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Public meeting covers familiar ground Tamu Miles Gazette editor

Lake Days off to a racing start Tamu Miles Photo

Lake Days got off to a great start on Sunday, June 3, with the time trials for the Soap Box Derby taking place on Stone Avenue. Many in the community gathered to watch kids, teens, and adults race down the hill to the Lake Cowichan Christian Fellowship Church below. Above: Lennox Weber is driving number 11, Bare Bones. Here, Ben Weber is helping him prepare for his ﬁrst blast down the hill.

The public meeting that took place on May 28, did not diverge much from conversations that were had at the Cowichan Lake Chamber of Commerce meeting on May 23. Residents and local business owners, there were approximately 34 in attendance, again voiced concerns over derelict buildings and properties—both commercial and residential—the town’s revitalization plans, and the need for a beach access in Lake Cowichan. Both Mayor Ross Forrest and Councillor Bob Day say that the conversation about derelict buildings shifted somewhat from the chamber meeting in that it focussed more on residential properties. “It seemed that everybody that spoke up, it was all about their neighbours lawn, their neighbours house and that message was coming out really strong,” says Day. There is a fine line with bylaw enforcements though. Day feels that there needs to be room, to a certain degree, to live and let live within the community. However, because this is an issue that so many feel so strongly about he does say that “maybe it’s time to tighten the screws and step back and take another look.” Both Day and Forrest said they suggested that those frustrated with neighbours who are not keeping up with house or property maintenance take into consideration that some of these people may not be able to keep up for a variety of reasons. These include age, disability, finances etc. They also stated, yet again, that there is a need for residents and business owners to talk with those property owners they feel are not keeping up with the maintenance of their properties or buildings. As a result, those gathered at the meeting brainstormed in terms of solutions. There was talk of forming a committee of volunteers that would approach property owners and ask them if they need help with cleaning up their yard, home, or property. This included the idea of engaging local youth from local church groups and from the general population. This group would be solely driven by local residents Corrie Helliwell, of Copper Lane, says she is all for that idea. “There are lots of youth around here that could find something better to do than wander the streets and get into trouble,” she says. “Maybe this would give them more incentive to do something constructive.” She also thinks it might be a good idea to engage local youth through a meeting between them and the town. The only thing she says she felt disappointed about was the small numbers of people that showed up. She plans on attending more meetings, especially these public ones, and she will be bringing as many friends and business owners along as she is able to gather. There were those that were not so impressed with the meeting and council though. Symon Whalvin says he thinks that the town’s plans to put a roundabout at the intersection of South and North

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Shore Roads as part of the town’s revitalization plans, is ridiculous. Though Whalvin is only the second person to voice concerns over the roundabout—which is scheduled to begin this year, but because the town is awaiting federal funds to start the project may not start until next year— he feels that North American’s are bad at building and navigating roundabouts. Being a native of the United Kingdom, Whalvin has navigated many a roundabout in his time. He feels that the proposed roundabout is too big and could be dangerous for logging trucks when they try to navigate it. He also feels that the placement of the roundabout, with it bumping out towards North Shore Road, will not do much in terms of slowing logging trucks down. He feels that other measures could be taken to slow down trafﬁc, and suggests painting crosswalks on a regular basis and installing crosswalk lights. He feels that an engineer whose expertise is on roundabouts should have been consulted and says he is not clear on the thinking behind this project. Coun. Day says that highly paid engineers were contracted to design this roundabout, and that they are paid to design features like this that will work. “I know for a fact, by looking at the diagram, that it’s not a straight through deal for logging trucks. Yes it’s a bit of a straighter shot, because it has to be designed that way in order for them to get through it without driving over top of it.” Day says it will be a slight arc, and that the roundabout is designed to slow trafﬁc down. In response to Whalvin’s additional concern that the revitalization project will not do anything to bring visitors, and thus revenue, into the town, Day says that it would be interesting to look at the town now compared to seven years ago. “If you build a nice place for people to go, they will go there.” He feels that the revitalization projects will make the town more attractive and modern. Helliwell agrees with this, saying that especially if a beach access is put in down at Saywell Park (she also likes the idea of putting the water park down there), there would be more reasons for visitors to stop and get out of their cars and explore the town. Whalvin agrees with the beach access and even putting swings and a slide in the park. He feels that doing things like this would help to give visitors something to do in town, rather than just driving straight through. The other issue that was addressed at the meeting was the idea of backyard chickens. Currently the town has bylaws in place that do not allow for the keeping chickens in one’s backyard and Day says that he worries that if the bylaw is changed to allow for hens that it would become an issue of enforcing sections of the bylaw and that it would become a contentious issue between neighbours. “What may be good for six residents, may not be good for the rest of the population.”

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June 5, 5 p.m. - Public Works Committee meeting. To be discussed: metered water rates - B.C. average and comparative readings of current water useage by Lake Cowichan residents; highway signage; water metering program - Phase 2; water modelling - planning grant update; Cowichan Lake South Shore Road upgrades - update; capital and capacity building projects; implementation of organic, garbage and recycling collection; water parcel tax for 2013 and beyond. June 5, 6 p.m. - Parks, Recreation and Culture Committee. To be discussed: youth centre - partnership with Community Services; Saywell Park beach; Rhododendron Garden - Phase 2; maintenance of carved signs maintenance program and itemized list of costing; batting cage - alternative location; Beaver Creek Trail - map for “Our Favourite Hikes”; tubing. June 12, 5 p.m. - Ohtaki Twinning Committee June 12, 6 p.m. - Sustainable Development and Planning Committee June 14, 4 p.m. - Climate Change Committee June 19, 5 p.m. - Finance and Administration Committee June 19, 6 p.m. - CLEC, Lakeview, and Fire Department Committee June 21, 6 p.m. - Advisory Planning Commission June 26, 6 p.m. - Regular Council

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Town of Lake Cowichan Date: Tuesday, June 19th, 2012 Time: 5:00 p.m. Place: Municipal Hall, 39 South Shore Rd. Mayor and Council will meet to present the: Annual Report for 2011. The Annual Report will be available for public inspection on or after June 18th, 2012. The Mayor and Council will be pleased to receive submissions and/or questions from the Public.

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From left: Peter Jory, Carlo Pelligrino, Jeff Forsyth, Michele Taylor, Lauren Frost, and Glen Posey.

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Back in early April, Lake Cowichan Secondary School found out that the school had won a $25,000 computer lab from Staples Canada. This win is due to an essay written by one of the school’s students, Lauren Frost, for the Staples Canada Recycle for Education Computer Lab Contest. Frost was chosen by teachers to write an essay on the environmental initiatives the school has put into place. On June 1, Jeff Forsyth, the general manager for the Staples location in Duncan, and Carlo Pelligrino, the regional manager, came to the school to present the cheque at a general assembly. The school was one of 20 across Canada to win the prize, and one out of two on Vancouver Island. During his speech, Pelligrino stated that this shows that Vancouver Island is really the heart of green initiatives in the country. “It’s not easy being green,” he said, quoting a Kermit the Frog line. “It takes effort from all of us, each and every day in order to do the

right thing by our communities, by our environment, and by ourselves. As islanders, Jeff and I could not be prouder of the achievements of your school.” Peter Jory, the school’s principal, talked of the need to help students retain information they have learned and touched on how it is easier to retain information when individuals are interested in the subject they are studying. He hopes that with the help of technology, student interest can be hightened. “The good news is, there will be more opportunity for deep learning in the coming years. We also think that technology will have an even bigger role to play in the school system in the twenty-ﬁrst century. We know that we have to be ready for how you, the modern learner, learns.” LCSS has made upgrades over the years. The school now has reasonable bandwidth, wiﬁ, Macintosh and PC labs, several projectors, and serviceable desktops around the building. The school is not sure how it will utilize the $25,000, and Jory says there has

to be a thoughtful discussion, but states that it is really the teachers who need to take ownership of this opportunity. Currently the school has two major computer labs, with other computers in various locations around the building — there are approximately 60 per cent Macintosh computers, and 40 per cent PCs. Most of these computers are between ﬁve and eight years old. Forsyth assured that Staples would work closely with the school to deliver the “best bang for your buck,” and that the store would be available to advise on any aspect of this technological upgrade. Frost, who wrote the winning essay, is feeling pretty excited. She gets to choose a laptop of her very own. She says she will probably choose a PC because they are more compatible with other technologies. As a Grade 9 student, Frost feels honoured to have been picked to write the essay, as it is usually Grade 11 and 12 students who are chosen for this kind of thing. Michele Taylor, who teaches middle school students at LCSS, said that her and the other teachers who chose Frost, knew she was the right choice. The contest called for only 300 words, and Taylor and the other teachers knew she would be able to write eloquently and concisely about the recycling and other green efforts the school has made. Taylor’s STAR4C program (Students Taking Action by Recycling, Reusing, Reducing, Refusing, and Composing) has played an integral part in the green initiatives of the school, but Taylor says she is just one part of the bigger picture. “This was a whole school event. If not then Lauren wouldn’t have had anything to write about.” She says it’s nice for the school to be recognized and have the chance to “show the world how great we’re doing.”

