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Car Wars

October 18th, 2018 No comments

Originally published November 2012: Nothing has changed. In the late spring, through the summer and into early fall, the Vancouver Island Marmot is a restless creature. Having been cooped up all winter, he feels the need to stretch his legs, to venture forth from his burrow and so often goes in search of something interesting […]

Devil’s Advocate

April 10th, 2018 No comments

I want to play “Devil’s Advocate” today. I want to suggest an alternate view. Last week when we attended the “Charrette”, we were told that Cowichan bay Village was a problem that had to be solved. We were reminded of the parking issues, the safety issues with the highway that runs through our Village, the […]

SS Beaver Upright 120 Feet Down

May 15th, 2014 2 comments

The SS Beaver (1966) a replica of the first steamship on Canada’s western coast rolled over and sank while moored in Cowichan Bay May 7th 2014 at around 8:30pm. Initially estimated to be in 60 to 80 feet of water some speculated that it was laying on it’s side on the bottom. Today we can […]

Cautious Optimisim Continues on Floathome Zoning Question

October 18th, 2013 1 comment

CVRD, Residents in Concert. Area Director Iannidinardo Still Sounds Sour Notes. The CVRD wants to settle issues regarding zoning, Village float home owners and marina owners want to co-operate in that process, yet area director Lori Iannidinardo is indirectly quoted in a recent Cowichan News Leader Pictorial article saying: Iannidinardo explained the sewage hook-up issue […]

Waterborne Community Residents Meeting – 7pm Tonight

September 28th, 2013 No comments

Marina Owners Invited  To Attend A meeting of all waterborne community residents and marina owners from Cowichan Bay Village has been scheduled for the evening of  Tonight at 7pm. To be held at the Maritime Center’s loft, the meeting will provide a forum for residents to discuss the process by which a temporary use permit […]

Cautious Optimism After First Round of Zoning Bylaw Meetings

September 28th, 2013 No comments

Originally published Sept 27th, this piece got lost in the flap created by the Cowichan Valley Citizen article that same morning. (See Below) It’s quiet in Cowichan Bay Village this morning. It’s damp outside, there’s a cool mist overhanging the water towards Genoa Bay and it rained overnight, lending the docks the shining glisten we […]

Lori Iannidinardo Reaches Out to Cow-Bay Maritime Community

September 27th, 2013 1 comment

States her words were misconstrued by the press, pledges to work towards equitable solutions. Our Area Director reached out far enough today to let it be known, that her words were given a negative spin in an article that appeared in the Cowichan Valley Citizen this morning. 10 people like this post. Like Unlike