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Paramedics and Duncan volunteer firefighters attend to a male pilot and female passenger after their small plane crashed at the Duncan Airport last Saturday afternoon. The pilot was taken to hospital in Victoria by air ambulance, while the passenger was taken to the Cowichan District Hospital. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

Plane crash sends two to hospital KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Two people were seriously injured after a small single-engine plane crashed at the Duncan Airport last Saturday afternoon.

The crash happened around 1:30 p.m. when the aircraft went down on a sloped area near the runway. The plane sustained sig-

nificant damage, and the occupants, a 55-year-old male pilot and 43-year-old female passenger, were badly hurt. The pilot was airlifted to Victoria General Hospital, while the passenger was taken by ground ambulance to Cowichan District Hospital.

Dave Morgan, president of the Duncan Flying Club, which runs

the airstrip south of the city, confirmed that the pilot is a member of the club, but said he doesn’t live in Duncan. He spoke with the man on Monday as he rested in hospital, recovering from surgery on his knee and foot.

Morgan wasn’t sure of the cause of the crash, but was considering it might have been turbulence,

based on the weather the Cowichan Valley was experiencing that day. “Nobody saw it,” he noted.

According to Cpl. Darren Lagan of the Island District RCMP, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada was informed of the crash immediately and an investigation was under way.

He added that there was no indi-

cation of foul play.

Morgan expects the pilot to resume flying as soon as he is able.

“If you have a car accident, you don’t stop driving,” he said.

“People don’t realize that a plane that’s 1,500 pounds only hits half as hard as a car that weighs 3,000 pounds.”

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Water restrictions move to stage 3 ANDREA RONDEAU CITIZEN

As of today the Cowichan Valley is under stage 3 watering restrictions the Cowichan Valley Regional District announced.

“We are trying to encourage a culture of conservation,” said CVRD chair Jon Lefebure.

“Because of climate change we definitely need to be concerned about our use of water and in the summer months when it is quite apparent that we have less water available we need to be careful with it.”

The move to stage 3 comes as the province moved Vancouver Island from a Level 3 to a Level 4 drought rating, recommending a target of maximum water use reduction.

Stage 3 restrictions take some water usage off the table entirely for residents. People are not allowed to water lawns, wash cars or boats, driveways, sidewalks or houses, unless preparing surfaces for painting or preservatives or to prepare to pour concrete or asphalt.

Residents are also forbidden to fill swimming pools and hot tubs unless they’re only topping up the water level, and fountains and ponds that don’t re-circulate water must be turned off.

Municipalities and the school district will be limiting watering of playing fields, only using enough to avoid having to do costly replacements of turf in the fall.

What is allowed is hand watering of gardens, trees and shrubs with a hose with a spring-loaded nozzle, watering bucket, or pail for a maximum of two hours per day, 6-8 a.m. or 8-10 p.m. People with micro-drip irrigation sys-

tems can still water their gardens, trees and shrubs at any time to a maximum of four hours per day.

For more information about restrictions go to your local government website.

“Where we’re really suffering is in our rivers,” Lefebure said, emphasizing that while flows in the Chemainus, Cowichan and Koksilah rivers have dropped to alarming levels, domestic water supplies are not under threat of drying up, as long as use is responsible.

That doesn’t mean people should ignore restrictions and open up the taps, however, he said.

With climate change the Valley faces an uncertain future when it comes to water, Lefebure said.

The main aquifers relied on by Cowichan’s municipalities do recharge annually, but residents can’t take water for granted. Individuals on wells have been experiencing much more drastic lowering of water levels he said, and we’re still just learning about the connections between the area’s major rivers and aquifers.

“As long as we use our water responsibly we believe we will be able to take care of that domestic water supply,” he said.

There’s another good reason to try to help keep reservoirs high, Lefebure said: fire.

Local fire departments count on these reservoirs to fight fires, and with smoke obscuring the sky its easy to see how vital this service is.

“We want to keep these reservoirs as high as we can. Conservation helps us with that,” he said.

Smoke from wildfires across B.C. and into Washington state moved into the Cowichan Valley on Sunday, clouding the sun and dropping ash. [ANDREA RONDEAU/CITIZEN]

Smoky Cowichan skies lead to health advisory ANDREA RONDEAU CITIZEN

A Wildfire Smoke Advisory is in effect for the entire east and south coasts of Vancouver Island, including the Cowichan Valley area.

The advisory come as smoke obscured the sun and ash sifted down, creating a thin layer on cars, houses and gardens Sunday. Many residents watched the smoke roll in on Sunday morning, the haze turning the sunlight into an eerie orange glow.

The closest wildfire is burning north of Ladysmith, but smoke is blanketing the area from other fires burning on Vancouver Island, and even Washington state.

The advisory has been issued by the provincial Ministry of Environment in collaboration with Island Health.

“Smoke concentrations will vary widely as winds, fire behaviour and temperatures

change,” the news release said.

“This situation is expected to persist until meteorological conditions change.”

There had been some improvements by Tuesday morning, but the advisory was still in place.

People should avoid strenuous outdoor activities and contact their health care provider if they experience difficulty breathing, chest pain or discomfort, or sudden onset of cough or irritation of the airways.

Particularly vulnerable are infants, the elderly and those with underlying medical conditions such as diabetes, lung or heart disease.

The ministry and Island Health also offered tips to protect your health, including staying cool and drinking plenty of fluids, considering visiting somewhere with cooler, filtered air such as a shopping mall and keeping an eye on your health.

The province is also reminding

residents to be careful with fire safety, as the fire hazard rating is extreme through much of the province including Cowichan.

One hundred and eighty-four fires are being fought across the province, and there are nine evacuation alerts in effect, impacting over 800 homes the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations reported.

Twenty-seven new fires started in B.C. on Sunday. Campfires are banned, as is open burning. Officials are also imploring smokers not to be careless with cigarette butts, particularly in dry grass along roadsides.

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he eerie orange glow that settled over the Cowichan Valley on Sunday morning as smoke filled our skies and ash began to fall from wildfires that continue to threaten other communities on Vancouver Island, in B.C. and in Washington state was about as dramatic a wakeup call as we can imagine.

People commented that it felt like we were suddenly in a film set in a post-apocalyptic era or on Mars or somewhere equally exotic.

But while the diminished air quality is downer, we’re the fortunate ones.

