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Rhododendron Park: Communities in Bloom looking to upgrade entrance PAGE 2

Cowichan Watershed tour: Education through media PAGE 3

Nedfest: Fifth and final Nedfest just around corner PAGE 10

Teachers look for public support to get back to class Tamu Miles

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It’s the last week of August and teachers have had to take to the picket lines instead of the classroom. Out here in Lake Cowichan, teachers continued picketing on Monday, along with all other teachers in BC. Mediation is in sight, as Vince Ready has said that he is prepared to sit down with the BCTF and the provincial government, but so far the minister of education, Peter Fassbender, has not made a move to begin talks. According to the CBC, BCTF president Jim Iker challenged the minister to make his move at a teacher’s gathering in Kamloops this past weekend. “My message to the minister today and his rhetoric of 24/7 bargaining, is let’s see it. How about tomorrow? Let’s get this deal done,” Iker said. ““The holdout has been government and their unwillingness to enter full-scale mediation and compromise. We’re ready to negotiate anytime. We’ve been ready all summer.” Chris Rolls, president of the Lake Cowichan Teachers’ Association, has the same message. “The bottom line for us is we want to be back in school, but technically we are also locked out as much as we are still on strike,” says Rolls. This is the first time, that Rolls can remember in her time with the LCTA, that teachers have been locked out. “We want to be back,” reiterates Rolls. “We’re very optimistic that Vince Ready has been appointed, and we’re also very optimistic that he is talking to both sides, so in a sense we’re kind of on the cusp of mediation, but mediation isn’t occurring.” Rolls says that what teachers really need at this time is for parents, grandparents, and concerned citizens to start contacting the premier, the education minister, the local MLA, Bill Routley, education critic Rob Fleming, opposition leader John Horgan, and SD79’s official trustee, Michael McKay. “You don’t necessarily have to agree with either side in order to support mediation,”

says Rolls. “Let them (the government) know that mediation needs to happen, and it needs to happen before the end of August,” says Rolls. “So that we can get back to school for September.” According to Rolls, wages are not the issue for teachers. Once again it is class size and composition that they are fighting for. “(Wages) haven’t been dropped (from the bargaining table), but throughout June and throughout the summer there have been major moves on the teachers’ side,” says Rolls. “There have been absolutely no moves on the government’s side.” McKay believes there are bigger things to focus on than the salary aspect of the teachers’ contract. “I understand the gap between parties is small and if that was the only matter to be resolved then I expect they would have found a way to resolve it by now.” Class size and composition are a huge issue for the Lake, according to Rolls. “Because we have kids that need supports that we’re not able to give them within our current system, and having those class size/composition will help give those kids supports, and having minimal staffing levels — especially for specialist teachers like librarian, special ed., resource — that will really help us in getting those kids support.” Rolls says that the class size/composition factor would help to ensure that schools stay open in Lake Cowichan. “The teachers at the lake feel that this is very much about protecting the rights of the kids at the lake,” says Rolls. “And that the issue that we’re fighting hardest for is class size/composition language.” The BCTF has stated that they know that it’s too late to have class size and composition in place for September. “We’re asking the government to put aside some money so that we can begin talking about how that money is going to help classrooms and how that money is going to deal with the class size/composition issue throughout BC,” says Rolls. In exchange, the BCTF has offered to drop all grievances and arbitrations related to class size and composition. “So this actually would save the government a lot of money,” says Rolls.

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Teachers Erika Blume, Karen Neuffer, and Brent Pinnell picket in front of Lake Cowichan School on Monday. Teachers will be picketing until such time as an agreement is reached.

“And they’re not willing to talk class size/ continues into the school year, for child care composition period. They seem to be holding costs, leaves a lot of questions, according to out for the court appeal.” Rolls. The government had argued that “That’s money that the government has retroactively restoring class size and saved by us being on strike and by the 10 composition language it removed from per cent that they were deducting off of teachers’ contracts a dozen years ago — a our wages,” says Rolls. “So basically, the move a B.C. Supreme Court judge twice money that they’ve saved and the money that deemed unconstitutional — would create they’ve spent on the appeal, could very well chaos, according to a Globe and Mail article go a long way to solving the issues with class from February of this year. size and composition.” “The class size/composition issues could Rolls says the lack of details is suspicious. be a few years yet,” says Rolls. “Through Details such as whether money is tax exempt mediation the government will have to agree or deductible, whether parents have to have at some point to talk to us about class size receipts for childcare and why parents can’t and composition.” apply for the funds until after the strike. McKay agrees that class size and “We don’t have enough programs already composition are important long-term goals. for those kids. So what in particular are “I think it will take commitment and parents expected to do in order to get that looking at what it means beyond the money?” numbers formula,” says McKay. “It will If you would like to see an end to this continue to build over time.” dispute, Rolls encourages you to contact the In response to the government’s statement office of the premier, the education minister, INTRODUCING 2015 SONATA that they will provide $40/day to parentsTHE ALL-NEW the local MLA and the official trustee, and with kids under the age of 13, if the strike make your voice heard.

