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CVRD promoting ‘the new normal’ of water conditions Drew McLachlan
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It’s not a secret that this year’s hot, dry summer, coupled with the lack of snow-pack, has led to an increasingly troubling situation for the Cowichan Lake and other water sources across the Valley. Now the Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD) is undertaking a campaign with the purpose of adapting residents of the watershed to what they call “the new normal” for water conditions. While Lake Cowichan and the Cowichan Valley have seen especially pervasive drought conditions this year, elevated by the rare lack of snowpack on the mountain, Kate Miller, manager of Environmental Initiatives at the CVRD, is adamant that these conditions are nothing new and are far from disappearing. “We’re still facing the same reality as we were [ten years ago],” Miller said. “Now people are starting to realize that it’s a situation, not a shortterm change. We’ve been seeing more droughts, more floods and a whole variety of things, and they’re not going away.” The CVRD recently launched an online component of the campaign (www.CVRDNewNormalCowichan. ca), which provides updates on current conditions in Lake Cowichan and elsewhere in the Valley, as well as information on water storage levels, water withdrawal by municipality, fire risks and guidelines for reducing water consumption and waste. As of June 22, the website lists the Cowichan Lake’s storage level to be at 67 per cent capacity, far from the 100 per cent target determined by Catalyst Paper, who manages the weir. The Cowichan River is also much below target, flowing at 5.5 cm³ per second, compared to the hopeful 7 cm³ per second.
The website also provides a number of “tools” to assist in water conservation, such as a home water use calculator. It also lists a number of standard tips for reducing water consumption, both inside and out of one’s home. “The biggest residential waste comes from people watering their lawns,” Miller said. “One of the things we’re concerned about with the drought is the forest drying up and what it means for fire risks. We’re hoping people will make the connection when they look at their gardens and homes and try to make them as efficient as possible.” However, instead of relying solely on self-regulation, the CVRD and the Town of Lake Cowichan, along with the City of Duncan, Ladysmith, North Cowichan and the Cowichan Tribes, recently launched a unified water restriction guideline. The plan is to have all residents of the Cowichan Valley following the same restrictions, in hopes that it will make the system more efficient and easy to follow. Though restrictions are meant to increase collectively, Cowichan Bay recently announced that they would be moving to stage three restrictions, the highest level, on July 1. There has not yet been word on when Lake Cowichan or the other municipalities will follow suit. According to Miller, residents have already begun to catch on to “the new normal.” “I’ve been really impressed with the community this year,” she said. “There’s been a phenomenal increase in the community understanding of the drought… Some folks have been resilient, but overall there’s been a pretty widespread public uptake – people want to do the right thing.” More information is available on the program’s website: www. CVRDNewNormalCowichan.ca.
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One Cowichan wants to make Cowichan the solar capital of BC, and will be hosting a “solar tour” of the Valley this weekend. Representatives with One Cowichan will be presenting their project, Solar Action, to Lake Cowichan town council on July 14 at the finance and administration meeting. “We’re looking to identify a champion within each council [in the Cowichan Valley] who can lead the discussions on solar energy,” One Cowichan spokesperson Rosalie Sawrie said. “We’re looking at what’s been done elsewhere, what the local interest is and what grants are available.” The goal is to get
the Town of Lake Cowichan and the other municipalities in the Cowichan Valley on board in order to make the transition to solar energy more attractive and accessible to homeowners. “We’ve been sending delegates to different municipalities, to see how many are interested in implementing solar,” Sawrie said. “Some have already gotten back and are very excited.” As for the public’s interest in switching to solar energy, Sawrie said that its quite popular, despite a heavy price point excluding many residents from actually pursuing it. One Cowichan has also been spending time tabling at events and knocking on doors in order to build support for solar energy before
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talking to municipalities. They also set up an online petition, which has received 1,327 signatures from Cowichan Valley residents as of June 23. While the total cost of installation varies on several factors, Sawrie noted that the price of solar panel per watt has fallen from $101.65 in 1975 to just 61 cents today. If hooked up to the grid, the average time for a return on investment is 15 years.
