Overharvesting – Who Is Watching Our Forests?
By Peter Ewart-Opinion 250 Peter Ewart It is an outrageous amount. According to a document from the Ministry of Forests that was recently brought to light in the provincial legislature…
Cowichan Conversations
City of Duncan Parking Tickets Made Easy
Don Maroc – Cowichan Conversations Contributor The tickets you receive from the City of Duncan commissionaires remain the same but, according to Karen Burley, Director of Corporate Services, it will…
NDP’s Jenny Kwan Has Proven Herself to Be A Woman Of Decency and Integrity
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger It is quite sickening to watch the attack on the character of Jenny Kwan, the MLA who along with Joy McPhail stood up as the only opposition…
Labour Peace Comes From Negotiations Not Legislation
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger If there was ever time for labour to stand and fight, it is now. BC has endured over a decade of abuse from the ideologically obedient pro…
The CVRD Has Established a Special Committee to Investigate Management Compensation.
Don Maroc-Cowichan Conversations Contributor With rumblings of discontent at over-large salaries growing around the board table, a $200,000-a-year man sent down the road carrying a bag of gold, and an…
Would a Social Co-operative Work in the Cowichan Valley?
Robert Douglas-Cowichan Conversations Contributor More than two hundred unionized workers at Duncan’s Sunridge Place were recently given pink slips. This came after the owner of the seniors care facility reached…
The CVRD Paid Off Former CEO With A $335,000 Severance Package
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The CVRD fired CEO Warren Jones and have now revealed that they wrote him a cheque for $335,000, a handsome severance designed in part to buy his…
Cowichan Valley NDP hosts lecture on Left in BC
Cowichan Valley NDP hosts lecture on Left in BCSocial Event and Lecture with Historian Gordon Hak VIU Professor Gordon Hak The Cowichan Valley NDP invites you to a special afternoon…
Thrifty Foods Has Established Their Central Warehouse on the Mainland
Don Maroc-Cowichan Conversations Contributor Based on a statement at the Regional Agricultural Commission’s February meeting “it was noted that Thrifty Foods has established their central warehouse on the mainland and…
BC Needs An Independent Healthcare Ombudsman
This photo was taken on Dec 18th, 2013, 3 days after this woman was admitted to Victoria General Hospital. I am advised that she remained in a coma from Dec…
Here is one of the most beautifully sung versions of Paul Simons ‘The Boxer’
Take a few minutes to sit back and listen to this exceptional version of ‘The Boxer’
The Threat We Face From Coastal Tar Sands (Videos)
These videos, and Richard Boyce’s commentary are exceptional capturing the rugged beauty of the British Columbia Central Coast and the route chosen by Enbridge to ship bitumen from Kitimat through…
Opposition To The Shawnigan Watershed Contaminated Soil Threat Gains Momentum
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The ups and downs of the battle trying to save Shawnigan from becoming home to 5 million tonnes of toxic soil being dumped in their watershed shows…
Council of Canadians Seek to Protect Shawnigan Watershed From Toxic Dumps
The Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD) has been appearing before the BC Environmental Board in Victoria looking for relief from the entity that might provide their best chance of overturning…
Roberto Luogno Traded To The Florida Panthers
We will miss Roberto Luongo. I wish him the best. He will home with his family at last. The Vancouver Canucks have traded goalie Roberto Luongo back to the Florida…
The CVRD Board Fired CAO Warren Jones-No Reasons Given!
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger I have criticized the CVRD politicians over their handling of the Eco Depot, contaminated sites, lack of out front debate and I stand by my posts in…
The BC NDP Leadership Race Is Rigged To Protect Status Quo
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger I just Facebook liked Lana Popham for BC NDP Leader. Now before you assess my support for her, it is beyond that. The BC NDP needs a…