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Youbou Regatta a good time [photos]

Youbou Regatta a good time [photos]

Nothing stops the annual Youbou Regatta, certainly not a paltry threat of rain.
Special Woodstock takes over farm Sunday

Special Woodstock takes over farm Sunday

Special Woodstock is back at Providence Farm Sunday, Aug. 16.

Interactive arts fun for kids plus performers take over Chemainus

Chemainus’s Kidz Art Beat — a free art festival for children, youth and families — is taking to Waterwheel Park on Saturday, Aug. 15.
Pow wow celebrates culture in Cowichan [photos]

Pow wow celebrates culture in Cowichan [photos]

Hundreds of dancers and their friends and families gathered at the Siem Lelum Fields
Abbotsford to host national character conference

Abbotsford to host national character conference

Local event, which runs Oct. 23-24, will feature three renowned keynote speakers.
Seagoing visitor from hell had Nanaimo residents intrigued

Seagoing visitor from hell had Nanaimo residents intrigued

It was, in the purplish prose of the Victoria Standard, “a most unparalleled instance of human cruelty on the high seas”.
Musings of a Magpie Mind: “Buddy, can you spare a dime?”

Musings of a Magpie Mind: “Buddy, can you spare a dime?”

(Bits and pieces of history, travel and trivia, collected over the years by Bill Greenwell)
Tuck in to a Tour de Rock fundraiser

Tuck in to a Tour de Rock fundraiser

The South Cowichan Rotary is partnering with the Cobble Hill Farmers Institute and MNP to host a Barn Burner Cops for Cancer dinner/dance
Mayor Ross Forrest talks changing attitudes

Mayor Ross Forrest talks changing attitudes

Water Hero Chronicles with Flo begins with a chat with Lake Cowichan Mayor Ross Forrest

Cowichan Valley Car Picnic offers cars, food and fun

The Cowichan Valley Car Picnic is more than just a car show.