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Shawnigan group appealing assessmentsLEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

A growing group of Shawnigan Lake homeowners is demanding a reduction in their property assessments due to concerns raised about contaminated soil dumping in their watershed.

Vicki Tyner and her husband, Bill Clark, are spearheading the push. They are not neophytes at tackling BC Assessment. Last year they were able to get 20 per cent reductions in assessments for eight properties because there was a licensed grow-op in their neighbourhood.

Now, in 2016, they are taking on a new problem.

The Citizen spoke to Tyner and Clark on Sunday, Jan. 17 and they outlined their view of the situation.

“We feel that the value of the properties in Shawnigan Lake have gone down just because of what’s going on with the [con-taminated soil] dump,” Tyner said.

“A real estate agent told me

yesterday that of all the house sales with a realtor from July to December in the Shawnigan Lake area, 27 per cent of those sales were for below the assessed value.”

Tyner has talked to several real-tors that are seeing what’s hap-pening in the market on a daily basis and the soil dumping is a prime subject for conversation.

“Almost 100 per cent of the time now, when people are looking at houses in this area, the realtors are asked about the water issues and what’s happening there. And, because it’s in court right now, there’s not a lot to say.”

Although last year’s appeal was successful, Tyner and Clark are starting from scratch in 2016 with BC Assessment.

“We’re going into this not with those coloured glasses on but it’s about awareness as well. So far I have 125 names of those who have expressed interest in appeal-ing,” Tyner said.

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Numbers reveal Crime Stoppers’ successKEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

For more than 30 years, Cowichan Crime Stoppers has provided area residents with a secure, confidential method for people to get information to the authorities, and the results speak for themselves.

According to the organization’s web-site, since its inception in 1985, 2,819 tips have come in, resulting in 250 arrests, 236 cleared cases, and the recovery of $632,502 in stolen property and seizure of $9,175,542 in illegal drugs.

That’s an impressive list of accomplish-ments for any organization.

“We are a group of volunteers from vari-ous parts of the community,” said Derek Crawford, the vice president of Cowichan Crime Stoppers. “We work in partnership with the police and the media to get the information that is out there. Our primary purpose is to provide a means for people to get information to police for them to deal with.”

Crime Stoppers got its start in Albuquer-que, New Mexico in 1975, when a detective looking for details about a murder had the idea to air a re-enactment of the crime on television and offer a cash reward for anonymous information that led to an arrest.

“He knew the information was out there, but the people were afraid to come for-ward,” Crawford said.

Within 72 hours, the detective had the information he was seeking, and he was inspired to make the tip line permanent.

Crime Stoppers came to Canada in 1982, getting its start in Calgary. It spread rapid-ly, reaching the Cowichan Valley in 1985.

“It’s all over the globe now,” Crawford pointed out.

In order to maintain its autonomy, Crime Stoppers doesn’t rely on government funding, instead conducting fundraising initiatives and seeking donations from the community.

“We are set up to try and keep our organization at an arm’s length. We have a close relationship with the police on a day-to-day basis, but there is an element of independence.”

Cowichan Crime Stoppers covers the entire Cowichan Valley from the Malahat

to the north end of North Cowichan, and from Maple Bay to the west coast of Van-couver Island, working with the North Cowichan/Duncan, Shawnigan Lake and Lake Cowichan RCMP detachments. Although the organization isn’t a police initiative, there are police liaisons that make it easier for them to work together.

A retired RCMP officer who worked as a Crime Stoppers liaison at postings in Gib-sons and Duncan, Crawford has been on the Cowichan Crime Stoppers board since he retired in 2006, and has seen from both sides how valuable it is.

“I’ve had the benefit of seeing first-hand the results of some of the information pro-vided,” he said. “It was an extra tool as a policeman.”

For something that has been around as long as it has, Crime Stoppers sometimes struggles to remain in the public eye. There are times when tips come in fast and furious, and other times when the lines are quiet for long stages.

“People have it in the backs of their minds, we hope, and when the occasion arises, they have somewhere to go,” Craw-ford said.

In addition to their long-standing phone line and memorable phone number (1-800-222-TIPS), Crime Stoppers has added a text messaging option at CRIMES (274637) — make sure the text includes the word “Cowichan” — which has proved popular.

“That’s becoming a very common thing,” Crawford said.

“In some communities, the majority of their tips come in from texting. For us, the phone is still the main one.”

Crawford likes that another option has been added to Crime Stoppers’ arsenal.

“It’s another means to communicate securely and maintain anonymity,” he said.

January is Crime Stoppers Month, and as part of that, donation canisters will be on the counters at all 7-Eleven stores in Can-ada throughout January and February, continuing a relationship that has run since 2004, resulting in more than $500,000 in donations, including a record-setting $53,000 last year.

Although Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards for information that leads to

an arrest, most of the time, that money ends up back in the organization’s hands, according to Crawford.

“I’m always very surprised,” he said. “After the majority of successful tips, the

board will deliberate and come up with an amount for a reward, but more often than not, the reward is not accepted. Their motivation isn’t the money. They want to get the information to the right people.”

Derek Crawford, vice president of Cowichan Crime Stoppers and a former RCMP officer, has seen first hand how well the program works. [CITIZEN FILE]


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“We feel that when BC Assessment get even 100 more households appealing than they would nor-mally get that’s a bit of a nuisance for them. We are also going to ask for a regional re-assessment for Shawnigan/Area B,” Tyner said.

The court case involving the dumping of con-taminated soil at Stebbings Road in the Shawni-gan watershed should conclude this week.

“We’re hoping beyond hope that this permit is going to be pulled. And then there is still the matter of making them get the contaminated soil out.”

After concerns were raised last November about a breach in the containment area, Tyner saw Shawnigan residents rally.

“Everyone started to worry that eight months into this 50 year contract we’ve already had a breach. We needed to ramp it up. In five weeks it was phenomenal. We’ve got very organized groups. We have 125 names already. I regular-ly email everybody to keep them up on what’s been happening. And now most of us have our assessments.”

Tyner and Clark and their neighbours have two mountains to climb now.

“They’ve put ours back up to where it was before the grow-op again, kind of like they think something’s changed. The grow-op is still there. I’m not against having marijuana legalized. I’m a nurse, I see the benefits of it. But not in family neighbourhoods,” she said.

BC Assessment has the option of nipping the appeal in the bud or letting the process play out.

“We’re hoping that they will listen to our case and not send us a letter saying: ‘No, your appeal has been denied,’” Tyner said.

If approved, the group will attend the hearing en masse.

“They told us last year that it was the first time

ever that they’ve had to deal with a neighbour-hood over a neighbourhood issue. And this is a much bigger neighbourhood issue: 125 families compared to eight.”

Clark pointed out that property owners have to be ready to act.

“People have to each appeal their own assess-ment individually,” he said.

Tyner said that she was also considering get-ting in touch with regional director Sonia Furs-tenau to see if she could ask for a region-wide reconsideration.

That has happened before. In the early 1980s, following the economic downturn that hit the Cowichan Lake district in the wake of Western Forest Industries’ Honeymoon Bay sawmill and Gordon Bay logging operations shutting down in the fall of 1981, the Mayor of Lake Cowichan led a delegation to BC Assessment, in a success-ful call for a widespread reduction in property assessments.

“We will look into that. People have been asking us if we would get involved in a regional re-as-sessment,” Tyner said.

Clark said there are concerns about the contam-inated soil dump site should there be a moderate to significant earthquake, or even heavy rains.

“So that’s why we said these assessments are crazy. We probably couldn’t get now what we paid for our house and we’ve been here for 10 years; it’s our retirement package. It’s the biggest investment you make in your life,” Tyner said.

If you are interested in getting involved with this effort, contact Vicki Tyner or Bill Clark at [email protected] to get onto the mailing list for further action.

Regional appeal being ponderedSHAWNIGAN, From Page 1 “So that’s why we said these assessments

are crazy. We probably couldn’t get now what we paid for our house and we’ve been here for 10 years; it’s our retirement package. It’s the biggest investment you make in your life.”

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South Island Resource Management has announced that the unknown substance found last week at the Stebbings Road site in Shawnigan Lake was dye.

In a Jan. 18 release SIRM said results came from a laboratory certified by the Canadian Association for Laboratory Accreditation. The results of testing on the substance, dumped in a case of suspected vandalism at a Shawnigan mine, are “con-sistent with marking dye. The testing was on an unknown substance dumped by vandals on the mine site at 460 Stebbings Rd., Shawnigan Lake, B.C. on Jan. 11, 2016. Testing indicated the undiluted chemical exceeded water quality for standards for copper. There is no readily available lab-oratory test to definitively identify specific commercial products.”

