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Town rejected in another grant application

Final grant left on the table to be put towards Centennial Park revitalization is turned down by BC Healthy Communities Ross Armour

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The Town of Lake Cowichan has suffered another setback in its plans for the revitalization of Centennial Park. Chief administrator Joe Fernandez confirmed that the final grant left on the table to be put towards Centennial Park, a $20,000 from BC Healthy Communities, had been turned down. Fernandez confirmed the news to council at last Tuesday’s Parks, Recreation and Culture Committee meeting at the town hall. Coun. Bob Day, who instigated the application of that grant, was particularly disappointed but as ever, chose to view the glass as half full rather than half empty. “If another round of grants comes up I would love us to apply again,” said Day, who chaired the meeting. “The answer for the world these days seems to be ‘oversubscribed’. If we didn’t hit the mark, they should let us know.” A few months ago, Day planted the seed for an urban food forest for Lake Cowichan, to be based at Centennial Park and recently he said that he’d be prepared to go into that without any grants. “I have reconnected with Tree Canada and they said they’d be happy to look at

our presentation. They gave us a lot of hope that they’d be able to have some influence [if we were to apply again]. They have come into some more money and the grants program will be happening again.” Mayor Ross Forrest backed Day up and is keen to seek the advice of the experts at Tree Canada prior to applying for further grants down the line. “They (Tree Canada) are very interested in what we have to say. Hopefully that

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(help) pays off for us,” said the mayor at the meeting. Day said that he would like to see town staff produce documents on where a new dog park as well as a forest would be best positioned. “I’d like us to be ready before certain applications go forward.” At the same meeting, Day presented a letter from local biologist Bob Crandall

Town to purchase speed reader board, yet to determine location Ross Armour

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The Town of Lake Cowichan is to purchase a speed reader board following confirmation of available financial support from ICBC. The board would cost $5,900 and ICBC would pay 75 per cent of that thus a total of $4,425, chief administrator Joe Fernandez confirmed. “Council has been talking about getting a speed reader board,” said Fernandez, speaking at last week’s Public Works Committee meeting at the town hall. “The superintendent has been concerned about the speed through town with the new construction and for the safety of students.”

ICBC contacted the town and Fernandez brought a letter forward for council’s approval to enter into the deal and

The money will “ come out of our roads budget.

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It is unclear yet where exactly the speed reader board would be placed but that would be at the town’s and council’s discretion, Coun. Tim McGonigle confirmed at the meeting. Fernandez was also asked by the table where the money would be coming from for the purchase. “The money will come out of our roads budget,” said Fernandez. “We’ll try it out once and if it works well, we may go back in for another one.” Council passed a motion unanimously to enter into the contribution agreement with ICBC. “By having it for a year, we may get the information we need that would support another one,” said Coun. Jayne Ingram.

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regarding the potential of a pond at Centennial Park. “Ted Burns and I have scouted the land and water flow in the area you have suggested for the project. We see no problem with building a pond for reasons of erosion and sediment control via retention and detention,” wrote Crandall to Day. “There is a natural scour below a culvert where this has begun to happen naturally. Expanding this area for the gathering of run off sheet flow and conveyance would be reasonable and beneficial to the ecosystem. Many invasive plants need removal and I have seen you and other volunteers work on this in recent years.” Day was encouraged by Crandall’s findings and now hopes a proper review of the area will go ahead. “It’s encouraging to hear that the area is a very good candidate for revitalization,” said Day. Coun. Tim McGonigle welcomes the prospect of continued expert opinion and input going forward. “Regardless of what the upgrades are in that area, we’ll need some expert opinion,” said McGonigle at the meeting. “Be it a food forest, water, a dog park, whatever does go in there, we’ll need expert opinion.”

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Lake RCMP warn public after reported cougar sighting

Police caution trail users following apparent cougar sighting, bear also spotted between Esso and Palsson Elementary Ross Armour

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Lake Cowichan RCMP is cautioning the town and public trail users after an apparent cougar sighting near Saywell Park. The incident was reported to police at 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday night and a bear was also spotted near Esso gas station last week. “A lady walking her dog came upon what she believed was a young cougar on the Ted Burns Nature Preserve trail between Saywell Park (Kaatza Museum) and Point Ideal Road,” said Const. Bruce Coles in a press release. “Lake Cowichan RCMP members walked through the area but did not locate the animal.” Conservation officers have been notified and are now investigating further.

