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Life, Labour, and Loss on BC’s Cannery Coast
The first shift begins on a dirt path. The women walk toward the cannery at Kimsquit Inlet, aprons tied against their waists, scarves pulled tight against the morning air. One carries a child. A few glance sideways. Most look straight ahead. The photographer, Harlan Ingersoll Smith, was an anthropologist travelling the Central Coast documenting communities. […] More
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Wind Energy Project Empowers Vancouver Island First Nation
by Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative, Canada’s National Observer Wei Wai Kum First Nation is charting a new course as the majority owner of one of Vancouver Island’s largest new power sources following decades of exclusion from energy projects in their own territory. The Yə̓yus Energy Project, formerly known as the Brewster Wind Project, is a […] More
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Traditional Berry Picking Basket Inspires a Passion for Weaving and a Solo Exhibit at the MOA
By Sam Laskaris, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com A former professional snowboarder has her new passion on display in a solo exhibit at the Museum of Anthropology, located on the University of British Columbia campus in Vancouver. Jaad Kuujus (Meghann O’Brien), Haida, Kwakwaka’wakw and Irish, was introduced to weaving in 2010, the same year she stopped competing […] More
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Life, Labour, and Loss on BC’s Cannery Coast
The first shift begins on a dirt path. The women walk toward the cannery at Kimsquit Inlet, aprons tied against their waists, scarves pulled tight against the morning air. One carries a child. A few glance sideways. Most look straight ahead. The photographer, Harlan Ingersoll Smith, was an anthropologist travelling the Central Coast documenting communities. […] More
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Wind Energy Project Empowers Vancouver Island First Nation
by Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative, Canada’s National Observer Wei Wai Kum First Nation is charting a new course as the majority owner of one of Vancouver Island’s largest new power sources following decades of exclusion from energy projects in their own territory. The Yə̓yus Energy Project, formerly known as the Brewster Wind Project, is a […] More
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Traditional Berry Picking Basket Inspires a Passion for Weaving and a Solo Exhibit at the MOA
By Sam Laskaris, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com A former professional snowboarder has her new passion on display in a solo exhibit at the Museum of Anthropology, located on the University of British Columbia campus in Vancouver. Jaad Kuujus (Meghann O’Brien), Haida, Kwakwaka’wakw and Irish, was introduced to weaving in 2010, the same year she stopped competing […] More
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Nominations Open for 13th Annual Tim Jones Award
By Abby Luciano, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, North Shore News An unsung hero you know in the B.C. outdoor community could soon be awarded for their efforts. Nominations are now open for the 13th annual Tim Jones Award, which recognizes a person or organization that has made an outstanding contribution to B.C.’s outdoor community. Co-presented by […] More
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In Gitanmaax, New Family Services Department Is Fighting to Protect Children
By Amy Romer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, IndigiNews This is the first story in a three-part series about child welfare jurisdiction in Gitanmaax. When a young girl handed Jim Woodworth a thank-you card, he hesitated to open it — knowing it might be emotional. As he read the card aloud, Woodworth’s voice caught. “I’m from Vancouver […] More
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BC Transmission Line Risks Repeating Site C Failures
By Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative, Canada’s National Observer The rush to develop BC’s $6-billion North Coast Transmission Line risks charging down the same troubled path of poor oversight and cost over-runs faced by the Site C dam, critics warn, pointing to a new report. At the end of October, BC Hydro provided the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) with its Site […] More
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Sleepless Nights, Toxic Smoke: Life Beside Canada’s First LNG Export Plant
By Matt Simmons, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Narwhal On the morning of Monday, Sept. 15, James Smith begrudgingly got out of bed to get ready for the day. The weekend, he told The Narwhal, had been hell. “Even this morning, it was like 75 to 80 decibels inside my bedroom,” he said on a phone […] More
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The Father Who Built a Life From His Hands
In Hartley Bay, deep in Gitga’at territory, Leona Wilson-Ridley learned early that a family’s livelihood could rest on the strength of a wooden skiff and the hands that built it. She remembers cedar shavings curling at her father’s feet, the hum of the outboard, and the quiet confidence of a man who navigated the coast […] More
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Gitanmaax Charts a Tough Course Ahead to Keep Kids in Community
By Amy Romer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, IndigiNews This is the third story in a three-part series about child welfare jurisdiction in Gitanmaax. You can read the first two parts here and here. Jessica Tait’s fight to have her niece returned to the Gitanmaax Band under her care seemed, at the time, like a single challenge. She never imagined it […] More
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Legal Challenge Looming as First Nations Fight for BC’s Herring Stocks
By Sonal Gupta, Local Journalism Initiative, Canada’s National Observer Canada’s National Observer: First Nations and conservation groups in British Columbia are rallying for an immediate ban to herring fishing, warning the fish is vanishing from the Salish Sea — but the fisheries department insists the numbers tell a different story. Eric Pelkey, hereditary chief of the […] More
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BC Coastal First Nations Vow to Fight Pipeline Pact
Canada’s National Observer: Coastal First Nations are vowing to use every legal tool to stop the proposed Alberta-to-BC pipeline deal and tanker ban changes. Marilyn Slett, president of the Coastal First Nations-Great Bear Initiative and elected chief of the Heiltsuk Nation, said in a news conference that her nations “cannot support and will not support” the […] More
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‘NDN Giver’ Exhibition Showcases the Art and Responsibility of Potlatching
By Amy Romer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, IndigiNews It began when Amelia Rae was in her auntie’s kitchen helping herself to a hot drink. She’d been there countless times before. But as she looked at a shelf loaded with mugs, stacked deep with so many different sizes, shapes, and colours, she suddenly realized all of them had […] More
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Life, Labour, and Loss on BC’s Cannery Coast
How labour, family, and policy shaped British Columbia’s cannery coast.
