(250)653-4234. LAKE COWICHAN- 3 bdrm w/ lrg fenced back yard. New windows, insulation, ﬂooring etc. 6 appl’s incld’s D/W, W/D and deep freeze. N/S, house trained pet ok. $900+ util’s. Avail. Nov. 1st. Call 778-8409614, 250-749-3820 or email: nataliejayne6 @hotmail.com

Rowan Property Management Ltd. Has a large selection of homes & apartments for rent in the Cowichan Valley. Visit us at www.rowanproperty.ca or call (250)748-9090

HOMES FOR RENT

Rowan Property Management Ltd. Has a large selection of homes & apartments for rent in the Cowichan Valley. Visit us at www.rowanproperty.ca or call (250)748-9090 SHAWNIGAN LAKE, 3 bdrm log home with acreage, across lake, N/S, no dogs, Oct. 1, $1400 mo, 250-334-1069. SHAWNIGAN LAKE Family Home. 3 bedroom 3 bathroom attached garage & private backyard. $1300 a month. Call Andrew 250-709-4033

OFFICE/RETAIL 201-5855 YORK ROAD DUNCAN Available immediately $7/sq.ft. triple net Approx. 664 square feet of 2nd floor office space, with client parking at door. Rowan Property Management Ltd. 250-748-9090 DOWNTOWN DUNCAN 2500 sq.ft. 6 separate offices, reception, conference area & kitchen, 2nd floor, AC,. $1175/mo. 604-820-8929. DUNCAN: OFFICE space for lease, highway exposure, A/C, ample parking. (250)746-5657 or 250-748-8671

HOMES FOR RENT

ROWAN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD. (Agent for the Owner) Office: 250-748-9090 rowanproperty@shaw.ca

1400 Chilco Rd, Crofton $600 1 BR lower suite w/ 2 apps, shared w/d 1405 Haida Rd, Duncan $625 1 BR lower suite w/ 2 apps, heat/hydro incl 163 Third St, Duncan $650 1 BR lower suite w/ 4 apps, fully fenced 8-2516 Alexander St, Duncan $650 1 BR suite close to town w/ 4 apps 7744 Mays Rd, Duncan $745 2 BR suites w/ 2 apps, common yard 1-2516 Alexander St, Duncan $750 2 BR suite close to town w/ 4 apps 5803 Banks Rd, Duncan $775 2 BR 1.5 bth + den townhouse w/ 2 apps 203-2525 Dingwall St, Duncan $795 2 BR condo w/ 5 apps, close to schools 4-660 Jubilee St, Duncan $800 3 BR 1.5 bth townhouse w/ 2 apps,wood fp 5-660 Jubilee St, Duncan $825 3 BR 1.5 bth townhouse w/ 4 apps,wood fp 7621 Trans Canada Hwy, Duncan $895 2 BR 2 bth upper suite w/ 4 apps, RV prkg 608 Charlotte St, Duncan $950 2 BR character home w/ 4 apps, hdw floors 3446 Seacloud Rd, Chemainus $975 2 BR 2 bth home on 1.6 acres, 5 apps, fp 102-241 McKinstry Rd, Duncan $995 3 BR 2 bth condo w/2 apps, shared ldry 625 Walkem Rd, Ladysmith $1100 3 BR uppr level home, 3 apps+shared w/d 3574 Garland Ave, Cobble Hill $1195 3 BR home w/ 5 apps, heat pump, garage 2B-3180 Sherman Rd, Duncan $1295 3 BR 3 bth sxs duplex,3 apps,den & rec rm 6596 Lakes Rd, Duncan $1395 3 BR 1.5 bth log home w/ den, 4 apps, fp 835 Alget Pl, Mill Bay $1400 3 BR 2 bth home w/ 5 apps, ocean view 10089 Isl View Close, Chemainus $1450 4 BR 4 bth home w/ 6 apps, dbl garage 2909 Philip St, Duncan $1495 3 BR 2.5 bth+den home,5 apps,heat pump 1627 Austin Pl, Cowichan Bay $1495 3 BR home w/ in-law suite, 2 fp’s, garage 2711 Shawnigan Lk Rd, Shaw. Lk $1600 3 BR 3 bth home on .5 acre w/ 5 apps, fp For updated info please visit our website at:

www.rowanproperty.ca

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Friday, October 12, 2012

RENTALS

TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE/RETAIL

TOWNHOUSES

RECREATIONAL VEHICLES FOR SALE

DUNCAN, office/retail, downtown 950 sq.ft. ground floor, completely reno’d, or consulting. Reception area, 3 offices. Avail now. 604-820-8929

