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The Heart and Stroke Foundation’s local volunteer chair Colleen Marsel (right) holds up certificates recognizing other volunteers who’ve helped out over the years. The 30th and final volunteer-run celebrity breakfast fundraiser for Heart and Stroke was held Feb. 1, raising over $14,000. [PAUL BRIAN CITIZEN]

Final breakfast Out of This World

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The Cowichan Valley has heart.

The Heart and Stroke Foundation’s annual celebrity breakfast had a hearty sendoff Monday, Feb. 1, where the “Out of This World” theme and its partici-

pants’ imaginative costumes drew laughs from the audience and the 30 years of selfless service from volunteer chair Colleen Marsel drew heartfelt appreciation.

“It’s near and dear to my heart and I’m just overwhelmed by the community,” Marsel said,

adding that it is the only volunteer-led celebrity breakfast in the province.

Since 1986 Cowichan Valley volunteers have raised over $247,548 for the Heart and Stroke Foundation’s valuable work in helping with cardiovascular research, health promotion and patient

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rehabilitation. “Cowichan Valley really is the community with heart because we are always, every year, per capita our number of fundraising is always higher than other communities our size,” Marsel said.

Transit users throughout the region were bracing for a strike this week, but an 11th hour tentative deal reached Tuesday morning with transit workers in the Cowichan Valley Regional District averted job action.

Unifor Local 114 — the union representing the region’s transit workers — and employer First Canada had been unable to reach an agreement on a new contract.

On Jan. 29, the union issued its 72-hour strike notice.

Jay Brock, spokesperson for First Canada, said Monday he could not provide specific details about negotiations since the strike notice was issued.

“But I can tell you that we’re continuing to negotiate with the union,” he said.

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Mandatory parole for Air India bomb maker having only recently had a “partial� shift to taking some responsibility.

According to the parole decision, a number of special conditions have been placed on Reyat’s parole that will require a “highly structured and monitored release.�

The parole board decision notes to Reyat that there is “little direct information that you have completely disaffiliated from the extremist group you were involved in, and you have been assessed as presenting a high risk for future group violence.�

For this reason the decision to impose a mandatory specific location for Reyat has been imposed. Additionally Reyat is required not to associate with any person who may hold extremist views, nor with anyone involved in criminal or political activity. He must not possess any materials that could be used to make explosives, must immediately report any association with any male to his parole supervisor, must not participate in any political activities, must not access or possess any extremist propaganda and must avoid any direct or indirect contact with victims’ families. Reyat will also be required to receive counselling. “These special conditions are reasonable and necessary to protect society,� the decision

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A convicted terrorist will soon be out of prison and back on Canadian streets.

Former Duncan resident Inderjit Singh Reyat, who was convicted with a number of offenses in connection to the 1985 attack on the Narita Airport in Japan and bombing of Air India Flight 182 which killed 331 people, has been granted mandatory parole after serving two-thirds of a nine-year sentence for 19 counts of perjury at the trial of co-accused Ripudaman Singh Malik and Ajaib Singh Bagri in 2010, with credit for 17 months already served.

Reyat’s testimony during the 2010 trial was part of a five-yearsentence plea deal he made in 2003 in which he pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the deaths of the 329 people who had died aboard Air India Flight 182.

Reyat had also previously served a 10-year sentence for the deaths of two baggage handlers in Tokyo who were killed when his suitcase bomb, intended for another Air India flight, exploded early.

In a copy of the Parole Board of Canada’s decision, Patrick Storey of the Parole Board of Canada notes that Reyat is required to be released into the community to serve out the remaining third of his sentence at a specific halfway house in an undisclosed location.

In the decision, board member Laura Hall notes to Reyat that “as a result of your committing perjury the co-accused were not convicted of any criminal offences.�

Hall mentions that Reyat was assessed by a psychologist as recently as March 2013 as “presenting a ‘relatively high’ risk for

future group based violence.�

Reyat also showed “a lack of ‘true empathy and remorse’ for the victims of the bombings,� according to the psychologist’s report.

Hall notes that Reyat has been “selective� in providing information to supervisors during the three sentences he has served and it is “difficult to assess whether there has been a reduction in willingness or preparedness to offend.�

At Bagri and Malik’s initial trial in 2003, prosecutor Robert Wright said the Air India bombing was motivated by Sikh separatists’ desire for revenge for a 1984 raid by the Indian military on the Golden Temple in Amritsar, one of Sikhism’s most sacred sites.

Further, in her report Hall notes that Reyat has acknowledged he was “unhappy with the Indian Government� and knew he was “providing bomb components that would be used to blow something up.�

Reyat has also acknowledged that his offences are a result of “association with individuals prepared to use extreme violence in support of religious beliefs.�’ Though Reyat has said he and his family no longer associate with these individuals, Hall notes that Reyat maintained the lies he told in court until as recently as mid-2013 and is “still quite guarded,�

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School District amended budget reflects new students PAUL BRIAN CITIZEN

Cowichan Valley School District 79 is growing, and as it does the district’s budget keeps pace.

The 2015/16 amended annual budget in the amount of $83,854,595 was formally adopted at the board’s Feb. 2 meeting, with the amended operating portion of the budget reflecting a growth of 136 students to the district and $1,608,501 in increased expenditures such as hiring additional teachers, classroom support staff and

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clerical staff on account of the growth in student population.

“When the annual budget is prepared in May it is based on an estimate of the enrolment that the district will receive in September. The amended budget reflects

the services provided to the actual number of students attending in the 2015/2016 school year,” explained SD 79 Secretary-Treasurer Jason Sandquist.

The district’s budget showed a revenue increase of $1,608,501, mainly due to utilization of the prior year’s budget surplus. A total of $2.2 million in surplus funds is required to balance the amended annual budget for 2015/2016. This was an increase of an additional $1,484,082 of surplus funds from the budget adopted in May of 2015.

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“We have a good relationship with Unifor and we’re continuing the discussion,” Brock said.

Stu Shields, national representative for Unifor, reported Tuesday afternoon that First Canada applied for a Final Offer Vote on a “significantly improved offer.”

“Originally it seemed to me that this was literally nothing more than a delay tactic putting off the inevitability of a strike from tomorrow until Monday of next week,” Shields said, but he was “stunned to learn that the final offer that the employer had tabled last Friday was being amended to include a modified version of the premium that is being paid

“Originally it seemed to me that this was literally nothing more than a delay tactic putting off the inevitability of a strike...”

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to BC Transit drivers as a result of the settlement last summer.”

Shields said transit workers know the stakes and “nobody wants to go on strike” but they were not willing to settle for less — in terms of percentages — than the deal Victoria transit workers received last August.

BC Transit contracts First Canada to operate its services

in the Valley, and is not directly involved in negotiations between the employer and its unionized work force. Mike Russell, media and public relations advisor for BC Transit, emphasized this point when he spoke with the Citizen on Monday.

The new deal being offered is for four years and will see an additional 20 cents per hur in each year of the deal, retroactive to April 1, 2015, Unifor said.

The offer will be put to a vote on Thursday evening, and if accepted, there will be no disruptions in bus service.

If rejected, strike action will begin on Monday of next week.

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Donations supply local echocardiography KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

A new addition to the Cowichan District Hospital will provide one more service that patients won’t have to leave the area for.

Thanks to more than $300,000 raised by the CDH Foundation, the hospital now has its own echocardiography unit that will serve both inpatients and outpatients who previously had to travel to Victoria for the same procedure.

“There were significant wait times, but this should help with cutting them down and keeping everybody local,” CDH Foundation office manager Aimee Sherwood said.

The majority of the money raised by the Foundation went to the purchase of two echocardiograph machines, including one that can be moved around the hospital to conduct bedside tests.

An echocardiogram is a test that uses sound waves to create pictures or video of the inside of the heart as it beats. During the test, electrodes are placed on a patient’s chest to show the heart’s rhythm, and a handheld ultrasound probe covered with gel is placed on the chest to take pictures.

Outpatients previously had to find their own way to Victoria for echo tests, while inpatients were transported there by Island

Dignitaries cut the ribbon opening the new echocardiography unit at the Cowichan District Hospital on Jan. 25. The unit will be a big benefit to local patients, Island Health says. [SUBMITTED] Health, often forcing them to extend their hospital stays.

“One of our goals, when it is appropriate and possible, is to make treatment convenient for patients and their families,” said Ryan Davis, the director of Island

Health’s Heart Health Program.

The biggest challenges in creating new hospital units, Davis explained are finding space, funding and personnel.

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the funding, and technicians are relocating from Victoria. Fortunately, there were technicians working in Victoria and living in the Cowichan Valley who welcomed the opportunity to eliminate their commutes.

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The new unit is already seeing patients, and should have two full-time technicians working Monday to Friday by April or May. At full capacity, it will serve 14 patients a day, a mix of inpatients and outpatients.

“This is a boon to patients in the area,” said Dr. Karan Shetty, medical director of echocardiography labs on Vancouver Island.

“We are excited to move forward.”

Other Island Health brass also hailed the unit’s opening.

“This is an excellent opportunity for people in the Cowichan Valley and the Island overall, bringing technology closer to people in the community,” said Emma James, Island Health area director for the Cowichan Valley.

“This means they won’t have to travel down to Victoria, and we don’t have to pay the costs to increase the length of their stay,” CDH site director Vanessa Swanson added.

The hard work of the CDH Foundation was praised many times at the opening of the new unit, but Sherwood pointed out that the money came from the community.

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Officials could benefit from new perspective

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ou know what would be really beneficial to everyone? If officials from the City of Duncan and surrounding areas were to take a car ride with a stranger to the area and make a serious assessment of the traffic signage.

The evenings are beginning to grow longer and brighter (a very welcome development) at this time of year, and we can’t help but reflect back on those very, very dark nights now behind us.

One of the things that stands out about the evening commute is just how difficult it is to see the markings on the road —

we’re talking lane lines and such.

It’s pretty important to be able to clearly see the lane you’re turning into, or where the turn lane begins, for example.

In the dark, when it’s raining and you have other people’s headlights coming at you? Forget about it. The road markings are all but invisible until you’re on top of them, and sometimes not even then.

Reflectors would be a huge improvement, or at least some more reflective paint. Unfortunately, this time of year, when it is the hardest to see and you

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need it the most, the paint is the most likely to be worn down or covered up.

Downtown Duncan is a veritable maze to try to navigate for the newcomer.

The one-way streets are pretty well marked as you come up to them, but not so for where lanes are going to be ending, or end in a mandatory turn in a particular direction.

A stranger to the traffic patterns would have to make a guess in a number of places as to which lane will get them straight through, and if they guess wrong, with the traffic

being what it is on most days, it’s not always an easy thing to make a correction partway through.

