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JAMES GOLDIE GAZETTE

The search is over for the Lake Cowichan Food Bank Society, which has found a new home after more than three years of uncertainty.

On Friday, the society’s execu-tive members signed a one-year lease in the same building as Gerard’s Specialty Foods at 205 South Shore Rd. While the space requires some minor upgrades before the food bank can move in by the end of February, its volun-teers are thrilled to finally know where they will be basing their operations.

“We approached just about everybody in town and nobody wanted the food bank,” said Betty Sanddar, the food bank soci-ety’s chairperson. “If you drive through town you’ll see there are lots of empty places and we approached everyone and no one was interested.”

According to Sanddar and her colleagues, the group kept hear-ing that the food bank just wasn’t “the right fit” for the spaces they were interested in. With time running out at the Mildred Child Annex, which is slated for even-tual demolition, food bank volun-teers were becoming increasingly anxious about their future.

That was when Gerard Burg, a property manager with Kajody Property Management, stepped in with a solution — an afford-

able price on a unit in the same building as his food shop.

“When he realized the plight that we were going through, through conversations we had had, he said, ‘I’m going to get you in there.’ He would move the mountain to get us in here,” said Kathy Worsley, the food bank society’s treasurer.

“Talking to Gerard and (his wife) Glenda…they were very willing and very concerned about our situation.”

Burg said they wanted to do something to help the volunteers already doing so much for the town.

“All around (we want) to help anybody else. And the people who need it especially,” he said. “That’s what we’re all about.”

The new space will be nearly twice as big as the food bank’s current location, and will have a washroom and more room for families coming to pick up items. The increased space — and a large awning that runs along the front of the building — will mean fewer people getting caught in the rain or cold on days when the lineup stretches out the building.

Cindy Vaast, the society’s vol-unteer coordinator and secretary, noted that during the group’s search for a new location, many community members found other ways to support the organization.

Food bank fi nally fi nds a new home

TAKING THE PLUNGE

Betty Lou Riel exits the water after her first swim of 2016. Riel was one of three people who braved the cold water at Lakeside Park for the Cowichan Recreation’s first Polar Bear Swim Jan. on 9. The rec centre is going to make this Polar Bear Swim an annual event on the first Saturday of the new year. [MALCOLM CHALMERS PHOTO] See VOLUNTEERS, 1

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about how to stay safe onlineJAMES GOLDIE GAZETTE

Children and teenagers are not the only ones who could learn a thing or two about personal security when surf-ing the web. The Lake Cowichan School District Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) is encouraging parents to attend an upcoming presentation by Victoria Police Staff Sgt. Darren Laur on Jan. 19, who will be talking with local students earlier that day.

This will be Laur’s second time visiting the Lake Cowichan School giving online safety presentations. His presentation covers subjects like cyber bullying, sharing too much personal informa-tion on social media and “poor online decision-making”.

Laur will give two presentations to students, each tailored to different age groups — Grades 6 to 9 and Grades 10 to 12. The presentation in the evening is for parents and will include tips for ensuring their children’s safety online.

Paula MacGregor, PAC chairperson, is encouraging parents to attend but said she understands that some families may have prior commitments in the evenings.

“I think it’s important that if you can’t attend yourself to at least ask their children what they heard and learn-ed from Sgt. Laur or ask a parent that did attend,” she said in an email to the Gazette.

“In this day and age, [the Internet] is such an important make-up of kids and their social interactions.”

The event is on Jan. 19 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Lake Cowichan School theatre.

Warm up your winter night with centre’s Coff ee House

The 50 Plus Activity Centre in Lake Cowichan is hosing a Winter Nights Cof-fee House on Saturday, Jan. 16. Admis-sion is $5 and doors open 5:30 p.m., with music starting at 6 p.m. Syzygy Blue, a rock blues band, will be performing with

the Goodtime Boys as the opening act. If you get hungry, there will be snacks for sale. Call 250-749-6121 for more information.

For the RecordThere was an error in the story “Two

much-maligned AAPs quietly passed” in

the Dec. 30 edition of the Lake Cowichan Gazette.

Lake Cowichan CAO Joe Fernandez said local governments were able to change the AAP threshold from five per cent to 10 per cent for votes to defeat a bylaw proposal.

Fernandez was misquoted in the ori-ginal story.

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Elected representatives from the Town of Lake Cowichan met with community members last week to discuss the future development of an extended care facility for seniors in the area, but were hoping for a greater turnout. Only seven mem-bers of the public showed up for the meeting on Jan. 4 at town hall.