“The Lake Cowichan RCMP wish to caution the public about using this trail or other trails in the area and to be on the look out for both bears and cougars. Police request that any further bear or cougar sightings can be reported to the BC Conservation Service at 250-746-1236 or the Lake Cowichan detachment at 250-749-6668.” The move comes after a confirmed bear spotting at the Esso gas station. “Yesterday at about 4 p.m. a bear was seen chewing on candy bags at the back of the business,” said Sgt. Wes Olsen. “Police attended and the conservation officer was notified. We believe it’s situated in the bushes between Country Grocer and Palsson Elementary School. Therefore users of the Friendship Park trail should be mindful.” The sightings come as no real surprise to Olsen who has reminded people not to run away initially from a bear or a cougar. “We live in rural mountain area so we are in their habitat,

there’s going to be wild animals out there,” he said. “People need to be careful of where they leave their garbage and that includes small pets for cougars. They go for small domestic animals as well. Bears not so much. “Don’t turn your back on them or run away from them as that simulates prey. If you make yourself as big as you can and make noise, that should scare them off. That’s how the guy at Esso got rid of his bear.” Asked of how the RCMP approach aggressive animal situations, Olsen said police always look to involve natural resources. “My first response isn’t to shoot the cougar however public safety takes precedence,” he said. “We have hunters locally who we can get the service of. If it shows up in a school area, there are protocols and the school will likely be placed on lock down so the kids can’t get outside. You always involve the conservation officer.”

Forrest meets with St. Paul’s mayor to discuss composting & garbage Ross Armour

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Mayor Ross Forrest and Councillor Bob Day recently met with the Town of St. Paul’s (Alberta) mayor to discuss invessel composting and waste disposal. The topics of garbage, composting and organics have sustained a continued presence at the Town of Lake Cowichan’s Public Works Committee meetings in recent times and that was no different last Tuesday. “Councillor Day and I met with the Glenn Andersen, the Mayor of St. Paul recently and they are in the process of getting a vessel or machine for waste,” said Forrest at the meeting. The Town of Lake Cowichan is currently contemplating whether or not to purchase an organic composter called the

BIOvator of which Day has been an instigator and promoter for. “On June 9, St. Paul is pulling out of its regional district for garbage and is going to go in on its own,” said Forrest. “They are going to be purchasing a grinder from UNTHA that separates metals, glass and everything so they just end up with shredded plastic. They have a buyer for that in Edmonton so they will get rid of 100% of their waste and recycle it.” Forrest plans to stay in touch with St. Paul for more detail on developments there going forward. “It was a very good conversation. It would cost us more than just doing organics but it shows there is a vessel out there for whatever your needs are.” Day also said he learned a lot from what’s going on in St. Paul.

Council talks speed limits following local signage concerns Drivers would use South Shore Ross Armour Road to enter Lake Cowichan from Lake CowiChan Gazette Mesachie Lake. Chief administrator Joe Fernandez Lake Cowichan’s superintendent of confirmed that the lowering of speed public works has admitted that speed limits would result in work with the limit signage coming into town from Ministry of Transportation and it’s not Mesachie Lake could be improved. something the town can change on its Lake Cowichan resident Hubert own. Crevels has “I don’t think that it makes stated his sense to reduce the speeds concerns to on the main roads when the council with rest of them in town are 50 regards to the km/h,” said Fernandez at the lack of signage meeting. coming in from Coun. Tim McGonigle Mesachie Lake confirmed that a study was and wishes to undertaken on the topic by see the speed superintendent Nagi Rizk. limit at that “Our superintendent end of town Mayor Ross Forrest concluded that lowering the lowered from speed limit in that area from 50 km/h to 50km/h may cause more 40km/h, similar problems,” he said. to the entrance from the Highway 18 After nodding in agreement with end. McGonigle, Rizk did sympathize with “North Shore Road is within our Crevels’ concerns. jurisdiction but the province has “Coming in from anywhere else South Shore Road,” said Mayor Ross you can see the signs, coming in from Forrest at last week’s Public Works Mesachie no,” said Rizk. Committee meeting at the town hall. McGonigle concluded by stating “I believe Mr Crevels phoned the that he “would agree that 40 km/h Ministry of Transportation for further would be more appropriate.” confirmation.”

