Skyrocketing heat highlights risks facing B.C. in first disaster report in 28 years

A recent report highlights the importance of understanding and reducing disaster and climate risks in B.C. The B.C. Disaster and Climate Risk and Resilience Assessment (DCRRA), the first in-depth update on provincial risk since 1997, flags rising temperatures and sea levels, and the potential implications of earthquakes, including a megathrust with a magnitude of 9.0

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Fog alert: Advisory issued for Lower Mainland Wednesday morning

Foggy weather Wednesday saw Environment Canada issue a fog advisory for the Lower Mainland. With widespread fog reducing visibility to near zero, the federal agency noted travel will likely be hazardous in many Metro Vancouver neighbourhoods, with the fog expected to last through late Wednesday (Dec. 31) morning. In South Surrey’s Crescent Beach, local photographer

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‘Fellow in yellow’ dips toes at Victoria’s Mile 0, starts return trip across Canada

For many, Mile 0 in Victoria is a start, and for some it’s an end. The marker near Dallas Road identifies the western end of more than 8,000 kilometres of Trans-Canada Highway that crosses the nation. For Trevor Redmond – who paused at the Terry Fox statue and dipped a toe in the nearby Salish

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