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New plan protects Blueberry River First Nations land and upholds Treaty rights
June 19, 2024By: Yasmin Hassan, Staff Writer, and Petra Chase, Editor-in-Chief On May 30, the BC government and Blueberry River First Nations announced a three-year pilot plan to support Indigenous land restoration and protect Treaty rights. The Gundy High Value 1 Plan will reinforce Indigenous peoples’ involvement in decision-making regarding industrial development on and surrounding the land. Blueberry River is a self-governing First Nations community made up of “Beaver and Cree cultural groups,” located in Northeastern BC, where “each culture contributes to creating one strong, proud, and determined First Nation.” They are signatories of Treaty 8, which is a historic agreement between…
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BC increases ambulance services in 60 rural communities
June 12, 2024By: Hannah Fraser, News Writer On April 1, BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) improved paramedic staffing models in 60 rural and remote communities in the Vancouver Coastal and Fraser Health regions for better 911 responsiveness and consistent out-of-hospital care. Previously,…
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It’s time to rethink British Columbia’s colonial name
November 28, 2022By: Karissa Ketter, News Editor To everyone who proudly calls themselves British Columbian: I hate to break it to you, but you’re probably neither British, nor Columbian. So, why do we live in a province with this name, and more…
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Exploring Canada’s racist history of drug prohibition
July 15, 2022By: Olivia Visser, Staff Writer Content warning: anti-Asian racism, anti-Indigeneity, white supremacy, xenophobia, drugs, and drug-related death This month, BC set out to be Canada’s first province to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of drugs starting January 2023. The…
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SFU researchers to map COVID-19 vulnerability throughout BC
July 27, 2020Written by: Zach Siddiqui, Humour Editor An SFU-based research team of professors and graduate students will be looking at the communities in BC most vulnerable to COVID-19. Headed by Dr. Valorie Crooks and Dr. Nadine Schuurman, this project will visually…
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SFU works to finalize its cannabis policy
September 25, 2018Written by: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor With one month remaining until B.C. legalizes cannabis, its universities are working to put together their own policies on marijuana. Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) has already indicated that their campuses are unlikely…
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Local doctor speaks on B.C.’s opioid crisis
August 31, 2018Written by: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor B.C. is experiencing the highest number of overdose deaths in Canada when it comes to the opioid crisis, says Dr. Seonaid Nolan, an Addiction Medicine Physician at St. Paul’s and research scientist…
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ChangeSFU protests against government bailout of Kinder Morgan pipeline
May 25, 2018By: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor On May 8, SFU’s student-run environmental activism group, ChangeSFU, organized a casserole rally at the constituency office of Terry Beech — the MP for Burnaby North-Seymour — to demonstrate opposition to a Kinder…
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Increasing demand for solar power stirs up environmental concerns
July 26, 2017As global demand for solar panels and other green technology grows, so will pressure on Canada’s mining sector to produce the minerals and metals required to harness clean energy. This means that the mining sector needs to focus on environmentally-responsible…
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Twelve ways to celebrate BC Day like a true British Columbian
July 27, 2015On August 3, residents across the province will celebrate the statutory holiday British Columbia Day, or BC Day. What are people supposed to do to commemorate such an occasion? No one’s really sure, but here are 12 activities that we’ve…
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