https://www.newnorthcowichan.com/blog daily 0.75 2026-02-08 https://www.newnorthcowichan.com/blog/full-2026-budget-is-finally-here monthly 0.5 2026-02-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6946d217e97a6e599e1c630a/e3567ccb-54cf-4e67-899a-f304a43657ce/2025+financial+plan+bylaw.png Blog - Full 2026 Budget is Finally Here - Make it stand out Here is a screenshot from page 5 of the recently amended 5 year financial plan bylaw https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6946d217e97a6e599e1c630a/61742288-6157-45e8-9d4a-9b986ce96e0a/CAOs+office.png Blog - Full 2026 Budget is Finally Here - Make it stand out The North Cowichan 2026 Budget for the CAOs office https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6946d217e97a6e599e1c630a/c41fd533-3e4a-48d5-b735-514045f46b83/bylaw+2024.png Blog - Full 2026 Budget is Finally Here - Make it stand out 2026 Budget for bylaw enforcement - this is the group that pays the costs of street disorder and homeless encampments https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6946d217e97a6e599e1c630a/294af20d-2f7d-4b9c-bee5-422e9280e944/buidling+and+planning.png Blog - Full 2026 Budget is Finally Here - Make it stand out Here is the 2026 budget for the planning and building group - planning revenue is expected to increase but building revenues will decrease? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6946d217e97a6e599e1c630a/b28005d3-9410-48f4-865c-0adbe271a362/equpment+2026.png Blog - Full 2026 Budget is Finally Here - Make it stand out Content from the 2026 proposed North Cowichan Budget - what does it mean? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6946d217e97a6e599e1c630a/993f01d5-2e1f-4f70-8e65-9507abe0b828/staff+report+budget.png Blog - Full 2026 Budget is Finally Here - Make it stand out A summary table of the 9.5% increase in North Cowichan Operating Expenses from 2025 - 2026 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6946d217e97a6e599e1c630a/f47d73f0-d299-4ddb-a090-fc39d234bb08/2026+capital.png Blog - Full 2026 Budget is Finally Here - Make it stand out 2026 capital funding revenues for the Municipality of North Cowichan - an amount that is significantly higher than the $6.9 million for capital as set out within the updated five year financial plan bylaw that was recently updated by Council. Does this mean that 2026 projects are just a carry over from uncompleted 2025 projects I wonder? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6946d217e97a6e599e1c630a/fe8b5a46-f17e-4eb4-a976-7ccd0a7d5104/roads+capital.png Blog - Full 2026 Budget is Finally Here - Make it stand out The proposed 2026 roadworks section of the North Cowichan Capital Budget with zero information on costs or priority https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6946d217e97a6e599e1c630a/91751a49-ccec-476a-b514-2c72d7a3d2d6/South+end+capital.png Blog - Full 2026 Budget is Finally Here - Make it stand out 2026 Proposed South End water system capital projects - graphics in blue for water? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6946d217e97a6e599e1c630a/3947dddf-2168-4d77-af37-a9405e148bd2/Chemainus+Capital.png Blog - Full 2026 Budget is Finally Here - Make it stand out Proposed Chemainus 2026 sewer capital projects - graphics in brown like poop I wonder? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6946d217e97a6e599e1c630a/f8a034c4-033e-4f18-a570-b50844d3cdb3/Crofton+Capital.png Blog - Full 2026 Budget is Finally Here - Make it stand out Proposed Crofton sewer capital expenditures - graphics in brown like poop I wonder? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6946d217e97a6e599e1c630a/e9488d8a-675a-46be-82da-cd6244f4a907/water+and+sewer+capital.png Blog - Full 2026 Budget is Finally Here - Make it stand out a summary table of proposed water and sewer capital projects for 2026 https://www.newnorthcowichan.com/blog/infrastructure-deficit monthly 0.5 2026-01-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6946d217e97a6e599e1c630a/bef17fa1-8c78-4965-a562-9a510e4d5331/TCAS.png Blog - Infrastructure Deficit - Make it stand out North Cowichan 2024 summary of Tangible Capital Assets in their annual report https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6946d217e97a6e599e1c630a/197cf110-d0c9-4df9-9963-2c2f98c82c64/Duncan+TCAs.png Blog - Infrastructure Deficit - Make it stand out A standard schedule of Tangible Capital Assets as seen from the City of Duncan in 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6946d217e97a6e599e1c630a/409c3008-e285-4b85-b1bd-692d7270b12b/CR+TCAs.png Blog - Infrastructure Deficit - Make it stand out Schedule of Tangible Capital Assets for the Municipality of Campbell River - reporting expected levels of assets https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6946d217e97a6e599e1c630a/d3689e93-dd44-4510-9e0f-4236ef14385f/ducan+clarifying+table.png Blog - Infrastructure Deficit - Make it stand out 2024 table of changes in net financial assets for the Municipality of North Cowichan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6946d217e97a6e599e1c630a/8bd2418c-7b5a-4a64-ad8b-522fc8768ba3/Reserve+Funds.png Blog - Infrastructure Deficit - Make it stand out Value of Municipal Reserves (savings) at end of 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6946d217e97a6e599e1c630a/8068ddff-f72c-400c-8f52-72aa9d562f3d/NC+Full+TCAS.png Blog - Infrastructure Deficit - Make it stand out Reported values for tangible capital assets at year end 2024 for North Cowichan https://www.newnorthcowichan.com/blog/why-local-government-matters monthly 0.5 2026-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6946d217e97a6e599e1c630a/24a2a965-16a4-4b52-ae83-9c3cc109531f/Property_Value.jpg Blog - Why Local Government Matters - Make it stand out Does your experience as a taxpayer match this graphic from BC Assessment? 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