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. . . to the May edition of the South Cowichan Life Magazine. It finally feels like 

Spring has Sprung! With the weather getting warmer and the nights getting 

lighter we are able to get out and enjoy our beautiful valley or simply enjoy 

sitting outside in our gardens. 

Happy Mother’s Day! This month we have many specials for our Mothers in 

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Grab yourself a cup of coffee sit back, relax and enjoy reading this issue of the 

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See you in June. 

From the Team at The Cowichan Press. 

3 Glimpses Of Our Past 

Cobble Hill Post Office Celebrates 125 

years in 2012. 

7 May Wordsearch 

One lucky reader has the chance to Win 

2 games of golf at the Cowichan Golf Club. 

15 Ask Janet 

Our resident Lingerie expert answers your 

concerns and questions. 

21 Glimpses Of Our Past 

Bamberton, once an active cement factory, 

deep sea port and company town, located 

on the Malahat Drive, is considered one 

of the most important industrial sites in 

BC’s history. 

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Reike Wellness............................5 

Mill Bay Fire Department.............6 

Planning Tomorrows...................8 

Meghan Seal..............................9 

Community Page...................... 10 

Mill Bay Shopping Centre.......... 11 

Shop Mill Bay Centre................. 12 

Mediation................................ 17 

Joy Story................................. 19 

Stitch, Rip and Glue.................. 20 

Area Directors Report................ 22 

Dog Bite Prevention.................. 23 

Radiant Fitness......................... 24 

Tide Tables.............................. 24 

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Glimpses of Our Past 

STORY 

Cobble Hill Post Office 

Cobble Hill Post Office 

Celebrates 125 Years 

By Gerry Giles 

This year (2012) the Cobble Hill Post Office will 

have served the community of Cobble Hill for 

one hundred and twenty-five years. Very few post 

offices in all of Canada hold that record. 

Our post office history begins with James Porter Sr. who, 

along with his wife Alice and their seven children, 

came to Cobble Hill from England in 1878. As the head of an 

enterprising family, James Sr. realized the importance of a post 

office to a growing community and after persuading the railway 

to pull an old boxcar across the road from the rail tracks, he 

established the first post office on 1 October, 1887. Mr. Porter 

served as the first postmaster until 30 September, 1891 when 

one of sons - J.E. Porter took over and served until 1902. Astley 

Porter then took over and ran the post office until 1945 - leaving 

after a very proud and industrious career of forty-two years. 

The post office moved out of the boxcar in 1915. By that 

time Astley had married Annie Abel who became assistant 

postmistress and they moved into a new establishment complete 

with living quarters constructed at the corner of Cobble Hill 

and Fisher Roads. The new building remained as a post office 

until 1950. It was purchased by the government and was moved 

to Whippletree Junction in 1973 when Cobble Hill Road was 

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widened. When Astley retired, his replacement, Mr. George 

Wass, built a new office at the site of the current building on 

Garland Avenue. 

The original boxcar post office of 1887 served approximately 

11 families and a single horseman shuffled the mail from the 

boxcar throughout the area. 

In August of 1987, the Cobble Hill community celebrated the 

one hundredth anniversary of postal service to the area. A 

replica of the boxcar post office was reconstructed and eight 

birthday cakes decorated like envelopes with appropriate 

stamp costs were used in the celebrations. This year, we will 

again celebrate a milestone in Cobble Hill’s history with the 

one hundred and twenty-fifth anniversary of the Cobble Hill 

Post Office only this year the post office serves a population 

of approximately 6,000 people. 

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Four Ways To Align Your Energy 

By Debbie Shkuratoff 

Have you ever heard the phrases shift your vibration, 

align your energy or focus your thoughts It seems, at 

least on the surface, to be something simple enough to 

do but what exactly are you doing 

How exactly do I shift my energy 

Both shifting and aligning energy enhance the flow of energy; there 

is a distinction between shifting and aligning. When you are shifting 

energy you’re tuning in to a new frequency. Aligning energy is fine 

tuning or amplifying the frequency you are currently at. 

We have four primary types of energy: physical, emotional, 

mental and spiritual. They need to be balanced and flowing to 

have optimal function. 

• Physical energy is primary balanced by what you eat and 

how you move, also how you care for your physical body. 

• Emotional energy is primarily balanced by how you 

process your feelings or how you allow emotion, energy in 

motion, to move through you. 

• Mental energy is balanced by your thoughts and how you 

process your thoughts and new ideas, putting them into 

action. 

• Spiritual energy is primarily balanced by the connection 

to a higher power, your divinity and how you use that 

connection to stay grounded and infuse it into your 

everyday life. 

All of these energies are interconnected in an intricate web that 

has a dramatic effect on the way you live, the way you experience 

life and each affects the other. 

For most of us, we have one or two types of energy that we’re 

pretty good at aligning and shifting, these tend to support the 

others. Which energies are your strongest When I am shifting 

or aligning energy I pay particular attention to my weaker areas, 

noticing what emotional and physical triggers are emerging. 

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Mill Bay Fire Dept 

By Joanne Nelson 

As I write this article, I can hear my clothes dryer and I am reminded 

that it needs a thorough cleaning. The leading cause of clothes dryer 

and washer fires has been failure to clean followed by unclassified 

mechanical failure, malfunction, electrical failure or short circuit. 

Rigid or flexible metal venting materials, always vented outside, 

should be used to sustain proper air flow and drying time. Make 

sure the air exhaust vent pipe is not restricted and the outdoor vent 

flap will open when the dryer is operating. Once a year, or more 

often if you notice that it is taking longer than normal for your clothes 

to dry, clean lint out of the vent pipe or have a dryer lint removal 

service do it for you. Keep dryers in good working order. 

