Lake Cowichan Gazette, September 24, 2014 by Black Press Media Group

Fishy fun at food fest: 15th Annual Salmon and Mushroom Festival this weekend at the hall PAGE 2

Fire fighters in fall: Departments around the lake busy in the community PAGES 11, 14

Retreads update: Hikers hit the trails on three creeks in the area PAGE 12

Photo Dennis Skalicky

Palsson Elementary School principal Jann Drake was on hand to welcome back students for their first day of school on Monday. This will be the last year that Jann will be able to greet the students on the beginning of a new school year as she is set to retire in December.

Back to school a welcome relief for all

Aspen Gainer

LAKE COWICHAN GAZETTE

Monday marked the first day back to school after the months-long strike and lockout of B.C. teachers. “I’m pretty excited,” says Donelle Eaton, a Grade 10 student in Lake Cowichan. “I was getting pretty bored at home so I’m actually kind of excited to do school work.” The return to routine is a welcome relief for all sides of the issue. “It’s great that they’re back. I’ve got three kids,” says parent Mark Rowbottom. “I just hope it doesn’t affect their learning because of the time lost. I just hope the teachers got a fair deal.” The past six months have been filled with controversy for the province’s teachers, but last week an agreement was reached between the teachers and the province.

“Without knowing the particulars for the cost of inflation over the next five teachers were really fighting to bring of the agreement, I somehow feel they years. awareness to, explains Rolls. probably still got robbed in the deal,” says This means that the value of a teacher’s With the new agreement, it means they Rowbottom. salary will go down in the next five years can continue to discuss these problems. Education representatives were as the cost of living rises. As well, the new agreement provides diplomatic about the agreement. “Did we get what we want? No. Did we $75 million province-wide for schools to “There was give and take on both sides,” get what we need for our kids? No. But dedicate to hiring new teachers. says Chris Rolls, president of the Lake what we got is a good starting point,” says “That was one thing from the agreement Cowichan Teachers’ Association. Rolls. that we appreciate,” says Rolls. “I’m eager But Rolls feels the government distracted And what the teachers got, among other to see how this year is going to change and the public from the main issues of the things, was a promise that the government how many teachers get hired.” debate. would hear again in coming years the In the end, Rolls says that a lot of really The real issue was never about teachers’ issues which teachers were fighting to good things happened for children in the wages and benefits, explains Rolls, who make heard — class size and composition. lake communities, and the most important has been an educator for 30 years. Teachers As parents, children and educators know, thingSE was the community spirit. PTEM BEappreciate R 2014 all of the people wanted to raise awareness about class size class size has been increasing over the past “We greatly S M T W and composition, two topics that have years due to budget cuts. that showed their says Rolls. “It T support,” F S concerned educators for years now. With those increases, there is often an goes a long way to making us feel like we 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 The current agreement lasts for increase of special needs which may or were doing the right thing and fighting for five years. Teacher salaries increased may in students. Schools our kids.” SEPTnot EMbe SErecognized BE PT R 20 EM TORolls TO 14BEthe R 20 14 COAST COAST marginally, but they gave up the inflation don’t currently have resources to give voices what every parent and TO Seach TO M student T SW MTtheTFattention increase, meaning that teachers’ wages they deserve. educator knows. WS T F GET S were not increased enough to account It is these two main issues that $ the “It’s the kids that come first.”

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Annual food fest features fishy fun Lake Cowichan Salmon and Mushroom Festival goes this weekend Aspen Gainer Lake CowiChan Gazette

The 15th annual Lake Cowichan Salmon and Mushroom Festival happens on Saturday and Sunday at the Lake Cowichan Centennial Hall. This year’s festival, open from 10-4 on both days, includes local arts and crafts, baked goods, mushroom talks, mushroom identification, cooking demonstrations and a menu full of delicious tidbits. The ever-popular Sunday field trips (participants are encouraged to come early for these) will be led by mushroom experts Ingeborg Woodsworth, David Tamblin and Jeff Hutjens. Registration for the field trips is required and donations are encouraged. Woodsworth, who puts the

festival on, says that in a good wet year, there are normally around 78 genuses of mushrooms identified. “After a dry year such as this one, we’ll get 50 hopefully,” says Woodsworth. She has also challenged mushrooms lovers from the south island and even the mainland to bring mushrooms to identify this year. New to the festival is the fish painting. There will be fish on display (and on ice!) for adults and children to create their own likeness, inspired by larger-than-life fish painted by artists in the area. Music upstairs in the hall will be provided this year by the former high school principal and his band. Downstairs listeners will be serenaded by the strolling minstrel. This year’s festival is especially lucky to be opened by a chief from one of the local First Nations tribes. Admission to the festival is $2 for adults. Children under 12 are free. For more information, visit salmonmushroomfestival.com.

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Ingeborg Woodsworth runs the annual Salmon and Mushroom Festival which takes place every year in Lake Cowichan. This 15th festival will feature events such as fish painting, which is a new addition to the festival.

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Pilot project now accepts your pesky film plastic

Photo Aspen Gainer

Ian Morrison, CVRD Area F Director, explains how those pesky film plastics will now be accepted at Honeymoon Bay and Mesachie Lake post offices during postal hours.

