April 04, 2014

Good Life cowichan

Seniors Resource Directory Page 20

The show must go on

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getting down to the bone

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A guide to your best years in Cowichan Welcome to the Good Life — your local guide to the second half of living. You are the Baby Boomers of the Warm Land.

Your kids are gone, or at least are in the process of leaving the nest. Your goals have shifted, or are shifting. Your body doesn’t necessarily work the way it once did. And life has served up a whole new set of challenges and opportunities.

These stories are for you.

social media’s got nothing on this Welcome to the coffee clatch

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the show must go on

farming out the grandkids

Cowichan gents embracing the stage

p7 Spending natural time with the wee ones

still the same guy

you’ve got to taste this

Reed Elley

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getting right down to the bone Don’t let osteoporosis sneak up on you

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on a brighter note

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my retirement job Working at Wal-Mart

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seniors resource directory

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Social media’s got

nothing on this Welcome to the coffee clatch, the real social refuge of the retiree

By Patrick Hrushowy photo by Andrew Leong

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n coffee shops all over Cowichan most mornings there are unofficial seniors’ social networks functioning; although the participants don’t really think of them that way.

Check in early at Tim Hortons, Serious Coffee, A&W, or almost anywhere they serve coffee. You will likely find six, eight or 10 older guys sitting around chatting and passing time for a couple of hours. Some of these unofficial groups have been getting together — sometimes seven mornings a week — for more than 10 or 15 years.

The group down at the Duncan A&W next to the Cowichan Aquatic Centre has been around for a long time. It got its start around a bunch of retired loggers; a truck driver, a faller, a yarding engineer and a relative newcomer who is a retired forest industry executive.

Their common interest also focuses around building and showing hot rods, which kind of explains their A&W location — the company has always been supportive of Show and Shine events and hot rod “rides.”

Their number now also includes a couple of guys retired from Telus.

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It’s a gender thing at the A&W, although a few couples can be seen in the restaurant most mornings. The guys are over in one corner and on certain mornings you will see a bunch of silver-haired ladies in the other corner; they are the Heart and Stroke group of walkers who get together regularly for health and fitness and companionship over a cup of coffee.

For the guys, it seems natural — even necessary — to have a place to go in the mornings after all those years of getting out of the house to go to work. Sitting around the house just doesn’t seem to be

“There are no job titles here. We are all just one of the guys.” an option.

For Jim, the faller, (these guys are a little publicity shy and preferred no last names) “home is the woman’s domain.” Jim said he feels he needs to be active and have somewhere to go and something to do.

Face-to-face social contact seems to be at the core of what these guys are doing.

While most of them are quite computer literate, they don’t do Facebook, Twitter or texting. Their mornings are about men actually talking to other men about things going on in their lives.

“Sure, we can be a little cliquish but once we get to know someone they can fit in,” said Jim. “There are no job titles here; there is no one superior or anything like that.

We are all just one of the guys.”

Ian, the retired executive, said coffee conversation goes to all kinds of topics, including cars, how to get the most out of investments or even prostate cancer, which is a pretty male subject — especially for this age group.

Ken, a retired Telus guy, is known as “Mister Fix-It” and is apparently generous with his time and advice. As far as Ken is concerned, people who are considering retirement should not even make that decision unless there is something very real they can do when they suddenly have a lot of time on their hands.

He has completely remodelled his home, and his coffee group friends say it is a work of art. Now he is thinking of selling that house and beginning another.

George, the retired truck driver, says “Everyone here has a different agenda when they go home, …they all have their own thing that they do.” For George that means beekeeping, fishing and his garden.

The real magic here is sitting with a cuppa, rubbing elbows with a bunch of other guys with common interests and feeling you are actually in touch with other human beings.

For these guys, social media has nothing on this experience.

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Cowichan gents still embracing their love of the stage well into their golden years photo by Peter W. Rusland

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The show must go on

By Peter W. Rusland

T

hinking and acting young are among the many joys of community theatre.

Ask Cowichan stage pillars Frank Wilson and Ian

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Rothnie.

The long-time South Island Musical Society members — and Cowichan Bay neighbours — were readying the venerable troupe’s April production of My Fair Lady when the Good Life caught up to them.

Both guys appeared in the troupe’s 1989 version: Wilson as the bartender; Rothnie as Alfie Doolittle — the role he’ll reprise next month in the Cowichan Theatre.

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from page 7 “When people say ‘Come down to the seniors’ centre’, I say ‘I don’t feel old enough,’” laughed Rothnie, 73.

“Community theatre’s about the characters, the interplay of meeting people, and having fun with them,” said Wilson, 92, SIMS’ treasurer.

He last hit SIMS’ boards several years back in Gilbert and Sullivan’s HMS Pinafore.The Lancashire native went to ledgers from lines to help the former Cowichan Musical Society, in which he’s appeared in

“When people say ‘Come down to the seniors’ centre’, I say ‘I don’t feel old enough.’”

