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Tommy Douglas: Local playwright brings history to stage.

Election:A fi nal look at the candidates before election.

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Water restrictions for Lake Cowichan and the Cowichan Valley Regional District have been downgraded to Stage 1 from Stage 3.“With signi cant

increases in water storage at Lake Cowichan, substan-tial reductions in water demand and precipitation fore-casted well into the foreseeable future, all local governments in the Cowichan Valley will downgrade the restrictions to Stage 1 effective Friday, October 9,” said a press release from the CVRD.Stage 1 restrictions

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or drip irrigation systems may be used anytime for a maxi-mum of 4 hours per day.“The Cowichan

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Ready to RideBruce Taylor and his Trials motorbike was one of 64 entrants in this year’s annual Terra Nova Enduro. The Victoria Motorcycle Club has been visiting Lake Cowichan each year for the last 51 years to run it’s 80 - 100km ride in the hills behind Lake Cowichan. Dinner for 110 was served Sunday evening with many of the participants staying over the night. Malcolm Chalmers photo

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When Tommy Douglas was the member of parliament for Lake Cowichan, he probably never imagined that some-day his name and story of his life would help the community to preserve its history.

The Kaatza Histor-ical Society presents Tommy Douglas: the Arrows of Desire Nov. 6 to 8 at the Lake Cowichan School Theatre. The society is raising funds to build an annex at the muse-um to house artifacts from the IWA union and the Wilmer Gold collection of historical logging photographs.

The play is written and performed by John Nolan who has performed the play Canada wide and now makes his home in Lake Cowichan.

“I had seen his production in Lady-smith,” says Caroll Patrick who volun-teers with the society and met Douglas in

the 1970s when he was MP for riding. “I thought of it while working with the fundraising team and thought it was a nice tie-in because Tommy Douglas was such a strong proponent of unions.”

Nolan wrote the play after being chal-lenged to write a play while a student at the Bastion Theatre Com-pany school in 1982.

“I started research-ing,” says Nolan. “And then I came to Tommy Douglas and he was so much ahead of every one else and not part of the estab-lishment. So I started reading everything I could.”

Tommy Douglas was a Baptist minister who was elected to the House of Com-mons for the socialist Co-operative Com-monwealth Federation (CCF) party in 1935 but left federal politics to become leader of the Saskatchewan CCF party and then premier of the prov-ince from 1944 to

1961. Often called the Father of Medicare, Douglas introduced the rst universal health care program. He later stepped down as premier to lead the edgling federal New Democratic Party in 1961. He served as leader until he

resigned in 1971 but remained an MP until 1979. He died in 1986.

Douglas was invest-ed into the Order of Canada in 1981 and named The Greatest Canadian in 2004.

In 2002 Nolan cut down a six-hour script to two hours and

prepared to take it to the stage.

It opened on the 100th birthday of Tommy Douglas on Oct. 20, 2003 in Douglas’ home con-stituency of Weyburn, Saskatchewan.

Nolan spent the next six years touring the

country to sold out crowds.

“Tommy Douglas still resonates with people,” says Nolan. The play is a one-man show performed by Nolan. “It’s an evening with Tommy Douglas,” says Nolan. “He talks about things

that have happened in his time but also com-ments on things going on today.”

Nolan was pleased to help out when the historical society approached him.

“Museums are about people who are dead, but it’s all about bring-ing history alive,” says Nolan. “That’s why live theatre is so important, it brings legends alive.”

Nolan will bring Tommy Douglas alive to promote the upcom-ing performance by appearing in charac-ter at the historical society’s fundraiser on Oct. 17. He will also perform a shortened version of the play at the school.

The full perfor-mances take place at Lake Cowichan School Theatre Nov. 6 and 7 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 8 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $20, $15 for seniors and students at the Kaatza Station Museum, Lake Cowichan Curves, Ten Old Books and Dunan Garage.


The Town of Lake Cowichan will dis-charge partially treat-ed wastewater into the Cowichan River this week as it works to remove sludge build up from the system, says a public notice on the Town website.

Excess sludge from Basin No. 1 will be moved to the newly constructed Basin No. 3, Oct. 13 to 17.

“During this time, the in uent to the

facility will bypass Basin No1 and go directly into Basin No2 where it will be aerated and pol-ished, then proceed to be chlorinated and de-chlorinated prior to discharge,” says the notice.

To do the work, the town was required to obtain a permit from the Ministry of the Environment.

“This is the Town’s rst request for con-sent to partial bypass since the inception of the lagoons and it is to

bene t the plant oper-ation and performance in the future. We do not anticipate any signi cant change in ef uent quality during the partial bypass operation, since the majority of the plant’s treatment capacity will remain online throughout.”

