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SD 79 election slated for November 2013 Tamu Miles Gazette Editor

On Oct. 11, Minister of Education, Don McRae announced that there will be an election in November of 2013 for a new board for School District 79. The decision comes, perhaps not surprisingly, after mayor and council from the Town of Lake Cowichan presented an emergency resolution to members of the Union of B.C. Municipalities at an annual meeting in Victoria on Sept. 28. This resolution asked that the UBCM petition the province to issue a ministerial order for elections to be conducted in a local government where vacancies are caused by ministerial intervention. In a telephone interview, Min. McRae explained that he would like to see a democratically elected board reengaged in the district. “I’ve made the decision that we will have a by-election . . . in November of next year. ” said McRae. He also stated that one of the reasons for waiting until next November for the election, besides the fact that they are typically held at that time of year, is to give Cowichan Valley residents enough notice. “I just want to make sure that people have well advance notice so that if they wish to participate as a candidate or as an electorate that they do so because traditionally mid-term elections, or byelections, don’t have a great turn out,” said McRae. Duncan Brown, a former trustee on the SD 79 board, says he is more than a little disappointed that the minister did not decide to call the election for this year, if not in January of 2013. “People have to realize that we have a publicly appointed ofﬁcial that’s got the power to override all the policies that are there and to pick and choose which ones he

wants to follow and make new policies up if he chooses to do so, all without any mandate from the community,” said Brown. Brown would still like to see a face to face meeting between Lake Cowichan mayor and Council and McRae, but Mayor Ross Forrest said he is not sure that a meeting is necessary now that an election has been called. With elections happening in November of next year, it will mean that any newly elected board will have less than a year before another election takes place. “We really don’t start to sit until January,” said Brown. In the meantime, the appointed trustee, Mike McKay decided at the Oct. 3 school district board meeting to defer any decision to adopt Policy 1500 to a later date. Policy 1500, as it is currently drafted, would give the appointed trustee the ability to change or amend other district policies without consultation from the public or the districts policy committee. McKay says the decision to defer this policy came about because of feedback and concerns that were expressed by Diana Gunderson, a delegation at the meeting, along with six letters read at the meeting that also shared concerns and perspectives on the policy. McKay said he does not know when the policy will come back to the table, but it has been given to school board staff to modify and address the concerns presented which centred around transparency and openness. “There will be other public input opportunities as well,” said McKay. “We will keep working on the policy and receive feedback. We want to make sure that it meets the test of being open and responsive.” “Policy 1500 is a far cry from the structure that we had,” said Brown.

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Mariah Segee waits as Con. Jim Preston engraves her name in her bike at the Lake Cowichan Fire Department’s bike rally on Oct. 13. Approximately 12 kids participated in the event, with younger kids learning skills and older kids participating in a race through Friendship Park behind Palsson Elementary.

South Shore paving has been delayed until early 2013 Tamu Miles Gazette Editor

On Oct. 12, Mayor Ross Forrest announced that the awaited paving of South Shore Road has had to be postponed until sometime in early 2013. He says that the tender for the project was put out late by the ministry, “and now it’s getting kind of late because now the weather is changing of course.” The town has been working closely with the ministry to decide the next best plan of action. “The plan now is we’re going to begin early in the new year. There will be a roundabout built, and then [the road will be] paved,” said Forrest. The paving is to be complet-

ed as soon as the paving season starts, meaning once the weather turns dry again. “Whenever the weather gets decent, they can start paving,” said Forrest. This could mean around May, but hopefully sooner. “We have to do some winterizing and some changing of a few things because the intent all along was for it to be paved before the end of this year but now we have to sort of winterize what we have there, like probably ﬁnish the medians off and do some work on the storm drains and stuff.” Forrest says that this change in plans is not all bad news. “In a way, I’m actually happier

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Tamu Miles Gazette Editor

The change in weather has not stopped local stewardship groups, the CVRD, and Cowichan Tribes from being concerned about the health of chinook salmon and their ability to spawn, nor their demand that local management of Cowichan River water ﬂows is a must. As of Friday, a total of 250 adult chinook and 100 jacks were able to make it up the river due to a pulse from the weir at Lake Cowichan, amping up water ﬂow from 5 cubic meters per second to 14 cubic meters per second, according to Andrew Thomson, DFO south island director. This pulse was the result of a conference call on Tuesday, Oct. 9 between Catalyst, De-

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partment of Fisheries and Oceans, and other interested groups. However, chinook have also been trucked up the river in order to help them get to their spawning grounds. “The first two days the traffic truck moved 272 adult chinook and 178 jack chinook,” said Thomson. The movement of these fish came about through a partnering of DFO with Cowichan Tribes. “DFO has had lots of advice given on this and it’s a great effort and we certainly support the effort, but this is the work of the Cowichan Tribes and the Cowichan Tribes Hatchery staff,” said Thomson. Cowichan Tribes, along with groups such as One Cowichan, a newly launched online petition created by a few concerned residents of the Cowichan Valley who feel there are many people who care about the Cowichan, and who believe that area residents must work together to keep the Cowichan watershed healthy, feel that the real issue is that of the need to create more local management of Cowichan River water levels. In a press release sent out on Friday, Oct. 12, Chief Harvey Alphonse, vowed that a new day is coming regarding Cowichan

Valley water usage, “one that in times of drought protects Cowichan River fish habitat and fisheries from incompatible water use, such as those of industry.” Since the dissipation of pulse water levels, flow from the weir has been reduced back to 5 cubic meters per second as of Thursday in response to drought conditions, according to Cowichan Tribes. “However, Catalyst was allowed to continue diverting river water at 1.9 cubic meters per second,” reads the Cowichan Tribes press release. “This is unacceptable,” said Alphonse. “The Department of Fisheries and Oceans along with the province have allowed the Catalyst mill to continue diverting water at our expense. They’ve put Catalyst’s commercial use of water ahead of fish habitat and fisheries protection.” On Oct. 5, Cowichan Tribes closed the chinook fishery to its members in response to low water levels in the river. “Solutions are needed going forward,” said Alphonse. “The Crown and any stakeholders can change operations of the existing weir, expand water storage in the lake, conserve aquifer water and temporarily reduce water diversion from the river. If they don’t, I’m not going to tolerate low water flows in late summer anymore. They will leave Cowichan Tribes no choice but to take steps to steward fisheries and protect our members’ food supply by enforcing our priority right to fish.” Parker Jefferson, of One Cowichan, agrees that the ability to locally manage water flows

