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THU OCT 1

Ladysmith Breast Thermography Clinic 9:00am. non-invasive and radiation-free. 250-947-5424 Space is limited 512 1st Ave.

Savour Cowichan Festival10:00am, various venues Cowichan Valley http://savour-cowichan.com

McNabs Corn Maze, Pumpkin Patch and Produce Farm10:00am. FMI 250.245.0666

Cowichan Valley Museum Exhibit11:00am, ‘tthu hwsteli hwulmuhw | Coast Sal-ish Canoe Pullers’ Open Wed - Fri 11 am - 4 pm, Sat 1 - 4 pm. By dona-tion. FMI cowichanval-leymuseum.bc.ca

RaptorsMagnificent birds of prey! The Raptors’ visi-tor centre in Duncan is dedicated to raising awareness of birds of prey and promot-ing conservation FMI 250.746.0372

Live Theatre‘Jeeves Intervenes’ runs till Oct 3 at the Chemainus Theatre Festival. This madcap comedy by P. G. Wode-house features the trouble-finding Bertie Wooster and his save-the-day valet, Jeeves. Matinee and evening shows available. FMI. 1.800.565.7738

Live Music7:30pm, ‘Daragh Fitzgerald’ plays the Fox and Hounds, La-dysmith, on Thursday Nights from 7.30 pm. FMI 250.924.1747, http://foxandhound-s l a d y s m i t h . c a . 250.924.1747

Live Music8:00pm, , ‘Blue Moon Marquis Charlie Ja-cobson’ FMI show-roomproduct ions .ca $15/door, $12/advance, http://show-roomproductions.ca . 250.748.7246

Open Mic Nite9:00pm, , ‘Open Mic Nite’ with Ross and Dave at Moby’s Pub, Salt Spring Island ev-ery Thursday from 9 pm - midnight. FMI 250.537.5559

FRI OCT 2

Chemainus Valley Studio Tour2:00pm, Oct 2 - 4 as part of the 2nd Annual ‘Polka Dot Trail’ Studio Tour.A wide range of styles and media to enjoy! Tour runs 10 am - 4 pm. FMI/map visit polkadottrail.com

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Live Dance7:30pm, ‘Ballet Rocks’ is described as ‘an in-novative, athletic, quirky and beautiful dance performance with great music!’. Cowichan Performing Arts Centre, Duncan at 7:30 pm. FMI/tix cowichanpac.ca adult $35, student $25, child $10, http://co-wichanpac.ca

Live Music8:00pm’Custom Trip’ comes to the new Duncan Showroom FMI showroomproduc-tions.ca $15/door, $12/advance, http://show-roomproductions.ca . 250.748.7246

Live Music9:00pm, , The ‘Fabu-lous Flakes’ (rock/

dance) hit the stage at Moby’s Pub, Salt Spring Island Oct 2at 9 pm. FMI 250.537.5559, http://mobyspub.ca 250.537.5559

Live Music9:00pm ‘Lucid After Life’ plays the River Rock Bar and Grill in the Duncan Travelo-dge starting at 9 pm. No cover. FMI River Rock Bar Grill No cover 250.748.4311

Live Music9:00pm, , ‘The Duel-ing Pianos’ from Las Vegas are back at the Cobblestone Pub! Oct 2 and 3, 9 - 11:45 pm. Tix $20 near the stage, $10 further back. Tix always sell fast so don’t delay! FMI/tix 250.743.4232 , http://thecobblestone.ca . 250.743.4232

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Salt Spring Island Saturday Market8:30am, Artisans’ crafts,

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The Met OperaLive in HD at the Co-wichan Performing Arts Centre, Duncan! See ‘Il Trovatore’ by Giusepp Verdi, starts 9:55 am run time 2 hrs 45 min

Movie Release “II Travalore (MET)”6:30pm, , Movie Re-lease “II Trovatore (MET)”: See your local cinema for times and prices. http://land-markconemas.com

Live Music7:30pm, Scott Spicker entertains at the Fox and Hounds Pub in Ladysmith. No cover. FMI 250.924.1747, http://foxandhound-s l a d y s m i t h . c o m 250.924.1747

Live Music8:00pm, , ‘Ray Mater-ick’ and his band drop by the Duncan Show-room for an 8 pm show Oct. 3. Not to be missed! No -alcohol venue. FMI/tix show-roomproductions.ca $20/door, $18/ad-vance, http://show-roomproductions.ca. 250.748.7246

Live Music8:00pm, , Karaoke nite at the River Rock Bar and Grill in the Travelodge, Duncan. No cover. FMI visit their facebook page RiverRockBarGri l l . 250.748.4311.

Live Music9:00pm, ‘Knackers Yard’ (celtic) hits the stage at Moby’s Pub, Salt Spring Island at 9 pm. FMI 250.537.5559, http://mobyspub.ca. 250.537.5559

Live Music9:00pm, ‘The Duel-ing Pianos’ from Las Vegas are back at the Cobblestone Pub! Oct 2 and 3, 9 - 11:45 pm. Tix $20 near the stage, $10 further back. Tix always sell fast so don’t delay! FMI/tix 250.743.4232 , http://thecobblestone.ca 250.743.4232.

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It’s not an accident, it’s designed that way. Banks and Credit Card companies only make money if you are in debt to them. Banks and Credit Card companies seduced us to use credit cards, even though we may have cash for our purchases, by offering incentives. These include discounts on merchandise if purchased with credit, air miles, bonus points, etc. Their goal is to have use credit until you reach a point that we are only able to make the minimum payments to keep our cards current and protect that all important credit rating. This is a carefully laid trap that many of us fall into. These people feel trapped, and they should. Short of winning the lottery or receiving a large in-heritance, they will literally not outlive their debt. This is where the stress comes in.

People awake at two in the morning, wondering how they will meet their financial commitments, are losing sleep. This affects their functions at work and their pro-ductivity may be affected, not unnoticed by the boss.

Collection agencies are unmerciful and relentless in their pursuit of people behind on their payments. These calls are demeaning and the debtor begins to feel like a failure, hopeless, stressed out.

Stress leads to anxiety, anxiety can lead to depres-sion and depression can lead to suicide.

Debtors should explore all solutions available to them. There is an alternative to Bankruptcy that allows a debtor to collectively make an offer to all unsecured creditors to pay a fraction of their debt, usually around twenty to twenty-five cents on the dollar, in the form of a low monthly payment, at ZERO percent interest over a specific period of time. This is called a Consumer Proposal. It is a formal process which, once accepted, is binding on all par-ties. These are accepted by creditors almost all the time and are much preferred to Bankruptcy.

