Last spring, Canadians watched, horrified, as residents of Fort McMurray, Alta. were forced to flee their community as a nearby forest fire exploded out of control. Now, as neighbouring British Columbia continues to grapple with its worst wildfire season in recorded history, forest science researchers at the Universities of Alberta and Oklahoma say artificial intelligence…
Category: British Columbia
Coastal First Nations react to BC’s announcement to end Trophy Bear Hunt
First Nations, scientists and environmental groups are applauding the BC Government for keeping its promise to end the trophy bear hunt.
Trailer: Uninterrupted – a salmon spectacle
Pacific Salmon Foundation – Uninterrupted will transform Vancouver’s Cambie Bridge into a wild BC river this summer, immersing audiences in the incredible journey of migrating salmon. Original cinematography captured in BC rivers will be digitally mapped and projected across the underside of the bridge. The spectacle runs just under 30 minutes in length – and…
Time Lapse Forest Cover Map Shows the Progressive Demise of Vancouver Island’s Old-Growth Forests over the past Century
Victoria (May 4th, 2017) – A time lapse map of Vancouver Island has been released showing the demise of the Island’s old-growth forests over a century of industrial logging. Well over 90% of the original, high productivity, low elevation old-growth forests on Vancouver Island with the biggest trees have already been logged, according to the…
Podcast: Andrew Weaver on #StopKM, The Wayne Gretzky Effect and Leading the BC Green Party
Dr. Andrew Weaver, one of Canada’s most respected climate scientists, left the ivory tower to run for the legislature with the BC Green Party. Mark Leiren-Young met with BC’s first Green MLA as he launched his bid to become Canada’s first Green Premier.
Podcast: Dyna Tuytel talks about EcoJustice, Alexandra Morton, the Species at Risk Act and the National Energy Board
The Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline expansion could wipe out the Southern Resident Orcas, but Justin Trudeau’s government approved the plans late last year. Mark Leiren-Young ask Ecojustice’s Dyna Tuytel – the orcas’ unofficial lawyer – about challenging that decision in court.
Podcast: David Suzuki on Donald Trump, Fake News, Justin Trudeau and Pipeline Politics
Dr. David Suzuki is Canada’s most iconic environmentalist and at 81 he’s more passionate than ever about saving the world for his grandchildren — and yours. Suzuki talked with Mark Leiren-Young about alternate facts, toxic whales, taking the heat off the planet and putting it on politicians and more. Listen to the podcast.
OWL Open House
April 9, 2017 OWL (Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society) is a rehabilitation and education centre established for the rescue, rehabilitation and release of injured birds of prey. The group takes care of raptors such as eagles, hawks, owls, falcons, osprey and vultures — over 600 birds of prey a year. OWL is having an annual Open House on Saturday…
BC government urged to protect endangered caribou habitat
April 7, 2017 Vancouver – The federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, received a legal application for an emergency order to block clearcut logging in caribou habitat, outside BC’s Wells Gray Provincial Park north of Kamloops. The logging by Canadian Forest Products Ltd. (Canfor) was approved by the BC Ministry of Forests, Lands…
Surrey Arbor Day
Join us as we celebrate Surrey’s 13th annual Arbor Day – a day to celebrate trees!
20th Annual Surrey Environmental Extravaganza, April 22 – June 11
Explore and learn about nature in Surrey with this series of over 100 free programs and events.
New pattern of humpback whale behavior discovered on BC’s North Coast
A 10-year research study suggests local displacement by human impacts may have more consequences than previously thought for humpback whales.
Conservation groups take feds to court over Kinder Morgan approval
Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline project approval flies in the face of precautionary, science-based decision-making, groups say.
BC government has massive gap to reach carbon pollution targets
New report offers the first independent assessment of BC’s Climate Leadership Plan after the federal government’s recently announced carbon price schedule.
Kinder Morgan pipeline fight far from over
First Nations and conservation groups vow to continue to fight the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion project.
Coastal First Nations applaud Northern Gateway rejection and crude oil tanker ban
In the wake of the tragic diesel spill in Heiltsuk Territory, Coastal First Nations finally get a ban on crude oil transport along BC’s North Coast.
Sunken tug raised from Heiltsuk waters: Now the real work begins
A month after sinking, the Nathan E. Stewart tugboat was finally raised from the seafloor. But its only the beginning for the Heiltsuk community.