She also noted that the Cowichan Valley is uniquely situated to take advantage of solar power, as it receives an average of 1800 hours of sunlight per year, compared to Germany, often referred to as the world leader in solar installations, which only receives 1500 hours. As for what a solarpowered Cowichan would look like, Sawrie said that the msot likely path is for homeowners to have panels installed
on their roof, though a solar farm is not out of the picture. It’s also likely that residents would need to stay on the grid, using BC Hydro as energy storage, due to the lack of sunlight during milder parts of the year. The Solar Tour, designed to function like a self-guided garden, takes place this Sunday (June 28) from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call Rosalie Sawre at 250-701-3134 for more info.
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Stiffer fines eyed for distracted drivers Jeff Nagel
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The province is considering stiffer fines and possibly vehicle impoundments or prohibitions to get distracted drivers to put down their cellphones and devices. Motorists caught using a handheld device face $167 fines and – since last fall – three driver penalty points. “We took a first step and increased the penalties last fall and now we’re looking at possible changes to the legislation, including more severe penalties,” Justice Minister Suzanne Anton said. A four-week online consultation period is open until July 16 to gather public opinion on whether tougher measures are needed. Comments are being collected at engage.gov.bc.ca/ distracteddriving. Besides potential vehicle impoundments or driver prohibitions, the site asks if texting drivers should be punished more severely, and possibly new drivers and repeat offenders as well. Five years after distracted driving fines were introduced in BC, many drivers continue to ignore the law. Police issued 55,100 tickets last year to drivers caught using an electronic device behind the wheel – an increase from 53,000 in 2013. ICBC estimates 9,500 drivers in BC are using a hand-held device at any given time and 40 per cent are texting or emailing as they drive. The BC Association of Chiefs of Police supports escalating fines or sanctions, particularly for multiple repeat offenders, said Transit Police Chief Neil Dubord who chairs the chiefs’ traffic committee. But he said the widespread disregard for the cellphone law
makes it difficult to see how officers could impound vehicles – at least on a first offence – without being accused of selective, unfair enforcement. “The impoundment of vehicles is difficult because of the large numbers,” said Dubord, who is taking over as chief of Delta Police later this month. “When people are speeding at double the limit speed limit a threshold is broken which can then lead to the impounding of the vehicle.” He said he believes prohibitions should be considered, but only for the worst repeat offenders. The chiefs’ association doesn’t have a formal position on prohibitions, nor has it adopted the stance that texting is worse than hand-held phone calls. According to research cited by the province, texting or using a smartphone while driving is more distracting than talking on one, resulting in up to 23 times higher crash risk for drivers who text. Speed and distraction are now the top two factors contributing to crash deaths, ahead of thirdranked alcohol. BC’s distracted driving fines are the second lowest in Canada. Nova Scotia has the highest, climbing from $234 to $579 on the third offence, and Ontario is about to double its maximum fine from $500 to $1,000. Saskatchewan impounds the vehicle for seven days if the driver has had two or more distracted driving tickets within the last year. Dubord said police are also concerned about the increasing use of in-dash video screens that allow the passenger, and often also the driver, to watch movies. He said officers are also wary of other new and distracting technology, from Google Glass to the Apple Watch. Jeff Nagel is a legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.
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SAYS We asked:
Do you think the town is effectively enforcing its bylaws?
Ken Nicholson “No, this place hasn’t changed much in the last 15 years and I think they should be doing more. I think there is a fair amount slipping through the loopholes.”
Christina Cole “Yes, I think the town is pretty good, but the police need to catch more speeders.”
Nancy Lang “I haven’t experienced any thing needing enforcement myself, so they must be doing a good job.”
Kenny Cooknel “Yes I do. There is not much crime, Lake Cowichan is a very clean town and its quiet, I think they are doing a great job.”
Ken Lowery “Not with my next door neighbour — it’s been a rat’s nest for the last 15 years.”
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Students from Lake Cowichan School celebrated their convocation last Saturday (June 20).
