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As of Monday (August 4), a large forest fire that broke out near Skutz Falls was declared to be 100 per cent contained, and is now in “mop-up” process. A crew of nine firefighters and a water tender are currently working to put out hot spots. On Tuesday morning (August 4), the area was scanned and additional hot spots
were found. “Crews are working to get hot spots out and we’re hoping to get it in patrol by mid-week,” Coastal Fire Centre information officer Donna MacPherson said. “We’ll be turning it back to industry for patrol.” The fire has since grown to 16 hectares (39.5 acres), though according to the Coastal Fire Centre, crews have it contained within the perimeter, and it is no e
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Age-friendly action plan taking shape after public consultation Public meeting to be held at the 50+ Activity Centre on September 19 Drew McLachlan
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James Van Hemert moderating the Age-friendly Community Meeting at the Lake Cowichan 50+ Activity Centre on May 24. Van Hemert said that the public input received at the meeting had a huge impact on the framework of the upcoming action plan.
The Town of Lake Cowichan’s age-friendly action plan has been coming together since the initiative was launched earlier this year. James Van Hemert, the town’s contract planner, is now preparing to present the first draft of the report to the public on September 19, following a consultation with the town’s senior advocacy committee. A mobility audit was recently completed as a component of the action plan, which included walkarounds of the town both on foot and on mobility scooters. Sidewalks, pathways, crossings, signage and street furniture, among other features, were all taken into account during the audit. The report will include several concerns in regards to the mobility of seniors and the disabled, such as the inaccessibility observed in certain businesses and public places, notably older buildings which did not have
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to comply with the same, newer BC Building Code standards that more recent construction has had to follow. Van Hemert referred to Lake Cowichan’s downtown as “a mixed bag.” “There have been some very good improvements recently as far as things that would assist an aging population,” Van Hemert added. Among those improvements, he noted the new sidewalks along South Shore Road as well as the more recent pathway that was added to Saywell Park. May 23 saw a public meeting held at the 50+ Activity Centre, which allowed the 45 residents in attendance to express their concerns and hopes for the town in regards to becoming more age-friendly. Top priorities for residents included the introduction of a live-in care facility for seniors, better access to exercise equipment for seniors and a columbarium. Van Hemert also displayed to residents some of the overlooked difficulties presented to seniors with disabilities in everyday life, such as using traditional door handles. An online survey was also released following the meeting, which asked residents questions such as “do you
feel you can age in your own home?” “Are businesses readily accessible for seniors?” and “Are you treated with respect in your community?” The survey was filled out by 61 residents. Van Hemert said that the survey, along with the previous public meeting, helped establish the framework of the age-friendly action plan. The first draft of the age-friendly action plan will be presented to the public at an open-house planned for September 19 at the 50+ Activity Centre. “I expect for the most part that [the action plan] will be ready by then — we’ve had a lot of consultation with the committee,” Van Hemert said. “It’s very much in draft form, but there shouldn’t be any big surprises. It’s important for the community to have a look at it before it goes to town council.” Van Hemert will also be conducting interviews with stakeholders in the action plan, such as the Kaatza Health Centre and Cowichan Lake Recreation, in the coming weeks. For more information on this and other age-friendly initiatives in Lake Cowichan, check out the Choose Cowichan Lake page on Facebook.
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Joy Becvar (left) said that her mother, Lillian Ambruse, was unfairly charged with a sewer fee after going over her allotted water use, despite the water being used for gardening.
88 per cent of water overconsumption charge is added on to cover extra sewer use Drew McLachlan
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Upon receiving her water bill last month, 96-year-old Lake Cowichan resident Lillian Ambruse was shocked to find an additional charge, marked as a sewer charge, attached to her water bill. As an avid gardener, Ambruse wasn’t surprised that she was being charged $7.84 for an overconsumption of water, though the additional $6.88 sewer charge the town had attached to the bill was a surprise to her, as she said much of that water was used to hand water the plants inside of her home and on her front porch. Ambruse’s daughter, Joy Becvar, called the Town of Lake Cowichan offices to inquire about the extra charge. “Their reasoning was that since we used extra water, we must have put extra water into the sewer system,” Becvar said. “But it was all for gardening.”
Joe Fernandez, the Town of Lake Cowichan’s Chief Administrative Officer, said that the town’s policy is to charge residents who go over their allotted amount of water use an extra 88 per cent as a sewer charge. “It’s based on a percentage of their water use — the assumption is that if you use water, you have to get rid of it as well,” Fernandez said.
amount of water an individual household is putting into the sewer system, so the current policy was implemented in order to cover the added stress to the sewer system. “A higher consumption of water affects our sewer use, and some people aren’t happy about the [sewer charge], but that’s the reality — we have to cover the costs,” Fernandez said.
