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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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