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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. A Common space for electronic music in Nanaimo 26 March 2026 | 7:16 pm
  2. Meet the researcher putting Indigenous knowledge at the heart of ecological restoration 26 March 2026 | 3:38 pm
  3. What’s happening in the Cowichan Valley from March 27 to April 12 24 March 2026 | 7:16 pm
  4. Flooding, wildfires and earthquakes: Can the Comox Valley better prepare for disasters? 20 March 2026 | 2:49 pm
  5. ‘Evicted to nowhere’: Cowichan Valley residents push for permanent solution for unhoused locals 19 March 2026 | 1:11 pm
  6. Packed OneBC meeting in Nanaimo taps into controversy over Indigenous rights 18 March 2026 | 6:36 pm
  7. ‘Consent is not new’: Cowichan Valley Women’s Day event addresses consent as a community issue 12 March 2026 | 7:28 pm
  8. City imposes water restrictions on future data centre in Nanaimo 10 March 2026 | 7:33 pm
  9. What’s happening in the Cowichan Valley from March 11 to March 21 10 March 2026 | 7:01 pm
  10. The Hub Nanaimo: Events for March 6 to 11, 2026 6 March 2026 | 3:05 pm