Environment

Nanaimo beekeeper optimistic predatory insect won't survive on Vancouver Island

NANAIMO -More coordination is in place to ensure honey-bee killing Asian giant hornets don't feel at home in the pacific northwest.A joint statement from government officials in B.C. And Washington St...

Mar 19, 2021

Cedar residents angered by logging near Cable Bay, RDN responds

NANAIMO - Logging private land south of Nanaimo shifted into a public display of anger from area residents.A development permit issued by the Regional District of Nanaimo allowed most of a nearly 100 ...

Mar 17, 2021

Alberta energy minister defends war room petition attack on children's Bigfoot movie

EDMONTON - Alberta's energy minister is defending her government's attack on a children's movie about Bigfoot, calling its anti-oil message inaccurate and "quite offensive." Sonya Savage also says it'...

Mar 16, 2021

VIDEO: Chopper delivers hiking bridge to Benson Creek Falls Regional Park

NANAIMO - Installing a bridge to properly connect Benson Creek Falls Regional Park (BCFRP) was anything but ordinary.Thick stands of trees crowding a narrow gorge forced the Regional District of Nanai...

Mar 12, 2021

'We got rid of it:' Canada, U.S. mark 30th anniversary of acid rain treaty

Tens of thousands of lakes were dying, their lifeless waters clear to the depths. Public statues were eroding, their features eaten away by acid falling from the skies.No more. Thirty years after Cana...

Mar 12, 2021

Herring roe fishery opens in Strait of Georgia

NANAIMO - Fleets of fishing boats are in the waters throughout the Strait of Georgia for the annual commercial herring fishery in the Strait of Georgia. Fisheries and Oceans Canada confirmed the annua...

Mar 10, 2021

First Nations say Alberta review of coal project inadequate, seek federal involvement

EDMONTON - Two of southern Alberta's largest First Nations have asked the federal government to step into an environmental review of a coal mine proposed for the Rocky Mountains. In a letter to federa...

Mar 09, 2021

Reservations open for provincial campgrounds ahead of expected busy season

NANAIMO - British Columbians can now book their spot at provincial campgrounds with the government advising demand is high and campsites fill up quickly.Reservations to book provincial camping spots o...

Mar 08, 2021

Expansive horse trailer parking lot built on Timberlands Rd.

NANAIMO - Equestrians won't have to worry about unloading their horses on crowded roads south of Nanaimo. Expansion and construction of a 150 foot parking area for horse trailers on Timberlands Rd. wa...

Mar 06, 2021

Frustration grows over reduced recycling options in Parksville-Qualicum region

PARKVILLE - There's no end in sight to what was only expected to be a brief service disruption for recycling certain household items in the Oceanside region.Contracts involving Recycle BC expired at t...

Mar 04, 2021