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our jurisdiction but the province has South Shore.

“We are already going down the organics road but this proves to me that there’s something out there for every community,” said Day at the meeting. “Every bit of waste in St. Paul is recycled. We are talking $1 million probably but we’d be responsible for our waste.” Forrest stated St. Paul has a population of 6,000 people. “They are not that much bigger than us,” he said. “Everything with the grinder is separated into different containers.” Coun. Tim McGonigle was encouraged by the mayor and Day’s findings but stated B.C. is still superior on the organics front to our Alberta neighbours. “We are already in the MMBC program,” said McGonigle. “I see this more as a continuation of our organics program, when it gets started. If something is made here, it should be managed here.”

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The prospect of piping diluted heavy oil across northern B.C. and loading it in tankers has generated significant genuine protests, as well as bursts of celebrity nonsense, rent-a-stunts and instant online petitions. Natural gas pipelines and export terminals, on the other hand, are generally accepted by the public. Premier Christy Clark staked her political future on developing liquefied natural gas exports, and pulled off an upset election win that not even Clark expected. Most of the heat she’s taken on that is focused on her extravagant predictions that LNG will pay off the debt and maybe even get rid of our sales tax. But as I predicted 18 months ago, there’s a shift in the target of professional protesters to natural gas. A reminder of that awaited me on a morning walk to the B.C. legislature during the last week of the May session. At the front gate stood a young woman in a bikini top and shorts, her skin smeared with a dark material, presumably to simulate crude oil. She waved to passing traffic, stretching a banner promoting a website for the “Unist’ot’en camp.” Legislature security intervened to clear the entry walkway before I could ask the protester who was paying her. The fundraising website she was promoting hadn’t been updated since March, but this isn’t the first time this camp has been promoted here. Chevron’s Burnaby oil refinery was also targeted May 30 by protesters who locked themselves to a gate with bicycle locks and chains. They also cited the Unist’ot’en camp and their aim to stop the Pacific Trails pipeline. The camp came to my attention last summer, when it was promoted by one of Victoria’s chronic anarchist protesters, a woman who goes by the name Zoe Blunt. Blunt and other southern protesters documented their trip north to support the camp’s stated goal, to stop the Pacific Trails

gas pipeline, planned to supply the Chevron-Apache liquefied natural gas terminal near Kitimat. The camp is on Crown land near Smithers. It was established at the end of a one-lane bridge by two members of the Wet’suwet’en First Nation. While that community’s elected council maintains a respectful relationship with the B.C. government, the splinter group that backs the camp has confrontation in mind. The Unist’ot’en website is a jumble of demands and claims that alternates between the Pacific Trails gas pipeline and Enbridge’s Northern Gateway proposal. Like the woman at the legislature, if you want it to be against oil, it’s against oil. A clearer picture of this situation is provided by a relentless blogger named Greg Renouf, who specializes in investigating protesters across Canada. His blog, www.genuinewitty.com, should be required reading for reporters who are presented with slick banners and posturing protesters. Renouf follows the money as well as the familiar faces who pop up at protest after protest. In April he reported that the increasingly militant Council of Canadians is supporting the Unist’ot’en camp, along with what he describes as “a host of NGOs, unions, militant anarchists and professional protesters.” They include Harsha Walia, who organized violent protests against the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. Meanwhile in the real world, TransCanada Corp. announced last week its subsidiary NovaGas Transmission has signed an agreement with Chevron and Apache for a gas pipeline that will connect to Pacific Trails. It’s one of four gas pipelines TransCanada has in development for what is planned to be the biggest industrial investment in B.C. history. They can smear it with oil, but gas is the protest industry’s latest target.

