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Pair arrested in Westshore in connection to Cowichan crimes Two people face charges after a traffic stop connected to crimes in Oak Bay, Duncan and Chemainus.

Just before 10 a.m. Dec. 12, West Shore RCMP received a call from a person concerned about the erratic driving of a grey Nissan heading southbound on the Trans-Canada Highway.

It turned out the vehicle had been reported stolen the night before in Oak Bay.

The vehicle turned from the highway at Goldstream Park and police pulled it over on Falcon Heights Road.

Police arrested a 42-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman.

Further investigation found the suspects related to a business break-in in Duncan and a theft from a vehicle outside a restaurant in Chemainus.

Stolen property was found in the vehicle.

“What a citizen reports as a less serious offence may be just the tip of a larger series of events,” said Staff Sgt. Danny Willis of West Shore RCMP. The two people arrested face charges of theft over $5,000 and possession of stolen property.

Further charges were expected from the North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP detachment.

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Road delayed while North Cowichan mulls protection Stoney Hill: Report due in February that will outline ways to preserve rural character if and when road goes through “Most people aren’t worried about the road but what it would do to that wonderful pristine eco-system,” said Marsh, who ecisions about building a new initially moved to delay discussion of Wednesday’s ¿rst bylaw regarding pulling Stoney Hill Road won’t hapmunicipal forest land for the road. pen until at least February.

The other two bylaws concern creating That’s when North Cowthe road as a local service function, and ichan council is to receive borrowing $2 million — to be repaid by an ordered staff report about options to the 73 landowners over 25 years — from preserve the rural character of Maple Bay Victoria for the project.

Peninsula, then debate impacts of the Marsh cited 919 alternate approposed $2.5-million public road pproval process forms gathered to 73 properties. in a week toward 2,150 needed Councillor John Koury was tto stop or stall the road.

Wednesday’s lone objector to “That’s a lot of people,” said Councillor Al Siebring’s moMarsh.

“Let’s pull back and tion for a blanket postponement get the staff report.” of three bylaws concerning the But Koury disagreed. controversial gravel road.

“We don’t need any more “The report will clear up any information,” he said, noting John Koury: no more misinformation,” Siebring said. council could log all of its for“This (Stoney road access) process information needed est reserve on the hill now. has been going 60 years; another 1 “But we don’t log it because 1/2 months won’t kill us.”

But Koury basically argued preservation- we have the same kind of sensitivity (for nature) as the people wanting to stop ists are hijacking municipal development.

“There’s an anti-development movement development in North Cowichan.”

Resident Icel Dobell just wanted to stop out there. council from making a rash decision.

“They want to stop this road out of fear “We are simply asking for time after the of what happens at this council,” he said, holidays,” she said of the AAP. noting hill folks have rights to a safe, reliRoad committee able road. members stressed His council colleagues agreed about their demands for safety aspects, but wanted time to address “That’s (919 a safe road while fears future subdivision could spoil the respecting the area’s signatures) a lot hill’s nature and privacy with tree loss, natural splendour. trash dumping, noise and more. of people. Let’s “Don’t allow this to They also want to hear Native worries be put behind closed pull back.” about impact on the bluff area’s sacred doors again,” Wendy sites and cultural rights.

McPherson said of “Cowichan Tribes has concerns about decades of private this project, the biggest is that we haven’t council debate, fueled been consulted,” said Tracy Fleming, recently by a now-settled legal action speaking for elder Arvid Charlie, who against council and Bird’s Eye Cove Farm visited chambers.

Peter W. Rusland Mayor Jon Lefebure agreed, while Coun- by pro-road landowner Paul Bourke.

“We’ve done our best to involve the Icel Dobell pleads with North Cowichan council to delay its decision about a new Stoney Hill Road. Council later agreed, cillor Kate Marsh also wanted everyone to community.” awaiting staff’s rural preservation report due by February. be heard.

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This crash earlier this fall killed three people and led the Malahat Äre chief to call it the worst accident he’s ever experienced.

It’s a highway, treat it that way Jay Siska

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The day I’m assigned a column about the Malahat safety works — and the highway’s reliability as a link between the valley and the capital — there was yet another crash, sending one to hospital and many, many, hundreds of vehicles detouring through Shawnigan Lake.

Even more pathetic, the day I sit down to write this, the government announces they will

“study” the crash area — a section which claimed three lives in an accident mere months ago — one Malahat ¿re chief Rob Patterson minced no words describing as the worst he’s ever attended.

Since we’re doing this year-end-style, I’m going to give you my no-B.S. assessment of the entire Malahat situation.

The “highway” is so under-designed for the volume it’s carrying now it’s not even funny.

Along its entire length we accept that we have to squeeze into one lane repeatedly, and frequently travel at speeds more

appropriate for neighbourhoods instead of a highway.

That’s normal, and we’re —apparently — ¿ne with it.

Meanwhile, we’re fuming at the wheel, getting stuck up- or down-island, and wondering what the hell the problem is.

Money. That’s the problem. With an unbelievable amount of road and transit construction going on in the Lower Mainland, how is the government supposed to free funds for costly south island works through dif¿cult terrain?

So, in the meantime, we get some new concrete

barriers, some of which are in seemingly non-priority areas. It’s like putting a Band-Aid on an entrance wound, when the exit wound is bleeding faster than you can staunch it.

Can you imagine the outcry if the Fraser Valley was irregularly — yet repeatedly — cut off from Vancouver? That’d be a political issue which couldn’t be resolved fast enough. Premier Christy Clark would be driving the excavator herself to get that extra lane pounded in there.

But here the government fails to realize the Malahat needs that same kind of attention.

It starts in Victoria, where the highway has a stop-light — instead of an overpass — at every high-volume cross street.

Traf¿c backs up from Spencer Road to Uptown, and further, because of it.

Then at Spencer, we’ll soon have three uncontrolled lanes merging into one at the start of the Malahat.

Given the volume of vehicles on these roads, I’m seriously dumbfounded how any traf¿c planner or computer simulator could sign-off on that idea.

Not to mention, I’m blown away by just how

bad some of the drivers are out there. Apparently, most have never driven a major highway outside of the island and thus have little-to-no concept about highway driving etiquette, much less common sense.

There are also those who are so stupid they don’t realize coming to a complete stop in the fast lane to turn left across a double yellow line isn’t exactly a good thing.

And that clueless element mixes with an inadequate highway, and what you get is an epic turd sandwich that we’re all forced to digest every day.

Forget your study. I’m going to give you the only recipe for success on the Malahat: Stop treating it like a road, and start treating it like a highway. Two lanes. Both ways. Langford to Mill Bay. Divided along its entire length by concrete barriers. Educate those that don’t know: there’s a fast lane and a slow lane. Enforce both.

Until that happens, our emergency responders will continue to deal with wreck after wreck, injury after injury, and body after body.

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he verdict Judge Josiah Wood is due to deliver in Duncan Provincial Court on Jan. 17 in the aggravated assault trial of Const. David Pompeo will surely elicit an emotional response either way.

At the heart of the matter is whether Pompeo was justi¿ed in shooting Bill Gillespie during a traf¿c stop near Chemainus more than three years ago.

The defence says he was justi¿ed because Gillespie elicited ‘threat cues’ by not following orders and Pompeo felt his own life was threatened.

On the other hand, Gillespie insisted he and friend Dale Brewer, who was a passenger in the car with him, followed orders to a T given by Pompeo and fellow Const. David Birchett.

From the evidence I heard, it didn’t seem to me Gillespie posed a threat. But, then again, I certainly couldn’t begin to understand the mindset of Pompeo when something obviously caused his life to Àash before his eyes.

The tale of the two men couldn’t be more opposite so how does Wood rule?

On paper, it appears like a mismatch. You have a well-spoken, well-trained of¿cer on one side and a man with a criminal record who admittedly had dif¿culty recounting some details of the incident because of the trauma he went through after the shooting, and because it happened so long ago.

The defence brought in numerous expert witnesses that bogged the case down and caused the trial to be extended while Wood digested the admissibility.

While he did allow some of it, other expert testimony was also excluded as not being pertinent.

So where does that leave the case? It has to be considered a toss-up.

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Con David Pompeo’s (in sunglasses) decision to shoot Bill Gillespie Const. (lef (left), is perhaps the most talked-about court story of 2012. history, Gillespie Gillespie, for the mo most part, Despite his histor seemed genuine in trying to state his case of not being a threat. Pompeo was also very compelling in explaining why he reacted the way he did, citing his extensive training in dealing with such situations.

Witness testimony did not appear to ¿ll in any

of the blanks so it comes down to Gillespie’s word against Pompeo’s.

Wood has a huge task to sort out the evidence and decide how justice will be served.

Larry Woodruff of Shawnigan Lake has attended every moment of the trial.

“I consider myself to be a reasonable educated

person able to decide what is happening and to decide if the stories or evidence presented is factual, contradictory to other evidence, and if it is truthful,’’ he wrote in a letter to the News Leader Pictorial.

Woodruff hasn’t been impressed with Crown prosecutor Todd Patola while defence lawyer Ravi Hira has gone a little over the top, in his opinion.

“The defence stretched the trial, dumping in tons of repeated evidence and in some occurrences, like on the eighth day, totally contradictory evidence to that already entered by others,’’ Woodruff pointed out.

Woodruff also makes some good points about the taxpayer cost of the trial, always a hot topic with the public, and the fact Pompeo is still being paid while going through the process. But that’s another story.

The rami¿cations of the verdict will likely be signi¿cant. If Pompeo is found guilty, police of¿cers will likely lament their thankless job of trying to apprehend criminals. They will state it has been made a lot harder and signify a greater risk because defending themselves from a life-threatening situation could lead to grave consequences.

If Pompeo is found not guilty, many members of the public will surely complain it gives police too much power to react ¿rst by using a gun when force might not have been necessary.

I’m glad I don’t have to make the ¿nal decision.

Don Bodger covers sports and much more for the News Leader Pictorial, including the trial of David Pompeo.

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f there is a fence between those who support Cowichan’s ¿red school trustees and those who do not, it’s fair to say that even months later I’m still perched self-consciously atop it.

