Holly Arntzen’s Letter in Support of Teachers
MY LETTER TO PREMIER CLARK RE: TEACHERS By Holly Arntzen Dear Premier Clark, I work in schools regularly and an continually impressed with the dedication and love teachers show for…
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Transforming the Industrially-Degraded Cowichan Estuary Back into its’ Former Cornucopia of Goodness
Dr. Connie Harris invites you to join us We’re talking about the Estuary Saturday June 14, 9-5, Vancouver Island University in Duncan, lecture hall. CERCA symposium.So, here we were, the…
‘Brent at the Focus’ Reports on The Environmental Appeal Board Hearing over SIA’s Application
Shawnigan Lake faces an uncertain future. Here is a very good report from ‘Brent at the Focus’ regarding the BC Environmental Appeal Board Hearing over South Island Aggregates (SIA) applications…
Can Anyone Explain Why the Canadian Government is Subsidizing the Fossil Fuel Industries?
Cowichan Conversations Contributor Why are we some of the most world’s most profitable companies receiving what amount to public handouts when we are supposedly living in a time of austerity?…
What I Learned at School Today
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes-Teacher’s Pet The struggle between teacher’s, parents and students on one side and the BC Liberal government on the other goes back to the days of when Gordon…
This is why teachers are walking out next week.
Written by Robyn Ladner Robyn Ladner-Teacher BC has the worst student-educator ratio in Canada. BC has the 2nd worst per student education funding in Canada. BC’s Education funding is $1000…
University of Saskatchewan Fires President Ilene Busch-Vishniac Over Professor Buckinghams Dismissal
Make No Mistake, Academic Freedom and Tenure are Under Attack at the University of Saskatchewan
The fallout over the recent attack over the heavy-handed firing of Saskatchewan University Professor Robert Buckingham is rapidly gathering momentum, especially in the academic and educational circles. In attempts to…
Would You Move to the Cowichan Valley for $100,000 a Year?
Would You Move to the Cowichan Valley for $100,000 a Year?By Blaise Salmon Blaise Salmon Here’s the deal: a salary of $100,000 a year, a secure government job with full…
Clean Energy News of the Week: Solar Roadways Video Going Viral
Richard Hughes-Futurist In these days of largely bad news, here is a good news story to lift your spirits. In truth the technological capabilities that are possible could transform our…
The BC Liberal Government Is Foolishly Moving To Allow Fracking On Farmland-Videos
Long time Cowichan activist Bill Woollam has offered this guest post critical of fracking and David Black’s refinery proposal. Bill has his own blog that covers wide-ranging issues. It can…
This Is The Weekend To Plant A Garden!
Richard Hughes- Blogger Like many of you I have spent the weekend in the vegetable garden and up on the deck. It is encouraging when with some work and effort…
Saskatchewan University Professor Robert Buckingham Fired Then Rehired
Don Maroc – Cowichan Conversations Blogger Taking over as provost of McMaster University, in Hamilton, Ontario, in 2007, Philadelphia born Ilene Busch-Vishniac wrote, “…what I’ve learned moving into new positions…
Climate Change is Here Now
Richard Hughes-Political as hell! Climate change is happening and has been happening for some considerable time. The Climate Deniers have gone to great lengths attempting to convince us that it…
‘Over My Dead body’: Northern BC Residents Overwhelmed By Massive LNG Push
Read this story by Mychaylo Prystupa-Vancouver ObserverVideo included “It’s the first time I’ve felt so pushed and powerless by a force outside of our area telling us what is to…
Updated Los Angeles oil spill covers streets in 38,000 litres
In what well be a welcome to the future wake up call the reality of pipeline failures was made clear in this Los Angeles spill. Here is a recent CBC…
WE’RE IN! One Cowichan Enbridge Protest A Successful Effort
Saturday’s protest against the Enbridge Proposal attracted close to 300 protesters to ‘The Hub’ at Cowichan Station. The soon to be soggy bottomed opponents laid down on the damp grass…
Break the Silence A World War is Beckoning
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The more I hear and watch a now seriously compromised US presence in Ukraine the more I am encouraged by the independent voices rising to counter the…
Public Art and Bus Stop Shelters Behind The Iron Curtain
Thank you Aisha for putting this up on Facebook. Here is an interesting twist from behind the Iron Curtain. Amidst dull predictable state approved architecture that put practicality before any…