| Municipal Election Countdown: 14 months (Oct 2026) UPDATE: Dismissing the public’s wishes for conservation and staff concerns regarding First Nation relations, North Cowichan council voted to prioritize the resumption of logging in the Municipal Forest Reserve in 2026. Votes in favor of the motion: Bruce Findlay Tek Manhas Becky Hogg Mike Caljouw Votes against the motion: Mayor Rob Douglas Christopher Justice Chris Istace Municipal CAO Ted Swabey emphasized that developing the plan and restarting logging will take time; it is unlikely to be completed before the next election in October 2026. Elections have consequences, the by-election for Debra Toporowski’s seat, shifted the votes in Council to 4-3 in favor of this motion. Public turnout for the byelection was only 4,866 (approx. 18% of eligible voters and Becky Hogg won by only 67 votes) To hear what the Mayor, Councilors and CAO said at the meeting click on the link below and move the timeline marker to 3:37:29 https://pub-northcowichan.escribemeetings.com/Players/ISIStandAlonePlayer.aspx?Id=e7737cbe-f3a1-41a8-9784-65a9f316cac1 For a detailed report on the Council Meeting discussion click on the link below to Larry Pynn’s Blog article: https://www.sixmountains.ca/article/9b0f8444-c91d-4f34-8f71-480e0b9173f5 Municipal Election Countdown: 14 months (Oct 2026) |
Here is the Info you may need so you know how the voting went on the issue of restarting the logging
