Julie Chadwick, Author at The Discourse.

A young girl with short black hair wears an ornate kimono in this colourized photograph

Japanese internment explored in new exhibit, From ‘Herring Capital’ to Seven Potatoes

By Julie Chadwick ● Nanaimo ● May 23, 2024

Nanaimo Museum exhibit traces the experiences of three local families, including the Yoshidas, who started The Grotto restaurant.

A man in a silver suit and ball cap dances in front of a green background

‘entre chien et loup’ teeters between the body and technology

By Julie Chadwick ● Nanaimo ● May 21, 2024

Performance explores ‘the fault lines between fear and unknowing, civilization and the wild, and security and safety.’

Lyackson Chief Pahalicktun is smiling while he is blanketed.

After generations of displacement, ‘Vancouver Island’ lands returned to Lyackson, Cowichan First Nations

By Julie Chadwick ● Cowichan Valley ● May 16, 2024

An agreement to transfer 312 hectares in the Cowichan River Valley was signed May 11 as part of the treaty process.

An abandoned hotel site shows a shuttered building on the left side and a closed business outbuilding on the right.

What’s going on with the old Howard Johnson hotel site?

By Julie Chadwick ● Nanaimo ● May 9, 2024

Rezoning of village site passes third reading, despite opposition from Snuneymuxw First Nation.

Angela Sterrit looks into the camera with long brown hair and a black blazer over a yellow shirt

Angela Sterritt on Unbroken and being a journalist in Canada

By Julie Chadwick ● Nanaimo ● April 30, 2024

‘There’s an Indigenous truth, and then there’s the Canadian truth, and they’re very, very different.’

An abstract painting shows a stripe of yellow over a cluster of other colours below

Sun Over Swamp explores the abstract aesthetics of ‘vast and complex lifeworlds’

By Julie Chadwick ● Nanaimo ● April 23, 2024

Nanaimo Art Gallery’s Sun Over Swamp group show features abstract works from Takao Tanabe, Rebecca Brewer, Azadeh Elmizadeh, Rita Letendre and Gailan Ngan.

A man in a blue jacket and toque pulls English ivy out of the ground

Artists, forest kids and dancers Pull to Gather for Earth Day

By Julie Chadwick ● Nanaimo ● April 18, 2024

Art Action Earwig collective’s Earth Day event will feature visual installations, ivy-pulling, music and dance.

A man in a woven cedar hat songs and drums as Premier Eby and others watch

Youth addiction services come to Vancouver Island

By Julie Chadwick ● Nanaimo ● April 11, 2024

Orca Lelum Youth Wellness Centre is the first of its kind and will offer culturally relevant detox and treatment services.

A crowd of audience members gather in a backyard around a makeshift stage constructed of wood

Nanaimo’s Backyard Fest is back on

By Julie Chadwick ● Nanaimo ● April 9, 2024

Two-day backyard festival that celebrates local musicians and artists saved by ‘working together,’ says organizer.

President of the Haida Nation Gaagwiis wears glasses and in Haida regalia sings in a group of people that include drummers and Minister Murray Rankin

‘It’s all Haida land’: Nation’s title to be officially recognized over the entirety of Haida Gwaii

By Julie Chadwick ● News ● April 4, 2024

A new draft agreement with the province lays out the groundwork to transition governance and jurisdiction over more than 10,000 square km of territory.

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Japanese internment explored in new exhibit, From ‘Herring Capital’ to Seven Potatoes

‘entre chien et loup’ teeters between the body and technology

After generations of displacement, ‘Vancouver Island’ lands returned to Lyackson, Cowichan First Nations

What’s going on with the old Howard Johnson hotel site?

Angela Sterritt on Unbroken and being a journalist in Canada

Sun Over Swamp explores the abstract aesthetics of ‘vast and complex lifeworlds’

Artists, forest kids and dancers Pull to Gather for Earth Day

Youth addiction services come to Vancouver Island

Nanaimo’s Backyard Fest is back on

‘It’s all Haida land’: Nation’s title to be officially recognized over the entirety of Haida Gwaii

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

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

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

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

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

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