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Sounds of a crackling campfire, drizzling rain, and student laughter filled Camosun College’s Interurban Campus as people gathered for a Coast Salish pit cook demonstration on Nov. 2.

The annual pit cook hosted by the Eye Sqa’lewen and Camosun College demonstrates the process, educates students on the traditional use of the camas, and is a time when the community is encouraged to share stories.

“It’s a time to get together and to have food,” said knowledge keeper J.B. Williams of the Tsawout First Nation. “It’s an important event to have within our territory just to show that there are still some knowledge keepers that practice this.”

To begin the cooking, a pit was dug into the ground and a fire was lit. Volcanic stones were heated and then submerged in cold…

Spoilers ahead for the series premiere of Buddy Games on CBS, hosted by Josh Duhamel! 

Buddy Games debuted in the 2023 TV schedule as CBS’ newest competition series, but the show hosted by Josh Duhamel definitely isn’t a redo of Survivor or Big Brother. This show pits six teams of close friends against each other in challenges that range from physically daunting to downright bonkers in pursuit of the $200,000 prize. Duhamel, who has played “buddy games” with his own friends across decades, spoke with CinemaBlend about trying out the obstacles that the competitors face, including his bold belly flop into a mud pit and the aftermath.