Lake Cowichan Gazette, April 15, 2015

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Food Forestry: A new grant will enable the community garden to plant ten fruit trees PAGE 2

Palsson School: Grade four students moving out of Palsson, into LCS PAGE 3

Lake Cowichan Scouts: Open-house in support of bringing scouts back to town PAGE 10

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Nick Duncan shows his son Ryder the pretty blue water in the fountain at Central Park. The water in the fountains here and at the Forest Workers’ Memorial have been dyed blue for Autism Awareness Month (April) and the Light Up Blue campaign.

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Tree Grant helps community garden find roots TD Green Streets: Town of Lake Cowichan denied their own tree grant once again Drew McLachlan

Lake CowiChan Gazette

The Cowichan Lake Community Garden will be laying down its roots soon thanks to a recent grant from Tree Canada.

The $4000 grant was awarded on April 2 under the organization’s Edible Trees program. 17 other communities also received a slice of the $45,800 pie, though Lake Cowichan was the only recipient on the Island.

The grant will allow the gardening group to purchase 10 fruit and nut-bearing trees, including apple, mulberry, hazelnut, cherry and pear. The grant also covers the cost of soil amendments, such as compost, as well as three workshops on fruit tree care, soil fertility and mulching. The workshops will be free and open to the general public and spokesperson

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“The heyday of a woman’s life is the shady side of 50!”

Thank you to my husband, Bill Allan, and my kids Sydney and Carter for throwing me the funnest birthday party! To have all of the people I love most in the world, at my party, celebrating my 50th birthday was the best gift I could ever get!

Thank you to my mom and dad, Carp and Ing, Becky, Maria, Jodi and Stace, Shirley and Craig, Crow and Tracey, Debbie and Glen, Jayne and Bruce, Cliff and Sue, Carol Ann, Maddie, Jeff, Paul, Bill, Randi, Jackie and Sheldon, Bonnie and Shea. Thank you all for the yummy food, the cards and gifts and especially for taking the time to come! Love Denise.

Erin Ward said the group is hoping to have a certified arborist host the workshops in May and June.

The trees are scheduled to meet the soil within the next few months, though Ward said the trees are still young and gardeners will have to wait a few years for them to bear fruit. By then, the community garden may have some new additions as well.

“We’re planning on adding to the food forestry in later years,” Ward said. “We’re looking for more grants to allow us to add shrubs and herbs.”

The Town of Lake Cowichan however, recently had their application for the TD Green Streets grant turned down.

Though Lake Cowichan was the recipient of the grant 2006/07, the town has since been unsuccessful in their pursuit. The town applied in September and were told last week that they would not be receiving the grant this year due to an “oversubscription” of applicants. Some members of the council table had a more cynical outlook on their denial.

“Ever since we lost our [TD] branch, we haven’t been successful,” councillor Tim McGonigle said. “It seems that having a branch is still a requisite. That’s just my perception.”

If the grant application were successful, it was to be used to fund the planting of trees and shrubs at Joginder Bain Park on Point Ideal Road. The last time the town received the TD Green Streets grant, it was used to fund the planting of trees near the old ranger station on 37 Wellington Road, which now houses the CICV radio station, where a commemorative Green Streets sign was also installed.

Photo Drew McLachlan The Lake Cowichan Community Garden group After receiving the grant almost 10 years ago, the town planted several trees near the will be planting their new trees at an upcoming old ranger station on 37 Wellington Road, where a commemorative sign still stands. volunteer work party, which take place every Saturday.

Kids learn to fish on Chemainus Lake Trout Hatchery: Event will end with chance to show new skills and catch trout Drew McLachlan

Lake CowiChan Gazette

Get ready to hit the docks for the ninth

annual Kids Learn to Fish Day, set for May 2 at Chemainus Lake Park.

The event, hosted

by the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC and the Cowichan Fly Fishers Association, will feature a number of fun and educational booths and activities for kids to participate

TOWN OF LAKE COWICHAN Financial Plan Review

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the Town of Lake Cowichan is in the process of adopting the Financial Plan for 2015 to 2019.