As dryers are susceptible to repeated movement, especially 

gas dryers, this may cause the flexible fuel line on the back to crack, 

resulting in a gas leak. Never try to repair or install natural gas 

appliances yourself, and never let a home handyperson try to do 

the job for you. Repairs and installation are jobs for Licensed Gas 

Technicians to ensure gas lines and connections are intact and free 

of leaks. Be sure the fuel line valve is in the ‘off’ position before 

tubing is replaced. Do not leave a dryer running if you leave home 

or when you go to bed. Never dry foam rubber, plastic or items that 

have come in contact with flammable substances, such as cooking 

oil, gasoline, paint thinner or alcohol. Keep the dryer area clear of 

things that can burn, such as boxes or clothing. 

Avoid overloading a washing machine and always remove 

lint or soap buildup, with non-flammable cleaner or at best, water. 

Washing machines should be properly grounded. Make sure 

the right plugs and outlets are used and that these machines are 

connected properly. 

Did You Know 

If your home needs more air and better ventilation 

due to stale air, smells that linger, back drafts from 

a fireplace or furnace into the house, moisture and 

mould build-up, a pilot light keeps going out, open a window 

or two until a registered heating contractor can evaluate and 

suggest solutions. 

Speaking of gas, we have a gas fireplace and although 

it may not be used that often, there are some very simple tips to 

remember such as making sure there is an unimpeded air supply 

in order to burn gas safely and efficiently, turn off the fireplace logs 

before leaving the house or going to bed. When using gas, never 

burn papers, boxes, or other flammable objects in your fireplace. 

The ashes could block the flow of gas and overheat the gas valves. 

Always leave the damper open when the fireplace is on. Although 

gas logs don’t produce sparks or flying embers, it’s a good idea to 

install screens in front of glass doors, especially if there are young 

children in your home. 

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Planning Tomorrows: Of Drilling and Pipe Lines 

By Pete Keber, FMA 

Much has been said in the news recently about the great pipeline debate 

and the need to drill more to ensure energy security and lower oil prices. 

The thinking is that the US needs to open up more areas offshore and in 

Alaska to allow oil companies access to areas currently under moratorium 

to drilling and building the Keystone pipeline will lessen their heavy 

dependence on foreign oil, lower gas prices and provide jobs. The 

political GOP candidates make it sound like this is an easy solution to their 

problems of high gas prices. But how true are these assertions 

Let me ask a few pointed questions first. If we have so much 

oil available in the world, why do oil prices remain stubbornly high, 

particularly when the most glutinous oil consumer is reducing their 

consumption Why has conventional oil production remained at about 

the same level despite these high oil prices which should have caused 

greater supplies to come online Why are major oil companies and 

drillers looking at more dangerous, dirty and difficult areas to drill if 

there are adequate supplies around 

Why is Saudi Arabia, the possessor of the largest oil reserves in the 

world, having difficulty supplying more crude than they did seven years 

ago when prices are high enough for them to make gazillions of dollars 

on their easier to produce goo Why has West Texas Intermediate, one 

of the highest qualities of oil in the world, been selling at a lower price 

than Brent, which is lower quality slime, for over a year 

If production of crude had continued to rise at the same rate 

since 2005 as it had the previous decades we would be producing 100 

million barrels of oil per day now. Despite the 1000 percent increase 

in price since 1998 we are only producing marginally more oil than 

we were in 2005, and much of that oil is much more expensive to 

produce. Yes, the oil companies that possess enough easier to produce 

oil are making enormous profits, but the fact remains that if we did not 

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and prices would have to go higher. 

There are still huge quantities of oil left in the ground in one form 

or another, but most of these resources are hard to get at, expensive, 

environmentally suspect, take a long time to increase production levels 

and difficult to bring to the market. Some may never be economically 

viable resources at any price. Even if they do become viable production 

targets their environmental costs may be unbearable. 

Reserves like the Bakken in North Dakota have commentators 

gushing about the return to energy independence for the US due to 

increased domestic production. However, no amount of drilling onshore 

or offshore in the US will wean them off of foreign supplies. All the new 

supplies that come online have shorter life-spans and decline faster. The 

technological breakthroughs that have opened up new supplies and 

increased the life-spans of older fields come at a price. The problem 

is not with how much oil there is but how long it takes to produce it 

and how much it costs. New pipelines like Keystone will not decrease 

the cost of gasoline since it will relieve the glut of WTI oil in Cushing 

Oklahoma and bring it closer to the Brent price. Contrary to political 

posturing speculators do not control the price of oil. It is much too large 

a market for them to have too much influence. 

The rush to hydrofrac every shale formation in North America has 

driven down the cost of Natural Gas and opened up new supplies of 

natural gas liquids along with increased oil supplies. It has blunted the 

effects of high energy costs in the US but these low NG prices won’t 

last as the price is too low to compensate the drilling companies. There 

is a day of reckoning on the horizon. Energy from oil and natural gas 

are essential to our current lifestyles, and we won’t be replacing them 

anytime soon so the price is likely to continue to rise (unless a recession 

reduces demand globally). Ultimately, the quest for more energy will take 

us into areas we won’t like and the results will be unsavoury. 

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East Sooke Park 

By Meghan Seal 

It’s been so long since we’ve walked along the 

trails at East Sooke Park. Too long actually, 

this was Emily’s first visit and she is seventeen 

months old now. Sunlight peaked through the 

old growth fir trees lining the beach as we 

entered the parking lot and found a spot. 

Already, at 11:00am on a Sunday, many 

other people had the same idea we did. 

