Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Canada’s overdose crisis — fuelled by increasingly toxic street drugs and compounded by COVID-19 — is going into overdrive, and youth are particularly vulnerable, researchers say.
Continue reading Cannabis may help address Canada’s overdose crisisCanada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
As the death toll from illicit drug overdoses continues to mount unabated in B.C., advocates want more specialized services and harm reduction measures to help protect young people.
Continue reading Specialized support needed to protect young people from illicit drug overdosesCanada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
With care bordering on affection, mycologist Paul Stamets hoists up an enormous conk of agarikon to better show it off.
Continue reading Agarikon: An old-growth mushroom, possibly the key to fighting future pandemicsCanada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
When it comes to shellfish, concerns around the consumption of microplastics are a good news, bad news story. Studies show shellfish on the B.C. coast, farmed and otherwise, appear to contain minimal levels of microplastics unlikely to endanger human health, researcher Garth Covernton said – But it’s too early to breathe a sigh of relief!
Continue reading UVIC researcher talks about about microplastics in ShellfishCanada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Archeologist Christine Roberts’ work takes her up densely forested mountainsides and down coastal beaches as she delves into the lives of her First Nations ancestors.
Continue reading Delving into the lives of her First Nations ancestors