It is advisable to use a professional Debt Con-sultant to assess your circumstances and ex-plore your options.

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DEBT AND YOUR HEATH

Just as a bright red umbrella brightens a grey rainy day and a blank wall comes alive with art, the 8th annual Under the Red Umbrella Artwalk will transform Downtown Duncan shops and restaurants into art galleries for a very special evening downtown!On Thursday, October 15th from 5:30 - 9pm, participating downtown businesses will adorn their shops with a red umbrella as an invitation to visit that evening’s “pop-up gallery” within, as local businesses team up to showcase the work of the many talented artists that call the Cowichan Valley home. Painters, sculptors, writers, silver-smiths, seamstresses, musicians, jewelers, graph-ic artists – you are invited to support these local artists and Downtown Duncan merchants by join-ing in the ambience of this unique event.

In early October, maps will be available at par-ticipating downtown shops with information about the artist they will be displaying. For more information visit the Duncan BIA website at downtownduncan.ca or call the Dbia office at 250.715.1700.

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After 35 years of marriage, a married couple came for counselling. When asked what the problem was, the wife went into a passionate tirade listing every problem they’d ever over the years: neglect, lack of intimacy, emptiness, loneliness, feeling unloved and unlovable, an entire list of unmet needs she had endured. After allowing this for a length of time, the therapist stood, walked around the desk and after asking the wife to stand, he kissed her passionately as her husband watched with a raised eyebrow. Silently the woman sat down. The therapist turned to the husband and said,“This is what your wife needs at least 3 times a week. Can you see to it?” “Well,” he said, “I can drop her off here on Mondays and Wednesdays, but on Fridays, I go fishing.”

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CINEMA

OCTOBER 2The Martian

OCTOBER 3Il Travatore (MET)

OCTOBER 4Iron Giant: The Signature Edition

OCTOBER 7The Who: 50th From Hyde Park

OCTOBER 9Masterminds

OCTOBER 15Hamlet (NT Live)

OCTOBER 16Crimson Peak

OCTOBER 17Otello (MET)

OCTOBER 23Paranormal Activity: Ghost Dimension

OCTOBER 24Beaux Stratagem (NT Live)

OCTOBER 31Tannhauser (MET)

VIDEO RELEASEOCTOBER 2

Avengers: Age of Ultron

OCTOBER 6Dark Places, Insidious:Chapter 3, Magic Mike XXL, Manglehorn, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

OCTOBER 13Dope, The Gallows, San Andreas, Tomorrowland

OCTOBER 20Paper Towns

Dragon Ball Z: Ressurection ‘F’, Jurassic World, Z for Zachariah

OCTOBER 27The Gift, Max, Southpaw

GAMES

OCTOBER Tales of Zestiria

Happy Home, Designer, Fallout, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, Rockband 4, Disgaea 5, Beyond Earth-Rising Tide, Transformers, Devastation, Uncharted, WRC5, Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, Guitar Hero Live, Just Dance 2015, Zelda Tri-Force Heroes, Halo 5, W2K16

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GamesOct 2: Happy Home Designer, Fallout, Tony Hawk’s Pro SkaterOct 6: Rockband 4Oct 8: Tales of ZestiriaOct 9: Disgaea 5, Beyond Earth-Rising Tide, Transformers Devastation, UnchartedOct 16: WRC5Oct 23: Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, Guitar Hero Live, Just Dance 2015, Zelda Tri-Force HeroesOct 27: Halo 5Oct 30: W2K16

Video ReleasesOct 2: Avengers: Age of UltronOct 6: Dark Places, Insidious:Chapter 3, Magic Mike XXL, Manglehorn, Me and Earl and the Dying GirlOct 13: Dope, The Gallows, San Andreas, TomorrowlandOct 20: Dragon Ball Z: Ressurection ‘F’, Jurassic World, Paper Towns, Z for ZachariahOct 27: The Gift, Max, Southpaw Titles shown may not be available at your local venue.

CinemaOct 2: The MartianOct 3: Il Travatore (MET)Oct 4: Iron Giant:The Signature EditionOct 7: The Who: 50th From Hyde ParkOct 9: MastermindsOct 15: Hamlet (NT Live)Oct 16: Crimson PeakOct 17: Otello (MET)Oct 23: Paranormal Activity: Ghost DimensionOct 24: Beaux Stratagem (NT Live)Oct 31: Tannhauser (MET)

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SUN OCT 4

Raptorsmagnificent birds of prey! The Raptors’ vis-itor centre in Duncan is dedicated to raising awareness of birds of prey and promot-ing conservation FMI 250.746.0372

Live Music8:00pm, ‘Matt (The Electrician)’ hails from Texas and is described as a ‘great musician and capti-vating performer’. He lands at the Duncan Showroom Oct 4 for

an 8 pm show. No-alcohol venue. FMI/tix showroompro-ductions.ca $15/door, $12/advance, http://showroomproduc-tions.ca 250.748.7246

MON OCT 5

Painting and Pho-tography Show10:00am Angela An-derson and Stephen Louis, Painting and Pho-tography Show. POR-TALS, the CVAC Cen-tre of Arts, Culture and Heritage, 2687 James Street in Duncan. Mon-day thru Saturday from

10 am - 5pm. For more info 250.746.1633

TUE OCT 6

Dress Rehearsal TuesdaysOpen Mic Nite’ is all about using the stage

to launch your career in front of a friendly, appreciative audience and having fun at the same time! 3 songs each, $5/everyone. No-alcohol venue. FMI 250.748.7246

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Cowichan Valley Museum Exhibit11:00am, ‘tthu hwsteli hwulmuhw | Coast Sal-ish Canoe Pullers’ Open Wed - Fri 11 am - 4 pm, Sat 1 - 4 pm. By dona-tion. Open Wed - Fri 11 am - 4 pm, Sat 1 - 4 pm. By donation.

Live Music8:00pm, Song Jam ev-ery Wednesday night at Moby’s Pub on Salt Spring Island, 8 - 11 pm. FMI 250.537.5559, http://mobyspub.ca. 250.537.5559.

