Andrea Rondeau

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Kaden Forsberg is a standout as George Bailey in the Chemainus Theatre Festival's production of 'It's a Wonderful Life'. (Barry Brady photo)

Review: Chemainus Theatre delivers with beloved holiday classic

‘It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play’ like sitting down with an old friend

Kaden Forsberg is a standout as George Bailey in the Chemainus Theatre Festival's production of 'It's a Wonderful Life'. (Barry Brady photo)
The Halloween Train is back at the BC Forest Discovery Centre this October. (Citizen file)

Halloween Train pulling in to Duncan

At the BC Forest Discovery Centre starting Oct. 20

The Halloween Train is back at the BC Forest Discovery Centre this October. (Citizen file)
Rose (Rebbekah Ogden), left, and Lucy (Jasmine Case) in a scene from The Fiancee. (Photo by Don Bodger)

Review: Clever script, perfect casting make The Fiancee a delight

You will still be chortling as you drive home from Chemainus Theatre comedy

Rose (Rebbekah Ogden), left, and Lucy (Jasmine Case) in a scene from The Fiancee. (Photo by Don Bodger)
The RCMP responded to a fatal crash in Chemainus on Wednesday, July 12, 2023. (Chadd Cawson/Citizen)

58-year-old motorcyclist killed in Chemainus crash

The crash remains under investigation

The RCMP responded to a fatal crash in Chemainus on Wednesday, July 12, 2023. (Chadd Cawson/Citizen)
Jennie Neumann (Molly Jensen) and Jacob Woike (Sam Wheat) listen in to Madeleine Eddy (Oda Mae Brown) during ‘Ghost The Musical’. (Photo by Don Bodger)

Review: Phenomenal cast anchors summer blockbuster musical at Chemainus Theatre

‘Ghost the Musical’ sure to be a hit for theatre

Jennie Neumann (Molly Jensen) and Jacob Woike (Sam Wheat) listen in to Madeleine Eddy (Oda Mae Brown) during ‘Ghost The Musical’. (Photo by Don Bodger)
BC Highway Patrol stopped this Ferrari going 57 km/h over the speed limit on the Malahat on May 21, 2023. (RCMP handout)

Speeding Ferrari impounded on the Malahat

57 km/h over the limit

BC Highway Patrol stopped this Ferrari going 57 km/h over the speed limit on the Malahat on May 21, 2023. (RCMP handout)
City of Duncan workers clean up around the playground site at Centennial Park which was set on fire during the wee hours of Friday morning. (Chadd Cawson/Citizen)

Arson burns down Centennial Park playground in Duncan

Blaze happened in the early morning of Friday, May 26

City of Duncan workers clean up around the playground site at Centennial Park which was set on fire during the wee hours of Friday morning. (Chadd Cawson/Citizen)
A police vehicle’s back end sits damaged in the ditch adjacent to the North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP detachment Friday morning, while a second vehicle associated to a police-involved shooting with front-end damage and air bags right in front of it. (Sarah Simpson/Citizen)

UPDATE: Officer injured after being hit by vehicle, suspect shot in incident at North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP station

According to a neighbour it began around 7 a.m.

A police vehicle’s back end sits damaged in the ditch adjacent to the North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP detachment Friday morning, while a second vehicle associated to a police-involved shooting with front-end damage and air bags right in front of it. (Sarah Simpson/Citizen)
Good Morning Iris, by Cheryl Painter, appears on the poster for the 2023 Cowichan Valley Fine Arts Show which runs from May 4 to June 2 at the CPAC gallery at the Cowichan Community Centre in Duncan. (Cheryl Painter work)

A&E column: Art of all kinds headlines May in Cowichan

Check out what’s coming up in arts and entertainment in Cowichan

Good Morning Iris, by Cheryl Painter, appears on the poster for the 2023 Cowichan Valley Fine Arts Show which runs from May 4 to June 2 at the CPAC gallery at the Cowichan Community Centre in Duncan. (Cheryl Painter work)
Nyiri Karakas as Bella and Ben Sanders as Jack in a new adaptation of the classic play ‘Gaslight’ at the Chemainus Theatre until May 28. (Photo by Koh Lauren Quan)

Review: Tension in Chemainus Theatre’s superb ‘Gaslight’ will have you on the edge of your seat

Do the gas lights really dim, and thumping noises sound from the attic or is it all in Bella’s head?