SIRM also said the material dumped on

the site was subject to a full spill response as an unknown contaminant.

“Crews will dispose of the liquid residues off-site at a permitted treatment system in order to manage potential toxicity of con-centrated dye and to eliminate nuisance related to visible dye in surface water and soil,” the release continued.

Finally, “an individual recently approached South Island Resource Management with information that may or may not be related to the incident. The company instructed the individual to con-tact the RCMP,” the company concluded.

In another statement released the same day, SIRM said, “Over the next few days crews will be installing a housing over a secondary water treatment plant. The housing is designed to protect the equip-ment from the elements. The trusses arrive this Wednesday and construction will com-mence shortly thereafter.”

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Province should maintain kids at home

I keep hearing that the B.C. Ministry of Children and Fam-ilies needs more funding to deliver services. The majority of children taken into care and maintained there is the result of one thing: poverty.

For a fraction of what it costs to keep a child in care these children could be maintained in their loving parents’ homes. By doing this we eliminate one of the largest problems facing our society, children aging out of care. Children don’t age out of their birth parents homes.

We don’t need an inquiry we need one immediate systematic change. We need a federal sys-tem that rewards the provinces for every child that is main-tained in it’s natural home not the current system that rewards the provinces for every child they successfully adopt out.

Stuart R. StirlingDuncan

Alberta’s NDP has created many problems

This is in reply to the editorial in your Jan. 15 paper where you take Kevin O’Leary to task for his criticism of Notley and the Alberta NDP government.

You call it “absurd nonsense”. What is really absurd nonsense is that you don’t seem to under-stand why O’Leary would do this. The CBC reported that O’Leary explained why he did this. He said, “I’m a Canadian investor and I’m incredibly frus-trated watching our No. 1 indus-try collapse like this at the hand of someone who I believe is not qualified to manage in a period of crisis.”

He goes on to cite NDP actions like raising the corporate taxes

two per cent and instituting a carbon tax which has already taken $3 billion out of the indus-try and the Alberta economy.

This all done in light of the fact that the NDP have not offered any plan to help the thousands of workers who have lost their jobs, good union jobs, and who are having foreclosures on their homes.

Unfortunately these are not the only problems created by the Alberta NDP government. They created a huge backlash to a farm bill, which was good in intent but without consultation would have further destroyed the family farm.

Now they have just announced through their Ministry of Edu-cation that they are forcing measures on children and

parents in schools that will fur-ther the gender identity crisis allowing students to choose their own genders, use whatever washroom and change room they want and forcing all their school teams to have both girls and boys on them.

This kind of social engineering is destroying the foundations of our society. And millions of Canadians do not agree with this kind of state intervention.

In some ways, I am not too surprised at this editorial. Once again, I think it clearly shows your political bias. I think we would be hard pressed to find an editorial where you took some-one to task like this who was on the left wing of the political spectrum.

You certainly were absent in

defending Stephen Harper and the Conservative government in the last 10 years. However, I am an optimist and just maybe you will take Trudeau to task once and awhile.

Oh and in conclusion, I think we are in for some rough eco-nomic times in the next few years.

Canadians will probably be wishing they had Harper back to guide them through it like he did in the 2008 crisis.

Time will tell, whether Tru-deau, like his Alberta counter-part, is really up for the job!

Reed ElleyChemainus

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This January, the dropping Canadian dollar has been dominating the news.

It seems poised to continue to do both (make the news and drop) into the next few months of the new year.

So what does it all mean when it comes down to it here in Cowichan?

For those travelling outside of the country, it sucks. There’s really no other word for it.

The Euro and the American dollar are both considerably higher, which means we don’t get much for our money over-seas, or south of the border —

two favourite destinations. But there are undeniably

opportunities as well. More budget-conscious Can-

adians may take the opportun-ity to look at what’s available for them here at home. Hopping over the border for shopping doesn’t look so tempting anymore.

And tourists from other places face the opposite of what Can-adian travellers do in terms of value for their money. Tourism is big here on Vancouver Island and in Cowichan and we can really benefit from those extra bodies.

There is also an opportunity for our farmers.

We’ve been hearing dire warn-ings about the future price of various fruits and vegetables with California in the midst of a multi-year drought.

Now the rubber is meeting the road, with the advent of double-digit prices for a head of cauliflower.

The prices being charged by our local small farmers sud-denly don’t look out of the way at all anymore. And there are all the other benefits of buying fresh, local food as well.

In fact, our low dollar creates a

great reason to buy local on a lot of levels.

Maybe we’ll even start to make a few things here again.

So far, manufacturing has not ticked up like many hoped it would to help offset some of the pain being felt in the resource industries like oil and gas and mining. We’d really like to see some growth happening there, as relying on natural resource industries — usually the selling of non-renewable resources — is never a long-term plan for a sus-tainable economy.

So let’s think local, and sustainable.

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Open house celebrating 20 yearsOn Tuesday, Jan. 12 the St. John Ambulance

Brigade turned 20 years old! For two decades our dedicated volunteers have been providing first aid and patient care at many events in the Cowichan Valley.

From small venues such as the Bench Ele-mentary Fun Fair to large events like the Ladysmith Festival of Lights, the members of the St. John Ambulance Division have given our community more than 60,000 hours of volunteer time. Members are now trained as Advanced Medical First Responders.

Over the years, our volunteers have regularly covered community events like the Polar Bear Swim, the CeeVacs 10K run, Special Wood-stock, the Cobble Hill Fair, the Buckskin Soccer Tournament, Maple Bay Rowing Club Regatta,

Duncan Gymnastics competition, Subaru Tri-athlon, Dance Under the Stars and Cowichan High’s Dry Grad. We have provided first aid at the Cowichan Exhibition for many years. At every event at the BC Forest Discovery Centre you will find St. John Ambulance volunteers covering multiple day duties. Many sporting events cannot run without our members there to provide first aid. We are an important part of the Cowichan Valley.

We are proud to serve our community. On Thursday, Jan. 21 St. John Ambulance is hosting an open house to both recruit new members and welcome past members to visit. Come down and find out what the Brigade is all about. Come down and say hello.

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Budget claims don’t hold waterJoe Sawchuk praises B.C.’S AAA credit rat-

ing and the only balanced budget in Canada. When you take millions from BC Hydro, ICBC, etc. and then also raise MSP premiums, then you can fool people into thinking you have bal-anced the budget.

This province is in so much debt that it will have to be taken care of over centuries. The Liberals forced Hydro to purchase power from the IPPs at double what Hydro sells it for. The Liberals brag about low taxes. Look at your Hydro bill. Not only are they committed to drastically raise rates, they have a permanent rate rider at five per cent on top of it. ICBC rates are going up again under the guise of too many accidents.

I suggest you look a little deeper at their finances and how they balance a budget. They have missed the mark on every single large project they have undertaken and Site C will

be double what they are telling us. The First Nations and the farmers and others in the area will lose everything just so Christy Clark can outdo WAC Bennett and get her name put into posterity. She will be remembered though. She will have the distinction of being classed as the worst premier this province has had, including Gordon Campbell.

This party does not deserve the name Liberal. Republican, neo-con are names that I associate with them.

Good on you for pointing out how a new party in power for a few months in Alberta can cause a downgrade in their credit rating. Obviously the Conservatives had nothing to do with it because only they know how to run a province and the country. Why then were they booted out of office? Do the majority of voters know something you don’t?

Ed AikenCobble Hill

www.cowichanvalleycitizen.comThank you for placing fl ower on wife’s grave

I recently drove to Mountain Vier Cemetery to see my wife’s grave.

I was very surprised to see a beautiful flower placed on her grave.

I have no idea who placed it there, and it made me think, who could have made such a kind gesture?

I believe there must be a great many kind people in the world, and I would like to thank them for their kindness and thoughts.

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The haggis will be the queen of the evening but lots of fun and entertainment is also on the menu as the Cowichan Pipers and Drummers Society host their 17th annual Rob-ert Burns Celebration on Sat-urday, Jan. 23 at the Duncan Travelodge.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and program begins at 6:30 p.m.

The emcee will be the genial Peter Leckie, who will warm up the crowd with a few jokes.

Following the colourful entrance of the Haggis Party (made up of pipers, the sword-, haggis-, and scotch-bearers), Robbie Burns’s Address to the Haggis will be performed by Frank Nichol.

A traditional Scottish dinner featuring, of course, the haggis, will then be served.

In addition to toasts and a

salute to the memory of Robbie Burns by Dick Nesbitt, a Celt-ic sing-along with well-known

local entertainer Don Hall is scheduled.

