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Shawnigan Lake School hockey sensation Morgan Jackson has returned to the school with a bronze medal from the 2024 IIHF World Women’s U18 Championship. (Arden Gill/Shawnigan Lake School)

Shawnigan Lake School student brings home bronze from hockey world championships

Morgan Jackson and Team Canada beat Finland 8-1 to earn third place

Shawnigan Lake School hockey sensation Morgan Jackson has returned to the school with a bronze medal from the 2024 IIHF World Women’s U18 Championship. (Arden Gill/Shawnigan Lake School)
Bella Anderton-Teasdale competes at the Global Youth Sevens tournament in Australia Dec. 10-11. (Courtesy of BC Rugby)

Duncan product competes for BC Bears at Global Youth Sevens tournament down under

Duncan’s Bella Anderton-Teasdale and the BC Bears U18 girls rugby sevens squad…

Bella Anderton-Teasdale competes at the Global Youth Sevens tournament in Australia Dec. 10-11. (Courtesy of BC Rugby)
Crystal Weaver and her husband were surprised to find a bear bedding down under the deck of the Weaver family home this winter. (Courtesy of Crystal Weaver)

Protections needed for bear hibernation dens: Cowichan expert

Davis has been researching bear dens for more than 30 years

Crystal Weaver and her husband were surprised to find a bear bedding down under the deck of the Weaver family home this winter. (Courtesy of Crystal Weaver)
Dozens of people protesting phase three of the Shawnigan Village Rail Trail project temporarily delayed work at the site on Jan. 5, 2024. (Submitted photo)

Protesters delay work on Shawnigan Lake trail expansion

Concerns raised about environmental issues and property rights

Dozens of people protesting phase three of the Shawnigan Village Rail Trail project temporarily delayed work at the site on Jan. 5, 2024. (Submitted photo)
Crystal Weaver and her husband were surprised to find a bear bedding down under the deck of the Weaver family home. (Courtesy of Crystal Weaver)

Viral video of bear under Cowichan deck a reminder to be bear aware

TikTok video has more than 4 million views

Crystal Weaver and her husband were surprised to find a bear bedding down under the deck of the Weaver family home. (Courtesy of Crystal Weaver)
Team British Columbia, 2023 Everest Women’s Curling Club Championship includes (back row from left) Barb Foster, Roselyn Craig, and Marika Van Osch and (front row from left) Carley Sandwith-Craig, and Megan Montgomery. (Curling Canada/Connie Laliberte)

Duncan’s Craig rink takes bronze at club curling nationals

Prominent Vancouver Island curling family adds to its trophy case

Team British Columbia, 2023 Everest Women’s Curling Club Championship includes (back row from left) Barb Foster, Roselyn Craig, and Marika Van Osch and (front row from left) Carley Sandwith-Craig, and Megan Montgomery. (Curling Canada/Connie Laliberte)
Brock Gowanlock sets his sights on an Ottawa Redblacks player during his CFL preseason debut for the Montreal Alouettes on Friday, June 3. (Minas Panagiotakis/Montreal Alouettes)

Vancouver Island lineman basking in Grey Cup win with Alouettes

Duncan’s Brock Gowanlock calls championship experience “amazing”

Brock Gowanlock sets his sights on an Ottawa Redblacks player during his CFL preseason debut for the Montreal Alouettes on Friday, June 3. (Minas Panagiotakis/Montreal Alouettes)
Duncan Stingrays Swim Team head coach Leanne Sirup received the coveted Rubber Boot Award, given to the top coach in the province as chosen by their peers, during a special event on Sept. 30. (Submitted photo)

Duncan swimming legend earns coveted Rubber Boot Award

Leanne Sirup B.C.’s best, according to peers

Duncan Stingrays Swim Team head coach Leanne Sirup received the coveted Rubber Boot Award, given to the top coach in the province as chosen by their peers, during a special event on Sept. 30. (Submitted photo)
Frances Kelsey track star Alexa Dow powers to a first place finish at the senior girls AAA Provincial Cross Country Championships at Crescent Park in Surrey on Nov. 4. (Philip Ngo photo)

Vancouver Island runner nabs 2nd-straight B.C. cross-country title

Cowichan’s Dow takes top spot at a relatively new distance for her

Frances Kelsey track star Alexa Dow powers to a first place finish at the senior girls AAA Provincial Cross Country Championships at Crescent Park in Surrey on Nov. 4. (Philip Ngo photo)
Mill Bay Fire Department Chief Ron Beck, Jacob Baggott, Nolan Baker, Tina Barlow, Paul Brandson, Brian Caseley, Cathy Caseley, Kevin Crossman, Jeremy Elliott, Josh Grandage, Camrin Hillis, Dean Kwasny, Eugene Labbe, Tyler LeBlanc, Kaelin Leddy, Andrew Limb, Joe Manifold, Chris Mclnerney, Steve Melanson, Denise Nelson, Jordan Pendlebury, Alex Power, Trevor Reid, Thomas Roden, Tom Salmon, Bill Sanderson, Arnie Sanford Darien Slater, Neil St. Hilaire, Sarah Strachen, Laura Uhler, David Vandermrule, Dustin White.

