Robert Fuller and James Darling are on the second day of a hunger strike. The 61-year-old former BC Forest service employee/ treeplanter/ sawmill worker and 35-year old musician had just returned from their Nanaimo MLA’s constituency office when I phoned them. Around ten people were with them, waving signs. Fuller remarked that if the response from people walking or driving by is any indication, as much as 98% of the public may want to see BC’s old growth forests preserved.
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LNG Exports Put Canada’s Emissions Targets At Risk
Editor’s Note: in addition to being one of Canada’s foremost energy analysts, David Hughes is also a Cortes Island resident.
By Dan Mesec, CICK News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), global greenhouse gas emissions must be reduced to net zero between 2040 and 2055 in order to limit global warming to 1.5 Celsius above pre-industrial levels. The British Columbia government has pledged to reduce emissions by 80 per cent from 2007 levels by 2050 through its CleanBC Plan and the federal government has pledged that Canada will be net zero by 2050.
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First Nations Disproportionately Impacted By Opoid Overdose Crises
Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Indigenous people are being disproportionately impacted by the opioid overdose crisis during the pandemic, according to the First Nations Health Authority in B.C. But the overdose crisis is not just a story about numbers, Dr. Shannon McDonald, FNHA acting chief medical officer, said in an interview with Canada’s National Observer on Monday.
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Investigation Into racism in the health care system
By Fran Yanor, The Rocky Mountain Goat, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Flanked by First Nations and Metis Nation leadership, the independent investigator appointed by the province to examine racism in the health care system promised a ‘truth-telling’ process and encouraged Indigenous people and health care professionals to confidentially share their experiences with her team.
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Campbell River Tourism Sector Benefits From resiliency program
Campbell River Mirror, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Over 21 tourism operators in Campbell River have benefitted from Tourism Vancouver Island’s (TVI) resiliency program that was set-up in April to support businesses in the province to navigate the impact of COVID-19.
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