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Drew McLachlanLAKE COWICHAN GAZETTE

While the issue of a seniors’ care facility in Lake Cowichan seems to have gone cold, with little progress in the past eight years, councillor Bob Day recently announced it was “time to turn up the burner” on the issue and begin looking at what the next step should be.

The town could be taking that next step soon, as they recently applied for a $19,850 “Age-

friendly Community Planning and Project Grant” from the Seniors’ Housing and Support Initiative. If the town’s application is successful, Chief Administrative Of� cer Joe Fernandez said the money will be used to � nance a study to determine what the needs of the local aging population are, and how to go about providing additional seniors’ housing and a care facility.

The development of a seniors’ care facility came up fairly

frequently during last year’s municipal election, making an appearance on the platform of a majority of the candidates, including those elected.

Councillor Lorna Vomacka was especially vocal regarding the need for a seniors’ care facility.

“There’s de� nitely a need for a seniors’ care facility in Lake Cowichan,” Vomacka said. “If people are in Evergreen [Senior Housing], they need to be able to look after themselves. Once they

need assisted care, they have to move to Duncan... Some of our doctors left Lake Cowichan two years ago, and a lot of our seniors left with them.”

The town previously set out to establish a seniors’ care facility back in 2007, when they attempted to purchase the J.H. Boyd property, located on Oak Lane. The property was to be redeveloped, though the town was never able to make a bid. When the town announced they would be seeking to borrow

$765,000 in order to make the purchase, residents called for a referendum, and the loan was eventually voted down.

The property eventually landed in the hands of private developer John Kelly. Kelly had plans to redevelop the property, possibly into a 22-bed care facility along with affordable housing, though due to zoning and sewage issues, his plans fell through. Kelly still retains ownership of the property.

—Continued on page two

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Seniors’ care centre back on the table

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Hockey Jamboree:More details and photos inside

Photo Malcolm ChalmersThe Lakers Blue Jerseys took home gold after winning the skills competition at the 2015 Lake Cowichan and District Minor Hockey Jamboree held last Saturday (Jan. 24). More photos on page 11.

CL Food Bank:Group receives large donation after facing tough times

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Council determining next step for seniors’ care centre

Drew McLachlanLake CowiChan Gazette

—Continued from the front page

Vomacka said that if the town pursues the J.H. Boyd property again, borrowing money may not be necessary, and if it is, she’s confident that the outcome will be different.

“[The public’s] attitude has changed,” Vomacka said, “people are more educated on what was going on at the time. The developers who went in and purchased it walked into some stumbling blocks, and had a bad relationship with the town. We can’t buy the property if the developer isn’t interested in selling it.”

Vomacka said that she became aware of the economic benefits that a seniors’ care facility could bring to town while on a trip to Lake Cowichan’s

sister town — Ohtaki, Japan. With nearly no commercial buildings in Ohtaki, Vomacka said she was curious as to how the residents make a living. She was told that most residents work for either the

town, the school or the local seniors’ care facility.

“I found that very interesting,” Vomacka said. “There isn’t much business or many jobs in Lake Cowichan, so our only chance to revitalize the town is to

keep the population up. Many of our pensioners are moving out of the area, and taking their pension cheques with them. If we’re losing our seniors, then how do we keep anyone else here?”

After bringing the issue up with the rest of council, Vomacka said the other councillors, particularly Bob Day and Carolyne Austin, were keen on the idea of prioritizing the seniors’ care facility.

While both Vomacka

and Day said they didn’t expect the plan for the seniors’ care facility to be “shovel-ready” by the end of their terms in 2018, they were both confident that council could make significant progress in the planning stage of the project.

“It might be a few years before we see anything,” Vomacka said. “The town has a reputation for making things hard for developers, so lots of them don’t want to come here. Before we move ahead, we need to know how to go about it. Nobody at the table knows how right now, we don’t have the contacts yet. We need to have a forum and bring in MLAs, seniors, Island Health and say ‘okay, what’s our next step?’”

J.H Boyd Property: Councillor Vomacka said she’s confident that ‘public attitude has changed’ regarding the town’s attempted purchase of the building back in 2007

”“There isn’t much business or

many jobs in Lake Cowichan, so our only chance to revital-ize the town is to keep the population up. If we’re losing our seniors, then how do we keep anyone else here?

Lorna Vomacka As many of you already know, It was voted by resolution on the Mayors reccomendation that I represent the Town of Lake Cowichan at the Cowichan Valley Regional District Board table. The CVRD Board consists of 9 Regional Directors and and 6 Municipal Directors. There are several standing committees, committees, commissions and authorities that various board members become appointed to as part of their duties. I am a member of the Regular Board, Committee of the Whole, Engineering Services Committee, Regional Services Committee as well as the Environment Commission and the Our Cowichan(Cowichan Valley Communities Health Network)

When sitting at our Town Council table it is my duty to represent the taxpayer as a whole, from the Town of Lake Cowichan. At

John McKinleyCowiChan news Leader

It’s a statement sure to make the local innkeepers smile.

