South Cowichan Chamber of Commerce BC Provincial Election 2013 All Candidates Meeting 7PM Tonight, May 2nd – Cobble Hill Hall 3550 Watson Avenue-Cobble Hill Village
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Cowichan Conversations: Christy Clark’s BC Liberals Are Being Economic with Accuracy
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes- Political Blogger We have passed the halfway point of BC Election 13 and it feels that we are setting some sort of record when it comes to the ‘economies with accuracy’ and just flat out lying that has become the norm with the BC Liberals campaign. BC Election
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Mike McKay Will Go Away – He Has Done His Handy Work!
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes- Political Blogger The ham fisted push-back against the Cowichan School Board was a hand misplayed on many levels. Mike McKay, armed with a mandate to scare the bejesus out of parents, children and teachers has caused more havoc, disruption and heartburn than any School Board could ever manage.
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Adrian Dix’s Opposition To Increased Tanker Traffic In Burrard Inlet Pleases Voters
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger BC NDP Leader Adrian Dix is in this election to win. His decision to announce his opposition to Kinder Morgan Pipeline expansion leading to a massive increase in tanker traffic in Burrard Inlet has met with increased support amongst BC voters. Many of the MSM staffers are
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Who exactly is misleading and withholding information on Pipelines in British Columbia?
Kevin Logan (with Christine) A Cowichan Conversations Contributor Over at the Common Sense Canadian I have documented the many twists and turns of the BC Liberals. Christy Clark, having shuffled through at least three sets of communications staff, seemed to change her position each time a new scribe was propelled to
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: South Cowichan CVRD Directors Pursue Reckless Course On 3520 Bylaws
Richard Hub Hughes-Political Blogger Our South Cowichan CVRD Directors, Gerry Giles, Mike Walker and Bruce Fraser have embarked on a foolish tact regarding the unorthodox methods being used to implement the enabling bylaws for the South Cowichan OCP. The Bylaws are to be brought before the residents for consideration, discussion,
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Cowichan Co-operative Connections News-Release
COWICHAN CO-OPERATIVE CONNECTIONS NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release Local Organization Calling for Government Support for Co-ops DUNCAN – Cowichan Co-operative Connections feels government could take on a bigger role in supporting the growth of co-operative businesses in British Columbia, and with a provincial election on the horizon, they are taking
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Cowichan and Nanaimo North Cowichan All Candidate Meetings
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Well the election is finally upon us and courtesy of ‘One Cowichan’ here is a schedule that I lifted from their web site’ Check them out at http://www.onecowichan.ca/ They are in full swing campaigning for local control of our watersheds, a worthy and supportable effort . Thanks
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: George Jones Has Died R.I.P. ‘He Stopped Loving Her Today’
George Jones arguably Country Musics all time greatest singer died in a Nashville Hospital yesterday. I have included a You Tube video of George singing his tear jerker “He stopped loving her today.”
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: CKNW Election Debate Media Scrum With Party Leaders
Here is the Media Scrum that followed the Leaders Debate. It really is unfotunate that the reporters asking the questions were not shown. I am off to see Sean Holmans Documentarty ‘Whipped’ but I will get back to the media’s behaviour later.
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: NDP Leader Adrian Dix Isn’t Short Sighted With His Position On Oil Pipelines
Kevin Logan-Cowichan Conversations Contributor Cowichan Conversations and Common Sense Canadian contributor Kevin Logan has hit the big time with this opinion piece carried by the Vancouver Province. His was a response to an editorial quibbling with the BC NDP Leader’s announcement that the BC NDP were opposed to expanding the
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: I Hear that BCR Train a-Coming, It’s Coming Down the Track!
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger One of the longest, if not the longest controversy ever to hit BC, the BC Rail Scandal, will be examined following the election of Adrian Dix and the BC NDP. It is too bad that a proper invesigation was blocked by the BC Liberals, but then why
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: BC Election Leadership Debate on CKNW 980 AM- 8:30AM-This Morning
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes- Political Blogger So now the election is on, really on. Bill Good will conduct a radio debate with BC Liberal leader Christy Clark, BC NDP Leader Adrian Dix, BC Green Leader Jane Sterk and BC Conservative Leader John Cummins. It will be available for streaming as well
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Political Pressure Needed To Save Our Wild Salmon
Kevin Logan-Cowichan Conversations Contributor Alexandra Morton has worked tirelessly and endlessly to raise awareness about the threat Fish Farming presents to our coast. For decades now this frequently published scientist has worked to understand the impacts of this industry on wild salmon. She has also clearly proven that the wild
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