Residents of Mesachie Lake and Honeymoon Bay frustrated with the refusal of Multi-Material BC (the province’s recycling authority) to accept film plastic in the CVRD’s curbside recycling blue totes will now have an option to recycle their “banned” film plastic items. I have listened to my community members complain about no longer being allowed to put film plastic in their blue recycling totes. Avid recyclers say burning fuel to transport their “bag of bags” to Meades Creek or Bings Creek transfer stations isn’t environmentally sound. Many curbside customers have reluctantly and sadly resorted to just putting their “banned plastic” into the garbage for curbside pickup. In response to this feedback, I am pleased to announce a new pilot project in Honeymoon Bay and Mesachie to collect residents’ film plastic as early as this week. To begin the project, I approached the senior manager in charge of both the facilities and solid waste several weeks ago, with the idea of collecting film plastic in our community’s halls during regular post office hours. I arranged an on-site meeting with the managers responsible for West Cowichan facilities and CVRD recycling programs and pitched the film plastic collection idea. CVRD facilities and solid waste staff is very supportive of the idea and agreed to launch this pilot project based on the following: 1) Solid waste would provide recycling totes to be

Tour rolling into town Aspen Gainer

Lake CowIChan Gazette

The 2014 Tour de Rock will be coming to Lake Cowichan on Tuesday, Sept. 30. Scheduled to arrive at 11:17 a.m., the riders will make their way to Lake Cowichan School where they will stop for lunch and will meet the public. The group will then head over to Palsson School around noon where they will take part in a school event in the gymnasium. The public is encouraged to attend these events and show their support for the riders. The Tour de Rock riders will be

heading back to Duncan around 12:15 p.m. More than 100 police officers and emergency services personnel are participating in this year’s tour to raise awareness and money for paediatric cancer research. The Cops for Cancer campaign runs through September and into October, with money raised going to fund leading edge cancer research and support programs operated by the Canadian Cancer Society like Camp Goodtimes. Find the tour and donate online at Copsforcancerbc.ca or at Facebook. com/CopsforCancerBC.

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located inside the hall foyers. 2) Recycling totes will be accessible only during post office hours. 3) Post office staff will be provided with information pamphlets to hand out to the public, if asked about what exactly is considered film plastic. 4) Facilities staff will empty the tote as needed and prepare plastic for pick up by solid waste staff based on the curbside collection schedule. 5) Clear, informative signage will be installed to explain the pilot project. 6) Contamination (drop-off of any non-film plastic materials in or around the tote, including garbage or other recyclable items) will result in immediate termination of the pilot project and the permanent removal of film plastic recycling totes from the community hall foyers. 7) CVRD staff will monitor the totes for rates of use and help determine if the pilot project is successful. Residents can ensure the pilot project is successful by only recycling clean film plastic, and vigorously preventing contamination from occurring at this site. If you have any questions about this pilot project please contact Ian Morrison, at 250-749-0135 (home) or 250-510-7163 (cell). For general recycling questions, please call the CVRD Recycling Hotline, 250-746-2540.

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Report card time for civic politicians Tom Fletcher BLACK PRESS

This November, voters will be hiring local politicians for a fouryear term, rather than three. It’s a good time to ask some tough questions about the performance of councils on the job they are assigned to do, as opposed to posturing about senior government matters. Remember when it was fashionable for city councils to declare their communities “a nuclear weapons-free zone”? You can still see the signs entering Vancouver and Nanaimo. Alert voters may wonder: “Did they really think we’re that stupid?” Yes, they did. And some of them still do. To illustrate, allow me to introduce my poster child for bad local government, Victoria city councillor Ben Isitt. A long-time NDP activist, Isitt got elected three years ago after raising his name recognition with a couple of runs for mayor. His rookie term has been notable for a series of stunts that extend his career as a professional student, campus radical and occasional history lecturer. One of Isitt’s big studies is the influence of Soviet communism on the B.C. NDP. He was on one of his visits to Russia earlier this year when President Vladimir Putin was having his way with Crimea. Isitt’s fondness for state control was on display last fall when aboriginal protesters disrupted natural gas drilling in New Brunswick, torching several police vehicles in the process. Isitt took to his Facebook page to decry the federal government’s use of police against the population, and suggested Canada should emulate Venezuela, where petroleum resources benefit the people rather than corporations. Venezuela sells gasoline for nine cents a gallon, the late Hugo Chavez’s gift to his people after nationalizing the oil industry. The capital, Caracas, is famous for extreme poverty, brutally suppressed riots, and a crime rate so bad it ranks among the world’s most dangerous cities.

