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Area’s provincial election candidates: head to head

Tougher no-smoking laws for Lake Cowichan?

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Tamu Miles Lake Cowichan Gazette

The Lake Cowichan Gazette learned early last week from a concerned senior citizen that Brookside Medical Clinic is no longer expecting the arrival of a second physician.

The Vancouver Island Health Authority was quick to respond saying that they will still be working with the current physi-cian to attract doctors to the area.

“The Cowichan Valley Col-laborative Services Committee — CSC, (made up of represen-tatives of the local Division of Family Practice, VIHA, Com-munity leaders and First Nation partners) has identifi ed Lake Co-wichan as a priority area for com-

munity primary health care team development. A meeting is being scheduled with the local commu-nity to create a progressive ac-tion plan,” says Valerie Wilson, VIHA communications.

However, in the same letter, Wilson acknowledged that the current physician operating out of Brookside Medical Clinic has also decided to move his practice to Duncan in the fall.

“This physician is also com-municating his decision to his pa-tients and advising them he will continue to provide care for his patients in Duncan,” says Wil-son. “VIHA is very aware that this will leave the community without a physician.”

The Physician Recruitment Offi ce will continue to work with these physicians, the town,

and Choose Lake Cowichan — a group formed to develop com-munity-led initiatives around re-cruiting and retaining physicians in Lake Cowichan — to attract and retain physicians for Lake Cowichan.

She points out that physicians are local business people and as such are not employees of VIHA.

“It is the decision of the phy-sician where she/he chooses to practice.”

Both of these positions have been posted on the VIHA and Health Match BC websites since May of 2012, and Wilson says those posts will continue to re-main active until the positions are fi lled.

Wilson added that VIHA has put forward a proposal for pro-

vincial funding to establish a Nurse Practitioner position in Lake Cowichan.

“We anticipate learning the outcome of this proposal in the near future.”

Erika Lucas of Island Phar-macy isn’t worried that the town will attract a physician.

“We have until September, and it’s a great opportunity for a phy-sician to come to the lake. Some-body’s going to grab the position, no question.”

In the meantime, Lucas wants to remind residents that Island Pharmacy is already doing a lot to help patients in the area. Phar-macists are already administer-ing vaccines, both those covered by government medical coverage and those that have a fee.

“The doctor’s offi ce last year didn’t do any fl u vaccinations, we did them all,” says Lucas. “Our pharmacists are all licensed to give vaccine injections. Any-thing offered at the Health Unit, we can also provide.”

Lucas also says that pharma-cists can work with patients to adjust and administer prescrip-tions if they are not able to get in and see their doctor right away.

“We’re already doing this, but it will probably become more commonplace,” says Lucas.

She also wants to let the public know that Island Pharmacy is not going anywhere.

“We’ve been here for 13 years, we own the buildings, and we are invested in the community,” says Lucas. “We’re staying in town.”

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Looking for new prescription to � ll doctor vacancy

Spooksville TV series scaring up economic bene� ts for Lake

Spooksville TV series producers aim to drop some scarey money into Cowichan’s economic coffers this year.

Vancouver-based Front Street Productions is slated to shoot vari-ous episodes of the kids’ series — based on author Christopher Pike’s best-selling horror-fi ction books — in the Cowichan Valley-during the next six to eight months.

“They’re setting up production in the old Stanley Gordon Interme-diate School” said Michael Farias, location manager.

He went on to say that it is a closed set because it is on private property, he also said they will be in and out of the location over the next few months and will leave some standing sets.

Town of Lake Cowichan Mayor Ross Forrest was happy to see the production people in town and said that anything that provides employment or money being spent in the community is a good thing.

“Anything that brings attention to the area and to our community is good for everyone” he says, “this all helps the local economy and when they see the area for the fi rst time it will put us on the map for a lot of people.

But it’s not hard gauging why Spooksville series brass picked Co-wichan.

Geoff Millar, Cowichan’s regional economic development boss, applauded efforts by Film Cowichan’s Louise McMurray in attract-ing the series here.

—With fi les from Peter Rusland,Cowichan News Leader Pictorial

The living room was fi lled with food, family and well-wishers on Tuesday, April 23 as Jack and Mary York celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary. Married in Cold Lake, Alberta on April 24,1938, the couple lived in many towns in B.C. before retiring to Lake Cowichan.

75 years together and counting

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Saturday ‘summer nights’ entertainment back

Day of Mourning highlights importance of safety in the workplace


Clear your Saturday evenings from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., starting July 6 and running through to Aug. 31, as Summer Nights organizers will once again be bringing in a wealth of talent for resi-dents and tourists to enjoy. As with last year, all of these events will be taking place at the band shelter in Central Park.

At their first meeting of the season on April 24, the majority of a core group of not-for-profit associations includ-ing Mike Bishop from the Cowichan Valley Community Radio Society, and Betty Sanddar and Cindy Vaast from the Cowichan Lake Food Bank, along with local citizens, came together to discuss whether or not to hold the event this year, and launch into planning mode.

Those in attendance first reviewed the purpose of Summer Nights and why they would like to keep the event going.

“We had three goals,” says Elvin Hedden. “One was to provide a venue for students and other local entertainers to get up and get on the stage. Two, it was to bring people in from other com-munities, plus our own communities (Mesachie Lake, Honeymoon Bay and Youbou) as a form of entertainment [and] get people coming into town. And

number three was as a fundraiser for the not-for-profits.”

The group recognized that there were a couple of issues from last year that still have to be resolved, such as the exces-sive heat on the stage from the angle of the sun in the evening hours, and the need to ensure that the bathrooms are clean and operational. Both of these items will be brought to the town’s at-tention by Bishop.

Event organizers are looking to gen-erate more funding this year in order to help reimburse musicians and acts that they would like to headline each week-end. Last year, though performers were happy to participate, they did express that it would be nice to be compensated for travel and other costs incurred by making the trip to Lake Cowichan.

“That’s the concern that did come through from a lot of them,” says Hed-den. “They donated a lot of their time, and there were some that we thought we could get but they said they couldn’t because of the cost. They wanted some kind of remuneration to pay for [gas] and that sort of thing.”

To this end the group is exploring the option of inviting donations from corporate or business sponsors. These sponsors would be featured for one of the nine Saturdays and could have the option of setting up a booth to promote

themselves and sell product, the pro-ceeds of which would go to the not-for-profit host of the evening.

The other thing the group wants to look into is providing bus transportation to event goers at the end of the evening. Bishop says that he will be exploring options including contacting the com-munity bus and the CVRD.

In other ways the format of the events will stay the same. A not-for-profit, such as the Food Bank, will be in charge of hosting a chosen Saturday and they will be seeking donations from audi-ence members. There will also be chil-dren’s activities provided, although the details of this still have to be secured. Local youth and other performers will still have a chance to take advantage of the open stage at the beginning of the evening.

For now, Elvin Hedden and Toni Rob-ertson are busy securing musicians and acts for this year, and are confident that they will be able to once again provide a fantastic line-up for the season.

The next Summer Nights meeting will take place on May 2, at which time it is hoped that the other not-for-profits who would like to take part in this summer-long event will be able to have their in-put and engage in the organization and planning process. For more information, contact Bishop at [email protected].

Elodie AdamsLake Cowichan Gazette

Under an umbrella of blue sky, a sol-emn group gathered at the Forest Work-ers Memorial in Lake Cowichan on Sunday, April 28, for Canada’s National Day of Mourning.

The Nanaimo, Duncan and District Labour Council organized the ceremo-ny that pays tribute to the workers who are killed and injured each year due to workplace causes.

NDDLC president Ellen Oxman and administrator Bob Smits invited sev-eral representatives of different labour unions to speak about their experiences with work-related injuries and deaths.

As Rick Whitefield of the Steelwork-ers Union (Local 1-1937) said, for many of those who attend the service, April 28 is a very personal experience.

“ Most of us have either had an injury

on the job or know someone who has had one,” he said. “We know it can hap-pen to any of us and the effects can be devastating.”

For MLA Bill Routley, whose career in the forest industry here at the lake led him to take on the role of safety chair-man and plant chairman before being elected president of the IWA Local 1-80, there is still not enough improvement on safety in the workplace.

“Yes we have made some progress over the years,” Routley said, “But I am extremely frustrated when I see rules and regulations that have been cut for the sake of dollars. Some of those rules and regulations were put in place be-cause someone died.”

Although it happened half way around the world, a moment was taken to recall the recent tragedy of the garment fac-tory that collapsed in Bangladesh, in which the death toll has amounted to

over 350 people.Oxman used the occasion to announce

that from now on, injuries and deaths in the workplace due to negligence and a lack of safety will be considered a crim-inal offence.