“ ” Some people aren’t happy about the [sewer charge], but that’s the reality — we have to cover costs. Joe Fernandez
Still, Becvar said she feels the town’s policy is unfair to gardeners like her mother. “It just doesn’t make sense to me, that water is just going into the ground, she’s hand watering,” she said. Of course, the town has no way of monitoring the
With the especially dry summers that the Cowichan Valley has been facing, Fernandez said that the total water consumption within the town has been dropping as well, with residents becoming more aware of water conservation. He noted that
some residents, most notably gardeners, have called the town office to complain about sewer charges, describing the group as “not huge, but very vocal.” The Cowichan Valley Regional District has been stepping up in the past few years with several campaigns aimed at water conservation, such as the recent “new normal” campaign launched in June. The online component of the campaign contains a number of “tools” to assist in water conservation, such as a home water use calculator and a list of standard tips for reducing water consumption both inside and out of one’s home. These campaigns have been generally successful, though the recent dry weather conditions and lack of snow pack have nonetheless left the lake and river alrmingly low. Becvar said that she has since paid for the water and sewer bill, after her mother insisted, though she still feels that the town’s policy unfairly targets certain residents.
No evacuations or road closures issued during fire, aircraft on standby over weekend —Continued from the front page Industry representatives were also on the scene, and a Type 1 Unit Crew – consisting of 20 firefighters – joined the effort on Wednesday morning. Drysdale confirmed that by Thursday (July 30) the crew of 75, in addition to five
helicopters and other aircraft on standby, had the fire 50 per cent contained. “It was quite the airshow, I’ve heard,” Drysdale said. Five helicopters of varying sizes were doing most of the work from the air, filling their buckets at nearby water sources. Heavy machinery and
additional tenders were also called for. Aircraft were not working on the fire during the weekend, and after Tuesday the air tankers were on standby on the ground. “When they have crews on the ground they don’t want to use air tankers because it means
the ground crews have to pull back,” Drysdale said. The fire is believed to have been human-caused and an investigation is currently ongoing. No evacuations or road closures were issued, despite speculation by residents. —with files from Sarah Simpson
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Trans-Pacific Partnership: free trade in milk, eggs — even logs? BC Views: Proposed free trade deal would form largest trading bloc in the world Tom Fletcher BLACK PRESS
One of the rituals of life in southern BC communities is cross-border shopping for certain items. Even corner store owners are known to pop down to Washington border towns to load up a van with US milk, taking advantage of a price difference generated by our “supply management” system. The recent slide in the Canadian dollar reduces this pressure in the short term, but the fact remains that dairy producers are propped up in Canada. And that’s increasingly a problem as Canada pursues entry into the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the next big trade deal. With the US, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and other countries involved, it would form the largest trading bloc in the world. Canada uses tariffs of up to 300 per cent to protect its dairy and poultry industries from foreign imports, and the higher domestic price on milk and eggs is a burden that falls most heavily on poor people. The industry group Dairy Farmers of Canada and others argue that reducing or removing Canada’s import protection won’t change the huge farm subsidies paid by European and US governments. The recent trade agreement between Canada
and the European Union has already chipped away at this protection. The Conservative government is tiptoeing on this issue as a fall election approaches, with rural seats across the country at stake. But the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand have deregulated their dairy industries and the Canadian industry is already facing increased cheese imports due to the European Union agreement. It’s an issue to watch as the federal election heats up. The NDP has positioned itself as a defender of supply management, a particularly touchy issue in rural Quebec, while the federal Liberals are committed to keeping up with the US and joining the TransPacific Partnership. The trend toward freer trade is broad and long. The Harper government ended the monopoly of the Canadian Wheat Board in 2012, and grain growers continue to compete globally. A trade deal with Korea saw tariffs come off Korean import vehicles, and life goes on. Another controlled and protected commodity that is seldom discussed is logs. That’s changed with the push for the Trans Pacific Partnership, as Japan protests federal and provincial restrictions that push up the cost of logs for export.
