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North Cowichan Bylaw and RCMP were onsite at the Lewis Street encampment during the sweep.

‘They could have lessened the harm’: Advocates worry moving Lewis Street encampment endangers residents

By Eric Richards ● Cowichan Valley ● November 20, 2025

North Cowichan said it will service and provide ‘temporary’ sheltering sites, while Cowichan Valley sees a spike in overdoses.

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Expansion to Hand of Man museum sees opposition from Maple Bay neighbours

By Eric Richards ● Cowichan Valley ● November 13, 2025

Residents say they moved to the Maple Bay area for a quiet, rural lifestyle. They are concerned this bylaw amendment jeopardizes that.

Two people in uniform at a wreath laying ceremony in Duncan for Remembrance Day 2025.

In Photos: Duncan Remembrance Day 2025

By Eric Richards ● Cowichan Valley ● November 13, 2025

Photo of the 2023 Remembrance Day service in Nanaimo by Mick Sweetman / The Discourse.

Remembrance Day 2025 events on Vancouver Island

By Mick Sweetman ● Vancouver Island ● November 10, 2025

Events, ceremonies and information on Remembrance Day 2025 in the Comox Valley, Nanaimo and Cowichan Valley

Carl Olsen addresses protestors who oppose the Malahat Safety Improvement Project at the Victoria Legislature.

“You kill the salmon, you kill the orca”: Protestors push back against Malahat highway improvement project

By Eric Richards ● Cowichan Valley ● November 6, 2025

For three years, protestors have been calling on the province to rethink a highway improvement project that could threaten salmon runs and the ecosystem they rely on.

Salmon are returning to Cowichan Valley rivers — here’s where to see them

By Eric Richards ● Cowichan Valley ● October 30, 2025

While returns are improving, advocates say the vital fish still need protection.

‘We want to consider the needs of all citizens’: Ladysmith seeks public input on first-ever accessibility plan

By Noelle Suzuki ● Cowichan Valley ● October 23, 2025

Town launches consultations, until Oct. 29, in its efforts towards reducing barriers and becoming more accessible

The view of the Fraser river from Tl'uqtinus

What a record-breaking lawsuit reveals about tensions between private property and Indigenous rights

By Eric Richards ● Cowichan Valley ● October 21, 2025

An unprecedented 513-day Quw’utsun Nation trial renews debate over private land ownership, Indigenous title, and colonial history

A man measures a large Douglas fir tree in Wildwood Ecoforest

Wildwood Ecoforest gains nearly 9 hectares of ‘untouched’ land

By David Minkow ● Cowichan Valley ● October 9, 2025

Success of fundraising campaign brings the famed demonstration forest back to more than two-thirds of its original size.

A child wearing an orange shirt participates in the Every Child Matter march in Duncan on Sept. 30, 2025.

Every Child Matters march attracts thousands wearing orange on Quw’utsun lands

By Mick Sweetman ● Cowichan Valley ● October 2, 2025

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation remembers Indigenous children who were sent to Indian Residential “Schools” in Canada

‘They could have lessened the harm’: Advocates worry moving Lewis Street encampment endangers residents

Latest in Cowichan Valley

Expansion to Hand of Man museum sees opposition from Maple Bay neighbours

In Photos: Duncan Remembrance Day 2025

Remembrance Day 2025 events on Vancouver Island

“You kill the salmon, you kill the orca”: Protestors push back against Malahat highway improvement project

Salmon are returning to Cowichan Valley rivers — here’s where to see them

‘We want to consider the needs of all citizens’: Ladysmith seeks public input on first-ever accessibility plan

What a record-breaking lawsuit reveals about tensions between private property and Indigenous rights

Wildwood Ecoforest gains nearly 9 hectares of ‘untouched’ land

Every Child Matters march attracts thousands wearing orange on Quw’utsun lands

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