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The Bay, and Beyond November 2017(2) of 18

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Every year; at the eleventh hour, of the eleventh day, of the eleventh month, we gather in memorial parks, community halls, workplaces, schools and homes to observe a moment of silence and stand in honour of all who have fallen in the service of our country.

Remembrance Day Ceremonies have played a major role in our Remembrance since 1931. The Canadian Legion, originating in 1925, became the Royal Canadian Legion in 1960. The members take pride in organizing Remembrance Day Ceremonies in over 1,400 Branches across Canada and abroad. Through each Branch, the Legion continues the traditions of Remembrance so that Canada ‘never forgets.’ To promote Remembrance, The Royal Canadian Legion erects and maintains war memorials and cenotaphs across Canada, including the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, located in Ottawa. Canadians wear a Poppy as a visual pledge to never forget those who sacrificed, for our freedom. The poppy has been our sacred symbol of remembrance in Canada for over 100 years. Our adoption of this symbol stems from the iconic poem ‘In Flanders Field’ which was written by John McCrae during WW1. You can further support the legion programs by visiting their poppy store; www.poppystore.ca On November 11th; Honour, Thank, Remember!

By Toni Caldwell, Editor (Source; Legion.ca).

Our Newest Resident; Welcome to the Bay!

Baby BOY, Findley GAIGER, weighting 7lbs 1 oz was born Sunday, October 8, 2017 at 9:56 AM at the Cowichan District Hospital. The proud parents are Hailey Nickell & Shane Gaiger. Older brother Wyatt was there to welcome home his new baby brother.

o Remember… o It’s a Boy! o Newspaper Pick Up Locations o Remembrance Day Anagram o Newspaper Advertising Rates o Did You Know? o Gardening, When You’re High

(UP) o Reader’s Corner o My Tall Ship Adventure (the

Final Chapter) o Cowichan Lake’s Annual

Business Showcase o Cobweb Corner o Local War Memorial -

Mount Bolduc o Hey! You! Try This! o Jean Cozen’s Memorial

Pickleball Tournament o Area F – Director’s Report o Sudoku Puzzles o Upcoming Events

Local News Honeymoon Bay, BC

The Bay, and Beyond

[email protected] Toni Caldwell, Editor PO Box 193, Honeymoon Bay, BC V0R 1Y0

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Youbou:

Mesachie Lake:

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The Poem ‘In Flanders Fields’ was written by a Canadian!

‘In Flanders Field’ was written by Canadian John McCrae on May 3, 1915 while he was a medical officer on the battlefront following the 2nd battle of Ypres, in Belgium. He wrote the poem the day after the battlefield burial of his close friend and previous student, Lt. Alexis Helmer. This poem is the world’s most famous war memorial poem.

John McCrae was born November 30, 1872 and was a native of Guelph, Ontario. He was the first student from Guelph to win a scholarship to the University of Toronto (UOT). He then went on to receive his medical degree in 1898 from UOT’s Medical School before completing an internship at Johns Hopkins University, and a pathology fellowship & laboratory training at McGill University. He was an incredibly accomplished physician in his lifetime, and his research significantly advanced an understanding of tuberculosis, scarlet fever, nephritis and lobar pneumonia.

John trained at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario. He was a veteran of the South African War (1899-1902). Major John McCrae resigned from the 1st Brigade of Artillery in 1904. He was still convinced of the need to fight for one's country but was shocked by the poor treatment of the sick and injured soldiers.

In 1914 John McCrae reenlisted and began the First World War as a surgeon attached to the 1st Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery, 1st Canadian Division believing this to be his duty. Quoted as stating, “It is a terrible state of affairs, and I am going because I think every bachelor, especially if he has experience of war, ought to go. I am

really rather afraid, but more afraid to stay at home with my conscience.” In 2015 John McCrae was inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame for his contributions to the field of medicine and health sciences; exactly 100 years after he wrote the famous WWI poem, ‘In Flanders Fields.’

