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Robots don’t just help farmers’ mental health; cows like them too
Mickey Aylard used to wake up in the dead of night and milk a hundred…
Meet the Indigenous UBC scientist charting the future of fisheries — one salmon at a time
Like most salmon scientists, Andrea Reid spends months each year searching for the iconic fish…
Researchers say plants key to eating locally and sustainably
Eating more plants is the key to eating local and sustainably, according to a recent…
DFO is making new fishing rules but will they work?
In 1992, Canadians watched in horror as Newfoundland’s once-thriving cod stocks collapsed, leaving thousands without…
Canadian seaweed may be the secret to taming belchy cows, tackling climate change
Canadian scientists are investigating whether regional seaweeds might be the new superfood for cows, and…
Coyotes in southern Interior getting early start on mating season thanks to mild weather
A recent rash social media reports about coyote encounters in the Thompson-Okanagan may be related…
iN PHOTOS: North Okanagan bird count sees numbers fall
The annual North Okanagan Naturalists’ Club swan and eagle count have reported a significant drop…
The burning question: What pollution and health threats are lurking in wood stoves?
If the stereotype associated with country living holds fast, folks in Canada’s small towns and…
B.C. Parks considers expansion of lakeshore provincial park in North Okanagan
B.C. Parks is weighing up the potential of turning two large pieces of land near…
Skaha Lake’s Sickle Point property back on the market
The fate of Sickle Point remains up in the air following a court decision yesterday.…
Move over mussels, invasive clams found in Shuswap Lake
Colonies of an invasive freshwater clam have been found in Shuswap Lake. Left unchecked, the…
Fight for undeveloped lakeshore property in South Okanagan far from over
Sickle Point is likely to be sold to a private buyer this week, but for…
Interior kokanee salmon returns more than double last year’s numbers
Kokanee shore spawning numbers in the Interior were some of the highest on record since…
This Interior city could get curbside organic waste pickup by 2023
Kamloops could see a community-wide organic waste curbside pickup program by as early as 2023,…
Algae bloom prompts water source change for North Okanagan residents
Greater Vernon residents will soon be getting their water from a different source due to…
Okanagan Rail Trail now has provincial approval to link to another great North Okanagan trail
A proposed trail that would connect Predator Ridge with the Okanagan Rail Trail via a…
Some municipalities in Okanagan, Shuswap pleased with province’s move toward single-use plastic ban
The province is laying the groundwork to allow municipalities in B.C. to ban certain kinds…
North Okanagan conservation group wants O’Keefe Range protected
The North Okanagan Naturalists’ Club is proposing the recently listed O'Keefe Range Land be turned…
What the Duck? Shuswap gardener says you’re quacked if you don’t have one
Shuswap resident Jedidiah Wiebe describes himself as a "duck evangelist." With a couple of dozen…
Cyclists have another new ‘hidden’ trail in Vernon
Largely hidden between Highway 97, the Okanagan Rail Trail and Kalamalka Lake, the final stretch…
Sicamous to Armstrong rail-trail estimated to cost $10M more than predicted
A proposed rail trail linking Sicamous to Armstrong is estimated to cost $10 million more…
B.C. Wildlife Federation fights back over Thompson steelhead populations
A member of the B.C. Wildlife Federation is criticizing the lack of transparency with Fisheries…
Okanagan Rail Trail group launch campaign to spruce up trailhead
The Friends of Okanagan Rail Trail have kick-started a fundraising campaign in an effort to…
More than 100K sockeye should soon be back in south Okanagan lakes
Four years after they started their journey from the south Okanagan to the Pacific Ocean,…