Lori Iannidinardo CVRD Director for Area D Cowichan Bay

November 19, 2011

I want to thank the citizens and voters of Area D: Cowichan Bay for returning me to the CVRD Board as your representative for another three-year term. I appreciate your vote of confidence.

It is an honour to serve you and I promise to continue to work hard on your behalf.

I am passionate about our community and our home.

It has been so heartening to hear, as I have knocked on doors these past few weeks, how much you too care about this special place where we live.

Thank-you, Lori

Social Planning Cowichan and the Cowichan Regional Affordable Housing Directorate invite you to help design a project that will address the affordable housing need in the Cowichan Region.

The Cowichan Valley Regional Hospital District (CVRHC) has asked Social Planning Cowichan to convene stakeholders to determine how funding for affordable housing can best be used in the Cowichan Region. We are asking participants to design a project that will provide housing or housing supports to people who are in need of affordable housing.

Through a series of four workshops we will share information about our region’s housing needs and ideas for possible solutions. Design sessions will provide you with the opportunity to help create solutions that meet the unique needs of our Region. You and other participants will select the project criteria that best meets the community’s needs. Participants will select the best project to create a Request for Proposals (RFP) for CVHRD funding to create the project in the Cowichan Region.

for information on my election platform see: http://reelectlori.ca

Please Remember to Vote
Saturday, November 19
8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Bench School
1501 Cowichan Bay Road

Advance Poll
Wednesday, November 9
Tuesday, November 15
8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Island Savings Centre, Duncan

A Bulletin produced by Safer Futures for the CSAC June 2011 Edition

“Promoting Safety in the Cowichan Region”
Presented by Cowichan Safety Advisory Committee (CSAC)

‘Mosquito’ Discussed as a Means of Addressing Youth Vandalism

Ladysmith council is considering employing a device that emits a high pitch whine to deter loitering by teens at Transfer Beach Park. The park is experiencing vandalism suspected to be perpetrated by youth frequenting the area at night. The ‘Mosquito’ is used in other locations as a deterrent to youth, causing them discomfort with the irritating noise it emits – a noise that supposedly can only be heard by people between the ages of 13-25. Not all of the council agrees that this is the best way to address the problem, and acknowledge that most youth are socially appropriate and the problems are caused by only a few. Discussions around possible solutions continue.

By Peter Rusland, Cowichan News Leader Pictorial, July 07, 2011

Cowichan Bay gets cleaner by the litre with recent sinking of a longer outfall carrying sewage — treated to some of Cowichan’s highest standards — from the bay.

OCP UPDATE: 29 Mar 2011

Greetings from the Area D OCP Steering Committee!

We are currently exploring opportunities to support business and economic development in the community through the new Official Community Plan.

If you are interested in providing input about the kinds of businesses that we have or should have and what actions should be taken to support economic development in Area D - Cowichan Bay, then we would like to hear from you. The Area D OCP Business Survey will take approximately 10 to 15 minutes to complete: 

Click here to complete the survey

Please note, no personal information collected through the survey will be shared to any third party.

OCP UPDATE: Mar 21, 2011

OCP Survey #2 was conducted between December 15, 2010 and February 15, 2011 as part of the Area D – Cowichan Bay Official Community Plan process. The intent of the survey was to seek input from Area D residents and stakeholders on draft OCP goals and potential policy directions. A total of 168 surveys were completed.

Results of the survey are available in two separate documents on the CVRD website:

• Goals and Directions Survey Results (6 pages)
• Goals and Directions Survey Comments (38 pages)

Zero Waste Goal

In 2002, the Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD) committed to “Zero Waste” as its long-term reduction and diversion goal. While recognizing that Zero Waste is not an immediately achievable objective, the CVRD intends to make steady, incremental gains towards this target by continually integrating Zero Waste principles into regional solid waste planning.

Zero Waste focuses on reducing the region's environmental footprint by minimizing the amount of resources being disposed of through reduction, reuse, and recycling. It’s a great direction and the closer we get, the better for the environment. The CVRD has already achieved a 75% recycling rate and cut our garbage disposal per person by almost half (since 1990). As more diversion options become available, let’s strive for a 100% recycling rate!

Click here to read the flyer

OCP UPDATE: Feb 16, 2011

A community meeting was held last night at Bench School to discuss a proposed VORR (vessel operation restriction regulation) and navigation channel for Cowichan Bay.  The VORR would restrict boating activity (motor boats and anchoring) in areas identified as eelgrass habitat; the marked navigation channel is intended to provide safe, unobstructed access to marinas and the boat launch in Cowichan Bay.

OCP UPDATE: Feb 16, 2011

Thank you to all of the community members who participated in our neighbourhood workshop at Bench School on February 8th. The small group discussions provided some very thoughtful and constructive input. A summary report is now available on the CVRD website: http://www.cvrd.bc.ca/DocumentView.aspx?DID=7280