“Laws must be enforced, and the criminal code must be used to send a strong signal to negligent employers who willfully place their workers in danger,” the NDDLC president said. “Police and prosecutors will be trained, because they need to have a better un-derstanding of the changes to the crimi-nal code so they can lay charges when deaths occur in the workplace.”

The Day of Mourning was first ob-served in Canada in 1991. Although it is now internationally observed, work-place deaths go largely unnoticed, ex-cept by the surviving family members, friends and colleagues who are left to mourn the loss.

Elodie AdamsMany familiar Lake Cowichan and area faces were in attendance for the Day of Mourning ceremony at the Forest Workers Memorial Park, April 28, in Lake Cowichan.

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On April 24 and 25, the Co-wichan Lake and River Stew-ardship Society took part in a workshop that brought together local politicians, watershed man-agement groups from outside the area, as well as other parties concerned with the health of Co-wichan Lake and River.

This workshop was meant to “engage key stakeholders and ex-plore ways to manage Cowichan Lake to protect ecosystem health which will sustain the ecological, social, and economic values for future generations,” says Gerald Thom, president of CLRSS.

Participants spent the first day listening to a morning full of speakers like Ken Ashley and Sarah Evanetz who shared their experience and expertise learned through developing the Shuswap Lake Integrated Planning Pro-cess, or SLIPP. To check out what

SLIPP has done in the Shuswap, go to their website: slippbc.ca.

“We realized we don’t need to reinvent the wheel,” says Thom, indicating that there are tem-plates or precedents set by oth-ers that can help Cowichan Lake stakeholders develop shoreline management strategies.

On the second day of the work-shop, participants were placed into groups where they discussed issues, what they had learned through the presentations, and brought forth ideas or developed strategies that would contribute to developing an overall plan for shoreline management of the lake and river.

There were three common themes that arose out of this brainstorming of ideas: local control of the Cowichan Water-shed, education of local residents and younger generations, and working with lakefront and river-side property owners to preserve those shorelines that are intact

and restore ones that have been disturbed.

David Slade of the Cowichan Watershed Board found the ex-perience to be very informative and positive.

“I guess like so many of these types of things there’s a great deal of optimism and hope for the future,” says Slade. “And I guess lots of very worthwhile causes looking for champions.”

Parker Jefferson of One Co-wichan says that he attended a Chinook workshop recently and he feels that between the two workshops ideas have been gen-erated that boil down to practical steps that are doable.

“That one was more people, there was probably 70 people or more, divided into four tables. We spent the time talking about Chi-nook salmon and all the things that are associated with it like recovery strategies [and] what can we do that is most important and every table was unanimous:

we’ve got to get local control of our watershed,” says Jefferson. “Because we know what deci-sions need to be made but we don’t have the power to make them.”

David Kidd, of the local Re-treads hiking group, says that for him the key part of the workshop was the wide range of interested parties. He also added his voice to the many that support giving more control of the Cowichan Watershed to the Cowichan Wa-tershed Board.

“I feel privileged to be here with the kind of expertise and caring that’s here,” adds Jean Atkinson, a member of CLRSS. “We’ve been working on a stra-tegic plan for CLRSS for some time . . . and there is a lot of over-lap between this and our own strategic plan.”

“It is important for Timberwest to participate and contribute to these community based work-shops,” says Dave Lindsay of

Timber West. “As a major land-owner, the health of Cowichan Lake and the views of the com-munity regarding the manage-ment of water and fish habitat are a key focus for us.”

Town of Lake Cowichan May-or, Ross Forrest, as well as Coun. Jayne Ingram, also attended the two day workshop. During the concluding moments when par-ticipants were gathered to make one final assessment of their progress, Forrest thanked the or-ganizers for the opportunity to participate.

“It’s the people that live here who will be the biggest benefac-tors of the knowledge created from this process,” says Forrest.

The public will be able to en-gage in this process at the CLRSS annual general meeting in early June. To stay in touch with lo-cal shoreline and watershed is-sues, check out onecowichan.ca, or go to the CLRSS website at cowichan-lake-stewards.ca.

Workshop aims to engage stakeholders in process of lakeshore management

Tamu Miles photosFrom left: Parker Jefferson presenting on behalf of One Cowichan, David Lindsay of Timber West presenting his group’s challenges and strategies and Sarah Evanetz giving a presentation on Shuswap Lake Integrated Planning Process.

Town supports ‘in principle’ local control of Cowichan WatershedTamu Miles Lake Cowichan Gazette

Last week, Parker Jefferson of One Cowichan, spoke to Mayor Ross Forrest and town council on behalf of the Cowichan Water-shed Board and concerned citi-zens requesting the town’s sup-port for more local control of the Cowichan Watershed.

At this week’s Regular Council Meeting mayor and council took considerable time to discuss the request, but in the end did decide to support it in principle.

After Forrest excused himself from the discussion because he is a member of the Cowichan Wa-tershed Board, the table had a few concerns that they feel need to be addressed by the board when it comes to initiating the proposed pilot project for local watershed management.

“First off, the Cowichan Wa-tershed is not a designated water-shed,” says Coun. Jayne Ingram. “It doesn’t have a designation legally in the province. So, how can we do all this?”

“The issue that I thought of was the fact there’s a group be-ing called the Cowichan Water-shed Board that [is] going to be responsible for governing this whole issue,” says Chief Admin-istrative Officer, Joseph Fernan-dez. “Based on looking across the island there are different wa-tersheds, but there’s no one group that’s responsible. Most groups fall under the umbrella of the re-gional districts.”

For Fernandez, the larger issue that stems out of this above point is that the Cowichan Watershed Board is not a legal entity.

“So who, in fact, is really run-ning this whole thing?” asks In-gram.

The table did agree that they

would like to support more lo-cal control and management of the Cowichan Watershed, but decided that their letter of support would contain two main recom-mendations: that the Cowichan Watershed Board seek status as a legal entity, and that they also seek out having the Cowichan Watershed anointed as a desig-nated watershed.

Other questions or concerns the table had, focussed around some of the language used in the request, such as what the writers mean by provincial and federal governments transferring “stew-ardship and resources relating to the Cowichan Watersheds” to the Cowichan Watershed Board.

The term they got stuck on was “resources” and they wanted to know exactly what that meant.

Jefferson, for his part, did state at the meeting on April 16, that there were many details that would need to be figured out along the way.

“We obviously don’t have all the answers here,” says Jef-ferson. “We don’t have all the legal terms and conditions that would be surrounding this. That is something that is going to have

to be worked on.”In addressing the resources

that would be needed to main-tain such a pilot project, Jeffer-son says, “We are not looking to download a tax burden onto the local communities. This is something that will have to come from other levels of gov-ernment.”

One Cowichan is pleased with the town’s support, how-ever. In a recent email, they state, “Momentum keeps

building towards local control of our watersheds. This week we’ve had the great news that Cowichan Tribes and a CVRD committee passed resolutions in support of local control.

“The Town of Lake Cowichan is also coming on board and we’re optimistic that Duncan and North Cowichan will also join.

“This is great leadership from our local elected officials, and we’d like to thank them.”

“ Based on looking across the island there

are different watersheds, but there’s no one group

that’s responsible.Joseph Fernandez,

Chief Administrative Officer

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VICTORIA – Relief from carbon tax on farms and promo-tion of B.C.-grown agricultural products are key promises in the campaign for the May 14 provincial election.

The B.C. Liberal Party and the B.C. NDP have argued for a decade about the best way to promote local food consump-tion. The NDP platform prom-ises to reinstate the “Buy B.C.” program that identifi es products grown anywhere in the prov-ince.

The B.C. Liberal government ended that program, and in 2012 it committed $2 million to

regional “Buy Local” promo-tions that they say are more adaptable to local needs. The party’s current platform prom-ises to double that funding to “promote 50- and 100-mile diets.”

Neither party is specifi c about assistance for tree fruit

growers. The NDP pledges to “help orchardists with replant-ing and other costs,” while the B.C. Liberals offer to “begin work on a permanent and sustainable tree fruit replant program, to be implemented following the current three-year, $2 million program.”

In its pre-election budget, the B.C. Liberal government has of-fered $20 million in carbon tax relief for greenhouse and fl ower growers, in addition to an ex-emption for coloured gasoline and diesel used on farms.

The B.C. Green Party pro-

poses major reforms, including phasing out synthetic chemical pesticides, banning genetically modifi ed crops such as canola and removing taxes on value-added B.C. products such as juices and wines.

