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Kelsey students shake things up to help sick friend Fundraising effort: Community steps up to help family through its battle with cancer John McKinley
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hocolate? Vanilla? Strawberry? The flavour of milkshake doesn’t really matter to the Frances Kelsey Secondary School community, not when it comes to helping one of their own. Students and staff downed 272 McDonald’s milkshakes earlier this month and, in the process, helped the family of Garrett Stalker, a Grade 9 student recently diagnosed with blood cancer. The milkshake fundraiser was the brainchild of the school’s student parliament. “Garrett has recently been diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma, a form of blood cancer, and his family is desperately trying to raise money for the treatments necessary,” student president Owen Laurie said. “Frances Kelsey has teamed up with McDonald’s to have milkshakes delivered on three different days, one day for each flavour.” The event certainly sparked applause for the student initiative. “The kids have been fantastic. It’s been wonderful to experience so much support and caring for Garrett,” Brianne Melnyk posted on the News Leader Pictorial’s Facebook page. But it’s not just Frances Kelsey stepping up for the family. About a month ago, with Garrett scheduled to begin treatment at Children’s Hospital in Vancouver, his aunt, Paula Zerr, launched a go-fund-me site aimed at helping them out. “The doctors are very confident that with the treatment they have chosen, Garrett will be cancer-free in no time. He will undergo roughly six months of chemotherapy and will be commuting back and forth to Vancouver to do so,” Zerr wrote on the site. Garrett lives with little sister Emily and mom Kate. Kate is self-employed and only able to work in fits and starts around caring for Garrett — who spends about four days every second week in Vancouver. Add in travel costs and her lack of any benefit Andrew Leong plan and Auntie Paula didn’t want finances Student Jaden Findlater helps herself to a vanilla milkshake during a special fundraiser at Frances Kelsey Secondary earlier this adding to the family’s burdens. month. The FKSS Student Parliament teamed up with Mill Bay McDonald’s restaurant for a milkshake fundraising drive on Jan. 14, 15, more on page 8 and 16, to help Grade 9 student Garret Stalker, who is undergoing treatment for a form of blood cancer.
City begins demolition of old Red Balloon building
Methodical process: Complicated court case could ultimately decide who will pay for what John McKinley
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he controversial demolition of the old Red Balloon building in downtown Duncan is underway. But the repercussions of that move could echo on in a courtroom for quite some time. Brian McDaniel, lawyer for building owner Susan Faulkner confirmed Tuesday that his client plans to proceed with court action intended to recoup her losses — losses that are expected to grow with the demolition. “The ultimate loss is going to include the cost of the building,” McDaniel said. “The game has changed, but the game is still on.” City of Duncan CAO Peter de Verteuil confirmed the city quietly prepared the building for the demolition process in November and December and began dismantling it from the inside about a week ago in what is expected to be a careful, drawn-out process. The building’s high-profile downtown location and the presence of asbestos and lead complicates things. De Verteuil said the amount of hazardous material was extensive, leading to the hiring of Tectonica Management to assist. The asbestos removal is ongoing and deconstruction will begin immediately upon its completion. Costs of demolition project — at $294,666, pending lead removal — are being paid by the city, which will then bill Faulkner. The city ordered the demolition of the 107-year-old building — located at the corner of Station and Craig — in September, five years after a protracted process that began when the building was damaged when it was hit by a Duncan snowplow. Citing safety and nuisance reasons after Worksafe BC closed the site, the city eventually rejected a bid by Faulkner to negotiate a deal to repair and save the building. more on page 6
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Stoney Hill Road construction tender approved, docks not The long-debated Stoney Hill Road connecting remote properties on the Maple Bay peninsula to the rest of the community is going ahead in the near future. New docks will not. North Cowichan council has accepted a tender from Dawson Construction to build the road network on Maple Bay Peninsula under its previously approved plan.
However, council voted to rescind a bylaw which would have allowed private docks along portions of the Maple Bay Peninsula waterfront. North Cowichan Mayor Jon Lefebure said municipal staff has been instructed to produce a report and bylaw dealing with foreshore areas adjoining properties not accessible by the new road and the possibility of communal docks for properties serviced by the new road.
