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Hul’quimi’num Treaty Group Chief Negotiator Robert Morales and Rosanne Daniels take in the sheer beauty of Mossy Maple Rainforest near Lake Cowichan. This majestic area has recentlybeen dubbed the mossiest forest in all of Canada. A rarity in itself, this is one of the few deciduous old-growth rainforests in North America. Come have a stroll through one of Vancouver Is-land’s’ anomalies. See Page 2 for more.

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Mossy Maple Rainforest: Canada’s mossiest rainforest

GazetteTown Council gets sworn in at Inaugural ceremony on Dec. 6 at Town Hall See Page 3Lake Cowichan Food Bank recently declared a charitable organization See Page 8

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Forest near Cowichan Lake creating buzz

Environmentalists with the Ancient Forest Alliance on Vancouver Island have recently discovered what is being dubbed as “Canada’s mossiest rainforest.” And it’s extremely close to Lake Cowichan.

Located near Honeymoon Bay, roughly a 40-minute drive from Lake Cowichan, Mossy Maple Rainforest supports two different growth sites. These stand close together and are surrounded by second-growth maples, red alders and conifers. One section is located on private land and the is found on Crown land, both in unceded territories of the Hul’qumi’num.

Previously the area had been owned by TimberWest until the company sold its private lands last summer to two public sector pension funds, the B.C. Investment Management Corporation and the federal Public Sector Pension Investment Board without consulting the Hul’qumi’num people.

Nicknamed Fangorn Forest, in reference to the deciduous forest featured in the second Lord of the Rings lm, Mossy Maple Rainforest truly is a magical place.

Moss covers nearly everything here. Growing all the way up to the top of most trees, the moss provides a thick fuzzy green layer up these twisted giants. Getting so thick, collections of gigantic moss clumps have fallen and now carpet the ground of Mossy Maple Rainforest. Upon inspection, some of these masses weigh several pounds.

Ken Wu of the Ancient Forest Alliance helped locate Mossy Maple and said the deciduous trees bark is rich in calcium, which moss loves and is why it thrives here.

Diverse mosses, licorice ferns and lobaria “lettuce” lichens and more fauna grows on the trees in Mossy Maple. According to Wu, Mossy Maple hosts more plants growing on trees than any other trees in North America. The area is also home to bears, cougars, elk and a host of other wildlife.

Wu believes the area will soon put the Lake Cowichan-area on the map and is hopeful that Mossy Maple can trans-form into the Canadian-equivalent of Olympic National Park in Washington, which also boasts stunning old-growth deciduous forests.

“The potential for tourism is massive here,” explained Wu.The maple syrup industry is also beginning to thrive in B.C.. Boasting a more milder avor than maple syrup from

Eastern Canada, the supply for B.C. maple syrup far surpasses its demand. This could also be economically bene cial to the area without destroying the forest’s majestic beauty.

“This type of forest is new to most conservationists and to the general public, few of whom are aware of old-growth deciduous rainforest. It’s sort of like spotting a wooly rhinoceros among a regular herd of endangered rhinos. Big leaf maples support First Nations cultures, abundant wildlife, salmon streams, B.C. maple syrup and important scenery. The last ancient stands must be protected,” said Wu.

Wu noted that a walking will need to be erected through the Mossy Maple site, so as to prevent damage to the area caused by people traf c.

It’s unknown what the future holds for Mossy Maple Rainforest. Old growth big leaf maples are important commod-ities to the logging industry for their strong, dense wood. Wu said no current logging plans exist for this area as of yet. However, he also highlighted that no protective measures have been proposed yet either. However, Wu said the logging of conifers can promote the growth of second-growth maples.

“Logging helps to spread young second-growth maples by reducing competition. It also eliminates the old-growth maples. Our goal is to protect the old-growth forests,” said Wu.

Top: Frost clings to mushrooms near a creek in Mossy Maple Forest. There is a great dealof biodiversity here. Center left: T.J. Watt stands in front a fern-clustered grove in MossyMaple. Center right: Mary Vasey of the Ancient Forest Alliance puts things in perspective and how big these giant maples actually are. Bottom: Ancient Forest Alliance president,Ken Wu (left) and Vasey (right) show off a popular morsel of elk food, lobaris lichen.

Photos T.J. Watt and Dorian Geiger

Mossy Maple Forest and its exhilarating scenery are quickly becoming recognized as the mossiest rainforest in Canada. Dorian GeigerGazette editor

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Local leaders set to commence new terms

Top: Town Council after being sworn in at Town Hall. Left to right: Corporal Warren Potter, Judge Keith Bracken, Bob Day, Jayne Ingram, Mayor Ross For-rest, Tim McGonigle, Frankling Hornbrook and corporal Daniel Butler. Second from top: Potter, Forrest and Butler were pleased the inaugural ceremony went smoothly. Second from bottom: Hornbrook signs his oath. Bottom: Area I direc-tor Pat Weaver (left), School Board trustee Duncan Brown (center) and Area F director Ian Morrison signed their oaths in Duncan on Dec. 8.

Dorian Geiger and Krista Siefken photos

Lake Cowichan’s Town Council, Cowichan Valley Regional District directors, Pat Weaver and Ian Morrison, as well as School District 79 Board trustee, Duncan Brown were sworn in last week to begin three-year terms.

Town Council’s ceremony happened in at Town Hall on Dec. 6 in Lake Cowichan, while Weaver, Morrison and Brown were sworn in on Dec. 8 in Duncan.

Familiar faces comprise CouncilThere were some familiar faces taking their oaths — in

fact, it is the same six local politicians undertaking the job as three years ago.

Mayor Ross Forrest and councilors Tim McGonigle, Bob Day, Jayne Ingram and Franklin Hornbrook were all sworn in for the second time in front of a host of towns-people, bagpipers and the local RCMP.

During the ceremony’s invocation, Pastor Terry Hale opened up the event with some inspiring words, detailing what can be expected in coming years.

“We’re going to see the population grow, we’re going to see growth in tourism, we’re going to see it in the busi-ness realm as well. Lake Cowichan is a precious jewel that is about to be re-discovered,” said Hale.

He ended his speech with some advice for Town Council. Quoting Wayne Gretzky, Hale said, “Go where the puck will be.”

In the mayor’s address, Forrest expressed how wonder-ful a privilege it is to serve his community. And one that wouldn’t be accomplishable without his family.

“It is a great honour to serve our community and one which we couldn’t entertain without the support of our families. Many of my household duties and chores get neglected,” he joked.

Forrest is con dent in his team and was content to be working with the same group of councilors into 2014.

