Rob Douglas–Municipal Politics in the Cowichan Region: Year in Review
Rob Douglas Last Fall you elected me to North Cowichan Council from a ballot that featured a multitude of strong candidates. I was overwhelmed by your support in granting me…
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This is Mona Haydar. Care for a doughnut? Cup of coffee?
This story written by Parker Malloy and carried by Upworthy appeared on Facebook. In spite of considerable efforts made by shallow people to scapegoat Muslims and other non Christian minorities…
Furstenau–Why are we doing this?
The escalating threat to the Shawnigan Watershed hangs over the lives of Shawnigan residents facing an unmoving, uncaring and unconscious BC Liberal government. They did not care a fiddle over…
Trudeau Dedicated To Justice For First Nations Peoples – Acknowledges Abuse
Canada Acknowledges Abuse to First Nations Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has officially recognized Canada’s historical abuses toward aboriginals, and he is now calling on the pope to apologize too. …
Cowichan Conversations Takes A Break
Hi Folks Cowichan Conversations has been online for over 5 years now and it is time for a break. I have enjoyed covering wide ranging issues that have been of…
Canadian Government To Look Into Guaranteed Annual Income
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger It has been years since the notion of a guaranteed annual income has been seriously discussed in Canada, but that may well change as the costs of…
Fact–Water Runs Downhill- The SIA Contaminated Site Is Threatening Shawnigan Creek and Lake
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Rafe Mair looks back at his old boss Premier Bill Bennett
By Rafe Mair In assessing Bill Bennett, I am hardly impartial. He was my boss for five years and my friend. I have enormous respect for what he did in…
Canada shocks COP21 with big new climate commitment
There is both optimism and scepticism surrounding the Climate Talks in Paris, and for good reason. The ‘Tea Party’ controlled US Congress will not support a mandatory verifiable and enforceable…
Worldwide Climate protesters clash with police as activists defy Paris ban
The Guardian reports: Hundreds of protesters demonstrate near the Place de la Republique in Paris on Sunday despite a ban imposed by the French authorities. Activists clash with riot police…
Cowichan’s First Syrian Family Arrives Monday
It was not long ago that many of us were worried that Steve Harper and him Conservatives would be re-elected and often mused over where we could move too. As…
Average Climate Change is edging up to 1 degree centigrade world wide with the nearly inevitable 2 degrees eminent
By Loren Duncan Average Climate Change is edging up to 1 degree centigrade world wide with the nearly inevitable 2 degrees eminent, or looming…much angst, much discussion, lots of posturing,large…
Rafe–When The Honeymoon Ends With PM Trudeau
Rafe offers his insights looking towards the future with Justin Trudeau as our Prime Minister. Without exception, honeymoons – the real ones and the political ones – end. I don’t…