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Duncan orders demolition of damaged building Old Red Balloon location: owner appealing council’s teardown order Peter W. Rusland

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The halls of Cowichan’s public schools remained empty yesterday after talks failed to resolve the ongoing labour dispute between the B.C. government and its teachers. Mediator Vince Ready spent two days with both sides on the weekend before determining they were too far apart for mediation. Each side released statements yesterday stating they are still committed to reaching a negotiated settlement.

Discovery brings sad end to seven-year-old missing man case Ron Carlow: Family grieves after body discovered on farm near Osoyoos Peter W. Rusland

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on Carlow is finally coming home. His cremated remains are being brought back to Cowichan, his grieving sister Loretta Copley said, lending some closure to seven long years of questions. Carlow’s body was found on a farm near Osoyoos in April after years of investigation by special police forces. It was eventually identified through metal

implanted during a hip replacement, Copley said, and the family was notified in July. “Seven years was a long time for our family; seven Christmases,” she said. “Ron was an amazing kid. He loved any sport: wake boarding, skiing, squash, and hockey. He had a great personality. He was a fabulous brother and uncle. He was just a kind soul.” Carlow, who attended Bench, Bonner, and Cowichan High schools, was 38 when he disappeared from Vancouver in June 2007. The police are still actively investigating the case, but Copley believes he was abducted. The Globe and Mail reported a sinister twist to the case in May of 2011. In the course of the Carlow investigation, police uncovered a cache of 32 guns, plus ammo and other weapons, used to guard an alleged

underground bunker containing a drug lab. RCMP investigation into that complex case continues, a Vancouver Police Department spokesman told the Leader on Tuesday, deferring further comment to the RCMP. Osoyoos Ron Carlow: RCMP were unavailable for comvanished June 2007 ment by press time. Coroner Barb McLintock said the B.C. Coroner’s Office’s investigation into Carlow’s death — listed as potentially suspicious — also continues, while his body was identified then released to his family. more on page 4

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Well-behaved tubers on the Cowichan River so far this summer have impressed Lake Cowichan Mayor Ross Forrest. The mayor told the News Leader Pictorial recently he’s happy with the comparatively low number of scofﬂaws littering and abusing the heritage river. “There have been far less complaints, but

there’s still the odd bad apple out there.” Forrest believed many bad apples were scared off during RCMP boat patrols along a river that has been plagued by trash tossed by trashmouth tubers in recent seasons. Now tubers and citizens are helping halt that disturbing trend of ignorant tubers. Their party trash, such as beer bottles and cans, was recent-

ly pulled from the river by stakeholders such as One Cowichan and Cowichan Tribes volunteers. “The tubing company here (Lake Cowichan) is trying to get customers and other people to police themselves,” added Forrest. “If someone is being ignorant, other tubers are saying things like ‘Do you mind? My kids are with me.’ That’s the way it should be.”

Spilled coffee sends carload to hospital Shawnigan Lake: Passenger still remains in intensive care

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river distraction from a spilled ice cappuccino Monday left a female passenger in critical condition with head trauma late Tuesday, Shawnigan Lake

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Bobby Singh is wondering if North Cowichan will consider renaming his street Banana Boulevard if he is able to harvest bananas for the ﬁrst time ever in his yard. “You don’t use chemicals; you just hope for Peter W. Rusland the best,” he said, noting grass clippings circling News Leader Pictorial the base keep the ground moist. Singh, 41, didn’t just begin growing bananas owichan could be the centre of on a whim. Canada’s banana belt, and home“I grew up with bananas at home in Fiji. We owner Bobby Singh may soon have had fields of bananas and sugar cane,” he said, the peels prove it. noting the hearty, tropical vegetable taro is also Once his three trees bear bananas growing in his garden. — during the Warm Land’s current drought — For the first couple of winters, plastic was the Gilanas Place resident aims to ask North draped on his trees to shield them from cold Cowichan council to rename his street Banana weather. Boulevard, where he and his south-facing gives bananas once in its life, then that’s it.” “It kept the frost away. Now these (tall, neighbours seemingly live in the tropics. Singh got one banana shoot from a neighbour mature) trees don’t need anything on them in “If we have too long a summer, we’ll be eating four years ago. winter.” bananas in another two months,” said Fiji-born He planted it in a hole measuring four feet But Singh’s bunch of banana trees aren’t simSingh, unaware of Cowichan folks growing eddeep and three feet wide, filled with organic soil ply friendly foliage; they could sprout profits. ible bananas before. and grass clippings, then watered it daily. “Next year, I’ll start selling (bananas and “And some people I know in Vancouver have His first tree now stands about 15 feet. He leaves),” he said, welcoming calls from Cohad a banana tree for 15 years, and they’ve used a shoot from that tree cluster to plant his wichan’s crop of organic chefs to buy the fruits never had a flower yet.” second cluster two years ago — then a third, in of his shoots. But Singh’s tallest tree has produced about 40 his backyard, a year ago. Singh was clearly proud of his trees. tree shoots, and has a flower that could yield “The root travels then other shoots pop out.” $ “You won’t see banana trees this big anybananas soon. They’re all healthy with new shady foliage where.” “A tree that gets bananas will then die. It only unfurling.

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The city, Faulkner and their insurance firms have been trying to determine blame for three events that allegedly rendered the building unusable: a hit by a city snow plow during a 2009 blizzard; water damage to the structure’s wooden foundation; and alleged damage done during Craig Street revitalization work. In June, a News Leader Pictorial feature reported downtown merchants were frustrated repairs were taking far too long, leaving the structure an eyesore that’s driving business away. Some blamed Duncan council for foot-dragging and failing to fast-track legal and insurance glitches preventing renovations to the building, which is prominently located at the Craig Street corner. Recent talks had involved city lawyers and the Municipal Insurance Association of B.C., plus legal counsel and insurance agents representing owner Faulkner. “There’s no question it’s an eyesore. I have nothing but compassion for business people downtown,” said Faulkner. The former Duncan Business Improvement Area president, sold her Red Balloon toy shop business — now operating at 158 Craig — in 2012. Look for updates at cowichannewsleader.com.

