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The group will be in Lake Cowichan from April 18 to 24. Riley Lights, camera, action! It’s offi- said they have no instructions cial — Lake Cowichan is going or requests of local citizens. “We encourage people to just to be featured on the comedic CBC television program Still continue to do what they usually do,” she said. Standing. “The one thing people usualThe show features Newfoundland comedian Jonny Harris as ly tell us is how surprised they he travels across Canada, visit- are by the number of people ing communities and gathering who show up with Jonny Harmaterial for an original stand- ris. I think sometimes people up comedy routine he then puts think it’s just Jonny and a camera. We’re a team of 13 or 14 on for the locals. According to the show’s web- people, so you’ll definitely see site, he explores “small towns us around town.” Harris’s stand up performance on the ropes and [meets] the people who remain fiercely for the town will be held April proud to call these towns home. 23 at 6 p.m. A location for the By immersing himself in the event is yet to be determined. Mayor Ross Forrest said he adventure of their everyday lives, Jonny comes to under- is thrilled about the news and stand their passion for these the potential exposure the show will bring with it. places.” “It’s a national TV show and Executive producer Maureen Riley said “on the ropes” means we have a lot of natural beauty different things depending on here in the area that people are going to recognize and say, the community. “But usually it’s a little com- ‘That’s a pretty nice town,’” he munity that’s fighting to — ‘sur- said. “The show is about small vive’ might be a strong word for towns that are sort of reinventand so obviously A Lake Cowichan, but some of the ing themselves IN TOTAL PRICE they think we fit thatthe criteria.” other small towns we’ve gone to Amount available on 2014 Forrest said in addition to they really are struggling to surthe publicity from the show, vive,” said Riley. “And what we find out is he thinks the experience will UP despite TO the adversity, there is be a lot of fun for Lake area a beautiful community that residents. “I think that our community comes together to fight for their will be entertained and thortown.” TOTAL ADJUSTMENTS PURCH enjoy it.” Riley saidIN her team PRICE first oughly Amount available on the 2014 Veloster Turbo Manual Lake Cowichan’s episode will became aware of Lake CowicFOR UP three of Still han’s story through an article kick off season ON SELECT S T N E M T S U J D A E about Sunfest coming to the Standing, which does not airC launaM obruT retsoleV 4102 eh until 2017. area. JAMES GOLDIE GAZETTE

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WINNING TEAM The Keith Nelson Countrywide Realty Midget Lakers team skated away with both the tournament and league banners at the recent Vancouver Island Amateur Hockey Association Mid-Island playoff championships in Port Alberni. The last time the Lakers won the banner was more than 10 years ago. Because there is no longer a playoff tournament for recreational midget teams from across Vancouver Island, the league tournament marks the end of the Lakers’ 201516 season.

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So here are the winning faces. Players: Merryam Rizk, Chase Convery, Justin Vaughan, Devin Johel, Nathan Andersson, Raimund Mullin, Nick Brown, Nelson Wagner, Evan Rowbottom, Miles Brooks, Dylan Svendsen, Emily Vaughan, Stevie McKenzie, Nathaniel Hinojosa, Billy Robertson, James Cummings, Luke Wiersma, Stephen Vatcher, and Hunter Hieta. Coaches: head coach Mark Rowbottom, Todd Vaughan, Sandy McKenzie and Shane Mullin. [SUBMITTED PHOTOS]

— With Malcolm Chalmers

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Name: Anita Genovese Occupation: Early childhood educator Hometown: Lake Cowichan I’ve always wanted to: Live as sustainability as possible Most people don’t know that I : Don’t know, I am pretty straight forward person Favourite food: Sushi Best thing about living here: It is a small quiet place Favourite activity: Being with my family Proudest moment: Seeing the success of my children How do you define down time: Being at home I wish I was better at: Business paperwork, to be self-employed If I was stuck on a desert island I would definitely need: My husband Favourite time of day is: Anytime it’s quiet at home My go-to wardrobe staple: Jeans and sweaters, at this time of year In my car I listen to: Rock and talk radio In my fridge you’ll find: Hot pickled peppers If I had a $1,000,000: Buy property on the lake and build an artist community

THE HOME OF LOCAL PRODUCE!

