A person sees orcas while using augmented reality. Photo: Ocean Week Victoria
🌲News
Victoria residents can 'experience' swimming with orcas—and learn about their survival challenges—during Ocean Week
Charles Campbell·Thursday, June 5, 2025·4 min
Photo: Colin Smith / Greater Victoria Harbour Authority
🌲Features
Celebrate World Ocean Day with a week of events, festivals, and activities that connect Greater Victoria to the wonders of the Salish Sea.
Amelia Acedo·Wednesday, May 28, 2025·11 min
Huu-ay-aht Guardian Kevin Peters clears a tree from the West Coast Trail. This year storm damage left hundreds of downed trees and significant infrastructure damage along the route at the start of the season. Facebook photo / Kevin Peters
🌲News
Weather damage raises issue of how much 'climate-proofing' (and funding) Island's west coast will need
Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada's National Observer·Tuesday, May 27, 2025·4 min
Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary will host its annual native plant sale. Photo: Quadra-Cedar Hill Community Association
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Get started on your garden with native species, edible plants, and a variety of flowers and herbs.
Robyn Bell·Wednesday, April 30, 2025·2 min
People cool off in the ocean during Victoria’s record-breaking heatwave in 2021. Photo: Colin Smith / Capital Daily
🌲News
The province is on track to reduce emissions by only 20% by 2030, rather than the promised 40%.
Robyn Bell·Tuesday, April 29, 2025·3 min
A black bear sow and her cubs wander the shores of Clayoquot Sound. Photo: Jérémy Mathieu via Ha-Shilth-Sa
🌲News
The man shot a nursing mother bear with four arrows and its young cub while they were 15 feet up a tree.
Nora O'Malley, Local Journalism Initiative, Ha-Shilth-Sa·Monday, April 28, 2025·5 min
Forested tidal swamps like the upper reaches of the Sayward Estuary on northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, store vast amounts of carbon in their soils. Photo: Grant Callegari / Hakai Institute
🌲News
Researchers along North America's West Coast, including Vancouver Island, say the swamps provide "high carbon bang for your buck."
Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada's National Observer·Friday, April 4, 2025·3 min
Photo courtesy Adam Taylor/ Marmot Recovery Foundation
🌲News
Wild VI marmots have hit a record number, with 381 living in the Island's mountain region.
Madeline Dunnett, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Discourse·Sunday, February 23, 2025·6 min
🌲News
Orca Book Publishers are standing by their authors amid hate-fueled censorship.
Robyn Bell·Friday, February 21, 2025·4 min
Photo: Harley Gordon / Capital Daily
🌲News
Forest minister faces new challenges in a sector already in flux
Sidney Coles, Local Journalism Initiative·Monday, February 3, 2025·7 min
Steve Wallis camps inside a pipe. Photo: X, formerly Twitter.
🌲Features
Others slept on restaurant floors, in “a tree house in Western Australia, or “on a beach under my overturned row boat.
Mark Brennae·Thursday, January 30, 2025·4 min
Zain Haq and Sophia Papp. Photo: Stop Zain's Deportation / Facebook
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Zain Haq is set to be deported on Saturday after the IRCC told him it can't find his residency application
Robyn Bell·Monday, January 20, 2025·5 min
A structure has been erected inside the fence line for the access hub on Dowler Pl. Photo: Sidney Coles // Capital Daily
🌲News
Failure to halt SOLID Outreach Society’s Access Hub project has North Park resident filing complaint with city bylaw about structural components
Sidney Coles, Local Journalism Initiative·Wednesday, January 15, 2025·6 min
Belinda the sea sponge. Photo: Ocean Networks Canada
🌲News
Belinda the sponge is proving that sea sponges are more active—and resilient—than previously thought
Robyn Bell·Tuesday, January 7, 2025·3 min
VIU research assistant Lily Eggert and chemistry professor Dr. Alexandra Weissfloch examine the chemicals in a boat cleaning product. Photo: VIU
🌲News
VIU chemists have teamed up with the Pacific Salmon Foundation to guide boaters to "cleaner" cleaning products
Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada's National Observer·Tuesday, December 10, 2024·4 min
Murky white water in Bowker Creek. Photo: Oak Bay Local / Facebook
🌲Environment
While the contaminant has not been identified, construction runoff is likely, says conservation organization
Robyn Bell·Sunday, December 8, 2024·4 min
Photo: Friends of the Tod Creek Watershed Facebook page.
🌲News
Sample analysis shows the presence of multiple contaminants in the Tod Creek watershed, but no red flags have been raised—yet.
Sidney Coles, Local Journalism Initiative·Thursday, November 21, 2024·5 min
Forest seen from the Malahat. Photo: James MacDonald / Capital Daily
🌲News
A new study says countries have been wrongly relying on forests and wetlands to appear closer to achieving emissions targets
Robyn Bell·Tuesday, November 19, 2024·5 min
Rugged Coast Research. Photo courtesy of the Synergy Foundation.
🌲News
All 15 winners have contributed to making Vancouver Island a greener, more sustainable place to live and travel.
Robyn Bell·Thursday, November 14, 2024·4 min
Tsawout Chief WIĆKINEM (Eric Pelkey) signs the declaration in Sidney. Photo: Robyn Bell / Capital Daily
🌲News
The chiefs have called on a moratorium for years, saying fish populations need time to recover
Robyn Bell·Tuesday, November 12, 2024·3 min
Photo: Royal Oak Burial Park
🌲Environment
As the seasons change, check out these colourful destinations for your next fall stroll
Robyn Bell·Thursday, October 31, 2024·3 min
🌲EnvironmentVisual brief
Environment
Where to see salmon runs on the Island this fall
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🌲Explainer
Check out some of the busiest salmon runs on the Island—and conservation projects looking to bring back populations
Robyn Bell·Wednesday, October 23, 2024·2 min
(L-R) Canpac Marine president Ryan Anderson, Josh Tetarenko, Canpac’s director of ROV operations, and Meghan Paulson, ONC executive director of observatory operations, pose with Canada’s newest deep-sea droid rated to work 6K metres deep into the ocean. Ocean Networks Canada Facebook photo
🌲News
It took one year to design and one year to build the robot which is the size of a VW van
Norma O'Malley, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Ha-Shilth-Sa·Tuesday, October 8, 2024·4 min
Hartland Landfill. Photo: CRD
🌲News
The program will pair companies offloading materials with those looking to obtain them
Robyn Bell·Thursday, October 3, 2024·2 min
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