Feds on track to have enough doses of COVID-19 vaccine for eligible Canadians
Enough to administer two doses to all 33.2 million Canadians aged 12 and over by week’s endThe Canadian Press / July 26, 2021
Month: July 2021
PHOTOS: Humpbacks put on a show for visitors to Vancouver Island
Whale watching tour leaves participants in aweTerry Farrell / July 26, 2021
B.C. forest fuel load becoming priority after decades of warnings
Prescribed burning urged since 2003 Okanagan wildfiresTom Fletcher / July 26, 2021
PHOTOS: A look at Olympic Games of the past
Japan is one of 19 different countries to host the Games since 1896Ashley Wadhwani / July 26, 2021
As drought cuts hay crop, U.S. cattle ranchers face culling herds
Choices increasingly centered around how herds can sustain drought conditionsThe Canadian Press / July 26, 2021
Expert: climate change expected to bring longer wildfire seasons and more area burned
4,090 square kilometres scorched so far, about four times B.C.’s year-to-date averagesThe Canadian Press / July 26, 2021
No serious injuries reported after floatplane flips during Tofino takeoff
Four passengers and pilot all walk away from incident under their own powerAndrew Bailey / July 26, 2021
Muir Creek fire in mop-up stage
An official with B.C. Wildfire Service said crews are in “final patrol.”Kevin Laird / July 26, 2021
$40K in wildfire suppression equipment stolen from Kootenay crews
Locks cut on structure protection unit trailerBetsy Kline / July 26, 2021
Biodiversity project with University of Victoria connection to use Indigenous eco-knowledge
DNA research on plant and animal species relates to food security, human health and moreMegan Atkins-Baker / July 26, 2021
VIDEO: Cool cars provide some automotive magic for B.C. teen
Driven Project brought fleet of supercars to quiet streetDan Ferguson / July 26, 2021
North Cowichan cheers on “home-town” rowing team at Tokyo Olympics
All Olympic rowers from Canada trained at Quamichan LakeRobert Barron / July 26, 2021
Mary Simon installed as 30th Governor General, first Indigenous person to hold role
Simon says Canada must find the humility necessary to create a more just societyThe Canadian Press / July 26, 2021
Water taxi to connect five Southern Gulf Islands in pilot project
Taxi will run every Saturday and Sunday in SeptemberJane Skrypnek / July 26, 2021
LETTER: Central Saanich losing its character
I am writing in support of the letter writer saying residents don’t…Wire Service / July 26, 2021
$400,000 in damages caused by fire in Victoria commercial building
Cause of fire remains under investigationVictoria News Staff / July 26, 2021
LETTER: Stop old-growth logging until plan in place
It is well documented that less than three per cent of the…Wire Service / July 26, 2021
Human remains found in Manning Park, believed to be missing Penticton man
David Greatrix may have been investigating the case of Jordan NatererAndrea DeMeer / July 26, 2021
Northern B.C.’s famed abandoned town preserved in time awaits its turn
Kitsault’s owner Krishnan Suthanthiran still interested in his plans for a dedicated energy corridorBinny Paul, Local Journalism Initiative reporter / July 26, 2021
Babies born in COVID lockdown facing new health risk post-pandemic
‘Babies who were kept away from others are likely less protected from viruses such as the common cold’Wire Service / July 26, 2021