Near Parksville - Royal Roads University

Massive ocean sunfish spotted off Vancouver Island

Powell River, British Columbia, Canada

13 Sep 2023

Vancouver Island

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Drought in the Saanich Peninsula

North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada

14 May 2023

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Capilano River sewage leak threatens salmon runs

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

13 Mar 2023

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Skunks found dead in Metro Vancouver had avian flu: government

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

13 Mar 2023

vancouversun

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Invasive goldfish seen swimming under ice at Okanagan pond

Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada

3 Feb 2023

Port Alberni Valley News

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B.C.’s sea life is bouncing back, slowly, after the 2021 heat dome

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

11 Jul 2022

The Narwhal

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Photographer finds massive octopus dead on Vancouver Island shore

Cherry Point, British Columbia, Canada

10 May 2022

Victoria Times Colonist

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Encouraging signs in Huu-ay-aht rivers, despite salmon declines elsewhere

Anacla 12, British Columbia, Canada

1 Mar 2022

Ha-Shilth-Sa

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'It was terrifying': Rain and wind storm's impact felt across southern B.C.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

14 Nov 2021

vancouversun

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After waterspout and tornado warning, B.C. residents told to prepare for another coastal storm

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

7 Nov 2021

British Columbia

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7 - 14
Nov 2021

Chinook salmon returning in surprising numbers to Cowichan River

Cowichan River

29 Sep 2021

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The wall lizard invasion of Vancouver Island

Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada

27 Sep 2021

Macleans.ca

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Sea cucumber die-off near Vancouver Island

Dolphin Beach, British Columbia, Canada

28 Aug 2021

CBC

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28 Aug -
29 Sep 2021

	More than 200 illegal fishing nets seized on Fraser River by fishery officers Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada 20 Aug 2021 Port Alberni Valley News My Maps
	Mysterious smelly fat blobs pollute West Vancouver beach West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 17 Aug 2021 North Shore News My Maps
	B.C.'s heat wave may be to blame for several cases of shellfish poisoning Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 22 Jul 2021 CBC My Maps
	Coyote bites another Stanley Park jogger a week after 4 of the animals put down West End, British Columbia, Canada 21 Jul 2021 Global News My Maps
	West Coast drought puts fish and forests in dire straits Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 14 Jul 2021 Vancouver Island My Maps

14 Jul -
20 Aug 2021

Number of deaths recorded during B.C.'s heat wave up to 808, coroners say

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

1 Jul 2021

CTV News

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Vancouver trees dry out as heat wave continues to take its toll

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

30 Jun 2021

CBC

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30 Jun -
1 Jul 2021

Arbutus trees under stress on Gabriola Island

Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada

1 Apr 2021

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Ferries cancelled as high winds hit Metro Vancouver, Gulf Islands

Tsawwassen, British Columbia, Canada

26 Feb 2021

CBC

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26 Feb -
1 Apr 2021

Power restored to more than 140,000 homes after B.C. windstorm

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

13 Jan 2021

CBC

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B.C. veterinarians blame COVID-19 pandemic for rise in kennel cough cases in dogs

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

17 Nov 2020

CKNW

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Occurrence of Western Hemlock Looper Moth in Metro Vancouver

Mt Seymour, North Vancouver, British Columbia

20 Sep 2020

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Second year of Hemlock Looper Moth (Lambdina fiscellaria) outbreak returns to North Vancouver in larger numbers

North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

8 Sep 2020

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8 - 20
Sep 2020

Western Red Cedar die-off in Pacific Spirit Park

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

5 Aug 2020

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Fisherman snags barracuda off Vancouver Island in rare encounter

Alberni Inlet, Vancouver Island, Canada

13 Jul 2020

Port Alberni Valley News

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Southern resident whales returning later to Salish Sea in ‘drastic’ change

