Lake Cowichan Gazette, September 16, 2015

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Be part of the 35th Annual Terry Fox Run/Walk/Ride on Sunday September 20 at Saywell Park. Registration begins at 9:30. We have a 10 minute stretch routine, then line up for the 10:00 start. A local historian tells us the first Terry Fox Run was organized in Lake Cowichan in the early 80’s through the Cowichan Lake Community Services Society. Margaret Corbitt and later Anne Newman, along with their staff, or-ganized these events for over 30 years. More recently Jean Cozens, of the Cowichan Lake Retreads, with support from Linda Blatchford and her staff at Cowichan Lake Recre-ation, rekindled the Terry Fox spirit in Lake Cowichan. For the last four years, the Terry Fox Run/Walk/Ride has annu-ally attracted over 100 participants. Unfortunately, Jean was diagnosed with Cancer two years ago and has passed the torch to us to keep working to eliminate this disease. We

really miss her. Thanks to donors, Country Grocer and Jakes at the Lake, bottled water is available at the park and along the trail and Jakes will have a burger ready for you after the run. We are also grateful for the RCMP support when we block the main road through Lake Cowichan while getting partici-pants on their way. Retreads members monitor the route and have cold water at some stations. If you need help just look for someone wearing a Retreads shirt. We aim to keep everyone healthy while having fun. The Terry Fox Foundation is one of the largest non-governmental cancer research fund raisers in Canada. The Institute functions as the research arm of The Foundation. For example the Foundation has committed $26.6 million for the current year for research. Multi-year research stud-

ies include lung, ovarian, colorectal, pancreatic, oral, liver, oncolytic viruses, and more. Projects must have measurable outcomes, are internally reviewed, and milestone driven; must anticipate a significant impact on cancer health of Ca-nadians. Projects are actively managed, with those deemed unproductive being terminated. These standards help to use the funds effectively. Teams made up of family, friends, and colleagues are encouraged to participate in the annual Terry Fox Run. Many groups dedicate their efforts to someone who has battled cancer. This serves as both a poignant reminder of the devastating effects of this disease, as well as an urgent call to action. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ON SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 20th Submitted by Anne Newman and Beth Kidd

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Beth Kidd holds one of the signs for the Terry Fox run happening this weekend. Photo Dennis Skalicky

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Chickens are not officially coming to Lake Cowichan backyards any time soon.

Town councillors, at their Sept. 8 finance and administration committee meeting, decided that if people in the town want hens they need to make an application themselves to change the bylaw.

Coun. Tim McGonigle, committee chair, didn’t want the Town taking the lead on the issue.

“If it’s implemented by those with the backyard chicken owners, I feel that there’s ownership taken on that process. If it’s a council initiative, there’s a sense of entitlement,” he said, adding that he had no problem himself with backyard fowl.

Both Mayor Ross Forrest and Coun. Bob Day agreed that they didn’t want to see council acting for a special interest group.

Forrest said, “It’s not that I’m against chickens, because I’m not, but if people want us to change the bylaw to benefit them, I don’t thnk the taxpayers should be paying for it. That’s where I have an issue: there’s going to be a cost to us.

“I’m all for the taxpayers paying if it adds value for the community but I don’t think this is an issue that benefits the whole of the community. I think if they want chickens they should come forward with a proper application.”

Lake Cowichan CAO Joe Fernandez said the presentation made to council on Aug. 11 by Becca Sheers was similar to one made in 2013. Changes in the Zoning Bylw and the Animal Control Bylaw would be required if council wanted to permit chickens in residential zones.

Fernandez firmly told councillors that passing bylaws that can’t be enforced may not be the way to go, noting that at the previous meeting the delegation suggested that permit fees could be set up for those wanting to have chickens.

“The establishment of fees and regulations may be

the easy part. If we assume that the implementation of bylaws and regulations would simply result in better compliance and controls, we need to think again,” he said.

Fernandez said that enforcement “often comes at a steep price” and fees would not cover the expenses of enforcing the bylaw.

“We only need to look at the difficultties we often face with infractions relating to dogs and cases of irresponsible dog owners. It may come as a surprise that these very regulations are flouted by the very people you would expect to be law abinding and who may be requesting that chickens be now legally allowed.”

The CAO warned that making the illegal legal “may not be the panacea for the Town or the majority of its residents. Those who blatantly flout town bylaws and regulations will continue to do it unless the Town is willing to expend greater resources to ensure compliance with that which it permits in its bylaws,” he said.

