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Children’s singer Raffi is passionately opposed to the dumping of contaminated soil near Shawnigan Lake. He plays a benefit concert for Shawnigan Lake residents to help in their opposition April 24 in Duncan.

Raffi show champions anti-soil dump cause

Children’s singer Raffi is passionate about protecting the environment and public health.

Children’s singer Raffi is passionately opposed to the dumping of contaminated soil near Shawnigan Lake. He plays a benefit concert for Shawnigan Lake residents to help in their opposition April 24 in Duncan.
A worker in a hazmat suit walks outside a building at Jubilee and Ingram Street in Duncan.

Asbestos discovery prompts stop-work order

The Valley Medical Clinic has been temporarily closed due to the reported discovery of vermiculite insulation containing asbestos fibres

A worker in a hazmat suit walks outside a building at Jubilee and Ingram Street in Duncan.
Travis Rankin stands beside a gate he made in Youbou that depicts an elk on a mountain. Rankin’s business Wroughtenart makes unique metal creations, often of outdoor scenes and creatures.

Building masterpieces out of metal

Travis Rankin is having a wrought-en good time. The Duncan metal artist runs Wroughtenart

Travis Rankin stands beside a gate he made in Youbou that depicts an elk on a mountain. Rankin’s business Wroughtenart makes unique metal creations, often of outdoor scenes and creatures.

RCMP seek help after death of pedestrian

Police are seeking witnesses to a fatal pedestrian/vehicle collision that killed a 23-year-old Ladysmith man on Wednesday.

Medical clinic closure has patients flooding hospital; use walk-in clinics, officials say

Those requiring non-urgent medical care or prescription refills are asked to contact nearby walk-in clinics.

Queen Margaret’s School’s presentation of ‘Alice: Tales of a Curious Girl’ told the amazing adventures of Alice with a big cast of colourful characters.

Iconic characters shine in excellent staging of ‘Alice’

Queen Margaret’s School’s presentation of Alice: Tales of a Curious Girl was a brilliant compilation

Queen Margaret’s School’s presentation of ‘Alice: Tales of a Curious Girl’ told the amazing adventures of Alice with a big cast of colourful characters.
Adagé Studio presented its Highlights Dance Feb. 20 at the Cowichan Performing Arts Centre. Dancers of all ages wowed the crowd with their energy, expertise and creativity.

Adagé dancers take the stage in Duncan [photos]

It was an energetic night with some great moves Feb. 20 at the Cowichan Performing Arts Centre

Adagé Studio presented its Highlights Dance Feb. 20 at the Cowichan Performing Arts Centre. Dancers of all ages wowed the crowd with their energy, expertise and creativity.

New training program takes aim at youth entrepreneurs

Local youth aspiring to become entrepreneurs will soon get the chance to attend a free course aimed at helping them realize their dreams.

Duncan Cowichan Chamber of Commerce president Julie Scurr (left) stands with executive director Sonja Nagel beside a display highlighting the myriad wines of the Cowichan Valley at the Cowichan Regional Visitor Centre.

Chamber an advocate for small business

Being informed and connected can make all the difference in boosting business to new levels of success.

Duncan Cowichan Chamber of Commerce president Julie Scurr (left) stands with executive director Sonja Nagel beside a display highlighting the myriad wines of the Cowichan Valley at the Cowichan Regional Visitor Centre.

Students dispute Minister’s statements

Students’ Union says it has already given detailed and specific reasons for opposing a new university fee to the provincial government.

Sixteen-year-old Wynn Rederburg of Frances Kelsey Secondary School is the winner of a 2016 Loran Scholars Award, valued at up to $100,000. Rederburg will be attending McGill University in Montreal this fall, where she will major in political science.

Kelsey student wins $100K scholarship

The Cowichan Valley can say without any exaggeration that one of the brightest young minds in the country comes from right here at home.

Sixteen-year-old Wynn Rederburg of Frances Kelsey Secondary School is the winner of a 2016 Loran Scholars Award, valued at up to $100,000. Rederburg will be attending McGill University in Montreal this fall, where she will major in political science.
Tromans, who is originally from Nova Scotia, works on the furry contours of a howling wolf with his saw. Tromans sells his work at several area shops and from his home in Chemainus.

Career taking shape under Tromans’s saw

Liam Tromans is carving out a great life in British Columbia — with his chainsaw.

Tromans, who is originally from Nova Scotia, works on the furry contours of a howling wolf with his saw. Tromans sells his work at several area shops and from his home in Chemainus.
Million Dollar Quartet tells the musical story of how Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis all came together in 1956. The lively, foot-tapping show runs until March 26 at the Chemainus Theatre.

Legends come to life in ‘Quartet’

Music and theatre lovers got their Valentine’s weekend off to a rocking start Friday at the Chemainus Theatre.

Million Dollar Quartet tells the musical story of how Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis all came together in 1956. The lively, foot-tapping show runs until March 26 at the Chemainus Theatre.
Student leaders at VIU allege that fees that will be instituted this spring violate provincial government policy, while the university’s administration says they are legitimate and will improve the institution.

Fee fight divides student and VIU leaders

The Vancouver Island University Students’ Union is up in arms about a proposed new VIU student service fee

Student leaders at VIU allege that fees that will be instituted this spring violate provincial government policy, while the university’s administration says they are legitimate and will improve the institution.
The new artificial turf was laid at the Sherman Road facility in the fall of 2015.

Rental fees for CVSA for artificial turf field under review

Rental fees and whether the Cowichan Valley Soccer Association will have to pay them at the David Williams Field hit the council table

The new artificial turf was laid at the Sherman Road facility in the fall of 2015.
Blaine Mersereau presents his Crofton Quay plans to council.

Buildings to stay, but conditions set

Council addressed a report last Wednesday on whether to authorize remedial action on the site of the Twin Gables Motel in Crofton.

Blaine Mersereau presents his Crofton Quay plans to council.
Linda Moore

Good deed doer needs community’s support

Battling serious illness is a personal strain on individuals and their families, but it can also lead to real financial difficulty.

Linda Moore
Emergency crews mop up and investigate after putting out a fire Tuesday morning on a fishing boat moored in Cowichan Bay.

Fire crews quickly douse boat blaze

The fire department reported there were no occupants on board the Arctic Fox II and the fire was successfully extinguished.

Emergency crews mop up and investigate after putting out a fire Tuesday morning on a fishing boat moored in Cowichan Bay.
It was a Million Dollar Quartet when Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Presley and Carl Perkins got together in 1956 to record.

Music legends together in Chemainus show

Imagine the greatest musical icons of a generation coming together to create magic.

It was a Million Dollar Quartet when Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Presley and Carl Perkins got together in 1956 to record.

Council view split on drive-through debate

North Cowichan councillors split over the idea of forbidding drive-through restaurants as a part of a potential new development