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Year in Review: Retreads Busy year hoofing it for hikers PAGE 12

Year in Review: One Cowichan Driest summer on record had impact PAGE 13

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Mayor Ross Forrest also spoke about the call from certain members of the public for more referendums.

He said he was worried that a small group of people could subject taxpayers to a costly process simply because opinions differ.

“That’s basically what the problem is with the AAP. Some people don’t think that their opinion is being respected or whatever, even in a referendum,” he said.

But, Forrest added, an election should mean something.

“Elected representatives, because they have been successful through a democratic process, should be able to make decisions on behalf of the people who elected them,” he said.

“People have to remember that.

You can’t have a referendum every time somebody’s opinions differ.

That’s why we have elected officials.

Not just at this level but every level.

That’s why we go through that election process.

“All an AAP or referendum does is give them another chance to express themselves. And it is costly.

You can’t have that cost every single time. That’s how I feel about it,” Forrest said.

Day said, “That’s a great perspective. Without that election backing, you’re just another person with an opinion.”

He also noted that critics don’t always realize how much work elected representatives put in to make well-judged decisions.

“Not many members of the public would want to sit and listen to all the data [we hear] from all the environmental professionals who have spent years training,” he said.

Coun. Tim McGonigle, who has also served as town representative on the CVRD board, looked back on his experience.

“I think the struggle, the difference between municipal and regional government, is how you can acquire a function and implement a function. [Going to the public] is the only way you can do it at the regional district, if it’s a new function. You

have to get voter assent somehow and that is how you have to do it.

And you’re thinking of the taxpayer in the long run, are you not? Municipalities have a little more luxury in implementing things, unless we have to borrow over five years,” he said.

Day agreed.

“In order to develop a street lighting function for a subdivision in, say, Sahtlam, you have to have a street lighting function. It’s something people need in this day and age but that’s how it’s done,” he said.

••• Lake Cowichan councillors also talked about the AAP approval for the new arts and culture function.

Day explained, “What that boils down to is the Kaatza Art Society came to us asking to use and share the Kasapi building [the former Logger Hut Restaurant, recently gifted to the Town of Lake Cowichan].

That was part of the initiative. This funding has a few strings attached to it but it also has support staff.

Kirsten Schrader from the arts and culture branch of the CVRD will work with our community and Kaatza Arts Society is the group willing to carry this forward here.

They get $5,500 a year once they establish some of the initiatives set out on the application. Part of it was having a permanent art display location, that’s open to the public, with regular business hours at least, that would promote arts and culture to the community.”

But, there’s more, he said.

“If that money isn’t used this year, it rolls over into next year so there would be $11,000 for them to move forward with something. I’m sure they know what they would like to do but if it can’t happen this year, they’ll know they will have a better pot to start with for the next year.”

McGonigle asked, “Given the timing of this, will it be implemented in time for the 2016 year?”

Day said that was not finished at the provincial level but “it is being implemented” and pointed out that the CVRD has until spring for budgeting.

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The Royal Canadian Legion Lake Cowichan Branch No. 210 would sincerely like to thank all those in the Cowichan Lake area who contributed to our 2015 Poppy Campaign and Remembrance Day Ceremonies.

A big “thank you” to the organizations and businesses that purchased wreaths or gave a donation, and to those that allowed us to place a poppy box in their stores. To our members who canvassed, delivered and picked them up our sincere thanks. To all those who helped on Poppy Tag Days, your time was very much appreciated. To all those who took part and to those who attended the ceremony at the cenotaph, your support was very much appreciated.

To all the members who helped out at the Legion on November 11th, our deepest gratitude.

Sincerely, 2015 Poppy Committee LEGION BRANCH #210, LAKE COWICHAN has made donations from their BINGO, MEAT DRAW & GENERAL ACCOUNT FUNDS to the following in 2015:

This photo by Lake resident Kathy Edwards shows Mike Carver’s home on fire earlier this month. He is still trying to recover from the damage done by the flames. [KATHY EDWARDS PHOTO]

Residents pitch in to help burned out family LEXI BAINAS GAZETTE

The owner of the house at Park Road and North Shore Road in Lake Cowichan that burned on Dec. 2 is grateful for the way the community has stepped up to offer support.

Lake Cowichan residents were also busy last week trying to find other ways to assist the two men who lived in the single storey three-bedroom home, which proved to be a stubborn blaze for the Lake Cowichan firefighters.

