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Peter W. RuslandNews Leader Pictorial
Peter de Verteuil is moving from running Duncans nances to
helming the city.Effective April 27, de Verteuil, the citys current
nancial di-rector, takes the reins from retiring chief
administrative of cer Tom Ireland, council announced
Wednesday.Open, transparent government and streamlined
development
processes are de Verteuils goals as he meets before April 27
with council to review priorities in its Strategic Plan.
It is important to keep the plan fresh; it is a living
document.Having worked with council closely, I know open and
transparent
government, and communication, is a priority. Something I will
also be discussing is continuing our efforts in the area of ef
ciency and open-ness in the development approvals process, noted de
Verteuil.
Hell earn $120,000 annually. Ireland currently makes $133,000 a
year, de Verteuil said.
Mayor Phil Kents release says council conducted a thorough
com-petition for the CAO position, with many applicants, and felt
Mr. de Verteuil was the best choice to lead the city.
Some 50 applicants surfaced for Irelands job, said Kent.That
number was whittled to 10, then shortlisted to four before
council
gave de Verteuil the nod, Kent explained.Competition for a new
nance director starts today.Certi ed general accountant de Verteuil
strived toward the CAO post
since starting with the city in late 2004 as nance director,
Kent notes.Prior to this, Mr. de Verteuil spent three years at the
Town of Lake
Cowichan, and the prior two years at the Cowichan Valley
Regional District.
These local government years, coupled with his many years in
public practice, have given him a varied background and a strong
ability to interact well with residents, the business and
development community, co-workers, staff, and the media, Kent says
of team player de Verteuil.
He has the respect of all staff for his forthright and open
style of leadership.
As nance director, de Verteuil also held positions of deputy
CAO, and deputy-director of corporate services.
I am truly thankful council has put its trust in me, and Im
looking forward to the challenge of leading the city, and working
closely with council to achieve its goals and vision.
Ireland served the city for the past seven years. He retires on
April 26.Thats also when Duncans long-serving corporate services
director,
Lynn Ketch, retires.Shes been replaced by Karen Burley who earns
$90,000 a year, de
Verteuil said.
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Finance director takes over as chief administrative of
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Peter W. Rusland/ leDuncan council has named its nancial
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CVRD budget decisions CVRD budget decisions stalled for two
weeksstalled for two weeksRoss ArmourNews Leader Pictorial
Capping senior staff salaries, directors declining a salary
increase and allowing the public decisions on grant-in- aid
allocations was among discussion Wednesday night at the Cowichan
Valley Regional District board meeting.
Budget talks drew a packed crowd to the boardroom but any formal
decisions will now be delayed after a motion was made for another
budget meeting on March 27.
That motion came after Shawnigan Lake Director Bruce Fraser
surprised the board with 15 motions to help the CVRD cut its
proposed $84.8 million budget thats $14 million above the
current
budget.What weve done so far is just add
and add and add and thats not scally responsible, said Fraser at
the four-hour meeting. We have to look systematically at what we
can do to bring the budget down.
Frasers motions included a cap on se-nior staff salaries that
are over $100,000, and that those salaries remain at last years
level rather than be increased.
He also wants grant-in-aid allocation to be decided by the
public, and that process would be incorporated into election
campaigns.
Fraser also proposed fellow directors forego a stipend increase
for the rest of the year, and proposed the subsidy amount for
directors major meeting at-tendance be halved.
more on page 5
Andrew LeongSmoke billows from a structure at Unit 5 of 3012
Boys Road Wednesday afternoon, causing some problems for Duncan re
ghters in bringing it under control.
City of Duncan:City of Duncan: Peter de Verteuils appointment to
succeed Tom Ireland as citys new boss effective April 27 Peter de
Verteuils appointment to succeed Tom Ireland as citys new boss
effective April 27
$14 million hike:$14 million hike: More time needed to consider
15 motions More time needed to consider 15 motions
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Janis WarrenThe Tri-City News
On the top of a dresser in Pat Skid-mores home in Port Moody,
there is a black-and-white photo of her mother and father. They are
standing on a street in Vancouver or Victoria, smiling for the
camera, locked in an embrace.
The picture represents a happy time for Marjorie Arnison, who in
May 1948 married Clifford Skid-more and moved to Coquitlam in 1955
to raise their family.
The joy was short-lived. A few weeks after their fth child was
born in October 1957, Clifford killed himself after a lobotomy at
Riverview Hos-pital heightened his depression. Patricia believes he
suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder after working in the
Merchant Navy.
Marjorie was a single mother, raising wel-fare rats, as Patricia
described herself and her siblings all of whom graduated from
Centennial Secondary School.
