Waste

Getting to Know Quadra’s New Recycling Depot

Originally published in the Bird’s Eye

Quadra Island has a new recycling depot, and if you have not visited yet, it is worth taking a few minutes to get familiar with how it works.

The new Quadra Island Recycling Depot, located at 657 Industrial Way at the corner of West Road, has been years in the making. While the transition away from the recycling bins at Quathiaski Cove left some residents with questions, the new facility offers a much more comprehensive recycling system and a dedicated location where residents can sort a wider range of materials.

The depot operates as a one-way site, with vehicles entering from
Industrial Way and exiting onto West Road. Hours are Friday through
Monday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., including statutory holidays.

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Politics

Anna Kindy on Kerry-Lynne Findlay and the BC Conservatives strength in recent polls

Sixty percent of the respondents to a recent Angus Reid poll said the province is on the wrong track. If there were an election today, they gave the Conservatives an 11-point lead. This is similar to what 338Canada’s projections have been showing for the past month. Yet nearly 90% of the poll’s respondents also said they know little or nothing about the new BC Conservative leader, Kerry-Lynne Findlay. In this morning’s interview, we discuss these matters with Anna Kindy—MLA for North Island—and also play a clip from Kerry-Lynne Findlay’s Twitter feed.

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Housing, Politics

Empty condos may get second life as affordable housing in BC

By Sonal Gupta, Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Empty condos and a housing crisis coexist in Metro Vancouver, and the federal and provincial governments believe they have a fix.

Under a new 10-year agreement, the Carney government says it will spend more than $5 billion across the province for housing, transit and related infrastructure through the Build Communities Strong Fund. Part of the deal is a plan to turn more than 2,200 of BC’s vacant condo units into affordable housing. In its June 18 announcement, the Prime Minister’s Office called it “one of the fastest and most efficient ways to increase housing supply.” 

But the plan is igniting debate about whether governments can turn expensive private-market condos into affordable homes or if public money will simply help developers and lenders clear units they couldn’t otherwise sell. 

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Energy, Indigenous Nations

Canada’s first 700-bar commercial heavy-duty hydrogen fuelling station opens in South Delta, BC

By Radha Agarwal, Delta Optimist, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

HTEC officially opened Canada’s first commercial heavy-duty hydrogen refuelling station at the Chevron Commercial Cardlock on Tsawwassen First Nation (TFN) land in Delta Thursday morning (June 18).

“This station is an important step in bringing hydrogen into heavy-duty transportation. It gives fleets the confidence to operate fuel cell trucks in day-to-day logistics,” said Colin Armstrong, President and CEO, HTEC.

The CEO noted that the commercial freight industry remains one of Canada’s most challenging sectors to decarbonize.

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Transportation

Island Nagalis Takes Over This Friday

The ‘Island Nagalis’ is expected to begin service on the Quadra Island–Cortes Island route on Friday, June 26, 2026.

Kit Billings, a Communications Advisor with BC Ferries, emailed, “Based on the current transition plan, the Tachek is expected to complete its final sailing on Route 24 late morning from Whaletown, and the Island Nagalis is anticipated to enter service later that afternoon. BC Ferries is working to ensure a seamless transition with no anticipated disruptions to service; however, timing remains subject to operational requirements.”

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