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Late month rainfall eases fire danger across portion of east Vancouver Island
1+ hour, 8+ min ago (291+ words) Published 3:03 pm Wednesday, September 2, 2026 After being bone dry most of the month, August went out with a damper in the North Island area. Chloe Katsademas, meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada, said thanks to a passing storm the total…...
Wildfire-related evacuation alert cancelled for areas including Boston Bar
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (444+ words) Published 7:57 am Wednesday, August 26, 2026 An evacuation alert has been cancelled by the Fraser Valley Regional District (FVRD) for North Bend, Fishblue Lake, Canyon Alpine, Nahatlatch, Boston Bar, Scuzzy Creek FSR, and south of Boston Bar. According to a news release…...
ONC joins the hunt for cosmic particles in the ocean
1+ week, 4+ day ago (386+ words) Published 6:30 am Saturday, August 22, 2026 University of Victoria’s Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) is part of a major project that will give scientists a glimpse into the universe from under the sea. In this multi-partner Pacific Ocean Neutrino Experiment (P-ONE), ONC is…...
Crews continue to establish control lines at Bald Range wildfire west of Summerland
2+ week, 6+ day ago (434+ words) Published 5:45 am Thursday, August 13, 2026 By Jordy Cunningham/Kelowna Capital News The Bald Range wildfire has grown to 19,149 hectares in size. On Thursday, crews continued to establish “backup contingency control lines that tie into the Trout Creek drainage,” BCWS said in…...
Wildfires near Clinton now over 213,000 hectares, remain out-of-control
3+ week, 3+ day ago (594+ words) Published 11:50 am Sunday, August 9, 2026 Wildfires in and around the Big Bar complex near Clinton are still out-of-control, with several evacuation orders and alerts in place. The entire complex covers more than 213,000 hectares as of Aug. 9. The Pear Lake wildfire saw…...
Canada???s biggest taxonomy lab to call Esquimalt home
3+ week, 4+ day ago (324+ words) Published 5:30 pm Friday, August 7, 2026 Canada’s biggest taxonomy lab, rooted in Victoria, supporting environmental monitoring programs across the country for decades, is moving to Esquimalt. Biologica Environmental Services Ltd., established in 1994 as a specialized aquatic environmental laboratory, currently houses 34 scientists, technicians,…...
Cariboo region's Pear Lake wildfire now 124,656 hectares
4+ week, 20+ hour ago (1022+ words) Published 7:34 pm Tuesday, August 4, 2026 By Patrick Davies/100 Mile Free Press The return of hot and dry conditions in the South Cariboo is expected to increase wildfire activity this week, especially for the Pear Lake fire. The Pear Lake wildfire is…...
Call for nominations: Haig-Brown Environmental Stewardship Awards
4+ week, 1+ day ago (126+ words) Published 11:24 am Tuesday, August 4, 2026 By Alison Liebel for Museum at Campbell River Through August 29, the public is invited to submit nominations across seven categories that highlight key areas of environmental stewardship: Individuals, youth, groups, businesses, industry and other projects are…...
Toad migration well underway in rural Cowichan
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (287+ words) Published 1:00 pm Friday, July 24, 2026 Back for another year, the Western Toad community is on the move in rural Cowichan. The Great Western Toads are actively migrating from the wetlands to their terrestrial habitats. Sahtlam, Glenora, and Cowichan Station are hotspots…...
Two new out of control wild fires discovered July 23
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (118+ words) Published 11:12 am Friday, July 24, 2026 Two new wildfires, both classified as Out of Control were discovered late Thursday, July 23. The B.C. Wildfire Service noted that Wildfire V81131 near Mt Alston in the Sutton Range, about 29 km east of Gold River, was discovered in…...