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LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

Great dry weather drew them out of their houses on a cold win-ter night into downtown Duncan to enjoy a celebration of light.

By 7 p.m., there was an all-ages crowd at City Square, wait-ing eagerly for the start of the long-awaited fire show by Vesta Fire Entertainment.

And it had been a long wait. They’d been promised the show in July but a total fire ban due to dry weather kiboshed that first attempt by the Duncan Business

Improvement Area folks to bring the exciting display to town.

So they tried again, lining up a winter solstice show for Monday night, Dec. 21.

The troupe of performers set about wowing the audience, which was held back at a safe distance from the stage.

Within minutes of the first flash of flame on the stage, every per-son outdoors downtown seemed to have rushed to swell the crowd watching the eye-popping pyro-technics onstage, which weren’t dampened by a little rain shower.

The crowd contained many young children, like MacKenzie Edwards.

The incredible feat of handling a ball of fire thrills the audience.

Swinging fans of fire while swirling around Duncan’s City Stage is easy, but only when you know how as proven by this member of Vesta Fire Entertainment. For more photos see cowichanvalleycitizen.com [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]

Solstice fi re show dazzles crowd in downtown Duncan

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CVRD’s early budget brings tax increases for allSARAH SIMPSON CITIZEN

No matter how you look at it, taxes are going up, Cowichan Valley Regional District offi-cials have confirmed.

Regional District financial boss Mark Kueber released the local government’s five year financial plan on Wednes-day afternoon, Dec. 16, and it shows an overall tax requisition increase of $1,582,423 million (4.88 per cent).

But that’s not to say that’s the increase everyone paying taxes will see.

Anyone that lives in a muni-cipality has those taxes to pay on top of the CVRD portion and so their total tax bill will depend on municipal budgets.

Those living in the CVRD’s electoral areas will pay their taxes at rates different from both the municipalities and from each other depending on the services provided in each area.

The Municipality of North Cowichan will see the largest municipal increase at $232,489

(3.22 per cent) while the Town of Lake Cowichan will see the smallest increase at $2,587 (0.27 per cent). All nine electoral areas will see an increase in their share of the CVRD requi-sition ranging from a high of $371,174 (7.52 per cent) in Area B (Shawnigan Lake) to a low of $71,307 (3.73 per cent) for Area D (Cowichan Bay). Rates for each area can be found at www.cvrd.bc.ca under the “Financial Information” tab.

The Parks, Electoral Services and Recreation functions are the three services that contain the largest budget increases this time around. A new Arts and Culture service has also been added to future budgets.

It was a foregone conclusion that taxes would be going up. What wasn’t expected was how quickly the CVRD board was able to get through the budget process this year.

CVRD Chair Jon Lefebure is proud of both staff and the board’s diligence to the cause.

“This is the earliest date the CVRD has ever adopted a five

year financial plan” Lefebure said. “It took a profound shift in the budget preparation cycle; determination by the board of directors in time and energy; and extreme hard work by the Finance Division and staff throughout the organization to accomplish this feat.”

What the speedy timeline means is capital projects can begin sooner in 2016 than in years past. That “should translate into more favourable pricing,” according to Kueber’s press release.

The Regional District intends to shell out for some high priced projects in 2016 including: $1.7 million for the Trans-Canada Trail; $2.4 million for a new Fire Hall in Area H (North Oyster/Diamond); $2.7 million for a new Arbutus Ridge sewer treatment and disposal system in Area C (Cobble Hill); $2 mil-lion for Cowichan Lake’s Meade Creek Recycling Centre; and $1.3 million for upgrades to the Cowichan Lake, Kerry Park and Island Savings Centre recrea-tion facilities.

CVRD taxesEarthquake rattles Vancouver Island Dec. 29

Many were shaken out of bed Tuesday night just before mid-night when an earthquake struck Vancouver Island.

The quake has been measured at between 4.3 and 4.8 on the Richter scale.

It struck at 11:40 p.m., and was centred in Sidney.

Natural Resources Canada lists the magnitude at 4.3 while the U.S. Geological Survey lists the strength of the quake at 4.8.

People from across the Island and on the Mainland took to social media to report rattling windows and Christmas ornaments.


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WHERE DID THE ROAD GO?

“This is what we woke up to this morning,” said Cherry Point’s Lehanna Markets Green Friday, Dec. 18. “This land slough is blocking the road out of Cherry Point Marina so they have opened the gates to the Wilcuma Lodge property so we can exit onto Lane Road. The house above the slough is not in danger of coming down the bank but there is a lot of earth and debris to clean up before the Sutherland Road can be used again.” [LEHANNA MARKETS GREEN PHOTO]

Two much-maligned AAPs quietly passedLEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

The two Cowichan Valley Regional Dis-trict bylaws that were the subject of con-siderable debate at a noisy meeting last month passed the alternative approval process (AAP) and were adopted Dec. 9 by the CVRD board.

Opponents of the flood management and the arts and culture funding bylaws could not motivate 10 per cent of the electorate to come out to vote and stop them, so they moved ahead, Lake Cowichan Coun. Bob Day told his colleagues at a town council committee meeting Dec. 15.

