Survivors Totem Pole marks resilience in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
Tuesday, November 22, 2016 A gorgeous, moving photo essay documents the landmark raising of a monument to the Indigenous women lost and murdered in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside -- and their incredible...
View ArticleSurvivors Totem Pole shines a ray of hope in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
A gorgeous, moving photo essay documents the landmark raising of a monument to the Indigenous women lost and murdered in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside -- and their incredible resilience.Survivors Totem...
View ArticleOver a decade of cuts has led to crisis in B.C. public schools
rey-2016-11-24.mp3Since 2002, the Liberal government has been cutting education funding in B.C. resulting in program cutbacks, overcrowded classrooms and now, for many children, the loss of their...
View ArticleOpposing the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion
rey-2016-11-28a.mp3Justin Trudeau will soon announce his decision on Kinder Morgan’s plans to expand its Trans Mountain pipeline, and ship almost 900,000 barrels of oil per day down to Burrard Inlet in...
View ArticleBook: The Peace in Peril
rey-2016-11-29a.mp3In late September 2015, writer Christopher Pollon and photojournalist Ben Nelms paddled the 83-kilometre stretch of the Peace River that will be destroyed by the Site C dam...
View ArticleTrudeau's Kinder Morgan approval final, cynical betrayal to Canadians who...
As expected, Justin Trudeau defied the popular will of Canadians, scientists, environmental groups, municipalities, the province of B.C. and the sovereignty of First Nations by approving the embattled...
View ArticleStand for the Artic and with Clyde River Inuit
Publish Date: November 30, 2016Summary: The Supreme Court is hearing the case to stop seismic blasting in this fragile environment. Here is how to help View of Clyde River, Nunavut, Canada including...
View ArticleKinder Morgan approval stirs feelings of betrayal in Canadians who voted for...
Cynicism is part and parcel of the Liberal strategy to get elected at any cost -- but the disconnect between rhetoric and action is impossible to maintain for any length of time.Trudeau's Kinder Morgan...
View ArticleResource development in northeastern B.C. brings increased risk of violence...
rey-2016-12-03a.mp3A new report by Amnesty International raises the alarm over increased risks to Indigenous women in the Peace River region. Craig Benjamin says violence is so pervasive it has become...
View ArticleRyan McMahon on 'Colonization Road' and other stories
rey-2016-12-04.mp3We spoke with Anishinaabe comedian and media maker Ryan McMahon when he was in Vancouver to give the keynote speech for Media Democracy Days. One of of his recent projects is the...
View ArticleIndigenous people hold the key to caribou survival
When government biologists in Canada want to learn where caribou are, they put radio-tracking collars on some animals and monitor their movements. This gives them a rough idea of where herds are and...
View ArticleThousands pledge to fight Kinder Morgan in the streets
rey-2016-12-12a.mp3Following Justin Trudeau's approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, thousands of people have pledged to do whatever it takes to stop the project. This is just one of three...
View ArticleUntil Canada gives Indigenous people their land back, there can never be...
On January 11, 2017, the world lost one of its fiercest warriors against colonialism when Art Manuel passed away. This article, published last year in the First Nations Strategic Bulletin, is...
View ArticleVancouver Island old-growth forest almost gone
rey-2017-01-18.mp3Ninety per cent of the forests on Vancouver Island have been logged. Now the B.C. Chamber of Commerce and the Union of B.C. Municipalities have joined with environment organizations,...
View ArticleGovernment must do more to address First Nations' water woes
Neskantaga First Nation in Ontario has had to boil water since 1995. "We're over 20 years already where our people haven't been able to get the water they need to drink from their taps or to bathe...
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