Food bank settles in new home JAMES GOLDIE GAZETTE

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Adele Halowaty, left, Willa Suntjens and Kathryn Morrison are an unstoppable trio of food bank volunteers who always share a laugh while they work. [JAMES GOLDIE/GAZETTE]

The Lake Cowichan Food Bank has moved into its new space and delivered its first batch of donations to community members in need.

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The volunteer-run organization relocated its operations to 205 South Shore Road from its previous spot at the Mildred Child Annex. “We now have space to actually move around,” said volunteer coordinator and food bank secretary Cindy Vaast, noting that the group now has between 800 and 900 square feet to operate in — almost twice the room it had before the move to the new location. Vaast said recipients of the food will notice the differences. “It’s going to be nice to have an overhang [outside] so that when they are lining up to come in they won’t be standing in the rain,” she said. “And also we’re no longer in the middle of town. Being across from the post office, that’s where people go constantly and so I think that some clients who stopped coming because it was so open will maybe now feel safer to come back, that it’s safer [in terms of their privacy].” Food is distributed on the second Wednesday of every month, with volunteers preparing the orders the day before. Families and individuals seeking food from the group still need to visit community services and fill out an application. “We need to have a count,” said Vaast. She also emphasized that there is no drop-off bin for donations. “The best way to contact us is through cowichanlakefoodbank@gmail.com. No dropping off food here at the location, [people] need to schedule a drop-off time with us because otherwise it would just sit outside,” she said. The food bank will be holding its annual general meeting on April 11 at 6:30 p.m. at Country Grocer.

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REGIONAL DISTRICT

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$6,000 grant keeps radio station on the air JAMES GOLDIE GAZETTE

The Cowichan Valley Community Radio Society has received a large grant-in-aid from the CVRD that will help keep the lake’s local station on-air. Last Wednesday the CVRD approved a $6,000 grant for the not-for-profit society, which runs Radio Cowichan. Director Michael Bishop said he and his fellow volunteers from the station were thrilled by the news because if they had not secured funding for upgrades by the end of March, the station could have been taken off the airwaves. “We have to have, by the end of this month, an emergency broadcast system in place that hooks our station in with the rest of the national emergency broadcast system,” he said. He noted that the modem and software required to install this

system cost close to $5,000. Radio Cowichan needs to be connected to the country’s national alerting system that sends out warnings in the event of a natural disaster, dangerous weather conditions or other emergency event. “If we didn’t put [the system] in there they could shut us. We’d be in non-compliance with the CRTC,” said Bishop. The remaining funds will be used for additional computer software for the station. “It allows us to update our on-air broadcasting system to a newer and more up-to-date model…which will be much more user friendly for operators,” he said. The CVRD’s grants-in-aid program provides financial assistance to locally based organizations that benefit Cowichan Valley residents and whose efforts are regional in nature.

Parking in downtown Lake Cowichan may not be an issue in the winter but growing summertime demand has prompted the town to investigate the cost of implementing pay parking at Saywell Park. [JAMES GOLDIE/GAZETTE]

