Zimbabwean rapper Alpha Centauri lights up
With several genre-blending singles set to launch this year, the Nanaimo-based hip-hop artist reflects on the revelations that helped propel his craft.
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Windowseat Books breaks the mold with a new kind of book club
At the new Read Wild Book Club, participants each choose their own book to read, rave and discuss.
Finding ‘Cowichan’: How colonization redefined local landscapes
It was the settlers, not the people of this land, who interpreted and applied the place names we commonly see on maps today, writes historian Kelly Black. And that can lead to confusion.
Celebrating women in the community
This International Women’s Day, The Discourse is sharing stories from the past year that feature local women.
Fact checking claims about NANDU and peer-run safe consumption sites
The Discourse takes a look at some claims about NANDU and safe consumption sites with registered nurse Sarah Lovegrove.
A Place at the Table
After the loss of a son, a dinner invitation opens a door to connection.
Nanaimo business braids connection for Black community
Ophélie Kacoutié’s business Braids Nanaimo connects people with African roots through the art of braiding.
‘Canada’ and the church must do more for survivors: Randy Fred
The Nuu-Chah-Nulth Elder, who endured nine years at AIRS, reflects on c̓išaaʔatḥ’s findings and what comes next.
‘Everything in the garden has its season’: Craig Evans’ last summer
How longtime farmer and food security advocate Craig Evans grew as much as possible, and said goodbye.
‘From trees to toilet paper to treaties’: Documentary roots it all to the boreal
‘The Issue with Tissue’ weaves together knowledge from more than 50 Indigenous Elders, environmentalists and scientists to tell the complex story of the world’s largest intact forest.