An online magazine calling itself the concierge to Canada has declared Cowichan one of the country’s 20 Best Places to Visit in 2015.

Our valley ranked 13th in this, the fourth edition of a list published by vacay.ca, the same travel publisher responsible for the annual 50 Best Restaurants in Canada ranking.

While some entries made the list because of special events or anniversaries being held in those communities, Cowichan seems to have been included, in part, for its lack of such obviousness.

Rather like the quiet girl in a Hollywood romance, we have caught the eye of this leading man simply by being ourselves.

“Ever wonder what the Okanagan Valley was like back in the day? Before mega-wineries and crowds of weekenders?” vacay.ca’s writers rhetorically ask in a piece published Jan.

1. “Always wanted to spend time in a seaside town that is neither commercialized, nor economically stagnant? Most importantly, do you want to experience a place before the rest of the world catches on?

“It ranks on the Vacay.ca list of places to visit because — like much of the wine it produces — the Cowichan Valley is getting finer and finer.”

Cowichan’s wine and culinary industry was cited by the writers as foremost among our charms. They lauded our community for the variety and depth of gems hidden throughout our landscape, just waiting to be discovered. North Cowichan’s Tea Farm was singled out as a prime example.

And the conclusion of our write-up was as good as local tourism-boosters could have hoped for.

“Your answer should be, yes, I want to go to the Cowichan Valley in 2015. The culinary artists and boutique winemakers are producing such a high level of quality that you could easily explore here for days, gleefully

spoiling yourself.”The website touts

itself as an accurate forecaster and influencer of Canadian travel. It looks at a variety of factors when compiling the list, which is intended as a reading of prevailing trends.

“For 2014, Charlottetown was ranked No. 1 and Prince Edward Island tourism businesses reported a record year for revenue as $401 million was spent on hotels, tours and activities,” it states.

“In 2013, Vacay.ca ranked Fortress Louisbourg in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia as the No. 1 destination and it saw a 37 per cent increase in visitation from its 2012 levels.

“In 2012, Calgary topped the list and witnessed record numbers of travellers, many of whom arrived for the 100th Calgary Stampede.”

Hosting the Pan Am Games helped Toronto top this year’s list. Cowichan finished as B.C.’s fourth-most attractive destination, behind Revelstoke, Vancouver and the Okanagan.

Cowichan makes list of Canada’s top 20 destinations

Photo Dennis SkalickyA corner of the local library was alive with song and giggles last week as the Parent-Child Mother Goose Program was in full flight. The program offers playful, social time with rhymes, songs and storytelling for children and their parents.

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Drew McLachlanLake CowiChan Gazette

After getting through a rough year, which included losing their former location, things are now looking up for the Cowichan Lake Food Bank, after receiving a $1,741.93 donation from the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board last Friday (Jan. 23).

The donation was made as part of the Real Estate Board’s “Realtors Care Awards.” Given out annually, the funds typically go to not-for-profit, non-partisan organizations that are related to housing. Jason Finlayson, president of the VI Real Estate Board, said that they felt the Cowichan Lake Food Bank fit perfectly into the criteria.

“The fund goes towards a group that is related to housing, but without food, when you’re hungry, you can’t really look for housing,” Finlayson said.

Cindy Vaast, coordinator for the Cowichan Lake Food Bank, said that the group applied for the fund last November, and she was elated when they heard they had been chosen to receive part of the fund just before the new year.

Finlayson said that the VI Real Estate Board received five applications within the zone, which stretches from the Cowichan Valley to Ladysmith, with three organizations being chosen to split the pot.

Despite being the only food bank in town, the Cowichan Lake Food Bank had a close call with closure last year, after the Lake Cowichan Christian Fellowship, which had been housing the food bank’s operations for the past ten years, sold their building in November. The food bank was made aware of the situation back in 2008, and had been spending the past six years in search of a new home.

As a volunteer-driven, non-profit organization, the Cowichan Lake Food Bank’s search proved unfruitful until the Town of Lake Cowichan granted them a rent-free lease of the Mildred Child Annex building on 39 South Shore Road. The food bank is currently operating from the building, though with the six- to 12-month lease running its course, and renewal uncertain, the group continues to look for a permanent home.

“The building isn’t as big as we’d like, but

we’re glad to have more time to look for a permanent location,” Cowichan Lake Food Bank spokesperson Betty Sanddar said at the time. “For the time being it’s wonderful, it’s better than running the food bank out of a storage unit, which was our next option.”

