#northcowichan — Public Fediverse posts

Band-aid solutions are not going to fix the #flooding problems in the #Chemainus River #watershed - Chief James Thomas from the #Halalt #FirstNation told #NorthCowichan council last month. He said the watershed and its #salmon are in #jeopardy mainly due to #logging practices that were conducted upstream in the watershed over the past 50 years.

Read more at: https://saanichnews.com/2025/12/14/island-first-nations-chief-says-band-aids-wont-solve-chemainus-river-flooding/

#StopDeforestation #StopEcocide #BCForestryReform #environmental #ClimateAction #BCpoli #CDNpoli #Cowichan #CoastSalish #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW

Band-aid solutions are not going to fix the #flooding problems in the #Chemainus River #watershed - Chief James Thomas from the #Halalt #FirstNation told #NorthCowichan council last month. He said the watershed and its #salmon are in #jeopardy mainly due to #logging practices that were conducted upstream in the watershed over the past 50 years.

Read more at: https://saanichnews.com/2025/12/14/island-first-nations-chief-says-band-aids-wont-solve-chemainus-river-flooding/

#StopDeforestation #StopEcocide #BCForestryReform #environmental #ClimateAction #BCpoli #CDNpoli #Cowichan #CoastSalish #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW

Band-aid solutions are not going to fix the #flooding problems in the #Chemainus River #watershed - Chief James Thomas from the #Halalt #FirstNation told #NorthCowichan council last month. He said the watershed and its #salmon are in #jeopardy mainly due to #logging practices that were conducted upstream in the watershed over the past 50 years.

Read more at: https://saanichnews.com/2025/12/14/island-first-nations-chief-says-band-aids-wont-solve-chemainus-river-flooding/

#StopDeforestation #StopEcocide #BCForestryReform #environmental #ClimateAction #BCpoli #CDNpoli #Cowichan #CoastSalish #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW

Band-aid solutions are not going to fix the #flooding problems in the #Chemainus River #watershed - Chief James Thomas from the #Halalt #FirstNation told #NorthCowichan council last month. He said the watershed and its #salmon are in #jeopardy mainly due to #logging practices that were conducted upstream in the watershed over the past 50 years.

Read more at: https://saanichnews.com/2025/12/14/island-first-nations-chief-says-band-aids-wont-solve-chemainus-river-flooding/

#StopDeforestation #StopEcocide #BCForestryReform #environmental #ClimateAction #BCpoli #CDNpoli #Cowichan #CoastSalish #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW

Band-aid solutions are not going to fix the #flooding problems in the #Chemainus River #watershed - Chief James Thomas from the #Halalt #FirstNation told #NorthCowichan council last month. He said the watershed and its #salmon are in #jeopardy mainly due to #logging practices that were conducted upstream in the watershed over the past 50 years.

Read more at: https://saanichnews.com/2025/12/14/island-first-nations-chief-says-band-aids-wont-solve-chemainus-river-flooding/

#StopDeforestation #StopEcocide #BCForestryReform #environmental #ClimateAction #BCpoli #CDNpoli #Cowichan #CoastSalish #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW

I enjoy #RainyDay #Autumn #forest #hiking because the #trails are free of other humans 💚

#GetOutside #woodlands #trees #nature #ecosystem #ecological #cedars #TakeAHike #Nanaimo #NorthCowichan #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PNW #DisabledHiker #AdaptiveHiking #Peaceful #ExploreMore #HikingTrails #MuddyHike

I enjoy #RainyDay #Autumn #forest #hiking because the #trails are free of other humans 💚

#GetOutside #woodlands #trees #nature #ecosystem #ecological #cedars #TakeAHike #Nanaimo #NorthCowichan #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PNW #DisabledHiker #AdaptiveHiking #Peaceful #ExploreMore #HikingTrails #MuddyHike

I enjoy #RainyDay #Autumn #forest #hiking because the #trails are free of other humans 💚

