September 2019 Issue 130

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2019 SEPTEMBER ISSUE 130 SAVING SEEDS I CLIMATE CHANGE EVENTS I LOCAL FOOD I CONTESTS 1

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Finding Joy Paintings Laurel Hibbert Enamels, Silks Margot Page & Lorraine Taylor Imagine That! 251 Craig St, Duncan Runs to 09/27

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Human Nature CVAC members Art Show Mon-Fri 1-5pm Sat 12-3pm Cowichan Community Centre 2687 James St, Duncan Runs to 09/21 FREE

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Bhagavad Gita Study & Meditation Cowichan Branch VIRL 2687 James St, Duncan jimmyboy541@gmail.com FREE Also 09/18

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Auditions and registration for Cowichan Valley Youth Choir 3:30-5:30PM Providence Farm Chapel for info 250 597-0114 Thursday Prime Rib Buffet Farm Table Inn 6pm seating reservations required 6755 Cowichan Lake Rd $40/$37/$20 farmtableinn.ca also 09 12/19/26

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Mill Bay 985 Shawnigan Mill Bay Rd 7-9pm

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Introductory session Jingui Golden Shield Qi Gong w/Brett Holland 6:30PM The Hub, Cowichan Station also 09/18/25

Metamorphosis Journey OUR Ecovillage 1565 Baldy Mountain Rd http://tiny. cc/012laz FREE Save Seeds w/ Dan Jason 1-3pm Cowichan Agricultural Seed Hub 2431 Beverly St, Duncan RSVP 250-748-8506 $20 Groove Kitchen 8pm funk-soul & latin Osborne Bay Pub 1534 Joan Ave, Crofton $10 Crystal Sound Journey Paiste Planet Symphonic Gongs Persian Santoors Duncan Showroom 133 Station St, $25adv/$30

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Fall Sessions w/Lilan Bianchi begins namasteyoga.ca 250 7460327

Koksilah Music Festival 4pm Celebrating arts, community & resurgence Tuwe’nu Providence Farm 1843 Tzouhalem Rd Tl’upalus Cowichan Bay koksilahfestival.com

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Tatewari Flamenco Fusion 8pm traditional & interpretations of Flamenco Duncan Showroom 133 Station St $20adv/$25 Square Dance 7:30pm Girl Guides Hall 321 Cairnsmore St, Duncan 250-929-8226 $10 Mark Crissinger Solo Show 7pm Osborne Bay Pub, 1534 Joan Ave, Crofton No Cover Western Settings & Penski File The HUB 2375 Koksilah Rd, Duncan barelynorth.com $15

Cowichan Consort Orchestra first rehearsal Sylvan United Church 985 Shawnigan Mill Bay Rd 7:30-9:30pm

Chakra Yoga Classes w/ Sadie Bartram 6:30-8:00pm Rivendell Yurt 5215 Bills Rd sdbartram@ gmail.com Also 09 16/30 $15

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Cowichan Valley Prostate Cancer Support Group Coffee Hour 2pm 103–225 Canada Ave, Duncan FREE Freedom Gospel Choir 1st Rehearsal for 2019 2020 Season 7:30-9pm St. Andrews Church 531 Herbert St Duncan to register Ann 250-709-2740

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Cowichan Writers Workshop 7 week course begins 10-12pm 778 251-4771 Cowichan Consort Choir first rehearsal Sylvan United Church

Introduction to African Marimba! Come experience the thrill of playing in a Zimbabwean-style marimba (wooden xylophone) ensemble 11-12:30pm All ages all levels no prior musical experience necessary Contact Ted to register info@bopoma.org $20

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Eight Hands at 88 Keys Chemainus Classical Concerts 2pm St Michael’s Church 2858 Mill St, Chemainus 250-7488383 $18adv/$20

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The Kirtanigans7pm call & response chanting & kirtan special guest James Hamilton 2505 Alexander St, Duncan kirtanigans@gmail.com Grandparents Raising Grandchildren confidential support group 6:30-8:30pm 1-877-345-9777

151 Cowichan Exhibition Agriculture & Family Entertainment 7380 TCH Duncan cowex.ca

Journey to Yoga Nidra explore & restore posture mobility move w/ ease & pleasure 3-4:30pm 1584 Stamps Rd, Duncan To reserve a spot- somalila.com

Warmland Book Collective Hannah & the Spindle Whorl 5-8pm VIRL 2687 James St, Duncan FREE

Explorations in Anthroposophy 4-9pm Sol Centre various subjects by donation Info 250709-8583 Also 15/22/29

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Somalila Body-Play Somatic Open House free workshops 10-11am &12-1pm 1584 Stamps Rd, Duncan Reserve a spot at somalila.com

Quaker (Friends) silent meeting 10:30am St. Ann’s Garden Club Providence Farm 1843 Tzouhalem Everyone welcome cowichanvalley.quaker.ca

Mrs. Warren’s Profession opens at the Chemainus Theatre Festival 1-800-565-7738 or visit chemainustheatre.ca Balanced Habits 28-day Kick Start Nutrition Program start date Snap Fitness 2-361 Trans-Canada Highway, Duncan 250-748- 0001

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Moonlight Paddle watch the full moon rise Wilderness Kayaking 6638 Beaumont Ave, Maple Bay wilderness-kayaking.com

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Restorying our Cultural Commons Westcoast Communities Conference OUR Ecovillage 1565 Baldy Mountain Rd

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Opening Please Take a Seat 11-4pm photographic artists Daphne & Art Carlyle Rainforest Arts 9871 Willow St, Chemainus.

Sacred Chant Circle w/ Sadie Bartram 7-8:30pm Rivendell Yurt 5215 Bills Rd by donation Sari Alesh w/ friends a superb violinist 3pm Duncan Showroom 133 Station St, $20

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CVAC Volunteers Show_ Mon-Fri 1-5pm Sat 12-3pm Cowichan Community Centre 2687 James St, Duncan FREE

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Socially Responsible Investing Seminar Cowichan Golf Club 6-8pm if money talks let it speak for sustainability limited space SRICowichan@gmail.com FREE Guest Speaker Gavin Hanke from Royal BC Museum 7pm Fish Health Bdlg 1080 Wharncliffe Rd Bring mug & toonie

Deep Sea Gypsies 9pm Osborne Bay Pub 1534 Joan Ave, Crofton $15adv/$20

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Periphery Fantastic Art of Nik Sylvan Opening Reception 123pm Excellent Frameworks 24 Station St, Duncan runs to 09/30

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Lila Community Choir New Season Begins We Sing for Joy! All welcome! 6-7:30PM www.joythroughmusic.com Grand Opening of Gallery Renovations Cowichan Valley

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9738 Willow St, Chemainus 250-246-9838 Hours Mon-Sat 930-530 • Sun 12-4 Closed Stat holidays

Arts Council 6-8pm PORTALS Cowichan Community Center 2687 James St, Duncan FREE

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Global Climate Strike 12-3pm Duncan City Square Kenneth St rally march celebration Earth Guardians everyone invited for climate action

Master Gardener Clinic 10-3pm Bring gardening questions for a detailed answer Dinter’s Nursery 2205 Phipps Rd, Duncan dinternursery.ca FREE 35th September Festival 10-2pm St. John’s Anglican Church 3295 Cobble Hill Rd, FREE

Daniel Wesley 8pm Osborne Bay Pub 1534 Joan Ave Crofton danielwesley.com $25adv/$30

South Island Rhythm Kings CD Release Party 8pm Osborne Bay Pub, 1534 Joan Ave, Crofton $10

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Duncan Garage Cafe Sweet Sixteen Party - cake, face painting samples Everyone welcome! 2-4PM 330 Duncan St, Downtown Duncan

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Charged Up! a festival of climate alternatives clothing swap 103pm Charles Hoey Park 124 Canada Ave, Duncan FREE

Christine Tassan Et Les Imposteures Gypsy Jazz The Chapel Providence Farm 1843 Tzouhalem Rd, Duncan barelynorth.com $20

Vancouver Island Homesteading Fair 10-4pm self-reliant living presentations vendors food music exhibits The Hub 2375 Koksilah Rd, Duncan homesteadingfair.ca PIGS Canada’s Pink Floyd in the Flesh Tour 7:30pm Cowichan Performing Arts Centre 2687 James St, cowichanpac.ca The Art of Wellness Creatively Writing Our Recovery 7 week series for women survivors of sexualized violence 9:30-12pm *registration required kthomas@ warmlandwomen.org FREE September Retreat A Day of Meditation & Mindfulness Nichiren Peace Centre VIRetreats.com Bear Spray Workshop 10am Fuller Lake Arena 2876 Fuller Lake Rd, Chemainus Register cowichanvalley@wildsafebc. com FREE Gardening for Spring Wake Up 10am Prepare your garden to flourish Dinter’s Nursery 2205 Phipps Rd, Duncan dinternursery.ca FREE

Cowichan Valley Cancer Support Group 10:30– 12pm Canadian Cancer Society 103–225 Canada Ave Duncan FREE

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Senior’s Day 10-6pm Lynn’s Vitamin Gallery 180 Central Rd, Duncan lynnsvitamingallery.ca Cowichan Valley Prostate Cancer Monthly Support Group 2pm 103– 225 Canada Ave, Duncan FREE

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American Crown Circus Circo Osorio Cowichan Place behind Cowichan Community Centre 2687 James St, Duncan www.americancrowncircus.com

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HUB Film Club The Biggest Little Farm Documentary Rated PG 7pm The HUB 2375 Koksilah Rd by donation, hubfilmclub@gmail. com Customer Appreciation Day 10-6pm Lynn’s Vitamin Gallery 180 Central Rd, Duncan www. lynnsvitamingallery.ca Big Pacific electric blues-rock 8pm Osborne Bay Pub 1534 Joan Ave, Crofton $10

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Maple Bay Painters Art Show & Sale 10-5pm St Peter’s

Church 5800 Church Rd, Duncan

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Vancouver Island Vixens burlesque troupe 8pm Duncan Showroom 133 Station St 19+ $25adv/$30

PA I RS W I T H

Back to School

Plant & Harvest Sale 9-1pm toys plants books garage sales St. Edward’s Church & Queen of Angels School 2085 Maple Bay Rd, Duncan FREE Shawnigan Hills Parkrun 9am fun 5km running event Shawnigan Hills Athletic Park 2162 Hurley Rd parkrun.ca FREE Row of Crowz classic rock & originals 8pm Osborne Bay Pub 1534 Joan Ave, Crofton $10

Wines by the bottle or glass and charcuterie – all autumn long.

Open daily 11am-5pm.

2182 Lakeside Road, Duncan, BC • bluegrouse.ca

Handmade Hugs Society Open House 1-3pm 3rd floor 5878 York Rd, Duncan Free Yin Yoga Class w/ Nadia 6-7:30pm Harmony Yoga 360 Duncan St, Duncan HarmonyYogaDuncan.com

Principles of Composting 10am Backyard composting for a healthy garden Dinter’s Nursery 2205 Phipps Rd, Duncan dinternursery.ca FREE Art Opening Hiatus: Paintings by M.E. Sparks 5-7pm 3091 Agira Rd theougallery.com runs to 10/13 FREE

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A Taste of Local the Tea Maker the Cheese Maker the Clay Maker 2pm 8350 Richards Trail, westholmetea. com $35 Journey to Yoga Nidra Somatics & the Dance Floor 2-4pm

Harmony Yoga 360 Duncan St, harmonyyogaduncan.com $30 Celebrating Water Beer & Burger Fundraiser supporting Cowichan Estuary Nature Centre 5-8pm Cow Bay Pub 1695 Cowichan Bay Rd, $25 Downway With Fableway punk bands The Hub 2375 Koksilah Rd, Duncan barelynorth.com $15

Out of Town

19-23 American Crown Circus Circo Osorio, Woodgrove Centre, Nanaimo 29 Roseanne Cash 7:30pm Farquhar Auditorium University Centre UVic 3800 Finnerty Rd$45/$65/$79 29 Salt Spring Apple Festival 9-5pm Fulford Hall plus 18 venues saltspringapplefestival.org

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September 2019 Issue 130 Cowichan Valley Voice Magazine Publisher Richard Badman Editor Sheila Badman Contact us at: editor@cowichanvalleyvoice.com 250 746 9319 6514 Wicks Rd, Duncan BC V9L 5V2 Visit us online at www.cowichanvalleyvoice.com Distribution Abigail Smith

Proofreader Diana Pink

Calendar Administrative Assistant Angela Sheppard Robin Gale

Advertising Enquiries Please Contact Adrienne Richards 250 510 6596 e-mail adrienne@cowichanvalleyvoice.com Next Ad Deadline September 15 for October 2019 Issue 131 *Non Profit Community Ad Rates available please enquire.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR LISTINGS ARE FREE! Next EVENTS DEADLINE September 15 for October 2019 Issue 131 E-mail: Date, Event Title, Time, Location and Cost w/ subject “EVENT” to events@cowichanvalleyvoice.com Cowichan Valley Voice Magazine reserves the right to, omit and/or edit submitted listings due to space limitations SPECIAL THANKS TO FOLLOWING VALLEY VOICES Tony Irwin, Jenny Garlni, Bill Jones, Brett Holland, Melanie Cossey, Cheryl Dalloway, Grant Easterbrook, Rose Wagner, Denise D’Fantis, Kendra Thomas, Alistair MacGregor, Dan Jason, Ted Wright, Craig Spence, Paul Jutras, Jant Magdanz, Kat Brust, Bernie Dinter, Royce Warren, John Magdanz, Ronn Stevenson, Amanda Crowston, Venita Chow, Suzanne Simard, Kathy White, Angel Jury, Sadie Bartram, Jill Thompson, Debbie Wood, Tracey Hanson and The Lovely Georgia Nicols

OUR COMMUNITY September Events 4-5 151st Cowichan Exhibition 8-9 Happy Sweet Sixteen! 20 Alistair MacGregor 28 Socially Responsible Investing 29 General Strike For Climate On September 20 30 Circo Osorio Canadian Tour 53 Community Farm Store Pages 64-65 Host Homes Cowichan 68 Georgia Nicols September Forecast 69 Directory 70-71 LOCAL FOOD & DRINK The Traditions of Charcuterie 10 The Joy of Local Chicken 11 Taste of Local: The Tea Maker+The Cheese Maker 14-15 Good to the Last Bite 16 Salt Spring Apple Festival 19 Grilled Salmon with Maple Ginger Glaze 21 Green Living Eco Lunch Options 67 HOME, FARM & GARDEN Caring for Your Leathers 22 Dan Jason on Saving Seeds 29 A Seed Farmer’s Perspective 40 Flowering Bulbs Natures Gift that Keeps Giving 41 Creating Your Outdoor Paradise! 43 Bye Bye Bees 48 Homesteading 49

LOCAL ARTS Koksilah Music Festival 12-13 Nik Sylvan at Excellent Frameworks 26 CVAC is Raising the Curtain on Its New Gallery and Workshop Space 31 We welcome your story ideas & photo submissions, however Maple Bay Painters 32 Cowichan Valley Voice Magazine reserves the right to omit and/or People’s Voices on Wooden Voices 33 edit all submissions for space, clarity, content and style. The opinions The Chemainus Theatre Festival Presents Mrs Warren’s Profession 34 expressed in Valley Voice Magazine do not necessarily reflect those The Vancouver Island Vixens are Back! 35 of the editor, publishers or other contributors. Please send a query Please, Take a Seat 36 e-mail with your suggested topic prior to sending your article as Roseanne Cash on tour this Fall with She Remembers Everything 37 space is limited and may not always be available.

South Island Music 38 PIGS: Canada’s Pink Floyd in the Flesh Tour 39 Valley Voice Magazine is distributed through 450 + select locations Are You Feeling Rusty? 42

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BODY, MIND & SOUL Jingui Golden Shield Qi Gong 17 When is the Best Time to Start Your Novel or Memoir? Now! 18 Just Say Thank You 23 Gently Falling Into Autumn 24-25 The Art of Wellness - Creatively Writing Our Recovery 27 What is Kirtan 31 Back to school with Crystal friends 52 28-day Kick Start Nutrition Program 54 The Ionic Solution 55 So What Can Drumming Do For Us? 56 Back to Yoga 58-59 Spirit Journaling 60 Cat/Cow 61 PETS, RECREATION & NATURE Carbon Sequestration in the Cowichan Valley Forests 44-45 Young Nature Explorers 46 Suzanne Simard’s Mother Tree Project Ii Our Backyard 57 High Wildlife Conflict Season & BC Goes Wild 62 The Hip Bone is Connected to the Back Bone 63 Lucky Dog Back to Normal 66

track from Cedar Hill X Rd entitled, “Woke Up With The Blues” features guitar work from fellow westshore blues rocker Jesse Roper.

On Christmas Day 2017 DSG released their first LP titled “Rough Waters.”

Recorded with Loke Webb for Vintage Owl Recordings. With additional recording and engineering by Malcom Owen-Flood for Wood Shop Recording Studios. Rough Waters is available on most online streaming services.

Deep Sea Gypsies

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orn in a modern era with vintage dreams, the Deep Sea Gypsies offer a sound that is all their own. Playing an original, innovative combination of 60’s psych blues rock and 70’s southern rock mixed with elements of funk and soul. With influences such as Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Rory Gallagher, Muddy Waters, and Lynyrd Skynyrd, some might say they have souls much older than their age would suggest.

Coming together in Victoria, British Columbia’s,Westshore area, DSG has firm roots on Vancouver Island.

They released a number of DIY demo tracks before heading into Victoria’s Baker Studio to record their debut EP “Peatt Rd”. The Band’s second EP gained a lot of momentum with its first single “Rock & Roll Queen” awarding them a bid as the Zone @ 91.3’s Band of the Month for March. The third

Having made great local connections and a solid impact on their community, the Deep Sea Gypsies are taking steps to accomplish their goals and turn their musical talents into a career. Saturday, September 14th - 9pm $15 in advance at EventBrite $20 at door Osborne Bay Pub, 1534 Joan Avenue, Crofton.

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Lumber yard, home of our Laughing Logger Show and Loggers Sports competition and is a huge draw at the fair

151st Cowichan Exhibition

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he 151st Cowichan Exhibition, which runs from Sept 6-8, 2019, will once again bring agriculture and entertainment alive in the Cowichan Valley as we celebrate our local dairy producers with this year’s theme, “Milk & Cookies.”

We have an outstanding lineup of entertainment on the Spirit stage! Headlining on Friday night will be Eagle Eyes, paying tribute to the incredible music of The Eagles and recreating the magical harmonies that The Eagles were known for. Local band, Black Moon Valley, will kick off the festivities that night at 5:00pm with their wide variety of country music covers. On Saturday night we are excited to have Completely Creedence back on stage. If you loved Creedence Clearwater Revival in the 60’s and 70’s, you’re going to love this band! The four musicians are all veterans of the industry with incredible musical

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backgrounds. Backyard Elephant, a talented local band with a rock and roll repertoire, will take the stage at 5:00pm Saturday to start off an exciting night of music.

