Mick Sweetman

micksweetman.bsky.social

30 September 2026 02:10

I’m thrilled to be covering the local and provincial elections in Nanaimo this month for @thediscourse.ca. Here’s my first story on what local candidates said at a recent forum on the climate emergency organized by the Nanaimo Climate Action Hub. the-discourse.ca/nanaimo/nana...

Richard Terroriksson

richard.eriksson.ca

11 September 2026 20:45

RT with your home river. My home river is the Courtenay River. It’s very short (allegedly it’s the shortest navigable river in the world), and very pleasant to swim in during the summer. (I did so 7 days out of the 10 when I was there recently.) Here’s a 2024 article about it from @thediscourse.ca:

Chris Istace 🇨🇦

stasherbc.bsky.social

24 August 2026 18:18

What to do and who to call when juvenile salmon are in danger🐟 We are seeing drought conditions along the 3 Cowichan Valley watersheds year after year. Thank-you for the coverage @thediscourse.ca #climatechange #waterislife #watershed #cowichanvalley thediscourse.ca/cowichan-val...

Chris Istace 🇨🇦

stasherbc.bsky.social

16 August 2026 16:14

I should mention that I was inspired by the actions of Councillor Hilary Eastmure & her recent motion. "Nanaimo council has voted to require detailed water and energy information from any future data centre rezoning application, a change that will be written into the city’s Official Community Plan."

Chris Istace 🇨🇦

stasherbc.bsky.social

14 August 2026 17:04

Extremely grateful that @thediscourse.ca wrote this investigative article for the #CowichanValley. COAP has been actively distorting facts to seed misinformation, create community division and seed dangerous rhetoric against vulnerable groups as well as First Nations. #bcpoli #localgovt