Nanaimo business braids connection for Black community
Ophélie Kacoutié’s business Braids Nanaimo connects people with African roots through the art of braiding.
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Local filmmaker brings Canada’s betrayal of Haiti to light
Nanaimo-based filmmaker Elaine Brière discusses her film Haiti Betrayed: How Canada Destroyed a Democracy and why film gives voice to human rights.
Cowichan This Week
Cowichan Valley news and events: Find out what’s happening.
Can the lower Cowichan River be restored?
A former Cowichan Tribes chief calls for a rehabilitation action plan.
Food waste: Cowichan’s creative response to a big problem
The reFRESH Cowichan program is saving food to feed people.
What will it take to build a sustainable model for local news?
Five media organizations we’re learning from.
Let’s get curious, Cowichan!
I want to help uncover what you want to know about this place.
Is this what a climate emergency looks like?
Cowichan’s drought shows that climate change impacts are here and now.
Five things Canada’s news bailout panel got right
Government support for journalism is likely to benefit a wider group of news outlets — but there is still room for improvement.
What do you want to know about this summer’s drought?
Send curious water questions that we might be able to help answer.