Without enough town staff to patrol the problems, complaints end up on Fernandez’s own desk, he said.

“A lot of communities have taken this on. But the fact is they have capable people to deal with that and we don’t. There is a cost to it. You can do somthing but you have to decide what it is,” he said,

McGonigle said, “I would most definitely invite those that are for this to perhaps start this process, to get the public meetings going and perhaps see what actual support there is. I don’t think it’s quite fair that it’s put on the table for council to make a decision for perhaps 40 people when we’re talking of approximately 1,800 registered voters.”

He then called for some reply from council.“I think we should put it to bed so it doesn’t keep

coming back,” McGonigle said.The mayor said he thought the reply should “state that

this is not something that council is initiating and leave it at that. If they want to intitate an application themselves, that’s up to them, without us going out and asking them to do it.”

The others agreed.

Photo Dennis Skalicky

Mayor and council were serving up hotdogs and hamburgers to town staff last week at the annual Staff Appreciation BBQ at the town office. On right councillor Lorna Vomack, Mayor Ross Forrest and Councillor Carolyne Austin were ready to serve town employees.

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Residents who want to keep chickens need to make application to change bylaw

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David & Beth KiddLAKE COWICHAN GAZETTE

The Interesting Life of B&B HostsAs the tourist season slows down we took a

look at who our guests were, why they visited our place and what were some of the interesting experiences we shared.

One of the more memorable was a group of 8 people from Portland area who were on a bi-cycle trip. They had a “swag” car that arrived in the morning. The two members climbed on to a Tandem and headed down the Trans Canada to meet their friends. By the time they arrived at Trestle 66 they decided the trail was too rough so they lead their group up – yes I said up – Mayo Road and picked up the north side trail which is in much better shape. Next morning this group headed to Port Renfrew and about mid day we received word that the road had been closed by the Lizard Lake fire. I hitched up the trailer and headed down the road think-ing they would be stranded and I would have to rescue them. A forestry official stopped me and assured me there were no cyclists on the road between here and the fire. Next day an email said they had got through the fire area but it had been pretty scary.

We have had 9 sets of guests on bicycle trips and worry when we hear reports that parts of the Trans Canada Trail is in serious need of maintenance. Word gets around and we could be losing opportunities to host bicycle tour groups in our community.

The closing of the road due to fire upset the plans of a number of other guests. In fact I sus-pect it had quite an impact on traffic around the circle route. However, one German guest was not to be outdone. They had a strong vehicle and found their way down to Avatar and Botanical Beach and back by the Gordon River main. This confirmed that many German people like to get out with nature in the back country.

A number of our guests are either coming up or headed down the Circle Route through Port Renfrew to Sooke and Victoria. For people going from here we arm them with a big tree

map that is on the Ancient Forest Alliance web site and explain that signs are a bit inadequate. For example, there is a battered point of inter-est sign before the Harris Creek Spruce. Many guests enjoy visiting the huge trees and many report how they enjoyed seeing the rocky pools at Botanical Beach.

A recent guest came seeking closure. Tragi-cally, her fiancee had drowned in a rafting ac-cident down the river 25 years ago. We did not find the archive references but from clues she had we figured it might be the rapids by the Group Campground. We visited and she was pretty sure we had the right spot. Her fiancee had often given her red roses, so to close this visit she sent a red rose into the pool where it disappeared from sight. Next day that guest to-gether with a German couple joined us on our Retreads hike to the Kinsol Trestle and a fine lunch at the Unsworth Vineyards. We admit it is our participation in Retreads that has allowed us to understand the area and be able to act as tour guides.

Our B&B welcomes and enjoys hosting families with young children. For example, we had three young boys from London UK. Beth took them out to see the hammock and along the way they were really excited when they spotted peas and beans actually growing in the garden. She then led them off down the road to pick some blackberries which they proudly brought back to share with mum and dad. Oth-er families love to go over to Lake View beach where they spend hours. One couple went in the light rain and brought back pictures of a mist covered lake and a rainbow. They said they loved walking in the rain.

One father with two teenage children seemed very reserved and uncomfortable. Next morning the father felt comfortable enough to explain that the fourth member of their party was missing. His wife had recently succumbed to Cancer. This helped us to understand the discomfort and led to more discussion. On a happier note one family explained they had met friendly people up at Clearwater BC who in-sisted that when on the island they must visit

Lake Cowichan and stay with us. That gave us a boost. Apparently Clearwater on Highway 5 is a mecca for foreign visitors.

