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In addition to the Town of Lake Cowichan’s recent decision to back a moratorium request on BC Hydro’s Smart Meters, three other municipalities have sent moratorium requests.

Some time over the Canada Day weekend, a loader parked at a North Shore Road property was vandalized.

The future of the local Visitor Information Centre is up in the air, in part due to a lack of federal funding for summer students.

Its first year has been an eventful one for the Cowichan Lake Economic Advisory Network. It’s been both fortunate and unfortunate, Cowichan Lake District Chamber of Commerce president Jim Humphry said.

With hoards of tourists and locals alike taking to water activities on Cowichan Lake, it’s important to keep safety in the back of one’s mind. That’s the message visiting Burnaby water safety advocates Christine Schroeder and Mandy Arbuckle had to impart during a tour of Cowichan Lake, Saturday, July 9.

An allegedly drunk driver almost took out a fellow motorist, Sunday, July 10, during an early morning drive down Wellington Road, in Lake Cowichan.

Public alcohol consumption will not be tolerated, Lake Cowichan RCMP Sgt. Dave Voller said. “We have lots planned for the summer,” he said, of the annual crackdown.

Lake Cowichan RCMP are still seeking information on a car stolen from the Lakeview Park Campground, Tuesday, July 5.

Cartoon character Smokey the Bear’s slogan, “Only you can prevent forest fires,” is an accurate one. So far this year, the Coastal Fire Centre has responded to 29 forest fires.

If you haven’t already paid your property taxes, expect to find an additional 10 per cent tacked on to the total.