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Jesse Davis (right) is presented with a plaque from BC Minor Baseball president, Grant Butler, honouring him as BC Minor Baseball Association’s U11 Coach of the Year for 22 at a recent evaluation camp in Duncan. (Courtesy of Duncan Junior Baseball Association)

Duncan bench boss U11 BC Baseball Coach of the Year

Duncan Junior Baseball Association coach Jesse Davis has been named 2022 U11…

Jesse Davis (right) is presented with a plaque from BC Minor Baseball president, Grant Butler, honouring him as BC Minor Baseball Association’s U11 Coach of the Year for 22 at a recent evaluation camp in Duncan. (Courtesy of Duncan Junior Baseball Association)
The new high school under construction in Duncan will be named Quw'utsun Secondary. (Photo courtesy SD79)

From Cowichan to Quw’utsun: Duncan area replacement high school gets name tweak

New spelling for rebuilding former Cowichan Secondary school a nod to reconciliation

The new high school under construction in Duncan will be named Quw'utsun Secondary. (Photo courtesy SD79)
Kelsey’s Rei Nagatomi wrestles Alberni District Secondary School’s Sage Dziekan-Gwilt in February. Nagatomi is now a provincial champion. (Sarah Simpson/Citizen)

Cowichan boasts two provincial champion wrestlers

Cowichan sends 25 athletes to the B.C. High School Wrestling Championships in Vancouver

Kelsey’s Rei Nagatomi wrestles Alberni District Secondary School’s Sage Dziekan-Gwilt in February. Nagatomi is now a provincial champion. (Sarah Simpson/Citizen)
A Duncan doctor has been disciplined for his use of hypnosis and non-approved drugs in treatment. (Black Press media file photo)

Duncan doctor disciplined for using psilocybin, MDMA, hypnosis as therapy

The offences occurred between October 2020 and April 2021

A Duncan doctor has been disciplined for his use of hypnosis and non-approved drugs in treatment. (Black Press media file photo)
The Cowichan Valley Museum, located in the Duncan train station (pictured), will see better heating and cooling as a result of winning the grand prize of $50,000 in National Trust for Canada’s “Next Great Save” competition sponsored by Ecclesiastical Insurance. (Courtesy of the Cowichan Valley Museum)

Duncan Train Station project wins national competition, adds $50,000 injection

Historical society can now address landmark downtown building’s chronic inefficiencies

The Cowichan Valley Museum, located in the Duncan train station (pictured), will see better heating and cooling as a result of winning the grand prize of $50,000 in National Trust for Canada’s “Next Great Save” competition sponsored by Ecclesiastical Insurance. (Courtesy of the Cowichan Valley Museum)
The Cowichan Valley woke up to another layer of snow on Tuesday, Feb. 28. (Andrea Rondeau/Citizen)

Snow day! Cowichan Valley School District cancels school on Tuesday

It’s a dream come true for many young scholars. The Cowichan Valley…

The Cowichan Valley woke up to another layer of snow on Tuesday, Feb. 28. (Andrea Rondeau/Citizen)
The old Captain Morgan’s Lodge in Genoa Bay gone following a spectacular fire at the heritage property on the evening of Feb. 24. (Photo courtesy of North Cowichan)

Vancouver Island historical resort burns down in Genoa Bay

The blaze could be seen from the shores of Cowichan Bay

The old Captain Morgan’s Lodge in Genoa Bay gone following a spectacular fire at the heritage property on the evening of Feb. 24. (Photo courtesy of North Cowichan)
A Sooke teenager has died following a Sunday morning crash on the Trans-Canada Highway at Fisher Road in Cobble Hill. (File photo)

Sooke teenager dead after crash on TCH in Cowichan Sunday

Weather conditions may have played a role

A Sooke teenager has died following a Sunday morning crash on the Trans-Canada Highway at Fisher Road in Cobble Hill. (File photo)
Oleksandr (Sasha) Luchkov. (Facebook)

Shawnigan Lake School welcomes gifted pianist and scholar from Ukraine

Student-led Thrive Refuge brings talented young musician to study at private school

Oleksandr (Sasha) Luchkov. (Facebook)
Gusting winds caused power outages and other damage across the Cowichan Valley Monday afternoon and evening. A tree fell onto this car while the occupants were driving in the Cowichan Valley Monday evening. (Courtesy of IG: @fuelforthesole)

UPDATE: Branch smashes car window as Cowichan hit hard by windstorm

Thousands left without power in the Cowichan Valley region

Gusting winds caused power outages and other damage across the Cowichan Valley Monday afternoon and evening. A tree fell onto this car while the occupants were driving in the Cowichan Valley Monday evening. (Courtesy of IG: @fuelforthesole)
The IIO B.C. has concluded their investigation related to the Feb. 11, 2022 arrest of a drunk driver in Cobble Hill. (File Photo)

