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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

Contractor ordered to pay $128,900 to Cowichan Green Community for breach of trust

Contractor ordered to pay $128,900 to Cowichan Green Community for breach of trust

Contractor used funds for trip, restaurants, alcohol, cannabis and more
Robert Barron column: Looks like anchored freighters may be here to stay

Robert Barron column: Looks like anchored freighters may be here to stay

Those ships aren’t going anywhere anytime soon
Project proposes to commemorate Japanese community in Chemainus

Project proposes to commemorate Japanese community in Chemainus

Installation of a heritage mural on municipally owned land on Croft Street
Volunteers help eradicate Scotch broom from Vancouver Island Park

Volunteers help eradicate Scotch broom from Vancouver Island Park

Shawnigan Lake’s Memory Island Provincial Park now free of stubborn invasive plant
Robert Barron column: Sometimes we'll do anything to get out of the heat

Robert Barron column: Sometimes we'll do anything to get out of the heat

We are fortunate here on Vancouver Island in that there are no shortages of places to go to swim when the weather gets hot.
Business licensing plans for short-term rentals, B&Bs in CVRD move forward

Business licensing plans for short-term rentals, B&Bs in CVRD move forward

Plans to implement business licensing for short-term rental and bed and breakfast businesses in the Cowichan Valley Regional District’s electoral areas are moving forward
Pilot program to help deal with noise issues from anchored cargo vessls now permanent

Pilot program to help deal with noise issues from anchored cargo vessls now permanent

Pilot program intended to help deal with noise issues from cargo ships anchored off southern Gulf Islands and eastern Vancouver Island will become permanent.
Robert Barron column: We don't know how good we have it

Robert Barron column: We don't know how good we have it

Many just don’t appreciate how good they have it here in Canada.
World's biggest hockey stick being recycled into collectibles

World's biggest hockey stick being recycled into collectibles

Duncan icon from Expo 86 being taken down and turned into key and backpack fobs
New $7M Duncan urgent and primary care centre expected in late 2025

New $7M Duncan urgent and primary care centre expected in late 2025

Facility added to the 7 UPCCs already operating within the Island Health region
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