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Elodie Adams Lake Cowichan Gazette

On April 1, B.C. reverted to a two-tiered tax system when the provincial sales tax returned, replacing the HST that blended the PST with the federal goods and ser-

vices tax.Almost as soon as the proposed tax was

announced by then-premier Gordon Camp-bell, it caused a rift among residents who disagreed with it. Many were upset it was introduced without warning, and it was fi -

nally killed by a referendum in 2011, just 13 months after its introduction.

“As we committed in August 2011, we are returning to the PST with all permanent exemptions,” fi nance minister Michael de Jong said in a statement to the press. “Con-sumers will again not pay PST on purchas-es like food, restaurant meals, bicycles, gym memberships, movie tickets . . . nor for personal services like haircuts.”

However, small businesses in Lake Co-wichan are dutifully taking the necessary steps to ensure their tills are ringing in the right taxes as of April 1. Many small busi-ness owners seem nonplussed about the change, with some saying categorically that they wish it had remained the same.

At Curves, owner Christine Calihoo says she doesn’t anticipate a sudden increase in memberships because of the tax break.

“I wish it were true, but it isn’t,” she said.

Changes for her business are a little more complicated though, because of the differ-ent products she carries. For example, her food products and memberships are exempt from the PST and therefore will drop in price, whereas the clothing items she also sells do include the seven per cent tax.

Jay deGoesbriand, who owns and runs Tiptons Gas Bar and the Cowichan Pet Emporium in Lake Cowichan, said he didn’t think it would change things for his businesses either.

“In the big scheme of things, it isn’t go-ing to make much difference,” he told the Gazette. “Except for things like tobacco or

confection.” At the Galloping Moon Gallery, owners

Bob and Jane Culmer were a little more critical of the government’s approach to having businesses revert to the two-tiered tax system.

“They’re not giving us a sign to put up that says we are a legitimate business and licensed to collect tax,” Jane Culmer ex-plained, “and we used to have a little card that says we are exempt from paying PST, so I now have to photocopy and email or fax to all my wholesalers this letter.

“Do you know how many wholesalers we’ve got?” she said with frustration. “A lot!”

“They sent a letter out with our new PST number, and said they’re not sending out the paper to put on the wall, they’re ‘sav-ing money,’” added her husband, intimat-ing that the government are trying to cut corners by eliminating some of the paper-work.

Which just goes to show, you can please some of the people some of the time, but you can’t please all of the people all of the time.

And it didn’t go unnoticed that the gov-ernment choose April 1st as the day to make it offi cial — no April Fool’s Day joke.

The Ministry of Finance says that 25,000 businesses have yet to register for PST, so check your receipts to make sure HST is not being charged but the appli-cable PST and, or GST. Go to gov.bc.ca/pst for a complete list of what is taxable under PST.

Goodbye HST, hello PST

Elodie AdmasBob Culmer prepares a latte — which is now PST exempt — at his coffee shop last week.

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Morgan Sirup, Hannah Torrie and Emma Torrie were dressed in pretty spring frocks as they hunted for Easter treats under sunny skies and warm temperatures at the Cowichan Lake Recreation’s annual Easter egg hunt on Monday.

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The next time you see Dave Voller stroll-ing around town in civilian clothes instead of the usual RCMP uniform, it won’t be because he’s on his days off.

After 33 years with the force, Voller is retiring from duty.

A face Lake Cowichan has come to know and associate with the local area au-thorities, the former staff sergeant says he doesn’t really know what made him decide it was time to retire.

“I think it comes to people differently,” Voller said in answer to the question. My old staff sergeant, we bugged him for years to retire. And one day he went to a bizarre case ... and the very next day he went back to the offi ce, put in his papers, and said I quit.”

Voller says his reason for choosing to re-tire now is not as dramatic as the instance which caused his former boss to make that decision.

“Sometimes it takes a life-altering expe-rience like that,” he explained, “and other times you just get up in the morning and go, you know what? I think I would rather sleep in on a rainy day like this and not have to go to work!”

Now that he has made the decision to re-tire, Voller looks back on a career which, unusually, started and ended in the same community.

“I joined the force here in June of 1980,” he recalled. “I was logging around this lake, and I was staying in Caycuse Camp during the winter months.”

From Lake Cowichan, Voller went on to work in a couple of small communities in Alberta, then Salt Spring Island, before getting posted back here.

“I’m fortunate to have ended my career right where I started it,” he said. “Most RCMP will end up somewhere, and then you are given an opportunity for a retire-ment move.

“But I’m not going to take one,” he

added, “because I’m right where I want to be.”

In speaking about his work as an RCMP offi cer, Voller says it’s a career which has many ups and downs, and one where you never know “what is going to walk through that door.”

“It’s that old adage that says “it was the best of times, it was the worst of times,” he said. “You see things over the years that a

lot of people don’t see and a lot of people really shouldn’t see, and it takes it’s toll on you. Some very, very bizarre cases, some very disturbing cases.”