The first shift begins on a dirt path. The women walk toward the cannery at Kimsquit Inlet, aprons tied against their waists, scarves pulled tight against the morning air. One carries a child. A few glance sideways. Most look straight ahead. The photographer, Harlan Ingersoll Smith, was an anthropologist travelling the Central Coast documenting communities. […] More
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Wind Energy Project Empowers Vancouver Island First Nation
by Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative, Canada’s National Observer Wei Wai Kum First Nation is charting a new course as the majority owner of one of Vancouver Island’s largest new power sources following decades of exclusion from energy projects in their own territory. The Yə̓yus Energy Project, formerly known as the Brewster Wind Project, is a […] More
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Traditional Berry Picking Basket Inspires a Passion for Weaving and a Solo Exhibit at the MOA
By Sam Laskaris, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com A former professional snowboarder has her new passion on display in a solo exhibit at the Museum of Anthropology, located on the University of British Columbia campus in Vancouver. Jaad Kuujus (Meghann O’Brien), Haida, Kwakwaka’wakw and Irish, was introduced to weaving in 2010, the same year she stopped competing […] More
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Nominations Open for 13th Annual Tim Jones Award
By Abby Luciano, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, North Shore News An unsung hero you know in the B.C. outdoor community could soon be awarded for their efforts. Nominations are now open for the 13th annual Tim Jones Award, which recognizes a person or organization that has made an outstanding contribution to B.C.’s outdoor community. Co-presented by […] More
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In Gitanmaax, New Family Services Department Is Fighting to Protect Children
By Amy Romer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, IndigiNews This is the first story in a three-part series about child welfare jurisdiction in Gitanmaax. When a young girl handed Jim Woodworth a thank-you card, he hesitated to open it — knowing it might be emotional. As he read the card aloud, Woodworth’s voice caught. “I’m from Vancouver […] More
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Wind Energy Project Empowers Vancouver Island First Nation
by Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative, Canada’s National Observer Wei Wai Kum First Nation is charting a new course as the majority owner of one of Vancouver Island’s largest new power sources following decades of exclusion from energy projects in their own territory. The Yə̓yus Energy Project, formerly known as the Brewster Wind Project, is a […] More
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Traditional Berry Picking Basket Inspires a Passion for Weaving and a Solo Exhibit at the MOA
By Sam Laskaris, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com A former professional snowboarder has her new passion on display in a solo exhibit at the Museum of Anthropology, located on the University of British Columbia campus in Vancouver. Jaad Kuujus (Meghann O’Brien), Haida, Kwakwaka’wakw and Irish, was introduced to weaving in 2010, the same year she stopped competing […] More
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Nominations Open for 13th Annual Tim Jones Award
By Abby Luciano, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, North Shore News An unsung hero you know in the B.C. outdoor community could soon be awarded for their efforts. Nominations are now open for the 13th annual Tim Jones Award, which recognizes a person or organization that has made an outstanding contribution to B.C.’s outdoor community. Co-presented by […] More
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In Gitanmaax, New Family Services Department Is Fighting to Protect Children
By Amy Romer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, IndigiNews This is the first story in a three-part series about child welfare jurisdiction in Gitanmaax. When a young girl handed Jim Woodworth a thank-you card, he hesitated to open it — knowing it might be emotional. As he read the card aloud, Woodworth’s voice caught. “I’m from Vancouver […] More
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Wind Energy Project Empowers Vancouver Island First Nation
Wei Wai Kum First Nation takes a leading role in a major renewable energy project located northwest of Campbell River.
by Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative, Canada’s National Observer Wei Wai Kum First Nation is charting a new course as the majority owner of one of Vancouver Island’s largest new power sources following decades of exclusion from energy projects in their own territory. The Yə̓yus Energy Project, formerly known as the Brewster Wind Project, is a […] More
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Traditional Berry Picking Basket Inspires a Passion for Weaving and a Solo Exhibit at the MOA
Jaad Kuujus (Meghann O’Brien) traces a journey shaped by tradition in a new exhibition at UBC’s Museum of Anthropology.