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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.

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The Rhododendron Memorial Park is due for an upgrade. Communities in Bloom President, Pat Foster, says the park entrance along Point Ideal Road across from Community Services, needs to be able to allow access for persons with disabilities. “We’ve wanted this for a while,” says Foster. “To make a curb so people in scooters and chairs can get over.” What she’s talking about is the regular roadside curb at the entrance to the park, needs to be lowered and paved, creating a smooth entrance to the footpath that meanders through the park.

Foster says that wheelchairs, strollers, and scooters are able to traverse the path itself as it is hard packed pea gravel. “It’s just getting from there, to here,” she says, indicating the path. In terms of funding for such a project, Foster says the town provides a small annual budget for Communities in Bloom. “So it would come out of that budget and then they would come and bring their machines in and do the work,” says Foster. She’s hoping that this project will happen at the same time as others that have been in the works for some time, such as a bridge connecting Point Ideal Road with the cul-de-sac

at the end of Cowichan Ave., across However, according to the Town’s from Lake Cowichan Furniture and chief administrative officer, Joseph Appliances. Fernandez, it’s probably just the The park offers a unique service, sidewalk that will be dealt with this providing those who have lost a loved year. one a place to plant a rhododendron in “It very much depends on what’s their memory. available,” says Fernandez, adding “So you know, as people do that, that there is about $2,500 left in the they will want to come and see more,” budget for Communities in Bloom for says Foster. “Though we do have a this year. lot of people come and visit this park “And that may be enough for the because it’s really beautiful here. I access.” love it.” He says that the cost of bringing When it comes to the bridge, the in equipment to do the job is society has the two concrete block calculated on top of the labour and bases for it (donated by Johel Brothers materials needed, but that the town’s Contracting), but they are still looking Superintendant of Public Works, to acquire a bridge to go over the Nagi Rizk, would put together the small stream. engineering plan for the work for free. “So it’s just a matter of either Fernandez would give no guarantee getting a grant to do it or using the that this project will be able to go town budget to do it.” ahead this fall. Before the bridge can be put in, the society needs to plant a few more rhododendrons and do some work on the existing beds on the Cowichan Ave. side of the park. “But it’ll all happen sort of at once,” says Foster. “And I’m hoping, I keep saying this every fall, I’m hoping The entrance and curb that need updating to allow this fall.” access for persons with disabilities.

Kaatza Lakeside Players - Call for Auditions Tamu Miles Lake CowiChan Gazette

Have you been waiting for your chance to get on stage, be in the limelight, and be part of a production that is full of laughs? Well wait no longer. Kaatza Lakeside Players will be hosting auditions for their upcoming play “A Dicken’s Christmas Carol: A Traveling Travesty in Two Tumultuous Acts,” by Mark Landon Smith. On Thursday, Aug. 28, and Tuesday, Sept. 9, at 6 p.m. at Centennial Hall, you will get your chance to show your acting genius to director Barbara Simkins. The production calls for seven characters, three men and four women, between the ages of 18 and 70 (ish). “(For) the older part really doesn’t matter. It could be somebody that’s in their 70s or 80s as long as they can get around and fall down,” says Simkins, adding that the character of Scrooge will be the oldest in the cast. Each character except Scrooge will be playing multiple roles. “Which is stretching it for an actor,” says Simkins. “It’ll be a real challenge.” She says that she is looking forward to the auditions and meeting the variety of talent the area has to offer. “I just want to see what they can do, how they read, and get a feel of it.” The auditions will also give potential actors a chance to get a feel for the rehearsal schedule. “The rehearsals are going to be pretty quick by the time we get into them. We’ll have about two and a half months, so it’s a lot of dialogue to learn and where they stand and what they do. And a lot of

costume changes,” adds Simkins. Now, this isn’t a Dickens play, as you can see by the illustration above, but a farce. Simkins explains that this production is based on Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”, but instead of following the story of Scrooge and his visits from the ghosts of Christmas past, present, future directly, instead it follows the story of a group of actors trying to put on the play “A Christmas Carol”. “It’s a troupe that has been around for many years, and they’ve been putting on this particular ‘Christmas Carol’, the serious ‘Christmas Carol’, for 15 years,” says Simkins. “So they’re getting a little long in the tooth and then there’s a few ingenious as well, and things just don’t go as planned.” The actors stay pretty serious throughout the play, explains Simkins. “It’s sort of the things that happen around them. (There’s) a lot of coming in the wrong door and that kind of thing.”