Hundreds of people have been evacuated from their homes in other parts of the province.

All they can do is watch and hope that when the flames are finally extinguished they have a home to go back to.

Inevitably, some of them won’t.

The closest fire to us here in the Valley so far is one that began late last week north of Ladysmith. Port Alberni is also the location of a fire, as is Port Hardy.

Yes, we’re very lucky that so far we’ve been spared.

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the words of Sgt. Wes Olsen of the Lake Cowichan RCMP from last week as he told us about how there are idiots who seem to think it’s okay to light fires near the lakeshore in remote locations that are only accessible by boat, since they’re not as likely to get caught (or so they believe).

But their stupidity could easily cost us all. Sure, these sites aren’t easily accessible to someone whose going to make them put their fire out and possible give them a fine, but we can only imagine that they haven’t considered that those same condi-

tions make it extremely hard, if not impossible, for a fire truck to get to them if things go awry.

We have no faith that such people know or care enough to make sure their fire is properly extinguished when they leave it.

If they were responsible, they wouldn’t have lit it in the first place.

Then there’s Olsen’s reminder to smokers that when they flick that cigarette butt out the car window everything is so tinder dry that they could spark a blaze that could eat up territory in the space between heartbeats.

It’s a grim reality that many of

Stead, Weaver, Nicholson right on future mass migration

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the fires that are raging in the province are person-caused.

That’s even with all of the publicity around how dry everything is right now, and how you shouldn’t light a fire.

There will inevitably be accidents (somebody’s working with a piece of equipment that strikes a rock and causes a spark) and lightning to contend with. The last thing anyone needs is someone deliberately setting a match to tinder.

Right now a good wind from the right direction will blow the smoke into memory. Let’s keep it that way.

Bad Habits in Maple Bay an enjoyable experience

People falling through information cracks

My wife and I feel we must add our voice to the number of comments made recently regarding the Bad Habits restaurant in Maple Bay. We spent over an hour enjoying the super ocean view, a delicious cup of coffee and a cinnamon roll served by a very courteous young lady.

We agree with many others who have visited there, that this type of venue is most needed in Maple Bay. It is obvious that the owner is putting her best efforts to add to this community. We wish her well.

Today I saw a neighbour washing ash (which was still falling) off her truck with a hose. This same neighbour waters her lawn with a sprinkler during the day.

Despite the City of Duncan’s slow response to raising our watering restrictions, the entire island is currently at stage four of this drought so today I stopped to talk to my neighbour.

She said she had no idea about the drought but that she looks in the paper every week to see what the watering restriction is and she says she never sees it.

While she was within her right to wash her truck based on stage two water restrictions, I believe her that her intention is to fol-

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low guidelines and I am writing to ask that the Citizen not only publish the water restrictions in each issue of the paper but to also ask that they are prominently displayed.

My neighbour is elderly and says “I am not online” and she cannot be alone. Please deliver this news consistently to your readers because people are falling through the information cracks and we all need to be on the same page with this issue.

Amber Finn Duncan Write 300 words or less on the topic of your choice and email andrea.rondeau@ cowichanvalleycitizen.com

Re: Area E talks climate change and official community plan Hilary Stead, with Dr. Weaver, and Alison Nicholson, get it right on mass migration. The southwestern U.S.A. will begin to bail out in the coming decade as the aquifers continue to disappear.

They will stay in the U.S.A. at first, then begin moving northward.

Though born in Canada, I grew up and retired from the U.S. I know the American mindset, and as they move into Canada, we will need a government intent on living in harmony with our climate predicament.

The current and past federal office holders have been seduced by the belief in eternal progress and money from extractive industries.

These worked well to get us where we are today. That is the cause of our predicament.

We need a government that will balance human and earthly, ecological needs before corporate profits and the illusion of an easier life for all.

Look around you and think about how much stuff you gather and whether it is really necessary for happiness. Change the current federal and provincial governments to a government that listens to people and our planet and not corporate need.

Our world is going to change in ways that we cannot predict exactly, but science tells us that it will become increasingly uncomfortable, if not destroy us all.

Dirk Ouellette Cobble Hill

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Green Party has workable energy plan Thoughtful and respectful dialogue is at the heart of a democracy, and it is in that spirit that I write to clarify some assertions made by Martin Barker in his recent letter.

I do agree with Dr. Barker that we must cut through political rhetoric and misinformation. Evidence-based decision making is critical for informing national policies, and with a change of government in Ottawa, science will once again meaningfully contribute to the future of our country.

Indeed, hard decisions need to be made on Oct. 19, election day. Urgent action is required on the climate, and Canada needs MPs who are prepared for the deadline negotiations on a new climate treaty at the international climate talks in Paris on Nov. 30. The Green Party has a plan with firm and realistic commitments to take meaningful action on climate change, and we will work across party lines and across jurisdictional boundaries to deliver results.

And while it is alarmist for Dr. Barker to claim that our country could be reduced to “economic ashes”, it is true that, under the current government, Canada faces another recession as our economy continues to shrink in 2015. Through short-sighted policies that favour the fossil-fuel sector, our economy has been left exposed to the international oil price slump.

Rather than having all our eggs in one basket, the Green Party proposes to diversify our economy by cutting taxes

to small businesses and creating new jobs in Canada’s renewable energy sector.

Wind farms need welders, solar panels need electricians, forest/agriculture bioenergy needs equipment operators and emerging technologies need scientists and innovative entrepreneurs. By expanding trades training, cutting taxes and bolstering retrofitting initiatives, Canadian workers and entrepreneurs will have the tools needed to make our existing infrastructure, homes, businesses, mills and factories more energy efficient. A consequence of these efficiencies is the reduction in our consumption of energy thus diminishing our need for oil and other fossil fuels.

It is incorrect to state that the Green Party would shut down Canada’s energy sector.

We would not disband the oil sands; rather, we would curtail the expansion of this archaic resource extraction practice by eliminating fossil fuel subsidies and accelerating the transition to renewable energies, an industry that already employs more Canadians than the oil sands. The current pro-fossil fuel regime in Ottawa has embraced policies that actively subsidize one of the most profitable and environmentally costly sectors in our economy. This form of corporate welfare is a cost to Canadian taxpayers and is contrary to principles of free market capitalism. The International Monetary Fund recently reported that annual global fossil fuel subsidies totaled $5.4 trillion annually, or $10 million a minute. In Canada, according to the OECD, direct subsidies to oil

and gas producers amount to over $1.2 billion annually. If you take into account externalities like environmental damage, infrastructure demands and health risks, total taxpayer subsidies to Canada’s fossil fuel industries are $34 billion annually.

