Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Another abandoned oil leaking derelict vessel has moved into Cowichan Bay. Local concerned residents have tried to contact authorities to have it moved. CVRD Director Lori Iannidinardo…
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Newspapers day has passed! Cowichan residents like people elsewhere have embraced the ‘Digital Age.’ My first reaction was what the hell was Chemainus Courier publisher Warren Goulding…
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The announcement that long serving NDP MP Libby Davies has decided to step back from Federal politics after serving as the Vancouver East MP since 1997 will…
Richard Hughes- Political Blogger It is getting harder each day to ignore the escalating reports of environmental destruction, global warming, extreme weather and utter disregard by most of our politicians.…
Richard Hughes- Political Blogger PM Steve Harper is causing irreparable damage to our environment, and international reputation. We are increasingly being seen as the’Ugly Canadians’ Steve is a crazy man…
I know, Cowichan Conversations is mostly a political Cowichan Valley based blog, However I stray away from time to time as I am doing now. Ladies and Gentlemen, here is…
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger For many of us the best days in British Columbia were when Dave Barrett formed the first NDP government in BC. He and his fellow MLA’s accomplished…
Richard Hub Hughes-Political Blogger Vancouver was the birthplace of talk radio in Canada. Pat Burns, Jack Webster, Judy LaMarsh, Barry Clark, were headliners in the early days. Of course there…
BC and the LNG Myth Patrick Smyth By: Patrick Smyth Back in March 2014 I wrote about BC putting all of its eggs into one basket by pursuing a one…
Richard Hughes- Blogger The wind and rain challenged the scheduled rally to support striking News Leader workers but it seemed to have little if any effect. Local citizens, trade union…
Climate Change, Greenhouses Gases, Global Warming, Wind Power, Solar these subjects are being discussed or touched upon pretty much on a daily basis. Peter Nix, Don Skerik and others are…
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger A ‘Support Rally’ in backing Cowichan News Leader striking employees, members of Unifor, will be held Monday 2PM at the News Leader offices. The BC Fed’s newly…
Rafe has always been hesitant to be a ‘Horgan Booster’and God knows I tried over the years. OK, I give up, our challenges today are way beyond narrow partisan ask…
I am pleased to have received this message from Keith Simmonds. The need for change is in the air. RJH Keith Simmonds I have heard some talking points out of…
Don Maroc sent this along this morning courtesy of Michelle Staples. Along with this video word that she will be filming solar installations that are beginning to bloom throughout the…
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Have Canadians had enough of the attack on our environment and the NEB’s that has repeatedly denied the right to fair and open processes when reviewing proposals…
Germany’s biggest utility firm, E.ON, has announced plans to split in two and spin off most of its power generation, energy trading and upstream businesses, responding to a crisis that…
Globe & Mail’s Brent Jang reports from Vancouver Malaysia’s state-owned Petronas has delayed making a final investment decision on its Pacific NorthWest LNG project in British Columbia. The Petronas-led joint…
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger It seems that Christy Clark and her BC Liberal Party of Pipeline pushers have been blowing smoke according to Dwight Newman. Dwight Newman is a senior fellow…
