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Grade 6/7 George Bonner School students Aidan Holt, Abby Sullivan, and Noah Mather team up to create a strong paper structure to withhold the most amount of weight during the Cowichan Valley School District Intermediate Science Challenge, hosted by George Bonner School on Jan. 29. For the Tower of Power-themed competition, each team was given 15 sheets of newspaper, eight drinking straws, eight popsicle sticks, three metres of masking tape, one metre of string and one paper plate and asked to build a sturdy paper structure.

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hen you think of agriculture on Vancouver Island, maple syrup may not be one of the first things that comes to mind.

But Gary Backlund — the man behind this weekend’s Big Leaf Maple Syrup Festival in Duncan — and his family are changing that.

Gary, wife Teesh and their daughter and son-in-law Katherine and Devan Banman own Backlund’s Backwoods, a 72-acre managed forest overlooking Ladysmith Harbour.

The family has been tapping bigleaf maple trees and producing maple syrup since 2001.

Gary believes maple tapping on Vancouver

Big Leaf Maple Syrup: Festival big aid in growing awareness of freshly tapped local industry Island and the Gulf Islands began in the late 1800s on Galiano Island.

He and a few other Vancouver Islanders tried tapping for the first time in 2001 while taking the Master Woodland Manager component of the Small Woodlands Program of BC. “When we bought this property, we looked at what we’d use this property for, and we thought

forestry, so we had professional foresters and government foresters look at the property,” he said.

The foresters suggested the Backlunds cut down the maples and grow more Douglas fir, but they also said it is hard to get rid of maples, Gary recalls.

“So we thought if nature wants to grow maple here, we’ll embrace maples,” he said. “We tried

milling maple and all things maple. Once we started tapping, we were hooked.”

In 2002, Forest Manager Harold Macy invited five participants from the Master Woodland Manager Program — including Gary — to help him establish a commercial maple syrup industry on Vancouver Island.

They set up an evaporator, borrowed from the University of Saskatchewan, at the UBC Oyster River Research Farm north of Courtenay.

Gary came home, and they tapped three trees and ended up with 40 litres of sap in 36 hours.

“We had beginner’s luck,” said Gary. “We really liked it. It’s just like checking the mail or checking e-mail; you never know what’s going to be here. It’s great to be outside at this time of year.” more on page 10

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Stolen Hearts seeking funding to move project forward

A documentary film project focused on the impact of the foster care system on Cowichan families has launched a crowd-funding campaign to help it complete the next phase of filming.

Last fall, producers shot about 40 hours of interviews for their film, Stolen Hearts. This

footage focused on the families that have been affected by the seizure of children from the mothers by social service agencies.

Now the filmmakers are looking to raise $25,000 in order to film the final phase of shooting — interviews with the experts and people working within the system.

Cowichan News Leader Pictorial 3 The film is being produced by local social activist Patricia Dawn, and focuses on the Cowichan experience, with the support and guidance of Cowichan Tribes elders.

To find out more about the project, or make a donation, go to indiegogo.com and search Stolen Hearts.

Chemainus skatepark a long time coming Now we’re rolling: Dozens of skaters converge on mural town to check out a skatepark first proposed nearly 20 years ago

Cemetery-less Lake seeks place to pay respects Location, budget needed: Community considering developing a public columbarium

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ody Craig wasn’t paying attention back in 1997 when then-Chemainus police chief Don Butler first proposed a community skatepark.

Craig was only three years old.

By the time he had caught the skatepark bug, Butler had moved on into retirement, as had the concept of a standalone Chemainus RCMP detachment.

But the idea of a skatepark survived, bouncing from coffee shop discussion to public forum to council chamber debate and back, time and again.

The context never changed.

Chemainus agreed with the idea of adding recreation opportunities for youth and moving the public safety risks of skateboards out of downtown and into a controlled John McKinley setting. However, it couldn’t agree Cody Craig vaults his bike over a curve at the Chemainus Skatepark he has been waiting to ride for most of his life. on a suitable location. ers under a bright January sun last combines the edged attractions of heard from seem to be enjoying the Craig remembers attending his Friday. urban skating landscapes (stairs, chance to people watch. first meetings on the topic as a Skaters ranged from adults all the railings and ledges) with the more And the early reviews from the usGrade 6 student. way down to elementary school-age traditional smooth and rounded ers the News Leader Pictorial spoke Last week, at age 21, the lifelong children, as an equally large crowd skatepark features called banks, to were universally positive.

Chemainiac hurtled on his BMX pockets and hips.

“It’s up there. It reminds me of over the rounded concrete lips of the of all ages — including beaming North Cowichan Mayor Jon Lefe“The park was finished two the one in Penticton,” Craig said.

