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Oliver Creek: Phase 2 of Oliver Creek restoration has begun

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River Clean-up: Less garbage than in years before a good thing PAGE 10

The 6th Annual Cowichan River Cleanup

Photo by Malcolm Chalmers

Volunteers Cliff Suntjen, John Jefferson, J. F. Giroux, Sandy Cumming and Willa Suntjen at Little Beach on the day of the annual Cowichan River Cleanup hosted by the Cowichan Lake and River Stewardship Society. The team found mostly trash left by tubers, as well as boats, clothing, cans, and bottles.

Food bank now has until Sept. 15 to find new location Tamu Miles

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As you’ve no doubt read in recent issues of this paper, the local food bank is seeking a new location to operate out of here in town. Because the Lake Cowichan Christian Fellowship church is relocating, the food bank must look for another home by Sept. 15 of this year, a deadline that gives them a bit of reprieve from the original deadline of Aug. 30. At the Aug. 12 Finance and Administration meeting, food bank board members presented to mayor and council as a delegation. “Mayor and council were very receptive to our visit,” says Katherine Worsley, a food bank board member. “They will be looking into their inventory of buildings over the next couple of weeks and we will have an answer from them on Aug. 26, at their regular town

meeting.” “We have an idea for a couple of places,” says Coun. Tim McGonigle. “We are looking at all avenues, and if it’s not one of our buildings we will look elsewhere.” Worsley says that the delegation did ask about the Ranger Station, which is up for sale, as well as the Mildred Child Annex building where the building inspector is located, but were told that council could not, at that time, discuss either of those locations. “We would need at least 800 to 1,000 square feet,” says Worsley. The cost of renting a building is a factor for the food bank, explains Worsley, as the monies they receive through fundraising and donations goes back into supplying food to those in need in the area. “We do have a small pot right now.” At a rental cost of $1,000 per month, the organization would only be able to sustain that cost for six months, and at a $600 base

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they would be able to last about 10 months. to fundraise for them on an annual basis to “And that’s not including hydro and phone,” help with covering overhead costs. says Worsley. “We spend between $4,000 “We are working as hard as we can, talking and $6,000 in buying the food that we need to anyone that we can about it. We are still for one year.” accepting donations, monetary donations and The food bank is hoping to raise $8,000 by food donations,” says Worsley. Sept. 15 to help with relocation costs. She adds that if you have an overload of “And that’s above and beyond what we garden vegetables and would like to gift already have for our food sources,” says some of them to the food bank, please keep Worsley. them refrigerated until their next distribution All donations over $20 receive a tax receipt. day, which will take place on Sept. 10. McGonigle says that because of budgetary Donations in the form of cheques can be constraints this year the town is not able to mailed to the Lake Cowichan Food Bank help the food bank financially in terms of the Society, Box 1087, Lake Cowichan, BC, rental costs of a facility. However, he states V0R 2G0. Registered society number is that mayor and council did suggest that the #80291 7278 RR0001. And if you can help organization approach the town next year for in any way with finding a new location for a grant-in-aid. the society, please call either Cindy Vaast at “They do an amiable job,” says McGonigle. 250-749-6239, or Betty Sanddar at 250-749“And if we don’t help out those in need, we 4802. are not a very good community.” INTRODUCING THE ALL-NEW 2015 SONATA The society is also looking to recruit people

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At the Aug. 5 Parks and Recreation meeting, mayor and council reviewed the Cowichan Lake Recreation Commission’s winter/spring program statistics. In February of this year, Cowichan Lake Recreation had a shift in recreation programmers, welcoming Kyler Nurmsoo. Because of this, the statistics report states that “it is likely that there may be some errors in the reporting of 2013 statistics.” At the meeting, Coun. McGonigle said that the report was a start. “I don’t think it was quite the report we were looking for in terms of numbers. I think we were looking for solid user numbers,” says McGonigle. “You can see that some (programs) of them are doing a little bit better than others.”

Photo Tamu Miles From left: Nicholai Harris, Rayanne Smith, Carol Blatchford, and Karen Bell.

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KLPS is thrilled to announce upcoming auditions for: “A DICKENS’ CHRISTMAS CAROL: A TRAVELLING TRAVESTY IN TWO TUMULTUOUS ACTS” by Mark Landon Smith

September 9 at 6:30pm Director Barbara Simkins is looking for a diverse group of four females and three males ranging in age from 18 - 70ish. Auditioners should come prepared to read from the script which will be provided on the night. The play is scheduled for seven performances from November 19 - 23. Rehearsals will be held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings starting in September.

come forward and say they can do something, but we don’t get as many people that come in and say ‘I’d love to see this program’.” In the report presented to mayor and council, there is a noticeable discrepancy for both 2013 and 2014 between total revenue ($42,057 and $45,790 respectively) and total expenditures ($62,555 and $69,441). To address this discrepancy, Linda Blatchford, the division manager, says that people have to remember that in 2014 the Recreation Centre is operating with an overall budget of $2.47 million, with $2.2 million of that coming from the Town of Lake Cowichan and Areas F and I. “The difference between $2.2 million and $2.47 million is the user fees,” says Blatchford, adding that last year Cowichan Lake Recreation actually ended up with a surplus of $74,000. These fees are generated through ice and hall rental or through the attendance of programs. She adds that part of the discrepancy comes from the number of free programs offered. “Our commission is very generous with the number of free events and programs that we give to the whole Cowichan Lake area every year, where there’s cost incurred, but there’s no revenue coming back,” says Blatchford. Events such as the recent Youbou Regatta, the Canada Day celebration at Mesachie Lake, the annual Halloween haunted house, and programs such as the free Monday afternoon skate at the arena. “What it does is that it removes the financial barriers for kids and adults that otherwise wouldn’t be able to take part in recreation because they can’t (afford it),” says Blatchford.

