Editorial

in the new world of fake news and activist journalism, one wonders at the wisdom of adding yet another newspaper to that crowded world of online and print media. As the lines blur between spoken and written, and between journalism and activism, we are encouraged by the words of Arthur Millar, essayist and playwright, who said, “A good newspaper, I suppose, is a nation talking to itself.”

And so with that noble and high intention, we launch the inaugural edition of the Cowichan Post because, for our community, there is no single place where we can gather, either physically or intellectually, and where our community can talk to itself.… Read the rest