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Police officers stand watch as a towing company hauls the white SUV of a 90-year-old man out of the water beside the Mill Bay ferry terminal on Friday afternoon. The man drove off of the ferry ramp Friday morning, dying in the crash. [ANDREA RONDEAU/CITIZEN]

Tragedy at Mill Bay ferry terminalSARAH SIMPSON CITIZEN

Eighty-nine-year-old John Wil-liam Barton, of Saanich, has been identified by the BC Cor-oners Service as the victim after a deadly crash at the Mill Bay ferry terminal on Friday morning.

Barton was pronounced dead at the scene after driving his SUV through the secure terminal and into 20 metres of water, according to regional coroner Matt Brown.

Indications are that he likely drowned, pending further inves-tigation, Brown said, not want-ing to completely rule out other causes until the investigation is complete.

Bartons family has been notified.

The incident occurred dur-ing the morning commute and resulted in the closure of the BC Ferries Brentwood-Mill Bay route for the remainder of the day.

At approximately 8:10 a.m....a vehicle drove through a secured barrier gate at the top of the tres-tle at a high rate of speed at the Mill Bay terminal, said a BC Fer-ries press release. After break-ing through the closed gate, the vehicle travelled down the trestle and launched itself off the ramp into the water.

Witnesses described the vehicle flipping over, landing on its roof, and then sinking at the foot of the terminal.

BC Ferries said the MV Klitsa was not involved in the incident. It had left the dock, bound for Brentwood Bay, five minutes earlier.

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Artisan Village project plans getting new lifeSARAH SIMPSON CITIZEN

After several years on the shelf, plans to develop 13.5 hectares of land in Chemainus known as the Artisan Village have reemerged.

Developer Chris Clement put the project on hold in 2012 but a new comprehensive develop-ment plan is in the works and while still in the early stages, a public open house was held this week to reveal preliminary plans and to gauge public support.

It was well attended, North Cowichan development services director Scott Mack said. There was a significant turnout. Over-all, I think it was well received.

The new Artisan Village incar-nation aims to create a unique mixed-use predominately resi-dential neighbourhood utilizing open space, quality architecture, and the sites natural beauty, according the plan.

The pedestrian-oriented neigh-bourhoods located on either side of Hermit Park and Askew Creek would also offer a small commercial component aimed at complementing what the town of Chemainus already has to offer. The potential for assist-ed living and community care facilities and various other per-mitted uses also exists, in addi-tion to a multitude of housing options including the likes of duplexes, townhouses and more.

Unlike the last plan, however, this one includes single-family homes.

What Chris has applied for effectively broadens the range of potential uses and densities by introducing an area of single family residential lots/homes in the first phase. The [original] plan suggests that the entire project would be multi-family oriented, Mack explained. Staff are in support of the pro-posed amendments on the basis of the increased mix and type of housing that the developer will be able to provide.

The overall plan remains in the spirit of the original Artisan Vil-lage development vision.

Decades ago, when times were tough and economic times were uncertain, the people of Chemainus began to look for ways to expand their economic base.

The emergence of the world-famous Chemainus murals and construction of the Chemainus Theatre Festival kicked off a wave of economic development and with it, a desire emerged to promote local artists. It was then that the original Artisan Village concept was born.

It was planned as an inter-

national campus intended to accommodate artists and arti-sans from around the Pacific Rim with studio and workspace and a venue to market art, said the comprehensive development plan. The concept is to con-tinue to recognize the artistic side of Chemainus while at the same time providing a mix of housing.

But construction based on the primary plans never happened as the economy and markets fluctuated. To this day, the ori-ginal metal gates and sculpture are the only physical reminders of those plans. The features would remain if the new project proceeds.

Thus far, community engage-ment on Clements new plan has generally been positive. Theres still a ways to go including more public consultation.

Staff only got to speak to a certain number of people but the general feeling seemed to be positive in terms of the proposed changes, Mack said of the open house. I think a lot of people saw the merits of the expansion of uses and a broader mix of commercial and residential uses within the subject property.

The next step in the public process, Mack noted, will be for council to hold a public hearing at the next council meeting on Oct. 7. There the general public will have the opportunity to pro-vide feedback and input regard-ing the proposed changes.

Staff only got to speak to a certain number of people but the general feeling seemed to be positive...SCOTT MACK, development services director

SARAH SIMPSON CITIZEN

A minor hockey team was left without its cell phones, ball caps and one youth even had to go home shoeless, after what police are calling a brazen theft from the Cowichan Arena on Tuesday, Sept. 15.

The incident occurred some-time after 7:30 p.m.

The young men were doing what they were supposed to be doing, getting exercise and building team spirit while play-ing Canadas favourite sport, said Cpl. Krista Hobday, the North Cowichan/Duncan RCMPs spokesperson.

They did not, however, remem-ber to lock their dressing rooms door, which is standard protocol while they are on the ice. The oversight unfortunately made way for thieves to move in.

Stolen were eight cell phones, two baseball caps, and a pair of shoes; more than $5,000 worth of items were taken in total, Hobday confirmed.

One of the players had saved all summer for his phone, Con-st. Darren Maizis added.

To make matters worse, one of the players is now being taunted by the thief through snap chat, said the officer.

RCMP are hoping they can return these items to their right-ful owners.

Two men have been identified through security footage as per-sons of interest.

Those with information as to the identity of the two men or who have information about this investigation are asked to con-tact Const. Darren Maizis at the North Cowichan/Duncan detach-ment at 250-748-5522.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETINGTEMPORARY USE PERMITSApplicable to the Cowichan/Koksilah Of cial Community Plan Area

The Cowichan Valley Regional District Planning & Development Department is holding a Public Meeting to discuss the possible bene ts and potential impacts related to the issuance of Temporary Use Permits in the Cowichan/Koksilah Of cial Community Plan Area.

DATE: Tuesday, September 29, 2015 TIME: 7:00 pm PLACE: Eagles Hall, 2965 Boys Road, Duncan, BC

The Public Meeting will focus on Provincial legislation and CVRD policy respecting Temporary Use Permits with the goal being to inform the community and receive input on the use of Temporary Use Permit powers in the Cowichan-Koksilah Of cial Community Plan.

