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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2014 | VOL. 18, NO. 02 | $1 + GST | www.lakecowichangazette.com

Peter W. Rusland LAKE COWICHAN GAZETTE

Oct. 30, 1942 was likely a bad day for fl ying, given the West Coast’s fi ckle fall weather.

And those risks were amplifi ed without a working radio inside a canvas-and-wood military Avro Anson being used for training fl ights above southern Vancouver Island.

British RAF volunteer-reserve pilots Anthony William Lawrence, 21, and Charles George Fox, 31, British RAF volunteer-reserve Sgt. Robert Ernest Luckock and Canadian RCAF Sgt. William Baird were on that plane when it left the Patricia Bay airport outside Victoria.

Their fate has been unknown for 71 years. But now their families may fi nally have answers.

In October, loggers working for Teal-Jones out of the Mesachie Lake area found wreckage tossed across 100 metres of heavy bush near Mesachie Lake, southwest of Lake Cowichan.

Federal investigators believe that grim spot is where the plane went down.

Laurel Clegg, Department of National Defence’s forensic anthropologist, visited the snowy site in December. She aims to return “weather pending” to sift metal, wood and fabric for human remains and the crew’s personal effects that could confi rm it is, in fact, the answer to a mystery seven

decades old.“We’re already notifying

next of kin; we’re working with the British to notify them,” she said.

Finding needles in that forested haystack won’t be easy. But work by Clegg’s team — including bomb-disposal agents — will be easier as the remote location was undisturbed by artifact hunters, war buffs, and others who could have desecrated the site.

“There’s wide dispersal of metal and wreckage, seats and fuselage. With 70 years, there’s lots of forest growth over things,” she said. “We want to protect the site; the whole area is logging.”

The DND has a record of the Avro’s engine-plate serial numbers, which it has used to pinpoint the fl ight.

“The serial numbers match our records,” Clegg said of the light aircraft used for navigational training during the Second World War. “We also have crash records of all airplane crashes in Canada.”

Those accidents claimed some 26,000 Canucks still missing in action from the First and Second world wars, plus the Korean confl ict.

With most West Coast mishaps, investigators assume the plane probably crashed in the ocean, meaning it is unlikely they will ever pinpoint the fi nal resting place of the deceased.

> DATA REQUIRED page 2

Malcolm Chalmers The annual Youbou New Year’s Eve dance was another huge success this year with about 60 people coming out to enjoy the event. The number of folks attending the party has been about the same the last few years and makes for a nice sized crowd to welcome in the new year. The event takes place in the upper Youbou Community Hall and the size of the hall, along with the lower ceilings, makes for a fun cozy party says Linda Blatchford of Cowichan Lake Recreation. Canned music was supplied by the staff and a good time was had by all. Above, local hair stylist Rya Buyens snaps a quick smart-phone picture of her good friend Angelica Arbic at the dance in anticipation of the fi rst photo of 2014.

> More New Year’s Eve photos page 5

Wreckage could bring rare closure to four familiesFour went missing in 1942: Downed plane a Second World War training fl ight

Ross Armour LAKE COWICHAN GAZETTE

The current setup involving water meters in Lake Cowichan is seemingly here to stay although council says it needs to set a better example.

A December Public Works Committee meeting at town hall saw council debate the water meter issue in the aftermath of a feisty public meeting the week prior.

That public meeting at Centennial Hall saw more than two dozen people turn out with water meters “a hot topic.”

Deputy mayor Tim McGonigle has already responded to a number of concerned citizens with regard to fairness of water sharing and usage.

“B.C. is the second highest in Canada of average water use per resident behind Newfoundland,” said McGonigle who believes the water meters to be a key sustainability component council is striving for. “I think the main problem is some people are misunderstanding what 35 cubic metres is.”

Lake Cowichan households with water meters are charged a set rate per month whether they use 35 cubic metres of water or not. If they go over that, they are billed further by the town.

“Families of three or four are well within their means (with that amount of water),” said McGonigle. “I was over once as I had to fi ll a swimming pool so I got billed for it. Should I ask the town to store extra water for me so I can fi ll that swimming pool? I don’t think that’s fair.”

Mayor Ross Forrest echoed McGonigle’s thoughts and also believes the water meters to be a genuinely positive thing.

> NO REBATES page 2

Town hall holds fast on water meter positionNo rebates, set limit: Council remains committed to current plan despite public angst

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Malcolm ChalmersKyt Cuthbert,far right, Chamber of Commerce liaison to the Lady of the Lake Ambassador Program, presents a cheque for $2,500 to Lady of the Lake Megan Berry, centre, and Emily-Anne Pastor, 2nd Princess.

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Malcolm Chalmers Lake CowiChan Gazette

When Kyt Cuthbert from the Cowichan Lake Dis-trict Chamber of Commerce presented a cheque for $2,500 to the Lake Cowichan Ambassador Program last month, it wasn’t a standalone event.

The chamber donates money annually to the Lady of the Lake Society for all the work they do in pro-moting the region.

This year Emily-Anne Pastor, Ashley Vomacka, and 2013 Lady of the Lake, Megan Berry have rid-den in parades, attended events and acted as good-will ambassadors for the Town of Lake Cowichan.