For women actors out there, Simkins says that the plum role comes in the form of a “diva” who’s name is Bettina. “If I could act, that would be the part that I would want,” says Simkins. “She throws a little chaos into the mix.” Simkins has acted as stage manager for KLP for the past four years, but in the position of director she is filling in for Dena McPhee who is taking a well deserved break. “She’s been doing this for well over 30 years,” says Simkins. The play is not new to Simkins as she was assistant director and stage manager for CAT Productions in the Duncan area when they presented it approximately 15 years ago and she is excited to be part of it again. “It’s a great group to work with, I really like the Players, they’re just a lot of fun. They have so much experience,” says Simkins. However she is also looking forward to working with budding actors and actresses who have not yet taken part in a KLP production. “Then it’s exciting too, to get somebody new who’s never acted before and get them up there,” she says. The production is also looking for tech volunteers, a wardrobe mistress/master, and as they get closer to the performances they will also need volunteers to run front of house. If you are interested in any of these positions, or you want to find out more about the play and Kaazta Lakeside Players in general, visit kaatzalakesideplayers.ca.

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Members of the press tour the weir and the Cowichan River hosted by Rodger Hunter from the Cowichan Watershed Board. This picture is taken on top of the weir gates operated by Catalyst Paper.

Cowichan Watershed Board educating public through media tours

Country Grocer store manager, Jenn Pollner, accepted the ice bucket challenge this weekend, helping to raise money for Lou Gehrig’s Disease (ALS). Pollner, after being soaked down by front end manager, Janice Shand, and produce assistant manager, Troy Douglas, nominated all other department managers at the store: Bob Day, Bill Robertson, Janice Shand, Laurie Johnson, Wayne Callagher, and Dyllan Wiersma. You can help them out when you purchase your groceries by putting your donations into any of the buckets they have at the tills. These buckets will be in place until the end of the month, at which time Pollner will release a total for funds raised. Pollner says that the experience was very cold. “They put the bucket in the produce cooler for an hour and a half before it went on my head!” she says. “But you know what, it’s for a really good cause.” Store owner Jo-Anne Pimlott lost an uncle a few years ago to the disease and recently her cousin was diagnosed with it, so being part of the challenge was not a hard decision to make.

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Jenn Pollner gets soaked down after accepting the ice bucket challenge for ALS. Janice Shand (left) and Troy Douglas (right) do the honours.

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This past Sunday, members of the media were invited by Rodger Hunter, the Cowichan Watershed Board Coordinator, to take a tour of the Cowichan Watershed in order to become more informed and thus help pass that information along to the public. Part of the purpose of the tour was to look at the best examples of riparian habitat. “And it’s important for me to go and look at the last project that Gerald Thom worked on at the Lake Cowichan Band (lands),” says Hunter. “Because it tells a story and it tells a story of the amazing things that that group, under Gerald’s leadership, was doing and will continue to do.” The tour included a visit to the weir in Lake Cowichan, stops around the lake, the Greendale Trestle, Stoltz Bluff, Quamichan Village, and the Cowichan Estuary. Hunter wants to dispel myths surrounding the watershed and educate the public about the rich resource that is the watershed, and the work that has been done to restore and protect certain areas. He cites as an example, the weir in Lake Cowichan, saying that it doesn’t affect winter water levels, but the funnel action under the Greendale Trestle does. “The Greendale Trestle is like a funnel and water, from the lake and above, gets stuck in behind it, and that’s what causes the high water in Lake Cowichan. There’s just lots of stuff that just isn’t based on fact,” says Hunter. One of the highlights for Hunter is the Cowichan Estuary. “It’s got this proportionally huge and productive estuary, which is in the top eight in BC. And if you combine that with the Chemainus it’s just amazing. Probably the third most important area for fish and wildlife on the coast.” He adds that it’s the only estuary in the are that has a plan to deal with legal issues concerning it. “And that’s because of a big dispute back in the 70s when they were trying to develop it, and people from the Cowichan Valley stood up and said nuh-uh.” They even went so far as to take ads out in Seattle papers stating that BC is not a tourist destination spot because of how the province manages its environment. “They backed the government down. And I think that if we’re trying to find the roots of the incredible stewardship community here, I think perhaps that episode was one of the contributors,” says Hunter. At Stoltz Bluff, one of the stops along the way, Hunter says that there was $1.3 million spent on an enhancement project. “And it’s just amazing that it happened and it’s an amazing project and the results have been phenomenal as far as for fish,” says Hunter. Numbers of chum salmon specifically have rebounded since the project was completed. Black Bridge, on reserve land on the lower Cowichan, is one example of inefective engineering, according to Hunter. “Because what they do is they make the make river two 90 degree turns, essentially, in a distance of about 100 meters.” The result is huge deposits of gravel that have nowhere else to go. The Watershed Board plans to do at least one tour a week from now until the end of October, inviting key stakeholders to become informed through their first-hand experience of all that it has to offer. “We want to get the opinion leaders in our community out so that they know more about it,” says Hunter. A few years ago the Cowichan Watershed Board put out a survey to try and gage the level of knowledge the residents of the valley have about the watershed. “Many people don’t even know where their water comes from. In fact 72 per cent of the people in Duncan didn’t even know where their water came from,” says Hunter. These tours could include bringing classes from Lake Cowichan School to educate the younger generations as well. For more information, visit cowichanwatershedboard.ca.