My indecision has nothing to do with a desire to remain neutral. I don’t report Cowichan’s news any more. I don’t even live in Cowichan now.

I have no qualms admitting I voted for every single one of the trustees who were ¿red on July 1.

That means those who supported a de¿cit budget, and those who did not.

For me, this story was about more than the de¿cit budget that School District 79 submitted to the Ministry of Education, and was ultimately ¿red for. This was a story of ideals, and of nine individuals whom I respected. Even admired.

This story starts the way it always does at Cowichan’s public school district, with money. Or, more speci¿cally, an apparent lack of it.

Trustees have fretted for years about how to balance per-student funding in a district with declining enrolment against rising inÀation, and a steady download of costs that used to be covered by other bodies.

An all-business bureaucrat would close the gap by consolidating assets (read close under-populated small schools).

But I think we can all agree the likelihood of

Cowichan electing a board with that mandate is slim to none. So where does that leave us?

Unsurprisingly, it left us with a ¿ve-member board majority that felt it had no other option than to submit an illegal budget almost $3.8 million higher than the funds allocated by the provincial government.

The trustees were removed, an of¿cial trustee appointed in their place, and the day-to-day operation of SD79 has remained virtually unchanged.

Some may tell you there was an outraged response from the public.

But, truly, there wasn’t.

If the goal here was to shame the province into giving the district the funds its trustees wanted, then I can say with total objectivity that it failed.

That’s not to say I don’t appreciate the stand the board took. It required courage, and an almost disdainful disregard for some very vehement criticism.

If I had been in that position, truth be told I may have voted with the majority.

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But for me, this story shifted from the stand, to how the stand was taken.

I watched as several of the trustees I admired and respected — in truth, people I genuinely liked — resorted to the kind of petty behaviour we expect from students in schools but certainly not from the adults tasked with managing them.

You were either with them, or against them. And that can be dif¿cult for someone like me, who was not just personally on the fence, but required to be so professionally.

Trustees who took my calls without fail for four years suddenly lost my number.

And while professionally I stewed about this childish reaction, personally I began to ask myself, “How admirable a stand can this be when just my neutrality has condemned me?”

I started to ask myself, “Is this really a last resort?

Are our schools really in such poor shape?” I thought about all the classrooms I’d

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Some would have you believe kids are learning in shacks, cold and cramped and huddling over a single chalkboard while a harried teacher rushes between them.

We all know this is not the case. Kids have access to some truly amazing resources and programs.

Now, I know more than most there are certainly cases where underfunding is having a detrimental impact on students. And in an ideal world, the board majority’s gambit would have brought in millions of new dollars to support students. But this is not an ideal world.

It was a matter of fact that a de¿cit budget would result in the board’s removal.

Perhaps that was always the goal. Perhaps the aim was to force the tough decisions on a person appointed, and therefore far more easy to villainize. I know, and still respect, the idealism of some former trustees, and I doubt that was the case.

But the goal, whatever it was, is irrelevant now.

What I can say with absolute certainty is that I’m glad it’s over.

The board had its shot at taking a stand. It just didn’t have the legs.

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n April, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission passed through the Cowichan Valley leaving in its wake feelings of enlightenment and confusion, desperation and hope from those who attended.

I left the statement-gathering sessions feeling for the ¿rst time I had learned some truths about the Canadian government, the churches, and the First Nations people with whom I have been neighbours all my life.

The latter was especially important to me

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Cowichan Tribes Chief Harvey Alphonse declares a state of emergency due to suicides.

because I have kids of my own who are asking questions about the First Nations culture and I have few answers.

After the TRC, I felt hopeful a new relationship would form between our communities —a relationship that involved open communication and trust. I believed the men and women who showed great courage in sharing their soul-crushing residential-school stories publicly must have believed that change is possible. They must have wanted a different relationship too.

A month after the TRC left Cowichan, Chief Harvey Alphonse declared a state of emergency in Cowichan Tribes. There was a spike in the number of Cowichan people who had attempted or committed suicide. There had been four suicides and 48 attempts in four months.

The federal, provincial, and local governments and agencies answered the call for help immediately. Chief Alphonse said, “It gives you a bit of a lift when there is that type of response, and when it is so immediate.”

It could not have been an easy decision for the chief to declare the state of emergency publicly, and to ask for the government’s help in resolving the problem. It was a sign this new relationship of openness was happening.

It’s not their problem; it’s everyone’s problem.

The quick response from the governments and agencies showed a commitment to reconciliation. The chief noticed too, and said, “(They) are being called to action, to work with us in the spirit of reconciliation to address suicide prevention and to work together with Cowichan Tribes.”

Since then, we’ve heard little about it.

We do know that in response to the call for help, the Minister of Health, the Minister of Aboriginal Relations, and the Vancouver Island Health Authority are all working in partnership with the Cowichan Tribes to work on health care, social services, housing, education, economic development — all the issues that have contributed to the feeling of hopelessness that lead to the suicides.

All of the work is to move away from reaction toward prevention.

Cowichan Tribes stated in a recent email to me it didn’t want to make the latest statistics public. However, representatives did say that while there have been suicide attempts, none have been completed since the state of emergency was called in May. Representatives from the provincial

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uring the past year, South Cowichan residents have become increasingly concerned about contaminated soil being dumped by developers in local watersheds.

Much of the local opposition has focused on an application from South Island Aggregate, a Vancouver Island-based company that produces rock, sand, gravel and related products for the construction industry.

SIA has proposed trucking contaminated soil from the Capital Regional District and disposing it in the old quarry site in the Shawnigan area, encapsulated in an engineered cell. The company is awaiting the provincial government’s approval

before moving forward.

The old quarry is located near Shawnigan Creek, which feeds into Shawnigan Lake, and this has residents concerned about soil runoff polluting the lake and aquifers, putting drinking water at risk.

Shawnigan residents hired a hydrogeologist, who studied the proposal and concluded there is indeed a risk of contaminants leaking from the encapsulation system, seeping into the aquifer, then ¿nding its way to the lake.

Some are now arguing local people should have more of a say in deciding who gets to dump, and the Cowichan Valley Regional District should be given the power to regulate waste coming into its jurisdiction.

Others contend the Cowichan Valley should not serve as a dumping ground for the Capital Regional

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ministries and VIHA tell us they are working together toward a solution, but don’t feel it’s their place to de¿ne precisely what that solution is, what it’s costing, and who is doing what. All three organizations said because of the protocols involved with working with First Nations it wasn’t their place to speak.

I understand the need for privacy with the individuals and families involved in a suicide attempt. We don’t need to know their personal information.

But unless we understand the problem fully and the work being done, their neighbours outside of the tribe won’t invest time and energy in helping solve the problem.

If the compassion shown by Cowichan Valley residents in the various Christmas charity events has taught me anything, it’s that people here want to help.

They just need to be asked.

Maeve Maguire is a technical writer who lives and works in Maple Bay and writes monthly in the News Leader Pictorial. Visit her blog www. cowichandale.com, or email her at maeve@describewriting.com.

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District and other metropolitan m centres. And they may be right. m The contaminnated soil issue in the Shawnigan area is ppart of a larger problem confronting our society, as Dirty dirt: sparked many communities ship its m heated meetings waste far away, preferring w to dump it in someone else’s backyard rather than dealing with it locally.

And we are guilty as well. Cowichan residents send its waste to the Bings Creek Solid Waste Management Complex, where non-recyclables are compacted and shipped to a land¿ll in Washington State for ¿nal disposal.

Prior to that, we sent our waste to the Cache Creek land¿ll in the Lower Mainland.

Land¿lls, it should be noted, are a signi¿cant source of groundwater contamination, and have caused serious water quality problems in many communities across North America.

The problem of dumping waste in other communities also exists on a global level, as advanced industrialized economies ship discarded electronics to developing countries such as China and India, where workers disassemble and burn our old computers, TVs and other products, extracting valuable metals for re-sale.

Our old electronics contain hazardous materials, and disposing of these products causes major human health issues and environmental damage for developing countries, with lead poisoning and groundwater contamination CITY OF DUNCAN affecting thousands.

NOTICE OF REGULAR COUNCIL The solution to the waste-dumping problem, AND COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING which is both a local and a DATES FOR 2013 global one, may be for each Please note that the meeting dates for the Regular Council Meetings community to dispose of its of the City of Duncan for 2013 are as follows: waste locally.

That would mean no January 21, 2013 July 15, 2013 more contaminated soil from the Capital Regional February 18, 2013 August 19, 2013 District being dumped on March 18, 2013 September 16, 2013 the Shawnigan watershed.

April 15, 2013 October 21, 2013 And it would mean no May 21, 2013 November 18, 2013 more electronic waste being June 17, 2013 December 2, 2013 (Special) exported from developed to The Regular Council Meetings are held in Council Chambers at developing countries.

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But it would also mean the Cowichan Valley would The meeting dates for the Committee of the Whole are as follows: have to stop exporting garbage to a land¿ll in January 7, 2013 July 2, 2013 Washington State.

February 4, 2013 August 6, 2013 If we expect other comMarch 4, 2013 September 3, 2013 munities to clean up their April 2, 2013 October 7, 2013 own mess, then should we May 6, 2013 November 4, 2013 not be doing the same right June 3, 2013 here at home?

The Committee of the Whole Meetings are held in the Committee Room at 200 Craig Street at 6:00 p.m. (access back door of City Hall, 200 Craig Street)

Rob Douglas writes monthly for the Cowichan News Leader Pictorial. He can be reached at douglas.robert.g@ gmail.com

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“OsteoFit is a program developed by B.C. Women and Children’s Hospital twenty years ago ago. It has just sort of grown through thr the province. Certi¿ed ¿tness instructors take the course to get to the OsteoFit Ost specialty.”

Thomas said ¿tness groups, like OsteoFit, that Oste meet regularly ooffer attendees an opportunity to talk to others.

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Flying high into middle age Revved up: Fifty-something Cowichan man master of motocross Maeve Maguire

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t’s one of the most demanding sports on the planet, and that’s why Grant Peet competes in it.

