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The MV Gravoleen II partially submerged but on the hard at the Hecate Park boat launch Sunday. It was one of two boats that sank during Saturday’s storm. [SARAH SIMPSON/CITIZEN]

Storm downs lines and boats, closes roadSARAH SIMPSON CITIZEN

Pockets of power outages, Cowichan Bay Road closed, and not one but two boats sinking in the bay: three telltale signs a storm hit the Cowichan Valley over the weekend.

While many didn’t see much more than driving rain, wind swept through some parts of the region, but nothing like else-where on the Island and in the Lower Mainland.

According to BC Hydro’s sta-tistics, fewer than 450 customers were affected by the foul weather — all on Saturday, Dec. 5. That’s the same day the motor vessels Gravoleen II and Mixed Emotions sank in Cowichan Bay.

A third boat, a sailboat, also demasted at some point and was adrift in Cowichan Bay, according to Christopher Wickham of Royal Canadian Marine Search and Res-cue Unit 34 (Mill Bay).

It ended up stuck on the beach.Wickham’s crew was dispatched

to assist the two power boats tak-ing on water.

“It was weather related,” he confirmed.

Gusts of 20 to 25 knots, (37 to 46 kilometres per hour) and a two- to three-foot swell were recorded at Cowichan Bay on Saturday.

“It was mostly the swell,” Wick-ham noted. “Just the way that

bay works, it shallows up there so much, if there’s any swell there at all it just builds up and if a vessel is not ready for that or is compromised in any way, it’s hard to recover.”

RCM-SRU #34’s priority is to take care of people first and that’s what the crew of four did.

A man was on board the MV Mixed Emotions, a 45-50-foot pow-er boat, that was quickly filling with water.

“We did extract him and get him to the shore,” Wickham said. “When we got there it was an unstable situation. It was tak-ing on water faster than pumps could manage. Our crew assessed it and realized that even adding our pumps was not going to be able to keep up with the rate of water coming in.”

The hull at that point, Wickham said, had been compromised due to the weather.

As far as the Gravoleen II went, nobody was on board but it’s own-ers were aware of the goings-on.

Wickham said RCM-SRU #34 assisted the owners of both ves-sels to make sure that they were safe and cared for some of the assets that they had, and also made sure the boats weren’t endangering anything else in the area.

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Stray dog Aslan, who was so undernourished when he was first picked up that he could not stand by himself, is feeling better, thanks to an outpouring of community support. [SUBMITTED]

Community generosity has Aslan on the mendSARAH SIMPSON CITIZEN

The vet bills have been paid and Aslan is now resting com-fortably, toasty warm in front of the fireplace at his foster home — much to the delight of thousands of Facebook users following the dog’s progress.

Rescued from Ladysmith on the evening of Nov. 25, the one-year-old stray was in critical condition when SPCA manager

Sandi Trent put out the call for financial help.

She feared the dog’s medical needs exceeded the Cowichan and District SPCA’s branch’s means.

The pooch couldn’t maintain his body temperature and he could barely hold up his skel-etal body, which Trent said was about 50 pounds less than he ought to weigh at his age.

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with stool and they were able to get that out and it was plastic and wood and birdseed, that’s what he’d been eating,” Trent said.

The community quickly ral-lied, donating the funds to help with treatment costs.

“We reached our goal and his medical is covered and Hills stepped up and has supplied a humongous supply of food for his after care,” Trent said

Monday. “I’ve been blown away by the response.”

The dog has rallied as well.“The last day or two, I had gone

in daily, and there were incremen-tal little improvements. He seemed brighter but was still really physic-ally exhausted,” Trent said. “But the day before they sent him home he actually managed to stand up and was wandering around the clinic. It was great to see him on all fours and a little bit more engaged with people. I think he was not sure what was going on the first part of the week.”

The staff at Cent ral Cowichan Ani-mal Hospital treated Aslan until he was well enough to move into foster care. The veterinary staff estimate the dog will remain closely mon-itored and in foster care for any-where from three to six months.

“There were issues with his bowel and stomach because of the wood and plastic and bird seed and God-knows-what so they have to be very careful,” Trent said. “So far so good.”

Aslan has made himself at home in foster care, and when he’s not resting by the fire, he’s up and wandering and following his foster

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Aslan’s case has captured the attention of thousands on the Cow-ichan and District SPCA’s Facebook page. Many have donated and even more have been following his prog-ress regularly since Trent’s first post. “It was a community effort,” Trent said. “It was so nice to see...we got like 10,000 people that are watching. It blows me away. It goes to show you there’s a wonderful community out there.”

Particularly moving was the story of two young children who had made up a bunch of cat and dog gift baskets for the Cowichan SPCA ani-mals for Christmas time. They has something special for Aslan, too.

“The little girl and her brother brought in a special blanket for him and so I made sure that he got that when he left the clinic,” Trent said.

Aslan has taken to the blanket, snuggling with it at his foster home.

It’s onward and upward for the pup. “Without tempting fate, I think we’re past that critical mark and hopefully all he can do is get better from here,” Trent said.

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Your input on North Cowic-han’s parks and trails master plan is requested.

The Municipality of North Cowichan is kicking off a pro-cess to create a single, uni-fied parks and trails master plan to guide future decisions around management, develop-ment, and expansion of the parks and trails system in the municipality.

The old plan isn’t so much of a comprehensive plan at all, according to North Cowichan Parks and Rec director Ernie Mansueti, but more of a collec-tion of strategic documents and reports from the 1990s that are due for modernization.

The new initiative will feature a 20-year vision and include both long- and short-term goals aimed at growing, enhan-cing and making accessible the region’s top outdoor assets.

Improving the health of parks and trails will improve health for all, Mansueti said.

“The plan will provide a bal-anced approach for future park and trail opportunities that will improve the physical, mental

health and social well-being of our community,” he said.

More than 50 parks and 80 kilometres of trails sit within the municipality’s borders.

It’s going to be up to those very users, and the greater com-munity, to let North Cowichan officials know how they want to see the system moving forward.

“The key to this plan is getting community input that results in a vision that may enhance outdoor opportunities, develop potential greenway connections within and between commun-ities and attracts economic development while protecting the natural environment,” Man-sueti said.

Residents, community groups, First Nations and adjacent landowners are encouraged

to assist in creating the new vision.

Work never really stops on the parks and trials system. Mansueti noted three such ongoing projects: the Maple Mountain-Maple Syrup biking and hiking trail, the Crofton (Osborne Bay Park) to Maple Bay trail over Maple Mountain and the portion of the CVRD’s Cowichan Valley Trail which runs from the south to Crofton and Chemainus. All are in vari-ous stages of construction and or enhancement.

But there’s still work to be done.

According to the municipality, “The overarching commitment for parks and recreation comes from the Municipality’s Official Community Plan (2011), which envisions diverse and barrier free recreational opportunities for all ages within an integrat-ed parks and trails network.”

To learn more and find oppor-tunities for public input, see the project webpage (www.northco-wichan.ca/parkstrails). Those interested in receiving regular updates is invited to sign up for notifications at: www.northco-wichan.ca/subscribe.

What do you see as the future of parks and trails?

“The plan will provide a balanced approach for future park and trail opportunities that will improve the physical, mental health and social well-being of our community,”

ERNIE MANSUETI, Parks and Rec director

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press release put out by Island Health and the town. “At this time, we cannot be sure that harmful pathogens are not present at lev-els that exceed the capacity of the chlorination to properly treat the water. Due to these reasons, Island Health is considering this an ele-vated risk event which requires the issuance of a Boil Water Notice.”

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“I feel safe and love.”That’s what Faten, a 29-year-old refugee

from the conflicts in Syria told Tammy Klassen on Monday as she and her family travelled from the Victoria International Airport to their new home in the Cowichan Valley.