By Sam Laskaris, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com A former professional snowboarder has her new passion on display in a solo exhibit at the Museum of Anthropology, located on the University of British Columbia campus in Vancouver. Jaad Kuujus (Meghann O’Brien), Haida, Kwakwaka’wakw and Irish, was introduced to weaving in 2010, the same year she stopped competing […] More
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Nominations Open for 13th Annual Tim Jones Award
The award is presented to an individual or organization that has made an outstanding contribution to B.C.’s outdoor community.
By Abby Luciano, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, North Shore News An unsung hero you know in the B.C. outdoor community could soon be awarded for their efforts. Nominations are now open for the 13th annual Tim Jones Award, which recognizes a person or organization that has made an outstanding contribution to B.C.’s outdoor community. Co-presented by […] More
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In Gitanmaax, New Family Services Department Is Fighting to Protect Children
It hasn’t been an easy journey to take power back from colonial child ‘welfare’ agencies — but the newly launched Wila Dildilsdi’m is counting every small victory.
By Amy Romer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, IndigiNews This is the first story in a three-part series about child welfare jurisdiction in Gitanmaax. When a young girl handed Jim Woodworth a thank-you card, he hesitated to open it — knowing it might be emotional. As he read the card aloud, Woodworth’s voice caught. “I’m from Vancouver […] More
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Life, Labour, and Loss on BC’s Cannery Coast
The first shift begins on a dirt path. The women walk toward the cannery at Kimsquit Inlet, aprons tied against their waists, scarves pulled tight against the morning air. One carries a child. A few glance sideways. Most look straight ahead. The photographer, Harlan Ingersoll Smith, was an anthropologist travelling the Central Coast documenting communities. […] More
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Wind Energy Project Empowers Vancouver Island First Nation
by Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative, Canada’s National Observer Wei Wai Kum First Nation is charting a new course as the majority owner of one of Vancouver Island’s largest new power sources following decades of exclusion from energy projects in their own territory. The Yə̓yus Energy Project, formerly known as the Brewster Wind Project, is a […] More
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Traditional Berry Picking Basket Inspires a Passion for Weaving and a Solo Exhibit at the MOA
By Sam Laskaris, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com A former professional snowboarder has her new passion on display in a solo exhibit at the Museum of Anthropology, located on the University of British Columbia campus in Vancouver. Jaad Kuujus (Meghann O’Brien), Haida, Kwakwaka’wakw and Irish, was introduced to weaving in 2010, the same year she stopped competing […] More
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Nominations Open for 13th Annual Tim Jones Award
By Abby Luciano, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, North Shore News An unsung hero you know in the B.C. outdoor community could soon be awarded for their efforts. Nominations are now open for the 13th annual Tim Jones Award, which recognizes a person or organization that has made an outstanding contribution to B.C.’s outdoor community. Co-presented by […] More
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In Gitanmaax, New Family Services Department Is Fighting to Protect Children
By Amy Romer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, IndigiNews This is the first story in a three-part series about child welfare jurisdiction in Gitanmaax. When a young girl handed Jim Woodworth a thank-you card, he hesitated to open it — knowing it might be emotional. As he read the card aloud, Woodworth’s voice caught. “I’m from Vancouver […] More
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Life, Labour, and Loss on BC’s Cannery Coast
The first shift begins on a dirt path. The women walk toward the cannery at Kimsquit Inlet, aprons tied against their waists, scarves pulled tight against the morning air. One carries a child. A few glance sideways. Most look straight ahead. The photographer, Harlan Ingersoll Smith, was an anthropologist travelling the Central Coast documenting communities. […] More
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Wind Energy Project Empowers Vancouver Island First Nation
by Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative, Canada’s National Observer Wei Wai Kum First Nation is charting a new course as the majority owner of one of Vancouver Island’s largest new power sources following decades of exclusion from energy projects in their own territory. The Yə̓yus Energy Project, formerly known as the Brewster Wind Project, is a […] More
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Traditional Berry Picking Basket Inspires a Passion for Weaving and a Solo Exhibit at the MOA
By Sam Laskaris, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com A former professional snowboarder has her new passion on display in a solo exhibit at the Museum of Anthropology, located on the University of British Columbia campus in Vancouver. Jaad Kuujus (Meghann O’Brien), Haida, Kwakwaka’wakw and Irish, was introduced to weaving in 2010, the same year she stopped competing […] More
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Nominations Open for 13th Annual Tim Jones Award
By Abby Luciano, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, North Shore News An unsung hero you know in the B.C. outdoor community could soon be awarded for their efforts. Nominations are now open for the 13th annual Tim Jones Award, which recognizes a person or organization that has made an outstanding contribution to B.C.’s outdoor community. Co-presented by […] More
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In Gitanmaax, New Family Services Department Is Fighting to Protect Children
By Amy Romer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, IndigiNews This is the first story in a three-part series about child welfare jurisdiction in Gitanmaax. When a young girl handed Jim Woodworth a thank-you card, he hesitated to open it — knowing it might be emotional. As he read the card aloud, Woodworth’s voice caught. “I’m from Vancouver […] More
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Life, Labour, and Loss on BC’s Cannery Coast
How labour, family, and policy shaped British Columbia’s cannery coast.