How does Isitt’s political outlook translate to his role in local government? This week local politicians gather in Whistler for the annual Union of B.C. Municipalities convention. One of Isitt’s first contributions a couple of years ago was at a UBCM workshop on how to finance local infrastructure. Isitt proposed setting up a municipal income tax. Presumably this would be on top of property taxes. In its wisdom, Victoria council appointed Isitt as their Capital Regional District representative. In that capacity he led the charge against Canada Post’s decision to wind up door-to-door delivery for the minority of people who aren’t already using community mailboxes. After instructing Ottawa to accelerate the bankruptcy of this Crown corporation, Isitt began ordering the province to intervene in a dispute over Grace Islet, a rocky point off Salt Spring Island where an Alberta man is trying to build a retirement home. The dispute centres on aboriginal burial grounds and artifacts, and Isitt appointed himself advocate for the grievances of native people. When the B.C. government didn’t follow his instructions, he demanded that the CRD expropriate the land and evict the owner. Island politics being what it is, this was actually considered before cooler heads prevailed. And how are things with the CRD’s real job while the Isitt circus rolls on? The most over-governed region in B.C. remains locked in a bitter turf war over a federally mandated sewage treatment project, and is on the verge of forfeiting hundreds of millions in provincial funds. So voters should ask themselves a couple of questions this November. Is your council doing the job it was hired to do? And do you trust these individuals with your wallet until the fall of 2018? Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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Don’t want to raise the weir? Try building yourself a dock Now that the CVRD has voted to endorse the Cowichan Basin Water Management Plan to store and/or access more water in the Cowichan Lake it is inevitable that the weir will be raised in the not too distant future. This is absolutely crucial for the survival of resident ﬁsh and of utmost importance to the steelhead and three species of salmon that spawn in the Cowichan River. The sooner the weir is raised the better for the overall health of the Cowichan River and the survival of the Catalyst Pulp Mill. To the small groups of lakefront property owners who are opposed to the raising of the weir I have no sympathy. If you can afford lakefront property and in many cases can afford huge luxury homes and seem to be able to pay

the exorbitant property taxes (which I am all too familiar with as I own eight acres on the river) then you should be able to afford to build a nice wharf reaching out into the lake. Not only would a wharf provide for good tanning, swimming and boat moorage, I’m sure it would enhance the resale value of your property. I believe there is a very reputable dock/ wharf builder in town so if you chose this route not only would you be improving your investment, you would also be beneﬁtting the local economy. As wharfs also provide much needed shade for small fry you would also be contributing to the health and security of our endangered ﬁsh. -Tony Green

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Street Beat

Cowichan Lake

SAYS We asked: How do you feel about street buskers? Should they be required to have a business licence?

Roland Desrochers “I’m all for it, it is nice to see stuff going on in the community. I do feel they should have to pay something though, because they are making money in the community.”

Ginny Saboe “I myself enjoy them, I enjoy the different talents and if you want to donate fine, if you don’t fine, so, I love it. I don’t think they need a business licence until they have done it for awhile, (perform in one place consistently ) they can just try it out.”

Scott Lockner “It doesn’t really bother me as long as they are not aggressive, I think it lends a certain appeal, listening to live music. I don’t think they need to be licenced but there should be some quality review maybe.”

Kerri Wallis “I think busking is OK. I like to hear a bit of music on the street, as long as they are not pushy when you walk by, if you don’t want to donate. No comment on the business licence.”

Trevor Thibedeau “I’m fine with them. I see two regulars in Duncan, people seem to like listening to them. Lake cowichan charges for stuff the shouldn’t, leave them alone, they are making a little money not causing trouble.”

Parker Jefferson

Raising the weir requires haste

One COwiChan It has been an interesting, productive and even historic couple of weeks in the Cowichan Valley. Our drought concerns continue and it is now projected that we will reach zero storage in the lake about Oct. 18 without significant rainfall. At that point the river flow will slowly decay, dropping below four cubic meters per second (CMS) and continuing down until the rains come. The Crofton mill may then be forced to shut down, putting almost 600 valley residents out of work and jeopardizing the arrangements with their customers overseas. Climate predictions for this fall are not encouraging. We are expecting warmer and drier than normal conditions. The Federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans has stepped up to the plate by assigning our only local conservation officer to take the lead in the chinook salmon trap and trucking operation. With financial support from CVRD, Cowichan Tribes and other conservation groups we will work together to get as many salmon as possible up river to their preferred spawning grounds. The operation is scheduled to begin in the next few weeks. On Sept. 10, the CVRD board passed a resolution that endorses the entire Cowichan Basin Water Management Plan, which includes provisions for increasing summer water storage. This has been in front of the board for the past seven years and with our community suffering through our second drought in the past three years it was finally

passed with only one dissenting vote. The CVRD will now move quickly to assess the best options for increasing water storage in the summer. Raising the weir is the obvious answer, but that may be combined with pumping water from deep in the lake to augment summer river flows. There is some urgency to formulate plans and get the engineering completed as soon as possible not only to save our fish but also to access time-sensitive federal funding of millions of dollars. We want to be “shovel ready” early next year. Raising the weir has always been a contentious issue in our community, particularly with a small group of lakeshore residents. It is true that our lakeshore residents will be the only ones that will be making a sacrifice for the health of the watershed that we all benefit from. Their concerns must be heard and addressed as we continue in this initiative to store more water in the summer. The Cowichan Lake and River Stewardship Society’s Shoreline Stewardship Program (CSP) it a community resource that could be very helpful for any lakeshore residents who are concerned about erosion or flooding in front of their property. The CSP offers expert riparian area planning and can implement natural plant restoration in riparian areas. It is important to understand that we are increasing our water storage in the

