Sarah Simpson

Sarah Simpson Column: This mother is grinning and bearing it

News broke the other day that, after months in hibernation, Grouse Mountain's resident grizzly bears had awakened.

UPDATE: North Cowichan neighbourhood, school evacuated after gardener digs up explosives

Students removed from Ecole Mount Prevost school in an 'abundance of caution'

Sunfest, Laketown Shakedown cancelled, 2022 return eyed

The shows will go on…next year

The bears are back in town and so is WildSafeBC

The bears are back in town so keep an eye out, reminds WildSafeBC Cowichan Valley coordinator Amanda Crowston, but there is a lot us humans can do to reduce our interactions with them.

Sarah Simpson Column: An ‘imminent arrival’ and how a ballplayer earned my kids a kitten

The news cycle is non stop. One of the ways that we are able to get you breaking news is because of radio scanners like the one in my kitchen. No, we don't chase ambulances and fire trucks, but if there is a major incident (think White Spot burning down in the middle of the night) or if a tree falls on a house and causes major damage or a power outage) even if we are at home we'll be able to hear some early details and get to work.

Chief William Seymour takes leave from office

Seymour will return once fully recovered

Cougar sighted in residential Duncan

Spotted in the Cairnsmore neighbourhood

Black Tie winners announced during virtual awards event

Recipients gave speeches by phone while being live-streamed on YouTube

Sarah Simpson Column: Building runs in the family

Even as a prospective home buyer more than six years ago now, I knew that the coat closet adjacent to what would become my kitchen would never actually be used for coats. It was a good distance from the front door and, you'd have to pass through a perfectly suitable laundry room to get to it from the garage.

Cowichan Lake group focused on poverty reduction

The Movin' On Up, Cowichan Lake Poverty Reduction project

Discovery students turn ugly problem into eco-art solution

Second graders develop bottle cap mural

Health and safety prompts Cowichan Valley school bus camera installations

Surveillance cameras both inside and out

Cowichan Green Community nets big grant for Cow-op program

Set to receive a $200,000 Supply Chain Resiliency grant

Sarah Simpson column: Smurfettes to Simon Fraser: let’s play ball

My next memory of my early days as a softball player was when we were the Pirates.

Cowichan students become virus detectives with Genome B.C.

Program even more interesting given the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic

Sellers rejoice, home buyers frustrated as prices up, inventory low in Cowichan Valley

Demand for homes in the Cowichan Valley is exceeding supply, driving up prices and frustrating potential buyers, according to local realtors.

Sweet new business opens its doors in Lake Cowichan

Mountain Man Ice Cream, located at 99 South Shore Rd.

Cowichan ‘Clean Where You Are’ campaign starts on Earth Day

Take a bag, one glove, long tongs, and go pick up!

Sarah Simpson Column: Newton’s first law of motion

I could have sworn I told them to help each other get unbuckled and to come inside.

UPDATED: Police incident at Duncan apartment ends with applause (VIDEO)

Cowichan Lake Road closed for police situation