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Nominations closed Friday even-ing, Oct. 10 and in their wake, it could be seen that an impressive list of candidates has stepped up to run in the Cowichan Valley’s elections on Nov. 15.

Between the City of Duncan, the District of North Cowichan, the Town of Lake Cowichan and the Cowichan Valley Regional District’s nine areas, 87 candi-dates are running.

Only regional area directors Mary Marcotte (Area H), Ian Mor-rison (Area F) and Klaus Kuhn (Area I) were acclaimed, with for-mer director Kuhn replacing Pat Weaver who did not run again.

Voters for every other possible kind of seat are facing some tough decisions.

In North Cowichan, there’s a three-way battle for mayor with incumbent Jon Lefebure taking on current councillor John Koury and Damir Wallener for the top job while a total of 20 candidates have stepped forward for the six councillor chairs.

Only two of those — Kate Marsh and Al Siebring — are incumbents but Tom Walker has previously served as mayor and Dave Haywood as councillor. Paul Fletcher has previously served on Duncan council.

Notably absent from that list are current councillors RuthHartmann, Jen Woike and BarbLines, who are not running thistime.

In the City of Duncan, Phil Kentwill face off against Peter Gordon for mayor while a total of 14 hope-fuls try for a council seat.

That list includes all six incum-bents: Joe Thorne, Michelle Staples, Sharon Jackson, Mar-tin Barker, Tom Duncan andMichelle Bell.

In Lake Cowichan, voters mustdecide among three candidatesfor mayor: Ross Forrest, WendyKlyne or Kyle Wylie.

There, nine folks are trying for four council seats: with incum-bents Bob Day, Frank Hornbrookand Tim McGonigle in the thickof it. Jayne Ingram is not run-ning again.

Elections for Cowichan Valley Regional District area directorscan sometimes be quiet affairs but in 2014, there’s plenty ofaction starting in Area A whereincumbent Mike Walker is beingchallenged Kerry Davis.

Gerry Giles won’t be back totry for her Area C seat againbut there’s still a fight brewingbetween Dara Quast and MatteusClement.

87 candidates vie for seats across the Cowichan Valley

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A Cobble Hill wife and mother has fallen through holes in the province’s health safety net, leav-ing family and friends scrambling to find $25,000 so she can qualify get a life-saving operation.

Tami Walker needs a double lung transplant. The 47-year-old woman is suffering from throm-boembolic pulmonary hyperten-sion, a chronic condition that involves a build-up of blood clots in her lungs.

She requires a 24-hour intra-venous infusion to survive until a transplant, but right now, every-thing is hanging on meeting the financial qualifications for that.

“Tami and I are hard-working people who have always paid our own way but now the crunch has come,” her husband, Norm, said. “I can’t work because of looking after Tami. She cannot work a bit. And we’re still raising kids.

“The bottom line is she needs the surgery but there’s no avenue we can go to any more.”

Their whole nightmare began three years ago when she started passing out, Norm said.

Trips to Victoria, Vancouver and even Toronto for diagnosis and treatment saw doctors final-ly realize her lungs were plugged with blood clots, he said, explain-ing that the crippling expenses of seeking treatment has caused him

and his wife to lose their home and go through bankruptcy.

When in February she start-ed collapsing again, Tami was placed on an intravenous line that pumps medication into her lungs constantly.

“They gave her a year on this machine as a temporary measure prior to getting the lung trans-plants,” he said.

That was where the second prob-lem began.

If Tami is to be approved to go to Vancouver for a transplant, she and Norm must have $25,000 in an account to show they can afford her after-care.

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In Area D, incumbent Lori Ian-nidinardo is opposed by Cur-rie Ellis and in Area G, director Mel Dorey is looking at challen-ges from Tom Hockin and John Sherry.

But there are two regional barn-burners shaping up in Area E and Area B.

While incumbent Bruce Fraser won’t be fighting it out in Area B (Shawnigan Lake), a total of six candidates have stepped up to try for the seat.

Meanwhile in Cowichan Sta-tion/Sahtlam/Glenora (Area E), incumbent Loren Duncan has been challenged by Nathan Bark-er, Dan Ferguson, Janice MacA-lister and Alison Nicholson.

This year’s school board elec-tions are unusual because the previous board was fired July 1, 2012 for sending in an unbalanced budget. Their place was taken by a trustee appointed by the prov-incial government, who reduced

the number of trustees from nineto seven.

However, it’ll be back to busi-ness Dec. 1 as a new elected boardtakes is place around the tableaptly named The Coffin for itsunusual shape.

Throwing their hats in the ring are former trustees CandaceSpilsbury, Deb Foster, BarbDeGroot, Ellen Oxman, CathySchmidt and Amrik Prihar.

They are joined by a mix ofhopefuls from all over the Valley,notably including former Lady-smith mayor Rob Hutchins, whois also trying for a seat on Lady-smith council, and Duncan coun-cillor Thorne, who is also tryingto get back on Duncan council.

Voters in many parts of the Val-ley will also be deciding on refer-endum questions, both binding and non-binding, ranging from a request to help finance theCowichan Sportsplex to startinga study on amalgamation of theDistrict of North Cowichan and the City of Duncan.

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Sahtlam residents are unhappy that their concerns about the commercialization of a ceremon-ial crematorium in their area are still waiting to be addressed.

A recent ruling by the BC Court of Appeal has led the Cowichan Valley Regional District to ask the Supreme Court of Canada to take on the case.

Jeff Hunter, who lives across the road from the crematorium entrance on Cowichan Lake Road, said he and other residents wish that greater effort had been made to find an alternative site.

“We’ve tried, as a community, to respectfully ask them to find another site, for the commercial component,” Hunter said.

They were concerned because the new use didn’t fit the bylaw.

“What we have here is a reli-gious facility that the commun-ity was completely on board with and supported. We had two or three bodies burned a year.

“Now we’re up to 300-400 bodies a year. It has the potential to be a full huge commercial business in an area it’s not zoned for and is not recognized in our commun-ity plan.

“The next thing we knew there was going to be a public meeting so the public could hear all about

what was going on across the road. The [Paldi Khalsa] Diwan Society said they were looking for a way to commercialize the prop-erty, a way to make some money on it, so they sublet it.”

Hunter said residents were wor-ried because the change has gone ahead and that “It’s become this accepted fact that it’s easier to ask forgiveness than it is to ask permission.”

“We have been painted as a com-munity group as being racist, which, let me be very clear, if nothing else is said, this is not a religious issue. We respect the contribution that the Sikh com-munity has made in Sahtlam,” Hunter said.

