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Ts’uubaa-asatx preparing to raise community pole

Out of the coop:A group of residents is hoping to end the town’s chicken prohibition

Photo Drew McLachlanArtist Ron Hamilton (left) and Ts’uubaa-asatx operations manager Aaron Hamilton with Ron Hamilton’s original concept for the pole that he drafted in April.

The Lake CowichanGazette

Drew McLachlanLAKE COWICHAN GAZETTE

The Ts’uubaa-asatx Square totem pole has spent the last year as a major staple in the local dialogue, gaining attention for its declaration as a symbol of cooperation between the town and the local First Nation, its aspect of community involvement and the recent vandalism it was subjected to. Now the band is preparing for

the � nal step in the project, and are inviting residents to take part in its raising.

The raising ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. on September 5 at the Ts’uubaa-asatx Square. The “gift to the community” will be raised in quadrants, with members of the forest industry, RCMP of� cers, � re� ghters and � rst responders, members of the local band and local youth all taking part.

Following the raising of the pole, members of the Ts’uubaa-asatx will be performing a traditional song and dance for those in attendance, which they have been rehearsing in Ts’uubaa-asatx Square over the past weeks.

At 11 a.m., Artist Ron Hamilton, Ts’uubaa-asatx Chief Cyril Livingstone, Mayor Ross Forrest and other dignitaries will speak on the project. Afterwards, guests will be invited

to Centennial Hall for a lunch provided by the band, where chiefs of nearby First Nations will also speak on the project.

Ts’uubaa-asatx operations manager Aaron Hamilton said that they are expecting 150 to 200 guests to be present at the pole raising ceremony, including First Nations chiefs and elders from across Vancouver Island and those who contributed to the project � nancially or otherwise.

The pole project � rst began in November, when the band announced they would be carving a totem pole as a “reciprocal gift” to the town, after being granted naming rights to the new town square, now called Ts’uubaa-asatx Square. Artist Ron Hamilton arrived in Lake Cowichan in April to begin the design phase of the project.

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Cowichan River Cleanup:Volunteers bring up less garbage this year — which is a good thing

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Lizard Lake Fire:Smoky skies advisory for Lake Cowichan and Valley lifted

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Continuing the trend that’s been present over the last few years, this year’s Cowichan River Cleanup saw less garbage being retrieved from the river than its predecessor, but as organizer Sandy Cumming explained – that’s a good thing.

“We didn’t pull up as much garbage as last year, but that just means there’s less garbage left, less old stuff,” he said. “But even if all we find is one can, we’ll still do it. It’s good for the community, it brings people together.”

Organized by the Cowichan Lake and River Stewardship Society, the Cowichan River Cleanup recently took place for its seventh year in a row. The turnout of volunteers was also lower than last year’s, with 93 people spending their morning and afternoon cleaning the river, though last year’s Cowichan River Cleanup saw 106 registered volunteers take part. Though turnout took a dip, Cumming said that he wasn’t even expecting 93 volunteers this year.

“I think the smoke and the negative press surrounding that had an effect on the River Cleanup,” he said. “There were pictures on TV the day before that were showing Lake Cowichan almost sucked in by the smoke, so I’m surprised anybody showed up. It’s a testament to the people who live here.”

Along with the locals, the Sundown Diving Club from Nanaimo was also in town, as usual, scouring the bottom of the river for trash. A few tourists were also on hand to help with the cleanup, including a family from southern France, a man from Brazil and a woman from Germany, who spent the day diving.

The most common items retrieved from the Cowichan River were beer and pop cans, though this year also saw an unusual amount of bottles collected, particularly near the Riverside Pub.

“Every year we find quite a bit

there,” Cumming said. “At this point we’ve collected enough to keep us going for years.”

As is expected by now, volunteers also brought up a few odd pieces of garbage from the Cowichan River, including a set of wheels that Cumming suspects came from the front of a train.

“It makes me wonder where the rest of the train went,” he joked.

The wheels have been donated to the Kaatza Station Museum. Money received from can and bottle refunds will go to the Stewardship Society to be used for their shoreline and boater education programs.

A cleanup of the lower half of the river is being organized by the Cowichan Watershed Board and will take place later this month.

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River Cleanup volunteer numbers down, but so is garbage

Photos Malcolm ChalmersAbove: David Short and his family, visiting from their home in France, wanted to help out by volunteering at the Cowichan River Cleanup on Saturday (August 15). An estimated 93 volunteers were there to help pull garbage and recyclables from the river. Other volunteers included Sundown Scuba Divers from Nanaimo and a crew from Cowichan Search and Rescue.