Along with receiving a temporary lease, Vaast said the food bank has also seen a spike in donations and fundraising events on their behalf.

“We’ve seen quite a few fundraisers with us needing a new home,” she said. “The community has definitely backed us up 100 per cent, and there’s a quite a few people

who help us out throughout the entire year, like the Chamber of Commerce’s metal drive. It’s definitely makes it less stressful knowing we can take some time to look for a new location, instead of worrying about finding food. We have a contract for at least ten months, that’s ten months we can focus on finding a new location.”

Aside from community initiatives, the Cowichan Lake Food Bank also received a small grant from Food Banks BC last month, which allowed them to build shelving units in their new building.

To contribute to the Cowichan Lake Food

Bank, residents can leave non-perishable food donations in their donation box at Country Grocer or make a cash donation by calling Cindy Vaast at 250-749-6239, Katherine Worsley at 250-709-7854 or Betty Sanddar at 250-749-4802.

Those in need of the Cowichan Lake Food Bank’s services can sign up at the Community Services building on 121 Point Ideal Road. Food hampers are handed out on the second Wednesday of each month and prepared the day before. The group hands out approximately 65 hampers each month.

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Local food bank receives large donationRealtors Care Awards: Aside from the VI Real Estate Board donation, the Cowichan Lake Food Bank have found themselves on the receiving end of a few community drives.

Photo Drew McLachlanFrom left: Katherine Worsley, Cindy Vaast and Betty Sanddar accepted a cheque for $1,741.93 on behalf of the Cowichan Lake Food Bank, which was presented by Vancouver Island Real Estate Board president Jason Finlayson, as part of the board’s Realtors Care Awards.

CVRD directors must be ‘regional thinkers’CVRD Report: Councillor and CVRD director Bob Day explains a few of his roles

As many of you already know, it was voted by resolution on the Mayor’s recommendation that I represent the Town of Lake Cowichan at the Cowichan Valley Regional District Board table. The CVRD Board consists of nine Regional Directors and six Municipal Directors. There are several standing committees, commissions and authorities that various board members become appointed to as part of their duties. I am a member of the Regular Board, Committee of the Whole, Engineering Services Committee, Regional Services Committee as well as the Environment Commission and the Our Cowichan (Cowichan Valley Communities Health

Network)When sitting at our town council table

it is my duty to represent the taxpayer as a whole, from the Town of Lake Cowichan. At the Regional District it is my job to consider the interests of every taxpayer from Mill Bay, Shawnigan Lake and all the way to and including Ladysmith.

I was told I would have to be a “regional thinker” when in attendance at CVRD meetings, which I struggled with at first, but in reality it is no different than being a produce manager and going home to be a husband and then off to a Council meeting then on to renovating the kitchen. I have learned how to change hats from room to

room and simply deal with each task at hand. More easily said than done but I am getting better at it as time goes by.

At both the town council table and the Regional Board, both elected bodies are preparing to examine their 2015 budgets and make adjustments according to changing priorities and adopt the budgets into their respective five-year plans, which also includes a public input process before adoption in May.

I report monthly to town council, relevant developments of the CVRD and as often as possible to our Mayor and Chief administrative Officer. I would encourage everyone who has the technology to visit

and surf around the town’s and CVRD’s website as this is the best place to see how the two operations operate as corporations. If anyone has questions or comments there is contact information on both websites for staff and politicians who are more than happy to respond. I will send in articles to this newspaper when issues arise that may interest or affect residents of the Town of Lake Cowichan. Remember that your local newspaper is the most effective way to stay in tune with local issues.

—Submitted by councillor Bob Day

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Selkirk wolf kill last hope for caribou

Tom FletcherBLACK PRESS

When the B.C. government last resorted to shooting wolves from helicopters in the 1980s, an emotional public outcry forced a retreat.

In the B.C. tradition, sensation-seeking urban media and protesters led the way. An outraged reporter named Pamela Martin marched a BCTV crew off the road near Fort St. John to expose this presumed crime against nature. With a metre of snow and temperatures dipping to -40°, they didn’t get far, but public sentiment was aroused enough for politicians to overrule wildlife biologists.

This winter, while snow reveals the wolves’ location from the air, the choppers and ri� es are out again. And my heart goes out to the biologists and First Nations hunters who face this grim task.

The South Selkirk mountain caribou herd, which ranges between B.C., Idaho and Washington, has been the target of intensive conservation efforts by governments on both sides of the border. Six of the remaining 18 animals now wear radio

collars. There were 46 in 2009, only 27 by 2012, and wolves have killed two more since last spring.

Targeted hunting and trapping haven’t been suf� cient, so up to 24 grey wolves are to be shot from the air before the snow melts.