“We have such different personalities and philosophies but because of our desire to do our best for the town we would work together as an unbelievable team to get the best results. Well, we have and we continue to do so,” said Forrest.

Forrest said it’s not always easy being a local politician but maintained he has always put Lake Cowichan rst and will continue to do so.

“Not everyone likes our decisions but our choices are what we believe is right for Lake Cowichan,” he added.

The mayor also highlighted the fact that more is going to be expected of him and the council since they have collected some experience over the past three years.

“Our expectation level has been ramped up. We’ve grown a lot together in the past three years but still have many goals to achieve.”

Judge Keith Bracken was on-hand to administer oaths of of ce to Forrest, McGonigle, Day, Ingram and Horn-brook. Other special guests included bagpiper Frank Nichol and national anthem singer Katherine Worsley, who belted out “Oh Canada” before the swearing in cere-monies began.

Master of ceremonies, Pat Foster closed the proceed-ings with some kind words.

“The people of this town have chosen these individu-als to govern locally for the next three years. It is a great honour and privilege to serve the community that we all love,” said Foster.

Foster also acknowledged the momentous commitment the mayor and councilors have taken on.

“You are the closest and most easily talked to level of government for the people of our community. They won’t hesitate to let you know when they aren’t happy with the decisions you make. And once in awhile they will let you know when they like your decisions,” she added.

Following the oaths to of ce, Mayor Forrest appointed his councilors to their new portfolios and committees.

Forrest appointed McGonigle as the Cowichan Valley Regional District’s director and the town’s representative at CVRD meetings.

“I’m excited. I was apprehensive at rst to sit on that board but it’s a totally different animal than municipal politics,” said McGonigle. “You’re so constrained on what you can and cannot do nancially. It’s an excellent opportunity.”

McGonigle indicated he would like to more closely work on regional tourism initiatives with the CVRD in his new term. He will also serve as the deputy mayor, Community Forest Co-op director and chair of the Finance and Administration Committee.

Other important shuf es on portfolio undertakings include Day replacing McGonigle as the Vancouver Island Regional Library director, Ingram will undertake the chair position of Sustainable Planning and Devel-opment Committee and Hornbrook will oversee Public Works Committee as chair.

CVRD and School Board oathsMorrison and Weaver took their oaths of duty at the

CVRD of ce in Duncan located on Ingram Street. Brown’s ceremony was School Board District 79’s

head of ce, however. Newly elected Area I director, Pat Weaver thoroughly

enjoyed the CVRD inaugural ceremony.“I was totally impressed with the way it was organized,

the interest from the public that was there and the high-quality of alternates appointed,” said Weaver.

Weaver is eager and excited to get down to work for the region. Although new to CVRD politics, Weaver’s local political resume as a former town councilor and school board trustee should help her absorb the role quickly.

“I feel this is a very important job and I’m totally looking forward to it. It’s a huge learning curve for me,” she’s added.

Lake Cowichan Town Council, CVRD directors and school board trustees sworn inDorian GeigerGazette editor

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Due to my sports writer background, I thrive on reporting and writing on all sports conceivable by the human imagina-tion.

I’ve often strayed from the mainstream sports of hockey, basketball, baseball and football into the realm of obscure sports, as well. I’ve tried out for cheerleading teams, partici-pated in cheese wheel rolling competitions and once docu-mented an Alcoholics Anonymous baseball rehabilitation program — all just to get a story. In fact, there are not many sports I have not covered throughout my whacky career.

From novice to bantam hockey, and curling I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my time covering the goings-on at the Cowichan Lake Sports Arena. I have been equally impressed with high-level of female participation in hockey in Lake Cowichan, too, as well as its fi gure skating program.

However, there is something missing: no midget hockey team exists this season, albeit a few outsider area teams playing here.

This is truly unfortunate. The midget team would have brought the best games and the best opportunity to witness a higher-level of skill in town. The next age-skill level below midget is bantam. The bantams have a solid team this year, but it still would have been nice to see some midget action.

There are also no girl’s or boy’s Lakers basketball teams at Lake Cowichan Secondary School this year. This, too is sad to learn, as I understand the school boasts quite the bastket-ball legacy, although volleyball remains popular.

As far as senior baseball or hockey goes, there is none either. Of course, there is slo-pitch, which is also good, but having a competitive baseball league is something I would love to have had to both report on and play in.

And from a community that has produced countless profes-sional and semi-professional athletes like Dawn Coe-Jones, this decline is slightly alarming.

If you ever see me at the arena, don’t be afraid to say “Hi,” and point out your kid on the ice. I’ll be the tall, awkward guy with the camera and note pad. Until then, keep your sticks on the ice!

Where are the sports?

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The B.C. government has hired Denver’s police oversight specialist to head the province’s new Inde-pendent Investigations Offi ce.

Richard Rosenthal was deputy district attorney in Los Angeles before moving to Portland to estab-lish their independent police offi ce. He then moved to create his current job as independent police monitor

for the city and county of Denver.Rosenthal starts setting up the new B.C. offi ce in January,

and wants to have it ready to investigate deaths and serious injuries involving police starting in mid-2012.

The B.C. government committed to a civilian-led agency after a string of incidents involving RCMP and city police forces. The offi ce was recommended by inquiries into

the 2007 death of Polish immigrant Robert Dziekanski at Vancouver airport, and Frank Paul, who was removed from the Vancouver Police drunk tank in 1998 and left uncon-scious in an alley.

The 2005 gunshot death of Ian Bush at the RCMP detachment in Houston, B.C. was another case that pushed the B.C. government to end the practice of police incidents being investigated by other police forces. The independent offi ce will also bring B.C. RCMP offi cers under civilian oversight.

Asked at a news conference in Vancouver Wednesday if Denver police were happy to see him go, Rosenthal replied that he introduced a rule there that offi cers who lie to internal affairs investigators are fi red. That was a “change in culture,” he said.

Rosenthal said he also wants to study cases of deadly force to learn from them, an approach that helped reduce

police shootings in Denver from 12 to 15 a year to four or fi ve.

RCMP Assistant Commissioner Fraser MacRae was on hand for the announcement, and said he looks forward to working with Rosenthal’s offi ce.

Public Safety Minister Shirley Bond said the offi ce loca-tion and budget can now be fi nalized, as Rosenthal decides how much staff he needs. Rosenthal also plans to visit civil-ian oversight offi ces in Alberta and Ontario.

Bond said civilian oversight of police is still new to Canada, and B.C. was fortunate to fi nd a candidate who has set up two investigative offi ces and is willing to take on a third.