A Ministry ap-proved monitoring program of the ef u-ent and the receiving water will

be implemented during and after the partial bypass.

Left, Tommy Douglas in the 1950s. Right, John Nolan in his role as Tommy Douglas. Nolan will perform his play, Tommy Douglas: the Arrows of Desire Nov. 6 to 8 in Lake Cowichan to benefi t the Kaatza Station Museum.

Tommy Douglas returns to Lake

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Staff from Island Savings in Lake Cowichan traded in their suits and skirts for jeans and work boots Oct. 5 to work with Lake Cowichan Community Services in the credit union’s inaugural Make a Difference Days. Top left : Graeme Service Branch Manager, bottom left Marsha Molyneaux, Shaun Mann on the right.Make a Difference Days is a week-long community service initiative designed to encourage employee involvement with a non-profi t organization in the community. Throughout the week, employees from Island Savings will spend time working alongside local non-profi ts to help fulfi ll project and volunteer needs in the community.

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When the Lake Auxilliary to Co-wichan District Hos-pital decided to step out and hold a wine and cheese gala event, they planned to really wow people. But in the end, people really wowed them.

“This is the rst event of this size the auxilliary has ever held,” says president Marge Anderson. And it was a huge success. The event was sold out with about 250 people attending. The group raised more than $6,500 for ma-ternity, neonatal and pediatrics at Cowichan District Hospital.

But it was the volunteers that rallied around the event that really impressed the auxilliary members.

Many other organi-zations within Lake Cowichan supported us and made it suc-cessful,” says Donna Roughley during an auxilliary meeting fol-lowing the event last week. “It says some-thing about this town and we were thrilled to have the support from our community.”

The evening includ-ed food, wine, a silent auction and fashion show. Nineteen volun-teers modeled about 50 out ts provided by Copper Lane, Fit for A Princess, Scarlett’s and Neisers for the men. The models included local royalty Lady of the Lake and the rst and second princesses. The Lake Cowichan re ghters stepped out to model the menswear.

There were more than 60 sponsors for the event, but the group is particularly grateful to Country Grocer and their sup-pliers who provided 90 percent of the food, says Roughley.

“They were so co-operative with the auxilliary, I was taken aback by it,” says Roughley. “We wouldn’t have had the success we had or raised the funds we did without their support.”

While this event was their biggest ever, the Lake Auxilliary has been raising funds

to provide items for care and comfort of patients at the hospital since 1967.

When they aren’t fundraising, the 40-member group volunteers their time to Cairnsmore Place extended care facility in Duncan, the Hos-pital Auxilliary Thrift Shop in Duncan and at the Kaatza Health Centre for u clin-ics, the mammogram van and healthy kids programs.

“We are available for wherever help is needed,” says Ander-son.

They have raised funds in the past year to purchase an ice ma-chine for the second oor of the hospital, eight new walkers for the rehab unit, two Kangaroo pumps and a CADD pump for home palliative care. They hold bottle drives, hot dog sales, bazaars, tag days and raf es.

Although they have 40 members, the group has changed the way they do things to attract more members to the auxilliary.

“Times are changing and we are using our members and volun-teers to help behind the scenes as it ts their lifestyles,” says Roughley. “It’s a new kind of auxilliary and this new event re ects that.”

“We aren’t just a bunch of little old la-dies,” interjects Sylvia Greenwell, to the nods of others.

Membership in the auxilliary is just $7 a year. To get involved, give Marge Anderson a call at 250-749-6648 or email [email protected].

Gala benefi ts babies

Top: Local models took to the catwalk for the Hospital Auxilliary Gala. The sold out

event raised more than $6,500. Above: The event brought out Lake Cowichan’s fashion elite. The local new BC Ambassador Mary Batyi, Cindy Batyi and Denise Allan were among the packed hall for the fashion show and silent auction. Below: Bee Greenway, Diana James and Jean Osborne enjoy the fashion show at Centenial Hall giving high marks to the models walking the catwalk.

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The time has come to make your voice heard. Monday October 19 is election day and if you haven’t already cast your ballot, it is important that you do.

Exercising the right to vote has always been important but in an election as close as this one promises to be, every vote will in uence the results.

Lake Cowichan and other small communities often feel that larger towns and cities really determine who will win in the riding and in the country. But if the polls are only marginally

accurate, every vote in the every riding could be vital to the nal result locally and nationally when the ballots are counted.

Canadian icon Tommy Douglas served in this riding as member of parliament back in the 1970s, when the New Democratic Party really was new. The political world in

Canada at the time was a little different than it is now. Right and left were easier to identify as two parties, Liberals and Conservatives really ruled the House of Commons. Douglas was part of a wave of change that came to Canadian politics. Douglas saw the need for change and moved from the pulpit to politics to make his voice heard in a larger arena. He believed “The greatest way to defend democracy is to make it work.”

