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Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Andrew LeongNicholas McConnachie, 10, manoeuveres a metal sphere put together from recycled bicycle rims during the Earth Day celebration at Charles Hoey Park April 26.

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Cowichanians know plenty of places our new hospital can go. Thirty-eight, in

fact.Rob Hutchins, Cowichan

Valley Regional District chairman, says a recent public call for site suggestions for the planned Cowichan District Hospital reached 41 ideas, though three were overlaps.

“We actually received 20 site ideas, and our site selection consultant identi� ed another 21,” he told the News Leader Pictorial.

“It certainly exceeded my expectations.

“I believe there were 38 sites that met the criteria. This is excellent news.”

Site-musts listed by a technical committee, comprising agents with the CVRD, Island Health, and McElhanney consulting engineers, span access to an air ambulance corridor, access to community services such as water and sewer lines, location outside Cowichan’s � oodplain, proximity to major roads, a quiet, healing location, and more.

The land must also measure about 15 acres to meet current needs, and future growth — and � t local of� cial community plan guidelines, Hutchins explained.

The criteria will now be

� ne-tuned to � lter the 38 candidate sites. He expected a short-list by mid-May. Then a more detailed evaluation pro-cess will whittle the suggested sites further.Hutchins was unaware of speci� c locations.

The new CDH might go to replace the 45-year-old facil-ity off Gibbins Road, where a chronic shortage of staffed beds plagues a maximum patient load.

An IH master-site plan ex-plained a passel of problems if the new hospital were built there. For one thing, CDH’s vital medivac helipad would be grounded during four to � ve years of construction.

The Gibbins site is also sloped, posing seismic and design glitches. Disruption of patients and staff, plus additional construction costs — before the current facility was demolished — posed worries too.

Those issues would also plague an option of adding new wings to asbestos-lined CDH, of� cials have ex-plained.

“The recommendation from the master site plan is to look for another site,” Hutchins said of Island Health’s 2010-11 document.

It’s ordered mapping of the valley’s 500-year � ood areas to ferret historically dry prop-erties — of various, unknown prices — for the new CDH, which is estimated to cost about $350 million-plus, and serve Cowichanians for about 50 years.

New Cowichan District Hospital: Search yields lots of options for a new location

Plenty of hospital sites for Cowichan to make its pick

Thank You Cowichan……for helping us serve our community

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Duncan’s Hudson’s On First has unseated two older eateries as peren-nial winners of the prestigious Vancouver

Magazine Restaurant Award for best island eatery outside Victoria.

Andrea Hudson, co-owner with husband-chef Dan, was still a bit shocked by her bistro’s customer-nominated win April 22 against The Pointe at the Wickaninnish Inn, and Sooke Harbour House.

“It’s just ping-ponged between those two,” Hudson said of Van Mag kudos traditionally won by the two more-established restaurants.

“We knew we could stand shoulder to shoulder with them, but to come out of the gate in 1 ½ years, and win gold over them was shocking, and shows we’re doing well and we just have to keep believing in our product.”

Great service and heritage ambi-ence at Hudson’s aside, she cited her restaurant’s policy of using local

ingredients from Cowichan, south island and beyond in Hudson’s meals.

That won’t change as Hudson’s simply shifts its menu seasonally.

“We’re just going to � ne-tune more of what we’re doing, but not do any drastic changes.

“We’ll continue developing our wine list, and stay on top of our game now that we’re number one.”

Vancouver loved the seafood and rabbit.

“Best Chef contender Dan Hudson is delivering big-city food in a heri-tage house smack in the middle of Cowichan Valley farmland,” it writes. “Dan’s cooking is a wonder to behold and a sheer pleasure to consume.”

The gold award came just two weeks after the Hudsons won the Duncan-Cowichan Chamber of Commerce’s Black Tie Award for Young Entrepreneurs of 2014.

Van Mag’s list also contained two honourable mentions — both of them local — giving Cowichan three of the top � ve island spots. Stone Soup Inn and Amuse bistro (which is moving to Cherry Point Vineyards from Unsworth Vineyards) were the

honoured pair.Meanwhile, Hudson proudly cited

two-dozen Cowichan businesses sup-plying her eatery.

“We try and keep a menu that doesn’t need to go to exotic (tropical) ingredients.

“We’re using asparagus from Pe-

drosa Farm, and getting � owers from local farms, coffee from Drum Roster, tea from the Tea Farm, rabbit from a woman near the Honda dealership, Quist for beef, pork and lamb, Mad Dog for seafood, and organic eggs from the Happy Goat Farm.

To Hudson, it boils down to

restaurants supporting their com-munity, and working together to keep Cowichan on the culinary map.

“If everyone works together, and helps cross-promote and support local interests, it will drive our local economy — and make Cowichan a stronger destination spot.”

Chef Dan Hudson and the entire crew at Hudson’s On First are celebrat-ing being named Vancouver Island’s best res-taurant by Vancouver Magazine.Andrew Leong/� le

According to Vancouver magazine: Hudson’s On First wins, Amuse, Stone Soup Inn get honourable mention

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Preliminary hearing underway in case of offi cer accused of dangerous drivingGot a comment or a story?email [email protected]

phone 250-746-4471 A preliminary hearing is scheduled to continue un-til Thursday in Duncan Provincial Court to determine if there’s enough evidence to send RCMP Const. Blake John Cross to trial.

The North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP constable is charged with dangerous driving causing bodily harm following a collision with a Cowichan woman’s car in June 2012. The woman was left with long-term

injuries in the crash.Cross is being represented by Ravi Hira, the same

counsel who has been defending Const. David Pompeo in his aggravated assault proceedings against Chemainus shooting victim Bill Gillespie.

Kathleen Murphy of Vancouver is appearing for the Crown in the case.

Cross was traveling south on the Trans-Canada

Highway near the Old Farm Market to answer a domestic dispute when his marked car was in a col-lision with the woman’s car turning left in the north-bound lane off the highway and onto Miller Road.

Saanich police conducted an investigation into the crash and submitted its report to the Crown in November 2012.

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A handful of Cowichanians took to the streets Saturday to protest potential democratic fallout from federal Bill C23.

The proposed omnibus bill re-vamping the Fair Elections Act — in time for the Oct. 19, 2015 national election — was seen as evil by Walk For Freedom marchers.

‘’We just want Canadians to be aware half a million Canadians could lose their right to

vote,” Shawna Green said of the bill banning voter vouching, and calling for voters to show ID to cast ballots.

Green noted the ID and vouching edicts, plus other limitations in the bill, will affect voters who are homeless, on reserve, and many other marginal Canadians.

