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Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A Kamloops, B.C., woman says she’s worried someone could die as a result of hitting one …
Read More »‘Very unique’: Pod of killer whales seen rubbing bellies on rocks off B.C.’s Sunshine Coast
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A pod of orcas surprised people on B.C.’s Sunshine Coast by swimming close to shore and …
Read More »Storm surge threat, higher tides trigger coastal flooding alert for B.C.’s South Coast
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A coastal flooding alert is in place this weekend for B.C.’s South Coast, including Metro Vancouver …
Read More »Flooding in B.C.’s Fraser Valley expected to peak Friday, with more rain on the way
Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Flooding in B.C.’s Fraser Valley, caused by overflow from the Nooksack River in Washington state, is …
Read More »Why was ‘incredible’ giant cedar cut down, despite B.C.’s big-tree protection law?
Joshua Wright says a yellow cedar tree he photographed last year was “incredible,” the largest he’d ever seen in a decade of hiking around Vancouver Island. The monumental cedar stood in what was one of the few intact or nearly intact old-growth valleys left on the island, says Wright, an advocate who also …
Read More »Father and son discover fossilized ichthyosaur skull in B.C.’s Kiskatinaw River valley
The fossilized skull of a marine reptile called an ichthyosaur is now being studied after being found in B.C.’s Kiskatinaw River valley, roughly 52 kilometres south of Fort St. John. Local resident Kevin Geist and his 11-year old son Andreas discovered the skull two summers ago, spotting a strange black …
Read More »B.C.’s ‘most urbanized rural community’ fights to become its own municipality
A residential community on the east coast of Vancouver Island is vowing to continue its lengthy battle for self-governance after two neighbouring municipalities declined the opportunity to incorporate the area into their boundaries. French Creek, B.C., is a growing neighbourhood nestled between Qualicum Beach and Parksville, in the Oceanside area …
Read More »Humpback whale tangled in fishing gear on B.C.’s coast freed after 3-day rescue
A humpback whale is swimming free after some major dedication and perseverance from rescuers on B.C.’s coast. The four-and-a-half-year-old whale was spotted tangled up in fishing gear on Thursday, Sept. 4, by vacationing coast guard employees out on a sailboat, according to Paul Cottrell, marine mammals coordinator with Fisheries and …
Read More »Consumers wary of B.C.’s American-edition wines, the remnants of a poor harvest
Even on vacation, Canadians are carefully reading labels and are choosing to stay north of the 49th parallel this summer. In a climate where demand for locally-made wine has increased, industry experts have noticed that consumers are conflicted when they find their favourite Okanagan vineyards selling bottles full of grapes that were grown south of …
Read More »B.C.’s biggest wildfire doubles in size after merging with another fire
B.C.’s biggest wildfire has doubled in size. The Pocket Knife Creek wildfire, located in the Fort St. John fire zone, now measures 129,331.8 hectares. It merged with another fire on Sunday and as a result, the “size of this fire increased substantially,” the BC Wildfire Service stated in an update on …
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