Strait of Georgia

1 Jul 2020

Times Colonist

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1 Jul -
5 Aug 2020

Orca pod makes rare appearance in Vancouver’s False Creek

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

12 Jun 2020

Global News

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Humpback whale breaching east of Vancouver spotted by Burnaby seniors

Burrard Inlet, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

15 May 2020

CBC News

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15 May -
12 Jun 2020

Juvenile grey whale caught on camera in Nanoose Bay

Nanoose Bay, British Columbia, Canada

25 Apr 2020

CTV News

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Single Amphibian Individual in Still Creek

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

27 Mar 2020

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Ferries cancelled, flood watch issued as storm wallops B.C. South Coast

Greater Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

3 Jan 2020

CBC

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BC Hydro reservoirs see record low rain across Vancouver Island

Puntledge River, Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada

6 Dec 2019

Victoria News

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Victoria broke its record for driest November in more than 25 years

Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

3 Dec 2019

Vancouver Island

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3 - 6
Dec 2019

	Hybrid salmon discovered by scientists on Vancouver Island Cowichan River, British Columbia, Canada 12 Oct 2019 CBC My Maps
	Vancouver broke a 103-year-old temperature record today Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 10 Oct 2019 Daily Hive My Maps
	Young Beaver (Castor canadensis) a Long Way from Nearest Known Beaver Pond Somewhere North of Courtenay 4 Oct 2019 My Maps
	Hypothermic tropical sea turtle rescued from waters near Port Alberni Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada 3 Oct 2019 Times Colonist My Maps
	Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) offshore of Vancouver Sturgeon Bank Wildlife Management Area, British Columbia, Canada 1 Oct 2019 Twitter My Maps

1 - 12
Oct 2019

	Declining Snow and Summer Rain in the Alberni Valley Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada 17 Sep 2019 My Maps
	Abundance of Hemlock Looper Moths (Lambdina fiscellaria) Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada 12 Sep 2019 My Maps
	Invasive Asian giant hornets found on Vancouver Island Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada 11 Sep 2019 CTV News My Maps
	Outbreak of hemlock looper moth hits North Shore, Metro watersheds Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 11 Sep 2019 Vancouver Sun My Maps
	Moth population takes flight in North Vancouver Lynn Canyon, British Columbia, Canada 10 Sep 2019 North Shore News My Maps
	Lake water to be pumped into B.C. river due to severe drought Lake Cowichan, British Columbia, Canada 27 Aug 2019 CBC My Maps
	Squamish volunteers opening up man-made dams stopping pink salmon Stawamus River, British Columbia. Canada 26 Aug 2019 Squamish Chief My Maps

26 Aug -
17 Sep 2019

West Vancouver closes popular beach due to bacteria levels

Ambleside Beach, West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

19 Jul 2019

CTV News

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Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) in Tsawwassen

Beach Grove lagoon at Boundary Bay Regional Park, BC, Canada

15 Jul 2019

Rare Bird Alert

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TenTen Creek return of Salmon Species

North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada

1 Jul 2019

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1 - 19
Jul 2019

	It’s spring, but B.C. is sounding the alarm on drought British Columbia, Canada 11 Jun 2019 Port Alberni Valley News My Maps
	Rare white ‘ghost orca’ spotted near Nanaimo Northern Strait of Georgia 29 May 2019 Global News My Maps
	Extreme weather sparks large die off of Cedar on Vancouver Island East Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada 15 May 2019 CHEK My Maps
	Climate change effects obvious on Cowichan River, wildfire season Cowichan River, British Columbia, Canada 13 May 2019 Cowichan Valley Citizen My Maps
	Grey whales stranded in Boundary Bay freed, headed for deeper water Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 12 May 2019 Vancouver Sun My Maps

12 May -
11 Jun 2019

Salal (Gaultheria shallon) dying, tops showing dry brown leaves

Burnaby Mountain, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

28 Apr 2019

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Trees Broken, Uprooted, Toppled by Wind