is needed. “We have decided to try to get the Provincial Government to take out the necessary (their term) water license as it is their responsibility to manage water resources,” said Jefferson. “We will wait for their response. [In the] long term we want more local control. Legal opinions are being pursued.” Though Cowichan Tribes and groups such as One Cowichan and the Cowichan Lake and River Stewardship Society would like to utilize existing infrastructure to hold back more water in Cowichan Lake during the spring to help mitigate dry conditions such as we have seen this summer, in a letter to Rob Hutchins, mayor of Ladysmith in June of this year, Larry Barr, director of resource management, Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources, maintains that “to store water above the full supply level as noted in the current license held by Catalyst Paper, an additional storage license is required,” and “to change the rule curve operation would require an amendment application from the current holder of the licenses, Catalyst Paper.” The province goes on to say that it does “not believe it should unilaterally alter longstanding agreements on water usage in the area, but is willing to help facilitate a community-derived solution, endorsed by local government with the proper licenses in place. At a town hall meeting in 2008, the community clearly expressed its desire to see Catalyst adhere to the existing terms of its licence. Any water releases that were al-

lowed this year were done in compliance with this licence. To date no applications for water licences or amendments to existing licences have been received.” Bill Routley, MLA for the Cowichan Valley, says the provincial government “has clearly failed to listen to community leaders warning of the need to protect fish habitat.” He goes on to say that the Minister of Environment has a responsibility to act. “What did the minister do with the concerns about fish presented to the minister? The minister is downloading responsibility for protection of fish and dependent wildlife to the local community. Does the minister have responsibility to protect our B.C. fish, water and the environment, and if so what will you do, and when?” said Routley. Lake Cowichan Mayor, Ross Forrest also feels that more could have been done to prevent drought conditions in the Cowichan River. “I think a lot of this could have been prevented if they would have not flushed the water down the river,” said Forrest. “All the stakeholders of the Cowichan should have more say. The government asking for someone else to take out another license is just more downloading. The only way I think we can put pressure on [the provincial government] is by collaborating with all the different groups in the Cowichan. All those advocacy groups have big concerns, and that’s their passion. Those people should be listened to.”

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Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Help ﬁnd missing rug Proposed changes to electoral boundaries don’t make sense

Tamu Miles Gazette Editor

All Jeannine Morris wants is her rug back. Sometime between Monday, Oct. 1 and Tuesday, Oct. 2, Morris says her rug disappeared from the fence around her property in Honeymoon Bay. The rug was one of the last items her husband gave her before he passed away eight years ago. Morris says that she was in the process of washing and hanging linens and blankets in preparation for the winter months, and so did not notice right away that the eight foot by 12 foot, eggplant with green vines rug was missing. “I brought in a line full of blankets and stuff and then I looked over at the fence and it was gone,” said Morris. She has not reported the incident to the police because she does not want to accuse anyone. “I would rather give someone a break,” she said. But Morris has arthritis, is on a ﬁxed income, and says that her wood ﬂoors get very cold in the winter. “Last year my pets and I just about froze.” Morris says she could get another rug, and has even had neighbours and friends offer to help, but she says that she just wouldn’t love a new rug as much as the old one.

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Jeannine Morris, a resident along South Shore Road in Honeymoon Bay, shows where someone might have stepped when they pulled her rug off her fence.

“It has sentimental value because of my husband. When we moved to Lake Cowichan, we had bought almost all new furniture, but within almost one year of the date we moved in he passed away,” said Morris. Morris lives on South Shore Road close to the old Honey Pot Pub and she’s hoping that someone in the area saw something or knows where the carpet may be. If you have any information, Morris can be reached at 250932-6992. Morris is offering a reward if the rug is returned in good condition.

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Local politicians plan to deliver a loud and clear message to the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission at the hearings set to take place on Oct. 16, in Nanaimo, and Oct. 17, in Victoria. And that message is: the proposed changes to the electoral boundaries for the Cowichan Valley do not work. Mayor Ross Forrest, Area F Director Ian Morrison, and Jean Crowder, MP for NanaimoCowichan are all unhappy with the proposed boundaries that would see the current riding of Nanaimo-Cowichan split into two ridings: Nanaimo Cowichan and South Cowichan Juan de Fuca. The new riding of Nanaimo Cowichan would include all of Nanaimo, Gabriola Island, the majority of Ladysmith, Youbou, Lake Cowichan and Honeymoon Bay. “My major concern is that I think that it would give us a disconnect from the rest of the Cowichan Valley,” said Forrest. Morrison shares this point of view. “The lumping in of the Cowichan Lake area to a Nanaimo centred riding will leave us almost disconnected from where

the main constituency activities will be carried on,” said Morrison. “Just the thought that a resident of the Cowichan Lake Area would have to drive over an hour to a constituency ofﬁce—and most of that driving would be through another riding—gives people the sense that their disconnected. We are an afterthought, or it appears that way.” With the proposal, Vancouver Island would gain at least one more seat, and according to Crowder’s website “the Commission’s mandate is to set electoral boundaries so that each electoral district has a population as close as reasonably possible to the provincial electoral quotient [approximately 105,000], taking into account communities of interest or identity, historical patterns and a manageable geographic size of electoral districts.” Morrison believes that by this criteria, the Cowichan Valley should be a riding unto itself as the area has a population of approximately 115,000. “I believe we’re close to where we should have got an extra seat beyond what they are proposing for Vancouver Island,” said Morrison. “One for Vancouver Island is ap-

propriate, but maybe a second would be more appropriate.” He says this is because he believes that then ridings could be divided in a more balanced manner without certain ridings growing at a faster rate than others. Crowder has similar concerns. “One of the critical points that we are going to make is what were they thinking by putting Lake Cowichan and the electoral areas from around Lake Cowichan up with the proposed Nanaimo-Ladysmith part of the riding? It just doesn’t make any sense.” She will be using the Cowichan Lake area as an example of communities of interest which she says need to be kept together. “Lake Cowichan has more afﬁliation with the Cowichan Valley than it does with Nanaimo, including it’s in the same school district, it’s in the same Cowichan Valley Regional District; all of those arguments,” said Crowder. Members of the public are welcome to attend these hearings which will take place at the Nanaimo Coast Bastion Inn at 7 p.m. on Oct. 16, and at the Victoria Conference Centre at 7 p.m. on Oct. 17.

