Lake Cowichan Gazette, September 11, 2013

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Youbou Road: Lights added: Beaver Road, as well as Neva Road, where two died last summer PAGE 2

The Lake’s Annual Terry Fox Run

Sept. 15, registration at Saywell Park, 9 a.m. PAGE 12

Pages of History: Only two schools left out of what once was several PAGE 6

Lack of registration halts Great Lake Walk this year

Cancellation leaves a void

Walk-out: Participants hoping Great Lake Walk will be back next year

Maybe next year: Organizers hope to try it again if participation and sponsorship numbers bounce back

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Eight-year-old Alex Sawatzky would have participated in the Great Lake Walk for his Don Bodger LAKE COWICHAN GAZETTE very first time this year, making him both the youngest and most disenchanted member of The 2013 Great Lake Walk and Ultra Marathon, set for Sept. team Hoola-gns.

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Alex had planned to walk the Walk as a The 56-kilometre event around Cowichan Lake has been a member of a tropically-themed relay team fixture on the calendar in late September since 2002. It was pieced together by his mother, Amanda an event that created great teamwork from the volunteers in Sawatzky, and fellow staffers from Cowichan communities around the lake to put it on.

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“It was kind of looming,’’ Joan Hieta, chair of the Great “There were seven of us altogether,” Lake Walk Society, said of the cancellation. “It was one of Amanda said. “We were going to form our † those years. Everything that could go wrong has gone wrong.’’ team, called the Hoola-gns, partly because The GLW committee has been dealing with many issues we were going to wear grass skirts, decorate FOR and had to make a decision by Sept. 5 due to pending our van up in a tropical-theme, and wear the UP TO deadlines for arranging portable toilets, rest stops, food, prizes, really cool tie-dyed shirts we’d made. We buses, first aid and a host of other things. were going to go loud and big.”

FINANCING MONTHS Hieta said the committee looked very seriously at the Relay teams were first introduced to budget and found there was a bottom line that couldn’t be OR GET UP TO the GLW this year as a means of boosting reached. registration, and a team approach to the “I’ve got to keep the safety part,’’ she said. trek would have provided young walkers There were not enough registrations to cover even the basic like Alex with “a perfect opportunity” to costs of hosting this year’s event. participate, explained Amanda.

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School trustee vote to wait until 2014 Minister cites costs in reversal: Fired trustee says the election should have been held a year ago Tyson Jones

Lake CowiChan Gazette

A former Cowichan school trustee is unimpressed by the province’s decision to cancel a planned election this fall to replace our fired board of education.

Duncan Brown, a member of the board that was dismissed in June of 2012 for failing to pass a balanced budget, believes the real issue is the fact a byelection was not held a long time ago.

“There should have been a byelection called as soon as we were released,” said Brown. “Every other district in the province, when a board has been dismissed, they called an immediate byelection within 60 days, or at least a couple of months.”

Brown said the reason was clearly politics. “(Then-education minister) George Abbott at the time said he would not call a byelection because he was afraid the same people would be elected,” said Brown.

“In other words, the people of the Cowichan Valley did not get to vote because they would not vote the right way—in a nutshell that’s what he said.”

Lake Cowichan’s Duncan Brown speaks at a May 2012 School District 79 Board meeting prior to being dismissed for failing to pass a balanced budget.

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Current Education Minister Peter Fassbender revealed late last month in an interview with the Victoria times Colonist

that a new nine-member board will be elected during B.C.’s scheduled 2014 civic vote.

The province states the decision could save taxpayers $100,000.

Brown disagrees.

“I don’t believe it cost anywhere near $100,000 to run an election for the school board,” said Brown. “Democracy isn’t cheap, but it isn’t near $100,000.”

Fassbender’s decision flipped an earlier ruling that put appointed trustee Mike McKay in charge of School District 79 until an election this fall. McKay, the superintendent of the Surrey School District is now expected to continue in his current role until next fall.

Since his appointment McKay has overseen a major restructuring of Cowichan schools, closing some facilities and transforming the mandate of many others. Brown is not impressed.

“He is a representative of the ministry, not a representative of our valley, so in that way I would say he is representing the interests of the ministry quite well,” he said. “I do not believe he is representing the interests of the students, and parents of the Cowichan Valley.”

That echoes his feelings about the ministry of education in general.

“They look at the saving, but they don’t look at the costs—to make a long story short.”

Pieces coming together for new health team November targeted: Crowd gets to hear what a nurse practitioner can do as more feedback collected Tyson Jones

Lake CowiChan Gazette

A chance to hear first-hand what a nurse practitioner can do left a group of local residents feeling better about their health future.

At least that was the impression given to Choose Cowichan Lake’s Bob Day during a Sept. 5 meeting attended by about 40 people to discuss, and learn about the future of Cowichan Lake area’s health care.

The main topics discussed during Thursday’s meeting, hosted by the Vancouver Island Health Authority and the local health advocacy group Choose Cowichan Lake, were the new nurse practitioner, and the multidisciplinary primary and community care team.

According to Day, residents were quite receptive to the services offered by the nurse practitioner, .

“They were quite happy about it, we had a nurse practitioner there, and she explained what she can and cannot do,” he said.

“After they heard what the nurse practitioner can do, they were pleased that it was happening.”

