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Maple Bay: Initial work could start this fall

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are ecological and Native archaeological sites will be dodged as fall work starts on new gravel-graded roads across Maple Bay Peninsula.

North Cowichan councillors unanimously passed several project bylaws Wednesday.

Their nod paved the way for the controversial $2.5-million network along — and branching from — Stoney Hill Road winding through municipal forests, and Bird’s Eye Cove Farm.

Councillors accepted results in environmental and archaeological studies identifying sensitive sites to be avoided.

“There are no environmental issues we can’t deal with,” stated municipal CAO Dave Devana.

Crews will “for the most part, follow the existing road” with work to start around Halloween.

One bylaw toward the safer, yet still-rural, roads — reaching 73 home properties and parklands — lets council fund road designing and building.

Another bylaw lets a taxpayer reserve fund pay North Cowichan’s $500,000 slice of those costs. That bylaw also allows council to borrow $2 million to be repaid by taxing peninsula landowners.

The $2-million loan has a 25-year term.

Public forest land for the widened, straightened road was also pulled from North Cowichan’s forest reserve in another bylaw.

Municipal engineering manager Dave Conway’s report explains the environmental study is done, and the phased archaeological -impact assessment is “well underway.”

That AIA has been completed concerning land across Bird’s Eye cove farm, he notes, and has been handed to Cowichan Tribes for comment.

Tribes elder Arvid Charlie reminded council, through aide Tracy Fleming, that Cowichan Tribes is unopposed to the road revamp given three conditions.

Tribes must have comment time on the archaeological report; the route needs flexibility to be shifted from sensitive sites; and an approved Tribes member must be present during all road work to ensure sensitive sites are saved. Two archaeological sites require protection under B.C.’s Heritage Conservation Act, Conway notes.

“Shell middens and stone artifacts were discovered at the site and both are related to rock-shelter features.” more on page 5

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oaters in Maple Bay can breathe easier after North Cowichan councillors heard their anger Wednesday and yanked last month’s moorage eviction notices.

Council embraced staff recommendations and rescinded those July 9 kick-out orders — while vowing to revamp its bylaws governing mooring buoys and anchoring in municipal waters, by June 30, 2015.

Debate heard councillors and staff agree to scrub those evictions rather than postpone them and leave boaters in limbo.

The time window will let council and staff wade through the swamp of local, provincial and federal jurisdictional hoops, then write bylaws welcoming legal, respectful boaters, or boot derelict and unsafe vessels.

Council also aims to discuss installing a vessel-sewage pump-out station in the bay to cork waste from fouling the bay. Pump-outs are already in Chemainus and Ladysmith.

Councillors began realizing their murky marine bylaws after adrift tug Trojan was deemed a navigational hazard

by Transport Canada in July.

It was towed to a Ladysmith dock.

While our courts have ruled long-term moorage is not an inherent right, laws about short-term anchorage remain muddy, council and staff Andrew Leong admitted after local skippers Duncan firefighter Leenne Closson helps contain a large brush fire that broke out on River Road, near the Si’em Lelum Gym, at about protested the evictions. more on page 10 3 p.m. Wednesday.

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No serious injuries in Henry Road crash

Facts remain foggy about how a Duncan driver avoided serious injuries Saturday morning when his vehicle hit a ditch along Henry Road near Chemainus.

Cpl. Krista Hobday of the North Cowichan/ Duncan RCMP said Monday the mishap happened at around 1 a.m. when the 19-year-old man sustained non-life threatening injuries

to his face.

He was taken by ambulance to Cowichan District Hospital, not by helicopter and previously believed by local officials, notes Hobday.

On the weekend, Duncan fire chief Mike McKinlay said he heard talk on his pager around 1 a.m. describing how a vehicle had

hit a pole on Henry Road, and that an air ambulance was called while first responders arranged a landing site nearby.

Chemainus fire chief Neil Rukus was unavailable for comment.

Witnesses are asked to call the police at 250-748-5522.

— Peter W. Rusland

Police focus efforts on suspects identified as prolific offenders

Cowichan River advisory lifted

Health verdict: It’s safe to use after bacterial counts back to normal

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he water quality advisory for recreational use on the lower Cowichan River has been rescinded.

The advisory was put in place Saturday for the area of the Cowichan River downstream from the Allenby Road bridge to the mouth of the river — about a sixkilometre stretch — after testing found higher levels of fecal coliform bacteria.

Dr. Paul Hasselback, Island Health’s medical health officer, said that bacteria likely came from an animal source, perhaps after stormsewer flushing during recent local rain.

According to Val Wilson of IH Communications, samples of the river taken on Monday demonstrated it had returned to its usual excellent river water quality and considered acceptable for recreational purposes.

Fish caught in the river during the advisory are safe to consume following complete cleaning and cooking, Wilson added.

The Cowichan River has been subjected to drought conditions for the past few months.

“As is typical of river systems, the significant rainfall occurring mid-week last week likely caused washing of the land adjacent to the river and its tributaries and through stormwater returns that may have carried high concentrations of bacteria into the main river,’’ Wilson indicated.

“Continuous flows through wastewater treatment plants are frequently tested and are not subject to the same rainfall effect. Testing at the

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Micale Steward, 12, retrieved a discarded baby carriage along the Cowichan River bank on Aug. 17. Steward was among an army of volunteers who participated in the Lower Cowichan River Clean Up Project.

J.U.B. (Joint Utilities Board sewage) treatment facility continued to demonstrate acceptable water quality and not the cause of the increase in bacteria which was highest upstream from the J.U.B. effluent return to the river.’’

Hasselback told the News Leader Pictorial Wednesday there was no evidence of a breach in the sewage-plant system that may have dumped bacteria into the sensitive river.

The fecal-coliform bacteria was found using routine river testing.

“It’s bacteria normally found in intestines.

It’s more likely from animals than humans,” he said.

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The team was out in full force Tuesday night, nabbing Jesse Biley, 22, who has left stolen cars in his wake from Penticton, Cranbrook, Langley, Burnaby, Parksville, Nanaimo, Duncan, Victoria and elsewhere. The massive effort was matched by volumes of paperwork to bring Biley and Courtney Therrien before the courts.

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Ronald James had seven more charges — included weapons possession — added to his label from police, Aug. 6.

James, who lives between Nanaimo and Duncan, was remanded on charges of possessing a weapon, possessing an imitation weapon, possessing drug paraphernalia, breaching his ‘no go’ zone of 10 kilometres from Duncan, possession of a controlled substance, possession of a knife outside of his home, and possession of a noxious spray, Hobday’s release reads.

James’ next court date is Aug. 26. He’s been designated a prolific offender “by virtue of his propensity to continu-

ously commit crime,” Hobday explains.

“Originally charged with threatening to kill a 25-yearold women, after shooting her with a pellet gun on June 1 of this year, he was released on numerous conditions hoping to curb his criminal behaviour.”

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“Mr. James now finds himself in custody awaiting his next court appearance for breaching seven of the 11 court-ordered conditions he was bound by,” she says.

Cowichan’s Prolific Offender Management Team works to reduce crime in Cowichan by focussing on offenders who are causing the most harm to our community and to themselves, Hobday says.

The prolific-offender tag is based on criteria set out

by B.C.’s Attorney General.

Community agencies may offer prolific offenders services in hopes of helping them stop their criminal ways. Services span drug and/or alcohol programs, assistance to find suitable housing, job-skills training seminars, counselling and more.

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Stoney Hill studies help direct road from page one

Charlie has explained elders’ remains may be in those rock shelters.

Two other areas were found to have lowto-moderate potential as archaeological sites, Conway adds.

Tribes initial comments say vegetation must be kept near the sites, and contractor awareness of them must be ensured.

Conway notes one culturally modified tree and a midden were found along Fairweather Road.

Meanwhile, the environmental study says one rare plant, Ozette coralroot, was found on the farm’s land. The plant was provincially red-listed in March 2014.

The proposed route was studied during the winter and spring.

Thirty management areas were tagged with directions about avoiding trees, buffering around wetland and more.

The study also pinpointed raptor stick nests. It concludes those nests could be protected since affected trees would remain after construction, or the route can be moved to dodge those trees, explains Conway.

Mayor Jon Lefebure noted Agricultural Land North Cowichan Commission approval for the road route was This map shows the route for Maple Bay Peninsula’s Stoney Hill Road. The pending. route may shift slightly pending archeological and environmetnal concerns.

Skatepark approved, quarry opposed

As expected, North Cowichan council approved a long-awaited skakepark for the old Chemainus elementary-school site Wednesday.

It also strongly nixed support for Pastula Farm’s application to expand its rock quarry off pastoral Richards Trail.

The $350,000 professionally designed skatepark will see the former school razed, and the property replaced with home lots funding the skatepark, a dog park, landscaping, noise-busting berms, washrooms and more.

Councillors heard neighbours’

protests about noise, crime and plunging propety values — and Len Larkin’s idea to build a community park for skateboarders, bikes and scooters on four acres on Henry Road.

However, council was coaxed by pitches by park-tout Lynda Poirer, and KidSport Cowichan’s Deb Savory Wright, to build the park on the school site offering access, surveillance, and high-use potential.

Meanwhile, Pastula’s proposed pit, now holding a small quarry, got a reverse welcome from

council.

Councillors heard fears about blasting, noise, water pollution, fire risks, dust, traffic and safety issues, then unanimously voted to send its concerns list to B.C. mines’ chief inspector. He will decide on Catherine Pastula’s permit application to haul out 100,000 cubic metres — 10,000 truck loads — of rock per year.

Staff’s objection list, due Aug. 21, was to include a separate thumbsdown letter about the quarry from Mayor Jon Lefebure.

— Peter W. Rusland

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Better late than never on boat moorage issue

North Cowichan: thoughtful, measured response in wake of unnecessary evictions welcome

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he way North Cowichan handled the Maple Bay boat situation in the beginning was a textbook example of a flawed approach to government.

The way it has reacted in the aftermath shows exactly how we want local authorities to act.

The moored boat situation illustrated the municipality did not fully understand one of its own bylaws, let alone enforce it. It seems it took members of the public pointing out how North Cowichan had the power to remove derelict boats under that bylaw, to make officials Looks like aware that it was actually on the books. the muni got This was then exacerbated by the it right in the municipality essentially ordering a heavy-handed crackdown of a bylaw end that seemingly hadn’t been enforced for decades, if ever.

Neglect and overreaction combined to create an unfortunate and unnecessary situation for dozens of boat owners.

Fast-forward six weeks, however, and the picture changes drastically.

On Wednesday we had officials taking ownership of their mistakes. We had them stepping back from their harsh and unneeded eviction notices. And we saw the conclusions of their exploration of the flaws in the existing bylaw and the issues surrounding moored boats. Most importantly, we saw a concrete, thoughtful plan for dealing with all of the above, and a timeline for seeing it implemented.

The slow pace of government can be frustrating at times, but this situation shows that it can’t move too swiftly either. What is needed is timely, but measured response.

That didn’t happen initially here, but in the time since, it has.

And that is certainly better than the alternative.

We say:

Seeing both sides of: ‘abused’ animal seizures The case against

The case for

Authorities should not hesitate in cases of suspected animal abuse to temporarily seize the animal in question.

If enough evidence exists in order for charges to be laid, then there is certainly reasonable cause to suspect the animal may be in danger.

This is not a case of guilty until proven innocent, it is simply a reasonable temporary measure to take in respect to the animal’s welfare.

Discussion on the Brandon Harrison dog beating case has focused on whether he should be allowed to keep the dog prior to the verdict.

Lines already being drawn for federal election Patrick Hrushowy

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he next federal election is more than a year away but all three of the main federal parties are already jockeying for position to win the hearts and minds of voters.

I’ve left out the Greens as a sideshow; the real fight is between Stephen Harper, Justin Trudeau and Thomas “It’s not hard to Mulcair.