Support for SD79 restorative budget Tamu Miles Gazette editor

The support for Cowichan School District 79 Board of Education’s decision to pass a restorative budget has been ﬂowing in over the past week. The Lake Cowichan Gazette has received personal letters from local residents as well as emails sent to the board from trustees of other districts, teachers, and the Nanaimo, Duncan and District Labour council. The letters of support are in answer to a call sent out by the Cowichan Board of Education on May 24. In the statement, the board states that the district needs $3.8 million in additional funds to rebuild programs and services that have been lost due to cuts that have occurred over the last decade. “The trustees who are taking this path are acting on our November election pledge to challenge the provincial government’s squeeze on our public schools,” the statement reads. “We are well aware Victoria could choose to appoint a ministry trustee to continue the cutbacks. However, we believe there is plenty of opportunity to reach an agreement with Victoria and we are ready to sit with the Ministry of Education to further this aim. We are hopeful the provincial government will recognize our restoration budget is a measured response to bleak learning conditions created by under-funding.” Many of the letters sent in support of the restorative budget point to the cuts in funding and the gradual loss of programs. Yet many take on the issue of democracy and the need for open dialogue between boards and the residents within their districts. Rob Hinton, a bus driver for SD79 writes, “I, as a bus driver, see daily and realize the importance of an open public school system that is accessible to all citizens here in the Cowichan Valley. To remove the trustees from their publicly elected positions is an attack on pure Canadian democracy.” Duncan Brown, an SD79 trustee from Lake Cowichan says that he is pleased to see this kind of support rolling in. “In some ways we’re not surprised,” he says. “Other school districts are in a similar situation.”

Even if George Abbott, the B.C. Minister of Education, decides to remove the board, Brown says the district will still be dealing with the same issues. “There will be needs that are not being met.” The board is currently preparing to meet with the ministry in the hopes that a solution can be found, but Brown is not optimistic that they will be able to meet directly with the minister. “The minister said he would make sure his staff are available to talk.” He expects that during this meeting there will be nothing new. Abbott confirmed this, saying that the board would be meeting with ministry representatives who would be explaining the ministry’s position and the flow of government funding. The board plans to bring the letters of support they have been receiving to this meeting and Brown says that they will all help to support the board’s position and give focus to issues that need to be addressed. However, Mr. Abbott states that the letters will not make any difference. “Every school board in the province has an obligation, under the school act, to provide a balanced budget,” he says. “I expect the board will provide a balanced budget by the end of June.” Brown states that the budget will be balanced “as soon as the ministry gives us $3.8 million.” Abbott says he has been through this once before with the Saanich school board in 2011. He states that when this board came to better understand the flow of funding, there was a difference in their thinking. “It appeared that when they understood they elected to provide a balanced budget.” He states that funding for the school district has gone up each year, while the student population has continued to drop. Brown takes issue with this, asking why then has the district had to continue to cut programs, if funding has increased? The school board will be holding a rally in front of the school board office in Duncan on June 6, starting at 4 p.m. This rally will be addressing two issues: support for the restorative budget and the opposition of the removal of duly elected officials. The public is invited to attend.

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Wednesday, June 06, 2012

Local Kinsmen Club does their part for the community

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Local Kinsmen Club members (l-r): Troy Douglas, Gord Roy, Brian Ericksen, Steve Nihirnick, John Woywitka, Keith MacKenzie, Dan Bingham, Philip Hayes, and Dave Ronson.

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On Sunday, June 10, the local Lake Cowichan Kinsmen Club will be once again hosting their annual Kinducky Derby race. This fundraiser generates approximately $5,000 each year, funds which are donated to Community Services’ Fusion and Kickster Summer Programs. These programs are geared towards local youth who are already participating in the FUSE and KICK programs that Com-

munity Services offers. The donation made by the Kinsmen Club allows organizers of these programs to keep them going over the summer. They take the kids for trips to the beach, go for a camp-out, take them down to Victoria to visit Botanical Gardens and do things like a cooking day, art days, and even a survival day. The $5,000 makes up a good portion of the funds needed for these programs and Darlene Tully, a Family Development Therapist with Community Services, says

she is “absolutely thrilled that the Kinsmen donate this money.” The Kinducky Derby takes place on Sunday, June 10, at 1 p.m. Ducks are $5 each, and tickets can be purchased at Irly Home Centre, Footwear Centre, Riverside Beer and Wine, Home Hardware and during the parade. The rubber ducks are dumped into the river at the Duck Pond, and the first one to make it to the car bridge wins $1,000. Second prize is $500, and third prize is $250. The Kinsmen, who really are just a group of local guys who want to help make a difference in their community, are able, through fundraising endeavors such as the Kinducky Derby, to do just that. During one of their meetings, which took place on May 24, they sponsored the Lake Days Road Hockey Tournament to the tune of $200; talked about helping out with a new committee that is being formed to look into and possibly find government funding to build a new school in the area; updated each other on repairs that were made to the Duck Pond dock; approved three academic scholarships worth $100 which will be presented to students at Lake Cowichan Secondary on June 7,; talked about volunteering at the Lake Days community breakfast, and much, much more. Keith McKenzie says that if the club were to close, it would mean a great financial loss to the community.

At one point, the club almost did close, says Dan Bingham. It went from having 93 members down to just three. “I was everything,” he says. “And I wasn’t going to be the last president.” So he and two others turned an old ambulance building sitting in the back of the public works yard into a meeting house and they began recruiting members. “We’re building all the time,” says Bingham. “People join to be part of the community spirit. We love to see the smiles on people’s faces when we donate, and we help a lot of kids.” Club members were especially honoured at the May 24 meeting because the Kinsmen National President, Dave Ronson, from Peterbourough Ontario, and another Kinsmen member, John Flinch, were able to attend the meeting. This was the ﬁrst time the national president had ever visited the Lake Cowichan club, and the men were delighted to welcome him into their humble club building. They even presented him with their mallet for keeping order during meetings and shared a meal of chili and homemade pies after the meeting was adjourned. To become involved in this fun, friendly and very community minded club, contact Gord Roy at 250-749-4767, or Steve Nahirnick at 250-749-7786. And don’t forget to purchase your duck for the Kinducky Derby on June 10.

Ohtaki Twinning Committee seeking homestay hosts Tamu Miles Gazette editor

Councillor Jayne Ingram is excited at the prospect of traveling to Ohtaki, Japan next July as part of the Ohtaki Cultural Twinning Committee. The Ohtaki Cultural Twinning Committee Exchange Program was started in 1989 and is part of a B.C. initiative to strengthen education and trade between B.C. and Asia. Last year the visit to Ohtaki/Date city was cancelled due to the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan. Each year a delegation of students from Ohtaki come to Lake Cowichan and are treated to local sights, events, and culture. Local students then have an opportunity to travel to Japan, stay with a host family, and learn about Japanese culture. This year, students from Japan will be arriving on October 6 and staying until October 13. There will be 28 visitors in total, 12 students and 16 adults/supervisors. The committee is currently looking for homestay hosts for these delegates and they hope that the majority of those who sign up to welcome these students and their adult traveling companions into their homes, are also those who are interested in taking part in the program. Most of the students who take part in the program are of middle or high school age and Ingram says she feels the students really gain a lot from participating. Ingram herself, though she has never been to Japan, has traveled extensive-

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From left: former councillor Pat Foster with Yasuko Murase and Coun. Jayne Ingram in 2010.

ly and remembers fondly the time she spent in China and having to adapt to eating foreign foods and a completely different language and culture. “And those are the kinds of things that I think are really good for kids to learn; those experiences of travel. You might not speak their language but, you know, there is that world language of that smile and that understanding that you learn. You learn to survive even though you can’t speak their language.” Ingram also says that through these experiences students learn about their own independence and they are given a chance to see the world. “I often think that taking a trip like this some kids might like it, some kids might not, but

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the kids that like it will probably become travelers after that because they’ll like it so much that it will spark their interest to travel and to ﬁnd out what it’s like in other countries.” The committee is currently working on its itinerary for the students who will be visiting Lake Cowichan in October and is seeking input from the public. You can post your ideas to the town’s Facebook page or attend the next Ohtaki Twinning Committee meeting on June 12 at 5 p.m. Or you can phone Mayor Forrest or Coun. McGonigle through the town ofﬁce at 250-749-6681. For their last visit, students were taken to the Nitinat Fish Hatchery and Kissinger Lake where they were able to take part in releasing salmon into the lake. They were also treated to a banquet dinner at Centennial Hall where they were able to meet Mayor Forrest. The committee and delegates traveling to Japan raise all their own monies for the trip. “The cost is approximately $2,500. Part of that $2,500 helps pay for the supervisors,” says Ingram. “The goal is to raise as much money as possible fundraising in the community.” The committee is also currently working with Lake Cowichan Secondary School to set up a date to come and speak to students, tell them what the program has to offer, and give them some information about where Ohtaki is located.

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A moment for reﬂection

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Heads Up: Lake Cowichan Food Bank is holding their 3rd Annual Food Drive during Lake Days. Please bring non-perishable food items and drop them into the grocery carts located at the gates of the Lake Day fairgrounds.