Initially, the Independent Investigations Offi ce (IIC) will restrict itself to cases of death or serious injury in police incidents. Bond said the mandate could expand after peri-odic reviews by a legislative committee.

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Possibilities are endless for future

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:DUST STORMS IN YOUBOUDear editor

Once again mud from logging trucks has inun-dated our town. As usual when this mud dries we have to suffer the dust storms generated by the traf c.

The most recent assurances from those involved in mitigating this unhealthy and unsatisfactory situ-ation would be dealt with has only had no resolve, little or no attention and follow-up. I was recently told a resolve was too expensive. Why is protect-ing our health not a priority. Also the damage to our property seems also unimportant. Could you please tell me who is going to pay the deductible for my windshield that was broken yesterday from debris deposited on the road way and eventually making its way to the water courses? Sue Handle was here for meetings about this situation last year only after it was highlighted on a TV news broadcast. Everyone

involved in that meeting and those elected of cials that refuse to get involved, have failed the citizens of Youbou. The company Handle represents have over the years have only offered a band aid solution and to refused to effect a permanent solution.

Where is the monitoring and appropriate action we were promised over the past years? It seems to me after the initial complaints die down, commit-ments are abandoned? Why am I still contacting you raising my concerns about the lack of any proactive action? Do you not have quali ed underlings that can monitor this situation or is it your collective bunch just don’t care and decide to ignore our situ-ation?

Please send someone immediately to inspect and rectify this injustice. If the weather clears up soon, there will be a dust storm on Youbou Road that will make you glad you or your family doesn’t live in Youbou.

Don Beldessi, Youbou

If wealthy Canadians could take money from a fund meant for low-income seniors, everyone would agree that’s wrong.

A serious loophole in the Conservative’s Tax Free Savings Account (TFSA) program allows wealthy Canadians to shelter money in a special account — then qualify for the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS).

In other words, they can shield their own savings to qualify for payments set aside for our most vulnerable seniors.

Instead of closing this loophole, the Conservativeswant to make it even easier for people to drain GIS funds by doubling the amount they can shelter in their tax-free account.

At the same time they claim we can’t afford a $700 million increase the GIS to lift every senior out of poverty. But this tax loophole will cost much more — a whopping $4.2 billion a year by 2050.

New Democrats know this is wrong. Seniors helped build this country. They deserve to live with dignity, instead of having their GIS siphoned off by people who don’t need it.

That’s why we’re calling on the fi nance minister to close this TFSA loophole and raise the GIS immediately.

I have also started to hear from many constituents concerned about changes made to the Canada Pension Plan in 2009. Most people are hearing about it through notices from their employer, not through Canada Revenue Agency.

This joint federal/provincial initiative changes early and late retirement and the benefi ts people receive. Early retirement will result in a lower pension. Later retirement will result in a higher pension.

Now for people over age 60, if you continue to work you and your employer must contribute to the CPP until you reach age 65, even if you are currently receiving your pension.

After age 65, you can elect not to contribute to CPP as an employee but your

employer must contribute, with the premiums going to apost-retirement benefi t, a new benefi t designed to encouragepeople to stay in the workforce longer.

The government elected to bring this new change in veryquickly and only those who started receiving CPP beforeDecember 31, 2010 and never go back to work will not beaffected.

My offi ce is working with local seniors to determine howthis affects people between 60 and 70 who are already receiv-ing the CPP and working and I have written to the Minister.

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Kate Frost attaches cedar boughs and mini lights to the ac-cess ramp at Lake Cowichan Town Offi ce as the last decorat-ing job of Lake Cowichan Public Works agenda for lighting up the town for this Christmas season. The entrance to town was also done by the Public Works crew as well as lighting up the huge tree outside the Info Centre. Decorating the town has become a partnership between public works and a crew headed by Councillor Jayne Ingram.

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Support of the community: Possibilities are endless for the future.Ross ForrestMayor, Lake Cowichan

It was encouraging to see 482 voters cast ballots for our fl uori-dation referendum.

This is approximately 30% of our eligible voters and consid-ering we had no civic election for our Municipality, this was a good turnout. You always hope, however, for a larger turnout during the democratic process.

There were 335 voters who voted “No” to Fluoride in our

water, while 147 said “Yes.” These numbers are a true refl ection of the public’s wishes. Williams Lake also held a similar referendum and their numbers were similar to Lake Cowichan. To clarify why we had to have a referendum — as fl uoridation was brought in by referendum, it could only be removed by referendum which is why Council was unable to make this decision. Thank you for your participation.

Congratulations to Pat Weaver and Duncan Brown for being elected Area I Director and School Board Trustee, respectively. Pat will be one of the many new faces around the CVRD table, although she is not new to the political fi eld, while Duncan will be one of four new School Board Trustees.

Corix Utilities and our Public Works crew are currently working on installing the fi nal 400 water meters to complete

phase two of our water metering program. Once complete, we will begin the process of establishing a usage threshold before metering is implemented.

The sign dedicated to Canadian Golf Hall of Fame inductee, Dawn Coe-Jones, is now complete and erected near the entrance to Old Lake Cowichan Road, as you enter town. Zak Stolz’s carving and kiosk looks terrifi c. We are very proud of Dawn and this monument represents her outstand-ing accomplishments.

We have now established a policy and nomination package relating to our Heritage/Sports Wall of Fame. Nomination packages can be picked up at the Town Offi ce with a submis-sion deadline of Jan. 31, 2012. This time line will allow the committee time to review nominations received, decide on inductees and make the necessary preparations for the Inductee Ceremony during Heritage Day Weekend. Please take the time to involve yourself in this process to help iden-tify the most deserving candidates.

The Town now has a Facebook page where public infor-mation will be posted. Peruse it and view our scenic pictures of Lake Cowichan. We would welcome your scenic Lake Cowichan photos to add to this site which showcases this beautiful place we call home.

Our Seasonal decorating committee has been busy deco-rating throughout the town in preparations for the Christmas Season. The town also lit up in conjunction with the Decem-ber Madness on Dec 2.

Thank you to staff and employees and of course our fami-lies as we continue towards our goal of making this a better community.

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I want to thank all the votersin Area “I” Youbou/Meade Creek that voted in the November 19th election

I appreciate your support.I look forward to working for you as your Area “I” CVRD

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Thank you!

THE LADY OF THE LAKE SOCIETYwould like to thank the following individuals and businesses

for their on-going support of our program.

Beaver Lake Resort, Lakeview Park and The Cowichan Lake Marina,for donating the returned bottles all summer long. Bottles is our main source

of fundraising and without the help of these 3 businesses, our girls and the fl oatwouldn’t attend as many parades and pageants promoting Lake Cowichan.

