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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. Q&A: Salt Spring Island farmer pens book on sustainable farming for the future 18 December 2025 | 3:26 pm
  2. To boost local food production, this Comox Valley nonprofit restores salmon habitat 18 December 2025 | 3:05 pm
  3. What’s happening in the Cowichan Valley from Dec. 17  to Dec. 31 16 December 2025 | 7:50 pm
  4. ‘Enough is enough’: Penelakut family calls on Island Health to address systemic racism after Lenny Sylvester’s death 11 December 2025 | 7:02 pm
  5. Thinking about building a cob home in the Nanaimo area? 9 December 2025 | 7:30 pm
  6. What’s happening in the Cowichan Valley from Dec. 12 to Dec. 20 9 December 2025 | 6:29 pm
  7. Can North Cowichan staff and infrastructure keep up with Official Community Plan changes? 4 December 2025 | 5:44 pm
  8. Nanaimo city council votes down proposed drug policy letter 2 December 2025 | 7:38 pm
  9. Council approves funding for new Loudon Park boathouse and community space 2 December 2025 | 6:36 pm
  10. What’s happening in the Cowichan Valley from Dec. 5 to Dec. 15. 2 December 2025 | 5:35 pm