Mike Carver, whose was named incorrect in the previous story, lives in the structure with his stepson, Tom Buyens.

The men are waiting to hear what various insurance adjusters have to say about possible repairs to the house and the replacement of lost or damaged furniture and personal posses-

sions, Carver said.

Almost immediately a fundraising page was set up at https://www.gofundme.com/5fd44mdf but activity has slowed there.

“I haven’t heard anything more of the gofundme page than what you had in the last story but, on the other hand, both my son and me have received a lot of help from friends who’ve contributed clothes and things of that nature,” he said.

This is following a long-standing tradition at Cowichan Lake.

“They are such great people.

We’re kind of quiet on the outside but when disaster strikes, they always just come charging forward,” he said.

Is the house salvageable? Will it be renovated?

Those questions are still in the hands of the insurance com-

pany, Carver said.

“We’re still going through the early stages of the insurance.

We’ve had one estimator in to look at the structural damage already. We’re expecting to have another estimator arrive any day now and he will look at the damage to our furnishings and personal property and make his estimates on that. So, we’re really just waiting to see what will happen with this claim,” he said.

One of the saddest pieces of news following the fire was that Carver had lost his pet.

He was quiet for a moment as he considered if he wants to get another companion.

“Eventually, yes. I find that still hurts a lot. But, yeah, I will get another dog. I miss that companionship, but it will be a different dog. They’re all individual,” he said.

Cowichan Rocks Curling Club Ad Cowichan Valley Lacrosse Team Lake Cowichan Food Bank Lake Cowichan Novice Lakers PAC for LSC GRAD 2015 Lake Days Road Hockey #744 Cowichan Air Cadet, supplies Lake Cowichan Pathfinders Medical Emergency Fund for baby girl 1st Lake Cowichan Scout Troop St. Johns Ambulance, supplies Lake Days Celebrations Society Awards Fire Victims Emergency Funds RCSCC Mainguy Sea Cadets, supplies Cowichan Pipes and Drums, uniforms Cowichan Valley Firefighters Honour Guard L.C. Fire Dept., Community Safety Books Rock Solid Foundation, Anit-Bullying Program DARE Society, supplies Lake Cowichan Food Bank Cenotaph Placques and Installation Cowichan Lake Community Services: -Activity Centre -Fun Bus -Christmas Hampers -Parenting and Support Groups -Children’s Programs LCS Bursaries: -Nicholaus Haney -Brayden Rowbottom -Samantha Oliver -Carmen Brooks -Aislinn McKeown Ferris -Taylor McCormick -Kyle Haney Further Donations from General Funds: LCDMH Bantams Tournament Lady of the Lake Entry Fee

$100.00 $250.00 $1,000.00 $50.00 $500.00 $500.00 $750.00 $100.00 $1,000.00 $500.00 $500.00 $500.00 $500.00 $750.00 $750.00 $1,000.00 $200.00 $500.00 $500.00 $700.00 $1,853.40 $1,500.00 $1,000.00 $2,000.00 $2,000.00 $2,500.00 $500.00 $500.00 $500.00 $500.00 $500.00 $500.00 $500.00 Total:

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$200.00 $450.00 $650.00

Approximately $4,900.00 was raised in this year’s Poppy Campaign. Donations of $600.00 to Cowichan Valley Hospice for Special Needs Playground and $1,000.00 to the Lodge at Broadmead for a handicap lift for Veterans and $2,800.00 to Cowichan Valley Hospital for Neonatal Intensive Care Incubator. Many thanks to the Community, our patrons and our members for their support over the year.

On behalf of the Executive of Legion Br.#210, Lake Cowichan, BEST WISHES FOR A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR! Sincerely, Wilma Rowbottom, President.

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Rising fees for essentials are cutting deep

Looking ahead to 2016 shows us that the provincial government has seen t to give raises. Raises in fees, that is. Sorry folks.

Your BC Hydro fees, ICBC and MSP fees are all heading up as we head into the new year.

According to Black Press’s Tom Fletcher MSP premiums will rise from $144 to $150 for a family of three earning more than $30,000 a year, and a single person will pay $75, up from $72.

Interesting fact to take note of: B.C. is the only province in Canada with a health care fee, and it has risen about 40 per cent since 2010.

That’s appalling. And our health care coverage in this province isn’t even the best to be had in this country.

In other province’s health care covers vision care as well.

