Cowichan

• Off-duty cop rescues 3 people from burning house on Vancouver Island

  Around 4:40 a.m. on Sunday, smoke was seen emitting from a home on Cowichan Avenue near King George Road.

  Fire

  Jul 10, 2023
  
• Massive project launched to protect Vancouver Island estuary from sea level rise

  The project will see more than 70 hectares of estuary in Cowichan Bay restored and adapted in anticipation of sea level rise.

  Environment

  Jun 6, 2023
  
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• RCMP investigating tragic death of 15-year-old girl near Duncan

  The teen was found near the Super 8 Motel off the Trans-Canada Highway on the outskirts of Duncan.

  Crime

  May 25, 2023
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• Cowichan contractor says he’s seen no change in right to work on new B.C. hospital

  There continues to be a lot of confusion if crews from an Indigenous-owned and non-unionized subcontractors can work on the $1.4 billion Cowichan Hospital site.

  Politics

  Feb 13, 2023
• Wildfire sparks 10 km west of Duncan, B.C. on Vancouver Island

  The wildfire service said the fire ignited on Saturday near Cowichan River, around 10 kilometres west of Duncan, B.C.

  Fire

  Oct 9, 2022
• ‘Devastating’: B.C. man urges public to look out for missing brother’s truck

  Search efforts for Nathaniel Watters, a missing Vancouver Island man, have focused on Port Renfrew, as several of his belongings were found north of Fairy Lake this week.

  Canada

  Jul 15, 2022
• Serial knife robber hits numerous businesses in Duncan, B.C.

  Police describe the female suspect as 35-years-old, and is between 5-2 to 5-3 in height.

  Crime

  Jun 4, 2022
• Malahat Highway closed, state of local emergency in Cowichan Valley amid Vancouver Island flooding

  Evacuation orders are in effect for parts of the Nanaimo Regional District while the Cowichan Valley is under a state of local emergency due to flooding.

  Weather

  Nov 15, 2021
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• Cowichan windstorm victim died while checking on community’s homeless

  As trees toppled during the height of the windstorm on Dec. 20, 2018, 28-year-old Melissa Brenda Joe left the safety of her parents’ Duncan home to visit her friends and relatives living in a homeless camp near Boys Road and the Trans Canada Highway.

  Weather

  Dec 31, 2018
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• 3 teens arrested for assault after fight near Cowichan Secondary School was caught on video

  And a fourth arrest is expected.

  Canada

  Dec 8, 2017