Lake Cowichan Gazette, January 23, 2013

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Rocks draw men to Lake Cowichan

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The sheets of ice were busy in a men’s curling cashspiel on Jan. 19 at the Cowichan Lake Sports Arena. Two Lakers’ teams played each other in one of the draws, from left: Larry Olson, Grant Desmet, and Rick Nott vie against Mike Waller and Orest Smycniuk, who watch as their opponent’s rock approaches.

RCMP experience frequent call-outs for unexplained thefts in vehicles Lake Cowichan RCMP are working on trying to solve the thefts in vehicles that have been occurring in different areas of the town over the past three months.

“There have been close to 30 reported cases going back to October 2012,” confirmed Cpl. Warren Potter. “And those are reports we have replied to. There may have been others that were not reported.”

Potter says the vehicles have been of a random selection, and that the perpetrator(s) tend to choose vehicles which have been left unlocked.

One town resident got an unwelcome surprise one morning, and posted the event on his Facebook page on Jan. 13 for friends to see: “Go out to warm up my truck this

morning, and two guys dressed all in black run out of the bushes and up the road.”

The RCMP have been busy working on solving these thefts, with the goal of trying to prevent them from continuing in the future, and remind the public to keep their vehicles locked and property out of plain view.

In an unrelated event, the Lake Cowichan

precinct responded to a call in the area early in the morning of Jan. 1, 2013.

No arrest has been made in the report of an alleged assault by a resident who used a weapon on another person.

However, the RCMP say they are continuing their investigation and anticipate that an arrest will be made soon.

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George Lees (left) buys a raffle ticket from Lake Cowichan Food Bank Society secretary Cindy Vaast (right) and volunteer Linda Snowdon on Jan. 19 at their annual hot dog fundraiser at Country Grocer.

Food Bank helps out year round ELODIE ADAMS, GAZETTE EDITOR

Some charity programs tend to focus on raising funds over the Christmas period. The Lake Cowichan Food Bank Society, however, is actively helping people year round.

On Saturday, Jan. 19, the LCFB held one of its annual fundraisers, a hot dog sale, in

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As well as the hot dog sale, the volunteers were selling $20 raffle tickets for a cruise with Holland America.

The lucky winner will find out who he or she is on Jan. 26, and has the option of choosing one of the destinations offered by the cruise line, or taking a

$2,000 credit toward the cruise of their choice.

Although NHL hockey may have taken away some of the customers, LCFB secretary Cindy Vaast says they still raised $235 and sold a couple dozen raffle tickets. The tickets are still available at Curves or at the town’s tourist centre.

Subject of chickens a scratchy one at town council meeting ELODIE ADAMS, GAZETTE EDITOR

VIHA’s Dr. Paul Hasselback, Medical Health Officer for Central Vancouver Island, presented council with the results of a study, “Health at the Local Level.” The study, prepared in July of 2012, attempts to shed some light on community health in Area 66 (Lake Cowichan), including the many factors that contribute to and detract from it. These factors include economic status, child development, education, housing, social support and health services, and the results of the study can be found online at www.viha.ca/mho/stats/ lha_profiles.htm.

Other items brought to council for discussion concerned a letter from Cowichan Valley Community Radio Society (CICV Radio Station), requesting financial assistance from the town as the station is having a hard time keeping its doors open.

CICV presently occupies the Ranger Station and is asking forgiveness on the $100/month hydro bill the town asked it to pay until it must vacate those premises in February 2014.

In a letter to the mayor, the society’s treasurer Lynda Rowland, says CICV has been approved by the Canadian Ra-

dio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to be a 50-watt station, which will enhance its coverage to a broader range of communities.

In order to make that changeover, they must raise $8,000 for the new tower and associated equipment needed to meet Industry Canada standards.

The town received a letter from Cowichan Success by 6 in Duncan requesting a refund of the $12,000 it provided for the children’s water spray park project in 2012. Although the town intends to pursue the project, it is currently waiting for approval of a grant application for the project, and hasn’t been able to complete the project in the time line set out

by Success by 6.

The letter stipulates that

when it receives confirmation from the town on the go-ahead for the project, it will strive to allocate the same funding from its 2013 budget.

Council agreed to implement the refund as requested.

The last item of correspondence on the agenda concerned the town’s bylaw on chickens.

Lake Cowichan resident Becca Shears, who recently acquired chickens – after checking with her neighbours to make sure they didn’t mind – was told by chief administrative officer Joe Fernandez that the town had received numerous complaints about their chickens.

Fernandez cited the section of the Animal Control Bylaw (No. 926) which names chickens under the list of Restricted Animals. Section 11 states that restricted animals may not be kept on any parcel of land in the town of less than two acres.

These regulations affecting “restricted animals” have been in place for quite a number of years, Fernandez says, and the town is obliged to act on complaints.

In her letter, Shears states that she knows other people in town have chickens, and feels the town’s bylaws on chickens are antiquated, and would like to see the town move forward in this matter.

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The washrooms are the first of four upgrades and enhancements the crew will be working on over the next eight months through the Job Creation Partnership, made possible by a grant from the federal and provincial governments, and being overseen by CLEC manager Dalton Smith.

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Young today teen puts plans into action The relevancy of FSA testing in schools ELODIE ADAMS GAZETTE EDITOR

Is FSA testing an outdated, unnecessary procedure?

The Foundation Skills Assessment (FSA) is a set of annual provincial tests given to Grade 4 and 7 students in reading comprehension, writing, and numeracy. These tests do not count toward students’ marks.

In spite of recent allusions in the media about discontinuing or at least re-vamping the FSA tests in the future, testing in BC schools will be going ahead again this year.

“The parents of each of the three schools — Grade 4s at ABG and Palsson, and the Grade 7s at the middle school — have all been sent home with notifications to say the schools will be writing it, and to give them the dates that it will happen,” confirmed BC Teachers’ Federation Local 66 (Lake Cowichan) president Chris Rolls.

As well, Rolls said there is a letter from the BCTF accompanying it that talks about how teachers do a lot of pertinent testing related to the programs that they teach, and how the FSA is not necessarily a reflection of that teaching.