The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame nomination letter observes, “the fact that in 1915, Dr. McCrae wrote ‘In Flanders Fields,’ the most famous Canadian poem of the First World War, while resting from his dressing station duties gives one pause, for since 1915, the ‘torch’ of dedication and leadership in wartime medical service has impelled Canada to the forefront during subsequent wars.”

John McCrae died on January 28th 1918 of pneumonia and meningitis.

In Flanders Fields

In Flanders fields the poppies blow

Between the crosses, row on row,

That mark our place: and in the sky

The larks, still bravely singing, fly

Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead: short days ago.

We loved, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,

Loved, and were loved, and now we lie

In Flanders Fields!

Take up our quarrel with the foe

To you from failing hands we throw

The torch: be yours to hold it high.

If ye break faith with us who die

We shall not sleep, though poppies grow

In Flanders Fields. …‘Author John McCrae’

By Toni Caldwell, Editor


Once you’ve tasted a warm, sweet tomato fresh from the vine on a steamy summer day, your life will never be the same. You look askance at those roses taking up way too much sunny space and decide they will have to make way for sun-loving vegetables. You haunt the gardening sections in book stores and your fridge becomes crowded with seeds. Beds remain unmade, dirty dishes pile up and clothes molder in the hamper because you have gardening priorities. You run out of room in your yard and start terrorist gardening in public spaces. Neighbours hide when they see you approaching with another armful of zucchini that got away on you. But you’ll be eating fresh Brussels sprouts in January, ‘IF’ you sowed them the previous spring. Gardeners have windows of opportunity in which to get things done and once that window is closed, we must wait till next year for another chance. Take fall, for example. If we don’t get the compost set up to rot over winter and spring, next year we won’t have any. To get good air circulation, lay a thick matt of stalks like corn or cabbage on the floor of the heap area. This keeps the heap off the ground and encourages air flow from the bottom. The rest of the vegetation that you’ll pile into layers should be chopped into six-inch segments so it breaks down faster and is easier to dig later. Layer vegetation from garden cleanup with shredded leaves (if you have some), a sprinkling of soil, then clay (if your garden soil is sandy) and seed meal. I also layer sprinklings of soft rock phosphate that normally would belong in the fertilizer mix, into the compost heap as I’m building it because red worms in the heap process the rock phosphate in their guts along with the clay and vegetation to turn the conglomerate into humus that remains very stable for years, provided we prevent it from washing away during winter. One way to keep humus in our soil during the winter is to sow overwintering crops and cover crops because even if they die off in the cold, their roots hold the soil in place. Overwintering crops have been developed to survive a cold winter and sprout up in spring to produce an early harvest, so make sure to check the seed packet for “overwintering variety”. Cover crops are plants that hold nutrients in their systems and prevent them from washing away. They also add their own nitrogen to the mix and clean the soil of diseases that may have arisen. We still might have enough time for cover crops to develop enough roots before the real cold sets in, so it’s worth gambling the price of a few seeds to see what comes up from sowing now. “Faint heart never won fine fellow.”

Submitted By Mary Lowther, Mesachie Lake.

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12 and under) that will be attending this year’s Honeymoon Bay Community Society’s Christmas Dinner.


SATURDAY, November 18th

10am to 3pm

There will be;

o Products from the Kitchen (Christmas cakes, pastries jams & pickles), o Handiwork (quilts, sewn and knitted articles). o Jewellery, o Soaps & essential oils, o Woodwork (tables, cabinets, unique signs, lamps), o And much more…

