Environment

Rare white Christmas in store for Nanaimo, Oceanside region

NANAIMO - It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas.Environment Canada Meteorologist Brian Proctor said a series of systems bringing sporadic snow and freezing rain has led to snow on the ground Chr...

Dec 24, 2021

Funding secured to sprout school based urban food farm in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - A large under-used patch of grass at Nanaimo's old Woodlands Secondary School site is poised to shift to a flourishing food garden by next spring.Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools landed a $1...

Dec 12, 2021

Transformative north Nanaimo development destined for public hearing

NANAIMO - City councillors have advanced a substantial mixed use development to the public hearing stage.A concept of 2,500 residential units on the 42-acre Green Thumb Garden Centre site in north Nan...

Dec 07, 2021

Record fall rains add another chapter to Nanaimo's weather story

NANAIMO -Fresh off the driest spring in Nanaimo's history which then turned into the hottest summer on record, we can now add the wettest fall to the wild weather list of 2021. Environment Canada reco...

Dec 03, 2021

Province of BC celebrates over 1 billion trees planted since 2018

VICTORIA, BC - On Wednesday (Nov. 10), the Province of BC took time to celebrate a milestone in its reforestation efforts. This year the province recognizes planting its one billionth tree since 2018....

Nov 10, 2021

VIDEO: Thousands of catchable-sized trout piped into Nanaimo area lakes

NANAIMO - Hooking a fish at one of Nanaimo's stocked lakes is a little easier, as thousands are being released during an annual fall top-up.Around 20,000 rainbow trout are piped into eight Nanaimo are...

Oct 19, 2021

Coastal B.C. spared brunt of severe wildfire season, illegal campfires raise concern

NANAIMO - While the forest fire season regionally was steady, it was far less damaging compared to other areas of the province.Data from the Coastal Fire Centre showed this year's forest fire season s...

Oct 18, 2021

Nanoose First Nation multi-use path to enhance community connectivity and safety

NANAIMO - A significant provincial grant will allow a paved non-vehicular path to safely accomodate people to and from Snaw-Naw-As territory.Craig Edwards, Nanoose First Nation's economic development ...

Oct 16, 2021

'He's doing very well:' rare white raven continually improves at wildlife sanctuary

ERRINGTON - While the odds remain stacked against him, staff are increasingly optimistic about the future of an ever-strengthening prized bird.Blizzard was found last spring emaciated in the Errington...

Oct 14, 2021

Nanaimo drenched by wet September, extreme seasonal weather continues

NANAIMO - When it rains it pours.Environment Canada meteorologist Lisa Erven said the hot and dry summer came to an abrupt end when the calendar to September, leading to consistent and steady rain loc...

Oct 04, 2021