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Decisions about building a new Stoney Hill Road won’t hap-pen until at least February.

That’s when North Cow-ichan council is to receive

an ordered staff report about options to preserve the rural character of Maple Bay Peninsula, then debate impacts of the proposed $2.5-million public road to 73 properties.

Councillor John Koury was Wednesday’s lone objector to Councillor Al Siebring’s mo-tion for a blanket postponement of three bylaws concerning the controversial gravel road.

“The report will clear up any misinformation,” Siebring said. “This (Stoney road access) process has been going 60 years; another 1 1/2 months won’t kill us.”

But Koury basically argued preservation-ists are hijacking municipal development.

“There’s an anti-development movement out there.

“They want to stop this road out of fear of what happens at this council,” he said, noting hill folks have rights to a safe, reli-able road.

His council colleagues agreed about safety aspects, but wanted time to address fears future subdivision could spoil the hill’s nature and privacy with tree loss, trash dumping, noise and more.

They also want to hear Native worries about impact on the bluff area’s sacred sites and cultural rights.

“Cowichan Tribes has concerns about this project, the biggest is that we haven’t been consulted,” said Tracy Fleming, speaking for elder Arvid Charlie, who visited chambers.

Mayor Jon Lefebure agreed, while Coun-cillor Kate Marsh also wanted everyone to be heard.

“Most people aren’t worried about the road but what it would do to that wonder-ful pristine eco-system,” said Marsh, who initially moved to delay discussion of Wednesday’s rst bylaw regarding pulling municipal forest land for the road.

The other two bylaws concern creating the road as a local service function, and borrowing $2 million — to be repaid by the 73 landowners over 25 years — from Victoria for the project.

Marsh cited 919 alternate ap-proval process forms gathered in a week toward 2,150 needed to stop or stall the road.

“That’s a lot of people,” said Marsh. “Let’s pull back and get the staff report.”

But Koury disagreed.“We don’t need any more

information,” he said, noting council could log all of its for-est reserve on the hill now.

“But we don’t log it because we have the same kind of sensitivity (for nature) as the people wanting to stop development in North Cowichan.”

Resident Icel Dobell just wanted to stop council from making a rash decision.

“We are simply asking for time after the holidays,” she said of the AAP.

Road committee members stressed their demands for a safe road while respecting the area’s natural splendour.

“Don’t allow this to be put behind closed doors again,” Wendy McPherson said of decades of private council debate, fueled recently by a now-settled legal action against council and Bird’s Eye Cove Farm by pro-road landowner Paul Bourke.

“We’ve done our best to involve the community.”

Peter W. Rusland Icel Dobell pleads with North Cowichan council to delay its decision about a new Stoney Hill Road. Council later agreed, awaiting staff’s rural preservation report due by February.

Stoney Hill:Stoney Hill: Report due in February that will outline ways to pre- Report due in February that will outline ways to pre-serve rural character if and when road goes throughserve rural character if and when road goes through

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Two people face charges after a traffi c stop connected to crimes in Oak Bay, Duncan and Chemainus.

Just before 10 a.m. Dec. 12, West Shore RCMP received a call from a person concerned about the erratic driving of a grey Nissan heading southbound on the Trans-Canada Highway.

It turned out the vehicle had been reported stolen the night before in Oak Bay.

The vehicle turned from the highway at Gold-stream Park and police pulled it over on Falcon Heights Road.

Police arrested a 42-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman.

Further investigation found the suspects relat-ed to a business break-in in Duncan and a theft from a vehicle outside a restaurant in Chemainus. Stolen property was found in the vehicle.

“What a citizen reports as a less serious of-fence may be just the tip of a larger series of events,” said Staff Sgt. Danny Willis of West Shore RCMP.

The two people arrested face charges of theft over $5,000 and possession of stolen property. Further charges were expected from the North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP detachment.

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Jay SiskaNews Leader Pictorial

How predict-ably ironic.

The day I’m assigned a column

about the Malahat safety works — and the high-way’s reliability as a link between the valley and the capital — there was yet another crash, send-ing one to hospital and many, many, hundreds of vehicles detouring through Shawnigan Lake.

Even more pathetic, the day I sit down to write this, the govern-ment announces they will

“study” the crash area — a section which claimed three lives in an accident mere months ago — one Malahat re chief Rob Patterson minced no words describing as the worst he’s ever attended.

Since we’re doing this year-end-style, I’m going to give you my no-B.S. assessment of the entire Malahat situation.

The “highway” is so under-designed for the volume it’s carrying now it’s not even funny.

Along its entire length we accept that we have to squeeze into one lane repeatedly, and frequently travel at speeds more

appropriate for neigh-bourhoods instead of a highway.

That’s normal, and we’re —apparently — ne with it.

Meanwhile, we’re fum-ing at the wheel, getting stuck up- or down-island, and wondering what the hell the problem is.

Money. That’s the prob-lem. With an unbelievable amount of road and transit construction going on in the Lower Mainland, how is the government supposed to free funds for costly south island works through dif cult terrain?

So, in the meantime, we get some new concrete

barriers, some of which are in seemingly non-pri-ority areas. It’s like putting a Band-Aid on an entrance wound, when the exit wound is bleeding faster than you can staunch it.

Can you imagine the outcry if the Fraser Valley was irregularly — yet repeatedly — cut off from Vancouver? That’d be a political issue which couldn’t be resolved fast enough. Premier Christy Clark would be driving the excavator herself to get that extra lane pounded in there.

But here the government fails to realize the Malahat needs that same kind of attention.

It starts in Victoria, where the highway has a stop-light — instead of an overpass — at every high-volume cross street. Traf c backs up from Spencer Road to Uptown, and further, because of it.

Then at Spencer, we’ll soon have three uncon-trolled lanes merging into one at the start of the Malahat.

Given the volume of ve-hicles on these roads, I’m seriously dumbfounded how any traf c planner or computer simulator could sign-off on that idea.

Not to mention, I’m blown away by just how

bad some of the drivers are out there. Apparently, most have never driven a major highway outside of the island and thus have little-to-no concept about highway driving etiquette, much less common sense.

There are also those who are so stupid they don’t re-alize coming to a complete stop in the fast lane to turn left across a double yellow line isn’t exactly a good thing.

And that clueless element mixes with an inadequate highway, and what you get is an epic turd sandwich that we’re all forced to digest every day.

Forget your study. I’m going to give you the only recipe for success on the Malahat: Stop treating it like a road, and start treat-ing it like a highway. Two lanes. Both ways. Lang-ford to Mill Bay. Divided along its entire length by concrete barriers. Educate those that don’t know: there’s a fast lane and a slow lane. Enforce both.

Until that happens, our emergency responders will continue to deal with wreck after wreck, injury after injury, and body after body.Jay Siska writes monthly in the News Leader Pictorial. Reach him at [email protected].

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The verdict Judge Josiah Wood is due to deliver in Duncan Provincial Court on Jan. 17 in the aggravated assault trial of Const. David Pompeo will surely elicit an emotional

response either way.At the heart of the matter is whether Pompeo

was justi ed in shooting Bill Gillespie during a traf c stop near Chemainus more than three years ago.

The defence says he was justi ed because Gillespie elicited ‘threat cues’ by not follow-ing orders and Pompeo felt his own life was threatened.

On the other hand, Gillespie insisted he and friend Dale Brewer, who was a passenger in the car with him, followed orders to a T given by Pompeo and fellow Const. David Birchett.

From the evidence I heard, it didn’t seem to me Gillespie posed a threat. But, then again, I certainly couldn’t begin to understand the mindset of Pompeo when something obviously caused his life to ash before his eyes.

The tale of the two men couldn’t be more op-posite so how does Wood rule?

On paper, it appears like a mismatch. You have a well-spoken, well-trained of cer on one side and a man with a criminal record who admitted-ly had dif culty recounting some details of the incident because of the trauma he went through after the shooting, and because it happened so long ago.

The defence brought in numerous expert wit-nesses that bogged the case down and caused the trial to be extended while Wood digested the admissibility.

While he did allow some of it, other expert tes-timony was also excluded as not being pertinent.

So where does that leave the case? It has to be considered a toss-up.

Despite his history, Gillespie, for the most part, seemed genuine in trying to state his case of not being a threat. Pompeo was also very compel-ling in explaining why he reacted the way he did, citing his extensive training in dealing with such situations.

Witness testimony did not appear to ll in any

of the blanks so it comes down to Gillespie’s word against Pompeo’s.

Wood has a huge task to sort out the evidence and decide how justice will be served.

Larry Woodruff of Shawnigan Lake has at-tended every moment of the trial.

“I consider myself to be a reasonable educated

person able to decide what is happening and to decide if the stories or evidence presented is factual, contradictory to other evidence, and if it is truthful,’’ he wrote in a letter to the News Leader Pictorial.

Woodruff hasn’t been impressed with Crown prosecutor Todd Patola while defence lawyer Ravi Hira has gone a little over the top, in his opinion.

“The defence stretched the trial, dumping in tons of repeated evidence and in some occur-rences, like on the eighth day, totally contradic-tory evidence to that already entered by others,’’ Woodruff pointed out.

Woodruff also makes some good points about the taxpayer cost of the trial, always a hot topic with the public, and the fact Pompeo is still being paid while going through the process. But that’s another story.

The rami cations of the verdict will likely be signi cant. If Pompeo is found guilty, police of cers will likely lament their thankless job of trying to apprehend criminals. They will state it has been made a lot harder and signify a greater risk because defending themselves from a life-threatening situation could lead to grave consequences.

If Pompeo is found not guilty, many members of the public will surely complain it gives police too much power to react rst by using a gun when force might not have been necessary.

I’m glad I don’t have to make the nal deci-sion.Don Bodger covers sports and much more for the News Leader Pictorial, including the trial of David Pompeo. Reach him at [email protected].

Nothing simple in Pompeo/Gillespie shooting case Nothing simple in Pompeo/Gillespie shooting case

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Krista SiefkenNews Leader Pictorial

If there is a fence between those who support Cowichan’s red school trustees

and those who do not, it’s fair to say that even months later I’m still perched self-consciously atop it.

My indecision has nothing to do with a desire to remain neutral. I don’t report Co-wichan’s news any more. I don’t even live in Cowichan now.

I have no qualms admit-ting I voted for every single one of the trustees who were red on July 1.

That means those who supported a de cit budget, and those who did not.

For me, this story was about more than the de cit budget that School District 79 submitted to the Ministry of Education, and was ultimately red for. This was a story of ideals, and of nine individuals whom I respected. Even admired.