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Why the Dutch Are Different - Into the Hidden Heart of the Netherlands

by Ben Coates. a Brit who lives in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Published by Nicholas Brealey Publishing - 2015 Stranded at Schiphol Airport, Ben Coates called up a friendly Dutch girl he had met some months earlier. He stayed for dinner. Actually he stayed for good. In the first book to consider the hidden heart and history of the Netherlands from a modern perspective, the author explores the length and breadth of his adopted homeland and discovers why one of the world’s smallest countries is also so significant and so fascinating. It is a self-made country; the Dutch national character shaped by the ongoing battle to keep the water out - from the love of dairy and beer to the attitude of nature and the famous tolerance. Ben Coats investigates what makes the Dutch ‘the Dutch’, why the Netherlands is much more than Holland and why the colour orange is so important. Along the way he reveals why they are the world’s tallest people - and have best carnival outside Brazil. He learns why Amsterdam’s brothels are going out of business, who really killed Anne Frank, and how the Dutch manage to be richer than almost everyone else despite working far less. He also discovers a country which is changing fast, with the Dutch now questioning many of the liberal policies which made their country famous. The Bookbag says, “Fascinating, thoroughly researched (44 books) and well thought out. A friendly read that strikes the right balance between teaching and entertaining.” Proost! (cheers!)

Book Review by Casey Koster, Beaver Lake.

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This is the final chapter of the high arctic Tall Ship adventure taken by Lynne Quarmby. Lynne, a professor at Simon Fraser University and daughter of Emily & Al Quarmby (long time residents of Honeymoon Bay), graciously shared her experiences and photos of this incredible trip of a lifetime.

Seeing the bleak landscape you wonder how life survives around this arctic island. Only the hardiest species like the Svalbard reindeer, Polar bears, Svalbard rock ptarmigan and Arctic foxes can be seen in the winter. In the spring and summer there is an incredibly diverse bird population that migrates south before winter. The marine life in this area is plentiful and many different species of whales, walruses, seals and dolphins are found here.

Photo by Lynne Quarmby

The expeditionary residents utilized the landscape and surrounding scenery to promote their art and/or science endeavours.


Take a good look at this picture (left) taken by a drone. In the center you’ll see the tall ship staked to an ice float surrounded by numerous other ice floats. The crew are entrusted with watching the ever changing ocean and the moving sea ice to ensure the ship doesn’t get trapped. The residents were surprised at how fast the ice had closed in around them. Lynne stated they were never in any real danger and were able to motor their way out and if they had been trapped it would not have been for long as it was mid-June …”lets just hope those polar bears where not a “hop, skip and a jump” away!”

Photo by Adam Laity, Cinematographer UK


My Tall Ship Adventure (Part 2) continued…

The only 2 stops having civilization were NY-Alesund (the research stations) AND Perimeden, (the Russian ghost town) Ny-Alesund (left) contains a variety of research stations from various countries. Photo by Lynne Quarmby

Every May and June, when the ice retreats and the tundra clears of snow, upwards of three million birds flock to Svalbard. Arctic terns defend their colonies fiercely against any intruders: birds, Arctic foxes, Polar bears and humans are all dive-bombed without hesitation and occasionally scratched by the sharp beaks. As the picture shows (right), people wave their hands in the air as they walk from building to building to deter the birds. Photo by Lynne Quarmby

As the day ends, the tall ship sails silently throught the arctic waters bringing her expedition passengers to their final destination. The adventure of a lifetime comes to a close…


By Toni Caldwell, Editor AND Lynne Quarmby, Expeditionary Resident


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The 2017 Business Showcase held on October 7th, at Cowichan Lake Recreation’s Centennial Hall, was a success! There were over 237 people in attendance. The event provided a wonderful opportunity to network and there were many prizes to be won. Everyone that walked in the door was handed a certificate/coupon from Butlers Locksmithing and Deep Fried Ice Cream. Individual booths also offered draws for the public to enter and win prizes.

Scorpion Business Services (left) won 1st place in the ‘Best Booth Awards’.

Tara Bushby Art (right) placed 2nd in the ‘Best Booth Awards’.