The Lake Cowichan RCMP doesn’t know who will be replacing Voller, whose offi cial last day is April 2.

“I talked to the district the other day, be-cause my concern is that it’s someone who will fi t in,” he said. “They told me they’ve found somebody who they feel will be a good fi t, but they’re holding their cards close to their chest until the ink is dried on the contract.”

For Voller, staying on in the area after he retires is the perfect way to maintain the many connections and ties he made in the community through his work, and for that he is glad that he won’t be transferred off to another detachment to end his career.

“There’s a lot of people here that I bump into on a daily basis or a weekly basis, people that I worked with side by side,” he said. “And I’m just looking forward to being around here and seeing them as friends, so that’s kind of nice.”

Local RCMP sergeant exchanges holster for fi shing rod

Elodie AdamsLake Cowichan RCMP Sgt. Dave Voller reminisces about his police career.

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A regular council meeting of the Town of Lake Cowichan was held on March 26 in the council chambers. Councillor Tim McGonigle did not attend the meet-ing.

After the approval of the agenda, the meeting began with a discussion about the event sign at the “Y” entrance to Lake Cowichan. At present, there is only one location for such signs, and the issue involved determining the time-length each event can have its sign up, how far in advance an event can have its sign on display, and also whether an alternative location could be considered for a second sign in the town.

The whole issue caused some rum-bling between two councillors — Jayne Ingram and Bob Day — who each form the backbone of two popular town events — Ingram for Heritage Days and Day for the Lake Days — and who are each vying for sign time around the same dates as both events fall within only two or three weeks of each other.

“Everybody wants to use these signs,” Mayor Ross Forrest said about the issue, “and all events are equally important to our community. So I think we have to take that into consideration when decid-ing how long they could be on there, as long as there is not another event.”

Committee ReportsThe mayor and council are looking at

acquiring Town apparel for public ap-pearances. The subject was discussed at the last Finance and Administration Committee meeting March 12, with the suggestion being that jackets or vests are fairly common-place for munici-pal dignitaries at occasions such as the Union of B.C. Municipalities meetings or the like.

At that same meeting, the committee approved the town’s participation in the AddressBC program, a point-based civic address registry for the province. On its website, AddressBC claims to improve access to address locations in areas such as customer service or emergency plan-ning, and is particularly useful in rural

areas.The town had also investigated apply-

ing for the designation of resort munici-pality. At the March 12 meeting, infor-mation was relayed that at this stage, resort designation in B.C. is limited to “mountain” municipalities.

“We just wanted to see if that desig-nation can be extended to other tourist destinations,” commented Chief Finan-cial Advisor Joseph Fernandez. “So far, there has been no response.”

For the committee report on the Cham-ber of Commerce, Ingram announced some exciting Chamber news: the Print Spot’s Lillian Laird is one of two fi nal-ists to be nominated as “Young Entre-preneur of the year” at the Black Tie Awards, hosted by the Duncan Chamber of Commerce, April 11.

Staff ReportsThe city has been looking into the pur-

chase of a rescue truck for the town’s fi re department and have decided to go with Intercontinental Truck Body’s bid, the lowest of four proposals, which comes in at just under $350,000 before taxes. Fernandez says the town will be issu-ing the order as of April 1, and that the purchase is to be fi nanced by borrowing $200,000 that is to be repaid over fi ve years, with the balance to come out of reserves.

BylawsBylaw No. 927-2013 (Water regula-

tions and rates) and No. 928-2013 (Sew-er regulations and rates) were brought to the attention of council by Fernandez. He explained the change in the fi rst by-law from that of 2012 includes a section on the town’s new water meters; the change in the second bylaw applies to Schedule A.

The subject of the town’s new wa-ter meters was raised during the pub-lic question period by Lake Cowichan resident David Ridley. Ridley suggested that there was some confusion among many residents about how the new sys-tem works.

Forrest replied that at the town’s next public meeting, May 26, residents would

be able to bring their questions and con-cerns. He also added that if anyone has questions on the water meter issue, they can come into the town’s offi ce in per-son.

After all the items on the agenda had been covered, perhaps the biggest news to come out of the meeting was the reno-vations planned for the town hall, to be undertaken sometime in 2013 Forrest said.

The news came about during the pub-lic question period when Ridley, who was asking questions on the water meter (above), mentioned that it was very dif-fi cult to hear the discussions between the mayor, council and staff at its monthly meetings.

“It is virtually impossible to hear all of you,” said Ridley. “Maybe one solu-tion is to change the table set-up so that council is facing the audience.”

“We’ve had many discussions about this,” said Forrest. “And rather than pur-chase new tables, we have some plans for this council chamber in the very near future.”

Coun. Day then gave some fi nancial fi gures about the proposed renovations:

“The town council and parks council has put away $50,000 a year for approx-imately eight years towards the recre-ation of a new or rather revitalized town hall,” he confi rmed.

