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welcome . . . 

. . . to the April issue of the South Cowichan Life. We are looking forward to the first long 

weekend of the year at Easter and can’t wait for more settled weather to get out and about in 

the great outdoors. 

In our communities many hours are spent by volunteers who raise money to make 

improvements that benefit us all. Take the LakeBayHill Auxiliary – they will be raising funds 

at their annual Lemon and Lavender Tea on 17 April from 2:00 to 4:00pm at the Mill Bay 

Community Hall for health care equipment at the Cowichan District Hospital. On Saturday 23 

April at the Mill Bay Centre the South Cowichan Rotary Club will host an Easter Egg Hunt led 

by the Easter Bunny. Meet outside Thrifty Foods at 10:00am make sure you bring a basket to 

collect some delectable chocolate eggs. 

Did you know that the Spot Prawn is one of seven commercial species of shrimp found in our 

West coast waters? The body colour is usually reddish brown with distinctive white spots and 

the large females can sometimes exceed 9 inches in total length. The spot prawn is known for 

its sweet, delicate flavor and firm flesh. That’s why Cowichan Bay is celebrating the third annual 

Spot Prawn Festival on 15 May with chef demonstrations, sampling, music and sales fresh off 

the boats. Environmentally sound and locally sourced – you can’t get better than that! 

Once again we have the ever popular word search competition on page 6. Entrants must be 

19 years and over to win and Mill Bay Centre has an Easter Basket draw - entry form on page 

13. Also, throughout the magazine there are discount coupons and special offers from our 

advertisers. Life is good in the South Cowichan Valley. Enjoy! 

From the Team at The Cowichan Press. 

4 Glimpses of our Past 

A driving trip to and from Victoria in the 1920s 

could be a hair raising adventure. . . . 

6 Competition 

Complete the wordsearch with our Easter 

theme and you could be the lucky winner of a 

box of chocolates and a bottle of wine. 

13 Shop Mill Bay Centre 

Mill Bay Centre have teamed up with South 

Cowichan Life Magazine to offer our readers a 

monthly prize draw. This month one lucky reader 

has the chance to win a fantastic gift basket. 

Good luck! 

19 Dear Barbara 

Local lingerie expert offers advice and direction 

to ladies (or gents if required) with solutions 

to underwear problems. 

22 Glimpses of our Past 

Built in 1892, the ‘Station Hotel’ was located 

opposite the railway station on the east side of 

Cobble Hill Road near the present location of 

Olde School House Coffee. 

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Solar Power ..............................2 

Local Business Profile .................3 

The ABCs of PDF’s ......................5 

Female Food Grower ..................6 

Radiant Fitness ..........................7 

Mill Bay Fire Department ............9 

Crowder’s Column ................... 11 

Community Page ..................... 12 

Mill Bay Shopping Centre .......... 13 

Local Business Profile ............... 17 

Local Business Profile ............... 18 

Insight .................................... 21 

April Movie Review ................... 23 

Mill Bay Garden Club ................ 24 

Stitch, Rip and Glue .................. 25 

Planning Tomorrows ................. 27 

Children and Dogs ................... 28 

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Active Listening Has Its Limits ... 

By Kelly Musselwhite 

I do not consider myself a political person. I am a philosopher 

who focuses on the love and pursuit of wisdom through 

intellectual and methodological means. Holistic consideration 

is my fundamental goal for it was my generation who were 

raised in a be seen and not heard environment. That’s just the 

way things were but not necessarily how they ought to be. 

Several months ago the issue of the Eco Depot came up in local 

conversation. Interested, I made my way to one of the first rallies 

held at Ingram Street and so my education began. I had received 

and read the literature put out by the CVRD but something didn’t 

jive. What was the fuss about? Isn’t an Eco Depot a green idea? Isn’t 

that a good thing? 

They say power is knowledge but there are always several 

perspectives to consider. As such, I started attended the CVRD Board of 

Director’s Meetings in balance with information sessions administered 

by the resistors. I read the paper, kept track of the number of emotionally 

driven, yet intelligent articles appearing in our newspapers, and even 

wrote a couple myself. I was becoming political. 

What have I concluded? The proposed Eco Depot is not 

‘wrong’ conceptually, yet is completely unethical for a diversity of 

other reasons, many of which are reflected when critically analyzing 

the three websites currently available to the public: the CVRD’s 

ecodepotfacts.ca and those in opposition’s ecodepotfacts.com and 

saynotodump.ca. 

I fear that the public are not fully aware of this local debate 

and I invite you to investigate yourselves. 

As an autonomous adult, I am determined to be seen and 

heard, yet my understanding is that both require being met with eyes 

that see and ears that listen. Sorrowfully, it appears that the CVRD 

Director’s have neither when it comes to the Eco Depot. 

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debbie 

Both had lived in Calgary for 

many years, where they met, 

married and started a family. 

Brian grew up in the Prairies 

farming, Debbie was raised and 

schooled in Victoria. Married for 

10 years, seeing that the pace was 

only getting faster in the city, they 

decided to move the family to the 

Island. Debbie’s dad had bought 

a log cabin on Shawnigan Lake in 

1966, where the family spent many 

summers, weekends and holidays. 

This is where the love for country 

life originated. 

Debbie worked with Mary Kay 

Cosmetics for 15 years in Calgary, 

loved it, and loved working with 

people, however, once on the 

Island it was time for a change. Her 

youngest son Brandon, at 4 years 

old was constantly sick, finally a 

year he later was diagnosed with 

Asthma, after many trips to the 

hospital and many prescriptions. In 

that time Debbie could not work, as 

her son was home sick 2 to 3 days 

per week. Having to partially home 

school him and take him to many 

appoinments for testing, doctors, 

dietitians, etc.Not understanding 

why or what was triggering him, 

she was determined to get to the 

bottom of his health problems. Her 

other son had severe allergies and 

her husband owned an Autobody 

Shop, so basically a toxic family! 

This is why she studied health 

and well being using supplements, 

natural herbal products, and 

energy work. 

Reiki Wellness 

7 Years in the Cowichan Valley – Making a Difference 

Debbie Shkuratoff and husband Brian had settled in the Valley in 1991 to 

live a peaceful lifestyle and raise their boys. 

