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Golden Agers: Seniors wanted for fun and recreation with local community group PAGE 6

Fungi Fun 16th annual mushroom fest set for Centennial Hall on Sept. 26-27 PAGE 3

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Performance car dream track on track for spring Trzewik says driver safety is a priority so there are stateIt’s what B.C. performance car enthusiasts have dreamed about for years – a first class, high-speed of-the-art run-off areas providing an opportunity to track. make a correction, with tire barriers and guard rails in And that dream will become a reality next spring with reserve, enhancing the protection of both car and driver. the opening of the Vancouver Island Motorsport Resort, Members travelling to Vancouver Island will be able to just north of Duncan, in the picturesque Cowichan choose the convenience of leaving their performance Valley, less than an hour from Victoria. car at the VIMR in a secure and The centre, developed by the Island-based temperature-controlled storage facility.

GAIN Dealer Group, promises up to 350 With this add-on option, cars stored driving days a year, thanks to the area’s at the resort will be maintained to temperate climate. track-ready condition by specialists, “This is not aimed just at people with very providing the member full use of their expensive, new high performance cars,” car when their schedule allows, with explains GAIN chief executive officer minimal personal effort for repair and Peter Trzewik, who expects to announce maintenance. membership details within a month.

The centre, Factory trained technicians representing “We hope to see people with older model developed by the Alfa Romeo, Audi S-Line, BMW M, cars, who want to get out on a good Mercedes-Benz AMG, MINI JCW, and track. We could sell out the membership Island-based GAIN Porsche will be available to provide the immediately overseas but instead we are Dealer Group expertise in keeping modern track cars encouraging Canadians and people from promises members in perfect running condition. Repairs and over the border in Seattle and Portland. maintenance will be completed in the up to 350 driving It’s important that this track is used daily.” days a year, thanks to time between member visits to maximize And for around half of each month, their time driving.

Trzewick expects to see new car product the area’s temperate Members who enjoy vintage sports and launches, driving school courses and climate. racing cars will be able to have their community charity galas and events. cars maintained and repaired by Rudi & Keith Morgan The circuit, designed by internationally Company, a world-renowned specialist renowned Tilke GmbH & Co, will provide in the restoration and repair of the world’s great cars. the novice an opportunity to gain proficiency, while Assistance with the delivery of a member’s car to the challenging the more accomplished drivers. resort may also be arranged with trusted transportation Phase One comprises 19 corners and elevation changes partners. of more than 25 metres, with a length of 2.3 kilometres.

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Swim lesson instructors Colleen Smith and Tyler Falk-Chalmers presented the awards at the Summer Mini Carnival Sept. 2. See page 10 for story and more photos.

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Mandatory vaccination records urged at school Tom Fletcher Black Press

With communicable diseases such as whooping cough, mumps and measles making a comeback, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Perry Kendall is reminding parents to make sure their children’s vaccines are up to date as they return to school.

And Kendall has added his voice to that of the Canadian Medical Association, calling for mandatory declaration of vaccination when children enrol at school, as is done in Ontario and New Brunswick.

The CMA voted at its annual meeting in late August for other provinces to follow suit, requiring immunization records but allowing exemptions for medical or religious reasons.

Doctors also called for development of a national database to pull together records scattered between doctors’ offices and schools.

“By the time a child reaches five or six years old, he or she should have received booster shots that protect against measles, polio, chicken pox, whooping cough and more, and kids in Grade 6 and 9 should receive follow-up vaccinations,” Kendall said.

“This is all part of B.C.’s free, routine immunization program.”

Kendall emphasized that vaccinations themselves would not be mandatory, but the information would

give schools the ability to protect students when an outbreak happens.

That means excluding unvaccinated children from school during an outbreak, and offering parents the chance to fill gaps in their protection.

“Unvaccinated children are at risk themselves, but they also pose a risk to others because they create a gateway into the community,” Kendall told CKNW radio this week.

“So we need the concept of herd immunity, where we get 95 per cent of the population of a cohort of children vaccinated, so it’s much harder for disease to spread in the community.”

Vaccine records also give public health authorities a chance to counter misinformation that has proliferated in recent years, he said.

“If we know who the parents of those children are, we can talk with them and tell them the facts and what is real and what is not real, and hopefully convince a good proportion of them that what they’re actually fearing is either unreal or not scientifically valid, or is in fact a misplaced fear,” Kendall said. “And we would hope that we would get some of those parents at least to get their children vaccinated.”

Parents in B.C. can now sign up for free text message reminders at immunizebc.ca/reminders, and the website also offers a smartphone app to manage immunization records.

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Lake Cowichan School teachers Lindsay Hartshorn and Cindy Olson review class lists on Sept. 3 with vice principal Brent Zimmer.

School year opens Tuesday —continued from the front page Hands-on learning is already in place in schools, and Bernier used the example of a shop teacher in his home town of Dawson Creek who encouraged students at risk of dropping out to take his course.

They learned mathematics and physics through taking motors apart and reassembling them, he said.

Bernier invited parents to look for themselves at grade-by-grade documents posted at curriculum. gov.bc.ca, listing learning standards and areas of emphasis.

In the science curriculum, for example, students are to be taught “big ideas” that in grade one include “observable patterns

and cycles occur in the local sky and landscape.”

By Grade 8, they are to learn at “Earth and its climate have changed over geological time.”