There are seven caribou herds in the South Peace, with the Graham herd the largest at about 700. It’s the control group, left to fend for itself as a measure of wolf removal for the rest. The Burnt Pine herd is down to one bull, effectively extinct. The province and Treaty 8 First Nations are working on a plan to kill 120-160 wolves in that region.

It’s long been accepted that resource roads, logging and recreational trail use have increased herd disruption and predator access through what would otherwise be seamless bush and deep snow.

Snowmobiles and even back-country skiers can shift the balance. Smithers-area outdoor enthusiasts are currently being urged to stay away from the Telkwa Mountains, where the caribou herd is down to fewer than 20 animals. Local hunting

and snowmobile clubs have observed a ban on motorized travel since 2003, but of course there will always be yahoos who chase animals for fun.

A mountain caribou recovery plan was implemented in 2007, protecting 2.2 million hectares from logging and road-building, including most of the core habitat of the South Selkirk herd. The Nature Conservancy of Canada bought 550 square kilometres in that region to protect habitat.

Strategies include transplanting animals from healthier to weaker herds to increase genetic diversity, and capturing and penning females with young calves to keep them from being picked off by wolves.

The B.C. grey wolf population averages around 8,500, with managed hunting and trapping to protect livestock while preserving the wolf as apex predator in most of its wide range.

This context is seldom reported by Vancouver media, which mostly sees its role not as explaining issues but rather embarrassing whatever political party is in power, and providing an uncritical platform for the stop-logging-mining-energy crowd, which is seen as popular with urban viewers.

Remember the spotted owl, with the fringe of its range extending into southern B.C.? Our branch-plant enviros marketed that one for years. Its

core habitat is Washington and Oregon, where many sawmills were shuttered to “save” them.

Now they’re shooting invasive barred owls, which have emerged as a greater threat to spotted owls than logging. Context is important.

I suppose we’ll never know what difference the 1980s wolf kill would have made if it hadn’t been shouted down for TV ratings and urban enviro-donations.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfl etcherbc Email: tfl [email protected]

B.C. Views: With populations dwindling, the B.C. government is resorting to shooting wolves, but on what side will public opinion land?

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Jessica Hill“I think that’s pretty cool. I have lived here all my life, so I’d like to be put there after I die.”

Dylan Wiersma“It depends. I’m not

opposed to it, some people have lived here all their lives and would like to stay here, for me I’d like to be up in the mountains somewhere.”

Jane Way“I think it’s a great idea if there isn’t one here, there should be one for the people who want to stay here. I don’t know if I’d want to stay though.”

Ken Lowery“Sure, most people I know are being cremated and then sit and wonder what to do with the ashes, they just end up sitting on a shelf somewhere. Me, I told my wife to sprinkle me on an icy sidewalk.”

Ann Thiessen“Something like that would be nice to have in Lake Cowichan. It would be a lot better for people to be able to come and see their loved ones instead of having to go to Duncan, Nanaimo or Victoria. I would like to be in Lake Cowichan because this is my hometown.”

Street BeatCowichan Lake SAYSWe asked: What do you think of building a Columbarium in Lake Cowichan? Would you like to be placed there after you pass away?

With Malcolm Chalmers

Cars carrying strangers, and local residents, were seen all over town last Sunday afternoon. They carried an eclectic group of individuals who formed teams of keen-eyed drivers, navigators, record keepers, and gofers, all intent on proving their rally team best. To the disappointment of most and surprise of many, including themselves, Lake Cowichan’s, all women team, Tina Rowledge, Sylvia Johnson, Betty Sanddar and Myra Martin, each a � rst time rally participant, captured � rst place honours.

Teams from outside Lake Cowichan came from Sidney, Parksville and places in between to compete against local teams. Individual team members came from more distant places. The draw for all of them was a Flashback Car Rally.

An overview of the community’s history (1870 to 1970) and introductions to some area pioneers and current residents were incorporated into the Rally Instructions and Questions — found by competitors to be challenging to perform and dif� cult to answer.

Most drivers hadn’t driven in serious competition. But Terry Forsyth (Sidney) and Gerry Vantreight (Central Saanich) had.

Forsyth is a former NASCAR driver, Canadian champion and a member of the Victoria Auto Racers Hall of Fame.

Vantreight is a former super modi� ed race car driver, United States Auto Club (USAC)

Northwest Champion, Canadian Champion and Victoria Hall of Fame member. But their tremendous race car skills didn’t give them an advantage on Sunday. Speed was not important in the Rally.

As a professional engineer and an experienced yachtsman, Bernie Quarterman (Chemanius) knows about angles, measurements, directions and marine navigation. Even though such knowledge was important, it didn’t assure him a win.

Few participants had worked as racetrack of� cials. Janet Harding (Parksville) was an exception. Her grandson, Steven Zapp, is a Motocross champion. Janet worked at many of the events in which Steven gained his early experience. However, her Motocross experience didn’t put her team’s competitors at a disadvantage.