Town CAO, Joe Fernandez, noting that comments have been made by members of the public that the AAP process is not democratic, said that he disagreed with them.

“It now takes 10 per cent of the elector-ate to defeat a bylaw but that’s not always been the case,” he said. “At one point, 25 per cent was required to defeat a bylaw but it was local government that made rep-resentation to the provincial government and that’s how that number went from 25 per cent down to 10 per cent. Now, if 10 per cent of people say no to something, it’s stopped. This is more than democratic, I’d say.”

Mayor Ross Forrest also spoke about the call from certain members of the public for more referendums.

He said he was worried that a small group of people could subject taxpayers to a costly process simply because opin-ions differ.

“That’s basically what the problem is with the AAP. Some people don’t think that their opinion is being respected or whatever, even in a referendum,” he said.

But, Forrest added, an election should mean something.

“Elected representatives, because they have been successful through a democratic process, should be able to make decisions on behalf of the people who elected them,” he said.

“People have to remember that. You can’t have a referendum every time somebody’s opinions differ. That’s why we have elect-ed officials. Not just at this level but every level. That’s why we go through that elec-tion process.

“All an AAP or referendum does is give them another chance to express them-selves. And it is costly. You can’t have that cost every single time. That’s how I feel about it,” Forrest said.

Day said, “That’s a great perspective. Without that election backing, you’re just another person with an opinion.”

He also noted that critics don’t always realize how much work elected representa-tives put in to make well-judged decisions.

“Not many members of the public would want to sit and listen to all the data [we hear] from all the environmental profes-sionals who have spent years training,” he said.

Coun. Tim McGonigle, who has also served as town representative on the CVRD board, looked back on his experience.

“I think the struggle, the difference between municipal and regional govern-ment, is how you can acquire a function and implement a function. [Going to the public] is the only way you can do it at the regional district, if it’s a new function. You have to get voter assent somehow and that

is how you have to do it. And you’re think-ing of the taxpayer in the long run, are you not? Municipalities have a little more luxury in implementing things, unless we have to borrow over five years,” he said.

Day agreed.“In order to develop a street lighting

function for a subdivision in, say, Sahtlam, you have to have a street lighting function. It’s something people need in this day and age but that’s how it’s done,” he said.

•••Lake Cowichan councillors also talked

about the AAP approval for the new arts and culture function.

Day explained, “What that boils down to is the Kaatza Art Society came to us asking to use and share the Kasapi build-ing [the former Logger Hut Restaurant, recently gifted to the Town of Lake Cow-ichan]. That was part of the initiative. This funding has a few strings attached to it but it also has support staff. Kirsten Schrader from the arts and culture branch of the CVRD will work with [representa-tives from] our community and Kaatza Arts Society is the group willing to carry this forward here. They get $5,500 a year once they establish some of the initiatives set out on the application. Part of it was having a permanent art display location, that’s open to the public, with regular busi-ness hours at least, that would promote arts and culture to the community.”

But, there’s more, he said. “If that money isn’t used this year, it

rolls over into next year so there would be $11,000 for them to move forward with something. I’m sure they know what they would like to do but if it can’t happen this year, they’ll know they will have a better pot to start with for the next year.”

McGonigle asked, “Given the timing of this, will it be implemented in time for the 2016 year? Has it already come back from the province with approval?

Day said that was not finished but “it is being implemented” and pointed out that the CVRD has until spring for budgeting.

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Lake Cowichan Mayor Ross Forrest

SARAH SIMPSON CITIZEN

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

Fresh off the success of this fall’s pro-gram, the folks at the Centre are gearing up to again offer the MEND (Mind, Exer-cise, Nutrition, Do It!) program, which offers children aged seven to 13 and their caregivers an opportunity to get together twice a week with a group of like-minded families for fun and information, accord-ing to Jill Amy, the Aquatic Centre’s fit-ness programmer.

“Raising healthy kids is hard; MEND can help,” Amy said. “That’s why North Cowichan is offering this free program that supports children and their families

in becoming more active and healthier through interactive group sessions.”

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

Sessions run on Monday and Wednes-day nights between 6 and 8 p.m. for 10 weeks, beginning Jan. 11.

While the goal is to come away with knowledge and improved lifestyle habits, and of course to accomplish something as a family, the prize at the end is equally impressive — a three-month family pass to the Aquatic Centre for completion of the program. Space is limited, so con-tact Jill Amy at 250-746-3306 or [email protected] soon to find out if MEND is right for your family.

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Returned wallet restores faith in humanity

On Dec. 21, my husband and I sat at the Royal Bank’s waiting room on Trunk Avenue, waiting for an appointment. I had placed my wallet beside me on my chair. After some time, we decid-ed to go for coffee.

So we got our coffee “to go” and returned to the bank. That’s when I realized that my wallet was missing. With the help of the bank staff, my husband, and the security guard, we looked by the chairs, in garbage cans and in the parking lot. We unfortunately concluded that it was gone, accidentally left in the chair I had sat in, and that someone had stolen it instead of handing it in to the Royal Bank employees. All cards were then cancelled.