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Aron Elaschuk says his left leg aches after his Harley Davidson’s mishap with a pickup truck Aug. 11 along Boys Road.

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fee just south of Duncan, police said. Cowichanian Elaschuk, 37, suffered what his father, Larry, said were injuries to his left leg at the corner where Boys branches onto a service road beside Budget Rent-A-Car. His ride collided with a blue Dodge pickup whose driver appeared to be unhurt at the scene. The truck was west on Boys and making a left turn onto the service road when it hit the rear of the bike, police said. The truck driver, also 37, from Duncan, was charged with failing to yield to a vehicle and received a ticket violation, Cpl. Dion Klassen said. The truck driver’s name was not released.

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otorcyclist Aron Elaschuk is on the mend, but his bike has lost its glide after a recent accident on

Boys Road. “My leg still aches,” the Duncan Serious-Coffee manager, and 2009 Harley Davidson owner, told the News Leader Pictorial Wednesday. ‘’I have no idea about my bike (damages). It’s possible frame damage.” That damage happened Aug. 11 when his Harley collided with a pickup truck on Boys Road, near Serious Cof-

decision in the case of a valley physiotherapist charged with 21 counts of alleged sexual assault could happen next month, Crown counsel says. Leah Fontaine said Tuesday Judge Keith Bracken will fix a date Sept. 22 for his ruling on suspect Campbell Crichton’s Duncan court case that recently spanned five weeks of court time. “It’s safe to say there’s 12 or 13 counts the judge could convict on,” Fontaine told the News Leader Pictorial. “The judge must decide if there’s similar-fact evidence

Carlow death still under active investigation from page 1

Copley described her brother as smart, and the closure as bittersweet. “For me and my sister, it’s reliving the whole thing again,” she said of sibling, Pamela Thomson. “The police don’t know what happened. Did Ron meet the wrong people? Perhaps.” Still, closure for Copley and her family started the instant the phone rang July 4, and she checked caller ID. “’I knew as soon as I saw ‘unknown caller’ that it was the VPD,” she said of dealing closely for so long with VPD officers handling her younger brother’s case. “I went to Vancouver to meet with the RCMP the next week; it was surreal.” “At least now my brother’s being cremated, and we can bring him home — some families don’t get that. It’s horrible,” Copley said.

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upside-down plane. escape by winding a window down. Jacques calmed the soggy but unhurt Still, he reckoned the pilot — believed pilot, then began towing his plane to the to be from Victoria and in his 60s — was yacht club. luckily not injured or killed. An RCMP boat arrived to tug it to the Police had not released the pilot’s name, bay’s government dock — from where it nor any facts about the wreck, as of press was eventually barged away for federal time. investigation into the exact cause. The shaken pilot declined to comment on Jacques reported seeing the private scene about this ordeal. Cessna practising landing and taking off in Jacques worried there could be a repeat a safe area. performance of a bay plane crash — or “He did five perfect ones, and the six one collision with a boat — given the number was a little rough,” he understated. “He of daily commercial flights. stuffed a sponson (pontoon).” “They (planes) should be on the other The airman apparently had taken a train- (Paddy’s) side of the bay because boats are ing course about getting out of a topsycoming in and out. turvy plane, Jacques noted of Tuesday’s Whether “Itbuilding gets risky asometimes.” new home or simply

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There are no easy answers to school dispute BCTF strike: Catalyst needed to ﬁnd common ground, or this dispute could be long and ugly

his morning marks another of many days of uncertainty for parents, teachers and all involved with the B.C. education system. And we’re willing to wager the entrenched positions in the ongoing teachers’ dispute mean that uncertainty will linger for a while. The government is correct that it was elected with a mandate to keep costs under control, and that it can’t justify a labour deal that includes massive cost increases inconsistent with the other labour deals it has No obvious signed. The teachers are correct that crowdsolution in ed classrooms are detrimental to kids, sight to satthat they have had their salaries frozen most of that time period and that a isfy both sides for B.C. Liberal investment into education is needed in order to reduce the slide of the past decade or so. Bridging the gap between those two credible positions will clearly be difficult, and the process won’t be made any easier by the distaste each side appears to have for the other. Thus far, each side has been focused on its own concerns. In order to make some progress, there needs to be an acknowledgement of a fault in the system and a mutual effort to start addressing that fault. What the catalyst will be to start both sides down that path is unclear. Certainly, there are few better equipped than veteran mediator Vince Ready to find it. If he remains unable to supply the answer, you probably aren’t going to find it here either. We just hope it can be found somewhere in the near future, or the fallout for kids and families will be take a very long time to overcome.

We say:

The good and the bad of this week in Cowichan This we don’t

This we like

The idea that there is a mini banana harvest happening in Cowichan, likely as a result of our exceptionally sunny summer, is a nice coda as most of the region gears up for fall. Whether it is a blip, or the sign of summers to come is an interesting question that probably should be the subject of more serious discussion. But right now, it’s put a smile on our faces.

Bobby Singh and his banana tree.