Faten, her mother Aisha, and Faten’s nine-year-old son, Mohammad arrived safe in the Cowichan Valley, where they are being sponsored by the Mill Bay Baptist Fellowship, the first of a number of refu-gees heading to the Valley.

“They were scared when they first arrived,” Klassen said. “But I think they felt very welcome and safe.”

Faten, Klassen said, lost her husband to a heart attack four years ago, and Aisha’s husband was killed in bombings earlier in the war.

The Sunni Muslim family speaks Arabic, and only Faten speaks any English. The representatives of the church who greeted them at the airport did have an interpreter, but even then, the conversation was brief.

“[They didn’t say] a ton, other than it was a really long day of travelling,” said Klassen, who noted that it took a 29-hour journey to reach Vancouver Island.

After escaping Syria, the family had been “in limbo” in Lebanon for two and a half years, but Klassen hasn’t been able to determine if they were in a house or a refugee camp.

As part of the process for getting to their

new home, they did go through screening by the Canadian government.

“They said they didn’t choose Canada,” Klassen elaborated. “Some international immigration organization helped them and told them they were going to Canada. They didn’t choose Canada, but they are very happy to be here.”

The weather on Vancouver Island, or at least the temperature, is similar to that of Lebanon, they told Klassen. Lebanon is famous for its cedar trees, which are pic-tured on the country’s flag and, as Klassen pointed out, mentioned in the Bible.

Lebanon may have been safer than Syria, but still wasn’t completely removed from conflict. “Even spending two and a half years in Lebanon, they were in Beirut, and there were bombings there, so they cer-tainly weren’t feeling safe,” Klassen said.

For now, the family is staying at a home in Cowichan Bay, but the church sponsors are hoping to get them into permanent lodging later this week and help them get settled in other ways.

“They are anxious to learn more Eng-lish,” Klassen said.

The Mill Bay Baptist Fellowship has been holding fundraisers to help with the spon-sorship of the family, and they will con-tinue to do so. The next event is one of the Cowichan Camerata String Orchestra’s Christmas concerts. All admission dona-tions collected at the Camerata’s concert at Sylvan United Church in Mill Bay at 2:30 p.m. this Sunday will go toward helping the family get settled.

First Syrian refugee family arrives in Cowichan Valley

Cowichan Valley residents welcome the first Syrian refugee family moving to the community as they step off their plane Monday. [SUBMITTED]

He believes a friend at the mari-na helped the 36-foot cabin cruiser Gravoleen II’s owners get her to the boat launch. It’s believed Mixed Emotions is still submerged.

Both boats had been secured to mooring boys in the bay.

Meanwhile, drivers are having to take the long way to even get to Cowichan Bay.

Mainroad Contracting’s roads manager said Saturday’s closure marked the second time this sea-son for Cowichan Bay Road, and it’s anybody’s guess when that road will be reopened.

“It looks wet until at least the weekend anyway,” he said. “It’s a weather-related incident and Mother Nature is the only thing

that will shut it off. We’re monitoring the situation and as soon as it’s safe to open the road, we will open the road.”

Environment Canada’s website has new weather warnings frequently. Visit http://weather.gc.ca/warnings to find up to date information.

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Boat may still be submergedThe Gravoleen II’s owners have gotten her to a boat launch, but the other boat, Mixed Emotions, remains submerged. [SUBMITTED]


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Shawnigan must invent new playbook

What a great opportunity for Shawnigan Lake to win in this no-win situation!

Just imagine this headline all over the Internet: “We don’t just dare you to drink our water, we will pay you to drink it!”

This is followed by the story of what has happened to Shawn-igan Lake and an image of a person drinking water at the shoreline surrounded by (what appears to be) dead fish, animals face first in the water, and dead plants (with an explanation in very small print that this is just a caricature). Visitors who drink the water would receive coupons redeemable at various local businesses.

There is no downside; either people will be attracted to the area to see the “toxic lake” as a lark, and help spread the word, or they will stay away in horri-fied protest, and help spread the word.

Such a “guerrilla marketing” campaign can easily pay for itself while building awareness and support in the court of pub-lic opinion.

Email addresses, fax numbers, etc. would be provided to enable people, wherever they live, to add their voices to the growing protest.

Many years ago I received a mug imprinted with the slogan: “If at first you don’t succeed — change the rules!”

The SRA has been playing by a set of rules which obviously favour the “oppressive trinity” (government, big business and the justice system); it’s time for the SRA to turn this whole disgusting mess on its head and put together their own playbook.

Ivan QuinlanNorth Cowichan

The SPCA has outlived its usefulness

I read the story of the SPCA asking the public for money to pay a yet unknown sum to attempt to save the stray dog Aslan (if that is really its name?).

The dog is reported to be 50 pounds underweight. The dog cannot stand on its own and its condition is critical. Am I the only one who finds this outrageous?

The SPCA stands for Society For the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. In light of this, I have to question, in regards to Aslan, the dog, who has been rescued, is the SPCA fulfilling its man-date by trying to save this dog’s life at apparently any cost?

This dog has been removed from the life of hardship and cruelty it had been living.

But now the question really ought to be why is the SPCA now going to put the poor thing through more suffering and trauma by needlessly trying to save its life?

Has the SPCA considered that this dog might not be a very good candidate for a pet once or even if it can be made well enough to be adopted? Has the SPCA considered it could be aggressive, excessively timid or unpredictable, or perhaps even brain damaged from all of the dog’s poor treatment and neglect?

Has the SPCA completely forgotten that they already have millions of the public’s

money that we must give them involuntarily?

Perhaps they have become so accustomed to frivolously spending on unwanted animals that they have completely for-gotten about the many vulner-able humans in our society?

There are children who do not get proper nutrition, clothing, and shelter in our communities, there are pensioners who barely get enough to live on.

The SPCA has outlived its usefulness and needs to be put down.

Kristi DavisMill Bay

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Most of us have already been out and about starting our Christmas

shopping.Whether its stocking up on

groceries in anticipation of a busy holiday feasting season, or heading to the shops to find that perfect gift for someone special, many of us take for granted that we will be able to at least have something to make the holidays special.

But for a startling number of Cowichan Valley residents, Christmas will only be merry and bright with a little help from those of us who are more

fortunate in our finances.We all know, and countless

Christmas stories from Dr. Seuss’s How The Grinch Stole Christmas to The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry tell us, that getting stuff for the holidays isn’t what gives the season its magic. By far the best gifts are being with the people we love and counting our blessings.

When we consider the plight of people in other parts of the world, such as the Syrian refu-gees escaping terrible violence, we all have much to be thankful for, even if we don’t have a lot of material things.

But there’s no doubt that some of us have an easier time at the holidays than others due to our bank balance. We can make sure that the people we love know we are thinking of them by putting something under the tree.

So now, as we hit the stores for our own holiday wants, it’s a good time to make a little extra effort and shell out a few extra dollars to help out someone else in our community.

There are plenty of ways to do so. The Salvation Army is out in force with its annual Kettle Campaign. There are numerous fund and food raisers for local

food banks to which you can contribute.

The RCMP are going to be cramming a cruiser or two with toys for kids who otherwise might not have anything to unwrap on Christmas morning. There are angel trees in various locations where you can pull a brief description of a child for whom to buy a gift. And there’s Cowichan Neighbourhood House’s annual Adopt-A-Family program that’s looking for donors.

It’s a worthwhile something to add to your Christmas list. And it will make you feel good, too.

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A lot of figures are floating around to aid the Syrian refu-gees, $1.2 billion in six years is one of them. I just shake my head. Here is what happened to me when I came from Germany to Canada in 1955: I had to pay my own fare, find my own accommodation, find my first job. My assets: $115 and about 200 words of English.