Parents of this year’s Royalty, thank you to Garry andCharlette Matson, Cindy and Russ Batyi and Gary Bell and Julie Foster.

For all your help and support of everything we do, thank you.

Chaperones, thank you for taking the time out of your own lives totake the girls to various functions, events and pageants, in Lake Cowichan and

out and about the Island and Province. If we do not have chaperones,the girls cannot go, thank you everyone.

Dave Darling from Darling Tire, for the donation of tires for our fl oat.

Pete and JoAnne Pimlott and family from Country Grocer, for theirnever ending support and contributions to Lady of the Lake

Gus Ryan and Clark Atchison from the arena, for always pitching in for us,the extra hours and support and always lending a hand to help with the fl oat.

Dalton Smith and Shawn Carlow from CLEC, thank you for all theextras you do, it’s a pleasure to work with you both.

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For weeks large billows of smoke could be seen for miles around as the forest fi re consumed everything in its path. There was little, if anything, that could be done to stop it so the fi re continued its devas-tation unchallenged. The August 15, 1908 issue of the Cowichan

Leader reported that “The forest fi res which have been raging at Cowichan Lake continue to burn with unabating (sic) fury while miles upon miles of country have been covered by the fl ames and millions of feet of the most magnifi cent timber to be found in the province has been destroyed”.

The devastating blaze, which quickly reached epic proportions, originated with two small fi res merging in the vicinity of the Narrows near Honey-moon Bay near the Bailey farm. Before long six miles of timber was afl ame as the fi re continued to burn out of control. Nothing, it seemed, could stop it but the autumn rains.

William Gidley, manager of Cowichan Lumber Company, stated that it was impossible to give an estimate of the company’s loss until the fi re burned out and timber cruisers had covered the ground. It was known that the losses to the company would be great.

The fi re traveled to the Robertson River valley, “where the very cream of the timber wealth is to be found”, extending for miles and miles on either side of the (Robertson) river, described “as a seething mass of fl ames”.

The inferno continued on to Bear Lake (beside Mesachie Lake) where it consumed the Canadian Pacifi c Railroad buildings and contents (CPR surveyors supplies and equipment). Back at Honey-moon Bay, gangs of men worked night an day in an attempt to save the March residence from being destroyed. The outbuildings and the nearby Hirsch residence were destroyed. The Lake Lumber Company’s buildings at Gordon Bay along with the Provost residence also perished. The devastation to the local wildlife population was enormous and the discovery of remains of hundreds of grouse was a grim reminder of that.

It wasn’t long before blame for the fi re was cast upon Mr. Baily, whose land the fi re originated on. In November of the same year, Bailey was summoned to appear before Judge Lomas “to answer to the charge of having violated the Bush Fires Act”. The

following statement pretty well summed up thesentiment of the authorities and the locals: “It isalmost beyond belief that any man who lived fornearly twenty years in the country and who has hadprevious experience from fi res of this nature andwho must have known the dangers arising from(starting) a fi re in the woods at this time of season,can be guilty of a slashing (a deliberate cut and burnof slash) at this point in the middle of an exception-ally dry season.”

With the loss of millions of board feet oftimber, Lake Logging Company took the posi-tion that if convicted, they would take civil actionagainst Bailey in an attempt to recover some ofthe damages. The Chemainus Mill Company andthe CPR also “suffered immense ‘loss”. Whetheror not Bailey was convicted and ordered to “makerestitution” to those who suffered loss due to hisactions, is unknown.

Over the decades there have been a multitude offorest fi res here in the Cowichan Lake area, to manyto name but rest assured that each and every one didterrible damage to the area, those caused by MotherNature, no less so than those caused by mankind.The difference being, those caused by humans, inmost cases, could have likely been avoided.

1908 forest fi res rage through Cowichan Lake

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This 1951 photo taken from Youbou, shows smokebillowing from a forest fi re that on the south side ofthe lake in same general area. The horrendous forestfi re of 1908 remains one of the worst and most dev-astating to ever occur in this area. (Youbou’s GoatIsland on right)Lloyd Whiskin photo (donated by Verle Leakey to the Rolli

Gunderson photo collection)

Learning the salmon life cycle

LCSS students, Silas Black, Robert Crandall and Alex Mizak and Ted Johnson transport a salmon in a tube tothe local hatchery. The hatchery’s salmon are nearly ripe and ready to take eggs from for Palsson Elemen-tary’s Salmonids in the Classroom program. Dorian Geiger photo

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Food Bank now a charity

14 years after opening its doors, the Lake Cowichan Food Bank has become an of cial charitable organiza-tion after receiving noti cation from Revenue Canada on Nov. 29.

Food Bank vice chair Betty Sanddar is overly excited that the Food Bank has nally made this transition. Sanddar applied for the charitable status roughly a year ago.

This means the Food Bank can now provide charita-ble tax receipts to those gracious enough to make cash donations. Sanddar is hoping this will greatly add to the number of donations the organization sees on an annual basis.

“I am very excited about this. We’ve only had this status for a week. Now we’re able to give tax receipts for donations. We weren’t able to before,” said Sanddar.

Sanddar thinks that making the move towards being a charity will help increase the donations they receive, especially now that the organization can provide tax receipts.

“We’re hoping it’s going to make a huge difference. It’s been a long time coming,” she added.

Sanddar said that in the past, Community Services would give the Food Bank tax receipts for the donations they would receive. month away, Sanddar recommends contacting her soon. So far, the Lake Cowichan Food Bank has received $1450 in donations so far this year.

Sanddar said the Food Bank never applied to becomea charity earlier because the organization thought itmight be too dif cult to track down enough volunteers.However, given the volunteer driven community of LakeCowichan, Sanddar said they decided to make the move.

For now, however, Sanddar is concerned about puttingtogether a board of directors that she said will be in placefollowing the Food Bank’s annual general meeting inJanuary. She is currently the board’s vice chair.

Sanddar stressed that with the need for more boardmembers — they currently only have six — comes theneed for more volunteers.

“We do need volunteers and people to sit on our board,”she said.

Sanddar is hoping more people come forward to lend ahelping hand with things such as preparing food packagesnow that this change has occurred.

Dianne Jay is currently a registered volunteer with theorganization and will become one of the Food Bank’snewest board members following their AGM in the newyear. She too, is elated to bring some input to such a valu-able cause and looks forward to the challenge.

