Martha Abelson sent in this delightful short form video of Chum salmon spawning in Basil Creek. It was taken on taken on October 27, 2024.
“I was surprised by the size and black colour of the chum and, their vigorous efforts travelling upstream.”
Continue reading Video: Basil Creek, Fish Water
By Jeremy Appel, Alberta Native News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
(ANNews) – Canada’s special interlocutor for missing children and unmarked graves and burial sites associated with Indian Residential Schools has released the final report of her mandate, providing recommendations on how the government can honour the memory of the thousands of children who were killed at forced assimilation institutions.
Continue reading Canada’s Special Interlocutor calls for reparations and accountability in final report on unmarked graves
By Sidney Coles, Capital Daily, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Very few people voted in it, but dollars to donuts, many people across BC had their eyes, last night and into the early morning hours, on the American election. No matter who was going to win, the economic and trade policies of the next and 47th US president were going to impact life on the Island. Had Kamala Harris won, those impacts would have been less stark, less worrisome. From culture to immigration, to trade, the outcome of a Trump presidency will be felt in ways we can’t yet fully anticipate.
Continue reading How BC will be directly impacted by a Trump presidency
By Natasha Bulowski, Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is “very confident” the federal government will get back the $34 billion in public funds spent on the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion. But her statement produced widespread skepticism from opposition MPs.
“If you look at market analysis right now, the consensus view is this is a project that is worth a lot of money,” Freeland said at the natural resources committee meeting Monday.
Continue reading Freeland insists TMX will recoup billions; opposition MPs say no way
By Amy Romer, Megaphone Magazine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The City of Vancouver has built its reputation on ambitious environmental goals, aiming to become one of the greenest cities in the world. Yet, the rise of the green economy has brought unforeseen challenges for street vendors who rely on the trade of second-hand goods.
The Binners Project is a Vancouver-based social and circular-economic initiative that supports marginalized people who collect and return recyclable materials, otherwise known as “binners.” For the past two years, the project has operated a low-barrier street market, currently at 305 Main St. in the heart of the Downtown Eastside.
Binners Project Director Sean Miles says he’s witnessed the harm of policies such as the city’s twice-daily street sweeps that blaze through East Hastings seven days a week.
Continue reading Green Goals, Hidden Harms