Ian Rothnie some 20 shows.

“It’s a worthwhile cultural addition to the area. I just wanted to help a bit by being the treasurer. I got into our musical club through the back door because they really wanted (wife) Vera,” said the former teacher and Amway director.

“They were doing The Merry

Widow (1956) and she said ‘I’ll be in it if you take Frank.’”

He and Rothnie said Cowichan is blessed with numerous companies; from SIMS, and the Shawnigan and Mercury Players, to the defunct January Players — plus new troupes surfacing.

“A lot of it comes from our high schools,” Wilson noted of local talent rising from the bottom.

He instructed school trustees to avoid budget cuts to the dramatic arts he viewed as vital to personal development.

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“It’s important to turn out well-rounded people in cultural activities, not just in academic ones.”

To Rothnie, books and scripts lend actors a wider scope on society.

“You have to be a reader,” the Edinburgh native said, urging people interested in acting not to be shy — at any age. “Come right ahead. Have a look at the script, read from it, and have the attitude ‘If I get the part, fine; if I don’t, fine.’”

He’s enjoyed plenty of parts, including his looming reprise as Alfie Doolittle.

“It was fairly easy for me to come back to the part — I’ve kept all the original scripts and posters. I’m wearing the original costume that I wore in 1989,” the retired wharf worker and park-trail builder said.

The rambunctious Scot fumbled for words about rewards from community stages.

“You can’t put a value in it; it’s very important — it’s so much fun.”

His enjoyment spans portraying Muff Potter in Tom Sawyer, and Merlin in Camelot, to Santa Claus in solo work, to lavish musicals and dramas.

His hardest role? Ebenezer Scrooge with the January Players in the ‘80s.

“It was the first time I ever cried naturally on stage. I loved it. My favourite play was My Three Angels with Frank Nicol and Graham Morton; we were the three convicts.”

Wilson, a golfer, was game for another stage run, given the right role.

“Considering my age, I’m still in pretty good shape.”

To Rothnie, acting echoes the philosophy of his late friend, Dwight Robinson.

“He said, ‘If I can make someone smile everyday, it adds a day onto my life.’”

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Still the same guy

By Mike D’Amour photo by Andrew Leong

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eed Elley sits comfortably at the kitchen table of his tastefully decorated Chemainus home.

With broad shoulders and large hands, in retirement he’s more than just a shadow of the solidly built football player he was during his youth.

He looks his guest in the eye when he talks; words strung together in concise sentences that leave little doubt the man speaks what he believes.

The former two-term Member of Parliament for Nanaimo-Cowichan is also an ordained pastor and his views are decidedly in line with the Old Testament.

And it’s those views for which he is arguably most remembered.

He’s taken an unpopular stance against abortion and, in fact, delivered an infamous speech about his opposition to same-sex marriage — a pair of issues that disagree with the teachings of his Baptist faith and, understandably, his own opinions.

However, the dad of eight and granddad to nine doesn’t appear to have a mean bone in his 69-year-old body.

Agree or disagree with the man’s views,

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A decade away from Parliament Hill has not changed who Reed Elley is, or what he stands for they are honest and unwavering.

“I still believe the same things about abortion and same sex marriage and things like that,” he said.

“Before politics, I was active in the community and was vocal about the things I believed.”

In retrospect, Elley said he really doesn’t know if his religious views helped or hindered his political career.

“They gave me some flack because I took stands on things. I mean, why would you leave your beliefs at the door of the House of Commons? It doesn’t make sense to me.”

For the record, his stance hasn’t changed on gay marriage.

“You know,” he chuckled, “I made one speech in 1998 or 1999 when we were discussing same sex benefits in the house where I felt I needed to stand up for my beliefs and of course, after that, it was always brought up.

“I didn’t mind it being brought up, except that sometimes the debate got nasty, and I got a lot of nasty stuff on emails and in blogs.”

Elley shrugs his shoulders at the memory.

“That goes with the territory and I kinda rolled with that because if it was going to hurt me, it would have happened in the

2000 election when papers said I won in a landslide; a 12,000 vote majority.”

Elley said he believes his old school positions on the hot button topics were actually a breath of fresh air for some.

“There are a lot of quiet people in this country who are conservative — most Canadians are fairly conservative — and you won’t get them standing on the street corner talking about their beliefs, but they’ll vote for you,” he said.

Elley was first elected to Parliament in 1997 as a member of the Reform Party. He was re-elected in 2000 under the Alliance banner and retired in 2004 as a member of the Conservative Party of B.C. After sitting out the 2004 and 2006 elections, he resurfaced in 2008, losing by about 4,000 votes to NDP candidate Jean Crowder.

