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On February 14, 2022, Prime Minister Trudeau invoked the Emergencies Act. This is the full text transcription of what he said to reporters.
Continue reading Full text: Prime Minister Trudeau invokes Emergencies ActTerrace Standard, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Gidimt’en Checkpoint, the group opposing the construction of the Coastal GasLink Pipeline (CGL) on Wet’suwet’en territory in northwest B.C., have submitted a report of their ongoing issues to an expert panel of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
Continue reading Northwest B.C. pipeline opposition group submits report on militarization of Indigenous land to UN panelBy Chevi Rabbit, Alberta Native News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
(ANNews) – Marless Johnson is a mother on a mission to get justice for her daughter, Billie Johnson. Trial dates are set for March 20, 2023, to April 2, 2023. Jury selection takes place this month.
Billie Johnson was living in Edmonton at the time of her death and in a relationship with Kenneth Courtorielle, 35, who has been charged with second-degree murder in Johnson’s death.
Continue reading New ‘Southern Wind Foundation’ launched to honour Billie Johnson and other MMIWG
By Jacob Cardinal, Alberta Native News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
(ANNews) – On February 2, the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Chief and Council released a statement regarding the current U.S-Canadian border blockade in Coutts, Alberta.
“Over the past several days we have watched in dismay as the border blockade at Coutts, Alberta is allowed to continue without intervention from authorities,” said the statement. “The Critical Infrastructure Defense Act (CIDA), which was passed in 2020, was created in response to Indigenous railway blockades protesting pipeline developments on Indigenous territories.”
“This law was used to end Indigenous blockades — so the question that must be asked is why the blockade at Coutts is allowed to continue?”
Continue reading Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation criticizes Alberta government’s approach to border blockadeTerrace Standard, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Tracey Davidson never thought that her love for volunteering activities would one day see her leading a volunteering organization.
When she moved to Terrace from North Vancouver in 2011, she joined Volunteer Terrace (VT) as a volunteer community engagement coordinator.
She found herself enjoying volunteer work more and more, and it even helped her through the grieving process when her husband passed away.
Eventually she took up a paid position with the organization and was soon offered the role of interim executive director.
Continue reading Volunteer Terrace executive shares her experience with the restorative justice system