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OPINION

October is Small Business Month

Naomi Yamamoto Minister of State for Small Business

Did you know that in B.C., more than one million people are employed by small businesses? Or that 98 per cent of all businesses in B.C. are small businesses? Small business is big business in B.C.! Premier Christy Clark understands just how vital small business is to the economic engine of B.C., and that is why she has made small business a priority by creating my new portfolio. This will allow all of government to focus speciﬁcally on the issues and concerns that affect business owners and their communities. This October, I want everyone to recognize small businesses, as well as their owners and employees, throughout B.C. Owning and operating your own business is no easy task. It’s work that requires immense courage, imagination, dedication and drive. You work long hours and invest everything you’ve got into making your business a success. I am constantly amazed by the wonderful things that B.C.’s small business owners are doing in their communities. Even if you don’t own your own business, or aren’t employed by a small business, those businesses support your communities every day. B.C.’s small business owners also understand the need to be ﬁscally dis-

ciplined and why having a balanced budget is so important. As one columnist recently noted, “When it comes to understanding the importance of jobs and fiscal discipline, and providing for one’s family, there is no sector that understands it better than BC’s small business sector.” I understand the life of a small business owner, as I ran my own business for 21 years. I also worked with other businesses in my community, with the BC Chamber of Commerce and the North Vancouver Chamber. As the Minister of State for Small Business, I will work every day to make it easier for small business owners to do business in B.C. Sometimes what’s most challenging for business owners is getting things up and running. In B.C., we are blessed to have so many creative and talented people and often times their new and innovative ideas need financial support to get off the ground. We want to encourage more angel investors. As part of the BC Jobs Plan, our government is providing a $3 million increase to B.C.’s successful Small Business Venture Capital Program tax credit, targeted to direct investments in new businesses. This program encourages angel investors to invest their own capital directly into eligible, local, small business and offer strategic expertise. We currently support this program with up to $100 million annually. I hear one thing time and time again from our business community: time spent filling out forms is time away from improving and growing their businesses. B.C. is leading the country in the fight

against red tape. We’ve reduced regulatory requirements by over 42 per cent since 2001—that’s more than 150,000 regulatory requirements off the books! And we’ve committed to holding the line right through to 2015. We also continue to support BizPaL—now in 112 communities—in addition to the expansion of the Mobile Business Licence. But we know that there are more things we need to do to help the close to 400,000 small businesses operating in B.C. That’s why it’s important to hear from owners about what’s working and what needs improvement. As co-chair of the Small Business Roundtable, I will be consulting with business communities throughout the province. I’m conﬁdent that by working together, we will be able to create the most business-friendly environment in the country. I also want to recognize the Canadian Federation of Independent Business and their SmallBiz Saturday event on Oct. 20. I encourage all British Columbians to get out and support your local small businesses. They are vital to the health and growth of your city or town, and B.C. would not be the same without our small business owners. This month I will be out in communities throughout the province, meeting with small business owners and their employees to celebrate their successes and listen to their concerns. I hope to see many of you during Small Business Month in B.C. Thank you to the small business community. You are not only owners of businesses, but moms, dads, coaches and volunteers who are the heart and soul of B.C.

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Bears and garbage don’t mix After spending a short stint of time this past week following conservation ofﬁcer, Mark Kissinger, around as he worked to inform local residents about how they can help keep bears out of Lake Cowichan, I was surprised to discover just how many people do not properly store their garbage or pick the fruit off their trees. Not only that, I was aghast to see, in that short period of time, the resistance he encounters from many residents. In fact, I found it disheartening and to be quite honest, it seemed as though many people wanted to stay ignorant to the whole issue, keeping their heads

buried in the sand about how their actions not only affect their neighbours, but also the health of the bears. Our urban sprawl is swiftly encroaching on more and more wild habitat territory, and yet we seem to think we have the right to do so; we continually put ourselves above the rest of the creatures that share our beautiful land. We have a responsibility to not only keep ourselves and our neighbours safe, but to also think about how our actions affect the world around us. It’s called common respect. — editor@lakecowichangazette

The Gazette’s environmental tip of the week Turning off lights that aren’t being used is a simple and effective way to save energy. It does not require any equipment and the energy savings can be signiﬁcant. The moment a light is turned off, it stops using energy, so your savings add up by the minute. If every household in B.C. turned off a 100-watt incandescent light for four hours each day, each bulb could save 3.3 cents a day. It would also save the province 227 GWh, which could power Whistler for 12 years. —bchydro.com DENNIS SKALICKY Publisher

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Computer fraudster calls again Tamu Miles Gazette Editor

Never give an unsolicited caller access to your computer. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the advice given by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecomunications Commission, and Sharonann Dube of Lake Cowichan agrees. Dube was targeted for the second time in the last two years by a caller claiming to be working for Microsoft. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Last spring he managed to talk his way into my computer and take control of it,â&#x20AC;? said Dube. The caller said he was from Windows support and that Dubeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s computer was slow and there were things he could do to help her with the problem. The caller then proceeded to try and sell Dube virus protection software that, to her, looked like it was similar to Norton Antivirus software, as well as charge her a fee for ďŹ xing supposed problems on her computer. But Dube got a bad feeling and said she would have to think about it and talk to her daughter. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t cost me in the fact that he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take me for a ride, or get a hold of my information, but it cost me to get the

computer scanned to make sure,â&#x20AC;? said Dube. Dube was called again just over a week ago, but this time she was ready. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This time, the guy phones me the other night at about 8:30 p.m., he tells me heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Windows support and I immediately get my hackles up,â&#x20AC;? said Dube. She told the caller she knew he was a scam and that she was going to call the police, told him to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fâ&#x20AC;? off and hung up the phone. A few seconds later, the phone rang again. It was the same caller who then proceeded to tell Dube to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fâ&#x20AC;? off. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This guy was brazen,â&#x20AC;? said Dube. She hopes to bring attention to the issue so that others donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t fall victim. And you might think that this is a rare occurrence, but not according to Dave MacDonald of Lake Cowichan Computers. He says that he gets at least one customer every couple of weeks coming in to his store or phoning him because they have been targeted. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Microsoft never calls anybody, Shaw never calls anybody. Nobody calls anyone at your home to tell you somethingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wrong with your computer, ever,â&#x20AC;? states MacDonald. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The quickest way to get these people to go away,

because theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re very pushy, is to say you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t own a computer, or you own a Mac.â&#x20AC;? If you have fallen victim to this kind of scam, MacDonald advises saving your information and either wiping your computer yourself or having a professional help you, alerting your ďŹ nancial institution and canceling your credit card, and changing all of your online banking passwords as well as any computer passwords. The CRTC adds that people who have been scammed should also have their number registered with the National Do Not Call List, lodge a complaint with the DNCL and contact local law enforcement. The DNCL can be found at lnnte-dncl.gc.ca. The CRTC adds that individuals should never give out personal information to unsolicited callers, they should protect their computers with updated antivirus and anti-spyware software and read online privacy policies carefully. Find the CRTC website by going to crtc.gc.ca. Dube wrote down the numbers that showed on her call display when the caller trying to scam her phoned for the second time. She says to watch out for 607-733-6833 and 607-722-9687.

