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Rare white orca spotted again off Sooke

Rare white orca spotted again off Sooke

The rare white orca spotted off Sooke last weekend is sticking around. For the second time in seven days, whale-watching operator Paul Pudwell photographed T046B1B, otherwise known as Tl’uk, in the waters off Sooke on Sunday.
A sales boom for RVs; campgrounds brace for snowbird wave, even in winter

A sales boom for RVs; campgrounds brace for snowbird wave, even in winter

The largest recreational vehicle dealer in the province says it has been a record summer for sales, and he credits health orders to get outside and social distance during the pandemic for the surge.
Watersprite Lake a hotspot for Squamish rescue calls

Watersprite Lake a hotspot for Squamish rescue calls

Search and rescue urging hikers to be prepared as light dims and temperatures cool
International Overdose Awareness Day event on now in downtown Squamish

International Overdose Awareness Day event on now in downtown Squamish

A photo of the late Graham John Green is set in the grass, a stark reminder of why there is a need to honour I nternational Overdose Awareness Day , today, Aug. 31. An event is underway now at Pavillion Park in downtown Squamish.
Taking Howe Sound's 2020 temperature

Taking Howe Sound's 2020 temperature

Report highlights the health of the sound since last report in 2017
Squamish’s controversial zoning overhaul on council agenda tomorrow

Squamish’s controversial zoning overhaul on council agenda tomorrow

Elected officials will consider passing third reading on Sept. 1
Bear swipe at jogger leads to upper Coquitlam Crunch closure

Bear swipe at jogger leads to upper Coquitlam Crunch closure

A sign has been posted and a trap set up after a portion of the trail was closed
B.C. Ferries has sailing waits on major routes Sunday afternoon and evening

B.C. Ferries has sailing waits on major routes Sunday afternoon and evening

There may be a pandemic and fewer people travelling, but things are starting to look a lot like previous years at B.C. Ferries terminals this weekend. As of late afternoon Sunday, there was a two-sailing wait out of Swartz Bay with the 5 p.m.
Baby Jessica: Infant abandoned in a ditch grows up and tracks down her parents

Baby Jessica: Infant abandoned in a ditch grows up and tracks down her parents

On April 14, 1986, a shivering infant, her umbilical cord still attached, was found in a pink-striped Adidas bag in an overgrown, watery ditch on Triangle Mountain.
Update: Two-alarm fire in Richmond visible across Lower Mainland

Update: Two-alarm fire in Richmond visible across Lower Mainland

The fire broke out at a recycling plant in north Richmond