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Peter W. RuslandNews Leader Pictorial
Cowichan commut-ers could be riding the rails by fall after B.C.’s biggest investment in island
rail service arrived Tuesday in Nanaimo.
Premier Christy Clark an-nounced taxpayers would hand $7.5 million — with strings attached — to the Island Corridor Foundation.
That sum includes $500,000 worth of track, bridge and trestle studies — plus revamps of the decayed line hauling passengers and freight.
“This (rail) corridor is a treasure for every single citizen in this country,” she said.
Victoria’s purse, Clark ex-plained, is contingent on the ICF nding matching money.But ICF’s Graham Bruce and
North Cowichan Mayor Tom
Walker were optimistic the feds will soon step up with the other $7.5 million to renovate the 225-kilometre line spanning the capital and Courtenay.
“I think we’ll hear from the fed-eral government shortly,” Bruce told the News Leader Pictorial.
“Then our focus will be to get passenger service operating between Nanaimo and Victoria by mid-fall.”
Passenger service was side-tracked in April due to unsafe tracks. Freight rail has been run-ning slowly.
However, “there’s been lots of (lobbying) work done between the province and the feds,” Bruce said.
Walker also did some lobbying Tuesday, telling North Island MP James Lunney about the dire need of getting freight and passenger rail, especially commuter service, on track forthwith.
“Lunney told me he’ll see to it Ottawa knows all about this (B.C. funding) announcement,” Walker said, “and he said he’s lobbying everyone he can in Ottawa.”
Bruce advised Cowichanians to also write the prime minister, and federal Indian Affairs minister John Duncan about chipping in the remaining $7.5 million.
But he and Bruce realize the $15 million is just part of an estimated $103 million total needed to over-haul the E&N rail line.
“You’ve got to keep it alive to go after the rest,” Bruce said.
“This ($7.5 million) allows us to build our freight business.
“Our rail operation can become more ag-gressive to attract busi-ness but when you’re on life-support, it’s tough to attract people who’ll haul by rail.”
One new freight customer, among others being eyed, may see gravel hauled from north of the Malahat to Victoria, he said.
“Hold onto your hats,” advised Walker.
“The $15 million is a start.”Walker noted his council wrote
Clark in recent weeks, stressing the need for her to open B.C.’s rail wallet.
“We need this corridor,” said ICF co-chair Judith Sayers of Nanaimo’s Snuneymuxw First Nation, one of many bands, dis-tricts and municipalities along the troubled line.
more on page 4
Ashley DegraafNews Leader Pictorial
Duncan’s Sprott-Shaw Commu-nity College campus will board up its doors Sept. 2.
Those enrolled at the Cow-ichan site received the news
Monday their programs are being cancelled after Student Loans Canada axed the Cow-ichan headquarters from its list of places to
issue loans.“Student Loans has pulled our designation
from the Duncan campus,” 17-year Sprott-Shaw employee, Duncan campus Associate Director Jonathan Green con rmed Tuesday.
And about 90 per cent of students studying at the local grounds receive government dough, he explained.
“That means we can no longer take in any of our community students. That, unfortu-nately, is the sad part.”
Dropped designation stems from too many pupils not paying back their loans.
“I mean it’s kind of like death and taxes. It’s inevitable, but unfortunately, they’re obvi-ously not paying them back,” Green said.
Dropped loans isn’t a Cowichan-speci c problem, Green said.
“It’s anywhere, any college or university, I would imagine, where students don’t pay their student loans and for the rest of their life, they’ll be haunted by that.”
For many Cowichan students, the news translates to a chaotic turn in their lives, as studies will have to be completed at either the Victoria or Nanaimo Sprott-Shaw campuses.
“My dad came home (Monday) to tell me that he would have to be going to Victoria to nish his studies at college,” 12-year-old Laura Fernandez wrote to the News Leader Pictorial.
more on page 6
Andrew Leong/ leOf cials with the Island Corridor Foundation expect passenger service between Nanaimo and Victoria to be restored by mid-fall.
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Federal match soon? Federal match soon? Province kicks in $7.5 mil-Province kicks in $7.5 mil-lion to address immediate lion to address immediate upgradesupgrades
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Ashley DegraafThe Fernandez family, including Sprott-Shaw student Luis and wife An-nette and their daughter Laura, plus two of their three sons, hold signs they made to protest the closure of Cowichan’s Sprott Shaw college.
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Peter W. RuslandNews Leader Pictorial
A cannabis grow-op, an Alfa Romeo sports car, a garage and travel trailer were the casualties of Saturday’s mid-morning re in the Spectacle Lake Trailer Park, Malahat’s re
chief said.Chief Rob Patterson noted he received minor
injuries after being “tagged” by a truck at the scene attended by his crew backed by Mill Bay re hall’s members.One of Patterson’s re ghters also suffered
exhaustion during the blaze Patterson chalked to faulty wiring connected to a small marijuana grow-op.
“There was lots of smoke and ame in the trees above the property.
“I could de nitely smell marijuana cooking off and I called the RCMP.”
Shawnigan Lake Mounties found the remains of about six “good-size plants” inside the garage, the chief said.
“I lay the blame of this re on the electrical of the illegal grow-op.
It was unknown if charges were pending from the illegal pot plants, police said.
Patterson was proud of re ghters’ fast response that saved the property’s singlewide mobile home.
“We were paged out at 10:21 a.m. and on scene within three minutes.”
Patterson said his crew was shy of members during the blaze that left little more than sheet metal of the 30-year-old Alfa Romeo, and the 16-foot travel trailer.
“We could have lost the house (mobile) but due to quick response time, we had it knocked down to manageable in about 15 minutes.”
Shawnigan RCMP Sgt. Scott Stephen said no charges are expected in the incident.
Peter W. RuslandNews Leader Pictorial
Jon Lefebure will challenge North Cowichan Mayor Tom Walker — if Walker runs again — for the municipality’s top seat in the Nov. 19 election.
Lefebure narrowly lost his mayoral chair to Walker in the 2008 election, and he’s the rst
hopeful to announce a run for the mayoral post in 2011.Lefebure told the News Leader Pictorial his concerns
about preserving North Cowichan’s environment, while helming development, coaxed him back into politics.
“I feel a real need for balance be-tween development and protecting the environment, and I just don’t see that happening without the right hand on the controls.”
He realized Chemainus’ controver-sial Echo Heights development could be underway when voting ends Nov. 19.
Still, Lefebure hoped to have input in publicly owned Echo Heights many folks want saved as a park.
“A future council will still have to make decisions about the development, but they’re putting a comprehensive development plan in place now for that property.”
That plan, and others led by Walker’s council, doesn’t contain enough ecological safeguards in Lefebure’s books.
“Environment’s been slipping off the radar. I’d like to see more emphasis back on it.”
He also wants more care in how council’s decisions af-fect the lives of North Cowichanians.
“We affect the social fabric of everything from grants to neighbourhood development plans. I’m just afraid coun-cil’s not really interested in that kind of thing, and I want to get us back on track.”
Meanwhile, Walker was still mulling his direction.“My vacation is at the beginning of August. I’ll go to my
cabin in the Chilcotin, go shing and ask myself if I should stay involved or not.”
Councillor John Koury also said he hasn’t decided whether to run for mayor.
“I’d be lying if I said I hadn’t thought about it,” said the recent federal Tory hopeful.
Duncan Mayor Phil Kent was nearly sure about running.“At this point I’m pretty certain I’ll be running again.
There’s still lots to do.”
Lefebure con rms Lefebure con rms fall bid to reclaim fall bid to reclaim mayor’s chairmayor’s chair
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Mail should be in your mailbox todayMail should be in your mailbox today
UUP FRONTP FRONT
Cowichanians started seeing mail in their boxes yesterday after the feds passed legisla-tion Sunday ordering locked-out postal work-ers back to work.
Bill C-6 — opposed during 58 hours of Op-position fi libustering in the House — busted Canada Post’s nine-day lock-out of Canadian Union of Postal Workers.
A federally appointed mediator will meet with Canada Post and CUPW brass to analyze their best offers, then rule about a four-year contract for posties, the Crown corporation’s Anick Losier said Tuesday.
She estimated the June 14 lock out, and CUPW’s rotating strikes started June 2, cost Canada Post about $200 million.
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Andrew LeongCobble Hill resident Mieke Vandervliet walks her dog Aafke past a row of protest signs erected along Cobble Hill Road Saturday June 25. Area residents continue their battle against the location of the ECO Depot on Cameron-Taggart Road.
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Bruce says VIA committed to new passenger carBruce says VIA committed to new passenger carfrom page 1
“The rail line will reduce greenhouse gases to meet pro-vincial goals. We’ll build this line so people can get on and go the right direction,” she said of effective passenger sched-ules demanded by citizens for decades.
Bruce said that ICF partner Southern Rail is already spear-heading the $500,000 worth of engineering work, funded by
B.C.’s transportation ministry.The “intensive inspection”
of track and bridges will help determine weight-bearing is-sues and other safety measures needed.
Bruce was also pumped about Via Rail’s commitment to provide the ICF with a new pas-senger train by January.
That federally funded bud car would boast bicycle-carrying ability, a snack bar and more.
Duncan Mayor Phil Kent and
many other island mayors, local MLA Doug Routley, Malahat-Juan de Fuca MLA John Hor-gan, a ock of Liberal MLAs, plus ICF co-chair Mary Ashley attended Clark’s visit.
“Prime minister Sir John A. Macdonald drove home the last spike 125 years ago to complete the E&N as a vital link for is-land communities,” Clark said.
“Somewhere in the sky he’s looking down on us with a big smile.” Christy Clark: big smile
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Wednesday, June 29, 2011 Cowichan News Leader Pictorial 5
Trail abusers beware: patrols Trail abusers beware: patrols out in full force this summerout in full force this summerAshley DegraafNews Leader Pictorial
CVRD bylaw enforcement of cers could be hot on your trail not only weekdays but also nights and weekends too, if you’re travelling the
links of the Cowichan Valley Trail and are committing one of several trail faux pas.
“There’s a misconception out there that we don’t work nights and weekends and we do,” CVRD manager of inspection and enforcement Brian Duncan said.
The newest portion of the CVT, the waterline route through the Municipality of North Cowichan, is hot off the press and like with any new feature, folks have to be reminded of the rules, Duncan said.
That’s why the CVRD is warning trail users that starting Canada Day long week-end, they’re upping enforcement along all 122-clicks of the CVT.
The CVT spans routes from the south end of Shawnigan Lake to the Town of Lake Cowichan following the grade of the former CN railway line.
The trail continues from the Town of Lake Cowichan to Sherman Road follow-ing the former E&N rail grade.
“We’ve got 40 random patrols lined up over the summer period and we’ve got seven bylaw enforcement of cers on staff here at the CVRD,” Duncan said.
“We’ve got two parks staff who usually double up with the bylaw of cers to do bike patrols, and they’ll park their jeeps at the trailheads with signs saying trail enforcement, and walk the trails.
“And the guys are clearly identi able with bylaw enforcement vests on too.”
Duncan couldn’t give a dollar gure on summer patrols, but did say they’re scrounging as much as they can in house to watchdog the trail.
They’re also keeping the local Mounties in the loop.
“They’re starting their bike patrols this weekend and they’re going to be involved with us,” Duncan said of North Cow-ichan/Duncan RCMP of cers.
CVRD staffers will communicate to the cops the more “tougher, troubled,” parts.
“As part of their regular enforcement, they’ll ride through some of these prob-lem areas.”
Duncan identi ed the chunk along what’s known as the old Chinese cemetery in the Sahtlam area, as well as the Bings Creek Bridge portion, is the two areas most frequented by motorized vehicle users.
Quad and motorbike riders aren’t wel-come on the trail.
“There are a lot of people jumping on their ATVs and taking shortcuts on the trail to get where they’re going and not having a lot of regard for the people that are having to move out of the way,” he said.
Other no-nos include people letting their pooches off leash, not cleaning up their dog’s doo doo, dumping garbage down the sides of the trail and cutting down trees along the side of the trail.
“We’re just trying to stop all of that. We just want to make the trail safe and clean and enjoyable for everybody.
“There are a select few that are bound and determined not to allow that.”
The majority of users who slip up with the rules will be issued warn-ings, but repeat offenders can face charges ranging from $50 to $250.
“We’re think-ing of increas-ing those nes too,” Duncan said. “Maybe even doubling or tripling them just to give some deterrent for the people who are making life miserable for others.
“We really just don’t want people mess-ing it up. If it means ning them, then so be it. There’s lots of signage too. You can’t miss the signs that are up.”
“There’s a misconception out there that we don’t work nights and weekends.”DuncanDuncan
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Peter W. RuslandNews Leader Pictorial
Wanted: Zero Heroes.Those folks go
extra miles to reduce Cowichan’s trash tonnage cur-
rently costing $3 million annually to ship our garbage to a giant dump in Washington.
“It’s about getting everyone to step it up on various levels and be an advocate for other measures,” regional recycling and waste manager Bob McDonald said after Saturday’s Zero Waste Challenge was made at the Bings Creek Solid Waste Management Complex.
“Challenge your own consumerism.“Our facilities should be your rst
thought as a last resort.”Karen Rainey, a Mill Bay teacher,
is a modest Zero Hero. She and col-leagues at Discovery elementary are running composting and other recy-cling programs with their pupils.
“It’s all about education and raising everyone’s consciousness,” Rainey said, cheering Cowichan region’s mantra ‘Recycle, Reduce, Relax.’
Regional directors want to hear every hero’s story about lowering Cowichan’s trash load.
And every hero makes a difference, noted Aaron Bichard of Cowichan Recyclists.
“It only takes a small step by one person in a community to make a difference.”
About 70 per cent of Cowichan’s
waste is recycled now.Chipping at the remainder is the goal
of McDonald and regional chair-woman Gerry Giles, hoping to inspire Zero Heroes into buying less goods wrapped in unnecessary packaging.
“We’re buying more stuff and pro-ducing more garbage,” Giles said,
“We have to learn to reduce to zero.”To help, a $30,000 Styrofoam
melting machine — transforming the pesky oil product into heavy lumps — is now operating at Bings.
Other upgrades are planned at regional recycling depots at Peerless Road and Meade Creek, McDonald said, while the regional board aims to build a ECO Depot in the Shawnigan Lake area.
Recycling at those places will soon
be joined by curbside pickup of organic waste such as bones and other greasy stuff.
Cowichan recycles most wastes now — outside of plate glass, building materials such as cinder bricks, plus plumbing xtures such as toilets — as McDonald plans more programs.
“They’re just a twinkle in my eye right now,” he said.
He’s also eager for Cowichan’s Economic Development Commission to generate future jobs by growing businesses here to process recyclables.
Shawnigan Director Ken Cossey agreed.
“The more we can keep here, the better.”
Visit www.zerowastecowichan.ca or call 250-746-2500.
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Peter W. RuslandNorth Cowichan resident Beth McKeown examines a load of old batteries during the Zero Waste Challenge kickoff at the Bings Creek Solid Waste Management Complex.
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“We have many reasons to be upset since we haven’t done anything at all to make this happen.”
Laura’s dad Luis Fernandez is studying to be a community support worker. He’s got about three months left of his course.
“How come this is happening to us?” Fernandez wondered during a quick break from class Tuesday.
The timing of the closure is out of Sprott-Shaw’s hands, Green said, noting students continuously enroll in programs throughout the year.
“Five students may nish this month and six the next month,” he said. “In that sense, there’s no good time to close.”
Staff at Sprott-Shaw headquarters
in the Lower Mainland are working to relocate Cowichan’s eight staffers including Green.
If relocations don’t work out, lay-offs are a possibility, he added.
“What really hurts me is to see the potential students that could be com-ing here and now have no option.”
Sprott-Shaw is also working on smoothing student transfers and providing students with appropriate allowances to cover fuel costs for trips to Nanaimo or Victoria.
Fernandez, and other students, are worried about not being able to work part-time gigs, as travel time cuts into their work hours.
