Comox Valley Residents Overwhelmingly Reject P3 for Wastewater

  COURTENAY – Residents in Union Bay, Royston and Kilmarnock voted down a proposed Public-Private Partnership (P3) for wastewater treatment in a referendum held last Saturday (June 18) with 75 percent of voters saying no to private for-profit wastewater treatment.  “Several factors contributed to residents saying no to the proposed P3, but in the end I […]

Help Defend Public Library Services at Coquitlam Public Libraries

COQUITLAM – CUPE 561 is asking for your help to defend valuable public library services at the Coquitlam Public Library (CPL). They have launched an online email campaign asking City Council and the Library Director to cancel an $800,000 restructuring plan that would increase management positions by 150 percent and likely see service levels decline. […]