Lake Cowichan Gazette, July 30, 2014

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Big fish caught: 42 pound ling cod caught in nearby waters PAGE 2

Town staff drafts new false fire alarm bylaw for council approval PAGE 3

Choose Cowichan Lake: First in series on healthcare providers PAGE 5

Passing of a lake legend: Thom dies in tragic plane crash Ross Armour

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The Cowichan Lake area is mourning the death of one its stalwarts after a tragic plane crash this past Saturday.

Gerald Thom, 51, from Youbou, died in the accident after the two-seater plane he had built with close friend Michael Weir, took off from Nanaimo Airport and crashed at nearby Cottonwood Golf Course.

Weir also died in the incident and with just the two men on-board, it is unclear at this time who was piloting the plane.

Thom was known for his tireless work along the Cowichan River and had a passion for protecting the local watershed.

He was president of the Cowichan Lake River Stewardship Society and played an instrumental role in the Lake Studies program at Lake Cowichan School.

Earlier this year he was crowned Citizen of the Year for 2013 by the Cowichan Lake District Chamber of Commerce.

RCMP were called to the scene at approximately 7 p.m. Saturday evening.

“An ultralight plane, which crashed during takeoff from the airport, killed both passengers on board. RCMP are assisting the Transportation Safety Board and the BC Coroners Service with their investigations,” read an RCMP release.

Diana Gunderson, who worked closely with Thom at the CLRSS described Thom’s passing as a “tragic loss to the society and the area.”

“We are going to soldier on as that’s what Gerald would have wanted us to do.

He was an incredible teacher and was a leader in absolutely everything.”

Local biologist Bob Crandall from the Cowichan Lake Salmonid Enhancement Society said he was “stunned” by the news.

“Gerald Thom and I have many combined efforts/projects on the go at this time,” said Crandall in an email. “We always championed joined efforts. He will be missed. Environmental stewardship of our lake and river have lost a strong soldier.”

OUTSTANDING CANADIAN VALUE Like Crandall and Gunderson, Mayor Ross Forrest was equally shocked and ALL-IN PRICING! AWARD-RECOGNIZED CARS! saddened by the loss of Thom.

“It’s a huge loss,” said Forrest. “Gerald was the ultimate champion of water and sustainability in our community. Water and flying were his two passions.

He was a great individual and will be a tough guy to replace.”

Parker Jefferson from One Cowichan described Thom as “a tremendous advocate for lake and river stewardship concerns.”

“It’s a tragic loss to our community,” said Jefferson. “He was the leader behind the river stewardship society. We are going to miss his tremendous enthusiasm and hard work, it’s big shoes to fill. We will obviously present our condolences OUTSTANDING CANADIAN VALUE to his family. He died pursuing something he loved.

ALL-IN PRICING! AWARD-RECOGNIZED CARS! “We have to continue our efforts believing that he is watching over us.

Everyone is going to have to chip in that little bit more.”

Councillor Bob Day praised Thom’s work ethic too.

“He was a guy that got a lot done without being a bully and was the ultimate diplomat for his cause,” said Day. “Sometimes nasty people stand up and shout to try and get stuff done and Gerald got way more done by being the opposite.” file photo Forrest and Day both concluded by describing Thom as the “champion of The late Gerald Thom (above) passed away after his plane crashed near Nanaimo Airport Saturday night. champions.”

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Thirteen and a half year old Liam Martin (above, brown jacket) recently caught a 42 pound ling cod. Liam caught the fish two weeks ago. Proud mom Jane Martin told the Gazette, “The camping attendant has lived [here] all his life and said he’s never seen a bigger ling cod.Then he (Liam) found a maple leaf in our yard that measures 25 inches. The previous Guinness record is 20.86 inches. We are in the process of having the leaf submitted.”

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who chaired the meeting. “If we get complaints, we ask him to look into it. We can’t control the neighbourhood.”

One of Green’s supporters who also came out to Tony Green’s family has owned their property on the meeting said “you need a rooster to protect the Greendale Road in Lake Cowichan for 127 years. chickens.”

