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Finding a suspicious chemical on the controversial Stebbings Road landfill site stopped work Monday morning, and has site operators decrying the act of vandalism.

“We discovered it at 9:30 a.m. It completely changed the day for us; 50 per cent of my staff were onto it,” said Todd Mizuik, of South Island Resource Manage-ment Ltd. (SIRM), the company that is operating the contamin-ated soil dumpsite.

Monday began with its usual daily perimeter walk.

“On our walk-through, around 9 o’clock, one of our engineers discovered a large quantity of yel-low staining, literally right next to the fence line on our western property line. It’s an area that’s not very active so there’d be no real way of knowing anything was there until you walked up to it,” he said.

SIRM sprang into emergency mode right away, following a pre-scribed plan of action for dealing with an unknown substance.

But, the incident is disturbing, Mizuik said.

“It’s the fear that this puts into my staff, who have to deal with unknown foreign substances being brought onto the property, above and beyond the disregard for our environment. It’s mali-

cious, yes, and it’s wrong, yes, and you’re interfering with a legitim-ate business but, more import-antly, I don’t like the fear in the community and among my staff. I think this is absolutely reprehen-sible. That’s the story. This kind of stuff has to stop,” he said.

The discovery was some kind of yellow substance.

“It didn’t look like pee. It was a very strong concentration and a very strong yellow-green colour.”

It was poured on top of snow.“There were three or four fair-

ly strong concentrated areas. If it was powder, I would suggest it was in the range of 500 ml to a litre. It was a stain of about nine to 10 feet. The material was benign in that there was no vapour or odour. But there are a lot of chemicals in the world that do not have those characteristics until they start to react with something else such as water,” he said.

Immediately upon its discovery, workers cordoned off the area and took a sample.

“The protocols for unknown substances are usually more extreme than if we have iden-tifiers that lead us on how to approach it.”

Dealing with a possible biomed-ical hazard meant that workers had to wear Kevlar suits.

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SARAH SIMPSON CITIZEN

The City of Duncan is firming up its policy on marijuana dispensaries until such time as federal law becomes clear.

Karen Robertson, corporate services director told Duncan council at a special meeting on last week that its business bylaw requires non-profit societies and businesses to have a valid licence and storefront marijuana dispensary business applications are being denied by the city currently because of the illegal use federal law.

But it’s a tricky situation and council is hoping to clear it up.

“What’s been confusing to some residents is the differences between the actual local, provincial and federal laws related to the storefront and that’s why they’ve been sort of popping up, if you will, in other jurisdictions,” Robertson told council. “It is difficult, though, to explain that to folks who have other dispensaries in other jurisdictions.”

In places like Nanaimo, she said, there are no requirements in their business licence bylaws for non-profits to obtain licences so that leaves them free to open up storefronts.

“And then what happens is the enforce-ment of that defaults to the RCMP and they are just overwhelmed right now with other issues and so the RCMP have actual-ly approached local governments to say ‘it would be helpful for us if we had zoning bylaws locally and business licence bylaws that would support the efforts until such time as the laws get changed’,” Robert-son explained. “If we had on our applica-tions that you are in fact required to meet local, provincial and federal legislation I think it would alleviate some of that con-fusion because the federal oversees the use, the provincial oversees the giving of a non-profit status and then of course there’s your local bylaws with the land use of that product.”

Councillor Sharon Jackson noted the amendments to Duncan’s bylaws would only last as long as the federal government makes up its mind about what the regula-tions are going to be.

“At that point we will likely be looking at this again,” Jackson said.

True, Robertson noted, adding council ultimately would decide whether they would prefer to continue with a prohibi-tion within city boundaries in the future.

That’s an option for council no matter what the feds approve.

“Staff are doing a full zoning bylaw review and different options will be pre-sented back to council as to what course of action you want to go forward with,” Robertson told council. “This is at least a temporary solution so that council is not in a reactionary mode and can give a more thoughtful approach about how it wants to proceed.”

Councillor Tom Duncan said amending the bylaws to prohibit marijuana related uses is a complete waste of time.

“We’re putting the horse behind the cart and I think at this stage, I don’t see every municipality in British Columbia running out and changing their bylaws to prohibit this use,” he said. “I think that we’re jump-ing the gun, we’re spending a bunch of money on changes we’re going to have to look at again as soon as the federal govern-ment changes the rules that are in place. We could be in this position three weeks from now reviewing these same bylaws.”

Coun. Michelle Staples agreed council is in a bit of a strange position but she feels it’s important to make the changes.

“I feel more comfortable if we were to put ourselves in the position where...we weren’t waiting for the government, not that I don’t think the government won’t do


It took close to six hours, a crisis negotiator, and a lot of patience to get a distraught Chemainus man to safety Thursday.

The officer in charge of the North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP detachment confirmed Friday that a 35-year-old was detained under the mental health act following the incident.

“We were in the Chemainus area about 4 p.m. yesterday and we were dealing with this fellow on an unrelated matter,” explained Insp. Ray Carfantan. “We knocked on the door and he pre-sented himself with a knife. We were dealing with a distressed individual and in our dealings with him he became vio-lent towards our member, he ended up on the roof of the thrift store.”

Carfantan said police contained the area and evacuated people to make sure they were safe and the man on the roof didn’t feel threatened.

The fire department was on hand with a ladder truck, as were paramedics.

“We brought in some crisis negoti-ators and managed to negotiate him off the roof. He was detained under the Mental Health Act and we took him for a medical assessment and we’re just very, very happy that we got him off the roof without injuring himself or any bystanders or police.”

Chemainus man detained following roof standoff

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it, I think that they will, I feel like I know that they will, but I don’t know how long that will take,” she said.

Staples added she felt similar to Coun. Duncan in that it feels a bit like jumping the gun, however.

“We know this is going to change, and we need to be discussing how we’re going to deal with that change.”

It is indeed an unusual position, Coun. Michelle Bell said, but one that needs a lot of work and a lot of community input moving forward.

She sees the amendments as a stop-gap until those talks can be had.

“I really think the reason for this and this is the reason I’ve agreed with it, is because we’re saying ‘let’s just pause so that they don’t just pop up all over the place...and let’s just ask the community what they want.’”

Duncan Mayor Phil Kent said staff has put strong thought into the changes and it’s widely recognized they’re in a tough spot.

“We are at this time reacting to appli-cations for business licensees for appli-cations and it’s a challenging spot to be in,” he said. “This provides the pause and for us to thoughtfully look at our zoning bylaws, which we are doing right now. I think it gives everybody an opportunity to have a reasonable deliberation and dis-cussion about it.”

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Conditions were foggy when a black Ford F350 flat deck truck and a BMW sedan collided on the Trans Canada Highway just north of Cobble Hill Wednesday evening. [PHIL MCLACHLAN PHOTO]


Mounties said alcohol may have been involved in a crash that sent a woman to hospital in critical condi-tion, around the dinner hour Wed-nesday evening.

As many as three were taken to hospital.

According to Drive BC, the Trans Canada Highway at Fisher Road was closed for close to six hours after a BMW sedan and a flatbed pickup truck collided just before 6 p.m. The car burst into flames fol-lowing the crash.

“Preliminary investigation indi-cates a black Ford F350 flat deck truck, was travelling southbound on Highway 1, and turned left at the intersection of Fisher Rd, directly into the path of a white BMW sedan, who was traveling northbound. The BMW sedan was unable to negotiate around the truck and collided with it,” said a press release issued by Cpl. Brad Robinson of South Island Traffic Services.

A 20-year-old woman who was a passenger in the BMW remains in critical condition, Robinson said.

“An investigation is underway to determine the cause of the colli-sion, however early indications are that alcohol was a contributing fac-tor,” he wrote.

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Denis Pilon, a.k.a. The Mountain Man, has been feeling repercussions from it nonetheless. The truck in the crash was still sporting the logo of his business, though Pilon sold the truck in November. He offers his sympathies and condolences to those who were injured, but wants community members, some of whom have called to confront him about the crash, to know he and his firm were in no way involved.

Witnesses are being sought.Those with information regard-

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“Preliminary investigation indicates a black Ford F350 flat deck truck, was travelling southbound on Highway 1, and turned left at the intersection of Fisher Rd, directly into the path of a white BMW sedan, who was traveling northbound. The BMW sedan was unable to negotiate around the truck and collided with it.”

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It’s a sad time for some residents of Chemainus who will soon see their longtime grocery store close its doors for good.

Chemainus Foods has been a fixture at 9790 Willow St. since 1987. Over the last two years, however, the business has struggled.

“Marketplace changes have finally caught up to us and while we have tried to develop ideas that would keep the doors open we’ve not been successful,” read a letter from the owners distributed by the Chemainus and District Cham-

ber of Commerce on Jan. 6.The letter noted the “great

support” of the landlord for the past two years before focusing on employees.