The public is invited to provide comments on the financial plan to Council prior to the meeting time. Verbal input may be made at the meeting to be held in Council Chambers, 39 South Shore Road, Lake Cowichan, BC on Tuesday April 21st, 2015 starting at 6:30 p.m.

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The financial plan and relating bylaws and documents may be inspected at the Town of Lake Cowichan during regular business hours and at the meeting.

Ronnie Gill, CPA CGA Director of Finance Town of Lake Cowichan PO Box 860, 39 South Shore Road Lake Cowichan, BC V0R 2G0 6914922

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in, including basic knot tying, rod and reel, tackle box and fish identification. A full list of booths and activities is outlined in the Learn to Fish Guide, available on the Freshwater Fisheries website. This year will also feature an aquarium filled with fingerlings for the kids to check out.

The day will end with the chance to catch, and either keep or release, a trout raised at the hatchery in Duncan. A free lunch

and participation prize will be included.

In previous years, the event has seen 200 children, ages three to fifteen, attend the event along with their parents.

Kids Learn to Fish Day will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Chemainus Lake Park, off River Road in Chemainus. For more information, visit www. cowichanflyfishers.com or call Carol at 778422-1011.

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The warm weather has the girls on the Stingers Volleyball Team out of the gym.

They’re finally able to play outside, beachstyle, with the town’s net set up in Saywell Park.

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Sunday Service 10:30 a.m. Sunday Service 10:30 a.m.

Sunday School 10:30 a.m.

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Mass Sunday 8:00 a.m.

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MARKETING BOARD 2015 New Producer Program The BC Egg Marketing Board is now accepting applications to the 2015 New Producer Program. Information on the Program and applications forms can be found at www.bcegg.com or by contacting the Board offices (email: bcemb@bcegg.com; Phone: 604-556-3348; Fax: 604-556-3410).

Applications must be “MAILED” or “DELIVERED” to the 2015 New Producer Program Administrator by 4:00 PM, Wednesday, April 15, 2015.

Applications delivered in person or sent via email or facsimile will not be accepted.

For further information contact Harvey Sasaki at 250-727-0155.

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Country Grocer employee Britney Andrews, complete with face paint, was happy to serve at the store’s Customer Appreciation Day on Saturday (April 11).

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Seniors Advocate calls for more home care, fewer drugs

B.C. Views: Only 12 per cent of B.C. seniors receiving physiotherapy, compared to 58 per cent in Ontario Tom Fletcher BLACK PRESS

As many as 15 per cent of B.C. seniors in residential care could have more independence with assisted living or community care support, B.C.’s Seniors Advocate says.

Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie also compared statistics for B.C. seniors in home and residential care with those in Alberta and Ontario, finding B.C. patients are prescribed more antipsychotic drugs and receive less physiotherapy and recreation therapy than other provinces.

Mackenzie said the potential overuse of residential care is “troubling on a couple of fronts” with the shortage of residential care beds for highneeds seniors.

“Most seniors would prefer to live independently than in residential care and so we want to ensure all supports and alternative living arrangements are exhausted before we move someone to residential care,” Mackenzie said. “If we are filling even five per cent of these scarce beds with folks who could live independently, that is 1,500 beds that could open up province-wide.”

Health Minister Terry Lake said the ministry is aware of the problems highlighted by the report, and is putting more resources toward home care and community health services, with spending up $1.2 billion to

$2.8 billion since 2001.

Lake said B.C. has two programs underway to deal with overprescription of medications in care facilities. One is a training program for staff to more accurately determine psychiatric signs, and the other is working with doctors and pharmacists to find behavioural alternatives to anti-psychotic drugs.

Mackenzie’s review is based on assessment surveys given to B.C.’s 25,000 seniors in residential care and 29,000 home care clients. It found that a third of residential care patients are being prescribed antipsychotic medication, but only four per cent have been diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder. Antidepressants are administered to almost twice as many patients as have that diagnosis.

