The Discourse February 17, 2022
Discourse Media, a digital news media company founded on the traditional territories of thex?m??k??y??m, Skwxwú7mesh and s?l?ilw?ta?? / sel?íl?witulh peoples, has reached an agreement to acquire Sun Peaks Independent News Inc. Local news publisher Brandi Schier will become CEO of Discourse Community Publishing, bringing The Discourse, IndigiNews and Sun Peaks Independent News under one umbrella.
Discourse Media, which recently won seven Canadian Online Publishing Awards, has been on a mission to contribute to a more sustainable and equitable news ecosystem since its founding in 2014. In 2018, the company pivoted to local news and launched The Discourse Cowichan, innovating a new model for in-depth news in underserved communities. It has since expanded The Discourse in other B.C. communities.
Sun Peaks Independent News is celebrating its 20th year of publishing as the sole newspaper serving the community of Sun Peaks, located on the traditional and unceded territory of the Secwépemc peoples in the interior of British Columbia.
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