The nurse practitioner will work out of the public health building, sharing space with the public health nurses. Creating a centralized health care hub has been a major focus for residents in past health care meetings.

Day says that the results from Thursday’s meeting are

trending in the same direction, but he does not want to draw any conclusions before formal results come back from VIHA. “The next step is to get the results, and then VIHA, along with the working group will go look at what the team will consist of,” says Day. “The next step would be to put out some job postings once they solidify what the team will look like.”

The nurse practitioner is expected to be in place in November and there is hope the multi-diciplinary care team may be in place by that same time.

“They are going to shoot for November, but personally I think it’s give or take 30 days,” said Day. “It’s another 30- to 60-day process to get people hired and in place,” said Day. “In reality it could take up to 90 days, but we are still targeting November.”

Day believes the health care meetings have been a success despite relatively low turnout.

“Even though we’ve only had, roughly, a total of 80 people come and give input, all input is good, and I think those are the people who are most interested—so we got really good input,” he said.

“I’m not discouraged by the amount of people that came to talk about it. I think we got the right answers, and now the professionals at VIHA can look at the health area data and figure out exactly what we need.”

Rain cools salmon concerns Peter W. Rusland

Lake CowiChan Gazette

Recent rains doused a local drought, and helped avert another fall salmon kill, a local conservationist says.

“This rain is really welcome,” Joe Saysell of Friends of the Cowichan said Friday after a downpour that yielded about an inch in late August.

“The temperature in the river was so high, but this cooled it down — it was 21.5 degrees C and now it’s 18 C so that’s a real welcome thing to happen.”

Coupled with provincial permission to store more water behind Cowichan Lake’s weir this summer, to help provide water for fall salmon spawning, Saysell signalled the fish have more of a fighting chance.

“The lake was starting to go down from the top of the weir, to keep the river at seven cubic metres (per minute),” he said of flows stipulated by Crofton pulp mill’s two provincial riverwater permits.

“Now a lot of that lake water will be replenished.

“If this drought had kept up, with that high temperature that early, it’s really tough on small fish because there’s only so many places in the river those fish can live in.

“They’re all trying to look for cold water. If they can’t find it, they’ll perish.”

Friends of the Cowichan has sent these proposed regulations to forests, lands and natural resources minister Steve Thompson to help rescue the river’s salmon, steelhead and trout stocks struggling with annual droughts.

1. Close the river for fishing from July 1 to Oct. 1 because of high water temperatures, and because fish concentrate in the few pools that are cool.

2. Close the river, from the weir at Cowichan Lake to the 70 Mile Trestle on the upper river, from Nov. 1 to April 1. “That’s the bread basket of the river for spawning,” he said. “It would protect spawning fish, and allow 7/8 of the river to be open during the winter.”

3. Order a daily catch-and-release quota of two steelhead during steelhead season (Dec. 1 to April 1) to protect steelhead stocks. “Two steelhead is plenty.”

4. Enact zero retention of crayfish as they’re food for otters, other fish, herons and other critters.

“They’re the food for everything,” Saysell said of crayfish.

“Now, you can kill 25 a day as long as you have a fishing licence.”

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Fields opens today It’s not quite the Field of Dreams, but Lake Cowichan shoppers will be more than happy to frolic there.

The new Fields is scheduled to officially open its doors today with a special ceremony.

Mayor Ross Forrest will headline a line of dignitaries this morning at 10 a.m. for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to welcome the community’s new store at 33 South Shore Road, in the bright red building that residents may recall as previously being home to The Bargain!

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According to a Fields media release, the Lake Cowichan store will be focused on the needs of the community — allowing resident to shop locally for value-priced housewares, hardware, toys and food items as well as family

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“Fields has been an important part of many communities across Western Canada for many years,” said president Jason McDougall. “We’re excited to be opening this store and will work to ensure people are able to get what they need in their local communities.”

In May 2012, FHC acquired 57 stores from HBC, and since then has opened additional locations in British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and Alberta.

“We are excited to be a part of these communities, and each one is very different,” continues McDougall. “To make sure we’re supporting them and contributing in a positive way, we’re putting a lot of focus on the specific needs of each one to offer real value through our products and pricing.”

Streetlights add safety at tragic crossing Nick Bekolay

Lake CowiChan Gazette

Lake Cowichan resident Wayne Atkinson welcomed the news that Ministry of Transportation crews will be installing overhead lighting at a pair Youbou Road crossings in recent weeks.

New lights will be erected above crosswalks at Beaver Road and at Neva Road where Atkinson’s common-law wife, Sandra Dempsey, died last summer.

Dempsey, 48, was crossing Youbou Road on the night of Aug. Diana Hutton/File 4, 2012, with a neighbour’s dog Wayne Atkinson stands beside a memorial in tow when she was struck and cross erected in memory of his common-law killed by a motorcycle driven by wife Sandy Dempsey.

Arthur Barnard.

Barnard, 60, also died in the accident, but his passenger — an or twice, and my roommate, too. It’s unidentified 49-year-old woman — a welcome change, for sure. A lot of survived. people use both crosswalks and the Atkinson referred to the new lights lighting was very poor. It’s getting dark as “the one good thing to come out of a now and the rain’s coming, so it’s a bad tragedy.” whole lot better with lights up. Plus a “The (Neva Road) crosswalk was lot of kids use it coming back and forth unmarked and it wasn’t painted,” from school.”

