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Rochelle Baker

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Reporter Discovery Islands English
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About Rochelle Baker

Rochelle Baker joins Canada's National Observer as the first Quadra and Cortes Islands reporter, 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 7 years.

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Milestone Great Bear Sea marine protection network on West Coast ratified along with first ocean refuge

Fifteen First Nations are assuming stewardship of the Great Bear Sea marine protected area network that covers two-thirds of Canada’s West Coast.
Oceans, Waterways & Coastlines
News, Island Insider | February 5th 2023

Canada promises Indigenous partnerships, 10 new marine conservation areas as international oceans summit kicks off

Canada is promising to establish 10 new Indigenous-led federal marine protected areas as IMPAC5, a global summit on ocean conservation, kicks off Friday in Vancouver.
Oceans, Waterways & Coastlines
News, Island Insider | February 3rd 2023

Canada under pressure to ban deep-sea mining

International scientists and environmental groups are urging Canada to join the tide of nations calling for a pause on deep-sea mining over worries a potential gold rush could destroy species and ecosystems before they are even discovered.
Oceans, Waterways & Coastlines
News, Island Insider | February 3rd 2023

NDP leader’s health-care concerns front and centre during Vancouver Island tour

“People aren’t getting the care that they need, and workers feel like they’re not delivering the care they were trained to deliver," said federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh on input from residents and medical professionals on health care during his Vancouver Island tour.
Oceans, Waterways & Coastlines
News, Island Insider | January 31st 2023

B.C. health minister announces $30 million to address health-care crisis in North Island 

The funding will drive numerous immediate measures to stabilize health care in the region but won’t immediately reverse current overnight emergency room closures in Port Hardy or Alert Bay.
Oceans, Waterways & Coastlines
News, Island Insider | January 27th 2023

Tussle over sea lice science unfolds as a federal decision on Discovery Islands salmon farms looms

Critics and supporters of West Coast fish farms are at odds over a recent Fisheries and Oceans Canada study suggesting sea lice infestations among juvenile wild salmon aren’t strongly tied to aquaculture operations. 
Oceans, Waterways & Coastlines
News, Island Insider | January 27th 2023

‘I’ve only got one set of hands’: Last remaining ER doctor in B.C. town wants to hire physician assistant out of his own pocket

The last remaining ER doctor in Port Hardy come July wants B.C. to allow the use of physician assistants, employed in other provinces in Canada, to deal with the hemorrhage of doctors and nurses in the North Island region.
News, Island Insider | January 24th 2023

B.C. islanders bid adieu to their Queen who reigned for nearly 60 years

Quadra Islanders braved lashing wind and rain this past week to bid farewell to the queen that dictated many aspects of their lives and reigned over their B.C. coastal community for decades. 
News, Island Insider | January 23rd 2023

Feds and First Nations gearing up to host global ocean conservation summit

The upcoming IMPAC5 conference in Vancouver is an opportunity to chart the path to meet world leaders' promise last month to protect 30 per cent of the planet's land and waters by 2030, says federal Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray.
Oceans, Waterways & Coastlines
News, Climate Solutions Reporting, Island Insider | January 19th 2023

A dozen First Nations in B.C. funded to pursue clean energy projects

First Nations across the province are undertaking clean energy programs with provincial funding designed to help ditch the use of dirty diesel fuel.
News, Climate Solutions Reporting, Food Insider | January 18th 2023
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