Campbell River Mirror, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Through Instagram stories, viewers spent three days in Orford Bay reserve – the traditional land of Homalco First Nation – with Campbell River-based indigenous tour operator, Homalco Wildlife & Cultural Tours.
Continue reading Virtual Homalco Wildlife & Cultural ToursBy Carl Meyer, Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Federal Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan used the same phrase on Thursday to offer an olive branch to opponents of a government-owned oil pipeline that he did five months ago: “We see you and we hear you.”
Continue reading ‘We See You And We Hear You’ – Says The MinisterBy Rebecca Dyok, Williams Lake Tribune, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Six B.C. First Nations are calling for an immediate meeting with Canada’s Minister of Fisheries and Oceans as chinook stocks in the Fraser River near the brink of collapse.
Continue reading Tsilhqot’in Nation demands meeting on declining Fraser River chinook stocksCampbell River Mirror, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The defunct multi-million dollar cruise ship terminal at Campbell River will undergo an assessment to evaluate its condition and possible alternate uses.
Continue reading Campbell River’s Multi-Million Dollar Cruise Ship TerminalCanada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
A First Nations leadership alliance is calling for the immediate end to salmon farming using open-net pens in B.C. waters, citing the threat of sea lice to wild fish stocks.
Continue reading Stop Using Open-Net Pens For Salmon Farming
