Cowichan News Leader Pictorial, August 30, 2013

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WCB investigating death of fallen faller

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Father of two: Early indications are incident that killed man near Lake Cowichan was an accident

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he Salt Spring Island man who died after being struck by a falling tree in a logging site in Lake Cowichan Monday has been identified as 41-year-old Ryan Burch. The Gulf Islands Driftwood newspaper reported Burch worked full-time on Vancouver Island as a faller. He often commuted to the job site from a fifth-wheel trailer parked in Crofton, usually leaving before dawn to reach his workplace. “He used to work all day, come back to coach and run a practice for his kids’ baseball team,” Ken Byron, Burch’s father-in-law, told the Driftwood. Burch leaves behind his wife Chelsea, four young children and many caring family members, friends and acquaintances. “It’s very tragic. There’s a family out there dealing with this news,” said Lake courtesy Gulf Islands Driftwood Cowichan RCMP Cpl. Ryan Burch, with his sons. Larry Olson. He confirmed police have handed the investigation over to the B.C. Coroners Service and Work Safe B.C. Barbara McLintock of the coroners service agreed with Olson early indications show nothing to suggest the incident was anything more than accidental. “We believe it was accidental and not criminal,” Olson said Wednesday. Burch was working along the Meade Creek Mainline on Meade Road near Lake Cowichan when he was struck by a tree just before 1:30 p.m. on Monday. “They were clearing a right-of-way on Meade Road,” said Work Safe B.C. communications officer Megan Johnston. “Investigators arrived on scene Monday and what they’re looking for are any violations of occupational health and safety practices as well as other safety factors. They will also have an eye out for ways to prevent similar incidents.” Johnston said their investigation could take anywhere from three weeks to a month. She confirmed Mount Sicker Logging as the prime contractor at the site. Initial police reports stated Burch had been working for Hancock Forest Management. A Mount Sicker representative reached by phone declined comment.

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North Cowichan resident Donna Skene is hopeful her sunflower bloom will land her in this year’s Cowichan Exhibition Fair as the tallest sunflower entry at approximately 14 feet in height.

he Shawnigan Residents Association applied to the Ministry of Environment yesterday for a stay of contaminated soil dumping in the Shawnigan watershed until its Aug. 26 appeal of the dumping permit is heard. It is the first step of many expected as opponents attempt to reverse a 50-year provincial permit allowing South Island Aggregates to dump five million tonnes of soil into a quarry off Stebbings Road, south of the lake. B.C.’s Environmental Appeal Board will also hear from the Cowichan Valley Regional District during a 30-day window ending Sept. 21, the start of an appeal process that could take months. SRA has prepared for a costly fight against the permit issued Aug. 21 by environment ministry bureaucrat Hubert Bunce. SRA’s Jason Walker didn’t have estimates handy about how much “incredibly expensive” legal bills will total from lawyers Sean Hern and Robert Anderson. “We’ve submitted a notice of appeal, and we’re asking for an oral appeal so witnesses can be called and examined,” he said. more on page 15 bchonda.com

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