Fernandez has four children ages 5 to 12 and he and his wife rely heavy on the extra cash to pay the bills.
“And it’s about the hours driving
and the inconvenience,” he said. “But we’re just one family.”
Many students fall into the single-mom category and, like Fernandez, rely on the lax hours and closeness of the campus.
Green indicated students’ schedules should only change with the extra travel time.
And classes at the out-of-town campuses should be the same as ones they’re currently enrolled in.
“All students feel they shouldn’t shut it down at all. They feel it’s their right to nish the course where they are registered and enrolled, and Canada Student Loans has approved their loans for Sprott-Shaw Duncan campus, and that’s where they should study,” Fernandez’s wife An-nette argued.
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Community blooming at Cowichan Station HubOld schoolhouse:Old schoolhouse: Work Work ready to move from the ready to move from the paperwork phase to the paperwork phase to the ready-to-use phaseready-to-use phase
Ashley Degraaf News Leader Pictorial
The Cowichan Station Area Association folk are cheering a gov-ernment grant that will allow them to do
exactly what they set out to do. That is turning the old Co-
wichan Station School into a community hotspot.
A Hub, to be exact. “We have applied for a number
of grants towards The Hub proj-
ect, and the rst one we received was for a Canada Day celebra-tion,” explained hub hero Rick Juliusson.
“We thought what a great opportunity to celebrate a new beginning.”
CSAA secured $800 from Canadian Heritage to celebrate Canada Day July 1with a com-munity clean-up, entertainment celebration and baseball game.
On July 2, members are rock-ing on with a Summer Celebra-tion plant sale, Junk in the Trunk trinket sale, books, crafts, farm vendors, and kid and adult games.
According to CSAA’s Mad-elaine MacLeod, the group is still waiting for nal touches on legal documentation for a 40-year
lease from the Cowichan Valley School District.
The group anticipates the nal approval this weekend.
The CSAA’s dream began after the Cowichan Valley School District closed Cowichan Station Rural Traditional School in 2007.
The CSAA, along with folks at the Cowichan Valley Regional District and School District 79, created a plan to turn the historic building into a vibrant commu-nity centre.
Under the proposal, it will house a commercial kitchen, cafe, market place, of ce spaces, multi-purpose rooms for classes, meetings, banquets and workshops, a gym and theatre for youth recreation, culture, theatre and an emergency shelter.
The property’s annex will also be leased to help support the maintenance and operations. The south eld would remain avail-able for sports and recreation under the care of the CVRD. The north eld would serve as a com-munity garden and greenhouse.
Outdoor space might even-tually include a children’s playground, walking path, a courtyard and garden with seat-ing and a wetland garden, which would use grey water from the buildings.
Like every project, however, there’s a price tag attached.
The CSAA’s capital cost is forecast at $1 million over ve years, which members hope to
generate through grants, fundrais-ing events and dona-tions.
The group recently secured a
$20,000 per year grant from the CVRD for operating costs.
It is also drumming up fund-raising towards another much bigger Heritage Canada grant.
“If we can raise $250,000 to $300,000 on our own, then they’ll match that with a grant,” MacLeod said.
The rst phase consists of occupying the annex, opening the elds, gym and theatre for ru-dimentary use as well as entering partnerships with user groups.
The 97-year-old-school also needs some tender love and care.
“When we restore it, we will keep its heritage character too,” the group’s Sarah Davies-Long has said.
In 1913, the building began as a four-room school building. Since then, extra classrooms, a gym and an annex were added.
CSAA’s targets are set on replacing the roof on the gym as well as providing some much-needed TLC to the annex.
They’re hoping to have the an-nex leased and fully operational by September.
Weekend parties at the HubWeekend parties at the HubThe Cowichan Station Hub Canada Day clean-up starts at 10 a.m. and wraps
up around 2 p.m.The July 2 Summer Celebration starts at 11 a.m.“We will have the famous plant and book sales, and will add craft and farm
vendors,” said MacLeod. “Geared towards families, there will be old fashioned games for kids and
adults, pony rides and refreshments. “We recognize how popular the garage sale was, so this year we are inviting
people who have things to sell to rent a spot for a ‘Trunk Sale’ and to sell things from their car or truck.”
The Seeds and Salt Theatre group takes over at 3 p.m. with its performance Bedtime Stories: Dreaming of Vancouver Island.
To get more in tune with CSAA, visit cowichanstation.org.For more on Friday and Saturday events, call MacLeod at 250-746-7804.
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Marina neighbours lamenting loss of viewMill Bay:Mill Bay: Tall townhomes Tall townhomes likely as part of projectlikely as part of project
Krista SiefkenNews Leader Pictorial
It’s looking more and more likely that Terry and Tricia Parker will be swapping their million-dollar ocean view for decidedly less-
desirable scenery.With the Mill Bay Marina and
townhouse development close to receiving the go-ahead from the Cowichan Valley Regional Dis-trict, the Parkers will instead be catching glimpses of townhouses.
“We feel like the sacri cial lamb,” Tricia Parker said.
The Parkers and their imme-diate neighbours will give up the Saanich Inlet view they’ve enjoyed for years, and the com-munity will gain a revamped marina.
“We want a marina too, but I really don’t think that this town-house development is the only way to go about it.”
The developers of the Mill Bay Marina and its accompanying townhomes did not return calls, but the News Leader Pictorial has previously reported that ap-
proval of the project will revital-ize the marina — destroyed in a storm last year — in addition to providing the CVRD with the rst chunk of land in a proposed
waterfront walkway.“I wonder why a community
member has to pay this price for that to happen,” Tricia said.
The Parkers say they aren’t just losing their view.
Reduced sunlight will prevent them from growing produce in the winter months in their year-round garden. They predict even their summer produce will suffer, and their heating bill will go up due to the loss of sunshine heat-ing the home.
Loss of privacy is another concern, as new neighbours will have a direct line of sight into the Parkers’ big windows (installed to best view the ocean).
And then, of course, is the drop in property value.
A home built to get the most out of an ocean view becomes signi cantly less attractive when that ocean view disappears, even from the rooftop deck.
“We won’t even see the sky,” Tricia lamented.
Mill Bay Director Brian Har-rison sympathized with the Park-ers’ plight.
“The dif- culty in Mill
Bay and most of our areas is that there are no bylaws for view protec-tion,” he said. “That’s unfortunate but that is the way it is, and I think it’s really unfortunate they’ll lose their view, but there were some concessions in terms of the height of the buildings.”
The developers could have built up to 10 metres in height, but settled on 7.5 metres.
“I feel badly for (the Parkers and their neighbours) but there is very little that can be done,” Harrison said. “It’s one of those unfortunate things.”
The loss, he added, does mean gains for the entire Mill Bay community, including the Parkers — gains that are supported by the majority of Mill Bay residents.
“For the rst time they will have a public walkway across the waterfront,” he said. “There will be a walkway and a mezzanine area that they will be able to enjoy, and the boat-launch ramp will be revised and upgraded as
part of the project.“Those amenities should be
of some bene t, even though I know it won’t be any consolation for the loss of view.”
The Parkers, meanwhile, don’t seem surprised their concerns — voiced repeatedly throughout the development application process -— have gone largely unad-dressed.
“I think (CVRD directors) want the marina off their plate because it’s dragged on for years, so I think they want it resolved so they can move on and say, ‘Yay, we’ve got a shiny new marina for the community,’ without putting any serious thought into it,” Terry said.
And it should set off alarm bells for other Mill Bay residents, Tricia Parker added.
“If this goes through I think the people of the community should be concerned about what’s going to happen in their neighbour-hoods, because a precedent will be set,” she said.
Her husband agreed.“If this is the way it’s going to
go, I think a lot of people need to be really nervous,” he said. “Knock whatever premium you’ve put on your property for the view, because you don’t own it.”
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Here are a few items that didn’t make the daily news cycle as B.C. residents prepared for the long-awaited summer of 2011 to begin.
• After her meeting with Prime Minister Stephen Harper in Ottawa last week, Premier Christy Clark delivered a luncheon speech to the Economic Club of Toronto.
Her big talking point for the speech was the rise of the Asia-Paci c region, “the fastest-growing middle class in the history of humanity.” The theme ran through her pitch to the federal government for a share of Ottawa’s largest-ever shipbuilding contract, and her recent meeting with western premiers in Yellowknife.
• After the speech, Clark took the wheel of a Chevy Volt electric car for a spin around Toronto with a GM Canada vice-president riding shotgun. She pronounced the car “fantastic technology.”
This is pertinent as B.C. residents get ready to
pay the latest increase in B.C.’s carbon tax. Effec-tive July 1, the tax on a litre of gasoline rises from 4.45 cents to 5.56, with comparable increases to other carbon fuels.
Clark has inherited Gordon Campbell’s ag-gressive climate change-clean energy agenda, and it’s not yet clear what will become of it. She has committed to the last consumer carbon tax increase in 2012 (up to 6.67 cents on a litre of gas), but the fate of the big hydroelectric push remains uncertain.
Those plug-in electric cars need to start sell-ing before Campbell’s gamble of developing increasingly costly electricity starts to pay off. One potential competitor is natural gas-powered vehicles, taking advantage of huge new shale gas discoveries in B.C. and elsewhere.
• Campbell’s pending appointment as Canada’s high commissioner in the United Kingdom should warm the hearts of conspiracy theorists.
The story broke when Clark was in Ottawa, and when reporters asked for her take on the appoint-ment, her rst comment was that he’ll be a big
help in negotiating a free-trade agreement with the European Union.
Students of Bill Vander Zalm will know he sees the harmonized sales tax and EU trade as an effort to impose world govern-ment and set B.C.’s sales tax rate in Europe. Early in his goofy anti-HST campaign, Vander Zalm claimed this was plan B for world government after the conspirators failed to impose a global carbon tax.
If the HST is a conspiracy, it’s a mighty big one. Finance Minister Kevin Falcon never tires of reminding people 140 countries already have value-added taxes, including China and those other Asia-Paci c tigers that are dominating the world economy.
• Douglas College in New Westminster and the Heilongjiang Institute of Science and Technology in Harbin, China have celebrated the graduation of 137 students in their dual-degree business administration program.
The program began in 2003, with an exchange of instructors. At the Harbin campus, students take
52 courses to qualify them as specialists in global nancial markets and international banking.• By last year, there were 94,000 international
students in K-12, post-secondary and language schools in B.C. According to the advanced educa-tion ministry, if considered an export service, international education is B.C.’s fth largest export, accounting for seven per cent of exports from the province.
Meanwhile in B.C., discussion of international trade still tends to revolve around lumber and logs. And according to a recent poll, Vander Zalm is still considered by many to be an authority on trade and taxes.
It’s time to join the world’s adult conversation.Tom Fletcher is the legislative reporter for Black Press. Reach him at t [email protected].
Some things you might have missed this weekSome things you might have missed this week
Time for us to Time for us to move on to Zero move on to Zero Waste lifestylesWaste lifestylesGoing greener:Going greener: Deeper societal changes needed Deeper societal changes needed
If you are like most Cowichan residents, you probably take your recycling pretty seriously.
You fastidiously separate papers, plastics and other reusable materials out of the garbage stream and into your yellow bags.
And the once-daunting idea of one can of garbage every two weeks has turned into pride about not even lling that can.
But you may have also noted a troubling little detail in the midst of your triumphant journey down the green path. Your pile of
recyclables has grown higher and higher, to the point that it far overwhelms your yellow bag’s capacity to cope.
And you may not have considered an-other important question: what happens to the material in that bag after it leaves the curb.
The concept of Zero Waste entails maximizing recycling, minimizing waste, reducing consumption and ensur-ing products are made to be reused, repaired or recycled back into nature or
the marketplace, based on the cyclical manner used by nature. A practical starting point for the average citizen could be a simple
matter of refocus. Instead of focusing our efforts solely on recy-cling our waste, we can start paying more attention to the other two legs in the tripod: reducing and reusing.
Think about your consumer habits. Where did the product come from? How is it packaged and transported? How will you be using it? What will happen to it after you are done?
It’s the difference between buying water shipped from elsewhere in a plastic bottle or using a ceramic jug to collect it from a stream.
A Zero Waste lifestyle is not easy, not in a consumer-based soci-ety like ours. But it can happen over time through small steps taken by committed individuals and businesses. It can be done.
Remember when they said you were only allowed a single can of garbage every two weeks?
Remember how unrealistic that seemed?
This we likeThis we likeReaders will remember the angst
that accompanied the near closure, reprieve and fi nal closure of Cowichan Station Elementary School.
What was made very clear during that painful process was how much the community valued the school, not only as a place for education, but as a hub for bringing residents together.
How great then to see that together-ness manifest in the Hub.
The good and the bad of this week in CowichanThis we don’tThis we don’tPretty well any time a community
loses a business or institution, it is cause for disappointment.
The pending closure of Sprott Shaw’s Cowichan campus is an obvi-ous example.
The campus has provided local people a chance to create new oppor-tunities for themselves — opportunities they may not be able to chase if they have to leave Duncan.
The Fernandez family protests the closure of Sprott Shaw.
We say:We say:The next step is at hand
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School district staff did a ne job in School district staff did a ne job in circumstances beyond their controlcircumstances beyond their controlDear editor
The Board of Education wishes to commend our Operations Department for successfully in-stalling the playground equipment for Ecole Mill Bay. We understand this process was fraught with weather and other unanticipated circum-stances, which created a delay the district had no ability to control. There was a large amount of highly critical and visible communications from the families of that school. We understand they felt frustrated but we also know our employees did their best in a bad situation.
Despite one issue after another, our crew performed admirably and we thank them. We hope Ecole Mill Bay can now enjoy this new playground and look forward to more improve-ments to their school, all of which will occur with the best objectives and as quickly as our range of responsibilities allow.Candace SpilsburyChairwoman, Board of Education
Here’s why a proper job could not Here’s why a proper job could not have been done fasterhave been done fasterDear editor
I would like to correct some misconceptions around the installation of the Ecole Mill Bay playground.
The original play equipment at Ecole Mill Bay met both CSA safety standards and all the safety criteria of the school district’s underwrit-ers. The decision to remove the old playground was not made by the district but by the school itself in order to accommodate preschool-age children attending a private daycare operating at the school.
The SD79 maintenance department did not take delivery of the new playground equipment until late in October. Wet eld conditions and future modular location considerations moved the installation into the spring. To prepare the site, more than 380 yards of material was excavated, placed and trucked on and off the school grounds.
This was not a project parent volunteers could have knocked together during a couple of weekends. In order to limit liability risks, manage maintenance and ensure the children in our schools can safely enjoy playgrounds well into the future, it is essential the district has control of these installations. The employees of SD 79 are proud of their capacity to profes-sionally care for all the needs of our schools.
When there are barriers to meeting those needs, we work hard to nd a way despite budget constraints.Duncan Brown, Plant ChairUSWA 1-1937
I can tell you rst-hand about the I can tell you rst-hand about the hazards of the weirhazards of the weirDear editor
After the tragic drowning of Tyler Neal I had to write to further emphasize the dangers at the Lake Cowichan weir.
On May 13 I had a similar experience at that exact location but somehow survived.
After launching my driftboat (a smaller version of those used by river guides), I found myself drifting toward the white water created by the out ow of the weir. Having drifted the river every year during the past 10 years I thought nothing was amiss.
While waiting for my friends to launch their craft, I suddenly felt myself being pulled at a high rate of speed toward the weir rather than being pushed downriver as one would expect. Within seconds the rear end of my boat was pulled against the weir, lled with water from the over ow, and capsized immediately.
The back end sank and the front end came out of the water and turned over on me . All this happened within seconds!
I immediately sank below the boat into the very turbulent water and sank farther as my loose, breathable full waders partially took on water. On my rst attempt to surface I was unsuccessful as the boat was about six feet above me.
On my second attempt, after taking in two gulps of water, I managed, with Herculean ef-
fort, to reach up and pull myself to the surface by grasping the side of the overturned boat.