Chemainus Skatepark for the first bure — watched. months ahead of schedule, and we “It’s easily up there with Tofino.” time, enjoying a thrill that was literThe 7,500-square-foot park, couldn’t hold back the users. As Davis Lloyd, a 17-year-old Kelsey ally nearly a lifetime in the making. located on the old Chemainus soon as the concrete was dry, they student up from Mill Bay was “I’ve been here every day since it were in,” Lefebure said. “We comamong many stopping by from out opened,” he said, relaxed, articulate Elementary School site next door to Chemainus Secondary, was mend New Line Skateparks Inc. for of town to check things out. He and clearly in his element among declared open last week. a job well done.” was also impressed. the 40 or 50 people rolling, leaping Built by New Line Skateparks Lefebure is being given a lot of “It’s way better (than my homeand flying across the fresh concrete on a budget of $350,000, the park credit for the park finally betown park),” he said. “It’s not all on skateboards, bikes and scooting built, acquiring the property cracked. It’s open and light and dry from the Cowichan Valley School and new.

District and steering the concept Mac Rennie, a pre-teen from through a series of neighbourThetis Island liked the way it offers hood concerns to approval as the opportunities for beginners and There may have been no holding back the users, but that doesn’t mean the North centrepiece of a planned commuadvanced skaters alike.

Cowichan is going to skimp on opening ceremonies for the new skatepark. nity hub that could also eventually His friend Mark Harris from To celebrate this new facility, the municipality will host a grand opening early next feature picnic tables, a dog park and Chemainus liked the way the month. Open to the public, the event will include a ribbon cutting, demonstrations, more. designers incorporated elements he prizes and vendors, at the park, 2970 Severne Street (the former Chemainus ElemenAccording to Craig, a number of and his friends suggested. tary School site), right next door to the high school. neighbours have stopped by in the “I’m happy,” Craig said. “Jon The festivities begin at 3 p.m. on Friday, March 6. park’s early days and the ones he’s Lefebure did us a good one.”

ake Cowichan council is steadfast in its belief the town is a great place to live.

Where it needs to improve is becoming a better place to die.

Without a public cemetery, or a suitable place to put one, the lake is seriously considering establishing a community columbarium — a public facility for the storage of funeral urns.

Councillor Tim McGonigle is among those touting the project.

“This has always been an issue as long as I’ve been at the table,” he said. “You can live here, you just can’t live here and die here.”

The columbarium idea was first brought to the public’s attention at a public meeting in April.

“When it first came up, everybody was very positive about it,” Mayor Ross Forrest said. “People were saying that the town doesn’t have a cemetery, and people who have lived here their whole lives want to stay here after.”

Town CAO Joe Fernandez confirmed a study done in the past determined Lake Cowichan doesn’t have land for a cemetery.

“A columbarium would be the next best thing,” Forrest said. “It would give residents the opportunity for their ashes to remain in Lake Cowichan.”

McGonigle agreed.

“It’s a place for people to pay their respects.”

While financial and other requirements are still to be determined, Forrest said he is looking forward to seeing plans finalized, although work in 2015 appears unlikely.

“Right now our planner’s looking at where we can situate one,” he said. “We’re looking at the requirement for putting one up — we’re still not sure what type of zoning or other requirements are necessary.”

So far, the town has yet to see any opposition.

“It’s all about giving people a place to go and visit,” Forrest said. “We’re an aging community and now is the time.”

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Hitchhiker jumps from truck to escape assault Police beat: Police dog collars suspect in unrelated incident John McKinley

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olice are looking for a middle-aged male alleged to have grabbed a woman he picked up walking along Chemainus Road.

On Jan. 14 at 9:20 a.m., Ladysmith RCMP received a report from a woman who had been hitchhiking on Chemainus Road towards Ladysmith.

The woman was given a ride from a male in a small blue pickup truck, possibly a Ford Ranger. The driver attempted to grab the woman’s leg and refused to allow her to exit the vehicle.

The female victim managed to jump out of the vehicle as it slowed down near the highway, and she ran to safety.

The vehicle continued southbound on the highway.

The driver is described as approximately 45 years old with grey hair and a goatee and a medium build with rough and worn-looking hands. *** You don’t get away from strong paws of the law.

Enzo the police dog proved his worth again last week with the help of a vigilant neighbour.

Sgt. Chris Swain reports that after midnight, Jan. 29, an officer on patrol in Duncan, was alerted to a break-and-enter at an antique shop in the 300 block of Duncan Avenue.

“Someone using the building had heard the culprits inside, ran outside after they left and notified a passing officer,” Swain said in a media release.

“While investigating this break and enter, officers were alerted to an alarm at nearby Romance Shop on Trunk Road.

Andrew Leong Officers quickly found that this business North Cowichan South End firefighters help paramedics remove a patient from a car opened had also been broken in to and items with the jaws of life. The door had to be cut to free the driver of a Hyundai following a col- stolen.” lison with a Chevy pickup at James Street and Duncan Street at about 11:50 a.m. Monday. Officers quickly set up a perimeter and

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North Cowichan South End fire crews respond to a structure fire at 5888 Deborah Drive in Maple Bay, where they found a fully involved garage on fire at 3:15 a.m. on Sunday. The blaze heavily damaged a Honda CR-V. No one was injured in the incident.