But extreme poverty was nothing new for her mom.
Marjorie had seen her own mother, Winifred, struggle as a single
parent raising nine children in northern England. Her father,
Thomas, lived in London and, occasionally, sent some money from his
odd jobs around the U.K. and Europe.
In 1937, it was Thomas who sealed the fate for Marjorie, her
brother Kenny and two sisters, Joyce
(who would stay behind) and Audrey.
With Eng-land calling for young soldiers to provide Brit-ish
stock and cheap labour in its colonies of Canada, Australia,
New
Zealand, South Africa and Rhodesia (now Zimba-bwe), Thomas it is
believed was hoping to take the nancial pressures off of his
destitute wife and signed away the guardianship of their four
children to the Fairbridge Society.
The decision, made without the consent of Winifred, hardened the
family for years, writes Patricia in Marjorie, Too Afraid To Cry: A
Home Child Experience, which was published last month by
Dundurn.
My mother never forgave her mother, Patricia said, noting a
visit to Canada in the 1960s was full of resentment toward Winifred
for giving up her children.
Patricia said she started thinking about writ-ing her book in
1986 when she accompanied her mother to Fairbridge Farm School in
Cowichan Station an institution supported nancially by the Prince
of Wales and other wealthy donors in the early part of the 20th
century.
Marjorie spent ve tough years at the farm school with Kenny and,
later, Audrey, from 1937 to 1942. When we visited the place, I was
stunned. I expected there to be just a gravel pit because that was
the negative image my mother had put in my mind of it, Patricia
said.
Instead, she saw lovely cottage homes, a chapel and other
buildings full of an untold history. A decade later, while Patricia
was pursuing her BA in womens studies at the University of
Victoria, she told colleagues about how her mother was a home child
and nobody knew about child migration, Patricia said.
She started digging through provincial and community archives
about the Fairbridge Farm. It opened up a whole new world for me,
Patricia said, adding, I had no idea about child migration and I
was directly affected Its weird growing up without a family
history.
She wrote to her family in England to connect the dots. A
poignant letter came from Joyce, who described how she felt being
left behind because of her age, and not accompanying her three
siblings to Canada.
Twice, Patricia took Marjorie back to England to piece together
her childhood and to meet relatives for the rst time.
And out of the blue, in February 2010, after 73 years of
blackening out her early years, Marjorie got an unexpected gift
from her native country. Following Australias lead, England
formally apologized to the home children and for its child
migration policy, which had been in effect from 1618 to 1974. Of
the 118,000 home children accepted by Canada, 329 of them were
placed at the Fairbridge Farm.But because the apology ceremony
was done in
short order, only two home children from Canada were able to
attend; another 65 ew in from Aus-tralia and New Zealand.
Patricia has a photo of Marjorie shaking hands with then prime
minister Gordon Brown, who delivered the apology in Parliament.
He recognized that vulnerable children suffered unrelenting
hardship and their families left behind were devastated. They were
sent mostly without the consent of their mother or father. They
were cruelly lied to and told that they were orphans and that their
parents were dead, when in fact they were still alive.
Some were separated from their brothers and sisters, never to
see one another again. Names
and birthdays were deliberately changed so that it would be
impossible for families to reunite. Many parents did not know that
their children had been sent out of this country, Brown stated.
The apology struck a nerve with Marjorie, Patricia said, and has
started the healing process. Marjorie, now 86, is no longer ashamed
of her past. In fact, she can talk about it with a great deal of
pride, Patricia said.
As for her book, for which Brown has written a foreword,
Patricia said she has had incredible reaction from her family, here
and abroad. Re-cently, she received a letter of congratulations
from Gordon Campbell, Canadas high commissioner for England.
Marjorie, too, has drawn a fan club in her hometown of Oliver,
B.C.
Still, her story isnt over. Patricia has already written a
manuscript for her second book about her mother, telling more about
life at Fairbridge Farm School that couldnt be included in the rst
book due to length.
And she plans to unravel more history behind the Fairbridge
Society, now under the auspices of the Prince of Wales Trust
Fund.
Said Patricia: It feels like this has only just begun.
courtesy Patricia SkidmoreMarjorie Skidmore (nee Arnison) shakes
hands with then British prime min-ister Gordon Brown after he
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month agoAnother delay in Pompeo case while notice of appeal was
led a month ago
UUP FRONTP FRONT The News Leader Pictorial has obtained
documentation that a notice of appeal was led just two working
days after Const. David Pompeos conviction for aggravated
assault.
Pompeo was found guilty Feb. 14 of shooting Bill Gillespie in
2009 and remains on restricted non-operational duties with
the Nanaimo RCMP detachment.Pompeos counsel Ravi Hira signed
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day by the Vancou-ver Court of Appeal registry.