Expansion of the fossil fuel energy sector exposes Canadians to the risk of irreparable ecological damage and incalculable costs when — not if — an oil spill occurs on our coast. A recent poll in our riding showed that 52 per cent strongly disagree that B.C. would benefit from more oil tankers on our coast. To date, I am the only candidate in Cowichan-Malahat-Langford to publicly oppose increased tanker traffic on the Salish Sea, and as your MP, I will vote “no” to Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain Pipeline project. Representing your interests in Ottawa, not the interests of a political party, party leader or special interests, is my commitment to you. Our democracy needs courageous MPs who will not be forced by their party leader to compromise their conscience or the wishes and needs of their constituents.

I look forward to a spirited debate in the upcoming election and have been inspired by the nature of my interactions with others who are seeking to be your MP in Ottawa. Thank you to those who have put their name forward to run for office as well as the public, who engage every week in the editorial pages. Together we make our democracy stronger.

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Thank you to city workers out on weekends I would like to applaud the work of the City of Duncan for using the water tanks to keep the trees alive to the best of their ability while still conserving water use.

Terri Brennan Duncan

Off-roaders were being considerate in photo Regarding “Unlicensed vehicles a problem” photo dated July 20: Had to chuckle at Mr. Scull’s photo of OHV’s pulled to the side of the trail — and his indignation of having them in his trailspace.

He attempts to make a big deal of the fact that the citizens were offending him, but the photo clearly shows they pulled to the side of the trail to let the pedestrians by.

Shame on you Scull for painting them as inconsiderate individuals for enjoying a pastime that you do not appreciate.

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Re: Regina Drive park exchange: “Neighbours opposing parkland swap on Lakes.”

A strong part of the Official Community Plan was protection of green space and parkland; the proposed exchange would establish a dangerous precedent for all of North Cowichan.

A walking path to Lakes Road is pointless as Lakes Road is already rarely walked on because of the dangerous speed and volume of traffic. The possibility of children emerging on bicycles etc. should not be ignored either.

According to an earlier report by the planning committee the proposed walkway would cost the municipality thousands of dollars each year to maintain. The park costs us nothing. Conclusion: altogether a very good deal for a developer and a very bad one for local residents and for all taxpayers in North Cowichan!

I would imagine just like other cities and municipalities that the workers that Mr. Sawchuk has seen are the ones that have a five day work week that includes weekends.

They are the ones who miss out on the regular family time while most of us are home enjoying our weekends.

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Hello residents of Cowichan Valley and surrounding area. There is a stolen mini-bike in your midst, a near-new 2009 Suzuki DRZ70.

The bike was recently purchased for our granddaughters, locked in our barn, adjacent to the open field that separates our land from the Evans Park baseball diamond.

It is believed the bike was removed to the road adjacent to the ball park.

We have the keys so the lock may be bypassed or ignition wires shorted.

The kids miss it.

Reward for information leading to the bike’s recovery. Please contact the RCMP for additional information.

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Martin Barker attempted, again, to upsell the Harper Conservative government in his recent letter. He boasted that the federal government collects 10 per cent taxation revenue from the international oil corporations extracting oil resources in Canada. The question I ask is: “Why is only 10 per cent collected from these mega-billion dollar oil cartels?”

When taxation to the wealthy corporate sector is reduced steadily under the Conservative/ Liberal helm of the past 40 years, it is discovered our national debt has risen dramatically.

I quote from the Fraser Institute: “The net direct debt of all three levels of government increased from $872.2 billion to $1.2 trillion between 2007/08 and 2011/12. Apart from direct debt, government indebtedness also includes debt guarantees, contingent liabilities and contractual commitments, and unfunded program obligations. When liabilities other than direct debt are included, the total liability of Canadian governments (federal, provincial, and local) increases dramatically — to $4.1 trillion in 2011/12, up 20.9 per cent from 2007/08.”

This kind of debt is not acceptable for the residents of a Canada so rich in resources. In Norway, which is a country which does not pander to the corporate lobby, I discovered that Norwegian government taxes 75 per cent of the profits of the oil industry. Collecting 75 per cent of oil industry profits regularly has allowed Norwegians to amass over $1 trillion in their federal treasury. Their government and citizens are using that financial leverage to invest in the future, where they anticipate a shift from dependency on the oil industry.

The difference between a Conservative government in Canada and a Norwegian government seems to be that in Norway their governments serve the interests of the general population, while in Canada the elected officials of both Liberal and Conservative governments have been serving the interests and wishes of international corporations and chartered banks.

In Canada, I have witnessed the steady degradation of environmental protection policies, of the unionized labour force, of education funding, and of heath care funding by Liberal/ Conservative willingness to not top up government revenues with proper taxation and regulations to the resource extraction industries which frequent our shores.

“Canada is open for business” seems to be a message to international corporateers....”Come and exploit the resources of Canada, and our Conservative/Liberal governments will neither tax you, regulate you, nor even encourage you to process the resources in Canada.”

Some major shifts in government policy must occur in this next election. I do not see the corporate governance policies of Conservative/ Liberal leaders being able to offer Canadian citizens the quality of life that a true democracy would.

Bill Woollam Duncan

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The Crime Reduction Unit is back on the streets.

Made up of 10 specialized and highly visible officers from the North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP detachment, the unit’s main goal is to identify and stop criminal activity before it impacts the community. The 2015 team follows in the footsteps of last year’s unit, which received recognition and appreciation from the community for its presence throughout the region and particularly at large community events.

“The Crime Reduction Unit is designed to provide a highly visible response to crime in our community,” detachment commander Insp. Ray Carfantan said. “This team will be proactive in their approach, be highly visible in the community, and remain focused on our goal of safe streets and neighbourhoods. I am looking forward to seeing positive results from this team, as we did last summer.”

The officers on the Crime Reduction Unit have been temporarily reassigned from their regular duties, which include community policing, First Nations policing, and municipal traffic enforcement. They will return to those duties in the fall.