This story starts the way it always does at Cowichan’s public school district, with money. Or, more speci -cally, an apparent lack of it.

Trustees have fretted for years about how to balance per-student funding in a district with declining enrol-ment against rising in ation, and a steady download of costs that used to be covered by other bodies.

An all-business bureaucrat would close the gap by consolidating assets (read close under-populated small schools).

But I think we can all agree the likelihood of

Cowichan electing a board with that mandate is slim to none. So where does that leave us?

Unsurprisingly, it left us with a ve-member board majority that felt it had no other option than to submit an illegal budget almost $3.8 million higher than the funds allocated by the provincial government.

The trustees were removed, an of cial trustee appointed in their place, and the day-to-day operation of SD79 has remained virtu-ally unchanged.

Some may tell you there was an outraged response from the public.

But, truly, there wasn’t.If the goal here was to

shame the province into giving the district the funds its trustees wanted, then I can say with total objectiv-ity that it failed.

That’s not to say I don’t appreciate the stand the board took. It required cour-age, and an almost disdain-ful disregard for some very vehement criticism.

If I had been in that position, truth be told I may have voted with the majority.

But for me, this story shifted from the stand, to how the stand was taken.

I watched as several of the trustees I admired and respected — in truth, people I genuinely liked — resorted to the kind of petty behaviour we expect from students in schools but certainly not from the adults tasked with managing them.

You were either with them, or against them. And that can be dif cult for someone like me, who was not just personally on the fence, but required to be so professionally.

Trustees who took my calls without fail for four years suddenly lost my number.

And while professionally I stewed about this child-ish reaction, personally I began to ask myself, “How admirable a stand can this be when just my neutrality has condemned me?”

I started to ask myself, “Is this really a last resort? Are our schools really in such poor shape?” I thought about all the classrooms I’d

visited during the course of my time as education re-porter for the News Leader Pictorial. All those students doing fantastic things, with resources that were unheard of not even 10 years ago.

Some would have you believe kids are learning in shacks, cold and cramped and huddling over a single chalkboard while a harried teacher rushes between them.

We all know this is not the case. Kids have access to some truly amazing resources and programs.

Now, I know more than most there are certainly cases where underfunding is having a detrimental impact on students. And in an ideal world, the board majority’s gambit would have brought in millions of new dollars to support students. But this is not an ideal world.

It was a matter of fact that a de cit budget would result in the board’s removal.

Perhaps that was always the goal. Perhaps the aim was to force the tough deci-sions on a person appointed, and therefore far more easy to villainize. I know, and still respect, the idealism of some former trustees, and I doubt that was the case.

But the goal, whatever it was, is irrelevant now.

What I can say with absolute certainty is that I’m glad it’s over.

The board had its shot at taking a stand. It just didn’t have the legs.Former News Leader Pictorial news reporter Krista Siefken now lives in England

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Robert DouglasNews Leader Pictorial

During the past year, South Cowichan residents have become increasingly concerned about contaminated soil being dumped by developers in lo-cal watersheds.

Much of the local opposition has focused on an application from South Island Aggregate, a Vancouver Island-based company that produces rock, sand, gravel and related products for the construction industry.

SIA has proposed trucking contaminated soil from the Capital Regional District and disposing it in the old quarry site in the Shawnigan area, encapsulated in an engineered cell. The company is awaiting the provincial government’s approval

before moving forward. The old quarry is located near Shawnigan

Creek, which feeds into Shawnigan Lake, and this has residents concerned about soil runoff polluting the lake and aquifers, putting drinking water at risk.

Shawnigan residents hired a hydrogeologist, who studied the proposal and concluded there is indeed a risk of contaminants leaking from the encapsulation system, seeping into the aquifer, then nding its way to the lake.

Some are now arguing local people should have more of a say in deciding who gets to dump, and the Cowichan Valley Regional District should be given the power to regulate waste coming into its jurisdiction.

Others contend the Cowichan Valley should not serve as a dumping ground for the Capital Regional

District and other metropolitan centres. And they may be right.

The contami-nated soil issue in the Shawnigan area is part of a larger problem confronting our society, as many communities ship its waste far away, preferring to dump it in someone

else’s backyard rather than dealing with it locally. And we are guilty as well. Cowichan residents

send its waste to the Bings Creek Solid Waste Management Complex, where non-recyclables are compacted and shipped to a land ll in Wash-ington State for nal disposal.

Prior to that, we sent our waste to the Cache Creek land ll in the Lower Mainland.

Land lls, it should be noted, are a signi cant source of groundwater contamination, and have caused serious water quality problems in many communities across North America.

The problem of dumping waste in other communities also exists on a global level, as ad-vanced industrialized economies ship discarded electronics to developing countries such as China and India, where workers disassemble and burn our old computers, TVs and other products, extracting valuable metals for re-sale.

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Our old electronics contain hazardous materi-als, and disposing of these products causes major human health issues and environmental damage for developing countries, with lead poisoning and groundwater contamination affecting thousands.

The solution to the waste-dumping problem, which is both a local and a global one, may be for each community to dispose of its waste locally.

That would mean no more contaminated soil from the Capital Regional District being dumped on the Shawnigan watershed.

And it would mean no more electronic waste being exported from developed to developing countries.

But it would also mean the Cowichan Valley would have to stop exporting garbage to a land ll in Washington State.

If we expect other com-munities to clean up their own mess, then should we not be doing the same right here at home?Rob Douglas writes monthly for the Cowichan News Leader Pictorial. He can be reached at [email protected]

Maeve MaguireNews Leader Pictorial

In April, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission passed through the Cow-ichan Valley leaving in its wake feelings of enlightenment and confusion, despera-tion and hope from those who attended.

I left the statement-gathering sessions feel-ing for the rst time I had learned some truths about the Canadian government, the churches, and the First Nations people with whom I have been neighbours all my life.

The latter was especially important to me

because I have kids of my own who are ask-ing questions about the First Nations culture and I have few answers.

After the TRC, I felt hopeful a new relation-ship would form between our communities —a relationship that involved open com-munication and trust. I believed the men and women who showed great courage in sharing their soul-crushing residential-school stories publicly must have believed that change is possible. They must have wanted a different relationship too.

A month after the TRC left Cowichan, Chief Harvey Alphonse declared a state of emer-gency in Cowichan Tribes. There was a spike in the number of Cowichan people who had attempted or committed suicide. There had been four suicides and 48 attempts in four months.

The federal, provincial, and local govern-ments and agencies answered the call for help immediately. Chief Alphonse said, “It gives you a bit of a lift when there is that type of response, and when it is so immediate.”

It could not have been an easy decision for the chief to declare the state of emergency publicly, and to ask for the government’s help in resolving the problem. It was a sign this new relationship of openness was happening.

It’s not their problem; it’s everyone’s problem.

The quick response from the governments and agencies showed a commitment to reconciliation. The chief noticed too, and said, “(They) are being called to action, to work with us in the spirit of reconciliation to address suicide prevention and to work together with Cow-ichan Tribes.”

Since then, we’ve heard little about it. We do know that in response to the call for

help, the Minister of Health, the Minister of Aboriginal Relations, and the Vancouver Island Health Authority are all working in partnership with the Cowichan Tribes to work on health care, social services, housing, education, economic development — all the issues that have contributed to the feeling of hopelessness that lead to the suicides.

All of the work is to move away from reac-tion toward prevention.

Cowichan Tribes stated in a recent email to me it didn’t want to make the latest statistics public. However, representatives did say that while there have been suicide attempts, none have been completed since the state of emer-gency was called in May.

Representatives from the provincial

ministries and VIHA tell us they are work-ing together toward a solution, but don’t feel it’s their place to de ne precisely what that solution is, what it’s costing, and who is doing what. All three organizations said because of the protocols involved with working with First Nations it wasn’t their place to speak.

I understand the need for privacy with the individuals and families involved in a suicide attempt. We don’t need to know their personal information.

But unless we understand the problem fully and the work being done, their neighbours outside of the tribe won’t invest time and energy in helping solve the problem.

If the compassion shown by Cowichan Val-ley residents in the various Christmas charity events has taught me anything, it’s that people here want to help.

They just need to be asked.Maeve Maguire is a technical writer who lives and works in Maple Bay and writes monthly in the News Leader Pictorial. Visit her blog www.cowichandale.com, or email her at [email protected].

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Wendy Thomas is a tness instructor who has worked for many years with seniors. She said she can often tell who suffers from osteoporosis by their stance, even if they don’t know it themselves.

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ger’s hump, is caused by fractures in the vertebrae. Thomas encourages people in this situation to speak with their doctor and have a DEXA bone density scan to reveal their condition.

“If they’ve lost height or had a fragility fracture — falling from standing height — in their spine, wrist or hip, they need to talk to their doctor about it.”

Thomas said people who are diagnosed with osteoporosis can panic, thinking their activities will be limited for life. She said that isn’t the case.

“It’s the contrary. Keep active, keep mov-ing and don’t sit back and do nothing. Do resistance training and make those muscles stronger to support the bones.”

Water- and land-based programs fo-cused on keeping the spine straight while strengthening the muscles around the joints help mitigate the risks of injury due to the condition.

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Perchaluk said small groups work best for most people.

“Smaller groups seem to be bene cial. I think it’s important to have that social connection to it. Some-one you can talk with that is going through it.”

Thomas is the past Vancouver Island Regional Coordinator for OsteoFit, a tness program that incorporates exercise, education and visualization.

“OsteoFit is a program developed by B.C. Women and Children’s Hospital twenty years ago. It has just sort of grown through the province. Certi ed tness instructors take the course to get to the OsteoFit specialty.”

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It’s one of the most demanding sports on the planet, and that’s why Grant Peet competes in it.

Peet is 53 — “like Herbie the Love Bug” — and prides himself on being t,

for which he credits three things: eating well, yoga, and motocross, a sport that involves riding a 120-pound motorbike at high speeds anked by competitors doing the same on a hilly dirt track.

Peet has been racing his motorbike since he was 13 years old.

“I started in 1973. I went with my brother down to the old island highways gravel pit in Sooke. I rode his bike in the School Boy Big Wheel class and got third place. I still have the trophy.”

Peet still recalls that rst race. It’s unforget-table because he had to ride over another competitor to get there.

“It was funny. I was running fourth position, behind two guys who ended up crashing in mid-air. I had to run over a guy and I ended up third and got a trophy. There was no way I could avoid it. I was in the air when they were landing. When I landed, I had nowhere to go. I unweighted the bike so it didn’t hurt him.”