However, Canadian Press reported Saturday the Conservative government has yanked the requirement for all voters to show Canadian residency ID before voting.The act would re-quire ID proving who a voter is, but voters can sign an oath attesting to their home address.

A party-funding loophole is also being closed in the draft act engineered by Democratic Reform Minister Pierre Poilievre.

Amanda Marchand urged “non-elites to wake up and stand up for their rights.”

Tanya Friesen explained many Canucks can’t get out to protest because they’re too busy working to pay debts.

“This bill hurts the nation as a whole,” she said, as the knot of noisy protestors stopped south of the silver bridge.

Adrien Sylvester said he believed the bill stacks the voting deck by favouring registered

and decided Canadians who may vote for Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Conserva-tives.

David Trudel was angry the feds recently dropped a probe into suspicious robocalls, made during the 2011 election, that led some voters to bogus balloting places.

“The Conservative party are cheaters, and don’t � ght fair in elections,” he said.

But the feds now say robocall � rms working for parties must keep their scripts for three years, rather than one year as formerly pro-posed, CP reported.

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The Cowichan District Teachers’ Association has denounced the decision of Cowichan School District 79 to

eliminate recess at seven valley schools during the teachers’ job action with the provincial govern-ment.

“Cowichan teachers are sad-dened that the school district has chosen to follow the directive of the provincial teacher bargaining agent, BCPSEA, by cancelling recess,’’ noted CDTA president Naomi Nilsson in a statement.

“We note that there are only seven schools that require 15 minutes of supervision, and over 20 excluded staff to cover those time slots. That number does not include the principals at those

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Discussions continue on amalgamation question

Two totems have been stolen almost a year apart from the front entrance of Sunrise Waldorf School.

“The first totem went missing in April of last year,’’ noted Kevin McDuff, principal of the school that recently topped the Fraser In-stitute elementary school rankings in the valley.

“We reported it to police but decided not to go public with it in the hopes of sparing the second totem. We are sad to say that the other one was just taken over this past Easter long weekend.’’

The second incident was just reported to police Monday.

The totems were created under the direction of Cowichan carver Herb Rice several years ago. They were carved by a group of Sunrise Waldorf School teachers as part

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the thefts is asked to contact the North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP at 250-748-5522.

— Don Bodger

Don Bodger/fileNaomi Nilsson during last year’s march to Cowichan Secondary School by CUPE workers to make job concerns known to School District 79 officials.

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Staff with both councils are working on the same question’s wording for B.C.’s Nov. 15 civic election.

“The city had suggested the question might ask, ‘Do you support spending (a yet undetermined amount) dollars on a study to determine the costs and benefits of amalgamation or restructure of the City of Duncan and Municipality of North Cowichan?’” North Cowichan staff reports after a recent joint huddle of both councils.

“North Cowichan council was gener-ally in support, but specified the removal of the ‘restructure’ option as council is interested in knowing whether North Co-wichan citizens support amalgamation.

“The city’s ‘restructuring’ proposal introduces the idea of (Duncan’s) bound-ary realignment, which, if asked, should be a separate question to ensure citizens understand the implications of the ques-tions,” North Cowichan’s minutes show.

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Provincial appeal-board hearings, probing a permit to treat five-million tonnes of toxic soil near Shawnigan Lake, now reach into June, regional officials say.

“Environmental Appeal Board hearings were scheduled for four weeks,” said Rob Hutchins, chairman of the Cowichan Valley Regional

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“More time has been required. It is my under-standing there are three days of hearings this week, but it will not be until June (due to sched-uling snags) that the hearings will be reconvened and concluded.”

Meanwhile South Island Aggregates boss Marty Block emailed the News Leader Pictorial Saturday, explaining his gravel-quarry firm is alive, despite reports to the contrary.

He said things are quiet at its Stebbings Road pit — where Victoria has let an initial 40,000 tonnes of dirty dirt to be hauled — due to slow markets, and press attention during the appeal.

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“It is with heavy hearts that we have lost some key staff that have been with us for eight years, mainly due to protesters and market condi-tions,” explains Block. “But to make myself very clear we are not closing.”

South-end residents and local leaders are fol-lowing the emotional, data-rich appeal hearings that followed environment-ministry bureaucrat Hubert Bunce issuing SIA its 50-year treatment permit last summer. Bunce made his ruling after reading technical reports and submissions from

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Chemainus mural guru Karl Schutz may have local dibs on the title “Mr. Community.”

So we’ll give Don Bodger the title of Mr. Community Service.

The News Leader Pictorial’s vet-eran sports editor has completed a rare community newspaper industry double this year: community service gold honours from the industry at both the provincial and national levels for two separate initiatives.

Bodger is scheduled to be recog-nized next month by the Canadian Community Newspaper Associa-tion for his work promoting youth achievement and athletics through his annual Cowichan Youth Athlete of the Year countdown and banquet.

And he matched that Saturday

when the B.C./Yukon Community Newspaper Association honoured him with another community service gold for the Georgina Falt Mind Games Music Trivia contest.

Named in honour of his late mother-in-law, Mind Games was a music trivia contest he organized last year to benefit the Alzheimer Society of B.C. It raised $2,588 and will become an annual event, scheduled this year for Saturday, Sept. 20.

“An original event from the Pictorial shows deep concern by the paper to raise awareness and engage the community,” the judge wrote. “I’m sure this event will continue for years to come — a fitting tribute.”

National honours for the Youth Athlete of the Year program comes four years after Bodger earned a silver for the same program at the provincial level.

Meanwhile, Saturday’s BCYNA Ma Murray awards gala was a good night all around for Co-wichan Valley newspapers.

Bodger complemented his com-munity service gold with a third-

place business writing honour — a category where gold was given to Cowichan Valley Citizen reporter Sarah Simpson.

News Leader Pictorial photogra-pher Andrew Leong took a bronze in the spot news photography category, while the Citizen’s Andrea Rondeau won bronze for feature photo, black and white.

Finally, the News Leader Pictorial won bronze in the general excel-lence category.

The Ma Murray Awards are an annual BCYCNA program honouring the province’s best in community journalism.

BCYCNADon Bodger accepts his community service award Saturday in Richmond.

Sports editor earns com-munity service gold at provincial and national level

Two prestigious industry honours for Bodger


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Where else can you make that connection?Read all about it: in your community newspaper

It’s no secret that layoffs and cutbacks have been the watchwords of the newspaper industry across North America in recent years. Chances are you’ve read about that in a newspaper.

