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Cowichan Valley gets $160,000 in emergency preparedness funding 

Funding for emergencies is being allotted to municipalities across the region to help keep residents safe and informed if a disaster strikes. According to the province, the Cowichan Valley Regional District will be receiving $160,000 for sub-applicants in Duncan, North Cowichan, and Ladysmith to develop their evacuation routes to address high-risk communities. 

Cowichan Valley art organizations get a slice of arts funding

Ten community organizations have received over $200,000 in funding to help local artists, art organizations, and build events in...

Cowichan Valley communities get boost in funding to improve emergency response

 Emergency response in the Cowichan Valley is getting a boost in funding to help improve access to 911 services.  According...

CVRD gets over $5.1 million boost in funding for transit 

The CVRD says they’ve received positive feedback for transit starting next year with a huge boost in funding.   According...

BC Transit, TransLink receive more than $200 million in pandemic relief funding

The announcement from the provincial government comes as TransLink reports ridership has recovered to around 67 per cent of pre-pandemic levels

Cowichan Weir: The Subject of Debate In Ottawa

Our local M.P. recently pushed Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, Dominic Leblanc to make good on his promise to...

Agriculture Minister Announces Funding for Local Project

Food waste, poverty, and hunger are three realities for many families in Duncan and the Cowichan Valley. Approximately two thousand...

Downtown Duncan Business Improvement Area Secures Funding

The Downtown Duncan Business Improvement Area has funding that will see it through the next five years. The D.D.B.I.A. funding...

North Cowichan May Bump Projects Up Priority List

At the last North Cowichan council meeting, the board decided to remove the funding for a project worth almost...

Trudeau Government Forces Canadians to Play Waiting Game

The federal government announced it's 10-year, 40 billion dollar national housing strategy Thursday afternoon in Ottawa. While it sounds good,...
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IIO recommends no charges after pedestrians hit by off-duty RCMP officer

The Independent Investigations Office is not recommending action against an off-duty RCMP officer driving a vehicle that hit two pedestrians in April.

School officials say B.C.’s new safety policies should come with provincial funding

B.C. school officials say the province’s move to require AEDs and naloxone kits in all public schools is a positive step, but some are concerned about a lack of provincial funding to support the requirements. 

Cowichan SAR and local brewery team up to raise money for new search and rescue facility

Cowichan Search and Rescue is working with another partner to raise money to build a new search and rescue building in North Cowichan.

One person dies in collision on Malahat

The Shawnigan Lake RCMP says one person died in an accident near the Malahat Summit on Thursday afternoon.

Dubai chocolate recall expands due to salmonella outbreak linked to pistachios

The Public Health Agency of Canada has added more brands of Dubai chocolate bars to the list of recalled products due to a salmonella outbreak in certain pistachio products. 
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