Please note that all correspondence submitted to the CVRD in response to this Notice will form part of the public record and will be published in a meeting agenda that is posted online when this matter is before the Board or a Committee of the Board. The CVRD considers the authors address relevant to the Boards consideration of this matter and will disclose this personal information. The authors phone number and email address is not relevant and should not be included in the correspondence if the author does not wish this personal information disclosed. Please contact the Planning & Development Department at 250-746-2620 or 1-800-665-3955, or the Recording Secretary at the time of submission. For more information on disclosure, con-tact the CVRD FOI Coordinator at 250-746-2507 or 1-800-665-3955.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACTRob Conway, Manager, Development Services Department, or Katy Tompkins, Senior Planner, Community & Regional Planning Division, Planning & Development Department, at 250-746-2620 or by email [email protected].

FOLLOWING the Area E Temporary Use Permit discussion, an additional discussion will be held on the Cowichan Aquatic Centre applicable to Electoral Area E.

DATE: Tuesday, September 29, 2015 TIME: 7:00 pm PLACE: Eagles Hall, 2965 Boys Road, Duncan, BC

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According to a CVRD press release, a recent independ-ent study commissioned by the City of Nanaimo and the Regional Districts of Nanaimo and Cowichan Valley, who joint-ly own the Central Island 9-1-1 system, recently determined that transferring the Primary Public-Safety Answer Point portion of 9-1-1 response would result in considerable cost sav-ings and also provide access to additional staffing resources and the necessary expertise to satisfy current and future tech-nical requirements for 9-1-1.

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Combined with its built-in redundancies, we agree that E-Comm provides the best option for the Central Island 9-1-1 partnership both technic-ally and operationally, particu-larly as the overall 9-1-1 sys-tem in Canada evolves in the future, Dietrich added.

PSAP is just the first point of contact for 9-1-1 callers. They will still speak with Island-based call-takers once transferred to dispatch cen-tres located in Nanaimo (fire), Courtenay (police) and Victoria (ambulance).

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The new internal system willhave no impact on the publicsexperience when calling 9-1-1, they stressed. The switchoverwill occur on Nov. 17.

E-Comm staff have managedmore than 15-million incoming 9-1-1 calls in our 16-years ofservice, said David Guscott,E-Comm President and CEO. We are committed to ensuring residents of the Central Islandcontinue to receive high-qual-ity, responsive services 24-hoursa day.

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Alistair MacGregor, NDP Maria Manna, Liberal Martin Barker, Conservative Fran Hunt-Jinnouchi, Green

Editors note:This is the first story in a week-

ly feature we will be running up until voting day to help people get to know where the federal election candidates and their parties stand on a variety of issues important to Canadians. Each week we will tackle a differ-ent issue.

Water to natural gas: candidates weigh inLEXI BAINAS CITIZEN AND KATHERINE ENGQVIST NEWS GAZETTE

The environment is a topic that could well influence voters in the federal election, and local candi-dates hoping to win the Cowic-han-Malahat-Langford seat on Oct. 19 are staking out their ter-ritory on issues that range from renewable energy to pipelines.

NDP candidate Alistair Mac-Gregor calls climate change the overarching issue of this cen-tury and points to its effect in the riding.

We have seen a pretty sharp drop in our river levels and extended drought periods. That is something our federal gov-ernment will need to take a very serious look at and implement actions to combat.

MacGregor said hes been listen-ing to stakeholder concern about the Cowichan River.

There is a real consensus that

we need to hold back more sup-ply at the lake. That involves rais-ing the weir. Id like to see some action on that file, he said.

MacGregor also talked about the Malahat First Nations LNG plans briefly, saying,

That announcement was a sur-prise for everyone. I have heard from the Tsartlip First Nation and, in the background, from members of Cowichan Tribes that there is a lot of uneasiness about this.

He then said the current push from higher levels of government towards oil and gas development could be seen as the easy route to quick money for impover-ished First Nations communities.

Bamberton is so beautiful; that specific tract of land could have a whole bunch of different uses outlined for it, he said.

The Green Party sees the environment in connection with employment, so jobs created

must be sustainable and renew-able, said Green Party hopeful Fran Hunt-Jinnouchi.

Wed like not to have so much resource extraction per se but rather to create alterna-tives. The Cowichan Valley is uniquely poised in this regard because these discussions are far advanced in comparison to the overall riding. With the weather, our water security, our food sec-urity, dealing with drought: we need to take some bold stands and take some strong actions to protect the environment and to protect our coastline, she said.

The group approach is seen in dealing with the drought in the Cowichan River.

The Stewardship Roundtable is an excellent source of sharing of information. Greens propose a robust budget around estu-aries and fish and working with First Nations. The federal and provincial government need to

step up immediately to address the immediate need: raising the Cowichan Lake weir, she said.

Hunt-Jinnouchi said that, while backing the Malahat Nations move towards economic develop-ment, she saw their proposed LNG project as short-sighted.

There hasnt been collabor-ation with their neighbouring nations or communities, she said, but added she could see the pressure being brought to bear from both federal and provincial governments.

Liberal Party candidate Maria Manna said the environment is in a delicate situation that will require teamwork moving forward.

Our earth is so tender right now, its too fragile, we cannot be selfish, she said.

Her party, under the leadership of Justin Trudeau, is looking to build a national strategy where the provinces would work dir-

ectly with the prime minister to shape policy that would encour-age cleaner and renewable technologies. Manna said this would help create more jobs in those energy sectors.

When asked about pipeline projects, she said a Liberal gov-ernment would only agree with them if there was a stringent environmental process.

We cant compromise the environment or our lands. She said they would need to be abso-lutely safe You cannot take any risks.

In the case of pipeline projects, Manna added, the government needs to work closely with aborig-inal groups and communities.

We need to make sure the land isnt compromised, she said, add-ing there would also need to be social licensing before a project could be supported.

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What happened to supporting the common good?