THU OCT 8

Live Music7:30pm, ‘Daragh Fitzgerald’ playsthe Fox and Hounds, La-dysmith, on Thursday

Nights from 7.30 pm. FMI 250.924.1747 foxandhoundslady-smith.ca. 250.924.1747

Open Mic Nite9:00pm, ‘Open Mic Nite’ with Ross and Dave at Moby’s Pub, Salt Spring Island every Thursday from 9 pm - midnight. FMI 250.537.5559, http://mobyspub.ca. 250.537.5559

Live Music9:00pm, ‘Clinton Fearon’ (reggae) hits the stage at Moby’s Pub, Salt Spring Island at 9 pm. FMI 250.537.5559, http://mobyspub.ca. 250.537.5559

FRI OCT 9

Maple Bay Painters Annual Fall Art Show10:00am, St. Peters

Church Hall, Maple Bay Painters is once again holding its Fall Art Show at St.Peter’s Church Hall on Fri-day and Saturday of Thanksgiving Week-end. “Celebrating the Cowichan Valley” free admission, http://www.facebook.com/Maple-BayPainters. 250-746-4357. 5800 Church Rd.

Movie Release “Steve Jobs”6:30pm, Movie Release “Steve Jobs”: See your local cinema for times and prices, http://land-markcinemas.com

Movie Release “Pan”6:30pm, Movie Re-lease “Pan”: See your local cinema for times and prices, http://land-markcinemas.com

Live Music8:00pm ‘Ken Stead’ comes to the Dun-can Showroom for an 8 pm show on Oct 9. No alcohol venue. FMI/tix show-roomproduct ions .ca tba, http://show-roomproductions.ca. 250.748.7246

Live Music9:00pm ‘Renova-tion Blues Band’ plays the River Rock Bar and Grill, Dun-can. 9 pm. No cover, 250.748.4311

Live Music9:00pm, ‘The Ban-dits’ (country/rock) play Moby’s Pub, Salt Spring Island at 9 pm. FMI 250.537.5559, http://mobyspub.ca. 250.537.5559

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Salt Spring Island Saturday Market8:30am, Artisans’ crafts, clothing, fresh organic produce, live music and more! Every Saturday thru October, Oceanside at Centen-nial Park, 8:30 am - 4 pm. FMI saltspring-market.com, http://saltspringmarket.com

Sing For Pure Joy! At The Lodge on 4th 1127 Fourth Avenue in Ladysmith from 6:30 - 8:00 pm. $8 per term or $10 drop- in. Sliding scale by request. (250)

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Live Music7:00pm, Open Mic Nite at the River Rock Bar & Grill, Duncan. No cover 250.748.4311

Live Music7:30pm Scott Spicker entertains at the Fox and Hounds Pub in La-dysmith. No cover. FMI 250.924.1747

Live Music9:00pm. The ‘Tim Sars Band’ (funk/jazz) plays Moby’s Pub, Salt Spring Island at 9 pm. FMI

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SUN OCT 11

Live Music8:00pm, ‘Old Towns/Snake Legs’ comes to the Duncan Showroom for an 8 pm show. No alco-hol venue. FMI/tix show-roomproductions.ca tba, http://showroomproduc-tions.ca. 250.748.7246

Live Music9:00pm, ‘Sky Valley Jazz’ hits the stage at Moby’s Pub, Salt Spring Island for a 9 pm show. FMI 250.537.555, mobys-pub.ca. 250.537.5559

MON OCT 12

McNabs Corn Maze, Pumpkin Patch and Produce Farmhayrides and farm ani-mals to enjoy! Open daily till Oct 31. Hay-rides to Giant Pump-kin Patch Adults $8, kids 3 - 13 years $5, under 3 free. Hay-rides $2.50, http://mcnabscornmaze.com. 250.245.0666

TUE OCT 13

Live Blues7:30pm, ‘Blues Tues-day....with Thor and the Thundercast’ at the


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Karaoke Green Lantern Sports Pub & Grill, Che-mainus, 9 pm - mid-night. No cover. FMI 250.246.3131. 250.246.3131

THU OCT 15

Artwalk5:30pm Duncan BIA is hosting the 9th Annual ‘Under the Red Umbrel-la’ Artwalk Oct 15 from 5:30-9 pm Showcas-ing local artists & local businesses together! FMI downtownduncan.ca 250.715.1700

Movie Release “Hamlet”6:30pm, , Movie Re-lease “Hamlet”: See your local cinema for times and prices. http://landmarkcin-emas.com

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Open Mic Nite9:00pm, ‘Open Mic Nite’ with Ross and Dave at Moby’s Pub, Salt Spring Island ev-ery Thursday from 9 pm - midnight. FMI 250.537.5559, http://mobyspub.ca. 250.537.5559.

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weird but I don’t care. I hope anyone reading this who has need of stucco repair will call my friend Blain for a quote. He’s a good guy with a gift for working with stucco. Tell your stuc-co-dwelling friends and neighbors that when they need a stucco repair they need “Blain the Stucco Guy.” Call or text Blain for your stucco needs at 250-240-4099.

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Well, the name kinda says it all. It’s a sport that pits it’s players against each other while they roll around wearing old school roller skates on a big oval track that’s painted on a pretty solid looking concrete floor. Blockers knock you over, jammers defy blockers and score points and referees follow the pack pointing and blowing their whistles. It’s a game. It’s entertainment. It’s fun. What you may not know about roller derby is that it can change your life.

Roller derby allows a person to become their alter ego and express themselves in ways they never felt possible. For a few hours every week, Plain Jane from accounting can be ‘Pain Jane’ and wreak havoc on the opposition to a chorus of hoots and hollers from her team mates and fans. Wall flowers peel themselves out of their stereotypes and transform into a colourful array of characters that will shock and amaze you with their skill and athleticism. And all while they’re on roller skates!

A roller derby team is a close knit group of these individuals who accept each other for who they are, and who they aspire to be. There’s no such thing as not fitting in. Everyone fits. To-gether all these people build a family that works hard, plays hard and becomes a support group for all of its members on and off the track.

So if you’ve ever had the inkling that maybe something’s missing in your daily existence, there’s a good chance it’s roller derby. If you are tall, small, narrow, not-so-narrow, young, old, male, female, undecided, ex-hockey player, nev-er been on skates in your life, volvo driver…you’re perfect! Come on out to the Cowichan Exhibition Grounds and join the Knucklehead family. It can change your life.