“We were kind of hoping for more people out for the meeting, so we’ll be meeting again,” said mayor Ross Forrest. “We had some good discus-sion. Everyone realizes the want and need from our community.”

The purpose of the meeting was to get feedback on how the town should proceed with the planning and creation of a seniors care home. For this reason, the town will be hosting a second meeting next week.

“We do want to get a committee formed but we want to have more people there to get that right, to make sure we do everything prop-erly. So we’re not going to rush it,” said Forrest.

The subject of an extended care facility in Lake Cowichan was an important election issue in 2014

according to Forrest, but town council wanted to wait until its Age Friendly Plan was complete before delving into possible plans for an extended care home.

According to a report by van Hem-ert & Company, the fastest growing age groups in Lake Cowichan and its surround area are those over 75 years and 85 years. And with 32 per cent of the town’s population already over 55, the report estimates that in five years the town will need approximately 100 care beds for residents over the age of 65.

“The disruption in the lives of the elderly moving into a care facility is exacerbated when that facility is not within the same community,” the report notes. “The elderly are fur-ther removed from all that is famil-iar within their community and the frequency and quality of social and family connections is reduced.”

Mayor Forrest said a care home would address these issues directly.

“I know someone in his 90s who drives down to Duncan every day to see his wife,” he said. “We want to avoid that kind of situation.”

The next public meeting will be held on Jan. 21 at 7 p.m. at town hall.

Tiny turnout leaves town wanting more

Chimney repairs one step closer for churchJAMES GOLDIE GAZETTE

Crucial repairs to Youbou’s only church are one step closer to real-ity thanks to a dedicated group of volunteers and all the com-munity members who supported the group’s latest fundraising initiative.

On Saturday, more than $1,500 was raised during the Youbou Community Church Society’s very first bottle drive, with donations coming not just from Youbou but also Lake Cowichan and Honeymoon Bay.

“Everything went right. The weather was right, the volunteers showed up, the response from the community was outstanding, the camaraderie and the fun we were having,” said organizer Karen Dunnigan. “It was a good, good day…I’m hoping we can make it an annual event.”

The money raised will go towards repairing the building’s chimney, which is the society’s top priority for 2016 and will cost approximately $7,500.

“The chimney is in need of a complete upgrade. The linings, everything that goes along with it,” said church pastor Br. John Burtch.

This work will follow a number of recent projects at the church, including new railings outside the building, wheel chair access to the church hall and repairs to the outside wooden stairs. The church hall’s kitchen is also being brought up to code for Food Safe

certification, which will allow meals to be cooked from scratch there and served at church or community functions.

According to Brook Hodson, advisor to church’s board, they have been finding ways to lower

expenses which, in turn, enables its members to focus on larger projects like repairing the chim-ney and (eventually) replacing the roof.

“What we had to do is reduce our operating costs,” said Hod-

son. “That meant looking at energy saving and reducing our fuel bill — changing thermo-stats to automatic setbacks and changing all the lights to energy efficient bulbs — so we reduced our operating costs so we could

put more money towards the rehabilitation costs.”

Ten per cent of all money raised by the society now goes into a reserve fund for the future replacement of the church’s roof.

“That will be $20,000 to $25,000, so we’ve got to start planning ahead,” said Hodson. “Up until now we haven’t had the ability to plan ahead.”

Hodson noted that none of the repairs would have been possible without the support of the com-munity. In 2015 alone more than 1,500 hours were logged by the “active workforce” of community volunteers.

Built in 1938 by British Colum-bia Forest Products, the Youbou Community Church has always been non-denominational. This was a condition of use accepted by the church society when it formed in 1992 and took over management of the building.

“It’s available to anybody in the community who wants to u se it,” said Br. John, adding that there are no fees to rent the space but the group does accept donations.

A one-year membership with the church society is $2. Its first monthly meeting of 2016 will be held Jan. 16 at 10 a.m. in the church hall.

Bud Towle, Audrey Towle, Brian Convery, Vicki Harvey, Faron Harvey, Karen Dunnigan, Claren Mulholland, and Don Verbeem all came out in support of the Youbou Community Church Society, which held its first-ever bottle drive fundraiser on Saturday. Proceeds will go towards repairing the church’s chimney. [JAMES GOLDIE/GAZETTE]

“What we had to do is reduce our operating costs.”BROOK HODSON, advisor to the board


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There are a number of changes afoot at the Lake Cowichan Gazette.