Re: Area E and the Aquatic Centre

I am a resident of Area E and I will be happy to pay a little more in taxes to maintain the Cowic-han Aquatic Centre.

It seems to me that we are los-ing the spirit of generosity and compassion that has been the Canadian way of life through the nearly 75 years I have been here. Lately there is more and more expression of self-interest people are saying, if it doesnt benefit me directly I dont want it.

We need to go back to the times where we all thought more broadly about society as a whole and not just ourselves. Because we feel that food pro-duction is important we have created a system of lower taxes for active farmers. The rest of us pay more to compensate. We all pay school taxes even though we might not have children. In Area E we pay taxes for the library, transit system, parks and trails, Kinsol Trestle, community cen-tres, hockey arenas and a range of other community projects whether we use them or not. It is called being part of a commun-ity and contributing to the good of all our citizens.

The Cowichan Aquatic Centre is no different. We need to sup-port it for the common good.

Lynn CurtisDuncan

Harper government undermining democracy

Recent letters from Trudy Thorgeirson and Liz Newton are right to point out the dangers inherent in the two major trade deals that the Conservatives are touting as proof of their eco-nomic acumen.

Both the TPP (Transpacific Partnership) and CETA (Com-prehensive Economic and Trade Agreement) will have very real negative economic consequences for farmers, prescription drug users, local firms competing against large multinationals for local muni-cipal contracts, etc. However, one of the most harmful clauses included in both treaties, is the one that gives companies the

right to sue governments direct-ly, through international trade courts, for compensation for laws that they say threaten their business interests.

As well as costing our gov-ernments hundreds of millions of dollars in payouts to these companies, these investor/state clauses also subvert the democratic right of people to make laws that reflect the things that are important to us, like clean air and water, an unpolluted environment, jobs for local people, and so on. In effect, these clauses give foreign corporations the power to over-turn our laws.

The Harper government has also demonstrated this dis-regard for democracy in many other ways over their time in

office: proroguing Parliament when faced with the probability of defeat; the use of huge omni-bus bills, supposedly about the budget, but which, in reality, have gutted environmental laws, etc., that are rushed through Parliament with no time for proper debate; the Unfair Elections Act, that made it harder for many people to vote; the robocalls scandal in the last election, where non-Conserva-tive voters were directed to the wrong polling booths, and on and on.

This election, we must regain control of our democracy by vot-ing to ensure that we defeat the Harper Conservatives.

Nancy CleggCowichan Bay

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Something has gone awry in education, demonstrated by two occurrences last week.Its not so much even the

occurrences themselves that prompt such concern, its the non-solutions to the problems.

One is the much-publicized incident of the 14-year-old Texas boy who was arrested for bring-ing a clock to school that he had made to show his teachers.

The other was right here in Canada, where a hearing-im-paired student at Memorial University had his professor, essentially, refuse to teach him because some kind of alleged

religious belief allowed her not to accommodate his disability.

Both occurrences have prompt-ed outrage from the general public, but it is telling that nei-ther institution where the occur-rences took place have reacted satisfactorily, even under the glare of the media spotlight.

First, the clock.Ahmed Mohamed built the

thing at home a pretty admir-able feat and even showed it to an engineering teacher at the school, explaining exactly what it was. Nevertheless, the schools administration went nuts and decided it must be a bomb. The

kid deserves extra credit, not an arrest and interrogation.

The stupidity of the school cannot be overstated. Clearly, even a quick chat with the engineering teacher would have cleared up any misunderstand-ing. But more disturbing still is that to this day, in spite of words of support from everyone from U.S. President Barack Obama to Canadian astronaut Chris Had-field, the school refuses to admit it did anything wrong.

Its an insane and out-of-touch reaction. The school seems to care far more about bureaucracy than it does about the learning

of their students.Then theres William Sears

who couldnt take the course he wanted, and paid for, at uni-versity because the school has some kind of backward and ridiculous accommodation with professor Ranee Panjabi who refuses to wear an FM transmit-ter device so that he can hear because supposedly it clashes with her Hindu beliefs.

The professor has yet to say anything to the media and the school hasnt clarified exactly what in her religion should allow her to discriminate against hearing-impaired stu-

dents (this is not the first time this has happened with this pro-fessor) but its clearly nonsense to employ somebody who refus-es to do their job.

And part of her job is to teach students all of them.

Its hard to fathom how the use of a device to allow a student to hear would violate any rea-sonable religious tenet, but if it does that should be the profes-sors problem, not the students.

It seems a monumental failure that the school allows this situa-tion to continue, apology or not.

So failing grades to two schools this week.

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We need a Magna Carta for climate justice for the future of our world

Carbon busters like me know its not easy to discuss a neighbour or friends responsibility to restrict their personal carbon emissions. Without pissing them off. After all, dont people have rights?

Many feel, strongly, their right to burn fossil fuels, especially when travelling for pleasure.

In my municipality of North Cowichan on Vancouver Island, vehicles cause over 70 per cent of all carbon emissions; a huge number that excludes vast emissions from holiday flyers, cruise ship vacationers and three-day gamblers burning fuel to get to an already over-heated Las Vegas.

But climate change threatens to destroy our climate and society, so do we have the individ-ual right to burn fossil fuels? What about our collective right to a safe environment?

During my low-carbon trip in Europe, I was in Holland when the Dutch court ordered its own prime minister to act responsibly, and more forcefully, on climate change; saying society has the right to be protected from carbon emis-sions a right to climate justice.

In England I saw a sheeps parchment in beautiful Salisbury Cathedral the Magna Carta. This 800-year-old document constrained an individual Kings right to absolute rule, and so advanced democracy; climate justice would likewise constrain our right to burn fossil fuels, and so heal our planet. Both good ideas.

Fast forwarding in history, smokers once felt a right to burn cigarettes in public spaces. Like the king, they were stopped; this time by government funded anti-smoking campaigns, public pressure and legislation.

And now in this present time, some people still feel entitled to high-carbon travelling; even knowing the destructive impacts of carbon emissions on a finite atmosphere.