My shoulders ached for days afterward. Luckily I somehow made it about 20 metres
to the shore where I grabbed some willows and my friends were able to get me out.
My waders were lled with water right up to my knees and I couldn’t even pull myself onto shore. The capsizing of my boat happened so fast my friends did not even see or hear it happen. The lessons I learned from this: Never go into the river anywhere near the weir; and never go on any body of water in a boat or tube without rst putting on a life vest.
The thing I regret most is that I did not submit this letter immediately after the incident.
If I had, maybe it could have changed history. I pass on my sincere condolences to the family and friends of Tyler Neal.Peter Devana Lake Cowichan
Postal service needs to consider Postal service needs to consider how lucky we arehow lucky we areDear editor
If Canada Post cannot manage its busi-ness with the times, its should re-evaluate the management. Workers starting at $23 an hour complaining during this depression is ludicrous considering that elderly more than disabled (in-convenienced by this strike) have not had even a cost of living increase in over 12 years.
Where is service in this vocation and can’t they be a little grateful for that which they have? On a sliding scale they are in the top few per cent of wealthiest on the planet. Cathy CroizierDuncan
Give us the tools to Give us the tools to protect our lakesprotect our lakesIn my opinion:In my opinion: Locals care, but they Locals care, but they can’t do it alonecan’t do it alone
Second of two parts.
In addition to concerns about boats on the water, there are concerns about aging septic systems that leak into lakes.
Under the current legislation, unless there is visible evidence a system is leaking into
the lake or that ef uent is visible on top of the soil there is no way that an old system can be tested against the will of the owner.
Some of these older systems are totally dysfunc-tional. A regular check-up of septic systems that are in close vicinity to a body of water should be undertaken by health authorities.
On older systems con-nected to older homes, it should be possible to do repairs without upgrading to a new, expensive system. A functioning simple system is much better than a dysfunctional one.
Following the privatization of the environmental assessment process, quali ed environmental profes-sionals are being hired by applicants to assess the environmental impact of proposed developments. While many QEP reports appear unbiased and well-reasoned, there are too many reports that show bias toward the applicants’ goals. The QEP reports form the basis for a decision on an application but they are rarely scrutinized by senior governments, which compound the margin of error, oversight.
There are gaping holes in the enforcement. Lake-shores are being cleared, trees are cut, and beaches are created despite riparian area regulations. Law-abiding residents watching lakeshore destruction are asking themselves if they are not being naïve. They see people clearing the foreshore and getting away with it. They feel betrayed.
If this trend continues then in years to come we will ask ourselves “How could we have ever let this happen?”
There is some help. Lake stewardship groups have sprung up all over the province. They should be encouraged not only with praise but also with funding. It does not take an incredible amount of money. They are volunteers and highly motivated.
Some lakes, like Sproat Lake, have student volunteers in the summer checking boats and encouraging good boating behaviour.
But these valiant efforts cannot replace proper enforcement when rowdy behaviour, drunkenness and loud and aggressive boating is involved.
Local governments simply cannot afford to step up enforcement.
Our lakes and rivers store large amounts of fresh water, potable water that in future years will become more and more valuable. Our lakes are also destination for many vacationers as a source of relaxation, sport and inspiration.
We all have a vested interest in preserving our lakes and rivers. Let’s not just use them to race boats on and mend their shorelines to meet indi-vidual expectations.
To leave local governments struggling with all the responsibilities but not enough funding will only result in shortcuts and a deteriorating environment.
In the end we will all have to pay for that. Klaus Kuhn is the CVRD director, Area I (Youbou).
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Chemainus lays out its wish list for downtown revitalizationOpen house: Aim is to turn shopping list into priority listNiomi PearsonNews Leader Pictorial
Residents say the revitalization of downtown Chemainus should include waterfront access, Willow Street development and new infra-structure such as a library, skateboard
park and community centre.These ideas and more were discussed at an
open house meeting June 23, where the Chemai-nus Advisory Committee, made up of residents, business owners and members of the Municipal-ity of North Cowichan, presented the results of their June 16 workshop.
“It’s a real shopping list of ideas and we know for sure the municipality is not going to be able to do all those things. So the process we’re going through
now is to nd out what are the priorities,” said Doug Backhouse of HB Lanarc, the consulting rm hired to oversee the town’s revitalization plan.
The meeting, held at the Chemainus Legion, was attended by more than 90 residents. After a presentation on the committee’s ideas, which also included parking considerations, the Chemainus Road corridor and Benchlands development, the oor was opened to commentary.
Business owner Ward Yeagar said he felt a consensus among residents about what direction they’d like to see the plan take.
“The municipality has ignored it for over 10 years with no capital investment and other communities; Qualicum Beach, Sidney, Comox have all invested millions in their downtown core revitalize, leaving our business community at a huge competitive disadvantage,” he said.
“Our advantage is the arts, so we need to stress that in any redevelopment.
“As a resident, I think that developing our wa-terfront would be good for residents, but it would
also be good from a business industry perspec-tive,” he added.
“We know how many people want to come to a community where they have the ability to enjoy the beach... so a boardwalk that would join from the marina to Kin beach would be helpful.”
Susan Beaubier said she was encouraged by the meeting and said the municipality was doing the right thing by consulting the community.
“It’s time to see something concrete come out of it and I know it doesn’t come easily,” she said.
Beaubier likes the idea of keeping the focus on recreation to keep residents living in the town while attracting tourists. She also agreed that waterfront access was a key issue.
“I think it’s criminal that we don’t have more public access because it’s such a beautiful area,” she said.
While her rst priority is the preservation of Echo Heights forest, resident Diana Hardacker said she would like to see strong efforts on the skateboard park and Benchlands property.
“We have been talking about putting a skate-board park in this community for years, it is time to just bloody well do it,” she said.
“One thing that needs to be brought back is the kiosk in Water-wheel Park, that was awesome for tourists.”
Backhouse said the next step will be to identify the key priorities for revitalization and start to develop a more compre-hensive plan for them.
“I think people really like Chemainus the way it is and they want to build on the parts that are successful,” he said.
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“I think it’s criminal that we don’t have more public access.”Beaubier
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By the way, did you hear:• On June 18, Jan Best and Cash
Reumkens of the Mount Brenton Golf Club golfed from sunrise to sunset, lending their muscles to those
who have lost theirs to ALS. Mount Brenton Golf Course is one of 39 golf courses located across B.C raising awareness and funds for the ALS patient services by participating in the PGA of B.C. Golf A Thon for ALS.
• Nearly 100 ladies from the Italian Cultural Centre in Vancouver are in Chemainus today to check out the public market and the rest of the mural town attraction. On July 11, a Korean ce-lebrity will be in Chemainus and Cowichan Bay with a lm crew documenting the local sites.
• The Cowichan Neighbourhood House As-sociation is asking for donations of quality items (new, gently used, and collectable), art, or services for a silent auction to be held during the July 9 Chemainus Giant Street Market. Please contact Cindy Durrant at 250-246-3203 or cnhaof [email protected] to help.
• Shirley Hunt, a member of Chemainus/Crofton Eagles, was a star attraction at the Fra-ternal Order of Eagles convention in Penticton this year. Hunt was named the Anne Ferstay Woman of the Year for her work on the Crofton Mother’s Day Tea, the disaster trailer commit-
tee, the Eagles’ Home Society, and the drill team, the health care auxiliary thrift shop to name a few. Shirley and her husband Lloyd were also awarded Mr. & Mrs Eagle for this year.
• Cowichan Legion member Allan Waddy is up for a national writing award through the Cana-dian Forces that saluted his 2007 story Dad’s Dieppe. The tale chronicles father Bob Waddy’s service in the 1942 Dieppe battle, and other sac-ri ces the local POW made. Judging of Waddy’s story happens in July.
• Folks at Cowichan’s Good Bite Lunch Company have their teeth into something, well, good. Tina Vander Veen and Laurie Arbuthnot are busy with parents ordering kids’ lunches on line, then delivering the organic grub to schools. Partial proceeds feed some local parent advisory committees funding tness programs, sports gear and more. Visit www.goodbitelunch.com.
• Arbutus Ridge Golf Course welcomes Brett Finlayson as the busy course’s superintendent.
• Bruce Whitehead and Brad Scafe have joined the commercial lines department in Duncan’s of- ce of Hub International Barton Insurance Brokers. Exciting things happening for you, your friends
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Seniors Good Life
The letter is slipped into your mailbox.
It asks you to book a driving assess-ment.
You’ve just celebrated your 80th birthday all the while that sealed request for a driving retest hangs on top of your head.
This is a pretty typical scenario for seniors entering their 80s. And for a lot of Cowichan’s older folks, it’s a scenario that’s got them in a tizzy.
“Everyone was livid,” Duncan’s Ann Dusseault said following a Duncan seniors drivers workshop May 24 at-tended by about 150 elders.
The 74-year-old is cruising for action on a number of senior driving retest qualms.
She has a whole list of concerns about Offi ce of the Superintendent of Motor Vehicles brainchild DriveABLE assessment.
She’s not a fan of seniors taking the road portion of the test in a foreign city in a foreign company car.
She hates they’re plunked in front of a computer for the fi rst bit.
“You have no choice. You have to take it in Victoria and you have to take part of it on a computer,” she said.
BCAA director of road safety strate-gies David Dunne said these concerns aren’t new and aren’t falling on deaf ears.
There are solid reasons, however, to back what he says is a successful, functional assessment program.
“DriveABLE is a cognitive driving assessment for people with potential cognitive impairments. It’s a way of assessing those functions related to
driving,” Dunne explained.“The way the research was devel-
oped, the kinds of navigational errors people would make because they’re not familiar with their surroundings aren’t scored,” Dunne said on unfa-miliar city cruises. “So there’s no bias. They’ve also validated research from people from rural and urban areas and there was no difference with the outcome.”
Results are always compared to others the same age.
“It’s much more of an age-sensitive tool, as opposed to an ICBC road test which is the same test, pass or fail, no matter what age you are.”
Company cars with dual brake systems are a must, Dunne said, as driving companies performing the
road tests appreciate the ability to take control if unsafe driving is taking place.
He also ensured drivers wouldn’t be marked down for accidentally fl ipping on wipers instead of a turn indicator due to unfamiliarity of the new wheels.
The computer portion isn’t as terrify-ing as it sounds either, he added.
Seniors are guided through how it works and testing is done using a touch screen.
“There are absolutely no computer skills involved. If you can touch a dot on a piece of paper and react by lifting your hand off the table and touching a point on the wall, it’s the same thing. It’s a touch screen.”
The route senior drivers take,
whether it’s a standard ICBC road test or DriveABLE is up to the OSMV.
Before seniors hit the pavement, however, they pay a visit to their docs.
The third-party MD assesses the individual and has an obligation to report back to the OSMV if he or she believes they might be unsafe behind the wheel.
“These are generally progressive cognitive impairments or a medical indication that there’s a cognitive concern,” Dunne explained.
DriveABLE is under the wing of BCAA. There are testing headquarters in Nanaimo and Victoria but not one in the valley.
There is no charge for the test as long as the testing was requested by the OSMV.
If a driver fl unks, however, the OSMV has the power to impose conditions or revoke the individual’s driver’s license and can charge them $300 plus HST for a re-test.
Dusseault doesn’t like any bit of it. She says beware of the “silver tsu-
nami” building steam in Cowichan. “This is just so bad. It’s so wrong,”
she said. “And it’s not that I subject to seniors taking driving tests…. I’m all for it.”
Seniors are concerned about driving in busy cities when they’re used to pastoral cruises. And they’re really on edge about having to hop on a computer, Dusseault said.
She is encouraging seniors to con-tact their local MLA.
“We’ve got to get the word out there,” she said.
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Seniors Good Life
It all started with Fagean.He was “very, very senior” —
19 or 20 years old. He was deaf, and had no teeth.“He just wanted a warm and
loving home for his last weeks or months,” said Lori Bourgeois.
“He lasted six weeks — and that experience changed my life.”
Driven to assist senior animals looking for a last home, it wasn’t long before Bourgeois started The Mews Animal Care & Coun-selling. Consider it hospice care for cats.
Bourgeois and her husband, Wayne, are converting their Cow-ichan Bay home into a haven for elderly cats — typically 14 years and older.
Some stay for two weeks. Others for three years. Some go on to be fostered or adopted by other families. With connections at the SPCA and Lake Cowichan Animal Rescue, Bourgeois is a pro at fi nding forever homes for her senior felines.
But she typically keeps the ones unlikely to be adopted — those who are very old, or ill, or have behavioural issues.
Elderly felines fi nd their way to The Mews in a variety of ways.
They might be SPCA rescues, or given away by owners who simply don’t want to take care of a senior pet any longer.
“But a lot of times it’s people need to move and don’t know what to do,” Bourgeois said.
“If you look on Craigslist there are pages and pages of elderly cats being given away. It’s very sad and if I could take them all, I would.”
Unfortunately, Bourgeois doesn’t have the room or the
cash to properly care for all of Cowichan’s unwanted senior cats, as The Mews is all self-funded. But she’s doing what she can, one cat at a time.
“Eventually I want to start my own non-profi t society, like SAINTS (Senior Animals In Need Today Society) in Mission,” Bourgeois said of the Lower Mainland’s end-of-life sanctuary for animals. “That’s what I aspire to be at some point.”
For now, the couple is in the
process of converting a spare bedroom and the yard’s green-house into cat-friendly space.
The felines also have run of the fenced yard.
“We’re respectful of our neighbours, who are fantastic,” Bourgeois said. “And the cats are elderly, so they don’t climb the fence.”
Their cozy home has been a refuge for dozens of cats during the past few years, but vigilant cat-cleanup means the house is spotless — and scentless.
“That’s the biggest challenge with elderly cats,” Bourgeois said.
“Another challenge is knowing when it’s time. We won’t (eutha-nize) unless it’s absolutely clear the quality of life has diminished to that point, and we aim to do it here at home, although that’s not always possible.”
With a masters in social work, and specialized post-graduate training in pet loss bereavement and animal-assisted therapy, Bourgeois also counsels people mourning a pet.
And because of her after-work duties at The Mews, she often feels that loss herself.
“One who will always hold a special place at the top of my heart is Shilo,” Bourgeois said of the stray picked up by the SPCA.
“He was very sweet and very scared — he was terrifi ed of men and anyone with boots on,” she remembered.
One claw had actually grown into his paw and “he smelled, literally, like a garbage dump.”
It took Shilo a year and-a-half before he was fully integrated in the house — and then he was loving and playful and social.
“He was a complete success story,” she said. “And we had a good two years with him.”
Even now, Bourgeois’ eyes well up with tears as she remem-bers Shilo, who died peacefully in his sleep.
“I miss all of the animals that have passed, but he’s the one I miss the most, because he came so far.”
She encourages anyone interested in helping The Mews — perhaps by assisting in the construction of cat-friendly spaces, or by donating soft baby blankets for her elderly charges — to email [email protected].
“And if people are considering giving a senior animal a home, and they’re not sure about it, I’d be happy to talk to them about
it — and about the joys,” Bour-geois added. “They’re just such wonderful companions.”
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Even cats need a little help getting through their twilight yearsEven cats need a little help getting through their twilight years
Lori Bourgeois and her husband Wayne started The Mews Animal Care and Counselling to help senior cats such as Simba,.
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Seniors Good Life
Henriette Ferris was plunged into cosmic enlightenment at age 27.
Now at age 84, the Duncanite shares the existential adventures she and late husband Charles had in her book Wak-ing To The Light.
It was Charles’ spiritual alarm clock that suddenly sounded from the be-yond one day back in 1953.
That inner light told the young engi-neer and Henriette to shed materialistic living by leaving South Africa on a journey of faith to Lebanon.
That wouldn’t be easy for today’s yuppies, let alone for a struggling Johannesburg couple back then.
But with four kids plus one com-ing, and no dough, the Ferris family answered Charles’ call that beckoned them into the light.
