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AUGUST 2018 ISSUE 117 10 YEARS OF TEA I WINE FESTIVAL I PACIFIC KAYAKING I LOCAL MUSIC 1

August 2018 Issue 117 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 Events Calendar Mike Andringa & Heather Lawrence C. A. Linklater Advertising Enquiries Please Contact Adrienne Richards 250 510 6596 e-mail adrienne@cowichanvalleyvoice.com Next Ad Deadline Aug 18 for September 2018 Issue 118 *Non Profit Community Ad Rates available please enquire.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR LISTINGS ARE FREE! Next EVENTS DEADLINE Aug 15 for September 2018 Issue 118 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 Margit Nellemann, Victor Vesely, Alexandra Coutu, Bill Jones, David Robinson, Chantal Arnold, Cheryl Painter Yonge, Rachel Allen, Dr. Lyn Pascoe, Chris Manley, Mark Holford, Brianna, Jessica Schacht, Monica Dockerty, John Magdanz, Lindsay Campa, Paul, Nancy, Simon Pidcock, Alison Moorwood, Alistair MacGregor, Tracey Hanson, Todd Carnahan, Debbie Wood, Morley Eldridge, Rick Dennis, David Suzuki, Nicolette Genier and The Wonderful Staff at The Community Farm Store and The Lovely Georgia Nicols We welcome your story ideas & photo submissions, however Cowichan Valley Voice Magazine reserves the right to omit and/or edit all submissions for space, clarity, content and style. The opinions expressed in Valley Voice Magazine do not necessarily reflect those of the editor, publishers or other contributors. Please send a query e-mail with your suggested topic prior to sending your article as space is limited and may not always be available.

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OUR COMMUNITY August Events 6-7 Housing Rights Are Human Rights 60 Bears In The Hood 62 Community Farm Store Pages 66-67 Georgia Nicols August Forecast 69 Directory 70-71 LOCAL FOOD & DRINK 10 Days of 10 Years 8 You Say Tomato 13 Juice Your Own Apples at McBarleys 16 Waste Not Want Not 17 Choc Talk 18 A New and Improved Cowichan Valley Wine Festival 35 Blue Grouse 37 History Glass: Collins Cocktail 41 HOME, FARM & GARDEN Succulents 42 The Importance of Treating The Bees For Mites 43 Well Systems 50-51 LOCAL ARTS Lyre and Music Making for the Soul 10 A Brief History Of The Cowichan Valley Musical Society 25 Painter Catherine Fraser 46 Textile Artist Connie Michele Morey 47 BODY, MIND & SOUL Summer Detox Cleansing With Glow Juicery 11 New Hemp Store Takes Root At Whippletree 32 The Science of Sun Protection 26-27 The Benefits of Sleeping With a Body Pillow 30 PETS, RECREATION & NATURE Help Combat Invasive Species In The Somenos Marsh 22 Sea Kayaking- How Do I Start 56 Whale Report 57 Paddle Like A Girl 59 Great Camping Hacks 60 Lucky Dog 63 Fake Grassroots Campaigns Deserve Uprooting 64 A Windsurfer that Went to the Dark Side (Kitesurfing) 65

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CLAIRE COUPLAND Rev. Osagyefo Sekou with Sweden’s The Dimpker Brothers Barely North Entertainment is pleased to present highly acclaimed artist, activist, author, documentary filmmaker and theologian Rev. Osagyefo Sekou along with Sweden’s The Dimpker Brothers for a very special show not to be missed Rev. Sekou’s debut solo album is a new vision for what Southern blues and rock can mean today. In Times Like These is drenched with the sweat and tears of the Mississippi River, the great tributary that ties so much of the South together.

Sunday, August 5 Doors 7pm Show 7:30PM The Chapel at Providence Farm, 843 Tzouhalem Rd, Duncan Tix $20 adv. ($25 door) at Duncan Music, Prov. Farm Store, and www.eventbrite.ca.

With powerhouse vocals comparable to Susan Tedeschi and Basia Bulat paired with the velvety softness and clarity of Joni Mitchell and Laura Marling, there is a pureness to Claire’s voice that can silence a room. A musician sensitive to dynamics, and a performer committed to delivering the raw emotion of a song, Claire “sings like a broken sparrow” (Vance Gilbert). She tells stories of life’s ebb and flow in emotion packed, song driven arrangements, using smooth fingerpicking and lush open tunings. Brimming with soulful vocals, and addictive melodies, her songs build and breathe and are written without losing the emotional platform great songs come from. She brings a fresh, graceful feel to contemporary folk, and is sure to move audiences with skillfully crafted songs but also charm them with her “wicked sense of humour” (Rik Emmett, Triumph). August 12, 2pm Osborne Bay Pub, 1534 Joan Avenue, Crofton Tickets $15 250 324 2245

‘The Musician’s Music Venue’ AUGUST 10 • 9pm $20 EL GRUPO CUBANO, BRISAS DEL PALMAR Cuban rhythm ambassadors extraordinaire. Expert musicianship & riveting harmonies.

AUGUST 11 • 9pm $10 MAPSTONE

Soulful Heart Root grooves from Austrailia’s musical medicine men. Didgeridoos and drums resound!

AUGUST 12 • 2pm $15 CLAIRE COUPLAND

Featured on CBC, preformed for David Foster’s anniversary celebration. Soft soprano sweetness, with a soulful alto range.

AUGUST 17 • 7pm No Cover MICHAEL CLARKE SOLO PERFORMANCE The renowned Soul King performs ambient jazz and blues.

AUGUST 18 • 9pm No Cover SONS OF GUNS

Classic rock covers that span the decades.

AUGUST 19 • 2pm $20 P.J. PERRY

Juno Award Winner, celebrated Canadian jazz saxophonist.

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Lorah the Band Music in the Park @ Cobble Hill Commons 630-8pm FREE The Tutu Event 10-5pm Westholme Tea Farm 8350 Richards Trail www.westholmetea. com

VINOTECA AT ZANATTA

Community Acupuncture Thursdays w/Frauke McCashin RAc 12-3pm #103-44 Queens Rd 250 710 3581 $20-$45 also 9/23/30

Join us for Lunch Wed - Sun. Dinner on the Weekends.

Brunch on Sundays.

Event Shuttle Available through

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5039 Marshall Rd, Duncan I 250 709 2279

Jazzy Tea 1-3pm Westholme Tea Farm 8350 Richards Trail Westholme www.westholmetea.com Sweet Sundays w/music by Kristina Helene & Thomas Kinzel 11-5pm Averill Creek Vineyard 6552 North Rd $13.50

Big Little Lions 7pm Live in the Chapel Providence Farm 1843 Tzouhalem Rd $20 adv $25 www.barelynorth. com

Sunday Pizza Nights 5pm Merridale Cidery & Distillery 1430 Merridale Rd Cobble Hill also 12/19/26

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Tasting & Tour 11:30am Blue Grouse Estate Winery 2182 Lakeside Rd. www.bluegrouse.ca $10 runs to 31

Community Acupuncture Fridays w/Frauke McCashin RAc 2-5pm #103-44 Queens Rd 250-7103581 $20-$45 also 10/24

Grease the Musical Chemainus Theatre Festival runs to 09/01 chemainustheatre.ca

Paintings by Catherine Fraser Photography by Tammy Bernier Imagine That! 251 Craig St Runs to Aug 31 FREE

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Moroccan Tea Experience 10-5pm Westholme Tea Farm 8350 Richards Trail

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Concert Gotthard Killian: 7pm Glenora Farm 4766 Waters Rd Suggested donation $20

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Rev. Sekou w/ the Dimpker Bros 7pm Live in the Chapel Providence Farm 1843 Tzouhalem Rd www.barelynorth.com $20 adv $25

Quinn Bachand and his band BRISHEN 730pm Shady Grove at the Sussmans 1108 Fern Ridge Dr Mill Bay 250 929 8226 $17 in person $20 @ door

A Day Of Art & Tea 10-5pm Westholme Tea Farm 8350 Richards Trail www.westholmetea.com

Community Acupuncture Wednesdays w/Frauke McCashin RAc 5-8pm #103-44 Queens Rd 250 710 3581 $20-$45 also 8/15/22/29

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Alden Penner of the Unicorns and Clues 830pm 101A 3055 Oak St Chemainus 250-324-7468 FREE

Talk: The Musical Harmony of the Spheres w/ Swiss Anthroposophist Gotthard Killian 7pm Glenora Farm 4766 Waters Rd

The Little Prince Chemainus Theatre Festival runs to 08/05 chemainustheatre.ca

or 30 string 10-5pm Glenora Farm Register 250-710-4514

Lyre-making workshop - 7 string, 12 string, 23 string

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Tea & Tango 10-5pm Westholme Tea Farm 8350 Richards Trail www. westholmetea.com

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Community Acupuncture Tuesdays w/Frauke McCashin RAc 630-830pm #103-44 Queens Rd 250 710 3581 $20-$45 also 14/21/28 The Merry Wives of Windsor 2pm The Gem O’ the Isle farm, 2465 Koksilah Rd, Cowichan Stn also 9/11/15/17

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The Warmland Book and Film Collective The Reason You Walk by Wab Kinew 5-7pm VIRL Cowichan Library 2687 James St, Duncan The Tempest 7:30pm The Gem O’ the Isle farm, 2465 Koksilah Road, Cowichan Station also 8, 10/14/16/18

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Mad Hatter Tea Party 10-5pm Westholme Tea Farm 8350 Richards Trail www. westholmetea.com

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Art Opening: ‘Dwelling’ Felted Sculptures by Connie Morey Artist talk @ 6pm 5-7pm The Ou Gallery 3091 Agira Rd FREE runs to 31 Caleb Hart Music in the Park 630-8pm @ Cobble Hill Commons FREE

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Canadian Tea Experience 10-5pm Westholme Tea Farm 8350 Richards Trail www.westholmetea.com El Grupo Cubano, Brisas Del Palmar 9pm Osborne Bay Pub 1534 Joan Ave Crofton $20

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Mapstone 9pm Osborne Bay Pub 1534 Joan Ave Crofton 250 324 2245 $10 Fairy Door Workshop, theclayhubcollective.com Oil Paintings by Sarah Parr Art In The Garden 10-4pm 1157 Maple Bay Rd 11-12 MS Bike Cowichan Valley Canada 8am Camp Pringle 2520 West Shawnigan Lake Rd sheron. chrysler@mssociety.ca

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Public Auction La Petite Auction House, 9684 Chemainus Rd 1-3pm free Sweet Sundays w/music by Laura Cave 11-5pm Averill Creek Vineyard 6552 North Rd $13.50 Dinner in White Cittaslow Community Potluck 430pm Hecate Park Cowichan Bay FREE Claire Coupland 2pm Osborne Bay Pub 1534 Joan Ave Crofton 250 324 2245 $15 The Tempest 2pm The Gem O’ the Isle farm, 2465 Koksilah Road, Cowichan Station

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Community Acupuncture Mondays w/Frauke McCashin RAc 6:30-8:30pm #103-44 Queens Rd 250 710

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3581 $20-45 also 27 13-16 4 Day Yoga Intensive Explore the eight limbs of Yoga 9-11:30am Namaste Yoga Studio 250 746 0327 $128pp 13-17 Tea Pot Workshop theclayhubcollective.com

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Cowichan Valley Prostate Cancer Support Group Coffee Hour 2-3pm 103–225 Canada Ave FREE Community Farm Store Seniors’ Tour, 10am-1pm, #2-5380 Trans-Canada HWY, Duncan, FREE of charge, 250-748-6227

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Himalayan Blackberry Removal 9-12pm Beverly St Dog Park Somenos Marsh progrmas@somenosmarsh.com FREE Cowichan Valley Green Drinks 5-7pm Craig St Brewpub 3rd Floor www.greendrinks.org FREE (buy your own beer) D.O.A. 8pm the Hub Cowichan Station $20 www.barelynorth.com

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Ramblerspeak 6:30-8pm Music in the Park @ Cobble Hill Commons FREE Claire Coupland 7pm 101A 3055 Oak St Chemainus 250-324-7468 FREE Artist Talk w/Danish Sculptor Lee Jensen 5-6pm @ The Ou Gallery 1725 Cow Bay Rd www.theougallery.com FREE

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Sacred Chant Circle w/Sadie Bartram @ Valley Yoga Centre 7-830pm 6114 Somenos Rd 250 748 2089 FREE Michael Clarke Solo Performance 7pm Osborne Bay Pub 1534 Joan Ave Crofton 250 324 2245 FREE

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Sons of Guns 9pm Osborne Bay Pub 1534 Joan Ave Crofton 250 324 2245 FREE

HUB Film Club Movie Night Shana: The Wolf’s Music 7pm The HUB 2375 Koksilah Rd hubfilmclub@gmail.com admission w/membership or donation

10th Annual Upper Cowichan River Cleanup 9-2pm Central Park Lake Cowichan cowichan-lake-stewards.ca FREE

Garden Gnome Workshop theclayhubcollective.com French Country Food Dinner Deerholme Farm 4830 Stelfox Rd 250 748 7450

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Saxophonist P.J. Perry w/ Tony Genge Neil Swainson Hans Verhoeven 2pm Osborne Bay Pub 1534 Joan Ave Crofton 250 324 2245 $20 Sweet Sundays w/music by Ashley Wey 11-5pm Averill Creek Vineyard 6552 North Rd www. averillcreek.ca $13.50 The Merry Wives of Windsor 2pm The Gem O’ the Isle farm, 2465 Koksilah Rd, Cowichan Stn

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4 Day Yoga Intensive explore the eight limbs of Yoga 6:30-9pm Namaste Yoga Studio 250 746 0327 $128

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Community Farm Store Seniors’ Tour, 10am-1pm, #2-5380 Trans-Canada HWY, Duncan, FREE of charge, 250-7486227

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Open Air Classroom Cleanup 9-12pm Open Air Classroom Somenos Marsh programs@somenosmarsh.com FREE

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Slim Sandy & the Hillbilly Boppers 6:30-8pm Music in the Park @ Cobble Hill Commons FREE Pop-up Art Opening w/Claudia Leuke Artist in Residence from Germany 5-7pm The Ou Gallery 1725 Cow Bay Rd www. theougallery.com FREE

Cities 9pm Osborne Bay Pub 1534 Joan Ave Crofton 250 $10

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Cowichan Wine Festival 11 Wineries w/tastings music and food tourismcowichan.com

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Cowichan Musical Society Gala Fundraiser Broadway at the Vineyard 6pm Cherry Point Vineyards 840 Cherry Point Rd 250 710 0010 Tickets $60 Live Music by Lust Life jazz band Averill Creek Vineyard 6552 North Rd Heirloom Tomato Cooking Class Deerholme Farm 4830 Stelfox Rd 250 748 7450 Light up the Night 6:30-10pm First Ave Ladysmith FREE www.artsontheavenue.ca

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Thrive Festival Move ‘n Groove and Wisdom Room 9:30-4:30pm 3810 Cobble Hill Rd $15 adv $20 www.thrive-festival.ca Lower Cowichan River Cleanup 930-2pm 5536 River Rd @ Mini Big House FREE

cowichanwatershedboard.ca Sweet Sundays w/music by Maureen Washington & Karel Roessingh11-5pm Averill Creek Vineyard 6552 North Rd Public Auction La Petite Auction House, 9684 Chemainus Rd 1-3pm free Shaun Verrault of Wide Mouth Mason Live in the Chapel Providence Farm 1843 Tzouhalem Rd $20 adv $30 www.barelynorth.com Arts on the Ave 10-4pm First Ave Ladysmith www.artsontheavenue. ca FREE

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Cowichan Valley Cancer Support Group 1030-12pm Canadian Cancer Society 103–225 Canada Ave FREE

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Veeva Product Demo Learn about anxiety and stress 11-3pm Lynns Vitamin Gallery 4-180 Central Rd FREE Jon Middleton & guest 630-8pm Music in the Park @ Cobble Hill Commons FREE Cowichan Valley Prostate Cancer Support Group Monthly Group 2pm Canadian Cancer Society 103–225 Canada Ave FREE

AUGUST WORKSHOPS August 11

Fairy Door Workshop August 13-17

Tea Pot Workshop August 18

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TeaPee at Artfarm 2008

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rtfarm was born out of a desire to grow and share our passion for tea, food and art. The idea sprouted when we moved from Vancouver to the Cowichan Valley in 2003.

The actual concept was launched in August of 2008 with a Day of Art & Tea, a circuslike celebration of art, dance, tea and more.

It was then that we started importing teas and that we introduced our very first tea blends.

In 2010, we decided to establish our place in the world of tea by planting actual tea – camellia sinensis – in Cowichan soil. We started with 200 seedlings and over the years we have added another 600 plants to our tea garden. With the tea plants happily growing roots on our 11-acre farm, Artfarm became Teafarm. We added a new line of artisan blended teas and expanded the existing tea selection.