Council contemplates pay parking for Saywell have to be all year,” he added. operator of the Tube Shack, one Jim Humphrey, president of of the local tubing businesses The Town of Lake Cowic- the Cowichan Lake District whose customers use Saywell han’s economic and sustainable Chamber of Commerce, echoed Park for parking, and during development committee has the mayor’s comments about a his five years with the company asked town staff to investigate need for some parking policy has only received one complaint the potential costs associated change at Saywell Park. from a local business regarding “There are other businesses the impact tubers have on area with pay parking or other measures to control the length of there that rely on people park- parking. time vehicles can use Saywell ing,” he said. “I know the cham“To be honest I think most of ber of commerce, we welcome the businesses around there Park’s parking lot. “In the summertime at Say- working with the town to find a really do benefit from the tubing well Park and the downtown solution that’s going to benefit crowd,” he said. area…people are going tubing everybody.” He said the town has not been Humphrey said he doesn’t contact with him about Saywell for three, four hours, they’re parking their cars and tying up think parking is a big issue for Park parking issues. all the parking spots and people businesses in other parts of the “I think it’s a good idea for the can’t get into the businesses,” town. Like Forrest, he pointed city to look for ways to benefit mayor Ross Forrest told the to the summer influx of people off the tubers. How the town can going tubing on the Cowichan actually financially benefit from committee. “I don’t want to see Lake Cow- River as the main source of tubers coming to town,” he said, ichan become a town where you parking challenges at Saywell with regards to the town’s interhave to pay for parking, but I Park. est in researching new parking “I think the tubing companies, models for that area. think we have to for long-term parking, anything over two rather than just come in and “I wouldn’t like to see tubers hours or something like that. open a door with tubes, they getting scared off because of need to take some responsibly parking,” he added. There’s got to be a cost for it.” of getting their PARK customers to Forrest expressed an interest Frisby estimated that his busiBRIGHT ANGEL RECREATION REJUVENATION in speaking with other commun- the river they rely on without ness accounts for approximately PROJECT PARK MANAGEMENT taking all&the parking of every- a thirdPLAN ities of comparable size who of tubers coming to Lake have instituted parking controls. body else,” he said. Cowichan. The Tube Shack operThe South Cowichan CVRD Aaron Frisby is the Parks owner/Commission “It doesn’t for us necessarily ates from Julyand to September. JAMES GOLDIE GAZETTE

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The Town of Lake Cowichan finance and administration committee has voted in favour of increasing the town’s water parcel tax by 40 per cent. The motion to increase the tax from $100 to $140 was carried unanimously at the committee’s March 8 meeting. “It’s just a levee that’s put on your taxes for the purposes of dealing with water capital or operational requirements,” said Joseph Fernandez, the town’s chief administrative officer, emphasizing that the money is allocated exclusively for the water fund. “And it’s on every single property in town. Every parcel gets

charged that parcel tax. It’s a flat tax,” he said. Whether or not a property has a house or building on it, the tax still applies. Councillor Bob Day described the water parcel tax as a fairer way to raise funds. “If we just put it in the water utility bill, those lots that weren’t using water would never pay for future upgrades,” he said. “This is to hopefully help us get to a water treatment system and help pay that bill so, why should people sitting on vacant lots not pay into that project for something that will benefit them?” The water parcel tax was adopted in January 2013. The increased rates will go into effect starting this year.

THANK YOU The Royal Canadian Legion, Lake Cowichan Branch #210 would like to thank the following, whose generous donations helped to make our 21st Annual Russell Smith Memorial Frostbite Derby a successful day: Mocha Café, Michaela Davidson’s, J&V’s Burgers & Pizza, Chameleon Arts, Island Pharmacy, Butler Locksmithing, Lordco, Heads & Nails, Footwear Centre, George’s, Home Hardware, , Patricia Thomson – Notary, Neiser Sales & Service, Darling Tire, Lake Cowichan Home Centre, Fit For a Princess, Curves, Gord’s Flybox, Cowichan Pet Emporium, Island Coop, Royal Bank, Lake Cowichan Chiropractic, Country Grocer, Tim Horton’s, Tipton’s Outboards, Tipton’s Gas Bar, Jakes at the Lake, Country Wide Real Estate, Lake Cowichan Furniture, Nitinat River Fish Hatchery, and our members for their kind donations. A big thank you to all those members who volunteered their time and talent to make our derby a success!

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Parks & Trails Division are hosting the Public Open House #2 to invite public input on the Bright Angel Park Recreation Rejuvenation Project. The CVRD has received grant funding from theHouse Province of BC to rejuvenate Public Open House #2Flushing Public Open #2 CVRD Water Systems Notice BRIGHT ANGEL PARK RECREATION REJUVENATION BRIGHT ANGEL PARK RECREATION REJUVENATION specific park facilities at Bright Angel Park which must PROJECT && PARK MANAGEMENT The Cowichan Valley RegionalPLAN DistrictPLAN (CVRD) will be carrying PROJECT PARK MANAGEMENT be completed March 31, listed 2015. out of theby water systems below on: Theflushing South Cowichan Parks Commission and CVRD The South Cowichan Parks Commission and CVRD Parks &&Trails Division are hosting the Publicthe Open Parks Trails Division are hosting Public Open House #2 to invite public input on the Bright Angel Park House #2 to invite public input on the Bright Angel Youbou, Honeymoon Bay, Mesachie & House Bald Mountain Join us for discussion and input atLake Open #2:Park Recreation Rejuvenation Project. The CVRD hasCVRD receivedhas received Recreation Rejuvenation Project. The date June 8, 2013 time 9:00 - 3:00 p.m. Monday, March 14, 2016 toof BC grantSaturday, funding from the Province to of rejuvenate grant funding from the Province BCa.m. to rejuvenate specific park facilities at Bright Angel Park which must specific park facilities Bright AngelArea Park which must place Bright Angel ParkatLower Parking Friday, March 18, 2016 be completed completed by March 31, 2015. be by March 31, 2015.

