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Musings of a Magpie Mind: Got nine lives? Spend one of them at the top

So these are dire times for the Brits, but there’s one inhabitant at No. 10 who didn’t lose his position or any sleep

Sep 6, 2016 8:00 PM Read more >

Drivesmart: Back to school means school zones

School zones have a 30 kilometre per hour speed limit for many reasons.

Sep 6, 2016 5:00 PM Read more >

The Cowichan Exhibition has contributed much

“Keen interest and much amusement were the outcome of the hat trimming and cigar and soda water races...”—Cowichan Leader, 1903.

Sep 6, 2016 1:00 PM Read more >

Labour Day origins in Toronto

Labour Day was inspired in large part by Canada’s growing industrialization in the second half of the 19th century

Sep 1, 2016 7:00 PM Read more >

Duncan can Chalk it Up to Safe Youth Cowichan

Visitors to City Square in Duncan Friday afternoon were treated to dozens of young people who were busy creating with coloured chalk.

Sep 1, 2016 10:00 AM Read more >

Working people’s struggle not over, says Cowichan MP

But we must not lose sight of what this day represents — the hard-won victories of generations of working people

Sep 1, 2016 9:00 AM Read more >

Cowichan's United Way Kickoff Breakfast heading back indoors for 2017

The event will feature a breakfast buffet, 50/50 tickets, the opportunity to learn more about United Way, networking with colleagues

Sep 1, 2016 8:00 AM Read more >

Anybody 106 years old invited to celebrate with Samson in Duncan for free

Mark your calendar for Samson’s 106th Birthday Party at the BC Forest Discovery Centre

Sep 1, 2016 7:00 AM Read more >

Take a stroll with your dog in Cowichan and support Paws for a Cause

Dog lovers alert! Paws for a Cause: that fun fundraiser for the BC SPCA is back on Sunday, Sept. 11

Sep 1, 2016 6:00 AM Read more >

Ghost town’s ‘final chapter’ written in obit

Some evenings Bill, then a young boy, would accompany his father on his rounds, with only a miner’s lamp to light their way

Aug 30, 2016 12:00 PM Read more >