Over the years, we have found inspiration from the diverse world of tea and have hosted a variety of tea culture events. These events have served as occasions to celebrate tea in all the many ways it is enjoyed daily the world over. Thus,

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Moroccan tea experience at Westholme Tea Farm

Mad Hatter Tea Party

Tea & Tango in the barn at Teafarm

our Moroccan friends have helped us transform the garden patio tents into an exotic Moroccan tea experience. Fresh mint, gunpowder green tea sweetened Moroccan style and poured into authentic glass cups served to guests seated on cushions in the sweltering heat of the Summer... the Cowichan Valley transformed to a Northern African tea

ceremony!

We have also taken people down the rabbit hole at the farm several times with our Alice in Wonderland themed Mad Hatter Tea Party. The table has been set for guests to come dressed as their favourite characters and to delight on cakes and teas.

We have shared a taste of Argentina, hosting our Tea & Tango evening event in

the restored barn teashop.

A tango performance accompanied by tango music set the scene for folks to enjoy South American yerba mate enjoyed out of traditional gourds. A truly unique and memorable tea culture experience.

In 2016 we released Canada’s first single origin terroir tea. And, with the increased focus on place and roots, we decided to change the name from Teafarm to Westholme Tea Company.

Today, Westholme Tea Company consists of a teashop, gallery, studio and production facility. We create artisan tea blends from meticulously sourced organic loose teas and certified ingredients. We derive great inspiration from other tea cultures across the world and continue to grow a home for everything tea here on the West Coast.

You are invited to relive the essence of these and several other happenings at the farm when we celebrate our 10-year anniversary with 10 days of tea infused fun starting August 1 – August 10. A schedule of events will be included on the Journal page of our website and on Facebook. We look forward to seeing you at the farm.

Ceramic artist Margit Nellemann and tea maker Victor Vesely are the founders of Westholme Tea Company in the Cowichan Valley.

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Gotthard Killian on the lyre

Gotthard Killian Summer Musica Humana Event: Lyre and MusicMaking for the Youthful Soul

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usica Humana presents a summer lyre-making and music-creating workshop August 3rd to 5th. Leading the weekend is Swiss musician, Gotthard Killian, who brings a global sensitivity into the tucked away world of Glenora Farm. This workshop is full of conscious soul meaning especially for people who are raising, working with, or healing small children, and for those who hope to nurture, or renew, their inner-child sense of soul.

Internationally-known cellist, violist, and flautist, Gotthard Killian comes from a family of Swiss Anthroposophists, all working together with the arts and an understanding of human soul development. He was raised in the wholeness of Waldorf education and is deeply involved in the research of modern child and family development through music. He has performed and worked in communities in Europe, China, Australia, as well as North and South America.

On August 3, the prelude to the workshop, for adults, begins with a talk in the Trillium Center

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at Glenora Farm. The talk shows the thread of human soul history and music as it has woven from ancient Greece and the great mathematician, Pythagoras. The talk explores the connection to the “Harmony of the Spheres�, relating the maturing soul to a higher musical sense and a process that has been happening for centuries.

The lyre-making workshop, takes place August 4 and 5 from 10AM to 5PM. Fees include all materials for sanding, pegging, oiling and top-coating to make the lyres plus lesson fee. Participants will begin with pre-made wooden maple AURIS Kinder lyre forms from Sweden, and can choose from 7-string lyres or larger lyres up to 32 strings. Most of the lyremaking will take place among the cool trees and sunlit spaces of the Glenora Farm landscape.

Costs for 7-string Auris Lyre $130, 12-string $160 , 23-string $265, 30-string $390 plus the $50 lesson fee. *the lesson fee is negotiable because Gotthard does not want anyone to be held back because of the extra cost.

The lyre-making process, with music and stories along the way, involves sanding the wooden lyre bodies in three steps, turning pegs in by hand, oiling several coats for humidity protection with an organic top-coating, stringing, tuning, and finally, learning to play.

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Summer Detox Cleansing With Glow Juicery

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ne beautiful summer morning I wake feeling tired and sluggish. When my body feels this way I know that it is a signal to cleanse.

Why Cleanse?

Toxins accumulate in our daily lives from the environment and from the foods we eat. These toxins build up in our bodies and slow down the way our brain and body functions, impeding our ability to be the best that we can be.

For years I thought the bloating and tiredness was related to aging, but with some research I discovered our digestive systems need a rest too so our minds and bodies can do better.

Like yoga, successful cleansing is achievable with great support. Many of us have done our favourite poses for decades, but how many of us practice them on our own at home?

Yoga instructors pace us and guide us through to healthier mind and bodies. At $10 - $25 a class - we happily pay for this guidance. A supported cleanse works much in the same way. Glow Juicery has researched specific organic fruit and vegetable blends for each of their juices. A schedule is provided, calibrated with the juices based on what our bodies need from morning to night. Each blend contains no less than three to six pounds of 100% organic fruits and vegetables in every bottle and these juices throughout the day fill you up like eating big healthy bowls of organic fruits and veggies.

Getting Started Visit the store or register online at www.glowjuicery.ca to choose a cleanse. Each cleanse is made fresh to order for you and pick is the day before you begin so you are ready to start in the morning. No mess, no heaping bowls of compost to deal with. A schedule is provided to help you through each cleanse day.

I print it out and post on the fridge to help me stay on track without having to worry about preparations or what to do next. Instead of feeling drained and anxious about cleansing you get to feel organized and energized.

Day 1- begins with apple cider vinegar and warm water.

Alkalizing, it helps get your stomach ready to breakdown and absorb all the nutrients from the fruit and vegetable juices you will consume over the next few days. The day begins with a 7AM Ener-G Glow a dark green elixir of organic pears, spinach, cucumber, celery and chlorophyll.

Chlorophyll is the green pigment found in plants used for photosynthesis - when light transfers into energy. Like all green vegetables it is a powerful source of vitamins A, C, E and K. and also has five major benefits: Helps fight cancer by binding to potential carcinogens and interfere with how they are absorbed within the gastrointestinal tract. Improves liver detoxification by increasing biotransformation enzymes and promoting optimal liver health and natural elimination. Improves metabolism and digestion and protects the skin with it’s antiviral effects. I’m impressed. It is also promotes healthy iron levels, effective for anemics, and is excellent for digestion by alleviating constipation, which helps in controlling bodily odours. As it is summer I ask if I can swap out a Citrus Glow for one of their seasonal summer juices. A refreshing blend of organic watermelon, lime, strawberries and cucumber.

Watermelon is a great source of cucurbitacin E, a plant compound high in antioxidant and antiinflammatory benefits. 11AM After Glow – an early lunchtime blend of leafy greens - organic spinach, kale, parsley, cucumber, celery and apple. Then an afternoon Vitamin G - organic carrot, cucumber, orange, lemon and ginger. 4 PM juice Glow Boost, delicious and filling vegetable blend of organic spinach, kale, cucumber, broccoli, mint and pomegranate. Dinnertime is spent sipping Earthy Glow a beautiful garnet blend of organic beet, ginger, carrot, cucumber and apple. Then a Sky Glow and a glass of lemon water to end the day.

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Whether it’s to lose weight, get in shape, or to start eating healthy, an Organic Glow Juice Cleanse is a great way to accelerate your health goals.

Call, come in, or book online at www.glowjuicery.ca. 250 597 2595 3-5380 Trans Canada Hwy, Duncan many glasses of alkaline water throughout the day. Your cleanse will be more effective if you consume the recommended 10 glasses of lemon or aloe water as your body will be able to flush out more toxins. Pre cut lemon wedges as a reminder!

Day 2 - Big elimination day. The morning begin with an increase of movement through my body.

After a full day of juices and an evening of rest the body has some clear passages to move those toxins through. You will be happy if you remember to stay close to the bathroom. I drink my refreshing Ener-G Glow right out of the fridge and grab the next three juices to take with me on errands. At 9:30AM I happily roll the Citrus Glow in my mouth like a burst of sunshine. No cravings for my usual sweet and salty snacks on the go, instead I crave nothing. It is my mind and body recalibrating to consume just what it needs. I haven’t eaten solid food for over 38 hours and feel great. Last juice of the day - Sky Glow is one of my favourites - organic kale, cucumber, mint, lemon and special added Blue Majik a chemical free extract of Arthrospira platensis (Spirulina), a

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Nutrient Dense AquaBotanicalTM. Its stunning blue pigment contains phycocyanin which helps to support healthy joints, antioxidant and cellular protection.

Day 3 - I wake feeling lighter and cleaner. I spring out of bed and surprised at my energy. I prepare my morning water with aloe. Now familiar with the juice repertoire, I grab my morning juice and carry on with my work day. I savour this last day of juices contemplating adding more days to the cleanse.

Day 4 - Post cleanse day. I wake up proud. By giving my colon and intestines a well deserved break from digesting cooked food, my body received a unique opportunity to absorb only beneficial enzymes and nutrients from each 3-6 lb organic blend. A personal kick starter for healing and restoration towards optimum brain function and bodily health. My mind is clear and sharp, my skin brighter and my body more energetic. A perfect way to spend three days this summer. 3 Day Summer Detox Cleanse, $68 per day. Pre book at www.glowjuicery. ca or visit them in person at 5380 Trans Canada Hwy, Duncan in the Sol Centre.

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Gotthard Killian on cello

and have had time to dry in the warm, summer air, participants will learn to play easy songs in the fifth musical mood, the pentatonic scale and the 7-tone scale.

Through the workshop, people will be able to reflect on how human beings can easily lose a sense of civilization to lower, animalistic, and materialistic forces, or to purely bodily systems. The weekend will bring some insights into how music reminds us that music literally relates to the natural mathematical patterns in the heavens and that we are home also in the stars. The music of the spheres provides our cosmic connection to a virtuous life order, helping us to “tune” our human efforts to bring good deeds to the world through loving, compassionate action toward all beings.

Concert - On August 4, 7pm

Gotthard brings his cello and flute for a concert that will feature Syrinx, by Claude Debussy for flute, Sonata for Solo Cello by Zoltán Kodály and Flute Sonata in A Minor

by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach.

Suggested donation $20.

On August 5 after tuning completed lyres, an excursion is planned to Bright Angel Park, intending to delight the water spirits with some fresh new lyre sounds. To register or for more information contact Yiana at 250-710-4514, or by email at y.groves4797@gmail.com.

ANNUAL WHOLESALE FOOD & GRAIN ORDER Over 100 bulk grains, beans, dried fruit, nuts, seeds, baking ingredients and spices at wholesale pricing!

Complete list & pricing will be available in store and online on Tuesday, August 8th.

Please refer to list for order and payment deadline, as well as pick up dates.

Sample of bulk order items available for order. Many more items including spices and baking ingredients • Org. Hard White Wheat 20 Kg (BC) • Org. Red Fife Wheat (Heritage) 20Kg (BC) • Org. Rye 20 kg (BC) • Org. Hulled barley 20Kg (BC) • Org. Soft Wheat 20 Kg (BC) • Org. Kamut 20 Kg (BC) • Org. Spelt 20 Kg (BC) • Org. Quinoa 11.34 kg.

(Peru/Bolivia) • Org. Buckwheat Hulled Raw 22.7 Kg (CDN) • Org. Hulled Oats 22.7kg. (BC) • Org. Rolled Oats, lg. flake, 11.34 kg. (CDN)

• Org. Quick Oats, 11.34 kg. (CDN) • Org. Gluten Free Rolled Oats 11.34kg (US) • Org. Popcorn 11.34 kg. (US) • Org. Hulled Millet 11.37 kg. (US) • Org. Long Brown Rice 11.34 Kg • Org. Short Brown Rice 11.34 Kg • Org. Basmati Brown Rice 11.34 kg.

• Org. Basmati White Rice 11.34 kg.

• Org. Pinto beans, 11.34 kg. (US) • Org. Black Bean 11.34 kg.

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Upcoming EVENTS

Heirloom tomatoes, Bill Jones

French Country Food Dinner Saturday, August 18 Heirloom Tomatoes Cooking Class Saturday, August 25

You Say Tomato Bill Jones is a chef, author and food consultant based on Deerholme farm.

Reach him at www.deerholme.com

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lthough I have been known to eat the odd hothouse tomato, nothing gets my mouth watering like the thought of eating a fresh ripe tomato off the vine. They are the most fruit like flavour from the garden and tomatoes are technically a berry and only classified as a vegetable in culinary terms. I also love the fact the name in latin translates to “wolf peach” – that must add up to a food that has lived a colourful live. Originally from South America, where it started as a small yellow fruit, the tomato has been transplanted and adapted to many corners of the planet.

Did you know there are over 10,000 varieties of tomatoes that are cultivated? To put it another way, you could eat a different type of tomato each day and still be trying new ones 28 year later. That’s a lot of tomato. Of these we tend to see very few varieties in our markets, many are not commercially viable - some are fragile, some have scarred and ruffled exteriors and several others are challenging to grow.

In the ones we do see, there are many delicious variants with a rainbow of colours and a wide variety of flavours. Lately,

the whole world of heirloom tomatoes has gone mainstream in our commercial food system.

Of course, you can grow these varieties yourself (and it’s one of the more rewarding things you can grow), or visit the local farmers market to see the expanding types on display.

As a general rule, the small tomatoes seem to be the closest to the fruit side of the spectrum are the sweetest. Popular local varieties include sungold, super sweet 100 and the orange sun sugar tomato. Black tomatoes are also a hot trend, like black plum or black krim varieties.

Personally, I always look forward to the sweet green tomatoes of late summer, green zebra is a particularly stellar version.

Some of the old larger heirloom varieties fell out of favour due to the soft texture of the skin, or the short shelf life. Many of these are exceptionally tasty and contain the tomato flavour of our dreams. The brandy wine or German stripped varieties are both incredibly tasty and juicy. Amazing on a sandwich or mixed with other varieties in a stunning salad. Although I make many dishes and sauces with tomatoes – the ultimate way to eat them is plucked fresh off the plant, still warmed by the sun. But hey, a trip to the farmers market is always a close second.

For full details visit www.deerholme.com

BY RESERVATION ONLY

4830 Stelfox Rd, Duncan

For ReservationS 250 748 7450 Grilled Heirloom Tomato Stuffed with Sage and Mozzarella Recipe courtesy Bill Jones, Deerholme Farm

Serves 4 Preheat oven to 350 F (180 C)

Ingredients

4 1 tsp (5 mL) 4

1 cup (250 mL) 2 Tbsp (30 mL) 1 Tbsp (15 mL)

medium tomatoes minced garlic sage leaves, shredded Salt and pepper to taste fresh mozzarella cheese, cubed good olive oil good balsamic vinegar

Method

Cut the top off each tomato and remove the seeds and interior with a spoon. Place the tomatoes on a roasting pan. Stuff each tomato with the garlic, sage and mozzarella. Season with salt and pepper and drizzle with the olive oil.

Place pan on a hot grill, cover with the lid and bake for 10 minutes, or until cheese is melted and beginning to bubble. You can also brown the top with a blow torch to give it a nice brown crust (optional - because not everyone likes using plumbing equipment!). To serve, transfer to a serving plate, drizzle with balsamic vinegar and dig in. Serve with good bread to mop up all the juices.

locally grown, organic and delicious

Ol’ MacDonald Farm sungold tomatoes • eggplant • french filet beans • salad greens • free range eggs and MILA’s FLOWERS! Delicious, local grown food with love.

Available Saturdays at Duncan Farmers Market or from www.cow-op.ca - pick up Thursdays.

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Annual Dinner In White

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n August 12 we will have our Cittaslow Dinner in White, this time in Hecate Park in Cowichan Bay starting at 4:30 pm. All are welcome! We’re celebrating our passion again for slow living in a different way.

We’ll take care of the tables, chairs and white tablecloths, but we ask you to bring your own local food, and a dish to share as well as cutlery.

In the spirit of zero waste, we ask you to use reusable containers and cutlery.

New to this year will be an announcement of nominees for the first annual Brock McLeod Farmer’s Award for Best Farming Practices.

The dinner will take place at Hecate park in Cowichan Bay. The Nature Centre that will stay open for the event so families will have lots to do and explore. Because it’s in a park we cannot serve beverages or food but please feel free to bring your own drinks (even wine!). The location is close to the water, so it can be a bit colder, so dress for the weather and bring an extra sweater.

Lastly, it is a white dinner, so yes dress in White… The event is free but donations to Cittaslow are appreciated and opportunities for new membership are available at

the dinner.

In 2009 Cowichan Bay became North America’s first Cittaslow community, joining an international network that now includes over 236 Cittaslow towns in 30 countries and territorial areas. These communities are brought to life by the people who take the time to build community relationships and enjoy quality of life. They are blessed with quality space, shops, inns, historic buildings, farms, nature and unspoiled lands.The mission of Cittaslow Cowichan is to preserve the unique identity of the Cowichan Bay area while continually improving the quality of life for residents and visitors. We do this by celebrating our community’s rich history and traditions, promoting craftsmanship and environmental stewardship, maintaining our community’s distinct character, and engaging our community in creating and sharing a good life.

See you there! Don’t worry about coming alone - we’ll all be there together!

