Originally published by http://sixmountains.ca The financial benefits of forest carbon credits will continue to grow as the carbon tax increases in the coming years, a UBC forest research…
Originally published by sixmountains.ca And the sexist joke that just won’t go away. North Cowichan Mayor Al Siebring published an “apology” on his Facebook page the other day. Then…
North Cowichan’s parks and recreation director says he is disappointed that someone has taken it upon themself to spray paint numerous trees to needlessly mark the blue and yellow…
Mayor confirms carbon credits an option for forest reserve CBC’s The National visited Stoney Hill to witness first-hand where sixmountains.ca discovered the stumps of a couple of valuable western red…
North Cowichan to review low penalties for tree poaching CHEK News reports on the issue North Cowichan is conducting a review of its bylaw penalties for illegal cutting of trees…
Originally published by https://www.sixmountains.ca North Cowichan will take no further action after review A sexist joke posted by Councillor Tek Manhas “is not in alignment with Council’s strategic values related…
Larry Pynn North Cowichan Councillor Tek Manhas has formally apologized in relation to a sexist joke that sat on his private Facebook page for nine months. “Last June I shared…
First Nations at risk of taking the blame Originally posted by https://sixmountains.ca Larry Pynn Public consultation into the future of the Municipal Forest Reserve remains paralyzed after North Cowichan council…
‘I should have attributed it,’ says Al Siebring North Cowichan Mayor Al Siebring “So good, in fact, that I jotted some of them down as notes when I saw…
Originally published by https://six mountains.ca North Cowichan is proposing a land-transfer deal with a property developer that would add new and expanded parking lots to help manage a growing number…
“Educational signs may be posted” The fall arrival of Steller and California sea lions to Cowichan Bay to feed on salmon is a world-class wildlife spectacle, allowing people a rare…
Staggering number of species at risk in Municipal Forest Reserve. Draft report released after FOI request. ,An estimated 141 species at risk are found in North Cowichan’s 5,000-hectare Municipal…
Municipal forests are a fungi hotbed. One of BC’s rarest and most beautiful mushrooms is almost certainly found in North Cowichan’s Six Mountains — and it has a direct connection…
Carbon credits could be a win-win solution North Cowichan’s decision to suspend public consultations on the future of the 5,000-hectare Municipal Forest Reserve pending secret, open-ended talks with First Nations…
Originally published by https://sixmountains.ca Chief Administrative Officer Ted Swabey earned $195,949 plus $9,870 in expenses — highest in the Municipality of North Cowichan — last year, according to the 2019…
Larry Pynn While tourists enjoyed a world-class wildlife spectacle this month — Steller and California sea lions hauled out on the Cowichan Bay waterfront — Cowichan Tribes engaged in a…
The BC Ministry of Environment has issued a “non-compliance advisory letter” for several violations related to a municipal sewage-treatment plant that empties into the Cowichan River, a review by sixmountains.ca…
Sig Kemmler’s logging company top municipal earner last year By Larry Pynn Truck Logger BC Magazine describes itself as the “preeminent source for timber harvesting and forestry perspectives, information &…
The Six Mountains are a sweet-smelling place: warm sunshine filtering through a Douglas-fir forest; the salty breeze off Sansum Narrows; the earthy embrace of decomposing autumn leaves. But there is…
Survey results could guide council direction for two decades The public has identified green spaces and recreation as easily the most important attributes of North Cowichan, according to a survey…
