Originally published by sixmountains.ca. The Somenos Marsh Wildlife Society is asking North Cowichan to consider water protection rather than logging as the best use of the 5,000-hectare Municipal Forest Reserve.
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Cowichan Conversations: Confusion, suspicion reign in early stages of public consultation for North Cowichan Municipal Forest Reserve
North Cowichan’s launch of its much-anticipated public engagement on the future of the 5,000-hectare Municipal Forest Reserve stumbled badly out of the blocks this week, leaving citizens understandably confused and suspicious about the process. At Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Clearcutting not the answer for reducing urban wildfire risk, expert warns
Originally published by https://sixmountains.ca A leading forest professional says clearcutting is the worst thing a community can do to reduce the risks of wildfires along an urban interface. “I know that some people are Read more…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Robert Reich comments that Democrats who failed to recognize and respond to a rigged economic system share in the blame for the rise of Donald Trump’s toxic populism. And George Monbiot notes that Trump is just one of many strongmen-in-the-making daring anybody to
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Much-anticipated public engagement on future of Six Mountains about to begin
Larry Pynn is a veteran environmental journalist, Explorers Club member, and author of two non-fiction books, including Last Stands: A Journey Through North America’s Vanishing Ancient Rainforests. He lives in Maple Bay. Citizens of North Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: It’s Time For Our Forward-Thinking North Cowichan Council To Establish a Tree Protection By Law
Dear North Cowichan Mayor and Council; I strongly urge our forward-thinking council to read and recommend, as soon as possible and with advertised public input, a North Cowichan tree-protection bylaw similar to Duncan council’s Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: North Cowichan Council To Consider A Motion To Discourage Suburban Sprawl and De-Centralize Forest Management
NC CouncillorRob Douglas This week North Cowichan Council will be considering two major proposals that could have a big impact on the future of suburban sprawl development and climate change in the Municipality Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Expert sees need for improved viewscape policy in Municipal Forest Reserve
Originally published by sixmountains.ca As North Cowichan embarks on a public consultation on the future of the 5,000-hectare Municipal Forest Reserve — better known as Six Mountains — one of the key issues Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Canada is very vulnerable to the kind of devastating wildfires ravaging Australia.
Canadian wildfire experts say Canada is very vulnerable to the kind of devastating wildfires ravaging Australia right now. More than 12.5 million hectares of bushland have burned in Australia since October and prime forest-fire Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Story of One Tree Gives Hope for the Future of the Six Mountains
Originally published by https://sixmountains.ca It’s just one tree that lived long ago, but its story still resonates and has the capacity to make us remember how things used to be and how they might yet Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: North Cowichan to forge new path for the Six Mountains beginning in early 2020
In a few weeks, North Cowichan residents will get their first peek at plans for a public consultation process into the future of the Six Mountains/Municipal Forest Reserve. Megan Jordan, North Cowichan’s communications and public Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: What is the real ‘Back Story’ concerning the undisclosed dealings with the Victoria Car Dealers $1 million dollar purchase of North Cowichan Municipal land?
The real ‘Back Story’ about the saga of the Vancouver Island Motorsport Circuit has yet to be fully disclosed by the past or present North Cowichan mayor and council. Former Mayor Jon Lefebure Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Cowichan divided on proposed expansion of motorsport track
Originally Published by the Victoria Times Colonist The Vancouver Island Motorsport Circuit in the Cowichan Valley. Photograph By TIMES COLONIST A company’s desire to expand a motorsport facility in North Cowichan has Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: October 1st-Racetrack Rezoning: What You Need to Know
Racetrack Rezoning: What You Need to Know The Vancouver Island Motorsport Circuit (VIMC) has submitted an application to rezone 100 acres of forested land to allow for expansion of their racetrack. This application will Read more…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Richard Wilkinson, Kate Pickett and Wanda Wyporska neatly summarize the insidious social effects of inequality: (I)nequality is socially divisive, making status more important and strengthening the view that some people are worth more than others. As we judge each other more by status,
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Icil Dobell-Setting the record straight
In response to Don Maroc’s post Icil Dobell A recent discussion about the composition of North Cowichan’s Forestry Advisory Committee, in Cowichan Conversations, refers to Where Do We Stand and me. Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Not All Cowichan Citizens Up In Arms Over North Cowichan Forest Practices
Stoney Hill blow-down harvest was very responsible The actual logging sites have been portrayed as large clear-cuts and that just is not a fact. Stoney Hill blow-down harvest was very responsible Great news Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: richardhughes.ca 2019-08-13 13:43:46
Don Maroc Larry Pynn seems to think we should be grateful that he and Icel Dobell recently moved to the Cowichan Valley from the big city so they can save us from our Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: North Cowichan Mayor Al Siebring Responds To Larry Pynn, and Peter Rusland
Hi Peter. Thanks for your note. NC Mayor Al Siebring To the specifics of Mr. Pynn’s accusations in the Times Colonist OpEd, I wrote and submitted a response to the TC late Friday. Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Conflict of interest amid North Cowichan trees
Comment: Conflict of interest amid North Cowichan trees Larry Pynn / Times Colonist A commentary by a veteran environmental journalist and winner of eight Jack Webster journalism awards who recently moved from Tsawwassen to Read more…
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