Elodie Adams

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Town employees Keepy Johel and Kate Frost clean-up paint splattered over the Forest Workers’ Memorial Park on South Shore Road on Wednesday, Oct. 10.

RCMP looking for paint vandal(s)

RCMP Report: Looking for paint vandal(s), owners of an unclaimed kayak and garden ornaments

Town employees Keepy Johel and Kate Frost clean-up paint splattered over the Forest Workers’ Memorial Park on South Shore Road on Wednesday, Oct. 10.
Erin Butler of Butler Locksmithing works on a customer’s lock behind the desk at his new store location on South Shore Road.

Butler Locksmithing has a lot more than locks to offer

After many years of being an employee, Butler decided he would employ himself.

Erin Butler of Butler Locksmithing works on a customer’s lock behind the desk at his new store location on South Shore Road.
Cowichan Tribes hatchery staff dumping chinook above Skutz Falls.

River problems far from over: rain helps

Change in weather has not stopped local stewardship groups from being concerned

Cowichan Tribes hatchery staff dumping chinook above Skutz Falls.

SD 79 election slated for November 2013

SD 79: New board of education will have to do it all over again one year later

OK Tire and Auto Service as it was around 1968, when it was still Cowichan Tire Ltd.

Local business at 50 years and still going strong

Ok Tire and Auto Service, or Darling Tire Ltd., has been a family owned and operated business here in Lake Cowichan since 1975.

OK Tire and Auto Service as it was around 1968, when it was still Cowichan Tire Ltd.

Proposed changes to electoral boundaries don’t make sense

Local politicians plan to deliver a loud and clear message to the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission

Jeannine Morris, a resident along South Shore Road in Honeymoon Bay, shows where someone might have stepped when they pulled her rug off her fence.

Help find missing rug

The rug was one of the last items her husband gave her before he passed away eight years ago.

Jeannine Morris, a resident along South Shore Road in Honeymoon Bay, shows where someone might have stepped when they pulled her rug off her fence.
A vehicle involved in an accident along the 9000 block of the Youbou Highway is pictured here engulfed in flames. Three occupants were in the vehicle at the time of the crash. One was projected out of the vehicle, it is not known how the other two got out.

Fiery crash closes Youbou Hwy:

One flown to Vic General, 2 taken to CDH on Oct. 1

A vehicle involved in an accident along the 9000 block of the Youbou Highway is pictured here engulfed in flames. Three occupants were in the vehicle at the time of the crash. One was projected out of the vehicle, it is not known how the other two got out.

Lights, mics, action! Radio production begins rehearsals for Christmas play

Kaatza Lakeside Players production, A Christmas Carol, set to begin on Dec. 5 and run to Dec. 8.

Help those who help their community: not asking too much

Help those who help their community: give back to these people by helping them fundraise for the equipment they need.

Solution needed to traffic volume and noise: North Shore Road needs pedestrian walkways past River Road

North Shore Road residents are not giving up on their quest to find some solution to the traffic volume and noise

From left: Dennise Eddy, Ken Coulombe, Rocky Wise, Ryan Rai, and Micah Anderson seek funds from council for a new batting cage.

Lake Cowichan Minor Baseball Association swings at finding funding for batting cage

Lake Cowichan Minor Baseball Association takes swing at finding funding for batting cage at the ball park on South Shore Road

From left: Dennise Eddy, Ken Coulombe, Rocky Wise, Ryan Rai, and Micah Anderson seek funds from council for a new batting cage.

One Cowichan wants your help to secure local watershed management

One Cowichan: Alliance of conservation groups, newly formed in the face of the water crisis that's become a reality for the Cowichan Valley

In front: Devin Loewen (left) and Greg Elliott from the Lake Cowichan Fire Department, and Const. Jim Preston (right) from the Lake Cowichan RCMP are suited up to play the part of those in need of rescue as fire department members work through a river rescue practice.

Lake Cowichan fire Department rallies for boat

Lake Cowichan Fire Department, and the Lake Cowichan RCMP partnering up to host Bicycle Safety Rally on Oct. 13

In front: Devin Loewen (left) and Greg Elliott from the Lake Cowichan Fire Department, and Const. Jim Preston (right) from the Lake Cowichan RCMP are suited up to play the part of those in need of rescue as fire department members work through a river rescue practice.
Tim Kulchyski of Cowichan Tribes, points to a small pool of water, one of the only remaining pools left in the north arm of the Cowichan River. Cowichan Tribes and other local governments and conservation groups are concerned about the extreme low levels of the river this year.

Cowichan River has dropped below regular seasonal levels

Concerned:the lack of water supply could mean the inability of chinook salmon to reach their spawning grounds above Skutz Falls

Tim Kulchyski of Cowichan Tribes, points to a small pool of water, one of the only remaining pools left in the north arm of the Cowichan River. Cowichan Tribes and other local governments and conservation groups are concerned about the extreme low levels of the river this year.
Ingeborg Woodsworth (left), coordinator for the Salmon and Mushroom Festival, chats with mushroom enthusiasts attending the festival on Sept. 30.

Salmon and mushrooms migrate to another successful festival

4th Annual Salmon Mushroom Festival took over Centennial Hall last weekend

Ingeborg Woodsworth (left), coordinator for the Salmon and Mushroom Festival, chats with mushroom enthusiasts attending the festival on Sept. 30.
Frazer Willmott concentrates as he prepares a fish in order to make a print at the first annual Cowichan Valley Rivers Day on Sept. 30, at Stoltz Pool. Activities like this for kids were just one aspect of the two day event.

Rivers Day a first for Cowichan Valley

For the first time, the Cowichan Valley took part in B.C. Rivers Day:a two day celebration

Frazer Willmott concentrates as he prepares a fish in order to make a print at the first annual Cowichan Valley Rivers Day on Sept. 30, at Stoltz Pool. Activities like this for kids were just one aspect of the two day event.

Water, water everywhere. But will it always be there to be found?

This past week has me once again thinking about the issue of water.

UBCM votes in favour of democracy

On the last day of UBCM convention in Victoria this past week, members voted in favour of supporting ex-School District 79 trustees

The Lake Cowichan Johel Bros. Peewee team squares off against the Nanaimo Pirates at their first game of the season at the Cowichan Lake Sports Arena on Saturday Sept. 22. The Lakers walked away with a 6-3 victory over the Pirates. Their next games will be this coming Saturday, Sept. 29, at the Cowichan Lake Sports Arena.

Puck drops at CLSA for Minor Hockey season opener

First game of the season:Lake Cowichan Johel Brothers Peewee Lakers faced off against the Nanaimo Pirates.

The Lake Cowichan Johel Bros. Peewee team squares off against the Nanaimo Pirates at their first game of the season at the Cowichan Lake Sports Arena on Saturday Sept. 22. The Lakers walked away with a 6-3 victory over the Pirates. Their next games will be this coming Saturday, Sept. 29, at the Cowichan Lake Sports Arena.