Environment

Advocates urge next B.C. government to address water scarcity as El Niño forecast adds to drought concerns

Environment Emily Joveski -
A potentially powerful El Niño could worsen drought conditions across B.C., prompting calls for stronger water protection measures from the next provincial government.

Floodplain mapping planned for Slocan River

Environment My Nelson Now Staff -
The Regional District of Central Kootenay, which belongs to the Slocan Lake and River Partnership, is inviting qualified consultants to submit proposals.

Rabies confirmed in skunk in Kootenay Lake region

Fish & Wildlife Kate Brown -
Interior Health is warning people in the Kootenay Lake region to avoid contact with skunks after rabies was confirmed in an animal in the area.

Kootenay earthquake part of region’s normal seismic activity

Environment Storrm Lennie -
The early-morning earthquake that rattled the Kootenays on Thursday is within the range of seismic activity expected in the region, according to a Natural Resources Canada seismologist.

Animal Justice asks B.C. SPCA to investigate death of Nelson grizzly

Fish & Wildlife Storrm Lennie -
Animal Justice has asked the B.C. SPCA to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of a grizzly bear killed by conservation officers near Nelson last month.

More than a spawning run: Sinixt celebrate returning kokanee

Fish & Wildlife Storrm Lennie -
The annual kokanee spawning run is underway at Kokanee Creek, and for the Sinixt Confederacy, it's a part of a much bigger story about salmon, the land and the waterways they depend on. 

Province monitoring lower kokanee numbers in West Arm

Fish & Wildlife Storrm Lennie -
Kokanee salmon returns to the Kokanee Creek spawning channel are lower than in recent years, but it’s still too early to assess the overall strength of this year’s run, according to the province.

“Mystery solved”: B.C. Hydro says it found the floating island that appeared, then vanished, on B.C. lake

Environment Emily Joveski -
B.C. Hydro has tracked down a massive floating island that mysteriously drifted across Williston Reservoir before seemingly disappearing.
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