Platform highlights:• The B.C. Liberals promise a

new meat inspection system by 2014, including a new “Certi-fi ed B.C. Beef” brand. The party also wants to create a “Centre of Excellence for Agriculture” at the University of the Fraser Valley.

• The B.C. NDP promises $8 million per year starting in 2014 for agriculture programs. Plans include pilot programs to use B.C. produce in hospitals and long-term care facilities.

• The B.C. Conservative platform promises only to “introduce policies that support, farmers, ranchers and others.”

The party emphasizes its pledge to phase out the carbon tax on all fossil fuels, citing its role in poor fi nancial performance by B.C. agriculture relative to the rest of the country.

• The B.C. Green Party would prohibit further release of top-

rated land from the Agricultural Land Reserve, and “provide small grants to support munici-palities and school boards that wish to maintain and expand community gardens and urban agriculture.”

BC BureauBy Tom Fletcher

Election issue: agriculture policies

It’s not very often you can get a room full of nearly 50 opinionated people to agree on anything, let alone 50 Cowichanians.

So when four dozen lovers of and experts on the Cowichan River are able to say with reasonable unity: this is what is endangering the river and this is what needs to be done about it, the powers-that-be better sit up and take notice.

So why are we afraid all the work done by the Cowichan Chinook Workshop is destined to slip away like a leaf riding a springtime current?

Could it be because we have watched the forces in Victoria make foot-dragging over matters of local importance a way of life?

Local people are the ones who see fi rst-hand what is happening on the river. Local people are the ones who live with the consequences of decisions and indecision. Local people have the knowledge and the passion.

Putting control of the fl ows in local hands only makes sense.The Chinook Workshop put a lot of work into gathering the scientifi c

evidence that paints a vivid picture of what factors are affecting the health of our salmon run.

That picture is the bedrock, the detailed diagnosis that can be used to steer a comprehensive treatment and recovery plan.

But the recovery plan is useless if the head surgeon is absent and unwilling to delegate responsibility to a gifted protege.

River issues tend to be the passion of a select few conservationists, scientists and outdoorsmen. As long as there is water in their taps, the public tends to regard the ongoing dialogue as so much gurgling. That needs to change before it’s too late.

Without action, the tap will run dry.

—Guest editorial by the Cowichan News Leader Pictorial

Our take: Put control of the Cowichan in local hands

Boaz Joseph/Black PressField preparation in the lower Fraser Valley.

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Alan Berry YES

“I’m for the party who sup-ports the forest industry and keeps our mills on the island open and keeps jobs here. It’s a renewable resource industry that done right can be environmen-tally conscious and keep jobs in Canada.”

Lola Sinclair UNDECIDED

“There’s just nobody to vote for who understands the issues. We need employment to keep our young people here.”

Julie Day UNDECIDED “I’m waiting until after the up-

coming all candidates meeting.”

Jean Scholefield YES

“I’m voting for who I feel will do the best job.”

Dale Mellor UNDECIDED

“I’m still waiting to hear more information.”

Street BeatWith Diana HuttonHave you decided how you are going to

vote in the upcoming B.C. election?

‘Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery’ — can we move on?

Dear EditorThe Crown counsel of Duncan requested that this letter of apology

be printed. A letter of apology to Wally Baas, Re: Nov.21, 2012, RCMP probe dog attack, shooting, News

I am writing this letter of apology to Wally Baas because in November I, Roy Screaton, had failed to lock my gate and three dogs from my yard crossed the road and got into a fight with Ken Campbell’s dogs.

As a result, that had put [Wally Baas] into a hard place and [you] were then forced to make a difficult decision — and [you] only shot my kid’s dog because it was necessary.

As a result, on Dec. 15, 2012, I had harassed and uttered threats to Wallace Baas. I apologize sincerely. You have been a good neighbour for the last five years and once again I apologize for try-ing to scare you and your wife.

As a result of all of this, I am aware that someone slashed your tires. If those actions were stemmed from this, I apologize and don’t condone any actions such as these. It is very uncalled for and inappropriate.

I would really like to put all this conflict we have encountered together recently into the past and would like to return to as good as neighbour as possible.

Once again [I am] truly sorry.Roy ScreatonLake Cowichan

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At the recent Association of Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities conference at Sooke we were quickly reminded that a provincial election was on the horizon.

With three of the speakers at the conference being the Minister of Aboriginal Rela-tions and Reconciliation Ida Chong, MLA John Horgan, the critic for Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, and Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun’s provincial affairs politi-cal columnist, discussion of the upcoming May 14 election was certainly prevalent.

Eligible voters should pay close attention to the candidates’ platforms, make decisions based on their best judgement but exercise their right to vote. I totally agree with a blog I recently read issued by a long-time mayor where he says it’s inappropri-ate for local politicians to endorse other politicians. I have an obligation to repre-sent all of the people of Lake Cowichan, regardless of their personal political beliefs.

In my office as mayor I want to be able to deal with whoever our MLA or MP is.

I must say that during my four years, the one constant that I have found in all of the elected officials I have had the pleasure to deal with, is that regardless of their political stripe, the elected officials whether in government or the opposition, have been good people to deal with. They all have had a great and common desire to do what is best for their constituents.

I would like to express my best wishes to all of the can-didates who have stepped up to indicate their intent to seek to represent us. I look forward to working with whoever is elected to represent us.

It is great news for Lake Cowichan’s own Lillian Laird to be recognized as the Young Entrepreneur at the Duncan-Cowichan Cham-ber of Commerce Black Tie Awards. Lillian is the owner of The Print Spot, a business that has been a great addition to our town. Congratulations to Lillian for being a recipi-ent of this deserving honour, and to Masika Allan for being nominated for the Young Entrepreneur Award. Although Masika now lives in Duncan, through her business Masika May Photography and local friendships, she is very much appreciated in our community. Both these young entrepre-neurs have used hard work, imagination and their obvious artistic skills to succeed in their new ventures.

Thank you Lake Cowichan Secondary School staff and students for inviting the Town to participate in your Health Fair. It was an enjoyable ex-

perience for Councillors Bob Day and Jayne Ingram and I. We are pleased to have had the opportunity to engage our future leaders and hear their thoughts. The diverse booths made the learning experience interesting and fun for all those in attendance, and not just for the students. Working together with our schools can add so much value to the total community experience and decision-making process.

I would like to report that a company called Spring-ville Productions has leased Stanley Gordon School for its use during the production for parts of a television series called Spooksville. The series is based on a series of books written by Christopher Pike. From late April to late August expect to see a film crew of upwards of 75 people here in town. Filming will also occur in other parts of the Cowichan Valley. The production of the series is expected to bring in $14 to $15 million in direct economic benefits to the Co-wichan Valley.

We are pleased to welcome two new employees to our staff. Rick Brubaker takes over the building inspector du-ties from Glen Croteau, who recently retired. Glen provided great service to our town — enjoy your retirement.

For some time we have had a tough time filling the vacancy in our bylaw enforce-ment position. Roger Grossk-leg has recently assumed that position. Best of luck to Rick and Roger in your new posi-tions. Welcome.

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The Cowichan Lake area has a new auto parts store, sort of. After serving the Cowichan Lake area for over 15 years Lake Shore Auto Parts has been sold to Lordco Parts Ltd. and re-opened at the same location under the new name on Saturday, April 27. Lordco regional manager Darryl Wagner said the company is always looking for expansion opportunities and this location was the right fit. “We are excited to be coming to town and this is an excellent location for us,” he said. Lordco Parts Ltd. has close to 100 stores in the province and 12 locations on the island.

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Rolli Gunderson CollectionBack in April 1982 — just prior to the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs — Canucks’ fan Peggy Forrest shows off her Canucks’ Take No Survivors towel. Peggy`s daughter Lynn Har-rison, who at that time was employed by the Vancouver Canucks’ for several years, knew just what her mom and dad would love — almost as much as a Stanley Cup win — and that was the towel she gave them which held a place of esteem on the Rainbow Lunch restaurant wall along with various sports pendants and memorabilia.

Rainbow Lunch meeting place for hockey fans

If Peggy Forrest were here today there’s no doubt she would still be one of the most vocal and enthusiastic Canucks’ fans around, especially with the team having once again reached the playoffs. Back in early 1982 there were few, if any, who were more dedicated Canucks’ fans than Lake residents, Peggy and Ted Forrest.

It was at Peggy’s restaurant (the Rainbow Lunch, which occupied about half the space that the Shaker Mill occupies today) that many local hockey fans regularly met for coffee and hockey talk — always lively and heated. In fact baseball and hockey talk were always on the Rainbow’s agenda. In 1982, for the fi rst time, the Canucks were poised and ready to tackle the New York Islanders for the Stanley Cup. The Rainbow Lunch seemed to be the unoffi cial meeting place for many local hockey fans.