Residents have notified the regional district about problems with noise and possible emissions from the site and these have end-ed up in a complaint file, he said.

Laurel Menzies, who, with hus-band, Bob, has been living 40 years in the area, said they moved in knowing the crematorium was there.

“Even when we first moved here I don’t think there would have been more than four or six crema-tions a year.”

She said anyone looking at the problem from a distance might not think it’s affecting many people but residents have many

reasons to be concerned.“There was a real concern

because the size of the propane tank they have is very large,” she said. “If it ever blew, we’d all be gone. Plus there is no air quality testing being done.”

Menzies said she is disappoint-ed that the CVRD seems to have missed the chance to suggest a land swap which could have been successful.

She added that the regional dis-trict has been forced to act by this latest ruling.

“It would be a huge thing for all of the municipalities and region-al districts in BC if they have to start re-doing all their bylaws. The CVRD has to wade in.”

However, the Supreme Court of Canada may not even hear the case.

“They receive 500-600 applica-tions a year and they will only hear 80. It has to be something of national importance. It’s not very good odds,” Menzies said.

“And then, we all feel it’s devalu-ated our property values. The little ceremonial crematorium that operates a few times a year it wasn’t anything that anybody ever worried about. It was like having the gun club out here. But, if the gun club was to expand threefold of course we would all be against that, too.”

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“She has to have a caregiver with her 24/7 when she’s over in Vancouver for between three and six months after the surgery.

“If you are on welfare and you’re broke, they’ll pay for everything. The problem comes if you’re a person that’s got a home, that’s got three kids and you’re try-ing to survive over here on a payday-to-payday basis because you’re on a pension.”

Norm said he and Tami were stunned when an offi-cial suggested they move to Vancouver with their daughter while the two older boys stayed on the Island.

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Ross Forrest has decided to try for another term as Mayor of Lake Cowichan.

“I gave it lots of thought. I love my community and I still like doing it and want to do good things for my town,” he said.

Forrest is not starting out by making promises, but he has one project he’d like to help bring to fruition in the west Cowichan town.

“What I would really like to see for our community is a senior care facility of some sort. I really believe that people who live in Lake Cowichan want to remain here. It’s difficult when people have to move away to spend their last few years somewhere else. It’s not an impossible dream.”

Forrest said he’s happy to run on council’s six-year record, and par-ticularly with regard to the collab-orative efforts that joined together every part of the community.

“Personally I’m extremely proud of what our council has achieved. Sure, a lot of it is very visible in town but even that’s not what I’m

most proud of.”That was the response to the

Lake’s remaining physicians mov-ing to Duncan. It’s not an uncom-mon problem for small towns, but Lake Cowichan dealt with it in a unique way.

“It was an initiative of the Town. I set up the original meeting at the hall. I helped establish and was co-chair of Choose Cowichan Lake,

which I’m immensely proud ofthat group,” Forrest said.

“To go from what we had to what we have now is unbelievable.”

Lake Cowichan has becomeknown as a community that iswilling to work hard and workwith a variety of agencies in thatregard, he said.

“That is why, in my own personalbelief, we have a better opportun-ities for senior care. I’m not speak-ing for Island Health on this, butsurely they see that we want to get things done here. Our citizens’health means a lot to us.”

Forrest is looking forward to theelection process.

“I really believe it’s good for acommunity to see one and I thinkour record can speak for itself. Inthe last few years we’ve gotten about $3 million in grants and that’s not counting the $3 millionthat the Ministry spent on the road so we’ve actually done quite well.”

He said that now that revitaliz-ing the downtown is done, “now it’s time to spread out into the neighbourhoods and fix up other parts of the town.”

“We’ve already lost our house over it. She needsher family with her. We’ve been going through thechannels. But, day before yesterday I got a phone callfrom the social assistance lady who said: ‘You fall between the cracks.’ The equipment that’s keepingTami going is starting to fail, too.

“We were hoping this machine would work a lot longer but it’s not. Tami’s starting to go downhill.”

Now, some friends like have started fundraisers.Greg and Peggy Hunt have set up a trust account

at the Island Savings Credit Union. Donations can go to account # 2381960. Another option is to visitYoucaring.com and make a donation at “Help Tamiget a Double lung transplant”.

The Walkers also contacted Cowichan Valley MLABill Routley for help.

“I ended up in tears here about this situation. I’venever heard of such a thing,” Routley said.

“So I uncorked in the Legislature on the subjectand asked: How can we hold our heads up with this going on? To have a mom with three kids saying, ‘Just let me go?’ And Norm is just devastated thathe can’t help her. What person with a family doesn’tfeel for that kind of situation?”

The first response was speedy, according to Rout-ley’s assistant, Doug Morgan.

“Bill made a passionate speech – he blew the Houseaway – and there were tears and everything. The minute he stepped down, I got a call from a minister’sassistant saying, ‘Doug, send me everything you’vegot. I’m going to look into this personally for you.’”

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ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 3130, 2014 � to add the C‐1‐B GeneralCommercial � Mixed Use Zone and to Rezone 15 Canada Avenue from C‐1General Commercial to C‐1‐B General Commercial � Mixed Use, (15 CanadaAvenue is more particularly described as Lot 1, Section 17, Range 6,Quamichan District, Plan 12081, Duncan, British Columbia). The Bylaw is toamend Zoning Bylaw No. 1540, 1988 for the purpose of permitting aproposed five‐storey mixed use development with ground floor commercialspace and 36 residential units. The current zoning would permit a four storeybuilding and 31 residential units.

If you believe your interests may be affected by the proposed Bylaw, youmay express your views to City Council at the PUBLIC HEARING to be held at6:00 p.m., Monday, October 20th, 2014 at City Hall, 200 Craig Street,Duncan, BC. If you cannot attend the Public Hearing, you may write to CityCouncil at the address or fax number shown below, or send an e‐mail [email protected], before 4:00 p.m., Monday, October 20th, 2014. Yoursubmission will become part of the public record. If you have any questionsregarding the amendments, please contact Michelle Geneau, Planner at 250‐746‐6126 or [email protected]. If you want to inspect a copy of theapplications and related information, please contact City Hall, 200 CraigStreet, Duncan, BC, Monday to Friday, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.,except Statutory Holidays, from the date of publication of this notice to thedate of the Public Hearing.

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Janice MacAlister hopes to bring a little democracy back to the selection of a dir-ector for the Cowichan Valley Regional District’s Area E, along with some account-ability to the CVRD board.

“I think that it’s time for a change at the CVRD,” MacAlister said. “I feel like too many of the directors have been there too long and I don’t think it’s ever a good idea in politics for people to serve, I believe, two consecutive terms.”