Many of us were already preparing for Hydro rates to continue to climb, and climb they will.

And then there’s the increasing expense of driving Basis insurance went up 5.5 per cent on Nov. 1.

ICBC says it’s all about the increasingly costs of personal injury claims and fraud.

What makes the increases in these three charges on our ledgers so tough is that we have no choice.

We don’t get to choose whether or not we’re going to get health care. We are not arguing that people should be able to opt out, universal care is not only near and dear to our hearts, it is vital to our country’s continued collective well being. But we should not be paying individual fees. The other provinces seem to be able to make such a thing work. Heck, we’d like to see dental care included in our universal care system — dental health seriously affects overall physical health. What we don’t want to see is people taking food off the table to pay their MSP premiums.

Then there’s Hydro, which, it can be argued, is an essential service, not a choice for most people.

Keeping the lights and heat running, and the refrigerator working are not things to be taken lightly, nor are they really luxuries. Forcing people to cut deeper and deeper into their income is just plain wrong.

Even driving is something over which most people have very little option.

It’s death to many people’s budgets — and their lives — by a thousand cuts.

Caycuse • Honeymoon Bay • Lake Cowichan • Mesachie Lake • Youbou

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We have a Marie Antoinette power company It seems that BC Hydro has become a modern-day Marie Antoinette.

Sadly, the complacent silence of the many indicates complicity with BC Hydro’s manic

irrational socialist behaviour.

Unless a high percentage of the population demands that BC Hydro be controlled, BC Hydro will continue to do to us whatever pleases it.

I used to think that British Columbians were more intelligent than Californians. I no longer think this.

Californians have got together

and asserted far more control over their electrical company than we have.

Because of our silence and complacence, most of us are getting what we deserve: unaffordable electricity mostly produced from rivers that we own.

Gillian Sanders Cowichan Bay

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Street Beat

With Malcolm Chalmers

The Gazette asked: What is your New Years Resolution?

Dave Andrews

Debbi Barger

Gordon Matthias

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Ron Brown

“This year it’s going to be, save a little more money. Cut down on credit card debt.”

“My New Year’s resolution for this year is to quit smoking again. I quit for 10 years then I started again, so quitting smoking, but not until Jan. 2.”

“I don’t make New Year’s Resolutions, that was one of my resolutions about 40 years ago.”

“I did make them but I don’t anymore because I never kept them so I just live to the best of my ability every day.”

“I am going to quit smoking in the new year.

I have been smoking since I was 14 so it’s been 47 years. I have the patch and everything.”

Letters to the editor Risk of forest fire too high for festival approval The CVRD has before it a proposal to amend a bylaw that would allow the development of a large campground and music festival to be built on the side of the mountain near Youbou.

While there may be some merits to this proposal — people enjoying music in the woods — the CVRD has not taken the broader ramifications of this development with the seriousness it deserves.

I wrote to members of the CVRD expressing my concerns in October. Hoping to have some of my concerns addressed, I attended a question and answer meeting on Dec. 7 in Youbou. To my surprise, the representatives of CVRD smugly shrugged off the concerns voiced by members of the community about noise levels, traffic congestion, environmental impacts, etc. But most worrisome was that when the CVRD representatives were asked if they had initiated an independent catastrophic fire study before evaluating the benefits and costs of the new development their answer was another smug “No”. And in this the CVRD is demonstrating a potentially tragic hubris.

My initial letter to the CVRD pointed out that no less authorities than NASA, the U.S. National Climate Assessment, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the U.S. Forest Service, the U.S. National Interagency Fire Center, and several universities have all arrived at the same conclusion: “This is the present, and the future, of climate change. Our overheated world is amplifying drought and making megafires commonplace.

“This is happening even in the soggy Pacific Northwest, which

has been hard-hit by what’s been dubbed a “wet drought.”

“The wildfires in eastern Oregon and Washington devoured an area nearly the size of Delaware.

“The fiery future is upon us.

Pervasive drought and record temperatures — July was the warmest month ever physically recorded on planet Earth — have turned forests from Fresno to Fairbanks into tinderboxes.

“But the dark reality is that significant future burning has already been locked in.

“In parts of the west, very large fires will increase sixfold by midcentury.

“This year’s combination of warm winter, low snowpack, early runoff, hot summer and fire is straight from the textbook — a good preview — of what climate models tell us will soon be commonplace. So what does that mean on the ground?

