By Melissa Renwick, Ha-Shilth-Sa, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Kyuquot, BC – Leading up to the New Year, Lucy Paivio kept close watch on the news. As information started to spread about the imminent pandemic, she knew that she had to get out. Before there was any talk about going into lockdown, Paivio begged her husband to make one final trip from their home in Kyuquot to Campbell River.
Continue reading Home in KyuquotNational Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The B.C. government should take its own steps to decriminalize illicit drug use to help stem surging overdose deaths instead of calling on the federal government to do it, say disillusioned advocates.
Continue reading BC should take steps to DECRIMINALIZE illicit drug useBy Rebecca Dyok, The Williams Lake Tribune, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Leadership of the Northern Secwepemc te Qelmucw (NStQ) is the latest to call for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) to issue an emergency order closing all fisheries in the Fraser River and associated systems.
Continue reading First Nations call for closure of Fraser River FisheriesNational Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Quadra Island resident Judy Hagen is getting kudos from the B.C. government for 30-plus years of dedicated work aimed at keeping her community safe.
The 75-year-old volunteer extraordinaire says the formula for that kind of commitment is quite simple.
“My secret? Well, I think probably the biggest thing is a real genuine like for people,” Hagen said. “And, of course, wanting to help.”
Hagen received the Lifeline Volunteer Achievement Award from B.C.’s Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth on Wednesday in recognition of her exceptional contributions to emergency and disaster response.
Continue reading Judy Hagen Lifeline Volunteer Achievement AwardIt has been a week since B.C.’s chief coroner, Lisa Lapointe, said, “The number of people dying in B.C. due to an unsafe drug supply continues to surpass deaths due to homicides, motor vehicle accidents, suicide and COVID-19 combined.”
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