We unpacked Emily and Kyla, (my 12 year 

old step-daughter) and fled to the picnic 

table to gobble up lunch. Emily ate while 

she explored the long grass and daffodils. 

When lunch was done, Emily was loaded into 

the back pack and we made or way to Creyke 

Point then back towards Beechy Head. Stu, 

Kyla and I each had a turn carrying the 

backpack along the trails above the coastline, 

finishing the day with a muck about on the 

beach. 

This was Emily’s first contact with sand at 

the beach while standing on her own two 

legs. One word can be said, Infatuation. 

With shoes removed, she dug her toes 

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explored the beach, squealing the whole time! Big sister 

Kyla took her shoes off and walked with Emily close 

to the water. As the small laps of water crept up the 

beach they inched closer until their feet became 

submerged. Emily was fascinated, but preferred 

to head back to the sand and sticks. Tears were 

shed when it was time to leave. Kyla tested out 

the branches of an apple tree in the orchard as 

we walked back to the car. 

To get to East Sooke Park from Cowichan, get 

yourself to Langford and head out towards Sooke 

on highway 14. Turn left on to Gillespie Road, 

which is ten minutes out from Langford, 

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When the road ends at a T intersection turn 

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down the road turn right onto Beecher Bay 

Road and follow this until you enter the East 

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East Sooke Park is a great place to spend the day. 

My first visit to East Sooke Park happened when 

I was in high-school, training to hike the West 

Coast Trail. I’ve since had many visits bringing 

family and friends along. With the flowing 

meadows of Aylard Farm leading down to the 

ocean, hiking trails for all skill levels, petroglyphs, 

sandy beaches, and tidal pools, this park has become 

my favourite on the island. Check it out for yourself 

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With the signs of spring, 

warmer weather, birds, the 

buds on the trees, there is also a 

hint of excitement in the air at 

the SPCA as we gear up for our 

Annual Giant Garage Sale. This 

year, our sale is a 2 day event at 

the new Cowichan Exhibition 

Grounds off the Trans-Canada 

Highway in Duncan. The sale 

starts at 8:30 a.m. Saturday 2 

June and 8:30 a.m. on Sunday 

3 June. Plenty of parking, sales 

both inside and out, and back by 

popular demand – Bob’s BBQ! 

We’ve had an array of amazing 

quality items donated this year; 

furniture, house hold goods, an 

athletic department, clothing, 

garden area, tools, clothing, 

books, and, the favourite, 

‘pricers pick’ table. 

We are lucky enough to be 

able to hold the sale this year 

at the exhibition grounds so 

inclement weather will not 

be an issue. Parking and pickup 

will be extremely easy. This 

is the sixth year for our sale 

and it has grown by leaps and 

bounds every year, making this 

one of our largest fundraisers for 

the shelter. 

We have an amazing garage 

sale team who start working 

on the summer sale as early as 

January. Donation of quality, 

gently-used goods are welcome. 

The team is also equipped to 

handle donations of collectibles, 

furniture, lawnmowers, and 

garden furniture. 

The proceeds from this annual 

event enable us to house, feed, 

and treat medically, all the 

animals that come into our care. 

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support it provides for our 

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The days have lengthened and warmed up and 

everything in the garden, especially the weeds, 

are growing vigorously. It is such a joy to watch 

the seeds and plants that were dreams during the 

winter start to grow and produce. 

There is nothing like a salad 

picked fresh from the 

garden for supper with a vase 

of early roses or other flowers 

on the table. One thing I always 

have to remember is not to get 

too enthusiastic about weeding, 

spreading manure, redesigning 

beds etc. and doing too much 

bending and heaving and then 

feeling very stiff and sore for 

days. I have to ensure that I sit 

down once in a while on a well 

placed bench or a warm stone 

wall, relax and enjoy the fruits 

of my labours. 

The Community Flower and 

Garden Show is coming up. 

It will be held at Cobble Hill 

Hall on Saturday, 16 June from 

9 – 2.00 p.m. The theme this 

year is Scents and Sensibility. 

Food wise the day starts with 

a Pancake Breakfast served by 

the South Cowichan Rotary 

and continues with the Lake 

Bay Hill Ladies Auxiliary 

Strawberry Tea – sounds 

delicious! Inside the hall, among 

the many wonderful exhibits, 

there will be a Silent Auction 

and outside Plant Sales, Garden 

Accessories, Master Gardener’s 

answering questions and other 

exciting things. 

Everyone is encouraged to 

participate as there are 73 classes 

which include: Cut Flowers, 

Potted Plants, Vegetables and 

Herbs and Design. There are 

two classes for young gardeners 

– Kid’s Design Theme – Smell 

me! - any arrangement of smelly 

flowers - good or bad and Kid’s 

Swiss Chard Competition where 

the young ones who took seeds 

home from Seedy Saturday will 

show how well they have grown. 

Exhibits will be accepted from 

noon – 7 p.m. on Friday, 15 

June. For the Show Schedule, 

Rules and Regulations go 

to www.millbaygardenclub. 

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Garden Show 16 June or pick 

one up at the 22 May meeting 

of the MBGC. Hopefully I, and 

everyone else, will have more 

vegetables ready as they were 

so late last year. 

At the March meeting of the 

MBGC I picked up one or two 

useful tips: 

• Don’t plant parsnips and 

carrots in a freshly manured 

plot as they will ‘fork.’ 

• Plant parsnips in a zigzag 2 

1/2 inches apart – easy to do 

as the seeds are quite 

big – removes the need for 

thinning. 

• Asparagus seems to like 

salt which can come from 

spreading 1 handful of 

ordinary table salt to 1 sq. 

metre or by putting seaweed 

over the bed as mulch - these 

should be applied in March/ 

April. 

