Vancouver Island
- Underwater gardeners work to restore B.C.'s crucial kelp forests
> In the chilly waters of Vancouver Island's Barkley Sound, gardeners are at work on the sea floor.
- Head To This Little-Known Area On Canada's Coastline For A Family-Friendly Beach Getaway - Islandswww.islands.com Head To This Little-Known Area On Canada's Coastline For A Family-Friendly Beach Getaway - Islands
Families have a wealth of animal encounters, outdoor activities, and artistic explorations to look forward to on the coastline of this Canadian island.
- Canada Day events 2024: Where to celebrate around Vancouver Islandwww.timescolonist.com Canada Day events 2024: Where to celebrate around Vancouver Island
Check out one of the many free celebrations and festivals being held on Vancouver Island to celebrate Canada Day this weekend.
- First release of the season boosts Vancouver Island marmot numberswww.pqbnews.com First release of the season boosts Vancouver Island marmot numbers
Wild population expected to climb to more than 350 by the end of this summer
> The wild population of Canada's most endangered mammal, the Vancouver Island marmot, is anticipated to exceed 350 by the end of the summer thanks to the Marmot Recovery Foundation's captive-breeding efforts. > > It may not seem like many, but 21 years ago the wild population had dropped to a count of fewer than two dozen.
- Comox Valley chef honoured as distinguished alumna by Camosun Collegewww.comoxvalleyrecord.com Comox Valley chef honoured as distinguished alumna by Camosun College
A Comox Valley chef, mentor, guide and advocate for the culinary industry recently was honoured as a distinguished alumnus by Camosun College.
- Research project aims to count all Vancouver Island bee specieswww.pqbnews.com Research project aims to count all Vancouver Island bee species
Nobody knows the array of species in Vancouver Island's native bee population, or even how many there are
- Scotch broom poses a triple threat to Vancouver Islandwww.pqbnews.com Scotch broom poses a triple threat to Vancouver Island
Invasive plant can harm native plants and is highly flammable
- Orphaned bear cub doing well at North Island Wildlife Recovery Centrewww.pqbnews.com Orphaned bear cub doing well at North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre
'Kona' brought to wildlife recovery centre weighing just 2.5 kilograms
- Nearly a third of B.C.'s independent bookstores are on Vancouver Island
> Authors on Vancouver Island are lucky. Many of the region's communities have at least one local, independent bookstore.
- Farm land under increasing threat, says agriculture officialwww.chemainusvalleycourier.ca Farm land under increasing threat, says agriculture official
Agricultural land across B.C. and in the Cowichan Valley are facing increasing pressures
> “Just five per cent of the province’s land is in the Agricultural Land Reserve, and seven per cent of that is roads, bodies of water, rivers and perhaps some federal land, so they can’t be farmed even though they are in the ALR.”
- Gratitude colours Island MP's visit to France for D-Day 80th anniversarywww.pqbnews.com Gratitude colours Island MP's visit to France for D-Day 80th anniversary
Rachel Blaney invited as part of Canadian delegation to D-Day anniversary
- Community centre attic is the mid-Island's largest bat colony, and growingwww.nanaimobulletin.com Community centre attic is the mid-Island's largest bat colony, and growing
Latest count tallied 1,800 bats, an increase of almost 300 from last year's count
> Situated in the attic and bat boxes of the North Oyster Community Centre in Ladysmith, the tiny mammals have formed a maternity colony, entirely made up of female bats and their young pups.
- New research highlights where 'The Big One' earthquake could hit - "It's giving us the first really detailed look at this huge megathrust fault"
> New research offers a clearer picture of a fault line hundreds of kilometres long off the West Coast that is predicted to generate a major earthquake and tsunami commonly known as "The Big One." > > The study confirms that the northern part of the fault, close to Vancouver Island and Washington, is most likely to produce a major earthquake.
- Island community fly-bys being planned ahead of final flight for Hawaii Marsnanaimonewsnow.com Island community fly-bys being planned ahead of final flight for Hawaii Mars
PORT ALBERNI - Last minute preparations are being made to the famous Hawaii Mars water bomber ahead of it's fi...
- Wildlife recovery centre reminds residents to be mindful of baby deerwww.pqbnews.com Wildlife recovery centre reminds residents to be mindful of baby deer
Fawns have incredible adaptations to help them survive
- Peninsula group ready for ‘all hands on deck’ fight against invasive crabswww.pqbnews.com Peninsula group ready for ‘all hands on deck’ fight against invasive crabs
South Island habitat restoration society encourages anyone to report European green crabs
- TSN airing documentary about Vancouver Island female teen racing sensationwww.pqbnews.com TSN airing documentary about Vancouver Island female teen racing sensation
‘The Car Knows No Difference’ chronicles Nicole Havrda’s racing experience
- Researchers sailing to underwater earthquake swarm site off coastal B.C. to last 3 weeks and be live-streamedwww.pqbnews.com Researchers sailing to underwater earthquake swarm site off coastal B.C.
Ocean Exploration Trust expedition to Juan De Fuca Ridge to last 3 weeks and be live-streamed
Every couple of years the EVNautilus comes to explore and to place and replace monitoring experiments. If you like SlowTV (!slow_tv@lemmy.world), then this is great television.
> The Nautilus will be at sea for 21 days after disembarking from the Canadian Coast Guard docks in North Saanich on June 6. The ship will boast a crew of over 50, including scientists, marine technicians, engineers, and science communicators, and there will be little downtime when out at sea.
- Nearly $600K earmarked for salmon conservation projects on Vancouver Islandwww.cheknews.ca Nearly $600K earmarked for salmon conservation projects on Vancouver Island
The Pacific Salmon Foundation has promised nearly $600,000 to help support salmon stewardship projects on Vancouver Island.
