Tag Archives: Environment
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg in Edmonton Friday for climate strike
EDMONTON - Swedish activist Greta Thunberg is planning to be at the Alberta legislature Friday for a climate strike. Climate Justice Edmonton says the 16-year-old Stockholm student will join acti...
Oct 16, 2019
VIU study seeing if e-bikes are feasible for hilly Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A new study wants to take a closer look at cycling in Nanaimo.VIU masters of community planning student Eleni Gibson is curious if e-bikes could be a viable transportation option and even su...
Oct 15, 2019 VIU masters student Eleni Gibson, who's spearheading a study into e-bike infrastructure and ridership around Nanaimo. (VIU)
Nanaimo apartment manager fined thousands for illegally removing trees
NANAIMO - The manager of a Nanaimo apartment complex was fined several thousand dollars for illegally chopping down eight trees, bringing to an end a contentious court battle.Nancy Grace was fined $4,...
Oct 14, 2019 Nancy Grace, pictured on the right, was fined $4,000 by a judge for having eight protected trees illegally chopped down in front of the Nanaimo apartment complex she manages. (NanaimoNewsNOW file photo)
Climate change threatens extinction for most birds, especially in Canada: report
Climate change threatens extinction for two-thirds of bird species across North America, including almost all of those filling the forests and tundra of northern Canada, says an extensive report....
Oct 10, 2019 (File photo/The Canadian Press)
Nanaimo Council forms Environment Committee exploring how to 'do things better'
NANAIMO - A newly formed committee is designed to infuse environmental sustainability into more conversations at Nanaimo City Hall.Council revealed a nine-member Environment Committee Monday night, to...
Oct 08, 2019 Nanaimo City Council has formed an Environment Committee, which will see recommendations referred their way (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
September soaker: rain pounds Nanaimo as summer screeches to a halt
NANAIMO - The transition from summer to fall was hard hitting and abrupt for central Vancouver Island.The region saw double the normal amount of precipitation for this time of year, according to Envir...
Oct 01, 2019 Nanaimo saw double its usual amount of rain for the month of September according to readings taken at Nanaimo Airport. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Asian giant hornet nest located and destroyed in south Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A large nest home to an estimated 150 Asian giant hornets has been destroyed in Nanaimo. However concerns are rising the invasive species will remain.The discovery and eradication took place...
Sep 19, 2019 A nest of roughly 150 Asian giant hornets was destroyed in Nanaimo on Wednesday, Sept. 18. A few of the remaining invasive species remained at the former site of the nest the following day. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
City to buy extra trucks to ease Nanaimo's garbage collection woes
NANAIMO - A lengthy summer season of waste collection delays across Nanaimo will hopefully be in the past. The City is set to purchase two used automated garbage trucks from Kelowna for $90,000. One t...
Sep 18, 2019 Two used automated garbage trucks are set to be bought from Kelowna. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Coastal Fire Centre lifts final fire ban after light summer
NANAIMO - The 2019 summer fire season is seemingly in the books for the Coastal Fire Centre.The category two fire ban is lifted at noon on Wednesday, Sept. 18. Fires measuring between two and three me...
Sep 18, 2019 The Coastal Fire Centre is rescinding its ban on category two fires, effective noon Wednesday Sept. 18 (Pixnio)
Warmer waters set to dictate coastal fall forecast
NANAIMO - After a few years of unsettled and at times damaging weather on BC's coast, fall 2019 could see the area move in a new direction.Environment Canada forecasters are expecting a change in the ...
Sep 16, 2019 An anomolously warm patch of surface water in the northeastern Pacific Ocean is set to drive a warmer, drier fall forecast. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)