Among their assignments with the Crime Reduction Unit, they will be conducting bike and foot patrols in areas that are highly populated or which are considered problem areas, locating people with outstanding warrants, and performing curfew checks and targeted enforcement on people or properties of concern. They will also be present at events such as Downtown Duncan Days, Sunfest, Rock of the Woods, and the Islands Folk Festival.

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A provincial push to limit elections spending by municipal candidates is a good idea, but any regulations need to be carefully thought through.

That’s the view of John Koury, who topped the spending in last fall’s municipal elections in the Valley, shelling out $24,361 in his attempt to reach the mayor’s chair in North Cowichan.

In the official disclosures published by Elections BC this week, the successful mayoralty candidate, Jon Lefebure, said he spent $21,975 on his campaign.

Even thir d-place Damir Wallener spent $8,519 on his campaign, still more than any other candidate for any office in the Cowichan Valley.

Meanwhile, Duncan Mayor Phil Kent performed his magic with very little money in the smaller community. He only spent $995 while runner-up Peter Lockhart Gordon shelled out $3,978 trying to get elected.

According to Black Press reporter, Tom Fletcher, a Legislature committee on local election spending has suggested “candidates for a council seat in a small community should be able to spend no more than $10,000 to run for mayor and $5,000 for a council or school board seat.”

There’s more, Fletcher said.

“For larger communities, a population-based formula would limit a mayoral campaign for a city of 150,000 residents to just under $90,000, with other municipal candidates limited to half that. The formula would limit a candidate for mayor of Victoria, population 80,000, to just over $50,000, while Surrey’s population of 470,000 would mean a cap of $180,000 to run for mayor.

“The small-town limits apply to communities up to 10,000 residents. For larger ones, mayoral candidates would be limited to $1 per capita for the first 15,000 people, 55 cents per capita up to 150,000, 60 cents per capita for 150,000 to 200,000 and only 15 cents for communities larger than that.”

The idea is to make running for office accessible and affordable no matter the size of the community.

The spending limits still have to be endorsed by the legislature, but so far the B.C. Liberal and NDP members of the committee have endorsed them unanimously, Fletcher said.

More specific limits for thirdparty advertisers might also be on the way.

Koury, who followed a stint on North Cowichan council with his run at the mayor’s chair, said that he likes the idea of limiting spending.

He said the Canadian feder-

al government “probably has one of the most robust election expense regimes in the world.

I think we should follow the lead of the feds and look at a formula that limits municipal election spending. It’s different from the federal situation, of course, because from one municipality to the next you have different-sized populations. Federal ridings are basically 100,000 people per riding; we have 308 seats to reflect about 30 million people. They have what works out to be about a $1 a person figure. I like that figure.”

When Koury ran federally in 2011, his spending cap in 2011 worked out to about $1 per resident — not voter, but resident.

Koury agreed that the provincial committee’s idea was “quite a bit less” than his idea, and doesn’t recognize that some costs are built in everywhere.

“It doesn’t seem appropriate.

Coming up with the formula will require care and consideration. My advertising costs wouldn’t be any different if I were trying to promote my mayoral advocacy in the City of Duncan or North Cowichan.

Obviously there’s a huge difference in population between the two but the cost of advertising is the same.”

There’s a lot to be considered when it comes to spreading the word about a candidate.

“You’ve got newspaper advertising, and different things like direct mail and rack cards: it doesn’t matter from one jurisdiction to the next, these costs are roughly the same. Then, in a tighter market, where there’s radio and all kinds of different media, all of that needs to be explored, too. To a point.

“If you make it fair by putting in some kind of formula that caps it, that forces campaign teams into wise spending. A cap means more attention to detail.”

Koury said that his campaign expenses in the 2014 municipal election “worked out to about $1 a constituent.

“There are about 27,000 residents in North Cowichan and I spent about $25,000. And the mayor who won spent roughly the same,” he pointed out.

“We prove to ourselves, Jon Lefebure and I, that this is the cost it takes to run an effective campaign as a front runner in the race. Anyone can run but if you want to be in the game, you need to be able to resource your campaign to meet the efforts of your closest competitor.”

Provincial officials have been thinking it might be time to limit third-party spending, too, and Koury said that’s certainly worth a look.

“I completely ag ree that that can get carried away

when special interests start to get involved. For instance, if unions or the corporate world start donating large amounts of money, it could easily run into a disproportionate amount of spending for the community that you are trying to serve,” he said.

“I do believe there has to be an examination on what the working formula is. I think a $1 per citizen formula is a good place to start from.”

Lefebure said that had the recommended spending limits been in place for the fall’s elections would have been unlikely to have cut his spending.

“It sounds to me like that number off the top of my head works out to about $22,000. The number which was originally put in the paper was higher than we actually spent. We put in a bunch of money of our own but it wasn’t all spent. We spent about $19,000,” he said.

Even that was higher than expected because of a social media campaign, according to Lefebure.

The mayor said he has no problem at all with the limits “as long as we have everybody playing under the same rules.”

It could also benefit some candidates, he said.

“There are people, obviously, who can’t afford to spend anywhere near that kind of money so I’m very comfortable with there being limits on spending.”

Lefebure said it’s time for such a move.

“Things have gotten more aggressive at the local government level. The numbers have been getting higher, including mine.”

However, he’s not sure about all the details.

“They got a little crazy over having to have your name on all the signs and all the myriad details and having to place some kind of a value on your old signs but maybe in some of the bigger markets that was a bigger factor. The limits to campaign funding, I can understand, though.”

Third party advertisers have not been a big factor locally but Lefebure ran into a situation in his campaign.

“One of our supporters wanted to put an ad in the paper just on her own and mention me.

That was all of a sudden a third party ad and she had to fill out forms and so on. I guess if you are looking at the bigger cities, it could be something really significant. I haven’t seen much need for it here but maybe as a precaution if you didn’t take note of it there would be an opportunity for a candidate to use that as a way to bypass a cap on expenditures.”

With files from Tom Fletcher

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74 of country’s 500 historic lighthouses granted heritage status

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ust two days redundant in 2010 are apart, these headintended (a la Sooke’s lines in the Times historic Sheringham Lighthouse) Colonist couldn’t to be transferred to have been more community groups unalike or, alas, more and other levels of illuminating. government for their Friday, May 29: preservation. But Deadline looms on CHRONICLES no fewer than 348 heritage status for have sparked public surplus lighthouses.

