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Article content VICTORIA — Big trees, small trees, dead trees, softwoods and hardwoods have all become valuable targets of tree poachers in B.C. as timber prices hit record levels. Forestry experts and officials say reports of people sneaking into public forests to illegally saw down firs, cedars and maples are rising. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Tree poaching from B.C. forests increasing as lumber hits record prices Back to video “It’s an economic motive for sure,” said Matt Austin, a B.C. Forests Ministry assistant deputy minist...

Little Zimbabwe Farm offers food, music and culture Amy and Tafadzwa Matamba are on a mission to improve local food security and give the community agency when it comes to their food. Sitting on the outskirts of Duncan, B.C. in the shadow of Mount Prevost is a farm-meets-cultural centre that is unique to the Cowichan Valley. Crops like kale and garlic grow on the seven-acre property and a truck in the driveway dons a bumper sticker for the Zimbabwe Music Society. The farm’s roadside sign reads “Little Zimbabwe: Vancouver Island’s Happiest Place” and advertises the Matamba Cultural Art...

  VICTORIA -- A dog that was missing in the Vancouver Island bush for more than two weeks is now safely back with his owner. Keno is a four-year-old husky-shepherd cross that was reported missing on the morning of Jan. 26 on Mount Prevost in the Cowichan Valley. "He saw an elk and he took off real quick and I lost him out of my hands," owner Jesse McMaster told CTV News one week into his search for his beloved pet. "I stayed out there for another three to four days," said the distraught dog owner. "I slept in my car and took work off."

The four-year-old husky-shepherd mix went missing during a hike on Mount Prevost on Jan. 26, when he spotted an elk. “He actually chased it straight up the side of the mountain. He got away from me, like slipped out of my hands. And I wasn’t fast enough,” McMaster said. He ran after Keno, but couldn’t catch up to him as the dog tore up the side of the mountain. McMaster spent the next four nights sleeping in his vehicle on top of the mountain. He filled his days bushwhacking around the mountain and trudging through snow with friends looking for any sign of Keno.

  VICTORIA -- A second suspicious fire in the Cowichan Valley area cancelled classes at an elementary school on Friday. The fire was discovered near École Mount Prevost in Duncan around 7:10 a.m. by a neighbour of the school. The flames were quickly extinguished by the North Cowichan Fire Department and Mounties. The North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP and specialized fire investigators are now looking into the incident. It's the second time this week that a suspicious fire closed a school in Duncan. On Monday, all classes at Drinkwater Elementary were cancelled for the day after a fire filled...