“We know this will be a diffi-cult time for our staff who have served us and the community well,” the letter went on. “We are really sorry there was not a better outcome.”

The store will remain open for a time to sell off inventory and the owners hope locals show up and take advantage of the clear-ance sale.

North Cowichan Mayor Jon Lefebure feels for staff who are now out of work.

“I think the saddest thing

about this is there are some very, very long term employees there who have, I think, some of them have worked there literal-ly their entire working lives so it’s very tough on them,” Lefe-bure said. “We don’t like to lose any business in Chemainus or North Cowichan and so it is unfortunate.”

But the writing was on the wall, it seems.

“Most people have known that it was going to be a tough market for both the new food store and Chemainus Foods to survive,” Lefebure noted. “Obviously Chemainus Foods has not managed to keep going.”

Chemainus Foods to close doors after almost 30 years


A short telephone survey of 200 Cowichan busi-ness leaders will provide information about the local business climate and economic outlook for the Cowichan region.

The Duncan Cowichan Chamber of Commerce, Community Futures Cowichan and the account-ing and consulting firm MNP have partnered to create the Cowichan Business Leaders Survey, which began Jan. 11 and will take upwards of four weeks.

The survey will be conducted by a third-party market research firm, PRA Inc., and all respondents will remain anonymous, said a notice put out by the Duncan Cowichan Cham-ber of Commerce.

The goal, it says, “is to provide an economic snapshot on a range of topics including business climate, hiring intentions, growth expectations, key challenges and other local issues.”

Duncan Cowichan Chamber of Commerce president Julie Scurr encourages Cowichan businesses to take the call and participate in the short survey. Participants will be asked about what’s important to their business and their per-spective of the region’s business climate.

“Your input is valuable and will assist the Chamber in advocating for policies that encour-age a vital economic landscape in Cowichan,” Scurr said.

Results of the survey will be released at an Eco-nomic Outlook Breakfast hosted by the Cham-ber on March 3 at the Cowichan Golf & Country Club.

“We expect the survey will uncover some very useful insights and trends,” said Marsha Stan-ley, a partner and business advisor with MNP in Duncan.

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“The results will create a meaningful conver-sation that will get ideas moving forward and identify how to address common barriers,” she said. “This could be a first step to learn how we can begin working together to help companies grow and create jobs.”

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Be mindful of how you go about your protest

I am wholeheartedly opposed to SIA’s toxic soil dump on Steb-bings Road and have taken part in several rallies against it. For the most part, I am very pleased with the turnouts and efforts of other people participating in these rallies.

However, I have heard com-plaints that some protesters spat at RCMP and suggested that the RCMP are working for SIA. This sort of behaviour is obviously asinine, and is dam-aging to our cause because it strains our relationship with the RCMP, who have thus far shown great patience with this matter.

What’s worse, this behaviour gives the impression that all of us who are opposed to the SIA dump are irrational and antag-onistic. For people who are on the fence on the topic or are just learning about it, it sure doesn’t help sway them to our point of view when a few people make the rest of us look like such maniacs.

Please be aware of how your words and actions are reflecting on the rest of us, and on our movement as a whole, when you are taking part in a rally, talking to people about the situation, writing letters to the editor, etc. Cooler heads will prevail.

David BarnesCobble Hill

Sunny, sunny ways Over the past year I’ve often been quizzed about my rooftop solar array. “But why bother?” The flippant response would be, “because it is 2016.” My neighbours have wanted to know how long it will take for the photovoltaic system to pay for itself.

Me too! Like everyone else with limited financial resources, I cleave to business certainty. I want to make shrewd invest-ments that minimize risks and maximize returns. The problem is, as is true with all investments, calculating future returns is always subject to reckoning with and balancing implicit uncertainties.

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Cowichan Bay has faced its share of problems over the last few years.

It’s a favourite parking spot for derelict vessels, several of which have gone to the bottom.

It’s faced pollution from sew-age from waterside homes, houseboats and float homes.

On the whole, our Vancouver Island coastal communities have been slow to recognize the potential of their geographic locations. Historically, many of the prime spots on our coast-line have been monopolized by industry, from forestry and mills, to fisheries and mining

export points.Instead of boardwalks and sea-

side shops, until very recently most communities’ waterfront areas were more likely to be securely fenced off and decided-ly not very pretty.

That has been slowly changing over the last few decades as the value of waterfront accessible to both those who live in the area and those visiting has been reevaluated. Cowichan Bay is a good example of this.

It is continuing to grow into one of Cowichan’s most charm-ing villages. As such, more and more people are attracted to

both live there and visit.This has meant a lot of traffic

on water, as well as on land and tensions have been created between recreation and preser-vation of the re-planted eelgrass beds that are part of a revitaliz-ation effort for the bay’s waters, beaches and feeder rivers.

That’s why it’s great to see progress being made in terms of bringing in regulations that will help to keep the environment on the mend while actually helping to keep boaters happy too.

The Vessel Operated Restric-tion Regulation only makes sense in light of the tremendous

efforts that have been made to re-plant the eelgrass beds in the area. It makes no sense to go to all the trouble only to allow motor boats to undo it all in a matter of moments.

And a safe navigational chan-nel just makes sense, too, so that boaters aren’t navigating a maze every time they enter the bay.

These kinds of things aren’t showy like a new restaurant or boutique or viewing station but they are every bit as important to the continued smart growth of the village.

Laying the framework will ensure smooth sailing later.

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High gas prices directly attributable to greed

I would like to take this opportunity to respond to Mr. Barnes concerning his recent posting to this newspaper “Gas prices make perfect sense”. You are right, they do — but only to those who are doing their best to fleece the consumer.

We all have taxes added to the price of gas, some areas in the province pay more taxes than we do here in Duncan (and also receive more transportation bene-fits) and we all suffer from the falling value of the Canadian dollar.

The implication that there is (and has been) a shortage of gasoline is, quite frankly, horse manure. Have petrol sta-tions run out of product? No. Have there been lineups to get your share of a dwin-dling product? No. Have gas rationing cards been issued? No. Obviously, there is no real fuel shortage. What you do have is called “just in time delivery”, designed to give the appearance of a shortage of fuels. “Yes, that fuel truck arrived ‘just in time’ or we would have run out of fuel,” says the petrol station owner.

This allows the oil companies to justify their claim of a fuel shortage equating to high prices. For those who wish to believe this gibberish, I have a couple of bridges I’d like to sell, cheap.

In my opinion, the driving force behind the present high price of fuel can be summed up in one word: GREED. At all levels.

The analogy of the farmer is interest-ing but a few things were left out: When the farmer sells his grain, he no longer has any monetary control of it, unlike the oil companies who: a. own the crude; b. own the refineries; c. own/control most of the transportation fleet; d. own/control most of the retail outlets. And at each stage, they make profits. If only farmers could control their grain in the same fashion!

What we do need is price control, simi-lar to that of Prince Edward Island where the price of all fuels are regulated at the pump, with self serve being $.02 per litre less than full service.

The price of self serve regular gas there today is $.959 min., $.970 Max. (www.irac.pe.ca/document.aspx?file=petrol/current-prices.asp).

Today, Jan. 9, gas can be purchased for $.869 in Prince George, as opposed to $1.069 in Duncan. (Thank you Co-op Gas. If it wasn’t for your leading the way, I’m sure the price would be a lot higher here.) In my opinion, the $.20/litre difference in this price is also spelled: GREED.

Don DawsonDuncan

Most would take advantage of universal CVRD service

This is in response to Saltair resident Lynne Smith’s letter of Jan. 6.

Saltair is a long way from South Cowic-han, so I’d just like to clear up one of the points she makes about garbage pick up in our area.

Residents of CVRD areas A, B and C can opt for the private company PAN Dis-posal to pick up their garbage, for a small charge. PAN does an excellent job.

However, only about half of the house-holds actually choose to do this.

The rest presumably take their garbage

to Bing’s Creek and pay for disposal there (plus the gas to get there).

Unfortunately, there are a few house-holds that dispose of their garbage by burning it — either in burn piles, or in fireplaces — leading to air pollution.

Also, there are some who take their gar-bage to isolated wooded areas and dump it there.

If we all paid for a CVRD garbage ser-vice, most would take advantage of it, as they do with the current CVRD recycling service.

Marion PriestleyCobble Hill

Taxes relative to prices unfairI find that our whole system of prop-

erty taxation relative to house price is an unjust and extremely prejudicial formula.