For all of that time there has been a rooster “We have to deal with the bylaws that we have in present at the site, along with a variety of other place here,” said Forrest. “We addressed chickens animals. about a year ago and we weren’t allowing chickens Recently, a neighbour of Green’s complained in the town.” about the rooster, forcing the Town of Lake Green also complained to council on the leniency Cowichan’s bylaw officer to show up at his door of the town’s burning bylaws, stating recently. the City of Port Alberni and the At last week’s Finance and Municipality of North Cowichan Administration Committee give more leeway as such. meeting at the town hall, “I have nine acres of property Green came out to present and I accumulate a lot of clippings,” a petition of other numerous said Green. “We burn every fall. I Greendale Road residents who don’t think the burning bylaws are support having the rooster on conducive to people with property. the property.

Port Alberni and North Cowichan “I have got chickens and allow for small piles to be burned in we’ve owned our property for the fall.”

127 years,” said Green at the Forrest wasn’t as sympathetic this meeting. “Now I’ve got one time. neighbour bitching about the “It is smoke that pollutes the air rooster. Your (the town’s) bylaw and therefore it doesn’t matter what officer came down and said someone had complained. So Mayor Ross Forrest size the lot is,” said the mayor. “The Vancouver Island health officer Dr I can’t have a rooster, but I can Paul Hasselback tells us every year have chickens and pigs? We the seriousness of smoke issues in don’t have farm status. All of this was grandfathered health. in and now your bylaw officer is telling me I can’t “Chimney smoke is just as hazardous. Two have a rooster.” wrongs don’t make a right. That burning bylaw was Mayor Ross Forrest sympathized with Green put in before any of us got to the table. But we will and hopes something can be worked out to suit all definitely look into it.” parties.

“Neighbourhood complaints are what keep our bylaw officer the busiest,” said the mayor,

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Campers not allowed overnight in parking lot at Centennial Hall there should be no overnight camping at the arena although there is no sign up there. I saw three sets of Lake CowiChan Gazette campers setting up. We could put signs throughout the arena parking lot telling them to go down to the Lake Cowichan council has confirmed that field. That would clear up this sticky issue.” campers are not permitted to spend the night in the Mayor Ross Forrest sympathized and agreed parking lot behind Centennial Hall in town although with Hornbrook but insists putting signs in at the they can go down to the field below. arena parking lot, may not be as straight A discussion on the issue forward as people think. was prompted after Coun.

Although it would be within the Frank Hornbrook brought it town’s power to do so, Forrest wants up at last Tuesday’s regular to keep a strong relationship with council meeting at the town the Cowichan Lake Sports Arena, hall. an item he views as a key part of the “There should be a sign up at community. the arena saying no overnight “It’s not our parking lot even though camping,” said Hornbrook. “I it is on our property,” said Forrest at the attended a function up there meeting. “Cowichan Lake Recreation recently and there was some wouldn’t want our signs all over that campers set up behind Centennial parking lot. But if they don’t know that Hall. There should be a sign they can’t park there and camp there, directing them down to the field then they are going to do it.” where they would be allowed.

Coun. Frank Hornbrook “We passed a motion saying Ross Armour

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There should be a sign up at the arena saying no overnight parking.

New false alarm fire bylaw drafted but council still wants changes she said.

Mayor Ross Forrest felt that three Lake CowiChan Gazette false alarms was pretty fair before being fined.

The Town of Lake Cowichan is on “Three false alarms is pretty fair the verge of amending its false alarm and efficient for people,” he said. bylaw for fire alarms.

“That’s one every four months. It can A copy of the drafted bylaw take a while for people to figure out came forward to council from town what the issue is.” chief administrator Joe Fernandez then explained that Fernandez at last week’s the way the bylaw is drafted right CLEC, Lakeview and now, it would be mean up to three Fire Committee meeting false alarms each year at the town hall. without carry over.

But council still Thus whoever asked for some minor wasinvolved could changes. have three false alarms “The (draft) bylaw every year going has been sent out to forward and not be fire chief Doug Knott fined a dime. and Sgt. Wes Olsen Forrest wants that at the Lake Cowichan changed so that it does RCMP and they have carry over. no issues with it,” “I’d be happier to see said Fernandez at the false alarms carry the meeting. “I need over to subsequent council’s apporval to years, I think that is fair move forward now. still,” said the mayor.

The only issue would Fernandez will now be the fee for false work to amend the alarms. The fourth bylaw slightly and false alarm fine is Joe Fernandez come back to council $100 but that may be in due course. a bit low.”