Keserich honoured as lifetime achiever
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ome know him best as the Cowichan Valley’s Mr. Soccer. To others, he will always be Duncan’s best mustache. But to the Duncan-Cowichan Chamber of Commerce, Bill Keserich is a man with a lifetime worthy of a Black Tie. The chamber announced Keserich’s looming honour as this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award winner Tuesday, as part of the lead-up to the April event. In making the announcement, the chamber described Keserich as Cowichan’s soccer icon, longtime president of the Cowichan Valley Soccer Association and a major advocate for sports and youth in the Cowichan Valley — words few would disagree with. “A whole generation in Cowichan learned about the fun and benefits of sport because of Bill’s dedication. We feel he really represents the spirit of the Lifetime Achievement Award,” chamber president Julie Scurr said. Keserich’s prominence within Cowichan’s sporting community was made clear in 2008 when North Cowichan created the community Sports Wall of Fame.
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Barely a month after being treated to a mustache-festooned soccer clubhouse on Sherman Road on Dec. 20 in early celebration of his Dec. 27 80th birthday, Bill Keserich has been honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Duncan-Cowichan Chamber of Commerce. Keserich was named to the wall’s first class. In his coverage of that induction, longtime News Leader Pictorial sports editor Don Bodger described him with the following words: “Keserich has been the president of the Cowichan Valley Soccer Association for as long as anyone can remember. His passions for basketball and baseball, combined with a gift of the gab have found him emceeing numerous sports and community events. Bodger wrote Keserich never wavered in his support of the soccer program, no matter what is required, and is quick to credit others for their roles, a position Mr. Soccer supported with the following quote: “There were hundreds and
hundreds of volunteers that set the stage before we got here. I’m deeply touched by the caring of a community like this by those of us who volunteer our hours.” Keserich now counts the Wall of Fame selection committee among his many roles, which began as a player, evolved into coaching in the late ‘70s and eventually expanded to include virtually any role imaginable with the CVSA. “He unlocks and locks the main gates to Sherman Road Park, lines the fields, schedules games, takes registrations, co-ordinates tournaments and spends countless hours with parents and coaches,” his Wall of Fame bio states. “(He) was instrumental in the construction of the new clubhouse and the sand field which bears his name.”
Keserich, who follows in footsteps of 2014 winner Mike Coleman, will formally receive the award during the 19th-annual Black Tie Awards and Auction, an annual gala recognizing the community’s best in business and community service. The event is scheduled for April 11 at Brentwood College School. Tickets are available for purchase online. Meanwhile, the deadline for nominations for this year’s awards is tomorrow at midnight. You can nominate a business or individual in one of eight categories including business, volunteerism, and art at blacktieawards.com. “Please consider nominating,” chamber executive director Sonja Nagel said. “Show someone that you notice the great job they do.”
uncan has joined the Blue Dot movement. The city has become just the second community on Vancouver Island to officially recognize the right of its citizens to live in a healthy environment. The declaration was signed last Monday after a request from three petitioners to join the David Suzuki-led campaign. Vancouver Island University student Jo‐ Anne Sutherland, Drinkwater Elementary School Grade 3 student Aidan Wetzel‐Eden and Dr. Geoff Strong, a retired atmospheric/ climate scientist involved in the Blue Dot movement, each made a personal plea to council. The declaration confirms the city officially recognizes that all people have the right to: breathe clean air; drink clean water; consume safe food; access nature; know about pollutants and contaminants released into the local environment; and participate in decision‐making processes that will affect the environment. “The city is proud to have an official community plan and integrated community sustainability plan which provide strong policy foundations for pursuing actions and initiatives that contribute toward a healthy environment,” Mayor Phil Kent said in a media release. “Signing this declaration re‐affirms the city’s commitment to that objective.” Victoria has also signed on, as have Richmond, Winnipeg, Montreal, and others in anticipation of Suzuki’s upcoming nation‐wide Blue Dot Tour. The environmentalist will speak in several cities across Canada with the goal of amending Canada’s Charter to include access to a clean environment, fresh air, water and food, as a Canadian Charter right.