Cathy Simons CNC, introduced 

her to healthy alternatives, Reiki 

and many other gifted people along 

the way. 

The next few years took on a life 

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other energy and health classes, and 

meeting many gifted teachers. Debbie 

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While studying Reiki, Debbie opened 

her home for classes and treatments. 

Then decided to open Reiki Wellness 

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Technique sessions ( Advanced 

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teaching all levels. Using the energy 

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soul and spirit, she realized there 

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in 2005 she took training for the 

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the Infrared Therapies, which are all 

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Reiki Wellness has added nutritional 

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Lorene is a Master Herbalist of 

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Two years ago, Kangen Water, a 

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Water Wellness Classes are now held 

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Glimpses of Our Past 

Slow But Steady 

A driving trip to and from Victoria in the 1920s could be a hair raising 

adventure. So in November 1924 two former naval officers, Kennaird 

and Williams found a way to bypass the road by transporting vehicles 

across Saanich Inlet. 

They converted the 22 year old 90 foot coastal tramp steamer 

Cascade, to allow vehicles to drive on bow and stern and 

renamed her the Brentwood. Terminals were established about 

10 metres south of the present dock at Brentwood and north of 

the present dock at Mill Bay. 

So much for an auspicious start, only a month after she began 

this route the new ferry sank at her Brentwood dock. It was a 

hard winter and Brentwood Bay had frozen over, while trying 

to break through, the ice opened the seams in the wooden hull. 

However she was quickly repaired and soon back on the job 

In 1956 a new ferry called the Mill Bay was added and for two 

years, the 54-year old Brentwood and the new Mill Bay operated 

side by side providing half-hour service from both sides across 

Saanich Inlet 

In 1958 the Malahat Highway was improved and the Brentwood 

was retired, leaving the Mill Bay to operate the route alone for 

the next 52 years. 

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STORY 

I’m sure many of you have travelled on the Mill Bay Ferry and 

there’s a good chance that the vehicle you drive onto this ferry 

with will have a bigger engine than the ferry itself 

The Mill Bay is powered by one 8 cylinder engine producing 

152 horsepower (less than many yachts and pleasure boats and 

many of the cars it carries!). 

Since the Mill Bay is so small, only carrying 18 cars, the docks 

at each side are especially designed to accommodate the ferry, 

meaning no other BC Ferry can replace her when she is out for 

repairs or refit. 

With 86 years and counting this route is “the oldest continuously 

operated salt water ferry service in all of British Columbia.” It 

also stands out as having the smallest and oldest ferry in the BC 

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The ABCs of PDFs 

By Jeff Wright 

PDF stands for Portable Document Format. PDF files are, for the 

most part, read-only documents that preserve document formatting, 

including fonts and graphics, across many platforms. Simply put, it’s 

a great way to send documents to a variety of recipients because it 

will be readable on their computers, and look just as you created it, 

regardless of the hardware or software owned by your recipient. As 

well, the read-only aspect of PDFs discourages plagiarism. 

The concept of PDF was introduced in 1991 by the co-founder 

of Adobe Systems, John Warnock. The idea was to sell software to 

create PDFs, but offer free software to read PDFs. (Incidentally, the 

PDF format was proprietary before it became an open standard on 

01 Jul 2008.) 

Now, let’s get down to the 3 basics of PDFs: How can one 

read, create, and edit a PDF document? 

Of the three, reading a PDF is usually the easiest. Most 

computers already have a PDF reader installed, so reading a PDF 

document on your computer or online can be as simple as clicking 

on it. If you don’t have a PDF reader installed, you can get any 

one of a number of them for free. Adobe Reader (formerly Adobe 

Acrobat) is the most common. 

Creating a PDF used to require a separate $600 piece of 

software from Adobe, but now there are many built-in, free, or 

inexpensive options. Some software products (e.g. Adobe products, 

Microsoft Office, OpenOffice) allow you to simply save as PDF. 

Add-on tools are typically inexpensive (or free) and very easy to 

use: you install it like a printer driver so to create a PDF from your 

favourite program you simply hit print, choose the PDF printer from 

your printer list, and tell it the name and location to save to. One 

very popular PDF writer add-on product is CutePDF. 

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Editing a PDF is now possible. 

Although this (unfortunately) kills 

the read-only aspect of PDFs we 

once had, it does give us increased 

flexibility. For one, you can fill out 

PDF forms electronically instead of 

printing them and filling them out by 

hand. Editing a PDF can be tricky, 

but you have several options ranging 

from free to $150. One totally free 

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converted to DOC (Microsoft Word) or RTF (Rich Text Format). There 

are free trials of full-blown PDF software packages like Nitro PDF 

and Foxit that are typically about $100 once the trial ends. Adobe 

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Female Food Grower 

Seeks Male Food 

Grower 

By Joy Story 

The newest addition to Grow Food Edible Garden 

Design Services is an on-line Food Growers Magazine 

called, Grow Food Network. The main purpose of the 

magazine is to connect Food Growers with one another 

to offer support, information and resources. 

Inside each colourful monthly addition will be tips and 

information all focused around growing food. Also included; is 

a Work-Share program where people can work in each other’s 

garden, and a mentorship program for people who want to work 

with a hands-on teacher/mentor and teachers who need willing 

participants in their garden to work. 

Network Magazine will even include a personal column for 

food gardeners to connect with like-minded people. A classified ad 

section will provide a link to resources such as manures, soils, plants, 

seeds and people in the food growing industry. 

The magazine will work on a subscription basis for 

approximately $3.00 per month, paper copies will be more. We are 

presently in the design phase, but hope to be available at the end of 

April, early May just in time for another exciting growing season. 

If you would like to receive the first free copy, email us at 

growfood@shaw.ca If you have something to buy, sell or trade that 

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Our new church officially commenced on March 6th in the 

Mill Bay Community Hall (Next to Kerry Park Arena) with 

guest speaker Pastor Shane Woodlief of New Life Community 

Baptist Church in Duncan. Many enjoyed the programme which 

included well known organist Keith Clarke. 