Directors for many areas in the CVRD have been acclaimed for the last several elections, including the director for Area E, something she doesn’t see as a positive.

“It’s really bad for democracy when people don’t actually have to compete and run in an election and get elected. I think that also makes people more accountable to the pub-lic,” she said.

MacAlister, a former school trustee and chair of the SD79 Board, said she feels that the CVRD is very unaccountable to the gen-eral public at this point in time.

Financially, she said, the CVRD is “spin-ning out of control”.

“We just pay taxes thoughtlessly,” she said. “When you sit down and you look at the numbers and the budgets and how those dollars are being spent, I think the average person would give more thought to actually voting, if they took the time to find out and hold their local politicians accountable.”

There are plenty of issues she feels the

CVRD has not handled particularly well including the crematorium lawsuit.

Another was the Rock of the Woods con-cert that was held at the end of the road where she lives. MacAlister said the concert organizers did a good job with the event, but she was unimpressed with the CVRD’s handling of situation, saying she was dis-turbed that at several meetings it seemed as if directors didn’t even adequately know what was going on.

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Re: CVRD approves area direc-tors’ pay raise

Hmm, convenient and yet so disappointing. I don’t know if anyone has noticed, but the cost of living here in the Cowichan Valley is getting higher and high-er thanks to all levels of local government spending. I mean, it’s out of control.

When will the political elite understand that politics is not a means to line one’s pocket. Elected officials talk about “serv-ing” provided it is remunerated to their liking.

The main reason for raising their pay is “To encourage more people to come forward”. Really? If that is the case, why do we need a staff complement of 230-plus people to run the CVRD?

This next election, I’ll be voting for the area directors who can prove to me that they understandhow to read a financial state-ment and are willing to make the CVRD board and staff be accountable for every penny they spend.

Call me cynical, but I can only surmise that the board of dir-ectors is now getting ready to spring their salary increases on us after winning this victory. I only wish the private sector could offer the same careless attitudes when it comes to wage increases. But then again, they have shareholders they’re accountable too.

Rob SaareNorth Cowichan

Municipal elections — let’s learn from Scouts

It’s time for November munici-pal elections. Elections historic-ally based on a minority voting. The larger the voters’ apathy the better the chances a few votes elect you. This time terms of four years. I hope the few of us voting get it right.

The apathetic masses say, “Why vote? Once they get in they do what they want anyway”. Why do I vote? I want account-able representation based on integrity, someone who will care for the most vulnerable, consider the impact on all generations and look out for the common good of the community and not just the best funded campaign.

I try to elect people who respect the electorate, look for truthful community and bureaucratic input, believe in transparent governance with full disclosure, and take the appropriate time to debate multiple options and make the right answer.

I learned as a Scout that I should show and expect of others honesty, loyalty, trustworthiness and bravery. We must be engaged and vote for someone who is being open and treats the elector-ate with respect. Loyalty must be to the entire community not just to the politicians themselves and their funders.

We must trust local politicians to work with the community to resolve complex issues, therefore seek and elect those who are

consistent in their words, actions and deeds, working for the good of all facets of society and not just personal political support-ers. We must elect people who are brave, who show courage in facing unpleasant decisions and reactions to their own opinions with a desire to resolve issues without burdening the current taxpayer and future generations.

I hope and encourage the majority to get out and vote this fall, for ourselves, our families, our communities. People both the electorate and the bureau-crats can work with and be proud to say “they govern our community”.

Phil JenningsNorth Cowichan

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Think we don’t need to worry about British Columbia’s reliance on imported food

to feed ourselves?A new report commissioned by

Vancity should make you think again.

“Wake up Call: California Drought & B.C.’s Food Security” details the severe consequences of our reliance on imported produce from the U.S., specifically from California, where three years of drought are about to hit us in the wallets at the grocery store.

Most of us have just finished enjoying Thanksgiving. Our holi-day meal likely consisted of some

of the very fruits and vegetables that have been affected by the lack of rainfall to the south.

The numbers are alarming. In 2010, 67 per cent of B.C. vegetable imports came from the U.S. Over half of those imports came from California, including 95 per cent of all broccoli. Vancity’s report tells us that between 1996 and 2011 the area devoted to broccoli produc-tion in B.C. has declined by 52 per cent, and that we could be paying $7 a crown in five years.

And that’s just one crop. In total, area in the province producing vegetables has decreased by 20.4 per cent between 1991 and 2011.

Love those local strawberries? The farmland devoted to straw-berry production has decreased over 60 per cent during that same 20-year period.

Why are we so concerned? The produce we’re not growing doesn’t just appear in the grocery store by magic.It comes from somewhere. If that place suddenly has trouble growing it, we pay.

In B.C. a price increase of 9.6 per cent for fruit and 5.7 per cent for vegetables has been documented between July of 2013 and July 2014. That’s in just one year.

“If these trends continue for the next five years, it would not be sur-

prising to see price increases of 25-50 per cent for many fruits and vegetables, adding an extra $30-$60 to the average B.C. household’s grocery budget each month,” Vancity’s report reads.

There are two inescapable con-clusions. We have to grow more of our own food and in order to even begin to do that we need to do a better job of protecting the lands in the agricultural land reserve.

There is an upside to producing more of our own food, besides food security. Buying local food can benefit our farmers and our communities as a whole.

Vancity’s report tells us that if

an average B.C. household was tospend 50 per cent of its grocerybudget on local food, it would putover $6,000 per family into thelocal economy.

But there’s a hitch to gettingthere. The Liberal governmentcould not have picked a worse time to fiddle with the Agricultur-al Land Reserve. Their machina-tions, clearly politically motivated,make lands in the ALR vulnerableto conversion to non-farm uses.

In the current climate, this is unacceptable. Our farmlandneeds our protection more than ever before.

We cannot afford to lose it.

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We must reduce our reliance on imported food

It was great to read about all the agricultural aspects of what goes on in the Cowichan Valley and to confirm that so many folks are aware of how important a role it plays in our every-day lives. When it comes to climate change and the effects on harvesting both agricultural as well as wild food, I do not talk to many folks about this issue on a daily basis as we seem to be in a collective denial “shield” about this pressing and most serious of looming situations facing us and the generations to come — it’s just too...I don’t know, scary?

We hear about climate change but sort of push it back when we have entertainment to take in, and recreat-ing to indulge ourselves with, but it’s there all the time like a creeping mould coming on to our favourite cheeses stored in the fridge. However, when I give public presentations on native bees and pollination and pesti-cide use, looming food security issues are always included in my talks.