After many years of service, we say goodbye to longtime publisher Dennis Skalicky, who has moved on to other opportunities.

Taking over the role of publisher is Shirley Skolos, who is also the publisher of the Cowichan Valley Citizen newspaper in Duncan.

Lake Cowichan resident Lauri Meanley will be out and about contacting all of the Gazette’s clients to make sure our advertisers continue to get the excellent service to which they are accustomed.

You will also be seeing a new face around town representing the Gazette. James Goldie, a Langara journalism program grad has joined the team. If you have a story for us, he wants to hear it. You can contact him at 250-748-2666 ext. 237.

Goldie comes to the Cowichan Lake area from where he was working in Yellowknife, so he’s looking forward to a more temperate climate and all of the great recreation opportunities in the area.

Andrea Rondeau, also editor of the Citizen, took over as editor of the Gazette in October (you probably noticed a few changes in the look of the paper at that time) and continues in that role.

The new Gazette team is excited to have the opportunity to carry on bringing residents of the Cowichan Lake area all the latest news, as they’ve come to expect from the paper over the years, and looks forward to continuing to tell the stories of the many fascinating people that live in Lake Cowichan and the surrounding area.

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Letters to the editor: YOUR SAY

Sunny, sunny ways Over the past year I’ve often been quizzed about my rooftop solar array. “But why bother?” The flippant response would be, “because it is 2016.” My neighbours have wanted to know how long it will take for the photovoltaic system to pay for itself. Me too! Like everyone else with limited financial resources, I cleave to business certainty. I want to make shrewd investments that minimize risks and maximize returns. The problem is, as is true with all investments, calculating future returns is always subject to reckoning with and balancing implicit uncertainties.

In the case of solar panels, the sun doesn’t always shine. BC

Hydro might raise its rates — or not. In the wake of the Paris Cli-mate Summit, our governments might introduce incentive schemes — or do nothing. More improbably, thorium reactors might eclipse all other alterna-tives and bestow cheap, safe, and abundant energy.

After one year, here is what I know to be true about rooftop solar production in Cowichan. Based on technical predictions, my expectation was that our 4 Kilowatt system would produce 4.4 Megawatt-hours of power. In fact, we exceeded this and gen-erated over 5 Megawatt-hours, equivalent to 75 per cent of our annual household consumption.

I know that after just one year, our family has saved about $450. (Equivalent to a return

on investment of 3.8 per cent in a tax-free savings account.) Granted, based on present values, it may take 18 years to amortize our initial investment; however, for me, the payoff is not calibrated wholly in dollars. This is an investment in “green infrastructure” and a tangible way for me, a small investor and energy consumer, to affirm my confidence in a more sustain-able future. Solar power genera-tion is producing demonstrable benefits for my family and my community that will far out-live any doubters and me. I feel really good about that. My expe-rience confirms that the forecast is sunny!

Roger WilesNorth Cowichan

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Street Beat With Malcolm Chalmers

The Gazette asked:

How prepared are you for a big earthquake?

Jessica Deboice“We are good to go. We

have four totes ready to load up and go out to the mountains. You just never know when something is going to happen.”

Lorraine Werk“Not prepared at all, we

just never think about it. We have food and water put away but it is never going to happen.”

Mary Gauthier“We’re 50 per cent pre-

pared, we have water, flashlights, the only thing I don’t have is a radio but my car has one.”

Trudy Doxtator“We haven’t prepared

anything yet. Seems every year we have earthquakes but not the big one. I am going to try to get some information from the com-munity centre.”

Teasha Oaks“Not at all, we are just

hoping it won’t happen, crossing our fingers and stuff. Every year growing up they say the big one is going to happen but it hasn’t.”

Promoting the Cowichan Valley to the world, a century ago(Conclusion)“At the outset, it

may be said that the [Cowichan Valley] is unique in Western Canada, if not in the British Empire.”—Cowichan Leader.

The new year 1912 dawned bright with hopes for

a continuing prosperous future. As we noted Wednesday, the province was on a decade-long economic roll. That the bubble was about to burst because of increasing political tensions in Europe that would culminate in world war was as yet unfore-seen, even unimaginable.

So it should come as no wonder that when the Cowichan Leader published a special edition that year to promote the Cowichan Valley, not just to other Can-adians but to the world — par-ticularly to the moneyed British — it did so with gusto.

(I remind readers that this glowing portrait of Cowichan was written for those living afar and with no previous aware-ness of this small corner of the world...)

