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*COVID Recovery
Over the last seven months many small businesses, in particular, have struggled, some have gone under. Many people have lost their jobs. Governments are incurring large deficits. What plans does your party have to help B.C. recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic? Chris Istace As a small business owner that has struggled during…
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* Climate Change
By law the province is required to reduce emissions 80 per cent from 2007 levels by 2050. What steps should the province be taking to ensure that target is met? Are you satisfied with measures that have been implemented so far to address climate change? Chris Istace The BC Greens have a more ambitious plan!…
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Your 2020 Election Doorstep
This is your invitation to ask questions and hear answers from the candidates running in Nanaimo – North Cowichan for the Oct. 24 B.C. Provincial Election. Go to the CRA’s All-Candidates Forum and see what people have been asking, and what your prospective MLAs have been saying about the issues important to voters in the…
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*Green Economy
Success in the Green Economy requires an integrated and focused approach on the part of government, education and business. Do you believe shifting toward a Green Economy should be a priority with government? What specific measures would a government under your party take to position B.C. and Vancouver Island to compete effectively in a Green…
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Rotary making a difference
Members of the Chemainus Rotary Club have been hard at it, power washing, scraping and re-staining the log and wood trim exterior of the bandshell in Waterwheel Park. Rotarians Tom Andrews, Bob Smith and Richard Johnson were wielding brushes and rollers Wednesday afternoon, giving the main stage of the Chemainus Valley Cultural Arts Society a…
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Air Quality Committee update
Peter Ordynec is looking for people to join him on the CRA Air Quality Committee. Over the last few months there seems to have been a reduction in the number of days when residents of Chemainus have been troubled by odours emanating from the Coast Environmental waste disposal facility in the industrial area on the…
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Candidates respond to Chemainus concerns
NOTE: This is an overview of Candidate views expressed at the Oct. 8 Chemainus all-candidates meeting. More detailed coverage to follow. Five candidates in the running for the Cowichan-Malahat-Langford seat in the Oct. 21 federal election responded to questions from about 100 Chemainus residents at the Oct. 8 all-candidates meeting. Conservative candidate Alana DeLong did…
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Meet your Candidates Oct. 8
The Chemainus Residents Association and the Chemainus & District Chamber of Commerce will be holding an all-candidates meeting Oct. 8 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the multi-purpose room at Chemainus Secondary School (9947 Daniel Street). Doors will open at 6 p.m. We hope the evening will give voters in our region an opportunity to…
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Looking out for our town
Chemainus is a great place to live. It’s small enough not to need a traffic light, big enough to offer most of the services and amenities we need. People know their neighbours here, they say hello to one another in the street. And tourists flock to our little town to take in its main attractions,…