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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: I disagree that Rock City wetland has no surface water connection
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (236+ words) Published 9:30 am Saturday, July 18, 2026 To submit a letter to the editor, e-mail [email protected]. Include your first and last name or initials and a last name, and your city of residence. Letters will be edited. To the editor, and for the…...
Canada Day earthquake felt in Washington, Greater Victoria
2+ week, 3+ day ago (156+ words) Published 10:09 am Thursday, July 2, 2026 In Greater Victoria, 17 people reported feeling the earthquake, and 18 more felt it on the Lower Mainland. (Earthquakes Canada) Over 1,500 people reported feeling an earthquake that struck south of Victoria on Canada Day. Originating at a depth…...
‘Without one, the whole network falls’: Princeton joins multi-city flood partnership
3+ week, 3+ day ago (746+ words) Published 1:00 pm Thursday, June 25, 2026 Princeton has joined hands with Merritt, Abbotsford, Chilliwack and Hope to secure funding from the federal government to rebuild after floods that devastated these communities. The West Coast Resiliency Partnership (WCCRP) is a collaboration between these…...
Interior Wildlife Rehabilitation Society in B.C. developing framework for beaver translocation
3+ week, 6+ day ago (914+ words) Published 4:05 pm Monday, June 22, 2026 Beavers Nelson and Tina released into their wetland. (Eva Hartmann/ Contributed) Beavers Nelson and Tina from the Interior Wildlife Rehabilitation Society are helping shape the future of relocation for the species. The pair first came to…...
CVRD Notice: Do not flush!
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (388+ words) Published 12:12 pm Tuesday, May 26, 2026 City of Courtenay recreation sites are closed until further notice due to “do not flush” announcement from the CVRD. (Lisa Hamilton/Comox Valley Record) The CVRD has issued a “do not flush” order for residents of…...
No tsunami threat to B.C. after 4.2-magnitude earthquake in California
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (156+ words) Published 10:47 am Monday, February 2, 2026 By Today In BC Staff A 4.2-magnitude earthquake hit 32 kilometres southeast of San Francisco, Calif. Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. (U.S. Geological Survey) Emergency officials say there is no tsunami threat to B.C. after a 4.2-magnitude earthquake in California Monday morning…...
‘The Land is Changing’: UVic team wins global award for Arctic climate research
6+ mon, 4+ week ago (537+ words) Published 5:00 pm Saturday, December 20, 2025 By News Staff Victoria Tracey Proverbs is a research associate for the Nan guk’anàatii ejuk t’igwinjik – The land we are taking care of is changing – project. (Courtesy UVic) After 15 years of work, the University of Victoria’s…...
‘We’re living this nightmare’: Vancouver Island family’s fight for clean water
7+ mon, 4+ week ago (1239+ words) Published 3:07 pm Friday, November 21, 2025 Becky Balogh crouches next to a pool of water collecting on her Highlands property. She says the water is contaminated by a neighbouring septic field. (Ben Fenlon/Goldstream Gazette) For most people, turning on the tap…...
‘Happy dance’ in Cassidy/Yellowpoint area over ongoing water study
8+ mon, 6+ day ago (447+ words) Published 5:45 am Thursday, November 13, 2025 The Cowichan Valley Regional District will contribute $54,000 to the Regional District of Nanaimo to assist with a water study that the RDN is conducting in the Yellowpoint-Cedar-Cassidy area. Jeff Moore, the CVRD’s manager of environmental services,…...