More than one hero needed to protect water supply Maeve Maguire

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tage-three water restrictions came out last month. No watering lawns, no washing cars, no filling hot tubs. Residents living in even-numbered houses can brush their teeth on days of the week beginning with the letter T; oddnumbered houses may only wash one load of laundry per week. Ice buckets over heads may not contain potable water—even if it comes from the toilet. OK, maybe it has yet to reach the point of the previous paragraph, but news of water crises have become increasingly alarming. It’s no wonder we’re panicking about our water resources. The Cowichan River is flowing uncomfortably low, especially if you’re a salmon waiting to swim upstream to lay your eggs then die. To mitigate this, Cowichan Valley residents have been careful with their water usage—or

careful enough to only pay to wash a car at the gas station and water lawns under the cloak of a moonless night. A brown lawn is a badge of honour demonstrating a homeowner’s effort to prevent the Cowichan River from running dry during our rain-free summer. And yet, most Cowichan Valley residents receive water from an aquifer — a plentiful fresh water supply that runs deep underground. So why are we all on stage three restrictions if our water usage doesn’t impact the river’s health? “Prevention,” according to Rodger Hunter, co-ordinator of the Cowichan Watershed Board. He and his band of dedicated volunteers are putting blood, sweat, and — most recently — tears finding solutions to keep our river healthy. Hunter says residents should conserve water because there is a significant difference in flow between Stolz Pools and the lower part of the river. The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations is researching the mystery

Sunny weather is usually a signal for smiles, especially after a rainy long weekend. But the fact the weatherman is predicting another extended period of sunshine for the valley this week is no cause for celebration. In fact, for those who care about the health of our river, it would be much better if the rain continues until the kids go back to school.

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of the disappearing water. Board members believe river water may be leaking into the aquifer. If the research reveals this to be true, residential water conservation efforts do make a difference. Still, our local governments can do better than impose restrictions that aren’t enforced — Water Woman’s jurisdiction doesn’t extend to bylaws — and may or may not affect river flow. Hunter said annual average water loss due to leakage is between 15 and 70%. At the municipal level, it means making a priority of leaks before they become a news story, as did last week’s pipe burst on Algonquin Road. Hunter advocates for business and residential water meters to motivate owners to reduce leaks and to measure individual consumption. “We don’t see a bill so we’re not getting a lot of communication about our use,” he said. Seeing a bill might curb water use in our house. When I was 10, my sacrifice for Lent was to pay 10 cents every time I left the tap running while I brushed my teeth. It worked.

Restricting water use is good practice regardless of the time of year. It saves money and keeps plentiful the aquifer from whence our award-winning water supply comes. But if we’re serious about water conservation, we can do more than point fingers. Join the watershed crew in its clean-up and water-storage efforts. Throw some food colouring into your toilet tank to see if the water in the bowl turns colour (if it does, you’ve got a leak). “For every problem this river presents, there is a solution,” Hunter said. It will take the village — and a superhero — to solve this river’s problem. When Maeve Maguire isn’t writing for the News Leader Pictorial, she is creating marketing and technical communications for businesses from her home office in Maple Bay. Email her at maeve@describewriting.com

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YOUR TURN

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Did you get sunburned this summer? “I didn’t get a sunburn because I was wearing hats and sunscreen a lot. We’re also in West Vancouver and it pretty much rains all the time there.”

“I used sunscreen, and made sure that (burn) didn’t happen.”

Al Morrison, Victoria

Rio Trotzuk, West Vancouver

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.

Community Futures already doing much of what you ask of EDC

Dear editor I would like to respond to Robert Douglas’ column “Value of the EDC in need of a reassessment.” Community Futures Cowichan runs a series of programs that offer some of the business services suggested. Why not promote Community Futures and our services as the best use of taxpayers’ dollars? The Community Futures program has the mandate to assist small businesses in rural communities. CF Cowichan opened its doors in 1987, and to date has made 812 loans, totalling more than $23 million. This has maintained or created 1,600 full-time and 880 part-time jobs. Business financing has been our core activity. Though our loan program is not managed as a strict community investment fund model, it is financing available just for the Cowichan region and approval of all loans comes from a committee of local residents who are well-respected in the business community. We do agree that local residents looking to start a business may need training and we have provided assistance in that area as well. Throughout our 27 years in the region, we have offered a wide variety of workshops and in-house services. On average, more than 100 per year seek us out. Community Futures knows full well the need to support small business as it’s those businesses that create 98% of the jobs in rural B.C. We also know that without the support of local partnerships like the EDC we would be less effective in delivering that support. The suggestions put forward in the article on how

We asked you: “Should use of marine-sewage pump-out facilities be mandatory at all ports?” You answered:

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care about preserving what’s left of our awesome place that we all share! I was absolutely saddened to see Maple Bay beach closed because of pollution that is obviously caused by overdevelopment in Maple Bay. Do you think upgrading Stoney Hill road is a positive action? The people who decided to live in that area knew what the road was like and made a decision to live there in that awesome spot. It’s going to destroy Genoa Bay Road with all the heavy trucks bringing gravel to the construction site. Maybe you should think about developing Mt. Provost. Then you can look out your office windows and see all the wonderful houses and be proud of what you destroyed. Dennis Gladman Maple Bay

Water leak response lacking

Andrew Leong

Dressed in all white are Deana Robertson, Tsering Lineen, Ros Peleshaty, Deanie Coleman and Ann Thompson — friends among those gathered at Rocky Creek Vineyard and Winery for outdoor picnic-style ﬁne dining at the third-annual Cittaslow Cowichan Bay White Dinner on Aug. 24. to boost our local economies are all good ones. Some are the same positive, proactive actions we at Community Futures Cowichan are doing every day. Cathy Robertson, general manager Community Futures Cowichan

children, nieces and nephews, and every child in this amazing province who deserves access to quality public education. See you on the line. I’ll be the one waving! Phaedra Fairwell Shawnigan Lake

Remember who it is we are Clarifying Tribes position ﬁghting for on Stoney Hill Road Dear editor

I wish to thank parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles and concerned citizens for your continued support of teachers in this untenable situation. As a teacher standing on the picket line every day I want you to know that your waves, your honks and smiles and most especially your thumbs up and power fists are so appreciated. It is clear to us you understand why we are on the line, fighting for support for the children of B.C. It’s going to get more difficult soon. You may get more frustrated with us as September begins and we are still on the picket line. Please remember who we are fighting for, who we are giving up our salaries for, who is worth our fight — your children, grand-

