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 leader celebrates evolution of stewardship in Great Bear Rainforest
There are new measures to better protect bear and fish habitat in the globe’s largest remaining coastal temperate rainforest, thanks to First Nations’ increasing role in stewarding the Great Bear Rainforest.
Transparency, accountability at B.C.’s ambulance service has flatlined, audit review shows
Vital signs on the performance and state of B.C.’s ambulance service remain an outstanding mystery, an update from the B.C. auditor general on Tuesday shows.
Paddlers push off on powerful voyage to reclaim Indigenous cultures across Pacific Northwest
A flotilla of Indigenous canoes a hundred strong is converging along the Pacific Northwest as scores of Nations paddle hundreds of kilometres during the annual Tribal Journey.
New online 'Forest Eye' will daylight old-growth logging in B.C.
The public online mapping system and database, employs satellite imagery, remote sensing technology, and government data to detect and alert users to logging and road-building in the most at-risk old- growth forests in the province, said project lead Angeline Robertson, a senior investigative researcher with Stand.earth.
Acclaimed First Nations healer and therapist wins Reconciliation Award
Klith-waa-taa, Dr. Barney Williams, has been awarded the 2023 Lieutenant Governor’s BC Reconciliation Award for his work and lifelong commitment to using traditional practices in healing the trauma experienced by residential school survivors.
Youth Warriors build community, connections and culture in land-based leadership program
The Warrior program offers young people in Nuu-chah-nulth territory a safe space to build bonds, confidence and experience with the support of of elders and mentors who share their knowledge.
New emissions targets may sink LNG’s pitch as a shipping fuel
LNG’s free ride when it comes to methane shipping emissions is coming to a halt now that the International Maritime Organization has stricter targets that account for marine fuels' well-to-wake greenhouse gas emissions.
Canada swells the ranks of nations calling for moratorium on deep-sea mining
Canada has reiterated its stance calling for a pause on industrial deep-sea mining in shared international waters as the International Seabed Authority launches critical meetings on industry regulations this week.
Farming for the climate future
Regenerative farming methods in use on the small, B.C. island farm for decades to build soil, capture nutrients, and promote biodiversity are reaping rewards as the climate crisis advances.
‘A public relations strategy’: Critics slam B.C’s recent effort to boost transparency on logging
The B.C. government has announced changes to improve transparency around logging operations, but critics have more questions than answers.