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Up front: Catalyst CEO says brighter days ahead for Crofton page 3 Catalyst CEO says brighter days ahead for Crofton page 3On stage: Brentwoods drama program reaches for The Heights page 21 Brentwoods drama program reaches for The Heights page 21For all the news of the Cowichan region as it happens, plus stories from around British Columbia, go to our website www.cowichannewsleader.com

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GP For Me GP For Me modelled modelled on local on local practicepracticeAshley DegraafNews Leader Pictorial

A Cowichan pilot program making big strides in attaching patients to family doctors was so successful it is be-ing taken province-wide.

As part of the GP for Me program, a plan an-nounced last week to meet the lofty goal of nding a family doctor for everyone in B.C. by 2015, the B.C. government revealed the Cowichan Valley Division of Family Practice as one of its three prototypes.

We know that a strong primary care system built around continuous doctor-patient relation-ships can improve health outcomes for patients, said Health Minister Mar-garet MacDiarmid. This new program will make it easier for physicians to provide high-quality care to their patients, and in many cases ease their workload so that they can accept more patients into their practices.

The Cowichan Valley Division of Family Practice exempli ed exactly that.

As a prototype com-munity, we needed to do a bunch of the foundational work, CVDFP chair Tom Rimmer said.

According to the province, new primary care clinics were opened for patients, more doctors were recruited,

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Andrew LeongHebecca Montoril of Cowichan Green Community transports a load of manure in the sheet mulching process to set up Cowichans rst urban farm during Turning the Soil Community Party on Saturday, at Kinsmen Park on Alderlea Street.

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Theres no change in former North Cowichan/Duncan Const. David Pompeos status with the Nanaimo RCMP detachment following his conviction for aggravated assault.I read the judgement, said Supt. Norm McPhail, Nanaimo detachments commanding of cer. Theres nothing in the judgement that causes us to change his duty status.

Hes on restricted non-operational duties which means that he remains working for the RCMP but in a non-operational position which means hes not interacting with the public and he doesnt have access to use-of-force tools, said McPhail.

Pompeo was found guilty Feb. 14 in the shooting of Bill Gillespie near Chemainus in September of 2009.

The B.C. Civil Liberties Associa-tion has some de nite concerns regarding Pompeos status.

Well be watching very carefully, said Josh Paterson, executive director of the non-pro t BCCLA, from Van-couver. If this drags on, well be concerned if this of cer remains on the public payroll.

Paterson contends the RCMP should not be waiting un-til sentencing before removing Pompeo from his duties.

Its beside the point, he said. They should move now and not wait two months or whatever its going to be in order to take action.

Theres no real question about what the appropri-ate response should be. They need to be moving very swiftly for discipline and, in our view, termination, said Paterson.

We would expect that an of cer who has been con-victed should be facing internal disciplinary proceedings and that status ought to change. He shouldnt be on the public payroll for a great length of time.

The BCCLA has supported Gillespie throughout the trial process, sending a lawyer to monitor some of the proceedings in Duncan.

Weve de nitely had concerns about the length of time this whole thing has taken, said Paterson.

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B.C. Civil Liberties Association: B.C. Civil Liberties Association: RCMP say RCMP say judges ruling gives no reason to change judges ruling gives no reason to change of cers restricted duty status quoof cers restricted duty status quo

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Restructured Catalyst Paper wants to convey the message its changing with the times and an abundance of jobs are going to be available in the next few years due to retirements.

Catalyst president and C.E.O. Kevin Clarke spoke to a gathering of Chemai-nus and District Chamber of Commerce members and invited guests Monday at the Crofton Community Centre, painting a rosy future picture for the company since it emerged from bankruptcy pro-ceedings last September.

On a yearly basis, were going to come out and make sure were commu-nicating to all of our stakeholders in the various communities, said Clarke, who was joined by Crofton division general manager Robert Belanger.

These are great opportunities for me to hear business people or retirees.

A lot of people supported Catalysts re-structuring, Clarke said, and hes hopeful of a far more positive 2013 than 2012.

When Catalyst completed bankruptcy proceedings Sept. 13, it became the largest Canadian company to come in and out, Clarke said. I would have preferred not going in.

But the experience of easing the debt load and selling off assets has left Catalyst in a much better position within world markets.

It gives us a strength and ability to withstand those uctuations in the mar-ketplace, Clarke said.

One of the things big companies dont do well is change and adapt. When you dont change and adapt, you dont survive. I can tell you were changing at light speed.

One of the things Catalyst has done is introduce new product lines such as Marathon Lite, a newsprint grade that supports the Latin American market.

Its 17 % lighter, Clarke said.It has the same print holdout. Its

primarily for newsprint.Clarke said eight or nine new products

have been introduced by Catalyst in the last seven years. If we hadnt, I wouldnt be in this room today, he emphasized.

Along those lines, Catalyst is stepping up its campaign to let educators know of the opportunities that are going to exist in the company so students can start prepar-ing now to lter into some of those jobs.

Clarke planned to meet with educators in the region during his tour to the island to help spread the news about getting people to funnel from starting jobs up to engineers and scientists who will be in high demand in the industry.

He said 81 people were hired at Crofton last year and therell be additional hiring this year.

Company-wide, in the next ve years, were going to lose 50 to 60 % of our employees to retirement, said Clarke.

The amount of skill shortage is huge, probably one million people short over the next ve years in Canada. Thats an issue were working with the federal gov-ernment on.

Catalysts public relations campaign includes organizing a day for Chamber of Commerce members and business people to tour the mill.