Dear editor In the Cowichan Tribes’ statement I read out at the Municipality of North Cowichan Mayor and Council meeting last Wednesday, Aug. 20 my first comment was: “I remind Council that Cowichan Tribes has said that we would not oppose the Stoney Hill Road contingent upon no change to foreshore bylaws in Sansum Narrows that would allow a litany of docks there.” This was my first statement and perhaps the most important, which was not captured in your news article. Also note I said “would not oppose” which quite different from saying we support. Another point of clarification is that the Elder who accompanied me to the council meeting

is an Elder as well as a long time Cowichan Tribes’ Councilor who prefers to be called Luschiim, not Arvid Charlie. Although for ease of your readers you may call him Luschiim Arvid Charlie, as he may be most well-known by Arvid Charlie. Tracy Fleming, referral coordinator, Cowichan Tribes

Stoney Hill a road to ruin

Dear editor Re: North Cowichan’s pitiful decision to approve the road into Stoney Hill. It makes me very sad to see council approving development in these pristine areas. Are they going to keep approving these horrible applications that destroy what is left of the valley? It seems obvious to me and the thousands of friends they don’t

Dear editor I wish for your reporter to check in to see why after 1 1/2 hours of a major water main in Chemainus on Dogwood and Orcaview Terrace, the North Cowichan emergency people can still not get hold of anyone to stop the loss of water. They say they are phoning every 15 minutes but still can not contact anyone. They refuse to go higher to get ahold of someone who can do something. With my plants and lawn dying I see red about this response to a emergency. Jacqueline Taylor Chemainus

Mill using so much water

Dear editor Chris Ellaway of North Cowichan makes a good point about the water usage of the Crofton Mill. Why when asking us to cut back on water usage is it never made public that the Crofton Mill sucks 36 millions gallons of water per day from the Cowichan River? It’s a sacred cow. Barry Dixon North Cowichan

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Your Veterinarian... your other Family Doctor

Gillian Wiley Veterinarian

DISTEMPER IN CATS We are in the middle of an unusual outbreak of distemper among the feral cats in the valley. This is a big deal. Why? Firstly, it hits hard and it hits fast – one day everything looks good with your new kitten, and the next he is sick with vomiting, diarrhea, lethargy and inappetance. He can die in as little as a day or two even with treatment at your veterinary hospital! Secondly, distem-

per is a very stable virus. This means that it can be in your house for YEARS after your pet has had it. The best way to clean is with 1:32 bleach and water, but as you can imagine it’s not easy to clean every single crack and crevice, not to mention carpets and fabric. Thirdly, have I mentioned how easy it is to catch? You can even track it home on your shoes without ever coming into contact with a sick kitten. We take it very seriously at our clinic

with full isolation protocols for sick kitties. Luckily, the vaccine against this nasty disease is very effective. Vaccines should be started at 6 to 8 weeks of age and repeated every 4 weeks to 16 weeks of age, then at 1 year of age and every 3 years after that. If you have any concerns about how up to date your cat’s vaccines are, contact your veterinarian. In this case prevention is definitely better that the cure.

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y the way, did you hear: • So did you hear they locked Derik Sheers up? That’s what the Duncan Save-On Foods manager got as the store stepped up with some supplies for the folks at Cowichan’s Raptor Rescue Society last month. Sheers found himself locked up in the stocks (see photo above) as knights battled, damsels distressed and falcons flew during the Aug. 23 Medievel Day fundraiser at the Raptors Centre out on Herd Road. • Congratulations to our next-door neighbours, program director Rob Alexander and the good folks at 89.7 Juice FM for successfully launching their rebranding from Sun/FM with some tasty treats in the parking lot. (Yes, some of us chowed down our fair share. Thank you.) • Jean Jordan and her crew of hard-working volunteers are pumped and ready for the next edition of the annual Ovarian Cancer Walk at the Cowichan Sportsplex Sept. 13 starting at 9 a.m. Why don’t you head out and give them some support? Sign up a team, or just grab some grub at the barbecuse. For more, go to ovariancancerwalkofhope.ca. • The Cowichan Therapeutic Riding Association is launching a new fundraiser: Round Up Saturday is set for Sept. 20 at Avalon Equestrian

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Valley people Name: Sandra Greenaway Occupation: fabric artist with Imagine That! Age: 62 Hometown: Winnipeg If you get a chance go see: Oil Sands Karaoke — working in northern Alberta from the workers’ point of view Right now I am reading: a murder mystery by P.D. James I’m listening to: Stan Rogers At least once everyone should: come to the Saturday Farmer’s Market and see how lively downtown Duncan can be Most people don’t know I: don’t cook Proudest or happiest moment: when I quit my corporate job and moved to the island to live a creative life Biggest fear: a bad haircut If I was appointed queen of the valley I would: build a nice, new clean public washroom in downtown Duncan Before I die: I want to take a long Lila European Music vacation Centre I live by: kind to 3228AWords GIBBINS RD,beDUNCAN yourself and others

Centre. The activities kick off with a poker ride (bring your own horse) and continue well into the night with a barbecue dinner, beer gardens, and dancing to Thor and the Thundercats. • Congratulations to Rocky Creek, Vigneti Zanatta and Averill Creek wineries, each of which is featured in Stephen Bruyneel’s recently released Guide to B.C. Wines. • In Chemainus, Scuttlebutt is now open in the old location of Small Tall Treats with an eclectic collection of pirate-themed gifts, ice cream and other food. • Finally, Keith Grey of the Rotary Club of Duncan Daybreak have partnered with Cowichan Sportsplex to launch a new community feature called the Little Free Library. Opened Aug. 27, the hand-crafted outdoor structure, it will contain a constantly changing collection of books donated and shared by people of all ages on a “take a book, return a book.” basis. Sportsplex executive director Catherine Brandon says the addition means sportsplex users can now exercise their minds along with their bodies. Exciting things happening for you, your friends or your family that you want to share with your community? Send me a quick email at editor@cowichannewsleader.com. We’d love to spread the word.