“...On the railway line within the borders of Cowichan there are nine principal stations. Beginning in the south these are Koenig’s (Shawnigan Lake), Cobble Hill, Hillbank, Cowic-han Station, Koksilah, Duncan, Somenos, Westholme and Chemainus. Of all this large sec-tion of country, Duncan is the central town, and distributing point. The CPR runs through the Cowichan Valley from end to end.

The development of the west-ern section of the district is now going ahead rapidly with the construction of the Canadian Northern Island line. This line will open up large tracts of the most magnificent timber to be found anywhere in the world. Thousands of acres of this

timber lie within the boundaries of Cowic-han and will in time be a most valuable asset as the country is opened up. Up to the present time, develop-ment on Vancouver Island has been chief-ly confined to the east side of the Island.

At the outset, it may be said that the district is unique in Western Canada, if not in the British Empire. It enjoys all the advantages of a mild and equable climate. The average rainfall is slightly more than that of Victoria, viz. 31 inches per year, which is slightly more than the rainfall of the South of England. The summer can be relied upon to give at least five months of beautiful weather, the heat of the sun being always tempered by the cool breezes from the Pacific; while the winter lasts but a few short months. The rainfall is confined in an average year almost entirely to the months of November, December, January and February.

The Cowichan district...is the only rural residential district in Western Canada. The popu-lation is roughly about 3500, consisting to a large extent of retired officers of the British Army and Navy, or people who have made their money on the prairies of the west, and are attracted to the district by the social advantages and equable climate.

But, while it is true that the population of the Cowichan district is largely made up of people of means to whom it is not altogether necessary to work for a living, it must not be imagined that the district is lacking in industries.

Cowichan has long been famous as one of the best agri-cultural districts in the west. As a dairying centre it has for many years held its own with

the best districts on the main-land. The dairying industry has recently received great encour-agement from the fact that the owners of the Brampton herd of Jerseys from Brampton, Ontario — a herd known over the whole continent of America — have decided to establish a branch farm at Cobble Hill... The loca-tion was chosen for this purpose from every other district in British Columbia, as being most suitable for dairying.

Already in Cowichan there are farmers who possess very valu-able herds of dairy cattle.

The raising of hogs is another branch of agriculture which is found to be profitable here, and there are a number of farmers who go in almost exclusively for this business.

Of recent years the poultry industry has come to the front here...fostered by the splendid work of the Cowichan Creamery Association...

Fruit growing has been some-what neglected of late years, but the fact that one grower alone at the 1912 Agricultural Show of the Cowichan Agricultural Soci-ety made an exhibit of 30 boxes of magnificent apples packed for market, goes to show that there are great possibilities for this industry.

Market gardening is begin-

ning to attract a good deal of attention. The soil and climate are eminently suited for the pro-duction of vegetables and small fruits.

The advantages of the Cowic-han district as a social centre are many. Within a couple of miles of Duncan there are to be found clubs for the encourage-ment of every kind of sport. In the summer months, cricket, tennis, polo, boating and fishing are gone in for by many people, while in the winter, to make the time pass pleasantly, there are football clubs — both Rugby and Association — a golf club, a ladies’ hockey club, and a bad-minton club at Shawnigan Lake. There are two amateur dramatic societies — one at Cowichan Bay and one at Duncan — and two or three shows are given by each of them during the season. Dancing is another favourite pastime in the winter months. There is already a hall capable of accommodating about 100 couples in comfort, but plans are now being prepared for the building of a much larger hall in connection with the new build-ing of the Agricultural Society, which will accommodate a great many more people, as the present hall is far too small.

The district has within its borders no less than four lakes.

Two of these — Quamichan and Somenos Lake — are within one mile and a half of the city of Duncan. Round the shores of these lakes are to be found some of the most beautiful of the resi-dences and farms in the district. The land slopes gently down to the edge of the water. Quamic-han Lake has many maple and dogwood trees round its borders, and, backed by the deep green of the fir-clad hills across the water, a picture is presented dif-ficult to beat the world over.

Cowichan Lake, the largest of the lakes in the district, lies 21 miles to the north-west of the city of Duncan. It is famous as a paradise for the fisherman, and here is located the hatchery of the Dominion Government. The lake is now connected with the main line of the E&N Railway by a branch line which connects at a point close to the city of Duncan. There is also a small lake at Chemainus, at the north-ern end of the district, which affords much pleasure to the residents of that district during the summer months...”