Instead of a once-in-20-years event, the type of megafires now ravaging Oregon and Washington could be expected to occur one year out of every two.” (Rolling Stone, Sept. 15, 2015) And if one might think that B.C. can escape the possible megafire scenario consider this past summer in which the province experienced 171 fires of note (over 10 hectares), saw more than 300,000 hectares burn, spent twice the 10 year average fighting fires, and had to bring in over 300 firefighters, some from as far away as Australia and South Africa.

And this past summer we had our share of significant local fires: the Sproat Lake fire in which ash fell on Lake Cowichan, the Skutz Falls fire, and the Lizard Lake Fire in August, which on at least two days blanketed the town of Lake Cowichan with smoke so thick the mountains on all sides weren’t visible.

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Passages of 2015: Bill Bennett

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he death of former B.C. premier Bill Bennett on Dec. 4 prompted the traditional round of polite tributes.

He was the man from Kelowna who remade Vancouver, with SkyTrain, BC Place stadium and Expo 86 to put the city on the world map.

He won three majority governments before handing over the steering wheel of a smoothly running Social Credit Party to Bill Vander Zalm.

Outside B.C., the wire service obituaries ran to a few paragraphs, defining Bennett first as the “architect of financial restraint in the province.”

It seems an ordinary notion today, but when Bennett unleashed his “restraint program” on the B.C. government in 1983, it was presented as a right-wing coup on a socialist utopia.

I was in journalism school in Vancouver when unions organized a general strike and mass street demonstrations under the banner of Operation Solidarity, appropriated from the struggle against Poland’s communist dictators.

Their goal was to bring the recently re-elected government to its knees.

The newly tabloid Vancouver Province, itself largely controlled by some of B.C.’s most militant unions, was a screeching banshee of the big-labour left.

“Socred hitmen swoop on rights workers,” its front page declared after 400 layoff notices were issued to provincial staff.

This propaganda was the public’s guide and my professional

By Tom Fletcher

BC Views

role model.

A bit of background: the B.C. economy was in the grip of an international recession, hitting resource industries and government revenues hard.

Bennett had ousted the Dave Barrett NDP government in 1975, but the legacy lived on.

During its three-year reign, for example, education spending increased 13 per cent in the first year and 23 per cent in each of the next two.

The blitz of restraint legislation reasserted government’s authority to control the size and wages of provincial staff, reinstated the province’s ability to pay, eliminated various boards, and increased the provincial sales tax to seven per cent to pay the bills.

Another Bill Bennett legacy was dismantling the monopoly chokehold of big international unions on public heavy construction.

Growing up in northeastern B.C., I had seen the impressive pay for jobs on highway construction, about twice what I earned labouring for a nonunion contractor doing city work.

A couple of friends discovered the inside track to securing labouring jobs on a provincially-funded highway project. After joining the union, those in the know could

visit a business agent and hand over $500 cash. Within days, the lucky winner would be “name requested” to join the crew, vaulting over those who thought paying dues and working their way up the seniority list would be enough.

This struggle over public construction continues today, with BC Hydro’s decision to make the Site C dam an open shop.

The main contract was awarded to a consortium working with the Christian Labour Association of Canada, an alternative union known by more colourful names among old-line building trades.

After graduating from journalism school, I landed my first full-time job as a reporter for the Kelowna Capital News, shortly before Bennett announced his retirement from the premier’s office to finish his term as a backbench MLA in the legislature.

Bennett and I would sometimes arrive for work together, parking our rusty 1976 Chevrolets on Bernard Avenue, where he kept an office above the family furniture store.

I found out later that Bennett’s modest old sedan was the government-issue car he had used during his entire 10 years as premier.

The party bought it for him as a humorous retirement gift, and he continued to drive it to work. No frills. That was Bill Bennett.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca Twitter: @ tomfletcherbc

Look for a new face at the Gazette in the New Year!