Now, before I go on, no I am not a mil-lionaire campaigning for the rich. I am a senior living on a one-pension income with my wife. If I lived in a rundown house that I did nothing to and my neigh-bour lives in a beautiful home that he maintains nicely worth four times the amount, why should he pay more than me? Do we not both pay for exactly the same services? He doesn’t get better poli-cing and fire. He doesn’t get better water

and street services. He doesn’t get better public schooling etc. If I had some com-pany come to cut my grass or replace my gutters or doing plumbing or electrical I would expect the same pricing formula as my neighbour in the nice house.

Taxation should be based on what the municipality’s budget is and distributed evenly among all involved in paying for those particular services. Now if my taxes go up too much because of this formula because the rich are subsidizing my lower taxes, then forget everything I said ha ha.

Evan BegbieCowichan Bay

Quaders ripping up soccer pitch in Shawnigan

I fully expect to see the quaders dam-aging parts of the TransCanada trail on a regular basis — kind of isolated and little to no enforcement of no motorized vehicle by law — but to see them doing

donuts and wheelies on the Shawnigan Hills soccer pitch really is a bit much.

However in all fairness to the quaders it is not posted as no motorized vehicles.

I mean, come on man!

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A look into the future for ShawniganCowichan Valley Citizen dateline December 2046

The inquiry into the failure of the contam-inated soil dumpsite in Shawnigan Lake has wrapped up after six months of testimony. The site was owned by Cobble Hill Holdings which no longer exists having gone out of business 10 years earlier when the site hit capacity for con-taminated soil. The site failure resulted in the release of not only contaminated water run off, which had been a problem for years preceding this complete failure, but also the release of large amounts of contaminated soil which slid down into the valley below completely ruining the valley and releasing enormous amounts of additional contaminant in the water supply for over 12,000 people who continued to live in the Shawnigan Lake area. It was noted that the area had failed to grow larger due to in part to the location of the contaminated dumpsite above the water supply source.

No blame could be assigned and since the company no longer exists there is nobody to remediate and pay for damages. When asked for a comment former environment minister Mary Polak noted that she was surprised at the failure as the company had assured her that it would not fail. Meanwhile the current Liberal government expressed sympathy for the people in the Shawnigan Lake area. However they could not commit to a time line or final amount of taxpayer dollars that would be needed to clean up the contaminated soil from the area. In the meantime water is being trucked into the area to supply local residents. But as the cur-rent minister noted this stop-gap measure could not be sustained by the current government and it would be up to the local municipality to sort out a new source of water. Options such as sharing Victoria’s reservoir have been dis-cussed, but that solution seems to be unlikely as the Mayor of Victoria commented that they did not have the capacity to supply Shawnigan Lake and noted that Shawnigan Lake should have protected its watershed in the same fash-ion as Victoria did.

This situation is reminiscent of many of the berms/containment ponds etc. failures in the province going back as far as the 2014 Polley Mine tailings pond failure, also in which no blame or fines were imposed.

Glenn WhiteShawnigan Lake

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Black Tie Awards celebrating 20th yearLEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

This year marks the 20th anni-versary of the Duncan-Cowichan Chamber of Commerce’s Black Tie Awards.

This prestigious and popular event is Cowichan’s celebration of excellence in volunteerism and business.

The Chamber is inviting Valley residents to consider nominat-ing an individual, business or organization that is an example of passion, excellence and community-mindedness.

The awards night itself will take place on Saturday, April 9 at Brentwood College School and will be co-hosted by Shaw TV personality Daphne Goode and Chemainus singer Ken Lavigne.

Elizabeth Croft, the Chamber’s membership and event manager, said she’s hoping there will be interest in the Black Tie Awards from well beyond the business community.

“We’d love to have lots and lots of nominations. And it’s a pub-lic event so you don’t have to be a member. We want everyone to partake,” she said.

Croft and the group are excit-ed about plans for the Black Tie gala, too.

“We’re pretty stoked that Ken Lavigne is hosting. It’s our 20th anniversary. We’re delighted to have someone come to share the

stage with Daphne Goode,” she said.

If you know of an individual or business you would like to nom-inate, check out www.duncancc.bc.ca/black-tie-awards/ and either fill out the form online or down-load and print it.

The various categories of awards each have their own cri-teria and the rules are pretty straightforward.

In Customer Service, which is sponsored by Cardino Shoes, the recognition comes for demon-strating excellence in customer service, going above and beyond the call of duty.

The Valley’s top volunteer, in a category sponsored by Penin-

sula Co-op, will be one who offers extraordinary help or care to individuals, families, non-profit or charitable groups, and com-munity service or humanitarian causes.

If you’re thinking about nomin-ating a Green Business, remem-ber that judges are looking for success in operating a business that implements environmental-ly sustainable practices or dem-onstrates leadership in lessening impacts on the environment by reducing, solving or avoiding environmental issues. Economic Development Cowichan sponsors this one.

To qualify as a Young Entre-preneur, business owners must

be under the age of 40 and have started a business within the last three years, which has excellent prospects for continued growth. Coastal Community Credit Union is backing this award.

And what about the Art in Busi-ness award, sponsored by Island Savings? It recognizes an individ-ual who has developed a success-ful, growing business creating and selling their art, and who demonstrates sound manage-ment, leadership and community commitment. No small feat.

Next there are the Business Achievement awards.

There’s one for companies with one to 10 employees, another for businesses with 11-19 employees

and finally one for companies with 20 or more workers.

Operating a successful business or social enterprise and demon-strating initiative, community involvement, sound business management, creativity and con-sistent growth is worth getting excited about.

Island Savings sponsors the small business award, Outlooks Menswear is presenting the mid-sized company award and MNP is backing the award to the big company winner.

All nominees must operate and/or work in the Cowichan Valley Regional District.

That’s a big footprint, cover-ing an area from the Malahat to north of Ladysmith and west right out past Youbou.

Nominations must include the nominator’s name and contact information to be valid. Black Tie organizers reserve the author-ity to place nominations in the appropriate category. All nomin-ators must be contacted by voice/phone in order for the nomina-tion to move forward.

Past winners cannot be final-ists again for five years following their win and nominations from family, extended family, blended family and spouses, or employees of a Black Tie sponsor are not eli-gible. Check the website for full details and then get those nom-inations in today.

The Black Tie Awards honour the best in Cowichan Valley businesses. [CITIZEN FILE]


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When an earthquake hits the region, like it did on Dec. 29, everyone always starts thinking about an emergency preparedness plan.

But, in fact, Lake Cowichan town council was talking about the subject of an easily accessible town plan on Dec. 15.

Mayor Ross Forrest said, “I think it’s some-thing we should have in place for the community so that people won’t think when an emergency happens that we are just winging it, that we actually do have a plan.

“I know the works superintendent and the administrator have a plan in place.

But maybe it’s not accessible for everyone to see and maybe it should be.

So that when there’s an emergency, we’re not going to just say: ‘Run!’ That there is actually a plan in place,” he said.

Coun. Bob Day noted something else for concern.

“I went on the CVRD website and saw that the emergency mustering place here is the [Cowic-han Lake Sports] Arena. That’s the only one. I don’t know what would happen if the bridge broke. But, we have discussed this before,” he said.

Coun. Tim McGonigle agreed that talk at Lake Cowichan often turns to what might happen if the car bridge became unusable.

“We have discussed it before. We’ve even talked about using the local fire hall as another option for [a gathering place]. I don’t think we came to a solution about it, but I know we do need to have something on both sides of the bridge. You hear all the time: what if? what if? Well, the bridge did fail one time. It could happen again,” he said.

Forrest doubted the fire hall would be a good place.

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Staff were also outfitted with rubber boots, haz-masks, eye protection and rubber gloves to get an undisturbed sample.

It is being tested at a Vancouver lab, who prom-ised to have results rushed back by Wednesday afternoon.

“The only thing we can do after is to excavate the area with the snow and the rocks and the dirt and then put it into a controlled encapsulated container. That took about four to five hours to excavate and then of course repair the excava-tion because it just happened to be in the area of one of our drainage ditches,” he said.

SIRM is also concerned that there is some mis-information about what went on when they were trying to get a sample.

There have been social media comments made claiming that company people dumped the material but this was only after they had col-lected a bit for sampling its vapours.

Mizuik added, “There is so much wind in the area that we put some of the sample in a bag. That’s being interpreted by people who are not familiar with the process, that they are saying they saw something like a geiger counter. How-ever, what company people were doing was inserting a yellow device into the bag to check the vapours and then after testing that materi-al, it was dumped back with the rest from the source location for proper disposal. That’s what we believe they have on video. They do not have on video anyone from South Island Resource Management dumping this material.”

“I was there at 9:30 a.m. myself and you will appreciate that there were a few onlookers but they were quite a distance away. They were told to stay away because if it had been an acid, then as the snow warmed during the day, it could have released vapours. We didn’t know what we were dealing with. Even my staff were quite apprehensive.”

