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Pending work will include seismic upgrades to both bridges over the Chemainus River on the Trans-Canada Highway as well as deck replacements on the southbound truss bridge. (Photo by Don Bodger)

Safety upgrades coming to Chemainus River bridges

At least one lane in each direction will be open during construction

Pending work will include seismic upgrades to both bridges over the Chemainus River on the Trans-Canada Highway as well as deck replacements on the southbound truss bridge. (Photo by Don Bodger)
Luncheon group honouring Cim MacDonald, second on the right, for her longtime work as curator with the Festival of Murals Society. (Photo by Daphne Carlyle)

Longtime Chemainus mural curator touches upon many career moments

Cim MacDonald retiring after 25 memorable years of keeping murals in peak condition

Luncheon group honouring Cim MacDonald, second on the right, for her longtime work as curator with the Festival of Murals Society. (Photo by Daphne Carlyle)
Mitch Buxton on the stationary bike for a long 24-hour haul at Anytime Fitness in Chemainus. (Photo submitted)

Ladysmith’s Buxton puts the pedals to the medal for mental health

Fundraiser pushes the limits for 24 hours on a stationary bike

Mitch Buxton on the stationary bike for a long 24-hour haul at Anytime Fitness in Chemainus. (Photo submitted)
Kristina Tkachuk, Derek Descoteau’s aunt, left, and Derek’s mom Brenda Smith have victim impact statements prepared that they’re hoping will be read during Colin John’s review board hearing. (Photo by Don Bodger)

Descoteau, Guyatt family members leery as board decides killer’s future

Moms say ‘sugar-coated’ victim statements fall short in wake of Colin John’s devastating knife attack

Kristina Tkachuk, Derek Descoteau’s aunt, left, and Derek’s mom Brenda Smith have victim impact statements prepared that they’re hoping will be read during Colin John’s review board hearing. (Photo by Don Bodger)
Trevor Meyer pops a wheelie in 49th Parallel Grocery while doing his grocery shopping in a scene from his winning BC Bike Race video. (Photo by Nick Clarke)

VIDEO: Clever training formula lands rider top prize in BC Bike Race video contest

Eat, ride, sleep and repeat brings humorous connotations

Trevor Meyer pops a wheelie in 49th Parallel Grocery while doing his grocery shopping in a scene from his winning BC Bike Race video. (Photo by Nick Clarke)
A big crowd turned out for the Cowichan Craft Beer and Food Festival in 2022 at the Chemainus Ball Park’s Larry Irving Field. (File photo by Don Bodger)

Alternating schedule the solution for retaining two prominent Chemainus events

Fall Festival in October and the next Craft Beer and Food Festival in 2024

A big crowd turned out for the Cowichan Craft Beer and Food Festival in 2022 at the Chemainus Ball Park’s Larry Irving Field. (File photo by Don Bodger)
Trevor Meyer at the base of Maple Mountain with the bike he won as part of his prize package in the BC Bike Race video contest. (Photo by Don Bodger)

Clever training formula lands Island rider top prize in BC Bike Race video contest

Eat, ride, sleep and repeat brings humorous connotations

Trevor Meyer at the base of Maple Mountain with the bike he won as part of his prize package in the BC Bike Race video contest. (Photo by Don Bodger)
Spring cleaning in Chemainus means mural washing, a job Wayne Gilmore’s been doing since 2001. (Photo by Art Carlyle)

Gilmore the Mr. Clean of Chemainus with his mural washing routine

More than two decades at the job of removing filth

Spring cleaning in Chemainus means mural washing, a job Wayne Gilmore’s been doing since 2001. (Photo by Art Carlyle)
A beautiful morning sunrise in Port Renfrew during April. (Photo by Theresa Bodger)

April cooler and precipitation above normal

Hail part of changeable conditions during the month

A beautiful morning sunrise in Port Renfrew during April. (Photo by Theresa Bodger)
Jeff Moore, the Cowichan Valley Regional District’s senior environmentalist, at one of the many information boards during a flood mitigation planning session at the Crofton Community Centre last July. (Photo by Don Bodger)