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back in 1961. That’s when homeowners jammed attics and basement ceilings with old copies of the Cowichan Leader, hoping to gain insulation. Duncan’s Shane Doucette. dropped by News Leader Pictorial offices recently with old Leader pages, and even part of a weekend magazine with a war feature about Dieppe. “I found these in the ceiling of my basement,” he said, hefting his cellphone to show photos of joists packed with our old papers. “They’re all from 1962 and ‘63. I ripped out the old drywall and it was stuffed full.” So are other homes and buildings, as the Leader started in 1905. Since then, our staff has heard from many other faithful

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Leader readers such as Doucette. His crumpled copies are clones of other originals found for folks to read and research at the Cowichan Valley Museum Archives on Duncan city hall’s third floor. Meanwhile, Docuette was delighted about valley happenings published in the then-broadsheet Leader, sent to subscribers such as C. Ogroske at RR 2 Duncan. Back when a copy cost

10¢, or $4 a year, everything from a Hillbank house fire (reported by the Leader’s late, great stringer Jack Fleetwood), to booming employment, Crofton mill pulp exports, Cobble Hill Fall Fair’s 53rd event, potter Douglas Ford at work, and Kinsmen honoring Bob Howard and Bob Young, to Cowichan’s bid for a new hospital, and ads from the former Bruce’s Grocery (now 49th Parallel store) appeared in the Leader.

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Your Cowichan Valley events calendar Friday

West Coast Men’s Support Society: We will be talking about our Respect & Compassion program at the Cowichan Exhibition No person is turned away due to ﬁnancial challenges. 250-597-2801 www. westcoastmen.org

Saturday Movies in the Park: Star Trek-Into Darkness. Brought to you by the Crofton Community Centre at sunset (about 9:30 p.m.) at the old

school museum field, Queen St. and Joan Ave. By donation, proceeds to build a skate park in Crofton. Zuzu’s Petals with No Aloha and Dante Decaro: back from a summer in Montreal, Zuzu’s Petals will treat us to some very new ideas on indie rock. $12 door, $10 advance at the Duncan Showroom upstairs at 133 Station Street, 8 p.m. Fill your boots for MD: SaveOn-Foods and firefighters will be collecting for Muscular Dystrophy outside the Duncan store, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Crofton fall series. Tickets are $10 for those aged 19-plus only

Sunday Scotiabank & BC SPCA Paws for Cause walk. 9:30 a.m. with the walk starting at 11 a.m at McAdam park Duncan. 250746-4646. support.spca.bc.ca Jazz at Crofton Pub 2 to 5 p.m. The Full Moon Quintet, with pianist Miles Black, saxophonist Conn Stewart, bassist Ken Lister, guitarist Andrew Janusson and drummer James McRae, performs classic straight-ahead jazz at the launch of the weekly Jazz at

Auditions: for Kiss the Moon, Kiss the Sun Mercury Theatre 2 to 5 p.m. For more, email marinus@vesseur.de or call 778 356 0202 Emily Paton: A young singer/ songwriter who uses a lot of ukulele in her performances. Look for her to start a monthly showcase. Tickets $12 door, $10 advance at the Duncan Showroom upstairs at 133 Station Street. Show starts 7:30 p.m.

Managing Your MoneY WHEN COLLEGE YEARS COLLIDE WITH RETIREMENT YEARS

our children are aiming at college or university and you’re aiming at retirement. That’s not so unusual these days, as more and more parents have chosen to delay marriage and children until they (and their finances) were more ‘mature’. If you’re in that growing group, you’ve probably already initiated a savings plan for retirement - but you may still need a plan to pay for that increasingly costly post-secondary education. Here are a few tips to ensure your future does not collide with your children’s future:

Get registered

A Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP) is a terrific way to save for an education and to save on taxes, too. Though contributions are made with aftertax dollars, you do not pay tax on the growth of investments held within an RESP until money is withdrawn. If the growth is paid to your child while attending an eligible post-secondary education program, you won’t pay taxes on the growth; your child will, and maybe in a low tax bracket. The government will also kick in some money. Through the Canada Education Savings Grant

(CESG) program, the first $2,500 you contribute each year into your child’s RESP will receive a federal grant of at least 20% of your contribution*. With the recent removal of the annual maximum contribution limit and an increase in the lifetime maximum contribution amount to $50,000, it is now easier to accelerate contributions into an RESP.

Get bonded

The Canadian Learning Bond can also help accelerate your education savings plan. It is available to children born in 2004 or later whose parents or primary caregivers are receiving the National Child Benefit Supplement. Alberta residents may also qualify for the Alberta Centennial Education Savings Grant (ACES) which can add up to $500 to your child’s RESP. Québec residents can qualify for the Québec Education Savings Incentive, which can provide an additional $250 each year to your child’s RESP*. Get flexible With the education costs accelerating, it’s prudent to look beyond RESPs. A Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) could be a good choice to investments

in. Other options include trust accounts and life insurance.

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Develop a realistic retirement plan that includes the fact that your children may still be completing their education at that time. Your plan could include putting off extensive travel or exploring alternative work arrangements, like phased retirement, so you can spend more time with your children. Your professional advisor can be a valuable source of information on education savings options and what you can do to help put your child through university while still enjoying the retirement of your dreams *The Canada Education Savings Grant (CESG) and the Canada Learning Bond (CLB) are provided by the Government of Canada. CLB eligibility depends on family income levels. Some provinces make education savings grants available to their residents.

