Last July's 16.6-ha Klanawa River fire was discovered on southwest Vancouver Island, one of almost 3K that made last year the most devastating on record in British Columbia. Photo: BC Wildfire Management Branch
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The drought level for West Vancouver Island currently resides at Level 2, where water conservation measures are possible, however, adverse impacts are “unlikely”, according to the province
Alexandra Mehl, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Ha-Shilth-Sa·Wednesday, July 17, 2024·4 min
Lisa Bourque Bearskin. Photo: UVic
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The nurses are working on a curriculum for an Indigenous nursing graduate program at UVic
Alexandra Mehl, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Ha-Shilth-Sa·Monday, May 20, 2024·5 min
The Aboriginal Coalition to End Homelessness is introducing a six-room home to support young people transition out of foster care. (Aboriginal Coalition to End Homelessness photo)
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The six-bedroom home, which includes a smokehouse, a native plant garden and a greenhouse, will help youth transition out of foster care
Alexandra Mehl, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Ha-Shilth-Sa·Monday, April 15, 2024·3 min
In January Lily Gladstone became the first Indigenous woman to win a Golden Globe as Best Female Actor in a Drama (Golden Globes photo)
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Blackfeet actress's performance in Killers of the Flower Moon, and her Golden Globe for it, sends a message to Nuu-chah-nulh performers and youth
Alexandra Mehl, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Ha-Shilth-Sa·Friday, January 19, 2024·5 min
After a summer of delays and closures due to the Cameron Bluffs wildfire, Highway 4 reopened to two-way traffic at Cameron Lake on Aug. 31. (Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure photo)
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Latest Highway 4 interruption reignites interest in a long-term reliable detour to keep Alberni connected
Alexandra Mehl, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Ha-Shilth-Sa·Monday, January 8, 2024·3 min
Salmon migrate up the Stamp River near Port Alberni in late September. After a summer of extreme drought, experts fear lower precipitation over the winter could do little to lessen the region's water deficit.
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El Niño could spur gentler conditions now--and consequences next summer
Alexandra Mehl, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Ha-Shilth-Sa·Friday, December 8, 2023·4 min
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At least 67 Indigenous children died at the Island residential school while it operated
Alexandra Mehl, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Ha-Shilth-Sa·Sunday, November 19, 2023·2 min
Ron Rice is executive director of the Victoria Native Friendship Centre, where some clients staying in the facility’s shelter last winter had full-time jobs. Photo: Eric Plummer
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Victoria Native Friendship Centre says that rising housing instability exacerbates other challenges Indigenous people are trying to navigate
Alexandra Mehl, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Ha-Shilth-Sa·Tuesday, November 7, 2023·4 min
Members of Victoria’s unhoused population stay in tents downtown. (Lisa Barnes photos)
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Region needs more shelter spaces and much earlier planning, providers say
Alexandra Mehl, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Ha-Shilth-Sa·Thursday, October 19, 2023·4 min
A crowd gathers in front of a safe consumption site on Pandora Avenue in Victoria. Phot: Eric Plummer
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“They’re going to be dying alone," says Karen Mills of Victoria’s Peer2Peer Indigenous Society.
Alexandra Mehl, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Ha-Shilth-Sa·Tuesday, October 10, 2023·3 min
Photo: DFO
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The illegally-fished tuna went for over $100K
Alexandra Mehl, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Ha-Shilth-Sa·Monday, September 18, 2023·2 min
Photo: Eric Plummer, Ha-Shilth-Sa
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Researchers are monitoring how a back-to-back (and early) summer drought will affect fish
Alexandra Mehl, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Ha-Shilth-Sa·Tuesday, September 5, 2023·3 min
Photo: Submitted
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The practice has been used by coastal Indigenous Peoples throughout history.
Alexandra Mehl, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Ha-Shilth-Sa·Sunday, August 27, 2023·4 min
Youth of the Mułaa, Rising Tide Surf team use a spokeshave to round the edges of traditional surfboards at Esowista.
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A Nuu-chah-nulth surf team is making their own boards and taking to the waves
Alexandra Mehl, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Ha-Shilth-Sa·Sunday, August 20, 2023·5 min
Uchuck III, built in 1955, has served the Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation for decades by operating as a connection to Yuquot, on Nootka Island.
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Once an old US Navy vessel, the ship plays a key role for the surrounding community
Alexandra Mehl, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Ha-Shilth-Sa·Sunday, August 13, 2023·4 min
A deep sea octopus, brooding on her eggs on carbonate rock, uses her dexterous arms to punch and successfully defend herself from Scarlet King Crabs. (Northeast Pacific Deep-Sea Expedition Partnership and CSSF ROPOS photos).
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Island researchers study one of the only octopus nurseries in the world
Alexandra Mehl, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Ha-Shilth-Sa·Sunday, July 16, 2023·5 min
A March 10 rally protesting city enforcement and a court verdict favouring it. Photo: Alexandra Mehl / Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
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Court case highlights dispute over the presence and property of people living in local parks
Alexandra Mehl, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Ha-Shilth-Sa·Tuesday, April 11, 2023·7 min
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