To date in 2015 we have hosted 180 sets of guests. Sets can range from an individual visitor to a party of 6-8 people. Half our guests came from Canada and half of those from BC. Many Victoria people considers the Lake a holiday place and they had the largest number with the lower mainland next. Outside BC, Alberta sent a number of guests with a few each from On-tario, Quebec and Manitoba.

About a third of our guests are from Europe with the most from Germany and a number from Holland and Switzerland. A further 7 percent came from the UK and 6 percent from the USA, mostly from Washington State. Aus-tralia had 5 parties and New Zealand just one. Most of the down-under guests and a number of others had an Alaska Cruise as part of their plans and were spending a few days on the is-land. Many of our guests have travelled across BC and through the Rockies, or plan to do so. Many are also coming from or going to Tofino. They spend 3-4 days at Tofino and one day with us. We think they have it back to front. At this time we are more of a place to visit rather than a destination.

By the time people arrive at our house they have often spent time at our visitor centre and always appreciate the help they have received there.

Most bookings are made on line and 95 of our guests came to us through Booking.com. Some contact us directly by email and a num-ber phone to make bookings. While booking.com has helped to keep our place full, it has also complicated our booking procedures. When you take a booking you must immedi-ately take the room out of the Booking.com in-ventory or you risk double bookings which can be embarrassing.

While we admit being B&B hosts can be challenging and hard work, we are always thrilled that people from all over the world come to our door, and we usually have fascinating dis-cussions going on around the breakfast table.

2015 Cowichan Lake District Chamber of Commerce Visitor/Busi-ness Centre report to date from Jan 1st – September 7th, 2015

We thank CVRD’s Area F and Area I, and the Town of Lake Co-wichan and the commu-nity members and the Cowichan Lake District Chamber of Commerce for their continual sup-port to the Visitor Centre.

From Jan 1st 2015 – September 7th 2015- to date the total visitors are 32,714, and 28,136 of the visitors came in dur-ing the summer months of May 1st to September 7th. That is a 42.7% in-crease over last year dur-ing the summer months, our biggest month was July where we had over 10,000 visitors in. These numbers encompasses all of the different types of visitors from far away to local (which were 2442 locals) .

We attribute this high increase in our visitors to the low Canadian dollar

firstly and then secondly to the continual inter-est in our Heritage Co-wichan River for fishing and tubing, our pristine Cowichan Lake for fish-ing, swimming and boat-ing activities, the Pacific Marine Circle Route, the Avatar Grove, the camp-grounds, Sunfest Country Music Festival and the welcome mats from the businesses, and the com-munity.

We had 1 full time coordinator, 3 local part time students and 3 vol-unteers that serviced the thousands of visitors at the Visitor Centre. There were many suggestions of what they would like to see here in our area…like a water park, dog park, buskers, street ven-dors, food establishments with patio lake and river views, bike rentals, and ball rentals for the vol-ley ball court and tennis court.

The staff, students and volunteers were busy with welcoming and con-necting with the visitors

and locals in person, on the telephone, email and social media platforms.

Through the E-News-letters and flyers we helped to promote the local and regional busi-nesses, organizations, campgrounds, Cowichan Valley Parks and Trail, Totem Tours, Wine and Culinary, Museums, the Saturday and Sunday markets, movies, the-atres, and events such as Heritage Days, Lake Days Festivities and Pa-rade, Lady of the Lake, Baseball Registration, Honeymoon Bay Days, Youbou Regatta, Curling Bonspiel, Hockey Camp, and the many other im-promptu events and fun-draisers put on by com-munity members.

We assisted on events such as the Chamber Red Carpet Gala Os-wald Awards, Town of Lake Cowichan Heritage Days, Chamber/Visitor Centre Trunk Treasures, Cowichan Lake Days Breakfast in the Town sponsored by CVRD’s

Area F and I , Music in the Park Sponsored by CICV Radio, Visitor Centre Chili Barn Dance, Chamber Metal Drive.

Wow!!!! We had a great year so far of work-ing together in our com-munities.

Still to come is the Ter-

ry Fox Run, the last Trunk Treasures for September, Salmon Mushroom Fes-tival, Chamber Business Showcase, Small Busi-ness Week, Santa Parade and Christmas Madness.

Respectfully submitted by: Katherine Worsley - Coordinator

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Premier Christy Clark also announced the establishment of a $2 million fund for scholarships for aboriginal students pursuing post-graduate degrees, and a new set of awards for aboriginal youth athletic achievement.

Surrey-White Rock MLA Gordon Hogg was appointed parliamentary secretary in charge of developing the sports awards.