Cittaslow Dinner in White August 12 4:30pm, Hecate Park, Cowichan Bay. Please RSVP www.cittaslowcowichan.org/ dinner-in-white/

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Lyn and Don Bull, owners of Silverside Farm

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Silverside Farm

urrounded by lush forest, vibrant fields with horses roaming the pastures, eagles hovering to chase mice, the fresh smell of nature… this is the beauty of Silverside Farm in Cobble Hill.

practices, including mason bees for pollination and organic practices like mulching, composting, as well as planting various flowers to attract and support bees and butterflies.

Lyn Bull and her husband Don have enjoyed their farming lifestyle since 2009.

They learned a lot from the previous owner, but mostly learned, and continue to learn by experience. Originally a dairy farm, Silverside evolved into a mixed farm and eventually winery selling a variety of fruit wines.

They now focus mainly on blueberries, and hay farming.

“Come and savour our berry flavours,” say Lyn and Don.

Adding to their list of lively offerings, Silverside Farm will also host the 1st annual Thrive Festival, Sunday August 26th. This muchawaited festival is focused on wellness and the therapeutic arts. People will have the chance to celebrate the Cowichan Valley’s diverse wellness community with local music, massage and yoga, speakers, food vendors, a wisdom room, and all around good vibes!

Composed of forty acres two are dedicated to blueberries and fifteen acres to horse hay.

This includes a U-pick that is open Monday to Sunday throughout the summer until Labor Day, where the public is invited to pick beautiful blueberries at their own pace and re-energize at the picnic area while enjoying the peaceful view. It’s the perfect way to spend a day with the family! They employ local pickers and grow their berries using natural and sustainable

By creating such a beautiful event, the team at Silverside Farm has the chance to fulfill their mission and work towards what they are passionate about: enjoying being part of the beauty of the Cowichan Valley, providing people with healthy products, contributing towards a healthy lifestyle and enjoying farming life. They are proud to be part of this dynamic region and offer easy access to fresh and nutrient-rich superfood!

From jams, jellies and Last Pizza Sept 3 silversidefarm.com. syrups to fresh andNight frozenMonday, blueberries in the winter months, Silverside offers farm gate sales during the summer season. You can also find their blueberries at Great Greens, Russel Farm Market, and online via the www.cow-op. ca Farmer’s Market. Or to sign up for pre-order at: www.

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David Robinson, McBarleys Brewing Co., small business owner in the Cowichan Valley

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o you have a few fruit trees in your backyard?

Do you have more apples than you could ever eat?

What if there was a way you could use the fruit to create something wonderful?

Juicing your fruit is the perfect option for you to enjoy your efforts year round with flavourful, natural juice!

Well things just got juicier in the Cowichan Valley and business has been booming for one local business McBarleys Brewing Co. Whilst watching a re-run of Dragons Den in the fall of 2016 a particular presentation

peaked the interest of McBarleys owners, David & Victoria Robinson. It took less than 5 minutes for the Dragon’s Den investors to know that BC resident Frank Deiter’s proposal of a mobile juice factory was a deal they wanted to be a part of. It took about the same amount of time for David & Victoria to realize that they couldn’t operate their growing business without this mega piece of machinery.

McBarleys have been making cider from local fresh fruit since owners David & Victoria took over the business in 2009. For the past eight years’ customers have been bringing their fruit to McBarleys for wines, ciders and ports. “We have been overwhelmed with the volume of fruit. The increase in awareness also meant we

Juice Your Own Apples at McBarleys have been inundated with requests for juicing, a service we haven’t able to offer until now” says David The Juicer which was imported from Germany was custom-built for McBarleys with the latest technology, the highest quality stainless steel and the finest European craftsmanship. In less than an hour, the juicer can process 1,700 pounds of apples into fresh, flavourful juice.

The finished product is pressed, flash pasteurized, and packaged. That is, it. Nothing added. Your fruit, your juice.

Once the fruit has been washed, milled and pressed the bi-product is a fibrous material called mash. Mash compost is excellent for the garden, benefiting plants,

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worms, soil micro-organisms and bird populations.

So choosing to juice excess fruits, reduces wasted food, brings the community together, helps the soil, provides a healthy treat for farm animals and is environmentally friendly.

Start picking your apples today. McBarleys is Juicing every Saturday and Sunday until late fall at their location on Polkey Rd in Duncan.

McBarleys is excited to offer this service within our community. For further information regarding services and pricing call 250 748-8440 or check out their website www.mcbarleys.com.

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Waste Not Want Not

ugust infatuates the Cowichan Valley with its long warm days, beautiful mornings, and abundance of sunshine. As the sun extends its rays throughout our community, it creates favourable growing conditions for fruits and vegetables. By mid-August, plum trees are producing colourful varieties, pears are maturing, and apples are prepped to be picked.

However, each season, thousands of pounds of ripe fruit fall to the ground only to rot in the summer sun. Tree-owners are often too busy to deal with their trees, or can no longer keep up with the demands of caring for, harvesting and processing an abundance of produce year after year.

For the past 12 years, Cowichan Green Community’s (CGC) FruitSave program has stepped up to rescue fruit that would otherwise go to waste, and ensure it gets redistributed throughout the community. This volunteerled gleaning program organizes and connects volunteer pickers with fruit tree owners whose

in need.

trees produce an overwhelming yield.

The gleaned fruit is shared between the pickers, the tree owners, and emergency food service providers including the Duncan Basket Society.

Additionally, the gleaned fruit is donated to local canning workshops and food skills programs that aim to teach the community about the importance of healthy food.

CGC’s new Food Waste Recovery Team will be contributing to handling the excess produce and processing the fruit into valueadded products for redistribution to those

With the collaboration of the Food Waste Recovery Team and the promising fruit season ahead, FruitSave is looking for fruit trees and volunteers to help our program achieve its full potential in reaching as many community members as possible. FruitSave is a wonderful program to make connections with the community, learn about local food, and spend time outdoors in our beautiful valley.

To register as a tree owner or volunteer picker, please visit our website at https:// cowichangreencommunity.org/ community-action/fruitsave/ or contact Chantal at fruitsave@ cowichangreencommunity.org or call 250-748-8506.

•Veggies •Fruits •Flowers

Chantal Arnold is a summer intern with Cowichan Green Community and studying Environmental Humanities at Whitman College.

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Choc Talk

Trends in Chocolate

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hen I was young, there were four types of chocolate my Mom could buy here in Cowichan: solid milk chocolate, solid dark chocolate, baking chocolate and candy bars. As a kid, any variety of chocolate was fine with me, but as an adult, I’m glad to see how chocolate making has evolved.

Much of this evolution is due to customer demand and industry creativity. When these two forces meet, they often create a trend. Here are a few I’d like to share with you.

The “Free From” Movement The “Free-From” movement refers to a growing segment of the population that’s looking for less processed, more natural food choices. When it comes to chocolate, that means avoiding

the use of extracts and artificial flavours. “Free From” can also refer to dairy and gluten (glutenbased barley is often used to make dark chocolate darker).

At Chocolate Pearl, we use no artificial flavours and 99% of what we make is gluten free. We also have a wide selection of dairy free chocolate.

Vegan Chocolate While veganism certainly isn’t a new trend, making vegan chocolate is – and it can be done in a number of delicious ways.

One is to infuse coconut oil with dark chocolate. Another way is to make nuts the principal ingredient, as with marzipan. If you’re staunchly vegan, then we staunchly recommend you try our mint and hazelnut melties and all three of our nut-based marzipan varieties: almond, hazelnut and pistachio.

Increased Cocoa Content The amount of cocoa used to make chocolate affects its flavour. Mass produced

Local lavender, just one of many local flavours Chocolate Pearl uses

chocolate is typically made with far less cocoa than premium chocolate. Most of the milk chocolate bars you find at the grocery store are made with as little as 10% cocoa. But as consumer expectations have risen, so too has the percentage of cocoa. At Chocolate Pearl our milk chocolate contains 38% cocoa, while our dark chocolate contains up to 70%.

The Locavore Movement The locavore movement refers to making one’s diet consist principally of locally grown or produced food. Here in Cowichan... aka “Canada’s New Provence”, we have a vast cornucopia of fresh, locally made food and drink. Therefore, at Chocolate Pearl, it’s a no brainer to use flavours from right here in the Valley where possible – like local tea, sea salt, wine, ale, lavender and more.

In addition to local flavours, we use fresh and simple ingredients, like real cream, fruit, butter, sugar and nuts. This makes the chocolates taste better and the local farmers we support happy too.

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Flavour Experimentation In large cosmopolitan cities, the flavours being experimented with by some chocolatiers border on the bizarre, yet are being embraced by chocoholics.

Chocolates made with such ingredients as wasabi, turmeric and shiitake mushroom are gradually becoming commonplace. At Chocolate Pearl we experiment too (although not quite as daringly).

If you visit our shop, you’ll see how we play around with a variety of seasonal and exotic ingredients. In fact, recently we made a cayenne pepper chocolate that has become an instant hit.

In any artisanal business, trends will always come and go. For me as a chocolatier, the challenge isn’t just keeping up with them, but hopefully creating one or two of them as well.

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by Duncan Chocolatier, Cheryl Painter Yonge chocolatepearl.ca

Guest Artist David Goatley at the easel

Arts on The Avenue Celebrating 20 Years Of Art!

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he Arts Council of Ladysmith and District is preparing for the 20th anniversary of Arts on the Avenue which will take place on August 26th in Ladysmith. An island favorite dedicated to local artists, food vendors and live entertainment, this popular art show and sale will feature over 55 artists with works including original paintings, jewellery, leather goods, pottery, fabric art and carvings. This event will also hold various demonstrations by artists throughout the day.

Inspired by art talent on the avenue, kids will have a chance to showcase their creativity at the craft corner where they can create their own original artwork.

This day is a day to celebrate art, all kinds of art!

A special feature to this year’s

event will be the pleasure of having distinguished international portrait painter David Goatley onsite. Known for his rich, expressive oils which bring depth to his compositions, Goatley is drawn to people and how they live; which play a huge part in his subject matter. He has completed numerous portrait commissions around the world which have included a duchess, 5 Lieutenant. Governors and His Highness, The Maharaja of Jaipur.

Join us under the big white tents along First Avenue in Ladysmith which will host Arts on the Avenue on Sunday August 26th from 10am-4pm. While there is something for everyone at this event, please remember to leave your pets at home.

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EVERY THURSDAY NIGHT

6:30-8PM

COBBLE HILL VILLAGE COMMONS

U PICK BLUEBERRIES AT SILVERSIDE FARM

AUGUST 2 • LORAH THE BAND AUGUST 9 • CALEB HART AUGUST 16 • RAMBLERSPEAK AUGUST 23 •SLIM SANDY AND THE HILLBILLY BOPPERS AUGUST 30 • JON MIDDLETON AND A VERY SPECIAL GUEST Music nights are brought to you by No entry charged but donations accepted

Silverside Farm produces thousands of pounds of fresh sweet blueberries each year, that are hand picked ready for you or you can come and pick your own while enjoying the farm fresh air. The store is open seasonally and offers frozen yogurt and ice cream treats as well as homemade jams, jellies and syrups. Visitors age 2 – 92 are welcome to come pick the apples from the tree, pet the miniature ponies, check out local art in our store or simply relax and reconnect to simple pleasures of nature. Come visit Silverside Farm for a truly fresh experience!

Open throughout August, Monday to Saturday 11 am to 6 pm, 3810 Cobble Hill Rd, Cobble Hill www.silversidefarm.com

SHAWNIGAN LAKE Heritage Fair and Family Picnic Whole families come together for free, old-fashioned, unplugged fun to celebrate Shawnigan’s past.

Marvel at artisans demonstrating

bygone-era skills such as weaving, quilting and carving. Participate in old-timey races, play carnival games and get dressed up for a vintage photo in our on-site photo studio. Witness the exciting eye candy that is a line-up of vintage vehicles from the 1920s to the 1960s. Visitors are encouraged to share stories from the good ole days and appreciate others’ either online at Shawnigan Lake Museum’s Facebook page or at the Memory Tent. Pack a picnic for the family or bid on a basket from local eateries, shops and restaurants.

New this year, Vintage Vendor Market! Any way you slice it, this event is the bee’s knees. August, 12 from 10:30am-2:30pm at Elsie Miles Park in Shawnigan Lake village. www.shawniganlakemuseum.com

CALLING ALL ARTISTS As you may know, the WildWings Nature and Arts Festival, established by the Somenos Marsh Wildlife Society (SMWS), is coming up again this fall. One of the main events during the festival is the WildWings visual art exhibition at Just Jake’s restaurant. SMWS are looking for artists to submit their work for a chance to be featured in the upcoming WildWings Art Show. For more information visit www.wildwingsfestival.com

Kum Nye Tibetan Yoga

A Vehicle for Deep Meditation The Collective Space 166 Station St., Duncan

Every Thursday at 5PM Drop-ins Welcome 250-897-5576 Email: info@movingpresence.center Web: movingpresence.center

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DOA at The Hub Barely North Entertainment is counting the days until they get to present punk rock legends D.O.A. for a very special show—honouring their 40 year anniversary as the Godfathers of hardcore punk—at the HUB at Cowichan Station (2375 Koksilah Rd, Duncan) on Wednesday August 15!

Canada’s legendary Punk Kings, who helped spread punk rock counterculture around the world, approach a momentous milestone. For 40 years D.O.A. has been happily slashing away at all manner of philosophical enemies. They’ve traveled the globe almost continuously since they formed in 1978; they released their first snarling piece of vinyl, the “Disco Sucks” EP in June of that year.

That slab of plastic opened the door to international prominence, riots, rip-off record companies and three generations of fans.

D.O.A.’s sound and philosophy has been held together by Canada’s Godfather of punk Joey “Shithead” Keithley’s songwriting, singing and guitar playing.

D.O.A.’s sound, although always rooted in punk rock, has managed to create a fair bit of consternation for those who would like to choose musical boxes. It’s punk, but it incorporates rock n’ roll, reggae, metal, and ska. Whatever the hell their sound is, it’s pulled out a “Yeah, that’s the shit!” from the likes of Henry Rollins, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sonic Youth, Jello Biafra, Bif Naked, John Doe, Randy Bachman, Dave Grohl, Pete Seeger, and on. This will be a show not to miss for fans of loud and heavy music! D.O.A. will be joined by Powell River Punk Jams, Crashing Into Things, The Hex, and Cowichan’s Burning Sound for their concert debut.

Tickets $20 at Duncan Music, Victory Barbers North, and www.eventbrite.ca.

Doors: 7:30 Show: 8:00

Providence Farm 1843 Tzouhalem Rd., Duncan ALL SHOWS Doors 7pm I Performance 7:30pm

Nanaimo Blues Festival It is such a pleasure to honour our Vancouver Island Blues Musicians for Summertime Blues 2018. Showcasing our talent has long been an idea whose time has come. We have world class entertainers who are in demand all over the world. Blue Moon Marquee has just returned from Italy entertaining and is currently touring New York. Looking forward to their presence at Summertime Blues.

So yes! International stars. Home town favourite is David Gogo and favored in Europe as well. David Vest originally from Huntsville, Alabama now calls Victoria his home. David is an authentic southern bred boogie-woogie piano player, blues shouter and world-class entertainer. Layla Zoe has performed in Europe for many years and is returning to her home town for Summertime Blues. Welcome back Layla. Come and enjoy the incredible talent that Vancouver Island has to offer. This is a fantastic opportunity to broaden your musical horizons and support our Blues Community.

A surprise guest appearance will be the Paul DesLauriers Band. Tickets are available now at https://nanaimoblues.tickit.ca/

AUGUST 2 • $20 adv/$25 BIG LITTLE LIONS

Juno award winning group featuring tight harmonies and infectious folk pop songs

AUGUST 5 • $20 adv/$25 REV. SEKOU WITH THE DIMPKER BROTHERS

Noted activist, author, documentary filmmaker and theologian with Southern Gospel Blues

AUGUST 15 • $20 8PM DOA Performance at THE HUB in COWICHAN STATION Punk Rock icons also with Powell River Punk Jams, Crashing Into Things, The Hex & Burning Sound

AUGUST 26 • $25 adv/$30 SHAUN VERRAULT OF WIDE MOUTH MASON

A special solo acoustic set of your favourites and more Tickets at Duncan Music, Providence Farm Store, and eventbrite.ca

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Our venue for Summertime Blues continues to be Maffeo Sutton Park located right on the waterfront in downtown Nanaimo.

We are returning to the identical format as last Rock I Funk I Blues I Reggae I Latin I Metal year. Enhanced stage, enhanced sound and enhance lighting. This DRUM KIT AND HAND PERCUSSION LESSONS makes for an amazing 35+ years experience- Private / One 2 One / Customized / Fun festival experience.

Beginner to advanced - In your home or in my studio in Duncan See you there!

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Help Combat Invasive Species In The Somenos Marsh

22nd, is a cleanup of the Open Air Classroom (OAC) to make the pathway more accessible to all visitors, improving the community experience of Somenos Marsh. If time allows, volunteers will also be removing invasive plants to improve the biodiversity of the area. This event runs from 9 am to 12 pm, and participants will meet at the Open Air Classroom at 6043 Trans-Canada Highway.

