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.
New research finds virus passed to wild salmon via fish farms
A virus tied to kidney and liver damage in endangered Chinook salmon is spreading between open-net pen fish farms and wild stocks in B.C., a new study finds.
More arrests at Fairy Creek blockades against old-growth logging
Tensions are escalating at old-growth blockades on Vancouver Island as chainsaws started up in the Caycuse region Friday and a clash between protesters and police the day before was posted to social media.
Fairy Creek crackdown leads to more arrests, protests Thursday
RCMP unexpectedly arrested a number of old-growth activists with the Fairy Creek blockades inside the control zone near the Caycuse Camp early Thursday morning.
First protesters arrested at Fairy Creek old-growth blockade
Five people involved with the Fairy Creek old-growth blockade in a remote region of southwestern Vancouver Island were arrested Tuesday by RCMP.
RCMP begin crackdown on Fairy Creek blockade
The RCMP are taking the first steps to enforce an injunction against the Fairy Creek old-growth blockades, but protesters worry new police control areas will limit public accountability around arrests.
Coastal First Nation gets a taste of success with seaweed
The Klahoose First Nation is among the first coastal communities to partner with Cascadia Seaweed in an attempt scale up kelp aquaculture along the West Coast.
Seaweed cultivation is a growing trend on Canada’s West Coast
The federal fisheries minister, B.C. agriculture minister, and federal and provincial Green Party politicians are all on board to open the week-long Seaweed Days being debuted by Cascadia Seaweed on Monday.
How B.C. can use green edge to capture global cleantech market
B.C. has all the building blocks to take advantage of the newly emerging global low-carbon market, but it must make investments, identify and address gaps, and set out a plan to reach its own climate targets.
Canada's oceans on the crest of a transformative decade
Fisheries and Oceans Canada is taking on a "once-in-a-lifetime" opportunity to improve lay a new foundation for sustainable oceans as part of the UN’s Decade of Ocean Science.
Forestry crew at loggerheads with Fairy Creek activists
Videos have emerged of forestry workers hurling racist comments, threats and foul language at activists supporting the Fairy Creek old-growth blockades on Vancouver Island.