I slept on the train from Mont-real, in Hamilton, Ontario, I went to Immigration to register, got my identity card and not even best wishes. Another young guy hanging

around the waiting room told me to walk around town and look for smoke stacks and go to Employment — me looking for job. In two days I had a job at Dominion Glass as a sweeper (broom) for 90cents/hour.

You might say that I wasn’t a refugee. Well, not coming to Canada but I have the experi-ence and will tell you: on Jan. 22, 1945 my parents and four of us (the youngest brother six weeks old) hooked up a sled behind a farmers’ wagon with our two suitcases and one bag of bedding. We heard the Rus-sian artillery behind us, it was that close. Yes, there was food from the NSV (something like

the Red Cross) but no financial assistance, no accommodation, no job or later a steady income like the Syrian refugees will get, which is higher than a Can-adian senior citizen receives. Instead of my pension I maybe should try to apply for that, being a refugee also.

Talk to any person who came to Canada in the 1950s and ’60s and ask them how they managed and what they think of this refugee assistance pro-gram with our tax money. Well, better not, it just makes them mad. Oh Canada.

Wolfgang LehwaldMill Bay

Accepting refugees the right thing to do

My wife and I are fortunate to have spent a considerable amount of time overseas. Our travels have exposed us to many cultures, ethnicities, and religions. The greatest lesson

we have garnered from these experiences, is that people the world over are just like us. In every country we have visited, parents love their children, teenagers are a mystery, and young men are macho and drive too fast. People the world over are the same! We have

nothing to fear and everything to gain by welcoming immi-grants to our shores. Accepting refugee families who are run-ning from the horrors of war is simply, the right thing to do.

Cal BelleriveCowichan Bay

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What can the ordinary Canadian do about climate change?

I am forever reading pas-sionate letters regarding the importance of accepting that climate change is a reality, and it does seem to be so, the world is warming up.

The difficulty is doing some-thing about it.

The majority of the world’s population live in countries that are not as developed as Canada and their energy usage is increasing and will continue to do so for many years. e.g. Can-ada consumes = 310GJ pp, more than 10 times India at 24GJ pp and India has more than 30 times the population which is still growing. India is building coal fired power plants; they have plans for 455 new coal fired power plants. Currently in India there are 120 operating versus than 20 in Canada.

Practically what Canada does will make no difference to global warming so hysteria is unneces-

sary! That does not mean that we should not do what we can but it is not easy to reduce one’s energy consumption.

Living in British Columbia we have a government whose policies continually promote poor environmental decisions (I say as I watch trucks driving in a steady stream past my door, mostly transporting logs for export from clear cutting of trees that we do not even have a policy of replanting).

So as an individual I see that Canada does not make a differ-ence and my government does not care (or understand?) how can I get passionate about this?

For those that do want to have a positive impact, however small it might be, what are the options? Small four cylinder cars, small well insulated hous-es close to your place of employ-ment, no holidays involving air-planes. Not difficult but it does not sound much like the world that I live in.

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Duncan’s Cheryl Trudell recently captured this stunning photo of sea lions in Cowichan Bay enjoying the sunshine. [CHERYL TRUDELL PHOTO]

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Idiots graffi ti Tzouhalem trailHiking Mount Tzouhalem is a sheer

pleasure, covering its vast trail network and seeing outstanding views in a replen-ishing second growth forest. Users can be proud of leaving the trails and forest very pristine with almost no litter.

Last week after completing the Daniliz-er hike then over to the cross, I saw spray can graffiti on a huge boulder, illiterate lettering perhaps trying to spell PSYCHO without the H, then more at the base of

the historic and newly replaced cross. I can’t begin to figure this out, such

mindless behaviour, and I implore those who did this to get up there and clean it off. Props to the trail builders and those who maintain them for hikers and bikers, and the finger to this idiot.

Also too bad about the latest logging on this recreational jewel of an area, but that’s another story.

Donna WakefieldMaple Bay

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City of Duncan honours its bright lightsKEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Some of the Cowichan Valley’s greatest contributors in their respective fields were recognized on Monday night as the City of Duncan handed out its annual awards.

The City’s highest accolade, the Scroll of Honour, was presented to Norm Jackson, the head pro at the Cowichan Golf & Coun-try Club and a tireless volun-teer for innumerable causes and charities.

Also honoured were Betty Locke, who received the Perpet-ual Arts Trophy, Gina Jung, who received the Perpetual Trophy for Excellence and Sportsmanship, and Cowichan Green Commun-ity, who received the combined Commercial and Residential Awards of Excellence.

“The Cowichan region is truly blessed to have citizens such as Norm Jackson, whose service to others is more than just a volunteer activity — it’s a way of life,” Mayor Phil Kent said as he presented the Scroll of Hon-our. “Stormin’ Norman. as he is fondly known, is one of the most recognizable people in the Cowic-han Valley. His outgoing person-ality, generous nature and tire-less commitment to various char-itable community events makes him a well-deserving recipient of this award.”

The hundreds of charities and events to which Jackson has given his time over the years — often as an MC, but also in other roles — include the Hospi-tal Foundation Dinner, Golfers Against Cancer, Rotary tour-naments, Tour de Rock, Ronald McDonald House, and KidSport Cowichan. The day before receiv-ing the Scroll of Honour, Jack-son was serving as the MC at the United Way’s Run for the Claus.

“Norm’s smile is contagious,” Kent continued. “He truly gives himself to others, and his sense of humour and kindness are what make him extra special.”

Jackson’s good friend, Dr. Peter Leckie, noted that, “Wherever you go, everybody knows Norm,” and said he has “the mind of an eight-year-old, the body of a 35-year-old, and his driver’s licence says he’s 65.”

Tricked into attending the cere-mony on Monday, Jackson was, surprisingly, at a loss for words upon receiving the award.

“To be honoured in our own community is sort of the ultimate compliment,” he said. “The car-ing and giving that we see from all the people in this community is so special.”

Locke, who was on vacation and unable to attend Monday’s meet-ing in person, watched on live streaming video from a distance as Coun. Sharon Jackson pre-

sented her with the Arts Trophy.Since she and her husband

Duncan retired to the Cowic-han Valley 20 years ago, Locke became a founding member of the Warmland Calligraphers, and has watched that group grow from 12 to more than 70 members. She has spent many hours vol-unteering as a teacher at Elder College.

“Seeing her students grow and become proficient in their lettering and in related studies has been extremely rewarding,” Coun. Jackson said.

“Her own work reflects her love of colour and an interest in the

quality of line.”Jung, who was born and raised

in Duncan, grew up playing basketball, volleyball and field hockey, and went on to coach those sports at several local schools. She also helped organize the 1991 BC Winter Games and 2008 North American Indigenous Games.

Since her son Mathieu, 17, start-ed playing sports, Jung has been heavily involved with his lacrosse and hockey teams as a coach, manager and executive.

“The lacrosse scene in the Cow-ichan Valley would look very dif-ferent, or might not exist at all,

without Gina Jung,” Coun. Roger Bruce said.

“Gina’s passion to see kids grow in sport is overwhelming,” Bruce added. “She has hosted numerous tournaments, championships, playdowns and officiated in sev-eral different sports. It is her love of sports and the kids that make her step up and volunteer for pos-itions that are in need.”

“I’m humbled and honoured,” Jung said. “I was born and raised here, and my parents had a busi-ness here. Like Norm said, it’s so nice when your community rec-ognizes you.”

Cowichan Green Community was recognized for its repurpos-ing of the former Phoenix Motor Inn located on Duncan Street as a combination commercial and residential operation, which houses its own storefront and offices along with a cycle shop, yoga studio and 20 affordable rental housing units.