The United States Department of Agriculture has the state of California as the leading nation’s supplier of many food crops, something we here in Canada, especially on Vancouver Island, are recipients of.

Iowa, Nebraska and Texas are well below what California produces, and British Columbia would come way down the list if she were on this list, producing one fourth what California

produces (2011 statistics). This includes, dairy, grapes, olives,

and many kinds of vegetables and other fruits, but does not include sea-food production.

Notable Californian food crops are increasing in cash receipts from 30 per cent to 149 per cent (2011 to 2012), mainly because of the costs of growing these valuable crops. One of the main reasons is to do with where the major-ity of these crops are produced — the Central Valley, a part of the state that historically was a desert. With the aqueducts, pipelines, and canals that capture and divert water coming from the snowcapped Sierra mountains and transporting this vital resource to the growing areas as well as the urban core along the coast, rapid popula-tion growth looms to further make an impact on the use of water.

When you look at climate change however, many parts of California

are reverting to desiccated lands that they naturally once were. Therefore, the increase in prices for many foods is going to go nowhere but up. Add in the extra costs for fuel to ship these products north and we’re going to see prices sharply rise in our grocery stores here on the Island, which is why we need to become a little less depend-ent on outside sources for our food and grow more of our own here in B.C. and on Vancouver Island.

When I present at various commun-ity gardening groups, natural history societies and other interested organ-izations, I am reinvigorated by the people I meet, their positive attitude for growing food, and their commit-ment for doing this as sustainably as humanly possible.

However, when I read stories in the media about assaults on our 40-year institutional agricultural land reserve lands by petroleum-based-thinking governments etc., I really hope aver-age British Columbians will try and think ahead to what could happen to our imported food prices should we bail on our good agricultural grow-ing areas, and go for dismantling the protections to these valuable areas. We need to realize that we will be more and more relying on our ability to feed ourselves here locally and throughout the province — Cowichan Valley is a switched-on community ready to take this head-on.

Gord HutchingsCobble Hill

We must start producing more of our food locally. [ANDREA RONDEAU/CITIZEN]

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“Cowards die many times before their death. The valiant taste of death but once.” – Shakespeare

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8 Wednesday, October 15, 2014 | Cowichan Valley Citizen LivingE.J. Hughes was the province’s historian with a paintbrushWhen you look at an E.J. Hughes

painting, you’re looking at a spe-cific time and place, and if you

know anything about B.C.’s past you can readily identify many of them by their subjects alone. This may not account for his having become, next to Emily Carr, the province’s foremost painter but it’s what most appeals to me.

This week it was announced that a new gallery showcasing the largest permanent collec-tion of Hughes’s paintings is to open in Whistler. Ideally, it would have been closer to the homes of his choice, Shawnigan Lake and Duncan, but so be it.

Edward John Hughes, 1913-2007, was born in North Van-couver but spent much of his childhood in Nanaimo. His father, a professional musi-cian, wanted his children to follow suit but young Edward preferred drawing and was attracted to the military, his mother encouraging him in the former pursuit. After some formal training in pencil draw-ing, and self-study of the works of some of the great artists of the Renaissance, his family moved back to Vancouver just in time for the Depression and hard times. Both Edward and his father had to take work as coal miners. He likely would have

given up his dream of becoming a profes-sional artist had not his uncles financed his going to art school in Vancouver where one of his instructors was a mem-ber of the illustrious Group of Seven.

Upon graduation, he and two other stu-dents hung their hats as freelance com-mercial artists. They attracted several notable commissions but the pay was

poor and theirs was the typical struggle of artists attempting to establish themselves and to make their talents known while struggling to make ends meet. One of their commissions of this period, six wall murals depicting British and Spanish naval explorers for the Mala-spina Hotel, Nanaimo, made news in recent years when uncovered during the building’s demolition. Since restored,

they have been valued at in excess of $3 million.

After becoming engaged and supple-menting his income with commercial fish-ing, Hughes enlisted in a coastal artillery regiment and served in the Second World War as an official war artist, during which time he produced 1,000 drawings and almost 30 paintings, the result of his hav-ing often worked from the time he got up until darkness. With the return of peace-

time he resumed freelance painting from a modest cottage at Shawnigan Lake. In 1948 he was elected to the Canadian Group of Painters. His career did not really begin to take off until three years later when Dr. Max Stern of the Dominion Gallery, Montreal, sought him out and became his exclusive agent.

As part of a project for the Canadian Pacific, with 17 other chosen artists, Hughes painted murals depicting north-ern British Columbia landscapes before embarking on a series of vivid coastal scenes, including some of his best-known today, for the Standard Oil Co. in 1954. He became, figuratively if not literally, a household name when two of his paint-ings were used as covers for telephone directories.

Lucrative commissions, national recog-nition including prestigious awards, and improving finances finally came in later life. As did, in 1974, tragedy with the pass-ing of his wife after years of ill-health. With Fern’s death he set his brushes aside for six months. Always reclusive, he didn’t remarry.

As late as 1993, however, Victoria artist and Times-Colonist art columnist Robert Amos wrote: “I consider it a great loss to us that the paintings of Duncan artist E.J. Hughes are not known and appreciated by

the public here, for he has painted the bestimage of our own corner of the world, an image which brilliantly informs non-art-ists what this region really looks like...

The result, blessed with modesty, is of a quiet rapture... The University of Victoria owns one oil, which usually hangs in the Special Collections area of the library. The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria owns a few annotated pencil sketches. There are a very few of his paintings in local pri-vate collections...”

Hughes moved to Duncan where he con-tinued painting until he passed away in 2007 after an artistic career that spanned seven decades.

By then he had achieved international acclaim, his paintings which once sold for $150 each, selling at auctions such as Sotheby’s for hundreds of thousands of dollars each.

His “unique vision renews the visual experience of everyday life in the coastal B.C. landscape,” Patricia Salmon and Leslie Forsyth Black concluded in their biography of E.J. Hughes for Raincoast Chronicles, some years ago. Emily-Jane Orford described Hughes “as an individ-ualist right from the beginning. His style, though often termed ‘primitive realism,’ was to develop into a mode of expression quite uniquely his own”.

E.J. Hughes at work in his studio. [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN FILE]

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Misfortune struck Cowichan Consort concertmaster Kate Rhodes as she has broken her arm just before the orches-tra’s Oct. 18 show.

However, help is on the way, accord-ing to g roup publicist Joy Ann Bannerman.

“Our concert featuring an all Beethov-en program will now feature this lovely lady, playing in the concertmaster’s chair,” she said of Raya Fridman.