Peet is 53 — “like Herbie the Love Bug” — and prides himself on being t, for which he credits three things: eating well, yoga, and motocross, a sport that involves riding a 120-pound motorbike at high speeds anked by competitors doing the same on a hilly dirt track.

Peet has been racing his motorbike since he was 13 years old.

“I started in 1973. I went with my brother down to the old island highways gravel pit in Sooke. I rode his bike in the School Boy Big Wheel class and got third place. I still have the trophy.”

Peet still recalls that rst race. It’s unforgettable because he had to ride over another competitor to get there.

“It was funny. I was running fourth position, behind two guys who ended up crashing in mid-air. I had to run over a guy and I ended up third and got a trophy. There was no way I could avoid it. I was in the air when they were landing. When I landed, I had nowhere to go. I unweighted the bike so it didn’t hurt him.”

After that rst race, Peet bought a motorbike of his own and spent his teen years racing at the old Cassidy Speedway north of Ladysmith.

He continues to compete with the B.C. Oldtimers’ Motocross Club and counts more than 100 podium visits in his career.

Even with all that experience, Peet still has lessons to learn.

He nished in second place at this year’s national championship tournament after making a rookie mistake.

“The rst day I won all three motos. The second day I won the rst moto. I wass leading

WE SPECIALIZE Grant Peet has been racing motorbikes since 1973 and has hit the podium more than 100 times. the nal moto and I ran out of gas. I ended up second by two points.”

Peet said the sport hasn’t changed much in the past 40 years.

“It’s still the same sport. The bikes are a little better but the bottom line is, whoever has the best skills, in motocross, whoever has the strongest legs, race. It’s the most might win the ra demanding sport in the physically dem ahead of soccer.” world just ahea The physical sstrength and endurance required for the sport is one of the aspects he likes the most. against a 120-pound “You’re working ag It’s the toughest bike and centrifugal force. It sport out there. That’s why I love it.”

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“You want to be clear at motocross. You’ve got a lot of speed and weight and jumps and obstacles. You can be hurt quite badly.”

Peet has been practising yoga for 15 years, which he said is the key to being able to compete so intensely at his age.

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Peet aims to ride his bike for the rest of his life.

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That may be changing.

Soon, there may be an affordable seniors’ housing option in the heart of Cobble Hill village.

In 2010 the CVRD acquired from the province for $300 a 1.6-acre property in Cobble Hill village dubbed the Cobble Hill Commons. Since that time, the CVRD has worked with the public to develop a concept of how best to use the space.

The CVRD hired Bev Suderman, a land-use consultant with Island Planning Services, and Jessica Gemella of Gemella Design to gather feedback and prepare a list of recommendations to the CVRD on how to proceed with the land.

In November, Suderman, Gemella and Cobble Hill Director Gerry Giles led an open house for the public to comment on their Âżndings and review designs depicting how the development might look. “It was a positive meeting and I think good results came out of it,â€? Giles said. “Now people are more aware of what can transpire on that property and we’re looking forward to the next phases of this study.â€?

The greatest concern from the public related to transportation, and takes up the majority of the report.

Suderman said she was initially not sure re the site was suitable for seniors housingg because of transportation and accessibility to services. rvices.

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The trees planted at the Cobble Hill Commons in the spring may be a precursor for a seniors home in the same location sometime in the future.

Having studied the area more closely, she now thinks differently. “I wasn’t at all convinced Cobble Hill was right for seniors housing. Why put it there when there is little by way of community services? As we review more, if there was an upgrade in the bus service, th they can go to Valleyview mall. The There is a post ofÂżce, coffee shop, a m market which could upgrade their of offerings. We could offer profession professional ofÂżce space in the housing dev development to health care professional professionals. With minor tweaking of services, servic it’s doable.â€?

The next step for Suderman Su is to present the report to the CVRD bboard for adoption.

Giles is hopeful the plan for seniors housing

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Suderman said the involvement from the community was personal. “One of the things that really struck me about this study compared to others is the level of personal involvement of all the people who came.

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ON STAGE Drama: Blood Relations

(Nov. 23, Neighbourhood Playhouse) Humanity’s latent animal instincts were brilliantly evoked during Cowichan’s production of Blood Relations.

Neighbourhood Players’ director Mike Moroz’s seven actors earned a deserved standing ovation after mounting Sharon Pollock’s gripping dramatic tragedy surrounding Victorian spinster Lizzie Borden’s trial for the axe murder of two relatives.

Community: Pride & Prejudice (July 26, Gem O’ The Isle B&B) The jungle of finding true love is just as thick today as when Britain’s Jane Austen wrote her landmark 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice.

And Shawnigan Players’ splendid outdoor version conveyed all of Austen’s intended emotional confusion, comedy and class snobbery during its debut at Cowichan Station’s verdant Gem O’ The Isle B&B. Gem’s meadows, apple trees, and grassy yard — dotted with sculptures, plus a curious cat with a walk-on role — proved the perfect backdrop for director Alex Gallacher’s period pearl, in which each character was aptly cultured.

Presenting the Cowichan Genies for the best stage productions of 2012 Tragedy and comedy made this year’s News Leader Pictorial Genies a stage sandwich stuffed with plenty of drama.

Brentwood College continued its big-stage excellence with Les Miserables, while Ballet Victoria imported another fine dance show in Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons.

But the comedy of Chemainus Theatre’s Chickens, and SIMS’ joyous Sound Of Music were offset well

with serious acting in our four other slots.

It was great seeing Cow High and Queen Margaret’s schools team for absurdist plays — a very tricky genre to get right.

Shawnigan Lake School’s The Elephant Man lent us a trunk of tragedy, while the Shawnigan Players triumphantly returned to an outdoor stage with its timeless Pride & Prejudice. It was also great seeing

Cowichan’s new Neighborhood Players debut nicely with its riveting work Blood Relations.

While bard@brentwood’s demise was sad, Cowichanians had more than enough reason to turn off TVs, computers and cell phones at least once for live art this year. Keep your fingers on those buttons next year, folks.

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The best of 2012

Tragedy: The Elephant Man (May 24, Wilkinson Theatre) Few viewers will ever think of challenged folks in the same way after seeing Shawnigan Lake School’s emotionally gripping version of The Elephant Man. One measure of our humanity is how we treat those with special needs.

Ultimately, SLS’s moving drama typified the daring, artistic envelope Cowichan’s actors bravely continue pushing.

High School: Les Misérables (Feb. 29, T. Gil Bunch Theatre) The rebel yell that was Brentwood College’s phenomenal Les Misérables thrilled its opening -night crowd that packed the T. Gil Bunch Theatre.

Director Edna Widenmaier, musical director Phil Newns, their student cast of professional-level actors, and backstage crew did the seeming impossible: besting Brentwood’s 2011 hit Phantom Of The Opera.

Les Mis’ leads Davin Killy (as Jean Valjean) and Maggie Davies (Eponine) were nothing without a

Absurdist: We’re All Mad Here strong supporting cast, Lorraine Blake’s pinpoint choreography, and James O’Leary’s effectively

(March 3, Queen Margaret’s School Theatre) Two absurdist plays gave viewers a stark reality check during the staging of We’re All Mad Here.

The two works at Queen Margaret’s School were the first collaboration by Cowichan secondary and QMS students.

Let’s call these two avant-garde plays bargainbasement brilliance.

That’s because the actors delivered the intended, stripped-down effects of absurdist theatre, taking us away from lame — if any — messages served on silver platters via TV, some mainstream plays and movies.

simple, muscular sets. Let’s see if Hollywood’s version of Les Mis is better.

Reviews by Peter W. Rusland

Comedy: Chickens

(March 2, Cowichan Theatre) Set The Sound Of Music among South Island Musical Society’s best.

A packed Cowichan Theatre premiere boasted sweeping sets by Chris Killam, pre-war Austrian garb from Helga Trinczek and Diane Raphael, choreography

by Cathy Schmidt, photo backdrops for scenic depth, plus Rodgers & Hammerstein’s timelessly familiar tunes backed by Hilary Coupland’s polished pit orchestra.

The aural centrepiece of director Maria Ridewood’s show was wayward apprentice nun Maria, played perfectly by Andrea Sicotte Rodall. Sound Of Music became one of Cowichan’s favourite things.

(Sept. 21, Chemainus Theatre) Lucia Frangione swung from smiling and chuckling to focused curiosity during her second Chemainus Theatre premiere of her play, Chickens.

“Most importantly, Sara-Jeanne Hosie (directorchoreographer) understood the heart of the play. It isn’t just a silly musical about poultry, it’s about love and how love can survive crisis.”

Th The playwright-actress’ feat feather-brain, pun-yoke scri script began in a dream, and was hatched to raves in M Mural Town in 1995.

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This time, lead choreographer/ dancer Paul Destrooper and his pliable troupe

forever transformed Chopin’s Preludes, and Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, into a riot of diverse motion and feeling.

Sandrine Cassini designed the memorably abstract moves behind act one’s Twelve, backed

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As usual, Ballet Victoria used a crowbar of imagination and movement to pry open senses numbed by mass media.

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Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Duncan skaters celebrate the holiday season on the ice

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Christmas exhibition skate at Cowichan Arena features Duncan Skating Club members, back row from left: Sophia Hodgins, Hannah Kushner, Courtney Vanderstap, Haley Dragicevich, Stephanie Hleck, Anna Brancato, Cailtyn Luckhurst, Cassie Bowdery, Baylee Hopwo, Jenna Batty. Middle: Brooke Wipplinger, Jessica Mosewich, Grace Haugen, Camryn Visscher, DelRae Olson, Ryley MacDonald, Leva Schneider, Rylee Smith, Drew Kuipers, Paiton Douglas. Front: Peyton Kong, Hailey Cerrer, Chloe Blace, Presley Murphy. Bottom, from left: Vanderstap and Brancato, Kushner, and Luckhurst put everyone in the festive spirit. Above, Schneider and Wipplinger take a trip around the ice together in a duet routine.