“It’s good to feel apart of the community and be ableto put something in, as well as see the bene ts of whatyou’re doing. There’s de nitely a need for it out there,”said Jay.

“I’m going to be a good listener and contribute whereI can. I’ve helped package hampers for a few years,” sheadded.

Sanddar joked that Jay has been her “partner in crime”in the Food Bank’s journey to become a charity

Sanddar encourages anyone interested in becominga Food Bank board member or volunteer to contact herat 749-4802. Since the Food Bank’s AGM is roughly amonth away, Sanddar recommends getting contacting hersoon.

Palsson choir achieves harmony

Donators can now receive tax receipts; new board to be formed and volunteers neededDorian GeigerGazette editor

Top: Mrs. Walters’ grade two class sang “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer” in front of Palsson’s packed gymnasium on Dec. 8. The children donned some antlers as props to add to their performance. The entire performance was vocal.Bottom left: Students, Keegan McKinlay (left) and Charlie Crossno (right) introduce Ms. Rolls’ grade two and three classand their renditon of the Christmas carol, “Santa Clause is Comin’ to Town” at Palsson Elementary School on Dec. 8 forthe school’s annual Christmas concert. Bottom right: Teachers Kris Poole (left), Caroline Graham (center) and RobynCrosby (right) show off an array of fl owers they received from children and staff in appreciation of the hours of hardwork the trio put into organizing the Palsson choir performance. Poole and Graham were responsible for coordinatingthe concert and ensured every child’s note was in tune. Crosby accompanied the children’s vocals with her piano skills.Poole, Graham and Crosby are posing in front of the Christmas tree donated to Palsson for the performance from theFetchko family.

Dorian Geiger photo


Mesachie Lake Fire Service recognized

The Mesachie Lake Volunteer Fire and Rescue Service has been an asset to the area lately — and in a huge way.

The MLVFR was recognized by Muscular Dystrophy Canada through their involvement with the Mesachie Group which also includes partici-pation from re departments in Lake Cowicham, Youbou, Cayacuse, Cowichan Bay, Duncan, Honeymoon Bay, Ladysmith and Langford.

“It’s tremendous. They’re getting closer and closer to nding a cure and it’s really cool to be able to meet the people that not only use our money that we donate but actually bene t from it,” said MLVFR’s chief, Garry Eve.

The MLVR crew was also awarded the top multi-department single event fundraising category and won top honours in the $40,000 to $50,000 category for their combined fundraising effort during their Father’s Day Ball Tournament and Auction.

Additionally, the Mesachie re crew was recog-nized by the Canadian Fallen Fire Fighters Asso-ciation for their contribution of brass (from re hose ttings) for a new monument to be erected in Ottawa. Fire departments from across the country joined this cause, as well.

The Gazette wants your Christmas stories

The Dec. 21 issue of The Gazette will feature a Christmas section. It would be ideal to ll this with local Christmas-themed stories and articles.

If you have any heartwarming, funny, informa-tive or surprising Christmas stories you want to share, email [email protected].

The Gazette also be accepting photographs, recipes and other content that is holiday relevant. Submissions will be accepted until Dec. 16, noon.


LCFD Toy Drive puts a smile on community’s face

Above: Steve Johnson and Taylor Laforge pose in front of the massive amount of toys and gifts the LCFD raised for the Christmas Hamper. In total the department raised a record $2,265.47. Johnson said the Toy Drive couldn’t have been possible without the generosity of Lake Cowichan’s citizens. Top right: Justin Chiasson (left) and Tyler Knott (right) were on hand at the Toy Drive at Country Grocer on Dec. 9 and 10 as smoke billows out of the Fire Safety House behind them. The Fire Saftey House aims to teach children fi re prevention and is able to create mock fi re scenarios. Bottom right: The LCFD crew groups together for a photo at Country Grocer on Dec. 10. The LCFD also barbecued hotdogs, of which they accepted donations for during the Toy Drive.

Dorian Geiger photos


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The Chamber of Commerce’s Small Business Dinner and Auction unfolded on Dec. 10 at Cowichan Rocks Curling Club’s lounge.

The Chamber raised $2,095. Local politicians, Mayor Ross Forrest, Town Councilors, Jayne Ingram and Tim McGonigle, and Cowichan Valley Regional District Area I and F Directors’, Pat Weaver and Ian Morrison also came to support the business community.

President of the Chamber of Commerce, Jim Humphrey was happy to be hosting the event. He thought the event is a great of ce Christmas party.

“It’s for small businesses. It costs them a lot of money to take staff out somewhere so they can bring them here,” said Humphrey.

Vice President, Bruce Ingram agrees.“We support all the businesses. It’s a great town to

live in, it’s a great place to live in. We really enjoy all the people that come out and support,” he said.

Bottom left: Rita Dustow and her mother Alice Byers enjoyed some grooving on the dance fl oor courtesy of music from DJ Geoff Dunn of New West. Dustow’s mother was visiting from the United Kingdom and was lucky enough to attend the event and show her daughter some new dance moves. Bottom right: David Kidd places his bid on the barrage of items up for grabs at the Small Business Dinner and Auction on Dec. 10. Kidd was the luckyrecipient of a handful of the auction’s items.

Top Left: President Jim Humphrey (right) presents FirstPrincess Mary Batyi (left), Lady of the Lake Jorden Matson(center) and Second Princess Amber Bell with a $2,500cheque. Left: Mayor Ross Forrest relaxes as the Ladiesof the Lake sell 50-50 tickets. Below left: Councilor TimMcGonigle dishes out a healthy helping of gravy courtesyof the Cow Cafe. One of McGonigle’s many auction winswas a last will and testament from Notary Public. Below:Bruce Ingram (left) with friends from Seattle, Bonnie(center) and Dick King (right).

Dorian Geiger photos

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Into the forest and across the log


Seven members of Retreads set off from the Port Renfrew Road to hike through ve to 10 centimeters of snow to get to the top of the Robertson Falls.

A short distance into the hike we came to a creek that was too deep to wade through without getting wet boots. Upstream about 50 meters, we found a tree fallen right across the creek, so in various ways we all commuted across the tree.

We had both a feeling of crazi-ness and of nervousness as we attempted the maneuver. The photo above shows Jean Cozens and Jean Atkinson riding their way slowly across the tree. We proceeded on for about two kilo-metres on a at area on what we

are told was a former logging railway grade. Then came scaling up a moderate hill for another one and half kilometres and then a search for the trail into the actual falls.

Once we discovered it, we walked single le down to the top of the falls, which have a good ow of water cascading over them. On the way out, we decide the trail should be easier to nd, so we tied red ribbons as markers on three trees. It is now well marked for future visits.