Amid numerous sports pendants and other hockey memorabilia decorating the restaurant walls was a hockey pool score board where regulars placed their bet and if lucky, won the pot. Unfortunately for Peg and all Canucks’ fans that year, the 1982 Stanley Cup went to the Islanders (four game win).

Peg and Ted were quite a couple; collectively and individually. They spent untold hours over many years giving to the community they both so loved. If it wasn’t sports

— years of coaching, managing, score-keeping, serving on the executive and as umpire etc. for baseball and hockey — it was some other form of community volunteer work. By 1992, Ted could still be found coaching the offspring of children he coached years before.

Peggy was the eldest daughter of George and Bernice Grant and was raised at Old Hillcrest (near Duncan). In later years the Grants lived at Mesachie Lake. Ted, a descendant of an early south Vancouver Island pioneer family, was born and raised in Duncan.

In 1946, along with their baby daughter Lynn, Peggy and Ted moved to Lake Cowichan eventually having three more children; sons Grant, Ross (our present mayor) and Mike.

Ted, who received the Citizen of the Year award for 1976, later went into local politics. Always vocal and willing to stand up for what he believed. Ted served four years as alderman in the Village of Lake Cowichan before being elected mayor for 1984-1985. Ted and Peggy Forrest spent many years involved in other community organizations including the local Legion and Lions Club, to name a few.

In 1987, due to Peg’s poor health, they sold the Rainbow Lunch (which they had purchased from Joan Larson) and moved to Duncan. Sadly, on March 11, 1989, at the age of 62, Jean Margaret Forrest (or Peggy as she was known) passed away. Ted, who returned to Lake Cowichan, passed away in 1998. A most capable and likeable couple, their contribution to the community is a legacy that lives on.

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What postal services does Cowichan Lake need?

Rural postal service is an es-sential part of our community. I have spoken out against reduc-tions to service in Honeymoon Bay in the House of Commons recently at the urging of con-stituents.

So the latest report by the Conference Board of Canada that shows Canada Post may have to reduce services to re-main solvent is ringing alarm bells for many who depend on the postal service.

For over 100 years, mail ser-vice has been an essential way of keeping our communities connected in Canada. In fact, Canada Post saw a profi t last year, even with the decline in letter mail volumes.

But that profi table situation will not last. The Conference Board projected that the decline in mail volumes may lead to losses of close to $1 billion a year by 2020.

And it suggested a number of strategies to keep Canada Post profi table, including reducing the number of home deliveries and the number of days a week that mail is delivered.

I think it is important that ru-ral customers make their views known to Canada Post on the level and kind of services that we need. I am worried that this report will provide justifi cation to close some of our rural post offi ces or reduce the hours of operation, even if that offi ce provides an essential service in the commu-nity.

Canada Post has reached out to Mem-bers of Parliament to ask that we let our constituents know that Canada Post would like to hear from you di-rectly on the proposed changes to service.

Here is the message I received this week:

“Canada Post un-derstands the important role it plays across the country. It must seriously consider all options put forward in the report to avoid becoming a drain on the taxpayers. In doing so, the cor-poration must continue to meet its public policy obligations, such as serving every Canadian address, including those in rural and northern Canada.

Canada Post welcomes the report as the start of a conver-sation with all Canadians about how they feel regarding Canada Post’s future. Your constituents are our customers and we want to engage as many of them as possible in this discussion.

We’re asking Canadians to of-fer their views so we can cap-ture and analyze them. They can do so on canadapost.ca or by mail to:

The Future Of Canada Post, 2701 Riverside Dr., Suite N0800, Ottawa, On., K1A 0B1”

I encourage you to take this opportunity to tell Canada Post how you feel about your post service.

And I also think this is an op-portunity to suggest new servic-es that the post offi ce could pro-vide in smaller communities.

In Germany, Switzerland and New Zealand, postal ser-vices have been strengthened to deliver banking and fi nancial services which have proven to be lucrative and could provide a service not available in some rural communities.

What services does Lake Co-wichan need from its post of-fi ce?

MP’S REPORT

JeanCrowder

“ Take this opportunity to tell Canada Post how

you feel about your post service.

Police intervene in tenant disputeOn April 23 at about 6:30 p.m., the Lake Cowichan RCMP attended what might be described as

a domestic dispute in Lake Cowichan. A heated, verbal argument between two tenants living on or near South Shore Road was the cause, reported Cpl. Warren Potter, and the matter was resolved by one party going to stay a friend’s house for the night, with plans to return the next day to remove their belongings permanently.

Fire destroys home at NitinatEarlier that same day, news spread like the fl ames of the fi re which gutted a house on the Ditidaht

Reserve (Nitinat). Local RCMP received the call at 3 p.m. on April 23, and the police report states that although there were persons inside when it started, they all escaped without injury. RCMP are investigating the incident to determine the cause of the fi re.

The impacted family — with four young children — have lost everything in the fi re. They need donations of toys, clothes and household furniture and goods. If you can help, please contact Ditidaht community counsellor Donna Brown at 250-745-3331.

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Betty Sanddar serves Edna Snook a hot dog at the Lake Cowichan Food Bank at Country Grocer on Saturday, April 27. Minding the barbeque in the back are Paula MacGregor (left), and Dianne Jay. The money raised from the hot dog sale will help the local food bank. The group was also raising awareness of Hunger Awareness Week in May.

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Damir WallenerConservative

Damir Walle-ner, Cowichan’s B.C. Conserva-tive candidate, promised to pull a dirty-soil permit proposed for the

south-end.But the high-tech worker, heritage-stock

farmer, and father of two has more than dirt on his political plate. He wants economic growth beyond resource extraction.

“It’s important we get back to an environ-ment where people can create jobs so people can stay here, but we don’t want to create jobs in a way that destroys our (natural) beauty, “said Wallener, 47.

So the chief technologist with Secodix Corporation sees the high-tech sector as a key to B.C.’s future.

“We have an abundance of natural resources to make our lives better, but we can’t rely on that,” he said, citing Victoria’s Techtoria industry council.

But Cowichan’s VIU campus lacks core programs to prod high-tech jobs “so we can look at expanding those at VIU.”

He gave B.C.’s Liberals low marks.“I’d put them at two out of 10. It’s the way

they’ve treated voters on the HST, and the Enbridge pipeline.

“It’s not our job to just tow the party line, but to represent constituents.”

Wallener respects Cowichan’s NDP MLA, Bill Routley, but “my concern is we don’t get solid representation in Victoria — some of that is because Bill’s from the opposition party, without a big seat in the party.”

So the Sahtlam resident wants voters to feel part of the political process, and have their voices heard.

That’s not what happened, he explained, regarding B.C. Rail’s sale, and BC Hydro’s smart-meter mess.

Wallener urged local control of soil imports, and Cowichan River’s fish-water flows.

“The best people to know what’s happening are people in the area.”

Added value from raw logs was also on his mind.

“Raw-log exports run against every fibre of my being. If we cut trees we should do some-thing useful with them,” he said, citing furniture and cabinets.

Banning large school-class sizes was also thorny.

“Thirty-five per class is too big, but 10 prob-ably isn’t realistic. It’s a range, depending on local circumstances.”

Should school board regain taxation powers? “My concern is insufficient represen-tation on how its raised and spent due to low voter engagement in local elections.

“We need a mechanism whereby the CVRD makes up the shortfall, but how do we do that without creating another runaway train on the expense side?”

That train also hauls Cowichan’s demand for staffed hospital beds. He suggested more clinics, and luring more doctors and RNs here, maybe with community scholarships, free university loans, and careful fast tracking of upgrades for folks from abroad.

Bill RoutleyNDP

Saving Cowichan’s envi-ronment, building a new hospital and clinics, pushing seniors’ care, boosting appren-

ticeship funding, and hiking corporate taxes are among NDP MLA Bill Routley’s election planks.

The former forestry-union boss is stumping for his second term after enjoying four years in Victoria. He’s passionate about many issues, and likes party cooperation on citizens’ behalf.

Routley, 64, cited all-party success on fallers’ right to payment under the Woodwork-ers’ Lien Act.

But the Ontario-born, Duncan-reared politi-cian’s ready to fight for rights he signalled were shaved under a decade of Liberal government.

Take B.C.’s fiscal picture. “Our debt now is around $69 billion; the Liberals almost doubled it,” he said, unamused by the Grits’ spend-o-meter toting NDP promises.

