Vancouver Island stories in Adam Sawatsky’s Arts & Lifestyle pack on CTV News at 5 for May 8, 2012
Stories covered:
- Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively spotted in Nanaimo
- Chemainus Theatre stages ‘Noises Off’
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March 13, 2012
In today’s ‘I Love this Island’ feature, Bruce Williams takes a look at one of Vancouver Island’s most familiar roadside sites, in North Cowichan. Russell Farms Market.
http://www.russellfarmsmarket.ca
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A compilation of other Vancouver Island news stories aired on CTV News with Hudson Mack on CTV Vancouver Island on January 11, 2012
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CHEMAINUS – For decades the world famous murals have drawn visitors to Chemainus from up and down Vancouver Island and around the world.
But the little town that could says it still can and will do more.
The community is embarking on what may be its most ambitious project to date. A tribute to one of Canada’s greatest painters, Emily Carr.
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COWICHAN VALLEY – The Tour de Rock team kicked off day ten of the two week bike ride in Chemainus. The team was escorted into the elementary school by Police and welcomed by hundreds of screaming students.
The riders says seeing students along their journey provides them with energy and the support needed to complete that leg of the tour
Fundraising efforts are on going at Chemainus Elementary and will be for the next week
The principal says she’s proud of her students for donating what they can.
More than 660-thousand dollars has been raised this year through the Tour de Rock for the Canadian Cancer Society.
In Duncan, CTV’s own Louise Hartland and Kool FM’s Brittany King were presented with a cheque from Canadian Tire for 41-thousand dollars, that money was raised this summer at the Canadian Tire tee off for the tour golf tournament at Cowichan Golf and Country Club.
The team will spend the night in Duncan before conquering the Malahat and cycling into greater Victoria tomorrow.
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NANAIMO – The streets of Nanaimo were on lock down as the Tour de Rock team is escorted along Commercial Street. The team arrived at Diana Krall Plaza to cheers of Support, from a crowd of more than 300 people.
Its day nine for riders who have already pedaled more than 650 kilometres since their journey began in Port Alice on Sunday September 25, 2011.
The team arrived in Nanaimo from Tofino Sunday afternoon and attended a community dinner at Beban Park. The team heard from cancer survivors, and spent time with Junior Riders. The evening raised more than 11-thousand dollars for the Canadian Cancer Society to support programs such as Camp Goodtimes.
The Riders sat the tour is an emotional rollercoaster, one that is beginning to take its toll.
The team departs Nanaimo with more than 300 kilometres to go. The two week adventure will come to an end Friday evening in Victoria.
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CHEMAINUS – People in the community of Chemainus are raising a stink over the smells oozing out of a local composting facility. Residents and local businesses say the odour is so bad sometimes people are leaving work sick. The smell is being described at putrid by concerned citizens and “worse than standing in an outhouse.”
The private facility, called the Chemainus Composting Inc, is located in the Chemainus industrial park. The plant processes septic waste into compost. The CVRD is aware of the odour problem and have hired a private auditor to look into the plant.
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