Author

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

Transportation

New federal cruise ship rules don't plug loopholes for major source of wastewater pollution

New mandatory wastewater guidelines don't include prohibiting the largest source of vessels' water pollution, acidic scrubber discharge.

Climate Change

"This is how we live now": Island families in the age of wildfires

How these North Island parents are preparing for the current fire nearby and the upcoming years of summer smoke

Healthcare

Paramedic shortages still plague rural Island communities, but some remedies may be in the works

Small ferry-dependent communities' acute paramedic shortages are made worse by lack of guaranteed off-hour sailings for medical evacuations