This January, reporter/photographer James Goldie will be starting at the paper. Look for him around town

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COWICHAN LAKE

With Malcolm Chalmers

Smile FILE

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Name: Lisa Andersen Occupation: works at Curry in a Hurry and an RCA Hometown: Youbou I’ve always wanted to: Travel the world Favourite food: Curry in a Hurry Proudest moment: graduating as an RCA Best thing about living here: you know everyone Favourite activity: reading and watching hockey How do you define down time: reading I wish I was better at: managing money

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contaminated 015 at the soils. I am not so CVRD board sure this kind of table has been activity should a very interesting ever be considered year to look back to be safe within a on. With nine out watershed. of 15 directors Climate change being newly electand years of builded to the CVRD, it ing development was an exercise in CVRD report

By Bob Day in the Cowichan getting everyone Valley region up to speed on the have brought important issues to the forefront the issues in the region during the first of water management and few months of 2015. flood management. People, Water management, flood animals and our surrounding management, economic environment are being regudevelopment and strategic larly exposed to extremes with planning were probably the respect to rainfall. It is very top four topics. Another hot easy to understand how these topic in 2015 was the dumping extremes can add stresses to of contaminated soil in the Cowichan region. Many of you fish and wildlife, industry and just the plain everyday life of have probably seen the issue humans. The changes have evolve on the evening news. I been subtle over many years, truly admire the Shawnigan but now we seem to be facing community members who are significant crisis, on a somebringing a heightened sense what regular basis, when it of awareness to this environmentally sensitive issue. In the comes to issues surrounding water. end, it would be my hope that Solutions to this issue have the regional government, not been planned, and in some the provincial government, cases built, with more infrawould have jurisdiction over structure on the horizon to lesthe dumping and storage of

son the effects of the issue.

The board has also spent a fair amount of time on economic development education around the board table and what part local government plays in this regard. Quite simply there is no specific recipe for economic development and it can differ from one corner of the region to the next.

What I have learned is most important is, know your facts, know your people, and most of all, be open to new ideas. As communities we seem to have to spend a lot of time trying to reinvent yesterday when we maybe should be looking forward to tomorrow.

Being involved in local government, I never cease to be amazed at the dedication of community members, elected officials and staff. When all the personalities work together for the common good, the future of humans on the planet benefits.

Happy New Year!

Bob K. Day Councillor, Town of Lake Cowichan Vice chair CVRD

Volume of people could not be safely evacuated RISK OF, From Page 5

To all our friends around the lake HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY NEW YEAR’S EVE and we look forward to seeing you in 2016!

Now consider the proposed development before the CVRD: to locate a new campground/ music festival off Highway 18, up the side of a mountain. The plan calls for 300 permanent campsites, 3,000 special event camping spaces and the arrival of 5,000 vehicles a day on the days of the big music event with as many as 40,000 people.

At this point the proposal calls for 15 big special event days.

Is this not a recipe for disaster? With so many people and vehicles crowded into such an inaccessible area how can people living in town and staying at the campsite possibly be evacuated safely in case of a forest fire? How will the fire trucks get access? And consider what the developer’s own fire study reported on the proposed location: “(f)uel loading is moderate-high as a result of more or less continuous coniferous forest cover.

Under warm dry conditions, a fire started at the property or at nearby lands would likely spread rapidly to the north.

Outflow winds would exacerbate ignition potential and rate of speed.” It goes on to find, “Scoring from the WUI Wildfire Threat Rating system and associated risk assessment modelling tools rate the Wildfire Threat at High/ Extreme at the subject proper-

A plane drops fire retardent on a bush blaze last summer. [CITIZEN FILE] ties.” (Strathcona report).

It’s one thing for the project’s developer to downplay the risk of forest fire and to put forward their own fire plan that includes, among other things, “incorporating fire-resistive native shrubs”, “working smoke alarms”, and “during the fire season (April-October) ...: ‘No smoking’” signs. It’s quite another for the CVRD to sit on its hands when so many

lives are at stake.

I suggest that until the CVRD can reassure the citizens of Cowichan Valley beyond any doubt that their safety in terms of forest fires, now and in the future, has been addressed, the bylaw amendment for this development must be put aside.

Michael Colwell Lake Cowichan

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ROOMY READY & REASONABLE This home features 6 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 2 kitchens and plenty of storage. There is a 560 sq ft double garage to store those summer toys. This big home sits on an extra large 0.37 acre lot with fenced garden area and lots of room for building that dream car garage. Quick Possession Available. Call to view today!

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Beautiful waterfront lot on one of the nicest spots on Cowichan Lake. This is an undivided ½ interest a Joint Tenants with a Co-Ownership Agreement in place. Cute cabin on property with two bedrooms, includes a hot tub and dock. Enjoy the beach for swimming & boating and spectacular view of the Mountains & Lake. Call to view today!

