The Discourse - Nanaimo

A blonde senior raises a hand a knock on the front door of a patio-style complex.

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

By Julie Chadwick ● Nanaimo ● August 18, 2022 August 23, 2022

Tenants and advocates are calling for the reinstatement of wellness checks and other safety measures to prevent residents lying injured or dying alone.

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Comment: B.C. schools need BIPOC student-led anti-racism initiatives

By T.J. Nyhan ● Nanaimo ● August 11, 2022 August 23, 2022

Ladysmith student T.J. Nyhan reflects on efforts to lead conversations about race at a predominantly white school.

An ice cream sandwich, oatmeal cookie layers with pink ice cream in between, sits wrapped in black checkered wax paper on a black bistro table.

Lys Eats Trucks: Icy treats beat the heat at One Cool Cookie

By Lys Morton ● Nanaimo ● August 11, 2022 September 1, 2022

One Cool Cookie provides the ability to build your own ice cream sandwich. With a selection of homemade cookies and local ice cream, you pick the combo that suits your fancy.

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Crisis pregnancy centres outnumber abortion care clinics on Vancouver Island

By Tegwyn Hughes ● Cowichan Valley ● August 11, 2022 August 22, 2022

Nanaimo abortion provider says centres confuse, misinform patients

A red Shawarma food truck with the words Al Khalid is parked at a beach.

Lys Eats Trucks: A taste of Alkhalid Food

By Lys Morton ● Nanaimo ● August 4, 2022 September 1, 2022

What happens when a sold out menu meets Nanaimo’s ‘best visiting customer’? Lys Morton presents the first community choice review for #LysEatsTrucks

People walk through a public plaza outside the Vancouver Island Regional Library in downtown Nanaimo.

Reporter’s Notebook: How I’ve learned to report on my own community

By Julie Chadwick ● Nanaimo ● June 27, 2022 September 28, 2022

Being a local reporter who is also deeply embedded in the community comes with its challenges, writes Julie Chadwick.

Older residents gather on a street corner waving protest signs that read "Don't Bully Seniors."

Why is this Nanaimo housing provider rolling back services for low-income seniors?

By Julie Chadwick ● Nanaimo ● June 27, 2022 August 4, 2022

Tenants say that services have deteriorated since Nanaimo Affordable Housing Society took over. Julie Chadwick investigates for Part 2 in our series It Takes a Village.

A group of tenants at Buttertubs seniors complex hold up signs in protest at the loss of services.

‘We want our village back!’ These Nanaimo seniors say they lost the ‘heart of their community.’ Now they’re fighting back.

By Julie Chadwick ● Nanaimo ● June 8, 2022 August 4, 2022

Tenants say Nanaimo Affordable Housing Society is putting money over their wellbeing. This is Part 1 in our series It Takes a Village.

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Hul’q’umi’num program at Nanaimo Ladysmith schools teaches students to ‘walk in this world with gratitude’

By Kerith Waddington ● Nanaimo ● May 26, 2022 August 4, 2022

“When we learn Indigenous languages we are better able to understand all our plant and animal relatives,” says former director of Indigenous learning, Ted Cadwallader.

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Enter for a chance to win two tickets to ‘unmoored,’ produced by Crimson Coast Dance

By Lauren Kaljur ● Nanaimo ● May 19, 2022 August 4, 2022