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CBC comedy show fi lming Lake episodeJAMES GOLDIE GAZETTE

Lights, camera, action! It’s offi-cial — Lake Cowichan is going to be featured on the comedic CBC television program Still Standing.

The show features Newfound-land comedian Jonny Harris as he travels across Canada, visit-ing communities and gathering material for an original stand-up comedy routine he then puts on for the locals.

According to the show’s web-site, he explores “small towns on the ropes and [meets] the people who remain fiercely proud to call these towns home. By immersing himself in the adventure of their everyday lives, Jonny comes to under-stand their passion for these places.”

Executive producer Maureen Riley said “on the ropes” means different things depending on the community.

“But usually it’s a little com-munity that’s fighting to — ‘sur-vive’ might be a strong word for Lake Cowichan, but some of the other small towns we’ve gone to they really are struggling to sur-vive,” said Riley.

“And what we find out is despite the adversity, there is a beautiful community that comes together to fight for their town.”

Riley said her team first became aware of Lake Cowic-han’s story through an article about Sunfest coming to the area.

The group will be in Lake Cow-ichan from April 18 to 24. Riley said they have no instructions or requests of local citizens.

“We encourage people to just continue to do what they usual-ly do,” she said.

“The one thing people usual-ly tell us is how surprised they are by the number of people who show up with Jonny Har-ris. I think sometimes people think it’s just Jonny and a cam-era. We’re a team of 13 or 14 people, so you’ll definitely see us around town.”

Harris’s stand up performance for the town will be held April 23 at 6 p.m. A location for the event is yet to be determined.

Mayor Ross Forrest said he is thrilled about the news and the potential exposure the show will bring with it.

“It’s a national TV show and we have a lot of natural beauty here in the area that people are going to recognize and say, ‘That’s a pretty nice town,’” he said. “The show is about small towns that are sort of reinvent-ing themselves and so obviously they think we fit that criteria.”

Forrest said in addition to the publicity from the show, he thinks the experience will be a lot of fun for Lake area residents.

“I think that our community will be entertained and thor-oughly enjoy it.”

Lake Cowichan’s episode will kick off season three of Still Standing, which does not air until 2017.

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WILD WEATHER

Sections of Cowichan Lake Road were flooded Thursday morning, following the previous night’s wind storm and heavy rains. More than 300 people were without power in Youbou as a result of downed powerlines. Although the lights stayed on in Lake Cowichan, Honeymoon Bay also experienced an outage that lasted from about 6 a.m. to noon. Donalda Sked, postmaster at the Honeymoon Bay post office, had no choice but to keep the office closed until power was restored around lunch time. “It’s kind of hard to sort the mail in the dark,” she said with a laugh. [JAMES GOLDIE/GAZETTE]

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Bricks can be purchased for a family, a loved-one, a business or organization.

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HEALTHY BEGINNINGSYou are invited to Healthy BeginningsA relaxed groups for moms,dads and others who carefor infants and children

Kaatza Health Unit, 58 Cowichan Ave., WestIsland Health

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Feb 15: Supported Child Development will be here to let us know how they can help.

Feb 22: Brain Development. Ever wonder what is going on inside?

Feb 29: TBA.

March 7: Safety with animals and young children.

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March 21: Libraries do more than lend books, with Kristen Rumohr, Librarian March 28: Easter Monday, No Group April 4: Encounters with wild animals, how to remain safe.April 11: Interesting ways to add protien, with Nutritionist Christy Thomson

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SMILE FILEName: Anita GenoveseOccupation: Early childhood educatorHometown: Lake CowichanI’ve always wanted to: Live as sustainability as possibleMost people don’t know that I : Don’t know, I am pretty straight forward personFavourite food: SushiBest thing about living here: It is a small quiet placeFavourite activity: Being with my familyProudest moment: Seeing the success of my childrenHow do you define down time: Being at homeI wish I was better at: Business paperwork, to be self-employedIf I was stuck on a desert island I would definitely need: My husbandFavourite time of day is: Anytime it’s quiet at homeMy go-to wardrobe staple: Jeans and sweaters, at this time of yearIn my car I listen to: Rock and talk radioIn my fridge you’ll find: Hot pickled peppersIf I had a $1,000,000: Buy property on the lake and build an artist community

— With Malcolm Chalmers

JAMES GOLDIE GAZETTE

The Lake Cowichan Food Bank has moved into its new space and delivered its first batch of donations to community members in need.

The volunteer-run organization relocated its operations to 205 South Shore Road from its pre-vious spot at the Mildred Child Annex.

“We now have space to actually move around,” said volunteer coordinator and food bank secre-tary Cindy Vaast, noting that the group now has between 800 and 900 square feet to operate in — almost twice the room it had before the move to the new location.

Vaast said recipients of the food will notice the differences.

“It’s going to be nice to have an overhang [out-side] so that when they are lining up to come in they won’t be standing in the rain,” she said.

“And also we’re no longer in the middle of town. Being across from the post office, that’s where people go constantly and so I think that some cli-ents who stopped coming because it was so open will maybe now feel safer to come back, that it’s safer [in terms of their privacy].”

Food is distributed on the second Wednesday of every month, with volunteers preparing the orders the day before.

Families and individuals seeking food from the group still need to visit community services and fill out an application.

“We need to have a count,” said Vaast.She also emphasized that there is no drop-off

bin for donations.“The best way to contact us is through

[email protected]. No drop-ping off food here at the location, [people] need to schedule a drop-off time with us because other-wise it would just sit outside,” she said.

The food bank will be holding its annual gen-eral meeting on April 11 at 6:30 p.m. at Country Grocer.