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New Kasapi Centre a ‘good deal’, says mayor

FISH DELIVERY PROTEIN FOR PEOPLE Betty Anne Weberg Sanddar praised the Lake Cowichan Teachers Association who, through their project called Protein for People, donated 35 cases of 24 cans of B.C.caught and B.C.-canned salmon to the Lake Cowichan Food Bank before Christmas. [SUBMITTED]

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The semi-annual Town of Lake Cowichan town hall meeting held Nov. 30 offered residents the opportunity to talk to their town councillors on a wide variety of subjects.

Katherine Worsley wanted to know what was happening with the newly-acquired Kasapi Centre, which may need remedial renovation because of mould now and at some stage of development, because of asbestos.

“Why did the town take on a building without having the property owner do the remedial work?” she asked.

Forrest told her the town was not going to ask someone who was donating a property to do that.

“Also, the town was excited to get the building and land. If it costs $20,000 to do an upgrade on an asset worth $400,000, then it’s still a good deal,” he said.

Worsley asked if the town was allowed to tear down the building if it would cost too much to fix it and Forrest said that, at least, could be done.

“We’re allowed to clear it but the property must remain in public use, we couldn’t sell it for residential or something like that,” he said.

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◆ YEAR IN REVIEW The Retreads hiking group enjoys the view from the top of Mount Bolduc, just one of the hikes they undertook to some of the most beautiful and scenic spots in the Cowichan Valley and elsewhere on Vancouver Island.

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Busy year saw Retreads hoof it here, there, and everywhere

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he Lake help each other Cowichan when they experiRetreads had a ence difficult times.

We hear questions busy, fun filled year, asking “how is so rewarded with sunand so”? Invarishine for most of ably someone has our hikes. Here we checked in. review some high Our hikes cover points of our hikes the South Island — yes some were Take a hike quite high like Mt

By David Kidd & including east to Ruckle Farm Park Bolduc. We include Willa Suntjens on Salt Spring the recent urban Island, south to hike — yes we count Goldstream Park, Lake Cowichan as south west to East Sooke Park, urban. We also look briefly at some social aspects of belonging north to Newcastle Island and Jack Point in Nanaimo and to this dynamic club. down to the Port Renfrew area.

Our big social event was the We also covered many points in Christmas Party held at the between. curling lounge. We had a full Hiking is a great low impact house this year, including a way to explore and understand few pickleball players that we the geography of our island. welcomed in. We were served Of course there is some impact a delicious turkey dinner — on knees, feet and our cardiac thank you Arlene and team system. Sometimes the “why am — reviewed the years’ events I doing this” question comes to in a slide show of hikes from mind, but there is a great deal of this year and last; played fun satisfaction when we complete games; and danced to Jan Matthe trek and we are back again thews In Overdrive with Angie the next Wednesday. This year at the controls. Having our club operating under Lake Cowichan numbers have ranged from 15 to 30 hikers.

Recreation facilitated these A brief review of our 48 hikes arrangements, as did our social shows we did four hikes three committee. We give a rousing times. These include the Cowicthanks to this energetic, crehan River Footpath Loop from ative committee.

Mayo Road down to Trestle 66 Wednesdays throughout the year find us enjoying Vancouver and back, and the loop from Trestle 66 downstream. Also Island trails, often managing to Bald Mountain, right up to the end hikes at interesting places former tracking station. These such as the Unsworth Winery, are popular hikes. We completthe Duncan Garage, Bean Time ed six hikes, Fisherman’s Trail in Ladysmith, the Dinghy Dock off the old highway, Robertson floating Pub on Protection Waterfall (spectacular in the Island, the Sushi Bar and Jakes rainy season), and Mesachie in town. These become places Forest twice. to sit back and relax and share Looking at distances traveled, interesting stories about our 28 hikes were local, that is right lives and activities. Often the from town or a short ride along social relations run deeper. the lake or down the river.

Members share other activities Thirteen hikes were a medium that they learn about during hikes and occasionally members distance. For example, near

At Saywell Park the group discusses river protection work and the floating dock. [SUBMITTED] Duncan, Ladysmith, Shawnigan Lake or Avatar and Botanical Beach near Port Renfrew, and seven hikes more distant. Examples are East Sooke, Nanaimo, Salt Spring Island (with an expensive ferry ride) and Goldstream. The good news is there are many excellent hikes right around our area, and fascinating places to visit within a one to two hour drive.

Which is your favourite hike you ask? There is no simple answer. Each hike has its own unique features and views.