The most recent suggest that the Nanos national opinion Liberals have it in poll shows respondents would consider voting the bag, but...” for the three parties as follows: Liberals 53.5 %, NDP 44.3 % and Conservatives 36.1 %, a new low for the Conservatives in the Nanos

Hrushowy

tracking polls.

On the preferred leadership side, respondents rated the leaders: Trudeau 31.8 %, Harper 25.5 % and Mulcair 18.7 %.

With those numbers, it’s not hard to suggest the Liberals are close to having it in the bag, but — and this is critical — in our firstpast-the-post voting system it is possible for a party to be elected into government with around 40% of the popular vote. Let’s not forget, as well, that a year is a very long time in politics and anything can happen to turn those numbers upside down.

I’m thinking this coming election is going to be decided on issues rather than on the images and charisma of the leaders; although Trudeau attracts far more buzz than Mulcair, and certainly more than Harper, which will be helpful for the Liberals.

In spite of this, issues such as the future of the CBC, oil pipelines and marijuana, to name just a few and in no order of importance, will motivate the marginal voter who

It is a basic tenet of our system, and one that should not be messed with: people are innocent until proven guilty.

And there is no reason to be punishing the innocent.

There are a few instances when the animal is clearly in such physical distress that removal is necessary.

But these are exceptional cases and such power must not be exercised lightly.

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doesn’t have any particularly strong party allegiance. These are the ones who decide elections.

On pipelines, Trudeau expresses enthusiastic support for the XL oil pipeline to the United States, would kill Northern Gateway and says Kinder Morgan may be OK, depending on the outcome of the National Energy Board review.

Mulcair has opposed the XL and Northern Gateway pipelines and could accept the Kinder Morgan proposal after a review that would correct what he thinks are shortcomings in the NEB review currently underway.

The Conservatives, after green lighting the North Gateway proposal, subject to the NEB conditions, have stayed clear of any direct support, other than saying Canada’s oil sands crude must have a route out into international markets.

The positions of Trudeau and Mulcair

on marijuana are almost identical — legalize, tax and regulate — people shouldn’t have to go to jail for simple possession.

The Conservatives, meanwhile, are still trying to find a way to catch up with most Canadians who don’t think it’s criminal to use marijuana, without outraging their lawand-order base.

On the CBC, both the NDP and the Liberals have a “hands off” approach, with the NDP a little more direct with what sounds like a sacred devotion to a CBC that must not be questioned. The Conservatives remain steadfast in their determination to force efficiencies and some tough decisionmaking on the CBC. Patrick Hrushowy is a Cowichan writer and political consultant. Email him at phrushowy@shaw.ca

Friday, August 22, 2014 Have an opinion you’d like to share? email editor@cowichannewsleader.com phone 250-746-4471

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Should a suspected abused animal be taken from its owner until after a trial?

“If a child is suspected of being abused, they’re taken away until the parents are proven innocent. It should absolutely be the same with an animal; they don’t have a voice.”

Felicity Saville, Duncan

“The suspected abused animal should only be taken if it’s really obvious it’s been abused, because you have scalp conditions, aging and other (harmful) factors.”

Bob Thorne, Koksilah

What do you think? Log on to www.cowichannewsleader.com and answer our Question of the Week. Results will be published in our next edition.

Some perspective on moored boats

My conservation reawakening has arrived

Dear editor A week ago a picture of a small boy looking quizzically at a lady dropped into my inbox. The caption read, “You mean you have so much clean water you (defecate) in it?”

Yesterday, a letter from L. Miyo Stevens gave me another slap upside the head. It spoke of our water waste and suggested a small change. That letter should be copied, enlarged, laminated and posted in every household.

Immediately, I placed a small bucket in our kitchen sink and began collecting water that would have gone down the drain. I was amazed! I now water all my planters with this precious resource.

Having been raised during the Dirty 30s” on an Alberta farm, this is not a new concept for me as we always returned the water to the earth, sometimes after it had been used several times.

My new conservation plan is going to provide a rude awakening to our granddaughter’s cat. Now, her little pea brain will never be able figure out what happens to water trickling from the tap after it disappears down the drain. (Her preferred way of drinking.)

Sorry about that Bella. Drink from your bowl like any conservation-minded cat!

Rose Marie Thompson

In my opinion: More thought needed

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have read the letters about moored boats and am compelled to comment.

I happen to have a boat moored in Maple Bay. I pay land taxes just like anyone else and have a full-time job where I am taxed as well. When I buy items I too pay tax, just like anyone else.

Taxes are paid for land use, not marine use.

If you happen to be privileged to live on the waterfront, well, your taxes may be higher because of the pretty view.

No one owns the ocean as per marine law as I understand it. I don’t live on the boat and it is a well-maintained boat for which I choose to pay to keep in good running condition.

As far as the rise in the E-coli count goes, this Andrew Leong type of bacteria can be derived from the feces Ocean Robinson, 10, of Many Hands Farm in Westholme, harvests cucumbers during a tour of the greenhouse dur- of animals or humans. Keep in mind that we had a lot of rain earlier in the year this year, ing the fifth-annual Edible Garden and Farm Tour presented by Cowichan Green Community Aug. 16. which means a lot of runoff of water went into the ocean. mean the severity of the consequences of a (don’t worry, I pay to see the shows too), it We have a lot of agriculture here in the valley, collision goes up by the square of the speed is hearing people laughing, talking, and havfrom cattle to chickens etc. and the manure is difference between the colliding bodies. ing a good time in downtown Duncan late widely used on the fields. There is a gray water To illustrate this point, consider a cyclist into the night. The Showroom brought life Maple Bay pipe that drains directly into the ocean at the travelling on the wrong side of the road at 20 into the downtown and it was desperately government dock in Maple Bay. There is a kilometres/hour. If a motorist approaches needed! It is starting to feel like a bustling distinct possibility that the runoff of rain water at a speed of 50 kilometres/hour, the speed community instead of a ghost town after 6 Stay on the right side of the road may have carried bacteria to the ocean and difference between cyclist and motorist p.m. This town needs more establishments Dear editor close to the shores of Maple Bay causing the as they (hopefully) pass one another is 70 like the Showroom.

Cycling is increasingly popular in the E-coli count to go up. km/h.

If that cyclist was on the correct side Emma Koch Cowichan Valley. This, plus the fine sunny It should be noted there is a sewage outfall of the road, travelling in the same direction Duncan weather has brought many cyclists out onto that has been recently placed in Maple Bay. Is as the motorist, the speed difference as the our local roads. it possible the water test that was done could motorist passes the cyclist is 50-20=30 km/h.

I have observed quite a few cyclists ridMoored boats should have limited have been close to the outfall? A sewage The impact energy of a collision between the ing on the wrong side of the road, facing outfall will also raise the E-coli count, I would motorist’s vehicle and the bicycle rider will stays at most oncoming motorized traffic. Although think. be more than fi ve times greater for the case Dear editor this contravenes section 183 of the Motor I don’t see how the people who are buoyed of the cyclist travelling on the wrong side of Maple Bay, Birds Eye Cove and other Vehicle Act, these cyclists presumably think in the bay — most of whom only moor their the road! anchorages do not belong to the fi rst boater they can see upcoming vehicles better and boats and are not living on them and some Cycling is a healthy activity, and can be to arrive with an anchor or mooring buoy. avoid potential collisions. of whom have been there for greater than 20 very safe. There are rules governing cycling These are public waterways and the boats There are some significant problems with years — suddenly seem to have made a sewage for a reason.

Ride on the right side of the are squatters.

One is not allowed to store riding on the wrong side of the road. Motorproblem raising the E-coli count. road, wear your helmet, and dress in bright their RV on public land, parks or roadsides ists are not expecting cyclists to be there.

What if someone’s septic tank leaked into the or, worse yet, live in them there. If it is not Because the cyclist and motorist are heading coloured clothes. Flashing lights front and bay?

Is that not a possibility too? With all the rear are a great idea as well. moveable they are not permitted to dump toward one another, there is less time for new houses on the hill above Maple Bay that Paul Gowland their holding tanks on the ground or in the reaction, especially around bends in the are hooked up to the new sewer, is it possible Cowichan water beside it. road. And finally, the physics of collisions that they have increased the E-coli bacteria Reasonable-depth anchorages in close proximity to amenities, docks and shopping count?

Anything injecting life into I also wonder if this is the first year that the should be left open to temporary moorwater was tested for the E-coli in the bay? downtown is welcome ing for visitors or local boaters who want How many years has there been where the to spend an afternoon or even a couple of Dear editor water was not tested and we just didn’t know?

I live in downtown Duncan, across the evenings in local bays and waterways.

“Should the public have immediate access to the salaries Perhaps we should look at the problem with street from the new Duncan Showroom.

On Perhaps a sevenor 10-day anchoring limit of bureaucrats and politicians?” a broader perspective and have a better underthe occasional night it can be loud and it is is in order. I know, then it has to be policed You answered: standing of our surroundings. great! Recently, I got to sit in my living room and reported, but surely that could be done 97 per cent YES Lastly, I would like to reply to the comment and listen to the beats of the Mexican reggae by locals and local businesses and authorities. about “the right to own a boat.” I happen to band Los Rastrillos. A few weeks ago it was D. Doskocil To vote on the next Question of the Week, log onto the have the right to own a boat just as anyone has hip hop night, and before that, blues night.

Duncan web poll at www.cowichannewsleader.com the right to own a car, a bike, a house. That is But it isn’t just the music that is wonderful the nature of democracy in Canada.

It is a privilege for all of us to enjoy the ocean in a peaceful place.

In E.J. Hughes’ paintings there is always a boat on the ocean, and people around the beaches. He captured the true West Coast in all Here are some tips: Keep it short — 300 words or less; Keep it local — letters raised in We want to hear your opinion on just about any matter of local interest. its glory — boats and all. response to issues raised in our pages get top priority; Keep it clean — attack the issue, Here’s how to send it to us: Boats have been a part of the West Coast not the individual.

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However, CTF’s Jordan Batmen reported Aug. 12 Cowichan Tribes leaders had filed their annual earnings, with Chief William (Chip) Seymour making a total of $89,513.37 tax-free, which is equivalent to $124,000 in offreserve earnings.

He serves a population of 4,775, “of whom 2,455 live on the Cowichan reserve,” Bateman explains via email to the News Leader Pictorial.

Meanwhile, Tribes Chief Seymour’s release stresses his band did file its leaders’ salaries on time, refuting a previous Leader story, stating Tribes and the Halalt hadn’t filed their earnings by the federal July 29 deadline.

“We’d like to clarify Cowichan Tribes is not among the half of Aboriginal chiefs and councils who failed to file our annual salaries with the federal government of Canada, contrary to what the article states.

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“Cowichan Tribes has always communicated its finances to membership. Originally, hard copies were provided to the membership, and now it is open to everyone electronically.”

Tribes’ leaders disclosed their salaries at the band’s past general meeting, Chief Seymour notes.

“It’s of high importance for Cowichan Tribes to be up front with its membership about our finances and the implementation of the (First Nations Transparency) Act (sought by the CTF) hasn’t (changed) Cowichan practices, and our policies remain the same; Tribes leadership wants citizens of the

Cowichan Valley to know that.”

Tribes has an excellent relationship with Aboriginal Affairs, he adds.

Tribes’ auditor added communication happened with AANDC’s funding services’ officer before July 29, and after, to advise statements would be issued a few days late, though chief and council approved those statements before the deadline, Seymour explains.

The CTF said Cowichan region’s Malahat and Penelakut bands filed statements by July 29.

About three-quarters of a chief’s and council’s wages come from federal and provincial taxpayers.

The rest, said Bateman, comes from band taxes, leasing revenues, and business profits for items such as cigarette and fireworks sales.

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Studying climate change from the bottom of the world Micro-organism effect: Duncan-raised woman doing scientific research in the frozen lakes of Antarctica Shari Bishop Bowes

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here is a connection between an infinitesimal organism living beneath the frozen surface of lakes in Antarctica and extreme weather events impacting the planet.