We’re sure the municipal units involved have done their due diligence by consulting traffic experts and such, but there’s no replacement for actually sitting in a car beside someone who’s totally new to the area and watching them struggle through. It provides a unique perspective that you’ve inevitably lost once you’ve lived in a place for awhile.

What’s the big deal, you might ask? We’re not talking about

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a Canadian today who doesn’t appreciate what that symbol has come to represent. To take on that process was to provide leadership — a far cry from the school-marm-like discipline of Mr. Harper. (I’m reminded of the all-encompassing omnibus budget bills of the last couple of years that lumped everything into one document in a take-itor-leave-it approach that would well represent a dictatorship.)

Yes, the new government in Ottawa will, in time, make some mistakes that cause its support to dwindle. I didn’t vote Liberal, but that doesn’t stop me from remembering the past and having hope for the future.

Re: Halalt files billion dollar suits against Catalyst The alarming reality is that poor and minority communities in Canada have disproportionate exposures to environmental hazards, while those who make the big profits are well protected from the smoke stacks and down-river realities.

Catalyst could have shown up to do good work in partnership with the Halalt Nation and it would have benefited the entire community. Instead they’ve chosen to hire expensive lawyers to “vigorously” defend themselves like they are victims.

Absurd. Catalyst should put that money towards restoring the ecosystem and meeting other obligations to the Halalt and the greater community, before the Supreme Court calls their bluff. Call it profit-sharing.

I doubt the shareholders in New York will like it very much, but then again, they don’t live near the smoke stack, they don’t want to harvest local shellfish for their kids’ dinner, their beautiful river isn’t being sucked dry and it sure as hell wasn’t their ancestors’ graves that were desecrated by one of the biggest polluters in B.C. The reality is that Catalyst wants to pay as little taxes as possible, suck a profit until it’s dry and then shut it down. We need to be talking about clean up now. The Halalt Nation on the other hand has a vision that involves solid thinking about jobs, the environment, culture, economy and they are thinking about their neighbours all the while. Its obvious who has the vision and leadership to move us forward.

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driving through Montreal or Toronto or Vancouver. Duncan’s just not that big or complicated.

Which is true enough, but that doesn’t mean we can’t make it better and more welcoming for motorists. After all, we want them to get off the highway, not be dissuaded from doing so.

We do have some weird intersections due to a lack of cohesive traffic planning back a century or so ago.

We bet the locals would appreciate better signage as well, and we’d certainly appreciate road markings that stand out in all conditions.

A lot of us voted for hope, inspiration Dear Reed, Joe, et al Conservatives.

The recent editorial in the Citizen expressing satisfaction/ thanks that the new government in Ottawa is ceasing the audit pursuit of charities and community organizations makes me thankful for the outcome of the election last fall.

That editorial reminded me of just one of those sour, vindictive attitudes/policy approaches that distinguished the government of Stephen Harper, and I am glad that Canadians decided that those attitudes don’t represent us well. We voted for a Canada with hope and desire for something other than pinched

pennies and accountant dourness — for something that touches the soft spot in your heart now and then — for inspiration that the future can be better for many, not just for those with fat bank accounts.

Of course, our capitalist society runs on money, and dreams cost money. But dreams and passion together can accomplish things that money cannot.

You (Conservative supporters) must remember how Canada felt when Pearson pushed to bring us our flag shortly after Diefenbaker killed what might have become a vibrant aerospace industry that was budding with the Avro Arrow development. The flag wasn’t about money, it was about identity, and I doubt that you can find

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Yuthithutse’ Philomena Alphonse July 31, 1934 – February 1, 2016 Beloved Cowichan Elder, Philomena Alphonse (81) passed away today with family by her side.

Philomena lived in the Cowichan Tribes’ territory and was very involved with the Cowichan Tribes and Hul’qumi’num’ communities of the region. She served the Cowichan Tribes community as Chief for three terms (six years), Councillor for eight terms (16 years) and worked as the manager of the Education Department for over 10 years.

She was committed to community development and participated on the Quw’utsun Suyuw’entst Lelum Elder Advisory Committee, Cowichan Tribes Education Committee, Hul’qumi’num’ Treaty Group Elder Advisory Committee, Hul’qumi’num’ Health Hub Cultural Safety Committee, and the Cowichan Tribes Land Investigation Committee.

Philomena was a strong advocate for women and children, and for the revitalization of First Nations language, traditions, ceremonies and spirituality. She had a particular interest in cultural safety in health and was instrumental in the development of a cultural safety video that is used at the Cowichan District Hospital and throughout Vancouver Island.

LETTERS to the editor Berkey’s Corner development crazy

crazy. Utilize these spaces first if someone wants to open a business. They are talking about giving up even more green space and ruining another residential area.

And for what? Maybe another fast food place, gas station, or another liquor store.

This is all this town is full of and we certainly don’t need more of them.

If you’re going to use this land, build some type of manufacturing plant or industry, maybe greenhouses can supply local produce. Something that we desperately need to create jobs in this town.

Then maybe some of these other stores wouldn’t be sitting empty a short time after opening because people that can find work could afford to shop in them.

I think it is ludicrous that they are even considering building what they have proposed at Berkey’s corner; the only purpose would be collecting more tax money to do what with?

Build more roundabouts that half of this city’s population can’t navigate correctly?

As someone that lives close and works right in that area the traffic is horrendous now. I wait sometimes over five to seven minutes just to get onto that road when leaving work because of the constant stream of vehicles.

We do not need any more mall type structures. The complex where Walmart was built is only about a mile and a half away.

The empty stores that are sitting there — not to mention all over the rest of this town — is already

Philomena Alphonse. [SUBMITTED] Philomena was a matriarch of the Cowichan community and practiced the customs and traditions of her culture regularly. She enjoyed playing la’hal (bone game) and was involved in Sacred Heart Catholic Women’s League at Saint Anne’s Church.

Philomena married Dennis Alphonse Sr. in 1952 and together they had eight children: Lucy Galloway (Dave) Dennis Alphonse Jr., Chris Alphonse, Paul Alphonse (Malinda), Francine Peter,

John Alphonse, and many nieces, nephews, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Philomena is pre-deceased by Dennis Alphonse Sr., Joseph Alphonse, and Caroline Mazie Alphonse.

Prayers will be held on Thursday, Feb. 4, at Si’em Lelum Gymnasium at 7 p.m. A funeral service will be held on Friday, Feb. 5, at Si’em Lelum Gymnasium at 9:30 a.m, and burial will be at St Anne’s cemetery following the service.

G. Montgomery Duncan

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Littering act of the selfish, ignorant, lazy Oil and chemical spills are devastating, many of them being caused by carelessness, stupidity, financial greed, and oversight. But most of the litter in Cowichan Bay is a deliberate act caused by selfish, ignorant, lazy people who have complete disregard for the environment.

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Celebrity server John Koury makes his way through the crowd. [PAUL BRIAN/CITIZEN]

Attendees do a little morning cardio.

People came up with all kinds of things for the costume contest. [PAUL BRIAN/CITIZEN]

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Marsel thanked the hundreds of local sponsors who helped make the breakfast a tasty and fun success, donated money, and donated items for prizes.

This year’s breakfast at the Travelodge Silver Bridge Inn featured various “celebrity” appearances including Darth Vader and an astronaut, while attendees enjoyed a delicious breakfast accompanied by some dancing from Carlson’s School of Dance and the witty repartee of emcee Cam Drew.

“Every year there’s always lots of people that dress up and every year it’s a different theme. So we just pick a theme and run with it,” explained Marsel, who has been the driving force behind the breakfast as well as being involved with every other foundation fundraiser. “This year was ‘Out of this World’ because we want to break that $15,000 fundraising goal and we thought we’re going to go out with a bang.”

Marsel informed the Citizen on Tuesday that $14,109 was raised by the breakfast, falling just short of the goal.

In terms of improvements in cardiovascular health over the past decades, they have been significant. According to statistics from the foundation, in the last 60 years deaths from cardiovascular disease have been reduced by 75 per cent, while infants born with heart defects

have gone from a 20 per cent chance of survival to 90 per cent.

Marsel herself got involved because of how much advances in cardiovascular medicine made a difference to her family.

“First of all it was my grandmother who had a pacemaker and so she lived for many years because she had the pacemaker,” Marsel said. “Then my father had open heart surgery — emergency open heart surgery — in 1992. He’s 90 and he’s still here and that’s why I continue and many others even at the head table: because of their family situation.”

Marsel hugged friends and well-wishers following the breakfast and presented certificates to many in the community who had helped out with the event through the years including longtime volunteer Carol Mills, whose husband David lived more than 20 years after receiving a heart transplant and died around 18 months ago. The Millses helped out at the breakfasts right from the start.

“I wanted to recognize those especially whose spouse may have passed on and just thank them and really let them know how much they’re appreciated,” Marsel said.

CEO of the Heart and Stroke Foundation, BC & Yukon Adrienne Bakker said the foundation picks out the best research on which to move forward to

make strides in cutting down heart and stroke deaths.

“Our research in Canada goes through a very rigorous peer-review process and then researchers submit their applications from across the country. Only the best research gets funded,” she explained.

Bakker noted that research is currently going on, for example, on the correlation between diabetes and heart disease.

“We’re looking at the links between dementia and stroke as well, and cardiovascular disease, because when you have less blood flow to the brain that affects heart function,” Bakker said.

For Marsel the chance to help out a cause so dear to her and connect with great people around the valley has meant the world to her, especially in light of the recent death of her mother.

“This community always gives and I wouldn’t be able to do this for 30 years if it was not for the community,” said Marsel at the breakfast, in which she thanked numerous local sponsors and the community for its dedication to helping out, as well as the foundation itself.

“Everyone at Heart and Stroke is very dedicated and very professional and I’ve really appreciated your support and love over so many years.”

To chip in and help the foundation reach its $15,000 goal call Marsel at 250748-9614 or 250-715-8312.

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Insp. Ray Carfantan delivers his report. [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN] work out among the population.

“If we spend all our time responding to calls, we’re not serving the community well.

Also, it’s important to know how many officers are needed for each call.”

When councillors asked about some specifics from his report, Coun. Rob Douglas asked if most of the drug possession calls involved marijuana.

Carfantan replied that every drug is included in that grouping.

“We did have a mushroom operation we took down, too,” he said.

Douglas also wanted to know

if Chemainus was still being hit hard by break-and-enter artists.

“Those are also spread throughout the area,” Carfantan said, but then explained, “When Nanaimo police get enthusiastic, the criminals come to Chemainus. Then we push back and it starts all over again. Those figures tend to go up and down.”

Coun. Joyce Behnsen asked if vehicle thefts were on the increase but Carfantan said the detachment has been busy.

“One of the people we have in custody was a particularly active car thief,” he said.

