This may well be about the stupidest local government action ever. The tree was safe, but the politicians chose to realign the entrances to their so-called ‘Green Parking Lot’ at our Cowichan Community Centre, Read more…
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Cowichan Conversations: Come celebrate the Big Leafed Maple – Tree of Life in a creative collaboration. *August 21st 10am – 3pm*
Public News Release Come celebrate the BIG Leafed Maple – Tree of Life in a creative collaboration. *August 21st* *10am – 3pm * Leanne Hodges, West Coast Wild Activist Artist, Starts A Community Mural Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Maple tree blues: commission says cut it down
Susan Down, Local New Eye Cowichan, covered the Commission meeting where they officially confirmed their earlier plan to cut down the old big leaf maple at the Cowichan Community Centre. Here is her report. Maple Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: richardhughes.ca 2016-07-21 17:38:43
To all the concerned citizens who read this page, it’s time to take our fight to the streets. PLEASE JOIN ME IN A PEACEFUL PROTEST (#1) AGAINST STEELEHAD LNG – Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: E&N Spraying Roundup-(Glyphoshate) On Railway Tracks Throughout The Cowichan Valley
It appears that lack of notice and flimsy irregular signing is the manner in which the BC Government allows the use of pesticides in our communities today. BC’s Ministry of Environment used to refer these Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Vancouver Islanders more depressed than other B.C. residents
Life on Vancouver Island beats the alternatives. At least that is how I feel and what I have always thought. But why the higher depression levels compared to the rest of BC? Well, in we Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: No LNG in the Saanich Inlet.
Photo Credit Peter Rusland By Peter Rusland-South Cowichan Echo No LNG in the Saanich Inlet. That resounding message was handed to the Malahat First Nation, Steelhead LNG and the feds during an emotionally Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Ecole Cobble Hill Parents Opposed To CVRD Selling Parkland That Would Block Students Trail Access To School
Parents and concerned residents have raised valid concerns regarding Cobble Hill Director Matteus Clements efforts to convince the CVRD Board to sell off a small piece of parkland that serves an alternate and safe access Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Lehanna Green-Justice Kirpatrick Upholds Justice Mackenzie’s decision On Shawnigan
I understand that there was some Shawnigan blowback following previous posts and reports from Lehanna Green’s blog-Stop dumping contaminated soil in Shawnigan lake. In case there remains confusion or concern perhaps her latest Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: CVRD Back In Court Over Seeking To Overturn SIA’s Ability To Dump Contaminated Soil
The continuing saga over the disputed shipments of contaminated soil to South Island Aggregates Shawnigan Watershed location continued in Vancouver court action Monday. Lehanna Green an ardent opponent of the contaminated dumping travelled to Vancouver…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: The Angst Over The Recent CVRD-SIA Court Decision Is Manufactured. The CVRD Won!
Kevin Wallgrove In march we won and the zoning was upheld by the courts, as a result injunctions were issued shutting down the contaminated soil side of the operation. Shortly thereafter the dirt company filed Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: BC Court of Appeal Decision – Victory for Shawnigan Lake
Here is an excellent post from Lehanna Green’s blog–Stop Dumping Contaminated Soil in Shawnigan lake Submitted by Lehanna Green, April 22nd, 2016 ‘I read the news today, oh boy.’ – Lennon/McCartney Headlines like Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: CVRD Director’s Decide To Take Another Kick At Driving Economic Development
Originally published in the Duncan Free Press. Peter Rusland The CVRD board’s recent decision to hire a new economic-development manager should now be followed by surgical precision and thought. Especially since five of 15 Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Cross Appeal Filed on CVRD vs Cobble Hill Holdings/South Island Aggregates
Yes, the BC Supreme Court upholding the CVRD’s oft ignored land use bylaw was a win. But what is this? More legal manouvering by SIA/CHH? More costs, distractions and foot dragging. Let this be a Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: A Business Knowingly Built On Shaky Ground
Leanna Green attended the South Island Aggreggates (SIA)-Cobble Hill Holdings (CHH) BC Supreme Court Appeal proceedings in Victoria yesterday along with 30 or more Shawnigan residents opposed to dumping contaminate soil in the Shawnigan Watershed. Read…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Georgia Collins: “Waterproofing Our Win” — The Shawnigan Struggle
Georgia Collins As someone who has been active on the Save Shawnigan Water issue from the day it became public in 2012, I have an incredibly intimate connection with this torrid contaminated soil affair. Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: The BC Greens Looking For A Leg Up Over The Shawnigan ‘Dirty Dirt Fiasco’- BC Liberals Delighted.
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes There has for years been the illusion that the Greens, BC flavour or federal are somehow left, sorta like the NDP with a green tinge. The common ground is that neither Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: An Anatomy of a Water Win
Dara Quast On March 21, 2016, a Supreme Court ruling confirmed the Cowichan Valley’s Regional District’s authority regarding permitted land use. Contaminated soil will cease to be dumped into the community watershed that provides Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: CVRD Wins In Court-Bylaw Upheld-SIA Must Shut Down Their Contaminated Chaos In Shawnigan’s Watershed
Still awaiting details but the BC Supreme Court has recognized the supremacy of the CVRD bylaws that prohibited the SIA from hauling in a projected 5 million tonnes of contaminated soils and dumping them in Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Time For A Shakeup At The CVRD
Longtime CVRD Director Loren Duncan served Glenora-Sahtlam-Cowichan Station for a hundred years, more or less. He offered his take on the trials and tribulations of Cowichan Bay’s CVRD Director Lori Iannidinardo. He sees her as Read more…
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