The Discourse - Cowichan Valley

Outgoing Cowichan Green Community executive director reflects on 17 years of work

By Eric Richards ● Cowichan Valley ● February 6, 2025

New executive director, Vanessa Daether, is a familiar face to the food security organization.

By Eric Richards ● Cowichan Valley ● January 30, 2025

As the Duncan Farmers’ Market turns 110, a market food coupon program that helps struggling families access healthy food could lose its funding.

By Kelly Black ● Cowichan Valley ● January 30, 2025

Historical records show that for 150 years, First Nations have called on colonial governments to protect ancient sites as they do their own.

By David Minkow ● Cowichan Valley ● January 23, 2025

The Discourse published a story about the Cow-op’s financial state. Then an anonymous donor made it disappear.

By Eric Richards ● Cowichan Valley ● January 23, 2025

Deputy Chief Audrey George says ‘their work cannot wait,’ as departments have outgrown their current spaces.

By Eric Richards ● Cowichan Valley ● January 16, 2025

From lakeside hideaways to beachfront paradises and secluded forest refuges, the Cowichan Valley has a campsite for everyone.

By Eric Richards ● Cowichan Valley ● January 9, 2025

After a massive fish kill in August 2024, the Somenos Marsh Wildlife Society hopes to secure a healthy future for the watershed.

By Eric Richards ● Cowichan Valley ● December 19, 2024

A years-long conservation project to reintroduce bluebirds to the Cowichan Valley celebrates its success in 2024.

By Eric Richards ● Cowichan Valley ● December 12, 2024

The Winter Indigenous Makers Market lifts up Indigenous artists and provides non-Indigenous people with a chance to buy authentic art.

By Eric Richards ● Cowichan Valley ● December 5, 2024

Cowichan Coalition to End Homelessness’s new plan for housing and homelessness in the region builds on the success of the Village.