SIRM gave notice of the chemical spill the same day that the Shawnigan Residents Association returned to B.C. Supreme Court in its ongoing effort to overturn the soil dumping permit.

A large group of SRA supporters and members was on hand to reinforce their concern for such a landfill being allowed in their watershed.

Cobble Hill Holdings Ltd., which owns the property, has a permit to receive and store up to 100,000 tonnes of contaminated soil a year at the quarry, and acrimonious and high-profile demonstrations at the site have also been held recently by opponents to draw even more atten-tion to the concerns about possible damage to the environment.

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Thursday, Jan. 14 at 7 p.m. you can learn more about the Vancouver Island’s famous old-growth forests.

Ken Wu and T.J. Watts of the Ancient Forest Alliance are presenting a talk on “The Ecology and Status of the Central Walbran Ancient Forest”.

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The purpose of this Pest Management Plan (PMP) No. 322-0007-16/21 is to reduce overall mosquito annoyance within the Municipality of North Cowichan by controlling larval mosquito development using an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach to control. The PMP focuses on initiatives which use public education, physical site modi cation and biological controls to reduce larval mosquito populations.

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12 Wednesday, January 13, 2016 | Cowichan Valley Citizen LivingEarthquake and tidal wave: the terrible twins of destructionDecember’s

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In scientific ter-minology it’s a tsunami, or seismic sea wave; to the lay-man it spells tidal wave — and disaster.

For 70 years scientists had monitored earthquakes through the Pacific, recording almost 200 upheavals of the earth’s crust during this per-iod. Fortunately, casualties and damage had been relative-ly localized during the quakes.

But the threat of a major earthquake within the prox-imity of a heavily-populated area, such as that which lev-elled San Francisco in 1906, remains, particularly along the thousands of miles of coastline where a tidal wave invariably proved to be an earthquake’s terrible twin of destruction. For these peoples, scattered along the Pacific Rim, the danger of tidal wave is real; in fact, for some, it could be considered to be inevitable.

In the face of this constant threat, the Tsunami Warning System was put into effect after the infamous April 1,

1946 earthquake in the Aleutians which wreaked havoc among the distant Hawaiian Islands and claimed 159 lives. The TWS has been described as being “an inter-national cooperative effort including 19 seismographic sta-

tions, 44 tide stations, various communication services and disseminating agencies, organ-ized solely for the purpose of warning coastal populations of the impending danger of approaching Tsunamis”.

In January 1963, after “sev-eral years of negotiation,” Canada was formally included within the TWS as a warning receiving and dissemination station. The following month, arrangements were completed whereby, “upon receipt of a warning telephone call from Civil Defence, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation would undertake to alert ‘all radio stations on the coast including Price Rupert’”.

On June 25, the Canadian Dept. of Transport decreed that “The Canadian Commit-tee on Oceanography has now agreed that these warnings do not need to be promulgated in British Columbia and the Department has confirmed this decision.” A week later,

the deputy provincial secre-tary received confirmation of the decision to withdraw Can-ada from TWS.

The enormity of this decision became painfully apparent within a year when, on March 27, 1964 — Good Friday — Alas-ka rocked under the impact of its worst earthquake in record-ed history. Within terrifying minutes, half a dozen cities including Anchorage, were devastated, more than 100 persons were dead or missing, and initial damage estimates soared into the millions of dollars.

Immediately, the TWS went into action, alerting all stations scattered about the Pacific Rim of the impending danger of a seismic sea wave.

But, hundreds of miles to the southeast of the disaster zone, uniformed and unsuspecting, lay the exposed west coast of Vancouver Island.

That night, the twin com-munities of Alberni and Port Alberni, with their combined population of 25,000 souls, nestled soundly in the crook of Alberni Inlet, the winding fjord which slashes 35 miles into the Island’s midriff, as, surging down from the north came the first assault wave. Roaring southward at 240 miles an hour, the tsunami — a solid wall of water — charged up Alberni Inlet. Striking at

midnight, the initial wave, eight feet high, served as a warning of the devastation to follow when dozens of families in low-lying areas suddenly found their homes inundated in a sea of mud. Ironic-ally, this first astonishing assault, which was followed by a 10-minute truce, proved to be a blessing in disguise in that it drove those most seriously affected to higher ground and safety.

But the second, taller tidal wave which marched hard on the heels of the first, was carried farther inland by the artificial eight-foot tide created by its forerunner. This wave smashed into the stunned communities with all the force of a battering ram, flattening and flooding homes, businesses and playing havoc with cars, boats, high-voltage lines and buildings — everything in its path — and sending hundreds more fleeing for their lives in a chest-deep, swirling swamp of mud and debris.

Within minutes, damages totalled $5 million [1964 value], many were homeless. But, to quote the official B.C. Civil Defence rec-

ord, “No lives were lost, no fires were started and no epidemic took hold.”

This was to be the miracle of the Alberni Tidal Wave.

During those agonizing min-utes — an eternity for some — residents had scrambled to safety. For several, escape proved to be a matter of pure chance.

“One man dashed out to save his brand-new convertible, only to find a pair of youngsters floating by on a log. He, too, was chest-deep before the trio made it to dry ground. A Civil Defence worker, rowing in the dark checking houses, flashed his light into one and rescued a baby floating on a mattress...”

And so it went throughout the terrifying morning hours of March 28. Finally, with dawn, the reeling communities welcomed the first relief contingent of CD workers who were supported by members of the three armed forces, police and volunteers.

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The tsunami left more than one thing out of place in Port Alberni in 1964. [A.WAVERYN AND M. STEFANI PHOTO]


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Where to stop for a stop signTIM SCHEWE SPECIAL TO THE CITIZEN

Would you believe me if I told you that the positioning of a stop sign at an intersection has noth-

ing to do with where you must stop? Yes, the sign tells you that you must stop, but the markings on the roadway, or lack of them, tell you where the stop has to take place. There are four possibilities for a driver to consider.

The first possibility is where there is a marked stop line. You must stop at the marked stop line according to the Motor Vehicle Act and just before the line according to Learn to Drive Smart, our provincial driving manual. Either case requires the stop to be made reasonably close to the line, but not on or after it.

The next possibility is when a cross-walk is painted on the roadway without a stop line. Both rule books describe this situation identically requiring that you stop just before entering the crosswalk. Pedestrians must not have to detour around the front of your vehicle when they are walking within the boundaries of the crosswalk.

The third possibility requires a bit more observation and thought on the part of the driver who must identify and deal with the unmarked crosswalk. The courts have taken a very broad view in case law on the definition of a crosswalk. While a concrete or paved sidewalk is obvious by its presence any “improve-ment” of the shoulder used by pedes-trians may not be. The sidelines of these improvements must be extended across the roadway and treated like the marked crosswalk.

The final possibility considers the instance where there are no markings at all on the roadway. Drivers must stop at the point nearest the intersecting high-way from which the driver has a view of

approaching traffic on the intersecting highway. Since traffic includes cyclists and pedestrians in addition to motor vehicles, this sounds suspiciously close to the circumstances in the third situation.

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Cowichan Secondary students take on icon in top mystery thriller script

Cowichan Secondary School’s Performing Arts students are presenting the play The Game’s Afoot in the theatre at the school’s Quamichan building on Thursday, Jan. 14, 15 and 16 and again Jan. 21, 22 and 23.

This mystery thriller was the winner of the 2012 Mystery Writers of America Edgar Allen Poe Awards for best play.

The action takes place at Christmas of 1936 when Broadway star William Gillette, famous for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes, has invited his fellow cast-members to his isolated Connecticut home for the weekend.

When one of the guests is stabbed to death, the party stops being fun.

Gillette must assume the persona of his beloved Holmes to track down the killer before the next victim appears.

Shows take place at 7 p.m. nightly. Tickets are $10 each. Get them at the door.

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Pianist Sarah Hagen welcomes violinist Martin Chalifour to her Morning Musicale on Monday, Jan. 18 starting at 10:30 a.m. on the Cowichan Performing Arts Centre stage.

Chalifour, a widely honoured musician, is con-cert master at the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, but also manages to fit in an active solo career.

As well as soloing with many orchestras around the world, he is a frequent guest at summer music festivals.

He teaches at the University of Southern Cali-fornia and Caltech and was appointed as a Yosem-ite Centennial Ambassador for 2016.

Tickets are $24 for adults, or $22 for Elder Col-lege members.

Compiled by Lexi Bainas, Citizen

The cast of Cowichan Secondary School’s The Game’s Afoot is ready for opening night, Jan. 14, at the Quamichan theatre. [SUBMITTED]

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The world’s premier touring guitar festival is back in Duncan.