Atkinson explained. “I kept on Weather permitting, the new lights complaining to the Ministry and were to be installed and operational finally something’s getting done. That by the first week of September, wrote makes it a little bit safer for everybody. MoT representative Kate Trotter.

Unfortunately, two people had to die in This “safety enhancement project” order to get this done, but it’s getting cost the MoT $42,000, an investment done now.” proven to be “effective in reducing Atkinson said the new lights will nighttime crashes,” Trotter explained. be “absolutely” welcome, especially Trotter made no specific mention of now that summer’s giving way to fall, the deaths of Dempsey and Barnard bringing with it the damp, dark days of when outlining the MoT’s motives for winter. He’s narrowly escaped being installing the lights, stating instead that hit on more than one occasion, he said, “the safety of the travelling public is and he’s witnessed dozens of close always a top priority for the ministry.” calls on this section of road in the last “The ministry has an ongoing year alone. practice of reviewing intersection “I’ve almost been run over once safety and undertakes upgrades as or twice,” Atkinson added. “My required to ensure continued safety of girlfriend, she’s almost been hit once road users,” Trotter added.

Participants hope Great Lake Walk will be back from page 1

Having an appreciation for the sheer manpower required to run an event like the GLW, Amanda conceded that “there has to be (enough) walkers registered to justify that.”

Having aspired to participate in the GLW ever since his mother completed it in 2010, young Alex is crossing his finger in hopes it will return for 2014.

“For him, it was a bit more of a disappointment because it would have been his first time,” Amanda explained.

“For three years, he had been waiting for the opportunity. But when I shared the news with him, he said ‘OK, well hopefully next year.’ So we’ll see. And hopefully next year he will be able to be a part of it again.”

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Municipalities want better help from province

Local politicians from across the current system of federalB.C. are in Vancouver Sept. 16 to provincial grants for road and 20 to take part in the annual Union bridge projects. It’s a “jump ball,” of B.C. Municipalities convention. where communities have to apply There will be trivia reported as to a fund when it’s offered and then news, such as the cost of hotels. see who gets it.

Suggestions to license mobility Even if a community wins scooters or lower speed limits to the jump ball, they may find 40 km/h, dreamed up in Vancouver themselves with costs inflated by Island retirement locales, will be a hot construction market and an rejected by delegates from the rest arbitrary deadline to get the job of the province. done.

Serious discussion will revolve Then there are new regulations around a report by a UBCM imposed by senior governments. executive committee to reshape the The most dramatic example these financial relationship between the days is a 2020 federal deadline province and local for Greater governments. If this Victoria to proposal gets the construct landsupport it deserves, based sewage Premier Christy treatment. Even Clark’s government with federal and will be asked to provincial cost undo a couple of BC Bureau sharing, this decades of political project is going

By Tom Fletcher meddling in that to land heavily relationship. on property One problem for local tax bills, including those of governments is that they depend pensioners and poor renters who on property tax, a stable source will have it passed on to them. of revenue but one that has no Leonard points to another relationship to the property owner’s arbitrary system, provincial ability to pay. It tends to load costs facilities that pay grants in lieu of onto lower-income groups such as property taxes. Saanich is home seniors and renters. to the University of Victoria, a Economic growth results mainly community of 25,000 people that in increased corporate and personal needs water and sewer service, as income tax revenues as well as well as police and fire protection. sales taxes, which aren’t shared Saanich gets an annual grant in lieu with local governments. of property taxes of $120,000 for One key proposal is to return UVic, enough to cover wages and to a system of revenue sharing benefits for one cop and maybe grants introduced by the Social some gas money.

Credit government in the 1980s.

Cariboo Regional District chair They were funded by one point Al Richmond, co-chair of the each from personal and corporate UBCM committee, is concerned income tax and six per cent of sales, about new water and flood fuel and resource tax revenues, thus protection legislation the province increasing in years when provincial is preparing to impose. His district revenues were strong. and others like it have thousands The UBCM proposal is to put a of kilometres of riverfront, with share of provincial revenues into an relatively few property owners. infrastructure bank, to be distributed Interior communities also want by the organization on a more stable BC Hydro to pay something for basis. power lines, as is now being done Saanich Mayor Frank Leonard, with some aboriginal territories. one of the authors of the report, uses Tom Fletcher is the legislative reporter and columnist a basketball analogy to describe for Black Press. Reach him at tfletcher@blackpress.ca.

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My frustration with TimberWest growing

Dear Editor A letter to the CVRD does not contain the frustration and anger I have concerning the release of funds to TimberWest from a Nature and Habitat Fund.

This discussion has been going on for more than 10 years and at the beginning TimberWest informed a meeting that a truck wash was not environmentally acceptable and not a consideration at all. For that length of time they have managed to keep that money in their pocket while I have had to deal with the property damage, additional house, car and personal expense. Now, it is acceptable, since then costs have risen, interest on these moneys not spent will have accrued and it will undoubtedly be used as a deduction at tax time.

Meanwhile I continue to lay out money for damage, maintenance and cannot even get to areas around the Lake that were once part of my outdoor recreation, being told that they are protecting their investments.

Now the CVRD is saying that they are giving the company responsible for the environmental damage and my losses, funds from a habitat fund that only

regenerates with interest and has no viable way of replacing that money.