“My suggestion Coun. Jayne would be to allow three Ingram believes that false alarms for the first year and one is too low. for subsequent years,” he said. “You “I think the fourth one should be will see the bylaw again next month.” $150 and then increase from there,” Ross Armour

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bylaw has been sent out to fire chief Doug Knott and Sgt. Wes Olsen and they have no issues with it.

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B.C. back in black, deep in debt VICTORIA – When the audited public accounts confirmed a $353 million surplus for the last fiscal year, B.C. Liberal political staff were quick to remind reporters of the NDP’s main theme from last year’s election campaign.

Pages of election quotes from almost every NDP MLA were waiting to be distributed. It was a “bogus budget,” one of the more polite tags applied to the government’s pre-election fiscal plan.

“It underestimates the costs in a whole bunch of ministries and we’re going to have to review that because all of the decisions that we propose in our platform will have to be implemented,” said then-leader Adrian Dix, describing the NDP’s plans to tax and spend more.

Skeena MLA Robin Austin targeted health care in the budget debate: “Bearing in mind that our population is actually increasing, bearing in mind that our population is aging, I think it’s very unrealistic to think we can actually limit health care expenditures to 2.7 per cent.”

As it turned out, health care spending grew by just over two per cent. It still went up by $360 million from the previous year, but after annual increases of six or seven per cent had become the norm, this is quite an achievement. New agreements remain to be negotiated with doctors and nurses, so we’re unlikely to see the same cost control results for the current year.

Ottawa’s health care transfer payment formula has changed, and increases are to be capped at three per cent a year by 2016, so this is the kind of spending restraint all provinces are expected to produce.

Education was the only other ministry to receive significant extra funding last year, up $299 million despite continuing enrolment decline. Like health, the education budget goes up every year, and these increases, along with strong student performance results, expose the rhetoric of the B.C. Teachers’ Federation

about a cash-starved system for what it is.

But the biggest fabrication of last year’s election was the “debt free B.C.” slogan emblazoned on the side of Premier Christy Clark’s campaign bus.

The public accounts confirm that the province’s total debt rose to just over $60 billion, the latest of a series of increases since 2008. The much-touted balanced budget is on the operating side, while the province continues to pile up debt to pay for the Port Mann megaproject, hospitals, schools and other big infrastructure.

Finance Minister Mike de Jong emphasized the difference between capital and operating expenditures.

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“Debt free B.C.” was not an outright misrepresentation, merely one of the most far-fetched promises ever delivered in the history of B.C. politics.

The legislature is to convene in October so the B.C. Liberals can pass a taxation framework for the nascent liquefied natural gas industry, which the government hopes will generate the revenues to ultimately pay off the province’s $60-billion mortgage.

Meanwhile there is more capital debt ahead. The cabinet is expected to greenlight the Site C dam on the Peace River this fall, a decade-long project estimated to cost $8 billion.

Along with the public accounts, the finance ministry released a list of surplus land sales. The sale of 50-odd properties, some of them closed schools, netted the provincial treasury about $310 million, which accounts for most of the surplus.

Was this “selling off the family silverware to try and balance the books,” as now-NDP leader John Horgan termed it before the election?

It’s certainly not a revenue source to be matched next year.

Tom Fletcher is the legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press. Reach him at tfletcher@blackpress.ca.

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Regarding Hornbrook’s dismay

Councillor Hornbrooks statement of not wanting taxpayers $3,000 going OVER HILL 60 to fund the Cowichan Aquatic Centre caught me by surprise.

Is this the same Councillor Hornbrook who as the Seniors’ Centre manager purchased two new stoves for the Seniors’ Centre from OVER HILL 60, without getting a written quote from our LOCAL store.

Is this the same Councillor Hornbrook who as the Seniors’ Centre Manager consistently purchased groceries and supplies from OVER HILL 60, even though members from the Seniors’ Centre questioned why he wasn’t supporting the LOCAL grocery store.

This gives new meaning to the words hypocrisy.

Every dollar spent in the community employs local people, gives our youth their first job, as well as funds many local community groups and organizations.

Businesses are closing at an alarming rate in Lake Cowichan, each and every one of them right now can use your support.