After that rst race, Peet bought a motorbike of his own and spent his teen years racing at the old Cassidy Speedway north of Ladysmith. He continues to compete with the B.C. Oldtimers’ Motocross Club and counts more than 100 podium visits in his career.

Even with all that experience, Peet still has lessons to learn. He nished in second place at this year’s national championship tournament after making a rookie mistake.

“The rst day I won all three motos. The second day I won the rst moto. I was leading

the nal moto and I ran out of gas. I ended up second by two points.”

Peet said the sport hasn’t changed much in the past 40 years.

“It’s still the same sport. The bikes are a little better but the bottom line is, whoever

has the best skills, in motocross, whoever has the strongest legs, might win the race. It’s the most physically demanding sport in the world just ahead of soccer.”

The physical strength and endur-ance required for the sport is one of

the aspects he likes the most.“You’re working against a 120-pound

bike and centrifugal force. It’s the toughest sport out there. That’s why I love it.”

Motocross racing requires more than physi-cal strength. Peet said a rider can get seriously injured if they lose focus in a race.

“You want to be clear at motocross. You’ve got a lot of speed and weight and jumps and obstacles. You can be hurt quite badly.”

Peet has been practising yoga for 15 years, which he said is the key to being able to com-pete so intensely at his age.

“That puts the icing on the cake for anything. The top professionals in sports take yoga because it creates exibility and strength and stops injuries.”

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Today, if you who have lived for years in south Cowichan and are ready to retire, you have to go to Victoria or Duncan to nd seniors housing.

That may be changing.Soon, there may be an affordable seniors’ hous-

ing option in the heart of Cobble Hill village.In 2010 the CVRD acquired from the province

for $300 a 1.6-acre property in Cobble Hill vil-lage dubbed the Cobble Hill Commons. Since that time, the CVRD has worked with the public to develop a concept of how best to use the space.

The CVRD hired Bev Suderman, a land-use consultant with Island Planning Services, and Jessica Gemella of Gemella Design to gather feedback and prepare a list of recommendations to the CVRD on how to proceed with the land.

In November, Suderman, Gemella and Cobble Hill Director Gerry Giles led an open house for the public to comment on their ndings and review designs depicting how the

development might look.“It was a positive meeting and I think

good results came out of it,” Giles said. “Now people are more aware of what can transpire on that prop-erty and we’re looking forward to the next phases of this study.”

The greatest concern from the public related to transportation, and takes up the majority of the report. Suderman said she was initially not sure the site was suitable for seniors housing because of transportation and accessibility to services.

Having studied the area more closely, she now thinks differently.

“I wasn’t at all convinced Cobble Hill was right for seniors housing. Why put it there when there is little by way of community services? As

we review more, if there was an upgrade in the bus service, they can go to Val-

leyview mall. There is a post of ce, coffee shop, a market which could upgrade their offerings. We could offer professional of ce space in the housing development to health

care professionals. With minor tweaking of services, it’s doable.”

The next step for Suderman is to pres-ent the report to the CVRD board for adoption.Giles is hopeful the plan for seniors housing

and a community park will proceed.“It’s one way to re-establish the old com-

munity of Cobble Hill, which was the hub of activity. It’s so important to know who you live around and how they are doing. When we experienced the big snow a few years ago, it didn’t take much to walk to the top of your driveway to see who had smoke coming out of their chimney.”

Suderman said the involvement from the com-munity was personal.

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Comedy: Chickens (Sept. 21, Chemainus Theatre)Lucia Frangione swung from smiling and chuckling to

focused curiosity during her second Chemainus Theatre premiere of her play, Chickens.

“Most importantly, Sara-Jeanne Hosie (director-choreographer) understood the heart of the play. It isn’t just a silly musical about poultry, it’s about love and how love can survive crisis.”

The playwright-actress’ feather-brain, pun-yoke script began in a dream, and was hatched to raves in Mural Town in 1995. Moves, moods, expres-sions, vocals, and come-dic timing in Chickens was impeccable, really.

Musical: The Sound Of Music (March 2, Cowichan Theatre)Set The Sound Of Music among South Island Musical

Society’s best.A packed Cowichan Theatre premiere boasted

sweeping sets by Chris Killam, pre-war Austrian garb from Helga Trinczek and Diane Raphael, choreography by Cathy Schmidt, photo backdrops for scenic depth, plus Rodgers & Hammerstein’s timelessly familiar tunes backed by Hilary Coupland’s polished pit orchestra.

The aural centrepiece of director Maria Ridewood’s show was wayward ap-prentice nun Maria, played perfectly by Andrea Sicotte Rodall. Sound Of Music became one of Cowichan’s favourite things.

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Pictorial Genies a stage sandwich stuffed with plenty of drama.

Brentwood College continued its big-stage excel-lence with Les Miserables, while Ballet Victoria imported another fi ne dance show in Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons.

But the comedy of Chemainus Theatre’s Chickens, and SIMS’ joyous Sound Of Music were offset well

with serious acting in our four other slots.It was great seeing Cow High and Queen Marga-

ret’s schools team for absurdist plays — a very tricky genre to get right.

Shawnigan Lake School’s The Elephant Man lent us a trunk of tragedy, while the Shawnigan Players triumphantly returned to an outdoor stage with its timeless Pride & Prejudice. It was also great seeing

Cowichan’s new Neighborhood Players debut nicely with its riveting work Blood Relations.

While bard@brentwood’s demise was sad, Cow-ichanians had more than enough reason to turn off TVs, computers and cell phones at least once for live art this year. Keep your fi ngers on those buttons next year, folks.

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High School: Les Misérables (Feb. 29, T. Gil Bunch Theatre)The rebel yell that was Brent-

wood College’s phenomenal Les Misérables thrilled its opening -night crowd that packed the T. Gil Bunch Theatre.

Director Edna Widenmaier, mu-sical director Phil Newns, their student cast of professional-level actors, and backstage crew did the seeming impossible: besting Brentwood’s 2011 hit Phantom Of The Opera.

Les Mis’ leads Davin Killy (as Jean Valjean) and Maggie Davies (Eponine) were nothing without a

strong supporting cast, Lorraine Blake’s pinpoint choreography, and James O’Leary’s effectively

simple, muscular sets. Let’s see if Hollywood’s version of Les Mis is better.

Community: Pride & Prejudice (July 26, Gem O’ The Isle B&B)The jungle of fi nding true love is just as thick today as

when Britain’s Jane Austen wrote her landmark 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice.

And Shawnigan Players’ splendid outdoor version conveyed all of Austen’s intended emotional confu-sion, comedy and class snobbery during its debut at Cowichan Station’s verdant Gem O’ The Isle B&B.

Gem’s meadows, apple trees, and grassy yard — dotted with sculptures, plus a curious cat with a walk-on role — proved the perfect backdrop for director Alex Gallacher’s period pearl, in which each character was aptly cultured.

Drama: Blood Relations(Nov. 23, Neighbour-

hood Playhouse)Humanity’s latent

animal instincts were brilliantly evoked during Cowichan’s production of Blood Relations.

Neighbourhood Players’ director Mike Moroz’s seven actors earned a deserved standing ovation after mounting Sharon Pol-lock’s gripping dramatic tragedy surrounding Victorian spinster Lizzie Borden’s trial for the axe murder of two relatives.

Absurdist: We’re All Mad Here (March 3, Queen Margaret’s School Theatre)Two absurdist plays gave viewers a stark reality check

during the staging of We’re All Mad Here.The two works at Queen Margaret’s School were the

fi rst collaboration by Cowichan secondary and QMS students.

Let’s call these two avant-garde plays bargain-basement brilliance.

That’s because the actors delivered the intended, stripped-down effects of absurdist theatre, taking us away from lame — if any — messages served on silver platters via TV, some mainstream plays and movies.

Tragedy: The Elephant Man

(May 24, Wilkinson Theatre)

Few viewers will ever think of challenged folks in the same way after seeing Shawnigan Lake School’s emotionally gripping version of The Elephant Man.

One measure of our humanity is how we treat those with special needs. Ultimately, SLS’s moving drama typifi ed the daring, artistic envelope Cowichan’s actors bravely continue pushing.

Dance: Vivaldi’s Four Seasons: West Coast Style

(March 10, Cowichan Theatre)Ballet Victoria gave classical

music a whole new twist during a dual Duncan debut.

This time, lead choreographer/dancer Paul Destrooper and his pliable troupe

forever transformed Chopin’s Preludes, and Vivaldi’s Four Sea-sons, into a riot of diverse motion and feeling.

Sandrine Cassini designed the memorably abstract moves behind act one’s Twelve, backed by Chopin’s music performed by island-based pianist Sarah Hagen.

As usual, Ballet Victoria used a crow-bar of imagination and movement to pry open senses numbed by mass media.

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Duncan skaters celebrate the holiday season on the iceDuncan skaters celebrate the holiday season on the ice

Don BodgerChristmas exhibition skate at Cowichan Arena features Duncan Skating Club members, back row from left: Sophia Hodgins, Hannah Kushner, Courtney Vanderstap, Haley Dragicevich, Stephanie Hleck, Anna Brancato, Cailtyn Luckhurst, Cassie Bowdery, Baylee Hopwo, Jenna Batty. Middle: Brooke Wipplinger, Jessica Mosewich, Grace Haugen, Camryn Visscher, DelRae Olson, Ryley MacDonald, Leva Schneider, Rylee Smith, Drew Kuipers, Paiton Douglas. Front: Peyton Kong, Hailey Cerrer, Chloe Blace, Presley Murphy. Bottom, from left: Vanderstap and Brancato, Kushner, and Luckhurst put everyone in the fes-tive spirit. Above, Schneider and Wipplinger take a trip around the ice together in a duet routine.

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Jenna BattyJenna Batty just turned 12 on Dec. 15. And the Maple Bay Elementary School student is already in her eighth year with the Duncan Skating Club. “I was about three and I really liked to skate so my dad took me to public skating and I then decided I wanted to join the club,’’ said Batty. She’s progressed steadily over the years. “I really liked it and I’ve gotten a lot better since I was just little,’’ said Batty. She skated in the Star 3A Division during the recent island interclub competition and placed second. A Christmas exhibition Sunday at Cowichan Arena was a fun departure from competition for Batty and the other club skaters. “I like them both,’’ she said. “I don’t like competing all the time. It’s nice to just have a show.’’ Batty said the club had been practicing for the Christmas show for about two months. She normally skates four times a week which keeps her pretty busy. “I have to do my schoolwork as soon as I get home and then I get ready and go skating,’’ said Batty. She’s working hard on more advanced skills such as new jumps, an axel and some camel spins.

