Tag Archives: Environment
'It will be a big change:' forecaster warns to brace for a blast of cold weather
NANAIMO - A relatively tame winter is taking a frigid turn with drastically colder than normal temperatures gripping the mid island region.Environment Canada Meteorologist Bobby Sekhon said a substant...
Jan 12, 2020 Environment Canada anticipates temperatures will regularly sit below the freezing mark for the next several days, beginning the evening of Sunday, Jan 12. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
'This is huge for us:' officials excited for Parksville's new water treatment plant
PARKSVILLE - People living in Parksville and Nanoose Bay are now tapping into a more reliable and safer drinking water supply.The $42 million Englishmen River Water Treatment Plant on Herring Gull Way...
Jan 09, 2020 These intake pipes separate water and debris prior to the cleansing process at Parksville's new water treatment plant (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Alberta fires back at UN committee for criticism of energy megaprojects
EDMONTON - Alberta's energy minister says the United Nations is an unelected, unaccountable body that has no business criticizing Canada's energy megaprojects.Sonya Savage, in a statement, says that i...
Jan 07, 2020
Human, mechanical errors kill hundreds of trout at VIU's Nanaimo campus
NANAIMO - A series of errors at a VIU facility led to the deaths of nearly 400 fish.A cascading series of human and mechanical errors happened in the external trout facility at VIU's Nanaimo campus on...
Jan 07, 2020 Nearly 400 trout died at Vancouver Island University's Nanaimo campus after a series of mechanical and human errors. (File photo)
Canada argues in court: National measures needed to address climate crisis
EDMONTON - Lawyers for the federal government are defending Canada's carbon tax by saying the climate crisis requires national measures. The law that brought in the federal levy is being cha...
Dec 17, 2019
Top Stories of 2019: Invasive giant hornets arrive in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Intimidating and massive invasive Giant Asian Hornets building nests in Nanaimo caused a buzz throughout the community and province.Three of the largest hornets in the world were discovered ...
Dec 17, 2019 The discovery of around 150 live Asian Giant Hornets in the Robins Park area of Nanaimo caused a buzz throughout the community and abroad. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
"We haven't had any fire hoses pointed at us:" Island breaks wet weather time out
NANAIMO - Rain in the region on Wednesday was a welcome diversion from what has been a very dry fall and winter.Nanaimo is well down on its precipitation quota for December, having just 9.5 millimetre...
Dec 11, 2019 November saw little precipitation in Nanaimo, with even less falling so far in December. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
New VIU awards create lasting legacy for student killed in plane crash
NANAIMO - Vancouver Island University is honouring a recent graduate killed in a horrific plane crash by presenting two annual tuition awards funded by his family and friends.Micah Messent was one of ...
Dec 10, 2019 VIU graduate Micah Messent will be honoured through two awards at the university after he was killed in a plane crash in March 2019. (Micah Messent Facebook)
Parksville man flies to Australia to fight raging bush fires
PARKSVILLE - A local man is one of 22 Canadians in Australia helping to fight devastating bush fires. Kevin Cochrane, a long-time resident of Parksville and aviation expert with the Coastal Fire Centr...
Dec 04, 2019 Parksville's Kevin Cochrane is one of seven BC fire professionals to join a 22-person Canadian contingent helping Australia's hazardous bush fire situation (Canadian Press)
Wet snow, sudden slush highlight winter highway driving challenges
PARKSVILLE - The wet snow and slush which briefly bombarded the region earlier this week is a timely reminder about the hazards of winter driving. Oceanside RCMP responded to two separate car accident...
Nov 28, 2019 Oceanside RCMP responded to two separate incidents involving cars sliding off the highway after hitting slushy sections along Hwy. 19 on Tuesday, Nov. 26. (Oceanside RCMP)