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Ottawa regulates the export of private land logs, but only in B.C. This is a long-standing irritant for private land owners, holding the domestic price for premium “J grade” Douglas fir logs below $80 per cubic metre while the price in Asia and Washington state has climbed above $100. The U.S. has long complained about BC’s cheap Crown land stumpage and low domestic log prices in general, viewing them as a subsidy to lumber production. Indeed, this whole protection apparatus is designed to
stimulate domestic milling, although it doesn’t seem to be working. The main investment by BC forest companies recently has been buying southern US sawmills. The coastal industry has maintained that profits from log exports are keeping logging alive, paying for the harvest and processing of logs in BC. With Pacific trade talks in the background, pushed hard by US President Barack Obama, the latest CanadaUS lumber agreement is due to expire in October. It will be more difficult to defend
what University of Alberta economist Jack Mintz calls a “Soviet-style approach to price determination.” BC used to do something similar to this with wine, protecting a backward industry cranking out mostly god-awful plonk. Competition made the wine industry better, and now it’s world class. Tom Fletcher is a legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Email: Tfletcher@blackpress.ca Twitter: @TomfletcherBC
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Should industrial operations be suspended in the woods during extreme heat conditions? Who should be responsible for making that decision?
Denis Martel “Yes, I don’t see how they can justify working in this heat. The responsibility to make that call is Forestry’s but if industry shuts themselves down first, because of extreme heat, industry can determine when to start up again. That is the way it works now.”
Candy Green “Yes, it should be suspended and I would guess it should be the government making that call — after all, they look after crown land.”
March Meadows prepares for Ladies’ Open this week
The March Meadows ladies have been enjoying an endless summer of golf. The golf course is in great shape thanks to Andy and his hardworking crew. On July 16, the ladies played the second and final round of the Club Championship, in which Veronica Clarkson was declared the Club Champion. Veronica also took low gross honours with Phyllis Logan, six strokes off for runner-up. The low net winner was Diane Kaiser and Sylvia Lingren was declared runner-up. Sylvia Lingren shot the only birdie of the day on #11 hole, while chip-ins were carded by Sam Jones on #1 and Diane Kaiser on #10. Anne Wise was K.P. winner (closest to the pin). The ladies enjoyed a novelty day on July 23 (hidden partners). Lorraine Lawrence and Phyllis Logan won the event and Marion Zboyovsky and Sam Jones were runners-up. Corinne Floyd shot a birdie on #13. Lorraine Lawrence chipped in
on #12 as did Lynn Girard on # 14. There was no K.P. winner. On July 30, the ladies played a round of Pin and Spoon Competition and Par Day. Corinne Floyd shot an amazing round capturing low gross. Anne Wise was runner-up. No birdies were carded and the only chip-in of the day was shot by Lynn Girard on #9. As for last week, the K.P. was not won. The ladies are in the final stages of preparing for the annual, and always successful, March Meadows Ladies Open, which will be held on August 6 and facilitated by tournament chairperson Del Gamble. Ladies from all over the Island will be playing in this tournament. The Monday Ladies’ Fun Night continues to be successful with great participation, fun and prizes. Call the Pro Shop at 250-749-6241 for information. Girls Gone Golfing! —Submitted by Norma O’Connell
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William McMartin “Yes, I believe it should be suspended. It should be the company that is more proactive and lessen any potential for fire. When there is a potential, why take the chance?”
Gord Roy “Yes, it gets too dangerous out there. It should be monitored by a government body who has the authority to say “shut down” so they can’t come back at the workers.”
Bill Jones “Yeah, I think so. We have a Forestry department, I think that they should admit that they are in charge.”
