Richard Hughes-Political Blogger It was a small crowd that arrived to hear the two candidates seeking to represent Cobble Hill at the CVRD Board Table. It was in many ways, deja vu all over again. This was a repeat of the last election three years ago when FOGG (Friends of
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Cowichan Conversations: Now the CVRD Wants to Set Up Their Own Legal Department!
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The legal profession must have red circled the Cowichan Valley Regional District by now as a big red plum to be picked at will. Whenever you turn around there they go off into another legal case, suing or being sued, usually due to stubborness and stupidity. The
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Fisher Road Recycling Reject Restrictive CVRD Amendments-Lawyers Ask Courts To Decide
Dara Quast-Cowichan Conversations Contributor The CVRD is facing yet another court challenge regarding its conduct and decision making practices. A business in Cobble Hill, Fisher Road Recycling, is asking the courts to declare that the license amendment that was requested by Fisher Road be granted under the terms for
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: South Cowichan CVRD Directors Pursue Reckless Course On 3520 Bylaws
Richard Hub Hughes-Political Blogger Our South Cowichan CVRD Directors, Gerry Giles, Mike Walker and Bruce Fraser have embarked on a foolish tact regarding the unorthodox methods being used to implement the enabling bylaws for the South Cowichan OCP. The Bylaws are to be brought before the residents for consideration, discussion,
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: We Have Had Enough Rubbish From This Rogue CVRD Board!
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger-Beware of CEO’s bearing gifts!’ The CVRD Director’s are out of control and have been for the past three or four years. The Eco Depot, a Garbage Transfer and Recycling Drop Off, that was slated to be built on farmland in the bucolic Cameron Taggart Road area of
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: CVRD Good News Report, Sort Of.
Richard Hughes Political Blogger It has been noted elsewhere in the ‘Comments Section’, by one time friend Don Maroc, that I have been harsh and riding the CVRD Directors for their performance. Perhaps he was referring to the Eco Depot or the Contaminated Sites slated for Shawnigan to the increased
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: CVRD Sends message to the BC Government.-Keep your contaminated soil out of our watershed.
Shawnigan CVRD Director Bruce Fraser Well that is what this lengthy treatise says, here and there, when you search for it, sort of. So now staff must cobble together a bylaw which should not take them long, and jam it through with the same force that was employed with their
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