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The Cowichan Estuary Restoration and Conservation Association (CERCA) has its sights set on two priority projects in the estuary, worth a total of $145,000.

They include construction of an Estuary Educational Nature Trail and open classroom plus a set-up to monitor salmon smolts.

According to Dr. Goetz Schuerholz, CERCA member and conservation ecologist, the proposed educational nature trail will follow the old railroad line along the Westcan causeway in the centre of the Cowichan Estuary, offering spectacular views of interesting sections of the northern part of the estuary.

The $120,000 project is expected to start by early winter and includes the rehabilitation of a two-acre slough with the aim of reconnecting it with the estuary.

Construction will include eight wooden platforms along the trail, a viewing tower, and a roofed overview billboard at the trail head along with eight billboards with information about the estuary.

The second project involves salmon smolt monitoring at the causeway breach, which the group considers an essential follow-up to the completed breaching of the causeway, Schuerholz said.

“The man-made artificial causeway which effectively has cut the estuary in half for over 60 years, has prevented proper ecosystem functioning, preventing fresh water from Cowichan River entering the southern section of the estuary, and most important, preventing salmon smolt from accessing the only eelgrass fields left in the bay,” Shuerholz said.

“Breaching the causeway allows for estuarine water circulation, re-channeling freshwater from the Cowichan into the southern section, and permitting smolt to access prime habitat to the south of the breach,” he said.

The proposed salmon smolt

monitoring will start in 2016 and is expected to provide statistics about how the breach is being used. This project cost will be approximately $25,000.

To help finance these projects, CERCA is holding a fundraising dinner and art auction Friday, Oct. 9, in the banquet room of

Arbutus Ridge Golf Club.The highlight of the evening

will be the auction, presented by witty, well-known artist Will Millar and entertainment featuring Millar and Grammy-nominated pianist Michael Creber.

The cover charge for the

evening will be $150 per person and there is also a cash bar. If you plan to attend, confirm your attendance by email to [email protected] or by phoning 250-748-4878 by Sept. 15.

Attendees will receive a complete information package with background on CERCA

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CERCA raising funds for $145K in projects

Deanna Jennings“Yes! There is not a lot of camping areas close to here and it would help bring a lot of people to the tournaments or special events.”

Darlene Ector“ Yes, if there is room there because it does bring people into town. I see no harm in it. I’m sure there would be some issues that would have to be addressed though.”

Sue Lindstorm “I would only like the idea of them to be able to stay in the (arena) parking lot for a special events like curling or a wedding. I don’t like it to be a full time thing because I don’t think it is a good precedence to set, people will abuse it. Not down in the baseball park though.”

Karen Edgar “Somewhere in the area maybe but not the (arena) parking lot. Possibly down below but not in the parking lot, it’s a parking lot.”

Street BeatCowichan Lake SAYSWe asked: Do you think Lake Cowichan should allow people to camp by the Centennial Baseball fields for tournament weekends or special events at the Cowichan Lake Arena?

With Malcolm Chalmers

Cliff Williamson“No. I don’t think so, there has got to be better places for them to stay. I don’t agree with them camping in Town.”

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The breach in the causeway opens up opportunities and the Cowichan Estuary Restoration and Conservation Association is now fund raising for two projects.

Gord MarchLAKE COWICHAN GAZETTE

Cowichan Lake: Fishing will continue to improve as the temperature

cools. Currently fish are holding at 40-60’ during mid day. 1st light & last light fish are cruising shore line 20-30’. Gang troll with a red wedding band tipped with a worm is your best bet until the bait ban goes in to effect on November 15th. Always popular 3” Tomic plugs #530 UV your best bet for downrigger fishing recommended depth 50’, best area is the narrows in front of Gordon Bay. Kwik Fish or flatfish K7 black/silver flake. (Michael Jackson) Slow trolled on an S pattern along the drop off during dim light or dark days fished with or without a gang troll has been extremely successful. During brighter periods switch over to a K5 Coachdog with or without a troll add more weight and troll just over the drop off paralleling the shore. This fishery will only improve as fall progresses.No boat, no problem.

There is always fish biting when bait fishing at the creek mouths. Use sliding weights and a corky rig. Top baits (now that the salmon are migrating through the lake) salmon paste pink salmon eggs, roe or worms always worth a try.Cowichan River :

At this point the Cowichan River is closed to all angling.