We are fortunate that we have many local people who understand the benefits of keeping their money here.

One must also realize that our seniors, handicapped and disadvantaged citizens may not have the ability to shop out of town and rely on the business’s that are still here.

We as a community must think of those individuals before we head out OVER HILL 60.

We applaud the new Seniors’ Centre Executive that have made a commitment to purchase as much as possible in our LOCAL Country Grocer store.

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We asked: The CVRD wants to solve the low water problem in the Cowichan River and they need to raise $8 million to do it.

Who should they get the money from?

Rocky Wise Gord Heppell “The province and indus“They can’t fix it , they try should be the ones to pay are not God. They should not the CVRD.” just leave it alone. That weir should be taken right out, it is not needed.”

Angela Doyle “I think the federal government should help out with that situation.

We are only a little town we need a lot of resourses and they could help.”

Carroll-Ann Bonenfant “It needs to be a combination, the users like industry, the Federal government has named it a Heritage River and should keep it pristine, we, the CVRD have a vested intrest in it as it supplies water to communitys down river and maybe grant money from the Province.”

Nadine Schultz “The Government, both Federal and Provincial, and Industry because they use it too, not the CVRD.”

Meet Our Healthcare Providers: Valerie Jefferd The first in a series by Margaret Davis on the healthcare providers across the Cowichan Lake area The Choose Cowichan Lake Committee was formed in January 2013 as a response to the loss of all our family practice doctors. Our first goal was to try to attract new doctors to Lake Cowichan and along the way we found other health professionals who could help us achieve our mission of “improving the determinants of health for the Cowichan Lake community through advocacy and promotion.” Choose Cowichan Lake will disband in August, but as our final project we want to introduce to the community through a series of newspaper article,s the medical professionals who have come to our community over the past 2 years, and explain how they can help all of us look after our health.

I recently sat down with Valerie Jefferd N.P., Lake Cowichan’s first Nurse Practitioner, to discuss what a Nurse Practitioner does and find out a bit about her. Val brings a wealth of experience to her position and we are lucky to have her as a primary health care provider in our community. Originally from Haida Gwaii, Val and her family are very familiar with Vancouver Island, and she is happy to be living here after 22 years based in Inuvik in the Northwest Territories.

Val trained first as a Registered Nurse and in that capacity gained experience in every aspect of community and hospital nursing in Inuvik. When she decided she wanted a new challenge she applied to the University of Victoria to enter the Master’s degree program which would certify her as a Nurse Practitioner. She graduated in 2010 and returned to Inuvik in her new capacity as a member of a team of physicians in a large family practice with other health care providers. When she saw the Lake Cowichan position she decided it was time to return to a warmer climate and the chance to enjoy sailing and boating year-round. She was also excited to be part of the brand new Cowichan Lake Primary Health Care Team.

Val is based at Brookside Medical Clinic (46 Stanley Road. Phone 749-6988) where she shares the medical practice with Dr. Gary Toth. But she is also a member of the Cowichan Lake Primary Health Care Team, whose other members are based at the Kaatza Health Unit (look for next week’s article about the team). She meets with the team members every 2 weeks and participates with them in community education sessions such as a recently completed series of talks at the new library, where Val presented the session about diabetes. In the fall she will be co-leading a chronic pain workshop, also working with the Cowichan Lake Primary Health Care team. As a member of this team she is able to help with education and consult with the team in the case-management of patients with chronic and complex medical conditions.

Because we have not had a Nurse Practitioner in Lake Cowichan before, many people don’t understand her scope of practice and the fact that she can provide many more services than a nurse. Nurse practitioners can diagnose and treat illness, order tests and diagnostic interventions, prescribe medications, refer patients to specialist physicians as needed, and perform minor office procedures such as sutures and biopsies. But the real advantage of a Nurse Practitioner is that she can take the time to explore the whole picture of a patient’s health even when it includes multiple health and/or social challenges. Usually this can take place in one office visit. In addition she can tap into various resources and help the patient set realistic goals. A Nurse Practitioner can also provide support and education to allow patients to develop selfmanagement strategies for improving their health and well-being. These are all aspects of being a Nurse Practitioner that Val enjoys.