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The year is winding down and it’s time to salute the valley’s top youth athletes of 2012.

And there were a lot of them who made an impact on the valley’s elds and the rinks and beyond.

In Part One, we pro le the athletes who made the list from No. 81 to 112.

Parts Two and Three, covering athletes from No. 21 to 80 will be unveiled in the next two edi-tions of the News Leader Picto-rial. The top 20 will be pro led in a special section on Jan. 4.

81. Krystyna Neal — Grade 11 multi-sport athlete made Team B.C. and has a goal scorer’s touch at forward. Another prominent member of second-place Cowichan girls’ eld hockey squad at the provincials.

82. Chantal Bouchard — Injury prevented the Duncan Christian School Grade 12 student from reaching full potential, but she’s a gifted vol-leyball player with the chance to reach the university level.

83. Michelle Pewarchuk — Solid Grade 11 eld hockey player, Team B.C. and regional squad member plus an avid indoor hockey player.

84. Tayler Green — Young-est member of the Duncan Dragons girls’ fastpitch team emerges as a bona de star during the provincial Midget B championships in Duncan.

85. Marina Ellison — Fe-male athlete of the year for George Bonner School and senior skater of the year with the Fuller Lake Skating Club. She’s one of just two valley skaters on the competitive circuit. Recently got her Gold feet for skills in skating and named most valuable player for junior eld hockey at Frances Kelsey.

86. Braydon Aumen — Small in stature but slick with the ball and quick on his feet for the Cowichan Thunderbirds’ senior boys’ basketball team.

87. Maddie Smith — A starter for the Cowichan Sec-

ondary School runner-up senior girls’ AAA eld hockey team at the provincials. Playing high-pro le games is nothing new for her after so many experiences, including the Cal Cup and Team B.C. outings. A solid mid elder.

88. Cory Lewis — One of the 17-year-olds on coach Opie Williams’ Cowichan Midget Bulldogs’ football team roster who gave his all in every game and helped propel the team deep into the Vancouver Mainland Football League playoffs.

89. Nick Thomas — Defen-sive player of the year and cap-tain of the Cowichan Bantam Bulldogs’ football team. Always makes his presence felt with bone-crunching tackles.

90. Tyler Hudson — Tower of strength on the football eld for the Cowichan Bantam Bulldogs and on the basketball court with the Cowichan Junior Thunderbirds, just like dad Brent used to do. Offensive line-man of the year for the Bantam Bulldogs and voted to football all-star game.

91. Desirae Ridenour — Came out of nowhere to shock the senior girls in the island cross country meet with a well-paced race plan to nish rst while continuing to excel in the pool with the Duncan Stingrays swim team.

92. Cassidy Fernandes — Multi-sport athlete who went to

provincials for eld hockey and gymnastics as well as playing within the Cowichan Valley Soccer Association.

93. Chantal Arnold — Made the Under 17 Team B.C. eld lacrosse team which meant traveling to Vancouver every Sunday for practice since Oc-tober and will be heading to the Sandstorm Lacrosse Festival in Palm Springs in January.

94. Kristian Mousseau — Size matters for the Grade 12 student who’s showing the experience of many long years of eld and box lacrosse and picked up strength in his senior year within the Claremont Secondary School eld lacrosse program.

95. Sara Lowes — Grade 10 Cowichan Secondary School multi-sport athlete is dynamite at any position in eld hockey. Utilized her Team B.C. and Cal Cup experiences to advantage in a role of helping Cowichan to second place in the provincial AAA senior girls’ high school tournament.

96. Liam Kinrade — Part-ners with Andie Gingrich for top-notch results on the ice dance circuit. The pair placed seventh in the Skate Canada Challenge competition in Regina to earn a place in the Ca-nadian Figure Skating Champi-onships coming up in January in Mississauga, Ont.

97. Lauren Kellar — Came over from Frances Kelsey and became a crucial member of the Cowichan Secondary School eld hockey team. Heading to

Guelph to join her sister next year.

98. Luke Frost — There are so many great lacrosse players in the valley right now and here’s another one. Both the box and eld games are right up the alley of a player who possesses natural goal-scoring abilities.

99. Travis McDonald — The six-foot- ve Grade 10 student won defensive lineman of the year for the Bantam Bulldogs football team and voted to football all-star game. Made regional team for provincial selection in basketball in his rst season.

100. Darien Hobday — Multi-sport athlete is a T-Bird, Cowichan Rugby Club and Island Summer Games sevens rugby player as well as playing Cowichan Secondary School basketball and fastpitch with the Duncan Dragons.

101. Aaron Frost — Grade 12 Cowichan Secondary School student starred in baseball and soccer. In baseball, he led the Midget AA Nationals all-star team at the provincials in Prince George with an on-base per-centage of .750 and was one of the starting pitchers. In soccer, he led the U18 Silver Titans in scoring with 26 goals and 22 assists in just 16 games.

102. Eric Maslen — A big guy who always gets the job

done. Helped the Cowichan Midget Bulldogs’ football team come within a game of mak-ing the Vancouver Mainland Football League’s playoff nal. Grade 12 Chemainus Second-ary School student is a great team player.

103. Darrin Aitchison —

He’s another one of many weapons coach Opie Wil-liams could count on during the season with the Cowichan Midget Bulldogs’ football team. Got into the open to make the big catches at the right time to sustain drives.

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Lizzie Yates’ reign is nearing an end.

The 2011 Cowichan News Leader Pictorial Youth Athlete of the Year will relinquish her title to the 2012 winner in early January.

Yates, pictured centre with

Olympians Anna-Marie de Zwa-ger and Emily Zurrer at the 2011 ceremonies, graduated from Shawnigan Lake School in June and went on to continue playing fi eld hockey at the University of Victoria.

There’s some great candi-

dates in the mix for top honours in 2012 in sports ranging from downhill mountain bike racing to judo and rowing.

The top 20 will gather at a luncheon where the offi cial announcement of the fi nal plac-ings will be made.

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Part One:Part One: Mixture of experience and up-and-comers in No. 81 through 112 Mixture of experience and up-and-comers in No. 81 through 112

Yates’ dates with glory as valley’s top youth athlete endingYates’ dates with glory as valley’s top youth athlete ending

submitted, Andrew Leong, Don BodgerAbove, from left: Lauren Bailey on Prime Time at the May Classic; Desirae Ridenour circles the track and Braydon Aumen plays in-your-face basketball. Middle: Tyler Hudson, left, in Duncan Basketball Association action and Tayler Green preparing to step up to the plate. Bottom: Maddie Smith in provincial eld hockey action.

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One hundred and 12 spaces is nowhere near enough to acknowledge all the superb youth athletes

in the valley.There are so many great high-

school-aged athletes competing in several different sports, it’s dif cult to narrow the list down to that number.

The good news is there will 113 athletes in 2013 and 114 for 2014 so a couple of extras are going to be recognized.

With so much young talent around on the elds and rinks and in the gyms, it seemed a shame not to mention more.

There are especially numerous younger boys and girls in the lower grades who are going to be climbing the charts in the years ahead. So this is their starting point.

And for those who are graduat-ing in June, it’s one last chance to salute them for their efforts.

So, without further adieu, here are some honourable mentions among the girls at valley high schools who made great contri-

butions to sports in 2012: Ciel Boehme, Kristina Tams, Brooke Dillabaugh, Natasha Pegg, Tasha Reed, Courtney Jones, Kathleen Whittome, Rayne Hankins, Cate Broere, Alyssa McKinlay, Kaitlyn Lee, Mariah Fontana, Beth Cor-ish, Shylayne Davidson, Rayce Shoemaker, Abby Wadsworth, Olivia Austin, Olivia Poirier, Casey Heyd, Sophie Paisley, Lauren King-Nyberg, Chantal Adams, Kelsey Goodman, Emily Jackson, Annelise McNish, Darby Rae, Sabrina McDonald, Nao Tada, Sara Thompson, Sarah St. Cyr, Carly Dirom, Perri Reid, Paige Chowen, Alexis Lauzon, Mikaela Fitz-George, Kristin Paddle, Alison Franks, Naseeb Cheema, Hannah Avenant, Jordyn Court and Marina Cunningham.

Boys on the honourable mention list include: Jace Kenny, Riley Godkin, Kaelan Colbourne, Sam Gillman, Tyler Murchie, Gregg Hansen, Sion Grif ths, Reech Fowler, Torr Dahlgren, Ben Berard, Ben Leech, Nick Kapteyn, Jonathan Lukas, George Barton, Jon Climie, Mackey Singh, Seth Davis, Aiden Carr, Joey Vaesen, Todd Heard, Riley Heard, Matt Tanton, Tiernan Mur-ray, Cam Hall, Mike Needham,

Mathieu Jung, James Taylor, Tyler Glan eld, Chris Branting, Nick McLean, Dave Whitney-Brown, Tristin Gait, Lynden Eddy and Jordy Frost.

from A17

104. Lindsay Moulaison — Captain of the Shawnigan Lake School senior eld hockey team that captured a silver

medal in the AA high school provin-cials, gold at the senior ISAs, second at Island championships and third at the Friendship Cup.

105. Demi Rose — Young player possesses loads of potential. Had a phenomenal year with the Victoria Fastpitch Club’s ’98 Devils while picking up a silver medal for her B.C.

Summer Games experience. She’ll keep getting better, as she travels to Victoria for pitching instruction from Team Canada pitching coach Rob Guenter. Went to Western Canadian championships with the White Rock Renegades and the nationals with the Richmond Islanders.

106. Adam Golia — Served as cap-tain of the Cowichan Valley Lacrosse Association Midget A squad that won gold at the Midget A2 provincial championships. Co-winner of the top graduating midget player from CVLA.

Grade 11 student enrolled in the la-crosse program at Claremont Second-ary in Victoria.

107. Emma Kaiser — Formed a great bond in equestrian competition with her own horse Stella during the past year. The Grade 10 student at Cowichan Secondary School goes to numerous high-level shows that combine dressage, cross country and stadium jumping.

108. Zach Iwasyk — A gritty Grade 12 Cowichan Secondary back row rugby player who’s willing to go into

the trenches to do the hard work. Not ashy, but very effective.109. Braylen Lumb — Natural

talents carrying the product of the Cowichan Valley Lacrosse Associa-tion system far in both box and eld lacrosse.

110. Lauren Bailey — Grade 11 student at Queen Margaret’s School was the winner of the QMS junior equestrian program award, the Dunlop Trophy, for progress in riding. She was co-captain of the QMS senior eld hockey team and winner of the Mini

Grand Prix for the May Saanich Shows in the Sun equestrian event.

