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Cautious approval for transition from open-net salmon farming

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Written By Tom Davis
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When salmon farming first appeared on the B.C. coast, it drew limited attention – most British Columbians knew little about it. Of those who did, some thought pen-reared salmon could…

Mean Streets: Nowhere else to go

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Written By Fran Yanor
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Part 1 of 3 – If not prison, then where? A small group of British Columbians are homeless, addicted, mentally ill, and trapped in a loop of repeating criminal behaviour.…

Premier pivots on holding youths after overdose; grieving parents struggle with “broken”…

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Written By Rob Shaw
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When Rachel Staples found her 16-year-old son Elliot Eurchuk dead from a drug overdose in the bedroom of their Victoria home in 2018, she channelled her trauma and grief into…

Indigenous communities must decide leadership question for themselves

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Written By Keith Norbury
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One day, Bob Joseph will become a hereditary chief of the Gwawa’enuxw, one of 18 tribes of  Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw people on northern Vancouver Island. The founder and president of Indigenous Corporate Training Inc., Joseph develops training programs…