Barane McCartney draws attention to the OCP that clearly prohibits LNG. By Peter W. Rusland, Originally published in the South Cowichan Echo While South-Cowichanian’s fear development of a floating liquefied natural Read more…
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Cowichan Conversations: Tsartlip Elder Takes Gordon Wilson To Task At North Saanich-Steelhead LNG Meeting
Independent film maker Gary McNutt captured this exchange at the Sidney LNG meeting a couple of weeks ago. Tsartlip Elder Fraser Smith was not taking any bullshit from Premier Christy Clark’s LNG pimp Gordon Wilson. Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: SAANICH INLET NETWORK UPDATE-Public LNG Meetings In Central and North Saanich
The Pennisula communities are actively investigating the impacts of the proposed Steelhead LNG facility at Bamberton. As neigbouring comunities they would face many negative impacts and they are actually acting on their residents behalf. Not Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: The ‘Fractured Land’ Documentary Is Coming to Duncan-March 20th
The Cowichan Valley Chapter of the Council of Canadians invites you to join us as we screen the documentary “Fractured Land”. Donna Cameron-Council of Canadians- Cowichan Chapter sent this along and I encourage Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: CVRD Chair Jon Lefebure – Respect and Adhere To The South Cowichan OCP
Here is a statement released by the CVRD followed by a pitch from Chair Lefebure to accomodate an application from Steelhead LNG/ Malahat Nation Board Releases Statement on LNG Projects in Cowichan Valley Duncan: Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Steelhead LNG’s Howe Street Executive Demands Surreal Surrender By CVRD Elected Officials
The newly implanted CVRD CAO Brian Carruthers probably thought he finally arrived when his shop received correspondence from the infamous Howe Street, the Vancouver equivalent to Toronto’s Bay Street and New York’s Wall Street. But Read mor…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: CVRD Senior Staff Creating Chaotic Dysfunction Over Decision To Oppose LNG In Cowichan
Last Wednesday’s unanimous endorsement of the motion opposing LNG facilities from establishing anywhere in the CVRD was a high point seldom reached by the elected folks at the CVRD Board Tables. Understand however that the Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: CVRD Chair Lefebure and CAO Brian Carruthers Scrambling To Discredit Boards Unanimous Motion Opposing LNG Facilities At Bamberton
Don Maroc Near the end of the February 10, meeting of the Cowichan Regional District Board (CVRD), Cowichan Bay Director Lori Iannidinardo put forth a motion that the Board advise Steelhead LNG that the Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Newly Elected Malahat First Nation Chief Caroline Harry is dead against the Steelhead LNG deal and its potential impact on the fish-bearing Saanich Inlet.
Richard Hughes South Cowichan Echo reporter Peter Rusland has sent us this story, originally published in the South Cowichan Echo. Peter tells of an amazing triumph Carole Harry who was elected as the Malahat Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Malahat member Randy Daniels explained his people have been “left in the dark” about the proposed LNG facility in their midst.
Longtime Cowichan News Leader reporter Peter Rusland now reports for the South Cowichan Echo and has contributed this report to Cowichan Conversations. Peter Rusland By Peter W. Rusland Fears of fracking, ocean pollution and Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Steelhead LNG and KERN have even more grandiose plans for Sarita Bay on Port Alberni Inlet
Don Maroc Steelhead LNG and the Malahat First Nation have scheduled another public meeting to try to convince local south Cowichan residents of the incredible benefits of operating a floating liquid natural gas processing Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Tsartlip First Nation responds to Malahat LNG proposal
Media Release Tsartlip First Nation responds to Malahat LNG proposal Tsartlip Chief Don Tom In response to the August 20, 2015 announcement made by Steelhead LNG and Malahat First Nation of a mutual benefits Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: The Malahat Nation People Have Been Hijacked And Are Without Representation.
Richard Hughes The Malahat Nation people have been hijacked, and are without representation. They are being taken for a ride by some very slick, bold and aggressive Steelhead LNG hustlers. The chatter between the Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Steelhead LNG Roll Out Plans For A Pipeline Between Bamberton and Washington State
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger When Malahat Nation Chief Michael Harry announced that they had purchased the 526 acre Bamberton property there were hopes of some beneficial developments for the beleaguered Malahat people. They have faired Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Maroc-It would be reasonable if the Malahat Nation put the LNG proposal on hold until they sorted out their internal problems
Don Maroc by Don Maroc Thanks to Adam Olsen, of the Tsarslip Nation and the BC Green Party for his preceptive chronicling of the proposed partnership between the Malahat Nation and Steelhead LNG to Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Victoria Times Colonist ‘Confused Editorial’ On Steelhead-Malahat Nation-LNG
This is a surprisingly out of touch editorial from the Times Colonist regarding the unorthodox staged LNG announcement driven by Steelhead LNG. Surprising in that most often the TC editorials are above the bar when Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Malahat Nation- Steelhead LNG Deal Suspect!
There is an odious smell emanating from this deal. The BC Government’s involvement through this via Treaty negotiations raises many questions. The LNG deal has been under negotiation for 13 months. I see that Read more…
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