CGC purchased the former motel and bar in 2013 and com-pleted work on it in 2014. It had already received the 2014 Real Estate Foundation of BC’s Land Award in the Non-Profit category before the city honoured it.

“It means a lot when it comes from close to home,” said CGC executive director Judy Stafford. “And from the people that really saw us go through all the sweat and tears.”

Stormin’ Norman (Jackson) is the recipient of the City of Duncan’s Scroll of Honour for 2015. The surprise left him speechless. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

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The City of Duncan Public Works Crew will be picking up donations of non‐perishable food items for the local food bank on December 15th, 16th and 17th, 2015. We will also be collecting donations of unwrapped toys again this year! You can choose to donate food, or toys, or both.

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12 Wednesday, December 9, 2015 | Cowichan Valley Citizen LivingPrisoners-of-war visit to Duncan in 1945 memorable for allOctober 1945.

Officially, the Second World

War was over. It had ended in August with Japan’s uncondition-al surrender three months after hostil-ities ceased in Europe.

For some, of course, particularly those who’d suffered the most, the war would never be over.

Cowichan residents were given a glimpse of some of the previ-ously unknown horrors of the six-year-long conflict during a specially arranged five-hour vis-it to Duncan by several former prisoners of war. Their graphic stories shocked the small audi-ence in the Royal Canadian Legion Hall on Government Street.

Brought to town from Victoria by chartered bus, the ex-pris-oners, several of them British Army officers, were mostly dressed in “snappy” new Can-adian battle-dress.

Deeply tanned, they were described as looking happy “although a trifle thin”. Others of their travelling party had had to remain in Victoria, on doc-tors’ orders.

Most of those present had been captured at Hong Kong or Singa-pore and had spent four years as prisoners of the Japanese. Some had only been liberated a month

before; some had arrived in Canada, en route home to the Old Country, just two days before

Before dinner at the Alderlea Hotel, RCL Vice-President F.G. Aldersey, standing in for the unavoidably absent President A.D. Aiken, welcomed

them to Duncan, “for there [is] no more English town in North American than Duncan”.

Capt. A.L. Lambert expressed his admiration of the scenic beauties of Malahat Drive — more beautiful, he thought, than Table Mountain, Cape Town, and an unidentified offi-cer who hadn’t seen his wife and family in nine years said the vis-it to Duncan was his “first taste of home-life...in many years of barrack-room existence”.

Not all of the former POWs claimed to have been badly mistreated, particularly those who’d been fortunate enough to have been imprisoned in For-mosa (Taiwan). The Japanese, they thought, merely despised Britons whereas they hated Americans. So much so that, the day after V-J Day, they’d been forced to watch a captured American pilot being beaten to death.

It had taken the Japanese two weeks to even acknowledge that the war was over.

One commandant expressed his regret that some of his prisoners had died of disease or “some other unfortunate causes,” and beseeched them to report the “kind treatment” they’d received.

At this, two of the officers demonstrated the “kind treat-ment” by displaying the long scars they carried on face and

head. Upon returning to the RCL

Hall, some of the repats played their first game of billiards since their capture, and enjoyed cigarettes, chocolates and beer provided by the RCL Women’s Auxiliary and the IODE.

Then it was time for them to return to Victoria from whence those who were healthy enough

to travel were off to Halifax and, finally, home.

To S.H. Saunders their visit was doubly welcome as one of the officers was able to inform him that his brother-in-law, Capt. Jim Hugo, a prison-er-of-war of whom nothing had been heard of since March, was alive and on his way home.

As it happened, these officers weren’t the only former POWs to visit Duncan that week, three enlisted men having been brought on an excursion to the city by William Archer who’d also organized a wound-ed servicemen’s salmon derby. Members of the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps, Sgt. N.S. Brooker, Gnr. G.D. Sloss and Gnr. F.A. Weller, whose families had also been interned, had harsher words for their Japanese captors.

Wearing American army issue, two other British repats saw the sights of Duncan as guests of Ronald Bland of Victoria. Ptes. Edward Menzies, Glasgow, and Patrick Kelly, London, had been captured in Hong Kong. Kelly’s eventual liberation was a double-miracle as he’d not only survived four years of brutal captivity but he was one of only 100 of 900 prisoners who survived when the ship trans-porting them from China to Japan was torpedoed.

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It was his having been soaked in oil that saved him from the hordes of sharks which attacked those in the water, he said.

Some of these men had been put to work building a railway through the Thailand jungles. Harsh work conditions had been made all the worse by daily rations that con-sisted of a cup of bean coffee for breakfast, a bowl of rice for lunch and a two- to three-inch thick slice of bread for dinner.

There was little to no medical treatment for those who came down with cholera, malaria or dysentery and they were forced to continue working until they dropped. For operating a forbid-den radio receiver, an Australian prisoner was beaten to the point of death then left to die.

Living conditions didn’t improve upon their arrival in Japan where they were set to work in foundries and where it was so cold that they had to steal lumps of charcoal to warm their huts. Physical punish-ment by their guards was part of their daily routines.

According to Kelly, there was yet another foe at work among

the prisoners — those who stole their comrades’ bread rations. Rations that were measured with a ruler and cut with “cabinet-mak-er’s accuracy”. Yet, for all of the hunger, some prisoners willingly traded their daily bread for a cigarette.

As so vividly described, first-hand, these conditions in Japanese prison camps came as a shock to most Cowichan citizens.

After saying Duncan reminded them somewhat of England, their guests expressed their wish to return, perhaps to retire here. Right then, however, they longed for the “home fireside.”

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Oil coating saved one from sharks“Harsh work conditions had been made all the worse by daily rations that consisted of a cup of bean coffee for breakfast, a bowl of rice for lunch and a two- to three-inch thick slice of bread for dinner. “T.W. PATERSON, columnist

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TIM SCHEWE SPECIAL TO THE CITIZEN

Unless you are the only vehicle on the highway (and one cannot ever be entire-ly certain of that) you are one piece in a

three dimensional puzzle that must fit in with all the other pieces.

Put simply, before you do something, you must consider how that will affect you and all the others around you before you do it. If your intended action will negatively impact on someone else, you must not do it. How often do you see the road users around you relying on chance to keep everyone safe?

The example that prompted me to write this occurred in traffic a couple of days ago. It was raining and dark as I drove home from work. The roadway was three lanes wide and the right lane that I was using is often almost empty when I approach a red light at the intersection. The driver in the centre lane was traveling slightly over the speed limit as he passed by me and noted that my lane was light-ly used. If he changed lanes into it he would be a few cars further ahead when the light turned green.

What this driver failed to take into account is that I was following another vehicle at a reasonable distance already. There was room for his vehicle to fit in, so he didn’t hesitate to signal and change lanes. His second error com-pounded the first as he immediately braked after moving into my lane. I was paying atten-tion, it wasn’t slippery and he didn’t decelerate so quickly that I was beyond the point of no return and could not avoid a collision.

This type of behaviour is a common com-plaint from drivers of heavy commercial vehicles. It is even more dangerous because of hidden components that you might not consid-er. Loaded heavy trucks have as little as half of the braking capacity of a light vehicle and will do a lot more damage to you in a collision. Driv-ers should be well aware of the consequences of entering the No Zone around large commer-cial vehicles.

Would you be surprised to learn that statis-tically the driver is the least reliable part of a vehicle?

Actions like the incident I’ve related here show that drivers are either unwilling or unable to fully take into account how their choices will affect others. Please, take a few seconds more to follow the see, think, do meth-od outlined in Learn to Drive Smart, our prov-incial driving manual.