#GetOutside #woodlands #trees #nature #ecosystem #ecological #cedars #TakeAHike #Nanaimo #NorthCowichan #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PNW #DisabledHiker #AdaptiveHiking #Peaceful #ExploreMore #HikingTrails #MuddyHike

I enjoy #RainyDay #Autumn #forest #hiking because the #trails are free of other humans 💚

#GetOutside #woodlands #trees #nature #ecosystem #ecological #cedars #TakeAHike #Nanaimo #NorthCowichan #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PNW #DisabledHiker #AdaptiveHiking #Peaceful #ExploreMore #HikingTrails #MuddyHike

I enjoy #RainyDay #Autumn #forest #hiking because the #trails are free of other humans 💚

#GetOutside #woodlands #trees #nature #ecosystem #ecological #cedars #TakeAHike #Nanaimo #NorthCowichan #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PNW #DisabledHiker #AdaptiveHiking #Peaceful #ExploreMore #HikingTrails #MuddyHike

A #moss & #lichen covered stick that I found in the #forest.

#nature #mosstodon #lichensubscribe #Nanaimo #NorthCowichan #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW

A #moss & #lichen covered stick that I found in the #forest.

#nature #mosstodon #lichensubscribe #Nanaimo #NorthCowichan #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW

A #moss & #lichen covered stick that I found in the #forest.

#nature #mosstodon #lichensubscribe #Nanaimo #NorthCowichan #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW

A #moss & #lichen covered stick that I found in the #forest.

#nature #mosstodon #lichensubscribe #Nanaimo #NorthCowichan #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW

A #moss & #lichen covered stick that I found in the #forest.

#nature #mosstodon #lichensubscribe #Nanaimo #NorthCowichan #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW

Two fab, local #Nanaimo small businesses operate out of this converted, former #TrainStation located on Selby St., beside the #ENRailTrail / former #TrainTracks. Black Rabbit Restaurant & White Rabbit Coffee Community.
Cool mixed businesses - both offer local made foods/drinks & showcase local artists.

Black Rabbit Restaurant is more than a restaurant. It's also home to The General Store, which sells/displays local art. It runs The #PostcardProject :
https://www.blackrabbitkitchen.com/postcards
They rent out their attic as private event space too.
https://www.blackrabbitkitchen.com/whiterabbitcoffeeco/
White Rabbit Coffee offera #XálishMedicines adaptogen & chocolates from #KinsuChocolates.
Their #coffee & milled #teas are from #VancouverIsland small businesses, #DiscoveryCoffee & #JagaSilk. They also stock loose leaf teas from #CorneliaBean - a small tea company from Manitoba.

#NorthCowichan #SupportSmallBiz #BoycottStarbucks #SupportLocalCafes #VanIsle #HeritageBuilding #Cafe #Restaurant #PacificNorthwest #PNW #architecture #building #railway #ENRail #sepia #MonochromeMonday #TourismVancouverIsland

Two fab, local #Nanaimo small businesses operate out of this converted, former #TrainStation located on Selby St., beside the #ENRailTrail / former #TrainTracks. Black Rabbit Restaurant & White Rabbit Coffee Community.
Cool mixed businesses - both offer local made foods/drinks & showcase local artists.

Black Rabbit Restaurant is more than a restaurant. It's also home to The General Store, which sells/displays local art. It runs The #PostcardProject :
https://www.blackrabbitkitchen.com/postcards
They rent out their attic as private event space too.
https://www.blackrabbitkitchen.com/whiterabbitcoffeeco/
White Rabbit Coffee offera #XálishMedicines adaptogen & chocolates from #KinsuChocolates.
Their #coffee & milled #teas are from #VancouverIsland small businesses, #DiscoveryCoffee & #JagaSilk. They also stock loose leaf teas from #CorneliaBean - a small tea company from Manitoba.

