Tag Archives: Environment
Drought ignites earlier Scotch broom battle
NANAIMO - In response to a prolonged lack of precipitation, a revised approach is being taken to combat a damaging, fast-growing invasive plant.Joanne Sales, executive director of non-profit organizat...
Feb 17, 2024
Rural fire sweeps smoke across much of Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A blanket of smoke across much of the city Thursday morning came from a rural property burn.Smoke moved across Nanaimo's north and central areas in the 8 a.m. hour on Thursday, Feb. 15, stem...
Feb 15, 2024
'It's a critical time for them:' calls made to leave Brant geese undisturbed during annual migration
PARKSVILLE - For about two months annually the spectacle of thousands of determined birds beeline for Oceanside area beaches to rest, fatten up and head north to breed. A local naturalist is highlight...
Feb 15, 2024
Low snowpack levels not a predictor of bad Island fire season: Coastal Fire Centre
NANAIMO - Despite a snow pack measured at roughly one third of what it typically is this time of year, regional fire crews aren't concerned...yet.As rain deficits increase with each passing month, and...
Feb 14, 2024
Technology plays integral role in rescuing two stranded men in Nanoose Bay
NANOOSE BAY - A smartphone's crash detection feature precisely showed where two injured men were located after their truck tipped over on a snow-filled rural logging road. Arrowsmith Search and Rescue...
Jan 19, 2024
Fine levied for toxic discharges at Crofton mill, including one million litres into ocean
DUNCAN - A sizable administrative penalty has been applied against Catalyst Paper Corporation's Crofton mill for multiple environmental infractions.A recent Ministry of Environment and Climate Change ...
Jan 18, 2024
Forested land south of Nanaimo returned to Snuneymuxw First Nation
NANAIMO - A large section of land south of Nanaimo city limits has been returned to Snuneymuxw First Nation (SFN) by the province as part of continuing reconciliation efforts.The 212 hectares of land ...
Jan 11, 2024
Arctic air expected to settle over Nanaimo Thursday, bringing low temperatures and snow
NANAIMO - A mass of cold, Arctic air is sweeping across B.C. this week, with the mid-Island in store to see temperatures around ten degrees below normal and the possibility of a big dump of snow. Afte...
Jan 11, 2024
'Not the main event:' blast of winter weather brings slushy mess to Nanaimo area
NANAIMO - Parts of the Nanaimo area saw a blanket of wet, slushy snow Monday morning as the first winter storm of the season touched down overnight bringing a mix of snow flurries, rain and wind. A sn...
Jan 08, 2024
Oceanside sewage expansion project gets financial boost, construction could start this summer
NANAIMO - With a recent commitment of senior government to help control costs, plans continue advancing for a significant enhancement to the French Creek Pollution Control Centre (FCPCC).Serving a pop...
Jan 07, 2024