“Shawnigan Lake RCMP is interested called in the police dog team to assist.

“A quick response by on duty officers, in speaking with the owners of these items,with the hopes of returning their along with Enzo’s keen nose, solved property to them.” these crimes in an efficient manner.

If anyone with information regarding Enzo tracked and located the suspect to outside a nearby residence on Cowichan the owners and/or origins of these items, Way, where he was hiding and where he should contatct Hart at 250-743-5514 and quote file number 2014-2875. was arrested without incident,” Swain *** said.

Similarly, North Cowichan Duncan The suspect — a 17-year-old male RCMP are attempting to identify owndescribed as well-known to police, ers for property that has been recovered has been charged with two counts of and is suspected as being stolen. break-and-enter and will be appearing North Cowichan Duncan RCMP in Duncan Provincial Court. executed a search warrant at a residence *** on Marchmont Road in Duncan.

Violins, trading cards and water skis Police are still trying to identify owners are among numerous items police are for a number of items, seized during the seeking to reunite with their owners.

Const. Raelyn Hart of the Shawnigan search and are suspected to be stolen RCMP said numerous stolen items were between November 2014 and the time of the search. recovered during an investigation in “If you believe you may be the owner November. of one or more of these items, please “Throughout the course of the invesbe prepared to give a detailed descriptigation, police located the following tion of the item and how it was lost,” a items: two older violins, both in cases media release states. and both appear to be in poor condiContact Cst. Elton Wong at 250-748tion; an older brown box, containing numerous sports trading cards; an older 5522 regarding the item.

Anyone with any information on pair of Gringo water skis with a family name written on the back of them,” she any of the above incidents can call Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477. said in a media release.

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In a media event staged at the Malahat summit, Transportation Minister Todd Stone marked the conclusion of a $15 million project aimed at improving driver safety.

“Safety on our highways is our number one priority, and the risk of collisions involving vehicles crossing the centreline on the Malahat are a significant concern for my ministry,” Stone said.

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Fran Hunt-Jinnouchi is a former elected chief of the Quatsino First Nation and director of indigenous affairs at UVIc.

fter a pair of membership meetings Friday in Langford and Duncan, Fran HuntJinnouchi has emerged as the federal Green Party candidate for the newly-formed riding of Cowichan-MalahatLangford.

Hunt-Jinnouchi is a former elected Chief of the Quatsino First Nation, former director of indigenous affairs at the University of Victoria and current co-owneroperator of Evedar’s Bistro in downtown Langford.

“Fran Hunt-Jinnouchi is not just a great candidate,” said Green Party of Canada leader

Elizabeth May, “she’s an extraordinary candidate.

“Her own life story weaves through major issues facing Canada — the imperative for education, the tragedy of missing and murdered Aboriginal women, the importance of community resilience, and reconciliation with First Nations.”

Hunt-Jinnouchi said she is optimistic that the riding is ready to help lead Canada into a new, Green era.

“I’m so grateful for the chance to ask the voters of Cowichan-MalahatLangford to support our vision for good, sustainable jobs, a healthy environment, respect for First Nations, and a diversified economy,” she said.

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Affordable housing movement stakes out new ground Cowichan Housing Association: new independent group forms dedicated to the prevention of homelessness John McKinley

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owichan’s affordable housing movement has grown up and is ready to move out on its own.

The Regional Affordable Housing Directorate, a longtime wing of Social Planning Cowichan, has morphed into the Cowichan Housing Association, a new independent organization dedicated to the prevention of homelessness.

A media release announcing the move called it the culmination of seven years of research, planning and dedicated community engagement.

“This marks a new stage in our work,” said Brigid Reynolds, a board member with the new organization. “We have gained a greater understanding of the issues and we have developed a number of programs to serve members of our community who are facing a variety of housingrelated challenges.

“In establishing the new society, we are moving closer toward the goal of developing more affordable housing units in the region.”

The Cowichan Housing Association is guided by the vision of being a “co-ordinating body for affordable housing resources and services in the Cowichan region, with a primary focus on the prevention of homelessness.”

Social Planning Cowichan is excited about this step, saying it was always its goal to incubate and support work on affordable housing until a new organization could be formed.

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“We are so thankful for Dan Ferguson’s excellent work in contesting the nomination,” said Cynthia Montgomery, chair of the Cowichan-Malahat-Langford federal riding in a congratulatory email to members. “The Green Party has certainly come a long way, that we are able to attract two such highly accomplished and impressive co-contestants.”

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It’s so awesome. I’m only 12, but I have been waiting for it for three years.”

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Tired old building needs to come down

highlight by vacay.ca. The tea farm is one of the nicest places I have been to. The atmosphere is something special, and the tea and treats are great!

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Dear editor Re: Red Balloon demolition.

