Author

Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Ocean

Feds urged to use emergency order to save endangered orcas

Southern residents, dependent on dwindling Chinook salmon for food, are expected to face a seven-fold increase in TMX tanker traffic through their critical habitat in the Salish Sea when the expanded pipeline reaches peak capacity this summer.

Forestry

BC misses the mark with old-growth update, critics claim

The From Review to Action plan is a lacklustre effort that fails to include any new steps, specific details, or deadlines, the Sierra Club says

Climate Change

Salvaging the sacred from climate disaster

A new initiative will help Island First Nations protect and restore sensitive artifacts from climate disasters such as the Chemainus floods