Below: Sandy Cumming, organizer of this year’s Cowichan River Cleanup, with one of the larger items pulled from the river this year. The railway wheels, probably from a mining cart, was donated to the Kaatza Museum for their mining display.”“We didn’t pull up as much

garbage as last year, but that just means there’s

less garbage left.Sandy Cumming

Kaatza Museum given train wheels found during the Cowichan River Cleanup

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A group of residents were present at a recent town council meeting, taking up an issue that’s remained controversial in Lake Cowichan for decades. But as Lake Cowichan resident Becca Shears explained, the opposition may have lost its edge.

For Shears, Lake Cowichan’s “chicken prohibition” first became an issue for her two years ago, when she was forced to get rid of her own flock, six hens, after a neighbour filed a complaint.

“It was a completely unfounded complaint,” Shears said. “Our neighbour just didn’t want us to have them, he was concerned about rats. If you live near the water, rats are going to be an issue. If you take proper care of your chickens and your coop, you won’t attract rats.”

While current bylaws prohibit residents from keeping chickens, they are only enforced by complaint. According to Shears, there are at least 40 households in town currently keeping chickens. The current situation, Shears said, is creating more problems than it prevents, as it presents no guidelines for ensuring chickens are well-kept and not becoming an issue for neighbours. She argued that the most common complaints: noise, smell and rats, could be counteracted through effective regulation.

“There are people who aren’t taking care of their hens, but they could be,”

Shears said. “When you regulate something you create accountability.”

The benefits, Shears claimed to town council, are numerous, and include reducing stress on the composting system, reducing insects and other pests and health benefits related to residents having easier access to fresh eggs.

Shears has already gained significant support for the reworking of the bylaw, collecting 400 signatures via door-to-door petition. She estimated that 80 to 90 per cent of the residents she spoke to were in favour of her proposal. According to town CAO Joe Fernandez, the town has only received one or two complaints regarding chickens

in the past few years.This marks the second time

Shears has taken up the issue of chickens with council. Two years ago, she made a similar proposal, which failed to proceed to referendum after being voted down three to two by town council. With two new council members joining the table after last year’s election, and with Bob Day and Tim McGonigle, the two councillors who voted in her favour, retaining their seats, she’s confident that the time has come for change.

Shears used Duncan’s animal and Poultry Regulation Bylaw as an example for Lake Cowichan to follow. The bylaw contains 24 regulations that must be followed in order for a resident

to retain their hen license, including keeping no more than six hens, ensuring that each hen remains in a coop or pen at all times, providing adequate perches and space within a coop, keeping each pen and coop free of vermin and debris and storing feed in an airtight container.

Town council will be voting on the outcome of Shears’ request at the next finance and administration committee, which is scheduled for September 8 at 5 p.m.

“I feel pretty confident that we’re going to see a change soon,” Shears said. “Maybe [Mayor Ross Forrest] has changed his mind. It’s a new council — they know it’s time.”

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Photo Drew McLachlanBecca Shears and several other residents were present at a recent town council meeting to request a reworking of the town’s bylaws concerning chickens.

Could Lake Cowichan’s chicken prohibition be coming to an end?

Ts’uubaa-asatx pole will become a ‘focal point’ for tourism, says Aaron Hamilton—Continued from the front page

As Ron Hamilton began carving the pole, he caught the attention of many residents, who would stop by to check out his progress or ask questions about the design.

“I’m definitely pleased with how it turned out,” Aaron Hamilton said. “The feedback has been very positive and the reaction from the community was very reassuring. The town has helped in any way they can and the Farmers’ Market has been very accommodating with us using the stage [in Ts’uubaa-asatx Square] to carve the pole.”

Fundraising for the project began in April, when members of the public were invited to take part in the rough carving of the pole, in exchange for a donation, with no minimum amount required. Ron Hamilton explained the motivation behind the decision.

“I’m interested in having help from the people in the community, especially young people — even just one swing of an axe,” he said back in April. “They can feel an ownership [over the pole], which could save it from the vandalism many totem poles are subject to.”

Despite their intentions, the pole became the target of vandalism on Canada Day (July 1), when Ron Hamilton returned from his lunch break to find eight separate marking made with indelible pencil, which had to be scraped off the pole. Although many of the

marking were vulgar, the act of vandalism didn’t seem to be racially motivated.