“We also recognize that we are deal-ing with the appearance of some of the buildings in town, and our building is aging,” Forrest said, to clarify the issue. “So, money has been set aside to reno-vate this building, including the outside of the building, and it could start as soon as this year.”

(For any residents of the town who have never attended a meeting in the council chambers, the mayor, council and staff are all seated around one table. Whomever is chairing the meeting sits at the head of the table, facing the pubic, while the other six or seven participants sit facing each other on either side of the table. As a result, councillors are either talking across the table or directly in the opposite direction from the public area, directing their comments toward the mayor or chair of that meeting.)

Council meeting reveals 2013 plans to renovate Town Hall

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Puppy loveKeith Robinson, a volunteer helping out with Lake Cowichan Animal Rescue Society garage sale on March 23 enjoying a break and a little love with his two best buddies, Lily — giving the kiss — and Bear.LCARS celebrated its sixth anniversary of helping animals — 872 in total — with a light luncheon last month and some humour and sadness from guest speaker Valerie Shave. Among those making a difference with the society are Margaret Livingstone and Barbara and Mike Bedard. Secretary Nora Tyler tells us volunteers are welcome. Call 250-749-4040.

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The people who run for local government offi ce often conform to one of three stereotypes: the bleeding heart

“I-just-want-to-help-my-community” do-gooder; the “those-jokers-don’t-have-a-clue” common-sense crusad-er; and the political-ideology-pow-ered type, who often comes with an “ambitious-for-higher-offi ce” paint job.

There is often a fair amount of vari-ation inside each type, but the best councils and boards usually offer a good mix of all three.

It’s when a council becomes overwhelmed by one par-ticular stripe that trouble arises.

Sort of like what we’ve been seeing from the Cowichan Valley Regional District board.

Our current board is dominated by personalities of the fi rst type. A groupthink has evolved where the aim is pleasing anyone who asks for help. This board, despite the best recent efforts of Bruce Fraser and Mike Walker, seems incapable of saying “enough.” You couldn’t ask for any better proof of this than what we witnessed last Wednesday night.

The CVRD board was expected to go into its fi nal bud-get deliberations under heavy pressure to cut. Instead, it approved a budget that was actually larger than what was originally proposed.

Our directors want to help. And because they can, they do.

And while the desire to help is laudable, it’s irrespon-sible if it’s not weighed against the perspective on what this community can actually afford.

Directors need to recognize Walker is also speaking for an important segment of the community when he says the following: “We are doing what we did last year, the year before and the year before that. There comes a point when we have to say ‘no.’”

We couldn’t agree more.The balance is out of whack. Our board needs

to fi nd it, or the voters need to fi nd it for them.Guest editorial by Cowichan News Leader Pictorial

CVRD directors need to readjust the balance, learn to say ’no’

VICTORIA – The brief era of the harmo-nized sales tax ended in B.C. Monday, with a last-minute scramble by thousands of businesses to register as collectors of the revived provincial sales tax.

About 100,000 busi-nesses in B.C. are re-quired to register and col-lect PST from customers. By the Easter weekend, about 80,000 of them had done so, said Naomi Ya-mamoto, B.C.’s minister of state for small busi-ness.

“I think what most con-sumers will be doing is looking at their receipts,” Yamamoto said Sunday. “In most cases they’ll be paying the same as they did prior to April 1, un-less you’re getting your hair cut, or buying a ski ticket or you’re paying your golf membership or going to a restaurant, or buying a bike.”

The good news for barbers, bike shops, res-

taurants and other labour service providers is that they see a seven per cent tax reduction. The bad news is that they have to administer two sales tax-es, the PST and the fi ve per cent GST, which con-tinues to apply to goods and services.

There are a few anom-alies, such as insulation and weatherstripping, where sales tax falls by seven per cent as historic PST exemptions resume Monday, but most retail purchases will remain subject to both GST and PST at a combined rate of 12 per cent.

Yamamoto said busi-nesses can register online by going to www.pstinbc.ca or www.gov.bc.ca/pst and selecting the regis-tration link. Using incor-poration documents, the process should take about 15 minutes.

Business owners who don’t register immedi-ately can still correct transactions made after the deadline, because the fi rst online remittance of PST is expected at the end of May.

Premier Christy Clark marked the transition with a video, reminding busi-ness operators to register. Clark noted that the HST

was a benefi t to the fi lm industry, manufacturers and other businesses that benefi ted from input tax credits.

NDP fi nance critic Bruce Ralston said a sta-tistically average family will be about $350 ahead with the removal of the HST, which was rejected in a mail-in referendum in June 2011.

Ralston acknowledged that low-income people will lose the increased HST rebates that have been paid quarterly since the HST took effect in 2010. But he said that will be balanced by the reduced sales taxes they pay in restaurants and other service purchases.

Tobacco taxes went up by seven per cent with the HST, and that tax will re-main. Liquor taxes have also been adjusted to be unchanged with either tax, although restaurants will pay increased tax on liquor sales with the re-turn to PST.

