News - Lake Cowichan Gazette http://www.lakecowichangazette.com/news RSS Feed for News - Lake Cowichan Gazette en-us Fri, 25 May 2012 00:07:43 GMT Motorcycle collides with elk on Hwy 18 http://www.lakecowichangazette.com/news/153836645.html n the early morning hours of Wednesday, May 16, a local motorcyclist driving from Lake Cowichan to Duncan struck an elk on Highway 18 School board votes for deficit budget http://www.lakecowichangazette.com/news/153837605.html School board members for School District 79 passed a deficit budget with a vote of 5-4. Tourism and Lake Cowichan http://www.lakecowichangazette.com/news/153836325.html The Tourism Industry Association of Canada celebrated tourism from May 14-20: calling on all “tourism champions” to make their voices heard. CLEC looking to diversify http://www.lakecowichangazette.com/news/153835895.html Cowichan Lake Education Centre, is now looking at ways to diversify its clientele and stimulate business during the winter months. Paw Paw Program offers hope for cancer patients http://www.lakecowichangazette.com/news/153835125.html There’s a lot of bad news regarding health and health care out there these days Mayors discuss municipal collaboration http://www.lakecowichangazette.com/news/153833365.html B.C. mayors met in Penticton last week for an Inaugural B.C. Mayors’ Caucus. BCPSEA wants teachers to continue with voluntary services http://www.lakecowichangazette.com/news/153833185.html Erika Blume, president of the LCTA, says that BCPSEA is trying to muddy the waters about what is and is not in teachers’ contracts Honeymoon Bay Heritage Day http://www.lakecowichangazette.com/news/153831155.html Tthe Honeymoon Bay Heritage Day takes place on May 27, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Honeymoon Bay hall dining room Town honours two more for sports Wall of Fame http://www.lakecowichangazette.com/news/153829565.html ackie (Lamb) Cleaves and Steve Lingren were honored with the unveiling of plaques in their names. Stay alert and be prepared when on local waterways http://www.lakecowichangazette.com/news/153824975.html For the second time this year, Lake Cowichan RCMP are warning those spending time the Valley’s waterways, to do so carefully