“They weren’t derogatory, there was nothing racial, it was all childish stuff,” Aaron Hamilton said. “Ron had to scrape off a layer from the pole; you can’t erase pencil from wood. It wasn’t enough

to destroy the pole but it was enough to distort it.”

Due to the content of the vandalism, he suspected the vandalism to have been carried out by a group of kids.

He also confirmed that once the pole is raised, the band plans to install security

cameras in order to protect it from further vandalism. He said that the cameras may be included as a feature of the pole in some way, such as being used for remote viewing of Ts’uubaa-asatx Square, similar to the cameras on Highway 18. Aside from the recent incident, he said the activity surrounding the pole has been exclusively positive.

“There’s been a buzz around the pole that hasn’t happened in this town for a while,” he said. “It’s generating an interest in understanding our culture and the culture of the town, and I’m confident that it’s going to have an impact on bringing more cultural awareness... I’ve seen tourists checking it out; it’s going to become a focal point to stop for and any reason to stop in town is good.”

For more information on the pole raising call the Ts’uubaa-asatx office at 250-749-3301.

”“ There’s been a buzz around the pole... It’s

generating an interest in understanding our culture.

Aaron Hamilton

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The � rst, and perhaps the only complete English-language debate in this long federal election campaign has helped de� ne the issues, and the non-issues.

I’m not going to try to tell you who “won” or “came out swinging,” because this is not a sporting event. If you’re paying attention in August, bless you, and you probably have a favourite already.

First, let’s deal with Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s diabolical scheme to extend the length of the formal election period. This, according to national pundits, is an extension of his evil plot to attract more � nancial supporters than the other parties, and spend the money. In other words, it’s a non-issue and any opponent who dwells on it looks like a whiner.

This is the � rst election in modern Canadian history to follow a four-year schedule. National pundits spent months telling us Harper was going to use a loophole in his own election law to call a spring vote before the economy tanked. Didn’t happen, and now the Conservatives are rightly under scrutiny about their economic management. Incumbent manipulation of election timing is over, and that’s good.

Scheduled elections by their nature create longer campaigns, as demonstrated in BC and the United States. So they should be conducted under formal campaign rules, which limit the noise of public sector unions and other special interests.

Another non-issue is the non-existent de� cit and recession that supposedly grips Canada. On actual results, there is a slim surplus, and if – a big if – Saudi Arabia continues to depress world oil prices, there may be a modest de� cit by next spring.

The Bank of Canada’s recent move to devalue the dollar has already produced a rebound in exports and tourism, which any government would appreciate. Have you tried to � nd parking at the mall lately?

Of particular interest to BC voters is the contest between NDP leader Thomas Mulcair and Green Party leader Elizabeth May. May used what may be her only national debate appearance to press Mulcair to oppose the TransMountain pipeline expansion project before hearings are complete.

Mindful of Adrian Dix’s disastrous 2013 decision to do the same in BC, Mulcair insisted he would wait for the federal review, even though he considers it to be inadequate.

This is, of course, all theatre. Based on their actions, the NDP, Green Party and Liberals are all opposed not just to oil pipelines but export gas pipelines as well. Liberal leader Justin Trudeau wants to cancel capital cost allowances for lique� ed natural gas investment that have been granted by BC and Ottawa, which could be a deal-breaker for LNG.

BC NDP leader John Horgan formalized his opposition to the TransMountain expansion last week, in a letter � led with the National Energy Board. But we’re expected to believe that Mulcair has a different

position, for now.Harper was forced to admit

that his long effort to persuade US President Barack Obama to approve the Keystone XL pipeline has failed, and the project will have to wait until Obama leaves of� ce next year.

The debate also con� rmed positions on Canada’s modest role in bombing Islamic State terrorist positions in Iraq and Syria. The Conservatives are for it, and the Liberals, NDP and Greens are against it.

Trudeau set the stage for the contest in Quebec, which BC voters can only watch from afar to see if it once again decides the shape of their federal government. Trudeau pushed Mulcair on his cynical bid to court the separatist voters who suddenly swung to Jack Layton’s NDP in 2011.

Like petroleum prices, it’s beyond our control.