It may not be top-of-mind for most people following climate change in the news.

But it could be one day, thanks to ongoing research in the extreme cold of Antarctica.

A project led by Rachael Morgan-Kiss and students in her lab at Ohio’s Miami University is examining the possible connection between microalgae in the world’s coldest desert and increasingly extreme global weather patterns.

Morgan-Kiss is a Duncan native and Vancouver Island University alumna whose PhD research led her the frozen landscape of Antarctica. She has taken students on research expeditions to its McMurdo Dry Valleys since 2007.

“Antarctic-funded research has to have a climate change component,” Morgan- Kiss said. “One of our objectives is to predict how climate change is going to affect the organisms we’re studying.”

The photosynthetic organisms, or microalgae, Morgan-Kiss studies live in isolated Antarctic lakes. Her group is working to expand knowledge of them, as well as single-cell, amoeba-like organisms known as eukaryotes.

In the McMurdo Dry Valleys — the largest ice-free region in the Antarctic — the activity of eukaryotes amidst subtle weather changes has Morgan-Kiss and her team interested in learning more.

“These environments are extremely sensitive to climate change, so it’s important to understand them and try to predict how these cold communities of micro-organisms are going to change,” Morgan-Kiss said.

An increase in summer temperatures that sends large pulses of glacier water into the McMurdo Dry Valley has the potential to impact these organisms. The team wants to understand what happens to them when material like Antarctic soil, microbes, and foreign nutrients make their way into the lake.

“These organisms are extremely sensitive because they’re adapted not only to extreme conditions, but to environments

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Dr. Rachael Morgan-Kiss joins members of her lab on a research expedition to Antarctica. that have been virtually constant for thousands of years,” Morgan-Kiss said.

Even small changes in nutrient levels could dramatically alter the activity of the microorganisms and permanently change the food web dynamics of these isolated systems.

During her doctoral work at the University of Western Ontario she began studying cold-adapted microorganisms in Antarctica. Morgan-Kiss grew to love it, and now passes her enthusiasm for them on to undergraduate and graduate students as well as high school girls working in her lab.

Those who accompany her on six- to eight-week trips to Antarctica are immersed not only in a rare type of field science, but also get the opportunity to travel to a landscape few get to visit.

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A new Antarctic field season is planned for this year. With funding for her lab’s Antarctic project ending in 2016, MorganKiss is working on grants through NASA and the National Science Foundation.

“Even though it was a five-year project, it’s really just scratching the surface of these organisms, she said. “It was the first project focusing on the microbial eukaryotes there, and it generated a lot of questions. Now we want to ask more focused questions about these organisms.”

In a year when Morgan-Kiss spent the month of December in her university lab, rather than supervising experiments in freezing Antarctic weather, you might think she would be planning a holiday in the sun with her husband and 13-year-old son.

That’s not the case.

“I don’t actually like the heat very much. Summer is my least favourite season”

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from page one

So Wednesday also saw council agree to update its bylaws, work with the feds and the RCMP to take fast action against future dumped vessels, and illegal mooring buoys.

Revamped municipal zoning regulations will address liveaboards, derelict boats, registered federal mooring buoys, pollution, noise, stay length, and municipal permits.

Possible head leases, and their costs, for provincial marine areas will be probed too.

Finally, council will gain feedback and ideas from local boaters, and the Maple Bay Community Association, about any new regulations, council ruled.

Friday, August 22, 2014

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Signature one-room schoolhouse celebrates 100 years

Old Koksilah School: Restored heritage site hosts community picnic this weekend Carolyn Prellwitz

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very day hundreds of cars travelling on the Island Highway just south of the silver bridge in Duncan pass by one of the last standing one-room schoolhouses in the Cowichan Valley.

Located on the corner of Chaster and Charlotte Roads, Koksilah School is one of the area’s heritage treasures.

On Jan. 21, 1914, the first Koksilah School at that location burned to the ground. It had stood less than three years.

An eyewitness to the fire was 10-year-old Eddie Fletcher. He and his sister, Eva, were walking to school along the highway (now Allenby Road) carrying their lunches in Burn’s Company lard pails.

Suddenly volunteers from the Duncan Fire Department galloped by. Looking ahead the children saw a smoke column above the trees. They ran toward it and saw their school engulfed in a massive flame.

The sudden holiday for students was short as their teacher, Mona Favoretta Macdonald, quickly resumed classes in a large tent erected between the school ruins and the highway. Eddie remembered the tent classroom as a very pleasant interlude.

“Miss MacDonald was a wonderful teacher.

She took us on lots of nature hikes. We would return to the tent to dip flowers in wax. She frequently joined our game of rounders at lunch time. So the fire and tent were not all bad.”

“The new school is to be a first-class one, having a concrete basement as a recreation room,” the Cowichan Leader announced in its issue of April 16. “It is to be built on the old site and work will begin at an early date. At present the school is being held in a tent near the old site, which will prove very healthy for the summer months.”

Contractor Robert McLay was a well-known builder in the area. Son of Cowichan pioneers Robert McLay, Sr. and Elizabeth Crawford, he

Hilde Harrison chats with Experience Cycles’ Will Arnold at the 2011 of Old Koksilah School picnic. had built the Duncan Garage, the Whittome Building/Odd Fellows Lodge, the Cowichan Merchants Building (both the 1910 original and its 1912 replacement) as well as the old Hydro building on Canada Avenue in Duncan.

The Koksilah Schoolhouse is one of the few surviving wood frame buildings attributed to him.

There were 13 boys and seven girls in Grades 1 to 8 in the new schoolhouse when it opened Aug. 25, 1914.

Inside the school the teacher’s desk stood on a 12-inch high platform between the two doors from the cloakroom into the classroom.

The platform doubled as a stage for the annual Christmas concerts.

Andrew Leong/file

Helen Bunty Huby was the longest serving teacher at the school. She was hired as of September 1930 and taught for 10 years. At her request the Koksilah School Board bought a small piano for the school. According to Huby “the piano was nearly always out of tune, but the children sang with such gusto no one noticed!”

In 1946, Koksilah School came under the jurisdiction of the newly created School District No. 65 (Cowichan). The following year the severe overcrowding in the one-room schoolhouse resulted in Grade 7 and 8 students being transferred to Duncan Junior-Senior High School.

Koksilah Elementary School on Boal Road

opened as a new one-room school for Grades 4 to 6 in 1958. A second classroom was added in 1960 and three more rooms in 1963.

During this time the 1914 schoolhouse continued in operation for Grades 1 to 3 until closure came at the end of June 1964. It was reopened for the 1971-1972 school term during further construction expansion of Koksilah Elementary School. Final closure came at the end of June 1972. After that, it carried on as a storage facility for the Cowichan school district.

In 1986 the Cowichan School Board offered the schoolhouse to the Cowichan Historical Society on condition that it be moved. Unfortunately the poor condition of the building at the time and the cost to relocate it were far beyond the means of the Society.

At a school reunion later that year, former students decided to take steps to save their school.

In February 1987, the Koksilah School Historical Society was formed with four objectives: first, to keep the building on its original site; second, to restore the schoolhouse to its original appearance while retaining the rear door and stairway; third, to restore the classroom as it would have looked in 1935; and fourth, to renovate the basement to include washrooms, a kitchen and photo display area.

The new society was successful that fall in gaining from the Cowichan School Board a ten-year-lease for the schoolhouse and its grounds for the period July 1, 1986 to June 30, 1996 for $1 per year.

In 1990, the Koksilah School Historical Society won the first annual Cowichan and Chemainus Valleys’ Ecomuseum Heritage Award. The following year, the school district granted the Society a 20-year extension on its lease to June 30, 2016. The rent remained at $1 per year.

On June 10, 2009, the Cowichan Valley Regional District passed a resolution to place the school on its community heritage register.

The society hosts a picnic on the school grounds every August for members, former students, teachers and friends to commemorate the school.

This Sunday, Aug. 24, between10:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. attendees will celebrate its 100th anniversary.

Carolyn Prellwitz is a retired teacher and secretary of the Cowichan Valley Schools Heritage Society.

Fundraiser: Ethiopian school being built in memory of woman who loved kids More on Ethiopia The Ethiopian government’s commitment to education and the building of schools was one of the main reasons that the Mandel family chose that country, Cofsky said.

“Ethiopia is stable, unlike other African countries, it welcomes that kind of thing and it sees education as a priority,” he said.

Other facts about the African country, you might not know: • Ethiopia is one of the world’s 10 poorest nations.

• More than three million children in Ethiopia do not go to school.

• The country has committed to providing all of its children with quality primary education by the year 2015. Since 1997, it has built 6,000 new primary schools, increasing school enrollment from 3.7 million to 11.4 million, as well as the “gross enrollment rate,” for girls to 71.5% from 40.7% • More than 200,000 classrooms are still needed to accommodate all schoolage children.

Cobble Hill man: looking for support to help overseas charity in memory of his sister Kathy Santini

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haryn Mandel was a natural born teacher, her brother Bryan Cofsky said.

“My sister never wanted to do anything else,” the Cobble Hill resident added.

It was such an integral part of who she was that after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer at the end of June 2013, she continued teaching the special needs’ students she tutored in her home until a few weeks before her death, on Sept. 1, 2013.

She also earmarked a “substantial” part of her estate to building a school in a developing country, before dying at age 67.

“Where she got the money from I don’t know, teachers don’t make a

courtesy Bryan Cofsky

More than three million Ethiopian children do not go to school. But an ongoing charity drive is aiming to change that by building new schools. lot of money, but somehow she did tions, imagine1day has a good track it,” her little brother said. record, my sister will get her money’s Three hundred thousand dolworth,” Cofsky said. lars, including $150,000 from Construction on the school, which Lululemon’s charitable foundastarted in February and will be comtion, imagine1day, will build a pleted in October, is located in the three-room school in Ethiopia that Bale Zone, in Ethiopia’s southern educates students in an early childOromiya region. Its first students hood education program and from will start attending this fall.

Grades 5 to 8.

Nine people — Cofsky, his wife “We looked at a lot of organizaRebecca Page, Mandel’s two sons

and their wives and three close family friends will be in Ethiopia for the opening.

Following a lengthy career as a teacher in the classroom, Mandel spent her retirement tutoring children with learning challenges.

Information from the Lululemon site said she loved to see the light of understanding dawn in the eyes of those so many had given up on.

“After being diagnosed with cancer, one of her first thoughts was, ‘But I have so much left to do.’

It’s been said it takes a village to raise a child. Those who know Sharyn Mandel say it takes one very special woman and a village full of the people she inspired to raise a school. She’d be proud and touched to know how many hearts and hands went into the school the Mandel family has engaged imagine1day to build in her memory.”

Cofsky is taking donations, school supplies and anything else from the community that the school can use.

If you have something you’d like to donate, call him at 250-929-8370.

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Friday, August 22, 2014

DATELINE: COWICHAN

1972: hog fuel

by Ann Andersen

The proposed dumping of hog fuel and other land fill in Somenos Lake would be halted until the results of a study by the Environmental Land Use Committee were evaluated, announced local Social Credit candidate Kay Grouhel.

1972: mountains Quamichan junior secondary school student Roger Knott, 16, left for Frankfurt, Germany for a trip that would include an attempted climb of the Matterhorn in Switzerland.

1972: TVs Colour televisions at special prices during Duncan Radio & Electronics grand re-opening: “Electrohome 26-inch…with all automatic features $599”; “Panasonic 19-inch…with wood cabinet $499.”

Cowichan a leader in communications age

Dateline 1972: Local focal point for national dream Ann Andersen

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ake Cowichan’s Telsat station, just outside town on the north side of the road to Youbou, was quite a landmark at the end of the 20th century.

In August 1972, federal minister of communications Robert Stanbury told a Duncan luncheon meeting after an inspection of the site that the Cowichan Valley was becoming a communications capital of Canada.

