James Goldie

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Irene Paquet survived six days lost in th bush. Her family are hailing her safe return as a ‘miracle’. She was found thanks to two Lake Cowichan men who spotted her car while dirt biking.

Lake Cowichan men aid in woman’s rescue

A woman who was missing in the woods near Copper Canyon for nearly a week has been found

Irene Paquet survived six days lost in th bush. Her family are hailing her safe return as a ‘miracle’. She was found thanks to two Lake Cowichan men who spotted her car while dirt biking.
Irene Paquet is missing.

Family hails ‘miracle’ after Chemainus woman missing for five days found alive and well

A woman who was missing in the woods near Copper Canyon for six days has been found alive and is recovering in Nanaimo.

Irene Paquet is missing.
Visitors to the West of Sunfest craft sale at the Youbou community hall take their time viewing all the vendors have to offer. Lower-than-expected numbers of people from Sunfest made for disappointing sales.

West of Sunfest in Youbou quieter than organizers hoped

Things were quieter than expected at the Youbou Community Association’s West

Visitors to the West of Sunfest craft sale at the Youbou community hall take their time viewing all the vendors have to offer. Lower-than-expected numbers of people from Sunfest made for disappointing sales.
The Town of Lake Cowichan currently has no plans (for the time beign) to limit Airbnb usage at the lake.

Town waiting for province to take Airbnb rules lead

As in pretty much every community, Airbnb — the online company that allows people to turn their homes

The Town of Lake Cowichan currently has no plans (for the time beign) to limit Airbnb usage at the lake.
Carrie Underwood starts with a bang on Saturday night at Laketown Ranch. Underwood is Sunfest's 2016 festival headliner.

Stars sizzle at Sunfest

It was a lot of work but all worth it in the end say Sunfest organizers following the festival’s

Carrie Underwood starts with a bang on Saturday night at Laketown Ranch. Underwood is Sunfest's 2016 festival headliner.
The main stage at Laketown Ranch is one of the largest permanent outdoor stages in the country.

‘Ups and downs’ for community events in Lake Cowichan during Sunfest

After months of preparation Sunfest has come and gone, leaving Cowichan Lake businesses and

The main stage at Laketown Ranch is one of the largest permanent outdoor stages in the country.
The Cowichan Lake Community Garden doesn’t yet know where it will be going next, but it will be moving from its current place at Centennial Park.

Cowichan Lake Community Garden’s future up in the air

The precise fate of the Cowichan Lake Community Garden is still undetermined following

The Cowichan Lake Community Garden doesn’t yet know where it will be going next, but it will be moving from its current place at Centennial Park.
New outdoor courts will provide a great, permanent place for pickleball fans at Cowichan Lake to play.

Pickleball players excited about new courts

Local pickleball players are thrilled their dream of seeing dedicated outdoor

New outdoor courts will provide a great, permanent place for pickleball fans at Cowichan Lake to play.
Dolly, left, and her young colt, Freddie, enjoy the sun on a hot Sunday afternoon. Patti Thomson rescued Dolly from potentially being processed into meat, unaware the horse was pregnant at the time of the auction.

Horse rescue mission turns into growing family

Horses don’t just happen. A person doesn’t impulsively buy a horse online or wake up one morning to

Dolly, left, and her young colt, Freddie, enjoy the sun on a hot Sunday afternoon. Patti Thomson rescued Dolly from potentially being processed into meat, unaware the horse was pregnant at the time of the auction.
Madeline Niebergall of Metronomes’s Music shows off a handheld CB radio set, one of the many CB models that were selling like hotcakes in 1976.

Lake Flashback: Week of August 3 … 2006, 1991, 1976

Welcome to Lake Flashback. Reporter James Goldie has been combing through old newspapers

Madeline Niebergall of Metronomes’s Music shows off a handheld CB radio set, one of the many CB models that were selling like hotcakes in 1976.
Dierks Bentley takes to the stage at Sunfest, closing out the country music festival's inaugural summer in the Cowichan Lake district.