Food bank settles in new home

WINNING TEAM

The Keith Nelson Countrywide Realty Midget Lakers team skated away with both the tournament and league banners at the recent Vancouver Island Amateur Hock-ey Association Mid-Island playoff championships in Port Alberni.

The last time the Lakers won the banner was more than 10 years ago.

Because there is no longer a play-off tournament for recreational midget teams from across Vancou-ver Island, the league tournament marks the end of the Lakers’ 2015-16 season.

So here are the winning faces.Players: Merryam Rizk, Chase

Convery, Justin Vaughan, Devin Johel, Nathan Andersson, Rai-mund Mullin, Nick Brown, Nelson Wagner, Evan Rowbottom, Miles Brooks, Dylan Svendsen, Emily Vaughan, Stevie McKenzie, Nathan-iel Hinojosa, Billy Robertson, James Cummings, Luke Wiersma, Stephen Vatcher, and Hunter Hieta.

Coaches: head coach Mark Row-bottom, Todd Vaughan, Sandy McKenzie and Shane Mullin.[SUBMITTED PHOTOS]

Adele Halowaty, left, Willa Suntjens and Kathryn Morrison are an unstoppable trio of food bank volunteers who always share a laugh while they work. [JAMES GOLDIE/GAZETTE]

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The South Cowichan Parks Commission and CVRD Parks & Trails Division are hosting the Public Open House #2 to invite public input on the Bright Angel Park Recreation Rejuvenation Project. The CVRD has received grant funding from the Province of BC to rejuvenate specific park facilities at Bright Angel Park which must be completed by March 31, 2015.

Join us for discussion and input at Open House #2:date Saturday, June 8, 2013 time 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.place Bright Angel Park Lower Parking Area

Public Open House #2BRIGHT ANGEL PARK RECREATION REJUVENATION PROJECT & PARK MANAGEMENT PLAN

for more information, please contact: Graham Gidden, CVRD Parks & Trails Planner, Parks & Trails Division, 250-746-2620 or [email protected]





Residents may experience some air in the lines and discolouration of the water supply during these operations. Should this occur, running a cold water tap for a short period will help restore the water quality to normal.

CVRD Water Systems Flushing NoticeThe Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD) will be carrying out flushing of the water systems listed below on:





Youbou, Honeymoon Bay, Mesachie Lake & Bald Mountain

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THANK YOUThe Royal Canadian Legion, Lake Cowichan Branch #210 would like to thank the following, whose generous donations helped to make our 21st Annual Russell Smith Memorial Frostbite Derby a successful day:

Mocha Café, Michaela Davidson’s, J&V’s Burgers & Pizza, Chameleon Arts, Island Pharmacy, Butler Locksmithing, Lordco, Heads & Nails, Footwear Centre, George’s, Home Hardware, , Patricia Thomson – Notary, Neiser Sales & Service, Darling Tire, Lake Cowichan Home Centre, Fit For a Princess, Curves, Gord’s Flybox, Cowichan Pet Emporium, Island Coop, Royal Bank, Lake Cowichan Chiropractic, Country Grocer, Tim Horton’s,

Tipton’s Outboards, Tipton’s Gas Bar, Jakes at the Lake, Country Wide Real Estate, Lake Cowichan Furniture, Nitinat River Fish Hatchery, and our members for their kind donations.

A big thank you to all those members who volunteered their time and talent to make our derby a success!

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FAITHDIRECTORY

BAPTISTCowichan LakeBaptist Church8259 Beaver Road

Lake Cowichan250-749-3211

Sunday Service 10:30 a.m.Sunday School 10:30 a.m.

Pastor Dale Winters

ANGLICANSt. Christopher

and St. Aidan70 Cowichan Ave. W

Lake Cowichan250-749-3466Sunday Services

at 10:30 a.m.

PENTECOSTALLake Cowichan

Christian Fellowship10 King George St. South


Sunday Service 10:30 a.m.

Pastor Terry Hale

ROMAN CATHOLICSt. Louis

de Montfort60 Fern Road


Mass Sunday 9:00 a.m.

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The Town of Lake Cowichan finance and administration com-mittee has voted in favour of increasing the town’s water par-cel tax by 40 per cent.

The motion to increase the tax from $100 to $140 was carried unanimously at the committee’s March 8 meeting.

“It’s just a levee that’s put on your taxes for the purposes of dealing with water capital or operational requirements,” said Joseph Fernandez, the town’s chief administrative officer, emphasizing that the money is allocated exclusively for the water fund.

“And it’s on every single prop-erty in town. Every parcel gets

charged that parcel tax. It’s a flat tax,” he said.

Whether or not a property has a house or building on it, the tax still applies.

Councillor Bob Day described the water parcel tax as a fairer way to raise funds.

“If we just put it in the water utility bill, those lots that weren’t using water would never pay for future upgrades,” he said. “This is to hopefully help us get to a water treatment system and help pay that bill so, why should people sitting on vacant lots not pay into that project for some-thing that will benefit them?”

The water parcel tax was adopt-ed in January 2013. The increased rates will go into effect starting this year.


The Cowichan Valley Commun-ity Radio Society has received a large grant-in-aid from the CVRD that will help keep the lake’s local station on-air.

Last Wednesday the CVRD approved a $6,000 grant for the not-for-profit society, which runs Radio Cowichan.

Director Michael Bishop said he and his fellow volunteers from the station were thrilled by the news because if they had not secured funding for upgrades by the end of March, the station could have been taken off the airwaves.

“We have to have, by the end of this month, an emergency broad-cast system in place that hooks our station in with the rest of the national emergency broadcast system,” he said.

