Ross Armour

Cowichan Lake Skating Club junior skaters prepare for their year end show, Grease. Top row from left: “Sandy and the Pink Ladies,” Morgan, Brooklynn, Mariah, absent from photo is Madison.  Bottom row left, “the T-birds,” Michael, Emily, and Elijah.

Skate club Greasing up the blades

Cowichan Arena: Moving musical adapted to the ice

Cowichan Lake Skating Club junior skaters prepare for their year end show, Grease. Top row from left: “Sandy and the Pink Ladies,” Morgan, Brooklynn, Mariah, absent from photo is Madison.  Bottom row left, “the T-birds,” Michael, Emily, and Elijah.
The new streetlights along South Shore Road should be lit by the end of the month.

Greendale Road turn safe, Lake Cowichan council concludes

Response to citizen complaint: Officials say safe driving should result in no problems

The new streetlights along South Shore Road should be lit by the end of the month.

Decisions need to be made on South Shore Road priorities

Road, or sidewalk? Proposed budget won’t cover everything council would like to see

New physicians to arrive in Lake Cowichan

Two new physicians set to enter Brookside Medical Clinic this summer

Lake Cowichan’s Lake Days beer garden may or may not be fenced

Provincial government considering implementing new rules on beer gardens that could see fences taken away

Jacob Marcelic proudly holds his bronze medal that he won at the recent BC Winter Games.

Lake karate kid wins bronze at BC Games, female hockey player 4th

Jacob Marcelic was one of the youngest competitors in the competition; Katie Ferguson enjoys incredible hockey

Jacob Marcelic proudly holds his bronze medal that he won at the recent BC Winter Games.

The prospect of dogs being leashed on the Holland Creek Trail remains a hot topic

Ladysmith council expects a recommendation from the Parks, Recreation and Culture Commission soon.

School District 68 board chair Dot Neary speaks during a special board meeting Feb. 6 in Ladysmith.

School District 68 trustees vote to provide busing from Davis Road to North Oyster

School District 68 to provide transportation from Davis Road to North Oyster Elementary come September

School District 68 board chair Dot Neary speaks during a special board meeting Feb. 6 in Ladysmith.

Lake Cowichan tax hike looms likely

Capital ideas: Town square, South Shore Road add up to a projected three per cent increase

Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue Unit 29 Ladysmith’s new boat takes to the water for the first time in the Ladysmith Harbour Feb. 6. It took three years of fundraising and the assistance of the local communities, marine organizations, mariners and BC Gaming grants for Unit 29 — the second-busiest station on B.C.’s West Coast — to get the new rescue vessel, which was built in Sidney. Find out more about the new boat in next week’s Chronicle.

Ladysmith Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue receives new boat

Ladysmith Station 29 receives new vessel for marine rescue

Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue Unit 29 Ladysmith’s new boat takes to the water for the first time in the Ladysmith Harbour Feb. 6. It took three years of fundraising and the assistance of the local communities, marine organizations, mariners and BC Gaming grants for Unit 29 — the second-busiest station on B.C.’s West Coast — to get the new rescue vessel, which was built in Sidney. Find out more about the new boat in next week’s Chronicle.
Nanaimo-Cowichan MP Jean Crowder says federal government has failed to be clear on detail in the 2014 budget

Crowder underlines lack of detail in 2014 budget

Nanaimo-Cowichan MP says a lot of questions are still to be answered by the federal government

Nanaimo-Cowichan MP Jean Crowder says federal government has failed to be clear on detail in the 2014 budget

Ladysmith RCMP report robbery at Coronation Mall

Lone male with knife demands money at local Co-Op gas station

BC Ferries announces schedule refinement options

BC Ferries seeking feedback via surveys to suggested options of change to various ferry routes

School District 68 board chair Dot Neary speaks during a special board meeting Feb. 6 in Ladysmith.

Davis Road advocates bemoan school board decision

École Davis Road parents struggling to come to terms with inevitable closure of their school

School District 68 board chair Dot Neary speaks during a special board meeting Feb. 6 in Ladysmith.
Local skier Sarah Rocque is aiming to bring home a medal from the BC Winter Games amidst Olympic dream

Saltair skier heading to BC Winter Games

Sarah Rocque to compete in Moguls skiing event in Mission

Local skier Sarah Rocque is aiming to bring home a medal from the BC Winter Games amidst Olympic dream

Thieves target things with wheels

Police blotter: Motorcycle and ATV stolen, van broken into

Trustee Jamie Brennan suggested car pooling after the busing proposal was shut down

School District 68 banishes prospect of busing from Cedar to Ladysmith

Motion to implement transport for Cedar Secondary students wishing to attend Ladysmith Secondary fails

Trustee Jamie Brennan suggested car pooling after the busing proposal was shut down

Lake Council OK with more spending to buy regional parks

Subject to CVRD approval: If adopted, move would cost taxpayers an additional $1.20 a year

Lake Cowichan hockey player Katie Ferguson heading to the B.C. Winter Games in February playing for the Vancouver Island zone all-girls team.

Local hockey teen skating to glory?

Katie Ferguson: Lake Cowichan teen named to select B.C. Games hockey team

Lake Cowichan hockey player Katie Ferguson heading to the B.C. Winter Games in February playing for the Vancouver Island zone all-girls team.
Town of Lake Cowichan Coun. Bob Day.

Town may start fining people for repeat false fire alarm calls

Why should taxpayers pay? Callouts total more than $8,000 for month of December

Town of Lake Cowichan Coun. Bob Day.