Isabella Calissi is a multimedia journalist. She is a recent grad of BCIT’s Broadcast and Online Journalism program and a recipient of the 2025 CBC Summer Scholarship. She is passionate about telling stories from people you don’t usually hear about. She’s proficient in audio-mixing and gathering, photography, videography, and news writing.
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Yukon First Nations Wildfire holds course to inspire underrepresented groups to join firefighting
Course gives women and 2SLGBTQ+ people the chance to try firefighting Yukon First Nations Wildfire held its first Women on Wildfires (WOW) training program last week — a week-long course that gives women and 2SLGBTQ+ people the chance to try out the training and equipment involved in wildland firefighting. Elise Brown-Dussault, the program’s manager, says she started the training because…
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Carcross/Tagish First Nation ‘in the driver’s seat’ for remediation projects
First Nation signed governance agreement with federal gov’t over remediation of 3 sites The Carcross/Tagish First Nation (C/TFN) in the Yukon will play a leading role in the clean-up of several contaminated sites on or near its traditional territory, after the signing of an agreement this week with the federal government. One federal official says it…
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‘It’s pretty great’: Musicians young and old praise Yukon Summer Music Camp
‘I’ve been coming back pretty much every year since, and that was a long time ago’ Collaborative energy filled the halls of Yukon University this past week, as musicians young and old gathered for the Yukon Summer Music Camp. The annual week-long camp has been around since 1987. It gives attendees the opportunity to polish their skills…
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Yukon exhibit shows how art can be ‘the great equalizer’
Without Saying combines the work of Colin Dorward, left, and Ernest Chua, middle. Studio co-ordinator Phoebe Gonzales Rohrbacher, right, says art creates an even playing field despite the artists’ different backgrounds.(Isabella Calissi/CBC) Exhibit Without Saying is on at the Yukon Art Centre until Aug. 29 A Whitehorse art exhibit is showcasing two artists and highlighting…
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Local artist hopes for more diversity in Vancouver’s festival scene
Although Vancouver’s music scene is diverse, Ricardo Pequenino hopes to see more featured BIPOC creators. Ricardo Pequenino is a local musician who’s worked everywhere from small coffee venues to large festivals. During February, he said he usually sees an uptick in gigs, as businesses and festivals celebrate Black History Month. Pequenino said, although he’s happy…
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PHOTOS: Lantern Festival crafts
To celebrate the Lantern Festival, guests were invited to Dr Sun Yet-San Gardens to make lanterns and enjoy Tang-Yuan. Envelopes from last year’s ‘Year of the Dragon’ were used to make lanterns. (Isabella Calissi / BCIT News) February 12 marks the last day of 2025’s Lunar New Year. The last day is celebrated through the…
