https://crdwatch.ca/2026/04/06/destruction-of-esquimalts-natural-assets-by-frances-litman/CRD Watch Homepage en2026-04-06T18:43:13+00:00Destruction of Esquimalt’s Natural Assets, by Frances Litmanenvironment, health, nature, community, climate-change, wildlife, travel, natural habitat loss, Natural Habitat, Township of Esquimalt, pollinators, environmental destruction, Photographic Essay, Frances Litman, DOD land, urban wildlife, Colville Road, Esquimalt Public Works Yard, Esquimalt Road, Canteen Road, carbon net zero 20250, asthma, tree replacement, Natural Assets Management Strategy, Low Impact Development (LID), utilities, boring, hydro-vac excavation, root zones, mature canopy, photographs, urban deforestationhttps://crdwatch.ca/2026/04/05/the-cvrd-issue-in-focus-the-playbook-how-bc-regional-districts-lock-in-policy-before-anyone-can-stop-them-by-arthur-mcinnis/CRD Watch Homepage en2026-04-06T05:19:14+00:00The CVRD issue in focus. The Playbook: How BC Regional Districts Lock In Policy Before Anyone Can Stop Them, by Arthur McInnisCRD Watch, development, british columbia, politics, growth, province of BC, CRD, Southern Vancouver Island, Community Charter, Local Government Act, Duncan, Vancouver Island, Official Community Plans, bylaw, Policy, rural, governance, regional government, Sasha Izard, Mark McInnis, degrowth, CVRD, Cowichan Valley Regional District, RVs, Roosters, government overreach, legal mechanisms, OCPs, binding, overrides, Comprehensive Zoning Bylaw, Cowichan 2025, Regional Collaboration Framework, population growth, induced growth, forestry, economy, growth containment target, CZB, farmland, collaboration framework, growth strategy, modernised OCP, chickens, docks, fences, permits, micromanagement, power grabbing, North Cowichan, Ladysmith, Lake Cowichan, municipal directors, electoral areas, playbook, public hearing waivers, watchdog, COAP, rural communities, BC General Local Government election of 2026, structure, overlapping structures, power structures, Civic Governancehttps://crdwatch.ca/2026/04/05/plans-to-turn-the-fort-rodd-hill-area-into-a-national-urban-park-could-hurt-the-environment-ecology-if-not-considered-carefully/CRD Watch Homepage en2026-04-06T04:41:34+00:00Plans to turn the Fort Rodd Hill Area into a National Urban Park could hurt the environment/ecology if not considered carefully.environment, Ecology, Federal Government, City of Colwood, Frances Litman, Creatively United, Creatively United for the Planet, Fort Rodd Hill, National Urban Parks, Surveyhttps://crdwatch.ca/2026/04/04/i-asked-ai-if-there-was-corruption-in-the-government-of-british-columbia-could-it-be-hidden-from-the-public-using-the-mechanisms-of-the-freedom-of-information-and-protection-of-privacy-act-foippa/CRD Watch Homepage en2026-04-05T02:52:15+00:00I asked AI: If there was corruption in the government of British Columbia, could it be hidden from the public using the mechanisms of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPPA)?politics, transparency, province of British Columbia, philosophy, lack of transparency, Freedom of Information, Freedom From Information, FOIPPA, denial of information, Lack of democracy, bureaucracy, technocracy, AI, technology, Corruption, Thought experiment, Delaying Information, Withholding Information