Cowichan Sound & Cellular (left) placed 3rd in the ‘Best Booth Awards’

Submitted by Katherine Worsley, Coordinator, Cowichan Lake District Chamber of Commerce Visitor/Business Centre


Upcoming Events

Christmas Craft Fair | Nov 25

10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Doors open for set-up at 8:30 a.m.

Admission FREE

Book your table now. $15 each

Youbou Hall

Winter Wonderland | Dec 23

6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

$3.50 per person | $12 per family

Cowichan Lake Sports Arena

New year’s Eve Family Event | Dec 31

5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

$10 per family

Cowichan Lake Sports Arena

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: Cowichan Lake Recreation at 250.749.6742

Visit: cvrd.bc.ca @mycvrd facebook.com/mycvrd

Christine Callihoo Owner/Manager

(250) 749-7763 [email protected]

We now offer limited co-ed hours

PUB Night / MEAT Draws

Cowichan Lake Recreation – Curling Lounge

NOVEMBER 24th - Doors Open 6pm. Tickets Required

“The Menu” Steak & French fries /w green salad & Dessert Square

“OR” Pulled Pork & French Fries /w coleslaw & Dessert Square.

$15 per person (or $20 for double entree).

“Meat Draws” 4 Draws (2 prizes per draw): 6:30pm, 7pm, 7:30pm & 8pm.

Total value of prizes is $320.00.

Ticket Sales: (250) 749-3579 (Dick Orman)

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The same day that the Fire Departments of

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1954 – The Memories continue…. December 31, 1953, saw 6 to 7 inches of new

snow in the district. More shoveling and road clearing!

Badminton is well underway with a membership of 28. They play Wednesday and Sunday evenings. A junior group is to begin shortly.

W.F.I. (Western Forest Industries) has completed 63 accident free days, and in a sawmill that is great news!

January 14th - Plans are underway for a card party hosted by H.B. Women’s Club. A junior Badminton Club has been formed with Malcolm Stranach as president, and Bruce Whyte, as secretary. Children 8-16 years may join.

Heavy frost hit the area last Sunday and has continued all week, making driving and walking a very dangerous task. The cubs from the district are earning money by collecting bottles and newspaper.

ONE DAY STRIKE! Over 400 men, employees of W.F.I. did not answer the mill whistle on Friday morning although they did turn up for work. The grievance concerned the status of two electricians. The Union was called in and this was eventually solved and the electricians were re-instated back to their regular jobs.

January 21st - Members of the Honeymoon Bay Square Dance Club were entertained at Youbou, by the club there. Mr. Bob Maxwell shot a 350 lb. black bear on the Gordon River road. Bears seem to be very common-place here, with many being seen close to the townsite.

H.B. Scouts went on their first hike of the year, 10 scouts and Scout Master Bob Stranach and assistant Scout Master Mike Downing. The employees association met last week and is busy making plans for the 6th annual anniversary dance at the hall to be held in February.

Sleighing and tobogganing were enjoyed by the kids in the Bay on Sunday. Kids, young and old had sleighs and toboggans drawn by cars and they were having the time of their lives, with spills and chills and tons of laughs. (Can you imagine sleighs and toboggans being pulled by cars???)

January 28th - The mill partially down due to snow conditions. In order to store lumber, extra crews are working to move snow and make room for production. About 40” of snow is reported in the Bay and residents report they are getting tired of shoveling walks, garages and roofs.

HIGH HOPES TO PROVE BAY COPPER MINE While thumbing through all those old papers at the museum I came across an interesting article on the Cowichan Copper mine. In 1954 a big push was on to again get the mine producing, it reads as follows: “It takes a lot of money and a lot of hard work to make a mine,” commented Mr. Oswood MacDonald, President, of Cowichan Copper Company Ltd, Honeymoon Bay, as he discussed with a Leader reporter, the hopes he has placed in the former Blue Grouse and Sunnyside workings.