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MS-stricken dad ready for round two Rob Darwin: looking for community’s help in ﬁnancing a second round of liberation treatment for multiple sclerosis

Kathy Santini

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Duncan man with multiple sclerosis hopes the generosity shown by his community four years ago will be shown again as he seeks their financial help in funding a second operation for the same disease. In September 2010, locals financed Rob Darwin’s trip to India for “liberation,” therapy. “You guys (the News Leader Pictorial) helped me tremendously. Everyone supported me. The community helped me raise $18,500 for the

trip,” Darwin said. In 2008 Italian researcher Paolo Zamboni suggested MS may be a vascular problem, known as chronic cerebro spinal venous insufficiency, rather than what many have believed is a neurological, autoimmune disorder. He hypothesized that a surgery, called liberation therapy, involving angioplasty, can leave those who have it symptom-free. That was the case for Darwin, who said the 2010 surgery stopped the progression of the disease for two years. “After the surgery, there was a 180-degree turnaround,” Darwin said. “Before, I had tremendous fatigue, I used to be exhausted at 11:30 a.m., after the surgery, it meant I could go all day.” Other symptoms, beyond exhaustion and fatigue included what he called “brain fog” and heat intolerance. “I can’t go outside for more than 10 minutes in

Scheduled fundraisers • A garage sale and bottle drive will be held on Sept. 20 at Somenos Community Hall on Highway 18 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Darwin is collecting salable items (no clothing or furniture please) as well as collecting bottles and cans until that date. • If you have bottles or cans you’d like to donate, an account has been set up at Duncan’s bottle depot at 6476 Norcross Road. • On Sept. 27, Nancy McNeil, of Forever Fit, will be hosting a ﬁtness fundraiser at the Cowichan Sportsplex at 10 a.m. Donations will be gladly accepted. • On Oct. 18, there will be a dinner/dance at the Duncan Community Lodge, at 2244 Moose Road. There will be a 50/50 draw, a silent auction and rafﬂe tickets for sale.

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Rob Darwin enjoys a moment with his wife, Julia, and their sons. fatigue sets in,” the 35-year-old said. “There’s 30-degree temperatures,” he said, which meant so much I want to do with my four-and-a-half he spent a good deal of this beautiful summer year old and six-week-old child. Being able to inside. hold my young son for any length of time or to During the past couple years, the symptoms feed him would mean the world to me.” have been creeping back; he says he’s now in Darwin is hoping to raise $12,000 between now the same shape that he was in before he went to and Nov. 25, the date he’s tentatively scheduled India. for surgery at a facility called Synergy Health Adding to that, for the past eight months, he has experienced electric shocks up and down his Concepts, in Newport Beach, California. To date, he’s raised $3,000 from empties and arm which he thinks is nerve pain. bottles and his personal fundraising website “I have hope that with this surgery, all my (search Rob Darwin at gofundme.com) He also symptoms will subside,” the former custom has a Facebook page, “the liberation group in door employee said. With the recent birth of his second son Kieren, support of Rob Darwin,” where he sells items generous individuals have donated. there’s one more reason to have the surgery. more on page 11 “I can’t hold my son for very long before the

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hen Robin Williams killed himself, the feelings of disbelief could be felt around the world. People were in shock. Why would such a beloved, successful, and gifted actor and comedian take his own life? He was society’s poster boy for success. Suicide is an issue that is hard to talk about and, for many, harder to understand. Every year more than 800,000 people die from suicide worldwide; roughly one death every 40 seconds. In 2012, it was estimated that for each completed suicide there were 27 others who made suicide attempts. “When someone of the stature of Robin Williams commits suicide, it takes away the stereotype of who does it,” said Elizabeth Newcombe, executive director of the Vancouver Island Crisis Society and treasurer of the Crisis Line Association of B.C. “Many people experience suicide ideation, it’s more common than people think. It can be anyone, someone who on the outside appears happy, a comedian.” His death, although incredibly tragic, has had an unexpected benefit: it’s brought the subject to the fore. “Many people died by suicide that day, but we’re talking about Robin Williams,” Newcombe said. “What it’s done is created a discussion and conversation.” That conversation will continue Sept. 18, when the VICS and Cowichan’s United Way host a workshop, called Creating New Conversations, on suicide prevention in Duncan

from 9 a.m. to noon. Seats are limited so if you’re interested, visit www.vicrisis.ca for more information and to register. It’s one of many similar workshops they’re doing across Vancouver Island to mark suicide prevention day, Sept. 10. At the workshop, which costs $25, the latest research coming from the 2014 American Association of Suicidology will be shared. In addition, Newcombe said, individuals who have attempted suicide but failed will share their personal stories, in person or by video. “For years we’ve had doctors, teachers, and crisis line workers at our workshops; we failed to bring in those who had attempted suicide,” she said. Suicide lives in secrets and in the darkness, Newcombe said. It is by connecting and talking to others that the chances of suicide decrease. People wear masks, have personas and they hide their real feelings well. Williams for example, well loved for his incredible ability to make people laugh, battled depression and admitted to struggling with alcohol and drugs. “People don’t want to share their thoughts and feelings, the challenge is to find a safe place....because it’s scary,” Newcombe said. When people connect and talk to others the idea becomes less attractive. Her organization receives 100 to 150 calls per day. Williams’ death has increased the number of people reaching out for help: for themselves, family or friends. “People don’t have to go through it alone,” Newcombe said. “There are people out there who care, it’s about connecting.” If you need help, call the Vancouver Island Crisis Line 1-888-494-3888.

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MS Liberation surgery not covered in Canada

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Liberation surgery, which many MS patients are strong advocates of, is not currently funded by B.C.’s Ministry of Health. “It’s still considered experimental, so it’s not covered by MSP,” the MOH’s Kristy Anderson said, adding the safety and effectiveness of these experimental procedures for MS patients is unclear. She said the Canadian Institutes of Health Research is now doing a clinical trial for CCSVI in persons with MS. Results will be available once the two-year clinical trial is complete in November. Suzanne Jay, communications director with the MS Society of Canada, B.C. and Yukon division said the society’s position is that when it comes to medical treatment, decisions should be made with a health-care provider. The society doesn’t give medical advice on treatments

or surgery. Having said that, in 2009, after Zamboni’s idea came forward, the society committed $2.4 million of it’s annual $9 to $10 million research budget to paying for research on CCSVI. To date, it has financed seven studies. “Among the scientific community, the jury is still out,” Jay said, adding not all of the studies have reported back. Darwin’s surgeon, who works out of Synergy Health Concepts in Newport Beach, told him it’s encouraging he got such good results with the previous surgery; it bodes well for the one in November. While he’s hopeful, Darwin’s going into the situation with his eyes wide open. He realizes MS is an individual disease. He says he knows of people who had the procedure who were symptom free for three years. “Hope is really important, I truly believe in it,” he said.

