Rochelle Baker
Journalist | Quadra Island |
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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.
Danny Ramadan, the enduring storyteller
The most cherished and rewarding moments of a lifetime can occur as a person’s world descends into chaos, says author and master of contradiction Danny Ramadan.
Cortes Island tree-lovers prepare to tussle with logging giant
A tiny B.C. island community is preparing for a potential tussle with logging giant Mosaic Forest Management over its big trees and wetlands.
Magnificent B.C. cold-water coral garden in peril
Both marine conservationists and First Nations are calling on the DFO to issue an interim commercial fishing ban in a rare coral hot spot in Knight Inlet.
Wave of pollution from cruise ships expected regardless of new federal wastewater rules
As cruise ships return after a two-year COVID hiatus on the B.C. coast, environmental organizations expect a continued wave of wastewater to follow in their wake.
Heiltsuk Nation’s clean energy conversion efforts put rest of B.C. to shame
The Haíɫzaqv Nation has installed heat pumps in a third of the homes in its isolated coastal community in an ongoing bid to establish a clean energy future and eliminate energy poverty.
Hums, growls and farts. Fish sound the alert
The hums, grunts, squeals and even farts made by soniferous, or noise-making, fish are a noteworthy and important part of the ocean soundscape, researchers say.
Logging company’s deferrals of old-growth jewels bittersweet
Conservation hot spots on Vancouver Island are being temporarily protected under Mosaic forestry's carbon credit initiative, but environmentalists have outstanding concerns.
Isolated Indigenous nation powers its way towards a clean energy future
The Haíɫzaqv Nation is aiming to protect their world — building a clean energy future for generations to come while at the nexus of negative impacts from colonialism and climate change.
First Nations supportive of salmon farming want federal licences renewed
First Nations supportive of salmon farming are entitled to make economic decisions in their territories, and failing to renew operating licences would violate the federal government’s stated commitment to the rights of Indigenous peoples, says a new coalition.
West Coast celebrates herring spawn spectacle
Humans and wildlife alike eagerly anticipate the return of the small silver forage fish that have outsized effects on the coastal ecosystem. A natural wonder that peaks in March, the herring spawn is a herald of spring, eagerly anticipated and celebrated by humans and wildlife alike.