Housing Gabriola: Amid setbacks, housing society says it’s ‘disappointed but not deterred’
From permits to funding, the barriers to getting the Paisley Place affordable rental complex off the ground have been many.
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Housing Gabriola: This group of citizens is building an affordable housing complex from the ground up
On this small Gulf Island, a proactive community spirit is helping solve the local rental affordability crisis.
Understanding Stiil’nep, where the ‘water runs deep’
Snuneymuxw Knowledge Keeper Dave Spirit Wolf Bodaly helps Nanaimo residents decolonize their understanding of so-called Departure Bay.
Analysis: People living on the streets are struggling. Their neighbours are too.
A lack of investment in the necessities of life, from health care to housing, has left residents of Nanaimo to ‘pick up the pieces.’
Lessons from Vancouver Island’s 2021 grads
‘I recognized that my mental health was more important than sitting at my desk writing a thousand discussion questions.’
A message from Lys Morton, The Discourse’s newest intern
‘My goal in journalism is to heal and reshape how LGBTQ2+ stories are told in news spaces.’
Will Fairy Creek trees be exported as raw logs?
Eight questions about raw log exports and B.C.’s struggling forestry sector, explained by policy analyst Ben Parfitt.
Q&A: What do the old-growth logging deferrals mean for Fairy Creek?
A conversation with distinguished Indigenous lawyer Doug White (Kwulasultun).
Nanaimo This Week: All together we remember our children
‘Celebrate holding and embracing our children again,’ said Snuneymuxw First Nation councillor Tzuq’nustun (Paul) Wyse-Seward at a vigil on May 30.