T.W. Paterson petitions under the Sunday, May 31: federal Heritage Lighthouse Historic lighthouse on Martha’s Preservation Act which gives Vineyard survives painstaking Parks Canada the deciding vote move. on which lighthouses stay and The Martha’s Vineyard hint aside, do I have to tell you which which go. So far, the government has granted heritage status to article refers to the Canadian 74 lighthouses, of which 42 will government’s approach to our continue in active service as heritage lighthouses and which navigational aids and 32 will be tells us about the American deactivated and transferred to approach? other government levels or be Here, we have “scores of Cantaken in hand by various comada’s surplus” lighthouses up munity groups. for disposal or, may wonders Not good enough, says, never cease, possible heritage MacDonald. designation. Even this list isn’t Last week, it was officially complete, according to Barry confirmed that 74 lighthouses MacDonald of the Nova Scotia in seven provinces (and possibly Lighthouse Preservation Socianother 50 over the next two ety. For 17 years he has worked years) will be preserved under to protect historic lighthouses the Heritage Lighthouse Proacross the country and he tection Act (a story in itself) 21 believes that the federal governof them in B.C. That may sound ment’s five-year plan to divest impressive but Marc Sequin, itself of “surplus” lighthouses head of the non-profit group is giving many of them with Save Our Lighthouses, considers historic significance the bum’s it a good first step but no more rush. (he’s quoted by Canadian Press) Some of those 970 lighthouses as there are “about 500 historic and beacons that were declared

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In other words, even the combined total, 124, represents just a quarter of Canada’s heritage lighthouses. “That means 75 per cent...have really been orphaned,” said the Ontario resident. He believes that Ottawa must come up with more money for funding the 150 municipalities and community groups that have submitted business plans to preserve their local lighthouses. The sums mentioned — $5 million to repair the historic lighthouses that

the government will retain and another $1 million in grants and contributions is to be divided between the public applicants.

This latter sum works out to an average of, if this figure is correct, all of $3,125 per lighthouse!

The 21 heritage-designated lighthouses for B.C. (11 of them are on Vancouver Island) are: Active Pass on Mayne Island; Boat Bluff in the KitimatStikine area; Alerni-Clayoquot’s Cape Beale; Cape Mudge on Quadra Island; the west coast’s Carmanah Point (given in news

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Conspicuously missing from this list is the province’s second and perhaps most famous lighthouse, Race Rocks.

Now compare this to late May’s news report from Martha’s Vineyard where they not only recognized a historic lighthouses’ heritage value but, at great expense, shifted the 160-year-old Gay Head Light 41 metres to where it will be secured to a new foundation. This was no simple task, the lighthouse being four storeys tall and weighing 400 tonnes!

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Setting penalties is a delicate balance I’m sure. Set them too high and the police won’t apply them, the courts are taxed and the justices will not convict. Set them too low and it becomes just the cost of doing business.

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Three-time Grammy-winning artist and New Country pioneer Steve Earle and his band The Dukes hit the big stage at the Cowichan Performing Arts Centre on Tuesday, Aug. 31.

The show, which starts at 7:30 p.m., is a coup for the theatre as it is the Earle’s only Island date and is sure to sell out.

Tickets are on sale now on the cowichan pac.ca website and through the Cowichan Ticket Centre at 250-748-7529, for $55 each.

Although he’s been touring solo for a while, he’s now back with his band, taking audiences on an exciting ride through country music with stops at honky tonk

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Favourites like Copperhead Road never fail to get the crowd stomping, proving that thoughtful lyrics with fantastic music always leaves the audience satisfied.

The Mastersons will open the show. This husband and wife team complement Earle’s set perfectly, in part because they’re members of the Dukes. They have often opened sets for Earle, and audiences love how the opening and main set meld.

The Mastersons’ music, like Earle’s, is impossible to pigeonhole. The virtuoso duo play rootsy, twangy, melodic pop songs.

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Gillian de Valk, 16, has just finished Grade 11 at Frances Kelsey Secondary.

She plays alto sax and likes jazz greats John Coltrane, Charlie Parker and Charlez360. She hopes to travel again with band director Mr. Evans during Grade 12. She’s been to Seattle and San Francisco thus far.

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Kim Yanick’s stunning photograph of singer/songwriter Kristia di Gregorio is the result of a lot of inspired ideas from a number of sources. [SUBMITTED]

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A Victoria singer-songwriter got a boost from a Lake Cowichan photographer after illness shoved her musical dreams to the back burner recently.

Kristia Di Gregorio was stunned last year by a shocking breast cancer diagnosis.

She had just released The Whiplash Curve, recorded with Juno-winning producer Joby Baker, when the news came and was forced to cancel tour plans, hang up the guitar and enter chemotherapy.

A dedicated performer, she mourned her project at the same time she was facing desperate fears about her health.

Photog rapher Kimberley Yanick heard her story though a mutual friend on Facebook and offered a photo shoot to document the change in Di Gregorio’s body post-mastectomy.

Upon meeting they realized

this would not be an ordinary shoot.

Di Gregorio had been toying with an idea for a music video that involved dressing up as the goddess Artemis, a huntress and reliever of women’s diseases, and was inspired by Yanick’s portraits of strongly feminine women.

“She was the perfect photographer to bring this idea to life,” Di Gregorio said in a note to the Citizen last week.

By a stroke of good luck, she said, artists Two Brothers One Vision (Larry and Darren Dibb) had a gilded antler crown in the works that would be a perfect fit for a hunter-goddess. Designers of a jewelry line, they had also been creating sculptural head pieces for a number of Yanick’s shoots.

Di Gregorio is thrilled with the results.

“The image these artists have created is strikingly defiant. A

missing breast, a chest exposed, golden antlers and a scar gilded in gold leaf much like broken Japanese pottery is repaired with gold in an art form called Kintsugi — a philosophy that celebrates breakage, rather than seeking to hide it. I hope that other young women who are fighting breast cancer will see my photo and be able to draw some courage from it,” she said.

The artists have another collaboration in the works with a music video for a song called Oh My Heart (written when Di Gregorio started to experience the chest pains that would lead to the discovery of her cancer) which is now being filmed with Hemstock Films and world-renowned dancer Joel Hanna.

Want to see more of the Artemis shoot?