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Meetings go back to monthly LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

Nor th Cowichan activist Sandra McPherson objected so strongly about the reduction in meeting time allocated the environmental advisory committee that she was able to convince councillors to go back to monthly sessions, at least for her group.

She stepped up to the mic at the Jan. 20 council meeting and said that a plan to hold quarterly meetings might be efficient but would adversely affect the work the group does.

“A m e e t i n g eve r y t h r e e months? It feels like a one-off task,” she said, pointing out

that it was hard to keep up-todate on important subjects with such a long time delay between sessions.

Later, Coun. Kate Marsh said she agreed with McPherson’s concerns.

“Committees really benefit from frequent meetings,” she said, adding that she understood the municipal staff were trying to manage their time but “people are volunteering, giving their time. It’s important we acknowledge that.”

Councillors decided that, although other committees would change to a quarterly schedule, the EAC would continue meeting monthly.

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North Cowichan councillors congratulated Cowichan Green Community on an exceptional year after representative Judy Stafford gave her annual report.

Coun. Kate Marsh said she was particularly interested in the programs that saw local farmers growing crops to order for local markets and Coun. Rob Douglas asked if there might be opportunities for collaboration between the CGC and North Cowichan.

Stafford said there were all sorts of opportunities opening up, including the possibility of a processing facility for herbs.

“He’s looking to set up one here in North Cowichan,” Stafford said.

She also pointed out that the CGC’s commercial kitchen at their Duncan facility is busy as small business owners rent it to process their products efficiently.

I t ’s g r e a t t o s e e t h e s e value-added businesses starting up in the Valley, she said.

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The North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP didn’t get the usual warm weather respite in crime last year.

Insp. Ray Carfantan told North Cowichan council Jan. 20 that some years criminal activity fades with the warmer weather but this past year, that was not as noticeable.

“We didn’t have the tapering off in the off season,” he said.

His quarterly report to council also touched on a brand new unit.

One of the detachment’s new high profile sections — the Domestic Unit — is now part of a coordinated group, which targets the most active people, Carfantan explained. “The group is very new; it’s only been operating since September. We’re looking forward to seeing how it works.”

Carfantan said that the detachment had handled 4,300 calls and he is at present analyzing the figures to determine time spent and its effectiveness as well as where the calls are located in the coverage area.

Carfantan said it was important to ensure there are enough officers to allow some unallocated time in a day to deal with police

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Mr Mikes honours Linda Moore’s deeds hardships, and she’s always there for me. She drives me to appointLinda Moore, who is determined ments, to the store and once she to help her friends while still had to wait an hour and a half for fighting cancer, was honoured me while I was at the food bank, this month by a Mr. Mikes Steakwith her young grandson in the houseCasual Deeds Well Done car. She never complained, she award. just made sure I got what I needShe was selected as one of 10 ed to survive a few more days. winners across Western Canada “And if she isn’t doing all of that to receive $1,000 to donate to the for me, she takes me out for coffee charity of her choice, plus a $100 and drives, just to make sure I get Mr Mikes gift card — the second out of the house once in awhile. person from the Cowichan Valley So despite her own suffering from to receive the award. chemo and radiation treatments, Moore was all smiles over the she makes sure I am okay! That is idea of being chosen by her truly an unselfish act.” friend, Paula Agnew.

Moore said, “I was very touched “I try to help out when I can. I when she nominated me.” don’t do a lot as far as volunteerMoore’s known for her upbeat ing in the community right now attitude. but I do give to the food banks “I try to be. I’ve raised my two and the Salvation Army and try girls on my own for the last 16 to help out when I can,” Moore years. I also had other health said. and family issues. It’s just been “I think part of the reason she one thing after another. But my nominated me was I’ve got stage theory is always positive brings four colon cancer. I’ve done my positive; negative brings negatreatments and I’m waiting for tive. Now I have a six year old surgery. But I’ve always been grandson who is the apple of my there for my friends, even going eye and I want to be here for him, through what I’m going through. too. I’ve got things I still want to I was diagnosed back in July. I’ve do. I’m not done yet.” kept a positive outlook. I don’t Moore had a choice on where to have a choice but to be positive It’s Linda Moore’s generous spirit that prompted her friend to nominate her and Mr Mikes to award her $1,000 for send her $1,000 donation. about it. It’s going to be a good her favourite charity. [SUBMITTED] “My dad and I both have heart outcome even though my income issues. It was a real toss-up. Do was cut in half,” she said.

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The South Cowichan Parks Commission and CVRD Parks & Trails Division are hosting the Public Open House #2 to invite public input on the Bright Angel Park NOTICE OF ANNUAL Recreation Rejuvenation Project. The CVRD has received GENERAL MEETING grant funding from the Province ofREJUVENATION BC to rejuvenate BRIGHT ANGEL PARK RECREATION ELECTORAL AREA F – specific park facilities at Bright Angel Park which must PROJECT & PARK MANAGEMENT PLAN FALLS COWICHAN LAKE SOUTH/SKUTZ be completed by March 31, 2015.

PARKS RECREATION COMMISSION The SouthAND Cowichan Parks Commission and CVRD DATE:& Trails Tuesday, February 9, 2016 Parks Division are input hosting the Public Join us for discussion and at Open HouseOpen #2: TIME: 7:00 pm House #2 toCowichan invite input on9:00 the Bright Angel date Saturday, June public 8, 2013 time a.m.

- 3:00 p.m.Park PLACE: Lake Sports Arena, Lounge, 311 South Shore has Road, Recreation Rejuvenation Project.

The CVRD received place Bright Curling Angel Park Lower Parking Area Lake Cowichan, BC grant funding from the Province of BC to rejuvenate The residents and landowners of Electoral – Cowichan specific facilities atare Bright Angel ParkArea whichF must for morepark information , please contact Lake South/Skutz Falls invited :to attend the AGM on the Graham Gidden, Parks &Recreation Trails Planner, Parks & Trails Division, be completed byCVRD March 31, date noted above.

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The South Cowichan Parks Commission and CVRD Check your Parks & Trails Division are hosting the Public Open pets for ticks House #2 to invite public input on the Bright Angel Park Recreation Rejuvenation Project. The CVRD has received Plenty of pet NOTICE OF ANNUAL guardians are used grant funding from the Province of BC to rejuvenate to checking their GENERAL MEETING BRIGHT ANGEL PARK RECREATION REJUVENATION companion animals specific park facilities at Bright Angel Park which must ELECTORAL AREA A – MILL BAY/MALAHAT for ticks in the sumPROJECT & PARK MANAGEMENT PLAN be completed

by March 31,COMMISSION 2015. mertime. But it’s just PARKS & RECREATION as important to check The South Cowichan Parks Commission and CVRD them in the winter DATE: Thursday, February 11, 2016 Join us&for discussion at Open HouseOpen #2: Parks Trails Divisionand are input hosting the Public months, according to TIME: 7:00 pm the SPCA. date Saturday, June 8, 2013 time 9:00 a.m.

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Residents and landowners of contact Electoral A – Mill Bay/Malahat for morepark information , please : Area Steps pet guardians specific facilities at Bright Angel Park which must are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting on the date can take include: Graham Gidden, CVRD Parks & Trails Planner, Parks & Trails Division, noted above. Commission members be completed

by March 31, 2015. provide advice to the CVRD • Check your pets 250-746-2620 or ggidden@cvrd.bc.ca on matters regarding local community parks, pathways and trails daily for ticks

Join us for discussion and input at Open House #2: The purpose of the meeting is to hold nominations and elections date Saturday, 8, 2013for time 9:00(2) a.m.year - 3:00 p.m.on the Electoral for three (3) June positions a two term Area F – Cowichan Lake South/Skutz Falls Parks and Recreation place Bright Angel Park Lower Parking Area Commission. Interested persons can also request to serve on

Join us for discussion and input at Open House #2: The Saturday, purpose June of the is 9:00 to hold date 8, meeting 2013 time a.m.nominations - 3:00 p.m. and elections for five (5) positions for a two (2) year term on the Electoral Area A place Bright Angel Park Lower Parking Area – Mill Bay/Malahat Parks & Recreation Commission and to review

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FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

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The study, by Historica Canand walk again, and then went After serving in Europe during WW2 he spent his working ada, looked at both social studon to relearn his medicine and years in the logging industry CHRONICLES as a faller and a bullbucker. He ies and history curricula from practiced for many more years was well liked and respected Til We Meet Again by the men he worked with. He grades 7 through 12 across the T.W. Paterson in Montreal, Saskatchewan Love You Always enjoyed many years as a member of the BPOE Mom, Dad & Family country. and B.C.” (Elks).

Survived by: Ruth, his wife of 72 years; children: I have my doubts about these findCould children learn something from Judi Ash (Peter), Bill (Nelda) Evans, Maureen In loving memory of Joe Beliveau (Ken) Relke, Robyn (Geordie) Menzel, Brian ings but I’ll leave that for another day.

Dr. Robert Douglas’s astounding courAugust 7 1978 - January 31 2006 (Karleen) Evans; 12 grandchildren, 28 great Instead, I’d like to suggest to teachers age? You’re darned right they could! grandchildren, 5 great-great grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews. Predeceased that they make newspaper obituary colThe “headliner” of this issue of the T-C by: sister, Megan Giles; brothers, John, Dave and Ken Evans. umns an assigned homework project. If obits was Margaret Brooke, whose story Bill’s family would like to thank the nursing staff you want young Canadians to not just I told you in the Citizen’s last Rememat Cairnsmore Place for all the extra care and attention they showed him and continue to learn about but to really engage with brance Day special edition. On her 100th show us. Also thank you to Dr. Sanders.

When Darrell came back to the He was someone I did not kn No service by request, but Bill would be very Canadian history there’s no better way birthday she was informed that the govpleased if everyone would raise a cold one to But he lived with us for eight m than teaching them about fellow Canernment was naming a new naval ship him (preferably a Lucky Lager!)

And on the family he started to adians who have made their marks, large Every life is a story waiting to be told. The people we bid farewell to in obituaries are the bricks after her for her heroism in attempting to and small but very tangibly, upon this and mortar of Canadian history. [CITIZEN FILE] save the life of a fellow nurse after their planet. ship was torpedoed during the Second Maybe not in ways that won for them World War. For which Margaret Brooke fame and fortune, but in truly meanwas awarded an MBE, then the highest ingful ways nonetheless. Even though honour that a woman could receive. their passing may have been of little Could children learn something from, note to “posterity” theirs are real losses perhaps even be inspired by, Margaret to humankind of courage, character, Brooke? compassion, integrity and ingenuity Josephine Mirth Amber Doyle, 1913even if only their friends, families and 1916, quickly showed her worth as a co-workers were aware of their virtues Saanich pioneer. Not back in the early and accomplishments. frontier days, obviously, but in the hard To prove my point, I’m going to cite ‘20s and ‘30s. Raised on a farm at Cadthree examples from a single obituary boro Bay, her childhood was that of daily page (well, three pages, actually) in chores and delivering milk by horse and the Jan. 23 Times-Colonist. Obituaries cart. When her father was disabled, it are depressing, you say? No, they’re was off to work as an underage servant awe-inspiring! at the Cadboro Bay Beach Hotel then Let’s begin with Dr. Robert Douglas back to helping on a larger family farm who passed away Jan. 13, aged 72. A keen beside Elk Lake. basketball player who completed his MD at the University of Saskatchewan and See LIVING IN TENT, Page 13 No farewell words were spoken No time to say good-bye You were gone before we knew it And only God knows why Our hearts still ache in sadness And secret tears still flow What it means to lose you No one will ever know If tears could build a stairway And memories were a lane We would walk all the way to Heaven And bring you home again.