The Lady of the Lake Society was formed in 1987 to run the ambassador program. Volunteer society members assist in the selection and training of each year’s candidates, they also act as chaperones at the numerous events the ambassadors attend.

Many businesses support the society as well as the main sponsors: The Town of Lake Cowichan, CVRD’s Area F & I the Lake Days Society and the Chamber of Commerce.

The Lady of the Lake Pageant has been a staple of Lake Days since the first crowning of June Eckert (Olson) in 1944.

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That’s why Clegg called finding this land-based Avro a rare viable case of investigators finally being able to connect the tragic dots.

“We’re meeting next week with crash investigators to figure out what was going on,” she said. “From crash records, we assume it was weather related — and their radio was not functioning, so if they got into trouble, they had no way of getting any assistance.”

“Fairly unlikely” was her hunch about any of the occupants surviving the wreck.

Finding and identifying remains,

data and personal effects, will usher decisions about saluting the four airmen.

Their names are now listed on the Ottawa Memorial saluting Commonwealth air-force training personnel with no known grave.

“The ultimate goal is to have each airman with his own resting place in the nearest place Commonwealth War Graves can attend to the place,” Clegg said.

The airplane remains Canadian Armed Forces property. It was unknown if the Avro’s wreckage will be hauled out.

“We look to local heritage groups, and the air force about what’s reasonable and possible.”

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“People have to get their values right,” said Forrest. “Water is more valuable than, say, your cell phone so we have to educate. If you have a cell phone plan per month, you don’t get a rebate in August if you don’t use it all up in July. You pay for a service.”

Councillor Frank Hornbrook tried to play devil’s advocate.

“The public is just saying if we’re getting charged for water, we should get to use it,” he said. “Some people want to be billed for the whole 420 cubic metres at the start of the year. But at the end of the day what happens on Dec. 31 if you’ve only used up 200? Or if you use the whole 420 up by the end of February. That’s the problem we’re having.”

Councillor Jayne Ingram said council should be looking to lead by example in terms of water use.

“We should be looking at how much we are using ourselves and setting an example for the people of Lake Cowichan,” she said.

Chief administrative officer Joseph A. Fernandez agreed with Ingram.

“We’ve got to lead by example,” said Fernandez. “We can’t say we can keep our playgrounds and lawns looking good but you can’t. We’ve got to be more water-smart. But 35 cubic metres is higher than any of the surrounding municipalities.”

Hornbrook thinks the water meter debate is going to hang around.

“We all want to see the price come down. This discussion is not going to go away, it’s staying for a while.”

No rebates, set limit: Council remains committed

courtesy Commonwealth War Graves Commission

The Ottawa Memorial commemorates 794 men and women of the Air Forces of the Commonwealth who have no known graves. There are four names on the memorial matching the date a military plane recently discovered southwest of Cowichan Lake went down: William Baird, Robert Ernest Luckock, Anthony William Lawrence and Charles George Fox.

John Harding ParksviLLe QuaLiCum BeaCh news

Business leaders and politicians say they have eliminated some red tape for local entrepreneurs with the launch of the Mid-Island Inter-Community Business Licence.

Starting Jan.1, businesses can purchase a licence that allows them to legally operate in Lake Cowichan and 11 other communities from Duncan to Campbell River.

“Up until now, there has been a lot of red tape for businesses,” Parksville-Qualicum MLA Michelle Stilwell said during a news conference at a construction site Thursday in her constituency. “This is a helping hand for them.”

Contractors and others who find themselves doing work in, say, Parksville one day and Lake Cowichan the next, can now purchase a business licence in their home community and add this new licence for a fee. Without it, businesses must have a licence to operate in each separate community. The price of this supplementary licence has not been released.

“Initiatives like this allow businesses to grow,” said Minister of State for Tourism and Small Business Naomi Yamamoto, a small business

owner herself for 20 years. “These businesses can now continue to grow our economy and fill jobs instead of filling out paperwork.”

Rob McGorman, the owner of Bayshore Construction in Parksville, took to the podium to explain what the changes mean for his business.

“We have projects scattered throughout Central Vancouver Island so we are thrilled about (the new licence),” said McGorman. “It will save us time and money and support the future success of our business.”

There remain no requirements, for example, for small businesses of regional district communities to purchase any kind of business licence.

The 12 participating municipalities in the Mid-Island program are: Campbell River, Comox, Courtenay, Cumberland, Duncan, Lake Cowichan, Ladysmith, Nanaimo, North Cowichan, Parksville, Port Alberni, and Qualicum Beach. They have all adopted a common bylaw.

According to a provincial government new release, there are now 10 mobile business licence agreements throughout the province, involving 69 communities. The provincial government says B.C. is one of the first provinces in Canada to have such a program.

Lake Cowichan joins multi-community push to streamline business licences

www.lakecowichangazette.com THE LAKE COWICHAN GAZETTE Wednesday, January 8, 2014 3

2013 Citizen of the YearAll citizens residing in the Cowichan Lake area are eligible for the:

‘Citizen of the Year Award’

Criteria for the Citizen of the Year Award:• Awarded to an individual who has spearheaded, organized or carried through a project that has

benefited the community as a whole during 2013.

