The CRA will be meeting with the Cowichan Valley Regional District’s Emergency Program Coordinator Sybille Sanderson later this month to talk about forming a Chemainus Citizens Emergency Response Team. The idea is for neighbours to be in a position to help neighbours and themselves during an emergency or when disaster strikes, and help is either…
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Seen any nesting herons?
Biologists with the BC Ministry of Forestry: Ecosystems want to know if anyone in Chemainus has seen herons nesting this past spring/summer in the mid island area. Herons are a bird of concern in the Georgia Strait basin as they are having trouble with habitat loss and eagles who have developed a taste for their…
Community Plan update ‘journey’ announced
The Municipality of North Cowichan launched its Official Community Plan (OCP) update process in the July 25 information release below… (July 25, 2019) – What is an Official Community Plan and why should I care? An Official Community Plan (OCP) establishes the vision for how our community will grow in the future and provides guidance…
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,…