Some take us up mountains, some along rivers. We climbed a number of mountains such as Bald Mountain, Skidder Mountain, Maple Mountain, Mount Tzouhalem, Mount Good and Mount Bolduc. A great many of our hikes take us beside water — Cottonwood, Shaw and Holland Creeks, the Cowichan, Koksilah, Robertson and Goldstream rivers, Cowichan, Heart and Stocking lakes, and some follow along the ocean shore — Ruckle Park, Newcastle Island, Dodd Narrows and Jack Point.

Recently, our hike was right inside Lake Cowichan. Immediately on Saywell Park we had a discussion about the river protection work and floating dock spear headed by the town and

CLRSS. Next, we visited our outstanding museum that a number of members had not been in before. We then went behind the museum following the trail around the Ted Burns Nature Reserve along the edge of the lake. We noted the former railway spurs where logs had been pulled out of the lake. We then crossed Point Ideal Drive with a stop a check the community garden.

We moved on cautiously across South Shore where only two logging trucks rolled by, up behind LCS, down a lane beside the upper playing field and down Coronation Street.

We had an interesting discussion when the Anglican Church came into view. One member’s parents had been married at the little church when it stood in Mesachie Lake. He had been wondering where the church had gone. In their family photo it had been surrounded by two to three feet of snow. Now he had an answer — moved to Lake Cowichan! On across by the library to Ts’uubaa-asatx Park with the magnificent totem pole and the Forest Workers’ Memorial Park.

We again crossed South Shore Road and Otakhi Park on to the former railway, now foot bridge.

Here we had discussions about a huge flood in the 60s; river swimming and, of course, jumping off the bridge — not a new activity.

For our cardiac health we marched up River Road and right onto Elk Road. As we approached the firehall the alarm went off so we watched in admiration as the volunteers rushed in, put gear on and were off to the fire — this one just down the street! As we were less than a block away, the hike stalled as some watched, intrigued with the activity and efficiency of the volunteer fire brigade. After that excitement we headed up toward the former Boyd school and down the trail through Friendship Park — a neat path through the forest right in the centre of town. We crossed the street once more to the Lake Sushi Bar where we enjoyed an amazing lunch.

Altogether it was another great year for Retread Hikers.

We are no longer a fringe group.

We have many active members enjoying our great outdoors and learning about the many features of this great part of the world. Our hikes for the next quarter are already planned, beginning New Years Day at 10:30 a.m. meeting as usual at Saywell Park.

We hike every Wednesday. If you are interested, be at Saywell Park with good boots and a lunch, pick up a brochure at the arena or Google Cowichan Lake Retreads. There are a few basic rules we commit to: be on time; bring a lunch; carpool where possible — driver receives gas money; non-members pay $2 per hike. Become a member, if you wish, through the Cowichan Arena. We have four meetings each year to plan the quarterly schedules.

See you in 2016.

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FAITH DIRECTORY

◆ YEAR IN REVIEW

Driest summer on record had 2015 impact

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the desired seven cms, s 2015 draws to in order to conserve a close we can water for the expected look back on dry summer. another eventful year At about this time, in our community. We the Cowichan Lake faced the third serious and River Stewardship drought in the past Society started year four years, which was One Cowichan two of the three-year marked by the driest summer period ever

By Parker Jefferson Shoreline Stewardship Program. Local sturecorded. dents were hired and In January we started over the summer they restored 10 noticing a disturbing lack of snow properties, five on the river and in the mountains surrounding our five on the lake. Invasive plants lake. We had been getting normal were removed and native riparian amounts of precipitation but it plants were planted in their place was just not cold enough for snow to form in the mountains. This was to re-create natural shoreline habitat. an ominous sign for our summer As the summer started river as the record setting warm El Nino flow was again reduced to 4.5 ocean current was persisting and this meant we could be facing a dry CMS and projections were that the river would start running dry and warm summer. about the end of September if we By the end of March there was got no significant summer rains. still no snow in the mountains and Watering restrictions were put in this was about the time we expect place for most of our community. to see the peak of the snow pack.