2013 Nichole Stock Community Service AwardAll citizens residing in the Cowichan Lake area are eligible for the:

‘Nichole Stock Community Service Award’Criteria for Nichole Stock Community Service Award:

• An individual who has exemplified volunteerism;• Who has served the community unselfishly on an ongoing basis; and• Who has NOT received any remuneration for the volunteer activity for which the award is being proposed.

Nominations will be accepted from residents within the Cowichan Lake area for both of these awards.

• Petitions will NOT be accepted.• The Chamber reserves the right to withhold the awards should a sufficiently meritorious candidate not be nominated.

Winners will be announced at the Cowichan Lake District Chamber of Commerce Annual General Meeting scheduled for Thursday, February 27th, 2014 at the Cowichan Lake Curling Lounge.

Community Awards

Cowichan Lake DistrictChamber of Commerce

Nomination Form

All entries must be submitted by 4:00 pm Monday, February 3, 2014. Choose

one of the section for Nomination. Outline the achievement of the nominee

as well which award they are being nominated for.

LATE ENTRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Submitted by: ________________________ Telephone: _____________Drop off your completed Nomination Entry at the Cowichan Lake District

Chamber of Commerce Visitor/Business Centre125C South Shore Road or Email a scan copy to lcchamber@shawlca

or Fax to 250-749-0187. You can also complete and submit the nomination form on line on the Chamber website: www.cowichanlake.ca

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Lake Cowichan council will get down to business on its budget talks for 2014 as early as January, believing the early bird will catch the worm.

At the finance and administration committee meeting held last month at the municipal hall, the town’s chief administrative officer Joesph Fernandez confirmed council’s intentions to jump on the budget immediately in the new year.

“We’re looking to get together early January to work out the budget,” said Fernandez.

Councillor Tim McGonigle, who chaired the meeting, was fully behind the fast approach outlined by town staff.

“The sooner we start, the better,” said McGonigle. “We have capital projects overset and once we get them settled, we will have an idea of what further capital projects we can do. Each department should forward a capital project wish

list.”Fernandez, sticking with the urgency theme,

wants to avoid McGonigle’s “wish list” and have the specifics nailed down as soon as possible.

“We are hoping that the capital projects will not be a wish list,” said Fernandez.

One capital project being overset to the new year is the installation of streetlights along South Shore Road.

Director of finance Ronnie Gill, presented her latest report to council at the meeting.

A segment of the report read: “Some capital projects (including streetlights on the South Shore Road which due to shipment delays are incomplete) will have to be re-budgeted in 2014.”

Further indication of future capital projects was not given although Fernandez concluded by saying “council has talked about doing some work at Centennial Park.”

Valley Fish and Game Club hosts busy annual Boxing Day shoot

This years’s Boxing Day shoot at the Valley Fish and Game Club at Skutz Falls was another busy one.

Jim Marwood, vice president of the club, said that over 100 shooters took part in the action and there were 85 ham and bacon prizes given out. The concession was busy all day and sold out of hot dogs in just two hours.Clockwise from top left: Luke Cronin stands with his still-smoking gun barrel after shooting clay pigeons at the club’s Boxing Day ham and bacon shoot; Members of the club socialize before starting another round; Dalton Arnason takes his shot at a clay pigeon.

Urgency: Administrator wants to skip the wish lists and get down to the priorities immediately

Council wants to set its budget early

Ross Armour Lake CowiChan Gazette

Lake Cowichan council wants to keep the popular entrance sign into town in tip-top condition.

With an influx of new signs set to be embraced by the town next year, in particular with construction of the new town square, council is still keen to avoid wear-and-tear on previously made signs.

“There is some deterioration on that huge sign,” said Councillor Jayne Ingram at the Cowichan Lake Education Centre, Lakeview and Fire Department Committee meeting, held last month at town hall.

Ingram was one who was instrumental in the Christmas light arrangement around town, including at the entrance, to which Mayor Ross Forrest stated he “can’t count the number of compliments received on the entrance to town.”

Councillor Bob Day, who chaired the meeting, asked is anything could be done to stabilize the

apparent deterioration.Nagi Rizk, superintendent of public works and

engineering services, said he “could certainly get someone to look at it.”

But chief of administration Joe Fernandez doesn’t think a major revamp is needed, merely just a cleanup if need be.

“We shouldn’t be looking at revamping the entrance sign as everyone here likes it,” said Fernandez. “However bringing it up to a safe standard is something we should be striving for.”

Fernandez also said government grants may be available to aid the projected maintenance on the sign.

Forrest believes patience would be the best approach, with a lot of new signs coming in 2014, and reckons council should be looking to install entrance signs at other gateways to town first.

“We should see how long we can get by, it still looks good,” said the mayor.

Council concerned about deteriorating entrance sign


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The new year lurched to life with a round of shouting about the environment, as our post-industrial, post-literate urban society grapples with confl icting claims of impending doom.

The release of a group of Greenpeace protesters from a Russian prison was welcomed by TV news networks desperate to fi ll the holiday dead zone. Our intrepid Canadian pair got to describe over and over their bid to hang a strongly worded banner from a Russian offshore oil platform, and their horror when security forces boarded their vessel from helicopters and seized it.

In all the fawning interviews, I kept waiting for two questions to be asked. What did they think Vladimir Putin’s regime would do? And what was the point? How is disrupting one oil platform for an hour going to save the planet?