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NDP selects Crowder’s right hand to carry the torch Alistair MacGregor: MP’s constituency assistant wins NDP nomination for new Cowichan-Malahat-Langford riding
After nearly eight years serving as NanaimoCowichan MP Jean Crowder’s constituency assistant, Alistair MacGregor feels he’s ready to be an MP.
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he Dakova Square project may be approved. But that hasn’t ended the disapproval. A petition launched by a group of “business owners, neighbours and concerned citizens” is requesting: • a forum where Duncan council will publicly address concerns about “multiple infractions to the OCP and unclear details” about the project; • a market study justifying it; and • design changes resulting from any “substantive concerns” raised. David Coulson, a local custom home designer expects the petition to be presented to council in the near future. “We, the undersigned, are committed to maintaining the character of Duncan’s downtown as expressed by our OCP, which ‘encourages new development in the downtown, mindful of the need to protect the character and ambiance of the downtown core,’” the petition states. “City council has ignored public input on the current proposal and has defeated any motion intended to bring greater clarity to the impact of the proposal on our downtown.” Duncan council approved a bylaw opening the door for the $11 million project at the corner of Government and Trunk in December. The developer is allowed to build a five-storey mixed-use commercial and residential building with 36 residential units. The Dakova Management Group is now seeking a development permit to begin construction, a process which basically is meant to ensure the particulars of the finished product will match city guidelines. Alex Robertson, the realtor in charge of selling the project, said developer Vlado Brcic has already committed in excess of $200,000 to it and is confident they will be able to satisfy any design concerns the city may have.
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listair MacGregor has been NanaimoCowichan MP Jean Crowder’s right hand in Duncan for the past eight years. She has been his boss, his mentor and his inspiration as he took the lead role helping local residents whenever she was serving in Ottawa. Now he will take her torch. Crowder’s 35-year-old constituency assistant was selected to be the NDP candidate for the new Cowichan-Malahat-Langford riding Sunday, outlasting five others to claim the role in a vote that occurred simultaneously in Duncan and Langford. He feels working with Crowder has him well-prepared for the job. “Her best words of advice were ‘remember who you represent.’ I am taking that to heart,” he said during an interview Monday in Duncan. “I know everything an MP does. I learned from the best.” Like Crowder, MacGregor was raised an army brat. Like Crowder, he is from Cowichan, calling the Duncan area home for the past 24 years. Like Crowder, he feels it is job one to be there working for every resident of the community. “There were days I would come out of that (constituency) office absolutely wrecked because the government didn’t seem to care,” he said. MacGregor has a degree from the University of Victoria in political science and a masters from Royal Roads in professional communication. His political ambitions awoke early. “It started day one from working in the MP office. That’s when I caught the bug.” His candidacy is the first confirmed for a new riding, merging those parts of Nanaimo-Cowichan south of Ladysmith with the north end of Esquimalt-Juan de Fuca. When the riding split was announced, he had originally thought he would pursue a seat in whatever seat the well-respected Crowder decided not to pursue. But when she ultimately decided to retire at the end of this term after being elected four times to Parliament Hill, he figured the riding that included his hometown would be the best choice. While Duncan and south-Nanaimo are thought of as traditional NDP strongholds, Langford has more of a free enterprise identity. According to MacGregor, a breakdown that applied votes cast in the most recent election to the new configuration saw the NDP winning the new riding by just 253 votes. Confident of his presence in the Duncan area, he realizes he’s got some work to do in the Langford end. However, Langford is home to lots of young working
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families. As father to twins and husband to a working mother, he thinks forging a connection should come naturally. A national daycare plan is high on his priority list, as is a national housing strategy. He wants to build a plan that can help the country effectively make a slow transition from an oil-based economy. And he said economic strength and stability is paramount. “If people and families don’t have economic security, the other issues don’t matter.” He said a lot of younger people share the values of the NDP but are not necessarily active for the party at the ballot box. Part of his mission is making them understand their vote can make a difference. “I don’t really think the NDP needs to change
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De Verteuil said he shouldn’t comment on the lawsuit, but said the city is confident it has acted appropriately in what is a very unfortunate situation for Faulkner. “It’s really as complicated as they get around here,” he said The site’s future after demolition is foggy. The demolition order came with instructions that the site be made safe and not be an eyesore. “The idea is it’s not a big hole, or gravel,” de Verteuil said, adding the city would do that work as well. Under Duncan’s official community plan guidelines, the site is suitable for private development of a higherdensity, mixed commercial-residential building, Mayor Phil Kent told the News Leader Pictorial last fall. The building’s former tenant, the Red Balloon Toy Store was sold by Faulkner and remains in operation at a new location just down the street at 158 Craig.