“Raya will also be playing the solo in the Beethoven Romance in G major for solo violin with Orchestra. We will also be playing the Egmont Overture and Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony in this exciting evening,” she said.

Robert Mari will conduct the perform-ance, which begins at 7:30 p.m. at the Christian Reformed Church on Trunk Road in Duncan.

Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students and children. They are avail-

able at Volume One bookstore and at the door.

Fridman holds a college diploma in orchestra/music education from Russia and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Con-cordia University, as well as a Master in Music from the University of Victoria.

Her performing experiences include the Chamber Orchestra of Leningrad and the Montreal Chamber Orchestra and she has continued to be busy now that she lives on Vancouver Island.

She has also enjoyed masterclasses with Pinchas Zukerman, Eleonora and Yuli Turovski, Richard Roberts, Thomas Williams and workshops with I Musici and Quador Bozzini.

Fridman has been leading Civic Orchestra of Victoria for the last seven years and locals will recognize her as an adjudicator at the Cowichan Music Festival. Don’t miss this unexpected musical treat!

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Folk Guild community dance features apple pieLEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

Love the Cowichan Folk Guild? Want to give them a boost and enjoy yummy pie into the bargain?

Come on out Saturday, Oct. 18 for a fundraising community dance at the Hub at Cowichan Station.

Bobbie Blue makes it all plain in her announcement.

“Please come and help us out by spend-ing the evening having fun; dancing with the Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra, and enjoying the apple pie contest. Buying a ticket to the dance will help the Cowi-chan Folk Guild continue with their mission of bringing live music to the Cowichan Valley community through-

out the year, including the Islands Folk Festival in July. We appreciate your sup-port,” she said.

The Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra draws on flamenco flourishes learned in Spain, on African percussion, and on bluegrass and roots music from throughout North America.

“This acoustic ensemble creates a sound that is distinct, earthy, and very danceable,” Blue said.

Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 for adults, with youths

18 and under and CFG members getting in for $20. Kids 12 and under are admit-ted free.

Tickets are available at Duncan Music, Volume One Books and at the Provi-

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So, what was all that about pie?There’s an Apple Pie Contest. Bake a

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The Siem Lelum gym will resound with the colour and music of many nations Sat-urday, Oct. 18 as the Cowichan Intercultur-al Society presents the One World Festival from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

According to Emma Koch, the society’s community relationships coordinator, it will be a day to remember.

Anyone who enjoyed the big 30th anniver-sary celebration the society held in 2011 will be able to see more the great music, presen-tations and food at this celebration.

Everything opens at 11 a.m. with the Spirit Drummers, followed at 11:30 by a perform-ance by the Fiesta Latina dance group, who so delighted the crowd at Charles Hoey Park during Intercultural Day in the summer.

At noon, the Tzinquaw Dancers will take the stage, followed by other performers, including a special talent show by the inter-national students from Queen Margaret’s School.

“The highlight of the festival will be our multicultural fashion show,” Koch said. “We will have models showing clothing from all over the world.”

Koch also said, “We will have a commun-ity information fair featuring various ser-vice agencies and interactive booths...and a health/wellness fair. Here people will have the opportunity to have a massage, get a manicure, have their cards read, and more — all by donation.”

And what about those delicious inter-

national delicacies? “We will have a multicultural food court

[selling] food from Iraq, India, France, Tibetand Mexico, and a Canadian chili tent.There will be a cultural market to sell fairtrade and locally made items, all under $20,”she said.

As well, when attending the festival, look for a children’s area hosted by CoastalCommunities and the Vancouver IslandRegional Library that will offer games,stories, and a mini petting zoo courtesy ofthe 4-H club.”

Admission to the festival is only $2 perperson so why not check it out and learnmore about how the Intercultural Societyis facilitating mutual respect, trust, sup-port and education in the culturally diverseCowichan Valley?

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Tickets are going fast for the VI Film and Entertainment Cooperative’s Murder Mystery Night.

Scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 25 starting at 7 p.m. at the Hub at Cowichan Station, this fun event includes a guess whodun-nit prize, a talent show, a silent auction, door prizes, photos against a fun backdrop and a chance to watch the cooperative’s movies.

The recommended age is over 16. Bever-ages and snacks will be available and you can mingle, socialize and play detective.

There’s even a chance to find out about upcoming projects.

Costumes are encouraged but not required and some of the co-op’s own actors will be there as the characters they played in the group’s movies.

“You are also encouraged to come in character and be the person you’ve always wanted to be for the night. We’d love to have you ask about the co-op and find out about the projects we’ve done plus how you can get involved,” spokesperson Lynn Hale said.

“This is our big event to get together and socialize and at the same time raise operating funds for the film and entertain-ment co-op so we can continue to be cre-ative, learn and support film making and create entertainment. One of our goals is to have more film productions come to the Island and having experienced and trained people here will make a difference.”

Tickets are on sale at Ten Old Books in Duncan and at Rusticana Coffee Shop in Mill Bay and cost $10 each so you will have lots of leftover money for the silent auc-tion and refreshments.

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YOUNG MUSICIAN OF THE WEEK

Polina Poberezhnyk, 17, is in Grade 12 at Cowichan Secondary, where she plays flute in the band. She studies piano at the Grade 9 level with Ann Mendenhall, and plans to take a Grade 9 Royal Conservatory piano exam in June. Polina has a lovely technique which she learned in her native Ukraine, and she has made great strides in improving her ability to pedal cleanly and to project a melody. Polina always takes advantage of opportunities to participate in piano workshops and masterclasses. Polina is eager to develop her teaching skills, and is currently accepting beginning piano students.

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Hoff helps to open Palm Court seasonLEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

The Palm Court Light Orchestra swings into its 28th exciting sea-son Sunday, Oct. 19 at the Cowi-chan Theatre.

The event is entitled With a Song in My Heart and it features mezzo-soprano Kristin Hoff.

According to Charles Job, who not only conducts the musicians but is also a tireless advocate for the preservation of light orches-tral music, the 2014-15 Season will offer “a selection of typical Palm Court music. It includes some old favorites and some never-played-before pieces from our library.”

With a Song in My Heart takes its title from a tune that Richard Rodgers and Lorenzo Hart penned

for the film of the same name star-ring the lovely Susan Hayward.

The soloist for the theatre per-formance in Duncan is Hoff.

“She’s is new to the Palm Courtand her repertoire will includeopera and musical theatre — twofavourites with this crowd,” Jobsaid.

So, on with the show!“We start the program with

Arthur Sullivan’s The Gondoliersand end with selections from Damn Yankees. The music we all love continues,” Job said.

Showtime is at 2:30 p.m. Tick-ets are $33 for adults and $12 forstudents.

