Do you live in the Cowichan Valley? Are you planning on voting in the upcoming B.C. election on Oct. 19? Check out this guide for information on ridings, candidates, how to vote and more. #BCelection #CowichanValley thediscourse.ca/cowichan-valle…

Almost one quarter of Cowichan Valley residents are without a family doctor, but the Quw’utsun Family Medicine Residency Program aims to ease the doctor shortage in Cowichan. Reporter David Minkow looked into the program and caught up with a doctor in it. thediscourse.ca/cowichan-valle…

“In the past … around this time, there would be so much salmon in our river. You could walk from one side to the other stepping on the salmon as you cross over,” recalled Quw'utsun Elder John George. Story and photos by Shalu Mehta thediscourse.ca/cowichan-valle…

Your 2024 B.C. election questions, answered. We reached out to Cowichan Valley, Juan de Fuca-Malahat and Ladysmith-Oceanside candidates with your questions on housing. Read their responses here: thediscourse.ca/cowichan-valle…

The Better Together Cowichan event aimed to heal divides and foster better collaboration in the community to tackle the toxic drug crisis. Learn more about the event, and solutions presented, from reporter David Minkow: thediscourse.ca/cowichan-valle…

Involuntary addictions treatment has become a key issue during the B.C. election. Discourse Community Publishing reached out to mental health care experts to better understand how it currently works. Read the story to learn more: thediscourse.ca/cowichan-valle…

We sent reader questions to B.C. election candidates in the Cowichan Valley, Juan de Fuca-Malahat and Ladysmith-Oceanside ridings. Here's what they had to say about homelessness and social supports: thediscourse.ca/cowichan-valle…

What are Cowichan Valley, Juan de Fuca-Malahat and Ladysmith-Oceanside B.C. election candidates saying about the environment? See their answers to reader questions here: thediscourse.ca/cowichan-valle…

So proud of our little team for all of the work we've put out this past month.

Wowowow. Look at all of this election coverage from The Discourse's team (of four people, might I add) in the Cowichan Valley, Comox Valley and Nanaimo. So much ground covered here. Give it a read! thediscourse.indiegraf.com/index.php?acti…

“All of Lisa’s loved ones finally have somewhere to come and mourn her.” thediscourse.ca/nanaimo/lisa-m…

Why are these Courtenay apartments being demolished? thediscourse.ca/comox-valley/w… The land that the Anderton Arms apartment building is on is unstable — here’s why, and who is most affected. by @MadelineDunnett

In 2020, sales at the Cow-op online farmers' marketplace exploded amidst the pandemic. Now, as it celebrates its 10th anniversary and supports more than 100 local food producers, Cow-op is having to find its way out of debt. David Minkow reports: thediscourse.ca/cowichan-valle…

.Elections BC has now released estimates of the number of uncounted votes in each riding. How does that affect the chances that B.C.'s election results will change this weekend? Not much. The likelihood of a seat flipping is still pretty low. chadskelton.com/2024/10/update… #bcpoli

We have updated election results on our website. Results for 30 electoral districts have been updated. The next update will be at 1 p.m. tomorrow (Sun, Oct 27). Find the updates here: electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net/electionsbcenr… #bcpoli

With all mail-in and assisted phone votes counted, several races will come down to a few dozen special and absentee ballots In JdF-M, NDP leads by 106 votes with ~185 votes to be counted In Surrey City Centre, NDP leads by 178 votes with ~175 votes to be counted #bcpoli

How has the City of Courtenay’s growth changed the river? thediscourse.ca/comox-valley/h…

In case anyone needs a bit of a timeline cleanse, here is my dog Cedar celebrating her third birthday at daycare:

This guy is wrong about many things but worth pointing out this one! Pre-interviews are standard in broadcast news. They help producers confirm basic facts and get a sense of what you know. They help the interviewee prep + see how a live conversation will flow. Not a conspiracy!

Today, IndigiNews and the Narwhal co-published a piece entirely in nêhiyawêwin. Working on this beautiful collaboration has been a highlight of the last few months (and ever!) and I'm so excited for others to experience it. indiginews.com/features/e-pim…