So, readers, would you have responded favourably to the Leader’s sales pitch for Cowic-han? Assuming that you could afford to, of course.

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T.W. PatersonCHRONICLES

Cowichan’s dairy industry looks very different these days. [CITIZEN FILE]

Name: Linda Bowen Occupation: joyfully retiredHometown: Honeymoon BayI’ve always wanted to: I’ve done a ton of things already.Most people don’t know that: I used to be a very accomplished ballroom dancer.Favourite food: my mom’s apple pieProudest moment: my three-year-old grandson called me “nana” for the first timeBest thing about living here: sense of communityFavourite activity: walking my dogHow do you define down time: tea and magazinesI wish I was better at : budgeting If I was stuck on a desert island I would need: my husband

Linda Bowen

COWICHAN LAKE

Smile FILEWith Malcolm Chalmers Lake Cowichan’s 50 Plus Activity

Centre enjoyed a busy, fun 2015

Our busy year ended with several new

members being elect-ed to both boards. Bruce Bunting was elected as president of the C.L. District Seniors’ Association (CLDSA) and Sue Alford was elected as president of the C.L. Golden Agers’ Society (GAS). New members mean new ideas and fresh volunteers to help keep the Centre going.

During 2015 we held the CLDSA Spring Bazaar and GAS Fall Bazaar with many thanks to the local businesses and vendors that supported these events and the volun-teers who made them happen.

Each year GAS organizes trips to venues that have been suggested by members. This past year we visited Cowichan Bay for the day, the Water Buf-falo Farm, the Royal Museum and IMAX in Victoria, the Chemainus Theatre twice and the Singing Christmas Tree in Nanaimo. Our trip committee already has some new venue suggestions for 2016.

Other special events were the Heritage Days Luncheon to introduce the new candi-dates for Lady of the Lake and co-hosting the Strawberry Tea with the Lady of the Lake Committee at Centennial Hall.

In June we had our first Golden Agers’ Anniversary

Tea Dance and hat parade with the Goodtime Boys playing an eclectic array of music. Those in attend-ance dressed semi-formally and wore vari-ous styles of hats. Men got in the act too.

Delectable sandwiches and sweets beautifully arranged by Brad were enjoyed by all.

Four winners in the hat parade were chosen at the end of the day and the committee hopes to make the Anniver-sary Tea Dance an annual event.

Three banquets were organ-ized in 2015. April 25 was our Easter Banquet and Easter hat parade, Sept. 26 was a potluck and games night with music from the Goodtime Boys and our semi-potluck Christmas banquet shared with the Association on Dec. 5. Our vol-unteers prepared the turkey, stuffing, gravy and ham in the kitchen.

There was no charge for the Christmas Banquet, but we asked that attendees bring non-perishable food or unwrapped toys or gifts for the Community Services Christ-mas Hampers. People were very generous.

A local favourite, Winter Nights Coffee House, ran on the 3rd Saturday of each

month from January to June then started again in Novem-ber. Our last Winter Nights Coffee House of the year was on Dec. 19. The Christmas–themed night included the Goodtime Boys, the Rivernotes Choir, the Four Cowichan Lake Tenors and the Mini Meds choir.

About 90 people were in attendance and $360.05 was raised for the local food bank plus four boxes of non-per-ishable food. A great night of listening, singing and dancing was had by all! And, everyone appreciated the delicious snacks and beverages that were on sale from the kitchen.

D uring the week (Monday to Friday) our Centre is busy with card games, line dancing, carpet bowling, music, pool, darts, bingo and crafts. Our foodsafe kitchen offers fresh-made food. Tuesday is savoury pie day with sweet pies on Thursday and special dinners on Friday.

Membership in the C.L. Gold-en Agers’ Society is $15 which gives members discounts on trips and banquets and one annual ambulance reimburse-ment up to $80. Funds we raise at our bazaars and events help to keep costs down and keep the Centre running.

A big thank you to all our volunteers as we couldn’t do it without you! Happy New Year.

Carolyne Austin is the past presi-dent GAS

50 PlusBy Carolyn Austin

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The semi-annual Town of Lake Cowichan town hall meet-ing held late last year offered residents the opportunity to talk to their town councillors.

The crowd at Centennial Hall wanted to talk about ways to boost the town’s economy.

Many residents bemoaned what they saw as a lack of rec-reational facilities.

