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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...