“Our practical plan doesn’t add a cent to provincial debt. Our programs spend the revenue we’ve come up with, so revenue and new programs balance; Premier Christy Clarke added $11 billion to provincial debt.”

So Adrian Dix’s NDP aims to raise new revenue by fairly raising taxes on banks, corpo-rations, and wealthy folks, Routley explained.

“Corporate taxes under the Liberals went from 16% down to 10%, then back to 11%; we’re talking going to 12%. The average person’s paying a lot more (ratio) than corpora-tions.”

It’s about fiscal collaboration. “In health care, we have to sit down with doctors and nurses and see how to make services more cost effective.”

Maybe by building valley medical clinics to ease Cowichan District Hospital’s clogged ER, and its chronic staffed-bed shortage. “About 80 people a month show up at our ER; that could be handled by a clinic,” said Routley, tended for heart trouble earlier this year. He backed build-ing a new CDH, and securing more in-home seniors’ care.

He wanted local control of river flows and fish habitat through the Cowichan Watershed Management Board. “The province chose to ignore all the community goodwill and collaboration (last year), and we trucked fish to spawn.”

But the deputy-forestry critic didn’t promise a raw-log export ban. “We want a lot less log exports. We’re prepared not to impose penalties, but obviously that (allowing raw-log exports) hasn’t been working for (creating jobs) the province.”

Neither has dwindling school funding. Routley didn’t promise school board taxation powers, but hinted at more funding coming.

Routley was non-committal on cash to restore passenger-rail service, and to median the whole Malahat Drive, without more input from train operators, plus police and first responders.

Growing jobs through post-secondary trade-apprenticeships was also key. “We want to double apprenticeships and invest $100 million in needs-based grants.” he said, pushing core skills and toddler care. Routley was also open to early testing for students’ abilities. “We’re failing in basic funding for tools to help tradesmen.”

Kerry DavisGreen

B.C.’s May 14 election can’t come soon enough for Green party candi-date Kerry Davis.

“The Green party is not a

one-issue party,” stressed Davis, acclaimed Cowichan riding’s Green candidate Oct. 15.

“We’re quite fiscally conservative because we don’t like wasting our money either.

“There are lots of silly things government spends money on, like the boards of BC Hydro and BC Ferries. I doubt it’ll be different under the NDP, who’d appoint old stalwarts to those boards.

“Greens would have an independent board or elections, or both, so you could have local representation on those boards.”

Davis, 39, a model-train manufacturer in Mill Bay said “I met Bill Routley at a renewable-energy jobs fair. After hearing about new green-collar jobs, I remember he said he still wanted to get rid of the carbon tax. I gave him a piece of my mind because that’s one of the few things the Liberals have done that I think is a good idea,” said Davis, touting more carbon-tax funds for transit.

He cheered locals for following the 100-mile diet, and shopping locally, but keeping farm-land in the Agricultural Land Reserve might be tough.

Davis is running for MLA because he sees few differences between the Liberals and the NDP.

“They whip the vote, forcing members to vote the party line rather than their conscience, or the wishes of their constituents.”

Davis’ eco-concerns seemed embodied best by Green platforms. “They made the most sense to me.”

He also liked national Green leader Elizabeth May’s performance in the 2008 debates — and what she says in her book Losing Confidence.

“It’s about how democracy is slowly being chipped away. That got me annoyed. I real-ized what was happening in B.C. with power concentrated in the premier’s office.”

Davis favours valley control of Cowichan River’s weir, and he’s basically against local farms burning waste wood.

“You could certainly chip it. There’s no reason we can’t do larger operations to produce heat and power from waste.”

He also wants Victoria to help get passenger and commuter service on the struggling E&N rail line.

“I’ve ridden the commuter bus over the Malahat. The train could help relieve gridlock. Buses are a good start,” he said, citing the carbon tax. “The bus doesn’t work for every-one.”

Beefing school board funding made his list, but Davis sidestepped giving tax powers back to trustees. He also said no to oil pipelines, yes to clean alternatives.

Davis knows he has a tough road to becom-ing B.C.’s first Green MLA.

“Door knocking is the way to get votes — it’s not as daunting as you think, but you get yelled at occasionally by entrenched people.”

Provincial election candidates

head to headThe Cowichan Lake District Chamber of Commerce is hosing an all candidates forum on May 7 for the provincial election.

Candidates Damir Wallener of the B.C. Conservatives, Kerry Davis of the Green Party of B.C., Steve Housser of the B.C. Liberals, and Bill Routley of the B.C. New Democrat Party will be at the debate, which will run from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in Centennial Hall.

Each candidate will have the opportunity to answer questions asked by the moderator from questions submitted, from the box-drop at the forum and from the floor (with time permitting). There will be refreshments with the candidates after the forum.

Steve HousserLiberal

Steve Housser knows he has a big uphill battle to win the traditionally strong NDP riding of Cowichan Valley.

“There’s no question it’ll be a tough battle,” said political freshman Housser, 63. “There was a separation of 3,000 votes in the last election, so the tactic is to go out and find 3,001 votes.”

“There was a sense of momentum. We’ve got a good shot at it,” said the ex-reporter who covered Parliament and B.C.’s legislature, and was former bureau chief of CBC-TV News, Victoria.

The political animal outlined planks he’s building with campaign manager Pat Hrushowy. “The whole idea,” said Housser, “is to hit the ground running as of Jan. 1.”

His election turf covers a new Cowichan District Hospital. “It’s time to replace it. That’s at the top of my list.”

So is concrete medians all along the deadly Malahat. “Right off the bat we can do concrete medians, top to bottom.”

A new Cowichan high school is also on Housser’s hit list. “CSS has been in line for replacement for some time, so I think that has to get moving.”

But moving contaminated soil to Cowichan from elsewhere — under provincial permits, and against Cowichan regional directors’ wishes — didn’t make Housser happy. “Putting it on top of an aquifer of a stream leading to Shawnigan Lake?” the laker said of South Island Aggregate’s proposed quarry dump. “I don’t even know why it’s under consideration. It makes no sense and I’ll fight that little bit of lunacy, tooth and nail.”

And the island’s economic engine could be agri-tourism. “We need continued emphasis on tourism. We have just so much to offer in Cowichan, whether it’s our wineries, cheeses, or local foods, the valley’s just an agricultural treasure, and the more that’s promoted, the better.”

Moving goods and people means getting island trains back on track. But banning raw-log exports, and nixing the proposed Enbridge oil pipeline, have left Housser fence sitting. “I’m conflicted because I understand we need access to logs domestically for our lumber mills, but there has to be some raw-log exports to get money for timber companies.”

And with Enbridge, “it’s not just the pipeline, but what it carries.”

“If it’s to ship tarsands bitumen on the ocean, I’m not very thrilled. If it’s to ship bitumen to Kitimat for refining, like David Black’s plan, I’m OK with that. If the five condi-tions (profit sharing to spill response) Premier Clark put out can’t be met, forget it.”

Housser also saw merits of calling off the cops concerning marijuana busts for personal use. “We have a perfect opportunity to watch Washington State, and how that goes,” he said of where’s personal puffing’s now legal, “and build up a body of experience before we dash into this.

“You can’t turn a blind eye to grow-ops largely funneled to organized crime. Police already don’t pay a great deal of attention to someone with just a joint.”

With files from Cowichan News Leader Pictorial


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Tougher no-smoking laws in the future for Lake Cowichan?Tamu MilesLake Cowichan Gazette

The Town of Ladysmith is cracking down on its smokers and is requesting that Lake Co-wichan do the same. In fact, La-dysmith mayor, Rob Hutchins, would like to see consistent smoking regulations throughout the Cowichan Valley.

The proposal actually stems from the medical health officers of Vancouver Island and is a way to reinforce smoking laws already in place in B.C. Lady-smith adopted its own resolu-tion to prepare a No smoking-Clean Air Bylaw on March 4. The bylaw will enforce existing BC no-smoking laws including no-smoking in public spaces, outdoor patios and transit stops, prohibiting the sale of tobacco to those under 19-years-old, and prohibiting smoking in vehicles with passengers under 16-years-old.

The one change Ladysmith has adopted, and which the town is encouraging Lake Cowichan to follow, is to expand the three metre rule from town-owned building doorways, windows,

and air intakes, to seven metres.The list of places to ban smok-

ing, as recommended by the medical health officers, is quite long. It includes; “ban smoking in public spaces, beaches, parks, sports fields, athletic facil-ity stands, public/private school grounds and outdoor municipal facilities, outdoor patios, transit stops, and where individuals are required to queue for the receipt of any service.”

