Cowichan Conversations
Public Art and Bus Stop Shelters Behind The Iron Curtain
Thank you Aisha for putting this up on Facebook. Here is an interesting twist from behind the Iron Curtain. Amidst dull predictable state approved architecture that put practicality before any…
The Great Unveiling: Iranian Women Are Ditching Their Head Scarves
We receive information and news from our own sources e.g., the CBC,CTV, major newspapers and the like. Fortunately the internet allows us to gain insights and views from people on…
Ukraine: Kiev National Guard Open Fire On Civilians At Krasnoarmeysk Polling Station
While most Western Media outlets continue to distort the reality of the US backed fascist coup in Ukraine here is what ‘Live Leak’ has posted. Earlier on Sunday, Kiev National…
Stz’uminus First Nation has vowed to ban boat traffic from a wide swath of water off the east coast of Vancouver Island.
I have posted stories from The Citizen’s Keith Neubauer and Peter Rusland from the Cowichan News Leader regarding the Stz’uminus First Nation declared ban of non native boat traffic in…
The Challenge Is On To Save The ALR
Dave Barrett Premier of BC 1972-1975 That may change if the obedient Oil and Gas crazed BC Liberal MLA’s have their way dismantling the protections to accommodate non agricultural uses.…
Another Shot At Ending the Echo Heights Standoff
Don Maroc-Political Blogger In an afternoon full of twists and turns, colourful analogies, bylaw interpretations, endless monologues, and changing votes North Cowichan municipal council decided on a final solution to…
The Truth About Ukraine-AMTV
Richard Hughes- Political Blogger NATO-US forces funded the fascist led rebels and supported the overthrow of the unpopular but elected government that was to face an election two weeks before…
Ukraine’s ‘Dr. Strangelove’ Reality
The horrendous fire in Odessa, killing dozens of ethnic Russians protesting against the U.S.-backed coup regime in Kiev, has lurched the country closer to full-scale civil war and disrupted the…
US-NATO sponsored Kiev coalition government is responsible for the killings by Neo-Nazi Right Sector mobs
The deliberate and dangerous escalation of violence against eastern Ukrainians of Russian origin and loyalties is driven by NATO partners giving licence to thugs and neo Nazi’s who are doing…
NDP Leader Horgan opposes BC’s proposed Site C Dam
Read this from the Commonsense Canadian VANCOUVER – B.C. New Democratic Party Leader John Horgan is raising concerns about the proposed Site C hydroelectric dam, just days before an environmental…
Della and the Dealer-Hoyt Axton
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Saw a post on Facebook from Katie Stewart reminiscing about Hoyt Axton and a concert we went to in Victoria. Captain Ralph Hull, aka Captain Rosta and…
John Horgan Is The BC NDP Leader-Finally!
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger John Horgan is a very intelligent man. He is sincere, diligent and dedicated to working to making BC a better place. Let’s pay attention and make damn…
Should Duncan and North Cowichan Join Forces?
Sharon Jackson-City of Duncan Councillor Certain people are already beating the amalgamation drum, lobbying business groups and other politicians as well as the public about what a great idea it…
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Sets The Record Straight
Chief Justice Beverley McGlachlin Does the government’s enemies list now include judges? Faced with insinuations of improper conduct from the Prime Minister’s Office and reported widely in the press, the…
“Nanaimo’s New Medical Marijuana Facility Shipped the First Package Of Its Product Last Week.”
Don Maroc-Political Blogger The Victoria Times Colonist gleefully announced, “Nanaimo’s new medical marijuana facility shipped the first package of its product last week.” The Tilray plant, located in the Duke…