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VICTORIA – There was an uproar in the B.C. legislature this spring when Transportation Minister Todd Stone went ahead with $19 million in cuts to lowusage coastal ferry routes. The plan had been laid out in detail before last year’s election. It targeted sailings where ridership was in the low teens or even single digits. On some sailings the Transport Canada-mandated crew outnumbered the passengers. Despite the cries of doom, most of the sailing reductions have been managed – with one glaring exception. The Discovery Coast Circle Tour route saw its ferry from Port Hardy to Bella Coola replaced, using the smallest vessel in the BC Ferries fleet, the opendecked Nimpkish. This move wasn’t a direct response to low usage, a chronic issue with some of the minor route sailings along the coast. It was to avoid ordering a replacement for the Queen of Chilliwack, which sailed directly between Port Hardy and Bella Coola. This summer the first leg was consolidated with the Northern Expedition, the vessel that replaced the doomed Queen of the North on the Inside Passage run up to Prince Rupert. At Bella Bella, after a layover of a couple of hours, the Nimpkish took over with space for 16 standard vehicles on its deck and a midnight arrival time in Bella Coola. The direct route had been mainly used by European tourists,

who sailed from the Lower Mainland to Victoria, drove the length of the Island, ferried to Bella Coola and drove through the rugged Chilcotin to Williams Lake and back down south to complete the circle tour. The new route incorporated stops in remote outposts Ocean Falls and Shearwater, making it even longer. Warnings came early. “That’s where 90 per cent of the [BC Ferries] money is being lost, on the milk runs, and that’s the part they are keeping,” Petrus Rykes, a tourism operator at Anahim Lake for 40 years, said in March. “The part they’ve cancelled was at 70 per cent capacity, the second highest of all the fleet routes.” Reports of a bad slump have come to pass. The changes meant bookings couldn’t be made until April, too late for most international travelers. A survey by Bella Coola Valley Tourism in mid-summer found most operators losing business, from 10 to 90 per cent. A bus tour of Canadian seniors heading west from Williams Lake was terminated after 14 years. One tourism operator on Highway 20 is considering closing down. Stone and his family took the new route themselves in early August, with the minister offering sunny reports on his blog. Stone summed up his experience this way: “At the end of the day, my assessment is that the Nimpkish is a good tourism product if tourists are made fully aware as to the type of service it provides. If correct expectations are set, I believe the Nimpkish can be marketed as a valuable tourism component of the Discovery Coast Circle Tour. “The decision to do this rests squarely on the shoulders of the tourism industry and tourism operators who need to decide whether or not they want this

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service to work, to grow and to be viable in order to capture a share of the thousands of international tourists looking for exactly the kind of adventure the Nimpkish provides.” Got that, Discovery Coast tourism folks? If this milk run doesn’t work next year, it will be your fault. Heck, the Nimpkish has free snacks

and drinks for your 10-hour voyage, much of it in the dark. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @ tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca

Has CVRD taken on DFO and MOE responsibilities? Dear Editor: I was wondering after reading the article about CVRD wanting to pump water from the lake into the river who had given CVRD a mandate to take over from the Federal Fisheries (DFO) and the B.C. Ministry of Environment (MOE) or is this more empire building? I was always under the impression CVRD looked after zoning, bylaws, Official Community Plans, OCP, waste disposal facilities, etc. Kindest regards, Jeff Abbott Youbou Area I Area Planning Committee member

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We asked: The Town of Lake Cowichan is proposing to build a community garden. Is that something you would participate in?

Ray Cote “I think it is a good idea. There are people that need the food in the area and it helps older people my age keep busy and doing other things.”

Sylvia Johnson “I doubt it. I agree with it, I think it is a good thing, but I just don’t have the time myself.”

