Originally Published By https://sixmountains.ca Municipality says illegal cutting had not yet begun By Larry Pynn A man who planned to remove wood on Mount Prevost — in violation of municipal…
Chris Crowther’s letter to North Cowichan Council Dear Council: I am writing in support of Councilor Justice’s motion to seek planning staff’s professional opinion regarding possible impacts of building…
By Where Do We Stand 3 Years ago, our community asked for a pause of logging and pubic consultation on the future of the North Cowichan Forest Reserve.Now we are…
Originally published by https://sixmountains.ca By Larry Pynn North Cowichan Councillor Tek Manhas Tek Manhas insults residents who don’t share his view. Larry Pynn A motion by North Cowichan Councillor Tek…
Originally published by https://www.sixmountains.ca Written by Larry Pynn North Cowichan and First Nations release long-awaited MOU on forest reserve Meetings of new Working Group won’t be public After more…
Originally published by sixmountains.ca And the sexist joke that just won’t go away. North Cowichan Mayor Al Siebring published an “apology” on his Facebook page the other day. Then…
Originally published by the https://sixmountains.ca North Cowichan’s municipal forester is recommending a series of stiffer penalties to combat a rash of tree poaching in the 5,000-hectare Municipal Forest Reserve. Shaun…
Originally published by ‘Where Do We Stand’ Suzanne Simard A few weeks after the poaching of trees in the Six Mountains Community Forest became national news, once again Canadians are…
North Cowichan to review low penalties for tree poaching CHEK News reports on the issue North Cowichan is conducting a review of its bylaw penalties for illegal cutting of trees…
Originally published by https://www.sixmountains.ca North Cowichan will take no further action after review A sexist joke posted by Councillor Tek Manhas “is not in alignment with Council’s strategic values related…
Larry Pynn North Cowichan Councillor Tek Manhas has formally apologized in relation to a sexist joke that sat on his private Facebook page for nine months. “Last June I shared…
First Nations at risk of taking the blame Originally posted by https://sixmountains.ca Larry Pynn Public consultation into the future of the Municipal Forest Reserve remains paralyzed after North Cowichan council…
‘I should have attributed it,’ says Al Siebring North Cowichan Mayor Al Siebring “So good, in fact, that I jotted some of them down as notes when I saw…
Cowichan Tribes Chief Willliam Seymour, seen in a file photo, says Indigenous people are being subjected to racism following a COVID-19 outbreak on the reserve. ADRIAN LAM, TIMES COLONIST…
Ask North Cowichan residents to name their favourite tree, and arbutus would be right up there. The Six Mountains are blessed with an abundance of them and I believe we…
Originally published by https://sixmountains.ca Closed Working Group meetings at issue By Larry Pynn The provincial Office of the Ombudsperson has launched an investigation into a complaint by sixmountains.ca over secrecy…
Originally published by https://sixmountains.ca Chief Administrative Officer Ted Swabey earned $195,949 plus $9,870 in expenses — highest in the Municipality of North Cowichan — last year, according to the 2019…
Originally published by CHEK-TV November 10, 2020 UPDATED CHEK FILE The Supreme Court of British Columbia has quashed the Municipality of North Cowichan’s decision to reject a development permit and…
The Six Mountains are a sweet-smelling place: warm sunshine filtering through a Douglas-fir forest; the salty breeze off Sansum Narrows; the earthy embrace of decomposing autumn leaves. But there is…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 26, 2020 MP MACGREGOR INTRODUCES BILL TO ADDRESS FREIGHTER ANCHORAGES IN THE SALISH SEA OTTAWA – Today, NDP MP Alistair MacGregor introduced Private Member’s Bill C-250…
