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CVRD committee endorses climate report showing hotter summers, less snow and increased floor risk
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (1038+ words) Published 7:00 am Tuesday, July 21, 2026 The Cowichan Valley Regional District committee of the whole endorsed a new set of climate projections that staff say will provide a common scientific baseline for future planning — but the decision sparked a lengthy debate among…...
Letter: 24 hour cooling centres could save lives
1+ week, 21+ hour ago (268+ words) Published 2:25 pm Tuesday, July 14, 2026 Washington and Oregon had far fewer deaths during the heat dome. One reason: they had well-used, 24-hour cooling centres. People could even bring their dogs. As a senior living in an older, south-facing apartment downtown, I…...
Researchers say Kitimat LNG facility’s flare problems causing massive pollution plume
3+ week, 4+ day ago (1133+ words) Published 5:05 pm Friday, June 26, 2026 A group of environmental researchers says LNG Canada’s broken flare system is spewing more toxic gases into the atmosphere than the company has disclosed, presenting imaging evidence to back up their claims. “These are unheated, uncombusted,…...
‘Without one, the whole network falls’: Princeton joins multi-city flood partnership
3+ week, 5+ day ago (746+ words) Published 1:00 pm Thursday, June 25, 2026 Princeton has joined hands with Merritt, Abbotsford, Chilliwack and Hope to secure funding from the federal government to rebuild after floods that devastated these communities. The West Coast Resiliency Partnership (WCCRP) is a collaboration between these…...
New Nanaimo organization is focused on practice of natural, green burials
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (401+ words) Published 10:30 am Wednesday, June 10, 2026 A new group is being formed in Nanaimo with a focus on green and natural burials. Island Green Burial Organization, which is currently applying for non-profit status, envisions a future where burial practices contribute to the…...
North Cowichan’s electric garbage truck proves economical
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (570+ words) Published 8:00 am Wednesday, April 29, 2026 North Cowichan’s purchase of an electric-garbage truck in 2023 appears to have been a wise financial investment, despite its high cost at the time. A discussion about the escalating costs of fuel in recent months arose at…...
OPINION: It’s time for a green spring
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (682+ words) Published 7:00 am Wednesday, April 8, 2026 Rodger Hamilton’s dog appears to enjoy helping plug in the electric car. (Black Press file) I don’t need to tell anyone that the price of gas has skyrocketed. That’s obvious if you’ve had to fill up…...
Letter: CVRD should acquire and run mill’s water system
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (303+ words) Published 1:33 pm Thursday, March 12, 2026 Re: Cowichan Valley water crisis North Cowichan has a looming water crisis. A permanent closure of the Crofton Pulp Mill and the shutdown of the pulp mill supply system would result in the diversion of most…...
Football loving B.C. professor red cards upcoming FIFA World Cup for carbon emissions
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (512+ words) Published 5:45 am Friday, February 27, 2026 Vancouver’s seven World Cup games will be played at BC Place. (Courtesy of BC Place) Tim Walters loves football but argues we need less of it. During the balmy afternoon of Monday, Feb. 23, inside the student…...
Forestry council recommends B.C. shift to regional land stewardship, de-emphasize targets
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (809+ words) Published 12:17 pm Monday, February 2, 2026 Garry Merkel and Shannon Janzen, co-chairs of the Provincial Forestry Advisory Council, speak Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, during the release of the new report from B.C.’s forestry advisory council. (Mark Page/Black Press Media) A forestry advisory council…...