Vancouver family forced to camp out for weeks before finding affordable home
By Staff Writer In the early spring, Jackie Myerion and Jesse Kirkpatrick, a Vancouver couple in their thirties, pitched a tent in the idyllic Crab Park overlooking the Vancouver Harbour. Their two kids, age seven and nine, thought they were camping
BC couple rejoices over discovering obscenely large porcini mushroom
By Staff Writer David Swab was foraging through the coastal B.C. forest’s damp undergrowth when he jumped with a shriek. He beckoned over his wife, Olya Kutsiuruba, “So I move this brush back and we find this enormous, enormous King
Tim Hortons aims to shut down Tim Hottens
By Staff Writer Those travelling in Yamunanagar, India, may find comfort in a homely treat from Tim Hottens—that’s not a typo. A Tim Hortons lookalike has opened up in India, and likewise is a coffee and bake shop with the
These six local heritage sites are at risk of disappearing
By Staff Writer For the first time, Heritage B.C. has released its “watch list” of six culturally significant heritage locations at risk of being lost. The watch list aims to encourage local communities in advocating for protection, awareness, and conversation.
Despite being happier in nature, most Canadians spend less time in it
By Staff Writer If you find yourself opting for a night in curled by the TV rather than venturing to the great outdoors for a camping trip, you’re not alone. A new survey from the Nature Conservancy of Canada found
Researchers gain rare insight from unusually abundant beluga harvest
By Staff Writer Local Inuit hunters in the hamlet of Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territitories, seldom have the opportunity to hunt beluga, with usually one whale hunted every few years, but the summer of 2014 gave a bounty of over 30 whales.
Dozens of birds fall from sky in Tsawwassen, B.C.
By Staff Writer On September 14, dozens of starlings suddenly dropped from the skies onto the pavement in an episode reminiscent of a scene from Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring or Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds. “The poor little guys were in
New licencing bylaw drops short-term rental postings down by 47 per cent
By Staff Writer A bylaw implemented to reign in Vancouver’s short term housing market seems to be effective, according to the City of Vancouver. Listings for short term rentals on sites such as Airbnb, Expedia, and Kijiji have dropped from
Inland B.C. rainforest park reveals trove of 2,400 plant species
By Staff Writer Researchers have been able to describe a bounty of around 2,400 plant species—many of them newly discovered—in British Columbia’s newest provincial park, Ancient Forest/Chun T’oh Whudujut Provincial Park. Chun T’oh Whudujut Provincial Park, located around 113 kilometres
Black bear wanders into Ottawa downtown
By Staff Writer Last week Thursday Ottawa locals were surprised, and some delighted, by a juvenile male black bear that had wandered into the Byward Market, a popular downtown neighborhood filled with bars and restaurants. “Not again,” thought Daniel Konioukhov,