Science competencies required by grade seven include the ability to “exercise a healthy, informed skepticism and use scientific knowledge and findings for their own investigations to evaluate claims in secondary sources” such as media reports.

By that time they should be able to identify possible sources of error in their investigations, understand qualitative and quantitative evidence and “demonstrate an an awareness of assumptions … and bias in their own work and secondary sources.”

New at LCS Preparing for a new curriculum isn’t the only thing new at LCS this fall.

The school introduced two new courses that have been early favourites with students signing up for classes.

This year, students can study Forensic Science in Grade 11 and Baking in Grades 10, 11 and 12.

The school will also send 10 students to a compassionate leadership camp at the Cowichan Lake Education Centre in November. After the camp, the students create something to help the school or community.

The school also received a $10,000 grant for a project on the history of Lake Cowichan.

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Ingeborg Woodsworth runs the annual Salmon and Mushroom Festival which takes place every year in Lake Cowichan.

Mushroom Festival back for 16th year Event featuring fish and fungi set for Centenial Hall on Sept. 26-27 Larissa Johnston Lake Cowichan Gazette It’s the incredible edibles of the Cowichan Valley that have kept fish-and-fungi fanatics coming back to the Salmon and Mushroom Festival for 16 years.

Those are the natural resources represented in our area, says festival creator and mushroom expert Ingeborg Woodsworth.

The event, which takes place at Centennial Hall Sept. 26 and 27, not only showcases the bounty of the region, but also educates on sustainable practices to keep the Valley rich with these resources.

In Woodsworth’s mushroom-picking workshops, she stresses the importance of harvesting techniques that allow the fungi to grow back each year.

Sustainability is a big focus of the festival.

Woodsworth is committed to educating visitors on protecting the environment.

“I feel obligated to use my knowledge. If you don’t lose it, you lose it,” she says with a chuckle.

By running the festival, she’s protecting a local forest from logging, she says.

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Europe was no longer where she wanted to study, and she These fritters are delicious topped with a mushroom has been here ever since. gravy, fresh applesauce or sour cream.

“I’m a Canadian by choice,” she adds, feeling it her responsibility to protect our ½ lb. cauliflower 2 beaten egg yolks environment. mushroom (Sparassis ½ cup milk The festival also honours radiata), grated or 1 cup flour the First Nations of the region, ½ lb. golden 1 tsp.baking powder who donate salmon to the Chanterelles, finely 1 tsp. salt festival, and the work they do chopped or Chicken Cayenne in protecting the land.

Mushrooms 2 stiffly beaten egg Woodsworth recently whites 1 carrot, grated drove out to the Ditidaht First 1 cup oil 1 small onion, grated Nation to give a free course on mushroom identification.

Combine mushrooms, carrot and onion. In a separate “I wanted to show them bowl, mix together egg yolks, milk, flour, baking powder, how grateful I am that they salt and cayenne. Add to mushroom mixture, cover and stand on guard for our natural allow to rest in refrigerator for at least three hours. Just resources,” she says. before using, add egg whites.

This year, youth of the Heat oil to 375 F. Drop batter in oil, a tablespoon at First Nations, as well as other a time. Fry until golden brown on both sides. Drain on Cowichan Valley youth, who paper towels. study natural sciences are Makes 12 fritters. eligible for a bursary.

- recipe provided by Ingeborg Woodsworth The bursary comes from money raised at the festival’s field trip, which will take place on Saturday.

32 for mycological research Canada to study abroad while Other events of the festival [the study of fungi],”says she was attending Germany’s include painting, slideshows, Woodsworth, whose property Heidelberg University. mushroom identification, and runs adjacent to the Block 32 Her plan was to study local vendors. provincial forest. vascular plants in Canada Woodsworth encourages “That was when the for six months, but when people to bring mushrooms in foresters came to meet my she arrived here, she was for identification. neighbours and me and made “absolutely astounded.”

There are 200,000 that statement that ‘as long as “Well, the second weekend indentified mushrooms, which you are willing to put on an in Canada, I saw the is “just the tip of the iceberg,” educational exhibit/festival, we unbelievable plant and fungi she says. “That’s what makes shall not log there, from your variety of the Cowichan Valley. my life so exciting.” property to the [fish and game My wish immediately was For more information club] on Mayo Road.” to live in such abundance. on the event, visit Woodsworth came to There was three times more of salmonmushroomfestival.com.

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Cities playing victim Tom Fletcher

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Of all the immature, ignorant whining that came out of the recent power failure in the Lower Mainland, one example summed up the decline of our urban culture for me.

It wasn’t the people who flooded 9-1-1 with calls demanding to know when their power would be restored, or complaining about their freezers. It wasn’t those on Twitter insisting BC Hydro pay for food that went bad. It was another social media moment.

With part of his community without electricity for a third day, Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart went to his Facebook page, which has a wide following. There he pleaded with residents to stop phoning city hall to demand that a local big-box supermarket provide milk and eggs.

Power had been restored at the store only a few hours before, in the dead of night, and it’s safe to assume that all stores were working flat out to restock perishables.

Where do people get the notion that city hall, or whatever allpowerful nanny state they imagine, controls grocery stores? How do they conclude that in the midst of the worst electrical grid failure on record, BC Hydro is going to address their personal situation above all others?

Vancouver broadcast media weren’t much better. Their big focus was that BC Hydro’s website crashed, so people couldn’t call it up on their smartphones and find out instantly when their power would be back on.