Eight grounds for appeal of the verdict rendered by Judge Josiah
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A date for Pompeos sentencing was also supposed to be set
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from page 1
He said the latter could be delivered through the prospect of
directors carpooling to speci c meetings or by staying with friends
to minimize expenses costs and hotel coverage that is
guaran-teed.
(These motions are) to illustrate that we have to cut the suit
to t the cloth, he said. We cant keep dipping into the taxpayers
pocket just because we think we are more impor-tant.
Mill Bay/Malahat Director Mike Walker commended Frasers
intentions.
I see some merit in what director Fraser has written. This could
be doable, if its within the will of this board, said Walker.
Cowichan Lake South/Skutz Falls director Ian Morrison was not so
keen, due to time constraints.
I dont want to be in the boat of this is too late but our staff
have spent a worthy amount of time working on a budget that we have
gave them direc-tion with. I dont think we should re-access that,
said Morrison.
The next CVRD budget meeting to be held March 27 at 4 p.m. will
bring about a rush for decision nalization ahead of the March 31
deadline, when the budget has to be led to the province.
We need everything on the table then, said CVRD chairman and
Ladysmith Mayor Rob Hutchins.
WalkerWalkerlaudslaudsFrasers Frasers intentintent
Bruce Frasers 15 motionsBruce Frasers 15 motions1. CVRD
directors forego a stipend increase for the remainder of the 2013
budget year.2. Directors attendance at major meetings be restricted
to a maximum delegation of seven
members of the board with rotating opportunities for equitable
distribution of participation. Or alternatively that the maximum
subsidy for attendance be 50% of the receipted cost.
3. The excluded senior staff with salaries over $100,000 and at
the top of their scale cat-egory be held at 2012 levels for the
remainder of the 2013 budget year.
4. The increased funding proposed for advancing the
communications functions of the CVRD be postponed for consideration
for the 2014 budget year.
5. The increase in transit funds to provide local transit for
Ladysmith be postponed for 2014.6. A cap of $150,000 be placed on
regional grants in aid, over and above the allocation to
the Island Corridor Foundation, for the 2013 budget year and
that the applications for regional grants in aid be divided
pro-rata among the approved applicants.
7. The established policy for regional grants in aid be upheld
with regard to eligibility.8. Applicants that are applying for
regional grants and electoral area grants for the same
functions be required to choose one or the other but not both
avenues for grant in aid funding.9. The annual regional grant in
aid allocation be taken to the public as a speci ed function at
the next opportunity for a referendum.10. The CVRD reduce the
requisition for the regional parkland acquisition function by
amount
over that necessary for debt servicing for the 2013 budget
year.11. The requisitions for the Community Parks and Parks and
Trails functions be held to the
2012 level for the 2013 budget year.12. The proposed increase in
requisition for the Cowichan Theatre be held to a maximum of
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planning budget for 2013 be reduced by 50% and that
alternative means be sought to avoid escalation of the
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14. The requisition for the general government be limited to an
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general government be sought to achieve the target.
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binabl
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sumer i
ncenti
ves. O
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013 (th
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lectFor
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th the
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se or le
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2012/2
013 Fo
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or Sup
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(each a
n Elig
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delive
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factor
y orde
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ring the
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Offer
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vehicle
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ccesso
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is not r
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r cash a
nd can
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ied tow
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ccesso
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ed por
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the Off
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) Offer
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ied tow
ard the
purch
ase or
lease
of an e
ligible
vehicle
. Custo
mers c
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g to for
ego the
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ill qual
ify for
CAD$7
50 in c
ustom
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to be
applied
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purch
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ance o
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price o
f an Eli
gible V
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payab
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ash is d
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is Offer
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aily Re
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gram,
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% annu
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ntage
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for up
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month
s on ap
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for the
lowest
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ayment
. Lease
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cle wit
h a val
ue of $
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month
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399, to
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riction
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ply. A c
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xes. Ma
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st reta
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model
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older v
ehicle
that is
in run
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been
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stered
/plate
dor i
nsured
for the
last 3
month
s (the
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ligible
custom
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o qual
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of of Cr
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ership
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leased
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dered
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eriod. O
ffer on
ly avai
lable t
o resid
ents of
Canada
and p
ayable
in Can
adian
dollars
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is tran
sferab
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to per
sons do
miciled
with th
e own
e rof t
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ycled v
ehicle.