He noted that the modem and software required to install this

system cost close to $5,000.Radio Cowichan needs to

be connected to the country’s national alerting system that sends out warnings in the event of a natural disaster, danger-ous weather conditions or other emergency event.

“If we didn’t put [the system] in there they could shut us. We’d be in non-compliance with the CRTC,” said Bishop.

The remaining funds will be used for additional computer software for the station.

“It allows us to update our on-air broadcasting system to a newer and more up-to-date mod-el…which will be much more user friendly for operators,” he said.

The CVRD’s grants-in-aid pro-gram provides financial assist-ance to locally based organiza-tions that benefit Cowichan Val-ley residents and whose efforts are regional in nature.


The Town of Lake Cowic-han’s economic and sustainable development committee has asked town staff to investigate the potential costs associated with pay parking or other meas-ures to control the length of time vehicles can use Saywell Park’s parking lot.

“In the summertime at Say-well Park and the downtown area…people are going tubing for three, four hours, they’re parking their cars and tying up all the parking spots and people can’t get into the businesses,” mayor Ross Forrest told the committee.

“I don’t want to see Lake Cow-ichan become a town where you have to pay for parking, but I think we have to for long-term parking, anything over two hours or something like that. There’s got to be a cost for it.”

Forrest expressed an interest in speaking with other commun-ities of comparable size who have instituted parking controls.

“It doesn’t for us necessarily

have to be all year,” he added.Jim Humphrey, president of

the Cowichan Lake District Chamber of Commerce, echoed the mayor’s comments about a need for some parking policy change at Saywell Park.

“There are other businesses there that rely on people park-ing,” he said. “I know the cham-ber of commerce, we welcome working with the town to find a solution that’s going to benefit everybody.”

Humphrey said he doesn’t think parking is a big issue for businesses in other parts of the town. Like Forrest, he pointed to the summer influx of people going tubing on the Cowichan River as the main source of parking challenges at Saywell Park.

“I think the tubing companies, rather than just come in and open a door with tubes, they need to take some responsibly of getting their customers to the river they rely on without taking all the parking of every-body else,” he said.

Aaron Frisby is the owner/

operator of the Tube Shack, one of the local tubing businesses whose customers use Saywell Park for parking, and during his five years with the company has only received one complaint from a local business regarding the impact tubers have on area parking.

“To be honest I think most of the businesses around there really do benefit from the tubing crowd,” he said.

He said the town has not been contact with him about Saywell Park parking issues.

“I think it’s a good idea for the city to look for ways to benefit off the tubers. How the town can actually financially benefit from tubers coming to town,” he said, with regards to the town’s inter-est in researching new parking models for that area.

“I wouldn’t like to see tubers getting scared off because of parking,” he added.

Frisby estimated that his busi-ness accounts for approximately a third of tubers coming to Lake Cowichan. The Tube Shack oper-ates from July to September.

Council contemplates pay parking for Saywell

Parking in downtown Lake Cowichan may not be an issue in the winter but growing summertime demand has prompted the town to investigate the cost of implementing pay parking at Saywell Park. [JAMES GOLDIE/GAZETTE]

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$6,000 grant keeps radio station on the air

Water parcel tax going up

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I guess I didn’t see that small plane above me

I appreciate Mr. Erickson set-ting me straight on the small planes flying over Chemainus. It seems, according to him, there are none.

Apparently today I didn’t see a small plane cutting its engine overhead while I was in town and starting it again, nor another that flew overhead at about 500 feet shortly afterward, even though they are supposed to fly at 1,000 feet.

I suppose I also wasn’t shocked into nearly falling into my gar-den bed a couple of years ago when a plane (which had cut its engine so I didn’t hear it) flew low over the house and started it again right above me. Nor,

according to you, Mr. Erickson, do they do any manoeuvres over the high school behind us.

We seldom have a day now in good weather when we can sit outside with some peace as the flights are constant and very noisy, but, as I said, according to you they aren’t there.

But you see, in my defence, my husband and I have already been in touch with the airports responsible, both Nanaimo and Victoria (where many of the planes fly from) as well as Transport Canada.

We were told they are allowed to fly and practise in this area, and yes, they are supposed to fly in uninhabited areas, not over towns.

And by the way, I never said the pilot who landed on the

highway didn’t do a good job, but wouldn’t a bumpy field have been better than perhaps run-ning into a car? Would you think that was so great?

Bernice RamsdinChemainus

Bike fi x-it station a good move by the CVRD

Article re: CVRD bike fix-it station:

Kudos to the staff of the CVRD who installed the bike fix-it sta-tion. The location is well suited for the volume of cyclists who use the community centre.

Sandra McPhersonDuncan

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Animals are a lifetime commit-ment — their lifetime.

At least they should be. Any-one thinking about getting a pet of any kind should consider that before they do so.

And some animals shouldn’t be kept as pets at all.

When getting a cat or dog, one needs to consider that if you get it as a puppy or kitten, it is usually (things going well) a commitment of at least 10 to 20 years.

You should make sure that, first of all, you want an adult dog or cat, as it won’t be the cud-dly puppy or kitten forever, and

secondly that you are willing to do the work that comes along with it.

You must be prepared to walk your pet, buy it flea treatments, and clean up spit-up. You have to be prepared to take it with you should you move, and find it a sitter when you go on vacation.

If you are not willing to do any one of these things, do not get a pet.

The folks around the Cowichan Lake area involved in animal rescue and dealing with feral cat colonies will thank you.

These colonies generally got their start from people turning

their cats loose into the wild, without spaying or neutering, and just walking away, leaving the poor things to fend for them-selves. It’s a cruel thing to do.