What is $5,000 to TimberWest, two trees, maybe a couple of managers who will not take a fishing trip or company retreat?

If the CVRD only receives 20 letters from the immediate area that is most affected by the problem it should give them all serious consideration. Do the right thing. If you cannot stand up to Timberwest, get someone that can, involved on our behalf.

If you want to be recognized for moving forward on this dust issue then do so on a respectable, responsible manner. The frustration level just continues to increase as times go on. The fact that these funds were offered up to TimberWest is minimal to them, as I see it, and could be used to buy 5,000 trees for a riparian zone.

Unlimited education from one volunteer to another.

Here you are handing it over to a company that’s bottom line is profit, not considering the number of volunteer hours put in where this fund could have so much more potential. TimberWest should be responsible for cleaning up the mess they made while making a profit as I would be responsible for cleaning up a mess I made and possible a fine for the damage.

It’s unbelievable the double standard.

Karen Dunnigan, Youbou

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Brooklyn Kruk Grade 8: “We don’t really see the fours a lot so it really doesn’t make a difference.”

Kevin Lanyn Grade 9: “It’s not a bother at all. There are just more students.”

Darian Wagner Grade 11: “It’s okay but it is kind of annoying.

They’re so much smaller, you’re looking out for them all over the hallway.”

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How are you finding Lake Cowichan School now that there are Grades 4 - 12 attending?

Kyle Haney Grade 12: “It doesn’t really bother me. I think it’s fine. They can fit everyone there and have a different array of children.”

Kiana Marley Grade 11: “It’s kind of crowded with a bunch more grades. They had to put the [Grade]7s and 8s downstairs.”

Nick Haney Grade 12: “I find it interesting, but I think it is a difficult environment for Grade 4s, exposed to an environment with older kids.”

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Call a meeting before signing any deal

Malcolm Chalmers Arbutus Park lifeguard, Amber Bell, presents Ty McKinley his best listener and most improved swimming award at the end of the year barbecue and awards ceremony.

Put Smart Growth on your calendar next year

We’ve all heard it. The words slip out so easily.

Neighbours say “you know what this town needs....”

Every year I create and distribute a calendar to Jean everyone in NanaimoCrowder Cowichan. Over the years, I have tried to focus on issues of local interest or historical significance.

This year, I would like our calendar to focus on Smart Growth.

Smart Growth is a collection of long-term land use and development principles that aim to enhance a community’s quality of life, preserve the natural environment, and save money.

Smart growth is an important tool that more and more communities are striving toward and I would like to promote on Vancouver Island.

While some think Smart Growth is mostly about urban areas since it strives to concentrate growth in compact walkable urban centers to avoid sprawl, I believe it is an important tool to prevent loss of valuable agricultural land and enhance quality of life in smaller communities.

It also advocates compact, transit-oriented, walkable, bicycle-friendly land use, including neighborhood schools, complete streets, and mixeduse development with a range of housing choices.

Here are the ten Smart Growth principles from the smartgrowthbc.ca website: 1. Mix land uses. Each community has a mixture of homes, retail, business, and recreational opportunities.

2. Build well-designed compact communities.

MP’s rEPOrT

Residents can choose to live, work, shop and play in close proximity.

3. Provide a variety of transportation choices.

Communities have safe infrastructure for walking, cycling and transit, in addition to driving.

4. Create diverse and affordable housing opportunities. People in different family types, life stages and income levels can afford a home in an area of their choice.

5. Encourage growth in existing communities.

Investments in infrastructure are used efficiently, and development takes up no new land.

6. Preserve open spaces, natural beauty, and environmentally sensitive areas. Development respects natural landscape features and has higher aesthetic, environmental, and financial value.

7. Protect and enhance agricultural lands. A secure and productive land base, such as BC’s Agricultural Land Reserve, provides food security, employment, and habitat, and is maintained as an urban containment boundary.

8. Utilize smarter, and cheaper infrastructure and green buildings.

9. Foster a unique community identity.

10. Nurture engaged citizens. If places belong to those who live, work, and play there, they participate in community life and decision-making more often.

So I am asking you to send me your ideas/photos/ artwork of how our community either currently or how it could in the future exemplify the basic principles of Smart Growth.

Please be inventive, challenge the norm and send me your ideas. I will try to incorporate your submissions into my 2014 Community Calendar.

You can email them to me at: jean@jeancrowder.caor mail them to me, postagefree, at House of Commons, Ottawa, K1A 0A6.

Dear Editor I do not support Area I donating to a truck wash project and entering into any partnership agreement with the private road owner TimberWest.

When the donation was voted on by the Area I Nature and Habitat Fund committee, there where no details of the of the project given and the citizens asked for a public meeting attended by MOT and the private road owner to explain their position and their jurisdiction in this matter.

Correspondence over the mud and dust years has clearly defined this ongoing problem and solution is clearly between MOT and TW. MOT and TW have pledged to jointly eliminate this problem many times over many years, to no avail. So why is now the CVRD contemplating signing a partnering agreement, when the CVRD appears to have no jurisdiction in the matter?

There are many unanswered questions to be explained. What are the terms and conditions in the proposed partner agreement? What happens to the truck wash after five years? What is the total cost to Area I for the life of the truck wash? What, if any, are the liabilities Area I will be responsible for in the future? Why is it that when the CVRD is donating funds to a project, it is necessary to enter into a partnership agreement with a corporation?

