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Drivesmart: Ghosts on Highway 3: why a retired traffic cop thinks about past crashes every long weekend
6+ hour, 57+ min ago (384+ words) Published 5: 45 am Sunday, May 24, 2026 This is a short trip down memory lane with a retired traffic cop: me. Having recently completed a round trip from Vancouver Island to the West Kootenays and back, I had plenty of time to think…...
Flashback: Low flows, Food Derby challenge, bringing the beef
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (1099+ words) Published 11: 45 am Saturday, May 23, 2026 "Almost half the water stored by the weir in Cowichan Lake has already been used up and experts fear the river could run dry if the fall rains are delayed this year." (Lake Cowichan Gazette/May…...
Letter: Say no to motorized vehicles on trails
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (157+ words) Published 11: 17 am Friday, May 22, 2026 By Peter W. Rusland Dear CVRD directors, North Cowichan mayor and council, and Premier David Eby: It's shocking Director Ian Morrison's May 13, 2026 motion even got a seconder to consider opening our precious, quiet trails to motorized vehicles....
Letter: How government policy priced families out of home ownership
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (485+ words) Published 11: 36 am Friday, May 22, 2026 For decades, a working family in the Cowichan Valley could realistically aspire to build a modest home. Not a luxury estate or a highly engineered showcase project " simply a durable, functional home where they could raise…...
Business notes: Cowichan Tribes takes sole ownership of Chances Cowichan
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (561+ words) Published 7: 00 am Friday, May 22, 2026 Passing the dabber. Duncan Dabber Bingo Society president Roy Davies presents Khowutzun Gaming Corporation Board Director and Cowichan Tribes Chief Cindy Daniels with a giant dabber on May 8 as KGC celebrates new beginnings as they officially…...
It's been seven months since Ashley Bosma went missing in Cumberland
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (481+ words) Published 9: 30 am Thursday, May 21, 2026 By Brendan Kyle Jure It's been over 210 days. Ashley Bosma is still missing. Initial searches by Comox Valley Ground Search and Rescue, RCMP Air Services, Police Dog Services, and frontline officers did not yield any results....
Cowichan Valley Collective presents spring concert May 23 and 24
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (341+ words) Published 11: 45 am Thursday, May 21, 2026 The Cowichan Valley Collective presents their spring concert "The Times They Are A Changin" at Mill Bay"s Sylvan United Church on May 23, and at Duncan United Church on May 24. (Submitted) The Times They Are A…...
Richard (Dick) Allan Smith
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (148+ words) Published May 21, 2026 December 17, 1951 " May 11, 2026 Dick Smith of Duncan, BC passed away on May 11, 2026 at the age of 74 years. Predeceased by his beloved wife of 49 years: Pamela Smith; father: Gordon Smith and sister: Donna Smith. He will be lovingly remembered by…...
Books, brews, and beyond and new bookstore in Lake Cowichan
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (707+ words) Published 7: 00 am Thursday, May 21, 2026 The family run business Brewberry Books is starting a new chapter in Lake Cowichan. Jeff (left) and Stacey Berry pose in the thick of their bookstore located at 2-169 South Shore Rd. (Chadd Cawson/Gazette) The family…...
Mission man survives bear attack at home
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (298+ words) Published 4: 10 pm Wednesday, May 20, 2026 A Mission man was attacked by a black bear (not the one pictured) on Monday, May 18. (The Other Kev/Pixabay) A bear is dead, and a man is recovering from his injuries after an early-morning attack…...
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