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BOWLINGDuncan Lanes Duncan, 250.746.5421

Youbou Community Bowling Alley Youbou, 250.745.3431

COMMUNITY CENTRESIsland Savings Centre Duncan, 250.748.7529

Cowichan Aquatic Centre Duncan, 250.746.7665

Kerry Park Recreation Centre Mill Bay 250.743.5922

BIRDINGCowichan Estuary Centre Duncan, 250.746.0227

The Raptors Centre Duncan, 250.746.0372

BOATINGSealegs Kayaking Adventures Ladysmith 250.245.4096

Excalibur Charters Duncan, 250.246.0142

Cowichan Kayak & Canoe Club cowichankayakandcanoe.wordpress.com

CYCLINGCowichan Valley Trail (incl historic Kinsol Trestle) cvrd.bc.ca

Mountain Biking on Maple Mountain Municipality of North Cowichan 250.746.3100

CURLINGKerry Park Rec Centre Mill Bay, 250.743.5922

Duncan Curling Club Duncan 250.748.9313

Cowichan Rocks Cowichan Lake, 250.749.6742

FOOTBALLCowichan Valley Football Association Duncan, 250.588.9445

Cowichan Rugby Football Club Duncan, 250.746.7513

HOCKEYCowichan Valley Minor Hockey Association Chemainus, 250.246.3906

Cowichan Valley Junior A Hockey Club Duncan, 250.748.9930

Kerry Park Rec Centre Mill Bay (pick-up/rec hockey) 250.743.5922

SOCCERCowichan Valley Soccer Association Duncan, cowichansoccer.com

Kerry Park Youth Soccer League Mill Bay, 250.743.5922

Kidsport Cowichan Duncan, kidsportcanada.ca

FRISBEECowichan Sportsplex Duncan 250.746.5666

Cowichan Ultimate Duncan (casual pick-up league) cowdisc.wikispaces.com

GOLFDuncan Meadows Golf & Country Club 250.746.8993

Cowichan Golf & Country Club Duncan 250.746.5333

GYMNASTICSDuncan Dynamics Gym Club 250.746.0193

Shawnigan Lake Community Centre 250.743.1433

DANCEIsland Savings Centre 250.748.7529

Shawnigan Lake Community Centre 250.743.1433

Carlson’s School of Dance Duncan 250.746.6456

ICE SKATINGKerry Park Public Skating Mill Bay 250.743.5922

Cowichan Lake Sports Arena 250.749.6742

Live Music9:00pm, ‘Cactus Cadil-lacs’ plays the River Rock Bar & Grill, Duncan. No cover. 250.748.4311

Music Trivia9:00pm, It’s Music Trivia Nite at ‘The Shoe Pub’ (Horseshoe Bay Inn, Chemainus) every Fri starting at 9 pm. FMI 250.416.0411. EW*, http://horseshoebay-inn.com. 250.416.0411

Live DJs9:00pm, DJ’s Dakini and Boomtown provide the tunes at Moby’s Pub, Salt Spring Island starting at 9 pm. FMI 250.537.5559, http://mobyspub.ca. 250.537.5559

SAT OCT 17

Salt Spring Island Saturday Market8:30am Artisans’ crafts, clothing, fresh organic produce, live music and more! Every Saturday thru October, Oceans-ide at Centennial Park, 8:30 am - 4 pm. FMI saltspringmarket.com, saltspringmarket.com

Blues Jam/Open Mic3:00pm Enjoy a Blues Jam/Open MicNite at the Crofton Hotel every Saturday from 3 - 6 pm. Blues Jam hosted by Doug Blondeau and The

Third Degree. $5/door. FMI 250.324.2245. EW* 250.324.2245

Movie Release “Otello (MET)”6:30pm, Movie Re-lease “Orello (MET)”: See your local cinema for times and prices, landmarkcinemas.com

Open Mic Nite7:00pmA popular com-munity event! Aspiring musicians and the gen-eral public are invited to drop by St. Michael’s Hall (2858 Mill St, Che-mainus) at 7 pm on the third Saturday of every month Sept - April for an evening of great mu-sic and conviviality. FMI cvcas.com By donation

Live Music7:30pm Scott Spicker entertains at the Fox and Hounds Pub in La-dysmith. No cover. FMI 250.924.1747, http://foxandhoundsladysmith.com. 250.924.1747

Live Theatre7:30pm ‘Jake’s Gift’ is a moving, multiaward-winning play about the legacy of remem-brance as experienced by a Canadian WW2 veteran. Buttons sold at performance with pro-ceeds to local Legion’s Poppy Trust Fund. FMI/tix cowichanpac.ca

$32 adult, $28 senior, http://cowichanpac.ca

Live Music8:00pm, Karaoke nite at the River Rock Bar & Grill, Duncan. 8 pm start, no cover. 250.748.4311

Live Music9:00pm, ‘Aidan Miller’ (rock/dance) hits the stage at Moby’s Pub, Salt Spring Island for a 9 pm show. FMI 250.537.5559, mobys-pub.ca. 250.537.5559

SUN OCT 18

Canucks vs Oilers6:00pm

Live Music8:00pm, ‘Dave Lang and the Insolent Rab-ble’ brings ‘swing-era’ style music to the Duncan Showroom for an 8 pm show. Tix $18/door, $15/advance


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8Th Annual Downtown Sidewalk Celebration Look for the balloons outside participating stores and check out the sales!

Sunday, November 1st, 11am - 3pm

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Don’t miss Downtown Duncanís family friendly Halloween Spooktacular on Saturday, October 31st!

Participating Spooktacular businesses (displaying their orange pumpkin posters) will provide safe trick-or-treating from 10am to 12pm followed by a costume contest, parade and other fun from 12 to 2pm in City Square. Donít be surprised to see some shop owners add to the atmosphere by dressing in costume, and offering treats to those close by. FMI whatsondigest.com or call the BIA 250.715.1700

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Sunday, November 1st, 11am - 3pm

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hayrides and farm ani-mals to enjoy! Open daily till Oct 31. Hayrides to Gi-ant Pumpkin Patch Adults $8, kids 3 - 13 years $5, under 3 free. Hayrides $2.50, mcnabscornmaze.com. 250.245.0666.