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OPINION OUR VIEW

Some animals should not be kept as pets Animals are a lifetime commitment — their lifetime. At least they should be. Anyone thinking about getting a pet of any kind should consider that before they do so. And some animals shouldn’t be kept as pets at all. When getting a cat or dog, one needs to consider that if you get it as a puppy or kitten, it is usually (things going well) a commitment of at least 10 to 20 years. You should make sure that, first of all, you want an adult dog or cat, as it won’t be the cuddly puppy or kitten forever, and

secondly that you are willing to do the work that comes along with it. You must be prepared to walk your pet, buy it flea treatments, and clean up spit-up. You have to be prepared to take it with you should you move, and find it a sitter when you go on vacation. If you are not willing to do any one of these things, do not get a pet. The folks around the Cowichan Lake area involved in animal rescue and dealing with feral cat colonies will thank you. These colonies generally got their start from people turning

their cats loose into the wild, without spaying or neutering, and just walking away, leaving the poor things to fend for themselves. It’s a cruel thing to do. If you are willing to do some work, but maybe not quite as much as a mammal requires, perhaps a fish would be better suited for you. Though you still have to factor in cleaning its tank and feeding it, most basic fish for sale at the pet store won’t live as long as a cat or dog and are more something soothing to look at than something you have to play with and exercise. On the other end of the

spectrum are things like parrots. The death in February of Wendy Huntbach, the dedicated and indefatigable founder of the World Parrot Refuge in Coombs drives home, in more ways than one, the problems faced when long-lived pets survive their owners. Parrots should never be kept as pets, something Huntbach was passionate in trying to teach people. She knew better than anyone the pitfalls involved in taking on these birds, which can live for more than 100 years. She had hundreds of them at her refuge to prove her point.

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Without her, the long-term future of the refuge and its charges is uncertain, though it remains open at this time. Parrots and such exotic birds aren’t the only ones that should be left to the wild, either. Consider that tortoises can live longer than 150 years. Pets are a joy, but also a responsibility. We can’t lose sight of that.

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Gazette YOUR LETTERS I guess I didn’t see that small plane above me I appreciate Mr. Erickson setting me straight on the small planes flying over Chemainus. It seems, according to him, there are none. Apparently today I didn’t see a small plane cutting its engine overhead while I was in town and starting it again, nor another that flew overhead at about 500 feet shortly afterward, even though they are supposed to fly at 1,000 feet. I suppose I also wasn’t shocked into nearly falling into my garden bed a couple of years ago when a plane (which had cut its engine so I didn’t hear it) flew low over the house and started it again right above me. Nor,

SUBSCRIBE TODAY according to you, Mr. Erickson, do they do any manoeuvres over the high school behind us. We seldom have a day now in good weather when we can sit outside with some peace as the flights are constant and very noisy, but, as I said, according to you they aren’t there. But you see, in my defence, my husband and I have already been in touch with the airports responsible, both Nanaimo and Victoria (where many of the planes fly from) as well as Transport Canada. We were told they are allowed to fly and practise in this area, and yes, they are supposed to fly in uninhabited areas, not over towns. And by the way, I never said the pilot who landed on the

highway didn’t do a good job, but wouldn’t a bumpy field have been better than perhaps running into a car? Would you think that was so great? Bernice Ramsdin Chemainus

Bike fix-it station a good move by the CVRD Article re: CVRD bike fix-it station: Kudos to the staff of the CVRD who installed the bike fix-it station. The location is well suited for the volume of cyclists who use the community centre. Sandra McPherson Duncan

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Street Beat

With Malcolm Chalmers

The Gazette asked: What can we do to make this area a tourist destination not just a stop on the road to somewhere else?