Well try to get that scheduled and get people through the mill, said Clarke.

A public open house is also being considered.

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ing question period was the Cowichan watershed issue and Catalysts operation of the weir.

Well continue to very robustly sup-port that, said Clarke. Well continue to put every resource necessary in there.

There are already concerns about lower water levels matching last year.

Were watching it very carefully, Belanger said, to see if we have to make a decision to operate the weir early.

Meanwhile, Belanger continues to do double duty as GM for both the Crofton and Port Alberni mills. Once a new man-ager is hired for Alberni and has spent a bit of time there, Belanger will return to Crofton on a fulltime basis.

Don BodgerCatalyst President and C.E.O. Kevin Clarke listens to an audience member during a gathering of Chemainus & District Chamber of Commerce members and invited guests Monday at the Crofton Community Centre.

Crofton meet and greet:Crofton meet and greet: Clarke Clarke pledges many new job oppor-pledges many new job oppor-tunities as battered paper rm tunities as battered paper rm emerges from bankruptcy emerges from bankruptcy healthy and readyhealthy and ready

Catalyst CEO predicts a rosy future in CroftonCatalyst CEO predicts a rosy future in Crofton

Should Cowichan Lake store more water for a longer time?Should Cowichan Lake store more water for a longer time?

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9 in Lake Cowichan to present it and gather public feedback.

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increased by 20 centimetres above current June and July levels, and ex-tending the latest possible date to begin drawdown from July 9 until the end of the month.

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Call it the totalling of the totes.The rst stage of the Cowichan Valley Regional Districts new curbside collection service started arriving in the mail this week: a survey asking us-ers what kind of trash tote they would prefer.

Although the use of easyroll totes has in-creased recycling rates in other jurisdictions across B.C. by up to 30 percent, we are offering people the chance to choose one of four custom tote sizes if they prefer something bigger or smaller than the recommended house-hold size, CVRD waste operations superintendent Jason Adair said in a press release.

The totes will replace yel-low or blue recycling bags in CVRD electoral areas when the program launches this summer.

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Seasoned sea kayaker Wave Vidmars epic California to Hawaii paddle in a Cowichan-made kayak came to a soggy end Christmas Day.

Vidmar who spoke to the News Leader Pictorial in Chemainus last sum-mer while preparing for his bid to make historys longest solo-kayak cross-ing didnt respond to an interview request from the News Leader Pictorial in the wake of the failure.

However, Nick Horscroft of Seaward Kayaks the Chemainus rm that custom-built Vidmars 22-foot, double Passat G-3 and reporter Tom Sims of the International Herald Tribune, stitched together what happened to the failed 3,100-mile ocean odyssey.

Horscrofts press state-ment relates Vidmars ac-count of his 2012 Seaward Paci c Expedition albeit with an ending we didnt foresee.

At 3:50 p.m. on Dec. 24, after months of testing

and preparation, Vidmar launched his 125-pound Kevlar/carbon bre Passat G3 from Bodega Bay, California to begin his epic journey, explains Horscroft.

But the weather quickly turned. After battling chal-lenging conditions for 15 hours, with waves breaking over his head, the kayak began taking on water and was being pushed steadily northeast by the current, Horscroft says.

Wave made the dif cult, but ultimately correct deci-sion, and decided to return

to shore to regroup. At 6:45 p.m. he summoned help by activating his rescue transponder.

By about 9 p.m. Christ-mas Day, Vidmar was met by the Bodega Bay Coast Guard.

They received Mr. Vid-mar on board and towed the kayak behind their vessel, says Horscroft, relieved the veteran paddler was saved.

As they neared shore, the kayak was submerged by a large wave and lost.

Likewise, Sims used Vidmars Facebook account

indicating after much de-lay, he had discreetly started his voyage on Dec. 24, only to make an emergency call some 24 hours later for a rescue after storms began ooding his kayak.

U.S. Coast Guard spokesman, Lt. Mark Lea-hey, wouldnt name names, but con rmed the Coast Guard had rescued a sleep-deprived, Hawaii-bound kayaker on Christmas evening some 15 nautical miles off Bodega Bay.

Thats the town north of San Francisco that lm buffs will remember as the setting of Alfred Hitchcocks 1963 lm The Birds, notes Sims.

Mr. Vidmar said the $10,000 kayak, along with all its supplies, sank as it was towed back to shore.

Still, Sims says Vidmar told him via phone he still planned to make the journey in the spring or summer minus the help of sponsor, Seaward Kayaks.

Horscroft declined to comment further.

We are obviously disap-pointed his voyage ended prematurely, but Seaward is relieved Wave was recov-ered safely.

Peter W. Rusland/ leKayaking researcher Wave Vidmar checks his 22-foot boat at Sea-ward Kayaks in Chemainus last summer. His bid to kayak to Hawaii ended unsuccessfully Christmas Day.

Coast guard rescue:Coast guard rescue: Kayaker pledges to try again after being swamped on his rst day out Kayaker pledges to try again after being swamped on his rst day out

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The Cowichan Valley consumes two spots in Western Living maga-zines fth annual 40 Foodies under 40.Matt Horn, 31, and Marisa Good-

win, 35, are on the prestigious list for their impacts on the industry.

Were half a decade into this ex-ercise of scouring the west in search of the young turks who are shaping (and shaking up) the way we eat, shop and drink, and narrowing the list to just 40 has become progressively more dif cult each year, reads the magazines prelude.