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st reta
il consu
mer of
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de ava
ilable b
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t eithe
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me of
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livery,
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ot avai
lable o
n any
vehicle
receivi
ng CPA
, GPC, C
omme
rcial Co
nnectio
n or Da
ily Ren
tal Reb
ates an
d the Co
mmerc
ial Flee
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ram (CF
IP). Cu
stome
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CFIP a
re not e
ligible
for thi
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time o
ffer, se
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Friday, March 15, 2013A6 Cowichan News Leader Pictorial
Gas Tax Fund grant to help Lake Cowichan deal with wastewaterGas
Tax Fund grant to help Lake Cowichan deal with wastewaterAshley
DegraafNews Leader Pictorial
Lake Cowichan has received one of its largest grants in recent
memory $1.5 million through the federal government Gas Tax Fund, to
replace the towns aging wastewater system.We are certainly very
pleased that our applica-
tion for funding has been approved, said Mayor Ross Forrest. Our
town has limited nancial resources, and this funding will make it
possible for us to make these improvements.
Upgrades will build upon the existing facility to increase
treatment capacity.
Also in the works will be the development of a rainwater
management strategy to guide land use planning to minimize the
impact of rainwater
runoff on the Cowichan River.The plan will also address drainage
for rare and
extreme weather to protect public safety and prop-erty, a media
release explained.
Our government is proud to invest in the long-term health and
prosperity of the Cowichan Valley, said Minister of State (Finance)
and Member of Parliament Ted Menzies. In addition to protecting the
Cowichan River and the surrounding environ-
ment, these infrastructure improvements will also create local
jobs and strengthen the economy.
The total cost of the project is estimated at nearly $1.7
million.
Lake Cowichan will contribute an estimated $337,000 toward the
overall bill.
The Cowichan Valley Regional District have ap-proved sharing
$350,000 in gas tax funding as part of the $1.35 million total
grant for this project.
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Friday, March 15, 2013 Cowichan News Leader Pictorial A7
Peter W. RuslandNews Leader Pictorial
Squabbling about storing river wa-ter in Cowichan Lake is a
ticking time bomb for falls salmon spawning, a local stakeholder
ex-plained.
One Cowichans Parker Jefferson was dismayed after Saturdays
indecisive meeting among 100-some folks in Lake Cowichan.
That huddle debated how best to store spring and summer ows
behind the lakes Catalyst-con-trolled weir for a fall release to
prevent another dry-river crisis that killed more than 1,000
spawners in September.
And even if the forest ministrys Brian Symonds, sh folks, and
lake prop-erty owners reach common ground about enough water
storage by Sept. 15, we dont know how much snow we have in the
hills, said Jefferson.
We dont know whatll happen this summer in terms of rainfall. If
we get a wet spring, well have enough water to reach the top of the
weir.
Its the probability of having seven cubic-metre-per-second ows,
he said of Crofton pulp mills pro-vincial licence governing minimum
river ows.
The probability is better (to divert spawning-water crises) with
the more water we have stored.
He backed a ministry op-tion to stretch storage until July 31,
three weeks past the licences mandated July 9 release.
Were tying to get some local control for water management away
from the forests ministry. Its a bureaucratic mess.
The licence is held by the mill but administered by the
comptroller (Sy-monds), he said.
I hope he does the right thing and allows more stor-age. Id love
to see them hold full storage for as long as possible early in the
summer.
But Symonds did a lackluster job Saturday explaining complex
technical-storage facts to folks, including lake property owners
fearing
ooding and threatening lawsuits against Catalyst, Jefferson
signalled.
The mill has all the water it needs, and they de-clined to
increase storage.
Liability worries are also why Cowichans regional directors
havent applied for a new river-water li-cence through the province,
explained Jefferson.
It boils down fact-based sh protection and property rights but
many people just dont want to hear about this its a problem some
want to go away.
Still, Jefferson urged landowners to get informed about storage
that will have little or no effect on their property.
It would be way below where the (winter) water mark is now, he
stressed, citing the ministrys laser-guided topography studies
found at env.gov.bc.ca/wsd/cowichan.html.
Of 800 lake properties studied, only 350 would have any effect
from stor-age their property may not even extend into the lake at
all.
Meanwhile, One Cow-ichan aims to make local control of river ows
and storage an election issue toward B.C.s May 14 vote, he
said.
Facts urged Facts urged about storing about storing water for
fallwater for fall
Andrew LeongDuane Sylvester was among the Tzinquaw Dancers who
danced to the Victory Song at a small gathering of about 40 people
during an Idle No More protest at the Vancouver Island University
Cowichan Campus parking lot Sunday.