The very next day, a man came to our house with the wallet. He said he saw a homeless man with a woman’s wallet and it didn’t look right, so he wres-tled it out of his hand to verify identity. We were all stunned that someone would not only take those steps to retrieve the wallet, but go to the extremes of driving to our house to drop off the wallet.

Our entire family is very happy to get it back and would like to give kudos, and praise to the owner of the James Street Café, Rick. Not only are you an outstanding citizen and busi-ness owner, but you make the best sandwiches on Vancouver Island.

Thank you for being our Christmas miracle!

When things like this happen, it restores our belief in human-ity again, and now, you have gained customers for life!

Norma Barden, Harry Barden, Greg and Lila VaccherDuncan

You can have rats or you can have cats

I was dismayed recently to read that the City of Duncan is considering a bylaw banning the feeding of feral cats. I fail to understand how this could pos-sibly be considered a good idea.

These poor creatures already have a difficult life without this. Admittedly uncontrolled feral cat colonies can be problematic, therefore Duncan should be grateful that caring individuals and Cowichan Cat Rescue work so hard to trap, neuter and return (TNR) these cats. Once returned they are fed to main-tain their health. Managed feral cat colonies perform a valuable service by keeping the rodent population under control. The

city should, in fact, be funding CCR so that they can focus on controlling feral cats and not fundraising.

I will continue to care for a small colony of (TNR) cats living behind an apartment block and bordering a couple of overgrown back lots — normally prime rat country. Thankfully the management of the build-ing recognizes the benefits of a managed colony. They are fed daily by me or a resident helper. And there is no rat problem that I know of. So consider this: you can have rats, or you can have cats. Your choice.

(I travel to Duncan twice daily as a lab courier.)

Ernie ChristmasVictoria

New bike lanes on Government welcome

I want to express my appreci-ation to the City of Duncan for the excellent signage at the Gib-bins Road roundabout and for widening the road and adding marked bicycle lanes along Gov-ernment Street.

I frequently bicycle to town but I have usually come up the steep Jubilee-Cavell-Cairnsmore hill in order to avoid the narrow and unmarked route up Government Street.

Now we need an educational program so both vehicle drivers and cyclists are aware of the rules of the road.

John ScullDuncan

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The Alternate Approval Process has taken a lot of criticism over the last year.

It’s been called everything from sneaky to undemocratic, as have the local governments who have used it.

And yet, upon close examin-ation, we really don’t think it’s that bad.

Is it a perfect system? No. Has it been used when it really might have been better to get approval through another meth-od? Yes, but not often.

We doubt this will be a particu-larly popular conclusion.

So let’s take a look at why we

think the torches and pitchforks aimed squarely at the AAP are perhaps a little much.

First, the AAP is the regional district’s tool to be able to gauge public support for a possible expenditure without going to referendum.

Why not go to referendum over everything, you ask?

Cost. Referendums are much more expensive to conduct, hence why they are usually done only in concert with another election.

If you don’t like how high your taxes are now, and they’re going to be going up in 2016, you def-

initely don’t want to know what the bill would be if every one of these types of financial deci-sions suddenly started going out to a general vote.

And let’s face it, the number of people who bother to vote in a municipal referendum is usually pretty darn small, after all that.

People have the same chance to weigh in with the AAP. And unlike with a referendum, it only takes 10 per cent opposed to stop an idea for at the least more consideration. That’s a pretty low threshold to stop a proposal.

Many opposed to the AAP argue that these things just slip

by quietly, and the general popu-lation (whom they always seem to assume will be on their side) don’t know about it, and that’s why they pass.

But these things are not done in secret. The regional district advertises AAPs as they are required to, and on most occa-sions this newspaper and others in the news business write stories about the issues at hand, further notifying people of what is coming up.

We firmly believe that citizens do have a certain amount of responsiblility to find out what is going on in their communities

if they want to have a say in how they are run.

We think it would be great if there was an email list for those who want to be notified of every AAP as it comes up. That would be an improvement.

There have been instances where it would have been better to wait to conduct a referendum on a particular subject, which would not have suffered from the time lag, but we don’t think that applies to most of them.

All in all, the AAP gives us more say than we have in most financial decisions made by incorporated communities.

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Price of huge festivals too highRe: Festivals: unique marketing opportunities

for communitiesI read with interest your article in the Citizen,

written by Mr. Peter Watts, the manager of the Best Western Inn, Chemainus on the above topic.

I would suggest that perhaps the author might like to have SunFest Festival in Chemainus or wherever you live and market accordingly. Having anywhere from 10,000 to 50,000 people attending a number of festivals in Lake Cowichan/Youbou over the summer months is nonsensical. We do not have the infrastructure or population to han-dle festivals or any event of this magnitude, i.e. an appropriate venue, emergency/police services, highway capacity, parking, tax base etc.

I suggest you have a look at the article in the Globe & Mail regarding the Boonstock Festival in Penticton that went bankrupt and left the taxpay-ers with a police bill of $270,000.

A death occurred and some 80 people admitted to hospital with drug overdoses etc.