Regular services are held each Sunday at 10:00 a.m. If you are 

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Redefining Your Goals 

By Jody Carlson 

Often times, our fitness goals resemble something like this: “I 

want to lose 20 lb by June 1st”, or “I want to feel good in my 

bikini this summer,” or “I want to be a size 5” or “I want to run 

a marathon”. . . etc. These goals could be described as an end 

result to some hard work, or outcome based goals. 

But let’s imagine for a moment that we might be better off 

focusing on the process instead of the end goal itself. 

Consider this list of behavioural goals: 

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• I will do 2 sets of 12-15 reps. of strength training 3 times 

per week. 

• I will stretch all worked muscle groups after each work out. 

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This list not only focuses on the process for reaching your end goal, 

but it is also a scheme for changing your lifestyle. There are plenty 

of fad diets and extreme exercise regimens that could quickly get 

you where you’d like to be, however these often fail the moment you 

tire of the strict practice, sending you back to the beginning again. 

On the other hand, we know that adhering to small lifestyle changes 

will produce long term results, by simply becoming the normal way 

you conduct your life. By focusing on a behavioural goal, as in the 

examples above, you also get immediate satisfaction from fulfilling 

it. Unlike the elusive image of a future gorgeous bikini body on the 

beach, these simple tasks are actual and real tasks you can easily 

accomplish today. While keeping your long-term goal suspended in 

your mind’s eye, completing smaller behaviour goals should be your 

primary focus. Soon you might find you’ve arrived at your desired 

outcome i.e. the bikini body, but now you have the tools and the 

tendency to maintain this position. 

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Mill Bay 

Fire 

Department 

By Joanne Nelson 

Brrrr, gorgeous looking snow, bringing 

frustration, power outages, danger on the 

roads and icy surfaces. 

Indoors if you have a fireplace, just a reminder, you are 

bringing fire into your home. Respect it, always use a fireplace 

screen to stop sparks, and do not store newspapers, kindling or 

matches near the fireplace. Remove rugs or cover wood floors with 

fire resistant bricks or rock. Place fire resistant or rocks directly in 

front of the fireplace and under it if it is free standing. 

After an incident, access to a site may be restricted considering 

structural integrity or investigation into the cause. Our Firefighters 

do everything they can to ensure an area is safe before leaving 

an incident. Please use this analogy for your own peace of mind 

in keeping your home and surroundings safe so that Emergency 

personnel are not required. 

On occasion a crime investigation is required and a scene must 

be preserved whilst evidence is gathered. After leaving an incident, 

the firefighters must return to the Fire Hall, ensure their equipment is 

clean and all traces of harmful chemicals removed. I will elaborate 

on debriefings in my next article. 

Consider joining our team as an integral volunteer in our 

Community. It is good to know that there are still some people who 

want to become a firefighter regardless of status or monetary gain. 

The first requirement is that you do not have a criminal record. 

The personal attributes that are considered are; determination, 

confidence, flexibility, positive outlook, ability to communicate well, 

and integrity. 

Being a volunteer firefighter requires a significant commitment 

of your time to both train and respond to emergency incidents. Your 

safety and that of your fellow firefighters, and the public, depends on 

the skills you will learn and more importantly maintain and improve. 

Volunteer Firefighters are on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week 

(including holidays). 

Consider the gratification of becoming a firefighter capable of 

responding to fire incidents, saving properties and especially lives. 

If you are over 19, a resident of or work in Mill Bay, Cobble Hill or 

Arbutus Ridge, consider volunteering at least three or more hours 

per week, in support of your Community. 

The Firefighters symbolize total dedication and we are very 

proud of their commitment to our community. Come and visit us at 

Hall #1, Lodgepole Road in Mill Bay on Wednesday nights at 7:00pm 

or call 250-743-5563 for more information. Our Department has 

twenty nine firefighters, a Dispatcher and four Auxiliary members. 

Our new uniforms are coming in the near future. 

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You should have a fire extinguisher or at least one 

on each level of your house and or business? Safety 

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Crowder’s Column 

By Jean Crowder, MP 

Food security continues to be a burning issue for many people living 

in Cowichan Valley. 

Like many of the places around the world facing food 

insecurity, it isn’t just the ability to farm, or climate change or markets 

that determine how secure a food system is. 

Too often, it is trade policies that help create food insecurity. 

A new trade deal being negotiated behind closed doors could have 

far-reaching effects on our local food security. 

The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) 

will have an enormous impact on our country. 

Under CETA new intellectual property laws would allow 

corporations an unprecedented amount of control over how farmers 

use their seeds, preventing them from selling or reusing them. And 

if farmers were even accused of doing so, they could be subject to 

pre-emptive seizure of their property without any wrongdoing even 

having been proved. 

Other areas of concern include commercial access to vital 

public services such as water distribution.The three biggest players 

in the water world, accounting for over 70% of the water market, 

are all European Multinationals ranked among the top profit-making 

corporations in the world on the Fortune 500. 

Clearly it is in these companies’ best long term interest to 

lobby heavily to access Canadian public water delivery systems and 

ownership, turning them into a money-making enterprise rather than 

a right of all Canadians. 

The EU is also pressuring the Canadian government for better 

access to our waters as well as relaxing our export regulations on 

unprocessed fish. We’ve all seen what happens when lax regulations 

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Negotiations on CETA have been 

going on behind closed doors for nearly 

two years now. The NDP has consistently 

called on the Conservative government 

to make all negotiations transparent and democratic and provide 

honest, comprehensive impact assessments. 

One of the primary goals for the EU in these negotiations 

is access to government procurement markets, specifically at the 

provincial and municipal levels. 

Procurement is an extremely valuable 

policy tool, particularly for economic and 

environmental issues, but only if 

governments have a choice on where 

funds for procurement go. 

Under this agreement as it currently stands, governments would 

not be able to favour local suppliers and businesses for economic 

reasons, nor would they be able to encourage those that are 

environmentally-friendly 

These are only some of the many significant problems the NDP 

is fighting against. It is vital that we preserve the ability of all levels 

of government to make progressive decisions in the interest of the 

public. 

The country cannot prosper without trade, but no trade 

agreement should come at the cost of our democracy, health and 

environment. 



Treasure Discovered in 

South Cowichan 

ARRRR ME HEARTIES… 

the South Cowichan 

Chamber of Commerce Culinary 

Treasure Hunt is not like just 

any other day of swilling ale 

and chasing wenches. This will 

be a memory building sensory 

cornucopia of fun and frivolity. 