• Asparagus should not be 

harvested until its 4th year. 

At the 22 May meeting the 

speaker will be Pat Johnson, 

a Native Plant Gardening 

Consultant, speaking on 

Gardening with Native Plants. 

For the past 12 years she has 

been helping private and public 

gardeners incorporate native 

plants into their landscapes. 

Meetings are on the 4th 

Tuesday of the month at the 

Community League Hall at 

Kerry Park Recreation Centre 

at 7 p.m.. Check MBGC out at 

www.millbaygardenclub.com 

or contact: 

Ajay Oppelaar, President at 

arkengardens@gmail.com . 

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South Cowichan 

By Gayle Bodie 

 

 

 

 

 

One of my favourite fast foods is Chinese food. 

The new Monkey King Express has just opened 

in Mill Bay, I ordered from the steam table and I 

really enjoyed the sweet and sour pork, the food is 

really fresh and if the steam table is closed you can 

always just order from the regular menu. The staff 

is friendly and for a quick lunch you can just have a 

lunch box for just $5.99 this includes 2 items and a 

drink, a pretty good value I think. 

Come back next month for my next Eating out in South Cowichan. 

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Buy a Pie – win a diamond! On Saturday May 26th, from 10am – 3pm at the Cobble Hill 

Fairgrounds, Evergreen Independent School will host the 28th annual Children & Apple Pie – a 

family festival and community celebration, and the school’s primary fundraiser. Proceeds 

support the activities and programming that shape our students’ education. 

This fabulous festival features something fun for everyone – little kids will enjoy Face 

Painting, Cookie Decorating, a Bouncy Castle and other games, while older kids will be inspired 

at the Woodworking Table, prove their skills on the Mini Golf Course, or work on their aim at 

the Dunk Tank. The Silent Auction is a wonder to behold. Take some time to bid on some 

unique and inspired donations from local artists and businesses (imagine the treasures you’ll 

find). Stop by the Concession and sample the fresh, organic fare. The Bake Table features our 

famous handcrafted Apple Pies. These delicious treats are enough to lure a crowd (they 

usually sell out before noon) but to sweeten the pot, every pie purchased comes with a chance 

to win a pair of diamond rings! 

To keep the festive spirits high, the live entertainment lineup (which continues throughout the 

day) includes (to name a few) Alex’s Evergreen Kid’s, Woodruff Music Studio, Moon Dance 

Drumming, William Yoga extravaganza, Bonner Jazz Band, Steps Ahead, One World Youth 

Dance Theatre, Brentwood College Music Ensembles, and the Hilwi Dancers. 

Evergreen Independent School has been a fixture in the Cobble Hill area since 1983, and 

continues to fill the mandate of providing balanced education where academic excellence and 

individual development are equally valued, and where the inherent joy of learning is nurtured 

in a caring and respectful community. 

Evergreen is accepting applications for September 2012. Children & Apple Pie provides an 

excellent opportunity to visit with Evergreen teachers at the Information Booth, or take a 

guided tour of the school (just across the street from the fairgrounds). For more information 

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Ask Janet... 

FEATURE 

Mill Bay’s New Lingerie Expert 

Dear Janet, Why can’t I seem to find a bra that’s fits 

Frustrated Frieda 

Dear Frieda, There are a few things to remember before you buy 

a bra. The most important is key to the fit is the ‘perfect 

position’ for your breasts.They should be midway between your 

shoulders and your elbows. Your bra should be level front to 

back. Most women wear their bra bands too high on their torsos 

and throw their measurements off, therefore most women keep 

going up in the back or increasing their band size instead of 

getting a deeper cup. We want to keep the back lean and small 

so we can lift the bust. The bra band is like a bridge, if it’s 

properly planted at the base, it can lift . . . just like The 

Golden Gate Bridge! 

Just remember there are obvious clues your bra is the wrong 

size: 

• If your cups runneth over, it’s time to go up a cup size. 

• If your cups dimple, it’s time to go down a cup size. 

• If you have the dreaded back fat, you probably think your 

bra is too tight, but you’re wrong your bra is too big. 

Wearing the bra lower on your back with a smaller band 

size will completely eliminate the back fat. 

• If your strap falls down, that means your bra band is 

riding up and you probably need to go down a band size. 

Good Luck, and if you need assistance, drop by my store! 

Dear Janet, Thank you for your article in February regarding risqué coloured panties and bras underneath light or sheer garments. Recently 

we received new uniforms, and they are of the jumpsuit style in white. They are slightly sheer and fitted so undergarments are very visible. 

Do you think we are taking a fashion risk by letting them show through Yours Truly, Saucy Stella 

Dear Janet, My wife just had our first baby 

in March. I want to surprise her on Mother’s 

day with something practical and sexy. 

What would you suggest that will narrow 

down my search Debbie’s Husband, Dave 

Dear Dave, Congratulations on the birth of 

your first child! 

In contrast to the practicality of 

pajamas, lingerie is sure to spice up 

her Mother’s Day and make her feel sexy, 

special, and loved. An important thing to 

remember, however, is her personal style 

and preference, not yours. There are so 

many different types of lingerie ranging 

from lacy, dainty, and pretty, to racy, 

sexy, and hot! What I suggest to men, is 

to find out her size, ask a few questions 

to feel out what is on her wish list. 

From there just visit us and we can choose 

something I am sure she will love! 

Dear Saucy Stella,, This is entirely dependent on your workplace; many jobs will have a dress code. If you are required 

to be more conservative then its best to stick with the basics, beige or nude coloured bra and underwear. However if 

you are allowed to let your personal style ‘show through’ there are a variety of options. 