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BC Views: Problems con� rmed for local government auditor The release of a spring survey of BC municipalities confi rms the problems that led to the fi ring of BC’s fi rst Auditor General for Local Government in March.The Union of BC. Municipalities surveyed the 17 local governments that had participated in former AGLG Basia Ruta’s reviews by March. All but one responded that AGLG staff and auditors lacked understanding of how local government operates in BCOne community with RCMP service said the AGLG was “not quite sure how to assess our situation” because the municipality had little discretion over the terms of its policing contract.The survey also found that high turnover in Rutia’s offi ce

hampered its performance audits. That was one of the factors that led to Ruta being fi red, after she refused to cooperate with a review of her offi ce’s functions.Former BC auditor general Arn van Iersel was appointed acting AGLG in April and is working with the UBCM on its recommendations, including training of audit staff.Hired to execute an idea proposed by Premier Christy Clark in her 2012 bid for the BC Liberal Party leadership, Ruta set herself a target of 18 audits in the fi rst year. Clashes with staff at her Surrey offi ce and her supervising board began to emerge, and only one audit was completed in that time.

BC Views: First debate de� nes election issues

Sorting out federal election issues

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Street BeatCowichan Lake SAYSWe asked: When the stage three water restrictions are lifted will you continue to use some of the water saving habits you have had to adopt?

With Malcolm Chalmers

Music in the Lake: Summer Nights wraps up next weekend

Lake Cowichan’s annual summer concert series Music in the Lake: Summer Nights will be coming to a close on August 29.

This year saw eight concerts being held at Central Park with musicians from Lake Cowichan and across the Island performing every other Saturday, including the McCandless Family, Jan Matthews in Overdrive, Genevieve Charbeneau and the Wild Sundays, Pixelle, the Good Times

Band and more. Organizer Elvin Hedden said that

the group is planning to resume Music in the Lake: Winter Nights, the monthly indoor concert series, sometime in autumn, though they are reconsidering branding due to its popularity taking it beyond the winter months.

Admission to the August 29 concert will be $5 and refreshments will also be available on-site

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Damian Pierre“Yes, I think so, I don’t use much water normally. I live in an apartment building and we don’t have a lawn or anything like that.”

Sue Gibson“We don’t use a lot normally, maybe we’ll top up our pool a bit. We don’t wash our car at home, we’ll go into Duncan for that. I think we’ll stay pretty close to what we use now.”

Nichole Van der Schaaf“I might, I’m not really sure. We are on a well so during the summer we typically watch what we use already.”

Adam Burns“I try to conserve at all times. I am pretty conscious of our use since the municipality started charging for water. I’ve also visited many places, like South America, where you always have to watch what you use.”

Richard Skip“Yes, I will probably change the way I use water. I will also try to get some more storage around the property as well.”

Photo Malcolm ChalmersLake Cowichan Chiropractor Dr. Laura Hughes with her staff and family served over 300 hamburgers at her Annual Patient Appreciation Day on Saturday (August 15). Along with refreshments there were door prizes, music by Ken Ball, a bouncy castle for the kids and free light therapy and postural checkups.

Photo Malcolm ChalmersSyzygy Blue (pictured), featuring members Steve Lalonde, Anni Morisette, Glyn Davies and Mike Sharp, played Music in the Lake: Summer Nights on Saturday (August 15), followed by Jan Matthews in Overdrive. The � nal Music in the Lake: Summer Nights concert will take place August 29.

Cowichan River � ow further reducedAs the drought continues, so is the

reduction in � ow for the Cowichan River, with Catalyst Paper recently slowing the river � ow to 4.5 cubic metres per second.

The reduction was made in order to store as much water as possible in

the Cowichan Lake.Studies are currently taking place

in hopes of determining the effects of having the � ow reduced to such a low amount, including the effects on � sh populations where the river is particularly low.

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The Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD) recently added nine new sites to their Heritage Register, including three within the Cowichan Lake Area. As CVRD planner Katy Tompkins explained, the designation is an important step in conserving the community’s heritage values by conserving the buildings themselves.

The three local buildings added to the register last Thursday (August 13) are the Honeymoon Bay Community Hall, the Youbou Community Hall and the Mesachie Lake Hall. Tompkins explained that these sites were chosen based on several factors relating to both

the past and present.“The Honeymoon Bay Hall,

for example, has a lot of social and historical value,” she said. “It shows how the area was settled, it shows the relationship between the logging industry and the area and it shows the value of bringing people together. Its value is more social than architectural.”