For a younger audience, Matt Henry will also be on stage Saturday afternoon with his crowd-pleasing Big Bubble and Comedy Juggling Stunt show. Daily performances will also feature local dance talent from many schools around the valley.

The Cowichan Exhibition welcomes back the “Land of Legends” Logger Sports competition. It will be held Saturday, September 7th. The always-popular “Laughing Logger” Show returns with three shows daily on Friday and Sunday. West Coast Amusements, with their thrilling carnival rides, will be open to the public from Thursday night through Sunday. Don’t miss the high-flying FMX Extreme Motocross show on Sunday

afternoon, which will keep you on the edge of your seat!

New this year will be the “Start Your Engine” competition, proudly sponsored by the Vancouver Island Motorsport Circuit.

Aspiring mechanics ages 13-18 are eligible to compete in teams of two. Teams must completely tear down an engine and rebuild it while being timed. The duo that successfully completes the rebuild and “starts their engine” in the fastest time will be declared the winner.

The prize? Their own driver experience in a circuit taxi at the Motorsport track, a $250 value! Teams must register with the Exhibition by August 24!

In an effort to embrace the legalization of cannabis in Canada, we’ve added a Cannabis class to the roster in the hall. This new class is open to non-commercial growers who will enter three buds for judging. The buds will be judged on uniformity, texture, colour and scent.

Appropriate measures will be taken to safely secure the entries.

The 151st Cowichan Exhibition surely offers something for everyone.

Come take in the best showcase of 4-H clubs, cattle, horses and rabbits.

Stroll through Mellor Hall to see entries in field & garden produce, honey and baking. Admire what talented people of all ages submit

in photography, quilting, spinning and weaving, sewing, fine arts and crafts.

Head down to the lower field to check out the vintage machinery display and the tractor pull, or take a ride in the crane for a birds-eye view of Exhibition Park! Don’t forget to stop for a snack at any one of our delicious food vendors. Want to be a part of the action? The Official Catalogue and entry forms are available online at www.cowex.ca.

A Very Special Fair I have always been interested in history, it was one of the few things that really held my attention in school, which continues to this day, long long after I finished my formal schooling.

This interest combined with volunteering at the Cowichan Exhibition lead me to write a book, 150 Years of Growing, about the history of the Cowichan Exhibition from which this story is adapted.

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he Cowichan Exhibition in its now almost 151 years has had some special events, one of which happened 100 years ago. This event was one which will be hard to ever match for its emotional and star appeal.

The 1919 Cowichan Exhibition’s Fall Fair was called the Victory Exhibition.

The Valley had suffered

from the tone of the headline.

Cowichan put as much effort in blood and sweat as any part of the Empire into WW I. It was done in the name of the King and now the future King was coming to acknowledge this sacrifice. This was going to be the biggest event in the Exhibition’s history.

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Here he is, his HRH the Prince of Wales wearing his signature Prince of Wales check suit greeting the boy scouts and solders on the fair grounds. through four years of WW I and this was the event to celebrate the end of the conflict. The Exhibition would have at that Fair the biggest celebrity attendee ever.

The Cowichan Exhibition promoted the event in the

September 2, 1919 edition of the Cowichan Leader as this headline shows.

Only two weeks ‘til H. R. H. The Prince of Wales comes to town to open the Cowichan Exhibition. It is almost possible to feel the excitement

The Prince of Wales was making a stop in Duncan to officially open the Fall Fair as part of his two-month Canadian Royal Tour. He was touring the Island via train and the Agricultural Hall was a short walk from the train station. This led Mayor Thomas Pitt to issue a notice closing the streets from the train station to the Agricultural Hall and said that any unattended cars in that area would be moved at the owners’ risk. He also requested the closing of

businesses and offices from 10 until 11 on the 26th so everyone could take part in the welcome.

This was without a doubt the biggest celebrity visit the Fall Fair has ever had. The excitement in Cowichan over his visit combined with the patriotic fervour, so soon after the war, was at a fever pitch.

Pictures of the event showed a huge turn out of people to greet the future King. This was the biggest crowd ever assembled in Duncan for any event to that time. The Exhibition had a boost in attendance in 1919 and this visit played a part in making that happen.

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Blue Grouse charcuterie and cheese board

The Traditions of Charcuterie

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harcuterie (pronounced shär-kü-tə-rē) is a French term for preserved meats. It has been around since the 15th century to designate shops that sold products made from pork. The word charcuterie can be used to describe cooked, salted or dried meats, which vary from region to region and include pâté, rillette, sausage and terrine.

In Italy, this same process is called salumi. The most popular salumi include prosciutto, capicola, bresaola, mortadella and salami.

What goes best with an assortment of local charcuterie? Wine, of course!

At Blue Grouse Winery, charcuterie boards are on the menu daily and pair beautifully with our wines.

We source our selections from Cure Artisan Meats just down the road at Valley View Centre. Chef Bradford Boisvert creates many different cured meats, sausages and pâtés. Our regular charcuterie and cheese board comes with three different cured meats, one cheese selection and crostini.

If charcuterie is not your thing…we also offer a triple cheese board that consists of French Brie, local

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Haltwhistle cheese and an aged gouda with red onion jam and crostini as well as a West Coast board with fresh “Ruckles” goat cheese from Saltspring Island along with Raincoast Crisps and Saltspring Onion & Thyme jam. Both of these boards pair well with our Quill Pinot Noir or Quill Red wine.

Now if you are vegan…we still have options for you!

Chef Bradford has created a house made lentil walnut pâté and our own Janine Duns makes a sunflower pâté and fresh hummus weekly. Our vegan board comes with each of these vegan pates, crostini, seasonal vegetables and olives. Pair our vegan board with 2018 Estate Pinot Gris for a perfect lunch or afternoon treat.

Blue Grouse charcuterie, cheese and vegan boards range in price from $15 to $22 and are available daily. Come and see us – we are open 7 days a week in September.

Blue Grouse Winery, 2182 Lakeside Road Duncan bluegrouse.ca

Jenny Garlini Head Office Maven at Blue Grouse Winery

Upcoming EVENTS Italian Mushroom Feast Saturday, September 28 Wild Mushroom Forage October 12 & 26 Wild Mushroom Cooking Class October 13 & 27

The Joy of Local Chicken Bill Jones is an author, chef and food consultant Deerholme.com

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have a love hate relationship with chickens.

We raise them here on the farm (for the egg production) and often let them roam free, several days a week, to forage about the property. They seem to like digging in the dirt and it is impossible to dig a hole on our farm without a host of chickens showing up wanting to inspect every shovel of dirt that is shifted.

You also have to protect any green and tender plants from there voracious beaks. But my, those eggs are wonderful and see their way into many of the dishes we make here on the farm.

A recent discovery here in the valley is a new breed of chicken that was developed in France and exported to

many parts of the world.

Sasso chicken is a new breed of meat bird that takes longer to develop and has a slightly different profile that the typical bird raised on our farms. Sasso have longer legs and thighs, smaller breasts and a lot more flavour than your generic chicken.

Depending on the size of the bird, there are several strategies to cooking them.

Young specimens (under 4 lbs) are excellent grilled or roasted in the oven. Bigger birds will benefit from some moist cooking techniques like braising or making into the best chicken pot pie you can find. We recently made a dish of the classic coq au vin (with local pinot noir) and the result was truly amazing. A worthy tribute to this noble bird, whom I really admire (unless I step in some gift they left on my porch). Oh chickens!

For full details visit www.deerholme.com

BY RESERVATION ONLY

4830 Stelfox Rd, Duncan

For ReservationS 250 748 7450 Grilled Chicken with Jamaican Jerk Marinade Courtesy Chef Bill Jones, Deerholme Farm

Ingredients

1 4 lb (2 kg) chicken

Jerk Paste:

1 cup (250 mL) 1 Tbsp (15 mL) 4 1 Tbsp (15 mL) 1 Tbsp (15 mL) 1 Tbsp (15 mL) 1 tsp (5 mL) 1 Tbsp (15 mL) 1 tsp (5 mL) 2 Tbsp (30 mL) 2 Tbsp (30 mL)

minced onion fresh chili, minced garlic cloves 5 spice powder freshly ground all spice freshly ground black pepper freshly ground nutmeg minced fresh thyme or oregano salt Worcestershire Sauce olive oil

Method

In a food processor, combine the onion, chili, garlic, all spice, black pepper, nutmeg, thyme, salt Worcestershire sauce and oil. Puree until it reaches a smooth paste. Can be put in a jar and refrigerated for up to a week.

Cut up chicken and place in a mixing bowl. Add enough paste to liberally coat the chicken pieces and let sit in the fridge for 30 minutes. Meanwhile preheat the grill to high. Remove the chicken from the fridge and allow to warm up for no more than 15 minutes. Place chicken on the grill, taking care to put the chicken skin side up where possible. Lower heat to medium, clost grill and cook for 15 minutes (taking care to note any flare ups and rearrange the chicken if necessary.

Flip chicken to skind side down, keep lid up and cook for an additional 10 minutes – or until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165 F (74 C).

Remove to a serving platter and let rest at least 5 minutes before serving. Serve with grilled yams for an authentic side dish.

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Curtis Clear Sky

UPCOMING SHOWS

Cowichan Valley

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 6• $15 WESTERN SETTINGS & PENSKI FILE

The HUB at Cowichan Station 2375 Koksilah Rd, Duncan Western Settings - from San Diego with their gruff melodic sound.

Penski File - melodic punk with a punch of grit to get you in the pit.

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 25 • $20 CHRISTINE TASSAN et LES IMPOSTEURES The Chapel at Providence Farm 1843 Tzouhalem Rd., Duncan World-class Gypsy Jazz all the way from Montreal

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 29 • $15 The Hub at Cowichan Station 2375 Koksilah Rd, Duncan

DOWNWAY WITH FABLEWAY Sessions Records punk band formerly of the Vans Warped Tour on their Last Chance For More Regrets tour with old school skatepunk band Fableway.

Tickets available through www.barelynorth.com

Indigenous Voices To Take Centre Stage At Koksilah Music Festival September 6 - 8

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he third annual Koksilah Music Festival will be back on September 6 – 8 at Tuwe’nu (Providence Farm) in Tl’upalus (Cowichan Bay). The goal of this family-friendly event is to amplify the voices of Indigenous artists and to raise support for grassroots, Indigenous-led cultural resurgence and decolonization initiatives in BC. The festival also seeks to foster solidarity between Indigenous and settler communities through musical celebration.

“We want to bring people together to party for a purpose”, says Alex Schiebel, one of the festival organizers. “Art and politics are inseparable, and we saw this festival as an opportunity to further discussions around cultural identity, dispossession of land and resources, decolonization, settler responsibility, and community building.”

“All music uplifts the heart and soul,” says Tousilem (Ron George), Quw’utsun Elder and organizer. “We look forward to sharing songs and words with you on our homelands. Please come and join us.”

The line up will feature bands and artists that will each add their unique musical talent to this multi-genre festival to create an unforgettable occasion. Bring your dancing shoes for the Indigifunk band Curtis Clearsky and the Constellationz; and get swept away by the melodic and enchanting songs of Desireé Dawson and Cowichan Valley locals Juniper. The Quw’utsun Tzinquaw dancers will open and close the festivities.

Proceeds from Silent auction and raffle will be directed to Quw’utsun Youth Programs & to Unist’ot’en Camp, who

In addition to music, the festival offers a diverse series of workshops on topics including decolonization, allyship, cedar

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were the subject of a massive RCMP raid this winter for their brave stand against the Coastal Gaslink Pipeline in their territory.

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weaving, trauma-resilience, cultural appropriation, vocal harmonizing, land stewardship, plant identification and more. There will be a lunch provided for Elders on Saturday with an open mic for Elders to share their timeless perspectives.

A kid’s zone will be packed with games, crafts, and scheduled activities.

Indigenous community. All are welcome. The festival is free to all Quw’utsun people and vendors in recognition of the fact that the event is taking place on their territory.

The organizing collective includes Quw’utsun elders and community leaders, and is consulting with Cowichan Tribes to ensure this gathering reflects proper protocols and is accessible to the local

Koksilah Music Festival, September 6-8 Providence Farm, 1843 Tzouhalem Rd, Duncan (Gates open 4pm on Friday) www.koksilahfestival.com

For more information please visit: http://koksilahfestival. com and follow the koksilah music festival @koksilah for up to date information.

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hristine Tassan et les Imposteures are pioneers in a domain usually reserved for men and precursors of the gypsy wave that swept across Québec, this allwoman quartet continues to reinvent this timeless music while integrating new ideas and influences with an

originality and flair we have become familiar with. From standards to original compositions, the Imposteures’ musical arrangements innovate, rejuvenate and leave room for unbridled creativity from four talented and accomplished young women. Wednesday, September 25 the Chapel at Providence Farm, 1843 Tzouhalem Rd, Duncan Tickets $20 available at www.barelynorth.com 13

Haltwhistle Cheese Co.

Taste of Local: The Tea Maker+The Cheese Maker

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ucked away on a quiet road in Glenora is a little goat dairy, nestled in its own little valley, with a stunning view of the mountains. On this farm lives 150 goats, a very excitable dog named Barney, a few cats, a young boy named Milo, and two farmers named Kirsten and Cory, among other beings.

Each spring the goats move out to pasture, with new kids trailing behind them every year, after a winter with hay and rain and snow.

Twice a day for nine months of the year these goats enthusiastically rush into the milking parlour for their cup of grain and for us to collect their milk. These content goats inspired the name of

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Happy Goat Farm and Dairy.

In 2014 The Happy Goat Cheese Company was born, later morphing into Haltwhistle Cheese Company to accommodate the welcome addition of local cow’s milk from Balme Ayr Farm in Cobble Hill. Little by little we have grown into what we are today; a small creamery, the only goat creamery with its own herd on the island, producing 10 000-15 000kg of cheese per year, with only 5 employees.

Much like the winemakers of the valley, we believe in showcasing the terroir of the incredible place we call home. Our cheeses are handcrafted with minimal intervention, and are often inspired by traditional French cheeses. We use the most basic of ingredients - high quality raw milk, rennet, salt, and bacterial cultures.

People often comment on our cheeses, asking why they look or smell the way they do. All of our cheeses sport what is known as a “natural rind”, meaning that our rinds are made up of different strains of bacteria, molds, and yeasts, all of which aid in the transformation of plain, pressed curd into something much more delicious with varying textures and flavours. These microflora are often, but not always, different from the molds you see growing on those leftovers long forgotten in your fridge at home, and will not harm you in any way. Many of our cheeses have “washed rinds”, meaning that the cheeses are rubbed with various liquids such as Spinnakers Titanic Stout or Cherry Point’s Coastal White wine to impart a very subtle flavour and promote the growth of a specific type of bacteria called Brevibacterium linens, which gives those cheeses the loved and hated “stinky feet” smell. Occasionally you will see coated cheeses, such as our Mandolin with dried rosemary and thyme or Westholme with maple-smoked matcha.

For two years in a row we have enjoyed pairing up with the team at Westholme Tea Company to create a unique cheese that truly showcases some of the best of what the valley has to offer. What better way to spend an afternoon than to sit on their patio, enjoying a cup of artisanal tea, paired perfectly with our Westholme cheese, taking in the awe-inspiring surroundings?

AKaren Newington, cheesemaker at Haltwhistle Cheese Company

stories, process and passion of these local artisans in a beautifully intimate setting.

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A Taste of Local: The Tea Maker + The Cheese Maker + The Clay Maker, September 29th @ 2pm $35/person by reservation Westholme Tea Room, 8350 Richards Trail, Westholme 250.748.3811 www.westholmetea.com

xperience a taste of locally grown teas paired with locally produced artisan cheeses served on locally hand made ceramics with all the makers.

Three Westholme teas will be served including the newly released Heron’s Wake, Canada’s first black tea. Three Haltwhistle cheeses will be featured including a special reserve aged cheese made with Maple Smoked Green tea.

All the flavours come together with tea ware and platters created by Margit Nellemann.

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Good to the Last Bite

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hese days it seems like a constant struggle to find healthy, convenient, and ready-to-go foods that also taste good. This was the case for Tina Vander Veer from Good Bite. Tina is a selftaught baker who decided to turn to her own devices when creating lunches for her two children and her husband.

After some trial and error she managed to perfect her own recipe, which led to the creation of Good Bite in 2013.

Good Bite started off making Good Bite Bars; a healthy, organic, nutrient-rich snack for all ages. In April 2018 Good Bite rolled out a new line of products called Good Bites, these delicious, raw, and vegan treats are packed with healthy, nutritious ingredients like whole grains, chia, flax, sesame and hemp seeds, and dried fruit and include flavours like chocolate cherry and lemon.

As a Cowichan Valley based company, all the Good Bite products are made in a local commercial kitchen; Tina runs the entire operation singlehandedly, with the exception of her daughter who handles all of their packaging.

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Running any company is bound to have its challenges; for Tina those challenges tend to revolve around marketing.

Staying on top of sales while also working on expansion and growing retail sales is a tricky balance, but working from home allows for a better work-life balance. Tina is able to make time for herself and make her own hours, which as most of us know all too well is not something that is easily done.

Being in the food production industry in the Cowichan Valley has provided Tina with a unique sense of support and community. Good Bite bars are available for various fund-raising programs and she works to donate bars to Khowhemun School students.

You can find the Good Bite products at various locations around the valley including: The Community Farm Store, the Good Bite online store and most recently as part of Cow-op.ca, the region’s online farmers’ market.

Eden is finishing up her internship at the Cow-Op. She will be returning to VIU in the Applied Business Technology program at the end of the month.

Wednesday, September 25.

Jingui Qi Gong originated from the Emei Mountains in Western China

New weekly class will be held at the Hub, Cowichan Station in the Heritage Room at 6.30pm beginning on Wednesday, October 2.

Preregistration for first month is needed to begin the new class.

For more info please contact: Brett Holland, Certified Jingui Qi Gong Instructor 250 920-8818

Jingui Golden Shield Qi Gong

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n China, Qi Gong has been popular for thousands of years. Jingui Golden Shield Qi Gong is a traditional Qi Gong system that originated five hundred years ago in the temples on Emei Mountain in Western China. As a direct and potent internal energy system, it integrates the body, mind, and energy through the careful application of physical practice, meditation, and herbs.

By building and cleansing all of the systems of the body through the practice of Qi Gong we can rapidly develop beyond our normal limits and, in doing so, rediscover our natural ability to maintain high levels of physical and mental health.