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“At first I got a little bit discouraged about the success rate of the programs in Lake Cowichan,” says Coun. Bob Day. “But if you notice, sometimes they offer a hundred and some odd programs and not all of them get off the ground so they probably have as good a success rate as any (recreation facility) on the island.” He added that perhaps the Cowichan Lake Recreation Commission needs to undertake a consultation process to find out what kinds of programs would work best in the Cowichan Lake area. “Rather than just using the same people all the time, and doing the same thing, because that’s what they’ve always done,” says Day. “It might be an item to discuss with the programmer.” Mayor Forrest added that at the last Recreation Commission meeting he asked Nurmsoo to attend a town meeting to explain some of the

numbers, and was told that this would probably be possible at the next Parks and Recreation meeting in September. At this point in time Cowichan Lake Recreation is in the midst of planning its October to December calendar. In response to mayor and council’s concerns Nurmsoo did say that Cowichan Lake Recreation has seen a rise in attendance numbers to programs offered and in the numbers of programs themselves. “I certainly don’t want to take all the credit for that because it’s been building since before I came,” says Nurmsoo. “But the fact that we’ve restructured how our programming here is operating and streamlined it a bit better (means) we’re seeing some success as a result of that.” There are not a lot of new programs being offered in this October to December calendar, but Nurmsoo says that they are always open to new instructors and ideas from the public. “When I’m looking to create a new program, I’m looking at two things. So I’m looking at the demand that we see in the community and I’m also looking at the instructor availability,” says Nurmsoo. “Obviously with us it’s a little bit harder to get instructors for programs.” He explains that instructors from out of the area have to charge a bit more because of their travel time. “So knowing that there’s people in the community that want to take part in those programs is really important for us.” He says that it’s not only instructors he wants to hear from, but the public as well about the kinds of programs they would like to see at the Recreation Centre. “Because we don’t get that as much. We have individuals that

Community gardens are popping up all over the place here in Lake Cowichan these days. Not only have mayor and council given the go-ahead for a community garden/food forest, to be located either down Point Ideal or behind the lower ball field at Centennial Park, but Community Serivces has decided to use their back yard to feed locals as well. Karen Bell, a Community Services volunteer, has taken the lead on this second community garden project and has already engaged sponsors from

across the Cowichan Valley. Rayanne Smith, manager at Marigold Nurseries, has supplied start-up plants, and Apex Landscaping is generously donating soil. Nicholai Harris, a local crafstman, will be donating a sign to the garden, with the name “Community Services Healing Garden” likely carved into it. “It’s kind of a collaboration of community, this centre, and different businesses,” says Smith. Bell says that the garden will be used to help provide food for the food bank, teach people gardening techniques, and for things like supervised family visits through the centre. “We’re looking for input,” says Bell. “And as we go along we’ll develop it.” Bell feels there will be no conflict with the food forest and garden being developed by the Town. “I don’t think there can be too many gardens,” says Bell. “I mean, we’re going to try to feed as many people as we can.” Bell says they are seeking gardeners and anyone who would like to help out. For more information, contact Community Services at 250-749-6822.

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For the last 50 years salmon and trout have found it almost impossible to cross Youbou Road and continue up Oliver Creek to spawn. In two weeks that will change. Phase 2 of the Oliver Creek Restoration Project is under way with the creation of two new ponds for returning fish to live or rest in, and the raising of the creek to allow fish easier access to a culvert under Grosskleg Way. Barriers to fish are being addressed, like fixing the large drop off from the culvert through the construction of weirs/ riffles in the creek. This will raise the creek and allow fish to enter the culvert. The two new ponds being built are located East of Grosskleg Way in a forested area, allwoing salmon and trout to have a cool place in the summer and a protected area from high flood conditions and rushing storm waters in the fall and winter. Spawning salmon and trout can rest in these pools and small hatchlings will live in them a year or more before making their way to the ocean. The addition of large, woody

debris and replacement of the riparian vegetation to the area will help habitat diversity around the pools. Partners in the project are the Ministry of Transport, Cowichan Lake Salmonoid Enhancement Society, School District #79, Palsson Elementary, the Town of Lake Cowichan Public Works and Engineering, and the land owners along side Oliver Creek. At one point in time almost 1,000 fish were counted in Oliver Creek, but recently as little as 10 had returned because of all the barriers in their way. Oliver Creek weaves through the town of Lake Cowichan for about 1 km before it passes under Youbou Road continuing up another 3 km. This last 3 km has been inaccessible in past years because of barriers like a 0.7 meter drop-off between the creek and the culvert and the length of that culvert built underneath Youbou Road. Work to repair that culvert was completed in Phase 1 of the project last year. After completing Phase 2, Sean Wong of MOT, would like to see work on the culvert under South Shore Rd by the Esso gas station undertaken to complete the rehabilitation of the stream.