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1940s : Where to shop and what was available in Lake Cowichan

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Adrian’s Lunch, a tiny hole-in-the-wall café can be seen on the left side of the then new Smith Block building. Across from the present day Royal Bank building (which at one time was a service station), the old Smith Block is now the location of Home Hardware and the Shaker Mill.

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PAGES OF HISTORY Where did one shop, and what was available in Lake Cowichan in the 1940s? Well, the Fix it Shop, which operated out of a building on South Shore Road, fixed almost anything. They took on plumbing, electrical and roofing jobs, fixed appliances and did almost any type of repair asked of them. The business began when owner Lars Furnseth (who could be reached at telephone number 163), built the storefront with attached residence out back. Today the building is owned by Ed and Tyra Hauck. (Dave) Aitkin’s Auto Renew shop did auto body repairs and paint jobs. There are still a few local folks who remember Dave and his shop, which was located on Darnell Road. Island Delivery Freight Service advertised reliable, fast service. All types of baggage and freight deliveries were shipped between here and Duncan. They could be reached at telephone number 130. The Dog House, which stayed opened until midnight three nights a week, advertised “evening snacks” (including hot dogs) from their small shop located at Grant’s Taxi Stand. The taxi stand, which was across the road from present day Home Hardware, was later known as 44 Taxi (44 being its telephone number). James Bakery offered hot loaves of bread most days of

the week along with mouth watering glazed donuts, tarts and other delectables. The bakery shop was situated on South Shore Road across from the present day Dollar Store. Mrs. James, a character of sorts greeted everyone with a laugh and big smile which revealed a few missing front teeth. (Although that was not important it sure was noticeable and memorable!) With two bakeries in town, the locals had lots of choice. Burnett’s Bakery advertised meat pies at ten cents each and sausage rolls, a bargain at three for twenty cents. Colin Cameron’s 24 Hour Auto Wrecking Service carried used car parts, engines, trailers axels, used tires, drive shafts and springs as well as town truck service. “If we haven’t got it we’ll get it for you” was their motto. The operation was situated adjacent (uphill) to the local Catholic Church. Phone 125 for 24 hour towing service. The Style Shop carried women’s clothing such as “ballerina skirts, jersey and gabardine dresses.” It was built by Buzz Miles in 1945 and operated by his wife Alice who sold the building to Thoms Men’s Wear in 1952. The building, later known as Bourne’s Men’s Wear, was torn down many years ago. It was situated uptown near the location of Jake’s at the Lake restaurant. Another interesting store was Fox’s Dry Goods Ltd. Located at the Smith Block (today the Shaker Mill and Home Hardware can be found in the same building). The shop carried cotton bedspreads, towels and pillowcases as well as other dry

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CLARIFICATION: In the Oct.10 of the Gazette, Rolli’s artcle titled: “After 88 years of Service United Church closes with worship” The ﬁrst manse (residence for minister) purchased by the Lake Cowichan United Church congregation was located at the far end of Darnell Road. The second one was located across from the Lake Cowichan Anglican Church.

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goods. Their phone number was 31. Another Smith Block business was Adrian’s Fountain Lunch. The small café served “light lunches, coffee, magazines and cigarettes.” Its motto, coined by owner Adrian Pecknold, was “It’s the coziest corner in town.” Years later the Shaker Mill Restaurant, which is about four times larger, opened in the same location. Those wanting a hair appointment at the Riverside Beauty Salon, phoned 63. Located at the Riverside Inn, the salon specialized in hair permanents (semi permanent curling of the hair, popular back then). A second-hand store operating under the name Cowichan Enterprises was located on South Shore Road “at the speeder crossing” (where today’s coin laundry is located). Among the many used items carried at the store were building supplies, sand, gravel, coal and building supplies. They also bought empty bottles, sold ﬁrewood and sawdust and had a cement mixer for rent. Hours were 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. daily. These are just a few of the many businesses that operated in our community over the years.

Want to help out the local food bank and perhaps win a cruise at the same time? Well, now is your chance. From now until Jan. 26, you can purchase rafﬂe tickets for $20 from the Cowichan Lake Visitor Centre and Curves Lake Cowichan or by calling Cindy Vaast at 250-749-6239 or Betty Sanddar at 250-749-4802. Each ticket gives you a one in 325 chance of winning a spring cruise. Winners will have the opportunity to choose between destination choices of Mexico, Alaska and the Caribbean. The draw date for this prize will take place on Jan. 26, at the Cowichan Lake Sports Arena.

Residents can also pick up copies of the 2013 E.J. Hughes calendar for $22 at Curves, Jake’s at the Lake, Lake Cowichan Chiropractic, Honeymoon Bay Retreat and the Visitor Centre. Eight dollars of each sale goes towards the Lake Cowichan Food Bank. Hughes was a Canadian artist whose works often depicted the imagery of our beautiful west coast. Hughes remarkable career as an artist spanned 70 years and encompassed his work as a gifted printmaker, successful muralist, outstanding Canadian war artist and proliﬁc painter. His paintings depict land, sea and small moments of daily life with a rare clarity and vividness. Hughes still has a distinguished reputation for work underscored by a passion for the beauty of the west coast of Canada. These two fundraising efforts are to help the food bank purchase items throughout the year, as well as to help the society cover the costs of its overhead. Though the food bank does receive generous donations from area residents, they often ﬁnd themselves short on items such as fresh produce, canned goods, powdered milk and canned milk, and oatmeal. If you would like to donate funds, non-perishable food items, garden produce, or fruit from fruit trees, contact Cindy Vaast at 250-749-6239, or email cowichanlakefoodbank@gmail.com.

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Wednesday, October 17, 2012

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Help keep bears in the wild where they belong as much food as they can before the winter months set in. Improperly stored garbage and unpicked fruit trees are bringing more and more bears into town, according to Kissinger. “So we’re going out today, and over the next couple of weeks knocking on doors to make sure people are picking their apples, or cutting down trees and putting their garbage somewhere where bears can’t get at it.” He says that quite often he and other conservation officers get quite a lot of resistance around the idea of cutting down trees that are not being utilized by their owners, or even picking the ripened fruit. “People don’t want to be told to pick up their apples, they don’t want to be told to put their garbage inside, and if they don’t well, there’s a $575 fine,” said Kissinger. “So basically they get informed and educated first, they have a set period of time to comply with what we are asking them to do and if they don’t comply then it’s $575.”

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A.B. Greenwell students, from left: Madison Vaughan, Caylee Rogalsky, and Silas Mearns practice what they would do in the event of an emergency.

