By Ulli Meng I am a gnome without a home. Once through the forests did I roam, living happily in a tree in the Rainforest of B.C. The mother tree in which I dwelled, Read more… The post I am a gnome without a home. first appeared on richardhughes.ca.
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Cowichan Conversations: B.C. eyes further restrictions as Omicron cases soar
Originally published by the Vancouver Sun By Derek Penner (Government of B.C.) TODAY’S TOP STORY B.C. eyes further restrictions as Omicron cases soar By Derek Penner B.C. is considering stricter controls on public events before Read more… The post B.C. eyes further restrictions as Omicron cases soar first appeared on
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: The B.C. NDP convention on Sunday called for an independent investigation into allegations the RCMP used excessive force
Originally published by the Vancouver Sun By Vaughn Palmer: Many NDP members upset at government’s ‘impossible balancing act’ on gas pipeline. A notice to clear the road from RCMP sits in a tree fell Read more… The post The B.C. NDP convention on Sunday called for an independent investigation into
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: BC NDP Members Support Emergency Resolution Condemning RCMP Violence Against Wet’suwet’en:
Originally posted on Facebook by Ashley Zarbatany My second speech today in response to the emergency resolution condemning RCMP violence against Wet’suwet’en: I rise to support this resolution even though it does not go Read more… The post BC NDP Members Support Emergency Resolution Condemning RCMP Violence Against Wet’suwet’en: first
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: OPINION: Comparing vaccine passports to the Holocaust is absurd and dangerous
SUPPORT US SUBSCRIBE Capital Ideas Hundreds gathered on the steps of the Legislature to protest on the anniversary of the Nuremberg doctors’ trials. Their equation of vaccine passports with the Holocaust, Read more… The post OPINION: Comparing vaccine passports to the Holocaust is absurd and dangerous first appeared on
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: It is long overdue to put all the facts on the table regarding Bell McKinnon Local Area Plan
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 scenarios for Bell Mckinnon Read more… The post It is long overdue to put all the facts on the table
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Yes, This has Global Impacts But Also The Crofton Mill!
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Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Don’t Participate in Facebook Quizzes. Ever!
· Sharing this (very long) explanation of WHY you don’t participate in Facebook quizzes. Ever. The Docs have posted several times about this topic, because we see… See more Read more… The post Don’t Participate in Facebook Quizzes. Ever! first appeared on richardhughes.ca.
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: The BC NDP ain’t what it used to be.
The BC NDP ain’t what it used to be. The level of environmental neglect and economic idiocy is unequalled in our history. The two faced claim of supporting **UNDRIP **is a con job at Read more… The post The BC NDP ain’t what it used to be. first appeared on
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: The future of the Six Mountains is ours to decide now
Originally published by wheredowestand.ca By Rob Fullerton WHEREDOWESTAND.CA The future of the Six Mountains is ours to decide now The Municipality of North Cowichan is seeking community input about what we value in North Read more… The post The future of the Six Mountains is ours to decide now first
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: The future of the Six Mountains is ours to decide now
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 being given the opportunity to Read more… The post The future of the Six Mountains is ours to decide now
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Violent RCMP Raid on Unarmed Gidimt’en Checkpoint
Disgusting! We are witnessing the impact of climate change, caused in part by the very gas that this pipeline will only increase once its poison load is delivered to the refinery. On top of Read more… The post Violent RCMP Raid on Unarmed Gidimt’en Checkpoint first appeared on richardhughes.ca.
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Forest employees would have been paid to attend pro-logging rally in Victoria
Originally published by https://sixmountains.ca Those who did not would have had wages docked By Larry Pynn A major BC forest company would have paid employees to attend a pro-logging rally planned for this week Read more… The post Forest employees would have been paid to attend pro-logging rally in Victoria
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Trees fight back: First-ever use of tree DNA in prosecution sends poacher to prison
Trees fight back: First-ever use of tree DNA in prosecution sends poacher to prison Originally posted by the Washington Post By Larry Pynn Trees fight back: First-ever use of tree DNA in prosecution sends Read more… The post Trees fight back: First-ever use of tree DNA in prosecution sends poacher
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Local governments right to determine growth of housing faces challenge from Housing Minister David Eby.
Originally published by the Vancouver Sun By Vaughn Palmer Local governments right to determine growth of housing faces challenge from Housing Minister David Eby. He is threatening to hit municipalities in the pocket Read more… The post Local governments right to determine growth of housing faces challenge from Housing Minister
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Cowichan Valley declares state of local emergency, Nanaimo issues evacuation orders due to floods
Cowichan Valley declares state of local emergency, Nanaimo issues evacuation orders due to floods November 15, 2021 UPDATED EMCON SERVICES BC Highway 1 at Mount Sicker Road north of Duncan is shown Nov. 15, Read more… The post Cowichan Valley declares state of local emergency, Nanaimo issues evacuation orders due
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Remembrance: In quiet Cobble Hill, cenotaph honours daughter who fell in First World War
Author of the article: By Nic Hume Publishing date: Nov 10, 2021 • 1 day ago • 4 minute read • Join the conversation Dorothy P. Twist was a nursing aid at a military Read more… The post Remembrance: In quiet Cobble Hill, cenotaph honours daughter who fell in First
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Big Win For North Cowichan-Appeal Court Supported Their Decision To Reject Racetrack Expansion
COURT OF APPEAL FOR BRITISH COLUMBIA Citation: North Cowichan (Municipality) v. 1909988 Ontario Limited, 2021 BCCA 414 Date: 20211103 Docket: CA47154 Between: Municipality of North Cowichan Appellant (Respondent) And 1909988 Ontario Limited Respondent (Petitioner) Before: Read more… The post Big Win For North Cowichan-Appeal Court Supported Their Decision To Reject
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: NC Council’s Rejection Of Racetrack Expansion Unanimously Supported by Appeal Court of BC
Originally published by the Discourse By Jacqueline Ronson North Cowichan wins appeal in motorsport track dispute The B.C. Court of Appeal found that the municipality was reasonable in denying a development permit for the expansion Read more… The post NC Council’s Rejection Of Racetrack Expansion Unanimously Supported by Appeal Court
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Managing Developer Installed Waste Systems An Uphill Challenge
Originally published by Six Mountains By Larry Pynn SIXMOUNTAINS.CA Regional District waste operations violate BC environmental regulations Read more Read more… The post Managing Developer Installed Waste Systems An Uphill Challenge first appeared on richardhughes.ca.
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