Unlike typical forms of exercise that target only your muscles and cardiovascular system, training in Jingui Golden Shield Qi Gong strengthens your entire being—physical, mental, and emotional. Most importantly, it differs from other approaches to exercise because it works on the Qi

or energy level. It is intended to equip you with a powerful set of health management tools you can use for the rest of your life. Its central goal is to foster longevity by reversing age-related damage and restoring health, bringing you both improved physical vitality and mental and emotional well-being.

There are five physical levels of training in this system, each focusing on different regions of the body and different organ systems. Training first begins with building the Qi of the abdomen (Golden Shield Level), which rapidly enhances your energy production, circulation, and storage. By stimulating the function of your digestive organs and drawing your energy into your center, you begin to feel more centered, grounded, and vital.

It can be especially helpful for health practitioners and other individuals, who often face the problem of giving away their energy and becoming depleted at work, as it builds a strong container for the person’s own energy system.

Introductory sessions will be held at the Hub, Cowichan Station in the Heritage room at 6.30pm on Wednesday, September 11 , Wednesday, September the 18 and

Brett Holland is a certified Jingui Golden Shield Qi Gong instructor and Advanced Rolfer.

Introductory sessions for Jingui Golden Shield Qi Gong will be held at the Hub on

Wednesday 6.30pm

September 11th, 18th, & 25th Please contact Brett to pre register for the introductory session and for more information about Jingui Golen Sheild Qi Gong.

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When is the best time to start your novel or memoir? Now!

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ou have a book inside you screaming to get out but, until now, life kept getting in the way. Well, autumn is the perfect time to start that novel or memoir: children are back at school and the weather is turning.

To write, you first need a space and a schedule. A nook in the corner of your house, a coffee shop, or the library might work for you. You can curl up on your couch with a pen and paper or sit at a big oak desk with your

laptop. Some people make time before the rest of their household is up or after they have gone to bed. Others might fit their writing into the empty corners in their busy schedules. There is no wrong way.

Next, you need an idea. The news, anecdotes, peoplewatching, history—personal and otherwise—can provide fodder for stories. Set a goal to notice five interesting or noteworthy things every day.

Now, you are ready to put pen to paper. Every good story starts with a hook to grab readers. An effective hook is intriguing, exciting, or mysterious to pique interest immediately.

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Then there is conflict. A life without conflict may be relaxing, but a story without conflict is dull. When planning your story, ask yourself, “Who is my main character and what does she want and need more than anything? What is preventing her for getting it? What happens if she doesn’t get it?”

Your answers will determine your conflict.

Finally, your readers will want to know how the conflict resolves. Does your hero get what he wants? Does he lose it all and grow as a person?

This is your resolution and it should satisfy your reader.

These are but the basics.

There’s so much more to know. So why not consider a writing course?

Diane Gallager and Melanie Cossey are seasoned, published, Cowichan writers, offering a two-part writing course to help you turn your idea into a book.

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Course 1 (7 weeks/ Wednesdays 10am -12pm) covers plot development, characterization, dialogue, creating conflict, building back story, and more.

Course 2 (7 weeks/ Wednesdays 10am-12pm) discusses bringing your book to market, including editing, beta readers, traditional and self-publishing, publishing on Amazon, and marketing ideas.

Course starts September 11th in Duncan.

Registration required. For course outline, location and cost please contact cowichanwritersworkshop@ gmail.com

Melanie Cossey is a novelist, poet, and editor. She is a 20-year web content writer.

Salt Spring Apple Festival

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alt Spring Island, grows over 500 apple varieties and at last year’s Apple Festival, at Fulford Hall, we displayed 430 apple varieties arranged alphabetically, all grown organically on Salt Spring Island. These apples are for display only. All tasting happens on each host farm.

The labels at Fulford Hall will indicate which farm grows each variety, so you should be able to trace down any variety you wish that is on display and go to the farm that grows it.

You can buy the entire apple collection from Fulford Hall, on Monday, September 30 (the day after the Apple Festival), and create your own apple celebration. This big apple collection will be sold to the

highest bidder in Canada. We will deliver the collection to Victoria and then the purchaser is responsible for shipping from Victoria.

To support the local growers, who work so hard to collect all these amazing apple varieties, the Apple Festival pays the 5 main growers a total of $1500 each year. It is our way of saying, a big thank you to them for all the work required to grow and collect all these apple varieties. By selling the collection, we simply are trying to recover some of those funds. If you are interested in bidding please contact Harry Burton at 250-6532007.

Each of the twelve orchards on the self guided tour, offers tasting of the best apples they grow, often around 80 varieties per farm, picked at their prime. Track down any desired apple varieties, by noting the coloured “grower” stickers on the label at the Fulford Hall display.

During the festival bring in any unknown apple and getting it ID’d by our apple ID experts, Lori Brakken from Seattle and Ann Aylard, from Sidney. If they can’t get all apples ID’d during Apple Festival day, they will take your unknown apples away in a paper bag (with your contact info written on the bag) as homework and report back to you on the variety name.

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Heirloom Tomatoes, Sungold Tomatoes, San Marzanos Too! Bell Peppers, Eggplants, Salad Mixes And Free Range Eggs, Woo Hoo! Delicious, local grown food with love.

Available Saturdays at Duncan Farmers Market Salt Spring Apple Festival Sunday, September 29, 9 AM to 5 PM, Fulford Hall plus 18 venues. Tickets available at

Fulford Hall or outside Ganges Info Centre. www.saltspringapplefestival.org

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Happy Sweet Sixteen to Cowichan’s First All Vegetarian Restaurant

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y inspiration for owning a vegetarian restaurant and becoming a vegetarian chef began long ago in grade 11”. recalls Duncan Garage Café and Bakery owner Susan Minette “While attending Saltspring Island High School I was introduced to a new philosophy - Vegetarianism. My Grade 11 biology teacher introduced me to this new way of thinking and eating (much to the dismay of my heavily meat eating family). The health, social and environmental benefits changed my meat eating conditioning instantly. I had also been cooking and baking in local restaurants and discovered that well prepared vegetarian food could be so delicious.”

Her new food philosophy inspired a twenty-something

Susan to plant the first certified organic farm in the Cowichan Valley. Bright Angel Farm was located in Cowichan Station and and sold farm fresh produce and home baking to local restaurants and markets.

A few years later with partner Sue Wells - “the two Susans” as they were fondly referred in the local community purchased the Glenora based, Community Farm Store and bakery business from Christoff and Octavia Altemueller. Susan had worked as the store’s baker since 1997 while operating her certified organic farm. Along with the Altemueller’s biodynamic farm these farms planted the early seeds of the organic and local food movement we enjoy today.

In 2003, Sue and Susan moved the business from Glenora to downtown Duncan into the restored Duncan Garage building.

This new open-mall designed heritage space included an organic Coffee Bar and Café which offered the perfect

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opportunity to showcase the exemplary vegetarian menu of Susan Minette.

The new coffee bar, originally called The Corfield Cafe named after the original owner of the Duncan Garage - Norman Corfield, was an overnight success. Susan had a hunch that a wider variety of simple wholesome lunch foods would appeal to the healthy Duncan community and she was right. On the menu, you’ll find delicious homemade soups, sandwiches, rice bowls, casseroles, pizzas, and so much more! The Corfield Café has since been renamed The Duncan Garage Café and Bakery and despite the name change the cafe is still close to her original vision and inspirations.

Thank you Susan, Sue, Nicolette and all the original visionaries, partners and friends who paved the way to helping the Café be the landmark food and drink destination that it is today.

The Café is the beating heart of our community and we are

so grateful for all the delicious things that come out of there with a smile. Susan and her fabulous staff welcome you to come to the Sweet Sixteen party on September 21, 2-4PM to celebrate with friends, food and fun. A family friendly event there will be face painting, birthday cake, samples and lots of delicious treats!

Happy Sweet Sixteen!

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Grilled Salmon with Maple Ginger Glaze

Recipe courtesy Grant Easterbrook, The Olive Station, 225 Canada Avenue Downtown Duncan Ingredients 1/3 Cup The Olive Station Vermont Maple or Traditional 18-Yr Aged Balsamic Vinegar 3/4 Cup Maple syrup 3 Tablespoons Fresh ginger, peeled and minced (skip this step if using Blackberry Ginger Balsamic) 4 cloves Garlic, peeled and minced 3/4 teaspoon Red pepper flakes Salt to taste 3 lb BC Salmon, skin on 4 Tablespoons The Olive Station Ultra Premium Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Directions

Pre-heat grill to medium. In a small bowl, mix together Balsamic, syrup, ginger, garlic, red pepper flakes and salt. Coat both sides of salmon with olive oil. Place salmon, flesh side down, on the grill. Cook 7-8 minutes. Turn over, then spoon sauce over the cooked side of the fish. Grill until sauce has formed a glaze and the salmon is opaque in the center, about 4-5 minutes.

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will last a long time. It takes some breaking in because of the sturdiness of the leather but should last longer, depending on what one does in the boot/shoe.

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ot all leathers are created equal. This leads to a lot of confusion with regards to leather, or shoe/boot, care.

So let’s delve into different leathers and what they need.

Full Grain Leather Firstly, full- grain leather is one where the hide is still quite thick. It is used for a sturdy, working boot that will stand up to the elements and

Soft Supple Leathers Soft supple leathers are hides that have been cut horizontally and backed with an interface to make it stronger, then lined with a similar thin leather or a manmade lining. These shoes and boots are often lighter and more comfortable because there’s not a lot of leather

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Caring For Your Leathers rubbing the foot. However they don’t withstand the elements as well and therefore are not as ideal for the midwinter elements.

normally water resistant, yet if you apply shoe polish it will convert to leather.

Smooth leathers benefit from shoe creams and water proofing as it adds moisture and colour therefore extending the life of the leather. Suede and Nubuck is best sprayed on a regular basis to prevent staining and maintaining waterproofing.

Suede Suede is a hide that has been shaved and the nap of leather is exposed. It is durable and water resistant, just like smooth leather but it will benefit from a spray protectant to stop it from staining, or marking. If it becomes marked, an old nail brush will restore the nap of the leather and generally remove the markings.

Equally important are the insoles and outersoles.

Well made shoes use good materials to build up the inside providing structural support and cushioning.

Beware the shoe that is so super comfortable, we say, ‘all comfort, no support!’

Nubuck Nubuck is Suede shaved once more, the pile or nap is much less and so it allows the leather to be more distressed or treated to special finishes.

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Frequently people come to us with foot pain, and the causative factor is often too little support so the foot is moving around inside the shoe and the tendons are trying their best to hang on… causing strained muscles and tendonitis. Structures and materials used are crucial to getting rid of foot pain.

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into. Whether it’s a sweet handmade card or a lovely one from your favourite card store, it involves the young ones focussing on their family dynamic and where they are within it.

“A personal, handwritten, thankyou note is the finest form of expressing gratitude,” according to Advanced Etiquette. Take the time and effort to show genuine appreciation with a handwritten note card, as people have done for hundreds of years.

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hat line from Wayne’s World says it all. Just say, or better yet, write - “Thank You”.

Here’s a few thoughts on the Thank You card.

Having just returned from a busy 4 day - 4 plane trip away in Toronto and spending too much time in airports, I saw a lot of young families with kids travelling. Some going on family vacations together, and often kids going from parents to extended family for a while, giving Mom & Dad some personal time to enjoy before back to school becomes ‘a thing”.

Messages of fortune and goodwill on slips of papyrus were the first known greetings exchanged in Chinese and Egyptian culture. In the 1400s, Europeans practiced exchanging notes as a new way of social expression, writing on paper and hand delivering greeting cards locally. In 1856, Pouis Prang, a German immigrant, brought greeting cards and notes to America.

Touching down in the beautiful green Nanaimo airport really made me thankful for what I have, and had me thinking about the Thank You note.

Here in 2019, while appreciated, saying thank you in digital form, text, email etc., isn’t something likely to be cherished like a lovely card with a hand written message, just saying Thank You!

When the kids come back home from those caregivers, promptly sending a good old fashioned “thank you” card is a great habit for them to get

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s daylight hours in the Cowichan Valley continue to lessen and the nights become brisk and cool, we are reminded that autumn, or fall, is around the corner.

The beginning of autumn marks a seasonal transition signifying the end of summer. The Fall Equinox, (on September 23 this year), is a time during which the sun crosses the plane of the earth’s equator, making night and day of equal length all over the earth (approximately 12 hours of each), marking the end of summer and the beginning of fall. Most vegetative growth decreases, temperatures begin to drop, and nighttime arrives earlier every day during autumn.

Both Fall and Spring Equinoxes have historically held deep significance for many ancient cultures worldwide, including those of India, Egypt, Sumer, Greece, Mexico, and Peru.

In China, according to its ancient system of medicine (Traditional Chinese Medicine, or TCM), the DOWNTOWN

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human body was viewed as a microcosm of the natural world. Humans were considered to be inextricably linked to the natural world.

For the maintenance of good health and the prevention of illness it was therefore deemed necessary for humans to adjust the way they live according to the seasonal changes the earth experiences.

According to TCM and the theory of the Five Elements, (one of several foundational theories of this ancient form of medicine which referred to five basic processes, qualities, phases of a cycle or inherent capabilities of change of phenomena), the season of autumn is associated with the element of Metal. The element of Metal governs order, organization, setting limits, the mind, and protecting boundaries.

According to this theory, fall is a time to harvest one’s bounty of hard work, complete summer projects, and to begin the slow journey back indoors as well as a time for deeper introspection.

With the environmental changes occurring with the beginning of autumn, TCM stresses the importance of prevention of illness and to live in harmony with the seasonal change.

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Gently Falling Into Autumn simple basic tips for a successful transition to fall: 1. Begin to consume less raw and cool or cold foods. For example, while raw vegetables and salads (considered to be cool foods), are generally suitable for warmer weather, they are not ideal for the cooler temperatures of fall. Raw vegetables are considered to be of a cool nature, however by simply steaming or lightly sautéing them, their constitutional energy is converted to a neutral or warm nature. Ginger, onions, and garlic are some examples of warming foods that may be added to vegetables to increase their warmth.

2. Boost your immune system. During the cooler months of autumn, we are more susceptible to catching colds and other viral infections. What we consider to be our immune system according to modern medicine is equivalent to what the ancient doctors of Chinese medicine referred to as our “Wei Qi”. This defensive substance circulates under our skin and protects the body, much like a defensive shield from external pathogens, or viruses. Our Wei Qi, or immune system, can be strengthened by getting enough sleep and consuming

healthy and cooked foods, as well as appropriate immune system boosting herbs and supplements.

3. Breathe deeply. Our lungs, which involve the skin and respiratory system, and are associated with the season of fall, are the most superficial organ system and are in charge of dispersing Wei Qi to the skin. Healthy lungs are considered to be of prime importance in our immune system’s ability to ward off external pathogenic factors, ie: viral infections. This “first line of defence” can be enhanced by deep breathing, as with each breath trillions of cells are being washed with oxygen vital to all bodily functions. In addition, deep breathing can also improve memory and energy levels.

4. Slow down. While summer was all about activity, movement, expansiveness, and heat, autumn begins the cycle of slowing down, introspectiveness, quietness, and cooler temperatures.

Aligning with our external environment, humans should, according to TCM, allow themselves to slow down, and look inwards as we embark on the journey towards winter.

Going to bed earlier and getting more sleep is of prime importance during this time.

5. Letting go. As the natural world lets go of all it has known during the warmer seasons, leaves falling from trees, plants and vegetation returning to dormancy, etc., so must humans let go of what no longer suits them during this time.

While for some fall signifies a melancholic ending to the beauty and blossoming seasons of spring and summer, fall also begins the season of the recycling of the natural world, when the falling seeds and dying vegetation nourish the earth for next year’s growth and harvests.

Fall begins the journey towards the deep nights of winter, when our focus shifts inwards, deeply reflecting the state of the external natural world. Rather than a regretful ending of something

wonderful, according to F. Scott Fitzgerald in The Great Gatsby, “Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.”

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in an endangered eco-system, or the deepest depths of the sea. Or perhaps they are simply wary of humans, skirting around us at the edges of our vision so as to escape our notice.

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ave by a few people gifted with the sight, faeries, goblins, and other creatures of folklore can only be seen at rare times, under special conditions.

One might catch a glimpse at dusk or dawn, as day and night change shifts and the light becomes uncertain. These are beings of in-between places and in-between times, creatures of liminal spaces, of the edges of things, the periphery. If one is very lucky, one might catch a glimpse out of the corner of one’s eye.

The same might be said of many of the rarer, shyer plants and animals in our world’s wild places. Some might only be found on a nearinaccessible mountainside, or

It is no wonder then, that many a story draws alliances between the world of Faery and the wilds of nature. Or that many an artist has drawn inspiration from one or the other, or both at once.

This show, this Periphery, is one artist’s attempt to capture some of those possible corner-of-the-eye moments as if suspended briefly in time and made available for anyone to see. The images are drawn from the depths of land, sea, and sky; the stories of folklore (but most especially that of the fairy faith); and the labyrinthine shadows of the artist’s own imagination.

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“The Art of Wellness Creatively Writing Our Recovery” is a series of interactive therapeutic support groups for women survivors of sexualized abuse and/or violence. Facilitated

by Warmland Women’s Support Services Society sexual assault advocacy centre, the program combines mindfulness practices with therapeutic art and creative writing.

Writing is a powerful tool of self-discovery, expression and ultimately integration and transformation. Through the writing process, survivors begin to claim their own story and have agency over that story. Because traumatic experiences are often stored in the body outside of verbal language, participants will be given concrete tools such as therapeutic art exercises and gentle mindfulness practices to work with the body creating new pathways between mind, body and in the brain itself.

Mindfulness practices create moment-to-moment awareness that encourages attention to the present moment where we have influence and choice,

as opposed to reliving the past and/or futurizing where we cannot affect change. This practice relaxes the body and mind to help reduce stress, anxiety, depression and insomnia, improve attention and engage the world around us. Mindfulness practices replace problematic responses to triggered states such as dissociation, denial or numbing with replenishing life affirming coping strategies.

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Therapeutic art externalizes the experiences of abuse and/ or violence. Art can help survivors to heal and live meaningful lives with less impact from post-violence stress. Inner responses to trauma can be expressed in visual metaphors which can then be modified or transformed. Art can help survivors to manage postviolence stress and make positive life changes.

This program invites the survivor to take an active role in their healing. The program supports the survivor to discover their strengths and belief in themselves.

Curriculum is designed to help trauma survivors reclaim the power of their voice and come to more self expression, self determination and authority. The program guides participants into self-mastery heightening trust in their own innate wisdom to lead them through recovery.

This program is funded by Island Health. It is free and all materials are provided.

Group I begins September 21– November 9 on Saturday mornings from 9:30-12:00.

