Island Insider

BC Hydro must repay the Gitga'at First Nation more than $700,000 after unfairly charging the tiny community an extra annual fee for nearly a decade. Four other Indigenous communities also paid similar "discriminatory" charges, a recent BC Utilities Commission Complaint revealed.

Each autumn, Courtenay Fish and Game volunteers go to great lengths to capture live spawning salmon from an isolated stretch of the Trent River to raise at their new Comox Lake hatchery.

Sustainably farmed oysters, mussels and clams are good choices when it comes to climate-friendly seafood, pairing high nutritional value with a low carbon footprint that includes benefits to the marine ecosystem.

First Nations and community groups aiming to restore salt marshes in the Campbell River estuary, develop a modern fish trap based on ancient practices and rebuild a hatchery get $3.4 million in funding from the B.C. and federal governments.