The first shift begins on a dirt path. The women walk toward the cannery at Kimsquit Inlet, aprons tied against their waists, scarves pulled tight against the morning air. One carries a child. A few glance sideways. Most look straight ahead. The photographer, Harlan Ingersoll Smith, was an anthropologist travelling the Central Coast documenting communities. […] More
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Wind Energy Project Empowers Vancouver Island First Nation
Wei Wai Kum First Nation takes a leading role in a major renewable energy project located northwest of Campbell River.
by Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative, Canada’s National Observer Wei Wai Kum First Nation is charting a new course as the majority owner of one of Vancouver Island’s largest new power sources following decades of exclusion from energy projects in their own territory. The Yə̓yus Energy Project, formerly known as the Brewster Wind Project, is a […] More
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Life, Labour, and Loss on BC’s Cannery Coast
How labour, family, and policy shaped British Columbia’s cannery coast.
The first shift begins on a dirt path. The women walk toward the cannery at Kimsquit Inlet, aprons tied against their waists, scarves pulled tight against the morning air. One carries a child. A few glance sideways. Most look straight ahead. The photographer, Harlan Ingersoll Smith, was an anthropologist travelling the Central Coast documenting communities. […] More
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Wind Energy Project Empowers Vancouver Island First Nation
Wei Wai Kum First Nation takes a leading role in a major renewable energy project located northwest of Campbell River.
by Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative, Canada’s National Observer Wei Wai Kum First Nation is charting a new course as the majority owner of one of Vancouver Island’s largest new power sources following decades of exclusion from energy projects in their own territory. The Yə̓yus Energy Project, formerly known as the Brewster Wind Project, is a […] More
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Traditional Berry Picking Basket Inspires a Passion for Weaving and a Solo Exhibit at the MOA
Jaad Kuujus (Meghann O’Brien) traces a journey shaped by tradition in a new exhibition at UBC’s Museum of Anthropology.
By Sam Laskaris, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com A former professional snowboarder has her new passion on display in a solo exhibit at the Museum of Anthropology, located on the University of British Columbia campus in Vancouver. Jaad Kuujus (Meghann O’Brien), Haida, Kwakwaka’wakw and Irish, was introduced to weaving in 2010, the same year she stopped competing […] More
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Life, Labour, and Loss on BC’s Cannery Coast
How labour, family, and policy shaped British Columbia’s cannery coast.
The first shift begins on a dirt path. The women walk toward the cannery at Kimsquit Inlet, aprons tied against their waists, scarves pulled tight against the morning air. One carries a child. A few glance sideways. Most look straight ahead. The photographer, Harlan Ingersoll Smith, was an anthropologist travelling the Central Coast documenting communities. […] More
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Wind Energy Project Empowers Vancouver Island First Nation
Wei Wai Kum First Nation takes a leading role in a major renewable energy project located northwest of Campbell River.
by Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative, Canada’s National Observer Wei Wai Kum First Nation is charting a new course as the majority owner of one of Vancouver Island’s largest new power sources following decades of exclusion from energy projects in their own territory. The Yə̓yus Energy Project, formerly known as the Brewster Wind Project, is a […] More
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Traditional Berry Picking Basket Inspires a Passion for Weaving and a Solo Exhibit at the MOA
Jaad Kuujus (Meghann O’Brien) traces a journey shaped by tradition in a new exhibition at UBC’s Museum of Anthropology.
By Sam Laskaris, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com A former professional snowboarder has her new passion on display in a solo exhibit at the Museum of Anthropology, located on the University of British Columbia campus in Vancouver. Jaad Kuujus (Meghann O’Brien), Haida, Kwakwaka’wakw and Irish, was introduced to weaving in 2010, the same year she stopped competing […] More
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Life, Labour, and Loss on BC’s Cannery Coast
How labour, family, and policy shaped British Columbia’s cannery coast.
The first shift begins on a dirt path. The women walk toward the cannery at Kimsquit Inlet, aprons tied against their waists, scarves pulled tight against the morning air. One carries a child. A few glance sideways. Most look straight ahead. The photographer, Harlan Ingersoll Smith, was an anthropologist travelling the Central Coast documenting communities. […] More
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Wind Energy Project Empowers Vancouver Island First Nation
Wei Wai Kum First Nation takes a leading role in a major renewable energy project located northwest of Campbell River.
by Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative, Canada’s National Observer Wei Wai Kum First Nation is charting a new course as the majority owner of one of Vancouver Island’s largest new power sources following decades of exclusion from energy projects in their own territory. The Yə̓yus Energy Project, formerly known as the Brewster Wind Project, is a […] More
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Traditional Berry Picking Basket Inspires a Passion for Weaving and a Solo Exhibit at the MOA
Jaad Kuujus (Meghann O’Brien) traces a journey shaped by tradition in a new exhibition at UBC’s Museum of Anthropology.