“I was in a new phase of feeling, not thinking,” she said.
While the Ferris’ 15-month odyssey was a life-changer, she admits it was a personal choice.
“We don’t want to send everyone on a faith trip. What gave us a new understanding of life is the difference between faith and consciousness; that’s very important to me.”
But Light isn’t about religion.“I discovered God wasn’t a person
or a being, but exists to me in all life forms — animals, humans, plants; all growing things.
“It’s what I call ecological intel-ligence. If we trust life, and tune into silence and let wisdom arise, we fi nd
all our needs are met.”Those needs were answered through
daily meditation.“We’d sit quietly and refl ect on our
situation.“It’s like knowing everything falls into
place as it needs to,” Ferris said of her family’s leap of faith into spiritual growth.
“Consciousness is about being awake in the moment, and understand-ing we have everything we need, now.”
But it wasn’t that way before the trip.“We felt an emptiness in life, talked
to God and asked for a path.”No response.Months later, Charles began having
what Ferris called “other- worldly visitations.”
“We were invited to a meditation meeting and Charles went into a trance.
“He was told to ‘Go to the hills of Lebanon and you will be inspired.’”
She didn’t need much prodding.“I had a knowingness that if God is
relating something to us, we had to go.”
But why Lebanon? “It was an excuse to get us out of ourselves and out into the open.
“Lebanese people were wonderful — I felt as if I was home.”
Writing Light in the ensuing years was also insightful.
“It’s thinking on paper,” Ferris said, urging others to tell their own inspira-tional tales.
“Every now and again, things about the trip would come to me,” said Ferris who moved to Canada in 1974. “Oth-ers certainly would have stories.”
Especially under the creator’s guid-ance.
“We followed literally. We thought ‘If this is a divine message, we’ll just do as it says.’”
It basically said to live simply, bravely and honestly.
“Life took over and it was like being guided,” she said. “I needed to totally let go of doubts.”
Charles let go of life some nine years ago after decades of accepting and listening to the wise voices that softly spoke to him.
Other folks sought his way of con-necting with the divine.
“He’d often say of his esoteric experiences ‘I’m not a spiritualist and I don’t seek out spirits.’
“They weren’t spirits talking to him, they we just people to Charles.”
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Ashley DegraafNews Leader Pictorial
Starting conversations, seeing eyes light up and arms ying with ques-tions is all they ask for.
And that’s typically what they’ve got.
The Seeds and Salt Theatre Company in con-junction with the Bamberton Historical Society is in its third year and about to hit the road with this year’s production Bedtime Stories: Dream-ing of Vancouver Island.
The four-strong troupe, transforming back in time for four, fast-paced glimpses into history, performs its rst set July 1 at 1 p.m. in Shawni-gan Lake village as part of Shawnigan’s Canada Day celebrations.
Seeds and Salt is shaking it up this season, having doubled last year’s 13 shows.
“We’ve got 22 shows with a waitlist,” said Seeds and Salt creator and Bamberton Historical Society’s Maureen Alexander. “It’s now become sort of a celebration of island history more than a theatre group going from town to town.”
This year’s production was penned by Justin Skye Conley and directed by Michelle Alexan-der and Denise Cedeno.
Cedeno performs double duty as one of the cast members alongside Lindsay Detta, Ming Hudson and David Gingerich.
“The title, Bedtime Stories: Dreaming of Vancouver Island, was the playwright’s intent to pass these stories on to the younger generation,” Alexander explained.
“These are four stories people have no idea
ever happened on Vancouver Island. “And we have to keep stressing that we’re not
making anything up. This is all well researched, and we’re not exaggerating at all.”
Vignette Second Son shines a light on British tradition where the eldest boy gets all the goods and the youngest is shipped off to make a life of his own across seas.
“One hundred years ago, this was often the thing to do, to send these other boys to the colonies, and a lot of them came to Victoria,” Alexander said.
The Bride Ships looks at a sleepy 1850s Hud-son Bay Company town Victoria, contrasted
against what came to be “sort of a wild west” after miners struck gold in the Fraser.
“All of a sudden they had hoards of miners ooding into Victoria, because that’s where you
had to go to get your supplies and licenses and that sort of thing,” Alexander explained.
One ship alone brought 800 money-hungry men from San Francisco.
In a bid to calm the company town, the town fathers petitioned the government to do some-thing, Alexander explained.
“Their solution was to send to the United Kingdom for brides. They were hoping they would get all these women to marry all these
miners and things would settle down.”Seeds and Salt’s Strathcona 100 is a celebra-
tory bit performed on behalf of sponsor B.C. Parks and landmark 100th birthday of B.C.’s rst park, Strathcona Park. Chocolate Bar War, based in 1946/47, gets
gooey with a group of youngsters protesting their favourite candy going up from 5 to 8 cents a bar.
“It started on the island and it spread east. It was a national incident of unbelievable propor-tions,” Alexander said.
Local ringleader, Parker Williams, currently lives in Nanaimo.
And better yet, he’s going to stop by Seeds’ July 9 Nanaimo performance.
Each year, the company works at spicing up their program and making it more appetizing for the audience.
“We discovered emotion transcends age, time and culture and links the audience better than just facts,” Alexander said.
For more on show times and tickets prices, contact Alexander at 250-743-9196.
Other local performances:July 2, Cowichan Station School 3 p.m.,
O.U.R. Ecovillage dinner theatre 6 p.m.July 3, Bamberton 2 p.m., Merridale Cidery
dinner theatre 5:30 p.m.July 9, Mill Bay Pioneer Centre 7 p.m. July 10, Bamberton 2 p.m. July 15, Ladysmith Maritime Society 2 p.m. July 17, Duncan, Charles Hoey Park 6 p.m.July 21, Mill Bay Pioneer Centre 7 p.m. July 23, Duncan, Island Folk Fest 9:30 am
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The gang at the Moose Lodge on Moose Road is cranking up Canada Day fun with a newcomer bash starting at noon and stretching until about 10 p.m.
In conjunction with the Cowichan Intercultural Society and Your Health Connection, The Duncan Community Lodge promises a kids’ fun zone, face-painting, sidewalk chalk, potato sack races, water balloon tosses, a ski club show by Ian Evans, Minute to Win it by SUN/FM, live music and a multi-cultural dance.
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Wondering where you’ll be belting ‘O Canada’ this year?Many Cowichanians have stepped up to stage a wide
variety of Cowichan celebrations to choose from this year. Duncan: Patriotic peeps can join in on Canada Day fun at
Charles Hoey Park starting at 11 a.m. Downtown organizers are boasting this year’s fi rst
Canada Day beach volleyball competition, served up by local group Over the Top Volleyball (from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.) at the Train Station Parking Lot turned sandlot.
Various local musicians will provide tunes at the Train Station starting at 5 p.m., capped off with local beach-party group Tropic Mayhem.
They’ll play until about 8 p.m. The Forest Museum: The B.C. Forest Discovery Centre
is also hosting its annual shindig starting at 10 a.m. and boasting tattoos, a bouncy castle, fl ag ceremony, conces-sion, and lip-smacking birthday cake.
Unlimited train rides are included in the $2 admission price and promoters promise the train will be tooting its
horn all day. That event will call it quits at 4:30 p.m.Maple Bay: Down by the Bay — Maple Bay that is —
celebrations start with the annual Quamichan Lake Family Cyclathon.
Riders gather at the new fi re hall on Maple Bay Road at 9 a.m. and fi nish in time to take part in the parade, which starts at 10:30 a.m.
The procession follows its usual route to the Rowing Club, where a fl ag raising ceremony takes place.
Participants can also expect good grub and cool prizes as well as a raffl e draw and bake sale. Oceanside fun also includes a bouncy castle, rowing machine, face-painting, exhibits, and music by the Cowichan Valley Concert Band.
And don’t miss the Sansum Point project’s display table, as that group pushes to raise the remaining funds needed to purchase and preserve that area.
Shawnigan Lake: Shawnigan Lake’s also set to come alive on Canada’s 144th birthday bash.
The south-end celebration begins with a pancake breakfast at the Malahat Legion Hall on Shawnigan Mill Bay Road starting at 9 a.m.
Following breaky, Legion members will form a colour party before raising the Canadian fl ag and leading the crowd into ‘O Canada.’
A short parade leaves Cairn Park, across the road from the Legion Hall, and travels to the Shawnigan village, spill-ing into the Elsie Miles grounds.
Kids can decorate bikes and wagons and participate in the parade alongside local dignitaries, organizations and businesses.
Other features of the Shawnigan Lake Community Association sponsored event include good vibes from the
Malaika Marimba Band, children’s races, a concession, Kids Can Build tent, performance by the Seeds and Salt theatre troupe, and a monster birthday cake.
Cowichan Station: Cowichan Station folk are also cheering Canada with a community clean-up starting at 10 a.m. and rounding out with entertainment and a good ol’ fashioned pick-up baseball game.
Cowichan Lake: Communities around Cowichan Lake are also getting in on the fun with food and tunes including Lake Cowichan’s mixer, which starts at 11 a.m.
Also in the works is a multi-cultural event at the Mesa-chie Lake Skydome park from 5 to 10 p.m.
Multicultural music and dancing, storytelling, artists, pup-petry, arts and crafts and, of course, food are featured on the itinerary for this event, which in most years, weather-dependent, goes out with a bang — literally — with the popular fi reworks display.
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WednesdayWednesdayNorma MacDonald: country
music based roots with contem-porary balladeer polish, 8 p.m., Duncan Garage Showroom, 330 Duncan Street. Tickets are $12 advance, $15 door. Call 250-748-7246.
WorldHost Fundamentals: front-line employees learn the skills and techniques that comprise the basics of service professional-ism, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m, Community Futures boardroom. Cost: $60. Call 250-746-1004 to register.
Chemainus Market: of local and regional farm produce, fl owers, baking, sweets and crafts each Wednesday from early June to early September 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Waterwheel Park.
ThursdayThursdayShade: Velvet Underground
meets Belle and Sebastian meets Lucinda Williams, 8 p.m., Duncan Garage Showroom, 330 Duncan
Street. Tickets are $12 advance, $15 door. Call 250-748-7246.
The Cherry Orchard: a big screen projection of the British National Theatre associate direc-tor Chekhov’s play directed by Howard Davies. Zoë Wanamaker will play Madame Ranevskaya, 7 p.m., Cowichan Theatre. Tickets $23.50, student $16, eyeGO $5. Call 250-748-7529.
Thursday night Jazz: at the Bay Pub in Cowichan Bay, featuring the sax, guitar and upright bass of the Dev Bailey Trio 6 to 9 p.m. No cover charge.
Blues Jam: Guitar slinger Ron Ingram hosts this open jam at Ryder’s Roadhouse at Mill Bay’s Pioneer Square from 7 to 9:30 p.m. by donation. Visit ryder-sroadhouse.com.
Thursday Farmers Market: featuring local food and Barefoot on the Grass, at Cobble Hill Hall Field, in Cobble Hill Village, every Thursday 2 to 7 p.m. Call 250-510-8343 for information.
FridayFridayQuamichan Lake Family Cycla-
thon: kicks off the Maple Bay Community Association’s Cana-da at the Bay event, followed by the parade, lunch and afternoon activities. The ride starts at the
new fi re hall on Maple Bay Road at 9:15 a.m. and fi nishes at the old fi re hall in Maple Bay.
Nightshade Trio: Jazz trio John Wade (bass), guitar (Geoff John-son) and Chris Lawrence (sax) play standards at downtown Duncan’s El Centro bistro on
Craig Street. No cover.
SaturdaySaturdayTequila Mockingbird Orchestra:
brings their continetnt-crossing
Gypsy-folk wanderings back to Vancouver Island, 7 p.m., Dancing Bean Café, 9752 Willow St., Chemainus. Tickets $10 Call 250-246-5050.
Big Brothers Big Sisters: donate
your reusable clothing at 2951 Green Road outside Island Sav-ings from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. All proceeds support local Mentor-ing Programs. Call 250-748-2447 for information.
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SOUTHERN, Ronald
In Loving Memory ofRonald Southern
September 23, 1914 – June 15, 2011
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our dear father, Ron Southern. Dad slipped away after a long and happy life, to join our mother, his beloved wife Marjorie (1914 – 1985), and many relatives and friends.Ron is survived by daughter Gillian Muir (Doug), granddaughter Pamela; son Roger (Kerrie Talbot), granddaughter Madeline (Mike MacPherson, great granddaughter Anaïs), grandson Adrian (Emily); Sister in law, Mary Southern; Cousin, Beryl Forster and many nieces, nephews and friends. All who knew him were blessed by his spirit, his bright mind and his easy going manner.Dad was born and raised in Newcastle, England and told many interesting stories of his youth ~ counting grandmother’s petticoats, holidays at uncle Bert & aunt Emily’s, travelling to the Exposition in London (1920’s) and many more.Ron served with the Durham County 4th Survey Regiment in WWII. He married his sweetheart, Marjorie Stephenson, when he came home from the war and in 1957 they emigrated to Canada with their two young children in hopes of a better future. Life had challenges, but the family fi nally settled in Duncan and were active and respected members of the community. There were many happy family gatherings at their home on Quamichan Lake.Ron became an icon as a decorating expert at Dobson’s Paint Ltd., where he spent his working career until he took early retirement to care for Marjorie. He was also a long-term and very active member of Toastmasters, where he held a variety of club, area, and district offi cer positions.Many thanks to Michelle Jedwab for her years of friendship and support, as well as to all the wonderful caring staff & residents of: Wedgewood House, where Dad spent many sociable, carefree years; Dovehill House, Chemainus; and Sunridge Place, Duncan. The care he received was exceptional.Cremation entrusted to Cedar Memorial Gardens. There will be no service by request, instead a Celebration Tea will be held Thursday, July 28th 11am – 2pm at Wedgewood House, 256 Government St., Duncan. All are welcome.In lieu of fl owers, please send a donation to the Cowichan District Hospital Auxilliary or a charity of your choice. Online condolences may be offered at www.sandsfuneral.com
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- Education in a formal accounting program would be considered and asset.
Desired Skills and Abilities - Strong telephone skills - Proficiency with computer software such as Microsoft Word, Excel and
Outlook - Cash receipting experience - Sound knowledge of business English, spelling and punctuation - Able to type accurately and rapidly, minimum of 60 wpm - Some level of experience in taking and producing detailed minutes of
meetings - Good knowledge of modern office practices and Municipal accounting
procedures - Able to perform clerical and secretarial assignments with minimal supervision - Must be a quick learner and be able to multi-task - Able to operate a variety of standard office equipment - Able to process a variety of confidential material with discretion and integrity - Able to be polite, tactful and courteous in dealing with the public and be neat
in appearance - Must have a valid BC driver’s licence - Experienced in purchasing and inventory control - Good knowledge of the methods, practices and principles entailed in accounts
payable, accounts receivable, bank reconciliation and payroll functions - Able to perform mathematical and arithmetic computations - Able to establish and maintain an effective working relationship with
department officials and other members of staff - Good knowledge of the function, practices and procedures, bylaws, policies
and regulations pertaining to the operation of a Public Works Department This is a casual/on call union position with an hourly rate of $22.16 (2009 rate), and an additional twelve (12%) percent of the gross wage in lieu of benefits.
Qualified applicants are invited to submit their detailed resume, containing full details of education, training and experience, date available, and three references, IN CONFIDENCE by 4:00 p.m. Thursday, July 7th, 2011 to the attention of Christopher Paine – Accountant/Office Manager, City of Duncan, 200 Craig St, Duncan, B.C., V9L 1W3 or by email to [email protected].
