By Jen St. Denis, The Tyee, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
A beloved older sister. A friend who loved listening to Steve Earle. A quiet brother-in-law who was always reading.
More than 100 people gathered at Oppenheimer Park in the Downtown Eastside Saturday to remember family and friends who died in recent months, when COVID-19 precautions have prevented gatherings to remember lost loved ones.
Continue reading Remembering Lives Lost in the Downtown EastsideBy Rebecca Dyok, The Williams Lake Tribune, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The B.C. Government and Tsilhqot’in National Government (TNG) hope to bring more certainty and clarity for tenure holders as an organization representing businesses west of Williams Lake continues to allege land claim negotiations are being done in secret.
Continue reading ‘Secret’ Government Negotiations With the Tsilhqot’in National Government, Or Maybe Not So SecretMarc Fawcett-Atkinson, Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Yuko Suda is a farmer. A farmer who can’t afford a farm. Instead, she rents her land, an increasingly common practice for new farmers across B.C. — one she worries won’t be sustainable. It’s an issue facing most young farmers in the province, and it threatens both their livelihoods and Canadians’ long-term access to food.
Continue reading Farmers Who Can’t Afford A FarmEditor’s note: On June 10, 2020: Fisheries and Oceans Canada told a Commons committee that last year’s early runs of Stuart sockeye and chinook salmon weren’t able to pass the Big Bar landslide, north of Lillooet. About 60,000 fish were subsequently helped over the slide and another 220,000 were able to swim through after the Fraser River’s water volume dropped.
By Quinn Bender, Prince Rupert Northern View, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Fraser River salmon have begun arriving in larger numbers at the site of the Big Bar landslide.
Continue reading Salmon Reaching The Big Bar LandslideBy Moira Wyton, The Tyee, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
When Robert Billyard asked a doctor for a beer just before 9 a.m., no one in his hospital room was shocked. They were too relieved. It was the first coherent sentence the 77-year-old had spoken since being placed in an induced coma while his body fought COVID-19 for more than a month at Abbotsford Regional Hospital.
Continue reading They Knew Robert Would Make It When He Asked For A Beer
