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Researchers seek public’s help to track seagulls visiting from USA

Seagulls on the Island are so common most of us ignore them, but researchers are hoping people will help spot some out-of-province visitors. The Salish Seagull Project, started in 2020 by Environment and Climate Change Canada, is specifically looking for California and Glaucous Wing gulls. The birds come to...

Island’s own Nelly Furtado hosting Juno Awards tonight

Vancouver Island’s own Nelly Furtado is hosting the Juno awards in Halifax tonight, and she will also be performing. Furtado, from Victoria, has been making a comeback lately, performing vocals songs by Dom Dolla and Justin Timberlake. Furtado’s debut album in 2000 still holds influence today, with “Turn Off The Light”...

Cormorant crew gets heli rescue training from US Coast Guard

Search and Rescue techs from 19 Wing in Comox spent the past week training for helicopter rescues at sea. A Cormorant helicopter crew from 442 Squadron was at the US Coast Guard’s Advance Helicopter Rescue School in Astoria, Oregon. Located where the Columbia River flows into the ocean, the area...

Twenty-three-year-old Saanich man believed to be up island

A 23-year-old Saanich man has gone missing, and his family have reason to believe he might have headed up island.   In a social media post, Kielan Hall was reported to have been last seen leaving a residence near Cooper Street and Admirals Road on Mar. 14 around 6 p.m.  Saanich...

Energy & mines minister touts ‘low-carbon economy’ plans in new budget

Energy and Mines Minister Josie Osborne says the new provincial budget will help people transition into a ‘low-carbon economy.’ Osborne was in Nelson on Friday to meet with community leaders to discuss what the government can do to make it easier for people to switch from combustion fuels to greener...

UPDATE: Efforts to bring calf out of lagoon on North Vancouver Island underway

UPDATE: As of 10:30 a.m., Marine Education and Research Society says on social media that there are now efforts to bring the calf out of the lagoon and reunite with their family. -------------------------------------------------------- A mother orca who got stranded on North Vancouver Island died this weekend. According to the North Island-based Marine Education...
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