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Mayor and council put forward recommendation for future water and sewer parcel tax charges Tamu Miles Gazette Editor

Mayor Forrest, the rest of council, and town staff put forward their recommendations for what to charge local home owners for the proposed water parcel tax, and to add to the existing sewer parcel tax.

At last Tuesday’s meeting, town staff presented mayor and council with their recommendations. The memo states that a municipality can charge taxes against each parcel as one method of recovering costs. A parcel is any designated area of land, excluding highways.

It goes on to say that “the parcel tax can be levied on any property that has the opportunity to be provided with a service regardless of whether or not the service is being used. Therefore parcel taxes would also apply to vacant property(ies).”

Currently each land owner in Lake Cowichan sees a $50 charge for the existing sewer parcel tax on their yearly bill. Staff has researched other municipalities in the area and reports that Ladysmith currently charges $100 for a sewer parcel tax, and $269 for a water parcel tax. Chemainus charges $216 and $399 respectively, while Duncan only charges for a sewer tax at $20.

The proposed water parcel tax would allow the town to start setting aside funds for the 2015 provincially mandated secondary water source.

“At Tuesday’s meeting we recommended that we up the sewer one to $100, from $50, and implement a $100 water parcel tax. The reason for the water one is right now we are mandated to come up with a secondary water source by 2015. The estimated cost is around $3 million,” says Forrest.

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have some money put away so we don’t have to borrow the $3 million, because we don’t have that money, so the more we put away over the next two or three years, before we have to do this, the less we’ve got to borrow,” explains Forrest.

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At Tuesday’s meeting we recommended that we up the sewer parcel tax to $100 from $50.

Mayor Ross Forrest

The mayor stressed that as of right now the proposed amount is just a recommendation and nothing is finalized.

“There are still bylaws to be changed and it has to go through the regular council process and some public consultation,” says Forrest.

The town hopes that there will be funding opportunities provided through the provincial government, but they do not want to assume that will be the case.

“We can’t go under the assumption that we’re going to get it (provincial funding), we have to go under the assumption that we won’t get it, that we’ll have to pay for it,” says Forrest.

“We fully appreciate that people are taxed quite a bit already. So it was a tough decision to make, and we haven’t finalized any decision, but that’s the recommendation.”

Secondary water sources include ground source, well locations, or ultraviolet sources. According to Forrest, Nagi Rizk, the town’s superintendent of

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The water metering program is on schedule, but no numbers have been determined as of yet in terms of how much to charge residents for water usage. Charging will begin in January of 2013, but Forrest says that these charges will not be any more than what people are already paying on their yearly water bill, if they are conscientious of their water usage.

Stuart Schuitema of Reindeer’s Natrual Plant Foods gave a presentation at Tuesday’s meeting proposing his company as an option for the organic waste collection. Forrest says that before Schuitema can be considered council would need to see a business plan. This same business plan would have to be submitted to the CVRD along with proposals from other contractors.

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Council is split on the issue of how much to charge, and Forrest says there have been lengthy discussions over the past couple of years since the province issued this secondary water source mandate.

“But you know what, I don’t know one person from the public that wants to pay more taxes. So it’s a tough decision we were elected to make and we didn’t want to make it, but we have to make it,” says Forrest.

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Photograph of Mo Shah submitted by his sister-in-law, Anne Khan. This picture was taken several years before Shah’s disappearance.

Tamu Miles Gazette Editor

Mo Gulmond Shah, a Lake Cowichan resident, went missing on August 13, 1992.

Shah was 34-years-old at the time, and was considered to be in good health.

Shah had gone on a bike ride down towards Skutz Falls at 8:30 p.m., and was not seen again. It was well known that Shah enjoyed mountain biking.

On the evening of his disappearance he was seen by more than one person as he parked his pick-up and rode away towards Skutz Falls.

Shah’s family are hoping that other witnesses, who may have seen Shah that evening 20 years ago, will step forward and talk to local RCMP. To this end, the family has planned a bike ride to generate awareness and hopefully rekindle the memories of any witnesses there may have been.

On August 12, residents, and the Lake Cowichan RCMP, are invited to join a group bike ride starting at the Trans Canada trail head at the bottom of Boundary Road. The group will be gathering at 10 a.m., and the ride will start at 10:30 a.m.

“People can join the bike ride, or they can walk,” says Anne Khan, Shah’s sister-in-law. To join the group on Facebook, go to www.facebook.com/ events/410446005659412/.

Khan, says the family has never given up hope.

“Maybe with some

awareness (of Shah’s disappearance) we can get family and friends together and someone will come forward,” says Khan.

However, both the family and the RCMP are still no further ahead with the case than they were 20 years ago.

“There are no clues, nothing,” she says.

Sgt. Voller of the Lake Cowichan RCMP is in charge of the investigation, and says the file is still open.

“Any missing person file stays open indefinitely,” he says, and adds that this changes, of course, if the case is solved.

“There is no hard and fast evidence of foul play,” says Voller, but he finds it odd that there was no evidence left behind at the scene that would indicate that Shah rode off the road or fell into the river.

If you have any information that could help this family either locate Shah or at least bring some closure to mystery of his disappearance, contact local RCMP at 250-749-6668.

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Proposed new electoral boundaries Tamu Miles Gazette Editor

The proposed creation of a new federal electoral district could end up dividing the Cowichan Valley.

“This is only a proposal,” says NDP MP Jean Crowder, “that is important to stress.”

Due to population increases counted in the 2011 federal census, the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for British Columbia is proposing the new riding of South Cowichan-Juan de Fuca.

This would mean that the new riding would split Nanaimo-Cowichan, currently held by Crowder, and push the riding northward to encompass virtually all of Nanaimo, as well as part of Ladysmith and Lake Cowichan.

Duncan, Cobble Hill, Mill Bay, and Chemainus will become part of the new riding.

“In reality the Cowichan riding already encompasses 4,000 square kilometres,” says Crowder. “So it’s already a very large riding. I try to make sure to spend time in

all parts of the riding.”

However, she says that the new riding, if approved, would mean some challenges for Lake Cowichan residents.

“Lake Cowichan residents still have to drive into Duncan if they want to talk to their MP, but this would mean additional mileage to get to Nanaimo.”

She states that lake area residents visit her for various reasons, including pensions and veterans affairs.

With the proposed riding, Lake Cowichan would be part of the riding, but not attached to it, and Crowder says this doesn’t make any sense.

“It seems unrealistic to me. The new riding makes you drive through another riding to get to the Cowichan riding.”

Crowder says that she already has to be very mindful of the different kinds of issues that arise in the different municipalities in the Cowichan Valley, but this new riding would mean that she would have to be even more so.

Crowder recognizes that Lake Cowichan is a municipality in transition, and

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Lake Cowichan residents still have to drive into Duncan if they want to talk to their MP, but this would mean additional mileage to get to Nanaimo.

NDP MP Jean Crowder

that issues concerning the lake itself are different than those around the Nanaimo watershed.

With a divided riding, Crowder says that she would have to be focussed on three things during an election: taking time for all parts of the riding, having a plan, and staying on top of the sometimes diverse issues.

“This is already a complex riding, and

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that doesn’t change with different electoral boundaries.”

Crowder says she is not sure what the solution is, but she has been talking with others about the proposal and she wants to hear from the public.

“Keeping the regional district together would make sense,” she says and adds that the Malahat, for instance, is a natural boundary.

The proposed change would be implemented in the spring of 2013 if approved.

The idea behind the proposal is to maintain 105,000 to 110,000 voters per riding.

With high population growth in Cowichan’s south end and Victoria’s north end, the new riding is necessary to maintain that balance, according to the commission.

Overall, B.C. would gain six electoral districts, increasing representation in the House of Commons from 42 to 48 seats.

Constituents can attend a scheduled public hearing on the matter on October 16 at 7 p.m. at Nanaimo’s Coast Bastion Inn. Presenters may register by August 30 by email at bc-cb@rfed-rcf.ca or by visiting federal-redistribution.ca.

