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Cowichan schools celebrate the season

Cowichan schools celebrate the season

The gym at Khowhemun Elementary School was festively decorated.
All I want is a Big Brother

All I want is a Big Brother

December always brings about thoughts of giving and sharing time with family and friends.
Microbes, biodiversity and the benefits of getting dirty

Microbes, biodiversity and the benefits of getting dirty

We’re surrounded by life, but Earth’s most plentiful living things are invisible to the naked eye.

Bursaries make a big difference

Sometimes a little money at the right time makes a big difference.
Janet Cowan ordeal was ‘A coast tragedy without parallel’

Janet Cowan ordeal was ‘A coast tragedy without parallel’

Although shipwrecks were almost commonplace off Vancouver Island's western shore, 120 years ago, the Janet Cowan's ordeal is unequalled.
A Cowichan Valley Christmas, 94 years ago

A Cowichan Valley Christmas, 94 years ago

Christmas, 1921. The First World War had been over for three years.

Choking on exhaust: reporting air pollution from vehicles

It’s a great question as vehicles like this affect the air that you and I breathe.
Cowichan crams the cruiser

Cowichan crams the cruiser

North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP are calling this year’s Cram the Cruiser campaign “wildly successful”.

Cowichan Valley scores first place...in child poverty

The report, put out by First Call BC, puts the Cowichan Valley in first place for children living in low-income families.
Right direction: Paris Agreement marks a global shift for climate

Right direction: Paris Agreement marks a global shift for climate

When our children’s children look back to what we did to keep our planet livable, they may see Paris as a turning point.