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On Oct. 18, at 10:18 a.m., families, businesses, and schools across B.C. will be participating the the Great British Columbia ShakeOut. ShakeOut is an annual event meant to help prepare B.C. residents in the case of an earthquake, both to survive and quickly recover from such a disaster. Local schools as well as CICV 98.7 FM, The Lake, will be participating in this emergency preparedness practice. Mike Bishop of CICV will be participating with other radio stations across the province by playing a prerecorded message at 10:18 a.m. that will include an earthquake simulation complete with sound effects. “People with a stereo are really going to notice it because the ﬂoor is going to start shaking,” said Bishop. “And then it goes on with a message afterwards to let

people know how they can prepare.” Following this, Bishop hopes to interview Grifﬁn Restoration, a Victoria disaster restoration company. “They can talk about the types of damage people can be looking for, how to mitigate it, what things to have on hand to look after yourself in the time of a disaster,” said Bishop. Lake Cowichan Secondary, A.B. Greenwell, and Palsson Elementary will all be practicing the standard earthquake drill called “duck, cover, and hold on” at 10:18 a.m. Students will hear an announcement indicating the beginning of an earthquake and will take cover under their desks, among other exercises. This same drill can be practiced by everyone home. For complete details as well as many other resources, go to shakeoutbc.ca.

Over the past week conservation ofﬁcer Mark Kissinger has been making his way around Lake Cowichan spreading information about how to keep bears out of yards and out of the area. Since the Oct. 10 issue of the Gazette, Kissinger and his co-workers have placed a bear trap in the Comiaken Ave. area in the hopes that they can relocate the two bears (and it could be more) that have been wandering the area in search of food before they become so habituated that they have to be put down. “Due to the extremely dry September much of the nature food sources the bears depend upon— such as berries, grasses and ﬁsh—are in short supply creating a potential food shortage,” said Kissinger. He warns that those with fruit trees or exposed garbage on their properties will be attracting the attention of these hungry bears who are trying to consume

For those who can’t pick the fruit themselves, Kissinger recommends searching out gleaner groups in Duncan who will come and pick the fruit and take it away. It is also good to keep in mind that the Cowichan Lake Food Bank is looking for fruit to hand out to those in need, and though they do not have the man power to pick your fruit for you, they would be more than happy to come and take it off your hands. Kissinger adds that garbage not only attracts bears to the area, but it also puts the bears at risk. “Very few people store their garbage properly,” said Kissinger. “They keep it curbside or on their porch or by their stairs.” He says that the young cubs often haven’t learned how to pick through the garbage and will ingest plastic, which then gets into their intestinal tract and can pose a real danger to the health of the bear. For more information, visit bearaware.bc.ca, and to report a bear sighting call 1-877-952-7277.

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18 King George

103 South Shore Road

Outrageous views! Open concept living. Lightly used & well maintained with 4 bedrooms & 3 baths.

Spectacular lake views, stunning home.

First class Bar & Grill & restaurant with liquor store below was ahead of its time. Youbou is on the brink of

Two 2 bdrm apartments! #109 ﬁrst ﬂoor, west exposure

Cute waterside home & three business storefronts & storage.

$319,000

$364,900

7020 Cowichan Lake Road 12 acres of ﬂat land with a lovely character home and multiple out buildings. Set up for a couple of horses. Possibility of extensive peat extraction.

exploding into its own. Building is world class, cedar & art work are tremendous, staircase alone coming up the back has been done by true artisan. Kitchen is well laid out & sports bar feel keeps it packed on those special days. Liquor store downstairs is well used.

$89,900 $95,000

#210 second ﬂoor, east exposure

$2,800,000

Waterfront Mobile Home Park – 9041 Meades Creek

9674 Creekside Rd New Creekside Listing Elegant Waterfront Home

$1,299,000

$529,000

#24 - $22,900 MOTIVATED #27 - $99,900

67 South Shore Rd.

COMMERCIAL

• Riverfront +/ residential+/ +business too! • Location, location,location • Established since 1960 • 1960 sq’ building • 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom • 62x104 riverfront lot

*SOLD *S SOLD

#26 - $94,500 #33 - $59,000

$438,000

RIVERFRONT

$399,000

11445 North Shore Road 276 South Shore Rd.

96 Johel Road

$215,000

$194,000

REDUCED

$10,000

MOTIVATED

REDUCED

Lot 22 Kestrel Dr.

100 Cottonwood

Lakeview lot w/boat slip & beach access.

Huge lot in town. Big family home.

$79,000

$345,000

Log Home. Ever thought you would like to live off the grid?

$375,000 8724 North Shore Road

100 Elk Road

93 South Shore Rd.

7428 Pintail

• 4 bdrms, 4 bathrooms • 30’ waterfront on river • BONUS 1 bedroom daylight suite • Commercial residential zoning

3 drm logsmith home in Marble Bay. Lovely shared beach, “your own dock.”

$419,700

$349,000

$800,000

Coon Creek Road

9440 Creekside

82 Beech

5990 Stoltz Rd.

Cute, Cute, Cute Waterfront Cabin, Great Beach.

3895 sq.ft. of amazing home with all the bells and whistles.

• Home at the Slopes • Rancher with a basement

5.1 acres, Inlaw suite, potential B&B apartment over the garage.

$399,000

$950,000

$419,000

$569,000

Marvelous lakefront. 250ft of beach, .84 acre. Great Home.

Youbou Mini Mart

10408 Arbutus Street

Priced to sell. Great Opportunity

2 Homes.

10484 Youbou Rd. 102 Cowichan Ave.

26,000 sq ft of Gardening Paradise. Huge Shop.

REDUCED

$265,000

The Wellington.

$399,900

$145,000

PENDING

99646 Creekside • Complete to lock up • Two full stories and two half stories

NEW PRICE $428,000

Lake view from kitchen, Lovely rancher, 3 bdrm, landscaped, .52 of an acre. private landscaped backyard.

$249,000

204-138 South Shore

$259,000

$150,000

$510,000

10549 Coon Creek Road

7797 Cowichan Lake Road

9590 Creekside Road

Penny Lane Cottage

• Waterview • Low maintenance yard • Recreation nearby

• 2.87 acres • Lovely 4 bedroom cabin • Year round creek

Waterfront Dock.

• 1 bdrm & den • Riverfront strata • Commercial zoned • Close to town

$495,000

$288,000

$675,000

$212,500

The Coffee Mill

Penny Lane-1 Bdrm

9981 Swordfern

Coffee Shop & Cafe 10063 South Shore Commercial Lot.

• Water development • Ideal for retirees or snowbirds • 1 BDRM + DEN $249,000 CAN BE RENTED

$278,000

$239,000

SWORDFERN ESTATE, moments to a beautiful beach. Lovely home with great master suite.RV garage plus big garage with a huge executive ofﬁce above. Fitness centre, covered porch, hot tub, heat pump.

