Lake Cowichan Gazette

Air cadets take a quiet moment at the Lake Cowichan cenotaph after laying their wreath Nov. 11, 2019. This year, residents are asked not to go to the cenotaph, but rather to take part in the Remembrance Day ceremony online. (Lexi Bainas/Gazette file)

Editorial: COVID changing face of Remembrance Day this year

We are being asked to stay away from the traditional ceremonies at our cenotaphs.

  • Nov 5, 2020
Air cadets take a quiet moment at the Lake Cowichan cenotaph after laying their wreath Nov. 11, 2019. This year, residents are asked not to go to the cenotaph, but rather to take part in the Remembrance Day ceremony online. (Lexi Bainas/Gazette file)
Melanie Livingstone-Hamilton and her husband Aaron Hamilton have been named the Cowichan Lake District Chamber of Commerce’s 2019 Citizens of the Year. (Submitted)

Ts’uu-baa-asatx First Nation duo named Lake Cowichan’s Citizens of the Year

Cowichan Lake District Chamber of Commerce handed award out during its socially distanced Fall Fling

Melanie Livingstone-Hamilton and her husband Aaron Hamilton have been named the Cowichan Lake District Chamber of Commerce’s 2019 Citizens of the Year. (Submitted)
Guy Patten harvesting the latest crop of potatoes from a pot. (Mary Lowther photo)

Mary Lowther column: Growing veggies in pots works like a charm for Honeymoon Bay gardener

One pot about two feet deep and one foot around produced four pounds, five ounces of potatoes

  • Oct 31, 2020
Guy Patten harvesting the latest crop of potatoes from a pot. (Mary Lowther photo)
Halloween will be different this year but the CVRD and volunteers are working hard to make it special. (CVRD photo)

Youbou Halloween festivities a go, but digitally

Swing by the Hall to add to your haul

Halloween will be different this year but the CVRD and volunteers are working hard to make it special. (CVRD photo)
Bob Day is the new mayor of Lake Cowichan. (Citizen file)

Bob Day wins byelection for Lake Cowichan mayor

Former councillor edges former mayor by 19 votes; final results pending

Bob Day is the new mayor of Lake Cowichan. (Citizen file)
Carrots from seed harvested in 2018. (Mary Lowther photo)

Mary Lowther column: Carrots: from seed to storage

Our sandy soil dries out quickly and I find I can sow carrots usually mid-April

  • Oct 24, 2020
Carrots from seed harvested in 2018. (Mary Lowther photo)
Angie Fournier. who served as office coordinator for the Cowichan Lake Community Services, stands with the society’s community bus in this picture. (File photo)

Community Service Society vital for Lake Cowichan

Dozens of programs and other services offered

Angie Fournier. who served as office coordinator for the Cowichan Lake Community Services, stands with the society’s community bus in this picture. (File photo)
Make sure to get out and vote this Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020. (KARI MEDIG/TRI-CITY NEWS)

Editorial: Whose promises do you believe? Cast your ballot

COVID-19 has also shaped a great many of the major issues being discussed in the street.

  • Oct 22, 2020
Make sure to get out and vote this Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020. (KARI MEDIG/TRI-CITY NEWS)
Federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, left, joined Rob Douglas, right, NDP candidate for the Cowichan Valley in the upcoming provincial election, on a tour to meet people in Lake Cowichan on Oct. 16 and discuss local issues. (Robert Barron/Citizen) Douglas’s campaign continued to pull out all the stops with a visit on Sunday from Premier John Horgan for some spearfishing in Duncan. (Submitted)

Federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh visits Lake Cowichan

Rob Douglas, NDP's candidate for Cowichan Valley, joins him

Federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, left, joined Rob Douglas, right, NDP candidate for the Cowichan Valley in the upcoming provincial election, on a tour to meet people in Lake Cowichan on Oct. 16 and discuss local issues. (Robert Barron/Citizen) Douglas’s campaign continued to pull out all the stops with a visit on Sunday from Premier John Horgan for some spearfishing in Duncan. (Submitted)
Ten pounds of tomatoes produced 20 pints of sauce. (Mary Lowther photo)

Mary Lowther column: Getting the best tomatoes and potatoes

I cover my tomato crop and grow early potatoes

  • Oct 17, 2020
Ten pounds of tomatoes produced 20 pints of sauce. (Mary Lowther photo)
Lake Cowichan mayoral candidates, from left, include Bob Day, Corrie Helliwell, Ross Forrest and Mike Hallatt. (Robert Barron/Citizen)
Lake Cowichan mayoral candidates, from left, include Bob Day, Corrie Helliwell, Ross Forrest and Mike Hallatt. (Robert Barron/Citizen)
Advance polls for upcoming provincial election run from Oct. 15-21. (File photo)

Advance polls in Cowichan for provincial election run from Oct. 15-21

Six locations in the Cowichan Valley to advance vote

Advance polls for upcoming provincial election run from Oct. 15-21. (File photo)
The Cowichan Lake Community Services Society is renaming its building after its long-time executive director Carol Blatchford. Pictured, from left, are representatives Amanda Sawatzky, Gerry Knox, Colleen Olson and Melaina Patenaude. (Robert Barron/Gazette)

Lake Cowichan’s Carol Blatchford to be honoured in building renaming

Blatchford was executive director of community services society for decades

The Cowichan Lake Community Services Society is renaming its building after its long-time executive director Carol Blatchford. Pictured, from left, are representatives Amanda Sawatzky, Gerry Knox, Colleen Olson and Melaina Patenaude. (Robert Barron/Gazette)
Garlic, harvested in June and smaller than usual, ready to plant in late October. (Mary Lowther photo)

Mary Lowther column: October the best month to plant garlic

Last year I planted a third of the bed in September just for kicks, but I won't do that again.

  • Oct 10, 2020
Garlic, harvested in June and smaller than usual, ready to plant in late October. (Mary Lowther photo)
It's Fire Prevention Week. What's your plan? (Citizen file)

Editorial: Celebrating the hard work of our firefighters

It is the community firefighters who are going to show up and save the day.

  • Oct 8, 2020
It's Fire Prevention Week. What's your plan? (Citizen file)
Lake Cowichan residents who wish to report a crime that is not an emergency can do so online through the OCR tool. (Black Press file photo)

Online crime reporting comes to Lake Cowichan

Service is limited to non-emergency crimes

Lake Cowichan residents who wish to report a crime that is not an emergency can do so online through the OCR tool. (Black Press file photo)
Crackers made with flax seeds from the garden. (Mary Lowther photo)

Mary Lowther column: Stretching out the growing season

I can grow food during most of the year.

  • Oct 3, 2020
Crackers made with flax seeds from the garden. (Mary Lowther photo)
Corrie Helliwell is running for mayor of Lake Cowichan. (Submitted photo)
Corrie Helliwell is running for mayor of Lake Cowichan. (Submitted photo)
CVRD Area F director Ian Morrison is the new president of the Association of Vancouver Island Coastal Communities. (Submitted)

Cowichan’s Morrison named president of AVICC

AVICC provides a voice for Island communities

CVRD Area F director Ian Morrison is the new president of the Association of Vancouver Island Coastal Communities. (Submitted)
Jayne Ingram brings experience to her bid for mayor. (Submitted photo)

Jayne Ingram brings experience to her race to be mayor of Lake Cowichan

Ingram has seved two terms as town councillor

Jayne Ingram brings experience to her bid for mayor. (Submitted photo)