DUNCAN, 2 bedroom, 1.5 bath, 6 appliances, private yard, dedicated parking, N/S, pets negotiable, $1100 per month. Call 250-203-2339

Green Door Society

LK COW: 3 bdrm townhouse (#5-215 Madill), 1.5 bath, 5 appls, single carport, newly painted. $850 + hydro. Oct 1 N/S, sm pet ok. 250-477-4524

ESTATE SALE: Luxury Class A motorhome, 2001 FORETRAVEL 36 foot U320 with 1 slide. 454 Cummins with 6 speed Allison Transmission. $130,000. 250-714-9739 or 250-746-5695 or email skew67@hughes.net

900 sqft space for rent, incl. 2 ofﬁce spaces, reception. Beautifully Restored Heritage Building and grounds. Utilities incl. $1512/mo. 250-748-3701,250-510-1209 ‘a house, a garden, a place for people’

TRANSPORTATION AUTO FINANCING

WANT TO GET NOTICED? Prime retail/ofﬁce space for rent in highly visible historical building on corner of First and Roberts in Ladysmith. 1,687 sq ft. 2 bathrooms, small kitchen, new ﬂooring, A/C

SURVEYOR SPORT 2011 20’ SP186 Travel Trailer. High quality, little used, perfect cond. Dry weight 3,413 lbs. Loaded. MANY extras. $17,000. Ph. (250)743-6686

Call 250-245-2277

TOWING

SHARED ACCOMMODATION

BEAR LAKE SALVAGE

DUNCAN1bdrm, $450 inclds all utils. F/S, W/D. NS/NP. Avail now. Call 250466-0018. 250-740-5619.

$$$ CASH $$$ For Scrap Cars also free scrap metal removal

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At Arcadian’s Reggio Emilia Inspired preschool program, children are viewed as capable, connected and independent. The mid-morning snack program reinforces this belief. Betty Exelby, who works in the preschool program, is helping staff recognize the value of using snack time to develop social awareness and responsibility. “Children are given a choice to join the snack group or not,” she said. Those children interested are beginning to take charge by setting up the table with a fabric table cloth and putting out the child size pouring jugs, cups and plates. “Snack time is a lovely time for us,” Betty said. “I’m seeing four-year-olds setting their own table and mastering table etiquette, passing items to each other, chatting socially and enjoying their food.” The group of three and four year olds are just six weeks into their preschool year. Already, they know how to tidy up their place setting, compost any left overs, and get their used dishes ready for the dishwasher. The healthy snack program at Arcadian is supported by the United Way. This funding augments the centre’s annual budget for groceries and is most appreciated and very helpful, said Kate Skye, manager. “We serve a wide range of children and families from all walks of life,” she said. “We have children from working families, from student parent families and children whose spaces are funded by the Ministry for Children and Family Development.” Arcadian is holding a United Way fundraiser mid to end October to help raise money for the United Way. “We are selling t-shirts and travel mugs with our Arcadian logo of a child-size and adult-size hand print with Arcadian’s name. We hope this is a perfect time for those people thinking ahead to Christmas gifts.” Arcadian is a newer member of the United Way and appreciates being part of the United Way’s caring community. Check the website www.arcadianchildren.com or call 250-748-3922 to support Arcadian’s United Way fundraiser.

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Melchior makes a move Don Bodger

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owichan Bulldogs arenâ€™t backing down to anyone in the Vancouver Mainland Football Leagueâ€™s Bantam and Midget divisions. The bantams took on the powerful 5-1 Tigers in North Surrey and gave them all they could handle. The Bulldogs were down 20-0 in the middle of the second quarter. â€œIt was at this point the boys started to turn things around,â€™â€™ noted Cowichan coach Jeff McDonald. A heads-up play by Eddy Walt ensured the Bulldogs didnâ€™t get caught deep in their own zone and he also stepped up on defence with Braemon Conville to not allow a Âżrst down. Kain Melchior put on a show on offence, running for more than 150 yards. He scored two touchdowns, including one on a leaping six-foot hurdle over a Tigersâ€™ defender. The valiant effort by the â€˜Dogs fell just short in a 20-14 loss. The Midget Bulldogs won an exciting 29-14 game from the Redmen in Nanaimo. â€œDefence played another great game, but offence stole the show,â€™â€™ noted Cowichan coach Doug Williams. Brendan Gowanlock was eight-of-11 passing with two TDs, 15 yards rushing and three converts. Blake Torok-Both compiled 155 yards rushing with a TD and a two-point convert. Wyatt MacWatt picked up 55 yards along the ground and Eric Maslen ran for 20 yards and a TD. Cowichan marched the ball down on its Âżrst offensive series, leading to Maslenâ€™s TD. Ryan MacDonald hauled in a 30-yard pass and went 65 more to score. He added the teamâ€™s third TD. The Cowichan Peewee Bulldogs played their toughest opponent yet, the undefeated Victoria Outlaws, and held them to just 14 points in the Âżrst half. Big tackles were made by Hudson Copley-Spencer and Cameron Wright, who played both offense and defence. â€œEvery practice we work on tackling form and technique which is really showing in games,â€™â€™ noted coach Devon Lawrence. Bailey MacKenzie ran 50 yards for a TD.