Pat Foster “I personally wouldn’t participate in it; I have a large garden at home. I do think it is a good idea for people who don’t have a garden. I could see people using it for their family or donating it (harvested produce, to the food bank.”

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“I am sure my wife would. She would bring the girls down to do stuff like that, (so) it would be more for the girls though than food to eat.”

“Absolutely not, there’s plenty of them (gardens) around, we don’t need that. Just like those islands and flowers and crap around here.”

More to attracting industry than town beautification Dear Editor, Re: Bonnie and Ted Gamble’s letter: Town improvement imperative to attract industry, Aug. 20 issue. Unfortunately, industry doesn’t relocate to a town for the trees, flowers and street beautification they come for reasonably priced property, some kind of tax relief, a need for their product, and a local eager workforce. I had the privilege of serving on the Community Economic Adjustment Committee which was formed in 2001 after the Youbou mill closed. It included members from the CVRD as well as the town and we were provided with provincial and, I believe, federal funding. The committee spent a couple of years and a good deal of money trying to encourage industry to come here to no avail. Geoff Millar, economic officer for the CVRD, was the driving force with that project. I recall a time when a chicken processing plant was proposed near the entrance to town and many residents didn’t want it. They were afraid of the smell, noise, and pollution even when they were assured the water heading

Youbou has elk problem Dear Editor, Youbou residents have a major problem with Elk. Elk have come out of the bush and have destroyed fruit trees,shrubs, flower pots, destroyed lawns, and have made life just horrible for the people of Youbou. Residents of Youbou have phoned the CVRD and the wildlife conservationist (only) to get a statement saying that Youbou has no elk problem. I’ve seen the damage and it’s substantial. How long are these people supposed to deal with all the damage from these huge animals? The residents try to get the Elk to leave and all the Elk do is look

out of it would be drinkable and no smell would be evident as the birds would not be living on site. So what kind of industry would suite the people of this area, I wonder? We definitely need industry here, but what is imperative is for residents of the Cowichan Lake area to support the businesses that exist before going down the road to (Duncan) to make their purchases. Local businesses like Country Grocer, Lake Cowichan Furniture, L.C. Pharmacy, Home Hardware, Irly Home Centre, etc. support community charities, are quick to give discounts, have lots of great sales, and price-match whenever possible. If you can’t get it here for a reasonable price, then you have a reason to go elsewhere, but try here first. It helps the local economy by keeping jobs here. Beautifying the town core has been a hot topic for many years and the ”Green Streets” grant started the ball rolling. However, grants are great to start a project, but they dry up and are not available for maintenance or upgrading for years to come. With planning and research we could have

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at them and go on eating. Mr. and Mrs. Gerry Vermiere are known for their flower gardens. Tourists have stopped in the past to take pictures of their beautiful gardens. All Mr. Vermiere has left are broken fruit trees, and chewed shrubs and plants pulled out of the ground. They were told to build a fence around their property. It would cost them about $8,000. A fence would not guarantee that the animals could not get in, as they are very large animals. I know that they are protected animals but who’s going to protect the residents of Youbou?

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Scotch broom police Dear Editor, First of all I want to thank ex-mayor Jack Peak for being so candid and truthful about the current ineffective mayor and town counsel and particularly our out-of-date and over-due administration head. When I heard that Lake Cowichan property owners far and wide were receiving warning letters about the broom in their yards I just about bust a gut laughing. I live in Point Ideal and the property directly across from my home is a designated town “viewpoint” that surely holds the record for the most broom on Vancouver Island. Directly across from the viewpoint is an easement that runs along side my three-quarter acre fully landscaped property

avoided extra watering and maintenance costs with this beautification. The traffic-slowing islands should have been covered with weed cloth and rocks with just a few trees and drought-tolerant plants like grasses and lavender. Flowers and shrubs are lovely but need continual care and feeding and are often stolen as happened earlier this year. Our new Town Square is also an attractive addition to the area, but there was definitely not a need for a stage there when we have a perfectly good, if unfortunatelyplaced, band shell stage in Central (Carpentier) Park. Managing a town or municipality and trying to please a majority of the citizens is a tough job. Elected officials are obligated to plan and research before taking on a project and they also need to take in to account the on-going costs to maintain these various projects in the future without always raising taxes or fees. High taxes and fees will only drive businesses and homeowners away.

that I have cleared and cut for at least six years with no help from the town. I don’t know about the rest of you, but I am tired of living in the ugliest little town beside the most beautiful place in the world. Our taxes are outrageous and we seem to think that building libraries that will be extinct in 10 years, and a town square, will change the town. Give me a break, counsel. A very good Lake Cowichan friend who has lived here for only 60 years told me the joke has always been, where is the lake? Think about it. Come on people, give your collective heads a shake and elect business minded people who can make this town into the fabulous place it deserves to be. Ted Hayward Lake Cowichan