Katherine Worsley said that a group of active seniors who do exercises under the gazebo behind the tourist information centre every week could do

with some exercise equipment.“Also, we need stuff for the

smaller kids, playgrounds, and we have nothing in place for teenagers,” she said.

Forrest was blunt.“We used to have that stuff,

like a movie theatre and a bowl-ing alley, but it was driven by the economy. People who lived here had jobs that meant they could afford to support those things. We need to build up our economy, our businesses have to have more revenue. Most of them say they are doing okay over the summer but in the winter, it’s very lean,” he said.

Mesachie Lake resident David Lowther suggested looking at Sicamous for inspiration.

That community, which has no more to offer in beauty than the Cowichan Lake area, is home to an enormous house-boat industry in the summer, he said.

Lake Cowichan business woman Glenda Osborne Berg agreed that people don’t come to an area just for its beauty.

“People come to be enter-tained. We need a seven year plan. Once people come to enjoy a festival, businesses will follow,” she said.

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A crash in Cobble Hill last week has left a Lake Cowichan businessman fighting for his reputation, even though he had nothing to do with the accident.

Denis Pilon, a.k.a. The Moun-tain Man, has been fielding questions after a truck he sold in November, still sporting his logo, collided with a BMW sedan last Wednesday.

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With 2016 now underway, one of Lake Cowichan’s biggest annual sporting events is just around the corner and organizers are reminding folks to come out and show their support for local up-and-coming athletes.

The Lake Cowichan Minor Hockey Association’s Hockey Jamboree will be held on Jan. 16 and provides a full day of hockey for teams at all age levels, from initiation to midget. This year’s event is being held just before B.C. Minor Hockey Week, which runs Jan. 17 to 24.

“We’ve always just tried to have a day when we can show-case the kids close to that time,” said Jenny Fawcett, director and registrar for the association. “It’s always the third weekend in January.”

Fawcett said visitors can expect the arena to be busy as ever with all the Jamboree staples in addition to the hockey games, including raffles, 50/50 and the skills competition. Fawcett, who manages the novice team and whose two youngest children are currently minor hockey players, said attending the Jamboree is a positive experience for players and non-players alike.

“It shows them how great of a sport hockey is,” she said.

“It shows how the kids have developed over the years if they come year after year they can see them grow. It gives kids the opportunity who wouldn’t nor-mally come out to a game at all different levels.”

Competing teams will be arriv-ing throughout the day from the Cowichan Valley Minor Hock-ey Association, Port Alberni, Nanaimo and Kerry Park Minor Hockey Association.

Halfway through the day, all Lake Cowichan players will join together for a skills competition.

“Our association, because we’re so small, we can get them all on the ice at once,” said Jodi Hieta, one of the skills competition organizers. “It’s great because the older kids are great mentors for the younger kids, so they have something to look up to. And because they’re all on the ice at once it’s a real bonding for all the players. They’re all one.”

Players are divided into two teams — the whites and the blues

— that compete in skating, stick handling and shooting. Hieta said this year there are seven players graduating from minor hock-ey, and so (time permitting) the association is planning to add a 3-on-3 showcase to the skills com-petition with players from the midget team.

Coach coordinator Duncan Baird noted that with the NHL adopting the 3-on-3 tournament as part of its new 2016 skills com-

petition format, the local associ-ation thought it might be fun to try something similar.

“It’s not the same as the NHL but it’s the same kind of idea,” he said.

Baird echoed Hieta’s comments about the benefits of having play-ers from age four all the way up to 17 playing together.

“And if they have brothers or sisters in the association that are a couple years apart it gives

them a chance to get out there onthe ice at the same time and theparents get to see their kids out at the same time,” he said.

Baird said he wanted to thankall the people working behind the scenes to make the Jamboreehappen or who are involved withthe association in other ways throughout the year.

“There’s a lot of people who puta lot of work in and I think theydeserve a lot of credit.”

Head coach coordinator Duncan Baird has been involved with the Hockey Jamboree since he was a minor league player. Now his sons Max, left, and Curtis play on the bantam and peewee teams respectively. [JAMES GOLDIE/GAZETTE]

“It shows how the kids have developed over the years if they come year after year they can see them grow.”JENNY FAWCETT, Lake Cowichan Minor Hockey Assn.


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From Jan. 4 to Jan. 25, the Cowichan Lake area’s community radio will be broadcasting simultaneously at its ori-ginal frequency (98.7) and its new fre-quency, 97.5. This overlap period is a man-datory requirement from the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission and Industry Canada, which regulates the distribution of radio station frequencies.