Nitnat River: Wow! Lots of fish. Generous retention of Chinook/

Chum & Coho make this a true harvest fishery. (Check regs.) The art of angling is to entice a fish

to take your fly or lure. These fish will bite. All foul hooked fish must be released. Deliberate snagging is illegal and unethical.Recommended techniques:

Fly Fishing – sink tip lines & B.H. flys. Top picks – Rolled Muddlers/Wooly Buggers. Stop in at the store for best colour picks. Over 30000 flys in stock! It is heart stopping to see a 20-30lb Chinook chasing your fly across the shallows & then slam your fly.

Float Fishing – chartreuse or peach wool ties best bet.Spin Fishing –go small – small spoons or spinners

produce well. Too large a lure spooks them. As the leaves turn crimson & float to the ground, the

rivers start to rise with the first fall rains. Coho/Chum/summer Steelhead will be on the move. Top rivers – Cowichan/Sooke/San Juan/Harris/Nitnat & Stamp. Always check your regs before heading out.

“May your rod bend to the butt and your smile go from ear to ear”

Dena McPheeLAKE COWICHAN GAZETTE

The newly elected KLPS Board members have had a busier summer than usual as they continue to source a new production to present. Their goal is to find and secure the rights for a top notch family production featuring many young people keen to be part of a fun musical experience.

Finding and securing an appropriate performance vehicle that is affordable to produce has presented a new challenge this year. After the success of The Wizard of Oz in the spring of 2014 the Players were awarded a much lesser amount of funds than our usual Gaming Grant. Coupled with significant losses from the following production in November of last year, the Players find themselves having to be much more careful with any financial risk/loss taking and much more active in fund raising efforts.

As the Performance Rights (royalties) expand in cost with the larger more popular productions, so do the Production Costs. Use of the Centennial Hall has always been a large expense for our productions and

to that end, the Players are excited to have found an alternate space at a significantly lower rate for the first part of rehearsals.

The idea of hosting another Creative Edge talent show this fall has been discussed. We did one before The Wizard of Oz-(2013), and it was a fun and popular event. If undertaken, the board would like to try the use of a sound meter for determining the winners. Anyone able to find, borrow or make something to measure applause volume please pass the info on to KLPS at [email protected]. Many thanks.

Talent shows are always great fun for everybody and in our first Creative Edge show we found some remarkable talent such as magicians, singers, dancers, song writers and even had a great ‘cup dancer’ to name a few. Talent is a small word that embraces a very large spectrum of performance and many other art forms, and anything goes! It was a great show for all and would be fun to do again.

Meanwhile, the Board continues to search all possible avenues to secure a fabulous family show to present in the New Year. Watch for Audition News coming soon.

Gord March - Gord’s Fly Box Photo Dennis Skalicky


Kaatza Lakeside Players have a busy summer making plans for group

Good fishing now, will improve as weather cools: check regulatons

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Occupation: ArtistHometown: Lake CowichanI’ve always wanted to: Become Prime MinisterMost people don’t know that: I have five kids, two severely handicapped.Favourite food: home cookingProudest moment: seeing my children are happy and successfulBest thing about living here: Clean air, clean water and the peopleFavourite activity: hanging out with friendsHow do you define down time as: sitting by the river watching water go byIf I was stuck on a desert island I would definitely need: a boat

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COWICHAN VALLEY WATERING RESTRICTIONS

DOWNGRADED TO STAGE 2 EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

Watering restrictions remain in effect until October 31, 2015 but with the recent rainfall, the low streamflow advisory has ended and the provincial drought level for Vancouver Island has been downgraded. Considering this, along with a wet weather forecast in the near future, all local governments in the Cowichan Valley will downgrade the restrictions to stage 2 effective Friday, September 18, 2015.

During Stage 2, the following restrictions apply:• Owners or residents of even numbered civic addresses are permitted to

water on Wednesdays and Saturdays between 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. OR between 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 pm (2 hours maximum per scheduled day)

• Owners or residents of odd numbered civic addresses are permitted to water on Thursdays and Sundays between 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. OR between 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 pm ( 2 hours maximum per scheduled day)

• Automatic sprinkling systems must be programmed to match Stage 2 permitted dates and times or be manually operated to comply with the bylaw.

• Commercial enterprises which require water to facilitate normal business activities such as power washing companies or window washing companies, are permitted unless ordered otherwise by the Director of Public Works.

• Washing of cars, boats, driveways and houses is permitted.• Garden Irrigation Permits are still not being issued during Stage 2.• Hand watering of trees, shrubs, flowers, or vegetables is permitted on any

day of the week between 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. OR between 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. by use of a hose with a spring-loaded nozzle or by bucket (maximum 2 hours per day). Micro irrigation or drip irrigation systems may be utilized anytime to a maximum of 4 hours per day.