Lake Cowichan meeting:Lake Cowichan meeting: Technical facts
Technical facts short about property ooding, and needs short about
property ooding, and needs of salmon and Crofton pulp millof salmon
and Crofton pulp mill
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Ashley DegraafNews Leader Pictorial
Stephanie Alcocks looking at the sunny side of things.She and
her family werent home when their Chemainus house went up in ames
March 7.Neither were their two dogs and cats.Their losses also are
covered through home insurance.
On top of that, theyve been blessed with an outpouring of
community support and donations.
It was obviously a complete shocker for us, said Al-cock of last
weeks re, which started from a baseboard in her seven-year-old
daughter, Eestens room.
Thankfully, neither people nor pets were in the 3290 Cook St.
residence which has extensive damage.
Its not completely destroyed, but there is a ton of smoke and
water damage and they gured about four to six months work to be
done before we can move back in, Alcock said this week.
Alcock and partner Harvey Ward-Moran, Eesten and ve-year-old son
Connor, are currently staying at the Best Western Inn until theyre
able to crash at a neigh-bours house for a couple weeks while
theyre away.
After that, theyll get the keys to a rental unit they have and
reside there until re damage work is done.
Meanwhile, folks from every corner of the community have stepped
up to donate items to the family.
Because it started in our daughters room, she lost everything,
said Alcock. She lost every toy, article of clothing, every piece
of even paper that was special to
her.But the community has been just really, really great,
she added. Just everything: the support, even the hugs and
sharing tears; its been amazing.
Alcock and family are waiting on results of what else is lost
and can be salvaged of household items.
Were just so lucky everyone was OK but you know there are always
going to be the What ifs that run through your mind, Alcock
said.
Any donations items, in particular clothing and toys for her two
children, can be dropped off at Alcocks moms Chemainus business,
The Chemainus Pizza Mill.
The Chemainus re department received back-up from the Crofton
and Ladysmith departments to ght the re which broke out just before
11 a.m.
Support pours Support pours in for familyin for family
Two-story house on Cook Street was fully involved when Chemainus
re ghters arrived March 7. No one was home during the incident. At
least one bedroom on the second oor was destroyed. Crofton and
Ladysmith departments were called for mutual aid.
Andrew Leong/ le
Burned out:Burned out: Stephanie Alcock grateful to Stephanie
Alcock grateful to the community for donations to her family the
community for donations to her family after March 7 reafter March 7
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New visitor centre New visitor centre missed the mark missed the
mark Re ection of valley?:Re ection of valley?: Cooperation
welcome, but... Cooperation welcome, but...
Cowichans new $2-million visitor centre is a welcome model of
cooperation between local and provincial governments, and our
chambers of commerce.But the long-awaited centre also marks missed
op-portunities to truly re ect the valleys unique aspects.We cheer
enthusiastic support for the centre replacing Duncan-
Cowichan chambers near-invisible facility beside Duncans liquor
store.
But behind Tuesdays sod-turning smiles and speeches sat issues
that could have made our new tourist facility much more, likely for
less taxpayer money.
For starters, some folks fear most motorists are headed north,
and could pass the turnoff to downtown Duncan once they reach the
centre, fronting the highway and B.C. Forest Discovery Centre.
Visitors must backtrack to enjoy the citys cores shopping,
totems and other attractions.
Or they might skip Duncan, a possibil-ity that should concern
city council.
In fairness, local leaders say they tried in vain to nd other
centre sites, includ-ing the old Silver Park Restaurant lot south
of the silver bridge.
Now its worth building a gateway visitor centre in south
Cowichan, possibly along the Malahat.
That kiosk could greet northbound motorists, and lend chances to
plan stops between Mill Bay and Duncan before hitting the main
infocentre.
The southern satellite again showing cooperation could perhaps
occupy a heritage bunkhouse donated by, and promoting, the
struggling forest museum that salutes our timber-based history.
The main centre could also have been fronted by an historic
structure anked by uniquely designed of ce and meeting space.
Instead, well build a barn-style building perhaps re ecting
Cow-ichans farming industry.
Fine, but our valley also holds a huge arts-and-culture sector,
twinned by environmental design smarts found at O.U.R. Ecovil-lage
and elsewhere.
Green ideas, such as rammed earth, could have joined the centres
planned LEED features in a Wow-factor showpiece maybe copying a
Coast Salish longhouse, or a heritage hotel.
Indeed, $2-million seems a big price for a faux farmhouse in an
arguable location.
The case forThe case forWe welcome the CVRD boards
decision to extend the debate on next years proposed $84.8
million budget.
Debate resumes March 27, centred on 15 thrifty motions
thankfully tabled Wednesday by Shawnigan Lake direc-tor Bruce
Fraser, bringing a pause for nancial re ection during
belt-tighten-ing times.