Some even questioned why wireless power meters didn’t help. Perhaps these were the same journalists who fed the tinfoil-hat superstition about their signals.

The facts should be known by now. After an extremely dry spring and summer, a high wind shattered trees and took down more wires and poles than BC Hydro had ever coped with before. Further damage was done within areas that

were already blacked out, leaving overtaxed technicians unable to accurately assess the full extent of it.

In Coquitlam and elsewhere, poles were down in areas too rainsaturated for heavy repair trucks to reach. Yes, there were some toooptimistic repair estimates given out, in response to the constant screeching for instant answers.

About 15 years ago I experienced my worst power outage in the Fraser Valley. In a semi-rural area with little backup grid capacity (since greatly improved), my family went three days without power. This was in winter, due to wind and freezing rain followed by snow and cold.

Trickles of water kept pipes from freezing, and the gas stove provided a bit of heat. I heard no complaints about the crews struggling around the clock with the dangerous job of repair.

Media coverage was mostly adult supervised.

Megastorm madness isn’t an isolated case. A couple of weeks before that, a temporary construction bump on the Lion’s Gate Bridge deck caused panic and rage.

Aggravated by a couple of accidents on the alternate route, and fed by hysterical media, drivers of West Van luxury cars were white-knuckled. Traffic choked the region that recently declined to pay a bit more for road improvements.

In both cases, people outside Lotus Land were muttering: Welcome to our world.

This is pertinent to the federal election. Are you competent to save for your retirement with RRSPs and a tax-free savings We want to hear from you! Letters to the editor are welcome, account, or do you need the but writers are requested to keep their submissions to 350 words government to do it for you, by force? or less. Keep it local — letters in response to issues raised in our Are you capable of managing pages get top priority. Letters will be edited for clarity, grammar your own child care, or should and length — attack the issue, not the individual. All letters must the nanny state create a hugely contain the name, address and signature of the writer, and a phone subsidized system, which has already failed in Quebec, from number where they may be reached during business hours. Thank coast to coast?

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SAYS We asked:

VI Health Unit says statistics show that Lake Cowichan residents drinks twice as much as other communities on the Island. Is that true?

Marcel Lamerche “ Well it is not just people here, it’s campers,tourists too, that’s what they do.

Last Saturday I went in for a bottle of wine I’d never seen the place so busy in my life and it was not just the locals.”

Don Gordon “I think we all try to do our part, and if we are number one, we are number one.

People like their beer and other things, it has always been that way. I’m not worried, there are more things to worry about than that and we are helping the economy.”

Loe Tardiff “I don’t think that is true, we may we drink more than other communities on the island but not as much as they say. I think we have a lot of tourists that come to stay in town for maybe two weeks to two months and there are here to party and that skews the numbers.”

Danielle Turner “ It might be true but I think it is based on summertime when we have a lot of visitors and campers. I don’t think it is just the home town people.”

Judith Savage “I couldn’t answer that because I don’t drink, I don’t frequent the pubs, people that visit the house don’t drink.

I have no idea weather that statistic is true or not.”

Prepare for the worst but never stop working for a better tomorrow Parker Jefferson ONE COWICHAN If there is one thing I have learned in my years on this earth it is that I do not know what tomorrow will bring. There is always a full range of possibilities, some good, some bad, some neutral, but we never know which it will be until tomorrow comes.

I am reminded of this often as I reflect on my life. I must confess that I was very gloomy about the future when I was in High School.

It was the height of the Cold War and I wasn’t sure I would live to be twenty. This was the era of “Duck

and Cover”, where we were trained to hide under our school desks when the air raid sirens went off.

In 1965, the teachers at Mt. Douglas High School in Victoria put our small grade 10 class on a bus and took us to the theatre to see Dr. Strangelove. This classic black comedy film portrays a doomsday scenario when a renegade US Air Force officer starts a nuclear war.

I’m not sure that would happen today.

The future definitely did not look bright to me at that time. As it turned out, however, being born in Canada just after WWII was like winning the lottery. My generation has lived a charmed existence, one I never could have envisioned when I was a teenager.

I am sure there are many young people today who probably feel much like I did when I was their age. When I get to talk with youth I always try to impress on them that nothing is set in stone and anything

could happen in the future. I stress that they should stay informed and engaged in the process as we adapt to our changing world.

I am afraid that my privileged generation has left a bit of a mess that must now be cleaned up. We need to make some big changes in our society and it will be challenging but if we all work together we can and will do this. Our youth will be the ones to take this initiative forward so it is essential that they become informed and engaged in the process.

The Cowichan Lake and River Stewardship Society has just completed year two of our three-year Shoreline Stewardship Program. This project is designed to restore shoreline habitat around our lake and river and each summer we hire local youth to do the work. At a recent luncheon we had to thank this year’s young workers I found it very inspiring

to talk with them about their goals and aspirations. These fine young people are a tremendous asset to our community and I am sure they will continue to work with us to improve future prospects for our society and ecosystems. I hope they will embark on their life’s journeys with an optimistic view and not worry about what they think might happen. It might just be a future they have never dreamed of.

Just when we thought it was looking very grim for our river and the fish in it we were given the wonderful rains of the past week.

Before the rains it looked like the river would start to run dry about the last week of September but the latest calculations now indicate that we will not reach zero storage until about October 18th if we get no more rain.