“They asked me to run again in this (Nanaimo-Cowichan) riding in 2008, so I did.”

Elley believes Crowder owed her success mainly to the Liberal swing votes, but she stated earlier this year she will not run in the next election, which, of course, begs the question …

“No, I have thoughts about running again; I’m done with that,” said Elley. continued page 10

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“I have eight kids and a whack of grandchildren and when I die I don’t want them thinking grampa got soft in his old age.”

Reed Elley

from page 9 “I’m almost 70 and at this point I’m quite willing to help out, sort of be an advisor in the background.”

Part of the slowdown is no doubt at least partially due to the fact Elley had a heart attack a few years back.

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Elley made his way to hospital in Duncan five hours later — “You know us men” — before being sent to the Royal Jubilee in Victoria.

Fortunately, there was only a small blockage that required nothing more than pills as treatment.

“It wasn’t very serious. It was a warning call.”

Even though he claims to be retired, Elley works with the B.C. Conservative Party — he’s on the board of directors for the local riding association — and is also involved federally where he chairs the Conservative nomination committee for the new federal riding of Cowichan-Malahat-Langford.

“I’m still quite involved with my church, my faith has always been very important to me,” he said.

Elley is still minister and gets called from time-to-time for advice or to seek his help in times of dire need.

“In our own family, having eight kids and four of those adopted and three of them First Nations, we’ve dealt with a lot of grief,” he said.

Part of that grief came from having a crystal-meth ad-

dicted daughter who lived on the streets of Victoria for seven years.

“It was just a terrible situation, but thank God — again — a lot of prayer and a lot of support from Christian people she got off of it. A miracle occurred and we were able to send her to Edgewood treatment centre.”

The daughter went through the treatment and she’s been clean and sober now for four years, holding down a job and living in Nanaimo.

“That’s a miracle because, boy, she was in rough shape.”

Elley also likes to spend his later years doing things he truly enjoys, activities like photography and gardening, attending Cowichan Capitals games and fishing.

However, retirement doesn’t mean the pastor will tone it down when it comes to expressing his views.

“Just because you’re retired doesn’t mean you don’t have opinions, and I’ve got lots of opinions,” he said.

“You know, I have eight kids and a whack of grandchildren and when I die I don’t want them thinking grampa got soft in his old age, that he changed his views or changed his mind, that he stopped fighting for the things he believed all his life.”

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Getting right down to the

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Don’t let lack of diet and exercise allow osteoporosis to sneak up on you

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But according to the Public Health Agency of Canada, osteoporosis is common among Canadians starting at 40 years old. And oddly, only less than half of Canadians over that age reported taking calcium, vitamin D or both.

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Johnson’s been a registered nurse for 20 years, five of those years with We Care, overseeing clients living in Ladysmith to Victoria.

Osteoporosis is a skeletal disorder characterized by low bone density and an elevated risk of fracture. While it is more prevalent among older individuals and women, it can strike anyone at any age.

Fractures associated with this disease, specifically of the spine and hip, are a significant cause of disability, mortality, and health care utilization.

However, they’re largely preventable. Taking age-appropriate doses of calcium and vitamin D supplements and taking part in impact exercise, such as walking or jogging, are recommended.

“It’s a huge issue, and as we call South Island the Florida of retirement places, we’re seeing quite a large population that’s aging, and it’s coming up often.”

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For Johnson, addressing osteoporosis at an early stage or before it even hits, is ideal.

“There’s this perception out there that everyone ages quite badly, but really a lot of people age quite well and are able to live healthy lives and even live comfortably at home,” she said.

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My retirement job

Cowichan over-55s keeping themselves busy at Walmart

By Patrick Hrushowy photo by Andrew Leong

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hen full-on retirement from the work force is not really the desired option, there are places like Walmart that offer people a place to continue their working lives.

Among the 300 or so employees at Walmart’s superstore in Cowichan, there is a significant number of people who, for one reason or another, would rather remain working than be out and about fishing, golfing or gardening.

Walmart’s corporate hiring policy, according to human resources manager Pedro Oliveira, does not discriminate according to age. In fact, it is a plus as it speaks loudly of the individual’s experience and work ethic. People who want to work into their so-called retirement years are welcome at Walmart, Oliveira says.

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of 61. He had previously fancied himself as a Walmart greeter if he ever got bored, so he applied.

“After three years renovating and a little travelling, I noticed that all I was doing was watching Bob Barker and the Price is Right,” Rasmussen said. But, the Walmart people told him he was over-qualified for the job.

Today Rasmussen is pushing 67 years of age and he is still “putzing” around doing the store maintenance and general misterfix-it Walmart hired him to do, instead of the greeter’s position.

“I’m not here for the money,” Rasmussen said. “I like to have something to do; I like to putz around. This is my putzing job.”