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Truck dust issue in Youbou returns with summer weather “Please may I express clearly the road is not the problem. It continues to be the dirty logs on the trucks. Plus you would never know there was dust control on the dirt road coming into Youbou from the bush,” says Waddington.

For several days, Waddington has been documenting the passing trucks and just how much dust they shed as they pass through town.

Waddington, like many other Youbou residents, is still calling for a wash station to be set up on the west end of the town, near where the trucks enter onto the main road through town.

“Our homes are filthy, and we breathe these conditions five days a week while the trucks are on the road,” says WadTrish Waddington Photo dington.

A logging truck passing through Youbou on Youbou Road near Trish Waddington’s home.

She has also documented the route of the wash truck; a vehicle that passes over the roads and sprays water to keep Tamu Miles Gazette Editor the dust down and wash the roads. She says that the effort Trish Waddington of Youbou is fed up with the dust that is a waste of time and money, as half an hour after it has passed the roads are dry and dusty once again. has once again become noticeable with the return of the “We see it first hand, there is no problem right now heat and the summer weather. with resident vehicles, clean logging trucks and logs, Waddington lives 30 feet from Youbou Road, and in an only the dirty trucks. What can we do to make them (the email to Pat Weaver, director for Area I, she expressed logging companies) understand this? Outside of this, I am that the amount of dust put off by the passing logging trying to enjoy summer, but I must tell you it is hard to be trucks is not acceptable and is an ongoing issue. living like this five days a week,” she says.

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Weaver says she has sat at the west end entrance to town, near the fire hall, and followed the logging trucks as they drive through town.

“If they go the speed limit, there is no dust,” say says.

“But as soon as they sped up, the dust started to fly off them.”

She says that speed is definitely a factor, and suggests that one solution could be to have the Ministry of Transportation and Highways post new speed limit signs through Youbou.

“I’m trying to get a meeting with the ministry because I figured this would happen as soon as the weather warmed up,” says Weaver.

As for the wash truck, Weaver says she was hoping that it would keep up with the dust issue, “but it really isn’t working.”

Kate Trotter, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, Vancouver Island District, says the ministry and TimberWest are doing everything they can.

“To reduce the dust in Youbou, TimberWest applied calcium (to the roads) in May and will apply more again this August. In addition, the company has arranged for Youbou Road to be monitored and swept and washed during the summer.”

As for a wash station, it does not look like the prayers of Youbou residents are going to be answered anytime soon.

“At this time, a truck wash station is not planned, but the ministry will continue to work with TimberWest on further dust and mud control mitigation,” says Trotter.

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Don’t hang up your community spirit hat It seems that the volunteer spirit here in Lake Cowichan just doesn’t get to rest. Over the last few months, since I began working as editor for the Gazette, I have noted a few times how blown away I am by the local volunteerism, and how much other communities could learn from this one.

However, you will notice as you flip through the pages of this week’s paper, there are a few initiatives, organizations, or activities that need the help of the public, and I’m hoping for their sake that even though many of us are on holiday or are simply busy with life, that we can still take a few moments to help these people out.

I just want to highlight them here. First of all, last week the Lake Cowichan Food Bank put out a call for fresh garden vegetables. Cindy Vaast says she has noticed an increase in numbers of people who are using the food bank this year, and would appreciate any local garden vegetables people may have. For more information, or to donate, contact Vaast at 250-749-6239.

Next, if you look at the sports page, you will notice that a group of local women are walking to Duncan on July 21 to help out their friend, Cindy Kruk, who has ovarian cancer. Kruk needs help at this time to pay for extra medical expenses as well as regular household expenses while she is not able to work. See page 16 for details.

Then there is the family of Mo Shah, a Lake Cowichan resident who went missing 20 years ago near Skutz Falls. The family has organized a bike ride to Skutz Falls on Aug. 12 to try and spark the memories of any potential witnesses that may have information about Shah’s disappearance.

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Deadline looms for timber decision The B.C. legislative committee studying timber supply in the wake of the Interior pine beetle epidemic is holding its final hearings this week, with an Aug. 15 deadline to recommend whether to open up more areas to logging as the forest recovBy Tom Fletcher ers.

At hearings in Vancouver this week, MLAs heard conflicting advice from industry and environmental interests, after a tour of the communities hardest hit by the beetle kill. Their task is to see if there is enough timber available to rebuild the Burns Lake sawmill destroyed by fire in January, and to decide if affected areas protected for old growth, wildlife or visual values should be considered for harvesting.

Long-time B.C. environmentalist Vicky Husband told the committee the “elephant in the room” is mill overcapacity, built to deal with the huge areas with dead trees that are approaching the end.

“The result was a perfect storm of events – beetles ravaging one billion mature pine trees and an industry building supermills and logging like crazy,” Husband said.

“Everyone knew it couldn’t last, and we’ve know this for a long time. It seems like we’re coming to the end and suddenly trying to find a Band-Aid solution.”

She warned that opening up protected areas to increase

Photo courtesy John Rustad MLA MLAs and foresters tour beetle-affected areas with a mixture of dead and live trees.

the annual allowable cut would risk B.C.’s international forest certification, and create “false hope” in forest-dependent communities that the high level of timber harvest can continue.

Committee members questioned whether maintaining pre-epidemic protected areas hit by beetle kill is the best thing for forest health.

“If we don’t go in and manage those and put the health

of the forest first … and don’t go into these particular reserves, viewscapes, old-growth management areas, we will have more disease,” Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA Donna Barnett said.

Cowichan Valley MLA Bill Routley was sympathetic to the submission from Burns Lake, where residents pleaded for a solution that would allow their largest employer to rebuild.

“It’s six First Nations that are supportive of a plan, a company, a chamber of commerce, the workers’ representatives, on and on,” Routley said.

Representatives of the Forest Fibre Alliance of B.C. called for change to existing timber licences to allow access to non-sawlog wood to make fuel pellets, fibreboard and other products from wood now going to waste.

Association member Jim Burbee said non-sawlog producers have had to buy their own sawlog licences to get access to wood for their products, because existing sawlog licence holders have no incentive to trade wood that isn’t suitable for sawmills.

Columbia River-Revelstoke MLA Norm Macdonald, the NDP’s forestry critic, said the committee’s tour of the Quesnel area revealed a “disturbing” amount of waste wood piled for burning after salvage harvesting for sawlogs.

The committee completes its hearings with stops in Merritt and Kamloops on Thursday, and is accepting written submissions until July 20.

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Dust to dust: Youbou’s dirty secret Five days a week, all year long, we (Youbou residents) are forced to live in less than favorable conditions brought on by dirty logging trucks and their contents.

All summer long we can not open our doors or windows to appreciate a beautiful day. Yet the dust still finds its way inside and you can write messages in it.

In the winter the mud is so thick on the only road through town that people walking have fallen. It never stops. It is a circle that just repeats itself endlessly. The forest companies solution: sweeping and washing the road, on occasion, and mostly when we whine. This is just itching the dog, it doesn’t get rid of the flea.

Recently the government has pointed fingers at the people

saying we don’t take responsibility for our own health and that we are burdening tax payers. Yet we have no control of what companies can do to our everyday environment. I am a nurse by trade and can no longer sit back and watch children, residents, and elders being forced to live and play in deplorable air quality.

We have a God given right to breath clean air and for the last four years have begged for a wash station as a logical solution. This request continues to fall on deaf ears. We have forest companies that can make billions of dollars, but in my opinion, they don’t seem to care about the welfare of people or their health.

Youbou cares about its community. We are not going to go away!

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Surrey superintendent fills in for fired Cowichan trustees As you may be aware, I have been appointed as Official Trustee for Cowichan Valley School District

by Order in Council on July 1, 2012 following the dismissal of the district’s trustees.

It has been 18 years since I left Cowichan Secondary where I was principal. Many of my students then are now parents and community members in the Valley. It will be good to be back.

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I will work with staff to review the draft budget and to finalize a balanced budget so the school district can continue to operate.