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On Tuesday, June 5, it will be possible to see Venus as the second planet from the sun passes over our earthly field of vision in front of the sun. This transit of Venus happens only twice every 100 or so years, and for astronomers and star gazers it’s a big deal. The last time Venus was visible passing across the face of the sun was in 1874 and again in 1882. Transits like this occur once every 243 years with pairs of transits eight years apart separated by long gaps of up to 121.5 years. I bring attention to this phenomena as a way creating a moment of reflection. From what I have come to understand, and experience, this time of year is one of the busiest for Lake Cowichan residents, as summer is gearing up, Lake Days is now in full swing, the Honeymoon Bay Outdoor Market has started for the season, and the tourists have begun flowing into town to utilize the great outdoor playground this area calls its yard. There has also been much discussion lately as to the direction the town needs to take in terms of industry, the issue of logging trucks and the dust and debris they produce, what to do about those buildings and properties that might not look up to snuff when compared to what is thought to be desirable; all things that are valid and do require attention and level headed consideration. However, when we look at something like this Venus transit, how can we not feel as though the issues we face locally are not just a tiny drop in the bucket when compared to the grandness of the universe, or even the complicated beauty and richness of the planet itself? The transit begins, for us in North America, in the early afternoon on Tuesday and continues for seven hours. Maybe, if the clouds aren’t looming and blocking our view, this will be a good time to take a moment to reflect on our lives and the health and vitality of our communities and our region, and the world as a whole. Just maybe we should give ourselves a little break, while at the same time giving thanks for all that we have, and for the fact that we do not live where there is war, famine, political upheaval, extreme poverty, and the many other tragedies that so many other countries in the world have to face on a daily basis. Experts recommend number 14 welding goggles for direct, naked eye viewing or some kind of appropriate solar filter for telescopes. This kind of transit is far more harmful to our eyes than a solar eclipse (when the moon passes over the sun) because there is much more exposure to the sun’s rays. Experts do not recommend using sunglasses, Polaroid filters, smoked glass, exposed colour film, x-ray film, or photographic neutral density filters. If you do not have proper eye protection, you might want to consider viewing the transit online, or going to a local astronomy club, park, or nature centre. Happy star gazing, Cowichan Lake, and may Lake Days this year be the best year yet. I’m looking forward to it.

VICTORIA – The B.C. government is spending $22.2 million to fund 190 new nurse practitioner positions around the province over the next three years. By Tom Fletcher B.C. established nurse practitioner training in 2005, with a master’s degree program that allows registered nurses to take on many of the functions traditionally reserved for doctors. The health ministry says there are currently 225 nurse practitioners registered with the College of Registered Nurses of B.C., but 72 are not working in that capacity and another 30 are graduating from the program this year. Health Minister Mike de Jong said the new program is designed to close that gap. The positions are seen as important in shifting the health care system from an acute care model to a preventive and chronic care model that better matches the actual demand and B.C.’s aging population. The government passed legislation in 2011 to allow nurse practitioners to provide their full scope of practice, including diagnosis, prescribing drugs, ordering diagnostic tests and treating most common medical conditions. NDP leader Adrian Dix called the program an overdue measure that he has been urging the government to do for several years.

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“What the government was doing was training nurse practitioners and seeing them go the United States and go to Ontario because the government that trained them didn’t think highly enough of the program to actually have jobs here,” Dix said. There are currently 45 nurse practitioner training positions, 15 each at the University of B.C., the University of Victoria and the University of Northern B.C. Dr. Blair Stanley has worked with nurse practitioner Lori Verigin in Trail for the past ﬁve years. “The experience has been transformative for me and our patients,” Stanley said. “Shared care in a fully integrated model has been liberating.”

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Leave my money out of it Well, with the Cowichan Recreation Commission, the mayor, a few others, and withnothing publicly supporting an application to host the Summer Games, what choice do those who oppose the application have? I do not support governments or commissions using residential tax dollars for functions that provide economic beneﬁts for corporate and commercial sectors. Political bodies already have provided tax relief to the corporate and commercial sectors by shifting taxes to the residential properties. Very irresponsible! Corporate and commercial property tax can be written off, while residential property tax cannot be. Use my residential property taxes for essential services. Let the corporate and commercial sectors pay for functions that provide them with economic beneﬁts like Summer, Winter, or Olympic Games. Leave my money out of it! Terry Pool Lake Cowichan

Letter of Support for the “Made in Cowichan Restoration Budget” I encourage Cowichan Valley communities to support the Cowichan board in their efforts to restore services lost to our students over the past decade. Public Education in this district and across the province is in the red. There is an Education Deﬁcit. This Board has provided a solution, one that supports the district’s Strategic Plan. It would put our students’ education back in the black, and truly balance the budget. Over the past 6 years, when I served as a trustee, the board sent letters to the Minister of Education, the Premier, and others,

outlining concerns over budget constraints and underfunding. The replies, if any, weren’t helpful. The board sent parallel budgets, which took a lot of work, that were not really acknowledged. Board members travelled to Victoria and met with the minister and with ministry officials where there was respectful dialogue and some nodding. These efforts were always followed up with the required balanced budget, a document that necessitated cutting services to our students again and again. I was very proud to be an elected trustee and serve the Cowichan Valley education community. However, each year when I sat with the minority of trustees that did not support balancing the budget at the cost of programs and services, I felt sad and frustrated as I was unable to follow through on a campaign promise I made which was, to support the needs of our students. Would I support a needs budget? Yes! At the time, it seemed of little comfort to know that democracy would prevail. A balanced budget was passed by a majority of votes. I regret that I am not a trustee at this time, a time when the majority of trustees will not support further cuts to balance the budget. I would be proud to stand with the five trustees who recognize that it is their democratic responsibility to honour the wishes of their constituents, and it is their democratic right to vote according to their principles. It is time for the minister to sit down with this elected board to find solutions to the education deficit in Cowichan. It is not a time for the minister to show disrespect and contempt for democracy by following through on threats to replace the board. Join me in supporting the “Made in Cowichan Restoration Budget,” and in applauding the efforts of the five trustees who have framed this document with good intentions for the students of the Cowichan Valley. Diana Gunderson Lake Cowichan

Composing their way to local noteriety

Tamu Miles Photo Three local youth recently won ﬁrst, second, and honourable mention for the Music for Young Children’s Festival. MYC is an international learning based website that links students and parents with teachers from around the world. Lake Cowichan music teacher, Robin Crosby, entered original compositions for, from left, Laura Snelling, Keegan Mullin, and Violet Argue, and these young women won in the Moonbeams category ﬁrst, second, and honourable mention respectively.

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Twelfth annual Hillcrest Lumber Company Employees reunion

The above photo was taken by an unknown photographer but was taken just before the bend at Mesachie Lake and Cecil Ashley has had it in his possession for close to 40 years. Left: Al Lundren, Don Gordon, and Cecil Ashely. Ashley is the reunion’s organizer. All three are former employees of Hillcrest.

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On Sunday, May 27, folks from around B.C. gathered at the Mesachie Lake Community Hall for another Hillcrest Lumber Company Employees Reunion. Many of the employees who had worked at the mill until its closure in 1968 attend this annual event every year. Cecil Ashley, who started working for the mill in 1959 at the age of 15, says that the Mesachie Lake Hall was built in 1945 by Hillcrest. “That is why we use this hall exclusively for our reunions. Every person has fond memories of the hall 50 or more years ago when weddings, cub and scout meetings, Halloween parties, dances, games, basketball and almost everything you can imagine was held in the hall at one time or another.” Though the reunion continues to lose participants as the years stretch on (there have been ﬁve deaths in the past year alone), there were still many who attended, and the hall was packed with people who were busy getting caught up on each other’s lives. Ashley, who has organized the reunions since 2004, taking over for George Smart who started them in 2000, is passionate about keeping the history of the logging industry alive in the Cowichan Lake communities. He had placed tins on each table so that attendees could donate to the Kaatza Museum, where many of the logging industry artifacts and treasures are curated and displayed. “They have developed a wonderful display for Hillcrest Lumber Company and I thought it might be a nice idea to thelp them out with a donation from the Hillcrest Lumber Company Employees Reunion. So please donate generously into the donation cans on the tables. If you have any photos or artifacts that you would like to donate, the museum would really appreciate them also,” he told the audience. In his opening speech, he thanked Al Lundren and Bob Simpkins for their work scanning,

cataloging and preserving for the public the hundreds of photos of the forestry industry, taken by Wilmer Gold. He also thanked the many others that help to make the reunion possible every year. The reunion uses “the last whistle” as its watch word. This is because the whistle that blew for 20 seconds signaling the start of the day, end of the day, and all breaks during shifts left a lasting impression on employees and the town in general. Using this as their watch word, or phrase, is also appropriate not only because the mill no longer exists, but because these employees, and the memories they carry with them are declining. Since October 2011, this group of previous Hillcrest employees has said goodbye to Stew Coates, Norman Mitchell, Leona Portlance, Tom Gordon, Aileen Goldsmith, Bob Veitch, and most recently Edna Lawson. For many of those in attendance, the logging industry was a way of life. During the prosperous years of the 40s, many of them worked at all of the mills that were in existence around the lake. Mike Padjen says he quit working for Hillcrest a half a dozen times, going to Paldy and Honeymoon Bay. But he would always return. “That was when jobs were plentiful,” he explains. Harold Lawson, who sat in the back of the hall and sold Hillcrest Lumber Company 12th Reunion ball caps for $12 each, says that he, his father, grandfather, and uncle, all worked for the company. He also worked in Honeymoon Bay and Lake Cowichan though. “As a matter of fact, I worked at all the mills.” Hillcrest Lumber Company was started in 1943 by Carlton Stone. Stone moved all the houses from his Sahtlam (Duncan) location to Mesachie Lake that year and built a large sawmill/planer mill complex where the present day Camp Imadene stands. The mill employed over 300 employees with a further 120 employees in the logging section.