Another Alberta transplant, Gary Peters, at 70 years of age, has been with Walmart for 17 years and has no plans to retire. He had come out of a high-stress challenging job as an oil patch superintendent and Walmart was a welcome opportunity to de-stress his working life.

“I don’t have to be in the workforce,” Peters says. “I’ve got lots of things that I do; I golf and I go fishing but I do like to be going to work every day.” Peters is Walmart’s furniture guy; assembling display models and helping customers check out products.

“As far as retirement is concerned,” he says, “I have no set date. Walmart’s been good to me and the people here are good.”

Carl Carter is a little younger but he, too, is retired from his main working career as an officer in Canada’s Navy. He’d had enough of the high stress of the security work he found himself doing but, more importantly, his family was feeling the stress of the armed service’s propensity for transferring personnel all around the country.

“Family was the real reason for retiring,” Carter said. “I wanted to keep the family together.”

But — and this is a factor many people face — his Navy pension wasn’t enough to live on, especially since he he is helping put his daughter through university.

Carter decided to try Walmart in 2008 when they were hiring for the new store in Cowichan Commons and came away with a job the very same day he applied.

He had expected to have to go home and wait for a call.

You won’t see Carter very often at Walmart — if at all — he’s the guy who maintains order and organization in the store inventory area that customers never get to see.

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farming out

the grandkids

by Ashley Degraaf Photos by Aaron Bichard and Mike D’Amour

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t’s a win-win.

A little nostalgia and pride for grandparents.

A whole lot of fun for the kiddies.

Choosing to visit a local farm to visit qualifies a must-do activity with grandkids this spring or summer.

“Grandparents often have some kind of relationship to a farm in their past, and so they want to relive that and they want to develop that same relationship for their grandchildren,” said Alderlea Farm’s Katy Ehrlich.

“They want to share that same experience with their own families. The grandparents are delighted to see the looks on the children’s faces too when they’re visiting the animals.”

Katy and husband John’s pastoral organic farm and cafe in Glenora has provided 200 shareholding families with weekly veggies through their Community Supported Agricultural model. But it is a popular local fixture families are visiting with their wee ones.

“Being on a farm, it just creates a peaceful experience to begin with, and when the children come to the farm they seem quite at peace,” Katy said.

And there’s a deeper appreciation for their work shown by the older folks and chaperones.

“They realize the importance the farm experience has had on their own life, just with the quality of local produce,” she said.

“And not everyone has access to farms anymore as they might have in the past, and having this community farm available, our vegetable program, cafe, gives them that access.”

And their farm has a feast for the senses.

Visitors will get a chance to mingle with friendly cows, pigs, take in beautiful sunflowers and pastoral views, and smell fresh fruit, and farm food wafting from the cafe.

And maybe even hop on a tractor for a hay ride with farmer John, said Katy.

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A down-to-earth way to have some fun with the wee ones this summer

“I

really like the part that the children, they see Farmer John and he becomes the hero in their eyes,” she said.

Alderlea often hosts events, including the upcoming Stinging Nettle Festival on April 13. And their place is open to the public Tuesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Alderlea is hardly alone; there are plenty of other farms located around the Warm Land.

Agri-tours are a hit among the people who pop into the Cowichan Regional Visitor Centre, said visitor services coordinator Kirsty Grant.

And with more and more parents juggling work while students get a break from the books, grandparents searching for fun local activities is happening quite often at their centre, said Grant.

She’s referred people to the Labyrinth at the Lavender Farm, the Tea Farm, and Yellow Point Cranberries, to name a few.

“It reminds them of their own childhood,” she said. “It was something they did growing up and something they can now share with their grandchildren.

“It’s an activity they can enjoy too.”

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staging a

good meal Chemainus Theatre opens the curtains on its new-look dining room

L

et’s face it, atmosphere is a huge part of any memorable dining room experience.

After 21 seasons, the staff at the Chemainus Theatre Festival felt it was time for a change in decor at the Playbill Dining Room to freshen the surroundings to complement the consistently sumptuous fare from the buffet.

“We wanted to move up with an updated look,’’ said CTF’s managing director Randal Huber. “We’ve got this elegant space. So we’re set for years and years.’’

More than 650,000 people have enjoyed the Playbill’s fine dining before theatre shows over the years.

“This is part of it, just trying to keep it fresh and reinvigorate the experience,’’ said Huber.

“We carefully reviewed the feedback that we’ve received and assembled a team to set about recreating the Playbill Dining Room.’’

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There was precious little downtime between shows from the It’s A Wonderful Life performance that ended 2013 and the 2014 opening of The Buddy Holly Story on Feb. 11.

“It started on the second of January,’’ said Huber of the quick transition. “In the first four hours, we had the entire space stripped bare.’’

People working on the project likened it to a runaway freight train until everything was finished on time.

