Cowichan program aims to help abuse survivors transform through movement

Warmland Women’s Support Services Society is offering a free program called ‘Transformation Through Movement’, for self-identified women and genderqueer survivors of intimate partner abuse and/or sexualized violence. (Submitted graphic)
For self-identified women and genderqueer survivors of intimate partner abuse or sexualized violence
  • 15 mins ago

This Jan. 6, 2019, file photo shows Arizona Coyotes defenceman Oliver Ekman-Larsson. (AP Photo/Ralph Freso, File)

Canucks send No. 9 pick to Coyotes, receive Ekman-Larsson, Garland in blockbuster deal
Okanagan Corrections Centre. (Phil McLachlan - Western News)

Some inmates evacuated from Okanagan Correctional Centre due to Nk’Mip wildfire
What’s in a name? Cointreau maker sues Canopy Growth over similar-sounding drink

What’s in a name? Cointreau maker sues Canopy Growth over similar-sounding drink
True Tranquility: Exploring legendary Haida Gwaii

True Tranquility: Exploring legendary Haida Gwaii

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry visits the Interior Health region in late June, 2021 to say thank you to health care workers. (Penticton Western News)

B.C.’s COVID-19 spread rises, 112 more cases confirmed Friday
Garibaldi Lake Provincial Park, near Whistler, by Jennifer Mets. Amateur Photographer of the Year entry.

Wildfire crew looking for newly started fire finds B.C. hiker missing for 2 weeks
Cultus Lake Water Park is among the attractions receiving COVID-19 recovering funds in B.C. (Black Press files)

B.C. COVID-19 fund supports 83 tourist attractions, bus companies
Nanaimo courthouse. (News Bulletin file photo)

Fentanyl dealer sentenced after crashing, ditching shotgun, hiding in forest on north Island
Video
Richard and Linda Davis hug their grandchildren Miles and Linda Carnegie at their home in Winnipeg, Sunday, July 18, 2021. The couple were able to hug their grandchildren for the first time in fifteen months when Manitoba lifted some COVID-19 restrictions this weekend. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods

‘A light at the end of the tunnel’: Canadians hug loved ones in post-vaccine reunions

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh holds a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, June 23, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Singh says government must regulate online hate

A woman screams in frustration at Campbell River RCMP members during the procession. Photo by Marc Kitteringham / Campbell River Mirror

VIDEO: Family of slain Indigenous man confront RCMP in Campbell River

Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket sits on a spaceport launch pad near Van Horn, Texas, Tuesday, July 20, 2021. The rocket that is scheduled to launch later this morning will carry passengers Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and space tourism company Blue Origin, his brother Mark Bezos, Oliver Daemen and Wally Funk. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Jeff Bezos alongside youngest, oldest 2 people to ever reach edge of space

More Videos 

News
DC Krew Hair Company owners Sandra Davies and Madi Clark say that am anonyous spray painter should have talked to them face to face about their mask policy - instead of defacing the front of their Foster Street business. (Contributed photo)

B.C. hair salon target of ‘cowardly’ anti-mask graffiti

DC Krew owners dismayed after ‘#MASK NAZIS’ scrawled on windows in spray paint

Emergency Map BC shows two reception centres (green icons) open in the Chilliwack area at Chilliwack secondary, and Shxwha:y Village. (EmergencyMapBC)

Chilliwack near capacity for accommodating displaced wildfire evacuees

400 fleeing wildfires sought help at emergency reception centre in Chilliwack since June 30

More in News 

Most Read

 

Sports
Athletes from Canada walk during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) Athletes from Canada walk during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Olympic Roundup: Small, enthusiastic contingent represents Canada at opening ceremony

The Canadians waved to their fellow athletes already gathered on the stadium floor, and the few people in the stands

Canada’s Owen Power in action during the Ice Hockey World Championship final match between Finland and Canada at the Arena in Riga, Latvia, on June 6, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Sergei Grits

NHL prepares for second straight virtual entry draft

Toronto Maple Leafs dealt their first-round selection to the Columbus Blue Jackets in April

More in Sports 

 

LOCAL GOOD (Powered by Do Some Good)

What GOOD are you seeing in your community?

Tell us about your favourite cause. Celebrate friends, family, and neighbours for their acts of kindness. Show your employees volunteering in the community. Ask for needed supplies and volunteers for your cause. Share fundraising event details.  
Click HERE to find out how to get featured. 