Mike McKay This first communication is intended to introduce myself to you and provide a framework for my commitment to students in Cowichan Valley schools. I also want to acknowledge the difficult circumstances the district has experienced.

Boards across B.C. have been faced with complex challenges and competing priorities, made even more significant as a result of declining enrolment. In moving forward, I am committed to providing governance, guidance and support to staff and to the community as we revisit those challenges.

I have accepted the role of official trustee with the full support of my own board, the Surrey Board of Education. My work in School District 36 will continue while also fulfilling duties in the Cowichan Valley.

This will require some adjustment of schedules on both sides of the water, but I am confident that with good will and positive energy, the work can and will be done.

Over the last few days, I have

taken time to reflect on the core values of what we do and what we believe about public education, including leadership/management and governance.

The list is long, but three dominant themes emerge. They are: • All kids can learn — and we need to provide them with the highest possible likelihood of success. One of the mottos that speaks of the power of a good education is “every child, every chance, every day.”

Our society, from its social fabric, to its vibrant economy, to its ethical core that guides us all, is very dependent on public schools to do the right things for learners. We need to ensure that available resources are focused on our core beliefs about students and their futures.

• All employees want to do the best job they can — and we need to support them with a positive and productive workplace and with the capacity to deal with an ever-more complex classroom and school environment.

It is also important to honour and continue to build the culture and the capacity of employees, individually and collectively. Good people doing important work make a difference.

• Funding is very important but it isn’t the single variable that makes a difference — every school district in the province can make a compelling case for more funds; those districts, like ours, with dramatic enrolment declines can, and do, make a strong case.

However, we are required by law to operate within the resources made available by the funder: the provincial government. I will work with staff to review the draft budget and to finalize a balanced budget so the school district can continue to operate. Be assured that I will advocate for all the funds and other resources that can be accessed to support our success.

Individually and collectively, we influence the narrative about Cowichan Valley schools. The more positive, hopeful, and energized we

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are, the more likely it is that we are successful.

I look forward to working with you in providing the very best education for students.

—An open letter to the residents of the Cowichan School District, from Mike McKay.

Local Board back to business Surrey school chairperson Laurae McNally said the education minister contacted her a few days before the firing of the Cowichan School District board to advise her of McKay’s possible appointment.

“He was hoping it wouldn’t come to that,” McNally said on the morning of Tuesday, July 3.

McNally said she informally advised the other trustees, and there were no objections.

Cathy Schmidt, now a former SD 79 School Board trustee, says she wants to see what McKay does before she passes any judgement.

“If he does a good job, why touch it?” she says. “We should give him a fair shot. I have faith in this guy.”

Schmidt feels that the energy surrounding the board and its push for a deficit budget has created unnecessary negativity around the Cowichan School District.

“We don’t want people to think that of Cowichan,” she says of herself and the other trustees who did not support the deficit budget.

“It will be nice to get the politics away from the table,” she adds.

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Local Chamber of Commerce remains busy group We have been a busy group since our annual Rita Dustow, president general meeting this February.

The Spring Fling Dinner in April was well attended and the nine Lady of the Lake candidates were introduced. so amazing to see COWICHAN LAKE It’s these young ladies hesiCHAMBER OF COMMERCE tantly taking their first steps at public speaking then confidently presenting themselves a few weeks later. Good job Lady of the Lake Society, we appreciate all that you do.

I attended the local area chamber meeting in Parksville, B.C. at the end of April. It was very informative and good to know that we have a group advocating for us. I also got to meet a lot of the other Chamber presidents and tourism representatives from the Island.

May long-weekend saw us at Heritage Days where Katherine Worsley, Cowichan Lake Chamber of Commerce Visitor Information Centre manager, and summer students Jessica Sandhu and Susanne Tardiff, had cookies, juice and coffee for all who attended. Gil Mauro and his wife explained the legend of Stin–qua, and the family bike parade in the park went well. We will hopefully attract more families next year.

June saw us volunteering at the Area F and I breakfast in the town for Lake Days. We served over 1,325 breakfasts. I am so happy Symon Whalvin had his trusty Swiss Army knife as we needed it to open the tins of Tim Hortons’ coffee. It was a lot of fun and thanks to the firemen for cooking and all the volunteers for the great help.

At the end of June the chamber had our summer barbecue hosted by Brenda Brompton of Cowichan Riverside Cottage — what a beautiful setting. Steaks and chicken were cooked by myself and Whalvin. It was a lot of fun and every one brought a dish of food to share. Beth Kidd’s salad dressing was a favourite. Our thanks to Worsley and the other volunteers for set-up and breakdown, and to the Bromptons for allowing us to use their beautiful property.

As requested by the businesses on South Shore road we met with the council to present their written concerns in reference to the empty and unkept business properties. We are now in the process of mailing out a letter of request to those business to upgrade them to make our town more attractive.

I also met with Mayor Forrest and Councillor Day, and I think we are well on the way to a better understanding and willingness to work together for the betterment of the whole area because we all need to work together to make the Cowichan Lake area a better business place for established business and more attractive for new business.

We have a formed a group of board members to promote new membership and the marketing of business events. We have 13 new members.

Welcome to you all and I hope to come and introduce myself to you very soon. We now have a total of 113 members including non-profit groups.

I would also like to ask anyone who has ideas on marketing and developing businesses to contact me at: rita@cowichanlake.ca

CHAMBER CHATTER

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN AMENDMENT BYLAW No. 3599 ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW No. 3600 Applicable to Electoral Area E – Cowichan Station/Sahtlam/ Glenora,and Electoral Area F- Cowichan Lake South/Skutz Falls NOTICE is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held as follows to consider the above noted Amendment Bylaws:

DATE: PLACE: TIME:

Monday July 23, 2012 Sahtlam Fire Hall 4384 Cowichan Lake Road, Duncan, BC 7:00 pm

Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3600 proposes to amend Electoral Area F – Cowichan Lake South/Skutz Falls Zoning Bylaw No. 2600 by creating a new zone – the Retreat Commercial Zone (C-4B Zone), and rezoning the subject properties legally described as Lot A, Section 7, Range 5, Sahtlam District, Plan 63091 and Lot 6, Section 8, Range 5, Sahtlam District, Plan 29157 from R-2 (Suburban Residential) to C-4B (Retreat Commercial) Zone.

The subject properties are identified in solid black in the map below. The civic addresses of the subject properties are 5071 Belvedere Crescent and 5070 Culverton Road.

Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 3599 proposes to amend Electoral Area E – Cowichan Station/Sahtlam/Glenora and Part of Electoral Area F- Cowichan Lake South/Skutz Falls Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1490 by re-designating the subject properties from Rural Residential to Tourist Commercial, and adding a policy that would allow for rezoning to tourist commercial use when an application is compatible with surrounding land uses, helps diversify the local economy and promotes the natural setting of the area.

Some readers may recall the exciting regattas held in the 1950s and 60s at Ashburnham Beach (also referred to as Rounds Beach) near Honeymoon Bay. In later years they were held at, or near, Lakeview Park. For a number of years they were held annually while other years, occasionally. This August 1988 picture shows a number of drag boats gathered at Lakeview Park awaiting the races at which more than 5,000 people attended. Today, drag boats are frowned upon here on Cowichan Lake.

Cowichan Lake life in the 1950s the I. O. D. E., deserved a big thank-you for her good works including the voluntary time she spent teaching English to new Canadians. She was born Rolli in 1901 in a cabin beside the Gunderson old Riverside Inn. She died in her home across the street from PAGES OF HISTORY the Riverside Inn in1983.

Many businesses throughout It was 1958 and teens were town advertised in the local listening to songs like the newspaper. The ads promoted Everly Brothers hits Bird Dog sales such as suntan shirts and All I have to do is Dream for $2.98 and suntan pants at while the Kingston Trio’s folk $4.98, which were available at song, Tom Dooley was also at Bourne’s Men’s Wear (located the top of the charts. on the spot of present day 1958 was the year that future Jakes at the Lake — former Canadian hero and marathon Rails End Restaurant). Two runner Terry Fox was born. It heads of lettuce went for .25¢ was also the year, and many at the Red & White grocery may still remember this, that store and a good home cooked Ripple Rock was blown skymeal could be had at the high. Located in Seymour Riverside Hotel dining Narrows between room.

