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Evidence Indigenous burning works is growing. Could Australia offer a model for B.C.?

Evidence Indigenous burning works is growing. Could Australia offer a model for B.C.?

A UBC researcher looking into traditional Indigenous burning practices has found setting fire to the land in the right way and at the right time can ramp up biodiversity. Could Australia offer a lesson on how to fight fire with fire?
Activist group formed out of Fairy Creek to track logging in Sea to Sky

Activist group formed out of Fairy Creek to track logging in Sea to Sky

Local chapter of Last Stand for Forests uses photography, drone footage to monitor harvesting 
Black Ball Ferries transformed Coast 70 years ago this month

Black Ball Ferries transformed Coast 70 years ago this month

Car ferry service ushered in a new era
Here is the musical lineup for the PNE summer 2021 concerts

Here is the musical lineup for the PNE summer 2021 concerts

Make sure to catch all your favourite acts at the 111th opening
'Significant day': Tsleil-Waututh Nation and Canada sign Burrard Inlet stewardship agreement

'Significant day': Tsleil-Waututh Nation and Canada sign Burrard Inlet stewardship agreement

The new agreement includes a $20 million investment over ten years to maintain the Burrard Inlet Environmental Science and Stewardship Fund
Ranchers race against raging wildfire to save cows, land

Ranchers race against raging wildfire to save cows, land

Three massive fires are burning around a third-generation ranch, threatening not only their land but also their cattle.
BC Ferries aims to recruit more than 100 employees amid staff shortages

BC Ferries aims to recruit more than 100 employees amid staff shortages

Vancouver Island is seeing an increase in tourists as many British Columbians head there to escape the wildfire smoke.
Safety alert: Health Canada recalls dehumidifiers due to 'fire hazard'

Safety alert: Health Canada recalls dehumidifiers due to 'fire hazard'

Consumers are advised to immediately stop using the affected product and ask the manufacturer for a refund.
In B.C.'s biggest river, 85% of the salmon habitat has been lost

In B.C.'s biggest river, 85% of the salmon habitat has been lost

A new study has found only 15 per cent of salmon's historical habitat remains on B.C.'s Lower Fraser River, Canada's biggest salmon-bearing stream. Could removing over 1,000 barriers bring them back?
'Unusual outbreaks' of kennel cough spark warning from BC SPCA

'Unusual outbreaks' of kennel cough spark warning from BC SPCA

The outbreak isn't being caused by any of the usual suspects.
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