As an autonomous and advanced practice health care provider, she has time for people with chronic conditions and can provide follow up with a focus on health promotion. She has worked with patients from newborns to the frail elderly and can provide medical assistance for every stage of life, including pre-natal care for expectant mothers. Across Canada health care is evolving towards a teambased, collaborative practice, and this suits Val’s style and experience. She values collaboration and is used to working as a member of a team. In her current position she enjoys helping to expand the Brookside Medical practice with Dr. Toth and also

helping to establish the primary health care team in the community. She would like to see more people take advantage of both and spread the word that they are here.

Her other goals include getting to know the community better to learn what the community’s health care needs are, and establishing her primary health care practice so that patients will recognize and take advantage of her expertise. She also looks forward to the re-creation of an inter-agency group through Community Services for information sharing.

You can find Val Jefferd Monday to Friday 9:00 to 5:00 at Brookside Medical Clinic, where she and Dr. Toth are accepting new patients. Check out the Brookside Medical Clinic site on Facebook or phone for an appointment at 749-6988. The Choose Cowichan Lake Committee is very happy to have a Nurse Practitioner in our community, especially someone like Val with such impressive credentials and experience. We welcome her to Lake Cowichan and hope that many area residents will take advantage of the very valuable service that she provides.

Submitted by: Marg Davis for the Choose Cowichan Lake Committee Next week: the Cowichan Lake Primary Health Care Service

Lake Cowichan’s nurse practitioner Valerie Jefferd

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Today the home of Debra Rowbottom and Glen Gowenlock, this handsome wood frame house was built by early local residents, Bob and Cassie Beech and remained in the Beech family for many years. In later years it served as the residence and clinic of veterinarian Dr. Patricia Henry. Although the house has recently been renovated, Rowbottom and Gowenlock have managed to retain the original features and integrity of the home. In keeping with the practise of naming (selected) streets after local residents, Beech Crescent was chosen as the name for a street in the relatively new residential area The Slopes.

The land encompassing Wavell Road, a residential area of several nice homes, all backing onto the Cowichan River, was once a dairy farm. Located off North Shore Road (between the present-day Duck Pond and the Weir), the rural farm was owned by early resident Fred Wavell (born on the Isle of Wight) who was already living in the area by 1925.

He and his wife Noella (born in India) raised their three daughters Hazel, the late Freda Blunt and Yvonne Naylor (of Nanaimo), on the farm property.

In the early years Fred worked in the forest industry and also sold milk to local residents.

Fred died in a nursing care home 1974 at age 81 followed by Noella in 1990. Long-time members of the local Kaatza Historical Society (KHS), daughter Yvonne and her (late) husband John Naylor drove to Lake Cowichan to attend monthly KHS meetings for many years.

Today, if not for the street sign, the farmhouse and fields - dotted with dairy cows- is lost but for the memories of a few old timers and the descendants of the Wavells.

Some of the newer streets and roads named after present or past residents include Beech Crescent (spelled Beach on some Lake Cowichan street maps).

Located at the “Slopes” in one of the newer residential areas within the town boundaries the road was most likely named after early residents Bob and Cassie Beech.

Arriving around 1912 with the railway construction crew, the family lived in the railway section house which was near the railway station (now Kaatza Station Museum).

In 1914, Beech built a hall on present day Cowichan Ave., which was used as a school, dance hall and community affairs and events. After the hall burned down they built a home on the same property - today the residence of Debby Rowbottom and Glen Gowanlock.

Overlooking Cowichan Lake, Castley Heights road was named for early Duncan pioneer family member John Henry Castley and wife Esther Evans Castley. The couple moved to the lake around

1910 after John was appointed Superintendent of the Lake Cowichan Dominion Fish HatchRolli ery (located Gunderson on the site of present day Central PAGES OF HISTORY Park).

Their six children and many more descendants made Lake Cowichan their home for many years, including the late Tom Castley and his sister Cory McKay until their untimely deaths a few years ago.

Carnell Drive, located in the residential area known as Lake Park Estates, was named after early pioneers English-born Edwin and Mable Carnell and their son Harvey.

Situated on the shores of Cowichan Lake, the couple met at the Lakeside Hotel where Mable was employed and Edwin was employed as the hotel manager.