RCMP cleared of wrongdoing in Cobble Hill arrest

Incident occured in February 2022

The IIO B.C. has concluded their investigation related to the Feb. 11, 2022 arrest of a drunk driver in Cobble Hill. (File Photo)
Low light conditions along Highway 18 don’t give motorists much of a chance to avoid collisions with elk. (Malcolm Chalmers/Gazette file photo)

Car versus elk collisions raising concern in the Cowichan Lake area

Residents want changes made to protect both the massive animals and the people colliding with them

Low light conditions along Highway 18 don’t give motorists much of a chance to avoid collisions with elk. (Malcolm Chalmers/Gazette file photo)
Cole Little and his mom, Cindy Little. Cole is battling Osteosarcoma. (Submitted)

Supporters of aspiring Cowichan chef cook up fundraiser after his rare cancer diagnosis

Cole Little’s sore back was actually caused by the same cancer that afflicted Terry Fox

Cole Little and his mom, Cindy Little. Cole is battling Osteosarcoma. (Submitted)
The Town of Lake Cowichan is hoping to help limit human/bear interactions with hefty fines for garbage put out too early. (Black Press File Photo) The Town of Lake Cowichan is hoping to help limit human/bear interactions with hefty fines for garbage put out too early. (Black Press File Photo)

Lake Cowichan town council hikes garbage day fines to protect bears

Up to $250 from $25

The Town of Lake Cowichan is hoping to help limit human/bear interactions with hefty fines for garbage put out too early. (Black Press File Photo) The Town of Lake Cowichan is hoping to help limit human/bear interactions with hefty fines for garbage put out too early. (Black Press File Photo)
Whitney Clayton was reported missing on Feb. 2. Police are asking the public for any information that may help in locating her. (RCMP Handout)

Police trying to locate woman missing from Cowichan, Whitney Clayton

Have you seen Whitney Clayton?

Whitney Clayton was reported missing on Feb. 2. Police are asking the public for any information that may help in locating her. (RCMP Handout)
The North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP is seeking the public’s assistance in locating Pandora Hunter, who was reported missing on Feb. 1. (RCMP Handout)

Police seek help finding missing Duncan woman, Pandora Hunter

Have you seen Pandora Hunter?

The North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP is seeking the public’s assistance in locating Pandora Hunter, who was reported missing on Feb. 1. (RCMP Handout)
Theo was 800 pounds when picked up alongside the highway in Langley. After getting to A Home for Hooves Farm Sanctuary, he slimmed down, got a girlfriend and happily lived out the rest of his days. (Courtesy of A Home for Hooves Farm Sanctuary)

Beloved rogue Langley pig turned Cowichan sanctuary resident dies

800-pound Theo lived out his final days at A Home for Hooves Farm Sanctuary

Theo was 800 pounds when picked up alongside the highway in Langley. After getting to A Home for Hooves Farm Sanctuary, he slimmed down, got a girlfriend and happily lived out the rest of his days. (Courtesy of A Home for Hooves Farm Sanctuary)
The event’s lone Cowichan player, Carley Hardie played second on Skip Keelie Duncan’s team at the B.C. U21 curling championships at North Cowichan’s Glen Harper Curling Centre last week. (Sarah Simpson/Citizen)

U21 curling provincials go off without a hitch in Duncan

Ice plant failure fails to derail B.C. championship competition

The event’s lone Cowichan player, Carley Hardie played second on Skip Keelie Duncan’s team at the B.C. U21 curling championships at North Cowichan’s Glen Harper Curling Centre last week. (Sarah Simpson/Citizen)
The World’s Biggest Hockey Stick…for now, is at the Cowichan Community Centre. (Citizen file photo)

World’s Largest Hockey Stick in Duncan may become second largest

A 250-foot-long hockey stick is proposed outside a recently approved ice arena in Lockport, Illinois

The World’s Biggest Hockey Stick…for now, is at the Cowichan Community Centre. (Citizen file photo)
An artist’s rendering of the new Summit Ice Centre and what could be the next World’s Largest Hockey Stick if the plan, approved by Lockport City Council goes ahead. (Lockport City Council document)

World’s Largest Hockey Stick in Duncan may become second largest

A 250-foot-long hockey stick is proposed outside a recently approved ice arena in Lockport, Illinois

An artist’s rendering of the new Summit Ice Centre and what could be the next World’s Largest Hockey Stick if the plan, approved by Lockport City Council goes ahead. (Lockport City Council document)