Also the festivals back East (Barrie) that have had similar problems. I have worked on a number of festivals over my working career and seen the mismanagement. Who is to be footing the tax bill for all the negative impacts on the community?

You are looking at this purely from a tourism development perspective, that you are hoping will increase your business and not what fallout there might be for the residents in the Cowichan Valley, i.e. damage to properties and lake, fire hazards, water restrictions (as there were this year), dis-placement of wildlife, traffic congestion, garbage, drugs, drunkenness, noise factor, and disorderly conduct with a limited police force and subse-quent increased taxes, devaluation of properties.

Try looking at the whole picture. It appears that the CVRD is being irresponsible in even consid-ering something of this magnitude, on top of the car racing track that is currently being installed just off Highway 18 near Tansor Road. This is a rainforest area and we are supposed to be pro-tecting the environment, not destroying it. It is starting to look like a war zone on Highway 18.

As usual this has become all about the almighty dollar and the greed of the big businessman. Inci-dentally, I understand, the developer/applicant for re-zoning the property, planning these huge fes-tivals is a realtor, (former hockey player) reported to live in Arizona. Obviously it is not going to be held in his backyard.

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Tribes staying the courseSARAH SIMPSON CITIZEN

Fresh off his re-election, Cow-ichan Tribes Chief William C. (Chip) Seymour’s priorities haven’t changed much going into the New Year. They’ll be similar to those he set when first elected as the band’s lead-er back in 2013.

“I have been working on a lot of projects so those projects I’m hoping to get done within the next two years,” he said shortly after the election.

Housing, infrastructure, edu-cation issues and looking at ways to help the band’s youth are all priorities.

“Everything I’ve started I’m still working on and I’ll con-

tinue working in that direc-tion. Hopefully we’re going to come up with some good

answers and get some of these housing issues dealt with but we’re working hard on it.”

Housing in particular is pre-dicted to be a big issue in 2016.

“We’re still looking at apart-ments and how we can make that work, we’re looking at other areas where we can assist our band members in getting their own mortgages,” he said.

Seymour is hopeful band members will take the oppor-tunity to speak with him per-sonally if they need to.

“I’ve always said I’ve got an open door policy and that’s going to continue,” Seymour said. “I’ll be here for anybody that needs any help.”

Editor’s note: In the next couple of issues of the Citizen we will be bringing you the thoughts of some of the Cowichan Valley’s movers and shakers on what the year ahead could bring and what they see as priorities going into 2016. New RCMP detachment,

Chemainus library keySARAH SIMPSON CITIZEN

A busy 2016 will see the demoli-tion of the old Chemainus firehall and subsequent design of a new Vancouver Island Regional Library branch at that site in the centre of town, according to North Cowichan mayor Jon Lefebure.

Another priority, he said, will be work on designing the new North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP detach-ment slated for construction on Ford Road.

“That will be probably our big-gest project in the history of North Cowichan,” Lefebure said. “At this stage we have an estimate of about $23 million, so it’s a big project. They are very particular about their design. It’s going to be an expensive building, I don’t think there’s any way around that.”

The final phase of the diking sys-tem running along the Trans Cana-da Highway will be completed soon, Lefebure predicted.

“The completion of the diking at the beginning of 2016 will be a big thing for us,” he said, noting the new dikes protect against 200-year floods

but the unfinished portion only pro-tects against 25-year flood levels.

That’s not all for capital projects, either.

“We have over $900,000 of work planned in Crofton to make improvements to their downtown core,” Lefebure noted. “That’s going to be exciting.” Included in that plan will be the construction of a new skate park on Chaplin Street, just approved in late December.

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Between chief administrative officer Brian Car-ruthers and board chair Jon Lefebure, the bar has been set high for the Cowichan Valley Regional District in 2016.

Improved communication and engagement is high atop the list of CVRD priorities, according to Carruthers.

“We need to do a better job of informing residents about the services we provide and the decisions that are made that affect them,” he said. “At the same time, we need to find better ways to obtain and consider public input when matters are being considered.”

He said it’s his experience that getting out into the communities and discussing issues directly with residents provides an opportunity to under-stand local perspectives and concerns and also provides an opportunity to clarify how the CVRD operates and why.

The internal workings of the board also need some fine tuning, Lefebure noted.

“[In 2015] there was a lot of learning,” he said. “With a lot of new members on the board, we spent more time than we have in previous years going into detail on things and, together, learning why things are the way they are.”

The result was new ideas and an appetite for change.

“We put a lot of time and effort into it and I think we’re going to get the benefit of that next year,” Lefebure said. “People are going to be more confident in how we should move ahead.”

Efforts to continue to understand and respond to the effects of climate change will also be made in 2016, both men noted.

“Climate change is something we can no long-er ignore and affects us on a daily basis. From emergency preparedness to managing our infra-structure and practising sound land use plan-ning in the region, the CVRD has a major role in ensuring we are able to provide services and accommodate development in a way that antici-pates and responds to a changing environment,” Carruthers noted.

Lefebure added that big in 2016 will be the work of the CVRD and the Cowichan Watershed Board in their efforts to raise the weir to manage the water in the Cowichan River.