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maker of international film documentaries who has made Cowichan the focus of his life and, more recently, his art. A woman who taught swimming to countless generations of local residents and was instrumental in the building of the original Cowichan Aquannis Centre. And a man whose years of dedication have kept the sick connected with the right equipment to aid their recovery. They are the three citizens honoured recently by the City of Duncan for their part in making this community special. In presenting Jack Faber with the city’s Scroll of Honour, Councillor Sharon Jackson called him the heart of the Red Cross Health Equipment Loan Program (HELP) Depot in Duncan. “In 1999, Jack, who loves to fix things, learned of the opportunity to volunteer at the HELP Depot through a friend from his church,” she said. “Every week since then, Jack has been occupied with repairing and fixing wheelchairs, walkers and other medical equipment. Jack has diligently ensured that the medical equipment is washed, repaired and maintained before loaning it again to clients. Now 81, and long retired from Buckerfields mill, Faber spent many years delivering equipment directly to the homes of those needing it. He continues volunteering at the depot weekly. “Jack has always gone the extra mile when it comes to helping the vulnerable residents of Duncan,” Jackson said. Louise Hamilton received
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Filmmaker Nick Versteeg was one of three locals honoured by the City of Duncan during its annual inaugural meeting awards ceremony in early December. the city’s perpetual trophy for Sportsmanship and Excellence posthumously. Mayor Phil Kent presented it to her daughter Nancy. Hamilton, who had trained with the Dutch national swim coach before moving to Cowichan in 1954 carried her love of swimming across the world. She was honoured by the Canadian government for her efforts in 1988. “She was passionate about making a difference in the lives of those she touched,” Kent said. “When she retired she was the oldest certified and working lifeguard in Canada. “Her fundraising efforts for the Aquannis Centre were instrumental in establishing the first swimming pool in the Cowichan Valley. She taught thousands of Cowichan Valley children and adults to swim.” Also an immigrant from the Netherlands, Nick Versteeg was honoured with the city’s perpetual arts trophy for his documentary film work, which included Once
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consumption because of a sticker? As long as all of us are dependent on fossil fuels,we will see little change in consumption. And it is not just oil and gas that we all use, it is the hundreds of other products that use petroleum derivitaves in their manufacture. Please CVRD, use some commonsense and shelve this label suggestion as merely an interesting but highly impractical money-maker for someone connected to the environmental industry. There are serious issues locally like the need for lowincome housing,poverty,homeles sness,high taxes,unemployment. Address those issues and use my tax dollars to help people locally who are caught up in the results of these problems. Reed Elley
Dear editor When we lose electrical service because of a storm, we all want to know when it will be back on as our world depends on it. I would like to thank all the BC Hydro and contract crews for their dedication and perseverance, often working in very poor and sometime dangerous conditions to restore service to us all. We shouldn’t think that it is just their job and that they get paid well because many of us would not take on the challenge if rousted from our sleep in a howling gale and go to another jurisdiction sometimes far from home to work long hours with little sleep. Thank you. Mike Wilkinson
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Dear editor I find it funny the report on the smells in Cobble Hill says the Maple Hills Wastewater Treatment Plant had zero complaints during the survey period. I live in Maple Hills and all we have been doing is complaining about the smell. We seem to pay the most and have the highest odour. CVRD, you doing a bang-up job. Take another raise and don’t worry about ordering the part we need for it. I’m sure the nice couple who live right next to it love smelling it. Stacie Wilson
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Dear editor Re: the end of two-tier fees at
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Jacob Dennison as the Pirate King and Mary Egan-Popovich as Ruth, surround Rupert Koyote as Frederick in the South Island Musical Society presentation of Pirates of Penzance. The show opens tonight at the Cowichan Performing Arts Centre and continues with performances tomorrow and Sunday, before wrapping up Feb. 6 and 7. Call 748-7529 for ticket information. the Cowichan Aquatic Centre. Finally! I strongly disagreed with the two-tiered system and kept myself and two kids away for many years. Kristy LaChance
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Rural residents deserve better internet service