The lake level is rising and some of the tributaries that feed the lake are running again after being

dormant for months. This is great for all the salmon fry in the system, their future now looks much brighter than it did just a week ago.

Who knew?

Though we have been given a reprieve, the water crisis is far from over. We are still running the river at the lowest possible level of 4.5 CMS when we would like to be at about 7 CMS. There is no water for the pulse flows we need to encourage fish migration in the fall.

Catalyst is planning to pump water over the weir if no more significant rains come before October 18th.

The salmon are still swimming up the river and we continue to carefully monitor all of the factors that affect the complex systems in our watershed.

We are preparing for the worst but we are not necessarily expecting it. Most of us know we have no control over the future, we will keep on working and see what tomorrow brings.

Pole Prep Town workers were preparing the spot for the totem pole which will be placed later this fall.

Photo Dennis Skalicky

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The 50 Plus Activity Centre was busy with bingo players on Wednesday, Sept. 2.

Photo by Dennis Skalicky

Golden Agers hope to recruit new members Caroline Austin Lake CowiChan Gazette The Golden Agers Society membership numbers 344 at present and we start taking memberships for 2016 on December 1st.

A membership ($15) offers discounts on trips and banquets and a reimbursement for one ambulance ride per year as well as a vote at general meetings and elections.

In May during fine weather our busload of members enjoyed a memorable day trip to Cowichan Bay with lunch at the Rock Cod Café and plenty of shopping.

Our next trip in July was to the Dragon Juan Restaurant in the Valleyview Centre at Cobble Hill and a tour of Fairburn Farm where the water buffalo reside.

On the way home we shopped at the Old Farm Market.

On August 27th we had dinner at Ricky’s in Ladysmith and it was great.

Our busload of satisfied members then headed along the old scenic route to the Chemainus Theatre studio for “Confessions of a Paperboy”.

Our trip coordinator, Sue Alford, is in the process of organizing a fall trip to the Royal B.C. Museum for the gold rush display and IMAX theatre and to the “Singing Christmas Tree” at Yellow Point in December.

We are very lucky to have Dick Newman available as a driver and the Community Service bus for these trips at a nominal cost.

June 25th was the Golden Agers’ Anniversary Tea Dance which we plan on having annually.

Members dressed-up and wore an assortment of fancy hats that were judged by the committee and prizes were given out.

One member said it was nice to be able to dress up for an event that wasn’t Christmas or New Years.

Everyone enjoyed the music and dancing.

Many local residents over the age of 19 attend our Wednesday bingo from 1 until 3 P.M. We are in need of volunteers and would appreciate hearing from anyone who would like to help especially for calling bingo.

You don’t have to be a member and volunteers are given a free lunch.

Tuesday, September 8th was our Golden Agers’ General meeting with non-members welcome.

Island Health presented information on new classes for the fall and had lots of information for seniors.

Saturday, September 19th is the Age-friendly Open House from 2 until 4 P.M. Refreshments will be served and everyone is welcome.

The Age-friendly audit has been done by our Town Planner, James van Hemert, and the town will be working on the various items that need upgrading or repairing in the next couple of years.

Our Fall Potluck and Games Night will be held on Saturday, September 26th. Doors open at 4 P.M. Non-members welcome; bring a dish to share and coffee/ tea are free.

Those playing “Bandit Bingo” are required to bring a $10 prize.

These prizes are share throughout the evening with winners of the games and everyone is a winner!.

Our annual Golden Agers’ fall bazaar will be held on Saturday, November 7th this year.

Phone (250-749-6121) early October to book a table at $15.

The 50 Plus Activity Centre (situated at 55 Coronation Street by the Post Office) is an air-conditioned, safe and happy place for those over the age of 50 to meet friends and make new ones.

Members play various card games or pool, carpet bowl, exercise or line dance and enjoy the great homemade lunches from our foodsafe kitchen. Every Friday our fabulous cook, Mabel, makes a dinner special which is always a bit hit.

Her savoury and sweet pies are to die for.

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470 Point Ideal Lot 17 Kestral Drive Beaver Lake Resort $99,900 53 & 54-8631 S.Shore Rd. $55,900 This fully serviced lot, including Panoramic views of the mountains $89,900 and the lake on this south facing 0.28 a roughed in driveway is just 2 Rec lots for the price of 1 at Beaver Lake

PICTURE PERFECT 2 bed/2 bath rancher is move in ready with nothing to do! The home is immaculately maintained, the partially fenced yard has a mixture of beautiful plants, garden area and greenhouse. Great starter or retirement home. Call to view today!

3105 Laurel Grove GREAT FAMILY HOME

$359,900

104 Elk Rd

THE BEST OF THE BEST

At beaver lake resort. 30ft immaculate RV boarding on beachfront with huge covered deck area and large garden shed. The lot is hidden by an evergreen hedge for assured privacy. This is a turnkey setup, great for that weekend getaway or can be used full time.

23-8631 South Shore

$155,000

PRICE IS ONLY ONE FEATURE You can’t beat this combination – an affordable price for a level entry, 3 bed, 1 bath, well maintained rancher located in a quiet area in a good location.

Lots of room for RV, Boat & Vehicle parking, beautiful covered gazebo for entertaining and BBQ’s. Motivated Vendor – Call to view today!

