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Ross Armour and Kathy SantiniLAKE COWICHAN GAZETTE

Lake Funding for the Cowichan Sportsplex in North Cowichan will go to a referendum this fall after the Cowichan Valley Regional District decided to go that route instead of the typical grant-in-aid process and allocation.All nine CVRD electoral areas, including

F (Cowichan Lake South/Skutz Falls and I (Youbou/Meade Creek) will go to the polls on the funding and decide whether or not they want to put any money into it at all.The four municipalities of the CVRD,

including the Town of Lake Cowichan, will decide whether or not to go to a referendum individually or decide on the matter at the respective council tables alone.“At the last CVRD meeting, the board

decided that the sportsplex funding would come off grant-in-aid,” said Coun. Bob Day. “It will go to a referendum and the municipalities either have a choice of handling it at the council table or going to a referendum in town too. I believe North Cowichan and Duncan will be doing their’s at the table. If it’s a ‘No’ we don’t have to pay.”Lake Cowichan’s chief administrator Joe

Fernandez said the town would need to decide by August whether the issue would go to a referendum or be a council decision.“We are still waiting for some more

information from the CVRD,” he said.Catherine Brandon, the sportsplex’s

executive director, said her society has been trying for the past four years to get its funding added as a line item on the CVRD budget, instead of having to go cap-in-hand every year looking for grants-in-aid.

“We’re excited about it going to referendum, and optimistic too, but we recognize there’s a risk,” she said. “We need people, if they believe in the sportsplex, to get out and vote, we hope they don’t get complacent.”Last year, the complex recorded 200,000

visits.The facility’s funding, “just shy,” of

$400,000 comes from a mix of revenue, donations and local government contributions. This year, the CVRD contributed more than one-third of that: $145,111, down from last year’s $146,500.Another third of the budget, about

$130,000, comes from sportsplex fundraising, through events, advertising, rentals and proceeds from concessions.“Fundraising is a ckle thing, the longer

you’re around, the less excitement there is about the project, that makes it harder to

fundraise,” Brandon said. “But we still have the community’s support.”The remainder comes from the

Municipality of North Cowichan, the City of Duncan and School District No. 79. Brandon said none of that funding is a line item in any organization’s budget. The society has to approach them every year.“I can see why they started that way

(dispersing grants), people were tentative about us, they thought, we’ll see how they do,” the executive director said. “But we’ve been here for a long time now and doing a fabulous job.”The facility, she said, brings millions into

the region, through events like 2005’s B.C. Seniors’ Games and 2008’s North American Indigenous Games. The B.C. Summer Games are coming in 2018.

See page 2 Sportsplex referendum

Sportsplex funding to go to referendumMalcolm Chalmers photo

Hometown singer Mary Egan, alongside friend Ron Ingram, performs for the crowd and young fans Melissa Bell, Megan Bell, Savanna Virosh and Esabelle Virosh at Central Park Saturday evening.

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Council told town could improve on disability access front

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Sportsplex referendum

Ross ArmourLake CowiChan Gazette

Lake Cowichan’s council has been told it could improve on the disability access front at various locations throughout town.

Sonya Matthews showed up at July’s Public Works Comittee meeting at the town hall to vent her frustrations to council.

“I have a few issues and I believe it was last year that I offered my mobility aid to every one of the council members and nobody took up that offer,” said Matthews at the meeting.

“The first thing is parking and it needs work. The first spot at the doctor’s office should be handicap parking instead of that being all the way down at the other end.

“The sidewalks are also uneven and they are not safe. There’s lots of tripping hazards. Most of them are not wide enough and my aid cannot walk with me. Also, the trees and shrubs are blocking the sidewalks,” she said.

Coun. Frank Hornbrook who chaired the meeting, sympathized and agreed with Matthews.

“The newer sidewalks are a different size and we will replace the old ones. Every year we try to do that and we hear you,” he said.

Matthews said that “seniors don’t feel safe walking in town and they should.”

“You will all thank me for bitching about this stuff as one day you’ll be in my shoes,” she said. “The bridge on South Shore Road also needs to be widened.”

Hornbrook thought that might fall under the responsibility of the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure.

“That could come under highways,” said Hornbrook. “I’m not sure what influence we would have or could have. We can forward your concern to highways.

“To get two walkers on there (the bridge) you have to have a pull-out somewhere for sure. We will raise it with highways.”

Matthews is also concerned about the accessibility of the bathrooms at Saywell Park.

“The bathroom doors at Saywell Park open out instead of in. That blocks the lane access. Where you hold events in town like at Saywell Park or around the lake, there is tripping hazards everywhere. That puts people with disabilities off coming to town. The wharf that you’ve just built at Saywell Park, well mobility aids can’t access it. We’d like to sit on that dock too.”

Mayor Ross Forrest also sympathized with Matthews.

