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Special Reports

Language

Language journey culminates in teaching position

ḥakaƛ, Chrissie John, began speaking Nuu-chah-nulth at home at a young age; it was her mother’s…

Residential schools

High School’s orange crosswalk reminds new generations of need to step into the future

A Social Justice class at Alberni District Secondary School has turned project into a lesson for…

Opioid crisis

Standards announced for overdose prevention sites to ensure safety and need to ‘act as good neighbours’

With an eye on ensuring safety and cutting down on disruptions to the surrounding community, the…

Chantel Moore

Chantel Moore’s mother talks about change in policing, 5 years after her daughter’s shooting death

Chantel Moore’s daughter Gracie is 11 this year. 

“She’s growing. She often talks…

Aquaculture

Orca swims into a fish farm near Tofino, leaves unharmed

Small town whispers about an orca swimming into a fish farm near Tofino are true.

On the…

Clam gardens

Building the road to food sovereignty, rock wall by rock wall

This is article is part of a series of stories on Nuu-chah-nulth clam gardens.…

Cameron Bluffs wildfire

Study on 2023 Highway 4 wildfire calls for safe alternate route, expecting ‘future disruptions’

The 2023 wildfire at Cameron Lake cut off Port Alberni and points west from the rest of the…

Esperanza Inlet diesel spill

Toxic chemical found in shellfish three months after fish farm diesel spill

Nearly three and a half months after roughly 7,500 litres of diesel oil seeped into the marine…

Old Growth Stewardship

Tree spiking reported as Fairy Creek protected for another year and a half

Deferrals continue to promise temporary protection of old growth in the Fairy Creek watershed,…

Children in care

Usma among six named for 2024 B.C. Reconciliation Awards

On Jan. 23 Lieutenant Governor Janet Austin hosted the 2024 B.C. Reconciliation Awards, a…

Kennedy Hill highway construction

Ministry extends completion date of Highway 4 road repairs near Kennedy Hill

The original October 18 completion date has come and gone, and the Ministry of Transportation…

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