A behind the scenes video can be found at https://youtu. be/3lQc4dTe1u4

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Preparations for Islands Folk Festival ramping up LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

The table is set for the 31st Islands Folk Festival on July 24-26.

Festival director Bobbie Blue is excited.

“The musical acts are all booked, the craft vendors are all signed up, the food vendors are in place, and 300 volunteers are ready to work their hearts out,” she said.

The festival has a strong connection to its venue: Providence Farm, on Tzouhalem Road.

The site is actually a working organic farm “dedicated to restoring the spirit and skills of those with physical, mental and emotional challenges,” Blue said.

With camping available onsite, it’s been a family draw for decades, pulling fans back year after year.

In addition, the Folk Festival “strives to be low impact and kind to the earth, so we are a zero waste certified event, and we offer a free shuttle service from downtown Duncan to the festival site,” she said.

Tickets and camping passes are now available at https://islands folk.tickit.ca/. All tickets and camping passes will be available for purchase online until July 22, unless otherwise marked.

After that date, admission tickets will only be available at the main

gate from 3 p.m. July 24. Children under 13 can attend the festival free of charge. Children over 12 will require an adult ticket. Camping passes will be available at the main gate from 1 p.m. July 24.

In another green move, the festival is teaming up with Cycle Therapy Bikes so festival-loving cyclists can leave the car at home, cycle to the festival, and check that bike into a supervised bike lock-up.

The bicycle lock-up will be located to the left of the main gate and the cost is by donation. Bike lockup hours are Friday, 1 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Saturday, 9 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

The Folk Festival has also issued a notice about its fire hazard policy.

“Due to the high temperatures and the dry weather that the Cowichan Valley has experienced this summer the Islands Folk Festival and Providence Farm are being extremely careful. Smoking will be permitted in designated areas only. No Exceptions. Providence Farm is a non-smoking property.

During the Festival, anyone found smoking (including e-cigarettes) outside of a designated smoking area will be asked by security to cease and desist. A second violation will result in removal from the Festival. We love this farm and the fire hazard is extreme,” Blue said.

Appointment Notice Rick O’Connor, President and CEO of Black Press Group Ltd. is pleased to announce the appointment of Andrew Franklin as Director of Digital Development for the Black Press Group British Columbia Divisions.

Andrew will be responsible for developing, implementing, tracking and optimizing digital marketing and audience development across British Columbia. He will work with digital staff and group Presidents to further develop our websites and mobile platforms as we continue to grow the digital part of our media business.

Andrew has managed award-winning teams over his 30-year newspaper career and has received North American-wide industry recognition for innovative digital initiatives over the last five years. Recently he has taken a lead role in launching new products including the crowdfunding program BlackPress4Good.

Andrew currently serves as director of both the CCNA and BCYCNA newspaper associations and will continue to hold his position of Publisher at The Abbotsford News and Mission Record. He also serves on multiple committees and boards in the community.

He has been awarded Rotary’s coveted Paul Harris Fellow on two occasions. He is married and lives in Abbotsford.

Andrew has a passion and a key understanding of the steps we need to take to further enhance Black Press’ s’ capabilities in the digital space.

Please join me in congratulating Andrew ulating An ndrew in this new role with Black Press.

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Every Sunday during the festival has a theme, and, in 2014, the colourful Intercultural Day show featuring a group of talented Mexican dancers was a big hit with the audience. [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]

39 Days celebrates Sundays, Wednesdays LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

The popular Themed Sunday shows, part of the 39 Days of July, are back again this year from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the CUPE stage at Charles Hoey park.

The colourful Intercultural Day show takes over the outdoor space on July 12.

The Cowichan Intercultural Society is putting together four hours of lively entertainment, featuring dancers, speakers and others to showcase ethnic diversity.

T he following week, on Sunday, July 19, following a multi-denominational worship hour at Duncan City Square stage, from 10 to 11 a.m., the action moves to Charles Hoey park again for Children’s Day but on July 26, the Sunday theme is Gospel Music Day on the CUPE stage.

The Church of the Nazarene offers a musical service to start the day, followed by Harold Anderson with an hour of classic gospel music.

The last themed Sunday is Aug. 2. It all winds up with Country Music Appreciation Day from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. featuring acts like Bluegrass Fever, Harold Anderson, Kelly Roxanne Gervin, The Wild Sundays, Hope King and finally Daniel

Cook and the Henchmen to round out the evening.

These are all fun events, each attracting their own core crowds of supporters but everyone is so friendly that newcomers will soon feel welcome so make your way downtown on Sundays.

Walkabout Wednesday feature food and fun Another fun 39 Days feature is Walkabout Wednesdays, centered in the shopping core and around the stage in Duncan City Square, offering evening excitement from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

This is a chance for community folks to stroll through beautiful downtown Duncan and gather in City Square to sit back and enjoy (or dance your shoes off) to various exciting touring acts.

Bring those lawn chairs and your neighbours for some fun evenings.

Organizers are promising there will be food vendors this year.

The Walkabout Wednesday stage schedule is tasty, too.

On Wednesday, July 8, at 7:30 p.m. Reid Williams and the Brethren are the opening act, followed at 8:30 p.m by Kane and Potvin (of Grapes of

Wrath/Northern Pikes fame).

Bryan Potvin and Kevin Kane, after years working separately on the music trail, found themselves living in the same neighbourhood in Toronto and decided to hang out with a couple of guitars.

They loved the sounds they were making and started to play some shows together just over a year ago.

With work on an album started, they are launching a Pledge Music campaign in July to raise money to record additional songs.

Look for a show featuring some of their old favourites and a new tune or two.

The following Wednesday, on July 15, at 7:30 p.m., Quebec’s Les Poules a Colin lead off, with Bongeziwe Mabandla, an award-winning singer/songwriter from South Africa, taking the stage at 8:30 p.m.

On July 22, at 7:30 p.m. it’s the Russell de Carle Trio. (You’ll recognize him from Prairie Oyster.) They’re followed at 8:30 p.m. by the country rock of Daniel Cook and the Henchmen.

Finally, on July 29, at 7:30 p.m.

Downtown Mischief opens the final Wednesday concert, followed at 8:30 by the wide-ranging rock of Towers and Trees from Victoria.