“There was a discussion at public works recently about accessibility for the disabled,” said the mayor. “We know we are lacking in many areas. Ontario has much stricter rules. We are lacking big time on this front. Everything we do going forward, we want to make it accessible. However, we are limited

as we only have so much money. If we are spending capital dollars, we want to make things accessible for everybody.”

Matthews suggested that professional consultation could be key for council in the future.

“I think your task would be to talk to professionals before you build something. I can’t access Tim Hortons either as I can’t get out.”

Coun. Bob Day also sees Matthews’ point.“The sidewalks are hard for people with walkers,”

he said. “The edges are very steep. All the baby boomers are older now and I worry that they could fall and twist their ankles. I’m also worried about people on scooters and the sidewalk behind the Seniors’ Centre I know is not senior-friendly. I’m not sure what the next step would be.”

Hornbrook ended with more sympathy and understanding.

“My wife has had two walkers and two scooters. I’ve been through a lot of this stuff,” he said.


“One important thing we want people to think about, we know that money is tight; people don’t want to pay more taxes,” Brandon said. “The thing is, we’ve been receiving the money for a number of years, so it’s not a tax increase, it’s moving from a grant in aid to a fixed line item. They’ve been supporting us for years, we just want to make funding more stable.”

At press time, the exact amount being proposed for each taxpayer to pay wasn’t available. However, CVRD documents prepared for the CVRD’s June 25 regional committee meeting state that if approved, the society’s $152,000 in funding for 2015 would cost taxpayers with an assessed home value of $321,210, $3.31.

“That’s less than the cost of a specialty coffee a year,” Brandon said.

What would it mean if the society got its funding?

Brandon said they would be able to pay their five full-time and one part-time staff a living wage. It would also make it easier to see that the annual maintenance is done on the facility, to maintain its value as an asset.

The sportsplex, she said, is about much more than sports. It’s about health, camaraderie, and a place for seniors and families.

“Our tagline is, ‘we are the heart of a healthy community,’” she said.

How The Referendum Works:At its meeting July 9, the Cowichan

Valley Regional District’s board voted to hold nine separate referendums on Nov. 15 — the same date as B.C.’s municipal elections — in each of the CVRD’s nine electoral areas.

The area’s four municipalities — Duncan, Ladysmith, Lake Cowichan and North Cowichan would not be included in the vote.

According to Kathleen Harrison, the CVRD’s deputy corporate secretary, by rejecting a regional bylaw, instead choosing to go with nine separate referendums, asking the same thing, there’s no authority to force the municipalities to hold a vote. The municipalities can decide whether they want to participate or not.

A staff recommendation to go to referendum as an entire region was rejected by many of the electoral area directors at a previous meeting.Results from the referendum would then go to the CVRD board, which would vote on each referendum result, deciding whether they wanted to accept them.

Each referendum is expected to cost between $8,000 and $10,000 per area.

All the baby boomers are older now and I worry

they could fall and twist their ankles.

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The Town of Lake Cowichan has acknowledged that overgrown shrubs throughout town is a problem.

At July’s Public Works Committee meeting, a discussion was initiated by Coun. Frank Hornbrook, who chaired the meeting, who said the problem has been one that has come up before.

The table has already received numerous complaints on the issue.

According to council, there are various incidents across town where overgrown shrubs and landscaping is blocking pedestrian walkways.

“We are progressing on this front, although it is a difficult process,” said chief administrator Joe Fernandez.

Coun. Bob Day believes that council may have to take a more stricter approach on the problem moving forward.

“We could leave a notice on people’s doorstep reminding them that it is their responsibility,” said Day, whose suggestion was greed with by Fernandez.

“I’m not saying we should start handing fines out to everyone in town.”

Coun. Jayne Ingram agreed that notices may be a good idea, but insisted council go about the issue “in a nice way.”

“We could put something up on our website or Facebook page reminding people and being informative of how this works,” she said. “It is a time of year where everyone is out and there is a lot more people on the sidewalks.”


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Lake Cowichan council recently received a presentation from the Cowichan Watershed Board regarding the challenge of water conservation in the region.

The presentation came at July’s Public Works Committee meeting after recent news of worryingly low water levels in the Cowichan River.

“Water sustainability is a key part to the puzzle in the Cowichan Valley,” said David Slade from the Cowichan Watershed Board at the meeting. We have goals to reduce water consumption and we must conserve. Why? So we are prepared for future growth and for the sake of local food security. If we are going to use more water, we are going to have to take it from somewhere. It costs money to treat and dispose of water and it’s good to save money. Around 15 to 70 per cent of municipal water use is wasted through leaks. Metering is important, tiered pricing is important and the people who consume less should be rewarded.”

Water metres are currently in effect in the Town of Lake Cowichan.

Each residential household gets 35 cubic metres of water (35,000 litres) a month for single family dwellings. Town houses get 30 and apartments get 25 and you are billed $1.31 for every cubic metre you go over.