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Thanks from Valley Hospice Thank you to Lake Cowichan council for your endorsement of Cowichan the recommendation that a CVRD regional service function be created to contribute to hospice care for our community! Last year, 37 people from the Lake Cowichan communities received support from Cowichan Valley Hospice. This care included one-to-one and group emotional support and information for people diagnosed with an advancing illness and their families, and others grieving the death of a loved one. We also offer advance health care planning education and information. Hospice services are provided by trained volunteers and staff throughout the Cowichan region from the Malahat to Ladysmith. In our community we have among the highest proportions of aging people in B.C. who will need hospice services and conversely in coming years the region will have a declining proportion of potential caregivers from within the working age population. There is a growing need for care for people at the ends of their lives and for people grieving a death. Cowichan Valley Hospice is working with our community to develop the care that is needed now and into the future. Ongoing funding from

the CVRD will provide a solid anchor for hospice services. It also sends a strong signal about our community’s commitment to the ongoing development of end of life and bereavement care. Hospice services are provided free of charge to over 800 people a year because of community fundraising, personal and corporate donations and annual grants from Gaming and the Cowichan United Way. Currently Island Health provides a small amount of funding. Of course the most significant contribution to hospice care is the work of our volunteers, which when calculated at “a rate of $16.50 per hour was worth $201,041. in 2013. CVRD regional service funding must be approved by all four municipal councils and the Electoral Area directors, and then finally through a public approval process. If hospice care is important to you, we invite you to share your opinions with friends and neighbours, and please thank Lake Cowichan Councillors for their commitment to hospice care! Mary Ann Deacon and Gretchen Hartley Cowichan Valley Hospice

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THE COWICHAN GAZETTE June THELAKE LAKE COWICHAN GAZETTE Wednesday, Wednesday, June11, 11, 2014 2014

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We asked: Should Lake residents contribute tax money to the Sportsplex in North Cowichan?

Loretta Puckrin “Funding the Sportsplex is like school tax, I don’t use either of them. Some things are important to the community rather than the individual and this is one of them, so yes I would.”

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Donna Desmet “I don’t think user fees would work so I as a parent with young kids, wanting to keep them active, I would be prepared to pay (the Tax).”

“No we pay enough taxes, they should try and live wihin their means.”

Kathleen Whisken “No they don’t support us here, the CVRD keeps niggling into Lake Cowichan territory.”

Local MP says small programs do most to help Canadians credit is even more important. But more can be done to help businesses create jobs. Most young people in Canada start their careers in a small Jean business but fewer Crowder and fewer are getting that chance because the cost of on-the-job training is increasing. mp s report And many employers are reluctant to train young workers only to see them enticed away by another company who gains the benefit of that training without making the investment.

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Jean Crowder

Sometimes it is the small programs that do the most to help Canadians. That’s why New Democrats are pushing to bring back the Hiring Credit for Small Business (HCSB) which the Conservatives eliminated in their last budget. Most businesses in Canada fall into the small and medium enterprises category. Together they employ nearly 8 million Canadians and created 78 percent of all new private sector jobs in the last decade. New Democrats recognize the role of small businesses as job generators. And we pushed the Conservatives to use the tax system to help business in that role. The HCSB offset any increases in an employer’s employment insurance premiums from year-to-year. As long as the total premiums were below $15,000, they remained eligible and 560,000 firms were able to hire more workers between 2011 and 2014 with the help of this program. With unemployment in Canada still unacceptably high and more and more workers giving up on finding a job, this tax

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In fact, investments in on-the-job training decreased by 40 percent since 1993. New Democrats think a youth hiring and training tax credit of up to $4000 could go a long way to help small businesses invest in on-the-job training. We propose a hiring credit of $1000 for each youth hired and supported by an additional credit of $1000 to match funds for training that employee. If a region has high youth unemployment, the tax credits would be doubled to $2000 for each part. That will go a long way to increasing workforce productivity and getting more young people their start. Along with our campaign to reduce the high merchant fees that small businesses are forced to pay by the big banks, New Democrats believe these tax credits are smart investments for our economy that will help small businesses thrive.

