Emily Vance

Premier says fund represents modern stewardship between government, First Nations, conservationists, industry Social Sharing B.C. has announced a new $300-million fund to protect threatened ecosystems in the province. Premier David Eby made the…

Clayoquot Sound near Tofino is known for the War in the Woods, a fight over old growth logging. Reporter Emily Vance takes us there to learn about the ways First Nations are re-asserting leadership when it comes to conservation on their traditional…

Walking the Big Tree Trail in Meares Island Tribal Park, Saya Masso spots a mass of salamander eggs sitting in the sun. The Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation’s lands and resources manager stops to scoop them with his bare hands into a moist, shady spot…

Some nations are looking outside the B.C. and federal park systems and declaring Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas. CBC's Emily Vance explains.

CBC’s Emily Vance takes us to Hot Springs Cove on the west coast of Vancouver Island, to learn about work the Ahousaht First Nation is doing to sustainably manage the popular site in Maquinna Marine Provincial Park.

Despite thousands of years of caring for the land and waters, First Nations on the west coast of Vancouver Island have historically been shut out of decisions about the management of parks. But the tide, it seems, is turning. Watch here:…

CBC’s Emily Vance takes us to the traditional territory of the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation on the west coast of Vancouver Island where the nation considers their entire territory to fall within four Tribal Parks. Aired on All Points West, CBC Radio…

CBC producer Emily Vance on what's happening with Atlantic salmon farms in BC; The Whale Release and Strandings Group hosts a workshop to help others sharpen their skills.

DFO told to eliminate open-net farms by 2025, implement transition plan by 2023 Social Sharing After years of uncertainty, the future of salmon farming on B.C.'s coast remains up in the air. Fish farms are a key part of the salmon industry on…

Tuesday, the provincial government announced new deferrals and actions for old-growth forests. We have Torrance Coste from the Wilderness Committee break down what the announcement entails, and Robert J. Dennis, Sr., Elected Chief Councillor for the…

We take a walk through Tod Inlet, or SṈIDȻEȽ, with author and photographer Gwen Curry. Now a protected area in Gowlland Tod Provincial Park, the waterway has lived many lives. A culturally significant site to the W̱SÁNEĆ First Nations, the Inlet was…

We take a trip up to the Fairy Creek blockades in the pause between periods of injunction enforcement. We break down the back-and-forth in the BC Supreme Court over the injunction granted to Teal-Jones, and hear from long-haul blockaders about their…

As the injunction at Fairy Creek is set to expire, a series of legal battles from all sides ensues at the BC Supreme Court. We walk you through what's happening, and bring you an update on a RCMP pepper spray incident.

Tensions between protesters and RCMP at the Fairy Creek blockades have reached new heights. Video footage of police officers discharging pepper spray into a crowd of protesters sparked a wave of protests at RCMP detachments across the Island. We hear

Seven protesters were arrested on Tuesday as RCMP begin to enforce an injunction to clear the way for logging companies Many kilometers down a remote logging road outside Lake Cowichan, old-growth forest protesters, some chained to structures welded…

'If we actually take the time to look, we can see all sorts of new things in nature.' Social Sharing A Vancouver Island man's film about western toad tadpoles that's been four years in the making captures footage he says is the first of its kind.…

Named in 2010, the body of water includes the Juan de Fuca Strait, the Strait of Georgia and Puget Sound Social Sharing A decade after the Salish Sea was named with the hope nations would improve collaboration on conservation, scientists and First…