Canada 150 grant will bring Centennial Park to a standard ‘we could all be satisfied with’ Summer Reading Club: Youth programs at VIRL growing in popularity
Ross Forrest MAYOR’S REPORT We are very excited to be receiving funding from the Canada 150 for planned upgrades to Centennial Park. The Honourable John Duncan, Minister of State, announced at a meeting here at Centennial Park last Tuesday (July 28) that we will be receiving $500,000 towards the Centennial Park project. The announcement was well-attended by local citizens and others from the adjacent communities. It is indeed fitting that Lake Cowichan was selected as the venue for the announcement of this and the other contributions being made to other Vancouver Island communities. My council and I must thank the federal government for recognizing our need for making recreational infrastructure improvements if the health and welfare of this community is to be not only sustained but improved. Over the years we have listened to many delegations looking for improvements to the ball field. We have consistently answered that additional funding would be required for us to proceed with the necessary work required to bring this field back to a standard that we could all be satisfied with. The acquisition of this additional funding is necessary and we can now proceed to improve this historic
asset we have at Centennial Park. Our plan is to have a multipurpose field where we can maximize the use of this facility for all our deserving citizens. Outdoor recreation facilities, not just indoor facilities, are vital for the health of a community. Centennial Park once was a ball field the community was proud of and it is our intention to restore it to a level of excellence again. Our Vancouver Island Regional Library (Cowichan Lake Branch) continues to see improvement to their many programs. The summer before the opening of new library (2013) there were 62 children signed up for the Summer Reading Club (SRC) programmes and they have held six SRC events. In 2014 (the first year at the new branch), 139 children signed up for the SRC programmes and 15 SRC events were held. In 2015, as of July 24, the library already has 138 kids signed up, and have scheduled 35 SRC events for the summer. This year the most popular SRC program has been the stuffy sleep over. Kids bring their stuffy to the library and the stuffies spend the night. The next day when the kids pick up their stuffies they also get to take home a booklet with a story and pictures about their stuffy night at the library. This year 45 stuffies spent the night at the library an indication of how popular this program is with the children. It’s great to see the success of our library. With what seems like annual drought conditions we are experiencing and which is related to the current dry conditions, and with all the available information and
education we now have available it appears that we are building a culture of conservation. If everyone puts a little more consideration into reducing their water use, thinking about conserving more with every usage, we will all benefit from these small incremental steps. Residents who don’t receive a bill for over-usage and are curious on how much water they use monthly are most welcome to contact the town office to find out their monthly use of water. Thank you for your consideration of these dry conditions. Collectively we are making a difference. On August 8, at 1 p.m., we will be honouring Randy Irving and Marg Radcliffe with their induction into our Heritage Sports Wall at the Cowichan Lake Sports Arena. It should be a memorable event as we welcome Marg, Randy, their families and friends to help celebrate their many accomplishments in sports. The general public is welcome to attend this Induction ceremony. Thank you to our Ohtaki delegation who recently visited our Sister City in Japan. From all accounts the 14 member delegation, which included 10 students, had an awesome time and represented our community very well. I am pleased that all your hard work fundraising to prepare for this trip led to such a great experience. Sounds like you left a positive impression on your hosts to enhance the strong relationship that has been forged through this longtime exchange. As the summer continues, I encourage everyone to enjoy themselves in a safe and responsible manner.
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River Stewardship Society is once again asking residents to lend a hand in their annual Cowichan River Cleanup, which sees the shoreline and floor of the river cleared of garbage and debris each year. This year, the Stewardship Society will be organizing the initiative on the upper part of the river, from the weir to Sandy Pool, while the Watershed Board will be leading the cleanup for the lower part of the river the following day. “It’s quite an extensive undertaking,” Stewardship Society member Sandy Cummings said. Scheduled for August 15, volunteers are being asked to meet up at Lake Cowichan Town Hall, 39 South Shore Road, at 8:30 a.m., when a free breakfast will be served prior to the cleanup. 2015 marks the eighth year that the Cowichan River Cleanup will be taking place. The Stewardship Society is
a small aluminum or inflatable boat. The Stewardship Society is also asking volunteers to bring gloves and appropriate footwear to the River Cleanup, as well as goggles and other snorkeling equipment if they will be diving. Children under 14 are asked to be accompanied by an adult. Volunteers will rendezvous at the town hall at 2 p.m. for a complimentary barbecue. The Stewardship society will also be giving away “door prizes,” supplied by sponsors of the event, to volunteers, such as certificates for free meals and family tubing passes. Parker Jefferson of One Cowichan said that he feels it’s important for people to participate in this event because it helps them to understand just how big the garbage problem is in the river. “Over all the years we’ve done this, we have seen improvement – there is less stuff,” he said. “But it’s important to get the community
began in 2008, the amount of garbage reclaimed from the river has shrunk, though divers have been coming up with older items, such as pieces from the railway and a 50-pound anchor, both found in the river last year. 2013 saw 1100 kg of trash cleaned from the river and shoreline, and this year is expected to see even less. “Last year saw a fair amount of garbage pulled out of the river,” Cummings said. “Most of the heavy junk has been pulled out, but people are still throwing bottles and junk into the river.” Bottles, cans and other recyclables collected from the river will also be returned to the Depot for the deposit refund, which will go towards funding future River Cleanups and other Stewardship Society initiatives. Residents who are unable to help with the Cowichan River Cleanup are asked to bring their returnables to the town office before 2 p.m.
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Saturday, August 8
Youbou Regatta returns with more events this year Drew McLachlan
Lake CowiChan Gazette
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The Youbou Regatta includes a number of races, including the canoe race (pictured), kayak race and quarter-mile swim.
