Over 100 people came to the Quadra Community Centre on December 7, to learn about the acoustic dialects and social connections of Orca, Humpback and Fin Whales. Sierra Quadra invited Janie Wray – CEO and co-founder of the North Coast Cetacean Society, BC Whales, and the manager of the BC Hydrophone Network – to share from her more than two decades of research.
Continue reading Janie Wray: Listening to WhalesWith the rise of global temperatures already at 1.4°C, we are currently on track to reach 2.8°C by the end of this century. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) claims, “every additional 0.1°C of global warming causes clearly discernible increases in the intensity and frequency of temperature and precipitation extremes, as well as agricultural and ecological droughts in some regions.”
Denise Mullen, from the Business Council of BC, recently informed the SRD’s Natural Resources Committee that the province faces a more urgent problem. British Columbia is in the midst of a productivity emergency.
Continue reading BC’s Productivity Emergency vs Rising GHG Emissions“ Lunch is duck tortellini, which is one of the smaller ravioli. It’ll be floating in a broth of vegetable and parmesan rind that have been simmered for six hours. It’s very cheesy, but also subtle and just really complements a spoon sized tortellini.”
I just met Trever Bass and his wife, Elizabeth Anderson-Bass, at Manson’s Friday Market. Someone had suggested I do a story on them. When I asked Trever for an interview, he suggested I come over for lunch.
The duck tortellini was delicious.
Continue reading Fresh Pasta Lunch With Trever Bass And ElizabethIt has been three weeks since Anna Kindy was sworn in as the Conservative Party MLA for North Island riding.
We actually had a long phone conversation shortly after her election, but this has been a very busy time for Ms Kindy and so we agreed to do the interview on December 3, yesterday.
As I didn’t get an opportunity to interview her during the election, it’s probably best to start at the beginning.
“As an MLA, I represent everyone in this constituency. It doesn’t matter if you voted for me or not, I represent you and I’ll do it to the best of my capacity. I have to look at what the issues are in my riding and how to address them,” she said.
Continue reading Introducing Anna Kindy, MLA For North IslandThere’s a wildfire risk reduction underway in the Community Forest near Squirrel Cove.
“This is something that we’ve been working on since 2018. It was identified as a priority in the 2020 Community Wildfire Protection Plan. We received funding for a prescription, then we got funding to do an archaeological assessment, as required by law in the Tla’amin First Nation and then this year we obtained funding through the Forest Enhancement Society of BC to carry out the treatment.. I’m just really excited to see it happening because when you see an overgrown plantation like this, it feels really good to be able to reinvest in the land base to leave a better forest for the future generation and reduce the wildfire risk in this neighbourhood,” explained to Mark Lombard, General Manager of the Cortes Forestry General Partnership.
Continue reading Wildfire Risk Reduction in Squirrel Cove area