PERMANENT CARRIERS REQUIRED ON THE FOLLOWING ROUTES:
CALL LARA NOW 250-746-4471 Extension 224
Deliver the News Leader Pictorialon Wednesdays & Fridays AND SHAPE UP
COWICHAN BAY253505 – Bicks, Casa Linda, Deighton, Gordon, Lincolnshire,
Longwood, Wadham (52 papers)DUNCAN101000 – Church, Crescent, Tzouhalem (118 papers) **101300 – Diana Dr/Pl, Regina, Tyler (68 papers)102702 – 2900-3020 Drinkwater, Ford, Green, Norcross,
Paddle (48 papers)104505 – Brandt, Bright, Cormorant, Glenora (49 papers)SHAWNIGAN LAKE354350 – Bob O Link, Dundas, Jersey, Robin Hill, Thrush,
Wallbank (70 papers)
*paper counts are approximates**paper route can be split
Community Options Society, Volunteer Cowichan and ELMSD have entered into a Job Creation Partnership (JCP) to develop an Intergenerational Program that brings youth and seniors together to build relationship, capacity and community connection.
Reporting to the Project Coordinator, the Participant is primarily responsible for supporting the project. This is a development position designed to provide training and relevant work experience to an EI-eligible individual.
We have two 35 hrs per week positions available; July 11, 2011 to February 29, 2012
Volunteer Management and Community Program Development
Demonstrated experience in interpersonal • communications Knowledge of community resources for young • peopleComputer skills, familiarity with MS Offi ce and a • publishing/layout programTeam player• Able to work independently as required• Valid BC Drivers’ License•
Applicants must be on an active EI claim or meet reach back eligibility. Completion of a Return to Work Action Plan required. Call 250-748-0232 for further information.
Please forward applications to Cheryl Stone, Executive Director, COS at [email protected] those short listed will be contacted for an interview.
“Funded in whole or part through the Canada-British Columbia Labour Market
Development Agreement”.
Babysitter available for the summer of 2011 for 1-2 chil-dren, ages 2 and up. I am available Mon-Fri, time nego-tiable. Gibbins Rd area is pre-ferred. I have taken the baby-sitting course through Island Savings Centre and have had 2 years experience babysit-ting. I am 14 years old and am very responsible from a Christian up-bringing. Please call my parents and myself for an introductory interview.
Chelsea 250-748-5060
TRAVEL
TRAVEL
SUNNY SUMMER Specials At Florida’s Best Beach-New Smyrna Beach Stay a week or longer Plan a beach wedding or family reunion. www.NSBFLA.com or 1-800-541-9621.
CHILDCARE AVAILABLE
CHILDREN
EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
ARE You Ready To Finally Earn Some EXTRA INCOME Working Full-Time Or Part-Time From Your Home Or Offi ce? If Your Answer is YES..contact [email protected] for more info
BE YOUR own boss with Great Canadian Dollar Store. New franchise opportunities in your area. Call 1-877-388-0123 ext. 229 or visit our web-site: www.dollarstores.com
COKE & CANDY Vending Route. Local Hi-Traffi c Loca-tions. Earn $40+ per year. Fast & Safe Investment Re-turn. Secure Your Future- Be the Boss! Factory Direct Pric-ing. 1-888-579-0892. Must Sell!
Flower StoreWake up & smell the roses - be your own boss! Existing 20 year old turnkey franchise available in Victoria. $49,900. Serious inquiries only, 604-444-4476 or Toll Free 1-866-444-9114.
EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
GET FREE vending machines that customers play like VLT’ s. Retire in only 3 years with an income up to $100,000. For Details www.tcvend.com call 1-866-668-6629.
MAKE $$$ being your own boss! No Experience Neces-sary. 100’s of Business and Franchise Opportunities. LOW cost! FREE information! Visit www.franchiseexpo.com/123
WORKSHOP/ LIVING SPACE FOR RENT Insulated 700 sq ft workshop- ideal for woodwork. One bedroom loft includes washer, dryer,dish washer. Lo-cated on 4 wooded acres in Cobble Hill (Arbutus Ridge area).Available Sept 1, 2011. $1250/m. Call 250-709-2010 for details.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
AUTOMATED TANK Manu-facturing Inc. is looking for Journeyman Welders, $31. to $35. per hour. 2nd/3rd year apprentices, hourly rate based on experience. Full benefi ts af-ter 90 days. Profi t sharing semi-annual after 90 days. Full-time career minded indi-viduals preferred. This job is located in Kitscoty, Alberta. 10 minutes from Lloydminster. Send resume to: [email protected] or call ATM at 780-846-2231 to set up an interview.
CITY OF Yellowknife Life-guard/Instructor Come join the adventure in the Diamond Capital of North America! The City of Yellowknife is currently seeking an enthusiastic and qualifi ed individual to assume the position of Lifeguard/In-structor at the Ruth Inch Me-morial Pool in Yellowknife. The City offers an attractive salary of $54,270 $63,652 plus hous-ing allowances and relocation assistance. For more informa-tion on this position and the qualifi cations required, please refer to the City of Yellowknife’ s web page at: www.yellow-knife.ca or contact Human Re-sources at (867)920-5603. Submit resumes in confi dence no later than 4:30 p.m., on July 8, 2011, quoting competi-tion #602-127U to: Human Re-sources Division, City of Yel-lowknife, P.O. Box 580, YK, NT, X1A 2N4; Fax: 867-669-3471 or [email protected]
LOGGING Manager Logging man-ager/supervisor required for busy Vancouver Island logging and road building company. Must have mini-mum 15 years experience, and su-pervisory experience, in all aspects of coastal logging and road building A challenging full time opportunity for the correct individual. For further information contact by e mail only, with resume and salary expecta-tions, to; [email protected]
HELP WANTED
EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
NEW CAREER opportunities with Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers. We are seeking enthusiastic self-starters for newly devel-oped positions at our Grande Prairie and Prince George auction facility. Equipment Manager - Grande Prairie & Equipment Inspector - Prince George. To learn more, please visit our careers website at: www.rbauction.com/careers.
TECHS LIVE Large in West-ern Canada! Go Auto has 23 dealerships/18 brands. Jour-neymen can earn $120K+. Specialists can earn $150K+. Full benefi ts. Investment Pro-gram. Moving/training/tool al-lowances. Apply now! [email protected] or www.goauto.ca.
SERJOB
CAREER VICES/SEARCH
WORK FROM Home! Can-Scribe College offers the best online Medical Transcription training in Canada. Great work at-home opportunities. Don’t delay. Enroll today! 1-800-466-1535 www.canscribe.com. [email protected]
EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS
AIRLINES ARE HIRING- Train for high paying Aviation Maintenance Career. FAA ap-proved program. Financial aid if qualifi ed- Housing available. CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance (877)818-0783
FOODSAFE AT Island Savings Centre, July 23rd, Aug. 20th courses 8:30-4:30 $65. 250-746-4154 www.saferfood.ca
HELP WANTED
JOIN A WINNING TEAM!Full/Part-Time Position
AvailableAt SUBWAY® restaurants in Duncan, we are looking for a friendly, motivated, respon-sible team player who enjoys working with people. We cur-rently have a position open for a SANDWICH ARTIST. If you would like to work in a great environment and are available to work weekdays or evenings. Please apply in person at 330 Trans Canada Hwy Duncan, or apply online at www.mysubway
NAIL TECH space for rent, busy downtown salon. Call (250) 597-2200
HELP WANTED
EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION
HELP WANTED
ALPHA Safety Ltd is looking for First Aid Instructors for industry at our Training School in Ft St John, BC. Please send resumes by email or fax Attention: Martin Weideman Email: [email protected] Fax: (250) 787 8839
Director of Resident CareA Complex Care facility in the warm Cowichan Valley is seeking a Director of Resi-dent Care. Lead our care team with your passion and expertise. As a forward thinker you will be supported in your geriatric best practice initiatives. A degree in nurs-ing with 5 years of progres-sive career advancement is required. A degree in a relat-ed healthcare fi eld will be considered. We are offering a competitive salary and benefi ts package. Fax your resume in confi dence by July 6th, 2011 to 250-737-2112
SALESPERSON - Multi tasker with computer and data entry skills. Apply at Taya’s Treas-ures, 438B Trans Canada Hwy. Call (250)709-9933.
HELP WANTED
EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION
HELP WANTED
FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME class 1 or 3 drivers for
night work. Part-time approx 20hrs/wk.
Clean drivers abstract required.
250-949-6405 or email resume to:
HORSE CARRIAGE Drivers/ Guides required for Chemai-nus tours. Call Jim (250)246-5055 or (250)252-0888.
JANITOR. 3 nights at 2 hrs per night, $400/mo, could work into 5 nights. Experienced, criminal record check. Call 1-250-383-3220. Send resume to: [email protected]
JOE’S AUTOBODY REPAIR in Prince Rupert, BC. Current-ly has an opening for a Colli-sion Autobody Technician. Must be a team player for this relaxed and friendly,but hard working atmosphere. Wages and moving expenses nego-tiable. Email resume to:[email protected] Fax: 250-627-4702. Call: 250-624-1795
Now Hiring: Exp and non-exp gardeners. DL an asset. Email resume and references to [email protected]
PIONEER HOUSE Restaurant now accepting applications for evening line cooks with 2 years cooking experience. Submit your resume attention: Matt, 4675 Trans Canada Hwy., Duncan, B.C. or by email: [email protected]
POOL/HOT TUB Technician with knowledge of electronics. Background in the industry would be good. Please call to arrange interview : Gloria, Aquafun. 250-748-2611
P/T CLEANING Person req’d for Shawnigan Beach resort. Refs necessary. Please call, (250)743-2360.
RESIDENT CARETAKER re-quired for lawn maintenance and janitorial work. Residence supplied in lieu of salary. Couple preferred. Please for-ward confi dential resume to [email protected] or by fax 250-597-0168
HELP WANTED
EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION
HELP WANTED
The Lemare group is currentlyseeking contract coastalhand fallers for the NorthVancouver Island area. Fulltime, union wages. Email re-sume to: offi [email protected] orfax 250-956-4888.
The Lemare Group is currentlyseeking a hoe chucker/load-er operator, and a boom man for the North Vancouver Islandarea. Full time, union wages.Fax resume to 250-956-4888or email: offi [email protected].
The Lemare Group is currentlyseeking a heavy duty me-chanic for the North Vancou-ver Island area. Full time, un-ion wages. Email resume tooffi [email protected] or fax to:250-956-4888.
UNIQUE HOMEHEALTH CARECurrently hiring
exp’d Care Providers.24 hr availability.
Also require exp’d Housekeepers.
Phone (250)715-1094
HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD
EXPERIENCED COOK, F/T for busy neighbourhood pub.Apply by phone or in person toSaltair Pub. Peter (250)246-4241.
HELP WANTED
Looking for a NEW job?www.bcjobnetwork.com
PERSONALS
CAN’T STOP DRINKING?Cobble Hill Discussion Group Mon, Thurs & Friday 8:00 pm.3141 Cameron Taggart Rd.,Cobble Hill. (250)743-3863
DATING SERVICE. Long-Term/Short-Term Relation-ships, Free to Try!!! 1-877-297-9883. Live intimate con-versation, Call: #4011 or 1-888-534-6984. Live adult 1on1 Call: 1-866-311-9640 or #4010. Meet Local Single La-dies. 1-877-804-5381. (18+).
PERSONALS
LOOKING for ballroom dance partner, preferably but not es-sential, with bronze or silver level experience. I am a sen-
ior, 5 ft 6”, 140 lbs who likes to practice and dance when I am not fi shing, gardening or play-
ing tennis or pickle ball. I respond to Peter,
(250) 510-4573 or email [email protected]
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Let’s getLet’s get personal…personal…the right person is
out there somewhere!let us help you
fi nd them...We know there are hundreds of singles in our community. Advertise your single status
seven times per week(up to 10 lines of text)
for FREE! Don’t have an email address to publish in your ad? Rent one of our fi le numbers
for $10/month.*must be 19 years of age to
participate
Unit 2, 5380 Trans Canada Hwy., Duncan 250-746-4471
Wednesday, June 29, 2011 Cowichan News Leader Pictorial 21
U-CUT FIREWOOD SALE
Last chance June 25, 26 & July 1, 2 & 3 (8 am - 4 pm. $30/load. Permits on site. Safety equipment required (bucking pants or chaps, safety glasses & safe footwear). Access available through Island Timberlands and brought to you by Vitals Society. From Highway 18, go 2KM past Tan-sor turnoff, right on Hillcrest Road, follow signs 4 km to gate.
EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION
MEDICAL/DENTAL
PART-TIME MOA needed for busy medical specialists offi ce in Dun-can. Minimum 16 hours per week. Experience an asset. Wage depen-dant upon experience. Please fax resume to (250) 748-7334 or email resume to [email protected]
SALES
CENTRA Windows an established, employee-owned organization with great working environment is seek-ing a Supply Only Window Sales/Window Sales Representa-tive based in our Nanaimo offi ce. This is an excellent opportunity in an established marketplace, for a motivated and individual. This is a JR sales position, that includes sell-ing new construction and renova-tion windows. Will train the right person. www.centra.ca Please for-ward resume to [email protected]
TRADES, TECHNICAL
WELDERS REQUIRED imme-diately! Do All Metal Fabricat-ing- Estevan SK Apprentices, Journeymen Welders, or equivalent to perform all weld procedures in a custom manu-facturing environment. Com-petitive Wages, Benefi ts, RRSP’s & Apprenticeship Op-portunities, Temporary Staff Housing available. Apply by Email: [email protected] or Fax: 306-634-8389.
WESTERN Forest Products Inc., Mid Island, requires a qualifi ed Stacker Operator, Grader/Bucker and Head Boomman with a Med4 ticket (or Med3 with PCOC). Boom-man must be qualifi ed in all aspects of booming (stow bundles, swifter, auger for boomsticks, deckhand on tug, stiff legs & standing booms, build sets). Please fax resume, in-cluding references, to Operations Administrator @(250) 287-8387.
VOLUNTEERS
Do you ever ask yourselfHow can _I_
make a difference?Contact us, and together we
can plant the seeds ofchange, because Volunteers
Grow Community.250-748-2133
www.volunteercowichan.bc.ca
WWORK ANTED
HUSBAND FOR HIRE. Noth-ing but the best. Carpenter, plumber, painter, electrician, pressure washing. Just ask my wife! Call 250-746-4493 or 250-709-1111
PERSONAL SERVICES
HEALTH PRODUCTS
BERGAMONTE- THE Natural Way To Improve Your Glu-cose, Cholesterol & Cardio-vascular Health! Call today to fi nd out how to get a free bot-tle with your order! 1-888-470-5390.
HOLISTIC HEALTH
BEST MASSAGE, on Vancou-ver Island, $50/hr, 7 days by appt. 250-510-1963
FOOT CARE NURSE In home service. Senior discounts. Call Tilo, LPN (250)709-9426.
FUEL/FIREWOOD
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
IF YOU own a home or real estate, Alpine Credits will lend you money: It’s That Simple. Your Credit / Age / Income is not an issue. 1-800-587-2161.
M O N E Y P R OV I D E R . C O M $500 Loan and +. No Credit Refused. Fast, Easy, 100% Secure. 1-877-776-1660.
HOME CARE SUPPORT
NEED RESPITE? Will look af-ter loved one while you have a break. Cook, clean, bathe, etc. Price negotiable as to amount of care req’d. Call Darlene at (250)701-0384, (250)710-2844
PETS
PETS
1 Absolutely adorable small breed puppy $495. Call for more info (250)510-7877
AMERICAN Bulldog Pups Pure-bred, NKC/ABA reg’d, email: [email protected] or call for website info: 604-794-3256
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
HEAVY DUTY MACHINERY
SAWMILLS – Band/Chainsaw - spring sale – Cut lumber any dimension, anytime. Make money and save money In stock ready to ship. Starting at $1,195. www.NorwoodSaw-mills.com/400OT 1-800-566-6899 Ext.400OT
JEWELS, FURS
BUY, SELL, Watches, Estate Jewellery, Gold, Diamonds, Repairs, Custom designs. St. Thomas Gold & Silver, 895 Fort Street, Victoria, 250-380-7698.
