Climate change

BY RIVER KERO It might be a tiny parasite, but the Varroa destructor mite is an enormous problem for bees and their keepers — and now in more ways than one. Varroa mites have long been a major cause for honeybee colony collapse. But…

By Lauren Accili  This story has been updated to include comments from Christine Boyle and Nicholas Blomley  Urban studies is a burgeoning field of studies, and Langara College along with other schools are developing courses to deal…

For two weeks now, the rain has fallen steadily and relentlessly on Diljit Kaler’s farm in Abbotsford.

On Nov. 17, residents in the District of Hope came together to help just over a thousand strangers who were stranded by highway closures due to extreme flooding and mudslides.

While riding his bike around Stanley Park in the beginning of August, Norm Oberson noticed a change in hemlock trees at Brockton Point.

As climate change is increasingly damaging the health of trees in Vancouver, Langara College is trying to manage fallen trees and power outages on its campus.

By Caroline Egan This year Squamish is devoting a quarter of its annual budget to responding to climate change. The town located on the north end of the Howe Sound near Vancouver is spending $14.3 million on climate response projects,…

Story by Austin Everett, photos by Liam Hill-Allan Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg said she stands in solidarity with Canadians who are willing to fight the government over climate change.  Ten to 15-thousand people,…

Local plant nurseries and gardeners are having to adapt to extreme temperature fluctuations and earlier springs due to climate change.

On October 4 over 700 people gathered to kickoff #PowerShiftBC, the largest climate summit of its kind in BC history. Headlined by Dr. David Suzuki and Crystal Lamenan of the Beaver Lake Cree Nation, the evening featured addresses from…