For many attending, the highlight of the event will be a performance of the Cowichan Pipes and Drums, who are still excited about their trip to the Shanghai Tourism Festival in China.

But there is also always room for some Highland dancing, and the Kathy White dancers will be in the wings ready to step into the spotlight.

This celebration of the birth-day of Scotland’s favourite poet is the Cowichan Pipes and Drums’ premier fundraising event of the year so the group is also holding an impressive silent auction. Have your wal-lets ready.

Tickets are $50 for adults, and $25 for under 16 years.

To buy them, contact Paul Scott at (250) 746-7296 or email [email protected]

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Earthquake and tidal wave: the terrible twins of destruction(Part 3)

In Friday’s Chronicle, we saw how various government agencies responded to the devastating tidal

wave that struck the twin commun-ities of Alberni and Port Alberni in the early morning hours of March 27, 1964 — Good Friday.

The following firsthand report by district social worker Mrs. Pat Adang covers the period between 11 p.m., March 27, through March 29 and provides a graphic on-the-scene description of how she and her fellow workers set the relief machinery in motion. In view of the fact that it has been predicted that we face a real threat of “the big one,” there’s much to be learned from the Albernis’ grim experience of 52 years ago...

“11:00 hours, March 27 — “We listened to TV of earthquake at Anchorage, Alaska and mention of tidal wave proceeding down coast of B.C. It was thought the effect would not be felt here as the Alberni Inlet stretches so far inland.

23:30 hours, March 28 — This worker received a phone call from a family (clients of ours) stat-ing that a high tide had washed over the floor of their house on Victoria Quay. They asked if we would come and help them. They weren’t sure whether they should stay at home or whether we could find another place for them overnight. Worker drove down to assess the situation and found evidence that the water had been about a foot over their floorboards — shoes and some clothing and food were soaked. We helped them move as much as possible to high ground at the roadside and then asked people across the street if they would help them out overnight as our clients’ houses had a shaky foundation and it was too dark to see how seriously it had been damaged. We went back to the house with the 16-year-old boy to load the car with bedding and rest of clothing and helped carry out the TV set. Asked other lads on the street to make sure everyone in the adjacent houses was awake.

Some of the Alberni Valley Volunteer Rescue Squad were coming along the street and asked if more help was needed. They then carried on to the corner of River Road and Beaver Creek where RCMP officers were asking anyone going out River Road to waken people along the route as they had heard another wave was expected.

We thought it best to get more help so went to the nearest pay phone at the Arlington Hotel to call the Salvation Army and Civil Defence people. The hotel lobby had started to fill with women and children and the hotelkeeper was arranging for them to bed down in the lobby for the night. These people had come from homes directly along the edge of the river.

We contacted Capt. Roed of the Salvation Army and then tried to get Mayor Hammer who, we learned, was out of town. As Mr. Thurston, former CD chief, was in hospital we were at a loss to know who else to phone. Mrs. Hammer suggested Dr. Reynolds, a Port Alberni alderman, who we were able to reach by phone and gave him the message that there had been a minor wave and further high water was expected.

We then returned to intersection where police and the rescue squad personnel were directing people. We asked if help was needed and were asked to check an elderly couple on River Road who earlier seemed loathe to leave their cabin. We went out to do this and passed people here and there along the road, standing by cars talk-ing about whether they should go back to their homes or stay out — as the water had receded as fast as it had come. The police and rescue squad had already been along the route and the

old couple we were concerned with must have decided to leave as there was no one there when we knocked.

Since we know that Brown Road, one block directly behind River Road, always floods to some extent at high tide in spring, we thought it best to alert the people there. It was about 1:15 a.m. We went to the only house showing a light, roused the sole occu-pant and suggested she get dressed in case it might be necessary to move

out. We used her phone to call the other two families whose names we knew in the area. Told them we did not wish to alarm them unneces-sarily but there was a warning out that a tidal wave might come, and it was best to have every-one awakened.

We helped the first woman into the car, pre-paring to take her up the street to her son’s home, and while she sat in the car, the two men from the families we had phoned and this work-er started knocking on doors to awaken the other residents...as I called across the street to ask one of the men if the house in question was occupied, my eye was caught by a low white line that looked like a six-inch-high veil of mist approaching from the direction of the river. I shouted to the man nearest it that it might be water, but it was slightly foggy and hard to see, and he thought it was mist.

In about 30 seconds it was at our feet and well-ing up, and we yelled to the nearest people who were on a low verandah with three youngsters to get in the car. As soon as everyone crammed in I drove off, but I could only go about 10 feet when the water flooded the engine and the car stalled. At first we jumped out and lifted the children on[to] the car roof but realized that if the water continued to rise that would be useless so, instead, decided to get to the nearest high porch.

We waded up to our thighs through the water and managed to get above it. By this time the water was about three feet deep in this area, which is a large flat piece of ground, causing a quicker levelling out of the water. We missed the full brunt of the wave. There were three people in their 70s, a young man and his wife and their baby and two little boys on the porch.

One of the men had a flashlight and it was decided he should shine it on the water where it was coming up the steps, and if it reached the top step we would have to break into the house and climb up to the top level of the roof if pos-sible. The owners were away but a large glass window was adjacent to the door and entry would have been fairly easy.

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Those right along the waterfront felt the biggest effects of the tsunami that struck Port Alberni in 1964. [GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA PHOTO]

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“This is nothing but a tax grab!” These words were often spoken by

drivers during or just after signing to acknowledge the receipt of a violation ticket. I can understand being the target of an expres-sion of frustration in these circumstances, but I wish that the expressing had a little thought behind it rather than just parroting something inappropriate to the circumstances.

To me a tax grab is an unscrupulous action by government at any level to extract money from taxpayers for general revenue. It was untaxed before hand, we cannot avoid the new tax and it is seen as having no benefit by the taxpayer. Hopefully this is seldom the case and some-thing we will actually have control over at the next election.

A violation ticket is the most commonly used tool in an attempt to modify driving behaviour, encourage compliance with the rules and pro-mote road safety. If you truly believe that this is a tax grab then I invite you to reconsider. Voluntary conformity will eliminate the “tax.” Deliberate violation is a decision that you make and means that you chose to accept the risk of being “taxed.”

Photo radar, red light cameras and increased penalties for distracted driving are not exam-ples of tax grabs. They are genuine attempts by the people that we elect to make our highways safer to drive on. I will accept that photo radar was politically unpalatable, but it still may be a bitter pill that we should swallow in our own best interests.

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An RCMP officer waits to catch drivers in Duncan exceeding the speed limit. [CITIZEN FILE]

Youth Action Day in the worksLEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

It’s a day for young people by young people.

The Cowichan Intercultural Soci-ety is joining with School District 79 and the CVRD (Island Savings Centre Division) to back a special Youth Action Day on April 22.

At that time, the Cowichan Per-forming Arts Centre will showcase the many efforts and projects that involve Cowichan Valley young people.

Youth Action Day is based on an action plan created and imple-mented by a group of students representing all secondary schools in the district — Frances Kelsey, Cowichan Secondary, Lake Cowic-han and Chemainus plus the Cow-ichan Valley Open Learning Coop.

A s p a r t i c i p a n t s i n C I S ’s award-winning Compassionate Leaders Project, the core student planning team has special support there, too.

There are still openings for youth groups to take part.

“We are looking for Success Story Partners: groups, clubs, organiza-tions, programs that promote and provide meaningful opportunities for youth action in the Cowichan Region,” said CIS project coordin-ator Ray Anthony. “We want them to share their success stories at the event.”

There are many reasons to take part, he said.

“It will help promote your organ-ization, group, club or program and honour your youth participants.”

Stories can be shared through a short presentation, perhaps as a speech, maybe a video or a power point presentation.

Youth Action Day will be a free event with most of the seats going to secondary students from each of the five schools (nearly 25 per cent of the student population at each

school), with the rest of the seats going to Success Story partners and other guests.

In addition to success story pres-entations, the event will feature a special guest band, motivational/inspirational speakers and will hosted by Jon Williams (a deejay from 91.3 The Zone FM).

CIS is delighted to take part, Anthony said, pointing out that since the 2013/2014 school year, the Cowichan Intercultural Soci-ety has been partnering with SD 79 in bringing the compassionate leaders project to the secondary schools.

In its inaugural year, the pro-ject received a national award of excellence for Best Youth Practice by the Canadian Race Relations Foundation.

CIS is committed to keeping the project going and for the 2015/2016 year has secured partial funding from Coast Capital and from BC Gaming.

Additionally, CIS prepared a dis-trict-wide grant proposal on behalf of SD 79 and was successful in receiving a grant from Violence Free BC (Ministry of Justice).