Only one hundred registered 

Hunters will receive a treasure 

map leading to a variety of 

different farms, wineries, 

restaurants and food producers 

where they can visit with the 

owners, sample their wares, 

gather their precious nuggets 

and whatever other bounty 

they choose. 

The day will begin at Mill 

Bay Centre where registered 

hunters will pick up their 

basket and map and head off 

on a culinary adventure in 

the uncharted foodie Mecca 

of South Cowichan. Find 

those hidden culinary treasure 

samples, gather information 

on locally grown and produced 

foods, hold on to that valuable 

map and use it to stock your 

pantries with newly discovered 

local delights. 


The day will culminate at 

Cobble Hill Fair Grounds 

where the Shawnigan Cobble 

Hill Farmers Institute and 

Agricultural Society will be 

holding the Culinary Treasure 

Hunters Picnic and BBQ. 

There will be a draw from the 

one hundred tickets for great 

prizes such as a Freezer of 

Local Food, a BBQ, dinners, 

day spa treatments and lots 

more. This event will be a 

celebration of the agricultural 

and culinary community and 

an opportunity for Hunters to 

share their stories. It will be 

open to the public for a fee at 

the gate. 

This is the first annual event 

to raise funds for a new Visitor 

Centre in South Cowichan so 

mateys, sound the horn from 

the hill top to call all culinary 

treasure hunters to their… 

steeds…ships…oh whatever 

mode of transportation you 

like, and join in the fun. 

These tickets will be hot so 

get yours fast! 

For information and registration go to: www.southcowichanchamber.org 

or contact the South Cowichan Chamber of Commerce 250 743-3566 

southcowichanchamber@shaw.ca 

If you have any news or events that you would like to share 

with our community then please email: 

cowpress@shaw.ca 

We will only print stories or features if they are of local interest 

and are from non profit making organisations. 

If you wish to promote your business or a profit making event 

then please contact our sales team on 

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Let’s Celebrate Your Art! 

The Cowichan Valley Arts 

Council (CVAC) presents its 

41st annual Cowichan Valley 

Fine Arts Show - one of the 

Vancouver Island’s largest nonjuried 

art exhibitions and sale. 

This year’s edition runs from 

April 6 – 10 and will be held 

in the Quw’utsun’ Cultural 

and Conference Centre’s main 

Comeakin House and adjacent 

Riverwalk Café in Duncan. 

CVAC is proud to provide this 

great opportunity for all local 

artists and artisans to showcase 

their work as a start to BC’s Arts 

and Culture Week celebrations. 

This year’s Cowichan Valley 

Fine Arts Show has several 

new components including 

children’s activities, live music 

performers, an expanded Gift 

Shop area and a pre-show arts 

fundraiser, playfully titled 

The Cowichan Catch – A Lively 

Auction. Hosted by the Valley’s 

Community Futures 

Cowichan invests $20 

million in Cowichan 

businesses. Over the last 25 

years Community Futures 

Cowichan has supported over 

700 businesses, thus creating 

or maintaining over 20,000 

jobs. This huge milestone is in 

the same year Prime Minister 

Stephen Harper declared the 

‘Year of the Entrepreneur’ and 

also the 25th anniversary of the 

Community Futures program 

in over 300 locations across 

Canada. 

In announcing 2011 as the Year 

of the Entrepreneur, Stephen 

Harper said: “I encourage 

Canadians to participate in 

activities taking place this year 

to support local entrepreneurs 

and to thank them for 

contributing to the quality 

of life we all enjoy.” This fits 

directly into the mandate of 

Community Futures, where we 

aim to support and encourage 

own Bill Levity, this “liveauction” 

style event will benefit 

CVAC’s expanding role in 

providing community-based arts 

information and resources. Art 

lovers, supporters and patrons 

will have a great opportunity to 

bid on local art and other items 

in a lively atmosphere that is 

sure to entertain. 

Everyone is invited to attend the 

Gala Opening on April 6 from 

7:00-9:00pm. Meet and mingle 

with the artists while enjoying 

light refreshments. 

Community Futures 

The show is open daily: Gala 

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6, 7:00-9:00pm, Thursday and 

Friday, April 7–8, 10:00am- 

8:00pm Saturday, April 9, 

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Of the $20 million, Community 

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20% or $4 million to businesses 

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This also means that from these 

loans to the South Cowichan 

businesses, there have been 264 

full time and 177 part time jobs 

created since our office opened. 

A few of the businesses in South 

Cowichan that we have worked 

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Our clients represent every 

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from technology to tourism. If 

you are considering starting or 

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Our shopping centre has so much to offer locally: 

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Medical Services • Hairstylists • Island Savings Credit Union • Laser & Skin Care • Pet Store 

Home Decor & Gift Ideas • Paint Store • Pharmasave • Professional Services • Real Estate 

Regional Library • Restaurant • Spa • Thrifty Foods • Travel Agency • DVD Rentals 

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Easter Egg Hunt 

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APRIL - MAY JUNE 

Brentwood 

College Regatta 

28 April - 1 May 

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Family Day 

Sunday, 26 June 

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plus everything in between from Fresh Salads, Fish and Chips, 

Pastas, Wraps, Sandwiches and our own Homemade Burgers. 

Family friendly restaurant offering menu items for Breakfast, 

Lunch and Dinner. Gluten free items available. We also have a 

Smaller Appetite Menu. We are licensed. Great homemade 

Soups, Desserts and Daily Baking. Espresso yourself with a Latte 

or Cappuccino. 

We have a beautiful outdoor garden patio that gets greener 

every year. Catrina's, a family run restaurant in Mill Bay Centre for 

nearly twenty years. Friendly and helpful staff with a great sense 

of fun and community. 

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Mill Bay Miscellanea is now under new management as 

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Our newly renovated Natural Health Center now 

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Our unique Pharmasave prides itself on 

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Tired of making the daily 

commute to Victoria and 

very conscious of the time Tiera, 

her yellow Lab, spent alone, 

Ramona decided to use the 

downsizing as an opportunity 

to start her own business. 

