Photos from our Cowichan Valley Citizen readers

Amber Clayton took this shot of Cowichan Lake’s Clayton family out on the Trans Canada Trail. (Amber Clayton photo)Amber Clayton took this shot of Cowichan Lake’s Clayton family out on the Trans Canada Trail. (Amber Clayton photo)
Skywatcher Mark Kubitza took this stunning shot of the comet NEOWISE. (Mark Kubitza photo)Skywatcher Mark Kubitza took this stunning shot of the comet NEOWISE. (Mark Kubitza photo)
Grandmother Marilyn Smith took grandkids Ambrose and Iris to Jubilee Barber Shop Wednesday, Sept. 23 to have her grandson’s hair cut by Loretta. They all had their masks on and we thought it would be a cute picture for the paper. Smith is in the mirror taking the photo. (Marilyn Smith photo)Grandmother Marilyn Smith took grandkids Ambrose and Iris to Jubilee Barber Shop Wednesday, Sept. 23 to have her grandson’s hair cut by Loretta. They all had their masks on and we thought it would be a cute picture for the paper. Smith is in the mirror taking the photo. (Marilyn Smith photo)
Gerald Holdsworth caught this photo of the fall colours in early November. (Gerald Holdsworth photo)Gerald Holdsworth caught this photo of the fall colours in early November. (Gerald Holdsworth photo)
Karen Gomes took this shot she got in Maple Bay “of a cloud that appeared light as a feather.” (Karen Gomes photo)Karen Gomes took this shot she got in Maple Bay “of a cloud that appeared light as a feather.” (Karen Gomes photo)

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Principal Marie-Claude Carrier has overseen the opening of the Cowichan Valley’s first francophone school. (Citizen file)
Registration now open for Duncan Francophone school

École francophone de Duncan opened last fall with six students

Reggie went missing in Duncan’s McAdam Park on Jan. 3 and owner Brittny Bukva is hoping for his safe return. (Submitted)
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Cory Harrington has been found. (Submitted photo)
Missing Lake Cowichan man located

Cory Harrington was last seen on Dec. 11

Alistair MacGregor will have Pharmacare on his mind for a Thursday, Jan. 21 virtual town hall. (Photo by Lexi Bainas/Cowichan Valley Citizen)
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Stand up paddleboarder Christie Jamieson is humbled to her knees as a pod of transient orcas put on a dramatic show on Jan. 19 in the Ucluelet Harbour. (Nora O’Malley photo)
Ucluelet paddle boarder surrounded by pod of orcas

“My whole body is still shaking. I don’t even know what to do with this energy.”

Inmates at Metchosin’s William Head Institution are being given COVID-19 vaccines as part of the first phase. Around 600 inmates will be vaccinated in the coming days. (Black Press Media file photo)
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Priority set for older inmates and those with underlying medical conditions

New Westminster TV production designer, Rick Whitfield, has designed an office in a box for British Columbians in need of a private workspace. (BC Box Office photo)
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‘A professionally designed workspace on your property, away from the distractions of home’

Chilliwack ER doctor Marc Greidanus is featured in a video, published Jan. 18, 2021, where he demonstrates and describes effectiveness of various styles of masks. (Youtube)
VIDEO: Emergency room doctor runs through pros and cons of various masks

‘We’ve been asked to wear a mask and it’s not that hard,’ Greidanus says.

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A water taxi at Victoria’s Fisherman’s Wharf. (Black Press Media file photo)
Man arrested after stolen water taxi raced up Victoria’s Gorge Waterway

Man is facing recommended charges of theft over $5,000 after leading police on marine chase

A mattress on fire gutted the second floor hallway at Town Park Apartments C-block Jan. 17. (Port Hardy Fire Rescue images)
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