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Robert Barron

Robert Barron

I have been in the newspaper business on and off since I was hired to be a reporter at a small weekly in northern Newfoundland, called the nor’wester, in 1987. I spent four years working alone in a satellite office in a mining and fishing community for that paper before deciding to throw the dice and head to British Columbia.

I took a break from writing and worked a number of jobs on Vancouver Island before I was hired as a reporter at the Nanaimo Daily News in 2000, where I worked for 16 years. I was then transferred to the Cowichan Valley Citizen in 2016 and have had the pleasure of working with our dedicated staff and community here ever since.

Phone
250-748-2666
Email
robert.barron@cowichanvalleycitizen.com

Recent Work by Robert

Transit advocacy group calls for end to Cowichan bus strike

Transit advocacy group calls for end to Cowichan bus strike

Transport Action BC says province should get involved
Outflow slowed, Cowichan Lake water levels down significantly from last year

Outflow slowed, Cowichan Lake water levels down significantly from last year

Lake currently 74% full
Cowichan transit service could see a $5.1-million infusion from the feds

Cowichan transit service could see a $5.1-million infusion from the feds

Funding would be over 10 years
Plans nixed for Cowichan pedestrian highway overpass

Plans nixed for Cowichan pedestrian highway overpass

Province says not enough funding available
88% of CVRD residents feel their lives are good: survey

88% of CVRD residents feel their lives are good: survey

Unhoused population top critical issue
Island Health calls for patience as new computer system migrates to Cowichan hospital

Island Health calls for patience as new computer system migrates to Cowichan hospital

Work underway in order to install system into first Island Health hospital north of the Malahat
City of Duncan receives $3 million from province for new childcare facility

City of Duncan receives $3 million from province for new childcare facility

New childcare building will be constructed in McAdam Park
Vancouver Island mayors plead with the province to harvest more wood

Vancouver Island mayors plead with the province to harvest more wood

Mayors say jobs at stake
Cowichan Green Community’s new food-processing facility nearing completion

Cowichan Green Community’s new food-processing facility nearing completion

CGC begins fundraiser to help pay for rest of construction
North Cowichan resident deals with sinkhole in her backyard

North Cowichan resident deals with sinkhole in her backyard

Cost to fix issue as high as $10,000
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