The Raptors12:00pm, Come see magnificent birds of prey up close!The Rap-tors’ visitor centre in Duncan is dedicated to raising awareness of birds of prey andpro-motingconservation.Grab a front row seat during their daily flying demonstrations!Open 12

noon til 3 pm in October with flying demos at 1:30 pm. FMI pnwraptors.com $16/adult/$8/child (3 - 12), senior/youth $14, http://pnwraptors.com. 250.746.0372

Open Mic Nite7:30pm, ‘Dress Re-hearsal Tuesdays - Open Mic Nite’ is all about us-ing the stage to launch your career in front of a friendly, appreciative audience and having fun at the same time! 3 songs each, $5/every-one. No-alcohol venue. FMI showroomproduc-tions.ca $5/everyone

MON OCT 19

McNabs Corn Maze, Pumpkin Patch and Produce Farmhayrides and farm animals to enjoy! Open daily till Oct 31. Hayrides to Giant Pumpkin Patch Adults $8, kids 3 - 13 years $5, under 3 free. Hayrides $2.50, mcnabscornmaze.com. 250.245.0666

The Raptors12:00pm, Come see magnificent birds of prey up close! The Raptors’ visitor centre in Duncan is dedicated to raising awareness of birds of prey

and promoting conserva-tion FMI 250.746.0372

Painting and Photography Show10:00am, Angela An-derson and Stephen Louis, Painting and Pho-tography Show. POR-TALS, the CVAC Cen-tre of Arts, Culture and Heritage, 2687 James Street in Duncan. Mon-day thru Saturday from 10 am - 5pm. For more info 250.746.1633

TUE OCT 20

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Is your car trick or treater friendly? With Hallowe’en almost upon us it’s a good idea to make sure your vehicle does not pose a threat to the families out trick or treating on Hallowe’en night and as we move into the winter months.

Headlights. Get a friend to help you check your headlights. Check they are both working in high and low beamsand check that the bulbs are clean. A dirty headlight will reduce its effectiveness.

Windshield. Clean the inside of your windshield. It’s surprising how dirty it gets and the degree to which this can cause poor visibility and glare.

Tires. Make sure you have your tires checked for pressure and for tread. If your tires are worn this can have a negative impact on your ability to stop the vehicle especially on slippery roads.

Your mechanic can also suggest other areas you should consider for your own safety and for the safety and security of others.

WED OCT 21

Painting and Photography Show10:00am, , Angela Ander-son and Stephen Louis, Painting and Photogra-phy Show. PORTALS, the CVAC Centre of Arts, Cul-ture and Heritage, 2687 James Street in Duncan. Monday thru Saturday from 10 am - 5pm. For more info 250.746.1633

WED OCT 21

Live Music8:00pm, Song Jam every Wednesday night at Mo-by’s Pub on Salt Spring Island, 8 - 11 pm. FMI 250.537.5559, mobys-pub.ca. 250.537.5559

Live Music9:00pm, Karaoke every Wednesday at the Green Lantern Sports Pub & Grill, Chemainus, 9 pm - midnight. No cover. FMI 250.246.3131. EW*. 250.246.3131

THU OCT 22

Canucks vs Capitals7:00pm

Live Music7:30pm, ‘Daragh Fitzgerald’ playsthe Fox and Hounds, Ladysmith, on Thursday Nights from 7.30 pm. FMI 250.924.1747, foxan-dhoundsladysmith.ca. 250.924.1747

Open Mic Nite9:00pm, ‘Open Mic Nite’

with Ross and Dave at Moby’s Pub, Salt Spring Island every Thursday from 9 pm - midnight. FMI 250.537.5559, http://mobyspub.ca. 250.537.5559.

FRI OCT 23

Pro-D Day Fun in Ladysmith9:00am, Ladysmith Parks, Recreation and Culture presents ‘Lady-smith Adventurers Pro-D Fun’, an excitement-packed day filled with supervised games, sports, swimming and arts and crafts. $32/day. For kids 6 - 12 years of age. 9 am - 3 pm. FMI ladysmith.ca or 250.245.6424

Halloween Train3:30pm, Beware the Hallowe’en Train at the BC Forest Discovery Centre in Duncan! from Oct 23 - 30, 3:30 - 9 pm daily. FMI/admis-sion rates visit bcforest-discoverycentre.com or call 250.715.1113, bcfor-estdiscoverycentre.com. 250.715.1113

Movie Release “Jem and the Holograms”6:00pm, Movie Release “Jem and the Holograms”: See your local cinema for times and prices, land-markcinemas.com

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Ladysmith Pool6:30pm. Howl the night away at Ladysmith Pool! Ghoulish ghost stories 6:30 - 8 pm, tickets $8 in advance. FMI ladysmith.ca or 250.245.6424 $8 in advance, ladysmith.ca. 250.245.6424

Live Music7:00pm Open Mic Nite at the River Rock Bar & Grill, Duncan. 7 pm start, no cover 250.748.4311

Live Music7:30pm Scott Spicker entertains at the Fox and Hounds Pub in Ladysmith. No cover. FMI 250.924.1747. 250.924.1747

Xavier Rudd & The United Nations7:30pm, Cowichan Per-forming Arts Centre, XAVIER RUDD & THE UNITED NATIONS. FMI / TIX 250-746-3428

Live Music9:00pm, ‘Soul Shake-down’ (soul/blues) hits the stage at Moby’s Pub, Salt Spring Is-land for a 9 pm show. FMI 250.537.5559, http://mobyspub.ca. 250.537.5559.

SUN OCT 25

Halloween Train3:30pm, Beware the Hallowe’en Train at the BC Forest Dis-covery Centre in

Duncan! from Oct 23 - 30, 3:30 - 9 pm daily. FMI/admission rates visit bcforestdiscov-erycentre.com or call 250.715.1113

MON OCT 26

Halloween Train3:30pm, Beware the Hallowe’en Train at the BC Forest Discovery Centre in Duncan! Kids can ride past ghostly scenes and scary charac-ters, enjoy trick or treat-ing and make Hallowe’en crafts from Oct 23 - 30, 3:30 - 9 pm daily. FMI/admission rates visit bc-forestdiscoverycentre.com or call 250.715.1113

TUE OCT 27

Halloween Train3:30pm, Beware the Hallowe’en Train at the BC Forest Discovery Centre in Duncan! Kids can ride past ghostly scenes and scary charac-ters, enjoy trick or treat-ing and make Hallowe’en crafts from Oct 23 - 30, 3:30 - 9 pm daily. FMI/admission rates visit bc-forestdiscoverycentre.com or call 250.715.1113, http://bcforestdiscovery-centre.com. 250.715.1113

Canucks vs Canadiens7:00pm

Spoken Word Event7:30pm, ‘For the Love of Words - with host

“Paranormal Activity: Ghost Dimension”: See your local cinema for times and prices., http://landmarkcinemas.com

Live Music6:30pm, Live music every Fri nite at the Saltair Neighbourhood Pub in Chemainus, start 6:30 pm. No cover. FMI 250.246.4942. EW*. 250.246.4942

Movie Release “The Last Witch Hunter” 6:30pm, Movie Release “The Last Witch Hunter”: See your local cinema for times and prices, http://landmarkcinemas.com

