The Discourse offers regular community news and updates by email for the Cowichan region, Nanaimo and the Comox Valley region.
Want more Discourse? Scroll down to check out our on-demand email courses on local history, food and reconciliation.
Cowichan Valley newsletters
📨 EVERY TUESDAY: Catch up quickly on the latest local news and events in the Cowichan region.
📨 EVERY THURSDAY: Get a behind-the-scenes peek at The Discourse Cowichan’s in-depth reporting and investigations from lead reporter Eric Richards and the rest of the team.
Nanaimo newsletters
📨 EVERY TUESDAY: Nanaimo This Week offers local news updates and in-depth reporting from Mick Sweetman and the rest of the team.
📨 EVERY THURSDAY: Stay in the loop on Nanaimo’s arts and culture scene with The Hub Nanaimo.
Comox Valley newsletter
📨 EVERY WEDNESDAY: Catch up on local news updates and in-depth reporting from community reporter Madeline Dunnett and the rest of the team.
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Quw’utsun stories
In this five-day email series, Quw’utsun storyteller Jared Qwustenuxun Williams shares three ancient Quw’ustsun legends. Watch Qwustenuxun tell the stories on video, read written versions and listen to audio clips to hear names and words in Hul’q’umi’num.
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History in Cowichan
Six days. Six stories. We investigated our community’s local histories and stories, answering your questions about the Cowichan Valley. Sign up to get them directly in your inbox.
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Curious in Nanaimo
What is Curious in Nanaimo? With the help of reader questions, The Discourse Nanaimo has dug deep and over the course of six weeks, we will reveal hidden history and truths about the place we live. Let’s get curious!
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Food for Thought
We’ve turned our solutions journalism series on food in the Cowichan Valley into an accessible email course! You’ll get one story a week for eight weeks.
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The Reconciliation Discourse
In honour of the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we put together an email course so that you can learn more about reconciliation from a local perspective. Over the course of six emails, you’ll get stories and resources from The Discourse and IndigiNews.
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