A separate seven per cent tax on private used vehicle purchases also remains in place. It was imposed along with the HST to make private sell-ers subject to the same taxation as car dealers.

BC BureauBy Tom Fletcher

Last-minute rush to return to PST

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Street BeatWith Diana Hutton Are you pro or con the new roundabout?

Sharonann Dube AGAINST

“It’s stupid to have it so close to the bridge. We get lots of traffi c and major congestion and everyone’s going to be backed up with logging trucks just sitting waiting to get through. It’s bad planning in a bad spot.”

Jim Reid FOR

“I like it because roundabouts are effi cient. Berkey’s Corner is an excellent example of a roundabout that works very well and keeps traffi c moving.”

Meghan Major FOR

“I think anything we can do to calm the speed of traffi c on the major route through town is great. It’s important to provide a safe transition for vehicles making right and left hand turns while keeping thru-traffi c moving at a reasonable speed.”

Al Capeling FOR

“Nothing breeds success like success. If we can make the town look like a winner, it will help us win. Nice new pavement when people drive into town will make them think positively of the town.”

Mary Grosskleg AGAINST

“I don’t think we need it. We need traffi c control at that corner, but a roundabout is not the way to go.”

RCMP seek tips after development site blaze

In an effort to gen-erate new tips, Lake Cowichan RCMP are reminding us of a fi re that broke out in a tractor-trailer owned by the Johel Group early in the afternoon on Jan. 26.

The trailer was lo-cated on a develop-ment area at the south end of Boundary Road in Lake Cowichan.

“No one was in-jured in the fi re how-ever several thousand dollars worth of con-struction equipment was destroyed,” said Const. Darcy Caston. “The fi re is consid-ered suspicious.”

If you have infor-mation on this crime please call the Lake Cowichan detachment of the RCMP at 250-749-6668 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

RCMPBurned out tractor-trailer at Johel Group development area that incurred thousands of dollars worth of damage in Jan. 26 blaze.


After decades of negotiation, the Ditidaht First Nation has signed an agreement with the prov-ince to take ownership of 420 hectares of land on Nitinat Lake.

Signed at an offi cial ceremony at the legis-lature in Victoria on March 26, the incremen-tal treaty agreement provides land for creating economic opportunities as well as for commu-nity and cultural purposes for two aboriginal communities: the Ditidaht First Nation and the Pacheedaht First Nation.

In a news release issued that day, Ditidaht First Nation Chief Jack Thompson said the province has shown a “measure of good faith” by provid-ing his band with economically viable lands.

“The signing of this Incremental Agreement revives our members,” Thompson said. “We are

now hopeful that this momentum will carry over to the federal government. We will continue to work with Parks Canada on our Eco-Tourism initia-tives.”

The words “good faith” were used frequently by representatives of the two aboriginal communities to describe the move by the province to make the land transfers, even before a fi nal treaty agreement is reached.

The Ditidaht First Nation will receive three parcels of land totalling slightly more than 420 hectares as the treaty process advances. One parcel was transferred at the signing of the ITA — located on Nitinat Lake between Oyees and Doobah Reserves — the second one will be transferred at the sign-ing of an agreement in principle. The third parcel will be transferred upon the signing of a fi nal agreement, which also requires signatures from the fed-eral government.

Thompson says he feels it has been a long and frustrating effort, particularly with the federal government.

“Truly this is the beginning of getting some of our land back for the Ditidaht people,” he said at the ceremony.

The land will be transferred in fee simple, a form of freehold ownership, and become treaty settlement land — not reserve land — which means it can be used as collateral for loans or any other business with banks or for any devel-opment that might be undertaken.

Unlike land within a native reserve where the federal department of Aboriginal Affairs has a say, this land can be used for building, develop-ment or other business deals.

Throughout its history, the 754-member Diti-daht band has never signed a treaty with Cana-dian government offi cials.

Agreement brings benefi ts to the Ditidaht First Nation

Tom Fletcher/Black PressDitidaht First Nation Chief Jack Thompson (left), Pacheedaht First Nation Chief Marvin McClurg, and Aboriginal Relations Minister Ida Chong sign transfer agreements for treaty settlement lands at B.C. legislature Tuesday, March 26.


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60 Fern RoadLake Cowichan

250-749-4103Mass Sunday at 12:30 p.m.

Fr. Alfredo Monacelli

Congregational‘New Hope’

Community Church 10648 Youbou Rd, Youbou250-745-3406

Coffee at 10 a.m.Sunday Service 11 a.m.

Rev. Vikki Marrs

BaptistCowichan Lake Baptist Church8259 Beaver Road

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Sunday Service 10:30 a.m.Sunday School 10:30 a.m.Pastor Dale Winters

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Sunday Service 10:30a.m.Pastor Terry Hale


By 1891 the new owners of the fi rst Riverside Inn (which was built prior to 1887 by Charles and Alfred Green, brothers of area pioneer Frank Green and then sold in 1888), had decided it was about time to replace the small hotel with a newer and larger one.