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Living in tent, to friends with Lawren Harris “They lived in tents for the first two winters, among the coldest on record.

Once again, Mirth became an underage servant, this time walking alone through the bush to and from the Hamsterly teahouse at the north end of Elk Lake.”

She and her sisters then joined with their mother to operate a dressmaking shop until the war when Mirth took up nursing. She answered an ad to train as a psychiatric nurse at Essondale Provincial Mental Hospital where she became Head Nurse at the Crease Clinic until 1951. In 1954 she became a prize-winning graduate RN from the Vancouver General Hospital School of Nursing, all while completing her high school education.

Then it was on to McGill University to earn a diploma in teaching, followed by a Bachelor of Nursing in 1958 and a nursing instructorship at Royal Jubilee Hospital.

Because there was no Master of Education degree to be had in Canada she enrolled in Columbia University, New York. Returning to McGill, she was “instrumental in the establishment of a master’s of nursing program there, where she taught as an Associate Professor until her retirement.”

But it wasn’t all work and no play.

While at McGill she took a creative writing course with Leonard Cohen, “saw the creations of Yves St. Laurent while he was still a couturier student, and became a friend of [Group of Seven] Lawren Harris...”

Did I mention that she’d had rheumatic fever as a child and twice more as an adult and she required thyroid medicine throughout her adult life? That she controlled her diabetes, diagnosed in 1980, through diet and exercise, that she suffered “a series of cardiac events” in the 1960s which prompted her to write a

Josephine Mirth Doyle took a creative writing course with Leonard Cohen. [SUBMITTED] letter of farewell to her family?

But, as her remarkable career shows, Josephine Mirth Amber Doyle was no quitter. She made it almost to her 103rd birthday.

These are just three of the awe-inspiring people — so-called “ordinary” Canadians — whose obituaries appeared in this single issue of the T-C. I could go on but I think I’ve made my point. You want to read about real Canadian history, real Canadian heroes, read the obits, and learn about human character at its best.

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MUSINGS of a Magpie Mind (Bits and pieces of history, travel and trivia, collected over the years by Bill Greenwell)

A Saint a day kept the devil at bay.

But converting the heathen wasn’t for the faint of heart!

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he Catholic Church venerates more than 10,000 saints, and the historical deeds of the popular ones are celebrated annually...at least one every day throughout the year, each with a little touch of religious pomp and ceremony appropriate to their importance.

My brother and I were raised in the much less formal, more casual Protestant faith that was practised by the majority of religiously inclined Brits in the 30s and still is today, although in greatly diminished numbers. As a family we went off to church most Sunday mornings and sang the old hymns lustily, without the help of a choir, because there wasn’t one.

The little sooty, uninspired building where we said our prayers together was typical of the no frills ethos of its Victorian builders and benefactors. The inside walls were plain. The layout was compact and the whole place mostly devoid of the colour and imagery enjoyed by our Catholic neighbours in their

spectacular church just up the road.

All this changed for us Greenwell kids when war was declared and we were shipped out, like millions of other children, to the country.

We were billeted with our grandmother’s sister, a tough, irongrey, no nonsense lady who enjoyed the distinction of being the only female custodian (or verger as she was called), within the Anglican Church organization.

Her unpaid job, reporting to the local vicar, was to supervise the daily care of the huge, ancient church dedicated to the martyred St. Edmund, and to toll the curfew bell each evening. She was substituting for her son, away fighting in France. He was eventually evacuated from the beaches of Dunkirk with the remnants of the retreating British army.

She also sang a strong contralto in the sizeable village choir below the massive pipe organ, which thundered high overhead in the beautiful chancel, so it wasn’t long before Aunt Agnes’s two new arrivals were enrolled as choristers. We attended services at least twice every Sunday and turned out for choir practice on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. This routine

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Henry the Tudor tyrant, failed warrior, frequent fornicator, father of a new faith to spite the pope. [SUBMITTED] seldom varied, except for the occasional church wedding, when we were each paid sixpence, the going rate, by the bride’s father. So we settled down to make the best of it for the next four years. My brother was six years old at the time and I was going on eight.

Being blessed with trainable voices, we learned to enjoy the challenge of singing not only the psalms, responses and hymns in four part harmony, but also tackling a new choral anthem every month which was always appreciated by the large congregations at Evensong. Although the church had been founded just after Duke William’s conquest of the kingdom, and well before the destructive and rapacious Tudor regime, it had been spared the plundering so prevalent during those early centuries of internal unrest.

Fortunately it was off the beaten track and ignored during the Reformation purges of the 1530s, when a systematic suppression of the nation’s Catholic faith enabled the king’s commissioners to ransack most of the monasteries, abbeys, cathedrals and parish churches to fill the royal coffers.

Nearly 600 religious houses were despoiled and their contents confiscated. Henry VIII needed the money to support his extravagant lifestyle and to fund wars against the French and the Scots. St. Edmund’s escaped this sad fate, nor was it involved in conflict during the following century, when Cromwell’s

forces battled against the royal armies of King Charles.

Many churches were used at that time to garrison troops or house prisoners, with disastrous consequences for their contents, but the beautiful fabric and treasures of our village church remained intact from their medieval beginnings — the ancient tombs with their effigies still impassive and recognizable, the gargoyles and font carvings still a wonder, the fading wall murals still undisturbed and the priceless funeral brasses still kept polished and shiny.

However the morning and evening services there were much more elaborate than those in our little church back home, because they were High Anglican, a ritual style of worship that reflected the old traditions of Rome. We celebrated some of the feast days of the early Catholic saints and I grew to understand and appreciate the liturgy of these ancient proceedings. During that first Christmas in our new surroundings I was presented with a slim illustrated book — an autographed gift from our rotund, jolly vicar, entitled A Children’s Guide to English Saints. I still have it somewhere. In those days I read it again and again. It set me on an adventurous path to discover the religious heroes of Europe and the Holy Lands, and nourished a curiosity about where else the Gospel had been spread throughout the world.

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not, those early preachers were tough, inspired people.

They lived Spartan lives and by their ascetic piety, self denial and persuasive words, were successful in converting the indigenous British tribes.

Then later they tackled the pagan hordes which were coming ashore from northern Europe to challenge the locals for their land. Many of these dedicated men and women died at the hands of these invaders and were officially recognized in later years for their self sacrifice. The life of each one was studied by medieval Vatican scholars; a cursory review compared to the tighter system employed today. Then they were canonized and revered, some as martyrs, but all as holy examples of the faith, to Christian communities across Europe. Their feast days are still celebrated in many church calendars.

Of course the fact that miracles were regularly claimed at the sites where saintly remains were entombed was a driving force in the surge of pilgrimages throughout the medieval west...

To be continued (Bill Greenwell prospered in the ad agency arena for 40 years in the U.K. and Canada. He retains a passion for medieval history, marine paintings and piscatorial pursuits. His wife Patricia indulges him in these interests, but being a seasoned writer from a similar background, she has always deplored his weakness for alliteration. This has sadly had no effect on his writing style, whatsoever.)

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Duncan graduate builds acting career with starring role PAUL BRIAN CITIZEN

Duncan actor Gavin Langelo is making his dreams come true in the big city.

Langelo, 24, will be starring as Vicomte de Valmont in Exit 22 Productions’ Dangerous Liaisons (Les Liaisons Dangereuses), from Feb. 10-13, a play about the seductions and betrayals of French aristocrats.

“It’s a feel-good show, it’s definitely a comedy starting out,” Langelo said, though noting the play becomes more emotionally heavy toward the conclusion.

Langelo’s character Valmont and the character of the Marquise de Merteuil are callow cads who get their kicks from doing what they shouldn’t.

“Valmont and Merteuil take pride in pretty much playing with people and destroying them to make themselves feel better,” Langelo explained. “It’s a very sexually-driven show. It’s driven by jealousy and love and hate.”

The play tells the story of an insensitive playboy who meets his match at the most unexpected moment.

“I end up falling in love and it kind of flips my whole life upside down,” Langelo explained.

It’s been a fulfilling and challenging role that Langelo’s excited to share with the audience.

“I had to work a lot on my British accent.

They call it ‘RP’ for this, it’s received pronunciation...It’s a heightened British, it’s not quite what you’d hear coming out of London nowadays,” Langelo said. “It’s a very dialogue-heavy show, so I spent well over a month just learning my lines and making sure I’ve put all the acting work as well ‘cause there’s a ton of subtext and that stuff that goes into it.”

Langelo, who was born and raised in Duncan, now lives in North Vancouver where he’s in his third year of his degree

“Valmont and Merteuil take pride in pretty much playing with people and destroying them to make themselves feel better. It’s a very sexually-driven show. It’s driven by jealousy and love and hate.”

GAVIN LANGELO, actor

in acting for stage and screen.

“My goal is eventually to just work in films, work in theatre and not have to have your conventional 9 to 5 job,” said Langelo who played the part of Riff Raff in Exit 22’s production of Rocky Horror Picture Show last November.

Langelo said he honed his acting skills locally and with help from the expert instruction of several Cowichan Secondary School teachers, including Michael Moroz and Devon Bailey.

“They really helped me,” Langelo said in appreciation.

Last and most of all Langelo said he’s thankful for the support of his family, who resides in Duncan.

“They’ve supported me throughout all this,” he said. “I would not be able to do it without them just saying ‘go for it and do what you love.’”

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The sweet stuff will be flowing this weekend at the Bigleaf Maple Syrup Festival.

The fun, two-day, family friendly event at the BC Forest Discovery Centre will include maple syrup making demonstrations, tastings and contests, live entertainment, rides on the Green Hornet train, a maple syrup marketplace and kids crafts.

“It’s kind of neat, last year was the best year we’ve had,” said BC Forest Discovery Centre general manager Chris Gale, who noted that festival attendance in 2015 was up about 35 per cent from 2014.

