Yona Harvey, Smiths Falls News Record, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
When Renfrew resident Christina Edgar visited the emergency department a few weeks ago, the doctor asked questions, but Edgar couldn’t understand a word.
“The doctor was impossible to understand through her mask and face shield,” she said, so the doctor finally wrote questions on a piece of paper.
Continue reading COVID Face masks: Finding it hard to hear?By Quinn Bender, Prince Rupert Northern View, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Chief Darren Blaney expects the worst for a generation of coho and chum salmon mowed down in the Southgate River by a massive landslide last month on B.C.’s south-central coast.
Continue reading Bute Landslide: The next generation of coho and chum salmonBy Nancy Beach
“Merry Christmas! Well, this year, Santa Loyd extended our Christmas Lighting 90 feet up into our Christmas tree. The photos don’t capture what it is like to be up close, on Squirrel Cove Road. But sometimes Rudolph shakes his head along with the neighbours, who wondered how did Santa get his lights up there?”
Continue reading Merry ChristmasBy Morgan Hampton, Merrit Herald, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The situation has become critical for small scale and midsize ranchers around the province as a lack of processing options for their livestock forces many of them to shut down or scale back their operations.
Continue reading BC Meat production crisis: shut down or scale back operationsBy Marc Fawcett-Atkinson, Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
About 5.1 million Canadians are food insecure, and many of them are struggling with mental health issues. And the pandemic has made the situation worse, according to a report released Wednesday by Statistics Canada.
Continue reading 5.1 million Canadians experience food insecurity
