Read this story by Mychaylo Prystupa-Vancouver ObserverVideo included “It’s the first time I’ve felt so pushed and powerless by a force outside of our area telling us what is to happen,” Kispiox resident Gene Allen says.
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Cowichan Conversations: Stz’uminus First Nation has vowed to ban boat traffic from a wide swath of water off the east coast of Vancouver Island.
I have posted stories from The Citizen’s Keith Neubauer and Peter Rusland from the Cowichan News Leader regarding the Stz’uminus First Nation declared ban of non native boat traffic in their native claimed waters.
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: The Challenge Is On To Save The ALR
Dave Barrett Premier of BC 1972-1975 That may change if the obedient Oil and Gas crazed BC Liberal MLA’s have their way dismantling the protections to accommodate non agricultural uses. Perhaps the (Read more…)
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: John Horgan Is The BC NDP Leader-Finally!
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger John Horgan is a very intelligent man. He is sincere, diligent and dedicated to working to making BC a better place. Let’s pay attention and make damn sure that he is elected as our next Premier of BC. He now faces the immense challenge of balancing environmental
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: B.C. Liberals Must Stop Unsustainable Forest Practices
This account of BC Forestry from Vicky Husband and Anthony Britneff was carried in the Vancouver Province. They focus on the lack of responsible stewardship of our forestry resource and call on the Chief Forester and Forest Minister Thomson to reduce the Annual Allowable Cut. Opinion Vicky Husband Anthony Britneff Recently,
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Charge Protestors With Terrorism And Throw Them in Prison!
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger This compelling video landed in my inbox this morning courtesy of a Cowichan Bay activist. It claims that a Canadian corporation Trans Canada Pipeline, the force behind Keystone XL pipeline is training FBI and local law enforcement agencies on how to charge legal protestors with terrorism. They say that
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Gasland II- Eye Opener Films-Duncan United Church May 8th 7PM
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Continue readingCowichan Conversations: BC Wolf Killing Plan Based on ‘Unreliable Data’
Following the recent killing of ‘Solo’ in the Mill Bay area Cowichan residents are expressing both concern and sorrow. Have we slashed budgets to the point that meaningful conservation is not being carried out? Concern has been expressed that the kill was necessitated beacause of inadequate funding by the BC
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Cowichan NDP MLA Bill Routley Speaks Out Against BC Liberal’s Allowing Unsustainable Overcutting of Timber
Bill Routley speaks out about safety int he Forest Industry Bill Routley speaks out about mismanagement of BC Ferries Bill Routley speaks out about Skills Training and Foreign Workers Bill Routley speaks about BC Liberal Pretend Jobs Plan
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: South Island Aggregates Shuts Down Pit. Is This The End Or Just A Ploy?
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger SIA has apparently shut down their operations and may be out of business. At first look this is encouraging news to residents justifiably worried about SIA’s government approved plans to bring in 5 million tonnes of contaminated soil to their Stebbings Road operation into the Shawnigan Watershed.
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Defiant Northern Chief Galvanizes BC First Nations Against Premier’s LNG Plans
A new leadership figure has emerged in the politics of LNG, Enbridge, pipelines and native rights. Fort Nelson Chief Sharleen Gail has blown Christy Clark and her MLA’s into major damage control mode. It could however be too late. Chief Gail’s stand might well have spelled the turning point in
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Continue readingCowichan Conversations: The Vanishing Kinder Morgan Hearings
A lawyer representing the City of Burnaby says the National Energy Board (NEB) has turned its review of Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline into a “mere paperwork exercise” by cutting all cross-examination from the process. “We were expecting that there would be public hearings and cross-examination of the evidence,”Gregory McDade said at
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Maroc’s Public Letter to John Horgan Probably The New Leader of Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition
Don Maroc-Cowichan Conversations Contributor It looks like the power brokers have decided that you are the NDP’s last hope for revival. Of course no one is saying anything like that John, but that’s what’s being bantered back and forth out here among what was once the NDP backbone. Don’t be
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Act Now To Save The ALR
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The message below arrived via email this morning and I am reproducing it for you. News of the unthinkable has become the norm as the corporate handmaidens that run Canada and certainly BC accelerate their quest to serve the oil and gas thugs that dominate the agenda
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