But if the weekend B.C. Yukon Community Newspa-per Association convention is any indication, there is is a new message coming out of the industry, one streaked with de� -ance, and a more than healthy dose of pride.

Because the simple fact of the matter is newspapers provide a service to their communities that is too essential to ever fade away.

Sure, it gets dressed up in different clothes as we evolve to meet commu-nity demands. But even as you continue to read our print edition in high num-bers, you are also regularly logging onto our website and following us in growing numbers through platforms like Twitter and Facebook, and Station magazine.

And there’s a reason for that: even though the medium may change, the need we meet does not.

Communities — all communities — want a place to read sto-ries about themselves and their neighbours. They want a place to showcase their triumphs, their trials and their opportunities. They want a place where they can come together to plan and debate and analyze and celebrate with the rest of the people who share their home. They want a place where they can dis-cover what is going on around them, provide answers to their questions and pose new questions they haven’t yet considered.

They want a place to connect. And they want it supplied by people they trust, professionals who care about their community as much as they do. Nobody can provide that place like we can.

Your community newspaper is as much a part of your com-munity as you are, no matter what form you prefer. Chances are you’ve read proof of that in a newspaper.

This we likeWe already know the treasure we have

in sports editor Don Bodger.And know the Cowichan community

doesn’t need to be reminded since it has already added his name to the sports wall of fame.

But forgive us for allowing ourselves a self-indulgent smile in seeing the Bodge honoured both provincially and nationally for his community service efforts.

Congratulations Don, and thank you.

The good and the bad of this week in CowichanThe good and the bad of this week in CowichanThis we don’tThe decision to cancel recess in Co-

wichan Valley schools, while predictable, is still tough to swallow.

Even in this, the fi rst phase of teacher job action, the kids are being affected.

And that effect will continue to grow as the dispute escalates, as it almost certainly will.

Each side will maintain this is all about the kids, but we all know the real focus is on the dollar bills. Don Bodger emcees the Youth Athletes of the Year

awards dinner in January.

We say:No one can connect com-munities like we can

Aaron BichardNews Leader Pictorial

In less than a month a shift will happen in the way B.C.’s recycling collection is delivered.

Multi-Material B.C. — a non-pro� t industry-led group created for the sole

purpose of administering curbside recycling collection — will take the reins.

If the program reaches one of its intended outcomes, the taxpayer will no longer be com-munally paying for industry’s obsession with packaging. Instead the cost will be shifted to the shoulders of those responsible for produc-ing and selling the packaging.

To hear some select members of the busi-ness community speak, this signals the end of the world. The exorbitant costs, they say, will put them out of business. The ridiculously high fees, they say, will force taxpayers to pay at the counter and at the curb.

I can’t say whether the hair-pulling, foot-

stomping, breath-holding, � st-shaking furor created by the provincial regulations is valid, or warranted. People react to change in differ-ent ways. Some adapt. Some kick and scream. Some change vocations while some try to change the system.

I can say the fact that some of the producers and retailers of packaging and printed paper are upset is hardly a surprise. In order for this program to reach the laudable outcome of reducing the amount of packaging created, then the costs of recycling need to be put on those who generate waste.

In this particular model, there is no other incentive for change.

Unfortunately, the government hasn’t stated that a reduction in the production of packag-ing is what we are aiming for, and hasn’t employed any checks or balances to make sure this happens.

Through regulation, the provincial govern-ment has set the goals of 75 per cent recovery rates of packaging and printed paper. This in no way makes it important to reduce packag-

ing; it simply makes it important for businesses to cover the cost of recycling.

Because industry is in charge of deliv-ering the recycling collection, it can re-coup its costs in two ways: charge higher prices for the goods it sells or � nd less expensive ways to collect and process recyclables, such as reduced service.

If the higher prices were kept strictly to the highly packaged items, I wouldn’t be concerned. As a consumer I have the option to purchase the products I choose and vote with my dollars.

Unfortunately, the regulations don’t tie the cost of recycling to only the items with pack-aging, so it is likely the costs will be dissipated across numerous products and the consumer feedback will be lost.

Focusing on recovery rates rather than packaging reduction is a goal � rmly en-trenched in mediocrity. But even for this purpose, a deposit system placed on packag-ing would have been a better choice.

Like the success of the refundable drink

container recycling programs, a deposit sys-tem ties the incentive directly to the packaging and gives consumers a reason to recycle.

This is not the system we put in place.When you embark on a journey, if the � rst

step you take is in the wrong direction, it can be hard to � nd your way to the right path.

I am hopeful the provincial government will � nd a way to shift the goal from recovery to reduction, and place the much-needed over-sight in place to ensure this happens.

If it does, there will be some head-and heartaches along the way but the collective good will outweigh the individual pain.

If not, there needs to be some serious thought given to starting again from scratch.Aaron Bichard writes for newspapers and recycles them. Connect with him at [email protected].

Reducing, not collecting packaging should be the goalCOWICHAN LEADERS


Easter was sadly neglectedDear editor

I read through the April 18 News Leader Pictorial and no-ticed something very disappoint-ing and quite disturbing. There was no mention at all about the Christian celebration of Easter and its signi� cance. I noticed there were items promoting Earth Day and Vaisakhi, yet nothing de-tailing the celebration of Easter. Easter is a reminder of the beauty and purity of Jesus Christ and how He descended from heaven to Earth, suffered terrible pain and humiliation, to save the world from sin which separates us from the only true God of the universe. He arose from the dead and was victorious over death, hell and the grave so that we could live an equally victorious life. Yet despite our sins, He doesn’t leave us in a hopeless situation, but leads us out of the darkness into His shin-ing light of salvation. And that is the true meaning of Easter.Helen Van ZutphenDuncan

Amalgamation discussion is about getting the factsDear editor

Re: Patrick Hrushowy’s April 18 column. It is not true Dun-can “agreed that a non-binding question on amalgamation with North Cowichan will be put before voters.” The question will be whether the voters are willing to spend the money and the staff resources and time, which will be considerable, on investigating the impacts to Duncan taxpayers of a future amalgamation.

Who has been having “the seri-ous discussions about enabling political discussions?” Where have these secret background discus-sions taken place? Please name names. Or is this all too secret?