Vancouver Island (near Last but not least, the Campbell River) and the town’s folk were looking mainland, the explosion forward to the upcoming Two heads of lettuce took place at 9:31:02 15th Annual Sports Day a.m. on April 5, 1958. went for .25¢ at the Red celebrations. Popular The massive explosion & White grocery store events like log burling displaced 635,000 metric and the official Soap Box and a good home cooked tons of rock and water. It Derby were again on the was noted then as one of meal could be had at the agenda. the largest non-nuclear Another popular event Riverside Hotel dining planned explosions on was the Parent Teacher record. (It turned out to room.

Association sponsored be the second largest.)

Track and Field events In the Village of Lake 1958 Lake News ad for all ages. The official Cowichan, life went program listed other on as usual. The local events planned including Centennial Committee was a parade, the Lady of the Several of the elementary publicly commended for Lake contest, and fun events school teaching staff disclosed “bringing near-completion to included nail driving, pie their plans for the summer our Centennial Park.” The eating, pillow fighting, greased holidays. Among those 3rd Annual Boat Regatta had pole climbing, volleyball and attending summer school been deemed highly successful East Indian sword dance. sessions in Victoria was Miss while Murdoch Nicholson of The Legion sponsored a bike Honeymoon Bay (older brother Doris Dien (later became Mrs. and tricycle demo while the Henry Nash) while school of Ray Wear) was the lucky local fire department members principal Len Plater and vicewinner of the regatta boat staged fireman water sports. principal, E. Rithaler, were draw. It was also noted that attending education workshops There were also baseball Lance Lingren won the Silver games (junior and senior), in Vancouver.

Cup trophy for the local open a tug-of-war and a Saturday One of the most beloved outboard boat race. A recent night dance. No doubt about it, local teachers of all time was vote by members of the local the village was a thriving and Miss Bertha Fowler who Industrial Woodworkers of lively community in 1958. planned a trip to Mexico.

It America Union (I.W.A.), voted was noted that lifetime resident down, by “96 per cent, the Research Kaatza Station Mrs. Gladys Howe (nee conciliation boards majority Museum and Rolli Gunderson Lomas), a charter member of award.” the Stanley Gordon chapter of archive collection.

Mesachie Lake resident Karen Ross, (sister of local Brenda Cartmell) Lady of the Lake for 1957, had recently been accepted as Queen of the Cowichan Valley — which was sponsored by the City of Duncan and the Duncan United Church.

The Old Boys, older members of the local Kinsmen Club, conducted their last meeting of the season. Present were Bing Wise (a former mayor of the village and father of Rocky Sr.), Adrian Pecknold, Ernie Ardley (Lake News founder), Allan Anderson, Fred Olson (father of Peter Jr.), Swan Neva and Vic Palmer. The service club had recently completed repairs to Riverside Park and painted the new Centennial Park fence.

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The purpose of Amendment Bylaw Nos. 3599 and 3600 is to change the permitted use of the subject property from single family residential to commercial. Permitted uses listed in the C4-B zone include health, wellness and arts retreat; assembly; temporary stay accommodation; botanical garden and single family dwelling.

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 Alison Garnett, Planner, Planning and Development Department at (250) 746-2620.

The public hearing on July 23, 2012, is to be held by Director I. Morrison, Director L. Duncan and Director P. Weaver 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, July 11, 2012, to Monday, July 23, 2012, between the hours of 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday.

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CUSTOM DESIGNED Over 3,100 sqft, this 4 bedroom & 3 bath home is located in “The Slopes”. There are too many beautiful features to list – a must see! Owner open to trades – will consider all offers.

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First time offered for sale in over 50 years. Three levels, 4 bedroom home located on .89 of an acre. Unfinished basement – 20 x 20 sq ft detached shop/garage & carport.

Subdivision off an extra lot is a possibility.

101 North Shore Road INVESTOR ALERT!

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This house has good bones, but needs TLC. Hardwood floors in living room & a bedroom plus an open & bright kitchen. Big deck at rear, large 60’ x 234’ lot - priced to sell!

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MESACHIE LAKE ACREAGE Lovely 2 bedroom home on flat lot lot, tastefully designed with custom moldings & attached sunroom. Five bay windows to let in the light & wood stove to take away the spring chill. This home offers you privacy – it isn’t a drive by!

6658 Bear Lake Road

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This .58 acre property provides several options, including building a duplex or renovating the existing home. Due to road location, rezoning to commercial may be a possibility. Vendor financing may also be available.

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Long & narrow 5.6 level acres surrounded by forestry property.

Steel construction shop, green house and the home is over 1500 sq ft with 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms & a loft. Make this your permanent home or great for weekend living. Too many extras to list – you have to view to appreciate it!

8975 Youbou Rd.

$368,000

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$339,000 Flat .81 acre property with large 2,900+ sqft building.

Two separate titles to be sold together. Located on main road close to store, fire hall & restaurant. Bring your ideas!

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267 Castley Hts. $99,900 CHECK & COMPARE! – Lake view lot centrally located in town minutes from Duck Pond, foot bridge & boat launch. Gently sloping, easy access & no HST! Build your dream home.

268 Castley Heights $79,000 BUILD UP HIGH! • lake views from lot • geo tech report on file

271 South Shore $269,000 COMMERCIAL LOT – corner lot on almost an acre on main road in Town

Lot 2 - Wilson Road $120,000 FLAT LOT – for your new home or commercial venture & close to town core. Owner will have a home built to suit your needs.

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Lot 38 Kestrel Drive Awesome lake views from this .44 of an acre lot.

$125,000 Lot 34 Kestrel Drive Panoramic lake views make this lot special.

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LOCATION, LOCATION Close to the Cowichan River - three level Tudor style home with 4 bedrooms & 3 bathrooms.

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Four bedroom home with good bones, just needs someone with vision to give it their TLC. Nice yard, original wood floors in some rooms – bring your creativity to this property.

Two bedroom townhouse within walking distance of all amenities. Nice layout, propane fireplace, great patio and good size storage locker. Quiet and peaceful – this is a 55+ community.

#13 - 300 Grosskleg Way

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159 River Road

Sitting high on the hill overlooking the Town. Three bedrooms, 1.5 baths with a 3rd roughed in. Would be a great family home close to the river, park, footbridge & the center of town. Quick possession possible.

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Off master BR & LR is huge deck overlooking the garden area, which includes built-in hot tub, fishpond & raised beds to grow vegetables.

Yard is fenced, workshop in house plus 2 bay garage with additional workshop. Lots of room to grow.

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY IN HONEYMOON BAY

5 year old home located close to town & the river. Five bedrooms – complete with kitchen/bar area & rec room on 1st floor with full bath & laundry. Second level has large kitchen & living room plus 2 full baths. Large vinyl deck, 2 car garage & RV parking. Nicely landscaped with small garden shed. A must see!

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$529,900

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287 Grants Lake Road

$339,000

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New laminate flooring & kitchen with island. Renovated bathroom, newer thermal windows & roof.

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Miniature horses a blessing for local woman Tamu Miles Gazette Editor

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Lake Cowichan firefighters spray the grass field at the old J.H. Boyd property after it caught fire on August 25, 2009, possibly from a discarded cigarette

Only you can prevent forest fires

By: Lt. Ryan K. Smith

PREVENTION CONNECTION It is that time of year again when the campers are pouring in, sun is shining and the fire danger is slowly creeping up.

Every year the Lake Cowichan Fire Department responds to brush and wildfires near, or in, the town. Being an urban interface area, where we border large sections of forest, the danger is high that we could have significant damage should a wildfire make it into town.

It was only several years ago that wildfire above the Tata Satellite station had water bombers and helicopters buzzing though the air as well as municipal fire crews, Ministry of Forests and other agencies on the ground fighting the fire. This fire reached within 1,700 meters from the nearest homes.