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ooking at the magnificent Somenos Marsh, it is hard to imagine this treasure of the Cowichan Valley as anything other than a valuable ecosystem for bird, fish, and plant species.

However, did you know that in the late 1900s part of the Somenos Marsh was paved over?

The area was used as a boat dealership, and only in the early 2000s was the concrete removed and the first restoration policies put in place. Even before the asphalt, a lumber mill occupied much of the Somenos Marshland.

This is still evident when digging around the Open Air Classroom; a layer of wood chips is revealed at a depth of almost 1 meter under the surface.

In the last century, the land now known as the Somenos Marsh Conservation Area has undergone significant environmental disturbances, testing nature’s resilience. The restoration projects tackled by the Somenos Marsh Wildlife Society are crucial because without these undertakings and the contribution of many dedicated volunteers, the current level of restoration could not have been achieved, and

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We are thankful for the financial support of Environment and Climate Change Canada, Pacific Conservation Assistance Fund, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans and the Pacific Salmon Foundation.

hundreds of species would not be able to thrive in this delicate habitat.

With this in mind, the Somenos Marsh Wildlife Society is excited to host two volunteer events this August.

The goal of the first event is to remove invasive Himalayan Blackberry around Somenos Creek to create room for native species to grow. Volunteers will meet on August 15th at the Beverly Street Dog Park (2355 Beverly St) and the event will

run from 9 am to 12 pm.

This volunteer work will help more native species in the area root into the creek bank, stabilizing the soil. These plants shade the creek, boosting oxygen levels in the water and improving habitat quality for fish species such as Chum and Coho Salmon. The variety of native plants increases the area’s overall biodiversity and suitability for songbirds and waterfowl.

These events are vital to Somenos Marsh restoration — we could not do it without all our amazing volunteers! Everyone is welcome and encouraged to invite others. Gloves, tools, and training will be provided.

Snacks and refreshments are also included, and educational talks from local experts will be given on the breaks so participants can learn more about the Somenos Marsh.

We hope to see you there!

For more information visit www.somenosmarsh.com

The second event, on August

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Julia Brockley is a SMWS Conservation Project Assistant and is dedicated to conservation and sustainable development”.

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PJ Perry in Crofton

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elebrated jazz saxophonist P.J. Perry makes his annual visit to the Cowichan Valley, leading an all-star quartet into Pat’s House of Jazz at the Osborne Bay Pub in Crofton.

Canada’s Mr. Bebop, Perry will perform with bassist Neil Swainson, keyboardist Tony Genge and drummer Hans Verhoeven. Perry, of Edmonton, has performed with countless jazz greats, from Dizzy Gillespie to Michel Legrand, from Kenny Wheeler to Ellis Marsalis, to name just a few. In 1993, he won a Juno Award for Best Jazz Recording for his album, My Ideal. He was awarded the Order of Canada two years ago.

He’s perhaps best known as the lead alto saxophonist with McConnell’s Boss Brass and with the Tommy Banks Band.

At age 76, Perry continues to perform across Canada as a studio musician, jazz soloist and a regular performer for CBC radio and television, as well as a recording artist with Justin Time Records.

Swainson, originally from

Victoria, began playing in his home town in the ’70s, backing visiting musicians such as Herb Ellis, Sonny Stitt and Barney Kessel, and working regularly with flutist Paul Horn in Victoria. He moved to Toronto in ’77, where he remains a leading player in the local jazz scene. He’s perhaps best known for his relationship with the late pianist George Shearing, with whom he recorded numerous records and worked with a number of artists including Mel Torme, Joe Williams, Nancy Wilson and Diana Krall. Genge, a composer and arranger with a doctorate in from State University of New York, has performed and recorded with leading Canadian and international jazz artists, including vocalist Joe Coughlin and Paul Horn. He is home in Victoria on sabbatical as a professor of music at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, N.S. Verhoeven, an instructor in the jazz program at Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo, is recognized for his authenticity and his joyful playing. As the goto drummer on the mid-Island, he has played with a wide variety of artists, from bassist Brandi Disterheft to trombonist, pianist and composer Hugh Fraser.

The concert, presented by the Chemainus Valley Cultural Arts Society, is a special summer offering. .

The P.J. Perry concert begins at 2 p.m. August 19 at the pub, 1534 Joan Ave. in Crofton.

Admission is $20. Reservations recommended. Tables will be held until 1:30 p.m. Call 250-324-2245 for tickets. www.cvcas.com/pats-house-ofjazz/

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CMS members in rehearsal for the 2018 production, Anything Goes

piano after rehearsals developed into regular potlucks and BBQs. Today, CMS is still very fortunate to have members who are strong singers, actors and dancers to fill onstage roles, and somehow manages to find the dedicated volunteers required to do all the backstage work to put on a show (but is always needing more!). However, with the cost of show royalties, theatre rentals, stage technicians and orchestra fees all increasing year by year, CMS (which is a registered non-profit society) has had to rely more heavily on fundraising than ever before.

This year, CMS will be hosting a gala fundraising event, “Broadway at the Vineyard”, at Cherry Point Vineyards on Saturday, August 25, 2018 in order to help cover costs for next year’s show, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.

Rehearsals will start in the fall, with the production taking the stage January 31 – February 3, 2019 at the Cowichan Performing Arts Centre (tickets go on sale in October).

Despite greater competition for patrons due to increased entertainment offerings in the community, CMS continues to do the impossible: put on complex, professional quality musical theatre productions, requiring a budget of $50,000 to $100,000 per show, all done by dedicated amateurs in their spare time.

At the end of the day, the club continues to thrive because the members truly enjoy what they are doing.

A Brief History Of The Cowichan Musical Society

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ven prior to the formation of the Cowichan Musical Society (CMS) almost 37 years ago, a rich history and tradition of live musical theatre was already well established within the Cowichan Valley.

Prior to that time, a number of CMS’ founding members had been part of a predecessor group, The Duncan Musical Society, and had witnessed its unfortunate demise after running for 25-30 years. However, many of those members and patrons regularly talked of restarting the club. In September 1981, after 15 years without a musical society, CMS was formed. In a short period of time, the club grew to over 100 members, and within three years, CMS progressed from producing a small musical, Doctor Doctor, to a major operetta, The Merry Widow.

At that time, the Society was fortunate to have a wealth of singers involved in vocal training and entering music festivals, and it became very involved with Theatre B.C., which provided training and workshops for its members in all phases of musical theatre for both backstage and onstage work. CMS’ performances were well received, and often enjoyed sell-out and held-over performances. In 1986, CMS formed a concert group in response to requests to perform in many venues on the south island. After many hours spent working together in such an interdependent way, CMS members’ shared passion for musical theatre soon evolved into a social opportunity, and before long singing around the

Community members who are interested in taking part in the 2019 show (either onstage or backstage – no experience necessary!) should contact cowichanmusicalsociety@gmail. com to get on the Society’s email list. submitted by Denny Beaveridge (CMS Past President and Founding Member) and Laura Westwick

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The Science Of Sun Protection Submitted by Dr. Lyn Pascoe, Viva Medical Aesthetics, 250 746 6512

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isinformation about sunscreen is common.

Don’t let myths deter you from using it to protect your skin.

There are many articles online and in the press that can cause confusion about the benefits and possible harms of sunscreen.

With the incidence of skin cancer on the rise, I think it is pertinent to examine and outline the science of sunscreen and skin protection. Here are some common questions asked and answered: Are there certain chemicals in sunscreen that people should avoid?

There are 2 types of sunscreens: PHYSICAL BLOCKERS reflect UV rays from the sun and contain one or two active ingredients - zinc oxide and titanium dioxide. These days, there are excellent preparations that contain nanoparticles of these ingredients which makes

them easier to apply and feel light on the skin. We no longer need to associate zinc lotions with the greasy white sunblocks of the past.

CHEMICAL BLOCKERS contain chemicals that filter out the sun’s UV rays. These chemicals are typically avobenxone, octisalate, oxybenzone, octinoxate and octocrylene. Octinoxate and oxybenzone have been found to be potentially damaging to coral reefs and in the state of Hawaii there is now legislation in place to have sunscreens containing these chemicals banned by 2021.

There have been studies with rats showing that some of these chemicals may be hormone disruptors, but to date, the studies involved feeding oxybenzone to the rats in large quantities to produce the results. Even if you avoid sunscreens with oxybenzone, you many encounter it in other products including plastic, hairspray and nail polish.

At this point in time, I recommend the use of a physical blocker as described above.

Are there claims that sunscreen does not prevent skin cancer?

There are excellent studies that show that the use of sunscreen protects against all 3 of the most common skin cancers - squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma and melanoma.

Does everyone need to use sunscreen?

Darker skinned people have a lower incidence of skin cancer; however, remember that sunscreen blocks out UVA (ageing) and UVB (burning rays). The benefit for skin is therefore two-fold and helps slow the ageing effect we see on skin due to sun damage.

If i use sunscreen daily will i develop a vitamin d deficiency?

In our northern climate, it is now

recommended that we all take a Vitamin D supplement in the winter. In the summer, 10 to 15 minutes in the sun should fulfill this quotient. Other options are a diet rich in Vitamin D containing foods, eating fortified foods and taking a supplement. Vitamin D supplements suggested are 400 iu for infants, 600 iu for age 1 – 70, and 800 iu for those over 70. Concern about Vitamin D should not be a reason to avoid sunscreen. Vitamin D levels can be checked by your physician but there may be a cost for this procedure.

Summary Of Sun Protection I recommend finding a physical sunscreen that you like so that it can be used daily as part of

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your skin protection (yes even in the winter). There are many formulations now that are easy to use and feel good on your skin.

Don’t just depend on sunscreen.

Sun protective clothing is available and very helpful for exposed arms, neck, and legs.

Chemical sunscreens (if you choose to use them) need to be reapplied every 2 hours as recommended by Health Canada.

Physical blocks may last longer and there are now mineral sunblock powders available that can easily be applied over the already applied fluid block that was put on in the morning I find these sunblock powders great to use on babies and children. They are easy to apply and contain no potentially harmful chemicals After sweating or playing in the water, your physical sun block should also be reapplied.

How Do I Know If I Have A Skin Cancer?

Your family physician is able to check out any concerning lesions you may have on your skin.

ACTINIC KERATOSES are precancerous lesions that can be treated with prescription cream or cryotherapy in your physician’s office.

BASAL CELL AND SQUAMOUS CELL CANCERS will need biopsies and sometimes surgical excision, although small basal cell cancers can sometimes also be treated with prescription creams under physician supervision.

MELANOMAS are the most dangerous and will require surgical excision and follow up.

other sun damaged areas.

These include laser therapy, cryotherapy, fractional resurfacing, and chemical peels.

Daily treatment and protection with effective skin care products is essential. The products you should apply daily are: A - Vitamin A (Retinol) which treats brown spots, acne, and helps with collagen growth B – Sun Block from the sun as described above.

C - Vitamin C is an antioxidant that protects, nourishes, and treats discolouration.

Laser therapy utilizes either a 532 or 1064 laser to selectively target brown spots or treat small red vessels on the face and chest.

Intense pulsed light (also known as a photofacial) can also be used to treat reds and browns although extreme care must be made before using this modality on some brown pigment because if it is melasma, it may make it worse. A thorough assessment by a trained physician prior to treatment will help avoid this pitfall. In some darker skin types, treatment with lightening creams and the use of glycolic peels is a safer option. Individual seborrheic keratoses (larger brown spots) can be treated with cryotherapy (dry ice) in some instances. Fractional resurfacing is a deeper treatment and can be used to effectively treat the fine lines and changes in pore size that occur with photodamage from the sun.

In summary, Sun protection is essential. Accurate diagnosis of lesions is also essential. Effective treatment options for all types of lesions are possible.

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Roasted Beet Salad With Goat Cheese And Toasted Pecans

Recipe courtesy Grant Easterbrook, The Olive Station 225 Canada Ave, Duncan

Ingredients 1 1/2 pounds fresh beets 8 oz Goat Cheese, 6 Cups baby arugula 1 Cup whole pecans toasted 1/4 Cup Olive Station Cranberry-Pear White Balsamic Vinegar 2 tbsp Olive Station Cranberry-Pear White Balsamic Vinegar 1 tbsp dijon mustard 1/3 Cup Olive Station Blood Orange EVOO 2 tbsp Olive Station Blood Orange EVOO fresh parsley, to taste sea salt

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Preheat the oven to 400. Trim the beets and wrap in one foil packet drizzled with a tablespoon of water. Roast for 1 hour or until tender when pierced through with a knife. Once the cooked beets are cool enough to handle, peel them by rubbing the skin off between paper towels. Warning: This will dye your hands bright red.

Cut the peeled beets in to 1� pieces and toss with 2 tablespoons of Cranberry-Pear White Balsamic whisked together with 2 tablespoons of Blood Orange olive oil, and set aside.

In a medium size bowl, whisk the remaining Cranberry-Pear White Balsamic with the grainy mustard until well combined.

Slowly drizzle in your olive oil , whisking constantly until the mixture is thickened or emulsified. Add freshly ground pepper and sea salt to taste.

Arrange the greens in a bowl or on a platter and dress with the Cranberry-Pear White Balsamic vinaigrette. Add the marinated roasted beets to the salad, along with the crumbled fresh goat cheese and toasted pecans.

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go with it. And it’s so clean and refreshing tasting! So we had those two but knew we needed something chocolatey, because if you can make a chocolate treat, why on earth wouldn’t you? Black Forest is a little old-fashioned, but it became a classic for a reason, because cherries go very, very well with chocolate!

A few years ago we got a small ice cream machine and made lots of experiments with it, and we found that we actually preferred making and eating non-dairy frozen dessert with it. We tinkered with some nut ‘ice cream’ recipes and worked up this gorgeous cashew chocolate cherry stuff, but we knew we wanted to make a no gluten ingredient sandwich treat, so we started experimenting with chocolate cookies and eventually refined the recipe into something just perfect. The kitchen does bake with wheat, dairy, nuts, and many other allergens so we can’t guarantee that trace amounts of gluten haven’t gotten in there, but we do try to be careful. The BFFs contain nogluten-ingredients and contain cashews and eggs. The other two are made with wheat and all of them are dairy free!” smiles Jenny Bradford, head baker at the Duncan Garage Cafe and Bakery.

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nspired by wanting something cold, delicious and organic the bakery staff at the Duncan Garage Cafe experimented by combining their favourite ingredients to create some awesome healthy and delicious dairy free frozen sandwich treats.

Available in three flavours: Vegan Ginger Coconut, Vegan Lemon Matcha and No Gluten Ingredient Black Forest Fantastics (BFF’s) these treats are a must try for frozen ice cream fans who have been looking for an alternative.

“Ginger Coconut was our first, we used to bake this really nice vegan ginger cookie, but it never made it into our regular cookie rotation. When we first thought about making a vegan frozen treat we thought of this cookie, paired it with the same whipped coconut cream we use on our nodairy cakes, and magic was born.

From the very first batch the bakers were addicted, the recipe just worked perfectly and we’ve never changed it. Lemon Matcha was our next addition. We love our matcha flavoured treats.

One of the bakers experimented with a lemon cookie because she thought it would go well with matcha, and she was right! I think this is the most visually appealing of the frozen sandwich treats; there’s chia seeds setting off the lovely light lemon colour of the cookies and the coconut cream whipped with matcha is just the right shade of green to

These dairy free frozen sandwiches are perfect for a hot summer day, big enough to share and are always available in the freezer to grab and go. Just $6 each. Larger quantities can be pre ordered so you always have them on hand in your freezer at home. Duncan Garage Cafe and Bakery, 330 Duncan St, Duncan (250) 748-6223

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The Benefits of Sleeping With A Body Pillow

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illows are arguably the most important ingredient when looking at your sleep system.

They largely contribute to you having a good or a bad night sleep.

I found over the years that many people have linen closets full of pillows that just don’t work - all those frustrating nights of sparring with an unsatisfactory pillow.

The “magic pillow” that is advertised to change how you sleep, often contains a variety of chemicals and toxic substances that don’t support us and aren’t good for us. Pillows started out very differently than they are today.

A Short History of the Pillow: Pillows were first used in Mesopotamia (Iraq) around 7,000 B.C. and then later in ancient Egypt. The pillow was used by the wealthy to prevent insects from entering their mouth, nose and ears while they slept. They were not built for comfort like today, but formed out of stone or wood.

Later the Chinese created their own version using materials such as jade, wood, porcelain and bamboo.The Greeks and Romans used pillows that were made with softer materials: cloth pillows stuffed with feathers, reeds or straw.

In the 20th century, modern pillows began to be commercially produced. During this time, pillows became more affordable as they were mass produced by textile companies.

Present Day: A pillow is now designed to provide support and comfort to

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the neck and head. As many of us are side sleepers (a large majority of the population sleeps on their side for at least part of the night) this poses a problem. How do we get the added support for our legs and arms, when we sleep on our side? How do we attain a beneficial alignment with just a head pillow? A body pillow is the perfect solution.

