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Nanaimo

HMCS Nanaimo bids final farewell to namesake city

HMCS Nanaimo to be transferred to the Atlantic later this year after years of service patrolling the west coast. The post HMCS Nanaimo bids final...

Meet one of the U.S. health-care workers moving to Nanaimo

Why a nurse from California, and other U.S. health-care workers, will be calling Nanaimo home this year. The post Meet one of the U.S. health-care...

Nanaimo Pride in photos

“Louder and prouder” Pride parade and festival takes over downtown Nanaimo The post Nanaimo Pride in photos appeared first on The Discourse..

VIU ‘turning a corner’ as board approves $500K deficit budget, chair says

VIU to refocus on undergraduate education as it cancels graduate programs. The post VIU ‘turning a corner’ as board approves $500K deficit budget,...

Long Lake boathouse upgrade needed for safety and accessibility, paddlers say

Parents of young athletes tell city council about ‘life threatening’ accidents and accessibility barriers at Long Lake. The post Long Lake boathouse...

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Cowichan Valley

Reporter’s notebook: How a news story brought ‘a most favourable ending’ for St. Ann’s Garden Club

St. Anns Garden Club is looking to the future after a story from The Discourse helped raise awareness about its programming and funding...

In photos: Inside the project bringing back Indigenous plants and protecting a vital estuary

Students from Quw'utsun Secondary School and Le'lum'uy'lh Daycare Centre learn how to care for local plants at the Hulitun Spulhxun/Tumuhw native...

‘Standing up for our rights’: Cowichan Valley Pride march and festival in photos

Hundreds of members of Cowichan Valley’s 2SLGBTQQIA+ community and their allies gathered to celebrate Pride Month in Duncan on Sunday. Despite grey...

How a 150-year-old society is helping to strengthen food security in the Cowichan Valley

After years of decline, the Cowichan Valley Agricultural Society is uniting farmers to rebuild local food systems from the ground up. The post How a...

Regulations are holding back traditionally prepared Indigenous foods in B.C., one man is working to change that

Jared Qwustenuxun Williams hopes that a new commercial food processing facility will help Quw’utsun People benefit culturally and economically from...

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