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Solstice fire show dazzles crowd in downtown Duncan LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

Great dry weather drew them out of their houses on a cold winter night into downtown Duncan to enjoy a celebration of light.

By 7 p.m., there was an allages crowd at City Square, waiting eagerly for the start of the long-awaited fire show by Vesta Fire Entertainment.

And it had been a long wait.

They’d been promised the show in July but a total fire ban due to dry weather kiboshed that first attempt by the Duncan Business

Improvement Area folks to bring the exciting display to town.

So they tried again, lining up a winter solstice show for Monday night, Dec. 21.

The troupe of performers set about wowing the audience, which was held back at a safe distance from the stage.

Within minutes of the first flash of flame on the stage, every person outdoors downtown seemed to have rushed to swell the crowd watching the eye-popping pyrotechnics onstage, which weren’t dampened by a little rain shower.

The entire troupe takes to the stage for a showy finale.

The crowd contained many young children, like MacKenzie Edwards.

The incredible feat of handling a ball of fire thrills the audience.

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The two Cowichan Valley Regional District bylaws that were the subject of considerable debate at a noisy meeting last month passed the alternative approval process (AAP) and were adopted Dec. 9 by the CVRD board.

Opponents of the flood management and the arts and culture funding bylaws could not motivate 10 per cent of the electorate to come out to vote and stop them, so they moved ahead, Lake Cowichan Coun. Bob Day told his colleagues at a town council committee meeting Dec. 15.

Town CAO, Joe Fernandez, noting that comments have been made by members of the public that the AAP process is not democratic, said that he disagreed with them.

“It now takes 10 per cent of the electorate to defeat a bylaw but that’s not always been the case,” he said. “At one point, 25 per cent was required to defeat a bylaw but it was local government that made representation to the provincial government and that’s how that number went from 25 per cent down to 10 per cent. Now, if 10 per cent of people say no to something, it’s stopped. This is more than democratic, I’d say.”

Mayor Ross Forrest also spoke about the call from certain members of the public for more referendums.

He said he was worried that a small group of people could subject taxpayers to a costly process simply because opinions differ.

“That’s basically what the problem is with the AAP. Some people don’t think that their opinion is being respected or whatever, even in a referendum,” he said.

But, Forrest added, an election should mean something.

“Elected representatives, because they have been successful through a democratic process, should be able to make decisions on behalf of the people who elected them,” he said.

“People have to remember that. You can’t have a referendum every time somebody’s opinions differ. That’s why we have elected officials. Not just at this level but every level. That’s why we go through that election process.

“All an AAP or referendum does is give them another chance to express themselves. And it is costly. You can’t have that cost every single time. That’s how I feel about it,” Forrest said.

Day said, “That’s a great perspective.

Without that election backing, you’re just another person with an opinion.”

He also noted that critics don’t always realize how much work elected representatives put in to make well-judged decisions.

“Not many members of the public would want to sit and listen to all the data [we hear] from all the environmental professionals who have spent years training,” he said.

Coun. Tim McGonigle, who has also served as town representative on the CVRD board, looked back on his experience.

“I think the struggle, the difference between municipal and regional government, is how you can acquire a function and implement a function. [Going to the public] is the only way you can do it at the regional district, if it’s a new function. You have to get voter assent somehow and that

“This is what we woke up to this morning,” said Cherry Point’s Lehanna Markets Green Friday, Dec. 18. “This land slough is blocking the road out of Cherry Point Marina so they have opened the gates to the Wilcuma Lodge property so we can exit onto Lane Road. The house above the slough is not in danger of coming down the bank but there is a lot of earth and debris to clean up before the Sutherland Road can be used again.”

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Lake Cowichan Mayor Ross Forrest is how you have to do it. And you’re thinking of the taxpayer in the long run, are you not? Municipalities have a little more luxury in implementing things, unless we have to borrow over five years,” he said.

Day agreed.

“In order to develop a street lighting function for a subdivision in, say, Sahtlam, you have to have a street lighting function.

It’s something people need in this day and age but that’s how it’s done,” he said.

••• Lake Cowichan councillors also talked about the AAP approval for the new arts and culture function.