If you are willing to do some work, but maybe not quite as much as a mammal requires, perhaps a fish would be better suited for you. Though you still have to factor in cleaning its tank and feeding it, most basic fish for sale at the pet store won’t live as long as a cat or dog and are more something soothing to look at than some-thing you have to play with and exercise. On the other end of the

spectrum are things like parrots.The death in February of

Wendy Huntbach, the dedicated and indefatigable founder of the World Parrot Refuge in Coombs drives home, in more ways than one, the problems faced when long-lived pets survive their owners.

Parrots should never be kept as pets, something Huntbach was passionate in trying to teach people. She knew better than anyone the pitfalls involved in taking on these birds, which can live for more than 100 years. She had hundreds of them at her ref-uge to prove her point.

Without her, the long-term future of the refuge and its charges is uncertain, though it remains open at this time.

Parrots and such exotic birds aren’t the only ones that should be left to the wild, either.

Consider that tortoises can live longer than 150 years.

Pets are a joy, but also a responsibility. We can’t lose sight of that.

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The Gazette asked:

What can we do to make this area a tourist destination not just a stop on the road to somewhere else?

Letters to the editor

Brandi Cornett“I would say more busi-

nesses, more accommoda-tions and more activities. Make it more tourist friendly by expanding a lot more so a lot more people could come into town.”

Danielle Turner “I’d say more curb

appeal, because we have a lot of buildings that are empty around town. So when you drive through we have nice signs starting to go up, so curb appeal.”

Grant Wilson“I’d say fix up the down-

town area, some of the derelict buildings, make them nicer to look at.”

Nora Hayward“Promoting our tubing

more, do something with some of our buildings, because they are looking really run down. Promote more activities like the Kaatza players.”

Lorne Scheff er“We should do things

like bring Sunfest into the community, re-look at things like the drag boat races that we had. Some of the older generation has to embrace the change.”

Welcome to B.C., freeloadersOPINION

As the B.C. government spends millions on an international brand cam-

paign with the recycled slogan “Super, Natural B.C.,” another brand identity has spread across Canada.

This one’s unintentional. It hit a new peak last week with the arrival of two young men from Saskatchewan, who were given one-way tickets to Vancouver and Victoria by typically burdened social ser-vices ministry staff in North Battleford.

Sorting through the blizzard of soothing sound bites and sympathetic TV clips, a clearer picture emerges.

In his initial interview with the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, Charles Neil-Curly, at 23 the elder of the two, said he decid-ed to head west when shelter staff told him his time had run out and he asked for bus tickets to B.C.

“When they asked if I had a place to go, I just said, ‘yeah’,” Neil-Curly said. “I was going to the next homeless shelter anyway.”

Transients and panhandlers aren’t the only ones who say whatever they figure will get them through another day. Pol-iticians do it too.

Admitting she knew little about the arrivals, Premier Christy Clark suggested that both were mentally ill and deserve every support the prov-ince can give them.

B.C. housing czar Rich Cole-man has also demonstrated factual flexibility as he presides over the creation of his latest

single-room-occupancy drug ghetto in a residential neigh-bourhood in Victoria.

After quietly proposing a closed-down nursing home called Mount Edwards Court as a temporary solution to the filthy “tent city” that sprang up on provincial property last fall, Coleman abruptly announced from his Langley office Feb. 5 that the building had been bought and partly renovated for $4 million. It would house 38 people for up to a year.

I asked him if the purchase meant the conversion of Mount Edwards into permanent “low-barrier” housing for 100 people was a “done deal,” as area residents believe. “They’re wrong,” Coleman indignantly replied, and there would be community consultation over the next year.

In subsequent comments to reporters, he said the province doesn’t really need city zoning, but will apply for it anyway. (That won’t be a problem with Victoria’s far-left city council, which is keen to add a super-vised injection site too.)

On Feb. 24, Coleman was asked if he is concerned that the 88 housing units at two locations would fill up and other transients would arrive to take their place. By that time the tent squat appeared to have about 100 people in residence, with the usual overdoses, vio-lence and prostitution.

Coleman assured us it hasn’t happened in Abbotsford or Maple Ridge, where tent camps have finally been cleaned up after shelters and housing were provided. The next day, he was asked if transitional accommo-dations would be sufficient to end the camp.

“They’re not actually all that transitional,” Coleman replied. “We’ll take Mount Edwards through a zoning process. We’ve got about 100 beds there. We’ve bought the building so it’s hardly transitional. We’ve permanently done that.”

Fast forward to March 11. The 38 Mount Edwards spaces are full, another 40 rooms and camping spaces at a former youth custody centre are almost full, and the province applies for a court order to clear the Victoria camp.

A representative of the advo-cacy group Together Against Poverty Society goes on local radio to pledge legal support for the campers. How many are there now? At least 100, he says.

Meanwhile in Maple Ridge, where the “homeless” problem is all fixed, Coleman has just extended temporary shelter funding and paid $5.5 million for a 61-room motel to fix it some more.

Tom Fletcher is B.C. legislature repor-ter and columnist for Black Press. Email: [email protected] Twit-ter: @tomfletcherbc

Tent camp next to Victoria courthouse persists. [TOM FLETCHER/BLACK PRESS]

Tom FletcherBC Views

Practising planes cause worry about safety

I live here at Lake Cowichan and I totally agree with the let-ters from Ms. Ramsdin and Mr. Erickson about the planes that practise above our towns. They fly above us all the time, most sunny days for sure, cutting their engines and backfiring, free falling, all over our houses. I too think it should be done far-ther away from populated areas or better yet, over the ocean. Annoying? Yes, somewhat. It’s more the safety factor that wor-ries me.

