Rusland Says “Can and Should Be Banned…”
Dear Mayor and Council: Use of commercial and residential rodent traps, baited with poisonous chemicals, in the City of Duncan and elsewhere in Cowichan — despite perhaps being deemed ‘safe’…
Peter W. Rusland
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…
COVID-19 Can’t Stop Eugene Smith Streaming From the Duncan Showroom
Musical heroes are using the Duncan Showroom to bring joy and a needed break from the constant barrage of Covid 19 coverage. Veteran soul-roots crooner Eugene Smith, a Cowichan tunesmith…
Shame on University Regina brass for withholding funding-source information
Shame on University Regina brass for withholding funding-source information concerning research at their public education institution. All universities, colleges and schools should be fonts of knowledge, including facts about who…
Human Rights Tribunal To Investigate Cabbies Disrespect Towards Blind Man
Three cheers for blind taxi passenger Graeme McCreath and his brave stand against Bluebird Taxi. Mr. McCreath alleges cabbies with the respected Bluebird firm discriminated against him and insulted him…
Dear CVRD Chairman and Directors
Dear CVRD Chairman and Directors: I realize and appreciate our busy board currently has many priorities and budgetary fires to snuff. However, one of the largest blazes on our horizon…
Peter Rusland Volunteers For Sandbagging Duty
Dear Mayors and Councillors of North Cowichan and Duncan: I appreciate multi-million-dollar diking in and around Duncan and North Cowichan in recent years was well intentioned and did prevent flooding…
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…
Vancouver Island Motorsport Circuit Zombie Public Hearing-Part 2
Peter Rusland Dear Mayor and Council: I’m shocked, angry and disappointed with council’s continual inept mishandling of the Vancouver Island Motorsport Circuit rezoning application. It’s outrageous that our mayor has…
There Are Many Views and Opinions Regarding The Controversial Rezoning Amendment In Cowichan Estuary
The Cowichan Valley Regional District Board passed the rezoning amendment to allow Pacific Industrial Marine to continue operations in Cowichan Bay that they have been doing for decades. The application…
Vancouver Island Motorsport Circuit’s Pressure Tactics Should Not Be Tolerated
Dear Mayor and Council: Amid all the other considerations council is shouldering regarding this complex, controversial zoning proposal, you have another concern: public intimidation by managers, workers, customers, friends and…
Shawnigan Lake residents may take legal direction to protect their property values from the ‘Dirty Dirt’ fiasco
Shawnigan Lake residents may take a new legal direction to protect their property values from sadly plummeting if chemical pollution further fouls Shawnigan Lake. During a lively town-hall meeting Aug.…
The Vancouver Island Motorsports Circuit Controversy Heads To A Public Hearing
Just call it putting lipstick on a municipal pig. This week, the brave yet cash-strapped Sahtlam Residents Association’s pulled its scrappy lawsuit against the noisy, improperly zoned Vancouver Island Motorsports…
Rusland Opposes Cowichan Estuary Rezoning
I urge the CVRD board not to approve a rezoning application by the Cowichan Bay Terminal. The CVRD now has a unique, priceless chance to help start reversing decades of…
Shawnigan’s ‘Dirty Dirt Pit’ Was In Non-Compliance With Permit-Failure To Comply Could Mean Fines And Jail Time.
Originally published in the South Cowichan Echo A soil treatment facility in Shawnigan Lake is now complying with pollution- containment conditions of its provincial permit following last week’s remedial orders…