Participating students from each school attend a residential leader-ship camp at the Cowichan Lake Outdoor Education Centre. They attend a variety of workshops to build self-awareness and leader-ship skills. Towards the end of the camp, the participants form into school diversity teams and began creating action plans for projects to address the issues they’ve identified.

After camp, the CIS project coordinator meets weekly with the teams over the rest of the school year to help participants complete their action plans and implement their projects. If you want to know more, contact Ray Anthony at [email protected] or 250-701-9568.

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Or mom is in the hospital dehydrated, way behind on her scheduled meds — some of her meds are in the carpet and she’s not sure what they’re for.

Or you visit mom and dad and in the fridge is outdated food, the bathroom is a mess, and dad’s wearing the same clothes he had on for the last three days.

These are the very real scenarios we hear and see every day. Perhaps a bit of information here can be very helpful to reduce these major stressors that happen seemingly at the worst possible times.

Is your parent managing safely at home? Are they keeping on their

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Are bills and mail up to date? Is your intuition telling you something’s not right?

Signs like these may indicate that a little more support is needed to ensure safety at home.

Having someone who is a professional in aging/home care can provide a more objective set of eyes, and may provide suggestions that sup-port healthier living at home.

Are safety equipment sup-ports in the home? Simple additions like safety handles in the shower/tub, or safety handles on the toilet, are indispensable for avoiding a fall. They are like an extra set of hands helping to keep balanced.

Taller toilets and walk in showers are two important advances in safe home living as we age. Stability poles in

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Has your parent expressed future health wishes? Assigned Power of Attorney? And is it recorded in the appropriate docu-ment? An Advance Directive and a CPR directive are two

tools that should be discussed with a parent’s doctor much earlier than most people choose to. Talk to your par-ent’s doctor right away and be prepared. Related to these documents is the Power of Attorney document (via the lawyer) that allows a trusted family member or friend to assist with legal decisions in times of need.

The importance of these documents cannot be under-stated, and are too often real-ized when it’s too late.

Not sure how to find out what resources for aging loved ones are out there? Call the Island Health (previously VIHA) inquiry line at 1-877-734-4101 and ask for a Community

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When people retire to B.C. from Alberta and other provinces, they bring the majority of their health care needs with them, but some of the fed-eral health care money stays behind.

That’s the message B.C. Health Minister Terry Lake is taking to the first meeting between prov-incial ministers and the new Liberal government in Vancouver next week.

Lake said B.C.’s objection to the health care funding formula adopted by the former Conserv-ative government in 2011 was that it was based on population, with no age component.

“As you age your health care costs become high-er and higher,” Lake said.

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“We talk about palliative care, we talk about

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The previous formula was introduced by former Liberal prime minister Paul Martin, who in 2004 agreed to six per cent annual increases to prov-incial health transfers in what he called “a fix for a generation.”

After the Conservative majority government was elected in 2011, then-finance minister Jim Flaherty tied health care increases to economic growth, with a minimum increase of three per cent per year, to begin in 2017.

In a campaign stop in B.C. last fall, Prime Min-ister Justin Trudeau promised to add another $3 billion to the health care budget to start, and “sit down with the provinces immediately” to renegotiate the formula.

That meeting is set for Jan. 20 and 21 in Van-couver, chaired by federal Health Minister Jane Philpott.

Studies by the Canadian Institute for Health Information confirm the steep increase in health care costs for people as they enter their senior years, much of it for end-of-life care.

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From music to drama to comedy, Chemainus has it allLEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

The year 2016 is going to be extra spe-cial at the Chemainus Theatre Festival.

As artistic director Mark DuMez and managing director Randy Huber say in their brochure, “digging into the...sea-son is both a gift and a thrill. Whether it’s the ache for nostalgia, the need for a good belly laugh, the swing of a well-played tune or a crackle of a well-turned phrase — something in us longs for a great story well told.”

Chemainus is known for providing high calibre professional performances in an intimate, jewel-box setting and theatregoers wait with considerable anticipation to see what DuMez and Huber have hiding up their sleeves for the coming year.

It all starts Feb. 12 with Million Dollar Quartet, a new production, all about Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins.

These four singers, all from the Deep South and all making their mark at Sun Records, inspired a whole generation of teenagers with their rebellious rock ‘n’ roll music. The show continues until March 26.

And, if you just can’t get enough of Johnny Cash, up next there’s Ring of Fire: Project Johnny Cash, which is back by popular demand at Chemainus from April 6-23.

Mary Chase’s whimsical story Harvey about a man and his invisible friend, runs from May 6-28.

Then, clear the tracks, it’s time for the summer blockbuster musical. In 2016, it’s Footloose, with stage adapta-tion from Dean Pitchford and Walter Bobbie’s screenplay, lyrics by Pitchford

and music by Tom Snow, Eric Carmen, Sammy Hagar, Kenny Loggins and Jim Steinman.

This musical is scheduled to take the stage from June 10 to Aug. 27, with a few subsequent days left open in case — as has been seen in the past few years — the demand for tickets overwhelms the capacity of the building and extra dates have to be added to the run.

In the autumn, the theatre will present two plays by two great playwrights: first Tennessee Williams’s dramatic comedy, A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur, from

Sept. 9-24 and then Hilda’s Yard byNorm Foster from Oct. 7 to Nov. 5.

Finally, the holiday classic show for 2016 is A Christmas Story, another scriptbased on a movie. This one takes the stage from Nov. 18 to Dec. 31.

Call the box office at 1-800-565-7738 to enquire about season ticket prices.

Single tickets went on sale Jan. 5, so if you are looking at specific dates, it’s a good idea to get tickets right away.

Certain popular time periods for eagerly anticipated shows will sell out quickly.

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The South Cowichan Parks Commission and CVRD Parks & Trails Division are hosting the Public Open House #2 to invite public input on the Bright Angel Park Recreation Rejuvenation Project. The CVRD has received grant funding from the Province of BC to rejuvenate specific park facilities at Bright Angel Park which must be completed by March 31, 2015.

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Kennel licences are $200 annually, with a reduced rate of $175 prior to February 1, 2016, and must be purchased at the CVRD office located at 175 Ingram Street in Duncan.

NOTICE is hereby given that Dog Licences for the year 2016 are now available. CVRD Dog Regulation and Impounding Bylaw No. 3032 requires all dogs over the age of four months, within the Electoral Areas of the CVRD, be licenced.

NOTICE TO ALL DOG OWNERS WITHIN CVRD ELECTORAL AREAS

STARTING APRIL 8,Accepting Aggregate Materials for RecyclingMaterials accepted include: • Bricks• Concrete• Asphalt• Gravel & rocks

• Mirror Glass• Non-Laminated

Window and Container Glass

• Porcelain• Ceramics• HardiPlank

Tipping Fee: $15.00 per tonne - Min. Fee $5.00

Drop off aggregate materials for recycling at: Bings Creek Solid Waste Management Complex 3900 Drinkwater Road, Duncan

for more information Call the CVRD Recycling Hotline at 250-746-2540 or toll-free 1-800-665-3955 or visit www.CVRDrecycles.bc.ca

NOTE: The annual licence fee for the year 2016 is $35 for each dog. THE CVRD OFFERS A REDUCED FEE OF $25 PER DOG FOR LICENCES PURCHASED PRIOR TO FEBRUARY 1, 2016.

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The Real Estate Compensation Fund Corporation (RECFC) ispleased to announce that John Finlayson of PembertonHomes Ltd. in Duncan has been elected Chair of the Board ofDirectors.

RECFC was created by the BC Real Estate Services Act in2005 to compensate members of the public for losses incurredas a result of fraudulent activity by a real estate licensee.John Finlayson

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LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

The Duncan Choral Society is offering love in the afternoon, scheduling their annual winter concert at the Christian Reformed Church on Saturday, Jan. 23 for 2 p.m. instead of in the evening.

The group, which calls itself The Voice of the Valley, will be performing a lively and varied program titled That’s Amore.

The theme of the choral performance might be all about love but don’t be misled into thinking it only deals with romance.

As music director Sue Doughty explains, “The program is designed to be so much more than eros (romantic love). It’s also means brotherly love, friendship, or fam-ilial love but also love of God, of country, of the earth, in other words, love in all its forms.”

Doughty did not reveal the entire pro-gram but, as a teaser, she shared that the offerings will include that Dean Martin standard That’s Amore. Of course, there’s also Some Enchanted Evening from the musical South Pacific, plus a new fin-ger-snapping African song, several sing-alongs, and even a song sung in Welsh and a German lullaby.

