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Dealer may sell for less. Dealer trade may be necessary on certain vehicles. Offers valid only for British Columbia residents at BC Honda Dealers locations. Offers subject to change or cancellation without notice. Terms and conditions apply. Visit www.bchonda.com or see your Honda retailer for full details. 2013 Accord LX Model Shown CR2E3DE 2013 Civic DX Model Shown FB2E2DEX 2013 Fit DX Model Shown GE8G2DEX Lease for $ 149 Lease for $ 95 Lease for $ 89 4.99 %# APR 3.99 % APR 2.99 %† APR bi-weekly for 60 months. $0 Downpayment. MSRP** $25,630 includes freight & PDI. bi-weekly for 60 months. $0 Downpayment. MSRP** $16,935 includes freight & PDI. bi-weekly for 60 months. $0 Downpayment. MSRP** $16,075 includes freight & PDI. Peter W. Rusland News Leader Pictorial P eter de Verteuil is moving from running Duncan’s ソnances to helming the city. Effective April 27, de Verteuil, the city’s current ソnancial di- rector, takes the reins from retiring chief administrative of ソcer Tom Ireland, council announced Wednesday. Open, transparent government — and streamlined development processes — are de Verteuil’s 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 ソciency and open- ness in the development approvals process,” noted de Verteuil. He’ll earn $120,000 annually. Ireland currently makes $133,000 a year, de Verteuil said. Mayor Phil Kent’s 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 Ireland’s 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 ソnance director starts today. Certi ソed general accountant de Verteuil strived toward the CAO post since starting with the city in late 2004 as ソ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 ソ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 I’m 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. That’s also when Duncan’s long-serving corporate services director, Lynn Ketch, retires. She’s been replaced by Karen Burley who earns $90,000 a year, de Verteuil said. Your news leader since 1905 On stage: On stage: Brentwood takes audiences to new Heights page B7 Brentwood takes audiences to new Heights page B7 Sports: Sports: Island champs host provincial Bantam Tier 1 tournament page A27 Island champs host provincial Bantam Tier 1 tournament page A27 For all the news of the Cowichan region as it happens, plus stories from around British Columbia, go to our website www.cowichannewsleader.com For all the news of the Cowichan region as it happens, plus stories from around British Columbia, go to our website www.cowichannewsleader.com Friday, March 15, 2013 Friday, March 15, 2013 Finance director takes over as chief administrative ofcer Finance director takes over as chief administrative ofcer Peter W. Rusland/ソle Duncan council has named its nancial director, Peter de Verteuil, as the city’s new chief administrative ofcer. His top post takes effect April 27 when current CAO Tom Ireland retires. CVRD budget decisions CVRD budget decisions stalled for two weeks stalled for two weeks Ross Armour News Leader Pictorial C apping 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 that’s $14 million above the current budget. “What we’ve done so far is just add and add and add and that’s not ソscally responsible,” said Fraser at the four-hour meeting. “We have to look systematically at what we can do to bring the budget down.” Fraser’s motions included a cap on se- nior staff salaries that are over $100,000, and that those salaries remain at last year’s 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 Leong Smoke billows from a structure at Unit 5 of 3012 Boys Road Wednesday afternoon, causing some problems for Duncan reghters in bringing it under control. City of Duncan: City of Duncan: Peter de Verteuil’s appointment to succeed Tom Ireland as city’s new boss effective April 27 Peter de Verteuil’s appointment to succeed Tom Ireland as city’s 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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    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.

    Your news leader since 1905

    On stage:On stage: Brentwood takes audiences to new Heights page B7 Brentwood takes audiences to new Heights page B7Sports:Sports: Island champs host provincial Bantam Tier 1 tournament page A27 Island champs host provincial Bantam Tier 1 tournament page A27For all the news of the Cowichan region as it happens, plus stories from around British Columbia, go to our website www.cowichannewsleader.comFor all the news of the Cowichan region as it happens, plus stories from around British Columbia, go to our website www.cowichannewsleader.com

    Friday, March 15, 2013Friday, March 15, 2013

    Finance director takes over as chief administrative of cerFinance director takes over as chief administrative of cer

    Peter W. Rusland/ leDuncan council has named its nancial director, Peter de Verteuil, as the citys new chief administrative of cer. His top post takes effect April 27 when current CAO Tom Ireland retires.

    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 delivered an apology to home children in 2010. Patricia Skidmores mother and father, Cliff and Marjorie, in Vancouver or Vic-toria, circa 1950.

    Fairbridge Farm: Fairbridge Farm: Book explores the Book explores the tale of the poor British children re-tale of the poor British children re-leased by their parents and shipped leased by their parents and shipped to state-sponsored hometo state-sponsored home

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    Another delay in Pompeo case while notice of appeal was led a 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.

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    Eight grounds for appeal of the verdict rendered by Judge Josiah Wood were cited.

    A date for Pompeos sentencing was also supposed to be set Tuesday in Duncan pro-vincial court but that was delayed till April 2.

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    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

    1.5% for the 2013 budget year.13. The proposed increase in planning budget for 2013 be reduced by 50% and that

    alternative means be sought to avoid escalation of the anticipated increase in legal costs and shortfalls in revenues.

    14. The requisition for the general government be limited to an increase of 1.5%, and if the reductions to the regional grant in aid allocations are not suf cient to do this further reductions in general government be sought to achieve the target.

    15. That if the foregoing reductions in budget for 2013 do not bring the lift for areas A and B below 4% then further reductions be sought to achieve this.

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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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    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.

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    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.

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  • Friday, March 15, 2013A10 Cowichan News Leader Pictorial

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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.

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    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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    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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    Andrew LeongVancouver Island Culinary Art students Navjot Sandhu 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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    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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