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Friday, January 23, 2015
Andrew Leong
Tai Williams (the Dragon) throws a major scare into Donkey (Fanah Msubo) during a scene from the Shawnigan Lake School production of Shrek the Musical, which opened last night at the Cowichan Performing Arts Centre. Joseph Duntoye (inset) plays Shrek during the four-show run, which continues tonight at 7:30 p.m. and wraps with 2 and 7:30 p.m. shows on Saturday. Go to cowichanpac.ca for ticket information.
Cowichan makes list of Canada’s top 20 destinations for 2015
North Cowichan’s Tea Farm was singled out by vacay. ca writers as a good example of what should make Cowichan so appealing to visitors.
We’re number 13: Vacay.ca lauds our community as an emerging gem in its annual cross-country countdown John McKinley
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t’s a statement sure to make the local innkeepers smile. An online magazine calling itself the concierge to Canada has declared Cowichan one of the country’s 20 Best Places to Visit in 2015. Our valley ranked 13th in this, the fourth edition of a list published by vacay.ca, the
same travel publisher responsible for the annual 50 Best Restaurants in Canada ranking. While some entries made the list because of special events or anniversaries being held in those communities, Cowichan seems to have been included, in part, for its lack of such obviousness. Rather like the quiet girl in a Hollywood romance, we have caught the eye of this leading man simply by being ourselves.
“Ever wonder what the Okanagan Valley was like back in the day? Before mega-wineries and crowds of weekenders?” vacay.ca’s writers rhetorically ask in a piece published Jan. 1. “Always wanted to spend time in a seaside town that is neither commercialized, nor economically stagnant? Most importantly, do you want to experience a place before the rest of the world catches on? more on page 6
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