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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

$3M Group of 7 collection highlights one of B.C.’s biggest-ever art donations

$3M Group of 7 collection highlights one of B.C.’s biggest-ever art donations

32 paintings by Canadian Group of Seven part of a package pledged to public gallery in Cowichan
Survivors call for national strategy for people with brain injuries

Survivors call for national strategy for people with brain injuries

B.C. woman who lost her husband speaks to the need as B.C. MP brings case to Ottawa via Bill C-277
Duncan UFO sighting depicted on new coin was a prank, claims local senior

Duncan UFO sighting depicted on new coin was a prank, claims local senior

Royal Canadian Mint produces collectible coin based on incident
UFO sighting in Duncan depicted on new collectible coin

UFO sighting in Duncan depicted on new collectible coin

Sighting occurred in 1970 at Cowichan District Hospital
First in B.C.: on-call firefighters sign collective agreement

First in B.C.: on-call firefighters sign collective agreement

North Cowichan deal comes amid consolidation growing pains
Best solution to American Bullfrogs? Eat ‘em

Best solution to American Bullfrogs? Eat ‘em

North Cowichan allows one resident to harvest them in Chemainus Lake
Fixed-income B.C. senior ‘bullied’ by $12,000 tax bill for waterlogged home

Fixed-income B.C. senior ‘bullied’ by $12,000 tax bill for waterlogged home

Frustrations continue with mounting BC Assessment as regulation deters upgrade of decaying property
Province transfers 31 hectares of Crown land at Lake Cowichan to Ts’uubaa-asatx Nation

Province transfers 31 hectares of Crown land at Lake Cowichan to Ts’uubaa-asatx Nation

Transfer considered a key reconciliation milestone
Pamela Anderson to star in vegan cooking series filmed in Cowichan

Pamela Anderson to star in vegan cooking series filmed in Cowichan

Filming set for late August
Costly shingles vaccines spark call for change from Cowichan senior

Costly shingles vaccines spark call for change from Cowichan senior

Many seniors on fixed incomes can’t afford them