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Alberta Premier Cuts Ties With B.C. Wine Industry

Kyle Christensen — Wed, 07 Feb 2018 20:16:12 +0000

The Trans-Mountain pipeline expansion dispute has claimed another victim. First, Premier, Rachel Notley announced that Alberta would no longer engage in talks with B.C. regarding power purchase agreements and now, […]

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Norm Jackson Announced as Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient

Kyle Christensen — Thu, 07 Dec 2017 20:53:08 +0000

He's an institution in the Cowichan Valley and the Duncan-Cowichan Chamber of Commerce is honouring him for his generosity.

Norm Stormin' Jackson has been announced the recipient of the chamber's Lifetime Achievement Award for 2018.

Jackson was both shocked and honoured to receive this award and says he's so fortunate to have the opportunity to give back to the community.

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He says he's going to keep giving back.
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Jackson will be presented with this Lifetime Achievement Award at the Black Tie Awards in April of next year.

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Buy Local on Black Friday

Kyle Christensen — Thu, 23 Nov 2017 08:00:02 +0000

It's American Thanksgiving but the best Black Friday deals aren't reserved for the United States.

Here in the Cowichan Valley, many stores are slashing prices and providing residents and visitors with an opportunity to 'buy local' and inject money into local coffers.

President of the Duncan-Cowichan Chamber of Commerce, Julie Scurr says buying local does a lot for businesses, charities, and local events.

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Black Friday marks the unofficial beginning of the Christmas season in the U.S. and because it's not a holiday north of the border, more than 1.2 million Canadians make it a sick day.

Scurr says it's important for shoppers to 'buy local' in the Cowichan Valley.
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Black Friday is relatively new in Canada, but it dates back to 1869 in the U.S.

When it started, it wasn't synonymous with holiday shopping, it was applied to the financial crisis when the gold market crashed 148 years ago.

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