Tim Schewe is a retired constable with many years of traffic law enforcement experience. To comment or learn more, please visit drivesmartbc.ca

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BARB ANDERSON SPECIAL TO THE CITIZEN

Did you happen to read the short article in the Citizen on Nov. 18 that spoke to the difficulties impacting young people in our community? It related the journey of a youth who reached out to Cowichan’s Community Options Society and who received assistance, not only in creating options for a better future, but in an everyday tangible way — bus tickets.

In 2006 Cowichan United Way and Cowichan Valley Regional District came together to answer a growing need within our community. The CVRD provided complimentary tickets to CUW to distribute to our community through United Way Partner Agencies and their programs.

This outreach is called TAP — the Transit Assistance Program and it continues to this day. Through this program, United Way, with continued support of the CVRD, distributes complimentary tickets not only to our partner agencies but to other not-for-profit agencies in our community. This tangible support helps our youth who are reaching out to a better future, to single parents stretching too few dollars each month. TAP helps children and families get to medical appointments, individuals to employ-ment interviews, and seniors on fixed incomes.

As both an employee and now volunteer at United Way Cowichan, I’ve witnessed the effi-cacy of this program and many other programs. Without the help of the CVRD, tickets for this program wouldn’t exist and without your sup-port, United Way wouldn’t be able to administer it and fund the 25 programs that are provided through our partner agencies.

This is our community, the community in which we live, work, play, and retire. The money you donate stays right here in the Cowichan region to support all of us. So, as a member of our community and a volunteer, I’m asking for you to donate to the United Way Cowichan 2015 Campaign to support all of our programs. It benefits all of us.

Together, we are possibility! To donate, please call United Way at 250-748-1312 or online at www.cowichanunitedway.com

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Cram the cruiser, stuff the truck. No matter what you call it, Mounties with the North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP are hoping you’ll help.

As in years past, on Friday, Dec. 11, auxiliary constables from the North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP will again be collecting new, unwrapped gi f ts to suppor t local

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to 4:30 p.m. volunteer Moun-ties will be on hand at Save-On Foods to accept gifts for the children.

All donated items will go to support the Duncan Bas-ket Society, the Chemainus Harvest House, the Native Friendship Center, and the Salvation Army.

“This time of year there are many families in need, and this is an awesome way to lend a helping hand to those that are less fortun-ate,” said North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP spokes-person Cpl. Krista Hobday.

It’s a two-for-one event on Dec. 11, as Juice FM will also be on hand, and while the RCMP are cramming the cruiser, radio station repre-sentatives will be wrapping up their Stuff the Truck campaign, which aims to fill a giant truck with non-per-ishables for area food banks.

T h a t i n i t i a t ive r u n s Dec. 7-11 at Save-On as well and that group will be there from 6 a.m. through 6 p.m. during that span to accept donations.

If you can, drop off a toy and some cans of food and make someone’s holiday a little bit brighter.

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Fans who’ve been coming year after year will experience a new ‘Nutcracker’. [SUBMITTED]

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The Nutcracker ballet has been pre-sented annually in Duncan for many years, always drawing a big crowd, but this year the Cowichan Performing Arts Centre has a special treat in store for fans of the Christmas classic.

Instead of the Royal City Youth Ballet production, the Centre is presenting Bal-let Victoria’s version of The Nutcracker on Saturday, Dec. 12 in two performances: a matinée at 2 p.m. and a show at 7 p.m.

Ballet Victoria will whisk you away to a fantasyland where nothing exists except you, the music and the wonder-filled story.

“One of the company’s signatures is a flare for the dramatic, and this is a good fit, showing that the company can hold its own against any other,” said the Times Colonist.

Elaborate characters take centre stage in this troupe’s version that tells the story of a family Christmas Eve party where a gift from an uncle unleashes a whirlwind of unexpected vignettes and surprises.

Tchaikovsky’s score sets the perfect backdrop for all of your traditional favour-ites: the Sugar Plum Fairy, the Waltz of the Snowflakes, and Dewdrop and her Cava-lier. Blending 21st century styles into traditional classics, Ballet Victoria brings a host of vibrant new characters, to join the fun and mesmerize audience members of all ages.

The Nutcracker delivers everything you expect from a Ballet Victoria performance: beautifully executed dance, gorgeous cos-tumes, dazzling choreography and a bit of humour.

“We’ve changed things up and had a bit of fun bringing the well-loved tale of The Nutcracker into this century — fun new additions and humorous surprises that will excite the whole family,” explains Paul Destrooper, artistic director of Bal-let Victoria.

Don’t miss this traditional classic with a modern twist this holiday season.

Tickets are $26 for adults, $18 for children and $76 for a family (two adults and two children).

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McDermott tickets may be great gift in Christmas stocking

John McDermott is bringing his show, Traditionally Yours, to the Cowichan Performing Arts Centre in the spring, but if you number any of his fans among those on your Christmas list, this might be a great time to purchase gift tickets for them.

The international recording star and member of the Three Irish Tenors, he will be offering a delectable evening of story and song, delivered with his usual charm and grace. Tickets are $47.50 each.

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Unique instruments a treat in Winter HarpLEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

Winter Harp: the magical musical journey into the heart of the season, returns to the Cowichan Performing Arts Centre for its much-anticipated annual visit on Sunday, Dec. 13 at 2 p.m.

Now in its 23rd year, and as popular as ever, the Winter Harp show is a must-see ticket on the holiday calendar for many Cowichan music lovers.

The group’s outstanding musicians and singers, clad in colourful and elegant medieval attire, perform a collection of music that ranges from fam-iliar carols to Celtic, medieval and world tunes.

Atmospheric backdrops of a cathedral and a snow scene set a stage for the instruments.

And what instruments they are: golden Celtic and classic-

al harps, drums, tambourines, temple bells, flutes, and an assortment of beautiful ancient and rare instruments, includ-ing the ethereal-sounding bass psaltery (the only one like it in the world), theorganistrum (an early form of the hurdy-gurdy) and even the Swedish nyckelharpa.

Winter Harp is a pre-Christ-mas masterpiece.

Velvet gowns, golden instru-ments, candles, and backdrops of cathedrals and snow com-bine to transport you to another time and place.

This year’s ensemble of out-standing artists welcomes a new voice in Krista Gibbard, a classically trained soprano whose repertoire ranges from light opera and oratorio to ancient and Celtic music.

“She has our exact sound — a crystal-pure voice with a lovely

mixture of ancient and Celticcolourings,” Lori Pappajohn,Winter Harp cofounder and dir-ector, said in announcing Gib-bard’s inclusion in the troupethis year.

The rest of the 2015 ensembleincludes: Kim Robertson: Celt-ic harp, voice; Janelle Nadeau:pedal harp, voice, psaltery; Lau-ri Lyster: percussion, voice; JeffPelletier: flute, alto flute, bassflute, wooden piccolo; JoaquinAyala: nyckelharpas, bass psal-tery, symphonie, organistrum;Adam Henderson: narrator, percussion; and Pappajohn herself.

Some 300 strings must betuned before each performance and during intermission.

Tickets are $36 per person butcard-carrying students who hurry in to claim them can getthe few eyeGO seats availablefor $5 each.

Did you know?

The psaltery is a stringed musical instru-ment made in many different styles over the centuries.

On some the strings were struck, others they were bowed, and on the oldest they were plucked.

The most popu-lar modern psal-teries are played with a bow.

The sound of the bowed psal-tery has been described at “haunting” and “ethereal”.

It can be played with either one or two bows, depending on the musician.

Percussionist Lauri Lyster performs on a number of instruments during the Winter Harp show. [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN FILE]

Beautifully costumed harpists and singers make this concert a special event in the holiday season calendar at the Cowichan Performing Arts Centre every year. [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN FILE]


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Taking a chance on the music-al Nunsense has rewarded the Mercury Players with nearly full houses during the run of this hil-arious show.

