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North Cowichan moves quickly to name Crofton ball field after Collinson

One month: Memorial service announcement greeted by loud applause

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Bangers and elders and Junk in the trunk

Cowichan Valley Community Policing is hosting a poster-essay contest for elementary students, with the prize of a pizza party

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Valley people: Nadine Fraser

Most embarrassing moment: getting locked in an outhouse during a family camping trip

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Brae Road's remaining big trees at risk as multi-family property marketed

Residents want a city-tree protection bylaw to save Duncan's dwindling tree canopy

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Tapping into Cowichan children's minds and imaginations

May 25 family event: showing kids and parents how to reduce, reuse and re-engineer

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Explore VIU during trades day open house

Vancouver Island University’s Cowichan campus will open its doors to prospective students for an “Open House/Discover Trades Day

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Dateline Cowichan: Labour unrest, fire season stalls logging

Dateline 1936: Uneasy peace settles on valley after forest disputes cool

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Monday fundraiser will assist Tribes' man who needs a double lung transplant

Somena Longhouse: Luncheon and loonie-toonie auction planned to help cover expenses

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Speed a factor in four-vehicle collision

Accident intersection: Frayne Road and the Trans-Canada Highway becoming a contentious spot

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Speed Watch speeder count hits 14 percent

The North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP and South Island Traffic Services conducted a road safety initiative last Friday

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RCMP Insp. Kevin Hewco leaving this summer for a new post in Penticton

Cowichan's top cop who aims to retire in valley, pushed to replace his detachment's cramped HQ, oversaw arrest of twin-murder suspect

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Here's the lowdown zone-by-zone on School District 79 plans

The Road Ahead: New school names, catchment areas and much more

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School district 79 implementing an elementary-secondary configuration

School closures: Bylaws drafted to close A.B. Greenwell, Charles Hoey, Ecole Mill Bay, Koksilah, Somenos and Yount

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Scofflaws swipe a dozen hanging flower baskets in downtown Cowichan Bay

Recurrent crime depresses bay business owners readying for annual Spot Prawn Festival

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Plan in place to relocate students from closed schools

Check list: New configuration outlined for each zone in the district

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Hall Road fire damages home, leaves folks staying with friends and family

Wednesday night's blaze may have started in chimney area, fire contained to roof and attic area

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Elections B.C. final numbers as of May 15

Final count numbers will be available May 27 concerning 85 ridings in the May 14 provincial election

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TimberWest considers trading watershed lands for residential development in CVRD's north end

Watershed control for Ladysmith and Saltair being weighed against loss rural character in North Oyster/Diamond

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Laying the foundation for children's futures

Family Feature: Cowichan's Mary Dolan still fighting for implementation of child care plan

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Samaritan helps former schoolmate allegedly beaten, robbed at knife point

George Lukas proud he helped a wayward colleague in trouble Wednesday as assistance led to cops' collaring three suspected thugs

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