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Wednesday, September 3, 2014
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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he owner of downtown Duncan’s former Red Balloon building has been ordered by the city to demolish her damaged structure — a subject of eyesore complaints for years. Susan Faulker said she and her lawyer were set to attend a special public meeting at city hall after press time last night concerning council’s ordered remedial action. “Ms. Faulkner is entitled to have council reconsider these (demolition) requirements, and has requested such reconsideration,” a letter from Duncan’s corporate-services director Karen Robertson reads. Last night’s huddle may see the order stick, changed or cancelled, Robertson explains in the letter, which is posted on Duncan’s website. The letter does not list reasons for the demolition order, but the building, located at 85 Station Street, has been the subject of a complex legal battle for years. more on page 4