SUMMER 2015 Arbutus Park, Youbou, BC
Youbou Regatta! Everyone Welcome. No Entry Fee. Saturday, August 8, 2015
Youbou is getting ready to host its biggest event, the annual Youbou Regatta, this Saturday (August 8) at Arbutus Park. Following tradition, the Regatta will kick off at 8 a.m. with a pancake breakfast at the Youbou Fire Hall, sponsored by the Youbou Volunteer Fire Department Society each year. The pancake breakfast runs until 10 a.m., when the parade takes over the festivities. The parade will make its way from the Youbou Hall to Arbutus Park, where the Regatta will continue until 4 p.m. The parade is free to enter, and awards are available for several categories, including best homemade float, best commercial float, best couple and best pet. The Regatta really starts at Arbutus Park, where the popular annual events take place. This year will see the return of the canoe and kayak races, swimming races, music in the park, cannon ball contests, the lifeguard relay challenge and the volleyball tournament, as well as events for kids such as the chalk art contest and watermelon eating
relay. The Youbou Regatta’s flagship event, the quartermile swim, will see 20 to 40 contestants race to the shore from a tugboat. “It can get pretty competitive, we have competitors from the Stingrays swimming team who come every year,” Linda Blatchford from Cowichan Lake Recreation said. “But its open to everyone and we have awards for lots of different categories, like oldest and youngest to swim, first place from a swimming team and first place for someone not on a swimming team. “The [Youbou Regatta] is well attended and a lots of fun. Everybody is welcome to participate in the event; there’s no charge to enter the parade, swimming races, canoe race, kayak race, or any of the other events offered.” Organizers will also be bringing back the Whistle, Splash and Flip Triathlon, a less serious competition which sees teams compete through a three-part relay consisting of whistling with a mouthful of crackers, running and swimming with flippers on and racing while flipping pancakes. Blatchford said she’s hoping
for a big turnout to this year’s event, comparable to the usual several hundred people from around the Cowichan Valley who come to visit Youbou for the Regatta. The Youbou Community Association is also hoping to bring back a few events that have been absent from the Regatta in recent years, including the Funky Chicken Bingo 50/50 draw and the adult dance, which takes place at 9 p.m. at the Youbou Hall and will feature live music from local band Clear Cut. “We had to stop hosting the dance a couple years ago because Sunfest fell on the same weekend,” Blatchford said. “Since Sunfest is now the weekend prior, we’re bringing it back this year.” Tickets for the dance are $15 and will be available at the door with presale tickets available at the Youbou Hall or the Cowichan Lake Sports Arena office. A barbecue concession will also be open at Arbutus Park from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information on the Youbou Regatta, call Linda Blatchford or Tanya Kaul at the Cowichan Lake Sports Arena at 250-749-6742.
Pancake Breakfast at the Firehall 8am – 10am Parade Marshalls, Youbou Hall at 10am Parade 10:30am Followed by the ¼ Mile Swim, Canoe and Kayak Races, Swimming Races, Music in the Park Volleyball Tournament, Concession 11am – 3pm Games for the Kids, Chalk Art & Watermelon Eating Relay! Whistle, Splash and Flip Triathlon! Funky Chicken Bingo, Belly Flop, Cannon Ball Contests and Lifeguard Relay Challenge!
ADULT DANCE: Youbou Hall at 9pm - Live Band “Clear Cut” Tickets $15 Available at the Door or Presale at Youbou Hall Cowichan Lake Sports Arena Office for more information
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The popular Whistle, Splash and Flip Triathlon has participants whistling, racing in flippers and flipping pancakes.