Dear editor Re: Jan. 16 letter on rural Telus internet service. I certainly hope that no matter where one lives, emergency services should be no less than the best, and you should not be comparing them to a paidfor service. We live just 40 kilometres from Victoria and Nanaimo, 5 km to Koksilah Road, 13 km to Duncan. We do not have access to high-speed, and been told for seven years there is no intention by Telus to provide it. People on the Shawnigan side of the Kinsol Trestle who are farther away from the Telus hubs and deeper in rural Cowichan have it. This is the 21st century, and we should not be made second-class citizens at the whim of corporate America or corporate Canada because of where we choose to live. Madelaine MacLeod, Cowichan Station
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Gas labels compared to this nuclear deterrant
Dear editor Re: warning labels on gas pumps. I am reminded of the idiocy of pointless signs on the mainland. As you exit the TransCanada Highway into Vancouver onto 1st Avenue, the sign reads “you are entering a nuclear-free zone.” This was erected as a reminder that a smug Vancouver council disapproved of nuclear weapons. So we were to believe that any incoming missiles would avoid Vancouver because of the bylaw. In the Cowichan Valley, the fuel usage warning signs and the associated expenditure will serve to remind us that fiscal responsibility has been hijacked by loony climate activists. John Bovard
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What we really need is a gas alternative
Dear editor Re: warning labels on gas pumps. We need gasoline to run our vehicles, and I am all for saving the environment. Until we find an alternative fuel source
to run our vehicles on, we will continue to be using gasoline. We need to find an alternative fuel source that has no side-effects and does not damage the environment and pollute our air. Nathaniel G. Dueck comments submitted at cowichannewsleader
Serious issues before gas warning labels please
Dear editor What business does some guy from Toronto have to come here and urge our local politicians to spend taxpayers’ money on such a harebrained scheme? I am fed up with environmental lobby groups putting pressure on municipal politicians to spend our money on so-called climate change projects that have no science or faulty science behind them and no way to measure results. Who will change their gasoline
Gas label pitch hypocritical
Dear editor The use of anti-fossil fuel shock stickers sounds like a good idea until you read Robert Shirkey flew from Toronto in order to make his presentation. An economy round-trip by air from Toronto to Victoria produces 500.96 kilograms of CO2 per economy seat. Which brings to mind the words, pot, kettle and black. Mr. Shirkey and his organization intend to promote these stickers nationwide. But at what cost to the environment? Mr. Shirkey is making presentations province-wide. I would bet that he is not walking or cycling between venues, which of course is hypocritical of him. Ian Kimm Duncan
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drumming in a band. Owen-Flood had been playing in an acoustic group, but wanted to play the electric guitar instead. After a few conversations, Manhas and his bassist, Steve Williams, agreed to join Owen-Flood and start a rock and roll band. Owen-Flood contacted Cobble Hill resident, Sam Trainor, and asked him to join the band as lead vocalist. “Sam and I were friends who jammed casually and I thought he had a really unique voice,” said Owen-Flood. The group had their first jam session soon after and immediately started setting up recording dates and asking for gigs in the Cowichan Valley. It wasn’t long before the group became good friends, able to be serious about their music and enjoy it at the same time. From backwards guitar playing to sipping beers as a substitute for dinner, the inner “rascal” in all four boys is evident. Naming the band was a bit of a nobrainer, Owen-Flood said. “I just thought of it one day,” he
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the most intimate knowledge of the issues and the system: caregivers and patients. Produced by Vancouver’s Theatre for Living, the play showcases real-life situations and how they challenge the system. Then it challenges audiences to come up with solutions. “Maladjusted, is a thought-provoking, gut-wrenching, funny, sad and mind-broadening journey inside the hierarchical and mechanical mental health system —a system that leaves little time or money to invest in the people it is trying to serve,” said reviewer Patty Osborn of geist.com. Parts of the plot were drawn from cast members’ own experiences: a teenager deals with a friend’s suicide; a homeless man using legitimate prescription medications interacts with well-meaning social workers. The cast runs through each scenario from beginning to end, then rewinds the tape, allowing the audience to freeze the narrative at key points and interject with an alternate course of action. “The other characters respond — not to ‘make it better,’ not to ‘make it worse,’ simply to be truthful, drawing on their own lived expertise,” show promotional material states. “What insights do we have? What do we think? What do we learn? Who agrees? Who disagrees? In this way we engage in a creative and action-based dialogue about issues in our lives. “The process is fun, profound, entertaining and full of surprises.”