The name Blue Grouse Mountain came about the Merlin Douglas, prospector of the claim and ardent hunter, shot a Blue Grouse there and noticed a mineral outcrop where the bird fell. As early as 1916 the Leader paper, reports a shareholder’s meeting of the B.G Mountain Group: various matters were discussed with an offer of $25,000. being made for the mine, and refused.

In January a year later: the first shipment of ore was sent out (30 tonne) to the Trail Smelter. At that time the mine was a two-man and one horse operation. By May shipments were sent to the newly constructed smelter in Ladysmith. Twenty-two men were now employed, most for building an ore chute and the road from Gordon Bay.

By 1918 diamond drilling was in progress and copper ore fetched $30. a tonne. The mine was sold to Consolidated Mining and Smelting Co. of Trail, and G.H.Kilburn was manager. No information about the mine for the years 1918-1952 was readily available.

After the war the price for ore dropped, and the percentage of copper in the ore decreased, but in the early spring of 1953 construction of a mill was started which brings us back to 1954 and once again of high hope of once again making this a viable operation.

Thanks for reading; more next month…

Submitted by Marian Bates; author, “Honeymoon Bay 50 Years of Memories”


During WWII the west coast of Vancouver Island was buzzing with aircraft in training and ready to defend the Pacific, as well as many cargo planes. Thousands of small planes crashed in Canada during this time. On April 25, 1944 a Lockheed Ventura Coastal patrol plane with a crew of 6 became disoriented on a flight from Patricia Bay to Tofino. The plane crashed here on Mount Bolduc, with no survivors. During the Investigation the decision was made that it would be practically impossible to remove the bodies for burial. It

was then decided to intern them beneath a cairn, at the mountain crash site The cairn marks the graves and records the names of the crew members. May they forever rest in peace. The dead airmen are: FO Ambrose Moynagh, Souris, Prince Edward Island; PO John E. Moyer, St. Catherines, Ontario.; Sgt. Harry Maki, Sudbury,Ontario.; WO1 Brinsley Palmer, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan., WO2 Lawrence Kerr, Millet, Alberta.; and LAC Murray Robertson, Patricia Bay, British Columbia. A trail sign marks the entrance. Please respect the message; “The area you are entering is a war grave…take nothing and only leave respect.” “Each year on Remembrance Day, various people take the drive to visit the cairn on Mount Bolduc to pay their respects. This year’s group are gathering at the Tim Hortons in Lake Cowichan at 830 AM and departing at 9:00 AM SHARP for the memorial site. 4 wheel drive is recommended but you can make it in a 2 wheel drive with a bit of skill. Ceremony begins at 11am and we will have a fire at the top of the Mountain afterwards if the weather is good.” (Source: www.evensi.ca; …search Lake Cowichan / November 11th )

By Toni Caldwell, Editor

Another original from Sutton Creek Spice Blends - Crazy Salt;

Isn't it funny how just a touch of something can enhance all other flavours! The tiniest bit of sweet can fool your senses into thinking that something is saltier than it is. Try This!

1 tblsp smoked sea salt

1/4 tsp sugar

1 tblsp onion powder

1 tblsp granulated garlic

2 tblsp smoked paprika

1 tsp something hot, like chipotle, cayenne or ancho pepper

A pinch of nutmeg, and a pinch of cinnamon. Combine everything in an airtight jar, and use on just about anything.

Submitted By Shelley, Our Local Spice Merchant – Sutton Creek Spice Blends (www.suttoncreekspiceblends.ca)

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The Cowichan Lake Pickleball Club held their Jean Cozens Memorial Tournament on Oct. 22 at the Youbou Community Hall. The tournament has been held annually in honour of Jean Cozens who was one of the original players of the game in the lake area. The tournament was organized by Edie Waller and Eva Fearon, and was an over whelming success with 28 players who are all residents of the lake area.

