quathet Living, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Back in 2001, when Stewart Alsgard was mayor of Powell River, he kicked off a project to redevelop the downtown waterfront area around the Westview Ferry Terminal. City planners had imagined an attractive Seawalk, a pier, a park and more.
Continue reading Could this be the model for a city’s name change?CKTZ News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
A month into BC’s phase 3 of re-opening, locals and visitors to Cortes Island are able to enjoy well-loved perennial as well as brand new reasons to gather.
Continue reading Public events on the menuWarning: This article contains content about residential “schools” that may be triggering.
By Anna McKenzie, The Discourse, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter.
On the shores of the town of Chemainus, on the traditional territory of Puneluxutth’, thousands of people in orange shirts gather in memory of the survivors, victims and intergenerational survivors of Canada’s residential “school” system.
Continue reading Remembering Kuper IslanD Residential School: Thousands march in ChemainusBy Melissa Renwick, Ha-Shilth-Sa, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The federal government announced in June that traditional Indigenous names can be used on passports and other travel documents.
Continue reading Indigenous names can be used on passportsCKTZ News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Sometime this fall, the Cortes Foundation will be offering the community of Cortes Island a public venue to explore, and bridge, the issues that divide us.
Continue reading Cortes Foundation: Bridging the issues that divide us
