To log or not to log North Cowichan’s municipal forest reserve?
By Peter W. Rusland To log or not to log North Cowichan’s municipal forest reserve? And if so, where and how? Those pointed, timely questions were aired and debated using…
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CVRD Directors Need An Environmental Assessment Prior To Making A Decision On Westcan Zoning Amendment
By Peter W. Rusland It’s clear Cowichan regional directors must commission a long-overdue environmental impact study of the Cowichan Bay Estuary before deciding about an industrial-rezoning application from a bay…
Blame wood-burning stoves for winter air pollution and health threats
My own research shows that in rural British Columbia the main source of winter air pollution is residential wood burning, and that it is mostly being ignored and rarely monitored…
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Let’s hope everyone has been enjoying the political circus in Ottawa these past few weeks. Those who earlier voted for, and liked, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have looked the other…
The Race Track and Sahtlam Neighbours Have Stepped Away From Court Action – But the Battle Rages On
An Open Letter from Paul Rossmo General Manager, Vancouver Island Motorsport Circuit February 28, 2019 A small group of local residents filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court of British…
Finally a common sense response to the emotionally charged CVRD zoning amendment
This should have been done as an element of the CVRD’s zoning amendment. Claims of risks, present and potential, need to be determined by the CVRD political representatives prior to…
“Local businesses that undertake these actions instill confidence that Cowichan Bay Terminal is in safe hands…” BC Government
Originally published by the Cowichan Citizen Cowichan Bay business assists Coast Guard in saving boat Read more…
May calls Trudeau’s comments on SNC-Lavalin affair ‘deeply disturbing
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May By CINDY E HARNETT / Times Colonist and Canadian Press MARCH 7, 2019 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s acknowledgment today that he should have been…
Horgan OK with SNC-Lavalin Bidding for $1.4-Billion Bridge in BC
Originally published by the Tyee By Andrew MacLeod – TheTyee.ca Andrew MacLeod is The Tyee’s Legislative Bureau Chief in Victoria and the author of All Together Healthy (Douglas & McIntyre,…
Cowichan Bay History – As I recollect
As I recollect…sometime before the first world war CNR started to build a railway line from Victoria to Youbou…primary usage was to be hauling logs and processed timber…mostly from the…
Jane Philpott resigns from cabinet over SNC Lavalin Debacle
We may well be seeing just the tip of a melting iceberg. Jane Philpott has been highly regarded across party lines. Her message could not be more clear and obvious.…
Sahtlam Residents Shutdown Lawsuit Against The Vancouver Island Motorsport Circuit
Residents say their concerns have been heard, as racetrack lawsuit settled in Cowichan ‘People told us, ‘You’re never going to accomplish anything. They’re too big, you’re too small,’ Sahtlam resident…
CVRD Public Hearing Will Be Held March 2nd over Industrial Zoning Question
By Peter W. Rusland Hot debate about revitalizing or continued industrializing of Cowichan Bay Estuary moves to a March 12 public hearing at the Island Savings Centre. Public discussion about…
Community Meeting: Somenos Quamichan Clean Water Action Project
Tonight 6PM Community Meeting: Somenos Quamichan Clean Water Action Project Best Western Cowichan Valley Inn · Duncan, BC
‘In the Footsteps of a Long Line of Matriarchs’ How Indigenous laws and traditions guided Jody Wilson-Raybould.
By Judith Sayers Today | TheTyee.ca Judith Sayers (Kekinusuqs) is from the Hupacasath First Nation in Port Alberni, B.C. She is an adjunct professor at the University of Victoria in…
Jody Wilson-Raybould has raised the bar.
Jody Wilson-Raybould has raised the bar. PM Trudeau is looking like a power privileged weasel desperately trying to save his skin. This is both a high point for political integrity…