summer only. The winter lake levels will not be affected by raising the weir. The average winter high water mark is a full four-and-a-half feet above the top of our existing weir. The weir has no effect on the winter high water because the lake outlet is actually at the Greendale Trestle, where the river narrows and goes through a bedrock canyon. The elevation of the riverbed at Greendale is the same as it is at the weir, and this pinch point is the cause of high water during the rainy winter season. This geological feature has been there for many thousands of years and has always been responsible for the natural lake levels in winter. To give a more graphic description of the summer storage levels we are planning take a look at your kitchen counter. If the level of your counter represents the natural average winter high water mark in Cowichan Lake, then your kitchen floor would be the level of the lake in summer if we raised the weir by 50 cm (18 inches). Each centimetre stored in the lake equates to 24 hours of river flow at seven cms. The actual amount of increased summer storage is yet to be determined. Every drop of increased summer water storage increases the health of our watershed and our community. In the coming decades water will become increasingly scarce and exponentially more valuable. Think of this initiative as building a bigger safe deposit box to store the wealth of pure fresh water we receive each winter. Water in the lake is money in the bank. Why go to all this trouble and expense for fish? It is not just about fish, but our fish are the canary in our coal mine. It is almost certain now that we will lose a large percentage of our chinook salmon this fall as we did in 2012. The river is too low for them to enter and they will be decimated by predators as they wait in the estuary. If we had more water available we could do a pulse flow to simulate a rain event and

Climate predictions for this fall are not encouraging. We are expecting warmer and drier than normal conditions

encourage the fish to enter the river but that will not be possible this year. If we were to lose the salmon in our river it would signal the beginning of the end of the health of our watershed ecosystems. The consequences of this would be far reaching, affecting not only the plants and animals in and around the river, but the health of our community as well. Food security is another good reason for us to increase water storage. The historic drought that has been affecting the entire west coast of North America from Mexico to the Cowichan Valley will continue to severely curtail food production. We import most of our food and should the ferries ever stop running we would start to see food shortages on the Island in only 72 hours. Mexico and California are in serious trouble because they have no ability to increase the water available to them. They are tapped out. We are very fortunate to have the ability to increase our water storage and with this increased storage we will have many options for food security, healthy fish stocks and a healthier community now and into the future.

The Cowichan Valley Regional District has created a new website for information on the serious water shortage affecting the Cowichan River; www.flowdown.ca provides education on why we have low river flow conditions, why it is a problem, and what is being done to address the impacts.

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It was a nostalgic day for many local residents and train buffs alike when on a March day in 1988 they witnessed the last train from Youbou as it moved slowly through town on its final run before hastening

on into oblivion. As it crossed the trestle over the Cowichan River (now the town’s main footbridge - near the Duck Pond) it slowed down acknowledging the many people who lined the road for a glimpse of what was to be, the end of an era. The Canadian National Railway (CNR) had laid the rails many years earlier for the express purpose of transporting untold numbers of railcars carrying lumber, made from timber logged locally and milled at Youbou. In those days it seemed the forests would last forever. Sixty-eight years prior to the last run, the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) first passenger train arrived at Lake Cowichan June 12, 1913. It was welcomed with much fanfare by local dignitaries (such as they were) and townsfolk. Its first run, the train was filled with CPR and government dignitaries, special guests and the CPR train crew. Behind the fanfare was the fact that “a new era had opened up for the residents of Cowichan Lake” (source Kaatza Vignettes by T. Green). The historic new era had actually started the year prior (1912) with the arrival of the first train after the completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) rail extension to the community. This event changed the course of local history forever. Until then, logs had been transported downriver to tidewater (river drives), an expensive and dangerous method which would no longer be used. Great numbers of newly felled logs could now be transported out by railway car, a faster and more

efficient method. The increase in the amount of timber being exported would be enormous and would go on for many decades. Since railcars did not carry passengers, several passenger cars were added the following year. It was then possible for locals to ride the train to Duncan on a regular basis (scheduled three days a week – an hour per trip). People no longer had to subject themselves to the somewhat tortuous fourhour journey by horse-drawn stage (coach) between Lake Cowichan and Duncan. If one wished to stay the night, Duncan offered accommodation at three hotels, the Quamichan, Tzouhalem and Alderlea. There was also a generous selection of restaurants, stores and businesses. If one wished, they could continue on to Victoria, via train. Although the train ride to Duncan was, in today’s standards, “hardly scenic”, it made three stops with the first being at Charter (railway) Siding, near the present day Skutz Falls turnoff. The next stop was at Mayo (later named Paldi) with the last stop at Old Hillcrest not far from Duncan. A fourth stop, between Cowichan Lake and Duncan, was added near the end of the First World War with the train stopping below Hill 60 to load the “ore car” with recently mined magnesium, used for the war effort. In addition to passenger cars, a quota of loaded flatcars of logs was regularly transported, some to the Chemainus mill. Locally, freight from Nanaimo and Victoria could now be transported directly to the Lake whereas previously it was brought in by horse-drawn wagons.