The most significant interface fire in the province was the Okanagan Mountain Park fire in which 4,050 persons were evacuated and 238 homes were lost and or damaged. Another significant fire was the 2011 Slave Lake fire in Alberta which

evacuated over 7,000 thousand persons and destroyed a third of the town. Just imagine loosing a third of our town — approximately everything on the north side of the car bridge. It is just something we could not imagine. Even though many fires are caused by lightning, on average, most of the fires on Vancouver Island are caused by people and this is the case for the majority of large and significant fires in the province of B.C. One of the first things you can do to prevent interface fires is to ensure you comply with all burning and open fire regulations in the Town or CVRD, as well as comply with all restrictions and bans.

The second thing you can do is ensure your home is fire smart by following the Fire Smart manual, links to the information can be found on our website, lakecowichanfire. com.

Several times a year LCFD responds to bush and road side fires caused by cigarette butts being discarded improperly, by persons out for a walk or driving down the road. If you are a smoker, please ensure you dispose and extinguish your cigarettes in a safe and proper manner.

One of the most popular pass-times around the lake is sitting by the camp/cooking fire on a summer’s evening — allowed in the Town of Lake

Cowichan without a permit.

Cooking fires, as per the bylaw, cannot have a surface area of greater than four square feet and must be contained in a fire pit. It is also required that there is adequate supervision and you are capable of extinguishing the fire. You must also comply with all campfire bans. Offenders can face fines for violation. Never leave the fire without adult supervision.

When extinguishing your campfire you need to do so by stirring water into the ashes until it is cold to the touch. Hot coals can reignite the fire.

The LCFD hopes that you enjoy your summer but please keep it beautiful.

Editor’s note: The recent Superior Tanker Shuttle Service accreditation for the Lake Cowichan Fire Department means that the department is now able to deliver 900 litres of water per minute for up to two hours to those residents who live 8 kilometres by road from the fire station or 5 km past the last fire hydrant. This could mean significant savings on home insurance for those who live over 1,000 feet or 300 metres beyond the last Fire Underwriters recognized hydrant, up to 8km.

Those already within 300 metres of access to a fire hydrant will not see any savings.

Women behaving badly: the Salt Spring tour Jody Friday Photo

In this photo from back left: Tracy Forrest (Martin), Julie Langelo (St.Cyr), Jody Friday (Olson), Heather Manners (Norman), Bonnie Willey (Lowe), Carol Coutts (Lotzien).

Front row: Annette Watson (Pearce), Jeri Fisher (Palliser, Cheryl Miller (Boulet, Karen Neuffer (Veitch), Debbie Anderson (Nkiforuk).

These LCSS grads have stay connected by getting together for a fun weekend every 10 years.

In 2007, Lesley Roy and her husband Gord, who live in Lake Cowichan, were the victims of a car accident on the Coquihalla Highway.

The accident left Roy in a deep depression, one which she felt she could not get out of.

She began going to physiotherapy, but she was withdrawing from the world.

“I went into a very deep, dark depression for a long time. I didn’t want to get out of bed, didn’t want to leave the house, didn’t want to deal with people, I just wanted to be basically left alone,” says Roy. Her physiotherapist was really the first person, besides Gord, who noticed that something was wrong.

The physiotherapist sent a letter to Roy’s doctor who then referred her to other doctors. Now, Roy is on medication to help her balance out her moods, but the medication wasn’t enough to help Roy turn herself around.

Roy has always been a horse person, and during this time she began playing on the internet and she found several websites all about miniature horses. One of them, Mare Stare in particular, began Roy on a new journey, one which would bring horses back into her life and see her on the road to recovery.

“It’s basically you are watching other peoples’ animals online,” Roy explains about Mare Stare. “I’d seen miniature horses before, but never had anything to do with them.”

Roy began chatting with other horse lovers online about the miniatures. She also began a correspondence with the Vancouver Island Miniature Horse Club, the secretary of which invited Roy to her home.

“It was really hard for me to go out anywhere and deal with people I don’t know,” says Roy. “I sat down and talked to her and actually joined the club before I had any miniatures.”

Another horse enthusiast let Roy use one of her horses for a fun day put on by the club.

Gord attended one of these fun days and after seeing Roy’s smile he suggested that maybe owning their own miniature horses might be something they wanted to consider.

“And I lucked into finding an ad for somebody that was selling a mare and a foal,” says Roy. Gord told Roy that he would try and come up with the money to purchase the two horses for her fiftieth birthday.

“And that’s how I actually ended up getting them,” says Roy. Both horses were not in showing shape, so Roy began the task of bringing them back to health and in the process began bonding with them.

“They were therapy for me,” she says.

She broke in the foal who was only a month old when Roy purchased them, and pretty soon she was participating in miniature horse shows on Vancouver Island.

“I started interacting with more people, and like Gord has even said it’s brought me out of my shell.

Now I have something in common with other people.”

She has met other people through the clubs, fun days, and showings, that have also benefitted on an emotional level from owning the horses.

“I can just sit and watch them for hours. Grooming them is therapy for me, and I can talk to them, I can tell them what’s wrong, and they don’t judge. They listen, or they appear to be listening. They give love, like all animals do.”

Roy now owns four miniature horses, almost all of which have won awards. Her smallest, Mira, was shown at five months old and won Grand Champion Junior Mare.

Roy’s long term dream now is to use her horses for therapy for others. This means getting the animals registered as therapy horses, among other things, but Roy would like to help others who have also suffered

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I can talk to them, I can tell them what’s wrong, and they don’t judge.

Lesley Roy and are struggling.

The Roy’s are able to keep the cost of keeping the horses to a minimum through help from friends in the community.

The horses are kept at a friends place, a man named Gary who is in a wheelchair and can no longer do much of what needs to be done on his property. So Roy keeps the barn clean helps with repairs “and the whole back area was pretty much mine for the horses.”

She hired a local youth to help her clean up the barn and the field.

“I can’t do most of the physical stuff myself,” she says, referring to her accident related injuries.

Mountain Man Services delivers the sawdust for the horses stalls, and in trade Roy does his bookkeeping.

Gord is happy to see his wife back to her normal self.

“It’s been great. She’s even better than she was before. That was the best thing for me to do. I had the money to get my bike out of the shop, but instead I turned around and I bought two horses for her,” says Gord.

“It’s done a world of good for her.

She’s way more outgoing and talkative,” he adds.

“I still have my moments,” says Roy, “where I have downward spirals and stuff, but even my doctor, and I was sent to a psychiatrist too, and they both said the same thing: the horses are the best thing for me.”

Roy would also like to extend the services of her horses in an informal therapeutic manner to the community. She says she is more than willing to bring them to places like the Lake Cowichan Seniors Centre, the schools, or elsewhere.

Roy can be reached by email at les_roy@telus.net.

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Community Services seeking more contributors for Youth Art Show Alex Sawatzky, a Lake Cowichan youth, is the first to submit a piece of art to the Community Services Youth Art Show which is set to take place September 28 and 29 at the Community Services building on Point Ideal Road.

Sawatzky didn’t originally create his piece for the art show, instead he says it started as a school project.

“It was a poster contest,” he says. “But it didn’t win so I just thought it would be fun to put it in the art show.”

Sawatzky’s piece is a mountain scene done with Plasticine. He has used green, blue, brown, and white to create a textured landscape portrait, complete with a depiction of the Cowichan River running through one corner.

“When I thought of the idea,” Sawatzky explains, “I was sitting at the carpet and I was sitting next to a window. So I started looking out the window and I saw a lot of mountains.”

It took Sawatzky two days to finish his creation, which as of yet has no name, but he says he may try to think one up. “It took about an hour to get the idea,” he says. “But then I just started making it.”

He says he first drew the outlines of the mountains and then began to fill in the colour with the Plasticine. He says he used his fingers and a pencil to create texture and detail for the river and the greenery which represents grass and trees.

