Healing a Hurt Land
The Haida Nation and Nature Conservancy of Canada partner to protect culturally and ecologically significant lands on the Kumdis Estuary. Continue reading Healing a Hurt Land
Category: British Columbia
Talking About Not Talking to BC’s Environment Minister
Our latest episode of Skaana was supposed to be an interview with BC Environment Minister, George Heyman. So was … Continue reading Talking About Not Talking to BC’s Environment Minister
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May talks Orcas, Right Whales & #Stopkm on Skaana Podcast
Canadian federal Green Party leader, Elizabeth May (@ElizabethMay), talks to Mark Leiren-Young about saving orcas and right whales; stopping Kinder … Continue reading Green Party Leader Elizabeth May talks Orcas, Right Whales & #Stopkm on Skaana Podcast
Podcast: Caitlyn Vernon on the Great Bear Rainforest, the secret origin of Sierra Club BC & listening like an orca
The BC Sierra Club has been at the forefront of eco-activism for almost 50 years. Mark Leiren-Young talks to their campaigns director, Caitlyn Vernon, about protecting the whales, the oceans and her award-winning book about the Great Bear Rainforest. Continue reading Podcast: Caitlyn Vernon on the Great Bear Rainforest, the secret origin of Sierra Club BC & listening like an orca
Podcast: Alexandra Morton on wild salmon, sick salmon & the Sea Shepherd
Alexandra Morton (@alex4salmon) is one of Canada’s most famous eco-activists. The best-selling author’s fight to save the west coast’s wild … Continue reading Podcast: Alexandra Morton on wild salmon, sick salmon & the Sea Shepherd
Podcast: Orca Update: SOS & RIP Sonic
When we set out to launch the Skaana podcast there were 83 Southern Resident orcas in the Salish Sea. Today … Continue reading Podcast: Orca Update: SOS & RIP Sonic
Podcast: Moby Doll & Granny (The Hundred-Year-Old Whale)
The BC Maritime Museum launched a new series of “Nautical Nights” with Skaana host, Mark Leiren-Young, talking about the secret origins of The Killer Whale Who Changed the World and his documentary The-Hundred-Year-Old Whale which premieres this month at Planet in Focus in Toronto. Continue reading Podcast: Moby Doll & Granny (The Hundred-Year-Old Whale)
Heiltsuk Nation looks to build Indigenous Marine Response Centre
The Heiltsuk Nation is proposing plan to take a strong leadership role in oil spill prevention and response along BC’s Central Coast. Continue reading Heiltsuk Nation looks to build Indigenous Marine Response Centre
Heiltsuk Nation turns to courts a year after diesel spill and botched response
A full year after the Nathan E. Stewart tugboat spill near Bella Bella, BC, the Heiltsuk Nation is still dealing with the effects, and is now preparing a legal case against both the polluter, Kirby Corporation, and Canadian governments. Continue reading Heiltsuk Nation turns to courts a year after diesel spill and botched response
Canada and BC’s Coastal First Nations are working together to manage marine resources
Canada’s Federal Government and Coastal First Nations have agreed on a framework for working together in a collaborative and efficient way to govern and manage fisheries resources along BC’s North and Central Coast. Continue reading Canada and BC’s Coastal First Nations are working together to manage marine resources