What is a Body Pillow and why would I use one?

A body pillow is a long and narrow pillow that runs the length of your body, supporting both your top leg and arm throughout the night. Body pillows can be used for comfort, support and pressure relief. And best of all, body pillows are quickly becoming recognized as one of the best solutions for relieving chronic back pain.

When sleeping on your side, the tendency is to have your top leg come over the bottom one leading to a twisting of your spine and the collapsing of your shoulders. This ultimately causes your neck to tilt, which leads to tummy and back sleeping.

Organic body pillows are made with very simple ingredients: Eco-Wool Organic and Natural Shredded Latex Organic Kapok Each one has a different feel and firmness, and the Shredded latex and kapok are generously filled with the ability to customize and remove material to achieve the right alignment and a deeper sleep. The Resthouse Eco-Wool Premium body pillow line is made of 3 body pillows that are the same size but vary in the amount of weight used to fill the body pillow casing. There is a 3.5, 4.25 and a 5 pound version.

Doing it this way increases the loft, so a 3.5lb body pillow is good for smaller builds and the 5.0lb is excellent for those sleepers that have wide shoulders and are constantly struggling with that shoulder and hip pain.

The 4.5lb fits nicely in between.

Body pillows give your body the ability to stay still and let all your muscles relax. Every time you move it makes your body work overtime.

Commonly referred to as pregnancy pillows, the versatility in being able to change your body pillow height and thickness is perfect for expecting moms that need to be able to adapt as their babies and their bodies change.

Benefits of Sleeping with a Body Pillow: • Provide proper body support • Relieve pressure on the lower back, spine and hips • Improve shoulder, hip and spinal alignment • Distribute weight and improve blood circulation • Enhance muscular relaxation • Provide additional support during pregnancy • Can help diminish snoring (by keeping you from falling onto your back) • Calming and relaxing

I started using a body pillow myself ten years ago after a few car accidents. My hips and lower back were giving me trouble and the introduction of the body pillow to my sleep regimen has provided substantial relief.

A surprise benefit is what it does for my busy mind. There are many studies showing that hugging has many health benefits including lowering your heart rate and creating a calming effect on one’s emotional state. With my body pillow I fall asleep within minutes. I cuddle it, take some deep breaths, get into my perfect sleep position and slow right down. I feel supported both physically and emotionally.

At Resthouse Sleep Solutions, we are proud to offer organic and natural body pillows from Savvy Rest, Holy Lamb Organics and our own house brand made with Premium Eco-wool. We would love to assist you in selecting a body pillow for the perfect sleep solution.

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ew seeds have recently been sown in Whippletree Junction. Hemp Nation Cannabis Outfitters, a new budding hemp store, will soon change the face of the quaint strip of shops located halfway between Mill Bay and Duncan.

So much more than a store, Hemp Nation aims to be an education center, celebrating all aspects of the cannabis plant and its long history. Hemp Nation’s CEO, Chris Clay, is a veteran on the scene, being also the managing director of Warmland, a successful cannabis dispensary in Mill Bay. At this pivotal moment in history, when Canada becomes only the second country in the world to legalize recreational use of cannabis, there is much uncertainty as to how the transition will play out.

Big changes are coming to dispensaries in Canada.

Gone are the days of smelltesting buds before purchase.

Edibles and concentrates will disappear for up to a year after legalization, while new regulations are being developed.”In a short time, it is going to be a much different experience at dispensaries, “

says Clay.” Many products will disappear entirely for the first year. Those that remain will all be funnelled through the provincial government’s Liquor Distribution Branch warehouse in Richmond. The product will come packaged in what looks like bio-hazard bags, with huge warnings on the front.”

Clay, like many, is concerned over the corporatization of cannabis - especially since a great many cannabis companies are being operated and staffed by former police and politicians. Hemp Nation was born out of his desire to educate the public and push for policy changes using a retail model he developed years ago.

Hemp Nation is actually not a new concept - it is the revival of an old business project of the same name. Clay operated Canada’s first cannabis store, Hemp Nation, in London, Ontario from 1993-97. “People came from far and wide,” explains Clay. “The shop sold everything from seeds and grow guides to clothing and smoking accessories.”

However, police eventually clamped down just hours after clones (small plants) were put out on display. Clay’s arrest

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New Hemp Store Takes Root At Whippletree led to an unsuccessful constitutional challenge of the cannabis laws that reached the Supreme Court of Canada in 2003.

15 years later, with Canada on the cusp of legalization, Clay feels it is perfect timing to revive Hemp Nation.

Clay’s face lights up as he describes the storefront area which will detail the long history of cannabis in Canada and around the world.

“I want Hemp Nation to be a place where people come to learn and ask questions. There will be museum displays, books, brochures... We will hold presentations and workshops. This is just the budding of a new idea. Who knows how things will unfold in the next few months?”

selection of smoking and vaping accessories.

Hemp Nation aims to quietly open its doors for a soft launch in mid-August. Watch for signs of growth and keep any eye out for the open sign. For updates, be sure to sign up for the mailing list at www.hempnationonline.com.

Aside from education, Hemp Nation will carry a wide range of hemp products. There will be clothing, beauty products, stationary, supplements along with pet products and even hemp-based guitars. There will also be gardening and cooking departments, as well as a vast

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Cowichan Valley Wine Festival

What is the Cowichan Valley Wine Festival?

The Cowichan Valley Wine Festival is a tasting and touring event showcasing the best of Vancouver Island wine from 11 local wineries. Join us in Cowichan to enjoy wine tastings, great entertainment and delicious cuisine!

Who is involved?

Participating wineries include: • Averill Creek Vineyard • Blue Grouse Estate Winery & Vineyard • Cherry Point Estate Wines • Damali Lavender & Winery • Deol Estate Winery • Emandare Vineyard • Enrico Winery • Rocky Creek Winery • Unsworth Vineyards • Venturi-Schulze Vineyards • Vigneti Zanatta Party at the Pavilion Tasting Event, August 24th: Start the weekend off right and join us for our tasting event at the Shawnigan Lake

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School Pavilion. Enjoy live music, a beautiful setting and complimentary tastings by all participating wineries from 6 pm to 9 pm.

Winery Touring, August 25th – 26th: Spend the rest of the weekend self-touring Cowichan’s fabulous wineries with map and passport in hand.

Visit our wineries and collect stamps to fill the passport.

Collect all of the stamps and you can enter the draw for a grand prize!

Tickets: Tickets for the Party at the Pavilion are $35 and include a branded touring wine glass.

This glass will be your ticket into the individual wineries for the rest of the weekend.

Can’t make it to the tasting event? Glasses will be available to purchase at your first winery stop for $15. Let the touring begin!

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A New and Improved Cowichan Valley Wine Festival

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or anyone who has followed the local wine scene over the past decade you will be familiar with the fact that the local wine festival has changed dramatically over the years. When we moved to Cowichan Bay eleven years ago the festival was focused on events at the wineries and took place over a weekend in the early fall. We would see over a thousand wine lovers each day at our winery trying (and buying) our wines.

A number of years ago a group of participants decided that the festival needed to change, and for the past few years it focused on one big event on a barge, but many wineries were too busy with harvest to put the time and effort in to make the festival stand out. In fact many of the wineries were too busy with harvest to even open their tasting rooms during the week.

Well this year many of the wineries who preferred the old style of festival got together and started making plans to reboot the wine festival in a form

similar to the original.

Welcome to the new and improved Cowichan Valley Wine Festival! Taking place over three days on August 24-26. It will combine a group event on the Friday night, with events taking place at the wineries on Saturday and Sunday. As a winery with three vineyards, this is a huge benefit – it takes place prior to our grape harvest, and while the weather is still likely to be cooperative with hosting outdoor events.

We, and many of the other local wineries, will be featuring wine, local foods, music and art over the weekend. I’ll be demonstrating cooking with local wine several times each day – featuring some new recipes and some of my old crowd favourites.

We are hosting live entertainment in our picnic area and have some local artists coming, including a talented young wood turner, Kayden Dorma showcasing some of his work. Come see all the woodwork pieces that Kayden has created in our tasting room.

He’s bringing his lathe and will demonstrate how he creates some of his amazing work. I know many of the other wineries are also planning a lot of fun activities over the weekend, so it will be a great opportunity to

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There is great participation from the local wineries, with pretty much everyone getting on board to make this a weekend to remember. So mark your calendars and make plans to visit your local wineries and support your local farmers and small business owners.

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Winemaker’s Picks of The Festival Averill Creek Vineyard 2015 Somenos Series Pinot Noir Visit Averill Creek Vineyard during the Cowichan Valley Wine Festival to celebrate the official release of our 2015 Somenos Series Pinot Noir, Gold Medal Winner at the 2018 National Wine Awards of Canada! Be the first to taste and purchase this wine as part of our premium upgrade during the festival.

Bold and expressive, this Pinot exhibits notes of sweet dark cherry, plum and caramel, pairing exquisitely with venison, chantrelles or seared duck breast. $38

Rocky Creek Winery Pinot Gris 2017 Our Pinot Gris has always been a crowd favorite, but 2017 was a pretty special year and our Pinot Gris reflects this. A beautiful salmon colour, it pairs beautifully with local seafoods and is refreshing on a hot summer day. This vintage is perhaps our best ever, winning gold at the Northwest Wine Summit and Silver and the National Wine Awards. It’s the winemaker’s go-to wine for sitting on the patio. $20

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Unsworth Vineyards 2017 Sauvignette

Blue Grouse Winery 2017 Quill Pinot Gris This lively, young vine Pinot Gris has aromas of toast and apricot, with pear and jasmine on the palate. It is fermented in stainless steel and has a crisp acidity. Pair it with a summer’s night on the beach, fresh crab and good company during our Cowichan Valley Wine Festival. $21

Unsworth is releasing our 2017 Sauvignette just in time for the Cowichan Wine Festival. This unique Vancouver Island grape variety is barrel fermented in subtle French oak.

Citrus, apple, peach and pineapple with balanced notes of vanilla and sweet spice.

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off the vines.

When we are not elbow deep in dense canopy, we are usually tending to the newest vineyard on the property, which we planted last year.

The affectionately called ‘babies’ have had a season of growth and the Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier we planted for our sparkling program have surpassed our growth expectations and it’s exciting to see such a young vineyard take hold and flourish. There are also several clones of Pinot Noir in this vineyard we hope will add complexity and body to the future vintages.

Summer at Blue Grouse

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t’s hard to believe that only 90 days ago we were anticipating bud break on the vines and anxiously awaiting the first signs of green to pop through the dormant wood.

Those cold, crisp mornings have given way to the intense heat of a Cowichan Valley summer already claiming a few sunburns from our vineyard staff! This intensity after a wet winter can also bring abundant vegetal growth to the vineyard which means one thing: canopy management.

Our unique climate definitely keeps us on our toes during the growing season. It’s a balance between humidity and temperature and we can control both aspects in the canopy through activities like shoot thinning, shoot positioning and leaf removal.

Leaf removal is critical for our humid climate as we don’t want mildews and disease pressure. Exposing the fruit to partial sunlight ensures air flow and aids in ripening.

This year, fruit set has been particularly promising in the Siegerebbe - usually our first delicious white grape to come

A milestone for Blue Grouse was getting Naturally Grown Certified earlier in the year. We are on a path to organic, and incorporating best practices for managing organically grown grapes in the Cowichan Valley has its challenges, but seeing how positively the vineyard has responded to our efforts is very exciting. Our cover crops of wildflower, pea and clover are buzzing with our very own Blue Grouse bees, we have brewed a nettle ‘tea’ that has replaced crop sprays, and our efforts of mechanically removing weeds have all culminated into a vibrant and healthy vineyard.

Even though all the grapes are small and green at the moment, harvest will be here in no time. There is a lot of preparation ahead of us, (mainly pressure washing!) as the winery must have no trace

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of last year’s vintage. The summer is intense in terms of getting things done, but all is worth it when you can pluck a ripening Ortega grape off the vine and appreciate the literal fruits of your efforts.

For us at Blue Grouse, the summer growing season means looking into the future

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while appreciating the present moment and flowing with the vines themselves.

Brianna is a vineyard and winery assistant at Blue Grouse and also owns a small wine delivery service in Victoria.

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Paella & Sangria 8th Consecutive Year

The Tradition of Paella at Cherry Point Vineyards

Our way of thanking the community for it’s continuous support!

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aella, that wonderful magnet that ties up family traditions, culinary experiences, friendships and national celebrations, is an important emblem of Spanish culture.

It is prepared with the participation of family and friends, with the head of the family as the Paella Captain who orders all members for days in advance what to purchase and how to keep it. As you prepare it, the paella pan, large and shallow, becomes a “dancing tablao” where garlic, onions, green and red peppers and generous doses of olive oil begin the dance. Chorizo, chicken or rabbit join in followed by a stock that for days before has been waiting to join the party. As the rice from Valencia, Spain is poured, forming a cross on the paella dish, all flavours begin to converge in a vaporous fiesta. Local

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vegetables and game, the specialty of each family, join in. Saffron is added, providing a colourful background, indispensable to the party. Prawns come next followed by shells and mussels which, placed into the paella, fill with rice as they open up.

As the Paella, covered with towels or banana leaves, simmers, odours, scents and aromas fill the air, inside and outside the house. Tables are set on the lawn with plenty of seats to accommodate everyone, plus one seat for that unannounced or uninvited hungry traveler that, attracted by the neighbourly commotion, may pass by.

At Cherry Point we’ve hosted this tradition for eight consecutive years. It is served complimentary with Sangría, as our thanks to the community for their wonderful support.

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Blue Grouse Fresh shucked oysters from Wandering Mollusk paired with Blue Grouse Wines and Cure Charcuterie and Cheese Bar Assorted meat and/or cheese boards to choose from, samples and items to purchase for home too 12-5pm, Music all day with DJ Benny the Jet spinning tunes on the crush pad 1-5pm Blue Grouse Estate Winery, 2182 Lakeside Rd, Duncan

Sweet Sundays at Averill Creek

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oin Averill Creek Vineyard weekly for Sweet Sundays in partnership with Art to Eat catering, 11 am to 5 pm every Sunday throughout August.

Savour delicious dessert wines and sweet treat combinations by culinary artist Michelle Plain of Art to Eat. Enjoy Michelle’s creative edible delights, from pecan pie to vanilla bean cheesecake, alongside Averill Creek’s blackberry dessert wines, Cowichan Black and Cowichan Tawny.

Plus, enjoy live music on the patio featuring different musicians every week August 5 - Kristina Helene and Thomas Kinzel August 12 - Laura Cave August 19 - Ashley Wey August 26 - Maureen Washington & Karel Roessingh

Rocky Creek Winery - Discover Nature’s Furniture showcase and artist demo wood turning onsite.

Local cheese and charcuterie and candied salmon plates Enjoy cooking demos from the winemaker and taste his delights. available for purchase. Music by Scott McGill duo and lawn games. Family Friendly 1854 Myhrest Rd, Cowichan Bay

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Sweet Sundays with live music by Maureen Washington and Karel Roessingh, Enjoy dessert wine & sweet treat pairings for $13.50 11AM-5PM Averill Creek Vineyard, 6552 North Rd, Duncanm 3091 Agira Rd, Duncan

Cherry Point 8th Annual Paella and Sangria Wine Festival Celebration Enjoy complimentary paella and sangria. An annual celebration to thank the community for their continuous support. 11AM-4pm

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NOT JUST TOFINO ANYMORE Cowichan Valley Shakespeare Festival

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A treat is in store for Cowichan Valley entertainment seekers of all ages this summer as the locally-based Shawnigan Players present their seventh annual Shakespeare Festival at Gem o’ the Isle farm in Cowichan Station. For the very first time this year, not one but two brand new plays are being performed: The Tempest, a magical desert island adventure, and The Merry Wives of Windsor, a saucy, sexy comedy of romance gone wrong (and right). Shakespeare’s timeless tales leap off the stage and will have you laughing, crying, and clutching your seat as the characters dodge sea-storms and scandal, dirty laundry and devilish plots. Don’t miss your chance to participate in the fun— and be sure to bring your whole family!

Performance dates & times The Merry Wives of Windsor: 7:30 pm August 7, 9, 11, 15, 17; 2 pm August 19 The Tempest: 7:30 pm August 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18; 2 pm August 12 Tickets available at Ten Old Books in Duncan and at Masons in Shawnigan Lake, or online at eventbrite.ca. Individual tickets $20 in advance/$25 at the gate Festival pass $30 in advance/$40 at the gate. Family ticket $40 in advance/$60 at the gate Family festival pass $60 in advance/$80 at the gate Outdoor

performances at The Gem O’ the Isle farm, 2465 Koksilah Road, Cowichan Station

Image above; The Merry Wives of Windsor, Sylvia Swift as Mistress Ford, Drew Kemp as Sir John Falstaff, Laura Faulkner as Mistress Page

Slim Sandy and the Hillbilly Boppers Come hear one of the very few hillbilly boogie bands on the Island performTheir authentic music featuring guitar, harmonica, snare, washtub and harmonized husband/wife vocals will make you want to dance in the grass. Their 3 member band is about to tour rockabilly festivals in Canada and Europe with their unique oldie rock n’ roll, partly blues and partly western swing sound. Check out their latest album, Boogie Woogie Fever. at Music in the Park Commons Park in Cobble Hill, 6:30-8:00 pm on Thursday, August 23rd.

