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Ladysmith sells Russell Road property, negotiates portion as parkland

Ladysmith sells Russell Road property, negotiates portion as parkland

The town has sold 9.4 acres of vacant land on Russell Road and as a condition of the sale assured a portion of it slightly larger than the size of a CFL football field will be preserved as parkland.
Saltair gathers to see Sesquicentennial quilt

Saltair gathers to see Sesquicentennial quilt

Saltair is such a small hamlet that it isn’t on most maps, but there are many significant places with a rich history in this little unincorporated town. We marvel at our surroundings. The beauty of the ever-changing water, meadows and mountains is breath taking.
Nanaimo, Cowichan hospitals support service worker given strike mandate

Nanaimo, Cowichan hospitals support service worker given strike mandate

Hospital cleaners and dietary workers across 75 hospitals and care facilities in B.C. including Nanaimo and Cowichan have voted overwhelmingly to strike , according to the Hospital Employees’ Union.
Goats called in to clear Nanaimo property

Goats called in to clear Nanaimo property

Goats get down to grassroots to clear Nanaimo property
Surplus enough for new B.C. Liberal promises, de Jong says

Surplus enough for new B.C. Liberal promises, de Jong says

Financial update released early before government falls
Canada 150: Keeping culture alive through dance and theatre

Canada 150: Keeping culture alive through dance and theatre

Canadians use plays, music as a way to stay connected to roots
CVRD fines owner of ‘vicious’ dog $1,000 for not muzzling, containing animal

CVRD fines owner of ‘vicious’ dog $1,000 for not muzzling, containing animal

A owner of a Husky cross that’s been deemed “vicious” by the Cowichan Valley Regional District appeared in court recently on two incidents that occurred in Shawnigan Lake over the past year, according to a media release from the region on Wednesday.
‘This isn’t a working legislature,’ Premier Clark says

‘This isn’t a working legislature,’ Premier Clark says

Won’t advise an election call, but ‘won’t lie’ either
UPDATE: 6 injured after horse and wagon falls down embankment in Williams Lake

UPDATE: 6 injured after horse and wagon falls down embankment in Williams Lake

Reports of several injured in horse and wagon incident
Kelowna woman facing charges of uttering death threats to Clark, Thomson

Kelowna woman facing charges of uttering death threats to Clark, Thomson

Special prosecutor has approved charges against Pavla Janeckova of Kelowna