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WEBSep 10, 2024 · Malahat Nation begins new battery factory build with sacred blessing ceremony. The new battery factory will aim to be completed by 2025, creating more than 100 local jobs. Sep 10, 2024 7:00 AM Read more >.
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Mary Lowther column: Pushing the envelope on a late harvest
WEBAug 17, 2024 · I’m sowing parsley, kale, cilantro and pumpkins. Mary Lowther Aug 17, 2024 11:45 AM. I'll sow this section with a cover crop and cover it with a spun cloth cover held up by the hoops already in place. Mary Lowther photo. After 18 years in the upper Cowichan I have grown so used to unpredictable weather that I can see it coming; the frost and ...
Cowichan Valley Capitals lose Game 5 to end season, changes on …
WEBApr 17, 2024 · The Cowichan Valley Capitals’ season is officially in the books following a 5-2 Game 5 loss to the Surrey Eagles on Friday, April 12. Entering the game down 3-1 in the best-of-seven round one series against the league champions, the Caps were down a goal midway through the first period before Brock Cummings got his team on the board.
Review: Cowichan Musical Society’s ‘Matilda The Musical’ a must see
WEBJan 30, 2024 · You could feel the energy of excitement, and anticipation from audience members of all ages as they waited for the sold out 2 p.m. matinee of Matilda The Musical to get underway at the Cowichan Performing Arts Centre on Jan. 28. Since recently moving here, it was my first venture into this exceptional venue, and what a great first experience it …
Life expectancy worsening for B.C. First Nations, health report finds ...
WEBAug 21, 2024 · Wieman said life expectancy for First Nations people at birth was at 73.3 years in 2017, but has now dropped to 67.2 years in 2021. She said those six years is a very dramatic loss. Life expectancy was also higher in males, compared to females. "Deaths due to the unregulated drug toxicity, which tend to occur at younger ages, are the leading ...
Qualified trades workers needed at new Cowichan hospital site
WEBNov 13, 2023 · Qualified trades people are needed at the work site of the new $1.45-billion Cowichan District Hospital. During an update on the project that was held on Oct. 18, Greg Johnson, head of stakeholder relations, communications and contract management at B.C. Infrastructure Benefits, the provincial Crown corporation that provides the qualified skilled trades workforce for the construction of public ...
New curbside recycling collection program begins for Malahat …
WEBJul 31, 2023 · The Cowichan Valley Regional District, Malahat Nation and Recycle BC have announced the start of a new curbside recycling collection program for Malahat residents. Communications about the new collection service began in 2021 when Malahat Nation reached out to the CVRD to initiate discussions of …