111. Kevin Glan eld — Grade 11 student has long been a prominent player in Mid-Island Lightning eld lacrosse and adding to his commitment through the Cloverdale Secondary School program.

112. Haakon Koyote — Duncan Swim Team’s top intermediate male and Alison Shepard sprint award recipient. Currently has a stake in three DST relay team records and is a provincial AAA quali er.

Two equestrian athletes sneak into the last places of the top 112Two equestrian athletes sneak into the last places of the top 112

Andrew LeongKerry Park gure skater Kathleen Whittome, above, and Duncan Christian basketball player Nick Kapteyn, below.

submitted, Don BodgerRising sports stars, clockwise from be-low, include: swimmer Darby Rae, hock-ey player Ben Berard and eld hockey player and track and eld athlete Beth Corish.

Honourable mentions:Honourable mentions: There’s so much young talent There’s so much young talent in the valley we just have to acknowledge morein the valley we just have to acknowledge more

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Ashley DegraafNews Leader Pictorial

Sometimes we are so married to our gut reac-tions, we’re blind to all the possibilities.

And when it comes down to the Catalyst mill tax debate, I think too many people are playing it safe in their bubbles.

This year, North Cowichan completely overhauled its tax structure, reducing rates for heavy industry, light industry, forestry and farming while increasing rates for business, recreation, utilities and residential. For the average North Cowichan home, that shift amounted to $275 spread over 24 months.

It took a heavy load off the mill and some folks are still grumbling about their taxes. But sometimes all it takes is to hear someone else’s small story to see the big picture.

For me, a North Cowichanian, and my family, it makes sense for us to give the Crofton pulp mill a break.

If the mill was to say sayonara, as my husband so subtly puts it, “we’d be screwed.”

Surprised?Yes, as homeowners in North Cowichan our tax bill is

affected as a result, but we’re able to see past that.If there’s no mill, there are no recourses, jobs, and even-

tually a once-thriving community becomes retirement-ville, which is exactly what we’re seeing in Youbou and the surrounding communities after the fall of the mill there more than a decade ago.

And what if the mill was to close anyway, who would be covering the slack?

I know people are saying, ‘They’ve got us in the palm of their hands,’ and maybe that’s true, but why are we in their hands?

Because they’re pretty darn important. My family’s small picture story will hopefully open the

eyes of those still clutching their wallets. When I met my husband, a heavy duty mechanic, he was

working for local out t Hayes Logging. He loved every-thing about his job and working on the island.

To make a long story short, when Hayes shut its doors, he picked up a job in Fort McMurray and began to com-mute to what he and many others call Fort McNowhere.

The money and security is great, but having a husband who works out of province and misses many family gatherings, milestones, and fun times de nitely isn’t in our long-term crystal ball. What we’d both like is for him to land a good-paying, secure and reliable local job.

And looking further into our future, we’d both love our son to also have an opportunity to work and start his own family in the community he grows up in. As our son gets older, every visit to the airport to drop off dad gets harder.

Things are looking up for Crofton. In September, the pulp mill’s parent rm had broken free of creditor protec-tion after a successful nancial reorganization.

CEO Kevin Clarke was stoked with Crofton’s unionized workers who came up with a new labour deal as well as North Cowichan council for its help in ghting the recent nancial storms.And from the reorganization and related transac-

tions, Catalyst was also able to reduce its debt by $390 mil-lion, eliminate $80 million of accrued interest and reduce annual interest expense and other cash costs by approxi-mately $70 million.

It’s still unknown whether Catalyst is seeking more tax relief from council after the spring property-tax shift to homeowners.

But with Christmas and the New Year approaching, however, I’m hoping those stuck in their ways will look to the future of our community.

And all I want for Christmas is my husband to be home for many years to come. Ashley Degraaf is a News Leader Pictorial reporter who writes columns monthly while on maternity leave. She returns to work next month.

This community needs This community needs Catalyst or others like itCatalyst or others like it


Andrew Leong/ leCrofton’s pulp and paper mill shook off the yoke of creditor protection this summer and began hiring new workers for the rst time in years.

Patrick HrushowyNews Leader Pictorial

The vision of a modern sustain-able community at Bamberton has perhaps

faded but the property was granted a renewed lease on life with regional district approval this year to proceed with a scaled-back plan to make room for much-needed commercial and industrial land.

Ironically, the site that sought to pioneer planning concepts of sustainability in a community where residents could live, work and nd opportunities to engage in entertainment and recreation, will become an employment generator with little of the original vision remaining.

Bamberton began its life in 1921 as a cement plant and churned out perhaps millions of tonnes of the basic makings for concrete before the operation was perma-nently shut in 1980. A whole community was built around the open pit limestone mines and the processing plant.

It wasn’t long before others began looking for ways to take advantage of an industrially-zoned piece of waterfront property with deep-water port potential.

Mill Bay residents woke one morning in the late 1980s to discover someone wanted a ferro-chromium plant on the waterfront at Bamberton and the Cowichan Valley began to experience what has been a seem-ingly endless series of public meetings and hearings on development proposals for the property. To say there was an intensely negative reaction in the community to the ferro-chromium proposal would be an understatement. That proposal was soon dumped in the dustbin of history.

Next came David Butter eld and a consortium of union pension funds that backed a vision for an inclusive sustainable community built over 20 years. It was an extraordinarily ambitious plan to incorpo-rate from scratch all manner of planning concepts that are commonly accepted as “Smart” today. (Full disclosure: I was deeply involved in the rezoning process.)

The CVRD board eventually approved

new zoning for the property but the NDP government of the day failed to have the courage to get behind an innovative project and eventually killed it through endless bureaucracy and studies.

This development proposal became intensely political and spawned the careers of several regional district directors who worked hard to prevent development.

In this atmosphere there was little ap-petite in the development community to try anything with the property for almost a decade. Then, along came Three Point Properties who purchased the property with no assurances it would ever be able to proceed with the almost-complete com-prehensive zoning, but was convinced if it “did the right thing,” the community would support them.

“The right thing” eventually meant as much as $35 million in cleanup costs of contamination around the old cement plant and ve years of detailed consultation with the community in an attempt to de ne development proposals that would be ac-ceptable to the community.

In the end, the CVRD simply determined there was no need for additional residential zoned property in the Mill Bay area. It was clear to Three Point there was no point in continuing to push for a comprehensive planned development.

Following further consultations with the regional district a compromise of sorts was reached. Three Point would agree to drop its rezoning application and the CVRD was accept a much-reduced application to rezone some of the property for commer-cial and industrial use.

When there was no deep resistance from the community expressed, the CVRD granted the zoning. Patrick Hrushowy is the president of the Cowichan Valley constituency association of the B.C. Liberal Party. Email him at [email protected]


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Aaron BichardNews Leader Pictorial

Remember September? The sun, the warmth, the gorgeous

dry days?You’d think the weather would have

brought an onslaught of blue-sky, good news stories.

Yet it was the topic of the disappearing Cowichan River that could be found most often spilling off the parched, sun-cracked lips of locals.

The reported record lack of rainfall during August and September propelled the protection of Cow-ichan’s most important resource to the forefront of regional and provincial discussions.

As the river’s ow slowed and the water in the

lake depleted, questions about storage levels were raised, even if the weir wasn’t.

In what appeared from the outside as an amaz-ingly amicable approach in the face of disaster, weir controller Catalyst mill, the Cowichan Valley Regional District, Cowichan Tribes and numerous other stakeholders requested the province step in and take emergency control.

The province, however, didn’t immediately take the bait, instead suggesting Catalyst apply to read-just its licence, or an alternate group like the CVRD apply for an additional licence.

Neither solution sat well with either party at the time of extreme water crisis.

While the discussions continued, the low levels of the river put the Chinook salmon at risk, making it near impossible for the sh to make their way

upriver to spawn.Despite the best efforts of local sh stewards,

including moving the sh by truck upriver to spawn and the enactment of a total ban on shing, an estimated 1,000 Chinook were killed during the drought.

Local industry was also anticipating high distress due to thirst, hoping for rain to avoid the disaster of shutting down Crofton mill. The mill requires large volumes of water for its operations and holds the license to pull that water from the Cowichan River.

But, from the depths of this water crisis comes hope.

We are fortunate in Cowichan to have an active group of local stakeholders who realize the impor-tance of water and are working toward protecting it.

Check out cowichanwatershedboard.ca to see just

how much work has been done and continues to take place.

The river has long been recognized as an im-portant part of life in the region, and a vital link in bringing the community together.

It may seem hard to believe as we sit here now, with the rain falling by the bucketful and the snow gathering in the mountains around the valley, but water is hard to come by and needs to be managed well.

It appears we have an overabundance, but there are so many straws sharing this cold drink, we need to manage its use with care.

From the needs of the waterfront owners in Cowichan to protect their properties, to the sewage treatment of residents, from agriculture to sheries to recreation, the Cowichan Basin is needed by all.

It’s more than a tube run, a shing hole, or a sup-porter of industry — it’s the lifeline of Cowichan.

The way we are currently managing it, in a modi ed feast and famine approach, is not going to sustain all the needs throughout the future.

The details involved with water management need tweaking to allow for the increased strain from demand on the river as well as the lack of precipita-tion forecast for the future.

While the experts iron out the details of increasing storage and protecting bodies of water and aquifer, you and I, the everyday users, can pitch in and help protect our resource too.

Water conservation can be employed in every ap-plication, from installing rain barrels to xeriscaping to taking shorter showers.

Remember September?Let’s not forget.

Aaron Bichard writes for newspapers and recycles them. Connect with him at [email protected].

You can play a part in preventing repeat droughtYou can play a part in preventing repeat drought


Andrew Leong/ leThe Cowichan River nearly ran dry this fall, leading to emergency crews to truck salmon to their spawning grounds and much talk about how to reduce the risk of it happening again.

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Paul FletcherNews Leader Pictorial

Do you know where Stoney Hill is?

Have you ever visited Stoney Hill? Have you heard about the Stoney Hill road issue?

Did you know about the recent alternate ap-proval process in respect to upgrading existing roads in Stoney Hill potentially stirring some additional development in this relatively intact wild area?

And have you ever heard of the alternate ap-proval process?

The municipal alternate approval process

forces citizens, who do not support a local gov-ernment proposal, to do all the work to defeat the proposal, while citizens, who support the proposal, needn’t do anything.

Much like guilty until proven innocent where one must prove one’s innocence to gain freedom.