Executive chef and hospitality manager Steve Hewson added his own special touch after a trip to Las Vegas that inspired a concept for the dessert table.

“When I came back from Vegas, that’s when I designed that table,’’ said Hewson. “The Cosmopolitan Hotel in Vegas is where I got

the idea. Eventually, we’re going to also serve a la carte.’’

The Playbill’s redesign will allow repeat patrons to experience it in a different light and newcomers to appreciate its elegance for the first time.

“There’s still a lot of people when they come to the theatre don’t realize there’s a dining room here,’’ said Huber.

“This room now suits the whole idea of theatre,’’ said Hewson.

Huber said discussion about the changes has been five years in the making. “It took until now to come together.’’

The room seats about 175 and people will just have to see all the changes for themselves, ranging from the roof to the draperies and everything in between.

The creation of a separate section within the larger space, known as The Fireside Room, is sure to be popular.

A special program has also been launched to find sponsors for each of the 55 tables in the room. Table sponsorships will be recognized with charitable tax receipts and table signs.

The nightly buffets feature a wide variety of salads, entrees and desserts to appeal to any taste. There’s frequently themed dishes pertaining to the show that’s playing to make the food selection a little more fun.

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Away on dragonfly wings

On a Brighter Note

Funerals just another signpost as we continue to fly between life’s passings

O

ur mother’s celebration of life was held on Jan.11, one month after she passed away.

Except for the days immediately following her death, it was the most emotionally draining time my brother and I have ever experienced.

It was also incredibly healing.

We cried, we laughed, we shared stories and we expressed regrets.

But in the end, we felt the love — for her and for us.

It’s been said that funerals are for the living and not for the dead. To me, it feels like they exist for both.

The honoring of a person’s life is important, whether it’s a formal public gathering or an informal private farewell.

The opportunity for friends and family to say their goodbyes and attain some kind of closure seems necessary to most of us.

But a public funeral isn’t reserved just for people who knew the deceased.

There were people at our mom’s service who had never met her before, but were there to support us. That felt amazing.

The subject of death scares many people away, though, so some keep their distance. And a lot of people have no idea what to say, so they might say nothing at all.

I understand these feelings completely.

When I was in my early 20s, before I had ever lost a loved one, the subject of death was terrifying to me, as was saying the wrong thing.

But there’s obviously no way to avoid it.

We all eventually die, and unless we die young, we all experience losing people we love.

I think the reason some of us stress out about what to say is because we can’t think of anything that doesn’t sound cliché, or we can’t think of anything that could alleviate the sorrow.

From my own personal experience, just a simple “I’m sorry for your loss” feels supportive. It’s not necessarily the words that are comforting, but the acknowledgment.

I’m certainly no expert on grieving or

with Lori Welbourne

death, and I have no idea what’s around the corner for me emotionally in regards to my mother’s passing.

All I know is that loss is a part of life, and I just have to feel the feelings as they come and live as fully and fearlessly as I can. Some days I’ll be able to, and some days I won’t.

Many years ago our mother told me that dragonflies symbolized new beginnings.

I don’t know if that was a common belief she had heard, or just a personal one that she felt.

But, whichever it was, I’ve loved dragonflies and thought of them in that way ever since.

Her passing has been extremely difficult, but I recognize her departure is a new beginning for us. The woman who gave us life no longer exists physically in the world as we know it, but her love will live within our hearts, and it will grow if we nurture it.

Every time I see the image of a dragonfly — which will be often since I have several — I will be reminded of our beautiful mother’s love, and the fun, happy lives she wanted us to live.

She would have wanted us to fly, and we will.

Lori Welbourne is a syndicated columnist.

She can be contacted at LoriWelbourne.com

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The Cowichan News Leader Pictorial would like to thank and acknowledge the efforts of the Cowichan Seniors Community Foundation and its volunteers for compiling this resource directory.

It has been edited for space limitations by the Cowichan News Leader Pictorial and in no way is meant to be considered comprehensive. Content inquiries should be sent to: publisher@cowichannewsleader.com A more comprehensive directory is available at:

www.cowichanseniors.ca Aboriginal Health Ts’ewulten Health Centre 5768 Allenby Rd., Duncan Phone: 250-746-6184

South Cowichan Community Policing Office Julie Rosenthal, Program Coordinator #120-2720 Mill Bay Rd. Phone: 250-929-7222

Adult Day Programs Chemainus Health Care Centre Adult Day Program Phone: 250-246-3291 Providence Farm Cindy Ross, SAGC Program Coordinator 1843 Tzouhalem Rd., Duncan Phone: 250-746-9668 Waldon House Day Program 2041 Tzouhalem Rd., Duncan use entrace off Maple Bay Rd. Phone: 250-737-2037