Seeing both sides of: CVRD budget debateThe case againstThe case
againstThe dedicated staff is doing a good
job and deserves parity with respon-siblities shouldered by
staff in other regional districts in B.C.
As a result, budget debate should be limited and taxpayers,
while struggling, should happily pay $14 million more for our
well-run CVRD.
Bruce Fraser brought forward 15 points for debate.
We say:We say:Could have been so much more for less
Paul FletcherNews Leader Pictorial
Cowichans biggest little secret, the Somenos Marsh Conservation
Area is being compromised once again, this time very signi cantly.
It hurts to witness this happen and it cuts worse after learning
simple communication could have eased some of the pain.
It all started with a seemingly innocuous ad a couple of weeks
ago stating North Cowichan would be making an application to remove
a North Cowichan-owned piece of the Somenos Marsh Conservation Area
from the Agricultural Land Reserve.
Then, in quick succession, the noti cation sign went up in the
marsh, the excavators started to tear up the Conservation Area for
the new dike and the News Leader Pictorial front page read, Marsh
reclaimed for new police services building, surprising residents,
stakeholders and even North Cowichans jurisdictional sidekicks.
All this and not an ounce of consultation with community groups
who have invested in
Somenos for almost 35 years nor with North Cowichans partners on
the Somenos Manage-ment Committee, a group of major landowners,
government agencies, local conservation groups and Cowichan
Tribes.
The mayor was even surprised when he learned from a delegation
of Cowichan Valley Naturalists and Marsh Society members that the
land was part of an area making up the Somenos Conservation Area,
and North Cowichan was a signatory to the agreement that created
the SMCA.
What surprised me was that North Cowichan did not anticipate
vocal opposition to the land removal. Perhaps they did anticipate a
negative response but decided to deal with it in the same old
manner as the past where the less they know the better
prevailed.
There is no excuse for not sharing the ALR removal decision with
the people most involved with the Conservation Area, especially
since there had been an agreement in principle (the day before the
press release) about improving communication and collaboration
between the SMWS and North Cowichan.
Unfortunately, not all the relevant information percolates
upward into the public domain. Unless you are privy to all the
information, you may as well keep swimming upstream. Secrecy, and
withholding informa-tion, invariably brings me to the same thought,
that humans who practise this have other purposes in mind.
What happens next on the Fun Paci c property? Has a quiet deal
been struck now that the municipality, citing dike construction
cost savings, cut Fun Paci cs property in half? What about the
school district lands? Might be tempt-ing for School District 79 to
move from there since there seems to be some vacant real estate
coming up. Can North Cowichan be trusted not to let the large area
of once- oodplain become another strip development further
encroaching on once-was marshlands?
The agricultural land reserve North Cowichan wants the land
taken out of is surprisingly the only level of protection within
the Somenos Conservation Area. The Marsh Society has been lobbying
the province for a Wildlife
Management Area (WMA) designation for the Conservation Area
since 1992. We have also been requesting since 1996 that North
Cowichan create a conservation zoning and apply it to the
Conservation Area. The WMA continues to meander its way through
bureaucratic tape and the conservation zoning was hinted at in
North Cowichans last OCP.
North Cowichan is framing the land-removal decision as more
agricultural land will be added to the ALR than what is being
proposed for removal. The actual reality is another portion of the
Conservation Areas ALR lands will be paved and the land being
offered in trade is already farmland now stuck on the wet side of
the dike. There is no net gain in agricultural land despite the
deception that there would be.
Paul Fletcher is a former Duncan city councillor who writes
monthly in the News Leader Pictorial.
Proposed land swap compromises Somenos MarshProposed land swap
compromises Somenos MarshCCOWICHAN LEADERSOWICHAN LEADERS
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YYOUR TURNOUR TURN The question should be about how the
province
can increase funding per student.Don Skerik, Cobble Hill
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Yes. It sounds like a better use of money; itll provide jobs for
more mental-health workers and teachers.