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Jenna Batty Jenna Batty just turned 12 on Dec. 15. And the Maple Bay Elementary School student is already in her eighth year with the Duncan Skating Club. “I was about three and I really liked to skate so my dad took me to public skating and I then decided I wanted to join the club,’’ said Batty. She’s progressed steadily over the years. “I really liked it and I’ve gotten a lot better since I was just little,’’ said Batty. She skated in the Star 3A Division during the recent island interclub competition and placed second. A Christmas exhibition Sunday at Cowichan Arena was a fun departure from competition for Batty and the other club skaters.

“I like them both,’’ she said. “I don’t like competing all the time. It’s nice to just have a show.’’ Batty said the club had been practicing for the Christmas show for about two months. She normally skates four times a week which keeps her pretty busy. “I have to do my schoolwork as soon as I get home and then I get ready and go skating,’’ said Batty.

She’s working hard on more advanced skills such as new jumps, an axel and some camel spins.

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Yates’ dates with glory as valley’s top youth athlete ending

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YOUTH ATHLETES

Lizzie Yates’ reign is nearing an end.

The 2011 Cowichan News Leader Pictorial Youth Athlete of the Year will relinquish her title to the 2012 winner in early January.

Yates, pictured centre with

Olympians Anna-Marie de Zwager and Emily Zurrer at the 2011 ceremonies, graduated from Shawnigan Lake School in June and went on to continue playing field hockey at the University of Victoria.

There’s some great candi-

dates in the mix for top honours in 2012 in sports ranging from downhill mountain bike racing to judo and rowing.

The top 20 will gather at a luncheon where the official announcement of the final placings will be made.

Youth athlete achievements in 2012 impressive Part One: Mixture of experience and up-and-comers in No. 81 through 112 Don Bodger

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he year is winding down and it’s time to salute the valley’s top youth athletes of 2012.

And there were a lot of them who made an impact on the valley’s ¿elds and the rinks and beyond.

In Part One, we pro¿le the athletes who made the list from No. 81 to 112.

Parts Two and Three, covering athletes from No. 21 to 80 will be unveiled in the next two editions of the News Leader Pictorial. The top 20 will be pro¿led in a special section on Jan. 4.

81. Krystyna Neal — Grade 11 multi-sport athlete made Team B.C. and has a goal scorer’s touch at forward.

Another prominent member of second-place Cowichan girls’ ¿eld hockey squad at the provincials.

82. Chantal Bouchard — Injury prevented the Duncan Christian School Grade 12 student from reaching full potential, but she’s a gifted volleyball player with the chance to reach the university level.

83. Michelle Pewarchuk — Solid Grade 11 ¿eld hockey player, Team B.C. and regional squad member plus an avid indoor hockey player.

84. Tayler Green — Youngest member of the Duncan Dragons girls’ fastpitch team emerges as a bona¿de star during the provincial Midget B championships in Duncan.

85. Marina Ellison — Female athlete of the year for George Bonner School and senior skater of the year with the Fuller Lake Skating Club. She’s one of just two valley skaters on the competitive circuit. Recently got her Gold feet for skills in skating and named most valuable player for junior ¿eld hockey at Frances Kelsey.

86. Braydon Aumen — Small in stature but slick with the ball and quick on his feet for the Cowichan Thunderbirds’ senior boys’ basketball team.

87. Maddie Smith — A starter for the Cowichan Sec-

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Above, from left: Lauren Bailey on Prime Time at the May Classic; Desirae Ridenour circles the track and Braydon Aumen plays in-your-face basketball.

Middle: Tyler Hudson, left, in Duncan Basketball Association action and Tayler Green preparing to step up to the plate. Bottom: Maddie Smith in provincial Äeld hockey action. ondary School runner-up senior provincials for ¿eld hockey and girls’ AAA ¿eld hockey team gymnastics as well as playing at the provincials. Playing high- within the Cowichan Valley pro¿le games is nothing new for Soccer Association. her after so many experiences, 93. Chantal Arnold — Made including the Cal Cup and Team the Under 17 Team B.C. ¿eld B.C. outings. A solid mid¿elder. lacrosse team which meant 88. Cory Lewis — One of traveling to Vancouver every the 17-year-olds on coach Opie Sunday for practice since OcWilliams’ Cowichan Midget tober and will be heading to the Bulldogs’ football team roster Sandstorm Lacrosse Festival in who gave his all in every game Palm Springs in January. and helped propel the team deep 94. Kristian Mousseau — into the Vancouver Mainland Size matters for the Grade 12 Football League playoffs. student who’s showing the 89. Nick Thomas — Defenexperience of many long years sive player of the year and capof ¿eld and box lacrosse and tain of the Cowichan Bantam picked up strength in his senior Bulldogs’ football team. Always year within the Claremont makes his presence felt with Secondary School ¿eld lacrosse program. bone-crunching tackles.

95. Sara Lowes — Grade 10 90. Tyler Hudson — Tower Cowichan Secondary School of strength on the football ¿eld multi-sport athlete is dynamite for the Cowichan Bantam at any position in ¿eld hockey.

Bulldogs and on the basketball court with the Cowichan Junior Utilized her Team B.C. and Cal Cup experiences to advantage Thunderbirds, just like dad Brent used to do. Offensive line- in a role of helping Cowichan to second place in the provincial man of the year for the Bantam AAA senior girls’ high school Bulldogs and voted to football tournament. all-star game.

96. Liam Kinrade — Part91. Desirae Ridenour — ners with Andie Gingrich for Came out of nowhere to shock top-notch results on the ice the senior girls in the island dance circuit. The pair placed cross country meet with a wellseventh in the Skate Canada paced race plan to ¿nish ¿rst while continuing to excel in the Challenge competition in pool with the Duncan Stingrays Regina to earn a place in the Canadian Figure Skating Champiswim team. onships coming up in January in 92. Cassidy Fernandes — Multi-sport athlete who went to Mississauga, Ont.

97. Lauren Kellar — Came over from Frances Kelsey and became a crucial member of the Cowichan Secondary School ¿eld hockey team. Heading to Guelph to join her sister next year.

98. Luke Frost — There are so many great lacrosse players in the valley right now and here’s another one. Both the box and ¿eld games are right up the alley of a player who possesses natural goal-scoring abilities.

99. Travis McDonald — The six-foot-¿ve Grade 10 student won defensive lineman of the year for the Bantam Bulldogs football team and voted to football all-star game. Made regional team for provincial selection in basketball in his ¿rst season.

100. Darien Hobday — Multi-sport athlete is a T-Bird, Cowichan Rugby Club and Island Summer Games sevens rugby player as well as playing Cowichan Secondary School basketball and fastpitch with the Duncan Dragons.

101. Aaron Frost — Grade 12 Cowichan Secondary School student starred in baseball and soccer. In baseball, he led the Midget AA Nationals all-star team at the provincials in Prince George with an on-base percentage of .750 and was one of the starting pitchers. In soccer, he led the U18 Silver Titans in scoring with 26 goals and 22 assists in just 16 games.

102. Eric Maslen — A big guy who always gets the job

done. Helped the Cowichan Midget Bulldogs’ football team come within a game of making the Vancouver Mainland Football League’s playoff ¿nal.

Grade 12 Chemainus Secondary School student is a great team player.

103. Darrin Aitchison —

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Many athletes excelled during a great year in sports Honourable mentions: There’s so much young talent in the valley we just have to acknowledge more Don Bodger

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ne hundred and 12 spaces is nowhere near enough to acknowledge all the superb youth athletes

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Kerry Park Ägure skater Kathleen Whittome, above, and Duncan Christian basketball player Nick Kapteyn, below.

in the valley.

There are so many great highschool-aged athletes competing in several different sports, it’s dif¿cult to narrow the list down to that number.

The good news is there will 113 athletes in 2013 and 114 for 2014 so a couple of extras are going to be recognized.

With so much young talent around on the ¿elds and rinks and in the gyms, it seemed a shame not to mention more.

There are especially numerous younger boys and girls in the lower grades who are going to be climbing the charts in the years ahead. So this is their starting point.

And for those who are graduating in June, it’s one last chance to salute them for their efforts.

So, without further adieu, here are some honourable mentions among the girls at valley high schools who made great contri-

butions to sports in 2012: Ciel Boehme, Kristina Tams, Brooke Dillabaugh, Natasha Pegg, Tasha Reed, Courtney Jones, Kathleen Whittome, Rayne Hankins, Cate Broere, Alyssa McKinlay, Kaitlyn Lee, Mariah Fontana, Beth Corish, Shylayne Davidson, Rayce Shoemaker, Abby Wadsworth, Olivia Austin, Olivia Poirier, Casey Heyd, Sophie Paisley, Lauren King-Nyberg, Chantal Adams, Kelsey Goodman, Emily Jackson, Annelise McNish, Darby Rae, Sabrina McDonald, Nao Tada, Sara Thompson, Sarah St. Cyr, Carly Dirom, Perri Reid, Paige Chowen, Alexis Lauzon, Mikaela Fitz-George, Kristin Paddle, Alison Franks, Naseeb Cheema, Hannah Avenant, Jordyn Court and Marina Cunningham.

Boys on the honourable mention list include: Jace Kenny, Riley Godkin, Kaelan Colbourne, Sam Gillman, Tyler Murchie, Gregg Hansen, Sion Grif¿ths, Reech Fowler, Torr Dahlgren, Ben Berard, Ben Leech, Nick Kapteyn, Jonathan Lukas, George Barton, Jon Climie, Mackey Singh, Seth Davis, Aiden Carr, Joey Vaesen, Todd Heard, Riley Heard, Matt Tanton, Tiernan Murray, Cam Hall, Mike Needham,

submitted, Don Bodger

Rising sports stars, clockwise from below, include: swimmer Darby Rae, hockey player Ben Berard and Äeld hockey player and track and Äeld athlete Beth Corish.

Mathieu Jung, James Taylor, Tyler Glan¿eld, Chris Branting, Nick McLean, Dave Whitney-Brown, Tristin Gait, Lynden Eddy and Jordy Frost.