“Duncan, willingly or unwillingly is becoming a focal point of the new national dream,” he told the Chamber of Commerce meeting at the Village Green Inn. When completed, the $10 million Cowichan Lake Earth Station — part of the domestic satellite communications system — would be capable of carrying telephone and television signals.

The B.C. Telephone microwave system linked the domestic satellite system and the Canadian Overseas Telecommunications Corporation with signals currently sent from the C.O.T. C.’s Intelsat IV, a satellite shared by several nations. Canadian made satellite ANIK, to be launched by NASA from Cape Kennedy in November, would be capable of carrying 10 simultaneous TV programs and almost 10,000 telephone circuits.

Pictures of the Past

courtesy Cowichan Valley Museum and Archives

Cowichan Lake Road and old growth forest surrounding it, circa 1930.

—We want your historical photos of Cowichan people and places. Email a high resolution jpeg along with your phone number and a brief explanation to editor@cowichannewsleader.com. Or drop by during regular office hours and we’ll scan it in. More heritage photos are available for viewing online at www. cowichanvalleymuseum.bc.ca.

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Solar-panel society plugs in to CowEx

Sunshine: Society to showcase its affordable option plan Peter W. Rusland

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co-conscious Cowichanians wishing to go solar can get details at the Cowichan Exhibition about the Warm Land’s new solar-panel society.

Cowichan Carbon Busters will launch their Solar PV Panel Non-Profit Society at the CowEx, member Peter Nix explains in Friday’s press release.

“There will be solar PV (photo-voltaic) demonstration and sign-up sheet for citizens interested in discounted bulk-buy orders, no commitment required,” he says of the Green Party booth at CowEx, Sept.

5 to 7.

The Green Party, though supportive, is

not officially affiliated with this initiative, Nix notes.

“Our objective is to make solar panels available at a competitive cost, and thereby to spread their rapid installation at homes Peter Nix: and commercial plugging in locations throughout Cowichan.

“By increasing the supply of renewable electricity into BC Hydro’s grid, citizens can earn money by selling renewable solar electricity to BC Hydro at rates competitive with other investments; decrease the need for the Site-C dam by supplying electricity into the grid; and take personal action on climate change by reducing the demand for gasoline.”

Furthermore, folks buying plug-in electric cars can charge them at home with the sun’s energy “and thereby reduce demand for oil and oil pipelines, and save more money by not needing to buy gas and having lower maintenance costs.”

In 2014, the cost of installing solar photo-voltaic panels became competitive with BC Hydro rates, Nix says.

“So for the first time, private citizens, as well as businesses, can now make money by generating their own renewable electricity from the sun.

Visit cowichancarbonbusters@shaw.ca.

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Caped crusaders saluted for green work

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wo groups and one individual are sporting green tights this year.

Cowichan Green Community has saluted a trio of honourees in this year’s Green Superhero Awards.

They are Sandy McPherson, Queen Margaret’s School’s Green Team, and One Cowichan.

“CGC’s Green Superhero Awards recognize and celebrate incredible people in the Cowichan region who do remarkable work when it comes to taking care of our environment,” event spokesperson Alyssa Loucks said in a media release.

“A green superhero can be anyone who is creating positive change for the environment. Whether it is riding a bicycle every day, growing organic food, or recycling and re-purposing junk, these actions help us get one step closer to a happier and healthier planet.”

Sandy McPherson won in the individual category.

“She has been such an inspirational woman in our community,” Loucks said. “Always riding her bicycle, rain or shine, she has dedicated hundreds of hours helping out at our Garden Pantry Thrift Store, and in numerous projects and community groups such as Transition Cowichan, the North Cowichan Climate Action Plan Committee, the Cowichan Valley Peace Pole Project, and volunteer-

ing once a month with the Meals on the Ground program.”

Youth winners, the QMS Green Team, joined CGC every Monday to help with the Food Forest, being installed behind The Station on 360 Duncan Street.

“They are also involved with building a community garden at their school and are focusing on removing invasive plants. The QMS Green Team is a perfect role model to inspire and motivate other youth in our community to take action and create change.”

The water control advocacy group One Cowichan was the group winner.

“They created The River Petition asking for more local control of our Cowichan River. They also started a vote pledge campaign, which resulted in more than 1,500 citizens pledging to vote for local control of the watershed,” Loucks said.

“Their overall ability to inspire, rally, and empower people to stand up with them is remarkable.

As a result of their Stand Up for B.C. campaign to stop the Enbridge pipeline project, 16 working groups throughout the Cowichan region have been formed to gather enough signatures to deny provincial permits to the pipeline.

“Overall, their work is inspirational and such a value to our community.”

Winners announced June 17 at the Duncan Christian Reformed Church.

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ON STAGE

The Doctor is in (and makes a house call)

Delta-blues guitarist Doc MacLean makes another musical house call during the second of two local shows this week.

He played the Duncan Showroom Aug. 21 and will follow that up with a 7 p.m. concert on Stoney Hill Peninsula Aug. 23.

MacLean will be hosted on Stoney Hill — during his 100-show North American Vagabond

Tour — at the art-studio eco-retreat of artist Jeffrey Birkin.

“I first met Doc at a concert at the Duncan Garage showroom where I produced an iPad sketch of him and Big Dave MacLean in 2011,” said Birkin. “Doc was pleased with the sketch, and has kept in touch over the years.”

The house concert is down several kilometres

Friday, August 22, 2014 of gravel road on Stoney Hill. Either have a vehicle capable of traveling a gravel road, or car pool with someone who does, requested Birkin.

Seating and tickets are limited. RSVP your reserved spot. Tickets are $20 per person.

Email jeffreybirkin@hotmail.com or call 250715-8209.

— Peter W. Rusland

Four is not enough for The Not Yet Quartet Second annual Chemainus Jazz Festival: Cowichan act ready to expose community to the wonders of jazz Kathy Santini

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ome people say they dislike jazz. And in some ways, it’s easy to see why.

Another genre, country music, is known for its often hilarious lyrics that elaborate on all-too-common human conditions. Lyrics that describe how the dog died, why “the wife,” left, or a broken-down truck are situations most people can relate to.

Country music is incredibly popular: this month, 35,000 came to the Cowichan Valley to enjoy Sunfest, the four-day country music event, which featured headliner Tim McGraw.

Then there’s pop music and rock and roll. Both have a main chorus, that’s repeated a few times. For humans, who scientists say seek and enjoy recognizing patterns, this music has a mental, not to mention melodic appeal.

And then there’s jazz.

“The other kinds of music get

Schedule: Noon The Not Yet Quartet 1:15 p.m. El Zocalo, with vocalist Sue Newman 2:30 p.m. CanUs 4:00 p.m. Ian McDougal, Oliver Gagnon and Ken Lister 5:30 p.m. El Zocalo 7:00 p.m. Phil Newns’ Hot Velvet Jazz

played more than jazz, so kids today don’t get exposed to it as much,” said Preston Davies, the guitar player in the Not Yet Quartet, one of a number of bands playing at the Chemainus Jazz Festival.

It wasn’t always that way.

Davies said in the 1920s and ‘30s jazz was the pop music of its time.

Montreal, Chicago and New York all had thriving jazz scenes. Oscar Moore, who accompanied Nat King Cole, was said to make $8,000 to $10,000 a month. Today, unless they make it big, most jazz musicians face a much harder time.

When the Depression hit, people no longer had money to spend on ‘frivolous things.”

Fast forward another 30 years he said, and in the 1960s folk music was the thing. Everyone was emulating Gordon Lightfoot. A few years later, thanks to Little Richard, James Brown, The Beatles and the Rolling Stones, it was rock and roll.

“Everything evolves,” Davies said.

Some people think jazz is too complex.

The guitar player himself once fell into that trap. Even though he started playing the instrument at age 14 and had always loved jazz. For years he was too timid to play it, because he didn’t have the background.

All that changed 10 years ago and he hasn’t looked back. Today, he and his quartet with the funny name are a featured act at the festival.

The quartet with five people, “everyone liked the sound of Dirk

The Not Yet Quartet (from left to right): Nick Jarvie, Preston Davies, John Robertson, Dirk Ouelette and (front) Dave Lieffertz.

Ouelette and the Not Yet Quartet,” started out as a trio, when Ouelette, Davies and bass player John Robertson decided it was time to make their professional debut after jamming together a few times.

Just before they were to go on, the Duncan Showroom’s Longevity John Falkner asked them if they had a name for their group. ‘Not yet’ was the reply and Falkner christened them the Not Yet Trio. Add Dave Liefferetz on piano and Nick

Jarvie on drums and you have Dirk Ouelette and the Not Yet Quartet.

Despite its less than widespread appeal, Davies said Cowichan has a real core of people who love and promote jazz, including Pat Selman who he calls a crusader for jazz.

She’s the driving force between Sunday Jazz at the Crofton Hotel and Pub and a monthly event at Sylvan United Church in Mill Bay. “The Chemainus event is an opportunity to give it (jazz) a try,”

courtesy Preston Davies

Davies said. “It’s an opportunity to step into the water, but not get in too deep.”

The group — one of five featured jazz festival acts — kicks off the festival at noon.

Your ticket What: Chemainus Jazz Festival When: August 23 Where: Waterwheel Park Tickets: By donation, $15 recommended

Fifteenth edition of Special Woodstock ranks as the biggest ever Record crowd: annual Cowichan concert attracts 1,400 special folks Peter W. Rusland

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Andrew Leong

Paul Newns, accompanied by caretaker Pam Carss, rocks to music by The McCandless Family during Sunday’s record-breaking Special Woodstock at Providence Farm.

ecord crowds and warm sunshine made Sunday’s Special Woodstock the event’s biggest and best ever, organizers indicate.

The 15th-annual music and arts festival at Providence Farm, attracted some 1,400 special folks and their families to the happy event launched

by Lions Club members, local businesses, and singer Shelley Smiley Vaags.

Donation proceeds help special music programs buy instruments and more.

Final figures of program proceeds

and event costs were unavailable by press time, explained Special Woodstock president Michele Dixon.

“Currently we do not have finalized numbers for donations, as they come from many areas, and quoting on any numbers at this point is premature.

“Donations fund the event on a yearly basis, and will continue to do so,” Dixon’s email Monday to the News Leader Pictorial says.

Special Woodstock 15 heard as many bands, on the Island and Rose Garden stages, perform songs spanning rock ‘n’ roll to folk and country.

The site also hosted face painting, jugglers, a magician and more between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Special Woodstock has become one of the island’s premiere annual events for challenged folks and their caregivers.

“It’s a family affair that doesn’t cost an arm and a leg to get into,” said one Lions’ member.

Friday, August 22, 2014

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Middleburg, VA. - Bryan Hourt, Acura’s Assistant Large Project Leader – Vehicle Performance - tells of his upbringing on a ranch in Northwest Nebraska.

Appropriately, he talks about horsepower.

He explains that when you connect with the animal, getting on with life’s daily tasks is so much easier. If you’re out of sync with your horse, you have to work twice as hard at what you’re doing since you have to think for both yourself and it.

In one situation, you enjoy yourself and get more done without having to micromanage. In another, it’s just exhausting.

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by Alexandra Straub wrong way. All the time.

But, if you love your car, if you know exactly what it’s going to do in any given situation, and you trust it, life on the road is so much better.

Enter the 2015 Acura TLX. It blends another type of horsepower, with grace and poise.

When I slipped inside the cabin of the all-new TLX, pushed the start button, then selected the “D” button on the centre console, and drove off, confidence was apparent from the get go.

It’s a vehicle that was designed with performance in mind from the ground up. Furthermore, its chassis features a newly designed four-wheel independent suspension system, a great system to help you enjoy the country roads in Middleburg, Virginia, or in the chaos of urban life.

It’s tame at slower speeds – it has very good table manners - but has the ability to take on higher speed challenges without breaking a sweat.

