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.
The shadow of residential schools ‘gets longer and longer’
Homalco Chief Darren Blaney has the tragic distinction of being a third-generation residential school survivor.
VIFF documentary dives into endangered orcas' race for survival
Coextinction, set to premiere in Canada at the Vancouver International Film Festival, shows how the survival of southern resident killer whales is tied to the collapse of wild salmon populations and injustice against Indigenous peoples displaced as environmental stewards.
Is Ottawa breaking a promise to close fisheries to protect wild salmon?
B.C. conservationists are wondering if Fisheries and Oceans Canada is going rogue and defying ministry orders by opening a commercial fishery on the Fraser River when endangered salmon stocks are collapsing.
Lawyers argue cars, property being illegally seized at Fairy Creek old-growth blockades
Activists, the RCMP, and logging company Teal-Jones are in B.C. Supreme Court this week to contest whether an injunction for the Fairy Creek old-growth blockades should be extended.
Fairy Creek court actions on RCMP powers at old-growth blockades unfold this week
B.C. Supreme Court applications to expand or curb RCMP powers of enforcement at the Fairy Creek old-growth blockades are moving forward this week.
NDP should be wary of weak spots in Vancouver Island stronghold
In the past two federal elections, Vancouver Island has been a stronghold for the NDP, and one campaign observer predicts it will largely stay that way after Sept. 20.
Federal Green Party's battle for survival unfolds on Vancouver Island
Pundits predict Paul Manly won't regain his seat as a result of turmoil at the leadership level, but the Nanaimo-Ladysmith incumbent says he has strong support, and voters will back him based on his work in the riding and in Ottawa.
Liberal candidate wants a seat at the table in Ottawa for North Island riding
A scientist with public policy experience, Liberal candidate Jennifer Grenz says she’s a bridge-builder who can help stakeholders agree on a course of action around tough issues such as climate change or saving salmon in the North Island-Powell River riding.
North Island Green candidate says focus of all issues must be through a climate lens
The Green Party is the sole party committed to denying fossil fuel expansion in order to fight climate change, said B.C.North Island-Powell River candidate Jessica Wegg.
NDP best bet to get stuff done in Ottawa, says North Island candidate Rachel Blaney
The NDP is the best option for the North Island-Powell River riding when it comes to navigating an equitable COVID recovery, climate change, and the affordability crisis, says incumbent candidate Rachel Blaney.