Tag Archives: North Pender Island

Citizen science whale observers worry humpbacks being harassed

National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

The return of a mother humpback whale and calf to B.C. waters should be cause for celebration, says Saturna Island resident Susie Washington-Smyth, but instead it’s causing dismay and concern for a coastal citizen science group. 

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Interest in protecting property grows in Islands Trust Area

By Rachelle Stein-Wotten, Gabriola Sounder, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic started, Islands Trust Conservancy has been fielding more inquiries about land conservation and property donations.

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Environmental issues in small Vancouver Island communities

(Host Manda Aufochs Gillespie; written version Roy L Hales)

In this edition of the Folk U Radio’s Reporters Roundtable, our journalists talk about environmental issues in some small Vancouver Island communities. 

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