Day explained, “What that boils down to is the Kaatza Art Society came to us asking to use and share the Kasapi building [the former Logger Hut Restaurant, recently gifted to the Town of Lake Cowichan]. That was part of the initiative.

This funding has a few strings attached to it but it also has support staff. Kirsten Schrader from the arts and culture branch of the CVRD will work with [representatives from] our community and Kaatza Arts Society is the group willing to carry this forward here. They get $5,500 a year once they establish some of the initiatives set out on the application. Part of it was having a permanent art display location, that’s open to the public, with regular business hours at least, that would promote arts and culture to the community.”

But, there’s more, he said.

“If that money isn’t used this year, it rolls over into next year so there would be $11,000 for them to move forward with something. I’m sure they know what they would like to do but if it can’t happen this year, they’ll know they will have a better pot to start with for the next year.”

McGonigle asked, “Given the timing of this, will it be implemented in time for the 2016 year? Has it already come back from the province with approval?

Day said that was not finished but “it is being implemented” and pointed out that the CVRD has until spring for budgeting.

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Getting active and learning about lifestyle habits and nutrition is something your family can do together thanks to a free program being held at the Cowichan Aquatic Centre.

Fresh off the success of this fall’s program, the folks at the Centre are gearing up to again offer the MEND (Mind, Exercise, Nutrition, Do It!) program, which offers children aged seven to 13 and their caregivers an opportunity to get together twice a week with a group of like-minded families for fun and information, according to Jill Amy, the Aquatic Centre’s fitness programmer.

“Raising healthy kids is hard; MEND can help,” Amy said. “That’s why North Cowichan is offering this free program that supports children and their families

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AAP not such a bad way to gauge support

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he Alternate Approval Process has taken a lot of criticism over the last year.

It’s been called everything from sneaky to undemocratic, as have the local governments who have used it.

And yet, upon close examination, we really don’t think it’s that bad.

Is it a perfect system? No. Has it been used when it really might have been better to get approval through another method? Yes, but not often.

We doubt this will be a particularly popular conclusion.

So let’s take a look at why we

think the torches and pitchforks aimed squarely at the AAP are perhaps a little much.

First, the AAP is the regional district’s tool to be able to gauge public support for a possible expenditure without going to referendum.

Why not go to referendum over everything, you ask?

Cost. Referendums are much more expensive to conduct, hence why they are usually done only in concert with another election.

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initely don’t want to know what the bill would be if every one of these types of financial decisions suddenly started going out to a general vote.

And let’s face it, the number of people who bother to vote in a municipal referendum is usually pretty darn small, after all that.

People have the same chance to weigh in with the AAP. And unlike with a referendum, it only takes 10 per cent opposed to stop an idea for at the least more consideration. That’s a pretty low threshold to stop a proposal.

Many opposed to the AAP argue that these things just slip

by quietly, and the general population (whom they always seem to assume will be on their side) don’t know about it, and that’s why they pass.

But these things are not done in secret. The regional district advertises AAPs as they are required to, and on most occasions this newspaper and others in the news business write stories about the issues at hand, further notifying people of what is coming up.

We firmly believe that citizens do have a certain amount of responsiblility to find out what is going on in their communities

Returned wallet restores faith in humanity

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if they want to have a say in how they are run.

We think it would be great if there was an email list for those who want to be notified of every AAP as it comes up. That would be an improvement.

There have been instances where it would have been better to wait to conduct a referendum on a particular subject, which would not have suffered from the time lag, but we don’t think that applies to most of them.

All in all, the AAP gives us more say than we have in most financial decisions made by incorporated communities.

You can have rats or you can have cats I was dismayed recently to read that the City of Duncan is considering a bylaw banning the feeding of feral cats. I fail to understand how this could possibly be considered a good idea.

These poor creatures already have a difficult life without this.

Admittedly uncontrolled feral cat colonies can be problematic, therefore Duncan should be grateful that caring individuals and Cowichan Cat Rescue work so hard to trap, neuter and return (TNR) these cats. Once returned they are fed to maintain their health. Managed feral cat colonies perform a valuable service by keeping the rodent population under control. The

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city should, in fact, be funding CCR so that they can focus on controlling feral cats and not fundraising.