Pre-registration is required with a commitment to

attending all 7 sessions. No writing or art experience necessary. Contact Kendra Thomas at kthomas@ warmlandwomen.org.

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he mornings’ air feels a bit cooler and crisper, the days are noticeably shorter, and the hazy and carefree days of summer are giving way to the return of school.

The once vibrant green foliage of our trees, now darkened by the summer sun, will start their transition to a beautiful and decidedly orange glow by the end of this month, marking the start of Autumn. September has arrived.

September will also be the month when the federal election will be called, with voting day scheduled for October 21st.

As many of you will know, I have spent most of my life living in the Cowichan Valley – nearly 30 years now – and I’m incredibly happy to be raising my family here on a small farming property.

Having the opportunity to represent this beautiful region in our House of Commons has been a real honour and privilege, and it is a role in which I’ve always tried to live up to the trust and expectations that have been

Along the way, I’ve been pleased to lend my support to, and be involved in, numerous community projects, assist people in need in their dealings with various federal government departments, and advocate on behalf of our communities to highlight issues of importance and achieve a few notable successes in Ottawa.

One of my successful endeavours was to introduce my Private Member’s Bill C-279, an idea to limit the length of federal election periods to a maximum of 46 days, and which was born out of the marathon 78-day federal election campaign of 2015. It cost Elections Canada $443 million to administer the election, $150 million more than 2011.

The Liberal government incorporated the spirit of my bill into their own democratic reform legislation when they capped the length of an election at 50 days.

Since the beginning of my mandate, I’ve been pushing the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to see the urgency in the need for designing and building a new weir at Lake Cowichan to ensure adequate environmental flows in the years ahead, especially in

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the context of what climate change will bring to our region.

After years of waiting, we finally had the announcement in early July about funding through the BC Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund, which will ultimately lead us to the rebuilding of the weir. I look forward to continuing in my federal role to see this important project through to completion to protect our Cowichan River watershed.

Gently Falling Into Autumn

Climate change is the defining issue of the 21st century, and our response to it will define how humans will be able to live on this planet in the future. I’m excited that my NDP colleagues and I are confronting this challenge through our “Power to Change, A New Deal for Climate Action and Good Jobs.” Through stopping fossil fuel subsidies, investing in zero-emission vehicle use, building mass transit, and creating the clean energy economy of the future, we can and will make the transition that creates good jobs, respects Indigenous rights, preserves biodiversity, and protects the planet for future generations.

In addition to the many climate change initiatives championed by my NDP colleagues, I also had the privilege to bring forward Bill C-431 to amend the

way our Canada Pension Plan funds are invested.

Our CPP currently has billions of dollars invested in corporations that are some of the biggest polluters on the planet. We need to make sure we aren’t promoting corporate behavior that infringes on human, labour, or environmental rights.

In the election campaign this fall, I look forward to meeting with as many of you as possible and discussing your priorities and our plans.

Being involved with our communities has always been a central focus for me over the last four years. Through my commitments to fight for our environment, address the housing crisis, make life more affordable, and help Canadians with a national pharmacare plan, I want to continue to be the Member of Parliament who is on your side as we work to build a better Canada together.

Alistair MacGregor NDP #101-126 Ingram Street, Downtown Duncan Alistair MacGregor is the MP for Cowichan-MalahatLangford and the federal NDP’s Critic for Agriculture

Socially Responsible Investing

IF MONEY TALKS, LET IT SPEAK FOR SUSTAINABILITY

SRI Investing Seminar • Cowichan Golf Club September 17, 6pm to 8pm

Socially Responsible Investing

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he primary reason for placing money in any investment “vehicle” is to have your money grow, so that your future and/or the future of your family can be more secure.

But what if your investments were undermining that which you hope the future will hold? Things like safe clean air, water and food, a stable climate and a peaceful sustainable society.

Many mutual funds and banks are heavily invested in fossil fuels, such as coal and tar sands oil. Many have holdings in guns, arms and munitions as well as tobacco and alcohol and many screen investments for nothing more than profit and performance.

There are ways to ensure that your money works not only for you but for a sustainable future, powered by renewable

energy and driven by businesses and corporations that are committed to sustainability and social responsibility.

Co-hosted by Group One Planning & David and Kelly Slade

Presentations by BMO, IA Clarington/Van City Credit Union and Group One Planning

Questions and answers. Local wine and snacks served.

Free admission but limited space.

To confirm attendance or for more info email SRICowichan@gmail.com

For more information on how to invest in the good and divest from the bad while realizing a healthy return on your investment, please join us for a free SRI investment seminar. Local wines and snacks will be available.

Speakers from Group One Planning, I.A. Clarington/Van City Credit Union and BMO will present SRI options and answer questions. .

Tuesday, September 17, 6PM to 8PM. Cowichan Golf and Country Club Space is limited so please RSVP early SRICowichan@gmail. com with “SRI investing” in the subject line. Co-hosted

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Dan Jason on Saving Seeds

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an Jason has been seed farming on Salt Spring Island since 1976. He is very passionate and committed to empowering people to grow their own food and save their own seed. Dan founded the Seed and Plant Sanctuary for Canada after being strongly involved with Seeds of Diversity Canada. The author

of many books, Saving Seeds As If Our Lives Depended On It is a must read! This hands on workshop will cover all the basics of seed saving from harvesting to processing.

Join us from 1:00pm to 3:00pm on September 7 to learn how to save seeds with Dan Jason!

Located at the Cowichan Agricultural Seed Hub at 2431 Beverly Street, space is limited so please contact kat@ cowichangreencommunity. org to reserve your spot or by phoning 250-748-8506.

The cost of this workshop is $25.00.

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hildren should be seen AND heard, Jacqueline Ronson of The Discourse when their future is at stake. It clearly is, with Will they act before the next July setting the global record local climate strike planned for for all-time hottest month, the Friday September 20th at noon in same month that BC’s Strategic the City Square?

Climate Risk Assessment projected the increased This strike is part of a call for a likelihood of catastrophic global general strike. Everyone consequences from climate in the community is invited to events such as severe wildfires, participate. Greta Thunberg, the heat waves, coastal storm surges Swedish teenager who instigated and prolonged water shortages the movement, has called for this by 2050. week of global action because “we need everyone onboard.”

Talk to today’s youth. They’re frightened and angry. They Duncan’s September 20th climate don’t understand why, given the strike will be student-led and science has been in for decades bring adults and youth together about the threat posed by this to speak and march for local human-caused crisis, more isn’t climate action. being done, especially when solutions exist and we’re running To celebrate and learn how local out of time to implement them. people are already developing resilience in the face of the That’s why students around the climate emergency, come to world are striking for climate, the second annual Charged Up! including several hundred Festival on Saturday, September local students who attended 21from 10 am to 3 pm at the climate strike at Duncan Duncan’s Charles Hoey Park.

City Square in May organized

by Cowichan Valley Earth This free fun festival will Guardians. The students called showcase fossil fuel alternatives for immediate action, including and new ways of thinking about by local government, because consumerism. Charged Up! will they know that all hands are be interactive with a clothing needed on deck. swap, repair table, youth creative space and sewing repair and Since then, the City of Duncan have workshops, demonstrations, and Municipality of North art making and live music. All Cowichan have passed climate are invited to Friday’s Climate emergency motions and Strike and Saturday’s community announced plans to step up festival of alternatives. Children their responses to the crisis. The welcome!

CVRD and towns of Ladysmith and Lake Cowichan need to follow in their footsteps, make clear they understand the One Cowichan is a local, volunteerrun citizens group working to hold climate emergency we face and decision-makers accountable to commit to a game plan that our community’s strong social and can be quickly and effectively environmental values. implemented.

CVAC Is Raising The Curtain On Its New Gallery And Workshop Space

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he Cowichan Valley Arts Council (CVAC) has recently renovated the gallery spaces it occupies in the Cowichan Community Centre. From its humble beginnings in PORTALS, CVAC has expanded into the Cowichan Suite and now has over 1900 sq. ft. of gallery space, plus an additional 800 sq. ft. of workshop/studio space.

These three spaces will be joined with the name Community Arts Portal. A space that will be a portal

to the arts for the Cowichan Valley. A space that will offer an excellent gallery show place as well as an for classes and workshops. What has been known as “Portals” will now be “Portals Annex”.

What has been known as the Arbutus Gallery will now be “Portals Gallery”. The Mesachie Room will now be called “Portals Studio”. Each space can stand on its own or be easily connected. After the hard work of many volunteers we are very excited to unveil our new Community Arts Portal. Please join us in the Portals Gallery, Cowichan Community Centre, 2687 James Street, Duncan, on September 19, 2019 from 6-8pm. Refreshments will be provided.

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he practice of Kirtan is sweeping the modern world where devotional chanting and call and response singing brings all

voices together to engage with the blissful music of the heart. The root of Kirtan is in India and many of the chants are sung in Sanskrit.

Everyone can participate, from kids to seniors, all adding energy to the chants which are simple melodies and repetitive lyrics that are easy to do. People come to either sit on the floor or on chairs where the chant leaders and the “audience” create the experience together. Kirtan has the power to ignite the spirit and open the heart.

Chanting can carry us effortlessly to a place of

Also, this month the members and volunteers have been given the opportunity to present their art.

The show “Human Nature” explores the members interpretation of the words human nature will be featured in the Portals Gallery. A variety of paintings, photography and 3D work will allow visitors to the gallery to explore their own idea of what the term “Human Nature” involves. The Human Nature show runs from Sepember.

3-September 22. quiet stillness and freedom from the daily chatter of the mind resulting in a very uplifting and a wonderful way to experience community. On September 12 The Kirtanigans will host a Kirtan which will include special guest James Sadler Hamilton on Sitar.

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James Sadler Hamilton on Sitar

James has spent over thirty years studying the music of South Asia, including fourteen years while living in India (1976-1990). His studies took him to India where he learned privately with renowned musicians and musicologists, including Radhika Mohan Maitra and Ms Kalyani Roy. In 1979, he completed a Master’s Degree in Instrumental Music (sitar) from Rabindra Bharati University in Calcutta. In

1987, he completed a PhD in Ethnomusicology from Queen’s University, Belfast, N. Ireland. His book titled Sitar Music in Calcutta: an Ethnomusicological Study was published in Canada and India. James performs at festivals and special events in Vancouver and on the Island.

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aple Bay Painters Art Group is open to artists from the Cowichan Valley and surrounding areas. Their objective is to foster a positive, creative and enjoyable environment where artists can develop their skills and share techniques.

Established in 1968 by six enthusiastic women who just wanted to get together and paint, Maple Bay Painters has become a prominent art group of Vancouver Island, and has a membership from all walks of life whose artwork is as diverse as the people themselves.

Giving back to the community is something the members of MBP feel is very important, and over many years they have offered bursaries to students who share an interest in art. This year’s recipient is invited to display work in the Maple Bay Painters Art Show and will feature in the ever popular 2020 Maple Bay Painters Calendar.

Supportive of their members, an annual Art Show and Sale is held in September at St Peter’s Church, Duncan. The

evening reception during the show is well attended and guests can enjoy meeting the artists and being entertained by local cellist Trisha Daniell.

Maple Bay Painters meet weekly at the Cowichan Exhibition Grounds from September to June. Throughout the year noted artists are invited to share their expertise and techniques by hosting workshops, and during the summer months, members get together for plein air painting sessions, visits to art shows and galleries.

New members are always welcome.

This year’s Maple Bay Painters Art Show & Sale is September 27 and 28, from 10:00am to 5:00pm at St. Peter’s Church, Duncan. The evening reception will take place Friday September 27 between 6:00pm and 8:00pm.

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Listen Globally, Play Locally.

People’s Voices on Wooden Voices

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ften in class I will talk about letting the tone or voice of each marimba key speak clearly, or how to blend the different voices (instruments) of the marimba ensemble nicely.

Not coincidentally, the name of my first group Marimba Muzuva literally means ‘wooden voices in the sun’.

80, a musical neophyte and a klutz, and within the first hour you’ll be playing music that’s pleasing to hear and very likely will be enjoying yourself. It’s really hard for me not to feel better after playing the marimba, whether it takes me from depressed to okay or okay to feeling good.” - Larry, Cowichan Bay

For this article though, I wanted to hear from my students, the folks that keep showing up to play with me week after week. They have their own relationship to marimba. What drew them to play? What keeps them playing? These are their voices.

“My life would be so dull without marimba. Each rhythm we learn is like a voice in a story. When all the voices come together in a song, the story comes to life in a way that defies words. Taireva, a song about wisdom, is a good example.

It starts with a bass part that echoes elephant footsteps.

One by one, each marimba enters with a happy chatter.

How fun!” - Krista, Victoria

“Playing marimba music is one of the biggest joys of my life, releasing such beautiful sounds from the wood is like magic to me. I love how playing marimba is about community - you can’t really play marimba by yourself, it requires an ensemble of people working together to make the music. And then when you are playing marimba music it creates a wonderful experience for all that are listening from the very young to the very old. Playing marimba music is, at its essence, about experiencing and spreading joy.” - Lizanne, Victoria “One great thing about marimba is you can be 8 or

“Good music, good people, no pressure.” - Tim, Mill Bay “I don’t consider myself a musician, but with marimba I can make music with others.”

- Jim, Victoria “I missed out on playing an instrument the first time around, and then when I retired I took up marimba!

It is an easy instrument for a beginner. The music is joyful, the classes are fun and supportive, and Ted is an awesome teacher, so patient and respectful.” - Harvey, Duncan

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“What I love about the marimba is that people of all levels, from beginner to expert, can play together and create infectious music.

Playing in public is the best, watching people from young children up to grandparents who cannot resist dancing to the music.” - Alan, North Cowichan “Well it’s simple for me: I found mi amor, my love, through marimba! (Greg and Martha met in one of my marimba classes! - Ted) The seductive rhythms of the music… how it can strike a chord in the spirit of so many, regardless of culture, ethnicity, class or standing… our classes are always a safe place of learning and joy, free from judgement and criticism, a place to experiment and create (and make mistakes), a place of patience and camaraderie. I have loved every moment. Thank you.” Greg, Victoria “I joined marimba lessons because the music speaks to me and makes me happy.

Whenever I would hear

it being played, I was mesmerized and felt the urge to dance. I love playing along with people. Though we all have fairly simple parts, the way they weave together in a song is what makes it magical.” - Valerie, Maple Bay “Playing marimba has been a highlight in my life for several years now. Ted is a wonderful teacher and the marimba crowd are a great tribe to be part of. For those of us who are growing older, marimba is also a very fun way of keeping our brains active!” - Clare, Cowichan Bay So there you have it. If you’re interested in banging on some wood as well, Bopoma’s Fall classes begin mid-September - or just give it a try at our introductory workshop on September 15th. Contact Ted for more info: 250-737-1331 or info@bopoma.org

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The Chemainus Theatre Festival presents the scandalous classic, Mrs. Warren’s Profession

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n what is one of George Bernard Shaw’s most controversial plays, Mrs. Warren must attempt to reconcile with her disapproving daughter in a story sprinkled generously with sharp comedy and biting social commentary that remains relevant today.

Mrs. Warren manages a flourishing business that funds her daughter Vivie’s education at the finest boarding schools and universities; all while keeping her profession as a “Madam” a secret. Vivie, a “modern woman,” comes home to acquaint herself with her mother for the first time in her life and demands to know her mother’s secret but is unprepared to hear it.

She challenges her mother in a two-woman battle of ideas between upper-class expectations and lower-class realities. Mrs. Warren’s position is that poverty and

a society that condones it constitutes true immorality, while Vivie recognizes her mother’s courage, but grapples with her ongoing involvement in the business.

Mrs. Warren’s Profession was written by George Bernard Shaw in 1893 and published in 1898, but was not performed until 1902 due to government censorship of its primary subject matter. Even then it was only produced as a private showing at London’s New Lyric Club.

Shaw, an Irish playwright, critic, and political activist, used his public persona to promote ideas of social reform. He was obsessed with the inequalities of society, particularly around the disparity between the classes and lack of women’s rights; he found these morally unjust.

In defending his play, Shaw claimed he needed to “draw attention to the truth that prostitution is caused, not by female depravity and male licentiousness, but simply by underpaying, undervaluing, and overworking women so shamefully that the poorest of them are forced to resort to prostitution to keep body and soul together.” Further, he argued “starvation, overwork, dirt, and disease are as antisocial as prostitution.”

There is some irony to be realized when one considers that while Mrs. Warren’s Profession was known as a proto-feminist text, it was first performed in a club where women could only enter upon special occasion, and then only if accompanied by a man. Furthering this, some argue that Shaw created a conversation about women, rather than with women. Regardless, Mrs. Warren’s Profession still has the power to provoke and spark important, relevant conversations in present day.

Shaw’s play directs audiences to consider the ways in which gender relations and historical power inform the present.

Bringing this play to life on stage, we have Tariq Leslie as Mr. Praed, Martha AnsfieldScrase as Vivie Warren, Erin Ormond as Mrs. Kitty

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Warren, Declan O’Reilly as Sir George Crofts, Julien Galipeau as Frank Gardner and Stephen Aberle as Reverend Samuel Gardner.

Heather Cant will be directing this production, along with Ksenia Broda-Milian as set and Lighting Designer, Crystal Hanson as Costume Designer, and John Han as Sound Designer.

Call the Box Office at 1-800-565-7738 or visit chemainustheatre.ca to book your tickets. Show enhancements are available and include: free “talk-backs” with the cast following Wednesday performances, meet and greet with the cast following most talk-back opportunities.

Show opens September 13 and runs to October 5.

and shows. They strive for expression, entertainment, and sex positivity through the art of burlesque.

Never been to burlesque show but are curious? If you’re considering attending a show, the Vancouver Island Vixens are a great introduction to the sparkle filled world!

You can expect to see a wide variety of personalities and styles within these Back row- Sophie Luscious, Cherry Cheeks classic inspired Front row- Victoria Rein, Busty Pipes shows. Whether sultry and sassy, cheeky and quirky, or surprising and captivating, a Vancouver Island Vixen’s show will have you leaving inspired and ready he Vancouver Island for more! Each show is full Vixens are a classic of sensual entertainment, inspired burlesque troupe with an overall intimate feel. hailing from Vancouver The Vixens want YOU to Island. What began as a have a good time. Plan for an group routine with budding evening of fun and intrigue, performers eventually but leave with a feeling of turned into the beguiling connection and a twinkle in touring troupe that many your eye. know today. They have been The troupe is preparing showcasing their unique for their third annual tour brand of striptease to venues this Spring, but lucky for across Vancouver Island you, they are returning to since 2017. Each member’s the Duncan Showroom this personality truly shines September for their fall through... sometimes even show “Fall in Love with more than their rhinestones! the Vixens!” They’ll be The performers are from bringing back their vibrant various backgrounds and take on classic inspired communities which inspire burlesque with both exciting each of their performances new routines and returning Re Bastein Photography

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Calling Singers

Join us to sing in the Lila Community Choir.