“They do that just to make sure our new signal is not interfering with other pre-ex-isting radio stations out there,” said Gor-don Davidson, chair of the Cowichan Val-ley Community Radio Society. “We have listeners who can listen to both and give us comments as to what the reception’s like, and other listeners perhaps who listen to the other adjacent stations to see if we’re causing any interference.”

According to Davidson, the new fre-quency has been a long time coming for the Cowichan Radio, which has operated in a number of different locations for the past eight years. Although the station is currently based out of Lake Cowichan School’s former music room, its antenna is still on Wellington Road at the station’s previous location.

“It’s not an optimum site for an FM-trans-mitting antenna,” said Davidson. “FM fre-quency is basically a ‘line of sight’ situ-ation, so the top of your antenna must reach most of your receivers or radios in the area.”

Michael Bishop, the Radio Station Soci-ety’s director, jokingly describes the old location as “like broadcasting from the

bottom of a cereal bowl.”Cowichan Radio’s new antenna is at the

end of Deer Road on the way to Youbou, which has increased the station’s reach to include Cycuse, Old Lake Cowichan Road, Paldi, and even as far as the outskirts of Duncan. The station has also increased its power output.

“The old station broadcast at five watts power, which isn’t very much at all,” said Davidson. “Handheld radios broadcast at 5 watts.”

At its new frequency, Cowichan Radio is broadcasting at 50 watts, which not only helps it to reach new listeners but also improves sound quality in Lake Cowic-han, Honeymoon Bay, Mesachie Lake and Youbou.

“We want to put the radio on a firm finan-cial basis, and in order to do this our object is to reach as many people as we can so we can interest advertisers to work with us,” said Davidson.

However, Cowichan Radio — which is run entirely by volunteers — is looking for more than just potential ad revenue.

“We started the whole thing wanting to get the community involved,” said Bishop, noting they are always looking for new volunteers to help out, especially on-air as DJs. Bishop and Davidson emphasized the need and desire for more shows.

“The beauty of a community radio sta-tion is we’re not bound to any one form of music … We’re just here to provide a service and entertainment to the people who listen to us,” said Davidson. He noted this content is not limited to music, but also interviews, public service announce-ment and the broadcasting of community events.

Over the coming weeks, the society hopes people will continue to provide feedback on the new frequency’s quality but also on the programming in general.

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Cowichan Valley Radio Society representatives Gordon Davidson, left, and Mike Bishop encourage anyone from the community interested in creating and hosting their radio show to join the group. The station is currently transitioning to its new frequency at 97.5 FM. [JAMES GOLDIE/GAZETTE]

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In the past six months, the food bank has received over $5,000 in donations.

Vaast, Sanddar and Worsley all expressed gratitude for the Cowichan Lake community’s contributions and hope that people will volunteer their time with future activities like hot dog sales at Country Grocer.

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home in your own private wilderness. Call to

view today!

2.5 ACRE TREED LOT

17 Kestral Drive $99,000

You can see for miles & miles on this spectacular

south facing 0.28 acre lot. Located high on the hill

in the “Cottages at Marble Bay”. There are

panoramic views of the mountains, beautiful

Cowichan Lake & Honeymoon Bay! There is lake

access with wharfs and beach front. They don’t

come any better than this so make this your

weekend destination get-a-way or for full time

living!

SPECTACULAR VIEWS

$245,000

Beautiful waterfront lot on one of the nicest spots

on Cowichan Lake. This is an undivided ½ interest

a Joint Tenants with a Co-Ownership Agreement in

place. Cute cabin on property with two bedrooms,

includes a hot tub and dock. Enjoy the beach for

swimming & boating and spectacular view of the

Mountains & Lake. Call to view today!

BEAUTIFUL WATERFRONT LOT

147 MacDonald $220,000

This large home features 3 bedrooms

upstairs with a huge living room, country

kitchen and laundry room. There is a 1 bed

suite downstairs which will provide extra

revenue if needed or simply use as a big

home. There is a big easy access wired shop

that would be great for projects or storage.

Call to view today!

REVENUE PROPERTY

QUIET CUL-DE-SAC

#3-215 Madill $115,000

Centrally located to shopping and all amenities. Level entry with main fl oor livingroom including an attached storage area and private patio in the back, where you can enjoy the wooded area and fl owing creek. Upstairs has 3 bedrooms, 4 piece bath and the master has a walk in closet. Could be a great starter home for a young family, great investment or perfect for retirement. Call to view today!

