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.
Toxic illicit drugs deadly for men in trades
Overwhelmingly, men are the victims of fatal overdoses due to the toxic illicit drug supply in B.C. – many of whom have money in their pockets and a roof over their heads.
Island community COVID-19 shots spark cautious optimism
On Monday, Quadra Island experienced the greatest community gathering since the COVID-19 pandemic started as residents took part in a “whole-community” vaccination program.
B.C.’s toxic drug crisis: 498 died in first three months of 2021
Leslie McBain, co-founder of Moms Stop the Harm (MSTH), a group comprised of families that have lost loved ones to toxic street drugs, said the unrelenting, yet preventable toxic drug deaths, are wearying.
B.C.’s status quo budget imperils climate change targets, critics say
Reaction to the B.C. budget from clean energy think tanks and environmental groups in the province has ranged from, at best, tepid to, at worst, scathing.
Tourism operators frustrated by B.C.’s lag on travel restrictions
“They’re nuts, and they have to get their act together,” says resort manager Bill Dougan, adding not only are B.C.'s new COVID-19 travel restrictions too late, but now they also threaten to sink a second summer season.
Saving wild salmon lands $647M in federal budget
Budget 2021's significant investment in the protection of Pacific salmon and the development of a federal strategy are desperately needed, say conservation groups.
Private bill wants feds to tackle food waste, climate change
Canada wastes a shocking amount of edible food, with significant costs to the environment as well as consumers’ bank accounts.
Marmots go wild after sex tape surfaces
Eugenie and her boyfriend Pepsi were caught on tape getting frisky this past week at the Mount Washington captive breeding centre for endangered Vancouver Island marmots.
B.C. dire overdose anniversary marks 7,000 dead in five years
Bound by love and loss, mothers of the dead gathered outside the legislature in Victoria on Wednesday to demand government decriminalize the personal possession of drugs and provide people who use drugs better access to a safe supply.
Pacheedaht Nation wants Fairy Creek old-growth blockade to leave territory
The Pacheedaht leadership does not welcome old-growth activists within its territory on south Vancouver Island, and it is the nation's right to determine how forestry resources will be used, read a statement from elected and hereditary chiefs on Monday.