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The Discourse

The Discourse is a digital news media company based in Vancouver B.C. We provide community-powered journalism to underserved communities. We currently operate digital media serving the Cowichan Valley, southern Alberta, Francophone Quebec and Indigenous communities in the Okanagan Valley and Vancouver Island.

Recent articles from RSS

  1. What is the city doing to protect Nanaimo’s water supply? 20 May 2026 | 7:38 pm
  2. Cowichan Valley Youth Services receives $1 million federal grant to expand youth mental health support 14 May 2026 | 4:55 pm
  3. Nanaimo Foodshare gears up for growing season 12 May 2026 | 7:10 pm
  4. Gone but not forgotten: Community gathers to mark Red Dress Day 7 May 2026 | 4:30 pm
  5. How the Morrison Creek lamprey helped create a refuge for salmon during hot summers 6 May 2026 | 7:37 pm
  6. Sunk City festival digs into Nanaimo’s underground music scene 30 April 2026 | 7:12 pm
  7. Vancouver Island’s Company of the Blue Dragon medieval fighters set sights on world championships 30 April 2026 | 2:18 pm
  8. Second Nanaimo Infusion attracts hundreds of health-care workers 28 April 2026 | 5:56 pm
  9. A stage among the orchards: Cowichan Valley Shakespeare Festival celebrates 15 years 23 April 2026 | 6:40 pm
  10. History repeating itself: American health-care workers ‘kick the tires on Canada’ in the Comox Valley 22 April 2026 | 9:30 pm