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Cowichan Valley residents adapt to life without public transit as strike enters fourth month

By Eric Richards ● Cowichan Valley ● May 23, 2025

People with disabilities, students and seniors struggle with the lack of options for transportation in the Cowichan Valley.

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First person: Indigenous agriculture and the Cowichan Estuary Restoration Project

By Jared Qwustenuxun Williams ● Cowichan Valley ● May 23, 2025

Jared Qwustenuxun Williams shares the importance of revitalizing Indigenous agriculture in the Cowichan Estuary.

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Cowichan Pride returns with a lineup of events all through June

By Eric Richards ● Cowichan Valley ● May 15, 2025

Organizers say 2SLGBTQIA+ visibility during Pride month is more important now than ever.

An NDP event on Vancouver Island with NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and Nanaimo-Ladsymith candidate Lisa Marie Barron.

How the NDP lost Vancouver Island

By Mick Sweetman ● Nanaimo ● May 8, 2025

Former Vancouver Island NDP MPs and activists on why they lost and how they want to rebuild the party.

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Is now the time for electoral reform in Canada?

By Eric Richards ● Cowichan Valley ● May 8, 2025

Activists say federal election results on Vancouver Island are a perfect example of why the country should drop first-past-the-post.

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New youth emergency shelter sees positive reception in Duncan, as operators look to the future

By Eric Richards ● Cowichan Valley ● May 1, 2025

A month after opening, youth workers say facility is just the first step to expanding supports for at-risk young people in the Cowichan Valley

Tariffs, health care and housing top of mind for voters at Chemainus all-candidates meeting

By Eric Richards ● Cowichan Valley ● April 22, 2025

Three of the four Cowichan—Malahat—Langford candidates heard from voters at the Royal Canadian Legion in Chemainus.

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Cowichan federal election candidates answer your questions

By Eric Richards ● Cowichan Valley ● April 17, 2025

From U.S.-Canada relations to the environment, these are the questions our readers had for would-be MPs after April 28

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What federal election issues are top of mind for Cowichan Valley voters?

By Eric Richards ● Cowichan Valley ● April 10, 2025

The federal election is on April 28. Here’s what the Cowichan Valley wants to ask candidates.

Fierce debate emerges over progressive vote-splitting in Cowichan Valley ridings

By Eric Richards ● Cowichan Valley ● April 10, 2025

Some say they’re considering a ‘strategic’ vote on April 28 — hoping to keep a progressive MP in the electoral district.

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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

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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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