By Greg Osoba, CKTZ News, through an LJI grant from Canada-info.ca
Dragon Songs, the first rock opera to be performed on Cortes Island, is getting ready for its opening night this month.
Written and produced by Thomas Basil, who also performs in the show, the rock opera features a mythical dragon as the central character who goes through trials and tribulations and, in the end, overcomes challenges.
Continue reading Cortes Island’s first rock opera debuts this month with winter solstice theme
By Alexandra Mehl, Ha-Shilth-Sa, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Cheewaht Lake, BC – Off the rugged west coast of Vancouver Island, inland from the West Coast Trail, is a quiet and remote lake brimming with vibrant ecosystems. From trumpeter swans to black bears, the Cheewaht Lake watershed provides a home for dense and rare biodiversity.
The Cheewaht Lake watershed is on the traditional territory of Ditidaht First Nation, who, for thousands of years, managed the area from villages along the coast at the mouth of the Cheewaht River.
Continue reading The keepers of Cheewaht: Restoring an ecosystem for generations to come
By Greg Osoba, CKTZ News, through an LJI grant from Canada-info.ca
So far, monitoring of creeks and streams on Cortes Island indicates a very poor return of chum salmon to their spawning grounds this year, according to Christine and Cec Robinson. They’re longtime members of the local stream keepers project, overseen by the conservation and stewardship organization Friends of Cortes Island (FOCI). Monitoring of the chum return occurs from mid-September to early December each year.
Continue reading Low seasonal return of chum salmon to spawning grounds ‘a mystery,’ say local monitors
By Aaron Hemens, The Discourse, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
An Indigenous couple on syilx homelands has completed a documentary series that details their wellness journey of decolonizing their lifestyles and embracing cultural ways of being.
Decolonizing Wellness is a six-part video production created by cə̓q̓cq̓am (Thunder) Ryan Oliverius of Okanagan Indian Band (OKIB) and Shayla Raine, a nehiyaw iskwew from Louis Bull Tribe.
Continue reading Documentary series explores couple’s journey to decolonize wellnessBy Alexandra Mehl, Ha-Shilth-Sa, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Port Alberni, BC – On Tuesday, Nov. 29, Gina Amos, Wally Samuel, George Frank, and Ed Ross met with Port Alberni Mayor Sharie Minions. They came together for the signing of the deed to the former Cedarwood Elementary School, where they plan to build an affordable housing complex for Ahousaht members living in Port Alberni.
Continue reading Citaapi Mahtii signs the deed for affordable housing development