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What would you like to see in your CVRD director? Area F: Residents participate in almost 30 services, such as fire protection, curbside collection and water and sewer systems
Ian Morrison CVRD REPORT I trust everyone had a safe and enjoyable BC Day long weekend. We truly do live in paradise and it seems more and more people want a taste of what so many of us call home all year long. The increasing number of visitors to the Cowichan Region can be viewed as both a blessing and a curse. Forestry will always play a role in this region’s economy and its value needs to be acknowledged. Yet our economy in the Cowichan Lake area is, and has been, transitioning to more of a retirement and recreation Mecca. We need to create more opportunities for tourists to spend their available dollars, yen, or euros on services and in businesses in our community, many of which will be run by job-creating entrepreneurs seeking opportunities in destination communities like ours. The flip side to that coin, or the curse of our growing tourist destination reputation, is not just the demands visitors place on our infrastructure, like water, sewer and other services like those provided by our amazing volunteer firefighters. It’s also the perception that tourists bring noise and pollution and risks to what many consider to be a near pristine environment surrounding our lake and riverside communities. I know of at least three certainties in life; death, taxes and change. Things are constantly changing all around us, whether we like it or not. There have been two predominant themes discussed in the Cowichan Lake region since before I was elected to serve you as Area F Director at the CVRD. The first is the desire of older retirees to be able to find appropriate, affordable housing in our community, when they find that the challenges of living in their home become too much. Many feel they’re forced to move out of their home community to Duncan, Ladysmith, Nanaimo or Victoria. Secondly, many parents and grandparents are deeply saddened when their kids and their families are forced to leave Cowichan to get jobs and to raise their families in other parts of
Canada. We will need to embrace the change with people coming to “play in our backyard”, and the economic opportunities associated with it, if we hope to solve these two issues. We can create a vibrant, diverse, and ecologically sustainable oasis, where a child born today could grow up to have a healthy and prosperous life, and leave smiling because they did it all in Cowichan. Does this make sense to you? I’d love to hear what you think. Do you want your elected officials and community leaders to work on creating the environment for growth in sectors like tourism, while also planning for and minimizing the pressures associated with its success?
unforeseen circumstances, it must be eliminated in the next budget by either raising taxes or cutting other Parks services. As your Area F Director (and a taxpayer for two properties), we participate in almost 30 services. I have varying levels of input and discretion in all of them. These include services like fire protection (five departments), curbside collection, solid waste management, transit, water and sewer systems and Cowichan Lake Recreation. Some are local services that only local users pay for, like street lighting or community water. Some are sub-regional like Cowichan Lake Recreation, only Areas F and I and the Town
“ ” I consider myself a “stick to my knitting” type of CVRD director. I look after the people at home who pay the bills, first. Ian Morrison
On an entirely different topic, I would like to hear your opinion on what you think a CVRD director’s duties should be. My predecessor, Joe Allan, really helped me when I was elected in 2008. Joe shared his experience and advice about where I should focus my attention and where I should not. He suggested that I get to know the CVRD staff, because they can help a director get things done..He said that while I sit at the CVRD board table, I’m a Director for the whole CVRD and I must think regionally. He said: “remember, it’s the people of Cowichan Lake South and Skutz Falls that elected you.” I’ve never forgotten that. Regional districts were created to provide services to unincorporated areas. Services that people want and are willing to pay for, and a majority provide consent to be taxed for. If you live in an electoral area of the CVRD, we are governed by the Local Government Act and are considered a child of the province with limitations under the L.G.A. Over time, other responsibilities were added to the regional district’s mandate. Municipalities have broader powers under the Community Charter and have jurisdiction over roads and matters like subdivision approvals, which regional districts do not. Regional district budgets cannot, by law, run deficits. If a deficit in a Parks budget were to occur due to
of Lake Cowichan tax for. Some are regionally funded like Solid Waste or General Government, in which all property owners in the entire Cowichan Valley Regional District contribute based on BC Assessment valuations. I bring these items to your attention because I focus the vast majority of my time serving you, reading agendas and reports in the hopes I can ensure the services we use and pay for are delivered as efficiently and cost-effectively as possible. Some may argue that local governments may not be the best way to deliver some services. Take curbside collection for example; many argued that private trash collection had to be cheaper than a local government system. When the CVRD took over curbside collection of garbage and recyclables from a private trash hauler a few years ago, we improved service with the automated trucks and garbage totes, and we reduced the cost to customers. As a matter of fact, I’m working to further reduce the bill for curbside collection customers in electoral areas in 2016. The curbside collection success is one example of what I believe a CVRD director’s job is all about. I serve the residents and taxpayers by helping to ensure the services they need and want are delivered as efficiently and cost-effectively as I can possibly manage. I go to conferences and conventions and
