{"id":12,"date":"2026-04-05T11:32:45","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T18:32:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dgl233.ashaik3.imgd.ca\/project-3\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2026-04-07T00:26:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T07:26:33","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dgl233.ashaik3.imgd.ca\/project-3\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Watershed Sentinel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Acknowledgement of Territories<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.komoks.ca\/sites\/default\/files\/maps\/K'omoks_Territory_Map-lowres.pdf\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/watershedsentinel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/map-300x166.jpg\" alt=\"map of traditional territory of the K'omoks First Nation\" class=\"wp-image-6219\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The <em>Watershed Sentinel<\/em> is produced on unceded Coast Salish territories, specifically of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.komoks.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">K\u2019\u00f3moks First Nation<\/a>. Unceded means that this land was never surrendered, relinquished or handed over in any way. We are grateful to the K\u2019\u00f3moks Nation for their ongoing generosity in sharing their culture with and actively educating the wider community. As settlers on this land, we are working towards better understanding how we can support Indigenous sovereignty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Western Canada\u2019s award-winning environmental news magazine.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The <em>Watershed Sentinel<\/em> has been the voice of the grassroots environmental movement in BC (and beyond) for over 30 years. When environmental community groups and thinkers \u2013the folks who are working on-the-ground on issues such as water, oil and gas projects, climate change, GMOs, fish farming, Indigenous rights, conservation efforts, etc. \u2013 want their stories heard, they contact us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a world where our access to news is increasingly corporate-and-algorithm-controlled, we aim to amplify the stories that don\u2019t get heard elsewhere, and to provide a forum for intelligent discussion about environmental issues and their broader social implications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><\/strong>Our History<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The <em>Watershed Sentinel<\/em> has come a long way from its beginnings as a community newsletter on Cortes Island, BC. Throughout the years, editor Delores Broten has remained at the helm, using her investigative journalist skills and a network of activist colleagues to provide articles that meet a high standard of writing. <a href=\"http:\/\/watershedsentinel.ca\/the-history-of-the-watershed-sentinel\/\">More about our history here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Our work<\/strong> is always supported in large part by our dedicated community of sponsors, patrons, and sustaining subscribers. We are extremely grateful to everyone who has supported the <em>Watershed Sentinel<\/em> over the years!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reprints<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-nd\/4.0\/\"><\/a><br>This work is licensed under a <a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-nd\/4.0\/\">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You are free to reprint articles two days or more after their original publication, but please:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Notify us that you are reprinting our material (editor@watershedsentinel.ca)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use the byline information that we have printed, and add to it: \u201cThis article was originally published by Watershed Sentinel magazine as (original title) (date).\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you are reposting online, maintain the same links as the original article and include a link to our original article.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do not alter or add to the content. If you need to edit for your reprint, please check in with us (editor@watershedsentinel.ca)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Note that we sometimes print content that is copyrighted by others, and this is not covered under the Creative Commons licence.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Copyrighted text<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To reprint copyrighted content (\u00a9), we ask that you get a hold of us at editor@watershedsentinel.ca<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Images<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To reprint copyrighted images on this site, please email us at editor@watershedsentinel.ca.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To reprint images used under Creative Commons licence, follow the link to the photographer or artist, find the original image, and use it in accordance with the Creative Commons licence terms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Privacy Policy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Watershed Sentinel and our affiliates use personal information only when necessary to provide our products and services to you. We never provide your personal information to others without your consent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/watershedsentinel.ca\/privacy-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Please review our full privacy policy for details<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our Team<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>(Non-profit) Watershed Sentinel Educational Society, Publisher<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Delores Broten, Executive Editor<br>Zoe Blunt, Editor-In-Chief<br>Claire Gilmore, Deputy Editor<br>Ester Strijbos, Graphic Design<br>Hazel Volk, Social Media Manager<br>Desiree Mannila, Staff Reporter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>We rely on the guidance and support<\/strong> of our Board of Directors, Editorial Advisory Board, and the many volunteers \u2013 proofreaders, peer-reviewers, writers, photographers, graphic artists, and fact-checkers \u2013 who lend their skills. Thank you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>We invite you to join our growing and committed network. Download our Writer\u2019s Guidelines <a href=\"https:\/\/watershedsentinel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Writers-guidelines-May-2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Acknowledgement of Territories The Watershed Sentinel is produced on unceded Coast Salish territories, specifically of the K\u2019\u00f3moks First Nation. Unceded means that this land was never surrendered, relinquished or handed over in any way. 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