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Cowichan River has long been tourist destination for fishing enthusiasts Parker Jefferson

Our wonderful Heritage River has always been a great place for fishing. In years long past it was a world-class destination for fishers from all over the world. Austrian archduke Franz ne OwiChan Ferdinand, whose assassination started World War I, visited the Cowichan River in the early twentieth century to participate in the legendary spring rainbow trout fishery. Imagine what it would have taken to get here from Austria 110 years ago. You would have to cross the Atlantic by boat and then take the train all the way across Canada to Vancouver, and then another boat ride to the Island. The fishing must have been pretty good. In the 1920s and ‘30s the Cowichan was a regular destination for wealthy anglers and celebrities from all over the world who all traveled here to fish for our rainbow trout. Let’s look at a year in our river to see how this tremendous rainbow trout fishery evolved and why we are working so hard to protect and preserve it for future generations. If we start our year in the summer, we find a relatively low and warm river, with few trout in it and thousands of coho, steelhead, and trout fry living near the edges of the river. The river will be flowing at about 7 cubic meters per second (CMS) unless we are in drought as we are this year, running at 4.5 CMS. Most of the trout have left the river for

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the cool water of the lake. This is not a good time for trout colours. Unlike salmon, trout survive spawning and they fishing in the river because the water is too warm and the fish quickly put on weight feasting on the large insect hatches of remaining in the river tend to seek refuge in deep pools. They the spring. are under thermal stress and are not very active. This starts the prime trout fishing time. Spring is when the In the fall, as the water cools and the rains come to raise archduke and other anglers would arrive at the Cowichan to the water levels, the salmon start entering the river to spawn. fish for these prime trout 100 years ago. It is still true today, Our rainbow trout have evolved to leave the lake then and as most anglers understand, that April to July is the best time go into the river to feast on stray eggs being released from to be here looking for trout. The river usually runs at about 25 the spawning salmon. The Chinook salmon start things off CMS during the spring. in September followed by the chums and coho and there is With the arrival of summer the river slows and the level of a good supply of eggs and dead salmon to feast on through the water drops. The trout know it is now time to abandon December. the river and head to the cool sanctuary of the lake for the The trout fatten up on this high-energy food and stay in the summer months. Veteran fishing guide Joe Saysell says you river all winter eating aquatic insects and enjoying the high can see the fish moving up into the lake the moment the flow water and cool temperatures. Winter flows can be over 200 goes below 15 CMS in the spring. They will be in the pools CMS during times of high water and are usually around 70one day and gone the next. 125 CMS. In January the steelhead enter the river and they We do the best we can to manage the river flows to provide spawn starting in February, continuing until May. There are adequate water for all the fish in our river. If there is low also hundreds of hardy anglers pursuing these prize game fish water, as is the case this year, we cannot provide as much all winter. Our trout are always in close attendance during the water as we would like for the fish. This is another reason steelhead spawning time as well, gobbling up any stray eggs. why we need to increase the storage capacity of the weir so The rainbow trout start to visibly darken as they prepare we can help our native fish thrive for future generations of to spawn in the river starting in February. They have used anglers. the bountiful fall and winter food sources www.lkc.ca to create their eggs. 250.749.6660 Spawning Toll Free Page: 1.800.729.3246 • Keith Nelson Tracy Forrest is usually 145 South Shore Rd., Lake Cowichan keith@lkc.ca forrestatthelake@gmail.com complete by WHEN YOU WANT IT LISTED - WHEN YOU NEED IT SOLD April and the trout start to RESIDENTIAL LISTINGS return to their chrome-bright

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Mediator Ready joins BCTF talks

Education Minister Peter Fassbender

Tom Fletcher Black Press Mediator Vince Ready has met the two sides in B.C.’s festering teacher dispute and agreed to “monitor” the situation. The B.C. Teachers’ Federation and the B.C. Public School Employers’ Association announced Ready’s involvement in a joint statement Thursday, confirming that he met separately with negotiators Wednesday. A media blackout on the talks began last week and will continue. “Mr. Ready agreed to monitor the situation, and to resume

exploratory talks or commence full mediation when he believes it will be productive,” the statement says. Talks broke off and a full-scale strike ended the school year in June. B.C. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Kelleher met both sides earlier but declined to attempt mediation, after finding too large a gap between the two sides. Education Minister Peter Fassbender and BCPSEA chief negotiator Peter Cameron have maintained that the BCTF’s benefit demands remain far beyond those of other public sector unions that have settled contracts. Also at issue is class size and special needs support, with BCPSEA’s latest offer rejected by the union and the latest of a series of court actions scheduled for this fall. Ready’s last involvement in the long-running series of teacher disputes was as an industrial inquiry commissioner in 2007. At that time he recommended that a senior provincial official be involved in talks along with an independent mediator.