Here we go again, blame ,blame blame. Why should we as homeowners have to pay if something goes wrong with our homes? This building has been in disrepair for many many years, long before the accusation of the snowplow, or the vibrations made to restore and beautify Craig Street. There were so many things wrong with this old building no bandage could fix it. It needed to come down.

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Koksilah straight stretch poor use of police resources

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Treatment of good citizen

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Dear editor The owner of the old Red Balloon building is now left with the cost of this demolition. It was not the owner’s fault that the building was damaged by an employee of the city. Why are they left with this horrific cost not just to the building but to their welfare as well? The city did not stand up and do the right thing. It is very very sad to see them treat a longstanding member of their community like this.

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Drew Shaw makes the address to the haggis during the annual AOTS Robbie Burns Dinner and Entertainment night at Duncan United Church hall on Jan. 23.

There is a prayer: God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference.

Climate change is occurring on Mars as well. There are no human there. Do we need to play God? Maryse Atkinson Cowichan Bay

Labels haven’t got a prayer Time to tell the special interests where to go of fixing climate change Dear editor

Dear editor CVRD agrees to investigate an issue that is not vital to the well-being of our regional district.

The investigation costs time and, therefore, tax dollars —dollars better spend to take care of our region What would labels do to benefit climate change?

We asked you: “Will the new Cowichan-Langford riding make it harder for the federal NDP to get reelected than the old Nanaimo-Cowichan?”

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Bylaws and enforcement could fix the problem

Dear editor I used to live near both the Fisher and Hutchinson Road area. I experienced all the smelly air from both those places and, yes, the weather plays a part in the problem.

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It makes one wonder why some residents have alpacas, chickens, sheep, horses, dogs, and cats all on less than an acre. and expect the smell from their animals to not bother others. Best get something going with the regional district to enforce this.

Letter writer Andrew Crane suggests the tests were not thorough enough. I tend to agree.

Some of the other smells involve compost on private lands and in home businesses which are allowed. Perhaps some may ruin it for the whole but that is what bylaws are for. Change the zoning and fix some of the problems.

David Owen

Dear editor Thanks for the wonderful article about Cowichan making the top 20 Destinations for 2015 in Canada! It’s very exciting that it is the entire Cowichan Region ‘experience’ that is being recognized!

So many hidden gems to discover in this paradise!

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MacGregor needs to continue Tommy’s fight

Tea Farm recognition give me a warm cozy feeling

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Dear editor Congratulations to Alistair MacGregor on his selection as NDP candidate. I love his Scottish name; it reminds me of my hero, Tommy Douglas.

He has the important task of fighting for Tommy’s legacy, our medicare system, which is under attack on all fronts by a federal Conservative government and a provincial Liberal government.

Quality health care for all is a Canadian value, and I know he will

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Ron Faris

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Dear editor Regarding the Tea Farm being singled out as a Cowichan

Dear editor I would like to think that with all our high taxes that the police would use their time fruitfully when it comes to deterring dangerous drivers. When I see drivers changing lanes and turning into turning lanes without signalling and careless habits in general like not putting their lights on during rainy foggy days becoming almost invisible, I hope that would be addressed.

Dangerous high-incident areas, particularly intersections along the Island Highway would be a great place to concentrate on which is done to some degree. But setting up on Koksilah Road on the open stretch between the highway and Cowichan Bay Road is not my idea of fruitful. Easy cash grab? Yes. Is it a high incident area? No. Does almost every one who travels out of Cherry Point and Cowichan Bay area speed along there? Yes. Is it a serious problem area? I think not.

There are pedestrians and joggers and electric carts that travel that stretch and I believe most use their common sense to slow down accordingly for them. Does speed kill? In and of itself generally no.

Speed accompanied by distraction is a very serious combination. I’m not suggesting that we just all go around with excessive speed but I’m also suggesting that the police concentrate where it really counts, not on open stretches of highway or country road where the speed limit itself has no foundation in reality or common sense.

Evan Begbie Cowichan Bay

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Now is the heart of the maple harvest

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In 2004, Gary and Katherine published Bigleaf Sugaring — Tapping the Western Maple, edited

by Teesh. More than 3,000 copies have been sold and a second edition was published in 2012.

In 2004, the Backlunds also received an Agroforestry grant to set up a demonstration project in the Ladysmith area.

By this time, more than 300 people on Vancouver Island were harvesting and making maple syrup, according to Gary. More than 1,000 trees were tapped, and well over 10,000 litres of sap was harvested.

The first Bigleaf Maple Syrup Festival grew out of a remark Katherine made in 2007 during a talk at the B.C. Forest Discovery Centre. More than 2,000 people came to the inaugural event in 2008.

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typically takes place in January and February.

Generally, the tapping season runs from the time the leaves come off the trees until the new spring buds are ready to burst, explains Gary.

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The sap is then collected from the buckets and boiled to evaporate water and increase the sugar level to the point where it becomes maple syrup.