I will continue to care for a small colony of (TNR) cats living behind an apartment block and bordering a couple of overgrown back lots — normally prime rat country. Thankfully the management of the building recognizes the benefits of a managed colony. They are fed daily by me or a resident helper.

And there is no rat problem that I know of. So consider this: you can have rats, or you can have cats. Your choice.

(I travel to Duncan twice daily as a lab courier.)

I want to express my appreciation to the City of Duncan for the excellent signage at the Gibbins Road roundabout and for widening the road and adding marked bicycle lanes along Government Street.

I frequently bicycle to town but I have usually come up the steep Jubilee-Cavell-Cairnsmore hill in order to avoid the narrow and unmarked route up Government Street.

Now we need an educational program so both vehicle drivers and cyclists are aware of the rules of the road.

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On Dec. 21, my husband and I sat at the Royal Bank’s waiting room on Trunk Avenue, waiting for an appointment. I had placed my wallet beside me on my chair. After some time, we decided to go for coffee.

So we got our coffee “to go” and returned to the bank. That’s when I realized that my wallet was missing. With the help of the bank staff, my husband, and the security guard, we looked by the chairs, in garbage cans and in the parking lot. We unfortunately concluded that it was gone, accidentally left in the chair I had sat in, and that someone had stolen it instead of handing it in to the Royal Bank employees. All cards were then cancelled.

The very next day, a man came to our house with the wallet.

He said he saw a homeless man with a woman’s wallet and it didn’t look right, so he wrestled it out of his hand to verify identity. We were all stunned that someone would not only take those steps to retrieve the wallet, but go to the extremes of driving to our house to drop off the wallet.

Our entire family is very happy to get it back and would like to give kudos, and praise to the owner of the James Street Café, Rick. Not only are you an outstanding citizen and business owner, but you make the best sandwiches on Vancouver Island.

Thank you for being our Christmas miracle!

When things like this happen, it restores our belief in humanity again, and now, you have gained customers for life!

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Price of huge festivals too high Re: Festivals: unique marketing opportunities for communities I read with interest your article in the Citizen, written by Mr. Peter Watts, the manager of the Best Western Inn, Chemainus on the above topic.

I would suggest that perhaps the author might like to have SunFest Festival in Chemainus or wherever you live and market accordingly. Having anywhere from 10,000 to 50,000 people attending a number of festivals in Lake Cowichan/Youbou over the summer months is nonsensical. We do not have the infrastructure or population to handle festivals or any event of this magnitude, i.e. an appropriate venue, emergency/police services, highway capacity, parking, tax base etc.

I suggest you have a look at the article in the Globe & Mail regarding the Boonstock Festival in Penticton that went bankrupt and left the taxpayers with a police bill of $270,000.

A death occurred and some 80 people admitted to hospital with drug overdoses etc.

Also the festivals back East (Barrie) that have had similar problems. I have worked on a number of festivals over my working career and seen the mismanagement. Who is to be footing the tax bill for all the negative impacts on the community?

You are looking at this purely from a tourism development perspective, that you are hoping will increase your business and not what fallout there might be for the residents in the Cowichan Valley, i.e. damage to properties and lake, fire hazards, water restrictions (as there were this year), displacement of wildlife, traffic congestion, garbage, drugs, drunkenness, noise factor, and disorderly conduct with a limited police force and subsequent increased taxes, devaluation of properties.

Try looking at the whole picture. It appears that the CVRD is being irresponsible in even considering something of this magnitude, on top of the car racing track that is currently being installed just off Highway 18 near Tansor Road. This is a rainforest area and we are supposed to be protecting the environment, not destroying it. It is starting to look like a war zone on Highway 18.

As usual this has become all about the almighty dollar and the greed of the big businessman. Incidentally, I understand, the developer/applicant for re-zoning the property, planning these huge festivals is a realtor, (former hockey player) reported to live in Arizona. Obviously it is not going to be held in his backyard.

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Editor’s note: In the next couple of issues of the Citizen we will be bringing you the thoughts of some of the Cowichan Valley’s movers and shakers on what the year ahead could bring and what they see as priorities going into 2016.