New Democrats against Pay-to-Pay Jean Crowder

Over the last few years I have heard more and more concern over the practice of “pay-topay” where consumers are charged for the privilege of receiving Jean a paper copy of their Crowder monthly bill from telecom or broadcast companies. So I was pleased to MP S REPORT hear that the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has decided to investigate the practice. The CRTC will be summoning the companies who use pay-to-pay and hold them to account by forcing them to defend the use of these fees. While there is no doubt that online billing is cheaper for companies, many Canadians have questioned why

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unnecessary burden on those who still bear the brunt of that downturn. I would like to finish my column this month by extending my sympathies for the untimely death of Gerald Thom. Gerald was one of the most articulate and determined activists I’ve had the pleasure of meeting and he made certain that as a Member of Parliament I understood the importance of environmental issues to the people of Lake Cowichan. His passion for Cowichan Lake and the heritage river that flowed out of it inspired many others and I can’t help but think that this year, when the Cowichan River is in such trouble with low water levels and incredibly high summer temperatures, that this is when we needed his voice and his action most of all. I wish I could thank him personally for his many years of commitment to Cowichan Lake and River and to environmental causes. But since I can’t do that, I would encourage everyone to follow his example and find your own way to make our community better.

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We asked: Do you use programs offered by Cowichan Lake Recreation? What kinds of programs would you like to see offered?

John Nolan “I don’t use them, I use the library more often. As far as recreation programs offered, I feel as long as they are balanced, besides sports, (and) offer some arts programs so people can balance their brains as well.”

Janice Nijjar “I don’t personally know because I work in Duncan. I would if I had time. I would like to take Yoga or Zumba classes. The skating classes they offer I think are great because I have a grandaughter growing up now. It’s there for us, I want to use it, I just need a little time.”

Ashley Horsman “I actually don’t, I have a 2-year-old and a 1-yearold so they are not doing much. I would be nice to have more programs for younger kids because they are all for five years and up nothing for mothers besides the health unit’s mothers’ classes.”

Sharon Wilcox “No I don’t. I am from Measchie Lake and I am 74 so I am limited as to what I can do. I would like to see more programs for seniors.”

Rachel Zalinko “Yes my kids do, they are in curIing. I would like to see indoor swimming offered and an indoor pool.”

Town improvements imperative to attract industry Dear Editor Re: “Spending must stop in Lake Cowichan” from former mayor and councillor Jack Peak, who asks where council is hiding the money tree, Aug. 13. Mr. Peake states that the recent traffic calming measures and upgrades to South Shore Road are improvements that the town cannot afford. In addition, the former mayor thinks that the new town square and Library are investments that are unnecessary in attracting (potential residents) and promoting Lake Cowichan as a viable area for business or families to invest in. With all due respect to the former mayor, we would argue that these improvements are imperative to attracting industry and financially healthy middle class citizens to our town. First impressions are huge when entering a new area and we think the improvements have enriched the look and feel of the downtown core. As well, the centre medians are providing increased safety by forcing all vehicles to slow down. We also think the plants within the traffic islands accent the natural beauty

and ambiance of our town. Equally important, it is also our understanding that there were several grants involved with many of the improvements and the taxpayer was not fully responsible for the financial cost of the road improvements or the new library. The previous dilapidated condition of the main strip of Lake Cowichan did not reflect the pride of people who make up this community. One only needs to walk through a residential neighbourhood to observe the care and attention that many residents put into their homes. The new town square brings that section of South Shore Road up to a standard that is reflected by many proud homeowners in Lake Cowichan. The new amphitheatre will be a wonderful spot for people to gather, who knows, maybe for an outdoor market, school plays, etc. We believe the reality of our times is that rural areas must put a conscious effort into attracting new citizens and industry that pay taxes. Also, we believe one has to spend some money to attract money and there must be

investment in the infrastructure and maintenance of the town if we are to survive. In a world where the global economy seems to be draining small towns like Lake Cowichan rather than helping them, we agree that we must find a way to bring new investment into the area. The recent improvements that the present mayor with council have implemented are an action that needs to happen now so the town has a prosperous future. In addition, there is a group of proactive and concerned Lake Cowichan residents with positive vision for our town and who choose to act with a focus of revitalizing the downtown core. We are a separate entity from the Lake Cowichan Council that will work to attract new families, business, and industry while exploring how we can improve on what we already have. For those of you who wish to be part of the solution don’t hesitate to contact us at tfgamble@shaw.ca. Bonnie and Ted Gamble Lake Cowichan

Water bills too high for low-income residents Dear Editor: I hope everyone saved the latest rain water in barrels, buckets and cans because more hot weather is coming. It was very refreshing to have some rain at last, but getting the extra water bill was not. Our bill, due Aug. 31, was $40.50 for April to June 30. Granted I have a large vegetable and fruit garden with about one quarter of the yard in flowers and bushes to attract much-needed bees and butterflies as we are told to do by the Green Community. I also share the bounty from the garden with neighbours. About 90 per cent of my watering is with a hose after supper or early in the morning. I also have a rain barrel which I use for the small greenhouse, seedlings in the spring, and for house plants. Sprinklers on the vegetable garden are on a timer for 30 minutes every other day and we generally only use them when we go away for a couple of days or if it is exceptionally hot. In a household of two we only flush the toilet when necessary, do about three loads of wash per week, use the dishwasher once a week, do not take long showers or lots of baths, or fill up hot tubs or swimming pools. Wait, we do have a small kiddy pool that we filled twice in July so we could cool off in the afternoon. When the time came to empty it we pumped it out to the vegetable/ fruit garden to water the plants instead of using the hose that day. I can’t imagine what our next bill will be!

