Environment

French Creek eagles saved with first-of-its-kind artificial nest

FRENCH CREEK - An artificial nest ensures eagles being displaced in French Creek still have a place to call home. David Hancock and his team with the Hancock Wildlife Foundation, joined by the Save Fr...

Sep 08, 2020

Campfire bans avoided in Coastal Fire Centre region for second summer in a row

NANAIMO - Strong messaging about how to avoid human-caused fires appears to be sticking in the minds of Vancouver Island campers. The Coastal Fire Centre confirmed on Thursday, Aug. 27 the number of h...

Aug 28, 2020

RDN staff slammed by automated garbage anger, possible assault under police investigation

NANAIMO - Phone lines and tempers are heating up as automated garbage bins are delivered to 30,000 mid island households.The Regional District of Nanaimo's solid waste manager Larry Gardner said compl...

Aug 27, 2020

Human-caused wildfires draw concern from central Island firefighters

NANAIMO - Lightning strikes aren't the only thing sparking wildfires in the central Vancouver Island region.Human caused wildfires are frustrating part of the job for local firefighters as they are da...

Aug 26, 2020

'We're on high alert:' prowling cougars have rural Qualicum Beach residents concerned

QUALICUM BEACH - Conservation officers plan to destroy two cougars believed to be responsible for killing a pony and constantly hovering around a sprawling wooded community north of Qualicum Beach.Tro...

Aug 18, 2020

Fire breaks out atop Mt. Benson, Coastal Fire Centre tackling the blaze

NANAIMO - Coastal Fire Centre crews are battling a fire on Mt. Benson. Dorthe Jakobsen with the CFC confirmed to NanaimoNewsNOW crews attended the fire after 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 17 after a helic...

Alex Rawnsley Aug 17, 2020

BC Hydro survey shows AC usage soaring, but it comes at a cost

NANAIMO - Air conditioner usage in the province is climbing, while people are paying more than perhaps they need to in order to beat the heat.A BC Hydro survey stated residential air conditioner usage...

Aug 17, 2020

Environment Canada expects heat to return after volatile July

NANAIMO - Summer-like weather finally arrived in the back half of July, while a meteorologist expects hotter temperatures will return later this month.Environment Canada's Bobby Sekhon said July was a...

Aug 10, 2020

Reuse Rendezvous taking steps towards a zero-waste Nanaimo

NANAIMO - For over two decades, local residents have helped give countless items a new lease on life.The city's popular annual Reuse Rendezvous is scheduled Saturday, Aug. 8 and Sunday, Aug. 9 across ...

Aug 08, 2020

Alberta, Ottawa sign deal that reduces oilsands environmental monitoring

EDMONTON - Alberta has signed an agreement with the federal government that makes major cuts to environmental monitoring of the oilsands. The deal, a copy of which has been obtained by The Canadian Pr...

Aug 04, 2020