Meanwhile at the South Pole, TV anchors remained carefully sombre as they reported numerous bids to rescue a scientifi c vessel trapped in thick ice. No quips about the predictive abilities of climate scientists please!

In fact this ill-fated voyage was a re-enactment of Sir Douglas Mawson’s 1913 expedition, with pro-global warming news outlets BBC and The Guardian aboard to capture the melting wrought by a century of industrial expansion.

Skeptics had great fun with the Antarctic debacle, as they did earlier with the resurgence of Arctic ice that trapped climate tourists.

As is normal in the Internet age, the climate debate has split into two fanatical factions, each of which promotes the most extreme examples it can fi nd to prop up its version of truth. They call each other “warmists” and “deniers”

among other pithy names.Greenpeace is now known

in B.C. as part of our Team America anti-tar sands brigade. They got off to a good start in 2014 by selectively seizing on reports of a new study of mercury contamination in northern Alberta.

A “bullseye” of this dreaded neurotoxin has been drawn around oilsands operations by measuring traces in snow. The study by Environment Canada scientists isn’t published yet, but Postmedia News reported on a presentation in November by the researchers.

“The federal scientists stress the mercury loadings around the oilsands are low compared to the contamination seen in many parts of North America including southern Ontario and southern Quebec,” the news report states.

This is like the study of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) pollution in northern Alberta lakes that was twisted into propaganda and fed to the news media last year. This is another group of neurotoxins that are far more concentrated in urban areas than around remote industry.

Consumption, rather than production of coal, diesel and other fuels produces the vast majority of these emissions. I look forward to the study of their effects around Lost Lagoon and Burnaby Lake.

Of course safe levels of these materials have been set by Health Canada.

You’re more likely to get signifi cant exposure to mercury from a broken fl uorescent lamp or the mercury amalgam in your old tooth fi llings than you are from feeding ducks at the lake, although you might get a whiff of PAH when you gas up the car or board the bus.Tom Fletcher is the legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press. Reach him at t� [email protected].

Climate debate heats up — not like the weather

BC BureauBy Tom Fletcher

The former Vancouver Island Health Authority has come under fi re in this space at times for its inability to work with our community.

But the government body, now called Island Health, deserves nothing but praise for the way it has handled a looming health crisis in Lake Cowichan.

Less than a year ago, a community battered by a dwindling forest industry and the loss of many of its schools was bracing for another blow: by summer’s end it would be without doctors.

The lake’s lone doctor’s offi ce was scheduled to be closed as its two remaining physicians revealed they were moving their practices to Duncan.

But Lake Cowichan residents, to their credit, did not sit idly and accept the situation.

They mobilized, forming a group called Choose Cowichan Lake with the mandate of convincing physicians to relocate to the Lake.

And Island Health, to its credit, did not sit on

its hands, or call this someone else’s problem. Not only did it provide support to Choose Cowichan Lake, it pushed the group to expand its mandate beyond doctor-chasing and into a more holistic vision of health care. More importantly, it delivered.

It pitched, then created, a primary health team dedicated to the lake, then added a nurse practitioner, bringing services to the community.

Seeing the need, a Duncan doctor opened a walk-in clinic in Lake Cowichan. Seeing a better situation, the two departed doctors returned — one to join the walk-in clinic, the other the nurse practitioner. Word is two international doctors will start family practices in the community this summer.

Health care at the Lake should never be better than in 2014.

This is how government should work.— Cowichan News Leader Pictorial

Doing health the right way

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Rick Rose “I think more people go to

Duncan and use the Hill 60 cam. I know so many people that check that camera before they leave.”

Cathy Jenkins “It’s better to stay where it was.

It’s busier and there are more people going that way, into Duncan. I don’t often go the other way.”

Eric Lundberg “I’d sooner see it at Hill 60 be-

cause I use it more frequently.”

Ingrid Wood “I don’t know. I have recently

moved back here. I do know that Hill 60 is a place that the weather is changing all the time. I can’t say I have an opinion . . . yet.”

Mitch Poirier “I think they should have left

it there. It makes more sense be-cause there are more people using that one.”

With Malcolm Chalmers Street Beat How do you feel about the move of the highway

camera from Hill 60 to the Port Renfrew turn off?

More than 60 members of the Cowichan Lake Seniors Centre, a drop-in centre for those aged 50 and over, enjoyed a fabulous New Year’s Eve Bash with dancing, singing and snacking until well past midnight.

The main room was beautifully decorated by Rinda Munslow and her team with multi-coloured balloons hanging from the ceiling, banners on the walls and fresh flowers, and New Year’s favours on the well-positioned tables.

For our dancing pleasure Jan Matthews performed an eclectic program from several eras and genres. She is a truly talented performer who kept us happily dancing the night away.

Our local constabulary visited during the evening and said it was the liveliest place in town. They seemed very surprised.

Members enjoyed non-alcoholic punch, beer, wine, soft drinks, coffee and tea busily served by Marina and Igor. Mid-evening a delicious array of food, prepared by Rinda and her team, was served and the floor was cleared for dancing once again.

It was the perfect venue for people to reunite with friends they hadn’t seen for a while and to connected with potential friends new to the centre.