Mag Ryan Lake Cowichan

Good deed leads to good recommendation

Kudos to Colony Roofing! It’s nice to know that there are peo-ple out there to do such a good deed without cost.

I am an elderly woman on my own; I had Colony Roofing replace my roof six years ago and during this rainy season I had a leak just inside my kitch-en window. I phoned them and left a message about the issue and they responded the next morning and were here within 15 minutes.

When he climbed his ladder to fix it he found my gutters were plugged solid.

He proceeded to clean the whole side, put in new screws and put it back in place. He worked on it for over half an hour and fixed the problem. When I asked how much I owed he said just a good word would be payment enough.

Anyone needing a new roof or repairs done I highly recom-mend Colony Roofing.

Patricia GrouhelDuncan

TPP good if it gets rid of subsidies

Based on the following exam-ple it appears that there are many subsidies being provided in other countries. I use New Zealand as an example. It’s a good comparator. Its climate is very similar to ours, the curren-cy is almost on par with ours and labour rates are on par. Yet somehow they can raise a sheep, pay to feed it etc., then butcher it, process it i.e. packaging etc. and ship it to Duncan to sell at $10.97 per pound versus locally produced lamb raised and pro-cessed here in the Cowichan Valley which is sold for $14.99 per pound. (This is from fliers from last week).

There appears to be no way that in an open fair market that it is possible to do this type of pricing without government subsidies. If the Transpacific Partnership will eliminate this type of subsidy it needs to get implemented. It does have Mr. Harper’s hand in developing this deal, thus it is very likely we will lose out.

Glenn WhiteShawnigan Lake

Time to build up the weirRegarding summer and fall

low water on the Cowichan River.

When will work start to raise the weir at Cowichan Lake? Please do not tell us there are too many jurisdictions involved.

Council has been procrastin-ating for two years. They have been building dikes for two years to keep the water out, now is the time to make sure we have enough water to drink and enough for the fish and pulp mill.

Gord GurskiDuncan


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HEALTH TEAM

Julie Reid is the primary health care nurse at the Kaatza Health Clinic. She has been part of the primary healthcare team since the beginning and is typically the first point of contact for new clients. [JAMES GOLDIE/GAZETTE]

Meet the team

Setting realistic goals key for ReidJAMES GOLDIE GAZETTE

When it comes to seeking assistance with chronic health conditions, honesty is usually the best policy, which is one of the reasons primary health care nurse Julie Reid enjoys working in Lake Cowichan.

“Community members are not afraid to tell you what their needs and wants are. And that’s a big thing,” said Reid. “We don’t try to push programs on people that don’t want them.”

Reid has been a member of the primary health care team since its inception in 2013. She is the first person new clients meet with when joining the program, which is a free service for any adult in the area living with chronic health problems. Reid is at the clinic from Monday to Friday and does intake with new clients.

“[I] discuss with them what their goals are. A lot of times they get referred by the physician and what the physician kind of wants the patient’s not really ready for, so we work on a compromise that will work for both of them,” she said, adding if cli-ents require services not offered through Reid’s team, she will help them find other places to meet those needs.

Because travel to Duncan and fees for ser-vices there like changing wound dressings, IV clinics and foot care can all present bar-riers for some people — particularly sen-iors — Reid has begun providing some of those services to clients.

“We’ve started to do some dressing and IV clinics out here,” she said.

And although Reid is a certified foot care nurse, she can’t provide those services in her role on the primary health care team.

“So I try to give them all the informa-tion and the techniques so they can do it at home with minimal check-ups with a podiatrist,” she said.

Reid said one of the joys of her job is get-ting to see the long-term progress clients are making.

“We had one gentleman who was in lots of chronic pain, was down and out,” she said. “He started seeing the dietitian and we got him enrolled in the fitness program. And he came in six months later, he was a totally different man… His fitness was so much improved and his chronic pain was controlled so that he felt that he could do anything.”

Reid urged members of the public to come to the Kaatza Clinic for an assess-ment to see whether they qualify for the program.

“Just drop in. I’m always here and there are no stupid questions.”

FOLLOWING THE loss of Lake Cowichan’s

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GARDENING

Getting seeds in now for early veggie crop

First, a correction. In my last column I should have said to add one full recipe (six quarts) of Solomon’s Complete

Organic Fertilizer — not one quart — to each 100 square feet of garden bed to start off with each spring.

Because our soils are so wet and cold from winter, they don’t warm up quickly and need a lot of nitrogen to get plants off to a good start. Solomon’s recipe contains plenty of nitrogen.

This week I’ll be sowing my next batch of seeds into pots, including broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, celery, fennel, lettuce, parsley and parsnips.

I’ve organized my jars of seed packets so that every two weeks until October, I’m sowing something. Many of these seeds would sprout outside but I’ve found that slugs and sow bugs chomp them down as soon as they appear.

If they start in pots and get planted out in the garden once they grow bigger and sturdy they stand a better chance of thriving. By then the soil is warmer and dryer, and if I fertilize them well they should grow fast.

Growing vegetables quickly ensures an ear-lier harvest and larger produce, but mainly allows them to outgrow predation by evil creeping, crawly, ravenous creatures. The secret is to bring the minerals in your soil into balance, add some compost and use a lot of organic fertilizer.

Once this has been dug into the top six inches or so, dig a hole for the transplant, pop in more fertilizer and dig that into the bottom. Fill the hole with water and plant the transplant there in the slurry, pushing back the soil around it. Different vegetables require more or less fertil-izer, but as a general rule of thumb, one-quar-ter cup per plant is a good average amount.

