North Cowichan firefighters responded to a fire at the Mid Island Bus lot on Tzouhalem Rd. In a statement, Mid Island Bus said "we were deeply saddened to receive news this morning about the fire. It only provides pick-up and drop-off school bus services to Queen of Angels School and Duncan Christian School. Natasha Horsman, communications manager with the municipality of North Cowichan, represents the North Cowichan Fire Department and she says it will not be investigating the fire. "The bus lot is on land leased from Cowichan tribes, so North Cowichan has an agreement with Cowichan tribes to respond to fires for suppression only, so we don't have a role in the investigation," said Horsman.

Source: CBC News January 11, 2019 20:37 UTC