Once the facts, the tax implica-tions and Duncan’s ability to have a say in how we are governed within a much larger municipality are known and understood, then and only then, will the voters be able to make an informed decision. Self-serving politicians, politi-cal consultants and secret cabals should back off until that time. Sharon Jackson, Duncan comments submitted at cowichannewsleader.com

Run a non-profi t BC FerriesDear editor

Every islander in B.C. is concerned with high cost to use ferry services. We have enough quali� ed volunteers, retired and semi-retired folks, who would be willing to work a day or two in a month on BC Ferries, while gov-ernment and donations cover the costs of fuel and maintanence, to make our ferry a envy of the

world. B.C. residents sail free. Vehicles would cost $20. Public roads and water routes should never become a monopolized private company’s toll booth.Dale PengCrofton

CVRD disrespect for the taxpayer continuesDear editor

The recently approved $90 million-plus CVRD budget shows it’s clearly business as usual for overburdened taxpayers.

· Spending has again increased in most departmental budgets with a few minor reductions.

· More than 220 employees got a pay raise except for a few already high-paid managers. Most CVRD pay raises have no performance basis to them. Directors again gave themselves a pay increase.

· Wasteful spending continues including the $750,000-plus Eco-nomic Development department.

· The CVRD transit system con-tinues with a 65% subsidy and its mostly empty buses and high-paid managers.

· The 60 employees and directors who have Scotiabank CVRD paid credit cards will spend more than $1,000 per day on expense claims

· The obscene $335,000 severance gift to the recently departed CVRD CAO will increase our taxes as will all the other staff terminations hap-pening now.

· CVRD directors and senior staff will continue attending conferences of questionable value at a cost of more than $60,000.

· Once again there has been no professional review of CVRD pro-grams, their bene� ts to taxpayers or whether there are other, cheaper and more ef� cient ways to deliver services. Most spending simply adds to last year’s budgets without any measureable performance.

indicators.· Users of the CVRD culture and

recreational facilities will continue to get a 70% subsidy from taxpay-ers for no apparent reason. This spending is some of the biggest in the CVRD.

· More than $750,000 will be given away as grants to organiza-tions that see the CVRD as an easy mark and do minimal fundraising on their own.

· The pension plan for CVRD employees and other municipal workers continues to have more than a $1.3 billion funding de� cit.

Most taxpayers have had no raise in their incomes for many years but the CVRD continues to increase its pay rates, spending and taxing with little regard for the people they are supposed to serve.W.E.(Bill) Dumont Cobble Hill

Explain how this is smart managementDear editor

Re: CVRD senior staff changes. It is one thing to freeze wages and totally another to pay out golden parachutes. It will take years to recoup the costs of severance packages. We can see savings immediately on retirements. This is called Management 101. The public deserves to see the � nancial accounting on this as well as the reasons why Bob McDonald was singled out. At the height of the ECO Depot � asco, McDonald was always professional and available to answer all queries. His recycling program is something we can look at with pride.

Do we need to demand a foren-sic audit in order to get answers that make sense?Lavonne HuneckCobble Hill

YOUR TURN “The number-one concern for me is oil spills coming

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Seth Diab, Duncan

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“We can protect whales by not having large numbers of ships carrying oil in our waters.”

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If you get a chance go see: Last Vegas starring Michael Douglas, Morgan Freeman, Robert de Niro, and Kevin Kline, just good entertainment

Right now I am reading: Still Missing by Chevy Stevens, a good local author

I’m listening to: ‘60s and ‘70s, I’m not crazy about today’s music much other than Michael Buble

At least once everyone should: take your children/grandchildren to the pumpkin patch in October.

Proudest or happiest moment: hav-ing my children

Biggest fear: that’s easy: snakesIf I was appointed queen of the val-

ley I would: thought I already was Queen (inside joke). I’d confi scate the cars of all the drivers who don’t obey the rules of the road

Before I die: I can’t do it, but I’d love to see a cure for cancer

Words I live by: treat others as you want to be treated

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By the way, did you hear:

• We hear from Alison Philp that plans to use the South Cowichan Community Policing Of� ce in Mill Bay Centre as the South Cowichan

Visitor Information Booth as well are now on hold.

• According to John Costello and Kath-ryn Martell, the Western Bluebird Project launched in 2012 to re-introduce the bird to Vancouver Island is celebrated after, seven birds returned to Cowichan from winter nest-ing grounds and a pair of western bluebirds was unexpectedly seen in Metchosin, and another in Nanaimo. Three new pairs of western bluebirds imported from Washington are being released in the Cowichan Valley as the program continues.

• Congratulations to Janet Docherty, Rick Pipes and the rest of the Merridale Cider-works for their recent honours at the American Distilling Association competition. Under the watchful guidance of Laurent Lafuente, one of Canada’s few master blenders, Merridale bran-dies were awarded Best in Class (for Merridale Stair’s Pear Brandy), Gold and Silver against competition from all over North America.

• Denise Smith says volunteers and teams are still needed for this year’s Relay For Life, May

31 at the Cowichan Sportsplex. Contact the Canadian Cancer Society at [email protected] or phone 1-250-414-4251.

• A belated welcome back to members of the Chemainus Rotary Club who participated in the club’s � rst international project, going to Guatemala to work with Mayans to improve their homes by building bed frames and � xing leaky roofs. Among the members taking part in the two-week late-February trip were Len Lavender, Butch Takenaka, Tom Andrews, Daphne Carlyle, Colleen Davy, Joan Takenaka, Art Carlyle, Ellen Lavender and Shelley Rouse.

• Cowichan Therapeutic Riding Association riders Ross Wristen and Bobbi-Jo Scharff placed fourth and � rst, respectively, in his division in the November 2013 Sea-to-Sea Video Competition, a national para-dressage competition.

• Meanwhile, CTRA is delighted with Nicho-las Pietrzak, who at his seventh birthday party earlier this year, asked his 10 guests to bring a donation for CTRA instead of a present. As a result, Nick and his mom Lynne Adam were able to hand over a $150 donation.

Exciting things happening for you, your friends or your family that you want to share with your community? Send me a quick email at [email protected]. We’d love to spread the word.

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The 2013 Cowichan United Way campaign has invested $155,500 into kids, neighbour-hoods and turning

poverty into possibility.According to Alan Corbould,

the United Way’s director of resource development, the cash will be invested into more than 71 programs across 16 local organiza-tions. According to a United Way media release, priority was given to the following areas:

Helping kids be all they can be: “Children and youth need a good start in life, access to early literacy and development pro-grams, positive school experiences and to graduate from high school.

They also benefit from recreational activities, mentor relationships with adult role models and op-portunities to discover and develop their talents and interests,” a media release reads.

Among the programs being funded in this area: in-school men-toring, summer camps, Books ‘n’ Bubbles reading program, parent support, life- skills and tutoring programs, healthy food aware-ness, anti-bullying education, and suicide awareness and prevention for kids, youth and families.

