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A 5.5-magnitude earthquake recorded north of Vancouver Island on Sept. 17, 2023. (Credit: U.S. Geological Survey)

UPDATED: Three minor earthquakes recorded off B.C. coast, near Port Hardy

No tsunami is expected

 

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WOLF: Shrieking, shirtless car wash guy may be a bee-sting victim

COLUMN: Fear of weaponized flying creatures still lingers

 

The 19 riders for this year’s Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock received their official jerseys Friday (Sept. 8) during the last official event before the 1,200 km ride begins Sept. 23. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)

Tour de Rock riders receive official jerseys as 1,200 km charity ride nears

19 riders have raised more than $300K so far for cancer research

 

Choices Market officially opens the doors to its newest location in Parksville at 319 Island Highway East on Aug. 31. (Kevin Forsyth photo)

Choices Market opens first store on Vancouver Island, in Parksville

Location will be B.C. company’s 11th location

Choices Market officially opens the doors to its newest location in Parksville at 319 Island Highway East on Aug. 31. (Kevin Forsyth photo)
Summer means fun time out in the sunshine. (Black Press file photo)

WOLF: Missing the peeling skin and farmer’s tan in 2023

COLUMN: Sunscreen budget way down this summer

Summer means fun time out in the sunshine. (Black Press file photo)
Folger Passage and Barkley Canyon have recorded record-high daily average temperatures. (Courtesy Ocean Networks Canada)

Record high ocean temperatures recorded at two sites off Vancouver Island

Sites west of Vancouver Island see increase in daily average temperatures

Folger Passage and Barkley Canyon have recorded record-high daily average temperatures. (Courtesy Ocean Networks Canada)
Floating in the pool and listening to music go hand in hand (or foot). (Philip Wolf photo)

WOLF: No floating in the pool or long drives during summer of 2023

COLUMN: Music has a unique way of transporting us through time

Floating in the pool and listening to music go hand in hand (or foot). (Philip Wolf photo)
The VG4A cycle tour launches at Mile 0 in Victoria on Aug. 13 at 9 a.m. After opening remarks, cyclists will ride along the Dallas Road bike path to Clover Point for photographs then continue on to Cadboro Bay for coffee. (Meg Harrigan-Lee/Victoria Grandmothers for Africa)

Cycling Victoria grannies celebrate $2M raised to aid African counterparts

Victoria Grandmothers for Africa annual tour kicks off Aug. 13

The VG4A cycle tour launches at Mile 0 in Victoria on Aug. 13 at 9 a.m. After opening remarks, cyclists will ride along the Dallas Road bike path to Clover Point for photographs then continue on to Cadboro Bay for coffee. (Meg Harrigan-Lee/Victoria Grandmothers for Africa)
Melanie Knight and her two sons found a 1.8 Troy ounce silver piece July 28 at Goose Spit Park in Comox as part of Vancouver Island Treasure Hunting. Photo submitted

Silversmiths create Vancouver Island-wide treasure hunt

Hand-poured, hand-crafted silver pieces are hidden throughout the Island as part of a treasure hunt

Melanie Knight and her two sons found a 1.8 Troy ounce silver piece July 28 at Goose Spit Park in Comox as part of Vancouver Island Treasure Hunting. Photo submitted
The remotely operated vehicle ROPOS is lowered into the water during the expedition to the proposed Tang. ɢwan-hacxwiqak-Tsig̱is Marine Protection Area. (Nicole Holman/Fisheries and Oceans Canada)

Expedition explores supervolcanoes and deep-sea firsts in B.C. waters

Footage of superheated geysers, novel images of species behaviour caught off Vancouver Island

The remotely operated vehicle ROPOS is lowered into the water during the expedition to the proposed Tang. ɢwan-hacxwiqak-Tsig̱is Marine Protection Area. (Nicole Holman/Fisheries and Oceans Canada)
The top microscopic image shows a pteropod with shell dissolution, the white areas, that were exposed to acidic water while the bottom image shows the usual translucent appearance of the sea snail in non-acidic water. It’s part of what helped a UVic researcher question pteropods being a bioindicator for the effects of ocean acidification. (Courtesy of Matt Miller)

UVic sea butterfly study challenges their ocean acidification indicator role

Pteropod shells could be more resilient to, but still face risks from increasingly acidic waters

The top microscopic image shows a pteropod with shell dissolution, the white areas, that were exposed to acidic water while the bottom image shows the usual translucent appearance of the sea snail in non-acidic water. It’s part of what helped a UVic researcher question pteropods being a bioindicator for the effects of ocean acidification. (Courtesy of Matt Miller)
Western Brook Lamprey Morrison Creek population– “silver form” (top) and non-silver, traditional looking Western Brook Lamprey. Photo by Jay Wade

Community effort protects rare fish species found only in Vancouver Island watershed

