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WESTWARD INDEPENDENT / 2023-08-31
Could North Cowichan already celebrate Net-Zero?
The following article is written to promote thought and intrigue surrounding climate policies and related taxes on residents. If you enjoy a bit of math and speculation, this article might be for you! Using statistics available on sciencedi…
Read the historical article →COAP / 2023-08-21
North Cowichan - NGO's, WEF, UN
It's not often we get to hear or see some of these terms hitting our local council. We can't wait to see how the comments are spun online. In the meantime take a listen for yourself as Adrienne speaks on behalf of our concerned community, a…
Read the historical article →COAP / 2023-08-21
North Cowichan - Will they cancel Meta announcements?
In a very interesting letter sent to council, Black Press (Cowichan Valley Citizen) urges council to cancel all announcements, updates, surveys, etc promoted through Meta (Facebook). Their plan? Divert the funds to media outlets such as the…
Read the historical article →COAP / 2023-08-19
North Cowichan - Master Transportation Plan
It has come to our attention North Cowichan has pulled the latest draft of the Master Transporation Plan off their website. Could this be because it shows the survey results of less than 1% of residents using a bicycle? Could it be the cont…
Read the historical article →WESTWARD INDEPENDENT / 2023-08-08
Old Fashioned Values
Earlier this past month I was able to sit in on a presentation to the council by two gentlemen who were pleading their case, once again, asking North Cowichan council to advocate on their behalf to have the Chemainus River dredged to stop t…
Read the historical article →WESTWARD INDEPENDENT / 2023-08-08
SPCA Plans Hindered
Exciting changes are on the horizon for the Duncan SPCA, with a significant government grant of 1 million dollars for upgrading the 30-year-old building and the establishment of the Vancouver Island Animal Behaviour Centre - the first of it…
Read the historical article →WESTWARD INDEPENDENT / 2023-08-08
Berkey's Corner Part 2
Our July edition featured a short article on Berkey’s Corner, specifically highlighting the amount of growth that has occurred in such a short timeframe. The report concluded with insight into Local Area Plans (LAP), as well as Neighbourhoo…
Read the historical article →WESTWARD INDEPENDENT / 2023-08-08
CVRD offers decade-old climate hysteria resources
Stage 3 water restrictions arrive in Cowichan, and it leaves a few residents with questions. While some Cowichan residents are being threatened with fines, and even having their water shut off, the CVRD appear to have no issue with how they…
Read the historical article →COAP / 2023-08-04
Explain Climate Emergency - North Cowichan
We've written North Cowichan a few times to better understand the 'Climate Lens' all policy and decisions filter through. The staff has confirmed the council did not provide a definition for any of these things, nor do they explain what it …
Read the historical article →COAP / 2023-08-03
17% Tax Hike for North Cowichan Residents
Councillor Findlay expresses concern over the tax rate and suggests anything he can think of to give residents a break. Meanwhile, councillor Istace wants to approve the tax hike but also expresses his financial hardship and shuts down the …
Read the historical article →COAP / 2023-07-29
Open Drug Use
We are presenting this petition on behalf of North Cowichan Residents, as well as visitors to North Cowichan for instances such as regular shopping, commuting through, and citizens who enjoy the beauty of North Cowichan. Overview Support …
Read the historical article →COAP / 2023-07-29
Facial Recognition
We are presenting this petition on behalf of North Cowichan Residents, as well as visitors to North Cowichan for instances such as regular shopping, commuting through, and citizens who enjoy the beauty of North Cowichan. Overview We rejec…
Read the historical article →COAP / 2023-07-24
FOI Resources
FOI Resources Welcome to our comprehensive resource page on Freedom of Information (FOI) requests! If you've ever wondered how to access government information, navigate the FOI process, and craft effective requests, you've come to the righ…
Read the historical article →COAP / 2023-07-24
Life On Wheels
We had the pleasure of speaking with Cheryl for a few hours one sunny afternoon. She let us into her world, over 2 years of helping those on the street. Cheryl, along with a few volunteers, donate their time, effort, and expertise, every si…
Read the historical article →COAP / 2023-07-24
North Cowichan reveals race card under the rug
North Cowichan staff directed the council on a policy regarding gender-neutral language. Oddly enough, however, hidden within that policy were new terminologies related to minorities. Staff directed the council to update the term ‘visible m…
Read the historical article →COAP / 2023-07-24
FOI North Cowichan OCP & Climate Caucus
FOI Request - Kate Marsh - Page 63 “Hello Alex, I am attaching a link to our new draft OCP process, including the OCP itself. It is based on Donut Economics a book by Kate Raworth. Nanaimo is the other Canadian City I am aware of that is us…
Read the historical article →COAP / 2023-07-24
FOI North Cowichan Climate Emergency
In May of this year, COAP sent an FOI request to North Cowichan asking to provide us with details about their declaration of a “climate emergency” back in 2019. We asked for a definition of which there was none. We asked for the partners th…
Read the historical article →COAP / 2023-07-24
North Cowichan Considers Cancelling Natural Gas
North Cowichan Council pulled an email for review, the email suggests residents of North Cowichan are confused over the term ‘Natural Gas’ and wish for it to be renamed to ‘Fossil Gas’. While we expect to see suggestions like this coming fr…
Read the historical article →COAP / 2023-07-22
How & Why to Write an FOI
FOI Overview A Freedom of Information (FOI) request is a formal way to access information held by the government or public bodies. It's like submitting an official inquiry to obtain specific documents or details that might not be readily av…
Read the historical article →COAP / 2023-06-01
Substantiate Climate Lens
** This article is from January, it was moved over for archive purposes. It relates to an active FOI we have with municipalities, see the following articles for updated information: https://coap.ca/foi-north-cowichan-climate-emergency/ http…
Read the historical article →COAP / 2023-04-01
Development thoughts
Applications stuck between the former and new OCP are causing issues. Developers have addressed that their applications are years old and were quoted a 6-12 month approval time. Due to delays with staff, applications were overdue, and now h…
Read the historical article →COAP / 2023-03-09
There was light
A while back I noticed that my street lights had changed, from two warm orange-glow street lights on the whole block, to one cold LED white light every 4-5 houses on the block and beyond….in fact all through the valley! I am sure they were …
Read the historical article →COAP / 2023-02-01
Climate Crisis - Climate Lens
After local governments declared a "climate crisis" in 2019, all policy was altered and revamped to institute a direction that all current and future tax discussions, and Official Community Plans, Transportation Plans, must now meet arbitra…
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