Fans of live theatre have flocked to the Mercury on Brae Road to see Maria Ridewood (Mother Superior), Jennifer Lally (Sister Robert Anne), Kari Cowan (Sister Leo), Angie Brockhurst (Sister Hubert) and Mary Egan (Sister Amnesia/Sister Marionette) strut their stuff in epic style.

If you’ve seen Nunsense before, all the funny elements are there; if you haven’t see it, you’re now a fan, for sure.

The story begins when five of the 19 surviving Little Sisters of Hoboken find themselves in a pickle.

Members of a one-time mission-ary order that ran a leper colony on an island south of France, they have discovered that their cook, Sister Julia, has unwitting-ly killed off most of their sisters.

Now, they’re hard-up for money to bury the final four corpses and have decided to hold a talent show to scare up the cash.

There’s plenty of hilarious interplay among the sisters as they show what they can do and each of the sisters gets a great chance to showcase her skills and personality.

‘Nunsense’ packs house for laughs

Angie Brockhurst and Jennifer Lally sing for their supper as Little Sisters of Hoboken. [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]

“...and kick!” The nuns form a chorus line in one of many dance numbers in the delightful musical, ‘Nunsense’, at the Mercury Theatre. For more photos, see cowichanvalleycitizen.com [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]

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Geoffrey Arrowsmith is in Grade 8 at Cowichan Secondary. He studies piano with Ruth Williams, and is working on Level 7, along with Advanced Rudiments in theory. Geoff enjoys playing the bass parts on the keyboard with the Cowichan Camerata String Orchestra. He likes many kinds of music, especially pop and movie music.

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Celebrated jazz artist bringing Christmas classics to Crofton

Award-winning Victoria-based jazz vocalist Maureen Washington is bringing the gift of Christmas to Crofton on Sunday, Dec. 13.

Named Black Canadian Award’s best jazz and soul artist last year, she will sing selec-tions from her Christmas Is CD, produced a year ago by her pianist and collaborator, Karel Roessingh.

The duo will perform such seasonal favour-ites as Christmas Times is Here, O Holy Night and I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm, as well as a selection of vocals from the Great American Songbook.

Roessingh has just finished his role as lead-er of the trio in Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill, which was performed at sold-out venues in Chemainus and Crofton.

Showtime on Sunday is from 2 to 5 p.m.Admission is $10 per person.

Arts Foundation reminder: get your funding aid applications in

The Cowichan Valley Performing Arts Foun-dation is currently accepting funding applica-tions from eligible youth (aged 18 and under) requiring financial assistance for performing arts programs in the Cowichan Valley.

Applications for scholarships and bursar-ies for spring sessions of these programs are open until Dec. 15.

Application forms and details can be found on the foundation’s website: cvperforming arts.ca/how-to-apply.

Applicants must meet the eligibility require-ments and applications must be fully complet-ed and submitted by email or mail. (Mailed submissions must be received by the applica-tion deadline Dec. 15, not postmarked.)

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KENNETH CLARK LAWRENCEIt is with extreme sadness that we announce the sudden passing of our wonderful Husband, Father and Papa, KENNETH CLARK LAWRENCE. Born to Ellen and William Lawrence on October 14, 1948, in Dundee Scotland, Ken immigrated to Canada with his family, in 1956, settling in Ocean Falls, BC. It was there that he met

and married his wife of 44 years, Debby. Shortly after marrying, Ken and Debby headed to Vancouver Island where they spent 4 years in Gold River before settling in the Cowichan Valley. It was in Duncan that they started their family, eventually moving to Crofton, where Ken worked until his retirement in 2008. Ken always considered his family to be his greatest achievement. His years of coaching and supporting youth sports in the Cowichan Valley made lifelong memories for all of his children as well as many other children and youth over the years. Family, travel and retirement were his favourite topics of conversation and all those who stopped to talk to him would be entertained with the latest developments of his loves. Survived by his grieving family, wife Debby, daughter Patricia (Steve), son Clark (Mélissa), daughter Candice (Ryan), and the true loves of his life, his grandchildren, Ella, Evan and Amelia. Also survived by brothers Brian and Rick, sister Vicki (Neil), sisters-in-law Leslie (Tullis), Susan (John), Cathy and Christine (Ed), brother-in-law Mike, nieces Jill (Ryan), Julie, Karen, Kara, Shannon, Alicia, Crystal and Nicole, and nephews Glen (Louanne), Scott (Phalen), Craig (Marina), Christopher, Neil Jr. and Calvin. A Celebration of Life has been planned for Saturday, December 12, 2015 at H.W. Wallace Cremation and Burial Centre, 5285 Polkey Road in Duncan, from 1:00 to 3:00. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Heart and Stroke Foundation in honour of Ken.

Online condolences may be made at www.hwwallacecbc.com

Riddler, Donna Ruth

Sept 1939 – Dec 2015It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Donna who lost her short battle with cancer. Donna was predeceased by her parents Arthur and Mary Froud and sister Linda Granger. She is survived by her loving husband Robert, children Cindy (Russ) Laurie (Randy) Mike (Rina) Sheryl (Al) and Carol (Doug) and many wonderful and amazing grandchildren and great grandchildren and her brother Bernie Froud.

Donna was a well-known local artist who loved teaching others her crafts. She was proudly involved with many art and volunteer organisations such as the Duncan Hospital Auxiliary, Cloth-a-Dollic Club, The Tower Girls and for many years was a member of the Mid Island Decorative Artists.

We would like to thank the Home Support Nurses West for the kindness and care with special mention to our wonderful Julia. A Celebration of Life will be announced at a later date. There will be no flowers at Donna’s request, donations may be made to the Cowichan District Hospital Auxiliary. Online condolences may be offered at www.sandsduncan.ca

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It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our loving Mum.Survived by three of her four sons, Shirley was predeceased by son Sandy Stewart and leaves to mourn sons Tim (Jane), Jeff (Deb) and Terry (Teresa). Loved by grandchildren Danny, Mike, Erin, Shayne and Chad and great-granddaughter Halle. She has one surviving brother Merrill in Ontario.Born of proud Irish stock in the farming country of the Eastern Townships in Quebec Shirley learned the Irish step dance from her father and told us stories of how her father made his Maple Syrup and her Mum cooked for the threshing crews. She had a deep love for her home and land and was very proud that she held on to it through thick and thin.Shirley worked for many years at various jobs from hostess, waitress, mail courier and lastly at Odegaard’s store in Shawnigan Lake. She enjoyed dancing on weekends and Bingo at the Seniors Centre for many years.Shirley loved her dogs and cats who were great companions over the years.The family hopes that all who knew her will remember her smiles and her kind nature. She loved to have a good laugh and was a great Mum and Granny.We wish to thank the staff, men and women, at Acacia Ty Mawr in Shawnigan Lake for the gentle and caring attention shown to Mum during her time in care. Also the musicians and therapy dog for brightening her day. There will be no service as per her wishes. Condolences may be offered online at www.sandsduncan.ca

STEWART, SHIRLEY E.July 16, 1930 – December 2, 2015


LLOYD WILLIAM GRAYLloyd passed away on

December 3, 2015 at St. Joseph’s Hospital. Born in Tofield, AB on October 14, 1933

Lloyd lived for decades on Vancouver Island. He was a renowned deep sea diver, heavy-duty mechanic, a veteran sky-diver, graduated from B.C. Institute of Film Professionals. For those of us who had the privilege of

meeting Lloyd, we will never forget his colorful personality. He touched our hearts.

In his later years, he grew to love the Bible and his God, Jehovah, and became a baptized ordained minister. His hope is to be among “the meek who shall inherit the earth.” Matt. 5.5.

Many thanks to the staff of the Comox Valley Seniors Village and the St. Joseph’s Hospital who cared for him so well. He is surved by a son daughters, brothers, nephews and others.

