By Matt Simmons, The Narwhal, Local Journalism Initiative reporter
Coastal GasLink has been forced to stop pipeline construction near protected wetlands after an inspection by the B.C. Environmental Assessment Office found the company cleared areas without completing the required surveying and planning.
Continue reading Coastal GasLink Pipeline Stopped Near Protected WetlandsCampbell 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 Terminal