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Across from the lake, this well designed 3 bed/2 bath rancher is move in ready in the tranquil community of Honeymoon Bay. Features include arched ceilings, new laminate flooring, large kitchen w/ bright counter tops and island, separate eating nook & a pacific energy wood stove. En-suite features a large soaker tub and 3 skylights.

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$165,000 33 Pine Street TWO C - 1 COMMERCIAL LOTS Offered for sale as a package: the pre-fabs are not included but are negotiable; a wide range of options with C-1 zoning includes: Retail, office, clubs/theatre, auto supply, welding-machine shop or a child care facility. These lots are the best Lake Cowichan has to offer!

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A great way to get into the market with this well priced 3 bedroom home located on a corner lot. Upgrades include a remodelled bathroom and some new laminate floors. Large covered deck, great for BBQ’ing and a good sized back yard. New roof. Currently rented which makes it an affordable investment.

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Appearances are deceiving. This home is entry level but has a fully finished basement. Many updates including flooring, Low Energy Windows, vinyl decking and more. This is a great family home with 4 bedrooms, 2 baths and a big family room.

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There is room for everyone here. 4 bedroom & 2 bath home on a double south facing lot. Offers a big detached shop, fenced garden area, storage shed and many other features.

Great Investment property in the heart of Lake Cowichan. This property has been used as a residential rental but lends itself to redevelopment for commercial because of the prime location.

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2 ½ acre treed lot on the outskirts of Lake Cowichan. Great opportunity to build a beautiful home in your own private wilderness. Zoning includes B & B or intensive agriculture.

$149,450 Bay is now zoned for full time living and all owners have use LAKE & MOUNTAIN VIEW LOTS Marble of the private lakefront park with water slides and picnicking areas.

Immaculate 3 bedroom/4 bathroom home on three levels with several patios and 2 balconies to enjoy the sunsets. Loads of added features including an alarm system, built in vacuum, heated storage area and potential wine storage room. What more could you need?

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Flat lot across the road from lake front and spectacular views of Cowichan Lake, Bald Mountain and the Narrows. Water and septic system already in place. Take a look & bring your house plans.

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Looking for a well maintained home with great curb appeal, private landscaped backyard for entertaining and a separate driveway for your RV/Boat? This is the place for you! This 2 storey, 3 bedroom, 2 bath, open plan living is on a quiet no-thru road close to the Cowichan River and within easy walking distance to downtown. Don’t miss out on this one!

If you like peace and quiet in an old style setting, this is what you’re looking for. Original Douglas Fir floors, updated bathroom, kitchen, master bedroom, roof and thermal windows. As a summer / winter getaway or full time living, you can’t beat this value!

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Lot 33 Kestrel Drive – Panoramic views on .43 Acre. Perfect location to build a cottage or residence. Lot 40 Kestrel Drive – Beautiful lake views from this affordably priced lot which is nearly ½ acre. Build your dream home! Lot 45 Blackwood Heights – Private ½ acre lot surrounded by trees. Own a piece of land on the sunny side of the lake.

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Great family home with 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. Large living room with big windows to enjoy the lake views & two skylights to add natural light. En-suite bathroom recently upgraded to an enclosure with pole and seat for those with mobility challenges. Upgraded laminate flooring in both den and family room, ceramic tiles in the bathroom and built-in vacuum. Large double garage and level yard. Close to town and minutes from the boat launch.

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Cowichan Co-op Joins Pacheedaht in Seeking Community Forest Agreement A Cowichan Valley forest cooperative and the Pacheedaht First Nation have announced that they will make best efforts in a joint venture to gain a new, land-based community forest agreement with the provincial government. Cowichan Lake Community Forest Cooperative (CLCFC), with the first community forest license ever issued by the province, is joining forces with the Pacheedaht to stake out public forest land on southern Vancouver Island that they can manage and harvest on a sustainable basis for the benefit of local communities. The forest license currently held by the CLCFC is volume-based and expires in June of 2015.

CLCFC chairman Lorne Scheffer said his board of directors believes it is natural fit to work with the Pacheedaht to gain a forest land base, especially since some of the Crown Land that could be incorporated in the license is within their traditional territory. “Both of our communities suffered from the collapse of the coastal forest industry,” Scheffer said. “We have demonstrated with the management of our existing forest tenure that the resource can be managed to maximize local involvement and benefit. We can do that jointly with our Pacheedaht partners to the mutual benefit of our communities.” Pacheedaht Chief Arliss Daniels said her community

welcomes the opportunity to work as a full partner with the forest cooperative to gain land-based forest tenure. “The Pacheedaht look for stability in the management of our local forest resource and the opportunity for members of our community to benefit directly from the harvesting of this resource,” Chief Daniels said. “We take a long view in this matter and want to see that coming generations of our community can gain employment and benefits right here where we live.” The CLCFC has worked with the Pacheedaht over the years, offering the reforestation work to the community after harvesting has been completed. Wood harvested by the

History of the CLCFC Community Support History of the Cowichan Lake Community Forest Co-op CLCFC was incorporated in 1995and was the very first forest co-operative in British Columbia. The Co-Op contract with Province was volume-based 15-year at 18,000 cubic metres annual cut. The cut over the years has been reduced to 13,800 cubic metres and the 15year agreement has extended to a 20-year agreement as a result of cutting adjustment. CLCFC is self-sufficient and does not receive any subsidies or grants to operate.

