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Cowichan Mormon nativity pageant to also Stuff the Stable

Cowichan Mormon nativity pageant to also Stuff the Stable

The group that organizes an annual live nativity pageant is now inviting the community to “Stuff the Stable” for the food bank.
Drivesmart: Saftey and speeding in residential areas

Drivesmart: Saftey and speeding in residential areas

This is a story from Chestnut Street in Parksville, but could just as easily take place on any residential street in British Columbia.
New script, new spot for Shawnigan live nativity

New script, new spot for Shawnigan live nativity

The Shawnigan Alliance Church is pulling out all the stops for their 2016 outdoor nativity.
Column: ‘I don’t know why’: Syrian refugee baby

Column: ‘I don’t know why’: Syrian refugee baby

This article is a composite of many refugee stories and personal experiences of Peter Nix and his wife, Margaret Woodfall
Philip Wolf column: Snow day makes us all feel like kids again

Philip Wolf column: Snow day makes us all feel like kids again

There are still a few things that can make this old buzzard feel like a kid again.
Shawnigan students get taste of refugee life

Shawnigan students get taste of refugee life

A small group of students is sitting peacefully in the library, when the chaos suddenly begins.

Coffee with a Cop aims to bring community, RCMP closer together in Cowichan

Residents of the Cowichan Valley can have coffee with Inspector Ray Carfantan, head of the North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP detachment
New Cowichan Lake Olson Manor directors promise changes

New Cowichan Lake Olson Manor directors promise changes

Olson Manor, on the corner of King George and South Shore Road, was the first of its kind in Lake Cowichan when it was built
T.W. Paterson: Christmas concert at Bench School, part 1

T.W. Paterson: Christmas concert at Bench School, part 1

“It was a big job for a young woman in a one-room school. Some of the boys, raised on farms, were big and not easy to discipline.”
Drivesmart: Famous last words: just drive slow

Drivesmart: Famous last words: just drive slow

“My tires aren’t the greatest, there’s really no point living in Vancouver to get, you know, snow tires."