International Guitar Night (IGN) — a special evening of contemporary guitar music from around the globe — returns to the Cowichan Performing Arts Cen-tre is on Thursday, Jan. 21 starting at 7:30 p.m.

A unique event, it is a must-see for many Valley music fans.

“This musical treat has been so popu-lar over the years, we had to bring them back to kick off our 2016 season with a bang,” said Kirsten Schrader, manager of the CVRD’s Arts & Culture Division.

Each show brings together interest-ing and innovative acoustic guitarists to exchange musical ideas in a concert setting, feeding a dynamic spontaneity that is the catalyst for magic.

For 16 years, IGN founder Brian Gore has invited a new cast of guitar lumin-aries to join him for exceptional even-ings of solos, duets, and quartets that highlight the dexterity and diversity within the world of acoustic guitar.

Joining him this time are gypsy jazz legend Lulo Reinhardt, grand-nephew of the legendary Django, contemporary fingerstyle innovator Mike Dawes and multi-genre showman Andre Krengel.

Gore is a poet with his guitar, a music-al romantic who is influenced by both myth and modern literature.

Reinhardt is a third generation mas-ter from Germany, first taught by his father at the age of five. At 12, he played in the Mike Reinhardt Sextet and later co-founded the group, Django Rein-hardt and the Heartbreakers. In 1991, he founded I Gitanos with his father

Bawo and cousin Dege touring through-out Europe where he first established a national reputation.

Dawes released his debut single with Candyrat Records in June 2012, and since then the 24-year-old’s inter-national profile has exploded.

Krengel is mainly self-taught, and his unique style of playing has made him one to watch in Germany. His parents loved classical music. So, as a child, he

became influenced by the many record-ings of composers like J.S. Bach.

Later, he was inspired by the jazzy blues-rock stylings of Mark Knopfler.

Tickets are $30 for adults and $27 for students and Cowichan Folk Guild members.

Contact the Cowichan Ticket Centre at 250-748-7529 to book your seats or go to www.cowichanpac.ca to book them online.

International Guitar Night back with masters of music

Guitarist Brian Gore is back in Duncan with his much-loved International Guitar Night show on Thursday, Jan. 21. [SUBMITTED]


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Magician/ illusionist Darren Charles walks around the space where his assistant, Meggie Stylez, appears to be suspended in the air. For more photos from this show, see cowichanvalleycitizen.com[LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]

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Magician Darren Charles, think-ing that shelves at Valley food banks could well be running low after the Christmas rush, is offer-ing a unique way to help them out.

He’s holding magic shows in Duncan (Jan. 16), Ladysmith (Jan 23) and Lake Cowichan (Jan. 30).

“They’ll be seeing big illusions. I’ll be floating a woman in the air, stabbing a woman with swords and making her disappear from the stage, cutting a woman in half and more.

“I’ll also be doing the meta-morphosis, a classic illusion first performed by Harry Houdini.”

The show is all kid-friendly.“This is fun for the whole

family, it’s all-age appropriate,” he said.

He scheduled four shows; the first one was held Jan. 9 at Cob-ble Hill Hall but the other three are still coming up.

The first of these is at the Eagles Hall in Duncan on Satur-day, Jan. 16. That will be followed

by another performance on Sat-urday, Jan. 23 in Ladysmith at the Eagles Hall.

Finally, he is taking his show westward to Lake Cowichan Cen-tennial Hall on Saturday, Jan. 30.

For each one, the doors open at 5 p.m. and the show itself starts

at 6 p.m.Tickets are $15 each, but if you

bring a non-perishable food item, there’s a $5 discount and you can get in for $10 each.

Asked what made him think of it, Charles said he is between careers right now and thought it might be a great time to get back into an old love: magic.

“I did magic years and years ago and I thought I would come out of retirement and get back into doing shows again. So, I’m trying to pay off my Visa and help out the community at the same time,” he said, chuckling.

“And as you know, just after Christmas, the food banks are essentially cleared out with Christmas hampers and all. This is a way to help them get a jump on things, to get them reloaded. I just thought it was a good idea.”

And so do we. The show in Cob-ble Hill on Jan. 9 was a crowd pleaser, with Charles and his lovely assistant, Meggie Stylez, presenting magic tricks and illu-sions that produced oohs and ahhs from the audience.

There was a girl in there and now there are nothing but swords. Where did she go? [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]

A flame appears in his hand as if by, well, magic, during Charles Cobble Hill show. [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]


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for more information Call the CVRD Recycling Hotline at 250-746-2540 or toll-free 1-800-665-3955 or visit www.CVRDrecycles.bc.caCome on out to the Eagles Hall for an informative evening about 2015 accomplishments and proposed 2016 projects and activities for local parks and trails within Electoral Area E - Cowichan Station/Sahtlam/Glenora, hosted by your Electoral Area E Director and CVRD Parks & Trails Division staff.

The meeting will also include an overview on preparing a Community Parks & Trails Master Plan for Electoral Area E in 2016 with community input to guide future parkland acquisition for outdoor recreation and conservation, park and community pathway development and environmental protection/enhancement of important greenspace within the community.

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) for the Electoral Area E Parks and Recreation Commission will also be held. The AGM is to hold nominations and election for five (5) positions for a one-year term. Interested persons can also request to serve on the Commission in one of the four (4) available appointed one-year terms. Parks and Recreation Commission members provide advice to the CVRD on matters regarding community parks.

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YOUNG MUSICIAN OF THE WEEKLilli Thomas-Brown is a Grade 7 student at Bench Elementary School. She studies piano with Emily Armour in Mill Bay and is working on Level 2 of the Royal Conservatory program. She is currently working on pieces by Bartok and Beethoven. Lilli really enjoys performing her music.

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Pianist Bruce Vogt is next up in the Chemainus Classical Concerts series with his concert, Beethoven and More, on Sun-day, Jan. 24 starting at 2 p.m.

The event is held in the historic confines of St. Michael’s Church in downtown Chemainus.

Vogt’s arrival combines both good and bad news.

The bad news for organizers was that pianist Antoine Joubert had suffered a concussion and has had to postpone to another season his concert featuring the Chopin Études, which had been planned for Jan. 17.

The good news is that pianist Vogt

stepped up to replace him, making himself available for a performance on Jan. 24.

Vogt delights audiences wherever he plays, and his performance experience has taken him all over the world.

Chemainus audiences also always enjoy his joyful playing, not to mention his insightful comments about the music.

This concert will feature music by Beethoven and Haydn so why not take time out for a trip to St. Mike’s and be transport-ed back in time to revel in the profound yet gracious music of the classical era?

Tickets at the door are $20 for adults or $5 each for anyone under age 18. In advance they are $17 each. Check chemainusclassi-calconcerts.ca for the nearest ticket agent or call 250-748-8383.

Valley favourite Bruce Vogt steps into vacancy

Organizers of Chemainus Classical Concerts are delighted that pianist Bruce Vogt, above, is able to present Beethoven and More on Jan. 24. [SUBMITTED]

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‘Funky modern jazz’ on Crofton Hotel menu

Salt Spring Island’s Sky Val-ley brings its funky modern jazz arrangements back to the Crofton Hotel Pub on Sunday, Jan. 17.

The quartet, which made its debut in Crofton two months ago, is led by bassist Alan Wardroper. He’s joined by saxophonist Patrick Byrne, pianist Frank Huether, and drummer Randall Miron.

This band plays a mix of jazz standards, some Latin selections, and a few original tunes.

The concert is part of the Jazz at Crofton series, which runs at the pub on Joan Avenue every Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m.

Musicians are invited to join in a jam session during the last hour. Admission is $10.

Salt Spring Island’s Sky Valley is headed to Crofton. [SUBMITTED]

LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

Straight From London’s Royal Albert Hall Christmas Concert, Steven Devine is bringing his Victoria Baroque Players, aug-mented with four hunting horn artists, to Duncan for a special performance.

Devine will simultaneously conduct and play the harpsi-chord in a show entitled From Princes to Frogs at the Christian Reformed Church on Thursday, Jan. 14 at 7:30 p.m.

The Royal Albert has 5,272 seats and world-wide television broadcasting of his recent Christmas concert reached mil-lions of viewers. In total con-trast, the church has only 450 available seats for this concert, the fourth in the Cowichan Symphony Society’s season.

Devine has a varied music background and Gramaphone magazine has described his recording of Bach’s Goldberg Variations as “among the best”.

This performance, there is pomp and circumstance as well as humour for the audience to enjoy.

Orchestral highlights from operas by Handel and Rameau are featured alongside two of

Telemann’s biggest concert pieces.

Some tickets were still avail-able at press time. Check withthe Cowichan Theatre TicketCentre at 250-748-7529 to see ifany are left.

