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Cowichan Bay Maritime Center to “Close”, Dismiss Staff.

February 10th, 2013 No comments

The Cowichan Bay Maritime Center will close it’s doors in January and February, dismiss staff, in a move  that will hopefully prevent further difficulties for the financially troubled organization. Be the first to like. Like Unlike

Armistice Day

February 10th, 2013 No comments

Today is Armistice Day. November 11 2012. They may have changed the name but really, it is Armistice Day. On this day in 1918 at 1100 hrs, the guns finally fell silent along the Western Front. The First World War, The Great War, The War to End all Wars was done and over. Germany had […]

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Boats of the Bay – Lasqueti Fisher

February 10th, 2013 No comments

Name: Lasqueti Fisher Type: West Coast Drum Seiner Length: 44 feet (13.41 m) Weight: 29 tons (58,000 lbs) Hull: Carvel Fir Wood Planking Built: 1958 by Tom Milichap and Peter Forbes at Lasqueti Island Owners: Alma and Tony Owen 6 people like this post. Like Unlike

Hook up, Pump out or Weigh anchor.

February 10th, 2013 No comments

Originally published June of 2012 Hook up, pump out or weigh anchor. That’s the opening line in a recent article regarding sewage treatment issues appearing in the Cowichan News Leader Pictorial. It’s a simple sentence, only seven words long. Those seven words however, showcase the entire philosophy, attitude and handling of an issue that’s gone […]

Cowichan Bay Maritime Center Expansion Project – A First Look

February 10th, 2013 No comments

Originally published September 25th 2011 The Cowichan Bay Maritime Center unveiled it’s new expansion project under damp skies today, the event taking place in conjunction with Cittaslow Sunday. Visitors from around the Cowichan Valley and beyond attended the pancake breakfast prior to opening ceremonies held at 1pm. The expansion is a two story, 2000 square […]

CVRD to Regulate Float Homes

February 10th, 2013 No comments

Commentary: Originally published in February 2012 It was bound to happen, and now it finally has. At the CVRD’s February 21st Electoral Area Service Committee a motion was passed directing staff to initiate a process to amend the Area D Cowichan Bay Official Settlement Plan Bylaw No. 925 and Area D Zoning Bylaw No. 1015 […]

Visiting Cowichan Bay Village? A few Pointers.

February 9th, 2013 No comments

Commentary originally published December 12 2011 The other day I was on foot in Cowichan Bay Village, on my way to visit friends in a neighboring marina, when I passed an older gentleman in front of the village cheese shop. He was there with his bicycle, which he had outfitted with large carrier bags. I […]