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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

Transit advocacy group calls for end to Cowichan bus strike

Transit advocacy group calls for end to Cowichan bus strike

Transport Action BC says province should get involved
Outflow slowed, Cowichan Lake water levels down significantly from last year

Outflow slowed, Cowichan Lake water levels down significantly from last year

Lake currently 74% full
Plans nixed for Cowichan pedestrian highway overpass

Plans nixed for Cowichan pedestrian highway overpass

Province says not enough funding available
Island Health calls for patience as new computer system migrates to Cowichan hospital

Island Health calls for patience as new computer system migrates to Cowichan hospital

Work underway in order to install system into first Island Health hospital north of the Malahat
Vancouver Island mayors plead with the province to harvest more wood

Vancouver Island mayors plead with the province to harvest more wood

Mayors say jobs at stake
Vancouver Island couple feels betrayed by feds over dental plan

Vancouver Island couple feels betrayed by feds over dental plan

Couple were told they don't qualify after being accepted into plan
New addiction recovery centre planned for Cowichan

New addiction recovery centre planned for Cowichan

20-bed recovery and treatment centre for men in North Cowichan
City of Duncan to pay residents to plant trees at home

City of Duncan to pay residents to plant trees at home

City to offer rebates to plant trees on private lands
Sentencing set for man who rammed police vehicle outside Duncan RCMP headquarters

Sentencing set for man who rammed police vehicle outside Duncan RCMP headquarters

Lunden Taylor Howard faces up to 14 years in prison
Cowichan transit workers want strike to end

Cowichan transit workers want strike to end

Strike began on Feb. 8
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