By Melissa Renwick, Ha-Shilth-Sa, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Tofino, BC – Under dark, stormy skies, dozens of boaters and kayakers gathered in the Tofino Inlet this past Saturday for a wild salmon flotilla in protest of the surrounding fish farms.
Continue reading wild salmon flotilla Protests surrounding fish farmsBy Marc Fawcett-Atkinson, Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
James Lawson catches fish. Fish that rarely feeds the B.C. coast.
He’s not alone: Roughly 85 per cent of seafood caught in the province is exported, yet B.C. fish harvesters can’t get their catch to local markets — and the provincial government is doing little to change that in its plans to increase food security post-pandemic.
Continue reading fish that rarely feeds British Columbians – they are exportedNorth Island Gazette, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Heiltsuk First Nation from Bella Bella is calling on Fisheries and Oceans Canada to order open-net salmon farms to close and to shut down commercial and recreational salmon fishing next year, only opening fisheries after “conservation and food, social, and ceremonial needs can be met.”
Continue reading Heiltsuk First Nation calling on DFO to close fisheries and salmon farmsNational Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
BC’s struggling tourism industry was hoping for more when the B.C. government unveiled its $1.5-billion economic recovery plan just prior to calling a snap election Monday.
Continue reading Election 2020: BC’s struggling tourism sector needs provincial supportIt started with an email forwarded to one of the Cortes Radio team. Our Member of Parliament was having a ZOOM chat. We asked to broadcast the chat over the radio. While this did not work out, it led to the ZOOM/radio townhall meeting with Rachel Blaney on September 22, 2020.
Continue reading ZOOM/radio townhall meeting with Rachel Blaney
