Every week, there’s a fresh tale of bureaucratic brilliance. Remember when the CVRD thought the best way to deal with a safety issue was to rip out two essential bus shelters? Because nothing says “problem solved” like forcing seniors and kids to stand in the rain. What’s next—closing parks because people use them?

And let’s talk about the Cowichan Estuary Restoration Project—sounds nice, right? Except for the part where productive farmland gets turned into a marsh and local farmers lose their feed crops. Classic case of big plans, small thinking.

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