“In spite of all the rain we’ve had, we know that we can easily face another problem next summer and we will maintain our focus on determining who should take out the water licence and estab-lishing a function and trying to get the money into that function to actually pay for raising the weir,” he said.

On the topic of environment, Lefebure was also hopeful the results of the CVRD’s court case against South Island Aggregates will be delivered in the New Year.

“We will await with interest what the judge-ment is on our case,” he said, cautioning the result doesn’t necessarily mean the end of the saga.

“One has to be aware that whatever judgement comes down, that can be appealed so it won’t

necessarily end at that moment in time but there’ll be an important moment for us there when we hear the judgement because this will be a groundbreaking judgement.”

Finally, and not too surprisingly, money will be top of mind for many CVRD officials in 2016, including the CAO and board chair.

Ensuring the cost effectiveness of the CVRD’s services and operations is a priority for Carruthers.

“The public want to know their tax dollars are being spent effectively and as the CAO, I have a role to review and examine the variety of servi-ces we provide to ensure they are operated as effi-ciently as possible,” he said, noting staff will be commencing work on developing a detailed asset management program in 2016 to that will allow the CVRD to maintain, repair and replace infra-structure in a more systematic and predictable manner and to plan more effectively for those expenditures.

“We will also be undertaking more formal reviews of some of our larger services to ensure they are operated efficiently and cost effectively. In future years, these reviews will be done on a regular basis across our organization,” he said.

Lefebure said the board will revisit its budget process as well.

“We were able to bring in a budget this year within the calendar year which is a major change and it allows us to start fresh in January if there are any projects that have to be done and don’t have to wait for the budget to be finalized. There are some real advantages there,” he said. “We will take a look at how that budget process went and fine tune it so that later on in 2016 we have a smooth process to do it again.”

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The folks at Cowichan Green community were encouraged this past year with some of the strides that were taken to raise the food security agenda in Canada.

“From making food security a federal election topic to the number of individuals who attended the “Eat, Think, Vote” event we hosted in September here in Duncan, we are moving ahead,” said Green Commun-ity executive director Judy Stafford.

Her hope is that it will be much of the same positive

momentum moving into 2016. “We hope to continue to see

the level of awareness rise regarding our local food sys-tem and hope to see more sup-port for all our farmers — new

and existing — as well as an increased focus on reducing food waste,” Stafford said.

“Personally, I am excited about our new initiatives for the next year,” she added. “Most of all the Cowichan Seed Incu-bator Farm which will see more training and opportunities for people to learn how to grow seed so we can increase our seed security as well as our food security.”

Stafford said she and her crew at Cowichan Green Community are looking forward to a pros-perous year for all of the amaz-ing folks who grow food that nourishes us and our families.

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Trying to make sure residents feel safe and secure in their homes and communities is the 2016 priority for Insp. Ray Carfantan, officer in charge of the North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP.

“The North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP take pride in our community,” he said. “We work hard to be visible in the community in any way that we can. Getting out of our cars to walk and talk with people each and every day, whether it is on the streets and sidewalks or at the schools in the area is something we take particular pride in.”

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Cowichan Tribes honoured ‘Great Chief’ Harry Truman in 1945Did you know

that our icon-ic Cowichan

sweater made inter-national acclaim 70 years ago? That was the occasion of a presentation of an “Indian” sweater, the work of Mrs. Patrick Charlie (sic), to U.S. President Harry S. Truman in December 1945.

It’s quite a story, one that was described as the uniting gesture of friendship of “an ancient society and a modern civilization” when Chief Fred Thorne conferred upon Tru-man the title, “Thaightethe Sleye” — Chief of Peace — and an honourary tribal mem-bership, the first time such an honour was bestowed.

To put this in context, the Second World War had ended just four months before, with Japan’s surrender, a surrender hastened by the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki — atomic bombs authorized by Truman who’d succeeded the late Franklin D. Roosevelt in the White House. Hence, if you will, Tru-man’s being recognized as a “peacemaker”.

About 1,000 citizens attended the colourful ceremony, which opened in the Cowichan Agri-cultural Hall with the playing of the American national anthem. U.S. Consul Troy L. Perkins accepted the sweat-er and honour on Truman’s behalf. “We ask the president to accept this Cowichan sweat-er so that when he comes back to the west coast he may wear his own. May we ask

you to tell him that Cowichan is the paradise of hunt-ers and anglers,” said Thorne who was dressed for the occasion in a single feather and “a strik-ing costume hung with coloured wood-en ornaments”.

“The privilege of this visit will remain always amongst the Cowichan Indi-ans’ traditions, as a mark of sincere kindness towards us on the part of the president.

“Therefore, our admiration, our respect, and our love for the Great Chief stands as strong and as high as the tallest fir on the banks of our river. Please convey to Chief Thaightethe Sleye our very best wishes. Tell him that the white people and the Indians of Cowichan hope and pray that through his untiring efforts, the calumet of war may be buried forever.”

With pioneer W.M. Dwyer serving as interpreter in Chi-nook, Consul Perkins replied, “It is with the deepest appreci-ation that I accept this honour, and the gift of this beautiful sweater, on behalf of Presi-dent Truman. I will report to him on the colourful ceremon-ies I have seen this afternoon, and the effort which has been shown by this community in arranging it, which has been most gratifying to see.

