Remember
Remembrance day came on November 9th for me this year. I know it’s actually today that we pause a moment to think of our veterans, those men and women who who served in our military, but by chance I had the experience a few days early.
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One of the things I particularly enjoy about the Internet, is the seemingly endless quantity and variety of 19th and 20th century film that’s available for viewing. Pick your subject, you shall find that someone, somewhere has made a short film of it.
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From where I’m sitting, this is positive news.
In a letter which appeared in Sunday’s Cowichan News Leader Pictorial, Area Director Lori Iannidinardo made a statement clarifying her position on zoning issues related to the floating community in Cowichan Bay Village.
Ms Iannidinardo makes the following comments, amongst others in her letter;
“The waters of Cowichan Bay are important to all of us. These waters are experiencing impacts from a variety of sources, including upland and road runoff.
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Cowichan Bay Village, House painting in a dignified setting.
CVRD, Residents in Concert.
Area Director Iannidinardo Still Sounds Sour Notes.
The CVRD wants to settle issues regarding zoning, Village float home owners and marina owners want to co-operate in that process, yet area director Lori Iannidinardo is indirectly quoted in a recent Cowichan News Leader Pictorial article saying:
Iannidinardo explained the sewage hook-up issue is a sore point among some residents claiming they should continue dumping into the eco-sensitive bay, despite upper-government rules.
“It’s an emotional issue, it’s their home; I get that but, we all have to take responsibility.”
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by Chris Banner
Chris Banner rowing with his niece
I can hear my breath when I row into Cherry Point. I’ve worked hard against the southerly breeze, but I’ve enjoyed the slapping waves, the hull’s contented gurgle and the creak of the rowlocks. My ears hear the whistle of Eagles high in the trees, the croak of a startled Heron wading on the shore and the raucous rattle of the Kingfisher, darting from tree to tree. I rest on my oars sheltered from the wind. My GPS informs me I didn’t exceed three knots, but as I turn and row from behind the marina’s breakwater, I feel the wind press the Acorn’s transom, push against my chest and tug at my hair.
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SS Beaver and Dock Damaged
Early photos show damage to both Beaver and Dock.
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The SS Beaver, occasionally referred to as “The Dominion’s Replacement”, dragged it’s anchor in a storm last night and appears to have struck the Assembly Wharf, now sitting with stern more or less buried in the pilings.
The extent of the damage is not yet known, but it appears that most of the wooden cladding has been pounded off the vessel, and that several of the dock pilings have been either pushed aside or snapped off. The Beaver, it should be remembered is a steel hulled vessel clad in wood so as to resemble an old time wooden ship.
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Marina Owners Invited To Attend
A meeting of all waterborne community residents and marina owners from Cowichan Bay Village has been scheduled for the evening of Tonight at 7pm.
To be held at the Maritime Center’s loft, the meeting will provide a forum for residents to discuss the process by which a temporary use permit can be acquired and thereafter amendments to the Draft Marine Bylaws can be applied for which will permit us to work towards eventual “legalization” and sewage hookup of marine residents and fair bylaws for the marina owners.
Part of this process will be the formation of a delegation which will approach various board(s) as required.
Also, a response to the article which appeared in the Cowichan Valley Citizen last Friday will be drafted. This will most likely appear in the paper as a letter to the editor in the name of all concerned. Your input is sought and valued.
This is an important meeting, please plan to attend.
Cowichan Bay Village
Originally published Sept 27th, this piece got lost in the flap created by the Cowichan Valley Citizen article that same morning. (See Below)
It’s quiet in Cowichan Bay Village this morning. It’s damp outside, there’s a cool mist overhanging the water towards Genoa Bay and it rained overnight, lending the docks the shining glisten we see all fall and winter long. There’s a sense of cautious optimism in the air as well, for the first round of Zoning Bylaw meetings (and how they relate to the recently completed OCP) have been completed.
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