Get them online at cowichantheatre.ca or call the CowichanTicket Centre at 250-748-7529.

Mezzo Kristin Hoff joins the Palm Court Light Orchestra for some delectable tunes from the shows at the Cowichan Theatre Oct. 19. [SUBMITTED]


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As per Section 890(4) of the Local Government Act, the Cowichan Valley Regional District Board of Directors, having reviewed the above notedBylaw and finding it to be consistent with the policies of the South Cowichan Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 3510, has waived the PublicHearing and directed that this Public Notice occur in its place. Bylaw No. 3864 received first and second reading at the October 8, 2014 CVRDBoard meeting.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3864 would amend Electoral Areas A and C Zoning Bylaw No. 3520 by rezoning Part of Section 3, Range 8,Shawnigan District, except Parcel A (DD 43570I); Parcel B (DD 45704I); Parcel C (DD91923I); and except those parts in Plans 4171, 8239, 9554,34171, 51404, VIP69873 and VIP 77020 and EPP 18211, and part of Lot 2, Range 8, Section 3, Shawinigan District, Plan 9554, comprising 1.0hectare more or less, from CD-9 (Comprehensive Development 9) and R-3 (Village Residential) to P-2 (Institutional 2). The area to be rezoned isshown on the map below outlined in a thick black line and affects an area of land in Mill Bay/Malahat located to the southwest of the junction ofBarry Road and Shawnigan-Mill Bay Road.

The purpose of the rezoning of this site is for a future community services facility, most likely a new detachment for the South Cowichan RCMP.

This zoning initiative, undertaken by the CVRD, is consistent with the intent of Policy No. 7.3 in the Mill Bay Village Plan. The relevant part of this Policy is towardsthe end, in which the policy identifies a “community facility” lot of about 1 hectare as being a precondition to the eventual consideration of rezoning the CD-9 areaof the Stonebridge lands for residential and mixed use development.

A copy of the Amendment Bylaw and related staff reports may be inspected at the Regional District Planning & Development Department office:

175 Ingram Street, Duncan, BC

From Friday, October 10, 2014, to Wednesday, October 22, 2014, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Monday, October13, 2014, being the Thanksgiving Day statutory holiday. A copy of the bylaw and supporting material may also be viewed on the CVRD website at the followingaddress: http://www.cvrd.bc.ca/index.aspx?NID=1282.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACTMike Tippett, Deputy General Manager, Planning & Development Department at 250-746-2620 or toll free at 1-800-665-3955.

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LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

The Rural Woman of the Year Award is given to women who have made a difference and are valued members of the farming commun-ity, said Donna Brown, president of the Cobble Hill Women’s Insti-tute as members of the South Van-couver Island Women’s Institute gathered recently to present the award to Katy Ehrlich of Alder-lea Farm.

If you already know her, it’s not surprising.

Ehrlich is a farmer, educator and a cook who “embodies the prin-ciples of sustainable food produc-tion and distribution, stewardship for the earth and building com-munity,” Brown said.

In partnership with her hus-band, John, Katy has led the way in terms of biodynamic farming, CSA development, supporting the farmers market, and being a strong advocate for local organic farming and local food purchasing.

“Furthermore, she has been atireless and inspirational com-munity-builder,” Brown con-tinued. “Alderlea’s CSA programproviding for 200 members, new farmer education through theirinternship and volunteer program,the community cafe on site serves over 90 per cent of produce fromAlderlea or local producers. Every project has been very consciouslydesigned to develop community.

“Katy has similarly broughtpeople together and inspired them through her work and involvementat Sunrise Waldorf School.”

In fact, Ehrlich came out of “retirement” to re-enter teach-ing of a class desperately in needof her strength, compassion and skill, at a time when her commit-ment to Alderlea’s ventures wasalready a full-time endeavour.

“That speaks to her commitmentto the community as well as the high respect the community feels for her. A real rural woman. Con-gratulations Katy.”

LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

The Forest Discovery Centre’s Halloween Train is expanding its schedule this year to run Oct. 24-30.

And you’ll be able to buy advance tickets, too.According to manager Chris Gale, “The Halloween

Train has become so popular that we have had to expand to seven nights this year of thrills, chills and fun madness to accommodate all the visitors that arrive from far and wide to our community.”

Centre volunteers and staff are already getting ready behind the scenes.

“In addition to putting out haunted displays from previous years, we always add new displays and activities and we’re thrilled that we have some excit-ing additions to this year’s spooky event,” he said.

So even if you think they couldn’t make it better than last year they always do.

Starting at 4 p.m., with the early runs best suited to the smaller children, the fun continues through the evening with final runs leaving the station at 8:30 p.m.

Performing actors will be wandering throughout the park and adding to the spookiness by making the haunted areas come alive.

Andy McCormick and Shelley Vaags will also be performing, getting both kids and parents both sing-ing along to some Halloween songs.

Onsite activities each evening include crafts in the schoolhouse, train rides, and trick or treat stations for the little ones.

There will be lots of hot chocolate, coffee and hot food available to purchase so you can even sit back, watch the fun and enjoy the fire pits.

Even in the rain, many events and displays are indoors and the train itself has a roof.

A complimentary shuttle will be offered by Bow Mel again this year for those parking in the Rona parking lot, located across the Trans-Canada High-way at the Cowichan Commons Mall.

Gale also announced the latest feature: “advance ticket sales both speed up the admission line each night and offer a savings to families attending.”

Advance tickets are available only in Duncan and at two locations: the Customer Service counter at Save On Foods, and at the Cowichan Visitors Info Centre located in Forest Discovery Centre parking lot.

For speedy entry on train nights, advance buyers and Discovery Centre season pass holders will have their own entry line. So, dress up and celebrate with a visit to the BC Forest Discovery Centre.

Shoulder season admission rates apply: adults $12, seniors/youth $10, children (3-12) $8, under two years admitted free, or use your BCFDC membership.

In advance, family passes (two adults and two chil-dren) are $35, with adults dropping to $10.

There’s a lot for kids of all ages to enjoy once they get off the Halloween Train, too, like this creepy graveyard and other scenes. And don’t forget those strolling actors bringing the scary factor to vivid live. [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]

Lots of family fun to be had riding the Halloween Train. Daylight is best for little ones and sensitive children while braver, bigger kids love it after dark. [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]

Donna Brown presents the Rural Woman of the Year award to Katy Ehrlich at a surprise luncheon. [SUBMITTED]

Halloween Train adds extra runs for even more fun this year

Ehrlich is Rural Woman of 2014

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:KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

In all his years of coaching, Cowichan LMG head coach Glen Martin had never seen a game quite like his team’s 4-3 victory over Saanich Fusion last Friday night.