The river flow in the Cowichan River right now, controlled by Lake Cowichan’s weir, has recently been as low as five cubic metres per second and Rodger Hunter from the watershed board confirmed to council that discussions are ongoing to turn it down to four and a half so there is enough water around for the salmon

run this fall.“We have a drought situation,” said

Hunter. “We know the streams are drying up around here. It’s a really serious situation. Catalyst are going to put webcams at the pumping station and the weir so people can see what the water levels are.”

Slade said Catalyst is on high alert of the situation.

“Catalyst is engaging its entire workforce on ways to reduce the water intake,” said Slade who is encouraging council to do the same with residents of the town. “The goal is to match or beat the Town of Ladysmith where 246 litres of water is used per person per day. The average in Canada is over 300. From 2003 to 2013, Ladysmith reduced its water consumption by 25 per cent despite a 20 per cent increase in population.

“We know the summer inflow of water into the Cowichan Watershed is 30 per cent less than what it was 30 years ago. Twice in the last 10 years we have needed to take the salmon and it looks like we are going to have to do that again this year, unless something changes dramatically.

“Ladysmith also bills four times a year so people know what’s going on better. Around 42 per cent of people in Lake Cowichan don’t know where their water comes from so there is a lot of ignorance out there.”

As the town looks at ways to engage the community on water consumption and how to improve it, Coun. Bob Day asked Slade if the town is allowed “to come up with its own game plan” or whether that would be dictated by others.

“Absolutely you can,” said Slade in response to Day. “If you’ve got a leak in your house, that’s 5,000 litres of water a day going to waste.”

Cowichan Watershed Board outlines concerns to council

Shrubs are blocking pedestrian walkways

Malcolm Chalmers photo

Dick Orman mans the booth raising money for the Honeymoon Bay Community Society and the Honeymoon Bay Lawn Bowling Society at Country Grocer last week.

We are progressing on this front,

although it’s a difficult process.

Joe Fernandez

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Sportsplex referendum


Lake Cowichan’s council has been told it could improve on the disability access front at various locations throughout town.

Sonya Matthews showed up at July’s Public Works Comittee meeting at the town hall to vent her frustrations to council.

“I have a few issues and I believe it was last year that I offered my mobility aid to every one of the council members and nobody took up that offer,” said Matthews at the meeting.

“The first thing is parking and it needs work. The first spot at the doctor’s office should be handicap parking instead of that being all the way down at the other end.

“The sidewalks are also uneven and they are not safe. There’s lots of tripping hazards. Most of them are not wide enough and my aid cannot walk with me. Also, the trees and shrubs are blocking the sidewalks,” she said.

Coun. Frank Hornbrook who chaired the meeting, sympathized and agreed with Matthews.

“The newer sidewalks are a different size and we will replace the old ones. Every year we try to do that and we hear you,” he said.

Matthews said that “seniors don’t feel safe walking in town and they should.”

“You will all thank me for bitching about this stuff as one day you’ll be in my shoes,” she said. “The bridge on South Shore Road also needs to be widened.”

Hornbrook thought that might fall under the responsibility of the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure.

“That could come under highways,” said Hornbrook. “I’m not sure what influence we would have or could have. We can forward your concern to highways.

“To get two walkers on there (the bridge) you have to have a pull-out somewhere for sure. We will raise it with highways.”

Matthews is also concerned about the accessibility of the bathrooms at Saywell Park.

“The bathroom doors at Saywell Park open out instead of in. That blocks the lane access. Where you hold events in town like at Saywell Park or around the lake, there is tripping hazards everywhere. That puts people with disabilities off coming to town. The wharf that you’ve just built at Saywell Park, well mobility aids can’t access it. We’d like to sit on that dock too.”

Mayor Ross Forrest also sympathized with Matthews.

“There was a discussion at public works recently about accessibility for the disabled,” said the mayor. “We know we are lacking in many areas. Ontario has much stricter rules. We are lacking big time on this front. Everything we do going forward, we want to make it accessible. However, we are limited

as we only have so much money. If we are spending capital dollars, we want to make things accessible for everybody.”

Matthews suggested that professional consultation could be key for council in the future.

“I think your task would be to talk to professionals before you build something. I can’t access Tim Hortons either as I can’t get out.”

Coun. Bob Day also sees Matthews’ point.“The sidewalks are hard for people with walkers,”

he said. “The edges are very steep. All the baby boomers are older now and I worry that they could fall and twist their ankles. I’m also worried about people on scooters and the sidewalk behind the Seniors’ Centre I know is not senior-friendly. I’m not sure what the next step would be.”

Hornbrook ended with more sympathy and understanding.

“My wife has had two walkers and two scooters. I’ve been through a lot of this stuff,” he said.