$189,900

$339,900

PARADISE IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD Nestled in the trees, this 38 ft cottage style park model is situated on a large private lot offering multi-level decks, covered shelter & sunken deck wired for a hot tub. Enjoy a small cooking firepit or sit around a propane firepit for those chilly nights. Lots of extra’s including a full size fridge, all appliances, and even a 3 person dinghy. This is a turnkey sale with private sleeping accommodation for 6.

Call to view today – this is a must see!

This 4 bed, 3 bath home sits on a private 0.57 acre lot which offers peace & quiet.

The home has a good layout with hardwood floors, beautiful kitchen cabinets. Newer reno’s have been done.

There is room to park your RV and enjoy the view from your back deck or relax in the hot tub. This is a must see to appreciate everything this property offers.

123 Johel

$458,888

This 1528 sq ft level entry home offers 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, spacious interior with huge kitchen, attached dining area and family room. The master is large and includes a en-suite and walk in closet.

The yard is level with lots of room for RV/Boat parking, there is a courtyard with paving stones and glass covered entryway, nice flower beds and a large deck at the back. Minutes to downtown Duncan. Call to view today, this one won’t last long!

NEW I L STING

panoramic views of the mountains and Cowichan Lake. Town Sewer & water are at the lot line for ease of building. A bargain at just $65,000

$159,900 APPEARANCES ARE DECEIVING

47 Blackwood Heights

#1-8697 North Shore

$229,000

AN AFFORDABLE DREAM One of the best commercial properties on the market, located on Lake Cowichan’s main road.

There is a two bedroom suite attached to the current business.

Zoning allows for numerous uses and opportunities.

Don’t miss out on this one, view now!

212 South Shore

$265,000

$125,000

Lot 11 Indian Rd $209,000

2 ½ acre treed lot in Lake Cowichan.

Great opportunity to build your dream home in this private wilderness.

This large home features 3 bedrooms upstairs with a huge living room, country kitchen and laundry room. There is a 1 bed suite downstairs which will provide extra revenue if needed or simply use as a big home. There is a big easy access wired shop that would be great for projects or storage.

Call to view today!

147 MacDonald

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Elegance and sophistication are the 2 words to best describe this custom built designed 3100 sqft home. Features include hardwood floors, vaulted ceilings, custom sandstone fireplace with cedar mantel, a solarium off the kitchen, Jacuzzi bath, heat pump, built-in-vacuum and so much more! Call to view today

$339,000 413 Winter Drive

Comfortable 3 bed older home is ready to move into. Quiet neighborhood and close to all amenities. Spacious rooms, covered deck off the kitchen with mountain views, detached garage and workshop. Call to view today!

$220,000

THE SLOPES

Gorgeous Lake & Mountain views from all sides on this Kwassin Lake home.

The home features 3 bed / 3 bath with an open plan living design. The master bedroom overlooks the lake and boasts a walk in closet and 4 pc en-suite. The backyard is perfect for entertaining or relaxing while watching the Kingfishers, ducks and more on your doorstep. Call now to view!

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Make this your holiday get-a-away! Share interest in a waterfront development boasting 4 acres of play fields, private marina, boat launch & sandy beach.

REVENUE PROPERTY

Immaculate double wide mobile in a small adult park with only 10 units. This 2 bed/2 bath home has been meticulously maintained including paint, flooring, appliances, new hot tub, bathroom and the list goes on and on.

A great home and wonderful location so don’t miss your chance to live here!

$525,000

RIVERFRONT ON THE BIG POOL 1st time on the market in 50 years shows you that the owners had no desire to relocate anywhere else. This 3400 sq ft home features an updated huge kitchen and bathroom with soaker tub. There is a separate suite which rents out for $700 per month. It’s the waterfront that will impress you, located on the deepest part of the river. This much sought over part of the river will put you among the lucky.

You can fish, boat or swim on your own dock.

SOLD!

$189,000 38 Prospect Avenue $440,000 LAKEFRONT LIVING WATERFRONT This 3 bedroom double wide sits on A 7093 sq ft site and has beautiful decks to enjoy the magnificent views. Very low monthly fees and taxes make this the perfect recreational retreat or retirement destination

7- 8389 Sa-Seenos

$185,900

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.

$639,000 OFFER WHAT YOU THINK…

10125 South Shore

This home is level entry buy has a fully finished basement. This 4 bed, 2 bath home boasts a huge family room, newer flooring, Low E windows on the south facing side of the home, vinyl decking, private fenced back yard with fish pond, flowers and shrubs. This is a great family home with room for you and your pets! Call to view today

340 Carnell Drive

boarding on beachfront w/ huge covered deck area and large garden shed. The lot is hidden by an evergreen hedge for assured privacy. This is a turnkey setup, great for that weekend getaway or can be used full time.

EASY LIVING

225 Johel

Spectacular home in the sought after subdivision of Point Ideal.

Only steps to the lake and marina & walking distance to shops & restaurants. Features in this 5 bedroom, 3 bath home include hardwood floors, vaulted ceilings, spacious kitchens, hot tub and so much more. There is a definite attention to detail with quality products and excellent workmanship. Call to view today!

Resort. Use one and rent the other or use both for family time.

271 Castley Heights 23-8631 South Shore $155,000 $65,000 At beaver lake resort. 30ft immaculate RV South East facing lot with spectacular

$244,000

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462 Point Ideal QUIET CUL-DE-SAC

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$350,000

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30 Coronation

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South East facing on 0.289 of an acre in the sought after subdivision of Point Ideal. You are only minutes from fishing, boating & swimming. Call to view Today!