(Left) Eva Fearon (Youbou) and Kim Moeller (Honeymoon Bay)

Photo by Craig Ferguson (Mesachie Lake)

(Right) Dan Moeller (HB) and Marni Sohye (Mesachie Lake)


(Left) Paul Jordan (Lake Cowichan) receiving a prize for low score from Edie Waller


Submitted by Dennis Peters, Cowichan Lake Pickleball Association


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Area ‘F’ Director’s Report

Fall is definitely upon us. The days are so much cooler and shorter. The rains have retuned and the salmon have begun they’re annual migration into Cowichan rivers and tributaries to spawn. Brenda and I are almost done tidying up the garden and putting it to bed for the winter.

It seems as though there is a lot going on this time of year and it’s time for an update of some of what’s important to you.

The CVRD is preparing the budget for the 2018 fiscal year and I’m really working hard to keep the services we rely on, affordable for property taxpayers. Area F has almost thirty services that are funded through your tax bill and a few others that are specific to where you live (Honeymoon Bay streetlights, water, Fire Department). Many of you tell me that keeping tax increases to a minimum is very important to you, because everywhere we turn, expenses keep going up. I completely agree and hear you loud and clear. Brenda and I own and pay taxes on two properties in Honeymoon Bay. We share your concerns.

You may be interested to know the residents in the Mesachie Lake Sewer System successfully petitioned (80%) the CVRD to proceed with the sewer upgrades to their failing service. There is significant work being done by engineering staff and I’ll update you further when there’s more to report.

The Couverdon rezoning application for lands east of Honeymoon Bay is slowly moving forward and the applicants are meeting with planning and engineering staff in the last week of October.

Pebbles West’s application to rezone the old log sort lands, is finally proceeding to a Public Hearing on October 30th at 7PM in the Honeymoon Bay Hall. Please attend and share your views as to whether you think this development proposal should go ahead.

A public meeting was held in Youbou this past week, to begin a community conversation about water, in the Cowichan Valley. People surveyed in this region have stated that water is a priority for residents and a discussion about creating a Water Use Plan for our regional district and municipalities is now underway. A Public Advisory Group or “PAG” of citizen experts is being selected to help guide this effort. I’ll provide you with more information as it becomes available. There will be a website online for people to follow this project’s progress. While speaking about water, many of you were as shocked as I was, when we heard of that well pump test that took place on McLean road, just after Labour Day in early September. Apparently it’s completely legal to pump 500 gallons a minute from an aquifer for three days solid, near the end of a drought summer, without informing the community about your plans! Unbelievable!

I heard the community’s outrage and held a public meeting where I collected letters to take with me to the Union of BC Municipalities convention in Vancouver later that month. While it was too late to schedule a meeting with the new Provincial Ministers at UBCM, to lodge people’s complaints, I took the initiative to arrange urgent meetings with senior Ministry of Environment and Forest, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development officials. They heard me insist that at a bare minimum, neighbours MUST BE NOTIFIED, if a pump test might affect their drinking water supply.

At UBCM (Union of BC Municipalities), I also met with the MoTI (Minister of Transportation & Infrastructure) Minister and senior staff to request repaving 5.6 kms of South Shore road and Walton Rd., and moving the Gordon Bay Provincial Park entrance to opposite the Wildflower Reserve. I also took the opportunity to lodge rigorous complaints about the road maintenance in this area. The street sweeping didn’t even happen this year and the maintenance contract requires two road sweepings per calendar year. The pathetic shoulder repairs along South Shore to Mesachie Lake caused a car accident this summer. Pothole repairs take forever to be done, despite me taking pictures on my cell phone and forwarding them to my highways contact. Roads in this area are exclusively the responsibility of the Provincial Government. Sadly it’s the squeaky wheel that gets the grease. Please contact me if you see a new pothole developing, or you notice anything else about our roads that require attention, or call the Road Reporting toll free # 1-877-391-7310.

If you want any information about any items above, or anything else, please contact me at [email protected] or call 250-510-7163.

