Oct 11, 2024 · The BC Conservatives platform says the NDP government has underfunded and mismanaged wildlife in the province, leading to declines in “iconic ungulate species.” It says a Conservative government would introduce “made-in-B.C. species at risk legislation so wildlife protections are shaped by B.C.-based experts — not Ottawa — …

Jul 11, 2024 · Emergency resources. To ensure you have access to the most up-to-date information, follow @BCGovFireInfo on X and connect with your local municipality or regional district on Facebook. If you don’t use social media, bookmark the government’s wildfire dashboard on your phone or internet browser.. Download the BC Wildfire Service app on Apple or GooglePlay for information about fires ...

Nov 21, 2024 · The event, which took place at the Behchokǫ̀ Cultural Centre, opened with a fire-feeding ceremony on the edge of a frozen lake. Later, attendees moved indoors, where they listened to leaders’ reflections on the occasion, shared a lunch and, finally, pushed aside the tables and chairs to dance under a large drum-shaped light fixture.

Jan 8, 2025 · Here at The Narwhal, we don’t use profit, awards or pageviews to measure success. The thing that matters most is real-world impact — evidence that our reporting influenced citizens to hold power to account and pushed policymakers to do better. And in 2024, our stories were raised in parliaments across the country and cited by citizens in their petitions and letters to politicians.

Oct 23, 2024 · The Doug Ford government introduced a new bill Monday aimed at fast-tracking Highway 413. If built, Highway 413 would run through Ontario’s Greenbelt, prime farmland, wetlands, woodlands and waterways, connecting suburbs north and west of Toronto.Ford’s Progressive Conservatives have been trying to build it since 2018, and won re-election in 2022 on promises to deliver on the highway.

Sep 25, 2024 · Jingle dress dancers in the powwow circle at the 2024 Wiikwemkoong Annual Cultural Festival in Manitoulin Island, Ont. Many Ojibwe communities have different origin stories for the jingle dress dance, but in all these stories the dance came to …

Nov 21, 2024 · Here at The Narwhal, we don’t use profit, awards or pageviews to measure success. The thing that matters most is real-world impact — evidence that our reporting influenced citizens to hold power to account and pushed policymakers to do better. And in 2024, our stories were raised in parliaments across the country and cited by citizens in their petitions and letters to politicians.

Nov 29, 2024 · The Assiniboine West Watershed District — the region’s land and water management organization — will lead the initiative in collaboration with local municipalities, First Nations and post-secondary institutions.

Mar 14, 2024 · 5. Cedar LNG: Haisla chief councillor says the Kitimat-based floating LNG plant represents a ‘path to achieve healing’ Last March, the B.C. government approved Cedar LNG, a partnership between the Haisla Nation and Pembina Pipeline Corporation.Touted as the first Indigenous-majority-owned LNG facility (Ksi Lisims could be the second), the floating liquefaction and export terminal would be ...

Sep 24, 2024 · In 1876, Canada adopted the Indian Act. The legislation established which Indigenous people were legally recognized through the Indian status system and implemented colonial structures like the reserve system, which restricted First Nations people to lands “reserved” for them to live on, a fraction of their ancestral territories.