Steven Devine’s show brings the excitement of London’s Albert Hall to the Cowichan Valley. [SUBMITTED]

LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

Did you know that there is a group of people whose genetic variations cause them to feel more deeply than the rest of us?

In a special presentation at Duncan United Church, Thurs-day, Jan. 21 starting at 7 p.m., the film Sensitivity will show how 20 per cent of all humans and 99 other species demon-strate a genetic trait called high sensitivity through which environmental information actually processes differently, alerting the individual to shifts that others do not sense.

Apparently, individuals with

this trait can be more easily overstimulated by sensory information, have a higher emo-tional reactivity and are cued to pick up on more subtleties.

The trait actually assists group survival by allowing a percentage of the population to be much more aware of subtle environmental changes and retain the knowledge more readily should change in action be required: perhaps a natural insurance for a group.

If two in 10 people sense dan-ger that the rest of the group doesn’t, and lead the group to safety, the entire population thrives.

How does a highly sensitiveperson’s brain differ? Are youhighly sensitive?

Watching this documentarycould help you find out.

Admission is free or bydonation.

Note: this is not offered as apart of the popular Eye Open-er documentary series, but isbeing offered as a gift by ananonymous person who wishesto see the money from admis-sions go to help the church in its useful and often necessaryoutreach into the community.

The Eye Openers will beginon Feb. 4 with the film, Life Offthe Grid.

Film explores world of ‘Sensitivity’

Show off ers ‘Princes to Frogs’

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The Cowichan Valley Regional District is inviting applications from interested Cobble Hill residents wishing to serve on the Kerry Park Recreation Commission. There is currently a vacancy on the Commission for a term ending December 31, 2018.

Interested applicants should have strengths in terms of experience, skills, education or a strong interest in a specific aspect of recreation and culture services or recreation facilities.

Applications are being accepted until 8:30 am on Monday, February 1, 2016 and can be submitted by email to [email protected], mailed to PO Box 7 Mill Bay, BC V0R 2P0 or dropped off to 1035 Shawnigan Mill Bay Road, Mill Bay, BC.

Applications should contain a summary telling us about yourself, your area of expertise, and why you would like to serve on the Commission.

Specific questions regarding the Commission should be directed to Kim Liddle, at [email protected] or 250.743.5922.

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The Cowichan Valley Regional District is inviting applications from interested Cowichan Bay residents wishing to serve on the Kerry Park Recreation Commission. There is currently a vacancy on the Commission for a term ending December 31, 2018.

Interested applicants should have strengths in terms of experience, skills, education or a strong interest in a specific aspect of recreation and culture services or recreation facilities.

Applications are being accepted until 8:30 am on Monday, February 1, 2016 and can be submitted by email to [email protected], mailed to PO Box 7 Mill Bay, BC V0R 2P0 or dropped off to 1035 Shawnigan Mill Bay Road, Mill Bay, BC.

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Notice to residents of Electoral Area F (Cowichan Lake South/Skutz Falls): There are two upcoming Open House events regarding the curbside collection service in your area. These Open Houses will provide an opportunity to learn more about the curbside collection program and the recent curbside survey that was distributed in your area.

The first Open House will be on January 14, 2016 at 7:00 pm at the Sahtlam Fire Hall (4384 Cowichan Lake Road, Duncan) and the second Open House will be on January 21, 2016 at 7:00 pm at the Cowichan Lake Sports Arena (311 South Shore Road, Lake Cowichan).

Note that the location of the Open House on January 21, 2016 has been moved from the Lake Cowichan Centennial Hall to the Cowichan Lake Sports Arena.

For more information, please visit cvrd.bc.ca/survey or call the CVRD Recycling Hotline at 250.746.2540 or toll free 1.800.665.3955.

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Doug passed away in the Cowichan Valley hospital

with his loving family by his side. Predeceased by his parents Robert and Opal and brother Clinton he leaves behind three children, sons: Derek (Kimberly), Douglas (Gina), daughter Debrah Erickson (Rob), seven grandchildren, two great grandchildren, brother Don (Janet), sister-in-law Sandra (Nick), numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.Doug was a very avid sports enthusiast and sponsored many ball teams and hockey teams in his earlier days. The family would like to thank all the doctors and nurses who took care of our Dad during his many visits to hospital and a special thank you to Dr. Robinson.

Thanks to the staff and friends at The Meadows residence for care and friendship.

He will be greatly missed by many. There will be a gathering at a later date to celebrate

his life.

Marling, Douglas Frank

Nov. 1, 1942 ~ Nov. 24, 2015

James Martin RobinsonJuly 12, 1930 – December 30, 2015

Jim passed away peacefully at the Chemainus Health Care

Facility where he had been in residence for the past few years. Jim was born in Kitchener, ON and, as a young man, moved to BC and started a life-long career in the forest industry. Eventually,

as a faller for MacMillan Bloedel, Jim spent many

a year in the bush. Early on he married a lovely gal from the

island and raised four children in Duncan. He loved to spend time in his garden and had a deep appreciation of nature. Upon retiring, Jim and Fran enjoyed travelling to many countries and eventually found The Hotel Marsol in Mexico where they often returned. Before succumbing to the effects of dementia, Jim could be heard saying, “I’ve lived a good life. I wouldn’t do anything differently.” Predeceased by his wife, Francis Robinson in 2010, and survived by his four children, Tom, Michelle, Theresa and Paul, along with nine grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Jim was loved and will be missed by many. He was charming and witty to the end. A special thanks to those at Chemainus Health Care that looked out for Jim; and for Mary, his friend and companion, during his stay there.

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Elaine ‘Betty’ CoplandAugust 25, 1933 – January 5, 2016

Betty Copland is survived by her sons Michael and Richard, her daughter Beth Cade (Jamie), her sister Myrna, and numerous grandchildren, nephews, great nieces and nephews. She was predeceased in October by her husband Stan. Her eldest sister, Grace, died a few hours after Betty on January 5th. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 on Thursday, Jan 14th at Sylvan United Church, 985 Shawnigan Mill Bay Rd, in Mill Bay on Vancouver Island. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Sylvan United Church - www.sylvanunited.ca (250-743-4659), or to the CMS Food Bank Society in Mill Bay www.cvbs.ca/links.php (250-743-5242).

For anyone who knew Kristin to join us for a Celebration Of Her Life

on Sunday January 24th, 20162pm at the Quw'utsun Cultural

and Conference Centre 200 Cowichan Way in Duncan

Tea and coffee will be served. Offerings of appetizers or desserts will be gratefully appreciated.

Kristin Marie Fairclough

Celebration Of Life

In Memory of

Al HarknessJuly 23, 1936 ~ January 14, 2015

Time slips by,Memories stay.

Quietly remembered everyday!

Miss you, Nonie

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IN MEMORIAM

In Loving Memory of

June ScottJune 9, 1935 -

January 17, 2014We Thought of You Today

We thought of you todayBut that is nothing new

We thought of you yesterdayAnd will tomorrow too

We think of you in silenceAnd make no outward showFor what it meant to lose you

Only those who love you knowRemembering you is easy

We do it every dayIt’s the heartache of losing you

That will never go away

Forever Missed - Never Forgotten

Bob, Shelley, Laurie, Carrie & Family

IN MEMORIAM GIFTS

Thank you for considering donations to: COWICHAN

DISTRICT HOSPITAL FOUNDATION #4-466 Trans Canada Hwy

Duncan, BC V9L 3R6 Phone: 250-701-0399

Website: www.cdhfoundation.ca

Donations may be made via mail, over the phone or on our website. Donations are

tax deductible & fi nance hospital equipment & patient

care. Memorial donations are acknowledged with a

letter to the family and loved ones are commemorated on our Memorial Board or Book

in the hospital lobby.

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LEGAL SERVICES

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BUSINESS SERVICES

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CLEANING SERVICES

FOR ALL your cleaning, cooking and laundry needs. Is-land Domestic has experi-enced housekeepers. We also do apartments, offi ces and one-time cleans. Serving Mill Bay to Ladysmith. Bonded, In-sured, WCB, registered with DVA. 250-710-0864. www.islanddomesticservices.ca

COMPUTER SERVICES

ABLE COMPUTER REPAIRIn-home service. Senior’s

discount. Nico 250-746-6167

FLOOR REFINISHING/INSTALLATIONS

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

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS

HOME RENOVATIONS. Deck work, carpentry, fl ooring, plumbing, eaves trough-clean-ing & rubbish removal. Small moving jobs. Sr. Discount. Ian 250-743-6776.

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321 Cairnsmore St. For info phone

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REAL ESTATE

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DOWNTOWN CHEMAINUS- upper suite, 2 bdrms, $850+ utils. No pets. (250)797-0879.