“It was definitely different,” he said. “Just when you think you’ve seen it all, you learn you haven’t.”

The game was Cowichan’s clos-est result of the Vancouver Island Soccer League Div. 1 season last Friday, but early on, it didn’t look that way, as Cowichan dominated from the start.

“We were pressing high, exactly how we talked about in practice,” Martin recalled.

Just 11 minutes in, Kevan Brown opened the scoring, heading in a cross from Tyler Hughes. Paddy Nelson, who along with Cooper Barry, came over to Cowichan from Saanich on the off-season, scored his league-leading ninth goal later in the first half to put Cowichan up by two.

Saanich scored what Martin acknowledged was a bad goal in the 44th minute, but Brad Thorne replied out of a scramble in front of the net before the half was over and Cowichan led 3-1.

“Everybody was feeling good,” Martin said. “We were out-play-ing them, no question.”

Barry scored in the 49th minute and Cowichan held a solid 4-1 edge before falling into a bit of a lull.

“We stopped moving a bit,” Mar-tin said. “You can’t keep that kind of pace going the whole game.”

With 10 minutes to go in the game, Brown got run over, and while the culprit was issued a red card, dropping Saanich down to

10 players, the referee wouldn’t let Brown back on the pitch while play was on, which evened the numbers and left Cowichan with-out their centre back for a spell. Saanich took advantage of the confusion and made it 4-2.

The way things were developing left Cowichan goalkeeper Joel Wilson upset, and when he got bumped during a play, he uttered an expletive at an unfortunate

moment when the crowd had quieted momentarily. The ref, who was keeping his eye on Wil-son, quickly gave him a red card and awarded Saanich a penalty shot. With an unprepared Dan Citra rushed in to replace Wilson in goal, Saanich easily capitalized on the penalty shot and got within a goal.

When play resumed, Barry took the ball at centre and dribbled into

the corner just in time for the final whistle.

“It felt so strange,” Martin said. “I should have been so happy [to win], but I was mad. It was such a good night for the fans and for the game, and the referee decides to put his stamp on it.”

With six wins in six games, Cowichan sits first in Div. 1, their 18 points seven more than sec-ond-place Saanich. In addition to

Nelson leading the league in scor-ing with nine goals, Barry is tied for second with Hughes’s brother,Jordie (of Bays United), and for-mer Cowichan sniper Ryan Andre.Brown and Dan Cato are also inthe top 10 with three apiece.

Andre will be in town this Fri-day, along with fellow formerCowichan player Matt Arnett,as Cowichan hosts Nanaimo FC,beginning at 7:30 p.m.

LMG holds on to win a weird oneSOMETHING DIFFERENT:

Cowichan coach is baffl ed by the way the game against Saanich Fusion ends

Cooper Barry (centre) is congratulated by teammates Steve Scott, Tyler Hughes and Dan Citra after scoring early in the second half of last Friday’s game against Saanich Fusion. Barry’s goal, Cowichan’s fourth, held up as the game-winner. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

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KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Back-to-back second-period powerplay goals helped the Cowi-chan Valley Capitals end their six-game losing streak with a 2-1 over the defending B.C. Hockey League champion Coquitlam Express at the Island Savings Centre on Sat-urday night.

Coming in their return home after five consecutive road dates, the victory was the Caps’ second win of the season, and couldn’t have come at a better time.

“We were grateful to get a win,” head coach Bob Beatty said. “When you’re on a skid like that, and you’ve lost four one-goal games in a row, you’ve got to turn a corner some time.”

Coquitlam opened the scoring with 74 seconds left in the first period, but Cowichan evened the score with a powerplay marker from Brayden Gelsinger at 10:16, then went ahead for good three minutes and 11 seconds later when Luke Novak potted his first BCHL goal.

Cowichan goalie Matt Zentner made 32 saves on 33 shots for his first BCHL win, while the Caps fired 28 shots at Coquitlam’s Pierce Dushenko, who made 26 saves.

“It’s great to win, and we’re excited about that, but we have to stay on course,” Beatty said. “You don’t cheat the process. We’ve been playing better, and we need to get better every night.”

On Friday night, the Caps had lost their sixth in a row, falling 4-3 to the Clippers in Nanaimo. After

the Clippers scored the only goal of the first period, the Caps went ahead in the second on goals by Kyle Horsman and Gelsinger. Nanaimo evened the score before the end of the second.

The Caps went ahead again nine minutes into the third when Alas-kan rookie sensation Sean Harri-

son scored his fifth goal of the sea-son, but the Clippers scored two more, including the winner with just 55 seconds left to play.

Lane Michasiw was blasted with 48 shots and made an impressive 44 saves but was saddled with the loss.

The Caps replied with 32 shots

on Jakob Severson in the Nanaimo net.

“We were shorthanded going into it,” Beatty noted. “I thought the guys played solid. It really hurts, losing in the last minute like we did.

The Caps played host to the Pow-ell River Kings on Tuesday night.

They play a home-and-home with the Alberni Valley Bulldogs thiscoming weekend, meeting in Port Alberni on Friday, then returninghome at 7 p.m. on Saturday. It will be the Caps’ first regular-seasonmeeting with the Bulldogs, who they defeated 5-4 in a preseason game.

Caps beat champs to end losing skid

Julien Lepage (21) and Daniel Wanner (19) lead the charge into Coquitlam’s end during Saturday night’s 2-1 victory. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

The Duncan Christian School Chargers finished third — their highest finish ever — in the junior boys volleyball tournament host-ed by Vancouver Island University last weekend.

The Chargers started off by win-ning their first three matches, over Dover Bay 2 (25-0, 25-9), Claremont (25-17, 25-21) and Campbell River’s

Woodlands (25-17, 25-22) before finally falling to Mark Isfeld 1 (23-25, 25-23, 17-15).

The Chargers placed first in their pool and second overall, advan-cing to the playoffs where they again defeated Dover Bay 2 (25-11, 25-13) before falling to Claremont (25-9, 25-15).

They avenged their earlier loss to Isfeld with a 21-25, 25-23, 15-9 win, then knocked off Woodlands

again (25-17, 25-16). Another loss to Claremont (25-19, 25-19) put the Chargers in third place.

Mike Brandsma and Adam Kapteyn were selected as tourna-ment all-stars.

The DCS junior boys will play host to Chemainus Secondary this Thursday, beginning at 3:45 p.m., then head to Langley for the B.C. Christian Schools Championships.

