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Want to get a prescription for nature access in Canada? Here’s how it works

Halton Healthcare and Conservation Halton announced in early December they were partnering with a B.C.-based foundation to offer nature prescriptions to patients for free access to the local conservation areas.They became the latest addition...

Renowned whale museum lost to fire in B.C.’s Telegraph Cove was a ‘labour of love’

Mary Borrowman is mourning the loss of the Whale Interpretive Centre in Telegraph Cove, B.C., a popular tourism attraction that helped fuel the local economy and drew visitors from around the...

Richmond County seeks cull for rising deer population

Richmond County's warden believes an expanded fall hunting season could help address an increasing local deer population, particularly on Isle Madame. The municipality voted last month to authorize staff to seek out private companies...

Vancouver sees progress on eradication of Japanese beetle, but bug still spreading in B.C.

Invasive species researchers are heralding a dip in the City of Vancouver's Japanese beetle population as a win after years-long efforts to stop the spread of the ravenous plant-munching bug.But they're also warning that the work is far from over...

Otter not surf with them: Sea otter clambers onto board with surfer prompting warning

A sea otter was seen climbing onto a surfboard and following surfers off the coast of Vancouver Island, prompting reminders from Fisheries and Oceans Canada to avoid close interactions with the...

Eastern Shore project harnesses community for climate science

In the fading December light at the causeway beach on Sober Island, N.S., Robin Metcalfe and a group of other citizen scientists set up a device pointing due east down the sand.This...
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