It was noted in the Victoria, B.C., British Colonist newspaper that “a new one is badly needed, the present one being altogether too small for ensuring the re-quirements and comforts of all the visitors.” The newer and larg-er replacement was itself, later replaced, adding to an eventual total of about fi ve different River-side Inn buildings occupying the same site over the decades.

The Victoria paper also ran advertisements, some pertaining to the Cowichan Lake area. In an 1852 issue the following ad-vertisement “For Sale, Cowichan Lake house, furnished with barn and out buildings, boat house and eight acres of land; steam launch

(boat) sloop and two rowboats included. To be had cheap. Owner leaving the district is the only reason for selling. Also fi ne fi shing and shooting.” There was no contact name or address, thus one was likely expected to travel to the area and search it out themselves.

An advertisement of an 1891 issue read “Wanted — a govern-ess — apply immediately to Mrs. Angus Fraser, Cowichan Lake.” The Frasers were known to have had many, many children, mostly girls.

Another typical ad includes the following dated 1905, “For sale: 300 acres of fi rst class fi r on Co-wichan Lake averaging 80,000 feet per acre, conveniently locat-ed and can be logged very cheap-ly, crown granted, apply to B. C. Land and Investment Agency in Victoria.”

On May 6, 1893 a local log-ging accident that resulted in the death of 19-year-old George Mc-Donald, followed by a coroner’s inquest in Victoria, was reported a few days later in the Victoria newspaper.

George, the son of J. B. Mc-Donald of Cowichan Lake, was working on a log boom on the lake when he slipped off a log and drowned. Using a cant hook, he was pulled from the water some 20-minutes later but “all

efforts to restore life proved un-availing.”

The jury at the coroner’s in-quest returned a verdict of acci-dental drowning due to the fact that George had been wearing boots with no calks. As was the custom of the era, the deceased

was sent to Victoria on “the morn-ing train” from the community of Cowichan Lake where [the body] it was to be embalmed and shipped back to Wisconsin where he presumably came from.

Another short but interesting news item was the July 1893 re-

port that local government agent Wellburn, “by instruction of the Chief Commissioner” of the pro-vincial Lands and Works Min-istry, had left Victoria for Cow-ichan Lake via stage “to inspect the trail from Cowichan Lake to Alberni”.

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1893:Young man drowns in logging accident

Courtesy of Kaatza Station Museum Whiling away the hours fi shing in the Upper Pool of the Cowichan River, two ladies and a gentleman (who is doing the rowing) enjoy the scenery of the area over one 100-years ago. Today, all of the treed shoreline has been logged and is now fi lled with private residences and businesses. The present day weir is located just out of view in the upper left of the photo.

Blithe Spirit, the light-hearted comedy by Noel Coward, and with special presentation by Samuel French is being rehearsed twice weekly under the expert ar-tistic direction of Dena McPhee. Seven performers are busy taking this favourite farce from the page

to the stage.Set in an English country man-

or house, in war-time England of 1942, the story revolves around a rather stuffy gentleman, Charles, his wife, Ruth, two social-climb-ing neighbours, Dr. George and Violet Bradman, an eccentric psychic, Madam Arcati, and a very naughty spirit, Elvira. The spirit was conjured up by mis-take and turned out to be Charles’ late wife. The story becomes hi-larious when Charles can hear and see the spirit, but his wife

cannot. When asked about her char-

acter, Violet Bradman, Annette Jamieson replied, “I must say, none of my past characters have been anything like the excitable, ditzy, fair, but faded Mrs. Brad-man,” Annette went on to say, “This is my fi rst full length play, so I’m happy my lines are few; just enough to stretch myself. I’m eager to learn and be successful, not just for my own benefi t, but for that of the cast and crew.”

This has to be the epitome of success every performer strives toward. Aiming for their own perfection in order to benefi t fel-low actors and actresses.

Maureen Ackenclose, who por-trays Ruth, plays a very different character than the patient and

very down-to-earth, Gin oppo-site Eric Olson in our spring 2012 production, Mending Fences. To use her words, “Ruth is very re-silient, patient and fabulous!”

Blithe Spirit depicts typical English upper-class life set but the average life was much dif-ferent. Even in Canada, we had to live differently. How many of you remember the ration books?

Back then commodities that were imported — like rubber, sugar, coffee, to name a few — were rationed. Everyone had a little book, similar to tickets and when they were used, you had to wait for the next month to receive another book for your share.

During those years mail was scrutinized and anything to do with weather, was blacked out.

Photos were not allowed in mail, lest they show backgrounds like bridges and harbours and speak-ing of the weather over the tele-phone resulted in immediate termination by authorities who monitored calls and telegraphs. .

But laughter still prevailed, thanks to theatre plays like Blithe Spirit.

The production will be pre-sented by the Kaazta Lakeside Players starting May 8 in the Centennial Hall. The Players are featuring two popular evenings — May 8 is Buy One, Get One Free and May 11 is Dinner The-atre, catered by the local Cow Café.