At midnight, with a count down by Jan, we all linked hands and sang Auld Lang Syne. A few more dances were enjoyed and door prizes were drawn before closing down for the night. Several designated drivers took people safely home.

Our next dance will be our Valentine’s dance on

Feb. 15. The Seniors’ Centre is very active and we welcome new members over 50 years of age. Our annual membership fee is $15 which allows discounts for trips and dinners during the year. 250-749-6121 for further information.

— submitted by Carolyne Austen on behalf of the Lake Cowichan Seniors Centre

Seniors cut-the-rug New Year’s Eve

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Sue Brown, left, and Penny Repesse enjoying the Cowichan Lake Seniors’ Centre New Year’s Eve Bash.

Malcolm Chalmers PhotosTop: Stuart and Sandra Close celebrate their 34th wedding anniversary at Cowichan Lake Recreation’s New Year’s Eve party in Youbou. Above: Mike Steinebach raises a toast on New Year’s Eve at the Youbou Hall party to celebrate his 72nd birthday.

Allen Pitkowski and Michele McDonald celebrate at the strike of midnight at the New Year’s Eve party at the Youbou Hall.

Dry fall means we should use the weirDear Editor I’m just considering the lake and river levels for this time of year.

It’s been a dry fall and not much of a snow pack. I think it may be prudent if the weir were back in operation. We

don’t know what we may get in the way of weather down the road. But just in case, let’s raise the lake levels until the rains come or somebody may be sorry come spring.

Terry PoolLake Cowichan

What roundabout needs are good drivers

Dear Editor This is my suggestion for the centre-piece of the traffic circle: A

full size sheet of plywood sign — that is lettered on both sides — with a readable print, mounted to be highly visible with the words “Drivers, signal your intentions. Going around the circle, signal left; coming out of the circle, signal right.”

Courtesy is contagious. Try it. It’s easy.Norris NygaardLake Cowichan

Theft of memorial to late son a tough blow

Dear Editor This letter goes out to the person — or most likely persons —

who, over New Year’s, decided that it would be fun to vandalize and desecrate my son Brett’s memorial site on Highway 18 just before the Skutz Falls turnoff.

I sit and wonder what type of human being it would take to be so heartless and uncaring that they could do this to a family and to his many friends. To take crosses, the knickknacks, encased basketballs — but most importantly the irreplaceable booklet that had many notes from his closest friends and family — is nothing less that cold and callous. It took some doing to get all this done as there were flower planters and encased private things from his closest friends who could not afford to leave anything else.

My first thought is to pray to my son to haunt you all but my son Brett would never do that to anyone. He always looked for the good in a person.

I truly hope that someday, when you grow up, that you might possibly realize the damage that you have done, and maybe, just maybe, feel some remorse for your actions and do something nice for your fellow human being.

Greg McCallumLake Cowichan

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In the summer of 1953 Aimee Schute along with her friend and business partner June Leys, and two of June’s daughters, left their homes in Saskatchewan and headed west.

They were bound for the village of Lake Cowichan and looking forward to opening a business in the place they called, “Canada’s banana belt.”

In the fall, June’s husband, Bob Leys, arrived from Saskatchewan and soon after went into the build-ing supply business with Gordon Peterson, a friend from Saskatch-ewan who was already living here.

By 1960, the Leys had built a home on what locals referred to as Sundberg’s Hill — just a short distance past present day Lake Park Es-tates subdivision. Aimee followed suit and built a home nearby.

The two ambitious women soon opened a ladies clothing store which they named Delle’s Ready to Wear (presumably named after June’s father, Delbert Frederick).

Their new building was constructed on South Shore Road beside the present day restaurant, Jake’s at the Lake. The women operated the popular store for several years until June sold it to Dorothy Ryan in 1964. Ryan operated it under the name Dorothy’s Style Shop for many years before retiring.

The building is still being used and is pres-ently the location of the women’s clothing store, Copper Lane Fashion Boutique.

After the sale of the store, Aimee Schute opened a small gift shop adjacent to the clothing store. She imported wooden items — brightly coloured animals etcetera — along with other interesting items.

In 1970, Aimee passed away at Cowichan District Hospital at age 63.

Over the years Bob Leys’s and Peterson’s,

building supply store thrived and built-up a loyal following of customers.

Today, the building supply business is owned and operated by the Peters brothers, under the

name IRLY Bird. The Leys had four children, two

of which (Rae and Judy), attended school in Lake Cowichan before graduating and moving out on their own.

In 1982, the Leys left the lake then spent 15 years in Arizona be-fore settling in Abbotsford, B.C.

It was there that June died on October 3, 2011, at the age of 101,

20 years after the death of her husband Bob.

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Just down the street from the former Delle’s Ready to Wear store stands an old building that was once the medical offi ce of Dr. Bert Me-whort.

The building was tucked in between the expansive former Grosskleg house, later to become the offi ce of the Lake News and now a private residence and Lars Furnseth’s Fix-it Shop (later owned by the Ed Hauck family).

Mewhort commuted from Duncan to Lake Cowichan from 1942 until 1945 before he and his wife Alma took up residence in a small apartment at the back of the medical offi ce.