Now, I apologize for comparing some citizens with an unjust king, or inconsiderate smok-ers; but the right to burn fossil fuels must be restricted for the good of society. The Magna Carta gave medieval society political justice to counter a repressive king; now society needs climate justice to counter devastating climate change-related storms.

But just talking about our entitlement to high-carbon travelling is tough for most polit-icians. Even my municipalitys Climate Action and Energy Plan excludes discussion of carbon pollution caused by vacation travellers. Its too politically dangerous.

But climate change is real, and more import-ant than any politicians career. So lets suck up our guilt, anger and entitlement; face the truth, and our responsibility, about the consequences of climate change to our society.

Chariots had none; but cars now have seat belts. So a restriction of individual rights is

sometimes necessary, and beneficial, for soci-etys collective well-being.

And sure, we all share this fossil fuel addic-tion to some degree. Like drug addicts, we need to help each other get treatment.

Government doctors need to treat that fossil fuel burning sensation in our gut with clean renewable energy medicine. Maybe to ease any future fossil fuel withdrawal pains, they could prescribe electric cars?

And if we stay clean after rehab; instead of digging in our entitled heels like King John, we would support a Magna Carta for climate justice.

Peter Nix, Cowichan Carbon Buster

Catch and prosecute person defacing signs

Someone is continuing to deface public property in downtown Duncan and along side roads in the area.

This public vandalism is the placement of Harper stickers under stop signs, in a pathetic attempt against PM Harper.

In our democracy, we are enti-

tled to vote, but not to deface pub-lic property to promote our cause.

We should place cameras to catch this malicious person, but of course this same person would protest cameras!

This destructive individual must be caught and punished in the full extent of the law.

Elisabeth GelbDuncan

Canada does share some responsibility for Middle East strife

Canada should accept Middle Eastern refugees on humani-tarian grounds, but we should also do so in recognition of our complicity in creating the conditions these desperate people are fleeing.

Led by the United States, Canada and some European nations have bombed, invaded and overthrown governments throughout the Middle East,

in an arc of destruction extending from Palestine, Lebanon and Syria, across Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan to the shores of the Arabian Sea, in Pakistan.

A century of such military interventions, together with Saudi Arabias export of religious fundamentalism and our unconditional support for Israel, have combined today to create a wave of refugees in search of that which no longer exists in their home-land; peace, security and opportunity.

Canada is certainly not responsible for all the suffering in the Middle East, but we have had a hand in it.

It is time that Canada reject the empire building and sense of entitlement which led west-ern nations to meddle in the region, and to work with the United Nations to reestablish security and freedom in the Middle East so that its people can live and prosper in their own homeland.

Mike WardDuncan

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Getting active and learning about lifestyle hab-its and nutrition is something your family can do together thanks to a free program being held at the Cowichan Aquatic Centre.

The MEND (Mind, Exercise, Nutrition, Do It!) program offers children aged 7-13 and their caregivers an opportunity to get together twice a week with a group of like-minded families for fun and information, according to Jill Amy, the Aquatic Centres fitness programmer.

Raising healthy kids is hard; MEND can help, Amy said.

Thats why North Cowichan is offering this free program that supports children and their families in becoming more active and healthier through interactive group sessions.

Worried your children are spending more time in front of the screen than on their feet, playing? Want to brush up on your nutrition knowledge? If you desire a helping hand in making your family healthier this program may be for you.

Sessions run on Monday and Wednesday nights between 6 and 8 p.m. for 10 weeks, beginning Sept. 28.

While the goal is to come away with knowledge and improved lifestyle habits, and of course to accomplish something as a family, the prize at the end is equally impressive a three-month family pass to the Aquatic Centre for completion of the program.

Space is limited, so contact Jill Amy at 250-746-3306 or [email protected] soon to find out if MEND is right for your family.

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RECREATION

For the recordDuncans Ruby Currie has won

the Eternal Order of Eagles Ladies Auxiliarys Nellie Cooper award for highest producer when it comes to bringing in new membership or 2014/2015.

The award originated in Nanaimo but this year, thanks to Currie, it will reside in Duncan at Branch 2546. We mistakenly spelled her name wrong last week and apolo-gize for th error.


In keeping with whats become tradition, the Cowichan Valley Regional Districts board is offering up compli-mentary rides on specific days on Cowichans conventional and handyDART transit in the coming months.

The first ride-for-free day comes Oct. 19 federal elec-tion day.

The election day is all about doing what we could do at local government to make sure that people that want to vote can get to their polling place if they are within our transit system, Regional Engineering Services Committee chair Ian Morrison said.

The committee considered extending the free bus offer

to advance polling days but logistically it didnt work as those locations have yet to be announced.

It would have been extremely difficult to make that happen, he said.

The second ride-for-free day comes on Remembrance Day, Nov. 11. The week before Remembrance Day (Wednesday, Nov. 4 through Tuesday, Nov. 10) will also be free for all veterans and armed forces personnel.

Remembrance Day weve done for a number of years, and the extension of that for the veterans [and active armed forces personnel] for the week is a good thing to do, Morri-son said. Its supportive and its recognizing the people that have served and are serving.

The decision came from the

Aug. 26 Regional Engineering Services Committee meeting and was given the green light during the CVRD board meet-ing Wednesday night.

In the past, free rides were also given out around Christ-mas shopping time but thats not going to happen this holi-day season.

We looked at the numbers from previous years and came to the realization that it didnt increase ridership, he said. There wasnt a net benefit of getting people out of their cars and onto the bus.

He said theyve received no complaints about that decision.

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Conservative Martin Barker sees the Malahat Nations proposed LNG facility as a potentially positive step for the First Nation.

Myself, and the Conservative Party will always support the efforts of First Nation people in achieving prosperity and accountable self-gov-ernance. The Malahat Nation has made prudent use of the First Nation Funding Authority to cre-ate opportunity for its people.

The road to the potential LNG plant and under-water pipeline will require considerable consul-tation and study, and then the meeting of very strict safety and environmental standards as is the practice in Canada, he added, but refused to comment further until he has heard the argu-ments for and against.

That said, Barker said his party understands that tens of thousands of Canadian jobs depend on a thriving energy sector.