“I’ve also had some questions with that lately,” says Mayor Ross Forrest. “The Cowichan Lake Recreation Commission is going with a no-smoking policy in compliance with what the rest of the CVRD is doing with some of their recreational build-ings. I think they’re looking at this possibly for Parks as well. So I think they were wondering what they town’s feelings are with the no smoking policy. It’s something that maybe at some point we should have some dis-cussion on.”

At this point in time, mayor and council still have more questions they feel need to be asked around implementing a town no-smoking bylaw, than they do answers.

“I’m aware of one event that

went to the arena and was told that the non-smoking bylaw would be in effect May 1,” says Coun. Bob Day. “And they re-fused their booking and moved it somewhere else.”

Though he acknowledges that this may have been an off-the-cuff reaction from event coordi-nators, Day wonders how such a bylaw will affect future events and tournaments in the area.

Other questions that were raised were: how much affect does the CVRD have over town bylaws, who will enforce a town no-smoking bylaw (RCMP, town bylaw enforcement offi-cer, CVRD employees), and the consequences for not develop-ing a bylaw if the rest of the Co-wichan Valley does?

“I think this is something that we should be sitting down with the regional district with,” says Forrest. “And get some type of policy that is uniform for all of the governing bodies of the Co-wichan Valley.”

Further discussion on this is-sue will take place at the next Finance and Administration meeting. For more information on provincial no-smoking laws, visit the Health Canada website: hc-sc.gc.ca.

Lake Cowichan First Nation celebrated Earth Day on April 22, and spent their afternoon cleaning their reserve land and the surrounding area. From their youth to their elders, all of the members were enthusiastic to help out wherever possible.

The effort encompassed the cleaning of LCFN members’ yards, as well as the roadsides along North Shore Road and the Youbou Highway.

“We couldn’t believe how much we collected,” said Mela-

nie Livingstone, LCFN coun-cilor and youth coordinator who is pictured above, second from the right.

The large amount of waste was most evident in the stretch of road that fronts their reserve. In that section alone, they col-lected eight full, large garbage bags.

The clean up will be a regu-lar occurrence from now on, as the members noticed the impact they made with the en-

vironment, as well as in their community. The event instilled community pride within the participants.

According to Operations Manager, Aaron Hamilton, the clean up is just the beginning of a revitalization plan the com-munity is undertaking.

Recently the LCFN chief and council have developed an Eco-nomic Development Plan and a Comprehensive Community Plan.

Lake Cowichan First Nation pitches in on Earth Day

Lady of Lake candidates meet mayor and council

Aaron Hamilton/Lake Cowichan First NationMembers of the Lake Cowichan First Nation give a thumbs up to their pitch-in efforts celebrating Earth Day.


One of the first things on the agenda at the Regular Council Meeting on April 23, was the introduction of this year’s Lady of the Lake candi-dates to mayor and council.

The candidates have already had three weeks of Toastmasters coach-ing, according to Denise Allan, and they put their newly acquired skills to use as each one took a turn standing up, stating their name and spon-sor, and saying something brief about themselves.

Allan introduced the girls by saying that this was their very first public appearance. “It’s not going to be a speech tonight, they’ll just do a small introduction, but it is there first time in public so we have been practicing.”

Some of the personal information the girls shared about themselves included activities they enjoy doing (like shopping or playing volley-ball), future travel plans, and having attended a Motley Crue concert the night before.

“This is our first opportunity to see them at the beginning of [their] experience,” says Mayor Ross Forrest. “And we do get to see them at other events leading up to Lake Days, including the pageant, and it’s always quite interesting for me to see the growth that they have from April till June. Right now we’re seeing some shy young girls here, and come June they’re going to be well spoken and confident. It really is amazing how they transform.”

“It is amazing that they go from this to memorizing three to five min-ute speeches without breaking a sweat,” adds Coun. Bob Day. “They walk out of there and I would totally expect to see any one of these girls in a board room somewhere.”

Coun. Jayne Ingram herself was a Lady of the Lake candidate (and was crowned first princess), and has been part of the process many times over the years helping to mentor the young women and being an integral part of the whole process. She emphasised that it is what they girls take away with them that’s important.

“They gain a lot of skills,” says Ingram. “And knowledge of our community. It’s about being an ambassador, and it’s about knowledge and all kinds of other things that go along with it.”

On April 24, the candidates attended an event hosted by the Co-wichan Lake Chamber of Commerce and the Lady of the Lake Society, and which took place at the Cow Café.

“The Chamber decided not to run a Spring Fling this year, and it was important to our group to have an event for the business people and parents, sponsors and family that would showcase the girls,” says Allan. “The 11 candidates did their sponsor speech—which is a one minute speech talking about their sponsor and themselves—and the two reigning Royalty also spoke for a few minutes about their year thus far.”

One of the next community appointments on the Lady of the Lake candidate’s agenda is to visit the Cowichan Lake Senior’s Centre on May 17 at 11:30 a.m. for a luncheon.

After the introductions, the candidates each received a Town of Lake Cowichan pin and pen for a keepsake and posed for pictures before heading home to prepare for all the other activities they will be part of between now and Lake Days.

Tamu MilesFrom left, back row: Mayor Ross Forrest, Coun. Jayne Ingram, Chelsea Gunder-son (Jakes at the Lake), Courtenay Schedel (Pratz Bookkeeping and Tax),Megan Berry (Kinsmen), Ashley Vomacka (Lions), Molly Bragg (Country Grocer), Car-men Brooks (Remedy Salon), Coun. Franklin Hornbrook, Coun. Bob Day.From left, sitting: Emily Pastor (B.P.O. Elks), Sara Ferguson (Island Savings Credit Union), Shelby Scott (Royal Canadian Legion), Kiana Holman (Fit For A Princess), Nicole Johel (IDA Pharmacy).


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They were kickin’ some serious Cana-jun butt on Saturday night as Bijou du Bay-ou sashayed through two rollicking sets at Music in the Lake’s, April 27 offering. The Vancouver Island based quintet was two members short for this gig with front man Sam Torrance (vocals, guitar, mandolin and fl ute), Bill Winter (ac-cordion and vocals) and Rod Gray (bass and vocals) taking centre stage.

A small but enthu-siastic crowd at the lower Centennial Hall joined in on several numbers with a few taking the fl oor to kick up their heels to the band’s rock-ing blend of Zydeco, Cajun, Tex-Mex and swing. The playlist ran the gambit featuring tunes from the likes of Paul Si-mon and the Texas Tornadoes to Dylan’s Everything is Broken for a well deserved encore. There were a couple of rock-pop

standards that the band made their own as well.

“Sometimes we like to take a tune and “cajunize” it,” said front man, Sam Tor-rance. “Cajunize or zydefry, we like to make it our own.”

The band came on the scene in the late 90s making waves at the Cowichan Fringe Festival and is now at work on

their third CD. Up-coming gigs include a patio performance at the Solstice Cel-ebration at the Canoe Brew Pub on Friday, June 21 or catch them free at the concert in the park series at the Cameron Band Shell in Beacon Hill Park on Friday, July 5th. Both venues are located in Victoria.

A highlight of the night was the gospel standard Swing Low, Sweet Chariot made new and amazing by performing it in fi ve different musical genres from Reggae to Cajun. As it turns out, Lake Cowichan audi-ences (at this event at least) are remark-ably tuneful and there

wasn’t a sour note to be heard when they joined in on the choruses.

Music in the Lake’s next offering is guitarist extraordinaire, Brad Prevedo-ros who will be performing at the Lake Cowichan Curling Lounge on Saturday, May 18 at 7 p.m. With admission still just fi ve bucks, it’s got to be one of the best deals in town.

Diana HuttonKicking up the beat are Bijous Du Bayou band mates, from left: Bill Winter (accordion & vocals), Sam Torrance (guitar, mandolin, fl ute, vocals) and Rod Gray (bass, vocals).

Bijou du Bayou rocked the crowd at Centennial Hall Saturday night

GazetteJaclyn Roach (left) and Alexandra Werk stand in front of the metal container they were helping to fi ll on Saturday, April 27 The two girls will be part of the group that is heading to Otahki, Japan in July. Lorna Vomacka, from Lake Cowichan Furniture, said the response from the community during the metal drive was amazing and they had fi lled the 60-yard container in one day.

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Tuesday, April 23 marked another minor league peewee baseball game with the Cowichan Lake season in full swing. The local Lakers’ Rednecks faced off against Island rivals, the Duncan Rangers.

This meeting between the teams promised to be a good one as the baseball diamond had an atmosphere all its own

fueled by beautiful spring weather, an electric crowd in the stands, and an intensity shared amongst the players.