The approval process requires each potential site to be reviewed both locally and provincially before being added to the register. Though there is typically no physical commemoration of the site’s status, unless the landowner applies for one, being on the register can help ensure that the heritage value of a property remains intact should the owner

apply for rezoning. There is also hope within the CVRD that making the Valley’s heritage buildings known to the public will also bring in tourism.

Though the Heritage Register was first launched in 1999, the first site was not officially added until 2009, with the majority of the sites, now 14, being added this year. Tompkins credited student Holly Robinson, who was hired as a planning assistant for the summer, for helping them make headway with the register this year. She said that she hopes they can continue to hire students in the future in order to continue their work with the Heritage Register, as close to 100 sites have been placed under consideration to be added to the register.

Town council supports Island-wide trails project moving forward

CVRD hopes register will protect heritage values in the future

Photo Drew McLachlanThe Honeymoon Bay Hall, chosen for its social and historical value, is one of the nine sites recently added to the Heritage Register.

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Lake Cowichan town council voted last Tuesday (August 11) to move a letter in support of Tourism Vancouver Island’s Trails Strategy, which aims to stimulate economic growth and tourism in the area by enhancing the Island’s many hiking trails.

Now entering the second phase of the three-phase project, Tourism Vancouver Island is

currently developing strategies on how to physically improve the selected trails by adding signage, improving mapping, marketing them to tourists and attracting investors to fund future trail improvements, management and promotion.

“Our trails are an important aspect of tourism,” Mayor Ross Forrest said at the meeting.

The first phase of the project, conducted in February, saw 235 trails across the Island, including some in the Cowichan Lake area, catalogued into the

organization’s “trail inventory.”In a release, Tourism

Vancouver Island president Dave Petryk said that the organization hopes the proposed trail network system will provide a benefit for not only tourism, but to local residents by improving the outdoor recreational activities already available.

It was also noted that the Trails Strategy is being designed in a way that could be replicated on a provincial or national level.

Nine sites, three local, added to CVRD Heritage Register


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The wildfire near Lizard Lake grew this past weekend to 250 hectares (617.8 acres), up from 150 hectares (370.7 acres) last Thursday (August 13) and 50 hectares, as it was reported on August 12. Though the fire has grown fivefold, the smoky skies advisory issued for the Port Renfrew and the Cowichan Valley, including Lake Cowichan, by Island Health and the Ministry of Environment on August 13 has since been lifted.

First reported on the night of August 11, the blaze began 1 km from Lizard Lake, 27 km south by southwest of Cowichan Lake. Over the weekend, the Coastal Fire Centre reported the fire to be 20 per cent contained, which has not changed as of this time (August 18). The fire is believed to be human-caused.

The original crew of 50 firefighters, two officers, five helicopters and heavy machinery has since been increased to a force of 110 personnel, including 50 firefighters, a strike team of 40 working on hot spots, 20 crew leaders working on logistics, mapping and planning, as well as nine helicopters, two excavators and four water tenders.

Having built a containment line around the fire, the crew is currently working on enforcing it as well as building an access road on the nearby ridge.

The Ministry of Transportation was on site on Monday (August 17) checking the stability of the Pacific Marine Road, which was closed to traffic shortly after the fire was reported. The ministry will be releasing information on a potential reopening of the road next week.

Coastal Fire Centre information officer Ellie Dupont, who is on site this week, explained that helicopters are the “tool of choice” for fighting the Lizard Lake fire due to the size and terrain, as the steep slope limits access of other resources.

Despite the Pacific Marine Road closure, evacuation is not a concern, as there are no structures close to the location of the fire.

“People in Lake Cowichan are concerned, though the fire is actually closer to Port Renfrew than it is to Lake Cowichan,” Dupont said.

The smoky skies advisory, which has since been lifted, was the result of “the venting and the amount of fuel burning at the time,” according to Dupont. Due to the nature of the fire, Island Health and the Ministry of Environment have warned that the smoky conditions could return as early as this week, depending on fire behaviour and meteorological conditions.

In the meantime, crews are continuing to monitor and put out hot spots, though the wind and heat have created what Dupont referred to as a “dynamic”

situation, with fires reigniting after being put out.

“With the heat and wind, there are flames popping up here and there,” she said. “Those fires are going to pop back up again after being put out. It’s not like flicking

a switch, this is a process that’s going to take time.”

According to the Coastal Fire Centre, heavy winds, up to 40 km an hour, fed the flames and contibuted to its initial growth.