Aware of how many pet parents 

commute to Victoria every day 

leaving their dogs home alone. 

Armed with this knowledge, 

a lot of research, love for dogs 

and ample property, she started 

her doggy daycare. 

In 2005 her garden shed was 

converted into a sheltered 

area and a large area of lawn 

was fenced in for the dogs to 

go out and play. Ramona stays 

with the dogs all day and in the 

winter, had only a space heater 

to keep her and the dogs warm. 

The space was large enough for 

the dogs to come in out of the 

weather but not big enough for 

them to play. 

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Happy Tails 

Ramona Cools’ business is going to the dogs – literally. She is the 

owner of HappyTails Dog Daycare and loves it. Self-employment 

started after government downsizing in 2005. 

The growth in her business led 

Ramona to expand. She has 

recently moved into an 800sq.ft. 

building with a larger outdoor 

space for the dogs to play. 

The expansion also allows for 

a couple of boarding spaces. 

The new building has built- 

in heat, air conditioning, a TV 

and a small office with Internet 

access. 

“The dogs love the larger space,” 

says Ramona. “They have 

more room to play inside during 

inclement weather and enjoy 

the air conditioning during the 

summer.” With unfettered 

access to the outdoor space, 

the dogs can come and go as 

they please. Ramona says it’s 

not uncommon to see a group 

of tired dogs huddle up for an 

afternoon nap. 

In an effort to ensure the dogs 

are safe, HappyTails Dog 

Daycare has been inspected by 

local veterinarians and is fully 

insured. Ramona maintains her 

DogSafe First Aid and St. John’s 

Ambulance Pet First Aid and is 

a member of the All Canadian 

Pet Services Network. 

A dog daycare is a great way for 

your dog to learn to socialize 

with other dogs. The dogs get 

to play and exercise all day. If 

you are unsure if a dog daycare 

is right for your best friend, 

consider this; the most common 

comment Ramona hears is “my 

dog gets excited as soon as I turn 

down the driveway.” 




Carol was so impressed with 

the Bosch that she started 

selling the machine at small inhome 

parties and home shows 

all over BC. In 1985, with the 

help of her husband John, 

Carol opened the Stiles Bosch 

Kitchen Center in Victoria’s 

Saanich Plaza. 

The store had a full kitchen 

used for demonstrating all 

the great equipment and 

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pam stiles 

weekly cooking classes. After 

20 years of success, John and 

Carol closed down the store 

and moved the business into 

their showroom in Cowichan 

Bay, focusing on the growing 

interest in their website: www. 

healthykitchens.com. 

The Bosch Kitchen Center 

continues to carry Bosch 

Universal Plus Mixers, 

Nutrimill Grain Mills, food 

Online at 

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- Powerful 800 watt motor 

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- Bake Gluten-Free food from scratch! 

We carry large sacks of Organic Grains: Red or 

White Wheat, Kamut, Spelt, Rye and Soft Wheat 

CALL: Pam or Carol at (250) 701-0864 

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Stiles Bosch Kitchen Centre 

In the 1970’s Carol Stiles purchased her first Bosch Universal 

Mixer. With a family of 8 to feed, she needed a mixer that 

would prove to be a workhorse in the kitchen. 

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dehydrators, juicers and many 

more quality health related 

kitchen equipment like yogurt 

makers and wheat grass juicers. 

They also carry various grains 

and beans including, white and 

red hard wheat, soft wheat, rye, 

kamut, spelt, quinoa, chick 

peas, flax seed and many more. 

The Kitchen Centre website 


is full of information on 

healthy living, with product 

demonstration videos, recipes, 

blogs and newsletters. 

In January 2011 John and 

Carol embarked on an 18month 

humanitarian mission 

to Slovakia, leaving their eldest 

son Cam Stiles and his wife 

Pam to manage the business 

in their absence. Cam and 

Pam continue to follow the 

core business philosophy of 

providing excellent customer 

service. 

The showroom is open by 

appointment Monday – Saturday. 

Call Pam at 250-701-0864 for 

more information. 

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Dear Barbara, Please help! My bra straps keep slipping off of my 

shoulders and it’s driving me crazy! Is there something wrong with 

my bras or am I just weird? – Desperate Dora 

Dear Dora, 

Yes, that can be a very annoying problem, but I assure you that 

you are not alone. Often it is an issue with the bra, perhaps it is 

too big in the band and rides up at the back, pushing the straps up 

off your shoulders. Or, the style of bra may be too wide for your 

frame and you would be better off with a style that has more centred 

straps or that is made for a petite frame. If the problem is that 

you are sloped shouldered, gadgets that help to keep bra straps on 

the shoulder can be quite helpful. One of these gadgets, “The Strap 

Doctor” are re-usable silicone strips that attach to the underside 

of the bra strap while the silicone side grips to the skin, securing 

the strap into place. Other devices solve the problem by bringing 

straps together at the back. 

Ultimately, a good bra fitting is where you should begin. A better 

lingerie shop will have bra fitters that can determine not only what 

your size is, but what style best suits you so you need never spend 

the day pulling and tugging on your bra again! 

Dear Barbara, I’d love to surprise my wife with a lingerie gift but 

don’t know where to begin. I know what I’d like to see her in, but 

I’m not so sure that she’d wear it. – Frisky Freddy 

Dear Freddy, 

How nice that you have decided to surprise your wife with such a 

romantic, intimate gift! With a wee bit of planning and detective 

work you can be assured that you give her something that you’ll 

both love. If she shops at a lingerie store that keeps a record 

of her previous purchases, you are miles ahead in determining 

size. Otherwise, a sneak peek in her drawer will reveal what size 

works for her (assuming that she has been wearing the correct 

size). Bras can be one of the most difficult things to buy for 

someone else, and there is some wisdom in purchasing an item 

that is a bit less “size specific”, like a nice chemise, gown 

or silk panties. Even some of the most conservative of women 

have been converted over to the “one size fits most” Hanky Panky 

thongs made of a comfortable stretch lace and available in a wide 

variety of colors. 

The best way to make sure it’s the right gift is to choose 

something that is not too far out of her comfort zone, but speaks 

to her sexy, feminine side. Remember “Happy wife, happy life”! 

