A&E column: Art, music and inspiration in Cowichan

Kele Fleming is headed to the Duncan Showroom on Oct. 2, 2021. (Submitted photo)
A look at what’s coming up in arts, entertainment and culture in the Cowichan Valley

B.C. Lions’ Lucky Whitehead (7) pushes Saskatchewan Roughriders’ Nick Marshall away as he runs with the ball after making a reception during the first half of a CFL football game in Vancouver, on Friday, September 24, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Last-minute Fajardo TD gives Roughriders wild 31-24 victory over B.C. Lions
The remains of a large structure and vehicles destroyed by the Lytton Creek wildfire are seen on the side of the Trans-Canada Highway near Lytton on Aug. 15, 2021. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)

Sicamous to donate $1 per person in district to help Village of Lytton rebuild
‘Blatant theft’: In Oregon, illegal cannabis farms are stealing water

‘Blatant theft’: In Oregon, illegal cannabis farms are stealing water
A pop up COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Rotary Park in Smithers is open for walk-ins for first and second doses of vaccine until 6 p.m. Friday and and at the Smithers arena Saturday, Sept. 25, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Deb Meissner/Interior News)

B.C. records 743 more COVID-19 cases Friday, 7 more deaths

BC Housing has proposed that Victory Church at 352 Winnipeg Street in Penticton be used to shelter up to 42 people experiencing homelessness from Oct. 2020 to March 2021. (Jesse Day - Western News)

BC Housing vows to fight for ‘vital’ Penticton shelter in court
A cache of weapons was recovered by Vancouver Police after a man was shot with a crossbow from a fire escape in the downtown eastside. (VPD photo)

Cache of weapons recovered after homeless man shot with a crossbow in downtown Vancouver
Police cars are seen parked outside Vancouver Police Department headquarters in Vancouver, on Saturday, January 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Three Vancouver police officers charged with assault in 2017 arrest
A person receives their COVID-19 vaccine during a drive-thru clinic at Richardson stadium in Kingston, Ont., on Friday, Jul. 2, 2021. Dr. Theresa Tam, the chief public health office, says safety data won’t be the only factor public health officials and parents will have to consider when deciding whether or not to vaccinate young kids against COVID-19. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg

School disruption, ‘long COVID,’ all factors in choice to vaccinate young kids: Tam
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Conservative leader Erin O'Toole is seen during a news conference Tuesday, September 21, 2021 in Ottawa.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

O’Toole triggers campaign review after loss, saying no one more disappointed than him

A man enters an advance polling station in Ottawa, Friday, Sept. 10, 2021. Advance polls opened today ahead of the Federal Election Sept. 20th. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Liberal push to make election a referendum on pandemic only partly successful

Tom LaFortune, left, Steve Sxwithul’txw and Snuneymuxw Chief Michael Wyse were among those in attendance for a cheque presentation at the band office Sept. 15. LaFortune and Sxwithul’txw organized a GoFundMe campaign, with proceeds funding a search for unmarked graves at a site in Nanaimo. (Karl Yu/News Bulletin)

First Nation welcomes donation to help with search of Nanaimo Indian Hospital site

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announces new COVID-19 measures for Alberta in Calgary, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Alberta introduces new rules, passport as COVID puts health system days from collapse

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Ballots are still being counted in the 2021 federal election. (Black Press file photo)

Counting of federal election mail ballots expected to continue until the weekend

Thousands of mail ballots still to be counted: 12 ridings started tally Friday

Meng Wanzhou, second right, chief financial officer of Huawei, returns to B.C. Supreme Court after a break from her extradition hearing in Vancouver on Wednesday, August 18, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou reaches deferred prosecution agreement with U.S.

Details of the agreement were not released in open court

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Sports
Tampa Bay Lightning and Toronto Maple Leafs players stand for the national anthem prior to NHL hockey action in Toronto on Tuesday, January 2, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

Ontario increases sporting events capacity, ahead of baseball playoffs, NHL season

Ontario is opening the door wider for fans at sporting events, just…

Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander catches his breath behind the net during their NHL training camp in Toronto on Thursday, September 23, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

NHLers weigh in on league’s vaccine policy: ‘I’ve gotta be careful with this one’

NHL deputy commissioner said last week he estimates 98 per cent of players will be vaccinated

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Deborah Banks and Dale Miller won $500,000 in the Aug. 20, 2021 Lotto Max draw. Photo supplied.

Vancouver Island co-workers share $500,000 lottery win

Comox Valley co-workers Deborah Banks and Dale Miller are sharing feelings of…

     

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    Obituaries

    Betty Ann Ingham

    Sep 16th, 2021

    Andrew James Hollebakken

    Sep 16th, 2021

    Michael Paton

    Sep 15th, 2021

    Hilda Beatrice ‘Bea’ Pritchard

    Sep 14th, 2021

    Edith Jane ‘Edie’ Loewen

    Sep 13th, 2021

    Edward Allan Maxfield

    Sep 12th, 2021

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    Entertainment
    Jacksun Fryer, left, and Carlow Rush at the Vancouver Island Exhibition last month. (Greg Sakaki/News Bulletin)

    Vancouver Island’s Funkanometry dancers put their best feet forward

    Central Island dance duo creates series of viral videos

    FILE - This combination photo shows Jamie Spears, left, father of Britney Spears, as he leaves the Stanley Mosk Courthouse on Oct. 24, 2012, in Los Angeles and Britney Spears at the Clive Davis and The Recording Academy Pre-Grammy Gala on Feb. 11, 2017, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Britney Spears’ father has filed to end the court conservatorship that has controlled the singer’s life and money for 13 years. James Spears filed his petition to end the conservatorship in Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021. (AP Photo/File)

    Britney Spears court filing says conservatorship should end

    It’s the first time Spears has called for an end to the arrangement in court documents

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    Alan Xu said the rat problem is so bad, even Whiskers has stopped the chase. (Aaron Hinks photo)

    Surrey neighbourhood’s rat problem so bad even the cats have given up, residents say

    Group says city should step in

    The WSANEC Leadership Council wants to help non-Indigenous residents understand more about the traditional territories, language and history of First Nations in the area. (Photo courtesy of the WSANEC Leadership Council/Twitter)

    Settler education page offers Vancouver Island Indigenous insight

    WSANEC presents territory acknowledgments, history lessons in order to help reconciliation efforts

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    Opinion

    Kathryn Gagnon, curator of the Cowichan Valley Museum & Archives, poses with a portrait of the renowned Cowichan Tribes carver Simon Charlie, which is the centrepiece of the museum’s upgraded First Nations exhibit. Charlie would have celebrated his birthday on Nov. 14. (Robert Barron/Citizen)

    Letter: Kathryn Gagnon reflects on 17 years with Cowichan Valley Museum & Archives

    On Sept. 10, I resigned from my position as curator/manager

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      Letter: Cell phones should not be in schools

      Can you imagine if students wanted phones at their desks in the ’60s?

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        Life
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        Good Taste with Chef de cuisine Scott Geiring

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          DriveWise BC’s Kate Harris

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            Victoria News and Monday Magazine are proud to announce the publication of Finding Hope: Breaking the Cycle of Domestic Violence, produced with community partners the Victoria Foundation and Island Health.

            Finding Hope: Publication aims to help break the cycle of domestic violence

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              Amy Tucker started cycling near her home in Kamloops during the pandemic, and says it was a big boost to her physical and mental health.

              GoByBike week unites BC cyclists, two wheels apart

              From May 31 to June 6, bike to exercise, bike to destress, and bike to win!

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