In total the event includes some 20 choral arrangements in less than two hours.

The Duncan Choral Society is 52 mem-bers strong this year under Doughty’s direction.

Breath control and voice training are part of the learning process for the choir, with Doughty sometimes even having

singers use plastic straws to develop sing-ing abs and plastic cups as drums to learn about rhythm.

And, according to president Everett Dixon, it’s important to be part of the community.

“Duncan Choral Society is an active community-based choir that welcomes all people. The society also performs in the community for groups such as the Sal-vation Army Christmas kettle and care homes and provides support for Glenora Farm’s Bell Choir.”

Dixon made an open invitation to the community, “If you wish to join, the two seasons start in September and in Febru-ary. All are welcome, no audition required. Come make music with us as we have been doing since 1982!”

There will be tasty refreshments after the Jan. 23 concert. Tickets cost $15 for adults and seniors, and $12 for students with music lovers under 12 admitted free. Get tickets at door or from choir members.

The Duncan Choral Society appreciates support of valued sponsors: Azurite Com-puting, Prevost Veterinary Clinic, Peacock Photography, Mann Pharmacy, and Top Shelf Feeds. If you wish to support the choir, please contact treasurer Margaret Ames at [email protected]

Sponsors receive free tickets to perform-ances, free caroling at your office once a year and mention at every performance and in promotional information, and on the website. It’s a deal for $200 a year, say choir officials.

Choral Society concert is all about loveSusan Doughty directs the Duncan Choral Society in a show at the Christian Reformed Church in Duncan. [CITIZEN FILE]


STARTING APRIL 8,Accepting Aggregate Materials for RecyclingMaterials accepted include: • Bricks• Concrete• Asphalt• Gravel&rocks

• MirrorGlass• Non-LaminatedWindowandContainerGlass


TippingFee:$15.00pertonne-Min.Fee$5.00

Drop off aggregate materials for recycling at: BingsCreekSolidWasteManagementComplex3900DrinkwaterRoad,Duncan


























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.

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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COWICHAN-KOKSILAH OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN NEW COMMUNITY SURVEYS AVAILABLEThe following new community surveys are available for the proposed Cowichan-Koskilah Official Community Plan, applicable to Area E (Cowichan Station, Sahtlam, Glenora), a portion of Electoral Area F (Sahtlam), and a portion of Area B (north of the Koksilah River):

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: Katy Tompkins, Senior Planner, Planning & Development Department, at 250-746-2620 or [email protected]





• SURVEY #6 – Agriculture• SURVEY #7 – Forestry and Mining To complete the surveys on-line visit: www.cvrd.bc.ca/areaEocp

Paper copies of the surveys may be obtained and submitted at the CVRD Office (front counter) 175 Ingram Street, Duncan.

***PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR SURVEYS BY MARCH 15, 2016***

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Are you ready to take Sunfest stage by storm?

Are you an artist looking to play at Sunfest 2016?

In its efforts to support local and up-and-coming talent the festival is calling for performing artist sub-

missions beginning Friday, Jan. 22. There’s an online application

form at sunfestconcerts.com. So, get ready with a bio, two

photos, music recording links and a video link and you’re set to apply to be part of this summer’s big show.

You have the chance to join the stars on the Sunfest stage this summer by submitting an application. [CITIZEN FILE]

LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

Canadian cowboy country superstar Corb Lund comes to Duncan for a show at the Cow-ichan Performing Arts Centre on Thursday, Jan. 28 starting at 7:30 p.m.

The Juno Award-winning singer is touring his new studio album, Things That Can’t Be Undone.

It’s more self-assured music that showcases Lund’s great songwriting in a new way, press

for the album says. For his Valley show, he’ll be

backed by his band, the Hurt-in’ Albertans — Grant Siemens on electric guitar, Kurt Ciesla on bass and Brady Valgardson on drums.

Lund, who lives on prop-erty about an hour outside of Edmonton, was named Roots Artist of the Year for seven consecutive years (2004-2010) by the Canadian Country Music Association.

Lund’s opening act is solo

country performer, DanielRomano.

All tickets for this concertare $43.50 apiece. Order yours online at cowichanpac.ca or callthe Cowichan Ticket Centre at250-748-7529 to reserve.

For Lund fans, an upgradei s a v a i l a b l e a t w w w.f a n ex p e r i e n c e. c a / eve n t _details/11935?skin=corblundvipso check it out if you want tomeet the performer and hearsome tunes played just for anintimate group.

Juno-winning Corb Lund brings country to Arts Centre

Canadian country star Corb Lund is headed to the Cowichan Performing Arts Centre on Jan. 28. [SUBMITTED]

Did you know?

Country music got its start as a genre out of record-ings made by Southern Appa-lachian fiddle players just before 1920.

The first com-mercial country record was made by Eck Robertson in 1922, while the first national country hit is from 1924: Wreck of the Old ’97 by Ver-non Dalhart.

Since then Jimmie Rodg-ers, The Carter Family, Roy Rogers and Gene Autry all contributed to the sound.


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The Bra LadyIs Coming to Calgary to Size You Up

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LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

If you want some inspiration to get your 2016 exercise regime underway, nip along to the new Downstairs Duncan Showroom on Saturday, Jan. 30 and take in the first Bellydance Extrava-ganza at the new venue.

Featuring Amanda Stevens from Vancouver and showcasing many talented dancers from the Cowichan Valley, Victoria and up-island, this is not a show to be missed.

Doors open at 7:30, show starts at 8 p.m. If it’s anything close to as much of a

crowd-pleaser as the outdoor showcase last sum-mer at the 39 Days of July — and it’s sure to be — tickets will be at a premium, so don’t wait to book those seats.

Buy tickets through the website via PayPal, or call ahead to reserve and pay at the door 250-748-7246.

Bellydance Extravaganza at new venue

The Cowichan Valley boasts many talented Bellydancers. [CITIZEN FILE]

The Met: Live in HD series con-tinues Saturday, Jan. 30 starting at 9:55 a.m. Here’s your chance to see grand opera at its grand-est and hear such famous arias as Nessun Dorma and In Questa Reggia. So get a good sleep the night before and get ready to enjoy some morning culture with Puccini’s extravagant opera, Tur-andot, which needed completion and was not actually performed until 1926, two years after the composer’s death.

Call 250-748-7529 to reserve your seats.

Turandot hits the big screen at theatre

This scene, where the Princess sets her challenge to her prospective suitors, demonstrates grand opera at its grandest. [SUBMITTED]


THOM, Raymond Lee Men1926 – 2016

Ray passed away peacefully at Sunridge Place on Sunday, January 10. He was laid to rest in a private

ceremony on January 16 at Mountain View Cemetery. Ray will be remembered and deeply missed by his wife Ruth; children Patricia (Joe), David, Stephanie (Chuck) and Jennifer (Lucas); grandchildren Asher, Sammy, Nolan, Clara and Myles; brother William (Margo); sisters Georgina, Sylvia, Diana (Allan), and Bonita (Bill); sister in-law Mary; and his many nephews, nieces, grandnephews and grandnieces. Ray was predeceased by his father Charlie Onn, mother Alice and siblings Gilbert, Margaret and Douglas. He

was born in Nanaimo BC and grew up in Duncan. As a child, he delivered the local newspaper and helped his family at their dry cleaning business and the retail store Charlie Onn Company. Ray graduated from high school, studied commerce at the University of British Columbia and then returned to work at the family store. Ray and Ruth were married in 1960 and spent the next years as owners of Charlie Onn’s Menswear and Shoes, raising their four children and enjoying their five grandchildren. Ray was a member of the Kiwanis and a volunteer for Scouts Canada. He was very proud when Charlie Onn Company was recognized in 2010 for its role in the Chinese community and the business centre in Duncan. Ray especially loved being with his family whether it was taking a vacation, going on a picnic, or just spending time together. He will be most remembered for his kind and gentle nature as well as his generosity and sense of humour. For his family and friends, to be with Ray meant laughing, enjoying life (and good food!) and valuing moments shared with others.

The family wishes to thank Drs. H. R. Gilbert and W. R. Nielsen, the Cowichan District Hospital, Sunridge Place and those involved in Ray’s health for the exceptional care he received.

An afternoon tea will be held at The Quamichan Inn, 1478 Maple Bay Road in Duncan at 1:00 – 3:00 pm on Sunday, January 31, 2016 to celebrate Ray’s life and share stories of your times with him. Condolences and RSVPs by Monday, January 25 may be left at hwwallacecbc.com or (250) 701-0001. In lieu of flowers, a donation to a charity of your choice would be greatly appreciated.