After Mewhort died in 1971, his long-time business partner Dr. Jim Morrow along with then a new doctor, Gerry Egan, continued their medical practise from the little building that had by then undergone an expansion.

After Egan retired many years later, the building was sold and has since been used by various businesses since, including the Cuppa Java Café and more recently Boutique Water-front Lodge.

Rolli Gunderson

Do you remember this? The Cuppa Java Café was situated on South Shore Road in the building of the former “doctors’ offi ce” (of Drs. Mewhort, Morrow and Egan etcetera). Today the building serves as the Boutique Waterfront Lodge.

South Shore Road buildings home to diverse businesses


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Hometown: Lake CowichanWorks at: Tiptons Gas BarFave food: Uber hot chicken wings!Best thing about living here:is how the people come together for each otherFave activity: readingWish I were better at: drivingMy proudest moment is: birth of my two boysI defi ne down time as: whenever my two-year-old says it isMy go-to wardrobe staple: are my fuzzy PJsIn my fridge you’ll fi nd: veg-

etables and wineFave moment of the day: When I get home from work I get to spend an hour with my husbandIf I was stuck on a desert island: I would defi nitely need to learn how to har-ness electricity

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Name Mary GrossklegOccupation: Works at Tiptons Gas BarHometown: Lake CowichanI’ve always wanted to drive a car.Most people don’t know that I am Very ShyFavourite food is uber Hot Chicken Wings.Best thing about living here is how the people come to-gether for each other.Favourite activity is readingMy proudest moment was the birth of my two boys. I de� ne down time as when ever my two year old decides it is.I wish I was better at driving.If I was stuck on a desert island I would de� nitely need to learn how to harness electricityFavourite moment of day is when I get home from work I get to spend an hour with my husband.I’m currently reading The Lake Cowichan GazetteMy guiltiest pleasure is napping.My go-to wardrobe staple fuzzy PJ’s.In my car I listen to my 20 year old and 3 year old � ght-ing.In my fridge you’ll � nd vedgtables and wine.If I had a $1,000,000 I would become a stay at home mom.

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The holiday home cooking was delicious for Lake Cowichan’s Kaatza Logging Atom C1 team.

The C1 Lakers managed to win all of their games during their tournament, Dec. 28-30, at the Cowichan Lake Sports Arena, as well as an extra game they had to play because of the uneven number of teams (seven) in the tournament.

Winning coach Duncan Baird felt his team did a great job playing six games over the weekend.

He commended the team’s goalie for having a couple of bad breaks early, but battling through them to come back.

In the fi nal game against the Sooke Thunderbirds there were a few penalties given out to each team, something Baird attributes to the will to win, tiredness and the referees.

“They had the older referees for the last couple of games and they are a bit better at calling the penalties,” he said,

The other local participating team, the Lakers Synergy Safety Atom C2, also played well but a couple ties and losses left them last in the fi nal ranking.

Still the kids skated hard back

and forth as the score climbed. Keegan McKinlay showed he had a great puck control and used that numerous times to slide the puck into the net. “He’s a kid that always keeps going, his legs are constantly moving, something a coach is happy to see,” Synergy Safety coach Mike Waller said.

One minor incident sent Aiden Lawrence of the Cowichan Valley Mighty Midgets C1 team to Cowichan District Hospital for a check up. During an attempt on goal he fell and slid headfi rst into the goal post.

He was examined and released, then returned to Lake Cowichan to suit up and cheer for his team from the bench. They won the silver medal.

Tourney co-ordinator Belinda Waller felt the weekend went great.

“All seven teams were evenly matched. Most games were extremely close. I would like to thank all the parents of both Laker Atom teams for volunteering their time to make the tournament successful. Thank you to our sponsors for their support.”

MALCOLM CHALMERS PHOTOSKaatza Logging Atom C1 Lakers, No.18 Curtis Baird on a break away. He is credited with two goals and three assists in the fi nal game. The Atom C1 Lakers wins 7-4 and takes the Gold over Cowichan Valley Atom C2.

Synergy Safety Atom C2 Lakers player No.4 Devon Clayton tries to stop Cowichan Valley’s No. 3 Joshua Wong from shooting on Laker goalie Kevin Ferguson.

Three days, six wins makes the Kaatza Logging Atom C1 Lakers team the Gold medal winners at the Atom Hockey Tournament at the Cowichan Lake Sports Arena. The team shows us “we are number one,” and “here’s the Gold to prove it!”

Weekend tourney: Kaatza Logging Atom C2 Lakers win six in a row to claim top spot

Host squad has a golden tournament

The Lake Bloomer’s Garden Club, established in 1996, had a busy year in 2013. We were pleased to have several new members to the community join our group of local garden enthusiasts. We start the year with a planning meeting to organize guest speakers and tours for the year.

In the spring we enjoyed Eugene Fleck’s informative program on Blue Orchard Bees or Bobs as he likes to call them. He brought along some bee houses and bees to sell.

Della from Dinter’s Nursery spoke about various methods of preparing our gardens for planting, organic fertilizers and putting things to bed in the fall. New seed catalogues were handed out so we could start planning our 2013 gardens.

The Cowichan Valley Rhododendron Club put on a well-attended discussion and slide show with lots of valuable information regarding growing rhodos and azaleas in our climate.