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Justin Point, Justin Point, does whatever a spider can. Point donned a Spiderman costume for the Royal Victoria Marathon, providing a lighter side to those serious runners gunning for fast times. “Wearing a costume slows you down immensely,’’ conceded Point.

He ended up ﬁnishing in ﬁve hours, about 30 to 40 minutes longer than usual, but that wasn’t the Point. “I am a mental diversion for those who are not seasoned marathoners, like a clown at a circus,’’ he Pointed out. “For a brief moment, those people can laugh and forget the agony they

are putting their bodies through. Maybe some will laugh all the way to the ﬁnish line? I know a lot of people will say, “Did you see that guy running as Spiderman?”’ Many people asked to have their photos taken with Point, who appeared in the event previously as Elvis.

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t’s been an amazing water skiing season of accomplishments for Frances Kelsey student Jed Leech. And he’s not done yet with 2012. The junior world team heading to Australia will be announced Nov. 1. It’s down to ¿ve candidates to pick four. “I’ll at least be a spare,’’ Leech said. He has already represented Canada in back-to-back events, including the Pan-Am championships in Florida. “It was a really nice place and I got to compete against all the kids in North and South America so it was really cool,’’ Leech said. He performed well against the elite competition with a ninth place overall in the Under 17 division. Considering his age, that was a promising result. “I’ve got another year in that,’’ he said. Previous to that, Leech went to St. submitted Louis for a Can-Am competition. Jed Leech showed great maturity in his skiing this year He placed ¿rst in jumping there. that led to outstanding all-around results. “We were really close,’’ said with a trip to Williams Lake for the proLeech. “We were a few overall vincials where Leech managed a ¿rst in points out of winning that.’’ slalom and jump and second in tricks for The nationals in Calgary brought a ¿rst overall for two-event skiing in his category ¿rst overall in three-events. On top of everything else, Leech was for the second year in a row. He was ¿rst selected for a Future Leader Award. in tricks and jump and fourth in slalom. “I de¿nitely had more experience The Western Canadians in Winnipeg pressure-wise when I was in ¿nals,’’ said were another great meet for Leech with Leech. ¿rsts across the board in slalom, tricks “I was way more calm this year which and jumping. He recorded a personal best de¿nitely helped. It was de¿nitely more of jump of 154 feet. a maturity thing.’’ The serious competitive season began

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ixteen teams are entered in the Brentwood College-Frances Kelsey Classic senior girls’ invitational tournament Friday and Saturday. Eight teams are in pool play at Brentwood College. Brentwood is in Pool B with Vanier, Archbishop Carney and Ladysmith. The eight other teams are playing at Frances Kelsey. The hosts are in Pool D with Lambrick Park, Parkland and Nanaimo District Secondary. The championship round is at Brentwood and consolation play at Kelsey Saturday. Coach Mark Jackson’s Kelsey squad tuned up for the event at the massive Vancouver Island University tournament in Nanaimo on the weekend before Thanksgiving. “We’re having a little bit of a rebuilding year in a most de¿nite way,’’ said Jackson. Kelsey was in a tough pool at VIU and ¿nished at the bottom of the fourteam pack against powerful Ballenas and Vanier, and Claremont. Moving on to the Bronze Tier playoff, “The girls were much stronger than the competition in that pool,’’ said Jackson. Kelsey lost the ¿rst Bronze playoff match to John Barsby, but then defeated Ladysmith and Shawnigan Lake School. At the end, “we were just showing signs of ¿nal breakthroughs on things,’’ said Jackson. “First ball was going more consistently to setter and serving toughness had greatly improved.’’ Agnes Esser is the team’s big gun this season, with Darby Fischer and Lauren Barnes in support.