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LCS school year goes out with a bang Evan Croteau EDUCATION UPDATE With summer now in session, LCS has certainly been “hot” with activity. Whether it’s boating to the mainland for the fair, or kayaking along the shores of the Salish Sea, this has unquestionably been an exciting time for both students and teachers alike. On May 5, several LCS students had the honour of participating in the Young Authors’ Conference at the Chemainus Theatre. During this workshop, aspiring writers had the chance to partake in writing exercises, as well as have their own work analyzed and commented on by a published author. The all-day event was attended by dozens of students from all over the Cowichan Valley, and included a buffet of fresh food. The day was concluded with readings in the theatre; each of the guest authors
read an excerpt from one of their chosen writing pieces for the student audience to listen to. On May 14, the high school science students were able to attend a youth-only day in Playland at the Pacific National Exhibition. The classes that were engaged in the field trip were physics, biology, and chemistry. Leaving at 5:00 A.M., the lengthy day proved to be a memorable one, as well. After two bus rides and a ferry, the LCS students finally arrived at the Playland fair grounds. With four hours of white-knuckle fun, students from all over Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland had the PNE all to themselves. With such rides as the Corkscrew roller coaster and the Stratosphere, a 60 metre high swing ride, it was a day of frighteningly fun excitement. On the ferry ride home, the students got to enjoy the beautiful mountain and ocean views that the boat offered, all while snacking on cotton candy and other carnival confections. On June 10, the outdoor education class went on a year-end kayaking trip in the warm waters of Maple Bay. With such beautiful
weather, and such stunning costal scenery, the day turned out to be pleasantly adventuresome. As the kayaks skimmed past sandstone rock bluffs studded with hanging arbutus trees and crooked garry oaks, it was impossible for one to not appreciate where they live. Meandering though tiny islands and the canopies of kelp forests, it was a perfect chance to explore and learn about our local environment. At the end of the day, the class thanked the kayaking company for giving them such an incredible opportunity, and headed back to school, their arms well exercised from a day of vigorous paddling. With classes now officially over, students are preparing and studying for exams and finishing up their last assignments for the end of the school year. As the days continue to warm, and exams continue to be completed, the current year is almost over, and a new year is on the horizon. Summer has not yet begun, but its energy is already within the minds of students, giving them the power to finish the last leg of the year, and try as hard as they can on their finals.
I’ve just spent two weeks viewing events from the opposite side of Canada, in and around St. John’s Newfoundland. It’s the same country, but you wouldn’t know it sometimes. Here on the West Coast, “kayaktivists” paddled around a Shell offshore oil drilling platform being serviced at Seattle, striking poses of resistance for the media from their petroleum-based watercraft. Meanwhile at Bull Arm outside St. John’s, work continues on a massive “gravity-based structure” that will soon be drilling into the Hebron oilfield 350 km offshore. It will have living quarters and drill rig above and a tank with capacity for 1.2 million barrels of crude below. Offshore oil has turned St. John’s into a boomtown. With one industrial park nearing capacity on the edge of town, a second is under construction. Locals call it “Dannyland,” after its developer, former premier Danny Williams. St. John’s Airport is buzzing with flights back and forth to Edmonton and Fort McMurray, and crew helicopters shuttling back and forth from offshore oil rigs. Tourism is picking up, with a new cross-Canada ad campaign and WestJet starting service to Dublin and London. A foreign supplier won a contract for tankers to bring oil ashore. With no media-connected environmental groups to steer the subject to farfetched disaster scenarios, debate in the Newfoundland and Labrador legislature turned to concerns about maintaining local employment. Outside the city, parallels with BC become evident. Tiny towns struggle to hang on as young people choose opportunity over isolation, and the only expansion is at church graveyards. While cities struggle with high housing and recreational property costs, homes in remote areas are going for a song. Up north in Labrador, a hydroelectric dam at Muskrat Falls is under construction. Its $8 billion estimated price tag is in the same
range as BC Hydro’s Site C project on the Peace River, which will part a sea of protesters and lawyers and move ahead this summer. Nalcor Energy, Newfoundland’s electrical utility, is dipping into contingencies in an effort to keep it on time and on budget. Here on the Left Coast, enviros and the Green Party rail against hydro as well as oil and gas, and of course you can’t even mention nuclear. Climate activism proceeds in a logical vacuum in these parts, as it often does in Europe. Prime Minister Stephen Harper signed on to a farcical “carbon free in 85 years” pledge at the G7 meeting in Germany. But hey, it’s an election year, not a time for serious discussion of issues. Imperial Oil’s Kearl oilsands mine at Fort McMurray has started production from its $9 billion second phase, with the help of many Newfoundlanders. Production continues to grow, heavy oil prices have surged with paving season, and large-scale liquefied natural gas export plans begin to take shape in BC. With the legislature about to be recalled to endorse the Petronas-led LNG export project, Premier Christy Clark has assembled a climate action team with representatives from industry, First Nations, local governments and a couple of professional protesters for good measure. They have an absurdly short deadline to recommend changes to BC’s token carbon tax, as gasoline consumption returns to pre-tax levels despite continued high pump prices. In St. John’s, another long, cold winter has finally loosened its grip after piling snow to doorknob levels. Every street in sight is being patched and repainted. The debate about new energy supplies has a more serious tone in Newfoundland. The last elected premier, Kathy Dunderdale, lost her job in the wake of winter power blackouts. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.