The CVRD, Cowichan Tribes and We could see the writing on the Catalyst began discussions on how wall; there would be no melting snow to top up the lake this spring. we can increase our summer water storage by building a new weir and

By April 15 the weir was below full funds were applied for from the storage. The rule curve allows full provincial government. storage in the weir until July 21 so By the end of August we were we knew that without significant only a couple of weeks from reachrainfall in May we were facing ing zero storage and the prospect serious water shortages again this of a drying river. Faced with the year. What followed was the driest probability of having to shut down May in the 61 years for which we their mill, Catalyst applied for the have local records. ability to pump water over the weir The lack of melt water entering in the event of reaching zero storthe lake may have contributed to age. Seventy per cent of the water an algae bloom in the lake and pumped would remain in the river river in June. Surface water temand keep the fish in it alive while peratures were above normal in 30 per cent would be used by Catathe lake and river for most of the lyst to keep their mill running. summer creating good conditions In the face of growing desperafor algae growth but marginal contion we got the miracle we needed. ditions for fish health.

On Aug. 28 the skies opened and The July 21 date for full weir life giving rains arrived unexpectstorage was changed from previedly. From May 1 until Aug. 27 we ous years when July 1 was the last had received 51mm of rain. From date allowed for full storage. This Aug. 28 until Sept. 16 we got an decision was appealed by a group of six lakeshore residents and after additional 85 mm and the threat of more than a year the Environment- zero storage was erased when still more rains came in September. al Appeal Board released their As September came to a close our decision upholding the July 21 date river was again up to 25 CMS and and rejecting the claims of the rising, just in time for the fall run appellants. This decision made the chinook salmon to enter the river key finding that there is no exproand access their spawning grounds priation of lakeshore properties in the upper river and lake tribuunder 164 meters elevation, which taries. There would be no salmon is the average winter high water trucking necessary this year and mark. The top of our weir is 162.37 the river was in great condition to metres. welcome the returning chum and Even though we knew we could coho salmon as they arrived in be in trouble for water again this October and November. summer we provided 25 cubic Our Chinook salmon run was just metres per second (CMS) to the rivabout as expected this year but the er in April to enable steelhead and chum salmon were below expectasalmon fry to safely emerge from tions and the coho salmon returns the gravel and find safe habitat in for all island rivers were way below the wetted areas around the river normal. It is estimated that coho banks. returns were only about 10 per cent As May started we began to slowof expectations so this species may ly reduce the river flow to 12 CMS have been adversely affected by the and salmon fry rescue operations unusually warm “Blob” of water in kicked into high gear as the Cowthe north Pacific this year. ichan River and all the tributaries We learned again this year feeding the lake started dropping how critically important it is for quickly. In the end we rescued well our community to increase our over 100,000 salmon fry by moving summer water storage capacity. I them from drying pools into the understand there is some frustramain stem of the river or the lake. tion in our community over rising With the lake level continuing to taxes but I believe most of us can drop in June, river flow was further reduced to 5.5 CMS, well below see the urgency of securing our

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The Youbou Community Church Society repairs and maintains the church for the future and public use.The Youbou Community Church was built in 1938 and is a historical site. A group of dedicated individuals have volunteered over 1400 hours this year to remodel the kitchen, replace outside siding, replace the outside cement stairs and signage. This year it is imperative that the chimney be replaced (at an estimated cost of $7,500.00) and that is what this fundraiser is for.

The Youbou Community Church Society is a charitable organization and operates on a limited budget to upgrade and comply with regulations (fire, safety and food safe) and meet day to day expenses (oil, electrical, insurances and taxes.)

Please note that the Regular Meeting dates for Council of the Town of Lake Cowichan for 2016 are as follows:

• January 26th • February 23rd • March 22th • April 26th • May 10th * • May 24th • June 28th

• July 26th • August 23rd • September 20th • October 25th • November 22nd • December 20th

The start time for the regular meetings is 6:00 pm and the meetings are held at 39 South Shore Road, Lake Cowichan (Municipal Hall). * This special meeting of Council will be held on May 10th, 2016 starting at 5:00 p.m.

Dated this 22nd day of December, 2015.

Joseph A. Fernandez, Chief Administrative Officer

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Young entrepreneurs engage

Laura Fernandez and Hanna Hpedralvlz look over some of the Christmas ornaments sold at Josephine Kutn’s table.

Madison Pilfold decided to sell tea light ornaments at her booth at the Lake Cowichan School’s young entrepreneur show. [MALCOLM CHALMERS PHOTOS]

Items sold fast with a large crowd on hand to pick up some one-ofa-kind christmas items at the Young Entrepreneur Show.

Lennox Weber, with some help from his Papa Sid Reglia, made these Christmas centrepieces and were sold out soon after opening his Big on Bark table.

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