CLCFC has a volunteer board that contracts out in the community for all services. There are no full time employees or staff. The CLCFC board is made of eight directors from the founding member organization and six at-large independent members from Cowichan Lake area. CVRD has been active member of the CLCFC board since the Co-op’s inception. Ian Morrison is the current delegate sitting on the CLCFC board. Other CVRD board members active on CLCFC board are Pat Weaver & Tim McGonigle.

Contact Information Cowichan Lake Community Forest Co-operative P.O. Box 428, Lake Cowichan, BC V0R 2G0 (250) 749-6320 Pacheedaht First Nation GENERAL DELIVERY, PORT RENFREW, BC V0S 1K0 Phone (250) 647-5521

co-op has supported a small sawmill in Lake Cowichan as well as pole manufacturers in the Cowichan Valley and chipping operations that supply the Crofton pulp mill. The co-op and the Pacheedaht joint venture could supply another sawmill in the port Renfrew area, both Daniels and Scheffer agree. The intention is to build on the success of the Lake Cowichan forest cooperative that has been providing local benefits for their area of the last 20 years. The existing co-op license expires next year and both parties expect that a new community forest agreement would take over and extend the range of benefits across to Port Renfrew.

Economic Benefits Economic Benefits for the Cowichan Valley: In 2013, the CLCFC’s most recent logging program, the Co-op harvested 20,000 cubic metres, made up of 3,500 of old growth and 17,000 of second growth from the Mt. Buldoc area -- the present assigned cutting area. The 2013 logging program generated $1.5 million in cash flow. 90 per cent of this money flowed directly to the people and businesses of Cowichan Valley with the balance flowing to the Provincial and Federal governments in the form of fees, permits and taxes. The CLCFC is committed to creating and supporting local direct and indirect jobs throughout the Cowichan Valley. Examples of the jobs impact our organization has on the Cowichan valley consider the following: road building crews, loggers (fallers, buckers, and machine operators), truck drivers (an estimated 900 man-days of direct work).

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Saturday, Sept. 13 was International Drive Your Studebaker Day. The Vancouver Island chapter of the Studebaker Drivers Club made a special stop for coffee and a photo in Youbou to visit the town’s 1935 Studebaker fire truck. A few club members used to live in Youbou, including a Tom who lived near the fire hall, drove the ambulance and did maintenance on the old fire truck in the late ‘30s and early ‘40s. After coffee, muffins and shared stories, the club was on their way,

heading back through Lake Cowichan on their way to Port Renfrew for lunch. Youbou’s Studebaker was originally a dump truck but was converted to a fire truck used by British Columbia Forest Products until the company donated it to Youbou Volunteer Fire Department. The Studie truck was the oldest operating fire truck in Canada until YVFD retired it in 1994. The Vancouver Island chapter of the Studebaker Drivers Club meets at a different location each month, allowing enthusiasts to show off their beautiful classic cars.

Fire Rescue needs recruits Aspen Gainer

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Cowichan Valley Regional District kicks off their annual Fire Rescue volunteer recruitment drive at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Honeymoon Bay Fire Hall. This year, six volunteer departments are working together with the motto “Communities Helping Communities” to find more volunteer fire fighters. CVRD needs dedicated, keen volunteers who have the time and commitment to become well-trained and provide this essential service to their communities.

If you are interested in an excellent way to give back to your community and help those in need, the volunteer Fire Rescue service offers a great deal of rewards. Recruitment is open to men and women and some departments also have junior fire fighter programs for youth who are eager to get involved. Interested individuals are invited to attend Honeymoon Bay Hall for an open house. This is your chance to ask questions, receive information and hear firsthand accounts of volunteer fire fighters from around the area. There will be a light BBQ and refreshments available.

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Town of Lake Cowichan Notice of Tax Sale NOTICE is hereby given that the following properties will be offered for sale by public auction in the Town Council Chambers, 39 South Shore Road on Monday, September 29, 2014 at 10:00am unless the delinquent taxes and interest are paid before that time. Street Address 1. 169 South Shore Road 2. 56 South Shore Road 3. 51 Renfrew Avenue 4. 48 Coronation Street 5. 6 Sahtlam Ave 6. 46 King George St N 7. 20 Renfrew Avenue 8. 28 Arbutus Street 9. 221 Grants Lake Road 10. 55-211 Madill Road 11. 415 Point Ideal 12. 250 Neva Rd 13. 390 Carnell Drive

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To meet the requirements of Section 407 of the Local Government Act, properties purchased for tax sale must be paid immediately by cash, certiﬁed cheque or bank draft. Prospective purchasers are hereby notiﬁed that purchase of a tax sale property is subject to tax under the Property Transfer Tax Act on the fair market value of the property when the transfer of title occurs following expiration of the redemption period. Dated at Lake Cowichan, BC this 22nd day of September, 2014

