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UPDATED: Outrage in Kootenays as ferry strike threatens …
Dec 31, 2024 · When Val Miller moved to Procter in 1986, she understood life in the community was dictated by its ferry crossing. The small community northeast of Nelson is only accessible …
Island chiefs condemn DFO's decision to increase herring harvest
1 day ago · Saanich Peninsula hereditary chiefs are denouncing a federal decision to expand herring fishing in B.C. waters, warning it threatens already declining stocks and the broader …
Shellfish harvesting still off-limits after month-old spill at B.C ...
1 day ago · Roughly 60 square kilometres of the Esperanza and Zeballos Inlets on Vancouver Island's west coast remain closed to shellfish harvesting after the 8000-litre diesel spill from …
Ferries cancelled, and thousands without power on wet and wild ...
Dec 26, 2024 · UPDATE: B.C. Ferries cancelled sailings the morning of Thursday, Dec. 26 between Swartz Bay and Tsawwassen, saying the next available sailing will be at 2 p.m. from …
Logging moves forward as court rules against Haida Gwaii protesters
Oct 10, 2019 · A logging company on Haida Gwaii now has the green light to cut down trees in a forest of cultural importance for the Haida Nation. O’Brien and Fuerst Logging won an …
Wave riders urged to stay away from B.C.'s surfing sea otter
Jan 8, 2025 · Similar to the recent scenes of the animal climbing onto a surfer’s board, a sea otter was filmed hitching a lift with a Sooke paddle-boarder in August 2024.. Cottrell says they were …
B.C. signs agreement recognizing Haida Nation’s title over Haida …
Apr 14, 2024 · The Haida Nation and B.C. government put pen to paper on Sunday (April 14) to sign a landmark agreement that will officially transfer governance over Haida Gwaii to the First …
Haida Gwaii buoy collects data for marine renewable energy …
Oct 21, 2024 · A yellow Floating Light Detection and Ranging (FLiDAR) Wind Sentinel buoy is anchored ten kilometres off G̲adsguusd North Beach in Haida Gwaii to collect data on wind, …
Haida leader Guujaaw receives King Charles III Coronation Medal
Oct 4, 2024 · Chief Gidansda Guujaaw from Skidegate, Haida Gwaii, received a national excellence award marking King Charles III’s coronation. B.C.’s Premier David Eby nominated …
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