Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada's National Observer

Photo: BC Ministry of Transportation

The Newcastle fire's smoke looms behind Stokely, 4, in a family photo taken by his mother, Shannon Briggs.

Photo: Else Mikkelsen / Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0)

Quadra Island resident Carol Woolsey had to wait for an hour for paramedics to respond to her medical emergency because none were available in her own community.

Indigenous planning officer Nicole Norris is helping set up training so First Nations can restore and protect sacred belongings and cultural artifacts from climate threats like fire and floods. Photo: Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Eric Doherty of Climate Justice Victoria says BC needs to stop spending billions on highway expansion and create a clean transit network that includes rural communities and the entire province.