Nyiri Karakas as Bella and Ben Sanders as Jack in a new adaptation of the classic play ‘Gaslight’ at the Chemainus Theatre until May 28. (Photo by Koh Lauren Quan)
This year’s Laketown Rock Music Festival, which was scheduled at Laketown Ranch in July, has been cancelled. But the Sunfest Country Music Festival and Laketown Shakedown Festival will be going ahead as planned this summer. (Citizen file photo)

Laketown Rock cancelled for 2023

Sunfest and Laketown Shakedown ready to go

This year’s Laketown Rock Music Festival, which was scheduled at Laketown Ranch in July, has been cancelled. But the Sunfest Country Music Festival and Laketown Shakedown Festival will be going ahead as planned this summer. (Citizen file photo)
Terry Harrison’s hand painting is featured in the window of Imagine That! in April, 2023. (Photo courtesy of Imagine That)

A&E column: 1st exhibit for Cowichan Public Art Gallery and more

New windows at Imagine That! gallery; music at Riot Brewing

Terry Harrison’s hand painting is featured in the window of Imagine That! in April, 2023. (Photo courtesy of Imagine That)
Rick Worrall offering the hits of John Denver in Rocky Mountain High will be at the Cowichan Performing Arts Centre April 27, 2023. (Parker Crook/Morning Star)

Poetry, opera and music of John Denver: April at Cowichan Performing Arts Centre

Up first is Shane Koyczan

Rick Worrall offering the hits of John Denver in Rocky Mountain High will be at the Cowichan Performing Arts Centre April 27, 2023. (Parker Crook/Morning Star)
BC Highway Patrol clocked a vehicle going 194 km/h near Lake Cowichan on March 16, 2023. (BC Highway Patrol photo)

Driver stopped going almost 100 km/h over speed limit near Lake Cowichan

An officer spotted the vehicle speeding west at 194 km/h

BC Highway Patrol clocked a vehicle going 194 km/h near Lake Cowichan on March 16, 2023. (BC Highway Patrol photo)
Laketown Shakedown in Youbou over the 2023 Canada Day long weekend will feature plenty of stars for music fans. (Robert Porter/RMS Media photo)

Third Eye Blind, Portugal. The Man, Shaggy, Aqua headline music festival in Cowichan on Canada Day weekend

Laketown Shakedown takes over Laketown Ranch in Youbou

Laketown Shakedown in Youbou over the 2023 Canada Day long weekend will feature plenty of stars for music fans. (Robert Porter/RMS Media photo)
Laketown Shakedown in Youbou over the 2023 Canada Day long weekend will feature plenty of stars for music fans. (Robert Porter/RMS Media photo)

Third Eye Blind, Portugal. The Man, Shaggy, Aqua headline music festival in Cowichan on Canada Day weekend

Laketown Shakedown takes over Laketown Ranch in Youbou

Laketown Shakedown in Youbou over the 2023 Canada Day long weekend will feature plenty of stars for music fans. (Robert Porter/RMS Media photo)
A doctor who formerly worked in Duncan is wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for contempt in divorce proceedings. (File photo)

Former Vancouver Island doctor wanted on Canada-wide warrant

Dr. Sujay Ishwarlall, who lived in Victoria and worked in Duncan, wanted for contempt of court

A doctor who formerly worked in Duncan is wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for contempt in divorce proceedings. (File photo)
Continuous entertainment is provided by Bart Dunwood (Michael Clarke) and Mike Young (Kaden Forsberg) on the air during a snowstorm in the community. (Photo by Don Bodger)

Review: There’s no dead air in Chemainus Theatre Festival’s ‘Naked Radio’

You will giggle, chuckle, laugh, groan and even guffaw

Continuous entertainment is provided by Bart Dunwood (Michael Clarke) and Mike Young (Kaden Forsberg) on the air during a snowstorm in the community. (Photo by Don Bodger)
The Cowichan Valley woke up to a layer of snow on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. (Andrea Rondeau/Citizen)

Snow storm hits Cowichan Valley; TCH southbound closed by crash

DriveBC was reporting at least one crash on the Trans-Canada Highway at Cobble Hill

The Cowichan Valley woke up to a layer of snow on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. (Andrea Rondeau/Citizen)
Sunfest has announced more of its lineup for 2023. (Citizen file)

Billy Currington, Lainey Wilson and Jade Eagleson added to Cowichan’s Sunfest lineup

They join headliner Blake Shelton on the August long weekend

Sunfest has announced more of its lineup for 2023. (Citizen file)