In May we were pleased to be part of the Heritage Days celebration at Saywell Park and sold lots of plants that had been generously donated by our members. We also had a master gardener on-site to answer gardening questions from the public.

Stuart Shutema from Reindeer’s Natural Plant Food spoke at one of our meetings about their locally produced organic fertilizers. As a demonstration for his brown gold potting soil he planted a vegetable and herb cloth planter which was won by one of the members.

From June to September we don’t have meetings, but head out to see what other gardeners have to offer. There are lots of lovely, well-maintained local gardens and we always try to attend one or two further afi eld.

We started the summer with a lunch at Michaela Davidson’s Gallery and tour of her gardens along

with two other special local gardens.In July we attended the Queen’s Golden Jubilee

at Government House in Victoria. It rained but we had a great time at such a beautiful place with so many dedicated gardeners to converse with.

A tea and garden tour at Skutz Falls was hosted by Carla Boe, our vice president at the time. Unfortunately Carla passed away later in the

summer and we will sorely miss her.

The Damali Lavender Farm and Winery was a special visit where we enjoyed wine tasting, viewed lavender products and a team-hosted lunch in their gardens.

Our September potluck barbecue was at Dave and Pauline Thompson’s “the studio-

by us” on Grants Lake Road. They have a beautiful home and art gallery and lovely spacious garden with gazebo, pond and fountain.

In October we had our fi rst meeting of the fall and enjoyed our annual Harvest Auction of goods from the garden and other items brought by members. The annual general meeting to elect new executive was in November. Those who attended renewed their $10 memberships for 2014 and played a game of Name that Plant.

A wide array of delicious treats were consumed at our Christmas pot-luck luncheon on Dec. 11.

As of Jan. 21, the Lake Bloomers’ Garden Club meets from October to May at the Cowichan Lake Seniors Centre in Lake Cowichan at 1p.m. on the third Tuesday of the month. Our members are divided into teams which supply the snacks for each meeting and a planning committee organizes the guest speakers and garden tours. Visitors are always welcome.

For further information email Carolyne at [email protected].

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2014 Toyota Highlander: Prettier in form and functionCARMEL, CA: The Toyota Highlander is a perfect ex-ample of the trend towards crossovers away from traditional SUVs. Before its 2001 introduc-tion, the Toyota SUV of choice was the 4Runner, built off a pickup truck plat-form, providing ruggedness and versatility. Crossovers now accomplish the same versatility in terms of seating, cargo and all wheel drive capability but do so with a better on-road drive, thanks to a car-based platform. The first Highlander was rather small, about the same size as a compact crossover today.In 2008, its size was adjusted to make room for a standard third row of seats. Now the Highlander has grown again and is packed with more standard equipment and features.

Looks Toyota has always been a logical purchase, based on reliability and durability but now its designs too are capturing buyers with a visual, desirable esthetic. The 2014 edition is 7.5cm longer (mostly in the rear seat and cargo area), 1.5cm wider and 3cm lower. The stance is wide and lower, making more of a visual impact. Combine this with a large grille borrowed from the Tundra pickup truck and the Highlander has a very rugged, yet polished, look that

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Drive The previous Highlander was available with a 4-cylinder engine and front wheel drive (FWD). It’s with a standard 3.5L V6 with 270hp, matched to a 6-speed automatic transmission, also with FWD. The starting price stays at $31,680; factoring in the backup camera there is good value here. When it arrives later this month, the base LE with all wheel drive (AWD) starts at $34,180. I think most people will opt for the LE with convenience package that includes 8-way power driver’s seat, heated front seats, three-zone climate control, satellite radio and leather steering wheel to name a few. This brings the price up to $34,480 for the FWD and $36,980 for the AWD. On the road, the AWD system sends power to just the front wheels as often as possible with only 10 per cent of the torque shifting when cornering. The system has the ability to shift or lock up to 50 per cent of the power for better traction but limiting it to times

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Tigh-Na-Mara Seaside Spa Resort & Conference Centre has been selected to receive the 2013 Hotel Association of Canada Award of Excellence in the category of Humanitarian. The property and staff receive this award in recognition of their long history and dedication as a generous supporter of many charitable campaigns and initiatives both financially and through hundreds of volunteer hours.

Recently, Tigh-Na-Mara hosted the 5th Annual Toy Drive breakfast where 49 volunteer team members enthusiastically fed over 1600 people and collected 1,827 toys; $2,175 in gift cards as well as $1,471 in cash assisting the local Society of Organized Services Christmas Campaign. They continue spreading Christmas cheer by preparing and serving a Christmas turkey dinner to hundreds at the Salvation Army Hall.

The Hall of Fame Awards Program was developed by the Hotel Association of Canada

(HAC) to recognize those of its members that have demonstrated significant accomplishments, exemplary leadership and tireless commitment to Canada’s lodging industry. “The goal of HAC’s award program is to reward strong standards in the industry that will enable Canada to remain competitive,” said Tony Pollard, HAC President. “We are pleased to honour the 2013 award recipients, whom we feel represent some of the finest examples of professionalism, quality and excellence.”