BROADWAY AT THE VINEYARD The Cowichan Musical Society’s gala fundraising event, “Broadway at the Vineyard”, will be held Saturday, August 25, 2018, starting at 6:00 pm at Cherry Point Vineyards (840 Cherry Point Road, Cobble Hill).

Come enjoy gourmet tapas, live entertainment and silent auction at one of the valley’s most beautiful locales. For tickets ($60 each), contact irwin@baypub.ca or call 250-710-0010.

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History Glass: Collins Cocktail Jessica Schacht is a local writer and co-founder of Ampersand Distilling Company

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ollin’s are a complete category of cocktail, a little bit sour, a little bit sweet, topped with soda, and served in a Collins glass.

That’s right, they have their own category of glass. The Collins glass is tall and narrow and typically fits 12 – 16 oz of liquid.

There are many variations of the Collins cocktail, usually defined by the different base spirit. A Captain Collins for example, is made with Canadian Rye. We’ll be looking at the Tom Collins – certainly the most iconic cocktail of the category.

TOM COLLINS

2 oz Ampersand Gin 1 oz Fresh squeezed lemon juice 1 oz simple syrup Soda water.

Fill a Collins glass with ice. Add gin, lemon juice, simple syrup, and top with soda. Stir and garnish with a lemon wheel.

This classic is a delightful beverage perfect for summer and very simple to make. It was traditionally made with Old Tom Gin, a sweeter less botanical version of the London Dry Gin popular today. If you make your Tom Collins with Old Tom Gin, just reduce the simple syrup.

Nowadays the Tom Collins now is regularly served with London Dry Style Gin. The Tom Collins bears resemblance to the gin punches of clubs in London, and like many classic cocktails there is some debate over its true origins. Many cities lay claim with several bartenders throughout history being named Collins. London, New York, San Francisco, New Jersey, and Australia all have associations to the birth of the Tom Collins.

My favourite theory is that it was named after the Tom Collins Hoax of 1874. This was a practical joke that took New York by storm (and/ or perhaps the strangest ever grassroots marketing campaign for a cocktail).

A person would tell their friend that a man named Tom Collins was saying insulting things about them and could be found in a bar nearby (granted, I don’t know why this was supposed to be funny). Rumour has it a bartender created a drink

named Tom Collins so those in search of the dastardly gentleman could be supplied (and charged) for the beverage. There are even songs written about this hoax stored in the US Library of Congress.

The first written evidence of the Tom Collins was in the Steward and Barkeeper’s Manual of 1869 and turned iconic by the legend Jerry Thomas in the 1876 edition of The Bartender’s Guide.

Despite its complicated origins, the Tom Collins is refreshingly easy to make.

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he height of summer is an ideal time to step back from the garden and observe what worked, what didn’t, and what was missing. Dreams of tropical annual displays and gardens full of delicate woodland perennials may have been slightly ambitious (though as gardeners we will certainly keep trying). A more realistic and equally interesting group of plants to incorporate into the garden are succulents.

These unique plants have evolved to grow in hot, dry climates by storing water in their leaves and stems.

Contrasting forms and fun colours make succulents a great addition to low maintenance gardens or easy-care annual containers.

Perhaps the best hardy succulents for Cowichan Valley gardens are Sedums.

Sedum spathulifolium or broad-leaved stonecrop, a species native to Vancouver Island, is an evergreen groundcover, with fleshy, sage-green leaves that can be found growing on rocky outcroppings. A commercially available variety of this species called ‘Cape Blanco’ makes an excellent addition to rock walls, or hot, steep gardens. Another personal favourite is Sedum rupestre ‘Angelina’. This evergreen stonecrop forms a trailing mat of golden-yellow succulent leaves. Starry yellow flowers are produced in summer, with beautiful amber-toned foliage developing in fall. Excellent drainage and poor soil, along with plenty of sunshine will keep sedums looking their

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Succulents best.

Other garden worthy, hardy succulents are Sempervivum, commonly known as hens and chicks. This succulent forms clusters of rosettes and is prized for its interesting foliage in tones of purples, reds and greens. A popular hens and chicks species is Sempervivum arachnoideum, sometimes called cobweb house-leek. This drought tolerant species produces fine, white threads on its fleshy leaves, which closely resemble a spider’s web. Hens and chicks thrive in very

similar sites to sedums. These succulents are tough plants that make a great addition to any rock garden.

An interesting trait of Sempervivums is that they are monocarpic, meaning that once they flower, they die.

Before flowering the parent plant will have produced many offsets, which easily root if you want to spread them in your garden. These offsets will flower in 3 to 4 years and the cycle continues!

Lewisia cotyledon and Delosperma, commonly known as ice plant, are two other hardy succulents worthy of a space in hot, dry gardens.

For those gardeners who are seeking some more experimental succulents consider incorporating borderline Agave parryi or Opuntia polycantha (a very hardy cactus species) into the garden. I like to keep a few hardy Agave and Opuntia in containers and move them

into a cold frame over the winter to keep them slightly protected from freezing temperatures, but mostly importantly to keep them dry.

It can be quite exciting to see what you can get away with if a bit of extra care is given.

When using succulents for patio planters or garden containers, consider using tender succulents. One of the best tender succulents for seasonal displays is Echeveria.Native to the hot, dry hills of Mexico, Echeveria is a widely variable species. Some varieties have huge and dramatic, frilly, two-toned leaves perfect for making a statement, while other varieties are more subtle and favoured for their coral to orange blooms. Put these stunners on your patio in the summer, and enjoy them indoors over the winter.

The list of incredible succulents could never end!

For those just starting their tender succulent collection don’t forget about Aeoniums or tree houseleeks, Agaves, Senecio or string of pearls, and Sedums.

Succulents are perfect plants for stunning container displays, rock walls, or dry garden beds. They are incredibly low-maintenance when given the right growing conditions, and refreshingly different in the garden.

Planting them is the hardest part!

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The Importance of Treating The Bees For Mites John Magdanz President of the Cowichan Beekeepers

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am going to talk about the importance of checking and treating your bees for mites. I have often heard people saying that they are going to raise their bees “organic or natural”.

Unfortunately there is no such thing anymore due to the pests and diseases that have come from other places.

When I was growing up in Terrace my dad raised bees. He did not have to worry about mites and other diseases. When they moved to Duncan in the late 80’s he lost his bees. Unfortunately he did not join a bee club and was not up to date on the things affecting bees as things were very different here.

Since spring the number of bees in your hive have been growing steadily. Along with the growing bee population is the growing mite population. The mites lay their eggs in the brood. They tend to favour the drone brood and Varroa mites on pupae

there can be several mites in a cell. Think of the mite population growth as a wave. At first the wave is small but as it continues it grows in strength and soon it has a high crest. It is this crest that we are now approaching.

In the fall the bee population drops as the hive gets ready for winter. Unfortunately the mite population continues to grow and the bees are weakened and die.

In the fall of 2016 Paul van Westendorp, the provincial apiculturist, came to our club to speak on this issue. In 2016 the Cowichan Valley had the most mite problems in all of B.C. There are several reasons for this. There are many beekeepers in the valley and they live close together. A bee will forage up to eight kilometers a day and so interaction between bees from other apiaries is inevitable. The other is the number of people that get into bees and do not have the knowledge to raise the bees in a responsible manner for their bees or their neighbours’ bees. It is very important if a person is new to raising bees to join a bee club to learn how to responsibly raise their bees, or at the very least to get a mentor.

During this time of year a person should be checking for mites about every two weeks. One way to do this is to put some vegetable oil on your clean solid bottom board and twenty four hours later check for mites. If you find three or more mites it is time to treat the hive. Another method is to use a shaker and put about three hundred bees in it. You then add icing sugar

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or alcohol and shake the bees. The mites will dislodge and you can then count them.

If using icing sugar the bees will clean themselves off and rejoin the hive.

There are many methods to treat for mites and what you use depends on the time of year. This is where an experienced beekeeper comes in. I find that the experienced beekeepers are generally happy to share their knowledge with new beekeepers.

Treatment methods are also changing as new products are being found.

Beekeeping can be a rewarding hobby if done correctly. There are things that we can control such as mites and other things that we cannot such as weather. Every beekeeper has a responsibility to take care of their bees for their bees’ sake and for the other beekeepers. I would like to welcome anyone with bees to come to our monthly meeting at Providence Farm on the third Wednesday of the month. We have an early session at 6:30 for new beekeepers to ask an experienced beekeeper any questions that they may have. At 7pm we begin our meeting with a guest speaker and our meeting is usually done by 9pm.

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SUNDAY AUGUST 26TH 9:30 – 4:30 PM 3810 Cobble Hill Road A celebration of “awakening to wholeness” at Silverside Farm to connect like-minded people of the Cowichan Valley with the many vibrant health and wellness offerings in our locale.

Whether a professional, participant, entrepreneur or volunteer, it is an opportunity to come together as a community to share and participate, heal, and inspire.

• Indoor & Outdoor Marketplace of wellness practitioners and healing artists • Move ‘n Groove tent with a schedule of movement arts to participate in • Soul Sounds tent for kicking back and dancing to local musical talent • Wisdom Room, featuring speakers on “leading edge” topics of healing to inspire your ability to THRIVE • Feature Artist: Cheryl Bakke Martin of Inspirations Studio, • Foodie Vans to “whet the appetite”

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YOGA FOR WELLNESS

ong days of sun, fruits and flowers to harvest and process, visits with friends at the river.

Summer can be a busy time in the Cowichan Valley.

I find it harder to make it onto my yoga mat, and find my feet are sore and tired by days end.

I look for poses that have big benefit to cool and calm the nervous system, and help me return to a quiet and centred place.

Viparita Karini (Legs up the Wall Pose) Legs up the wall is a classic restorative and yin nourishing pose. It has many variations and can be accessible to everyone with a variety of benefits.

This pose is especially wonderful If you are healing from any injury to the foot, ankle, hip or leg, or have any swelling in the legs or ankles. I like to practice this before bedtime, after a cool shower.

When you bring your legs up the wall, come up mindfully and slowly. The hips can be 6 inches or more away from the wall.

You will know when you have found the perfect distance (for your pelvis to be away from the wall), as there should be no pain or tension in back or backs of legs. Knees can be straight or bent. Gently move the toes away from the face, and then towards the face. Wiggle the toes and breathe into the ankles and feet.

Adjust the head and neck to release, let the upper arms be heavy, Pelvis is heavy.

Feel the thigh bones nestling down into the hip sockets. Feel the weight of the feet and legs nestle into the pelvis, and the back body become heavy into the earth. Notice what is happening in the jaw, the face and the skin, and see if you can soften in these places.

Legs Up The Wall

support folded up blanket under hips for extra height pillow or folded blanket across abdomen arms out to sides or hands on belly Sushumna Breath In yoga, the Sushumna is the centre chanel for energy flow, and is also described as the inner flute or hollow bamboo.

Softly close the eyes. Imagine a bamboo reed up and down your inner centre line.

Feel the inhale of breath rise and fill the flute, allow the exhale to softly bring you back towards the navel.

Ease all the edges of this pose, of the reed you visualize and the breath.

See if there is a sound that wants to arise with it: perhaps a buzzing bee sound.

Without forcing anything, see what emerges naturally.

The practice of yoga is a gentle and forgiving one. May you enjoy your body and your breath in your practice.

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Lindsay Campa as a Registered Massage Therapist, and Yoga Therapist practicing in the Cowichan Valley.

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Thrive Festival

hrive Festival is an “awakening of wholeness” and a celebration of community sharing for like-minded people. There will be many vibrant health and wellness offerings to connect, heal, and inspire. Whether professional, participant, entrepreneur or volunteer, it is an opportunity you won’t want to miss!

Yoga, Zumba, Jazzercise, Pilates, and more. You might also enjoy strolling amongst the vendors in our pastoral field or visiting our farm animals while enjoying a yogurt cone or some delicious tastes from our food vendors.

Thrive Festival takes place on Sunday August 26th 2018 ~ 9:30 to 4:30 at Silverside Farm 3810 Cobble Hill Rd. Cobble Hill

There is something for everyone at the Cowichan Thrive Festival; enjoy listening to informative speakers or soulful music, or join in with Move’n groove to

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4 Day August Yoga Intensives

xplore the eight limbs of Yoga, with Lilian Bianchi.

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Catherine Fraser

5412 Gore-Langton Rd Duncan 250-748-2067 catherinefraserart.com

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have painted professionally since 1983 having 33 one women shows and numerous juried shows. Paintings are owned by collectors worldwide. I engage in diverse artistic media, subjects and activities weaving creative processes.

I paint Plain aire and studio painting using watercolours, acrylics, oils and mixed media including photography.

My work is inspired and informed by interest in colour, patterns in nature, spirituality and exploring inner and outer space.

Using photography and oils has been an imaginative exploration echoing nature.

This winter and early spring while walking my dog I was aware of puddles with patterns between branches, I am interested in combining what is observable and

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patterns in nature. On my walks was aware of stain glass like puddles and the landscape seen beyond, foreground puddle, land forms, lake, hillside and sky.

The photography of branches attracted by the sap rising in the branches in the spring becomes an underpainting on paper for the oil painting which takes on a life of its own.I appreciate the painterly quality of the oil medium.

In the past my inspiration was to be in nature painting out doors using watercolours.

As a teenager and young person I travelled to sites that Emily Carr painted and artists such as Plato Ustinov, Murray McDonald, E.J. Hughes have influenced me.

Talking Arts Painter Catherine Fraser

Lately I have been inspired by attending retrospective shows of other artists such as Wyeth, Rauschenberg, Gorky and Klimt. I am always wanting to learn and explore.

Two years ago I had a solo show in Copenhagen Denmark, last fall a solo show at Portals Gallery in Duncan and just completed the successful Visions studio tour.

August show at Museum Contemporary Gallery Sheldon, Washington with SLMM.

Presently I have solo show at Cedrick’s Coffee House in Crofton and have window at Imagine That in August in Duncan and at the end of

The show at Imagine That will feature local landscapes in different media, included new images of art cards and prints.

My favourite tools are all art materials. For me, the subject matter dictates what materials I will use. I used to have a favourite watercolour brush called “ big daddy”.

August 3-31 Paintings by Catherine Fraser, Imagine That!, 251 Craig St., Duncan

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Artist talk at 6pm. Show runs until September 1 at The Ou Gallery. 3091 Agira Road, Duncan. FREE www.theougallery.com

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Textile Artist Connie Michele Morey at The Ou Gallery Connie Morey is a teacher at the University of Victoria and Vancouver Island School of Art and the Programming Manager at arc.hive Artist Run Centre in Victoria, Her exhibition, “Dwelling” at The Ou Gallery in Duncan, opens August 9th and will include a large wooden structure and felted sculptures inspired by her rural childhood, and family traditions of masonry, construction, craft and textiles. Show runs until September 1st. Free entry, all welcome.

Thursday, August 9, 5-7pm Art Opening: ‘Dwelling.’

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Yard and garden waste dropped off at CVRD facilities is composted locally.

Yard and garden waste can include grass, lawn and hedge clippings, flowers, weeds, leaves, and shrub and tree branches less than 3 inches wide. Carbon-rich yard and garden waste is mixed with nitrogen-rich food waste and then turned into a reusable resource - compost! After the composting process is complete, it is ready for use by businesses, landscapers and homeowners.

Composting yard and garden waste is a great example of how local waste can become a local resource.

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Applying precise temperatures, moisture and time, in-vessel composting facilities effectively destroy weed seeds. However, certain invasive plants are not accepted in regular yard waste. Knotweed, Giant Hogweed, Poison Hemlock and Spurge Laurel are toxic and and/or prolific and must be handled separately to protect staff. These plants must be bagged and securely tied off, and brought to a CVRD Recycling Centre for safe disposal. This disposal is also free of charge.

You can learn more about recognizing and reporting invasive plants through the provincial Report-a-Weed invasive plant program. The program uses citizen-science to collect information on the location and spread of invasive plants, to inform the public and to effectively control the spread of invasive plants. Reporting is easy. You can download the Reporta-Weed mobile app, call 1-888-WEEDS-BC or visit the provincial website www.for.gov.bc.ca.

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Buyers in the home or property market must take care to have the property’s well system and the quality of drinking water properly inspected. Sellers can avoid delays at settlement by addressing water quality concerns before the house is placed on the market or comes under contract. Proof of a recent water test and well inspection reduces the chance of surprises farther into the sale process. Further, a house with a properly maintained water system is worth more than a comparable property with a well system in disrepair or with contaminants in the

water. Consideration should be given to the placement of the well on the property to reduce the risk of potential contamination.

When purchasing a home with a private water supply, try to get as much information as possible on the construction, maintenance and condition of the well.