On the way back, some crossed the log in creative ways. Two members said, “Heck, we are going to wade through and suffer wet boots,” because we are extremely close to the cars.

We nished the hike feeling exhilarated having waded through snow, followed elk tracks part of the way, seen the falls and managed to cross over a fallen tree. And for good measure we chose to adjourn to the Coffee Mill in Honeymoon Bay for a hot cinnamon roll and coffee, before returning to Lake Cowichan.

The Retreads next hike is down the Fisherman’s Trail from the old highway, and the follow-ing hike is up Bald Mountain. Weather permitting, we plan to go right to the top. Call Jean Cozens at 749-6156 for more information.

David KiddLake Cowichan Retreads

Retread members, Jean Atkinson and Jean Cozens attempt to cross a log in a creative way on a recent hike through the Robertson Falls area.

David Kidd photo

Karate kids back from provincialsLake Cowichan Shito - Ryu: Suc-cess at Karate BC Provincials with over 550 compet-itors from around B.C.

Jacob Marcelic, Madison Garbish and Josh Hill placed second for a silver medal in Team Kata at the provincials and were up against a huge group of teams from all over British Columbia.

The team who got the gold were brown belts and Madison, Josh and Jacob are new orange and green belts so this was a big accomplishment for them. They trained every class for hours and the hard work played off.

The weekend had them compet-ing for the team event on Nov. 26 and Madison was in a girls’ kata group of 16 girls ranging from orange to blue belt and she placed seventh which is very good for

her fi rst time in this belt category. She did an amazing job with her kata and was the second person to go up and perform in this group. Josh and Jacob were in a group of 20 competitors and Josh did well even though he was the

fourth person up. Jacob did very well and received a bronze medal in kata after a tie breaker decision in this same category.

I am very proud of these three kids as they have worked hard for this weekend. Last weekend they worked hard also raising money to go to the provincials as well. They are committed to their karate practice and I see great things for them in whatever they choose to do in life. They know it takes hard work to excel at things and these three worked hard to get to the provincials and I hope they had a lot of fun there competing and meeting up with old friends and making new ones.

Way to go Lake Cowichan.

Loretta M. SchwabLake Cowichan Shito-Ryu

Lake Cowichan kids Josh Hill, Madison Garbish and Jacob Marcelic, from right, are all smiles with their medals they won at the Karate B.C. Provincial Cham-pionships.

Holidays are a time for celebrations, parties and family events. In the dark and cold of winter we bring light and warmth into our homes with candles and a crackling fi re. Please remember to make safety your number one consideration.

Never leave candles unattended. When you leave a room blow them out. Never leave children alone with candles. Flames can ignite nearby combustibles, such as drapery and seasonal decorations, so locate candles carefully.

Holidays mean special meals. When cooking use care to avoid burns and scalds. Consider creating a “safe zone” around cooking areas. Burns should be treated immediately with cool water and may require professional medical attention.

Holiday lights brighten up many homes. Be sure to check holiday lights before installing them and replace older ones with newer lights that produce less heat. If you decorate a cut tree, be sure to water it regularly to prevent it from drying out. Unplug your tree lights when you leave the room. Never use candles on a Christmas tree.

Decorations inside your home make everything look special. Use non fl ammable decorations. With additional lights many people use extension cords; do not run cords under carpets, across doorways or where they may be damaged. Never overload electrical circuits.

For smokers, be particularly careful. Use proper ashtrays, even when smoking outside. Empty ashtrays into metal containers, not wastebaskets.

Remember: a working smoke alarm saves lives.

Lake Cowichan fi remen say, “Let’s make this Holiday season safe and free from destructive fi res. You have a responsibility for fi re safety.

“Help your local fi refi ghters When you have a fi re safe holiday you are helping keep fi refi ghters safe.”

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Lake Cowichan rallies around Christmas Hamper project

Top: Cindy Kruk supervises the lipstick booth at Ladies Night. Middle: Julie Day administers a back and shoulder massage on Island Pharmacy employee Kim Peters at Ladies Night. Bottom: Dr. Laura Hughes, Jodi McKenzie and Cheryl Major display the food they collected for free 15-minute adjustments in exchange for non-perishable items.

Dorian Geiger photo

Island Pharmacy and Lake Cowichan Chiropractic were both able to get in on the community’s giving spirit of late.

Island Pharmacy hosted a Ladies Night on Dec. 7, which had a donation bin for Community Service’s Christmas Hamper for patrons to lend a helping hand on. Lake Cowichan Chiropractic also brought a unique fundraising approach to the table, offering free 15-minute adjustments if customers brought a non-perishable food item.

Lake Cowichan Chiropractic owner, Dr. Laura Hughes was happy to be doing the initiative for the fourth consecutive year.

“It is so awesome because it helps out the local Food Bank and helps take care of our patients here and it is nice to give back to the community here,” said Hughes.

Hughes noted that upwards of 40 people came for adjustments. The clinic was booked solid between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Dec. 10 to administer the adjust-ments. Everyone was required to bring a minimum 10 non-perishable food items in order to qualify for a complimentary adjustment.

“Lot’s of people come out for it,” added Hughes.

Jodi McKenzie is another employee of Lake Cowichan Chiropractic who was pleased to be helping out, too.

“I think this is so much fun with all of the patients that come in,” said McKen-zie.

For McKenzie, helping Lake Cowichan’s less fortunate families is something special. “It helps people near the end of the year whose cash might be a little tight but it also helps the Food Bank so everyone feels good about it,” she added.

Lake Cowichan’s Island Pharmacy owners’ Erika and Sean Lucas have held a Ladies Night for upwards of a decade.

Showcasing a variety of sampler cosmetic products, the Island Pharmacy

staff also coordinated a Christmas hamper dona-tion bin for Community Services and brought in local massage therapist, Julie Day to offer massages to its lady patrons.

If patrons spent more than $30 or were one of the rst 30 shoppers to get

inside Island Pharmacy, they received a gift basket. There were also doorprize handbags drawn every 15 minutes.

Tina Moreira is Island Pharmacy’s marketing coordinator. Moreira was pleased to be organizing such a fun event.

“I was pretty excited,” said Moreira. We get to reach the community.”

Moreira was especially happy to meet all of Lake Cowichan’s local women in organizing the event. She said it’s nice to get to know some of her shoppers other than just a customer.

“I was able to go into a lot of the places and invite the women to come myself. You get to see a different aspect of the shopper. Rather than the person just running in and running out you actually get to talk to them and give something back.”