As a representative of the teachers’ union, Rolls says she and many other teachers believe that FSA testing is outdated, that it serves no purpose in furthering children’s education, and that it is

important for parents to realize that they have a choice in whether or not their child writes it.

“The Ministry (of Education) curriculum has moved toward doing things in different ways, and to doing assessment for learning,” she commented.

“Which means giving the kids lots of opportunities to work together, to work co-operatively, to work on many outcomes over many

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through high school course work in the school’s curriculum until May or June, therefore

the province are in different financial situations, and have different socioeconomic advantages — especially where private schools are concerned.

Even among just Cowichan Valley schools, there are different financial areas throughout the district.

“You’re looking at haveand have-not schools,” she explained. “And you’re looking at different needs of the kids in different

On FSA testing:

I don’t see where it really serves a purpose if the information is not used in ways that help kids!

Chris Rolls, Local 66 president

different subjects all at the same time.”

Rolls says teachers now put the emphasis on students learning how to work together, and getting them to use other sources of information.

“If you look at what the FSA is actually used for,” she chided, “it comes down to the Fraser Institute and the ranking of schools, and that’s not what teachers want because you’re not really comparing apples and apples, you’re comparing apples and oranges.”

The logic behind her statement being that schools in different areas of

communities.”

Overall, Rolls said the number of parents who prefer to withdraw their children from testing has increased.

“These (noticifications) have been standard procedure for the last few years,” explained Rolls.

“Some parents choose to withdraw their kids from the testing, some choose to leave them in.”

Not only is the testing considered to be outdated, different factors that can affect the outcome of FSA testing aren’t taken into account. For example, some of the material on the tests may not be covered

testing in January is premature.

“If the tests actually allowed teachers all over the province to use the information and better the education,” opined Rolls, “or to get more programs for the kids based on the information, that would be a useful test.”

Essentially all it does, she feels, is take away the time teachers could be doing more teaching.

“It takes away that valuable time and it really puts a lot of stress on the kids.”

Some of the BCTF’s arguments against the testing as listed on the letters being sent home with all school children are: • FSA tests are expensive to develop and administer; • FSA tests do not help students learn, or teachers teach; • FSA tests take valuable time away from richer and more meaningful learning; • FSA tests take valuable resources away from the classroom; • Results are misused to rank schools and promote privatization; • FSA data does not provide real help to students, parents, or schools.

Only children who have a form signed by their parent or guardian for may be excused from writing the provincial tests.

Cowichan Lake District Chamber of Commerce 2012 Community Awards Citizen of the Year All citizens residing in the Cowichan Lake area are eligible for the: ‘Citizen of the Year Award’ Criteria for the Citizen of the Year Award: • Awarded to an individual who has spearheaded, organized or carried through a project that has benefited the community as a whole during 2012.

2012 Nichole Stock Community Service Award All citizens residing in the Cowichan Lake area are eligible for the: ‘Nichole Stock Community Service Award’ Criteria for Nichole Stock Community Service Award: • An individual who has exemplified volunteerism; • Who has served the community unselfishly on an ongoing basis; and • Who has NOT received any remuneration for the volunteer activity for which the award is being proposed.

Nominations will be accepted from residents within the Cowichan Lake area for both of these awards.

• Petitions will NOT be accepted.

• The Chamber reserves the right to withhold the awards should a sufficiently meritorious candidate not be nominated.

Winners will be announced at the Cowichan Lake District Chamber of Commerce Annual General Meeting scheduled for February 21st, 2013.

All entries must be submitted by 4:00pm, Monday, February 4, 2013.

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Take part in your community and be someone who “does” It’s been a little over a month since the public attended a meeting to discuss the doctor shortage problem in Lake Cowichan.

One of the suggestions made by the recruiting agency on the island was for the town to form a committee of people who would be willing to act as ambassadors in promoting our area.

The wheels were set in motion, a meeting date was set and from there, a core group of concerned residents who attended that meeting stepped forward to volunteer their time.

Among those who came forward were many of the usual faces — the

faces of people in the community who we often see giving of their time to help out wherever and whenever they can.

It’s called volunteerism, and in this world it seems you either do or you don’t.

Our town’s council members and our mayor are also part of it, because they know it is an important, even crucial turning point for the town whether or not we are successful in recruiting more doctors. Besides which, they are wholly invested in every aspect of what makes the town of Lake Cowichan the best it can be.

They definitely fall into the rubric

of those who do, because each one of them, as well as being a councillor, sits on several different committees within the town’s jurisdiction.

Getting back to the doctor problem, already ideas have been put forth and an action plan is starting to take shape.

You can almost see the light shine at the end of the tunnel...

With the advice of the medical professionals who are trying their darndest to help us help ourselves, some excellent suggestions have been made as to how we can and should promote our town.

Local B & B owners have offered

free accommodation to potential doctors who come for a site visit.

So, if you are reading this column, take a moment to thank those people who are willing to put their own blood, sweat and tears into the doctor-shortage crisis.

It’s never too late to join the ranks of people who “do.” Just because the committee is formed, it doesn’t mean they won’t still be needing people to jump on board and be active.

The town hall has all the information on upcoming meeting dates and times.

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Province’s skills tests could change next year BC Bureau

By Tom Fletcher

All students in Grade 4 and 7 who are able to are expected to write tests of literacy and math skills this month, but changes will be considered for future years, B.C. Education Minister Don McRae says.

Long opposed by the B.C. Teachers’ Federation, the Foundation Skills Assessment tests are being administered in public schools across B.C. The issue is sure to be debated in this spring’s provincial election, as the NDP campaigns to scrap universal testing and look for a new way to evaluate student performance.

McRae said Wednesday there will be no change to the program this school year, with students only excused due to family emergency, illness or other circumstances beyond the control of the student. But he said he is open to discussing the program with the BCTF, school ad-

ministrators and parents for years ahead.

“Any time we have a form of assessment, I think it’s really important that after you give it, if you’re going to give it again, you continually look at it to see if it can be done better or more efficiently, and meet the needs of the students, the parents and the educational system,” McRae said.