“It is probable that the presi-dent, who travels a great deal and is very interested in meet-ing people, will visit this coast again. In that case, it is quite possible that he will come to Duncan to express his pleas-

ure in person. A great deal more of this will be heard in the United States. It is a great gesture.”

Mayor G.H. Savage wel-comed Perkins to Duncan and extended an invitation to Truman to visit the city when on the west coast: “Our best wishes are with him in his efforts to maintain the peace for all mankind, and the bond between our two countries must become even more close-ly knit. I hope the ceremony today will remain as a happy memory for the visitors, residents and guests.”

Rounding out the historic occasion were songs and dances by the Cowichans which hadn’t been performed before the general public for many years. Lead singer John-ny George was said to be one of the very few who remem-bered the words of what was said to be “a haunting refrain”. The highlights were the Thunder Dance which describes the adventures of a whale hunt as portrayed with simulated harpoons, and the Owl Dance, borrowed from the Yakima tribe in Washington and performed by six local girls. The large audience pack-ing the hall were said to have been thrilled by it all, particu-larly by the demonstrations of sweater-making. It took four days to prepare the wool and five days to knit a sweater, it was explained to them, and 13 knitters were introduced to the audience.

The ceremony concluded with F.G. Aldersley, president of the Duncan Chamber of Commerce, explaining that the idea of presenting a Cow-

ichan sweater to Truman origin-ated at a C-of-C meeting after the American president was shown in the news while fishing on the west coast and wearing a Cowichan sweater loaned to him by Wash-ington State Gov. M.C. Walgren: “Some of the members thought it would be very nice if he could bring along his own Cowichan

sweater the next time he came to the coast,” Aldersley said.

Chief Thorne and tribal coun-cillors were equally enthused and Mrs. Charlie was commissioned to knit a special sweater, size 42, with an eagle design on the back and two peacocks on the zippered front.

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Marilyn Jane Mosewich (nee Taylor)Buzzy

Passed away peacefully December 22, 2015 after a courageous and dignified battle with Alzhiemer’s disease.Prececeased by her eldest son Dale Mosewich, September 5, 2014.Survived by her daughter Laurie Mosewich, son Dean Mosewich and daughter Diana Scott.Nana says good-bye to the grandchildren she loved and adored. Christopher D’angelo, Tara Mosewich, Patrick Macheck, Micheal Macheck, Katie Mosewich and Jessica Mosewich.

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Mommy

I felt an angel near today,though her face I could not see.

I felt an angel oh so close,sent to comfort me.

I felt an angels kiss soft upon my cheek,

without a single word,so softly did she speak.

I felt an angels loving touch,soft upon my heart,

and with that loving touch,I felt my pain depart.

I felt an angels tepid tears,fall softly next to mine,

And felt somehow,that this beautiful angel will be fine.

I felt an angels silken wingsenfold me in pure love.

I felt a strength within me grow,sent from far above

I felt and angel near todayits so very true.

I finally saw her face,that angel was you.

John “Jake” Alfred Hudson

1926 ~ 2015John Alfred Hudson passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at the age of 89 years. Lovingly remembered by his children, Wendy (Michael Baron), Shelley Hudson, Jackson

Hudson, Martin (Michelle) Hudson and Perrin (Ned Beatty); grandchildren, Erie (Brendan) Bandkowski, Brett, Jonathan, Haley, Matthew, James, Reilly, Dalles and Alden; great-grandchildren, Jake and Leo; survived by many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by his beloved wife Ruth (2014); brothers, Buzz and Bill Hudson. Jake was a veteran of World War II, Canadian Navy. He then became a Professional Engineer after graduating from U.B.C., and worked as a geophysicist based out of Alberta and British Columbia. Jake enjoyed salmon and fly fishing, gold panning, garlic growing, wood working and wine and beer making. The family would like to express sincere gratitude and thank you to the staff and volunteers at Mariposa Gardens for providing a welcoming home for our father’s last years. As an expression of sympathy, donations to a charity of your choice would be appreciated by the family.

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In Loving MemoryShelley Anne Procee

January 24th, 1972 – December 14th, 2015Shelley Anne Procee passed away suddenly on December 14th, 2015 in Victoria, British Columbia. Shelley was born in Lethbridge, Alberta on January 24th, 1972. She will be missed deeply by her family and friends. She is survived by the love of her life, Andy Allen, her son Levi, her parents Marinus

and Helga, her brother Cameron (Amanda), her sister Patti (Jim), her nieces Michaela and Bronwyn, and her best friends Debbie and Todd along with extended family members in both the Procee and Allen families.

A celebration of Shelley’s life will be held on Saturday, January 2nd, 2016 at 12:30 pm.at the Saanich Baptist Church – 4347 Wilkinson Road, Victoria, British Columbia. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

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• The Duncan Family History Centre (Genealogy) is open, Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wednesday, 6:30-8 p.m. Free access to Ancestry.com, FindMyPast available, 1815 Tzouhalem Rd, LDS Church. Info: 250-748-9618.

