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Cowichan planning, OCPs & bylaws
Explore how community plans, zoning and bylaws became subjects of debate in Cowichan, then follow the OCP documentary into the decisions and costs behind a plan.
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WESTWARD INDEPENDENT / 2023-11-08
North Cowichan Developers Forum
Westward Independent recently had the privilege of attending the North Cowichan Developers’ Forum, a pivotal event held at Fuller Lake. This forum casts a spotlight on some pressing issues within the Canadian housing sector, offering insigh…
Read the historical article →WESTWARD INDEPENDENT / 2023-10-15
LtE-Trailer-Living
My wife and I have been living in a trailer with an addition of my making for over 3 1/2 years. We were set up on someone’s private lands in a rural setting. We were hooked up properly to sepic and had power and water. We had a relationship…
Read the historical article →WESTWARD INDEPENDENT / 2023-10-10
CVRD - Farmers Institute
Westward Independent attended the Agricultural Town Hall hosted by the CVRD at the Cobble Hill Farmers Institute on Sept. 26th. Initially, the hall was sparsely populated, possibly due to its midday timing during a farmer’s workday from 1-4…
Read the historical article →WESTWARD INDEPENDENT / 2023-10-10
Cowichan Updates Step Code for Construction
Step Code changes for construction Recently, North Cowichan voted to bring in Step Code 4 from the B.C. Building Step Code efficiency plan on their own volition even though it clearly states this on their website: “The BC Energy Step Code i…
Read the historical article →WESTWARD INDEPENDENT / 2023-10-10
Natural Gas - Local Councils and Energy Choices
Across the island, local councils appear to be adopting a unified stance on the demonization and restriction of natural gas. This trend, observed in policies ranging from tree bylaws to natural gas restrictions, raises questions about wheth…
Read the historical article →COAP / 2023-09-28
CVRD Presentation - Adrienne's Overview of the OCP
Adrienne presents for CVRD We are uploading this presentation by request. This is from a townhall which took place over the summer of 2023. Adrienne goes through the CVRD proposed changes from the Official Community Plan. https://www.youtub…
Read the historical article →WESTWARD INDEPENDENT / 2023-08-31
North Cowichan & The climate emergency
Last month a letter was sent asking to clarify the Climate Emergency, this is their response Good morning COAP team, Here are responses to your queries, in bold text: 1: We requested documentation and supporting information from North Cowic…
Read the historical article →WESTWARD INDEPENDENT / 2023-08-31
What will it take?
North Cowichan has quite the plan for our future mobility. Have you ever heard the phrase “Active Transportation”? This phrase refers to modes such as walking, rolling, and scootering. Words you will see often in many plans, federally, prov…
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
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 →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 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 / 2023-06-01
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 …
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