Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Forestry and fish are playing out as pivotal B.C. election issues in the North Island, as two party leaders paid a visit to the riding in the final week of their campaigns.
Continue reading Election 2020: Forestry and fish are key issues in North Island ridingCanada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Cameron Pirie knew his business was facing a watershed moment when the COVID-19 crisis hit the shores of B.C. this past spring.
The pandemic was ravaging export markets and the tourism and restaurant sectors without mercy.
As a result, the president of Walcan Seafood, a family-owned seafood processing company on Quadra Island, suddenly found himself sitting on $2 million worth of product he couldn’t find a market for.
Continue reading Tide to table: A Quadra company’s response to COVIDThe leaders of BC’s two largest political parties were in Campbell River over the week-end.
Continue reading Election 2020: Party leaders in Campbell River this weekendEditor’s note: On Vancouver Island – There are AHS preschools in Campbell River and Courtenay, as well as approved projects in Courtenay and Nanaimo. There are also numerous AHS preschools on the Mainland.
the Discourse, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Lily Patzer speaks with enthusiasm as she talks about Aboriginal Head Start [AHS] — a program that she’s been involved with for twenty-five years.
Continue reading Aboriginal Head Start (AHS), childhood programs for Indigenous kidsThough the numbers are still rising, there are still fewer deaths and and hospitalizations in the second wave of COVID 19. There were 968 cases reported in British Columbia last week. The majority were in the Fraser and North Coast Health Regions. Vancouver Island continues to report the lowest numbers in the province and there were only two new cases in North Vancouver Island last week.
Continue reading only two new cases in North Vancouver Island last week