Letter to the editor: Lake Cowichan man seeking clarity on the town borrowing money for new truck I read with great interest the last news item regarding the “Town to borrow money to purchase new rescue truck”. A few questions in the article needs clarification. Can the town borrow money without a referendum? Is council shuffling funds from one area to another in the budget so as to not go to the taxpayer for approval? It seems from the article that the Town administrator has more power than council. I quote: When asked if “ future transfers to reserve will be used to pay the borrowing debt down” his answer was: “We will go with the best plan and place to pay it down”. Is this the decision of an elected council or by an employee? When asked “How long the repayment process would

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Over the year many local residents, including Dave Sharp and Elmer Tenney (above) volunteered at the Lake Days Breakfast in the Town.

Looking back seventeen years to Lake Days 1997: The events included the Ducky Derby, the annual Strawberry Tea organized by the Ladies Curling Club, logger’s sports, beer gardens, Lady of the Lake Ball & Dinner Pageant on Friday night and the Lady of the Lake crowning Saturday afternoon. There were games, a petting zoo, pony rides, clowns, magicians, fishing pond, face painting for children, the Dunk Tank and Stake a Claim by the LCFD. Breakfast on the Town, which, by then, had become a tradition, was, as always, well attended. In charge of organizing the breakfast was Ed Hauck, who “took over” from Rita Merkel some seventeen years prior. Other steady volunteers at the early morning event included local residents Dave Sharp, Jim Peterson, Elmer Tenney, Sylvia McMahon, Bert Brown, Joe De Bodt, Stu Coates, Rita Merkel, Dot Lungal, Bev Fitzpatrick, Barry Volkers and Dick Newman. The breakfast was followed by the traditional parade, which made its way through town to Centennial Park where most of the day’s events and activities took place. Picking up the tab for the 3,000 pancakes, 200 pounds of sausage and 600 cups of coffee and juice was the Village Market and Lake Cowichan Furniture & Appliances, a tradition established years earlier with the local merchants generously covering the costs. Originally the costs were covered by Hillcrest Lumber Company Ltd. Eleven candidates ran for Lady of the Lake that year including Leela Hamilton (Miss Aldon Plumbing); Tracey Edgar (Miss Co-op), Nina Padjen (Miss Credit Union), Stacy Cameron (Miss Curling Club), Sasa Blok-Andersen (Miss Dresst Wesst); Trisha Monti (Miss Elks & Royal Purple); Katie Darling (Miss Kin), Samantha Silvaggio (Miss Kiwanis); Kristy Stroulger (Miss Legion and Auxiliary); Darci Callsen (Miss Maureen’s Fashions) and Paula Soyhe (Miss Village Market) who was crowned Lady of the Lake for 1997.

The “multi-award winning” Gypsy Productions. Previously they Kaatza Lakeside Players added a had received many awards for many special performance especially for past works from Theatre BC, includLake Days, with the presentation of ing Best Director, Best Actress, best the musical comedy Nunsence (their Overall Design, just to name a few. third production that year). The Always a hit and an important part musical was described as a “delightof Lake Days was the annual Logger Rolli ful Broadway hit which will tickle Sports, which began in 1943. The Gunderson your funny bone”. The five nuns events included axe throwing, power were played by local actors Miriam saw bucking, chokeman’s race, PAGES OF HISTORY Coghlan, Anne Newman, Margretta boom chain toss, ladies nail drive Eston, Melissa Pepper and Kathy and rolling pin toss just to name a Grass. Accolades for the producfew. A lot of planning and work goes tion went to Lakeside Players artistic and technical into an event such as this, requiring many volunteers directors Dena and Garry McPhee, who then owned including Doug Liske.

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Former local garden store owner, later real estate salesman, (the late) Jim Colwell loved to take part in Lake Days activities and often entered the parade in an old fashioned wagon.

