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Ladysmith receives $130K to update zoning bylaw

Ladysmith can update its zoning bylaw to support the Community Sustainability Vision and Community Energy Plan thanks to a federal grant.

New event highlights farming on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands

Cowichan Exhibition Park will host the first annual Islands Agriculture Show Feb. 3 and 4.

Nanaimo-Ladysmith students can apply now for scholarships

The deadline to apply for Nanaimo-Ladysmith Schools Foundation bursaries, scholarships and awards is Feb. 17.

Previously ineligible groups can apply for community gaming grants until Feb. 13

The provincial government is encouraging groups to apply for a special community gaming grant application intake, which ends Feb. 13.
Generosity overflows for Jeneece Place

Generosity overflows for Jeneece Place

Jeneece Place, a home away from home for Vancouver Island families with sick children, opened at Victoria General Hospital on the weekend.

49th Parallel Grocery, Ladysmith Hair Shop among business award finalists

A number of businesses from Ladysmith and the Cowichan Valley are finalists for the 12th annual Vancouver Island Business Excellence Awards.
Foster homes needed on Vancouver Island for guide dog puppies

Foster homes needed on Vancouver Island for guide dog puppies

Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind is seeking foster families on central Vancouver Island for its latest litters of puppies.
Tentative contract deal for Pulp, Paper and Woodworkers of Canada union and Crofton mill owners

Tentative contract deal for Pulp, Paper and Woodworkers of Canada union and Crofton mill owners

A fresh five-year contract between Crofton’s pulp-mill owners and one of its two unions faces a worker ratification vote Saturday.
UVic mourns loss of student to meningococcal disease

UVic mourns loss of student to meningococcal disease

Memorial service at University Interfaith Chapel honours memory of Leo Tak-Cheung Chan

Chemainus River bridge will be replaced

The Chemainus River bridge on Chemainus Road will be replaced using $5 million in federal cash.