We Sing for Joy! All voices welcome!

Sliding scale - Community Spirit All ages and stages.

Whether they’re arranged on a dock, looking out over a glittering bay, or outside a café on a bustling sidewalk, chairs invite you to sit, listen, chat and think.

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coffee shop is an invitation to sit and chat or take a moment, take a special moment.”

here’s really no such thing as an empty chair.

That’s the conclusion you come to, looking at the evocative pictures Daphne and Art Carlyle have taken over the last 15 to 20 years of chairs outside cafés, in shopping malls, nailed to forest trees, in marble porticos, in just about every conceivable setting or configuration.

Part of that special moment is the chairs themselves, how our bodies conform to their shapes, how their curves and colours appeal to the eye. There’s an elegance and functionality to chairs that make them works of art in their own right, and capturing that essence is one of the objectives of Please, Take a Seat.

Funny thing is, there’s not a single person in any of the pictures hanging at Rainforest Arts, where they are featured in September and October. Rather, the chairs invite you to take a seat. But they’re photos, so you can’t step inside the scenes Jewelery • Vases • Journals • Guestbooks and sit yourself down, the only Frames • Bookmarks • Magnets • Lightswitch Plates way to get there is through the portals of imagination.

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“I think it’s important to acknowledge the designers and the craftsmen, who make the chairs,” Art said. “Our role is to use our creative skills and technical skills to interpret that.

I don’t think anyone who looks at the show is going to quite be able to view chairs the same again.”

So, consider yourself invited to Please, Take a Seat, during their exhibit at Rainforest Arts.

The gallery is at 9781 Willow Street in Chemainus. It’s open from 11 am to 4 pm daily. On Septemper 14 Daphne and Art will be at the gallery all day for their opening (refreshments will be available). More information, including a video, under the News menu item at RainforestArts.ca. You can also email info@rainforestarts.ca, or phone 250-0246-4861.

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Roseanne Cash on tour this Fall with She Remembers Everything

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he Farquhar at UVic is thrilled to announce that Rosanne Cash will appear on the Farquhar stage with her tour of She Remembers Everything, a poetic, lush and soulful collection of songs that reckon with a flawed and fragile world. She Remembers Everything marks a return to more personal songwriting after a trio of albums that explored Cash’s southern roots and family heritage. In the wake of the latest tsunami of survivor stories, Cash has embraced women’s narratives in this powerful material. “There is a woman’s real life, complex experiences and layered understanding in these songs,” Rosanne says. “I could not have written them 10 years ago—not even close. Time is shorter, I have more to say.”

She Remembers Everything was produced by collaborator John Leventhal and Tucker Martine (The Decemberists, My Morning Jacket, Mavis Staples, Neko Case). One of the country’s pre-eminent singer/ songwriters, Rosanne Cash has released 15 albums of extraordinary songs that have earned 4 Grammy Awards and 11 nominations, as

well as 21 top 40 hits, including 11 No. 1 singles. Cash is also an author whose four books include the best-selling memoir Composed, which the Chicago Tribune called “one of the best accounts of an American life you’ll likely ever read.” Her essays have appeared in The New York Times, Rolling Stone, the Oxford- American, the Nation and many more print and online publications. A new book, Bird On A Blade, blending the images of acclaimed artist Dan Rizzie with strands of lyrics from a variety of Cash’s songs has just been published by UT Press.

She was awarded the SAG/ AFTRA Lifetime Achievement award for Sound Recordings in 2012 and received the 2014 Smithsonian Ingenuity Award in the Performing Arts. She was chosen as a Perspective Series artist at Carnegie Hall for the 2015-16 season, and curated a series of American roots music, including her own performance.

She continues her association with Carnegie Hall as a Creative Partner for the 2018-19 season.

She also served as 2015 Artistin-Residence at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville and was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters’ Hall of Fame that same year.

And for the 2017-2018 seasons she was a Resident Artistic Director at SFJAZZ. Earlier this year Cash was awarded with the Spirit of Americana: Free Speech Award and received an honorary doctorate degree from the Berklee College of Music.

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Roseanne Cash, Sunday, September 29, 2019 at 7:30 p.m.Farquhar Auditorium, University Centre, UVic Tickets: $45, $65 and $79 University Centre Ticket Centre 250-7218480, ticket@uvic.ca Mon-Fri 9:30am-4pm http://tickets.uvic.ca

The Farquhar at UVic have two tickets to giveaway to the first reader to answer this skill testing question.

It is well known that Rosanne was the eldest daughter of legendary country star Johnny Cash - but who was her mother and what was the title of her memoir?

Be the first reader to send Rosanne’s mother’s name and the title of her published memoir to info@cowichanvalleyvoice.com to win two tickets to the September 29 concert in Victoria.

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Royal bc museum Gavin Hanke Gavin Hanke is kicking off another season of evening talks to the Naturalists . A PhD on fossil fish of northwestern Canada has opened a variety of doors for Gavin. With the Royal BC Museum he is curator of vertebrate zoology. With the DFO he is identifying known and new marine fish species, distributions and ranges along our coast. With the MoE he is collecting and monitoring exotic vertebrates, with a special interest in the role of the pet trade, angling industry and importation of live food fishes as a source of exotic/invasive animals.

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South Island Rhythm Kings - CD Release Laying it down with the kings of cool…South Island Rhythm Kings are proud and excited to announce the release of their new self titled CD. Steeped in traditional early electric Blues, this group’s song selection draws from a wide range of Early Electric Blues Greats, plus many original tunes as well! At the nucleous of the South Island Rhythm Kings is the Father/ Son team of Lazy Mike Mallon on vocals and Harmonica, and Carson Mallon on guitar and vocals, creating a musical bond and a fresh spin on Down home, Traditional Blues. Saturday, September 21, 8pm $10 at door South Island Rhythm Kings - CD Release Party.Osborne Bay Pub, 1534 Joan Avenue, Crofton

PIGS: Canada’s Pink Floyd In The Flesh Tour

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ealizing that playing large stadiums meant most of their audience could barely see or hear them, Pink Floyd sarcastically called their 1977 ‘Animals’ world tour ‘In The Flesh’. This sense of disconnect eventually inspired Roger Waters to write The Wall, which would become one of the highest selling records of all time. PIGS have named their In The Flesh Tour for precisely the opposite reason: while celebrating the 40th anniversary of The Wall and touring across North America, PIGS want to unironically highlight the up front and personal experience of their show.

An absolute ‘must-see’ for any Pink Floyd fan, PIGS are well known for their authentic rendition of classic Pink Floyd songs both new and old. On their In The Flesh Tour, PIGS are bringing an exciting new Floyd show to fans across Canada and the USA to highlight the best of the band’s incredible discography. Fans can expect flawless performances of songs from The Wall, The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, and Animals, along with other classic favourites and rarities from Meddle to The Division Bell. The tour will

take PIGS—currently Canada’s only nationally touring Floyd tribute—from Sidney, BC to Sydney, NS and back, including stops in Newfoundland and the USA. Celebrate the long and storied history of Pink Floyd with PIGS as they recreate the live Floyd experience from the 1970s, bringing the majestic music and legendary concert experience to life. Immerse yourself in the sound of Pink Floyd beneath lasers and the glow of a giant Mr. Screen, flawlessly performed with authentic instrumentation and incredible live sound.

PIGS’ In The Flesh Tour brings fans an incredible night with almost 3 full hours of flawlessly played music, authentic sound, and state of the art lasers and visuals: it’s as close to the legendary Pink Floyd concert experience as possible. Come see why PIGS is considered one of the finest Pink Floyd tributes anywhere. Saturday, September 21, Cowichan Performing Arts Centre, 2687 James St., Duncan, Doors 7PM - Show 7:30PM Tickets are $46 inclusive and are available at 2687 James St., Duncan, BC, by phone (250) 748-7529, or online at cowichanpac.ca.

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Ghostfinger Productions have a pair of tickets to giveaway to one lucky reader. Find four Pink Floyd album covers in this issue. Identify the names of the albums and what pages they

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s summer comes to a close, with colder nights, dew filled mornings, and shorter days, the seeds we planted in the spring are fully grown plants almost ready for harvest. Harvest season is not only a time to celebrate the bounty we have grown but to also reflect on the season, contemplate what worked, what didn’t and how things can be improved the following year.

There is no better way to track and feel the change of the seasons then to garden. In the spring everything is new and full of potential. In the summer we see this potential flourish and flower. The fall is

seemingly the end of life but we seed farmers know better.

The plants may be dying in the fall but as they essentially draw their last breath, what is left of their energy goes into the maturation of seed. Spring is when new life grows but the fall is when these lives are born. It is a beautiful thing, to harvest a seed, to hold in your hand, all the genetic material needed for the next generation contained in a tiny seed coat.

Learning how to grow and care for these crops is a skill handed down throughout human history. Without seed there would be no food.

Without food there would be no life. When we take the time to care for the plants

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that we need to survive, a magical thing happens. We connect, deeply and fully on a level that I cannot describe, that must be experienced for oneself.

But where did the time go? It feels as though it was yesterday that I was out in the field planting peas on our semiflooded field at the beginning of April. Those peas have since matured, the plants harvested, hung to dry and then the seed threshed, cleaned and stored in the Seed Bank at the Cowichan Agricultural Seed Hub. Along with the four varieties of peas, we have harvested and cleaned two varieties of lentils and one of chickpeas. Our second variety of chickpeas is reaching maturity in the field as well as our five varieties of common bean, one runner and one soya.

Our squash and watermelon are growing nicely, as are the tomatoes and sunflowers.

As seed farmers, we hope for a rainless September and definitely a later than last year’s first frost.

Now is a premium time to come for a farm tour and visit or volunteer. If

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A Seed Farmer’s Perspective interested in learning more about this timeless skill, consider attending our Seed Saving Workshop with Dan Jason of Salt Spring Island Seeds. 1:00pm-3:00pm, Saturday September 7th at the Cowichan Agricultural Seed Hub located at 2431 Beverly Street, Duncan.

Space is limited so please register with kat@ cowichangreencommunity. org. The cost of this workshop is $25.00.

Kat Brust is the program supervisor for the Cowichan Agricultural Seed Hub located on Beverly Street. As part of Cowichan Green Community, her primary focus is food security.

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Flowering Bulbs Natures Gift That Keeps Giving Bernie Dinter, owner, Dinter Nursery dinternursery.ca

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lowering bulbs herald the arrival of spring and complement the blooming season of many trees and shrubs, creating a colourful pallet in the garden at the end of the drab days of winter.

Most naturalize easily and are drought tolerant and deer resistant. They fit into any size garden from small rockeries to large drifts in meadows. Once planted, most will multiply, giving larger shows of colour as the years pass by. With a little understanding of their habits, select and plant your bulbs

by November. Here are some of the favourites that every garden should have.

Winter Aconites are one of the first to bloom in January with a low carpet of yellow that captures the winter sun.

Nerine

Plant a few of these odd shaped bulbs and in a few years, they become spreading clumps.

Snowdrops are familiar sight in most gardens. Start by planting a few groupings around the garden and in time they become lovely patches of colour to herald the arrival of spring.

Glory of the Snow (Chionodoxa) comes from the Mediterranean mountains and blooms behind the retreating snow line. In our climate it forms lovely carpets of star shaped flowers from February

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Dwarf Narcissus make a striking show in small scale garden beds and rockeries where the larger varieties we are familiar with will overpower.

These deer proof plants naturalize into drifts of colour over time.

Nerine is sometimes described as a ‘floral firework’ as the 16” stems explode out of the garden with a starburst of bright pink petals in September. Always a surprise to the gardener, these plants can grow in dry, well drained locations.

These are just a few of the many bulb types suited to our area and they will easily adapt to long dry summers in their dormant state underground.

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Are You Feeling Rusty?

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Plant and harvest sale In 1989 a group of parishioners at St. Edward’s Church organized a plant sale in the church basement to support a clinic in Darjeeling, India. The sale has grown exponentially to include indoor and outdoor plants, linens, toys, books, boutique items, house wares, craft supplies, two garage sales, Halloween costumes, mystery parcels, hamburgers, hot dogs and a whole lot more. Planners in recent years said “It’s more than just a sale. It’s a community builder.” The clinic has grown too, it’s now a hospital serving thousands of destitute people every year and proceeds from the Plant and Harvest Sale continue to provide support. Saturday, September 28, 9 am - 1 pm, St. Edward’s Church and Queen of Angels School 2085 Maple Bay Road, Duncan

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ubilate Choir offers unique vocal technique with “Werbeck Singing” (after the Swedish Singer Valborg Werbeck) that will give you surprising results in your own vocal achievements (expand your range, vocal strength and endurance) and in the quality of musical experience overall.

With a European training in Voice, Conducting and Therapeutic Singing, Annette Lampson has 25 years of experience in solo performance; choral conducting with adults and youth choirs; teaching voice and music,Therapeutic Singing and Therapeutic Music to all ages and abilities in the Cowichan Valley and abroad.

Jubilate Choir started with a small group of singers in Glenora in 1996, and quickly grew to a sizable choir performing sacred music, small masses, and choral acapella music from around the world. We make a point of learning the pieces in original languages out of the acknowledgment that this is where the root of the music itself lies - and out of respect for the composer or culture the songs come from.

After a dormant period, Jubilate Choir awoke again in 2017, and has now happily joined the vibrant cultural center of the HUB at Cowichan Station. This is a nicely central location for singers from both the North and South Cowichan Valley, and we are excited

to be a part of this fun and community oriented venture.

There is no audition and no prior choral experience needed to join. All ages 13 and up are welcome. We perform songs at Christmas time, and contribute to Glenora Farm’s annual spring concert. Rehearsals are Monday evenings 7 pm.

Come for one try out evening before committing!

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Creating Your Outdoor Paradise

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ost of us before enjoy having a private outdoor paradise to enrich our lives and extend the indoor living space of our home. Realizing our outdoor paradise takes creativity, planning and resources whether we are starting from scratch or have inherited an established garden.

Our indoor living space has infrastructure that delivers amenities like water, heat, electricity and communication, all installed during construction. With some careful planning, we can install the same infrastructure for our outdoor space allowing us to have irrigation, water outlets, landscape lighting and water features. Following are some ideas from new construction to fully landscaped.

In new construction, conduit can be installed under all pathways and driveways, 4” PVC pipe will allow passage of water, low voltage wire and electrical conduit (applies to terraces and rock walls as well). Also, a 1” water line after

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All ages 13 and up welcome No audition and no prior choral experience needed to join.

Rehearsals Monday evenings 7 pm

Come for one try out evening before committing!

Contact info: 2017jubilatechoir@gmail.com with a shut off, teed into the house water service allows easy access for future outdoor use.

When your new house is complete, it’s time for the outside plan. Before adding soil or gravel or plants, install main water line, taps, valves and low voltage wire.

The water lines from the valves to different zones can be installed now or down the road. As your outdoor space evolves, the required infrastructure is in place.

If a lawn is part of your plan, install the irrigation first.

Lawn irrigation has two options: overhead sprayers/ rotors or subsurface drip.

The choice of sprayers/rotors can be limited by watering restrictions in the summer when your plants need it the most. Drip irrigation uses much less water and

is exempt from watering restrictions.

For an established outdoor space, I encourage installing the infrastructure first, with built-in expansion points.

This simply takes a little more creativity and planning than the blank palette above.

With some well-placed water sources and low voltage wires, any outdoor space can be expanded and transformed into a magical wonderland and your own private outdoor

paradise!

Beat the Spring 2020 rush and save the tax, invite Warm Land Irrigation to install the infrastructure or a complete system for your special paradise this Fall. www.warmlandirrigation.com David Pink has lived in the Cowichan for 50 years. He and Diana are celebrating the 11th season of Warm Land Irrigation.

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Carbon Sequestration In The Cowichan Valley Forests Royce Warren, Cowichan Bay,Worked in every natural resource industry in BC. Eleven years in university studying Resource Sustainability. Member of the International Society of Sustainability Professionals.

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orests have the ability to change the climate. They absorb from the atmosphere more carbon dioxide than any other terrestrial mechanism

and separate it into elemental carbon plus gases. The carbon goes into the structure of the plant and oxygen is released. Photosynthesis drives this process, called sequestration, by converting CO2 and light energy into sugars, starches and fibres which are incorporated into the plant structure - the greatest miracle of life.

Each year, hundreds of millions of tons of carbon are sequestered in the worlds’ forests.

While Canada’s boreal forest contains about 262 metric tons of carbon per hectare (ha), the moist coastal forests of British Columbia, Washington and Oregon sequester on average some 592 metric tons per hectare.

There are parts of Vancouver Island and the Olympic Peninsula where the temperature and moisture levels are such that coniferous trees exceed even that level of sequestration. The Cowichan Valley Regional District

(CVRD) is in the heart of that zone.

One metric ton of C02 is almost equivalent to the volume of the average Canadian home. This spring, an older second growth 30 ha forest on Hillbank Road in the CVRD (Area D) was clear-cut for a hay field. It will release approximately 36,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide, equivalent to the volume of about 38,000 homes. This 36,000 tons of CO2 equals the total average annual emissions for 2748 residents of BC for one year.

Since the present population of Area D - Cowichan Bay - is just over 3000, it nearly equals the entire emissions of the all the residents for one year – effectively doubling the community’s emissions.

The local Advisory Planning Commission (APC) had no input into the clear-cut which was on Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) land.

In its 2013 Official Community Plans (OCP), the CVRD adopted the Province’s 2008 Bill 27 which committed the

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Province to a 33% reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions between 2011 and 2020. On an individual basis, BC residents have been able to reduce GHGs by only 0.3 tons per person from 13.4 to 13.1 tons by the end of 2016, the year of the latest data.

Across the province, GHG emissions actually rose over 2 million tons to 61.5 million tons. This is the opposite trajectory of the one third reduction planned for 2020.

Even though we are three years past 2016, these events indicate that any progress in CO2 emissions reductions is simply non-existent.

The forests in the CVRD area have the capacity to make or break the emissions reduction goals of both the Province and, especially, the CVRD. A West Coast, old-growth forest constitutes an enormous stockpile of carbon, pulled from the atmosphere over centuries. Further, the present stockpile of younger forests in the CVRD represent massive future potential for carbon sequestration.

it is a major issue here.

Carbon dioxide sequestration does not drop to zero as the forest ages unless it undergoes some disturbance.

As long as the trees are alive, they continue to gather CO2.

Any change in the structure of an old growth forest that reduces its average age means that the amount of CO2 emissions will increase. A moderately aged forest may sequester carbon at a greater rate than an old-growth forest but it discounts the value of carbon that had been stored in the trees and soil of the old growth. It also discounts the CO2 emissions from the logging machinery, trucking, manufacturing of the wood, soil losses of carbon, plus the 7% of the land that is taken for logging roads.

