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Mailbox theft a growing concern for RCMP

Mailbox theft a growing concern for RCMP

NANAIMO – Identity theft a prime motivation as rural community boxes being targeted up and down Vancouver Island.
Officials want feral pigs stopped before they go hog wild

Officials want feral pigs stopped before they go hog wild

NANAIMO – Feral pigs have been spotted on multiple occasions in the Barkley Sound area north of Bamfield
Aboriginal families prepare for inquiry

Aboriginal families prepare for inquiry

Hundreds of relatives of missing and murdered aboriginal women and girls tell B.C. government about relations with police, domestic violence
Yount front, centre at Youbou AGM

Yount front, centre at Youbou AGM

The school building is currently owned by BC School District 69, and according to Leischner

Catalyst’s water pumps exempt from noise bylaw

The pumps would be powered by 10 “low noise/low emissions” diesel generators.
Conservation trying to catch bear cub

Conservation trying to catch bear cub

An orphan bear cub has been visiting Lake Cowichan in recent weeks and unless it is captured soon, it will have to be killed.
New offer parks union’s Valley bus strike plans

New offer parks union’s Valley bus strike plans

An 11th hour tentative deal reached Tuesday morning with transit workers in the Cowichan Valley Regional District averted job action.
Students take radio plays to air [photos]

Students take radio plays to air [photos]

Listeners of Radio Cowichan are in for a treat later this month when local students take to the airwaves in two upcoming radio plays.

Fight for Team BC starts in Lake Cowichan

The top under 18 female hockey players from across British Columbia will be coming to Lake Cowichan this year
Coastal rainforest pact to be made law

Coastal rainforest pact to be made law

Named Great Bear Rainforest by protesters, vast region now 85 per cent protected from logging