Horn is the chef/owner of the Cowichan Pasta Company in Mill Bay that produces such intriguing products as stinging nettle rotini and wakame spaghetti while Goodwin is categorized as a producer with Organic Fair Inc. of Cobble Hill that ships chocolate, coffee, gourmet foods, spices and more across Canada.

Its not only gourmet chefs from traditional restaurant settings that are on the list, but distillers, brewers and mixologists, Goodwin pointed out.

Its one of those lists, everyone in the food industry, we all look at it, said Goodwin. Theres so many people on the list that are doing inter-esting things. I do feel honoured.

Its cool being included, added Horn. Theres a lot of big names that are in it. Its nice to be recognized for Western Canada.

Horn purchases many ingredients from Cowichan Bay such as Hilarys Cheese and seafood to make his products. He usually attends one farmers market a week while seven Country Grocer stores and 10 stores from Duncan south now sell Cow-ichan Pasta Company items.

I dont have a storefront, Horn said. I just have a commercial kitchen I use.

Ive been working in the industry for about 15 years, just working in the restaurant business. I nally wanted to do something on my own.

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couver and has been in Cobble Hill since 2005.

Shes been into a little bit of every-thing over the years from linguistics to clinical herbal medicines to business, but food has always been a common denominator.

Its the classic situation of where you learned to cook in the kitchen and Ive been in the kitchen since I was a little kid, she said.

Goodwins grandmother worked in the chocolate industry for Laura Secord during the Second World War, thus her obvious inherited connection to chocolate.

I knew I was going to go into busi-ness for myself and food would be part of what I did, she said.

I have a desire to make things.

Andrew Leong/courtesy Kent GoodwinCowichan foodies Matt Horn and Marisa Goodwin (inset) are making an impact in the in-dustry.

Western Living Magazine: Western Living Magazine: picks Horn and Goodwin picks Horn and Goodwin among the best under 40among the best under 40

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Notice of Exclusion Application Regarding Land in the Agricultural Land Reserve

The Corporation of the District of North Cowichan, P.O. Box 278, Duncan, B.C. V9L 3X4, intends on making an application pursuant to Section 30(1) of the Agricultural Land Commission Act, to exclude from the Agricultural Land Reserve the following property which is legally described as: Part of Lot 3, Section 19, Range 6, Quamichan Plan 39079, and is shown as Subject Property, outlined in bold and cross-hatched on the map below.

Any person wishing to express an interest in the application may do so by forwarding their comments in writing to the Corporation of the District of North Cowichan, P.O. Box 278, Duncan, B.C. V9L 3X4, or by email to: [email protected] by 4:30 p.m., Friday, March 22, 2013.

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The Cowichan Valley School District will hold a number of public meetings to consult on the School Districts restructuring proposals introduced on February 6, 2013. Several schools were identi ed for potential school closure as part of the restructuring proposals.

Public Information MeetingsNorth Zone Chemainus Secondary School 9:00 am Saturday, March 2, 2013

West Zone Lake Cowichan Secondary School 1:00 pm Saturday, March 2, 2013

Central Zone Quamichan Middle School 9:00 am Saturday, March 9, 2013

South Zone George Bonner Middle School 1:00 pm Saturday, March 9, 2013

In each area, the Superintendent and Secretary-Treasurer will present the details of the restructuring options being considered and information with respect to the proposed school closure and grade recon guration. A Question and Answer Period pertaining to the information presented will follow.

Public ForumAll Zones Cowichan Secondary School 6:30 pm Tuesday, April 30, 2013

The Of cial Trustee will hear presentations from individuals and representatives of community groups on the restructuring options being contemplated, including the proposed school closures. Written material will be accepted up to and including May 7, 2013.

Board of Education MeetingCowichan Secondary School 6:30 pm Wednesday, May 15, 2013

The Of cial Trustee will consider the information provided during the consultation process and make a nal decision as to whether any of the schools proposed for closure will be closed.

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Also, multi-disciplinary teams including nurse practitioners and mental health workers were developed in the pilot communities, which also included Prince George and White Rock/South Surrey.

Cowichans made its mark by honing in on of- ce staff ef ciency at clin-ics, including new booking systems and going online with charting.

Many clinics, including Rimmers Somenos Medi-cal Clinic, have imple-mented an open access program where half a GPs day is formally booked ahead and the other half is left open for folks to call in the morning for last-min-ute check-ups, typically shorter appointments.

Its nice for patients, especially if theyve got a sick kid or a prescription

to ll, said Rimmer.Theyve also put their

heads down on the issue of recruiting doctors, and are currently focusing on high-need areas including Lake Cowichan.

Were trying to empha-size the point you need not only to recruit a doctor, but their family as well, Rimmer said.

And their biggest suc-cess included matching more than 250 moms and

their babies with doctors from their care at CDHs maternity clinic.

GP For Me is sup-ported by $132.4 million in funding. A signi cant portion of this is from the existing physician master agreement negotiated by government and the B.C. Medical Association in 2012.

Among the features being implemented April 1 is funding to enable family

physicians to consult with patients by telephone, in-centives for physicians to add patients with complex conditions, such as cancer, onto their caseloads, and support for local physician groups to work collabora-tively with health authori-ties to support better local access to primary care.

Studies performed two years ago revealed 4,000 Cowichanians were with-out a doctor.

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Bill Gillespie waited 20 months for the investiga-tion to complete, and now is seeing justice more than three years after he was shot. We hope that the Independent Investigation Of ce will signi cantly reduce this time frame for future cases because such delay is unfair not just to the complainant, but also to the of cer who is the subject of the complaint.