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and sandwich, Jan. 20, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.• Chemainus Seniors Drop-in Centre blood

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fin mornings Wednesdays and Fridays 9:30-11 a.m.

• Dance to music from the 50s and 60s at Valley Seniors Centre, 198 Government St., every Wednesday, 3-5 p.m., $5. Info: 250-746-4433.

• Chemainus Seniors Drop-in Centre — Bingo every Monday, doors open at 4:45 p.m. starts at 6:40 p.m. Loonie Pot,

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Plus Activity Centre open 7 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Friday. Bridge, canasta, cribbage, shuffleboard, pool, line dancing, music. Exercises 9:30 a.m. Monday, Wednesday, Fri-day. Bingo for over 19 Wednesday, 1 p.m. and Sunday, 7 p.m. Kitchen serves home-made lunches, 11 a.m.-1:15 p.m., weekly specials. Banquets, bazaars and bus trips organized throughout the year. More volunteers want-ed. Info: 250-749-6121.

• Valley Seniors Activity Centre, 198 Gov-ernment St., Duncan open 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday to Friday, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday. $20 per year. Carpet bowling, cribbage, billiards crafts, bridge, choir, bus trips on our own bus. Live music Mondays and Wednesdays 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Dances every 1st and 3rd Saturday evening 7:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m. Open to public for Bingo each Tuesday. Many special events throughout the year. Check out Monthly Newsletter at valley- seniors.org and consider membership if you’re 55 years or older. Info: 250-746-4433.Info: 250-746-4433 or www.valley-seniors.org

Recreation• Mill Bay Carpet Bowling Group meets

every Wednesday, 1 p.m., Mill Bay Commun-ity League Hall, beside Kerry Park Arena. Info: Jim 250-743-5189 or Pauline 250-733-9886.

• Cowichan Kayak and Canoe Club meet-ings second Tuesday each month except July and August, 7:30 p.m., socializing time 7-7:30 p.m., Seniors Activity Centre, Duncan. Refreshments provided. Info: cowichankay-akandcanoe.wordpress.com

• Cowichan Intercultural Society presents Art Healing Series, Wednesdays, 2-3:30 p.m., Mill Bay Library. Meet to paint, draw, sketch and create art pieces. Info: Francoise [email protected] or 250-748-3112.

• Duncan Badminton Club, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8-10 p.m., October through March Multi-purpose Hall, Island Savings Centre. Recreational and competitive. All welcome. Info: 250-746-4380.

• Youth rowing program, Cowichan Bay Maritime Centre, for ages 10-14. Get some rowing experience with summer staff Thursdays 4-6 p.m. and Saturdays 10 a.m.-noon. $10 drop-in fee, call ahead to reserve

a place: 250-746-4955.• All-ages chess club: all skill levels and

ages welcome to play and learn chess in supportive, fun environment. Mondays 6-8 p.m., Duncan library gathering place or available tables.

• Cowichan Fly Fishers meets 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month at the Air Cadet Hall, Gibbins Road. Doors open 7 p.m. Open to all ages and skill levels. Info: www. cowichanflyfishers.com

• Seniors Dragon Boating, Monday and Thursday mornings 9:30 a.m., Hecate Park. Info: [email protected]

• Cowichan Valley Scottish Country Dan-cing Thursday evenings 6:30-8 p.m., singles, couples, beginners welcome, Chemainus Seniors Centre. Info: 250-748-9604.

• Calling all chess players, every Wed-nesday, 1-4 p.m. All levels welcome. Info: 250-743-8740.

• Interested in rocks? The Cowichan Val-ley Rockhounds meet the third Monday of each month, 7 p.m., Duncan Airport. Info: 250-743-3769.

Meetings• January meeting of Cowichan Valley

Arthritis Support Group, Monday, Jan. 4, 1 p.m., St. John’s Church Hall, 486 Jubilee St., Duncan. Speaker topic: defence habits to avoid counterfeit money and investment fraud victimization.

• Adult Child of Alcoholics and Dysfunc-tional Families (ACOA) meetings 107 Evans St., Duncan, Fridays, 7 p.m.

• Cowichan Valley Prostate Cancer Sup-port Group meetings held the last Thursday of each month from 2-4 p.m. Cancer Society office, 394 Duncan St. Info: Gord Thomas 250-743-6960 or Brian King 250-748-5785.

• Is food a problem for you? Overeaters Anonymous is here to help. Meetings Sun-day morning, Thursday evening. For meet-ing times call 250-746-9366 or go to www.oa.org/membersgroups/find-a-meeting/

• Duncan PROBUS Club meets 10 a.m. every third Tuesday of the month at the Cowichan Golf Club. Membership informa-tion: www.probusduncan.ca

• Cowichan 950 Toastmasters meets Wed-nesdays 7-9 p.m., Island Savings Centre, Duncan. www.cowichantoastmasters.com

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KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Including a pair of national championships by Grade 12 rid-er Kassidy Keith, the first few months of the 2015/16 school year brought with them some incredible success for members of the Queen Margaret’s School equestrian team, at competitions across North America.

