Rochelle Baker

Journalist | Quadra Island |
English
About Rochelle Baker
Rochelle Baker is the Quadra and Cortes Islands reporter for Canada's National Observer, thanks to a grant from the Local Journalism Initiative of the Government of Canada. Rochelle has worked as a newspaper reporter and photographer in BC's Lower Mainland for over 10 years.
Fraser River feels the burn: Wildfires spiking pollutants and altering ocean carbon
Growing wildfire activity is linked to rising freshwater contaminants and weakened ocean carbon storage, UBC research shows.
NDP grassroots buck against 'top-down' leadership race
With the NDP reduced to seven seats, former MP Charlie Angus and party activists want to scrap data-driven or social media strategies and return to old-school organizing.
Canada steers global push to quell ocean noise pollution at UN summit
The federal government is heading an international coalition to protect marine life from rising underwater noise, but domestic action lags behind.
BC’s sunflower sea stars are now endangered, but rays of hope remain
Sunflower sea stars clinging to life in BC’s cold-water fjords are officially on the edge of extinction, a Canadian scientific advisory panel warns.
Canada’s northern wildfires projected to slow global warming — at a high cost
Wildfires in Canada and Siberia’s boreal regions may have an unexpected effect: over the next 35 years they could slow warming by 12 per cent globally and 38 per cent in the Arctic, according to a recent climate study.
‘No end in sight' for systematic killing of BC wolves to save caribou
The province is looking to make its "short-term emergency" measure of shooting wolves to protect caribou a permanent practice in lieu of protecting habitat, critics warn.
Wind, rain and ruin: Iconic wilderness trails limp into summer after storm season
Climate change is exacting a toll on BC's iconic West Coast Trail — straining infrastructure and the Indigenous Guardians and park crews who caretake it, Huu-ay-hat Chief Councillor Sayaač̓atḥ, John Jack says.
Ancient clam gardens nourish the Mamalilikulla’s past and future
A historical record of the nation’s sustainable resource use on the land, reviving clam gardens will increase Mamalilikulla’s food security and ensure culture and traditional knowledge is passed down from elders to younger generations, says Chief John Powell.
Split vote lifted Gunn to victory despite controversy
Controversial Conservative candidate Aaron Gunn was elected in North Island-Powell River thanks to vote splitting between the NDP and Liberals.
Tanille Johnston is focused on community in North Island-Powell River
The NDP candidate and former Campbell River councillor is confident her deep community roots, political experience and commitment to respectful politics will prevail in a riding that historically swings between orange and blue.