Beaufort Picnic Area, Cameron Lake, British Columbia

19 Apr 2019

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19 - 28
Apr 2019

72 dead baby sharks removed from dead pregnant shark during necropsy at Coles Bay

Coles Bay, Saanich, BC

7 Feb 2019

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Pregnant shark washes up on Vancouver Island shoreline

North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada

6 Feb 2019

Vancouver Island

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Pregnant Bluntnose Sixgill Shark (Hexanchus griseus) in Coles Bay

Cole Bay, British Columbia, Canada

5 Feb 2019

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5 - 7
Feb 2019

Windstorm and Widespread Forest Blowdown

Whisky Creek, British Columbia

10 Jan 2019

Port Alberni Valley News

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Hundreds of sea lions take over docks of Cowichan Bay

Duncan, British Columbia, Canada

14 Nov 2018

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Dangerously high levels of Red Tide found in bivalve shellfish on B.C. coast

Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada

1 Nov 2018

Global News

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Three new humpback whales identified off east Vancouver Island

Strait of Georgia, British Columbia, Canada

30 Oct 2018

CHEK

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30 Oct -
14 Nov 2018

Vancouver temperatures hit an all-time record low yesterday

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

5 Oct 2018

Daily Hive

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Dead and dying birds rain down in unexplained occurrence in B.C. community

Tsawwassen, British Columbia, Canada

21 Sep 2018

National Post

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Black-tailed Gull (Larus crassirostris) in Lund/Powell River

Powell River, British Columbia, Canada

13 Sep 2018

BC Rare Bird Alert

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13 Sep -
5 Oct 2018

	Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) in Campbell River Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada 5 Sep 2018 BC Rare Bird Alert My Maps
	Drought has volunteers walking Cowichan Lake area’s dry rivers and creek-beds looking for stranded fish fry Cowichan Lake Area, British Columbia, Canada 22 Aug 2018 Lake Cowichan Gazette My Maps
	White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) in Port Renfrew Port Renfrew, British Columbia, Canada 22 Aug 2018 My Maps
	Northernmost American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) Observation on iNaturalist Inland Lake Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada 21 Aug 2018 iNaturalist.org My Maps
	Thick smoke in the Alberni Valley, lasting days Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada 15 Aug 2018 My Maps
	Ship Creek Almost Dry Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada 7 Aug 2018 My Maps

7 Aug -
5 Sep 2018

'Red tide' algal blooms appearing around B.C. coastal waters

Coastal Waters, British Columbia, Canada

18 Jul 2018

CBC News

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Exploding Salish Sea seal population sparks call for a cull

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

7 Jul 2018

Vancouver Sun

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7 - 18
Jul 2018

	Where salmon recreational fishing will be closed to boost orcas Gulf Islands, British Columbia, Canada 2 Jun 2018 Times Colonist My Maps
	European Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) invaded our neighborhood and city Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada 29 May 2018 My Maps
	Old-growth logging in Nahmint Valley Nahmint Valley, British Columbia, Canada 26 May 2018 CHEK My Maps
	Gulf Islanders raise alarm over too many whale-watching boats Southern Gulf Islands, British Columbia, Canada 26 May 2018 CBC News My Maps
	California Quail (Callipepla californica) Expanding Poleward 24 May 2018 My Maps
	"Total devastation": Dozens of fish killed in North, West Vancouver streams West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 7 May 2018 CBC News My Maps

7 May -
2 Jun 2018

	Long-billed Syndrome in Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) Richmond, British Columbia, Canada 13 Apr 2018 My Maps
	Shifting species composition of sealions at Hornby Island Flora Islet, British Columbia, Canada 8 Apr 2018 My Maps
	Vancouver Island cholera outbreak 'a unique situation,' health officials say Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada 25 Mar 2018 Vancouver Sun My Maps
	Cholera found in herring eggs from Oceanside area Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada 23 Mar 2018 NanaimonewsNOW My Maps

