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Two people in uniform at a wreath laying ceremony in Duncan for Remembrance Day 2025.

In Photos: Duncan Remembrance Day 2025

By Eric Richards ● Cowichan Valley ● November 13, 2025

Carl Olsen addresses protestors who oppose the Malahat Safety Improvement Project at the Victoria Legislature.

“You kill the salmon, you kill the orca”: Protestors push back against Malahat highway improvement project

By Eric Richards ● Cowichan Valley ● November 6, 2025

For three years, protestors have been calling on the province to rethink a highway improvement project that could threaten salmon runs and the ecosystem they rely on.

Salmon are returning to Cowichan Valley rivers — here’s where to see them

By Eric Richards ● Cowichan Valley ● October 30, 2025

While returns are improving, advocates say the vital fish still need protection.

The view of the Fraser river from Tl'uqtinus

What a record-breaking lawsuit reveals about tensions between private property and Indigenous rights

By Eric Richards ● Cowichan Valley ● October 21, 2025

An unprecedented 513-day Quw’utsun Nation trial renews debate over private land ownership, Indigenous title, and colonial history

Cowichan Tribes Chief Cindy Daniels standing behind a microphone at Cowichan River Day.

In photos: Quw’utsun Sta’lo’ Skweyul celebrates the unifying power of a heritage river

By Eric Richards ● Cowichan Valley ● September 25, 2025

Community members reflected on the river’s role in bringing people together for stewardship and knowledge sharing.

A birds-eye view of the Cowichan estuary.

‘They don’t think we know what we’re doing’: Plan to remove portion of dike at Cowichan estuary rejected by land commission

By Eric Richards ● Cowichan Valley ● September 11, 2025

Advocates for the Cowichan Estuary Restoration Project call on province to align policies with reconciliation.

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In Photos: Duncan Remembrance Day 2025

“You kill the salmon, you kill the orca”: Protestors push back against Malahat highway improvement project

Salmon are returning to Cowichan Valley rivers — here’s where to see them

What a record-breaking lawsuit reveals about tensions between private property and Indigenous rights

In photos: Quw’utsun Sta’lo’ Skweyul celebrates the unifying power of a heritage river

‘They don’t think we know what we’re doing’: Plan to remove portion of dike at Cowichan estuary rejected by land commission

Your guide to little free libraries in the Cowichan Valley (and how to find them)

Council decision puts logging back on the table for North Cowichan’s municipal forest reserve

Volunteers prepare to ‘welcome the salmon home’ with annual Cowichan River cleanup

On the brink of closure, Cowichan health non-profit pushes to help cover Lake Cowichan doctor shortage

Nanaimo Affordable Housing Society name change to Ballenas ‘in discussion’ for years,’ says CEO

10 ways to better support tenants with vulnerabilities due to income, age or disabilities

‘I want it to stop’: Tenants and advocates allege bullying by non-profit housing provider

Q and A: What are vulnerable tenants rights in non-profit housing?

Who will protect low-income seniors from dying in extreme heat?

Seniors left in distress — or dead — for days in Nanaimo Affordable Housing Society units

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