Tag: Cowichan Conversations
Cowichan Conversations: Why Are We Being Hijacked by Our Internet Service Providers ?
Computers and the internet have become such an integral part of our daily lives that it is challenging to consider being without them. Many of us do recall life before the WWW, iPhones, iPads, and Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Premier Christy Clark’s miserable record is finally catching up with her. It is Fire Sale time in BC!
Richard Hughes–Cowichan Conversations I have always been amazed as to how the BC Liberals along with their far right conservative friends in Ottawa manage to snow the citizen taxpayers with the fabrication that they are wise and capable handlers of our economy. Nothing could be further from the truth. Premier
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: 2015 federal election debate could see Elizabeth May take on Stephen Harper
Richard Hughes–Cowichan Conversations Really, who did not see this coming. issue here is that we want to see and hear all the leaders debate. How many times have we been through this now? What is revealing that is none of the top three Harper, Mulcair or Trudeau had the wit,
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Peter Nix-Carbon Buster Rides A Cargo Freighter To Europe
Richard Hughes–Cowichan Conversations Peter Nix and his wife are travelling to Europe in an unusual, but probably environmentally responsible way. Peter has offered local media updates on his adventures. Here is the first. Imagine if this caught on. Some freighters could offer basic accommodation, others perhaps could offer transportation in
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Harper, BC Tory MPs have oil on their hands from English Bay spill
Richard Hughes-Cowichan Conversations It is when events like the recent bunker oil spill in English Bay take place that the value of independent writers, thinkers, and bloggers like Rafe Mair display their real value. Here is Rafe’s take on this mess in English Bay that has spread around the harbour.
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Damien Gillis–A Primer–LNG In A Nutshell
Damien Gillis clearly explains the processes of producing the so called clean LNG fuel.
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Freedom-Privacy – Are You Kidding Me!
Don Maroc Last December Canada’s Supreme Court, with a thin 4-3 majority decision, ruled that even if a police search of a cell phone’s contents is illegal (no court issued search warrant), the contents may be used as evidence in court proceedings. The majority stipulated that such a search must
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Motor Sport Resort Is Brown Not Green – North Cowichan Must Act!
Richard Hughes Is this an April Fools joke? Unless there is an amendment to the zoning, or a new zone is established this could end up being used year around all right. It may already be too late. Let’s see, what other uses than racing expensive toys for the well
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Give Peace a Chance – Save The River – Save The Farmland!
The Social Media is flowing with musical pushback against destructive people, like Steve, and ignorant projects like the Site C Dam proposal. The artists, musicians and comedians are jumping in and that is a good thing!
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Heave Steve! – A Prince Albert Musical
You can view the lyrics at http://lon4change.ca/HeaveSteveLyrics.php
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Rafe–The reason why the NDP cannot win the next election is because of three little letters, LNG
Richard Hughes–Cowichan Conversations Cowichan Conversations is pleased to feature this post from Rafe Mair. Rafe has had a long and distinguished career that includes time as an MLA, Cabinet Minister and later as an award winning broadcaster, talk show host, successful author, and blogger. Rafe is all about politics and
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