About once a month I like to side-dress the vegetables with more fertilizer since our sandy soil doesn’t hold nutrients well. I sprinkle it along the sides of each row, scratching it in a bit with a hoe and watering it in. Soil biota will do the rest of the work.

If you have an asparagus bed or have over-wintered garlic, now is a good time to side-dress with fertilizer and compost. In my sandy soil I’ll use six quarts per 100 square feet and cover the bed with a half-inch thick layer of compost. Here’s another trick to get an early asparagus harvest: cover half the bed with plastic and it will warm up faster. Leave the other half bare and you’ll extend the harvest.

I have mentioned that it helps to wrap strips of sandpaper around the legs of your seed table, but slugs and their legion of allies have somehow climbed mine. Perhaps they have learned to rappel, or hang glide. I have compen-sated by covering each flat of seedlings with remay, which seems to be working.

Sometimes I wonder what God was thinking. Surely the predators who eat our lovely vege-tables should taste better than they do. There’s a challenge for the scientists: can they genetic-ally modify slugs to taste like chocolate?

Mary Lowther has started her spring planting — indoors. Some of the seeds would survive outside at this time of year, but predators like slugs tend to nip them in the bud before they can get going properly, so putting out older, hardier plants is desirable. [MARY LOWTHER PHOTO]

MaryLowtherDig In

Gardening tip:You can plant kale, kohlrabi and carrots to harvest during the winter.



The orphan bear cub that was spotted repeatedly in Lake Cowichan since the start of the year has been euthanized by conservation officers.

Last month the animal was found under a porch at a home on Neva Road. It was tran-quilized, captured and ultimately escaped death by running into the forest about 10 kilometres outside of town. Conservation officers hoped it was young enough it was not habituated to humans and human food sources but only two weeks later it came back to the same area.

“It returned right to the same location, the same house we had removed it from,” said conservation officer Scott Norris. “It’s a frustrating thing for us to have to do… It’s a prime example that once a bear becomes habituated to human food sources it’s going to return again and again.”

Norris urged area residents to report any bear sightings right away, which can help officers potentially relocate the animal before it’s too late, adding that some people think they’re “doing the bear a favour” by not getting conservation officers involved.

“The delay in reporting leads to the habituated bear that will have to be euthanized,” he said.

Intentionally feeding dangerous animals or leaving attractants such as food, food waste and garbage is prohibited under B.C.’s Wildlife Act, a point that Norris said he wants to emphasize in light of this recent bear situation.

He noted these regulations also apply to elk.

“We’ve been very, very lenient with residents and businesses…but we want to remind the community that under the Wildlife Act it’s a $230 fine for attracting dangerous wildlife by leaving attractants available and accessible.”

Norris said there was pet food and gar-bage outside at the location where the bear was found both times.

“[Garbage] has got to be locked up and secured someplace,” he said, rec-ommending lockable metal containers or wooden structures. He described the CVRD-issued plastic garbage bins as “somewhat bear-proof” but only if owners get special locking lids for them and chain the containers to a structure the bear can’t remove.

Bear cub euthanized after return to town

WILDLIFE

FISHING

Fishing derby draws 75 participantsJAMES GOLDIE GAZETTE

Blue skies over the Cowichan Valley on Saturday meant that the 21st annual Rob-ert Smith Memorial Frostbite Derby was a little less frosty than usual.

“I think this was the first day in a long time we’ve had a sunny day. Usually it’s raining or snowing,” said Wilma Rowbot-tom, president of the Canadian Legion Branch 210 which hosts the event as one of its main yearly fundraisers.

Robert Smith was an avid fisherman from the Cowichan Lake district who died in a car accident.

Smith was a member of the Elks Club and the Legion at the time of his death, and while the derby was originally organ-ized and hosted by the Elks Club, when the Lake Cowichan chapter closed down the Legion took over responsibility for the event.

“We’ve been doing it for quite a few years,” said Rowbottom.

Five cash prizes are award for the five biggest fish, with many more door priz-es given out to almost all participants throughout the evening.

“We had wonderful support from the businesses in the community. We only had to purchase a few things. This is the only time we actually approach them for a donation. The only other time we do any soliciting is for poppy sales for Remem-brance Day.”

Wyatt Waite of Courtenay captured the $250 grand prize with a 2.78-pound trout. Steve Friesen came second with a 2.39-pound catch, followed by Jake Walters with a 2.07-pound.

“It feels amazing of course,” said Waite,

who was competing in the derby for the first time. He spent the day on the Lake with his father and grandfather.

“We trolled down to Sandy Beach and we trolled Goat Island a bit of the day, but mostly we were in the North Arm,” he said.

There were 75 participants in this year’s competition.

“They can only fish in our Lake and Bear Lake. Cutthroat and rainbow trout,” said Sam Jones, event chairperson.

“[Participants] don’t have to be fishing in a boat. They can fish from shore, just so long as they’re fishing in this lake or Bear Lake.”

The total amount of money raised this year has not yet been calculated.

Wyatt Waite, left, receives the first place trophy at the Russell Smith Memorial Frostbite Derby from Wilma Rowbottom, president of the Legion branch.[JAMES GOLDIE PHOTOS]

Gwen Evans presents Steve Friesen with his $150 second place prize.

Gwen Evans presents Jake Walters with his $100 third place prize.

