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United Way offers more efficient service

United Way Cowichan has changed its operating model to be more efficient and offer more services to the region.

North of 50: Cobble Hill senior penned poem in 1936 at age 15

Poetry: The Silent of the Night, composed by Phil LeRoy
Earth Day: Pollination garden creates a buzz

Earth Day: Pollination garden creates a buzz

The BC Forest Discovery Centre is celebrating Earth Day by announcing a wonderful new project, centre manager Chris Gale said this week.
Plant sale ready to get Malawi Girls on Move

Plant sale ready to get Malawi Girls on Move

For the past 11 years the Mill Bay Plantaholics have held a plant sale in Mill Bay to support a variety of charities

Indigo Jazz takes on rhythm of guest drummer

The masterful polyrhythms of guest drummer Aaron Amar will kick Indigo Jazz into a new gear

Nature calms the brain and heals body

Despite the prosperity we associate with cities, urbanization presents a major health challenge.
Open stage evenings start Saturday in Little Town that Did

Open stage evenings start Saturday in Little Town that Did

There’ll be lots of entertainment this spring as the Chemainus Valley Cultural Arts Society announces a series of open stage evenings.

Although automation abounds, craftsmanship proves timeless

The age is soon coming, so we’re told, when robots will do all the manufacturing there is to be done.
Capt. Billy Ettershank thrived on coffee and the high seas

Capt. Billy Ettershank thrived on coffee and the high seas

Upon eventual retirement, in an age when shipwreck was almost commonplace, his record was “as clean as a dog’s tooth”.
New music society aims to bridge cultural divide

New music society aims to bridge cultural divide

Mill Bay-based Zimbabwe Music Society is bringing cultures together one tune at a time.