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answers and get some of these housing issues dealt with but A busy 2016 will see the demoliwe’re working hard on it.” tion of the old Chemainus firehall Fresh off his re-election, CowHousing in particular is preand subsequent design of a new ichan Tribes Chief William C. dicted to be a big issue in 2016.

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Between chief administrative officer Brian Carruthers and board chair Jon Lefebure, the bar has been set high for the Cowichan Valley Regional District in 2016.

Improved communication and engagement is high atop the list of CVRD priorities, according to Carruthers.

“We need to do a better job of informing residents about the services we provide and the decisions that are made that affect them,” he said. “At the same time, we need to find better ways to obtain and consider public input when matters are being considered.”

He said it’s his experience that getting out into the communities and discussing issues directly with residents provides an opportunity to understand local perspectives and concerns and also provides an opportunity to clarify how the CVRD operates and why.

The internal workings of the board also need some fine tuning, Lefebure noted. “[In 2015] there was a lot of learning,” he said.

“With a lot of new members on the board, we spent more time than we have in previous years going into detail on things and, together, learning why things are the way they are.”

The result was new ideas and an appetite for change.

“We put a lot of time and effort into it and I think we’re going to get the benefit of that next year,” Lefebure said. “People are going to be more confident in how we should move ahead.”

Efforts to continue to understand and respond to the effects of climate change will also be made in 2016, both men noted.

“Climate change is something we can no longer ignore and affects us on a daily basis. From emergency preparedness to managing our infrastructure and practising sound land use planning in the region, the CVRD has a major role in ensuring we are able to provide services and accommodate development in a way that anticipates and responds to a changing environment,” Carruthers noted.

Lefebure added that big in 2016 will be the work of the CVRD and the Cowichan Watershed Board in their efforts to raise the weir to manage the water in the Cowichan River.

“In spite of all the rain we’ve had, we know that we can easily face another problem next summer and we will maintain our focus on determining who should take out the water licence and establishing a function and trying to get the money into that function to actually pay for raising the weir,” he said.

On the topic of environment, Lefebure was also hopeful the results of the CVRD’s court case against South Island Aggregates will be delivered in the New Year.

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Finally, and not too surprisingly, money will be top of mind for many CVRD officials in 2016, including the CAO and board chair.

Ensuring the cost effectiveness of the CVRD’s services and operations is a priority for Carruthers.

“The public want to know their tax dollars are being spent effectively and as the CAO, I have a role to review and examine the variety of services we provide to ensure they are operated as efficiently as possible,” he said, noting staff will be commencing work on developing a detailed asset management program in 2016 to that will allow the CVRD to maintain, repair and replace infrastructure in a more systematic and predictable manner and to plan more effectively for those expenditures.

“We will also be undertaking more formal reviews of some of our larger services to ensure they are operated efficiently and cost effectively.

In future years, these reviews will be done on a regular basis across our organization,” he said.

Lefebure said the board will revisit its budget process as well.

“We were able to bring in a budget this year within the calendar year which is a major change and it allows us to start fresh in January if there are any projects that have to be done and don’t have to wait for the budget to be finalized. There are some real advantages there,” he said. “We will take a look at how that budget process went and fine tune it so that later on in 2016 we have a smooth process to do it again.”

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id you know you to tell him that that our iconCowichan is the ic Cowichan paradise of hunters and anglers,” sweater made intersaid Thorne who national acclaim was dressed for the 70 years ago? That occasion in a single was the occasion feather and “a strikof a presentation ing costume hung of an “Indian” CHRONICLES with coloured woodsweater, the work en ornaments”. of Mrs. Patrick T.W. Paterson “The privilege of Charlie (sic), to U.S. this visit will remain always President Harry S. Truman in amongst the Cowichan IndiDecember 1945. ans’ traditions, as a mark of It’s quite a story, one that sincere kindness towards us was described as the uniting on the part of the president. gesture of friendship of “an “Therefore, our admiration, ancient society and a modern our respect, and our love civilization” when Chief Fred for the Great Chief stands Thorne conferred upon Truas strong and as high as the man the title, “Thaightethe tallest fir on the banks of our Sleye” — Chief of Peace — river. Please convey to Chief and an honourary tribal memThaightethe Sleye our very bership, the first time such an best wishes. Tell him that the honour was bestowed. white people and the Indians To put this in context, the of Cowichan hope and pray Second World War had ended that through his untiring just four months before, with Japan’s surrender, a surrender efforts, the calumet of war hastened by the atomic bombs may be buried forever.”