• The Town of Lake Cowichan and the CVRD would like to thank all residents and commercial businesses for their water conservation efforts these past few months. It did make a difference! For further information on water conservation generally, please visit www.NewNormalCowichan.ca or your local government website for more comprehensive details.

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Uncertainty remains the name of the game for the Lake Cowichan food bank.

It is at present being housed in the Town of Lake Cowichan’s Mildred Child Annex on a 10-month contract, but that ends Oct. 14, forcing the food bank into a month-by-month situation.

Betty Sanddar, foodbank group chair, addressed the town council’s finance and administration committee Sept. 8, saying she was very concerned about how the uncertainty would affect the foodbank’s people and operations.

Part of the resaon for the short term contract is that “we’re unsure of the

future of that building,” committee chair Coun. Tim McGonigle told her.

“We’re doing an assessment of all our buildings.

Sanddar said, “the food bank needs stability, a place of security. Month-to-month is a constant looming hammer on us.”

The situation has changed, too, she said.

“When we were allowed to move into the building it was stated that we would share the building with the bylaw officer and the building inspector for a short time until they moved to the Ranger Station. How that [the ranger station] was listed for sale and that is why they could not or would not allow the food bank use of that site when we asked for it.”

Sanddar asked on behalf of her group for

a three to five year lease.Even as it is , the

Mildred Child Annex, located as it is beside the Town office on South Shore Road, has it good and bad points, she said.

On the pro-side, the facility is easily found, right in the centre of town, and has only a few stairs at the entry. The $1 annual rent means the Food bank saves $1,800 a year, too.

However, it is not wheelchair accessible, requires an up-front insurance payment of $1,300, offers limited space for storage or even distribution with little privacy to users, has no water or washrooms, no refuse or recycle and no air circulation as the windows do not open, making it brutally hot in summer.

McGonigle admitted on behalf of his

colleagues that “there is a great need for the food bank.”

Sanddar said she and her committee have explored every possibility in the area looking for a new site but have not been able to find a location that would allow for the storage space and some of the food bank’s other needs.

“We’re not even at the stage where someone has said, ‘Yes, we could accommodate you,’” she said.

Mayor Ross Forrest assured Sanddar that at least the group wouldn’t be turfed out overnight.

“Things aren’t going to happen in 30 days,” he said, promising to let the committee know as soon as the Town has any updates on what is happening with the annex.

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Recent rain has given some cause for hope but the Cowichan River flow committee is still not rushing to increase the amount of water released into the river, according to Lake Cowichan Mayor Ross Forrest.

He gave a report to his council colleagues Sept. 8 of a meeting held that day.

“We had about 20 people there, from DFO, Cowichan Tribes, Catalyst and more. It’s looking good. At the last few meetings we’ve had [the group had set] a date of late September for the lake being at such a low level that the river wouldn’t be flowing properly but the rain we’ve had has upped that date substantially to Nov. 1 now at the current flow of 4.5 pms,” Forrest said.

Of course, having some water to work with leads to talk.

“There was some discussion today about whether everybody’s brave enough to up that flow for the fish. They usually have a pulse in late September, early October but they figure for the next two weeks anyhow we should keep it at 4.5 and then if things look okay, look at a fish pulse.

It’s looking good but still the forecast is for dry weather for a while again. We don’t want to spend what we have in the bank in the lake until we know we’ve got enough,” Forrest said.

The recent rain has meant that “there is quite a bit of inflow into [Cowichan Lake] right now from the main tributaries like Robertson [River] and Shaw [Creek], all the major creeks are running pretty well right now. That’s helping a lot. It’s looking good but we’re still not totally out of the woods yet,” the mayor added.

There was no discussion, however on doing anything about the water restrictions.

“Yes, we still are on restrictions. I would think the whole area would be looking at lifting that Stage Three pretty soon but I don’t know that,” he said.

Coun. Carolyne Austin asked, “would we bother lifting them for now? Why would we not leave them on till the end of the year perhaps?”

Forrest said, “people will want to wash their cars, their patios. Stuff they haven’t been able to do for the past few months, that they want to be able to do. That’s why they’re asking the question.”