A Memorial Service will be held on December 19, 2015 at 2:00 pm

at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses1581 Dingwall Road, Courtenay, BC

Boyle, Walter Scott1935 ~ 2015

Walter Scott Boyle, who lived in Duncan, BC, passed peacefully on December 3, 2015. Survived by his wife of 53 years, Suzanne Marie Claire Boyle, daughter Joanne Boyle and two grandchildren, Natasha Boyle and Jackson Boyle. Known to his family and friends as Wally, he was a devoted husband, loving father and those who called him friend could say he was nothing short of loyal, caring, supportive, loved to laugh and was generous to a fault.Wally’s passion for work was rare, he often said “If you love the job you do, you will never to work a day in your life.” Also it must be mentioned that Wally’s love after family and friends was definitely baseball and in his younger days looked forward to the fishing trips with the boys. Rest in Peace, you will be missed Wally.

SANDS of DUNCAN250-746-5212 Henry Edwin Dyck

passed away peacefully on the morning of November 25, 2015 in Duncan, British Columbia. Days leading up to his passing, he was surrounded by his loved ones who shared many memories, stories and tears as they reflected on the wonderful man he was. He will be missed by his wife Tina, his children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and many friends and family. A funeral service was held on Saturday, November 28 at Bethel Baptist Church in Duncan.

Condolences may be offered at sandsduncan.ca

Henry Edwin DyckMar. 23, 1927 ~ Nov. 25, 2015


“Still with us in many ways.”Lovingly remembered by Walt, Linda, Doug,

Richard, Sandra, Chris, Carolee and their families.

Margaret Grace Punnett

October 20, 1928 – December 2, 2014

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Date: Saturday, December 12, 2015 Time: 10:00am to 12:30pmLocation: St. Ann’s Garden Club, Providence Farm 1843 Tzouhalem Road, Duncan, BCProvidence Village Housing Society invites you to attend our first informal Open House to share our conceptual proposal for Providence Village. There will be a short presentation about the proposal at 10:20am. The Village site is located on a subdivided parcel of land on Providence Farm. An application for a North Cowichan Official Community Plan Amendment and a Zoning Bylaw Amendment is planned for 2016. There will be a second Open House in early 2016 after the re-zoning application is submitted to the municipality.We’re excited to share what we’ve been planning and to answer your questions.Refreshments will be provided.

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Anne was born in King Daughters Hospital in Duncan, BC and raised in Lake Cowichan, BC where her father ran Tiesu’s Store. Following high school, Anne attended the University of Victoria and trained as a teacher. Her first teaching position was in Surrey, BC and then she returned to Lake Cowichan and took a position at J.H. Boyd School. In 1965 she met her husband Cst. Thomas F. Earl and they married April 9, 1966. They purchased their first home in Ladysmith and this is where their daughter Dana was born 4 years later. In 1970, they moved to Surrey, BC where their son Darren was born a year later. Anne spent the next five years raising her family.

Anne and Tom moved to Sayward in 1976, 100 Mile House in 1978 and Lytton in 1980 where she taught at the respective elementary schools. Shawnigan Lake was their destination in 1982 where Anne found work at the Mill Bay Yarn shop, the Dutch Deli and Dickie’s Insurance in Duncan before accepting a position at Bench Rd. Elementary School. In 1989 a move to Creston, BC found them empty nesters as both children were attending university and Anne taught in the Wyndel elementary school. A final transfer to Campbell River for Tom saw Anne teaching at both Evergreen and Cedar schools. Both her and Tom retired in 1998 and moved back to the Cowichan Valley where they have lived since.

Anne was a dedicated teacher who turned down all teaching positions above grade two. She loved the little ones. Kindergarten was her favourite for a strong focus on social skills.

In retirement Anne was an active member of the Heart and Stroke Walking Club, Daughters of the Nile and the Badoura Club. Her most active and enjoyable times were spent attending the many dancing and sporting activities of her four grandchildren. They also spent many enjoyable winters south in their RV.

Anne was predeceased by her parents Walter and Edith Tiesu, her brother and his wife Len and Ruth Tiesu, her brother-in-law Henry Monti, her nephews Wade Trace and Danny Tiesu. She leaves behind her loving husband Tom, their daughter Dana (Laird) Ruehlen their son Darren (Tricia) Earl and four “perfect” grandchildren: Maya and Brett Ruehlen and Olivia and Dallas Earl. As well as her two sisters, Marie Monti and Louise (Phillip) Trace and many nieces and nephews.

The family wishes to formally thank Dr. Dan Philippson whose devotion to Anne’s care was above and beyond. We would also like to thank the staff of the Cowichan District Hospital. We specifically thank nurses Sue and Cassie for their special care for Anne.

There will be a Celebration of Life on December 12, 2015 at the Eagles Hall, 2965 Boys Road, Duncan, BC at 1:00 PM. Online condolences may be made at www.hwwallacecbc.com

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then,” Martin said. “We were just going to play the game out. Mak-ing it 2-1 gave them some hope.”

Andres Algarin restored LMG’s two-goal lead with a hard shot from just outside at 75 minutes, and Steve Scott made it 4-1 in the 90th minute. The Vic West goalie made the initial save on a corner

kick, but dropped the ball at the feet of Scott, who was able to tap it home.

“Their goalie played so well until that goal,” Martin pointed out. “He had a great game.”

With less than 15 left to play, Cowichan suffered a devastat-ing blow when Hutchison, the

top keeper in Div. 1 with just six goals against and eight clean sheets this season, twisted his knee and had to leave the game. He is expected to be sidelined for five or six weeks. Backup Taylor Joe stepped up to fill in for the remainder of the game, but Mar-tin isn’t sure if Joe will be handed the goalie gloves in Hutchison’s prolonged absence.

I n m o r e p o s i t i ve n e w s, Cowichan veteran Stu Barker had a great game at centre back.

“He was solid defensively,” Mar-tin said. “He was steady, good positionally.”

Still well in front of the rest of Div. 1, LMG will take on Gorge at 7 p.m. this Friday at Hampton Park. Gorge sits sixth in the divi-sion with less than half as many points as Cowichan, but Mar-

tin doesn’t want to risk falling behind early.

“We weren’t sharp [against Vic West] because of a lack of games and a lack of training, but we got going,” he said. “Hopefully we can carry that over to Gorge on Friday.”

The game against Gorge will be Cowichan’s 14th of the season and last before the winter break. If they win, this will be the first time the team has reached Christ-mas without a loss.

The team’s next home game is set for Jan. 23, when they should be able to play on the new Sher-man Road turf. The turf was just shy of being ready for last week-end’s contest.

“If that game isn’t on the turf, something has gone wrong,” Mar-tin said. “Something major has happened.”

Martin has been named the head coach of the VISL all-star team — which will certainly include several Cowichan play-ers — that will take on the best the Fraser Valley has to offer at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 9 at Layritz Park.

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It had been two weeks since Cowichan LMG last took the field for a Vancouver Island Soccer League game, and the team had held just two training sessions in that time. So it wasn’t a surprise the players took some time — about 20 minutes of last Friday’s home game against Vic West — to get going.

“It took a while,” Cowichan head coach Glen Martin said. “To be honest, we didn’t start very well. We were off our game. Due to a lack of training and not play-ing the week before, we weren’t as sharp as we should be.”

Despite that slow start, and the aggressive play of Vic West, Cowichan prevailed 4-1 in what is likely to be the team’s last game at Ladysmith’s Forrest Field.

Cowichan led 1-0 at halftime thanks to Paddy Nelson’s goal at 31 minutes, his 17th of the season.

“Once Paddy made it 1-0, we started playing better,” Martin said.

