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Lou and Gloria Zheng made the move to Canada five years ago

Newcomer stories: “I want to give back”

By David Minkow ● Cowichan Valley ● November 30, 2019

Meet Cowichan newcomer Lou Zheng, bagel shop owner and tai chi master.

Latest in Cowichan Valley

In with the new and in with the old in Cowichan

By David Minkow ● Cowichan Valley ● November 26, 2019

What do we know about how our population is changing?

Shops and homes in Duncan’s Chinatown in 1969. Photo courtesy Cowichan Valley Museum & Archives

What’s Whippletree Junction’s Chinatown connection?

By Jacqueline Ronson ● Cowichan Valley ● November 26, 2019

Have you heard that Whippletree’s buildings came from Duncan’s historic Chinatown? It’s a great story, but not entirely true.

How reporting local news for Cowichan gave me new life

By Jacqueline Ronson ● Cowichan Valley ● November 25, 2019

When newspapers close, local government is less accountable, civic engagement declines, and it’s harder for locals to connect with one another. Starting up a new media outlet became my path from isolation to connection.

“This is the best place I have ever found to furnish and decorate with second-hand items,” says Peg Ainsley, who recently moved to Duncan from Alberta. Jenny Holden/The Discourse Cowichan

Newcomer stories: “This is home”

By David Minkow ● Cowichan Valley ● November 23, 2019

Meet newcomer Peg Ainsley, formerly of Alberta and recently of Duncan

Somenos Lake, Duncan and Cowichan Bay, as seen from the top of Mt. Prevost.

New In Town: Digging into growth and change where we live

By Jacqueline Ronson ● Cowichan Valley ● November 21, 2019

For 200 years, the story of Cowichan has been the story of new people coming to town.

Newcomers to Cowichan move mainly from within B.C.

Where are newcomers to Cowichan coming from?

By David Minkow ● Cowichan Valley ● November 19, 2019

And how do the more than 5,000 people who moved here last year enhance our community?

Madeline (Mal) Joe and Jenny George led the Q’ushin’tul Project and consulted with the Cowichan Tribes community to produce a child welfare needs assessment. Jacqueline Ronson/The Discourse Cowichan

Report calls for child welfare reforms

By Jacqueline Ronson ● Cowichan Valley ● November 15, 2019

We spoke with the two Quw’utsun women who led the needs assessment project.

You’re invited to Finding Home: A Story Circle

By Jenny Holden, Jacqueline Ronson & David Minkow ● Cowichan Valley ● November 14, 2019

Join The Discourse Cowichan for this experiment in deep listening and community connection.

Duncan city of totems first nations history

What’s the First Nations history of the Duncan area?

By Jacqueline Ronson ● Cowichan Valley ● November 12, 2019

Imagine a row of longhouses stretching from the Somenos Marsh to the Cowichan River.

Newcomer stories: “I want to give back”

Latest in Cowichan Valley

In with the new and in with the old in Cowichan

What’s Whippletree Junction’s Chinatown connection?

How reporting local news for Cowichan gave me new life

Newcomer stories: “This is home”

New In Town: Digging into growth and change where we live

Where are newcomers to Cowichan coming from?

Report calls for child welfare reforms

You’re invited to Finding Home: A Story Circle

What’s the First Nations history of the Duncan area?

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