Prime Minister Harper’s Traitorous Attack On the CBC
Richard Hughes-CBC Is Under Attack! PM Steve Harper’s hatred for anything of benefit in the public domain has manifested itself through an intended assault on the CBC and its’ programming…
District of North Cowichan Municipality
The CVRD Is The BC Government Authorized Body To Deal With Solid Waste. The Cowichan Tribes Must Be Included As Full Partners and Participants
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger As a CVRD Director (1993-2002 ) I recall vividly when we had to shut down the incinerators and existing landfill. We were tasked with finding and establishing…
CVRD and Cowichan Tribes Politicians Discuss Plans For an Incinerator to be Built in Glenora-Residents Kept in the Dark!
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The CVRD and the Cowichan Tribes and the Khowutzun Development Corporation (KDC) have been dealing with this matter in secret sessions rather than being out front and…
Cowichan River Could Dry Up As We Face Drought Conditions
Cowichan Weir-Photo by Brian Hoole The Cowichan River is being challenged by a very dry spring, no remaining relief from melting snowpacks and the outlook for the balance of the…
Cowichan Tribes Chief Chip Seymour Supports A Grass Roots Approach
Rob Douglas Cowichan Conversations Contributor When William (Chip) Seymour was elected Chief of Cowichan Tribes last year, he took a grassroots approach, stressing the need to improve the relationship between…
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…
Here Is A Worthwhile Challenge For All Communities!
Every community could take on this challenge by identifying the threats to bees and eradicating them. Elections are coming in November perhaps some candidates will stand up and show leadership…
No Guarantee P3 Financing For Community Centre Will Save Money
Rob Douglas Built almost 40 years ago, the Cowichan Community Centre (now known as the Island Savings Centre) provides Cowichan residents with a swimming pool, hockey arena, gymnasium, library, art…
North Cowichan Councillor Jennifer Woike Is Suddenly Flush With Creative Ideas
Don Maroc North Cowichan Councillor Jennifer Woike is suddenly flush with creative ideas meant to save money for municipal taxpayers. First she wants to amalgamate North Cowichan and Duncan as…
North Cowichan Councillor Jennifer Woike Is Suddenly Flush With Creative Ideas
Don Maroc – Cowichan Conversations Contributor NC Councillor Woike wants amalgamation with Duncan and to do away with the CVRD North Cowichan Councillor Jennifer Woike is suddenly flush with creative…
What Climate Change?
Don Maroc We probably didn’t notice, during the years George W. Bush and his Flat Earth gang tried to rule the world from the Washington, D.C., beltway, how we slowly…
Dissolve – A Shameless Hussy Production
Emmelia Gordon was the sole performer in this gripping, humorous and sobering play. Cowichan Women Against Violence (CWAV) presented the play ‘Dissolve’ at the Cowichan Theatre last week. It was…
SIA Dumps a Major Spin Job On Victoria Times Colonist
Sandra McCulloch’s Victoria Times colonist article on the latest SIA drama shows that the proponents can spin the Bullshit with the best of them. The owners of South Island Aggregates…
Rob Douglas Interviews North Cowichan Mayor John Lefebure
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Land use decisions have been the dominant hot item in North Cowichan political circles for the last number of years. Echo Heights tops the list considering the…