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An estimated 4,000 take part in Lake Days Ross Armour Lake CowiChan Gazette

As the dust settles on another Lake Days, the 2014 edition is being considered as big as ever. “Overall, I think it was a huge success,” said Bob Day, chair of the Lake Days Celebration Society. “Of course, the weather was beautiful for us. All the events within the week went off fantastic. People were very enthused that we added more stuff for the younger children; they were very impressed about that, and that’s one comment we heard a lot.” Day estimates that close to 4,000 people participated in the weekend’s Lake Days activities, including the volunteers and road hockey players, and he thinks attendance is pretty comparable to past years. Day feels Lake Days was once again a fine example of community spirit and people coming together. “Lake Days still, at the end of it all, is really about getting Above: Winners of the six - nine year old Soapbox race 3rd place Charlie Crossno, 2nd place Dylan Sawatzky and 1st place Jake Kelly out and having a neighbourhood party,” he said. “We want our community to come together on that weekend, and we try to keep Left Brent Saniger from Mission BC Shows off his skill at the standing chop, 18 hits with a very sharp axe to get through that log. it simple.” He was part of the West Coast Lumberjack Show. Day thinks this year’s Stays Country theme was popular. “The attendees responded amazingly,” he said. Malcolm Chalmers Photos This year’s second annual Build, Bail and Sail event on Sunday was a big hit. After two hours of building a floatable boat out of cardboard, duct tape and contact cement, contestants entered Lake Cowichan from the dock located at Jakes at the Lake and tried to stay afloat. “There were probably 500 people lined up to watch it, and that was quite entertaining,” said Day. “We’ll definitely be bringing that back next year.” The KinDucky Derby saw 1,231 entries this year. The ducks were released Sunday at 1 p.m. into the Cowichan River at the aptly named “Duck Pond.” Boats placed at the finish line just beyond the road bridge on North Shore Road. The big first place winner was Meg Hanson, 2nd was Shauna Johel and 3rd was Chik-N. There was a wind blowing down river and the race was over in 20 minutes. Troy Douglas, president of the Kinsmen Club in Lake Cowichan, said the turnout was great and he would like to thank everyone for their support, “the money raised stays in the community.” Douglas also thanked all the Kinsmen members for turning out to help with the fundraiser. Alex Sawatzky in first place, Jack Crossno wins second place followed by Another highlight this of year’s event was the Baby of the Lake Simonetta Hinojosa in third place in the Soapbox race page 10 - 13 catagory. contest. Four-week-old Ryder Friesen from Lake Cowichan won the zero to six month category. Ethan Smith, nine months, from Duncan won the seven to 12 month category. Ryland Monti, 16 months, from Youbou won the 13 to 18 month category. Landen Wall, 20 months, from Lake Cowichan won the 19 to 24 month Young Dominic Mercier seems to want to category. There were 22 entries and the judges were Shannon drive the soapbox racer, maybe when his feet can touch the brake pedals then his Dad Edgar, Tammy Gagne and Wilma Rowbottom. “It was fun but awfully hard to choose a winner,” said will let him. Rowbottom. In the eigth annual Lake Cowichan Road Hockey Tournament was a big hit. “The road hockey is getting more and more successful,” said Day. “We had 24 teams this year.” Day thanks all the community groups and volunteers who helped put Lake Days together. “I think this is a perfect spot to say thank you to every volunteer that came out and helped set up, clean up, organize the event, worked the gates, picked up garbage, moved tables and chairs, the list goes on and on. “Our Lake Days event has never had so many people come out to help and it cannot go unoticed. I would like to thank everyone who walked through that gate, paid their two dollars to support the event so it will run again next year.” Day was also extremely proud of the rest of the Lake Days committee who came together for various meetings at Country Grocer in the months leading up to the event. “A simple reminder is that not one person received a dime for their work. This event is strictly organized by volunteers who are just trying to keep the event alive and doing it in the best way that we can.” Beaming with pride Becca Shears holds The Pavement Pounders after winning first place in their league of the 8th annual Lake Days Road Hockey tournament

her first place trophy after beating second place Gary Miller and third place Josiah Kremer in the Open catagory of the Lake Days Soapbox Derby.

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Jack Crossno and Kyle Althaus in the aptley named Unsinkable III won the Build Bail and Sail competition. It was the only boat to finish the course.

