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.
Alaskan commercial fishery ‘plundering’ threatened B.C. salmon
Commercial fishers in southeast Alaska are netting large numbers of threatened B.C. salmon while most of Canada’s Pacific fleet is shorebound to save plummeting stocks, a new study indicates.
West Coast communities will have to ride out ferry service disruptions
A "perfect storm" of Omicron, labour shortages and vaccination resistance is expected to impact service to ferry-dependent communities on the B.C. coast.
Sucking carbon out of the atmosphere and storing it deep below the ocean floor
The Solid Carbon initiative aims to scrub vast amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air before pumping it into basalt reservoirs below the ocean floor, where it will transform into rock.
Vancouver Island prepares to slip and slide after snow dump
Road and weather conditions will remain treacherous and cold — especially for remote communities with no power — before Vancouver Island returns to more typical mild temperatures over the weekend.
The art of reconciliation
Multidisciplinary artist Carey Newman, the inaugural Impact Chair of Indigenous Art Practices at the University of Victoria, shapes the concept of decolonization through art.
Hummingbirds have humans eating out of their hands during cold snap
Legions of residents across southwestern B.C. and Vancouver Island are on a crusade to ensure resident Anna’s hummingbirds don’t perish with the unusually cold winter weather gripping the region the past few weeks.
Coastal cleanup bags 50 tonnes of marine debris
Plastic waste from shellfish farms and other aquaculture operations, Styrofoam floats, and commercial fishing ropes and nets made up the bulk of the garbage collected on the shores of B.C's Discovery Islands.
Study identifies Indigenous communities that are hot spots for flooding risk
The Cowichan Tribes reserve on Vancouver Island is one of the top five Indigenous communities across Canada identified as a hot spot of flood risk in a recent study.
West Coast poacher gets lifetime ban for fisheries violations
A notorious West Coast poacher is banned from stepping aboard a fishing vessel for life after he was convicted of harvesting crabs under the cover of darkness and leading enforcement officers on a dangerous high-speed pursuit.
Toxic drug crisis barely mentioned in mandate letter for new addictions minister
It's "unbelievable" Prime Minister Justin Trudeau failed to concretely acknowledge the overdose crisis, decriminalization or safe supply in the new addictions minister's mandate letter, say advocates.