ALL HAIL SHAPE WEAR!! White isn’t always the most forgiving colour so instead of surrendering to it, embrace it! 

Show off your womanly curves, the options for shape wear are endless, minimizing bras, thigh shapers, Spanx, the 

Unbelivabra are all fantastic options. Even in unflattering clothes you can show off a seamless sexy silhouette. This 

season everyone subconsciously wears their light and bright colours. Nude or flesh tone is best under white and light 

colours, other solid colours will have a bold outline under thin fabrics. Beige gives the illusion that it’s just you 

underneath, curvaceous, confident and all woman. 

If your job gives you the freedom to express your self, please do! A pop of summer colour is always nice. While staying 

professional, (a plunging neckline may be too revealing) layering is always in style. Camisoles come in every colour 

imaginable and bandeau tops and bralettes are lighter for the summer months. Panties are very rarely allowed to show 

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Why Use A Mediator 

By Leslie Kleiman 

As was underscored by one of my learned mentors: how many 

people would knowingly and intentionally insert themselves into 

conflict How many people would be comfortable standing between 

two parties at war How many people are okay dealing with intense 

feelings including, specifically, anger The answer to each question 

is darned few! Whether those of us in the profession gravitate to it 

because we have a higher level of tolerance for conflict or because 

the aversion to conflict which most people have has been trained out 

of us, one of the cardinal reasons for using a mediator is precisely 

because we are comfortable in and amid situations involving conflict 

and intense emotions. 

It is not uncommon for parties in conflict to, in my vernacular, 

lose or even give away their power. The reasons for this are myriad. 

We might be frightened that the conflict will lead to some version of 

pain, be it financial, emotional or even physical. As a society, we 

have been trained to think of anger as bad or, at least, an extremely 

unattractive quality. Intense anger can also be intimidating, both to 

the person feeling it and to the person at whom it is directed. The 

human response to intense emotion has been extensively studied 

and has been recognized as consisting of identifiable phases. I find 

this to be a fascinating subject the extent of which is well beyond 

the breadth of this article. For our purposes, however, it is well 

documented that as our emotional arousal increases our ability to 

think critically and the quality of our judgment decreases. As such, 

the worst time to make important decisions or to negotiate something 

about which we feel strongly is when we are feeling intensely about 

something that is important to us. What a conundrum! Hence, the 

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Not only are mediators trained to remain present, comfortable 

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Name This Plant 

By Joy Story 

What plant has over 30 different nutrients and vitamins It can be 

eaten as a salad green, made into a tea or wine and it’s one of the 

first plants to flower in the spring feeding the bees Medicinally, it’s a 

diuretic that also cleanses the bloodstream and liver. It improves the 

functioning of the kidneys, pancreas, spleen and stomach. 

It’s the Dandelion! 

Perma-Culture calls the Dandelion a Dynamic Accumulator. Dynamic 

accumulators are the plants that have the ability to reach deep into 

the earth and mine minerals bringing them to the soil surface and 

making them available to other plants and soil life. Dandelions mine 

minerals such as calcium, phosphorus, iron and many other minerals 

essential for healthy growth. 

Dandelions can be used to bust up compacted or clay soils, 

and they help to build up tilth with their soil bursting taproots. Used 

as a soil indicator, they like to grow in cultivated or tilled areas of 

clay and usually in acidic soils. 

Carolyn Herriot suggests eating the leaves before they go 

to flower and become bitter. However, the flowers can be sautéed 

as a vegetable dish or dipped in batter and fried. The roots of the 

Dandelion can be roasted and ground to make into a caffeine-free 

coffee like substitute. 

Mother Nature gave us the Dandelion 

that is a food and a medicine for both the 

human and the earth. 

The Dandelion, with all its properties and uses, deserves a place on 

this planet and in our yards. If you eat your weeds, you’ll find there 

won’t be enough of them. 

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Stitch, Rip and Glue 

By Carolyn Carr 

How to: Dish Towel Bag for fresh greens 

This project is fun and easy and a great Mother(s Day gift, it(s one 

of the items I want for my kitchen with the gardening season fast 

approaching, your salad greens and fresh herbs will keep longer in 

the fridge than with plastic bags, plus they are a lot prettier. You can 

sew this project by hand or sewing machine. 

Supplies: 

* Cotton dish towel 

* String, twine, shoelace or a handmade tie, 10” longer than the 

longest length of your dish towel. 

* Basic sewing kit - pins, scissors, thread, needle 

* Sewing machine (or not) 

Instructions: 

* Lay your dish towel flat, right side up and short side at the top, 

place ‘string’ on the right side about 1/2”, on the long side. 

* Fold the long edge over the string 1”, pin in place and stitch a 

seam straight down, avoiding the ‘string.’ 

* Fold in half, wrong sides together to resemble a long square, 

pin long side and bottom, sew a 1/2” seam on pinned edges, 

leaving the side with the drawstring open 1” from the top. 

* Tie a knot at the end of each ‘string.’ 

Before storing your greens, moisten the bag with cold water and 

squeeze out excess moisture, add greens or herbs, pull drawstring 

closed and place in fridge crisper. 

This project is also cute as a display; place a vase inside the 

bag with a bit of water, place flowers in the vase and hang from a 

door knob. 

Here's a delicious salad dressing to try with your fresh greens: 

Blend all ingredients with a hand blender, blender or food 

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Glimpses of Our Past 

STORY 

Bamberton Cement Factory 

Bamberton’s 100 Years 

Dust to Bust and Back 

By Maureen Alexander 

Bamberton, once an active cement factory, deep sea 

port and company town, located on the Malahat 

Drive, is considered one of the most important 

industrial sites in BC’s history. 

