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'Very hard': Fewer young farmers putting down roots on Vancouver Island (opens the original)
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From high atop a hay wagon Sunday at Nanaimo’s Vancouver Island Exhibition, 18-year-old Ben Wyndlow pictured his future like generations before him. “We’ve been on our farm since the 1940’s. My great-grandparents bought it and yeah hoping to keep the tradition alive on our property there,” said Wyndlow, whose family grows organic vegetables. “This is my dad’s legacy pretty much. I’m just keeping it going, keeping the tractors going. That’s important to me,” said Dean Kozlow, a member of the Mid
Slow start to salmon run is raising concern on Vancouver Island (opens the original)
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Three generations of the Radoc family walked the Cowichan River Sunday, hoping to find salmon. “Just checking out the river to see what it looks like,” said Glenn Radoc, who was joined by his son and grandson. “It’s amazing. Not many people get that opportunity to fish with their dad,” said Radoc’s son Keanu Radoc. Sixty-eight-year-old Radoc said the early run of salmon should be starting to fill the Cowichan River by mid-September. What he found on Sunday was concerning. “Zero up here right now
'It's a sigh of relief': Island town is about to clear its wait list for family doctors (opens the original)
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The wait list for family doctors is expected to be wiped clean in in Qualicum Beach this fall, when a new first-of-its-kind clinic opens there. Four family physicians have already signed on ahead of opening day on Nov. 2, and the Primrose Medical Centre has room for 15 family physicians once it is fully operational. “I think it will give people a sense of confidence that they can stay here, they don’t have to worry about ‘Where am I going to find a doctor when I need one, especially with an agin
'Unbelievable': Thieves crash hole through wall to steal Ladysmith ATM (opens the original)
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When trucks pull up to Radius Recycling, near Ladysmith, staff expect them to unload, to be paid for their metal. But Wednesday thieves chose to take, in dramatic fashion, instead. Leaving a gaping hole in the office wall, where the cash machine that is used to pay customers for their metal, should be. “It’s kind of unbelievable, actually,” said Dawn Cook, a Radius Recycling employee. “When I drove by, there’s a big hole in the wall, was pretty surprising to see,” said Pete McLeod, a Radius Recy
'We're all going to be out': Non-profit evicts 17 small businesses in Nanaimo (opens the original)
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Julie Stevens is savouring every order that comes into her family’s Five Star Pizza in Nanaimo – after all, she doesn’t know how many more orders they have left. “Until they tell us we have to go, which is Sept. 30, but we’re hoping- you never know,” Stevens tells CHEK News. Stevens’ homemade, stick-to-your-ribs pizzas have gained a loyal following across Vancouver Island. Yet now, the two-year-old company that Stevens says has just started to turn a profit for her family with two special-needs
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