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it also has a main house 5 guest cottages care takers, residents and a tennis court. The southern gulf island is about a 10 minute boat ride from the canoe cove marina north of sydney. It's on the market for 7 million dollars. He doesn't have a holly mark, how are you going to get there or or yeah, they got a you know, you know, when you take the ferry ride from the lake or should be to nanaimo, there's all those small that's a long way. I was look at those ago. >> The buddy and that can make you think about that one. >> I always wonder about the plumbing, though. Yes, haha, black, tickle plumbing and ease of access is your eventually. >> All right, let's get to our not a bad day today. Starting off sunny. >> Was said a lot more sunshine than we anticipated, but we are going to get more cloud and in the southern interior, you're going to get some pretty good thunderstorms. Severe thunderstorm watch pretty much from the okanagan right now to the good news for tonight. And also through tomorrow on rna, you can see that activity into the southeast corner next front hitting us not as significant as the one earlier this week, that will break apart a little bit, but just enough to give us a few showers in the morning. And then some clearing once we get into the afternoon, more like sunny breaks and it is going to stay fairly unsettled, too, as we'll see more showers off and on as we head in through the weekend. Southern interior tomorrow. As we mentioned, there's that severe thunderstorm watch for vernon cologne osoyoos pretty much out towards nelson cranbrook revelstoke as well. Kamloops, you're just looking at a chance of showers to temperatures will stay around 1920 degrees, thunderstorms also through the central interior, williams, lake quesnel and prince george all hitting 15 periods of bella coola and 15 and cross the north. A good chance of showers in masset. Prince rupert terrace. He's like seeing periods of rain, smithers, periods of rain as well. For nelson, fort st. John also looking at the potential to see some thunderstorms. Not really good for fort nelson, not enough rain to sort improve the situation and they didn't really get enough to make things better. So cross your fingers. Port hardy will be 12 today, mostly showers coming in the morning along the island campbell river, comox nanaimo, all hitting about 13 15 11 out of tofino ucluelet 14 for both the gulf islands. Victoria sunshine coast. You'll see some showers in the morning. Sunny breaks later. Stays cloudy, though, up the sea-to-sky region. 12 in whistler and for metro vancouver in the valley, showers in the morning, mostly. And then you get some sunny breaks into the afternoon and temperatures will stay around 15 degrees, but it will stay fairly cloudy up the valley towards abbotsford and chilliwack. So tomorrow there's a chance of showers. Again, we're like I said back to yoyo of the forecast. We usually get through a spring periods of rain sunday and then a chance of showers on monday, tuesday, looking slightly drier only slightly. So you're saying my camping trip is a washout. Enjoy your camping ensure the girl into the indoor activities that will be thank you. Okay. >> Well, bart simpson won't be invited. Neither will homer, but maggie margin lisa might fit part fiction. But all legend andy garland takes us behind the velvet ropes of one of the coolest biking events around. >> It's called murder hornet made an all-women's under a mountain bike race, which riders are timed on their distance and it's named after a fictional mountain in the fictional town of springfield. >> It's a loosely based. Simpson's referenced. >> But the foot hills of animals about benson is the setting in real life as 170 plus women writers region from kids to seniors of all different abilities will be shredding their skills. The saturday get really polls, a lot of people and who would never really consider racing just a really great atmosphere of women supporting women writers from up and down vancouver island as well as the mainland will be making the track to get a chance to be involved in a race atmosphere exclusively for women. Mountain biking is becoming a big tourist draw for nanaimo. So I think we we bring in a lot of dollars put on by the nanaimo mountain bike club murder. Her maiden started 3 years ago to create equity in space for women in the sport. It's one of only a few all-female reese's that exist in a mountain bike increase region of b.c.. If we want women to participate in sports like this, that are a largely male dominated. We need to create the space and encourage women to come out and give it a try. And the word is getting out. Apparently. >> Participants in this year's race has increased by 65% over last year. I think it's pulling a lot of people out of their shell, getting a lot more. >> Women writing this, you know, mort tricky network. I like being in the forest and they don't like running. So this was a very good mix between the 2. >> Whether it's your first time or you're an experienced rider murder hard. Madden is geared towards anyone who wants to have fun and hone their skills alongside other women who love the sport and want to see it grow. Andy garland, ctv news. Nanaimo. >> Still to come, a squeal of a story. >> Move over goat yoga. There's a new barnyard animal coming

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