Lexi Bainas

Cadets hammer in white crosses on a war veteran’s grave at Mountain View Cemetery. (Citizen file)

Placing of Remembrance crosses begins this weekend in Cowichan

This year’s event is the 100th Armistice or Remembrance Day. According to…

Cadets hammer in white crosses on a war veteran’s grave at Mountain View Cemetery. (Citizen file)
Liberal leader Justin Trudeau and wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, in a dress by Eliza Faulkner, wave as they go on stage at Liberal election headquarters in Montreal, Monday, Oct. 21, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

Cowichan-raised designer crafts election night dress for PM Trudeau’s wife

Sophie Gregoire’s golden dress has a Cowichan Valley connection

Liberal leader Justin Trudeau and wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, in a dress by Eliza Faulkner, wave as they go on stage at Liberal election headquarters in Montreal, Monday, Oct. 21, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Valley songbird Lindsay Elzinga plays the Osborne Bay Pub Oct. 25. (Lexi Bainas/Citizen file)

VIDEO: Talented pair hit the Osborne Bay stage Oct. 25

Lindsay Elzinga and Jaimey Hamilton play Crofton together

Valley songbird Lindsay Elzinga plays the Osborne Bay Pub Oct. 25. (Lexi Bainas/Citizen file)
Ballet Rocks is back at the Cowichan Performing Arts Centre with a new show Thursday, Oct. 24. (Submitted)

Rockin’ with Ballet Victoria is the name of the game Oct. 24

Four fine choreographers combine their efforts for a special evening from Ballet Victoria

Ballet Rocks is back at the Cowichan Performing Arts Centre with a new show Thursday, Oct. 24. (Submitted)
Blair Herbert toasts a great campaign with some of his volunteers at his Liberal headquarters. (Lexi Bainas/Citizen)
Blair Herbert toasts a great campaign with some of his volunteers at his Liberal headquarters. (Lexi Bainas/Citizen)
Mary Dougherty is hoping other francophone parents will join her in pushing for a French school in the Cowichan Valley. (Lexi Bainas/Citizen)

Francophone parents hoping to set up a French school in the Valley

Their children have a right to be educated in French, these parents say

Mary Dougherty is hoping other francophone parents will join her in pushing for a French school in the Cowichan Valley. (Lexi Bainas/Citizen)
At the federal all-candidates meeting in Lake Cowichan, the hopefuls are asked for their views on abortion. (Llexi Bainas/Citizen)

VIDEO: Climate change, veterans, tax cuts: it was all there at Lake Cowichan all-candidates debate

All six candidates faced off in the final Cowichan Valley debate of this federal election season

At the federal all-candidates meeting in Lake Cowichan, the hopefuls are asked for their views on abortion. (Llexi Bainas/Citizen)
DakhaBrakha are back in Duncan on Oct. 20. (Submitted)

VIDEO: Unique Ukrainian group DakhaBrakha is back in the Cowichan Valley

Combining sounds from around the world with the folklore of a Ukrainian village, this group scores

DakhaBrakha are back in Duncan on Oct. 20. (Submitted)
Canadian singer/songwriter Ferron hits the stage at the Duncan Showroom this Sunday evening (Oct. 20). (Submitted photo)

Duncan Showroom’s the place to be on Sunday, Oct. 20

First up is Sari Alesh and friends in a 3 p.m. gig, and then it’s Ferron at her best at 8

Canadian singer/songwriter Ferron hits the stage at the Duncan Showroom this Sunday evening (Oct. 20). (Submitted photo)
Zivanai Masango is playing Little Zimbabwe Farm. (Submitted)

Zivanai Masango opens new performance space at Little Zimbabwe Farm in Cowichan

Exciting African singer/ songwriter is the first to play the new studio at Cowichan Lake Road farm

Zivanai Masango is playing Little Zimbabwe Farm. (Submitted)
Works by painter Bev Robertson will be shown at the Visions event at Cobble Hill this weekend. (Submitted)

Lexi Bainas Column: Visions artists readying for weekend Cobble Hill show; CVAC lunchtime speakers

It’s time to get out and about as Cowichan’s creative folks are showing their stuff