Since logging is the “lead driver of carbon emissions” from forests, smart managers never cut an older forest just to obtain faster growth from younger trees.

Public forests in Canada and the United States are generally older and contain significantly more sequestered carbon than private forests.

With over 200,000 ha of private forests in the CVRD,

Climate change is altering the hydrologic cycle on Vancouver Island and this is increasing the risk of fire and slowing the rate of carbon sequestration.

However, if we remain vigilant, fire should not be a significantly greater threat. Forests have survived on Vancouver Island for thousands, of years. A dead old growth Douglas fir may lie there for two hundred years before all of its carbon is released.

That dead fir is one of the major contributors to water regulation in the forest ecosystem throughout the year. It is a natural sponge that does not burn well.

Harvesting and processing the blow-down and debris from a forest to be used as fuel, either for pellets or ethanol, causes a net increase in CO2 emissions.

It reduces carbon in the soil and requires significant fossil fuel energy for harvesting and processing. Pellets may actually be more destructive than coal. The Oregon State University Department of Forest Ecosystems has suggested that only about 35% of the CO2 in ethanol production is recovered.

The environmental costs of logging operations undermine any carbon reduction that may be gained by using debris for fuel.

Soil is often overlooked as a carbon storage mechanism.

Old growth forest soil

250 746 0706 24/hr Service contains some two to ten times more carbon than does grassland soil. Even if a grassland has the same annual carbon uptake as a piece of forest land, it is the forest that keeps the carbon.

It is a bit like comparing a bucket to a sieve. The same amount of water may enter both, but it is the bucket that holds the water. Furthermore, approximately 45% of the carbon in an old growth forest is sequestered in the soil, much of which is lost during logging.

Shrub land and young, commercially replanted forest land (abundant in the Cowichan Valley) are just points on a carbon sink scale between the grand old-growth forest and grassland. The forest that came back after the population purge of Eur-Asia

by Genghis Khan absorbed some 700 million tons of carbon from the air and actually cooled the climate.

The Daily Mail, sardonically, called him “Genghis Khan the Green.”

The evidence is clear on the forest’s ability to sequester carbon. Oregon State University researchers wrote that it is “…increasingly apparent that we should consider using west (coast) forests for their best role which is carbon sequestration”.

They are not alone in this view. The journal Science published a report on July 5 2019 stating that the planting of 1 trillion trees around the world could save us from ecological collapse, IF we continue phasing out fossil fuels. At this stage of world society, the highest and best use of our coastal forests may be to let them grow unhindered and do their job as carbon sinks, bio-diversity generators, water and air Continued on page 46

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purifiers, water storage mechanisms and weather modulators.

The rotation period should be extended to the point where the forests are all mature prior to cutting. If the CVRD follows the lead of more than 650 cities around the world and declares a climate emergency, all forestry should be halted for at least a generation before it is revisited. This will give our atmosphere a chance to recover its proper carbon balance subject to what the rest of the world does.

Attempting to satisfy all stakeholders has put us in this predicament in the first place and will not solve it. It demands decisive, courageous decision-making based on public priorities.

Good planning may be able to lessen the worst economic effects of the forest closure by offering alternative employment in the clean energy field or by repairing the food-based ecosystems.

There is much we can do to repair the damage of the past 150 years.

Failure to protect our forests, estuaries and ecosystems is likely to accelerate “… the feedback loop: more emissions will lead to accelerated climate change, which in turn will enhance the conditions that create more carbon releasing disturbances in Canada’s forests.”

We really do need to act right now, and the first thing to do is save our forests.

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The following is a list of recommendations for CVRD policymakers and community members.

1. Demand input into the decision-making process for logging on all lands, including the ALR. 2. Purchase all the privately-owned forests within the CVRD for a community forest.

3. Follow the urging of many of the residents of the CVRD and declare a Climate Emergency.

4. Bring in the young people from the various schools to express their wishes. Take them seriously. It is their lives we are playing with.

5. Adopt the 7-generation principle of the Iroquois Confederacy which dictated, in part, that all land-use decisions protect its citizens for at least the next 7 generations.

6. Consider applying the Precautionary Principle on every land use decision. It insists that the evidence in favour of any action is clear, unequivocal and based on the science or it is not taken.

7. Alter the CVRDs Official Community Plans to reflect these new changes.

It is clear that we need to take dramatic action immediately.

The longer we wait, the more severe remedial action has to be. Protecting our resources by not using them now means that we will someday be able to use them again. If all this is hard to absorb, a walk in the woods may help.

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Wilderness Kayaking LESSONS • TOURS • RENTALS • SALES

www.wilderness-kayaking.com Fall Kayak Programs From Maple Bay •HARBOUR TOUR - Maple Bay is a picturesque seaside community and harbor nestled on an inlet surrounded by pebbled beaches and an abundance of marine life. This 2.5hr tour explores the shoreline, marine life and Chisholm island.

Minimum group size is 2 people…bring your co-workers, family or friends. No experience necessary. $49 +tax • DISCOUNT EVENING PADDLE - Unwind from the day with a relaxing evening paddle in Maple Bay. This is an unguided rental time that you are advised to pre-book because of its popularity. $20. Per person tax included. Till – September 30th.

• MOONLIGHT PADDLE - Join us for an enchanted evening paddle in Maple Bay and watch the full moon rising over Salt Spring Island. This is a guided paddle no experience necessary.

Come and enjoy a hot beverage and deserts. with us as we paddle and enjoy the view. September 13 & 14 $50 +tax

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Bye, Bye Bees It is now September and the hives are filling with the winter bees. If you did not check and treat your hives this summer you will most likely lose your bees this winter. It is to late to treat now as the mites have done their damage. The damage is done in the capped cells and the bees are weakened to the point that they cannot survive the winter.

September is the time to feed your bees if they do not have enough honey for the winter. A two parts sugar to one part water solution is best as it takes less effort for the bees to dispense with the excess water. It is important to stop feeding at the end of September so that the bees have time to cap the honey.

Each hive should have one deep or two dadents filled with honey to make it through the winter. It is also important to keep your hives at least 30 cm off the ground to reduce the effect of ground moisture.

Wasps are also a problem in the fall. During the summer the wasps feed on insects and fruit, but in the fall they look for sources of protein. A healthy hive is the best line of defence but to aid the bees be sure to reduce the hives entrance opening. A wasp trap baited with meat also helps.

It is with sadness that we are saying goodbye to a long time Cowichan Valley beekeeper.

Blaine Hardie passed away on the morning of August the 15th.

Blaine was an active member of the Cowichan Beekeepers and was also a member of the British Columbia Honey Producers.

Blaine was always willing to pass his considerable knowledge on to other beekeepers and help the club in any way that he could. We will miss you Blaine.

The Cowichan Beekeepers meet on the third Wednesday of the month at 7 PM/Beginners 6:30 PM where novices can ask an experienced beekeeper questions.

For more info pleaes visit www.cowichanbeekeepers.ca.

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Handmade Hugs Society Of The Cowichan Valley Handmade Hugs was established by a local group of caring individuals who sought to provide comfort items to those in need in the community, with an emphasis on children, the displaced and seniors. In 2011, we became Handmade Hugs Society Cowichan Valley (HHSCV). Today Handmade Hugs Society’s client base has grown substantially to include the local hospital, many care facilities, School District 79, local daycares and other charitable and/or service groups such as: Community Services, RCMP, firefighters, displaced persons organizations, etc.

HHSCV is an enthusiastic group of volunteers and we can always use more helping hands. We need sewers (simple straight seam sewing, simple serging) quilters, knitters and / or crocheters. We need people willing to sort and pre-wash fabric donations, to cut fabrics into useable dimensions, to do finish work, prepare and package kits, help with fundraising and to sit on our Board of Directors.

Since we are a non-profit society any monies we collect through fundraising goes to purchasing supplies and paying insurance.

Paying rent is not an option, so throughout these past 10 years we have had to depend on the generosity of various organizations to provide us with work and storage space. Our last “home” was at Duncan Primary but unfortunately, they required use of that space for their own growing needs so we were once again on the move. Robert Barron’s article about our plight caught the attention of Kuljit Parmar of Knowledge Computers and he came calling. Our new address is 3rd floor, 5878 York St., Duncan. We invite those interested in knowing more about HHSCV to visit us for our Open House on Saturday, September 28, 1 - 3PM. handmadehugscowichan.com

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he concept of a Community Workshop in the Cowichan Valley started with a gentleman named John Dunbar. While downsizing his family home, he found himself with plenty of tools and equipment that needed a good place to live. Instead of having a garage sale, he stored them and began looking for support in founding a Community Workshop.

Cowichan Community Workshop Co-op

The Cowichan Station Area Association (CSAA) and The HUB at Cowichan Station was a good fit and, with the support of the Cowichan Elder Care Co-op, funding was put in place to construct a Community Workshop. In the Fall of 2017, the space had its grand opening.

Along the way the Cowichan Valley Rockhounds have also made a home at the CCWC. The CVR are a fantastic lapidary group of people creating beauty from silver and stones. Recently, the Cowichan Elder Care Co-op changed its name to the Cowichan Community Workshop Coop which was a wonderful step in the right direction.

With this name change came the opportunity to launch the new name at the upcoming Vancouver Island Homesteading Fair (VIHF) this month. “We look foward to providing a place for people to create and learn skills that were pretty standard many years ago, how to make small furniture and build utilitarian items as well as crafts and artwork” says Gerry Humeny, the Chair of the newly formed Cowichan Community Workshop Co-op. The co-op is a volunteer driven and membership run non-profit organization. The membership is for young and old and the unskilled to the very skilled. The CCWC is about not just building something with your hands but building community.

Whether you have your own project or you want to learn a new skill, they have the expertise

to teach or lend a hand. It has run diverse workshops such as CNC, furniture and more. Looking to the future the CCWC would like to build a larger studio space and tool library. The host of both the CCWC and the Homesteading Fair is The HUB at Cowichan Station. The HUB is a vibrant, volunteer-run community centre serving the needs of the local community. The HUB promotes the shared values of Community collaboration, Self-sustaining, building community, green, heritage and being inclusive.

Vancouver Island Homesteading Fair: Connecting, Sharing, Inspiring, Supporting

Join us for a day of connecting, sharing skills, ideas and inspiration related to earth conscious, self-reliant living.

Homesteading means doing what you can where you live, growing, producing and preserving as much of your own food and everyday items as you can, and being as self-sustaining as possible. It is about utilizing the space and resources available to you. You don’t need a lot of space to be a homesteader.

Building community, working

the soil naturally, creating energy efficiency with sustainable energy and making homemade supplies and items.

The homesteading lifestyle is to learn and share these skills and thrive, inspire and be earth conscious for self-reliant living.

The Fair includes presentations that include such topics as food production, preservation, livestock, energy, housing (schedule available soon), as well as, vendors, food, music and exhibits. It is a free, fun family event (donations welcomed).

Vancouver Island Homesteading Fair Saturday, September 21st, 2019 10am-4pm Free!

Cowichan Community Workshop Co-op The Hub at Cowichan Station 2375 Koksilah Rd, Duncan cowichancommunity workshop@gmail.com islandhomesteading@gmail.com www.homesteadingfair.ca Ronn Stevenson is the Facility Coordinator at The HUB at Cowichan Station.

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“Sol-Centre - A Community Farm Store Initiative”

CRYSTALS • BOOKS • ORACLE DECKS • GIFTS

Open 7 days a week 11-3pm in the SOL-Centre 5380 Trans-Canada HWY Duncan, BC

Visit us to find a magical selection of semi-rare crystals and gemstones, oracle decks, eco-clothing, books and more 7 days a week in the SOL-Centre.

Find us on Instagram@cfsforthesoul and Like us on our ‘CFS for the Soul’ Facebook Page for product details, announcements & more.

Closed Sundays And Stat Holidays

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Our highest endeavor must be to develop free human beings who are able of themselves to impart purpose and direction to their lives. The need for imagination, a sense of truth, and a feeling of responsibility—these three forces are the very nerve of education. ~ Rudolf Steiner

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Located in the Sol Centre Adjacent to the Community Farm Store 5380 Hwy 1, Duncan, BC To be notified by email of Waldorf and Steiner inspired events in the Valley, email nicolette111@icloud.com

Here are just a few of our best selling favourites: Middle childhood, from age 7 to 12, is a time of huge change for children—

Growing Children, Thriving Children can help: it is bursting with insightful advice, practical and heart-warming ideas, and creative discipline tips.

• Understand the three major developmental changes of middle childhood, which occur at 7, 9, and 12 years of age.

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• Develop strategies to help children through patches of anger or anxiety • Learn new creative discipline skills to foster positive family values and harmonious home • Address issues of honesty, children’s attitude, sibling tension, chores and more • Find useful tips for talking about puberty changes with children.

This easy to read and down-to-earth guide, inspired by the Waldorf approach to child development, will help you raise thriving 7 to 12 year olds with awareness and confidence.

Lou HarveyZahra has over 25 years experience in primary and Waldorf education. Lou is an international presenter and parenting coach who lives with her family in Melbourne, Australia.

Also the author of “Creative Discipline, Connected Family” and “Happy Child, Happy Home”.

Today’s busier, faster society is waging an undeclared war on childhood.

With too much stuff, too many choices, and too little time, children can become anxious, have trouble with friends and school, or even be diagnosed with behavioral problems. Now internationally renowned family consultant Kim John Payne helps parents reclaim for their children the space and freedom that all kids need for their attention to deepen and their individuality to flourish. Simplicity Parenting offers inspiration, ideas, and a blueprint for change: • Streamline your home environment. Reduce the amount of toys, books, and clutter— as well as the lights, sounds, and general sensory overload.

• Establish rhythms and rituals. Discover ways to ease daily tensions, create battle-free mealtimes and bedtimes, and tell if your child is overwhelmed.

• Scale back on media and parental involvement. Manage your children’s “screen time” to limit the endless deluge of information and stimulation.

A manifesto for protecting the grace of childhood, Simplicity Parenting is an eloquent guide to bringing new rhythms to bear on the lifelong art of raising children. Also the author of the best seller “The Soul of Discipline”.

Here at the Freya-Sophia Waldorf store we are inspired by the work of Rudolf Steiner and committed to meeting the soul needs of our children and our community by providing books, toys, supplies, resources, classes, workshops, instruction, support and conversation to those who visit us. We are here to help and to support.

Rudolf Steiner was an Austrian philosopher, playwright and artist who lived between 1861 and 1925. influence of Steiner’s multifaceted genius has led to innovative and holistic approaches in medicine, education, philosophy, reli-gious renewal, movement, speech, drama, agriculture (biodynamics), beekeeping and the arts. We carry a vast selection of titles on these subjects and much more at the Freya-Sophia Waldorf Store.

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day. It is calming for the mind- helping one to release worry and fear; creating space in the heart to receive and share love, compassion and kindness with others.

Back To School With Crystal Friends

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s Summer winds down, many of us are preparing to shift back into the school flow. This can stir up feelings of anticipation and insecurity, which is why looking to our Crystal friends for support, can help us transition with ease. Crystals friends can be kept in study spaces or in a special pouch to keep on hand in times of need.

Here are our top 5 stones for back to school: Amethyst by the bed at night may help with any apprehension or nervousness and allow for a more restful sleep. Amethyst is also wonderful to help maintain a clear mind and physical space. Keeping a piece of Amethyst near, can bring about a feeling that one is surrounded and protected by a “bubble of light”.

Rose Quartz known as the “love” stone, may be soothing for any feelings of anxiety that may arise (for both parents and children) and help remind one that they are loved throughout the

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Calcite is an excellent stone to assist students with memory and learning by stimulating the mind and preparing it to receive new information. It may strengthen confidence, by helping one to overcome shyness or indecision. It can also invigorate a sense of playfulness and help mobilize ones energies and resources for creative endeavours.

Flourite can help clear the air of confusion and cluttered thoughts, allowing for a focused mind and the ability to make decisions with ease. It is a wonderful stone to inspire finding routines that encourage organization and structure. It can also bring comfort to feelings of emotional overwhelm by aiding one to think through their feelings.

Jasper strengthens one’s connection to the earthhelping students stay grounded and feel protected.

It can help enhance memory and physical endurance, by grounding the mind and body.

It is also known as a soothing stone, helping to calm worry or fear, especially caused by an unfocused mind that is caught up in the future or past.

Venita Chow is a Crystal keeper at CFS for the SOUL. which is located located in the SOL-Centre, next to the big Community Farm Store in Duncan- Open 7 days a week from 11- 3pm.

Circo Osorio Canadian Tour

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n International Showcase of Talent from Mexico, Chile, Belarus, Russia, Argentina, Romania and the US; From Las Vegas, The American Crown Circus & Circo Osorio continues their Canadian Tour to spread some “Big Top Magic” around Vancouver Island and raise “Big Top FUNDS” to benefit the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation!

See the Fun. Be the Fun. Join the Fun on an unforgettable journey under the Big Top. With a “Latin Flare” and their roots from Mexico, American Crown Circus & Circo Osorio will entertain audiences throughout the BC areas. New for 2019, we are pleased to announce that we have partnered with the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation as they will be our fundraising recipients throughout the 10 week BC Tour. “Canada has welcomed our Circus with open arms and now we have a chance to give back to the communities that support our Show”, says President and 4th Generation Circus Owner, Francisco Osorio.

American Crown Circus & Circo Osorio is designed for family fun of all ages! Children and adults will be mesmerized as they witness our internationally renowned cast that features: the catapulting strength and artistry of the Dragmir Troop; an out of this world lazer light experience that combines the lights and

high energy music of Eduardo the Lazerman; defying the laws of gravity from high above the arena floor, the Belarus Triple Eagles; zany Circus Clowns and much more. “All of your senses are triggered once you enter the tent”, says Master Ringmaster and 4th Generation Circus Owner, Robert Osorio. “Children and adults enter the magical tent, smell the popcorn and cotton candy, hear the music and see the audiences cheering as they become a part of the show…it’s quite the sensational experience!”

The Show – American Crown Circus, Inc and Circo Osorio - was named after the Osorio family of entertainers who founded this ambitious experience in 1927 in their native Mexico. The Company is based in Las Vegas, from which they tour Mexico, USA and Canada.

September 26-30, Cowichan Place (behind Island Savings Centre) Ticket information available at www.americancrowncircus.com.

Win a family ticket for the show in Duncan! Visit the American Crown Circus website and watch the video to find the answers to the following question.

How many different juggling acts are featured in the video and what are they juggling?

The first reader to submit the correct answer to info@ cowichanvalleyvoice.com wins!