workshops to make certain I’m as knowledgeable and informed as humanly possible, when the CVRD committees and Board tackle the difficult task of setting and approving an annual budget, and determining property tax rates for the upcoming year. I’m not suggesting that directors only focus on budget-related matters. Electoral area directors consider planning and development applications and other land use questions like development permits and Raparian Act Regulations governing lake and streamside habitat protection. These planning matters are so numerous and important that the Electoral Area Services Committee (EASC) meets twice monthly, when all other committees meet only once a month. Preparing for meetings and reading agendas consumes anywhere from four to 10 hours-plus of my time every weekend. The responsibilities and decisions of the EASC comprise the largest portion, or the “meat and potatoes,” of what’s on the plate of an electoral area director in the CVRD. I continue to be thankful to Joe Allan for instilling in me the work ethic and the “always be the best-prepared” approach to CVRD committee and Board meetings. I can say that while I enjoy conducting the day-to-day affairs of the residents and taxpayers of the CVRD, the 2014 Local Government Elections have changed the makeup and the dynamics around the committee and Board tables at the CVRD offices in Duncan. Fresh blood and new ideas are important ingredients in a functional, transparent and democratic local government. The blending of the experienced incumbents and the “newly elected,” climbing the very steep learning curve, has provided both stability and a healthy tension as the new CVRD Board blazes its new path forward. When I was first elected and on that steep learning curve, I often became frustrated with the limitations the Local Government Act places on regional districts. Each level of government, be it local, provincial or federal, operates within clearly defined jurisdictions, which others don’t generally cross into. The Local Government Act hasn’t been significantly modernized since it was created in the 1960s. My point is that local governments can’t be all things to all people. Thirty years ago local governments received 18 per cent of every tax dollar Canadians
spent, and delivered far fewer services. Today local governments receive barely 9 per cent of every tax dollar and deliver significantly more services. Other governments have a history of downloading responsibilities to local government, without the financial download to pay for it. Elected officials want to be leaders on issues that make a difference in people’s lives, sometimes even if it goes beyond our jurisdiction. I note the “power surge” file of 2009 and my successful lobbying of Hydro Minister Blair Lekstrom. In that case, there was little financial cost to CVRD taxpayer’s in my pursuit of a fair resolution, yet it was beyond my jurisdiction. Please read the questions below, your response will help to clarify for me what you think should be the primary focus of a CVRD electoral area director. Are you better served if the priority is #1 or #2? 1) Do you expect your electoral area director to “stick to their knitting” and concentrate on the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of delivery of services provided under the Local Government Act, while only engaging in issues outside that jurisdiction in extraordinary and unusual circumstances? 2) Or do you expect your Electoral Area Director to make a priority of today and tomorrow’s topical issues and to expend effort and resources to affect change in those areas, regardless of government jurisdiction, while pursuing “one size fits all” regional regulations and minimizing “local” Official Community Plans (OCPs) and Zoning Bylaws and while giving more decision-making authorities to staff? I consider myself a “stick to my knitting” type of CVRD director. I look after the people at home who pay the bills, first. If unusual circumstances arise and extraordinary effort is needed beyond our jurisdiction, I’ll be the first to take up your fight. I’ve got your back. If you feel strongly about either one of the questions posed above, I would love to hear your input. Change is rarely easy; it’s almost impossible if you don’t know if what you’re doing is wrong. If you feel I’m off track or not, I invite you to help point me in the right direction. Email: imorrison@cvrd.bc.ca or morrison.director@shaw.ca Phone: 250-510-7163
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Swimmers Alex Cape (left) and Susan Simmons were at Lakeside Park on Friday (July 31) to start their Ryan Maizis from ORKA Adventures was on site at Sunfest last weekend to invite the 40,000 campers 105 km swim around Cowichan Lake. Simmons bowed out after 22 straight hours of swimming, while to come tube down the Cowichan River. After the success at last year’s concert, the company has expanded the capacity of their shuttle to introduce more adventure seekers to Lake Cowichan. Cape managed to complete an impressive 94 km by 8:40 p.m. on Sunday (August 2).
Skutz Falls fire should serve as reminder of industrial responsibility
Zero storage projected to arrive during last week of September, earlier with no significant rain this summer
Parker Jefferson One COwiChan As I watched the rising plume of smoke above the wildfire near Highway 18, I was reminded of the effects of climate change we are now facing. It is not only the river and lake that are suffering from the lack of rain but also the forests that surround us. Our house is in a forest dominated by large second growth fir trees. We are used to living in a constant rain of dry fir needles that come down whenever the breeze blows. The last few summers we have noticed a lot more needles than usual and I think the trees shed them as a defense strategy in drought conditions. This is happening in all the forested lands on southern Vancouver Island this year, creating very hazardous conditions and increasing the risk of wildfires. At the time of this writing (July
31), the Highway 18 fire is still burning but the authorities are confident that it will be brought under control soon — I hope they are right. Many brave firefighters from Lake Cowichan and Sahtlam have been in attendance and their efforts are greatly appreciated. The aerial attack from helicopters and the MARS water bomber was impressive to watch and the quick response is being credited for slowing the growth of the fire. This very visible wildfire should remind us all to be extremely careful whenever we are in forested areas this summer. A campfire ban has been in effect for months and I have seen signs on trailheads saying no smoking on the trails, all of this makes very good sense. What doesn’t make sense is that logging activities are still being permitted in our forests in the middle of one the most severe droughts in memory and with an extreme fire hazard rating in many areas. I assumed that there was no logging going on and was very surprised to hear that the Highway 18 fire was believed to have been human caused in an active logging area. The pictures I have seen of the felled trees burning are shocking.