The world has changed since Douglas uttered those words, but the sentiment has not. Voting, imperfect as it may be, is the cornerstone of any democratic state.

The internet has changed the way we see the world and the way policitians reach out to voters. Voters have been regaled for weeks with promises, plans, party platitudes and platforms. We have listened to party leaders poke fun and make serious accusations against one another.

While some would say they have heard enough, both the media and social media coverage of this election have resulted in more engaged voters. The turnouts at the advanced polls over the weekend attest to the fact that more Canadians are simply paying attention and taking the opportunity to be heard.

Tommy Douglas understood that if you don’t like the way things are being done in the government, then it is vital to speak up. Not everyone can run for government, or should, but everyone can vote.

As Douglas said, “Courage, my friends; ‘tis not too late to build a better world.”

Make Tommy proud: vote in this election

“Courage, my friends; ‘tis not too late to build a better world.”

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Seeing the forest and the trees

Charles Robert Taggart “I vote for the party.”

Th e Gazette asked:

When you vote this year is your decision to vote for the party or for your local representative of that party?

Paul Goulet “I will vote for the party not just for the local rep-resentative. I go back in the time of Trudeau and all the good he did for the country and I’m sure his son will follow in his footsteps.”

Jeremy Baslee “ I look at what the par-ty’s beliefs are and want they want to change then I also look at the local representative and make sure that’s who I want. If it doesn’t match up I’ll have to delve deeper, but they usually match up.”

Marlon Labath “ Good Question . . . I vote for the party.

Eric Lundberg “ Basically I vote for the party, unless there is a very strong candidate lo-cally, I might be swayed.”

Street Beat

VICTORIA – There was a urry of excitement in the B.C. legislature last week, as Delta South independent MLA Vicki Huntington released documents suggesting that a multinational manufacturing company continued to buy up B.C. farms for carbon offsets after they said last June they would stop.

False alarm, as it turns out. Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick clari ed that three more farms in the Peace and Cariboo region had indeed been bought, but the company was merely following legal advice to close deals on farms that it had already agreed to purchase.

The company, British-based cleaning product and pharmaceutical maker Reckitt Benckiser (RB) con rmed this. A company of cial reiterated that its program to buy farms and replant them with trees is suspended.

By the time the B.C. government became aware of this global public relations scheme, thanks to the work of NDP MLA Lana Popham and others, about 10,000 hectares of farmland was already planted with seedlings. RB initially said they were buying up abandoned and unproductive farms, but local government of cials disputed that.

RB soon realized that undermining already precarious farming

communities was going to provide the opposite of the green publicity they sought, at least in B.C. The company told me it is now looking to switch its carbon offset program to replanting forest areas depleted by pine beetle and re.

I’ll believe that when I see it, but on the face of it, this sounds almost as questionable as converting farmland back to forests. Pine forests need re to regenerate, so res have been part of the regeneration of the ecosystem since the retreat of the last Ice Age.

Beetle-kill areas are already coming back, and they were never completely denuded in any case, so the notion of manual planting these areas seems impractical. Most are now criss-crossed with deadfall and all but impassible.

Another situation that received little public attention was a report issued late this summer by the B.C. Forest Practices Board about forest stewardship plans.

The board reviewed 43 stewardship plans from all regions of B.C., prepared as required under provincial law by forest tenure holders on Crown land. They are supposed to deal with things like where roads go and how streams are protected.

This is the management system put in place in 2003, when the B.C. Liberal government changed its approach to forest

management. Gone was the NDP’s infamous seven-volume “Forest Practices Code,” which attempted to micromanage every detail of a timber licence, right down to inspecting for litter left at a logging site.

In came “results-based” forest management, where licence holders had to produce a plan showing stream protection and other values. The Forest Practices Board has found these plans often aren’t good for much, although results are generally good when they follow up with on-the-ground audits of actual timber harvest areas.

The investigation found that many of the plans cover “vast and overlapping areas of the province, and were written using legal language that makes them very dif cult for public understanding or review.” Little has changed since a similar nding in 2006.

During that time, the forests ministry was turned into Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, with greatly increased responsibility over wildlife, mining, gas drilling and so on.

Columbia River-Revelstoke MLA Norm Macdonald, who traveled the province as NDP forests critic in recent years, says the problem now is there just aren’t enough people on the ground to assess what’s going on in our huge expanse of Crown land.

Meanwhile the city media covers professional protesters issuing demands about the Walbran Valley.