Live Theatre‘Grace and Glorie’ is a dramatic comedy that promises plenty of laughter and perhaps some new perspectives on life. Chemainus The-atre Festival Wed - Sun, Oct 16 - Nov 7. Mati-nee and evening shows available. FMI/tix che-mainustheatrefestival.ca or 1.800.565.7738

Music Trivia9:00pm, It’s Music Trivia Nite at ‘The Shoe Pub’ (Horseshoe Bay Inn, Chemainus) every Fri starting at 9 pm. FMI 250.416.0411. EW*, http://horseshoebay-inn.com. 250.416.0411

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9:00pm, ‘Angry Hippies’ (rock/dance) take the stage at Moby’s Pub, Salt Spring Island at 9 pm. FMI 250.537.5559, mobys-pub.ca. 250.537.5559

Live Music9:00pm, ‘Ear Candy’ plays the River Rock Bar & Grill at 9 pm. No cover 250.748.4311

SAT OCT 24

Canucks vs Red Wings7:00pm

Salt Spring Island Saturday Market8:30am, Artisans’ crafts, clothing, fresh organic produce, live music and more! Every Saturday thru October, Oceans-ide at Centennial Park, 8:30 am - 4 pm. FMI saltspringmarket.com, saltspringmarket.com

Blues Jam/Open Mic 3:00pm, Enjoy a Blues Jam/Open MicNite at the Crofton Hotel every Saturday from 3 - 6 pm. Blues Jam hosted by Doug Blondeau and The Third Degree. $5/door. FMI 250.324.2245. 250.324.2245.

Movie Release “Beaux Stratagem”6:30pm, Movie Release “Beaux’ Stratagem”: See your local cinema for times and prices, land-markcinemas.com

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Music Trivia9:00pm, It’s Music Trivia Nite at ‘The Shoe Pub’ (Horseshoe Bay Inn, Chemainus) every Fri starting at 9 pm. FMI 250.416.0411. EW, horseshoebay-inn.com . 250.416.0411

Live Music9:00pm, ‘Doctor Bones’ plays the River Rock Bar & Grill, Duncan. 9 pm start, no cover . 250.748.4311

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Salt Spring Island Saturday Market8:30am, Artisans’ crafts, clothing, fresh organic produce, live

music and more! Every Saturday thru October, Oceanside at Centen-nial Park, 8:30 am - 4 pm. FMI saltspring-market.com

Spooktacular Fun in Downtown Duncan!10:00am Duncan BIA presents ‘Spooktacu-lar’ trick or treating in downtown Duncan 10 am - noon. Games and costume contest in City Square noon till 2 pm. FMI downtownduncan.ca 250.715.1700

Blues Jam/Open Mic3:00pm, at the Crofton Hotel from 3 - 6 pm. Blues Jam hosted by

Bill Levity’ is an eve-ning dedicated to love of the spoken word at the Duncan Showroom starting at 7:30 pm. Read your own work or something from your favourite writer. 10 minutes each. FMI/tix showroomproduc-tions.ca $5/readers, $7/audience, http://show-roomproductions.ca. 250.748.7246.

WED OCT 28

Live Music8:00pm, Song Jam ev-ery Wednesday night at Moby’s Pub on Salt Spring Island, 8 - 11 pm. FMI 250.537.5559, http://mobyspub.ca. 250.537.5559.

THU OCT 29

Halloween Train3:30pm, Beware the Hallowe’en Train at the BC Forest Discovery Centre in Duncan! Kids can ride past ghostly scenes and scary charac-ters, enjoy trick or treat-ing and make Hallowe’en crafts from Oct 23 - 30, 3:30 - 9 pm daily. FMI/admission rates visit bc-forestdiscoverycentre.com or call 250.715.1113, http://bcforestdiscovery-centre.com. 250.715.1113.

Canucks vs Stars5:30pm

Live Music7:30pm, ‘Daragh Fitzgerald’ playsthe Fox and Hounds, Ladysmith, on Thursday Nights from 7.30 pm. FMI 250.924.1747, http://foxandhoundslady-smith.ca. 250.924.1747

Open Mic Nite9:00pm, ‘Open Mic Nite’ with Ross and Dave at Moby’s Pub, Salt Spring Island ev-ery Thursday from

9 pm - midnight. FMI 250.537.5559, http://mobyspub.ca. 250.537.5559

FRI OCT 30

Halloween Train3:30pm, Beware the Hallowe’en Train at the BC Forest Discovery Centre in Duncan! Ride past ghostly scenes and scary charac-ters, enjoy trick or treat-ing and make Hallowe’en crafts from Oct 23 - 30, 3:30 - 9 pm daily. FMI/admission rates visit bc-forestdiscoverycentre.com 250.715.1113

Live Music6:30pm Saltair Neigh-bourhood Pub in Che-mainus 6:30 pm. No cov-er. FMI 250.246.4942. 250.246.4942

Movie Release “Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse”6:30pm, Movie Release “Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse”: See your local cinema for times and prices, http://landmarkcinemas.com 9:00pm, It’s Music Trivia Nite at ‘The Shoe Pub’ (Horseshoe Bay Inn, Chemainus) every Fri starting at 9 pm. FMI 250.416.0411. EW*, http://horseshoebay-inn.com. 250.416.0411 .

Canucks vs Coyotes7:00pm

Live Blues8:00pm Bluesman ‘David Gogo’ celebrates his new CD at the Duncan Show-room 250.748.7246

Live Music9:00pm, ‘Salt’ (rock/soul) hits the stage at Moby’s Pub, Salt Spring Island for a 9 pm show. FMI 250.537.5559, mobys-pub.ca. 250.537.5559

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Painting and Photog-raphy Show: PORTALS, the CVAC Centre of Arts, Culture and Heritage An-gela Anderson and Stephen Louis. 2687 James Street in Duncan. Monday thru Saturday Oct 2-21 from 10 am - 5pm. For more info 250.746.1633 , http://cowichanvalleyartscouncil.ca . 250.746.1633

Live Theatre: ‘Jeeves Inter-venes’ runs till Oct 3 at the Chemainus Theatre Festival.This madcap comedy by P. G. Wodehouse features the trouble-finding Bertie Wooster and his save-the-day valet, Jeeves. Matinee and evening shows avail-able. FMI 1.800.565.7738

Cowichan Valley Muse-um Exhibit: ‘tthu hwsteli hwulmuhw l Coast Salish Canoe Pullers’ explores the importance of canoes to the language and culture of the Coast Salish through words, sounds and videos. Until Nov 14. The history of settlement in the valley is illustrated in the permanent galleries. Museum located in the heritage-designated Duncan Train Station. 10 am - 4 pm daily until Sept 19. Starting Oct 1 open Wed

- Fri 11 am - 4 pm, Sat 1 - 4 pm. By donation. FMI co-wichanvalleymuseum.bc.ca

Live Theatre: Grace and Glorie’ is a dramatic com-edy that promises plenty of laughter andperhaps somenew perspectives on life. Running at Che-mainus Theatre Festival Wed - Sun, Oct 16 - Nov 7. Matinee and evening shows available. FMI/tix chemainustheatrefestival.ca or 1.800.565.7738 , http://chemainustheatrefestival.ca . 1.800.565.7738.