RCMP investigate suspicious fire at Freemason Lodge in Mill Bay

Mill Bay lodge fire spread from first floor into attic

Mill Bay Fire Department Chief Ron Beck, Jacob Baggott, Nolan Baker, Tina Barlow, Paul Brandson, Brian Caseley, Cathy Caseley, Kevin Crossman, Jeremy Elliott, Josh Grandage, Camrin Hillis, Dean Kwasny, Eugene Labbe, Tyler LeBlanc, Kaelin Leddy, Andrew Limb, Joe Manifold, Chris Mclnerney, Steve Melanson, Denise Nelson, Jordan Pendlebury, Alex Power, Trevor Reid, Thomas Roden, Tom Salmon, Bill Sanderson, Arnie Sanford Darien Slater, Neil St. Hilaire, Sarah Strachen, Laura Uhler, David Vandermrule, Dustin White.
Mill Bay product Matt Percillier takes a selfie with his new hardware following Team Canada’s bronze medal rugby sevens win at the Pan Am Games in Santiago, Chile on Nov. 3. (Submitted by Liz McDougall)

Rugby 7s medals returning to Vancouver Island with Pan Am athletes

Canada’s field hockey team place 4th, while the rugby 7s women won silver and the men bronze

Mill Bay product Matt Percillier takes a selfie with his new hardware following Team Canada’s bronze medal rugby sevens win at the Pan Am Games in Santiago, Chile on Nov. 3. (Submitted by Liz McDougall)
Duncan product and national team member Sara Goodman during action against Chile at the Pan Am Games in Santiago. (Yan Huckendubler photo)

Rowers golden, Goodman and field hockey team advance to semis at Pan Am Games

Cowichan athletes seeing success in major competition

Duncan product and national team member Sara Goodman during action against Chile at the Pan Am Games in Santiago. (Yan Huckendubler photo)
Jenn Jackson rides a ramp following her big win at the Canadian X-Country Mountain Biking National Championships on July 22 in Kentville, Nova Scotia. (Tim Foster/Dose Media Inc.)

Vancouver Island’s Jenn Jackson golden at Pan Am Games

“I had an amazing experience in Santiago”

Jenn Jackson rides a ramp following her big win at the Canadian X-Country Mountain Biking National Championships on July 22 in Kentville, Nova Scotia. (Tim Foster/Dose Media Inc.)
Racers push off from the start line, competing in the men’s pair during a qualifying race on Friday morning on Quamichan Lake. The 2023 Canadian National Rowing Championships were being held on the lake over the weekend. (Sarah Simpson/Citizen)

BC rowers put on a show at Canadian National Championships in North Cowichan

2023 RCA National Rowing Championships a success

Racers push off from the start line, competing in the men’s pair during a qualifying race on Friday morning on Quamichan Lake. The 2023 Canadian National Rowing Championships were being held on the lake over the weekend. (Sarah Simpson/Citizen)
Dignitaries gather for the official ribbon cutting during the grand opening of the National Training Centre docks ahead of the 2023 National Rowing Championships on Quamichan Lake Thursday, Sept. 28. (Sarah Simpson/Citizen)

Rowing nationals were never supposed to come, but Cowichan glad they did

2023 National Rowing Championships on Quamichan Lake this weekend

Dignitaries gather for the official ribbon cutting during the grand opening of the National Training Centre docks ahead of the 2023 National Rowing Championships on Quamichan Lake Thursday, Sept. 28. (Sarah Simpson/Citizen)
Police are seeking a suspect, described as a masked individual wearing a Bugs Bunny hooded sweater, in relation to the break and enter of TD Canada Trust in Duncan. (RCMP Handout)

Suspect sought in B&E at Duncan bank

A masked individual wearing a Bugs Bunny hooded sweatshirt is the prime…

Police are seeking a suspect, described as a masked individual wearing a Bugs Bunny hooded sweater, in relation to the break and enter of TD Canada Trust in Duncan. (RCMP Handout)
The Cowichan Valley Capitals have been sold to local owners Island Capitals Sports & Entertainment.

Cowichan Valley Capitals sold to local buyers

BCHL board of governors approved the sale Friday, Sept. 22

The Cowichan Valley Capitals have been sold to local owners Island Capitals Sports & Entertainment.
Ontario’s Brock Cummings was the first to jump into the path of a Victoria shot during exhibition play between the Cowichan Valley Capitals and Victoria Grizzlies at the Cowichan Arena on Tuesday night, Sept. 12. (Sarah Simpson/Citizen)

New faces as Cowichan Capitals back on the ice for 2023/24

Regular season play begins Sept. 22

Ontario’s Brock Cummings was the first to jump into the path of a Victoria shot during exhibition play between the Cowichan Valley Capitals and Victoria Grizzlies at the Cowichan Arena on Tuesday night, Sept. 12. (Sarah Simpson/Citizen)
The sun shone brightly on the players who drew the morning games at Evans Park Saturday as part of the 25th annual Cody Classic ball tournament. (Sarah Simpson/Citizen)

Cody Classic marks 25 years of caring for Cowichan kids

Childhood cancer fundraiser still going strong

The sun shone brightly on the players who drew the morning games at Evans Park Saturday as part of the 25th annual Cody Classic ball tournament. (Sarah Simpson/Citizen)
Kart drivers round a turn at the Vancouver Island Motorsport Circuit during races hosted by the Vancouver Island Karting Association on May 8, 2022. The drivers are headed back to the VIMC this coming weekend. (Kevin Rothbauer/Citizen file)

Karting provincials bolstering racing resurgence across B.C.

Vancouver Island Motorsport Circuit is ideal for kart racing

Kart drivers round a turn at the Vancouver Island Motorsport Circuit during races hosted by the Vancouver Island Karting Association on May 8, 2022. The drivers are headed back to the VIMC this coming weekend. (Kevin Rothbauer/Citizen file)