“One important thing we want people to think about, we know that money is tight; people don’t want to pay more taxes,” Brandon said. “The thing is, we’ve been receiving the money for a number of years, so it’s not a tax increase, it’s moving from a grant in aid to a fixed line item. They’ve been supporting us for years, we just want to make funding more stable.”

At press time, the exact amount being proposed for each taxpayer to pay wasn’t available. However, CVRD documents prepared for the CVRD’s June 25 regional committee meeting state that if approved, the society’s $152,000 in funding for 2015 would cost taxpayers with an assessed home value of $321,210, $3.31.

“That’s less than the cost of a specialty coffee a year,” Brandon said.

What would it mean if the society got its funding?

Brandon said they would be able to pay their five full-time and one part-time staff a living wage. It would also make it easier to see that the annual maintenance is done on the facility, to maintain its value as an asset.

The sportsplex, she said, is about much more than sports. It’s about health, camaraderie, and a place for seniors and families.

“Our tagline is, ‘we are the heart of a healthy community,’” she said.

How The Referendum Works:At its meeting July 9, the Cowichan

Valley Regional District’s board voted to hold nine separate referendums on Nov. 15 — the same date as B.C.’s municipal elections — in each of the CVRD’s nine electoral areas.

The area’s four municipalities — Duncan, Ladysmith, Lake Cowichan and North Cowichan would not be included in the vote.

According to Kathleen Harrison, the CVRD’s deputy corporate secretary, by rejecting a regional bylaw, instead choosing to go with nine separate referendums, asking the same thing, there’s no authority to force the municipalities to hold a vote. The municipalities can decide whether they want to participate or not.

A staff recommendation to go to referendum as an entire region was rejected by many of the electoral area directors at a previous meeting.Results from the referendum would then go to the CVRD board, which would vote on each referendum result, deciding whether they wanted to accept them.

Each referendum is expected to cost between $8,000 and $10,000 per area.

All the baby boomers are older now and I worry

they could fall and twist their ankles.

Coun. Bob Day

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The B.C. government fi nished the fi scal year in March with a surplus of $353 million by keeping overall spending growth below one

per cent, according to audited public accounts released Tuesday.It’s the fi rst offi cial surplus budget for B.C. since the 2008-09 recession, and a bigger surplus than what was promised by the B.C. Liberal government in last year’s election campaign.Total program spending increased only 0.4% during the year, which Finance Minister Mike de Jong credited mainly to a hiring freeze and restrictions on discretionary spending in ministries. Health care spending rose $360 million over the previous year, which was more than $500 million lower than the forecast in the government’s post-election budget. Education spending was up $299 million, while spending in natural resource ministries fell $337 million.The province stayed in the black despite

taxation revenues coming in $402 million less than the budget forecast. Natural resource revenues to the province exceeded forecasts by $109 million.NDP fi nance critic Mike Farnworth said the surplus budget was achieved “by picking the pockets of hard-working British Columbians” with higher fees and increases to BC Hydro, ICBC and other rates. Farnworth estimated B.C. residents are paying an extra $300 million a year in such fees, not counting the latest increases to BC Hydro and Medical Services Plan rates.De Jong noted that the province’s total debt continues to rise, topping $60.8 billion including debt of BC Hydro and other Crown agencies.“We are borrowing to build instead of paying for the groceries,” de Jong said of the additional debt, which includes $3.2 billion for schools, highways, transit and hospitals.B.C.’s debt stands at 18.2% of gross domestic product, about half of the level of Ontario and the federal government’s debt-to-GDP ratio.

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B.C. budget surplus at $353 million

The Town of Lake Cowichan is inviting student in Grades 5 to 11, residing in the Cowichan Lake area to participate in a trip to Japan next year.

Students will be part of the Lake Cowichan delegation which will visit the town’s sister village of Ohtaki in Japan.

For the chance to be involved in the trip of a lifetime, students are encouraged to apply to the town now.

Applications deadline is September 26 although early applications are encouraged after

August 15. Openings are also available for an adult

supervisor, as well as adult participants. Applications and further information is

available at the Town of Lake Cowichan municipal offi ce, located at 39 South Shore Road, Lake Cowichan.

For more information, please phone 250-749-6681.

Care to travel to Japan in July 2015 to visit Lake Cowichan’s sister village?

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Finance Minister Mike de Jong presents the audited public accounts at the B.C. legisla-ture Tuesday, showing the province is back in the black as promised in the 2013 election.

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Celine Andrecun“Well I don’t use much,

I live by myself. I have two toilets that save water, I wash in cold water when I need to and my washer takes only as much water as it needs. It is a water saver.”

Carmen Fileatgin

“I don’t water anything so maybe less baths, more swimming instead.”

Heather Peters

“Less laundry, less watering of the garden, I have a big garden, it can be done with ground watering, less sprinkling, that would be my contri-bution.”