Director David Diamond leads a cast that includes Micheala Hiltergerke, Pierre Leichner, Martin Filby, Sam Bob, Christine Germano and Columpa Bobb to positive reviews. “Theatre for Living blurs the lines between performance, political activism, playwriting, community organizing and investigative journalism, creating a deeply participatory art that flourishes inside and outside the theatre walls.” audience member Sally Buck said. Beyond awareness-raising, producers told Georgia Straight magazine they also hoped to gather policy feedback collected during the production and send it to mental health professionals in the hope it can spark change. “Maladjusted is an opportunity to enjoy great theatre, engage in creative dialogue and have a transformational experience with family and friends,” the promotional material states. “Bring your loved ones and come share it with us in a community near you.” Friday’s show is being presented in collaboration with Ts’ewulthun Health Centre and Vancouver Island University’s Cowichan Campus Your ticket What: Maladjusted When: Jan. 30, 7:30pm Where: Siem Lelum Gymnasium, 5574 River Road, Duncan Tickets: Free. Call 250-715-3314 for information
said. “I didn’t want anything contrived or serious, like so many band names are, and I thought this one represented our bunch pretty well.” Band of Rascals soon headed to the Woodshop Recording Studio, off of Herd Road, where the entire recording was done for their first self-titled EP, Band of Rascals. The process encouraged them to launch a Facebook page with info and links to their music so friends and family could listen and share the tracks, and soon their first music video was uploaded to YouTube. Manhas’ friend, Adrian Sousa, was a Concordia University graduate in broadcast journalism and agreed Berkley Vopnfjord to film a music video for Band of Band of Rascals is comprised of four young Cowichan musicians: left to right, Sam Trainor, Rascals. Malcom Owen-Flood, Steve Williams, Marcus Manhas. Sousa had been into filming live videos for the past four years of his fore you even consider the recording With all the excitement of shows schooling, and had filmed some of costs, you need equipment fi rst.” in bigger cities, Band of Rascals love Manhas’ drum solos, which are also Thanks to the November CD recoming back to their roots in the on YouTube. lease show, the boys were able to fund valley and playing for friends and While the pure love of music keeps the EP from their merchandise sales. family at the Cobblestone Pub or at the boys recording songs and playing Their success so far is evident in the backyard bonfi res. shows, the process has not been kind growing crowd at each new show the “It feels real,” said drummer Marto their bank accounts. boys play, and their Facebook page cus Manhas. “Being in a band can be expensive,” is gaining more followers every few “It feels like we can really go someOwen-Flood said with a laugh. “Beweeks. where and do something with it.”
