Cowichan Conversations
B.C. Liberals dropping the ‘Christy Clark’ logo in favour of a ‘team’ approach
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Check out the latest developments in The BC Liberal camp where they have shoved Premier Christy Clark to the back of the room. It is an attempt…
Guerilla Radio Covered Shawnigan Contaminated Sites Protest!
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Saturday turned out to be a spectacular warm spring day. It was perfect weather for about 250 residents and politicians gathered in Shawnigan Village to rally and…
Listen to this Amazing Version of ‘Lean on Me’
Listen to this amazing young boy, born blind with autism as he leads this Children’s Choir in Bill Wither’s classic. Daphne had posted this on Facebook. Thank you Daphne! LEAN…
Robert Baden Powell Has Advice For Shawnigan Residents
Dave Hutchinson of the ‘Shawnigan Focus’ sent this gem along Yesterday, a friend mentioned Robert Baden-Powell, the man who founded the Scouting Movement in the early 1900s. We were discussing…
Dear Environment Minister Lake- A Letter From Larry Gollner
South Cowichan are residents facing an unfathomable threat to their Shawnigan Watershed, drinking Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes- Political Blogger water, creek and Shawnigan Lake. They have been organizing resistance to this…
Say No To SIA’s Contaminated Dump Site In Shawnigan’s Watershed
This is What Democracy Looks Like! Bring your friends and neighbours and show the Christy Clark BC Liberal Government that you are opposed to this unconscionable proposal to dump Victoria’s…
BC Liberal Front Group Led by Chamber President Mke Hanson Is A Last Gasp Effort
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes- Political Blogger The ‘Friends of the Shawnigan Watershed’ a Cowichan BC Liberal Front Group, is trying to elbow its’ way into an already crowded field of those…
Nanaimo Daily News Racist Letter To The Editor Crossed The Line
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The Nanaimo Daily News published a racist letter to the editor that was unacceptable by any level. Understandably the pushback and anger from many in the City…
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…
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…