Cannabis Offers a Path away from Opioids, BC Studies Find
A safe supply of cannabis could reduce other drug use and ease challenges for marginalized youth, according to research. Moira Wyton 27 Aug 2020 | TheTyee.ca Moira Wyton is The…
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It’s Time for Greens to Reinvent Themselves
A BC Green Party co-founder urges a radical new path. Pursuing electoral power hasn’t paid off, and the planet can’t wait. Michael M’Gonigle Today | TheTyee.ca Michael M’Gonigle was eco-research…
The Unraveling of America
Originally published by Rolling Stone LONG READ Wade Davis August 6, 2020 8:00AM ET Anthropologist Wade Davis on how COVID-19 signals the end of the American era The COVID crisis…
Unmasked: The Pandora’s Box Of The Valley
WHERE DO WE STAND North Cowichan How we treat people is how we will treat the forests. While writing an article about bullying in Maple Bay recently, I asked…
Yes, Racism is real. Here is how it looks.
Richard Hughes Even those of is who hate racism as white privileged retired people we can only imagine the pain, the horror, the fear, the pain. What a moving post.…
Dr.Judith Sayers appointed chancellor of Vancouver Island University
Judith Sayers appointed chancellor of Vancouver Island University Carla Wilson Vancouver Island University’s new chancellor Dr. Judith Sayers. Photograph By Vancouver Island University She noted Monday that VIU has worked…
The United States has been collapsing for years. We just weren’t paying attention
Originally published by the Toronto Star By Heather Mallick-Columnist How did the U.S. collapse so quickly? It was eaten away from the inside, going from a democratic world power of…
Build a fence … for Canada? New U.S. border barrier may foil international lovebirds
Along with my bride Maggie we joined the international family of Canadian-American lovers entering into marriage, coming up 50 years ago. We are legion, and that is something to remember…
Dr Bonnie Henry’s ‘The be kind, be calm, be safe mantra’ is not working to the level needed.
Our government must increase mask regulations. The be kind, be calm, be safe mantra is not working to the level needed. Masks must be worn by government enforced law, leaving…
Dear Cowichan South-end Regional-Area Directors:
Please prioritize requesting the province to repave and repair stretches of roads in our growing, respective areas as soon as possible. As a seasoned driver for Cobble Hill Taxi, mainly…
Projected Construction of a New Cowichan Weir Will Not Begin Until 2024
Dear CVRD Chairman Aaron Stone and Directors:After bringing myself to current speed — thanks to information kindly sent to me by Chairman Stone — about plans to study then build…
Our government must increase mask regulations.
BC.CTVNEWS.CA VIDEO-Infectious disease modeller predicts big spike in B.C. COVID cases While videos of crowded Vancouver beaches have gone viral, the summertime increase in COVID-19 cases in B.C. is being…
Pumps not needed on the Cowichan River this year
Wet year so far has resulted in higher water levels Originally published by the Cowichan Citizen Robert Barron The pumps at the weir on Cowichan Lake won’t have to be…
Endangered landscape at further risk because of North Cowichan logging British Columbia’s most endangered landscape
Endangered landscape at further risk because of North Cowichan logging British Columbia’s most endangered landscape is at risk from logging. But don’t look to a heartless profit-driven private corporation as…
Enormous number of seismic events in the area around the Site C Dam
Dear Mr . Horgan and Ms. James: I assume you’re aware of this article by Ben Parfitt regarding the enormous number of seismic events in the area around the Site…
The idea that Site C has gone past the point of no return is a falsehood.
Dear Carole James and Nina, COVID 19 is not the most crucial issue. The idea that Site C has gone past the point of no return is a falsehood. We…
Dr. Sanjay Gupta: Why I am not sending my kids back to school
(CNN) — One of the questions I am getting more than any other: Am I going to send my children back to school? As a father of three teen and…