Cowichan's Unknown, Eerie Link to a Famous Maritime Mystery

I've wanted to write this story for years.

But I was missing a key element so set it aside then misfiled it. It's been so long now that I don't remember how I happened to learn of it in the first place.

The file turned up while I was researching the Remembrance Day edition of the Cowichan Valley Citizen. I'm still missing that key element--exact details of the Second World War British submarine HMS Totem's spooky link to the Cowichan Valley.

To Cowichan Tribes, to be exact.

But I'm going to tell the story, anyway, what I know of it, in next week's Chronicles. If you simply enjoy naval history, you're in luck. If you're not into ships, naval or otherwise, but you're a believer in the paranormal, this story could be right out of television's iconic Twilight Zone!

That's next week in the Chronicles.

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