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…
*Why should voters choose you?
What are the skills, experiences and beliefs that make you the choice for voters in Nanaimo – North Cowichan? What policies and commitments has your party made that will make B.C. and Nanaimo – North Cowichan a better place to live? Doug Routley I feel fortunate to have represented the Nanaimo-North Cowichan area for 15…
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…
Weighing in on anchorages
If you count ’em there’s four freighters in the photo above, taken from Kin Beach Park. But the picture doesn’t tell the whole story, there were at least two more freighters visible from that vantage on the day the picture was taken, probably at least one or two more behind Bare Point and farther into…
North Cowichan OCP Update
Now’s the time to share your views with the Municipality of North Cowichan, as it continues its Official Community Plan update. Until September 15 residents can complete an online Vision and Priorities Survey and make their preferences known. Most residents aren’t well versed when it comes to the purpose of an OCP. A Province of…
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…
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…
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…
Works underway on Humbird neighbourhood park
Work’s well underway on a new park at the corner of Humbird Street and Cook. Crews have been reshaping the landscape, putting in irrigation and paths for a couple of weeks.