Tag Archives: Environment
What do snowboards and mountain goats have in common? Indigenous weaver knows
VANCOUVER - Meghann O'Brien used to feel connected to the mountain through her snowboard, but now she finds that link through the wool of a mountain goat used in her weaving for the last 15 years. O'B...
Dec 03, 2025
What do snowboards and mountain goats have in common? Indigenous weaver knows
VANCOUVER - Meghann O'Brien used to feel connected to the mountain through her snowboard, but now she finds that link through the wool of a mountain goat used in her weaving for the last 15 years. O'B...
Dec 03, 2025
Bright winter forecasts buoy ski resort hopes, even as younger generations shy away
MONTREAL - Kendra Scurfield sees white from base to peak. "It is full-on winter wonderland down here," said the Banff Sunshine Village vice-president, speaking from the ski resort's main lodge late la...
Dec 03, 2025
Vancouver Island mill latest to close in B.C., 350 jobs lost
A pulp mill on Vancouver Island is permanently ending operations, the latest mill to close in the province, affecting around 350 employees. Domtar said in a statement Tuesday that continued poor prici...
Dec 02, 2025
'Really thrilled:' Van Isle marmot population keeps rising
NANAIMO - A local foundation trying to save a critically endangered species is celebrating another major milestone. The Marmot Recovery Foundation (MRF) recently announced the Vancouver Island marmot ...
Dec 01, 2025
Charity celebrates milestone as Vancouver Island marmots rebound to 427 in wild
VANCOUVER - A foundation trying to save a critically endangered species is celebrating a marmot milestone. The Marmot Recovery Foundation announced on its social media page that the population of the ...
Nov 30, 2025
'Fool's errand': Why the Exxon Valdez looms large over northern pipeline debate
VICTORIA - The Exxon Valdez disaster happened more than 36 years ago off Alaska's coast, but the catastrophic oil spill still looms over plans for a pipeline from Alberta to the northern British Colum...
Nov 30, 2025
'Fool's errand': Why the Exxon Valdez looms large over northern pipeline debate
VICTORIA - The Exxon Valdez disaster happened more than 36 years ago off Alaska's coast, but the catastrophic oil spill still looms over plans for a pipeline from Alberta to the northern British Colum...
Nov 30, 2025
Four captured grizzlies not linked to attack on B.C. schoolchildren: officials
BELLA COOLA - B.C. conservation officers have ruled out any link between four captured grizzly bears and a recent attack on a group of schoolchildren and their teachers. The B.C. Conservation Officer ...
Nov 28, 2025
Death toll from floods and landslides on Indonesia's Sumatra island rises to 248, authorities say
AGAM, Indonesia (AP) - Rescue workers in Indonesia struggled on Saturday to reach victims in several devastated areas that were hit by an earthquake and floods, and authorities feared the confirmed de...
Nov 28, 2025