Around 1914 Carnell, or “Carney” as he was called, found employment with the E & N Railway where he worked for many years before retirement. According to their daughter-in-law Gloria Carnell (The Carnell story, 1994) Harvey “spent all his leisure time [hiking] over every mountain in the lake area and] soon became quite an authority of the flora and fauna around the Lake and was often consulted, especially when someone was lost in the woods”.

Harvey’s children Danny Carnell (Lake Cowichan) and his sisters Carey Rogers (Mackenzie, BC) and Lori Stock (Duncan) were all raised on the shores of Cowichan Lake, just ‘a hop, skip and a jump’ away from the site of the former Lakeside Hotel where their grandparents Edwin and Mable first met.

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Foresters lay WWII air tragedy to rest Peter Rusland

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In December, the public first learned three Lake Cowichan-area forestry engineers had found the 71-year-old wreckage site of an Avro Anson airplane, and the resting place of its four Second World War airmen.

Since then, forensic experts, coroners and military personnel have excavated the remote site, and identified the remains of (British) RAF volunteer-reserve pilots Anthony William Lawrence, 21, and Charles George Fox, 31; RAF volunteer-reserve Sgt. Robert Ernest Luckock; and (Canadian) RCAF Sgt. William Baird.

It’s believed foul weather caused the aircrew’s canvas-and-wood plane to crash on Oct. 30, 1942, strewing wreckage across 100 metres of heavy bush near Mesachie Lake, southwest of Lake Cowichan.

That grim but undisturbed site was accidentally discovered on Oct. 24, 2013 by Teal Jones Forest Ltd. employees Dennis Cronin, Walter Van Hell, and Tom Weston More than six months after their discovery, the trio sat down to share their story with the News Leader Pictorial. ***** Dennis Cronin’s comfortable kitchen in Lake Cowichan sits about 1½ hours of bad roads and bushwacking away from where he and his workmates stumbled on the partially buried debris of a wartime Avro Anson airplane.

The three forest engineers knew of their wartime history. They were aware of how foul weather and risky planes had combined to dot the coast with remote crash sites.

The trio soon realized they’d found one on Oct. 24.

“Tom and I were traversing (surveying) fall lines, and Dennis was hanging the ribbons,” said Van Hell.

“I came to a rock bluff in old-growth timber and hung line across the top of the bluff, then I came to the end of the bluff, stopped hanging ribbon and went to investigate down below on flatter ground,” said Cronin. “I’m always looking around for stuff, and saw a big chunk of aircraft aluminum all busted up.

“I picked it up, and yelled up ‘There’s an airplane here!’”

Twenty feet farther along, he found a round window, and eventually traced a 100-metre debris field.

“We followed the trail and found more and more stuff,” said Weston. “It starts with just little pieces.”

Suspicions the wreckage was a military plane seemed confirmed when they found a switch labelled ‘Bomb release.’ The perished plane’s first-aid kit, and other stuff could also be seen.

“It was all on the surface. We didn’t disturb anything,” said Weston.

Then they found cockpit wreckage, and a steering wheel.

“You could look at the debris, and make out the flight path through broken tree tops,” Weston said, noting they believed the plane had been canvas on aluminum.

“A lot of the fuselage was canvas,” said Van Hell. “We also knew it was there a long time.”

But not long enough for shreds of clothing, to become forest compost —most notably, a leather boot. The men approached it with apprehension.

“Our hair was standing on end,” noted Weston.

“We carefully opened one shoe to see if there were any bones in there,” said Van Hell.

There was not.

The trio surmised the plane flipped on impact as it was shredded by the thick forest.

“One propellor was wrapped around a motor, the other one was never found,” Weston said.

“One expert later said that propellor wasn’t turning on impact,” said Van Hell.

The accidental detectives became leery of the tragic site as they noticed other artifacts — including a bomb.

“There was this round thing sticking out out of the ground,” said Weston. “I watched where I stepped after that.”

A radio aerial gave them a clue about what might have happened.

“We figured they forgot to lower the radio aerial, then lost contact in bad weather,” Van Hell said.

It was at about that point when it really started to sink in where they were.

“I thought, ‘Jeez, there could be some guys (bodies) here.’ We didn’t want to disturb anything,” Van Hell said.

“You could see by the wreckage no one was coming out of there.”

Leaving the bush, the threesome called the RCMP to report their discovery. They also went online to see what kind of airplane they had found, while officials used the engine’s serial number and war records to confirm the Avro’s identity and crew.

