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.
The key to fighting future pandemics? Old-growth forests, says mushroom guru Paul Stamets
“I think that British Columbia could go down in medical history as being a reservoir for having fungi in the old-growth forests that could prevent pandemics — now and in the future,” says mycologist Paul Stamets.
Marmots make a comeback
Vancouver Island marmots may just be the antidote required for the dystopian times we are living in.
What you should know about microplastics in shellfish
When it comes to shellfish, concerns around the consumption of microplastics are a good news, bad news story.
Thundersnow and windstorm hit West Coast
Damaging winds toppled power lines and trees, leaving thousands of residents in B.C. in the dark after an intense fall storm tracked through Tuesday.
Indigenous archeologist unearthing her ancestors' legacy on the land
Archeologist Christine Roberts, a member of the Wei Wai Kum First Nation on Vancouver Island, says her work gives her a profound sense of belonging and a tie to the land she works on.
Seniors' advocates want national standards for care as COVID-19 surges
As COVID-19's death toll mounts again, seniors' advocates want national standards for long-term care homes and funding tied to meeting new benchmarks.
Relatives and advocates worry COVID-19 second wave will shut the door on visits
The guidelines for long-term care facilities vary from province to province, said Laura Tamblyn Watts, CEO of national seniors' advocacy group CanAge, but the anguish families and residents are experiencing due to visitor restrictions is nationwide.
Digging into the ancient clam gardens that fed coastal First Nations for millennia
First Nations cultivated clam gardens for millennia along the Pacific coast, modifying coastal beaches to create optimal habitat for the mollusks, boost production and feed their people, according to researchers.
Island community plans to buy, preserve forest for local children
Katie Wheeler, 17, is a youth mentor for the Forest Trust for the Children of Cortes Island Society, a charity formed in the hopes of buying 640 acres of forest from timber companies for future generations.
Streamkeepers use motion-sensor camera to capture conservation data
Volunteer streamkeepers on B.C.'s Quadra Island can monitor returning salmon from the comfort of their kitchen table with the help of a high-tech surveillance system.