As the centre approaches its 50th anniversary in June, Gale said he’s excited about what the festival will bring. Gale said he is expecting around 2,000 attendees for this year’s weekend festival which will include 14 vendors and a maple syrup contest judged by a three-person panel of maple syrup connoisseurs.

“It takes 43 litres of sap to make one litre of maple syrup, that’s why it’s a big deal.

They all do it for a hobby, but they do a really good job,” Gale said, adding that vendors will be coming from as far away as Vancouver and Cortes Island.

Elementary school students will get a head start on the sap with programs running Feb. 3-5, including around 950 French immersion students expected on Wednesday and Thursday.

“What they’ve done in past years is they’ve been going to the arena and doing it all indoors. They have a guy from Quebec coming and doing, you know, a program with a movie and stuff,” Gale explained of the K to 12 French immersion students

“Last year was the best year we’ve had.”

CHRIS GALE, BC Forest Discovery Centre

from Cowichan Valley School District 79.

“When I heard about that I gave them a call and said ‘why don’t you come here and do it outside and we’ll show you how to tap trees?’”

In addition to having the “Maple Man” from Quebec on-scene to tell them all about maple syrup, the immersion students will also have their usual scavenger hunt on the centre’s grounds with the added bonus of being able to ride the train.

“It’s kind of neat, and having over 950 kids for two days is really fun,” Gale said, adding centre staff will be doing tapping demos as well as making lots of popcorn and hot chocolate for the syrup-enthusiasts.

“Nine hundred bags of popcorn, it’s going to be everywhere,” Gale said with a laugh.

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Admission prices are $10 for adults, students and youths 13-18, $8 for children three-12 and free for children under two.

Admission is free for all 2016 BC Forest Discovery Centre members.

Gale also reminded the public that the centre will be open for family fun on Monday, Feb. 8 for Family Day. The train will be running and all buildings will be open, with an admission price of $5 for everyone to the centre and its 100-acre grounds.

For more information visit www.forest discoverycentre.com or call 250-715-1113.

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◆ FUNDRAISING SHOW

Raffi to give special performance for local cause LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

Raffi is more than just a beloved entertainer. He also speaks out strongly on environmental issues that concern him.

In that vein, he’s stepping up with a benefit concert called Save Shawnigan Water to help back the fight against dumping contaminated soil near Shawnigan Lake.

R a f f i wa s a t S h aw n i g a n Lake recently to take part in a high-profile helicopter flyover of the Stebbings Road dump site operated by South Island Resource Management.

The show is scheduled for Sunday, April 24 at 1 p.m. at the Cowichan Performing Arts Centre.

Tickets are $30.50 and $38 each but there is also a VIP offering at

Raffi [CITIZEN FILE] $68, which includes a meet and greet with Raffi.

Tickets are on sale now. Call 250748-7529 to order.

‘Obsession’ mixes musical eras LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

Obsession is a timeless thing.

Soprano Camille Hesketh brings her voice to the Chemainus Classical Concerts’ series latest presentation, Obsession’s Garden, on Sunday, Feb. 14 starting at 2 p.m.

She will be joined by Guzmán Ramos on theorbo, and Terri Hron, composer in the delightful concert at St. Michael’s Church in Chemainus.

In what series publicist Marion Priestley calls “a unique and delicate program” music lovers can enjoy “the melding of intimate works from the 16th century masters with a world premiere of Canadian composer Hron’s new piece, Petrified Gorgon.”

These three gifted performers “conjure an intricately layered path of sound and image among pangs of desire and obsession through the ages,” Priestley says

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Sleeping Beauty Buy one adult ticket, receive up to two child tickets at half price.

Tickets: $37/$33/$20/$5

Soprano Camille Hesketh heads up a stellar trio for this show. [SUBMITTED] of what audiences can expect.

Tickets at the door are $20 for adults or $5 for music lovers under age 18.

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“We want to show people the beauty of classical ballet in a way that is entertaining with a strong dramatic focus. We’re great storytellers.” ~ Bengt Jörgen, Artistic Director

Saturday Feb. 13, 2016 7:30 PM

advance for $17 each, check the series website www.chemainusclassicalconcerts.ca/ for a list of ticket outlets around the Valley or phone 250-748-8383.

Tickets: Adult $28 Student / Senior $25 eyeGo $5

Thursday Feb. 11, 2016 7:30 PM

‘Her-larious’ night out

I am Woman, Hear Me Laff

& The Bona Fide

Returning for a second laugh-filled year, five of Canada’s top female comediennes bring their sizzling, fast-paced humour and wit to a benefit evening for Cowichan Women Against Violence.

Jen Grant headlines this stand-up extravaganza.

Thursday March 10, 2016 7:30 PM Tickets: Adult Student

$28 $24

All Tickets: $39

Group rates available.

cowichanpac.ca Ticket Centre: 250.748.7529 2687 James St. Duncan, BC

Tuesday Feb. 16, 2016 7:30 PM cowichanpac.ca Ticket Centre: 250.748.7529 2687 James St. Duncan, BC 7405980

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YOUNG MUSICIAN OF THE WEEK

Matt Andersen, a real Cowichan Valley favourite, makes a welcome return to the Cowichan Theatre. [SUBMITTED]

LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

Batten down the hatches, the Chris Buck Band is coming to Cowichan Bay Friday, Feb. 19 for a big night at the Oceanfront Suites’ Show Lounge.

The group, which includes the Cowichan Valley’s Taylor Allum, has been garnering raves everywhere as its popularity grows.

They’ve won Country Club Act of the Year in 2014 and 2015 as well as Group/Duo of the Year in 2015 at the BC Country Music Association Awards.

They’ll be bringing their newest tunes including Giddy Up and Leave Your Light On to the lounge.

Allum is still a young guy but he is one of Vancouver Island’s most in-demand drummers. He can play in any genre, as shown by the folks he’s worked with, including Chilliwack, The Odds, blues great Tim Williams, Vancouver Island Music awards female vocalist of the year Andrea Smith plus Wyckham Porteous and the great Charlie Daniels to name but a few.

He’s seen some big stages, too, like Sunfest, the Cowichan Theatre, the Greater Victoria Art Gallery, the Duncan Garage Showroom and even the B.C. Legislature.

Doors open at the Oceanfront Suites at 7 p.m. with the show starting at 8 p.m.

Tickets are $25 each. Get them from the sponsors: Top Shelf Feeds and Island Tractor or from the Oceanfront Suites hotel.

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Matt Andersen is a big talent and he’s always been a big favourite with Cowichan Valley fans.

He’s coming to the Cowichan Performing Arts Centre with Bona Fide on Tuesday, Feb. 16 for a show starting at 7:30 p.m.

Andersen has been enthralling audiences with his one-of-a-kind performances around the world for years. He has built a formidable following the old fashioned way: touring widely and converting audiences by knocking them back into their seats with his powerhouse performances.

Ballet ‘Sleeping Beauty’ hits the stage in Duncan Ballet Jörgen brings the popular ballet, Sleeping Beauty, to the Cowichan Performing Arts Centre on Saturday, Feb. 13 starting at 7:30 p.m.

The productions from this troupe not only highlight great dancing

This time, Andersen is touring his eighth full-length album, Honest Man, set for release Feb. 26: 10 songs that allow his rich, gospel-style voice room to explore both the political and the personal world.

Joining him for this tour behind the drum set is Geoff Arsenault, while on bass and harmonica is the JUNO Award winning multi-instrumentalist Steve Marriner. On both guitar and keys is Chris Kirby, a 10-time ECMA nominee.

Tickets are $39 each. Get them online at cowichanpac.ca, in person at the Cowichan Ticket Centre, or reserve by calling 250-748-7529.

Hudson Closson is eight years old and attends Bench Elementary School. He plays piano and last year sang in Mrs. St Cyr’s music classes. He loves music class and rap and rock music. His favourite singer is Michael Jackson. He was Music Student of the Month recently and sees music in his future.

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but resonate strongly with audiences all across Canada.

Tickets are $37 for adults, $33 for seniors and students and $20 for children. There is also a special family price: buy one adult ticket and receive up to two children’s tickets at half price.

Call the Ticket Centre at 250-7487529 to book your seats.

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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

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CANADA BENEFIT GrouP Do you or someone you know suffer from a disability? Get up to $40,000 from the Canadian Government. Toll-free 1-888511-2250 or www.canada benefit.ca/free-assessment

LOST: Sun. Jan. 24/16 in Walmart around 4:00PM, white gold wedding band & engagement ring; may have fallen into a customer’s bag.

Contact Joanna at 1-250-6675560, or bring set to Walmart Customer Service.

SEE POLAR Bears, Walrus and Whales on our Arctic Explorer Voyage next summer.

Save 15% with our winter sale for a limited time. Call toll-free: 1-800-363-7566 or visit: www.adventurecanada.com (TICO#04001400)

AYEARST, Bruce Anthony

October 19, 1960 - January 23, 2016 It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden loss of Bruce.

He is survived by his daughter Chelsea Mae, his mother Barbara, his sister Jill, and his nieces Lehran and Olivia.

Bruce had a very kind soul and was talented at many things. He could catch a salmon in a mud puddle.

A gathering for friends and family will be at a later date.

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.ca 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 acknowledged with a letter to the family and loved ones are commemorated on our Memorial Board or Book in the hospital lobby.

Donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated in his memory.

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Condolences may be expressed to the family at jayearst@shaw.ca

CARDS OF THANKS

Eugene Thorne

December 13, 1928 ~ January 30, 2016 Eugene passed away peacefully at Cowichan District Hospital on January 30, 2016. Predeceased by his wife Iris Thorne and daughter Roberta Page. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at 9:00 am at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Duncan.

Burial will follow at Somena Cemetery.

Eugene will be missed by all his loving family.

SANDS of DUNCAN 250-746-5212

Robert William (Bill) Evans Bill was born January 31, 1921 in Crofton and passed eleven days shy of his 95th birthday.

After serving in Europe during WW2 he spent his working years in the logging industry as a faller and a bullbucker. He was well liked and respected by the men he worked with. He enjoyed many years as a member of the BPOE (Elks).

Survived by: Ruth, his wife of 72 years; children: Judi Ash (Peter), Bill (Nelda) Evans, Maureen (Ken) Relke, Robyn (Geordie) Menzel, Brian (Karleen) Evans; 12 grandchildren, 28 great grandchildren, 5 great-great grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews. Predeceased by: sister, Megan Giles; brothers, John, Dave and Ken Evans.

Bill’s family would like to thank the nursing staff at Cairnsmore Place for all the extra care and attention they showed him and continue to show us. Also thank you to Dr. Sanders.

No service by request, but Bill would be very pleased if everyone would raise a cold one to him (preferably a Lucky Lager!)

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AN armload of roses to the kind woman who found my cellphone in the Ladies Room of Walmart on Tuesday. Your honesty and kindness has touched me.... and I have passed this on to many others.