23 Mar -
13 Apr 2018

	Chordgrass (Spartina sp.) eradication at Goose Spit Goose Spit Regional Park, Comox, British Columbia, Canada 5 Dec 2017 My Maps
	Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) Sighting Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 5 Dec 2017 My Maps
	Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata) Mortality North Cowichan, British Columbia, Canada 27 Nov 2017 My Maps
	Paper Mill Dam: Swimming Hole Monitoring Paper Mill Dam, Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada 25 Nov 2017 My Maps
	Wednesday's warm weather record-breaking in Duncan Duncan, British Columbia, Canada 24 Nov 2017 Cowichan Valley Citizen My Maps
	What's That We're Hearing? Sea Otters in the Salish Sea? Cortez Island, British Columbia, Canada 15 Nov 2017 BC Seakayak My Maps

15 Nov -
5 Dec 2017

Atlantic salmon arrive in French Creek -- Not in a good way!

French Creek, British Columbia, Canada

10 Sep 2017

Fisherynation.com

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Wildfire smoke leads to weather alert on Vancouver Island

Vancouver Island, BC, Canada

5 Sep 2017

Victoria News

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Dry Koksilah River threatens fish in Cowichan Valley

Koksiloh River, British Columbia, Canada

5 Sep 2017

Lake Cowichan Gazette

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5 - 10
Sep 2017

Juvenile Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii) in southern coastal BC

Southern BC Waters

2 Sep 2017

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Mysterious, Brain-Like Blob Found in Lagoon

Lost Lagoon, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

31 Aug 2017

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B.C.'s coastal sea star population in increasingly hot water

British Columbia, Canada

24 Aug 2017

CBC News

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24 Aug -
2 Sep 2017

Victoria Day heat a 10-year Duncan high

Duncan, British Columbia, Canada

25 May 2017

Lake Cowichan Gazette

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B.C.'s provincial tree threatened by climate change, expert says

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

15 Apr 2017

CBC News

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15 Apr -
25 May 2017

	Ocean / Sea	42
	Fish	39
	Weather	34
	Surface Waters / Wetlands	28
	Unusual Range / Sighting	25
	Plants / Kelp	18
	Sports / Recreation	18
	Marine Mammals	17
	Death / Die-off / Decline	16
	Drought	15
	Birds	14
	Human Health	14
	Extreme Temperature	13
	Land	13
	Invertebrates	11
	Seasonal Timing	10
	Unusual Size / Abundance	9
	Buildings	9
	Cultural Impact	8
	Deformity / Disease / Injury	7
	Food Security	7
	Insects	7
	Water Security	7
	Infestation	6
	Microbes	6
	Safety	6
	Ice / Snow Change	6
	Transportation	6
	Air	5
	Unusual Animal Behavior	5
	Economic Impact	5
	Extreme Wind	5
	Fisheries	5
	Land Mammals	5
	Sanitation	5
	Aquaculture	4
	Amphibians	4
	Forestry	4
	Groundwater	4
	Energy	3
	Reptiles	3
	Pathogen	3
	Surface Waters / Wetlands	3
	Fire	3
	Air Quality	2
	Agriculture	2
	Extreme Precipitation	2
	Harvest Change	2
	Livestock	2
	Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning	2
	Parasite	2
	Pets	2
	Vibrio parahaemolyticus	2
	Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning	1
	Atmosphere	1
	Flooding / Draining	1
	Fungi	1
	Glacier Change	1
	Landslide / Avalanche	1
	Pollution	1
	Cyclone / Hurricane	1
	Zoonotic Flu	1

	Fall	38
	Spring	37
	Summer	35
	Winter	16

	January	5
	February	6
	March	10
	April	13
	May	14
	June	6
	July	14
	August	16
	September	19
	October	10
	November	9
	December	5

	2023	5
	2022	3
	2021	15
	2020	11
	2019	28
	2018	24
	2017	19
	2016	12
	2015	4
	2014	1
	2012	4
	2009	1