FUEL/FIREWOOD
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE
COMMERCIAL Dishwasher: Moyer (Diebel) Model 501HT, 2 min. cycle, 1 HP motor, 20 PSI, 4 wire 60 amp power. $550. Call Andy (250)746-7267 or Gerry 250-748-8969
DOWNSIZING: Antique oak solid plank 42” pedestal table and 6 oak press back chairs $795 set. Mission Rocking Chair $425. Waterfall Dresser (no mirror) $225. Small ma-hogany cabinet with small drawer at top $95. 3 Tier, sol-id golden oak shelf with white marble top $165. Please call 250-748-7158 eve.
HERITAGE Pawn Bargains!
Weedeaters, Pearl drum kit & rack, electric
guitars/amps, keyboards, mixing boards, 12-string guitars, video game sys-tems, bicycles, generator,
JBL PA system.430 Whistler, 250-746-9810.
www.heritagepawnbrokers.com
Shoprider Lmt Edition scoot-er. Full susp, lrg tires, exc. cond. $3800. (250)743-9653
STEEL BUILDING sale... Spe-cials from $5 to $12/sq.ft. Great pricing on absolutely every model, width and length. Example: 30’Wx50’Lx16’H. Now $10,500. End walls in-cluded, doors optional. Pio-neer Steel Manufacturers 1-800-668-5422.
U-PICK STRAWBERRIES
Katie Farm beside Russell Farms Market.
Westholme, Daily 10am-9pm.
June 27th France 250-710-2889
or Robin (250)246-9907www.katiefarm.com
MISCELLANEOUS WANTED
WANTED, a (small?) Tiger Torch for burning a few weeds. 250-748-0928 eves
REAL ESTATE
ACREAGE
20 ACRE Ranch Foreclosures Near Booming El Paso, Texas Was $16,900, Now $12,900, $0 Down, take over payments, $99/mo. Beautiful views, own-er fi nancing, FREE map/pic-tures 800-755-8953.
FOR SALE BY OWNER
$339,900 2 year old 3 bdrm home,
6157 Lakeview Dr. Main fl oor handicap access,
basement 2 bdrms down, with kitchen for roughed in
for rental suite potential. Take a look on line:
duncanbchomesforsale.tumblr.comAdvertise your home sale for
free on my website. Give me a callRyan @ (250)715-8077
ESTATE SALE: 2 bdrm Cow-ichan Bay rancher, approx. 33 yrs old, 1500 sq ft, 2 1/2 bath, 2 car garage, workshop. Re-cent upgrades: roof/fl oors/win-dows. Private location, priced well below assessed value $319,900. Serious enquiries only.(250)710-6799 after 5pm.
REAL ESTATE
HOUSES FOR SALE
EXQUISITE SANCTUARYFabulous 2.26 private acres with creek in beautiful Alberni Valley. Enchanting 3600 sq.ft. 4 bedroom, 4 bathroom cus-tom built 1995 home. Out-standing 57x40 shop with own bathroom, lots of parking. Fea-tures hardwood, tile through-out, custom cabinetry. Gas fi replaces, stove, heat and hot water; ensuite with soaker tub. Thinking of a life style change? Move to Port Alberni, the Salmon Capital of the World!
Visit www.albernihomes4u.ca for more information on this
“one of a kind” property.Asking $649,000
RE/MAX Mid Island RealtyPort Alberni, B.C.John Stilinovic250-724-4725
Toll Free 1-877-723-5660INVESTOR SPECIAL- Kam-loops $46K down. 2 yr. deal Pre-sold. Gr8 Profi t. www.Pro-pertyInvestorDeals.CA
HOMES WANTED
WE BUY HOUSESDamaged House?
Pretty House? Moving? Divorcing? Estate Sale?
We will Buy your HouseQuick Cash & Private.Mortgage Too High and
House won’t sell?Can’t make payments?
We will Lease Your House,Make your Payments
and Buy it Later!
Call: 1-250-616-9053www.webuyhomesbc.com
MOBILE HOMES & PARKS
Canadian CSA Modular, Manufactured, and Park Model Homes @ US factory direct wholesale prices. Starting @ 39,824 better features + more options = best value. The Home Boys 877-976-3737 or 509-481-9830 www.hbmodular.com We will beat anyone’s price. Guaranteed!
MORTGAGES
Mortgage Help! Beat bank rates for purchases and refi -nances, immediate debt con-solidation, foreclosure relief, and equity loans. Free, fast, friendly, private consultations.
Call 1888-685-6181www.mountaincitymortgage.ca
PRIVATE MORTGAGE Lend-er. Funding smaller 2nd, 3rd, & interim mortgages. No fees! Please call 604-736-6914 or grpacifi [email protected]. Courtesy to agents.
RECREATIONAL PROPERTY
LAKEFRONT Properties, For Sale 20 minutes from Qualicum www.hornelake.bc.ca
RENTALS
APARTMENT/CONDO
$500/MO STARTING- weeklyavailable, many room types, furnished, w/common kitchen. All utils, internet included. FREE local calls, No Credit Checks. Call Motel, 250-748-0661, (Duncan).
CENTRAL LOCATION, Bachelor, 1 & 2 bdrms, balco-ny, F/S, hot water, parking, pet considered, $525-$850/mo. Call 250-748-7764.CHEMAINUS CONDO FOR RENT - 2 BR, 2 Bath, bright, clean, 5 appli-ances, walk to town, adult oriented, one year lease, no smoking, pets negotiable, available immediately, $950. Call 250-246-9952.
CITY LIVING in a Westcoast setting! Beautiful rentals avail. now in Wesbrook Village at UBC. Studios, 2 bdrms and Townhouses. Call 604-228-2025 today, or mail to: [email protected]. www.Dis-coverWesbrook.ca/bcy
DUNCAN, 1 bdrm southerly exp, 2nd fl oor, 5 appl’s, balco-ny, $800/mo. 250-746-5049
RENTALS
APARTMENT/CONDO
CLEAN, SPACIOUS, 2-bdrm, top fl oor, 5 appls, laminate fl oors, 2525 Dingwall St., $795 mo, call 1-(250)474-0545.
COWICHAN Bay Arms, $595. 1-bdrm condo. Quiet, large patio doors from living and bdrm to private balcony. N/P N/S. Sunny location, walk to quaint Cow Bay village. 250-743-9875 or leave message @ 1-888-505-5493.
DUNCAN: 1 & 2-bdrm, 5 appls, close to School, Hospi-tal and bus route. $650-$800 utils. Lv msg: 250-597-4018.
DUNCAN: 2 bdrm, $850 incls utils. NS/NP, avail. immediate-ly. Call Gerry (250)746-4144 or (250)715-6218..
DUNCAN: CENTRAL, 1100 sqft, bright, 2 bd, 5 appl’s, $875+ util. N/P (250)743-9555
RARELY FOR RENTOcean & Harbour views
55+ BuildingLadysmith
385 Davis Road250-246-5688
MAPLE GROVE APTS.3271 Cowichan Lake Rd
2 & 3 Bedroom Units _____________________
*Heat & Hot water included*Family oriented*Clean & quiet
*Renovated units*Indoor Pets welcome
*Onsite Laundry Facilities_____________________
Call (250) 710-7515 to view
PARKLAND PLACE
620 Dobson Road250-748-0496
FREE Heat, hotwater & parking. Low hydro.Walking distance to: Shopping, Restaurants, Malaspina College, Pubs, Chances Casino.
Quiet building with video security.
Adjacent to 27 acres of parkland including playing fi elds, walking trails, swimming holes & fi shing.
SHAUGHNESSY GARDENS, 3251 Cowichan Lake Rd. Clean 2 bdrm units. Full size fridge, stove & dishwasher. Carpet & linoleum, window coverings, fi replace. Quiet, well maintained bldg with ele-vator & sauna. Close to Schools & Hospitals. To view call Dorcas, (250)710-7515, 250-710-7989.
SPRINGRIDGE MANOR- 961 Cavell- 1 studio Apt, $575. 1 bdrm $675. Heat, hot water. NS/NP, no partiers, refs. (250)748-3729.
WORKSHOP/ LIVING SPACE FOR RENT Insulated 700 sq ft workshop- ideal for woodwork. One bedroom loft includes washer, dryer,dish washer. Lo-cated on 4 wooded acres in Cobble Hill (Arbutus Ridge area).Available Sept 1, 2011. $1250/m. Call 250-709-2010 for details.
APARTMENTS FURNISHED
FURNISHED STUDIO, 8 km N of Duncan. Satellite, laundry, 8 acres. $575. (250)748-1310.
COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL
AVAILABLE AUGUST 1, 7000 sq.ft. store front with ex-cellent exposure, overhead doors, ample parking. 250-748-9622
Commercial Space for lease. 2400 sq.ft. Nego-tiable. The furniture store building next to Duncan Ele-mentary School 250-748-0190. High traffi c and visibility.
COTTAGES
COBBLE HILL. Handyman Special. 1 bdrm cabin on farm land. 250-743-4392.
DUNCAN, 1 bdrm cottage, near town, gas f/p, 4 appl’s, pet considered. $800 + util. July 15th (250)746-6383
RENTALS
COTTAGES
SOUTH SHAWIGAN Lk, sm waterfront cabin, 2 bdrm, utils incld, private wharf. $1200. 1 yr lease. (250)883-0475.
DUPLEXES/4PLEXES
HUGE SUITE in Duplex, Dun-can area. Large yard, 4 bdrms, 2 decks, F/P. $1250 mo. + utils. Call 1(250)704-1251.
YOUBOU. LAKE view, 2 bdrm Newly reno’d, wood fl oors. W/D. $750. 1-250-653-9898
MOBILE HOMES & PADS
34’ 5TH-WHEEL on private pad, Duncan, $700 incl’s heat & internet. Shared laundry. NS. Small pet considered. Ref’s a must. 250-715-8135
LRG 4 BDRM MOBILE Home, on Koksilah Rd. $975.+ util. Call Mel 250-597-0617. [email protected]
HOMES FOR RENT
2-BDRM RANCHER, large kitchen, living room, full bath, baseboard heat. Large fenced yard, close to schools & corner store. Pets welcome, W/D hookup, F&S incl. $1200/mo. 250-748-4613 or 701-8333
3 BED, 2 bath, basement, gar-age, 5 appl., N/S, small pet ok, walking distance to town. $1450. Avail July 1. (250)701-9057 or (250)252-02894 bedroom Acreage home with barn (optional). Lots of parking and car port. Fire place, wood fl oors and tile, hot tub on rear deck, wonderful views, private location, 10 min to Duncan. Available July 1. $1800 Call 250-701-2224 or 780-405-7298
CHEMAINUS- 2 bdrm house, large yard, close to shopping, small pet welcome. Available Now. $900 mo. 250-246-3797
DUNCAN, 3 bdrm 1/2 duplex, 4 years new, 5 appliances, fenced yard, close to hospital, Cowichan Commons, on bus route. No pets or smokers. Available now. References re-quired. $1250. (250)746-7480, leave message.
DUNCAN. 3-BDRM house. 2 baths, fenced yard, double garage, wood stove. F/S, D/W. $1150./mo. (250)748-4859, leave msg.
LADYSMITH. BRAND new 3-bdrm, 2.5 bath. F/P, 5 appli-ances, garage. Pet friendly. $1450./mo. Call (250)245-8997 (or after July 3, (250)713-8049.
RENTALS
HOMES FOR RENT
DUNCAN, 3 bdrm rancher, completely reno’d, 2 baths,walk-in shower, pool, hot-tub,large deck, private backyard.Double carport. $1600/mo.N/S. Ref’s. Available July 1st.1(250)589-5903
MILL BAY- 3 Bdrms, 2.5 bath,fully reno’d, oceanview, hard-wood fl rs, 6 appls, close toshops, marina & Victoria com-muter bus. N/S, dogs on ap-proval, credit check & refer-ences req’d, $1750+utils. AvailAug 1. Call [email protected]
RENT or Rent-to-own, 3 or 4bdrm mobile, fenced lot, newpaint, carpet & roof, all appls,N/P or partiers. $950/m(250)510-9442 (250)748-2719
SOUTH SHAWIGAN Lake-new 2 bdrm waterfront home,private wharf. $1500. 1 yearlease. (250)883-0475.
YOUBOU, LAKE view, 4 bdrm(possibly 2 suitues), W/D, wdstove, N/S, no drugs, refs,$1400 + utils, 1-877-537-5912.
OFFICE/RETAIL
DOWNTOWN DUNCAN2500sq.ft. 6 separate offi ces,reception, conference area &kitchen, 2nd fl oor, AC,.$1175/mo. 250-715-6880.
DUNCAN: RETAIL space for lease, 1400 sq ft, highway ex-posure, A/C, ample parking. 250-746-5657, 250-748-8671
SHARED ACCOMMODATION
4 BDRMS Large suite. 1 bdrmavailable: $400 inclds utils.Wood F/P. F/S, W/D. NS/NP.Avail July 1. (250)740-5619.
DUNCAN, BDRM for rent,$400 + 1/2 utilities, sharedkitchen & W/D, avail immed,250-715-5852.
SUITES, LOWER
DUNCAN 1 BDRM, N/S,N/P,deposit and ref’s req. $650/moincl’s hydro. Avail now. 250-715-1377
CHEMAINUS AREA. 1-Bdrmlower, separate entrance.Avail July. 1. $650/mo. hydroand heat incl. (250)416-0237.
DUNCAN: Brand new 3 bdrm,2 bath suite, available July 1.5 appliances. Hospital area,on bus route. $1200/m plusutilities, N/S, small pet consid-ered. (250) 748-5060 Ref. re-quired.
GARAGE SALES
CHEMAINUS, Sunday July 3, 10-3, 3218 Cook St. Bike rack, sewing machine & household.Too much to list. Rain cancels!
COBBLE HILL: Sat, July 2, 9-2, 4191 Telegraph Rd, be-tween Cherry Point Rd and Bench School. Watch for signs. Kids stuff, books, household items, and more!
DUNCAN: estate-garage Sale, 6324 Highwood Dr. (off Maple Bay Rd), Sat. July 2, 8-2. Ma-ple furniture, toys, clothes
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RENTALS
SUITES, LOWER
CHEMAINUS Bright 1 bdrm level entry, sep entrance, shared W/D. Only quiet ma-ture person need apply. Long term preferred. N/S, N/P & no parties. Avail immed. $800/m, heat & hydro incl. Ref Req. (250) 246-3354
COWICHAN BAY 1000sqft, oceanview, 1Bdrm, F/S, W/D. ns/np. $1000 hydro, cable incl. Avail July 1. 250-246-7109.
DUNCAN 1 BDRM- private entrance, close to amenities. $725 inclds utils, laundry available. NS/NP, no parties. Avail now. Call 250-701-3213.
DUNCAN 2 BDRM private en-trance, close to amenities. Laundry avail. $825+ util. NS/NP, no parties. Avail im-mediately. Call 250-701-3213.
DUNCAN 1 BDRM suite- grd lvl, hdwd fl rs, sep ent, shared lndry, lrg shared yard, near hospital, schools. N/S, 1 cat ok. $700 +utils. 250-710-9769.
DUNCAN COZY Bachelor Suite. Private, ground level, wonderful views, cable. Quiet, responsible, N/S N/P. Ref’s. $675. 250-597-3851.
DUNCAN- July 5. 2 bdrm. Priv entrance, close to shop-ping, schools.482 Chesterfi eld. $595./mo. + utils. Text me at (250)896-4248.
MAPLE BAY- quality, legal 1 bdrm, 850sq ft suite, walk-out, new, bright, clean, quiet w/mtn views. W/D, hydro, cable, in-ternet incld. NS/NP. Refs. Aug 1. $900. (250)715-1125.
MILL BAY: VERY clean, spa-cious, bright, quiet and private 1 bdrm. Your own entrance, yard and patio. F/P, F/S, W/D. $685 + 1/2 util’s. Avail. Jul. 29th. Call (250)743-0860.
