Environment
Why so blue, B.C.’s little ling cod?
Five years ago, marine ecologist Aaron Galloway surfaced with a ling cod he had spearfished…
Recharging wells the culprit in the mystery of missing water in Kelowna’s Mission Creek
When Bob Hrasko, general manager of Black Mountain Irrigation District, noticed massive amounts of water…
Striking it rich while slogging the Vancouver Island marmot trail
Kevin Gourlay and Chelsea Brager describe their job as “marmoteering.” The two are part of…
Investing in Indigenous-led conservation key in Canada’s climate crisis fight
Like most people heeding the red alert issued by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change…
B.C.’s vital salmon route is seriously clogged
Floundering Pacific salmon stocks are finding little refuge in the lower Fraser River — the…
Swimming not recommended at popular Kal Beach in Coldstream
Due to high bacterial counts, swimming is not recommended at Coldstream’s popular Kal Beach until…
Campaign calls for public action to protect B.C. water from corporate bottlers
A call for action against the production of single-use plastic bottles is rolling out across…
Virus abundant in West Coast waters doesn’t appear to impact sockeye salmon fitness
A puzzling and contentious virus found in both farmed and wild salmon in B.C. waters…
‘Finding the Mother Tree’: Ecologist Suzanne Simard offers solutions to B.C.’s forest woes
Everything in an ecosystem is connected. A tiny sapling relies on a towering ancient tree,…
First Nation’s court victory sets precedent for equitable compensation
More than 90 years after the Lac Seul First Nation’s reserve land was flooded to…
B.C. buys 10 ha of rare grassland for South Okanagan protected area
B.C. Parks is spending $314,000 for 10 hectares of rare grassland near Okanagan Falls. The…
Should DFO reel in sport fishing to help save salmon?
Conservation groups want Ottawa to dramatically curtail the recreational fishery as it did with the…
$2,300 worth of fines handed out for illegal campfires in North Okanagan
People unable to heed the campfire ban put in place last week got an expensive…
Interior Health discourages swimming in Wood Lake due to algae bloom
While Interior Health has not discovered any toxins related to an algae bloom in Wood…
100 celebrities leverage star power in fight to save B.C.’s old-growth forests
Pressure on B.C. Premier John Horgan is climbing as national and global celebrities begin to…