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Commentary: Originally published Jan 30 2012 Have you ever received a gift out of the blue? You know, that well intentioned present from someone you know, a present you didn’t expect and aren’t sure you want, but will accept with polite kindness your mother taught you to show in these circumstances? Well that’s how quite […]
Originally published October 20 2011 Somewhere in the Cowichan Valley, not too far from Cowichan Bay, there is a magical place. It is a place of iron, steel and wood. Of diesel fuel, kerosene and welding rod. Of leather belting, copper rivets and oily engine parts. To the uninformed the piles of steel appear to […]
Originally published July 24 2011 An individual’s personal hobbies and enjoyable pastimes have a habit of affecting more than one’s immediate surroundings here in Cowichan Bay. If one is a dab hand at catching dungeoness crabs, one shares a few now and again with one’s neighbors. Those with skill at rebuilding outboard motors volunteer a […]
Originally published July 20 2011 I’ll bet there were few people who, in the year 2000 would have guessed that local resident Colleen Underwood’s new hobby would one day lead to a thriving little pottery shop here in Cowichan Bay. Especially if you consider that she began learning the Potter’s craft while on assignment with […]
This story was originally presented in March of 2011. We had just completed a three month leave of absence from work. Every now and again for one reason or another, we leave Cowichan Bay and travel from Vancouver Island to the mainland by ferry. These then are stories from “Overseas.“ “And so I have to […]
Name: Rosa May Type: Combination Cod Boat and Salmon Troller. (Retired) Length: 32 feet (19.75m) Weight: 5.63 tons (11,260 lbs) Hull: Fir and cedar planking over oak frames, fir keel. Owner: Rob Hokanson 6 people like this post. Like Unlike
Originally published March 04 2011 A shortage of freight has put parking at a premium for those ocean going bulk carriers calling on ports in the Vancouver area. Burrard Inlet, the normal staging area, is packed full. There’s simply no place for them to go at present. It costs plenty of money to keep a […]
