https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 https://thenarwhal.ca/alaska-bc-fisheries-stores-sustainability/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=156916 Many critics argue Alaska takes too many salmon and is harming populations — but it’s easier to find Alaska-caught fish in B.C. stores and Alaskan salmon fisheries have global sustainability certification that B.C. salmon fisheries don’t. What gives? Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood and Matt Simmons Explainer B.C. biodiversity climate change fisheries food security Salmon in the Babine River https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-black-farmers-african-foods/ Tue, 17 Feb 2026 20:45:05 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=154702 People said he was crazy to start a farm based in African foods. ‘It’s good to be crazy in a good way,’ Canadian Black Farmers Association founder Toyin Kayo-Ajayi says Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood and Jimmy Jeong Profile B.C. biodiversity Black history farming food security Toyin Kayo-Ajayi at his farm, feeding goats in a tent, looking over his shoulder at the camera. He wears a yellow jacket and holds a white bucket. https://thenarwhal.ca/quatsino-renewable-energy/ Thu, 29 Jan 2026 14:05:36 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=153649 On the tip of Vancouver Island, the sun, wind and tides will power Quatsino First Nation into the future Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood and Kimberley Kufaas Generating Futures In-Depth B.C. climate adaptation electricity renewable energy solutions Quatsino energy champion Kara Wilson looks to the left into the soft sunlight, with wavy brown hair and lasses. Behind her, green and red trees are also aglow in the sun, and solar panels are visible on the roof of the building behind her. https://thenarwhal.ca/indigenous-foods-grocery-stores/ Wed, 07 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=152406 Indigenous foods are varied, delicious and plentiful — but getting them to customers can be a challenge for small producers Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood Explainer B.C. food security solutions Illustration: Shawn Parkinson / The Narwhal. Photos: Supplied A collage of several Indigenous small business owners, in black and white, against a red-tinted backdrop of a grocery store shelf. In the front, Rye and Shyra Barberstock smile at each other holding mugs. In the back, from left to right, Sarah Meconse Mierau, Jordan Hocking, Kelsey Coutts and Destiny Houshte smile, some looking towards the lens and others looking away. https://thenarwhal.ca/eskay-creek-mine-skeena-resources-tahltan/ Wed, 03 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=150086 B.C. is fast-tracking Eskay Creek mine, though it won’t provide critical minerals — and some community members and scientists worry about environmental impacts Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood Explainer News B.C. Indigenous Rights mining Photo: Courtesy of Skeena Resources An aerial view of Eskay Creek mine. A series of green-roofed buildings are surrounded by green and golden fall trees, and tall mountains raise in the background under a blue sky. https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-gulf-islands-deer-study/ Tue, 18 Nov 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=149135 A new study finds hyperabundant deer are pushing rare ecosystems to collapse, and Indigenous hunting could be the most effective path to recovery Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood News B.C. biodiversity Indigenous Rights solutions Spirits of Place Photo: Supplied by Sofie McComb A wildlife cam captures a deer jumping on its hind legs to reach some branches. He's surrounded by empty grass. https://thenarwhal.ca/roberts-bank-terminal-western-sandpiper/ Mon, 03 Nov 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=147420 The Roberts Bank Terminal 2 expansion at Canada’s busiest cargo port could be fast-tracked by the federal government. It’s a major stop for 3.5 million western sandpipers to eat and recharge while travelling the entire Pacific Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood and Isabelle Groc News Photo Essay B.C. A tiny, fuzzy western sandpiper chick is white with brown and black patterns, a black pointy beak, a round body and long, spindly legs. It lefts one leg high up as it walks, and the shot is extremely zoomed in, with beautiful detail of the moss the tiny bird walks on, showing how zoomed in it is https://thenarwhal.ca/joffre-lakes-park-at-rest/ Thu, 02 Oct 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=146080 A month-long closure ends Oct. 3. Here’s what Instagram-famous Joffre Lakes Park looks like when it’s quiet and closed to the public Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood and Paige Taylor White On the ground Photo Essay B.C. Indigenous Rights solutions Spirits of Place wildlife At Joffre Lakes, Lil'wat member Keisha Andrew stands in the green water under the bright sun and blue sky, looking upwards to the left, smiling. She wears a dress and is knee deep in the water. The peaceful moment happened during a recent reconnection period / closure at Joffre Lakes Park. https://thenarwhal.ca/fire-resistant-house-tsilhqotin/ Tue, 16 Sep 2025 16:40:34 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=143376 In wildfire-vulnerable Tsilhqot’in territory, former Yunesit’in chief Russell Myers Ross has co-designed a house made to endure hotter, drier summers Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood Habitat In-Depth News B.C. climate adaptation climate change Wildfire Photo: UBC School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture A rendering of a Yunesit'in wildfire-resilient house. It has a white roof and dark walls, is one level, and has an outdoor kitchen and a shed. Animated people fill the outdoor space, with a child running near the dry grass, a man at the outdoor kitchen counter and a woman near the entrance https://thenarwhal.ca/mount-polley-expansion-approved/ Fri, 05 Sep 2025 19:35:08 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=144297 B.C. has greenlit Mount Polley mine expansion, which could extend operations until 2033 Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood Explainer B.C. Indigenous Rights mining Photo: Stephanie Wood / The Narwhal Xatsull community members hold signs that say "free, prior and informed consent" and "consent is not a checkbox" on the steps of the B.C. Courts https://thenarwhal.ca/joffre-lakes-labour-day-opening/ Thu, 28 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=143623 First Nations are disappointed B.C. left the Instagram-famous provincial park open without their buy-in, calling for the province to live up to their joint management agreement Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood News On the ground B.C. biodiversity Indigenous protected areas Indigenous Rights Parks On Lil'wat territory in Mount Currie, a crowd stands in the middle of the road. Many wear regalia and hold drums. To the left, in the middle of the crowd, a dancer wearing buckskin regalia makes is way dancing in the circle. The sun is bright, the sky is stark blue