RENTALS
SUITES, UPPER
CROFTON 2 Bdrm Apartment Includes 5 appliances. No pets and non smoker’s preferred. $750. + utilities per mo. Ref. req. Call 250-246-2473
$500/MO STARTING- weeklyavailable, many room types, furnished, w/common kitchen. All utils, internet included. FREE local calls, No Credit Checks. Call Motel, 250-748-0661, (Duncan).
DUNCAN, LARGE 3 bdrm, 5 appls, fi replace, great neigh-bourhood, incls utils, N/P, avail Aug 1, call 250-510-0993.
DUNCAN. PRIVATE cozy fur-nished bachelor. Heat, H/W, parking included. Laundry avail. $450./mo. 250-597-3756
MAPLE BAY Studio, ocean view, lrg priv deck + entrance. NS/NP. $700 incls. utils. Avail July 15. (250)748-4883.
MILL BAY waterfront bachelor furn. studio above garage. NS/NP, $700. (250)743-5199.
TOP FLOOR of house, Crof-ton, 1200 sqft., 3 bdrm, 6 appl’s, private laundry, cov-ered deck, fenced yard, gar-dens, storage, ample parking, close to amenities, N/S, no partiers, small pet neg., ref’s. $1260 incl’s heat, electricity, water, yard maintenance. Aug 1st. (250)324-3842
TOWNHOUSES
3 BDRM Townhouse, 1.5 bath, FS, Drapes, WD hookup. Sundeck, lots of parking, quiet, near hospital, cheap to heat, incl cable, $1000/mo. Avail July 1. 250-748-7992, 250-748-2727. 250-709-7992
RENTALS
TOWNHOUSES
DUNCAN: RENT/RENT to own, 3 bd, 1.5 baths, 1300sqft, quiet 4 plex. 5 appl’s, storage, NS/NP. $1150. (250)746-7240
WANTED TO RENT
SEMI-RETIRED gentleman looking to rent 1 bed. suite while house is being built, 6-8 months, Mill Bay area. Starting in July or August. Non smoker, or pets. (250)818-1786
TRANSPORTATION
ANTIQUE/CLASSICS
1971 MG Midget. Ground up re-build 2008; 1000 miles only since. New soft top, fi tted hard top. $7500. obo. Victoria 1-250-478-6001,1-250-213-8758
BANKER’S HOTROD 1965 Chrysler 300, all original, manual, some parts, 89K miles, 383 eng. $6K obo. 250-701-2225
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CARS
1989 TOYOTA CELICA GTS, white, 244,000 km, some fen-der rust, excellent interior, loaded. $3000. 250-748-2620
1991 BUICK Regal, 4 door, V6 auto, white with blue interi-or, 164,910 kms. Body & in-terior in great shape. Good tires. Needs fuel pump. $600 obo. Call 250-709-4444
2000 Toyota Echo GT Dependable * Economical
* Excellent condition *Standard, 182,000 kms
$6000.00 (250) 246-1938
2004 Grey Volkswagen Diesel Jetta sedan. PW, PB, PL, CD player, front and side
air bags, abs and it has a trailer hitch. 200kms, great
tires, brakes replaced recently.
Asking $8,900 call 250-813-2866
TRANSPORTATION
CARS
2004 KIA Magentis, $8500 obo, great cond, 98,000K, new tires, N/S, auto, 250-514-8860.
2009 Honda Civic DX, 4 dr, auto, with AC, grey, 106km, full service records. $14,500 obo. (250)732-6944
SPORTS & IMPORTS
2002 MAZDA PROTEGE 5 Sil-ver,Manual, 121,500 km, Sum-mer/Winter Tiires, AC, $5,250 OBO 250 929 3755
MOTORCYCLES
97 Harley chopper. Evo mo-tor, rear belt drive, dual disc front brake, 5 spd, wide glide. Black w/fl ames, 16 & 21” wheels, fl amed fenders for each. $7,500. (250)746-4151
RECREATIONAL VEHICLESFOR SALE
1995 KODIAC 24’ 5th Wheel. Immaculate condition. Sleeps six. Fully equipped with fridge, stove/oven, microwave, etc. Ready to travel, comes stocked with bedding, towels, dishes, etc. Sacrifi ce at $9500. Call 250-391-9707.
2006 Coachmen 36’ Class A Aurora motorhome, 13,000 mi; $74,900 obo. (250)748-2353
‘98 Mountaineer Motor home, 38 ft, 74,000km. 460 motor, $38,900. May accept partial trade for car/truck or smaller RV. (250) 748-3516
99 OKANAGAN Ultralite 5th wheel, 23’, incl’s hitch. Ex. cond. $8250 obo 250-748-0254
TRANSPORTATION
RECREATIONAL VEHICLESFOR SALE
2008 Salem travel trailer, sleeps 9! 27 ft, 3 bunks, queen size bed in private bedroom, pull-out couch (sleeps 2), dinette (sleeps 2), full bathroom w/ bath and shower, fridge, oven, 3 burner stove, microwave, air conditioning, surround sound stereo, lots of storage, TV antenna. All the warranty work is up-to-date. Excellent condition. $18,000
REDUCED to $15,500! Call 250-748-5060 to view!
SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES
1999 Jeep TJ Sport, hard top/bikini top. 175,000km, many spare parts, runs great, paint a little rough. $5900 OBO. (250) 210-1788
2003 DODGE Durango, 8 seater, leather, 145Km, Must sell, $6000 obo. 250)701-1362
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VTRUCKS & ANS
2000 SONOMA STS, 4.3, au-to, AC, new tires, no rust ordents, $4500. (250)743-4099
2006 Pontiac Montana, ext.model. 32,000km, new wintertires w/rims, loaded, exc.cond. $18,000. (250)743-9653
MARINE
BOATS
2006 Seadoo Sportster, seats4, blk/wt/yllw, 215 HP, 15’ fi b-reglass hull, garage storedw/cover, no salt water.$16,000 OBO (250) 715-8362
TRAILERABLE 22ft Catalinasailboat. In very good condi-tion. C/W: 2 axle trailer, 8 hpHonda engine w/generator,furling gear, jib, genoa, main-sail, depth fi nder, speedome-ter, solar panel, Danforthachor, cradle, etc. $9500 cash.(250) 743-7672 Ask for Peter
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
ACCOUNTING/TAX/BOOKKEEPING
EXCEL BOOKKEEPING SERVICES. Small to medium businesses. (250)597-1313.
CARPENTRY
A&A GENERAL 250-746-9633. Professional, Qualifi ed and Reliable Carpenters for all your building needs. Licensed, warranty providers, insured and guaranteed workmanship.
CLEANING SERVICES
HOUSE CLEANING. Mill Bay-Cow Bay. Mature, competitive rates. Call 250-743-2774.
COMPUTER SERVICES
ABLE COMPUTER REPAIRProblem solved or no charge.
In-home service. Senior Discount.
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CONTRACTORS
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Additions - renovations decks, doors, windows,
kitchen, bathrooms, basement suites, foundations, drywall,
plumbing, electrical. ALL CERTIFIED TRADES
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ELECTRICAL
1A ELECTRICIAN, licenced, bonded, Small Jobs Specialist, panel upgrades and renos. All work guaranteed since 1989. Rob at 250-732-PLUG (7584).
ELECTRICIAN LICENSED and bonded. Reasonable rates. Call Kelly 250-743- 0326.
FENCING
DAVE’S FENCING & Tractor Service. Specializing in farm, deer & horse fences. Also board, chainlink, panel instal-lations & repairs. 20 Years ex-perience. 250-743-9089
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BEST RATE & Quality guar-anteed for cleanup, hedge trimming, lawn care, pruning & design. Organic Sustainable Gardening. Phone Nazim (250)929-4000. Visit us at www.nazimgardens.com
EXPERIENCED GARDENER Call Raymond (250) 324-3202email: [email protected]
LAWN CARE PLUSHauling
Lawn MaintenanceHedge trimming
Tree removalGarbage removalFirewood Sales
All out door workSeniors discount(250)715-1558
PETTER’S YARD Care, 20 years experience, Landscap-ing, Pressure Washing, Light Hauling. Call 250-748-9775.
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
HANDYPERSONS
ALL RUBBISH removal, small renovations, deck work, car-pentry, painting, plumbing, evestrough cleaning and small moving jobs. Seniors discount. Ian 250-743-6776.
HAULING AND SALVAGE
Bob’s Hauling& Free Pickup
Metal, batteries, wine & liquor bottles,
pop & beer tins, juice containers.
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HOME IMPROVEMENTS
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FENCING SERVICES.Quality workmanship.35+ years experience
250-748-9650
IFIX HANDYMAN Services. Household repairs and reno-vations. Free estimates. Call Denis at 250-634-8086 or email: denisifi [email protected]
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HOME IMPROVEMENTS
Yard & Garden Services• Lawn maintenance• Pruning & Trimming• Patio, Deck & Gutter
cleaning• General clean up
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HOUSEHOLD SERVICES
* Gutters * Windows* Siding * Moss treatment
* Pressure washingMill Bay/Duncan 250-743-3306
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LANDSCAPING
STONE WORK, retaining walls & repairs. Quality land-scape construction Call 250-701-8319. Visit our website:www.islandpacifi clandscaping.ca
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
LANDSCAPING
GREENSIDE Environmental Services
FOR ALL YOURLANDSCAPE NEEDS
Install irrigation systemsRetaining walls
Lawn installationTree plantingCall Rick
(250)252-0050
PAINTING
MIKE’S PAINTING Solutions, Interior & exterior. Serving the Island for 15 years. Free quotes. (250)597-3956
PAINT SAINT, meticulous, res/com, decorating & paint-ing. Brent Cooper. 701-5695
PLUMBING
A SERVICE PLUMBER. Li-cence, Insured. Drains, HWT, Reno’s, Repairs. Senior Dis-counts. After Hour Service. Call Coval Plumbing, 250-709-5103.
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UNDERPRESSURE POWER-WASHING. Hot or cold. Free Est. Commercial/Residential. Insured. 250-715-5150.
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Don BodgerNews Leader Pictorial
The second an-nual Shawni-gan Lake School Sum-mer Rugby
Academy takes place July 17 to 22.
Scott Johnson, direc-tor of coaching for the Osprey rugby organization in Wales, is the special overseas guest and will head the coaches’ clinic. The clinic is open to club and school rugby coaches wanting to develop their skills and techniques.
Coinciding with the coaching clinic will be a residential rugby camp for experienced boys and girls ages 15 to 17. Jim Dela-ney, the Canadian U17 coach, will head Canada’s best youth coaching staff.
Information is available from camp director Gary Dukelow ([email protected]) or assistant camp director Barkley Lo-gan ([email protected]).
• Graduating Brentwood College sports star Ben Hindson has decided to forego rugby and will concentrate on basketball as a recruit of the UBC Okanagan program in Kelowna.
The six-foot-nine and 225-pound Hindson will help UBC Okanagan keep pace with the other bigger, stronger and faster Canada West men’s basketball league teams.
“I couldn’t be happier to add another quality big man to the program,’’ noted Darren Semeniuk, head coach of the UBC Okanagan men’s basket-ball team.
• Another edition of the T-Bird Hoop Camp is ready to roll July 4 to 8. It’s a fun camp for Grades 1 to 11, according to spokes-man Sandeep Heer.
The camp runs each day from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and no experience is necessary.
Excellent programExcellent programat rugby academyat rugby academy
Andrew LeongMaria Murray, above left, of the Smurfs goes after the ball against Emily Jundzis of the Jelly Beans in the last league game for the Cowichan junior development eld hockey Under 12s at the Cowichan Sportsplex. Above right, Greg Douglas of Team Quamichan retrieves a loose ball while being pursued by Adell Petten of Team RBC in a game at the seventh-annual wheelchair rugby tournament at Duncan City Square. Money raised goes toward an accessible boardwalk around Somenos Marsh as well as the Rick Hansen Foundation.
Assorted sports:Assorted sports: Shawnigan Lake hosts Shawnigan Lake hosts top-notch clinicstop-notch clinics
CANADA USA JAPAN AUSTRALIA VENEZUELA
WOMEN’S INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
CELEBRATE. INSPIRE. YOUTH.
Softball City, Cloverdale Athletic Park and Sunnyside Park,Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
July 9 - 17, 2011
ELITE YOUTH TOURNAMENTS Futures (U19), Showcase (16U)
facebook.com/CanadianOpenFastpitch
Twitter: @CdnOpen
Tickets available online at CanadianOpenFastpitch.com
or by calling 604.536.9287
Be inspired to get involved. Contact Softball BC for information on Playing,
Coaching and Officiating.
Information online at
www.softball.bc.ca
Watch for ourWatch for our
FlyerFlyerthis Friday!this Friday!
Sears Duncan(next to Safeway)250-746-7111
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Wednesday, June 29, 201124 Cowichan News Leader Pictorial
Don BodgerNews Leader Pictorial
South Cowichan Youth Softball’s focus on fun makes the organization a big hit with players.
The playoff championships Saturday at the Kerry Park ball elds and wind-up gathering and party for the younger divisions Sunday at
Bright Angel Park brought a banner season to a close.“Other than really crappy weather, it’s been a fabulous
year for this league,’’ said president Dalyce Waldner.Fielding 25 teams comprising about 280 players repre-
sented an increase over last year when many leagues are struggling to maintain numbers.
“We had a fabulous turnout of kids this year over and above what we could have expected,’’ said Waldner.
The return of T-Ball after an absence of a few years added four teams to the mix. There was also four teams in each of the peewee and intermediate divisions, with three in junior and ve apiece in senior and major.
The latter two divisions were a pleasant surprise because it’s tough to get many returnees among the older players.
“That’s huge for those two groups,’’ said Waldner.Saturday’s division nals began with Mason’s Store
defeating Sports Traders for the intermediate crown. Sports Traders took some consolation from also being the sportsmanship award winners.
Kathy and Fred Oak coached Mason’s. Scott West and Roger Bruce were the coaches for the Sports Traders team.
In the senior division, coaches Guy Morson and Ron Aichelberger guided The Shed Guys to top spot over runner-up Steeples Restaurant coached by Bob Wil-liams and Mike Witzaney. The Shawnigan Jet Ski team coached by Dave Tyson and Bev and Jamie Shepherd won the sportsmanship award.
Major action had the Acme Supplies team coached by Sharleen Impett and Fran L’Hirondelle winning the play-off title. Coaches Susan Bradley and Jeff Bird were at the helm of runner-up G.T. Excavating while Mill Bay 2 for 1 Pizza, coached by Ken Whittaker and Leslie Duncan, claimed top sportsmanship honours.
Some eld shuf ing was necessary this season, with two diamonds at George Bonner Middle School put into play. Waldner was appreciative of Ryan Dias’ efforts to ensure the Shawnigan Hills eld was ready for the start of the season.
Youth AthleteYouth Athleteof the Weekof the Week
Jesse Rorick
Jesse Rorick is rapidly developing into a competent boxer. Rorick, 14,
has looked comfortable and confident during two fights since joining
Final Round Martial Arts last September. “I’ve always liked wrestling,
fighting, stuff like that,’’ Rorick said. He admitted to feeling tired, but
was just getting over a cold in his latest bout. Rorick still won by a
unanimous decision over Tha Du Tashoots of Victoria. Before the fight,
Rorick was training five days a week. Normally, he goes to the gym three
days a week. “I think I’m going to take some of the summer off, go back
to hard training and look for another fight,’’ he said. Rorick credited
Johnny (Two Feathers) Williams for being a big influence on him. “He’s
helped me so much with this fight and the last fight,’’ he said.Andrew Leong photo
Softball league Softball league still prosperingstill prospering
Don BodgerHeroic hitting and fantastic elding go hand-in-hand within South Cowichan Youth Softball leagues. The intermediate playoff nal Saturday at the Kerry Park ball elds features plenty of both. Sports Traders’ Cortnee Witt, above, makes solid contact on a low pitch. Meanwhile, Liam Thibodeau of Mason’s goes to his knees to dig a grounder out of the dirt.