For more information and

updates on the Pacific Marine Road closure, visit www.DriveBC.ca. For updates on the air quality, as well as for tips on how to reduce personal health risk during a smoky skies advisory, visit www.BCairquality.ca.

Photo Malcolm ChalmersAmidst the ongoing fire at Lizard Lake and the recent one near Skutz Falls, the forest fire danger rating is set to extreme while the campfire ban continues.

Photo Dennis SkalickyVenting and the large amount of fuel burning resulted in the heavy smoke seen around Lake Cowichan last week, also prompting a smoky skies advisory from Island Health and the Ministry of Environment, which they warn could return.

‘Dynamic’ Lizard Lake fire grows as smoke clearsPacific Marine Road, located between Port Renfrew and Mesachie Lake, remains closed

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This summer, while fishing for chinook salmon on the Dean River, we noticed an absence of larger salmon in the 25 pound and up class. These fish would have been five years old and they were largely absent because of some catastrophic floods that occurred in the Dean in 2010. The salmon had spawned in the fall and the subsequent floods destroyed many of the spawning beds, killing most of their eggs.

Fish are surprisingly resilient creatures. They have evolved to withstand nearly anything that Mother Nature can throw at them. In the next few months the fish in our river will experience one of the biggest challenges they have ever faced. They will have to survive very high temperatures over the next few weeks and low flows through September and possibly October.

One of the great adaptions salmon and steelhead have developed to cope with ecological disasters is to return to spawn in their native rivers at different ages. Chinook salmon and steelhead in particular can be several different ages when they return. Coho and chinooks also have jacks, which are very young precocious males that return with the larger mature fish. This strategy helps to re-seed the rivers if a particular year class is nearly wiped out like the chinooks in the Dean were five years ago. It is likely that this evolutionary safeguard will be put to the test in our river this year.

We are doing all we can to monitor and protect the fish that are in our river today and those salmon that will be trying to enter the river in the coming months. The Watershed Board Fish and Flows working group has decided to support the reduction of flows in the river to 4.5 cubic meters per second. By reducing the flow we can extend the time before we reach zero storage to the first few days of October, barring significant rainfall. As a condition of this flow reduction Catalyst has agreed to work with Cowichan Tribes, provincial and federal authorities and conservation groups to mitigate the effects of these low

flows. Catalyst has agreed to fund

flow and temperature monitoring in all areas of the river. They will support juvenile fish monitoring and salvage operations, as well as monitoring upstream migrations of spring and fall chinook salmon with swim counts. They will also supply funding for salmon trucking operations that are now being planned to help the fall chinooks reach their spawning grounds in the upper river.

This is just another example of our community working together to help build resilience to the effects of climate change.

We have a long history of stewardship concerns in our watershed. I recently obtained an interesting newspaper article from the Times Colonist that was in the Sunday paper July 8, 1951. The author, Paul W. Smith, was an angler who first fished the Cowichan in 1898 when visitors from Victoria had to spend the night in Duncan and take a stage coach the next morning get to Lake Cowichan.

He had some very interesting observations on the fishery stating “There were few fishermen but there were many fish—a hundred where there is today but one.” He noted that most of the fishermen

were “globe-trotting Englishmen of the old aristocracy” who had taken very long journeys to fish the Cowichan. These gentlemen clearly loved and respected our river and it’s prized rainbow trout.

Mr. Smith was very concerned about the apathy he perceived in the community about the health of the fish and the importance of the fishery for tourism.

About Lake Cowichan he stated: “Today, they have a logging-boom town, but what of tomorrow?” Later he added: “In these days of skyrocketing timber prices I can understand that for many the trout of the Cowichan River seem of little importance. But these trout could be a permanent resource worth more, in the years that lie ahead, than all the get rich quick wealth that has been realized from the timber that is now all but gone.” In 1951 there was almost no old growth left.

“And now a century, at least, must pass away before there is another crop.”

These words, written 64 years ago, still ring true today. The crops of trees being harvested today are far less than a century old. The old trees in our watershed are now all but gone yet our trout and salmon still endure. They have survived all the challenges mankind has

presented and our sport fishery is still a very important and renewable revenue source for our community.

Even today, with the low flow and warm temperatures, the salmon are swimming up our river. This morning the DFO technician downloading data from the mid-river fish counter said that 43 salmon had been seen in the past few days. These fish are very tough and are determined to survive. Their resilience inspires many of us to fight hard for them and all other residents of our watershed.