I am confident that there are many more important questions from other citizens of Area I that need to be answered. Please do the right thing and put the brakes on this project funding and commitment until the CVRD calls a proper public meeting and to consider the concerns of the public.

Don Beldessi Youbou

When is the town going to listen?

Dear editor We have addressed the mayor, council and administrator of the Town of Lake Cowichan on numerous occasions during the past five years and have yet to have any of our concerns and correspondence responded to. The last letter was sent to all council members in January 2013 and to date no response has been received. When presented at council meetings, which are not at all welcoming, we are told “we will take it under advisement.”

These items are never reflected in the minutes as even having been discussed — a reflection of their inability to deal with the issue or to push it under the carpet.

Apart from a roundabout that has inconvenienced the whole town and driven away tourists, I am not sure what else they have been responsible for except ignoring concerns and driving people out of town. Somebody please enlighten me! There are at least 10 derelict buildings and more people are leaving the town that coming in. More houses are on the market and not selling, than ever before, including 55 waterfront. The only thing growing in Lake Cowichan is the broom. Would not the $2.5 million have been better spent upgrading and beautifying the town to encourage new residents and businesses? Surely one traffic light would have sufficed. The ‘old boy’ network in this community, doesn’t want change nor do they welcome newcomers or new ideas.

This is not about sour grapes, this is about these people doing the job they were elected or hired and paid to do and being transparent in their dealings with the public.

Maureen Fatin Lake Cowichan

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thanks you all for your help at the 2013 River Clean-Up:

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Royal LePage Realty ORKA Lake Cowichan Chiropractic Island Pharmacy Bruce & Jayne Ingram J & V Burgers & Pizza Curves The Shaker Mill A&W Sherri Brubaker The Cow Cafe Carlyle Crafts Dream Choice Vacations Lordco Auto Parts Remedy Salon

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How many schools, How many schools, if if any at at all,all, will still any will still bebe here in in thethe nothere notto-distant future is is to-distant future anybody guess. anybody guess.

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“We’re just looking for fairness,’’ said Zver.

Negotiations broke off in August and Education Minister Peter Fassbender is hopeful an agreement can be reached without any impact on students.

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Runners, walkers, bikers, and even kids in strollers head out from the start line at Saywell Park for last year’s Terry Fox Run to help raise funds for cancer research.

Get your sneakers out to run for Terry Saywell Park start: Annual Terry Fox run returns to the Lake Sept. 15 Nick Bekolay

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The Terry Fox Run returns to Lake Cowichan Sunday, Sept.

15, as the national fundraising campaign marks its 33rd anniversary.

Members of local hiking club — the Cowichan Lake Retreads — are helping organize the run for a third

year in a row, wrote Retreads member Jean Cozens, and they’ve scheduled the run to start from Saywell Park at 10 a.m.

Registration begins at 9 a.m. that morning, Cozens wrote, and participants pay no fees whatsoever.

Lake Cowichan’s version of the run has grown in recent years, Cozen added, with

close to double the number of participants turning out in 2012 when compared with 2011.

“Let all of us help, in whatever way we can, to raise money for cancer research and to keep Terry Fox’s dream alive,” Cozens added.

“There is no entry fee for the run, participants go whatever distance they wish — 10 feet to 10 kilometres — and (participants) can choose between making personal cash donations, submitting cheques payable to ‘The Terry Fox Foundation,’ or collecting pledges.”

Participants are welcome to run, walk, bike or even crawl — babies are invited, Cozens added — any distance that suits their fancy, and Cozens the hopes the brand new asphalt carpeting Lake

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Cowichan’s main thoroughfare will boost participation in this year’s event.

“Friends, family and the whole town is invited,” Cozens added, reminding readers that pledge forms are available from Cowichan Lake Recreation, Country Grocer, and the Honeymoon Bay and Youbou community halls.

According to the Terry Fox Foundation, there are over 9,000 Terry Fox Runs hosted worldwide each year.

To date, the TFF has raised over $600 million for cancer research worldwide and in 2012 alone, the TFF invested an estimated $29.3 million into research towards “cureoriented” studies, “translational research” — to facilitate the transmission of new discoveries from the lab to the front lines — and in “training future leaders in cancer research.”

For more on this year’s Terry Fox Run or the TFF, call 1-888-836-9786.

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March Meadows Ladies’ Golf for July 25: Play focused on a pin-and-spoon competition as well as par day.

Corinne Floyd was low gross winner for the day and runner-up was Sylvia Lingren.

Low net winners were Lynn Girard, Sam Jones, Lorraine Lawrence, Diane Kaiser, Veronica Clarkson and Phyllis Logan.

Birdies were carded by Jones, Floyd, Lawrence and Sylvia Lingren.

Girard, Irene Pearse, Lingren, Marion Zboyovsky, Norma O’Connell, Clarkson and Jan Peden all shot chip-ins. KP was captured by Lawrence.

March Meadows Ladies’ Golf for August 1: Secret partners play saw Clarkson — with an 87 — break 90 and will receive a pin to mark this achievement.

Novelty day winners were Zboyovsky and Clarkson, Judy Merrett and Kaiser, Anne Wise and Christine McGovern and Karen Kloske and Floyd.

