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Cowichan Conversations: Pickets Going Up Thursday At Cowichan Valley Schools
CDTA President Naomi Nillson-Photo by Don Bodger-Cowichan News Leader Rotating strikes: While teachers walk the line, there’s little or no progress on a negotiated contract settlement Read Don Bodgers Full Story Here
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Shawnigan’s Discovery Elementary School Drama May Be Nearing Resolution
Don Maroc-Cowichan Conversations Contributor Act one of the Discovery Elementary school drama of misguided, overzealous parents disrupting classroom decorum and taking advantage of school district authorities’ well-meaning efforts at accommodation has run its course. Let school district policy makers, whether elected school trustees or a province imposed single trustee, take
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: CTV Coverage of Discovery School Parents & Students Protest At Cowichan School District Offices
For those who might not have seen it, here is the CTV coverage of the Protest Rally at the Cowichan School District Offices Tuesday.
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Longstanding Dispute Leads To Public Rally In Support Of Discovery School Teachers -Wednesday-March 26th 4PM
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger- I received this notice and letter this morning and am posting it to draw attention to an ongoing issue that hopefully will be resolved soon. Reference is made to the ‘School Board’ and it should be pointed out that there is no ‘School Board’ in Cowichan. The
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Mike McKay Will Go Away – He Has Done His Handy Work!
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes- Political Blogger The ham fisted push-back against the Cowichan School Board was a hand misplayed on many levels. Mike McKay, armed with a mandate to scare the bejesus out of parents, children and teachers has caused more havoc, disruption and heartburn than any School Board could ever manage.
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Christy Clark Declare A Moratorium Now. Cowichan Schools Facing Turmoil and Chaos!
Richard Hub Hughes-Political Blogger Premier Christy Clark must step in immediately and declare a moratorium to end the chaos and disruption caused by proposed and considered changes throughout the Cowichan School District. Politically motivated threats of wholesale closures to meet shortfalls will neither resolve the fiscal challenges or meet the educational needs of our
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: BC Liberal Government Must Call A By-Election In Cowichan!
BC Liberals Fire the Cowichan School Board because the asked for more money and then they broght in a 1.4 Billion Dollar Deficit themselves! The Schools, students and teacher’s are getting the short end of the stick following this summer’s mass firing of democratically elected Cowichan School Trustees. This was
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Hats Off to the Cowichan Valley Citizen!
Richard Hub Hughes-Political Blogger It was very encouraging to read the latest Cowichan Valley Citizen editorial in Friday’s edition, well done. It is all too easy for local media to be compromised and pull their punches editorially. This editorial nails it and that it is what the community needs. I
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