The natural resource sector, directly and indirectly, employs 1.8 million Canadians, many in skilled, quality jobs. Resource development generates $30 billion annually in revenue and is the largest employer of First Nations people, he said.

While Conservatives try to boost Canadas clean energy sector, strengthen Canadas record on conservation and deliver good Canadian jobs plans for the future must continues to address these concerns, he said.

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The ferry was about a mile and a half out in the inlet at the time. Officials do not believe the driver was trying to make that ferry.

Instead, Capt. Jamie Marshall, B.C. Ferries vice-president of fleet operations, said reports indicate the incident was a deliberate act because it broke through a secured barrier and over an apron that was fully stowed in the upright position.

Ferries spokesperson Deborah Marshall con-firmed it was a white SUV.

The vehicle had veterans licence plates.Its very tragic, she said.A press release issued by Shawnigan Lake

RCMP Cpl. Greg Pask said the RCMP West Coast Marine Service, Vancouver Island District RCMP Underwater Recovery Team and the Mill Bay Fire Department were successful in recover-ing the driver and only occupant, along with his vehicle from the water.

An inflatable bladder helped raise the vehicle to the surface. A tow truck hauled it to shore.

Ferry service resumed at the Mill Bay-Brent-wood Bay route on Saturday, with traffic control workers present to ensure a smooth and safe return to operations.

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Cowichan Lakes iconic Two Bears entrance sign is nearing the end of its useful life, Lake Cowichan town councillors heard last week.

Nagi Rizk, the towns super-intendent of public works and engineering told the finance and administration committee on Sept. 8, I just want to bring to your attention that it is not in good shape. The wood is falling apart. There is rot in the logs there.

We have no wood left to screw the bears into. It looks good when you drive by but we maybe

need to have a discussion about what you would like us to do, he said.

Lake Cowichan CAO Joe Fer-nandez agreed with Rizk.

The topic came up at the advisory planning committee and that group might not be a bad place to have people look at design ideas. The entrance to town is something we should really be looking at, he said.

At the same time, the town should possibly consider what to do with a triangular median in the nearby intersection.

The town is also looking at the idea of beautifying it but the issue is that there is no water

supply to the median. When you drive down that road into town it just doesnt look good, Fer-nandez said, adding that even miniature palm trees had been discussed.

Rizk pointed out that getting water across a highway posed some problems.

I think it will be good to have a design for the sign and for the median. We have water up to the bear sign but no farther. It is do-able to trench across to the median, he said.

Coun. Bob Day asked, if con-sidering how much traffic there might be at that intersection from time to time that the

transportation ministry might want to do a traffic study to see what alterations they might like to do.

He was referring to an applica-tion to move the huge Sunfest country music festival from North Cowichan to a spot along the Youbou highway about two kilometres west of the inter-section under discussion.

Rizk said there was always the possibility as well that the former sawmill site at Youbou might be developed.

Councillors decided to have a look at some ideas for the entrance sign at their next pub-lic works meeting.

Lake Cowichan entry sign on last legs

The welcome sign at the entry to Cowichan Lake from Highway 18 looks good from a distance, but, say town staffers, dont let that fool you. The marker, made primarily of wood, is getting old and the wood has broken down to the point where the sign will need replacement sooner rather than later.[LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]


Traffic has already been dis-rupted but for how long is still unknown.

The water main running the length of Henry Road in Che-mainus needs replacing and crews set to work doing just that on Sept. 8.

Nearing 50 years old, municipal staff believe its at the end of its lifespan and would be vulnerable in a seismic event.

North Cowichan adopted a bylaw on Aug. 19 giving them the power and authority to bor-row up to $864,000 to fund the replacement of approximately 1,400 metres of 300mm diameter municipal watermain.

The plan to borrow the funds had passed a 30-day quash-ing period without any public challenge.

David Conway, director of engi-neering and operations said traf-fic will be affected once the work begins.

Therell be some disruption but traffic will remain with at least one lane in each direction, Conway said. Therell be some delays but no full road closures.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGSPUBLIC HEARING #1OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 3942ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 3943(APPLICABLE TO ELECTORAL AREA E COWICHAN STATION/SAHTLAM/GLENORA)

NOTICE is hereby given that two Public Hearings will be held as follows to consider the above noted Amendment Bylaws:

DATE Thursday, October 1, 2015 TIME 7:00 pm PLACE Glenora Community Hall, 3660 Glenora Road, Duncan, BC

PUBLIC HEARING #1 (Bylaws No. 3942 and 3943)Of cial Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 3942 proposes to amend Cowichan-Koksilah Of cial Community Plan Bylaw No. 1490 by:1. Redesignating That Part of Section 8, Range 2, Quamichan District, Lying to the East of the Right of Way of the Canadian Northern Paci c Railway Company, Except Parcel A (DD38366I and DD56015I) and Parcel C (DD89280I) Thereof, and Except Parts in Plans 4701, 6992, 7049, 7867, 8335 and 25654 (PID 009-656-448), as shown outlined in a black line and labelled Subject Property on Map 1, from Forestry Industrial to Forestry.2. Removing reference to the above described property and Lot 1, Section 8, Range 6, Sahtlam District, Plan 12309, except those parts in Plans 22890, 23708, 25003 and 29157 from Policy 14.4.4(a) from the Forestry Industrial Development Permit Area and deleting Figures 10 and 11.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3943 proposes to amend Electoral Area E Cowichan Station/Sahtlam/Glenora Zoning Bylaw No. 1840 in order to rezone That Part of Section 8, Range 2, Quamichan District, Lying to the East of the Right of Way of the Canadian Northern Paci c Railway Company, Except Parcel A (DD38366I and DD56015I) and Parcel C (DD89280I) Thereof, and Except Parts in Plans 4701, 6992, 7049, 7867, 8335 and 25654 (PID 009-656-448), as shown outlined in a black line and labelled Subject Property on Map 1, from I-2 (Heavy Industrial) to F-1 (Primary Forestry).

The purpose of OCP Amendment Bylaw No. 3942 and Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3943 is to replace the current Heavy Industrial zoning with zoning that is more compatible with adjacent land uses.