The guys also talked to wartime Mosquito plane pilot Tom Burdge, (Van Hell’s stepfather-in-law), who also flew an Avro; plus chopper pilot and airplane builder Mel Johnstone.

Johnstone knew how to find the crashed Avro’s engine serial number; Burdge reported it to Ottawa.

“That really started it all,” Van Hell said of Burdge’s call to Ottawa. “Tom did a helluva lot.”

A week later, the engineers led cops and Canadian Forces’ folks to the site fully aware of an eery coincidence.

“It was 71 years to the exact day from when they (plane) left Pat Bay to when we led the RCMP and military ordinance guys to the site,” noted Weston.

Investigators’ advised them against going public with their find, so artifact hunters couldn’t disturb the fragile evidence and suspected remains.

“We wanted something done by DND by Remembrance Day,” Van Hell said of saluting the perished airmen.

But bad weather and bureaucracy caused delays, so Teal Jones foreman Brian Henderson placed a wreath on the site to mark Nov. 11.

The lake’s three engineers are proud of locating the plane, and helping setting records straight about the fliers’ fate. They hope a cairn and ceremony eventually salute the airmen’s grave on the gentle forest floor.

“It’s like they made their own coffin down there,” said Weston.

They sympathized with the crew’s untimely death.

“I found (the site) really peaceful, and had lots of respect for it,” Cronin said.

“You knew you were on hallowed ground,” added Weston.

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Volunteers were at Lake Cowichan First Nation’s waterfront site Saturday morning to plant native plants as part of the Cowichan Shoreline Project.

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Cowichan Lake River Stewardsip Society, Lake Cowichan First Nation, as well as a load of volunteers, came together as one Saturday to help plant native plants at LCFN’s waterfront site.

On what was a glorious sunny morning at Cowichan Lake, 853 native plants were inserted close to the water as part of a riparian restoration mission.

Native plants provide habitat and filtration for fish, birds amphibians, elk and deer and all the water flows off the land and down through the riparian zone before it enters the lake. The roots of the plants remove toxins and they also control the silt before it ends up in the lake, thus keeping the lake clean and clear.

A riparian zone is an area 30 metres uphill from the water.

“About two years ago, this site didn’t look anywhere near what it’s like now,” said Aaron Hamilton, operations manager at LCFN. “It was vastly overgrown, we had two or three derelict boats parked in the front. When I started, one of the first things chief and council asked me to do was to clean up the site. So we started with just brushing it out, getting rid of blackberries and

that opened up a lot of opportunity and got everyone looking.”

Around the same time, Hamilton met with representatives of the Cowichan Lake River Stewardsip Society “and through our student program, we started partnering with some of the projects he had on the go. We put our minds together a few times here and sort of said, what’s the idea for the site?”

“This is our prime economic development piece,” Hamilton explained. “We’re in the midst of planning it right now, we’ll be doing some business planning in the fall. About a year ago, CLRSS came knocking on our door and said how about we beautify that site before you get into the longer term plan. The rest is history.

“We started cleaning it up, we did a big debris removal of a lot of garbage on Earth Day and we’re starting to get it really freshened up now. It’s a really great first base for us to start redevelopment of this site and we look forward to seeing what we can do and be major players in the local economy. Earth Day was the prep for this. We partnered with the CLRSS group and it went great. This is the next stage in the pre-building stage. Probably within the next five months we’ll have our business plan complete which will determine what we’re going to put down here.

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This Matrix-like conundrum is a good one to have. Take the safer route (black key) if you’d rather ease off on harnessing the gargantuan horsepower of the 2015 Dodge Challenger Hellcat. It’s the most powerful production Chrysler V8, as well as the most powerful production muscle car to date, so it needs to be treated with respect.

But then again, the red key will allow me to tame this muscled feline one shift at a time, whether through the 6-speed manual or an 8-speed automatic.

Looks like the decision has been made for me. Red key is sitting pretty in the centre console. And it’s in track mode.

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have access to all 707 horsepower and I’m at the Portland International Raceway. I’d say this will be a heavenly day.

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on all models. Not to mention, it displays all the vital stats that you’ll need when driving.

Combined with physical buttons – for those who don’t like to control everything by a screen – its evolutionary changes certainly help its cause.