The BCCLA previously weighed in on the case when Pompeo gave a presentation to a Nanaimo community group on behalf of the RCMP in October 2011, ve months after being charged in the incident.

Peter W. Rusland/ leAmong the biggest success stories of the Cowichan Valley Division of Family Practice has been its ability to match new moms with doctors.

Open access meets last-minute needs Open access meets last-minute needs

Liberties group calls Liberties group calls for quicker future for quicker future investigationsinvestigations


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Coaches given a Coaches given a sacred trust not sacred trust not to be abusedto be abusedBehind the bench:Behind the bench: There is no place for coach rage There is no place for coach rage

You may not recognize the name Martin Tremblay, but you probably remember his claim to fame.Tremblay is the Vancouver peewee hockey coach arrested last year for deliberately tripping a pre-teen opposing player in a handshake line-up, hurting the childs wrist enough that he required a cast.

Tremblays behaviour is hardly typical of the type of person coaching hockey and other sports in our community.

But as the recent incident at Kerry Park demonstrated, coach rage is not some-thing completely foreign to Cowichans rinks, courts and elds.

And it should be. It must be.It starts with the people in charge:

the volunteers running the league, the parents paying the bills and the umbrella associations overseeing sport at a provin-cial and national level.

These are the people who must cultivate a culture of zero-tolerance for this kind of

behaviour, a culture that insists coaches behave like role models or they have no place being on the sideline, or behind the bench.

The price for stepping over that line should be dismissal.There are all kinds of reasons for being frustrated with missed calls.

Few justify anger and certainly none justify verbal or physical abuse of players or of cials men, women and children who, by and large, are doing the best they can to make the game fair and fun.

Judge Patrick Chen gave Tremblay 15 days in a correctional facility as a signal to other parents heavily involved in the sporting activities of their children that they must be seen as models of good and acceptable behaviour.

Hes got it right. Coaches are given a trust. Their job is not to win games. Their job is to instill values like teamwork, effort, sports-manship and fair play.

Their value is not measured on any scoreboard, but in the number of solid adult citizens they help produce for the community.

The case forThe case forHow long have the headlines been

negative regarding Croftons pulp and paper operation?

Has it not been at least a decade of cutbacks, shutdowns, layoffs, reduc-tions, bad markets, pleas for tax cuts and out-and-out bankruptcy?

The simple sounds of were here, were healthy and were hiring have to be music to the ears of an entire community.

Seeing both sides of: cheering news from CatalystThe case againstThe case againstBefore anyone gets too excited

about this weeks Crofton cheerlead-ing session, remember this is not your fathers mill.

While Catalysts impact on the local economy remains signi cant, it is still contributing about half the tax base and half the jobs it used to. And most of the new hires it will be doing are replacement positions. Our economic basket still needs more eggs.Catalyst President and C.E.O. Kevin Clarke answers a

question in Crofton Monday.

We say:We say:Those who step over the line should be dismissed

Jay SiskaNews Leader Pictorial

After holding out for, like, forever, I got an iPhone.Im old enough to say that when the rst of my friends showed up with a cell for the rst time, I asked, What the hell do you need that for? like just showing up with it said Im big time.

I was the guy who (after adopting a phone, and for more than 10 years) would get this question when phone shopping: What do you want to do with your phone?

My answer was always I want a phone that makes calls and wont drop them.

Just a phone that had buttons with numbers on them that I could press and call someone.

I looked at the developing phone culture and took a no-thank-you attitude.

Talk about what phone was better, then later people jogging while checking text messages,

and even later apps to use your phone as a bubble level, I used to think that was totally stupid.

And I still do.But I nally broke down and got a smart

phone. And goddamn if it isnt totally awesome.It dawned on me when I pulled into the lum-

ber yard and realized Id forgotten to make a materials list for trusses over a span.

I was screwed because I didnt have a calcu-lator with me.

Sitting in my truck considering my situa-tion took longer than it did to download to my phone everything I needed to solve the problem, once I realized I could do that.

Anyone whos reading this, and has had a phone forever, is likely thinking right about now this guy is a moron.

But Im 43, a way-late-adopter, and its been a couple months of complete mental re-arranging of my learned process of how to work.

My dad is a retired civil engineer who over the course of his career built up an impressive library of reference materials on the shelves of his of ce.

Now, I can get any piece of that ac-cumulated knowledge with my phone, in seconds.

Its just taken me a while to gure that out.The demographic the company I work

for serves, means our facebook presence is indispensable. In the end, that is why I got the phone.

I shoot a photo again, with my phone in the middle of the woods, post it, and our 13-year-old fans comment from their phones while at school.

Broadcast radio? Gone. I get exactly the music and talk I want via

the TuneIn app, virtually commercial-free. I can watch a sporting event via live stream

while texting with friends who are in the grandstands right there thousands of miles away.

Weve come a long way from the black, rotary-dial phone of my childhood that was plugged into the wall in the hall of my par-ents house.

All that had to offer was a sticker in the centre of the dial that said, BC TEL with our number typewritten below.

I havent had a land line since before I interned for the News Leader Pictorial well over a decade ago.

But word on the street has members of the newsroom still running around sans cell to this day.

Cmon, boys... its time to step it up. The dark side is calling.Jay Siska writes monthly in the News Leader Pictorial. Reach him at [email protected].

Confessions of a fallen smart phone LudditeConfessions of a fallen smart phone Luddite

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YYOUR TURNOUR TURN A quali ed yes. Fish stocks are de nitely in jeop-

ardy and federal Fisheries isnt regulating our sher-ies nearly as well as they could. Fish farming should done in inland places, not ocean pens because of perceived viruses and sea lice.

