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Environment
THE LAST 33 CARIBOU: Fighting for the survival of a B.C. herd
There’s a serene pocket of mountainous habitat in northwest B.C. where 33 caribou live, drinking…
Alaskans poaching Canadian salmon top concern for fisheries minister
American fishing boats catching threatened Canadian salmon was flagged as a top concern for federal…
Hundreds of Penticton school kids join in release of 10,000 sockeye fry
Roughly 10,000 sc’win (sockeye salmon) fry were set free into ak? x?umina? (Shingle Creek) last…
B.C. scientists eavesdropping on fish to fathom their underwater secrets
New technology is allowing researchers to covertly monitor, record and identify the sounds fish make…
Tide-powered clean energy could help West Coast communities in B.C. ditch diesel
A new tidal energy pilot project to reduce dependence on diesel in B.C.’s remote coastal…
Okanagan Lake starting to recover from unusually low water level
It’s been a struggle this month for Shaun Reimer to get Okanagan Lake levels to…
The ocean’s kelp forests are worth some serious coin
Underwater forests represent an average of $500 billion annually in benefits to commercial fisheries, ocean…
‘Shockingly huge’ steelhead salmon escape fish farm, threatening B.C. lake
Most B.C. fishing guides would be thrilled if a client pulled a 30-pound rainbow trout…
Could proposed U.S. auto emission rules help accelerate Canada’s clean economy?
Strict new automobile pollution limits proposed in the U.S. are good news for the climate…
Salvaging the sacred from climate disaster in B.C.
The floodwaters rose swiftly and silently inside Nicole Norris’s family home and other residences of…
Yukon River’s salmon runs likely to stay small while Indigenous Peoples’ sacrifice grows
The collapse of wild salmon is causing a current of pain that spans the length…
Education project brings syilx teachings into Okanagan classrooms
When European settlement began in syilx homelands more than 150 years ago, the relationship between…
Will B.C.’s shift to clean transportation take rural communities along for the ride?
The B.C. government needs to ensure rural and Indigenous communities are not left in the…
iN PHOTOS: After a century of damage, Okanagan nation caretakers restoring Trout Creek
During the eighth annual syilx siw?k? (Water) Forum, attendees visited a local creek which is…
Tiny B.C. island community’s answer to climate change? Feed everyone
Quadra Islander Ramona Boyle is rummaging through cardboard boxes when her friend lets out a…
Vernon’s new dust monitors fail to monitor dust
The City of Vernon has spent $12,000 on dust monitoring sensors that don't work. The…
New land conservancy will help save a B.C. island’s precious ‘popcorn bowl’
A new conservancy on Saturna Island boosts the protection of B.C.’s rarest ecosystem, which shelters…
Blueberry River First Nations beat B.C. in court and now everything’s changing
Apart from a little pocket of land on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains,…
Dozen B.C. First Nations funded to pursue clean energy projects
A dozen First Nations in B.C. are taking strides to reduce their dependence on dirty…
Wolves spotted in Okanagan should be cause for caution not fear
Reports of wolves being photographed in the Black Mountain area of Kelowna on the weekend…
Future of rare cold-water coral garden on B.C. coast still in question
The fate of a rare and splendid coral garden in a remote B.C. inlet is…
Why a massive unknown cave in Wells Gray Park remains a mystery
A massive and remote cave in Wells Gray Provincial Park remains blocked from the public…
Cattle carcasses successfully removed from Okanagan Lake near Vernon
The salvage operation to pull dead cattle carcasses from Okanagan Lake near Vernon is now…
Taxpayers to foot bill to remove dead cattle from Okanagan Lake
Taxpayers on are the hook to pull out 31 dead cattle from Okanagan Lake despite…