Moreira clearly sees Island Pharmacy as a key member of Lake Cowichan’s business district and is eager to give back to the community whenever possible.

“We’re all about giving back to the community,” she added.

Betty Sanddar was in attendance and the Lake Cowichan residents had been looking forward to the Island Pharmacy Ladies Night for some time.

Sanddar emphasized the important role Ladies Night plays in helping out Commu-nity Services with the Christmas Hamper.

“And it’s important because it’s raising awareness for the Christmas hampers, as well since we’re asked to bring non-perishable food items for Community Services,” said Sanddar.

Katherine Worsley was also at Island Pharmacy for the Ladies Night. She said that the Ladies Night has become a tradi-tion in her family.

“It’s a blast. I love going there every year and now it’s just a tradition with my girls. They made sure I had the tickets early. It was pure excitement,” described Worsley.

Island Pharmacy Ladies Night and Lake Cowichan Chiro-practic assist Community Services in Hamper driveDorian GeigerGazette editor


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Lakers teams celebrate gold and silver medal wins

The C1 and C2 pee wee Lakers’ hockey teams had remarkable weekends, hosting separate home tourna-ments at Cowichan Lake Sports Arena. The C1 and C2 units emerged with gold and silver medals, respectively.

The C1 Lakers emerged with the golden token after besting the Saanich Braves. The C1 squad was neck-and-neck with the Braves all tournament, narrowly trumping the Saanich 7-6 in round robin play.

The C1 crew went 3-0 in the round robin, also claiming victories over the Juan De Fuca Grizzlies and South Delta by scores of 11-4 and 5-0.

Greg Clayton was pleased with his team’s performance on the weekend. He thought the Braves gave the Lakers a run for their money.

“The Saanich Braves played a tough technical game but Lakers like Luke Wiersma kept the score in the favor of the Lakers. Luke recieved the game digger award for his goal and many game saving plays,” said Clayton.

He commended a handful of his players for going above and beyond. And rightfully so — each player contributed for at least one point throughout tournament play.

“The Laker girl’s line of Katie Ferguson, Amber Clayton, and Shaylyn Jones kept the momentum going by forcing the braves to keep there heads up. Many times the girls would charge into a puck battle on the boards and come out heads up and putting the puck in front of the Braves net. Evan Rowbottom and defence partner Nolan Fathergil held the blue line and only gave the Braves long shots on the Lakers net,” he added.

With well over a dozen teams in attendance of the home tournament, Clayton said he was receiving posi-tive feedback from teams across Vancouver Island and the province.

“They all love our beautiful arena, our many great restaurants, shopping and accommodating community. They all want to come back again, and I think it was very prosperous for our community bringing 500 people into

our town for the weekend,” Clayton explained.President of Lake Cowichan Minor Hockey, Jackie

Cummings was pleased with the C1 team’s gold medal but was not overly impressed with the Saanich Braves’ coach’s behavior in the gold medal match. Unhappy with the referee’s decisions, the Saanich coach resorted to writing offensive sayings on his game board and display-ing it for the whole arena to see. Cummings was forced to con scate the display board.

Other than this unfortunate incident which luckily did not overshadow the C1 team’s gold medal win, Cummings was incredibly content with how the tourna-ment unfolded.

“It was awesome! There’s so much work. All our volunteers, everybody who stepped forward to help host the tournament this year. It was fantastic! We had so many compliments about our players and the sportsman-ship that they displayed on both sides,” she added.

The C2 Lakers were almost gold medal victors in there tournament as well, if it was not for Surrey’s hockey team, who toppled the Lakers 4-3 in an electric overtime affair.

The overtime featured four-on-four hockey with a bizarre twist: no goaltenders. Players had to shoot the puck from inside the blueline to attain a goal. Unfortu-nately it was Surrey who beat the C2 unit to the punch.

C2 Lakers bench boss, Mark Martin was upset his team fell in the way they did but commended his squad for a solid weekend of hockey.

“They played awesome throughout the whole weekend. They all played hard and gave it a good effort every game,” said Martin.

Martin thought the overtime format allowed for a bit of a toss up situation.

“It went back and forth a couple times and they took a shot from just inside the blue line and scored on the empty net,” he added.

Martin highlighted that Surrey put up a strong ght in their own zone.

“The other team was really strong defensively. We scored a couple goes but they came back and scored a couple goals in the third period to tie it up and then we went into the wild overtime.”

He agreed the tournament was coordinated effectively.“It was organized well and it went smoothly,” he said.Both the C1 and C2 pee wee Lakers teams will resume

Mid-Island Hockey League Action this upcoming weekend.

Above: We’re number one! The Lakers C1 pee wee team was ecstatic following their gold medal home tournament victory. Bottom right: One, two, three — Lakers! Fans Taylor Svendsen, Caily and Ally Day showtheir Lakers pride at the home pee wee tournament. Second from bottom right: The C1 team celebrates during their medal ceremony at Cowichan Lake Sports Arena. Third from bottom right: Lake Cowichan Minor Hockey’s President, Jackie Cummings (right) congratulate members of the C1 Lakers team during the squad’s victory ceremony after receiving a gold medal from head coach Clayton in the background.

Jackie Cummings and Dorian Geiger photos

C1 and C2 pee wee Lakers teams fl y high at weekend home tournamentDorian GeigerGazette editor

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MAYEA Amelia (Eme) Josephine (nee Geshel)

Mar. 14, 1936 – Dec. 6, 2011With her family at her side, our rock, Eme passed away peacefully on December 6, 2011. Predeceased by her parents John and Mary Geshel, sister Marie Ballance, brother John Geshel, and daughter Teresa (Terry) Mayea. She is survived by her loving husband of 57 years Harold, daughter Lori (Dan), son Ron (Tricia), grandchildren Natasha (Adrian), Dustin (Adrea) and Rylan, great

grandchildren Kaia, Lylah-Rose, Dylan and Jamie. Eme was born in Nanaimo in 1936 where she spent her childhood years on the Geshel farm. She met Harold in June of 1954 and was married six month later. She spent the early years of her marriage in Port Renfrew where some of her fondest memories and life time friends were made. In 1971 Eme and Harold moved their family to Lake Cowichan where they have lived happily ever since. Eme loved to entertain family and friends and looked forward to hosting her annual summer barbeque. She was a fantastic cook who was famous for her cabbage rolls and desserts such as strawberry trifl e, walnut potica and apple crisp. No one left her home with an empty stomach. She was an honest, loyal person who will be greatly missed by her friends at their annual bocce tournament. She was proud to have won this past year’s tournament however she hoped not to be a part of next year’s cake.She loved the 3 B’s; bowling, bingo and bridge. She was also quick as a whip and enjoyed completing the daily Times Colonist crossword puzzles. She was patriotic, an avid gardener and an enthusiastic sports fan who loved the Olympics. Every year she would search for at least 5 four leaf clovers and aimed to catch a falling maple leaf in the autumn; both reminded her of her youth and her sister Marie. Eme will be remembered by her family as a caring woman who found the good in everyone and who always tried to help the less fortunate. A special thank you to Dr. Froese, the staff at the Cowichan District Hospital and the Victoria Cancer Clinic for all the care and kindness you gave to our mother. At Eme’s request there will be no service and donations in her memory may be made to the charity of your choice.