PUBLIC HEARING #2 (Bylaws No. 3938/3939)Of cial Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 3938 proposes to amend Electoral Area E Cowichan-Koksilah Of cial Community Plan Bylaw No. 1490 by:1. Amending the land use designation of Lot 4, Section 14, Range 6, Quamichan District, Plan 1275, except parts in Plans 9717 and 28381, (with a civic address of 3050 Allenby Road), as shown outlined in a black and labelled Subject Property on Map 2, from Urban Residential to Industrial, and amending Schedule B (the Of cial Community Plan map) accordingly;2. Including the subject property in the Koksilah Development Permit Area, and changing Figure 15 of the Of cial Community Plan accordingly.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3939 proposes to amend Electoral Area E Cowichan-Koksilah Zoning Bylaw No. 1840 by creating a new Special Light Industrial 1A (I-1A ) Zone and rezoning Lot 4, Section 14, Range 6, Quamichan District, Plan 1275, except parts in Plans 9717 and 28381, with a civic address of 3050 Allenby Road, as shown outlined in a black line and labelled Subject Property on Map 2, from Urban Residential (R-3) to Special Light Industrial 1A (I-1A).

The purpose of these changes is to ensure that the land use designation and zoning for this property are in accordance with the legal uses of this property, and that any future development of this property will be subject to the provisions of the Koksilah Development Permit Area guidelines.

PUBLIC HEARING #2OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 3938ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 3939(APPLICABLE TO ELECTORAL AREA E COWICHAN STATION/SAHTLAM/GLENORA)

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OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 3942ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 3943(APPLICABLE TO ELECTORAL AREA E COWICHAN STATION/SAHTLAM/GLENORA)

PUBLIC HEARING #2 OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 3938ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 3939(APPLICABLE TO ELECTORAL AREA E COWICHAN STATION/SAHTLAM/GLENORA)

NOTICE is hereby given that two Public Hearings will be held as follows to consider the above noted Amendment Bylaws:

DATE Thursday, October 1, 2015 TIME 7:00 pmPLACE Glenora Community Hall, 3660 Glenora Road, Duncan, BC

PUBLIC HEARING #1 (Bylaws No. 3942 and 3943)

Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 3942 proposes to amend Cowichan-Koksilah Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1490 by: 1. Redesignating That Part of Section 8, Range 2, Quamichan District, Lying to the East of the Right of

Way of the Canadian Northern Pacific Railway Company, Except Parcel A (DD38366I and DD56015I) and Parcel C (DD89280I) Thereof, and Except Parts in Plans 4701, 6992, 7049, 7867, 8335 and 25654 (PID 009-656-448), as shown outlined in a black line and labelled Subject Property on Map 1, from Forestry Industrial to Forestry.

2. Removing reference to the above described property and Lot 1, Section 8, Range 6, Sahtlam District, Plan 12309, except those parts in Plans 22890, 23708, 25003 and 29157 from Policy 14.4.4(a) from the Forestry Industrial Development Permit Area and deleting Figures 10 and 11.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3943 proposes to amend Electoral Area E Cowichan Station/Sahtlam/Glenora Zoning Bylaw No. 1840 in order to rezone That Part of Section 8, Range 2, Quamichan District, Lying to the East of the Right of Way of the Canadian Northern Pacific Railway Company, Except Parcel A (DD38366I and DD56015I) and Parcel C (DD89280I) Thereof, and Except Parts in Plans 4701, 6992, 7049, 7867, 8335 and 25654 (PID 009-656-448), as shown outlined in a black line and labelled Subject Property on Map 1, from I-2 (Heavy Industrial) to F-1 (Primary Forestry).

Map 1

The purpose of OCP Amendment Bylaw No. 3942 and Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3943 is to replace the current Heavy Industrial zoning with zoning that that is more compatible with adjacent land uses.

PUBLIC HEARING #2 (Bylaws No. 3938/3939)

Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 3938 proposes to amend Electoral Area E Cowichan-Koksilah Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1490 by: 1. Amending the land use designation of Lot 4, Section 14, Range 6, Quamichan District, Plan 1275, except

parts in Plans 9717 and 28381, (with a civic address of 3050 Allenby Road), as shown outlined in a black and labelled Subject Property on Map 2, from Urban Residential to Industrial, and amending Schedule B (the Official Community Plan map) accordingly;

2. Including the subject property in the Koksilah Development Permit Area, and changing Figure 15 of the Official Community Plan accordingly.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3939 proposes to amend Electoral Area E Cowichan-Koksilah Zoning Bylaw No. 1840 by creating a new Special Light Industrial 1A (I-1A ) Zone and rezoning Lot 4, Section 14, Range 6, Quamichan District, Plan 1275, except parts in Plans 9717 and 28381, with a civic address of 3050 Allenby Road, as shown outlined in a black line and labelled Subject Property on Map 2, from Urban Residential (R-3) to Special Light Industrial 1A (I-1A).

Map 2

The purpose of these changes is to ensure that the land use designation and zoning for this property are in accordance with the legal uses of this property, and that any future development of this property will be subject to the provisions of the Koksilah Development Permit Area guidelines.

At the Public Hearings, all persons who deem their interests affected by the proposed amendments will be afforded an opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions on matters contained therein, before representatives of the Regional Board. Prior to the Public Hearings, submit written comments on the Bylaws by:

Fax: 250-746-2621 Email: [email protected] and/or deposit at the Regional District office, 175 Ingram Street, Duncan, BC, V9L 1N8, until 4:30 pm on Thursday, October 1, 2015

The public should not assume that correspondence submitted on the proposed Bylaws prior to commencement of the statutory notification period on, September 21, 2015, will be made available to the Regional Board. Please be advised that the CVRD Board cannot receive correspondence or comment following the close of the Public Hearing. For further information, please call the Planning & Development Department at 250-746-2620.

