Ottawa experience is one two Chemainus Secondary school students won’t soon forget. From left: MP Alistair MacGregor, Hannah Pachet, Morgan Bottomley and House Speaker Geoff Rega. (Photo submitted) Originally published…
Everything about criminalizing drugs use has been an abysmal failure. Currently ‘Safe Injection Sites’ are saving lives but the stupidty in having the addicted leaving to then score their drugs…
The predictable outcome of latest NEB ruling regarding the status of the Trans Mountain Pipeline is now official. Few ever thought that this examination would result in the controversial effort…
Residents of Vancouver Island communities have seen their local news coverage diminished. Throughout Canada amalgamations, takeovers and accelerated corporate control of ownership and content has taken its’ toll. In the…
I believe we should take action to protect the Cowichan Estuary by working with the people who live and work there. The Cowichan Bay Terminal built in the 1920’s is…
A citizen group that includes the former head of wildlife for the B.C. government is urging Cowichan Valley Regional District to reject an industrial rezoning application from Western Stevedoring for…
Canadian Banks and Credit Unions are reported to be shying way from or refusing to deal with federally, provincially and local government approved cannabis dispensaries. They say that they are…
I urge the CVRD board not to approve a rezoning application by the Cowichan Bay Terminal. The CVRD now has a unique, priceless chance to help start reversing decades of…
Peter Rusland There are many local unsung heroes deserving a street, building or park named in their honour. One such person was H. Rider Haggard. Writer and researcher Dean Unger’s…
The hiatus is over, Cowichan Conversations has returned and will be once again sharing posts and of course, often the best parts, your comments There is no shortage of events…
I will be taking a break and will consider a return with a new format in the new year. We have covered a lot of ground over the years and…
Nothing says ‘happy holidays’ like the death of nuance and frantic institutional overreaction Jessica Goddard · for CBC News · Posted: Dec 07, 2018 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated:…
It was on another cold night with below zero temperatures when the continuing efforts of the Cowichan Women Against Violence (CWAV), the Duncan United Church, Cowichan Coalition to Address Homelessness…
False oil price narrative used to scare Canadians into accepting Trans Mountain pipeline expansion By Robyn Allan in Analysis, Energy | November 26th 2018 Alberta Premier Rachel Notley is…
Canadian’s are going to be in for quite the ride as the greed driven governments and corporate opportunists manage to screw up one of the things that we were famous…
Like many of you life has been busy and spare time at a premium, in other words, I have not been spending much time posting. I was browsing past posts…
Stephen Lewis is still one of the top orators in the political arena decades after he left electoral politics. Take a few minutes to listen to some straight talk…