With pioneer W.M. Dwyer dropped on Hiroshima and serving as interpreter in ChiNagasaki — atomic bombs nook, Consul Perkins replied, authorized by Truman who’d “It is with the deepest apprecisucceeded the late Franklin ation that I accept this honour, D. Roosevelt in the White House. Hence, if you will, Tru- and the gift of this beautiful sweater, on behalf of Presiman’s being recognized as a dent Truman. I will report to “peacemaker”.

About 1,000 citizens attended him on the colourful ceremonthe colourful ceremony, which ies I have seen this afternoon, and the effort which has been opened in the Cowichan Agrishown by this community in cultural Hall with the playing arranging it, which has been of the American national most gratifying to see. anthem. U.S. Consul Troy L. “It is probable that the presiPerkins accepted the sweatdent, who travels a great deal er and honour on Truman’s and is very interested in meetbehalf. “We ask the president to accept this Cowichan sweat- ing people, will visit this coast again. In that case, it is quite er so that when he comes possible that he will come to back to the west coast he may Duncan to express his pleaswear his own. May we ask

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Mayor G.H. Savage welcomed Perkins to Duncan and extended an invitation to Truman to visit the city when on the west coast: “Our best wishes are with him in his efforts to maintain the peace for all mankind, and the bond between our two countries must become even more closely knit. I hope the ceremony today will remain as a happy memory for the visitors, residents and guests.”

Rounding out the historic occasion were songs and dances by the Cowichans which hadn’t been performed before the general public for many years. Lead singer Johnny George was said to be one of the very few who remembered the words of what was said to be “a haunting refrain”. The highlights were the Thunder Dance which describes the adventures of a whale hunt as portrayed with simulated harpoons, and the Owl Dance, borrowed from the Yakima tribe in Washington and performed by six local girls. The large audience packing the hall were said to have been thrilled by it all, particularly by the demonstrations of sweater-making. It took four days to prepare the wool and five days to knit a sweater, it was explained to them, and 13 knitters were introduced to the audience.

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VALLEY Calendar Miscellaneous • Canadian Firearm Safety course (PAL/ RPAL) starts Friday, Jan. 8, Duncan. Registration and info: canadianfirearmsafety@ shaw.ca or Mike 250-748-0319. • Love horses? Cowichan Therapeutic Riding Association needs dedicated volunteers in lots of different areas. Help our special needs riders to reach their goals in the ring.

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Info: 250-746-1028, email info@ctra.ca, website www.ctra.ca • Friendly Visitors wanted! Volunteer Cowichan program connects an isolated or lonely senior in the community with a Friendly Visitor. Interested? Call 250-748-2133. • ShoDai Peace Chant new location Nichiren Peace Centre, Johnny Bear and Cambrai Road. Meditation Thursdays, 7 p.m., Discovery Sunrise Sundays, 10 a.m. Website: www.viretreats.com. Info: 250-710-7594.

Email: peace@viretreats.com • Duncan United Church Thrift Store, operating for 20 years, supports outreach programs. Great bargains, reasonable prices. Open Fridays, 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. • The Duncan Family History Centre (Genealogy) is open, Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wednesday, 6:30-8 p.m. Free access to Ancestry.com, FindMyPast available, 1815 Tzouhalem Rd, LDS Church. Info: 250-748-9618.

G-Ball, Bonanza, & 50/50 draw. • Lake Cowichan’s air-conditionded 50 Plus Activity Centre open 7 a.m.-3 p.m.

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Banquets, bazaars and bus trips organized throughout the year. More volunteers wanted. Info: 250-749-6121. • Valley Seniors Activity Centre, 198 Government St., Duncan open 8 a.m.-3 p.m.