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Lake Days 1979 - Children of the pioneer era Trevor Green parade was to start, and still dreading the whole had spent several ordeal, he really didn’t care in the least what he days prior to Lake looked like but felt “secure in the knowledge Days (June 9, that somehow, these dreadful ordeals would 1979) rounding up come to an end in time.” a costume of sorts Trevor and the two ladies soon joined the to wear in the Lake others at the hay wagon. The start of the parade Days parade. route which began on Greendale Road, was By Rolli Gunderson Apparently several alive with “people and children, horses and long time area vehicles of every description.” There were floats residents, who were raised here at the Lake, and other entries lined up with Trevor and the were asked to participate in the Lake Days others perched waiting on the hay wagon. Soon celebrations. They were to dress up in pioneer after two more pioneer era children, Nels Olson childrens’ clothing (or a reasonable facsimile and Marie Monti, showed up but Gladys Howe, thereof) and ride on a pioneer themed hay now aged 79, and thought to be the “first white wagon in the Lake Days parade. Since all of baby born here,” wasn’t feeling well and had those who were asked to participate had lived “elected to stay home.” Trevor didn’t blame her here their entire lives one bit. (most were children Eventually the parade began of pioneer/early era and the hay wagon made its parents) none felt they way along the road, which was I believe a bottle of could refuse the request. on both sides with smiling Vodka was smuggled in lined With Trevor’s parents onlookers. Some of the pioneer recognized as the longest with them to give them children sat on small school sized living pioneer family chairs licking huge lollipops a little extra courage around, he was the first to others made an attempt to to face the enthusiastic while be approached. use the hula-hoops. To Trevor, public [who lined the After returning home who would have rather stayed from the free pancake home, the parade route seemed parade route]. breakfast, Trevor had a long and never ending Trevor Green like just enough time to do a journey. He later admitted that few small chores before the several bottles of beer that putting on his costume Nels had “smuggled aboard” and “heading for the fray.” He had managed to came in handy in the heat of the day. find a pair of long dark (knee length) stockings, As the parade progressed, to his a pair of dark blue shorts that belonged to his embarrassment, Trevor occasionally heard wife, an old fashioned white shirt, a garish tie someone yell “Hi Trev!” Or a scandalized voice and a pair of plain black shoes. After squeezing exclaim, “Look, there’s Mr. Green!” Or “No, into the costume, a quick look in the mirror That couldn’t be Trevor!” But all in all, he had convinced him that he and his costume would to admit that the ordeal wasn’t half as bad as he “pass muster.” thought it would be. The greetings and catcalls Soon after, two ladies (pioneer era children), were all in good fun and the adult pioneer Rene All (wife of one time Lake Cowichan’s children had lots to laugh about. earlier mayors), and Joan Gordon (whose father When the parade ended, Trevor, who had had been a local early era postmaster) arrived dreaded the day, smiled as he made his way at Trevor’s place. Both were dressed in “school home where he quickly removed the “shabby” girl costumes of yesteryear.” One had long costume. After a quick dip in his nearby braids falling below an old fashioned pokestream followed by a quiet lunch, he took a bonnet while the other wore a long white and nap on the porch. All the while the drone of blue dress with long white stockings. The two the water bomber dropping its load of over arrived at Trevor’s house in time to make a last the fairgrounds could be heard along with the minute check of their costumes. According to helicopters that whirled about the skies full of Trevor, “the ladies found it necessary to titivate Lake Days passengers. Since Trevor had done (spruce up) themselves,” so they headed for all that he wished to do that day he was ready one of the little Greendale cottages. “I believe to relax and enjoy the rest of Lake Days at his a bottle of Vodka was smuggled in with them home. to give them a little extra courage to face the — Research courtesy Greendale Journals and enthusiastic public (who lined the parade Kaatza Station Museum Archives route),” remarked Trevor later. Just before the

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LCSS Principal, Peter Jory surveys the school grounds from the steps leading into the building.

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Lake Cowichan Secondary School principal, Peter Jory, will be saying goodbye to students, teachers, and the community come the end of June. Jory has taken a job with School District 48, Sea to Sky, covering Squamish, Whistler, and Pemberton. Jory, who has been with LCSS for four

years now, will be going into assessing and advising the technological direction of District 48. His ofﬁcial title will be Director of Instruction Technology and Innovation. “The thinking behind it is, it’s about getting everyone ready for the New Ed. Plan.” Here, Jory is referring to BC’s Education Plan, put forth by the Ministry of Education in 2011. Among other things, this plan states that the province, school boards, administrators, teachers, and parents need to “make better use of technology in education so young people will be equipped to use it effectively and ethically.” “There will be a lot of instructional work, a lot of development work, and I’m going to be overseeing the technology piece there from the instructional side. My role will be to try to integrate the technology into practice.” Jory says this means that he will be looking at the hardware and software that exists within the district and advising the district as to where it needs to go in terms of technology into the future. Currently the district is looking into grant funding in order to make this shift into upgrading district technology. This shift, Jory says, will happen over the next ﬁve years, and “is very much in it’s formative stages.” He says education needs to become more personalized. “For years and years, school looked pretty much the same. Kids at desks, teachers

talking, kids scratching down notes. Here’s the curriculum: one, then two, then three in lock step order. And what is changing is the idea that we’re going to have core curriculum, then we’re going to have curriculum where kids are going to have options, where they’re going to be able to pick things that they’re passionate about and spend time on those things and doing some deep learning.” Jory is excited about this change, saying that it’s great to be part of the education system while this change is taking place. However, he will miss the teachers and students at LCSS. Jeff Rowan, the vice principal, and Jory both began at LCSS at the same time, and Jory says the ﬁrst thing they noticed was the friendliness of the school and the community. “There’s a great sense of community. We talked to kids from day one, and they talked to us, and the staff was friendly and fun, and the parents have been really fun and supportive and quite positive. Those human connections are the things that you appreciate.” Jory says that during his time at LCSS, the thing that he is most proud of is the achievement of the students. “When I came, I looked at our achievement proﬁle, and it really wasn’t where it needed to be, our kids weren’t doing as well as they should. What I wanted was for our kids to have the same opportunity here in this small rural town that they do in a larger

community.” This year, as part of Jory’s Plan 100, an initiative that tries to ensure a high graduation rate, LCSS scored 6.5 on the 2010-2011 Fraser Institute’s B.C. and Yukon secondary school rankings. This continued an upward trend over the last ﬁve years. “That was our goal. I wanted kids to graduate. I wanted them to achieve in their core courses, that everybody needs. I wanted them to be able to pass their exams.” Jory says that this became the school’s goal. “We’ve learned that doing things with intention can make a real difference.” Jory did not want to single out any individual at the school, but says that the building is full of great individuals and that people there know who has real positive energy. He would like to thank the community for their support and says that he has been treated well during his time with LCSS. “I feel like people have been very fair, right off the bat they were quite fair with me.” He says there were of course questions because he was an outsider coming into the community, “but I think people were very reasonable around what it was that I was trying to do and I think that once they saw that it was starting to work I think they really appreciated me having the energy to try to make a change.”

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Mitch Vandersluys and Curtis Girard hold up portfolios they presented to teachers and members of the community on May 24.

Expectant grads presented their portfolios on May 24, to a mixture of school faculty and community members. Each student had five minutes to present a portfolio that reflected their past, present, and future, with focus given to how they plan to achieve future goals. Jan Devana, the school’s career clerk, says this was her first time attending the event and she was amazed and shocked at how much the kids really care about these portfolios. Curtis Girard says he feels his interview went well. He was nervous at first, but once he started talking, he found he had endless things he wanted to share about himself. He plans to attend Camosun and become an electrician. Mitch Vandersluys says that he spent approximately 20 hours on his portfolio. He also plans to attend Camosun, but is looking towards a career as a civil engineer.

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A blast through the past at LCSS Gilbert Lewis

LAKERS CORNER On Thursday, May 31, Lake Cowichan Secondary School hosted its annual Historical Fair. The fair happens twice a year at LCSS, ﬁrst at the end of the fall semester, and the end of the spring semester. Historical Fair is an event in which students in Grades 9 through 11, who took Social Studies or History, participate in. It shows what they learned throughout the semester, and/or shows what interests them most in Social Studies or History. The students who do participate in it get 5-6 weeks in which to

prepare. The students showed off, for example, fashion trends in the 1600s as compared to now, the American Revolution, and many more fascinating topics. “Being in the historical fair, although stressful, was a great experience. It taught me a lot about doing projects, and presenting them. The Historical Fair is a great way to help students gain experience in project making for their future education,” said Grade 9 LCSS student, Lauren Frost. “It seems really fun and easy, just to make a project and sit at a table all afternoon, but it’s actually really stressful and a lot of work,” said Grade 9 LCSS student, Aislinn McKeowen-Ferris. To particiapate in the fair, students must have good working, presenting, and communication ethics. The historical fair was a blast through the past.

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Left: Ed Pawlik manoeuvres around a fridge after hauling it out of the ditch. On the right, Bill Bergen displays some of the garbage he picked up from the Honeymoon Bay lookout spot.

