Lake Cowichan Gazette

Mary Lowther column: Benefits of gardening without pesticides

We have non-pesticide solutions to vegetable-chomping pests

  • May 29, 2021

Lake Cowichan council at odds with CVRD’s housing needs assessment

Data featured 'significant errors and unsupportable conclusions'

Man airlifted to hospital after collision near Youbou

21-year-old Shawnigan Lake man was treated and released

Cowichan Lake District Chamber of Commerce brings back Spotlight on Business

Excellence Awards also scheduled for this fall

Mary Lowther column: Growing fruit comes with a steep learning curve

It's definitely worth all the time and trouble

  • May 22, 2021

Mary Lowther column: Early sowing gets a jump on corn season

'I'm planting three batches of corn, two weeks apart for a steady supply'

  • May 8, 2021

Lake Cowichan’s RBC branch will close in November

RBC says banking needs will still be met

Mary Lowther column: Planting, growing and storing onions

Long-day onions are more pungent and are bred for storage

  • Apr 24, 2021

Area director Kuhn backs redevelopment of Yount School site

'I'm in support of whatever possibility there is to develop the school'

Sweet new business opens its doors in Lake Cowichan

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

Mary Lowther column: Hoping for a bumper crop of strawberries

Because our new plot gets a lot of sun, maybe strawberries won't become consumed by wood bugs

  • Apr 17, 2021

Group sets sights on tranforming old Yount school property in Youbou

School District 79 has already commenced a process to sell the school through a formal proposal call

  • Apr 16, 2021

Town of Lake Cowichan looking to form tourism and housing committees

Decision not related to the Lake Cowichan Visitor Information Centre closure

Mary Lowther column: Some tips on growing asparagus

When choosing asparagus I recommend buying male plants for juicier, plumper spears.

  • Apr 10, 2021

Cowichan Cat Rescue needs your empties and your time

After taking over from the Lake Cowichan Animal Rescue Society which, in January, closed its doors after 13 years, Cowichan Cat Rescue needs volunteers in the Lake Cowichan area.

Cowichan Valley Trail gets upgrades

Trail significantly damaged after culvert failure in 2020

Town of Lake Cowichan taxes set to increase by less than expected

Surplus funds to help reduce hike from 3% to 2% this year

Former Duncan man laces up for run across Canada

Rick Fall is raising money for Childhood Cancer and Make-a-Wish

Mary Lowther column: Replenishing soil produces the best vegetables

Since plants require trace minerals to be nutritious enough, I add them to my fertilizer mix.

  • Apr 3, 2021