Two equestrian athletes sneak into the last places of the top 112 from A17

104. Lindsay Moulaison — Captain of the Shawnigan Lake School senior ¿eld hockey team that captured a silver medal in the AA high school provincials, gold at the senior ISAs, second at Island championships and third at the Friendship Cup. 105. Demi Rose — Young player possesses loads of potential. Had a phenomenal year with the Victoria Fastpitch Club’s ’98 Devils while picking up a silver medal for her B.C.

Summer Games experience. She’ll keep getting better, as she travels to Victoria for pitching instruction from Team Canada pitching coach Rob Guenter. Went to Western Canadian championships with the White Rock Renegades and the nationals with the Richmond Islanders.

106. Adam Golia — Served as captain of the Cowichan Valley Lacrosse Association Midget A squad that won gold at the Midget A2 provincial championships. Co-winner of the top graduating midget player from CVLA.

Grade 11 student enrolled in the lacrosse program at Claremont Secondary in Victoria.

107. Emma Kaiser — Formed a great bond in equestrian competition with her own horse Stella during the past year. The Grade 10 student at Cowichan Secondary School goes to numerous high-level shows that combine dressage, cross country and stadium jumping.

108. Zach Iwasyk — A gritty Grade 12 Cowichan Secondary back row rugby player who’s willing to go into

the trenches to do the hard work. Not Àashy, but very effective.

109. Braylen Lumb — Natural talents carrying the product of the Cowichan Valley Lacrosse Association system far in both box and ¿eld lacrosse.

110. Lauren Bailey — Grade 11 student at Queen Margaret’s School was the winner of the QMS junior equestrian program award, the Dunlop Trophy, for progress in riding. She was co-captain of the QMS senior ¿eld hockey team and winner of the Mini

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112. Haakon Koyote — Duncan Swim Team’s top intermediate male and Alison Shepard sprint award recipient. Currently has a stake in three DST relay team records and is a provincial AAA quali¿er.

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Grandiose Bamberton dream gone full circle to town’s roots

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Patrick Hrushowy

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he vision of a modern sustainable community at Bamberton has perhaps faded but the property was granted a renewed lease on life with regional district approval this year to proceed with a scaled-back plan to make room for much-needed commercial and industrial land.

Ironically, the site that sought to pioneer planning concepts of sustainability in a community where residents could live, work and ¿nd opportunities to engage in entertainment and recreation, will become an employment generator with little of the original vision remaining.

Bamberton began its life in 1921 as a cement plant and churned out perhaps millions of tonnes of the basic makings for concrete before the operation was permanently shut in 1980. A whole community was built around the open pit limestone mines and the processing plant.

It wasn’t long before others began looking for ways to take advantage of an industrially-zoned piece of waterfront property with deep-water port potential.

Mill Bay residents woke one morning in the late 1980s to discover someone wanted a ferro-chromium plant on the waterfront at Bamberton and the Cowichan Valley began to experience what has been a seemingly endless series of public meetings and hearings on development proposals for the property. To say there was an intensely negative reaction in the community to the ferro-chromium proposal would be an understatement. That proposal was soon dumped in the dustbin of history.

Next came David Butter¿eld and a consortium of union pension funds that backed a vision for an inclusive sustainable community built over 20 years. It was an extraordinarily ambitious plan to incorporate from scratch all manner of planning concepts that are commonly accepted as “Smart” today. (Full disclosure: I was deeply involved in the rezoning process.)

The CVRD board eventually approved

new zoning for the property but the NDP government of the day failed to have the courage to get behind an innovative project and eventually killed it through endless bureaucracy and studies.

This development proposal became intensely political and spawned the careers of several regional district directors who worked hard to prevent development.

In this atmosphere there was little appetite in the development community to try anything with the property for almost a decade. Then, along came Three Point Properties who purchased the property with no assurances it would ever be able to proceed with the almost-complete comprehensive zoning, but was convinced if it “did the right thing,” the community would support them.

“The right thing” eventually meant as much as $35 million in cleanup costs of contamination around the old cement plant and ¿ve years of detailed consultation with the community in an attempt to de¿ne development proposals that would be acceptable to the community.

In the end, the CVRD simply determined there was no need for additional residential zoned property in the Mill Bay area. It was clear to Three Point there was no point in continuing to push for a comprehensive planned development.

Following further consultations with the regional district a compromise of sorts was reached. Three Point would agree to drop its rezoning application and the CVRD was accept a much-reduced application to rezone some of the property for commercial and industrial use.

When there was no deep resistance from the community expressed, the CVRD granted the zoning.

Patrick Hrushowy is the president of the Cowichan Valley constituency association of the B.C. Liberal Party. Email him at phrushowy@shaw.ca

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affected as a result, but we’re able to see past that.

If there’s no mill, there are no recourses, jobs, and eventually a once-thriving community becomes retirementville, which is exactly what we’re seeing in Youbou and the surrounding communities after the fall of the mill there more than a decade ago.

And what if the mill was to close anyway, who would be covering the slack?

I know people are saying, ‘They’ve got us in the palm of their hands,’ and maybe that’s true, but why are we in their hands?

Because they’re pretty darn important.

My family’s small picture story will hopefully open the eyes of those still clutching their wallets.

When I met my husband, a heavy duty mechanic, he was working for local out¿t Hayes Logging. He loved everything about his job and working on the island.

Andrew Leong/¿le To make a long story short, when Hayes shut its doors, Crofton’s pulp and paper mill shook off the yoke of creditor protection he picked up a job in Fort McMurray and began to comthis summer and began hiring new workers for the Ärst time in years. mute to what he and many others call Fort McNowhere.

The money and security is great, but having a husband who works out of province and misses many family gatherings, milestones, and fun times de¿nitely isn’t in our long-term crystal ball. What we’d both like is for him to land a good-paying, secure and reliable local job.

And looking further into our future, we’d both love our son to also have an opportunity to work and start his own family in the community he grows up in. As our son gets Ashley Degraaf older, every visit to the airport to drop off dad gets harder.

News Leader Pictorial Things are looking up for Crofton. In September, the pulp mill’s parent ¿rm had broken free of creditor protecometimes we are so married to our gut reaction after a successful ¿nancial reorganization. tions, we’re blind to all the possibilities.

CEO Kevin Clarke was stoked with Crofton’s unionized And when it comes down to the Catalyst mill workers who came up with a new labour deal as well as tax debate, I think too many people are playing it North Cowichan council for its help in ¿ghting the recent safe in their bubbles. ¿nancial storms.

This year, North Cowichan completely overhauled its tax And from the reorganization and related transacstructure, reducing rates for heavy industry, light industry, tions, Catalyst was also able to reduce its debt by $390 milforestry and farming while increasing rates for business, lion, eliminate $80 million of accrued interest and reduce recreation, utilities and residential. For the average North annual interest expense and other cash costs by approxiCowichan home, that shift amounted to $275 spread over mately $70 million.

24 months.

It’s still unknown whether Catalyst is seeking more tax It took a heavy load off the mill and some folks are still relief from council after the spring property-tax shift to grumbling about their taxes. But sometimes all it takes is to homeowners. hear someone else’s small story to see the big picture.

But with Christmas and the New Year approaching, For me, a North Cowichanian, and my family, it makes however, I’m hoping those stuck in their ways will look to sense for us to give the Crofton pulp mill a break. the future of our community.

If the mill was to say sayonara, as my husband so subtly And all I want for Christmas is my husband to be home puts it, “we’d be screwed.” for many years to come.

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Ashley Degraaf is a News Leader Pictorial reporter who writes columns Yes, as homeowners in North Cowichan our tax bill is monthly while on maternity leave. She returns to work next month.

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The Cowichan River nearly ran dry this fall, leading to emergency crews to truck salmon to their spawning grounds and much talk about how to reduce the risk of it happening again.

You can play a part in preventing repeat drought Aaron Bichard

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The sun, the warmth, the gorgeous dry days?

You’d think the weather would have brought an onslaught of blue-sky, good news stories.

Yet it was the topic of the disappearing Cowichan River that could be found most often spilling off the parched, sun-cracked lips of locals.

The reported record lack of rainfall during August and September propelled the protection of Cowichan’s most important resource to the forefront of regional and provincial discussions.

As the river’s Àow slowed and the water in the

lake depleted, questions about storage levels were raised, even if the weir wasn’t.

In what appeared from the outside as an amazingly amicable approach in the face of disaster, weir controller Catalyst mill, the Cowichan Valley Regional District, Cowichan Tribes and numerous other stakeholders requested the province step in and take emergency control.

The province, however, didn’t immediately take the bait, instead suggesting Catalyst apply to readjust its licence, or an alternate group like the CVRD apply for an additional licence.

Neither solution sat well with either party at the time of extreme water crisis.

While the discussions continued, the low levels of the river put the Chinook salmon at risk, making it near impossible for the ¿sh to make their way

upriver to spawn.

Despite the best efforts of local ¿sh stewards, including moving the ¿sh by truck upriver to spawn and the enactment of a total ban on ¿shing, an estimated 1,000 Chinook were killed during the drought.

Local industry was also anticipating high distress due to thirst, hoping for rain to avoid the disaster of shutting down Crofton mill. The mill requires large volumes of water for its operations and holds the license to pull that water from the Cowichan River.

But, from the depths of this water crisis comes hope.

We are fortunate in Cowichan to have an active group of local stakeholders who realize the importance of water and are working toward protecting it.

Check out cowichanwatershedboard.ca to see just

how much work has been done and continues to take place.

The river has long been recognized as an important part of life in the region, and a vital link in bringing the community together.

It may seem hard to believe as we sit here now, with the rain falling by the bucketful and the snow gathering in the mountains around the valley, but water is hard to come by and needs to be managed well.

It appears we have an overabundance, but there are so many straws sharing this cold drink, we need to manage its use with care.

From the needs of the waterfront owners in Cowichan to protect their properties, to the sewage treatment of residents, from agriculture to ¿sheries to recreation, the Cowichan Basin is needed by all.

It’s more than a tube run, a ¿shing hole, or a supporter of industry — it’s the lifeline of Cowichan.

