Citizen Editorial: Alternative approval process is not the enemy By Anonymous Editorial Staff Not everything should go to a referendum. Whenever a controversial decision comes up that is going to be decided Read more…
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Cowichan Conversations: Chief Seymour and Mayor Siebring may soon be leading a joint meeting of both Quw’utsun and North Cowichan councils
by Don Maroc There was some very good news made public in the Cowichan Citizen recently concerning the Municipality of North Cowichan and the Cowichan First Nation. Cowichan Tribes elected Chief William Seymour and North Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Citizen Publisher Calls Out North Cowichan Mayor Al Siebring
Nice to see Cowichan Citizen Publisher Warren Goulding joining the fray and speaking out about North Cowichan Mayor Al Siebring’s tactics at the recent meeting regarding the future of the controversial expansion plans of the Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Media Presence at Cowichan’s Regional Board and Municipal Government Meetings A Rarity
Residents of Vancouver Island communities have seen their local news coverage diminished. Throughout Canada amalgamations, takeovers and accelerated corporate control of ownership and content has taken its’ toll. In the Cowichan Valley we know first Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Rafe Mair–So Long Ed Murrow and Hard-Hitting Mainstream Journalism
You can hardly pick up a paper these days without hearing of another local paper or indeed chain of papers folding up, laying hundreds off and leaving the community without a local paper, or with Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Cowichan Media Savvy Entrants Broaden Our Media Choices
A number of Cowichan Valley based media savvy entrants have stepped up this year to broaden media choices. This may be due in part to the Cowichan News Leader being shut down in a callous Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Pre-ALR Rally Draws a Good Crowd in Duncan (Video)
Encouraging to read this Cowichan Citizen story on the pre ALR Rally that took place in Duncan. Now this really was a meeting that I meant to attend. Fortunately Lexi Bainas was there and here is her report as it appeared in the Cowichan Valley Citizen. (Original Newspaper Article)
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