Community Policing Cowichan Community Policing Advisory Society Donna Brooks, President, 2012/13 6060 Canada Ave., Duncan Phone: c/o 250-701-9146 Duncan Community Policing Office Carol-Ann Rolls, Volunteer Prog. & Services 3-149 Canada Ave. Duncan Phone: 250-701-9145 Chemainus Community Policing Office 9847 Willow St. Chemainus, BC Phone: 250-246-4382 Cowichan Bay Community Policing Office 1721 E Cowichan Bay Rd., Cowichan Bay Phone: 250-701-1961

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Compassionate Care Compassionate Connections Lorraine Demers Tel: (250) 748-1317

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Hearing HealthcareIn Home Act Hearing & Audiology Inc. Leslie A. Peterson, Registered Audiologist Phone: 250–597–4228

Home Adaptations & Repairs Ease-Ability Renovations & Construction Ltd. Dan Nugent Tel: 250-743-1955 1-866-708-3273 (EASE) Cell 250-588-6843 Handy Mum Home Improvements, Repairs & Maintenance Dominique Daviau 970 Shawnigan Mill Bay Rd. Phone: 250-510-3552

Home Garden & Yard Care Lush Eco Lawns John Close 3054 Biscay Rd. Duncan, BC Phone: 250-597-0408

eGurus Technology Tutors Gary Marshall Toll Free: 1–855–832–4878 Tel: 250-709–4291

The Barwicks Keith and Katherine Barwick Phone: 250–743–3363

Crisis Line Support

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Vancouver Island Crisis Line 1–888–494–3888 Emotional support and access to Island-wide community resources. The crisis line operates 24/7/365.

Home Physiotherapy Heidi Bovey, Physiotherapist Phone: 250–701–8876

Equipment Loans Canadian Red Cross 2–5855 York Rd., Duncan Phone: 250–748–2111 Fax: 250–748–2163

Grandparents Support Parent Support Services Society of BC Sandi Halvorsen, Program Coordinator Phone: 1-877-345-9777

Hair Care Services Barb Stewart’s Mobile Hair Salon Barb Stewart Phone: 250-483-5043 or 250-715-6568

Home Support – Private About Time Homecare & Nursing Services Patrick Summers, Manager 104–394 Duncan Street, Duncan Phone: 250–748–0513 Angel Helping Hands Homecare & Companionship Val Taylor, Owner/Operator #9 5769 201 A Street, Langley Phone: 250-746-9946 Harmony Health Care Ltd. John McAlorum, RN, Dir. of Operations Unit 2A–2753 Charlotte Rd. Duncan, Phone: 250-701-9990

Nurse Next Door Home Healthcare Chris Wilkinson, Director Phone: 250-748-4357 Pacific Live-in Caregivers Robin Smith, Owner Box 1771, Ladysmith, BC V9G 1B3 Phone: 250-616-2346 Unique Home Health Care Marsha Todd, Director, Co-ordinator 121 Station Street, Duncan Phone: 250-715-1094 We Care Home Health Services 205-149 Ingram St. Duncan, BC Phone: 250-746-9224

Home Support – Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA) Duncan Home and Community Care 121 Ingram St. Duncan Phone: 250-737-2004

House Cleaning Island Domestic Services Sharon Moore, Owner PO Box 232, Honeymoon Bay Phone: 250-710-0864

Housing – NonProfit, Low Cost Abbeyfield Houses Society of Duncan Marilyn Day, President 5905 Indian Rd. Duncan Phone: 250-597-0677 Duncan Kiwanis Village Society Contact Ron Coulter 355 Day Rd. Duncan Phone: 250-748-4135

Housing – Private Acacia Ty Mawr Jerri Maw, Director of Care 2655 Shawnigan Lake Rd. Phone: 250-743-2124 ext 106 Alpenrose Laura & Bill Loftus 2267 Lochsyde Drive, Duncan Phone: 250-748-3803

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Biscay Manor Pauline Goetz 3034 Biscay Road Duncan, BC Phone: 250 746-4173

International Health Care Providers T. Rand Collins, PhD, MD Phone: 250-732-6603

Deertrail Cottage Inc. Laurie Gillis, Owner/Manager 1711 Escarpment Way Duncan Phone: 250-746-9641 Dovehill House Marguerite Moskalyk 3326 Creegan Dr., Chemainus Phone: 250-416-0332 Heritage Manor Care Home Tanya Mosure, Owner 1051 College St. Duncan, Phone: 250-748-3488 Lynn’s Senior Care Lynn Scott, RCA 5085 Jones Rd. Ladysmith Phone: 250-245-3391 Nana’s Guest House Sandy Baker, Owner 57 Park Rd., Lake Cowichan Phone: 250–749–3326 Pioneer House Bed & Breakfast Alberta Schneider, Owner 6470 Burnett Place, Duncan Phone: 250–746–8280 Sherwood House Audrey Norman, Manager 280 Government St. Duncan Phone: 250-710-8882 Wedgwood House Linda Fonck, Manager 256 Government St. Duncan Phone: 250-746-9808 Villa del Sol Carol Reid, RN 647 Frayne Rd. Mill Bay Phone: 250-743-7061

Housing — Vancouver Island Health Authority For details about Assisted Living and Residential Care please phone VIHA’s Home and Community Care at 250-7372004.