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Donations in her memory may be made to: Chemainus Health Care Foundation Box 462 Chemainus, B.C. V0R 1K0

Patrick Briant January 31st, 1932 to July 7th, 2012

Kenneth Christopher Boyd October 23, 1923 to June 25, 2015 Ken is survived by his son, Kenny (Pauline), daughter Sharon (Rob); grandchildren Shawn (Darcy), Deanna (Trevor); and four great grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife Florence and his six siblings. Dad was a bomber pilot in WWII. He ran his own logging company and was a raw land developer and businessman.

This was Dad’s favourite poem: Oh the whiskey was spilled on the bar-room floor And the bar was closed for the night.

A little grey mouse came out of his hole in the floor, To dance in the pale moonlight.

He lapped up the whiskey on the bar-room floor And back on his haunches he sat.

And all through the night, you could hear him roar, “Bring on the goddamn cat!�

A memorial service will be held Saturday, July 11, 2015 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM at the Eagles’ Hall, 2965 Boys Road, Duncan, BC. “Gone with the wind�

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KINDER – Bruce Edward December 18th, 1919 - June 13th, 2015 Bruce passed away after a long and happy life. Predeceased by his wife Audrey, brother Roger, daughter Sylvia Kaminsky and son-in-law Greg Kaminsky.

Survived by his wife Brenda, son Danny, grandson Drew (Carla) Kaminsky, grand-daughter, Shauna (Scott) Dillard; great grandchildren Austin and Tyler Dillard; sisters, Maddie Howatt and Marney Malin.

Bruce lived a full and happy life; made friends and memories along the way; from his career in the Armed Services to his retirement and to the cruises which he enjoyed immensely.

We have been honored to share our lives with him.

Bruce was a fifty year member of the Royal Canadian Legion, zone chairman of the B.C. Senior’s Games and a long- time member of the Chemainus Senior’s Centre.

Condolences may be offered at: www.telfordsladysmith.com Telford’s of Ladysmith 250-245-5553

For those who love, time is not.

Missing you today and always.

With a deep sense of love and loss, we announce the passing of Rosemary Radelet on June 25, 2015. Born the only child of Evelyn and Wilf Ramsay in Vancouver on September 16, 1933, she found her calling as a creative and dedicated teacher. In 1955 she married John Russel (Jack) Radelet and moved north to Prince Rupert and then to Terrace, where they raised their family. In 1996, after more than 30 years of teaching young children, Rosemary retired from E.T. Kenney school. Soon after Jack died in 2008, “Roses� moved to Vancouver Island to be closer to family. This First May Queen of Marpole, Speller Extraordinaire, and Print Shop Maven leaves behind friends from Vancouver, Terrace and the Cowichan Valley. Also left to mourn her passing: her children James Radelet (and Mona), Mike Radelet (and Alice) and Laurie Sheftel (and David); her grandchildren Natasha Mulhall, K.C. and Caleb Roome, and Benjamin and Jesse Sheftel; her great-grandchildren Zoe and A.J. Roome; her Mexican exchange students; and her sisters-in-law Signe and Anne and many cousins, nieces, and nephews. Heartfelt thanks go to the workers at Sunridge Assisted Living and to Dr.Glaude and the staff at Cowichan District Hospital for their gentle care.

A celebration of Rosemary’s life will be held at the Meadows, Sunridge Place, 574 Coronation Ave., Duncan on Thursday July 9th at 2:30. In lieu of flowers, Mom asked that loving donations be made to Suwilaawks Community School, 3430 Sparks Street, Terrace BC V8G 2V3.

It has been another long & lonely year without you.

I miss you so much every day, & you are constantly in my thoughts.

I love you very much & always will.

Your loving wife, Connie.

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Kerrie Leanne Carson-Bolduc December 17, 1964 – July 3, 2015 With deep sadness we announce the passing of Kerrie Carson-Bolduc, beloved mother, grandmother and daughter.

Born in Duncan, then later moved to Brooks, Alberta where she enjoyed time spent with her horses. She later then resided in Duncan where she raised her kids, her pride and joy. Kerrie had an extremely big heart, quick wit and was a friend to all.

She is loved and will be missed by many. Kerrie is lovingly remembered by her mother, Victoria Dobson, her 6 kids, Jesse, Shaina, Jayme, Brandon, Sydney and Taylor, her granddaughter Paisley and many more family and friends.

She is predeceased by her father, Ken Carson, her brother Garnett and partner, Miles Robinson. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, July 11, 2015 at Bethel Baptist Church, 463 Ypres Street, in Duncan at 4 PM.

BLAKE, Edward April 23, 1936 to July 1, 2015 Ed passed away peacefully with his wife and family by his side.

He will be missed by his loving wife, Donna, of 56 years; their four children: Dennis (Karen), Debbie (Jim), Doug (Cindy), Gary (Michela); and their eight grandchildren: Kerri, Kayla, Breanne, Jorha, Holly, Cole, Jeremy and Selena. f a llengthy h He retired from the teamsters Locall 213 after career of 39 years, a member of the Royal Canadian Navy for five years, and a member of the Royal Canadian Legion for 44 years.

Thank you to the Lodge on 4th in Ladysmith for their wonderful care.

At his request no service will be held. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Transplant Society of B.C. Condolences may be offered at telfordn@shaw.ca Telford’s of Ladysmith 250.245.5553

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PERSONALS Thank you for considering donations to: COWICHAN DISTRICT HOSPITAL FOUNDATION #4-466 Trans Canada Hwy Duncan, BC V9L 3R6 Phone: 250-701-0399 Website: www.cdhfoundation.org Donations may be made via mail, over the phone or on our website. Donations are tax deductible & finance hospital equipment & patient care. Memorial donations are acknow- ledged with a letter to the family and loved ones are commemorated on our Memorial Board or Book in the hospital lobby.

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Marlene Hughes July 31,1938- July 5, 2010

They say that times a healer but as the time goes on, I seem to find it just as hard to face the fact your gone.

You will NEVER be forgotten and everyday I shed a tear, but it’s only because I LOVE YOU and wish you were still here.

You are always in our hearts, our minds, and Spirit.

Not a day goes by that we do not think about you.

Five years have passed and it still seems like only yesterday.

