CVRD Director Loren Duncan Lives On The River
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger There has been controversy over Cowichan Lake and River water levels, use and impacts for many decades and many of us including myself do not have a…
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Vancouver Sun Letter
Please see today’s Vancouver Sun — or click here — for my latest letter to the editor. This one is about BC Premier Christy Clark’s efforts to raise government revenue…
This ‘Fracking’ BC Liberal Government Must Be Thrown Out!
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Like many of you I heard our Premier Clark on the CBC the other morning. Christy sounded as if she had slept in and was still befuddled…
Chief Beau Dick ‘Breaking the The Copper’ On the Steps of the Legislature (Video)
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger I have been looking on the internet for information and background on this native custom. I had not heard of this and so along with many others…
Mr.Cliff Evans Awarded A Richly Deserved “Queens Diamond Jubilee Medal’
Richard Hub Hughes-Political Blogger It was quite a night at the CVRD Offices where a packed house witnessed Shawnigan-Cobble Hill’s Cliff Evans receive a well deserved and hard earned ‘Queen’s…
The BC NDP Face Grim Choices Over BC Hydro-Fracking and the Site ‘C’ Dam Proposal
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The BC Liberal’s, when under the firm grip of former Premier Gordon Campbell, liquidated much of BC Hydro, the the once proud mothership of our Crown Corps.…
Alexander Morton Walks the Walk Along With Heriditary Chief Dick Beau and Family
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Alexander Morton walks the walk, she always has. It has been her exhaustive work as a marine biologist that rang the bell about the dangers of feedlot…
Opportunity To Demonstrate Strategic Cooperation
Brian Fisher I am pleased to introduce Brian Fisher to Cowichan Conversations readers. It is hoped that this will be just the first offering and that Brian will send us…
All BC Political Parties Need A Democratic Shakeup!
Richard Hub Hughes-Political Blogger Let’s face it folks politics and governance in BC has become soiled by the top down control mechanisms and practices of all of BC’s political parties.…
BC’s Spring Election Will Be The Sleaziest Ever-Hang Onto Your Hats!
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger There are lot of very rich people and corporations that are freaked out about the idea of Adrian Dix and the BC NDP forming government this coming…
The CVRD Should Work With the Community This Time
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger BCTV took a look at the latest CVRD Eco Depot Advenures and you have to wonder why actually working with the community is such a difficult concept…
BC Election Laws Spell Trouble For Freedom of Speech!
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-BC Division -Policy Notes has delved into the BC Election Laws somewhat and issued this heads up that should be of broad…
Canada’s Federal Environment Watchdog Blowing Whistle On Dangerous Fracking
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger As the Fracking Fever continues across Canada and the US it seems that our Federal Commissioner Scott Vaughn is taking a look into it. This should be…
Carrots and Sticks: How to Fund Public Transit
If we as a planet are going to avoid passing over the two-degree threshold of runaway climate change, we are going to have to start rationing greenhouse gas emissions. Efficiency…
Why is the CVRD in a rush to sell off Eco Depot Lands on Cameron Taggart Road?
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger I heard that Shawnigan’s Director Bruce Fraser held a little meeting at the Shawnigan Community Centre the other night, ostensibly to discuss the future of the old…
Northern Pipeline Hearings-What The Hell Were You Thinking?
After this 16 year old gave his oral evidence I thought we should all just pack up go home. What more needs to be said?
Harper Rigged the Game and Stacked The Deck. Natives Withdraw From Enbridge Hearings!
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger You have to hand to our neocon Prime Minister Stephen Harper. He can manage a straight face and studied and affected ‘cool demanour’ as he jams ‘Omnibus…
Out of Touch Cowichan Citizen Editorial Shows Callous Disregard For The Community
Time To Put The Past Behind Us And Move On The Citizen Friday, February 01, 2013 With the process now underway to sell off the property that was bought in…