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Danielle Turner

“I would say more businesses, more accommodations and more activities. Make it more tourist friendly by expanding a lot more so a lot more people could come into town.”

“I’d say more curb appeal, because we have a lot of buildings that are empty around town. So when you drive through we have nice signs starting to go up, so curb appeal.”

Letters to the editor Practising planes cause worry about safety I live here at Lake Cowichan and I totally agree with the letters from Ms. Ramsdin and Mr. Erickson about the planes that practise above our towns. They fly above us all the time, most sunny days for sure, cutting their engines and backfiring, free falling, all over our houses. I too think it should be done farther away from populated areas or better yet, over the ocean. Annoying? Yes, somewhat. It’s more the safety factor that worries me. Mag Ryan Lake Cowichan

Good deed leads to good recommendation Kudos to Colony Roofing! It’s nice to know that there are people out there to do such a good deed without cost. I am an elderly woman on my own; I had Colony Roofing replace my roof six years ago and during this rainy season I had a leak just inside my kitchen window. I phoned them and left a message about the issue and they responded the next morning and were here within 15 minutes. When he climbed his ladder to fix it he found my gutters were plugged solid. He proceeded to clean the whole side, put in new screws and put it back in place. He worked on it for over half an hour and fixed the problem. When I asked how much I owed he said just a good word would be payment enough. Anyone needing a new roof or repairs done I highly recommend Colony Roofing. Patricia Grouhel Duncan

TPP good if it gets rid of subsidies Based on the following example it appears that there are many subsidies being provided in other countries. I use New Zealand as an example. It’s a good comparator. Its climate is very similar to ours, the currency is almost on par with ours and labour rates are on par. Yet somehow they can raise a sheep, pay to feed it etc., then butcher it, process it i.e. packaging etc. and ship it to Duncan to sell at $10.97 per pound versus locally produced lamb raised and processed here in the Cowichan Valley which is sold for $14.99 per pound. (This is from fliers from last week). There appears to be no way that in an open fair market that it is possible to do this type of pricing without government subsidies. If the Transpacific Partnership will eliminate this type of subsidy it needs to get implemented. It does have Mr. Harper’s hand in developing this deal, thus it is very likely we will lose out. Glenn White Shawnigan Lake

Time to build up the weir Regarding summer and fall low water on the Cowichan River. When will work start to raise the weir at Cowichan Lake? Please do not tell us there are too many jurisdictions involved. Council has been procrastinating for two years. They have been building dikes for two years to keep the water out, now is the time to make sure we have enough water to drink and enough for the fish and pulp mill. Gord Gurski Duncan

Grant Wilson “I’d say fix up the downtown area, some of the derelict buildings, make them nicer to look at.”

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“We should do things like bring Sunfest into the community, re-look at things like the drag boat races that we had. Some of the older generation has to embrace the change.”

“Promoting our tubing more, do something with some of our buildings, because they are looking really run down. Promote more activities like the Kaatza players.”

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s the B.C. government spends millions on an international brand campaign with the recycled slogan “Super, Natural B.C.,” another brand identity has spread across Canada. This one’s unintentional. It hit a new peak last week with the arrival of two young men from Saskatchewan, who were given one-way tickets to Vancouver and Victoria by typically burdened social services ministry staff in North Battleford. Sorting through the blizzard of soothing sound bites and sympathetic TV clips, a clearer picture emerges. In his initial interview with the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, Charles Neil-Curly, at 23 the elder of the two, said he decided to head west when shelter staff told him his time had run out and he asked for bus tickets to B.C. “When they asked if I had a place to go, I just said, ‘yeah’,” Neil-Curly said. “I was going to the next homeless shelter anyway.” Transients and panhandlers aren’t the only ones who say whatever they figure will get them through another day. Politicians do it too. Admitting she knew little about the arrivals, Premier Christy Clark suggested that both were mentally ill and deserve every support the province can give them. B.C. housing czar Rich Coleman has also demonstrated factual flexibility as he presides over the creation of his latest

