First Nations at risk of taking the blame Originally posted by https://sixmountains.ca Larry Pynn Public consultation into the future of the Municipal Forest Reserve remains paralyzed after North Cowichan council on Wednesday failed Read more… The post “North Cowichan deadlock means public forest consultation remains suspended” first appeared on richardhughes.ca.
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Cowichan Conversations: There Are Many Views and Opinions Regarding The Controversial Rezoning Amendment In Cowichan Estuary
The Cowichan Valley Regional District Board passed the rezoning amendment to allow Pacific Industrial Marine to continue operations in Cowichan Bay that they have been doing for decades. The application recommended by CVRD staff Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Finally a common sense response to the emotionally charged CVRD zoning amendment
This should have been done as an element of the CVRD’s zoning amendment. Claims of risks, present and potential, need to be determined by the CVRD political representatives prior to determining whether the zoning efforts Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: The One Percent Tax Resolution-Local Government Is Being Squeezed
THE ONE PERCENT TAX RESOLUTION NC Councillor Rob Douglas Every year, elected officials from Vancouver Island, Sunshine Coast, Powell River and the Central Coast meet for the general meeting and convention of the Association of Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities (AVICC). They debate and vote on a wide range of
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Artificial Turf Controversy Fuels Dispute Over Health Concerns In North Cowichan
Don Maroc Michelle Hutton-Marinier, in a letter to the Cowichan Citizen newspaper, voices her disappointment n North Cowichan Council’s decision to delay for a couple of weeks signing a contract to install an artificial turf field to replace one of the grass soccer pitches on Sherman Road. Her son plays
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Two North Cowichan Councillors Are Proposing Ways To Ease The Residential Property Tax Burden.
Don Maroc Two North Cowichan municipal councillors, who some consider to represent the opposite ends of the left-right political spectrum, are proposing ways to ease the residential property tax burden. Council veteran Al Siebring suggested a direct assault on the tax rates, while council freshman Rob Douglas wants a workable
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