Our fish are about to face one of their biggest challenges yet. It appears likely that many of them may perish this fall but we know they will be back, with our support. That is what keeps us going every day.

The summer water storage problem is now being addressed with renewed vigor. It is too late for this year and probably next year as well but we know we can repair our river and rebuild our fish in a few years. All is not lost, quite the contrary, our fish have proven they can recover with our help and careful attention. While we work to improve the health of our fish we are also helping our watershed to sustain us for generations to come.

Cowichan River fish facing their biggest challenge this summer

Photo submittedLake Cowichan’s own Mary-Margaret Batyi (right) was in Merritt this past week to represent Lake Cowichan at the BC Ambassador Program Pageant. Batyi was one of three candidates chosen to represent our province as an ambassador. She also received awards for public speaking, knowledge and community presentation.

DFO: Department reports that 43 salmon have been seen swimming in the river in past few days

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enjoyed my day behind the wheel of the new Tucson. The meander-ing route allowed my driving partner and me to explore the many bays and coves along British Columbia’s idyllic Sunshine Coast. It’s in this sort of environment that the 2016 Tucson will have older buyers admiring its exceptional level of operational refinement and day-long serenity. It delivers a near-premi-um driving experience, though not a particularly exciting one.

A smooth, absorbent ride was clearly more the priority than searing per-formance in the corners and on the straightaways, and that’s fine by me.In redesigning the Tucson, Hyundai engineers focused on all aspects of quality in addition to refinement and styling. The latter of which has given us a vehicle longer, lower, and wider than its predecessor.Aboard the Tucson, one is immersed in a well thought-out cabin transmitting a sense deportment that was sadly lacking in the former execution. Today’s version is as accurately assembled as

the best of them in the fiercely compet-itive compact crossover segment.While Hyundai’s soft-touch surfaces and intuitive architecture are praise-worthy, it’s the larger slice of ‘content’ pie which they serve that sets the Tucson apart from its contemporaries under competing nameplates. “More for less” has always been a Hyundai hallmark, and the Tucson adheres to the credo with its outstand-ing list of standard and near-standard features, including safety tech such as Blind Spot Detection with Cross Traffic Alert, Lane Departure Warning, and Autonomous Emergency Braking with Pedestrian Detection. Thoughtful touches include heated front and rear seats, a heated steering wheel, dual-level cargo floor, and a remarkably convenient Proximity power liftgate. The latter opening by merely sensing the key in proximity of the liftgate for three seconds. No longer can the Tucson be con-sidered an entry-level crossover despite its modest across-the-board increase of roughly $400. The upscale climb includes the availability of an optional 1.6L turbocharged I-4 GDI engine harnessed to a segment-ex-clusive 7-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission (DCT).The turbocharged mill fortifies the AWD Tucson with 175 horsepower and 195

lb.-ft. of torque, and is the obvious choice for passing-lane adherents. The base 2.0L I-4 GDI (required with FWD) is the powerplant of choice for the modest. It shells out 164 horsepower and 151 lb.-ft. of torque through the auspices of a six-speed autobox. Three drive modes – Eco, Normal, and Sport – enable drivers to tweak engine response, shift mapping, and steering resistance, to correspond with the mood of the day. I really didn’t find a need for Sport mode, largely enjoying the Normal setting most.After spending a day administering the turbocharged and non-turbocharged Tucson variants, I departed the Sun-shine Coast with the view that Hyun-dai has raised the bar for refinement, comfort, and value in the compact crossover segment. Albeit, handling dy-namics and sheer athleticism may still belong to the likes of Mazda’s CX5.

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White, Rose Marie (nee Turko)May 1, 1941 to August 16, 2015

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the sudden passing of our beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother Rose White on August 16, 2015 at the Cowichan District Hospital

surrounded by her family. She fought a courageous battle with cancer. Rose is survived by her loving husband John of 54 years; her children Debbie (Willi) Konn, Rick (Lori)

White; grandchildren William (Vanessa), Amanda, Breanne (Tyler), Ashlee (Alex); special great grand-son, Jaeden; her mother Mary Turko and her siblings John (Betty), Bill (Lynn), Bob (Judy), Ann (Ed),

Doug (Rosa), Maryann (Steve) and their families. Rose was born in Golden, BC May 1, 1941 and her family moved to the Lake Cowichan area in 1943. Rose met John and married in 1961 and moved to Duncan and started her family. Rose was a stay at home mom that dedicated all of her time to her family. It was important that she was always in the

kitchen cooking special meals, never a dinner went by without a fancy dessert. Mom always opened her home to welcome family and friends to a good meal or visits on the sun deck. One of her joys in life was

hosting regular lunch time meals with her grandson William and his high school friends. A special tradition she held on to each year was Christmas baking with Debbie and Amanda.

