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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...

Critical FOI responses dropped on the eve of the election

A mysterious "news" outlet has cropped up and has published hundreds of emails and...

Manhas Challenges Douglas’ Record on Housing

Tek Manhas, seeking re-election for his second term on council in North Cowichan, has...

Politics: You scratch my back…

Mayor Siebring, retiring soon to Alberta, is hoping to extend his reach across...

Politics: Birds of a Feather

A judge long ago once famously said, "People are not hung for stealing horses,...

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...

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...

Radical Change Necessary for Street Crime and Drugs

Governments at all levels need radical change in how they deal with drug addiction/mental health/homelessness on the highway strip in downtown Duncan/North Cowichan, says...

A Tale of Two Cities, Neighbours Contrast Approaches

The most recent ranking of economic resilience by BC Business Magazine places Duncan/North Cowichan at 27th out of 50 communities. Being average might be...

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...

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...

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

Our first installment introduced the various types of solar panel. We will now examine their operating efficiency and costs. The efficiency of solar panels has...

Chemainus Gets More than Fair Share

At the February 2, 2022 Council meeting, North Cowichan Council voted on a series of grants for local groups. THe total amount awarded was...

Trees vs. Solar Power

As a counter-point our five-part series on solar power perhaps it’s useful to restate the whole issue in a less technical and more down...

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...

What Climate Emergency??!!

Its not worse than we thought. Climate activists have been telling us for years that we are facing a climate emergency, that greenhouse gases (GHG)...

Cowichan Works Launches COVID-19 Survey

Cowichan Works is on the Internet with an online survey taking the pulse on how the Cowichan Community is dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. "Now that...

COVID-19 Crisis and Local Government Staffing in Cowichan

OPINION The City of Vancouver faces the threat of bankruptcy and is calling for help from the provincial government, ...hundreds of staff have been laid...

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