Works by painter Bev Robertson will be shown at the Visions event at Cobble Hill this weekend. (Submitted)
Lake Cowichan’s Katie Ferguson, left, Chelsea Major, second from left, and Sara Ferguson, far right, pose with Delaney Collins, from the Canadian women’s national hockey team, during a pre-Olympic rally. (Gazette photo)

Lake Flashback: Firefighters parade, water meters roll out, and Lakers protest hockey goons

Hockey at the Lake used to be exciting, but in 1979 the action got a bit over the top

Lake Cowichan’s Katie Ferguson, left, Chelsea Major, second from left, and Sara Ferguson, far right, pose with Delaney Collins, from the Canadian women’s national hockey team, during a pre-Olympic rally. (Gazette photo)
Mayor Rod Peters says he’s fed up with endless delays and wants action. (Gazette file)                                Mayor Rod Peters says he’s fed up with endless delays and wants action. (Gazette file)

VIDEO: Water treatment delays becoming ridiculous, Peters says

Lake Cowichan has been kept waiting long enough: it’s time to finish the job: Peters

Mayor Rod Peters says he’s fed up with endless delays and wants action. (Gazette file)                                Mayor Rod Peters says he’s fed up with endless delays and wants action. (Gazette file)
Cera Qwulshemut, 15, is missing from Duncan. Contact RCMP if you know anything about her. (Submitted)

UPDATE: Missing Duncan teen Cera Qwulshemut found safe

15-year-old First Nations girl missing from in front of Shoppers Drug Mart

Cera Qwulshemut, 15, is missing from Duncan. Contact RCMP if you know anything about her. (Submitted)
Coun. Tim McGonigle reminded Lake Cowichan residents that the recently concluded straw poll about cannabis shops in town was about recreational cannabis outlets, not places offering medical cannabis. (Gazette file)

VIDEO: Lake Cowichan folks want retail cannabis, just not too close to schools

Straw poll goes three-to-one in favour of allowing recreational pot shops

Coun. Tim McGonigle reminded Lake Cowichan residents that the recently concluded straw poll about cannabis shops in town was about recreational cannabis outlets, not places offering medical cannabis. (Gazette file)
Town CAO Joe Fernandez tells council that a policy would be a good way to set general regulations that staff can follow when an application for a pot store comes to the town office. (Lexi Bainas/Gazette)

VIDEO: Lake Cowichan ready to draft pot shop policy

Council decides that a policy to regulate them will also be useful to have

Town CAO Joe Fernandez tells council that a policy would be a good way to set general regulations that staff can follow when an application for a pot store comes to the town office. (Lexi Bainas/Gazette)
Mark DuMez, Felix LeBlanc, Gaelan Beatty, and Andrew Legg are the lumberjacks who find themselves in love when a lady comes to camp. (Lexi Bainas/Citizen)

Chemainus Theatre offers fall fun with ‘Lumberjacks in Love’

Are you ready for a musical called Lumberjacks in Love? Join the crowd for a fun night out

Mark DuMez, Felix LeBlanc, Gaelan Beatty, and Andrew Legg are the lumberjacks who find themselves in love when a lady comes to camp. (Lexi Bainas/Citizen)
Two RCMP vehicles vandalized in Duncan over long weekend

Two RCMP vehicles vandalized in Duncan over long weekend

Local Mounties asking for help in finding culprits

Two RCMP vehicles vandalized in Duncan over long weekend
Members of the California Guitar Trio and the Montreal Guitar Trio perform together in one show in Duncan Oct. 17 at the Cowichan Performing Arts Centre. (Submitted)

2 guitar trios combine for a powerhouse evening of music at Cowichan Theatre

California and Montreal Guitar Trios are coming together to Duncan for a great show

Members of the California Guitar Trio and the Montreal Guitar Trio perform together in one show in Duncan Oct. 17 at the Cowichan Performing Arts Centre. (Submitted)
Jim Cleough plays Vanya, Sylvia Swift is Sonia, and Leslie Sanchez is Cassandra. (Mercury Players photos)

Enjoy an evening of fun on the Cowichan stage with ‘Vanya, Sonia, Masha and Spike’

A talented cast, and an entertaining play: sounds like a winner to us

Jim Cleough plays Vanya, Sylvia Swift is Sonia, and Leslie Sanchez is Cassandra. (Mercury Players photos)