Financed by British investors in 1912 and named after the company’s 

managing director HK Bamber, it later merged with Canadian 

entrepreneur Robert Butchart, bringing world wide attention to the 

shores of Saanich Inlet. 

Dr. Bob Griffin, (Royal BC Museum) states: 

Bamberton, the only cement manufacturing plant in western Canada 

from 1920 -1956, supplied cement for every major construction project 

in BC as well as similar projects around the world. 

The company town flourished as well, with a school, community hall 

and houses, strung down the steep hillside, a close knit community 

dependent on the ups and downs of the cement industry. 

After the Cobble Hill Quarry was purchased in the 1950’s the company 

promised jobs well into the 21st century. However, after the La Farge 

Co. of Paris built a multimillion dollar plant in Richmond, BC in the 

1970s and Bamberton’s parent company countered with their new plant 

in Delta, Bamberton’s demise began. 

A strike was called in 1980 which ended Bamberton’s manufacturing 

but while a cement distribution operation continued on site, the factory 

buildings fell into disrepair. The RCMP and the military used them for 

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a new rezoning proposal. 

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Properties, now its own corporate entity, was successful in securing 

CVRD approval to rezone 136 hectares for light industrial, commercial, 

and adventure-tourism, beginning the next fascinating phase of 

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Gerry Giles, Regional Director Area ‘C’ 

The fifth Annual Building Sustainable Communities Conference was 

recently held in Kelowna and is one of the best conferences staged 

for those involved in local government. Sponsored by the non-profit 

Fresh Outlook Foundation, it promotes the development and delivery 

of programs that enable and encourage sustainable practices in 

homes, workplaces and recreational facilities. The four day session 

was packed with educational seminars and I enjoyed the opportunity 

to listen and to learn. 

Among other things, the conference addressed agricultural 

growth through local marketing and food production. It focused on 

balancing human needs with land use planning and showcased the 

latest improvements in water governance. Each session included 

keynote speakers, panel discussions and opportunities to participate 

in activities. My main interest at this conference was on water 

governance, water conservation and source water protection as these 

vital topics impact all of us in the South Cowichan community. 

In addition to the spotlight on water, there were many other 

sessions, but two stood out from the rest for me. The first was a 

program called OliveUs. This project was developed by Kelowna 

based restaurateur Nikos Theodosakis after questioning his children 

about their classroom activities. Apparently, his children did not feel 

they were learning life skills in school so Nikos developed a project 

that engages students through arts and culture while at the same time 

inviting them to explore and participate in real world issues. Students 

use science, history, mathematics, art, technology, social studies and 

other subject areas to explore the interconnectedness of learning and 

the relationships between themselves and others around the world. 

At its core, the program involves children creating and selling art 

cards both in Kelowna and its surrounding communities. Their highly 

successful marketing and sales strategies have enabled the children to 

implement programs in other countries including Guatemala, Uganda, 

Tanzania, Haiti and India. This program, which was formed in 2008, 

has been highly successful in both Canada and the United States. For 

more information see http://oliveus.ca. 

The second session that had a tremendous impact upon those 

 

 

 

 

 

 

who participated was on Midway Atoll and the Albatross population 

that inhabits this space. Midway Atoll is approximately 2,000 miles 

from the nearest continent. The Albatross on Midway are dying and it 

was revealed that these birds are starving to death because they have 

ingested so much plastic. The birds also feed the plastic to their young. 

Film producer, Chris Jordon, gave a short presentation on Midway, 

the Albatross and the plastic found in the carcasses which ranges 

from bottle caps, to lighters, straws and other material. During his 

presentation, Chris dumped a bag of plastic on the table – all material 

he had collected from the river’s edge within a half a kilometer of the 

conference centre. I would encourage everyone to take a few minutes 

to watch the video located at www.midwayfilm.com. 

If you have questions, comments or concerns about Cobble Hill, 

South Cowichan or Cowichan Valley Regional District issues please 

contact me at ggiles12@shaw.ca or 250-743-5466. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Dog Bite Prevention 

By Lisbeth Plant 

The third week of May is International Dog Bite 

Prevention Week. Dog bite prevention education also 

applies to adults and professionals who come into 

contact with dogs regularly. The great majority of dog 

bites are not pit bulls on the rampage, but family dogs 

that bite a child during unsupervised interaction. 

Parental Supervision of dogs and children is crucial. 

The basic DOs and DONT’S for children around dogs include: 

1. Do not hug a dog, put your face close to his face or lie on him. 

Do sit beside him and rub his chest. 

2. Do not play chase-games with a dog. 

Do play hide-and-seek with adult supervision. 

3. Do not play tug-games with a dog. 

Do play fetch. 

4. Do not lean over or step over a dog. 

Do respect a dog’s resting place and leave him alone. 

5. Do not bother a dog that is sleeping, eating, has a toy or bone, 

is hurt or has puppies. 

Do wait for the dog to come to you for attention. 

6. Do not play dress-up with a dog. 

Do dress up your stuffed animals. 

7. Do not hit a dog, poke him or pull his fur, ears, legs or tail. 

Do be gentle. 

8. Do pet your dog with only one hand at a time. 

9. Do not stick fingers or hands into the dog’s crate. 

Do ask an adult to let the dog out of the crate if you want to pet 

him. 

10. Do not play in the dog’s crate. 

Do play ‘in-and-out of the crate’ with an adult: toss a treat in, 

dog goes to get it, comes back out, toss 

another treat in. 

11. Do be a tree or a rock (stand still with 

your hands folded in front of you and 

look at your feet, or curl up on the floor) 

anytime your dog gets too rough or 

excited, until he goes away. 

