Chemainus Residents Association

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  • Protected: Henry Road commercial project presented to residents

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  • CRA Secondary Suite workshop draws interest

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    Municipality of North Cowichan Mayor Rob Douglas said affordable housing is a top priority for council, and secondary dwellings will be an important part of the solution. Secondary suites are a primary concern with the Municipality of North Cowichan and with residents, who are looking to build them. About forty people attended an Oct. 24…

  • Free Secondary suites workshop offered by CRA

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    A free workshop offered by the Chemainus Residents Association will take participants step by step through the process of planning and building a secondary suite. Secondary suites can be a win-win-win for homeowners, renters, and communities looking for ways to address the affordable housing crisis. So the Chemainus Residents Association—with funding from the Rotory Club…

  • Old School doesn’t cut it in 2023

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    North Cowichan Council made the right decision last night when, by a 4-3 margin, it decided to uphold the principles of the municipality’s new Official Community Plan. But the tenor of the debate left me feeling we’re not yet at the point where we can say it made this crucial decision for all the right…

  • CRA Board Elected for 2022-23

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    Members of the Chemainus Residents Association elected a new board by acclamation at their Annual General Meeting Nov. 24. Past Chair Bernie Jones, who has indicated he will not take on the role in the coming year, said participation in the first in-person AGM in more than two years (due to the COVID pandemic) was…

  • OCP Survey closes Dec. 8

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    Residents of North Cowichan have just one week left to share their thoughts on the guiding principles that could determine development and planning decisions over the next decade or more in the district municipality. Dec. 8 is the last day for filling out a survey, expressing opinions on an Official Community Plan document two-years in…

  • All-Candidates Forum format

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    The following format has been shared with candidates participating in the Cowichan-Malahat-Langford All-Candidates Forum, to be held Sept. 16, starting at 6PM, at the Water Wheel Park bandshell… Candidates may arrive early (5:30 pm) and circulate among the public until the questioning period starts. The five candidates and the moderator will be seated at tables…

  • Can we afford not to have Affordable Housing?

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    John Horn, executive director of the Cowichan Housing Association, said right off the top that $250,000 in operating funding and another $500,000 in capital funding budgeted by the Cowichan Valley Regional District to support affordable housing initiatives, doesn’t sound like a lot. “It’s not enough to buy much affordable housing, as you can imagine,” he…

  • New Board chosen by CRA

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    The newly elected board of the Chemainus Residents Association will be rolling up its sleeves Feb. 1, making plans for 2021, which promises to be a challenging and interesting year. Positions on the board will be decided at its first meeting. Four members were re-elected: Lia Versaevel, Chair; Bernie Jones, Vice Chair; Craig Spence, Communications…

  • Forum wrap up

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    Congratulations to Doug Routley, who will be Nanaimo – North Cowichan’s MLA in the newly elected B.C. Legislature. Congratulations, too, to Chris Istace and Duck Paterson for representing their perspectives and their parties’ platforms in the Oct 24, 2020 provincial election. Most of all, though, congratulations to the constituents who expressed their preferences in the…