Follow Recent Updates From Jesse.

With summer break firmly in our rearview mirror and holidays over, I want to take this opportunity to call for volunteers.

I’m hosting a Community Meeting this Sunday, September 22nd, at 2 p.m. at the Forbes Hall Community Center, Thetis Island. The meeting is open to all Thetis Island and Area G residents.

Area G has been slower since my last update, so I am sharing a few regional updates. As of July 19, 2024, all CVRD water systems operated by the Cowichan Valley Regional District are at Stage 3 water use restrictions, moving East Vancouver Island to Drought Level 4.

In May, we initiated a pivotal transportation survey, a testament to the active role of Ladysmith residents and the surrounding communities.

2023 presented three unexpected fiscal challenges for Area G residents. General inflationary pressures led to higher utility expenses, insurance premiums, and other operational costs necessary to maintain facilities and deliver services.

If you say to yourself, “I like my community precisely the way it is, why can’t we just pull up the drawbridge? We are facing a demographic tsunami.

I just got back from hiking the Juan de Fuca trail. Once or twice a year, typically when I start complaining too often, I head out on a solo 3 or 4-day hike into the backcountry with nothing more than a tent, sleeping bag, cooking pot and a bag of steel-cut oats.

The Board voted that the Three-Stream Curbside service will include food and yard waste, recycling, garbage and glass collection for all eligible residents in CVRD Electoral Areas.

Learn More About: Director McClinton’s First 100 Days For Area G.