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Friday, October 31, 2014
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Cowichan officials not waiting for more rain to fall
A bigger bucket: Increased storage licence, raised weir being actively examined Peter W. Rusland
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Rick Ferrill of the Zombie Response Team gets caught by surprise in this scene cooked up by News Leader Pictorial photographer Andrew Leong for his annual Halloween cover surprise. No computer special effects were used.
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oes this sound like you? You’re soooooooooo done with those stereotypical Halloween activities: bobbing for apples, trick or treating and frequenting haunted houses. They’re just so passe, don’t you know? Why not, instead, try something different this year? Say zombie hunting instead? You’re in luck. You don’t have to travel to the backwaters of Georgia to visit the set of The Walking Dead. Jen Yarnell, owner of Company Z Paintball is offering a similar zombie scenario paintball experience out of Midway Paintball at 5500
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ong-term potential for a new Cowichan Lake weir — plus storage of some 20 centimetres of water next spring behind the current weir — is being discussed by stakeholders after Mother Nature narrowly saved our fish-spawning river. “Once we have direction from the (Cowichan Valley Regional District) board on the optimal long-term water-supply solution, we will be applying for a licence which we could use to hold a limited amount of additional water back, with the existing (weir) structure in place, while we build whatever new structure is necessary,” said CVRD Chairman Rob Hutchins. Recent rains gave spawning coho and chum the flows to reach fall spawning beds after another summer drought left the Cowichan River threatening to run dry. “I’m just hugely relieved; grateful is just not even the right way to say it,” Tim Kulchyski, Cowichan Tribes biologist, said of the averted salmon famine. Still, a coalition of Tribes, Catalyst mill managers, CVRD leaders, and conservationists are sick of September nail-biting as the river reaches a trickle. They’re continuing pressure to solve lake-storage Paintball splatterfest: Zombie apocalypse problems by spring. “We don’t want to wait until next year,” said Crofton comes to Cowichan backwoods mill boss Rob Belanger. His company owns the 1950s weir regulating the water supply to its plant, and holds two provincial river-flow licences. Indian Rd. she said.”It’s definitely not like going to a “It’s worthwhile getting all stakeholders in the room, Yarnell and her team of paintball aficiohaunted house.” and Catalyst is willing to take part in that discussion.” nados and zombie enthusiasts , actors and Any ideas why zombies are so popular? Talks in the complex saga will include examining the filmmakers have transformed a section With the news seemingly more and more costs and options of building a new weir that can could find me I'm moving! You of Glenora forest into a zombie-infested dire: “radicalized” Canadians, killers with cost taxpayers millions. the old Eaton's Louisiana backwoods. Actors in realistic guns on Parliament Hill and fears about “The CVRD is studying the best plan andbuilding costs for at 11 downtown Duncan. costuming, using movie props and special catching the ebola virus, Yarnell said zombie building a new and higher weir to store more waterI look for effects, provide customers with a live-action attacks no longer seem that far off. by raising the weir, and having engineering drawings experience in zombie hunting. “One of my staff said the event is a survivshovel-ready by late next spring to access any federal Those customers who don’t want paint all alist’s dream,” the small business owner said. funds,” One Cowichan’s Parker Jefferson saidChris of theSchultz, over their clothes needn’t worry, they’re the Running around in the woods in a fictional long-term project. Investment Ad only ones given guns. zombie apocalypse, customers battle zombies Hutchins said staff is reviewing all options conScotia Capital Yarnell moved her business from Ladywhile fending off soldiers in the, ‘moonshine tained in the Cowichan River Basin Plan, developed 110 - 80 Station smith this summer and is hoping for lots of army.” about a decade ago. Duncan (BC) V business around Halloween. All while attempting to accomplish a mis“That report on the review of options would be “It’s like walking onto the set of The Walksion which could save Louisiana and accord- completed and considered prior to commissioning Tel.: (778) 422ing Dead, you meet characters who reveal ing to Yarnell, all of humanity. chris.schultz@ any such engineering on any of the options,” he said. new office locat part of the plot, it’s an interactive thing,” more on page 12 I'm moving! You can find me at mymore on pageStreet 6 the old Eaton's building at 110 - 80 Station in
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