Gazette The Lake Cowichan
WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2015
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VOL. 19, NO. 20 | $1 + GST
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Heritage Days 2015: Lake Cowichan celebrates its past in style this year PAGE 10
Age-friendly Plan: Officials seeking public input on how town can better serve seniors PAGE 12
Meade Creek upgrades: CVRD plans to make recycling facility more user-friendly PAGE 13
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Photo Malcolm Chalmers
At the premier of the Lake Cowichan Downtown Farmers Market last Saturday (May 16), Pastor Terry Hale and David Craft show off one of their Soapbox cars and the kits they had for sale to enter this year’s Lake Days Soapbox Derby. The popular race will be held only one day this year, on Sunday, June 7.
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LAKE COWICHAN GAZETTE
Social Planning Cowichan will be releasing the annual update to their Living Wage Report at the beginning of next month, and early numbers show that the living wage for residents of Lake Cowichan has continued to rise much faster than inflation. According to the report, the
living wage across the Cowichan Valley has experienced a 50 cent increase from 2014, taking it from $17.05 to $17.55 per hour. The 2.9 per cent increase is double that of inflation, which rose by only 1.2 per cent over the same period. Social Planning Cowichan began calculating the Cowichan Valley’s living wage in 2010, when it was $15.81. The living wage is calculated by combining all expenses for e
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a model family of two parents an overview of Cowichan Valley Sheppard said. “Housing is always UP TO and two children, including food, families will be included in the full high in this part of the world so that housing, transportation, health Living Wage Report in June. contributes quite a bit as well.” care, childcare, clothing and other As for Lake Cowichan and the The living wage is calculated as expenses, and determining the e v e rest of the Valley, Social Planning an average for all Cowichan Valley TOTAL PRICEmeaning ADJUSTMENTS n t Executive Director INAmount hourly wage each parent would Cowichan residents, some expenses, available on the 2014 Veloster Turbo Manual need to earn in order to pay those Kathleen Sheppard pointed to a such as transportation, would expenses without accruing debt, few main factors that contributed to be higher for those living on the working multiple jobs or relying on the rise in living wage. lake, while other expenses, such UP TO outside assistance. “One of the main things of as housing, would likely be lower Though the precise number course is that utilities have gone than the average cost for Cowichan PURCHASE FINANCING of families living on less than a up significantly so we’re seeing ValleyFOR residents. UP TO 96 MONTHS an increase in that regard,” >$17.55 PER HOUR Page 2 vliving ON SELECT MODELS IN TOTAL PRICE quite ADJUSTMENTS e wage is still undetermined,
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