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A public event called “Ode to the Old Growth” held at Hollyhock last Friday raised more than $3,000 to support Fairy Creek forest protesters.
Continue reading Cortes Fundraiser raises over $3,000 for Fairy Creek defendersNational Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
First Nations culture along B.C.’s West Coast is rooted in the majestic and monumental cedar tree.
Known as the “Tree of Life,” cedar has a multitude of uses for coastal peoples, says Na̲nwak̲olas Council president Dallas Smith.
But more than a century of industrial old-growth logging has mowed down these forest giants that can live for thousands of years, putting the shared spiritual and cultural well-being of First Nations at risk, Smith said.
Continue reading Na̲nwak̲olas council strikes agreement to protect sacred cedarsCanada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Vancouver Island father Nick Chowdhury is grateful and excited that families who must travel to Campbell River to get essential medical care for their children will soon be welcomed at a home away from home. Q̓ʷalayu House, which will be adjacent to the North Island Hospital, breaks ground Thursday, and will shelter expectant mothers and members of their family from the northern region of Vancouver Island.
Continue reading Q̓ʷalayu House: A Place For Families When Care Is Far From Home