Kimberly Harvey

“Well I have a rain bar-rel, I use that to water my garden and when that runs out I kinda’ do it in 20 minute intervals usual-ly morning and evening, hand watering for sure.”

Don Nelson “One way is we certin-

ly stop watering our lawns because once the rain comes it turns green again and we bought the low flush toilets, that’s about it.”


Street BeatCowichan Lake SAYSWe asked: We are being asked to conserve water, how do you conserve water?

With Malcolm Chalmers

Residents unhappy with rezoning by town’s APC

Community garden endorsement stalled for now


Some residents in Lake Cowichan are unhappy about recent rezoning instigated by the town’s Advisory Planning Commission.

Those residents who are upset are recently ones who have seen their houses rezoned from C-1 (commercial) to R-3 (residential) without single family residential status.

Without commercial zoning, none of these houses can now see or have commercial development.

“The rationale for this rezoning proposal is to implement the Official Community Plan which was re-written in 2012,” said James Van Hemert, the town’s contract planner at last Thursday’s APC meeting at the town hall. “The downtown area was re-drawn and the idea is to promote residential density in the core of downtown. Houses have either been rezoned from C-1 to R-3 or P-1 (public use commercial). We have more C-1 that we can use and that hurts us economically. That’s what has driven this.”

One resident, named Jay, who lives on 33 Lakeview Avenue was particularly upset and voiced his concern to the APC at the meeting.

“So I’m zoned C-1 in an area that could probably see commercial development,” he said. “I don’t want to be downgraded to residential. My house is now non-comformative through no action of my own.”

Another lady of 25 North Shore Road said, “I previously had a business and my

garage was used for workshops. We have Tipton’s gas bar across from us, I live two doors from the legion, Tim Hortons is close by. I am surrounded by commercial development. I want to retain C-1. If we sell, we want it listed as that.”

Ray Bishop lives at 69 North Shore Road, also close to the legion, and is now looking for an amendment to the rezoning that has took place.

“Why was the single family residency removed from C-1? I don’t see the purpose in that,” he said. “I ran a construction service in Vancouver for 25 years. I just got my business licence and want to start one up here again.”

Local realtor Wendy Klyne was on the same page as Bishop.“Single family was not removed from C-3 but it was from C-1. I find that odd,” she

said. “So you can build a house next to Fields but you can’t build it in C-1 zones.”Chris Rolls chaired the meeting.“I’m not sure how much notice you all had but we have listened to you and we will

take that into consideration,” she said. “I understand what your feelings are. This is not done with as of today.

“We aren’t a decision making body. We will make a recommendation to council based on this but once we forward to council, it makes the decision.”

Town chief administrator Joe Fernandez said once a notification or recommendation is sent to council, the upset residents will be written to and notified.


Cowichan Green Community’s wanted endorsement of a community garden for Lake Cowichan from the town’s council was stalled last week, mainly due to lack of councillors present.

Coun. Bob Day is championing the garden vision alongside Judy Stafford from CGC and both were present at last Tuesday’s Finance and Administration Committee meeting at the town hall to do so once again.

On the night, Day and Stafford were hoping the table would give the go-ahead to start official planning of the garden after Stafford and her colleagues had determined the site for the garden at Centennial Park.

But with Mayor Ross Forrest and Coun. Jayne Ingram the only other council members present, the table decided to prevent the endorsement for the time being.

Councillors Frank Hornbrook and Tim McGonigle were both absent.“We’ve talked about seeing where the community garden would go and Cowichan

Green Community came out to Centennial Park to determine that,” said Day. “I’m determined to go the route of a soccer pitch and two baseball diamonds (alongside at the park) if I’m still around. The garden would be approximately 100 feet from Point Ideal Road, there is a clear area down there towards the catholic church. This group is not going to ask for the town for money. If the town wants to help, then that’s awesome.

“I hope people get in and see there is room there to expand (once it opens up). We might then come across people who want to give this project a little bit of money. There is lots of space around there for a pond and a dog park. It’s good to have a vision.”

Day said he predicted the garden would be 300 feet in length and 65 to 75 feet deep.

“They (Cowichan Green Community) are asking for our blessing to move towards allocating this. It’s so they can get the planning process underway. Island Health has all but verbally agreed to $10,000 in funding. Cowichan Green Community needs to do a couple of sessions of community consultation before March 15. We can ask for donations of Cedar posts and wire fencing. We can maybe talk to Home Depot to see if they’ll put us in their budget.”

Ingram took the cautious route in the discussion.“We haven’t budgeted this year for public works to be spending money down there,

for example to put pipes in,” she said. “Where is that money going to come from? It’s great that Island Health has that money but we can’t run without all the backup. I think we’re putting the cart before the horse here.”

Cowichan Green Community must have all the planning done by March 15 of next year so Island Health can be sure of allocating its money.

“If council does not wish to see this move forward, then the conversation is over,” said Day.