NDP education critic Robin Austin said work is underway with education experts to refine the party’s position on skills testing. If the NDP forms a government in May’s election, the plan is to replace province-wide tests with a random sample of students, and develop a new program later.

Austin said one of the problems with FSA testing is the annual controversy over the Fraser Institute school rankings based on test scores.

The rankings are intended to help parents track their local school performance over time, but media attention typically focuses on comparing schools in rich neighbourhoods and poor ones.

The BCTF continues to urge parents to bend the rules

and pull their children out of the testing program. A letter to parents on the BCTF website argues that FSA tests are expensive, time consuming and “results are misused to rank schools and promote privatization.”

McRae said FSA test results for all students have played a role in identifying students who need extra help, and can also help administrators spot performance problems in their schools.

But he agreed with Austin that it would not be appropriate to use FSA tests alone to evaluate teacher performance.

As a former teacher, McRae said one of his concerns about FSA is the timing. If they are going to continue to be used, the tests should be administered in the fall so teachers and parents have the results in time to work with students later in the school year, he said.

Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, B.C.’s Representative for Children and Youth, has expressed concerns about doing away with universal tests, because they can help schools improve results for aboriginal students.

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Diving in to the pool debate Dear Editor Re: Working together and Area F director reviews, Jan.2 Ted Gamble’s letter to the editor in the Wednesday, Jan.16 edition of The Lake Cowichan Gazette was very well put.

I also agree we should

have negotiated along with Areas A, B, C and D for equal access of the Duncan Aquatic Centre. Why wasn’t Mayor Ross Forrest or one of Lake Cowichan councillors present at the negotiations table? They seem to care about hockey, public skating, curling, but what about the seniors who need a way to exercise that can not walk or have had operations and need the pool for rehab situations. Also, children

who need swimming lessons.

Swimming is one of the best ways there are to stay healthy.

Why should our community miss out on this excellent opportunity? The cost of $2.67 per $100,000 of property assessment on their tax bill is a very small amount to pay for the benefits the Duncan Aquatic Centre can provide our community.

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Forrest will read this letter as well as listen to a large percentage of people in the community who really want a little effort taken to be able to use the pool at a reasonable rate.

I would encourage more people to voice their opinion to the Town Council on this very important subject and take action while this offer is on the table.

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Taylor serves slices of pizza to hungry students looking for a nutritious hot lunch while Nicole Boucher, LCSS principal, (far left) chats with Terri Kalar in the kitchen.

A real meal deal is being served up at LCSS GAZETTE

The first thing you notice is the aroma of good food drifting down the hallway.

Nose twitching, you wonder where it is coming from, and then see a long line-up of students who tell you that you have indeed found the source of the aroma, and you are not alone in your opinion of what good food smells like.

You have discovered a daily routine for many students at Lake Cowichan Secondary School. Called the Meal Deal program, it is a service that provides breakfast or a hot lunch to hungry students at a modest price.

The program was started years ago by teacher Michele Taylor, when she noticed a number of students were coming to school hungry or didn’t have a lunch with them.

What started out as a hotdog sale or pizza lunch has transformed into a student service that provides breakfast and lunch five days a week with a monthly Meal Deal menu that has something for everyone at a price that can’t be beat.

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fered breakfast items ranging from a muffin to a hash brown casserole, while lunch tantalized the taste buds with a choice of grilled ham and cheese sandwiches, chow mein or Sheperd’s Pie. The one thing that doesn’t change is the pizza served on Wednesday and the hot dogs on Friday — they have become somewhat of a tradition at the school.

All the food is made at the school by education assistants Terri Kalar, Penny Auger and Adam Clutchey and special education student Nicholas Rabey who pride themselves on using only wholesome ingredients while preparing the meals. Tayler Toivonen and Amber Tomlinson serve the food, while education assistant Linda Ketter handles the cashiers’ duties.

The group works very well together, having the students quickly served during their breaks. The program normally serves over 40 students per day, but has a record of 95 students served on one occasion.

The meals are only $1 each or $5 for a five-day card, however the policy is that no student will be turned away

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Gazette photos Terri Kalar (l), Nicholas Rabey and Adam Clutchey (r) hard at work a LCSS kitchen.

for lack of money. A card is given to needy students at no charge and they can enjoy a meal as well. If staff see a student who they know has no food at school, they will be given a card to have a lunch as well. The integrity of these students is maintained as the cards that are given out are the same as the cards that are purchased.

The organizers hope that the program will able to break even but are prepared for a loss if necessary to make sure everyone has something to eat at school. On Pizza Wednesday, Jan. 16, they were sold out in ten minutes, but Kalar

says they always have food in the freezer in case there are still hungry students looking for a snack.

Kalar is planning to retire in June and hopes the program will continue. She knows she has an ally in Taylor, who jokes that she may have to quit teaching and only volunteer with this program if she has to, to make sure it continues for future students at the school.

Its a win-win situation for students, parents and teachers and one that everyone can benefit from. It deserves to be continued at the school.

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The new sewer lagoon near Grant’s Lake as it looked just after completion about 1975. Dubbed the “glory hole’ by some, long time resident Trevor Green (from the pioneer Green family) was much impressed with it, saying “it must be seen to be believed.”

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PAGES OF HISTORY Longtime friend and local history mentor, the late Trevor Green (of the pioneer Green family) was a gentleman, humourist and a spectacular local historian.

He loved all that life gave him at his haven at Greendale. His writings — or journals as he called them — reveal the beauty that he saw everywhere at Greendale and the surrounding area.

He recorded humourous, interesting, mundane and serious events (and thoughts), which made for a balanced narrative.

There are those few who criticize his writings as “just his own opinion” or “that couldn’t be right,” Regardless, his journals capture a wonderful glimpse into our past as well as a glimpse into his thoughts and observations.

The following excerpts are typical daily writings of Trevor: In a February 1975 journal entry, Trevor appeared to be outraged by the “strange laws laid down this year by the (local) regional board whereby no one may build within 200 feet of the river, lakeshore or any watercourse, nor, in case of fire, rebuild on such property. The whole concept sounds stupid and ridiculous to me,” wrote Trevor.

In another entry he mentions an area (near the

eventually to become the new Kiwanis Handicapped Camp, (today the politically incorrect term would not be used) it later became the location of the Cowichan Lake Education Centre (CLEC).