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Eight thousand pounds. That’s how much garbage was collected by Valley Fish and Game Wilderness Watch members and community volunteers on Saturday, May 19, from around Cowichan Lake. Bill Bergen, a Wilderness Watch member says “you wouldn’t believe what we find out there.” Everything from bags of garbage to couches, fridges, gyprock, roofing shingles, wiring, plastic, batteries, and much much more. Each year the Wilderness Watch does at least one major clean-up of the lake area including Lake Cowichan, Mesachie Lake, Honeymoon Bay, and Youbou, but also the entire logging road loop around the lake itself. Dennis Martel, who used to be the Wilderness Watch coordinator before he retired, says that he has seen as much as 18 tons of garbage taken to Meades Creek Recycling. This year, Bergen helped to coordinate two teams who were sent out to pick up from marked spots which he had scouted out the week before. On the Lake Cowichan and Honeymoon Bay side of the lake were Karli and Eli Parnell—who are not members of the Wilderness Watch but came to help out for the day—Dean, Courtney, and Dalton Bolitho, who are also not members but came to help out, and Ed Pawlik who is a lifetime member. Pawlik and Bergen rode together up past Honeymoon Bay, and they took me along with them. Even though Bergen had marked specific areas where he had found garbage to be picked up, Pawlik stopped the truck many times in between these spots because garbage was spotted by the two along the side of the road or off in the bush. They took me up to the Honeymoon Bay lookout spot and from there we ventured up an old logging road to find a fridge that had been dumped down an embankment on the side of the road. Being too large to carry up the steep, shale embankment, Bergen and Pawlik had a plan. They set up a block and tackle system connected to a tree on the other side of the road and hooked one end to the truck and the other to the fridge. It only took moments for Pawlik to pull the old fridge (pocked with holes from shot gun and rifle bullets) up onto the road. This is nothing new. The two have had many years of experience dealing with this kind of garbage pick-up from around the lake. Both men still find themselves disgusted at the amount of garbage they find. “It’s such a shame,” they both kept saying. “Especially when most of the garbage we

find can be dropped of at Meades Creek Recycling for free.” The Heritage Days weekend is the first time Wilderness Watch has tried the clean-up on a long weekend, and Bergen says they chose to do so as a kind of experiment. He was aiming to generate awareness within the area about the problem. And it did seem to help. While Bergen and his teams were out collecting, they had several people stop and ask what they were up to. Both Bergen and Pawlik told me that they are never able to collect all of the garbage they find. One example of this that I saw while venturing out with them, was a tree growing out of the centre of two old tires. Bergen said he would have to return with some kind of cutting utensil in order to take them off. Another example was a dump of household garbage at the Honeymoon Bay lookout, where there was glass, tins, and wiring for electronics. It was hard to find all of the garbage in amongst the grass, moss, and organic debris that had grown around it. Bergen would like to remind residents and visitors to the area that their garbage does not just affect the environment, but local wildlife as well. He has seen animals tangled in wires, birds caught in six pack rings, and much more. “It’s just not right.” Martel says that perhaps part of the problem is the change Meades Creek recycling makes to their hours from summer to winter. “We have got to have the funds to keep Meades Creek open,” he says. He is concerned with where residents will take their trash if they live in Youbou or Honeymoon Bay, and says that most people will not take the time to drive into Bings Creek Solid Waste Management near Duncan. Martel feels that today, getting people to dispose of their garbage in a respectful manner is all about education. There are a wide range of things that can be taken to the recycle stations for free, such as paint, garden and yard organic waste, batteries, tires, fridges, tubes. “These are all free,” he says. “Why not give them to the dump to recycle?” Meades Creek posts their hours as Wednesday through Sunday 9 am to 5 pm - April 1st to October 31st and Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday only, 9 am to 5 pm November 1st to March 31st. Wilderness Watch will be doing another clean-up sometime during the summer. No date has been set, but if you are interested in volunteering, you can go to the Valley Fish and Game website: valleyfishandgame.com. Valley Fish and Game is the parent organization to Wilderness Watch.

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Local coach enjoys every aspect of sport Tamu Miles Gazette editor

love doing it.” Besides coaching and being a referee, Rai also works as a bartender at the arena, is on call at the skate shop, and is currently attending Vancouver Island University taking a Recreation and Sport Management program. He hopes one day to manage a sports arena, but also says he would like to ﬁnd a job on a cruise ship or at a resort because it would give him the chance to travel. Rai will be playing in the road hockey tournament taking place on Sunday, June 10, as part of the Lake Days celebrations.

Ryan Rai is a local Lake Cowichanite who seems to be everywhere, all the time. Whether it’s serving drinks for local meetings and events, helping with community programs such as the recent bike rodeo, or doing what he loves most, which just happens to be coaching sports, he is involved with this community. Rai has been playing Ryan Rai Photo hockey since he was OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN AMENDMENT BYLAW No. 3595 Ryan Rai enjoying some down-time with friends five, and since he was around Cowichan Lake. Rai is the coach for the twelve-years-old he ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW No. 3596 Mosquito team, the Gray Hawks, as well as a has also refereed the Applicable to Electoral Area F – Cowichan Lake South/Skutz Falls hockey referee at the Cowichan Lake Sports sport. “I played all my Arena. Rai graduated from LCSS in 2009. minor hockey here,” he NOTICE is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held as says. “I’ve been reffing follows to consider the above noted Amendment Bylaws: between Duncan, Fuller Lake, and here.” He says that all the teams he coaches are in minor leagues, “so midget triple A and down.” DATE: Monday, June 18, 2012 Baseball seems to be his second passion. “I started t-ball when I was PLACE: Honeymoon Bay Community Hall five, and I’ve been playing ever since.” For a year or two he played all his minor baseball in Lake Cowichan, 10022 Park Drive, Honeymoon Bay and then because there was no team for his age group, he took some time TIME: 7:00 p.m. away from the sport and waited until he was able to join a slo-pitch team. He has now been playing slo-pitch for the past three years. Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 3595 proposes to amend Electoral Area F – This year, Rai returned to the position of coach for the Lake Cowichan Cowichan Lake South/Skutz Falls Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1945 in order to re-designate Mosquito team, the Gray Hawks. He says he has been focussing on Lot 14, Section 34, Renfrew District, (Situate in Cowichan Lake District), Plan 40628 (subject property helping the kids to develop basic skills like hitting, pitching, and a bit of shown outlined below with a solid black line) from Neighbourhood Pub Commercial to a new Rural field work, but he also tries to make sure that everyone on the team has Village Commercial designation. The new designation creates policies that would support more fun. commercial uses on the property in addition to the neighbourhood pub use that it currently permitted. Rai has noticed improvement with all the kids this year. “In all aspects, I think everyone has improved. A big part of that has been help from my Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3596 proposes to amend Electoral Area F – Cowichan Lake South/ Skutz Falls Zoning Bylaw No. 2600 by amending the existing C-5 Neighbourhood Pub Zone to a new assistant coaches, Jim Tardiff, and Tom Peters.” C-5 Rural Village Commercial Zone. This applies to Lot 14, Section 34, Renfrew District, (Situate in “Everyone is developing,” he says. “We’re all playing as a team. The Cowichan Lake District), Plan 40628, the subject property, which previously accommodated the Honey biggest thing I’ve had this year is I haven’t had any issues with the kids or Pot Pub (shown outlined below with a solid black line). the parents or anything. We’re all getting along.” He says that in hockey he tended to notice more issues arise. “With hockey there’s a bit more action to it, I guess . . . the parents tend to get a little more excited.” However, Rai says he loves both sports and will be returning to refereeing hockey again in September or October. “It gives me something to do on the weekends, gives me a little more cash in my pocket, and I just

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From Ladysmith to Marie Canyon: Retreads hikers have been busy Retreads travelled to Ladysmith where they met up with Duncan and Mill Bay members to hike up to Heart and Stocking Lakes. We were ever grateful that David Rife of the Duncan Outdoor Group was there to lead the 17 members on this hike because he knew a moderately gentle way to climb the 900 plus feet from the parking lot to Stocking Lake. The trail moved along the B.C. Hydro transmission right-of-way, across a new development with a super view and then for a considerable distance ever up through forest roads and trails. Once we reached the pristine lake we stopped and admired the scene and watched a ﬁsh jumping to catch its lunch. We then hiked on along a trail through the forest around the lake. After we traversed the length of Stocking Lake we continued for a short distance until we reached the smaller Heart Lake. Here we found suitable rocks and even a single plastic chair above the lake where we sat and enjoyed lunch and a well earned rest. One member was heard to say “Darn, I forgot to pack my lunch,” but people rallied around and shared an apple here and half a sandwich there and problem solved. From Heart Lake back down to

the Hydro line we faced a very steep and challenging hill and recalled why we were glad Dave had led us up the more gentle way. Words like heart-break hill, or worse, came to mind. A week later found eight of us starting out from Marie Canyon Trestle on a hike that follows the river for 5 kilometres before joining the Trans Canada Trail for a return hike of 3km. The part of the trail along the river is really scenic with high views of the rapids and then down along the slower ﬂowing wide gravelly sections. While it did not have the elevation change of the Ladysmith hike, it took some energy to cover that 8km hike. When explaining the hikes to a newcomer, two thing stand out. First, you have a chance to share experience with a diverse group of interesting people. Second, over a number of months, you have a chance to see in detail, many parts of the wonderful Cowichan Valley from the Kinsol Trestle in the south to Cedar in the north, with side trips down to Port Renfrew area. Interested? Pick up a schedule at the arena, or call Jean Cozens at 250 -749-6156. — Submitted by David Kidd