Meals and Nutrition Gloria’s Food Service Gloria Ramsey Phone: 250-748-9216 Meals on Wheels c/o Cowichan Home Support 20-127 Ingram St. Duncan Phone: 250-737-2004

Men’s Support West Coast Men’s Support Society Grant Waldman 213-80 Station St., Duncan, BC 250-597-2801

Mental Health Support Duncan Mental Health and Seniors Cindy Patrick 3088 Gibbins Rd. Duncan Phone: 250-709-3040

Moving & Downsizing Every Detail Jane Sheppard 2093 Calais Rd. Duncan Phone: 250-748-3626 Forget-Me-Not Assistants Tammi King, Transition Facilitator Phone: 250-710-7173

Music Therapy Programs Creative Music Programs For Today’s Senior Andrew McCormack Phone: 250–737–1888

Non Profit Societies – Senior Services Cowichan Family Caregivers Support Society Ranjana Basu, Coordinator Shawnigan Lake

Cowichan Intercultural Society Deborah Conner, Executive Director 205–394 Duncan St., Duncan Phone: 250–748–3112

Lake Cowichan Seniors Centre Jackie Jack, President 55 Coronation Street, Lake Cowichan Phone: 250-749-6121

Cowichan Region Better at Home Pam Alcorn, Coordinator #1 Kenneth Place. Duncan Phone: 250-748-2133

South End Seniors Contact: Herb Kerry Park Recreation Centre 1035 Shawnigan–Mill Bay Road Phone: 250-743-1171

Cowichan Valley Hospice Society Shelley Kuecks, Client Intake Coordinator 3122 Gibbins Rd. Duncan Phone: 250-701-4242

Valley Seniors Organization of Duncan Don King, President 198 Government Street, Duncan Phone: 250-746-4433

St. John Ambulance Lori McNeil, Branch Manager 205-169 Craig St. Duncan Phone: 250-746-4058

Young Seniors Action Group Society 1652 Shawnigan–Mill Bay Road, Shawnigan Lake, BC Phone: 250–743–5178 or 250–743–8344

Volunteer Cowichan Georg Stratemeyer, Coordinator 1 Kenneth Place Duncan Phone: 250-748-2133

Pet Care — Homestay Homestay Pet Care Leslie Sutton 3081 Seahaven Road, Chemainus BC V0R 1K2 Email: leslie@homestaypetcare. com

Seniors Groups Chemainus Seniors Drop In Centre Society Murray Shafer, President 9824 Willow Street, Chemainus Phone: 250-246-2111 Crofton Seniors Society Christine Hale, President 1507 Joan Street, Crofton Phone: 250-246-2455 Elder College Jennifer Carmichael, Recreation Programmer 2687 James Street, Duncan Phone: 250-746-0414 or 250-748-7529 to register Ladysmith Seniors Centre Society Cora Maier, President 220 High Street, Ladysmith Phone: 250–245–8885

Service BC and Service Canada Service BC Programs Marty Nelson 5785 Duncan St. Duncan, BC Phone: 250-746-1226 Service Canada Centre Linda Granger 211 Jubilee St. Duncan Phone: 1-800-622-6232

Service Clubs Arbutus Travel Club c/o Corry Salmen Phone: 250-701-0965 Chemainus Masonic Lodge #114 Pat Fyffe, Secretary 3052 Hawthorne St., Chemainus Phone: 250-246-3579 Cowichan Toastmaster’s Club #950 Bill Smith, Club President Phone: 250–701-1705 Duncan Kiwanis Club Ron Colter 365 Day Rd., Duncan Phone: 250-748-4135