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With summer just around the corner, many of Lake Cowichan School’s students had the opportunities to go on a wide variety of nature-oriented field trips, from the edge of the ocean, to high in the tree tops, to underneath the ground, deep inside of the Earth itself. The first of these exciting field trips was to WildPlay Element Park on May 9, located in Nanaimo. At the park, students from grades 10 to 12 and teachers were strapped into harnesses and went through an obstacle course built in the trees. Some parts of the course were over 18 metres (60 feet) above the ground below. Obstacles included zip lines, ladders, planks of wood suspended by ropes, and climbing nets, among many others. “I really enjoyed this trip, as I got to try a fun activity that I normally wouldn’t have,” said grade 12 student Carmen Brooks. This field trip was perfect for those who wanted to experience an adrenaline-producing activity without having to worry about getting hurt, as those participating were always strapped into

their harnesses at all times. The second of these trips was on May 20, this time, to Botanical Beach in Juan de Fuca Provincial Park, located in the town of Port Renfrew. This trip, attended mostly by students from grades 6 to 7, provided a hands on learning experience in which sea life could be observed in its natural habitat, the Pacific coast. Students had the rare ability to see sea cucumbers, sea anemones, mussels, oysters, crabs, barnacles, kelp, and sea stars in a relatively undisturbed area of coastline, which are now hard to come by due to the destruction of the environment. Students not only got to explore the beach, but also got to hike the famous Botanical Beach Loop trail, which winds through a dense forest of peculiar looking trees, with their branches growing in strange shapes, due to the battering of them by the forceful ocean winds. Although the park does not allow anyone to take anything out of its natural environment, the children did take two things away with them: ecological knowledge and a happy memory. Grade 7

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Lake Cowichan School held their Historical Fair on Wednesday, June 4 with students presenting information booths about periods of our history that interested them.Grade 10 students Sidney Fothergill on the left and Kristin Svendsen watch as Dalton Bolitho and Chaas Mears try their luck at panning for gold.

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back into power. “Bargaining was going well but when Christy Lake CowiChan Gazette Clark got re-elected it all fell apart. We’ve been without a contract for a year. There was a bargaining As school teachers take centre stage with strike team at BCTF and they had a protocol to keep action across British Columbia right now, the things out of the media and they were moving message from forward. But Clark then decided to those in Lake give her own members an 18 per Cowichan is cent pay rise and fire the bargaining that they’d team, leaving just Peter Cameron much rather be basically in the negotiation room. in school. Things have come to a grinding Chris Rolls, halt.” president Rolls also says class size of the Lake composition has had a huge impact Cowichan on classes in Lake Cowichan. Teachers “We need the money from the Association, government that they said they has said the Chris Rolls would put into all the upgrades. teachers would President We would really like to still be in rather there Lake Cowichan Teachers Association the classrooms. The government is was no job locking us out.” action and As it stands, the teachers are not highlights class allowed to be on school premises size composition as a stumbling block in discussions 45 minutes before or after school and must leave the with the provincial government. grounds at lunchtime. “The teachers at the lake don’t want there to be But Rolls says that is not a time that the teachers any job action, but what choice do we have?” said were getting paid for anyway. Rolls. “Some people are believing by watching “Before the bell rings and after the bell rings, that the news that the bargaining team at BC Teachers’ was our own time that we gave out to help the kids,” Federation are holding things up and we don’t she said. believe that.” Rolls also doesn’t want the public to see the Rolls says bargaining negotiations were going teachers as being ‘greedy’ and just out for the well just prior to Christy Clark’s re-election as money. premier and were being kept in a low key profile “We are not too far off but class size composition from the media. But she also says that all changed when Clark got is a huge thing.” Ross Armour

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Top: An auction will once again be held at the Mesachie Lake slo-pitch ball tournament and Jeff Abbot (bottom) is set to host as the auctioneer for another year.