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If YES, call or email for FREE initial legal consultation and protect your right to compensation.

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Arthritic Conditions/COPD? Restrictions in walking/dressing? Disability Tax Credit $2,000 Tax Credit $20,000 Refund. Apply Today For Assistance: 1-844-453-5372.

PERSONALS ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS When you are sick and tired of being sick and tired. Call us.

Cowichan Valley AA. Toll free 1-866-233-5255 (24-hours)

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Reward offered for lost dog “Chibs�, 6month old male Rottweiler; 75 lbs.

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CALL ANY TIME WITH ANY SIGHTINGS or info; very timid.

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FOUND: Fishing Lures near Skutz Falls Jan. 24th. Call to identify and claim: 250-5973343

FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

DEATHS

DEATHS

Isabelle Saunders September 7, 1923 January 27, 2016

We are deeply saddened to announce the sudden passing of Isabelle Saunders on January 27, 2016. Isabelle is survived by Lou, her loving husband of 71 years, her five children Linda (John), Judy (Marc), David (Phyllis), Neil (Debbie), Chris, her eight grand children and eight great grand children.

Mom and Dad raised their family in Winnipeg and retired to warmer climates in Duncan BC in 1993.

They are long time members of Fort Garry United Church and Duncan United Church.

After raising her family, Mom turned her talents to volunteering. She received a Paul Harris recognition by the Fort Garry Rotary Club for her volunteer work at St. Amant Centre and Golden Links Lodge in Winnipeg.

In Duncan, Mom turned her volunteer energies to helping operate the Duncan United Church’s Thrift Store.

The family would like to give special thanks to Dr. W. Reimer and the Cowichan District Hospital for their care and concern.

A celebration of Mom’s life will be held in Winnipeg at a later date.

Donations in Mom’s name may be made to Duncan United Church.

Messages of condolences may be made at www.hwwallacecbc.com Mom, you will be dearly missed.

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No risk program. Stop mortgage and maintenance payments today. 100% money back guarantee. Free consultation. Call us now, we can help! 1-888-356-5248.

We are accepting resumes on behalf of a Truck Logging Company located in the Cowichan Valley for the above position. Candidates must have a strong bookkeeping background and experience with accounting software packages. Experience with the trucking industry, accounting for multiple companies and union payrolls is preferred.

You should have prior experience in a similar position, possess strong organizational skills and the ability to work independently.

Please send a resume in conďŹ dence to: Human Resources Partner Hayes Stewart Little & Co. 823 Canada Avenue Duncan, BC V9L 1V2 e-mail: hslco@hslco.com

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SUPPORTED CHILD CARE WORKER COWICHAN LAKE RECREATION CASUAL OPPORTUNITY A casual Supported Child Care Worker opportunity is required at Cowichan Lake Recreation to provide personal care to children (child) aged three to five years old and supports/facilitates the integration of the child into playschool and/or a community program. There are three levels of supported child care each requiring a specific set of qualifications and experience.

The successful candidate is patient, kind, and compassionate with the ability to provide a safe and nurturing learning environment as well as the level of personal care required by the child including the ability to manage any social and behavioural concerns by teaching skills and providing leadership while ensuring the child’s right to choice, confidentiality and privacy are preserved.

If this is your area of expertise consider joining us! View details for this opportunity on the CVRD website including qualification requirements and application instructions.

Cowichan Valley Citizen PERSONAL SERVICES EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

FOODSAFE COURSES Level 1. Feb. 20th & March 19th, 2016. $75/person. Location: Island Savings Centre. Register online: www.saferfood.ca or 250-746-4154

To Apply E-mail Jennifer: jantisin@yahoo.ca or call: 250-470-7202 FULL TIME DENTAL RECEPTIONIST position available.

Must have dental reception experience and be able to work in a team environment.

E-mail resume to drsstewart@shaw.ca or drop off resume to Dr. Scott Stewart, Island Dental Health Centre, 300 – 2700 Beverly Street, Duncan, BC.

HELP WANTED

HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD

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DINTER NURSERY is looking to add to our GREENHOUSE CREW. r 'VMM UJNF – TFBTPOBM – to approximately the end of June, as our season comes to a close; ‡ )XOO WLPH – will carry on into fall.

Both positions require fit, responsible individuals, with good multitasking abilities, who can work on their own and as part of a team. Must be willing to work in all kinds of weather and be able to lift 20kg.

Basic plant knowledge is an asset, but will train.

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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

B lo ss o m New Care a o er int • Florists • Gift Shop/Home Decor Retail Clerks 100% Company Paid Benefits, Bonus Plan and Group RSP Come grow with us, apply with resume to: Quality@QualityFoods.com

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HELP WANTED

PROGRAM ASSISTANT II COWICHAN LAKE RECREATION REGULAR PART TIME POSITION We are looking for an energetic Program Assistant II to perform a variety of work relating to the development, operation and supervision of sport & recreation programs and special events for Cowichan Lake Recreation.

Have you completed a two year post-secondary diploma in recreation or a related field and two years of experience in a recreation/leadership capacity? If you are passionate for sport and recreation and are flexible and available to work a variety of shifts including weekends and evenings consider joining us! This position comes with a competitive wage, vacation and benefit package.

View details for this opportunity on the CVRD website including qualification requirements and application instructions.

PEGASUS RESTAURANT

Line Cook required.

Willing to train.

Bring resume in person to: 5838 Trans Canada Hwy, Duncan, BC P/T BAKER Wanted- Fast paced self-starter is needed.

Will train. Available to work any days. Apply with resume: Mason’s Store, 1855 Renfrew Road, Shawnigan Lake.

WORK WANTED

FOR ALL your cleaning, cooking and laundry needs. Island Domestic has experienced housekeepers. We also do apartments, offices and one-time cleans. Serving Mill Bay to Ladysmith. Bonded, Insured, WCB, registered with DVA. 250-710-0864. www.islanddomestic services.ca LARGE FUND Borrowers Wanted Start saving hundreds of dollars today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mortgage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts.

We don’t rely on credit, age or income.

Call Anytime 1-800-639-2274 or 604-430-1498. Apply online www.capitaldirect.ca

HOME CARE SUPPORT

GIDDEE UP-GO

Getting Seniors To & Fro Transport to appointments Housekeeping. Laundry.

Meals.

20+ years experience

Mary Ann 250-709-5636

HUSBAND FOR Hire. Nothing but the best - Carpenter, Plumber, Painter, Electrician, Pressure Washing. Just ask my wife. Call 250-709-1111.

PERSONAL SERVICES FINANCIAL SERVICES GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed?

Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com

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CLEANING SERVICES FANTASTIC House Cleaner Prof. 5 star hotel & Resort Relais & Chateaux trained.Energetic,hard-working,own supplies,reliable friendly service.Tons of refs.Over 20 yrs cleaning exp.Beds and laundry welcome $25hr Please call Melinda 250-715-1185 or mclemente@shaw.ca

Cook / Housekeeper

MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION! In-demand career! Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get online training you need from an employertrusted program. Visit today: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1-855768-3362 to start training for your work-at-home career!

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FINANCIAL SERVICES

Cobble Hill area. Help required two - three days per week for wholesome healthy home cooked meals & some light housekeeping. Cooking experience an asset.

HEALTHCARE DOCUMENTATION Specialists are in huge demand.

Employers want CanScribe graduates. A great work-from-home career!

Train with Canada’s best-rated program. Enroll today. www.canscribe.com 1-800-466-1535. info@canscribe.com.

START A new career in Graphic Arts, Healthcare, Business, Education or Information Tech. If you have a GED, call: 855-670-9765.

HELP WANTED

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

LEGAL SERVICES

LOCAL PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS Surveillance. Civil and criminal defence investigations.

Phone 250.710.2227 LOCAL Private Investigators: surveillance, civil & criminal defence investigations. Phone 250-710-2227.

LOCAL Private Investigators: surveillance, civil & criminal defence investigations. Phone 250-710-2227.

HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

LAKE COWICHAN & DISTRICT SENIORS ASSOCIATION 55 CORONATION STREET, LAKE COWICHAN, BC Applications are being accepted for the position of cook. Starting date is March 1, 2016. Pay is minimum wage. The successful applicant must have Food Safe.

Resumes should be dropped off at the Seniors Centre before February 17, 2016 and marked “Attention Bruce Bunting�.

RESPONSIBLE CARRIERS WANTED & P/T OR ON-CALL CARRIERS

(for emergency situations) WANTED

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: 250-715-7783

LAKE COWICHAN DC519816 – 56 papers Comiaken Ave Pine St 54-59 Satlam Ave 40-164 DC519836 - 65 papers North Shore Rd 3-134 Wilson Rd Park Rd DC519846 - 56 papers Berar Rd Fern Rd Sall Rd South Shore Rd 232-350

HONEYMOON BAY

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COMPUTER SERVICES ABLE COMPUTER REPAIR In-home service. Senior’s discount. Nico 250-746-6167 FLOOR REFINISHING/ INSTALLATIONS

CUSTOM HARDWOOD FLOORING

Professional installations of solid, engineered hardwood floors, laminated, vinyl plank, etc. Over 20 yrs. experience.

For estimate call 250-710-5712

HOME IMPROVEMENTS HOME RENOVATIONS. Deck work, carpentry, flooring, plumbing, eaves trough-cleaning & rubbish removal. Small moving jobs. Sr. Discount. Ian 250-743-6776.

TOTAL RENOVATIONS

Carpenter will do additions, Carports, Decks, Siding, Flooring, Painting, Finishing, Plumbing, Fences Pres-washing, plus more.

All work guaranteed.

Insured

250-748-9150

PLUMBING A SERVICE PLUMBER. Licence, Insured. Drains, HWT, Reno’s, Repairs. Senior Discounts. After Hour Service.

Call Coval Plumbing, 250709-5103.

FULL SERVICE Plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, reliable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area. 1800-573-2928.

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PETS AND LIVESTOCK LESSONS/TRAINING

4 PAWS 4 AGILITY Come have fun with your dog!

Classes start Feb. 17/16 Registration 6:00 p.m.

For more info phone: Cheryl: 250-748-9729 Judy: 250-748-9437 Del: 250-748-6071

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE BY OWNER IMMACULATE single wide mobile in 55+ park in Duncan for sale. 2 bdrm, fridge, stove, a/c inc. $44,500. 250-510-6676

LOTS 10.4 acres - 7705 Cowichan Lake Rd. Currently vacant. A well has been dug and tested.

Seller is motivate and will consider financing the purchase. $190,000 ph:604-250-2396

RENTALS APARTMENT/CONDO

FURNITURE ALMOST NEW love seat, light brown. Lrg arm chair, dark brown. Good condition custom made side board, 60�x18�d. $500. Call (778)455-1910.