Both teams were strong at bat but it was the first two innings that proved costly with the Rangers hitting several unanswered runs, despite good fielding efforts from the Rednecks.

It was a hard fought game with a high level of athleticism and sportsmanship shown by the Rednecks, which was left

on the field and not reflected in the final score of the 12-3 loss.

“We were good at bat, but it was base running errors that cost us” comments head coach Ryan Rai “The majority of our players are fresh out of the mosquito league, where there is no base stealing. It’s a skill we have to work on”.

The players now move on and set their sights for a win on the road for their next match-up in Duncan.

Matthew MacLeanLake Cowichan’s Amber Eddy waits for the throw to tag a Duncan Ranger on third in the April 23 game.

Rednecks good batters but out at home

Bargain Shop closing its doorsLake Cowichan will be los-

ing a major downtown business as The Bargain Shop is set to close.

Calls to the The Bargain Shop’s head office were not returned but customers of the store have said they were told the store will be closing around the end of May, which will leave seven employees out of work.

The store opened with great fanfare in May of 2007 with residents happy to see a busi-ness like this coming to town and to see the site of the old Lake Cowichan Consumers Co-op becoming the home of a business again.

Local resident and town councillor, Bob Day, says he is very sad to see the store clos-ing.

“I personally used to shop in the store twice a week,” he sasid, “now I need to go into Duncan to get my work clothes. I always thought it was a viable business.” he adds.

Another local shopper, Jan Riishede, will also miss the lo-cal store.

“I think its really sad that the store is closing, I shop local as much as I can. she commented. “It was nice to have a store for locals to shop in, especially those with no transportation.

“It is sad,” she added, “but

I understand the cost of doing business and the tough econo-my right now.”

Mayor Ross Forrest called the closing of the store disturb-ing.

“They were a very important store in the community’ he said, “now people with no vehicle will have to find a way to travel to Duncan to find some of the items they need.

“I hope a similar type of busi-ness will replace this store.”

The closing of The Bargain! Store will indeed leave a large whole in the town’s shopping district and will require many residents to travel to Duncan to do some of their shopping.

Lake Cowichan’s The bargain! Shop on South Shore Road will be closing its doors soon.


Matthew MacLean

Tuesday, April 23 marked another minor league peewee baseball game with the Cowichan Lake season in full swing. The local Lakers’ Rednecks faced off against Island rivals, the Duncan Rangers.

This meeting between the teams promised to be a good one as the baseball diamond had an atmosphere all its own

fueled by beautiful spring weather, an electric crowd in the stands, and an intensity shared amongst the players.

Both teams were strong at bat but it was the first two innings that proved costly with the Rangers hitting several unanswered runs, despite good fielding efforts from the Rednecks.

It was a hard fought game with a high level of athleticism and sportsmanship shown by the Rednecks, which was left

on the field and not reflected in the final score of the 12-3 loss.

“We were good at bat, but it was base running errors that cost us” comments head coach Ryan Rai “The majority of our players are fresh out of the mosquito league, where there is no base stealing. It’s a skill we have to work on”.

The players now move on and set their sights for a win on the road for their next match-up in Duncan.

Matthew MacLeanLake Cowichan’s Amber Eddy waits for the throw to tag a Duncan Ranger on third in the April 23 game.

Rednecks good batters but out at home

Bargain Shop closing its doorsLake Cowichan will be los-

ing a major downtown business as The Bargain Shop is set to close.

Calls to the The Bargain Shop’s head office were not returned but customers of the store have said they were told the store will be closing around the end of May, which will leave seven employees out of work.

The store opened with great fanfare in May of 2007 with residents happy to see a busi-ness like this coming to town and to see the site of the old Lake Cowichan Consumers Co-op becoming the home of a business again.

Local resident and town councillor, Bob Day, says he is very sad to see the store clos-ing.

“I personally used to shop in the store twice a week,” he sasid, “now I need to go into Duncan to get my work clothes. I always thought it was a viable business.” he adds.

Another local shopper, Jan Riishede, will also miss the lo-cal store.

“I think its really sad that the store is closing, I shop local as much as I can. she commented. “It was nice to have a store for locals to shop in, especially those with no transportation.

“It is sad,” she added, “but

I understand the cost of doing business and the tough econo-my right now.”

Mayor Ross Forrest called the closing of the store disturb-ing.

“They were a very important store in the community’ he said, “now people with no vehicle will have to find a way to travel to Duncan to find some of the items they need.

“I hope a similar type of busi-ness will replace this store.”

The closing of The Bargain! Store will indeed leave a large whole in the town’s shopping district and will require many residents to travel to Duncan to do some of their shopping.

Lake Cowichan’s The bargain! Shop on South Shore Road will be closing its doors soon.

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Left: The Christina Elise McLeod Memorial trophy for the most dedicated player went to two girls, Midget player Lacey Grunow and Novice player Emily Vaughan. Right: Tim Gowanlock was presented the George Peterson Memorial trophy, an award for “Hockey Personality.”

Left: The CLDMHA Bill Lowe Memorial trophy for outstanding contribution by an individual executive went to Shaunne Rowbottom, 2012-2013 treasurer.Right: Todd Vaughan (left), Novice C2 coach, was awarded the Peter (Scooter) Hawryluk Perpetual Memorial trophy for manager or coach of the year by Greg Clayton and Steve Vatcher.

Laughs and celebration score big at hockey awardsElodie Adams Lake Cowichan Gazette

Many young hockey players were recognized at Cowichan Lake Dis-trict Minor Hockey Association’s annual general meeting and awards on April 28.

Before the meeting, the coaches from Initiation right through to the Midget teams handed out a par-ticipatory medal or small trophy to each player for a year of good hockey.

As he handed out the medals to the four- to six-year old players who made their first foray into the world of hockey, Initiation coach Chris Hoskins made the following comment:

“All these kids learned a lot this year,” he said, “but I learned a lot more.”

Then came the awards that sin-gled out players, officials, coaches and even executive members of the association’s board for their contri-bution to this year’s hockey in Lake Cowichan.

Beginning with the Larry Eddy Memorial Trophy, Midget player Doug Mackie took home the award for Player Personality.

Singled out for his contribution to hockey off the ice, Tim Gowanlock was chosen to receive the George Peterson Memorial Trophy, which recognizes a Hockey Personality.

The CLDMHA Bill Lowe Memo-rial Trophy for outstanding contri-bution by an individual executive went to Shaunne Rowbottom, 2012-2013’s outgoing treasurer.

To receive the award of Official of the Year, Referees and Linesman, the board decided two individuals were equally worthy this year. They are Nelson Wagner and Tanner Cummings.

Young Emily Vaughan was obviously thrilled to be named the Hardest Working player. Katie Ferguson, who has just spent a year playing rep hockey for a Bantam team in Victoria, presented her with the award.

It was a momentous occasion for the 2011-2012 Atom players, who all climbed up on stage and were

presented with two special banners for the team’s achievement last year as league champions and playoff winners.

It was fitting that the Christina Elise McLeod Memorial Trophy for the most dedicated player went to two girls. Again, Ferguson was asked to present the award to Midget Lacey Grunow and Pee Wee Emily Vaughan.

For the Most Sportsmanlike De-fenceman award, Tom Day was the coaches’ choice.

The Peter (Scooter) Hawryluk Perpetual Memorial Trophy for Manager or Coach of the year was awarded to Novice C2 coach Todd Vaughan. There were two Novice teams this year due to the high number of players registered in that group. Along with Mike Waller, who coached the Novice C1 team, Vaughan said that 2012-2013 had been a good year for Novice play-ers.

“Last year we only had six novice players,” he remarked. “But we had 33 kids this year, and both novice teams had a great year of hockey.”

And finally, the Ryan Carl Sahm Memorial Heart Trophy was awarded to Bantam Nelson Wagner for being the player with the most heart.

LCMHA president Steve Vatcher took the time thank the associa-tion’s volunteers, executive and the registrars for all their hard work this year.

After a short break, the associa-tion held its AGM, during which treasurer Shaunne Rowbottom presented the financial report for the year. The last item on the agenda was the election of a new board for the 2013-2014 season, the results of which are as follows:

President: Todd VaughanFirst Vice: Jason ShandSecond Vice: Jamie SvendsenTreasurer: Danielle SchefferSecretary: Megan MajorTwo-year directors:

Roxanne Garnett, Haley Friday, Debbie LongbottomOne-year directors: Calvin Conv-

ery, Jen Fawcett, Sandy McKenzie

Elodie Adams PhotosLeft: Greg Clayton presents “Personality Player” award to Doug Mackie and right, the players from the 2011-2012 Atom team were called up on stage to receive special pendants for their league win and as playoff champions that year.