Please note that all correspondence submitted to the CVRD in response to this Notice will form part of the public record and will be published in a meeting agenda that is posted online when this matter is before the Board or a Committee of the Board. The CVRD considers the authors address relevant to the Boards consideration of this matter and will disclose this personal information. The authors phone number and email address is not relevant and should not be included in the correspondence if the author does not wish this personal information disclosed. Please contact the Planning & Development Department at 250-746-2620 or 1-800-665-3955, or the Recording Secretary at the time of submission. For more information on disclosure, contact the CVRD FOI Coordinator at 250-746-2507 or 1-800-665-3955.

Public Hearing #1 (Amendment Bylaws No. 3942/3943) is to be held by Director A. Nicholson, Director I. Morrison and Director K. Kuhn as delegates of the Board. Public Hearing #2 (Amendment Bylaws No. 3938/3939) is to be held by Director A. Nicholson, Director L. Iannidinardo and Director I. Morrison as delegates of the Board. Decisions concerning the adoption of Bylaws No. 3942/3943 and Bylaws No. 3938/3939 will not be made until the record of Public Hearings is presented to the Board.

A copy of the proposed Bylaws, the resolution delegating the holding of the Public Hearings, and other documents that may be considered by the Board in determining whether to adopt the Bylaws are available for public inspection at the Regional District Planning & Development Department office:

175 Ingram Street, Duncan, BC

From Monday, September 21, 2015, to Thursday, October 1, 2015, between the hours of 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday. A copy of theBylaws and supporting material may also be viewed on the CVRD website at the following address: http://www.cvrd.bc.ca/index.aspx?NID=1282

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT Public Hearing #1: Rob Conway, Manager, Development Services Division, Planning & Development Department or Public Hearing #2: Bev Suderman, Planner I, Development Services Division, Planning & Development Department at 250-746-2620 or 1-800-655-3955

At the Public Hearings, all persons who deem their interests affected by the proposed amendments will be afforded an opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions on matters contained therein, before representatives of the Regional Board. Prior to the Public Hearings, submit written comments on the Bylaws by:

Fax: 250-746-2621Email: [email protected] and/or deposit at the Regional District of ce, 175 Ingram Street, Duncan, BC, V9L 1N8, until 4:30 pm on Thursday, October 1, 2015

The public should not assume that correspondence submitted on the proposed Bylaws prior to commencement of the statutory noti cation period on, September 21, 2015, will be made available to the Regional Board. Please be advised that the CVRD Board cannot receive correspondence or comment following the close of the Public Hearing. For further information, please call the Planning & Development Department at 250-746-2620.

Please note that all correspondence submitted to the CVRD in response to this Notice will form part of the public record and will be published in a meeting agenda that is posted online when this matter is before the Board or a Committee of the Board. The CVRD considers the authors address relevant to the Boards consideration of this matter and will disclose this personal information. The authors phone number and email address is not relevant and should not be included in the correspondence if the author does not wish this personal information disclosed. Please contact the Planning & Development Department at 250-746-2620 or 1-800-665-3955, or the Recording Secretary at the time of submission. For more information on disclosure, contact the CVRD FOI Coordinator at 250-746-2507 or 1-800-665-3955.

Public Hearing #1 (Amendment Bylaws No. 3942/3943) is to be held by Director A. Nicholson, Director I. Morrison and Director K. Kuhn as delegates of the Board. Public Hearing #2 (Amendment Bylaws No. 3938/3939) is to be held by Director A. Nicholson, Director L. Iannidinardo and Director I. Morrison as delegates of the Board. Decisions concerning the adoption of Bylaws No. 3942/3943 and Bylaws No. 3938/3939 will not be made until the record of Public Hearings is presented to the Board.

A copy of the proposed Bylaws, the resolution delegating the holding of the Public Hearings, and other documents that may be considered by the Board in determining whether to adopt the Bylaws are available for public inspection at the Regional District Planning & Development Department office:

175 Ingram Street, Duncan, BC

From Monday, September 21, 2015, to Thursday, October 1, 2015, between the hours of 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday. A copy of the Bylaws and supporting material may also be viewed on the CVRD website at the following address: http://www.cvrd.bc.ca/index.aspx?NID=1282

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACTPublic Hearing #1: Rob Conway, Manager, Development Services Division, Planning & Development Department or Public Hearing #2: Bev Suderman, Planner I, Development Services Division, Planning & Development Department at 250-746-2620 or 1-800-655-3955

DATE Thursday, October 1, 2015 TIME 7:00 pm PLACE Glenora Community Hall, 3660 Glenora Road, Duncan, BC


Little remains of forgotten Vancouver seagoing heroineYears after, a survivor would

say in simple tribute: Gallant men were those sailors.

Theres a little bit of Van-couver history in the murky waters off the northern end of Thetis Island. Near the bones of the equally ill-fated collier Miami (hence Miami Reef on our charts), the sailing ship Robert Kerr takes her unintended rest more than a century after having her bottom ripped out.

The 1,200-ton British bark first made public notice in September 1885 when she was the victim of a lesser event, having become stranded off San Juan Island. Sold at auction, she was repaired but her glorious days of sail were over. As had happened to so many other ladies of can-vas, she was cut down to a coaling barge and hauled about by tugboats.

It was in this ignominious and unlikely role that the old Kerr became a heroine on Sunday, June 13, 1886.

In just 45 minutes the newly-coined City of Vancouver was swept from the map WIPED OUT OF EXISTENCE as one newspaper put it when a fire started by brush-clearing railway crews forced residents to flee for their lives. The air quickly filled with smoke and flying embers, making it all but impossible to

breathe. Some survived by hunkering down in swampy areas with wet blankets over them, by jumping into wells, by burrowing their faces (and little else) in the earth, yet others by immersing themselves waist-deep in False Creek or Burrard Inlet where a current of cool air close to the surface of the water saved them. One mother had threat-

ened to throw her children in, preferring, she said, to see them drowned than burned up.

Chunks of flaming wood as big as my leg were flying over us and dropping in the town, a survivor related. St. James Church was afire minutes after the con-clusion of morning service. The new Presbyterian Church was burning before the buildings near the fire, a flaming fire-brand from the sky must have dropped upon its roof. There was a man driving horse and wagon, [they] perished in the centre of the road. Two iron tires and some ashes were all that was left of man, horse and wagon.

