https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 https://thenarwhal.ca/west-moberly-geothermal-power-greenhouse/ Thu, 05 Mar 2026 13:02:28 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=155841 A first-of-its-kind project by West Moberly First Nations looks deep underground for clean energy solutions Zoë Yunker Generating Futures In-Depth B.C. electricity food security Indigenous Rights solutions Spirits of Place Photo: Ryan Dickie / The Narwhal Workers in a greenhouse https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-forests-logging-2025/ Wed, 12 Nov 2025 15:12:26 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=148690 A close look at the province’s old-growth data reveals a gap between political promises and what’s happening on the ground Zoë Yunker News B.C. climate change forestry Indigenous Rights Photo: Mike Graeme / The Narwhal Logged trees lie on a hillside next to intact forest higher up the rise. A large cedar stands alone near the edge of the cut block https://thenarwhal.ca/nlakapamux-qua-ymn-solar-project-bc/ Thu, 30 Oct 2025 18:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=147796 As the province fast-tracks development, the Southern Interior tribal council has lessons to share on how to build for the future Zoë Yunker and Aaron Hemens Generating Futures On the ground https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-forestry-first-nations-tenures/ Wed, 15 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=146935 Nations across B.C. are buying into forestry tenures once controlled by multinational companies. But with old-growth trees dwindling and mills shutting down, the stakes are high Zoë Yunker On the ground B.C. forestry Indigenous Rights logging Photo: Taylor Roades / The Narwhal A close-up of a tree's trunk with a First Nations carving in it https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-critical-minerals-fast-tracked-tariffs/ Mon, 24 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=133870 Premier David Eby says the province has ‘unlimited’ potential when it comes to critical minerals. Used to make everything from weapons to renewables, critics question whether B.C.'s rush to mine copper, lithium and more could impact the environment and Indigenous Rights Zoë Yunker In-Depth B.C. Canada-U.S. relations Indigenous Rights mining tailings ponds Photo: Andrew Roberts / The Narwhal The steep wall of a massive tailings dam holds back cloudy water between treed hills https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-malahat-nation-battery-storage/ Tue, 22 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=122894 Battery storage could help solve the electricity grid’s biggest climate hurdles. For a small Indigenous community on south Vancouver Island, it could also be a move toward self-sufficiency and welcoming people home Zoë Yunker On the ground B.C. climate change Climate Change News Indigenous Rights renewable energy George Harry sits on a rock on recently cleared land — the site of Malahat Nation's battery manufacturing facility. https://thenarwhal.ca/salvage-logging-explained/ Thu, 29 Aug 2024 20:52:32 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=117332 Despite the ecological risks, it’s cheaper and easier than ever to clear cut the last living trees in wildfire-impacted forests Zoë Yunker Explainer On the ground B.C. forestry In the Line of Fire Wildfire A wildfire-burned forest is pictured through an open car window. Someone sits in the driver's seat, looking out https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-wildfires-salvage-logging-investigation/ Wed, 14 Aug 2024 17:18:10 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=115904 Forestry companies get a slew of profitable perks to harvest areas burned by B.C. wildfires. They're also allowed to log living trees that could be key to species and ecosystem recovery in burn zones Zoë Yunker Investigation On the ground B.C. climate change climate change canada forestry In the Line of Fire old-growth forest Wildfire Michelle North stands in a forest burned by a wildfire near her Gun Lake cabin https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-forestry-law-proposed-amendments/ Tue, 09 Nov 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=37611 While environmental advocates are cautiously optimistic about proposed amendments to B.C.'s 2004 Forest Ranges and Practices Act, many worry they lack clarity and don't provide the protections the province's oldest forests need Zoë Yunker In-Depth B.C. forestry logging old-growth forest Photo: TJ Watt https://thenarwhal.ca/fairy-creek-blockade-bc-old-growth/ Fri, 26 Mar 2021 21:49:07 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=27077 For eight months a small group of protesters have successfully prevented logging company Teal-Jones from accessing forest on Pacheedaht territory, exposing tensions that can exist at the intersection of Indigenous land rights, economic opportunity and the urgent battle to protect what remains of the province's old growth Serena Renner and Zoë Yunker In-Depth News B.C. Fairy Creek forestry Indigenous old-growth forest protestors standing in old-growth forest https://thenarwhal.ca/josie-kao-narwhal-assistant-editor/ Mon, 16 Nov 2020 19:55:02 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=23756 Josie Kao believes good journalism is rooted in authentic connections with readers. We couldn’t agree more Zoë Yunker Profile media The Narwhal Josie Kao portrait