Tom Fletcher is legislature re-porter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfl etcherbc

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Musician Jailed at Honeymoon BayMusician’s Jail at the Honeymoon Bay Market has a new inmate. Hayley Locke has beenperforming at the market for the last few weeks. New to the area Locke is enjoyed playing at the market as one of her fi rst live performances. The market closed for the season over the weekend.

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As we look back at the summer just past we can breathe a sigh of relief at the out-come. It did not look good for the health of our river and we got to within a few weeks of it running dry. The huge amount of rain we received in the rst part of Septem-ber eased all of our concerns and now the river and lake are full and the salmon are easily making their way upstream to their spawning grounds. We managed the water we had wisely and trusted the science we had to make our water decisions. Mother Nature did the rest for us, just in time.

Our short-term watershed health is now greatly improved and it is time to look far into the future to see what needs to be done to protect it. We already know we need to increase our sum-mer water storage and we continue working towards that goal.

There is, however, a very clear and pres-ent danger facing the long-term future of our community and our world.

One Cowichan is canvassing in our community to encour-age people to vote. We are not endorsing any party but we be-lieve that it is time for a change in our federal government and we are nding a large per-centage of our local citizens agree.

I have had a couple of moving interactions on the doorstep. At one home a gentleman answered that he was indeed going to vote because he had moved here from Damascus 5 years ago and this was the rst election he was eligible to vote in.

When I asked him if he wanted a change in Ottawa he was unequivocal.

Yes, he said and when I asked for details he said that Canada used to be held in high regard in Syria but that has changed.

He said Canada is now seen as a servant of US foreign poli-cy, not the respected peacekeeping nation we used to be.

Nearby we met a spry gentleman of 90 years who proudly and just as unequivocally announced he would vote Conservative, as he had done for all of his life. When I asked him what he liked most about the Con-servatives he replied that he had fought the Battle of Britain in WWII and our current government is the only one that will keep a strong military.

He deserves honour and appreciation for his bravery riding in bombers at the age of 18 and never knowing if he would return from each mission.

The comfortable life us baby boomers have had is due in no small part to the bravery of his generation.

When asked if he had grandchildren he said he had 8 and even a few great grandchil-dren. When asked what he thought about the future they would have his expression turned serious and he admitted he was worried about what challenges climate change would present to them.

Two homes on the same block with two entirely different life experiences and worl-dviews. One thing I hope we can all agree on is that we must do what we can to preserve our world for future generations.

Climate change is clearly the elephant in the room in this election campaign. We continue to talk about head coverings at citizenship ceremo-nies, budgets, alleged security threats and taxes while nothing is being done about the largest threat mankind has ever faced. It gets a passing mention every so often. That is not good enough. This is an existential threat.

We have already warmed the earth by about .8 degrees C and

we are starting to see the effects.

Scientists agree that we should do whatev-er we can to stay be-low 2 degrees. If we get much above that we could reach a tip-ping point that would mean mass extinctions and very inhospitable conditions in the last half of this century.

We have the tech-nology, we could choose to support

renewable energy, create good jobs in all our communities for our youth and still have a vibrant econo-my. We need support from senior levels of government and we must wean ourselves off fossil fuels as en-ergy sources. This is not rocket science, we can do this.

The Leap Mani-festo was developed by leading scientists, intellectuals, authors and public gures in Canada and it lays out a road map for a very different future than the one our youth are guaranteed to face if we continue to do nothing about climate change. Over 25,000 Canadians have signed it in the rst week and it is gaining attention around the world. It advocates for more equality in our society, less consumption, First Nations rights, quickly shifting nancial resources to renewable energy and taking steps to redistribute the wealth being held by a very small minority of our citizens and corpora-tions.

This dead money can be used to create jobs and support low carbon segments of our economy like health care, education renewable energy and

local food production.The Cowichan

Valley is already a leader in installation of solar panels. A new “newspaper” in our community recently completed a ve part hatchet job on solar energy and after all that copy they con-cluded that we should just plant trees instead. Their main argument was that there is no nancial gain or quick payback from solar installations.

They all but ignored the return on invest-ment delivered by decreased hydro bills, improved property values and the bene ts of a distributed grid that does not rely on fragile infrastructure to keep the lights on.

This is typical of short sighted thinking. It is a kind of mindset that focuses on imme-diate wealth accumu-lation and reliance on big corporations to do the work.

Our youth are crying out loudly that they too can do the work. They are smart, energetic and moti-vated. They have the most to gain in a new, sustainable economy. They just need support and training and they can do the rest. We do have time to make the shift and secure a bright and sustain-able future for all of us. We just need the political will.

We will all have the opportunity to start things off in a new direction on October 19th.

This is arguably the most important election in our history. The decisions we make in the next few years will determine the quality of life for those born in this cen-tury. They will live with the consequences but none of them can vote.

