Environment
Rare cold-water coral garden in peril on B.C. coast
A remarkable coral garden tucked away in a remote inlet on B.C.’s wild central coast…
B.C. company looks to mountains north of Lillooet for future wind farms
A B.C. company is looking at two remote mountains in the Interior for future wind…
Nearly half of B.C. flood recovery funds go to Merritt, TNRD
The City of Merritt is getting more than $24 million from the province to rebuild…
Coastal First Nation’s clean energy conversion efforts ahead of curve in B.C.
A remote coastal First Nation has weaned a third of its homes off fossil fuels,…
Wave of pollution from cruise ships expected regardless of new federal wastewater rules
Environmental groups are hoisting red flags as the cruise ship season relaunches after the easing…
Kelowna fighting residents as well as beavers to save hundreds of trees
Andrew Hunsberger loves the thousands of trees on City of Kelowna lands. The city’s urban…
Controversial plan moves ahead to log popular North Okanagan recreation area
The province is moving forward with its plan to log Mount Rose Swanson after it…
Why a highly anticipated Site C dam ‘mega trial’ isn’t happening right now
For those following the Site C dam project closely, March 14 was supposed to be…
iN VIDEO: Hums, growls and farts; B.C. fish sound the alert
Fish have plenty to say and we need to make more of an effort to…
Kelowna residents caught trying to sell threatened western painted turtle online
Two Kelowna residents could be facing charges after trying to sell a wild turtle online.…
Logging company’s deferrals of old-growth jewels bittersweet, environmentalists say
West Coast environmental organizations are cautiously optimistic after a large forestry company announced deferrals of…
Popular North Okanagan hiking spot vandalized, again
A popular North Okanagan hiking trail has once again been a victim of vandalism. And…
B.C. adopting zero-emission vehicles more than anywhere else on the continent
Zero-emission vehicles are catching on in B.C. faster than any other province or state in…
Those pretty buttercups blooming in Okanagan, Kamloops can make you sick
It’s a sure sign of spring in the Thompson-Okanagan region when the yellow sagebrush buttercups…
West Kelowna in line to beat out Penticton for first hydrogen reactor in the Thompson-Okanagan
Plans were announced last summer to put a hydrogen manufacturing plant in Penticton. The same…