The construction of a summer camp on the beautiful property on Cowichan Lake was a local project that would not have been built had it not been for many committed volunteers.

By June, a wide swath of forest had been cleared off and foundations were laid for the first of several buildings that comprise the The whole would beautiful summer camp.

The local Kiwanis concept sounds men’s club project, it’s stupid and members and many other ridiculous to me. community residents did an excellent job, Trevor Green resulting in a lovely facility that was open to many children and adults across B. C, who qualified.

As one who loved nature, belonged to Mr. Hancock of Trevor wrote of his concern Victoria, but who used the that too many of the lovely cabin in the summer.” trees would be removed to Nearby, recalled Trevor, make way for the complex “stood an enormous snag (Note: fortunately, a large (dead tree) which finally majority of the trees were left fell down during a violent intact). gale, cutting the little cabin According to the journal, completely in half.” A child the public health care at the time, the event made building was officially quite an impression on him. opened June 1, 1968 and was Another memory of to be known as the Kaatza Trevor’s was of the newly constructed sewer lagoon out Health Center.

During the same year, a near Grant’s Lake. section of the Greendale “It has to be seen to be believed,” declared Trevor in property was surveyed, then “slashed down” by October 1975.

He continued “In days gone the provincial government for use as a new roadway. by, the only houses in the Greendale owners Trevor, area were the small house of and his brother Brian, (of Captain Dick and the large abode of Mr. Edmund Grant,” Victoria), were “doubly annoyed” since they were “at (for whom Grant’s Lake was no time, notified about it.” named.)

In 1967, at what was present day CVRD Meade Creek incinerator) “where demolition derbies take place and where old cars are smashed to bits by their aggressive drivers,” Thoughts from the past crept into Trevor’s writings, like “how strange it was that (in 1975) the area near the trestle — near Pallies on the river — should be so settled when I can vividly recall when it was a wilderness of stumps and bush. There was (only) one tiny cabin that

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Lot 48 Widgeon Way $74,900 Privacy guaranteed when you build on this lot.

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Local physiotherapist talks to seniors about balance and fall-proofing

The Cowichan Valley Community Radio Society invites you to our ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING When: FRIDAY, JAN. 25 AT 7p.m.

Where: LAKE COWICHAN SECONDARY SCHOOL, BAND ROOM

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Judith Quinlan spoke to a group of seniors at the Cowichan Lake Library on Jan. 15 about balance and ageing, and how to best equip your home environment to avoid falls.

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We all know that falling down can cause major health problems for the elderly, but why do seniors fall and what can be done to minimize this risk?

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spoke on this subject to a small but enthusiastic group of residents on Jan. 15 at the Cowichan Lake library.

“I thought the meeting went well,” remarked Quinlan. “It helps to understand how our balance systems age, so that we can adjust our lifestyles to improve balance.”

Quinlan says falls are the number one reason for hospitalization among the elderly. She explained the systems the body uses to maintain balance, and why these systems slowly deteriorate with age.

“Injuries from falls are the most common reason seniors get hospitalized,” she added.

“And there’s a lot we can do to lower our risk of falling.”

The good health of the eyes, the ears, the nervous system and the brain are all important if we are to maintain good balance in later years. Using simple language to make clear quite a complicated process, Quinlan explained how each individual system works, and how when operating together, manage to keep us upright.

A good diet, including vitamins, are important to the body’s balance system as well as proper exercise such as Tai Chi or yoga, she says.

Surprisingly, rocking back and forward in an old-fash-

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ioned rocking chair improves our sense of a changing world around us, so don’t get too fond of that old recliner.

Quinlan also spoke of ensuring that your home environment is safe. Loose rugs, changes in floor levels and poor lighting can all be hazardous. Grab bars in the bathroom are a must, and, she adds, don’t forget to make the garden trip-proof.

The hour’s talk passed quickly, and we all learned a lot. If anyone gets a chance to hear Quinlan speak on this subject, they should certainly take the opportunity. It could prevent a fall.

—Submitted by David Ridley

Electoral Area I – Youbou/Meade Creek Nature and Habitat Fund Advisory Committee

Community Safety Advisory Commission Applications for Membership

The Cowichan Valley Regional District is accepting applications from interested persons wishing to serve on the Nature and Habitat Fund Advisory Committee for Electoral Area I – Youbou/Meade Creek. The Advisory Committee consists of not more than (5) five members (Area Director to serve as Chair plus four Board appointed members Area I residents). No term of appointment shall extend beyond the three (3) year term of the Electoral Area Director unless re-appointed by the Regional Board.

The Cowichan Valley Regional District is accepting applications from interested persons wishing to serve as a member of the Community Safety Advisory Commission.

The role of the Advisory Committee is to review any proposed expenditure of funds from Electoral Area I’s Nature and Habitat Fund and to provide a recommendation to the CVRD Board of Directors for consideration required to comment on development projects that environmentally enhance Electoral Area I – Youbou/Meade Creek.

Persons interested in volunteering their time to sit as a representative on the Nature and Habitat Fund Advisory Committee must submit a letter of application by 4:30 pm on January 31, 2013 to Joe Barry, the Corporate Secretary, Corporate Services Department, 175Ingram Street, Duncan, BC V9L 1N8. Additional information may be obtained by calling Tom Anderson, General Manager, Planning and Development Department at (250) 746-2620 or toll free at 1-800-665-3955.

The following information is requested in the letter of application: name, address, postal code, home and/or business telephone number, email address, history of community involvement, other relevant history, technical or special expertise, and reasons for seeking appointment.

COWICHAN VALLEY REGIONAL DISTRICT 175 Ingram Street Duncan, B.C. V9L 1N8

Phone: Toll Free: Fax: Email: Web:

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The Commission advises the Board on community safety issues of regional, subregional and interagency importance. The Commission has a leading role in providing advice and support to safer communities’ initiatives across the region.