34 Creekside PARADISE VILLAGE $319,900 #57-6855 Park Ave Waterfront Lot in the prestigious Creekside Estates. This 0.32 of an acre lot is ready to $102,000 build on, so bring your house plans.

10552 Coon Creek

$199,000

IT’S ALL ABOUT LOCATION

This lot is ideally suited to build your dream home in charming Mesachie Lake. The flat lot is close to swimming, golfing, hiking and camping. The lot includes a car port and a newer 200 sq ft shed which is wired, plumbed including a bathroom and insulated. The lot is fully fenced & has mature trees adding to the tranquility and privacy you will feel. Call to view today!

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$275,000

$119,000

6624 Forestry Road HUGE SHOP

1200 Sq Ft shop with two bays for all your toys. There is also a 3 bedroom home situated on a roomy .32 acre lot. The back yard is large and private.

Located close to all town amenities

196 Neva

$299,999

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.

Across from the river & in the heart of town, minutes from all amenities.

There are up to 4 bedrooms depending on the layout you prefer.

The lot is over 14,000 sq ft and includes a huge double carport, large garage & storage shed. This home could easily be converted to wheelchair friendly. Call to view today!

10 Riverside Drive

$575,000

PRETTY AS A PICTURE

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. Lot size is approx. 90x300

250 South Shore Rd.

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?

504 Johel Cresc.

$299,000

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The most improved swimmer Zelda Liboiron. She shows off her Andy Mendes Memorial Throphy that was awarded to her at the Summer Mini Carnival for all her hard work during swimming lessons at Arbutus park this summer.

Photos by Malcolm Chalmers

Carnival celebrates kids Swim Awards and Carnival held Sept. 2 Tanya Kaul,

RecReation pRogRammeR cowichan Lake RecReation

We had a very successful Swim Awards ceremony and Carnival last evening. Approximately 65 people attended the evening on Sept. 2.

The evening began with our two fulltime lifeguards (Colleen and Tyler) handing out certificates to all swim participants for the 2015 season. Trophies were given to the following swim participants for special recognition:

• Darryl Smith Memorial Trophy for Effort and Enthusiasm – Madyson Wilkinson • Marlene Long Trophy Swim Program Best Attendance – Felicity Chapelle-Dunn • Andrew Mendes Memorial Trophy for Most Improved Swimmer – Zelda Liboiron • Youbou Regatta 16 & Under Girls Aggregate – Roselyn Baird Following the awards ceremony, the Carnival took place.

A group of young swimmers had their achievements celebrated Sept. 2

We had 13 different game stations set up around the Youbou Hall Gym, Play School room and even outside on the front porch.

The most popular stations were the balloon darts, water balloon smash, hole in 1 golf obstacle course and the physical literacy agility ladders and hula hoops.

Parents were thrilled to see how much fun their children were having and thanked Cowichan Lake Recreation for putting on this fun evening.

Wyatt Campbell enjoying the fun and games at the Summer Mini Carnival, in the Youbou Community Hall.

The prize table was a popular destination at the Summer Mini Carnival.

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Sa-Seenos

146 Wavell Road

NICE NEW HOUSE. Big log home with Timber frame home across from the One acre in town, walk to everything, WATERFRONT Sunny Beach Estates, the Perfect PROPOSED loft, and shop on 14 acres in town boundary. Big lake with 1 bdr. suite new open concept living 1.66 acres, HUGELY MOTIVATED! waterfront home, open concept.

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$759,000

$1,199,000

Penny Lane

521 Point Ideal

$469,000

Great Riverfront Community, Walk to Town

$919,000

Renovated mobile in waterfront park.

Full time living or your summer escape.

$39,900

REDUCED

127 Darnell Rd.

Cute cottage, easy walk to town

$264,900

$153,400

72 Park Road

93 & 95 South Shore Rd.

Riverfront home on the Cowichan River Commercial/Residential downtown riverfront property walking distance to all Lake Cowichan has to offer.

$795,000

Perfect for the person who has everything!!

Your own island on Cowichan Lake, private and peaceful.

$497,000

6789 2nd St

PENDING

$379,000

Charming Cottage in Honeymoon Bay Fully fenced yard and large hedge for total privacy. Less than 5 minute walk to public park on Cowichan Lake

$195,000

Delightful water view home just a minute’s walk to the beach and your own Boat slip Maintenance free grounds with total privacy

9224 Towhee, $465,000

10215 Youbou Rd. Awesome View, Awesome House

$339,000

67 South Shore Rd.

10484 Youbou Rd.

Lake view from kitchen, landscaped, .52 acre

$249,000

$265,000

3 bedrooms, two baths, bring your lake toys and enjoy.

9866 Stin-Qua Road $364,900

10150 Youbou Road

169 South Shore

9220 Nighthawk Road

Land & building or start your own business

Bayview Village, with private beach, nice deck

$499,000

154 South Shore Rd. Commercial Building and Land

Lake Cowichan Home Centre, business and mini mall

Main St. in Lake Cowichan, 7200 sq. ft. lot

$1,495,000

32 Paddle Duck Lane

$180,000

Huge lot, water glimpses, 3 bedrooms

$179,000

$350,000

10501 Youbou Rd. Great Beach Access!

New roof and renovations to basement!

5 acres of amazing waterfront, huge log cabin, tennis court, swimming pool, caretakers cabin, shop.

