All posts by Rochelle Baker

Rochelle Baker is a staff reporter with Canada’s National Observer, thanks thanks to a grant from the Local Journalism Initiative of the Government of Canada. She previously worked as a newspaper reporter and photographer in BC’s Lower Mainland for over 7 years.
Transportation

BC Ferries is asking passengers not to travel unless necessary

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National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

BC Ferries is asking passengers not to travel unless necessary during the COVID-19 outbreak, particularly to more remote island communities.

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Health

Quadra Island’s New Caremongering Group Could Save Lives

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National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Senior Mike Windrim is forthright about what Quadra Island’s new caremongering group and his neighbours’ help means to him during the coronavirus emergency.

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Health, Indigenous Nations

Quadra Island Asks Visitors To Stay Away During COVID 19 Crises

National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Quadra Island, a tourist haven off the eastern coast of Vancouver Island, B.C., is making a request to the visitors that usually flock there: please stay home.

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Business

COVID-19 hasn’t stopped this Quadra Island pharmacist from serving her community

National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

B.C. has declared a state of emergency to ensure a province wide response to the COVID-19 pandemic and protect the supply chain of essential goods and services.

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