A lot.

But the heart of the Challenger lies underneath its sheet metal – the curves and edges that were inspired by the ’71 Challenger.

When it comes to engine choices, you’re not without options. There are four.

different packages – the thing that stood out the most to me is how good of a car it actually is. Even on a quaint suburban drive through a national park where speed limits It’s the most were posted at 35 mph, powerful production I was impressed with Chrysler V8, as well its road manners. And considering I had almost as most powerful 485 horsepower (with production muscle the 6.4L engine), it was car to date, so it as docile as a lethargic needs to be treated lion, yet ready to pounce when the opportunity with respect. presented itself.

Alexandra Straub Both track time and road time added to the multi-dimensional admiration for the two-door.

Here’s the skinny: Sure, visibility isn’t ideal. The C pillars 1) A 3.6L, Pentastar V6 producing are huge and cut into sightlines when 305 horsepower and 268 lb-ft of torque looking rearward. The rear seats don’t 2) A 5.7L, V8 HEMI with 372 horseoffer a ton of legroom – especially for power (with the 8-speed automatic) the individual stuck in the middle – but 375 horsepower and 410 lb-ft of heck, it does have room for five. torque with the 6-speed manual Fuel economy, well, you’re not buying 3) A 6.4L, V8 HEMI with 485 horsethis car for its estimated numbers! power and 475 lb-ft of torque That’s for sure.

Last but not least, But it does offer an emotional experi4) A supercharged 6.2L, V8 HEMI ence. It turns heads and is sexy as hell. with 707 horsepower and 650 lb-ft of Even the V6 on the track did a bang torque. up job.

All engines except the V6s can be And with a starting MSRP of $28,995, paired with a manual or an automatic. the Canadian-built Challenger is up The V6s only come with the 8-speed to the task, will kick butts, and take automatic. Again, no matter what you names. All at the same time. choose, you’ll come out singing. Back Visit www.dodge.ca for more details. to the road.

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*Easy Tablet is only available to existing TELUS mobility customers with minimum three months’ tenure or greater and good payment history, subject to existing credit policy. Not available to customers on the credit limit program. Only available at participating locations. Customers must subscribe to an eligible monthly TELUS tablet rate plan ® in order to qualify for the Easy Tablet offer. The monthly Easy Tablet repayment charge is subject to applicable taxes. If the service agreement is cancelled before the end of the term, the remaining balance of the purchase price will be applied as a one-time charge to the account, along with a $50 cancellation fee in applicable provinces. Once the purchase price has been paid, the service will continue on a month-to-month basis without the monthly charge for the tablet. †16 GB iPad mini is $0 up front. You pay the rest of the purchase price over time by adding $19.12 per month to your monthly rate plan on a 2-year term. Taxes, long distance, additional airtime, roaming and pay-per-use charges are extra. ‡Based on testing of voice-call success rates, data-session completion rates and industry-standard call-quality measures against other national wireless service providers in metropolitan areas across Canada. TELUS and the TELUS logo are trademarks of TELUS Corporation, used under licence. TM and © 2013 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. © 2013 TELUS.

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*Easy Tablet is only available to existing TELUS mobility customers with minimum three months tenure or greater and good payment history, subject to existing credit policy. Not available to customers on the credit limit program. Only available at participating locations. Customers must subscribe to an eligible monthly TELUS tablet rate plan in order to qualify for the Easy Tablet offer. The monthly Easy Tablet repayment charge is subject to applicable taxes. If the service agreement is cancelled before the end of the term, the remaining balance of the purchase price will be applied as a one-time charge to the account, along with a $50 cancellation fee in applicable provinces. Once the purchase price has been paid, the service will continue on a month-to-month basis without the monthly charge for the tablet. †16 GB iPad mini is $0 up front. You pay the rest of the purchase price over time by adding $19.12 per month to your monthly rate plan on a 2 year term. Taxes, long distance, additional airtime, roaming and pay-per-use charges are extra. ‡Based on testing of voice-call success rates, data-session completion rates and industry-standard call-quality measures against other national wireless service providers in metropolitan areas across Canada. TELUS and the TELUS logo are trademarks of TELUS Corporation, used under licence. TM and © 2013 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. © 2013 TELUS.

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