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Overview 

Ocular rosacea is associated with a chronic skin condition known as 

rosacea or acne rosacea. This common problem usually affects those 

with light skin, and in the early stages is characterized by redness 

and bumps concentrated on the forehead, nose and cheeks. One of 

the earliest symptoms of rosacea, often experienced during puberty, 

is facial flushing. Flushing for any reason is liable to bring on an 

attack of redness and pimples. Even people who are being treated 

for rosacea can relapse if they flush. 

The following triggers can set it off: 

• strong emotional reactions, like embarrassment or anger 

• hot drinks 

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• extreme hot and cold temperatures 

• vigourous exercise 

• menopause 

• some medications 

Eventually, the skin may become chronically red, irritated and 

inflamed. The most severe cases go on to develop rhinophyma, 

the thickening of the skin and connective tissues of the nose, often 

resulting in some facial scarring. Women are affected more often 

than men, but men tend to have more severe symptoms 

Approximately 60% of patients with rosacea develop ocular 

rosacea. These patients most commonly experience irritation of the 

lids and eye, occurring when the oil-producing glands of the lids 

become obstructed. Styes, blepharitis, dry eye, and chronically 

bloodshot eyes are also typical conditions. Sometimes scales and 

crusts can form on the eyelids; there may also be sensitivity to light 

or blurry vision. In severe ocular rosacea, there may be corneal 

ulceration, which, if untreated, may even lead to corneal scarring. 

This is a potentially blinding complication. 

Detection and Diagnosis 

Ocular rosacea is diagnosed by an overall examination of both 

the facial skin and eyes. Eye care practitioners also frequently use 

a biomicroscope, which allows the detection of tiny visible blood 

vessels along the eyelid edge and any plugging of the meibomian 

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Glimpses of Our Past 

Wilton Place Hotel 

Built in 1892, the ‘Station Hotel’ was located 

opposite the railway station on the east side of 

Cobble Hill Road near the present location of 

Olde School House Coffee. 

The Porter family constructed the hotel which immediately 

became a popular place for socialites from Victoria to come 

and spend a few nights in the country. Guests arriving by train 

found the hotel was a place to relax and party away a few days 

while Cobble Hill Mountain afforded an opportunity to hike and 

hunt in the wilderness. 

For its time, the hotel was a grand structure. Guest rooms graced 

the upper floor whilst a tea room was located on the north end of 

the main floor. The ladies and escorts parlour plus separate beer 

parlour were located at the south end of the building while a huge 

entrance hall hosting a player piano was located in the central 

lobby area. 

The hotel was the hub of activity in Cobble Hill, for not only did 

it provide holiday space for people visiting from Victoria and 

beyond, but those searching for land in the area often stayed here 

until a home site could be found. In addition, those travelling 

from Mill Bay or Cowichan Bay would stay overnight at the 

hotel to catch the early morning train. It is told that the school 

teacher at Cobble Hill School also used the hotel as her home for 

several years. 

In 1942, just 50 years after it was built, the hotel burned to the 

ground in a late night fire. Although the blaze was fought 

valiantly by villagers who formed a bucket brigade, the building 

was completely destroyed. This fire prompted the construction 

of Cobble Hill’s first fire station in 1943 and the hall with its 

firefighting equipment was located in a small building next to 

Barry’s garage. 

In her book, Hamlet With An Attitude, Virginia Bonner notes 

that before it destruction in 1942 the hotel had seven different 

proprietors and it was in 1924 when the hotel was purchased by 

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April Movie Review 

By A.R. (Angie) Boutin, Mill Bay Prime Video Plus 

Prime Video Plus has so often been complimented 

by our unique categorization of our genres and 

presentation that I can not help but present yet one 

more lesser known mini-genre that so many of our 

customers are attracted to. That is, we have created 

a section dedicated to movies with the common 

theme of Court and Law. With this genre, there is 

always the element of suspense coupled, usually, 

with some element of court drama or action that 

keeps many of us on the edge . . . our interest is 

even more heavily invested should the story be 

based on factual events that somehow remotely 

challenge our perceived legal rights . . . 

The most current movies that come to mind that are 

befitting this Court/Law category is Conviction 

starring Hilary Swank (acting was superb) and 

Beyond A Reasonable Doubt starring 

Michael Douglas. Both of these films give rise to 

new stars all the while concentrating on the all too 

realistic court room battles that despite the keen eye 

of reputable witnesses and their pledges to tell the 

truth, have often time proven to (both on and off 

screen) have horrific results. So, given that this is 

one of my personal favorite categories, what would 

I recommend? In no particular order here are some 

great court and law films: 

12 Angry Men – either the original 1957 version with Henry Fonda or the 1997 remake with Jack Lemmon 

offer good entertainment value. The movie focuses on a jury’s deliberations in a capital murder case in which the 

accused may face the death penalty if found guilty. Open and shut case? Perhaps not as the complexity of juror 

personalities and prejudices influence the issue at hand . . . to reach a unanimous verdict. Can one individual 

sway the opinions of eleven others? It makes for an interesting film! 

Rated PG. 

A Time to Kill – What makes this movie great is not just that it is based on a John Grisham novel which 

in itself is an unforgettable experience, but the cast is incredible as well... Matthew McConaughey, Sandra 

Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey, Oliver Platt, Keifer Sutherland, Donald Sutherland, Ashley Judd . . . 

In this court room film the underlying theme is about racial division and politics. McConaughey plays a young 

idealistic lawyer defending a black man accused of murdering two men who raped his 10 year old daughter. 

Will vigilante justice prevail? 

Rated R. 

A Few Good Men – Starring, Tom Cruise, Demi Moore and Jack Nicholson – Cruise plays a less than 

interested young lawyer who is assigned with defending two Marines accused of murder; The Marines contend 

that they were acting under orders . . . with out giving away too much, the trial prep scenes are compelling and 

the court room confrontation between Cruise and Nicholson is exhilarating . . . 

Rated R. 

The Rainmaker – One of Matt Damon’s better performances (although in all due respect I am becoming 

increasingly fond of his performances as he matures). In this film, also based on a John Grisham novel, we are 

shown that despite the seamy side of law and lawyers’, justice can prevail . . . Damon plays an inexperienced 

and unemployed lawyer who finds him self representing an elderly couple whose corrupt insurance company 

will not pay for an operation that could save their son’s life. His role is supported nicely by Danny DeVito. 

