Special Invitation for Cowichan Post Subscribers !

You are cordially invited to attend the book launch of "The Morning Bell Brings the Broken Hearted" at the beautifully appointed Mitchell Hall in Shawnigan Lake School. You can register up to five people through the provided link and join the celebration with complimentary...

Critical FOI responses dropped on the eve of the election

A mysterious "news" outlet has cropped up and has published hundreds of emails and documents that were included in a Free of Information request placed with North Cowichan. The Gibe News web site has...

Manhas Challenges Douglas’ Record on Housing

Tek Manhas, seeking re-election for his second term on council in North Cowichan, has challenged mayor candidate Rob Douglas' claim that he would provide effective leadership to make housing options accessible in North...

Politics: You scratch my back…

Mayor Siebring, retiring soon to Alberta, is hoping to extend his reach across the provincial boundary and help install Rosalie Sawrie as the next Mayor. While he cannot directly appoint her to the post,...

Politics: Birds of a Feather

A judge long ago once famously said, "People are not hung for stealing horses, people are hung because horses may not be stolen". Politics is a strange game. The salient point is that it...

Charles Borg, a new face in local politics.

Every municipal election brings out two groups: the incumbents and previous also-rans, and the fresh faces. We know enough about the incumbents and even those who have run before, but we never really...

Shocking Increase in Street Crime

Just when they thought it couldn't get worse, it does. The people living and working in and around the highway strip are bracing themselves as the 24 "temporary" sleeping cabins for the street homeless just east of the highway on Trunk Road are being populated. Two other cabin sites -- Julian Street and the Mound -- are on leased property that expires at the end of the month. Most of the folks from those sites will be moved to the Trunk Road "Village". The highway strip already has the Warmland shelter at the north end and a batch of motel rooms contracted to house the street homeless at the...

Solar Power IV: The German Experience

Germany is widely considered the global leader in solar power, with over a third of the world's nameplate (peak) solar power capacity. Merkel’s government...

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Laundry Day

My wife and I enjoy our travels. Would that we could travel more; it...

Solar Power III: What You Need to Know in Five Easy Steps

We have discussed the basics of solar panel technology, given you some idea of their costs, and introduced the topic of efficiency.  Today’s column will examine the environmental impacts and efficiencies of solar...

North Cowichan Mayor: Three Candidates, Two Choices

The three way contest for the next Mayor of North Cowichan is really a two way race as John Koury faces off against Rob Douglas and Rosalie Sawrie. You will recall from the last...

Solar Power V: Where does that leave us?

From the German experience, the expansion of photovoltaic solar power past 1-2% of total electricity demand has led to...

The Mark of a Good Hotel

My day started like many others before it; a...

Chemainus Gets More than Fair Share

At the February 2, 2022 Council meeting, North Cowichan...

Trees vs. Solar Power

As a counter-point our five-part series on solar power...

North Cowichan: The Taxman Cometh

North Cowichan's Council has imprinted a clear left-of-center stamp...

The One That Got Away

Well there was more than one that got away, but in this case it was a 1968 Oldsmobile 442 Holiday Coupe. Two years before I...

Solar Power I: What you need to know in five parts.

The global middle class is growing at an accelerating rate and people want their comforts. The need for more electrical power is undeniable. The...

Is It Really Getting Drier in The Cowichan Valley?

There's always talk of how dry, or wet, or cold, or hot things have been lately. It's human nature to talk about the weather...

Trust is Fragile

Update Trust is the very basis of a democracy; without it our political institutions are a sham. North Cowichan municipal council faces a decision this Wednesday...

Staples’ Lawyers Want Court to Strike Down Ousting Petition

Lawyers acting for Duncan Mayor Michelle Staples are asking the BC Supreme Court not to proceed with a petition filed in the court that...

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