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Tabitha McLoughlin says it was interesting seeing farmers markets being used in such a utilitarian manner during the pandemic.

Lucretia Schanfarber, who lives on the remote edges of a tiny B.C. island plagued by shaky internet service, has launched free, weekly Zoom gatherings to inform, inspire and connect gardeners worldwide.

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Red Music Rising is the country's first Indigenous-owned and operated record label dedicated to showcasing Indigenous music.

Maurita Prato and her team, with help from other community members, organizations and funders, were able to start a "Good Food Box" program, which delivered free and healthy boxes to people’s homes at the beginning of the pandemic.

The mostly LGBTQ+-identified young people checking in to The Studio’s virtual programming are finding comfort in community that in some cases would have been out of reach pre-pandemic, when the drop-in youth wellness hub was in-person only.

Riley Yesno is a leading voice of the first post-residential school generation, and the young Anishinaabe activist says many of her peers are moving beyond broken promises about reconciliation.

Manvi Bhalla of Shake Up The Establishment is helping to change Canada’s climate conversation, says Patricia Lane.

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Elizabeth Moore, an Indigenous food gatherer, works with schools, hospitals and the greater community to increase food security and knowledge in the area.

But the survey done by Research Co., found 19 per cent of people in B.C. are steering away from ordering food because of worries surrounding COVID-19.

The food policy lead for the Kamloops Food Policy Council spoke to Canada’s National Observer about how the group is making that happen. 

The Royal British Columbia Museum has been thrust into a public modernization of its internal and external culture after reports alleging racism and toxic working conditions at the institution, says the Crown corporation's board chairman.