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28-day Kick Start Nutrition Program

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alanced Habits 28-day Kick Start Nutrition Program is for Men and Women who want to feel healthier, to learn how to eat and exercise properly for their unique body and circumstances... And of course, to let go of 10-20 lbs in 28-days!

Your food coaches Dominique, Liz and Melody all have their own special fitness stories and can relate to so many of you. They have done it and want to prove to you that you can do it too!

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You will receive all the tools you will need to create the body you wish to see in the mirror, gazing back with a smile that oozes confidence.

During these 28 days, we will provide you with endless accountability, support and guidance both in person and through our kick start app from our team of Certified Food Coaches. To keep it interesting (but simple), we will include weekly menus with a grocery list and individualized portion sheets making each recipe specific to you, while being able to prepare for the entire family at once. On top of all this, we are throwing in weekly cardio opportunities to support you to be more active and burn

more calories.

The reason we offer the Balanced Habits Kick Start program at Snap Fitness is simple: we are able to teach you, the unique human that you are, what is appropriate for you to reach your goal.

Not everyone wants to lose weight either. Many folks are more concerned with performing better, feeling better, having more energy, sleeping more soundly, enjoying life with their family and friends and having more confidence.

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otherwise compromised, this will result in a much lower absorption rate. Diseases such as Crohn’s, IBS, chronic diarrhea, celiac disease, and others, will also inhibit proper absorption.

The Ionic Solution

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f you are going to go through the trouble and expense of taking vitamins and minerals to improve your health, it only makes sense to take the ones that will do your body the most good.

Some believe that the ionic form of these supplements are the most easily absorbed, the quickest to act, and ultimately the most effective in achieving the desired result.

Obviously there is little point in swallowing supplements that will pass through your body without delivering the desired results. Often, people think they are saving themselves money by buying ultra-cheap, without realizing that these substances are passing through the digestive system relatively unchanged, and delivering no benefit to the person taking them. That’s not a very good deal.

Many believe that the ionic form of vitamins and minerals is the way to go. An ion is a mineral or element that has a positive or negative charge, which means it either has too many or too few electrons.

This means it is in an unstable state, and able to bond easily with water. The upshot of this is that it will absorb efficiently into the body, which can then move the nutrients to the areas they are needed.

Ionic forms are liquid.

That alone gives them an advantage in the quest for absorption. Capsules and tablets must first be dissolved by digestive secretions such as stomach acid, THEN ionized, in order to be absorbed. If you are someone who has low stomach acid, or a digestive system which is

Choosing an ionic solution seems logical- they are quick, easy, practical, and don’t need food to be absorbed.

They work well for children and the elderly, and for those whose digestive systems are not functioning at optimum

levels. They are also a smart choice for people who do not fall into these categories.

Why make the body work harder than it needs to? If the ultimate goal is to have these supplements in place as fully and as quickly as possible, ionic solutions are the way to go.

Gina Malkin has worked in the Natural Health field for 10 years and is currently working at Lynn’s Vitamin Gallery.

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Kundalini Yoga

The Yoga of Awareness with

Hayley Salmons A dynamic blend of physical postures, breathing, movement, stretching, meditation, mantra and relaxation 250-715-0973 • cowichankundalini@hotmail.com

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So What Can Drumming Do For Us?

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s long as I can remember, I have been fascinated with sound, specifically percussive sound. It moves the body, the mind and can completely transform consciousness.

Even listening to the rhythm of drums for a few minutes, has an altering effect on our state of being. Vibration and resonance is the heart of human consciousness.

All things in our universe, including ourselves, are in constant motion, and vibrate at various frequencies. An interesting phenomenon occurs when two different vibrating things come into proximity, after a short time, they will often start to vibrate together in the same frequency. They sync up, sometimes in ways that seem mysterious.

So that all sounds great, but what do drummers have to do with this?

No matter where we are, when you hear that driving beat behind your favourite music, without any thought, your body just wants to move. Of course the drummer is the dominant force behind the synchronicity.

But rhythms are heard and felt throughout the body, and stimulate a whole other part

of the brain than information about tone or melody. Rhythm is one of the things we are coded to scan for.

Rhythm is a powerful source, it can regulate moods, ranging from the arousing affect of pounding war drums to the pacifying effect of gently rocking a baby. I don’t think there’s another acoustic instrument that has that incredible sonic range.

The rhythm produced by drums has been used in every culture for many purposes, from religious rituals and other ceremonies, to drum lines at sporting events, and as a way to communicate and signal.

Shamans have used drumming as a means of reaching altered or trance like states so they can connect with the spirit dimension. Healers have been using drums therapeutically since ancient times.

According to current research, auditory motor interactions and the neural basis of rhythm, has provided important insights for developing therapies for people suffering from the effects of stroke, Parkinson’s, ADD, depression and anxiety.

Music therapists use drumming for the foundation of this therapy to help with balance, communication, cognition, mental health, and social isolation.

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Sure, drumming is a great work out for your physical health, but our brain reaps most of the benefit.

The physical transmission of rhythmic energy to the brain actually synchronizes the logical left and intuitive right hemispheres, leading to a deeper sense of self-awareness, intuition and confidence.

I find that after just 20 minutes of playing, you become calm and relaxed. Drumming is so incredibly meditative.

Drumming has such a positive effect on the body and mind, and can help with conditions ranging from stress, fatigue and anxiety, to hypertension, chronic pain, addiction and mental illness.

When you play a drum you release endorphins ( The “feel good” chemical ), endogenous opiates ( The body’s own morphine-like painkillers ), and alpha waves in the brain, which are associated with general feelings of well-being and euphoria. It boosts your immune system by increasing natural T cells, the cells that hunt down and destroy infected cells, which helps the body combat cancer, as well as viruses.

I believe rhythm aligns your body and mind with the natural world, and provides a way to access your higher power.

Drumming delivers focus to the whole body, which binds healing of both the physical and spiritual levels. You can literally drum out negative emotions, put yourself in the present moment and connect to your inner being.

The Greek origin of the word “rhythm” is “to flow”.

Drumming allows you to flow with the rhythms of life. By simply hitting a drum, or feeling the vibration through resonance, we connect to our true ancient human origins.

When you drum you become the wind in your sails and the fuel for your fire.

Paul Jutras teaches drumming from the heart while helping to empower and inspire drummers of all ages.

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Our community is about to engage in a formal process where we will decide how our municipal government will caretake the 5,000 hectare Community Forest. There is no municipally owned forest like it on the continent. It is an enormous responsibility.

Suzanne Simard’s Mother Tree Project In Our Backyard

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rofessor Suzanne Simard of UBC, Canada’s world renowned forest scientist, will present her Mother Tree Project—discovery and proof of the fungal and root connections of trees—at the Magic Of The Six Mountains, October 2, in the Cowichan Performing Arts Centre.

Tickets on sale now.

Ecologists, biologists, and some foresters are talking about the consciousness of the forests, of interconnectedness between trees, the land and us. We are beginning to understand what Elders have been trying to warn us—we all need each other not only to survive but to thrive.

Enter Professor Suzanne Simard, forging a path through science. Millions of people have seen her Ted Talks (see How Trees Talk To Each Other). She is featured in the bestselling book, The Hidden Life of Trees,

by German forester Peter Wohlleben. Suzanne will be presenting to our Valley with her great friend, Andy MacKinnon.

Andy, a retired Professional Forester, Biologist, and President of the S. Vancouver Island Mycological Society, has co-authored six bestselling books on native plants and fungi. The Ancient Forest Alliance calls him “The Rock Star of Botanists.”

Many will remember him from the Secret Of The Six Mountains public meeting.

Between them, Suzanne and Andy will tell the story of the communication, sharing, and interdependence of a forest.

With Suzanne and Andy here to present and answer questions, we will have the opportunity to become more informed about forest ecology and hence better placed to make wise decisions about its well-being. On October 2, as a community, we will be able to probe the depths of our relationship with the forests, to move beyond the surface level of the forest debate begun last November.

Tickets $11 available at https://www.cowichanpac.ca/ event/magic-six-mountains

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Back to Yoga Somalila ( ‘Body-Play’) Somatic Open House

Saturday, September 14th Three free workshops

• Somatics: 10-11 am and 12-1 pm • Journey to Yoga Nidra through Somatics 3-4:30 pm Somae Osler MA Edu, Certified Clinical Somatic Educator

Surprising and effective ways to release patterns of chronic muscular contraction.

Explore and restore posture, mobility and move with ease and pleasure.

Somalila Sanctuary 1584 Stamps Road, North Cowichan

To reserve a space or to enquire about private sessions and upcoming fall classes please go to: www.somalila.com

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Kathy White is a mother of two and a Crofton yoga teacher at Kaiut Yoga www.kathy whiteyoga.com

ave you tried yoga and hated it? Have you had a yoga practice and it’s long forgotten? Have you said to yourself you’d like to start yoga but didn’t know where to begin? .

September is a great time to get back to yoga.

Considering yoga for the very first time? Then it’s time to get your back into yoga!

And make sure you research the classes you are taking, there are many yoga teachers and styles of yoga taught here in the Valley. Many of the teachers are excellent with years of experience. What you will find is that most of the yoga you find elsewhere is very different from Kaiut Yoga.

Kaiut Yoga is weird.

If you are coming back to yoga and take a Kaiut class, you might find yourself doing something you’ve been taught NOT to do. Most teachers tell you to stop if you have pain. Many teachers want you to stay comfortable.

Not so in Kaiut.

We teach our students to FEEL. This September, come back to yoga not to feel better, but rather to get better

at feeling.

If you are like most of us, you are numb to your body.

You might not even notice when your vitality dips until it is really low, or when your joints stiffen until they are not functioning, or when you are heading towards illness until you are actually ill. You probably only notice when something is finally broken.

The body wisdom, if we are open to listening, is always giving us lots and lots of feedback. You have to learn how to feel the body, pay attention and then move in ways that releases and heals.

In Kaiut, in order to have this depth of feeling, every angle, every motion in all the postures and sequences are important. Your system needs diversity, it needs differences to function optimally. In Kaiut you are doing what yoga is designed to do for you: to realign your system with nature.

Your system has evolved over millennia to handle extreme levels of stress and catastrophe. Yet, you no longer have to face those ancient dangers of a premodern world, instead you stress about unreal things.

Did you know 1 in 3 adults in North America suffers from some form of insomnia?

Stress keeps you awake at night. Although you can buy food at the store and own a soft bed, many of you are still stressed to the same degree as if you were experiencing a great threat to your life.

Kaiut yoga is designed to harmonize that ancient animal nature that can handle and indeed grows from challenges, while at the same time adapting to the reality of your social environment.

It addresses any imbalances in the nervous system, and directly helps to reduce stress and anxiety.

The Kaiut sequences travel through the body like a spiral, mimicking nature. In Kaiut you get to recognize all the places that you have impoverished mobility as a result of your modern lifestyle. You are given the postures and instructions

to rehabilitate the joints and regain all the natural movements the body is designed for.

I can say firsthand that this process releases restrictions, frees energy, increases strength, improves mobility, and increases brain mass. It reduces stress, helps with sleep and there are many, many testimonials from students who share about specific issues and challenges that Kaiut has helped them overcome.

That said, it is not a quick fix or a pain pill but a slow and patient method built for sustainability.

I have been teaching and practicing yoga for over 25 years. I’ve practiced a lot of different types. Never in my life have I encountered a yoga modality so profound as the Kaiut Method. I retrained

in 2017 because of how deeply the practice spoke to me. I am eternally grateful for my teacher and founder of the method Francisco Kaiut (described in Yoga Journal as one of 5 yoga teacher “rebels” who are changing the way we think about Yoga).

If you are thinking of getting back to yoga this autumn, or want to get your back into yoga for the very first time, do consider Kaiut Classes – I offer the first three classes free to all new students. www kathywhite yoga.com

Free Somatics and Yoga Nidra Workshops

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y love of Somatics is born of a passion for movement. My interest in Yoga Nidra is born of my need for stillness.

A Somatic movement practice beforehand gently warms and reconnects us, brain to body.

Specifically Somatics engages our brain-body connection to explore and restore our motor (muscle)-sensory ( nerve) pathways. Gently guided, we discover for ourselves where stress ( and pain) originate.

With care intention and easeful, yawn-like movement, we restore function and pain-free mobility. What a delicious place to begin the body-still practice of Yoga Nidra!

Yoga Nidra or “Yogic Sleep” is a guided waking meditation that goes beyond relaxation to access the progressively deeper brainwave states of nourishing restorative sleep.

Through this meditation we become present to ourselves, body, breath, the whole person—just where we are with acceptance. Relaxed and alert, we may then be led to choose a quality of being in the world we wish to nurture and illuminate. One step of Yoga Nidra nurtures positive statements of intention discovered (by you) where deep dream states and awareness meet. The process is subtle, deep and nourishing, the outcome transformational.

Somalila (‘Body-Play’) Somatic Open House Somalila Sanctuary, 1584

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with Lilian Bianchi Honouring

BODY, MIND & SPIRIT

FALL SESSION September 9 November 28

• Beginners, Intermediate and Ongoing levels • Gentle Yoga • Breathing and Meditation • Yoga Sutras Workshop Lilian Bianchi has been teaching Yoga since 1982. Lilian is registered with the Canadian Yoga Alliance as a RYT Gold.

She is also an honourary member of the International Federation of Yoga.

Stamps Road, North Cowichan.

Saturday, September 14th, Three free workshops: Somatics: 10-11 am Morning and Evening classes held and 12-1 pm, at Namaste Yoga Studio and other Journey to Yoga locations in Duncan.

Nidra through Somatics: 3-4:30 pm.To reserve a www.namasteyoga.ca space or to enquire about private sessions and Please register for just this upcoming fall classes or one with Harmony Yoga: Somae’s other workshops harmonyyogaduncan.com please go to: www.somalila. com Your guide Somae Osler

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Journey to Yoga Nidra through Somatics and the Dance Floor. Harmony Yoga: 360 Duncan Street, Duncan. Sunday 29th September, 2-4 pm Cost $30.

MA Edu, is a certified yoga teacher, certified clinical somatic educator and a student of the IRest level one Yoga Nidra Meditation Teaching program with Richard Miller.

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ouldn’t life be grand if we could just pick up a pen and start a conversation with our spirit guides or angels?

What would you say? Better yet, what do you think their response would be?

I would like to introduce you to a new concept called “Spirit Journaling”. A course designed to help start the conversation with your own divine guides to learn how to hone in your spiritual connection via writing.

This course is a tangible way to communicate with your very own spirit guides and angels by putting a pen to paper.

You will learn about personal development by the means of allowing spiritual guidance to flow through you. Trust me, spirit only wants what is best for you and that is to help you align with your souls purpose. What could be better? Please, let us help you experience this.

As a modern day Oracle, I have met many people from all walks of life during my sessions. Many of them have fallen off their soul’s path and have become disconnected from their source of divine. Sometimes the experience of human “being” can literally paralyze ones decision to “choose” a life altering decision.

Control is the biggest factor in all of our lives because we honestly think we know what is best for “us”. Well, that is not true.

Control is ruining your ability to live your best life possible.

You are not suppose to see the road ahead! So, let’s just get

that out of the way because if you knew what was going to happen, you would try to control it. Control comes from your ego.

Whereas spirit comes from your heart.

This course is based from your heart centre and is about trust.

Trusting that the divine will present itself and help experience and see life from a different lens.

Communication, to me, is the biggest gift we are given in our lives but the one thing most struggle with. Writing is a form of communication and a portal to help one express themselves.

Journaling can be that beacon of light that allows you to find your confidence.

Spirit Journaling will challenge you and honour your vulnerability to trust in the unknown. It is about finding and accepting your authentic self.

During the course you will learn to meditate, use divination tools and learn to understand energy and all 5 senses. You can be as creative and emotional as you want because it is between you and them, spirit.

How beautiful, spirit only wants to encourage what is best for your “higher self”. Take the leap today and learn how to connect with them via “Spirit Journaling”.

Are you ready to take this journey? angelsacredsilence@gmailcom

Angel is a modern day Oracle who loves to communicate and guide with the divine. www.sacredsilence.net

you may find you would like to adjust your hand or knee position a little bit.

Feel free to try a few variations on this basic position and chose what works best for your body.

Cat/Cow Sadie Bartram teaches weekly Chakra Yoga Classes and facilitates a monthly Sacred Chant Circle at Rivendell Yurt. She can be reached at sdbartram@gmail.com/250-7482089

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hether you are new to yoga, practice occasionally, or have been practicing for years, Cat/Cow is a gentle, yet very beneficial practice to make part of your daily routine. Not only does this posture help keep your spine healthy and flexible, it also keeps your torso flexible.

Most of our major organs and glands are located in our torso, so keeping this area flexible will encourage healthy blood and energy flow to the many organs and glands that reside here. If you have children in your life, this can be a really fun posture to do together.

To begin, come to your hands and knees on the floor, placing a folded blanket under your knees or your wrists for extra padding and support if needed. Have your knees about hip width apart underneath your hips. Place your hands about shoulder width apart with your wrists beneath your shoulders. Keep some softness in your elbows so as not to lock your elbows.

As you begin to move,

Take a few breaths through your nose in this neutral, ‘table top’ position, doing a gentle scan from the top of your head down to your toes and noticing how your body feels.

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Continue to move with your breath between these two positions, working within a comfortable range of movement. For increased release, try letting your breath out with a sigh as you come into cat pose. If you are practicing with children, adding a hissing sound as you come into Cat Pose can be really fun. You may also enjoy adding a side to side or front to back sway as you move through the posture, inviting the playful energy of a kitten into your practice.

Continue for as long as feels

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On an exhale, begin rounding your back, as you tuck your tailbone and tuck your chin towards your chest (Cat Pose).

As you inhale, come back through neutral position, allowing your belly to drop in the direction of the floor as you lift your gaze towards the ceiling. Allow the main part of the movement to come from your mid and upper back, being mindful that you do not overextend your lower back. (Cow Pose)

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s we approach the end of summer, the bears are become especially active in preparation for winter denning. During this transition of the seasons, bears eat as much as possible to increases their body weight by approximately 30%. This phase for bears is called hyperphagia, and it is an important time for bears. Since bears are also opportunistic feeders they will eat almost anything they can get their paws on.

WildSafeBC would like to remind the residents of the Cowichan Valley about the importance of attractant management and what you can do to help to reduce conflict this time of year.

Keep your garbage secured until collection day, pick your fruit if you have fruit trees, and take down your bird feeders.

To increase awareness on this issue, WildSafeBC Cowichan Valley will be hosting “BC Goes Wild” an annual event on Saturday, September 21. The Cowichan Valley WildSafeBC Community Coordinator, Amanda Crowston, will be leading a free bear spray workshop.

This workshop will teach

participants how to deal with a wildlife encounter and how to safely use bear spray with a hands on demonstration using inert spray. For more information and to register, check out the event posting on our Facebook page or contact Amanda at cowichanvalley@ wildsafebc.com.