#NorthCowichan #SupportSmallBiz #BoycottStarbucks #SupportLocalCafes #VanIsle #HeritageBuilding #Cafe #Restaurant #PacificNorthwest #PNW #architecture #building #railway #ENRail #sepia #MonochromeMonday #TourismVancouverIsland

Two fab, local #Nanaimo small businesses operate out of this converted, former #TrainStation located on Selby St., beside the #ENRailTrail / former #TrainTracks. Black Rabbit Restaurant & White Rabbit Coffee Community.
Cool mixed businesses - both offer local made foods/drinks & showcase local artists.

Black Rabbit Restaurant is more than a restaurant. It's also home to The General Store, which sells/displays local art. It runs The #PostcardProject :
https://www.blackrabbitkitchen.com/postcards
They rent out their attic as private event space too.
https://www.blackrabbitkitchen.com/whiterabbitcoffeeco/
White Rabbit Coffee offera #XálishMedicines adaptogen & chocolates from #KinsuChocolates.
Their #coffee & milled #teas are from #VancouverIsland small businesses, #DiscoveryCoffee & #JagaSilk. They also stock loose leaf teas from #CorneliaBean - a small tea company from Manitoba.

#NorthCowichan #SupportSmallBiz #BoycottStarbucks #SupportLocalCafes #VanIsle #HeritageBuilding #Cafe #Restaurant #PacificNorthwest #PNW #architecture #building #railway #ENRail #sepia #MonochromeMonday #TourismVancouverIsland

Two fab, local #Nanaimo small businesses operate out of this converted, former #TrainStation located on Selby St., beside the #ENRailTrail / former #TrainTracks. Black Rabbit Restaurant & White Rabbit Coffee Community.
Cool mixed businesses - both offer local made foods/drinks & showcase local artists.

Black Rabbit Restaurant is more than a restaurant. It's also home to The General Store, which sells/displays local art. It runs The #PostcardProject :
https://www.blackrabbitkitchen.com/postcards
They rent out their attic as private event space too.
https://www.blackrabbitkitchen.com/whiterabbitcoffeeco/
White Rabbit Coffee offera #XálishMedicines adaptogen & chocolates from #KinsuChocolates.
Their #coffee & milled #teas are from #VancouverIsland small businesses, #DiscoveryCoffee & #JagaSilk. They also stock loose leaf teas from #CorneliaBean - a small tea company from Manitoba.

#NorthCowichan #SupportSmallBiz #BoycottStarbucks #SupportLocalCafes #VanIsle #HeritageBuilding #Cafe #Restaurant #PacificNorthwest #PNW #architecture #building #railway #ENRail #sepia #MonochromeMonday #TourismVancouverIsland

Two fab, local #Nanaimo small businesses operate out of this converted, former #TrainStation located on Selby St., beside the #ENRailTrail / former #TrainTracks. Black Rabbit Restaurant & White Rabbit Coffee Community.
Cool mixed businesses - both offer local made foods/drinks & showcase local artists.

Black Rabbit Restaurant is more than a restaurant. It's also home to The General Store, which sells/displays local art. It runs The #PostcardProject :
https://www.blackrabbitkitchen.com/postcards
They rent out their attic as private event space too.
https://www.blackrabbitkitchen.com/whiterabbitcoffeeco/
White Rabbit Coffee offera #XálishMedicines adaptogen & chocolates from #KinsuChocolates.
Their #coffee & milled #teas are from #VancouverIsland small businesses, #DiscoveryCoffee & #JagaSilk. They also stock loose leaf teas from #CorneliaBean - a small tea company from Manitoba.

#NorthCowichan #SupportSmallBiz #BoycottStarbucks #SupportLocalCafes #VanIsle #HeritageBuilding #Cafe #Restaurant #PacificNorthwest #PNW #architecture #building #railway #ENRail #sepia #MonochromeMonday #TourismVancouverIsland

#Nature creates the best #art.
I just look for the natural opportunities to frame/ #photograph what nature had already created to showcase to seeking eyes 💚😊💚

#Autumn #SilentSunday #leaves #foliage #lake #reflections #FallColours #November #WorldInMyEyes #nature #ferns #log #submerged #floating #Nanaimo #NorthCowichan #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #PhotoWalk #NatureArt #abstract #LeafLitter #debris #VisualArt #DisabledArtists #DisabledPhotographers