Rated PG-13. 

A Civil Action – based on a true story as well as the book by Jonathan Harr, this movie focuses on the 

compelling class action lawsuit against a large greedy company who happens to also be the pre-dominant 

local employer (which in itself causes much turmoil giving us a sense of desperation). The accusation is that this 

company has knowingly dumped toxic waste into a river causing illness amongst the local townsfolk. Stars John 

Travolta, Kathleen Quinlan, William H. Macy and Robert Duvall. 

Rated PG-13 for language. 

Are these good court room dramas? . . . You be the judge! 

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Mill Bay Garden Club 

By Brenda Dumont 

The weather for the winter of 2010/2011 has held some elements 

that roses don’t like. Two fairly short but deep bouts of frost in 

November and March caught many plants off guard – Roses 

particularly. Roses these days are hardier than they used to be as 

hybridizers continue to create more disease-free and hardy plants. 

Roses are the type of plant that really benefit from a careful but fairly 

severe pruning – particularly established plants. 

For excellent pruning tips for roses visit Select Roses website at 

www.selectroses.ca. Chocked full of great rose advice. 

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popular at our March meeting 

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of speakers, the esteemed Mr. 

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care on April 26. We haven’t 

addressed this topic for years 

and Bernie is a popular, extremely knowledgeable speaker. 

It’s bound to be a packed house. 

Member Dustin Carlson presented a superb workshop in his 

garden on Cultivating Mushrooms with many members going home 

with logs and sawdust culture inoculated with mushroom spawn of 

several varieties. It was an outstanding learning experience for our 

members and we are grateful to Dustin for sharing his expertise. 

Our 64th Annual Community Flower and Garden Show will 

take place on June 11, 2011 and our volunteer team is full speed 

ahead putting together a fabulous day for gardening enthusiasts at 

all levels. We are introducing a photo contest of garden subjects that 

we hope will inspire community members to enter. 

We meet the fourth Tuesday of every month at the Mill Bay 

Community Hall next to the Kerry Park Recreation Centre. We 

get started around 6:30 p.m. to allow for set up, library visits, 

networking, plant buying, Brag Table entry set-up, etc. and we 

are generally finished around 8:45 p.m. after the guest speaker 

concludes. 

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fun! Gardeners and would be-gardeners at all levels are warmly 

welcomed. Contact Heather Gibbins at heathergibbins@yahoo.ca 

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Stitch, Rip And Glue 

By Sheila Warneken 

Fortunately, I do a variety of creative projects for clients teaching 

sewing, painting and anything creative but I am also asked to 

do these same projects for my customers. Alterations are regular 

requests and for those who sew either as a passion or out of necessity 

some alteration tips might be helpful. 

We are mid season between inside and outside interests so 

therefore an excellent time to review your wardrobe. Personally it’s 

better if someone culled my wardrobe rather than me as they would 

use a dispassionate eye. With alterations I would rather sew from 

scratch than alter my clothes but altering is a necessity of life and 

being economical. 

First of all is the dreaded hole in the knee of jeans. The Mars 

guy, young or old, would rather die than give up his precious broken 

in jeans. So Venus lady unpicks the inseam for about 6” parallel 

to the dreaded hole. Place a scrap of denim (keep fabric on grain) 

placed inside the hole from inseam to just overlapping the other 

seam. With this 6” opening you will have more area to work in and 

it will be less frustrating. Stitch in the ditch on the side seam to secure 

that edge of the patch. Then zigzag twice around the offending hole 

ensuring you catch the frayed edge. Finally turn the jean inside out 

and sew up the inseam opening. If you do the alteration this way it 

will take 10 minutes to do plus it will save you from divorce. 

Next hemming pants – because they are never the right length 

when you buy them. If they are a washable fabric wash them first. 

Unless you have hip, back or walking problems it is not necessary 

to pin up both legs. Ensure you are wearing the right height heeled 

shoe, then pin up one leg only to the desired length. Lay your slacks 

out on a table, with the legs flat together (inseams together, sides 

seams facing up), pin the waistband evenly together at the top so 

that the bottom of the pants are equal. Match your pin marks on the 

unpinned leg to the pinned leg. Check the length the maker has 

allowed for the hem. Usually it is 11/2” to 2” hem so allow for 

that when cutting off the excess. After this is done fold up the hem 

allowance, press before sewing. Most cotton/polyester slacks 

are machine hemmed with the stitching on the 

right side of the fabric. If the stitching is hidden 

it is a hand hem so use a slip or cross stitch for 

hemming. Jeans require a 1” allowance for the 

hem, turn 1/2” underneath and top stitch using 

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Planning Tomorrows: 

Kicking the Can down the Road 

By Pete Keber, FMA 

The recession succeeding the Dot-Com bust seemed to 

surrender very quickly to interest rate cuts and tax cuts. 

After a longer lag time we appear to be getting similar 

results from the great recession caused by the subprime 

and real estate fiasco. At least that is what the media 

pundits might have you believing. 

Ever since Alan Greenspan began a regime of cutting 

interest rates every time there was a financial slowdown, we have 

been seeing a series of booms and busts that become increasingly 

larger, fuelled by monetary heroin. The trouble is, we have never 

dealt with the structure of our whole financial system, with the way 

that corporations are allowed to run roughshod over the system. If 

we don’t have a good framework in place, how can we ever expect 

to resolve the issues that cause widespread instability and suffering 

throughout society. If we keep on delaying the day of reckoning 

by smoking another crackpipe, our addiction will become what 

we are, and the withdrawal will be so painful, that we may not be 

able to recover. 

For those that were not threatened with job losses during the 

last crisis, and whose businesses survived unscathed, it probably 

did not seem like any great calamity occurred. They may have read 

about a world that was on the brink of crashing, but they certainly 

didn’t feel it in their pocketbooks, or their daily lives, so they can 

be forgiven for thinking that it wasn’t all that bad. Canadians were 

particularly blessed, as we did not see our financial institutions teeter, 

or our real estate market collapse. Everything happened elsewhere, 

so we were almost immune. We have reasonably strong safeguards 

in place, so we shouldn’t be too worried about the next bust. 

