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Asian-Canadian Frontline Workers Face Rampant Discrimination: Report

By Fernando Arce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Chinese-Canadian frontline workers are largely employed in low-wage and high-risk sectors and work long hours, which increases their vulnerability to health risks due to the pandemic and socio-economic exploitation and marginalization, a new report has found. The Chinese Canadian National Council Toronto Chapter (CCNCTO) released the 53-page report on Sept. 1 as a way to reflect “demands…

B.C. residents line up to get vaccine passports in-person

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By Norman Galimski, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Prince Rupert residents spilled out of the Service BC Centre into the parking lot and down the sidewalk on Sept. 8, as they queued to get their vaccine passports verified, set up and printed due to a myriad of difficulties. Some residents said they attended in person to simplify the vaccine passport registration process but…

Portage Bear Clan steps up after closure of homeless shelter

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By Dave Baxter, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Manon Timshel believes that no matter what anyone’s personal or financial situation is, every person has the right to be treated with dignity and respect, and every person has the right to be clean and to be safe. “Everyone deserves safety and cleanliness, and in a society like this, there is no reason that all…

Fort Nelson fire hall family keeping strong

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By Tom Summer, Local Journalism Initiative The Northern Rockies Fire Department has had a quiet season this summer, but continues to keep busy training and serving the community. Deputy Fire Chief Hayward Sheppard says two challenges when it comes to firefighting are the small community and the amount of area the department covers. “You’re always working with a small group, and you…

‘This is a crisis’: Yukon minister urges action on climate change

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By Lawrie Crawford, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Yukon might be the only jurisdiction in Canada with a climate scientist sitting in cabinet. In the 1970s and 1980s, John Streicker committed himself to convincing others that climate change was real. In 2007, he was one of the reviewers for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report for the polar chapter. In…

City planning more community gardens

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By Hannah Scott, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The city is hoping to add more community gardens to address the long waiting list of interested residents, and is looking for public feedback. “These gardens build community by bringing people together to share their gardening knowledge and stories. The numerous benefits derived from community gardens deem them special places and the city would like…

No gas in Fort Providence as community loses power

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By Sarah Sibley, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Fort Providence’s Big River and Snowshoe Inn gas stations lost power on Friday, warning drivers the community was unable to provide fuel. Linda Croft, the Big River gas station’s acting manager, told Cabin Radio an incident involving a truck damaging a power line caused a community-wide blackout at around 1:30 p.m. on Friday. The Snowshoe…

Oji-Cree man among inaugural cohort of prestigious writers program

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By Sam Laskaris, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com Though he had applied to participate in the prestigious WarnerMedia Access Writers Program last year, Corey Payette insists he was not actually counting on becoming part of the program. When the call for applications was sent out last year, it was announced between eight and 12 Canadian individuals would be selected, but program officials…

A successful hunt: How Baker Lake hunters got their bowhead

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By David Venn, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Two days before hunters from Baker Lake caught a 14-metre bowhead whale for their community, they almost gave up. They had been stationed at Naujaat’s elders cabin for nearly three weeks, a few crew members had left because of personal matters and their hunt was impeded by rainy, stormy weather — morale was low. “We…

Lake Manitoba dynamic sure to change with invasion of zebra mussels, says commercial fishing prez

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By Dave Baxter, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A commercial fisherman who has been fishing on Lake Manitoba for decades says he and other local fishers are now on edge and wondering how the lake and their livelihoods will be affected, after invasive zebra mussels were discovered in Lake Manitoba earlier this week. “All of the fishers I have spoken to who fish…

Asian-Canadian Frontline Workers Face Rampant Discrimination: Report

B.C. residents line up to get vaccine passports in-person

Portage Bear Clan steps up after closure of homeless shelter

Fort Nelson fire hall family keeping strong

‘This is a crisis’: Yukon minister urges action on climate change

City planning more community gardens

No gas in Fort Providence as community loses power

Oji-Cree man among inaugural cohort of prestigious writers program

A successful hunt: How Baker Lake hunters got their bowhead

Lake Manitoba dynamic sure to change with invasion of zebra mussels, says commercial fishing prez

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