Donna Thomas (Cumberland) and Reen Lloyd (Duncan) have hiked numerous West Coast mountains and have completed long treks in Europe. Following trails is fundamental to their success. But rally courses aren’t as easy to follow as mountain trails. As a result, their hiking acumen didn’t place their team at the top.

Abilities to determine distances covered at stipulated speeds for set times and to calculate average speeds over de� ned course segments were important. NASCAR and USAC drivers have those things calculated for them by their crew chiefs. Marine

navigation training doesn’t prepare a rally competitor for the full range of questions rally teams must answer. Motocross of� cials can’t rely on a track’s electronic equipment for information rally participants need. Hikers must correctly pace themselves if they are to complete their journey on time, but acutely precise determinations of time and distance aren’t necessary.

The Rally required teams to do math. Compass skills were needed. Careful observation and note taking were necessary. Precisely following written driving instructions was vital. Gleaning the most important of available information was crucial. Correctly answering most of the 80+, multiple-part questions posed was essential to success. Some questions demanded vigilant reading and well-considered thought. Others necessitated team gofers exiting vehicles to search for information. Still others required teams to ask people they encountered along the rally course for help when information they needed wasn’t found on Google.

Competition from outside the Lake was strong, nevertheless, the � rst, second, third and fourth place � nishers were teams consisting strictly of local residents. Although Rowledge, Johnson, Sanddar and Martin scored very well, they barely squeaked out a win. Retired accountant and former town councillor Franklin

Hornbrook, with the help of his wife Iris, daughter Sheriden Mackenzie and granddaughter Amanda Mackenzie, � nished only four points back. Jacqueline Hingosa, a relative newcomer to the Canada, used the experience she gained rallying in Mexico and the help of her teammates, Diane Jay, Nancy Lang and Trevour Knowles to � nish in a close third.

Although they didn’t secure a podium position, the team of Bruce Wilson, Steve Lorimer, Jo Ann Lorimer and Danika Wilson gained honourable mention by � nishing fourth – not far out of the running.

The Rally was sponsored by Lake Cowichan Christian Fellowship (the organization that bought the United Church building at 10 King George Street North last December) as part of its endeavour to assist the local area business community by showcasing Lake Cowichan to non-residents and to provide fun, safe, alcohol and drug free activities for the town’s adult population.

Three more automobile based activities are planned for 2015. Eight additional activities will take place during the year. All will occur on the last Sunday the month. Information concerning these events will be made available at www.lccf.ca and can be obtained by calling Pastor Terry Hale at 250-749-6492 or 250-701-5722.

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Lake Cowichan teams dominate car rally

Photo Malcolm ChalmersIt’s all smiles as these four friends: Betty Sanddar, Tina Rowledge, Myra Martin and Sylvia Johnson before their victory in the � rst Lake Cowichan Christian Fellowship Church Car Rally last Sunday (Jan. 25). The Car Rally took them two hours to navigate around historic locations in Lake Cowichan.

Photo Malcolm ChalmersRally organizer Robert Gunderson with open-wheel race car driver Gerry Vantreight and former NASCAR driver Terry Forsyth. Despite two careers spent on the track, the duo was unable to secure a spot on the podium.

Continuing our series of former mayors of our fine village/town this week features one-time mayors Moe All and Bert Brown.

Mayor Boyd Rudolph All — known to everyone as Moe All, was another mover and shaker in his day. All served on village council from 1965 until 1973, the last five years as mayor. He was a son of German born seafaring (Captain) Carl Rudolph All and Bertha Draney who were married in Vancouver in 1910. Born on Vancouver Island in 1914, Moe moved to Lake Cowichan where he became an active and involved citizen of the village.

In 1945 he purchased the community’s first ambulance and operated it in conjunction with his taxi business. The ambulance service was manned by Moe and other local

volunteers who all spent money of their own and many hours providing a service which saved many lives over the years. In later years he drove school bus in the district.

An active member of the local Kinsmen club, Moe later turned the ambulance over to the Kinsmen club who operated the volunteer service from 1948 until about 1974. In 1998 the service became part of the B. C. Ambulance Service (source B. C. Ambulance Service website) that we have today.

Married to early pioneer family member Irene Castley, the couple had two children, Mike and Karen (Kirk), both raised in Lake Cowichan (as was their mother). In 1942 Irene “Rene” All became a telephone operator and purchased a residence in the centre of town (near today’s Fields store) which was used as a telephone office until a new one was built (Mildred Child Annex).

Active and involved in many community projects, Moe was a well-liked man and a popular mayor. At age 75, he passed away in Duncan in 1989. Irene died some ten years later.