Persons interested in volunteering their time to sit as a member of the Commission should submit a letter of application to Joe Barry, Corporate Secretary, Cowichan Valley Regional District, 175 Ingram Street, Duncan, BC V9L 1N8 by mail or by email to jbarry@cvrd.bc.ca. Additional information may be obtained by calling the Corporate Secretary at (250) 746-2506 or toll free at 1-800-665-3955.

The following information is requested in the letter of application: name, address, postal code, home and/or business telephone number, email address, history of community involvement, other relevant history, technical or special expertise, and reasons for seeking appointment.

Applications are to be submitted to 8:30 am on Tuesday, February 12, 2013.

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147 Sahtlam Ave

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Cute, Cute, Cute Waterfront Cabin, Great Beach.

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Several lovely homes newly built.

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102 Cowichan Ave. Lovely rancher, 3 bdrm, private landscaped backyard.

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Parker Jefferson

We all have reasons why we choose to live here: Casting a survey

ONE COWICHAN A friend told me about a photo he had seen recently that showed Cowichan Lake frozen over and people having a wonderful time skating on it. It must have been 50 or 60 years ago; it certainly wasn’t a recent photo.

I grew up in Victoria and I can remember skating almost every winter on the local ponds. According to the Parks Department in Victoria, Goodacre Lake in Beacon Hill Park had good skating conditions in half of the winters from 1900 to 1969 but it has not frozen over enough to support anything bigger than a duck since 1989.

The best year for skating in

Victoria was apparently in 1862 when the entire inner harbour froze and you could skate all the way to Laurel Point. The odds of good outdoor skating in this part of the world are getting longer every year. The effects of a warming planet are there for us to see in only one generation.

The draft U.S. Climate Assessment released on Jan. 11 was produced by dozens of the country’s leading climate experts and contains some sobering observations. They also ran several projections based on various carbon dioxide emissions levels and the one that assumes our current levels with a modest increase has the average surface air temperature increasing a devastating 5 to 8° C this century. To put that into context we have experienced an increase of less than 1° C since about 1980.

The report concludes that most of the projected global warming is due to human activities. Their observations show that the most recent decade was the warmest on record and the frost-free pe-

riod and the growing season has been increasing since the 1980s.

Precipitation has generally increased but some regions are drier while others are much wetter.

Heavy downpours and other extreme weather events, including heat waves, droughts and floods are increasing in frequency and intensity.

There has been an increase in the number and intensity of hurricanes caused by warming ocean temperatures. Sea level has increased about eight inches since 1880 and is projected to rise another one to four feet before 2100.

The volume of ice on the planet is decreasing on sea, land and lakes. The ocean is absorbing about one quarter of the carbon dioxide emissions and is becoming more acidic as a result, leading to concern about marine ecosystems.

This all sounds pretty grim, but it is the reality we now face and it is time for us to start taking climate change seriously. The first thing we can do is simply

become aware and start to think about how this will effect our community. We need to convince elected officials to start taking steps to mitigate and prepare for the changes that will be coming in the near future.

You can be sure that the Cowichan stewardship community is aware of these issues and will become increasing proactive to help to preserve and protect our environment in the face of these challenges.

I am a director of the One Cowichan citizens’ group. We started this fall to create awareness of, and find a solution to, the low river flow crisis and we are confident that a solution to that problem will be forthcoming.

We were very encouraged by the degree of public involvement we saw around this crisis and now we would like to know what else you think we should work on together.

We want to make the Cowichan valley a great place to live, work and play. We will continue to hold decision makers account-

A bit of rain does not deter Retreads hikes With the arrival of 2013, the Retreads are back out on the trails again with weekly hikes planned until the end of March when the next schedule will be introduced.

For the first hike of the New Year, nine hikers bundled up in winter gear and drove just west of Youbou to hike up the far side of Cottonwood Creek. Although glimpses of clear sky were seen before they left town, by the time they parked at the trail head, there was a light drizzle falling.

The group quickly pulled out rain ponchos, umbrellas and hoods and off we went.

The trail is an infrequently used logging road that winds along Cottonwood Creek with a lovely clear brook that rushes through a

beautiful mossy grove of trees.

As the hikers gradually gained elevation, we found ourselves in snow up over our boot tops. Although there was an icy crust on top of the snow, our boots broke through, making walking more strenuous.

After over three kilometres of this, the group felt ready to turn back. But first, we celebrated the new season (and a member’s 65th birthday) with some hot drinks and cake. During the break, we listened to the fresh sound of rushing water from the creek and looked around at the pretty scenery: The bright white snow contrasted with the intense greens of the moss, ferns and other growth in the woods.

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ELECTORAL AREA F – COWICHAN LAKE SOUTH/SKUTZ FALLS PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION DATE: TIME: PLACE:

Thursday, January 31, 2013 7:00 p.m.

Cowichan Lake Sports Arena, Multi Purpose Room 311 South Shore Road, Lake Cowichan, BC

The residents and landowners of Electoral Area F – Cowichan Lake South/Skutz Falls are invited to attend the AGM on the date noted above. Commission members provide advice to the CVRD on matters regarding Electoral Area Community Parks.

The purpose of the meeting is to hold nominations and elections for two (2) positions for a two (2) year term on the Electoral Area F – Cowichan Lake South/Skutz Falls Parks and Recreation Commission.

For further information please call the CVRD Parks & Trails Division at 250-746-2620 or toll free 1-800-665-3955.

COWICHAN VALLEY REGIONAL DISTRICT 175 Ingram Street Duncan, B.C. V9L 1N8

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Celebrating the New Year along the trail are, L to R, Willa Suntjens, Kathryn Morrison, Kerri Pearson, Bruce Champion, Bob Pearson, Jean Atkinson, Ellen Price, Emily Twamley.

The group didn’t see any wildlife on the trail, although we saw lots of footprints in the snow of elk, deer and raccoon.

However, on the drive back

some spotted a herd of about a dozen healthy-looking elk beside the road. To top off a great hike, we adjourned to a member’s home alongside the lake where

able to the strong social and environmental values we share.

I am an admitted steelhead junkie, most days in the winter you will find me up to my knees in the river trying to catch (and release) a steelhead. I don’t succeed very often but while I am trying I get to listen to the amazing song of the dippers that share their river with me while I try to get the observing eagles to approve of my casting style. I am grateful for every moment I get to spend on the river not catching fish.