The survey found 12 per cent of seniors in B.C. residential care received physiotherapy, compared to 25 per cent in Alberta and 58 per cent in Ontario. Recreational therapy was also more widely used in Alberta than B.C. “Getting seniors moving properly and keeping them moving is absolutely key to maintaining function and independence,” Mackenzie said.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.

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SAYS We asked:

Should bylaws or other restrictions be placed on e-cigarettes?

Linda Allen “Yes, I think they should be treated the same as cigarettes. I know there has been some controversy about them, that they can be dangerous. I think if you are going to quit, just quit.

I don’t think they should be sold to kids as well.”

Mandy Willard “Yes, because if they are too widely available kids get into them. A lot of them are flavoured and don’t come across as tobacco or as harmful as tobacco and they could be as addictive.

I think it is a good idea to regulate them.”

Becca Shears “Absolutely. I think they should be used outside but not with all the restrictions as regular cigarettes. I say the research isn’t out yet to know what it is on an indoor level. We don’t know the long-term effects yet.”

Sian Wagner “You know what, I am not a smoker so I’m thinking smoking in general is not a good thing. We have seen too many deaths from cancer and other illnesses so I think they should be regulated.”

Brenda Mountain “Regulated to some extent; if they are outside in their own back yard, who has the right to tell them not to [use them]. Sales to children on the other hand, no.”

Lake Cowichan’s Anti-bullying, outdoor grade 4s to move out education and austism of Palsson, into LCS awareness at LCS Strong Start: New program starting at Palsson in September Lexi Bainas

COWICHAN VALLEY CITIZEN

Palsson Elementary School in Lake Cowichan is set to become a primaryonly school this fall, with an emphasis on early learning.

While the Cowichan Valley Board of Education was deciding that on April 7, they also decided that grade four students will all attend Lake Cowichan School with an intermediate program starting in September.

Superintendent Joe Rhodes was enthusiastic about the new plans.

“We believe we can develop a wonderful primary school at Palsson that could be the envy of the district,” he said.

For the past two years, the Cowichan Lake area’s grade four students have been housed at either Palsson or LCS, with the choice being up to parents, some of whom have not been happy with the situation.

Surveys were sent out recently to parents but the time window was short and just over 25 per cent of the people polled on where to eventually house the grade fours were able to respond in time.

However, one fact was clear, and has been clear all along: parents don’t want to see the grade four group divided between Palsson

and LCS, as they are now, according to assistant superintendent Sheryl Koers.

Some of the responses to the survey voiced concerns about whether grade fours were mature enough to deal with the school population at LCS, which goes right up to grade 12, while other people thought students had more opportunities for learning and sports at the bigger school, she said.

shown that Lake Cowichan’s youngest residents continue to be ill-prepared for school, compared to other areas.

These challenges mean the Lake needs “a focused early learning program,” Rhodes said.

“This is the greatest chance to raise them up to be effective readers. And our best thinking is that grade four should be at LCS [in an intermediate program],” he said.

There will be some sort of a Strong Start program at Palsson beginning this fall even though it won’t be a full fiveday program yet, Rhodes said.

Not all trustees found a decision easily.

“I’ve been really struggling with this,” said Trustee Cathy Schmidt.

Board Chair Candace Spilsbury agreed but said, “We don’t have time to dig deeper. We have to put that piece aside.”

However, Trustee Randy Doman said, “This is the only option that makes sense in the long run. They need early learning up there.”

Spilsbury also pointed out that reconfiguring the schools even meant being able to clear out old portables from Palsson, leaving more room for a better playing field at a site that is often waterlogged in winter.

“ ” We believe we can develop a wonderful primary school at Palsson that could be the envy of the district.

Joe Rhodes

Both staffs would be happy to have the students, but the move to LCS would open up room for an early learning initiative at Palsson and also help stabilize the enrolment at LCS, Koers continued. “Our biggest drop in enrolment there is at the secondary level.”