Margot Senchyna, Duncan

Would you or do you eat farmed sh?

What do you think? Log on to www.cowichannewsleader.com and answer our Question of the Week. Results will be published in our next edition.

I wont eat farmed sh. Farms should be in closed-containment on land. Farmed sh are pretty high in toxins. The ecosystem under the pens is just dead.

Ann Eriksson, Thetis Island

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Young referees are learning tooYoung referees are learning tooDear editor

Re: Feb. 20s Minor hockey coachs disgracefulconduct leads to report.

We were watching the end of this game because our novice team was on next. This was disgusting! There were awful screaming, ges-tures, profanity and totally wrong (behaviour. Many of us felt for the of cials and were upset we saw this, let alone our young ones! I hope they are banned from ever coaching any sport again! The refs are learning too!Marianna Rota comments submitted at cowichannewsleader.com

Family Day is clearly not designed Family Day is clearly not designed for all familiesfor all familiesDear editor

After reading the comments about public fa-cilities being closed for Family Day, I thought to myself: Good, the folks that work there have families. Thank goodness the powers that be recognized the day for its desired intent!

In order for Family Day to be truly what it should be, every retailer, every grocery store, every restaurant should have their doors locked and the lights off. But we know that will never happen. For the 90% of us who work in retail or hospitality elds it was just another day at work, only with more people with children to attend to. I would have loved to be able to spend time with my family on Family Day, however, I had to work. On Family Day, all of my family was working, serving those who have Monday to Friday nine-to- ve jobs and the accompanying lifestyles and attitudes that go with it.

How many of you who got to spend your Family Day skiing, swimming, bowling, dining out or otherwise enjoying yourselves gave a thought to the people making it possible to do so? Where is their Family Day? Dont they deserve to be with their families too?

One should be careful when complaining about a lack of services on a holiday, especially when those providing it have no choice. It reeks of an attitude of ages ago, of serfs and peasants and the unutterably snobbish rich. Perhaps the folks who were likewise unim-pressed on Family Day should get together with each other, or their PACs or their kids teammates parents to make something happen. Why depend on someone else to deliver fun to you and your children? Make your own! What is wrong with staying at home and baking, hav-

ing an art attack, playing games, (video, board or otherwise), or doing something like shing, hiking, biking, kite- ying, sack-racing or even such a mundane thing as just sleeping in and having a lazy day?

To me, forcing someone else to work in order to facilitate a Family Day for a select slice of the population is just wrong. Call it something else: call it a civic holiday, call it Mid-Winter Beat-the-Blues Day, call it Provincial Sleep-in Day. Just do not refer to it as Family Day Family is the last thing this holiday is about. If it truly is about family, then everyone should get the day off.Donna Ludvig-TurnerDuncan

Families can always go nd some Families can always go nd some fun of their ownfun of their ownDear editor

I felt my heart ache for Daniel Mayer and his family reading the letter about their heavy angst concerning this past Family Day. What a horrible nightmare, trying to nd a government facility that was open on that precious day.

My 12-year-old son and I would like to make a suggestion. We feel this idea would free him to enjoy a Family Day any day of the year. I am talking about geocaching. To make it easy for him to learn about this incredible free worldwide treasure hunt I would ask him to check out the City of Duncan website, in par-ticular, duncancentennial.ca/events/geocaching.

Geocaching is a real-world, outdoor treasure-hunting game using GPS-enabled devices. Participants navigate to a speci c set of GPS co-ordinates and then attempt to nd the geo-cache container hidden at that location.

As an essential service worker, I was obli-gated to work on Family Day, although my son understood. At our own time frame, we search the geocache treasures together. Last Sunday, we found three treasures along the city dike in our neighbourhood. Actually, my son located them with his cell phone application called geocaching.

I must admit that I was intrigued by Mr. Mayers last sentence and I quote, North Co-wichan; you have 363 days left to plan for next year. Well, Mr. Mayer, so do you.George SpongDuncan

New carecard raises questionsNew carecard raises questionsDear editor

I had not previously heard about idea of combining drivers licences with care cards and I have some concerns and questions.

Why is it not needed for under the age of 19? What if a person loses their drivers license? They still need their Care Card. What is the bene t of merging the two? If the Care Card needs updating to include expiry date, anti-forgery features, a chip and a photograph, then these can be added to the Care Card without joining the two cards together.Sharon HurdleCobble Hill

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Politics in the way Politics in the way of good log strategyof good log strategyIn my opinion:In my opinion: Raw log exports a Raw log exports a symptom not the causesymptom not the cause

In their ongoing effort to differentiate Premier Christy Clark, the jobs diva, from NDP leader Adrian Dix, the jobs killer, the Liberals have primed the pump for a renewed coastal resource battle over raw log exports.Always keen to straddle the fence with both ears

on the ground and aware that most coastal voters are upset with the level of raw log exports, the govern-ment announced increased harvesting activity as it also announced a 20 % fee increase for raw logs based on the difference between the domestic and export prices of timber.

The Liberals launched the review of the provinces log export policies in July 2011. In the previous year more logs had been shipped to China from B.C. than in all of the preceding two decades. However, when you burrow down into this complex issue it becomes apparent these pre-election xes barely rise to the level of tinkering.

Like many coastal residents, I have fallen prey to the myth there is a direct correlation between the volume of logs exported and sawmill jobs lost. This is a myth abetted by the New Democrats, who will signi cantly curtail log exports if elected, and by their union brothers and sisters and their ENGO partners (environmental non-governmental organizations).

