Rochelle Baker

Reporter Discovery Islands English

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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329 Articles

Small acts of kindness can lead to powerful changes, says Christopher Hauschildt, a team member with the Walk With Me project. Photo by Rochelle Baker / Canada's National Observer

Walk With Me project navigates personal stories of toxic drug crisis

An innovative, experimental project takes steps to build empathy for those impacted by Canada’s toxic drug crisis in small Vancouver Island communities.

News, Island Insider | May 20th 2022

On Cortes Island, it's all songs and warm vibes until the logging begins

Residents of Cortes Island have held off industrial logging since the 90s, but members of the tiny community are remobilizing to prevent the return of Mosaic Forest Management to the island.

News, Island Insider | May 18th 2022

Citizen science whale observers worry humpbacks being harassed

An observer network in B.C.'s Salish Sea wants more protections and enforcement to prevent whale watching vessels from stressing humpbacks.

News, Island Insider | May 13th 2022

Conservationists urge B.C. to protect bear dens ‘before it’s too late’

The destruction of coastal black bear dens from old-growth logging puts the future of the culturally iconic species at risk, say scientists, First Nations and conservationists.

News, Island Insider | May 11th 2022

Mamalilikulla: A nation displaced now stewards its spiritual home

The Mamalilikulla First Nation's declaration of an Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area re-establishes a spiritual home for a people displaced and scattered by colonial policy.

News, Island Insider | May 9th 2022