the Discourse, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
As Klahoose First Nation comes out of lockdown after a quickly-contained COVID-19 scare, community members echo the need for Indigenous-led emergency management.
Continue reading COrtes Island: need for Indigenous-led emergency managementNational Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The last thing Byron Harry imagined having to stickhandle during a COVID-19 community lockdown was a cougar leaping onto his truck.
Harry was pulling a graveyard shift at the Klahoose Nation’s emergency checkpoint, which was set up to contain a cluster of cases that had broken out in the remote community on B.C.’s Cortes Island just days before.
Continue reading Update from the Klahoose Nation’s emergency checkpointCanada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The fortress that was Vancouver Island has been breached when it comes to the low COVID-19 case numbers it enjoyed compared to B.C.’s Lower Mainland during earlier stages of the pandemic.
Continue reading A fortress breached: COVID-19 cases increasing on Vancouver IslandThe Klahoose First Nation continues to deal with a COVID 19 outbreak in the community.
Continue reading Update on COVID 19 outbreak in the Klahoose village