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Folio Street Address Legal PID Upset Price 79020 64 SOUTH SHORE RD Lot B, Plan VIP81063, DL 12 026‐849‐518 13,288.02 81000 59 RENFREW AVE Lot 3, BL 5, Plan 1231, DL 12 007‐655‐771 1,948.25 82000 52 SOUTH SHORE RD Lot 3, BL 5, Plan 1231, DL 12 007‐655‐746 6,948.56 89000 48 RENFREW AVE Lot 6, BL 6, Plan 1231, DL 12 007‐655‐843 2,973.24 133000 78 COWICHAN AVE W Lot A, BL 9, Plan 1231, DL 12 007‐657‐706 7,445.00 153049 102‐18 KING GEORGE ST N Lot 9, BL 11, PL VIS3326, DL 12 018‐869‐793 3,778.46 211000 32 POPLAR ST Lot 8, BL 21, Plan 1231, DL 12 007‐639‐091 5,010.92 280000 140 COMIAKEN AVE Lot 2, BL 33, Plan 9463, DL 12 005‐312‐744 9,272.54 283001 90 BOUNDARY RD Lot A, BL 33, Plan 37339, DL 12 001‐047‐027 7,738.33 287000 146 SAHTLAM AVE Lot 3, BL 34, Plan 1231, DL 12 000‐220‐213 8,566.60 291000 164 SAHTLAM AVE Lot 7, BL 34, Plan 1231, DL 12 007‐637‐233 5,918.63 404000 28 ARBUTUS ST Lot 41, BL 25, Plan 7070 005‐820‐871 3,489.93 442000 34 HEMLOCK ST Lot 82, BL 25, Plan 7070 002‐704‐706 8,642.17 466046 87B JOHEL RD Lot B, Plan VIS4122, DL 48 023‐574‐925 7,203.61 800000 127 DARNELL RD Lot 4, Plan 1005A 007‐943‐016 6,777.08 880020 202 GREENDALE RD L 2&3, PL 16660, PID 004‐016‐068 004‐016‐050 1,498.57 908000 125 COWICHAN LAKE RD Plan DD92507I 009‐573‐887 10,583.93 919006 6 ‐ 537 POINT IDEAL DR Lot 6, Plan VIS5120, DL 13 025‐100‐521 12,685.18 933000 216 MACDONALD RD Lot 1, Plan 25436 002‐914‐191 6,577.97 963025 118 BEECH CRES Lot 25, Plan VIP83739 027‐217‐299 3,702.31

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Cowichan Valley teachers are being urged to try the new provincial curriculum before it becomes mandatory next year.

School superintendent Rod Allen, during a quick update for the board of education, still managed to touch on a lot of the aspects of the much-discussed changeover.

“The subject is everywhere right now,” he said Sept. 1.

Many aspects of the K-9 curriculum are ready to roll after receiving a lot of input from the BC Teachers’ Federation and other education partners, he said. “It was written by teachers from across the province,” Allen said.

The pre-high school curriculum is ready to try and “right now we are really encouraging our teachers to do that. It is quite different. We’re urging them to try it out, find out what kinds of supports that the district and also the province has to bring that curriculum alive.”

There’s more talking still to be done as there are plans to implement the kindergarten to Grade 9 curriculum in September 2016.

“For Grades 10-12, the first drafts are starting to dribble out now. Then they will go out for comment, go through a revision process and come out a little more fully fledged in September 2016 for full implementation 2017. Me, personally, I think

that’s optimistic. But it’s good to have goals,” Allen said.

The effects of the new style will not be seen until about 15 years have passed, “because it is a cultural shift, not just a new curriculum,” he added.

The byword in the new curriculum is flexibility, fitting what’s taught to how a student learns. But that still leaves many observers asking about tests and marks.

The controversial Foundation Skills Assessment (FSA) tests may be gone under the new regime but something must be done to assess how students are doing, Allen said.

A committee is suggesting that the province will still want to check each child around Grades 4 and 7, much as has been done with the FSA but with a new attitude.

“Children will find they are more successful at it,” he said. “We’re going to see what that looks like.”

The next question is: what will graduation assessment look like?

“And that’s not

presupposing we’re going to have any yet,” Allen told trustees, pointing out that questions are coming from everywhere on this one.

“What kind of evidence should we have to look at to determine if students are ready to move on to the next stage? Should it be exams? In what areas? Is it portfolios? Is it this? Is it that? There’s a pretty wide open mandate,” he said.

But, at the same time, the ministry is creating some new secondary provincial assessments.

“The first one is Science 10. Hallelujah! It’s striving to move a Trivial Pursuit exam for a Trivial Pursuit course into something deeper and more meaningful for kids,” Allen said.