Nelson scored again in the sec-ond half, at the 63rd minute, and that one would stand up as the game-winner. Not long after, the Cowichan defence misplayed the ball and it ended up in the net behind goalie Sam Hutchison.

“We were in total control until

LMG victors despite sluggish startNEW VENUE: Turf fi eld should be ready for January games

“Due to a lack of training and not playing the week before, we weren’t as sharp as we should be.”

GLEN MARTIN, Cowichan FC head coach

Cowichan’s Keevan Webb gets some support from teammate A.J. Kambere (16) as he carries the ball in from the sideline during his team’s 4-1 win over Vic West at the Ladysmith turf last Friday. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

Craig Gorman chases the ball in the Vic West end. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]


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Usually, five goals are enough to win a hockey game.

The Kerry Park Islanders found out that some-times five aren’t enough as they scored that many in back-to-back road games last weekend, and still suffered back-to-back losses.

“All of a sudden, we’ve got no defence or goal-tending,” said Islanders owner Mark Osmond, whose team lost 9-5 to the Nanaimo Buccan-eers last Thursday and 8-5 to the Comox Valley Glacier Kings on Saturday. “Until last week-end, defensively we were doing great and we had good goaltending. The last two games, the wheels fell off.”

Making it even worse, the Islanders outshot their opponents in both games. The official scoresheets had the shot count at 33-32 in Kerry Park’s favour on Friday and 39-19 on Saturday.

“In Comox, I felt strongly we were going to romp away with it,” Osmond said. “When we were up 4-2, and even when it was 4-4, I thought we were going to win. In the third period, it was like our guys gave up. It was a long bus ride home.”

Recent addition Tait Aptakin had a goal and two assists against Nanaimo, and Keenan Eddy had a goal and one helper. Caleb Franklin, Gra-ham Winship and Corey Peterson also scored, and Chris Carpentier had two assists.

On Saturday, the Isles got a goal and an assist each from Carpentier, Eddy and rookie Frank-lin, who extended his goal-scoring streak to four games. Peterson and Zack Smith also scored, and Tanner Browne and Parker Ellis each had a pair of helpers.

Ty Rennie started both games in goal and twice had to be replaced by backup Chase Anderson. Neither goalie had an excellent weekend, but Osmond was quick to point out that it was an unusual occurrence.

“Our goalies let a few bad goals in this time but they haven’t been the problem all year,” he said.

For a couple of weeks, the Islanders had stayed at .500, but they weren’t able to get past it, and will now have to work their way back.

“I don’t understand it,” Osmond said. “I really don’t. It seems like we get to the .500 mark and just can’t push over it.

“All it comes down to is playing 60 minutes of hockey. Until they get their heads around it, it’s always going to be the same way.”

The Isles currently sit third in the South Div-ision, just one point ahead of the Peninsula Pan-thers and six back of the second-place Wests-hore Wolves.

“Our goal is still to finish second, but we keep making it hard on ourselves,” Osmond said.

The team will visit the Saanich Braves Fri-day and host the Victoria Cougars Sunday at 7:30 p.m in their only home game of December. The Cougars will be playing their fourth game in eight days, and Osmond is hoping his team can catch them at a low point.

“Maybe I’ll get an early Christmas present,” Osmond said.


Although they were missing some key players, the Cowichan Valley Capitals made it through one of their toughest road trips of the B.C. Hockey League season with a pair of victories.

The Caps beat the West Kelowna War-riors 6-4 last Friday and the Salmon Arm Silverbacks 3-2 on Sunday, their only loss coming in the middle when the Vernon Vipers beat them 3-1 on Saturday.

“It was real positive,” head coach Bob Beatty said. “To get a couple of wins out of that swing was excellent. We played well, I thought, all three games. Credit to the guys, we were a little short-

staffed. They worked hard.”Top scorer Ryan Burton missed the

road trip with an illness, and forward Rhett Willcox was also out. Affiliate player Steven Fiust stepped in and played all three games. Kyle Berry and Gary Dhaliwal also found their way into the lineup.

On Friday, Luke Santerno opened the scoring just 77 seconds in. Kelowna pulled ahead 2-1, but the Caps got two goals from Patrick Geary to hold a 3-2 edge after one period.

Berry scored in the second period and Cowichan held a 4-3 lead after 40 min-utes. They added two more in the third, a powerplay goal by Kade Kehoe and an empty-netter by Matthew Hudie, to go

up 6-3 before a late shorthanded marker by the Warriors.

Geary and Kehoe each finished with three points, while captain Adam Osczevski had a pair of assists. Storm Phaneuf made 43 saves for the win, his 13th win of the season, surpassing the 12 that Matt Zentner led the team with last year.

On Saturday, Hudie scored in the first period and the Vipers answered back in the second, then added two more in the third, including a powerplay goal in the final minute of play. Lane Michasiw got the start in goal and stopped 33 of 36 shots.

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Capitals take 2 of 3 on roadCowichan AP Steven Fiust tries to get around a Vernon defender during the Caps’ 3-1 loss to the Vipers last Saturday, the team’s only defeat on a three-game Interior road trip. [LISA VANDERVELDE/VERNON MORNING STAR]

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“We played some of our best hockey of the year in the first half of the game,” Beatty said.

After a scoreless first period on Sunday, Chris Harpur and Santerno scored in the second, their goals sandwiched around one by Salmon Arm. Ayden MacDonald put the Caps back up for good with less than five minutes remaining. The Silver-

backs added one more with just two seconds on the clock

Phaneuf picked up his 14th win of the season with a 33-save outing.

“I thought the road trip was real positive for us,” Beatty said. “I was real proud of the guys.”

The Caps play two games at home this weekend, host-ing BCHL newcomers the Wenatchee Wild on Friday at

7 p.m. and the Trail Smoke Eat-ers on Sunday at 2 p.m.

“Wenatchee is a good team, and Trail is hot right now,” Beatty said. “I think we’ve got our hands full this weekend, for sure.”

Friday’s game will feature the team’s annual Teddy Bear Toss. Fans are encouraged to bring an unwrapped new or gently used stuffed toy to throw on the ice when the Caps score.

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CAPITALS, From Page 26

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The high school basketball season will get under way in the Cowichan Valley this weekend with tourna-ments at Cowichan Secondary and Duncan Christian schools.

The Cowichan Thunderbirds will host the senior boys Welcome Back Tournament on Friday and Satur-day, while the DCS Chargers will host the senior girls Welcome Back Tournament on the same days.

The boys’ tournament, which will be played at the Quamichan Campus, begins at 10:40 a.m. on Friday when the T-Birds host the DCS Chargers. Games will contin-ue throughout the day, with semifi-nals at 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. The final placing games will go on Saturday, at 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 1:15 p.m., with the championship game at 3 p.m.

Cowichan and DCS will be joined in the tournament by Welling-ton, Lambrick Park, Claremont, Nanaimo District, Dover Bay and Belmont.

The girls’ tournament will include one game at the Cowichan Second-ary James Street campus, when

Cow High and Frances Kelsey tip-off at 9:10 a.m. The rest of the games will be played at Duncan Christian. Brentwood College will face Kwalikum at 1 p.m., DCS will face Maaqtusiis at 2:30 p.m., and Shawnigan Lake School will play Glenlyon Norfolk at 4:15 p.m.

Semifinals will take place at 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., and the final will be played at 6:30 p.m.

The Cowichan Secondary senior boys played two games on the Main-land last weekend. They lost the first game 87-56 to Walnut Grove, the third-ranked AAAA school in B.C. Humza Khan had 21 points and Eston Unrau had 18.

The T-Birds bounced back in their next game against Nanai-mo District, winning 82-65. Khan had 28 points, leading the team in points and pace. Unrau nailed six three-pointers on his way to 24 points.

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