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Influx of tourists depletes Honeymoon Bay water reservoir

Influx of tourists depletes Honeymoon Bay water reservoir

Anneke Vink from Cowichan Lake Primary Health Care holds the first fence marker at the new community garden for Coun. Bob Day.

Breaking ground at new community garden

Breaking ground at Lake Cowichan's new community garden

Anneke Vink from Cowichan Lake Primary Health Care holds the first fence marker at the new community garden for Coun. Bob Day.

Lake teachers look for public support to get back to class

Teachers look for public support to get back to class

Food bank now has until Sept. 15 to find new location

Food bank now has until Sept. 15 to find new location

Linda Bjur stands in front of one of two houses she has for sale in Youbou — this one with a  view of Cowichan Lake. Both houses were constructed when the mill was still in operation.

Injection needed to revitalize local real estate market

Five-year drought: Job creation may be key to renewing the area’s real estate market

Linda Bjur stands in front of one of two houses she has for sale in Youbou — this one with a  view of Cowichan Lake. Both houses were constructed when the mill was still in operation.
Students wait for a bus on the side of Youbou Road as a logging truck passes by them in February of this year. Residents say the logging truck traffic kicks up clouds of heavy dust that makes it hard to breathe when out walking and going as far to say that mud — from the roadway — has washed down driveways and into the basement of a home.

Youbou residents don’t want to pay for truck wash

Funding battle: Critics slam plan to spend $5,000 on truck wash; CVRD board to vote

Students wait for a bus on the side of Youbou Road as a logging truck passes by them in February of this year. Residents say the logging truck traffic kicks up clouds of heavy dust that makes it hard to breathe when out walking and going as far to say that mud — from the roadway — has washed down driveways and into the basement of a home.
Coun. Frank Hornbrook, Coun Tim MGonigle, Sports-Wall-of-Famer Jim Peterson, Mayor Ross Forrest, Sports-Wall-of-Famer Richard Hajdu, Coun. Jayne Ingram and Coun. Bob Day at the two inductees ceremony on May 18.

Lake Cowichan hockey greats added to local sports wall of fame

Jim Peterson and Richard Hajdu, Lake Cowichan hockey greats added to local sports wall of fame

Coun. Frank Hornbrook, Coun Tim MGonigle, Sports-Wall-of-Famer Jim Peterson, Mayor Ross Forrest, Sports-Wall-of-Famer Richard Hajdu, Coun. Jayne Ingram and Coun. Bob Day at the two inductees ceremony on May 18.
The site of a new roundabout, the intersection of North and South Shore Roads in Lake Cowichan.

Town of Lake Cowichan’s roundabout construction to begin…soon

Town is still not sure exactly when construction on the roundabout and South Shore Road resurfacing project will begin

The site of a new roundabout, the intersection of North and South Shore Roads in Lake Cowichan.
Bill Routley addresses a question from the floor at the Cowichan Lake and District Chamber of Commerce's all candidates forum at the Lake Cowichan Sports Arena multi-purpose room on May 7. From left:Heather Campbell (Independent), Kerry Davis (Green Party), Steve Housser (Liberal),Bill Routley (NDP) and Damir Wallener (Conservative).

Candidates respond to topics concerning Cowichan Lake residents

Dust, watershed control, doctors, forestry, education and school closures top issues.

Bill Routley addresses a question from the floor at the Cowichan Lake and District Chamber of Commerce's all candidates forum at the Lake Cowichan Sports Arena multi-purpose room on May 7. From left:Heather Campbell (Independent), Kerry Davis (Green Party), Steve Housser (Liberal),Bill Routley (NDP) and Damir Wallener (Conservative).

Saturday ‘summer nights’ entertainment back

Summer Nights organizers will once again be bringing in a wealth of talent for residents and tourists to enjoy.

Town supports ‘in principle’ local control of Cowichan Watershed

Momentum building towards local control of our watersheds

Attendees at the April 24 and 25 Cowichan Lake and River Stewardship Society workshop that brought together local politicians, watershed management groups from outside the area, as well as other parties concerned with the health of Cowichan Lake and River. This workshop was meant to “engage key stakeholders and explore ways to manage Cowichan Lake to protect ecosystem health which will sustain the ecological, social, and economic values for future generations,” says Gerald Thom, president of CLRSS.

Workshop aims to engage stakeholders in process of lakeshore management

Workshop was meant to engage key stakeholders and explore ways to manage Cowichan Lake to protect ecosystem health

Attendees at the April 24 and 25 Cowichan Lake and River Stewardship Society workshop that brought together local politicians, watershed management groups from outside the area, as well as other parties concerned with the health of Cowichan Lake and River. This workshop was meant to “engage key stakeholders and explore ways to manage Cowichan Lake to protect ecosystem health which will sustain the ecological, social, and economic values for future generations,” says Gerald Thom, president of CLRSS.
The Town of Lake Cowichan's council

Tougher no-smoking laws in the future for Lake Cowichan?

Proposal actually stems from the medical health officers of Vancouver Island and is a way to reinforce smoking laws already in place in B.C.

The Town of Lake Cowichan's council
The Town of Lake Cowichan's council

Low turn out for town’s financial plan review

Town outlined the proposed budget projections and the major projects planned over the next four years.

The Town of Lake Cowichan's council

Cowichan citizen group using provincial election to push for local watershed management

One Cowichan would like to take advantage of the upcoming provincial election to this end.

Town explores organic waste to energy options

town to “evaluate its options for recovering energy and other resources from organic waste.”