“I just surrounded green on the mountains,” he says. “I thought that would be easier than drawing all the grass or the trees or something. For a little bit of that I didn’t have much time so I just did it quick with my fingernail instead of just dragging my pencil. That would take a little bit

Alex Sawatzky’s entry for the Community Service’s Youth Art Show.

longer than just my fingernail.”

Sawatzky’s creation is done on a piece of thick cardboard. “It’s a lot heavier,” he says of the piece, “from the Plasticine.”

Sawatzky says he will not be selling his creation at the art show, however, organizer Darlene Tully says that youth who enter their works into the show do have the option.

“If they want to sell their work, they can,” she says.

“And if they want to sell copies we will be taking orders during the show.”

Community Services staff will scan the artwork and absorb the cost of doing so and will work out some kind of price sharing with the artist when it comes to selling prints of their originals.

“For the originals it’s up to the artist how much they want to charge and they get to keep the money,” Tully explains.

As part of the show, there will be a peoples’ choice award given to four contributors out of each age category.

The winners will be featured in a calendar that will be printed and ready to sell by mid October. The price of the calendar has yet to be determined, but will mostly be set to recover printing costs with whatever profits that are made being put back into the youth drop-in program.

Age categories are 10 and under, 11-14, and 15-18.

Local youth are welcome to submit paintings, sketches, drawings, pastels, photography, and any art that can be hung on the wall.

“Everyone that has come to the drop-in program on Fridays have said they will submit something,” says Tully, but she adds that she and the other organizers are hoping that more youth in the community will submit their work as well.

The show will take place upstairs in the Community Services building. The deadline for submissions is September 12.

The gala opening will take place on Thursday evening, September 27, however the show will be open all day Thursday and Tully says she is hoping that teachers at the various schools in the area take advantage of the opportunity to bring their classes down to take in the show.

“The Friday is a school professional development day,” she says. “So we are hoping that families will come down.”

For more information, call Cowichan Lake Community Services at 250-749-6822.

LCSS gra grads go go out with a splash Photos submitted

On June 30, a total of 24 Lake Cowichan Secondary students went with chaperones Garry Matson, and Gerry Knott, to the Nahatlatch River, near Boston Bar B.C., for some white water rafting.

The group stayed at Reo Rafting Resort, spending one night and two days.

On Friday the group went rafting down the river, pictures depicting this to the right, and on Saturday about half of the group went rock climbing.

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Lake Cowichan vendors take advantage of crowds at Duncan Market Tamu Miles Gazette Editor

The Duncan Farmer’s Market is now in full swing and many of the local crafts people and other small, home based business owners from Lake Cowichan are taking advantage of the larger crowds to generate summer income.

For those that don’t know about the market, it is held on Saturdays in the market square and along Ingram St. in downtown Duncan. Vendors from Duncan, Chemainus, Ladysmith, Nanaimo, Cobble Hill, Cowichan Bay, Youbou, Honeymoon Bay and Lake Cowichan come to sell crafts, produce, soap products, ice cream, hand made clothing and jewelry, and much more.

This past Saturday, as part of the ongoing market and the celebration of Duncan Dayz — a two day community event that took place in Duncan on July 13 and 14 — there were four vendors from Lake Cowichan who were selling their locally made, harvested, or prepared products.

Danusia Urbanski, of Wild West Mushrooms, is Lake Cowichan’s mushroom

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Danusia Urbanski holds three dried morel mushrooms picked from around Lake Cowichan.

lady. She offers dried and fresh (when they are in season) mushrooms picked from various locations around Lake Cowichan. She is also part of the Salmon and Mushroom Festival in Lake Cowichan, which takes place on September 29 and 30 this year.

“I don’t reveal my hot spots,” she says.

Urbanski does, however, offer advice

to mushroom pickers, and on occasion purchases mushrooms wholesale from other pickers in the area. She says that if mushroom pickers see her sign outside of her station on Oak Lane in Lake Cowichan, she is open for business and ready to purchase.

Urbanski says the Duncan Farmer’s

Rommy Verlaan demonstrates one of her hand made Lakota flutes at the Duncan Farmer’s Market.

Market is the best market on the island.

“It’s right in the middle, close to Nanaimo, close to Victoria, and everything,” she says. “I like the rules, the rules are great,” she adds.

Urbanski has done other markets in the past, but she didn’t like the way in which organizers ran them, as well as the treatment of the vendors.

“I think the person that is running it (the Duncan market) is just fantastic, a fabulous person.”

Urbanski is referring to one of the two organizers for the market, Dale Laterno.

The other organizer is Pat Ormond.

Ormond has been part of the Duncan Farmer’s Market for the past six years, and this year she has taken over the position of president of the City Square Market Society.

The other vendors tend to agree with Urbanski’s point of view.

Rommy Verlaan is the owner of Heart Song Flutes in Lake Cowichan. The flutes she makes are Lakota flutes, also known as the Native American Love Flute. She says she comes to the Duncan Farmer’s Market because of the variety of people that attend.

“There are more people here to sell

stuff to. I get lots of tourists, I get lots of locals,” she says. “We get people from Victoria, we get people from up island we get travelers from Europe. So I have the mix of locals plus tourists from all over the world. I have my flutes in France and Germany and Scotland and Japan, from people who have bought them at the Duncan Market.”

She even has a map at home where she marks the places around the world where her flutes have found a home.

Verlaan plays her flutes as well, but she says she doesn’t play them as well as she makes them.

Verlaan offers workshops in the spring and the fall to those who would like to learn how to play. She also offers custom flutes. You can custom design the wood, the length, and the animal that sits at the top of the flute determines the key the flute is in. For more information, visit the Heart Song website heartsongflutes.ca.

Derek Zimmerman has been attending the market for the past couple of years now. Zimmerman is a glass blower who,

Derek Zimmerman appreciates the sunlight as it dances off his glass bead creations.

with Etta Weissenmayer, creates handblown glass beads and pendants. They also make handmade soap.

For Zimmerman, the glass-blowing is more of a hobby than a source of income, one which he only began dabbling in a couple of years ago.

“I never thought about it (working with glass),” he says. “But my girlfriend suggested I try it.”

Zimmerman works out of his garage, using first a flame and then a kiln to set

Faizal Charania takes a quick break from serving customers at his Depot Dawgs stand at the Duncan Farmer’s Market.

the glass.

Zimmerman says he goes to the Duncan Farmer’s Market every Saturday. “It’s my main market.”

Faizal Charania, another Lake Cowichan vendor, owns Depot Dawgs. He sells smokies, curry dogs, hot dogs, pop, muffins, coffee, and more.

The Duncan Farmer’s Market runs all year long, only taking a two week break after Christmas.

The market used to move indoors to the Island Savings Centre when the weather became nasty in the winter months, but Ormond says that this year she has approached the vendors to talk about staying outside.

“We have done so in the past, even in minus six degree weather,” she says.

“This year we are trying to encourage small farmers to grow all year round,” she says. “People still have a living to make.”

To that end, market organizers have set up a farmers’ tent, and those that sell local produce are able to rent half a tent for half a day.

Ormond says it is important to the market to have vendor representation from all over the Cowichan Valley.

The criteria for participating in the market is that vendors “make it, bake it, grow it,” which fits into the market’s mandate to represent the Cowichan Valley as a whole.

There are many other Lake Cowichan, Youbou, and Honeymoon Bay artisans who regularly frequent the Duncan market. For more information, and a complete list of vendors, visit duncanfarmersmarket.ca.

Summer Nights on Saturday evenings a success so far Tamu Miles Gazette Editor

Looking for something to do on a warm Saturday evening? Well, look no further than Central Park and the Summer Nights, all summer long fundraising event that began on July 7, and runs through until September 1.

The evenings are free to attend, however organizers will be passing around a hat for donations. These funds will be split equally between the various non-profit groups sponsoring the event each evening. Non-profit groups that are involved include the Lake Cowichan Food Bank, Kaatza Lakeside Players, Cowichan Family Arts Council, Cowichan Lake Chamber of Commerce, CIVC Radio, Honeymoon Bay Retreat, and the Cowichan Lake District Seniors Association. Each Saturday will feature a headlining act, but the stage will also be open from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. for any aspiring musicians or other performers who would like to share their talent.