It is a great asset to have a copy of the well drillers well log. This quite often can help with things such as, estimated flow rate of well at time of drilling, water level, type of material well is finished in, and of course possible quality issues with the water. It is of importance as well, when a pump requires replacement and the installer has not worked on the system before, as well as having a base point to monitor any changes, such as flow or water levels. One of the main things to consider is what type well system you will need.

1. Well Systems There are three common types of wells: dug, bored and drilled.

Dug and bored wells are commonly used to produce water from shallow surface aquifers (less than 15 m/50 ft. deep); and, they are prone to contamination from surface

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collapsing. It could be a steel casing, concrete rings or an open hole in bedrock.

Inlet: The inlet allows water to enter the well from the bottom. There might be a screen at the inlet to prevent fine particles from entering the well.

Dug Well

water infiltration and to water shortages (see Figure 2).

Pumping System: The pumping system includes pump, piping and necessary electrical connections to pump water from the well into the house and a pressure tank to maintain constant water pressure in the house.

Submersible pumps are usually used in drilled wells, while shallow wells usually use centrifugal pumps, which are located out of the well, most likely in the basement or in a pump house (Figures 4a Drilled wells (10-20 cm/ 4-8 and 4b). in. diameter) are commonly Surface Protection: Drilled Well Surface protection prevents surface water and contaminants from entering the well.

This includes a watertight seal placed around the casing (annular seal), a well cap (.3-.4 m or 12-16 in.) above the used to penetrate deeper aquifers (15 m to greater than ground, and mounded earth around the top of the well 60 m / 50 ft. to greater than casing to divert rainwater.

200 ft.) and are more costly to construct, but generally provide a safer Paul Robinson is the source of drinking water.

An aquifer is an underground formation of permeable rock or loose material, which can produce useful quantities of water when tapped by well.

Another type of well used in surface aquifers is a sand point well (2.5-5 cm/1-2 in. diameter), which is a pointed well screen connected to a small diameter pipe driven into water-bearing sand or gravel.

Common Features of Well Systems Casing: Casing is the structure around the well hole which keeps it from

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he Cowichan Lake and River Stewardship Society and the Cowichan Watershed Board in partnership with Cowichan Tribes, each host an annual river cleanup, in the upper and lower rivers respectively.

These family-oriented events host up to 100 volunteers at each site and, all together, remove two tonnes (or more) of garbage from the river each year. Thanks to our local partners, a continental breakfast and BBQ lunch are provided for volunteers. The upper river event also hosts a bottle drive, with partial proceeds going to the Gerald Thom Environmental Studies Bursary. Volunteers will be assigned to teams and routes during registration. Children under the age of 14 must be accompanied by an adult.

Register a team in advance to be allocated a section of the river to clean with your team.

These soul-satisfying annual events help preserve the iconic Cowichan River. Come

Lower Cowichan River Cleanup Cowichan Tribes Councillor Debra Toporowski works with hardy volunteers to tackle one of the worst sites for garbage on the Lower Cowichan River. The goal is to clear the litter while the water is low, before it gets washed down river and to sea.

10th Annual Cowichan River Cleanup help! No experience needed.

What to Bring: Routes vary from shoreline strolls to hip-wading to deep water diving – please choose a route that suits your abilities.

Bring gloves if you Volunteers at Lake Cowichan take to boats for have them (some another successful litter cleanup. supplied). Wear a hat and sturdy footwear as we always encounter glass and other sharp objects. Bring warm-up clothes for afterward. If you wish, bring a floatation device,

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dive or snorkel gear, and canoes or row boats to help float your treasures to the shore. We also need 6-8 pick-up trucks (with drivers) to take materials to Bing’s landfill afterwards.

Upper Cowichan River Cleanup and Bottle Drive hosted by the Cowichan Lake and River Stewardship Society, Saturday, August 18, 9am - 2pm, Central Park, Lake Cowichan (10022 Park Drive, Honeymoon Bay) Free! For information visit www.cowichan-lakestewards.ca or call Sandy

(250) 710-6779 Lower Cowichan River Cleanup, hosted by the Cowichan Watershed Board in partnership with Cowichan Tribes. Sunday, August 26, 9:30am-2pm, Cowichan Tribes Little Big House, (5536 River Rd, Duncan) Free!

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Opportunities for all ages and abilities on shore or in the water.

Free lunch for all participants thanks to our local partners.

• Children under the age of 14 must be accompanied by an adult. • Please bring your own gloves and appropriate footwear. • If helping in the water bring water gear, flotation devices, dive or snorkel gear, small row boats, etc. • Volunteers with trucks needed to haul material to the dump.

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ith all the enticing waterways in our paddling neighborhood…one must get curious and inspired to get out and paddle; but may ask “How do I start?”

A great first step is to take a class and learn the paddling basics (self-rescue, tandem rescue, tides & currents, weather, strokes, basic navigation and more) and when you go always take along the mandatory equipment – Transport Canada Guidelines (kayaks 6m or less).

Beautiful Maple Bay

• Lifejacket • Buoyant throwline 15m • Paddle • Bailer / pump • Sound signaling device – whistle However, if you are not ready to take a full sea-kayaking course you can still get out on the water by joining a guided excursion. This is a great way to get out and try sea-kayaking. A two hour Harbour Tour with Wilderness Kayaking out of Maple Bay gives you a safe guided experience to try out the sport. You will learn about the equipment, paddling strokes, safety training and enjoy the scenery from an on water perspective.

On the water you will get to paddle in the protected waters of Maple Bay; paddling along black sand beach, McKenzie beach, hidden cove, Chisholm Island and Paddy’s Mile stone and more.

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Sea Kayaking – How do I Start?

If a day trip with a picnic is more to your liking then you must try the Sansum Narrows Day Tour! On this guided tour you will paddle through light current areas taken at slack, pristine wilderness, past coastal bluffs and natural rugged coastlines with secluded beaches. Come prepared to enjoy the serenity of the water and a chance visit of one of the many marine or winged creatures typical for the area (otters, seals, eagles, shore birds, herons

and orcas).

Come and experience a Harbour Tour or Sansum Narrows Tour with Wilderness Kayaking! No experience necessary.

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Biggs Killer Whale have been seen almost every day in the Salish Sea since April.

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e have encountered whales on ever tour since mid April. We have been primarily spending our time with Biggs Killer Whales (mammal eaters) and Humpback Whales. The Biggs Killer Whales have moved into our waters and word is out that the Salish Sea is an allyou-can-eat marine mammal buffet. Since mid April we have had 93% sightings of Orcas in our waters. We track our sightings every year and this is an incredible record and speaks to how the Biggs Killer Whale population is thriving We have had only 13 encounters with the critically endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales since March. The past two summers the residents have been spending hardly any time in the Salish Sea as there are virtually no Fraser River Chinook in our local waters. The southern residents have been spending almost all their time offshore on the west coast of Vancouver where they are finding Chinook that are returning to the Columbia River. I am very surprised to have experienced such a drastic change in their travel patterns over the past two years. Historically I would have already encountered residents over 70 days by mid July. “No Fish , No Blackfish” The whale viewing regulations in the Salish Sea have changed

this July, it in now law in B.C. that a vessel shall not approach within 200 meters of a Killer Whale. This new law aligns itself with the current regulations in Washington State of 200 yards that came into effect 3 years ago. The 200-meter buffer zone is a good thing for our orca populations it enables them to forage and hunt without vessel interaction. There has been new vessel sound research from Jasco Marine in regards to vessel noise around cetaceans and it turns out the vessels we use make the same amount of noise as rainfall hitting the surface of the water at 200 meters traveling under 7 knots.

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Unfortunately the new whale viewing regulations don’t go far enough for a few reasons. There needs to be a permit system developed for commercial whale watching companies where by the number of vessels can be regulated and limited. The new 200-meter no-approach rule doesn’t apply for vessels in transit so ferries and tankers aren’t affected. These vessels have some of the loudest noise footprints and we are expecting a huge increase in tanker traffic in the coming years. Lastly there needs to be a 1km go slow buffer zone around all cetaceans in the Salish Sea this will do a great deal to help mitigate vessel noise. Please read and familiarize yourself with the new regulations if you are spending time on the Salish Sea this summer.

Simon Pidcock is Owner/ Operator of Ocean Ecoventures in Cowichan Bay

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Come Sing With Us!

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or the past 12 years, the Lila Music Centre has committed to sharing their musical voice in the community by collaborating with & performing in over 100 performances, events, bedsides, vigils, rallies, walk of nation, tree light up, concerts and festivals.

This past May, the Lila Community Choir co-hosted a fundraiser with the Cowichan Elders in support the 42nd Annual Elders gathering, last year the choir worked with the Cowichan Land Trust, in support of the Cowichan Estuary Nature Centre.

Called Sing for Cedar & Salmon, these well-attended community events brings together community through music. The Lila Community Choir aims to create a safe and nourishing environment, where people of all ages, cultural backgrounds,

ethnicity, and religious dedication and diversity can come together through song, play and joy.

The Lila Music Centre Community Choir, has been sharing their voices and bringing joy, not only with the audiences, but also with the singing participants, who meet new friends, learn new languages and develop connections and musical skills.

Director Cari Burdett, brings joy and warmth to the rehearsals and invites families, students, and adults to come and join in this Community Choir. No one turned down for lack of funds.

The choir meets regularly on Wednesday evenings from 5:30pm - 7pm. The Fall season begins Sept 13th.

To participate, email joythroughmusic@shaw.ca or call 250 701 0978.

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ea kayaking is a very popular sport enjoyed by many & women represent approximately half of this paddling population.

These statistics are certainly represented when considering the high proportion of women who are joining our beginner & intermediate kayaking courses.

Kayaking is not about strength but about technique & skill.

For example learning how to correctly paddle forward with the correct stroke technique will limit risk of incurring injury & improve stamina with less fatigue. Forward stroke is also all about using your ‘core’ muscle group.

Using your core correctly prevents pressure & stress on the arms & shoulders.

Most women seek formal training before they embark on a new activity as they like to understand how to do something properly to reduce risks involved.

There are many reasons why so many women are attracted one reason is the social

Paddle Like A Girl! experience of paddling..It is a great way to make friends with like minded people.

This can be through paddling clubs, Kayaking courses & Expeditions.

Whether you are considering taking a day paddle or an extended kayaking expedition blue dog kayaking can offer all these courses from both our centers in Mill Bay & Port Sidney.

We offer “all women kayak

adventures’ to the Gulf Islands & Barkley sound on the West coast of Vancouver Island. Our trips are unique as we combine the adventure of a kayak expedition with the opportunity to learn & improve kayaking skills, seamanship, camp craft & Paddle canada certification.

As well as skills & knowledge we often here the word “comraderie” that people love when out on an adventure or

taking a course. We encorage the group to come together as a team, sharing chores such as cooking ,washing up etc.

To learn more about what we offer for women please visit our website; www.bluedogkayaking.com Submitted by Alison Moorwood, Blue Dog Kayak

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- save TP tubes and stuff them with dryer lint - keep matches in a mason jar to keep them dry - dip cotton make up pads in candle wax to use as fire starter - burn bundles of sage to keep mosquitos away - corn chips work as kindling in a pinch

Tent set up:

- birthday banner flags and pool noodles make great markers on tent fly strings or awning stands - foam click together squares to cushion the floor of your tent - a mat at the door of your tent to keep dirt and debris contained - don’t forget a broom and dust pan - hot water bottles for cool nights - put up a tarp, it WILL rain if you don’t and if not it provides shade - give kids a labeled tote for their clothes and belongings , can pop outside or stack up to keep things organized

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- solar lanterns are becoming more affordable, remember to put them in the sun during the day - point a head lamp into a jug of water to cast more light - not eco friendly but glow sticks work well to keep track of kids when it gets dark and then make great night lights when the kids go to sleep

Cooking and Food Storage:

- blocks of ice melt slower than cubes and can be chipped for putting in drinks - make spaghetti sauce or other one pot dinner in advance and freeze to help keep cooler cold while its thawing - freeze gallon jugs of water instead of ice, no watery mess in the bottom of the cooler and you’ll have drinking water later - google a DIY wasp catcher and hang it away from eating and food prep areas - keep cheese and butter in air tight containers in the cooler so they don’t soggy - crack eggs into sealed a container for easy scrambled eggs - don’t forget tinfoil – useful cooking and leftover storage

Activities:

- keep kids busy with a scavenger hunt ie. Find a pretty rock, “y” shaped stick, heart shaped leaf, something round, something you think is a treasure etc

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Why We Should Read Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese

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nyone who has ever put a blade to the ice will want to read Saul Indian Horse’s story. Richard Wagamese’s convincingly real depictions of plays in the hockey rink grant the reader first hand experience from near the boards, if not on the ice holding the stick. Though that theme carries us as we travel through the book, it’s not the story. The real story - the bare bones – is the writer’s telling of an Ojibway boy’s life before and after being apprehended in the winter of 1961 at the age of eight, seized from the arms of his grandmother and thrown alone into the custody of the residential school system ---

where hockey seems to offer liberation and solace.

A young priest has built an ice rink and started a team for the boys. Saul’s small size and his ability to speak English make him an outsider. In the freshly fallen snow watching the others, he is inspired. From the sidelines, he begins to understand how the play will unfold. This knowledge hones Saul into a delicate, precise player. He excels, no longer the lost boy. He is the hockey player, connected again to a power bigger than himself.

He does well at increasingly demanding town hockey and tournaments, but at Junior A level the dream breaks under the assault. In face of the hostility and vengeance with which the other players and audiences in this “white ice, white game” have told him that he is the “Indian”, he hits the road to escape. Years later, he writes this account to help him revisit his life while he looks for healing.

One could say this is a book about the horrors of residential schools, and racism, how a passion could be a way to survive an extremely oppressive experience -- be it residential school or prison camp. In truth, it is about hope and the strength of family that allows a boy to grow into a man with courage to survive the effects of years of brutality

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The Warmland Book and Film Collective is called to action to explore, celebrate and learn from Indigenous authors and film – meeting

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Bears In The Hood

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very year hundreds of bears are destroyed in BC as a result of conflicts between people and bears. Most of these problems begin when people allow bears to access non-natural food sources such as garbage.

Garbage can contain significant food rewards (attractants) for bears and once conditioned they return to the food source repeatedly. If bears get habituated to human presence their natural fear of us disappears. Both food conditioning and habituation can lead to trouble for bears and people.

Residents in many neighbourhoods have experienced annual bear problems including property damage and concern for the safety of children and pets. Some areas are seeing bears for the first time as new residents bring old trash disposal habits with them.

Hotspots in our region include properties on lakeshores, stream corridors, and forest edges. In fact all of Cowichan Valley is bear country and bears roam widely through urban areas.

We can make our communities safer for us and improve outcomes for bears by placing trash out only on the morning of collection. Also consider purchasing a bear-resistant tote.

Avoid placing bear attractants into your backyard compost especially birdseed, meat, and fish. Bears and other wildlife

The Wildlife Alert Reporting Program provides a snapshot of black bear calls to the Conservation Officer Service since 2014. Try the program online and get automated reports to your email! https://warp.wildsafebc.com/warp/

should never be encouraged to linger in backyards. While it should be obvious - do not approach bears, even for a snapchat photo.

Although no bylaws prevent residents from putting trash out early, Sergeant Norris of the Conservation Officer Service reminds us that a fine of $232 may be levied if bears access garbage. “We need residents of the Cowichan Valley to know it is their duty to manage all their attractants on their property and this will prevent the needless killing of bears,” he explained.

Good news on this front is

building across the Province: Twenty BC towns are preventing human/bear problems by becoming certified Bear Smart communities. To learn more about what you can do at home to be Bear Smart visit WildsafeBC. com.

Call The RAPP hotline at 1-877952-7277 when you see wildlife in conflict or bears in an urban setting. Early reporting of at risk wildlife gives authorities a chance to prevent conditioning and habituation.

WildSafeBC is a program owned and operated by the BC Conservation Foundation and is funded in the Cowichan

Valley by the BC Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy along with the Cowichan Valley Regional District.

Todd Carnahan is a local conservation biologist and coordinator for WildSafeBC in the CVRD. Help Todd in black bear habitat on the Cowichan River Clean Up 9:30am Sunday, August 26th. Call for information on presentations, media, and school visits:250.210.7303 cvrd@wildsafebc.com www.wildsafebc.com Wildlife in conflict? Call the RAPP Line 877.952.7727

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Lucky Dog If your dog’s fat, you’re not getting enough exercise.

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he more often we see fat dogs the more normal it becomes. I see a higher number of people shaming the owners of healthy slender dogs in my travels than I do of people fat shaming dog owners. Shaming is never acceptable, but it shows me how our view is skewed on a healthy weight in dogs.

Fat dogs suffer; not from being teased, but from lack of energy, achy joints, digestive issues and skin and coat problems. All of these symptoms are not necessarily from the obesity as it is from the diet clearly being incorrect. The obesity is just another symptom of poor diet, and too much of it.

Your dog should have a waist when viewed from above.

(And no, there isn’t a single breed that doesn’t have a natural waist, so your pug or your bulldog is just fat; sorry.)