12. Do not run and shout around a dog. 

Do be calm around dogs. 

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Commitment 

By Jody Carlson 

Sometimes just stepping out the door to go to an exercise 

class can seem more arduous than the actual skipping, 

running, and sweating in the class. 

Committing to your goals can be difficult, however with this 

simple game plan it can be easy: get specific, tell others, and grocery 

shop with success in mind. 

When making a fitness goal, it’s important to get specific i.e. 

“I will run on the track for 30 minutes every Monday, Wednesday, 

and Friday until 30 June,” or “I will not eat sugar for 30 days,” etc. 

Compare that with the elusive “I will take up running this spring,” or 

“I will avoid sugar.” The more specific you make the goal, the easier 

and more realistic it will be to accomplish. 

To say you will ‘try’ to do something implies failure. It’s like 

saying “I will try, but I may not succeed.” Making a true commitment 

means you really want it and that you will make it a priority no 

matter what, and failure is not an option. Write your goals down in 

your journal, mark it on your calendar and tell people. 

Second, it’s no secret we are influenced by those around us, 

particularly by those we care about. Our family and friends hold us 

accountable to our actions and our words, and they are usually the 

first to call us out when we don’t keep to it. To help commit to a fitness 

goal it’s a good idea to declare the goal not only to yourself but also 

to those who will support you. Knowing others are aware of your 

goal may bolster you to stay on track, feel their encouragement, and 

avoid the shame of dropping out. 

Finally, set yourself up for success in the food department. What 

you have in your kitchen, is what you will eat. Purchase healthy foods 

in their natural form free of hidden sugars, fillers, preservatives, 

dyes, and flavourings. Don’t tempt yourself with hiding chocolate 

bars in the cupboard for a rainy day, because we all know it rains a 

lot in B.C. You truly are what you eat; when you fuel your body with 

healthy foods, you will feel and look healthy, and have the energy to 

perform at your finest. 

“Do or do not, there is no try”- Yoda 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tidal Heights at Fulford Harbour 

British Columbia 

May 2011 

48°46.0’N 123°27.0’W 

TIDE TIDE TIDE TIDE 

Time Zone is Pst 

units are feet 

Tue 01 May 01:51 10.4H 08:29 5.9L 13:48 7.9H 19:25 5.3L 

Wed 02 May 02:21 10.4H 09:03 4.7L 15:16 8.5H 20:26 6.0L 

Thu 03 May 02:48 10.4H 09:38 3.4L 16:30 9.2H 21:24 6.7L 

Fri 04 May 03:15 10.4H 10:16 2.2L 17:35 9.9H 22:18 7.5L 

Sat 05 May 03:43 10.5H 10:56 1.1L 18:33 10.5H 23:11 8.1L 

Sun 06 May 04:13 10.6H 11:38 0.4L 19:28 11.0H 

Mon 07 May 00:06 8.6L 04:47 10.6H 12:23 0.1L 20:23 11.2H 

Tue 08 May 01:07 8.9L 05:25 10.4H 13:10 0.3L 21:17 11.3H 

Wed 09 May 02:14 9.0L 06:08 10.1H 13:59 0.8L 22:10 11.3H 

Thu 10 May 03:29 8.9L 06:55 9.6H 14:49 1.6L 23:01 11.3H 

Fri 11 May 04:50 8.5L 07:52 8.9H 15:40 2.6L 23:50 11.2H 

Sat 12 MayT 06:12 7.8L 09:14 8.1H 16:33 3.8L 

Sun 13 May 00:34 11.0H 07:21 7.0L 11:14 7.6H 17:31 4.9L 

Mon 14 May 01:14 10.9H 08:13 6.0L 13:25 7.5H 18:37 6.0L 

Tue 15 May 01:49 10.7H 08:53 5.1L 15:21 8.0H 19:47 6.9L 

Wed 16 May 02:18 10.4H 09:27 4.3L 16:40 8.7H 20:52 7.6L 

Thu 17 May 02:43 10.2H 09:57 3.5L 17:36 9.3H 21:51 8.2L 

Fri 18 May 03:04 9.9H 10:26 2.9L 18:19 9.8H 22:43 8.5L 

Sat 19 May 03:22 9.7H 10:54 2.3L 18:56 10.2H 23:32 8.7L 

Sun 20 May 03:39 9.6H 11:23 1.9L 19:30 10.4H 

Mon 21 May 00:18 8.8L 04:00 9.5H 11:53 1.7L 20:04 10.6H 

Tue 22 May 01:06 8.9L 04:27 9.4H 12:25 1.6L 20:37 10.7H 

Wed 23 May 01:57 8.8L 05:01 9.2H 13:00 1.6L 21:13 10.8H 

Thu 24 May 02:51 8.7L 05:40 9.0H 13:37 1.8L 21:49 10.9H 

Fri 25 May 03:48 8.4L 06:24 8.7H 14:15 2.1L 22:27 11.0H 

Sat 26 May 04:45 8.1L 07:19 8.3H 14:56 2.7L 23:03 11.0H 

Sun 27 May 05:38 7.5L 08:34 7.9H 15:40 3.4L 23:38 11.0H 

Mon 28 May 06:26 6.7L 10:16 7.5H 16:28 4.3L 

Tue 29 May 00:10 11.0H 07:09 5.7L 12:13 7.4H 17:23 5.4L 

Wed 30 May 00:40 10.9H 07:50 4.5L 14:04 7.8H 18:28 6.5L 

Thu 31 May 01:09 10.9H 08:30 3.2L 15:39 8.7H 19:39 7.5L 

No guarantees are made to the correctness of this data are made or implied. Do 

not rely on it to make decisions which can result in harm to anyone or anything. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Commitment 

By Jody Carlson 

Sometimes just stepping out the door to go to an exercise 

class can seem more arduous than the actual skipping, 

running, and sweating in the class. 

