Warming ocean temperatures are killing BC’s coastal kelp forests, a new study shows. The research was published last week in Marine Ecology Progress. Scientists looked at 30 years of data, and found that in southern BC, warming temperatures have caused significant reductions in the amount of floating canopy kelp. The biggest...

The province says they will be amping up earthquake protection this spring by installing sensors to detect the initial energy after it is released from a quake.  According to Emergency Management Oceanside, the Earthquake Early Warning (EEW) systems detect the initial energy once it is released, but also say if...

Inland Island Highway has been shut down northbound as of this afternoon. The shutdown happened after noon and is about 8 kilometers up from the Alberni Junction. Witnesses say a helicopter, fire trucks, police vehicles, and an ambulance are on the highway, with the incident clogging traffic. Vista Radio has reached out...

Families who attend the Mill Bay Nature School are expressing some concern, after School District 79 announced it would be converting it to a K-2 satellite school for George Bonner Elementary.  According to the Parent Advisory Committee, this would see their nature-based learning program effectively cancelled.  Emily Jaimeson is a nature school...

Healthcare advocates across Vancouver Island say the current system is out of proportion when it comes to ease of access for residents north of the Malahat.  FairCare Alliance issued a report outlining what they call the current healthcare reality on Central and North Vancouver Island saying approximately 460,000 residents currently don’t...

Attempts to rescue a young killer whale stranded in a North Island lagoon were called off late this afternoon . Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) says the orca was not ready to be moved, the team is now planning the next steps and will try again in a few days. In...