By Hannah Scott, Richmond Sentinel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Richmond got caught up in the orange wave that rolled over the province Saturday night.
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Vancouver’s first indoor overdose prevention site outside the Eastside
By 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.
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Port Alberni’s floating dry dock project
By 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.
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The RCMP’s failure to protect Indigenous leaders
Carl 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.
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Kootenay Lake’s homemade submarine
By Keili Bartlett, Kootenay Co-op Radio – 93.5fm Nelson BC, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
NELSON, BC – Whether you’ve just spent a summer by Kootenay Lake, or if you have a keen eye on the Nelson Buy and Sell pages on Facebook, you may have seen a one-of-a-kind vessel pop-up – a homemade submarine.
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