I might have taken a corner or two relatively swiftly, but the steering feel, and its ability to maintain composure in a turn was quite impressive.

Not to mention, each model comes with what’s called IDS, or Acura’s Integrated Dynamics System.

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which setting you’re using, Acura says, “IDS will adjust power-steering effort, throttle response, transmission shift logic, HVAC system operation, and the control logic for either the P-AWS or SH-AWD systems. The new Sport+ mode, a first for Acura, unlocks the full performance potential of the TLX with the most aggressive settings in all areas.”

Whether you want that extra bit of gusto, or you are driving around town, the TLX has a mode for you!

Three TLX models will be offered. The first comes with a 2.4-litre, i-VTEC inline-4 engine with an 8-speed Dual Clutch Transmission (8DCT) with torque converter, and Precision AllWheel Steer (P-AWS). It has an output of 206 horsepower and 182 lb-ft of torque.

Then there’s a trim with a 3.5-litre, i-VTEC V6 engine with a 9-speed

automatic transmission and P-AWS. That produces 290 horsepower and 267 lb-ft of torque, and gets 10 more horsepower and 13 more lb-ft of torque versus the 2014 TL 3.5-litre engine.

Lastly, there’s the TLX SH-AWD with next-generation Super-Handling All-Wheel Drive, available only with the 3.5-litre, 290 horsepower V6 and 9-speed automatic.

Eventually, both the TSX and TL will be succeeded by the TLX. It makes sense. Dimensionally, the TLX will be positioned between the ILX entry-luxury sedan and the RLX flagship Acura sedan. There’s room for five, 405L of cargo room around back and many places to store your personal items.

Sure there are sportier offerings in the segment. The new Mercedes-Benz C-Class is one of them. So is the Audi A4. But what works for the TLX is its

understated elegance. It’s very pleasant to drive, and with a centre stack that’s been stripped of unnecessary buttons, it’s a lot more user friendly to work with.

Granted, I’m still not a fan of its front-end styling. Yes, the signature Jewel Eye headlights are a very nice touch, but the grille just doesn’t do it for me.

Front-end looks aside, I’d describe my experience in both the 4 and 6 cylinder TLXs to be pleasant. Not the bad pleasant, the kind of adjective you use to describe a mother in-law or awkward coworker. But pleasant in the way that it’s quiet, does the job well and is a pleasure to drive.

The 2015 TLX has a starting MSRP for the 4-cylinder engine at $34,990.

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Saturday Movies in the Park: The Neverending Story. Brought to you by the Crofton Community Centre at sunset (approx.

9:30 p.m.) at the old school museum field, Queen St. and Joan Ave. By donation, proceeds to a skate park in Crofton.

Summer Nights in Lake Cowichan: Free concert in the park. Sing Band / New Leaves take to the Central Park stage at 6 p.m.

105th Cobble Hill Fair: A variety of demonstrations going on around the fairgrounds with vintage farm and forestry equipment, blacksmithing, aerial yoga displays and sheep dog demos. At the Cobble Hil Fairgrounds, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. www. cobblehil fair.ca Shady Grove in Mill Bay: a rare

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Rachel Macey of Duncan and Erica Kinrade of Cowichan Bay, of the Premier 16 and Under 18 Class, compete at the Cowichan Valley Highland Dance Association’s 31st-Annual Highland Dance Competition at Cobble Hill Fairground Aug. 9.

Medieval Day: Fundraiser for Cowichan’s Raptor Rescue Hospital, faturing archery, swordplay and medieval-themed flying displays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., hosted by The Raptors, 1877 Herd Rd. Tickets $14, $12 for seniors and youth, $7 for children.

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Summer in Downtown Duncan has been wonderful as usual . . . the flowering hanging baskets, live music in the park, iced coffees at a café, fresh produce at the Duncan Farmers’ Market, locally-made one-of-a-kind items in boutique shops . . . it’s hard to believe August is coming to a close and September is on the horizon!

It’s ‘back-to-school’ time in Downtown Duncan and our merchants are ready for you! Whether September means it’s time to hit the books or not, the approaching new season is a great opportunity to get a fresh start. Instead of driving out of town to other shopping centres, why not shop in Downtown Duncan?

Downtown truly has it all – clothes, shoes, school supplies, electronics, haircuts and much more! Your list may seem endless, but the merchants of Downtown Duncan are here to help!

Take a stroll down Craig Street and find Wall Street Clothing, The Garment District, Prudence, and Archer & Arrow where you can find all the latest styles. Head into VI Laser Centre & Accessories for the perfect accessories, and then into Cardino’s Shoes to complete your look from head to toe! Also find Fabrications and Sheer Essentials Lingerie & Swimwear on Kenneth Street, and Outlooks for Men, Martin’s Clothing, Shades’ Ladies Clothing and Lele Fashions on Station Street.

Remember that back-to-school shopping isn’t just for the kids!

Complete your look with a new haircut. Whether you just need a trim or are ready for a whole new ‘do’, a salon Downtown will be able to get you in style. The City Square Barber and the Jubilee Street Barber will freshen you up and the folks the Alley Cat Hair Design or Studio One Hair Professionals can tame your

children’s summer locks.

Need your computer serviced before the school year gets into full swing? Talk to the folks at Tinker’s Computers on Fourth Street or Seaside Computers on Queens Road.

Remember that second hand stores can be teaming with treasures. There are several of these great stores in Downtown Duncan. They may have just the item you are searching for!

Don’t forget about school supplies! Monks Office Supply can help you restock those pencil cases.

Downtown also has wonderful bookstores. Stop into Gallowglass Books, Volume One Bookstore, or Ten Old Books for some great reads.

Once your shopping is complete, treat yourselves to a delicious lunch at one of the many fantastic eateries Downtown. There is something for everyone. Try the sandwiches at The Station Street Café or the lunch crepe at the Crepevine on Jubilee Street.

Island Bagel is always a favorite stop, or the JIMgerbread Café on Canada Avenue.

Shop locally and support local businesses! Save gas and avoid line-ups! Spend that extra time you’ll save outside enjoying the final days of summer holidays. See you in Downtown Duncan!

New Faces, New Places DANJI JAPANESE RESTAURANT Have you eaten at Danji Japanese Restaurant on the corner of Ingram Street and Canada Avenue yet? This Korean/Japanese grill opened this past spring. Danji is proud to offer a wide variety of unique dishes. With over 100 items on their menu, there is something for everyone’s taste! In the mood for sushi? Or how about a new Korean dish you have never had the opportunity to try? Danji is open Monday through Saturday from 11am to 9pm and also offers take-out.

THE SPINNING NINNY BOUTIQUE The Spinning Ninny has recently expanded from the quaint little seaside shop in Cowichan Bay to a magical nook between the Duncan Garage and Ray’s Antiques on Duncan Street. Spinning Ninny Boutique and Imagination Station now has twice the space for all the local treasures and craft time fun for all ages.

Check out the one-of-a-kind selection of clothing, jewelry, art and collectables made by local designers from around the corner and across BC, or make your own funky and unique creations at the Imagination Station, “your neighbourhood location for creation!”

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The new tourismcowichan.com was officially launched earlier this summer to attract the eye of the discerning traveller.

“Designed to capture the attention of our ideal traveller, www.tourismcowichan.com is filled with evocative imagery, compelling text and strong calls to action,” a media release states. “The site will function as a trip planning tool reaching both long and short haul markets, and as a valuable resource for local and regional residents. The

mobile-friendly design ensures tourists can access full information regardless of what device they are using.”

The award-winning Once Upon A Day Cowichan plays off the slogan “Everything Looks Better From Here” and multiple photos from throughout the region.

“Creating a new, stand-alone website was one of the top goals of the 201015 Tourism Plan, and this has been accomplished with the support and direction of the Tourism Cowichan Council,” economic development manager Geoff Millar says in a media release.

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COMMAND, Andrew (Andy) We sadly announce the passing of Andrew John Command, August 12th (19322014). He was a real character with a big heart and those who knew him will miss him greatly.

He is missed by his wife, Lillian; children - Rene (Karen), Michael (Willa), Chris (Bonnie).

He adored and was so proud of his grandchildren Kieran, Charlotte, Sarah, and, Rylan.

Andy was a Merchant Marine, Korean Vet, iron-worker, devoted hockey dad, mushroom picker, arm-chair government critic, and, a big softy who broke the mold. Andy--you went too soon--we weren’t ready--don’t hassle the angels too much.

Watch over us ‘till we see you again.

There was a celebration of Andy’s life at Sands Funeral Chapel, 187 Trunk Road, Duncan on Tuesday 19th August at 1pm.

Condolences may be offered online at www.sandsduncan.ca.

SANDS of DUNCAN 250-746-5212 DRUMMOND, Theresa Frances On August 20, 2014, Theresa Frances Drummond (nee Goodwin), known to most as “Terry�, heroically ended her long ordeal with cancer. Born on Dec. 26, 1935, she grew up in Victoria and recalled many fond memories of her time attending St. Ann’s Academy.

She studied at Seattle University and graduated as a medical laboratory technologist at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Victoria. She practised her profession at the Vancouver General Hospital and also at the Victoria General Hospital in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Terry devoted much of her life to raising her four daughters and supporting her husband through his extensive career. She served Canada well in her diplomatic role – she was an accomplished international hostess, preparing exquisite gourmet meals for her guests, many of whom were from embassies all over the world. Terry’s engaging personality and charm meant many of these same guests also became her friends. She was actively and faithfully dedicated to her country, and to her church through music, as a choir director and organist at St. Peter’s Parish in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia and as a CWL member at St. Edward’s Parish in Duncan, B.C. Terry’s cooking, sparkling wit and quiet example of service to others will be greatly missed by her husband Tom, her four daughters Kathy (Ian), Susan, Lois, and Lisa (John) as well as her four grandchildren. Special thanks go to Dr. Roy Gilbert and the nursing staff at Cowichan District Hospital for the level of compassionate care they provided during Terry’s illness.

A funeral Mass will be held at St. Edward’s Parish on Monday, Aug 25th, 2014 at 11 a.m. with a reception to follow. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Canadian Cancer Society or St. Edward’s Parish.

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Guindon, Fernande nee, Delongchamp Passed away on August 19, 2014 at Cowichan District Hospital. She was predeceased by her husband Clifford in 1983; brothers Romeo, Albert, Arthur and sister Georgette (Lafrance).

Fernande is survived by her brothers Jean, Claude and Leo; sisters Jeanne (Marcotte), Theresa, Anita (Bisaillon) and Yvonne (Gouin) as well as sons Yvon (Barb), Claude (Tina) and Theodore (Chris) and daughters Claire (Robert Vey) and Rose; 15 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren, 3 great great grandchildren.

A Graveside Service will be held on Monday, August 25th at 1:00 PM at Mountain View Cemetery, Duncan, BC. In lieu of flowers please make a donation to the charity of your choice.

Online condolences may be made at www.hwwallacecbc.com

H.W. Wallace 5285 Polkey Rd. 250-701-0001 Herbert Hugh Hlady September 15, 1941August 17, 2014 “I make my stand/ And remain as I am/ and bid farewell and not give a damn.� – Dylan Herb is survived by his wife of 52 years, Lorraine Hlady, his daughters Kim Bernasky (Carl) and Barbara Stoochnoff (Walter) and the grandsons who made him so very happy and proud: Calvin and Clayton Bernasky and Nicholas, Tyson and Donovan Stoochnoff. The rest of his very loving extended family is spread mostly throughout the Western provinces.

A man of many interests, Herb will probably be best remembered in the Cowichan Valley as a rabidly avid antique collector and a passionate, Bob Dylan-spouting English teacher.

After family and collecting, there was nothing Herb loved more than good food, good music and good people. Our gatherings will no longer be complete. But he went, in the end, exactly as he’d hoped, sliding “gently into that good night.�

Herb’s family is grateful for all the compassionate care of the amazing nursing staff at Cowichan General hospital. Special thanks to Dr. Manhas for his many years of patient support.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Canadian Cancer Society or your own special charity.

