Blame wood-burning stoves for winter air pollution and health threats
My own research shows that in rural British Columbia the main source of winter air pollution is residential wood burning, and that it is mostly being ignored and rarely monitored…
District of North Cowichan Municipality
Housing crisis, homelessness, mental health, local economic effects, and environmental impacts.
Musings from the Cheap Seats Housing crisis, homelessness, mental health, local economic effects, and environmental impacts. We hear lots about these very relevant and timely issues. A lot of…
Rusland Opposes Cowichan Estuary Rezoning
I urge the CVRD board not to approve a rezoning application by the Cowichan Bay Terminal. The CVRD now has a unique, priceless chance to help start reversing decades of…
Cowichan Conversations Signing Off For Now
I will be taking a break and will consider a return with a new format in the new year. We have covered a lot of ground over the years and…
Come celebrate the Big Leafed Maple – Tree of Life in a creative collaboration. *August 21st 10am – 3pm*
Public News Release Come celebrate the BIG Leafed Maple – Tree of Life in a creative collaboration. *August 21st* *10am – 3pm * Leanne Hodges, West Coast Wild Activist Artist,…
North Cowichan & Corporate Sponsorship
NC Councillor Rob Douglas As you may have heard, North Cowichan is currently considering a proposal that could ultimately lead to the municipality selling the naming rights to our public…
Vancouver Islanders more depressed than other B.C. residents
Life on Vancouver Island beats the alternatives. At least that is how I feel and what I have always thought. But why the higher depression levels compared to the rest…
CVRD Director’s Decide To Take Another Kick At Driving Economic Development
Originally published in the Duncan Free Press. Peter Rusland The CVRD board’s recent decision to hire a new economic-development manager should now be followed by surgical precision and thought. Especially…
Susan Down–Being heard on Berkey’s Corner
Susan Down is one of the most dedicated reporters in the Cowichan Valley. She has established herself and her blog Public Eye Online Cowichan as a credible force of note.…
CERCA Bridge and Log Removal Project
Video produced by Boon Collins and Thomas Shandel for the Cowichan Estuary Restoration and Conservation Association Thomas Shandel Moderator
The Halalt First Nation Sue Crofton’s Catalyst Pulp Mill For 2 Billion Dollars For Polluting Their Land And Water
Don Maroc Richard Hughes By Don Maroc and Richard Hughes The Halalt First Nation has had enough of the Crofton pulp and paper mill polluting their land and water, damaging…
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…
CVRD Politicians Can Improve The Despised Alternate Approved Process (AAP)
Don Maroc So the politicians who claim to dislike the AAP can with a simple decision at the Board table, make the forms much easier to use by allowing multiple…
Have Cowichan Politicians and Residents Had Enough Of The Discredited Alternate Approval Process-AAP?
Don Maroc Process, the steps through which government bylaws and regulations must pass to become the law of the land, are both the boon and the bane of government bureaucrats…
North Cowichan Prepare To Empty And Then Refill Their Massive Aquatic Centre Pool During Drought
CHEK TV and CBC News ran stories about the Island Savings Aquatic Centre (The Cowichan Community Centre Pool)- being drained and then refilled. North Cowichan Mayor Jon Lefebure This is…
Goodbye To The Historic Voice Of Our Community: The Closing of the News Leader Pictorial
Staff of the Cowichan Leader, 1954 CVMA By Peter W. Rusland Peter Rusland If anyone had told me a year ago my beloved Cowichan News Leader Pictorial would be closed,…