“Don’t reach for the moon when we have the stars”

Yvonne Kathleen Dillon of Youbou passed away unexpectedly, but peacefully on November 23, 2011.

She is survived by her four children: Kathy (Peter) of Vancouver; Doug of Victoria; Karen (Peter) of Kamloops; and Brian (Jacqueline) of Victoria. Yvonne is also survived by six beloved grandchildren: Chad, Allison, David, Connery, Rebecca

and Alex.Yvonne was born on July 11, 1932 in Saskatoon,

Saskatchewan. After fi nishing high school, she went on to receive her Teaching Certifi cate. Throughout her career, she taught at many schools both in Canada and overseas. She juggled raising her family and work with remarkable ease and patience, teaching by example and love. Never one to stop learning and growing, she enrolled at UBC in the early 1980’s, where she obtained a Bachelor Degree.

She married the late Larry Stephen Dillon in 1953 and throughout their 54 year marriage; they lived a truly rich life together in many places across Canada and in Ghana, Ethiopia, Peru and Trinidad. Their travels took them to other parts of the world as well but they developed a special fondness for Cuba. Earlier this year, still travelling but without her Larry, she returned to Cuba in homage of the affection and admiration they had shared for that country’s way of life

A Celebration of Life will be held December 29, 2011. For more information on the Celebration or to send condolences and memories email to: [email protected]. Donations in Yvonne’s memory may be made to the Canadian Diabetes Society or to your local library as reading was a life long passion of hers.

Yvonne will always be remembered with the same love and caring she always gave — a grand lady who lived a grand life.

DILLON, Yvonne KathleenJuly 11, 1932 – November 23, 2011

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GIBSON, Eva Ilse (nee Weise) 1920 – 2011

Eva Gibson passed away peacefully on December 2, 2011 at the Langley, BC Hospital Extension where she had been a resident since March, 2006.

Eva and her twin sister Barbara were born on their maternal grand-parent’s estate in West Prussia August 10, 1920 near Bromberg,

Germany. They were the daugh-ters of Johannes Weise and Elsbeth

Pampe who married on October 24, 1919 at Lindenwald, West Prussia. Eva’s mother died in 1923 and her father in 1950. The family resided in Berlin-Charlottenburg on the west side of the city of Berlin. Eva’s father was an observer with the squadron of Baron Von Richthofen in WW1. Her mother was a Red Cross nurse.

In 1953 Eva emigrated from Germany to Canada and initially lived with the Hamberger family in Peace River. She later qualifi ed as a Home Economics Teacher and taught in Lake Cowichan, Port Alberni and Prince George, B.C.

In 1970 she married Ben Gibson, a consulting for-ester, and for the next 20 years lived in many foreign countries including Colombia, Brazil, Guatemala and Honduras. Eva lived an active life, drove many cars including an Austin Mini and a 23 foot motor home. She had no children.

She lived a full life and is remembered by husband Ben, sister Barbara, extended family, numerous friends, former students & teaching associates.

There is no service by request.Donations in Eva’s memory may be made

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In loving memory of June Olson (Eckert)

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Five years feels like forever.

As we decorate the trees, wrap the gifts, bake the

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Nels, Colleen, Terry, Jody, Becky and families

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LK COW 3-bdrm. W/D, N/S, small pet considered. Near clinic, bank, grocer. $750. Call (250)932-4111.

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(NC)—As families gather together during the holiday season, many Canadians have no choice but to leave their beloved pet home alone. But without proper attention to safety, a pet left with holiday décor can unwrap an unwanted wish list of dangers.

A recent survey by CSA, a leading testing and certifi cation organization, shows that approximately 42 per cent of Canadian pet owners surveyed say they worry about the safety of their pets when leaving them for the holidays. And, one in four Canadians has experienced an accident with a pet involving holiday decorations, or knows someone who has. In an effort to help avoid accidents and keep pets and families safe this season, CSA

offers the following tips:• Cords are not chew toys: Sometimes you can't prevent

your pet from nosing around. Carefully inspect holiday light strings yearly and discard any with frayed cords, cracked lamp holders or loose connections. Ensuring that all holiday decorations are in proper working order and all cords are fully insulated are important steps to avoiding electrical and fi re hazards and keeping pets safe when you're away.

• Up, up and away: When decorating a tree or other indoor areas, place breakable ornaments and electrical decorations up high to protect both small children and pets. It's also important to keep potentially deadly ingestibles out of pets reach, such as chocolate, poinsettias, tinsel and colourful ornaments that may look like a ball or toy.

• Spot the mark to keep Spot safe: When purchasing light strings, extension cords, electrical decorations, or spotlights and fl oodlights, look for a certifi cation mark such as one from CSA International. This provides assurance that products are tested and certifi ed to applicable standards for safety and performance.

• Safe storage: After the holidays, wrap and store lights

and decorations in their original packaging, as they likely contain manufacturer's instructions on replacement bulbs and details for proper product use. Keep pets away from packages as well as your gift wrapping area. Ingested string, plastic, and even wrapping paper can lead to intestinal blockage and require a trip to the vet.

• Fresh or fake, be safe: If you buy a real tree, make sure it's fresh. Fresh trees are less likely to dry out and become a fi re hazard. Artifi cial trees with electrical lights should have a certifi cation mark on them and should be made of fi re-resistant materials. Pet owners should take the time to tether their Christmas tree, or use baby gates to limit a pet's access to the tree.

• No sparks for Sparky: Whenever possible, protect family and pets from electric shock by connecting all outdoor lighting into receptacles protected by weatherproof ground fault circuit interrupters (GFCI).

• Cat and canine candle concerns: Don't leave lighted candles unattended. Pets may burn themselves or cause a fi re if they knock candles over. Be sure to use appropriate candle holders, placed on a stable surface. And if you leave the room, blow the candle out. More holiday safety tips can be found at www.csaholiday.com.

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