As we saw this summer, nobody knows for sure what the future has in store. Just when it looked hopeless the situation turned for the better. The same thing can happen for our country and our world. Think of it as our Battle of Britain, time to shine, we can do this.

“Climate change is clearly the elephant in the room in this election campaign. ”

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Horse deal is a three for one

Lakers lock up silver


Patty Thomson is quite a horse trader. She went looking for one horse, and got three. When Thomson’s

37-year old mare died earlier this year, she started thinking about getting anoth-er mare.“Max and Doc,

my Percherons, got kind of down, they missed the mare,” says Thomson who sometimes has her

horses graze the grass around her notary public’s offi ce in Lake Cowichan.She found an auc-

tion site in Dawson Creek with 600 hors-es coming up for bid. Encouraged by her husband, Thomson began to consider a mare and foal after looking at photos. “Many of these

horses go to slaugh-ter,” says Thomson sadly. She made a connec-

tion with someone at the auction to bid on

her behalf and was on edge while the messages came in.“I got the message:

‘I got the mare!’,” says Thomson. “And then, ‘I got the baby!’ and then, ‘I think the mom is pregnant again!’”Thomson doesn’t

know just how far along the mare is, but will have her exam-ined soon after she arrives in the Lake Cowichan, hopefully this week. The mare’s name is

Dolly, but the foal

is yet to be named. Thomson says there have been lots of suggestions on Facebook. Thomson has

owned horses for 40 years, starting as a cow girl on the Gulf Islands. She has worked as a groom at Hastings Park race-track in Vancouver.“I have always had

a horse,” says Thom-son. “This is going to be very different. The boys [Max and Doc] are very mellow, they are in for a surprise.”

Daly’s Auto Centre ATOM C1 Lakers bring home Silver from the Turkey Cup Tournament, hosted by Cowichan Val-ley Minor Hockey Association, this past Th anksgiving week-end.Lakers played a total

of three games on Oct. 10th - they hit the ice for the tourna-ment opener at Fuller Lake vs. Cowichan Valley C1 for a 10-5 win, then a 10 a.m. exhibition game vs. Oceanside for a 12 – 6 win, and fi nished the day with a 8-7 win vs. Peninsula. Early morning game

times didn’t stop the Lakers. Th ey hit the ice

again on Sunday at 8 a.m. for an 8-1 win vs Cowichan Valley C2, and once again at 7am on Monday at Island Savings Centre in Duncan for a 8-1 win vs. Cowichan Valley C3. Lakers fi nished fi rst

place in the round robin taking them to

the gold medal game at ISC – they were matched up against Kerry Park, who also fi nished undefeated. Parents, siblings,

grandparents and friends were all in attendance to see the Lakers hit the ice for their fi nal game as it promised to be a very exciting game and indeed it was when twenty seconds into the game #11 Richard Bergman puts the Lak-ers on the board, only to have Kerry Park scored their fi rst goal at 11:44 less than four minutes later.

At the end of the fi rst period Lakers led 3-2. Kerry Park put in

two quick goal in the second period followed by #3 Jakeb Shand of the Lakers to fi nish the second period with a 4-4 tie. Lakers and Kerry Park exchanged goals in the third to bring them to a 7-7 game at one point; however, time in the end was not on Lakers side when Kerry Park got the last goal to bring them to 8, and the game ended with 1:05 minutes left on the score board for a 8-7 score in favor of

Kerry Park.Over the weekend

#11 Richard Bergman, #5 Chase McKinlay, #3 Jakeb Shand all received Hat Tricks! Goals were scored also by #4 Elise Nelson, #8 Jenae Wier, #9 Elijah Vaughan, #14 Kade Oke, and #15 Mayson Callihoo. Only four minutes in

penalties were taken by Lakers over the six games, they showed sportsmanship on and off the ice. Proudly they return to the Lakewith a silver medal.

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Dolly and her foal will soon be moving to Lake Cowichan.


MEET THE CANDIDATES:

ALISTAIR MACGREGOR, NEW DEMOCRATIC PARTY

MEET THE CANDIDATES:

LUKE KRAYENHOFF, LIBERAL PARTY

ON THE ISSUES:

FIRST NATIONS ISSUES

Alistair has spent the past eight years ghting for Vancou-ver Island families. As MP Jean Crowder’s long-time assistant, he worked tirelessly to connect with local residents, listen to their concerns and advance their priorities.

From assisting seniors with pension issues to helping young families struggling to make ends meet, Alistair knows what

it takes to deliver concrete results.

A 25-year resident of Co-wichan Valley, Alistair has a wealth of local knowledge and experience.

He volunteers with local citi-zen group One Cowichan and is a long-time shareholder in com-munity-supported agriculture. As a two-year board member of Cowichan Green Community

Society, Alistair helped promote environmental sustainability and increased food security.