Grades four to seven are located in their own wing of the big school, separate from grades eight to 12, but younger students still have the freedom to move about the entire facility if they wish, so there could be some interaction with older students, she added.

A recent educational survey of the entire Island has

Outdoor Education: Class hikes Maple Mountain

Evan Croteau EDUCATION UPDATE Here at LCS, we have had yet another event-filled itinerary consisting of presentations, awareness days and outdoor adventures.

On March 25, our school was invited to assemble in the gym for a presentation to raise awareness about bullying and the lasting effects that it can have on a child, their family, and their community. A very powerful and emotional presentation, the guest speaker used audio-visual techniques to engage and educate the audience. He spoke to us about each type of bullying, and how to properly deal with it when one is being bullied or witnesses someone they know experience it. Each slide of his PowerPoint contained a photo of a child who had committed suicide due to the psychological wounds caused by being bullied. The children ranged from the ages of 18 down to nine.

“It was shocking to see how young some of the kids who had committed suicide were, as you usually don’t assume people that young would feel so badly about themselves,” grade eight LCS student Olivia Hansen said. “Something I respected was that the presenter spoke to us like adults instead of children. He got right to the point and told us the honest facts, as hard as they were to listen to.”

Divinity Arbic, another grade eight student, added “it’s heartbreaking because

these kids will never know what it’s like to grow up, fall in love or have children of their own.”

On a lighter note, the Outdoor Education class went on an excursion to Maple Mountain in the seaside village of Maple Bay on the afternoon of April 1. The hike meandered its way through old growth Douglas fir and arbutus forests, subtropical Garry oak meadows, and sunbathed rock bluffs decorated with small Inuksuit overlooking the beaches of Salt Spring Island, on the other side of Sansum Narrows. Maple Mountain is home to a well-marked trail system consisting of different routes of various difficulties, the “Blue Trail” being the one that the Outdoor Education class decided on exploring, which parallels the ocean, providing optimal views of the surrounding mountains, bays, and inlets. On a clear day, one can even see the glaciated peaks of the mainland floating above the clouds.

Different routes on the Maple Mountain trail system include paths that can take you to the mountain’s summit, from which you can see the volcano of Mount Baker in Washington, or to the numerous beaches that flank Maple Mountain’s base, all of which have stunning vistas of the Gulf Islands and beyond.

April 2 was World Autism Awareness Day, to which LCS students contributed by wearing the colour blue to support people with autism spectrum disorder and their families. The event was a huge success; the entire school was an ocean of blue.

Informational posters and projects were displayed around the interior of the school to educate students so that they better understand what World Autism Awareness Day is all about.

With so much happening in the school currently, there are sure to be many more educational opportunities soon to come.

Correction: Last issue we ran an events listing for a Cowichan Lake Matters meeting on page 15. We did not clarify that the meeting is regarding “creating a culture of family recreation activities on Cowichan Lake.” The meeting is still scheduled for April 18, 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Cowichan Lake Sports Arena’s Curling Lounge

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Rock of the Woods music festival Smile FILE gets go-ahead from Cowichan Valley Regional District COWICHAN LAKE

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Occupation: Community Support Worker I’ve always wanted to: Travel Favourite food: Mom’s cooking Best thing about living here: The community feeling Favourite activity: Walking my dogs I define down time as: Early evening walks If I was stuck on a desert island I would definitely need: Insulin and my husband Favourite moment of day is: Calmness after dinner My go-to wardrobe staple: Jeans and tanktops If I had a $1,000,000: Go on a family trip to Disney Land, donate to the Diabetes Association

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ASSENT OF THE ELECTORS BY ALTERNATIVE APPROVAL PROCESS DISPOSAL OF DEDICATED PARK LAND

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 94 of the Community Charter, SBC 2003, c.26, as amended (“Community Charter”) that Town Council seeks the approval of the electors in regard to “Town of Lake Cowichan Park Closure Bylaw No. 961-2015.” Section 27(2)(b) of the Community Charter provides that a Council may, by by-law adopted with the approval of the electors, dispose of park land vested in a municipality by subdivision provided that the proceeds of the disposal are to be place to the credit of park land acquisition reserve fund.