The purpose of Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 3595 and Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3596 is to expand the list of permitted uses to allow a variety of new commercial uses as well as the currently permitted neighbourhood pub and single family dwelling. The new uses proposed in the amended C-5 Zone are: bed and breakfast, bus depot, business or commercial private school, convenience store, food processing excluding fish processing and abbatoirs, hostel, hotel, motel, laundromat, nursery including accessory outdoor storage, office, pub, restaurant, catering, retail sales. At the public hearing, all persons who deem their interests affected by the proposed amendments will be afforded an opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions on matters contained therein, before representatives of the Regional Board. Prior to the public hearing, written comments on the bylaws may be faxed to 250-746-2621, e-mailed to ds@cvrd.bc.ca, or mailed and/or deposited at the Regional District offices up to 4:30 p.m. on the day of hearing. For further information, please call Rachelle Rondeau, Planner, Planning and Development Department at 250-746-2620. The public hearing on June 18, 2012, is to be held by Director I. Morrison, Director P. Weaver and Director L. Iannidinardo as delegates of the Board. A copy of the Board resolution making the delegation is available for public inspection along with copies of the amendment bylaws as set out in this notice. A copy of the proposed amendment bylaws and relevant support material may be examined at the Regional District Planning and Development Department office, 175 Ingram Street, Duncan, BC, from Wednesday, June 6, 2012, to Monday, June 18, 2012, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

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Coach Ryan Rai is pretty proud of his Lake Cowichan Mosquito team, the Grey Hawks. This past weekend, the team played four games in a tournament, and though they did not win every game, Rai says that his team had a blast. Baptist Pentecostal “This is the Cowichan Lake Lake Cowichan best ball we Baptist Church Christian Fellowship have played 8259 Beaver Road 57 King George St. South all year,” he Lake Cowichan Lake Cowichan says. “If we 250-749-3211 250-749-6492 keep this up, Sunday Service 10:30 am we will go a Sunday Service 10:30am Sunday School 10:30 am long way in Pastor Dale Winters Pastor Terry Hale the playoffs.” All team Roman Catholic Congregational members had

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great sportsmanship, and the kids never stopped smiling. The first game was against the Ladysmith Diamond Backs. This was a close win, with a score of 9-8. Rai says this, and the other three games, all came down to the very last out. Nick Hill “caught a fly ball and was awesome in pitching,” says Rai. Kendall Bergstrom also had some fantastic pitching, and Hill was named MVP for that game. Saturday morning, the Hawks played their second game which was against the Duncan Pirates, and though the team had a 9-7 loss to the pirates (this was the first loss of the season for the Hawks), Nick Hill and Amber Eddy did some great pitching, and Eddy was named MVP for that game. In the third game, which took place Saturday afternoon, the Hawks played against the over confident Nanaimo Athletics. Despite taking verbal blows against their female players, the Hawks

managed to walk away with a win. Eddy managed to strike out a couple of the Athletics players and Hill and Mackenzie Peters scored two runs. Josh Hill hit a walk-off home run. Noah Murdoch had a couple of big hits, and was named MVP for the game. The final game was played against the Salt Spring Blue Jays. Though the Hawks lost this game with a score of 9-8, they managed to bring themselves back from being four runs behind due to another two out rally. Bergstrom, Eddy, Nick Hill, and Josh Hill all had big hits, and Murdoch hit a massive home run. Bergstrom was named MVP for this game. The coaches award at the end of the tournament went to Josh Hill. This award is given to an All Star player who has not been named MVP during the season. Rai says that the hardest part of the tournament, for him, was making sure that the pitchers did not go over their pitch count. “I was missing two pitchers,” he says. “So I only had seven to work with. During the tournament, Joey Janzen and Jake Walters both had solid pitching, and Shaylyn Jones had a big hit. The Lake Cowichan Peewee All Star team played their last game of the regular season on Tuesday, May 29, and they also did well. Coach Micah Anderson says they won with a score of 10-5. “We finished off the regular season with eight wins and five losses and one tie giving us 17 points putting us in third place for the playoffs. Playoffs begin on June 6 for the 11 team Peewee league, and Anderson says “there still may be some movement in the standings because all league games have not been played yet.

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Students at the karate tournament in Duncan. From left: Alexa Gautheir Valdes, Jacob Marcelic, Josh Hill, Madison Garbish, and Alex Sawatzky.

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Students from the Lake Cowichan ShitoRyu, Fernando Correia School of Karate attended a tournament in Duncan on May 26. There were over 100 competitors at the event, coming from all over Vancouver Island as well as the mainland. Loretta Schwab says, “All of the kids from Lake Cowichan have been practicing hard for this tournament and the results prove it. Everyone had a wonderful time, individually and as a team. They got to meet up with old friends and make new ones.” Alex Sawatzky won gold for the whiteyellow kata seven and under category

Alexa Gutheir Valdes won bronze for the orange kata 10-11 category, Madison Garbish won bronze for the green kata 10-11 category, Jacob Marcelic won bronze for both the boys 10-11 green kata and the 9-11 weapons kata, the team won silver in the team kata for students 11 and under with an orange belt or higher. Congratulations to all the students. — editor@lakecowichangazette.com

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Bob Day Lake Days Celebration Society Chair Lake Days is here again! The Lake Days Society has been meeting since January planning this year’s event. Our volunteers have been busy making calls, sending emails and touching base with as

Ross Forrest

Mayor of Lake Cowichan Welcome! We are delighted to have everyone partici-

many people as possible, gathering support for this year’s fun ¿lled annual festival. To all the Lake Days directors and volunteers, I would like to thank you for all your hard work and dedication. Also I would like to take this opportunity to thank three very special people who have retired from the society this year. Barb Knott, Sylvia Coulombe, and Pat Weaver have been a ¿xture with Lake Days for many years and we wish them all the best in the days and years to come. I am sure that everyone who has been a part of Lake Days, past and present, will agree that this is far more than just a festival. During the organizing and the event itself it is so very evident that Lake Days

brings together our community on many levels. There is the making of new friends and the reuniting of old. All of our local service clubs and organizations come out and show their community spirit as well as promote their causes. As organizers of This event, our wages are simply the smiles and laughter we see on those taking part in the fun. On Saturday, June 9, and Sunday, June 10, Saywell Park is where you want to be! A $2 admission ticket covers both days and all the fabulous food, rides, games and entertainment are guaranteed to make this Lake Days one you won’t want to miss. For everything you need to know about this exciting weekend go to www. cowichanlakedays.com.

pate and share in the annual Cowichan Lake Days, hosted by chairperson Bob Day, and his committee, who have worked long and hard to organize another exciting program this year. Lake Days is a special time for our entire community. This long time tradition is a festival that truly connects people in such a positive way. Not only does it bring all the locals together for a good time, but it brings many of our past citizens back to visit with friends and family. The LCSS grad class of

1962 is having their 50th year reunion Lake Days weekend. I would like to welcome them back home to enjoy this wonderful weekend. It takes a great deal of planning and a lot of work to put on an event like this. Thank you to the Lake Days Committee for your dedication and if anyone gets the opportunity to help out and volunteer in any form, that is what makes Lake Days so successful. Please enjoy yourself to the utmost and be safe as our community celebrates together.

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Handicapped parking is available at Cowichan Lake Community Services’ parking lot. With Saywell Park’s handicapped parking spaces being occupied by the road hockey tournament and other activities throughout the weekend, the Community Serivces’ parking lot will be freed up. The parking lot is located behind the Kaatza Station Museum, down Point Ideal Drive, near its intersection with South Shore Road. South Shore Road along Saywell Park will be closed Sunday, June 10, to accommodate the road hockey tournament. Motorists are advised to use the alternative route from the east end of town down King George Street, or Coronation Street, and come out Wellington Road to South Shore Road. The Lake Cowichan Foodbank Society will be collecting nonperishable foods throughout the Lake Days weekend—June 9-10—at the gate of the Sawell Park festivities. The summer months are always slow for foodbank donations, so drop some food off for those members of the community that are in need. This year’s volleyball action will take place on both Saturday and Sunday. Saturday will be the Volleyball Skills and Fitness Challenges. Registration is $2 per person and begins at noon. Kids between the ages of eight and 16 will be able to participate in timed activities such as running, jumping, and catching, individual events, and mini 3 aside volleyball tournaments. Prizes to be won! Sunday is the Sand and Grass 4 aside Volleyball Tournament beginning at 9 a.m., with ¿nals taking place at 3 p.m. Registration is $12 per player or $48 per team, if registered by Wednesday, June 6. To register your team, contact Mike Waller at mwaller@telus.net, or 250-701-1107. Lake Days Fun Run will be taking place on Sunday, June 10. This ¿ve or 10 kilometre run begins at 8 a.m. at Saywell Park. The fee for entrants is $15 per individual or $20 per family. Part of the route takes place on the scenic Trans Canada Trail South. Registration closes at midnight on June 8. Marshaling begins at 7:30 a.m. For more information contact Bernadette Knowles 250-749-1355 or bknowles@iscu.com. The Royal Bank is sponsoring a Child Find booth, coordinated and hosted by the local RCMP auxiliary. Residents will be able to create identi¿cation cards for their children which will include a picture and ¿ngerprint information. Cards are free. Lake Cowichan Minor Baseball Dunk Tank will be down at the fair grounds both Saturday and Sunday. The dunk tank was offered to the league by the Lake Days society for fundraising purposes. Balls are $1 each, with funds going back into the minor baseball league. Parents and coaches will be volunteering and manning the booth and dunkees will be whoever is brave enough to take part. Who knows, you may get to dunk an umpire! The Cowichan Valley Big Brothers and Big Sisters will be hosting children’s games at Saywell Park on both Saturday and Sunday. Games will consist of things like a bean bag toss, treasure chest, ring toss, ladder golf, and sucker pole. Organizers are hoping to also have a sling shot game for kids 10 and up. Games are $1 each for this fundraising event. There will also be an info booth set up for those who are interested in volunteering for the program, as well as for those kids in the community who need a mentor. Organizers say that there are kids on the wait list for a mentor here in the community and it would be great to have local volunteers. Mentors need to be 19-years and up for the community program and must pass an interview and screening process. Volunteering consists of a few hours per week with the child, aged between six and 19. For more information visit bbbfcowichan.ca.

