Shannon Waters

2 weeks ago | thenarwhal.ca | Shannon Waters

Get the inside scoop on The Narwhal’s environment and climate reporting by signing up for our free newsletter. This story is part of Habitat, a series from The Narwhal which looks at how communities are working to address the housing and climate change crises simultaneouslyThe day Margaret Wanyoike moved her family to an affordable apartment in New Westminster, British Columbia, her son asked her a question about their new home.

3 weeks ago | thenarwhal.ca | Matt Simmons |Shannon Waters

The British Columbia government gave a green light to an 800-kilometre natural gas pipeline on Thursday, paving the way for construction to start this summer — and setting the stage for what one First Nations leader warns could be a “long, hot summer” of conflict.

4 weeks ago | biv.com | Shannon Waters

Despite weeks of growing opposition from First Nations, municipal governments and environmental organizations, B.C.’s controversial Bill 15 is now law. A tie vote in the legislature on the evening of May 28 — all 46 NDP MLAs supported the bill while 46 Conservative, Green and Independent MLAs voted against it — resulted in Speaker Raj Chouhan casting the deciding vote to pass the bill.

1 month ago | timescolonist.com | Shannon Waters

A growing chorus of First Nations leaders is warning that B.C. Premier David Eby’s push to pass Bill 15 is deeply damaging the province’s relationship with Indigenous Peoples. “The BC NDP are wrong. Premier Eby is wrong. We are united in our call that they must immediately withdraw the bill,” Don Tom, Chief of the Tsartlip First Nation and vice-president of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs, said during a Monday press conference in Victoria.

1 month ago | thenarwhal.ca | Shannon Waters

Get the inside scoop on The Narwhal’s environment and climate reporting by signing up for our free newsletter. Premier David Eby leaned heavily on nostalgia for B.C.’s legendary building booms as he spoke Tuesday about controversial new legislation that would give his government sweeping powers to push ahead with infrastructure projects, regardless of their environmental impact.