Time for a break from the grim COVID-19 news. let’s watch these two fabulous dancers. Be happy, be safe. ?? Read more…
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Cowichan Conversations: Several news items taken from Facebook
Words from Trump and his staff are, in no small way, a matter of national security and credibility, and all of those things have entered the danger zone. BUSINESSINSIDER.COM Wall Street Journal compares Trump Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Escape from Florida: My 2,400-km drive back to the sanity of Canada
Originally published by Macleans Escape from Florida: My 2,400-km drive back to the sanity of Canada Stephen Maher: In Florida, the beaches were open, people filled bars, and many just couldn’t seem to grasp Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Strings of lights seen in night sky over Cowichan Valley
There has been numerous sightings of strings of lights in the sky over Vancouver Island recently. (File photo) Originally published by the Cowichan Citizen Could be satellites, or something Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Cowichan Valley officials seek widespread government action to protect old growth
The Cowichan Watershed Board is urging the provincial government to legislate protection of old growth on privately managed forest lands in the Cowichan Valley. A joint submission by board co-chairs Chief William Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: North Cowichan Forest Consultation Process Suspended due to coronavirus concerns
Forest consultation process suspended due to coronavirus concerns By Larry Pynn Originally published by sixmountains.ca. The Municipality of North Cowichan announced today that the public consultation process into future management of the Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: COVID-19, Brought to You by Globalization
Originally published by The Tyee How the virus exploits traits of our economy extolled as modern triumphs. Andrew Nikiforuk Today | TheTyee.ca Andrew Nikiforuk is an award-winning journalist who has been writing about the Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: COVID-19 Coverage-Videos
The latest updates on COVID-19 in B.C.: March 13 1:44m Some islanders stocking up due to COVID-1 3:06m Island wrestles with cruise ban, travel advisories 2:01m B.C. government ramps up Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Cowichan region working closely to coordinate COVID-19 preparedness and response
News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 12, 2020 Cowichan region working closely to coordinate COVID-19 preparedness and response DUNCAN, BC – The Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD) has established a Regional Emergency Operations Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: NHL statement on coronavirus
League pauses season, hopes to resume play ‘as soon as it is appropriate’ http://www.canucks.com/ @NHLdotcom 10:35 AM Facebook Share Twitter Share Link Share Email Share National Hockey League Commissioner Gary Bettman on Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Ottawa grapples with the coronavirus, and pledges a $1 billion fight
Ottawa grapples with the coronavirus, and pledges a $1 billion fight Did someone forward you this newsletter? Sign up here to get it delivered weekday mornings. The big headline yesterday in Ottawa was Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Media Malfunction as Sanders Notes Positive Aspects of Latin American Socialism
By GREGORY SHUPAK When 60 Minutes (2/24/20) asked Sen. Bernie Sanders about his past support for aspects of Cuba’s socialist revolution, as well as for Nicaragua’s 1979–90 leftist Sandinista government, Sanders responded by saying Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Epidemic Podcast
This is from the US but still relevant information in Canada. RH 2 episodes EPIDEMIC is a new, weekly podcast on the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19). Hear from some of the Read more…
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