The family would like to thank Dr. Postuk and the staff of Cowichan District Hospital for all of their care and compassion through this difficult time.

In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Canadian Cancer Society. A Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday, August 23, 2015 at Glenora Community Hall,

3660 Glenora Road, Duncan, BC from 1:00

– 3:00 PM“Mom we love you and will miss you so much, forever in our hearts”

Online condolences may be made at www.hwwallacecbc.com

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White, Rose Marie (nee Turko)May 1, 1941 to August 16, 2015

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the sudden passing of our beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother Rose White on August 16, 2015 at the

Cowichan District Hospital surrounded by her family. She fought a courageousbattle with cancer.

Rose is survived by her loving husband John of 54 years; her children Debbie (Willi) Konn, Rick (Lori) White; grandchildren William (Vanessa), Amanda, Breanne (Tyler), Ashlee (Alex); special great grandson, Jaeden; her mother Mary Turko and her

siblings John (Betty), Bill (Lynn), Bob (Judy), Ann (Ed), Doug (Rosa), Maryann (Steve) and their families.

Rose was born in Golden, BC May 1, 1941 and her family moved to the Lake Cowichan area in 1943. Rose met John and married in 1961 and moved to

Duncan and started her family. Rose was a stay at home mom that dedicated all of her time to her family. It was important that she was always in the kitchen cooking special meals, never a dinner went by without a fancy dessert. Mom always opened her home to welcome

family and friends to a good meal or visits on the sun deck. One of her joys in life was hosting regular lunch time meals with her grandson

William and his high school friends. A special tradition she held on to each year was Christmas baking with Debbie and Amanda.

The family would like to thank Dr. Postuk and the staff of Cowichan District Hospital for all of their care and compassion through this difficult time.

In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Canadian Cancer Society. A Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday, August 23, 2015 at Glenora Community Hall,

3660 Glenora Road, Duncan, BC from 1:00 – 3:00 PM“Mom we love you and will miss you so much, forever in our hearts”

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Our Community in Brief

Wine and Cheese fund-raiser for Lake Auxiliary

The Lake Auxiliary to the Cowichan District Hospital is hosting a wine and cheese event to raise funds to purchase equipment for the maternity ward of the hospital.

The group promises a fun-filled evening on October 3. In addition to wine and cheese tasting, the event will also feature a fashion show, cash bar, 50/50 draws, silent auction and door prizes.

Tickets are available at the Footwear Centre (42 South Shore Road) for $20.

Doors open at 6:15 p.m. and the event will start at 7 p.m.

Summer drop-in hockey at Cowichan Lake Sports Arena

Need to escape the summer heat? How about hitting the rink?

Cowichan Lake Recreation will be hosting drop-in hockey at CLSA every Sunday from August 2 to 30. Open to ages six to 10 (11 a.m. to 12:20 p.m.), 11 to 15 (12:30 to 1:50 p.m.) and 16+ (2 to 3:20 p.m.)

No contact. Full gear is required and the cost is $5.50 per player, goalies play free. Skate sharpening available for $5.50.

Call 250-749-6742 for more information.

Lake Cowichan Sparks unit looking for parent leader

The local Girl Guides are looking for a mother to join them as the leader of Lake Cowichan’s Sparks unit, which will form at the end of August.

The applicant must be available for a weekly one hour meeting, on Wednesdays from 3 to 4 p.m., as well as for camping trips and sleepovers. The Sparks unit is typically made up of 10 five to six-year-old girls.

Call Lola Sinclair at 250-749-3104 for more information.

Community meeting regarding Sunfest

Residents of Electoral Area I (Youbou/Meade Creek), along with anybody else who is interested, are invited to a community meeting regarding the proposed relocation of the Sunfest Country Music Festival to the area.

The meeting will take place at the proposed site across from North Shore Road on Highway 18 tomorrow (August 20) at 6:30 p.m.

Residents are welcome to express their concerns and ask questions to the owners of the property. For more information, email Mark Mitchell at [email protected].

—Drew McLachlan


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