Mayor B. C. “Bert” Brown, Lake Cowichan’s sixth mayor served on council from 1967 until 1979, the last five years as

mayor. During his time in office, Brown oversaw the completion of several “firsts”, including “the incinerator, a sewer system, Central Park and its [elaborate] fountain, designed by Brown himself. Brown, like virtually all community elected officials, spent many hours over many years volunteering for civic duty. In the early 1980’s and after his retirement from civic office, the highly-respected Brown was appointed by the provincial government, to sit as a member of the 1981 and of the 1982 Courts of Revision for Lake Cowichan School District #66 (village clerk, Bill Chappell was appointed at the same time).

Bert and wife Margo came to Cowichan lake area in 1959, settling in Nitinat Camp (Camp 3) where he owned and operated B. C. B. Logging Company (contracting). In 1963, the Browns and their twin daughters Monica and Donna moved to Lake Cowichan where the popular Brown became involved in local politics.

On May 26, 2006, Bert Cecil Brown passed away in CDH. He was survived by his wife, daughters and several grandchildren. Next week the conclusion of the series covering 1944-1999.


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Hometown: Lake CowichanI’ve always wanted to: TravelMost people don’t know that: I am an open bookFavourite food: Chinese Best thing about living here: It’s not hecticMy proudest moment: Serving in the military I define down time as: Playing poker on the internetI wish I was better at: Playing poker on the internetIf I was stuck on a desert island I would definitely need: My wife My guiltiest pleasure is: ChocolateIn my car I listen to: Rock and RollIf I had a $1,000,000: I would buy a hobby farm for my wife

Photo Rolli Gunderson CollecitonBack row, wearing a top hat, stands Boyd Rudolph “Moe” All, who held a seat on council at the time as did Bert Brown sitting at All’s left. Wearing an old style bonnet in middle row sits Mayor Mildred Child. The event being celebrated was the Canada Centennial Celebrations — a yearlong celebration held in 1967 when Canada celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Canadian Confederation. Celebrations occurred throughout the year but culminated on Dominion Day (Canada Day), July 1.


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Photo SubmittedA rest break opposite the Holland Creek waterfall.

Something new and something old for the Retreads hiking club

Retreads were guided down a new (for us) trail behind Cobble Hill village, beginning at the end of Kilbourne Road into the Kinsol Trestle. The next week, we returned to Ladysmith’s popular Holland Creek Loop, to hike up the creek to the viewpoint.

Our Cowichan Outdoor guides advised us the Kinsol hike was an “easy one.” We found that was true for the � rst k.m. as we followed an old logging road � lled with gentle ups and downs. The trail then became more challenging — branching onto a foot trail that had more pronounced ups and downs, crossing small valleys and hills. We were in a large scenic area of ferns with a limited number of mostly older deciduous trees. Our Cowichan hikers named this the “Fern Grotto” hike.

Soon we could hear, but not see, the Koksilah River some distance below and understood this trail ran parallel.

Eventually, while scrambling under trees,

over hills and down again, we reached the south end Kinsol Trestle signboard. We continued across this amazing Trestle and settled at the picnic tables for a well-deserved lunch break.

After lunch the keener members looped down under the Trestle and hiked about one k.m. up the side of the river, which runs quite high at this time of year. Some older (and perhaps wiser) members hung out at the trestle until the more � t members returned. Regrouped, we headed back through the “fern grotto” and logging road to our vehicles. On the way home we could not resist a stop at Duncan Garage for coffee and little snack. A Run Keeper app had logged 10.5 k.m. — we had earned the treat!

A week later, 19 trekkers gathered for the hike, including Rick Nott, author of the Lake Cowichan hiking Guide, along with guests from Manitoba and Victoria. We headed up to Dogwood Road

near Ladysmith to hike the Holland Creek trail. We noted windstorms had knocked out several trees, and with leaves also gone we enjoyed more open views of the creek (now a river) and the valley opposite.

In a previous summer hike we had come to a trail block and found our way across the boulders in the creek and onto the other side of the valley. We are pleased to report the blockage gone. This popular trail was again open and there was a nice new foot bridge across the creek. There were also new steps on many critical steep parts of this trail. We were impressed by the effort put into updating this popular trail.

As two of us struggled up a steep portion of the side trail, we were amazed that some women behind us were having a non-stop discussion while we could barely manage to get a few words out. Obviously, they were more � t than us and enjoyed a wide ranging animated discussion about

friends, family and places. This is the nature of our hikes — many discussions go on over the course of a hike and at some point, we have a chance to chat with everyone.

At the view point we spread out a bit � nding places to sit and enjoyed our lunch break. We took in the view of the town, the Salish Sea and the view toward the Nanaimo Airport. With this perspective we realized the airport is actually closer to Ladysmith than Nanaimo. Refreshed, we journeyed back to the parking lot. Run Keeper recorded 7.5 k.m. and an elevation change of 220 meters. As has become our habit, we invaded the Ladysmith Bean Time Coffee Shop before our return to Lake Cowichan.