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Each year, the Lake Days parade attracts businesses and organizations from across the region and beyond. Hundreds gather, tourists and locals alike, along South Shore Road to watch the many fabulous ďŹ&#x201A;oats, bands, animals, and much more. This year the parade begins near the entrance to town between Darling Tire and Irly Bird on Neva Road. Participants will be lining up as early as 7:30 a.m. for the 9 a.m. judging in the hopes of winning trophies and ribbons. The parade begins at 11 a.m. and police will have South Shore Road blocked off at either end of town by 10:45 a.m. The parade will make its way down South Shore Road to the Cowichan Lake Recreation Arena. This year, Country Grocer, Lady of the Lake candidates, and the Lake Cowichan Fire Department are among the many local businesses who will be participating. Many of these businesses set up their ďŹ&#x201A;oats the evening before the event, and some have them driven up from other locations and parade events around Vancouver Island. Sam Beldessi says there may be as many as

40 entries this year, with some coming from as far away as Vernon B.C, which will be entering a ďŹ&#x201A;oat for their winter carnival. The city of Nanaimo will have three big ďŹ&#x201A;oats, including one carrying riders in a large bathtub. Beldessi says the Lions Club, coordinator for the event, usually starts sending out invitations as early as December. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are certain ďŹ&#x201A;oats we want,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And we hope they return again year after year.â&#x20AC;? Once again, Beldessi will be taking on the role of parade marshal, a job he has done for at least the last 13 years. This year, the Lions Club is sponsoring Lady of the Lake candidate Katiera Brown. The parade is just one aspect of the popular Lake Days festivities which began in 1931. What began that year as a community picnic, grew into a week-long celebration, lasting through unpredictable west coast weather and the coming and going of many events, such as the chainsaw carving demonstration which is no longer part of the line-up for this year. However, many events still remain, including the Breakfast in the Town, the town BBQ, the Lake Days Dance, and of course, the ever popular Lady of the Lake Pageant.

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The Lake Days Dance is an annual event, and an integral part of Lake Days celebrations. Each year the Cowichan Lake Sports Arena hosts the dance and features local bands. However, this year is a bit different. This year, there will be an interactive Video DJ with access to a database of 10,000 songs. The DJ will be taking requests from those in attendance. The show is provided by RMS Productions and includes two 20 foot, and one 15 foot, video screens, a light show, and special effects. Genres available to choose from include top 40s hits, classic rock, country, pop, and much more. Linda Blatchford, the manager for Cowichan Lake Recreation, says they went this route this year because of renovations that have taken place in the building and additional work that has to be done to deal with poor acoustics. To deal with the problem for the dance, Blatchford says that they have hired other forms of acoustic control and will be decorating with pipe and drape. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These temporary acoustic controls will help,â&#x20AC;? says Blatchford. She says that last year the echo in the room was too much for some people and they left early. Next year, the upgrades will be completed. The dance usually sees about 400 people in attendance, and Blatchford says she expects this year to be a fabulous event. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m excited for this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s event,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I prefer to ask for songs

I like.â&#x20AC;? Blatchford says that for many people, the dance functions as a reunion, with past residents and family members coming from all over B.C. and beyond to attend both the Lake Days festivities and the dance. This is a 19-year-old plus event, with no minors allowed. Volunteers and board commissioners will be helping with security at the door, in the building, and around the grounds. There will be a bar and a concession. The concession will have a wide range of choices, including things like hamburgers and fries, but the arena will be providing healthy alternatives as well. The arena has rented the Community Services bus to offer alternative transportation and discourage drinking and driving. The bus will run from Youbou around to Honeymoon Bay. Pick-up to take people to the dance will begin at 4 p.m. and will run until 8:15. Anyone standing at a bus stop will be picked up. To get people home from the dance, the bus will begin running at 11 p.m. How many runs it makes will depend on how many individuals utilize the service. Tickets are $15 for the dance and are available up to the day of the event on Saturday, June 9, at the Cowichan Lake Sports Arena, Youbou Community Hall, and the Cowichan Theatre Ticket Centre Box OfďŹ ce in Duncan. All proceeds go into helping the arena pay for the event.

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Meet the Candidates for 2012-2013

Lady of the Lake Sydney Allen

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Crystal Charles

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Sydney says she grew up watching her mom sponsor candidates and she has dreamed of taking part in the Lady of the Lake program for as long as she can remember. In her spare time she enjoys back country skiing with her father and spending time with friends and family. Sydney juggles her time between Lady of the Lake commitments, practicing guitar, school, and keeping fit. She says that proper time management is key. After graduation, Sydney plans to obtain a Bachelor of Science leading to a career in nutrition and fitness or veterinary medicine.

Chantarelle enjoys ballroom and hip-hop dancing and is a member of the Lake Cowichan Secondary School soccer team. She says that through the Lady of the Lake program she has gained more personal confidence and has learned how to write great speeches and properly present herself to the public. She would like to become a role model for younger generations who would also like to participate in the Lady of the Lake program. She dreams of becoming a home economics teacher and having a beautiful house and family.

Katiera’s passions are singing and figure skating. Singing helps her through the rough times, and figure skating offers her a personal challenge. If crowned Lady of the Lake, Katiera would like to help those in need and represent Lake Cowichan in other communities. The Lady of the Lake program has taught her to come out of her shell and communicate with people she has never met before. Upon graduating, Kateira would like to pursue a goal in homecare assistance, travel the world, and make new friends.

Crystal’s passions lie in sports and art. She loves the competitive aspect to sporting activities as well as the personal challenges they present. Participating in the Lady of the Lake program has helped her to gain more confidence in herself as well as developing her public speaking skills. Her favourite thing about Lake Cowichan is the many beautiful locations one can escape to, especially during the summer. Since joining the Lady of the Lake program, Crystal’s days have been busy between school, soccer practice, homework, and Lady of the Lake obligations.

Alicia has been a dancer since she was four years old, focusing mostly on ballet, but loves all types of dance. She also loves drawing, painting, hiking, photography, cycling, playing music and attending music festivals. Through the Lady of the Lake program, Alicia has learned how to gauge just how much stress she can handle and to set limits for herself. Upon graduating, Alicia sees herself attending Simon Fraser University to pursue a degree in health sciences. Eventually she would like to go to medical school and become a doctor. She says there is much more to Lake Cowichan than meets the eye.

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Meet the Candidates for 2012-2013

Lady of the Lake Nikki Gibson

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Nikki enjoys going to the gym, walking her dog, and spending time with family and friends. These activities are important to her as they put her in a good mood and help to alleviate stress. She feels privileged to take part in the Lady of the Lake program and, if crowned, she plans to represent Lake Cowichan by helping out at community events and traveling to other towns to take part in pageants. Her long term goals are to attend university to attain a PhD in Psychology and eventually open her own marriage counselling practice in Cobble Hill.

Ashley’s passions include volleyball and creative writing. She says there is nothing more satisfying than the pride she feels when she completed a great piece of writing. She says she has been waiting a long time to participate in the Lady of the Lake program and sees it as an opportunity to represent her home of Lake Cowichan. Through the program she has become more confident in herself and her public speaking skills. Ashley would like to attend Vancouver Island University and pursue a career in early childhood education.

Darien enjoys the busy schedule that has come along with being a candidate for Lady of the Lake. She plays both hockey and volleyball and still finds time to weave these passions together with her responsibilities as a candidate, keeping up with school, and time with friends and family. She feels she has become a stronger person through participating in the Lady of the Lake program and has gained an insight into all the hard work Mayor Forrest and the town councillors do for the town. Darien would like to pursue a career in cosmetology and eventually sees herself attending the Aveda Institute in Victoria.

Hannah has her sights set on the skies once she graduates from Lake Cowichan Secondary School. She first plans to pursue an astrophysics career with NASA and eventually she would like to obtain a pilot’s license so she can pilot a Boeing 727 for WestJet. Her hobbies include gliding with her air cadet squadron and drawing in her sketch book. She feels it is important to tell the world about the beauty of the Cowichan Lake area and the fun to be had by floating down the Cowichan River. Hannah feels that Lake Cowichan is like one big happy family and she would be proud to represent the town.

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Lady of the Lake Opportunity Night, 7 p.m. This is a casual event where members of the community get to witness the talents of the Lady of the Lake contestants. There are 9 contestants this year, and each has been working hard to perfect their talents in order to entertain the audience. The event takes place in the Upper Centennial Hall, and admission is $5 for all ages.

Thursday, June 7 Soap Box Derby Finals, 6 p.m. This popular event will take place along Stone Avenue past the Lake Cowichan Fellowship Church, so come early and bring a chair or a blanket. Contestants will be in the final round of races and will be just as determined as they were on Sunday during the qualifying round. A concession will be available to race fans. Trophies will be awarded after the races.

