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Planes dumped hundreds of tonnes of fuel over Canada in 2016
Commercial jet aircraft are dumping hundreds of tonnes of aviation fuel in Canadian airspace because of mechanical problems, medical and other emergencies, and even unruly passengers. Airlines...
View ArticleAuthor of environmental manifesto stands by document aimed at promoting B.C....
The author of an environmental manifesto that has become a focus of Liberal criticism aimed at provincial Environment Minister George Heyman says he created the document last fall and that it is no...
View ArticleCity of White Rock apologizes for inability to save much-loved tree
The Paulownia tomentosa is kaput. The City of White Rock posted an apology Thursday on its website announcing it has been unable to save the tree, also known as Empress Tree, in Memorial Park on the...
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B.C. clearcutting, bridge building seen as threat to sturgeon, 'Heart of the...
Marvin Rosenau looks down from the helicopter and expresses disgust at the clearcutting of critical islands in the Lower Fraser River, near Agassiz. In some cases there is no riparian area of...
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First Nations 'warrior up' for Kinder Morgan protest rally and march Saturday
First Nation leaders geared up Friday for a major weekend protest expected to attract thousands of protesters of Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project. “Put your remote down and...
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Development threatens productive Little Campbell River in south Surrey
Bob Donnelly, president of the Semiahmoo Fish and Game Club, next to the threatened Little Campbell River in South Surrey. The Little Campbell River is a hidden natural gem in a bursting metropolis of...
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Swordfish and loggerhead turtle spotted off B.C. coast are powerful new...
Sightings along the B.C. coast of a swordfish and loggerhead turtle — species normally associated with warmer waters — are the latest startling evidence of local climate change. Both species were...
View ArticleSpraying to fight gypsy moth outbreak scheduled for north Surrey
Ground spraying of a biological insecticide could begin soon over a 46.5-hectare residential area of north Surrey to combat the latest outbreak of the introduced pest, the gypsy moth. The province says...
View ArticleOutdoor Recreation Council names B.C.'s most endangered rivers
The 100,000-member Outdoor Recreation Council has identified B.C.’s critical steelhead rivers and the Heart of the Fraser, from Hope to Mission, as the most endangered rivers in the province. The...
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Beekeepers refuse to put thousands of colonies in Fraser Valley blueberry fields
Beekeepers, including major operators from Alberta, are refusing to put thousands of their colonies in the Fraser Valley this spring due to health concerns related to blueberry pollination. That...
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Ottawa spends $5.7 million on deer eradication in Haida Gwaii featuring New...
The federal government is spending $5.7 million over three years to eradicate introduced deer on six islands on Haida Gwaii — including the hiring of New Zealand sharpshooters to fire from...
View ArticleOttawa undertakes massive cetacean survey off B.C. coast to ensure continued...
The federal government will undertake its most comprehensive survey to date for whales, dolphins and porpoises off the Pacific coast this summer in response to an American demand for evidence showing...
View ArticleStudy finds wolverines in surprisingly high densities in southwestern B.C.
Wolverines are thought of as shadowy solitary carnivores, few and far between as they wander B.C.’s cold and unyielding northern boreal forests. A new study based in the temperate forests of...
View ArticleFisheries department investigates how soil ended up on beach in south Surrey
The federal government is investigating how soil from landslides in south Surrey is making its way from BNSF railway tracks onto an adjacent beach to the detriment of marine life. Janine Malikian,...
View ArticleBlueberry pollinator pays $40,000 for killing bears attracted to Pitt Meadows...
A commercial pollinating company has agreed to pay $40,000 for shooting two black bears attracted to its honey bee hives on a blueberry farm in Pitt Meadows. Caspian Aviaries was contracted to set up...
View ArticleVancouver International Airport scares record number of birds from runways
Vancouver International Airport wildlife program workers chased away a record 1.5 million birds from runways last year in an effort to reduce the chances of a potential deadly impact with aircraft....
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Great-tailed grackle wings into Metro Vancouver for first time on record
A wayward great-tailed grackle has winged its way into Metro Vancouver for the first time on record. According to the B.C. Rare Bird Alert, the female grackle has staked its territory in a vacant lot...
View ArticleBottlenose dolphins found off B.C. coast for first time, travelling with...
Common bottlenose dolphins, typically associated with tropical and warm-temperate waters, have been observed for the first time off Canada’s Pacific coast. About 200 of the dolphins were observed...
View ArticleSevere gash to back of humpback whale in Howe Sound prompts warning to boaters
A severe gash on the back of a humpback in Howe Sound is prompting a warning to boaters to take extra caution when travelling in the presence of whales. Photos taken this week of the gash at the...
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Lower Fraser River, Strait of Georgia hazardous to navigate due to wood debris
A relentless torrent of wood debris being swept downstream by the fast-flowing Fraser River is creating severe navigational hazards for recreational boaters, including in the Strait of Georgia. Bob...
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