As complex as this issue is, I have seen glimmers of clarity in a 2006 government study conducted by former Forestry Deputy Minister Don Wright and Cobble Hill-based forester Bill Dumont. For reasons that do not escape me this report had been archived while the Liberals embarked on the new review that set the stage for the recent cosmetics. Simply put, the Wright/Dumont report calls for bold sectoral reforms that challenge the appetite of the Liberals and the NDP for that matter to embrace arduous policy reform.

In the study Generating More Wealth from British Columbias Timber: A Review of British Columbias Log Export Policies the two experts stated: Log exports are primarily a symptom, not a cause, of the economic problems facing the coast industry. The pressure to export logs and the level of log exports, have historically risen and fallen with the fortunes of the coast forest industry.

The distinction between log exports as a symptom rather than a cause is an important one. A mistaken diagnosis of log exports as the cause of the industrys problems would lead to prescriptions that are unhelpful, if not outright damaging.

The key issue in the Coast Forest Region is the economics of processing hemlock and balsam. A very large share of that inventory is uneconomic to harvest under current conditions, the experts said. Unless some way is found to make the hemlock and balsam resource more valuable, it is inevitable that the Annual Allowable Cut will be reduced sig-ni cantly and harvesting activity in large parts of the coast and northern transition zone will cease.

Wright and Dumont called for the re-establish-ment of a globally competitive coast manufacturing sector that includes establishing a level playing eld with competitors in the U.S. Paci c Northwest.

Had the government embarked on such an ambi-tious strategy in December 2006 when the study was submitted, we might not be having such an acri-monious and awed debate today about raw logs.

Who am I kidding?Brian Kieran writes for Monday Magazine.

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We asked you:Are school consolidations and closures an acceptable

way to deal with dwindling enrollment?You answered: (77 votes)

81 per cent YES81 per cent YESTo vote on the next Question of the Week, log onto the

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Catherine RoyleShawnigan Lake re department was called out at about 7:30 a.m. on Monday morning to a home on 3003A Glen Eagle Road where re ghters found a cedar tree toppled through the roof of the house. The home belongs to Rick and Maureen Hollingsworth. No one was home during the incident.

1980: the track1980: the trackOf nine CeeVAC runners competing

in a 10,000m race, four nished in the medals for their age group: In master class, Lyle Sheepwash was rst and Lloyd Gardner second; Kerry Jones took third in open; and Dan Marwood placed second in the under-20 race.DDATELINE: COWICHANATELINE: COWICHAN

1980: the pool1980: the poolMike Paras, the rst Duncan

swimmer ever to represent B.C., competed against Alberta in the 11 and 12 age-group, placing third in the 50m freestyle and 100m backstroke to help carry B.C. to victory by a score of 164-136.

1980: the alley1980: the alleyHigh scores in 10-pin bowling were

Richard Skeet 550; Frank McNeill 570; Ralph Petrie 564; Wendy Wilkes 539; Tom George 563; Will Blacklock 556; Ron Blake 567; Vi Pottinger 573; and Vince King 587.

by Ann Andersenby Ann Andersen

Pictures of the PastPictures of the PastDuncans 1965 Vancouver Island Connie Mack champion team included (front low, from left): Doug McKinlay, Gerry Brown, Larry Romuld, Greg Led-

ding, Larry Paradis, Tony Baker; (centre) Jim Jubenville, Robbie Little, Ron Anderson, Brian Mann, Robert Jackson, Garry Davis, Tony Mills; (back row) Bob Evans (sponsor), Fred Philpot (coach), Garry Bruce, Mike Martin, Jack Philpot, Bill Moore, Bob Willis (manager), Frank Hayes (coach)..

We want your historical photos of Cowichan people and places. Email a high resolution jpeg along with your phone number and a brief explanation to [email protected]. Or drop by during regular of ce hours and well scan it in. More heritage photos are available for viewing online at www.cowichanvalleymuseum.bc.ca.

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T-Birds soar to B.C. T-Birds soar to B.C. champion statuschampion statusDateline 1980: Dateline 1980: Basketball girls win provincial titleBasketball girls win provincial titleAnn AndersenNews Leader Pictorial

Were proud of our school sports teams, and so we should be. Year after year, our young athletes go head to head with the best in the province and come home con dent theyve done their very best. For the rst time ever, in March 1980, a Vancouver Island team

north of Victoria won the senior girls provincial AA basketball title. In front of 1,500 fans in Vancouver, the Cowichan Thun-derettes, backed by coach John Lockwood defeated Vancouvers Killarney 61-55 to claim B.C.s top spot.

After leading 31-28 at the half, the T-ettes, sparked by captain Lori Glomlien and guard Lori Elliot, showed depth and balance giving them a 44-win, one-loss record for the year.

Glomlien was spectacular in the nal, scoring 25 points and hauling down 24 rebounds. Said coach Lockwood: She seemed to be a human vacuum cleaner at both ends of the oor. Elliot had 11 assists in the game, while Sandy Mercer scored 12 points and Twon Klawer added eight points and eight rebounds to the Cowichan win.

Glomlien also won a spot on the tournament all-star team. In an earlier tournament game, Bev Chaster led the scoring with 16 points and nine rebounds.