We all have reasons why we choose to live here. You now know mine, but we need to know yours as well, so please take our brief survey and tell us what matters to you. Please take a moment to visit our website, www. onecowichan.ca, and tell us what you like most about living in the Cowichan valley and what things you think we could improve.

Parker is a director of the One Cowchan citizens group; onecowichan.ca

they started a bonfire on the beach and enjoyed a wiener roast.

The Retreads second hike this year was a mystery hike which took them through the Wild Flower Reserve near Honeymoon Bay, and into an awesome mossy maple grove. There stood a collection of giant, old-growth maple trees totally draped in moss and sprouting ferns and lichens.

These impressive trees are big-leaf maples that form a deciduous rainforest. After taking time to wander through the grove and admire the trees, the group walked to a gravel bank along Sutton Creek which flows past this forest.

There they started a small campfire with wood they had packed in from home. Marshmallows were toasted and s’mores savoured as the finale to another exhilarating day out in the great outdoors.

—Submitted by Willa Suntjens

FAITH DIRECTORY Baptist

Pentecostal

Cowichan Lake Baptist Church

Lake Cowichan Christian Fellowship

8259 Beaver Road Lake Cowichan

57 King George St. South Lake Cowichan

Sunday Service 10:30 am Sunday School 10:30 am

Sunday Service 10:30am

Pastor Dale Winters

Pastor Terry Hale

250-749-3211

250-749-6492

Roman Catholic Congregational St. Louis de Montfort 60 Fern Road Lake Cowichan

250-749-4103

Lake Cowichan Eyecare and Hearing Clinic is now Part of the WorkSafe BC Provider Network Providing:

• Batteries • Hearing tests • Hearing Aids and Adjustments • Professional Second Opinions

‘New Hope’ Community Church 10648 Youbou Rd, Youbou

Lake Cowichan 250-749-4440

250-745-3406

Mass Sunday at 12:30 p.m.

Breakfast at 10:00 am Sunday Service 11:00 am

Fr. Alfredo Monacelli

Rev. Vikki Marrs

Chemainus 250-246-3405

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Co-Ed Volleyball Thursday, Jan. 10 - Mar. 14 LCSS Gym | $2/drop-in Call 250-749-6742 to register

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Men’s Cashspiel yields busy day for Cowichan Lake hosts Between ELODIE ADAMS, GAZETTE EDITOR

Elodie Adams Shane MacGregor (left), Bill Peters, and Richard Friday (hidden) give the ice a good sweep in an effort to control the speed of the rock.

Ten four-man teams competed in a Curling Cashspiel at the Cowichan Rocks Curling Club, Jan. 19.

Four teams came from Victoria and one from Duncan to play against five Lake Cowichan teams. Most of the visiting teams have had occasion to play against the Lake Cowichan teams at the arena in other tournaments in the past.

There were five draws over the course of the day, with the first draw at 9:30 a.m. and the

final draw at 3:30 p.m.

The big money winner was the Dennis Sutton team, who took away $340. Team Sutton also has plans to enter the Brier.

Two Lake Cowichan teams tied for second place, the Orest Smycniuk team and the Thor Repstock team, who each ended the day with $190 in prize money.

Following the competition, the arena staff provided an evening meal in the curling club’s lounge.

The next event hosted by the curling club will be for the ladies, Feb. 2 and 3.

LCSS boys get drilled on court moves

Andrew Leong Sweepers Deirdre Monti and Lori Pickard of Team Morreen Coulter of Lake Cowichan takes on Team Barb Foster of Duncan on Friday, Jan.18 at the Duncan Curling Club.

Elodie Adams photos The Grade 9s and 10s were keen to try out the moves Nelson Derama (below) showed them to improve their basketball skills and technique during a weekly practice, Jan. 17, at Lake Cowichan Secondary School.

Nelson Derama) has been coaching the Grade 9s and 10s this year, taking them through basketball drills during practices at the school.

Derama is a volunteer community coach this year at LCSS. LCSS’s junior hockey team has been getting a little ice time this year, and easily defeated George Bonner 9-1 on Jan. 16 at the Cowichan Lake Sports Arena.

the curling sheets

The curling ice sheets at the Cowichan Lake Sports Arena were busy again this week.

Monday night two-ontwo curling saw all eight teams playing. This is the same game format that many Canadians witnessed for the first time if they viewed this past weekend’s televised Continental Cup. Tuesday night sees the Mixed Curling League play their games.

Wednesday night Open League had four games.

On Sheet1 the McGregor rink defeated the Sidhu rink 7-4. The game was very close throughout with excellent second play from Weir and Peters. Good sweeping is never to be underestimated in curling.

Trish Mayea’s rink defeated the Taylor rink 104. The Mayea rink looks to defend their 2012 1st place finish at the Duncan Ladies Bonspiel Jan.19 and 20.

The Smycniuk rink defeated the Repstock rink on Sheet 3.

On Sheet 4, — the feature game of the night — the husband and wife rivallry between Mike Waller and Belinda Waller was renewed.

The game ended in a dramatic 6-6 tie after skip Bob Simpson missed his last takeout of the game allowing Belinda to draw to the four foot for her two points. A great shot led to the tie game.

Friday’s are busy at the rink with high school action. Lake Cowichan Secondary School’s senior students are playing in the mornings and the middle school students arrive for and afternoon of Curling.

Thor Repstock’s group of adult volunteers are helping bring the game to our next generation of curlers.

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Steve Vatcher LCMHA PRESIDENT

MINOR HOCKEY TALK

Real hockey is alive and well in Lake Cowichan

Hockey — not the millionaires arguing with billionaires type — but the real hockey, is alive and well in Lake Cowichan The Lake Cowichan Minor Hockey Association is a strong organization committed to giving the children and youth of the Cowichan Lake area a place to learn the game of hockey while also learning life skills such as, working as part of team, physical fitness, facing and handling challenges, citizenship, all the while playing and learning one of our country’s favourite sports.