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Clearing pass is made by Cowichan’s Kim Smith during Friday’s 7-0 win against Glenlyon Norfolk at the Bridgman Cup in Victoria.

Cowichan takes third spot Bridgman Cup: Sticking to the technical teamwork works well Don Bodger

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owichan Secondary School’s senior girls’ AAA ¿eld hockey team made a strong statement at the Bridgman Cup tournament in Victoria, ¿nishing third out of 16 elite entries. “The goal going into it was to be top eight,’’ said Cowichan coach Gillian Braun. “We were feeling pretty positive about the whole thing.’’ Cowichan overwhelmed Glenlyon Norfolk 7-0 in its opening game Friday on the UVic water-based turf. Facing Crofton House that afternoon, Cowichan managed a 1-1 tie against the AA powerhouse. “I felt we should have won that game actually,’’ said Braun. “We had the run of the play.’’

On the next day, Cowichan held a 2-0 lead on Carson Graham and “we had the game well in hand,’’ said Braun. But Carson came back to tie it 2-2. The result still put Cowichan into the top eight for the playoff round. A quarter¿nal game against Gleneagle was a thriller, a battle of two styles. “I’m sticking with the skill, technical team, supportive as a group,’’ said Braun. Cowichan trailed 2-1 and made a frantic bid to tie it that ended successfully on a short corner at the ¿nal buzzer when Stefanie Langkammer scored. The game went to the new penalty shootout for a decision and Cowichan prevailed, thanks to great goalkeeping by Tara Eriksen. Cowichan lost 2-0 in the semi¿nal against South Delta and ¿nished strong with a 2-0 win over West Vancouver. Frances Kelsey ¿nished eighth.

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Cash savings is deducted from the negotiated selling price before taxes and cannot be combined with special lease and finance offers. Some conditions apply. See your dealer for complete details. 1Rondo Cash Bonus offer is available to qualified retail customers U S whho purchase/finance or lease a new 2012 Kia Rondo (Cash Bonus of $750) from a participating dealer between October 1 and October 31, 2012 and will be deducted from the negotiated purchase/lease price before taxes. Lease and finance offers are on approved credit. Some conditions apply. See your dealer for complete details. Model shown Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price for 2013 Sorento 3.5L SX AWD (SR75XD)/2013 Forte SX Luxury xury AT (FO74XD)/2013 Optima SX Turbo AT (OP748D)/2012 Rondo EX V6 w/Navigation (RN750C) is $43,045/$27,150/$35,550/$29,945 and includes delivery and destination fees of $1,650/$1,455/$1,455/$1,650 and A/C charge ($100, where applicable). License, insurance, applicable taxes, other fees and certain levies (including tire levies), variable dealer administration fees (up to $699), PPSA and registration fees are extra. Retailer may ma È selll for less. Available at participating dealers. See dealer for full details. Highway/city fuel consumption is based on the 2013 Sorento 2.4L GDI 4-cyl (A/T)/2013 Forte Sedan 2.0L MPI 4-cyl (A/T)/2013 Optima 2.4L GDI 4-cyl (A/T)/2012 Rondo EX V6 w/Navigation 2.7L DOHC 4-cyl (A/T). These estimates are based on Transport Canada’s approved criteria and testing methods. Refer to the Government of Canada’s EnerGuide Fuel Consumptioon Guuide. Your actual fuel consumption will vary based on driving habits and other factors. Some conditions apply to the $500 Grad Rebate Program. See dealer or kia.ca for details. Information in this advertisement is believed to be accurate at the time of printing. For more information on our 5-year warranty coverage, visit kia.ca or call us at 1-877-542-2886. KIA is a trademark of Kia Motors Corporation and Kia Canada Inc. respectively.

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owichan United took over top spot in Div. 2 of the Island Soccer League, improving to 3-1 with a 3-0 home win over Gorge United Saturday. “We started out a little shaky,’’ noted coach Neall Rowlings. But Steven Zorich got things rolling at the 14-minute mark, going around four players before putting the ball over to Jose Muro, who headed it into the net for his ¿rst goal since 2004. Nick Crichton then won a header in a big battle and slid the ball to Jordan Korven, who clinically ¿nished a breakaway into the bottom left corner 10 minutes into the second half. Korven scored again into the bottom right corner after Kevin Smith took on two guys and slid the ball through to him. Korven is tied for the division goalscoring lead. Darian Achurch made a huge save 25 minutes into the second half to preserve the shutout.

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