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STARTING A BUSINESSStarting a business can be very exciting as well as more than a little intimidating. There are many factors to consider. Here is some simple advice.1. Prepare a Good Business PlanA business plan focuses you on important goals and helps you stay on track. You should carefully consider things like your product, customers and competition. What makes your product or services unique? Who are your primary customers? Are there any others out there doing the same thing and how will you distin-guish yourself from them? Often an advisor like a business coach can be very helpful here. There are also some excellent books available such as Great Performances: The Small Business Script for the 21st Century, by Clemens Rettich. Most importantly, dont just make a good business plan, use it!2. Start Up CapitalThere are a number of excellent sources for start up capital out there. Commercial lenders such as banks, government grants and other sources may be available. Dont forget resources like Community Futures Cow-ichan and the Business Development Bank. Do your research and remember to have a plan to pay these people or institutions back. Be careful and make surethat you consult a lawyer if you want to sell shares (equity) in your business to others. The selling of shares and other investments is heavily regulated in Canada and the USA. There are signi cant penalties for breaching such laws.3. Obtain Licenses and ConsentsThere may be numerous licenses and registrations you may need to arrange. For example, you may need a business license, to register with Revenue Canada (for taxes) and perhaps the Workers Compensation Board. These are just examples. Your business might have others. Your bookkeeper, lawyer and accountant can help out.4. Finding a Business PremisesYou will likely need a place from which to do business. This may be your home, newly purchased building or rented space. All of these have different implications. For example, you may need to talk to your insurance agent if you are doing a home-based business. If you want to buy or lease commercial land, it is important for you to speak to a lawyer early in the process. Buy-ing or leasing commercial land is often very different than buying or leasing residential land. Due diligence is very important on purchases. Commercial leases should be reviewed by a lawyer.5. Consider Advertising and PromotionHow will your customers know you are there? Word of mouth is powerful, but how will you get the ball rolling so the word gets out in the rst place?6. Proprietorship/Partnership or Limited CompanyThere are many forms of organizations in which to do business. Proprietorships and partnerships have un-limited liability (meaning business owners are person-ally responsible for all the business debts and liabili-ties). Limited companies isolate the businessperson from many liabilities (subject to some exceptions). It is wise to discuss this with a business lawyer.7. Doing Business with AnotherOne way to share the work and nancial load of a new business is to do business with someone else. I can-not stress enough the importance of putting into place a properly drafted partnership or shareholders agree-ment when you do business with someone else. These agreements should be done by a business lawyer and should set out numerous things like the admittance of new parties, retirement, death, management, nancing and dispute resolution, just to name a few. While they

might not solve all of your problems, they certainly help. The time to agree to such things is at the outset when you are getting along. Later may be too late.8. Buying a BusinessOne way to start a new business is to buy an existing business. However, in such a case it is very important to obtain the help of professionals, in-cluding lawyers, to

make sure the transaction runs smoothly and ensure you get what you pay for. A properly written businesspurchase agreement and due diligence are essential. Leases, important contracts and other matters may also need to be reviewed.9. Work with ProfessionalsChoose your lawyer, banker, accountant, bookkeeper, insurance broker and other professionals carefully. Often the advice you get from these people can make the difference between success and failure. In most cases, such professionals will have experience with

many businesses and can pass along some of this wis-dom to you.10. Above All, Have FunRunning your own business is not just about making money. It is about independence, ful lling your aspi-rations and helping others in your community. These are the things that ultimately make small business most worthwhile.If you want to know more, please contact me at the address below.

Scott RitterScott Ritter Law Corp921 H Canada AvenueDuncan, BC V9L 1V2Phone: 250-748-5857Fax: [email protected]

The views in this article are personal and should not be relied upon as legal advice. Eachpersons situation is unique and you should consult a lawyer for clari cation.

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On March 1st, 2013, Duncan will become home to an exciting new restaurant concept The Old Fork. Nestled in the Silver Bridge Travelodge Hotel in Duncan, BC The Old Fork is an all-day breakfast and lunch and dinner restaurant committed to bringing high-quality, delicious hearty fare to the people of Duncan. With menu inspiration coming from Vancouver Island, down to Portland and stretching all the way to Georgia, The Old Forks breakfast menu delivers old favourites such as Bananas Foster, giant Flapjacks and Praline Bacon Waffles. Rounded out by delicious Bennys, Omelets tailored to your liking and an amazing kids menu, restaurant concept designer and director Chris Jones goal is to make you feel like you are back at home, in Moms kitchen! The Old Fork will also serve lighter fare such as fresh and local salads, crispy fried oysters, and a signature bottomless bowlsof soup. For bigger appetites they have a Fried Chicken lunch (served in a cast iron pan!), Chicken and Waffles, Jambalaya, Shrimp Gumbo and a variety of fresh andcreative Sandwiches. With a very eclectic dcor featuring repurposed woods, aluminum siding walls, and vintage lighting installations The Old Fork is preparing to become an overnight fan favourite.

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A team of veteran hockey players is already gearing up for a visit to Duncan in April by a Russian team as part of a four-game Goodwill Hockey Tour.

Cowichan Valley Capitals interim head coach Aaron Plumb and Caps director of sales and marketing David van Deventer have put together a team to play the Rus-sians Sunday, April 7 at 7 p.m. at Cow-ichan Arena.

Theyre taking it quite seriously, chuckled van Deventer. Theyre training.

Plumb, Kerry Park Islanders coach Dale Purinton and former National Hockey League player Mat Ellison are the notables on the local team. Others on the roster will be announced at a later date.

The tour starts in Parksville April 5 and includes games in Port Alberni April 6 and

Campbell River April 9. Local teams will be formed in each community to take on the Russians.

