I've been thinking a lot about climate change-related grief. Here's a story about a community art project that honours 84,000 fish that died in the Cowichan River last summer, as well as the grief many are feeling over this loss. thediscourse.ca/cowichan-val...
Project 84,000 brings together community and art âfor the love of water and fishâ in the Cowichan River and beyond.
The Village transitional housing site in Duncan has been funded for another three years by the Province of B.C., and other municipalities across the country are looking to replicate this housing model in their own communities. thediscourse.ca/cowichan-val...
Future plans for The Village include more permanent structures and expanded capacity.
I'll always jump at the chance to report on reproductive health care. Research from the Cowichan Women's Health Collective tells us that anyone can be impacted by period poverty, including people who don't menstruate. My latest: thediscourse.ca/cowichan-val...
Cowichan Womenâs Health Collective spent six months learning from community members about period poverty.
âYou know the phrase: it takes a community to raise a child?â Jones says. âWell it takes a community to find these ones.â The Cowichan Missing and Murdered Women, Men and Children Society is planning a gala and conference, and needs more support. Read the story: thediscourse.ca/cowichan-val...
The Cowichan Missing and Murdered Women, Men and Children Society is planning a gala and conference â and needs more sponsors and support.
One community member noted that these centres are either publicly funded or non-profits that take funding from various public resources. In recent months, the debate around what should receive public funding support has come to the forefront locally, too. thediscourse.ca/cowichan-val...
Cowichan Community Centre cancelled the event, citing the BC Human Rights Code.
Community centres on Vancouver Island have recently come under fire as they hosted, or nearly hosted, an event that community members say was harmful â particularly to people who are trans. Read my latest: thediscourse.ca/cowichan-val...
Cowichan Community Centre cancelled the event, citing the BC Human Rights Code.
We heard that readers want to know how the Hul'q'umi'num words in Qwustenuxun's stories are pronounced, so we updated the written versions of these stories with new audio clips so you can hear Qwustenuxun pronounce and define each of the words. Sign up: thediscourse.ca/quwutsun-sto...
Storyteller Jared Qwustenuxun Williams shares video and written versions of three ancient Quwâustsun legends.
The Discourse launched a new email series today. In it, Quwâutsun storyteller Jared Qwustenuxun Williams shares three ancient Quwâutsun stories. The series includes oral versions of the story, captured on video, as well as written versions. Sign up here: thediscourse.ca/quwutsun-sto...
Storyteller Jared Qwustenuxun Williams shares video and written versions of three ancient Quwâustsun legends.
Thanks, Kelly!
Some of the questions I worked to answer include: - What's the history of the land? - Why is this happening now? - Who has been consulted? - Will the project hurt local food security? - What happens if the dike isn't removed? - Why flood a floodplain? thediscourse.ca/cowichan-val...
The Discourse reached out to Cowichan Estuary Restoration Project partners to learn more about it and its benefits and costs.