May 2022 Issue 162

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To be a source of training and practice for all aspects of operating a pottery studio To enrich the culture of art and contribute to the artistic well-being in the Cowichan Valley, in collaboration with the CSAA. Established 2017, the Cowichan Community Workshop Co-op is a volunteer-run not for profit Cooperative that operates a community workshop at The HUB at Cowichan Station. It is a well-equipped woodwork shop which allows members to have access to space and tools to create projects of their own. Recently, classes have been started which augment the open shop times during the week. The Cowichan Valley Rockhounds was formed in 1963 and its members have a keen interest in all things rock related. We promote the study, collecting, cutting and polishing of gemstones, minerals, rocks and other geological material in the Cowichan Valley. We go on field trips to hunt for rock and have workshops where we have machines and tools to cut and shape rock and slabs into jewellery. We also do silver and copper work. Hub Spring Sale, May 14, 10am-3pm, 2375 Koksilah Rd, Cowichan Station

Sonia Furstenau with her sister Julie Furstenau, and their mother Jan Carroll

Lessons From My Mother Sonia Furstenau, MLA for Cowichan Valley, (250) 7152792 Sonia.Furstenau. MLA@leg.bc.ca

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his Mother’s Day, I reflect on the lessons I’ve learned from my mother. Take care of others. Mom has a vast network of family friends, old and new, and she puts consistent effort into staying in touch with the people in her life, whether it’s a yearly letter to relatives in other countries or a daily phone call with a neighbour, or regular visits with her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. Take care of yourself. Mom had a fall last summer and broke her hip. Her recovery has not always been easy, but she persisted with physio and exercise, and is once again mobile. I admire her determination and I’m inspired by her efforts.

as I can remember, she has volunteered her time, expertise, and energy to help move things forward. In Alberta, she was pivotal in the efforts to protect Elk Island National Park from having a landfill put right next to it. In Saanichton, she has helped to create community garden spaces.

I am so grateful to my mother for all that she has taught me, and for the guidance and wisdom she continues to provide. Having been a mother for nearly 27 years, I have also had the joy of learning from my children, who help me to see the world from different perspectives, to remember to be curious, and to not take myself too seriously. This Mother’s Day, I will also reflect on the mother that all of us depend on, Mother Earth. We have so much to be grateful for –air, water, food, beauty – and so many reasons to be protective and to take care of the natural world that provides us with all we need.

Take care of the planet. Mom was one of the original recyclers. Way back in the 1970s, we would always collect the newspapers and drop them at the recycling depot. She has been a lifelong organic gardener and instilled in me the importance of valuing and protecting the natural world.

Take care of your community. Mom has always been connected to her wider community, and for as long 39


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Cut Broom in Bloom

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page 76

May Forecasts

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page 77

Community Song Voice Sound Nature Mornings

2min
pages 74-75

Time for Some Financial Spring Cleaning

2min
page 72

Stamp Collecting is Alive and Well in the Cowichan Valley

2min
page 73

Imagine Being Given a User Manual for Your Life

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page 69

Transformation Through Movement

2min
page 68

Caring for the Caregiver

2min
page 64

Support our Local Farmers with CSA’s

2min
page 67

Wart did you Say?

3min
pages 65-66

Cowichan Summer Camp Guide

9min
pages 58-63

Planning a Vegetable Garden

2min
page 53

Cedricks Coffee House Helps K.I.D.S

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page 57

Local Food Security - Planning For The Future

3min
page 52

Building a Better World Together

7min
pages 47-49

Understanding the Role of Fungi in Soil Bamboo, a Scourge in the Garden or a Lifeline to our Planet? 48-49

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page 46

Reflexology for Relaxation

4min
pages 43-44

Mother’s Day Gift Guide Celebrating Charmian Horner Co-Founder of theCFLA Garden

3min
pages 40-41

Tour

2min
page 45

Lessons From My Mother

2min
page 39

Hub Spring Sale

1min
page 38

A Gift of Love

3min
pages 36-37

Love’s Triangle

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page 35

A Spring Refresh for Your Home Cowichan Family Life Association Garden Tour Revived for 2022 44

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page 24

Ryan McMahon Live at the Chapel

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page 25

A Thriving Arts and Cultural Community

4min
pages 32-33

BC Spot Prawn Linguine

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pages 20-22

Yasmeen Olya Community Healing Fundraising

2min
page 29

Grow Your Wine Collection This Spring

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page 23

Citrus Spot Prawn Salad

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page 19

Farm Table Inn’s Mother’s Day Brunch to go Package

2min
pages 12-13

May Events

3min
pages 5-7

Ukraine Blue & Yellow the Palette at Rainforest Arts

2min
page 8

CVAC Arts this Month

1min
page 11

Greener Tea: May in the World of Tea

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page 18

39 Steps Back by Popular Demand

2min
page 17

Cowichan Artisans Spring Tour

5min
pages 14-16

What is Right

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pages 9-10
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