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Our Community: Predators on parade at Swan Lake

Our Community: Predators on parade at Swan Lake

Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary has partnered with Pacific Northwest Raptors to present Birds of Prey on Wednesday at the sanctuary.
Pacific Seamounts Expedition gives peek at what lives under the sea

Pacific Seamounts Expedition gives peek at what lives under the sea

They’re less well known than Cook, Magellan and Champlain, but Tammy Norgard and her fellow scientists at sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½â€™s Department of Fisheries and Oceans are just as deserving of the title of explorer.
Lawrie McFarlane: Can BoJo unite the U.K. amid the Brexit morass?

Lawrie McFarlane: Can BoJo unite the U.K. amid the Brexit morass?

So Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (a.k.a. BoJo) is the new prime minister of Britain. Where this leads, who can say? But boring it won’t be.
Gwyn Morgan: Climate-change myths and utter hypocrisy

Gwyn Morgan: Climate-change myths and utter hypocrisy

With energy and the environment playing an important role in the fall election, Canadians face starkly different policy positions from political parties, together with a bewildering array of information and disinformation.
Charla Huber: A ‘community’ can be built

Charla Huber: A ‘community’ can be built

I went to Quesnel recently to attend a building grand opening. I work in affordable housing, and I see the effort that goes into getting new housing built.
Trevor Hancock: ‘One planet’ communities look forward

Trevor Hancock: ‘One planet’ communities look forward

Last week, I noted that on July 29 we reached Earth Overshoot Day — the day when humanity’s overall Ecological Footprint (EF) exceeded the Earth’s ability to replenish sufficient biocapacity to meet our demands.
Geoff Johnson: What can we learn from Singapore schools?

Geoff Johnson: What can we learn from Singapore schools?

Move over, Finland. Singapore has elbowed its way to the top of the Program for International Student Assessment ratings. Every three years, PISA statistically measures 15-year-olds in 72 countries on math, reading and science.
David Suzuki: Turn down the heat, or cook the Earth

David Suzuki: Turn down the heat, or cook the Earth

No amount of evidence is ever enough to convince climate science deniers — including the politicians among them.
Monique Keiran: ‘Plant destroyer’ a pesky pest

Monique Keiran: ‘Plant destroyer’ a pesky pest

Phytophthora, Plant Destroyer — you might think it was a comic-book villain, rampaging across the big screen, chased by the likes of Scarlett Johansson and Robert Downey Jr. in shiny leotards.
Sylvain Charlebois: Beyond Meat should look beyond meat

Sylvain Charlebois: Beyond Meat should look beyond meat

Beyond Meat lost almost $10 million in its second quarter, but it beat expectations on revenues. Regardless, Beyond Meat is now worth $14 billion US and is Wall Street’s best-performing IPO so far this year.