Chemainus Residents Association

Tag: Homelessness

  • 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…

  • 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…