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Citizens should not have to work this hard for democracyCitizens should not have to work this hard for democracy


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Peter W. Rusland/ leThe Stoney Hill Road issue was not the biggest decision subjected to the alternate approval process in the past year — that honour went to the CVRD plan to go to a public waste and recyclables pickup system in most rural areas of Cowichan.

from B10

The AAP is designed to disengage citizens from discussion about the issue, making it dif cult to separate important facts from passionate opinions.

Rather than a process that encourages and facili-tates community consultation, it is a process that allows municipal governments to stand back and let the citizens scrap it out knowing full well the AAP rarely goes against municipal desires.

While local governments bemoan the lack of citizen participation in civic affairs these days, they are perhaps unknowingly, encouraging a lack of interest on the part of the citizens by regularly using the AAP.

Apart from stirring the usual few naysayers, the AAP allows easier sailing for local government decision-making while freeing citizens from need-ing to learn more about important issues that do not affect them directly.

The Stoney Hill road issue is a perfect example of how a community could have worked together to come to an agreement that recognizes both the prop-

erty owners’ needs and wishes while at the same time acknowledging the importance of the greater community desire to preserve lands with signi cant cultural and biodiversity values.

Logistically, the AAP is also stacked against the naysayer since there are only two ways to vote, by snail mail or by hand delivery to the municipal of ces. Snail mail of course means you have to mail early, so procrastinators stand a good chance of missing their voting opportunity.

Driving to the municipal hall, inconveniently lo-cated outside of town and away from bus routes, to drop off one sheet of paper is a bigger deterrent than the post since the round trip will cost personal time and money wasted while adding greenhouse gasses to the valley load.

For most people, ignorance remains bliss, and as a result the Stoney Hill road upgrades, despite a huge effort by a few people, are now a virtual certainty since the naysayers did not collect the number of votes needed to defeat the proposal. This is not the least bit surprising considering the short time frame, and the holiday season where people’s minds are

crowded with the upcoming holidays.It is worth noting, however, that Stoney Hill’s 15

seconds of fame still managed to draw out nearly 1,000 votes in 30 days against the road proposal.

The News Leader Pictorial reported the story as if the naysayers had suffered a great loss when, in reality, the loss was a victory of sorts considering a few activists were able to encourage that many responses in such a short period of time. Imagine if all the procrastinators had voted too.

The alternate approval process is not a demo-cratic process. It is a process that pushes a council’s agenda forward with as little delay and hindrance as possible and is a process that continues to fuel people’s disdain of local government.

A critically important sidebar to the alternate approval process is the real risk of loss of important cultural and biodiversity values that time can never replace.

Perhaps it is time to return decision-making back to its democratic roots and have a vote.Paul Fletcher is former Duncan city councillor who writes monthly in the News Leader Pictorial.

Why can’t we just decide these things with a vote?Why can’t we just decide these things with a vote?


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AITKEN, Florence (nee Hillier)Jan. 1, 1930 - Dec. 16, 2012

It is with great sadness we announce the passing of our mother Florence on December 16, 2012. She will be dearly missed by her daughters Sharon Nantes (Phillip) Chemainus, Marilyn Davidson (Frank) Duncan, Susan Dillabaugh (Donald) Victoria. Proud grandmother to Pamela Wiersma (John) Victoria, David Nantes (Pauline) Victoria, Michael Davidson, Duncan, great grandchildren Jessica

Weirsma, Emily Wiersma, Erin Wiersma, Kaleb Nantes all from Victoria, sister Ethel Logan (Wilfred), Halifax. Predeceased by husband Douglas Aitken and sister, Amelia Shynkaryk, Anita Hillier and brothers Eric Hillier and Walter Hillier.Florence was a lifetime member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles and participated in catering special events for the Auxiliary. In the early 1960`s she was chosen Mother of the year for the March of Dimes. In the late 1960`s she spent her time looking after other children and fostered children. She enjoyed preserving vegetables and fruits every year as her family grew up and in the later years she did housekeeping for several homes. Her hobbies were hosting dinner parties, camping and curling. She very much enjoyed watching and attending curling (Dave`s events), basketball, football and hockey. Her family was the light of her life and she spent many happy times with us all. A private service for the family will be held later in the New Year. In lieu of flowers, anyone wishing, may make donations to the Canadian Diabetes Association.

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HALPENNY, BryanDecember 28, 1956 - November 10, 2012

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Sunset Dr (89 papers)

CROFTON503700 – Arthur, Chaplin, Edmund, Elizabeth,

Meagan, Musgrave, Robert, York (62 papers)

MILL BAY304052 – Partridge, Seaview (73 papers)304115 – Dagall, Noowick, Scollard (51 papers)304120 – Liggett (21 papers)304130 – Benko, Cayman, Fawn Rd/Terr, Frayne,

Windsong (52 papers)

SHAWNIGAN LAKE354252 – Catalina, Dandelion, Forest Grove,

McKean, Penny, Poplar, Portree, Scobhall, Welcome, Worthington (56 papers)

*all paper counts are approximates

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

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EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

FOODSAFE AT Island Savings Centre, Jan. 26th & Feb. 23rd courses 8:30-4:30 $65. 250-746-4154 www.saferfood.ca

HELP WANTED

FOOD counter Attendant Wanted. FT position avail. Starting wage $10.50 hr. Apply in person at Smitty’s Restau-rant, 5325 TCH, Duncan or email to [email protected]

Front Offi ce Receptionist: 17.5 hours/week. General Re-sponsibilites: to perform clerical and reception duties. Duties: Managing 5 line phone system. Receive & di-rect visitors. Operate offi ce equipment. Process corre-spondence. Financial tasks. Qualifi cations: Must be famil-iar with Word 2007. Familiar with offi ce equipment. Strong computer skills. Strong inter-personal skills. Ability to multi-task. Deadline for applica-tion: Wed, Jan 9, 2013. No later than 4:00 p.m. Submit resume, current references and cover letter to: Hiiye’yu Lelum Society, Box 1015, Duncan, BC. V9L 3Y2, or drop off at: Hiiye’yu Lelum, #106-5462 Trans Canada Highway, (Sun Valley Mall), or fax to (250)748-2238

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VOLUNTEERS

Do you ever ask yourselfHow can _I_

make a difference?Contact us, and together we

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PERSONAL SERVICES

ART/MUSIC/DANCING

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FINANCIAL SERVICES

IF YOU own a home or real estate, Alpine Credits can lend you money: It’s That Simple. Your Credit / Age / Income is not an issue. 1.800.587.2161.

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HELP WANTED

PERSONAL SERVICES

FINANCIAL SERVICES

HAIRSTYLISTS

HAIRDRESSING in your home, Cowichan Valley area. Barb Stewart. 250-715-6568

LEGAL SERVICES

CRIMINAL RECORD? Don’t let it block employment, travel, education, professional, certifi -cation, adoption property ren-tal opportunities. For peace of mind & a free consultation call 1-800-347-2540.

PETS

FEED & HAY

HORSE PASTURE, 35 acres in Maple Bay. Use of barn, hay and grain storage also includ-ed. $125/mo per horse. Avail. immed. 1-780-381-4217.

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

FLOORING

FLOOR INSTALLER looking for P/T work, carpet, lino, re-stretch & repairs. No job too small. Jerry (250)715-5852

FUEL/FIREWOOD

SEASONED FIREWOOD Vancouver Island’s largest fi re-wood producer offers fi rewood legally obtained during forest restoration, large cords. Help restore your forest, Burndrywood.com 1-877-902-WOOD.

HELP WANTED


JEWELS, FURS

BUY, SELL, Watches, Estate Jewellery, Gold, Diamonds, Repairs, Custom designs. St. Thomas Gold & Silver, 895 Fort Street, Victoria, 250-380-7698.

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

4 Laptops with attitude! Pana-sonic Toughbook CF-52’s. Windows 7 Ultimate & Offi ce, $750 + or -. 250-709-5611

53’ CONTAINER for a Semi trailer, $4800. 20’ Coleman Travel Trailer, never used. Propane furnace, $800. Brand new Lawn mower, $1000. Call (250)735-3258.

AT LAST! An iron fi lter that works. IronEater! Fully patent-ed Canada/U.S.A. Removes iron, hardness, smell, manga-nese. Sine 1957. Visit our 29 innovative inventions; w w w. b i g i r o n d r i l l i n g . c o m . Phone 1-800-BIG-IRON.

BIG BUILDING sale... “”This is a clearance sale. You don’t want to miss!”” 20x20 $3,985. 25x24 $4,595. 30x36 $6,859. 35x48 $11,200. 40x52 $13,100. 47x76 $18,265. One end wall included. Call Pioneer Steel at: 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca

GREAT GIFT IDEA! Chill-Spot is The COOLEST Dog Bed-A new and innovative, thermodynamically cooled dog bed, that enhances the cool tile surfaces our pets rely on during the warm weather months. Use promo code COOLGIFT For 10 % off! www.chillspot.biz

HERITAGE PAWN BARGAINS!

25% OFF Christmas Sale! Bryson 3B amplifi er, NAD 1600 preamp-tuner, Bass bin 2 x 15” JBL speakers, Klipsch surround speakers and sub, 23” computer moni-tors, Pearl 22” kick drum.Many more deals in store!430 Whistler. 250-746-9810.heritagepawnbrokers.com

STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for bal-ance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

HELP WANTED


MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

SNOW TIRES, P215/60R15, steel belted radials, used one season only (Dec & Jan). As new. (250)748-4658

MISCELLANEOUS WANTED

WANTED, cook book called “Clueless in the Kitchen”. It doesn’t need to be in perfect condition. Please call Joanne days 250-746-4471, eves 250-748-0928, [email protected]

REAL ESTATE

COMMERCIAL /INDUSTRIAL

COMMERCIAL OR residential 1800 sq ft building and level lot on busy Johnston Road/Highway 4 intersection. Offi ce, personal service, craft or residential use offers reve-nue and excellent holding op-portunity. Corner shared with McDonalds, Macs and Co-op. Call 250-720-7453

HOUSES FOR SALE

Incredible 5 acre treed PARK-LIKE PROPERTY

with Well-Maintained Furnished Home - 1500 sq.ft, 3-bdrm,

2 bath. Extremely close to Pristine Cowichan Lake,

in the town of Caycuse. Perfect for recreational

property or full time living. Motivated seller $378,800.

Exceptionally low yearly cost. Not leased land.

Call [email protected]

REAL ESTATE

HOUSES FOR SALE

STONE MANOR Brand new Rancher!

Open house every Sat & Sun noon-4pm. 5942 Tower Place, Duncan. No Strata, open con-cept, no steps, 3-bdrm, 2-bath.

