Environment

Whiskey Creek service station re-construction gets go-ahead

QUALICUM BEACH - Approval has been granted to rebuild a service station in Whiskey Creek where 2021 fire levelled the business. Regional District of Nanaimo board of directors recently granted a devel...

Alex Rawnsley Oct 13, 2024

Old Nanaimo mine voids disrupt Commercial Street overhaul

NANAIMO - Relics of the Harbour City's past are putting a wrench in modernizing a section of downtown Nanaimo's Commercial St. City of Nanaimo capital project management specialist James Knight said t...

Alex Rawnsley Oct 08, 2024

Typical Sept. weather for mid-Island as La Nina pattern forms in Pacific

NANAIMO - The trend of typical seasonal weather continued for the mid-Island. September followed suit with an average August regarding environmental conditions, with temperatures and precipitation lev...

Oct 01, 2024

BC Hydro reminds customers to be prepared with storm season approaching

NANAIMO - Despite extensive prep work through the warmer months, worsening winter weather still increases the chance of serious power outages, according to the province's Crown utility.Vegetation mana...

Sep 26, 2024

Following lengthy debate, multi-family housing approved beside Englishman River

PARKSVILLE - A housing boost nestled alongside Parksville's environmentally sensitive Englishman River has been given the go-ahead. On Wednesday, Sept. 4 Parksville City Council approved a development...

Sep 07, 2024

Grizzly bear and cubs seen on northern Vancouver Island possible sign of recolonization

NANAIMO - A rare sighting of grizzly bears may soon become more common after a mother grizzly and her two cubs were recently spotted on the north Island. A photographer was able to capture the three b...

Aug 20, 2024

Notable injection of rain falls following long dry stretch

NANAIMO - A lengthy stretch of summer-like conditions has given way to recent rains on the mid Island, with additional precipitation expected.According to Environment Canada, 12.3 millimeters (mm) of ...

Aug 19, 2024

Historic all-electric plane to take off from Qualicum Beach

QUALICUM BEACH - A small e-plane will take a spin in the skies above Qualicum Beach Friday afternoon, the first such flight the mid Island region has ever seen. A two-seated European made Pipistrel Ve...

Alex Rawnsley Aug 02, 2024

Hot and dry July ends wet, with August heat wave drying things up again

NANAIMO - The mid-Island is setting more heat records this summer. With a mean temperature of 20.0 degrees Celcius, July 2024 ranks as the sixth warmest July in the Harbour City's history, with record...

Alex Rawnsley Aug 01, 2024

Sooke wildfire 'being held' as more warm weather anticipated for Vancouver Island

NANAIMO - While it's still 230 hectares in size, the Old Man Lake fire burning near Sooke in Potholes Regional Park is now listed as 'being held.' Extensive firefighter efforts combined with cooler te...

Alex Rawnsley Jul 30, 2024