By Sam Laskaris, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com A former professional snowboarder has her new passion on display in a solo exhibit at the Museum of Anthropology, located on the University of British Columbia campus in Vancouver. Jaad Kuujus (Meghann O’Brien), Haida, Kwakwaka’wakw and Irish, was introduced to weaving in 2010, the same year she stopped competing […] More
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Nominations Open for 13th Annual Tim Jones Award
The award is presented to an individual or organization that has made an outstanding contribution to B.C.’s outdoor community.
By Abby Luciano, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, North Shore News An unsung hero you know in the B.C. outdoor community could soon be awarded for their efforts. Nominations are now open for the 13th annual Tim Jones Award, which recognizes a person or organization that has made an outstanding contribution to B.C.’s outdoor community. Co-presented by […] More
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Life, Labour, and Loss on BC’s Cannery Coast
How labour, family, and policy shaped British Columbia’s cannery coast.
The first shift begins on a dirt path. The women walk toward the cannery at Kimsquit Inlet, aprons tied against their waists, scarves pulled tight against the morning air. One carries a child. A few glance sideways. Most look straight ahead. The photographer, Harlan Ingersoll Smith, was an anthropologist travelling the Central Coast documenting communities. […] More
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Wind Energy Project Empowers Vancouver Island First Nation
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Traditional Berry Picking Basket Inspires a Passion for Weaving and a Solo Exhibit at the MOA
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Nominations Open for 13th Annual Tim Jones Award
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Life, Labour, and Loss on BC’s Cannery Coast
How labour, family, and policy shaped British Columbia’s cannery coast.
The first shift begins on a dirt path. The women walk toward the cannery at Kimsquit Inlet, aprons tied against their waists, scarves pulled tight against the morning air. One carries a child. A few glance sideways. Most look straight ahead. The photographer, Harlan Ingersoll Smith, was an anthropologist travelling the Central Coast documenting communities. […] More
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Wind Energy Project Empowers Vancouver Island First Nation
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Traditional Berry Picking Basket Inspires a Passion for Weaving and a Solo Exhibit at the MOA
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Nominations Open for 13th Annual Tim Jones Award
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In Gitanmaax, New Family Services Department Is Fighting to Protect Children
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Life, Labour, and Loss on BC’s Cannery Coast
How labour, family, and policy shaped British Columbia’s cannery coast.
The first shift begins on a dirt path. The women walk toward the cannery at Kimsquit Inlet, aprons tied against their waists, scarves pulled tight against the morning air. One carries a child. A few glance sideways. Most look straight ahead. The photographer, Harlan Ingersoll Smith, was an anthropologist travelling the Central Coast documenting communities. […] More
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Wind Energy Project Empowers Vancouver Island First Nation
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Traditional Berry Picking Basket Inspires a Passion for Weaving and a Solo Exhibit at the MOA
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Nominations Open for 13th Annual Tim Jones Award
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In Gitanmaax, New Family Services Department Is Fighting to Protect Children
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BC Transmission Line Risks Repeating Site C Failures
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Sleepless Nights, Toxic Smoke: Life Beside Canada’s First LNG Export Plant
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The Father Who Built a Life From His Hands
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Gitanmaax Charts a Tough Course Ahead to Keep Kids in Community
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Wind Energy Project Empowers Vancouver Island First Nation
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Traditional Berry Picking Basket Inspires a Passion for Weaving and a Solo Exhibit at the MOA
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Nominations Open for 13th Annual Tim Jones Award
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In Gitanmaax, New Family Services Department Is Fighting to Protect Children
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BC Transmission Line Risks Repeating Site C Failures
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Sleepless Nights, Toxic Smoke: Life Beside Canada’s First LNG Export Plant
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The Father Who Built a Life From His Hands
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Gitanmaax Charts a Tough Course Ahead to Keep Kids in Community
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Life, Labour, and Loss on BC’s Cannery Coast
How labour, family, and policy shaped British Columbia’s cannery coast.
The first shift begins on a dirt path. The women walk toward the cannery at Kimsquit Inlet, aprons tied against their waists, scarves pulled tight against the morning air. One carries a child. A few glance sideways. Most look straight ahead. The photographer, Harlan Ingersoll Smith, was an anthropologist travelling the Central Coast documenting communities. […] More
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Wind Energy Project Empowers Vancouver Island First Nation
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Traditional Berry Picking Basket Inspires a Passion for Weaving and a Solo Exhibit at the MOA
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Nominations Open for 13th Annual Tim Jones Award
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In Gitanmaax, New Family Services Department Is Fighting to Protect Children
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BC Transmission Line Risks Repeating Site C Failures
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Sleepless Nights, Toxic Smoke: Life Beside Canada’s First LNG Export Plant
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The Father Who Built a Life From His Hands
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Life, Labour, and Loss on BC’s Cannery Coast
How labour, family, and policy shaped British Columbia’s cannery coast.
