By Fabian Dawson, New Canadian Media, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
In Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Aleks Vrublevskij’s email is inundated with offers of housing, cash and jobs for Ukrainian refugees fleeing from the invasion of their homeland.
“We can barely keep up…people are telling us they are ready to help, and they want Canada to speed up the process,” he tells New Canadian Media.
Continue reading British Columbians open homes, hearts and wallets for Ukrainian refugeesTerrace Standard, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
A Terrace church group is calling on the provincial government to rethink its forestry practices and “radical policies” and invest in sustainable options.
The Social Justice Working Group, made up of members of Knox United Church in Terrace is concerned about the province issuing permits to clear-cut primary forests to produce wood pellets for export.
Continue reading Northwest B.C. church group calls on province to rethink forestry policiesIt has been a week since the Federal Court of Canada condemned RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki for her failure to respond to the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission (CRCC). The case revolved around an interim report from 2017, but in her Judgement and Reasons Associate Chief Justice Jocelyne Gagné pointed to numerous other cases where the RCMP had acted in the same manner.
“It is in the public interest to have a police oversight institution that functions properly and is unobstructed.” she wrote.
One of the organizations applauding the Court’s Decision to hold the police accountable is the Union of BC Indian Chiefs.
Continue reading Grand Chief Stewart Phillip: Why the RCMP must be accountableTerrace Standard, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
A group of Gitxsan hereditary chiefs, matriarchs and elders issued an “eviction notice” to Stikine MLA Nathan Cullen on Saturday (Nov. 27), citing failure to ensure the safety of his constituents including the Gitxsan and Wet’suwet’en.
Continue reading Gitxsan hereditary chiefs issue northwest B.C. MLA eviction notice from territoryBy Shari Narine, Windspeaker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Two bills introduced in the British Columbia legislature on Nov. 17 illustrate the province is heading in the right direction, say two First Nations leaders.
However, both BC Assembly of First Nations Regional Chief Terry Teegee and Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs president Grand Chief Stewart Phillip say more political will is needed to move the principles of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples forward at a faster pace.
Continue reading New BC bills welcomed, but UNDRIP implementation moving at a snail’s pace