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BALTARE, Joan Ella (Nightingale)February 25, 2016

It is with great sadness that we, as a family, announce that Joan passed away peacefully in her sleep on February 25, 2016 at Cerwydden Care Centre in Duncan, British Columbia. She is survived by her loving family: husband of 58 years, Erwin of Lake Cowichan, BC; son Mark of Prince Albert, SK; son Blake (Karen) and grand-daughter Kate Joan of Sherwood Park, AB; brothers Peter (Elaine), Wilfrid (Helen), George (Mary), sister Hilda and numerous nieces and nephews. Joan was predeceased by her parents Wilfrid Richard Nightingale and Florence Sarah Nightingale. Joan was born in the county of East York which later became part of Toronto, Ontario, and moved with her parents to London, England when she was six. During WW II bombings of London she helped care for her younger siblings Peter, and Hilda when she and they were relocated to the countryside near Debenham. Soon afterwards, the family was reunited at Holymoorside near Chesterfield, Derbyshire. At age 14, Joan began work delivering mail as a post girl for a company called Robinson & Sons and later started attending night school to become a teacher. Joan returned to Canada in the early 50’s, and accepted a teaching position at the school in Youbou, BC. Here she met Erwin, the love of her life, and they were married at a small Youbou church on August 17, 1957. They made their first home in Lake Cowichan, BC, but moved to England a few years later where Mark was born. In 1962, the family moved to Parkside, Saskatchewan where Joan taught school, and they then moved to Prince Albert, SK a few years later where Blake was born. Joan and Erwin raised their family in Prince Albert, and retired to Lake Cowichan in 1993. Joan was a very gifted person. In Prince Albert, she re-entered the work-force when Mark and Blake were older, and held varied positions including a part-time librarian at a nursing college, a court reporter for social services where she utilized her short-hand skills, a part-time teacher and, lastly, head secretary at the provincial correctional centre. While working, Joan took correspondence classes along with some night school and, at age 54, received her Bachelor of Education degree with distinction from the University of Saskatchewan. Joan had an enthusiasm for life. She loved teaching, and exploring interests such as painting, pottery, weaving, sewing, rock-hounding, tai-chi, cooking, gardening, photography and travelling. In her late seventies she bought a computer, took classes and was soon sending e-mails and writing her memoirs. She valued education, and instilled this within her boys.Above all, Joan was a kind and loving person who was always ready to help other people if she could. As a wife, and mother she was tops; a true gift to her family. The kindness of Christ was within her, and was poured out into the lives of those around her. Her gentle integrity was rooted in her faith which she modeled from an early age in providing a Christian influence at various times and places. When someone passed on, she would comment “it’s a closing of a door”. She will always be remembered and loved by her family and those who knew her. We will keep her door open.The family gives special thanks to the staff at Cerwydden Care Centre, Duncan for their kind and compassionate care of Joan over the last four years. A private family service will be held for interment, and a celebration of Joan’s life is being planned for May 21, 2016. If desired, donations in lieu of flowers may be made to Cerwydden Care Centre, or charities of choice.

Nathan and Danielle Turneralong with big sister Morgan

would like to welcome their twins

Harlow Jenelle andHayden Anthony

born January 31, 2016 at Victoria General.Grandparents Tony Turner,

Janice Neiser and Gord and Coral SirupWe would like to thank everyone for their

kind words and well wishes.

Father & Daughter

Ken and Shannon LoganNot a day goes by that we

don’t think about you.Love and miss you both,

Phyllis, Corri and family

We will always remember your sense of humour, smile, wit,

and your big bear hugs!You walk beside us every day unseen,

unheard, but always near, forever loved, always missed, and very dear. Hope every day is a blue bird ski day

for you Cole!

In Loving Memory of Cole Anderson

March 13, 1997 to March 21, 2015

Loved forever and always,Nani Alice, Papa Oke, Uncle Dan, Auntie Jocelyn, Meagan,

Lauren, Uncle Ron, Auntie Lora, Marissa and Cody.

To the gentleman who helped me home and to Shirley for being here during the day, the

staff on Cairnsmore south wing for their kindness and care, my family and friends for their lovely cards, flowers, treats and visits.

The visits made the days pass quickly.Loretta

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INDEPENDENTCRAFTSMAN

QUALITY COMES FIRST.• RENOVATIONS • INSTALLATIONS • FRAMING

• ALL FINISHING CARPENTRY • CUSTOM KITCHENS • LAMINATE FLOORING • DECKS • FENCES

• SHEDS • ADDITIONS • WINDOWS & DOORS

JOHN PORTELANCE

[email protected]

FINISHING CARPENTER WITH OVER 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE. • Fish • Pet food/supplies

• Otter Co-op Livestock Feed • Wood Pellets • Grooming

MONTHLY VET CLINICwith Dr. Nancy Holling 170A Cowichan Lake Rd.250-749–4454

Cowichan PetEmporium (1996)

TIPTONSGAS BAR

14 North Shore Rd.Lake Cowichan

• Gas • Diesel • Boat Gas • Confections

• Boat • Ice250-749-6133OPEN: Mon.-Sat: 5am to 10pm

Sun: 7am - 8pm

4 SeasonGUTTER CompanyA gutter above the rest.Featuring: Crown Moulding

Fascia GuttersCall Steve for Free estimate

Locally owned& operated

250-715-6038250-749-4192

D.B.G. PAINTING

INSURED | FREE ESTIMATES

Interior/Exterior

Residential/Commercial

Seniors Discount

Dan Gardner250-510-0289

TO BOOK ADVERTISING

SPACE AND EXCELLENT

SERVICE CALL

Lauri250-748-2666

[email protected]

Lake Cowichan

250-749-7763170 Cowichan Lake Road, Ste. D

[email protected] now off er limited co-ed hours

JOIN US FOR A FREE WEEK

At Lake Cowichan Curves

Heather Boehmer [email protected]

Vi Moffatt [email protected]

Darin Lashman [email protected]

Lauri Meanley [email protected]

Shirley Skolos Publisher/Sales [email protected]

BOOK YOUR AD SPACE TODAY!