1406 sq.ft., 4 SS appl’s., fully landscaped, dbl garage. Only $365,000. inclds hst.

BEST VALUE! Gord 250-710-1947

HOMES WANTED

WE BUY HOUSESDamaged House?

Pretty House? Moving? Divorcing? Estate Sale?

We will Buy your HouseQuick Cash & Private.Mortgage Too High and

House won’t sell?Can’t make payments?

We will Lease Your House,Make your Payments

and Buy it Later!

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MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

DUNCAN, 55+ park, no pets. 2 bdrm, single wide, large deck, heat pump, woodstove, landscaped yard, 4 appl’s. $29,900. (250)748-2863

MID 70’s dbl wide on .28 acre, in Mill Bay. 2-bdrm w/den. 2 baths. Good cond. Propane stove & dryer, newer roof $205,000. Call (250)746-9658.

OTHER AREAS

20 ACRES Free! Buy 40-Get 60 acres. $0-Down, $168/mo. Money back guarantee. No credit checks. Beautiful views. Roads surveyed. Near El Pa-so, Texas. 1-800-843-7537 www.sunsetranches.com

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

$500/MO STARTING- weeklyavailable, many apartment types, furnished, w/common kitchen. All utils, internet in-cluded. FREE local calls, No Credit Checks. Call Motel, 250-748-0661, (Duncan).

SPRINGRIDGE MANOR Has a new look!

Renovated, fresh paint & TLC throughout. Clean quiet build-ing close to Beverly Corners & University. Includes heat & hot water. No pets. 1 bdrm suite, $590.

(250)748-3729.

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

LADYSMITH 55+ Building, 385 Davis Rd.

Ocean & harbour views 2 Bdrm suite. 250-246-5688

$725 ADULT oriented build-ing, 2-3 bds, new fl rs & paint.Covered parking, elevator, in-suite w/d, step-in tub. Nearsenior centre, grocery, doc-tors, lake park, & bus. Ref req.Deb 780-273-0152 [email protected]

$825 2 bdr apt - 2bth, 5 appl. Walk in closet, en-suite bath-room, laundry. Separate en-trance. Available now. Utilitsep. [email protected]

CENTRAL CHEMAINUSoceanview modern 2 bdrm,1000sq ft grnd lvl, 5appl, pri-vate patio, wi-fi , prkg, $1,000.Avail Feb 1. NS/NP. Call 250-246-4313 or 250-210-2580.

CENTRAL DUNCAN- Lovely1 & 2 bdrm suites in seniorsoriented building, heat includ-ed. NS/NP. Please call Art,250-746-7241.

CENTRAL DUNCAN- newly reno’d. 2-bdrm, 5 appls.NS/NP. Quiet, yard. Avail now.$875.+ utils. (250)619-4225.

CENTRAL LOCATION, Bachelor, 1 & 2 bdrms, bal-cony, F/S, hot water, parking,pet considered, $525-$850/mo. Call 250-748-7764.

COWICHAN BAY, 1 bedroomocean view condo, under-ground parking, $775/mo.Phone 250-510-8749

DUNCAN in town, avail now, quiet 2 bdrm apt. 5 appl,$850-$900. 250-246-6626 or250-746-4016

Under New Management

Mountain View Terrace Estates

3420 Auchinachie Road----------------------------------

Spacious

Affordable 2 bedroom suites

------------------------------ Renos & upgraded

security featuresLarge balconies In-suite storage

Close to schools, shopping and walking trails

Includes: Heat, Hot waterand parking

Free Cable Hook up--------------------------------------Resident managers on site

To view call250-748-3321

APARTMENTS FURNISHED

DUNCAN (8 km north) Fur-nished studio apartment, on 8acres. Laundry, satellite, heat,hydro. $575. (250)748-1310.

COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

1700 SQ’ warehouse w/ retailand offi ce space for Lease onPolkey Rd. Unit has overheaddoors and ample parking.Please call 250-748-9622 toview.

AVAILABLE NOW 1000 sq’ - 7000 sq’ store front with excel-lent exposure, overheaddoors, ample parking. 250-748-9622

SHOP WAREHOUSE for lease, Boys Rd., Duncan,1500sq ft w/offi ce. $7.25 sq ftCall (250)245-9811 or(250)474-3585.

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

CHEMAINUS, 1 bd 1 bth, F/S/DW, W/D, utilities incl.,nicely fi nished, patio, quietarea, walking trails, pet on ap-proval, mature single/couple,NS, ND, refs. Avail Jan 1st250-246-1789 (leave mes-sage) $850.

DUNCAN, quiet, level entry 1bdrm, 4 appl’s, gas F/P, 1 cargarage/workshop. N/S, N/P.$920 incl’s utilities. Avail. now.(250)748-9059


RENTALS

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

Duncan: 1800 sq.ft. 1/2 du-plex. 6 years old, all applianc-es (new stove, new d/w), gas fp. Living/dining/kitchen/laun-dry/powder rooms down; full bath, 2 bdrms plus master suite with full bath and walk-in closet up. Near hospital, schools, shopping and bus. Easy access to highway. $1150/mo + utils. N/P, N/S. Avail. now. Call 250-746-7480 leave message.

DUNCAN: SXS duplex, 3 bdrm, 2.5 bath, W/D, F/S, D/W. Small pets welcome. Close to schools. Avail. immed. $1200. (250)818-1913

DUNCAN, Walk to town, Quiet 3 bdrm upper, 1.5 baths, 5 appl’s. Fenced back yard. NS/NP. $1275 incl’s util. Avail now. 250-748-9059

HOMES FOR RENT

DUNCAN- 3 or 4 bdrm mo-bile. F/S, W/D, big yard. Avail immed. $950 pad rent incl’d (250)510-9442, (250)748-2719

DUNCAN, 5 bdrm house for rent on large lot fenced for dogs. Attached garage/work-shop. Some nice upgrades. Available Feb. 1st. $1500 mo. Inquire - no agents please. Call (250)746-4749.

DUNCAN, NEAR Hospital, mobile home for rent in quiet adult park. Pets ok, call for de-tails. (250) 246-8318.

DUNCAN, open concept, 4 bed, 3 baths, gas fp, 4 appl’s, patio, storage, large yard, greenhouse, park & middle school nearby. N/S, small pet on approval, no partiers. Jan 1st. $1500. (250)743-4025

SHAWNIGAN LAKE, private 2 bdrm, 5 appls, lake view, $995 mo. Ref’s. Avail immed. Call 250-652-6407 or email:[email protected]

SHAWNIGAN. 3-bdrm, 2 bath Large lot, hardwood/ tile fl oors Near lake & Village. $1250.+ utils. Avail now (250)886-1953

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RENTALS

HOMES FOR RENT

LK COW. 2640 sq.ft. 3-bdrm (2 up, 1 down). 3-pc main bath, 3-pc ensuite off master 2-pc ensuite off bdrm 2, 2-pc bath in utility room next to low-er level bdrm. Ultra heavy in-sulation, EnerGuide certifi ed & new heat pump/ A/C system (lowest heating costs). Large yard, covered concrete patio area off rear of house, new roof, new paint in & out, new fl ooring, 5 appl’s, $1200.+ utils or $1100./mo with 1 yr lease. N/S, approved pets, ref’s req’d & verifi ed. Call (250)749-3555.

OFFICE/RETAIL

500sq’ offi ce/retail space for Lease with highway exposure and ample parking. Please call 250-748-9622 to view.DOWNTOWN DUNCAN 2500 sq.ft. 6 separate offi ces, re-ception, conference area & kitchen, 2nd fl oor, AC,. $1175/mo. 604-820-8929.DUNCAN: OFFICE space for lease, highway exposure, A/C, ample parking. (250)746-5657 or 250-748-8671

DUNCAN, offi ce/retail, down-town 950 sq.ft. ground fl oor, completely reno’d, or consult-ing. Reception area, 3 offi ces. Avail now. 604-820-8929

WANT TO GET NOTICED? Prime retail/offi ce space for

rent in highly visible historical building on corner

of First and Roberts in Ladysmith. 1,687 sq ft.

2 bathrooms, small kitchen, new fl ooring, A/C

Call 250-245-2277

SUITES, LOWER

CHEMAINUS Bright 1 bdrm level entry, sep entrance, shared W/D. Only quiet ma-ture person need apply. Long term preferred. N/S, N/P & no parties. Avail Jan 1. $800/m, heat & hydro incl. Ref Req. (250) 246-3354COWICHAN BAY 1 Bdrm suite, bright, mountain & ocean view, ns/np, Util./Inter-net incl. $750. 250-748-2810.

RENTALS

SUITES, LOWER

Crofton: 2 bdrm basement suite, W/D, partial hydro in-cluded. Separate entrance, large yard, newly reno’d. $800/m. (250) 331-1465

Douglas Hill- Feb 1- 1800sq ft, 1bdrm, own entry, ocean views, new laminate, 5 appls, wood stove. $900+1/2 utils, 2 refs. 250-743-3507 after 6pm.

DUNCAN- FRESHLY painted 1 bdrm, quiet, clean, patio w/sliding glass door. W/D. N/S. No dogs. $650 inclds utils. Avail now. 250-246-1933.

DUNCAN 2 bdrms, private driveway and entrance F/S,W/D $850 utils incl. N/S, N/P Ref req’d. 250-732-8377

LAKE COW, waterfront, semi furn/unfurn, 1bdrm grnd level, garden, N/S, $650 hydro & wifi incl’d. 250-217-1173.

SUITES, UPPER

COBBLE HILL (Kingburne Rd.) Self contained bright & sunny bachelor suite on acreage, F/S, tiled bath, utilities included. $550. 250-929-8228

TOWNHOUSES

3 BDRM Townhouse, clean & freshly painted, 1.5 bath, F/S, Drapes, WD hookup. Sun-deck, lots of parking, quiet, near hospital, cheap to heat. Avail now. N/P. $875./mo. Call 250-748-7992, 250-748-2727. 250-709-7992.

CHEMAINUS- RENO’D lrg bright 2 bdrm suite, 2 levels, 4 appls, 1.5 bath, sm pet consid-ered. N/S. Refs. Avail Jan 1. $700. Call (250)246-1457.

LK COW: 3 bdrm townhouse (#5-215 Madill), 1.5 bath, 5 appls, single carport, newly painted. $750+ hydro. N/S, sm pet ok. Call 250-477-4524.

