Got a smartphone? Become a citizen scientist for BC Parks
On your next outdoor adventure to a provincial park you can collect photos of plants, animals, or other organisms, and upload them to the iNaturalist.org website.
Three Asian giant hornets found for the first time on Vancouver Island
Stings are rare but may occur if their nest is disturbed. Due to the larger amount of venom injected, a sting from an Asian giant hornet can be very painful and cause localized swelling, redness and itching.
BC Ferries employees remove 1,725 kg of garbage from beaches
Hundreds of BC Ferries employees from across the province participated in shoreline cleanups this summer to help keep B.C.’s beaches clean.
NDP promises to tax multimillionaires to fund health care
The NDP’s 'super-wealth tax' would be a one per cent tax on those with fortunes above $20 million. NDP says it will make sure "hard working Canadians get the services they need like pharmacare and head-to-toe health care.”
Over 93 per cent want permanent daylight saving time in BC
More than 93 per cent of the people polled in BC would prefer to move to permanent daylight saving time (DST). A record 223,273 British Columbians took part in the poll.
BC Ferries adds beer and wine to the Pacific Buffet menu
BC Ferries is adding beer and wine to the Pacific Buffet menu on a trial basis, starting in late October.
Vancouver Police seek public assistance in finding federal offender
Vancouver Police are asking for the public’s assistance to locate Taylin Francis Brent Checkosis, a 26-year-old, high-risk federal offender, who failed to return to his halfway house on Sunday.
If you drink this wine, you would be protecting BC bears
In partnership with Northern Lights Estate Winery, the BC SPCA has announced the launch of “The Bear”, a new Pinot Gris-style wine with a purpose.
Province sets rent increase at 2.6 per cent for 2020
British Columbia’s annual allowable rent increase for 2020 has been set at 2.6 per cent, the province’s annual rate of inflation.
Three new viruses found in endangered Chinook and sockeye salmon
UBC researchers have discovered three new viruses—including one from a group of viruses never before shown to infect fish—in endangered Chinook and sockeye salmon populations.