Morrison Creek Headwaters, home of the western brook lamprey, now a protected area

Western Brook Lamprey Morrison Creek population– “silver form” (top) and non-silver, traditional looking Western Brook Lamprey. Photo by Jay Wade
The Univesity of Victoria received a $2.4-million boost for its cycling, walking and active transportation infrastructure from the federal government on May 17. (Courtesy of UVic)

Feds pump up UVic’s cycling, active transportation infrastructure

Almost $11 million in funding for active transportation projects coming to the Island

The Univesity of Victoria received a $2.4-million boost for its cycling, walking and active transportation infrastructure from the federal government on May 17. (Courtesy of UVic)
The Sooke Fine Arts Show showcases unique artworks from Vancouver Island and B.C.’s coastal island artists from July 29 to Aug. 7. (File - Black Press Media)

Sooke Fine Arts Show seeks submissions from Vancouver Island artists

Submissions are accepted until June 1

  • Apr 5, 2023
The Sooke Fine Arts Show showcases unique artworks from Vancouver Island and B.C.’s coastal island artists from July 29 to Aug. 7. (File - Black Press Media)
Saanich North and the Islands MLA Adam Olsen plans to introduce legislation Wednesday designed to ensure permanent funding for the Island Coastal Economic Trust. The provincial government Wednesday announced $10 million for the fund, but Olsen says this announcement does not resolve the long-term future of the fund. (Black Press Media file photo)

Three rural B.C. economic development trust funds get $10M injections

Money welcomed, but some concerned money not enough to ensure trust’s future

Saanich North and the Islands MLA Adam Olsen plans to introduce legislation Wednesday designed to ensure permanent funding for the Island Coastal Economic Trust. The provincial government Wednesday announced $10 million for the fund, but Olsen says this announcement does not resolve the long-term future of the fund. (Black Press Media file photo)
Saanich North and the Islands MLA Adam Olsen plans to introduce legislation Wednesday designed to ensure permanent funding for the Island Coastal Economic Trust. The provincial government Wednesday announced $10 million for the fund, but Olsen says this announcement does not resolve the long-term future of the fund. (Black Press Media file photo)

Vancouver Island’s ICET economic trust gets $10M, far short of the $150M it wanted

BC Green MLA Adam Olsen says funding kicks the future of ICET ‘down the road’

Saanich North and the Islands MLA Adam Olsen plans to introduce legislation Wednesday designed to ensure permanent funding for the Island Coastal Economic Trust. The provincial government Wednesday announced $10 million for the fund, but Olsen says this announcement does not resolve the long-term future of the fund. (Black Press Media file photo)
Saanich North and the Islands MLA Adam Olsen Monday (March 27) said he remains concerned about funding for the Island Coastal Economic Trust (ICET), which supports economic development on Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast. (Black Press Media file photo)

Critics fear B.C. poised to freeze $300 million Vancouver Island development fund

ICET has asked for $150 million funding but not yet received an answer from government

Saanich North and the Islands MLA Adam Olsen Monday (March 27) said he remains concerned about funding for the Island Coastal Economic Trust (ICET), which supports economic development on Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast. (Black Press Media file photo)
Gael, an Irish setter from North Saanich, was the overall winner of the Vancouver Island Dogs Calendar Contest last year. Image by Pauliina Saarinen Photography.

Vancouver Island Dogs Calendar Contest underway

Proceeds from contest and calendar sales benefit Operation Freedom Paws Canada Service Dog Program

  • Mar 20, 2023
Gael, an Irish setter from North Saanich, was the overall winner of the Vancouver Island Dogs Calendar Contest last year. Image by Pauliina Saarinen Photography.
The federal government and B.C. announced the Island Rail Corridor segment running through the Snaw-Naw-As First Nation will return to the community. (Photo by Mike Bonkowski for Island Corridor Foundation)

Canada, B.C. announce Island Rail Corridor lands being returned to First Nation

Snaw-Naw-As First Nation claimed their land was expropriated for rail services no longer in use

The federal government and B.C. announced the Island Rail Corridor segment running through the Snaw-Naw-As First Nation will return to the community. (Photo by Mike Bonkowski for Island Corridor Foundation)
Oak Bay Fire Lt. Jason Joynson holds the flag of fallen colleague chaplain Kenneth Gill, who took his own life in 2018, at the south lawn of the legislature in Victoria Monday (March 6). (Austin Westphal/News Staff)

PHOTOS: B.C. firefighters honour fallen colleagues with Victoria parade

The same gear that’s supposed to protect first responders is also killing them due to cancer, says firefighter

Oak Bay Fire Lt. Jason Joynson holds the flag of fallen colleague chaplain Kenneth Gill, who took his own life in 2018, at the south lawn of the legislature in Victoria Monday (March 6). (Austin Westphal/News Staff)