RENTALS

WANTED TO RENT

Long Term Commercial Lease Required

A well established Cowichan non-retail business requires the following for a long term and renewable lease:*ground fl oor 2,200+ sq foot offi ce with nearby or adjoin-ing 1,200+ sq foot ware-house*min 15 parking spaces; or min 8 on site & min 7 nearby*central to Duncan location (within 5 KM to downtown)Our operation will not suit any residential occupancy nearby as we ship & receive at all hours. Your location must allow access for a 5 ton single axle truck. Re-quired for April 2013. Please contact: [email protected]

TRANSPORTATION

AUTO FINANCING

Auto Financing 1.800.910.6402

DreamTeam Auto Financing“0” Down, Bankruptcy OK -

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TRANSPORTATION

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CARS

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TRANSPORTATION

CARS

‘06 Chrysler Sebring Touring Sedan. Just inspected; passed all categories. Ready for win-ter on the Malahat. 2.7L V6, power windows/locks, sunroof, fog lamps, A/C, snow tires all around on the original alloy wheels, Satin jade colour 173,000 km. $4500. Call (250)715-1236.

2007 CUSTOM Chev HHR. Excellent condition. Loaded. White. 119,000 km, mostly hwy driven. On-Star. $11,900 fi rm. 250-755-5191.

RECREATIONAL VEHICLESFOR SALE

1994 34’-MOTORHOME, 454 gas engine, 110 volt genera-tor, new coffee maker & micro-wave. Ready to travel. Must see! $10,950. (250)753-0046

2003 Rexair CLASS A, 29 ft motor home. Bright, cheery and in excellent condition. Low mileage. Must be seen to be appreciated. Garage kept. $44,900. N/P, N/S. Phone (250) 746-7808

TRANSPORTATION

TOWING

BEAR LAKE SALVAGE

$$$ CASH $$$For Scrap Cars

alsofree scrap metal removal

250-710-7278

CASHFor Scrap Vehicles

Call Tight Line Towing

(250)709-5692

VTRUCKS & ANS

1989 NISSAN Pick-Up $3,300.4-cyl, standard, great on gas,great cond. Full spare andcab, 177,000km. Maintenancerecords. (250)713-5264

1991 Chev Silverado 2500, 4x4, 140 km. Drives ok. $1050OBO. (250)748-0814

1991 PLYMOUTH Voyager, runs well, $800. fi rm. Pleasecall (250)710-6568 or(250)743-6543.

2009 CHEV Silverado 4x4, ext. Cab, auto, 48,000km, ex.cond. $19,995. (250)710-4573

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

CARPENTRY

DAVID GALE Construction, for all your renovation needs. - 26 yr. exp. 250-746-9956 www.davidgaleconstruction.ca

CLEANING SERVICES

HOUSE CLEANING available in the Cowichan Valley. Effi -cient, mature, responsible, N/S. References available. Fully equipped. Senior dis-count. $17/hr. 250-748-9679

HOUSE CLEANING, Bonded reasonable rate. Call Reneé 250-701-7301

I CLEAN ‘till you beam! 50% off fi rst visit! Please call Moni-ca for your free quote & con-sultation 250-732-4423

COMPUTER SERVICES

ABLE COMPUTER REPAIRIn-home service. Seniors’

discount. Nico 250-746-6167

CONTRACTORS

DAVE’S

HANDYMAN SERVICE30 Years, Licensed & certifi edConstruction Top to Bottom

Big or small“We do it all”

250-710-5202www.dbmckenzieconstruction.com

ELECTRICAL

1A ELECTRICIAN, licenced, bonded, Small Jobs Specialist, panel upgrades and renos. All work guaranteed since 1989. Rob at 250-732-PLUG (7584).


ELECTRICAL

250-743-0326. ELECTRICIAN Licensed and bonded. Rea-sonable rates, free estimates, upgrades & renos. Call Kelly.

FENCING

HANDYPERSONS

ALL RUBBISH removal, small renovations, deck work, car-pentry, painting, plumbing, and eves trough cleaning. Seniors discount. Ian 250-743-6776.

JOE’S HANDYMAN SERVICE

30 yr’s ExperienceWe fi x everything

No HST250-748-5062

HAULING AND SALVAGE

Delivery Guy

(250) 597-8335yourdeliveryguy.ca

DELIVERIES

HAULING/JUNK REMOVAL

MOVING JOBS WELCOME

Lowest Price Guarantee


HOME REPAIRS

TOTAL HOMERENOVATIONS

From concrete to roofi ng & everything in between!

All Interior & exterior. Work guaranteed.

40 years Experience. Free estimates.

(250)748-9150

HOUSEHOLD SERVICES

* Gutters * Windows* Siding * Moss treatment

* Pressure washing

Mill Bay/Duncan 250-743-3306

Chemainus/Ladysmith 250-324-3343

INSULATION

AVSINSULATION REMOVAL

Adrian LepitreCell: 250-732-2354

Offi ce: 250-748-3304Fax: 250-709-2223

[email protected]

LANDSCAPING

Quality Landscape Construction

* Stone Retaining Walls* Landscape Design

www.islandpacifi clandscaping.ca (250) 701-8319


PLUMBING

A SERVICE PLUMBER. Li-cence, Insured. Drains, HWT, Reno’s, Repairs. Senior Dis-counts. After Hour Service. Call Coval Plumbing, 250-709-5103.

REPAIRS

NIGHTINGALE AUTOMOTIVEAll mechanical work

at money saving rates since 1991

Phone (250)743-3765 Ask for Herb or Chase

STUCCO/SIDING

STUCCO - Including small jobs and refacing old stucco. Guaranteed. 250-715-5883

TREE SERVICES

LIBRA TREE for all your tree care needs. 70’ aerial lift, chip-per. Insured, Certifi ed Aborist Hazard Tree Assessor, Grant Haynes, (250)748-4449

Call 310.3535

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Alexander SchoolStartline Physiotherapy

Chemainus Visitor CentreLadysmith Rexall Pharmacy

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Station Street GalleryUncle Albert’s Home

FurnishingsCoffee on the MoonCowichan Towing

M&M Meats Shops DuncanKhowhemun School

Brentwood College SchoolLadysmith Chronicle

Chemainus T.D. RepairsMaxwells Auto PartsCobble Stone Barber

Excellent FrameWorks & the E. J. Hughes Gallery

Mill Bay Baptist ChurchOilcheck

Serious Coffee (Cowichan Commons)

Duncan Christian SchoolIsherwood Autobody

Galletta Market, Crofton

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The Twisted Mug Cafe ………………………………… 102 Station St, DuncanAct Hearing & Audiology ……………………………… #4 361 Trans Canada Hwy, DuncanShoppers Drug Mart ………………………………… 361 Trans Canada Hwy, DuncanTop Shelf Feeds ……………………………………… 2800 Roberts Rd, DuncanAll Battery ……………………………………………… #1 5311 Trans Canada Hwy, DuncanBuckerfield’s …………………………………………… 5410 Trans Canada Hwy, DuncanEddy’s Hockey Shop ………………………………… 2728 James St, DuncanMurray’s 2 for 1 Pizzeria ……………………………… 5838 Trans Canada Hwy, DuncanMuffin Mill ……………………………………………… 9772 Willow St., ChelmainusChemainus Chamber of Commerce ………………… 9796 Willow St., ChemainusChemainus Legion …………………………………… 9775 Chemainus Rd., ChemainusSmall Tall Treats ……………………………………… 9780B Willow St., ChemainusPower Lunch Coffee House ………………………… 921B Canada Ave., Duncan Mill Bay Pharmasave ………………………………… Mill Bay CentreCurves (Duncan) ……………………………………… 115 Ingram St., DuncanShar Kare ……………………………………………… 5321 Trans Can Hwy, DuncanDiscovery Honda ……………………………………… on the Island Hwy just north of DuncanSears Duncan ………………………………………… 2724 Beverly St., DuncanMr Sweeper …………………………………………… #2-378 Trunk Road, DuncanMonk Office Supply …………………………………… 138 Craig St., DuncanPharmasave Duncan ………………………………… 285 Craig St.,DuncanBaan-Do’s Stir Fry …………………………………… 2680 James St., DuncanSutton (Duncan) ……………………………………… 2610 Beverly St., DuncanCowichan Sound & Cellular ………………………… 951A Canada Ave., DuncanCowichan Sound & Cellular ………………………… Cowichan Commons MallCowichan Sound & Cellular ………………………… Mill BayHome Hardware ……………………………………… 2656 Beverly StreetSlice of Life Pizza ……………………………………… 171 Jubilee St., DuncanM&M Meat Shops …………………………………… 420 Trans Canada HwyOak & Carriage Pub …………………………………… 3287 Cowichan Lake Rd.Peter Baljet GM Sales & Service …………………… 6300 Trans Canada HwyGeorge Bonner Middle School ……………………… 3060 Cobble Hill Rd, Mill BayBibles for Missions Thrift Shop ……………………… 5777 Trans Canada Hwy


Steak & Lobster

Visit our Website: www.the49th.com

Prices in effect Thurs, December 27, 2012 to Tues., January 1, 2013

1399

Blackwell Angus 8 oz.New YorkStriploin

SteakPlus a BIG 6 oz.

Lobster Tail

Surf & Turf

Previously frozen

Mott’s

ClamatoJuice

1.89 litres, limit 2 total

2/$5550 Cairnsmore Street

Open Daily7:30 am to 9 pm 250-748-2412

DUNCANThe OldBruce’s Store CHEMAINUS

Next to the Ferry DockOpen Daily8:00 am to 9 pm 250-246-3551

We also have locations in Cedar

and Ladysmith

HOLIDAY HOURSOpen New Year’s Eve till 6 pm

Open New Year’s Day12 noon to 5 pm

Pepsi Cola& Assorted

Pop12 paks, limit 3 total

298

Christie

Snack’N’Crackers

200-250 g, limit 4 total

2/$4

Old Dutch

Tortilla Chips or Salsa

312-360 grams or 430 ml

2/$4Coca Cola& Assorted

Pop2 litres, limit 3 total

98¢

Blackwell Angus 8 oz.New York

Striploin SteakWith 6 large Digby Scallops

1199Previously frozen

Fresh Baked

SourdoughRounds

680 grams

298

Deli Fresh

SpinachDip

Per 100 grams

98¢

Kraft Cracker Barrel

Cheddar CheeseBIG 907 gram blocks!Medium, Old, Marble or Mozza.

Limit 2.

998 BC Jumbo

WhiteMushrooms

5.47 kg

248

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NEW LUNCH MENU!Stop in today

and see what’s NEW!

@ the 49th Cafe

Cowichan News Leader Pictorial, December 26, 2012

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