Youth Drop In Centre: 3:15pm, , Kids grade 6 and up can hang out, make friends, play pool and video games and watch movies at the Island Savings Cen-tre Youth Drop-In Centre. Mon - Fri during Cowichan High lunch break, Mon - Wed 3:15 - 5:30 pm, Thu 3:15 - 8:30 pm, Fri 3:15 - 9 pm. FMI 250.746.0440. EW* , http://cvrd.bc.ca . 250.748.7529.

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Art Exhibit: Word and Vi-sion Creative Collaborations Part 2, “A Vision of Words”. This collaborative collection of word and artist interpre-tations shows at PORTALS, (inside the Island Savings Centre, Duncan) Sept 9 - 29. Open Mon thru Fri 10 am - 5 pm and Sat 10 am - 1 pm. Free. FMI 250-746-1633

EVERY TUESDAY

Dads Make a Differ-ence: a support program for dads run by the West Coast Men’s Support So-ciety every Tues from 6 - 8 pm at the West Coast

Men’s Support Society of-fice at Ste. 213, 80 Station Street, Duncan. FMI/regis-ter 250.597.2801 or [email protected]

Art Exhibit: Word and Vi-sion Creative Collabora-tions Part 2, “A Vision of Words”. See “Every Mon-day” for details

Ladysmith Farmers’ Mar-ket: every Tues from 1 - 5 pm at Transfer Beach, La-dysmith. Until Sept 8. Fresh produce, baked goods, ar-tisan crafts and more! FMI ladysmithcofc.com


Family Storytime: every Tues in Sept at Cowichan Library 10:30 - 11:30 am. Free, drop-in. For kids 0 -5 and their families. Stories, songs, rhymes and fun. FMI 250.746.7661

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Teafarm: North Cowichan is home to a beautiful tea farm, cafe, shop and art gallery that offers an eclec-tic artisan experience. Sit and enjoy or drop in and purchase estate-grown or-ganic teas from around the world. Tea-infused sweets and one-of-a-kind hand-built ceramics also avail-able! Wed - Sun 10 am - 5 pm. FMI 250.748.3811 or teafarm.ca


Open Mic: with Steph Humphrey every Wed at the Fox and Hounds, Ladysmith. 8 pm. FMI 250.924.1747


Live Music: 9:00pm, , Ka-raoke every Wednesday at the Green Lantern Sports Pub & Grill, Chemainus, 9 pm - midnight. No cover. FMI 250.246.3131..

Live Theatre: British come-dy ‘Jeeves Intervenes’ plays at the Chemainus Theatre Festival Wed - Sun from Sept 11 - Oct 3. Matinee and evening shows avail-able. FMI/tix chemainus-theatrefestival.ca

Cowichan Valley Men’s Circle: a place where men come to be supported in all aspects of their lives without fear of blame or judgment. Group meets Wednesdays at the Cowichan Station Hub 7 - 9:30 pm. FMI Grant Waldman at 250.597.2801

Chemainus Market: fresh produce, baked goods, flowers, artisan crafts and more! Wednesdays 10 am - 3 pm through Sept 23 in Waterwheel Park. FMI chemainus.bc.ca

Karaoke Night: every Wed from 9 pm - midnight at the Green Lantern Sports Pub and Grill in Chemainus. FMI 250.246.3131

EVERY THURSDAY

Live Music: with Daragh Fitzgerald at the Fox and Hounds, Ladysmith, on Thursday Nights from 7.30 pm. FMI 250.924.1747


Teafarm: Beautiful tea farm, cafe, shop and art gallery that offers an eclectic arti-san experience. See “Every Wednesday”for details

Live Theatre: British com-edy ‘Jeeves Intervenes’ plays at the Chemainus Theatre Festiva. See “Every Wednesday” for details

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Cobblestone Pub: Thurs-days are “Wing Nights” & $3.50 drinks. FMI 250.743.4232


EVERY FRIDAY

Music Trivia: 9:00pm, It’s Music Trivia Nite at ‘The Shoe Pub’ (Horseshoe Bay Inn, Chemainus) every Fri starting at 9 pm. FMI 250.416.0411.

Live Music: every Fri night at the Saltair Neighbour-hood Pub in Chemainus starting at 6:30 pm. No cover. FMI 250.246.4942




McNab’s Corn Maze and Produce Farm: the Corn Maze opens Sept 4 for the fall season! 7 acre corn maze, hayrides and farm animals to enjoy. La-

dysmith. Adults $8, kids 3 - 13 $5, under 3 FREE. Hayrides $2.50. Open Fri, Sat, Sun and holidays un-til Sept 27 then daily till Oct 31. Hayrides to Giant Pumpkin Patch begin Oct 9. FMI 250.245.0666 or mcnabscornmaze.com


Music Trivia: each Fri at ‘The Shoe Pub’ (Horseshoe Bay Inn) in Chemainus. 9 pm start. FMI 250.416.0411

Karaoke Night: every Fri at The Sportsmans Pub in La-dysmith from 9 pm - 1 am. Great pub food, great atmo-sphere! FMI 250.245.8033

Live Music: showcasing lo-cal talent each Fri starting at 9 pm at the River Rock Bar and Grill, Duncan. No cover. FMI 250.748.4311

EVERY SATURDAY

McNabs Corn Maze: Pumpkin Patch and Pro-duce Farm: 10:00am Seven acre corn maze, hayrides and farm ani-mals to enjoy! Open daily till Oct 31. Hayrides to Gi-ant Pumpkin Patch begin Oct 9. FMI 250.245.0666 or mcnabscornmaze.com Adults $8, kids 3 - 13 years

$5, under 3 free. Hayrides $2.50, http://mcnabscorn-maze.com . 250.245.0666

Blues Jam/Open Mic: En-joy a Blues Jam/Open Mic Nite at the Crofton Hotel every Saturday from 3 - 6 pm. Blues Jam hosted by Doug Blondeau and The Third Degree. $5/door. FMI 250.324.2245


