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The Alzheimer Society of B.C. is committed to ensuring that people affected by dementia have the confidence and skills to live the best life possible. (Submitted photo)

Cowichan Valley residents can learn about Medical Assistance in Dying

Webinar Oct. 4 at 2 p.m.

  • Oct 3, 2022
Jenni Capps is running for re-election to Duncan council. (Submitted photo)

Jenni Capps running to be re-elected to Duncan’s council

Elections to be held on Oct. 15

Nanaimo-North Cowichan MLA Doug Routley. (Photo submitted)

More families in Nanaimo-North Cowichan benefit from $10-a-day child care

Learn and Laugh Academy approval includes 40 spaces

  • Oct 3, 2022
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FILE - Kim Kardashian attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the "In America: An Anthology of Fashion" exhibition on Monday, May 2, 2022, in New York. Reality tv star and entrepreneur Kim Kardashian has agreed to settle charges brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission and pay $1.26 million because she promoted on social media a crypto asset security offered and sold by EthereumMax without disclosing the payment she received for the plug. The SEC said Monday, Oct. 3, 2022, that Kardashian has agreed to cooperate with its ongoing investigation.(Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
Kim Kardashian settles with SEC over crypto promotion
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Katie Couric reveals breast cancer diagnosis
Coolio performs on day three of Riot Fest on Sept. 18, 2022, at Douglass Park in Chicago. Coolio, the rapper who was among hip-hop’s biggest names of the 1990s, died Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, at age 59, his manager said. (Photo by Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP, File)
‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ rapper Coolio dies at age 59, says manager
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Shakira to stand trial on tax fraud charges in Spain
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Aaron Frisby, owner of The Tube Shack, is running for a seat on Lake Cowichan’s council. (Submitted photo)

Businessman Aaron Frisby running for a seat on Lake Cowichan’s council

Municipal election to be held on Oct. 15

Aaron Frisby, owner of The Tube Shack, is running for a seat on Lake Cowichan’s council. (Submitted photo)
RCMP officers seize more than 480 grams of dried cannabis and 45 packages of edibles while checking cars in Cowichan Bay on Sept. 24. (RCMP photo)

Police check more than 1,000 vehicles in Cowichan Bay

Dozens of tickets handed out, drugs seized

RCMP officers seize more than 480 grams of dried cannabis and 45 packages of edibles while checking cars in Cowichan Bay on Sept. 24. (RCMP photo)
Janice John-Mitchell is running for school trustee in Cowichan Valley. (Submitted)

Janice John-Mitchell seeks seat on Cowichan Valley school board

There are 19 contenders for seven trustee positions

Janice John-Mitchell is running for school trustee in Cowichan Valley. (Submitted)
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Terry Bradshaw says he’s been treated for 2 kinds of cancer
Mattresses lie on the floor in a holding cell at the basement of a police station which was used by Russian forces in the recently liberated town of Izium, Ukraine, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. Based on accounts of survivors and police, Associated Press journalists located 10 torture sites in the town and gained access to five of them including the police station. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
VIDEO: 10 torture sites in 1 town: Russia sowed pain, fear in Izium
Orange Shirt Day founder Phyllis Webstad from the Stswecem’c Xgat’tem First Nation lives in Williams Lake, B.C. (Monica Lamb-Yorski photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
Orange Shirt Society founder hopeful for future of Indigenous families
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Hurricane Ian leaves, 2.5 million without power in Florida
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Firefighters were called out to a car fire in Crofton on Oct. 2, 2022. (Andrea Rondeau/Citizen)

Firefighters called to car fire in Crofton

The Crofton fire department responded to a car fire just after 3…

Firefighters were called out to a car fire in Crofton on Oct. 2, 2022. (Andrea Rondeau/Citizen)
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Robert Barron column: Yet another sad desecration of memorial wreaths

Damage done to commemorative wreaths that were laid at the Cenotaph in Charles Hoey Park

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Serena Winterburn running for a seat on the school board. (Submitted photo)

