Welcome to Lake Flashback. Reporter Sarah Simpson has been combing by means of outdated newspapers with the help of the Kaatza Station Museum and Archives so we are able to jog your reminiscence, offer you that nostalgic feeling, or only a chuckle, as we check out what was the reason for headlines this week round Cowichan Lake in years passed by.
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This week across the Cowichan Lake space…
10 years in the past
“Bell topped as Woman of the Lake for 2015/2016” was the one and solely headline on the entrance of the Lake Cowichan Gazette of June 17, 2015.
“This previous Saturday (June 13), Woman of the Lake candidate Crystal Bell noticed her months of coaching and preparation come to fruition as she was topped Lake Cowichan’s prime ambassador for 2015/2016, in entrance of the general public upon the Saywell Park stage.
“Together with Bell, Kirsten Mackie and Sidney Fothergill had been named First and Second Princess, respectively. The crowns had been handed on to the three ladies from the now-former Woman of the Lake Lauren Frost, First Princess Madisyn Younger and Second Princess Marigold Arbic, who took on their duties as Lake Cowichan’s ambassadors at Lake Days final yr.”
“Wilderness Watch cleanup cancelled this yr, residents reminded to be looking out for invasive vegetation” was one other headline.
“Although early June sometimes marks the annual Wilderness Watch cleanup, which sees the group clear Lake Cowichan, Honeymoon Bay, Youbou, Mesachie Lake and Skutz Falls of forgotten trash and particles, organizer Denis Martell not too long ago introduced that the cleanup must be placed on maintain this yr. Among the many contributing elements of the cancellation is the overwhelming quantity of invasive plant species persevering with to crop up across the space. Among the many largest culprits this summer season are gorse (Ulex) and big hogweed heracleum Mantegazzianum), a phototoxic weed initially introduces as a decorative plant.
“‘It seems to be like a ravishing white flower till it touches your hand and melts it, it’s like battery acid,’ Wilderness Watch coordinator Denis Martell mentioned. ‘With gorse, the deer received’t even stroll in it.'”
25 years in the past
The Lake Cowichan Gazette of June 21, 2000 praised firefighters for his or her fundraising efforts within the entrance web page story “Firefighters do it once more: Elevate $30,000”.
“The little fireplace division that might has achieved it once more. Mesachie Lake’s volunteer firefighters have as soon as once more managed to boost an outstanding sum of money to struggle Muscular Dystrophy. Greater than $30,000 was raised final week-end on the twenty first annual Mesachie Lake Firefighters ball event and public sale. ‘That was fantastic,’ says Sherry Sohye, the spouse of Mesachie Lake’s fireplace chief Nick Sohye, and one of many occasion’s perennial organizers. ‘The public sale did pretty nicely. It began off slowly, because it at all times does.’
“Yearly, sure gadgets handle to fetch astronomical quantities. This yr the large ticket purchase was a Houseboat Vacation sponsored by Norm Brooks’ gasoline bar. The Honeymoon Bay Volunteer Hearth Division paid $5000 for the holiday bundle after which promptly donated the deal again to the public sale. The Caycuse Volunteer Hearth Division got here up with an extra $800 to carry the overall raised from the houseboat tour to $5,800. One other enormous fundraiser was a cross-stitch with a firefighter theme. Created by Jennea Roberston, daughter of the Duncan fireplace division’s deputy chief, the work went for $4,100 to the Youbou Volunteer Hearth Division. “‘It is a magnificence,’ says Sohye. ‘It is one of many nicest ones we have ever had.'”
In different information of the day, “City seems to be into making parkland out of economic riverfront” was a secondary headline.
“We dwell close to it but it surely has surprisingly little presence for many individuals locally. The Cowichan River winds its means by means of the City of Lake Cowichan however there are few locations the place it may be accessed by the general public. That would change if City Council is ready to carry its newest imaginative and prescient nearer to actuality.
“‘One of many points that has been mentioned at size by council is entry to the river, entry to the lake,’ says Mayor Jack Peake. He says that over time a lot of the riverfront has turn out to be industrial area, and far of that sits empty. Council’s plan rests with the switch of the previous CN Rail right-of-way. Now that land belongs to the city, as many as 22 new tons could possibly be created. As soon as these promote, the City may have some extra cash that could possibly be used to extend downtown riverfront park area.
“‘We’re ready to hearken to what the general public has to say,’ says Peake…”
40 years in the past
“NDP nominee” was a concise headline for a entrance web page story on the June 19, 1985 Lake Information.
“Vicki Robinson has introduced she’s going to search nomination as New Democratic Get together candidate, Cowichan-Malahat. Barbara Wal-lace says she is not going to search re-election and the NDP plans to carry a nomination assembly October 20 to decide on their subsequent candidate. Robinson, 42, is an elected trustee of the Cowichan District Hospital and chairs the board’s coverage improvement committee.
“She has helped to get going a lot of group teams since coming to the Cowichan Valley in 1976. These embrace the Cowichan Valley Volunteer Society, the Cowichan Valley Hospice Society and WAVAW. She presently works as a coordinator at WAVAW and half time as a courtroom home librarian. Robinson says that the frustrations skilled in “seeing the probabilities for social and financial improvement on this space come up towards current authorities insurance policies which drain rural and small city B.C:’ ‘have been a consider her taking this step.”
And eventually, “Shops can keep open all day Mondays” was a headline.
“A 17-year outdated bylaw that the majority companies be closed for the day after midday on a Monday — on ache of a $25 tremendous — might be repealed by Lake Cowichan village council. The bylaw dates again to July 22, 1968, and was introduced earlier than council by village clerk Pat Akerley on the June 11 council assembly.
“‘This bylaw has by no means been repealed and it must be repealed or it is not being enforced.”
“The bylaw states that, along with the Monday closing hours, shops couldn’t be open Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays or Saturdays later than 6 p.m. or Friday nights later than 9 p.m. There isn’t a point out of Sunday purchasing.”
