Brent Beach is Running To Become Shawnigan’s CVRD Director
Brent for Area B OCP – Community Vision Incorporation Study Citizen Involvement Open Government Brent at the Focus News Updates Taxes Who Am I? My name is Brent Beach. I…
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First West Credit Union Takeover of Island Savings Must Be Stopped. Vote No!
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The rapidly growing and expanding First West Credit Union has been gobbling up smaller Credit Unions over the last few years. Now they are poised to take…
Politics, Hockey, Fall Sitting at the BC Legislature and Local Elections-Game on!
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger We are moving into autumn, our glorious climate change driven summer is wrapping up even though our confused tomato plants refuse to stop providing even more ripe…
North Cowichan Councillor Kate Marsh Is Running Again!
My Vision An aware, involved and resilient community, sharing ideas openly and working collaboratively to make our future strong. Taxes I’d like to briefly address the inaccurate statement that North…
Island Savings Credit Union Merger is Unsupportable-Bigger is Not Better!
Craig Meridith By Craig Meridith After reading Island Savings CEO Rod Dewar’s September 28 letter to editor, I am fearful of the Island Savings Credit Union merger with mainland based…
Cowichan Taxbusters have been getting a good deal of attention recently
John Scull By John Scull A group calling themselves the Cowichan Taxbusters have been getting a good deal of attention recently. I looked at their website. Paraphrasing Oscal Wilde, they…
Let’s Keep Island Savings Credit Union Under Local Control
Here is a timely post from Don Skerick about the (insider Board of Directors) proposed amalgamation of Island Savings with First West Credit Union head quartered on Langley, BC. Let’s…
Now the CVRD Wants to Set Up Their Own Legal Department!
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The legal profession must have red circled the Cowichan Valley Regional District by now as a big red plum to be picked at will. Whenever you turn…
CVRD’s Loren Duncan Answers His Own Question: What is a “Hoover” Committee?
Directors Loren Duncan. Ian Morrison and Bruce Fraser have stood apart from much of the CVRD Board in questioning the high salaries and excessive increases received by senior management staff.…
Jon Lefebure, Mayor of North Cowichan -Yes, He’s Running for Re-Election
Jon Lefebure is seeking his second consecutive term as North Cowichan’s mayor.— Image Credit: Peter W. Rusland I am very excited to have the opportunity to run for re-election as…
Al Siebring For North Cowichan Council
Common Sense for Community AL SIEBRING FOR NORTH COWICHAN COUNCILLORI moved to the Cowichan Valley when I was just 5 years old, and grew up on a dairy farm near…
Peggy Bran Seeks Position on North Cowichan Council
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger This years local elections promise to offer wide selection of candidates from those of the progressive side of the political divide and of course those on the…
ISIS Threat: Let’s Refuse to Be Scared
I recommend that you read this timely analysis from Crawford Kilian as published in the Tyee Canada’s response in Iraq will be ‘noble,’ Harper says. What should that mean? By…
Andrew Nikiforuk–LNG and Petro State Politics-Video
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Like so many of you my concern about this runaway climate change train wreck that our politicians are allowing and in many case aiding and abetting is…
Local Government Management Salaries Are Out Of Control – Common Sense Needed
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Cowichan Valley Financial Watchdogs Bill Dumont and Blaise Salmon have been ringing the bell regarding the disproportionate salaries and unjustifiable increases of senior management personnel at the…
Sharon Jackson – And Another Kick at the Cat 2014
Well finally the BC Local Government Elections are on the front burner with election day being held on November 15th. Cowichan Conversations will be making an effort to cover the…
Damien Gillis-BC Should Not Be Bullied or Suckered by Petronas Over LNG Taxes
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The stakes in the fossil fuel game are high as are the risks taken by those who blindly speak of the riches coming our way from the…