Please report wildlife conflicts to the Conservation Officer Service at 1-877-952-7277.

Residents can also report wildlife conflict other than bear, cougar or wolf online at WildSafeBC’s Wildlife Alert Reporting Program (WARP), available at www.wildsafebc. com/warp. This program allows you to see what wildlife has been reported in your neighbourhood and be alerted of new sightings.

WildSafeBC Cowichan Valley is grateful for the generous support the program receives from its funders including the CVRD, the municipalities of North Cowichan, Ladysmith and Lake Cowichan, the British Columbia Conservation Foundation, and the BC Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy.

Amanda Crowston, Community Coordinator of WildSafeBC Cowichan Valley

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Chinook salmon fry struggle to find adequate habitat and protection from predators when river water levels are low.

Image Parker Jefferson.

The Hip Bone is Connected to the Back Bone: Connecting Weir, Whale, and Watershed

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o you know the old folk song ‘Dem Bones’? You might have learned it as a kid: “The toe bone’s connected to the footbone…” etc. I’m pretty sure those aren’t the real names of our bones but we get the message.

Everything is connected.

In my job with the Cowichan Watershed Board, I have the pleasure of keeping minutes at the monthly Board meetings.

There are always excellent presentations from experts on our watershed’s ecology and health, questions from the many different perspectives of our dedicated Board members, and input from the valley’s knowledgeable ecological stewards in the audience. (All Board meetings are open to the public – come hear for yourself!)

And as I try to capture all this, sometimes that song pops to mind.

One of the Board’s core principles is to practice ‘whole of watershed’ thinking. This means paying attention to the ways that the ‘bones’ (parts) of

our watershed inter-connect.

It’s my favourite stuff to learn about –how a good snow dump relates to a buried fish egg; how rose bushes and estuary eel grass nurture that little being, and how, after years at sea, that ‘egg’ might come back as a chum salmon to feed a black bear who then drags its sea-nutrient soaked bones into the forest to make the trees grow taller. The toe bone is actually connected all the way to the hand bone. Mukw’ stem ‘o’ slihilhukw’tul (everything is interconnected).

These days an important connection for Cowichan residents to reflect on is the heart-wrenching loss of three more Southern Resident Killer Whales, confirmed dead in August, and the record low water levels in the Cowichan and other local rivers. This is a climate change chain reaction. Low winter snow packs and summer droughts lead to low river water levels at this time of year, which limit chinook migration and spawning, which reduces a critical food source of resident orca whales. The snow-bone is connected to the whale bone.

Cowichan Chinook are certainly not the only food source for the orca, but it’s the one that we, as residents here, have the responsibility to steward.

Chinook numbers in our river are recovering lately which is great news. Like all Cowichan

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River species, however, their long-term survival is at risk if we do not address the reality and growing trend of reduced snow pack in our headwaters and lower summer rainfall due to climate change. Projections are clear – some runs of salmon would likely be decimated if we do nothing to address low river flows. (Cowichan Water Use Plan, cowichanwup.ca) The solutions to climate change and the health of our watershed are all achievable, but will take many decades. Luckily, there is something we can, and must, do to bridge the gap. A concrete weir (a seasonal dam) already exists at the mouth of Cowichan Lake. It was built in 1957 to store additional water to supply the Crofton mill, but a side benefit is that until recently it has kept most of the Cowichan

River flowing adequately for fish and ecosystem needs as well.

Unfortunately, this weir can’t keep up with the longer drier summers. By replacing the weir with a higher, modern version capable of storing more water, we could keep the river flowing at healthy levels throughout spring, summer and fall. That’s why the Cowichan Watershed Board is working with all levels of government (Cowichan Tribes, CVRD, provincial and federal governments), Catalyst Paper, the Cowichan Lake and River Stewardship Society and many others to replace the weir as quickly as feasible. Please visit www.weirready.ca to learn more.

Weir – whale – watershed. Let’s put our backbone into it!

Jill Thompson is Project Coordinator for the Cowichan Watershed Board. www.cowichanwatershedboard.org

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The Community Farm Store Pages — Your Organic Health and Whole Food Market in Duncan — 250-748-6227

Visit soon for the best selection of everything you’ll need to create a healthy & happy return to the fall rhythm. Find nutritious ingredients for healthy snacks & meals plus lots of durable & functional litterless lunch options like refillable water bottles, washable zippered pouches, beeswax wraps, stainless steel containers of all shapes & sizes, and more to make it fun and easy for you and your children.

Back to School Contest with Nuts to You We’re celebrating the return to school with a fun contest from Nuts to You! During the month of September, your purchase of any Nuts to You productwill give you a chance to win a sweet So Young lunch box filled with awesome Nuts to You goodies!

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Celebrating 16 Years at the Duncan Garage Saturday, September 21st from 2-4pm It’s been 16 incredible years of the Duncan Garage Cafe & Bakery in their landmark location. We’re so happy for our sister business, as our relationship goes way back to our roots, so we want to help celebrate! Visitors to our Little Store with Heart will receive a FREE reusable CFS shopping bag & shopping list, plus a chance to win a Baraka Basket! We’ve also invited Tad Ruszel to play a little live music to add to the party vibes. See you there!

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SUNDAY November 10,2019 10:00 am to 4:00 pm

Queen Margaret’s School 660 Brownsey Avenue off Government St. Duncan Vendor Feature: Mondo Trading Company Located on Salt Spring Island, Mondo sources unique designs from artisans living in marginalized communities around the world. They feature fairly traded & ethically sourced handcrafted products from 30+ countries. Look forward to beautiful clothing, home décor, bath & body products, toys, and much more.

Visit www.mondotradingcompany.com to learn more.

The Community Farm Store is proud to support the 7th Annual Fiesta World Craft Bazaar on Sunday, November 10th from 10-4!

The Duncan Fiesta Bazaar showcases unique products & crafts made by over 30 producers and artisans from aroundthe world. Vendors are a mix of educational organizations, non-profits, local groups and small businesses, but all of them have a direct link to the producers and crafts people whose goods they sell. Commerce with a conscience.

At the November event at Queen Margaret’s School, you will find textiles from Uganda, jewelry made by street youth from Ethiopia, scarves from Guatemala, wool carpets from Nepal, pottery from Nicaragua and more.

There will be food trucks & door prizes!

Fiesta Vendors Sneak Peek…

(More to be Announced in October) Mondo Trading Company Scarves for Stoves EcoMamas Global The Gathering Place Batique Aldea Maya African Fair Trade Society Cowichan Intercultural Society Resilient Generations Mosqoy Aldea Maya African Aids Angels The Widow’s Garden Project The Community Farm Store 65

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Lucky Dog

Back To Normal…

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fter a fun filled summer with camping and swimming and hanging out with the family, life returns to normal for your dog. And she may not understand why.

Older dogs that have been through this cycle a few times may adjust nicely and be happy for the quiet rest. Your younger dog may be upset or depressed at this sudden shift in fun times and constant company to an empty house. An empty house can be a lonely place for a dog.

Dogs are amazingly resilient and adaptable; this is part of why they’re still with us. But it is important to acknowledge how the Back-to-School schedule may affect them.

If your dog is now expected to stay home alone for the day consider the old standby of a peanut butter filled Kong (not FULL, just enough to keep the dog busy.) Or a big knuckle bone. Maybe a neighbor can come check on her during the day. She could go to a daycare a couple of times a week or go out with a professional dog hiker. If you have a friend with the same lonely dog problem, perhaps you could bring the dogs together, if they seem to like each other well enough, at one another’s houses. A tired dog is always a better dog and exercise before and after your shift is important.

I’m just trying to avoid solitary confinement. It can be heartbreakingly lonely and boring. A bored dog will find something to do and it won’t be improving the furniture or

taking out the trash. If your lone dog is getting into mischief, she’s not being bad or punishing you; she’s BORED and you need to fix the problem, not the dog.

When you do return home after a long day, your dog is going to lose her mind with excitement and happiness and really want to see you. You’re tired and your arms are full of stuff. The dog is jumping and barking and you just want some quiet to get reinstalled in your house. Do not lose your temper, do your best to calmly ignore her until she quietens down and you have put down your lunch box and taken off your coat. My dogs are great at waiting for me to get into the house without fussing because they know that when I’m finally ready I will smother them with love and affection. This took some time to establish, but it’s been worth it to not be tripped up or scratched at when all I want to do is get into my house.

When you are with your dog, enjoy each other’s company.

Definitely go for a walk, sniff the breeze, spend some time together. You may have got a dog for their good company; It’s important that you be good company, too. She loves you and depends on you for so much, including companionship.

Be a good companion. Make the time you are together worth the wait.

Debbie Wood is a certified Small Animal Naturopath and can be reached at 250-597-7DOG.

Green Living

Eco Lunch Options

however, you’re limited to the filling the compartments so whatever doesn’t fit has to travel separately in their backpack

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or kids, picking out a new lunchbox is part of the fun of back to school shopping. Unfortunately most conventional lunchboxes are made of vinyl, also known as PVC, which contains harmful chemical additives such as lead, phthalates, and cadmium. Not what we want to store food in!

Fortunately there are many great eco-friendly and fun options available.

It makes sense to fill the lunchbox with nutritious food packed in safe, non-toxic containers. Many of us have already made the switch to plastic alternatives, or at least BPA free containers. While they are an expense initially it’s important to consider the impact on both health as well as the elimination of waste created by using quality reusable containers.

• Kids Konserve has a lunch sac made from recycled plastic water bottles and is still BPA, lead, and Phthalate free. They also make a great thermos, perfect size for sending soup or a smoothie as well as stainless snack containers.

• So Young makes cute lunchboxes and cooler bags with classic linen exterior with great prints to appeal to kids.

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Some of my favourites are:

• Lunchbots makes a great eco-felt insulated lunchbox. It’s also designed to hold Lunchbots stainless steel containers, which they make a large variety of shapes and sizes for everything you’re child wants to eat.

• PlanetBox offers some innovative ideas with different sized boxes which have stainless trays with compartments to separate food. They come with fun magnets so kids can personalize their box and are easy to wash as the trays go straight in the dishwasher,

• Colibri has reusable snack bags, some even with a waterproof liner, that come in various sizes and colourful fabrics.

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• Abeego makes really versatile eco flat wraps, made of organic cotton and coated with beeswax they will wrap up a sandwich or fold into a little pouch with builtin clasp to hold smaller snacks.

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For beverages I suspect we all have a variety of stainless steel bottles in our cupboards that get used regularly and are fantastic and durable. The other great find I discovered for liquids that I don’t want to put in metal are the Libre bottles. A glass bottle with a durable BPA free poly exterior for protection and a removable tea filter. Originally designed for loose tea but my kids and I enjoy them for infused water, ie lemon,

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cucumber, or berries.

Many of these items are available locally in Duncan at The Community Farm Store. Now if only figuring out what to put in these great containers every day was as easy!

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dark brown patterned wings. The top of the wings are also a solid brown, and the birds are known for having a dark “mask” across their eyes.

Young Nature Explorers

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The osprey’s favourite food is fish- they even have tiny spikes on their feet that help them hold on to the slipperiest and scaliest of prey. While hunting, ospreys will soar over the bay until they spot a fish- then SPLASH- their feet and head surge into the water at high speed! Having made a catch, a male osprey might return to the nest and deliver food to the mother and her chicks.

henever I walk along the shore of the Cowichan Estuary, I always take a moment to look out over the wood pilons rooted throughout the bay. A particular group of three always pulls my attention. Topped with a barely-visible halo of sticks, the wood poles are far from emptythey hold a nest belonging to a pair of osprey.

Want a chance to see this amazing bird in action? Come visit the Cowichan Estuary Nature Centre and peek through our telescope for a close-up view of the nest. Now is a great time to admire the osprey; when it gets colder they will begin their long migration back to South America. I, for one, hope to see them return next summer to their towering home in the bay!

Ospreys are the water-loving cousins to eagles and hawks.

When in flight, you can spot them by their white bodies and

Cowichan Estuary Nature Centre 1845 Cowichan Bay Rd, Cowichan Bay

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Host Homes Cowichan

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ost Homes Cowichan is a new program designed to provide an effective and practical solution to homelessness among youth (16-18) and young adults (19-26) in the Cowichan Valley. The program aims to address an identified need in the community by matching a homeless youth/young adult with a caring volunteer host family to live with for an extended stay. The initial pilot program will operate for six months, with the goal thereafter of expanding through new funding, and community donations and support.

In Canada, aging out of foster care is the largest reason youth and young adults experience homelessness.

Young people often struggle to find safe, affordable, consistent housing due to their age, rental inexperience, income, background, and/ or the fiercely competitive housing market. Host Homes Cowichan addresses this issue by removing the constant anxieties of finding a place to stay, so youth/ young adults can focus on other things like improving their health, finishing school, or finding employment, all while being connected to additional support services through local community partners. This model places the youth/young adult at the helm, allowing participants to choose who they would like to live with, what support services they want to receive, and what goals they want to work toward during their stay—all of which builds the skills necessary for future independent living.

For host families, Host Homes Cowichan offers an unparalleled opportunity to be a direct part of the change we wish to see in our community. Host families provide youth/young adults with a private room, access to three meals per day, and a caring family environment.

A stipend is provided to offset additional expenses, but host participation is otherwise voluntary. Matches are established based on factors like personal interests, needs, and lifestyles, and the relationship is governed by a shared living agreement created in partnership by both parties. The ideal match will last for at least six months; however, either party can extend or end the match when desired.

The host homes model has already found success across Canada, proving to be an effective and economical program. For Host Homes Cowichan to succeed, however, we need the support of our community. Please consider becoming a host family, making a financial donation or contribution of needed items, or by partnering with us to offer invaluable services for the program participants. We all have room to give!

To learn more about Host Homes Cowichan or get involved, please visit www. hosthomescowichan.ca, or email hosthomescowichan@ gmail.com for more information.

Host Homes Cowichan is facilitated

by Social Planning Cowichan in collaboration with several community partners.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

This month your focus is on how to best function in the world, especially your job. Are you doing your job well? Do you work efficiently? Do you worry about wasting too much time?

We each have 24 hours in a day – rich or poor – so how we use that 24 hours is virtually – how we are creating our life. After all time is the stuff life is made of.

So you never have any “more time”. You never really “waste your time”. It comes down to how you choose to use your time. This is the perfect time of year to work hard and get stuff done.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

Because you are tactile and sensuous you explore activities that please the senses – taste, touch, visual and auditory. This month a handful of planets urge you to please yourself.

What do you do for amusement and recreation? How do you express your creative talents?

How do you explore romance and passionate relationships?

What’s a fun vacation? Do you appreciate the children in your life? These are your questions.

(There will be a midterm next Thursday.)

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

This month is all about your intimate personal life, family and parents. Naturally, you will relate to your external world, but your main focus will be on home and family relationships. Something might make you better appreciate your home and your family? You might also see the value of warm bonds with family members. You realize how important it is to have your own personal refuge.

Memories of your childhood bubble up in your mind. (“Mom liked me best.”)

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

This month you’re more aware of how you communicate. You might see how people don’t hear you. You might also see how you miss hearing others.

(Studies show that in the best communications about 40% is getting back and forth.) The pace of your days will accelerate as you focus on a stronger need to communicate and get out in the world. Short trips, conversations with others plus reading and studying will fill your days. Use this time to tell someone how you feel about something. Will they hear you?

A gaggle of planets is clustered in your Money House this month making you reflect upon your values. Examine your relationship to your belongings.

“Do I need this?” You might want to show off what you own. You will look at your physical world and take stock. In doing so, you might wonder what really matters in life? (Time matters.

You’re born then you die and in between -- that span of time is your life.) Meanwhile, you will work hard to earn money spend big! Venus will help you buy beautiful things for yourself and others. (You’re a generous person.)

Once a year, the Sun is in your sign for four weeks, often accompanied by Mercury. But this year, Venus and Mars join the party! Venus increases your desire to relate to others; and as an added bonus, it makes you charming and diplomatic. It will also attract people to you – along with the Sun. By contrast, Mars makes you a fighter for your own rights and makes you eager to work hard. This is your chance to show the world what you can do! But nothing is as powerful as the Sun, which allows you to project yourself with forcefulness “More porridge?”

This month a handful of planets are hiding in your chart. The hidden Sun indicates your year is ending and now is the time to plan for your new year ahead.

Venus when hiding can mean secret love affairs and a tendency to self-denial, especially in love relationships. (Don’t be a martyr.)

Venus encourages charity work.

Meanwhile, Mars doesn’t like to hide. Grrrr. Mars is brash, bold energy and this is why you might feel vaguely irritable and uneasy for the next few weeks. Like you’re all dressed up with no place to go. (No boxed wine.)

This month a handful of planets are in your House of Friendships, which is why you will do your best work cooperating with others and being involved in groups. Knowing this – be friendly! Engage in groups. Join classes or a club. However, make time to scrutinize your friends and the groups to which you belong. Ask yourself, “Are these my people?” Enjoy socializing with others but study the people you associate with because they are reflection of yourself. Scary but true. Expect to hang out with artistic, creative younger people this month.

Once a year, the Sun is at the top of your chart for four weeks making you look stellar! This year four planets are at the top of your chart. The Sun makes you look great to bosses, parents, VIPs and the police. Venus attracts people to you who help you promote your professional life and make things run more smoothly. Venus might also thrust you into giving artistic, creative advice or promotes romance with a boss. Mars arouses your ambition and makes you keen to achieve. It could encourage problems with coworkers.

(Relax. You’are so likable!)

You want to expand your experience of life this month through travel, study and learning something new to expand your mind. The Sun and Venus will guarantee that you will travel for pleasure; and Mercury will guarantee that you study and learn something.

Mars, however, might make you identify with political, religious and racial beliefs you haven’t even examined. Don’t coerce others into agreeing with you.

Ted Turner’s motto was, “Early to bed, early to rise, work like hell and advertise!”

The issues that occur this month are not casual. They’re intense and passionate! Basically, this is because you have a strong desire to experience life on a feeling level – not just intellectual. You feel alive and aware of your own mortality. This is why you might have concerns about finances and financial security.

Venus will attract money and favours to you. This month is a great time to ask for a loan or mortgage. Venus also promotes affectionate, physical romance while Mars amps your sex drive!

All this passion romance, sex and money – such a bore.

This month a gaggle of planets sits opposite you creating a variety of influences, one of which is you will need more sleep. Another influence is you will have more objectivity in viewing your relationships, which means you can better understand them. (This applies to professional partnerships as well as marriage.) Venus will pave the way in all these relationships and make things warmer and friendlier. Mars however, will make you easily annoyed with people. It can stir up tension in relationships. Because of Mars, you need to be patient. Start shopping for autumn boots. www.georgianicols.com

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