Monday to Friday, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday. $20 per year. Carpet bowling, cribbage, billiards crafts, bridge, choir, bus trips on our own bus. Live music Mondays and Wednesdays 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Dances every 1st and 3rd Saturday evening 7:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m.

Open to public for Bingo each Tuesday.

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Seniors • Chemainus Seniors Drop-in Centre pancake breakfast, Jan. 9, 9-11 a.m. • Chemainus Seniors Drop-in Centre Burns Night and birthday party, Jan. 16, 5-8:30 p.m. • Chemainus Seniors Drop-in Centre soup and sandwich, Jan. 20, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. • Chemainus Seniors Drop-in Centre blood pressure clinic, Jan. 20. • Chemainus Seniors Drop-in Centre muffin mornings Wednesdays and Fridays 9:3011 a.m. • Dance to music from the 50s and 60s at Valley Seniors Centre, 198 Government St., every Wednesday, 3-5 p.m., $5. Info: 250-746-4433. • Chemainus Seniors Drop-in Centre — Bingo every Monday, doors open at 4:45 p.m. starts at 6:40 p.m. Loonie Pot,

Recreation • Mill Bay Carpet Bowling Group meets every Wednesday, 1 p.m., Mill Bay Community League Hall, beside Kerry Park Arena.

Info: Jim 250-743-5189 or Pauline 250-733-9886. • Cowichan Kayak and Canoe Club meetings second Tuesday each month except July and August, 7:30 p.m., socializing time 7-7:30 p.m., Seniors Activity Centre, Duncan.

Refreshments provided. Info: cowichankayakandcanoe.wordpress.com • Cowichan Intercultural Society presents Art Healing Series, Wednesdays, 2-3:30 p.m., Mill Bay Library. Meet to paint, draw, sketch and create art pieces. Info: Francoise francoise@cis-iwc.org or 250-748-3112. • Duncan Badminton Club, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8-10 p.m., October through March Multi-purpose Hall, Island Savings Centre. Recreational and competitive. All welcome. Info: 250-746-4380. • Youth rowing program, Cowichan Bay Maritime Centre, for ages 10-14. Get some rowing experience with summer staff Thursdays 4-6 p.m. and Saturdays 10 a.m.noon. $10 drop-in fee, call ahead to reserve

a place: 250-746-4955. • 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 • Seniors Dragon Boating, Monday and Thursday mornings 9:30 a.m., Hecate Park.

Info: sandysand007@shaw.ca • Cowichan Valley Scottish Country Dancing Thursday evenings 6:30-8 p.m., singles, couples, beginners welcome, Chemainus Seniors Centre. Info: 250-748-9604. • Calling all chess players, every Wednesday, 1-4 p.m. All levels welcome. Info: 250-743-8740. • Interested in rocks? The Cowichan Valley Rockhounds meet the third Monday of each month, 7 p.m., Duncan Airport. Info: 250-743-3769.

Meetings • January meeting of Cowichan Valley Arthritis Support Group, Monday, Jan. 4, 1 p.m., St. John’s Church Hall, 486 Jubilee St., Duncan. Speaker topic: defence habits to avoid counterfeit money and investment fraud victimization. • Adult Child of Alcoholics and Dysfunctional Families (ACOA) meetings 107 Evans St., Duncan, Fridays, 7 p.m. • Cowichan Valley Prostate Cancer Support Group meetings held the last Thursday of each month from 2-4 p.m. Cancer Society office, 394 Duncan St. Info: Gord Thomas 250-743-6960 or Brian King 250-748-5785. • Is food a problem for you? Overeaters Anonymous is here to help. Meetings Sunday morning, Thursday evening. For meeting times call 250-746-9366 or go to www. oa.org/membersgroups/find-a-meeting/ • Duncan PROBUS Club meets 10 a.m. every third Tuesday of the month at the Cowichan Golf Club. Membership information: www.probusduncan.ca • Cowichan 950 Toastmasters meets Wednesdays 7-9 p.m., Island Savings Centre, Duncan. www.cowichantoastmasters.com

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Keith leads QMS to incredible fall KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Including a pair of national championships by Grade 12 rider Kassidy Keith, the first few months of the 2015/16 school year brought with them some incredible success for members of the Queen Margaret’s School equestrian team, at competitions across North America.