Tent camp next to Victoria courthouse persists. [TOM FLETCHER/BLACK PRESS] single-room-occupancy drug ghetto in a residential neighbourhood in Victoria. After quietly proposing a closed-down nursing home called Mount Edwards Court as a temporary solution to the filthy “tent city” that sprang up on provincial property last fall, Coleman abruptly announced from his Langley office Feb. 5 that the building had been bought and partly renovated for $4 million. It would house 38 people for up to a year. I asked him if the purchase meant the conversion of Mount Edwards into permanent “low-barrier” housing for 100 people was a “done deal,” as area residents believe. “They’re wrong,” Coleman indignantly replied, and there would be community consultation over the next year. In subsequent comments to reporters, he said the province doesn’t really need city zoning, but will apply for it anyway. (That won’t be a problem with Victoria’s far-left city council, which is keen to add a supervised injection site too.) On Feb. 24, Coleman was asked if he is concerned that the 88 housing units at two locations would fill up and other transients would arrive to take their place. By that time the tent squat appeared to have about 100 people in residence, with the usual overdoses, violence and prostitution.

Coleman assured us it hasn’t happened in Abbotsford or Maple Ridge, where tent camps have finally been cleaned up after shelters and housing were provided. The next day, he was asked if transitional accommodations would be sufficient to end the camp. “They’re not actually all that transitional,” Coleman replied. “We’ll take Mount Edwards through a zoning process. We’ve got about 100 beds there. We’ve bought the building so it’s hardly transitional. We’ve permanently done that.” Fast forward to March 11. The 38 Mount Edwards spaces are full, another 40 rooms and camping spaces at a former youth custody centre are almost full, and the province applies for a court order to clear the Victoria camp. A representative of the advocacy group Together Against Poverty Society goes on local radio to pledge legal support for the campers. How many are there now? At least 100, he says. Meanwhile in Maple Ridge, where the “homeless” problem is all fixed, Coleman has just extended temporary shelter funding and paid $5.5 million for a 61-room motel to fix it some more. Tom Fletcher is B.C. legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca Twitter: @tomfletcherbc

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Meet the team Julie Reid is the primary health care nurse at the Kaatza Health Clinic. She has been part of the primary healthcare team since the beginning and is typically the first point of contact for new clients. [JAMES GOLDIE/GAZETTE]

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When it comes to seeking assistance with chronic health conditions, honesty is usually the best policy, which is one of the reasons primary health care nurse Julie Reid enjoys working in Lake Cowichan. “Community members are not afraid to tell you what their needs and wants are. And that’s a big thing,” said Reid. “We don’t try to push programs on people that don’t want them.” Reid has been a member of the primary health care team since its inception in 2013. She is the first person new clients meet with when joining the program, which is a free service for any adult in the area living with chronic health problems. Reid is at the clinic from Monday to Friday and does intake with new clients. “[I] discuss with them what their goals are. A lot of times they get referred by the physician and what the physician kind of wants the patient’s not really ready for, so we work on a compromise that will work for both of them,” she said, adding if clients require services not offered through Reid’s team, she will help them find other places to meet those needs. Because travel to Duncan and fees for services there like changing wound dressings, IV clinics and foot care can all present barriers for some people — particularly seniors — Reid has begun providing some of those services to clients. “We’ve started to do some dressing and IV clinics out here,” she said.

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And although Reid is a certified foot care nurse, she can’t provide those services in her role on the primary health care team. “So I try to give them all the information and the techniques so they can do it at home with minimal check-ups with a podiatrist,” she said. Reid said one of the joys of her job is getting to see the long-term progress clients are making. “We had one gentleman who was in lots of chronic pain, was down and out,” she said. “He started seeing the dietitian and we got him enrolled in the fitness program. And he came in six months later, he was a totally different man… His fitness was so much improved and his chronic pain was controlled so that he felt that he could do anything.” Reid urged members of the public to come to the Kaatza Clinic for an assessment to see whether they qualify for the program. “Just drop in. I’m always here and there are no stupid questions.”

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Skaters all decked out for Lake Cowichan performance

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Lake Cowichan’s next generation of figure skaters took to the ice Friday night as members of the Cowichan Lake District Skating Club, ages four to 14, shared their annual performance, which this year was titled “Putting on the Glitz.” Most of the children were part of the CanSkate class, a national beginner skating program. For more, check out the Lake Cowichan Gazette on Facebook.

