News
Nov 4, 2015
Peter attends an Island Trust sponsored meeting to discuss the Plumper Sound, Cowichan Bay and proposed Gabriola Island anchorages.
Minutes from the Meeting
Peter attends an Island Trust sponsored meeting to discuss the Plumper Sound, Cowichan Bay and proposed Gabriola Island anchorages.
Minutes from the Meeting
Oct 2, 2015
Sept 26, 2015
Sept 23, 2015
Received response from Elizabeth May in regards to our letter to the Minister of Transport, Lisa Raitt
Received response from Elizabeth May in regards to our letter to the Minister of Transport, Lisa Raitt
Sept 1, 2015
Response to our letter to the Minister of Transport, Lisa Raitt
Response to our letter to the Minister of Transport, Lisa Raitt
Aug 1, 2015
Our response to Stephen Brown's article appears in the August issue of Pacific Yachting.
Our response to Stephen Brown's article appears in the August issue of Pacific Yachting.
July 17, 2015
Received a response from our local MP Jean Crowder in regards to our letter to the Minister of Transport, Lisa Raitt.
Received a response from our local MP Jean Crowder in regards to our letter to the Minister of Transport, Lisa Raitt.
July 10, 2015
Received letter of support from the Cowichan Tribes.
Received letter of support from the Cowichan Tribes.
July 2, 2015
Sent email to Minister of Transport, Lisa Raitt, with our concerns and included Captain Stephen Brown's letter and our response to it. Following this we forwarded the letter to the BC Minister of Environment, BC Minister of Transport, our MP Jean Crowder and the leader of the Green Party, MP Elizabeth May, on July 5, 2015.
Sent email to Minister of Transport, Lisa Raitt, with our concerns and included Captain Stephen Brown's letter and our response to it. Following this we forwarded the letter to the BC Minister of Environment, BC Minister of Transport, our MP Jean Crowder and the leader of the Green Party, MP Elizabeth May, on July 5, 2015.
June 30, 2015
Sent a response to Captain Stephen Brown in regards to his article in Pacific Yachting magazine and on the same day we sent our response to the editor of the afore mentioned magazine. The article should appear in the August edition.
Sent a response to Captain Stephen Brown in regards to his article in Pacific Yachting magazine and on the same day we sent our response to the editor of the afore mentioned magazine. The article should appear in the August edition.
May 21, 2015
New anchorages go into effect for a 1 year trial basis.
New anchorages go into effect for a 1 year trial basis.
May 21 2015
Paul and Neil attended the Cowichan Stewardship Round Table on Thurs May 21st and gave the PowerPoint presentation to the group regarding our society's actions to date. Unfortunately, we were the next to last presenters and the meeting was running late. We were able to give the full presentation (which took just under 15 minutes) and answered a couple of question before they pushed on to the last presenter.
The NIMBY question was raised to which we responded that if the scheduling system was improved and coordinated with the railroads it didn't have to be anyone's backyard. As well, more anchorages were opening up off Gabriola.
In our view, the presentation was well received.
Goetz Schuerholz, chair of CERCA (Cowichan Estuary Restoration & Conservation Association), introduced himself, expressed that he was glad to have a group dealing with an issue that they were concerned about and also stated that he really liked our web site.
April 28 2015
Public Meeting held at the Cowichan Bay Maritime Centre.
Apr 15 2015
Peter and Paul attended a meeting with the Cowichan Stewardship roundtable.
Mar 17 2015
Global TV Vancouver interviewed Peter, yet to be aired.
Mar 16 2015
CBC Radio Vancouver, "The Early Edition" interviewed Peter (click here to read and hear the audio). Also CBC Radio Victoria "All Points West" interviewed Peter in the PM .
Mar 2 2015
Hosted a meeting with Stephen Brown, president of the BC Chamber of Shipping, Kevin Obermeyer, CEO of the Pacific Pilotage Authority Canada, Kelly Larkin senior advisor with Transport Canada. Attending with us was Loir Iannidinardo, Area D Director, Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD) and Alistair MacGregor, representing Jean Crowder, MP for Cowichan - Nanaimo. At this meeting Stephen, Kevin and Kelly shared with us a proposal to eliminate 2 anchorages, reposition the remaining 6 anchorages and to set a maximum ship length on each anchorage (see solution page for further information) .
Jan 21 2015
Peter and Paul attended the January meeting of the Cowichan Stewardship Roundtable and Peter gave a brief description of the society and our goals.
Jan 16 2015
Attended a meeting with Peter Fitt, president of the West Coast Maritime Institute. Peter was gracious enough to explain the shipping industry, it's practices and answered all of our questions on the topic.
Oct 2014 -
Investigated and researched the issues, collected and analyzed data in order to build a knowledge database so that we could be as educated as possible on the various topics. This is an ongoing process.
Paul and Neil attended the Cowichan Stewardship Round Table on Thurs May 21st and gave the PowerPoint presentation to the group regarding our society's actions to date. Unfortunately, we were the next to last presenters and the meeting was running late. We were able to give the full presentation (which took just under 15 minutes) and answered a couple of question before they pushed on to the last presenter.
The NIMBY question was raised to which we responded that if the scheduling system was improved and coordinated with the railroads it didn't have to be anyone's backyard. As well, more anchorages were opening up off Gabriola.
In our view, the presentation was well received.
Goetz Schuerholz, chair of CERCA (Cowichan Estuary Restoration & Conservation Association), introduced himself, expressed that he was glad to have a group dealing with an issue that they were concerned about and also stated that he really liked our web site.
April 28 2015
Public Meeting held at the Cowichan Bay Maritime Centre.
Apr 15 2015
Peter and Paul attended a meeting with the Cowichan Stewardship roundtable.
Mar 17 2015
Global TV Vancouver interviewed Peter, yet to be aired.
Mar 16 2015
CBC Radio Vancouver, "The Early Edition" interviewed Peter (click here to read and hear the audio). Also CBC Radio Victoria "All Points West" interviewed Peter in the PM .
Mar 2 2015
Hosted a meeting with Stephen Brown, president of the BC Chamber of Shipping, Kevin Obermeyer, CEO of the Pacific Pilotage Authority Canada, Kelly Larkin senior advisor with Transport Canada. Attending with us was Loir Iannidinardo, Area D Director, Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD) and Alistair MacGregor, representing Jean Crowder, MP for Cowichan - Nanaimo. At this meeting Stephen, Kevin and Kelly shared with us a proposal to eliminate 2 anchorages, reposition the remaining 6 anchorages and to set a maximum ship length on each anchorage (see solution page for further information) .
Jan 21 2015
Peter and Paul attended the January meeting of the Cowichan Stewardship Roundtable and Peter gave a brief description of the society and our goals.
Jan 16 2015
Attended a meeting with Peter Fitt, president of the West Coast Maritime Institute. Peter was gracious enough to explain the shipping industry, it's practices and answered all of our questions on the topic.
Oct 2014 -
Investigated and researched the issues, collected and analyzed data in order to build a knowledge database so that we could be as educated as possible on the various topics. This is an ongoing process.