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Mussels had a hard time in the dual heat and low tides. Here’s one from Vancouver Island’s west coast, cooked in a happier time. (Zoe Ducklow/file)

Unchecked climate change puts Canada’s West Coast in hot water

Warming temperatures having a particularly pronounced effect on the Salish Sea

Mussels had a hard time in the dual heat and low tides. Here’s one from Vancouver Island’s west coast, cooked in a happier time. (Zoe Ducklow/file)
Kootenay Lake is seen here from Pilot Bay. The Regional District of Central Kootenay has released its latest climate change plan. Photo: Kelsey Yates

RDCK climate plan puts rural focus on cutting greenhouse gases

The regional district wants to reduce its carbon emissions to net zero by 2050

Kootenay Lake is seen here from Pilot Bay. The Regional District of Central Kootenay has released its latest climate change plan. Photo: Kelsey Yates
President Paul Wiest (left) and executive director Tom Thomson at the 2022 annual general meeting of the Nelson and District Chamber of Commerce. Photo: Submitted

Hints of recession ahead for Nelson: Chamber of commerce

Tom Thomson says there’s reason to believe the city could face an economic downturn

President Paul Wiest (left) and executive director Tom Thomson at the 2022 annual general meeting of the Nelson and District Chamber of Commerce. Photo: Submitted
Black Press file photo

Fisheries and Oceans Canada faces deluge of calls to improve ‘suspect’ science

Report yields 49 recommendations to address concerns about how DFO science presented

Black Press file photo
Courtenay residents included in the city’s residential curbside collection program can now participate in weekly food waste collection. File photo

Tiny B.C. island community’s answer to climate change? Feed everyone

Quadra Island volunteers combing discarded food for nutrition, getting it to those who need it

Courtenay residents included in the city’s residential curbside collection program can now participate in weekly food waste collection. File photo
Kaslo Village Hall. File photo

Village of Kaslo proposes 6% tax hike in 2023 to run local government

Kaslo council is asking for about an extra $49,500 from taxpayers

Kaslo Village Hall. File photo
Kaslo. File photo

Kaslo council roundup: Moyie Beach dock to be extended

All the news from the Feb. 26 meeting

Kaslo. File photo
Two North Shore business owners, Trish Neufeld and her brother David Smyth (at bottom, right and left), were given a night to remember when they bumped into David Beckham and his son at a pub in Dublin. (David Smyth/ Facebook)

Chance encounter sees B.C. duo partying with soccer legend David Beckham

North Vancouver pair get some unexpected company at their table in a Dublin bar

Two North Shore business owners, Trish Neufeld and her brother David Smyth (at bottom, right and left), were given a night to remember when they bumped into David Beckham and his son at a pub in Dublin. (David Smyth/ Facebook)
Members of five Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations — Tseshaht, Hupacasath, Uchucklesaht, Tlaoquiaht and Huu-ay-aht — perform a series of songs and dance in Port Alberni. MIKE YOUDS PHOTO

B.C. women working to keep Indigenous traditions and roles alive

On International Women’s Day, Maamiqsu are guiding the path to the revival of sacred ways

Members of five Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations — Tseshaht, Hupacasath, Uchucklesaht, Tlaoquiaht and Huu-ay-aht — perform a series of songs and dance in Port Alberni. MIKE YOUDS PHOTO
Companies can now apply for the federal investment tax credit to help cover the cost of the pricey equipment needed to capture carbon from industrial processes and store it underground. (Photo by Don Bodger)

Ottawa gives B.C.’s CO2 storage regulations stamp of approval

Province now just one of 3 eligible for federal carbon capture tax credit

Companies can now apply for the federal investment tax credit to help cover the cost of the pricey equipment needed to capture carbon from industrial processes and store it underground. (Photo by Don Bodger)
The Canadian Coast Guard ship called John P. Tully has been used to bring scientists to the Explorer Seamount, Canada’s largest underwater mountain. (Devon Bidal/News Staff)

Oceana Canada celebrates commitment to protect B.C. Seamounts

Offshore area 4 times the size of Vancouver Island due to become protected

The Canadian Coast Guard ship called John P. Tully has been used to bring scientists to the Explorer Seamount, Canada’s largest underwater mountain. (Devon Bidal/News Staff)
Kaslo’s SS Moyie is the oldest intact passenger sternwheeler in the world. Photo credit: KLHS.bc.ca

Kaslo council roundup: Jazz Fest, SS Moyie and library projects move ahead

All the news from the Feb. 14 meeting

Kaslo’s SS Moyie is the oldest intact passenger sternwheeler in the world. Photo credit: KLHS.bc.ca
Mosquito control is going to cost more for Meadow Creek residents. Photo: Ned Rozell

RDCK board roundup: Local Conservation Fund projects approved, mosquito control costs going up

All the news from the Feb. 16 board meeting

Mosquito control is going to cost more for Meadow Creek residents. Photo: Ned Rozell
The Regional District of Central Kootenay is spending $750,000 on new hires despite needing to make budget cuts. Photo: Pixabay

RDCK board finds it hard to say no to hires, despite budget pressures

All eight new hires will add about $750,000 a year to the regional government payroll

The Regional District of Central Kootenay is spending $750,000 on new hires despite needing to make budget cuts. Photo: Pixabay
Kootenay Lake is seen here from Pilot Bay. A society is searching the lake for sources of geothermal energy. Photo: Kelsey Yates

Search for geothermal sources in Kootenay Lake area continues

A geothermal source could possibly provide limitless sustainable energy

Kootenay Lake is seen here from Pilot Bay. A society is searching the lake for sources of geothermal energy. Photo: Kelsey Yates
Nelson and Kaslo search and rescue members meet on Kootenay Lake in September 2022 for marine rescue training. Nelson SAR is receiving a provincial grant to build a permanent home for its boat. Photo: Miriam Halliday/Kaslo SAR

Nelson Search and Rescue to build boathouse with provincial grant

The organization has received $63,000

Nelson and Kaslo search and rescue members meet on Kootenay Lake in September 2022 for marine rescue training. Nelson SAR is receiving a provincial grant to build a permanent home for its boat. Photo: Miriam Halliday/Kaslo SAR
Global Container Terminals said Deltaport is their third biggest container terminal in North America. (Grace Kennedy photo)

Union fears robots will kill jobs in controversial B.C. port expansion

International Longshore and Warehouse Union urging rejection of Roberts Bank Terminal 2 by Deltaport

Global Container Terminals said Deltaport is their third biggest container terminal in North America. (Grace Kennedy photo)
The Regional District of Central Kootenay board office in Nelson. File photo

RDCK board roundup: Building department policies to be reviewed

All the news from the Jan. 19 meeting

The Regional District of Central Kootenay board office in Nelson. File photo
Kaslo council on Jan. 24 dealt with land development, a new library proposal, RCMP staffing, and more. File photo

Kaslo council roundup: Planning for Kaslo South lands moves ahead

All the news from the Jan. 24 council meeting

Kaslo council on Jan. 24 dealt with land development, a new library proposal, RCMP staffing, and more. File photo
Japanese knotweed is one of the most pervasive invasive species in B.C. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

RDCK board debates invasive species program

The board agreed to spend $27,000 this year to battle knotweed in the region

Japanese knotweed is one of the most pervasive invasive species in B.C. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
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