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Proposal to cut VIU’s music programs called ‘reductive and short-sighted’

By Julie Chadwick ● Nanaimo ● March 21, 2024

As the university searches for ways to address its deficit, proponents of music education say these cuts aren’t the answer.

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Vancouver Island University faces tough decisions amidst a deficit crisis

By Julie Chadwick ● Nanaimo ● March 15, 2024

‘There is a moral and legal obligation towards students to finish what the administration has started,’ said one VIU student.

A woman with a bun in her hair squats behind her two children, one of whom is curly haired and holding a chicken, the other who is red haired and holding a dozen eggs in a box.

Most Nanaimo residents support urban farms. So why are these birds on the chopping block?

By Julie Chadwick ● Features ● October 5, 2023

Mossy Rock Urban Farm is ‘stuck in limbo’ as animal control issues orders to cut flock.

Distant forested mountains and clouds above a river that cuts through a forest

After years of extreme droughts, what’s in store for Vancouver Island’s watersheds?

By Julie Chadwick ● Features ● September 28, 2023

Vancouver Island University’s Alan Gilchrist is researching how water flows may be affected by climate change.

Craig Evans, an older white man, looks at the camera with a big smile and holds up his fist in triumph. Beside him, looking at him with laughter, is writer Julie Chadwick

‘Everything in the garden has its season’: Craig Evans’ last summer

By Julie Chadwick ● Nanaimo ● February 17, 2023

How longtime farmer and food security advocate Craig Evans grew as much as possible, and said goodbye.

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Deep Dive: It Takes a Village

Nanaimo Affordable Housing Society name change to Ballenas ‘in discussion’ for years,’ says CEO

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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

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Q and A: What are vulnerable tenants rights in non-profit housing?

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Who will protect low-income seniors from dying in extreme heat?

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Seniors left in distress — or dead — for days in Nanaimo Affordable Housing Society units

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