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1995 Luxury Aurora Oldsmobile (98000kms). Garage kept, mint condition, recent receipts for over $3,000 in updated repairs and service. $3,500 obo. 250-743-4392. 1995 TOYOTA Camry LE. Silver, 4 cyl, 4 door, 395,000 km, motor replcâ€™d at 200 km. PS PB PW PM PL A/C. Runs great, looks good inside & out. Good tires. $1,595. 250-7464192 or 250-709-1095 2000 TOYOTA Echo. 260,000 km. Very well maintained, lady driven. All records. Reliable & economical. $3200. Call (250)715-0567. 2003 DODGE Caravan, A/C, DVD player, 170,000 kms, $3,200 OBO. 250-748-0066

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Hockey volunteer goes above and beyond Don Bodger

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he recipient of the Vancouver Island Amateur Hockey Association’s President’s Award always goes above and beyond the call of duty. Kathy Irving of the Cowichan Valley Minor Hockey Association received the award during VIAHA’s annual general meeting. The award goes to an individual, team or minor hockey association that brings honour to the amateur hockey fraternity through outstanding humanitarian endeavours or by making a significant contribution to VIAHA during the previous year. “Kathy was selected due to her humanitarian work on behalf of CVMHA in organizing and supervising the Ryan Clark Memorial tournament in raising funds for families within CVMHA that have suffered a tragedy,’’ noted VIAHA president Jim Humphrey. After young Ryan Clark died in a car accident, Irving sprung into action to organize a tournament that honoured his commitment to the game. For five years, she

has looked after organizing the tournament that has raised several thousand dollars. About the time the Clark tournament started, a family arrived in the valley from Colombia that had two boys wanting to play hockey. The dad got the boys registered in hockey and was delighted to be in Canada. That summer, the father was helping a neighbour clean the gutters on his house when he fell from the roof, broke his neck and then died. “Kathy was immediately on the situation, letting the family know that their fees would be taken care of,’’ noted Christine Steeves in a submission about Irving. “Every year, Mrs. Saavedra sends in their registration money and it is promptly returned to them, with a call from Kathy. She is so thankful and participates in anything she can to assist with the boys’ teams.’’ The fees are covered by the Ryan Clark fund. The same thing happened when young Caleb Kroffat died at the Cowichan Valley Capitals’ junior A hockey game in Duncan. “Kathy again went above and beyond the call of duty,’’ noted Steeves. “She ensured the team’s insurance was in effect, as the

attendance of the team required special insurance. She set up the grief counsellors and attended to that with the parents and others, and acted as a liaison between the Kathy Irving: Caps and the Krofhonoured fats. “She also organized a raffle to help raise money for the family, obtaining prizes for the raffle, which along with the $2,000 donation from the Ryan Clark fund, amounted to more than $3,000 to help the family.’’ Another minor hockey family from Salt Spring Island lost their father to a logging accident this year. Irving was again involved and ensured another $3,000 was provided as support. “Kathy often talks about organizing the Ryan Clark Memorial tournament, which has enabled help for families that experience tragedy, but I have never heard her complain or expect any recognition for doing so,’’ Steeves related.

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Kyle Horsman of Team Red goes around a fallen Julien Lepage of Team Black during a Cowichan Capitals training camp intersquad game at the Island Savings Centre Arena on Labour Day.

BRAE ROAD GOSPEL CHAPEL SUNDAY:

9:15 a.m. Remembrance Meeting 11:00 a.m. Family Bible Hour & Sunday School 6:30 p.m. Evening Service

For information 746-5408 FIND US

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Marathon swimmers conquer lake There and back again: Pair spends 31 hours in the water swimming the length of Cowichan Lake twice

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Youth Athlete of the Week

Travis Paterson

Goldstream News Gazette

here were hallucinations, the scare of falling asleep midstroke and of course, hypothermia. But amid it all, there was no quitting as marathon swimmers Alex Cape and Susan Simmons accomplished the 70-kilometre Cowichan Lake double, a nonstop, 31-hour adventure from Friday, Aug. 22 to Saturday, Aug. 23. “The both of us are beat up, we’re tired,” said Simmons, whose neck was so chafed, it was still cushioned under a heap of fresh gauze and bandages five days later. The Victoria duo started and ended the epic swim on the beach of the Lake Cowichan community. They launched at 2:45 p.m. on Friday. Cape, 34, reached the turnaround point of Heather Campground at about 5:30 a.m. on Saturday morning. Simmons, 49, reached Heather shortly after. It was about two hours longer than the time it took them to do the same 34km stretch in July of 2013, and Cape was worried. “The support and safety crew were comforting. I was wondering what’s wrong. But they were calm. There were a lot of mental challenges and it definitely dragged on at points, but I’m so glad we did it,” Cape said. While the two are awaiting confirmation the swim is among the top 15 % of open water distances ever completed, there was no waiting to confirm they had joined an exclusive group of 120 people to swim 24 hours straight. “As soon as we hit 24 hours I had my safety boat come near me so I could radio Alex and tell her, in the water,” Simmons said. Each had their own safety crew of kayakers and “sherpas,” a kayak or outrigger who would run food to the swimmers from a bigger boat. And though