Or should we? 

Everyone knows that we depend heavily on US markets for our 

exports and the US is our largest trading partner. The developing 

world managed to take up some of the slack the last round, but the 

US is still numero uno and the rest of the world depends on their 

shameless consumer society to fuel their continued prosperity. Despite 

all the happy talk about economic recovery accelerating south of us, 

the reality may be somewhat different than the perception. 

The middle class is eroding around the edges as imbalances 

climb. In the US in the 1970s the top 1% earned about 9% of total 

income. In recent years that top 1% now earns 20% and yet the 

Republicans made sure that they retained their tax cuts. They tell 

us that those cuts will help stimulate the economy, though that has 

not been the case over the last decade. During the fifties and early 

sixties, when the imbalances were smaller, the rich paid much higher 

taxes and the GDP was much higher. 

Real unemployment hovers around the 20% mark in the 

US which is much higher than the reported rate of 9%, but they 

continually remove more discouraged workers from the employment 

rolls. Housing is still at historic lows and likely to plunge lower. The 

inflation rate appears low if you take out food and energy, so the 

Fed feels comfortable about printing more money. Federal and State 

budgets are looking for places to cut spending, and it seems that 

their employees are their primary targets. 

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By Lisbeth Plant KPACTP 

Kids and dogs can be the best buddies – or, it can be the 

worst chaos! As parents, we can do a lot to foster a loving 

relationship through Supervision and Education. 

Every year, 2.8 million children suffer dog bites in the USA (cf. 

3.5M are injured during sports and recreational activities). Kids 

5-9 years old are most at risk, and boys twice as much as girls. 

Most bites are from a dog belonging to family or friends, not pit 

bulls on the rampage. Most bites are caused by lack of supervision 

and misunderstandings between child and dog. Humans and 

canines do not necessarily understand each other’s language. As 

busy parents, we may not be able to keep up-to-date with the latest 

research on dogs. 

Make sure that the dog can escape when the game gets 

too much for him and that he has a safe place where the children 

understand that they must leave him alone. Supervise! 

Many dogs tolerate manhandling; very few enjoy it. Dogs do 

not like hugs and kisses! Oh, I know, your dog does. Please take 

another look? When your child hugs your dog, do his ears hang 

down, does he turn sideways, lick his lips, yawn, blink, pant or even 

freeze? These are signs of stress that mean “I’m really uncomfortable 

right now.” The freeze is a pre-bite warning! Dogs can learn to 

tolerate hugs, but to most, hugging is a rude restraint. 

Kisses can cause a bite to the face. When the preceding 

“Please, don’t!” signals were not understood, the dog may put teeth 

on skin to say “NO!”. Such a bite warning would be fine on another 

dog or puppy, but a child has no fur to protect her sensitive skin. 

Demonstrate correct behaviour to your children and teach 

them that In our family, we are kind to animals. Ask you trainer for 

more information or go to www.doggonesafe.com. 

Supervise! Never leave children alone with a dog. Never! 

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Time Zone is PST Units are feet 

Fri 01 Apr 0455 9.9H 1056 5.5L 1707 9.0H 2254 5.8L 

Sat 02 Apr 0511 9.8H 1122 4.8L 1755 9.3H 2328 6.3L 

Sun 03 Apr 0527 9.6H 1149 4.1L 1840 9.6H 

Mon 04 Apr 0003 6.8L 0543 9.6H 1218 3.5L 1925 9.8H 

Tue 05 Apr 0039 7.3L 0600 9.5H 1249 3.1L 2011 9.9H 

Wed 06 Apr 0118 7.7L 0619 9.5H 1323 2.7L 2100 10.0H 

Thu 07 Apr 0202 8.1L 0639 9.4H 1401 2.5L 2153 10.1H 

Fri 08 Apr 0254 8.4L 0704 9.3H 1443 2.5L 2252 10.2H 

Sat 09 Apr 0357 8.7L 0732 9.2H 1530 2.5L 2354 10.3H 

Sun 10 Apr 0519 8.8L 0811 9.1H 1624 2.7L 

Mon 11 Apr 0052 10.3H 0645 8.6L 0912 8.8H 1724 3.0L 

Tue 12 Apr 0143 10.4H 0747 8.0L 1053 8.4H 1829 3.4L 

Wed 13 Apr 0223 10.5H 0830 7.2L 1250 8.3H 1934 3.9L 

Thu 14 Apr 0257 10.5H 0908 6.1L 1430 8.6H 2033 4.5L 

Fri 15 Apr 0326 10.5H 0946 4.8L 1554 9.1H 2128 5.3L 

Sat 16 Apr 0353 10.5H 1024 3.5L 1706 9.6H 2220 6.2L 

Sun 17 Apr 0420 10.6H 1104 2.4L 1811 10.2H 2310 7.0L 

Mon 18 Apr 0447 10.7H 1146 1.5L 1912 10.6H 

Tue 19 Apr 0001 7.8L 0516 10.7H 1230 0.9L 2011 10.8H 

Wed 20 Apr 0056 8.4L 0547 10.5H 1316 0.8L 2111 10.9H 

Thu 21 Apr 0157 8.8L 0620 10.3H 1403 1.1L 2212 11.0H 

Fri 22 Apr 0308 9.1L 0656 9.9H 1453 1.7L 2312 10.9H 

Sat 23 Apr 0431 9.0L 0734 9.4H 1545 2.4L 

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Sun 24 Apr 0011 10.8H 0604 8.6L 0822 8.8H 1642 3.3L 

Mon 25 Apr 0104 10.7H 0731 8.0L 0951 8.2H 1745 4.2L 

Tue 26 Apr 0149 10.6H 0826 7.3L 1207 7.8H 1851 5.0L 

Wed 27 Apr 0226 10.4H 0902 6.5L 1406 7.8H 1956 5.8L 

Thu 28 Apr 0255 10.1H 0931 5.7L 1539 8.2H 2054 6.4L 

Fri 29 Apr 0318 9.9H 0958 4.8L 1646 8.7H 2144 7.0L 

Sat 30 Apr 0335 9.7H 1024 4.0L 1738 9.2H 2228 7.5L 

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