Tag Archives: Environment
'It's so rare:' local photographer captures dazzling Aurora Borealis display
NANAIMO - Wendy Kotorynksi wasn't convinced the stars would align for a potential space show.But the night "was in the epic category" for the Parksville woman and avid space photography buff as she sp...
Feb 27, 2023
'Speed is the number one factor:' overnight snow behind tricky travel around Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A few centimetres of overnight snowfall on the central Island is causing headaches for some drivers.Emergency crews responded to a series of crashes along the Trans Canada Hwy. near Morden R...
Feb 22, 2023
Frigid air & flurries due for Nanaimo, Oceanside regions
NANAIMO - Mother Nature is reminding us, winter isn't over just yet.A ridge of high pressure from the Arctic is making its way through much of western Canada and is expected to impact areas of Vancouv...
Feb 21, 2023
Former Nanaimo environmental planner honored for 'extraordinary influence'
NANAIMO - While he's no longer alive to accept an award for years of environmental advocacy, Rob Lawrance's legacy continues inspiring people to make the world a more sustainable place.Lawrance, the f...
Feb 12, 2023
After months of wild weather, January was back to boring West Coast conditions
NANAIMO - Following a year full of record-setting weather events, the start of 2023 was a bland one in the weather world. Trevor Smith, Environment Canada meteorologist, said the east side of Vancouve...
Feb 08, 2023
'More than happy to tuck back into bed:' Van Isle Violet predicts remaining winter weeks
NANAIMO - Snowfall earlier this week might not be the last of the white stuff we see this winter.Van Isle Violet, a marmot serving as Vancouver Island's own interpretation of the traditional groundhog...
Feb 02, 2023
Nanaimo man awaits punishment for causing pair of highway blockades
NANAIMO - A brief jail sentence is possible for a man at the centre of a pair blockades on the Trans Canada Highway on Vancouver Island last spring. Sentencing arguments for Derek Hugh Menard took pla...
Jan 12, 2023
Hiking heroes help carry wounded dog from Cable Bay Trail
NANAIMO - A Nanaimo woman is thanking a pair of hiking heroes who helped carry her injured dog to safety. Courtnay Huber's two-year-old Australian Shepard Pip was out with her mother-in-law and partne...
Jan 10, 2023
VIDEO: Cougar trap set on Protection Island as anxious residents play waiting game
NANAIMO - People are understandably on edge these days on Protection Island. The small island in Nanaimo's harbour home to about 380 people has been the source of numerous cougar sightings recently, t...
Dec 30, 2022
'Hundreds' of Canadians stranded for days in Mexico after Sunwing cancellations
Hundreds of Canadians are stranded in Cancn, Mexico and don't know how they'll get home after their Sunwing flights were cancelled last week. Passengers say they've been shuffled from hotel to hotel a...
Dec 26, 2022