Youbou stand-off between elk and dogs Malcolm Chalmers

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Residents in the Cowichan Lake area sometimes have a love/hate relationship with local wildlife. This large Roosevelt Elk and its herd make their home in the woods behind Youbou and can often be seen making their way to the down the mountain to the lake. Unfortunately on their way they will stop and nibble on the bounty of the forest/yards. Residents with

gardens often try unsuccessfully to keep these wild creatures out of their yards and gardens by building a variety of fences or enclosures to keep them separated. Others welcome visits by these wild animals as they would birds and insects to their yards. Rural life has its advantages and disadvantages. People move to this area to live in a rural setting with all that comes with it, sharing experiences with nature and its creatures can be one of the major pluses of living here.

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From atop Bald Mountain some of the areas most beautiful vistas can be seen of the upper and lower portions of Cowichan Lake as well as Gordon Bay, the Narrows, the North Arm and the surrounding mountains. All this in one hike! Over the years countless hikers including, scouts, guides, school students, individual hikers, and more recently, members of the Cowichan Lake Retreads hiking group, have all enjoyed hiking the nearby mountain. A local favorite, Baldy stands high enough to be seen from many parts of town and the surrounding communities. The late Trevor Green hiked the mountain many times during his life as well as other nearby mountain peaks. According to Green, once long ago, from the summit of Baldy when the air was crystal clear, he spotted, “for just a brief moment with the naked eye, a white dot far off on the eastern horizon moving slowly along the edge of the coastline.” The dot that he saw was actually the CRP passenger ship on its afternoon run from Victoria to Vancouver. The sighting was possible because smog and industrial haze likely “did not exist” back then, so wrote Green.

When hiking the mountain trails one is rewarded with spectacular vistas and the chance to rest and take in the view at a spot called the lookout. Many years ago the site was a ranger station lookout where government fire wardens watched surrounding mountains for any sign of forest fires. The lookout was manned by fire wardens who stayed on the mountain during their shifts. Among them were Norm Gravelle and Reg Pilcher whose sons still live in the area. Reg was later stationed at the lookout on Hill 60. In the 1940s the original trail up Baldy was re-routed to the north shore of the lake from which a beautiful view of the North Arm and a small parking lot could be seen. Eventually the road to the parking lot was deemed unsafe due to erosion. In the 1960s the Bald Mountain lookout station had become redundant leaving the wooden structure at the mercy of the elements. With countless logging roads opening the forests and

logging operations much further out into the woods, and with practical, cost efficient modern fire-fighting equipment the lookout sat idle. Green lamented some years ago that although the sturdily-constructed station (lookout) which had been left intact for use by hikers and overnight campers, had been totally destroyed by vandals within a year or so. By the 1980s the trail, which had eroded and grown over in many areas, was brought back to its former glory by two determined and dedicated individuals, Phil and Thelma Denninger. They brush cut the trail from the then Scout Camp (on the south side of the mountain) all the way to the summit, leaving it in excellent shape. Presently the trail, which has undergone many changes over the past years, is well maintained and offers beautiful views for those who are in good physical condition.

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Now: Today the lookout is a welcome rest spot and place to enjoy the lovely vistas that surround Bald Mountain. Members of the local Retreads Hiking group often hike the trails of Bald Mountain, and in May, placed a plaque in memory of Retreads founder Jean Cozens at the site of the Lookout.

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Ned says goodbye to the Homestead This year the couple has decided to keep the money local and graciously donate all Lake CowiChan Gazette bottles, cans, and returnables accumulated throughout the evening to the family of On Saturday, Sept. 13, the music and fun Aimee Smith-Brown. Ned will also donate that is Nedfest will resonate through the $1 from all pre-sale tickets and $5 from all streets of Mesachie Lake for the last time. tickets sold at the gate to Smith-Brown’s Organizers Doug Eddy and Chrissy family in honour of Cheryl Eddy, Doug’s Belcourt are calling an end to the annual event for their own reasons, but for an event mom, who lost her battle with brain cancer in 1999. that started in Eddy’s back yard on his “We know that Cheryl, like the rest of fortieth birthday, it has done much to raise the good people in the valley, would have money for the fight against cancer. rolled up her sleeves and pitched in during “We’ve raised over $6,000,” says Eddy. this time of loss and need,” says Belcourt. Over the last five years, Nedfest Oceans of Opportunity has attracted some fairly big names to the Cowichan Lake area, names such as Daniel Wesley, 99 Buck, and Weak Patrol. A total of six bands will grace the stage out at 9446 South Shore Road this year. Clearcut, Dirty Harriet, The New Leaves, The Colts, Weak Patrol, and Trace the Sky as the evening’s headliners. And though this is the last year for Nedfest, Eddy and Belcourt are Experience the Adventure not done. The couple is hoping to Oceans of Opportunity organize a similar kind of annual Sea Cadets event sometime in the future. For ages 12 to 18 “Ned, whoever this Ned character Tamu Miles

