As spring 2025 unfolds, homeowners across the Cowichan Valley are embracing the season with a variety of projects that enhance their properties and lifestyles. From sustainable upgrades to community engagement, here are five trending initiatives that local residents are undertaking this season. 1. Sustainable Landscaping and Native Plant Gardening With a growing emphasis on environmental stewardship, many…
As spring 2025 unfolds, homeowners across the Cowichan Valley are embracing the season with a variety of projects that enhance their properties and lifestyles. From sustainable upgrades to community engagement, here are five trending initiatives that local residents are undertaking this season. 1. Sustainable Landscaping and Native Plant Gardening With a growing emphasis on environmental stewardship, many…
Nanaimo, BC – Vancouver Island University (VIU) is gearing up to host an island-wide construction and trades skills competition that will bring together students from across Vancouver Island. The upcoming event, part of the Skills Canada BC regional competitions, will see hundreds of high school students converging on VIU’s Nanaimo campus on March 6 to showcase their talents in various…
Excavators come in a variety of sizes, each designed for specific types of work. Whether you’re working on a small backyard project, a large construction site, or a demolition job, choosing the right excavator size is crucial. In this guide, we’ll break down the different excavator sizes, their applications, when to rent one versus hiring…
If you’ve ever cracked open an egg from your own backyard chickens and noticed the deep golden yolk, it wasn’t your imagination—home free-range eggs really are different. In commercial egg production, hens are often confined to cages or packed into barns. Labeling rules allow “cage‑free” to mean chickens can move around inside a barn and…