Ingram explained it is “hard to endorse something when I have no other colleagues here.”

Mayor Ross Forrest confirmed a vote on endorsement will either be done at the next Public Works Committee meeting or the Parks, Recreation and Culture Committee meeting.

Both are in August.“We will put off a vote of endorsing this,” said the mayor. “Our hands are tied here

tonight. The sooner we do this the better though and we could put it on our regular council agenda as well. Our superintendent of public works could go and have a look at the site in the meantime. It’s a piece of land that’s not being used right now or utilized.”

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Rolli Gunderson

Greendale Road above was the only highway to and from Lake Cowichan for many years and was known as Cowichan Lake Road.

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Eight names for four roads

Hometown: DuncanI de ne down time as: watching moviesOccupation: CVRD lifeguardBest thing about living here:it is beautifulFave activity: hockeyFave food: all kindsI’ve always wanted: to go sky divingIf I had $1,000,000: I would buy a lot of toys like a boatFave moment of the day: evenings because I am most awake thenIn my car I listen to: Country musicIf I was stuck on a desert island I would need: food and a knifeMy go-to wardrope staple: shorts and a tank topBailey Kowaliuk

COWICHAN LAKE

Smile FILEWith Malcolm Chalmers

Back in 1949 village officials decided it was about time to erect street signs on roads through-out the community. Although most of the streets had names, none had street signs. Local Kinsmen club members had already begun making the signs that up until then had been non-existant. While they were at it, council decided to straight-en out the problem of eight different road names for four different roads! To eliminate the confu-sion a full makeover was underway which meant that village street names would now be officially registered.

The road from the Riverside Inn to Youbou was officially designated as North Shore Road, and would no longer would it be called Youbou Road. The road to Honeymoon Bay from the vehicle bridge (in Lake Cowichan) became South Shore Road and would no longer be referred to as Hon-eymoon Bay or Mesachie Lake Road. The road between the Riverside Inn and Duncan would now be called the Cowichan Lake Road, not the Duncan Road while the Picket Camp road became Sahtlam Avenue.

When the road from the “highway bridge” (near the Riverside Inn) to Honeymoon Bay was designated an “arterial highway” (by the provin-cial government), the section from the high school to Gordon’s store (now the site of the auto supply store) would become part of South Shore Road (not Alder Street - as it had been called for years.

Not to confuse the situation any further, it must

be pointed out that todays main street (South Shore Road) had, for many years been called Riverside Drive (an extension of present day River-side Drive). During the change in 1949, the name for present day King George Street which was apparently nameless was made official.

The Lake Cowichan Bulletin newspaper, which reported these details in the November 2, 1949 issue, stated that, with the new changes, “It will be easier soon to get around when more household-ers post their house numbers and when the street signs are posted”.

Today, there are many more streets and roads within the community adding more names to the mix. Next week, a look at new and long estab-lished street names that were named after local residents: “Who were these people and why were the roads named after them?”

Rolli Gunderson

Near the entrance to town this short one block section of Lake Cowichan Road was officially registered as Kenvir Road many years ago.

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Rolli Gunderson

The Grad Class of 2014has many people to thank for making the Grad celebrations such a success. Because of hard work, fundraising events and many contributions, we were able to have an amazing Paris themed Prom and a fun-filled, action-packed Dry Grad rafting trip in Boston Bar.Thank you to the following people/organizations who assisted us: Miriam Coghlan, Gary Eve, Shauna Mann, Val Sangster, Elva Forrest, Charter Creek Nurseries, Jason Kell, Lake Cowichan Country Grocer, Town of Lake Cowichan, Cow Cafe, Denise Allan Bottle Depot, School District No. 79, CUPE Local 5101, Lake Cowichan Royal Canadian Legion, Chamber of Commerce, Ralph Dill-Cheers Chicken, Cowichan Lake Sports Arena, Fish ‘n Game Club, Dave Darling, Nanaimo Duncan District Labour Council, United Steel Workers, Elks Club, The Print Spot, Dale O’Coffey, Mrs. Battye, Ms. Boucher, Lake Cowichan School Office Staff, all of the Grad parents who organized and planned events ... and last but not least ... the Grads who gave their time and worked hard to raise money to have the time of their lives!

This is a wonderful community to be a part of and we are very grateful for the support we have received and would like to give back. We are happy to announce that with the remaining money we will be offering a scholarship to the Grad Class of 2015 as well as donating to John Hieta’s Lung Transplant Fund.

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EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELYWatering by HAND may be carried out ONLY for ONE HOUR per designated day during ONE of the time periods noted below:Between6:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m.or 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.Residents with ODD numbered houses may hand water on ODD numbered days ONLY.Residents with EVEN numbered houses may hand water on EVEN numbered days ONLY.All sprinkling of lawns and boulevards is hereby suspended.For Further inFormation, please contact the Engineering Services Department at (250) 746-2530.