$2,500,000 $218,000 #2-77 Nelson

Awesome house & land.

Private. Big lot, huge shop

$284,900 262 Kingfisher Pl.

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

SOLD

$239,000

Includes Mother-in-law suite

$249,900 3 bed, 2 bath rancher, propane fireplace, jacuzzi tub in master, double garage.

$199,999 228 Grants Lake Rd. 175 MacDonald

59 Eldred

110 River Road

Unique waterfront development situated on the Cowichan River 2 bdrm cottage perfect for a weekend retreat or live year round

$259,000

SOLD

264 Hillside

Awesome family home in quiet neighborhood 3 bd and family room

$250,000

$173,900

80 Fern Road

Cozy home on extra large lot, open concept living, metal roof, just 2 years old!

$297,900

$199,900 199 MacDonald

LOTS Big House, 5 $68,000 bdrms, 2 baths, big 164 Elk $105,900 workshop wired and 466 Point Ideal 1/4 Acre includes 1/2 bath 1734 Meagan St. Crofton Ocean View $133,900

$367,000

$269,000

130 Neva Rd.

Best of both worlds.

Weekend Gettaway or live full time. This Park Model is right at the edge of the pond

Stunning lake and mountain views from this new 3bd 2 bath home

Cute 9 year old 4 bedroom home with open concept, Huge south facing waterfront 1.01 acres. fenced yard with Steel roof and bonus sun room RV hook-up.

$775,000

$279,000

24 Nelson Road

9227 Kestrel Drive

10351 Youbou

175 Elk

Large family home with many updates, wood stove downstairs and fenced backyard, across from TC trail.

• Riverfront +/ residential+/ +business too!

• Location, location,location • Established since 1960 • 1960 sq’ building • 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom • 62x104 riverfront lot

PENDING

2 bdrm & Den, Big Workshop

$219,000

$529,900

$419,000

9041 Meades Creek

Magnificent lakefront home on .70 of an acre.

Complete with guest cottage

Duplex $239,000 Cottage $259,000

RIVERFRONT

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

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

481 Mountain View Rd.

229 Johel Rd

$79,900

10196 Youbou

$549,900

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.

Large Sunny Lots STARTING AT $100,000 The SLOPES BIG LOTS $99,000

RECREATION – MULTI-FAMILY INVESTMENT – SUBDIVISION POTENTIAL Nearly 1.5 acres of gently-sloping waterfront. panoramic Views. Private & sheltered.

This charming cottage includes a sweet bungalow & has everything you need for rest, relaxation & entertaining.

$775,000

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Discovery of chinook fry is watershed find CowiChan VaLLey Citizen

Cowichan Lake Salmonid Enhancement Society (CLSES) members are excited: they’ve found chinook as well as coho fry this summer in some of the small creeks that flow into Cowichan Lake.

According to Bob Crandall, president of the society, the group’s years of vigilance have paid off.

In June, he was working by himself at Ashburnham Creek in Honeymoon Bay, trying to rescue coho fry out of the lower pool below the South Shore Road bridge.

“There were plenty in the pool. I netted 1,900 of them and released them into [Cowichan] Lake. I went back to the pool and it crossed my mind that I was not looking closely enough at these fry.

“You know, you get pretty excited when you find fish that need to be rescued and Photo submitted you can rescue them. That’s rewarding.

Area Director Ian Morrison, left, with Craig Wightman check out work done to protect salmon.

Sometimes you get really caught up in that. But I stopped suddenly because I saw to find them,” he said. something and realized: these aren’t all coho. possession and I’m waiting to transfer them probably later this week to the DFO lab.

There has been a great deal of effort put I got down on my hands and knees to have About the third week of September we’ll get into researching what’s in the Cowichan a closer look and realized, wow, some of system this year, according to Crandall. these are chinook. These are what we’d been the results back from the DNA testing to see “We [the Cowichan Lake Salmonid looking for. So I froze a tiny one and shipped if they are spring chinook or fall chinook,” Crandall said.

Enhancement Society] were working with it off to the lab right away,” Crandall said.

“We’re very excited about that. Imagine Lake Cowichan First Nation and [biologist] The Department of Fisheries and Oceans watching for two and a half years and not Ted Burns for the first two years looking for (DFO) confirmed it was a chinook. finding anything and then, wow, you find it.” chinook and then this year we had extra help “Another member of our group found It’s been a really dry year, with not as arrive from One Cowichan, the Cowichan them in Robertson and then as a group we much flow of water to help the fish get Lake and River Stewardship Society, found them in Sutton as well,” he said. around and that might have played a part in Cowichan Tribes and DFO. They’ve been Since then they have performed the discovery of chinook up at Honeymoon doing a lot of chinook research all up and microsurgery on the chinook they’ve found Bay. down the Cowichan River this year and I was and sent away samples for analysis.

“It could have been that they were trapped doing the tributaries up at the lake,” he said.

“We have secured close to 200 samples. early, and that’s what made it possible for us DFO has been doing some significant I have the last 42 DNA samples in my

research in the Cowichan River this year and the chinook watch.

It’s been interesting to see how many have made it up above Marie Canyon and the falls, he said.

“There are only two that have made it past the [Lake Cowichan] weir so far, he said.

“The rest are in deep pools in the cool water.

That’s how Ted Burns explained it to us.

