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I find myself increasingly drawn to the United Nations’ framing of our current ­situation as being at war with nature, as UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres put it in a landmark speech at Columbia University in December 2020.

Something extraordinary happened in mid-September: 231 medical journals around the world all published the same editorial, titled “Call for emergency action to limit global temperature increases, restore biodiversity, and protect health.

It took 100 years for Bowker Creek to be transformed into a series of concrete ditches and underground pipes to move stormwater to the sea. It will likely take the next 100 years for the creek to be restored.

Scientists warn that human-caused greenhouse gas emissions are driving the Earth toward a point of no return when it comes to the dire consequences of climate change.

There has been tension in our community and communities across this continent when it comes to policing. Regardless of your position on these issues, everyone has the right to go to work and be safe.

Celebrate World Rivers Day today on the banks of Bowker Creek. The Friends of Bowker Creek Society is staging a free event from 2-4 p.m.

On Aug. 27, a 72 year-old ­Parksville resident, Chuck Blakey, lay dying on his kitchen floor while family members waited for an ambulance to arrive.

It’s the time of year when thousands of excited teenagers are launching into their post-high-school experience and learning about whatever this next step in their ­education will demand.

This month, in a letter to physicians, senior provincial health officials urged doctors to scale back virtual medicine and resume seeing patients in person. They also warned that the fee schedule for virtual visits is under review.

There have been many headlines about what’s happening in Afghanistan.