“The really good trees will produce more than 200 litres of sap over a tapping season, so two months or so,” said Gary.

“Really poor trees will give you half a cup. We found the really big maples usually don’t give much sap. You want a younger tree that is growing vigorously. Trees near streams or in moist areas seem to produce better.”

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“It’s a very hard-to-kill tree, which is nice because the eastern maple is a very fragile tree; it’s suffering from climate change and acid rain,” he said.

At the Backlund spread, trees are tapped, and sap flows into 16-litre buckets. Gary says that in a good day, a 16-litre bucket will be filled. It takes three full buckets to make one litre of syrup.

Gary says that when they have a good sap flow, they have to collect sap at least every three days.

To make syrup, they boil the water out of it and get to a point where it is 66-per-cent sugar.

“It’s very simple; there are no additives to syrup, just sap,” said Gary.

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y the way, did you hear: • Legendary B.C. sportswriter Jim Taylor will join fellow sports journalism legends Jim Robson and Steve Armitage in receiving Lifetime Achievement Awards Friday as part of the Paul Carson Broadcast & Media Awards in Vancouver. Taylor retired to Shawnigan Lake.

• Economic Development Cowichan has again stepped up as the award sponsor for the Green Business Award in the Duncan Cowichan Chamber of Commerce Black Tie Awards. Previous Award winners are Lush Eco Lawns in 2011, Aimy Bartesko in 2012, Queen Margaret’s School in 2013 and Velocal Delivery in 2014.

• Congratulations to Robert McDermit, recent recipient of Frances Kelsey Secondary’s Governor General’s Award, recognizing the graduated Grade 12 student who achieves the highest grade point average.

• From now until the end of May, you can help the Frances Kelsey 2015 Dry Grad group by dropping your metal recycling off at Mason’s Store in Shawnigan Lake in a recycling bin set up at Masons.

• Derek Marven reports a big turnout of birdwatchers to the most recent Cowichan Valley bird count. Northern pintail, gadwall, Canada geese, a marsh wren, red-winged blackbird,

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• Arlene Robinson tells us the Chemainus Neighbourhood House is making an appeal for donations on Facebook asking volunteers, friends and others to spread the word by clicking “Share” under their message on their Facebook page. The society needs $15,000 to confidently finish renovations at the new location.

• Finally, further to last week’s story on support for Garrett Stalker, the Frances Kelsey student battling cancer, his mom Kate tells us his Kerry Park Islanders Bantam C1 team put on one of the biggest bottle drives she’s ever seen to help the family.

“Kids, parents, siblings and coaches worked hard all day in the rain,” a grateful Kate writes.

“They are so supportive and we are so grateful for them and everyone who has helped us on this journey. If possible could you also mention the Cody Classic? They stepped up and helped us too.”

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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This week at Volume One

Valley people Name: Dana Corbett Occupation: bookseller Age: 39 Hometown: Chemainus If you get a chance go see: Selma was great Right now I am reading: And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini I’m listening to: Mumford and Sons At least once everyone should: come into Volume One Bookstore Most people don’t know I: hate conflict Proudest or happiest moment: the births of each of my children Biggest fear: being trapped on a boat in a storm If I was appointed queen of the valley I would: build a new high school Before I die: I’d like travel to Scandinavia Words I live by: chill out, Dana (at least I try) John McKinley

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For the second year in a row, the Cowichan Valley Regional District is offering a series of free Family Day activities at public rec centres throughout the community.

CVRD Chairman Jon Lefebure thanked the Canadian Union of Public Employees for its co-operation, and the provincial government for its financial assistance in making this happen.

“On Family Day, we have wonderful opportunities for families to spend time Andrew Leong/file together enjoying our recreational faciliLooking for something to do with the kids this coming Family ties,” he said in a media release.

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Claire Wessan, auxiliary president, said in an email local generosity “has enabled us to fund more than $220,000 in projects (in

well as mattresses, bed alarms and refrigerators, and a reno to the Cairnsmore beauty salon,” Wessan said.

“We are always receptive to the ongoing needs and requests of CDH and Cairnsmore Place as we strive to meet our mandate to provide and assist in the care and comfort of patients and residents.”

Funds for those items were raised primarily through the auxiliary’s HATS thrift shop and hospital Gift Shop staffed by dedicated auxiliary volunteers serving tea and visiting services at both sites, plus other service initiatives, Wessan explained.

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Auxiliary efforts are also supported by about 100 youth volunteers at CDH and Cairnsmore. The auxiliary also supports the local high schools with four or five bursaries annually.

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The Kerry Park Recreation Centre • a family-focused skating session from 1 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. on Family Day; admission and skate rentals are free.

The Shawnigan Lake Community Centre • in partnership with the Shawnigan Lake Museum, will be hosting “All Roads Lead to Shawnigan Lake” from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. featuring art activities, floor hockey, plus a passport style scavenger hunt through the streets of Shawnigan.

