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Duncan rally demands province be tough on offenders: Will it help? - The Discourse.

Duncan rally demands province be tough on offenders: Will it help? - The Discourse.

Tensions at a Duncan rally flare over how to best address crime and substance use, while still supporting mar…

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Local advocates look ahead to a healthier year for Somenos Lake

Local advocates look ahead to a healthier year for Somenos Lake

After a massive fish kill in August 2024, the Somenos Marsh Wildlife Society hopes to secure a healthy future…

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Candidates face voters at Chemainus all-candidates meeting - The Discourse.

Candidates face voters at Chemainus all-candidates meeting - The Discourse.

Chemainus all-candidates meeting sees three of the four federal candidates answer questions on tariffs, healt…

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Duncan farmers and market call on province to continue funding food security program

Duncan farmers and market call on province to continue funding food security program

Losing the food security program could take money away from communities and farmers, according to Duncan Farm…

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Cowichan Valley transit workers are on strike, here's why - The Discourse.

Cowichan Valley transit workers are on strike, here's why - The Discourse.

Cowichan Valley transit workers are on strike and say they want to close the widening wage gap between them a…

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Eric Richards - Local Journalism Initiative reporter

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By Eric Richards
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Local advocates look ahead to a healthier year for Somenos Lake

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By Eric Richards
| The Discourse
In August of last year, a major fish kill event involving thousands of invasive pumpkinseed fish and a few hundred juvenile coho took place in Somenos Lake. Photos of the dead fish circulated on social media as news outlets shared details about the fish deaths. Somenos Marsh Wildlife Society (SMWS) was one of the first organizations to document the fish kill, and its underwater monitoring sensors captured the drop in oxygen levels in the S’amunu/Somenos watershed.
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Coalition aims to ease housing crisis in the Cowichan Valley – The Discourse.

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By Eric Richards
| The Discourse
Earlier this year, the Cowichan Coalition to End Homelessness gathered its members, including the Cowichan Community Action Team, Lookout Housing and the Hiiye’yu Lelum Society, for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic to learn more about who they are seeing without housing and what support they may need. From these discussions, the coalition came out with a list of solutions presented to North Cowichan Council last week.
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