‘Enough is enough’: Penelakut family calls on Island Health to address systemic racism after Lenny Sylvester’s death
Community leaders say his death following a routine medical procedure highlights long-standing racism in the health-care system.
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What’s happening in the Cowichan Valley from Dec. 12 to Dec. 20
Music, arts and events happening in the Cowichan Valley from Dec. 5 to Dec. 15.
Can North Cowichan staff and infrastructure keep up with Official Community Plan changes?
A contentious council decision to amend the Official Community Plan could set back housing developments and cost future tax payers, municipal staff say.
What’s happening in the Cowichan Valley from Dec. 5 to Dec. 15.
Music, arts and events happening in the Cowichan Valley from Dec. 5 to Dec. 15.
North Cowichan council axes plans to resume harvesting in forest reserve
Following public backlash and pushback from First Nations, council moved to scrap plans to explore logging in the Municipal Forest Reserve.
What’s happening in the Cowichan Valley from Nov. 25 to Dec. 7
Music, arts and events happening in the Cowichan Valley from Nov. 25 to Dec. 7.
‘They could have lessened the harm’: Advocates worry moving Lewis Street encampment endangers residents
North Cowichan said it will service and provide ‘temporary’ sheltering sites, while Cowichan Valley sees a spike in overdoses.
Expansion to Hand of Man museum sees opposition from Maple Bay neighbours
Residents say they moved to the Maple Bay area for a quiet, rural lifestyle. They are concerned this bylaw amendment jeopardizes that.
“You kill the salmon, you kill the orca”: Protestors push back against Malahat highway improvement project
For three years, protestors have been calling on the province to rethink a highway improvement project that could threaten salmon runs and the ecosystem they rely on.