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A message from Lys Morton, The Discourse’s newest intern

By Lys Morton ● Nanaimo ● June 24, 2021

‘My goal in journalism is to heal and reshape how LGBTQ2+ stories are told in news spaces.’

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A truck transfers logs near the Coastland Mill in Nanaimo, B.C.

Will Fairy Creek trees be exported as raw logs?

By Julie Chadwick ● Nanaimo ● June 17, 2021

Eight questions about raw log exports and B.C.’s struggling forestry sector, explained by policy analyst Ben Parfitt.

Visitors to the Fairy Creek Blockades stand among the "giants," large trees over 250 years old.

Q&A: What do the old-growth logging deferrals mean for Fairy Creek?

By Julie Chadwick ● Nanaimo ● June 11, 2021

A conversation with distinguished Indigenous lawyer Doug White (Kwulasultun).

A person wearing orange writes a message in chalk near the donations of teddy bears that reads "Rosanna Louise Antoine 1953.

Nanaimo This Week: All together we remember our children

By Julie Chadwick ● Nanaimo ● June 3, 2021

‘Celebrate holding and embracing our children again,’ said Snuneymuxw First Nation councillor Tzuq’nustun (Paul) Wyse-Seward at a vigil on May 30.

Elder Grandma Rose stands in the forest at Fairy Creek with a drum.

Nanaimo This Week: Fairy Creek frontlines

By Julie Chadwick ● Nanaimo ● May 27, 2021

Local promoter Andrew Roberts sits outside the Vault Cafe in Nanaimo on the patio.

Nanaimo’s performing artists get ‘crafty’ as recovery inspires new forms

By Julie Chadwick ● Nanaimo ● May 21, 2021

‘For musicians, there’s all sorts of things you can do, and performing is just one of them.’

Local musicians Jana Crook and Chris Thompson stand in front of a blue building with face masks on.

Nanaimo This Week: Performing through the pandemic

By Julie Chadwick ● Nanaimo ● May 21, 2021

A flyer for the community housing conversation shows Julie Chadwick and MP Paul Manly with the words "community conversation."

Making rent more affordable in Nanaimo: A community conversation

By Lauren Kaljur ● Nanaimo ● May 19, 2021

Reporter Julie Chadwick sat down with Nanaimo Ladysmith MP Paul Manly to talk about how we got here and what’s next.

A parent at the Quarterway family housing complex stands by the address sign on Bowen Road in Nanaimo.

These tenants are organizing to restore safety in their Nanaimo complex

By Lauren Kaljur ● Nanaimo ● May 7, 2021

After many months of advocacy, residents of the non-profit family housing complex say they’re seeing change for the better, and others could learn from their experience.