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5 March Road$95,000

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Privacy, garden, walking distance from Cowichan Lake; Open concept bungalow, remodeled kitchen & bath. Third bedroom could be a perfect studio. 2 large decks, raised gardening beds.

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494 Mountain View Dr. $369,000

268 Castley Heights $49,000340 Carnell Drive $239,000

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Unique 4 bedroom and den home in sought after Fairbridge. At just over 72 acres, the prestigious homes in this unique are offer privacy and security. Offers formal dining room area, large L/rm, cozy family room with wood replace, walk in closet, heat pump, built in vacuum. There is a lovely cottage at the back of the property. This charm and character home is a must see!

There is room for everyone here. 4 bedroom & 2 bath home on a double south facing lot. Offers a big detached shop, fenced garden area, storage shed and many other features.

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Gord Iverson photo

The Cowichan region’s mysterious new super-hero, “Water Woman” showed up last Thursday to help local salmon steward Joe Saysell at work rescuing stranded salmon from a side-channel of the Cowichan River just below the lake. Mr. Saysell does daily rounds of pools that are drying up quickly in this hot, dry summer, scooping up young salmon and putting them back in the deeper water of the Cowichan River where they have a chance of survival. Water Woman emerged last Saturday at Duncan Daze, saying she has come back to the Cowichan region after hearing about the very low water situation. She helped kick-off the Cowichan Watershed Board’s water conservation challenge and will be encouraging citizens to “Save Some for the Salmon” at events all summer. More on Water Woman at: www.cowichanwaterchallenge.ca


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The last two weeks have given us beautiful summer golf conditions and the superbly maintained course is a haven of lush greens and fairways.

On July 8, Mike Tuck had the best Low Net score of the day and Brian Crosson and Tom Denninger shared the Low Gross prize. K.P.’s were shot by Rick Nott and Graeme Cockle. Cockle converted his K.P. Into a Birdie. Chip-Ins were accomplished by

Nott, Denninger, and Everitt Sanville. Rocky Wise got the only Sandy Par.

On July 15, March Meadows hosted Mt. Brenton golfers who joined us for an Interclub Competition. Six teams, each made up of two March Meadows players and two Mt.Brenton players competed for the prizes.

Mark Kloske shot a Low Gross score of 74 (yes, that’s just 2 over Par), while Jug Kalar had a great Net Score with 67. Brian Crosson and Mick Clark got the K.P.’s. There were plenty of Birds with Kloske, Crosson, Kalar, Earl Laforge, Doug Parker, and Rocky Wise all picking up prizes. Kalar had a Chip-In and Joe Tatham had a Sandy Par.

The next day. Twelve of us headed to Mt.Brenton in Chemainus for the return visit in the Interclub Competition. Frank Fraser and Tom Clarkson were on the First Prize Team after the two day competition. Our next Interclub will be at Cottonwood Golf Course.

Duffer O’Doule claims to have found an obscure rule that should help some of players. Rule 3a states ‘There shall be no such thing as a lost ball. The missing ball is obviously on or near the course and will be eventually pocketed by someone else, making it a stolen ball. The player is not to compound the felony by charging him or herself a penalty stroke.”

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Lake Cowichan baseball conducts bottle drive for field maintenance

Andrew Leong

Anne Wise of March Meadows in Honeymoon Bay tees off on the 1st hole at the 2014 Ladies Cowichan Open on Sunday, July 6.

Update from March Meadows golf course

Malcolm Chalmers

From right: Liam Nichols, Emily Vaughan, Connie Vaughan and Meghan Major are working the sorting table behind a mountain of cans collected for the Lake Cowichan Minor League Baseball Association. The money raised will go to equipment purchase, field maintenance and keeping registration costs low.

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Michael Douglas MatskiwNovember 16, 1971- July 07, 2014

Doug passed peacefully at Royal Columbian Hospital with his loving family at his side. He is survived by his mom Kelly and Stepdad Michel, dad Michael, brother Chris and his wife Katrina, nieces

Solveig and Kade and grandparents Bev and Hank. Doug lived simply and unpretentiously. He enjoyed life to the fullest and always said he was here for a good time not a long time. It was difficult to let Doug go, but in doing so, he gave the ultimate gift. Life is fleeting. Please register online with the BC Transplant Society. There will be no service by request.