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irst, a correction. In my last column I should have said to add one full recipe (six quarts) of Solomon’s Complete Organic Fertilizer — not one quart — to each 100 square feet of garden bed to start off with each spring. Because our soils are so wet and cold from winter, they don’t warm up quickly and need a lot of nitrogen to get plants off to a good start. Solomon’s recipe contains plenty of nitrogen. This week I’ll be sowing my next batch of seeds into pots, including broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, celery, fennel, lettuce, parsley and parsnips. I’ve organized my jars of seed packets so that every two weeks until October, I’m sowing something. Many of these seeds would sprout outside but I’ve found that slugs and sow bugs chomp them down as soon as they appear. If they start in pots and get planted out in the garden once they grow bigger and sturdy they stand a better chance of thriving. By then the soil is warmer and dryer, and if I fertilize them well they should grow fast. Growing vegetables quickly ensures an earlier harvest and larger produce, but mainly allows them to outgrow predation by evil creeping, crawly, ravenous creatures. The secret is to bring the minerals in your soil into balance, add some compost and use a lot of organic fertilizer. Once this has been dug into the top six inches or so, dig a hole for the transplant, pop in more fertilizer and dig that into the bottom. Fill the hole with water and plant the transplant there in the slurry, pushing back the soil around it. Different vegetables require more or less fertilizer, but as a general rule of thumb, one-quarter cup per plant is a good average amount. About once a month I like to side-dress the vegetables with more fertilizer since our sandy soil doesn’t hold nutrients well. I sprinkle it along the sides of each row, scratching it in a bit with a hoe and watering it in. Soil biota will do the rest of the work. If you have an asparagus bed or have overwintered garlic, now is a good time to sidedress with fertilizer and compost. In my sandy soil I’ll use six quarts per 100 square feet and cover the bed with a half-inch thick layer of compost. Here’s another trick to get an early asparagus harvest: cover half the bed with plastic and it will warm up faster. Leave the other half bare and you’ll extend the harvest. I have mentioned that it helps to wrap strips of sandpaper around the legs of your seed table, but slugs and their legion of allies have somehow climbed mine. Perhaps they have learned to rappel, or hang glide. I have compensated by covering each flat of seedlings with remay, which seems to be working. Sometimes I wonder what God was thinking. Surely the predators who eat our lovely vegetables should taste better than they do. There’s a challenge for the scientists: can they genetically modify slugs to taste like chocolate?

Gardening tip: You can plant kale, kohlrabi and carrots to harvest during the winter.

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FISHING

Fishing derby draws 75 participants JAMES GOLDIE GAZETTE

Wyatt Waite, left, receives the first place trophy at the Russell Smith Memorial Frostbite Derby from Wilma Rowbottom, president of the Legion branch.

Blue skies over the Cowichan Valley on Saturday meant that the 21st annual Robert Smith Memorial Frostbite Derby was a little less frosty than usual. “I think this was the first day in a long time we’ve had a sunny day. Usually it’s raining or snowing,” said Wilma Rowbottom, president of the Canadian Legion Branch 210 which hosts the event as one of its main yearly fundraisers. Robert Smith was an avid fisherman from the Cowichan Lake district who died in a car accident. Smith was a member of the Elks Club and the Legion at the time of his death, and while the derby was originally organized and hosted by the Elks Club, when the Lake Cowichan chapter closed down the Legion took over responsibility for the event. “We’ve been doing it for quite a few years,” said Rowbottom.

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Gwen Evans presents Steve Friesen with his $150 second place prize.

Gwen Evans presents Jake Walters with his $100 third place prize.