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Occupation: Stay-at-home mom I’ve always wanted to: Swim faceto-face with great white sharks Most people don’t know that: I collect animal skulls Favourite food: Curry Best thing about living here: The forest My proudest moment: The births of my two children I define down time as: Reading I wish I was better at: Public speaking I’m currently reading: wise Man’s Fear by Patrick Rothfuss My guiltiest pleasure is: Chocolate My go-to wardrobe staple: Black t-shirts In my car I listen to: The Beatles In my fridge you’ll find: Duck eggs If I had a $1,000,000: Pay off my mortgage and fix my Geo Metro
Thank You The Lady of the Lake Society would like to express a huge and sincere thank you to the following people and organizations for their ongoing commitment and support of our program. • Town of Lake Cowichan for the donation, use of the truck and storage for the float • CVRD, areas I and F, for the generous donation • Cowichan Lake Chamber of Commerce for the generous donation, and always including the girls in their events. • Barb Simpkins at the Kaatza Museum for her tour and education of our town every year • Sherry Sohye and Colleen Olson for the career counselling and interview skill night • The Shaker Mill for the lovely luncheon on Parade Day • Kaatza Lakeside Players for their expertise year after year and for the use of the big screen, special thanks to Dena McPhee, Nathan Kidd, Brandon, Sophie and Sage DePol and Desiree Karlson for their hours of help • Country Grocer for the use of the meeting room and the endless photocopying and on-going support • Arrow and Archer for the amazing Fashion Show • Cliff Gibson, for the use of the stage every year, and for his extra effort to get it there. • Little Tub Catering for the delicious dinner at the Ball • Randi Robertson and Madison Wise for running the concession on Opportunity Night • Dot Lungal at the Footwear Center for selling our Ball tickets and sponsoring Miss Congeniality • Rhonda Weber of Remedy Salon for sponsoring Miss Blossom • Arena Staff for the endless hours of setting up and tearing down • Hillary Kidd for choreographing the dance and her endless patience • Karen Armstrong from Toastmasters for the hours of training and friendship. • Leslie from Home Hardware for the use of the window and for setting up our photos • Angie Lundberg of Angie’s Esthetics for sponsoring the Public Speaking Award • Julie McClure and the friends of Catherine Boeckner for sponsoring our talent award • The Lake Cowichan Seniors for co-hosting the lovely Strawberry Tea • Indra Johel for the beautiful flowers • Island Savings for sponsoring the essay • Everyone at the Gazette for the great coverage and continued interest in our program Thank you as well to our 12 sponsors for 2015, without your support, there would not be a Lady of the Lake Program. Thank you to our Outgoing Royalty of Lauren Frost, Madisyn Young and Marigold Arbic, we are all so proud of you and wish you well in the future. Congratulations to the New Royalty of Miss Copper Lane, Crystal Bell, our new Lady of the Lake as well as our Public Speaking Award and the co-winner of the Catherine Boeckner Talent Award , Miss Kinsmen,1st Princess, Kirsten Mackie and Miss Countrywide Realty, Sidney Fothergill, co-winner of the Catherine Boeckner Talent Award, and our 2nd Princess. Congratulations also to Miss Blossom and the essay winner, Amanda Nixon, representing the Lions Club and to Miss Congeniality, Justus Irving, representing A&W. A job well done by all, thank you everyone from all of us involved in Lady of the Lake.
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Students from Palsson School were out painting storm drains on Tuesday June 16 to remind people that “only rain goes down the drain.” Grade three students Abby Loewen and Ally Devlin from Kim Walter’s class were marking the storm drain behind the fire hall.