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Firefighters from across the South Island will descend on the Mesachie Lake Skydome for the 35th consecutive year this week. The reason for that is the annual slo-pitch tournament will see a number of fire personel come together in a bid to raise as much funds as possible for Muscular Dystrophy Canada once more. The event will see firefighters come from Mesachie Lake, Lake Cowichan, Honeymoon Bay, Caycuse, Youbou, Duncan, Cowichan Bay, Langford and Ladysmith on the Father’s Day weekend. According to a press release by Cowichan Bay’s deputy fire chief Cam Ferguson, the tournament as well as the auction held have raised over $700,000 for MDC since the Mesachie Lake group adopted MDC as its charity of choice back in the 1980s. This year’s annual slo-pitch tournament gets

underway Friday June 13 and goes until Sunday June 15. The auction featuring approximately 100 items begins on the Saturday at 1 p.m. with Youbou volunteer firefighter Jeff Abbot set to act as the auctioneer for another year. The tournament is open only to teams put together by the firefighters themselves, event organizer and Ladysmith firefighter Dwain King confirmed, but it is open to anyone in the public who wish to come along and watch. “We invite anyone to attend and participate in the bidding of the items we auction off,” King said. The tournament starts at 6 p.m. on Friday at the Mesachie Lake Hall and Skydome located at 9315 South South Road. For more information, contact Dwain King at 250-245-7330 or by email at dking@ladysmith.ca. -with files from Nick Bekolay

Ladies golf action from March Meadows March Meadows Ladies have once again enjoyed three great weeks of golf. On May 22 the ladies played the third round of the Medal Cup Competition, Par Day and Pin and Spoon Competition. Corinne Floyd shot Low Gross. Sam Jones and Phyllis Logan tied for Runner-up. Low net winners were Sylvia Lingren, Veronica Clarkson, Elaine Winter and Lorraine Lawrence. Veronica Clarkson birdied #11 while chip-ins were fired by Judy Merritt on #’s 3 and 12,Phyllis Logan on #9 and Diane Kaiser on #14. Sam Jones was K.P. winner (closest to the pin on #1). May 29 was a fun day of golf with some of the ladies playing Bingo, Bango, Bongo. Once again,Corinne Floyd was Low Gross winner while Sam Jones was 5 strokes off for runner-up. Veronica Clarkson, Lynn Girard, Anne Wise and Irene Pearse were Low Net winners. Veronica

Clarkson was the only birdie winner. Corinne Floyd and Sylvia Lingren carded chipins. Anne Wise was K.P. winner. June 5, the ladies played the first round of Extended Handicap, qualification for the Lee Budden Competition, Dorothy Franklin and Beat the Champ. Again, Corinne Floyd shot Low Gross with Sam Jones as runner-up.Low Net winners were Veronica Clarkson, Sylvia Lingren, Phyllis Logan, Lorraine Lawrence, Anne Wise and Diane Kaiser. No birdies were carded. Irene Pearse shot a chip-in on #11.Veronica Clarkson was the K.P. winner. On August 7, March Meadows ladies will be holding the Annual Ladies Amateur Open. Ladies come from all over the island. Participation is limited. Get your entries in early to secure a spot. Submitted by Norma O’Connell

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Ron McKenzie and Bruce Ingram from the Cowichan Lake District Chamber of Commerce welcome Kay Carlson, 93, to the Lake Days Breakfast in the Town on Saturday, June 7. Kay has been coming to the breakfast for 70 years.

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1994 Z28 Camaro convertible 6 spd manual, 139,990 km, LTI V8-350 high performance. Has been stored inside and covered. Summer driven only. Asking $8,990 obo. Call (250)701-1910.

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2858 BAYLINER CIERA, very nice/shed kept, low hrs, loaded, will consider smaller trade? or ? compare this offer at $36,000. 250-745-3700.

Rob Frost and 2013/14 Lady of the Lake Megan Berry are served their breakfast.

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CVRD Area F director Ian Morrison presented a cheque from the CVRD to the 2013 royalty at the breakfast. The $2000 from areas F and I will go to the Lady of the Lake Society for the 2014/2015 ambassador program.

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Four former members of the Lake Cowichan RCMP stopped by the Breakfast in the Town. From left: Clay Brown and wife Jo-Ann, Shane Merriman and wife Darlene, Warren Cecchini and wife Ria, and Joe Gerich and his wife Judy. The retired officers all served in Lake Cowichan in the 1970s and this was their first time back as a group.

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