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Death of 3 bruins has West Kelowna residents asking for better …
22 hours ago · West Kelowna residents are speaking out after three bears – a sow and her two cubs – were shot by Conservation Officers on Sept. 25, "to ensure public safety" after being deemed "highly food-conditioned," with a "minimal fear of …
6 months in, Trans Mountain pipeline giving economy serious …
1 day ago · Nearly six months after its opening, the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is boosting Canada’s energy sector as promised — but questions still linger about who will pay for the project’s massive cost overruns. By a variety of measures, the expensive and contentious pipeline project is bearing ...
Residents raise concerns around flooding along Chemainus River
Sep 23, 2024 · A number of landowners with acreage along the Chemainus River brought their frustration with the ongoing efforts to deal with the flooding and erosion in the river’s flood plain to North Cowichan’s council meeting on Sept. 4. Colin James said the river’s delta is regularly inundated with ...
2nd body pulled from B.C. river pushed atmospheric river death …
18 hours ago · At least three deaths have been linked to torrential rain from an atmospheric river weather system that hammered British Columbia’s south coast over the weekend. On Vancouver Island, police said Tuesday that emergency personnel were waiting for an opportunity to safely recover the body of a driver ...
Cowichan family needs help during medical crisis
1 day ago · Friends and family of a Cowichan family facing a number of medical misfortunes have stepped up to help, and are hoping others in the community will as well. Nancy Buhr is a cousin of Kenny Evans who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer and had been undergoing medical treatment in Victoria to try ...
North Cowichan to implement climate-change strategy
Sep 18, 2024 · A report presented to North Cowichan council at its meeting on Sept. 4 outlined the risk to the municipality of floods, wildfires, heatwaves, droughts and other impacts due to climate change in coming years, and provided a comprehensive strategy to help deal with them that was approved.
Robert Barron column: Solutions needed fast for Chemainus River
Oct 5, 2024 · It’s time that landowners who live along the Chemainus River have a say in how flooding issues are being handled there. A couple of them, Colin James and Don Ellingham, spoke to North Cowichan’s council on the issue at its meeting on Sept. 4, and their frustration with the process was almost palpable.