Alistair previously worked as a tree-planting supervisor and a millworker.

He holds a BA from the Uni-versity of Victoria and an MA from Royal Roads University.

Alistair and his wife are proud parents to young twin daughters. They live on a small

farm where they enjoy growing fruit and vegetables and raising sheep and chickens.

An accomplished professional and community activist, Luke Krayenhoff has more than 25 years of experience in both the public and private sectors. It is Luke’s diverse skillset and proven track record which make him a strong representative for the riding of Cowichan–Mala-hat–Langford. Luke spent six years mediating and adjudicat-ing disputes for WorkSafe BC

and the Employment Standards Branch and received training in this regard at the Justice Insti-tute and the Labour Relations Board. Prior to that, he was the Director of Justice Programs for the BC Attorney Gener-al, where he served as BC’s negotiator in federal, provin-cial, and territorial sessions. Luke was also a member of the RCMP in Alberta, a member

of the Scottish Regiment and a member of the Royal Cana-dian Legion. Luke was also a member of the Royal Roads University Capital Campaign – working for the establishment of the Robert Bateman Centre, a new campus hub for democratic dialogues around critical public policy issues and the explora-tion of design and redesign of the built environment through

sustainable stewardship. Luke earned his Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and his Masters of Public Management. In his spare time, Luke enjoys sailing and amateur theatre. He is the President of the Langham Court Theatre.

MARTIN BARKERCONSERVATIVE PARTY

“We have included ab-original people within the same protections under the Canadian Human Rights Act. It was also Prime Minister Stephen Harper who made a public apology for Canada’s residential school system, the only prime minister to have done so,” Barker said. “This included a four year Truth and Reconciliation Commis-sion and a one year exten-sion, there was also a $2.2 billion reparation fund.”He said the Conservative government has focused on improving opportunities for self-governance for First Nations, by creating the First Nation Funding Authority.“It was through this program that the Malahat band was able to use to purchase the Bamberton property,” Barker explained.He further touts that since 2006 six modern treaties have been signed.

FRAN HUNT-JINNOUCHIGREEN PARTY

Hunt-Jinnouchi, admits there are many challenges around economic opportunities for aboriginal peoples in Cana-da. “But I’d say a common denominator, whether we’re talking about B.C. or Mani-toba, is aboriginal rights and title,” she said.As for the Truth and Recon-ciliation Commission and its 94 recommendations, she said, “As much as that report brings that dark history out of the shadows, it also brings us an impetus to come out of the shadows like never before.”She was struck by the public reaction to the TRC and its ndings.“The response of Canadians across the country — and people seem ready to say ‘let’s deal with this’ — I haven’t seen that in my generation,” she said. “I see that as such an opportunity, and I think the Green Party is the right party to move that forward.

ALISTAIR MACGREGORNEW DEMOCRAT PARTY

MacGregor said the NDP want to establish a new era of relations with First Nations.“That comes with starting at the top where we’ve used the term ‘Nation to Nation’ to describe our approach,” he said.He also noted that within 100 days of being in of ce, the NDP would call a national enquiry into murdered and missing indigenous women.The drying up of the Co-wichan River in summer is an important issue to solve, but in concert with other pressing issues in Cowichan and beyond, he explained.Improvements to aboriginal education are also a priority as is the Truth and Reconcili-ation Commission’s work.“We do want to implement those ndings, in consulta-tion, just to make sure we’re doing it appropriately,” he said.

LUKE KRAYENHOFFLIBERAL PARTY

It is crucial that next federal government start to imple-ment the Truth and Reconcili-ation Commission recommen-dations.Noting that the Douglas Trea-ties are in place on the South Island and that other treaties remain outstanding, Kray-enhoff would like to move forward on other unsettled land claims.“It has been shown around the world that if you want to bring economic prosperity to an area, you’ve got to have certainty around land title,” he said, adding that doing so allows First Nations to create businesses, improve housing, education and further develop community.As for the proposed Steelhead LNG project on Malahat Nation lands, Krayenhoff said if it meets the three-pronged criteria, then there’s no reason to prevent the Malahat people from pursuing that form of economic development.

ALASTAIR HAYTHORNTHWAITEMARXIST-LENINIST PARTY

“We will establish relations on a new basis of respect and equality, as Nation to Nation relations,” he said. “In all matters, agreement must be bene cial to both sides. No stronger party should coerce another into one position or another, but rather, any agreement will be based on a dialogue between equals.”He said the history of colo-nialism in Canada, is a blot on our history and energetic mea-sures must be taken to move into a new era of respect and equality.“Canada needs a modern constitution, free from the en-trenched privileges of wealth and race,” he said. “Commu-nities will play a central role in the creation of that consti-tution and the First Nations will be part of that process.”The Marxist-Leninist party calls for an immediate inquiry into the missing and murdered aboriginal women.