Visit kaatzalakesideplayers.ca for more details.

Favoured farce, from page to stage

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Cellar Treasures. If the name doesn’t peak your interest perhaps the treasures found inside this trendy thrift store will do the trick. First opened seven-years ago in the basement of the local Anglican Church, the well known and popular Cellar Trea-sures Thrift Store has emerged with a new boutique-style look. One that invites the discerning shopper to browse through the interesting and eclectic displays of bar-gains.

The store, presently operates with eight volunteers. “One of the newer volunteers,” said store manager Irene Palmer, “popped in one day and offered to volunteer. She loves doing displays and marketing.”

This led to each of the volunteers work-ing in areas that interest them and allowed each one to try out their ideas for dis-plays and layout. By moving merchandise around, the staff has learned that custom-ers become more aware of the many items that are available, resulting in an increase in business.

The store carries a large assortment of lightly-used goods; general items such as kitchenware, ornaments, pictures and pic-

ture frames, cooking and baking utensils, craft supplies, good used children’s and la-dies’ clothing as well as men’s special dress clothing (nice suit jackets, dress shirts et-

cetera). A fi ne selection of purses, linens, scarves and china are just a few more of the many items that are available. For those interested in purchasing seasonal holiday

items, watch for the wonderful displays. The used book section carries a nice se-

lection of fi ction and non-fi ction as well as CDs with the “cheapest prices in town,” (.25¢ to $1), remarked Palmer recently. The book area even offers a comfortable chair to sit down on while browsing through the many titles.

In keeping with the original goal of the Anglican Church members, proceeds from sales continues to help offset expenses as-sociated with running the church building while also giving back to the community. The church affi liated thrift store also do-nates to the Cowichan Lake Community Services, World Vision, Cowichan District Hospital Foundation, Bibles for Missions and overseas charities.

“We’re spreading goodwill and its work-ing.” says Palmer who added that business is growing and many new customers (along with the regular established cliental) are shopping at Cellar Treasures Thrift Store at 70 West Cowichan Avenue.

Donations can be dropped off during business hours, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Wednes-days and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays. For further information send an email to [email protected].

Rolli GundersonIrene Palmer, manager of the Cellar Treasures Thrift Store admires a lovely piece of china, one of hundreds of vintage and near new items for sale in the trendy boutique-style thrift store.

New look makes treasures easier to fi nd in the cellar


For two Cowichan Valley girls playing hockey on the only bantam girls’ rep team — Victoria Royals bantam A — on Van-couver Island turned out to be an awesome experience this year.

The team recently competed in B.C. Hockey’s Female Bantam A Champion-ships, and came away with the bronze medal.

Katie Ferguson of Lake Cowichan and her pal Robin Flemming of Duncan formed the “Cowichan Connection” on the team of 13- and 14-year-old girls from around the island who were successful in making the team this year. The Gazette caught up with Ferguson over spring break to hear how it has all played out.

“I started hockey when I was seven or eight,” Ferguson said. “I never really liked hockey when I was little, but then last year I really started to like it.”

Ferguson was playing in the Midget hockey league in Lake Cowichan when the hockey bug bit her, and she found out about the Bantam rep team, based in Victo-ria. Along with about 30 other young girls in her age group, she went for the tryouts over the summer and found out in Septem-ber that she made the cut.

“I’m still at school here, but I’m in Vic-toria fi ve times a week,” said the smiling teen. “It’s worth it, I love it.”

For a girl who was used to playing hock-ey with a boys team, Ferguson says it’s “a lot funner” playing with an all-girls team.

“I had a lot of trouble when I played boys cause I was never on the ice, and I never got the puck passed to me,” she said frankly. “There was a lot of singling me out.”

Ferguson’s mother says it has been quite a year, but she and her husband have sup-ported their daughter and watched her ap-titude for hockey develop through the play-

ing for the rep team.“At fi rst we thought, ‘How is she going

to react to fi ve times a week down to Vic-toria?’ but never once did she complain,” Debbie Ferguson said. “And she’s done straight As too at school.”

Now that the young right wing player has had a taste of training and playing hockey with an all-girls team and for a rep league, she wants to continue with that level of playing.

“I am going to try out again for the Ban-tam team next year,” she said in reply to a question about her future goals. “I want to play hockey, (eventually) I’d like to play on a national women’s hockey team in Canada.”

Ferguson adds that one of her mentors is Lake Cowichan’s Katelyn Atchison, whose hockey career she has followed closely. Now in her third year at the University of Alberta, Atchison plays for the Alta. champs, the Fort Saskatchewan Fury.

Hockey experience gives young teen a chance to grow on the ice

Elodie AdamsHockey player Katie Ferguson, one of the ‘Cowichan connection’ on an all-girls, Bantam rep Island team.


