In the northwest, rising rates of gender-based and domestic violence are putting new pressures on frontline services. Terra's Cassan Society says its demand for free confidential supports continues to climb from trauma counseling to emergency shelter and transitional housing. This year marks the fourth year of Rio Tinto's funding for anti-violence programming.

Part of the company's wider push to address community safety and regions shaped by industrial development. We speak with Cassan about growing needs, new housing projects, and why support for men is a crucial part of breaking cycles of violence.

Plus, we speak with Skeena MLA Rattee on her call for a year round extreme weather shelter in Kitimat and what the conservative's leadership shakeup means for the north.