Salt Spring Island Sat-urday Market: artisans’ crafts, body care products, clothing, fresh organic pro-duce, baked goods, organic cheeses, live music and entertainment and much more! Every Saturday through the last week of October. Oceanside at Centennial Park in the heart of Ganges, 8:30 am - 4 pm. FMI saltspringmar-ket.com


Blues Jam/Open Mic: 3 - 6 pm at the Crofton Hotel. Blues jam hosted by Doug Blondeau and The Third Degree. $5/door. FMI 250.324.2245

Live Music: Scott Spicker entertains at the Fox and Hounds Pub in Ladysmith. FMI 250.924.1747

Karaoke Night: every Sat at ‘The Shoe Pub’ (Horse-shoe Bay Inn) in Che-mainus. FMI 250.416.0411

Karaoke Night: every Sat from 9 pm - midnight at the Green Lantern Sports Pub and Grill in Chemainus. FMI 250.246.3131

EVERY SUNDAY



McNab’s Corn Maze and Produce Farm: the Corn Maze opens Sept 4 for the fall season! 7 acre corn maze, hayrides and farm animals to enjoy. Ladysmith. Adults $8, kids 3 - 13 $5, un-der 3 FREE. Hayrides $2.50. Open Fri, Sat, Sun and holi-days until Sept 27 then daily till Oct 31. Hayrides to Giant Pumpkin Patch begin Oct 9. FMI 250.245.0666 or mcnabscornmaze.com

LOCAL DINING

Fine Dining

Bistro 161 161 Kenneth St., Duncan 250.746.6466

Hudson’s on First163 First St., Duncan 250.597.0066 www.hudsonsonfirst.ca

Genoa Bay Café5000 Genoa Bay Rd., Duncan250.746.7621

Bridgemans Bistro740 Handy Road, Mill Bay 778.356.3568

The Masthead Restaurant1705 Cowichan Bay Rd., Cowichan 250.748.3714

Page Point Bistro4760 Brenton Page Rd., Chemainus 250.924.1110

Playbill Dining Room Chemainus Theatre Festival9737 Chemainus Rd., Chemainus250.246.9820

Café/Lunch Spot

Arbutus Café195 Kenneth St., Duncan 250.746.5443

Coffee on the Moon501 Canada Ave., Duncan 250.715.1540

Corner House Café181 Jubilee St., Duncan 250.748.9211

Duncan Garage Café & Bakery102 - 330 Duncan St., Duncan 250.748.6223

Willow Street Café9749 Willow St., Chemainus 250.246.2434

In The Bean Time18 High St., Ladysmith 250.245.2305

Odika Café2976 Mill St., Chemainus 250.324.3303

Pizza

Authentic Pizza41 Trunk Rd., Duncan 250.701.0717

Moo’s Pizza#5 - 3345 Trans-Canada Hwy, Cobble Hill250.929.2811

Roberts Street Pizza20 Roberts St., Ladysmith250.245.1119

Ali Baba Pizza109 - 112 Trans Canada Hwy, Duncan 250.748.9990

International

Danji Japanese Restaurant281 Canada Ave., Duncan 778.422.2553

NhaTrang Maki Sushi62 Kenneth St., Duncan 250.746.8999

The Royal Dar148 Third St., Duncan 250.597.1483

Wigwam Restaurant438 - 1st St., Ladysmith 250.245.3433

Pho Triple 7 Vietnamese Restaurant9779 Willow St., Chemainus 250.324.0777

Kim Wah Restaurant5871 York Rd., Duncan 250.748.2914

Family Dining

Ricky’s370 Trans-Canada Hwy, Ladysmith 250.245.7933

Catrina’s Grill2720 Mill Bay Rd, Mill Bay Shopping Centre 250.743.7277

The Dog House Family Restaurant271 Trans-Canada Hwy., Duncan 250.746.4614

Cow Café West Coast Grill1765 Cowichan Bay Rd., Cowichan Bay 250.597.4353

Bonnie Martin Retaurant2877 Mill St., Chemainus 250.246.1068

Pioneer House Restaurant4675 Trans Canada Hwy., Duncan 250.746.5848

Pubs

Craig St. Brew Pub25 Craig St., Duncan 250.737.2337

Cobblestone Pub3566 Holland Ave., Cobble Hill 250.743.4232

Oak & Carriage Pub3287 Cowichan Lake Rd., Duncan 250.746.4144

River Rock Bar & Grill140 Trans-Canada Hwy, Duncan 250.748.4311

The Timberland Pub1680 Timberlands Rd., Ladysmith 250.245.0800

Fox & Hounds Pub - Restaurant11 High St., Ladysmith 250.924.1747

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Doug Blondeau and The Third Degree. $5/door. FMI 250.324.2245

Movie Release “Tannh auser”6:30pm Movie Release “Tannh auser”, landmark-cinemas.com

Live Music7:30pm, Scott Spicker entertains at the Fox and Hounds Pub in Ladysmith. No cover. FMI 250.924.1747 f o x a n d h o u n d -s l a d y s m i t h . c o m . 250.924.1747

Live Music9:00pm. ‘Ange Hehr’ (rock/dance) brings a Hallowe’en bash to Moby’s Pub, Salt Spring Island start-ing at 9 pm. FMI 250.537.5559 mobys-pub.ca. 250.537.5559

SUN NOV 1

8th annual Down-town Duncan Side-walk Celebration11am - 3pm Look for the balloons outside participating stores and check out the sales!


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SUNDAY SIDEWALK CELEBRATION

Want to get a jump on your holiday shopping this year Then circle your calendar for Sunday, November 1st and join Downtown Duncan’s 8th Annual Sunday Sidewalk Celebration from 11am - 3pm. This event just keeps growing with more merchants joining the fun every year. Colourful balloons will invite you to browse the incredible sales both inside and out of participating businesses.

The Cowichan Valley Arts Council presents the Teeny Tiny Art Works Show that featuressmall works in both two dimensional and three dimensional art forms. A variety of original artwork from 50 local artists including painting, jewelery, ceramics, photography, fibre, mixed media, wood and much more. Just in time for the gift giving season!

WhenThursday November 12 to Saturday December 5, 2015. Monday thru Saturdays from 10 – 5pm. Open late during the Christmas Chaos Craft Fair at Island Savings Centre.

WherePORTALS, the CVAC Centre of Arts, Culture and Heritage, 2687 James Street, Duncan, inside the Island Savings Centre, beside the public library. For more information call 250-746-1633.

“TEENY TINY ART WORK” SHOW AND SALE

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