Strong communities/healthy people: “The focus of this portfolio is to engage residents to take ownership and action in improving access to resources needed to revi-talize and strengthen neighbour-hoods,” the release continues.

Programs in this area include: a health equipment loan program, healthy eating and gardening initiatives, one-on-one, peer and group support circles, domestic violence awareness and support, individual and group bereavement support, and advocating for and

training volunteersFrom poverty to possibility: “Pov-

erty is a far-reaching, complex is-sue. It is also a lasting one. United Way is committed to investing in programs that help individuals and families stabilize, avoid or move out of the cycle of poverty,” the release states.

Programs funded under this heading include: healthy food and lunch programs, K.I.C.K (Kind, Involved, Confident Kids) and F.U.S.E (fair, unique, safe and empowered) programs, nutrition, support and skill development

“We are tremendously grateful to all the people and businesses that chose to invest in the well-being of their community through United Way,” said United Way president Mike Murphy. “We are also thankful to all of the volun-teers who helped with this year’s campaign, and supported our community events.

“Together, we are strengthening the connections between people and their communities, and that is a great success story,” he said.

United Way rolls $155,000 into kids, communityCampaign proceeds: will be invested into more than 71 programs across 16 local organizations

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Brentwood College School’s advanced dance class of 2014 during rehearsal for the school’s annual dance show May 2. The spring event will see these students take part in a number of dance pieces centred on a War and Peace theme. courtesy Mike Minckler

Ashley DegraafNews Leader Pictorial

Not only is Brentwood College School’s annual spring dance show a feast for the eyes, the long-time

event is often a discussion-starter with its theme.

Take this year’s show, for ex-ample of War and Peace.

Students from Grades 9 through 12 will dance in about 25 numbers centred on heavy imagery bor-rowed from Tolstoy’s classic title.

“I thought it would be an intriguing theme,” said Brentwood school’s dance captain, Youngeun Lee. “It just kind of popped into my mind and I guess I was looking for something with a contrast.

“I thought people could relate to it as well. It’s pretty heavy and

deep.”The Russian author’s classic

based on the Patriotic War of 1812, was “the catalyst for a colli-sion of contrast that helped us to create the richness of imagery and emotion about to unfold from this performance,” wrote Brentwood dance instructor Lorraine Blake in an email. “Elation and sorrow. Tranquility and turmoil: the power of contradiction gave ready fuel to our creativity.”

Blake had asked the school’s dance group about potential themes for this year’s show.

“She had a few in mind, from the ones we said, and then she chooses,” explained Lee.

She was quite excited her sugges-tion was picked.

“I thought it would be a really intriguing theme, kind of univer-sal. And I thought a lot of people would have something to give to it.”

The show is run with solos, small group and larger group dances staged by the school’s junior, inter-mediate and senior students.

“I really like what all the students have done with their song choices,”

Lee said, noting the show is very much developed by the students themselves. “It’s most of their � rst times choreographing something.”

“We tried to make each piece very different,” she added.

She noted a solo where the subject’s just received a letter to go to war.

“And it’s just depicting that men-tal process,” she said.

Lee herself helped choreograph many of the pieces and will star in a solo featuring an acoustic version of Lay Me Down by Sam Smith.

“Last year I did an instrumental. It was a sound interpretive piece, and this year it’s more lyrical and more heartfelt I guess,” she said. “It’s kind of like a loved-one lost piece.”

Your ticketWhat: Evening of Dance 2014,

War and PeaceWhen: Friday, May 2, 7:30 p.m.Where: Brentwood College

School, T. Gil Bunch Centre for Performing Arts

Tickets: $7, call 250-743-8756

BCS stages War and Peace on graceful feetDance showcase: students tackle heavy themes in Brentwood’s annual spring production

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Cowichan Folk Guild offers beer, burgers and bluesmanBurgers, beer and Tim Williams.That is the recipe for adding much-needed

electrical upgrades to the Island Folk Festival this summer.

The Cowichan Folk Guild is hosting Calgary bluesman Tim Williams for an intimate 7:30 p.m. Fri-day concert at the Providence Farm Chapel May 2.

And the guild is following that up with a beer and

burger fundraiser May 4 from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Cow Bay Pub.

Williams is no stranger to Cowichan. His guitar skills are frequently compared to Ry Cooder and David Lindley (and like them, Tim plays a wealth of other string instruments), and his songwriting has won praise from the likes of Tom Russel and Willie Nelson.

Tickets for the Williams show are $20, $15 for CFG members in advance, or cash only at the door.

Tickets for the beer and burger are $20 and will buy you the sounds of veteran local band Monty and the Pythons and a chance to bid on a wealth of silent auction items.

For more information contact the CFG offi ce at 250-748-3975.


Hundreds of brave Cowichan guys head-ed overseas

to � ght during the Second World War.

They were the kind of men who left behind lone-ly, loving gals portrayed in Duncan Christian School drama teacher Greg Hollett’s musical-drama Under The Apple Tree premiering this week.

“It’s a story of love and loss, triumph and tragedy, surrounded with upbeat moments � lled with rous-ing music and dance,” he said of his 28-member student cast backed by Tamarae Alyward’s live band.

Inspired by the Warm Land’s response to fascist evil — and home-front help — valley homeboy Hollett planted Tree in small-town Canada.

“It’s historically accurate, but it’s a � ctional story,” he said of his tale about bored young men who decide to enlist in the Canadian Army.

“It could be set in Dun-can. They go to Terrace for basic training, and in the meantime, the girls are missing the boys and enter a local CBC Radio contest to sing to them.”

Those sweethearts are

personi� ed in the � ve Homefront Girls “whose harmonies and melodies encourage the boys, and the response is so great, they end up getting sent to perform live overseas,” said playwright Hollett.

One of those Homefront Girls is Elizabeth, depicted by Katrina Climie, 16.

“It was a tragic era; it was de� nitely an eye-opener for me because I haven’t studied (the war) much; this play’s taught me a lot. We’ve grown just knowing the (wartime) history and what hap-pened.”

Still, the Grade 10 actress could relate to the war’s demanding personal situations.

“I could see myself do-ing what Elizabeth does if I was living in those days.

“She’s de� nitely similar to me in many ways; outgoing and out there, and she loves being with people.”

Home � res also see working ladies, a la Rosie the Riveter, on jobs in factories.

“It’s all about searching for hope and encourage-

ment in dif� cult and tragic times,” said Hollett, who simply had the right ac-tors to mount the world premiere of his wartime work.

“I thought ‘I have a large group of girls who are very talented actors and singers’ so the story line was chosen as I wanted to � ll that void — and it’s dif-� cult to � nd a meaningful play that’s really solid in its structure.”