Would you like to try some of these hikes? Our schedule is: pick up a hard copy available at the Arena, search “Retread” on the CVRD Recreation website, or contact Willa at 250-749-4144.

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Lake Cowichan 2015 Hockey Jamboree

Elijah Vaughn proudly hoists the Skills Competition trophy for the Blue Jerseys as they take it home for another year.

#6 manages to sneak one by the goalie during the Bantam Shoot-out Competition.

Lady of the Lake Lauren Frost came onto the ice to drop the puck during the Skills Competition.Lakers Initiation teammates Dixie Bergman, Ty McKinlay and Goalie Taylor Smith patiently wait for their turns at the Stick Handling and Shoot-out categories during the Skills Competition.

Lake Cowichan and District Minor Hockey Association hosted their Annual Hockey Jamboree Day this past weekend. This is the one day of the year when all of our local teams from Initiation to Midget host a home game in our local arena.

The opening ceremonies started off with recognition to all of our team sponsors. A player from each team was given a small token of appreciation to their sponsor representative. Merryam Rizk sang O’Canada and then the Ladies of the Lake performed the ceremonial puck drop as Tyler Hamilton (an Initiation

player) faced off with John Hieta (a Midget player).

Then the highlight of the day began. All of the players in all divisions were divided into two teams, the blue team and the white team. And the skills competition was underway. The players challenged each other during the stickhandling, shoot out and relay drills. This year the Blue team prevailed and won the skills competition for the second year in a row.

—Submitted by Jenny Fawcett

Photos by Malcolm Chalmers

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Research shines light on water temperature

I have had my feet in the river almost every day for the past few weeks, enjoying our great winter weather and river conditions while pursuing the elusive winter steelhead. The river is very busy again this year with anglers travelling from all over the Island as well as the Lower Mainland and beyond to try to catch and release one of these magni� cent creatures. BC Outdoors magazine just named the Cowichan River one of the top ten steelhead rivers in the province.

On a recent drift of the upper river, I was pleasantly surprised to see several hundred coho salmon still in the river spawning, while trout swam just behind them feasting on any stray eggs that � oated by. It is getting very late in the season for coho to be spawning and this is an indication that we have had a very good run this year.

Recreational angling generates more money for the BC economy than � sh farming, commercial � shing and � sh processing combined. Recreational angling is a sustainable source of revenue for our local economy and that is one of the many reasons why we should make sure our river and the � sh in it remain healthy.

At the January Stewardship Roundtable meeting we learned about some important research into summer water temperatures and how they affect salmon and trout done in the Somenos watershed. Remote sensors were used to monitor temperature at regular intervals in Bing, Averill and Richard’s creeks as well as at various depths in Somenos Lake. Salmon fry were monitored at all the sites to see how they were affected by temperature changes over the summer.

Researcher David Preikshot provided some interesting facts about the effects of water temperature on � sh in his presentation. He said the optimum temperature for growth in salmon fry is about 12° C. At that point, the dissolved oxygen in the water matches the metabolic demand of the � sh. As the water warms above 12° in the summer, two things happen — the metabolic oxygen

demand of the � sh increases while the ability of the warming water to hold dissolved oxygen decreases. This slows growth in the fry, which is crucial for their survival. As the water warms it becomes less and less suitable habitat for the � sh until it reaches about 24° where it becomes lethal.

Swim counts done last summer in the Cowichan River revealed how the warming water caused all of the � sh in the river to seek cool water refuges. There are several springs and small spring fed creeks in and around the river that create cool water areas. During the peak of the summer heat in August, the surface of the lake and river were

very near the lethal 24° temperature and no � sh were ever seen outside of the cool water refuges they had found. The problem is that the cool spring water has very low dissolved oxygen levels and the � sh have to venture into the warm water to breathe, performing a dance for survival in the mixing currents.

Rodger Hunter of the Cowichan Watershed Board stated that the raising of the weir and increasing summer water storage is their � rst priority. They will be working with the CVRD board and Catalyst to � nalize technical plans for this large infrastructure project. We know we need to

store more water in the summer to ensure we have enough in the fall months and now we know we need to be concerned about the temperature of the water entering the river in mid-summer as well.

The current weir skims off the top of the water column and sends it into the river. This upper layer of the lake is the warmest water and it

can approach the lethal temperature of 24° C in July and August. We are considering plans for a new weir to include some sort of pump or siphon system to gather water from the cool deeper layers in the lake to provide cooler and more suitable water temperatures for the � sh in the river over the summer. As the days shorten in September the temperatures in the lake cool quickly and are not a problem for � sh.

