Tag: 2019

Duncan, North Cowichan Brace for Double-barreled taxation in 2019

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With the elimination of Medical Services Plan premiums by 2020, major employers are going to face the Employer Health...

The Future of Cowichan Secondary: Going One of Three Ways

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There are three possibilities when it comes to the future of Cowichan Secondary. The provincial government will decide whether the...

New Affordable Housing Units In Cowichan Valley’s Long-term Plans

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One of the N.D.P. promises that came out of the Throne Speech was a focus on bringing more affordable...

Property Taxes On the Rise in North Cowichan

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Property taxes are increasing in the Municipality of North Cowichan, but not by as much as originally thought. North Cowichan...

Family Day Has Been Bumped By A Week In B.C.

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For five years, just to be different, B.C.'s Family Day fell on the second Monday of February, but no...

North Cowichan Council Removes Project from Budget

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North Cowichan council is removing more than $1.79 million dollars from the budget in 2018 and 2019. Greg Gerbis appeared before...

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Prices see little movement as Vancouver Island real estate turns to buyers’ market

Real Estate
The Vancouver Island Real Estate Board recorded 13 per cent fewer home sales in September than a year earlier, while benchmark prices remained relatively stable.

Allenby Road closure extended until spring 

City of Duncan
Allenby Road in Duncan will remain closed between Boys Road and Miller Road until spring 2027. 

Eby defends family’s use of $10-a-day childcare program

2026 BC Election
B.C. NDP Leader David Eby is facing criticism after confirming his family benefited from a $10-a-day child care program his government froze to new providers.

Great BC Shakeout encourages earthquake preparedness this week

Emergency Services
Vancouver Island and Sunshine Coast residents can take part in the Great BC ShakeOut earthquake drill this week.

Cowichan Tribes, City of Duncan sign agreement to strengthen relationship

Indigenous
Cowichan Tribes and the City of Duncan have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at strengthening their government-to-government relationship.
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