Rafe Mair–So Long Ed Murrow and Hard-Hitting Mainstream Journalism
You can hardly pick up a paper these days without hearing of another local paper or indeed chain of papers folding up, laying hundreds off and leaving the community without…
City of Duncan
Pot and Politicians- A Curious Blend That Is Hard To Keep Lit.
I’m not holding my breath! Justin Trudeau, our newly elected Prime Minister and occasional pot smoker, has set the cat out amongst the pigeons with his announced legalization of marijuana…
RAFE: Blatant Media Bias -Vancouver Province Partners With Woodfibre LNG
Rafe Mair As you know, the Vancouver Province is an official partner of Resort Works, who are essentially the public relations arm of Woodfibre LNG. That means, of course, that…
Goodbye To The Historic Voice Of Our Community: The Closing of the News Leader Pictorial
Staff of the Cowichan Leader, 1954 CVMA By Peter W. Rusland Peter Rusland If anyone had told me a year ago my beloved Cowichan News Leader Pictorial would be closed,…
Heave Steve Cowichan Style
The Council of Canadians (Cowichan) determined to see a return to our Canada sans Steve Harper gathered in 34 degree heat to send a clear message. Heave Steve! The reception…
More on the Cowichan Move To ‘Heave Steve’ – Council of Canadians
By Donna CameronCowichan Valley Chapter of the Council of Canadians I was inspired by the Heave Steve video on You Tube by musicians in Prince Albert including Lon Borgerson.…
Cowichan River Is Drying UpRaise The Weir!
Richard Hughes-Your Humble Blogger The Cowichan River is at an all time low for this time of year. It is time to develop a long term plan that assures proper…
Rob Douglas & Roger Hart’s Big Idea Series Focuses On Small Business in Cowichan—Local Ownership
Does local ownership of the economy matter? Rob Douglas Here is Big Idea No.5 Local Ownership from Rob Douglas and Roger Hart regarding economic development and the potential of expanding…
*Big Idea No.2: Anchor Institutions*–Rob Douglas-Roger Hart On Local Economic Development in the Cowichan Region.
Rob Douglas and Roger Hart have rolled up their sleeves and prepared economic development options for Cowichan that are a refreshing alternative that makes a good deal of sense. Well…
Cowichan Politicians Reject Staff Driven Bid For Hiring PR Spinners-Slash Budgets
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger It is too easy to poke at our politicians of all stripes and all stations but recently encouraging signs have emerged that show our elected folks are…
Vacationing City of Duncan Councillor Tom Duncan Denies Public Input Over The Controversial Dakova Building Proposal
Never In Living Memory Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Veteran councillor Sharon Jackson appears to have been on the warpath lately regarding the proposed development on the empty lot at Canada Avenue…
Duncan Mayor Phil Kent’s Uncharacteristic Haste To Ignore OCP Hard To Fathom
Don Maroc – Cowichan Conversations Blogger While late Christmas shoppers slipped into panic mode on December 22, a development-at-any-cost foursome on the Duncan City council ramrodded through fourth reading of…
Duncan OCP Ignored By Mayor Phil Kent
Don Maroc While late Christmas shoppers slipped into panic mode on December 22, a development-at-any-cost foursome on the Duncan City council ramrodded through fourth reading of a motion to permit…
California Was Fun But Nothing Beats The Cowichan Valley
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger We recently returned from our winter reprieve with friends in Sunny California. It was a great get away and we were treated to wonderful food, music, the…
In the First Game of the New Season at Duncan City Council the Guys Beat the Girls 4-3.
Don Maroc In November, with the council ready to okay 4th and final reading of a rezoning to allow Edmonton-California developer Vlado Brcic to proceed with the purchase of the…
Maroc-Black Days Ahead For Cowichan Newspapers
Don Maroc – Cowichan Conversations Six weeks of trying to keep warm by a small propane fire. Six weeks of carrying picket signs, of waving at horn-blowing motorists, explaining to…
Black Press Goes On A Buying Spree-Buys Cowichan Citizen While Cowichan News Leader Workers Strike Continues
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The Vancouver Island Community Newspaper Group has been sold to Black Press; this includes the Cowichan Valley Citizen. Black Press and The Vancouver Island Community Newspaper Group…