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DEATHS

Nora Pearl (nee Simpson) Cuthbert April 9, 1916 ~ February 1, 2015

Nora passed away peacefully at home in her 99th year with her family present on February 1, 2015. Nora was the first child of John A. and Clara Simpson. She was born in Consort, Alberta, where her father was one of the first settlers. Consort has always remained a special town for her. She was accepted into nursing at the Edmonton General Hospital and graduated as an RN in 1939 with a special prize in Theory. After graduation, she returned to the Consort Hospital to help nurse her ailing mother. She moved to Chilliwack to continue nursing and enjoyed the roller skating rink at Cultus Lake where she met Gordon.

They were married in August 1946 and lived in Jordan River, where she volunteered as a public health nurse.

In 1971 they were transferred to Duncan where she kept busy with her garden and painting, and was active in the Manzanita hiking group. She enjoyed the outdoors and the special adventures with her naturalist son. She loved music and when Gordon passed away in 1986 she joined the Scotish Country Dancing Group. She danced with them for her 76th birthday on the Great Wall of China where they had cake and all the trimmings. She enjoyed travelling to Hawaii, Europe, Australia and New Zealand, and later enjoyed cruising. Her life changed in 2008 when she fell and broke her neck, but with sheer determination she began to walk again.

Nora was predeceased by her sister Olive and brother Ralph. She leaves to honour her memory: daughter Donna and son Jim (Ferne) and her two special granddaughters, Bonnie (Niklas Kankkonen) and Michelle (Brenon Perry), and her new great grandchildren, Leah Nora and Jacob, who recently visited from Finland at 8 months of age.

A special thank-you to Sarah for her loyal and compassionate home support. A memorial service will be held at the Duncan United Church, 246 Ingram St., Duncan, on February 14 at 2 p.m. Flowers are gratefully declined.

Those who wish to do so may make a donation to the charity of their choice or to the Gordon and Nora Memorial Bursary at the University of Victoria, Development Office, PO Box 1700, Victoria, BC, V8W 2Y2.

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In the Matter of Part 3.1 (Administrative Forfeiture) of the Civil Forfeiture Act [SBC 2005, C. 29] the CFA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT: On October 10, 2014, at Fourth Street and Jubilee Street in Duncan, B.C., Peace Officer(s) of the Duncan RCMP seized, at the time indicated, the subject property, described as: $995 CAD, on or about 23:00 Hours, a Samsung cell phone and an LG cell phone, on or about 23:00 Hours.

The subject property was seized because there was evidence that the subject property had been obtained by the commission of an offence (or offences) under section 5(2) (Possession for purpose of trafficking) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act of Canada.

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LADYSMITH: $1350/mo. 55+ Building, 385 Davis Rd, Ocean & Harbour Views, 2 Bdrm suite 250-246-5688.

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

LOVELY 1 bdrm suites in seniors oriented building, Central Duncan.

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NS/NP, $625. Please call Res. Man. at 250-732-0342.

DOWNTOWN DUNCAN: 3 Bdrm/1 bath home w/unfinished basement, F/S, new paint inside & out, large carport w/shop, N/S small pet considered.

References a must, $1200/mo.250-748-9622

Provide outreach support to individual clients challenged with homelessness or near homelessness. Provide referral services, emergency support, client advocacy. Administer rent supplements.

Assist with delivery of breakfast program and managing shower/laundry facility.

QualiďŹ cations • Preference will be given to qualified Aboriginal person. • BSW or equivalent in combination of education and work experience. • Excellent inter-personal skills • Physically sound • Ability to work with Aboriginal youth facing homelessness. • Must undergo a criminal record check. • Requires driver’s license and use of a vehicle.

Submit resume, cover letter and 3 current references to: Hiiye’yu Lelum Box 1015, Duncan, BC, V9L 3Y2 or fax to 250-748-2238 or drop off at #106-5462 Trans Canada Highway, Duncan, BC. Deadline: Feb. 13, 2015.

SMALL ENG/SAW/OUTBOARD MECHANIC WANTED. Exp required. Wage/benefits negotiable. Send resume to crosback@telus.net

Vernon Service Company requires F/T Journeyman Plumber/Gasfitter. $36/hr. Call 250-549-4444 or email: pres@aslanservices.ca

HOME STAY FAMILIES HOST FAMILIES needed!

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Meicor Properties Chemainus: Lockwood Villa.

Well kept bldg, 1 bdrm $650 incl heat & hot water, available now. N/S, 1 small pet welcome. 250-709-2765. www.meicorproperties.com Meicor Properties Ladysmith: 2 bdrm 4th flr $860/mo. Includes heat & hot water, small pets OK. 250-924-6966. www.meicorproperties.com NEAR NEW, 2 bedroom, centrally located, 5 appliances, adult orientated building, NS/NP. Available December 1st. $750 250-748-9622

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EQUIPMENT/FIXTURES 24 8’-length wooden shelving.

3-pce set Maple display tables. (250)748-8009 (days).