It helped having family members on both sides during the war.

“As a Christian-based writer, with God there are no borders, just people,” he said, calling letter-laced Tree “very special.”

Climie agreed.“There are no limits as

to what you can do,” she said, offering a moral to Tree. “We’re all the same.”

Your ticketWhat: Under The

Apple TreeWhen: May 2 and 3, 7

p.m.Where: Cowichan

TheatreTickets: $18, $12 for stu-

dents. Call 250-748-7529

courtesy DCSDrama teacher Greg Hollett penned the Duncan Christian School’s new musical Under The Apple Tree.

DCS plucks WWII musicalUnder the Apple Tree: students stage teacher-penned world premiere

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Cowichan’s Largest OpenArt Exhibition & SaleIsland Savings Centre 2687 James St., Duncan BC

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WednesdayCowichan Valley Fine Arts Show

Opening: at PORTALS, The CVAC Centre of Arts, Culture and Heritage in the Island Savings Centre. For details, cowichanval-leyartscouncil.ca.

ThursdayEnergize Your Soul: Award-win-

ning artist Joane Moran displays vibrant botanicals at Imagine That for the month of May.

Mercury Players Presents The Original Cast: A rollicking comedy of mistaken identity and reignited relationships, at 331 Brae Rd., Duncan, 7:30 p.m. Tickets at Ten Old Books, Solitaire Press and First Chiropractic Clinic.

Plan an Action Meeting: The Cowichan Valley Council of Canadians hosts a meeting for all community members interested in taking part in raising awareness regarding the Unfair Elections

Act (Bill C-23), 7 p.m., Nitinat Room, Island Savings Centre For info call Donna at 748-2444 or [email protected].

The Impact of Technology on the Developing Brain: Cowichan Valley teachers present Dr. Mohapel from Royal Roads University — a free lecture for parents at 7 p.m. at the Quw’utsun’ Cultural & Conference Centre in Duncan.

FridayB.C. Youth Week Extravaganza

Event: Sumo suit wrestling, hu-man hamster balls, bungee runs, prizes, music, and more at Fuller Lake Arena, 7 to 9 p.m. Open to all youth ages 12 to 18 years. Admission $10 at the door. For more info contact Laura Chappell at 250-246-4217.

Tim Williams Concert at Providence Farm: Cowichan Folk Guild fundraiser. Doors open at 7 p.m., show begins at 7:30 p.m. For more information and tickets phone Bobbie Blue at 778-455-4710 or email [email protected]. Tickets will also be available at the Chapel door for $20, cash only.

Under the Apple Tree: A 1940’s musical performed by students of Duncan Christian Secondary School, at Island Savings Centre, 7 p.m. Tickets at the Cowichan Theatre box offi ce, 250-748-7529, Adults $18, students $12.

Being Brave: Is Enlightened Soci-ety Possible? A live web-stream of a retreat led by Ani Pema Chödrön and Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, at 6312 Crestwood Drive, Duncan. Friday evening 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Sunday 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Go to the website for more info www.creatingsociety.com/

SaturdayKids Learn to Fish Day: Fun and

educational booths and activities for kids. Kids also receive a lunch and a participation prize (parents are asked to make a lunch donation). Chemainus Lake Park,

River Road, Chemainus, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

2014 Cowichan Valley Garden Fair: Proceeds from the Garden Fair are used for donations of rhododendrons and other plants to various public institutions in the Cowichan Valley. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Cowichan Exhibition Grounds.

Brenda’s Brats Choral Concert: Annual choral fundraising concert at Pioneer Square Mall, lower level, 900 Shawnigan-Mill Bay Road, Mill Bay. Music, mirth and munchies. Shows at 2 and 7 p.m.

In Bloom Wildfl ower Festival: Wildfl ower walks, bluebird updates, native plant sale, nature photography workshop, storytell-ing, hayrides and more, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Cowichan Garry Oak Preserve,1241 Maple Bay Rd, Duncan. Please park on Maple Bay Rd and walk down to

the end of Aitken Rd.

SundayHike for Hospice: Bring your

family, bring your friends, bring your leashed dog and celebrate spring with a gentle 2 or 4 km hike through the trails at the picturesque Providence Farm.

Hike begins at 10:30 a.m. sharp and includes a barbecue lunch, entertainment and a relaxing foot treatment. To register: www.cowichanvalleyhospice.org

Ring-leader Leah Blackwood of Victoria leads her dog Zerin, an Afghan hound, around the ring during Tyee Kennel Club dog show competition Sunday at the Cowichan Exhibition’s Mellor Hall.Don Bodger

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STEWART, Frances Mildred (nee Deeble)

March 18, 1930 – April 23, 2014

Passed away peacefully April 23, 2014 at the Cowichan District Hospital. Predeceased by her husband John Walden Ferguson Stewart, 2006, parents Herbert and Mary, sisters Phyllis (Earl) and Edith.Survived by children Jock (Judy), Christie (Bill), Angus (Sherry), grandchildren Todd (Crystal), Keith (Brandalyn), Jessica, John, Rosanna, Duncan, Mitchell, great-grandchildren Marissa, Troy, Lexi, sisters Mary (Doug), Anne, Harry (Dulcie).Frances was a member of the War Amps of Canada, Cornish Group, Legion, Altar Guild, MOA, bridge groups.Frances loved life and could turn most any social occasion into a party!The family is grateful for the exceptional care Frances received from Dr. Seymour and the staff of the Cowichan District Hospital.Service will be held at St. Michael and All Angels Anglican Church, 2858 Mill Street, Chemainus, on Monday May 5th at 1:30 pm, followed by interment at the Chemainus Cemetery.In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Canadian Cancer Society.

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BOBB, Kathleen EdithIt is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our mother, Kathleen Edith Bobb (nee Fraser), formerly of Duncan, British Columbia. Kathleen passed from us late on April 14th. She was born on May 26, 1933, in Jabulpur, India. She married Derek Bobb on January 22, 1955 in Birmingham, England. She is survived by her four children, Sharon, Peter, Amanda and John and by her brother Derek and sister Barbara and her grandchildren, Marc, Natalie,

Christina and Katrina. She is predeceased by her husband Derek, her mother Mabel Grace and father Ernest, her many siblings and her in-laws Lorna Lois and Edward Vivian Bobb.

Kathleen gave many years of her life to her former church, St. Andrews of Cowichan Station, the Cowichan Valley Basket Society and the Cowichan District Hospital Women’s Auxiliary.