GARAGE SALES

*KIWANIS FLEA MARKET*

EVERY SAT. FROM 9AM TIL 2PM. Girl Guide Hall: 321 Cairnsmore St. For info phone Gloria at 250-746-9678 or Dave at 250-746-3616 MOVING SALE: 320 Deer Rd. Sat & Sun, Feb 6th & 7th/16 10:00 AM-4:00 PM. Loads of stuff; something for everyone!

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE Lazy Boy rocker recliner chair, burgundy - $120 OBO; Canwood meat band saw w/attached grinder w/sausage tube, mobile base & movable s.s. cutting table - $350 OBO. Call 250-701-3996 REFORESTATION NURSERY seedlings of hardy trees, shrubs and berries for shelterbelts or landscaping. Spruce and Pine from $.99/tree. Free shipping. Replacement guarantee.

1-866-873-3846 or www.treetime.ca

SAWMILLS FROM only $4,397. Make money & save money with your own bandmill.

Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT

1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT.

SMALL DEEP Freeze. Mason Bee Hives. (250)715-1904.

MISCELLANEOUS WANTED

WANTED

Scandinavian Furniture from 1950s/ 60s and

DUNCAN - First & Jubilee.

Brand new 900sq.ft. apt.

2Bdrm,1Bath. $950/mo.

Avail. Apr. 1, 2016. N/S, No pets. Appliances & in house laundry. Cell: 250-709-0576.

Email: chrisclement@shaw.ca

COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL 1800 SQ.FT. Commercial/ Light industrial unit in modern strata complex with Highway Exposure in Duncan area. Call 1(250)658-4336.

HOMES FOR RENT

2-BDRM HOUSE in Old Town Chemainus near the beach.

Call (250)246-5253.

Crofton: 2Bdrm grnd lvl suite.

W/D,F/S, covered carport, lock in storage. Pets considered Avail Mar 1. Call 250-2100756

SHARED ACCOMMODATION Room for rent - Duncan on bus route. Heat, light, cable, incl. W/D available. $425/mo. Avail. Feb. 1.

Call 250-246-0334

STORAGE HEATED Mini storage lockers available in Crofton by the month. 3X6=$30. 4X6=$40.

7X9=$83. 9X10=$125.

Tax incl. Call or txt: 250-709-1379.

TRANSPORTATION CARS 2005 DODGE SX.2 Sports model; auto; 4-cyl; low km; well maintained; $3,500 OBO. 778-429-8681.

accessories; and L.Ps

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CATALYST COMES UP BIG FOR UNITED WAY Steve Landygo (PPWC), Travis Gregson (Unifor), along with Harold Norlund and Amanda Morton (Catalyst) present United Way Cowichan with the funds raised during the Crofton Mill’s 2015 United Way campaign. The donation total was $31,000.

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VALLEY Calendar Miscellaneous • Queen Margaret’s School Gala 2016, Feb. 13, Arbutus Gold Club, 5:30 p.m. Live music, champagne reception, silent and live auctions and dinner. Tickets: $125 in advance only.

Contact: events@qms.bc.ca or 250746-4185. Funds to support Phase II of Learning Centre expansion project and enhancements to Shirley Burr Equestrian Centre.

• Canadian Firearms Safety course (PAL/RPAL), Friday, March 4, Duncan. Registration and info: canadianfirearmsafety@shaw.ca or Mike 250-748-0319.

• Mt. View 1966 — 50th reunion.

Grads send contact info to mtview1966@gmail.com or call Dave Hutchings 250-477-4505.

• 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. No experience necessary, training provided. 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.

• Meditation: VIU Cowichan Campus, Tuesdays, 7 p.m.; Discovery Sunrise, Sundays, 10 a.m. Retreat info: www.viretreats.com. Info: 250-7107594. Email: peace@viretreats.com

Seniors • Chemainus Seniors Drop-in Centre pancake breakfast, Feb. 13, 9-11 a.m.

• Chemainus Seniors Drop-in Centre soup and sandwich, Feb. 17, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

• Chemainus Seniors Drop-in Cen-

tre blood pressure clinic, Feb. 17, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

• 50 Plus Activity Centre, in Lake Cowichan hosts Winter Night Coffee House Saturday, Feb. 20. Doors open 5:30 p.m., cost $5. The Goodtime Boys at 6 p.m.; Cara McCandless Band 7-8:30 p.m. Snacks on sale. Info: 250-749-6121.

• Chemainus Seniors Drop-in Centre birthday party pot luck dinner, Feb. 20, 5-8 p.m.

• Chemainus Seniors Drop-in Centre muffin mornings Wednesdays and Fridays 9:30-11 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, G-Ball, Bonanza, & 50/50 draw.

Everyone Welcome.

• Lake Cowichan’s air-conditionded 50 Plus Activity Centre open 7 a.m.3 p.m. Monday-Friday. Bridge, canasta, cribbage, shuffleboard, pool, line dancing, music. Exercises 9:30 a.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday.

Bingo for over 19 Wednesday, 1 p.m. and Sunday, 7 p.m. Kitchen serves home-made lunches, 11 a.m.-1:15 p.m., weekly specials. 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. Many

special events throughout the year.

Monthly Newsletter valley-seniors. org and consider membership if you’re 55 years or older. Info: 250-7464433.Info: 250-746-4433.

Recreation • Legion Bonspiel, Duncan Curling Club, Feb. 20, one day only, 3-4 end games, Brandon Draw, contact Betty James 746-5998.

• Mill Bay Carpet Bowling Group meets every Wednesday, 1 p.m., Mill Bay Community League Hall, beside Kerry Park Arena. Info: Jim 250-7435189 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.

Meetings • Cowichan Valley Garden Club meets the second Wednesday of the month. Next meeting: Wednesday, Feb. 10, 7 p.m., St. John’s Anglican Hall, 486 Jubilee St., Duncan. Guest speaker: Jeff de Jong, host of C-FAX radio program Gardening 101 on Plants to Love, featuring perennials.

• Cowichan Family Caregivers Support Society support groups for all caregivers: fourth Thursday of the month, 1-2:30 p.m., Chemainus United Church; second Tuesday of the month, Ladysmith Resource Centre.

Info: lisa@familycaregiverssupport.

org or 250-882-4411.

• Cowichan Young Carers Program support for youths who are caregivers, one to one support group meetings, info: lisa@familycaregiverssupport.org or call or text 250-882-4411.

• Cowichan Valley Living With Cancer support group meetings last Wednesday of the month, 10:30 a.m.-noon, Canadian Cancer Society office, 394 Duncan St., Duncan. Anyone with cancer or those affected by cancer welcome. Info: 250-746-4134 or Heather 250-748-4381.

Theatre • Alice: Tales of a Curious Girl, Feb. 18, 19 and 20, 7 p.m., Feb. 20, 2 p.m., Queen Margaret’s School Fine Arts Hall. Leap into Wonderland with Alice, a world where cakes talk, cats smoke and little girls change size.

Tickets $10 in advance or at the door (if available). Info: reception@qms. bc.ca or 250-746-4185.

Arts • Ladysmith Camera Club presents “Fine art photography – the emotional response to lines”, with Cim MacDonald, artist, curator of Chemainus murals, author, teacher, photographer, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 7 p.m., Hardwick Hall, High Street at 3rd Avenue.

Non-members $5 drop-in fee. Info: www.LadysmithCameraClub.com • Cherry Point artists weekly painting sessions (September to June), Thursdays, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at Cowichan Exhibition fairgrounds.

Experienced and beginners welcome. Info: Jack 250-746-4795 or Linda 250-597-1108.

• Warmland Calligraphers meet on the second Tuesday of the month

at 9 a.m.-noon, Mellor Hall, Cowichan Exhibition grounds. Info: warmlandcallig raphers@shaw. ca or http://members.shaw.ca/ warmlandcalligraphers.

• Cowichan Valley Artisans year round studio tour: 14 professional studios to explore. From Mill Bay to Ladysmith. Www.cowichanvalley artisans.com for details of each studio’s hours. Admission free.

Music • Malahat Legion Music Jam Night is back and looking for bands, musicians and other talent acts to perform. Jam Nights are the 1st and 3rd Friday of the months, 6 p.m. to midnight, 1625 Shawnigan-Mill Bay Road, next to Shawnigan Lake firehall.

Food to buy. Info: Chris 250-732-4490.

• Inviting female voices, teens to seniors, for The Rivernotes Choir, meets Mondays, 6-8 p.m., Lake Cowichan Senior Centre, 55 Coronation St. Info: Judith Quinlan 250-749-3728.

• Like to sing? Join Medford Singers.

Rehearsals Wednesdays, 6:45 p.m., Duncan United Church. Men welcome. Director Simon Leung. Info: Michele 250-748-0287.

Dancing • Creative partner-dancing lessons, Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m., Island Oak High School, Duncan. Starting Jan. 19, drop-ins welcome. Info: Josef 250-709-8583.

• Traditional Square Dancing to live music by Shady Grove Dance Band.

Caller Peter Sussman. The Hub Koksilah Road, Cowichan Station. Everyone 12 and up, no partner necessary.

Admission: $5. Dances first Friday of every month, 7:30 p.m. Info: Peter Sussman 250-929-8226.

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Matt Ellison salutes the crowd during the Spengler Cup tournament in Switzerland in December. [SUBMITTED]

Ellison scores seven goals in KHL All-Star Game KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Braydon Luscombe displays the bronze medal he won in the standing downhill at a Para Alpine World Cup event in Tignes, France last week. [SUBMITTED]

Luscombe reaches World Cup podium KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Duncan para alpine skier Braydon Luscombe earned his first World Cup podium finish on Jan. 27 with a bronze medal in the standing downhill on the first day of a speed series in Tignes, France.

Luscombe placed third in the race with a time of 1:14.50 — 2.8 seconds back of the gold and just a quarter of a second out of the silver position.

“It was pretty exciting,” said Luscombe, who has skied with the senior national team since 2011. “When it first happened, it didn’t really kick in.”

Luscombe’s previous best result in a World Cup event was fifth in the slalom at Sochi, Russia in 2013. Tignes marked his first medal on the tour.

“It has always been a goal of mine,” he said. “I’ve always had it in mind, but I didn’t

know what to think when it happened. Standing up on the podium was when it started to sink in.”

Luscombe’s bronze was part of a big day for Canada as the national team earned medals in all three categories — standing, sitting and visually impaired — for the first time since 2002.

“It was a really big day for us,” Luscombe said. “It was the kind of feeling we’ve been going for.”

On the second day of racing at Tignes, Luscombe finished fifth in the downhill, and on the third day, he raced in two super G events, getting a DNF in the first and placing 10th in the second.

Luscombe admitted he didn’t expect to collect his first medal in a speed event, feeling he was better prepared for the technical races.

