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Who’s welcome in your backyard?

Cowichan gets another shot at overcoming NIMBYism by approving a shelter for women.

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Words for a community in mourning

Chris Bloomfield’s death is tragedy in shades of grey.

Cowichan, we have a winner!

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

Get your vote on, Cowichan

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

Is Cowichan Valley local politics broken?

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

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

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

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.

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?

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

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