A service will take place at First Memorial Funeral Services on Friday, May 9th, 2014 at 1:00 pm, located at 375 Brae Road, Duncan, B.C. An internment will follow at St. Andrews Church in Cowichan Station, B.C., at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to either the Cowichan Valley Basket Society or the Cowichan District Hospital Women’s Auxiliary.

DODD, Bakhtawar (Joe)October 5, 1930 - April 24, 2014

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of a devoted husband, father and grandfather Joe/Dad/Bubba, who passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family. He leaves behind Georgina, his wife of 61 years; children Pudge (Laurel), Gindo (Judi), Celia, Robin (Greg), and four granddaughters Jackie, Krista, Baylea, and Emma, who were his pride and joy.Joe was born in Dhandian, India and immigrated to Canada in 1948. In his early years, he worked in Honeymoon Bay and Youbou mills. Later he owned a sawdust truck for deliveries. In 1967 he established Dodd’s Lumber, which is still a family owned business today.We will all miss Joe’s wit and sense of humour. He was an honourable, generous and caring soul. At Joe’s request, a private family service was held early in the week. Please join us on Sunday, May 4th from 1 - 4 p.m. at the Cowichan Exhibition Hall to celebrate Joe, who will be sadly missed by us all.In lieu of flowers, donations in Joe’s memory can be made to the Heart & Stroke Foundation. Condolences may be offered online at www.sandsduncan.ca

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WOODS, Marjorie Louise (nee Gibbons)

August 5, 1924- April 25, 2014

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our wonderful mother. Predeceased by our father David, and our little brother Kevin. She will be greatly missed by her children, Gail (John), Glen (Mandy), Wayne (Dora) Holly, Dean (Therese) and grand-children Cameron, Cole, Kevin, Carmen and eight beautiful great grandchildren. Mom was a true Island girl, born in Sidney, moved to Duncan as a young child and spent her entire life here. She worked at Kings Daughter’s Hospital for a few years and absolutely loved her job. She left the hospital and became a stay at home mom and helped our dad with the family business. After we all moved out she became a member of the Eagles and loved her Saturday night dancing (and a couple of beers of course). She loved animals and donated to many different causes. She was a member of the Duncan Seniors and loved playing bingo and garage sailing.Mom was a fantastic listener, a person of few words and never had a bad thing to say about anyone or anything. Anyone who ever had the chance to meet our mom, loved her. She was a fantastic human being. Our family would like to thank all of the staff at Cairnsmore Place for your wonderful care and kindness. It makes it so much easier to know your loved ones are in good hands.You are invited to join our family for a celebration of mom’s life at the Eagles Hall on Saturday May 10, 2014 from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM. For all of you that knew our dad David Woods, we would be pleased if you would join us as well to celebrate his life. Online condolences at www.hwwallacecbc.com

H.W. Wallace5285 Polkey Rd.250-701-0001

THEOBALD, Laura (BABE)April 28, 1914 - April 24, 2014

Babe was born in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. She moved to Prince Rupert in 1942, and then to Duncan in 1956 where she resided until her death. She passed away four days prior to her 100th birthday.Babe is survived by her son Lance (Sandra) and her daughter Goldie Steinhauer, 7 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great grandsons.Babe arranged for her remains to be cremated, and at her request there will be no service. Flowers are also gratefully declined.

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He’s back.

Well, lacrosse coach Lorne Winship was never really gone in the first place, but he

intended to be.Winship ended his term with the

Midget A Thunder and is now coaching a Cowichan Valley Inter-mediate B team. “So much for my retirement,’’ he quipped. “It lasted for about three months.’’

But his own boys wanting to play locally helped him make the deci-

sion. Colin is going to play for him and Graham will be suiting up for the Junior B team being coached by Neil Gailey.

Both teams begin play this week. The Intermediate Bs’ first league game is at Cowichan Arena Friday and the Junior Bs open at Cowichan Arena Saturday after playing in Saanich Thursday.

Winship is the governor for both teams.

“I’m really struggling for junior numbers, waiting for kids to come back from university,’’ he said.

The Intermediate B ranks are for 17- and 18-year-olds and Junior B

for 19- to 21-year-olds.“We’ll see how we’re going to

compete,’’ said Winship. “It’s just getting going so certainly there’s some growing pains.’’

The Midget A team coaching duties have been taken over by Mike Gagnon.

Some of Winship’s former players are scattered around at higher levels. Braylon Lumb, Taylor Martin and Pollo Claxton are with the Victoria Shamrocks and Chris Branting and Connor Sutton with the Nanaimo Timbermen in Intermediate A. Ty-son Black and Brandon Corby are with Winship in Intermediate B.

Andrew LeongLook of sheer determination shows on the face of Colton Lidstone of the Cowichan Valley Thunder, as he’s chased by Brandon Michalski of Westshore in a Midget A lacrosse game April 17 at Fuller Lake Arena. Cowichan ran away with a 12-2 win.

Youth Athleteof the Week

Kristin PaddleKristin Paddle typifies the learning curve associated with starting in the Cowichan Secondary School girls’ rugby program and the eventual payoff at the end. Paddle, 17, a Grade 12 student, has been in the program three years and remembers all too well about her humble beginnings. “I had no idea what I was doing,’’ she said. “I was running around and probably it didn’t really click for me till Grade 11 year.’’ Paddle quickly became a key member of the team at scrum half that’s carried over to her final year of high school. “I think she’s thrown the most scrum half passes out of everybody I’ve ever coached on Cow High — just thousands and thousands of passes,’’ said coach Brad Skene. “She’s kind of one of those unsung heroes that does her job very, very well and doesn’t look for any glory. She just wants the team to be successful.’’ Last year’s B.C. AAA title was rewarding but the team isn’t looking too far ahead yet toward a possible repeat. “We’re focusing on what game’s coming up — not too much about it later, but that’s still in our mindset and we want to do the best we can,’’ Paddle said.

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What transpired at the Cowichan Rugby Club Saturday can only be described as

bittersweet.The host club obviously made

grandiose plans to sweep both Island final games in Div. 1 and 3, but ended up with a compromise of one title each against Velox.

The Cowichan Thirds started the day on the right note, beating Velox 36-27, but the Firsts couldn’t follow suit and fell 14-11 to Velox in a heartbreaker.

The Thirds will host a B.C. semifinal game Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Herd Road Grounds.

The Velox Thirds had a loaded squad that included players who’d dropped down from the Firsts and Gord McGeachy, who handles the coaching duties for both Co-wichan squads, thought the locals might be in trouble.

“We were playing against a very good team,’’ he said.

Velox had a 20-17 lead at half-time when the tide — or the wind, at least — turned.

