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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

Robert Barron column: Pandemic shook the world

Robert Barron column: Pandemic shook the world

I had never experienced anything quite like it
Dilapidated house on Sherman Road to be torn down

Dilapidated house on Sherman Road to be torn down

Municipality had been receiving complaints
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
City of Duncan wants old hospital to continue use as medical facility

City of Duncan wants old hospital to continue use as medical facility

Resolution sent to the Association of Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities
Duncan's fully automated garbage truck arrives

Duncan's fully automated garbage truck arrives

New pick-up system expected to begin this spring
Power outages continue in new Cowichan hospital area

Power outages continue in new Cowichan hospital area

BC Hydro apologizes for inconvenience
New group sought to take over Cowichan's annual Garden House book sale

New group sought to take over Cowichan's annual Garden House book sale

Organizers Jackie and Jim Barker moving on to other challenges
Robert Barron column: A little piece of France just off of Canada

Robert Barron column: A little piece of France just off of Canada

St. Pierre and Miquelon had 13-year economic boom from 1920 to 1933
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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