By Norman Galimski, Prince Rupert Northern View, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Lack of paramedics in Sandspit is causing community concern after being left without the emergency service for three days from Oct. 15 to 17. This is not the first time the community has been left without their own ambulance service, Evan Putterill, North Coast Regional District director of Moresby Island, said.
Continue reading Ambulance service changes coming to Haida GwaiiBy Michael Potestio, Kamloops This Week, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc Chief Rosanne Casimir said today is bittersweet, noting she had hoped Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would have been there on Sept. 30, the inaugural National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
Continue reading Prime Minister visits Tk’emlúps te SecwépemcBy Natasha Bulowski, Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Environmental groups are calling on the federal government to step in after oilsands tailing ponds grew by 90 million cubic metres in 2020 despite a drop in oil production, according to a report released last week by the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER).
Continue reading Alberta’s tailings ponds are growing & Environmental groups want the Feds to interveneBy John Woodside, National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
As Parliament gears up for a new legislative session, a new poll from Abacus Data shows Ottawa lagging behind what a majority of Canadians want when it comes to climate action and implementing a just transition for fossil fuel workers.
Continue reading Poll finds most Canadians want a just transition — and not a dollar more for TMXBy Mark Nielsen, Prince George Citizen Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
A trial began Thursday for two Prince George RCMP members facing criminal charges from an arrest caught on a security camera that suggested excessive force was used.
Constables Wayne Connell and Kyle Sharpe each face a count of assault causing bodily harm from the takedown in an alleyway off the 2200 block of Oak St. during the early morning of Feb. 18, 2016.
Continue reading Two Prince George RCMP on trial for excessive force