- Doctors say patients on the Island dying of preventable heart attack complicationswww.cowichanvalleycitizen.com Doctors say patients on the Island dying of preventable heart attack complications
Fair Care Alliance officially launched to call for improvements at Nanaimo hospital
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/22212250
> “If you’re living in this area, central Island or north Island, the best time to have a heart attack is actually if you’re visiting Victoria,” he warned. “That’s when you get the standard of care, that’s when you’re going to go to the cath lab. Otherwise you’re like everybody else, you’re going to get inferior treatment.”
- Outcry after Vancouver Island University cuts music programs
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/22140987
> University in Nanaimo, B.C., cites low enrolment, financial constraints as reasons for cutting 3 programs
- bbno$ - it boy - music video shot in Cowichan, Vancouver Island
YouTube: bbno$ - it boy (official music video)
Watching the bbno$ video released today, "it boy", I realized (later than I'd like to admit) that it's shot in Cowichan, Vancouver Island. A lot of locations are recognizable in and around Duncan.
When I saw bbno$ dancing on the boat, I finally clued in - that boat is beached at Cherry Point just down the road from my house! I took photos of the same beached boat.
"The Brazen Fork" is also shown in the video, a BBQ truck on Cowichan Bay Road (great food). The falcon landing was surely shot at The Raptors near Duncan.
There are a lot of recognizable locations from the Cowichan area. And a great song! bbno$ - it boy (official music video)
- 'We're trying to save where we live': Spread of invasive species rallies Vancouver Island volunteerswww.cheknews.ca 'We're trying to save where we live': Spread of invasive species rallies Vancouver Island volunteers
An urgent team effort is underway across Vancouver Island this week, as hundreds of volunteers try to cut an invasive species' rapid spread.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/21610656
> > The Oceanside woman founded Broombusters 18 years ago to save her organic blueberry farm from the woody weed. Every year since she has welcomed hundreds of volunteers who roll up their sleeves and cut it from its roots in the ground as it blooms when it’s most vulnerable to being killed.
- Solar storm could bring northern lights to Southern Canada
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/20941789
> A series of powerful solar storms could make the northern lights visible unusually far south Friday and Saturday night in Canada.
- Wolf-dog roaming loose on Vancouver Island reportedly shot deadwww.comoxvalleyrecord.com Wolf-dog roaming loose on Vancouver Island reportedly shot dead
Resident makes claim but officials unable to confirm status of animal
- Aerial spray treatments for invasive months coming to Vancouver Islandnanaimonewsnow.com Aerial spray treatments for invasive moths coming to Vancouver Island
NANAIMO - Spray treatments for an invasive moth species will be happening across eastern Vancouver Island this...
- "This is Vancouver Island" CBC podcasts
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/1417-this-is-vancouver-island
> Islanders - this is a podcast for you. Life on Vancouver Island isn’t all sunset strolls and forest bathing - it can be frustrating, isolating, and expensive. We're going to talk about the good, the bad, and everything in between. Hosted by Kathryn Marlow, every Tuesday.
- Cute little (but big) sea lion in September sun
Photo of a sea lion enjoying the sun on a dock in the marina at Cowichan Bay, Vancouver Island.
Sea lions visit Cowichan Bay in the fall to feast on salmon on their way to migrate upstream. It is early in the season, many more sea lions will arrive this month. Read more here.
- On the way to Vancouver Island
Aboard BC Ferries vessel Coastal Celebration travelling from Tsawassen (Vancouver) to Swartz Bay (Victoria), September 21 2023.
- View of Saanich peninsula with Mt. Baker in the background
View from Split Rock Lookout on the Malahat, Cowichan, Vancouver Island, looking east at Saanich peninsula with Mt. Baker in the background, Sep 14 2023.
- Upcoming Cobble Hill Fair - Sat. Aug 26, 2023
>[Cobble Hill] will be hosting our traditional Fair on Saturday, August 26th and have a wonderful day of entertainment planned for you. > >This will be the 114th edition of the Cobble Hill Fair and it will be our traditional event. After 2 years of hosting 'virtual' events, we know the community is looking forward to seeing neighbours and friends, both old and new, at this great family event.
- Photos from Coombs Bulls, Broncs & Barrelswww.flickr.com Coombs Bulls, Broncs & Barrels 2023
Bulls, Broncs & Barrels in Coombs, Vancouver Island, BC, August 19 2023.
The Bulls, Broncs & Barrels event was held at the Coombs, BC, rodeo grounds the weekend of August 19-20, 2023. Great turnout and even better riders! My (amateur) photo album on flickr.
- Pair of full day closures coming to Hwy. 4 at Cameron Lakenanaimonewsnow.com Pair of full day closures coming to Hwy. 4 at Cameron Lake
PARKSVILLE - Travellers along a key east-west corridor on central Vancouver Island are facing more challenges....
- Camp Qwanoes sins?
Has anyone here pulled their kids from Camp Qwanoes this year because of belief systems not aligning with that of the camp's – more specifically, because the camp was asking the campers (children) to sign a piece of paper stating they believe 2SLGBTQIA+, pre-marital sex or abortions were a sin?
- Slope stabilization work on Highway 4 moves toward full reopening - Highway Closure M-F, 9am-11:30am and 1:30pm-5pm.news.gov.bc.ca Slope stabilization work on Highway 4 moves toward full reopening | BC Gov News
Beginning Monday, July 17, 2023, crews will undertake essential rock scaling on the hillside affected by wildfire along Highway 4 on Vancouver Island.