In November, Keith and her mount, Wallabee, won both the Jump Canada Medal and CET National Medal in Toronto. In the first competition, she easily handled the jump course and was sitting third going into the flat phase. A strong showing there got her into a four-person rideoff that she finished in top spot, earning the national title and the Leslie P. Usherwood Memorial Trophy.

“I’ve come so far from last year,” Keith said. “To win felt amazing.

It pumped me up for my performance in the CET Final the next day.”

The two-day CET final featured 15 riders from across Canada, competing in three phases: flat/ gymnastic, jumping, and Final Four, with the highest cumulative score winning. Keith sat second after the flat/gymnastic phase and had the highest score in the jumping phase, earning a berth in the Final Four, which in turn led to the national title.

“The courses were tough, but I really enjoyed them,” she said.

“I’m thrilled beyond words to win the CET Medal, but it wouldn’t have been possible at all without the support I received each and every day. I’m proud of my outstanding partner Wallabee, and we share the win with my mom [QMS head coach Cheryl Keith] and our incredible support team.”

It takes a lot of background support in order for a rider to make it to the national championship level, QMS equestrian programs director Jodine Buydens explained.

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Kassidy Keith and Wallabee are presented with their hardware at the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto. [SUBMITTED] “Few people outside of the equestrian community understand that Kassidy’s journey was only made possible because of tremendous financial, emotional, physical and technical support from a large volunteer group,” Buydens said. “Head coach Cheryl Keith and John Turner of Thumbs Up Farm worked tirelessly with Kassidy throughout the season to prepare for these finals. Family friend Kate Heikkla was pivotal in helping Kassidy remain organized and strong while on the road for over a month, and [Duncan dentist, QMS grad and Wallabee’s owner] Dr. Jolene Benham entrusted Kassidy with her best friend, Wallabee. The Queen Margaret’s School and B.C. horse show communities, went above and beyond in their fundraising efforts. We are truly, truly grateful to everyone for championing Kassidy and helping her achieve such amazing results.”

Keith’s fall tour began in Calgary when she and three other QMS riders — Christine Coels,

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“We were really excited that four members of our team were able to show at the Royal West,” Buydens said. “It is expensive for riders to travel from Duncan

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divisions, and Westman and her horse, L.L. Bean, earned reserve champion in another junior amateur jumper division. Meanwhile, Coels and Te Amo won the championship in the .9m junior amateur jumper and had good results in the hunter and junior amateur derbies.

“I felt well-prepared and happy with Te Amo,” Coels said. “We had a really exciting experience and I enjoyed cheering on my teammates. Everyone worked so hard.”

Keith and Wallabee had top placings in the junior hunter classes and won the Greenhawk Junior Amateur Hunter Classic, capping it all off with reserve champion in the Rocky Mountain Jumping Medal.

“It was a busy time for the team in Calgary,” Cheryl Keith said. “The perseverance of our riders shows in their results. I’m thrilled.”

Kassidy Keith and her support crew drove from Calgary to Lexington, Kentucky for the ASPCA Maclay National Finals. Keith was among 153 riders — and only three Canadians — vying for the title. She and Wallabee made the first cut thanks to a flawless opening ride, but ended up just missing the top 30.

“The competition at Lexington was like nothing I’ve experienced before,” she said. “I learned so much and took that with me to the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto.”

The Royal Winter Fair was Keith’s next stop, fulfilling a dream she’d had since childhood. There, Keith won the junior hunter stake and was reserve champion in the junior working hunters, and became the only junior rider to compete in the hunter derby finals, finishing ninth and 10th in a field of professional riders.

“Competing in the same arena as some of my idols was unreal,” she said. “I tried to keep calm and remain focused.”

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Jenks backstopped the University of Alaska Nanooks to three of a possible four points in two games against their crossstate rivals from Alaska-Anchorage.

On Dec. 11, Jenks made 25 saves in a 2-1 win. He outdid himself the next night with 32 stops in a 1-1 tie. The results were good enough for a .966 save percentage, the best numbers for any NCAA rookie that weekend.

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