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Toss away the dated images of tittering, bouffant adorned, swim-suit clad beauty queens tot-tering across the screen in cheesy

60s and 70s sit-coms and movies. Today’s Lady of the Lake ambas-sador program is a varied and vibrant journey of self discovery, confi dence building and commu-nity involvement. Nearly a dozen local girls have already started on

the fi rst steps down that path.“We’ve come oh so far!” said

Lady of the Lake Society Chair, Denise Allan. “We’re out and about everywhere and the girls act as the representatives for their sponsors for the entire year.”

The ways that prospec-tive hopefuls link up with sponsors are many and varied and the society is always thrilled to welcome new sponsor organizations and businesses. This year there are two new, fi rst-time sponsors, Terri-Lynn Warren, owner/operator of Fit for a Princess and Cor-rine and Sean Pratz of Pratz

Bookkeeping Services.“This is something I’ve wanted

to do right from the get-go,” said Warren. “The program is so good for the girls and it gives me the chance to give back to the com-munity that’s been so support-ive.”

For the girls themselves, the journey that is Lady of the Lake is full of hard work, learning and new opportunities. There is the Island Savings sponsored essay contest, a tour of the Kaatza Mu-seum, attending a town council meeting to meet the mayor and council not to mention a work-shop at Community Services on resume and career building.

The girls work closely with the Chamber of Commerce and will be attending the upcoming Home Show in June as well as helping out at Palsson school’s annual Spring Fling.

“This is a way for my peers and I to be more active in our com-munity, excel in confi dence and learn how to be our very best at all times,” said Miss Island Sav-ings, Sara Ferguson.

The girls receive eight weeks of training with a Toastmasters coach in public speaking which teaches skills that can literally last a lifetime.

“The Toastmasters program is one of the best things I’ve ever done,” said reigning Lady of the Lake, Alicia Fall. “I had a great time as a candidate last year learning public speaking and time management skills as well as gaining self confi dence and a strong work ethic.”

A strong work ethic is abso-lutely a necessity just to keep up with the demands of the program. The girls help work on the Lady of the Lake fl oat, including set-up and tear-down and attend all the events all year long. There are speeches to compose and memo-rize, talents to polish, plus eight weeks of dance rehearsals to at-tend at the Track Fitness. The girls spend many hours together and form an amazing camarade-rie.

“I value the lifetime experienc-es and all the new things that I’m learning from this,” said Miss Royal Canadian Legion Branch 210, Shelby Scott.

So keep an eye out around town for some bright, enthusiastic young women who are working hard to be the best ever ambas-sadors for our community.

In the words of Lake Cowichan Elks Lodge representative, Emily Pastor, “Lady of the Lake gives me the chance to represent my town in the best way that I can and I think that is a great oppor-tunity!”

Lady of Lake ambassador program a journey of self discovery, confi dence building

$450 for a priceless experience

Courtesy of Lady of the Lake Back row from left: Kiana Holman (Fit for a princess),Sarah Ferguson (Island Savings), Emily Pastor (Elks), Shelby Scott (Legion), Nicole Johel (IDA Pharmacy), Carmen Brooks (Remedy), Megan Berry (Kinsmen), Ashley Vomacka (Lions Club), Courtney Schedel (Pratz Bookkeeping), Chelsea Gunderson (no sponsor at press date), Molly Bragg (Country Grocer). Front row from left: Sydney Allan (1st princess), Alicia Fall (Lady of the Lake) and Nikki Gibson (2nd princess).

You’re a 16-year-old girl. Perhaps you’ve been encouraged by friends and family or perhaps it’s been a life long dream, but you fi nally pluck up the courage to run for Lady of the Lake. Excitement and anticipa-tion quickly turn to despair, when you are unable to compete because you can’t fi nd a sponsor.

“It happens all the time,” said Lady of the Lake So-ciety chair, Denise Allan. “It happens on both ends. Sometimes it’s a sponsor with no candidate, but more sadly, it’s often a girl with no sponsor.”

So just what does it take to sponsor a Lady of the Lake candidate? It takes a commitment, a large dose of community spirit and above all, money.

“It’s $450 to sponsor a girl. We had to raise the fee for the fi rst time in many, many years,” said Allan. “We’re happy to take just half up front and the rest in

a month or so. Whatever works.”Of the $450, the girls them-

selves receive $150 as a clothing allowance. This helps them to ac-quire the many gowns and outfi ts that they need for events like Op-portunity Night, the Strawberry Tea and their many public ap-pearances.

“The Society owns half a dozen gowns and we always encourage the girls to lend and borrow,” said Allan.

The remaining $300 goes to the Lady of the Lake Society to help keep the program afl oat. It helps cover costs like entry fees for pa-rades, ferry fares, fuel costs for chaperones and getting the fl oat to various events.

“We do an overhaul on the fl oat every few years and thank good-ness we have a Town of Lake Cowichan truck to haul it,” said Allan.

All the countless hours that go into designing, building and transporting the fl oat are all do-nated by volunteers. Rob Frost drives the fl oat and his wife Tan-ya often acts as a chaperone.