We have 117 players

on teams in the LCMHA ranging from ages four to 18. We have increased our membership by over 10 per cent in the last year. We also have 13 players from our association that are playing on rep teams and female-only teams in the Cowichan Valley Hockey Association. Last year we were runners-up for the association of the year on Vancouver Island — out of 17 associations covering the island — under the Vancouver Island Amateur Hockey Association. We have a strong association, one that is moving forward and that Lake Cowichan can be proud of.

We have seven teams playing house hockey in six age groups: Tim Horton’s Initiation, Professional Electric Novice, Synergy Safety Solution (two teams), Royal Bank Atom, Johel Bros. Peewee, BRI Security Bantam and Keith Nelson Countrywide Midget.

We also have weekly female hockey development sessions that have 28 girls from all age groups learning the skills of the game that runs through the season.

The Female Jamboree was held recently and was a huge success, with girls from all over the island coming to our area to celebrate the game of hockey.

Teams practise once a week, and every team has a home game in our “Best rink on the Island.”

Our teams have been highly successful in the last couple of years, winning many tournaments and placing high in the standings in the Island league and playoffs.

What makes it so strong is the volunteers. LCMHA have an executive made up of volunteers that put many hours in throughout the year, making sure all of the little details — that seem to increase every year —

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Coaches, managers, safety persons: all are an integral part of each team, and the LCMHA would not run smoothly without their tireless efforts.

LCMHA would also like to thank the officials.

Without them we could not play any games. Your continued hard work and support of our association is appreciated.

We also have another valuable team member, Tim Gowanlock, who has been the unofficial official timekeeper for what must now be thousands of LCMHA games.

We would also like to recognize all of our sponsors, and the community as a whole, who have given their bottles, bought chocolate bars, many hot dogs and contributed to the fundraising of each team.

The teams use this money to travel and play in tournaments up and down

Elodie Adams Tim Gowanlock, LCMHA’s unofficial, official timekeeper.

the island as well as going to the mainland. Playing in these events not only helps our kids improve by playing better and different teams, but gives them memories and experiences that they will carry with them for years.

The Lake Cowichan Minor Hockey Association is holding the Annual Jamboree on Jan. 26 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. All seven of our teams play home games that day. The skills competition will be from 2

p.m. to 4 p.m.

The popular skills competition has all of the players in LCMHA involved — from Initiation to Midget. They are separated into 2 teams, White Lakers and Blue Lakers, competing for the prized LCMHA Skills Trophy.

The White Lakers have won the last two years and it will be a tough competition again this year.

We hope you will come out, cheer on and support our youth.

Keith has been involved with Minor Hockey in the Lake Cowichan area for over 20 years. He is a former president of Cowichan Lake Minor Hockey, is a long-time coach, player and has sponsored the midget team for over 10 years.

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2013 Minor Hockey Jamboree Schedule Saturday, Jan.26 Time

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Minor Hockey Jamboree hosting popular skills contest again Lake Cowichan will celebrate its favourite sport on Jan. 26 when the Minor Hockey Jamboree descends on the Cowichan Lake Sports Arena celebrating Minor Hockey Week in Canada.

Aside from a skills contest, the Lake Cowichan Minor Hockey Jamboree will feature seven different Lakers games, ranging from initiation to midget age groups.

Lake Cowichan Minor Hockey and District Association is thrilled for the organization to host a fullday of Lakers hockey. It’s probably thier most looked forward to event of the year and it is also chance to thank all the sponsors — teams present gifts to each of their sponsors — for all the work that they do. Typically it is a big event that the community comes out for.

The skills competition, which features skating, shooting and stickhandling contests, will be the highlight of the day.

The skills event — similar to the NHL All-Stars event — features

A Novice laker takes to the ice in last year’s skills competition.

the entire association, from the little kids all the way up to the big kids. In the past parents of players have said it is a pretty inspirational day, especially for our younger

kids who get to be out there with the older kids.

Coaches thinks that the Jamboree proves how tightly-knit the hockey community in Lake Cowichan is.

Stripes and whistleblowers: on being a hockey referee In the box, but not for a penalty: the love of hockey seen from the sidelines Elodie Adams Gazette editor Whether it’s Initiation or Midget level hockey, and whether the call is for icing or putting a player in the penalty box, Kelly Bergstrom has all the cards up his sleeve as referee-in-chief at Cowichan Lake Sports Arena.

Bergstrom’s roots are here in the town of Lake Cowichan and he hasn’t found the need to go anywhere else. He grew up here, played hockey here, is raising his kids here, and he works here as an employee of the town.

“I played all my minor hockey here in Lake Cowichan,” Bergstrom said, “and my kids are in hockey here now.”

It was somewhat unintentional, he says, how he came to be a referee at the arena five years ago.

“There was nobody here to do it,” said Bergstrom, speaking specifically about the role of referee-in-chief.

“It’s not that I was forced

into doing it, but it was more a matter of necessity.”

It seems to be a role he has taken on with some degree of satisfaction, especially as now his 13-year-old son also officiates at games and he likes the fact that they can do that together.

Young people can start officiating at the age of 12, he explains, and all referees are required to do a training course every year.

When asked what he enjoyed the most in his role as a referee and referee-inchief, Bergstrom replied that it was working with the kids.

“That’s the easiest part,” he said with a laugh, adding that the hardest part is usually the parents and the coaches.

“Some parents think their kids are going to the NHL and have the wrong perspective on things,” he commented.

“As for the coaches, some of them get really intense.”

For any referee, Bergstrom

Elodie Adams Kelly Bergstrom (l) has a laugh in the penalty box during a game break at the Bantam Laker’s Tourney on Jan.12.

says it takes about three years of officiating to gain the confidence needed to handle all levels of hockey, especially Bantams and Midgets.

“For the younger kids and those who are just starting out as referees, it can be very intimidating,” he added.

Bergstrom estimates that he referees two to four

games a week during the hockey season, which leaves him little time for pursuing other sports.

He says he plans to continue as long as his son,

who also plays rep hockey for Cowichan Valley, keeps it up. And because it’s all in the family, his daughter, too, plays hockey with the Female Development group.