I don’t mind paying a bit extra for water, but extra for sewer is ridiculous. Any extra water we use goes on the garden and doesn’t get near the sewer. After watering last week I dug down a few inches and the soil was so dry that only the base of the plants and leaves actually got any moisture in this last dry spell. None of that water went near the sewer; it evaporated, hopefully to make rain. Because of the water problems I’m surprised the Town wants to build a community garden. Who is going to pay for watering it? Who pays for watering all the extra plants on the streets? Water is sucked out of them faster as they are surrounded by blacktop. Check out the park on the corner of Sahtlam Avenue and Pine Street. It is always green and neighbours believe there must be a water leak there somewhere. Who pays for any water loss there? Our household paid $644.55 in February for water and sewer, then another $200 parcel tax. Now we’ll get more bills every three months if we use more than is designated. Maybe they should look at the amount we are allowed to use and raise it up a bit, otherwise financially challenged residents will stop growing gardens. All over the world people are being told to grow their own organic fruits and vegetables, but in Lake Cowichan can we really afford them? Carolyne Austin Lake Cowichan

Gazette Photo Gerald Thom, beloved community member, who passed away in July.

Gratitude for community support I’d like to extend my sincere thanks to the people of Lake Cowichan for their immediate and thoughtful support and all of their kind thoughts and wishes after the sudden passing of my husband, Gerald Thom. Thank you especially to the Town of Lake Cowichan, the Mayor and Town Council, the

Chamber of Commerce, RCMP, Lake Cowichan Centennial Hall, Arlene and her crew, and the Cowichan Lake and River Stewardship Society. There are so many of you that I haven’t mentioned here, but am deeply grateful for everyone’s support.

~ Submitted by Caroline Thom

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The community of Lake Cowichan had finally reached the stage of incorporation in May 1944 when it officially became the Village of Lake Cowichan. The new village was then granted the sum of $1,000, half the tax revenue for that year. At that time only property owners (about 150 homes in the village at that time) and British subjects were permitted to vote in civic elections. With incorporation came the first local civic election of commissioners (councillors) who were actually elected by acclimation, along with Bill Grosskleg, who became chairman (mayor) of the village council. Many decades later population had increased (to some sort of magic number) which allowed the village to officially become the Town of Lake Cowichan. In September 1944, the name Churchill School was dropped and the name Cowichan Lake High School was adopted, although it was later changed to Lake Cowichan High

School. Some years after it was renamed Lake Cowichan Secondary School with the most recent change being Lake Cowichan School. In December 1944 a much needed dentist moved to town opening a dental practice in a one-room building, near his home on Gordon Road. Soon after, Dr.Tait moved his one-room dental practice to the newly completed Smith Block, located in a small space of what is now the Shaker Mill Restaurant. In July 1958, the community was shocked to hear of the death, by his own hand, of their much beloved dentist, who by then was seventy years old. Before long the community was pleased to welcome new dentist Dr. Dave Sharp (and his wife Kathy), who soon took over Dr. Tait’s practice before moving into a new office (next door to the local shoe store) some years later. Many service groups and organizations sprung up in 1945 including the new 58 member BPOE Elks club (men’s group) and the Order of the Royal Purple (women’s group) whose first president was Mrs. Helen Grosskleg. In addition, the Kinsmen Club welcomed 85 members at its first installation ceremony held in January of that year. In June, a scarlet fever scare resulted in the closing of Youbou’s Yount School for two weeks. The local medical doctor also ordered several homes quarantined and many children confined to their homes and yards in an attempt to stop the

infectious disease from spreading further. That same year, one of the biggest house fires in ages was the destruction of the eight-room home of then local resident Ken Gillespie. The local (civil defense) volunteer department managed to quell the flames from reaching the nearby telephone office and other buildings. Gillespie never rebuilt the house but continued to live on the riverfront property in a small building that had survived the fire. Gillespie Park, situated beside present day Fields (department store), was later developed on a portion of the original Gillespie property. One of the biggest projects in the 1940s was the building of the 100 Houses residential area in 1947. Located just up the hill from the high school, the project was to provide reasonably priced homes to veterans who had recently returned home after service during World War II. The housing project required that the boundary of the village of Lake Cowichan be extended to include the land that the housing project was to occupy. The names Arbutus, Hemlock, Fir, Larch, Willow, Stephens Crescent and Stone were given to the streets on which the subdivision was located. Still today, the 100 Houses is a popular area to live. Long known as the 100 Houses, the actual name of the residential project is Parkstone.

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RE: LIQUOR CONTROL AND LICENSING ACT APPLICATION FOR A LIQUOR PRIMARY (LP) AMENDMENT An application to licence additional areas within the Cowichan Lake Sports Arena located at 311 South Shore Road in Lake Cowichan has been received by the Liquor Control and Licensing Branch. Currently the licensed areas include the curling lounge, patio and the lower viewing area with a capacity of 240 patrons. The current licensed hours are 11:00 am to 1:00 am Monday to Saturday and 11:00 am to 12:00 midnight Sunday. There are no changes proposed for the licensed hours. The proposed licensed areas include the curling rink floor area (345 persons), hockey arena floor area (1760 persons), adjacent concourse (69 persons), upper curling viewing area (34 persons) 8 dressing rooms (152 persons), and 2nd level multipurpose rooms with pre-function area (365 persons). The occupant load for the licensed areas will increase to a total of 2374 persons. Residents and owners of businesses located within a 0.5 mile (0.8 km) radius of the proposed site may comment on this proposal by 1) Writing to: THE GENERAL MANAGER C/O Licensing Analyst LIQUOR CONTROL AND LICENSING BRANCH PO BOX 9292 Victoria, BC V8W 9J8 OR 2) By email: lclb.lclb@gov.bc.ca PETITIONS AND FORM LETTERS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED To ensure the consideration of your views, your comments, name and address must be received on or before September 20, 2014. Please note that your comments may be made available to the applicant or local government officials where disclosure is necessary to administer the licensing process.