STORAGE HEATED GARAGE for rent in Cowichan Bay. 10’x17’. $200/mth. (250)701-3750.

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www.theroyalalexander.ca CENTRAL LOCATION, Bach, 1 & 2 bdrms, balcony, F/S, heat & hot water (1 bldg only), parking, pet considered, $550$850/mo. Call 250-748-7764 DUNCAN: 1 BDRM, clean, quiet, lvl entry unit w/heat, HW and parking included. $500.

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1 bdrm ~ $625/mo 2 bdrm ~ $725/mo On-site manager, very clean and quiet. Walking distance to The Commons, VIU and on bus route. Hot water included. No Pets.

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

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

RENTALS

Std POODLE pups, CKC, M/F, 16 wks, trained, all shots, health guar’t, exc. pedigree, $1800. Camaraderie Kennels, Victoria (250)381-0855

DUNCAN ROOM for rent on bus route. Heat, light, cable, incld. W/D available. $425/mo.

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ON STAGE

Lani Nash promises music that will move you

Looking to spend Family Day with music that moves you?

The Duncan Showroom has the right prescription.

On Monday night, the downtown music hall hosts Lani Nash, an American singer/songwriter noted for her “poignantly beautiful writing

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and vocals that linger with a genuine heartfelt quality.”

Nash has contributed all profits from her recording You Don’t Remember to people with Alzheimer disease, and also dedicated another recording Like you Taught Me To as a tribute to the parents of Newton whose 27 children were

killed at Sandy Hook school.

Her Latest Release ONE was written produced and arranged by Nash at The ShowRoom in Nashville.

Tickets to this all-ages show are $15 door, $12 advance. Call 250-748-7246 for reservations or online at showroomproductions.ca.

Musical blockbusters the theme of 2015 Theatre Festival lineup Hitting a high note: Get ready for Johnny Cash, a British Invasion and Elf: The Musical, among others

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Rupert Koyote (as Frederick) and Hanna Seinen (as Mabel) continue to perform in the South Island Musical Society presentation of Pirates of Penzance, which wraps up its run tonight and tomorrow at the Cowichan Performing Arts Centre. Check the CPAC website for showtimes and ticket information.

hemainus Theatre Festival is just a few weeks away from launching its 2015 schedule and it’s already generating plenty of excitement.

“It is a fabulous lineup,’’ said managing director Randal Huber.

Music blockbusters are the highlights, beginning with Project Johnny Cash: A Musical Tribute to the Man In Black that runs Feb. 20 to April 11, 2015.

Conceived and written by artistic director Mark DuMez, the theatrical tribute to the music legend features more than 40 hit songs that celebrate the light and dark sides of an incredible career.

The Mousetrap, an acclaimed Agatha Christie murder mystery, then starts a limited engagement from April 24 to May 30.

Twist and Shout: The British Invasion invades the stage for a long summer run from June 12 to Aug. 29.

The musical revue will include chart-topping hits from the 1960s by artists such as The Beatles, Gerry & The Pacemakers, The Hollies, The Kinks, The Rolling Stones, Dave Clark Five and many more.

Jeeves Intervenes, from the stories of P.G. Wodehouse, plays Sept. 11 through Oct. 3. The British comedy is another in the series featuring valet Jeeves who engages in witty interaction with wealthy and wandering Bertie Wooster during his many plights of high society.

Grace and Glorie, a dramatic comedy by Tom Zeigler, begins an engagement Oct. 16 that continues until Nov. 7. The story involves a cantankerous 90-year-old facing her final days while her guilt-ridden, big-city caregiver faces her future.

Elf: The Musical is this year’s holiday performance,

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Sherlock Holmes and the Case of Christmas Carol was the last production to grace the main Chemainus Theatre stage.

taking place Nov. 20 to Dec. 31. Buddy the Elf aims to discover his true identity in the festive musical that continues the predominant theme of the season.

On the studio stage, Confessions of a Paperboy runs Aug. 19 to 29. James and the Giant Peach is the KidzPlay performance from July 18 to Aug. 15.

Season tickets are available at savings up to 27%.

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Songs to kindle your Valentine’s romance

He Sings, She Sighs: Lavigne and Blanchette join forces with the Vancouver Island Symphony for an evening of romance John McKinley

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hose wanting to kindle the fires of romance a little early this Valentine’s Day, need to set aside Thursday

evening.

Why not your nicest clothes, a candlelight dinner at one Cowichan’s many acclaimed eateries, a vintage bottle of local wine and He Sings, She Sighs?

The Cowichan Symphony Society is staging this special concert teaming the Vancouver Island Symphony with two of

the West Coast’s most romantic voices — Ken Lavigne and Nadya Blanchette.

Chemainus tenor Lavigne is one of Vancouver Island’s most noted singers with a resume that includes performances at Carnegie Hall and before Prince Charles.

“His warm, pure and silky tenor voice touches the soul,” Rosemary Phillips writes in a show media release.