Chemainus River flood mapping project receives funding approval

CVRD’s efforts yield $510,500 from joint provincial-federal program

Jeff Moore, the Cowichan Valley Regional District’s senior environmentalist, at one of the many information boards during a flood mitigation planning session at the Crofton Community Centre last July. (Photo by Don Bodger)
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)

Actors shine amid a lavish set in Chemainus Theatre’s Gaslight

New adaptation of a classic play opens April 28 for month-long run

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)
Penelakut Island Thunder whoop it up after winning the Totem Tournament in Victoria. (Photo by Mable Mitchell)

Thunder rumbles to another soccer championship

First Victoria Totem Tournament title in 23 years for Penelakut Island team

Penelakut Island Thunder whoop it up after winning the Totem Tournament in Victoria. (Photo by Mable Mitchell)
Farm fresh eggs from a vending machine? Who would have thought? And, yet, Doug Groenendijk has made it a reality. (Photo by Don Bodger)

Farmer comes out of his shell to sell vending machine eggs

Timing right to get cracking with a new venture

Farm fresh eggs from a vending machine? Who would have thought? And, yet, Doug Groenendijk has made it a reality. (Photo by Don Bodger)
Hawksley Workman plays the Osborne Bay Pub in Crofton Saturday, April 8. (Photo by Ivan Otis)

Canadian musician overwhelmed with audience reception on B.C. tour

Island dates ahead this week for Hawksley Workman

Hawksley Workman plays the Osborne Bay Pub in Crofton Saturday, April 8. (Photo by Ivan Otis)
Trees in downtown Chemainus just coming into bloom at the end of March. (Photo by Don Bodger)

Rainfall total for March well below normal

Temperatures slightly lower, with less snowfall at the same time

Trees in downtown Chemainus just coming into bloom at the end of March. (Photo by Don Bodger)
Billboard sign south of Duncan seeks information about what happened to Delores Brown. (Photo by Don Bodger)

Electronic billboard keeps attention on Brown’s unsolved murder

It’ll be eight years in July since Delores Brown disappeared from Penelakut Island

Billboard sign south of Duncan seeks information about what happened to Delores Brown. (Photo by Don Bodger)
Rachael Viala and husband Tim on their wedding day with baby Sawyer. (Photo by Lianne Brown)

Community concerned for pub owner after brain tumour diagnosis

Support for Rachael Viala overwhelming as she faces uncertainty ahead of surgery

Rachael Viala and husband Tim on their wedding day with baby Sawyer. (Photo by Lianne Brown)
A sombre group after the Colin John decision in the murder of Derek Descoteau. From left: Paula Phillips, Kristina Tkachuk, Brenda Smith, Janelle Guyatt and Leah Guyatt outside the Duncan courthouse. (Photo by Don Bodger)

Colin John found not criminally responsible in 2016 Descoteau murder

Angry response in the Duncan courtroom after the decision

A sombre group after the Colin John decision in the murder of Derek Descoteau. From left: Paula Phillips, Kristina Tkachuk, Brenda Smith, Janelle Guyatt and Leah Guyatt outside the Duncan courthouse. (Photo by Don Bodger)
Crofton Elementary School students learned about a wide variety of invisible disabilities through a school project and shared the findings with the public. (Photo by Don Bodger)

Uncovering the facts about invisible disabilities

Crofton Elementary students take project findings to heart

Crofton Elementary School students learned about a wide variety of invisible disabilities through a school project and shared the findings with the public. (Photo by Don Bodger)
The Lightning are the defending champs of the Fuller Lake Men’s Memorial Hockey Tournament. (Photo submitted)

Hockey teams gather in support of men’s mental health

Memorial tournament brings issues to light and stresses togetherness of competition

The Lightning are the defending champs of the Fuller Lake Men’s Memorial Hockey Tournament. (Photo submitted)