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is, is not dead, but I know he’s all done out at the Homestead (and) he wants to do something else,” says Eddy. “We want to make something big,” he adds. “We want to make something rockin’.” The couple say they really thought about not putting on an event this year. “But then we thought about some of the people that have come there over the years and their stories,” says Eddy. There has been more than one couple who met on Nedfest Homestead grounds, fell in love and were later married, only to return on a fourth or fifth year anniversary. “It’s so cool,” says Belcourt. Looking back, Eddy and Belcourt say that Nedfest has been about the celebration of life. “The whole thing is to celebrate our lives. Us, right here in the moment, but at the same time we take a few minutes every year and we remember all of our loved ones. Our mission statement is a celebration of life for those of us who are fortunate enough to still be alive,” says Eddy. “Nedfest has been very successful for the people, you know?” says Belcourt. The couple want to end Nedfest Homestead on a high note. “This last one so we’re just going to have a great time and make sure that everybody else has a great time and enjoy the last one,” says Belcourt. “And what better cause than for Aimee, right?” says Eddy. Nedfest is all volunteer run, with even the bands, light and technical people donating their time and talent. “We feed them and drink them,” says Belcourt. Cowichan Lake District Minor Hockey Association is “Everybody just comes and looking for referees for the coming season. has a blast,” Tickets are $40 in advance, For more information contact Ryan Rai at $50 at the gate, and youth ryan_rai@hotmail.com or call 250.510.2437 and kids under 16 are free. If you’re a student between the age of 16 and 18, you get in for $20 in advance and $30

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Weak Patrol rocks the stage at last year’s Nedfest.

at the gate. These prices include a campsite spot on the property or a free bus ride home. “We’ll do pick-ups in Duncan that we’ll announce as we get closer to the date,” says Eddy. “And we’ll be notifying the taxis to come out there too,” adds Belcourt. “Because we do not condone drinking and driving. It’s against the whole thing.” Tickets are available at Irly Building Centre, Jakes at the Lake, Island Canine Care and Just Jakes in Duncan. Food will be provided by Friezen Meats and Salmonberry Bistro. There will also be kids entertainment including balloon twisting, magic tricks, etc. Campers are encouraged to come set up on the property anytime after noon on Sept. 13, and music is set to start at around 4 p.m., with Clearcut kicking off the evening. As always, “Ned asks that you leave your dogs and other pets at home,” Eddy reminds attendees.

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at the Duncan United Church, 246 Ingram Street, Duncan. Audition packages are now available for pickup at the Island Savings Centre Box Office (2687 James Street, Duncan). If you’ve never seen this Gilbert and Sullivan show, you’re in for a treat: it’s full of swashbuckling action and romance -all with tongue firmly placed in cheek. Get ready to dance and sing and ham it up - this is going to be fun!

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Concentration shows on Diane Myrdens face after she throws her rock. She was on the Elzinga Rink in the semi finals at the Cowichan Curling Club Summer Bonspiel last weekend.

Local curlers rock the rinks From Friday, Aug. 22 to Sunday, Aug. 24, Cowichan Lake Recreation hosted their annual Summer Curling Bonspiel at the Cowichan Lake Arena. If you’re a curling fan, this was an event that you simply had to watch. There was national and international champions as well as local curlers teamed together to make for an exciting event for everyone.

The results: 1st in A event - Venn Team 1st in B event - Miles Craig Team 1st in C event - Wes Craig Team 2nd in A event - Callander Team 2nd in B event - Sutton Team 2nd in C event - Elzinga Team 3rd in A event - Swanson Team 3rd in B event - Riehl Team 3rd in C event - Dentoom Team 4th in A event - Croteau Team 4th in B event - Challborn Team 4th in C event - Dellebuur Team 1st in D event/consolation - Ainsley Team 2nd in D event/consolation - Miller Team

SIMTS is a non-profit society dedicated to the preservation of live musical theatre and the introduction of stage/choral work to a whole new generation of performers, and as such we welcome new members of all experience levels. For more information on our upcoming show, go to www.cowichanmusicalsociety.bc.ca.

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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.

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In addition to auditioning all leading roles, on this date we will also be accepting applications from anyone wanting to participate in the show as a member of the men’s/ladies’ chorus or as part of our stage crew. We are looking for assistants in all departments, so there are plenty of opportunities to be involved on and off stage. The chorus of daughters, pirates and police will be selected at the first rehearsal in the fall.

