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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

Cowichan bus strike leaves many stranded

Cowichan bus strike leaves many stranded

Transit workers in Cowichan Valley began strike on Feb. 8
Dry January has Cowichan Lake half-full and hoping for snowpack recharge

Dry January has Cowichan Lake half-full and hoping for snowpack recharge

Lake only 46 per cent full by end of January
Rejection reversed: Island veteran to get grave plot rate discount

Rejection reversed: Island veteran to get grave plot rate discount

North Cowichan to change bylaw to expand list of those eligible to include former resident veterans
From Cowichan to Quw’utsun: new $86.7M high school opens near Duncan

From Cowichan to Quw’utsun: new $86.7M high school opens near Duncan

Old Cowichan Secondary School will be sold as students settle in across the street
Cowichan's emergency warming shelter busy during snow storm

Cowichan's emergency warming shelter busy during snow storm

Facility has enough beds for up to 30 people per night
Duncan wants old Cowichan hospital to be used as medical facility

Duncan wants old Cowichan hospital to be used as medical facility

Resolution sent to the Association of Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities
Business Notes: Royal Bistro opens in downtown Duncan

Business Notes: Royal Bistro opens in downtown Duncan

The latest from the Cowichan business community
Escalating costs see City of Duncan stop construction of large sewer project

Escalating costs see City of Duncan stop construction of large sewer project

City wants more assistance from senior government levels
Power outages continue in new Cowichan hospital area

Power outages continue in new Cowichan hospital area

BC Hydro apologizes for inconvenience
North Cowichan wants speculation and vacancy taxes for affordable-housing initiatives

North Cowichan wants speculation and vacancy taxes for affordable-housing initiatives

Funding currently goes to BC Housing
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