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Town of Lake Cowichan has given three readings to “Town of Lake Cowichan Park Closure Bylaw No. 961-2015”. The closure of park land is intended to facilitate a transfer of a portion of park property to the adjacent property owner to accommodate setback requirements. Funds received from the transfer will be placed in the Parkland Acquisition Reserve.

The assent of the electors is being sought by way of alternate approval process. The number of electors in the Town of Lake Cowichan to which the approval process applies is 231. Town Council will proceed with this matter unless, by the deadline is 4:00 pm, May 4th, 2015 at least 10% of the electors, or 231 electors, sign and submit an Elector Response Form. An elector may only sign an Elector Response Form if the person meets the qualifications to vote in a Local General Election in Lake Cowichan.

Elector Response Forms are available upon request from April 15th to May 4th, 2015 at the Town of Lake Cowichan Municipal Hall, 39 South Shore Road, Lake Cowichan, BC V0R 2G0, by telephone (250) 749-6681, fax (250) 749-3900, or e-mail: jfernandez@lakecowichan.ca. The forms are also available on-line at www.lakecowichan.ca.

The by-law may be inspected at the Town Hall, 39 South Shore Road, Lake Cowichan, BC, Monday through Friday (except statutory holidays) between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm. Any inquiries should be directed to Municipal Office at 250-749-6681 during office hours; 8:30 am and 4:30 pm.

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Glenora: Two-thirds of area residents opposed to festival being held at current venue, say they were ‘deeply affected’ by last year’s event Andrea Rondeau

CowiChan Valley Citizen

The Cowichan Valley Regional District board approved a permit that will allow the Rock of the Woods Music Festival to take place on Irvine Drive in Glenora this July, while upset neighbours looked on.

“Given the numerous issues the Agricultural Land Commission has with holding non-agricultural events on agricultural land, the present site is the best possible venue for a special event such as Rock of the Woods,” organizers Dave Bain and Kelly Black said in an open letter to the CVRD board in March.

The permit contained several restrictions, including limiting attendance at the festival to 900 and stopping amplified music one hour after live bands are finished their sets.

The board also “strongly encouraged” Rock of the Woods organizers to find a new location

for the festival for the years to come.

These restrictions were not enough for some neighbours who have been adamantly opposed to the festival since it moved to the Sunrise Road area last year.

Resident Susan Kaufmann made a presentation to the board prior to their vote on behalf of what she says are the two-thirds of the area residents who are opposed to holding the festival on the 38-acre property.

“We’re a residential neighbourhood and we value where we live,” Kaufmann said, claiming that festival organizers failed to engage with or consult neighbours prior to moving the event to the Irvine Drive location last summer.

“There were a lot of issues with the festival last year,” she said, claiming organizers padded a public meeting held as part of the permit process with supporters of the festival to manipulate the perception of

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“The neighbours rose up and said ‘no’,” Kaufmann said. “The residents of Sunrise Road were affected deeply by the event last year.”

While she was encouraged by the restrictions the CVRD has placed on the permit, she requested some additional ones.

Kauffman wanted a caveat that the festival never be held at the Irvine Drive location again.

The CVRD board did not do so. After going through what they found a lengthy process to get the permit, Bain told the Citizen in March that the short time span they have left to nail down plans for Rock of the Woods has effectively killed plans for an arts bursary for local high school students, riparian work at the site and a composting program.

Kauffman also wanted the CVRD to force festival organizers to carry out those initiatives.

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268 Castley Heights $49,000

A great South-East facing lot just waiting for your house plans. Only a 30 second walk to beautiful Cowichan Lake for fishing, Boating & swimming.

Fabulous lake views & only min. from the boat launch.

Build your home up high, enjoy the views this lot has to offer. Geo Technical report on file. A great investment!