In Service; Ian Morrison – Director, Cowichan Lake South/Skutz Falls

mailto:[email protected]


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Honeymoon Bay FIRE Rescue (HBFR) TRAINING, every Monday; 6:30 PM at HB Fire Hall. Call (250) 749-6355 for further info.

HBCS - FREE MOVIE Night – (TBA) Saturday, November 18th - 7 PM (doors open 6:30 PM) Honeymoon Bay Community Hall All concession items $1 - All are welcome!

Honeymoon Bay COMMUNITY SOCIETY (HBCS)

Monthly Meeting Tuesday, November 14th @ 7:00 PM. Honeymoon Bay Community Hall. All residents are welcome!

Honeymoon Bay CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR

Honeymoon Bay Community Hall. Saturday, November 18th; 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM Come for lunch; bring your shopping list! All are welcome!

Honeymoon Bay POST OFFICE

ADDITIONAL CHRISTMAS HOURS Open on four Saturdays in DECEMBER! December 2nd, 9th, 16th & 23rd; 10:00 AM to Noon.

HBCS – PUB Night / MEAT Draws

Cowichan Lake Recreation – Curling Lounge. Friday, November 24th - Doors open 6:00 PM Tickets Required – 250-749-3579 (Dick Orman) *See Ad in this paper for details.

PARKS Board Meeting – Area F 1st Thursday of each month @ 7PM. Cowichan Lake Arena, Lake Cowichan All Area F residents are welcome!

50+ Activity Center – FALL BAZAAR Saturday, November 4th – 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM Numerous tables; multiple vendors; lots of gift items. Kitchen will be open - Come support your Activity Center!

Rivernotes CHOIR – New Members Wanted

Practice every Monday: 6:00 PM. 50+ Activity Center, Lake Cowichan Girls & Ladies welcome - Call Judith Quinlan 749-3728

Library – MOTHER GOOSE (FREE, Drop In) Tuesday, November 7th; 11:00 AM. Vancouver Island Regional Library, Lake Cowichan An hour of songs & play - For babies, toddlers & parents.

Afternoon BINGO Every Wednesday; 1:00 PM – (selling starts at noon). The 50+ Activity Center, Lake Cowichan Anyone 19+ years is welcome!

Library – LEGO Builders Club (FREE, Drop In) Every Wednesday; 4:00 PM-6:00 PM. Vancouver Island Regional Library, Lake Cowichan Ages 6-12 (anyone old enough to not eat the LEGO).

Evening BINGO

Every Sunday; 7:00 PM – (selling starts at 6:00 PM) The 50+ Activity Center, Lake Cowichan Anyone 19+ years is welcome!

Library – Block Printing (CLACS Workshop) Wednesday, November 15th; 1:00 PM. VI Regional Library, Lake Cowichan FREE (Pre-Booking Required) – 12+ years is welcome!

50+ Activity Center – Upcoming ELECTIONS Golden Agers Society: Thursday, November 16th - 1:30 PM

Seniors Assoc.: Thursday, November 23rd – 1:30 PM GAS Voting: membership required ($15).

Library – Monotype Printing (CLACS Workshop) Saturday, November 25th; 10:00 AM. VI Regional Library, Lake Cowichan FREE (Pre-Booking Required) – 12+ years is welcome!

Mesachie Lake POST OFFICE

ADDITONAL CHRISTMAS HOURS December 20th, 21st, 22nd; 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM.

Youbou CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR Saturday, November 25th; 10AM – 2PM Youbou Hall.

50+ Activity Center - LUNCH

Monday to Friday – 11:00 AM to 1:15 PM Beside Lake Cowichan Post Office Great food at a great price! All homemade!

Library – Christmas CRAFTS (CLACS Workshop) Wednesday, November 29th & December 2nd; 1:00 PM VI Regional Library, Lake Cowichan FREE (Pre-Booking Required) – 12+ years is welcome!

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