Lake Cowichan Gazette Wed, Mar 16, 2016 www.lakecowichangazette.com A11

Legion Branch #210

COMING UP!

DROP-IN DARTS EVERY MONDAY AT 7PM

DOUBLES CRIB EVERY THURSDAY AT 7PM

MEAT DRAW EVERY SATURDAY-FIRST DRAW AT 3PM

FIREMEN’S MEAT DRAW FRIDAY, MARCH 18TH, 5-7PM

MUSIC BINGOSATURDAY, MARCH 26TH AT 4PM

‘HAMS & TURKEYS’ MEAT DRAWSATURDAY, MARCH 26TH

Cowichan Valley Community Radio Society

Annual General MeetingSunday April 3, 2016 at 3:00 pm

Radio Studio: 190 South Shore RoadAgenda: Election of Officers

New members welcome

Country Grocer is currently recruiting for a Produce Manager in one of our Nanaimo stores. Must have minimum 3 years produce management experience.

For full details visit us at: www.countrygrocer.com/about-us/careers/

Offering competitive wages, an extensive benefits plan and pension plan.

PRODUCE MANAGERNANAIMO

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Please apply by email to:[email protected]

or [email protected]

INCOME TAX SERVICE

Marge Radcliffe250.749.6010


HOME IMPROVEMENTS

FULL SERVICE Plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, re-liable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area. 1-800-573-2928.

COMING EVENTS COMING EVENTS


PLUMBING

A SERVICE PLUMBER. Li-cence, Insured. Drains, HWT, Reno’s, Repairs. Senior Dis-counts. After Hour Service. Call Coval Plumbing, 250-709-5103.

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

POLE BARNS, Shops, steel buildings metal clad or fabric clad. Complete supply and in-stallation. Call John at 403-998-7907; [email protected].




SAWMILLS FROM only $4,397 - Make money & save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free info & DVD: www.NorwoodSaw-mills.com/400OT 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT.


ACCOUNTING/TAX/BOOKKEEPING

COMING EVENTS

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COMING EVENTS



REFORESTATION NUR-SERY seedlings of hardy trees, shrubs, & berries forshelterbelts or landscaping.Spruce & Pine from $0.99/tree. Free Shipping. Replacement guarantee. Call1-866-873-3846 or visit www.treetime.ca

STEEL BUILDING sale. “Big blow out sale-clear out pricingin effect now!” 20x20 $5,44425x26 $6,275 28x28 $7,45430x30 $8,489 32x34 $10,32842x50 $15,866. One end wallincluded. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 or visit us online:www.pioneersteel.ca

MISCELLANEOUS WANTED

FIREARM BUYER looking for any type, any con-dition of fi rearms, whole es-tates to single, fair market val-ue paid, have all licences topurchase. Call (250)667-4862.

RENTALS

COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

1800 SQ.FT. Commercial/Light industrial unit in modernstrata complex with HighwayExposure in Duncan area. Call 1(250)658-4336.

HALLS

LIONS’ CLUB HALL for rent $75. Deposit required. CallEileen 250-749-3345.

ALL YOU NEED IN PRINT AND ONLINE

www.bcclassifi ed.com Your Community, Your Classifi eds. 1-855-310-3535


Purchase an island grown 4” pansy and 50 cents will go to HeadWay Victoriapansiespansiesfor epilepsymarch 13th-26th

500FOR2

Family Packs

187lb4.12 Kg

Reg.10.99

Reg.14.99

397EACH

497lb10.96 Kg

Midweek SpecialsWed. thru Sat.

March 16 - 19, 2016

297lb6.55 Kg

.97EACH

Reg.6.99

497EACH

Mexican Grown Hot House

On The Vine Tomatoes

California Grown

Naturipe Strawberries

297EACH

Reg.3.99

397EACH

Schneider’s 1890

Peameal Bacon Chunks

Schneider’s Juicy Jumbo

Original Wieners

450 g

Schneider’s Lunchmate

Bologna Stackers

90 g

Schneider’s Low Sodium

Ham Nuggets

800 g

Country Grocer

Lean Ground Beef

In our Deli...

1 lb.Clamshell

Maple LeafHearty Slice

Bacon375 g

LIMIT 1

500FOR2Reg.

6.49

LIMIT 2

Grimm’s

Ham Garlic Rings

450 g

Sliced

Black Forest Ham

300 g

500FOR2

Reg.7.99

Equals

83¢/100g

In our Deli... Grimm’s

Hot Pepperoni

600 g

DessertSquares

6 Pack

497EACH

In our Bakery...

11 Varieties to

Choose From

Danone Activia

Multipack Yogurt

8x100 g

Weather Permitting

All items while stocks last.

Offers valid at Lake Cowichan and Cobble Hill Country Grocer locations only1400 Cowichan Bay Rd, Cobble Hill • Open Daily 8 am - 9 pm83 Cowichan Lk. Rd, Lake Cowichan • Open Daily 7 am - 9 pmWATCH for our

FLYERTHIS FRIDAY

in the Citizen Newspaper

You’ll Feel Like Family.Proud to be serving the

Cowichan Valley since 1985

Golden West

English Muffins

Assorted, 6 Pack

Hunt’s Thick & rich

Pasta Sauce

680 ml

Parkay

SoftMargarine

427 g

LIMIT 5 Total

500FOR5 500F

OR5 500F

OR5

LIMIT 5 Total

LIMIT 3 Total

500FOR2Reg.

5.69

Purchase an island grown50 cents

will go to HeadWay Victoria

Documents

Lake Cowichan Gazette, March 16, 2016