Come join us for a Celebration of Life on Friday, August 29th at 2pm at Duncan Community Lodge, 2244 Moose Road, Duncan.

Your Community, Your ClassiďŹ eds.

Call 1-855-310-3535

LOST AND FOUND COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS HAPPY THOUGHTS In Memory of Cecil Smithson DAD, If tears could build a stairway, And memories could build a lane, We would walk up to Heaven, And bring you home again.

Remembering you is easy, We do it everyday, And missing you is something, That will never go away.

We love you now, always and forever, Debbie, Diane, Mike, Brenda and special daughter in-law Sandy, grandchildren and great grandchildren.

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ST. JUDE, O HOLY ST. JUDE Apostle and Martyr, great in virtue and rich in miracles, near Kinsman of Jesus Christ, faithful intercessor of all who invoke your special patronage in time of need. To you I have recourse from the depth of my heart and humbly beg to whom God has given such great power to come to my assistance. Help me in my present urgent petition. In return I promise to make your name known and cause you to be invoked. Say three Our Fathers, three Hail Marys and Glorias. Publication must be promised. St. Jude pray for us and all who invoke your aid, AMEN. This Novena, has never been known to fail and must be said for nine consecutive days and repeat three times.

S.E.

FUNERAL HOMES

FUNERAL HOMES

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TRAVEL 20 Day Panama Cruise April 2015 from 2243. Call Cathy 250-510-7577

CHILDREN CHILDCARE AVAILABLE

H.W. Wallace

HIGH-QUALITY infant & toddler care in my home. 30 yrs exp. In Duncan. 250-510-0203

Cremation & Burial Centre Inc

â—† Affordable cremation and burial options including natural services â—† Bronze & granite headstones â—† Pre-arrangements

MISSING & LOST: from Somenos Hall, a red fishing tackle box which contains numerous TOPS pins & charms.

They have no commercial value, but mean a great deal to the ladies who earn them. If found please return them, no questions asked. Sandra 250746-6119

CHILDCARE WANTED LIVE-IN NANNY for family of 4 is req. Min Wage. Flex days off. Email, mgiri@shaw.ca

Harold

250-701-0001

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

NEW LOCATION: 5285 Polkey Road.

M’AKOLA Housing Society Nanaimo seeking REGIONAL PROPERTY MANAGER. Visit makola.bc.ca. DEADLINE: Sept 8, 2014 @ midnight

Email: hwwallace@shawbiz.ca www.hwwallacecbc.com Locally Owned & Operated

DRIVERS/COURIER/ TRUCKING

COUNTRY CABS is looking for drivers. Class 4 Drivers Licence req’d. 250-746-9957

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

Sunshine passes, shadows fall; Love’s remembrance outlasts all.

FOODSAFE AT Island Savings Centre, Aug. 23rd & Sept. 20th courses 8:30-4:30 $75. 250746-4154 www.saferfood.ca

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FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS ANNIVERSARIES

HELP WANTED

TRADES, TECHNICAL PACIFIC ENERGY PRODUCTION WORKERS / MIG WELDERS Pacific Energy, a leading manufacturer of quality wood and gas stoves, has immediate openings for production metal workers and welders thanks to increased demand for new products.

Competitive wage rates, a comprehensive benefits program fully paid by the company are all reasons to consider a career at Pacific Energy.

Please deliver your resume in person to 2975 Allenby Rd, Duncan, BC. To the attention of Chuck Richardson or come in and ďŹ ll out an application form.

APARTMENT/CONDO MANAGER TRAINING

WORK WANTED

• Certified Home Study Course • Jobs Registered Across Canada • Gov. Certified www.RMTI.ca / 604.681.5456 or 1.800.665.8339

HELP WANTED An Alberta Oilfield Company is hiring experienced dozer and excavator operators, meals and lodging provided. Drug testing required. 1-(780)7235051.

To apply email: lorne.winship@ paciďŹ c-homes.com http://paciďŹ ctruss.com http://paciďŹ c-homes.com No phone calls please!

%NDLESSĂ– */"Ă–OPPORTUNITIES

AUCTIONS

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

FOR SALE BY OWNER

FOR SALE BY OWNER

LA PETITE AUCTION HOUSE 9686 Chemainus Road, Chemainus, B.C. Next Auction action: SUNDAY, AUG. 24, 1-3PM Viewing same morning 11am-1pm.

Partial list: Painter’s easel, chairs, wall art, dishes, table & chairs, trunks, pin-up girl posters, new wool carpet, 1800s dresser, oddities, dolls, & much, much, more!

Need cash? to consign call (250)701-2902 and ask for Dawn or send email to: dawngeddie@gmail.com

HERITAGE PAWN BARGAINS!

755 Marchmont Rd, Duncan.

1511 sq ft adult oriented patio home. 3 BDRM, 2 BA, lrg kitchen w/ eating area, separate dining room, laundry, single garage + extra prkg space.

New floors & paint throughout.

Bare land strata detached home (only $125.00 Annually). $304,900. 250-746-7706

EMPTY NEST, Ready to downsize, Bank your Equity?

A beautifully renovated Manufactured Home for sale in desirable Evergreen Place MHP $89,900. Private yard, close to hospital, a 55+ community with pets welcomed. Manufactured Home Communitiesaffordable, friendly, secure and peaceful housing. Call 250246-8318.

WHY RENT at this price? $184,900. 3 bdrm Townhouse in quiet setting close to Cowichan Commons, Forest Museum and facing Mt. Prevost.

Newly re-furbished and ready to occupy. Call John at (250)385-6993.

HELP WANTED

HELP 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

430 Whistler, Duncan

250-746-9810

heritagepawnbrokers.com KILL BED Bugs & Their Eggs!

Buy Harris Bed Bug Killer Complete Treatment Program or Kit. Available: Hardware Stores, Buy Online: homedepot.com

FRIENDLY FRANK

REAL ESTATE

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available.

1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/ newspaper?

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ACREAGE APPROX. 12 acres, South sloping property with 3 road frontage, oceanview. Two titles, 8.5 acres adjoining 3.5 acres in tourist oriented Sooke. Some areas well treed.

Quick sale anticipated. $4.8 million.

Reasonable offers considered. Please contact revert@shaw.ca to arrange viewing

INFORMATION

INFORMATION

to join our team.

A strong energetic individual who wants to produce an excellent quality product and who has a proven good work history will be considered for employment.

We offer a comprehensive benefit package and competitive wages.

Interested applicants should apply in person to Frank, weekdays between 9:00am & 4:30pm:

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Quality Brand Name Windshield Replacement Windshield Replacement Windshield Replacement and Professional Chip Repair • Auto • Home • Business and Repair Family Owned & Operated

Wescon 5120 Polkey Road Duncan, BC Justin 11 yrs exp

Lucas Gov’t Certified 9 yrs exp

Mike 10 yrs exp Ralph Gov’t Certified 38 yrs exp

250-746-4824

186 Ingram St., Duncan Fax: 250-746-4642

FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

CELEBRATIONS

CELEBRATIONS

Sharon is Retiring!

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After 26 years as Deli Manager at The Old Farm Market, Sharon is going to retire.

We wish you many years of health and happiness!

You will be missed!

COMING EVENTS

CONCENTI MALE VOICE CHOIR Mondays 7:00-8:30 and CONCENTI WOMEN’S CHOIR Wednesdays 7:00-8:30 Season runs September to early May More info: Call 250-597-0114

HELP WANTED

Stacie

Weekend Cook

at our complex for seniors.

Sat. Sun and stats 12:30-6:30pm , Ideal for someone who just wants to work weekends! Must be able to work independently.

Resumes to L. Fonck, Wedgwood House, 256 Government Street, Duncan V9L 1A4, or wedgwood@novapacific.ca.

CAREER SERVICES/ JOB SEARCH

LESSONS/TRAINING

PRODUCTION WORKER

COMING EVENTS

Routers, Biscuit Joiners.

Beige swivel arm chair, good shape. $75. 250-748-6740

PETS We are looking to hire a

Vintage Marantz HD880 towers, Brand New air conditioner, Cordless drill sets,

KILL ROACHES! Buy Harris Roach Tablets.

Eliminate Bugs- Guaranteed. No Mess, Odorless, Long Lasting.

Available at Ace Hardware & The Home Depot.

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We thank all applicants in advance for applying; only those candidates shortlisted for an interview will be contacted.

REAL ESTATE

UNDER $400

This position is subject to a Collective Agreement. Rate of pay ranges from $14.00 to $21.45 per hour.

REAL ESTATE

MOVING SALEbed/sofa, $150. Leather sofa, $300.

Computer desk, $100.

250)743-6515.

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PaciďŹ c Homes - PaciďŹ c Truss is looking for Production Assemblers for their Cobble Hill Truss and Wall plants. Under the direct supervision of the Production Supervisor, they will be responsible for building roof truss and wall assemblies. CSA Approved footwear and High School diploma or (GED) required.

Previous experience in carpentry/framing preferred but will train the right candidates.

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

TEACHERS PARKSIDE ACADEMY SOCIETY is looking for fully educated and licensed Early Childhood Educators. F/T and P/T positions available. Please send resume and license to parksidesoc@gmail.com or call 250-746-1711 for details.

INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR SCHOOL. NO Simulators. In-the-seat training. Real world tasks.

Weekly start dates. Job board!

Funding options.

SignUp online! iheschool.com 1-866-399-3853

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

Tori

www.dobsonsglass.com Email: dobsonsglass@telus.net

HELP WANTED

Dog House Restaurant

NOW HIRING!

CAREER SERVICES/ JOB SEARCH

Youth Employment Mentorship Program September 2014 I can’t get a job because I have no experience!

I can’t get experience because I don’t have a job!

Community Options Society is running a new preemployment program for youth 15-30 years, that helps to develop skills, build confidence and provides the tools necessary to secure employment. The program includes a 7 week work placement. • The program runs Sept 22, 2014 to Dec 19, 2014 Mon-Fri 9 am to 3 pm • Participants are paid minimum wage while attending • Contact 250-748-0232 We have a limited number of spaces available for the program. Please contact us as soon as possible so we can determine your eligibility and set up an interview.

The Government of Canada has contributed funding to this initiative

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Full time experienced

LINE COOK

• Competitive Wages •Excellent Benefits Package Apply in person to 217 Trans Canada Hwy. Duncan or email to doghse@telus.net

CONTROLLER

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OPERATIONS SUPERINTENDENT Cowichan Bay

GRAPPLE YARDER OPERATOR Holberg

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Detailed job postings can be viewed at

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We offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive beneÄts package.

If you believe that you have the skills and qualiĂ°cations, and want to experience the special West Coast lifestyle reply in conĂ°dence to: Human Resources Department Facsimile: 1.866.840.9611 Email: resumes@westernforest.com

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REAL ESTATE

REAL ESTATE

REAL ESTATE

RENTALS

RENTALS

RENTALS

RENTALS

FOR SALE BY OWNER

FOR SALE BY OWNER

HOUSES FOR SALE

APARTMENT/CONDO

APARTMENT/CONDO

APARTMENT/CONDO

HOMES FOR RENT

SHAWNIGAN LAKE- 2 bdrm condo. Cable & hydro incld’d.

NS/NP. $700/mo. Avail Sept 1 on. Call 250-743-6966.

COWICHAN BAY: Cute & cozy updated character farm home on 1 acre, available Sep. 3 BDRM, 2 BA, sm pet ok. $1,200/mo. 250-710-2630

DUNCAN: FOR SALE BY OWNER 1423 sq.ft. 3 bedroom, 2 bath Rancher with double garage, on mainly level 0.24 acre lot, by small quiet cul-de-sac at Coronation Hill.

