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6 B.C. temperature records broken on first day of spring, all in Okanagan region

The heat was felt on the first day of spring as more temperature records were broken. On Friday, Mar. 20, six temperature records were broken in B.C., all in the Okanagan region. The Peach City itself, Penticton was the warmest place on Friday, reaching 22 C. That broke the 98-year Mar. 20 record of 17.8 […]

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PHOTOS: Sidney dive reveals years worth of ‘ghost gear’ tangled on the seabed

Generations of residents have enjoyed the fish and crab caught from the pier in Sidney. A giant pile of “ghost gear” – abandoned traps, pots, lines and nets – tangling the waters and nestled into the sea bottom serves as a testament to the cut lines “What we found down there was eye opening. The

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B.C. allowing old-growth logging despite protection promise, experts say

Some of B.C.’s rarest and most irreplaceable old-growth trees are being cut down despite the land having been set aside for protection, according to a leaked letter to the premier from a panel of experts. “We are causing extinction,” ecologist and panel member Rachel Holt said in an interview. “We are causing significant global impact

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