The Tzouhalem Creek site is next to Chase Woods Nature Preserve

Ottawa working with Indigenous people to address ‘longstanding gaps in environmental protection”

Cowichan Tribes released the following statement today regarding an unauthorized dump on Indian Road in North Cowichan:

The Canadian government says it issued two cease-and-desist orders over six years related to an unauthorized waste site on Cowichan Tribes’ Indian Road reserve.

Cost to remediate the Indian Road site in North Cowichan estimated in the millions

A dump truck driver who hauled waste to the Cowichan Tribes reserve on Indian Road in North Cowichan says the site accepted all manner of debris.

Leachate is migrating via groundwater into the Cowichan River, says consultant report

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Chief James Thomas says the decision disregards the 'findings from years of public engagement' on use of the forest reserve

Jared Qwustenuxun Williams urges public to write council on his 43rd birthday

Just 2.5 years after the public voted overwhelmingly to support conservation of the 5,000-hectare Municipal Forest Reserve — BC’s most at-risk forest type —North Cowichan’s right-of-centre councillors are seeking a resumption of logging

North Cowichan is in the process of hiring a consultant to help the municipality and Quw’utsun Nation reach a co-management agreement on the 5,000-hectare Municipal Forest Reserve.

North Cowichan council voted 4-2 on Wednesday to sell the 1.15-hectare, former RCMP station property on Canada Avenue to Cowichan Tribes for $1.2 million.

Band also blames senior governments for contributing to flooding on Chemainus reserve

Cowichan Tribes is embarking on wildfire mitigation work on Maple Mountain in North Cowichan aimed at protecting critical infrastructure.

Public and First Nations asked to participate in parallel talks

Two members of Cowichan Tribes vie for same provincial riding

Carbon credits one of seven ongoing topics of discussion in Working Group

Nature conservancy concerned about impact on nearby wetland

Municipality remains committed to “principles and spirit” of Memorandum of Understanding

Clearcutting in Chemainus River watershed seen as key contributor to downstream flooding

A tradition that goes back thousands of years.

‘It is unique to us. We’ve been practicing this for thousands of years.’

Material is coming from new Cowichan hospital construction site

Consultations with First Nations on the Municipal Forest Reserve will be a “long-term project” based on a “new reality,” Chief Administrative Officer Ted Swabey has told North Cowichan council.

North Cowichan and local First Nations are not meeting the terms of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) related to consultation on the Municipal Forest Reserve.

It has now been well over 1.5 years since North Cowichan signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with “Cowichan Nation” on August 17, 2021, regarding the Municipal Forest Reserve.

The Nature Conservancy of Canada announced Wednesday it is removing the controversial cross from atop Mount Tzouhalem.

The cross atop Mount Tzouhalem — a subject of intense ongoing controversy — has been vandalized yet again.

And so it continues.

But remains consistent on central themes of the event

‘Technical database error’ blamed for the problem

The paint on a memorandum of understanding signed between North Cowichan and First Nations is barely dry, yet it is already showing some wear.

Council wants clarity on letter from lands director

Douglas-fir bark used for campfires and other purposes

Meetings of new Working Group won’t be public

Carbon credits could be a win-win solution

While tourists enjoyed a world-class wildlife spectacle this month — Steller and California sea lions hauled out on the Cowichan Bay waterfront — Cowichan Tribes engaged in a “demonstration” commercial fishery of chum salmon.

The president of a consulting firm that provided early advice on North Cowichan’s engagement with First Nations on the Municipal Forest Reserve says the municipality lacks experience in the area.

The Penelakut Tribe has unveiled a draft 10-year plan for a 801.98-hectare woodlot on Crown land within the Chemainus River watershed.

Chief William Seymour: “Our first thought is, well, give it back to us….”

Logging has been taking place on Mount Tzouhalem in the Six Mountains, but this time it’s not the Municipality of North Cowichan.

Cowichan Tribes has purchased Genoa Bay Farm and plans to develop a residential community on the lands, says Chief William Seymour.