Tag Archives: Environment

Melodie Schaffer hopes getting chased by pirates was a one-off. The 57-year-old Toronto sailor embarks on the Globe40 around-the-world race Sunday for the second time in her career. Schaffer was the o...

PRINCE GEORGE - With more rain in the forecast, drought seems unlikely in this region, as Prince George is sitting at the lowest level of the range for drought. "Certainly in the Prince George area, w...

PRINCE GEORGE - Cottonwood Island is exactly what it purports to be. An island. And the side channel needs a little work. "That's a project that we've been working on for quite a few years now, explai...

COURTENAY - A significant fine applies to a man convicted of harming vital fish habitat on his property south of Courtenay. A Tuesday, June 10 Fisheries and Oceans Canada news release stated David Tin...

PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Electric Vehicle Association is awaiting the results of the first-ever global survey of electric vehicle owners at 10:00 a.m. this Tuesday, Dec. 10.The Global EV Alli...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The Cariboo Regional District (CRD) says it will soon disband the information checkpoints that were put in place the inform residents about ongoing dangers linked to a July 31 la...

PRINCE GEORGE - It was a gathering of like-minded people, all with a vested interest in the health of the Nechako Watershed. A room of civic officials, academia and First Nations. And the message off ...

MERRITT - The BC Wildfire Service and the Lower Nicola Fire Department will be working on a controlled burn near the Merritt Speedway, starting as early as this Monday, Nov. 11.Crews will be burning a...

NORTHERN BC - A landslide last week has caused a great deal of concern, including to those who are raising red flags over the impacts on the salmon runs. But there's good news and bad on that front. "...

PRINCE GEORGE - Scientists last Monday evening called for a drastic change to BC's logging of forests burned by fire and affected by insects. They said "salvage" logging after a fire usually causes mo...