Originally published in the Bird’s Eye
The fifth of six community meetings in the Area C Official Community Plan (OCP) review takes place this Wednesday, May 13, at 6 p.m. at the Community Centre. The topics — aquaculture, agriculture, tourism, and economic development — cover some of the most visibly changed aspects of island life, and where the most active community planning work has been occurring in parallel.
Continue reading Area C OCP Meeting Happening THIS Wednesday – May 13
A documentary about Campbell River’s historic Tyee fishing culture will be screened at Vancouver’s DOXA Film Festival on Thursday, May 7. In this morning’s interview filmmakers Jevan Crittenden and Nate Slaco talk a little about ‘In Tyee Country,’ and how it came into being.
Jevan: “When we started this project we expected certain things and a lot of those assumptions were accurate, but there were some surprising things that came up. To me the community aspect is the surprising thing. Peter Wipper talks about having a greater sense of community and home in Campbell River than he does in his own hometown, and he credits that to the community that’s come up around the Tyee Club. It really is a tight-knit group.”
Continue reading Bringing Campbell River’s Tyee Legacy to Vancouver’s DOXA film festivalEditor’s Note: Four of the 17 First Nations supposedly belonging to the Coalition of First Nations for Finfish Stewardship asked that their names be removed when this organization was first announced. They were the Mamalilikulla, Namgis and Kwikwasutinuxw Haxwa’mis First Nations (collectively referred to as the “Broughton First Nations”) and the Klahoose First Nation. This was apparently not done.
By Sonal Gupta, Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Some BC First Nations want Ottawa to cancel its ban on open-net salmon farms and hand them the reins of a reformed system that could better protect both wild salmon and jobs in their communities.
Continue reading Some BC First Nations want to replace the salmon farming ban with their own system — and preserve jobs[Article by Christine and Cec Robinson, reprinted from Tideline; the audio version of this story includes not only the text of this article, but an interview with the authors about the history of Cortes Streamkeepers and the importance of watershed protection. The feature image is a cropped area from an original painting of James Creek by Desiree Bond, see end notes.]
Controversy continues to simmer over Island United’s application for an ambitious expansion of the Cortes Pit (a gravel and rock quarry in Whaletown). Cortes Currents has been covering the issue; this article is the third in a series.
Note: There has been some confusion over the deadlines for commenting on the permit application. There are two different deadlines for two different application processes.
By Sonal Gupta, Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Researchers welcome a slowdown by BC Ferries through one of the region’s key humpback whale corridors, but warn it’s not enough without binding federal rules for foreign cruise lines and surging LNG tankers.
The company will reduce speeds starting June 1, after one of its ships struck and killed a humpback whale named Midnight in Wright Sound last year.
Continue reading Lack of regulations leaves humpback at risk despite BC Ferries slowdown, experts say