In November, Keith and her mount, Wallabee, won both the Jump Canada Medal and CET National Medal in Toronto. In the first competition, she easily handled the jump course and was sitting third going into the flat phase. A strong showing there got her into a four-person ride-off that she finished in top spot, earning the national title and the Leslie P. Usherwood Memorial Trophy.

“I’ve come so far from last year,” Keith said. “To win felt amazing. It pumped me up for my perform-ance in the CET Final the next day.”

The two-day CET final featured 15 riders from across Canada, competing in three phases: flat/gymnastic, jumping, and Final Four, with the highest cumu-lative score winning. Keith sat second after the flat/gymnastic phase and had the highest score in the jumping phase, earning a berth in the Final Four, which in turn led to the national title.

“The courses were tough, but I really enjoyed them,” she said. “I’m thrilled beyond words to win the CET Medal, but it wouldn’t have been possible at all without the support I received each and every day. I’m proud of my out-standing partner Wallabee, and we share the win with my mom [QMS head coach Cheryl Keith] and our incredible support team.”

It takes a lot of background sup-port in order for a rider to make it to the national championship level, QMS equestrian pro-grams director Jodine Buydens explained.

“Few people outside of the equestrian community under-stand that Kassidy’s journey was only made possible because of tremendous financial, emo-tional, physical and technical support from a large volunteer group,” Buydens said. “Head coach Cheryl Keith and John Turner of Thumbs Up Farm worked tirelessly with Kassidy throughout the season to pre-pare for these finals. Family friend Kate Heikkla was pivot-al in helping Kassidy remain organized and strong while on the road for over a month, and [Duncan dentist, QMS grad and Wallabee’s owner] Dr. Jolene Ben-ham entrusted Kassidy with her best friend, Wallabee. The Queen Margaret’s School and B.C. horse show communities, went above and beyond in their fundraising efforts. We are truly, truly grate-ful to everyone for championing Kassidy and helping her achieve such amazing results.”

Keith’s fall tour began in Cal-gary when she and three other QMS riders — Christine Coels,

Kyra Westman and Tianna Jer-ome — competed at the Royal West Horse Show in October.

“We were really excited that four members of our team were able to show at the Royal West,” Buydens said. “It is expensive for riders to travel from Duncan

to Calgary with their horses and gear. When they arrived, each one of these girls put everything they had into their performances. I couldn’t be more proud.”

Jerome and her horse, Picca-dilly, placed second in one of the 1.00m junior amateur jumper

divisions, and Westman and her horse, L.L. Bean, earned reserve champion in another junior ama-teur jumper division. Meanwhile, Coels and Te Amo won the cham-pionship in the .9m junior ama-teur jumper and had good results in the hunter and junior amateur derbies.

“I felt well-prepared and happy with Te Amo,” Coels said. “We had a really exciting experience and I enjoyed cheering on my teammates. Everyone worked so hard.”

Keith and Wallabee had top pla-cings in the junior hunter classes and won the Greenhawk Junior Amateur Hunter Classic, capping it all off with reserve champion in the Rocky Mountain Jumping Medal.

“It was a busy time for the team in Calgary,” Cheryl Keith said. “The perseverance of our riders shows in their results. I’m thrilled.”

Kassidy Keith and her support crew drove from Calgary to Lex-ington, Kentucky for the ASPCA Maclay National Finals. Keith was among 153 riders — and only three Canadians — vying for the title. She and Wallabee made the first cut thanks to a flawless opening ride, but ended up just missing the top 30.

“The competition at Lexing-ton was like nothing I’ve experi-enced before,” she said. “I learn-ed so much and took that with me to the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto.”

The Royal Winter Fair was Kei-th’s next stop, fulfilling a dream she’d had since childhood. There, Keith won the junior hunter stake and was reserve champion in the junior working hunters, and became the only junior rider to compete in the hunter derby finals, finishing ninth and 10th in a field of professional riders.

“Competing in the same arena as some of my idols was unreal,” she said. “I tried to keep calm and remain focused.”

Keith leads QMS to incredible fall

Christine Coels and Te Amo smile with coach Cheryl Keith after winning the .9m Junior Amateur Championship at the Royal West Show. [SUBMITTED]

Kassidy Keith and Wallabee are presented with their hardware at the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto. [SUBMITTED]

KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Crofton’s own Jesse Jenks was named the Western Collegiate Hockey Association’s rookie of the week for the weekend of Dec. 11 and 12.

Jenks backstopped the University of Alaska Nanooks to three of a possible four points in two games against their cross-state rivals from Alaska-Anchorage.

On Dec. 11, Jenks made 25 saves in a 2-1 win. He outdid himself the next night with 32 stops in a 1-1 tie. The results were good enough for a .966 save percentage, the best numbers for any NCAA rookie that weekend.

Jenks played in the Cowichan Valley Minor Hockey system until 2012, when he

Jenks named rookie of the week in WCHA

moved to the major midget South Island Royals. He spent two years in the B.C. Hockey League with the Prince George Spruce Kings before getting a scholarship to Alaska-Fairbanks.

CVMHA product Jesse Jenks. [CITIZEN FILE]

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