Sunfest 2016 wraps up with Dierks Bentley

Sunfest 2016 is officially wrapping up. Cowichan Valley rockers Row of Crowz got the ball rolling on

Dierks Bentley takes to the stage at Sunfest, closing out the country music festival's inaugural summer in the Cowichan Lake district.
Dierks Bentley takes to the stage on Sunfest 2016's closing night. As many as 17,000 fans were expected for tonight's show.

Sunfest 2016 wraps up with Dierks Bentley

Sunfest 2016 is officially wrapping up. Cowichan Valley rockers Row of Crowz got the ball rolling on the main stage

Dierks Bentley takes to the stage on Sunfest 2016's closing night. As many as 17,000 fans were expected for tonight's show.
Toby Keith has been announced as Sunfest's 2017 festival headliner.

Carrie Underwood caps off day of exceptional female talent at Sunfest

Sunfest has all but wrapped its third day, with country superstar Carrie Underwood attracting record

Toby Keith has been announced as Sunfest's 2017 festival headliner.
Country superstar Carrie Underwood starts off with a bang at Saturday night's Sunfest main stage. Underwood is the 2016 festival headliner.

Carrie Underwood caps off day of exceptional female talent at Sunfest

Sunfest has all but wrapped its third day, with country superstar Carrie Underwood attracting record numbers of

Country superstar Carrie Underwood starts off with a bang at Saturday night's Sunfest main stage. Underwood is the 2016 festival headliner.
High Valley (Curtis Rempel, left, and his brother Brad Rempel) rock out on the Sunfest main stage Friday evening as the sun sets over the Cowichan Lake.

That’s a wrap for Day 2 of Sunfest 2016

After a scorching Friday afternoon with temperatures breaking 30 degrees, the

High Valley (Curtis Rempel, left, and his brother Brad Rempel) rock out on the Sunfest main stage Friday evening as the sun sets over the Cowichan Lake.
High Valley (Curtis Rempel, left, and his brother Brad Rempel) rock out on the Sunfest main stage Friday evening as the sun sets over the Cowichan Lake.

That’s a wrap for Day 2 of Sunfest 2016

After a scorching Friday afternoon with temperatures breaking 30 degrees

High Valley (Curtis Rempel, left, and his brother Brad Rempel) rock out on the Sunfest main stage Friday evening as the sun sets over the Cowichan Lake.
Laketown Flats greets arrivals to this year's Sunfest Country Music Festival. This area—the 'social hub' of the festival—has vendor stalls, restaurants and a stage.

Sunfest 2016 has arrived

Sunfest 2016 is officially underway. All day campers and day-visitors have

Laketown Flats greets arrivals to this year's Sunfest Country Music Festival. This area—the 'social hub' of the festival—has vendor stalls, restaurants and a stage.
Carrie Underwood takes the stage this year at Sunfest as the event’s headliner.

Sunfest set to open in Cowichan

After months hard work Sunfest Country Music Festival’s inaugural season is about to launch at its new home just outside Lake Cowichan.

Carrie Underwood takes the stage this year at Sunfest as the event’s headliner.
Gary Eve, chief of the Mesachie Lake Volunteer Fire Department, holds up a vial of Naloxone (better known by its brand name Narcan). Eve and his deputy fire chief are trained to administer the drug which can revive the victim of an overdose.

Mesachie Lake firefighters tackle drug training

A powerful intoxicant like fentanyl is probably the last thing one associates with Mesachie Lake

Gary Eve, chief of the Mesachie Lake Volunteer Fire Department, holds up a vial of Naloxone (better known by its brand name Narcan). Eve and his deputy fire chief are trained to administer the drug which can revive the victim of an overdose.
Brian Williams shows off his 1956 Ford F-100 at the Shine & Show event outside the community hall at this year's Honeymoon Bay Days.

Honeymoon Bay Days is back after short hiatus

After a one-year hiatus, Honeymoon Bay Days was back in full force last weekend

Brian Williams shows off his 1956 Ford F-100 at the Shine & Show event outside the community hall at this year's Honeymoon Bay Days.