PIMLOTT – Ruth Kathline (nee Henderson)

Our loving Ruth passed away peacefully at her residence at Sidney All Care. She was born in Oxdrift, Ontario on January 3rd, 1928, died in Sidney, January 12th, 2016. She is survived by Norman, her devoted husband of 68 years, also by their loving family Phil (Lee) Pimlott, Colleen (Bob) Marsel and Susan (Bill) Pechtel, together with

grandchildren, Dr. Bryan Pimlott, Donna (Karri) Pimlott, Sarah Richards, Janice (Nigel) Roberts, Romy (Michael) Marsel and Mathew (Brittney) Pechtel, as well as great grandsons Alex, Aidan and David Pimlott, and great granddaughters Paige Holmes, Nadine and Sarah Maier. Ruth was a legal secretary for many years, employed by the late Chief Justice HW Davey, The late Hon. W.R. McIntyre (SCC), the late RM. McKay, QC, and the late Chief Justice N. Nemetz. A memorial service will be held on Friday, January 22nd, 2016 at 1:30PM at Centennial United Church, 612 David Street, Victoria with Rev. Alanna Menu officiating, followed by a reception in the church hall. Private Interment at Royal Oak Burial Park to follow at a later date. Flowers gratefully declined. If so desired, donations may be made to the Heart & Stroke Foundation, c/o PO Box 73, Duncan, BC V9L 3X1.

Annie May GrextonPassed away peacefully at Chemainus Hospital Care Centre on January 13th 2016. Born July 7th 1927 in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan she was a Baker by trade. Great wife to her husband Victor J Grexton who passed away January 8th 1988. Great mother to Diane M Frost who passed away November

14th 2015. Wonderful Nan to Debbie (Dave) Peterson and Trina (Matt) White, wonderful Great-Nan to Jordan and Julia Peterson and Katie and Joshua White. Special mother-in-law to Jack Frost, she will be missed forever by all. Annie was very active in the Legion, Branch 191, loved bowling, crafts, travelling and going to the casino with her daughter and granddaughters. Annie was loved by all her family, friends and relatives. A memorial service will be held at a later date.

When I come to the end of the roadAnd the sun has set for me,

I want no tears or gloom filled room…Why cry for a soul set free?

Miss me a little – but not too longAnd not with your head bowed low.

Remember the love we always sharedMiss me, but let me go.

SANDS of DUNCAN250-746-5212

Happy Birthday!Gone too soon

but never forgotten always in our hearts

and thoughts...Love you lots and

miss you even more... Love Mom, Dad,

Hardip, Kulbeer and all your extended Family & Friends.

Satnam Singh DhillonJanuary 19th, 1979 - November 2nd, 2014

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 MEMORIAM

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FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS




IN MEMORIAM

DUSTY LYNN BISSETTSometimes we never know the true value of a moment until it becomes a memory.

May God hold you in the palm of His hand until we meet again.

In our hearts and memories

“Forever and a day.”Your loved ones.

DEATHS






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.

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

INFORMATION

ANNUAL GENERAL MEET-ING Strata 1339. TuesdayFebruary 2 , 2016 at 7:00 PM Honeymoon Bay Fire Hall.

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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUSWhen you are sick and tired of being sick and tired. Call us. Cowichan Valley AA. Toll free 1-866-233-5255 (24-hours)

LOST AND FOUND

FOUND: winch on Maple Bay Rd. on Jan. 14/16. Call to identify the box and name. Call 250-737-1434

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LOST AND FOUND

LOST. Reward offered. “Chibs”, 6month old male Rott-weiler. 75 lbs. Cropped tail. Wearing black & green collar with name tag. Possible sight-ings behind 7-11 on Lakes/Tzouhalem Rd., Roome Rd. & Calais Rd. Seems to be spotted more at night, very timid. Please call with any sightings. Kelly: 250-246-7627.

TRAVEL

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RETIRED SASK women look-ing to housesit for Feb & Mar. Time negotiable. Duncan area. Responsible home owner. Ex-cellent refs. Great with cats and plants. (250)732-8743.

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FOODSAFE COURSES Lev-el 1. Jan. 23rd & Feb. 20th,2016. $75/person. Location:Island Savings Centre. Regis-ter online: www.saferfood.ca or 250-746-4154

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A thought of sweet remembrancefrom one who thinks of you.

Missing you today and always.


CASTING CALLAuditions are now being held for the supporting role of part time Front of House Co-ordinator.

The Chemainus Theatre Festival is a not for profit organization producing the best of live professional theatre since 1993.

Our talent scouts are currently on the look out for a charismatic individual who is passionate about the arts, live theatre and building relationships with the public.

If you have experience in tourism, hospitality, guest or audience services and possess a proven track record which includes: supervisory, public speaking and working with volunteers we would love to invite you in for a read. Any additional training in the area of events, entertainment or performing arts would be an asset. Must have your current First Aid /CPR, Serving It Right Certification and be physically fit.

Please drop off your resume to :The Box Office (Attention: FOH Manager Johnny Lee)9737 Chemainus Road, Bag 1000, Chemainus, BC, V0R 1K0.

Closing date: Friday, February 22, 2016 at 3:00pm

OPERATING FOREMAN POSITION Coastland Wood Industries Ltd. is looking for an equipment operating foreman for our Sunshine Coast Operation. Qualified applicants must have the following experience:

• Minimum grade 12 education• Past experience with log yard operation and high

volume production oriented situations• Minimum 5 years’ experience with front end log

loader operation• First Aid Level 3 an asset Past management experience will be considered, however training is available for an applicant possessing the right qualities. Role may include but will not be limited to daily production direction and organization, management of up to 30 employees on site in conjunction with current facility manager, overall equipment monitoring and basic up keep, liaison with customer needs.

Competitive industry salary available with full benefit package. Remuneration will depend on

applicants skills and experience.

Please send applications to [email protected]

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PLEASE CALL: 250-715-7783

Clements Centre Society requires a

Family Resource Consultant/Intake Coordinator…to join our Sundrops Centre for Child Development Team on a part time temporary basis (28 hours/wk.) beginning February 29, 2016 for one year. This is an opportunity to work with a well-established, diverse and highly skilled team of consultants and therapists. The successful applicant must have a Degree in Child and Youth Care, Social Work, Mental Health or related counselling field with a minimum of two years’ experience working with children and families. Recent experience in behavioural consultation and intake experience coordinating referrals and intake for a busy early intervention team preferred. Proficiency in data management required. Valid B.C. Drivers License and available vehicle necessary.

Submit resumes to:[email protected]

Director of ProgramsSundrops Centre for Child Development

5856 Clements Street, Duncan, B.C. V9L 3W3

Fireside Lounge Chemainus Theatre Festival

Experienced evening bartender required.

Inventory and ordering skills necessary; experienced in promoting and marketing; outgoing people person to join our team. Approximately 25 hours per week.

Position available early February 2016.No phone calls please.

Deliver resume in person to:Box Office - Chemainus Theatre, Attention: Hospitality Manager

RESPONSIBLE PART TIME & ON-CALL

CARRIERS WANTED IN ALL AREAS

FOR VACATION OR SHORT NOTICE COVERAGE

TO SIGN UP PLEASE CALL: 250-715-7783

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HEALTHCARE DOCUMEN-TATION Specialists in huge demand. Employers prefer CanScribe graduates. A great work-from-home career! Con-tact us now to start your train-ing day. www.canscribe.com. 1-800-466-1535. [email protected].

MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION!In-demand career! Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get online training you need from an employer-trusted program. Visit today: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1-855-768-3362 to start training for your work-at-home career!

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CLEMENTS CENTRE SOCIETYis accepting applications for CASUAL WORK. CSW certifi cate pre-fered, but not neces-sary; $16.33 - 19.01/hr. CONTACT Wendy Zerr 250.746.4135 ext 240

LABOURERS WANTEDto help with renovations. Are you are interested in learning or helping out?

Wages = skill level

Call 250-732-1965

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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

HELP WANTED

Pots & Paraphernalia Looking for immediate hirePermanent part time employee needed. Must be available to work weekends, fl exible days,

no evenings required. Retail experience preferred.Please apply in person with

your resume at863 Canada Avenue, Duncan

TRADES, TECHNICAL

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

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Miscellaneous• Successful Visiting with Per-

sons with Dementia, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2 p.m., Duncan United Church. Presenter: Jane Hope, support and education coordinator, Alzheimer Society of BC. Session intended for Pastoral Care volunteers, Friend-ly Visitors and family and friends. Focus on connecting with person with dementia. Sign up: Kathie Field-ing at [email protected] or 250-746-6043.