The way we are currently managing it, in a modi¿ed feast and famine approach, is not going to sustain all the needs throughout the future.

The details involved with water management need tweaking to allow for the increased strain from demand on the river as well as the lack of precipitation forecast for the future.

While the experts iron out the details of increasing storage and protecting bodies of water and aquifer, you and I, the everyday users, can pitch in and help protect our resource too.

Water conservation can be employed in every application, from installing rain barrels to xeriscaping to taking shorter showers.

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Why can’t we just decide these things with a vote? from B10

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The Stoney Hill Road issue was not the biggest decision subjected to the alternate approval process in the past year — that honour went to the CVRD plan to go to a public waste and recyclables pickup system in most rural areas of Cowichan.

The AAP is designed to disengage citizens from discussion about the issue, making it dif¿cult to separate important facts from passionate opinions.

Rather than a process that encourages and facilitates community consultation, it is a process that allows municipal governments to stand back and let the citizens scrap it out knowing full well the AAP rarely goes against municipal desires.

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It is worth noting, however, that Stoney Hill’s 15 seconds of fame still managed to draw out nearly 1,000 votes in 30 days against the road proposal.

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The alternate approval process is not a democratic process. It is a process that pushes a council’s agenda forward with as little delay and hindrance as possible and is a process that continues to fuel people’s disdain of local government.

A critically important sidebar to the alternate approval process is the real risk of loss of important cultural and biodiversity values that time can never replace.

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For most people, ignorance remains bliss, and as a result the Stoney Hill road upgrades, despite a huge effort by a few people, are now a virtual certainty since the naysayers did not collect the number of votes needed to defeat the proposal. This is not the least bit surprising considering the short time frame, and the holiday season where people’s minds are

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FOUND: Insulated Camelbak water bottle (with blue/green pattern), in a black reďŹ&#x201A;ective holder, found Nov. 8 across from new Maple Bay Firehall.

Item was dropped off at the News Leader Pictorial, Unit 2-5380 TCH (between BuckerďŹ elds & the Brick). To identify phone 250-746-4471.

PYRAMID CORPORATION is now hiring! Instrument Technicians and Electricians for various sites across Alberta. Send resume to: hr@pyramidcorporation.com or fax 780-955-HIRE.

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The News Leader Pictorial ofďŹ ce is holding several sets of â&#x20AC;&#x153;foundâ&#x20AC;? keysâ&#x20AC;?, 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

FOUND in Duncan approx the ďŹ rst week in December, a disposable camera. The photoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s have been developed. Pictures look to be from an oil or gas line site (?) in possibly Alberta. Also a photos of a grey house, people and one of a black & white Border Collie.

They can be claimed at the News Leader Pictorial ofďŹ ce, next to BuckerďŹ elds, #2-5380 Trans Canada Hwy, Duncan call 250-746-4471 to identify.

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Family Services Advisor

310-3535

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 or contact the secretary, Kim Sayer at 250-856-0046 for more information.

FOUND Quil has been found!

Thank you to everyone!

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

Looking for a NEW job? www.bcjobnetwork.com

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

Community Welcome David Diana Pat Robyn

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

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES TRAIN TO be an Apartment/Condominium Manager at home! We have jobs across Canada. Thousands of graduates working. 32 years of success! Government certified. www.RMTI.ca or 1-800-6658339, 604-681-5456.

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS FOODSAFE AT Island Savings Centre, Jan. 26th & Feb. 23rd courses 8:30-4:30 $65. 250746-4154 www.saferfood.ca

HELP WANTED FOOD counter Attendant Wanted. FT position avail.

Starting wage $10.50 hr. Apply in person at Smitty’s Restaurant, 5325 TCH, Duncan or email to smittys@super8duncan.com Front Office Receptionist: 17.5 hours/week. General Responsibilites: to perform clerical and reception duties.

Duties: Managing 5 line phone system. Receive & direct visitors. Operate office equipment. Process correspondence. Financial tasks.

Qualifications: Must be familiar with Word 2007. Familiar with office equipment. Strong computer skills. Strong interpersonal skills. Ability to multitask. Deadline for application: Wed, Jan 9, 2013. No later than 4:00 p.m. Submit resume, current references and cover letter to: Hiiye’yu Lelum Society, Box 1015, Duncan, BC. V9L 3Y2, or drop off at: Hiiye’yu Lelum, #1065462 Trans Canada Highway, (Sun Valley Mall), or fax to (250)748-2238

Cowichan News Leader Pictorial B13

VOLUNTEERS

PERSONAL SERVICES

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

REAL ESTATE

RENTALS

FINANCIAL SERVICES

JEWELS, FURS

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

HOUSES FOR SALE

APARTMENT/CONDO

STONE MANOR Brand new Rancher!

Open house every Sat & Sun noon-4pm. 5942 Tower Place, Duncan. No Strata, open concept, no steps, 3-bdrm, 2-bath.

1406 sq.ft., 4 SS appl’s., fully landscaped, dbl garage.

Only $365,000. inclds hst.

BEST VALUE! Gord 250-710-1947

LADYSMITH 55+ Building, 385 Davis Rd. Ocean & harbour views 2 Bdrm suite. 250-246-5688

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

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

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

www.volunteercowichan.bc.ca

WORK WANTED 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

HAIRSTYLISTS

PERSONAL SERVICES

HAIRDRESSING in your home, Cowichan Valley area.

Barb Stewart. 250-715-6568

ART/MUSIC/DANCING

LEGAL SERVICES

GUITAR LESSONS - Acoustic, Electric, Bass, Banjo & Mandolin.

A fun teacher in a welcoming environment!

(250)715-0173 or email: www.conorsearl.ca

CRIMINAL RECORD? Don’t let it block employment, travel, education, professional, certification, adoption property rental opportunities. For peace of mind & a free consultation call 1-800-347-2540.

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FINANCIAL SERVICES IF YOU own a home or real estate, Alpine Credits can lend you money: It’s That Simple.

Your Credit / Age / Income is not an issue. 1.800.587.2161.

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HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

PETS FEED & HAY HORSE PASTURE, 35 acres in Maple Bay. Use of barn, hay and grain storage also included. $125/mo per horse. Avail. immed. 1-780-381-4217.

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

FUEL/FIREWOOD 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.

is looking for YOU!

What you must have: • Must have insured, reliable vehicle What you’ll be doing: • Door to door delivery of the News Leader Pictorial • Pickup papers from warehouse and deliver papers to homes on assigned route(s) When we will need you: • Be available on-call for Wednesday and Friday deliveries What you receive: • Each route is paid a per piece rate • Fuel bonus • A HUGE THANK YOU! If this is something you are interested in, please contact:

Lara Stuart Circulation Manager 250-856-0047 circulation@cowichannewsleader.com

HERITAGE PAWN BARGAINS! 25% OFF Christmas Sale!

Bryson 3B amplifier, NAD 1600 preamp-tuner, Bass bin 2 x 15” JBL speakers, Klipsch surround speakers and sub, 23” computer monitors, Pearl 22” kick drum.

Many more deals in store!

430 Whistler. 250-746-9810. heritagepawnbrokers.com STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

HELP WANTED

HOMES WANTED

WE BUY HOUSES

SNOW TIRES, P215/60R15, steel belted radials, used one season only (Dec & Jan). As new. (250)748-4658

MISCELLANEOUS WANTED WANTED, cook book called “Clueless in the Kitchen”. It doesn’t need to be in perfect condition. Please call Joanne days 250-746-4471, eves 250748-0928, joanddon@shaw.ca

Damaged House?

Pretty House? Moving?

Divorcing? Estate Sale?

We will Buy your House Quick Cash & Private.

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MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL OR residential 1800 sq ft building and level lot on busy Johnston Road/Highway 4 intersection.

Office, personal service, craft or residential use offers revenue and excellent holding opportunity. Corner shared with McDonalds, Macs and Co-op.

Call 250-720-7453

DUNCAN, 55+ park, no pets.

2 bdrm, single wide, large deck, heat pump, woodstove, landscaped yard, 4 appl’s. $29,900. (250)748-2863

OTHER AREAS

Permanent Carriers Required On The Following Routes:

DUNCAN in town, avail now, quiet 2 bdrm apt. 5 appl, $850-$900. 250-246-6626 or 250-746-4016

Terrace Estates 3420 Auchinachie Road ---------------------------------Spacious

Affordable 2 bedroom suites ------------------------------

-------------------------------------Resident managers on site

APARTMENT/CONDO

To view call 250-748-3321

Free Cable Hook up

APARTMENTS FURNISHED DUNCAN (8 km north) Furnished studio apartment, on 8 acres. Laundry, satellite, heat, hydro. $575. (250)748-1310.

COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

503700 – Arthur, Chaplin, Edmund, Elizabeth, Meagan, Musgrave, Robert, York (62 papers)

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.

MILL BAY

AVAILABLE NOW 1000 sq’ 7000 sq’ store front with excellent exposure, overhead doors, ample parking.

250748-9622

304052 – Partridge, Seaview (73 papers) 304115 – Dagall, Noowick, Scollard (51 papers) 304120 – Liggett (21 papers) 304130 – Benko, Cayman, Fawn Rd/Terr, Frayne, Windsong (52 papers)

SHAWNIGAN LAKE

250-856-0047

COWICHAN BAY, 1 bedroom ocean view condo, underground parking, $775/mo.

Phone 250-510-8749

RENTALS

CROFTON

CALL LARA NOW

CENTRAL DUNCAN- newly reno’d. 2-bdrm, 5 appls.

NS/NP. Quiet, yard. Avail now. $875.+ utils. (250)619-4225.

Renos & upgraded security features Large balconies In-suite storage Close to schools, shopping and walking trails Includes: Heat, Hot water and parking

455900 – Ash, Creegan, Victoria (64 papers) 455950 – Channel Blvd, Echo Hts, Humbird St, Sunset Dr (89 papers)

*all paper counts are approximates

CENTRAL DUNCAN- Lovely 1 & 2 bdrm suites in seniors oriented building, heat included. NS/NP. Please call Art, 250-746-7241.

