Do You Think That Our Cops Are Too Violent?
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger It sure seems as though our cops are being caught up using excessive force a lot lately. Cell phone evidence is being put on the internet and…
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Bazooka Cyber Attacks Show Internet Vulnerability
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Most of us have noticed that life on the internet has slowed down considerably over the last couple of days. Pages half load, connections drop, normally accessible…
Pandas and Pipelines with Rick Mercer
Here is Rick Mercer calling a Pipeline a Panda!
And the Bridge Came Tumbling Down! Stomping Tom Connors
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger We just had a great crab feast and as the night evolved music happened and of course memories of Stomping Tom Connors came up. A few of…
All Cowichan Candidates Signed Statements Of Opposition To Contaminated Soil Being Dumped In Shawnigan Watershed
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes- Political Blogger All Candidates seeking office to be the next MLA for the Cowichan Constituency have publicly opposed the dumping of contaminated soil in the Shawnigan Watershed.…
Standing Room Only As Shawnigan Residents and Politicians Dump On BC Liberals Over Contaminated Soil Threat!
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The Shawnigan Community Centre was jammed last night for a public meeting organized by Georgia Collins for the Shawnigan Basin Society and the Shawnigan Watershed Round-table. Curiously…
SAVE SHAWNIGAN LAKE WATERSHED PROTEST RALLY SATURDAY, MARCH 30th 1PM
We are now less than 2 weeks away from South Island Aggregates being handed a permit to accept thousands of tonnes per year of contaminated fill to the mine site…
Troubled Water Documentary 7PM-Wed-Oceanfront Suites Cowichan Bay
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Manly Media Watershed Documentary to be shown at Oceanfront Suites in Cowichan Bay Residents rally to stop contamination of Shawnigan and all Cowichan watersheds Draft soil-dumping permit…
Meeting Tonight Regarding Contaiminated Soil Permit Allowing Dumping In Shawnigan Watershed
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes- Political Blogger The BC Liberal Government has issued a Draft Permit that would allow contaminated and toxic soils to be dumped in the Shawnigan Watershed. Georgia Collins…
CVRD Love In With BC Liberal’s Terry Lake Turns Sour!
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes- Political Blogger You may recall the enthusiasm our CVRD Directors had after their meeting with then newly appointed Minister of the Environment, Terry Lake last spring. The…
BC Liberals Put The Shawnigan Lake Watershed Under Threat!
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes- Political Blogger The threat to the Shawnigan Watershed, Creek, Lake and Drinking Water has been before the South Cowichan Community for over a year. Local government efforts…
CRD Secret Land Deal For Sewage Plant Blowing Up In Their Faces!
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes- Political Blogger Don Maroc called this morning after reading the front page story in the Colonist about the CRD’s secret land deal to build a sewage treatment…
The Transgender Bill Is About Equality, Not Bathrooms
Esquimalt MP Randall Garrison sponsored Bill 279 Esquimalt- Juan de Fuca NDP MP Randall Garrison championed Bill 279 which shows more support for the transgendered than I thought would have…
Bill Routley Challenges BC Liberals Over Contaminated Soil Controversy
Here is a letter from MLA Bill Routley challenging Environment Minister Lake to step in and do the right thing for the residents of Shawnigan. Cowichan BC NDP MLA Bill…
Harper’s So Called World Class Safety Measures Hit the Rocks
Raeside Rocks!
Rick Mercer and the ‘Canadian Made Zenn Car’-Zero Emissions Zero Noise
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Apparently it is available in BC! Does anybody know anything about this? This is a very cool piece with Rick Mercer. Onward Richard