Complications in transplant for local child Policy in Alberta preventing transplant from anonymous living donor
Kevin Rothbauer
CowiChan Valley Citizen
A seven-month-old baby from Lake Cowichan is in desperate need of a liver transplant, but policies in Alberta, where the transplant will have to be performed, are preventing her from getting one from an anonymous living donor. Naomi Carlow was born with biliary atresia, a rare and unpredictable liver disease, and has been at the Stollery Children’s Hospital in Edmonton awaiting a transplant since May 6. Several family members stepped forward as potential donors, but finding a perfect match has been a challenge. Her mother, Meredith, has too large of a liver to be an ideal donor. Her father, Curtis, has been tested to see it he is a match, but he is most likely too tall to be a donor. Although Naomi comes from a large family, it hasn’t been easy to find someone under the age of 30 with Type-O blood and a slender, petite build. Naomi’s family mounted an online campaign to find an anonymous donor - something that worked recently for two babies in Ontario with the same condition - and although the response was impressive, policies prevent Alberta Health Services from even doing the initial screening of potential donors. AHS has said they are examining the policy, but even if they change it immediately, it probably won’t help Naomi. One family friend has stepped up to be a donor, but even though she is a better match in size than Meredith, Naomi still has to grow a bit more before the transplant can occur. Because of her condition, it is nearly impossible to tell if she is growing, and it can
only be determined by an MRI. She last checked in at 6.5 kg, and will need to hit 7 kg in order to get the transplant. “We’ve got to wait for her to grow,” Curtis said on the phone from Edmonton on Wednesday. “It’s really hard to tell how much she weighs because she has a lot of ascites, which is fluid build up. It’s tricky with her, because the liver absorbs fats, and trying to get her to gain weight with a liver that doesn’t work is difficult.” In the meantime, her only option is to wait for a rare suitable liver from a deceased donor. “Right now, Naomi is at the top of the transplant list,” her grandmother, Ramona Trombley said. “If a cadaveric liver from a child close to her size becomes available, she is first in line.” There is no registry for liver donors in Canada, although there are registries for kidneys and bone marrow here, and several other countries have liver registries. Therefore, families with a loved one in need of a new liver must find their own donors. In Ontario, they are allowed to seek donors through social media, newspapers, radio and television, but that is not an option in Western Canada, where Stollery Children’s Hospital handles all pediatric liver transplants. “This means that if a volunteer cannot be found among your family or friends, all your child can do is sit and wait for a cadaver,” Trombley said. “While they wait, they get progressively sicker and sicker. The sicker they are when they go into their transplant, the lower the chance of a successful outcome.” Naomi’s parents have been by her side since she has been in Edmonton. Meredith is on maternity leave from Shar-Kare,
while Curtis is away from his job at Surespan on critically ill child EI. “We’re dealing with it,” Curtis said. “We don’t have a choice with what to do. We’re frustrated. Naomi is stable right now, and we’re trying to keep her that way.” In spite of the bureaucratic issues, Naomi’s family has been pleased with the work done by the doctors and nurses during her hospital stay. “Overall, the care she’s getting in Edmonton has been fabulous, except for the fact that they won’t do the testing on anonymous donors,” Trombley said. The ordeal has been a learning experience for the whole family, and they want to make sure other families don’t have to go through the same thing. “I never knew Western Canadian children could only use a donor they already knew,” Trombley said. “I never knew that every family of a dying child with end stage liver disease had to produce their own donor. Children in need of a liver transplant will die without it. Every family with a child this sick has enough stress without having to canvass their friends and relatives.” Trombley hopes Naomi can hold on long enough to get the transplant she so desperately needs from the family friend who was determined to be a suitable donor. “We don’t know how much longer she can go,” she said. “The sicker she gets, the harder the transplant is. A child in her condition who doesn’t get a transplant always dies, but a transplant is 85 per cent successful. Once they have it, they have their whole life ahead of them; a normal life.”
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Dick Newman proudly points to the amount of money raised by the Mesachie Group of Vancouver Island firefighters for Muscular Dystrophy Canada. At their annual weekend softball tournament and auction, held at the Mesachie Lake Skydome, over $32,500 was raised at the Saturday auction.