AFFORDABLE TOWNHOUSE

WATERFRONT LOT

34 Creekside $309,900

Start your dream here! Beautiful water front lot located in prestigious Creekside Estates on the sunny south facing shores of Lake Cowichan. Incredible views of the pristine lake and mountains and many high end homes are in this impressive subdivision. Minutes from the Town of Lake Cowichan, close to trails and plenty of nature and recreation. This property boasts 14,124 sq ft and is ready to build on. Add your own private dock or walk on the waterfront pebble beach. Great place to enjoy the summer, live year round or retire!

30 Coronation $239,000

2 bed/2 bath rancher is move in ready with nothing to do! The home is immaculately maintained, the partially fenced yard has a mixture of beautiful plants, garden area and greenhouse. Great starter or retirement home. Call to view today!

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83 Wellington $169,900

Conveniently located in the heart of Lake Cowichan. Fully fenced, fl at backyard for easy maintenance with a detached shop/garage and brand new deck. The home features 3 bedrooms & a big cozy fi replace. Needs minor TLC and is Priced to Sell!

GREAT OPPORTUNITY

197 Grants Lake Rd. $230,000

This home features 6 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 2 kitchens and plenty of storage. There is a 560 sq ft double garage to store those summer toys. This big home sits on an extra large 0.37 acre lot with fenced garden area and lots of room for building that dream car garage. Quick Possession Available. Call to view today!

ROOMY READY & REASONABLE

191 Johnson $285,000

The perfect picture in this very cute

bungalow. From the moment you open

the door you will be amazed at the

openness of the design, 3 big skylights

accent the vaulted ceilings, 34 bedrooms,

master with a full 4 pc bath. What a

beautiful area to live in. Good neighbours

make the diff erence. Call to view today!

EASY LIVING

10 Riverside $269,999

ACROSS FROM THE RIVERIt’s all about location. Only a few minutes walk to

anywhere in town so you really don’t need a car. There

are up to 4 bedrooms depending on what layout you

want. This lot is over 14,000 square feet and includes a

huge double carport, large double garage and a storage

shed. This home could easily be converted to wheelchair

friendly for the main fl oor. Call to view today!

NEW LISTING

189 Quamichan $69,900

SOUTHERN EXPOSURE LOTEasy to build on lot located on a no thru road in Lake

Cowichan. Build your dream home on this 8000+

sq ft nicely treed property that’s just a few minutes

walk to the spectacular Cowichan River. Walk just

500 ft to access the Cowichan River corridor and

miles of wilderness. Great location and a great price

for a quick sale. Call today!

NEW LISTING

#1-8697 North Shore $121,000

EASY LIVINGImmaculate double wide mobile in a small adult

park with only 10 units. This 2 bed/2 bath home has

been meticulously maintained including paint,

fl ooring, appliances, new propane fi replace,

bathroom and the list goes on and on. A great

home and wonderful location so don’t miss your

chance to live here!


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The Cowichan Lake Lions Club has decades of experience work-ing for those in need, and while many social problems have per-sisted even after 40 years, the club remains dedicated to making a difference in the community.

“The thing that I find the hard-est is the people who are really being hurt like seniors who are not quite old enough to get their full age pension,” said Sam Bel-dessi, assistant treasurer of the Cowichan Lake Lions Club and one of the chapter’s longest serv-ing members. “These are the (people) we bring into the King George seniors affordable hous-ing and have them subsidized so they can live a decent life.”

In November, the club cele-

brated its 40th anniversary with a dinner, the welcoming of two new members and special guests including Brian Phillips, the Lions Club district governor.

Although none of the club’s founding members still live in the area, Terry Olsen will be cele-brating his 40th anniversary with the club later this year.

Beldessi said the club has worked to address seniors’ issues, donate to organizations like the Canadian Cancer Society and support local young people through Lady of the Lake spon-sorships and annual scholarships for graduating students.

But none of the club’s work can be done without new volunteers.

“I would sure welcome them because we have so much work we have to do,” he said.

After 40 years, lots of work left for Lions

The Cowichan Lake Lions Club celebrates its 40th anniversary Monday, Nov. 23. Some of the members in attendance were, from left, Sam Beldessi, Brenda Cadieux, Eileen Pilkington, Nancy Morris, Dianne Fountaine, Lions Zone Chairman Richard Elliott, Anne Luker, Rose Elliott and 40-year member Terry Olson. [MALCOLM CHALMERS PHOTO]


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