Tag Archives: Environment
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)
Asian giant hornets found in Nanaimo for first time ever
NANAIMO - An aggressive and excessively large species of hornet has been discovered in Nanaimo for the first time.Three Asian giant hornets were found in Nanaimo last month, following confirmation fro...
Sep 11, 2019 Three Asian giant hornets have been discovered on Vancouver Island for the first time, sparking concerns for local honeybees. (File Photo)
Cargo ship once filled with asylum seekers to be dismantled in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A notorious Sri Lankan cargo ship once packed with nearly 500 asylum seekers is now docked in Nanaimo where it will be destroyed.A Canadian Border Services Agency statement to NanaimoNewsNOW...
Sep 10, 2019 The dismantling of the MV Sun Sea is slated to begin later in September. The boat was previously docked at the same Newcastle Channel location between 2010 and 2012. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Local forestry workers laid off as economy weakens
NANAIMO - Lower lumber prices, higher costs for source materials and a trade dispute between the United States and China have forced a large layoff of mid-island forestry workers. Surrey-based Teal-Jo...
Sep 10, 2019 Approximately 180 contracted workers and employees of Teal-Jones Group are out of work following a curtailment of operations. (File photo)
Qualicum Beach man wins annual salmon derby in Port Alberni
imPORT ALBERNI - A man from Qualicum Beach is $15,000 richer after landing the biggest fish at the 48th annual Port Alberni Salmon Derby.Jim Boorman hauled in a 32.4 lbs Chinook with a pink hootchie d...
Sep 03, 2019 Jim Boorman, on the left, won the Port Alberni Salmon Derby by landing a 32.4 lbs Chinook on Saturday, Aug. 31 (David Wiwchar/93.3 FM The Peak)
Summer campfires escape ban for first time in seven years
NANAIMO - For the first time since 2012, the Coastal Fire Centre will not be issuing a campfire ban for the summer months.The decision was made by staff ahead of the Labour Day long weekend."Reports f...
Aug 28, 2019 For the first time since 2012, the Coastal Fire Centre will not issue a campfire ban for the summer months. (Freepik/
Brazil, Bolivia assessing needs after Canada offers $15M aid for Amazon fires
OTTAWA - A Canadian official says Brazil and other Amazon-basin countries are considering Canada's offer of $15 million and equipment to help fight the fires destroying the South American rainforest. ...
Aug 27, 2019
Nanaimo grad earns large STEM scholarship to help save the ocean
NANAIMO - A passion for the ocean and how to save it from the increasing number of microplastics found choking the water has earned a recent Nanaimo graduate a substantial scholarship. Elise Coates, w...
Aug 23, 2019 Incoming UVic student Elise Coates earned an $80,000 scholarship for her dedication and passion to saving the ocean. (University of Victoria)
Annual Perseid meteor shower provides unique star-gazing experience
NANAIMO - An annual meteor shower is set to dazzle the skies over the next few weeks, provided a full moon and mother nature don't intervene.The Perseid meteor shower peaks Monday, Aug. 12,. It is one...
Aug 12, 2019 The annual Perseid meteor shower peaks on Monday, Aug. 12 and Tuesday, Aug. 13 with one to two meteors visible per minute. (Dennis Di Cocco/Sky & Telescope)