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Retreads make tracks on three creek trails From a point just upstream from No. 1 highway we hiked up Holland Creek near Ladysmith. A week later found us hiking up the Cottonwood and Widowmaker Creeks just west of Youbou. The Holland Creek Trail which is proudly maintained by Ladysmith is a steady climb up the side of the creek, with gentle sections and quite steep sections that have steps and ropes to hold onto. We made our way up in good time, took a rest break at the waterfall view point and on up, almost to the point of crossing the creek when there was a very clear sign indicating we could go no further because work was going on. What to do? The first idea was to go ahead and then ask forgiveness. This was rejected and we backtracked down stream to a place where it would be suitable to have lunch and clamber across the rock to the other side of the creek. The clamber included some challenging moments, but we all made it across. One outcome was we were not able to hike up the side trail to a view point well above town which is our usual lunch place. On our way down we came to a memorial and wondered what was that for? Then someone said can’t your Iphone answer that. Sure enough we found the Citizen article that described the sad situation where, in August 2013, a grade 11 student had gone on an evening walk, failed to return and was found dead below the trail the

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Retread hikers clamber across Holland Creek when the trail is blocked by work projects.

next morning. A sombre moment wondering about life. Our trip to Ladysmith was not complete without a visit to Bean Time Cafe for coffee and snack. That was a mighty big snack, you say!

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Mesachie Lake Fire Department releases results of 2014 raffle Late 2004, early 2005 the B.C. government decided to make the gravel logging road between Port Renfrew and Mesachie Lake into a â&#x20AC;&#x153;circle route,â&#x20AC;? the Pacific Marine Circle Route, which was paved in 2007. One of our firefighters at the time, Doug MacLean, brought the Circle Route information to the attention of the Mesachie Lake Fire Hall for discussion regarding what should be done. The concern was that given our Departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s close proximity to the route we would be asked to respond to any emergencies arising. This was of particular concern given the increasingly heavy use of the road by the public in addition to existing logging traffic. The Mesachie Lake Volunteer Fire/Rescue Service were in the best geographical position to provide the necessary services, but our 80â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vintage â&#x20AC;&#x153;rescueâ&#x20AC;? truck was not suitable for the task of reliably providing the service nor was it adequately equipped for the anticipated type of emergencies which would arise in that area. As a result, a letter was written to then MLA Graham Bruce pointing out that at that time there was no emergency services specifically tasked with, and responsible for, providing rescue services for the Circle route and outlining a proposal to rectify the situation. We were directed by MLA Graham Bruce to apply for a community gaming grant to upgrade our truck and purchase the equipment required for the rescue work. Thus, the members of the Mesachie Lake VFR formed a society and presented our application to the Gaming Commission. Our application was approved and we received our first gaming grant of $75,000.00. With that amount we were able to purchase a 1999 Ford F-450 crew cab and chassis from Steve Marshal Ford in Nanaimo in May, 2005. Working with Express Custom Trailers of Parksville, BC, we commissioned a custom rescue apparatus body for the back of the truck. The body was designed to hold all current and future anticipated tools & equipment as well as a 160 gallon water tank and a compressed air foam pump for vehicle and wildland fires. Over the next four years we applied for, and continued to receive, funding from community gaming grants to operate our new rescue truck, Truck 42, covering the cost of insurance, fuel, and repairs. This funding also purchased better suited equipment such as lift bags, the Jaws of Life, and scene lighting.

With changes to Government policies in 2009, the requirements for obtaining gaming grant funding by organizations like ours became much more difficult. We were ineligible to receive Gaming Grants for the next three years. During this time, instead of limiting the rescue services we were able to provide on the Pacific Marine Circle Route, a minimal level of operational funding was obtained via our own efforts. In 2010, to ensure sufficient funding to operate Truck 42 responding to PMCRtype emergencies, a dedicated committee was formed to oversee Gaming Grant applications and conduct Truck 42-related planning and budgeting. This succeeded in securing funding once again for the rescue truck since that date. Our Gaming committee has also provided consulting assistance to other fire departments and community organizations, drawing on our experience dealing with the BC Gaming Policy & Enforcement Branch, to aid them in preparing grant applications which have a better chance of securing funding. One of the requirements to qualify for a Gaming grant is that the grant shall not be the sole source of funding. An organization must independently raise the funds for a significant portion of the budget submitted to BC Gaming. In response to this, the Truck 42 Association has operated highvalue raffles, road-side fundraising BBQ on the PMCR, and MLVFR-branded hats, hoodies, and t-shirts. In both 2013 and 2014 we have operated raffles, each time offering a main prize of a brand new quad, purchased from Mile Zero Motorsports, and two secondary prizes. The most recent raffle drawing was held on August 31, 2014, and the winners are as follows: First Prize : 2014 Suzuki King Quad 500 won by Shelie Arnoldi. Second Prize : Ladyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Basket containing prizes and gift certificates donated by local businesses with approximate value of $300 won by Dave Pedersen. Third Prize : Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Basket containing prizes and gift certificates donated by local businesses, won by George Hamilton. We would like to thank all who have supported us this year, and in the past, and look forward to offering another raffle in 2015 with a new quad and other prizes.