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Shoreline project needs your help this Saturday The Cowichan Shorline Stewardship Project needs your help this Saturday, July 26. Planting will start at 9 a.m. at the Lake Cowichan First Nations waterfront site half a kilometre west of the

weir and boat launch on North Shore Rd. in Lake Cowichan (it is very visible and will be well signed). This is Cowichan Lake River Stewardship Society’s biggest restoration project this summer and we need

lots of help to plant this important habitat. If you can volunteer one day this summer this is it. Please bring a shovel or pick, your gloves and sturdy footwear. Swimming opportunities are available and we will be providing a BBQ lunch and drinks. Please bring a friend and let’s see if we can get this done by lunch. This is project number four of nine

lakefront restoration projects Cowichan Lake River Stewardship Society has scheduled for this summer.If anyone has any questions please contact Gerald Thom at 250 749 7203 or Christine Brophy at 250 668

0858 .Thanks in advance for your participation and help to protect our lake

Submitted by Gerald Thom, CLRSS president.

photo submitted by Gerald ThomCLRSS’s last planting event was at Paradise Village RV Park in Honeymoon Bay on July 5th. There was over 40 volunteers and 671 native plants were planted on the shoreline, restoring over 150 meters of lakefront.


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4 Season GUTTER Company

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Fascia GuttersCall Steve for Free estimates!Locally owned & operated

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Now in our 8th year!Saturdays 10 a.m. - 2 p. m.

May 19 thru to October 11Everything is grown, baked,

or hand crafted by our vendors. New vendors or buskers welcome. Call Bob: 250-749-7233 or 250-510-1113

Follow the signs to the Market

Honeymoon Bay Outdoor Market

Every Saturday 10am - 2pm

May until Thanksgiving

Look for in-season local produce, sewing,

baking, preserves, arts & crafts and more!

Follow the signs to Greenchain Gardens and

Coffee Mill in Honeymoon Bay.

new vendors welcome

Honeymoon Bay Outdoor Market

Every Saturday 10am - 2pm

May until Thanksgiving

Look for in-season local produce, sewing,

baking, preserves, arts & crafts and more!

Follow the signs to Greenchain Gardens and

Coffee Mill in Honeymoon Bay.

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Call Casey250-510-2732

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Specializing in delivering1 - 5 yard loads.

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Landscaping | Septic Services Small Dump Truck: 1-6 yards

*NEW GRAVEL TRUCK*

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The inside back: A little of this and that

Malcolm Chalmers

Kathie Madsen and Lynn Brooks from the Lake Cowichan Animal Rescue Society are packing up their donated goods and they are in search of a new home to have their twice monthly fundraising event. The Animal Rescue raises money to rescue, assess, vaccinate, neuter, release and or re-home all pets in their care.

Malcolm Chalmers

Gerry Mihnney is taking the name “Junk in the Trunk” literally, Gerry and his wife have lived in Lake Cowichan for five years, to be close to their daughter and her young family. Originally from New Zealand and Australia they are selling the junk in their trunk before heading back to visit their other children living in New Zealand.


*Easy Tablet is only available to existing TELUS mobility customers with minimum three months tenure or greater and good payment history, subject to existing credit policy. Not available to customers on the credit limit program. Only available at participating locations. Customers must subscribe to an eligible monthly TELUS tablet rate plan in order to qualify for the Easy Tablet offer. The monthly Easy Tablet repayment charge is subject to applicable taxes. If the service agreement is cancelled before the end of the term, the remaining balance of the purchase price will be applied as a one-time charge to the account, along with a $50 cancellation fee in applicable provinces. Once the purchase price has been paid, the service will continue on a month-to-month basis without the monthly charge for the tablet. †16 GB iPad mini is $0 up front. You pay the rest of the purchase price over time by adding $19.12 per month to your monthly rate plan on a 2 year term. Taxes, long distance, additional airtime, roaming and pay-per-use charges are extra. ‡Based on testing of voice-call success rates, data-session completion rates and industry-standard call-quality measures against other national wireless service providers in metropolitan areas across Canada. TELUS and the TELUS logo are trademarks of TELUS Corporation, used under licence. TM and © 2013 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. © 2013 TELUS.

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*Easy Tablet is only available to existing TELUS mobility customers with minimum three months’ tenure or greater and good payment history, subject to existing credit policy. Not available to customers on the credit limit program. Only available at participating locations. Customers must subscribe to an eligible monthly TELUS tablet rate plan in order to qualify for the Easy Tablet off er. The monthly Easy Tablet repayment charge is subject to applicable taxes. If the service agreement is cancelled before the end of the term, the remaining balance of the purchase price will be applied as a one-time charge to the account, along with a $50 cancellation fee in applicable provinces. Once the purchase price has been paid, the service will continue on a month-to-month basis without the monthly charge for the tablet. †16 GB iPad mini is $0 up front. You pay the rest of the purchase price over time by adding $19.12 per month to your monthly rate plan on a 2-year term. Taxes, long distance, additional airtime, roaming and pay-per-use charges are extra. ‡Based on testing of voice-call success rates, data-session completion rates and industry-standard call-quality measures against other national wireless service providers in metropolitan areas across Canada. TELUS and the TELUS logo are trademarks of TELUS Corporation, used under licence. TM and © 2013 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. © 2013 TELUS.

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Lake Cowichan Gazette, July 23, 2014

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