Tag Archives: Environment
Former Nanaimo environmental planner honored for 'extraordinary influence'
NANAIMO - While he's no longer alive to accept an award for years of environmental advocacy, Rob Lawrance's legacy continues inspiring people to make the world a more sustainable place.Lawrance, the f...
Feb 12, 2023
After months of wild weather, January was back to boring West Coast conditions
NANAIMO - Following a year full of record-setting weather events, the start of 2023 was a bland one in the weather world. Trevor Smith, Environment Canada meteorologist, said the east side of Vancouve...
Feb 08, 2023
'More than happy to tuck back into bed:' Van Isle Violet predicts remaining winter weeks
NANAIMO - Snowfall earlier this week might not be the last of the white stuff we see this winter.Van Isle Violet, a marmot serving as Vancouver Island's own interpretation of the traditional groundhog...
Feb 02, 2023
Nanaimo man awaits punishment for causing pair of highway blockades
NANAIMO - A brief jail sentence is possible for a man at the centre of a pair blockades on the Trans Canada Highway on Vancouver Island last spring. Sentencing arguments for Derek Hugh Menard took pla...
Jan 12, 2023
Hiking heroes help carry wounded dog from Cable Bay Trail
NANAIMO - A Nanaimo woman is thanking a pair of hiking heroes who helped carry her injured dog to safety. Courtnay Huber's two-year-old Australian Shepard Pip was out with her mother-in-law and partne...
Jan 10, 2023
VIDEO: Cougar trap set on Protection Island as anxious residents play waiting game
NANAIMO - People are understandably on edge these days on Protection Island. The small island in Nanaimo's harbour home to about 380 people has been the source of numerous cougar sightings recently, t...
Dec 30, 2022
'Hundreds' of Canadians stranded for days in Mexico after Sunwing cancellations
Hundreds of Canadians are stranded in Cancn, Mexico and don't know how they'll get home after their Sunwing flights were cancelled last week. Passengers say they've been shuffled from hotel to hotel a...
Dec 26, 2022
'It's a service that's really needed:' Warmbridge shelter operating around the clock during cold snap
Editor's note: We have made a correction to this story regarding the City of Nanaimo's role in applying for and distributing funding for warmings centres from the Union of BC Municipalities.NANAIMO - ...
Dec 21, 2022
'Conditions are nasty out here:' Nanaimo road conditions varying wildly amid continuing snow
NANAIMO - Road conditions continue to be dangerous across much of the region. Multiple vehicles have ended up in ditches, sliding through intersections, and colliding with medians or other vehicles th...
Dec 20, 2022
'Ecological gem:' Link Island near Nanaimo donated to preserve rare ecosystem
NANAIMO - A large, unique piece of land is poised to be protected for generations to come.The 52.5 acre Link Island is now under the ownership of the Islands Trust Conservancy following a donation in ...
Dec 14, 2022