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Energy

Pipeline north or south? Risks follow either BC route

By Sonal Gupta, Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Another pipeline along the existing Trans Mountain corridor may be the most realistic route from Alberta to tidewater, but many agree the environmental risks still follow the oil.

The federal government is currently considering various pipeline routes from Alberta — to the Lower Mainland of BC near Vancouver, or a northern line to the port of Prince Rupert. The move comes as Ottawa and Alberta build on an MOU signed in November 2025 to potentially ship another million barrels daily to Asia. 

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Politics

Poilievre’s property rights push would shake Canada’s legal foundations

By Sonal Gupta, Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre called it “regrettable” that fee‑simple property rights are not enshrined in the Constitution, insisting that “property rights are human rights” and that Canada needs stronger protections to underpin a “thriving property‑owning democracy.”

Poilievre’s comments, delivered in Richmond, BC last week, come as anxiety is rising in the Vancouver suburb over the interplay between property ownership and Indigenous rights. A 2025 court ruling on Cowichan land title has sparked fears that homeowners could lose their land — fears that experts say are unfounded and unprecedented — and has reignited a long‑running debate over whether Canada could adopt a constitutional property‑rights clause like that written into the US Constitution.

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Arts, Indigenous Nations

Tla’amin choreographer sets the dance stage ablaze with wildfire-themed ballet

By Aaron Hemens, IndigiNews, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Cameron sinkʷə Fraser-Monroe wants his dance audiences to reflect on their emotional relationship to smoke and flames — and how emotional avoidance may be hampering our collective response to wildfires.

The Tla’amin choreographer’s upcoming narrative ballet explores the past, present and future of Indigenous fire stewardship.

Cultural or prescribed fires have been used for millennia by many Indigenous Peoples worldwide.

Cikilaxʷm: Controlled Burn is Fraser-Monroe’s first full-length production, and will premiere in kiʔláwnaʔ (Kelowna) on May 1 on syilx homelands.

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Politics

Area C Director’s Report: recycle depot news + long-term care advocacy

From the desk of Regional Director Robyn Mawhinney

Hello,
The maples are blooming and early mornings are a feast for birder’s ears: I hope you are finding time to enjoy spring’s wonders. This report has an update on Quadra’s long-anticipated Recycle Depot and ongoing advocacy to get the promised long-term care facility for Campbell River back on track.

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Energy

Malfunctioning Canadian LNG terminal burned more gas than estimated 2024 global record

By Matt Simmons, The Narwhal, Local Journalism Initiative reporter, Wil Crisp

This investigation is a collaboration between The Narwhal and Point Source, a U.K.-based investigative journalism organization.

An LNG facility in Western Canada burned more gas in 2025 than any other liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility on record in 2024, raising concerns about Canada’s claim it’s producing the cleanest LNG in the world. 

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