Shawnigan Lake

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

 

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

 

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

 

Alexa Dow competes at the BC High School Provincial Track and Field Championships June 8-10 in Langley. (Philip Ngo photo)

Cowichan’s Dow sets record at provincials, secures national track team spot

Dow clinched gold medals in both the 1500m and 800m races at the provincial meet

Alexa Dow competes at the BC High School Provincial Track and Field Championships June 8-10 in Langley. (Philip Ngo photo)
The Shawnigan Lake School Iron Women have won the provincial girls AA rugby championship. (Arden Gill/Shawnigan Lake School)

Shawnigan Lake’s Iron Women wins women’s high school AA rugby title

Shawnigan opened with an 84-0 win over North Delta

  • Jun 19, 2023
The Shawnigan Lake School Iron Women have won the provincial girls AA rugby championship. (Arden Gill/Shawnigan Lake School)
Brentwood College School was the top school team at their annual regatta this past weekend. (Courtesy of Erin Coulson, Brentwood College School)

Host team top school at annual Brentwood Regatta

Club team from Washington State wins overall aggregate

Brentwood College School was the top school team at their annual regatta this past weekend. (Courtesy of Erin Coulson, Brentwood College School)
Shawnigan Lake students have qualified to represent Vancouver Island at the World Robotics Championships in Dallas, Texas next month. The team, (from left) includes: Tye Edgson, Aniela Hagen, Kyan Miranda, and Ben Pickens. (Arden Gill/Shawnigan Lake School)

Shawnigan Lake School team qualifies for World Robotics Championships

Miranda, Edgson and Hagen all from the Cowichan Valley, while Pickens is an international student

  • Mar 31, 2023
Shawnigan Lake students have qualified to represent Vancouver Island at the World Robotics Championships in Dallas, Texas next month. The team, (from left) includes: Tye Edgson, Aniela Hagen, Kyan Miranda, and Ben Pickens. (Arden Gill/Shawnigan Lake School)
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)
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)
(Arden Gill/Shawnigan Lake School photo)

Island hockey star golden with U18 Team Canada

Canada Winter Games is Morgan Jackson’s next big tournament

(Arden Gill/Shawnigan Lake School photo)