Local Journalism Initiative
‘Exhausting and heartbreaking’: The other side of eased COVID measures in B.C.
“Since protections lifted, I don’t leave the house,” says Jaigris Hodson. Hodson is being treated…
Court ruling doesn’t sink Ottawa’s decision to close Discovery Islands salmon farms, critics say
West Coast environmental groups and First Nations opposed to salmon farming are urging the federal…
B.C. researcher discovers new fungi to combat disease threatening vineyards, orchards
Talk about a fun guy – Dawson Creek-born Jinx Pollard-Flamand has discovered two species of…
Cortes Island tree-lovers prepare to tussle with logging giant
Lisa Ferentinos wades through underbrush and clambers up a rock bluff before descending into a…
‘Day of reckoning’ coming for Kootenay cannabis growers as pressures mount
Efforts to build a legal cannabis economy in the West Kootenay are faltering, and the…
Rare cold-water coral garden in peril on B.C. coast
A remarkable coral garden tucked away in a remote inlet on B.C.’s wild central coast…
Coastal First Nation’s clean energy conversion efforts ahead of curve in B.C.
A remote coastal First Nation has weaned a third of its homes off fossil fuels,…
Wave of pollution from cruise ships expected regardless of new federal wastewater rules
Environmental groups are hoisting red flags as the cruise ship season relaunches after the easing…
Ukrainian invasion hits home through West Kootenay woman’s long-lost family letter
A West Kootenay woman has used a long-lost family letter to track down relatives in…
Why a highly anticipated Site C dam ‘mega trial’ isn’t happening right now
For those following the Site C dam project closely, March 14 was supposed to be…
iN VIDEO: Hums, growls and farts; B.C. fish sound the alert
Fish have plenty to say and we need to make more of an effort to…
B.C. attorney general draws fire over handling of prolific offenders
Days after Terrace council members pressed provincial cabinet ministers to deal with prolific offenders and…
Logging company’s deferrals of old-growth jewels bittersweet, environmentalists say
West Coast environmental organizations are cautiously optimistic after a large forestry company announced deferrals of…
Kamloops organizations planning for arrival of Ukrainian refugees
Kamloops Immigrant Services is hosting a meeting with various groups at its Tranquille Road headquarters…
Tk’emlúps chief plans to invite Pope to visit Kamloops reserve
Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc Kúkpi7 (Chief) Rosanne Casimir will hand deliver to Pope Francis an invitation…