This weekend, featured performers are the Celtic Dancers, Parker Smith, and Darryl Alsbrook.

Alsbrook has been a resident of the area for the last 25 years, but he grew up in the States and even went to the same university as Bob Dylan: the University of Minnesota.

“He just left to New York when I got there,” says Alsbrook. “We had nothing in common except that we lived in the same area.”

Alsbrook said he came to the west coast in 1985 to play a gig at Brentwood Inn “and became acclimatized.”

“I play folk music from various parts of the world, but

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Darryl Alsbrook plays at Canada Day celebrations.

I do have a few songs of my own,” he says.

His father, Adolphus, was a jazz basist, arranger, and copyist. He used to copy sheet music for his fellow band members, because at the time there were no photocopy machines.

“He could copy stuff so beautifully,” says Alsbrook.

Besides playing live or in a band, Alsbrook also attends a drumming group at the The Quw’utsun’ Cultural and Conference Centre in Duncan.

“People come from all over the community,” says Alsbrook. “We meet every Thursday and we do chanting, drumming, and playing. Sometimes there are people from Africa and other parts of the world.”

Alsbrook has a newly formed band and plans to have

an album out by the fall. He says the band will be doing gigs, but they tend not to go to bars.

“They’re just not our venue,” he says. Instead, they mostly play coffee houses, schools, churches, and sometimes weddings.

One of the songs on the album, “Sacred Circle Grows” was inspired by Alsbrook’s experience in a sweat lodge in Saanich.

“It’s a melodic folk song, done with a native theme,” explains Alsbrook.

Alsbrook also teaches music, and has done so for years.

“Mostly, I like to open peoples eyes to performing and being able to perform, and the joy they feel when they do.”

This Saturday will be Alsbrook’s first time playing at Summer Nights, and he is looking forward to it.

Elvin Hedden, one of the organizers of Summer Nights, says that the evenings are going quite well so far.

“The first night was wonderful. We had between 150 and 200 people. It went along very well.”

He says he is not sure where the donation numbers are at, but he says they are coming along quite well.

“This Saturday was a little slow at 6:30 p.m., but by the time 7:30 p.m. rolled around and we had the belly dancers on stage there were more people around,” says Hedden.

There are seven more summer nights to go this season, so take advantage of some free entertainment and get down to Central Park on Saturday.

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Mountain Man gives local youth a leg up in the world Tamu Miles Gazette Editor

When Mountain Man, aka Denis Pilon, and his wife Erika moved to Lake Cowichan, they had nothing. The couple was on welfare and they were struggling to make ends meet.

Pilon worked often for trade, receiving a loaf of bread and some milk and maybe $50 for a days worth of work, where he could get it.

But over the years, Mountain (as his friends call him), and his wife, have established a well respected company within the community, and what he and his wife are most proud of is the fact that they have given many youth in the area a chance to build their resumes and learn work and life skills through working for Mountain Man Services.

Mountain Man Services is a company that offers everything from renovations and the construction of new buildings, to arbors, trellises, fencing and fence panels and gates, to custom woodwork and design.

Mountain Man Services currently has a core crew of four, with an extra five workers, most of whom are between 16 and 25-years-of-age, some of whom are still attending school.

Most come from troubled backgrounds, some over the years have had substance abuse problems, and most at the very least need temporary work, or have fallen on hard times.

Mountain describes the work opportunity he provides these kids as a course, as they are hired under a 30 day probationary period in which they have an opportunity to learn how to use power and other tools of the trade, have a good work ethic, show up on time, not break the law, not be a nuisance in the community, and most of all to prove to Mountain that they are not going to mess up.

“So what I try to do, is find work for these young people. We do get a lot of guys who show up, they’re from dysfunctional families, or single mom or dad, and they’re in foster

care, and they’ll show up looking for work.”

Mountain says he is a biker dad, “and my attitude is I’m a working boss and I expect everybody to work. They’re not guaranteed a job, they have to do that 30 day probationary period.”

Mountain may sound all tough as nails, and he does admit that when members of his crew get out of line he lets them know it, but he also cares a great deal about the kids that cross his path, and all he and his wife want is to see them succeed. They are extremely proud of those kids who have worked for them and have gone on to finish trades courses, or have started their own businesses.

“The kids are good with each other too,” says Erika. “If they’re home and they need firewood and stuff, they’ll all get together, Denis will drive, and no one will get paid for the day but they’ll all help each other get firewood. So it instills good friendships that way too.”

The amount of energy that Mountain puts into the crew has sometimes become a bone of contention between husband and wife over the years.

“Erika actually sometimes gets upset because she says that I spend more time looking after the guys on the crew and their families, and give them more attention than I actually do for her and I.” But Erika says that she is also concerned that sometimes the kids just need to figure it out on their own and deal with their own mistakes.

But more than anything, this couple just wants to help the people who come to them looking for employment.

“We’re teaching life skills here, we’re teaching work skills here, and we’re trying to teach morally and socially correct actions,” says Mountain. “We’re not trying to change them or anything, we’re just giving them the basic ground rules of what real life expects from you. I’m hoping that what my wife and I have started gives

some of these young people, men and women, a good foundation for starting out in the real world.”

Mountain says that the past year it has been tough to keep the kids employed because of the slow economy, and he has more and more people coming to him looking for work.

He recently had to lay off his entire crew.

“Sunday and Monday I actually went around (the community) hat in hand and talked to some of my developers, I’ve met some new developers, I went and talked to my partner over at the mill (Dogwood Lumber), and by the end of Monday morning I had my main crew back — short hours of course — and of course today you saw we were doing a fence line.”

Most of the time, Mountain says he is taking a loss on the job site, but it matters to him that his crew has work.

Mountain and Erika are grateful to all the community members who have helped them over the years, such as Fred Neuffer, Rod Peters, Pat and Dale Weaver, Home Hardware, and many more.

“That’s the type of people we have in this community. If you prove yourself, like these kids are proving to me, there is a reality to honour and giving your word, and we’re just trying to instill that in the kids,” says Mountain.

But most of all Mountain is thankful to his wife, Erika.

“I would not be the man I am today, and I would not have been able to accomplish all that I have accom-

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plished if I didn’t have her to come home to at night.”

Mountain and Erika have no plans to stop doing what they are doing anytime soon.

If you would like to learn more about what Mountain Man Services has to offer, go to members.shaw.ca/ mtman/index.htm, or call Mountain on his cell 250-715-8252.

Denis Pilon, or Mountain Man, takes a rare moment for rest and relaxation in his backyard.

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It is the efforts and contributions of those like yourselves that help to make LCSS a great learning environment for our students.

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Walk to Duncan fundraiser for local woman with cancer Tamu Miles Gazette Editor Tamu Miles Photo

Laine May, player for the slopitch team the Mules, helps to keep the team keep their good standing going into the playoffs.

Countdown to slo-pitch playoffs This year the Cowichan Lake slo-pitch playoffs will be held on August 26, 27, and 28. There have been seven teams playing during the regular season, and six of them will be heading into the playoffs.

On the Thursday and the Friday, games will be held in Centennial Park in Lake Cowichan. On Saturday, July 28, games will be divided between Lake Cowichan and Youbou until approximately 12:30 p.m, after which the remaining

games will be played in Lake Cowichan.

There will be prizes following the finals on Saturday, including t-shirts, sweaters, jackets and other NSA slopitch gear, for the second and third place teams. The team who wins first place will be awarded an all-new trophy, which will be theirs to hold onto until next year.

Final, regular season games will be held on July 19, 20, 23, and 24.

Giselle Mister and Lisa Skramstad are two of the women who have come together to help raise funds for Cindy Kruk.

Kruk was diagnosed with stage three ovarian cancer in March of this year. She has had a full hysterectomy and is now undergoing chemotherapy, but the process means that she is not able to work for at least six months while she undergoes the treatment.

“Hopefully the treatment will be done by September of this year,” says Mister.