#Nature creates the best #art.
I just look for the natural opportunities to frame/ #photograph what nature had already created to showcase to seeking eyes 💚😊💚

#Autumn #SilentSunday #leaves #foliage #lake #reflections #FallColours #November #WorldInMyEyes #nature #ferns #log #submerged #floating #Nanaimo #NorthCowichan #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #PhotoWalk #NatureArt #abstract #LeafLitter #debris #VisualArt #DisabledArtists #DisabledPhotographers

#Nature creates the best #art.
I just look for the natural opportunities to frame/ #photograph what nature had already created to showcase to seeking eyes 💚😊💚

#Autumn #SilentSunday #leaves #foliage #lake #reflections #FallColours #November #WorldInMyEyes #nature #ferns #log #submerged #floating #Nanaimo #NorthCowichan #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #PhotoWalk #NatureArt #abstract #LeafLitter #debris #VisualArt #DisabledArtists #DisabledPhotographers

#Nature creates the best #art.
I just look for the natural opportunities to frame/ #photograph what nature had already created to showcase to seeking eyes 💚😊💚

#Autumn #SilentSunday #leaves #foliage #lake #reflections #FallColours #November #WorldInMyEyes #nature #ferns #log #submerged #floating #Nanaimo #NorthCowichan #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #PhotoWalk #NatureArt #abstract #LeafLitter #debris #VisualArt #DisabledArtists #DisabledPhotographers

#Nature creates the best #art.
I just look for the natural opportunities to frame/ #photograph what nature had already created to showcase to seeking eyes 💚😊💚

#Autumn #SilentSunday #leaves #foliage #lake #reflections #FallColours #November #WorldInMyEyes #nature #ferns #log #submerged #floating #Nanaimo #NorthCowichan #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #PhotoWalk #NatureArt #abstract #LeafLitter #debris #VisualArt #DisabledArtists #DisabledPhotographers

Someone #lost their #gloves at the lake.

#Autumn #SilentSunday #Nanaimo #VancouverIsland #NorthCowichan #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW

Someone #lost their #gloves at the lake.

#Autumn #SilentSunday #Nanaimo #VancouverIsland #NorthCowichan #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW

Someone #lost their #gloves at the lake.

#Autumn #SilentSunday #Nanaimo #VancouverIsland #NorthCowichan #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW

Someone #lost their #gloves at the lake.

#Autumn #SilentSunday #Nanaimo #VancouverIsland #NorthCowichan #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW

Someone #lost their #gloves at the lake.

#Autumn #SilentSunday #Nanaimo #VancouverIsland #NorthCowichan #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW

Your guide to #LittleFreeLibraries in the #CowichanValley (and how to find them).

From #MillBay to #NorthCowichan, readers have shared the location of little #FreeLibraries to help neighbours discover and #ShareBooks.

https://thediscourse.ca/cowichan-valley/little-free-libraries-cowichan-valley

#SouthCowichan #FreeBooks #ShawniganLake #DuncanBC #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #BooksForEveryone #CommunityLibraries #CommunityBuilding

Your guide to #LittleFreeLibraries in the #CowichanValley (and how to find them).

From #MillBay to #NorthCowichan, readers have shared the location of little #FreeLibraries to help neighbours discover and #ShareBooks.

https://thediscourse.ca/cowichan-valley/little-free-libraries-cowichan-valley

#SouthCowichan #FreeBooks #ShawniganLake #DuncanBC #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #BooksForEveryone #CommunityLibraries #CommunityBuilding

Your guide to #LittleFreeLibraries in the #CowichanValley (and how to find them).

From #MillBay to #NorthCowichan, readers have shared the location of little #FreeLibraries to help neighbours discover and #ShareBooks.

https://thediscourse.ca/cowichan-valley/little-free-libraries-cowichan-valley

#SouthCowichan #FreeBooks #ShawniganLake #DuncanBC #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #BooksForEveryone #CommunityLibraries #CommunityBuilding

Your guide to #LittleFreeLibraries in the #CowichanValley (and how to find them).