Birdies were shot by Kloske and Zboyovsky.

Chip-ins were fired by O’Connell and Zboyovsky. KP winners were Floyd No.1 and Jones No. 7.

March Meadows Ladies’ Golf for August 15 This was par day and the start of the Fall Eclectic.

Low gross winner was Kloske. Four strokes off for runner-up was Floyd.

Shooting low nets were McGovern, Logan, Clarkson, Kaiser, Girard, Elaine Winter, Lingren, Zboyovsky and Lawrence.

Birdie winners were Logan and Winter.

O’Connell, McGovern, Girard, Lawrence, Kaiser and Winter all shot chip-ins. KP winner was Clarkson.

March Meadows Ladies’ Golf for August 22 This was the second round of the Senior Ladies Competition and the Pin and-Spoon Competition.

Kloske was low gross winner with Logan shooting runner-up.

Low net winners were Kaiser, Clarkson, Zboyovsky, Peden, Lawrence, Jones and Winter.

Logan shot two birdies and Kloske fired three!

Three ladies carded chip-ins: Floyd, Lawrence and Margaret Lavigne. Logan was KP winner.

— submitted By Norma O’Connell

Huggins lifted by triple-birdie round March Meadows Senior Mens’ Golf for August 27 Dave Huggins scored a birdie hat trick in the last regular golf game for August. His three birds earned him the maximum three-ball prize.

Jug Kalar shot an 82 to win the low gross and Leo Tardiff won the low net with a 70.

Tom Clarkson, Tardiff, and Roy Lavigne had chip-in pars, while John McCormick and Tom Denninger had sandy pars.

KPs were claimed by Kalar and McCormick.

The medal handicap championship concluded with results to be announced in the near future.

Last Wednesday, after a night of pouring rain, 14 March Meadows players set off with undampened spirits for a game at Salt Spring Island Golf Course.

The weather turned beautiful as we progressed around the well-groomed, challenging course. The sloped green on number seven was particularly difficult. The Duffer said the green was so fast that he had to hold his putter over the ball and hit it with the shadow.

Each competing team was made up of two of our players and two of their players.

The prizes will be awarded after their return visit to our course next week.

Special Thanks to Rocky Wise for arranging this venue and transporting all our golf gear over to Salt Spring.

— submitted by Rick Nott

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Sept. 3, 3, 2013.

2013. After After aa long long summer summer of of holding holding on, on, Mike Mike finally finally let let go, go, and and he he will will be be very very much much missed missed by by all. all. He He was was 62 62 years old. years old.

He leaves his three adult children, He leaves his three adult children, Shawn Wood (Samantha) Shawn Wood (Samantha) Amanda Amanda Williams Williams (Brendon) (Brendon) and Emily Moore, their and Emily Moore, their mother mother Susan, and his beloved granddaughter, Lylah Bear, who Susan, and his beloved granddaughter, Lylah Bear, who was, was, along along with with his his children, children, the the very very light light of of his his life. life.

Mike Mike is is also also survived survived by by his his four four sisters, sisters, one one brother, brother, and and many many nieces nieces and and nephews nephews in in Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario.

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He He found found aa community community of of other other Hamiltonians Hamiltonians in in Youbou Youbou in in the the seventies, seventies, and and decided decided to to stay. stay.

He He worked worked as as aa logger logger with with Pacific Pacific Logging Logging Co Co until until around around 1991, 1991, then then found found work work with with the the CVRD CVRD at at the the Cowichan Cowichan Lake Lake Arena Arena and and Community Community Hall.

Hall. When When that that ended, ended, he he began began his his work work with with SD79, SD79, working working as as aa custodian custodian for for many many years years in in many different schools in the area. many different schools in the area.

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FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

IN MEMORIAM

IN MEMORIAM

He He was was aa talented talented musician musician with with aa beautiful beautiful singing singing voice voice that that unfortunately unfortunately wasn’t wasn’t heard heard often often enough. enough.

He He was was aa kind kind hearted hearted and and loving loving father, father, aa generous generous and and loyal loyal friend, friend, aa hard hard worker, worker, aa great great cook, cook, obsessive obsessive fan fan of of the the Hamilton TiCats (Oskie Wee Wee!), and a pretty great guy Hamilton TiCats (Oskie Wee Wee!), and a pretty great guy to to all who knew and loved him. all who knew and loved him.

HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD

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GREAT opportunity to relocate to Beautiful Prince Rupert, Enjoy affordable housing and various recreational opportunities; skiing, kayaking, hiking, golf, and the fine arts.

The Crest Hotel is currently accepting resumes for full time servers and bartenders in Charley’s Lounge. If you have a passion for customer service, with experience in a busy lounge environment, we offer a union wages $15.14 for servers $18.30 bartenders, medical and dental coverage and excellent gratuities. Previous serving and bartending experience is required, must have serving it right, and be legally permitted to work in Canada.

Knowledge of wines and squirrel experience is an asset. If you are interested in joining our award winning customer service team, send resumes to scott@cresthotel.bc.ca or mail your resume to the Crest Hotel 222 1st ave west Prince Rupert, BC. V8J 1A8.

FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

CELEBRATIONS

CELEBRATIONS

Must be able to have extended stays away from home. Up to 6 months. Must have valid AZ, DZ, 5, 3 or 1 with airbrake license and have previous commercial driving experience.