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Housing – Private continued

Duncan Lion’s Club P.O. Box 52, Duncan, BC V9L 3X1

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Service Clubs continued Duncan Masonic Lodge #33 Bob Crawford, Secretary 163 Canada Ave., Duncan, BC Phone: 250-748-1028 Duncan Order of the Eastern Star, Sunset Chapter Ann Vossberg Phone: 250-748-9480 Elks Club of Duncan Terry W Sayce, Exalted Ruler P.O. Box 277, Duncan Phone: 250-746-6812 Fraternal Order of Eagles, Chemainus-Crofton #4400 Merv Brown / Bill Yearly, Sec P.O. Box 45, Chemainus, BC V0R 1K0 Phone: 250-246-3401 Fraternal Order of Eagles, Duncan #2546 Tracy Norman, Secretary 2965 Jacob Road, Duncan Phone: 250-746-7100 Fraternal Order of Eagles, Ladysmith #2101 P.O. Box 640, Ladysmith, BC V9G 1A5 Phone: 250-245-3183 Kinsmen Club of Duncan Barry Toporowski, President Email: duncankinsmen@gmail. com Ladysmith Kinsmen Club Duck Patterson, Life Member P.O. Box 324, Ladysmith, BC V9G 1A3 Phone: 250-245-2263 Ladysmith Masonic Lodge #21 Joel Chiri, Secretary P.O. Box 261, Ladysmith, V9G 1A2 Phone: 250-245-4797 Lion’s Club of Duncan Housing Society P.O. Box 52, Duncan, BC V9L 3X1 Phone: 250-748-1044 Lion’s Club of Ladysmith Jim Masyk, Secretary P.O. Box 2293, Ladysmith, BC V9G 1B8 Phone: 250-245-4049

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Mill Bay Masonic Lodge #107 2748 Lashburn Rd. Mill Bay, BC Rotary Club, Chemainus Richard Nelson, President P.O. Box 297, Chemainus, V0R 1K0 Phone: 250-245-4549 Rotary Club, Duncan Roger Hart, Secretary P.O. Box 473, Duncan, V9L 3X8 Phone: 250-715-3039 Rotary, Duncan Daybreak Holger Heitland, President www.clubrunner.ca/ duncandaybreak/

Rotary Club, Ladysmith Michael Furlot, Secretary P.O. Box 875, Ladysmith, BC V9G 1A6 Phone: 250-245-5771 or 250245-2052

Women of the Moose Pat King PO Box 371, Duncan, BC V9L 3X5 Phone: 250-746-7382

Kidney Foundation Heather Johnson, Director of Programs 200-4940 Canada Way, Burnaby Phone: 1-800-567-8112

Rotary Club, South Cowichan Peter Dicken, President P.O. Box 241, Cobble Hill, BC V0R 1L0 Phone: 250-743-6727 www.southcowichanrotary.org

Support Societies, Disease Related

Stroke Recovery Assoc.Cowichan Valley Branch Cowichan Valley Public Library 2687 James St., Duncan Phone: 250–246-4952

Royal Canadian Legion, Chemainus Branch #191 Marianne Mann, Office Manager P.O. Box 423, Chemainus, BC V0R 1K0 Phone: 250-246-4532

Canadian Cancer Society Maureen Hyde 100-394 Duncan St., Duncan Phone: 250-746-4134

Royal Canadian Legion, Cowichan Branch #53 Bruce MacDonald, President Kenneth St., Duncan, BC V9L 1N3 Phone: 250-746-5013 Royal Canadian Legion, Ladysmith Branch #171 Georgina Lorette, Secretary Allyson Wagner, Secretary P.O. Box 219, Ladysmith, BC V9G 1A2 Phone: 250-245-3031 or 250-245-2273

Alzheimer Society of BC Jane Hope Phone:1-800-462-2833

Canadian Red Cross H.E.L.P. Program 2–5855 York Rd., Duncan, BC Phone: 250–748–2111 Fax: 250–748–2163 Cowichan Valley Arthritis Society Jan Norwood Box 942, Duncan, BC V9L 3Y8 Phone: 250-748-2481 Diabetes Education Program Kathy Park 121 Ingram St., Duncan Phone: 250-737-2004

Royal Canadian Legion, Lake Cowichan Branch #210 Sam Jones, Bar Manager P.O. Box 603, Lake Cowichan, BC V0R 2G0 Phone: 250-749-6041

Duncan Mental Health and Seniors Cindy Patrick 3088 Gibbins Rd., Duncan Phone: 250-709-3040

Royal Canadian Legion, Shawnigan Lake Branch #134 1652 Shawnigan-MillBay Rd Phone: 250-743-4621

Heart and Stroke Foundation Janice Krall, Area Manager 401-495 Dunsmuir St., Nanaimo Phone: 1-888-754-5274

Support Group for Low Vision Seniors Karen McClinchey Phone: 250-746-6041

Therapy Dog Visits Therapy Dog Visitation Program, St. John Ambulance 205–169 Craig St. Duncan Phone: 250–746–4058

Transportation Cowichan Seniors Community Foundation 135 Third St., Duncan Phone: 250-715-6481 Cowichan Valley Regional Transit #3-5280 Polkey Rd., Duncan Phone: 250-746-9899 Web: www.busonline.ca handyDart 1 Kenneth Place, Duncan Phone: 250-748-1230 Wheels for Wellness Society 1894 Bolt Avenue, Comox Phone: 250-338-0196 Cowichan News Leader Pictorial April 2014

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