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Jacqueline Ronson

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WestUrban sues engineers over alleged structural defects in Nanaimo and Campbell River developments

By Jacqueline Ronson ● Cowichan Valley ● September 22, 2022

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Magdalena apartment complex needs $1.8 million in repairs: documents

By Jacqueline Ronson & Shalu Mehta ● Cowichan Valley ● August 25, 2022

Just three years after construction, the building’s footings, framing and main floor need major reinforcement, and plumbing must be replaced.

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Developer sues engineers over structural issues at Magdalena apartment complex

By Jacqueline Ronson & Shalu Mehta ● Cowichan Valley ● August 11, 2022

Residents at the Magdalena say they’ve dealt with maintenance disruptions and security issues for over a year.

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Spune’luxutth (Penelakut) hosts second March For The Children

By Jacqueline Ronson ● Cowichan Valley ● August 3, 2022

The event serves to honour and remember children who died at the Kuper Island Residential School, and those who survived.

A man and a woman stand, looking serious, in front of a building facade.

Developer seeks to evict all tenants at North Cowichan rental complex, citing structural defects

By Jacqueline Ronson & Shalu Mehta ● Cowichan Valley ● July 28, 2022

“It’s a mess. People are frustrated,” says tenant Jess Phair.

Smiling people walk down a wide trail with a happy dog in front.

The Q’ushin’tul’ Ancestors Walk: Learning to walk together

By Jacqueline Ronson ● Cowichan Valley ● May 7, 2022

How four days on an ancient path with a group of strangers showed me the way.

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Quw’utsun Elders lead cedar planting ceremony at Bright Angel Park

By Jacqueline Ronson ● Cowichan Valley ● April 22, 2022

They planted trees as a memorial for children lost to residential ‘schools’ and as a gift for future generations.

Jacqueline Ronson, left, and Shalu Mehta, right, pose and smile in front of a forested backdrop.

Meet Shalu Mehta, The Discourse’s new lead reporter for the Cowichan region

By Jacqueline Ronson ● Cowichan Valley ● March 31, 2022

“To be able to support this work and keep it going is truly such an honour,” Shalu says.

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VIRL action kicks off in Cowichan as library staff demand fair wages

By Tegwyn Hughes & Jacqueline Ronson ● Cowichan Valley ● March 10, 2022

Staff have been without a collective agreement for over a year.

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Opinion: Are journalism’s problems unfixable? Heck no!

By Jacqueline Ronson ● Cowichan Valley ● March 5, 2022

How The Discourse started a revolution in independent local news.

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Q&A: Lawyer speaks on groundbreaking Anti-SLAPP case against Union Bay shipbreaking company

Union Bay locals await next steps after controversial shipbreaking lease cancelled

Deep Water Recovery fined more than $46K in relation to effluent discharge into Baynes Sound

Deep Water Recovery executives say shipbreaking operations aren’t polluting Union Bay

Quw'utsun Stories

The story of S-hwu-hwa’us and Qul-lhanumutsun

Sta’lo’ Mustimuhw: A story of the river people

The story of Sheshuq’um, the monster at Octopus Point

The ancient story of Swuq’us

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Deep Dive: It Takes a Village

Nanaimo Affordable Housing Society name change to Ballenas ‘in discussion’ for years,’ says CEO

Reporter Julie Chadwick and advocate Roxy Noble sit at a table looking out at participants during a speaking session

10 ways to better support tenants with vulnerabilities due to income, age or disabilities

‘I want it to stop’: Tenants and advocates allege bullying by non-profit housing provider

A building entrance way shows the words Corlett Place

Q and A: What are vulnerable tenants rights in non-profit housing?

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Who will protect low-income seniors from dying in extreme heat?

A blonde senior raises a hand a knock on the front door of a patio-style complex.

Seniors left in distress — or dead — for days in Nanaimo Affordable Housing Society units

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