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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

Work to reduce parrot’s feather in Cowichan’s Somenos watershed shows success

Work to reduce parrot’s feather in Cowichan’s Somenos watershed shows success

North Cowichan increases budget to Somenos Marsh Wildlife Society
Island Corridor Foundation has new CEO

Island Corridor Foundation has new CEO

Thomas Bevin takes over from outgoing CEO Larry Stevenson on June 1
New 4-storey rental complex planned for Chemainus

New 4-storey rental complex planned for Chemainus

Project a collaboration between North Cowichan and province
Cowichan MP’s brain injury bill debated in Parliament

Cowichan MP’s brain injury bill debated in Parliament

Final vote possible in June
CVRD considers penalties for inappropriate behaviour in its public spaces

CVRD considers penalties for inappropriate behaviour in its public spaces

Penalties would include fines, suspensions
Robert Barron column: Don’t take safety for granted on the water

Robert Barron column: Don’t take safety for granted on the water

I learned the hard way back in the early spring of 2005
Lake Cowichan sets 4% tax increase for 2024

Lake Cowichan sets 4% tax increase for 2024

Town hopes to keep increase about the same in 2025
Business notes: Uncle Albert’s holds major sale before closing after 51 years

Business notes: Uncle Albert’s holds major sale before closing after 51 years

Province funds up to $2 million for expansion of Chemainus-based wood company

Province funds up to $2 million for expansion of Chemainus-based wood company

Ron Anderson & Sons Ltd. will create 35 new jobs
New 570-unit housing project planned in North Cowichan

New 570-unit housing project planned in North Cowichan

North Cowichan gives first 6-storey, 210-unit, building development permit
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