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This years Cowichan River clean up in Lake Cowichan was a success, if by success you mean they didn’t find much garbage in the river. Trucks bringing back trash from different spots on the river seemed to lack the volumes seen in past years. That’s a success. There were 106 registered volunteers, including a couple of members of the late Gearld Thom’s family, that helped clean up the historic Cowichan River. Diana Gunderson, acting president of the Cowichan Lake River Stewardship Society, was happy with the larger turn out this year, she felt some may have come out of respect for Gearld Thom’s passing. She was also happy to report the river seems to be in better shape this year. “In the last few years it’s been getting less and less. There is still a lot of broken glass in front of the Riverside though,” says Gunderson. The majority of items retrieved this year were recyclables like bottles and cans as well as sunglasses, t-shirts, hats, inner-tubes, and blow up boats. The stuff that gets lost off of tubes as people float down the river. Diver Clark Atchison has been volunteering for the last three years. This year all he found in front of Saywell Park were fishing lures, tires,

sunglasses, cans, and bottles. “Not a lot of the bigger stuff we used to find. I did find a pair of prescription sunglasses. I think those are my neighbours; she’ll be happy.” Volunteers Cliff Suntjen, John Jefferson, J. F. Giroux, Sandy Cumming, and Willa Suntjen were at Little Beach. They found mostly trash left by tubers, as well as boats, clothing, cans, and bottles. Sheri Anderson had a bucket containing old radio batteries found in the big pool by the bridge in town. That area seemed to have the largest amount of scrap metal, old 45 gallon drums used for dock floatation, and one large boat anchor. “It might have been on the Queen Mary. It was that big!” joked Coun. Jayne Ingram. Water Woman made an appearance at the clean-up and was happy to see the smaller amount of trash coming out of the river. She wanted to encourage people to care for the river. Mitchel Flynn, Gerald Thom’s nephew, was cooking on the BBQ to help feed the crew after the clean-up. That was one of the duties his uncle liked to do for the volunteers at a lot of the CLRSS work parties. After hearing about a bottle drive fundraiser for 31-year-old Aimee Smith-Brown, the mother of five who recently succumbed to cancer, Gunderson and the CLRSS decided to donate the cans and bottles from the clean-up to that local family.

Diana Gunderson, acting president of the Cowichan Lake and River Stewardship Society, is happy with this years turnout of volunteers, and with the small amount of garbage being pulled from the river.

Fundraisers asking community to help out family of cancer victim Tamu Miles Lake CowiChan Gazette

Community members Aliya Khan and Natasha Cools have teamed up to raise money for the husband and children left behind by Aimee SmithBrown. Smith-Brown recently lost her battle with cancer at the tender age of 31. Khan and Cools have already had a successful bottle drive, but they have other opportunities for the community to help this family in need. On Sept. 21, they will be hosting a fundraiser at Jakes at the Lake where people will have a chance to take in some music by The Sugar Beetles, participate in a 50/50 draw, a silent auction, a raffle draw, and where 50 per cent of each meal will be donated to the Smith-Brown family. “I think of her kids,” says Cools. “Her husband’s alone to raise five kids and that’s a good enough

reason to do it. At the end of the day we would just like to raise some money for her children.” The two will also be hosting a hot dog sale at Country Grocer on Sunday, Sept. 14, and donations to the family can be made at any Island Savings location, account #2370278. Bottles can also be dropped off in the family’s name at the bottle depots here in town and in Duncan. Khan and Cools say they are still looking for donations to their silent auction. If you have items you would like to donate, contact Khan at 250732-2826 or Cools at 250-701-7152. Both women say that they didn’t know Smith well, but in a small community like Lake Cowichan there is a feeling of family and they just wanted to help out in any way they can. “It’s just a sad situation,” says Khan. “It just touches your heart and makes you want to do something.”

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176 Neva Road Large lot, well cared for home

$239,800

Commercial/Residential downtown riverfront property

Cozy home with country kitchen, bonus partially finished basement. Central location.

$189,000

438 Point Ideal Road

$175,000

$179,000

204 -138 South Shore

11595 Cowan Road

Lake view lot, includes awesome boat

The Wellington

Fabulous Water Views, this charming home has 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, original fir floors, new roof, heat pump and could be your new getaway cottage, retirement, or your very first home, close to Arbutus Park.

$349,000

10484 Youbou Rd.

Lake view from kitchen, landscaped, .52 acre

$269,000 9227 Kestrel Dr.

$499,000

Trees, full sun, great beaches

21 Paddleduck Lane

3 bedroom open floor plan, new floors and appliances, lake view.