• Somenos Women’s Institute Open House, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2-4 p.m., Vimy Hall, Gibbins Road, Duncan. Get to know the Women’s Institute, children welcome. Refreshments served. Info: Ruth 250-748-3316.

• 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], web-site www.ctra.ca

• Friendly Visitors wanted! Volun-teer Cowichan program connects an isolated or lonely senior in the com-munity with a Friendly Visitor. Inter-ested? Call 250-748-2133.

• Meditation: VIU Cowichan Cam-pus, Tuesdays, 7 p.m.; Discovery Sun-rise, Sundays, 10 a.m. Retreat info: www.viretreats.com. Info: 250-710-7594. Email: [email protected]

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

• Duncan Family History Centre (Genealogy) open, Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wednesday, 6:30-8 p.m. Free access to Ancestry.com, FindMyPast available, 1815 Tzouhalem Rd., LDS

Church. Info: 250-748-9618.• The Council of Senior Citizens

Organizations is an advocacy group devoted to improving “quality of life” for all seniors. Seniors organizations, associations, wishing to affiliate, or individuals wishing to become mem-bers contact Ernie Bayer at 604-576-9734 or email [email protected].

• SDA Thrift Store, 3441 Gibbins Rd., open every Thursday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., and every second and third Sunday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

• The Saltair Country Market, Mt. Brenton Centre, 3850 South Oyster School Rd. (off Old Chemainus Road). Info and to book a table ($10) 250-416-0363 or www.elizahemingway.com

• Little Eagles Stay and Play, a Chemainus Community Schools Association program for 0-3 year olds at Chemainus Elementary Fridays, 9-11 a.m. Stories, songs, crafts, cre-ative movement, snack, social time. Drop in and enjoy. Info: 250-246-3588; [email protected]

Seniors• Chemainus Seniors Drop-in Cen-

tre 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 Robbie Burns Dinner and Dance, Sat-urday, Jan. 23, 5 p.m., 198 Government St., $30 per person. Emcee Ian Roth-nie, band Dan and the Seniors. Pro-ceeds 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 Cen-tre soup and sandwich, Feb. 17, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

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

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

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. Refreshments provided. Info: cowic-hankayakandcanoe.wordpress.com

• Cowichan Intercultural Society presents Art Healing Series, Wed-nesdays, 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, Tues-days and Thursdays, 8-10 p.m., Octo-ber through March Multi-purpose Hall, Island Savings Centre. Recrea-tional and competitive. All welcome. Info: 250-746-4380.

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

• All-ages chess club: all skill levels and ages welcome to play and learn chess in supportive, fun environ-ment. Mondays 6-8 p.m., Duncan library gathering place or tables.

• Cowichan Fly Fishers meets 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month at the Air Cadet Hall, Gibbins Road. Doors open 7 p.m. Open to all ages and skill levels. Info: www.cowichan flyfishers.com

• Seniors Dragon Boating, Monday and Thursday mornings 9:30 a.m., Hecate Park. Info: [email protected]

• Cowichan Valley Scottish Coun-try Dancing Thursday evenings 6:30- 8 p.m., singles, couples, beginners welcome, Chemainus Seniors Centre. Info: 250-748-9604.

• Calling all chess players, every Wednesday, 1-4 p.m. All levels wel-come. Info: 250-743-8740.

• Interested in rocks? The Cowic-han Valley Rockhounds meet the third Monday of each month, 7 p.m., Duncan Airport. Info: 250-743-3769.

Meetings• Cowichan Historical Society

meeting, 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 Hea-ther 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? Over-eaters Anonymous is here to help. Meetings Sunday morning, Thurs-day evening. For meeting times call 250-746-9366 or go to www.oa.org/membersgroups/find-a-meeting/

• Duncan PROBUS Club meets 10 a.m. every third Tuesday of the month at the Cowichan Golf Club. Membership information: www. probusduncan.ca

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.

• Ladysmith Camera Club presents “Fine art photography – the emotion-al response to lines”, with Cim Mac-Donald, artist, curator of Chemainus murals, author, teacher, photograph-er, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 7 p.m., Hardwick Hall, High Street at 3rd Avenue. Non-members $5 drop-in fee. Info: www.LadysmithCameraClub.com

• Cowichan Valley Artisans year round studio tour: 14 professional studios to explore. www.cowichan valleyartisans.com for details of each studio’s hours. Admission free.

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

CHIPPING IN FOR COWICHAN GRADUATES

Parents from the Cowichan Secondary School dry grad committee gather up the Christmas trees donated to their annual tree chipping event Saturday, Jan. 2. The chipping was done by Jason Closson Tree Service. [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]

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In his three years with Cowichan LMG, Steve Scott has been a Nanaimo FC killer.

In that time, the SS Monster has been involved in the decisive goal in every Vancouver Island Soccer League game he has played against Nanaimo, scor-ing the winning goal three times and the tying goal once, and setting up two game-winners.

“He just plays well against them,” Cowichan head coach Glen Martin said. “He gets motivated for every game, so that’s not it. Some teams you just match up better with. He always has good games against Nanaimo. He doesn’t have numbers like that against anyone else.”

Scott’s latest game-winner found the back of the net last Saturday as Cow-ichan got past Nanaimo 3-2. Martin had noted prior to the game that Cow-ichan-Nanaimo clashes are typically low-scoring, then acknowledged that, just because he said that, last week-end’s game was probably going to be a high-scoring affair.

Early on, the match was relatively even and looked like it was going to continue the usual pattern.

“It started as a typical Cowichan-Na-naimo game,” Martin said. “Everyone was ready to go. Everyone was at a high intensity.”

Twenty-eight minutes into the game, Mason Chang opened the scoring with his third goal of the year on a shot from about 20 yards out. Less than a minute later, Cooper Barry stripped the ball from a Nanaimo player and fed it to Paddy Nelson, who scored his 19th of the year.

Five minutes after that, Cowichan midfielder Jordan De Graf was run over and knocked off the ball. The play should have been a foul, but play con-tinued. Defender Luca Klotz delivered a clean shoulder-to-shoulder hit on the same Nanaimo player who ran over De

Graf, however, and was called for a pen-alty shot. The kick was successful, and Cowichan’s lead was cut to 2-1, where it stayed through halftime.

Ten minutes into the second half, a Nanaimo shot deflected in off a Cowic-han player’s foot to make it 2-2.

That set up Scott’s heroics. For no discernible reason, Nanaimo had changed their goalie at halftime, even though neither goal had been his fault, and when Scott was awarded a penalty kick, the replacement wasn’t up to the job.

With three league games remaining, Cowichan remains first in the Div. 1 standings, six points ahead of Comox

Valley in the hunt for the Garrison Cup.The team’s next game will be the first

one on the new turf at the Sherman Road park. Cowichan will host Bays United at 6 p.m. this Friday, and Martin hopes to have some surprises for fans who attend, in addition to what should be an excellent soccer game.

“It should be a good night, win, lose or draw,” the coach said.

Bays is fourth in Div. 1, and has been one of Cowichan’s most fierce rivals in recent years. The teams tied 2-2 when they played at UVic earlier this season.

“They’re always difficult games for us,” Martin said. “They’ll have all their best players out.”

Scott slays Nanaimo again

Cowichan midfielder Steve Scott gets under the ball during last Saturday’s 3-2 win over Nanaimo FC. [TODD BLUMEL PHOTO]


The entire Cowichan Thunderbirds senior boys basketball team roster played a part in a lopsided 84-48 win over the visiting New Westminster Hyacks last Friday.

“Everyone was able to contribute,” head coach Lucky Walia said. “For instance, Zach Kiedaisch came in and guarded their best player, who had 18 points in the first two and a half quarters, then did not score again.”

On offence, the T-Birds offered up a well-bal-anced attack, with four players in double digits and a fifth just missing the cutoff. Noah Charles led the way with 19 points, Eston Unrau and Tra-vis McDonald had 17 apiece, and Humza Khan contributed 16. Nirmal Hayer was close behind with nine points.

The T-Birds were particularly effective from outside the arc, as Unrau and Hayer each sank three three-pointers, and Khan drained two.

Charles found himself in an unusual spot, play-ing point guard when Khan went to the bench.

“Noah, in addition to being our leading scorer, did a nice job of running the point for us,” Walia said. “He brought the ball up for us when Humza was out, and had a nice feel for getting different people involved on offence by moving the ball quickly.”

The T-Birds played their first league game at G.P. Vanier on Tuesday, and will play host to Dover Bay on Thursday a 7 p.m. in their second league game.

Following the loss to Cowichan, the AAAA Hyacks played Duncan Christian School the next night, and the single-A DCS Chargers gave them a run, although the Hyacks eventually pulled out a 73-62 win.

