Terrace Standard, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
On Monday afternoon (Aug. 23) a group of people marched up the steps of Terrace RCMP in solidarity with protesters across B.C., condemning the actions of the RCMP at the Fairy Creek blockade on Vancouver Island.
Continue reading Terrace protesters confront RCMP about Fairy CreekWarning: The following report contains trigger words and accounts of violent actions that some may find offensive. The opinions expressed belong to the people speaking and are necessarily shared by Cortes Radio, its staff, reporters or volunteers.
CKTZ News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
There have been more arrests and more allegations of police brutality, as protesters continue to resist RCMP enforcement of a BC Supreme Court injunction order in the Fairy Creek Watershed.
Continue reading Arrests continue at Fairy Creek, allegations of police violence surface onlineNational Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
A coalition of coastal First Nations has achieved a significant step towards protecting the wild shores and waters of the Great Bear Rainforest on B.C’s central coast.
The Heiltsuk, Kitasoo/Xai’xais, Nuxalk and Wuikinuxv nations signed an agreement with Ottawa and the province of B.C. to do a feasibility study for a national marine conservation area reserve encompassing a significant section of the coast and offshore marine waters alongside the Great Bear Rainforest (GBR).
Continue reading Coastal First Nations take steps to protect wild waters of Great Bear RainforestNational Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Like most people heeding the red alert issued by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change last week outlining humanity’s continued spiral towards irreversible climate catastrophe, Valérie Courtois was alarmed.
“It scared the crap out of me,” Courtois, director of the Indigenous Leadership Initiative (ILI), told Canada’s National Observer.
“And I think it’s scaring the crap out of anybody who heard about it. At least, I hope it did.”
No longer a distant calamity, the panel’s report indicates the Earth will likely surpass the 1.5 C warming threshold as early as the 2030s.
Continue reading Investing in Indigenous-led conservation key in Canada’s climate crisis fightCKTZ News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Grizzly Bear Tours by Klahoose Coastal Adventures are soon kicking off for the season and are items on a growing menu of the company’s tourism offerings.
Continue reading Klahoose bear-watching tours starting in September