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JEX, Richard W

Rick went to sleep, peacefully, Friday, April 5 2013, at his home.

The love and wonderful memories of our beloved “Pa” will stay with us forever.

Wife Katy Jex

Daughter Marnie, son-in-law John Gray, granddaughter Jaiden and grandson Brody, all of Nanaimo.

Son Aaron, daughter-in-law Rachel, granddaughters Ella and Ava, all of Melbourne, Australia.

Sister Jackie and husband Barry Clark of Comox, brother George and wife Pat of Victoria, brother Brian and wife Viv of Abbotsford, many nieces and nephews, as well as Katy’s family in Nelson.

Per Rick’s wishes, the only service was his family at his home.

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PIATKOWSKI, Diane MargoJuly 26, 1938 – April 14, 2013

It is with overwhelm-ing sadness and aching hearts that we said goodbye to our Mama, as her struggle with cancer & dementia came to rest. Mom bat-tled these diseases with staggering courage; the ability to remain steadfast quite profound given the advancement of her condition. Pre-deceased by our Dad, Stanley, in 2010, they shared 51 years togeth-

er; the past 3 years she never stopped looking around every corner for him! Survived by her children Diana, Allen (Michele), Andrew (Kathryn), Teresa, (“favorite son-in-law” Grant), 6 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren and a community of folks, far and near, that adored her.

Mom was born in Victoria, predeceased by parents Howard and Margaret Winterburn and her younger sister, Sylvia. She married in 1959 and relocated to Youbou where she and Dad raised the family & would spend the next 45 years. In 2004, Mom and Dad then settled in Lake Cowichan; the perfect location for them to remain as independent as possible. Mom was genuinely happiest with the simple pleasures in life, never placing emphasis on material things. She lived her life with little expectation, loving unconditionally. She touched many with her quiet perceptiveness, often relying on intuition and presence alone. She loved her connection to the Seniors Centre; playing bingo and listening to the band play on “pie day”, brought her so much pleasure. She graciously welcomed family and friends to her home with open arms sharing in nite hours of “tea-time”, ever so glad to have you eat just a little more, or stay just a little longer. You quickly learned never to arrive full, and you most certainly never left hungry!

Our sincere thanks are extended to countless friends who provided love and support to Mom and our family over the years; the digni ed care of Drs. Allan, Ingram, Froese and Postowski — thank you for treating our Mom with such TLC. As Mom’s heartbreaking journey of dementia proceeded, we came to depend on Home Support and Home & Community Care (Margaret, you are a gem); your dedication to Mom’s comfort and dignity so remarkable. The teams at Brookside Medical, Village Pharmacy, Dr. Kerswell, Dr. Pewarchuck and the multi-disciplinary teams at CDH; you all were so amaz-ingly supportive!

When the palliative process began, we could never have survived the journey without the genuine kindness and support that again ltered from Home & Community Care and the “Family in the ER”; we are humbled by your degree of excellence and compassion! Tere, Dr. Toth, Dr. Conrad and “Team Stephenson-True”; there are no words to fully embrace the profound way in which you helped our family get through this experience! To our Sweet Luisa, our “God-Sent” angel — who cared for and loved our Mama for the past 2 years with such grace, gentleness and an intensity that only comes from the soul of a beautiful person — you gave us more time with our Mom and we will be eternally grateful for that!

Irregardless of disparity and challenge, Mom em-braced fortitude beyond comprehension and maintained that until her last breath. She taught some remarkable lessons in life, among them the power of a hug; never leave home without one! The void in our lives without our Mom is too large to contemplate at this moment. Each day will be an opportunity for us to allow all the good that has come from her, to shine through in our daily lives. We take solace knowing that Mama is no longer search-ing around each corner for Dad. God Bless.

A Funeral Service was held in St. Louis De Montford Church, 60 Fern Road, Lake Cowichan, B.C. on Satur-day, April 20, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. Father Alfredo Monacelli Celebrant. Followed by a reception in the Church Hall.

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• Bringing back the 80s is J&V's Burgers and Pizza. They have a vintage Tetris arcade that you can play. While you're there try one of their new Chai tea milk-shakes.

• Joanne Pimlott tells us Country Grocer is pleased to announce its first-annual Pink Cupcake month promotion in support of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. From May 1 until May 31, 50 cents from each six-pack sold will go to the foundation.

• TOPS Youbou celebrates 40 years of weight loss support. For the 13 members of the group, a concern for weight management and good health has been a way of life for many decades. Current chapter chair Barb Jant-zen, weight recorder Lil Vermiere and secretary Irma Sawatzky were among those who started the Youbou chapter of TOPS 40 years ago this May.

Visit tops.org for information about the national organization. To find out more about the Youbou TOPS chapter, drop in to the Youbou Community Church any Tuesday evening between 5:30 and 7 pm.☞ Speech arts, LCSS announces Hector McIntosh finalists

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• Providing opportunities for learners to make more connections with the Lake Cowichan community to enhance learning and develop working partnerships☞ Hearts and legs wanted for cancer relay

Canada’s biggest cancer fundraising event wants Co-wichan to grab the baton. Relay for Life returns to the Co-wichan Valley in two months, and organizers calling on volunteers — both to participate and to help run the show. Linda Tesser, community giving coordinator at Relay For Life said they are a “crucial part” of the whole process.

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Dr. Brenda Bernhardt

Vaccinations, de-wormer medical examinations,

fl ea control, nutrition consults, microchips, vet products,

minor surgeries, private euthanasia

SERVICE, REPAIR AND INSTALL– ONE CALL COVERS IT ALL –For your free in home heating estimate

250.746.1666

FOR ALL YOUR HEATINGand COOLING NEEDS

• Oil, Gas & Electric Furnaces • Heat Pumps • Refrigeration • Duct Cleaning

accurate air

Visit www.accurate-air.ca for internet specials!

GAS BAR MARKET

TIPTONS GAS BAR

Gas • Diesel Boat Gas

Confections • Bait • Ice250-749-6133

OPEN: Mon.-Sat: 5a.m.-10p.m.Sun: 7a.m. - 8p.m.

14 North Shore Rd. Lake Cowichan

• Fish • Pet food/supplies • Otter Co-op Livestock Feed • Wood Pellets • GroomingMONTHLY VET CLINIC

with Dr. Nancy Holling 170A Cowichan Lake Rd.

250-749–4454

Cowichan PetEmporium (1996)

EXCAVATING

250-732-4570Shane Baker

MINI EXCAVATOR & BOBCAT SERVICES

Landscaping | Septic Services

DUMP TRUCK: 1-6 YARDS

TIRES

En-TIRE-lyat your Service

250-749-6614

INDEPENDENTCRAFTSMANFinishing carpenter with over 24 years experience.

Quality comes first.• Renovations • Installations • Framing

• All Finishing Carpentry • Custom Kitchens • Laminate Flooring • Decks • Fences

• Sheds • Additions • Windows & Doors

JOHN PORTELANCE250-749-3174

CARPENTRY

Tree Service

• Topping, Limbing, Falling

• Selective or Clear Cut Logging

• Commercial & Residential

• Dangerous Tree Removal/Storm Prevention

• 140 HP chipper for fast, efficient cleanup

• Insured & Licensed • Free Estimates & Advice

250-748-3939

Tree Service

Cowichan Lake SERVICE DIRECTORYA Guide to Professional Services in the Cowichan Lake Area

ACCOMMODATIONAccommodationNeed space for relatives?

BOUTIQUE WATERFRONT LODGE Come enjoy...

Waterfront Patio Suites King-sized Bed | Jacuzzi

Wharf | Campfi re Pit | BBQs Single off -season rates start at

$59/night – $295/week2 Bedroom Waterfront Suites $159

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250-749-010573 South Shore, Lake Cowichan

Now in our 7th year!Saturdays 10 a.m. - 2 p. m.

May 18 thru to ThanksgivingEverything is grown, baked,

or hand crafted by our vendors. New vendors or buskers welcome. Call Bob at:250-749-7233 or 250-510-1113

Honeymoon Bay Outdoor Market

Every Saturday 10am - 2pm

May until Thanksgiving

Look for in-season local produce, sewing,

baking, preserves, arts & crafts and more!

Follow the signs to Greenchain Gardens and

Coffee Mill in Honeymoon Bay.

new vendors welcome

Honeymoon Bay Outdoor Market

Every Saturday 10am - 2pm

May until Thanksgiving

Look for in-season local produce, sewing,

baking, preserves, arts & crafts and more!

Follow the signs to Greenchain Gardens and

Coffee Mill in Honeymoon Bay.

new vendors welcome

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