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Local program a worthy modelLocal program a worthy modelDear
editor
I am not surprised that the Somenos Medical Clinic model is
being considered for imple-mentation in more of ces. It makes
access to medical services so much better. I am con dent that, with
Dr. Rimmer leading this initiative, patient care province-wide will
improve. This is truly a patient-focused initiative, not a
production-line, cram-in-as-many-appoint-ments-as-possible
effort.Terry Groves, Duncancomments submitted at
cowichannewsleader.com
Sad these incentives are necessarySad these incentives are
necessaryDear editor
Your article on the GP for Me program stated among the features
being implemented April 1 is funding to enable family physicians to
consult with patients by telephone, incentives for physicians to
add patients with complex conditions, such as cancer, onto their
casel-oads, and support for local physician groups to work
collaboratively with health authorities to support better local
access to primary care. Really? I thought this was all a part of
being a physician. They require funding to consult with patients by
telephone? And incen-tives for them to add truly ill patients to
their caseloads? And local physician groups need extra funding in
order to work collaboratively with health authorities. Id like to
be angry, but Im just sad.Cindy Gilescomments submitted at
cowichannewsleader.com
Healthy mill still means tax hikeHealthy mill still means tax
hikeDear editor
So let me get this straight, property taxes went up about $350
per North Cowichan hom-eowner last year just in case the mill died
and could not pay its tax burden. The mill did not die, so now it
will go on paying commercial taxes, and the people will pay at the
new rate again this year. Now North Cowichan wants another 4.9%
increase. Get bent. Hey, you asked for feedback.Hilary HuntleyNorth
Cowichan
Positive column deserves to go viralPositive column deserves to
go viralDear editor
Aaron Bichards column in the Feb. 27 edi-tion of your paper is
brilliant. In my opinion its so good you should print it again and
again,
and I encourage readers who missed it to look it up online. The
title is Simply acknowledg-ing people makes a better world. That
doesnt say it all though; this article deserves to be read by
everybody, everywhere in the world.
You never know how much a smile and a hello might mean to a
stranger. Many thanks Aaron, for bringing us such a unifying,
posi-tive and universal message. If anything ever deserved to go
viral, this is surely it.John BrackenburyCowichan Bay
Dont ignore small school bene tsDont ignore small school bene
tsDear editor
I am surprised to learn the school district is still considering
closing small schools. When it held public meetings about school
closures in 2007, I commented that my personal experi-ence as a
psychologist suggested the quality of education and social
interaction in small com-munity-connected schools was superior to
that found in larger schools. The research evidence is overwhelming
that smaller schools provide superior education, especially for
children from minority groups, children from low-income families,
and children with special needs. Most convincing is a review of 37
studies by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation showing the many
bene ts of smaller schools.
Some studies also found the cost savings from closing small
schools were minimal or non-existent. Studies have found that
admin-istrators often favour amalgamating small schools into larger
ones, despite evidence that this has a negative impact on the
quality of education. I hope School District 79 will show a
commitment to all children and to quality education by keeping
small schools open and nding other ways to deal with
demographic
and nancial challenges.John ScullDuncan
Lakes know how to adaptLakes know how to adaptDear editor
Re: Mar. 13 your turn Lakes arent for us to tamper with. You
realize if the lake level changes the natural response of the plant
life would be to start growing a bit further up the bank right?
Lake levels change all the time regardless of whether humans are
involved or not. Ever heard of the beaver?Donald Merrycomments
submitted at cowichannewsleader.com
Writers language not appropriateWriters language not
appropriateDear editor
I was perusing your newspaper and started reading Jay Siskas
article on smart phones. I had barely nished reading one column and
turned away in disgust at his free use of profan-ity. Why cant he
express his opinion without using swear words? Is his vocabulary
that stunted that he has to resort to offensive terms to convey his
message? Are there no guidelines anymore to what can be printed in
a newspa-per? That was totally unacceptable!Myriam Peterscomments
submitted at cowichannewsleader.com
The editor responds: Myriam doesnt specify what words she found
objectionable but we assume she refers to the use of hell and
goddamn. Jay has made a deliberate decision to approach his monthly
column using a less-formal style. While we appreciate not all
readers enjoy that style, we do not believe the majority nd it
offensive.
We cant afford this We cant afford this climate-energy
planclimate-energy planIn my opinion:In my opinion: It creates
bigger gov- It creates bigger gov-ernment, more obstacles to
businessernment, more obstacles to business
North Cowichan citizens enjoy a gold standard in the delivery of
essential services by the municipality. This includes things like
waste col-lection and management, road clearing and repair,
infrastructure and public amenity capital investment. We do a good
job.
Recently, council adopted the Climate Action and Energy Plan
that recommends a massive expansion of government intervention in
our lives.
The nine recommendations include three new arms of government: a
municipal power utility company, an agricultural development centre
and a transportation department with a mandate to reduce car trips
and educate people to drive electric cars.
Another pillar of the CAEP is to convert energy systems in
public facilities from carbon-based to hydro and upgrade hydro
systems to reduce overall energy consumption.
I agree with energy conservation principles but I have serious
concerns about the cost to taxpayers. The CAEP is designed for
large urban centres, not small town Cowichan.
About a year ago council signed on with a BC Hydro program that
funded half the salary of an energy auditor. Instead of receiving a
report listing public facilities, current systems and usage,
recom-mended upgrades with estimates and resulting potential
savings from reputable industry service providers, council received
a computer-modulated report with grandiose government expansion
plans and an eco-tax recommendation to fund it.
