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.
First Nations urged to boycott ‘disingenuous’ input process on B.C.’s forestry plan
B.C.’s new forest policy framework doesn’t reflect First Nations' priorities, and the window for input is too short — especially during a wildfire emergency, says Charlene Higgins, CEO of First Nations Forestry Council.
Rural communities face a steep bill from climate change, but all of Canada pays the price
Rural and remote communities may be the hardest hit by wildfires, floods, droughts or thaws associated with climate change— but given these areas' pronounced importance, all of Canada stands to suffer the consequences.
Ottawa to implement historic fisheries agreement with West Coast First Nations
Years of negotiation to develop a collaborative fisheries governance model between Canada and eight First Nations along the West Coast came to fruition this week.
Sacred Journey exhibits rich history of Indigenous canoe culture
The canoe’s resurgence signifies more than reviving an essential means of transport, it conveys freedom and the enduring strength of First Nations and their resistance to colonization.
Anglers and researchers delve into fish guts to save salmon
Squeezing out fish stomachs and poking through intestines may be distasteful, but it’s part of a collaborative effort by researchers and recreational fishermen to save endangered salmon and divine shifts to the marine food web as climate change advances.
Green coalition challenges certification claims that Canada’s forestry products are sustainable
The Canadian Standards Association’s sustainable forestry designation is greenwashing harmful old-growth logging practices in B.C. and blatantly misleading wood product consumers, say those calling on the federal Competition Bureau to investigate.
Mother of First Nations man shot by police confronts Campbell River RCMP
The family of the slain Wet’suwet’en man, Jared Lowndes, says RCMP remains a colonial tool to control and kill Indigenous people.
Virus abundant in West Coast waters doesn’t appear to impact sockeye salmon fitness
The key mystery remains of why PRV causes disease and mortality in farmed Atlantic salmon in Norway or other regions differently than it does on the West Coast.
B.C. expands safe supply to curb overdose crisis death toll
Fentanyl patches and injectable opioids will be prescribed as alternatives to deadly street drugs and be covered by PharmaCare as part of B.C.'s new safer supply plan.
West Coast drought puts fish and forests in dire straits
The recent heat dome, forest fires, and now drought threaten the ecosystems and watersheds that wild salmon need to survive, says Jason Hwang of the Pacific Salmon Foundation.