20 ACRES Free! Buy 40-Get 60 acres. $0-Down, $168/mo.

Money back guarantee. No credit checks. Beautiful views.

Roads surveyed. Near El Paso, Texas. 1-800-843-7537 www.sunsetranches.com

CHEMAINUS

354252 – Catalina, Dandelion, Forest Grove, McKean, Penny, Poplar, Portree, Scobhall, Welcome, Worthington (56 papers)

CENTRAL CHEMAINUS oceanview modern 2 bdrm, 1000sq ft grnd lvl, 5appl, private patio, wi-fi, prkg, $1,000.

Avail Feb 1. NS/NP. Call 250246-4313 or 250-210-2580.

Mountain View MID 70’s dbl wide on .28 acre, in Mill Bay. 2-bdrm w/den. 2 baths. Good cond. Propane stove & dryer, newer roof $205,000. Call (250)746-9658.

in SHAPE

$825 2 bdr apt - 2bth, 5 appl.

Walk in closet, en-suite bathroom, laundry. Separate entrance. Available now. Utilit sep. trefordigby@gmail.com

Under New Management

HOUSES FOR SALE

HELP WANTED

$725 ADULT oriented building, 2-3 bds, new flrs & paint.

Covered parking, elevator, insuite w/d, step-in tub. Near senior centre, grocery, doctors, lake park, & bus. Ref req.

Deb 780-273-0152 or djuch@hotmail.ca

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

REAL ESTATE

Get your wallet and your LEGS

Need some extra money?

Have a reliable vehicle?

Like working outdoors in all types of weather?

Available on Wednesdays and Fridays?

WE REQUIRE ADULT RELIEF CARRIERS IN THE COWICHAN VALLEY. (NOT BULK DROPS)

4 Laptops with attitude! Panasonic Toughbook CF-52’s.

Windows 7 Ultimate & Office, $750 + or -. 250-709-5611 53’ CONTAINER for a Semi trailer, $4800. 20’ Coleman Travel Trailer, never used.

Propane furnace, $800. Brand new Lawn mower, $1000. Call (250)735-3258.

AT LAST! An iron filter that works. IronEater! Fully patented Canada/U.S.A. Removes iron, hardness, smell, manganese. Sine 1957. Visit our 29 innovative inventions; w w w. b i g i r o n d r i l l i n g . c o m .

Phone 1-800-BIG-IRON. BIG BUILDING sale... “”This is a clearance sale. You don’t want to miss!”” 20x20 $3,985.

25x24 $4,595. 30x36 $6,859.

35x48 $11,200.

40x52 $13,100. 47x76 $18,265. One end wall included. Call Pioneer Steel at: 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca GREAT GIFT IDEA! ChillSpot is The COOLEST Dog Bed-A new and innovative, thermodynamically cooled dog bed, that enhances the cool tile surfaces our pets rely on during the warm weather months. Use promo code COOLGIFT For 10 % off! www.chillspot.biz

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

$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).

SPRINGRIDGE MANOR Has a new look!

Renovated, fresh paint & TLC throughout. Clean quiet building close to Beverly Corners & University. Includes heat & hot water. No pets. 1 bdrm suite, $590.

(250)748-3729.

SHOP WAREHOUSE for lease, Boys Rd., Duncan, 1500sq ft w/office. $7.25 sq ft Call (250)245-9811 or (250)474-3585.

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES CHEMAINUS, 1 bd 1 bth, F/S/DW, W/D, utilities incl., nicely finished, patio, quiet area, walking trails, pet on approval, mature single/couple, NS, ND, refs. Avail Jan 1st 250-246-1789 (leave message) $850.

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

B14 Cowichan News Leader Pictorial

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

RENTALS

RENTALS

RENTALS

RENTALS

TRANSPORTATION

TRANSPORTATION

TRANSPORTATION

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

HOMES FOR RENT

SUITES, LOWER

WANTED TO RENT

AUTO FINANCING

CARS

TOWING

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. $1150/mo + utils. N/P, N/S. Avail. now. Call 250-746-7480 leave message.

LK COW. 2640 sq.ft. 3-bdrm (2 up, 1 down). 3-pc main bath, 3-pc ensuite off master 2-pc ensuite off bdrm 2, 2-pc bath in utility room next to lower level bdrm. Ultra heavy insulation, EnerGuide certiďŹ ed & new heat pump/ A/C system (lowest heating costs). Large yard, covered concrete patio area off rear of house, new roof, new paint in & out, new ďŹ&#x201A;ooring, 5 applâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, $1200.+ utils or $1100./mo with 1 yr lease.

N/S, approved pets, refâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reqâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d & veriďŹ ed. Call (250)749-3555.

Crofton: 2 bdrm basement suite, W/D, partial hydro included. Separate entrance, large yard, newly renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d. $800/m. (250) 331-1465

DUNCAN: SXS duplex, 3 bdrm, 2.5 bath, W/D, F/S, D/W. Small pets welcome.

Close to schools.

Avail. immed. $1200. (250)818-1913 DUNCAN, Walk to town, Quiet 3 bdrm upper, 1.5 baths, 5 applâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. Fenced back yard.

NS/NP. $1275 inclâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s util. Avail now. 250-748-9059

HOMES FOR RENT DUNCAN- 3 or 4 bdrm mobile. F/S, W/D, big yard. Avail immed. $950 pad rent inclâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d (250)510-9442, (250)748-2719 DUNCAN, 5 bdrm house for rent on large lot fenced for dogs. Attached garage/workshop. Some nice upgrades.

Available Feb. 1st. $1500 mo.

Inquire - no agents please.

Call (250)746-4749.

DUNCAN, NEAR Hospital, mobile home for rent in quiet adult park. Pets ok, call for details. (250) 246-8318.

DUNCAN, open concept, 4 bed, 3 baths, gas fp, 4 applâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, patio, storage, large yard, greenhouse, park & middle school nearby. N/S, small pet on approval, no partiers. Jan 1st. $1500. (250)743-4025 SHAWNIGAN LAKE, private 2 bdrm, 5 appls, lake view, $995 mo. Refâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. Avail immed.

Call 250-652-6407 or email: paulmcg@shaw.ca SHAWNIGAN. 3-bdrm, 2 bath Large lot, hardwood/ tile ďŹ&#x201A;oors Near lake & Village. $1250.+ utils. Avail now (250)886-1953

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OFFICE/RETAIL 500sqâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ofďŹ ce/retail space for Lease with highway exposure and ample parking. Please call 250-748-9622 to view.

DOWNTOWN DUNCAN 2500 sq.ft. 6 separate ofďŹ ces, reception, conference area & kitchen, 2nd ďŹ&#x201A;oor, AC,. $1175/mo. 604-820-8929.

DUNCAN: OFFICE space for lease, highway exposure, A/C, ample parking. (250)746-5657 or 250-748-8671 DUNCAN, ofďŹ ce/retail, downtown 950 sq.ft. ground ďŹ&#x201A;oor, completely renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d, or consulting. Reception area, 3 ofďŹ ces.

Avail now. 604-820-8929 WANT TO GET NOTICED? Prime retail/ofďŹ ce 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 ďŹ&#x201A;ooring, A/C

Call 250-245-2277

SUITES, LOWER CHEMAINUS Bright 1 bdrm level entry, sep entrance, shared W/D. Only quiet mature person need apply. Long term preferred. N/S, N/P & no parties. Avail Jan 1. $800/m, heat & hydro incl. Ref Req. (250) 246-3354 COWICHAN BAY 1 Bdrm suite, bright, mountain & ocean view, ns/np, Util./Internet incl. $750. 250-748-2810.

BEAR LAKE SALVAGE

Long Term Commercial Lease Required

$$$ CASH $$$

A well established Cowichan non-retail business requires the following for a long term and renewable lease: *ground ďŹ&#x201A;oor 2,200+ sq foot ofďŹ ce with nearby or adjoining 1,200+ sq foot warehouse *min 15 parking spaces; or min 8 on site & min 7 nearby *central to Duncan location (within 5 KM to downtown) Our operation will not suit any residential occupancy nearby as we ship & receive at all hours. Your location must allow access for a 5 ton single axle truck. Required for April 2013. Please contact: leaseapril2013@gmail.com

Douglas Hill- Feb 1- 1800sq ft, 1bdrm, own entry, ocean views, new laminate, 5 appls, wood stove. $900+1/2 utils, 2 refs. 250-743-3507 after 6pm.

DUNCAN- FRESHLY painted 1 bdrm, quiet, clean, patio w/sliding glass door. W/D. N/S. No dogs. $650 inclds utils. Avail now. 250-246-1933.

DUNCAN 2 bdrms, private driveway and entrance F/S,W/D $850 utils incl. N/S, N/P Ref reqâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d. 250-7328377

LAKE COW, waterfront, semi furn/unfurn, 1bdrm grnd level, garden, N/S, $650 hydro & wiďŹ inclâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d. 250-217-1173.

SUITES, UPPER

For Scrap Cars also free scrap metal removal

250-710-7278 CASH â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;06 Chrysler Sebring Touring Sedan. Just inspected; passed all categories. Ready for winter on the Malahat. 2.7L V6, power windows/locks, sunroof, fog lamps, A/C, snow tires all around on the original alloy wheels, Satin jade colour 173,000 km. $4500. Call (250)715-1236.

TRANSPORTATION

2007 CUSTOM Chev HHR. Excellent condition. Loaded.

White. 119,000 km, mostly hwy driven. On-Star. $11,900 ďŹ rm. 250-755-5191.

AUTO FINANCING

RECREATIONAL VEHICLES FOR SALE

COBBLE HILL (Kingburne Rd.) Self contained bright & sunny bachelor suite on acreage, F/S, tiled bath, utilities included. $550. 250929-8228

TOWNHOUSES

LK COW: 3 bdrm townhouse (#5-215 Madill), 1.5 bath, 5 appls, single carport, newly painted. $750+ hydro.

N/S, sm pet ok. Call 250-477-4524.