The first shift begins on a dirt path. The women walk toward the cannery at Kimsquit Inlet, aprons tied against their waists, scarves pulled tight against the morning air. One carries a child. A few glance sideways. Most look straight ahead. The photographer, Harlan Ingersoll Smith, was an anthropologist travelling the Central Coast documenting communities. […] More
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Wind Energy Project Empowers Vancouver Island First Nation
Wei Wai Kum First Nation takes a leading role in a major renewable energy project located northwest of Campbell River.
by Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative, Canada’s National Observer Wei Wai Kum First Nation is charting a new course as the majority owner of one of Vancouver Island’s largest new power sources following decades of exclusion from energy projects in their own territory. The Yə̓yus Energy Project, formerly known as the Brewster Wind Project, is a […] More
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Traditional Berry Picking Basket Inspires a Passion for Weaving and a Solo Exhibit at the MOA
Jaad Kuujus (Meghann O’Brien) traces a journey shaped by tradition in a new exhibition at UBC’s Museum of Anthropology.
By Sam Laskaris, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com A former professional snowboarder has her new passion on display in a solo exhibit at the Museum of Anthropology, located on the University of British Columbia campus in Vancouver. Jaad Kuujus (Meghann O’Brien), Haida, Kwakwaka’wakw and Irish, was introduced to weaving in 2010, the same year she stopped competing […] More
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Life, Labour, and Loss on BC’s Cannery Coast
How labour, family, and policy shaped British Columbia’s cannery coast.
The first shift begins on a dirt path. The women walk toward the cannery at Kimsquit Inlet, aprons tied against their waists, scarves pulled tight against the morning air. One carries a child. A few glance sideways. Most look straight ahead. The photographer, Harlan Ingersoll Smith, was an anthropologist travelling the Central Coast documenting communities. […] More
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Wind Energy Project Empowers Vancouver Island First Nation
Wei Wai Kum First Nation takes a leading role in a major renewable energy project located northwest of Campbell River.
by Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative, Canada’s National Observer Wei Wai Kum First Nation is charting a new course as the majority owner of one of Vancouver Island’s largest new power sources following decades of exclusion from energy projects in their own territory. The Yə̓yus Energy Project, formerly known as the Brewster Wind Project, is a […] More
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Traditional Berry Picking Basket Inspires a Passion for Weaving and a Solo Exhibit at the MOA
Jaad Kuujus (Meghann O’Brien) traces a journey shaped by tradition in a new exhibition at UBC’s Museum of Anthropology.
By Sam Laskaris, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com A former professional snowboarder has her new passion on display in a solo exhibit at the Museum of Anthropology, located on the University of British Columbia campus in Vancouver. Jaad Kuujus (Meghann O’Brien), Haida, Kwakwaka’wakw and Irish, was introduced to weaving in 2010, the same year she stopped competing […] More
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Nominations Open for 13th Annual Tim Jones Award
The award is presented to an individual or organization that has made an outstanding contribution to B.C.’s outdoor community.
By Abby Luciano, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, North Shore News An unsung hero you know in the B.C. outdoor community could soon be awarded for their efforts. Nominations are now open for the 13th annual Tim Jones Award, which recognizes a person or organization that has made an outstanding contribution to B.C.’s outdoor community. Co-presented by […] More
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In Gitanmaax, New Family Services Department Is Fighting to Protect Children
It hasn’t been an easy journey to take power back from colonial child ‘welfare’ agencies — but the newly launched Wila Dildilsdi’m is counting every small victory.
By Amy Romer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, IndigiNews This is the first story in a three-part series about child welfare jurisdiction in Gitanmaax. When a young girl handed Jim Woodworth a thank-you card, he hesitated to open it — knowing it might be emotional. As he read the card aloud, Woodworth’s voice caught. “I’m from Vancouver […] More
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BC Transmission Line Risks Repeating Site C Failures
Critics say BC Hydro risks repeating Site C’s costly failures as the North Coast Transmission Line moves forward without independent review.
By Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative, Canada’s National Observer The rush to develop BC’s $6-billion North Coast Transmission Line risks charging down the same troubled path of poor oversight and cost over-runs faced by the Site C dam, critics warn, pointing to a new report. At the end of October, BC Hydro provided the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) with its Site […] More
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Sleepless Nights, Toxic Smoke: Life Beside Canada’s First LNG Export Plant
Residents of Kitimat, B.C., say LNG Canada’s operations are leaving them exhausted and worried for their health, while governments double down on more LNG expansion.