The ESSO This going concern could be a gold mine! House, pumps, carwash, convenience store & take out counter.

$2,200,000

C7 Commercial Waterfront Perfect for resort or cabins. Offered at recent appraised value.

$1,350,000

$479,000 SLOPES Beautiful upscale development has attracted a lovely mixture of mostly retired professionals.

Duplex on Coronation 481 Mountain View Rd.

ATTENTION DEVELOPERS & Investors – here is a great opportunity to purchase a multifamily site within city limits with full community servicing. “The Slopes”, a new Lake Cowichan subdivision showcasing a variety of beautiful new homes. Close to town & minutes to the Lake with easy hwy. access.

Great Investment

$279,000

10432 Youbou Road Excellent canvas, big lot water access.

$269,000

27 Stevens Cresent

$599,900

266 Hillside Road

Newer windows, roof & 3 bedroom A-frame with 470 Mountain View NEW DEV electrical, fully fenced, 3 bdrm. separate shop. 489 Mountain View NEW DEV

$169,000

$269,900

The SLOPES

BIG LOTS

$114,000 $114,900 $99,000

LOTS 389 Point Ideal Lot 30 Cypress 470 Point Ideal 466 Point Ideal Lot 22 Kestral Dr. #4 Meades Creek

Waterfront Private Prime Loc Prime Loc

$339,000 $69,000 WOW $89,900 $137,700 $74,900 $374,900

Underground services and mountain vista

Waterfront LOTS Stin-Qua Lot # 1 Lot # 3 Lot # 4 Lot # 6 Lot # 15

.... .... .... .... Almost waterfront!

$399,000 $349,900 $309,900 $329,000 $159,900

185 MacDonald Huge home, huge lot. Rents out for $1200 a month.

$199,000

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

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Left: Ohtaki students pose for a picture at Ohtaki Park on South Shore Road. Above: Mayor Ross Forrest presents a gift from the Town of Lake Cowichan to Tetsuya Takekawa, the Date City CAO. The painting was done by Lily Laird from the Print Spot, and depicts the view from Bald Mountain. This above picture was submitted by the Town of Lake Cowichan staff.

Friendships continue with guests from Ohtaki Tamu Miles Gazette Editor

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Ohtaki students pose for a picture with the 2012 Lady of the Lake ambassadors at the banquet on Tuesday, Oct. 9.

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From left: Eileen Pilkington, Barbara Simkins, Gerhard Friedmann at Kaatza Museum.

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Con. Jim Preston poses with, from left: Asaka, Umezu, Emily Walker, Jaclyn Roach, Kendra Walker, and Riko Ichihashi.

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Justine Carlow, centre, presents a cheque for tsunami relief to Tetsuya Takekawa, left, and Tomonaga Masuda, principal at Ohtaki Junior High.

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The Cowichan Tribes dance group, Tzinqwa, perform traditional dance and drumming for the Ohtaki student delegation and teachers and students at Lake Cowichan Secondary.

This year’s Ohtaki delegation arrived in Lake Cowichan on the afternoon of Oct. 6 and were welcomed by their homestay hosts and mayor and council of the Town of Lake Cowichan. The delegates had a busy four days, taking in such sights as the large hockey stick in Duncan, the Kinsol Trestle and the ﬁsh ladders at Skutz Falls. They also did some bowling at Youbou Lanes, and the students got to participate in classes at Lake Cowichan Secondary School. Through it all, Mayor Ross Forrest didn’t miss a beat, he says he took days off from work to participate in activities and act as a guide throughout the delegation’s stay. Forrest and his wife Tracy had two of the delegation stay at their home during the visit, Tetsuya Takekawa, the CAO of Ohtaki, and Aki Kato, who spoke some English and acted as translator. “Tracy and I really enjoyed having them,” said Forrest. “And you know what, I learned a lot in conversation with them. So many similarities between our communities and economies and you name it. They have the very same challenges as we do.” He says the highlight of the visit for him was having the opportunity to learn about each others’ cultures. He also enjoyed the banquet that took place on Tuesday, Oct. 9 at Centennial Hall. “The whole student delegation sang a song and man they practiced it cause it was unbelievable.” Unfortunately, the delegation had to sing without the music they had practiced to, but Forrest says this didn’t make a difference, they still performed incredibly. He adds that the entertainment, organized by Laurie Johnson, was also fabulous, and the Ohtaki delegates seemed to really enjoy it, along with meeting the Ladies of the Lake. Justine Carlow, an LCSS student who had planned to go to Japan as part of the Lake Cowichan delegation in 2011, says she was honored to present a cheque for $1,300 to the delegation, funds that were raised by her group after the tsunami hit the country in March of that year. “It felt good to give it to them,” said Carlow. “And I was glad to be chosen as the one to do so.” These funds will go towards those who are suffering from radiation burns and any medical supplies that may be needed.

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LAKE BLOOMS Into the Garden with a Lake Bloomers Garden Club member

On Tuesday, Oct. 9, 18 members of the Lake Bloomer’s Garden Club and three guests enjoyed a delicious luncheon hosted by the Carnation Team, assisted by the Snowdrop Team. The weather was magniﬁcent. October is the ﬁrst meeting of the season and time for our Bountiful Harvest Auction. Members donated plants, preserves, crafts and re-gifted items for the annual auction with funds raised going to subsidize hall rental, speaker’s costs, and summer tours. After refreshments and a short business meeting, lead by president Pauline Balmer, Carla Boe took over as auctioneer for the Carnation Team. She had the members in stitches as she goaded

people into purchasing various future gifts for grandkids, friends, neighbours or themselves. Alliteration ran rampant as she described a preserve as being full of “puny pitted plums” stating how valuable the product was and how much work it took to pit plums and make a beautiful clear jelly out of them. The Bountiful Harvest Auction was deemed a success as funds were collected by Penny Repesse, refreshments ﬁnished, tables cleared and dishes done by 3:20 p.m. The Lake Bloomer’s Garden Club, established in 1996, holds meetings from October to May and garden tours from June to September. The purpose of the club is to encourage interest in, and the discussion of, information and knowledge about gardening in this region. It is also to promote community interest in gardening and the beautiﬁcation of the Cowichan Lake area. Our gatherings are a positive atmosphere for new community members to socialize and meet people with common interests. Guests are always welcome.