LAKE COWICHAN SHORT OR LONG TERM RENTAL. Large studio apt. Reno’d, cov-ered deck and parking, laun-dry, elevator, parking. N/S. Age 55+. $475. To view 250-284-3434.

COTTAGES

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HOMES FOR RENT

COBBLE HILL. Terrifi c views from 1bdrm house on Cherry Point Rd, overlooking Satelite Channel. Newly reno’d - H/W fl oors, etc. W/D. Ref’s req’d. $1200. Feb. 1. (250)743-2370.

SHARED ACCOMMODATION

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SUITES, LOWER

DUNCAN: 2-bdrm, F/S, W/D incl. N/S. $900+hydro. Wi-fi & cable incl. Available now. Call 250-748-1204

Ground level 1-bdrm suite in Glenora area.

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SUITES, UPPER

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Miscellaneous• Love horses? Cowichan Therapeut-

ic Riding Association needs dedicated volunteers in lots of different areas. Help our special needs riders to reach their goals in the ring. No experience necessary, training provided. Info: 250-746-1028, email [email protected], website www.ctra.ca

• Friendly Visitors wanted! Volunteer Cowichan program connects an isolat-ed or lonely senior in the community with a Friendly Visitor. Interested? Call 250-748-2133.

• ShoDai Peace Chant new location Nichiren Peace Centre, Johnny Bear and Cambrai Road. Meditation Thurs-days, 7 p.m., Discovery Sunrise Sun-days, 10 a.m. Website: www.viretreats.com. Info: 250-710-7594. Email: [email protected]

• Duncan United Church Thrift Store, operating for 20 years, supports out-reach programs. Great bargains, rea-sonable prices. Open Fridays, 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Seniors• 50 Plus Activity Centre in Lake

Cowichan hosts Winter Nights Coffee House, Saturday, Jan. 16, doors open 5:30 p.m., music at 6 p.m. Admission $5. Band: Syzygy Blue (rock blues band), opening act: Goodtime Boys. Snacks for sale. Info: 250-749-6121.

• Chemainus Seniors Drop-in Cen-tre Burns Night and birthday party, Jan. 16, 5-8:30 p.m.

• Chemainus Seniors Drop-in Centre soup and sandwich, Jan. 20, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

• Chemainus Seniors Drop-in Centre blood pressure clinic, Jan. 20.

• Valley Seniors Activity Centre Rob-bie Burns Dinner and Dance, Saturday, Jan. 23, 5 p.m., 198 Government St., $30 per person. Emcee Ian Rothnie, band Dan and the Seniors. Proceeds to Andrea Coleman Conquer Cancer fundraiser. Tickets available from Dan Hughes, 250-748-1406.

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

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

• Chemainus Seniors Drop-in Cen-tre blood pressure clinic, Feb. 17, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

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

• Chemainus Seniors Drop-in Centre muffin mornings Wednesdays and Fri-days 9:30-11 a.m.

• Dance to music from the 50s and 60s at Valley Seniors Centre, 198 Govern-ment St., every Wednesday, 3-5 p.m., $5. Info: 250-746-4433.

• Chemainus Seniors Drop-in Centre — Bingo every Monday, doors open at 4:45 p.m. starts at 6:40 p.m. Loonie Pot, G-Ball, Bonanza, & 50/50 draw. Every-one Welcome.

• Lake Cowichan’s air-conditionded 50 Plus Activity Centre open 7 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Friday. Bridge, canasta, crib-bage, shuffleboard, pool, line dancing, music. Exercises 9:30 a.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday. Bingo for over 19 Wednesday, 1 p.m. and Sunday, 7 p.m. Kitchen serves home-made lunches, 11 a.m.-1:15 p.m., weekly specials. Ban-quets, bazaars and bus trips organized throughout the year. More volunteers wanted. Info: 250-749-6121.

• Valley Seniors Activity Centre, 198 Government St., Duncan open 8 a.m.-

3 p.m. Monday to Friday, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday. $20 per year. Carpet bowling, cribbage, billiards crafts, bridge, choir, bus trips on our own bus. Live music Mondays and Wednesdays 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Dances every 1st and 3rd Saturday evening 7:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m. Open to public for Bingo each Tuesday. Many special events throughout the year. Check out Monthly Newsletter at valley-seniors.org and consider mem-bership if you’re 55 years or older. Info: 250-746-4433.Info: 250-746-4433 or www.valley-seniors.org

Recreation• Legion Bonspiel, Duncan Curling

Club, Feb. 20, one day only, 3-4 end games, Brandon Draw, contact Betty James 746-5998.

• Mill Bay Carpet Bowling Group meets every Wednesday, 1 p.m., Mill Bay Community League Hall, beside Kerry Park Arena. Info: Jim 250-743-5189 or Pauline 250-733-9886.

• Cowichan Kayak and Canoe Club meetings second Tuesday each month except July and August, 7:30 p.m., socializing time 7-7:30 p.m., Seniors Activity Centre, Duncan. Refresh-ments provided. Info: cowichan kayakandcanoe.wordpress.com

• Cowichan Intercultural Society pre-sents Art Healing Series, Wednesdays, 2-3:30 p.m., Mill Bay Library. Meet to paint, draw, sketch and create art pieces. Info: Francoise [email protected] or 250-748-3112.

• Duncan Badminton Club, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8-10 p.m., October through March Multi-purpose Hall, Island Savings Centre. Recreational and competitive. All welcome. Info: 250-746-4380.

• Youth rowing program, Cowichan Bay Maritime Centre, for ages 10-14. Get some rowing experience with sum-mer staff Thursdays 4-6 p.m. and Satur-days 10 a.m.-noon. $10 drop-in fee, call ahead to reserve a place: 250-746-4955.

Meetings• Royal Canadian Legion Branch 53

general meeting, Jan. 17, 1 p.m., Hen-derson Hall, Gibbins Rd., Duncan.

• Cowichan Historical Society meet-ing, Jan. 21, 7:30 p.m., St. Peter’s Church Hall, 5800 Church Rd., Duncan. Show and Tell: bring an interesting object and briefly tell its story.

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

• Adult Child of Alcoholics and Dys-functional Families (ACOA) meetings 107 Evans St., Duncan, Fridays, 7 p.m.

• Cowichan Valley Prostate Cancer Support Group meetings held the last Thursday of each month from 2-4 p.m. Cancer Society office, 394 Duncan St. Info: Gord Thomas 250-743-6960 or Brian King 250-748-5785.

• Is food a problem for you? Overeat-ers Anonymous is here to help. Meet-ings Sunday morning, Thursday even-ing. For meeting times call 250-746-9366 or go to www.oa.org/membersgroups/find-a-meeting/

• SLAA meeting Mondays 7 p.m. A 12-step recovery program for those wishing to recover from sex and love addiction. Information: 1-250-592-1916 or 250-748-1238.


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Arts• Chemainus Sketch Group, Jan.

20, Geometric Design on Wood, wood available on site, Fuller Lake Arena, 10 a.m.

• Ladysmith Camera Club presents “Buying/Upgrading a Photo Editing Computer”, a smart shopper’s guide to choosing the right hardware with Brad Grigor or Turning Point Arts, Saltair. Tuesday, Jan. 26, 7 p.m., Hard-wick Hall, High Street at 3rd Avenue. Non-members $5 drop-in fee. Info: www.LadysmithCameraClub.com

• Chemainus Sketch Group, Jan. 27, Still Life, chance to practise drawing skills, Fuller Lake Arena, 10 a.m.

• Cherry Point artists weekly paint-ing sessions (September to June), Thursdays, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at Cowichan Exhibition fairgrounds. Experienced and beginners wel-come. Info: Jack 250-746-4795 or Linda 250-597-1108.

• Warmland Calligraphers meet on the second Tuesday of the month at 9 a.m.-noon, Mellor Hall, Cow-ichan Exhibition grounds. Info: warmlandcallig [email protected] or http://members.shaw.ca/warmlandcalligraphers.

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

• Enjoy ‘Ways of Writing’ — short stories, memoirs, poems — Wed-nesdays, 12:24-3 p.m. at the Sen-iors Centre in Lake Cowichan.

More info: 250-749-4176.

Music• Inviting female voices, teens to

seniors, for The Rivernotes Choir, meets Mondays, 6-8 p.m., Lake Cow-ichan Senior Centre, 55 Coronation St. Info: Judith Quinlan 250-749-3728.

• Like to sing? Join Medford Singers.

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

• Encore! Women’s Choir meets Monday evenings, Duncan. Seeking motivated women ages 18-plus who read music and enjoy singing reper-toire that is challenging, yet fun! Info: Christine Dandy, 250-715-1568.