It’s not just the calories, it’s the carbohydrates. Dogs are not designed to digest carbs and one side effect of feeding

carbs is weight gain. Even a “grain free” kibble contains carbs in the binder that holds the kibble in a ball. Pea flour, potato flour, beet pulp, apple pulp and others will keep unwanted fat on your dog.

Carbohydrates also mess with your carnivore’s stomach pH. Dogs need a high acid in their stomach to digest raw meat and bones. This acidic environment also burns through pathogens keeping your dog parasite free. Carbohydrates lower the stomach acidity. When we feed carbohydrates, we are setting our dog up for worms and illness.

Our dogs can get fat right in front of us and we may not even notice. Our friends and even our veterinarians are polite and may not mention the rolls as you loosen her collar again. Adult dogs do not outgrow harnesses.

Would any dog lover find it acceptable if I made my slender one-hundred-pound dog pack around a thirtypound sack of hammer heads on his back 24/7? This is what your fat dog is experiencing and it isn’t fair.

I understand that some people and their dogs have an emotional attachment to food and its rituals. I guarantee that your dog will still love you if you give a healthy portion of food and cut the treats in half. Your dog may

be manipulating you and it’s ruining her health. There are other things to do besides eat.

And we all need regular exercise. Walkies need to be done every day. Make it a routine. Exercise doesn’t just burn calories, it works the lymph system to clear out toxins. And a nice walk gives your dog a chance to sniff around and check out the peemail. Make your daily walk as brisk as your dog can walk.

Off leash is ideal, but not

everybody can manage this.

We all feel better when we aren’t packing around sacks of hammer heads. It’s your job to keep your dog slender and fit. Now go for a walk.

I’ll see you out there.

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are designed not just to deny evidence and discredit opponents but also to imply broad public support for products or practices.

Many of the organizations are secretive about their funding and alliances, even as they attack social justice and environmental organizations over “foreign funding” and collaboration with international groups.

Fake Grassroots Campaigns Deserve Uprooting

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stroTurf looks and feels like grass — in an all-too-perfect way. But it’s not grass.

Now the well-known artificial turf’s brand name has taken on a new meaning, referring to purported “grassroots” efforts that are actually funded and supported by industry and political entities.

Some people, organizations and campaigns around everything from forestry to fossil fuels look and feel “grassroots,” but many are anything but. In discussions around climate change and fossil fuels, for example, we see groups like Canada Action (and its spin-offs, Oil Sands Action and Pipeline Action), Ethical Oil, Resource Works, the International Climate Science Coalition, Friends of Science and the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, among others.

It’s one tactic in the industry playbook. In a recent column, we discussed science denial campaigns related to climate change and caribou habitat protection. Astroturf campaigns

Astroturf campaigns aren’t new, but they’re becoming increasingly widespread and effective as social media and the internet play a greater role in shaping public opinion.

In B.C., they go back at least as far as the 1980s and ’90s, during the “War in the Woods” over logging in Clayoquot Sound.

To counter massive protests, the Citizens Coalition for Sustainable Development, also known as Share B.C., was launched with support from and ties to the forestry industry, later spawning a number of “Share” offshoots.

The tactic gained notoriety in the U.S. after the Environmental Protection Agency released a 1992 report about the health impacts of tobacco smoke on non-smokers. In response, the world’s biggest tobacco company, Philip Morris, launched a campaign “to prevent states and cities, as well as businesses, from passivesmoking bans.”

The company hired PR firm APCO, which warned that industry spokespeople are not always seen as credible messengers and that a “national grassroots coalition” would carry more weight. APCO then established the Advancement

of Sound Science Coalition to challenge the scientific consensus about tobacco smoke harms.

In his book Heat, U.K writer George Monbiot quotes a memo from tobacco company Brown and Williamson: “Doubt is our product since it is the best means of competing with the ‘body of fact’ that exists in the mind of the general public. It is also the means of establishing a controversy.”

The coalition, with additional funding from Exxon and other fossil fuel companies, went on to sow doubt about climate science. Its name illustrates another tactic: using labels and branding to convince the public they’re evidence-based or to blur distinctions between them and legitimate entities. In Canada, the International Climate Science Coalition and Friends of Science (both of which Tom Harris has been or is involved with), are anything but friendly to science.

A report sponsored by the U.S. Heartland Institute and promoted by Harris’s ICSC was published under the banner of the Nongovernmental International Panel on Climate Change, a name aimed at creating confusion between it and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

In 1998, a group called the Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine sponsored the Oregon Petition, which urged the U.S. government to reject climate change measures. It used the same font and format as the legitimate Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, prompting that organization to issue a statement distancing itself

from the bogus group.

As the internet and social media become greater forces in society, astroturf groups and campaigns are growing, especially around global warming. Armies of trolls and credible-sounding organizations spread similar messaging on a range of topics.

In keeping the forestry industry’s caribou science denial tactics, we can expect to see it using PR firms and ostensibly third party voices to make its case.

Although it would be difficult or impossible to end astroturfing, people can learn how to spot phoney “grassroots” organizations and campaigns.

SourceWatch and DeSmogBlog provide thoroughly researched information on a range of groups and individuals involved in these campaigns.

For the sake of public discourse and progress on important social, health and environmental issues, it’s up to all of us to critically assess all information sources.

David Suzuki is a scientist, broadcaster, author and cofounder of the David Suzuki Foundation. Written with contributions from David Suzuki Foundation Senior Editor Ian Hanington.

Learn more at www.davidsuzuki. org.

Dr. David Suzuki is a scientist, broadcaster, author and co-founder of the David Suzuki Foundation.

Written with contributions from David Suzuki Foundation Senior Editor Ian Hanington.

Learn more at www.davidsuzuki.org

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started kiting because I could see old age creeping up on me, and I didn’t want to lose time on the water playing with the wind!

Friends who had switched earlier advised it was much easier physically than windsurfing, and easier on the aging body once the initial learning curve was past.

I had started windsurfing in the early 1980s, on the original onedesign longboards; but it wasn’t until the 1990s I was on ‘real’ windsurf gear, water-starting (pulling yourself onto the board with the power of the sail) and going fast. A few people manage to windsurf into their 80s, but they are exceptional, and I’m not. To turn the windsurfer around, you either need to go

very fast and be very nimble to make it around the turn, or you need to do a controlled fall and water-start again, which takes a lot of energy. By comparison, once you have learned to start the kiteboard, you can simply slow down, dip into the water, and water-start the other way with no set-up. A good instructor (you need to take lessons to be safe) will have you going from about 2 to 6 lessons. Then you can progress at your own speed.

There is, of course, no limit to the potential if you want to progress your kiting to aerial jumps and tricks or foiling, but learning these can be punishing and is maybe best left to the young. But there is no kiting code-of-conduct to say you need to! Kiting “mowing the lawn” with no air time is a blast all by itself. Its always a great feeling to be slicing across the water, putting as much force into going

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upwind or as fast as you feel like, and turning to watch the spray make rainbows behind you. Once you have a little proficiency, the turns can feel like the best carving on powder or fresh groom you can remember from skiing or snowboarding. And, if you do it right, jumping modest heights (up to about 10 feet or so, plenty for most people!) is not hard to do, and you can float down to a pillow-soft landing.

Some hard landings when I first tried it put me off doing more for a while, but this summer I asked more questions of the experts and got the tricks for the soft landings. Some people do small floaty jumps, about 4 feet high or less, at low speed as part of their turning, and it looks like huge fun – I haven’t figured it out how to do those yet myself, but it is another goal for this summer.

I’m also learning to ride a surfboard kiting – that lets you get out in a bit less wind than a twintip board and has its own set of challenges and rewards.

And, I still love to windsurf.

Windsurfing on a good day is every bit as fun as kiting, but there is a distinctly different feel to it. My latest purchase is a windsurfing foil board, new

technology that lets you fly above the water. The flying is all about micro-balance and there is a lot less muscle force involved than regular windsurfing. Its absolutely magical to be flying above the surface with no sound and completely smooth – the chop has no effect on the board.

If it wasn’t for the inevitable crashes from a height, I’d recommend it to anyone of any age wanting a thrill. Its also much easier to learn than foil kiteboarding. I can manage lots of gear and want to continue both sports for the time being. But with any change of circumstance and I’m forced to chose, kiting will win out.

The Cowichan Valley is a great place to live if you are thinking of learning to kite or windsurf.

Nitinat is truly world-class and has instruction, and Cowichan Lake has some underused summer winds! Its also a relatively short drive to other places on the island with quite reliable/predictable wind.

Morley Eldridge is a Victoria-based archaeologist, kiter, windsurfer, and kayaker.

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the government will continue to honour this pledge for housing where it is so desperately needed.

Advocates have also criticized the strategy as too timid, such as the pledge to reduce chronic shelter usage in half by the year 2026.

Canada should have set a much more ambitious target.

Housing Rights are Human Rights – Upcoming Town Hall Meeting Alistair MacGregor is the MP for Cowichan-Malahat-Langford and the federal NDP’s Critic for Agriculture

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ith more than 1.7 million Canadian families without access to adequate housing, and hundreds of thousands of individuals who experience homelessness every year, it’s fair to say that Canada has a housing crisis.

The Cowichan Housing Association conducted a count here at home last year, revealing 89 adults and youth are living in absolute homelessness, with another 61 in hidden homelessness, staying in transitional housing, with a friend or a relative, or in substandard housing, just in the Cowichan region alone.

The Government of Canada announced a National Housing Strategy last November, something the NDP has been advocating for decades, with $40 billion earmarked for spending over a 10 year period, but that money won’t begin rolling out until 2019, which is the date of the next federal election. We can only hope that

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Safe, secure, and affordable housing is so fundamentally important for the future of Canadian families. People without adequate housing will continue to have trouble managing their daily lives. The stress of their situation can have profound negative effects on their mental and physical health. The housing affordability crisis in Canada has harsher implications for the most vulnerable members of our society, including single-parent families, seniors living alone, Indigenous households living on or off reserve, and recent immigrants.

An important part of representing your concerns in Parliament is receiving your input and suggestions through consultation.

That’s why I will be hosting a town hall on federal government support for housing issues towards the end of summer, in late August or early September. It is though open dialogue with constituents, stakeholders, and organizations that I hope to be able to compile a report for the federal government with specific recommendations based on your direct feedback.

Details of the town hall will be made available as soon as they are finalized, so please stay tuned, or subscribe to my newsletter on my website for updates. I hope you will come out and be a part of it!

WEBSITES, EMAILS AND VERBAL LINT By Rick Dennis MORE THAN JUST A WORD, IT’S A LIFESTYLE! Looking under “Directory of Local Services” in last month’s issue of Cowichan Valley VOICE your trusty columnist spotted Asrael’s ad for “Ayurevedic Life Transformations”. I had seen the word “Ayurveda” before and always wondered idly to what it referred.

Oh sure, I could look up the word in an online dictionary but I would prefer to get the meaning of the word from someone who specializes in it. So I asked Asrael.

“Veda Means Life and Ayur Means Knowledge. So The Knowledge Of Life”, she explained. “The essence of Ayurveda is connecting to the truth of your being, trusting in its divine intelligence, and creating space for you to thrive.

Body, Mind and Spirit.”

So what makes Asrael such an expert? “I am a certified Ayurvedic Practitioner and have completed over 3 years of training in Ayurveda, she told me, adding that she had received her training in both the US and India.

And what prompted her to locate her practice in the Cowichan Valley, I asked her.

“I had been living on Hornby Island, and my husband and I knew we wanted to be someplace that was connected to nature, yet had a vibrant community,” she replied. “The Valley felt like a place that we could thrive, and that would support the work that I was being called to offer (Ayurveda).

It’s been an amazing 8 years since we arrived, and we love it.”

For more information phone (250) 597 3973 and/or click on www.ayurvedic bliss.com for Asrael’s detailed website plus testimonials to her skills.

“Ayurveda is for everyone,” affirms the personable practioner. “ It’s all about your needs and attuning connecting to them.”

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Aries (March 21-April 19) This is a fabulous month for you! Party city! You have a strong drive to get out and have a good time. You feel lighter and happier and eager to socialize. Romantic relationships are upbeat and sexy. But your main thrust is your need to express yourself and be exactly who you are. No mask. You now have the freedom to do your own thing and be who you really are! Admittedly, Mercury retrograde will attract old flames back to your world.

Wow – you wanted more?

Taurus (April 20-May 20) You have a strong focus on home and family this month.

You might be more involved with a parent. Relatives from the past are coming out of the woodwork. (Stock the fridge.) Nevertheless, you will feel an increasing need to take time to regenerate and restore yourself so you can meet the demands of your world. Venus continues to attract social occasions and boost romance.

You can do it all, if you make time to invest in yourself. After all, you’re the director of your own movie.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) The tempo of your life is accelerating this month.

Expect more activity, short trips, visits and discussions with others. An erratic restlessness will prompt you to get out and do things! Enjoy a vacation because you want the stimulation of a change of scenery. Be sure your car or truck is working because transportation hiccups are likely. Ditto for confused communications. Fortunately, matters at home are smooth and wonderful for

entertaining and redecorating.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) The Sun is in your Money House of earnings, cash flow and possessions this month, which is why you will examine your relationship to wealth. Does your stuff serve your needs or are you a slave to it? Sometimes your involvement with property and possessions is actually damaging to your own best interests. You want to establish greater control of your life through the things that you own and value. This might mean you have to define your value system and assert yourself regarding those values.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Happy birthday! This is your chance to recharge your batteries for the rest of the year! The Sun has an almost magical effect of attracting people and favourable situations to you. (The Sun is powerful.) In turn, you will project yourself more forcefully than usual. Grin and bear it as you encounter silly errors and delays because of retrograde Mercury in your sign. When life gives you lemons – take them cuz free stuff is cool.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You want more privacy this month. This doesn’t mean you’re antisocial. Au contraire!

Fair Venus in your sign will encourage warm interaction with others. But your main drive will be for peace and quiet by removing yourself from the busy pace of the world. Use this time to make goals for your new year, which begins when on birthday. Write them down -- with deadlines. Scare yourself. “Advice to Myself.”

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) This is a social month! Go out in full dazzle! It will be easy to work and cooperate with others. Friendships will

be important. You want to hang out with people who share your values. Examine the role your friends play in your life. Study the people you hang out with because your friends are a reflection of who you are. Your idealism will be aroused, which is why you will support a worthy cause.

Old friends will pop up out of the woodwork. (Look sharp.)

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) The Sun is at the top of your chart casting a flattering spotlight on you! Others are impressed, especially parents, bosses and VIPs. Since you look so wonderful to others – use this! Ask for what you want. You don’t have to do anything special to get this crdit because people admire you. Hot tip: Don’t pretend to be something that you’re not because the truth will come out anyway. Friends and groups will be supportive to you now. For some, a friend could become a lover. (You sexy Scorpio.)

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You are the traveller of the zodiac – and this month brings opportunities to travel Yay me!

It will also bring you opportunities to explore in medicine, the law, publishing, the media and higher education. If pursuing these directions, go back to previous contacts and reopen negotiations because Mercury retrograde will benefit this dip back into the past.

Meanwhile, Venus is at the top of your chart smoothing relations with bosses and parents. (Some will strike up a romance with a boss.) Could be dicey.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) You will be passionate about everything this moth. Be careful you don’t overreact.

Expect to focus on shared property, taxes, inheritances and insurance issues. You will also be intrigued by hot sex!

(This is part of the

AUGUST passion and obsession that you will feel.) Meanwhile, opportunities to travel are alluring and beckoning. You might fall in love with someone who is “different.”

This could be an opportunity for you to settle financial business and agreements.

Fingers crossed!

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) The Sun is opposite your sign this month. Symbolically, this means the Sun is as far from your sign as it gets all year, and since the Sun is your source of energy, you will need more sleep. This polarized position of the Sun draws your focus to partnerships and close friendships. Meanwhile, retrograde Mercury will attract ex- partners and old friends back into the mix. Hmmm, it’s starting to get complicated! It’s a good time to study your relationships to see how they do or do not fill your needs. (Marriage is like IKEA -- easy to walk into but hard to get out.)

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) It’s been party city but a major shift occurs this month making you focus on work and daily responsibilities. Your drive will be to manage your life has effectively and efficiently as possible. You will refine your techniques to get the best results. Many of you by extension will apply this to your health. Yes, you want it all. You want to be perfect!

Pumped and healthy! This is a wonderful thing because is motivation is everything. If you’re motivated to work hard, be productive and as healthy as possible – your life can only improve! Kale Caesar! www.georgianicols.com

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Deadline August 15 for SEPTEMBER 2018 Issue 118 Acupuncture Acute or Chronic conditions • Substance dependency • Facial Rejuvenation • MSP & extended health coverage if applicable Wu Wei Acupuncture & Acupressure Clinic Frauke McCashin, R.Ac., Dipl.TCM 1 - (250) 710 3581 Mill Bay & Duncan www.worldwuwei.com

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In-Home Computer Lessons

Organizing your computer Office Programs Business Office Assistance

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