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.
Political frenzy on B.C. carbon tax ‘whiplash’ politics: Greens
B.C. Premier David Eby's loyalty to the carbon tax has landed him at the centre of a political maelstrom on carbon pricing, which the BC Green Party calls a distraction from the big-picture solutions needed for climate change.
‘Lipstick on a pig’: Environmental groups take aim at Eby’s good news climate announcement
The B.C. government has a pattern of issuing climate announcements when it approves fossil fuel expansion projects, say environmental groups.
Logging in watershed frustrates B.C. island residents
Quadra Island's Copper Bluffs residents are angry Mosaic Forest Management is logging sensitive areas in nearby watersheds — a move they believe puts the community at greater risk from drought and wildfire.
Sharing the fine art of cleaning herring
Sharing traditional skills and knowledge was part of the menu at the recent Island Indigenous Food Gathering near Port Alberni.
Indigenous food gathering nourishes culture and climate resiliency
First Nations from across Vancouver Island are gathering this week to celebrate and strengthen traditional food sovereignty and deepen Indigenous communities' response to climate impacts and other emergencies.
Satellites track the tiny silver fish hugely important to marine life
A new scientific endeavour has taken to the sky using high-tech drones and satellite images to understand better the annual spring herring spawn vital to salmon and wildlife on the West Coast.
BC Hydro’s new public EV charging rates make filling up fairer
In June, BC Hydro will shift to energy-based rates at its public EV chargers, meaning drivers pay for the energy supplied to their vehicle not how long their car is plugged in.
West Coast multimillionaires gift land for parks and donate remainder of their fortune to philanthropy
The couple behind the Hakai Institute and Tula Foundation fulfilled a longtime vow to exhaust their fortune on Wednesday — gifting 55 acres of land to BC Parks and a final $ 92 million to the charity they founded decades ago that leverages science and technology to help people and the planet.
BC Ferries urged to chart a new course around LNG
BC Ferries has launched a bid to build up to seven green flagship vessels but climate groups are urging the company to abandon liquified natural gas to fuel ships and speed electrification of its fleet to reach its emissions targets.
Greenwashing death threats ‘show you who the Conservatives are,’ NDP leader says
Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh slammed the federal Conservatives on Wednesday for spreading falsehoods that left his party's natural resources critic facing death threats and homophobic slurs.