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Baird re-elected as mayor of Cumberland

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CUMBERLAND, B.C. - A familiar face will be sitting in the mayor’s seat during Cumberland’s next council term. Leslie Baird...

Cumberland celebrates completion of infrastructure work

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CUMBERLAND, B.C. – The Village of Cumberland is celebrating the completion of a major infrastructure upgrade project. The Cumberland Village...

Cumberland mayor hopes village avoids wastewater fines

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CUMBERLAND, B.C. – The Village of Cumberland is feeling the pressure from the provincial government. The village has been...

Ribbon cutting in Cumberland Wednesday evening

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Cumberlanders are invited down to Village Square Wednesday evening for a ribbon cutting and thank-you celebration. The event is...

Cumberland looking for feedback on banning yard waste burning

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Cumberland residents are being asked to give their feedback on yard waste burning. Residents are currently allowed to burn yard...

Baird reflects on 2016 in Cumberland

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It's been a busy year in the Village of Cumberland. Mayor Leslie Baird is saying thank-you to residents and...

Cumberland develops watershed management plan

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The Village of Cumberland has developed a watershed management plan. Mayor Leslie Baird says the plan is a requirement from...

Medical marijuana dispensaries could be coming to Cumberland

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The Village of Cumberland is looking to finalize a new policy on medical marijuana dispensaries. Council has given three readings...

New Fire Hall planned for Cumberland Department

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Planning is underway to build a new Fire Hall for the Cumberland Fire Department. Village Mayor Leslie Baird says the...

Cumberland looking for feedback on economic development

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The Village of Cumberland is looking for feedback on the future of economic development in the community. Mayor Leslie Baird...

Cumberland looking to make illegal suites legal

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The Village of Cumberland is looking to bring illegal suites into compliance. Mayor Leslie Baird says they know there are...

Mayor Leslie Baird running for re-election in Cumberland

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Cumberland Mayor Leslie Baird has revealed that she will seek re-election for Mayor when municipalities hit the polls in...

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Trio of candidates vying to serve as Courtenay mayor

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Courtenay voters will see three names on the ballot for mayor on Oct. 17.

Hangar 98 – Episode 16: The Great Victoria Blackout of 1979

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During a long power outage in 1979, Victoria became the focal point of a story that has lasted the test of time...and quite possibly led to one of the best memories from one of the island's worst storms.

Hangar 98 – Episode 15: Pachena Point Foghorn Incident

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Over on the island's west coast, mariners have been haunted by a coastline nicknamed "The Graveyard of the Pacific", but alone at Pachena Point sits a lighthouse with stories of it's own.

Hangar 98 – Episode 14: Godzilla’s Goldstream Rampage

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Hangar 98 opens to Jet Nation revealing a little secret Hollywood's been keeping since they shot Godzilla back in 2014. That secret's buried around Goldstream.

Hangar 98 – Episode 13: The Leechtown Gold Rush

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In this featured Hangar 98 Episode, a once bubbling gold rush town near Sooke almost had it all, then it all came crashing down leaving nothing but a piece of land...and possibly hopes of a new 'find' on the island.