Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Shawnigan’s Advisory Planning Committee unanimously rejected the plan to rezone F-1 Forest Land to Residential allowing the developer to develop 28 lots in exchange for protecting some…
Janice Macalister Running for CVRD Director Area E Vote November 15th at the Eagles Hall I have lived in the Cowichan Valley for 22 years, the last five in Sahtlam…
Davis Indge By David Indge After attending Thursday nights meeting on the Balme/Ayr pit proposal, it is clear they have a plan, they just do not know how they are…
OPINION Our take: intriguing matches should make for interesting campaigns The civic election nomination deadline passed Friday, leaving Cowichan political watchers with some very interesting races to handicap. • It’s…
Lois Morrow- A Contender Cowichan Conversations On August 15, in an exchange of comments with Councillor Sharon Jackson regarding the optimal term length for local elected officials, the proprietor of…
Loren Duncan Incumbent Candidate – Glenora-Sahtlam-Cowichan Station About myself: It has been a pleasure and honour to serve the constituents these past 15 years as Director. I reside in Sahtlam…
Dara Quast has lived in Cobble Hill for 25 years. She built her home and raised her family here. Like the local family farms and agricultural areas she has long…
Damir Wallener A thriving municipality is built on three pillars – accountability, community, and healthy economic development. Accountability ultimately comes from voters, so they must be given tools to make…
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The Balme Ayr Gravel Pit application is turning into an ‘Never Ending Story’ – Length of proposed operations sent to the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC) was for…
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The drought in California has become a serious threat to their ability to continue to grow the food demanded by their export market. At the same time…
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Shawnigan is located at the south end of the Cowichan Valley Regional District and for a number of reasons seemed somewhat detached from the local government headquarters…
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger On Thursday Cowichan MLA Bill Routley made some disparaging and unfortunate remarks in the Legislature that were offensive to the Duncan Chamber of Commerce. Those of us…
Our medical system has developed major structural obstacles to the health care that we are paying for and deserve. This thoughtful Times-Colonist editorial speaks of a broken system. Now how…
Jon Lefebure The North Cowichan political scene has certainly been sparked up as candidates vie for positions at the council table and the mayor’s chair. Incumbent Mayor Jon Lefebure is…
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Say goodbye to apathy regarding our public school system in the Cowichan Valley School District. Last election 10 vyed for 9 School Trustee positions but that was…
Brent for Area B OCP – Community Vision Incorporation Study Citizen Involvement Open Government Brent at the Focus News Updates Taxes Who Am I? My name is Brent Beach. I…
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The rapidly growing and expanding First West Credit Union has been gobbling up smaller Credit Unions over the last few years. Now they are poised to take…
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger We are moving into autumn, our glorious climate change driven summer is wrapping up even though our confused tomato plants refuse to stop providing even more ripe…