Friday, June 8 Lady of the Lake Grand Ball, 5:30 p.m. The theme for this year’s Lady of the Lake Grand Ball, is elegance. Enjoy dinner, a fashion show, Lady of the Lake speeches, and watch the candidates receive Miss Blossom and Miss Congeniality awards. This year’s nine contestants will also be providing the audience with a performance of their talent. Location: Upper Centennial Hall ✦ Tickets: $25 Available at the Footwear Centre Social begins at 5:30 p.m. ✦ Guests seated by 6:15 p.m.

Lake Cowichan Idol, 7 p.m. This year’s Idol contestants will be singing their hearts out at the bandshell in Central Park. Local youth between the ages of 8 and 17 will be competing for a top prize of $500 and the chance to sing before the crowning of the Lady of the Lake on June 9.

Saturday, June 9 Free Breakfast in town, 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. This free breakfast is courtesy of CVRD Electoral Areas I and F and the Cowichan Lake Chamber of Commerce. Free breakfast is to be available to all those interested, at the Lake Cowichan Municipal Hall, from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Grand Parade, 11 a.m. Parade begins at the entrance to town on Neva Road and makes its way the Cowichan Lake Sports Arena. Marshaling and Judging will begin at 8 a.m., with the parade commencing at 11 a.m.

Community Fair and Marketplace This year’s Community Fair, in Saywell Park, will include a myriad of activities for the whole family to enjoy. Food, amusement rides, an inner tube race starting at noon, children’s games, live music, various vendors and many other entertaining things will be going on all day long. An adult beverage garden will be open from noon until about 6 p.m.

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Schedule of Events Saturday, June 9 Lady of the Lake Crowning, 2 p.m.

The crowning is the moment this year’s 9 Lady of the Lake candidates have been waiting for. Judges will have whittled down their decision throughout the week of Lake Days events to three Lady of the Lake ambassadors, including the Lady of the Lake, First Princess, and Second Princess. The crowning will take place at the main stage at Saywell Park.

Town Steak Barbecue, 6 p.m. The Town Steak Barbeque is to take place at Saywell Park, beginning at 6 p.m. Tickets for the annual event are available at the municipal office until the day before.

Lake Days Dance, 9 p.m. This year’s dance will feature a Video Dance Party by RMS Productions. Two 20 foot and one 15 foot video screens, light show, and video effects, an interactive video jockey, and over 10,000 songs to choose from will keep everyone dancing late into the night. This is a 19 - years - old event. Tickets are $20 and are available at the Cowichan Lake Sports Arena, the Youbou Hall, Curves, and the Cowichan Lake Sports Arena. Doors open at 8:30 p.m., and the dancing goes till 1 a.m.

Sunday, June 10 Road Hockey Tournament, 10 a.m. The 6th Annual Lake Cowichan Road Hockey Tournament is to take place from 10 a.m. until about 4 p.m. in the Saywell Park parking lot and along the section of South Shore Road beside the parking lot. This annual event has gained in popularity every year, and should feature some exciting hockey action for all ages. Finals begin at 3 p.m.

Community Fair and Marketplace Enjoy more food, entertainment, games, crafts and much more. The Honeymoon Bay Market will be joining local businesses to provide a wide array of locally grown goods.

Baby of the Lake Contest, 11 a.m. The contest takes place in Saywell Park, starts at 11 a.m., and will feature new-born to two-year-old children in cuteness. Drop by early to register.

Kid’s Craft Fair and Fun Races, 12 p.m. The Kids Craft Fair and Fun Races are to take place at Saywell Park, starting at noon.

Kinducky Derby, 1 p.m. Ducks are $5 at the Home Centre, Footwear Centre, Riverside Beer and Wine, Home Hardware, and at the parade. First prize is $1,000, second prize is $500, third prize is $250, and fourth to eighth prizes are $100. The event is sponsored by the Kinsmen Club of Lake Cowichan and all proceeds go towards helping the community.

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Lady of the Lake candidates ready for big show

Tamu Miles Gazette editor

The nine candidates for Lady of the Lake have been hard at work over the last couple of months preparing for the many Lake Days events they must attend as well as the inevitable crowning, which will take place at 2 p.m., in Saywell Park on June 9. One of the biggest events, leading up to the crowning, will be the Lady of the Lake Grand Ball on Friday, June 8, at 7 p.m. It is during this evening that the candidates will be delivering their speeches, on a pre-determined topic, showing off their individual talents, and presenting a group dance performance. At the ball, four girls will be presented with awards. The ﬁrst is a best essay award, presented by Island Savings Credit Union, Lake Cowichan branch. The essay can be on whatever topic the candidates choose and can be delivered in written form or orally. Prize for the best essay is $100. The second is the Catherine Boeckner award for the girl who has the best talent. Boeckner was coordinator for Lady of the Lake candidates for years before she passed away, and was also a local dance teacher. Then there is the Best Public Speaker Award. Criteria such as: who addresses their topic the best, who memorized their speech the best, and

who gives the best delivery, are among those the candidates must be aware of. The Miss Blossom award is for the candidate who has come the furthest, come out of her shell, and taken a step up to do her very best during the program. Finally there is the Miss Congeniality award. For this award, the candidates vote for each other and pick who they think has been the most helpful, nice to be around, and cheerful during the program. Miriam Coghlan, the Lady of the Lake coordinator for this year, stressed that this is not a popularity contest and that the girls need to be genuine in their voting and take it seriously. Votes are cast by secret ballot. Admission to the ball is $25 and tickets are available at the Footwear Centre in downtown Lake Cowichan. This is the second event at which the public will be able to watch the talents of the candidates. The first event will be at Opportunity Night on June 6, in the Upper Centennial Hall. The event begins at 7 p.m. and admission is $5 for all ages. The candidates all say they have been working hard on their speaches and their public speaking in general. With each event, they feel more and more confident and they say that they are now looking forward to the Lake Days week and are nervously awaiting the final decision of the judges, which will happen on Saturday, June 9, at 2 p.m., in Saywell Park.

Soap box derby races big part of Lake Days

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Gary Miller, of Miller Electric, stands with the soap box he is building for the Lake Days derby.

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Each year the Soap Box Derby Races, which are part of the week long Lake Days events, grow in popularity. Kids of all ages participate, including those adults who are still young at heart. Gary Miller, of Miller Electric, is one such adult. He has competed for the past three years and has won every race he, or his vehicle and driver, have competed in. Miller says that hundreds gather to watch both the qualifying round, which will happen this year on Sunday, June 3, at noon, and for the ﬁnal race, which will happen this year on Thursday, June 7, at 6 p.m. The races take place on Stone Avenue and the Youth Explosions youth group that runs out of the Lake Cowichan

Christian Fellowship Church will be on-hand selling snacks and refreshments to those attending the events. For Miller, the joy he derives from this friendly, community competition, comes in the construction of the soap box vehicles themselves. He says it takes between 10 and 15 hours for him to build one of his trophy winning cars and that he loves coming home and working to perfect them in his garage. “I just love building them,” he says. “I dream things up in my sleep.” Contestants must use all of the hardware supplied in the soap box kits, to keep the race fair, including tires and brakes, but there are some tricks one can apply to help bring up the speed of the vehicles. Miller says some people use WD-40, and others use graphite or other lubricants. “I have a secret thing that I use,” says Miller. “But I’m not going to tell what that is.” He does add that perfecting the vehicles is all in the tinkering: making sure that the tires are aligned and the steering is tight. Beyond the requirement to use the supplied hardware, contestants can modify their vehicles any way they wish. Youth pastor Joseph Bott, the coordinator for the event, says he has seen everything from a tank to a Zamboni built with a refrigerator. Trophies will be handed out Thursday after the race to those with the best time. There are three age categories: six to nine, 10-13, and open age.

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Road hockey tourney returns Tamu Miles Gazette editor For the last six years, Lake Days has included a road hockey tournament, downtown, in the parking lot of Saywell Park. This year the event will be held on Sunday, June 10, starting at 10 a.m. Organizer Kelly Bergstrom has been the coordinator every year, and says that this is the ﬁrst year South Shore Road will be blocked off during the tournament to allow for two teams to play in the parking lot, and two teams to play on the road. Rinks are dubbed Crosby, Luongo, Heatley’s Highway, and Gretzky. The tournament has grown from

attracting 10 teams the ﬁrst year, to 20 teams with at least ﬁve players per team, this year. Age categories are: 4-6, 7-10, 11-13, 14-16, and 17-Adult. Registration takes place in May and each team member pays $10 to enter. Each will receive a free t-shirt — sporting the names of all of the event’s sponsors — a hamburger, a drink, and a chance to win prizes. Hamburgers are cooked and donated by the Lake Cowichan Fire Department. Bergstrom says that teams have loads of fun during this event and that there is a buzz on local streets for weeks before hand. “It gives the teams bragging rights,” he says, and adds that the adults are much more competitive than the younger players. With names

like Chaos and Concrete Crushers, it certainly sounds like these teams mean business. The nets are donated by local residents and each player brings their own hockey stick and gloves. Organizers strongly recommend helmets and protective equipment. All of the sponsorship funds go back into prizes and Bergstrom says that without these sponsors, this event would not be able to happen. Registration is now ﬁrmly closed. However, you can get caught up in the excitement, and cheer on your favourite team, by heading down to Saywell Park on Sunday. For more information go to the Lake Days website cowichanlakedays.com.

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