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With more forest fires, alternate roads to communities like Tofino are no luxury
Marsha Lederman
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New Nanaimo hospital ICU to take patients next week, replacing one of Canada’s worst units
B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix speaks during a health-care funding announcement, in Vancouver, B.C., Friday, June 9, 2023. A new intensive care unit in Nanaimo, B.C., will start taking patients later this month, replacing an aging unit once called one of the worst ICUs in Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Wildfire evacuation order lifted for residents of Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
Aerial view of the Donnie Creek Wildfire is shown in this handout image provided by the BC Wildfire Service. The Donnie Creek fire is one of 83 fires burning in British Columbia, and one of 413 active blazes across the country. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-BC Wildfire Service **MANDATORY CREDIT**
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BC Ferries drops all-you-can-eat buffets from voyages; launches customer survey
The B.C. Ferries vessel Queen of Surrey passes Bowen Island while traveling on Howe Sound from Horseshoe Bay to Langdale, B.C., on Friday, April 23, 2021. Buffet meals on BC Ferries, put on hold during the COVID-19 pandemic, will no longer be available on voyages to and from B.C.'s Lower Mainland to Vancouver Island. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Vancouver Island scuba divers spot sixgill shark in rare shallow-water sighting
A bluntnose sixgill shark is seen illuminated by divers in the waters near Port Alberni, B.C., in an undated still image made from handout video footage. A group of British Columbia scuba divers on Vancouver Island spotted the shark on a recent dive in Alberni Inlet, capturing what they say is rare footage of the animal in shallow waters. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Uncharted Odyssey, Garrett Clement, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Death of Vancouver Island teen prompts ongoing criminal case, pleas for information
RCMP on Vancouver Island say an investigation into the death of a 15-year-old girl in Duncan, B.C., earlier this month has been an "extreme priority" for officers. The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Travel news: Vancouver Island to cut tourism emissions, statement luggage goes sustainable and the world’s first Mountain Air Sommelier
Jaron Piercy, 16, dives off a drift wood log repurposed as a diving board on the camping platform he engineered at Miracle Beach on Vancouver Island June 25, 2014. Photo by John Lehmann / The Globe and Mail
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B.C. food bank gets $7M for warehouse as it struggles with abundance, not scarcity
The B.C. government says it's kicking in $7 million to go toward building a warehouse in Nanaimo for a local non-profit that distributes food to those in need across Vancouver Island. Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction Sheila Malcolmson says food price inflation has put intense pressure on both individuals as well as non-profits that provide foodbank services. Malcolmson looks on during a press conference, in Nanaimo, B.C., Wednesday, April 12, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
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B.C. police watchdog deployed to Vancouver Island after incident in Duncan
The RCMP logo is seen outside the force's 'E' division headquarters in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, March 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Tsunami risk assessment on Vancouver Island prompts rethink of evacuation plans
A couple walk along Whiffin Spit Park following a tsunami warning in Sooke, B.C., on Tuesday, January 23, 2018. An earthquake measuring 6 has shaken the seabed a few hundred kilometres off Vancouver Island.The National Tsunami Warning Center in Alaska says a dangerous wave is not expected from the quake. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
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Structural problems force second evacuation of B.C. highrise in less than four years
British Columbia's provincial flag flies in Ottawa, Friday July 3, 2020. A highrise apartment building on Vancouver Island has been evacuated for the second time since 2019 because of structural defects. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Heavy rain sets off high-water warnings for rivers in southern B.C.
A pedestrian uses an umbrella to shield themselves from the heavy rain as they walk along the shore of the harbour in Vancouver Tuesday, January 11, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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At Ucluelet’s collect-and-release aquarium, sea creatures come for a good time, not a long time
The team from the aquarium hauls collected sediment along Big Beach in Ucluelet. Photographer: James MacDonald
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Environment Canada warns of heavy rain and high winds over holiday weekend in B.C.
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Vancouver airport cancels 15% of flights as Environment Canada forecasts heavy snowfall across much of B.C.
A woman bundled up for the cold weather walks up a snow-covered street in Vancouver on Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Earthquakes Canada reports 4.8 magnitude quake recorded west of Port Alice, B.C.
British Columbia's provincial flag flies on a flag pole in Ottawa, Friday July 3, 2020. A B.C. Afro-Indigenous single mother has been awarded $150,000, after she was discriminated against and her children taken into the child welfare system.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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B.C. First Nation declares emergency over drug and alcohol crisis
People gather at Centennial Square marking the sixth anniversary of B.C. declaring overdose deaths a public health emergency in Victoria, Thursday, April 14, 2022. A First Nation on the northwest coast of Vancouver Island has declared a state of emergency over what its leadership describes as the "unrelating impact of drugs and alcohol" on its members, particularly children and youth.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
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B.C’s pink sea urchins are on the move to shallower waters thanks to climate change
Deepsea fragile pink sea urchin aggregating to feed on decaying seaweed at the Endeavour site during a 2016 expedition, is seen in this image provided February 7, 2023. Pink urchins like these are expanding their territory into shallower B.C. water. Researchers say the movement is a sign of how fast climate change is impacting life in the water. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Ocean Networks Canada/WHOI *MANDATORY CREDITDeepsea*
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Invasive spongy moths target of B.C. spray program on Vancouver Island this spring
The B.C. government is planning to launch an insecticide spraying program this spring that targets invasive spongy moths, formerly known as gypsy moths. Tree leaves eaten by the moth's caterpillars are seen on Montreal's Mount Royal on Wednesday, July 7, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
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Heavy rain, strong winds spike flood and avalanche risk across B.C. south coast
A pedestrian carries an umbrella as light rain falls in Surrey, B.C., on Friday, Oct. 21, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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