Serena Winterburn running for school board

There are 19 candidates for seven trustee seats

Serena Winterburn running for a seat on the school board. (Submitted photo)
Patricia Dawn is running for the seat on the Cowichan Valley school district’s board of directors. (Submitted photo)

Patricia Dawn running for school board in Cowichan Valley

Municipal elections set for Oct. 15

Patricia Dawn is running for the seat on the Cowichan Valley school district’s board of directors. (Submitted photo)
Jen Elmore is running for a seat on the Cowichan Valley school board. (Submitted)

Jen Elmore running for Cowichan Valley’s school board

Election to held Oct. 15

Jen Elmore is running for a seat on the Cowichan Valley school board. (Submitted)
Almost 7,000 people participated in the second annual Every Child Matters march in Duncan on Sept. 30, which is National Truth and Reconciliation Day. Pictured if the front of the march as people turn from Ingram Street onto Jubilee Street. (Robert Barron/Citizen)

Almost 7,000 take part in Every Child Matters march in Duncan

Sept. 30 was the second annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Almost 7,000 people participated in the second annual Every Child Matters march in Duncan on Sept. 30, which is National Truth and Reconciliation Day. Pictured if the front of the march as people turn from Ingram Street onto Jubilee Street. (Robert Barron/Citizen)
Lorna Vomacka is running for re-election to Lake Cowichan council. (Submitted)

Lorna Vomacka seeks third term as Lake Cowichan councillor

Five candidates running for the four seats at council table

Lorna Vomacka is running for re-election to Lake Cowichan council. (Submitted)
BC Hydro has opened an electric-vehicle fast charging site at the Peninsula Co-op located at 1007 Canada Ave. (BC Hydro photo)

Business notes: BC Hydro opens new electric-vehicle fast charging site in Duncan

The latest from Cowichan’s business community

BC Hydro has opened an electric-vehicle fast charging site at the Peninsula Co-op located at 1007 Canada Ave. (BC Hydro photo)
A totem at the top of the Malahat that had been vandalized has now been replaced. (Photo courtesy of City of Duncan)

Salish Bear Totem returned to Malahat summit

Totem set on fire last year

A totem at the top of the Malahat that had been vandalized has now been replaced. (Photo courtesy of City of Duncan)
North Cowichan to terminate lease at corridor safety office. (Cowichan file photo)

North Cowichan to terminate lease at corridor safety office

Municipality to look for another site within own jurisdiction

North Cowichan to terminate lease at corridor safety office. (Cowichan file photo)
Laura Interlandi is running for school board in Cowichan. (Submitted)

Laura Interlandi running for school board in SD79

Election day is Oct. 15

Laura Interlandi is running for school board in Cowichan. (Submitted)
The three candidates for mayor of North Cowichan, from left: Rob Douglas, John Koury and Rosalie Sawrie. (Photo by Don Bodger)

Candidates for North Cowichan mayor and councillors state their case

Any political agendas avoided during Crofton all-candidates meeting

The three candidates for mayor of North Cowichan, from left: Rob Douglas, John Koury and Rosalie Sawrie. (Photo by Don Bodger)
Johanne Kemmler is running for re-election to the Cowichan Valley school board. (Submitted)

Johanne Kemmler running for re-election as trustee in SD79

Kemmler one of four incumbents running again

Johanne Kemmler is running for re-election to the Cowichan Valley school board. (Submitted)
North Cowichan’s senior environment specialist Dr. Dave Preikshot (pictured) said a consultant will determine if aeration is the best means to deal with the blue-green algae problem in Quamichan Lake. (Citizen file photo)

North Cowichan considers aeration to deal with Quamichan Lake toxic algae

Consultant to be hired to assess costs and benefits

North Cowichan’s senior environment specialist Dr. Dave Preikshot (pictured) said a consultant will determine if aeration is the best means to deal with the blue-green algae problem in Quamichan Lake. (Citizen file photo)