Slash piles in these dry conditions are extremely flammable. Forestry jobs are important to our community but these jobs are not as numerous as they used to be. The prevalence of raw log exports sends most of the value in these privately owned trees outside of our community into the pockets of the shareholders of large timber companies. Meanwhile, provincial taxpayers are picking up the tab for most of the cost of fighting these fires. I hope that the government will take notice and suspend logging operations soon until we see safer conditions. There are still large chinook salmon swimming up the river and about 70 have so far been counted at Stoltz but only a few have been seen above Skutz Falls. They are probably holding in some of the deep, cool canyon waters and swims are being done to try to find them. They may not be able to get past Skutz Falls in the low, warm river. Provincial divers swam the river last week and noted that the trout are doing fairly well. They are all in their summer holding areas where cool water enters the river. The brown trout seem to be doing better than the rainbows, some of
which are starting to show signs of stress. For many years, retired guide and lifetime river resident Joe Saysell has been asking for a summer sport fishing closure and his efforts may have finally been rewarded. The province has closed the river, and most other south Island rivers, to all fishing until further notice. Hooking fish under these conditions puts unnecessary stress on them and could kill them in the high river temperatures we are seeing. There has been little change in our river conditions in the past few weeks. We are still running at 5.5 CMS and the recent rains had little effect on the lake levels. Our projections for arrival at zero storage are still around the last week of September. If we reach zero storage the river flow will decrease and it is likely the mill will have to shut down. Catalyst is requesting an immediate drop in river flows to save water and if we do that we could delay arriving at zero storage by a week or so if we get no significant rain this summer. The Flows and Fish Working Group is a committee made up of local politicians, Watershed Board members, First Nations,
Federal DFO officials, Provincial MOE and FLNRO Ministry representatives and conservation groups. It has been given the task of determining the permissible river flow reductions and swim surveys are being done to decide how much further reduction will be allowed. The decision should come in the next week. There have been some positive developments on the weir reconstruction initiative. Catalyst’s Crofton mill has a new General Manager and after he had been on the job for only a few days he met with senior CVRD and Watershed Board members and Cowichan Tribes Chief Chip Seymour last week to discuss increasing water storage at the lake. All reports are that this meeting was very positive and constructive. It seems likely that Catalyst will work with our community leaders to move ahead as quickly as possible to reconstruct the weir. Their increased engagement in this critically important project will be a very important step as we work together to ensure the long-term viability of the mill, the watershed and our community.
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Our Community in Brief Lake Cowichan Summer drop-in hockey at Cowichan Sparks unit looking Lake Sports Arena for parent leader Need to escape the summer heat? How about hitting the rink? Cowichan Lake Recreation will be hosting drop-in hockey at CLSA every Sunday from August 2 to 30. Open to ages six to 10 (11 a.m. to 12:20 p.m.), 11 to 15 (12:30 to 1:50 p.m.) and 16+ (2 to 3:20 p.m.) No contact. Full gear is required and the cost is $5.50 per player, goalies play free. Skate sharpening available for $5.50. Call 250-749-6742 for more information.
The local Girl Guides are looking for a mother to join them as the leader of Lake Cowichan’s Sparks unit, which will form at the end of August. The applicant must be available for a weekly one hour meeting, on Wednesdays from 3 to 4 p.m., as well as for camping trips and sleepovers. The Sparks unit is typically made up of 10 five to sixyear-old girls. Call Lola Sinclair at 250-749-3104 for more information.
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Having recently made a return to Lake Cowichan after a decade of absence, the local Scouts group has now found a new home at the Mesachie Lake Hall. The group recently made an agreement with Cowichan Lake Recreation, allowing them to use the hall rent-free from September to January 1, 2016. Following this they will be required to pay a monthly rental fee to continue using the hall. The original Scout Hall was torn down after the Scouts were inactive for several years. —Drew McLachlan
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Locally owned We SERVICE what we sell! and operated Cowichan Commons Cellular, smartphones, tablets, internet and telus tV
CELLULAR, SMARTPHONES, 250-715-1599TABLETS, INTERNET AND TELUS TV B1- 845 Deloume Road, Mill Bay 250-733-2626