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STABILIZE SPORTSPLEX FUNDING

R E F E R E NDUM · NOV 1 5 , 2 0 1 4

*Funding approval processes vary by area. Some residents will not see a referendum question at their polling station. Authorized by Chesterfield Sports Society, registered sponsor under LECFA, 250-746-5666

Who? Residents of theCowichan Region*

What? Stable Sportsplex FundingThis is not new funding.

It’s a new location in the budget.

Where? At your Local Polling Station*

Why? Let your local government know yousupport moving Sportsplex fundingfrom a grant-in-aid to a dedicatedbudget line, to support the health& vitality of our community.

What we offer:

• 29-acre regional sports & leisure facilities with

amenities.

• Facilities built & maintained to a high standard

& not found elsewhere in the region.

• A highly sought after community events venue.

• Grass fields, artificial turf, lacrosse box, ball

fields, track, playground, outdoor fitness

equipment with rubber path.

• A safe place to meet and be active.

Who enjoys the Sportsplex?

All ages & abilities: youth, seniors, families &

everyone in between.

All levels of performance: leisure, recreation, high

performance.

Large variety of activities: track & field, soccer, field

hockey, field lacrosse, box lacrosse, ultimate frisbee,

running, walking, softball, baseball, croquet, street

hockey, fitness training, picnicking, geo-caching,

and the list goes on.

Various participants: Over 200,000 people per year

visit the Sportsplex including local sports groups,

schools, travelling teams, friends, neighbors, local

businesses, & residents from the entire Cowichan

Region.

People recovering from injuries, surgeries or living

with mobility challenges.

Provincial & national events: 2005 BC Seniors

Games, 2008 North American Indigenous Games,

and upcoming 2018 BC Summer Games.

Regional events: Tour de Rock, MS Walk, Beverly

Corners Show & Shine, Ovarian Cancer Walk of

Hope, Alzheimer Walk, Ride for Dad, and many

more.

Why is the Sportsplex important to ourcommunity?

Physical activity reduces health risks, increases

confidence, and improves performance at work,

school & play.

Socializing reduces loneliness, strengthens families,

encourages participation, adds excitement, creates

community pride & builds friendships.

Attracting sports and community events strengthens

our economy.

How is the Sportsplex currently funded?The operating budget is approximately $400,000

per year, 1/3 of which is currently funded by the

CVRD.

The Sportplex’s share is raised by fundraising,

facility rentals, sponsorships, donations &

contributions from our member sports groups.

Capital projects are typically funded 1/2 to 1/3 by the

Society & local Government with matching grants

from the provincial and/or federal government.

This strategy has saved local tax payers millions of

local dollars since 1996. The capital value of the

Sportsplex facilities is over $12 million.

REFERENDUM SAMPLE QUESTION*:Area C – Cobble Hill (will vary by area, see table below right)

Are you in favour of the Board of the Cowichan

Valley Regional District adopting “CVRD Bylaw No.

3833 – Chesterfield Sports Society Annual Financial

Contribution Service (Area C) Establishment Bylaw,

2014”, that would allow the CVRD to annually

requisition the greater of $12,460 per year, or an

amount equal to the amount that could be raised

by a property value of $0.014566 per $1,000 of

net taxable value of land and improvements, to

assist the Chesterfield Sports Society with costs

associated with the operation and maintenance of

the Cowichan Sportsplex? YES or NO?

“These events provide lastinglegacies for our futureboth financially andin friendships gained.”

2008 NAIG – $10 million

2005 BC Seniors Games - $2 million

2018 BC Summer Games - $2.6 million

U16 Western Canada Softball Championships

(Aug 2014) - 115 teams, 800 visitors, 287 hotel

rooms, 5+ days = $200,000

Who can vote on the referendumquestion?Eligible voters in the Cowichan Region including

residents of:

• Cowichan Lake South, Skutz Falls, Mill Bay,

Malahat, Cobble Hill, Cowichan Station,

Sahtlam, Glenora, North Oyster, Diamond

Youbou, Meade Creek, Shawnigan Lake,

Cowichan Bay, Town of Lake Cowichan, Town

of Ladysmith, Saltair and the Gulf Islands.

• City of Duncan and the Municipality of North

Cowichan have separate processes for funding

the Sportsplex, so their residents will not take

part in this referendum.

Who is the Chesterfield Sports Society?The Cowichan Sportsplex is located on Chesterfield

Avenue in Duncan/North Cowichan. It is a 29-acre

outdoor sports, leisure and community events

venue, managed and developed by a non-profit

organization called the Chesterfield Sports Society

(est. 1996).

The Society is dedicated to creating an environment

that supports better health & vitality in our

community. The benefits are immeasurable

in terms of personal health, quality of life, and

achievement in sport.

Everyone is welcome and respected at the

Cowichan Sportsplex.

What is this Referendum about?It will give local governments the ability to provide

dedicated core funding for the Sportsplex.

It will give the Sportsplex the stability needed to

plan for the future and continue supporting the

health & vitality of our community.

STABILIZE SPORTSPLEX FUNDING

RE F E R E NDUM · NOV 1 5 , 2 0 1 4

*Funding approval processes vary by area. Some residents will not see a referendum question at their polling station. Authorized by Chesterfield Sports Society, registered sponsor under LECFA, 250-746-5666 *Funding approval processes vary by area. Some residents will not see a referendum question at their polling station. Authorized by Chesterfield Sports Society, registered sponsor under LECFA, 250-746-5666

Are you in favour of the CVRD creating adedicated line item in their budget for theCowichan Sportsplex? YES or NO?

A YES vote will shift the funding already provided

annually for the last 7 years in the form of a regional

grant-in-aid to a dedicated budget line item.

A YES vote will provide stable core funding for the

Sportsplex which means no need to apply year after

year for a grant-in-aid.

Example: For a home/property valued at $400,000.

This calculation shows the portion of your taxes that

go to the Sportsplex per year based on the rates

listed in the referendum questions.

(more info at http://cvrd.bc.ca/DocumentCenter/View/64380)

Cowichan Lake South/Skutz Falls $9.87

Mill Bay/Malahat $5.80

Cobble Hill $5.83

Cowichan Station/Sahtlam/Glenora $6.72

North Oyster/Diamond $7.36

Youbou/Meade Creek $6.66

Shawnigan Lake $5.71

Cowichan Bay $6.08

Saltair/Gulf Islands $5.96

The heart of a healthy community

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Glazed Porcelain

$269S/F

MATERIAL ONLY

ExtremeValue VinylNavigator

Starting at:

$279S/F

MATERIAL ONLY

ResitaSoftstyleCarpet

Starting at:

$199S/F

MATERIAL ONLY

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