It is very important for us to support scienti� c research in our community. This is especially important today as our federal government is reducing budgets for aquatic research and has closed libraries where aquatic research information was kept. We are facing many climate-related challenges and scienti� c research is vital for our decision making process. Sharing information and coordinating our activities will continue to ensure that our stewardship groups, community leaders and business leaders know the right steps to take to protect our watershed and build resilience to climate change.

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Heating up: As water temperatures increase as we approach summer, local � sh populations are feeling the heat — a proposed Cowichan River project could � x that

Photo Malcolm ChalmersNaklas Witt used Sunday’s warm weather to enjoy doing some tricks on his skateboard at the Lake Cowichan Skate Park.

Photos Malcolm ChalmersJudith Savage, Rennie Bateman and Max Cowell were three of the dozen people out Saturday morning preparing beds at the Lake Cowichan Community Gardens. Wood Chips, Cow Chips and cardboard were spread in the area to help make the gardens ready for next summer.


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Concepts in Quebec: Canadian auto show season gets underwayMontreal, Quebec – Le Salon Interna-tional de l’Auto de Montreal heralds the opening of the Canadian auto show season, right on the heels of the “Big One “in Motor City (aka Detroit).This year, yours truly attended the pre-views for both auto extravaganzas and found optimism abounds in the industry, north and south of the border.As reported last week from Michigan, the Daddy of all Auto Shows showed a lot of high-end cars and new full size trucks. Montreal has a regional flavour with more exhibits that reflect that market’s taste for smaller cars. The latter clearly influenced the decision to unveil the new subcompact Mazda2 here; a select group got the opportunity to get up close and personal with the machine in an artist’s gallery across town. The next day, the all-new CX-3, updated Mazda6 and CX-5 joined it on the show stand. The new Mazda2 was coloured in what I call show-off red and showed off its so-called KODO – Soul of Motion – design style to its best. I first saw this handsome style, which gives the impression that the vehicle is moving even when stationary, at the Mazda6 launch in Paris a few years ago. Translating it into a smaller car is not just a matter of shrinking the original but requires great design skill and clearly, Mazda has that in abundance.In Canada, a 1.5-litre SKYACTIV-G gasoline engine will power the Mazda2, and a choice of two transmissions will be available – a six-speed manual and a six-speed

auto. Prices will be fixed closer to launch, later this year, but expect it to be compa-rable to the current model and come in below $15,000.While there were plenty of econo cars on show, like Detroit, other than the Mazda2 there was nothing new to see in that range. Green cars were in evidence in Montreal but when the shows reach the west, you can expect to see many more cars for the eco-conscious drivers.

Four concept cars did turn heads…

Cadillac ElmirajYou won’t see one on the road but the long two-door grand coupe concept will influence the near-future design of the next line of Cadillacs. The Elmiraj features a 4.5-litre twin turbocharged V8 deliv-ering an estimated 500 hp. The engine takes the baseline technology from the Cadillac Twin Turbo V6 and expands it to

the classic performance format of a V8 engine.

Hyundai IntradoThe same can be said of the thinking behind the Hyundai Intrado, which is a concept crossover designed to foreshadow a change design direction for the Korean manufacturer. It looks a little bit like an oversized Juke, the quirky Nissan product loved and hated seemingly in equal measure. The Intrado seems a bit more lovable and passersby indicated a similar looking production would in find favour among many.

The concept features a hydrogen fuel-cell powertrain linked to a 36 kWh lithium-ion battery pack that Hyund-ai boasts will provide a range of 600 kilometres. By the way, British Columbians will soon be able to lease a Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell, with a similar power-train and a reported range of 425 kms.

Subaru VIZIV2The Subaru concept crossover utility hybrid shown is a four-door version of a previously revealed two-door. Get this: Subaru says its “athletic, rugged shape of the sides seem designed in the image of a muscular NHL defenceman, and the fenders flare in a sturdy style.” Ahem.Looks like it came out of the Nissan/Infiniti design studios, and that’s not a criticism.

Toyota FT1Toyota was all about the roar of the engines in Montre-al, which certainly pleased the gathered Quebec auto journos, who to a man/woman always appear to be race crazy to me (Given the market reality in Quebec, that doesn’t appear to be reflected in car buyer choices). Nevertheless, most would surely enjoy the sleek lines of the Toyota FT-1, designed to be at home on the track and a heck of a ticket magnet on the highway. Up next is the Toronto Show, which takes the name The Canadian International Auto Show. Bite your lip, Morgan. The Calgary show follows, then the new-look, re-imagined Vancouver International Auto Show debuts March 24-29.

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‘‘Green cars were in evidence in Montreal but when the shows reach the west, you can expect to see many more cars for the eco-conscious drivers.’’Keith Morgan

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