Ucluelet Harbour Seafood fined $25,000 for polluting Barkley Sound
The BC processing plant belongs to US parent company Pacific Seafood that has a string of wastewater violations along the West Coast.
Wildfires spark demand for Indigenous fire stewardship
A year after helping protect their community during the massive Fort Good Hope wildfire, Indigenous Guardians call for year-round fire stewardship rooted in sovereignty.
Fraser River feels the burn: Wildfires spiking pollutants and altering ocean carbon
Growing wildfire activity is linked to rising freshwater contaminants and weakened ocean carbon storage, UBC research shows.
Canada steers global push to quell ocean noise pollution at UN summit
The federal government is heading an international coalition to protect marine life from rising underwater noise, but domestic action lags behind.
BC’s sunflower sea stars are now endangered, but rays of hope remain
Sunflower sea stars clinging to life in BC’s cold-water fjords are officially on the edge of extinction, a Canadian scientific advisory panel warns.
Canada’s northern wildfires projected to slow global warming — at a high cost
Wildfires in Canada and Siberia’s boreal regions may have an unexpected effect: over the next 35 years they could slow warming by 12 per cent globally and 38 per cent in the Arctic, according to a recent climate study.
‘No end in sight' for systematic killing of BC wolves to save caribou
The province is looking to make its "short-term emergency" measure of shooting wolves to protect caribou a permanent practice in lieu of protecting habitat, critics warn.
Wind, rain and ruin: Iconic wilderness trails limp into summer after storm season
Climate change is exacting a toll on BC's iconic West Coast Trail — straining infrastructure and the Indigenous Guardians and park crews who caretake it, Huu-ay-hat Chief Councillor Sayaač̓atḥ, John Jack says.
Ancient clam gardens nourish the Mamalilikulla’s past and future
A historical record of the nation’s sustainable resource use on the land, reviving clam gardens will increase Mamalilikulla’s food security and ensure culture and traditional knowledge is passed down from elders to younger generations, says Chief John Powell.
Split vote lifted Gunn to victory despite controversy
Controversial Conservative candidate Aaron Gunn was elected in North Island-Powell River thanks to vote splitting between the NDP and Liberals.
Tanille Johnston is focused on community in North Island-Powell River
The NDP candidate and former Campbell River councillor is confident her deep community roots, political experience and commitment to respectful politics will prevail in a riding that historically swings between orange and blue.
Campbell River Chamber board issues apology for debate debacle
The Campbell River Chamber board suggests some rogue members are responsible for the perplexing last-minute cancellation of an all-candidates debate Tuesday evening.
Aaron Gunn MIA after Vancouver Island riding debate suddenly cancelled
All North Island-Powell River riding candidates, minus one, arrived to speak to the crowd that attended an election debate that was cancelled last minute by the Campbell River Chamber board of directors.
BC backtracks on LNG 'net-zero' carbon pollution rules
BC is reversing its 'net-zero' promise and letting LNG projects off the hook if electricity isn't available by 2030 — allowing them to emit massive amounts of carbon pollution indefinitely, critics say
Ottawa needs parliamentarians, not partisans, Green Leader May says
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May dismisses speculation she’ll lose her seat — saying its based on fear not facts and the party’s own polling in the riding shows a different story.