Apply at:www.sperryrail.com/ careers and then choose the FastTRACK Application.

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

Karen Smith is retired.

Happy days Karen!

You will be missed.

A A Celebration Celebration of of Life Life was was held held at at the the Curling Curling Lounge Lounge in in Lake Lake Cowichan Cowichan on on Saturday, Saturday, Sept.

Sept. 7th 7th at at 3:00 3:00 p.m. p.m.

Toby Childs April 1974 - September 2012

Memories of the lives of your loved ones

DRIVERS WANTED

AZ, DZ, 5, 3 or 1 w/ Airbrake • Guaranteed 40hr. Work Week & Overtime • Paid Travel & Lodging • Meal Allowance • 4 Weeks Vacation • Excellent Benefits Package

After 40 years,or so,

The The family family wishes wishes to to thank thank the the wonderful wonderful nurses nurses and and staff staff at at CDH CDH who who took took such such great great care care of of him him over over the the last last few few months in hospital and hospice care.

You made a difficult months in hospital and hospice care. You made a difficult time a little less difficult and we are all so grateful to you time a little less difficult and we are all so grateful to you for for that. that.

Also a very special thanks to Dave and Lori Mackenzie, who Also a very special thanks to Dave and Lori Mackenzie, who kept kept Mike Mike going going from from the the very very beginning, beginning, back back and and forth forth to to doctor doctor and and cancer cancer clinic clinic appointments appointments and and for for being being such such great great friends friends to to Mike, Mike, we we are are truly truly thankful thankful to to you you both. both.

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SURESPAN STRUCTURES requires Welder/Fabricator.

Requirements: Welder Level “C� or 1st year fabrication minimum. Forklift and crane operators experience. Knowledge of how to interpret engineering drawings. CWB ticket an asset. Understand & apply basic mathematical skills. Preemployment drug screen may be required. Mail resume to 3721 Drinkwater Rd., Duncan, BC V9L 6P2, fax: 250-7468011 or email: shelly@surespanstructures.com

DRIVERS/COURIER/ TRUCKING

Daddy, It has been a hard year without you.

When life seems tough, we think of your smile & blue eyes.

We know you are in a beautiful, peaceful place with crashing waves. “Rest in Paradise�

Love forever, Cassidy and all your family

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

INFORMATION

INFORMATION

IF YOU ARE ... • New in Town • Expecting a Baby

Call your Welcome Wagon hostess!

It will be her privilege to give you FREE gifts from local businesses and civic organizations.

To make an appointment call:

Robyn at 250-749-3356 or email: slangevin@welcomewagon.ca

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COMING EVENTS

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MUSIC

$3 a

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GOLF TOURNAMENT Sunday, Sept. 22 1p.m. Shotgun Start at March Meadows

$45 each

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Includes: Golf, BBQ & prizes!

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Own bathroom, cable, FREE WiFi, shared kitchen and laundry. N/S, N/P, no partiers. $550/mo. Avail. immediately. 250-756-9746

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LAKE COWICHAN: 23 South Shore Rd (next to new Fields’ Store). Sept. 14 and 15, 9-3pm. Tonkas, kitchen stuff, planters, picture frames etc.

Even the kitchen sink! (Rusty gold, old, tools that are free).

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MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available.

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STEEL BUILDING Sizzling summer savings event! 20x22 $4,188. 25x24 $4,598. 30x36 $6,876. 32x44 $8,700. 40x52 $12,990. 47x70 $17,100. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca

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Western Forest Products Inc. is an integrated Canadian forest products company located on Vancouver Island that is committed to the safety of our employees, the culture of performance and the discipline to achieve results.

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RENTALS

2008 FOREST RIVER MicroLite Trailer (18’): tandem axle, full bath, 3-burner stove, hood exhaust, oven, microwave, full fridge w/freezer, dinette, dble bed, AC, loads of storage.

SUV can pull. $12,500 obo. 1 (250)758-9939

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HALLS LIONS’ CLUB HALL for rent $75. Deposit required. Call Eileen 250-749-3345.

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RV RESORT ON THE LAKE

Spots available at Great Rates. Daily, weekly, monthly. Pool, Hot tub, exercise room, laundry, putting green, hiking, fishing, Pickle Ball Court.

Free coffee in one of the best clubhouses on the island. Nanaimo area. www.resortonthelake.com 250-754-1975 or admin@resortonthelake.com

HOMES FOR RENT LAKE COWICHAN: 3 bdrm, 2 bath, 2 storey house. F/S, W/D. $1150/mo.

Call (778)429-8640, (250)701-5805 YOUBOU: 2 bdrm house, $650. Avail. Oct. 1st. Call 250745-3537.

FOR SALE: 27’ 5th Wheel trailer. Excellent condition. For more info visit 7263 Walton Rd., Honeymoon Bay or call 250-744-7870.

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PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 145 South Shore Road | Lake Cowichan |

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$1000

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Cottage style home with possibility of more bedrooms downstairs, fenced back yard & indoor garage. All appliances,no smoking, pet upon approval.

Beautiful, newly renovated home on large piece of property overlooking the lake. All appliances, no smoking, small pet allowed.