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CITY OF Yellowknife invites applications from qualiďŹ ed candidates for the following positions: Pumphouse and Liftstation Tradesperson Public Works Department Competition #902-137 Closes: February 1, 2013. Pumphouse and Liftstation Maintainer Public Works Department Competition #902-135 Closes: February 1, 2013. Building Inspector II - Planning and Development Department Competition #220-125U Closes: February 1, 2013 Submit resumes in conďŹ dence by the closing date, to: Human Resources Division, City of Yellowknife, P.O. Box 580, Yellowknife, NT., X1A 2N4; Fax (867) 669-3471 or Email: hr@yellowknife.ca Please direct all inquiries to the above listed email address. For more information on these positions, including the required qualiďŹ cations, please refer to the City of Yellowknife’s web page at: www.yellowknife.ca or contact Human Resources at 867920-5603.

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January 16,1946 - January 19,2013

Barb was born in Montreal, Quebec. She is predeceased by her parents Harvey and Bea Coulter and in-laws Wally and Bea Knott.

She is survived by her husband Gordy, son Randy (Shelley), daughter Shannon (Scott) and their children Anna and Jett, brother Tom (Maureen) Coulter and sister Brenda (Bill) Smith and their extended families, half-brother Gary (Debbie) Chartier and half-sister Nancy (Bruce) Uptigrove, brother-in-law Ted (Sharon) Knott and brother-in-law Doug (Gerrie) Knott and their extended families.

Barb will be forever remembered by her love of family and friends. She loved dinners and get-togethers with family and friends. Never was there a day when Barb said “NO� to a new adventure. Whether it was traveling with her husband Gordy or gathering with friends. Barb’s passion for volunteering in our community was evident. Just to name a few: The United Church - treasurer, Great Lake Walk, Lake Days, B.C. Cancer Foundation, Heart and Stroke Foundation, Cowichan Lake Skating Club and Cowichan Lake Minor Hockey Association was so much a part of her life.

Barb worked at the Cowichan Lake Sports Arena for 25 plus years. She was lucky in life to ďŹ nd the job she loved working at.

Never did she miss a sporting event that Hound or Shan were in. She also curled and skated on the local Precision Team. The arena was an important part of her life and on her last day on the job they surprised her by letting her take the Zamboni out for a spin around the ice. A memory she always treasured.

When her granddaughter Anna was born, July 28, 2010, her life changed for the better. Then Anna’s birth was followed by grandson Jett being born on May 3, 2012. Celebrating 45 years together with her “ROCK�, Gordy, was something she was so proud of.

The family would like to thank all their family and friends for their love and support during Barb’s illness and especially would like to thank Dr. Pewarchuk, Dr. Kerswell and the great caring staff at the Cowichan District Hospital.

A Celebration of Barb’s life will be held on Saturday, January 26 at 1:00 p.m. at the Lake Cowichan Centennial Hall, 309 South Shore Road, Lake Cowichan, B.C. In lieu of owers donations can be made to the Cancer Society.

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OCEANFRONT 2 BDRM + DEN on Parksville Beach. $1500/mo.

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The inside back: A little of this and that ☞ Local businesses and services Heads or Nails Salon and Spa, at 96 Lakeview Ave. The store will be closing for renovations on Saturday, Jan. 26 and will re-open on Tuesday, Feb.19. You can save up to 50% on products on their pre-renovations sale.

☞ License your pooch

The Town of Lake Cowichan and the CVRD areas require dog owners to license their pets.

Licences for the town are now available at the town office and you can purchase dog licences for CVRD area pets at the Cowichan Lake Sports Arena.

If you purchase your Lake Cowichan licence by Jan. 31 the cost is $15, after that it is $30. Additional fees apply to dogs that have not been spayed or neutered.

☞ Cowichan Lake area photos

needed for promotional website The new local committee for doctor recruitment is working on a promotional web page to let potential doctors see that this is a great place to live and do business.

The committee needs some photos for this project.

Please send your favourite Cowichan Lake area photos to: bobkday@ live.ca or lauriejohnson@shaw.ca.

those interested in serving as a volunteer member of the CVRD’s Environment Commission.

This is an exciting opportunity to help guide the ongoing development of local government’s environmental efforts throughout the region by working with the commission in providing strategic recommendations to the CVRD board on environmental management within the region.

If you are interested, further information is available through the CVRD website at www.12things.ca.

Please send a supporting resume of relevant background and a brief letter to the CVRD Environment Commission, in care of Kate Miller, Manager, Regional Environmental Policy, 175 Ingram Street, Duncan, B.C., V9L 1N8, outlining your qualifications and interests, history of community involvement, why you wish to be on this committee, and other relevant information.

Or send by fax to 250-746-2543 or by email to 12things@cvrdenviro.com Please contact Dyan Freer at 250-746-2504 for further information.

Applications must be received by 4:30 pm Friday, January 28, 2013.

Please note only successful applicants will be notified.

☞ MLA Bill Routley recovering

☞ Members needed for environ-

from heart-condition surgery

Cowichan Valley MLA Bill Routley had successful surgery to deal with a heart condition last week in Victoria, his staff says in Wednesday’s release.

mental commission

Big vision, little footprint? The Cowichan Valley Regional District is now accepting applications for

“Bill is doing well and is expected to make a full recovery by the middle of March,” staffer Doug Morgan notes of the former forest-union boss, and current NDP member who’ll finish his first term with the May 14 provincial vote.

“Bill is looking forward to getting back on his feet and returning to serve his constituents as soon as possible.

Bill would like to thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery.”

Routley will not be doing press interviews during his rest and recovery period, Morgan added.

☞ Don’t flush old

pharmaceuticals, return them

and

If you don’t need your medication(s) or expired vitamins anymore, the fish don’t either. Please do not flush your old or unused medications.

Unused pharmaceuticals pose a significant health, safety and environmental hazard when improperly stored or disposed to the environment. The Medications Return Program’s intentions are to divert expired and/or unused medications from landfills and sewers, as well as to ensure safe and effective collection.

Both pharmacies in Lake Cowichan accept old or unused medications and vitamins and needles (if they are in proper containers) for safe disposing that does not harm the environment.

You can learn more about how pharmaceuticals end up in our lakes and streams and their effects at http://ow.ly/ gQhoT.

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