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Bear necessities: Wildlife centre a place to heal before returning to the wild

Bear necessities: Wildlife centre a place to heal before returning to the wild

North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre near Errington cares for everything from orphaned bear cubs to raptors struck by vehicles, getting them ready to return to the wild if possible
Trevor Hancock: Canada must stop digging a deeper climate-crisis hole

Trevor Hancock: Canada must stop digging a deeper climate-crisis hole

Canada’s federal and provincial governments need to immediately stop all supports for fossil-fuel exploration and extraction, and find ways to pressure 91Ô­´´ banks to do the same
Monique Keiran: Heat dome and atmospheric river aren't new terms, just new to us

Monique Keiran: Heat dome and atmospheric river aren't new terms, just new to us

By applying correct terminology now, meteorologists are helping to reframe the conversation around these events within the context of climate change
Geoff Johnson: Teaching can be immeasurably rewarding if you're cut out for it

Geoff Johnson: Teaching can be immeasurably rewarding if you're cut out for it

With B.C. in need of about 500 teachers, it’s a good time to consider getting into the profession
Community: HeroWork aims to raise $40,000 to finish Cool Aid renovation

Community: HeroWork aims to raise $40,000 to finish Cool Aid renovation

Call for artists; Toyota’s offer; conservation groups’ fundraising drive; tea gift boxes; United Way and youth fund
Charla Huber: I thought my friends were racist, but it was my own bias that was showing

Charla Huber: I thought my friends were racist, but it was my own bias that was showing

There’s an old saying that if you point a finger, there are four more pointing back at you. And in this situation, those fingers were pointing at me
Shakeup: Earthquake planning in an age of climate change

Shakeup: Earthquake planning in an age of climate change

Nearly a year after devastating floods hit B.C., emergency planners are imagining how a catastrophic earthquake could be made worse by a changing climate.
Monique Keiran: Why EVs alone won't stop contaminants from washing into waterways

Monique Keiran: Why EVs alone won't stop contaminants from washing into waterways

With every rainfall, fish and other critters living downstream of storm drains are exposed to hundreds of pollutants in runoff, including materials and chemicals used in vehicle fluids, tires and paints
Geoff Johnson: Now is a good time to revisit plan for public education

Geoff Johnson: Now is a good time to revisit plan for public education

With a new premier and a raft of newbie school trustees in the province’s 60 school districts, it might be a good time to add public education to a list of ongoing mid- to long-term priorities
Trevor Hancock: As UN climate summit begins, not much good news, but room for hope

Trevor Hancock: As UN climate summit begins, not much good news, but room for hope

The consequences of a mere 1.1°C of warming are already becoming very apparent; the impacts of a rise above 1.5 or even 2°C will be severe