Firefighters raise $32,500 with charity softball tournament
Lake Cowichan Fire Department: defeats Duncan for second consecutive victory Drew McLachlan
Lake CowiChan Gazette
The Mesachie Group of firefighter hit it out of the park again this year with another successful charity softball tournament. The Lake Cowichan Fire Department were the winners of the annual slow pitch tournament for the second year in a row after emerging victorious in the final game against the Duncan Fire Department on Sunday (June 21). The tournament sees firefighters from all across Vancouver Island come together each year for a weekend-long softball tournament and auction in order to raise as much money as possible for Muscular Dystrophy Canada (MDC). Once again, the tournament and auction proved to be a success for the Mesachie Group, raising over $32,500 for MDC, though the group is still working on the final tally which includes revenue made from the concession stand and other sources. Last year’s tournament raised a slightly higher $36,000. “The auction made $32,500, but there’s still a bit to come in and some last minute finances to figure out,” organizer Dwain King, of the
Ladysmith Fire Department, said. The group chose MDC as its charity of choice back in 1979, making this the 36th annual tournament. The Lake Cowichan Fire Department came out on top once again, after defeating Duncan in the finals. Lake Cowichan also won last year’s tournament after outrunning the Ladysmith Fire Department, who were the winners of the 2013 tournament. Firefighters from Honeymoon Bay, Youbou, Mesachie Lake, Caycuse, Cowichan Bay and Langford also participated in the event. King said that the event had a great turnout this year, with cooperative weather and plenty of people lining the bleachers. “It was a great sunny weekend to enjoy a couple ball games, and a lot of people did,” King said. The tournament’s awards were presented at the conclusion of the final game on Sunday afternoon. The award for the Most Sportsmanlike Team was presented to the Ladysmith Fire Department. The MVP award went to local firefighter Steve Vatcher, rounding off an incredibly successful weekend for the Lake Cowichan firefighters in particular.
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Youbou firefighters Derrick Carlson and Preston Schedel at the annual firefighters softball tournament to raise money to fight muscular dystrophy.
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Family Fishing Weekend at Mayo Lake
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Caelum Woodcock with his Uncle Steven Woodcock prepare his fishing rod for some trout fishing at Mayo Lake during the 16th annual BC Family Fishing Weekend, which took place on Saturday (June 20).
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Though the lake was restocked prior to the weekend, the kids didn’t manage to catch any fish, so everyone who participated received a prize.
Noah Page and his grandfather Rick Harrison drop their lines off the dock on Mayo Lake.
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Little Callyan Woodcock and Grandfather Ken Senft enjoy an afternoon on the lake. Along with fishing, the Valley Fish and Game Club was on hand to cook hot dogs and hand out prizes for the kids.
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Wally Baas from the Valley Fish and Game Club prepares the hot dogs for the kids on Saturday. Kids, dads, moms and grandparents all enjoyed a free weekend of fishing in a freshly stocked lake.
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“While the looks off a car are essential, it’s not what the MX-5 relies on for its cult-like following. It’s the drive....” Alexandra Straub
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Los Angeles, Ca – The Law about its 155 horseof Attraction suggests that power and 148 lb-ft of we invite things into our torque from its 2.0 L lives that we project – or four-cylinder, and argue “like attracts like.” that’s not nearly enough For instance, if we’re power. positive people, I believe Through its renaissance, positive people will then it loses 12 horsepower The MX-5 is a car but gains eight 10 lb-ft gravitate to us. Perhaps it’s because of a that can make you of torque compared long-standing history, or feel like a hero, or a to the outgoing 2015 love of the Mazda MX-5, champion without MX-5. Though I’d argue née Miata, that our lives it can possibly convert breaking too many were once again intereven the blackest of road rules. twined for yet another hearts. round of memory making. Alexandra Straub Less is more certainly It’s hard to wipe the smile applies in this case. I will off my face when I have agree that 155 horsethis two-door as a companion on a power isn’t a shocking number, and yes, journey along the sinuous and slender it could have a little more gusto, but roads of southern California. that doesn’t mean it’s devoid of flavour It sparked girlhood feelings of giddiness and flair. and excitement as I shifted through the The beauty of the MX-5 is that it’s still gears of the new and lighter six-speed a driver’s car. And Mazda made sure manual transmission; remembering the that specific elements trickled down times when I rode shotgun with my from generation to generation. Sure, mom in her red, 1990 Miata, when I specs, engines, transmissions, compowould have rather been the captain. nents would change, but at its core, it It brought so much mirth into my life would stay the same. then and continues to do so today. With That core involves the mantra of “from the introduction of the 2016 model, grandmas to Grand Prix drivers.” expect that merriment to be increased Meaning, you can be from any walk for MX-5 lovers. Ten-fold. Perhaps more. of life and still have a blast behind One can look at the specs sheet, gripe the wheel.
