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Dead humpback whale found near Masset marks third in less than a month

By Kaitlyn Bailey, Prince Rupert Northern View, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

A dead humpback whale was spotted in Masset Inlet on Nov. 5, marking the third found in B.C.’s coastal waters in less than a month.

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Haida Gwaii: Former federal Green Party candidate at risk of homelessness

Terrace Standard, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Last week the BC Green Party asked British Columbians to share their housing stories to learn how the province’s housing crisis is affecting them.

One of the earliest to respond to this call was Adeana Young, the Green Party’s 2021 federal candidate for Skeena-Bulkley Valley riding in northwest B.C.

Young shared her story in three sentences on the BC Green Party’s platform: “I’ve been a renter all my life. It doesn’t count for anything. I’m going to be homeless on Nov. 1.”

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Ambulance service changes coming to Haida Gwaii

By Norman Galimski,  Prince Rupert Northern View, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Lack of paramedics in Sandspit is causing community concern after being left without the emergency service for three days from Oct. 15 to 17. This is not the first time the community has been left without their own ambulance service, Evan Putterill, North Coast Regional District director of Moresby Island, said.

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