In light of all of this, Mister, Skramstad and a few other local women have decided to walk from Lake Cowichan to Duncan on July 21, to raise money for their friend and to show support for the family.

The walk will begin in Saywell Park at 9 a.m., and Mister says she hopes that those participating will arrive in Duncan by about 2 p.m.

The finish line will be at the Duncan firehall, where there will also be a fundraiser in the form of a burger sale, silent auction, and a bar.

All items for the auction have been donated by local businesses and individuals.

For the walk, SureSpan Structures has donated pilot cars to ensure walker safety and to carry snacks and drinks, donated by Country Grocer, for participants.

For those who wish to participate in the walk, there is a minimum $50 pledge, which goes to cover the cost of tshirts (which will be handed out to all participants), and towards the Kruk family.

Participants can also elect to seek pledges from community members. Pledge sheets

are available through Mister, by calling 250-480-8588.

For those who do not want to participate, but would like to make a donation, there are pledge sheets under Mister’s name at the Lake Cowichan Legion and at Home Hardware.

Mister and Skramstad say they thought that doing a walk would be the best way to honour Kruk and generate awareness of her family’s need for support. The women had formed a regular walking group, including Kruck, around Christmas time of last year before Kruk was diagnosed.

“So we felt it was best to walk somewhere,” says Mister.

Kruk has been part of the Lake Cowichan Community for the past 14 years, and has worked at Island Pharmacy and the Legion.

— editor@lakecowichangazette.com

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Ray Bourassa, on left, and John Barger, before their Match Play Championship Game.

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Barger wins championship After six weeks of qualifying and knockout golf, John Barger emerged as the new match play senior champion. Ray Bourassa was the runner up.

The seniors also played a Tombstone Tournament last week with Jug Kalar, Bruce Chisholm and Bob Vessey winning pro shop script prizes.

KPs (closest to the pin) were won by Bruce Chisholm and Glen Richardson. Bruce was low gross for the day and Jug Kalar was low net.

Birdies were notched by Chishom, Janzen and Kalar. Bruce Chisholm also had a sandy par, while Jug Kalar, Gary Demings and Bob Vessey made chip-ins.

The Duffer says he has avoided Chip-ins, “They sound like they could cost me money.”

Next week we have an inter-club match with Mt. Brenton. March Meadows is looking great and we will be proud to host the Mt. Brenton Seniors.

— Submitted by Rick Nott

Damien Owens, Matt Miller, Cole Anderson, and Luke Wiersma outside Country Grocer on July 13, flagging down passersby to their hot dog sale fundraiser.

Peewee baseball team needs support to get to the provincials On July 13, players from the Lake Cowichan peewee team the Lakers were seen flagging down passersby outside of Country Grocer.

The kids, along with their parents, were on day one of a two day fundraising initiative to help pay for expenses to get them to the provincials in Rutland, Kelowna on Aug. 2 through to the 6, as well as the 10 team

tournament taking place in Victoria on July 26, 27, and 28. The top three teams from this tournament will move on to the provincials.

The team will be holding another hot dog sale on July 20, in the Country Grocer parking lot, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

—editor@lakecowichangazette.com

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The Inside Back: A little of this and that ☞ Local businesses and services The Cow Cafe is opening its Cowichan Bay location this coming Friday, July 20, located at 1765 A Cowichan Bay Road.

The new location will offer a slightly different menu and will include more seafood dishes to accommodate the tastes of Cowichan Bay residents.

The new location will be open for breakfast and dinner every day. The Lake Cowichan location is now also offering breakfast for the summer months. Breakfast runs from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.

For more information visit cowcafe.ca or call 250749-4933.

Lake Cowichan Chiropractic Dr. Laura Hughes of Lake Cowichan Chiropractic is offering a patient appreciation day on July 21.

Head down to their location at 85 Darnell Road between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. and get a hamburger or hot dog, or let the kids jump in the bouncy castle.

There will be draws for door prizes and Dr. Hughes will be offering a free postural assessment.

Door prizes have been donated by local businesses, and include things like a gift basket from Tim Hortons, gift certificates for local restaurants, and a massage.

For more information phone Dr. Hughes at 250-7493393.

The Tube Shack is offering an “Early Bird Happy Hour� throughout the summer. This offer takes place on Saturdays and Sundays on tube rentals which take place between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Owner Aaron Frisby is also offering fundraising opportunities to local charities in the Lake Cowichan area for four Fridays this summer. A portion of every tube rental on the fundraising dates will be donated directly to the charity of the day.

On July 20, the charity will be the Great Lake Walk, July 27 the Lake Cowichan Food Bank, August 10 is the Cowichan Lake Community Services, and August 17 is the New Life Church “Kidzone on the Road.�

For more information about these fundraisers or the services offered by the Tube Shack, visit cowichanriver. com, or phone 250-510-7433.

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☞ Summer Photo Contest

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The Island Farmers’ Alliance is hosting its Summer Photo Contest, going on now until September 5.

The contest is a challenge to photograph the “Rooster� signs that mark local farmers around the area.

To qualify for the contest simply submit a photo of the IFA Rosster sign on location (attached to a post, tree, or building) and include the farm’s name where you saw the sign and send the photo to ifacontest@ islandfarmersalliance.org.

For more information contact Raelynn with the Cowichan Green Community at 250-748-8506.

☞ How to cool a hot dog

Michelle Sevigny of Dogsafe Canine First Aid offers a couple of hints to help keep your dog cool and healthy in the summer heat.

1. Always have cool water available. Don’t assume there will be water in creeks or from other sources when out on a walk. Carry a water bottle or collapsible bowl at all times.

2. Keep a water bowl ďŹ lled in your car. You never know when you’ll get delayed in summer road construction. Non-spill water bowls are available at Cowichan Pet Emporium located in the Peters Centre in Lake Cowichan.

3. Make dog-friendly frozen treats. Use popsicle molds or ice cube trays and use diluted chicken or beef broth or canine electrolyte replacements.

4. Offer canine electrolyte replacements to help prevent dehydration, heat stress, and physical exertion.

5. Take your dog swimming, hose him down, mist with water, or provide hours of fun with a plastic wading pool or lawn sprinkler.

6. Provide a cool sleeping area. If you crate your dog, put the crate in the coolest part of the house and create air circulation with a clip on fan.

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Lake Cowichan Therapy Open: Mon., Wed., Thurs. #103 - 205 South Shore Rd.

250.749.3621

250-749-7233 or 250-510-1113

250-749–4454

Judith Quinlan Registered Physiotherapist

TIRES

TRUCKING

VETERINARIAN

Open 7 Days a Week

Convenience Store • Gas Bar

Reg #12129

www.davidgaleconstruction.ca

Towing and Repairs

(1958) Ltd.

Residential & Commercial

Trained Architectural Technologist

at the Coffee Mill site

Cowichan Motors

PACIFIC-WEST ELECTRIC 250-701-1755

250-749-6133 14 North Shore Rd. Lake Cowichan

EXCAVATING

Decks | Doors & Windows | Kitchens Bathrooms | Basement Suites Foundations | Drywall | Plumbing

Open May thru to

Thanksgiving

SERVICE STATION

All your plumbing needs under one roof!

DAVID GALE

CONSTRUCTION

Gas • Diesel Boat Gas Confections • Bait • Ice OPEN: Mon.-Sat: 5a.m.-10p.m.

Sun: 7a.m. - 8p.m.

ELECTRICIAN

CONTRACTOR

En-TIRE-ly at your Service 250-749-6614

170A Cowichan Lake Rd.

â?€ It's Garden time. â?€

• Oil, Gas & Electric Furnaces • Heat Pumps • Refrigeration • Duct Cleaning

TOP SOIL • BARK MULCH COMPOST • SAND • GRAVEL

Specializing in delivering 1 - 5 yard loads.

Lorne: 250-749-6601 Cell: 250-701-5153

r Open foss Busine 2 -555

250-932

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Wednesday, July 18, 2012

THE LAKE COWICHAN GAZETTE

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