The Cortes Foundation just signed an MOU, which opens the way for it to receive $100,000 in funding for Cortes Island charities and nonprofits.
In today’s interview Mark Spevakow, Chair of the Cortes Island CommunityFoundation, and Executive Director Manda Aufochs Gillespie explain how this will work.
Continue reading Cortes Foundation obtains $100,000 grant for Cortes charities and nonprofits
By Natasha Bulowski, Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The federal and British Columbia governments have rejected a proposed open-pit coal mine over its environmental impacts.
The Sukunka open-pit coal mine near Tumbler Ridge, B.C., would have produced three million tons of coal per year to sell to steel manufacturers overseas, according to Glencore, the company behind the project. The federal government announced the rejection — based on B.C.’s environmental assessment process — on Dec. 21.
Continue reading Proposed B.C. coal mine gets axed over ‘significant’ environmental effectsNational Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The federal government is touting lofty goals at the United Nations biodiversity conference underway in Montreal, but Ottawa is failing to save iconic salmon and steelhead trout populations on the edge of extinction, B.C. conservation groups say.
Continue reading Endangered salmon are left to flounder as Canada hosts COP15
The Quadra Island Foundation will be distributing approximately $100,000 to Quadra Island organizations during the Spring of 2023. According to their press release, Grant amounts will range from $10,000 to $20,000.
This money is part of the government of Canada’s National COVID Recovery Fund to support charities, non-profits and indigenous governing bodies.
Continue reading Quadra Foundation to administer $100,000National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Editor’s note: In addition to being marine tourist destinations close to a principal British Columbian shipping lane, Cortes, Quadra and Read Islands are visited by both the northern and southern pods of Killer Whales
University of British Columbia engineers are working to help clear up the acoustic smog that hinders endangered orcas’ ability to gather information vital to their survival.
Chronic underwater noise from shipping can drown out sounds marine mammals — such as the southern resident killer whales — use and rely on to communicate with each other, navigate, avoid danger or locate their prey.
Continue reading West Coast engineers aim to clear up acoustic smog impacting endangered killer whales