$265,000 169 South Shore

Land & building or start your own business

$499,000 130 Neva Rd.

Lake Cowichan Home Centre, business and mini mall

$1,495,000 10670 Youbou 2 bedroom & den, newer roof, heat pump, close to Arbutus Park

$219,000

9889 Youbou Road Marvellous home on .98 acre overlooking Lake Cowichan

$449,900 45 Arbutus

Awesome renovations, nothing to do but move in

Well cared for 7500 sq ft lot in Bayview Village, 32 ft RV sleeps 4 has a roof built over it. Includes a 10 x 16 bunkie.

$159,000

Completely renovated

$399,999 266 Hillside Road 3 bedroom A-frame with separate shop.

$239,000

82 Beech Crescent

$169,000

6794 3rd St.

300 Grosskleg Patio home in 55+ complex. End unit backing onto a creek.

Honeymoon Bay, Character home across from park

$244,900

446 Mountain View Drive at the Slopes

SOLD

New 3 bedroom, 2 bath, rancher

$216,500 10330 Youbou Road Waterfront

Waterfront, great beach and amazing price

49 acres.........$625,000 49 acres.........$725,000 49 acres.........$765,000

$379,000 1/2 acre sunny waterfront lot, BIG views, March Rd. Honeymoon Bay

10003 March Rd

$349,000 $650,000 $124,900 10652 Youbou OFF THE GRID WATERFRONTS 13 acres.........$399,000 SOLD

First class home overlooking the marina

385 Lake Park, $195,000 NEW LISTING

1/50 share in over 300 acres and 1/2 mile of pristine waterfront.

Huge lot, water glimpses, 3 bedrooms

147 Sahtlam Ave

$439,000

$370,000 450 Point Ideal Dr. 10351 SOUTHSHORE ACRES

Youbou

2.8 acre treed lot

$259,000 West Coast contemporary by marina

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23 Stevens Crescent 3 Bdrm. cedar sided, wood floors, 2 shops, awesome fenced yard.

$589,000

$428,000

44 Lakeview

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WATERFRONT One acre in town, walk to everything, new open concept living 1.66 acres, HUGELY MOTIVATED! RIVERFRONT

$349,000

$399,900

Executive home in the slopes

LOTS 389 Point Ideal Waterfront $319,000 Lot 30 Cypress Private $69,000 466 Point Ideal 1/4 Acre $105,900 1734 Meagan St. Crofton Ocean View $133,900 173 River Road Turnkey $69,900

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10657 Youbou Rd.

Beautiful upscale development has attracted a lovely mixture of mostly retired professionals.

Lovingly renovated Youbou - water view with great water access

481 Mountain View Rd.

$549,900

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.

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to support us. They brought an amazing 22 ladies! The K.P. (closest to the pin) prize, donated by Del Gamble, was won by March Meadows’ Sylvia Lingren. The team prize was once again sponsored by Carol Peterson and was won by Lilly Frey of Duncan Meadows, Patti Harris from Comox, Susan Hughes of Mount Brenton, and Sam Jones from March Meadows. The Prize table had a prize for every golfer, thanks mostly to the continued generosity of our local merchants and to our own ladies’ division who all contribute to our tournament’s success, always enjoyed by all. ~ Submitted by Del Gamble, tournament chairman

Summer Curling Bonspiel at Cowichan Lake Recreation From Friday, Aug. 22 to Sunday, Aug. 24, Cowichan Lake Recreation will be hosting their annual Summer Curling Bonspiel at the Cowichan Lake Arena. If you’re a curling fan, you’ll want to check it out as there will be national and international champions as well as local curlers teamed together to make for an exciting event for everyone. At 4 p.m. FRIDAY AUG. 22: • CHALLBORN — Kari McKinlay on the team • ELZINGA — Diane Myrden and Maria Elzinga on the team as well as two other local players, John Elzinga and Thor Repstock. • MATTHEWS • CALLANDER — two new local residents playing on this team: Spencer and Diane Janes. • CHANDLER • DENTOOM • AINSLEY • SUTTON — Tricia Mayea, Mike Waller (Cowichan Rocks Curling Club President) and his wife Belinda Waller.

7 p.m. FRIDAY AUG. 22: • NYGAARD • WES CRAIG — Wes is playing with his wife Roselyn Craig. Ros played on the Canadian team that won the World Senior Women’s Championship Event in 2011, played in St. Paul, USA. • RIEHL • SWANSON • DELLEBUUR • WARK — with Sarah Wark who was part of the gold medal team, skipped by Wes Craig. 9 p.m. FRIDAY AUG. 22: • BOUDOT — has local curler Ryan Rai. • MILES CRAIG — part of the gold medal team skipped by Wes Craig. • VENN • MILLER — has local curler Ross Johnston. Spiel times on Saturday, Aug. 23, are 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m., and 7:30 p.m. Semi-finals will be held on Sunday, Aug. 24, with spiel times at 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., and the final game at 2 p.m.

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Photo Marg Davis Dr. Pedro Jara Villarroel, who is accepting new patients at Brookside Medical Clinic as of Aug. 5.