Great family home! Cute as a button inside and out. This 3 bedroom home is in excellent condition and is move in ready. Priced to sell, call to view today!

196 Neva GREAT FAMILY HOME

Great family home in a Wonderful Neighborhood. Fully finished spacious 5 bed / 3 bath home including a 12’ x 25’ garage and separate workshop. Offers central vac, heat pump, awning over deck & a big fenced back yard.

504 Johel Cresc.

$299,000

FAMILY ALERT

There is room for everyone in this 4 bed, 2 bath home. Features include a double sized south facing lot, a huge work shop with 10ft high doors, RV storage, fenced garden area with storage shed, fireplace and wood burning stove for those chilly winter nights.

There is great value in this great family package.

145 Nitinat

$289,900

FIRST TIME IN YEARS ON THE MARKET! REDUCED

Steps from the Trans Canada Trail, walking distance to all amenities, 3 bdrm rancher. Nice sized U shaped kit., big living area, propane fp, lg. open area that could be used as a den or family rm. A must see!

84 Nelson Rd. $160,000

BEAVER LAKE RESORT

$89,900

PENDING

CHARACTER HOME Character home on a quiet street with many upgrades including new windows & baseboards throughout, new woodstove, newer roof and so much more!

Pride of ownership is obvious, this is an older home which has been thoughtfully restored. An excellent opportunity for a starter home or investment.

Waterfront lot located in the prestigious Creekside Estates on the sunny south facing shores of Lake Cowichan. Lot size is 14, 124 sqft and is ready to build on. Bring your dream home plans!

RIVERFRONT LIVING

$189,900 88 Gordon Road

If you are looking for a rustic weekend getaway or full time living on the river, look no further! This comfortable 2 bed, 2 bath home is for you! Features include skylights, sunroom, pellet stove and wood burning fireplace for those cozy winter nights.

There is a detached shop and a garden shed for that green thumb. First time listed in over 40 years. Call to view today

$330,000

INVESTOR ALERT! A great way to get into the market with this well priced 3 bedroom home located on a corner lot. Upgrades include a remodelled bathroom and some new laminate floors.

Large covered deck, great for BBQ’ing and a good sized back yard. New roof.

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68 Boundary

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$245,000

10034 March Road

FIRST TIME IN YEARS ON THE MARKET

4 bdrm & den home in sought after Fairbridge. Just over 72 acres, the prestigious homes in this unique area offer privacy and security.

Formal dining rm area, lg.L/rm, family rm/wood fp, walk in closet, heat pump, built in vacuum.

Cottage at the back of property.

4775 Fairbridge

10 & 16 King George St.

$195,000

WATERFRONT PROPERTY

Affordable lakefront living in this 4 bedroom, 2 bath home with its own private dock. Sit and enjoy the beautiful views of Lake Cowichan while entertaining on the spacious patio area. Priced to sell!

8612 North Shore

$565,000 SPECTACULAR VIEWS This waterfront home has the WOW factor! Located in a protected bay waterski, fish, lounge on the dock by the beach. 2000 sq ft family home. Many updates: windows, roof, kitchen, bathroom & more. Outdoor features are fruit trees, garden, big level lawn, wharfs all on .43 of an acre.

10125 South Shore

$639,000

Family home with 5 bdrms and 4 baths. Radiant hot water heating that is extremely efficient in the winter months. Nice U shaped kitchen with quality floor tiles.

Mastr bedroom has a walk in closet and 3 pc bath that includes a lg.

Jacuzzi tub. Potential investment

33 Pine Street

$199,000

$250,000

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Lovely recreational lot & trailer on a waterfront development consisting of 12 acres. 4 acres of play fields, private marina, boat launch, sandy beach and year round caretaker.

#57-6855 Park Ave

$114,000

WATERFRONT

Great Investment property in the heart of Lake Cowichan.

This property has been used as a residential rental but lends itself to redevelopment for commercial because of the prime location.