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Morgan Saddington pauses from setting a display that includes works by Pauline Dueck, Linda Helms and Elizabeth M. Sealey — all part of the ongoing Volunteers show at PORTALS in the Island Savings Centre. The show — featuring work by Cowichan Valley Arts Council volunteers — opened Tuesday and runs until Feb. 13. John McKinley
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Valley people Name: Robin Maxted (with Levon and Vargas) Occupation: marine engineer Age: 29 Hometown: Comox (now Ladysmith) If you get a chance go see: The Interview is pretty good Right now I am reading: The Dave Grohl Story I’m listening to: Shovels and Rope At least once everyone should: go prawning Most people don’t know I: like asparagus Proudest or happiest moment: getting my dogs Biggest fear: snakes If I was appointed king of the valley I would: probably get a better shuttle service in place Before I die: I’d like to go to Switzerland Words I live by: George Carlin’s
for the treatments necessary. The school teamed up with McDonald’s to have milkshakes delivered on three different days, one day for each flavor. • Congratulations to Kim Newns on the launch of her new art website, GinjaLionArt.com, and her upcoming March show at Victoria’s Heron Rock Bistro. • And congratulation to Cobble Hill CA student, Donovan Scott, who passed the national Uniform Evaluation, which was written over three days in September. Scott joins the other 486 B.C. writers who have successfully completed the exam, announced Institute of Chartered Accountants of B.C. president, Duncan-based Dan Little. • Construction Workers Union CLAC Local 63 recently handed $1,500 over to the Stuart Channel Youth Baseball prospects team as part of the union’s Building Communities Together program. Players Dawson Cavey, Mason Lonsberry, CJ Loranger, Dru Wright, Reece Melnick, Kaleb Freer and coaches Shawn Freer, Doug Wright and Mike Rochon were all on hand to accept the cheque from Leigh Melnick, the union steward who nominated them. 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.
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Six members of the Chemainus Health Care Auxiliary travelled to Victoria on Nov. 18 to take part in a National Philanthropy Day event and receive the Outstanding Philanthropic Service Club Award Pictured here are: front from left, Helen Williamson, Susan Beaubier, Curl Twentyman and Grace Raey; and, back from left, Donna McCasky and Marie Hinchsliff. CHCA past-president Susan Beaubier says auxiliary members were delighted to win this award. “It was thrilling, to say the least,” she said. “We had a very, very warm response from the audience. We’re so very proud and pleased to be the recipients this year.” Bell nominated the auxiliary for the award. “It was an incredibly special night, I think, for both our organization and the Chemainus Health Care Auxiliary,” said Bell. “We were thrilled they were celebrated for the work they do in the community, and we also were very touched to be the recipient of such a generous gift.” The CHCA has made a commitment to donate $500,000 to the B.C. Children’s Hospital Foundation, and the $60,000 donation brings their contribution so far to
$335,000. “The money they have pledged will help to build a brand-new BC Children’s Hospital, which will be an incredible resource for children all across B.C., including those living on Vancouver Island,” Bell said. Beaubier says auxiliary members are working very hard, primarily through their Thrift Shop, to raise the funds. “We can’t do it without the tremendous support we get from the community, in terms of donating their used goods to us and those who come to shop,” she said. “It’s definitely a community initiative.” Besides BC Children’s Hospital, the CHCA supports the Chemainus Health Care Centre, Cowichan District Hospital, Royal Jubilee Hospital and Vancouver General Hospital, among others.
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Friday Parent-Child Mother Goose: share songs, rhymes and stories and with your child in a playful and interactive program to support your child’s development, 1 p.m. Bench Elementary School every Friday until March 6. Free, call 250-709-3050 Infant Sign Language: celebrate Family Literacy with special guest Karen Handford, Speech Language Therapist who will present an introductory information session on infant sign language and language development 10:30 a.m., South Cowichan Library, 2720 Mill Bay Rd.. Please call library to pre-register at 250-743-5436 The Pirates of Penzance: opening night for the South Island Musical Society’s take on Gilbert & Sullivan’s classic, 7:30 p.m., Cowichan Theatre, 2687 James Street. Tickets $25 adults, $10 students. Call 250-748-7529 Green Party of Canada Nomination meeting: for Cowichan-Malahat-Langford, 8 p.m. in the Mesachie Room at island Savings Centre. Elizabeth May will be speaking. Everyone is welcome but only members can vote.