Looking for a Local Event?
Want to Volunteer Locally?

A special thank you to our Community Partners, Good Companies and Local Champions who are essential allies in our mission to build stronger communities. Their support allows causes you care about and volunteers to use the Do Some Good platform for FREE. This increases volunteerism and support to ALL nonprofits and charities in our community.

Read more stories here

Community
The Cowichan School District is offering a new program in the fall for students needing full-time mental health and emotional support. (File photo)

New program for Cowichan students needing mental health, emotional support

     

    “Her first-ever time at the Honeymoon Bay Farmer’s Market, nine-year old Olivia Skinner braved the rain and sold pin and fridge magnets fashioned from bottle caps during the Saturday, July 16, market. The youngster has lived in Honeymoon Bay for the past year, and began her unique art form a few years ago when she lived in Whistler. The bottle caps were from recycling and from donations from a Whistler bar, with Skinner filling them in with images and clear sealants, attaching a magnet or pushpin onto the back. Her grandfather helped with the display boards that held up the pins and magnets during the Farmer’s Market. (Tyler Clarke/Lake Cowichan Gazette, July 20, 2011)

    Flashback: Cowichan Lake is no toilet, an important wrong number, and a toll-free request

     

    More in Community 
    Obituaries

    Phyllis Joan Richardson

    Jul 8th, 2021

    Hans Morris Odegaard

    Jun 30th, 2021

    Margaret Anne Newman

    Jun 29th, 2021

    Mary Birthe Louise Nicholas

    Jun 28th, 2021

    Allen Gene Johnson

    Jun 23rd, 2021

    Minnie VanMeerveld

    Jun 20th, 2021

    See Celebrations of Life See More Obituaries 

    Entertainment
    Jason Momoa is seen here as Baba Voss in the Apple+ series “See”, partially filmed in Harrison Mills. Momoa is coming back to Canada to film ‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom,’ but specific filming locations are currently under wraps. (Photo/Apple)

    ‘Aquaman’s’ Jason Momoa resurfacing in Canada for sequel

    Jason Momoa was last seen in Canada filming ‘See,’ which was shot in Harrison Mills

    Stephen Chbosky’s “Dear Evan Hansen,” based on the smash stage musical, will be the opening night gala presentation at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Matthew Murphy

    ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ to open Toronto International Film Festival

    Steven Levenson adapted his hit Tony Award-winning stage show with Ben Platt reprising his acclaimed leading role

    More in Entertainment 

    Trending Now
    Staff and clients from the Fraser River Lodge caught this white sturgeon on Saturday, July 17, 2021. (Fraser River Lodge)

    ‘Virgin’ sturgeon caught in Fraser River more than 11 feet long

     

    In this Jan. 14, 2021 photo made available by Blue Origin, the New Shepard NS-14 rocket lifts off from Launch Site One in West Texas. On Tuesday, July 20, 2021, Blue Origin’s 60-foot (18-meter) New Shepard rocket will accelerate toward space at three times the speed of sound, or Mach 3, before separating from the capsule and returning for an upright landing. (Blue Origin via AP)

    With Tuesday’s Bezos space launch, Blue Origin engineers look for more ‘extreme elation’

     

    More in Trending Now 

    Opinion

    letters

    Letter: Thanks for pandemic food delivery

    I just want to express my appreciation for this valuable service during the worst of health scare

      letters

      Letter: Thank you for making high school zero carbon

      They are to be commended for this initiative

        eEdition

        Lake Cowichan Gazette, Jul 22

        Recent Issues

         

        More in Opinion 

        Life
        Sculptor Russell Papp stands in his backyard in the doorway to his artist studio. Don Denton photograph

        Master of the creative

        Sculptor and designer Russell Papp

          Brad Leith at Impeccable Jewellery in Duncan. Don Denton photograph

          Secrets and lives with Brad Leith

          Jeweller travels the world to find his gemstones

            More in Life 

            Impress
            Through fundraisers like Jean Up, BC Children’s Hospital Foundation supports the hospital's world-leading experts who are working relentlessly to improve the lives of children like India.

            A family navigates childhood cancer through the pandemic

            Jean Up this May and help kids get out of their hospital gowns and back into their jeans

              Thariq

              After battling cancer, a family rallies to help others in need

              Register today for the RBC Race for the Kids: Home Edition

                More in Impress