Originally published in the South Cowichan Echo A soil treatment facility in Shawnigan Lake is now complying with pollution- containment conditions of its provincial permit following last week’s remedial orders from the environment Read more…
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Cowichan Conversations: Province will accept court ruling on Shawnigan Lake contaminated soil
It is hard to imagine how this could take so long to decide, but at the least, the injunction has been reinstituted allowing for some relief, but without independent monitoring what is taking Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Will The Courts Finally Uphold the Bylaws and Protect The Shawnigan Community?
Back in court, the cards have been played, hopefully for the last time. Here is an update from the Shawnigan Residents Association. Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Lehanna Green-Justice Kirpatrick Upholds Justice Mackenzie’s decision On Shawnigan
I understand that there was some Shawnigan blowback following previous posts and reports from Lehanna Green’s blog-Stop dumping contaminated soil in Shawnigan lake. In case there remains confusion or concern perhaps her latest Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: CVRD Back In Court Over Seeking To Overturn SIA’s Ability To Dump Contaminated Soil
The continuing saga over the disputed shipments of contaminated soil to South Island Aggregates Shawnigan Watershed location continued in Vancouver court action Monday. Lehanna Green an ardent opponent of the contaminated dumping travelled to Vancouver…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: BC Court of Appeal Decision – Victory for Shawnigan Lake
Richard Hughes The post was taken down as requested. There may or may not have been some inaccuracies, but the general drift was valid as far as I can determine. As far as confusion Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: BC Court of Appeal Decision – Victory for Shawnigan Lake
Here is an excellent post from Lehanna Green’s blog–Stop Dumping Contaminated Soil in Shawnigan lake Submitted by Lehanna Green, April 22nd, 2016 ‘I read the news today, oh boy.’ – Lennon/McCartney Headlines like Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: The Shawnigan ‘Dirty Dirt Nightmare’- What Will It Take?
There has never been anything about the dumping of 5 million tonnes of contaminated soil into the Shawnigan Watershed that is supportable. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Will the Trudeau’s Federal Liberals step in and Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Stand With Shawnigan-January 6th
From Sonia Furstenau’s Facebook page. It’s fairly obvious seeing this in person, but from the air you see the mountain of so called “clean” fill. Mt. Marty, as I like to call it, is Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Shawnigan Protests-Helicopter Rides To View the SIA Contaminated Landfill-Wednesday, January 6th between 9 am and 3 pm
On Wednesday, January 6th between 9 am and 3 pm, the #SaveShawniganWater Community Action Group has arranged to provide aerial tours by helicopter from Shawnigan Village to the south end of Shawnigan Lake. Politicians Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Christy Clark Government Inaction Over Contaminated Soil Dump Threatens Shawnigan Real Estate Values
Shawnigan Residents Perseverance Remarkable While Facing Government Sanctioned Dumping In Their Watershed The BC Liberal government sanctioned attack on the Shawnigan communities watershed continues. RCMP enforcers are out in ever increasing numbers to…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Stand Together, Shawnigan, Stand Strong
Shawnigan Director Sonia Furstenau Dear Shawnigan A few nights ago I posted on Facebook about the weariness that we all feel – the weariness that comes from having to fight so hard and Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: richardhughes.ca 2015-10-22 11:39:16
By Peter W. Rusland Shawnigan Lake’s historic little Catholic church has been bought by Mark Osmond, owner of the Black Swan Pub, the church’s next-door neighbour. Osmond says he bought Our Lady Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Protesters Blockade Contaminated Soil Site in Shawnigan Lake
Protesting Shawnigan residents show no signs of giving up or backing down over the BC Liberal government’s approval allowing South Island Aggregates (SIA) to dump 5 million tonnes of contaminated soils on their Stebbings Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Judith Lavoie on the Shawnigan Contaminated Soil Battle
This article was originally carried in Victoria’s Focus Online. It covers the issue well but misses the crucial matter of the CVRD Shawnigan land use bylaws that prohibit treating and processing materials from off site. Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: CVRD Off To The Supreme Court To Assert Land Use Jurisdiction and Authority Over SIA Contaminated Soil Processing and Treatment
Richard Hughes- Political Blogger The CVRD has finally resurrected their stalled BC Supreme Court action attempting to have the CVRD Shawnigan bylaws regulating land use recognized, respected and adhered to. While this is a Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Shawnigan’s Challenges Demand Reform At The CVRD
Richard Hughes- Political Blogger Sonia Furstenau was elected as Shawnigan’s CVRD Director last November. She inherited a horror show left by the former Doctor Director Bruce Fraser. When news of South Island Aggregates (SIA) Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Director Furstenau faces the threat of 5 million tonnes of contaminated soil being dumped in the Shawnigan Watershed
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Sonia Furstenau was elected as Director, November 2014 to represent the Shawnigan community at the CVRD Board Table. She was immediately immersed in the struggle to stop the importation of 5 Read more…
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