Saturday Diana Kuch Comedy Gals: Diana has some gal friends that are almost as funny as she is and when they get together, ooooh, the subjects that are touched upon, 8 p.m., Duncan Showroom, 133 Station Street, Duncan. Tickets $12 advance, $15 at the door. Kiwanas Flea Market: public flea market held every Saturday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Girl Guide Hall, 921 Cairnsmore St., Duncan The Pirates of Penzance: The South Island Musical Theatre Society’s production of Gilbert & Sullivan’s classic, 7:30 p.m., Cowichan Performing Arts Centre, 2687 James Street. Tickets $35 ($27 from a member). Call 250-748-7529 Kiwanis Flea Market: every Saturday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dunan Girl Guide Hall, 921 Cairnsmore St
Sunday Escape to River Cottage DVD Showings: A communityfocused series on raising,
cooking, preserving and enjoying the best of each season, 1 p.m. The Cowichan Station Hub, 2375 Koksilah Road, Duncan. By donation. Call 250-929-8408
Teresa Doyle: from P.E.I., another major player in the overtone world of singing, 8 p.m., Duncan Showroom, 133 Station Street, Duncan. Tickets $20 advance, $25 at the door.
Monday The Getting’ The Funk Down Town Band: some young hot players in the valley getting together to search out the funk grooves on a monthly basis, 8 p.m., Duncan Showroom, 133 Station Street, Duncan. Tickets $12 advance, $15 at the door. Cowichan Valley Arthritis Support Group meeting: hear from Dr. Reginald Mitchell on medication and treatment scams pitched to seniors, 1 p.m. St John’s Church Hall, 486 Jubilee St Duncan. Call 250-748-4395
how, 9:30 a.m., Freshwater Ecocentre, 1080 Wharncliffe Rd., Duncan. Free, call 250746-9916
Tuesday Triple P Postive Parenting Program: helps parents to promote and manage teen’s
behaviour in a constructive way. Free and aimed at the parents of 8-14-year-olds, 6:30 p.m. every Tuesday until Mar 3, Margaret Moss Health Centre. Call 250-709-3050. Family Storytime: Social time of stories, songs and activities. For children ages 3-5. Drop in attendance, 10:30 a.m., South
Cowichan Library, 2720 Mill Bay Rd., Mill Bay
Wednesday Warmland Calligraphers Show and Sale: at The Loft Gallery in Valley Vines to Wines, Mill Bay Shopping Centre, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Parent-Child Mother Goose: share songs, rhymes and stories and with your child in a playful and interactive
program to support your child’s development, 10:30 a.m. South Cowichan Library, Mill Bay, every Wednesday until March 4. Free, call 250-709-3050. Art Healing: Special series, led by Francoise Moulin, artist and community Connections Program Coordinator at Cowichan Intercultural Society and Complementary Health Practitioner. These sessions are designed to stimulate your own creative process through art, beginning with watercolour, 2
p.m. South Cowichan Library, 2720 Mill Bay Rd. Please call 250-743-5436
Thursday Chemainus town hall meeting: North Cowichan Mayor Jon Lefebure will update residents on various revitalization projects and respond to questions, 7 p.m. St Michael’s Church at Mill Street and Willow Street. Sponsored by the Chemainus Residents Association.
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Planting Party: wetland restoration on World Wetlands Day at the Quamichan Wetland, Cowichan Garry Oak Preserve. 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Meet at the green house visible from Aitken Road. Bring warm clothes and gloves. Gardening equipment will be provided. Run Walk Clinic: New to running, or needing a challenge? Get tips, support and training partners. Prices includes guest speakers, technical t, wind up social, draw prizes and a chance at winning a pair of $150 runners from Frontrunners. Training opens toay and runs until April 27, 6 p.m., Duncan Christian School, 495 Beech Ave. Duncan. Email challenge08@shaw.ca. Heartstart Celebrity Breakfast: kicking off the annual Cowichan Heart and Stroke campaign with an Irish theme this year, 7:30 a.m., Duncan Travelodge. Tickets $20 by calling 250-7489614. All proceeds to the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Parent-Child Mother Goose: share songs, rhymes and stories and with your child in a playful and interactive program to support your child’s development, 10:30 a.m., Mondays until March 9: South Cowichan Library, Mill Bay. Free. Call 250-709-3050 Cowichan Valley Naturalists Coffee House: Ted Leischner will speak about “Bumblebees of the Cowichan Valley: Why we need to help them and
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From custom solid-wood bedroom furniture made in BC to the latest design trends, we are your one-stop furniture store. Ask about our free delivery! 107 Ingram Street, Downtown Duncan 250-746-5527 meritduncan.ca