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Watch for more Ohtaki fundraisers Submitted by Evan Croteau For the past three months, the Ohtaki students and their families have been working proficiently to raise money for the town’s exchange trip to Japan in July, 2015. The fundraising season began at the end of June with a hot dog sale in front of Country Grocer, which was a fantastic success. Throughout the summer, the students participating in the exchange went around to local neighbourhoods, as well as camp sites such as Gordon Bay Provincial Park and Lakeview Municipal Park to sell chocolate bars to the campers, who were generous enough to buy them by the hundreds. Throughout the month of August students raised approximately $1,000. Both Simply Delicious and Purdy’s chocolate bars were sold during the chocolate sales. Another fundraiser that

was held in August was a bake sale at Junk in the Trunk, which raised $477 toward the exchange. Another bake sale was held on September 21st, at the last Junk in the Trunk of the year. After Labour Day weekend, the fundraising moved into more physical work, in the form of the Cowichan Lake District Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Centre’s metal drive. On several days throughout the first half of September, the students and their parents banded together to collect metal that was kindly donated by many local businesses and home owners. Four bins were filled over the course of less than two weeks. The metal drives for Ohtaki will be continuing on until the end of September, the bin being located at Beaver Lake Resort, about halfway between Lake Cowichan and Mesachie Lake. As of September 16, the three bins that have been cashed in so far have raised $980 for both the Ohtaki trip, as

well as the Chamber of Commerce. With 10 students participating in the cultural exchange, there are many more fundraisers left to complete in order to raise the sufficient funds of $25,000. The most recent and most successful of these was the bottle drive that was held behind the Visitor Centre on September 13, which raised $1,955.20 towards the trip in only six hours. Although it was by far the dirtiest of the fundraisers, it definitely paid off. Be sure to be on the lookout for more fundraisers, as there will be many to come, and of a variety of different types, including, but not limited to: sales, more bottles drives, and possibly even a movie night. A big thank you to everyone that has donated metal, bottles, cash, and their time to help give our local students an amazing opportunity to experience another culture that they might not have had otherwise.

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John Plank demonstrates the homemade tops he was selling at the last Junk in the Trunk event for this year. A sunny September day brought out many vendors like the Ladies Hospital Auxiliary, the kids raising money for their trip to Ohtaki and live music from buskers Two Dollar Bill and Ciera Dawn.

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• Acrylic jetted tubs • Pumps • Fish ponds • Faucets • Sprinklers • Repair parts from A - Z

GRIFFITHS

HOME PLUMBING CENTRE

251 Government St. ,Duncan

250-746-4534

CARPENTRY

INDEPENDENT CRAFTSMAN

250-732-4570 Shane Baker

MINI EXCAVATOR & BOBCAT SERVICES

Landscaping | Septic Services Small Dump Truck: 1-6 yards

FINISHING CARPENTER WITH OVER 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE.

Quality comes first.

• Renovations • Installations • Framing • All Finishing Carpentry • Custom Kitchens • Laminate Flooring • Decks • Fences • Sheds • Additions • Windows & Doors

JOHN PORTELANCE

250-749-3174

*NEW GRAVEL TRUCK*

johnportelance@shaw.ca

Gutters GUTTERS 4 Season ❀❂ ❄

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

GUTTER Company

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A gutter above the rest. Featuring: Crown Moulding

Fascia Gutters

Call Steve for Free estimates!

Locally owned & operated

MARKET

Honeymoon Bay Bay Honeymoon Outdoor Market Outdoor Market Now in our 7th year! Every Saturday

vendors welcome Newnew vendors or buskers welcome. Call Bob at: 250-749-7233 or 250-510-1113

Cowichan Pet Emporium (1996) • Fish • Pet food/supplies • Otter Co-op Livestock Feed • Wood Pellets • Grooming

MONTHLY VET CLINIC 170A Cowichan Lake Rd.

250-749–4454 Tree SERVICE Service TREE

ELECTRICIAN

Tree Service

SERVICE REPAIRS + UPGRADES • REWIRE NO JOB TOO SMALL

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Selective or Clear Cut Logging •

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Dangerous Tree Removal/Storm Prevention •

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Topping, Limbing, Falling

140 HP chipper for fast, efficient cleanup

Insured & Licensed • Free Estimates & Advice

250-748-3939

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Fo Fo Saturdays 10 .m. - 2 p. m. Every Saturday Gree 10am - a2pm Gree May 1810am thru to-Thanksgiving 2pm May until Thanksgiving Everything grown, baked, May until isThanksgiving H or new hand vendors crafted by welcome our vendors. H

with Dr. Nancy Holling

250-715-6038 250-749-4192

250-701-1755

NEW

PETS & SUPPLIES

PACIFIC-WEST ELECTRIC

• Hot water heaters • Fiberglass tubs

EXCAVATING

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250-749-3233

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We are just a short 20 minutes away from Lake Cowichan.

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Come & enjoy first class service!

BC Lic 60651

250-932-0010

99 South Shore Rd, Lake Cowichan

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