From #MillBay to #NorthCowichan, readers have shared the location of little #FreeLibraries to help neighbours discover and #ShareBooks.

https://thediscourse.ca/cowichan-valley/little-free-libraries-cowichan-valley

#SouthCowichan #FreeBooks #ShawniganLake #DuncanBC #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #BooksForEveryone #CommunityLibraries #CommunityBuilding

Your guide to #LittleFreeLibraries in the #CowichanValley (and how to find them).

From #MillBay to #NorthCowichan, readers have shared the location of little #FreeLibraries to help neighbours discover and #ShareBooks.

https://thediscourse.ca/cowichan-valley/little-free-libraries-cowichan-valley

#SouthCowichan #FreeBooks #ShawniganLake #DuncanBC #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #BooksForEveryone #CommunityLibraries #CommunityBuilding

If you know anyone up-island who might love to #sing with others for the joy of it in #Nanaimo or #Parksville, Sylvia hosts informal #SongCircles with uplifting, harmony-rich songs taught by ear, with lots of creativity and movement, and sometimes collaborations with visiting songleaders. She's from the #UbuntuChoirsNetwork - who believe singing is a universal human birthright! It's all about #harmony and #connection rather than perfection.

Learn more & join in #CommunitySinging 😀
https://www.sylviahumble.ca/events

#SingingForJoy #SingForHealth #SingForUnity #SingingTogether #FreeEvents #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #NorthCowichan

If you know anyone up-island who might love to #sing with others for the joy of it in #Nanaimo or #Parksville, Sylvia hosts informal #SongCircles with uplifting, harmony-rich songs taught by ear, with lots of creativity and movement, and sometimes collaborations with visiting songleaders. She's from the #UbuntuChoirsNetwork - who believe singing is a universal human birthright! It's all about #harmony and #connection rather than perfection.

Learn more & join in #CommunitySinging 😀
https://www.sylviahumble.ca/events

#SingingForJoy #SingForHealth #SingForUnity #SingingTogether #FreeEvents #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #NorthCowichan

If you know anyone up-island who might love to #sing with others for the joy of it in #Nanaimo or #Parksville, Sylvia hosts informal #SongCircles with uplifting, harmony-rich songs taught by ear, with lots of creativity and movement, and sometimes collaborations with visiting songleaders. She's from the #UbuntuChoirsNetwork - who believe singing is a universal human birthright! It's all about #harmony and #connection rather than perfection.

Learn more & join in #CommunitySinging 😀
https://www.sylviahumble.ca/events

#SingingForJoy #SingForHealth #SingForUnity #SingingTogether #FreeEvents #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #NorthCowichan

If you know anyone up-island who might love to #sing with others for the joy of it in #Nanaimo or #Parksville, Sylvia hosts informal #SongCircles with uplifting, harmony-rich songs taught by ear, with lots of creativity and movement, and sometimes collaborations with visiting songleaders. She's from the #UbuntuChoirsNetwork - who believe singing is a universal human birthright! It's all about #harmony and #connection rather than perfection.

Learn more & join in #CommunitySinging 😀
https://www.sylviahumble.ca/events

#SingingForJoy #SingForHealth #SingForUnity #SingingTogether #FreeEvents #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #NorthCowichan

If you know anyone up-island who might love to #sing with others for the joy of it in #Nanaimo or #Parksville, Sylvia hosts informal #SongCircles with uplifting, harmony-rich songs taught by ear, with lots of creativity and movement, and sometimes collaborations with visiting songleaders. She's from the #UbuntuChoirsNetwork - who believe singing is a universal human birthright! It's all about #harmony and #connection rather than perfection.

Learn more & join in #CommunitySinging 😀
https://www.sylviahumble.ca/events

#SingingForJoy #SingForHealth #SingForUnity #SingingTogether #FreeEvents #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #NorthCowichan

#Thoughtful Thursday.
2022.