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Susan Simmons readies herself to enter the water while safety boats are organized for her 31-hour swim. Simmons and friend Alex Cape swam the length of Cowichan Lake twice to bring awareness to Multiple Sclerosis a disease Simmons was diagnosed with 20 years ago. they trained together at Thetis Lake four times a week and accomplished the incredible swim together, they experienced uniquely harrowing moments in Cowichan Lake. Simmons, a manager with the province’s data services in Saanich, endured several hallucinations. On Saturday morning she fought the urge to sleep, and succumbed twice, as flying bats raced back and forth below her. By Saturday evening, with just a few hours to go, Simmons witnessed the figures of angels and devils on the horizon. It was laughable, as she knew she was hallucinating, but that didn’t make them go away. Cape also saw things. Some were as simple as the changing colours of the support kayaks just a few metres away. At other times she saw swimmers near her, when there actually wasn’t. Though to be fair, six of their training friends did jump in during the course of the swim for 10 kilometres each. “You have to totally trust the crew,” Simmons said. “I was totally cognitive, but I couldn’t make a rational decision. And giving up that control is not easy for me to do.” Of the 100 friends and fam-

ily and other supporters with volunteer roles, few were aware Simmons nearly backed out of the swim before it started. She had damaged her left shoulder in early August, and thought it was beyond repair, at least in time for the swim. Ironically, she managed to mend the shoulder but finished the swim with a sprained right ankle instead, likely due to the overuse of her ‘thumper kick,’ to compensate for the weakness in her swimming stroke. “I hadn’t told anyone about my shoulder. It was so bad I couldn’t lift the arm more than 20 degrees. I actually swam just twice in the three week lead-up, doing six kilometres total instead of the scheduled taper of 40, 30 and 15 km, respectively,” Simmons said. The shoulder weakness caused excessive chafing, consistent with a second-degree burn, as her left arm came over her head her shoulder and neck rubbed against her goggles. Cape, an army paramedic, had her own list of injuries, though of a different sort. Soon after she came out of the water, she passed out and experienced convulsions. Both had been zipped into sleeping

bags to warm up, but it was taking too long for Cape to recover from her temperature of 34.9 degrees. Cape eventually recovered and was released at 3 a.m. from the hospital. “There was so much that went into it, and I am grateful for what everyone did, for all the people who came together to make it happen,” Cape said. “It’s not about changing my life, I know who I am, and what I do. But it was an amazing adventure with so many different experiences, emotions, and stages along the way. It was very exciting and interesting, sharing it with everyone and I’m thankful they shared it with us and proud of what we all did.” Cape’s role in the accomplishment is often overlooked as Simmons earns added attention for living with multiple sclerosis. Twenty years ago Simmons was blind in one eye and nearly confined to a wheelchair before she took control of her life through swimming and diet. “For me, it was amazing to see how excited and serious everyone was about this,” Simmons said. “We had so many people doing so many jobs. It was really something else.”

Robinder Dhut The top-notch experiences have been endless this baseball season for Robinder Dhut, 15, who’s going into Grade 10 at Cowichan Secondary School. With several seasons of baseball already under his belt, Dhut has played the past two years with the Nanaimo Pirates Bantam AAA team. Since Duncan didn’t have a team at that level, the reason for the move was obvious. “Just the better competition and high level of baseball,’’ he said. Numerous tournaments led to the provincials at Kelowna where Dhut helped the team to a 2-2 record for fourth place. He also went to the B.C. Summer Games in Nanaimo, earning a bronze medal with the Zone 6 team. Dhut became a pitcher early in his baseball career as a Mosquito player. “I’ve always wanted to be a pitcher,’’ he said. Being a southpaw makes him all the more difficult to hit against. “There’s not many of us,’’ Dhut conceded. He throws a fastball, curve and change-up. “I try to throw some different speeds — slow it down, speed it up,’’ he said. Dhut got accepted to an Arizona Diamondbacks’ B.C. scout team camp Oct. 2 to 5. “It should be a lot of fun,’’ he said. — Don Bodger

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Offers valid at Lake Cowichan and Cobble Hill Country Grocer locations only WATCH FOR OUR

FLYER EVERY FRIDAY in the Cowichan News Leader Pictorial

1400 Cowichan Bay Rd, Cobble Hill • Open Daily 8 am - 9 pm 83 Cowichan Rd, Lake Cowichan • Open Daily 7 am - 9 pm

N! IO T N E T T A DUE TO OVERWHELMING SUCCESSS

20 Cowichan News Leader Pictorial

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Peter Baljet GM is EXTENDING 0% ﬁnancing on ALL 2014 Models

S ALL MAKE and MODELS!

✔- We accept ALL trades ✔- 0% for 84 months ✔- Bank Reps Onsite ✔- No Down Payment Needed ✔- No Payments for up to 6 months ✔- Immediate Approvals ✔- Good, Bad and Ugly Credit, We Finance!

2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE

2014 CHEVROLET SONIC

ONLY 0% T! RES T IN E % 0 N! DOW STK# 4118372

WEEKLY

$15,240 LOYALTY $14,490

2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO HD

STK# 143463

159

WEEKLY

$56.748 LOYALTY $55,998

ONLY

ONLY 0% T! RES T N I E % 0 N! DOW STK# 134378

WEEKLY

$15,545 LOYALTY $14,795

2014 CHEVROLET EQUINOX

ONLY 0% T! RES INTE % 0 N! DOW

2014 GMC SIERRA DOUBLE CAB 4X4

161

$ 0% T! RES T IN E % 0 N! DOW STK#346424

WEEKLY

$32,614 LOYALTY $31,864

2014 CHEVROLET TRAX

ONLY

ONLY 0% T! RES T N I E % 0 N! DOW STK# 152865

WEEKLY

$28,175 LOYALTY $27,425

0% T! RES INTE % 0 N! DOW STK# 318391

WEEKLY

$25,548 LOYALTY $24,798

All payments include 497 documentation fee but exclude taxes. All prices and payments are after $750 loyalty/conquest. To qualify for the loyalty conquest offer, customer must have a vehicle 1999 or newer registered to their home address. Excludes corvettes. Payments are based on 0% financing for 84 months OAC.

www.PeterBaljetgm.com

250-746-7131 6300 Trans Canada Hwy Duncan

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