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Cowichan, we have a winner!

By Jacqueline Ronson ● Cowichan Valley ● November 8, 2018

You voted, we listened. Here’s what your community reporter will dig into next.

Latest in Cowichan Valley

Get your vote on, Cowichan

By Jacqueline Ronson ● Cowichan Valley ● November 1, 2018

Governance, development, environment, homelessness: Vote here to determine our next investigation.

Is Cowichan Valley local politics broken?

By Jacqueline Ronson ● Cowichan Valley ● October 25, 2018

Why discourse matters, and what we can do about it.

Fact Check: Would affordable housing funds actually be spent on housing in Cowichan?

By Jacqueline Ronson ● Cowichan Valley ● October 19, 2018

We take a deeper look at what one community group is saying about the upcoming CVRD referendum.

Cowichan Valley newsletter: Lake Cowichan canoe lesson

Just 2 days until Cowichan Valley votes on water and affordable housing

By Jacqueline Ronson ● Cowichan Valley ● October 18, 2018

Who should bear the costs of protecting Cowichan’s water?

VIDEO: Summer droughts and winter floods have gone from rare to common in Cowichan Valley, B.C.

By Jacqueline Ronson ● Cowichan Valley ● October 17, 2018

The community heads to the polls to vote on a water referendum this October.

VIDEO: How far does $765,000 go to address B.C.’s affordable housing crisis?

By Jacqueline Ronson ● Cowichan Valley ● October 16, 2018

Cowichan residents head to the polls to vote on a housing referendum this October.

5 things you need to know about Cowichan’s housing referendum

By Jacqueline Ronson ● Cowichan Valley ● October 13, 2018

Here’s how the Cowichan Valley Regional District plans to ease the affordable housing crisis.

5 things to know about Cowichan’s water referendum

By Jacqueline Ronson ● Cowichan Valley ● October 13, 2018

The Cowichan Valley Regional District says a vote in favour will ensure we have enough of the water we love.

Who pays for Cowichan water?

By Jacqueline Ronson ● Cowichan Valley ● October 11, 2018

It’s why we live here. No wonder the Cowichan Valley Regional District’s referendum on water is bringing up big questions.

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Overdose Emergency

Hilary Nester, a social service worker student, burns a heart with a name of someone they were close to who died from the toxic drug crisis at a Grief Fire event at Vancouver Island University on April 14, 2026. Photo by Mick Sweetman / The Discourse.

Nanaimo’s toxic drug emergency at 10 years

An incredulous Nanaimo City Councillor Hilary Eastmure responds to a comment from Nanaimo Mayor Leonard Krog during a debate on provincial drug policy during the Dec. 1, 2025 city council meeting. Screenshot courtesy of the City of Nanaimo.

Nanaimo city council votes down proposed drug policy letter

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Motion to close Nanaimo’s Overdose Prevention Site withdrawn

Activists carry a mock coffin at the march for International Overdose Awareness Day in Nanaimo on Aug. 29, 2025. Photo by Mick Sweetman / The Discourse.

‘Like a bomb dropping’: Safer supply changes leave patients struggling for stability

Photo of a woman standing in front of a fence with metal hearts bearing the names of people who died from overdoses.

Drop in 2024 Nanaimo overdose deaths still ‘a fraction’ of overall trend upwards

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Sudden changes to safer supply program a ‘huge mistake,’ says Nanaimo patient

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