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Please note that for November and December 2012 we have changed meeting days to the first Tuesday of the month. Meetings are held at 1 p.m. at the Catholic Church on Fern Road in Lake Cowichan and once in a while we will have an evening meeting if the guest speaker cannot attend in the daytime. The November meeting will be our Annual General Meeting. We also hope to have a DVD presentation on Genetically Modified Food along with door prizes and a 50/50 draw. We will have a Christmas luncheon in December. The host team cooks the turkeys, potatoes, gravy and stuffing and purchases the door prizes paid for by the club. Partners and spouses are welcome and all members are asked to bring a potluck item to share. Each member or couple is also encouraged to bring a donation of $5 with the winning ticket holder deciding which local charity will receive the funds. Everyone enjoys our annual Christmas Carol sing-a-long led by Joan Henn on the keyboard. —submitted by Carolyne Austin

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Another Lakers’ team nets win FAITH DIRECTORY This past weekend, Oct. 13, the Keith Nelson Countrywide LC team played against the CV2 Cowichan Capitals in both teams’ first game of the season. After a fairly rough game with the LC team receiving 24 penalty minutes, and the CV2 team receiving 14, LC walked away with a 4-2 victory. The LC team dominated the score board for most of the game with their first two goals scored in the first period. “We seemed to be most successful when we stormed their net,” said coach Bob Day. “And controlled the puck in their end.” Cale Mackie and Blake Haslam both scored a goal each in the first period, and Matt Kercher scored both remaining goals in the second. Day says that one of the things the LC team will need to work on this season is better puck control in their end. “And getting out of their end faster,” said Day. LC midget’s next game is on Oct. 27, in Lake Cowichan. Tamu Miles

Above: LC goalie Justin Fournier makes one of his many saves of the game. Left: Blake Haslam scores the ﬁrst goal of the game against CV2 Cowichan Capitals.

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C Asparagus O U N $297 T Porkloin R Frozen Back Ribs Y V $297 A L Apple Jacks Pops U Corn Froot Loops E FROM PERU

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Fireworks show Bonfire GOODY BAGS FOR THE FIRST 200 KIDS Hot Dogs and Hot Chocolate Available by Donation for the 4H Club.

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Brownie Square

$ 97

550 g

BC GROWN

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Lb 2.14 Kg

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4/ $500

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398 mL

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“Aim high! Invest in your future.”

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The Cowichan Lake District Chamber of Commerce is honoured to celebrate Small Business Week with residents of Cowichan Lake. Small business is such an essential part of our community. Customers are greeted with friendliness ad feel like they belong when they enter—that is what small Rita Dustow, president business is all about. You might pay a little more CHAMBER OF COMMERCE for items but you leave with the feeling you have been heard and attended to. This is an aspect of business that people often forget in these hurried times. Each business is unique and offers a different experience. The Chamber of Commerce is working hard to promote members businesses through word of mouth at the Visitor and Business Centre, advertisement on our boards at Saywell Park and Mesachie Lake and through advertisement on our display screen and our business directory page on our website.We also send out a monthly e-newsletter where members update us on what is

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happening in their business. We are always looking for new ways to help our business grow. Seminars which help you promote your business in a new way, events where you can showcase your business and business-after-business mixers where you can display your wares and exchange information are some of the things we are looking at. We all need to work together to keep all the business doors in our area open and to attract new businesses to come here. With the town doing improvements to our streets, business owners painting and maintaining their buildings, changing their window displays, advertising their specials, and posting their hours of operation, will deﬁnitely go a long way to attract people to our stores. Together everyone achieves more so lets keep ourselves motivated. Feel free to drop in at the Visitor and Business Centre, 125 C South Shore Road, on Friday, Oct. 19 for our Customer Appreciation Day. Have coffee, cookies and chat with our directors on how the Chamber can beneﬁt your business. If you wish to contact me, please email me at: rita@cowichanlake.ca.

Cowichan Lake District CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Salutes small business in the Cowichan Lake area Their commitment and hard work have made small business the main driver of job creation, and the real power of our local economy.

The Cowichan Lake District Chamber of Commerce is pleased to support and promote our members and local small business.

When You Shop Local, You Support Our Local Economy Work, Stay & Play: Shop Local. Power up your business. Invest. Innovate. Grow.

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Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Courtesy Dave Darling

OK Tire and Auto Service as it was around 1968, when it was still Cowichan Tire Ltd.

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diagnostic equipment, as well as new tire machines and balancing equipment. The building is also currently undergoing renovations, which Darling expects to be finished by the end of November. “We are renovating inside and out to update to the new corporate image,” said Darling. He also says he is always optimistic, and despite the slow economy, has longterm plans to expand to five bays, and build a new office showroom before he retires. As the economy improves, he also hopes to return to being open six days a week— currently Darling Tire is not open on Saturdays. However, even with all of these upgrades and renovations going on, Darling keeps his roots firmly in the community, and, following in fine family tradition, has been an active member of the Cowichan Lake communities for many years. “Earl [Darling’s father],

in 1984, went into local politics and became a two-term alderman, and two-term mayor and retired in 1996,” said Darling. Darling himself has been been in Lake Cowichan since 1975, he and his wife have raised four children here. “I am a past president of the Kinsman Club, I’m a past Lake Day’s chairman (1983), my wife is a past Cowichan Lake Skating Club chairman and continues to work with the club and has been in the club for over 25 years,” said Darling. He is also a 30 year member of the Mesachie Lake Fire Department and is currently the chair of the Cowichan Lake Recreation Commission, he chair of Area F Parks, “and I was honoured to be asked to be Ian Morrison’s alternate director for Area F.” For more information, or to book an appointment, call Dave at OK Tire and Auto Service at 250-749-6614.

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Ok Tire and Auto Service, or Darling Tire Ltd., has been a family owned and operated business here in Lake Cowichan since 1975. Dave Darling ofﬁcially took over the business in 1990, but he worked with his father, Earl, since the business opened. In 1994 the business became an OK Tire franchise. “We were independent

and saw the need in strength in numbers,” said Darling of the change. “And you know, there’s obviously things that corporations can do for you that small family businesses can’t do.” At the time that Darling Tire joined the OK Tire, the chain had 125 stores across the country. “We are now the largest chain of independent tire stores in Canada with over 270 stores,” said Darling. Originally opened to ser-

vice the forest industry and residents in the area, the business was a one-bay shop built by Matz Johnson. “Who was Ted Johnson’s father, everybody knows Matz,” said Darling. “Originally a bunk-house in Jordan River, it opened in 1962 [as a tire store].” Darling says the shop was run as a tire store only, until 2004. “Then, with all the changes in the forest industry, I saw the need to diversify. I reinvested to now do full automotive service,” said Darling. At this time, Darling added two more bays to the garage. “Part of the problem of running a small operation, for small business in a small market, is staying modern with new technologies and we are continually re-investing in new equipment,” said Darling. Recently he has added brand new state of the art alignment equipment and

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Local business at 50 years and still going strong

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Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Tamu Miles Gazette Editor

Tamu Miles

Erin Butler of Butler Locksmithing works on a customer’s lock behind the desk at his new store location on South Shore Road.

