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Royal couple pays tribute to troops

Sun Nov 08, 2:00 PM
VICTORIA – Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, attended a remembrance service at Christ Church Cathedral Sunday, to hear a sermon on the sacrifice of military families and pray for soldie… more
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Federal government considers tax break for volunteer firefighters

Sun Nov 08, 6:00 AM
Luring and keeping volunteer firefighters may get a tad easier if the government agrees to a proposal by the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs. The group met with the fed’s finance committee last we… more
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Running torch an honour and an opportunity

Sat Nov 07, 3:00 PM
For Richelle Williams, Saturday was just a taste of what’s to come. Williams has been chosen as a torch bearer for the 2010 Olympic relay. But even though was born and raised in Cowichan, her leg of … more

In the running

Sat Nov 07, 2:00 PM
Organizers provided the following list of people who ran the torch in CowichanSaturday. Mill Bay: James Mather, Graham M… more

SD79 finds enough cash to balance budget in variety of contingency funds

Sat Nov 07, 4:00 AM
The Cowichan school district has scraped together enough cash to cover an unforeseen $127,569 deficit and bring its budg… more

Debate rages about forcing homeless to shelter

Fri Nov 06, 6:00 PM
Local cops said they’d welcome proposed new legislation that would allow police to take people to shelters during cold w… more

Olympic flame burns bright

Fri Nov 06, 7:00 AM
Ross Forrest stopped in Iceland for plane refueling, was forced to make an emergency landing in Scotland, finally made i… more

District vows to investigate email incident

Fri Nov 06, 5:00 AM
Cowichan Valley School District staff and trustees have promised to review the district’s methods around Internet commu… more

Downtown still struggling to find solutions to panhandlers

Thu Nov 05, 4:00 PM
More than 40 people showed at a second meeting to discuss made-in-Cowichan solutions to aggressive panhandling in the do… more

Judge mulling a decision in case of spilled oil in killer whale habitat

Thu Nov 05, 12:00 PM
onclusion, there was one thing everyone agreed upon: the 46-year-old “Crown Forest 84-12” barge was in rough shape when … more
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