Diana Hutton

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Green gifts for 12 days

In the past, people celebrated not just Christmas day itself, but also the eleven days following

Valerie Yeow (front row third from the left) was part of this lucky audience which met the Dalai Lama in India recently

Lake Cowichan woman meets the Dalai Lama

Lake Cowichan woman has audience with world spiritual leader

Valerie Yeow (front row third from the left) was part of this lucky audience which met the Dalai Lama in India recently
Former Lake Cowichan mayor Earle Darling with his wife Marjorie

Former mayor leaves legacy of service

Earle Darling’s celebration of life to be held Saturday May 31 in Saanich

Former Lake Cowichan mayor Earle Darling with his wife Marjorie
Cowichan Lake Community Services reps Carol Blatchford, Anne Newman and Sherry Sohye (from left) show off some healthy food choices. CLCS are just one of the many groups that will be part of the Cowichan Lake Community Health and Wellness Fair this weekend.

Your doorway to good health

Special treatment: Health & wellness fair ready to help, meet new primary care unit and all options available to Cowichan Lake residents

Cowichan Lake Community Services reps Carol Blatchford, Anne Newman and Sherry Sohye (from left) show off some healthy food choices. CLCS are just one of the many groups that will be part of the Cowichan Lake Community Health and Wellness Fair this weekend.
Ashley Vomacka, left, and Lauren Frost produced a cyber-bully short on YouTube under their film production venture, Fromacka Productions.

Cyber bullying? Time to Let it Die

Student filmmakers take to YouTube to tackle youth problem

Ashley Vomacka, left, and Lauren Frost produced a cyber-bully short on YouTube under their film production venture, Fromacka Productions.
Teresa Melchior and Hayden Holman with their love-lock on Lake Cowichan’s Duck Pond bridge.

Young love puts footbridge on lockdown

Love Lock bridge: Teenage couple adapts Paris tradition on to Lake Cowichan’s Duck Pond bridge

Teresa Melchior and Hayden Holman with their love-lock on Lake Cowichan’s Duck Pond bridge.
From left: Guy Patten and Bob Riddler (manager of the Honeymoon Bay Outdoor Market) in front of some of Bob’s “barnwood” creations.

Honeymoon Bay market-goers confident Cabin Fever is catching

Getting prepared: Annual event bridges the craft fair gap between Christmas and summer

From left: Guy Patten and Bob Riddler (manager of the Honeymoon Bay Outdoor Market) in front of some of Bob’s “barnwood” creations.
Denise Allan, owner of The Depot bottle depot in Lake Cowichan, shows some of the non-nicotine e-cigs that she sells.

An E-asy alternative in the battle to quit smoking?

Lighting up: Controversial e-cigarettes catching on in Cowichan

Denise Allan, owner of The Depot bottle depot in Lake Cowichan, shows some of the non-nicotine e-cigs that she sells.
Palsson Elementary School students surround their small playground.The school community is fundraising to add on to the much needed expansion of the playground.

Last stand for the playground

Palsson school: Fundraising drive at a crucial juncture

Palsson Elementary School students surround their small playground.The school community is fundraising to add on to the much needed expansion of the playground.
Smudge the cat­ cuddles with his owner Lorri Pringle.

Batting 1,000, one pet at a time

Animal rescue society: Meet Smudge the cat, the thousandth pet helped in seven years

Smudge the cat­ cuddles with his owner Lorri Pringle.
Curt Knippelberg is on the road to recovery after surgery last month to remove a cyst from his brain.

Brain power

Surgical success: how persistence, patience and a whole lot of community support has Curt Knippelberg on the road to recovery

Curt Knippelberg is on the road to recovery after surgery last month to remove a cyst from his brain.
Lake Cowciahn Secondary School's principal, Nicole Boucher, says that she attributes the 'A' rating from the Fraser Institute to the hard work of the staff and students.”

Fraser Institute gives LCSS an ‘A’

Think tank, has released its newest school report card and this time-out Lake Cowichan Secondary School got an 'A'

Lake Cowciahn Secondary School's principal, Nicole Boucher, says that she attributes the 'A' rating from the Fraser Institute to the hard work of the staff and students.”
Wayne Atkinson stands beside a memorial cross erected in memory of his common law wife Sandy Dempsey.

The moment that changes everything

Motor vehicle accidents; they happen in a heartbeat and change lives forever

Wayne Atkinson stands beside a memorial cross erected in memory of his common law wife Sandy Dempsey.
From left: Action Schools B.C. trainer, Jamie Covey, A.B. Greenwell School Grade 5 students Jewel Jamieson and Madison Vaughan take time out for a photo.

A.B. Greenwell a school in action

Student leaders learn a variety of games and activities that incorporate everything from healthy eating, to sports, to school spirit.

From left: Action Schools B.C. trainer, Jamie Covey, A.B. Greenwell School Grade 5 students Jewel Jamieson and Madison Vaughan take time out for a photo.
Joan Hieta, president of the Great Lake Walk Society, announces the new team-option for the annual Great Lake Walk in September.

Great Lake Walk adds new team option

Here’s your chance to deck out the minivan, grab your buddies or the crew from work and spend a day doing something you’ll never forget.

Joan Hieta, president of the Great Lake Walk Society, announces the new team-option for the annual Great Lake Walk in September.
Wayne Atkinson stands beside a memorial cross erected in memory of his common law wife Sandy Dempsey.

The moment that changes everything

Motor vehicle accidents; they happen in a heartbeat and change lives forever

Wayne Atkinson stands beside a memorial cross erected in memory of his common law wife Sandy Dempsey.

Cowichan Lake has new doctor

A community pulls together: GP chooses to relocate his practice to Lake Cowichan

Marilyn and Larry Lindahl in the honey processing room at their mixed farm on Cowichan Lake Road.

Five acres and independence

It is a dream as old as our country itself: to carve out a living from a piece of land that you can call your own

Marilyn and Larry Lindahl in the honey processing room at their mixed farm on Cowichan Lake Road.
David Ridley shares letters penned by his father during World War One.

There is much to talk about at the Lake’s VIRL

Tuesday Talk Night at the Cowichan Lake Branch of Vancouver Island Regional Library lived up to its name and purpose.

David Ridley shares letters penned by his father during World War One.
Randy Liboiron poses with a compilation volume of Valley writers that his work is published in.

Poets share limericks and free verse at local library

From free verse to limericks, poetry of all styles was represented

Randy Liboiron poses with a compilation volume of Valley writers that his work is published in.