1994 34â&#x20AC;&#x2122;-MOTORHOME, 454 gas engine, 110 volt generator, new coffee maker & microwave. Ready to travel. Must see! $10,950. (250)753-0046

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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.

TOTAL HOME RENOVATIONS

CLEANING SERVICES

FENCING

A SERVICE PLUMBER. Licence, Insured. Drains, HWT, Renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Repairs. Senior Discounts. After Hour Service.

Call Coval Plumbing, 250709-5103.

(250)748-9150

HOUSEHOLD SERVICES

HOUSE CLEANING, Bonded reasonable rate. Call ReneĂŠ 250-701-7301 I CLEAN â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;till you beam! 50% off ďŹ rst visit! Please call Monica for your free quote & consultation 250-732-4423

COMPUTER SERVICES ABLE COMPUTER REPAIR In-home service. Seniorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; discount. Nico 250-746-6167

CONTRACTORS DAVEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S HANDYMAN SERVICE 30 Years, Licensed & certiďŹ ed Construction Top to Bottom

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

JOEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S HANDYMAN SERVICE 30 yrâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Experience

Mill Bay/Duncan 250-743-3306 Chemainus/Ladysmith 250-324-3343

INSULATION AVS INSULATION REMOVAL

Cell: 250-732-2354

No HST

OfďŹ ce: 250-748-3304 Fax: 250-709-2223 adrianlepitre@shaw.ca

250-748-5062 HAULING AND SALVAGE

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DELIVERIES HAULING/JUNK REMOVAL MOVING JOBS WELCOME

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NIGHTINGALE AUTOMOTIVE All mechanical work at money saving rates since 1991 Phone (250)743-3765 Ask for Herb or Chase

STUCCO/SIDING STUCCO - Including small jobs and refacing old stucco.

Guaranteed. 250-715-5883

TREE SERVICES LIBRA TREE for all your tree care needs. 70â&#x20AC;&#x2122; aerial lift, chipper. Insured, CertiďŹ ed Aborist Hazard Tree Assessor, Grant Haynes, (250)748-4449

Adrian Lepitre

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Big or small â&#x20AC;&#x153;We do it allâ&#x20AC;?

1A ELECTRICIAN, licenced, bonded, Small Jobs Specialist, panel upgrades and renos. All work guaranteed since 1989.

Rob at 250-732-PLUG (7584).

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2003 Rexair CLASS A, 29 ft motor home. Bright, cheery and in excellent condition. Low mileage. Must be seen to be appreciated.

Garage kept. $44,900. N/P, N/S. Phone (250) 746-7808

No qr code reader?

Text info: 778.786.8271

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HOUSE CLEANING available in the Cowichan Valley. EfďŹ cient, mature, responsible, N/S. References available.

Fully equipped. Senior discount. $17/hr. 250-748-9679

1989 NISSAN Pick-Up $3,300.

4-cyl, standard, great on gas, great cond. Full spare and cab, 177,000km. Maintenance records. (250)713-5264

1991 PLYMOUTH Voyager, runs well, $800. ďŹ rm. Please call (250)710-6568 or (250)743-6543.

CARS

Service Directory From concrete to rooďŹ ng & everything in between!

All Interior & exterior.

Work guaranteed.

40 years Experience.

Free estimates.

TRUCKS & VANS

Auto Financing 1.800.910.6402

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Tight Line Towing (250)709-5692

1991 Chev Silverado 2500, 4x4, 140 km. Drives ok. $1050 OBO. (250)748-0814

3 BDRM Townhouse, clean & freshly painted, 1.5 bath, F/S, Drapes, WD hookup. Sundeck, lots of parking, quiet, near hospital, cheap to heat.

Avail now. N/P. $875./mo. Call 250-748-7992, 250-748-2727.

250-709-7992.

CHEMAINUS- RENOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;D lrg bright 2 bdrm suite, 2 levels, 4 appls, 1.5 bath, sm pet considered. N/S. Refs. Avail Jan 1. $700. Call (250)246-1457.

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2009 CHEV Silverado 4x4, ext. Cab, auto, 48,000km, ex. cond. $19,995. (250)710-4573

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LAST CHANCE FOR A GREAT GIFT

Cowichan Food Connection Fundraiser Eight dollars from every puchase of this beautiful E.J Hughes 2013 Calendar will be donated to the CFC to keep the bread van rolling. Delivering bread for school lunch programmes, bread & veggies to food banks and bread for valley seniors.

Makes a great gift!

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Find the 2013 E.J. Hughes Calendar at these local businesses Merlotâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Restaurant Sears Alexander School Startline Physiotherapy Chemainus Visitor Centre Ladysmith Rexall Pharmacy OK Tire Cowichan News Leader Pictorial Station Street Gallery Uncle Albertâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Home Furnishings Coffee on the Moon Cowichan Towing M&M Meats Shops Duncan Khowhemun School

Brentwood College School Ladysmith Chronicle Chemainus T.D. Repairs Maxwells Auto Parts Cobble Stone Barber Excellent FrameWorks & the E. J. Hughes Gallery Mill Bay Baptist Church Oilcheck Serious Coffee (Cowichan Commons) Duncan Christian School Isherwood Autobody Galletta Market, Crofton

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

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your spare change adds up for many pennies families at for presents christmas Since 1997 you have donated over $117,000!!! Last years need was greater than ever and a record total of nearly $17,300 was raised!!!

HELP THE PEOPLE OF COWICHAN! Please Help us Give to the Salvation Army, local food banks and other charities

DROP OFF YOUR DONATIONS AT ANY OF THESE BUSINESSES: The Twisted Mug Cafe………………………………… 102 Station St, Duncan Act Hearing & Audiology ……………………………… #4 361 Trans Canada Hwy, Duncan Shoppers Drug Mart ………………………………… 361 Trans Canada Hwy, Duncan Top Shelf Feeds ……………………………………… 2800 Roberts Rd, Duncan All Battery ……………………………………………… #1 5311 Trans Canada Hwy, Duncan Buckerfield’s …………………………………………… 5410 Trans Canada Hwy, Duncan Eddy’s Hockey Shop ………………………………… 2728 James St, Duncan Murray’s 2 for 1 Pizzeria ……………………………… 5838 Trans Canada Hwy, Duncan Muffin Mill ……………………………………………… 9772 Willow St., Chelmainus Chemainus Chamber of Commerce ………………… 9796 Willow St., Chemainus Chemainus Legion …………………………………… 9775 Chemainus Rd., Chemainus Small Tall Treats ……………………………………… 9780B Willow St., Chemainus Power Lunch Coffee House ………………………… 921B Canada Ave., Duncan Mill Bay Pharmasave ………………………………… Mill Bay Centre Curves (Duncan) ……………………………………… 115 Ingram St., Duncan Shar Kare ……………………………………………… 5321 Trans Can Hwy, Duncan Discovery Honda ……………………………………… on the Island Hwy just north of Duncan Sears Duncan ………………………………………… 2724 Beverly St., Duncan Mr Sweeper …………………………………………… #2-378 Trunk Road, Duncan Monk Office Supply …………………………………… 138 Craig St., Duncan Pharmasave Duncan ………………………………… 285 Craig St.,Duncan Baan-Do’s Stir Fry …………………………………… 2680 James St., Duncan Sutton (Duncan) ……………………………………… 2610 Beverly St., Duncan Cowichan Sound & Cellular ………………………… 951A Canada Ave., Duncan Cowichan Sound & Cellular ………………………… Cowichan Commons Mall Cowichan Sound & Cellular ………………………… Mill Bay Home Hardware ……………………………………… 2656 Beverly Street Slice of Life Pizza ……………………………………… 171 Jubilee St., Duncan M&M Meat Shops …………………………………… 420 Trans Canada Hwy Oak & Carriage Pub …………………………………… 3287 Cowichan Lake Rd. Peter Baljet GM Sales & Service …………………… 6300 Trans Canada Hwy George Bonner Middle School ……………………… 3060 Cobble Hill Rd, Mill Bay Bibles for Missions Thrift Shop ……………………… 5777 Trans Canada Hwy

Roll ‘Em & WIN!!!

Bring in your changed rolled* & you will be entered into a draw for

BRUNCH for FOUR

Please help us help others. Bring your change to these supporters or our office today!

Thank you for your help!

Black Press Papers on Vancouver Island have raised nearly $700,000 in spare change for those less fortunate

*Rolled change must be delivered to the Cowichan News Leader Pictorial Office, #2 5380 Trans Canada Hwy, to be eligible for the draw.

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Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Steak & Lobster Surf & Turf

Blackwell Angus 8 oz.

New York Striploin Steak

Blackwell Angus 8 oz.

New York Striploin Steak With 6 large Digby Scallops Previously frozen

Plus a BIG 6 oz.

99

11

Lobster Tail Previously frozen

99

13

Kraft Cracker Barrel

Cheddar Cheese BIG 907 gram blocks!

Medium, Old, Marble or Mozza.

Limit 2.

9

Mott’s

Clamato Juice 1.89 litres, limit 2 total

2/ 5 $

HOLIDAY HOURS

Open New Year’s Eve till 6 pm Open New Year’s Day 12 noon to 5 pm

98

The Old Bruce’s Store

BC Jumbo

White Mushrooms 5.47 kg

2

DUNCAN 550 Cairnsmore Street Open Daily 7:30 am to 9 pm 250-748-2412

48 We also have locations in Cedar and Ladysmith

CHEMAINUS Next to the Ferry Dock Open Daily 8:00 am to 9 pm 250-246-3551

Fresh Baked

Deli Fresh

Old Dutch

& Assorted Pop

Sourdough Rounds

Spinach Dip

Tortilla Chips or Salsa

12 paks, limit 3 total

680 grams

Per 100 grams

312-360 grams or 430 ml

Pepsi Cola

2

98

2

98

Christie

98

¢

2/ 4 $

Coca Cola

Snack’N’ Crackers

& Assorted Pop 2 litres, limit 3 total

200-250 g, limit 4 total

98

2/ 4

¢

$

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Prices in effect Thurs, December 27, 2012 to Tues., January 1, 2013