“Our main fundraiser is bottle

collecting. We’re so grateful to the Cowichan Lake Marina and Lakeview Park for giving us their bottles and cans,” said Allan. “It’s a really messy job sometimes, but the income is a huge help.”

Sponsors do tend to come and go depending on economic con-ditions, but thankfully there is a long time, core group who can be counted on year after year.

Lady of the Lake is a life changing experience for the girls involved and a huge public rela-tions boost for the town, but with-out the long hours, hard work and commitment of a small group of dedicated volunteers, it just wouldn’t happen. Sometimes too, the job can be exhausting.

“We do the Daffodil Festival in Washington State in April most years and that means getting there, decorating the fl oat with 500 fresh daffodils and doing four parades in one day,” said Al-lan.

If you are interested in volun-teering or donating to the Lady of the Lake Society, contact them at Box 47, Lake Cowichan or stop by the town offi ce.

www.lakecowichangazette.com THE LAKE COWICHAN GAZETTE Wednesday, April 3, 2013 13Lake Cowichan Gazette Wed, Apr 3, 2013 www.lakecowichangazette.com A13

On March 13 our world turned upside down. Now in recovery, we would like to thank God

and the people who made this possible. From the speed and expertise of our ambulance service, the Lake Cowichan Fire Dept., the emergency department at Cowichan District Hospital, the transport team to Victoria and the remarkable team in the cardiac department of Royal Jubilee Hospital. So many competent and compassionate people were involved that you will always hold a special place in our lives. To all of you who kept us fed, watched over us, prayed and offered comfort and hope, thank you so very, very much. Sincerely, Eric and Jeanette Lundgren and family

To our amazing and beautiful girls and their families, thank you. You kept it all together. You

stayed strong and positive, supported each other and us. We love you for all of that and who you are. We are so proud of you. Love Dad and Mom

Thank youMy sincere thank you to all

the family and friends who gathered to help me celebrate my 80th birthday!

The home was alive with laughter, talking and eating the

food that tempted all. Old friends and new from some in their 90s to ages 1-3 years (our 2 great-granddaughters)

Thank you for all the wonderful cards, beautiful owers, books, jewelry and other interesting gifts. The family tree pendant from our family will be forever treasured.

Thank you one and all. I love you! Laverne Miller

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MEL MILLERFeb.12,1932 – April 3,2003

Ten years have passed.Your presence we miss, Your memory we treasure. Loving you always,

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Love always, Laverne, Tara, Kim, Margie, Randy, Mickey, Grandchildren and Great-grandchildren

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☞ Who is Sister Anna Maud Wild? Plaque for pulpit found

Approximately four years ago this sterling-silver plaque (shown above) was found on a pulpit at the CVRD transfer station at Meades Creek. The pulpit was rescued from de-struction and now has a home in the little chapel in Honey-moon Bay that is next to the Coffee Mill.

The plaque has come off of the pulpit and now the search is on for family members of the Wilds so that it may be returned to them.

Sister Anna Wild and Brother Arthur Wild may have been members of the Masonic Order of the Eastern Star, the Elks or Eagles because as members of these organizations

they bestow titles of Brother or Sister.If you have information that may help fi nd the family

please call Karen or Gordon at 250-749-7787.

☞ Local businesses and services° The Cowichan Lake and District Chamber of Com-

merce’s fi rst Junk in Your Trunk sale was such a success they are hosting a second sale on April 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This will be a rain or shine event where vendors — that’s you — can rent a parking stall or two and sell your wares right the trunk of your car. Call Katherine at 250-749-3244 for information and to book your spot.

° Ready, set learn! Come to Palsson Elementary School and see how to "Colour your world," on Wednesday, April 10 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

This is a drop-in educational and health fair to help your preschooler get ready for school. There will be informa-tion on health and nutrition, child development, language development and more.You and your child will have the op-portunity to participate in a variety of activities and healthy snacks are provided.

☞ What’s happening at Lake Cowichan branch of VIRL?

The Cowichan Lake branch of the Vancouver Island Regional Library continues to support early reading with

their half-hour family story-time every second Thursday (April 4 and 18) starting at 9:30 a.m.

Tuesday Talk Night is April 9 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. An open evening get together where everyone is welcome and shares — or just listens — and original song or poem, plays guitar or reads a special short story. There is always coffee and tea on.

Celebrate Earth Day on Saturday, April 20 from 11 a.m. to noon.

Local farmer, Marilyn Lindahl, will be presenting Farm-ing on a small acreage on Tuesday, April 23 starting at 6:30 p.m.

☞ Congratulations to Laker Black Tie fi nalists

Two young women with Lake Cowichan ties are fi nalists for the Young Entrepreneur award at the Duncan-Cowichan Chamber of Commerce Black Tie Awards.

Masika Allan (Masika May Photography) grew up in the Skutz Falls area and graduated from LCSS and now lives and works in Duncan.

Lillian Laird (The Print Spot) moved to Lake Cowichan a few years ago and is an active member of our Chamber and community.

Both women are known for their excellent customer service.

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