Duncan Cowichan Valley Citizen

May 5, 2024 | cowichanvalleycitizen.com | Tim Schewe

By Tim Schewe Effective June 3, 2024 drivers passing pedestrians, cyclists or other prescribed persons will be subject to new rules in the Motor Vehicle Act. The rules are designed to provide better protection for vulnerable road users by establishing minimum separation distances from passing vehicles.

Apr 28, 2024 | cowichanvalleycitizen.com | Mike Mills

By Mike Mills Friday, March 22 was the last concert of the 2023/24 season and featured an experimental performance with the Victoria Symphony Orchestra, a 14 man choir and the guest artists La Nef. La Nef is a group from Montreal who perform sea shanties, those rhythmic songs designed to encourage sailors in the old days of sail to pull harder and together on anchor lines and halyards.

Apr 28, 2024 | cowichanvalleycitizen.com | Tim Schewe

By Tim Schewe “My friends are calling me a fool for buying licence and insurance for my golf cart to operate it across the road. They don’t license and insure their golf carts, and think I am wasting my money,” laments a reader. Contrary to what his friends might believe, this reader is a wise person. He is protecting himself against civil liability in case of a collision and is following the law. A golf cart is a motor vehicle as defined in the Motor Vehicle Act.

Apr 27, 2024 | cowichanvalleycitizen.com | Tim Wang

By Tim Wang It was a perfect spring day with the sun shining on Sunday, April 14, at the Duncan Airport located on Langtry Road as the Duncan Flying Club hosted 27 Air Cadets from #744 Cowichan Squadron for a day of learning and having fun. The cadets, aged 12-18 years, were divided into five groups to rotate through five stations set up to gain practical knowledge and hands-on skills relating to what goes on around an airport.

Feb 25, 2024 | cowichanvalleycitizen.com | Tim Schewe

By Tim Schewe B.C.’s Slow Down Move Over law came into effect over two decades ago. When an official vehicle is stopped at the side of the highway and displaying flashing lights, red, blue or yellow, approaching traffic is required to slow down and move over. The law is meant to provide a safe workspace for the emergency and roadside workers. What is an Official Vehicle?