250 South Shore Rd.

$269,900

HEATED FLOORS

Waterfront property on a 1 acre lot in Youbou. Enjoy your private 118 feet of lakefront with a dock and sandy beach. The home features 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a cozy fireplace and the lower level is full height with potential to become an in-law suite. Separate 748sq ft shop and carport to store an RV. Home needs some TLC but there is so much potential here and you can’t beat the quiet private location. Priced below assessed value!

Call to view today, this one won’t last long!

8280 Sa-Seenos

$599,000

LAKEFRONT LIVING

This 3 level, 3 bedroom home has a large bright kitchen and lots of storage in the basement. The property which sit on nearly a half acre suggesting subdivision potential. The house needs TLC and sold “As Is, Where Is”. This home must be sold so bring your ideas!

REDUCED

$145,000

HISTORICAL HOME .63 ACRE

Across from the lake in Honeymoon Bay is this well designed 3 bed/ 2 bath rancher on .41 of an acre.

Arched ceilings and skylights are just some of the many features. Priced to sell!

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2 Rec lots for the price of 1. Family friendly lakefront private RV park has a lot to offer, including full bathrooms with shower facilities, picnic area, playground, lake access for small boats and a seasonal store. Have one lot and rent the other or use for family gatherings.

53 & 54-8631 S.Shore Rd.

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34 Creekside $319,900

2 ½ acre treed lot on the outskirts of Lake Cowichan.

Great opportunity to build a beautiful home in your own private wilderness. Zoning includes B & B or intensive agriculture.

PRICED TO SELL

REDUCED

123 Johel

$309,000

Lot 11 Indian Road $225,000

10552 Coon Creek

Sunny Youbou waterfront on .29 acre The main home has 3 bedroom & 2 bathrooms, beautiful birch floors and an open plan kitchen / living roomdesign. There is a 2nd residence with 2 bed/1 bath which is currently being rented. Why not own a piece of paradise?

$575,000

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Above: Tamera MacDonald, Lake Cowichan Group Commissioner with the Boy Scouts of Canada, admires the 40-yearold wolf head that now represents the First Lake Cowichan Cub pack. The head belonged to the Boy Scout and Wolf Cub troop in Youbou that was formed around 1949.

Right: Amanda Sawatzky, Tia Bennett and Terri Bincent, the leaders of the First Lake Cowichan Cub pack, at the registration evening last Thursday (April 9).

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There were plenty of local organizations and individuals on hand at Country Grocer during their Customer Appreciation event on Saturday (April 11), including BC Ambassador Candidate Mary Batvyi (right), who was on hand to talk to customers about why she wants to represent Lake Cowichan and be the BC Ambassador.

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521 Point Ideal

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$249,000

Awesome View, Awesome House

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$499,000

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$169,000

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$795,000 Quiet cul-de-sac in town Great starter home

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$310,000 266 Hillside Road 3 bedroom A-frame with separate shop.

$239,000

Unique, modern home with open concept living. Beautiful kitchen and lots of windows. designed with a B&B in mind.

$410,000 159 River Road Fabulous sun filled home with 2 master suites

$292,500 10287 Youbou Road

3 bdr. and large workshop. Amazing lake views. $179,000

$179,000 10408 Arbutus

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$264,900 199 MacDonald

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$189,000 154 South Shore Rd. Commercial Building and Land

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3 bdrm 2 bath. Bonus family room

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Steel roof and bonus sun room

27 Stevens Crescent

$350,000

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10150 Youbou Road

$749,900

256 North Shore Rd Stunning lake and mountain views from this new 3bd 2 bath home

$179,000

$268,800 10215 Youbou Rd.

Rare Find Beautiful sandy lakefront property in the Town of Lake Cowichan

9227 Kestrel Drive

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23 Stevens Crescent 3 Bdrm. cedar sided, wood floors, 2 shops, awesome fenced yard.

$589,000

$419,000

9260 South Shore

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Complete with guest cottage

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SLOPES Beautiful upscale development has attracted a lovely mixture of mostly retired professionals.

