By Jen St. Denis, The Tyee, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Strathcona Park tent city supporters are asking for more police presence and faster response times after a resident was stabbed Sunday.
Continue reading Man Stabbed at Strathcona Tent CityBy Matt Simmons, The Narwhal, Local Journalism Initiative reporter
Picture a helicopter flying over a cutblock, releasing a misty cloud from a sprinkler-like contraption rigged to its belly. The cloud contains a herbicide called glyphosate.
Continue reading long-term effects of glyphosate spraying on forestsBy Rebecca Dyok, The Williams Lake Tribune, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Tsilhqot’in leaders say they have no choice but to close all salmon fishing within their territory west of Williams Lake due to “extreme conservation concern” over the state of sockeye and chinook runs.
Continue reading Tsilhqot’in Leaders close all Salmon FisheryBy 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 Secret