Asking $350,000. 250-7151376 OPEN HOUSE: Weekends 1-4 pm. 2978 Tower Ridge Rd. Custom home with legal suite, gourmet kitchen, 3 bdrms, 3 bths, rec rm, den, heat pump, fenced & landscaped. Plus 1 bdrm fully self-cont’d legal suite. $515,900. 250-710-1947

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OPEN HOUSE: Weekends 1-4pm 5887 Stonehaven Drive. Perfect location, exceptional design, quality finishing, 2 bdrms+ den, 2.5 bath, open concept, oak floors, custom kitchen, s/s appl’s, super-sized rec room, woodstove, covered deck, large RV space. Beautiful, new custom home with king-size value for only $364,500. (250)710-1947.

ALL YOU NEED IN PRINT AND ONLINE www.bcclassiďŹ ed.com

OPEN HOUSE: Sat., Aug. 23, 10 am - Noon. MLS#336903.

Pemberton Holmes realtor, Gary Bazuik, attending. Large family home on .88 acres. 3-5 bdrms, 3 bath; formal dining room, etc. Well landscaped, large in-ground pool, hot tub, and huge games court for tennis, basketball, and street hockey. RV parking, excellent schools, nearby golf course and riding stables. 40 mins to Victoria, 12 mins to Duncan.

Reduced to $529,900 with early possession possible.

Keeling Place in Cobble Hill.

LOTS COMMERCIAL LOT in fringe area of Duncan core 89 x 57ft $129,000. 250-247-7208

RECREATIONAL PROPERTY

Garage Sales #ALLĂ– Ă–TOĂ–PLACEĂ–YOURĂ–GARAGEĂ–SALEĂ– ADĂ–ANDĂ–RECEIVEĂ–&2%%Ă–BALLOONS Ă–INVENTORYĂ–ANDĂ–TIPĂ– SHEETSĂ–ANDĂ–BRIGHTĂ–GARAGEĂ–SALEĂ–SIGNSĂ–

GARAGE SALES

GARAGE SALES

CHEMAINUS- MORE than a Garage Sale- MULTI-FAMILY including Artisan and hand made items, artist supplies, renovation items, 2 Jen-Air cook tops, oven, dryer, 50 years of collectibles, bedroom suite, books, plant sale- 1 gallon Rhodos 2/$15. Iris- 2/$5.

So big must run sale for 3 days! Fri, Aug 22, 1-6pm. Sat, Aug 23, 8-? Deep discount Sunday, Aug 24, 9-?pm.

9509 Gordon Rd, right turn off Bare Point Road.

DUNCAN: Sat Aug 23, 8-2.

5872 Chesterfield Ave. Multi family, No early birds. Women’s, baby & toddler clothes, baby items & toys, household.

CHEMAINUS- SUNDAY, Aug 24, large Antique/Collectible parking lot/car boot sale at Hwy Antique Emporium - Hwy #1 at Henry Road, 8am-3pm.

- Come Fill Your Boot COBBLE HILL- 4224 Douglas vale, (access Cowichan Bay Rd from the TCH then on to Shearing Rd) Sat, Aug 23, 8:30-12:30.

Baby clothing, toys, collectibles, art, and household.

Cobble Hill: Something for everyone. Early birds welcome! Tools. Fresh cantaloupes. Sat, Aug 23, 9am-3p.

4080 Balsam Dr, Cherry Point.

DUNCAN: Sat Aug 23, 8am3pm Moorfield Rd. Lots of paperback book and tons of junk!

DUNCAN: Sat Aug 23 (9am1pm) & Sun Aug 24 (9amnoon), 1655 Maple Bay Rd. Lots of items -- no early birds!

ESTATE SALE Complete contents of entire house & garage to be sold.

Tonight: Garage @ 4:30 House @ 5:00 Saturday @ 9am Sunday @ 10am 9981 Victoria Rd Chemainus

* All local, in COWICHAN!

DUNCAN: 5830 Wilson Ave (by hospital) Sat Aug 23, 9am1pm.

Great collectables, household & small furniture.

DUNCAN- 6817 Kensington Rd, Sat, Aug 23, 8-2pm. John Deere lawn mower attachments, old John Deere, household items....

MULTI Family Garage Sale Saturday Aug 23rd 8am - 3pm 5412 Lanchaster Rd., Duncan Lots of Good Stuff !

Saltair: Grandad’s Final Garage Clearance! 3629 Shannon Dr. Aug. 22 & 23 9am - 2 pm. Table saw, building materials, nuts, bolts & srew drawers, tools, PVC & AVC pipes.

Glass fronted cabinet. Lots of misc items! Thanks to all those who came to our 2-day July garage sale - It was a great success! No earlybirds, Thank you.

YOUBOU: 3-family sale! Wine equip, drafting table, furniture, good clothing & more! Sat Aug 23, 9am-2pm. 10551 Cypress

(250)732-1839 APARTMENTS FURNISHED

SHAUGHNESSY ~ GARDENS ~

DUNCAN (8 km north) Studio apt, furnished, on 8 acres.

Laundry, satellite, heat, hydro. $575. N/S. (250)748-1310.

3251 Cowichan Lake Rd.

Clean 1 & 2 bdrm units.

Full size fridge, stove & dishwasher. Carpet & linoleum, window coverings, fireplace. Quiet, well maintained bldg with elevator & sauna. Pet friendly. Close to schools & Hospitals.

CALL TO VIEW 250.710.7515 250.748.3412

MILL BAY waterfront- Near shopping centre, furnished bachelor suite, above garage.

NS/NP, $700. utils incld’d.

Call (250)743-5199.

COTTAGES

www.meicorproperty.com

SPRINGRIDGE MANOR 1 bdrm suite in clean quiet building close to Beverly Corners & University. $625.

Includes heat & hot water.

Available September 1

Call Harold

HALLS

HALLS

Hall Rentals Freshly Painted Hall 300 Person Capacity Large Kitchen Available Wet Bar with Ice & Popguns Centrally Located

Duncan Eagles 2965 Boys Rd. Call Dave with Questions 250-746-5611 TRADES, TECHNICAL

CENTRAL LOCATION, Bach, 1 & 2 bdrms, balcony, F/S, heat & hot water (1 bldg only), parking, pet considered, $550$850/mo. Call 250-748-7764 DUNCAN, 1-BDRM ground floor condo, 5 appl’s, large patio, N/P, N/S. $750./mo Avail Sept. 1st (250)709-5721.

DUNCAN CONDO

Quiet 2 bedroom, top floor, bright corner unit with deck.

New flooring, new kitchen appliances, freshly painted.

Wood burning fireplace, lots of storage, in-suite W/D, F/S, dishwasher.

Close to town, on bus route.

Non-smoker. No pets.

Available Sept 1 $850/mo.

References required.

1-250-818-0678

MAPLE GROVE APTS~ 3271 Cowichan Lake Rd 2 Bedroom apartments & 3 Bedroom Townhomes *Heat & Hot water included *Family oriented *Clean & quiet *Renovated units *Indoor Pets welcome *Onsite Laundry Facilities

Call (250) 710-7515 to view www.meicorproperty.com Meicor Properties Chemainus: Lockwood Villa.

Well kept bldg, 1 bdrm $650 incl heat & hot water, available Sept. 1st. N/S, 1 small pet welcome. 250-246-1033. www.meicorproperties.com

Calling all Experienced and Inexperienced

Our Residential & City infrastructure Cannot be built without YOU! Ladysmith: Sat. Aug. 23, 8-3, #43 - 658 Alderwood Drive. Art & carvings by local artists and much more.

Call Harold

1-BDRM SUNNY Patio suite.

Avail now. $775. inclds utils & covered prkg. Furnished if desired. Call (250)246-4999.

Enthusiasts!

CROFTON: 1568 Morgan St., Aug. 23rd and 24th, 10-2pm.

Household goods, knickknacks, etc...

DUNCAN: 2348 Seine Road, Sat Aug 24, 9am-2pm. Medi scooter, walker, Paslode flooring stapler, chainsaw, tool boxes, new generator, compressor, skillsaw, various pwr tools, oil radiater heaters, etc.

(250)746-6442

www.theroyalalexander.ca

(250)732-1839

TRADES, TECHNICAL

1 studio suite in clean quiet building close to Beverly Corners & University. $550 Includes heat & hot water.

Available September 1st

2575 Alexander St., Duncan

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SPRINGRIDGE MANOR

Royal Alexander Apts

IRONWORKER – REBAR INSTALLER

COWICHAN BAY: Household sale Quality household items, artwork, furniture, small electronics, jewellery, etc., etc., etc.

Sat., Aug 23 at 8:30-2:30 1922 Falcon Crescent

DUNCAN: 120 Campbell Pl (off Trunk @ Campbell), Sat Aug 23, 8am-3pm. Multi-family, lots of collectables, tools, sm appl’s, china, craft stuff, patio cushions, reel mower, household items & lots more!

Quiet & Secure Overlooks lovely gardens.

Seniors Welcome!

GARAGE SALES * Great bargains

Cowichan Bay: 4510 Chestnut Rd, off Cherry Pt Rd, near 4 ways, Sat, Aug 23, 9-1pm.

Mostly young girls clothes and toys... something for everyone.

CUL de Sac Sale, Cedar Glen Place, Cowichan Bay. Children’s toys, books, household items. Rain cancels. Aug. 23 9:00-2:00.

FREE: (purchaser to pay all transferring costs). Nanoose Bay; Pacific Shores Resort timeshare. 2 weeks mid season float (red). 2 bdrm, 2 bath, 2 gas F/P. 1430 sq ft.

Call (250)748-0880.

1 & 2 BEDROOMS Renovated Apartments

Be part of building Vancouver Island’s landmark projects including the upcoming: Campbell River and Comox Hospitals

Come grow with us!

Check us out: www.lmsgroup.ca and Facebook

Contact us including your brief summary of interest & resume Quote: “VI-2014� in the subject line via e-mail: careers@lmsgroup.ca OR Fax: 1.604.572.6139 Due to our high volume of applications, only those who clearly outline the application requirements above will be contacted toward future screening.

No phone calls will be accepted (to be fair to all)

Meicor Properties Ladysmith: 1 bdrm starting at $700/mo. 2 bdrm 4th flr $860/mo Includes heat & hot water, small pets OK. Avail.

Aug 1st. 250-924-6966. www.meicorproperties.com

HOMES FOR RENT

COWICHAN BAY: 1 BDRM+ office, 1 bath & covered deck.

2 app’ls, woodstove & electric heat. Wood floors. N/S, N/P, ref req’d. $700 + utils. Avail Oct 1st. 778-422-2010 DUNCAN- 1 BDRM Cottage.

W/D, hardwood flrs. Recently reno’d with all new appls. Minutes from downtown. $895+ utils.

250-732-0854,(evenings) 250-737-1876 (daytime).

SHAWNIGAN LAKE- 1 bdrm w/ loft, furnished, appls, beach docks, Sept til June inclds cable and Shaw wi-fi. $700+ hydro. NS/NP. (604)307-5122.

SMALL STUDIO Cottage- with lovely yard, few steps to ocean & bus, open kitchen living rm, 3 appls, hardwood/slate floors, electric F/P, small bdrm + bath w/shower only, W/D on site.

N/S, N/P. no partiers. Ref’s. $650. inclusive. 250-246-9550

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES STONEHAVEN ESTATES: Duncan 4bdrm+den, lrg 1/2 duplex, 5appl, all hardwood. $1350 + util, N/S, small pet ok, by hospital. 778-980-7070

MISCELLANEOUS FOR RENT NEW AXER IPRO Projector, full high def. IDC-5100. Including all extras. Listed on Amazon for $4895. Will sell for $1000. obo. (250)749-3280.

MOBILE HOMES & PADS CROFTON- 2 bdrm, F/S, W/D, lrg deck, newly reno’d, $800.