WILDLIFE

Bear cub euthanized after return to town JAMES GOLDIE GAZETTE

The orphan bear cub that was spotted repeatedly in Lake Cowichan since the start of the year has been euthanized by conservation officers. Last month the animal was found under a porch at a home on Neva Road. It was tranquilized, captured and ultimately escaped death by running into the forest about 10 kilometres outside of town. Conservation officers hoped it was young enough it was not habituated to humans and human food sources but only two weeks later it came back to the same area. “It returned right to the same location, the same house we had removed it from,” said conservation officer Scott Norris. “It’s a frustrating thing for us to have to do… It’s a prime example that once a bear becomes habituated to human food sources it’s going to return again and again.” Norris urged area residents to report any bear sightings right away, which can help officers potentially relocate the animal before it’s too late, adding that some people think they’re “doing the bear a favour” by not getting conservation officers involved.

“The delay in reporting leads to the habituated bear that will have to be euthanized,” he said. Intentionally feeding dangerous animals or leaving attractants such as food, food waste and garbage is prohibited under B.C.’s Wildlife Act, a point that Norris said he wants to emphasize in light of this recent bear situation. He noted these regulations also apply to elk. “We’ve been very, very lenient with residents and businesses…but we want to remind the community that under the Wildlife Act it’s a $230 fine for attracting dangerous wildlife by leaving attractants available and accessible.” Norris said there was pet food and garbage outside at the location where the bear was found both times. “[Garbage] has got to be locked up and secured someplace,” he said, recommending lockable metal containers or wooden structures. He described the CVRD-issued plastic garbage bins as “somewhat bear-proof” but only if owners get special locking lids for them and chain the containers to a structure the bear can’t remove.

Five cash prizes are award for the five biggest fish, with many more door prizes given out to almost all participants throughout the evening. “We had wonderful support from the businesses in the community. We only had to purchase a few things. This is the only time we actually approach them for a donation. The only other time we do any soliciting is for poppy sales for Remembrance Day.” Wyatt Waite of Courtenay captured the $250 grand prize with a 2.78-pound trout. Steve Friesen came second with a 2.39-pound catch, followed by Jake Walters with a 2.07-pound. “It feels amazing of course,” said Waite,

who was competing in the derby for the first time. He spent the day on the Lake with his father and grandfather. “We trolled down to Sandy Beach and we trolled Goat Island a bit of the day, but mostly we were in the North Arm,” he said. There were 75 participants in this year’s competition. “They can only fish in our Lake and Bear Lake. Cutthroat and rainbow trout,” said Sam Jones, event chairperson. “[Participants] don’t have to be fishing in a boat. They can fish from shore, just so long as they’re fishing in this lake or Bear Lake.” The total amount of money raised this year has not yet been calculated.

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Midweek Specials Wed. thru Sat.

Proud to be serving the Cowichan Valley since 1985

March 16 - 19, 2016

Purchase an island grown

pansies for epilepsy

4” pansy and 50 cents will go to HeadWay Victoria

march 13th-26th

Schneider’s Lunchmate

Maple Leaf Hearty Slice

375 g

LIMIT 3 Total

EACH

Grimm’s

EACH

Sliced

Black Forest Ham

Equals 83¢/100g

In our Bakery...

Reg. 14.99

LIMIT 2

lb 6.55 Kg

In our Deli...

Reg. 10.99

5 500

LIMIT 5 Total

F O R

EACH

Pasta Sauce

Assorted, 6 Pack

Hunt’s Thick & rich

English Muffins

LIMIT 5 Total

Naturipe Strawberries 1 lbh. ell la C ms

2 500 F O R

55 F O R

Weather Permitting

Danone Activia

Multipack Yogurt

2 500 8x100 g

600 g

lb 10.96 Kg

California Grown

Grimm’s

Hot Pepperoni

Golden West

6 Pack

EACH

Family Packs

lb 4.12 Kg

EACH

300 g

Dessert Squares

es to 11 VaoriseetiFrom Cho

Lean Ground Beef LIMIT 1

Mexican Grown Hot House

800 g

F O R

On The Vine Tomatoes

Country Grocer

F O R

450 g

Ham Nuggets

450 g

In our Deli...

EACH

Reg. 6.49

Schneider’s Low Sodium

Ham Garlic Rings Reg. 7.99

.97

90 g

Reg. 3.99

Schneider’s 1890

Original Peameal Wieners Bacon Chunks

Bologna Stackers

Bacon Reg. 6.99

Schneider’s Juicy Jumbo

Reg. 5.69

F O R

Parkay

Soft Margarine

680 ml

427 g

5 500 F O R

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