Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Three whales were reportedly struck by vessels in northern B.C. waters over a 10-day period last month, raising West Coast humpback researchers’ concerns over the risk shipping poses to the marine mammals.
Continue reading Research groups sound alarm after three whales reportedly struck by ships off West Coast
Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
There are new measures to better protect bear and fish habitat in the globe’s largest remaining coastal temperate rainforest, thanks to First Nations’ increasing role in stewarding the Great Bear Rainforest (GBR).
The new protections resulted from the latest five-year review of an agreement between the B.C. Ministry of Forests and two First Nations alliances — Coastal First Nations and Nanwakolas Council — which represent 11 of the 26 Nations with territory in the rainforest.
Continue reading First Nations leader celebrates evolution of stewardship in Great Bear RainforestCanada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Vital signs on the performance and state of B.C.’s ambulance service remain an outstanding mystery, an update from the B.C. auditor general on Tuesday shows.
BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) and the Ministry of Health have failed to improve public transparency and accountability for ambulance services, or establish a co-ordinated approach so that patient care meets acceptable medical standards, indicates an extensive review of the province’s track record in response to 18 individual audits involving a wide range of agencies since 2019.
Continue reading Transparency, accountability at B.C.’s ambulance service has flatlined, audit review showsCanada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
A flotilla of Indigenous canoes a hundred strong is converging along the Pacific Northwest as nations from Canada, the U.S. and beyond paddle hundreds of kilometres in pursuit of shared objectives and a common destination.
Paddlers from eight different canoes were hosted, fed and sheltered by the Stz’uminus First Nation near Ladysmith on Vancouver Island before launching Thursday on their first leg of the Tribal Journey, said Michelle Robinson, a member of the Klahoose Nation’s Tl’emtl’ems canoe family.
Continue reading Indigenous paddlers push off on powerful voyage to reclaim canoe culture across Pacific NorthwestCanada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
There will soon be no way for old-growth logging to go undetected in B.C.
An online tracking system developed by an international environmental group goes live today. It will enable the public to monitor where old growth is being logged and is designed to hold the province accountable for promises to reform forestry, said project lead Angeline Robertson, a senior investigative researcher with Stand.earth.
Continue reading New online ‘Forest Eye’ will daylight old-growth logging in B.C.