Family doctor important to overall health of patients There have been many studies showing that people with a regular family doctor have better health care outcomes. They receive better care from a doctor who knows their medical history and has a complete picture of their health. This becomes increasingly important as people age, and now that people are living longer their medical profiles can become more complex and complicated. People also feel better when they have one doctor who knows them and they are less likely to end up in the emergency room of a hospital under the care of strangers who are seeing them for the first time. If they do have a stay in hospital it is always reassuring to see the familiar face of their family doctor. Having one primary care physician is also a cost-saving for the medical system. It is less likely that tests will be done unnecessarily and fewer hospital trips mean lower costs. There are so many good reasons to have a family doctor and now we in the Cowichan Lake area have four family doctors who are all accepting new patients. That means that every single resident could now have their own family doctor right here in our own community. This is an almost unheard-of situation in BC and one that everyone should definitely take advantage of. Brookside Medical Clinic Three doctors, and a nurse practitioner too, are based at Brookside Medical Clinic, 46 Stanley Road., 250-749-6988, open Mon. to Fri. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The most senior doctor and owner of Brookside is Dr. Gary Toth who is very well known in Lake Cowichan. The clinic itself has been in Lake Cowichan for almost 20 years, and for most of those years Dr. Toth, was a family doctor here. He then spent eight years as an emergency room physician at Cowichan District Hospital and is happy to be back in Lake Cowichan in family practice again. Since 1988 he has been practicing in the Cowichan Valley and has had experience in many different fields including maternity, anaesthesia, and the emergency room. By mid-September all three of Brooksideâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family doctors will have hospital privileges. Dr. Toth says that Brookside Medical Clinic will be a full-spectrum family practice and he is looking to be here for the longterm. He is also very proud of the changes in the office including the state-of-the-art electronic medical records system and the computer terminals in every examination room that keep track of lab results, medications, and link the office to

hospitals and other doctors. On Aug. 5, Dr. Toth was joined by Dr. Pedro Jara Villarroel, who is now accepting new patients. Dr. Jara Villarroel is from Chile where he did his medical training and then joined the UBC IMG (Internationally-trained Medical Graduate) Family Medicine Program at St. Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital in Vancouver from 2012 to 2104. His wife, Dr. Clara Iturra, grew up in Vancouver but also did her medical training in Chile and completed the IMG program with her husband in Vancouver. They have two young children and wanted to practice in the same location, so the two positions in Lake Cowichan were ideal for them. Dr. Iturra will be ready to accept patients in early September. Both of them became family practice physicians for the opportunity to provide the kind of continuity of care that only family doctors can offer. They believe that their role is to educate patients about various alternatives for dealing with their medical conditions and then let the patient make the choice. Dr. Iturra described herself as â&#x20AC;&#x153;an educator, facilitator, and cheerleader.â&#x20AC;? They both talked about the importance of prevention and feel that this will be a focus for them. Their preference is to help people stay healthy rather than only provide treatment when they become ill. Lakeside Medical Clinic As mentioned in last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s article Dr. David Froese is also accepting new family practice patients at Lakeside Medical Clinic (250-932-9011) as well as walk-in patients on Tues., Wed., and Thurs., from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Dr. Froese is another familiar face in Lake Cowichan. Apart form a short stint in Victoria he has spent his entire medical career in the Cowichan Valley where he has lived since 1982. He is very happy to be back in Lake Cowichan where many of his former patients have returned to him because of his ability to connect with and listen to them. Dr. Froese looks forward to meeting new patients and is planning to expand his availability in the near future. ~ Submitted by Marg Davis Choose Cowichan Lake Committee

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• Screening Mamography Program The BC Cancer Agency’s Screening Mamography mobile service will be visiting Lake Cowichan on Aug. 27 and 28, at the Kaatza Health Centre. Screenings are by appointment and can be booked by calling 1-800-6639203. According to the BC Cancer Agency, about one in nine women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime. One in 28 women is expected to die from the disease. Regular screening mammograms (breast x-rays) can find breast cancer early, usually before it has spread. Make it part of your regular health routine- every 2 years. For more information, visit http://www.screeningbc.ca. • Two women to swim lake for Multiple Sclerosis Susan Simmons and Alex Cape, are making final preparations for their upcoming 70 kilometer swim. The two are set to dive into the waters of Cowichan Lake at 2 p.m. on Aug. 22, and swim the length twice, hoping to complete the event in less than 30 hours. The route will take the women from Lakeview Park, at the foot of the lake, to Heather Campground at the east end, and back again. “A lot of preparation has gone into the swim” says Simmons. “It’s a significant undertaking. There are over 65 volunteers, a fleet of motorized boats, and a flotilla of kayaks and canoes. Len Martel, our logistic guru, has been organizing escorts and safety crew into manageable shifts in order to keep things as safe as possible.” Both Cape and Simmons are grateful for the tremendous amount of support they have received from their families, friends, teammates, co-workers, and the Cowichan Lake community. The Town of Lake Cowichan is graciously allowing the pair to finish and celebrate at the Municipal Beach. Lake Cowichan Country Grocery has kindly donated food for the celebration and the Lake Cowichan A&W will be donating drinks for all of the swimmers and volunteers. • A & W to host car show for Multiple Sclerosis Head on down to A&W on Aug. 24, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.,to check out the car show for Multiple Sclerosis. There will be trophies, prizes, and a 50/50 draw. Enjoy the summer sun with the family and take in the sights of classic cars owned by Vancouver Island residents.

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