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March Meadows Ladies have enjoyed their fi nal days of the 2015 golf season. With the exception of one day of light rain, the weather has been beautiful for the entire month of September.

Sylvia Lingren and Corinne Floyd won the second round of the Two-ball Competi-tion Sept 3.

The Par Cup Competition was held Sept. 10. The winners were Lynn Girard and Diane Kaiser.

On Sept. 17 the la-dies played a novelty.

The annual general meeting was held on Sept. 24 followed by a fun competition of captain versus vice-captain.

The fi rst day of October marked the last day of the season. The Annual Horse Races and Tombstone were played. Carol Peterson was Rules Chairman and there were some unusual rulings and lots of laughs. The winner of

both the Tombstone and the Horse Races was Corinne Floyd.

The Annual Awards Banquet will be held on Oct. 14. Prizes and trophies will be awarded for the 2015 season.

The ladies look forward to the 2016 season and welcome all ladies to come and join in the fun on Ladies Day Golf or the highly successful Monday night golf.

Submitted by Norma O’Connell


The fi rst season of the Lake Cowichan Farm-ers Market was just winding up in Sep-tember, when people started asking about Christmas. The Lake Cowichan Downtown Renewal Society started the summer market to draw shoppers to the downtown core, but the success has meant a winter encore. The Christmas Market will move indoors to the Centennial Hall November 21, with local and unique gifts

and holiday items for sale. The hours will be the same as the summer market, 10 am to 2 pm.“We already have 30 vendors,” says Jenn Pollner of the society and manager of Coun-try Grocer. “We can hold about 45.”Applications are available at Country Grocer and a table is just $20.The market offers only locally hand made, grown, baked or created products. It will also feature live music, door prizes food trucks and a local winery offering

tastings. Any money raised from holding the mar-ket will go back into running future markets as well as funding beautifi cation projects for the downtown business area. “We would like to able to purchase hanging baskets and signage for the market and other things,” says Pollner. For more information contact Pollner at [email protected] or check it out on Facebook by typing in Lake Cowichan farmers market.

Community-owned radio station CICV is bidding on a $65,000 grant and they need the public’s help.The money would

help modernize and enhance the reach of the station and help

bring the radio station to self suffi ciency. The grant is offered

by the AVIVA Com-munity Fund and the successful bidder is determined in part on the support of the community through

online voting. Voting for the CICV applica-tion began on Oct. 6 and continues for 16 days. Each voter can vote

once a day. To vote, you must

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Tomato season may feel like it has come to an end, but there’s much we can do to put fresh tomatoes on the table for a few more weeks. Ever since the late blight that swept the island about seven years ago, I’ve made sure my tomatoes have been under cover ide-ally from August on. The blight sticks to wet leaves, so if we keep them dry it won’t get a toehold on the tomatoes.

This applies to many plants, by the way, and is a big reason why I start-ed using soaker hoses on everything except salad

crops and newly-sown beds. A bonus, of course, is that soaker hoses use so little water that the CVRD approves their use even during stage four watering restrictions.

A wooden frame covers the tomatoes and a clear plastic sheet long enough to reach the ground on all sides goes over this. I fold up the sides and anchor them to side rails, and when the weather turns colder, like now, I let the sides down at night and anchor them at ground lev-el. On warm days I take them up again for ventila-

tion so the tomatoes won’t overheat.

This provides us with fresh tomatoes until the end of October. I still water the tomatoes every three or four days with the soaker hoses because the capillary action from with-out the bed doesn’t reach the roots. I also continue giving them a kelp liquid fertilizer on the roots every three weeks.

This August caught me unprepared for the nasty torrential rains and wind that hit before I had erected the cover. When David saw the whites of

my eyes he beat me out the door into the sheeting rain to affi x the slippery wet, billowy plastic in our summer togs. Ah, there’s nothing like facing the wrath of the gods together to create lasting bonds. My tomatoes survived and did not get the blight, but next year the cover goes on early August.

Bruce Egilson Tony Robertson and Keith Nixon from the Good Time Boys kicked off CICV’s Radio Fundraiser to raise the tower two weeks ago.

Driven to helpLeft, Kate Khan Assistant Manager at the RBC Lake Cowichan branch and Amber Rabbie Owner of A&W, right, presented a cheque for $400 to Resa Clark-Attrell-the new Case Manager at Lake Cowichan Community Services.The money was raised during the sixth Annual A&W and RBC Show N’ Shine event Sept. 13 in Lake Cowichan. This year saw the highest number of entrants with 40 vehicles.