Check out rentals online www.lkc.ca

To View Call: 250-749-6660

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MAKING IT HAPPEN

Main Logging Ltd. is a well established logging company in the Northwest region that is looking to hire the following: • • • • • • •

Log Loader Operators Processor Operators Excavator Operators Log Truck Drivers Heavy Duty Mechanic Hook Tenders Buckerman

If you are experienced in any of these positions and interested in joining our team, please forward your resume with any certificates to: Wmain187@gmail.com or dmain87@hotmail.com or by fax 250-635-6598 If you would like further information on our company please visit our website at www.mainlogging.com

Only those qualified will be contacted for an interview.

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The inside back: A little of this and that ☞ Local businesses and services

Super

sunflower

Gazette

Bruce Wilson, who lives on Prospect Road in Lake Cowichan, stands beside one of his giant sunflowers last week. Wilson has been growing tall sunflowers for a number of years, but was particularly proud of this one as it closed in on 14-feet in height.

But, more importantly, he can now show his brother-in-law in Duncan what a real sunflower specimen looks like.

• The Lake Cowichan detachment of the RCMP report that on Sept. 4 a recumbent bike that was found in Youbou was turned in to their office. If you are missing a bike like this please call the detachment at 250-749-6668.

• The Cowichan Lake Skating Club will hold registration for the coming season at the Cowichan Lake Sports Arena on Sunday, Sept 15 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. and Tuesday, Sept. 17 from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Power skating also available.

Contact Ahamida at 250-749-4766 or Cindy at 250749-6930 for more information. Season starts Sept. 15.

• Tickets for the Tour de Rock’s Burger and Beer fundraiser with Ray Carfantan at Jake’s at the Lake on Wednesday, Sept. 18 are available at IRLY Bird Home Centre and the Gazette office in Lake Cowichan, and at Daly’s Auto Centre in Youbou.

• Registration for Girl Guides in Lake Cowichan is Sept. 18, from 4 p.m. to 5p.m. at the Anglican Church, 70 Cowichan Avenue West. Units available are for Sparks (ages 5-6), Brownies (ages 7-8), Guides (ages 9-11), and Pathfinders (ages 12-14). You can also register online at register.girlguides.ca.

• The Cowichan Lake Chamber of Commerce’s popular Junk in the Trunk sale — selling your wares from the trunk of your car or back of your truck — will run for the final time this year on Sunday, Sept. 22.

It will take place at Saywell Park from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

There are 30 stalls available to rent so if you have “stuff” to sell, drop-in at the Visitors’ Centre or call 250-749-3244 to rent one at the rain or shine event.

• Blackberry pies were sold out in a half-an-hour last weekend at the Honeymoon Bay Society’s sale.

The 132 pies — baked by the hands of volunteers — raised about $1,000 for the society. Best get there really early next year if you want one!

☞ Check out giant, gnarly trees Looking for a short but scenic drive close to home?

Check out Avatar Grove for the gnarliest trees around and view the Harris Creek spruce. It’s just a short hike to the giant Sitka spruce which is 13 feet in diameter.

Driving directions from Lake Cowichan: head west on South Shore Road to Mesachie Lake, turn left onto the Pacific Marine Road (signs for Port Renfrew). Drive 28.6 km. and the site will be on your left with a small sign and parking area.

☞ Are you prepared for a natural disaster?

Mark Saturday, Sept. 28 on your calendar and learn about disaster preparedness .

The Honeymoon Bay Society will host a tour of their “disaster can” at 6 p.m. and remind you of the need to be prepared in the event of a natural disaster and how you can help.

Following the tour the society will host a movie night at the Honeymoon Bay Hall. The move? A disaster one of course.

10.5 will be on the big screen. A movie about an earthquake reaching a 10.5 magnitude on the Richter scale, that strikes the west coast of the U.S. and Canada. Directed

by John Lafia and starring Kim Delaney, Fred Ward and Ivan Sergei. Admission is free and the concession will be open.

Cowichan Lake SERVICE DIRECTORY A Guide to Professional Services in the Cowichan Lake Area

FOR ALL YOUR HEATING and COOLING NEEDS • Oil, Gas & Electric Furnaces • Heat Pumps • Refrigeration • Duct Cleaning

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Look for in-season local Look for Cowichan in-season localPet produce, sewing, produce, sewing,arts baking, preserves, Emporium preserves, arts(1996) Honeymoon Bay Bay baking, & crafts and more!

Honeymoon & crafts and more!

Outdoor Market Market • Fish • Pet food/supplies Outdoor • Follow Otter Co-op Livestock Now in our 7th year! the signs to Feed Every Saturday the signs toand • Follow Wood Pellets • Grooming Saturdays 10 a .m. - 2 p. m.

Every Saturday Greenchain Gardens 10am - 2pm Greenchain May 1810am thru to-Thanksgiving 2pm CoffeeGardens Mill in and May until Thanksgiving MONTHLY VET Coffee Mill in CLINIC Everything grown, baked, May until isThanksgiving Honeymoon Bay. with Dr. NancyBay. Holling or new hand vendors crafted by welcome our vendors.

Honeymoon vendors welcome Newnew vendors or buskers welcome.

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VETERINARIAN

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Bill: 250-701-5153

Vaccinations, de-wormer medical examinations, flea control, nutrition consults, microchips, vet products, minor surgeries, private euthanasia

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