Cowichan had the wind advan-tage and a couple of subs were brought in that turned the three-point deficit into a 36-20 lead with 19 unanswered points.

One last converted try in the late stages by Velox did not cut into the lead enough to cause Cowichan any worry. “We had a pretty good cushion,’’ said McGeachy.

Ryan Spooner led the way with two tries. Ryan Mcavena, Jordan Weisner, Andrew Wright and Pat

Large scored the other tries and Cam Hall kicked three conver-sions.

The Firsts’ game had a big build-up, with Cowichan confident of success in front of a partisan crowd.

“The long and the short of it is we didn’t have our best game,’’ said McGeachy.

It was an ideal day for rugby and Velox launched right into it with a converted try after just 10 minutes.

“It was a defensive battle for most of the first half,’’ said Mc-Geachy.

Cowichan didn’t score until Owen Wood’s penalty goal on the last play of the half.

Cowichan had the wind at its

back for the second half and “I thought we’d be OK,’’ said McGeachy. “We got off to a great start right off the bat.’’

Gabriel Farrell scored a try to give Cowichan an 8-7 lead. Velox came back with a converted try with about 20 minutes left.

Ten minutes after that, Wood hit another penalty. But Cowichan couldn’t get anything going in the dying minutes.

“Basically, we just couldn’t hang onto the ball to get out of our half,’’ said McGeachy.

Cowichan players were obviously disappointed at the outcome. “We had some high expectations going into the playoffs, for sure,’’ said McGeachy.

Andrew LeongClutch-and-grab defence is applied by Aaron Frisby and Dale Grimston of Velox on Co-wichan’s Pat Fraser, who tries to outmuscle both of them in Saturday’s Div. 1 men’s Island final rugby contest at Herd Road.

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Somehow, Brentwood College manages to complete its famous International High School Rowing Regatta no matter what the circumstances.

Every year seems to present some sort of challenge for regatta coordinator Debbie Sage to rework the schedule based on water and wind condi-tions and the 44th-annual edition of the event Friday through Sunday was certainly no exception.

Everything started well with great weather Friday, but Sage knew it seldom holds up this time of year here for an entire weekend.

Sure enough, the wind came up and “we did our last race on Saturday at 12:30 (p.m.) and we didn’t race again till Sunday,’’ she said.

“It was a very strong southeast wind. Once that hap-pens here, we’re done.’’

At 5:30 p.m. Saturday, “I decided nothing was going to happen.’’

So it was over to Plan B or C or whatever it was at that point to complete the regatta Sunday. The action started bright and early at 6 a.m. under minimal daylight and ran to a conclusion by noon.

All heats Sunday were turned into timed finals.“We didn’t have to scratch any races,’’ said Sage.

“I’m not sure how that happens.’’A whopping total of 1,647 rowers took part in the

regatta. “We’ve been holding pretty steady around that number the last three or four years,’’ said Sage.

Host Brentwood came fourth in the overall stand-ings with 528 points. Vic City Rowing Club was first with 947 followed by Pocock Rowing Center at 714 and Sammamish Rowing Association with 616.

Shawnigan Lake School tallied 145 points for 18th and Maple Bay Rowing Club 81 points for 22nd.

Next year will be the regatta’s big 45th anniversary.


Only unforeseen circum-stances prevented Shawni-gan Lake School from winning the provincial sevens girls’ high school

rugby championship in Vancouver.Shawnigan and Abbotsford started

in the same pool and ended up battling for the title. Unfortunately, by that time, Shawnigan was not at 100% to dupli-cate its 37-12 pool play win and lost the rematch 33-5 to settle for second place.

“We were plagued with injuries which eventually became our downfall,’’ noted coach Mark Hall. “We lost our scrum half in the first game Friday and then our centre in the semifinal.

“While we still had great speed on the outside, we lacked the ability to finish anywhere else. It was difficult to lose in the final because we were clearly the strongest team. We actually played good sevens in the final, but couldn’t match the strength of a couple of the Abbotsford players.’’

Speedy Kira Wimbert staked Shawni-gan to a 5-0 lead in the final, but the team couldn’t produce any more of-fense — especially without the services of injured Hannah Darling, who’s a budding star in the national women’s sevens program.

Shawnigan also trounced Belmont 31-12 and Semiahmoo 48-0 in other pool games and then blanked Cowichan Secondary 22-0 in the quarterfinals and

topped Vanier 15-5 in the semis before Abbotsford ended the quest for the title.

Cowichan went 2-1 in pool games, beating McRoberts 24-0, losing to Elgin Park 25-5 and shutting out Mc-Math-2 25-0.

After the quarterfinal loss to Shawni-gan, Cowichan was defeated 27-5 by Yale in the Plate semifinal.

“We were OK,’’ said Cowichan co-captain Adrienne Saari. “We didn’t finish how we wanted to.’’

The Elgin Park game stood out to Saari as a disappointing result. “I think it was just an off-game,’’ she said.

The sevens games consist of just seven-minute halves and a total of 14 minutes, moving along very quickly when a team is playing from behind.

Saari said the T-Birds will now just have to “work harder for provincials’’ to defend their title in the 15s game.

“You can only move forward.’’

Don BodgerGang tackle is made by Cowichan players Marlee Wright, left, and Brigitte Reid during a develop-ment girls’ rugby game against Ladysmith.

Andrew LeongRowers race for the finish in the Brentwood College Rowing Regatta, including Brentwood College Junior A Novice Women 4X+ crew, above, of Cecilia Bilton, Sarah Coffin, Serena Green, Tara Blundell and Katerina Lyons and the Maple Bay Rowing Club Junior A Novice Men 4X+ crew, below left, of Christian Frick, Chris Jones, Eamonn Roberts, Shane Blanford-Craig and coxswain Jean Louw Malherbe. Below right, Shawnigan Lake’s Junior A JV 4X+ women’s crew heads out of the water.

Provincial sevens: Girls run into injuries, giving Abbotsford the advantage in the final

Brentwood College: Debbie Sage utilizes 17 years as coordinator to make it happen

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Cowichan players prominent on Team B.C. U15 girls’ invitesGot a sports story?email [email protected] 250-856-0045 Several Cowichan players are

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The selected athletes include: Ashton Aumen, Emma Dame, Kyla Toljander, Maria Murray,

Robin Fleming, Shon Lumb, Makayla Styba and Sara Good-man, pictured in action against Shawnigan Lake School last season. Goodman played on the Cowichan Secondary School senior girls’ team, along with Aumen and Murray.

The young stars received some valuable experience at the highest level of high school field hockey well ahead of their time.

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