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• Fish • Pet food/supplies • Otter Co-op Livestock Feed • Wood Pellets • GroomingMONTHLY VET CLINIC

with Dr. Nancy Holling 170A Cowichan Lake Rd.

250-749–4454

Cowichan PetEmporium (1996)

Tree Service

• Topping, Limbing, Falling

• Selective or Clear Cut Logging

• Commercial & Residential

• Dangerous Tree Removal/Storm Prevention

• 140 HP chipper for fast, efficient cleanup

• Insured & Licensed • Free Estimates & Advice

250-748-3939

Tree Service

En-TIRE-lyat your Service

250-749-6614

CARPENTRY EXCAVATING GUTTERS TIRES

CARPENTRY ADVERTISE HERE MARKET TREE SERVICE

DENTIST GAS BAR PETS & SUPPLIES HOME HEATING

INDEPENDENTCRAFTSMANFINISHING CARPENTER WITH OVER 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE.

Quality comes first.• Renovations • Installations • Framing

• All Finishing Carpentry • Custom Kitchens • Laminate Flooring • Decks • Fences

• Sheds • Additions • Windows & DoorsJOHN PORTELANCE250-749-3174

[email protected]

dentistLAKE DENTAL

HEALTH CENTRE

• General & Cosmetic Dentistry• Digital X-rays • Laser Gum Surgery• Wisdom Teeth Extraction

Gentle, CarinG team

New patients always welcome!

46 South Shore Rd. (Beside the Post Office in Lake Cowichan)

250-749-3233 email: [email protected]

TIPTONS GAS BAR

Gas • Diesel Boat Gas

Confections • Bait • Ice250-749-6133

OPEN: Mon.-Sat: 5a.m.-10p.m.Sun: 7a.m. - 8p.m.

14 North Shore Rd. Lake Cowichan

Gutters

4 Season ❀❂ ❄ GUTTER Company

A gutter above the rest. Featuring: Crown Moulding

Fascia GuttersCall Steve for Free estimates!Locally owned & operated

250-715-6038250-749-4192

STONERIDGESAND AND GRAVEL

3881 Finwood Place, Duncan 250-715-3003

For all your gravel supplies

GRAVEL | SAND | CRUSH ROCK | DRAINROCK | TRUCKING

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Cowichan Lake SERVICE DIRECTORY

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HARRY’S HANDYMANSERVICE

RenovationsPlumbing Repairs

CarpentryLaminate Flooring

Ceramic Tile & Painting

250-732-4443Harry Elzinga

�[email protected]

250-732-4570 Shane Baker

MINI EXCAVATOR & BOBCAT SERVICES

Landscaping | Septic Services Small & Large Dumptruck

1-14 yards

EXCAVATING

Come celebrate our 9th year as your favourite “Frontier Town” Market.

Saturdays10am -2pm Honeymoon Bay

MARKETFollow the signs to Honeymoon Bay, where we MAKE IT,

BAKE IT, GROW IT, SEW IT or CREATE IT for you.

OUTDOOR

Something for everyone!

Come celebrate our 9th year as your favourite “Frontier Town” Market.

Saturdays10am -2pm

May 9 – Oct. 10Follow the signs to Honeymoon Bay, where we MAKE IT, BAKE IT, GROW

IT, SEW IT or CREATE IT for you.

Something for everyone!May 9-Oct.10

Home Run HeatingCOVERING ALL THE BASES

[email protected]


Saturday Oct. 172 pm to 4 pmCommunity Potluck hosted by Cowichan Lake Community Garden Society St. Louis de Montfort Parish HallPlease bring a dish to share. FMI Call 250-749-4296

Saturday Oct. 1710 am to 4 pmCommunity Connections A Business Showcase presented by the Cowichan Lake District Chambers of CommerceCentennial HallServices, new businesses, Taste of the Lake, $400 in door prizes and more. FMI Call 250-749-3244

Saturday Oct. 177 p.m.FreeMovie night at the Honeymoon Bay Community Hall gym. Movie is MadMaxEverything $1 concession

Friday Oct. 306:30 - 9:30 pm Youbou Lanes Bowling Costume Party$5 per person, $15 for a family

Saturday Oct. 315:30 pmHalloween PartyHoneymoon Bay Fire Hall

Kids costume judging, free hot dogs and hot chocolate, Fireworks.

Sat. Oct. 315:30 pmFreeHalloween Haunted HouseYoubou HallPrizes for best costumes. Fireworks.

Sat. Nov. 2110 am - 3 pmHoneymoon Bay Craft FairVendors invited. Call Shelly at 250-749-6896

Mark Your Calendar


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Lake Cowichan Gazette, October 14, 2015