By Chehala Leonard, The Discourse, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Violence against Mi’kmaw lobster fishers sparked national and even international media attention over the past weeks. Images of angry mobs attacking Mi’kmaw Chiefs and fishermen, burning trucks and buildings sparked outrage.
Continue reading Media coverage of Violence against Mi’kmaw lobster fishersBy Hannah Scott, Richmond Sentinel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Richmond got caught up in the orange wave that rolled over the province Saturday night.
Continue reading Election 2020: Richmond goes NDPBy Moira Wyton, The Tyee, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
People who use drugs and harm reduction advocates were celebrating as Vancouver’s first indoor overdose prevention site outside the Downtown Eastside was approved in a seven-to-four vote by city council Tuesday.
Continue reading Vancouver’s first indoor overdose prevention site outside the EastsideBy Melissa Renwick, Ha-Shilth-Sa, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
For over two years, the Port Alberni Port Authority (PAPA) has been forging ahead trying to secure provincial and federal government funding to build a floating dry dock within the city.
Continue reading Port Alberni’s floating dry dock projectCarl Meyer, Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The RCMP‘s failure to protect Mi’kmaq fishers from intimidation, assault and destruction in Nova Scotia demonstrates how the Canadian state is all too ready to permit or perpetrate violence against Indigenous Peoples, say First Nations groups and B.C. politicians.
Continue reading The RCMP’s failure to protect Indigenous leaders