Committing to your goals can be difficult, however with this 

simple game plan it can be easy: get specific, tell others, and grocery 

shop with success in mind. 

When making a fitness goal, it’s important to get specific i.e. 

“I will run on the track for 30 minutes every Monday, Wednesday, 

and Friday until 30 June,” or “I will not eat sugar for 30 days,” etc. 

Compare that with the elusive “I will take up running this spring,” or 

“I will avoid sugar.” The more specific you make the goal, the easier 

and more realistic it will be to accomplish. 

To say you will ‘try’ to do something implies failure. It’s like 

saying “I will try, but I may not succeed.” Making a true commitment 

means you really want it and that you will make it a priority no 

matter what, and failure is not an option. Write your goals down in 

your journal, mark it on your calendar and tell people. 

Second, it’s no secret we are influenced by those around us, 

particularly by those we care about. Our family and friends hold us 

accountable to our actions and our words, and they are usually the 

first to call us out when we don’t keep to it. To help commit to a fitness 

goal it’s a good idea to declare the goal not only to yourself but also 

to those who will support you. Knowing others are aware of your 

goal may bolster you to stay on track, feel their encouragement, and 

avoid the shame of dropping out. 

Finally, set yourself up for success in the food department. What 

you have in your kitchen, is what you will eat. Purchase healthy foods 

in their natural form free of hidden sugars, fillers, preservatives, 

dyes, and flavourings. Don’t tempt yourself with hiding chocolate 

bars in the cupboard for a rainy day, because we all know it rains a 

lot in B.C. You truly are what you eat; when you fuel your body with 

healthy foods, you will feel and look healthy, and have the energy to 

perform at your finest. 

“Do or do not, there is no try”- Yoda 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tidal Heights at Fulford Harbour 

British Columbia 

May 2011 

48°46.0’N 123°27.0’W 

TIDE TIDE TIDE TIDE 

Time Zone is Pst 

units are feet 

Tue 01 May 01:51 10.4H 08:29 5.9L 13:48 7.9H 19:25 5.3L 

Wed 02 May 02:21 10.4H 09:03 4.7L 15:16 8.5H 20:26 6.0L 

Thu 03 May 02:48 10.4H 09:38 3.4L 16:30 9.2H 21:24 6.7L 

Fri 04 May 03:15 10.4H 10:16 2.2L 17:35 9.9H 22:18 7.5L 

Sat 05 May 03:43 10.5H 10:56 1.1L 18:33 10.5H 23:11 8.1L 

Sun 06 May 04:13 10.6H 11:38 0.4L 19:28 11.0H 

Mon 07 May 00:06 8.6L 04:47 10.6H 12:23 0.1L 20:23 11.2H 

Tue 08 May 01:07 8.9L 05:25 10.4H 13:10 0.3L 21:17 11.3H 

Wed 09 May 02:14 9.0L 06:08 10.1H 13:59 0.8L 22:10 11.3H 

Thu 10 May 03:29 8.9L 06:55 9.6H 14:49 1.6L 23:01 11.3H 

Fri 11 May 04:50 8.5L 07:52 8.9H 15:40 2.6L 23:50 11.2H 

Sat 12 MayT 06:12 7.8L 09:14 8.1H 16:33 3.8L 

Sun 13 May 00:34 11.0H 07:21 7.0L 11:14 7.6H 17:31 4.9L 

Mon 14 May 01:14 10.9H 08:13 6.0L 13:25 7.5H 18:37 6.0L 

Tue 15 May 01:49 10.7H 08:53 5.1L 15:21 8.0H 19:47 6.9L 

Wed 16 May 02:18 10.4H 09:27 4.3L 16:40 8.7H 20:52 7.6L 

Thu 17 May 02:43 10.2H 09:57 3.5L 17:36 9.3H 21:51 8.2L 

Fri 18 May 03:04 9.9H 10:26 2.9L 18:19 9.8H 22:43 8.5L 

Sat 19 May 03:22 9.7H 10:54 2.3L 18:56 10.2H 23:32 8.7L 

Sun 20 May 03:39 9.6H 11:23 1.9L 19:30 10.4H 

Mon 21 May 00:18 8.8L 04:00 9.5H 11:53 1.7L 20:04 10.6H 

Tue 22 May 01:06 8.9L 04:27 9.4H 12:25 1.6L 20:37 10.7H 

Wed 23 May 01:57 8.8L 05:01 9.2H 13:00 1.6L 21:13 10.8H 

Thu 24 May 02:51 8.7L 05:40 9.0H 13:37 1.8L 21:49 10.9H 

Fri 25 May 03:48 8.4L 06:24 8.7H 14:15 2.1L 22:27 11.0H 

Sat 26 May 04:45 8.1L 07:19 8.3H 14:56 2.7L 23:03 11.0H 

Sun 27 May 05:38 7.5L 08:34 7.9H 15:40 3.4L 23:38 11.0H 

Mon 28 May 06:26 6.7L 10:16 7.5H 16:28 4.3L 

Tue 29 May 00:10 11.0H 07:09 5.7L 12:13 7.4H 17:23 5.4L 

Wed 30 May 00:40 10.9H 07:50 4.5L 14:04 7.8H 18:28 6.5L 

Thu 31 May 01:09 10.9H 08:30 3.2L 15:39 8.7H 19:39 7.5L 

No guarantees are made to the correctness of this data are made or implied. Do 

not rely on it to make decisions which can result in harm to anyone or anything. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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