Local Journalism Initiative
Naked truths from BC sex worker GoAskAlex
B.C. sex worker GoAskAlex likes to lure men to her online profiles with thirst traps…
Small BC island community launches big effort to develop water security
As a landscape architect specializing in wetland restoration, Bernie Amell knows how water moves across…
A remote BC island makes history in fight for affordable housing
A remote Canadian island is breaking ground on a new way to buffer the negative…
A case of bad apples, or a rotten orchard? A look at migrant labour in BC
For more than three years, Jeffry Hernández supported his family in Guatemala by packing cucumbers…
iN PHOTOS: Volunteers to the rescue in Okanagan wildfire emergencies
Leaving pets or livestock behind can be one of the hardest things those forced to…
Will back-to-school COVID impact families in BC?
British Columbia doesn’t have an updated back-to-school plan for reducing respiratory infections in schools, including…
Okanagan Nation Alliance handing out free Juniper bundles to ease risks of wildfire smoke
With wildfire smoke still lingering throughout the region, the Okanagan Nation Alliance (ONA) is handing…
‘Worst nightmare’: Penticton hiker rescued from raging wildfire in Cathedral Park
Imprisoned by flames from the surrounding wildfire, Bernard Cloutier’s survival rested in the hands of…
You’ve been evacuated. How to take care of your health
So you’ve been evacuated. Or smoke has rolled in, making the skies hazy and you’re…
BC shuts down its fair wage watchdog
The B.C. government is shutting down a commission it created to improve pay for the…
‘Aspirational’ isn’t good enough for Canada’s Indigenous Peoples
Indigenous Peoples demanding access to the Global Environment Facility (GEF) welcomed the target set Thursday…
‘He still is everywhere’: The continuing legacy of Tk’emlúps’ Jeffrey McNeil-Seymour
In August 2020, Jeffrey McNeil-Seymour from Tk’emlúps te Secwepemc First Nation staged a four-day fast…
Drastic drop in water levels concern for Arrow Lakes residents
Residents in the Arrow Lakes region say they’ve been impacted by drastic drops in the…
First Nations youth in BC make their mark by cultivating ancient food systems
Two dozen young men spilled out of their tents just after dawn, pulled on gumboots…
Sncewips Heritage Museum in Westbank hosts cultural competency training
Starting at the end of the month, the Sncewips Heritage Museum in stqa?tk??cni?wt (Windy Bay,…