• Cowichan Consort Orchestra rehearsal Mondays, 7:30 p.m. Sylvan United Church. Come play with us. All strings welcome. Info: 748-8982.

• Cowichan Consort Choir Wed-nesdays, 7:30 p.m., Sylvan United Church. Come sing with us. Info: 743-7445.

• Enjoy a jam of old time music every second Thursday at Twist-

ed Sisters Tearoom, 9885 Maple Street, Chemainus. Info: Steve Heiz-er at 250-722-3115 or Peter Sussman 250-929-8226.

• Chemainus Seniors Centre choirs: Men’s Choir, Mondays, 9-10:30 a.m., Ladies Choir, Mondays, 11 a.m.- 12:30 p.m., mixed choir, Fridays, 10-11:45 a.m.

Dancing• Creative partner-dancing les-

sons, Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m., Island Oak High School, Duncan. Starting Jan. 19, drop-ins welcome. Info: Josef 250-709-8583.

• Traditional Square Dancing to live music by Shady Grove Dance Band. Caller Peter Sussman. The Hub Koksilah Road, Cowichan Station. Everyone 12 and up, bring a part-ner or find one at the dance. Admis-sion: $5. Dances first Friday of every month, 7:30 p.m. Info: Peter Sussman 250-929-8226.

• Learn to square dance. Lessons at Girl Guide Hall, 321 Cairnsmore St., Duncan. Info: 250-748-6056 or 250-748-9140.

• Cowichan Valley International Folkdancers meet Mondays, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Mill Bay Community Hall, beside Kerry Park Arena. $5 drop-in fee, $80 yearly membership. First night free. Call Kate 250-743-5068 or Lyn 250-743-2686.

• Cowichan Ballroom Dance Club welcomes all fellow dancers to regu-lar 6:30 p.m. Wednesday night prac-tices at Valley Seniors Centre. Info: 250-597-1132.

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KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Even Bob Beatty was pleased with the Cowichan Valley Capitals’ performance last weekend.

The head coach is usually difficult to please, but he had little to complain about after his team won a pair of B.C. Hockey League games on Friday and Saturday.

“I thought we played very well, actual-ly,” he admitted. “We had a couple of good back-to-back games. I liked our play a lot better.”

Playing on the road Friday, the Caps got by the Alberni Valley Bulldogs 4-3 in overtime. Back home at the Island Savings Centre the next evening, they defeated the Langley Rivermen 5-2.

On Friday, the Caps fell behind 1-0 and 3-2, but tied the game late in the second period, then won it in the first overtime on rookie defenceman Sam Jones’s first BCHL goal.

“It was a close game,” Beatty said. “I thought we played pretty well.”

Ryan Burton, Luke Santerno and Ryan Hogg also scored for the Caps, and goal-ie Lane Michasiw made 34 saves to win consecutive starts for the first time this season.

On Saturday, the Caps fell behind 2-0, but got themselves on the board just eight ticks after Langley’s second goal, and dominated the rest of the contest.

“We showed good resolve there, a good response,” Beatty said. “We were play-ing the way we like to play: we put pres-sure on their defence, we were physical, we were getting pucks turned over.”

Kade Kehoe scored twice to bookend the second period, and three other players had two-point nights against Langley: Santerno with a goal and an assist, and Burton and Jared Domin with two helpers apiece. Matt Hudie and Josh Adkins also scored, Adkins with his fourth goal in four games with

Cowichan. Storm Phaneuf had another excellent outing in net, stopping 31 of 33 shots for his 17th win of the season.

Beatty was impressed with the way everyone on his roster stepped up over the weekend.

“I thought we had a pretty good four-line rotation both games,” he said, not-ing that the only thing to interrupt that flow was when Jacob Switzer received a game misconduct after a fight mid-way through the second period against Alberni.

Led by stalwart Chris Harpur, the Cowichan blueline corps also performed

well, bolstered on Friday by affiliate player Scott Munro, a 1996-born defend-er called up from the junior B North Vancouver Wolf Pack to fill in for the injured Mitch Meek.

“He’s a big, physical defenceman,” Beatty said of Munro. “He looks like a junior A player right now. He’s not out of his league. I think we’ll be seeing more of him.”

Meek’s spot on Saturday was filled by Ryan Warner, a 1998 player summoned from the Peninsula Panthers.

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The Duncan Christian School Chargers may have gone without a win as they played host to the B.C. Christian Schools junior girls basket-ball championships last weekend, but coach Michelle King was still happy with the way her team performed.

“The team has been working diligently on honing skills, team-building, and game play,” she said. “Each year, we host B.C. Christians knowing there will be a huge learning curve, playing against these more experienced teams.”

The Chargers lost 34-9 to Richmond Christian, 35-10 to Pacific Christian from Victoria, 13-8 to Surrey Christian, and 38-22 to Carver Christian of Burnaby. Guard Karis Jonat was named to the tournament all-star team.

Jonat’s three-pointer in the final seconds of the game against Surrey was emblematic of the Chargers’ refusal to quit during any of the matches.

“We are so proud of how much the girls grew both individually and as a team,” King said. “Their guts, passion, perseverance, and positive attitude took the team to fearless shooting and aggressive play. The movement of senior play-ers to new positions gave both players and team new depths and success. We are exceptionally proud of this group of young women.”

Credo Christian of Langley finished atop the standings, beating Chilliwack’s Unity Christian 41-34 in the final.

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Morgan Nederlof (3) leads Duncan Christian up the floor during the first quarter of the Chargers’ game against Surrey Christian at the Island Savings Centre last Saturday. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

Cowichan’s Ryan Burton slips past a Langley defender. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]


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The Kerry Park Islanders are undefeated in 2016.

It’s still early, but the Vancou-ver Island Junior Hockey League team has won all three of their games since the calendar rolled over, and six of their last eight going back into December.

The Isles kept going with a 4-3 road win over the Saanich Braves Friday, followed by a 1-0 home victory over the Westshore Wolves on Saturday, in which Chase Anderson earned his second shutout of the campaign.

Friday’s game started with an action-packed first period, where the Isles couldn’t hang on to the upper hand, letting the Braves draw even twice at 2-2 and 3-3. After a scoreless second period, Kerry Park went ahead for good on Tait Aptakin’s goal midway through the third.

“It wasn’t our best game, but we did enough to win,” Islanders owner Mark Osmond said.

Ryan Paisley scored twice to bring his team-leading total to 16. Kyle Green had a goal and an assist, and Connor Bissett and Keenan Eddy each had two helpers. Anderson stopped 22 of 25 shots for the win.

Both the Isles and Wolves were going full-bore on Saturday.

“It was more like a playoff game,” Osmond said.

The teams battled through two

scoreless frames before Lynden Eddy finally scored on a point shot on a powerplay four minutes and 23 seconds into the third per-iod. Anderson made 25 saves for his second shutout of the season.

Between the pipes for Wests-hore was former Islander Leigh-ton Williams, who turned aside 30 of 31 shots.

The Isles’ recent surged has moved them into second place in the tight South Division, two points ahead of the Peninsula Panthers, and third in the league,

one point up on the Nanaimo Buccaneers.

The team will try to keep its perfect 2016 record alive this weekend with a road game Fri-day at Campbell River and a home game Saturday against the Oceanside Generals at 7:30 p.m. Neither game is against a divisional opponent, but with just 11 contests remaining in the regular season, they remain important.

“Every game has a huge impact,” Osmond said.

The Islanders didn’t make any moves at the trade deadline, although they were on the look-out for available players.

“There wasn’t anybody who could make our team better,” Osmond said.

The team had hoped for the return of last year’s top scorer, Braedan Cross, who had been playing junior A in Saskatch-ewan and Manitoba this season, but he ended up with the Victoria Grizzlies of the BCHL.

The Caps made one move at the BCHL trade deadline last Sunday, adding 19-year-old for-ward Corey Hoffman from the Prince George Spruce Kings for future considerations. In his first BCHL season, Hoffman has scored 11 goals and assist-ed on 20 more for 31 points in 41 games. The 5-foot-9, 170-pound product of Syosset, New York, played last season with the Odessa Jackalopes of the North American Hockey League, and has already committed to Cor-nell University for fall 2016.

Hoffman played the 2012/13 season alongside Domin with the Detroit-based Belle Tire U16 program. He will add yet another offensive weapon to the Capitals’ stocked arsenal.

“He’s a skilled forward who I think will add some scoring depth and interchangeability to our lineup if we get injuries or if we need to shake things up,” Beatty said. “He brings some offensive punch to our lineup and makes us a little deeper in the skilled forward category.”

The Caps hosted the Victoria Grizzlies on Tuesday, and will play a home-and-home against the Alberni Valley Bulldogs this coming weekend, in Duncan Fri-day and Port Alberni Saturday.

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