A relationship with the Russian Hockey Federation was maintained by Port Alberni hockey enthusiast Jim Lawson after Al-berni and other island communities hosted games in the World Under-17 hockey championships in 2009, van Deventer said.

As a group, Port Alberni extended this invitation to the Russian Hockey Federa-tion, never expecting theyd say, yeah, well come, said van Deventer.

The Tropic ice hockey team from Tula, Russia about 200 kilometres south of Moscow includes players up to 51.

Theyve thrown a couple of 20-some-things in there because they wanted to be competitive, to be honest, said van Deventer.

Details on advance tickets and prices for the game in Duncan will be announced soon. Proceeds from the game will go to KidSport Cowichan.

April tour: April tour: Duncan one of four island communities to host gamesDuncan one of four island communities to host gamesRussians coming for charity hockeyRussians coming for charity hockey


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Even ducks have friends in Cowichan.Recently a Scaup duck ran into trouble locally when he was attacked by a hawk, and ended up with several puncture wounds to his neck.

The duck was trans-ferred to Wild Animal Rehabilitation Centre in Metchosin, where rehabil-itators noticed the Scaup had feet sores in addition to his neck wounds, and were worried the sores were too severe to heal completely.

Once the Scaup was stabilized, he required surgery to repair the neck wounds. The surgery was successful, but the Scaups feet sores were still a concern when seabirds develop such sores, it is often a death sentence.

Fortunately, the rehabili-tators at Wild ARC were able to perform an addi-tional surgery on the birds feet to treat the affected ar-eas and allow them to heal.

The Scaup also needed assisted feedings to sustain his good body condition, as often seabirds and diving ducks are reluctant to eat when in captivity.

Following two weeks of intensive care consisting of antibiotics, antifungal medication, probiotics, pain control, homeopathic

remedies and wound care, the Lesser Scaup duck, now fully recovered, was released at the Duncan Fish Hatchery on Monday, Feb. 18, where he paddled down the waterway to join dozens of other local birds.

For more on Wild ARC visit wildarc.com.

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submittedA Lesser Scaup rescued by a Duncan SPCA staff member on Jan. 4 gets a scrub at the BC SPCA Wild ARC for rehabilitation.

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IF EVERYONE IN B.C. RECYCLED THEIR SPARE FRIDGES, WED SAVE ENOUGH ENERGY TO LIGHT 2,200 ICE RINKS FOR A YEAR.

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*Maximum two residential fridges per BC Hydro residential customer account. Fridge must be clean and in working condition. Fridge size limited to interior volume of 1024 cubic feet (please check size). Bar-size, sub-zero and commercial fridges excluded. Customers must move their fridge to a safe, easily accessible and secure location outside (e.g., garage, driveway, carport). Fridges must be clearly marked for BC Hydro Fridge Pickup and the door secured shut. The fridge pickup service will not enter your home to move the fridge.

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An Industry Professional will be available to answer any questions you may have. Be sure to ask us about the CVRD Regional Woodstove Exchange Program, offer-ing a $300 cash rebate and a $50 retailer discount*, beginning March 1, 2013. Everybody is welcome to attend. Bring along a piece of firewood, and well put it to the moisture test!

For further information, please contact: Cowichan Val-ley Regional District, Engineering & Environmental Ser-vices Department, Phone: 250-746-2530, Toll Free: 1-800-665-3955, Website: cleartheaircowichan.ca, Email: [email protected]

The eld of synthetic biology combines science and engineering. It relies on the great advances in genetics and nanotechnology (dealing with the manipulation of atoms and molecules). The far-ranging goal of synthetic biology is to be able to use a patients cells to grow a new kidney or other organs that are not functioning well.

March is National Kidney Month in Canada. We are a decade or more away from growing new kidneys for people. An alternative for now is to sign up for organ donation. There are many more people waiting for a new kidney than there are donors. Why not sign up to be an organ donor today?

The life expectancy of a Canadian is now so great, many of us are living to be 100 and older. People get to be this old through the healthy eating and regular exercise. Other conditions can also contribute to longevity: being married, living in the same geographical area most of your life; getting a good nights sleep (at least 8 hours) and not smoking.

In 1862, Louis Pasteur rst used heat to prevent beer and wine from going sour. This process, called pasteurization, is used today to keep bacterial levels low. In Canada, all milk intended for consumption must be pasteurized. The milk is exposed to heat of at least 72 for at least 16 seconds. It is then cooled to 4 to ensure most harmful bacteria are destroyed.

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You want to make a last-ing impres-sion on the citizens of Duncan?

Here is your chance.The City of Duncan has

been quietly building a public arts fund through a surcharge on a variety of development proposals and is ready to open that treasure chest.

We are pleased to invite artists or artist teams to enter an open public art competition for a commis-sion of up to $25,000 to create a permanent work of art to be installed within the city of Duncan, Duncan director of nance Peter de Verteuil said in a

press release.The city is asking artists,

or groups of artists, to put together a proposal for consideration by April 2. The proposal needs to have a maximum budget

of $25,000, and include the appropriate location.

Public art sparks com-munity participation in the building of our public spaces, it offers public access to ideas gener-

ated by contemporary art, celebrates community history, identity, achieve-ments and aspirations, Mayor Phil Kent said in a media release.

Public art encourages citizens to take pride in community cultural expres-sion and creates a forum to address relevant themes and issues of interest and concern to Duncans citi-zens as well as contributing to the economic vitality of our community.

Ideally, the project would be selected by the end of April and nished and installed by Aug. 30.

To view the of cial request for proposal go to duncan.ca.

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