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Cowichan Valley residents rally for climate change action at the Global Climate Strike in Duncan on Sept. 20, 2019. Jenny Holden/The Discourse Cowichan

What will candidates do for seniors and veterans?

By Jacqueline Ronson ● Cowichan Valley ● October 16, 2019

We sent Cowichan-Malahat-Langford MP candidates your election questions. Here’s what we heard.

Latest in Cowichan Valley

Youth march for climate action at the Global Climate Strike in Duncan on September 20, 2019. Jacqueline Ronson/The Discourse Cowichan

What do federal parties actually commit to doing about climate change?

By Jacqueline Ronson ● Cowichan Valley ● October 15, 2019

We review the evidence for how the platforms stack up.

Election signs for candidates in the Cowichan-Malahat-Langford riding line Herd Rd. in North Cowichan. Jacqueline Ronson/The Discourse

Cowichan-Malahat-Langford riding looking like a true four-way race

By David Minkow ● Cowichan Valley ● October 11, 2019

The next MP could have the lowest winning percentage in modern Canadian history.

Polls at 338Canada for Cowichan-Malahat-Langford show a tight, four-way race. Screenshot from 338Canada.com

How much should we trust the polls this election?

By David Minkow ● Cowichan Valley ● October 11, 2019

This Q&A with pollster Angus McAllister will help you make sense of the numbers.

Jacqueline Ronson, reporter for The Discourse Cowichan, snaps a photo of the Vancouver Island Motorsport Circuit through the property's fence off Highway 18.

The motorsport circuit story that almost never got told

By Jacqueline Ronson ● Cowichan Valley ● October 10, 2019

When the Cowichan Valley Citizen suppressed critical coverage of the Vancouver Island Motorcircuit because of an advertising relationship, The Discourse Cowichan stepped up.

The Vancouver Island Motorsport Circuit sits ao the base of Mt. Prevost, near Duncan. Jacqueline Ronson/The Discourse

Views on motorsport circuit issue go beyond black and white

By Jacqueline Ronson ● Cowichan Valley ● October 8, 2019

Community members have complicated perspectives about the controversial track, and about those on the other side.

What's on the federal election agenda? What do you want to ask these local candidates vying for your votes?

With two weeks left, it’s time for the public to set the federal election agenda

By Lindsay Sample ● Cowichan Valley ● October 7, 2019

What questions do you think politicians should answer as the election nears?

Municipality of North Cowichan councillors Rosalie Sawrie, Christopher Justice and Rob Douglas voted on Oct. 4, 2019, against a proposal by the Vancouver Island Motorsport Circuit to rezone its property and expand its facility. Jacqueline Ronson/The Discourse

North Cowichan council denies motorsport track rezoning

By Jacqueline Ronson ● Cowichan Valley ● October 4, 2019

The rezoning would have allowed for a major expansion of the controversial facility.

Cowichan-Malahat-Langford MP candidates speak at Cowichan Green Community’s EAT THINK VOTE event on Sept. 26. From left to right: Alistair MacGregor (NDP), Lydia Hwitsum (Green), Blair Herbert (Liberal).

Cowichan-Malahat-Langford candidates talk environment and food security

By Jacqueline Ronson ● Cowichan Valley ● October 1, 2019

At a meeting on food security issues, election candidates share their take on balancing climate action, environmental protection and basic needs.

Parenting and climate change: Youth lead a climate strike in Duncan B.C. on Sept. 20, 2019.

My kids are fighting for their future and it’s not easy to watch

By David Minkow ● Cowichan Valley ● September 27, 2019

A father of climate-striking youth reflects on the pride and fear of raising children in an era of climate crisis.

What will candidates do for seniors and veterans?

Latest in Cowichan Valley

What do federal parties actually commit to doing about climate change?

Cowichan-Malahat-Langford riding looking like a true four-way race

How much should we trust the polls this election?

The motorsport circuit story that almost never got told

Views on motorsport circuit issue go beyond black and white

With two weeks left, it’s time for the public to set the federal election agenda

North Cowichan council denies motorsport track rezoning

Cowichan-Malahat-Langford candidates talk environment and food security

My kids are fighting for their future and it’s not easy to watch

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