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B.C. premier, forests minister, to tour several wildfires, including Kelowna – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Aug 28, 2017 KAMLOOPS, B.C. _ British Columbia Premier John Horgan and Forests Minister Doug Donaldson travelled Monday to several Interior cities and towns hard hit by wildfires, looking for first-hand information from firefighters and residents. In his first stop, Horgan said it would take more than just cutting cheques to rebuild fire-damaged […]
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Petition to change B.C. village of Moricetown to traditional name – CBC
Moricetown’s namesake was known for his fear tactics and punitive measures Aug 27, 2017 A Wet’suwet’en woman is leading the charge to revert the name of her village, Moricetown, to its traditional name, Wiset. The village, located halfway between Smithers and Terrace, was given its current namesake by Father Adrian Gabriel Morice who arrived in […]
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B C Update – CP
Source: The Canadian Press – Broadcast wire Aug 28, 2017 (BC-Wildfires) Premier John Horgan and Forests Minister Doug Donaldson are visiting four B-C communities, including Kelowna, where residents have been affected by wildfires. Horgan says the day-long tour is meant to give him and Donaldson a better sense of efforts to control wildfires and get evacuees back […]
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Bennett, Philpott tag team Indigenous file as feds look to dissolve department – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Aug 28, 2017 OTTAWA _ Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the Indigenous Affairs file is being restructured and will be led by two ministers instead of one as the government works to dissolve its department all together. Carolyn Bennett, who has been in charge of the Indigenous Affairs Department since the fall of […]
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BR Sustainable Salmon – CP
Source: The Canadian Press – Broadcast wire Aug 26, 2017 VANCOUVER – Critics of open-net fish farms say the escape of Atlantic salmon from a Washington state pen should convince Canada to support a transition to land-based aquaculture, used by most of the world. Steve Summerfelt of the Conservation Fund Freshwater Institute in West Virginia says three […]
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Suzuki: When times get dark, we must shine brighter – Kelowna Capital News
We must use our voices, actions and humour to confront anti-human undercurrents Aug 28th, 2017 Are we entering a new Dark Age? Lately it seems so. News reports are enough to make anyone want to crawl into bed and hide under the covers. But it’s time to rise and shine. To resolve the crises humanity […]
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U.S. salmon spill should spur pursuit of Canada’s land based prowess: experts – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Aug 25, 2017 VANCOUVER _ Critics of open-net fish farms say the escape of 305,000 Atlantic salmon in Washington state should spur Canada to support a transition to land-based aquaculture. Steve Summerfelt of the Conservation Fund Freshwater Institute in Shepherdstown, W. Va., says compared with the United States, Europe and China, Canada has […]
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MLA says stigma about addictions must end to solve overdose crisis – NanaimoNewsNOW
NANAIMO — B.C.’s new mental health and addictions minister says of the many barriers facing those suffering with mental health issues and addictions, the stigma of being an addict is the most sizable. MLA Judy Darcy visited Nanaimo Thursday as part of a tour meeting front line workers, stopping at the Snuneymuxw First Nation health […]
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Canada monitoring U.S. salmon spill – it’s very serious, minister says – Times Colonist
August 25, 2017 The federal government says it is monitoring thousands of Atlantic salmon that escaped into the Salish Sea last weekend after a fish farm pen in Washington state collapsed. The fish farm is east of Victoria in the San Juan Islands and owned by the Canadian company Cooke Aquaculture. The net pen structure, […]
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The shady past of Parks Canada: Forced out, Indigenous people are forging a comeback – Vancouver Sun
Banff National Park is celebrated as a Canadian treasure, “home to imposing 3,000-metre peaks, alpine meadows rich with colourful wildflowers, brilliant blue glacier-fed lakes,” as Parks Canada describes it. What you will not find within Canada’s oldest national park – leaving aside the questionably named Stoney Squaw Mountain — is much trace of the Indigenous […]
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