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Butler Locksmithing has only been open for about a month, but owners Erin and Jenny Butler are already doing a steady business. Butler says he learned the the basics of the art of locksmithing in his father’s shop on Salt Spring Island. After many years of being an employee, Butler decided he would employ himself. “I’ve actually been a locksmith in town for three years,” said Butler. But he explains that he was working out of his home, and was not able to put signs up or receive customers, so when the location 122A South Shore Road came up, he jumped at the opportunity. “Since I didn’t advertise, it was more a hobby than anything else. We had our eye on a few different spots in town and commercial rentals in this town are quite cheap, especially compared to Salt Spring, Victoria, or even Duncan, and we just liked this spot, it’s one of the oldest buildings in town, [and] it’s got a great history to it,” said Butler. Butler says he’s just really interested in locks and likes puzzles, “and locks are puzzles.” So that’s probably why he has such a wide variety of products and services available and plans on offering more in the future. Because the store front was once the local post ofﬁce, among many other businesses, Butler says he will be talking to the Kaatza Station Museum to see what they locks they

have left over from the days of the post ofﬁce so that he can display some of the building’s history along with his merchandise. “There’s some great pictures that they’ve loaned us,” he said. “There’s stories from old newspapers and that. It’s a really historical building and I like that about it.” With all the renovations they have done, Butler says it was about six weeks between the time he decided to open the shop, to opening day, and right now his wife and him are doing everything. “I can’t afford anybody else right now. It’s just me an my wife . . . so it will be expanding very slowly,” explained Butler. Butler offers everything from key cutting (to code), to a wide variety of locks, out calls, and order-in sales. He says that in terms of keys, he has found that so far people have been bringing him special and obscure items for which they need keys made. Things like old cabinets, RVs, boats, clocks, and hand cuffs. He has many cool locks to choose from, including a directional lock. “There’s no numbers on it, so nobody can guess your birthday or anything like that. I call it my Nintendo controller padlock,” said Butler. Take a minute to browse through Butler’s new store on South Shore Road across from Saywell Park, or phone for more information: 250-9328422.

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We’ve all heard the stories about the long hours, the financial instability, and the many years it takes to establish a small business as being something viable. But for some, it is the only way to go, and there are several here in the Town of Lake Cowichan who have stuck with it and are finding success. With that in mind, a few of the businesses owners in town offered some words of advice about starting a business and how they are “aiming high and planning for the future” to follow in the spirit of the theme for Small Business Week. Scarlett Feltrin of Scarlett’s Second Hand Boutique says to make sure that whatever you choose to do, make sure it is what you absolutely love to do. “So that you enjoy every minute of your day, otherwise you’re going to start not enjoying coming to work. That’s probably the biggest thing.” She also feels that social media plays a key role in a successful business, as well as making sure that your customers can find you through the Yellow Pages and other forms of advertising. For Feltrin, recycling and shopping locally are a key component to her business, which links to how she sees consumers can support small businesses such as her own.

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SUITES, LOWER CROFTON- 2 bdrm, bright, in suite lndry, covered parking, locking storage area. Oct. 15, $775 + utils. 250-210-0756.

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HOMES FOR RENT 4 BED HOUSE, Fairwinds, Nanoose Bay, Rental open house Oct 13,14 19 (noon-4 pm) & 20 (10 am-noon) 3438 Blueback Drive. Lovely 2500 sq ft hm. 3 bath, woodstove, 2 LR, Atrium, Sunrm, lg prvt yd, garage. N/S, N/P, 6 appls, Refs, lease, $1450 pls util. Avail. Oct 24, 1 wk free. Info at Blueback.Drive@gmail.com.

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Wednesday, October 17, 2012

The inside back: A little of this and that ☞Local businesses and services The Honeymoon Bay Lodge and Retreat is facilitating Total Health and Wellness—an all inclusive retreat. This retreat is billed as a healing getaway for the body, mind and soul and features a broadcast conference with Beth Moore. It also includes the Taste of Germany buffet, and medi-spa treatments. There are special rates for couples and those that need financial support. Call the non-profit retreat for all the information on the package for this retreat: 250-749-4252

☞Don’t Sit on the Sidelines this Year: Get Your Flu Shot. Not the Flu The best way to protect yourself and your family from the flu this season is to get immunized. For more information or to find out if you are eligible for a FREE flu shot: · visit www.viha.ca/flu or immunizebc.ca · call Health Link BC at 8-1-1 If you are not eligible contact your family physician or local pharmacy about vaccine availability and cost. If you are eligible for a free flu shot, bring your Care Card to one of the following local Flu Clinics:

•Kaatza PublicHealth — Adult drop-in, 58 Cowichan Ave. W., Lake Cowichan. Tuesday, Oct. 23, 9 a.m–11:30 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 30, 9 a.m.–11:30 a.m. and Tuesday, Nov. 6, 1:30 p.m.–4 p.m. Families with children phone for an appointment For more information call 250-749-6878. •Island Pharmacies in Lake Cowichan, Oct. 25, 10 a.m.–4 p.m., at the South Shore Rd. location and Oct. 23, from10 a.m.–4p.m. and Nov. 6 from 10 a.m.–2 p.m. at the Village Pharmacy location (Cowichan Lake Rd. See their ad on page 5 •Island Savings Centre — drop-in, 2687 James St., Duncan on Monday, Oct. 29 from 9a.m.–3 p.m. •Margaret Moss Health — drop-in, Unit, 675 Canada Ave., Duncan on Monday, Nov.5, from 4p.m.–7p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 17 from 9 a.m.–12:30 p.m. by appointment only and Fridays from November to January 10 a.m.–11 a.m. by appointment only. For more information call Margaret Moss 250-709-3050.

☞Royal Canadian Legion builds a virtual wall of remembrance

of Honour and Remembrance to honour all deceased veterans. The appearance of the Virtual Wall will coincide with the National Remembrance Day Ceremony, organized by the Legion on behalf of and for all Canadians. It will be displayed on the large video screens prior to the start of the actual ceremony on Nov.11, and those thereafter. As a way to honour their relatives and friends who have served Canada, Canadians are invited to forward a photograph of the deceased veteran to Dominion Command along with his or her name, years of service, element or force to which the departed belonged or regiment/unit. Photos can be sent by mail to: Dominion Command, 86 Aird Place, Ottawa, ON, K2L 0A1 (no originals please as they cannot be returned) or electronically to: RememberingThem@legion.ca or ALeurMemoire@legion.ca. “This keeps the idea alive of remembering vets with all the new things they are doing . . . reminding us of their sacrifices,” commented Wilma Rowbottom, president of the Lake Cowichan branch of the Royal Canadian Legion.

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