Early data on British Columbia’s snowpack for the year suggests the province could be at risk of drought once again. The B.C. River Forecast Centre’s Feb. 1 snowpack report confirmed what many have already observed: January was unusually dry. That’s resulted in a loss of snowpack across the province. The provincial average stood at 87…
Salmon Arm RCMP said on Feb. 8, just after 2 p.m., they received a report that a man had fallen through the ice between Raven sub-division and Sandy Point in Salmon Arm. Source link
The B.C. government says it will pass legislation this spring to bring all permitting and regulation of planned new renewable energy projects under the BC Energy Regulator (BCER). The move would create a “single-window” permitting process for renewable energy processes, including nine recently announced, privately funded and majority First Nation-owned wind projects that will feed…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A fast-moving low-pressure system moving into parts of southern Ontario is expected to create “hazardous” conditions Saturday, Environment Canada says. The federal weather agency said in a weather advisory the system is expected to bring 10-to-15 centimetres of snow by Sunday morning in some areas. The weather…
The annual British Columbia herring fishery is underway, but not without controversy. Critics, including First Nations and conservationists, are calling for a moratorium on the herring harvest. The fish are one of the foundations of the food chain in the Salish Sea that support other fish and marine mammals. 2:00 Spawning herring turn water off…
Microplastics have now been found in the human brain, accumulating over time to about a spoonful and potentially more, according to a recent study. The study published Monday in Nature Medicine found high concentrations of microplastics in human brains—higher than in any other organ—raising questions about their potential role in neurological diseases. The research out…
Most of the plants grown at Rainbow Greenhouses in Chilliwack, B.C., are sold in Canada, but a small portion is exported to the U.S. And if U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed trade tariffs are implemented in early March, shipping costs are expected to skyrocket. “We had a bunch of shipments leaving last week and we…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A man and woman had to be rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard on Monday night after their sailboat ran aground. The U.S. Coast Guard said Puget Sound watchstanders received a mayday call via VHF radio from the sailboat captain around 7 p.m. He said the sailboat…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A B.C. woman has been fined for getting too close to a pod of orcas in Ucluelet Harbour. More than four years ago, a pod of transient orcas, including two young calves, entered Ucluelet Harbour. According to witnesses, 40-year-old Christine Jamieson ran down to the dock with…
Water experts are sounding the alarm after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the opening of two dams in Central California late last week, letting approximately 2.2 billion gallons of water flow out of reservoirs. The Army Corps of Engineers released water from two reservoirs in the Sierra Nevada on Friday, but the move didn’t allow…
