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Maple Bay’s Pioneer Cemetery, part 2

Maple Bay’s Pioneer Cemetery, part 2

Some of Cowichan’s earliest pioneers, the Morleys, the Fletts, the Aitkens, among others, take their rest here

Marine Search and Rescue out of Mill Bay needs help

Volunteer marine rescuers who operate from Mill Bay are looking for the public’s assistance in refitting their rescue vessel.
Experienced dancers wanted for collective

Experienced dancers wanted for collective

Christine Shaw and Rebecca McLane, who are starting up Cowichan Dance Collective, are kicking everything off with an audition on June 20

Feed-in tariffs help renewable energy grow

In the early 1990s, Germany launched Energiewende, or “energy revolution”

Pageant hopeful fundraising Saturday

Miss Teenage Vancouver Island, the Valley’s own Olivia Nelson, is fundraising for her trip to the Miss Teenage Canada pageant in Toronto.

Take a few moments to mark Aboriginal Day

National Aboriginal Day is Tuesday, June 21 and the Cowichan Valley School District is urging everyone to take note.
Tractor show highlights Father’s Day activities

Tractor show highlights Father’s Day activities

It’s tractor time as the Vintage Machinery Society presents its Father’s Day Tractor Show at the BC Forest Discovery Centre.

Chemainus Festival has pancakes to parade

Chemainus Summer Fest is scheduled for Saturday, June 18 this year.

‘Thank you, Doris, and bless you. I’ll see you later’

Of them all, Doris Benjamin, a member of the pioneering Cobble Hill Dougan clan, has been my most stalwart editorial aide.

Database for traffic violators proposed

Today’s gem came from someone who identifies themselves as Grumpy and suggested a database