One of my fave #statues in Chemainus.
I probably have at least 10 different photos of the same statue.

#VancouverIsland #ArtLovers #DisabledPhotographers #YYJphotographers #PacificNorthwest #BritishColumbia #Canada #photography #PNW #VanIsle #NorthCowichan #WorldInMyEyes #LostInThought #TourismVanvouverIsland #PublicArt #sculpture #Thinking #Art #BWphoto #monochrome

#Thoughtful Thursday.
2022.

One of my fave #statues in Chemainus.
I probably have at least 10 different photos of the same statue.

#VancouverIsland #ArtLovers #DisabledPhotographers #YYJphotographers #PacificNorthwest #BritishColumbia #Canada #photography #PNW #VanIsle #NorthCowichan #WorldInMyEyes #LostInThought #TourismVanvouverIsland #PublicArt #sculpture #Thinking #Art #BWphoto #monochrome

#Thoughtful Thursday.
2022.

One of my fave #statues in Chemainus.
I probably have at least 10 different photos of the same statue.

#VancouverIsland #ArtLovers #DisabledPhotographers #YYJphotographers #PacificNorthwest #BritishColumbia #Canada #photography #PNW #VanIsle #NorthCowichan #WorldInMyEyes #LostInThought #TourismVanvouverIsland #PublicArt #sculpture #Thinking #Art #BWphoto #monochrome

#Stairway to an isolated beach in North Cowichan. 2021.

#VancouverIsland #nature #NorthCowichan #DisabledPhotographers #YYJphotographers #PacificNorthwest #BritishColumbia #Canada #photography #NatureLovers #PNW #VanIsle #WorldInMyEyes #stairs #BWphoto #monochrome

#Stairway to an isolated beach in North Cowichan. 2021.

#VancouverIsland #nature #NorthCowichan #DisabledPhotographers #YYJphotographers #PacificNorthwest #BritishColumbia #Canada #photography #NatureLovers #PNW #VanIsle #WorldInMyEyes #stairs #BWphoto #monochrome

#Stairway to an isolated beach in North Cowichan. 2021.

#VancouverIsland #nature #NorthCowichan #DisabledPhotographers #YYJphotographers #PacificNorthwest #BritishColumbia #Canada #photography #NatureLovers #PNW #VanIsle #WorldInMyEyes #stairs #BWphoto #monochrome

My friend's #YellowPlums tree fruited early this year. I got some #plums for my family to eat. Fresh picked fruits are one of the best things about Summer.

#fruit #Ladysmith #StoneFruits #FreshHarvest #VancouverIsland #Summer #FoodSecurity #FreshFruit #Food #OrchardHarvest #FruitHarvest #VanIsle #NorthCowichan #PacificNorthwest

My friend's #YellowPlums tree fruited early this year. I got some #plums for my family to eat. Fresh picked fruits are one of the best things about Summer.

#fruit #Ladysmith #StoneFruits #FreshHarvest #VancouverIsland #Summer #FoodSecurity #FreshFruit #Food #OrchardHarvest #FruitHarvest #VanIsle #NorthCowichan #PacificNorthwest

My friend's #YellowPlums tree fruited early this year. I got some #plums for my family to eat. Fresh picked fruits are one of the best things about Summer.

#fruit #Ladysmith #StoneFruits #FreshHarvest #VancouverIsland #Summer #FoodSecurity #FreshFruit #Food #OrchardHarvest #FruitHarvest #VanIsle #NorthCowichan #PacificNorthwest

My friend's #YellowPlums tree fruited early this year. I got some #plums for my family to eat. Fresh picked fruits are one of the best things about Summer.

#fruit #Ladysmith #StoneFruits #FreshHarvest #VancouverIsland #Summer #FoodSecurity #FreshFruit #Food #OrchardHarvest #FruitHarvest #VanIsle #NorthCowichan #PacificNorthwest