Numbers game:Numbers game: Return of T-Ball and reten- Return of T-Ball and reten-tion of older players make a differencetion of older players make a difference
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Anonymous DonorsCowichan Golf Club RestaurantChapters IndigoDinter Nursery LtdDominoes PizzaGood Company Steak HousePioneer House RestaurantRBC Royal Bank Saltair Neighbourhood PubPapa Murphy’s PizzaSteeples RestaurantTrue Grain BreadWillow Street Café (Chemainus)
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THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING GOLF CLUBSARBUTUS RIDGE GOLF CLUBGeneral Manager - Jason Lowe
COWICHAN GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUBHead Professional - Norm Jackson
MOUNT BRENTON GOLF CLUBPresident - Ken Norman
SPECIAL SPONSORSPat & Camilla Carson -Duncan
Fred Mills Jr. - Duncan
MAJOR SPONSORSElbers Crawford Investment Group - CIBC Wood Gundy
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THE COWICHAN VALLEY GOLFERSAGAINST CANCER COMMITTEE
AND THE COWICHAN VALLEY UNIT OF THE CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY
gratefully acknowledge the support of the participating golf courses, sponsors
and donors, including those many individuals that made cash donations, in staging the twenty second “Golfers Against Cancer”
Tournament on June 17, 2011.
HOLE SPONSORS
Phone: (250) 746-2500Fax: (250) 746-2513
Email: [email protected]: http://www.cvrd.bc.ca
ATTENTION SHAWNIGAN LAKERESIDENTS
“2011 OPEN DOOR MEETINGS”
COME OUT AND MEET WITH THEAREA DIRECTOR KEN COSSEY
The residents and land owners of Electoral Area B are invited to come out to any of the forum dates noted below and meet with Area Director Ken Cossey who will be on hand to discuss issues of importance to you. No appointment necessary.
DATES/ Wednesday, July 6th – 6:00 pm to 9:00 pmTimes Friday, September 23rd – 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Monday, October 3rd - 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
PLACE: Shawnigan Lake Community Centre, Lounge2804 Shawnigan Lake Road, Shawnigan Lake
For further information please call Director Cossey at 250-743-1336.
For more information contact:Gary Dukelow - Camp Director
250-732-3818 cell • 250-743-6469 • [email protected] Logan
250-246-7939 cell • [email protected]: www.slssummerrugbtyacademy.com/
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Wednesday, June 29, 2011 Cowichan News Leader Pictorial 25
Ef ciency contagious with the StingraysEf ciency contagious with the Stingrays
Express achieves district successExpress achieves district success
Don BodgerNews Leader Pictorial
The Duncan Stingrays’ experienced swimmers are setting the standards the newcomers want to follow.
The June Jamboree at the Cow-ichan Aquatic Centre gave the racing
rookies a chance to show themselves and coach Leanne Sirup what they’ve learned.
“It was awesome,’’ said Sirup. “We had 10 new racers come out of our I Can Swim program.’’
Two of them are siblings of established Stingrays so you can imagine how that got their competitive juices owing.
“They were quite keen on doing it,’’ observed Sirup. “The excitement just spread.’’
The 10 newcomers were: Gabrielle Austin, 10; Jessica Castle, 8; Oliver Castle, 10; Zoli Irvine, 9; Connor Thiessen, 11; Jasmine Totzke, 9; Eve Truhn, 11; Tessa VanNieuwkerk, 8; Andrew Whitworth, 12; and Janey Woolls, 9.
Among the veterans achieving a perfect slate of personal bests was Grady Robson, 10, who swam two new events — the 50-metre freestyle and 100 back — and achieved his rst regional 10 and under AA qualifying time in the 200 free.
“We had a couple of heartbreaking near-misses,’’ Sirup added. “These kids are training really hard to try to achieve these standards. I’m quite excited for our young kids that are coming through.’’
Other swimmers making the perfect personal best list were: Olin Dahlstrom, 8; Kayla Laberge, 10; Megan Lewis, 10; Elleni Malherbe, 13; Jasmin Marston, 12; James Ogihara-Kertz, 12; Taylynn Smid, 10; and Robyn Zinkan, 11.
Ogihara-Kertz made the two best single improvements of the day in the 200 I.M. and the 100 y of 23.65 and 14.01 seconds, respectively, and achieved the team’s greatest accumulative improvement of 42.81 seconds.
Jamie Bell, 9, Lalaine Gower, 12, Malia Prystupa, 9, Desirae Ridenour, 11 and Connor Wardrop, 10 achieved personal bests in all but one event. Prystupa had the second highest ac-cumulated improvement of 35.61 seconds.
Olivia Campbell, 10, was two events short of a perfect personal best slate. Montana Prystupa, 11, and Kristin Ross, 13, were in the three less than perfection category.
Campbell made her mark in the preceding island regional championships. She’s showing the bene ts of a 10 and under camp in Duncan
earlier this year.Campbell was the highest point scorer on the
team of 21 Stingrays at the regionals with two gold medals, a silver, a bronze, two fth-place nishes, a seventh and 11th in the 12 and under
category. “I think she realized she could be part of that elite group,’’ said Sirup.
Dominique Austin, 16, had a top nish of 12th in the 100 free and 400 free; Natalia Garriock, 15, was the second highest point-getter on the team; Chelsea Langelo, 20, managed top nishes of 15th in the 50 free and 100 breast; Rosie Lee, 13, and Esmee Zinkan, 14, both earned their rst provincial AA qualifying times; and Teddy
Zinkan, 12, was the highest scoring male on the team.
Top nishes for swimmers who had personal bests in all but one event included: Lalaine Gower (12th); Cecilia Johnson (seventh); Jeremy Kissack ( fth); Haakon Koyote (11th); Kayla Laberge (12th); Megan Lewis (15th); Malia Prystupa (third highest point scorer on the team) and Desirae Ridenour (11th).
Samantha Jory had a top nish of fth in the 200 free and Laura Kissack achieved her rst AAA qualifying time in the 800 free.
Adara Atsma, 16, had two personal bests.
Don BodgerNews Leader Pictorial
The Duncan Express never surrender until the last girl’s out.
The Duncan Junior Baseball Association squad played some incredible ball to nish third during the district playdowns at Cordova
Bay.After losing the rst game, the team battled back to
make the semi nals.More of the success the Express enjoyed all season
occurred in the districts.The rst game really tested the girls’ mettle, as they
saw a 3-1 lead slip away in the fth inning during an unfortunate 7-4 loss to the Cordova Bay Cross re that put them into the losers’ bracket.
That’s when the team showed its grit and got a winning streak going that put it back near the top.
Duncan won 8-1 over Langford and then eked out an 11-10 victory against the rival Duncan Dynomite team to play a third game on the same day.
That resulted in yet another win, 6-3, during a rematch against the Cordova Bay Cross re.
The Express continued playing in the double knockout event the next day against the Cordova Bay Impact. The teams were tied after seven innings and went to interna-tional rules for a decision.
Starting a runner at second base, Duncan went on to score two runs in the eighth and held off the Impact for a 9-7 triumph.
That led the Express all the way into the semi nals against Sooke.
Duncan was ahead in the low-scoring game 4-3 until the fth inning. That’s when Sooke scored six runs and turned the game around to end Duncan’s weekend with an 11-7 win.
The girls did a great job and were still happy with their bronze medals, considering how many games were required to achieve it.
• The Duncan Cardinals were red hot, stringing to-gether ve straight wins to earn the championship of the Hopwo mosquito baseball tournament in Chemainus.
The Cardinals defeated the Ladysmith ‘49ers 15-10 in the nal after beating the Salt Spring Athletics by the same score in the semi nals.
Making big contributions to the Cardinals’ offense with amazing on-base percentages were: Kevin Stewart (.800), Tiegan McDevitt (.750) and Dayton Stephens (.688). Matteo Iorio won the coaches’ choice award after a stellar weekend of defensive play, solid pitching and an imposing plate presence.
Bryce Tonning, Michael Arscott, Cameron LeSer-gent, Jackson Stephen and Pearsen Moreside picked up game MVP awards.
Andrew LeongBackstroke brilliance is shown by Duncan Stingrays’ Desirae Ride-nour during the June Jamboree at the Cowichan Aquatic Centre. Young team members excelled during the meet.
Around the diamond:Around the diamond: Baseball teams make a statement with sportsmanship and ability Baseball teams make a statement with sportsmanship and ability
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The impending departure of Wally Petrovic for his na-tive Serbia will leave a huge void in the community.
Petrovic has his valley home up for sale and expects to be leaving sometime in July. He was born in Serbia and came to Canada at the age of 13.
Petrovic has provided boxers, kickboxers and mixed martial artists with incredible direction, focus and
opportunities through his Final Round Martial Arts gym on Brae Road — particularly those unable to afford it.
“I will be walking away from it,’’ he said. “There’s not enough community support and enough money for me to
stay alive. I knew it was going to hap-pen sooner or later.
“It hasn’t been an easy decision. It’s come to the point where I realize I have to do something.’’
But the gym won’t be closing and Petrovic is turning over the operation to kickboxer Johnny (Two Feathers) Williams.
“Me and Johnny have been talking about that for quite a while,’’ said Petrovic. “I’ve been grooming him for that.’’
Williams will obviously miss Petrovic as a mentor, but the two are certain to stay in touch and he’s excited for the opportunity to try his hand at the business.
“We’ve got a few things planned,’’ said Williams, who will count on his
cousin Josh Williams for assistance. He intends to approach Cowichan Tribes to see what funding is available for youth.
Johnny Williams said the gym name would be retained, although an ad-dition of “something to do with Two Feathers’’ might be appropriate.
Williams is coming off a tough loss to Sean Enright for the International Kickboxing Federation’s Cana-dian lightweight title and intends to continue training toward a possible rematch in September.
“I kind of gured I’d be training people and training myself,’’ said Williams.
Petrovic will still be managing female boxing phenom Jeannine Garside’s career.
Don BodgerNews Leader Pictorial
Valley soccer star Emily Zurrer and all the Canadian women’s team members acquitted themselves well in the open-ing game of the World Cup in
Germany Sunday.Playing in front of a partisan crowd of
nearly 74,000 fans in Berlin, the Canadians gave the two-time defending champion Germans all they could handle.
The Germans took a 2-0 lead before Canadian striker Christine Sinclair made things interesting with a brilliant free kick goal late in the game. But Germany held on for the 2-1 victory.
“It was not the result we hoped for, but I am very proud of my team,’’ stated Zurrer in an email to the News Leader Pictorial.
“They are the best team in the world and de nitely proved it (Sunday), but the stats showed that we actually controlled 51 per cent of possession and we had some great chances to score. We fought hard for
90 minutes, which I think showed great character and we will build on this and prepare for the next game. This is only the beginning.’’
The second German goal was thought by many to be offside. But Zurrer noted, after seeing the replay, that was not the case.
Canada needs to get results in its next two games against France Thursday and Nigeria July 5 to emerge out of the group.
The top two teams from each group ad-vance. Germany is ranked No. 2 behind the United States and Canada is No. 6.
Don BodgerNews Leader Pictorial
The Duncan Christian School gym received a workout during a memorable 2010-11 sports season for school
teams, hosting many high-pro le events.
The provincial boys’ A volleyball tournament was a major highlight while the performance of the girls’ A basketball and volleyball teams to place second on the island in both sports was nothing short of amazing and had the people in the stands at DCS jumping during key home games.
Hordes of DCS sports awards were handed out during the an-nual ceremony at the Christian Reformed Church.
Megan Groenendijk and Jess Wikkerink played basically every sport the school offers and were deserving co-winners of the senior female athlete of the year award. They also shared top junior female
honours last year, continuing on the same path.
“It’s an honour,’’ said Groenendi-jk, who’s been playing senior basketball since Grade 8.
Those great runs by the basketball and volleyball teams stand out in Groenendijk’s mind.
“That was probably the highlight was getting second in both,’’ she said. “We weren’t expecting it. Next year we’ve just got to get rst.’’Paci c Christian beat out DCS
for top honours on the island in bas-ketball. DCS then lost a wild-card game to make the provincials.
Cedar played the spoiler in the DCS bid for island supremacy in volleyball.
Both Groenendijk and Wikkerink will be back to take a run at both island titles in their Grade 12 year.
“Next year, we’ll get the rst hopefully — cross our ngers,’’ said Wikkerink.
“It was kind of disappointing get-ting second all the time. It was so close and rejection.’’
Wikkerink was thrilled to be recognized for her achievements. “I was shocked I got it,’’ she said. “I was expecting just Megan to get it.’’
Teammates of Groenendijk and Wikkerink — Bakker sisters Rachael and Olivia — are the recipients of the B.C. Christian Secondary Schools Grade 10 sports scholarship award for excellence in athletics, academics and commu-nity service.
“I just learned about it at the award ceremony,’’ said Rachael Bakker. “It was a surprise.’’
As part of the award, the girls each receive $250 toward a sum-mer sports camp. Rachael is going to a setter’s camp and Olivia to a libero camp for volleyball.
The two Grade 10s showed amazing maturity playing at the senior level this season.
“It probably prepared us for the tougher teams and exposed us to a high level of volleyball and basketball,’’ said Rachael of her experiences.
“I don’t think it was that hard,’’ said Olivia, who stands an inch taller than her sister at ve-foot-10. “It was kind of all we know because we (started) in Grade 9. You could tell it was harder, but it was easier to adjust.’’
DCS Grade 1 teacher Cathy Broughton had a great season coaching the midget girls’ volley-ball team and is the female recipient of the Central Vancouver Island Athletic Association’s Brian Craig Memorial award.
“To be honest, I think the team deserves the award,’’ she said. “The coach is only as good as the team and the team was amazing.’’
Josh Green, Reuben Veenstra and Aaron Van Boven shared DCS male athlete of the year. Josh Klassen and Rachael Bakker were junior winners.
Becky Van Huizen and Eric Seo won sportsperson awards.
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The Calgary Flames selected former Cowichan Valley Capitals’ goalie Laurent Brossoit in the sixth round — 164th overall — during Saturday’s National Hockey League entry draft in Minneapolis.
Brossoit played for the Caps in the B.C. Hockey League during the 2009-10 season, getting into 21 games behind starter Alexandre Peck and compiling a 10-8 record with a goals against average of 3.66.
Brossoit, who was born in Port Alberni but calls Surrey home, also went to the World Under 17 Hockey Challenge during his time with the Caps. He posted two wins during the tournament in Timmins, Ontario for Team Canada (Pacifi c).
Brossoit, six-foot-three and 202 pounds, went on to play for the Edmonton Oil Kings of the Western Hockey League, leading him to the draft.
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Good sports emerge from DCS yearGood sports emerge from DCS year
Petrovic turning over control of Final Round gym to WilliamsPetrovic turning over control of Final Round gym to Williams
Zurrer proud of Canadian team’s effort Zurrer proud of Canadian team’s effort
Moving on:Moving on: Serbia homeland Serbia homeland the destination for prolifi c the destination for prolifi c fi ght trainer and motivatorfi ght trainer and motivator
Athletic awards:Athletic awards: Many Many memorable performancesmemorable performances
Don BodgerDCS girls share and share alike. Megan G r o e n e n d i j k and Jess Wik-kerink, above, are co-winners of female ath-lete of the year. Rachael and Olivia Bak-ker split Grade 10 scholarship honours.
Don BodgerLongtime DCS teacher Cathy Broughton displays her coaching award.
Former Caps’ goalie Brossoit drafted in sixth round by FlamesFormer Caps’ goalie Brossoit drafted in sixth round by Flames
Andrew Leong/ leJohnny (Two Feathers) Williams trades blows with Sean Enright in a recent bout.
submittedStarting lineup for Canada against Germany at the World Cup includes valley soccer star Emily Zurrer, second from right, wearing No. 2.
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