“It was kind of a surprise,

my first medal coming in the downhill,” he said. “I had been training well in the slalom, but I had some bad slalom runs before that.”

Next up for Luscombe are the World Cup finals at Aspen, Colorado in February, with some training at Panorama in the meantime.

“Going into Aspen, I’m really excited about the slalom,” he said.

A top-five result, or another podium finish is the “ultimate goal” for the finals, Luscombe said. The bronze medal from last week is definitely something Luscombe can build on going into Aspen.

“It’s a definite confidence booster,” he said. “Subconsciously, you build a lot of momentum in the back of your mind. You can always jump back to that moment to boost your confidence.”

Matt Ellison made history at the Kontinental Hockey League All-Star Game on Jan. 23, scoring a record seven goals as he helped lead Team West to a 28-23 win over Team East.

The Duncan-born forward and former Cowichan Valley Capitals star who now plays for Dinamo Minsk in the KHL assisted on Team West’s first goal of the game before

potting seven of his own.

Less than a month earlier, Ellison had played a key role in helping Canada win the Spengler Cup in Switzerland, putting up three points in the semifinal of that tournament.

Already holding the record for most points by a Canadian in KHL history, he sits sixth among scoring leaders this season with 24 goals and 26 assists for 50 points in 49 games.

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Michasiw’s shutout salvages a roller-coaster weekend KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

The Cowichan Valley Capitals’ two games last weekend could scarcely have been more different, at least in terms of the final results.

On Friday, the Caps lost 7-1 to the visiting West Kelowna Warriors at the Island Savings Centre. The next night, on the same ice surface, the same team beat the Coquitlam Express 5-0 with Lane Michasiw picking up his second shutout of the season.

“Obviously, consistency is an issue,” said Capitals head coach Bob Beatty, whose team finished their January B.C. Hockey League schedule with five wins, four losses and a tie.

“I think against Coquitlam we had a pretty solid performance.

Obviously, Lane played well; he made some big saves.

“On Friday, we had some really good chances to tie it up [in the second period]; we had three quality scoring chances, and we let the game get away.”

Of course, there are no easy answers to why the same team can have such completely different results on back-to-back nights.

“If I had the cure for inconsistency, I’d be a rich man,” Beatty said. “Every team in junior hockey would hire me as a consultant. I hear about it from every fan, but it’s not something that’s

Capitals goalie Lane Michasiw tracks the puck after making one of his 30 saves in a 5-0 win over Coquitlam last Saturday. It was Michasiw’s second shutout in January. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN] particularly exclusive to our team. It’s something we have to get on top of if we are going to make a push down the stretch to get some momentum going into the playoffs. I’ve seen teams with inconsistent efforts win a playoff series, but it doesn’t happen very often. It’s something we’ve got to figure out as a group.”

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After the Warriors went up 2-0 in the first period on Friday, Kade Kehoe scored his team-best 20th of the season from Chris Harpur and Matthew Hudie to narrow the gap just before the seven-minute mark of the second period.

That was it for the Caps as the Warriors scored five more unanswered goals.

Cowichan goalie Storm Phaneuf had a rare off night, allowing seven goals on 27 shots.

Michasiw got called on to spell Phaneuf late in Friday’s game and held the Warriors scoreless, then made 30 saves on Saturday for his second career shutout, which was also his second shutout in the month of January.

“He seemed to be in control,” Beatty said. “He looked confident. He didn’t give a lot of rebounds up; he was smothering pucks.”

Even with Michasiw’s perfect outing, Beatty felt the game hinged on a few key moments.

“Coquitlam had some chances, and if they had capitalized, there could have been a different outcome.”

Ayden MacDonald scored twice in the win, while Hudie and Mitch Meek each had a goal and an assist, and Ryan Burton also notched one.

Beatty’s team is off to Powell River this weekend for two games against the Kings, who sit second in the Island Division with five more points than the Caps. The Kings also boast the best home record in the division.

“Obviously, when you’re playing a team just ahead of you or just behind you in the standings, it magnifies the importance,” Beatty said. “We haven’t had a lot of success in Powell River, and they seem to be a pretty strong home team year after year, but we’re two teams on the same ice surface — it’s not as if it’s strange; we’ve been there before.”

The Caps will be without some key players this weekend, as captain Adam Osczevski will miss the first game and Corey Hoffman will miss both due to suspensions incurred last weekend.

Nelson scores five as LMG downs Lakehill 8-0 KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Having locked up first place in the Vancouver Island Soccer League’s top division a week before, Cowichan LMG opted to take it easy against Lakehill last Friday.

Despite holding five regulars out of the starting lineup and not playing their most aggressive game, Cowichan couldn’t help but score, and still ended up winning 8-0 over a weakened Lakehill squad.

“I wanted to rest some guys and get some other guys playing time,” head coach Glen Martin said. “Lakehill came in with a depleted lineup, and from the start, I knew they were in for a tough game.”

Paddy Nelson scored his first goal two minutes into the match, and finished with five on the night, bringing his team-record total to 26 this season. Nelson scored twice in the first half and Jordan De Graf added one as Cowichan led 3-0 after 45 minutes. Nelson added three more in the second half before Josh Cuthbert and Kevan Brown rounded things out.

Nelson had long ago surpassed the Cowichan record for goals in a VISL season, which used to be 15, and now owns the mark for an entire season, including league and playoff games. Last year, he scored 14

Pictured in a game earlier this season, Paddy Nelson scored five goals in Cowichan’s 8-0 win last weekend. [CITIZEN FILE] in VISL play and added 11 more in the Jackson Cup and provincial tournaments for a total of 25. He has scored 51 goals over 40 games since joining Cowichan at the beginning of the 2014/15 campaign.

“He really is the Wiz,” Martin said, referring to Nelson’s nickname.

Last Friday’s surge also gives the team 64 goals on the season, setting a new club record.

“We didn’t try to run up the score,” Martin said. “It didn’t matter what we did with the lineup, we were going to score goals.”

Goalkeeper Sam Hutchison

finished with a clean sheet, his league-leading eighth of the year, but didn’t have to do a lot of work to get it.

In the end, Martin achieved what he was hoping for.

“We got lots of guys playing time,” he said. “We had no injuries, no yellow cards.”

This Friday, Cowichan will play their last league game, visiting Saanich Fusion at Tyndall Park. Martin plans to continue with the strategy from last weekend.

“It will be more of the same,” he said. “We’ll be resting guys, giving playing time to guys who don’t play much.”

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DCS guard Rachelle Van Boven looks for a way around a Langley defender. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

Chargers split B.C. Christian tournament games KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Isles rebound to tie Campbell River after tough loss to Wolves KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

T h e Ke r r y Pa rk I s l a n d e rs bounced back from a distressing loss to the Westshore Wolves at the Q Centre last Thursday to salvage a tie with the Campbell River Storm at home on Saturday night as they edge closer to the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League playoffs.

The Isles gave up a pair of onegoal leads in their 5-3 loss to the Wolves, then came back from a pair of deficits to tie the Storm 3-3.

“We played well, but we didn’t elevate our game like we should have,” Islanders owner Mark Osmond said of the loss last Thursday. “They were playing desperation hockey and getting to the puck more than us. They wanted it a bit more than our guys on the night.”

Kerry Park’s Corey Peterson opened the scoring just before the 13-minute mark of the first period, but the Wolves scored two goals just 18 seconds apart late in the frame to move ahead.

Parker Ellis tied the score 77 seconds into the middle period, and David Bittner put his team ahead again at 13:51, but the Wolves had made it 3-3 before the period was over, then added two more, including an empty netter, in the third.

Chase Anderson faced 37 shots from the Wolves, and turned aside 32.

Two nights later against the North Division-leading Storm, the Isles fell behind 2-0 in the first period, then drew even in the second on goals at the four-minute and 6:01 marks from Josiah Nadon and Keenan Eddy. The Storm got back in front at the 15:32 mark, but it took just seven seconds after that for Tait Aptakin to restore the tie, and neither team was able to score after

“Everyone contributed, which was nice to see.

That’s the kind of effort we need every night until the playoffs.”

that, through the third period and five minutes each of four-on-four and three-on-three overtime.

“The guys battled back,” Osmond said. “It was end-to-end hockey. The goaltenders were great on both teams.”

The Isles were outshot 54-36 overall, but had a 5-3 edge over the two overtime periods as they dominated the extra sessions.

“In overtime, I thought we were going to steal it,” Osmond said.

“We definitely made a move to beat them, but their goalie made three excellent saves.”

Graham Winship had a pair of assists for Kerry Park, and Anderson returned to the net to make 51 saves. The Islanders got hard work from all four lines and six defencemen in the contest.

“Everyone contributed, which was nice to see,” Osmond said.

“That’s the kind of effort we need every night until the playoffs.”

The Isles slipped into third place in the South Division, a point back of the Peninsula Panthers and two ahead of the Wolves, although they have a game in hand on the Panthers. They play Westshore again this Saturday, at Kerry Park Arena, in another huge four-point game.

The arena is hosting an initiation hockey jamboree this weekend, and the junior game at 7:30 p.m. will feature mini games between periods.

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rebounds and nine blocks.

Bakker also had 12 rebounds and added eight points.

The Chargers finished on a high note with a narrow 44-41 win over Pacific Academy. King, who was named to the tournament all-star team, had 34 of her team’s points to go with 22 rebuonds and nine blocks, while Bakker had six points and 11 boards.

“We were in control of the scoreboard for the majority of the game and for some reason we started panicking and played defense on both ends of the court,” Nederlof said. “We were able to hold it together in the end again giving us great indicators of what practices should focus on for the next couple of weeks.”

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Teammates Caleb Franklin and Tanner Browne congratulate goalie Chase Anderson after his 51-save performance in a tie against the North Divisionleading Campbell River Storm last Saturday. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

Sharing host duties for the B.C. Christian Schools championships with Pacific Christian School last weekend, Duncan Christian School’s senior girls basketball team collected two wins in a competitive field.

The Chargers opened with a 69-49 win over Unity Christian, a team DCS had never beaten before. Juliet King had 31 points and 23 rebounds, while Danielle Groenendijk had 16 points and 19 rebounds.

The Chargers then played Langley Christian, the topranked single-A team in the province and lost 79-24. King put up 14 points, 11 boards and five blocks, and Jenna Bakker had six points and eight

rebounds as the team struggled to fill in for Groenendijk, who had a club volleyball commitment.

“Our game against Langley was a tough one,” coach Michelle Nederlof said. “Playing the No.1 team in the province was humbling, but also gave us ideas of how to up our game.”

The Chargers lost 44-21 to Surrey Christian, although Nederlof felt the game was closer than the final score suggested.

“Another day, we could have ended up on the win side here as we stayed with them for the majority of the game,” she said. “Having a full and healthy squad would have made a difference.”

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