Located in Family Mobile home park. By appt only! 250210-1006 cell or 250-246-1810

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Suicide squeeze play works out Don Bodger

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Forehands and backhands are performed with precision by players in the Kay Wilson Memorial Mixed Doubles Triple Knockout Tournament. Teammates Mike Nichol and Josee Paris are on top of their games in a match against Al Robinson and Debbie Harit.

A doubles tournament for the ages

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he South Cowichan Lawn Tennis Club set new guidelines for the Kay Wilson Memorial Mixed Doubles Triple Knockout Tournament and players loved it.

Expanding from the previous maximum of 32 entries to 40 proved hugely popular and even resulted in a waiting list.

The best part? Players of all ages could take part.

“Anyone can play in this one,’’ said tournament director Lynne Cowan. “We had juniors and we definitely had seniors.’’

And everyone else in between jumped on the chance to participate. The 20- to 35-year-olds are normally left out of the club’s tournament calendar of events.

“It mixes up the ages,’’ said Charles Ayers, another member of the tournament committee.

“It’s open to any mixed doubles team you can put together.

“One guy was playing with his mom.’’

Two duos actually came off the waiting list to play in the event when confirmed entries dropped out.

The club found it could easily handle the extra number of teams over the three days.

There was only a short blip

Friday on the schedule when rain interrupted play.

“We had five matches that weren’t on the grass,’’ said Cowan.

Three of those were played inside the tennis bubble at Arbutus Ridge and two on the South Cowichan hard courts. Otherwise, everything went ahead on the grass.

With 40 entries, it doesn’t break down as evenly as 32.

Four events were essentially created instead of three.

“It’s sort of like A, B, C, D,’’ said Ayers.

Todd King and Johane Mui were the winners of the Open or A event with a 6-3, 7-6 victory

over Nick O’Callaghan and Vera Butakova in the final.

Top place in the Open Plate or B level went to Brian Calvin and Holly Calvin following a 6-4, 6-1 triumph against Robert Mari and Natalia Saavedra in the final.

Daniel Jones and Tracy Stone captured top spot in the Open Special Plate category with a 6-1, 6-4 decision over the son-and-mom team of Julian Sparkes and Carola Daffner.

In the Open Consolation Plate final, the team of Matt Huhtala and Lillian Lamb defeated Fred Kwan and Denise Kwan 6-1, 4-6, 10-7 in a match that went the distance for a decision.

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In addition to auditioning all leading roles, on this date we will also be accepting applications from anyone wanting to participate in the show as a member of the men’s/ladies’ chorus or as part of our stage crew. We are looking for assistants in all departments, so there are plenty of opportunities to be involved on and off stage. The chorus of daughters, pirates and police will be selected at the first rehearsal in the fall.

SIMTS is a non-profit society dedicated to the preservation of live musical theatre and the introduction of stage/choral work to a whole new generation of performers, and as such we welcome new members of all experience levels.

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osses in their first two games at the provincial Bantam AA baseball championships in Burnaby put the Cowichan Valley Mustangs behind the eight ball and they couldn’t recover.

The Mustangs opened with an 11-8 defeat against the Vancouver Yankees and then fell 4-3 to Cloverdale.

“We knew at that point we had to win our last two and hope for some help,’’ said Tod LeSergent, one of the Mustangs’ coaches.

The Mustangs did their part and won the last two games, leading to a three-way tie for second place in their division. But that wasn’t enough.

“Under the tiebreaking rule, the Yankees moved on,’’ said LeSergent.

The team felt it had a great chance of contending for the title heading into the tournament.

“I think we were hugely disappointed,’’ said LeSergent.

The first outing, he said, was “a game we felt we should have won against Vancouver Yankees.’’

The Cloverdale game brought more of the same.

“We had chances to win that one as well,’’ LeSergent said.

The tournament at least ended on a high note with a 12-6 thumping of Rutland and an 8-7 extra-inning thriller over Burnaby.

The Mustangs attempted a squeeze play in the ninth inning with runners on second and third.

“The bunt was missed and it was a suicide squeeze,’’ said LeSergent.

Luckily, it all worked out and Tanner Cummings still managed to score the winning run.

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The salmon in Sooke best beware that Jay now has that extra time to pursue his passion.

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Valley swimming legends Eulah Varty and Colleen Nelson put themselves to the test in the World Masters Swimming Championships in Montreal.

Varty, 80, of Chemainus won silver medals in the 200- and 400-metre individual medleys. She placed in the top 10 in all her individual events, in-

cluding a sixth in the 200 breaststroke, fourth in the 100 fly and seventh in the 200 backstroke.

Nelson, 65, was born and grew up in Bermuda and swam for the Bermuda Masters’ Swim Team.

Nelson, who prefers sprint events, earned gold in the 50 breast, silver

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“Competition was fierce and I only clinched the gold in 50 breast by 16/100 of a second and third in 100 breast by 8/100 of a second,’’ Nelson noted.

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Smiley sprints to national glory in the 100 metres Too quick to catch: If not for Ontario’s Mariam Abdul-Rashid, locals would likely have won more

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here’s no magic formula for success at the Legion national youth track and field championships, but qualifying Cowichan Valley athletes possess the ingredients that make them a threat to win medals in every event.

Runners Taryn Smiley and Chicago Bains of Cowichan Secondary School and Queen Margaret’s School’s Madison Heisterman all made their appearances on the podium during this year’s event in Langley.

Determination and focus go a long way toward achieving lofty goals against the best of the best from across Canada.

Smiley reached her peak at precisely the right time and became the fastest girl in Canada running the 100 metres in U18, winning in a personal best 12.22. She also clocked 25.57 for second place in the 200 behind Ontario phenom Mariam Abdul-Rashid, who just returned from the world junior competition in Oregon.

Abdul-Rashid also played spoiler to Bains with wins in the 100- and 300-metre hurdles. Bains was second behind her in the 100 (13.98) and third in the 300 (42.98) but still obviously savoured those medal wins.

Karmyn Bains, Tyler Heisterman

Taryn Smiley, above, and right with Chicago Bains is the fastest U18 girl in Canada for the 100 metres after a personal best in the Legion youth nationals. Madison Heisterman, far right, of QMS put her stamp on the meet with a silver in the 800m.

Heisterman, meanwhile, took the silver in the 800 metres, moving up to U16 against girls a year older. She clocked 2:12.86, second only to Stride Ahead’s Victoria Tachinski, who ran 2:07.91.

Phenomenal performances by others from the valley didn’t yield medals but clearly put them in contention.

The entire weekend was hampered by swirling winds and strong headwinds, noted John May, who coaches some of the valley athletes.

He could only marvel at

Smiley’s efforts in the 100 in a very strong headwind in one of the most difficult events to win.

“I went into the finals really confident,’’ said Smiley.

Before the event, she said she was going to win. And Smiley delivered.

“I was in shock for a little bit,’’ she conceded. “I just ran the race relaxed and it all just came together.’’

In the 200, Smiley said she was not happy after her heat.

May noted a small tactical error put her in the lower half of the field for the final.

“I ended up in Lane 8,’’ said Smiley. “That is not the one

you want.’’

“We discussed the race plan to deal with this, and when the gun went, she executed one of the finest runs in the outside lane I have ever seen,’’ noted May. Smiley pushed to second behind Abdul-Rashid’s 25.15.

“She’s kind of a beast,’’ joked Smiley.

Bains was one of three sub-14 second runners in the 100 hurdles and all were in the middle of the track for the final.

May called it one of the most exciting races he had ever witnessed. “Understand that making the move to

100 hurdles from running 80 hurdles was very difficult, as it is for any young athlete, and in less than six months and very few races, Chicago has gone from just being able to do the race to actually being under 14 seconds in the race in one season.’’

Bains was true to form in the 300 final as well, leading at the halfway point when fatigue set in, but her time was a new personal best, down from 43.40.

Heisterman said she felt really strong going into her race.

“I stayed on pace and had to use my kick at just the right time in order to place second.’’

Casey Heyd tied for 15th

in the 100 metres, moving up nine spots — a great result considering she had just recovered from shin splints that kept her in physio for seven months of treatment and she only had three weeks to train for it.

Nicole Lindsay came 19th in the 400 metres.

Ben Williams hit his peak of 1.88 metres for sixth in the high jump with a great performance.

Sion Griffiths earned seventh in javelin (40.24m) and ninth in hammer (28.66m) for U16.

Luke Armstrong finished 12th in the U16 800 metres (2:06.39) and 18th in the 300 dash.

Hi-Balls lower the boom on competitors

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i-Balls hit their stride at the right time to soar to first place in the AllChicks slo-pitch

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High ball pitched by the Victoria Hi-Balls proves too tempting for Marianne Mann, as she takes a mighty swing at it.

tournament.

The Hi-Balls climbed from a fifth-place ranking in the round robin to the top with a 13-5 victory over T&W in an all-Victoria final Sunday at Glenora’s Waldon Park.

Ten teams were originally slated to compete, but one dropped out of the weekend event.

“Nine worked out even better because we had a three

o’clock final instead of 4:30 and everybody was happy,’’ said Joe DiLalla, a member of the Gord Closson Forest Products men’s fastball team organizing committee. “Everybody was happy.

They didn’t have to play at eight o’clock Sunday morning.’’

Shooters of Duncan topped the initial four-game round robin at 4-0. Four teams finished tied at 3-1 and had to sort out placings by run differential.

Clippy Fups were +18 for second, T&W was third at +15 in an extra head-to-head tiebreaker with Pitches Be Crazy, also at +15, and Hi-Balls were fifth at +8.

The sixth- through ninth-place

teams all played on the consolation side. Totos and Tatas edged Sistas 11-10 and Yo Mumma won 16-15 over Diamond Divas in a pair of exciting semifinals.

Totos and Tatas took the consolation final over Yo Mumma 20-9.

All those teams wound up playing five or six games overall, DiLalla pointed out.

In the A side playoffs, Hi-Balls beat Pitches Be Crazy. T&W then upended Clippy Fups 15-3 and Hi-Balls won the other semifinal over Shooters that determined the final qualifiers.

Most sportsmanlike team was the Clippy Fups. “They were there at the end and they sup-

ported the cause probably more than anyone else,’’ said DiLalla.

Funds raised were split between the Diamond Divas and a family in need of assistance.

Totos and Tatas were named the best dressed team.

“It all turned out good,’’ said DiLalla. “The weather was good, the games were good.’’

The Gord Closson Classic fall men’s oldtimers’ tournament begins Friday at Waldon Park, with 10 teams taking part this year.

Rangers meet Gord’s Geriatrics and Gators take on the Spartans in the 6:30 p.m. openers.

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owichan Bulldogs will soon be kicking off another season in the Vancouver Mainland Football League.

Doug (Opie) Williams is returning for a third season to coach the Midget division team.

“A lot of these guys I’ve been coaching for five years,’’ he said. “All the 18-yearolds, they’ve been with me all the way up from Bantam.

“They know what I want.’’

The Bulldogs lost a significant amount of talent to graduation and also some underagers have moved on to the junior or university football ranks. But Williams still expects to field a strong team.

“We’ve got a good core of returning players,’’ he said.

The Bulldogs open the regular season at home against Comox on Aug. 31.

It’s a bit difficult to field a full complement of players for practices at this juncture, with many still away on summer holidays.

“We’ve got some new players,’’ said Williams. “Numbers aren’t as high as I’d like.’’

Regular practices started Aug. 1. “Being summertime, the turnout is never good,’’ said Williams.

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Coach Opie Williams directs traffic during a Cowichan Football Association camp earlier this year. last school term.

“With the school strike, I wasn’t able to get into the schools and recruit new players,’’ he said.

But he has about seven making the jump from Bantam. “They’re a good group of players moving up,’’ said Williams.

Much of Williams’ coaching staff remains intact, with a couple of changes.

The league will have 11 teams again this season, with Victoria electing not to compete while Richmond and Cloverdale return after a hiatus.

Trent Jones will be coaching the Bantam team. The Cowichan Junior Bantams are also getting under way with season preparations under the direction of Tim Menzies.

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