By Matt Simmons, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Narwhal On the morning of Monday, Sept. 15, James Smith begrudgingly got out of bed to get ready for the day. The weekend, he told The Narwhal, had been hell. “Even this morning, it was like 75 to 80 decibels inside my bedroom,” he said on a phone […] More
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Life, Labour, and Loss on BC’s Cannery Coast
How labour, family, and policy shaped British Columbia’s cannery coast.
The first shift begins on a dirt path. The women walk toward the cannery at Kimsquit Inlet, aprons tied against their waists, scarves pulled tight against the morning air. One carries a child. A few glance sideways. Most look straight ahead. The photographer, Harlan Ingersoll Smith, was an anthropologist travelling the Central Coast documenting communities. […] More
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Wind Energy Project Empowers Vancouver Island First Nation
Wei Wai Kum First Nation takes a leading role in a major renewable energy project located northwest of Campbell River.
by Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative, Canada’s National Observer Wei Wai Kum First Nation is charting a new course as the majority owner of one of Vancouver Island’s largest new power sources following decades of exclusion from energy projects in their own territory. The Yə̓yus Energy Project, formerly known as the Brewster Wind Project, is a […] More
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Local Journalism Initiative
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Life, Labour, and Loss on BC’s Cannery Coast
How labour, family, and policy shaped British Columbia’s cannery coast.
The first shift begins on a dirt path. The women walk toward the cannery at Kimsquit Inlet, aprons tied against their waists, scarves pulled tight against the morning air. One carries a child. A few glance sideways. Most look straight ahead. The photographer, Harlan Ingersoll Smith, was an anthropologist travelling the Central Coast documenting communities. […] More
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Wind Energy Project Empowers Vancouver Island First Nation
Wei Wai Kum First Nation takes a leading role in a major renewable energy project located northwest of Campbell River.
by Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative, Canada’s National Observer Wei Wai Kum First Nation is charting a new course as the majority owner of one of Vancouver Island’s largest new power sources following decades of exclusion from energy projects in their own territory. The Yə̓yus Energy Project, formerly known as the Brewster Wind Project, is a […] More
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Traditional Berry Picking Basket Inspires a Passion for Weaving and a Solo Exhibit at the MOA
Jaad Kuujus (Meghann O’Brien) traces a journey shaped by tradition in a new exhibition at UBC’s Museum of Anthropology.
By Sam Laskaris, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com A former professional snowboarder has her new passion on display in a solo exhibit at the Museum of Anthropology, located on the University of British Columbia campus in Vancouver. Jaad Kuujus (Meghann O’Brien), Haida, Kwakwaka’wakw and Irish, was introduced to weaving in 2010, the same year she stopped competing […] More
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Nominations Open for 13th Annual Tim Jones Award
The award is presented to an individual or organization that has made an outstanding contribution to B.C.’s outdoor community.
By Abby Luciano, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, North Shore News An unsung hero you know in the B.C. outdoor community could soon be awarded for their efforts. Nominations are now open for the 13th annual Tim Jones Award, which recognizes a person or organization that has made an outstanding contribution to B.C.’s outdoor community. Co-presented by […] More
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In Gitanmaax, New Family Services Department Is Fighting to Protect Children
It hasn’t been an easy journey to take power back from colonial child ‘welfare’ agencies — but the newly launched Wila Dildilsdi’m is counting every small victory.
By Amy Romer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, IndigiNews This is the first story in a three-part series about child welfare jurisdiction in Gitanmaax. When a young girl handed Jim Woodworth a thank-you card, he hesitated to open it — knowing it might be emotional. As he read the card aloud, Woodworth’s voice caught. “I’m from Vancouver […] More
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BC Transmission Line Risks Repeating Site C Failures
Critics say BC Hydro risks repeating Site C’s costly failures as the North Coast Transmission Line moves forward without independent review.
By Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative, Canada’s National Observer The rush to develop BC’s $6-billion North Coast Transmission Line risks charging down the same troubled path of poor oversight and cost over-runs faced by the Site C dam, critics warn, pointing to a new report. At the end of October, BC Hydro provided the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) with its Site […] More
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Sleepless Nights, Toxic Smoke: Life Beside Canada’s First LNG Export Plant
Residents of Kitimat, B.C., say LNG Canada’s operations are leaving them exhausted and worried for their health, while governments double down on more LNG expansion.
By Matt Simmons, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Narwhal On the morning of Monday, Sept. 15, James Smith begrudgingly got out of bed to get ready for the day. The weekend, he told The Narwhal, had been hell. “Even this morning, it was like 75 to 80 decibels inside my bedroom,” he said on a phone […] More
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The Father Who Built a Life From His Hands
A Gitga’at family’s life shaped by fishing, craft, and seasonal food.
In Hartley Bay, deep in Gitga’at territory, Leona Wilson-Ridley learned early that a family’s livelihood could rest on the strength of a wooden skiff and the hands that built it. She remembers cedar shavings curling at her father’s feet, the hum of the outboard, and the quiet confidence of a man who navigated the coast […] More
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Life, Labour, and Loss on BC’s Cannery Coast
How labour, family, and policy shaped British Columbia’s cannery coast.
