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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

Business Notes: Long & McQuade opens new location on York Road

Business Notes: Long & McQuade opens new location on York Road

The latest from the Cowichan business community
Cowichan brain injury victim heading overseas to help others

Cowichan brain injury victim heading overseas to help others

Duncan’s Kyle Mockford is planning on heading overseas
Best of the Valley: Duncan Cobbler

Best of the Valley: Duncan Cobbler

Delighted the store took top prize
Juan de Fuca-Malahat candidates discuss health, environment and affordability issues

Juan de Fuca-Malahat candidates discuss health, environment and affordability issues

Where they stand
Cowichan Public Art Gallery looking for funding from CVRD

Cowichan Public Art Gallery looking for funding from CVRD

Planned to be the second largest art gallery in B.C.
Robert Barron column: Solutions needed fast for Chemainus River

Robert Barron column: Solutions needed fast for Chemainus River

Currently, the Halalt and the province are primarily responsible for the work on the river
B.C. Greens lay out forestry plans if elected

B.C. Greens lay out forestry plans if elected

B.C. Greens would put a stop to logging in-old growth forests
Rental housing project in Duncan survives Round Three with city council

Rental housing project in Duncan survives Round Three with city council

Parking, affordability at issue
Project to extract gravel from near Catalyst's pumphouse on Cowichan River complete

Project to extract gravel from near Catalyst's pumphouse on Cowichan River complete

“The project went well with more gravel removed than we removed in 2012”
Setting up a housing corporation suggested for Cowichan region

Setting up a housing corporation suggested for Cowichan region

"The strategy is to explore the opportunities to scale up and increase capacity by looking at setting up a corporation here"
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