By Quinn Bender, Prince Rupert Northern View, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
It appears Pacific great blue herons have a much larger appetite for juvenile salmon than previously understood, potentially raising the complexity of salmon recovery strategies in B.C.
Continue reading Blue herons significant predator of juvenile salmon, study findsBy Fran Yanor, The Rocky Mountain Goat, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
A recent survey revealed most British Columbians want to end heckling during Question Period, and if the first week of the 2021 legislative session was any indication, the Speaker is no fan either.
Continue reading End heckling during Question Period, survey suggestsCarl Meyer, Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
British Columbia recorded a liability of over half a billion dollars for the estimated cost of cleaning up contaminated sites in the province, including orphan oil and gas wells.
Continue reading half a billion tax-payer dollars to clean-up BC’s contaminated sitesBy Cara McKenna, the Discourse, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
A new educational resource looks at British Columbia’s long history of racist policies and the resiliency of the many Indigenous, Black and racialized people who have been affected.
The open-source booklet Challenging Racist British Columbia: 150 Years and Counting was released today by co-publishers the University of Victoria (UVic) and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA).
Continue reading Booklet unveils Racist British Columbia: 150 yearsBy Cloe Logan, National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
A Vancouver Island community has seen a dramatic shift in how it approaches food insecurity — and hopes the change is here to stay.
Maurita Prado, executive director of LUSH Valley Food Action Society and co-ordinator of the Comox Valley Food Policy Council, lives and works in the Comox Valley.
Continue reading Addressing food security in the Comox Valley