The first shift begins on a dirt path. The women walk toward the cannery at Kimsquit Inlet, aprons tied against their waists, scarves pulled tight against the morning air. One carries a child. A few glance sideways. Most look straight ahead. The photographer, Harlan Ingersoll Smith, was an anthropologist travelling the Central Coast documenting communities. […] More
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Wind Energy Project Empowers Vancouver Island First Nation
Wei Wai Kum First Nation takes a leading role in a major renewable energy project located northwest of Campbell River.
by Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative, Canada’s National Observer Wei Wai Kum First Nation is charting a new course as the majority owner of one of Vancouver Island’s largest new power sources following decades of exclusion from energy projects in their own territory. The Yə̓yus Energy Project, formerly known as the Brewster Wind Project, is a […] More
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Traditional Berry Picking Basket Inspires a Passion for Weaving and a Solo Exhibit at the MOA
Jaad Kuujus (Meghann O’Brien) traces a journey shaped by tradition in a new exhibition at UBC’s Museum of Anthropology.
By Sam Laskaris, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com A former professional snowboarder has her new passion on display in a solo exhibit at the Museum of Anthropology, located on the University of British Columbia campus in Vancouver. Jaad Kuujus (Meghann O’Brien), Haida, Kwakwaka’wakw and Irish, was introduced to weaving in 2010, the same year she stopped competing […] More
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Nominations Open for 13th Annual Tim Jones Award
The award is presented to an individual or organization that has made an outstanding contribution to B.C.’s outdoor community.
By Abby Luciano, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, North Shore News An unsung hero you know in the B.C. outdoor community could soon be awarded for their efforts. Nominations are now open for the 13th annual Tim Jones Award, which recognizes a person or organization that has made an outstanding contribution to B.C.’s outdoor community. Co-presented by […] More
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Life, Labour, and Loss on BC’s Cannery Coast
How labour, family, and policy shaped British Columbia’s cannery coast.
The first shift begins on a dirt path. The women walk toward the cannery at Kimsquit Inlet, aprons tied against their waists, scarves pulled tight against the morning air. One carries a child. A few glance sideways. Most look straight ahead. The photographer, Harlan Ingersoll Smith, was an anthropologist travelling the Central Coast documenting communities. […] More
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Wind Energy Project Empowers Vancouver Island First Nation
Wei Wai Kum First Nation takes a leading role in a major renewable energy project located northwest of Campbell River.
by Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative, Canada’s National Observer Wei Wai Kum First Nation is charting a new course as the majority owner of one of Vancouver Island’s largest new power sources following decades of exclusion from energy projects in their own territory. The Yə̓yus Energy Project, formerly known as the Brewster Wind Project, is a […] More
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Traditional Berry Picking Basket Inspires a Passion for Weaving and a Solo Exhibit at the MOA
Jaad Kuujus (Meghann O’Brien) traces a journey shaped by tradition in a new exhibition at UBC’s Museum of Anthropology.
By Sam Laskaris, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com A former professional snowboarder has her new passion on display in a solo exhibit at the Museum of Anthropology, located on the University of British Columbia campus in Vancouver. Jaad Kuujus (Meghann O’Brien), Haida, Kwakwaka’wakw and Irish, was introduced to weaving in 2010, the same year she stopped competing […] More
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Nominations Open for 13th Annual Tim Jones Award
The award is presented to an individual or organization that has made an outstanding contribution to B.C.’s outdoor community.
By Abby Luciano, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, North Shore News An unsung hero you know in the B.C. outdoor community could soon be awarded for their efforts. Nominations are now open for the 13th annual Tim Jones Award, which recognizes a person or organization that has made an outstanding contribution to B.C.’s outdoor community. Co-presented by […] More
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In Gitanmaax, New Family Services Department Is Fighting to Protect Children
It hasn’t been an easy journey to take power back from colonial child ‘welfare’ agencies — but the newly launched Wila Dildilsdi’m is counting every small victory.
By Amy Romer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, IndigiNews This is the first story in a three-part series about child welfare jurisdiction in Gitanmaax. When a young girl handed Jim Woodworth a thank-you card, he hesitated to open it — knowing it might be emotional. As he read the card aloud, Woodworth’s voice caught. “I’m from Vancouver […] More
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BC Transmission Line Risks Repeating Site C Failures
Critics say BC Hydro risks repeating Site C’s costly failures as the North Coast Transmission Line moves forward without independent review.
By Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative, Canada’s National Observer The rush to develop BC’s $6-billion North Coast Transmission Line risks charging down the same troubled path of poor oversight and cost over-runs faced by the Site C dam, critics warn, pointing to a new report. At the end of October, BC Hydro provided the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) with its Site […] More