“With his relaxed, huggable and genuine stage presence, humorous banter, passionate dreams and perfect choice of popular and favourite songs, he charms his way into the hearts of audiences wherever he performs.”

Phillips describes soprano Blanchette — who sang Ave Maria at Pierre Trudea’s state funeral — as passion, seduction, femme fatale, ingénue and Carmen all rolled into one.

“With her rapturous, warm, creamy voice she sings everything

from great arias to Broadway favourites,” she writes.

“Her charisma, contagious humour, spontaneity and versatility enchant audiences around the world.

Both singers promise more satisfaction than a box of chocolates.

“It’s a concert that will appeal to all lovers. We are singing duets and solos from West Side Story, South Pacific, Moulin Rouge, and on the operatic side, from Tales of Hoffman,” Lavigne said.

“It’s a romantic event celebrating love with exquisite music and immortal songs that we have embraced over the years,” Blanchette agreed. “There will be vignettes, playful comedy and romance in a rapport between Ken and I, the baton and the audience as we sing these emotional and theatrical melodies.”

“Put them both together with the Vancouver Island Symphony under the baton of Pierre Simard,

Nadya Blanchette joins local favourite Ken Lavigne for a romantic concert Thursday. and wow!” Phillips writes.

“It’s a Valentine special filled with drama, romance, amusement, and the most melodic arias and songs you can imagine, filled with seduction, love, fantasy, pleasure and desire — a real adventure for the heart.”

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Your ticket What: He Sings, She Sighs Where: Cowichan Performing Arts Centre When: Thursday, Feb. 12, 7:30 p.m.

Tickets: $40 with some discounts available. Online at cowichanpac.ca, or call 250-748-7529

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development and helping them develop the skills they need to become mature, responsible adults. Free and aimed at the parents of 8-14-year-olds, 6:30 p.m. every Tuesday until Mar 3, Margaret Moss Health Centre.

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Friday Tereza Tomek with Two Bears North: a folk singer/songwriter and an Edmonton-based alternative band, 9 p.m., Duncan Showroom, 133 Station Street, Duncan. Call 250-748-7246

Blues Tuesday: with hosts Thor and the Thundercats, 8 p.m., Duncan Showroom, 133 Station Street, Duncan. Tickets $5 players, $8 for others.

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 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.

Traditional Square Dance: With the Shady Grove Dance Band at the HUB in Cowichan Station, 2375 Koksilah Road, 7 p.m. Admission $2.

Saturday Bigleaf Maple Syrup Festival: Vancouver Island maple syrup producers swarm the B.C. Forest Discovery Centre with festivities, exhibits and demonstrations Saturday, and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a focus on the unique west coast flavours.

Call 250-715-1113

Family Storytime: Social time of stories, songs and activities.

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Ash Grunwald is a rising act coming to Duncan from Australia. According to promoters, this young guitar wiz is taking the world by storm, and this might be a rare chance for an intimate concert. Details below.

Station Street, Duncan, $30 advance $35 door

Monday 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 250709-3050

BC Family Day. the BC Forest Discovery Centre has added a special opening with Kids crafts, train rides, displays.

Tickets $8 for adults, $6 kids.

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Tuesday Triple P Postive Parenting Program: helps parents to promote and manage teen’s behaviour in a constructive way, focuses on dealing with high risk behaviour, supporting their emotional

Wednesday 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.

Raising Children in a Digital World: Dr. Gordon Neufeld speaks about the implications of the digital world on parenting and teaching 7 p.m. Cowichan Performing Arts Centre. Tickets, $25. Call 250-748-7529 Medical Marijuana Forum: shining a light on alternatives

Buskers Burn Off: Eugene Smith had a great idea on how to help out our local buskers in the valley: give them a showcase and a small competition that gives the winner some studio recording time at our local Woodshop Recording Studio, 8 p.m., Duncan Showroom, 133 Station Street, Duncan. Suggested $10 donation.

Sunday Ash Grunwald: stomp-boxdriven, hip-hop-inspired blues Australian indie music, 8 p.m., Duncan Showroom, 133

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Thursday 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. Cowichan Library in Duncan every Thursday until March 5. Free, call 250-709-3050 Parent-Child Mother Goose, French Immersion: support your child’s development and introduce them to the French language, 1 p.m. Ecole Cobble

Hill, Cobble Hill, Thursdays until March 5. Free. Call 250-7093050 Emma Plant: reggae /rootsbased singer/songwriter from the Nanaimo area, with special guest Jody Mayne, 8 p.m., Duncan Showroom, 133 Station Street, Duncan. Tickets $12 advance, $15 at the door.

Friday Art Film Night At Sylvan: Double features. Classic and modern art house cinema. Sylvan United Church, 985 Shawnigan Mill Bay Rd., 7 to 11 p.m.

Tickets $5. Sign up for the newsletter at artfilmnightatsylvan@gmail.com.

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