“On behalf of Tigh-Na-Mara and all our dedicated team we are very proud and humbled to be receiving this Humanitarian Award” says, General Manager, Paul Drummond. “It’s part of our corporate culture to be engaged and give back to our communities because charity always begins at home.” Drummond will attend and receive the Humanitarian Hall of Fame Award of Excellence on February 12, 2014 in Toronto, Ontario.

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“Mom’s HandsTo the strongest woman I will ever know.At first glance Mom’s hands may seem crippled and meek.She flinches when you bump them & her grip quite weak.But these hands are a reflection of the woman inside,although burdened with limits, still strong with pride.When opening a jar seems too great a task,it’s only after great hesitation that she finally asks.Don’t let that mislead you for you must understand.It’s not what they can’t do, but rather what they can.These hands have the strength to raise a family right,to wipe away every tear and hold you real tight.They come together each day in prayer,and whenever you need them, they’re always right there.So if these hands don’t appear all that tough,Remember they’re full of tenderness and loveand for me that’s enough.” by Reena Sharma

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LCS students take on teachers in annual broomball game

Lake Cowichan School teacher Shannon Steinenger acts as colour commentator for the round robin games — complete with TV sound effects — at the annual Holiday Broomball Tournament

a t Cowichan Lake Sports Arena on Dec. 20, 2013.

Mitch Poirier and Carmen Brooks on the Grade 12 team “get ready to broom ball.”

Parker Bergstrom on the Grade 9’s team squares off with

Pascal Pimenta on team Staff.

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The inside back: A little of this and that☞ Mark your calendar• The Lake Cowichan Pet Emporium hosts a Sitka Vet Ser-vices Clinic on Saturday, Jan. 11.

Call 250-749-4454 for information and appointments.

• The next Town of Lake Cowichan regular council meet-ing is Jan. 28. Meetings start at 6 p.m. and are held at 39 South Shore Road in the Municipal Hall. • The Kaatza Station Museum is open Thursdays only this month (Jan. 9, 16, 23 and 30) from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. thanks to volunteers.

Why not come down and check out your local museum’s display associated with their IWA display?

It tells, through photos and documents, the people involved with the Union during the late 1940s and early ‘50s. The mu-seum’s summer student, Megan Dalskog — granddaughter of Ernie Dalskog — is the curator for this display.

The museum will reopen with their regular hours of 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday to Thursday on Feb. 3.

• Cowichan Lake Seniors’ Centre, 55 Coronation Avenue, Lake Cowichan, is hosting a giant indoor garage sale on Saturday, Feb. 1. starting at 9 a.m. Call 250-749-6121 for information on renting tables etcetera.

☞ By the way, have you heard?• Congratulations to Laurie Johnson who won BowMel Chrysler’s community contest “submit something in your community that represents what you’re grateful for.”

“I am most proud of our community for their endless giv-ing when a family is in need,” Johnson said in her entry. “It is not uncommon for our town to raise thousands [of dollars] by bottle drives, hockey games, burger and beers when needed.”

BowMel’s prize for Johnson was a $300 gas gift-card and a $200 Craig Street Brew Pub gift-card.

• Country Grocer in Lake Cowichan congratulates Emily Loewen from Lake Cowichan.

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• Did you know that there is free public skating at Co-wichan Lake Sports Arena each Monday from 3:30 to 4:50 p.m.? It’s true, but remember that skate rentals are extra.

Shinny hockey is allowed for those 12-years-and-under and helmets are required.

• The great game of hockey meets the great outdoors.Enjoying the pond hockey experience in the Comox Valley’s Simms Park during their WinterBliss Festival will be teams from Lake Cowichan — Initiation, Novice and Atom.

An outdoor skating rink is being erected and the Comox Valley Minor Hockey Association is sponsoring three Pond Hockey Jamborees, Jan. 16-31, on the synthetic surface.

—with files from Earle Couper, Comox Valley Record

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☞ Brick by brick the Forest Workers’ Memorial Park builds memoriesIndividuals, families, social groups, businesses and indus-trial enterprises can purchase a memorial brick that can be inscribed with personal names, company names or a message.

A donation of $100 ensures that your brick will be mounted surrounding the park’s fountain. Special bricks are inscribed for those who lost their lives while on the job.

Brick forms are available at the Cowichan Lake Com-munity Forest Cooperative office, Town of Lake Cowichan office, the Cowichan Lake District Chamber of Commerce Visitor Business Centre or online at: town.lakecowichan.bc.ca/FWMP%20brick%20form.pdf.

Each brick has three lines with 15 characters — includes spaces and punctuation — each line.

If you have any questions call the Cowichan Commu-nity Forest Cooperative at 250-749-6320 or email them at [email protected] for more information.

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Gazette From left: Ten-year-old Nathan Varao in Grade 4, 8-year-old Jake Shand in Grade 3, 9-year-old Tyler Friesen in Grade 4, and 8-year-old Dillon Wilson in Grade 3, played a little pick-up hockey during their lunch hour break at Palsson Elementary School

☞ Puck play at Palsson schoolThere was a little passing and playmaking at Palsson Elementary School on Monday, Jan.6 as a group of boys got together for a little hockey practice at lunch time.

The playground was a flurry of activity as students took the opportunity of nice, albeit cool, lunch hour weather to get some fresh air, exercise and seeing their friends at their first day back at school after the Christmas break.


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Lake Cowichan Gazette, January 08, 2014