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ATTENTION DEVELOPERS & Investors – here is a great opportunity to purchase a multifamily site within city limits with full community servicing. “The Slopes”, a new Lake Cowichan subdivision showcasing a variety of beautiful new homes. Close to town & minutes to the Lake with easy hwy. access.

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Curtis and Meredith Carlow with their five-month-old baby Naomi at the bottle drive fundraiser in Youbou last weekend. The fundraiser was in support of Naomi, who was diagnosed with Bilary Atresia and will need a liver transplant. There will be a hot dog sale on May 3 at Country Grocer as well as other events on the South Island. An account has been established at The Depot in Lake Cowichan for donations of cash or bottles. For info on fundraisers, call Debbie or Shawn Carlow at 250-745-8175. Funds raised will allow the Carlow family to take Naomi to Edmonton to undergo the liver transplant and recovery.

Cowichan Green Community launches seed saving project

Sharing Our Seed Stories: Seniors from across Cowichan Valley interviewed for six-part video series Drew McLachlan

Lake CowiChan Gazette

After a year of reaching out to the public and conducting interviews, Cowichan Green Community (CGC) recently celebrated the official launch of their Sharing our Seed Stories project.

Sharing our Seed Stories is comprised of six videos, now available to view online, featuring interviews with residents from

the Cowichan Valley and beyond, from Cedar to Mill Bay, speaking about seed saving. Many of those interviewed were seniors and First Nations elders, who shared their experiences with saving the seeds of both agricultural and wild plants, their introductions to the activity, how they learned about seed saving, why they do it and what impact it has on the community.

“All of them are very unique,” Vanessa Goodall, a spokesperson

for CGC who also edited the videos, said. “We were able to gather a lot of different perspectives on saving seeds.”

The project started over a year ago, with funding from Service Canada’s New Horizons for Seniors Program, as a means of engaging seniors and elders involved with seed saving and making this information available to a new generation of potential seed savers.

“Our primary goal is to

encourage more people to save seeds,” Goodall said. “There’s a decline in seed saving in this country and within the Cowichan Valley. We’ve lost this tradition and the knowledge that goes with it.

We hope that sharing these stories can inspire people to keep saving seeds.”

Goodall said that CGC is now entering the promotional phase of the project, and are trying to make the project known to residents of

Lake Cowichan and the Cowichan Valley through social media and the group’s newsletter. Though the primary focus of the project is to engage seniors through seed saving, Goodall expressed confidence in the power of social media to promote the stories.

All six videos included in Sharing Our Seed Stories can be found on CGC’s website (www. cowichangreencommunity.org) and on Youtube.

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Lake Cowichan School to host health fair

The Honeymoon Bay Community Society will be hosting a family movie night on Saturday, April 18.

The main feature will be The Imitation Game, a new biopic which follows the work of Alan Turing, the English mathematician who developed the first computer during the Second World War. Admission is free and the film starts at 7 p.m. A $1 concession will also be open.

LCS will be hosting a health fair on April 16, designed to inform students and the community about health issues and opportunities in the area.

Grade 10 students will be presenting their research on various health topics and activities, and several local groups will be represented with booths. The event is open to the public.

To participate, contact Noni Battye at nbattye@ sd79.bc.ca

Citizen of the Year Cowichan News will be announced Leader Pictorial closes doors tonight

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Workers Keepy Johel, Kelly Bergstrom and Bob Elliot from the Town of Lake Cowichan’s Public Works department are widening the walkway along the waterfront at Saywell Park.

Lake Cowichan’s Citizen of the Year Award will be presented tonight by the Cowichan Lake and District Chamber of Commerce.

The annual award recognizes a resident of Lake Cowichan who has made a positive impact on the community through their tireless work.

The Nichole Stock Community Services Award will also be presented.

One of the Island’s oldest newspapers, the Cowichan News Leader Pictorial, officially closed its doors earlier this month.

The staff of the newspaper, which was published for over 110 years, had been on strike since last December.

—Drew McLachlan

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