Adam Kapteyn had a dominant outing for the Chargers with a team-high 19 points and 13 rebounds. Michael Brandsma added 19 points, Matt Brandsma had 10, and Jesse Van Wingerden added nine.

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Travis McDonald, who had 17 points against the New West Hyacks last Friday, goes up for a shot attempt in the first quarter. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

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at South Island Jiu-Jitsu in Mill Bay, and competed in several tournaments before he got away from gym life when he started working.

Now, he’s on the fast track to doing big things in the sport.

“This is probably the best time, especially

with my experience,” O’Leary says. “I’ve been doing this so long with people twice my age.”

Jung agrees, and sees O’Leary going to the top level of the sport.

“He’s going to end up going pro,” the trainer says. “He’s going to end up making it far in this sport. The end game is UFC. That’s why he’s in here every day, working so hard.”

It was UFC that inspired O’Leary to take up MMA in the first place.

“I used to love watching fight movies,” he recalls. “When UFC got big, I realized what I wanted to do with my life; I realized what my potential was right away.”

O’Leary says he has no nerves as he pre-pares for Friday’s bout.

“I’m pumped,” he says. “I’m very excit-ed. If there’s any time to be nervous, it’s in training. I’m definitely ready.”

BFL fights are broadcast on the Fight Network three months after the fact, meaning his previous fight on Oct. 17 should be airing soon, and this upcom-ing fight will air later in the spring. This weekend’s card will also be broadcast live on pay-per-view at battlefieldfl.com

Another Black Box student, boxer Liz Jackson, is preparing for a fight of her own on Friday, Jan. 29 at the Clash of the Cascades in Langley.

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The Cowichan Valley Capitals came away from a home-and-home series with the Alberni Valley Bulldogs last weekend with a tie and a loss to show for it, and head coach Bob Beatty was not satisfied.

“Getting one out of four points against a team in your own division is not good enough,” he said.

The Caps had to battle back from three one-goal deficits to earn a 3-3 tie with the Bulldogs at home last Friday. A day later, in Port Alberni, they were shut out 5-0.

Goalie Storm Phaneuf made 39 saves over regulation and 10 minutes of over-time to preserve the tie on Friday.

“We were fortunate that Storm gave us the performance he did,” Beatty said. “Our intensity in the last 10 to 15 minutes of regulation and in overtime was fine, but we have to find a way to bring that earlier in the game; we have to have bet-ter starts.”

Jared Domin, Corey Hoffman and Kade Kehoe were responsible for the Caps’ goals. Hoffman scored in his first game for Cowichan after being acquired from the Prince George Spruce Kings.

“I thought Hoffman was pretty good. He’s going to take some time to blend in, but I thought he worked hard away from the puck. He’s got a skill set that will help us once he finds a groove.”

Saturday’s crushing defeat evoked memories of a 7-1 loss at the hands of the Victoria Grizzlies the previous Tuesday.

“We just weren’t very good,” Beatty confessed. “It was a bit of a repeat of Tuesday. We weren’t good out of the gate. We got outplayed. I thought we got outworked. We weren’t good in front of our own net, again, early in the game. We gave them momentum and we couldn’t get it back.”

Lane Michasiw was peppered with 46 shots in goal and turned aside 41. Although there may have been a few indi-vidual performances that were alright,

that’s not what Beatty was looking for.“We’re in it as a team,” he said. “We

have to play better as a unit. There were a few guys I thought were decent, but as a team, we didn’t generate anything on the forecheck.”

The Caps will play the rest of their January games at the Island Savings Cen-tre, and Beatty knows how important it is to take advantage of that.

“We have four straight home games, but they’re all real tough opponents,” he said. “We have to play better than we did last week. Our next six games will go a long way to determining where we finish in the standings.”

Cowichan now sits third in the Island Division standings, 11 points back of the Nanaimo Clippers and two behind the Powell River Kings. The good news is that they have two games in hand on Nanaimo and one in hand on Powell Riv-er. Finishing first in the division remains a possibility, although with 15 games left to play, it won’t be easy.

“There is a chance, but we’re going to have to go on a pretty good run to accom-plish that,” Beatty said.

The Caps play host to the Salmon Arm Silverbacks on Friday and the Nanaimo Clippers on Saturday. Both games start at 7 p.m.


Casey O’Leary is heading back to the Battlefield.

The 23-year-old Duncan-based fighter, who trains with Black Box MMA, will make his second appearance on a Battle-field Fight League card this Friday when he takes on Josh Kwiatkowski at the Hard Rock Casino in Coquitlam, in a fight that will be seen around the world in 28 million homes on the Fight Network.

If O’Leary’s first BFL fight was any indication, this next one should be one to watch as he continues to turn heads in the sport. O’Leary describes his last outing, against Daniel David, as a “three-round war.” It ended in a unanimous decision for O’Leary.

“I pretty much put a pace on him that wore him down pretty quickly,” O’Leary recalls.

O’Leary’s trainer, Shane Jung, has spent plenty of time around MMA, as a competi-tor and observer, and he was thoroughly impressed with his protégé’s BFL debut.

“The show he put on is why he’s going back,” Jung says. “I’ve seen a lot of fights, and I’ve been in a lot of fights of my own, but that was the most exciting fight I’ve ever seen in my life.”

According to Jung, BFL is the premier MMA circuit in western Canada and the western U.S.

“If you want to fight for anybody, you want to fight for them,” he says.

O’Leary’s opponent, Kwiatkowski, is also undefeated, boasting a 2-0 record, but this will be his first appearance on a BFL card.

“Casey’s going to take his zero as well,”

Jung says.Getting his start in Brazilian jiu-jitsu,

O’Leary has been training in martial arts for about nine years, and has been with Black Box for about four years. His training partners there include some well-known local fighters, such as Johnny (Two Feathers) Williams, Corey Gower and Blake McVittie.

“He’s been training with the very best,” Jung says. “He’s had a lot of good guys around him.”

O’Leary was born and raised on Van-couver Island and has spent the last five years in Duncan. He first studied jiu-jitsu

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Casey O’Leary, left, gets in some with training with Shane Jung during a session at Black Box MMA last Saturday. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

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Corey Hoffman scored in his Cowichan debut. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]


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A transportation issue last Friday may have been the only thing that stood between the Kerry Park Islanders and a per-fect weekend.

The Islanders’ bus broke down on their way to Campbell Riv-er, and the team got to Rod Brind’Amour Arena just 20 minutes before warmup. That resulted in a rough opening per-iod for the Isles, which led to a 5-4 loss at the hands of the Storm.

“We had a slow start and took a couple of bad penalties, but we found a way to stay in the game,” head coach Aaron Spotts said. “We could have packed it in when they were up 4-2.”

Refusing to give up, the Isles came back to tie it 4-4 on a goal by Graham Winship with three and a half minutes left to play. Unfortunately, they gave up the winning goal with 29 seconds remaining in regulation.

Special teams made a huge dif-ference in the game as the Storm, who won the Western Canadian junior B championship last year and currently sit second in the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League standings, scored four of their five goals on the powerplay, while the Islanders scored just once with the man advantage.

“They’re obviously a very good team,” Spotts said. “It shows our

guys that we can compete with the best in the league. We showed ourselves we can compete with the team that won the Keystone Cup last year. Overall, we’ve been playing some pretty good hockey lately.”

Winship and Tait Aptakin both finished the game with a goal and an assist, and Caleb Franklin and Keenan Eddy also scored, while goalie Chase Anderson made 33

saves on 38 shots.Back at Kerry Park Arena the

next night, the Isles doubled up the Oceanside Generals 6-3, although Spotts didn’t feel his team put forth its best effort.

“We came back, and I think the guys were still tired from the bus trip,” the coach said. “I don’t think we played our strongest game of the last month, but we found a way to win, so I guess

that’s a positive sign, too.”Franklin had his first two-goal

game in junior B, and Ty Berger scored his first career goal. Win-ship and Kyle Green each had a goal and an assist, while Corey Peterson also scored, and Aptakin had two helpers. Between the pipes, Ty Rennie stopped 39 of 42 Oceanside shots.

With nine games left in the regu-lar season, the Isles sit second in

the South Division standings, right where they hoped to end up. Both the Islanders and Peninsula Panthers have 41 points, but the Isles have accumulated theirs in 39 games, while the Panthers have played 41 contests.

The Isles play a pair of road games this weekend, visiting the Saanich Braves Friday and Comox Valley Glacier Kings Saturday.

Bus woes cause slow start for Isles against Storm

Islanders rookie Parker Ellis out-races an Oceanside player during last Saturday’s game. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]


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