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'Lethargic, weak and severely underweight' sea lion rescued from Qualicum Beach
20+ hour, 46+ min ago (256+ words) A sea lion in critical condition was rescued from Qualicum Beach over the weekend, and is now being treated by the team at the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Society (VAMMRS). Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Society says the sea…...
SAR group issues reminder that Juan de Fuca trail is closed after overdue hiker found
2+ day, 55+ min ago (289+ words) A local search and rescue group says an overdue hiker is safe after being located on the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail, which is currently closed by BC Parks. Juan de Fuca Search and Rescue (JDFSAR) was called to the…...
City removes long-standing 'Fan-Ta-Sea Isle' installation from Songhees Walkway
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (225+ words) A well-known piece of folk art along Victoria's Songhees Walkway has been removed, leaving a noticeable gap along the waterfront route in Vic West. The pirate ship-themed installation, known as Fan-Ta-Sea Isle, had been a fixture on the seawall for…...
'Cries were getting louder': Campers rescue orphaned bear cubs near Nitinat
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (465+ words) When campers heard a heart wrenching crying sound while in the remote woods around Nitinat Lake, they bravely went looking for the source, and it led them into a den. It happened in February, in one of the most remote…...
Man struck by truck while trying to help trapped driver after B. C. highway crash
1+ week, 6+ day ago (151+ words) Police in Williams Lake, B. C. , say a man is dead after stopping to help a truck driver who had become trapped following a crash on Highway 20 on Wednesday evening." Williams Lake RCMP say a 49-year-old man had stopped at the scene…...
Woman found dead in Duncan gravel yard, RCMP say death considered suspicious
2+ week, 2+ day ago (117+ words) North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP says it is investigating a woman's death as suspicious after she was found dead in a gravel yard. RCMP says officers were called to a city gravel yard in the 3900 block of Cliffs Road on March…...
B. C. avalanches kill four skiers in deadly backcountry weekend
2+ week, 3+ day ago (463+ words) Police say three heli-skiers were killed on Sunday when they were caught in an avalanche north of Terrace, B. C. , on a deadly day in the province's backcountry that also claimed the life of another skier in a separate slide near the…...
'Forgotten population': People with special needs lose housing in Cowichan
2+ week, 3+ day ago (367+ words) A Cowichan non-profit that supports people with intellectual and developmental disabilities says several of their clients are now living homeless, due to rising housing costs. "Some are actually on the streets, living rough they call it. Vulnerable'people with intellectual disabilities…...
Flooding, wildfires and earthquakes: Can the Comox Valley better prepare for disasters?
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1814+ words) Sue Pyper never spent much time thinking about earthquakes " until she found herself startled awake by a big one." The Comox Valley-based musician and artist was visiting Los Angeles for a vacation on Oct. 1, 1987, when a deep rumbling woke her…...
Lytton, B. C. , officials 'immediately overwhelmed' by wildfire rebuild, auditor says
3+ week, 2+ day ago (1007+ words) A report from the office of British Columbia's auditor general says the province expected the small Village of Lytton to lead its own recovery from the wildfire that destroyed most of the community and killed two people in June 2021. But…...