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Starts 10 a.m. at the HUB, 2375 Koksilah Rd. • Movie night at the library in July showing Chef, a light-hearted movie about a chef who quits his job at a prominent restaurant and launches a food truck. Duncan library, Island Savings Centre, Monday, July 20, 6-8 p.m., free admission. • Canadian Firearm Safety course (non-restricted and restricted) starts Friday, July 24. Info and registration: Mike 250-748-0319 or canadianfirearmsafety@shaw.ca • Love horses? Cowichan Therapeutic Riding Association needs dedicated volunteers in lots of different areas.

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Seniors • Dance to music from the 50s and 60s at Valley Seniors Centre, 198 Government St., every Wednesday, 3-5 p.m., $5.

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Recreation • All-ages chess club: all skill levels and ages welcome to play and learn chess in supportive, fun environment.

Mondays 6-8 p.m., Duncan library gathering place or available tables. • Cowichan Fly Fishers meets 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month at the Air Cadet Hall, Gibbins Road. Doors open 7 p.m. Open to all ages and skill levels. Info: www.cowichanflyfishers. com

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Canucks camp out at Shawnigan

Fans crowded into Shawnigan Lake School’s arena on Monday for the first public viewing of the Vancouver Canucks’ Development camp. Above: first-round draft pick Brock Boeser signs an autograph for a supporter. Top left: young fans cheer on the Vancouver prospects. Bottom left: former Victoria Grizzlies goalie Matt Ginn makes a stop during a drill. The camp will continue through the week, with another public session on Wednesday from 8:30 to 11 a.m.

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Thrilling final at Women’s Amateur FAMILY FEUD:

Duncan Meadows hosts showdown KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

The Kim sisters and Delta’s Mary Parsons wrap up their third round at Duncan Meadows last Thursday. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

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After leading last week’s B.C. Women’s Amateur at Duncan Meadows for the first three days, Surrey’s Michelle Kim had to hold off a charge by her older sister Taylor on the final day to claim the 2015 Flumerfelt Cup. Michelle shot a one-under 71 in her final round to finish threeunder at 285 over four days. Taylor, the defending champion, shot a brilliant four-under 68 in

her final round to finish a single stroke back of Michelle.

“I’m very happy,” Michelle said after her victory. “It is so awesome to have my name underneath Taylor’s on this trophy.”

Taylor Kim was one of three golfers to shoot a round of 68 during the tournament, joining Richmond’s Alisha Lau (who tied Langley’s Gloria Choi for third) and Nanoose Bay’s Shelly Stouffer. That score is just one stroke short of the course record of 67 shot by Paula Creamer in 2002. Then 16, Creamer would go on to the LPGA Tour, winning the U.S. Women’s Open in 2010.

The Kim sisters and Gloria Choi comprise the B.C. team for

the Canadian Women’s Amateur, which will be held July 28-31 in Saskatoon. Choi earned her spot by Alisha Lau in a twohole sudden death playoff Friday afternoon.

Among local entries, Karen Kloske of Lake Cowichan and March Meadows Golf Club ended up shooting all four rounds, and finished at a 41-over 329.

Three others made the cut after the first two days, but weren’t in the group that advanced to the final round: Darleen Michell of Ladysmith/Mount Brenton (252 over three rounds), Krista Nabb of Duncan/Duncan Meadows (256), and Mary Braithwaite of Duncan/Duncan Meadows (268).

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The Duncan Angels celebrate winning the GVBA bantam A title last month. [SUBMITTED]

Bantam Angels take league championship KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

The Duncan Angels beat Layritz 11-10 in the championship game late last month to win the Greater Victoria Baseball Association’s bantam A title.

The Angels held a nine-run lead after the first two innings, but the bats suddenly went cold and

the fielders made a few errors, and the score was tied by the middle of the sixth. A run in the bottom of the sixth put Duncan ahead once again, but Layritz tied it up in the seventh, forcing some clutch hitting by the Angels to win it.

“It was a really good season,” coach Geoff Annandale said.

“It was a nice group of kids, and they came together pretty good.”

The playoffs started with pool play, and the Angels finished second in the A pool to move on to the semifinal against Carnarvon, who won the B pool. The Angels beat Carnarvon in their semi, while Layritz got past Ladysmith in the other semi.

No homers, no problem for Closson Fastball Club KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

It was a rare outing for the Gord Closson Forest Products Softball Club last Thursday as they didn’t blast any home runs over the Waldon Park outfield fence, but a dominant pitching performance

by Craig Snyder and offensive contributions from throughout the lineup were enough to earn a 5-0 win over Lantzville Pub. Snyder retired the first nine Lantzville batters in order and

ended up striking out 13 while surrendering just three hits over seven innings. His team, meanwhile, scored twice in the first inning and three times in the fourth to provide support.

Snyder himself was 3-for4 with two runs, while Marty Steen went 1-for-2 with a double, a walk, two runs and one RBI. Brad Robinson was 1-for-3 with two RBIs, Steve Lingren went 2-for-2, Trevor Gicas was 1-for-3 with one RBI, and Mitch Devana

went 1-for-3 with a run.

Dave Devana didn’t get a hit, but was credited with an RBI when a mix-up caused Wheatsheaf to throw him out on a fielder’s choice while a runner scored.

GCFP will play their final league game this Thursday at Waldon Park against Wheatsheaf, beginning at 7 p.m. The league playoffs are scheduled to start next week, with secondplace GCFP expected to host the third-place team.

Cowichan Classics player Dan Martin gets around Climaco Morales, a player from Guatemala picked up for Real Cartago’s trip to Vancouver Island, during the June 30 game. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

Penalty kick proves costly as Classics fall to Costa Ricans KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

A last-minute penalty kick gave Costa Rica’s Real Cartago a narrow 2-1 victory over the Cowichan Classics in an international friendly game at Duncan’s McAdam Park on June 30.

“Somebody ran into one of their players in the box,” Classics organizer Martin Best lamented.

Best estimated that the Cowichan team had about 70 per cent of the possession in the game, but had trouble finishing.

The 35-degree heat didn’t help, although the Central American

squad may have been better prepared for the conditions.

A close loss to Real Cartago team wasn’t anything to be ashamed of, as the Costa Rican team went on to a tournament in Victoria where they beat a local team and an American entry, and battled to a draw with a Mexican team.

The Cowichan Classics have a 10-year relationship with Real Cartago, and have travelled to Costa Rica and Mexico to play games against them, in addition to hosting multiple games in Duncan.

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Duncan | 5880 York Rd | 250.701.9191 No payment, no interest plans available oac. *See store for details.

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