The report came in the form of a $100,000 CAEP produced by an
independent environmental activ-ist consulting rm. The real cost
was more like $200,000 when one adds all the hidden costs.
Scarce tax resources need to be spent wisely to re ect our
current economic times. Local business is hurting, people are
feeling taxed to death and there is an oversupply of developed land
that needs to be sold and built upon.
We cannot afford to implement the ambitious, world-leading CAEP
when we do not have the ability to pay without constantly raising
taxes. We have to live within our means and create conditions to
foster a robust construction boom to expand our tax base, diversify
the economy, and create badly needed private sector jobs.
Creating business-friendly conditions needs to be our highest
priority.
We are leaders in providing sustainable best practices in public
works and public awareness. We all have been doing our part quite
substantially for a long time now.
A few examples from a long list include low- ow toilet rebates,
a soil removal bylaw, urban containment boundaries to our own,
market-driven, consumer decisions. We are doing well at a pace and
price that we already can barely afford.
We do not need any more unsustainable, massive local government
expansion and big tax hikes to fund it. Sadly, this is the track
were on.
We need to expand tax revenues through growth and development
from the private sector by creating development zones, enabling
bylaws, providing clarity and making timely decisions for our local
builders so we can grow and continue to afford to pay for a gold
standard public service.John Koury is a councillor with the
district municipality of North Cowichan.
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and Alex Billings preparing a tray of chick pea fritter with red
onion jam at the Cowichan Chefs Table for MS at Providence Farm on
Sunday, March 10, an annual fundraising event for the Scotiabank MS
Walk.
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www.TheOldFork.com, 250.597.3027 | Silverbridge Travelodge Hotel
| 140 Trans Canada HWY
On March 1st, 2013, Duncan became home to an exciting new
restaurant concept The Old Fork. Nestled in the Silver Bridge
Travelodge Hotel in Duncan, BC The Old Fork is an all-day breakfast
and lunch and dinner restaurant committed to bringing high-quality,
delicious hearty fare to the people of Duncan. With menu
inspiration coming from Vancouver Island, down to Portland and
stretching all the way to Georgia, The Old Forks breakfast menu
delivers old favourites such as Bananas Foster, giant Flapjacks and
Praline Bacon Waffles. Rounded out by delicious Bennys, Omelets
tailored to your liking and an amazing kids menu, restaurant
concept designer and director Chris Jones goal is to make you feel
like you are back at home, in Moms kitchen! The Old Fork will also
serve lighter fare such as fresh and local salads, crispy fried
oysters, and a signature bottomless bowlsof soup. For bigger
appetites they have a Fried Chicken lunch (served in a cast iron
pan!), Chicken and Waffles, Jambalaya, Shrimp Gumbo and a variety
of fresh andcreative Sandwiches. With a very eclectic dcor
featuring repurposed woods, aluminum siding walls, and vintage
lighting installations The Old Fork is preparing to become an
overnight fan favourite.
BREAKFAST 7AM TO 3PM | LUNCH 11:30AM TO 3PM | DINNER 5PM TO 9PM
(WED-SUN)
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Fresh WholeFrying ChickenProduct of Surrey, BCFamily Pack
Savings Size2 Per Pack$4.39/kg
Olympic
Organic YogurtAssorted1.75kg
Campbells
SoupCream of Mushroom, Chicken Noodle, Vegetable or
Tomato284ml
Single, 69 Limit 4 Total
General Mills
Jumbo CheeriosSelected1kg
Compliments
TomatoesAssorted, 398ml
Single, 79
BC Russet PotatoesGrown in BC20lb/9.07kg Bag
CharminBathroom TissueSelected24 Double RollsLimit 4 Total
199On Sale
Per lb 899On Sale
Each
Kraft
Original Pasta DinnerSelected, 225g
Single, 99Limit 4
Bag20
Specials in Effect Fri, Sat & Sun ONLY! Mar 15th17th,
2013
Fri, Sat & Sun ONLY! Mar 15th17th, 2013
799On Sale
Case of 12
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499On Sale
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Sylvia PateyRegistered Clinical Counsellor
Opening A Practice In DuncanAccepting new clients
Professional and practical approach, offering a range of
interventions and support
Call250-661-1294
Friday, March 15, 2013 Cowichan News Leader Pictorial A13
Andrew LeongCanadian country sensation Terri Clark performs her
biggest hits for an admiring audience at the Cowichan Theatre
Saturday. It was the second time shes appeared in Duncan.
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Friday, March 15, 2013A14 Cowichan News Leader Pictorial
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