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That’s solidified with the fourth generation. Without getting too technical, dimensionally, it has changed. It’s actually smaller – the overhangs in the front and rear don’t hang as much – yet space is used even more efficiently inside. The driver sits lower, and so does the engine. I’m not a particularly tall individual, but my driving partner, an above average height male, didn’t find himself as cramped as he thought he would be. Even when we put the top up, claustrophobia was nowhere to be found. And speaking of top up driving, cabin noise is reduced significantly. Thanks to an aluminum front panel and insulating headliner, wind noise is cut by 40 per wwcent. With the top down, engineers have used their wizardry – or in this case, scientific knowhow – to keep cabin wind at bay and to allow conversations to be carried on without having to yell. And without too much hair being blown around. Side note: ladies, bring a hair tie just in case. Perhaps MX-5 admirers should also bring their sunglasses, because this front-engine, rear-wheel drive car is hot. Hot meaning sexy. And sexy in regards to its styling.
The MX-5 fully embraces the Kodo or “Soul of Motion” design language that inspires clean and crisp lines on new and future Mazda products. You won’t find hard edges on this car, but you will find a flowing form that is highly attractive at a standstill. While the looks of a car are essential, it’s not what the MX-5 relies on for its cult-like following. It’s the drive. The MX-5 is a car that can make you feel like a hero, or a champion without breaking too many road rules. It’s a car whose steering, suspension and transmission work so seamlessly together with the driver that it requires effort not to enjoy yourself. If the Laws of Attraction are yet again on my side, the 2016 Mazda MX-5 and I will cross paths again. Hopefully sooner rather than later. The 2016 Mazda MX-5 (the GX trim) has a starting MSRP of $31,900. The GS has an MSRP of $35,300 and the GT of $39,200. All three trims can be outfitted with the six-speed manual or the six-speed automatic for the same price.
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Our Community in Brief Island-wide poetry Open fire ban in effect across Island and writing contests Category Two and Category Three open fires are now banned across Vancouver Island, Haida Gwaii, coastal BC and the Lower Mainland, with an exception for the “fog zone” on the west coast of Vancouver Island. In addition to open fires, the ban also prohibits stubble and grass fires, the use of fireworks, firecrackers, sky lanterns and burning barrels, as well as the use of binary exploding targets. Campfires smaller than a half-metre high and a half-metre wide are still allowed. The CVRD warns that violators may be issued a $345 ticket or a penalty of $10,000.
The Poetry Institute of Canada recently launched two writing contests with cash prizes being awarded to the chosen pieces. The poetry contest is open to all ages, and poems should be original and 32 lines or less. All styles are welcome. The creative writing contest is open to writers 18 years or older, and short fiction, essays, poetry and prose are all welcome. The deadline for submissions is July 31. There is no entry fee and winners will be published in a hardcover anthology. Email poetryinstitute@shaw.ca for more information.
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Local radio DJ Gary Dyck from CICV 97.5 was at the Trunk Treasures and Market selling Music in the Lake t-shirts. Sales of the t-shirts help raise money for our local community radio station. With their recently installed 50 watt broadcast antenna, their signal should reach almost every corner of the Cowichan Valley.
The Town of Lake Cowichan announced last week that stage two water restrictions are now in effect. Sprinkling of lawns are restricted to two hours per day(6 to 8 a.m. or 8 to 10 p.m.), twice a week (Wedensday and Saturday for even numbered addresses and Thursday and Sunday for oddnumbered addresses). A full list of restrictions are available on the town’s website (town.lakecowichan.bc.ca).
Cowichan Lake Recreation is hosting a series of swimming lessons for kids ages four months to twelve years. Session one will be held July 6 to 16, session two will be July 20 to 30 and session three will be August 4 to 14 and 17 to 27. Lifeguards will also be on duty at Arbutus Park from July 6 to September 4 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays and from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. —Drew McLachlan
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