John Elzinga News Today

Insufficient funding identified in previous budget

The latest from the Cowichan Valley business community

Concerns raised about current site at Cowichan Community Centre

Hockey club concerned with safety of fans, loss of revenue

The committees will oversee delivery of recreation services in two areas of CVRD

Wants local governments to provide stable funding

District deciding on whether to cut most appointed community members

Tim McGonigle said input from local appointed people needed

Former mayor of Lake Cowichan fears changes would make them less democratic

“I want to remind people that heat can be deadly,” Henry said. Although it won’t be as intense or last as long as the so-called “heat dome” that settled over the province in late June — when Victoria hit its all-time record-high temperature of 39.8 C — this heat wave could have similar effects on vulnerable segments of the population, Henry said. Preliminary data from the B.C. Coroners Service updated Monday showed 815 “sudden deaths” during June’s heat wave — a 300% pe...