They come part way up and they hang out in the cool water until a little bit later when there is a bit less sun per day and the water temperature drops a couple of degrees. Then they get encouragement to move upriver to where they want to go to spawn. That’s their timing.”

The level in the river combined with the amount of heat in a long, dry summer has made it difficult for them, he added.

“At least a couple [of chinook] have been identified by the snorkel crews and scuba divers that were looking for them and I understand they also saw eight sockeye that were doing the same thing as the chinook were: laying down low in cool water in deep pools in the river,” Crandall said.

The salmonid enhancement society’s efforts reach far beyond fry rescue in creeks near Honeymoon Bay. Crandall’s own work has taken him into both Lake Cowichan and Palsson schools where he has found an enthusiastic response from students for programs like planting trees and painting pictures of fish beside storm drains.

With these helpers and an active group of between 30-60 of its own volunteers, there are always plenty of helping hands to keep the society’s work going, he said.

Retreads find adventure from Salt Spring to Youbou Donna Roughley, Willa Suntjens and David Kidd Lake CowiChan Gazette

Recently, Retreads hiked around the Ruckle Farm on Salt Spring Island, Cottonwood Creek west of Youbou, did a nearby hike with a great view of our own valley and hiked around the Kinsol Trestle. We started far away on Salt Spring and ended on a hike starting right here from town. We also had a quarterly planning meeting and a summer barbeque.

All good fun but with some serious moments.

To get to Ruckle Farm we assembled, and car pooled to Crofton where 10 of us took the 11:00 am BC Ferry. Yes, we sometimes require BC Ferries. We met three more hikers and started out along the shore. Soon it was lunch time so we sat at the shore and watched plentiful water traffic as we ate.

It was a hot muggy day, but we enjoyed a cool breeze as we followed the coastline to Yeo Point. Three members cut off to take a shorter hike back, but alas, they ended walking further because they missed a critical trail sign. During the hike we had the misfortune to stumble onto a wasp nest and some of us suffered the revenge

The Valley View group with Hill 60 in the background.

of a disturbed wasp. You can imagine the language!

We ended at a kiosk where lemonade, homemade cookies and fresh vegetables were available on an honour box basis. Altogether we covered 8 Km and spent 4 hours on the trail including breaks.

Cottonwood Creek is just past the blacktop at the west end of Youbou. We went up the west side which was

a steady climb with some steep pieces at times. We passed through deciduous river bank forest, along the edge of clear cut areas and along the edge of tall green forest. We eventually reached a broken bridge where we took lunch before heading back down the trail.

We found a new hike starting in our town of Paradise and named it the Valley View Hike. It took

Photo by David Kidd

off from Johel Road for a leisurely stroll across the valley and up the long hill until we reached a point where we had a great view of Skutz Falls, Hill 60 and beyond. A snack break and then around a secluded pathway to the other side of the mountain where we had a view down over Lake Cowichan, Bald Mountain and Honeymoon Bay. After lunch we returned down

a logging road, across the valley and down Beaver creek trail to South Shore Motel. Our 14 participants had covered some 14Km in perfect weather and with great views of our treasured valley. Our tracking device indicated we had burned 780 calories.

Our Kinsol Trestle hike put paid to our claim that we never have rain on Retread’s Wednesdays. The grey sky opened up and we were dumped on for about 15 minutes. We carried on and soon the sun poked through. On this hike over and under the Trestle we are always amazed at the engineering, especially when we recall that the original job was done with manpower starting about a 100 years ago. We were also amazed at how nature has closed in on unused logging roads over the 5 years since we first did this hike. Our reward was a great lunch at Unsworth Vineyard.

Our quarterly planning meeting was held at the Arena with arena staff. The first item was to lay out the hikes for the next quarter.

Among those planned is a hike to Cable Bay to watch salmon and seals in life and death manoeuvres, a hike up Bolduc Mountain on

Memorial Day and of course our New Years day hike.

Other topics included our participation in the Terry Fox run on September the 20th, and our Christmas party scheduled for December 5th.

A guest spoke to us about the proposed Spine Trail that will eventually go from Cape Scott at the northwest end of the island all the way to Victoria.

Many parts of the trail have been worked out. One piece that needs more work is the section from the far end of Cowichan Lake into town.

The Spine trail group seeks volunteers to monitor and maintain sections of the trail and also leans on locals to understand options for setting up the trail and muscle to shape the trail.

The piece from Lake Cowichan to Victoria will follow the existing and planned parts of the Trans Canada Trail down through Shawnigan Lake. After our planning meeting we adjourned for a summer barbeque. A well attended and fun evening.

If you wish to be part of this group pick up a brochure or join up at the Arena, find us on the Arena website, or, if all else fails, call Willa at 250 749 4144.

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In Brief Sunfest music festival tickets now on sale Organizers of the Sunfest Country Music Festival recently announced that Dierks Bentley would be headlining alongside Carrie Underwood at Sunfest 2016.

The musician made his Sunfest debut in 2012, though next year could mark his first time performing in the Cowichan Lake area, if the festival organizers’ are approved to move the annual festival to the proposed new location off the Youbou Highway.

Tickets went on sale this past Monday (August 24), will be valid at whichever venue is used and are available online at www.sunfestconcerts.com.

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Lake Cowichan Gazette reader David Ridley snapped this photo on Aug. 27 of a fawn taking a lunch break on Wellington Road. If you take a photo you feel is worth sharing with our readers, email the image and a brief description to editor@lakecowichangazette.com.

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