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.

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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

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Cool back to college cars for under $15,000 While some lucky students may have received new cars as high school graduation gifts, the odds are most will have scrimped and saved from part-time to buy that first set of wheels. Whatever the financial circumstances, young buyers will surely share the desire for a car that is economical to operate. Here are five picks available in Canada for under $15,000 – all prices quoted exclude taxes and delivery charges.

Extra dollars bring techy additions that transform it into a Wi-Fi hotspot and enable the downloading of useful in-car apps to aid navigation. An Ecotec 1.2-litre, four-cylinder engine, mated to a five-speed tranny, provides the Spark! Sips gas at 6.4/5.7 L/100kms (city/hwy).

D Toyota Yaris Hatchback: $14,255 At the time of writing, only the 2014 version is available but the new look 2015 is on its way, so look for deals B Nissan Micra: $9,998 on the outgoing car. The Micra is back after a 21-year The proven 1.5-litre engine and fiveabsence and it’s a more than welcome speed manual transmission remain return. It has a European style, boast– currently offering a fuel economy ing 60/40 split rear seats and back of 6.7/5.5 L/100kms (city/hwy) – and seat heating ducts as standard fare. pricing will likely be similar with A 1.6-litre DOHC 4-cylinder engine added features. Power windows and a Keith Morgan matched to either a 5-speed manual 6.1” display audio multimedia system transmission or a 4-speed automatwith USB audio input and Bluetooth ic transmission powers it and the capability will be standard. estimated fuel economy is 8.6/6.6 L/100km (city/ highway). E Ford Fiesta: $14,394 C Chevy Spark: $11,945 Shop around because I’ve seen discounted base The Chevy Spark is cute as a bug. Its list of standard models recently for the sedan and hatchback versafety features, which includes 10 air bags, helped sions recently. make it an Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Ford is about connectivity and few extra dollars Top Safety Pick for 2014. will add desirable tech features to the info/audio

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system, which already includes a USB port. The base engine is a 1.6-litre four-cylinder engine or the new three-cylinder 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine is an option. Both are gas-miserly: 7/5 L/100kms (city/hwy) for the 1.6, 6.2/4.3 for the three-banger. F Honda Fit: $14,635 The very reliable Fit has been redesigned for 2015 and now include Bluetooth connectivity and a rear-view camera as standard equipment. It also gets a boost in power with a new 1.5-litre engine, matched to a 5-speed manual shift that pumps fuel at the rate of 7.1/6.5 L/100km (city/hwy).

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Hyundai Accent: $15,169 Mitsubishi Lancer: $14,998 Kia Rio: $15,480 Dodge Dart: $15,995 Mazda2: $14,450

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Sometime between Aug. 22 and 23, a black metal toolbox was taken from the 7000 block of Cowichan Lake Rd. in Lake Cowichan. The toolbox was on the ground in front of a residence and may have been mistaken for a â&#x20AC;&#x153;freeâ&#x20AC;? item. A small four-door silver car associated to a white male in his 40s with reddish blond hair and a female with blond hair was seen in the area around the time of the theft. Anyone with information relating to this theft is asked to contact Lake Cowichan RCMP at 250749-6668 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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As the municipal elections get closer, a local group wants to hear your thoughts on local issues. One Cowichan, a citizen-run group that brings citizens together to make a difference in their community, has launched a survey to gauge local opinion on a range of issues ahead of Novemberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s municipal elections. The result will be a Community Platform used to engage citizens and assess candidates. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Politics is too important to be left just to politicians,â&#x20AC;? Lake Cowichan team member Evelyn Hunter said in a press release. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Citizens have a lot of ideas and opinions that candidates need to be made aware of.â&#x20AC;? One Cowichan supporters will also be on doorsteps this fall, encouraging people to vote. Like the rest of B.C., the Cowichan Valley historically has low municipal voter turnout, with about a third of people voting, states the release. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Local government is the closest level of government to us, making decisions that affect us every day,â&#x20AC;? said One Cowichan organizer Rosalie Sawrie. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be out talking to our neighbours and building a bandwagon that ends up at the voting booth.â&#x20AC;? The survey questions were developed in consultation with the neighbourhood teams that One Cowichan has helped build over the past months in anticipation of a possible HST-style citizensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; initiative on the Enbridge pipeline. The survey will be open until Sept. 17, and One Cowichan intends to release the Community Platform around Oct. 1. A questionnaire based on the Community Platform will then be sent to candidates. The survey can be found at www.onecowichan.ca. ~Ladysmith Chronicle

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