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Ben Lister, works on a woodworking project at the HUB. The HUB is run by the Cowichan Station Area Association.

Non-profits are stretched thin, here’s how one Cowichan Valley organization is succeeding

With a business-minded attitude and volunteer support, the Cowichan Station Area Association is carving a path forward despite a grim outlook for non-profits in B.C.

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Krisit Koons wearing a T-shirt that reads 'Equal rights for others does not mean fewer rights for you', which she wore to the Pierre Poilievre Town Hall in Duncan.
‘Trampling on the democratic process,’: Cowichan Valley residents seek answers after ejection from public town hall event

Three Cowichan Valley residents say their removal from a town hall event in North Cowichan for messages that were on their shirts should worry people of all political stripes.

Modular single-suite housing units are arranged in a square formation, all facing inward. In the centre are picnic benches and a group of people standing near one of the units.
Cowichan Valley communities seek to expand Duncan’s ‘proven’ Village housing model

Duncan applies for funding to add six more cabins to The Village, while North Cowichan evaluates land for two potential new Village sites.

A forested trail brings locals to a well-loved area of the Nanaimo River known as Red Gate. A surrounding area was recently logged.
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Abey Scaglione, author and farmer, wrote Radical Farm, a book about sustainable farming.
Q&A: Salt Spring Island farmer pens book on sustainable farming for the future

Abey Scaglione, author of ‘Radical Farm: Animals, food and Our Future,’ shares how she thinks communities can reconnect with food and the people who grow it.

What’s happening in the Cowichan Valley from Dec. 17  to Dec. 31

Music, arts and events happening in the Cowichan Valley from Dec. 17 to Dec. 31.

Blackburn (centre) and Peljhan (right) speak to a crowd gathered to remember Lenny Slyvester. They promised that there would be an investigation Sylvester's death.
‘Enough is enough’: Penelakut family calls on Island Health to address systemic racism after Lenny Sylvester’s death

Community leaders say his death following a routine medical procedure highlights long-standing racism in the health-care system.

What’s happening in the Cowichan Valley from Dec. 12 to Dec. 20

Music, arts and events happening in the Cowichan Valley from Dec. 5 to Dec. 15.

A sign for the West Vista Terrace development which was the centre of an amendment to North Cowichan's Offical Community Plan.
Can North Cowichan staff and infrastructure keep up with Official Community Plan changes?

A contentious council decision to amend the Official Community Plan could set back housing developments and cost future tax payers, municipal staff say.

What’s happening in the Cowichan Valley from Dec. 5 to Dec. 15.

Music, arts and events happening in the Cowichan Valley from Dec. 5 to Dec. 15.