The fire went through wooden side-walks faster than a man could run...

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The 147th Cowichan Exhibition is over. I thank the Citizen Newspaper for their coverage of the annual Fall Fair, it is much appreciated and helped to make it a success.

Thank you to all of the people who came to the Fair this year. We put this Exhibition on so you can have some fun on the last sunny weekend of summer.

The Cowichan Exhibition exists to promote and improve agriculture in its many forms in this area. If you have a locally produced agricultural product, of any description, that you want to promote please contact us to see if we can help you. We have the best venue on Vancouver Island to showcase your product.

This event is only possible due to the many, many hours of volunteer help from the local community. The Fair is also supported by local business sponsors and I thank both of these groups for their very important contributions.

I hope to see you again next year for the 148th Cowichan Exhibition.

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Editors note: If you havent met Flo yet, this superhero is visiting Cowichan commun-ities this summer, helping us face down a severe drought and water restrictions. Cowic-han Watershed Board summer student Lauren Frost reports in weekly as Flo visits local water-shed heroes to learn more about their work.

Name: Rai MullinOccupation: Summer student,

Cowichan Lake and River Stew-ardship Society (CLRSS)

Why Flo Likes Him: Riparian Restoration Hero

Flo: Hi Rai. I understand you are here for the sum-mer to help with lake and river stewardship. How do you like it?

Rai: I love riparian restora-tion. It really pays in ways that you wouldnt imagine. When you get to go back the next year and check out the sites, and see that it looks great and the plants are doing well, it gives you a really good feeling about the whole project.

Flo: CLRSS is an amazing organization that does so much to restore lakeside vegetation all summer to improve the fish and wildlife habitat around

Cowichan Lake. Thank you for helping them! Can you tell me why this work is so important?

Rai: The work that we do is so important because the entire watershed depends on this. The lake is the beginning. All the water that runs off into the lake continues down the river, affecting the rest of the water-shed. The riparian habitat also prevents erosion, provides food and cover for fish and wildlife, and provides shade. Without the riparian restoration, the water that runs through could be polluted and damaging to the ecosystem.

Flo: What is your favourite project or accomplishment of

this summer? Rai: My favourite project

would be the hardest one: Jakes at the Lake. It may have been very difficult digging, but it is a focal point for the entire town of Lake Cowichan to see. It really shows how much hard work we pour into this, and how much it means to us. It also proves that, in the long run, the work we do looks great for both the watershed and for the entire town.

Flo: What will you look back on when youre older and feel great about?

Rai: Ive always loved the forest as a kid, so when I look back and I see all the plants grown up and natural, it will have a really great look and feel to it, knowing how import-ant it is for the ecosystem.

Flo: If you could ask every Cowichan region resident to do one thing for our watershed, what would it be?

Rai: I would ask every single resident to learn something new about the way our water-shed functions something that they havent thought about or put through their mind before and think about why it happens, how it hap-pens, where it comes from, and what they can do about it.

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make-shift rafts pad-dled logs or began swimming for the anchored coal hulk, Robert Kerr.

The first to attempt to board her, how-ever, was rebuffed by a watchman. Later described as an insect, he was quickly convinced to stand aside as an estimated 150 to 200 refugees swarmed aboard the old ship.

Huddled on the Kerrs worn decks, whose off-duty crewmen did what they could for them, they had to watch as their homes and businesses burned to the ground with the loss of an estimated nine lives. Years after, a survivor would say in simple tribute: Gallant men were those sailors.

By mid-afternoon a fleet of tugs and small craft began tak-ing them to the north shore. It was tragic, eyewitness Alice Crakenthorp, then 22, recalled long after. They had lost every-thing. Many of them didnt know where their children were. Their shoes were charred, for they had been walking through burning embers. We did what we could, gave them supper, and at bedtime took them to the Masonic Hall where they slept.

The blackened Kerr quietly resumed her coal-carrying

duties for another quarter of a century until March 4, 1911. Bound for Vancou-ver with 1,800 tons of Nanaimos finest to fuel the CPRs Empress of Asia, she was under tow of the steam tug Coulti as they approached the northern tip of Thetis

Island. But the Coultis master was off course and towed the hapless Kerr onto a reef. Sal-vagers succeeded in recovering some of her cargo before declar-ing her a total loss and abandon-ing her.

Fred Rogers, retired diver and author of two books on B.C. shipwrecks, explored her bones in 1960. Her wooden hull, he wrote, had lost its graceful lines and most of her coal is scattered over the reef. A few feet from her stern her cast-iron capstan and aft deck rest half buried in shells.

Near the bow, her long fore-mast lies on the starboard side, heavily covered with marine growth.

He and his companions recov-ered little more than some brass plate and drift pins, the heroine of Vancouvers great fire having been stripped of much of her gear when she was reduced to a coaling hulk.

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Distance: passed and forgottenTIM SCHEWE SPECIAL TO THE CITIZEN

The topic of choice in the DriveSmartBC e-mail box this past week has been about drivers who pass you in the left lane of a mul-tiple lane highway and then immediately change lanes back in front of you.

This action leaves less (sometimes much less) than optimum following distance between you and the driver who passed you. Its as if once passed, you are completely for-gotten by the other driver.

Since the driver who changed lanes doesnt seem to care, suggested one cor-respondent, she had to keep dropping back to re-establish a reasonable following distance. Of course, once she did that another driver would fill it in again. Travelling this way on lower mainland highways almost became an exercise in going backwards.

Ive written about this once before in an article titled Forced tailgating.

The Inland Island Highway is often relatively quiet, yet a driver often passes me in this manner when there were literally kilometres of empty highway in front of both of us, forcing me into a tailgating

situation. Out of sight, out of mind I

guess.It should not be this way

though. Have you ever used the mantra mirror, signal, shoulder check, change? If you cant see the entire front of the vehicle behind you in your centre rearview mirror, you are not far enough ahead

to change lanes yet. Having trouble fitting in? Perhaps an adequate signal of your inten-tion will result in the other driver politely making room.

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

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