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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

Many don't always feel safe in Duncan highway corridor: survey

Many don't always feel safe in Duncan highway corridor: survey

Authorities look to update Safer Community Plan for the area
Robert Barron column: Road conditions play a big part in accident statistics

Robert Barron column: Road conditions play a big part in accident statistics

Statistics can be misleading
Tourism Cowichan tackles questions around event funding and the need for more campsites

Tourism Cowichan tackles questions around event funding and the need for more campsites

One of the main goals of the grant program is to increase off-season visitors
CVRD halts compensation for livestock attacked by unlicensed dogs

CVRD halts compensation for livestock attacked by unlicensed dogs

Requests for the compensation have become very rare
Pollutants entering Cowichan River at many locations: report

Pollutants entering Cowichan River at many locations: report

Sewage outfall from Lake Cowichan contributes contaminants
North Cowichan considers crosswalks honouring veterans

North Cowichan considers crosswalks honouring veterans

North Cowichan considering creating crosswalk honouring war veterans
Hypothermic man pulled from Cowichan Bay

Hypothermic man pulled from Cowichan Bay

Royal Canadian Marine Search & Rescue, Station 34 and Coast Guard helped
New MLA Toporowski resigns from Cowichan Tribes' council

New MLA Toporowski resigns from Cowichan Tribes' council

Position offered to next highest vote getter
Kate Segall new chair of the CVRD board

Kate Segall new chair of the CVRD board

Lake Cowichan Mayor Tim McGonigle new vice chair
Vancouver Island farm helps refugee family find new home half a world away

Vancouver Island farm helps refugee family find new home half a world away

Cowichan's Lockwood Farms sponsoring family fleeing Taliban rule in Afghanistan
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