The objective, he said, is not just to focus on content but to include collaboration and thinking like a scientist.

When talk moves to exams, the subject of report cards comes up.

Allen described report cards as “iconic” but said that now, in K-9, “60 per cent of school districts, at least, are not following the current reporting orders and are well outside it. They’re doing it with the consent of teachers and parents because it’s better for communication and better for kids.”

Allen said that a new style of reporting should be introduced in a couple of years and “there is a great desire that it should not be a new provincial report card,” he said. “A provincial report

card would be the death knell of having a really meaningful conversation with parents and at least 60 districts would hate it if they mandated a single report card.”

Allen said there has already been teacher feedback, with concerns raised about resources and timelines.

“If I could summarize the feedback so far I’d say: ‘Love it, well overdue’ combined with concerns that ‘We can’t just go cold turkey to a radically different model.’”

Trustee Rob Hutchins got to the heart of another aspect, asking what was coming in the way of funding for new resources and training.

Allen wasn’t optimistic, opining that the district might be on its own.

“That’s a big question. I think that the forest fires this summer didn’t help money being available. There isn’t an option to do nothing and we have to do it together: teachers, communities, parents.”

It’s a fundamental shift in structure, Allen said, pointing out it’s not a case of rolling out new textbooks.

“Fewer and fewer teachers are relying on a single textbook to support the content of their courses. Those days are done. Content is moving too fast. There are other types of resources. As there is more flexibility around content, the chances of a single book meeting the needs of every child are slim and none,” he said.

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Photo Dennis SkalickyOn Thursday, September 10, Lake Cowichan School held a Welcome Back BBQ in the courtyard at the school. It was a chance for parents to enjoy a hot dog and meet the staff at the school. Vice principal Brent Zimmer serves a hot dog to teacher Mrs. Scott while dad Kyle Desjardins and his son Dylan wait in line.


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A normally quiet and adult-centric domicile was quickly turned upside down when a friend came to visit with her three children.Within minutes, the kids were bouncing on the couch, pawing at collector memorabilia, and crying.The youngest, then 18 months, needed the inevitable diaper change. But before I could even offer any assistance, Diapergate was resolved. It took a few moments to collect my jaw from the floor.If you’re a racing fan, the speed at which the dirty deed was taken care of can be likened to those working on a team’s pit crew during a race. Before you can even blink, the car’s tires have been changed, it’s been refueled and it’s on the circuit again.My friend looked me straight in the eyes and offered me these words: “It’s not my first rodeo.” Clearly.It’s not the Subaru Forester’s first rodeo when it comes to finding itself in a sticky, messy, or dirty situation and then taking care of it. Quickly.With its tried and tested Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive system and the additional assistance of X-Mode (equipped on all Foresters with the CVT transmission), it’ll have you out of the mud – or purposely playing in it – before you know it.Though it wasn’t my first rodeo with the Japanese manufacturer’s SUV, the setting in which we’d be testing it out was all-new to me: The Maritimes.There’s a pleasant discomfort about stepping foot into uncharted territory. But there’s also warm welcome of being wrapped up in the arms of a vehicle that feels like home.

Home in a sense where there’s room to spread out. With the rear seats folded, there’s an impressive, best-in-class, 2,115L of cargo space. Home in a sense where the Forester allows the sun’s glory to fill the cabin with its warmth (well, when it decides to bless me with its presence) thanks to its

greenhouse-like design to let as much light inside as possible. And home in a sense where you feel safe; protected. It’s no surprise that the Forester is an Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS) Top Safety Pick Plus; meaning, this vehicle has earned this winning title nine years running (2007-2015.)While the 2016 Forester receives new updates like a new audio system, steering responsive fog lights, a shark fin antenna, one-touch turn signals and more, these changes aren’t alienating to Subaru aficionados – or those coming into the brand – who demand some of the latest tech features yet want an easy-to-navigate centre stack.Those characteristics alone made this

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On Thursday, September 10, Lake Cowichan School held a Welcome Back BBQ in the courtyard at the school. It was a chance for parents to enjoy a hot dog and meet the staff at the school. Teacher Erika Blume and her kids 5 year old Connor and eleven year old Chloe get their hot dogs.

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Wine and Cheese fund-raiser for Auxiliary

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

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

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

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This affair is meant to bring new and local talent into the community… keeping it all recyclable and compostable. Our lemon+aid stand donates all it’s earnings to a family in need in the community. The entry fee will also be donated to the heritage center, a non-profit organization in Lake Cowichan.

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