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Snow geese invasion great for Metro Vancouver bird watchers, but not for...
An invasion of snow geese this fall is creating spectacular viewing opportunities in unexpected places around Metro Vancouver, but also raising concerns about fast-growing flocks posing problems for...
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Life's a ditch for suprising salmon in Tsawwassen
So many chum salmon are returning to Metro Vancouver this fall that they are winding up in surprising and unlikely places, including a gravity-fed municipal storm sewer outlet in Tsawwassen. “It’s...
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Researchers fly drones through whale blow sprays to help measure humpback health
Researchers are using a drone to obtain samples from the blow sprays of humpback whales on the B.C. coast and analyzing the contents as a way to measure health. Lance Barrett-Lennard, a whale scientist...
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Cavers in search of bats find skeleton of black bear
Recreational cavers engaged in bat research tripped upon the skeleton of a black bear within a dark cave system in the Chilliwack River Valley. “It was exciting and unexpected,” said caving enthusiast...
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Whale entanglements hit record level as B.C. humpback numbers rise
An unexpected increase in humpback whales in B.C.’s coastal waters this year has resulted in a record number of entanglements in nets, lines, traps and related commercial fishing gear. Paul Cottrell,...
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Chilcotin First Nation on alert after suspected shooting of wild horses
At least five wild horses have been found dead in the Chilcotin, and locals suspect they were senselessly shot. “It’s a disgusting act,” said David Williams of Friends of the Nemiah Valley. “I hope...
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Dog-killing wolf and tangled deer all part of B.C. conservation officers' job...
Conservation officers this fall have dealt with everything from a deer entangled in Christmas lights near 100 Mile House to a wolf that killed a cross-country skier’s dog near Smithers. The deer was...
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Pigs die en masse during frigid winter truck transport from Alberta to B.C.
The deaths of 27 pigs being trucked from Alberta to Metro Vancouver for slaughter in sub-zero winter weather is shedding light on the inhumane transport of animals in Canada. Canadian Food Inspection...
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Transit Police to get many more Tasers to allow 'less-lethal' response option
Transit Police Chief Doug LePard is ordering a three-fold increase in the number of officers equipped with Tasers as a way of providing an alternative to using guns during critical incidents. LePard...
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Transport Canada launches record 118 investigations into illegal use of...
Transport Canada launched a record 118 investigations into the illegal use of drones this year across the country, including 18 in B.C. The federal department also issued a record 16 fines for...
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Lions Gate sewage plant latest megaproject with $700-million...
Every year, 30 billion litres of sewage waste-water is invisibly dumped into the ocean fronting Vancouver’s Stanley Park — enough to fill B.C. Place Stadium to the roof more than 11 times over. It...
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Downtown Eastside turkey dinner offers brief reprieve from addiction, cold,...
Joseph Sequeira has a business card that describes himself as “the happiest man in the world.” That wasn’t always the case. About 45 years ago, Sequeira had lost everything — his teenaged son to a car...
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Nav Canada fined $85,000 for allowing medical certificates to lapse on...
Transport Canada has fined Nav Canada — the federal agency that handles air-traffic control in the country — a total of $85,000 for allowing medical certificates to lapse on controllers. A Postmedia...
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Orca Airways to appeal Transport Canada fine for B.C. violations
Vancouver-based Orca Airways received the heaviest fines from Transport Canada over the last 12-month period for aviation violations in B.C., a review of federal enforcement files by Postmedia News...
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Charges against B.C. sport fishing guide dismissed
A sport fishing guide slipped off the hook on charges of illegally fishing for salmon in an area known as The Hump in the Strait of Georgia. Courtenay provincial court Judge Barbara Flewelling said in...
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UBC cancels speech by John Furlong to avoid controversy over unproven abuse...
The University of B.C. has cancelled John Furlong as keynote guest speaker at a coming fundraising event, apparently to avoid controversy. Furlong had been scheduled to speak at the ZLC Millennium...
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Feathers fly as South Delta birders compete for B.C. crowing rights
Viveka Ohman parks off 88th Street in South Delta and leads a small flock of birders on a walk along a fence border near railway tracks. “Six golden-crowned sparrows,” she says, whistling in imitation....
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Public anger grows at UBC decision to dump John Furlong as guest speaker
Public anger is growing at a University of B.C. decision to dump John Furlong as keynote speaker at an athletic fundraising event to avoid controversy over past unproven allegations against him. Andrea...
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B.C. Hydro imperils environment on Site C construction: inspection documents
Environmental compliance on construction of B.C. Hydro’s $9-billion Site C dam has been so poor that repeated and ongoing violations related to sediment control and erosion have harmed water quality...
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Chip Wilson's home is worth $75.8 million – what's yours worth?
B.C. Assessment property valuations for 2017 are now available online. And while the red-hot Metro Vancouver real estate market has cooled in recent months, a random survey of homes currently for sale...
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