North Island Gazette, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
A conservation officer who gained national attention after losing his job for refusing to kill two orphan cubs in Port Hardy in 2015 has filed a petition to get his job back.
Continue reading Five years later: Conservation officer who spared bear cubs still unemployableNorth Island Gazette, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
A marine archaeologist at SFU is launching an ambitious study to find evidence of how people first migrated to North America over 15,000 years ago.
Continue reading How people migrated to North AmericaEditors note: While Island Health withholds the locations of somewhere between 85% and 90% of the active cases on Vancouver Island, First Nation leaders appear to have been consistently notifying the broader community when there is a case among them.
North Island Gazette, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Alert Bay has confirmed there is one positive case in the small community, as of Dec. 14.
Continue reading Active COVID case in Alert BayNorth Island Gazette, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Kwakiutl First Nation’s Chief and Council are calling on the government to stop Western Forest Products (WFP) from logging on Douglas Treaty land, a two-mile-thick strip of shoreline between Port McNeill and Port Hardy.
Continue reading Kwakiutl First Nation says stop logging on Douglas Treaty landNorth Island Gazette, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Members of the B.C. NDP pledged allegiance to the Queen Nov. 24 in a video-heavy swearing-in ceremony, otherwise reminiscent of a university graduation, without cheering crowds.
Continue reading Michele Babchuk sworn in as our MLA
