Near Sechelt - 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

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

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

14 Nov 2021

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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 My Maps
	Rare clash between two distinct kinds of orcas in the Salish Sea — and the endangered fish-eaters won Point Roberts, Washington, United States 12 Oct 2021 KNKX Public Radio My Maps
	Mass stranding of pink salmon Cheakamus River 30 Sep 2021 Global News My Maps
	Chinook salmon returning in surprising numbers to Cowichan River Cowichan River 29 Sep 2021 CHEK My Maps
	The wall lizard invasion of Vancouver Island Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada 27 Sep 2021 Macleans.ca My Maps

27 Sep -
7 Nov 2021

Sea cucumber die-off near Vancouver Island

Dolphin Beach, British Columbia, Canada

28 Aug 2021

CBC

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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

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Mysterious smelly fat blobs pollute West Vancouver beach

West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

17 Aug 2021

North Shore News

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17 - 28
Aug 2021

	1st live Asian giant 'murder hornet' of 2021 spotted in Washington state Blaine, Washington, United States 13 Aug 2021 Alaska Public Media 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
	'Unprecedented' absence of southern resident killer whales from Salish Sea Salish Sea 21 Jul 2021 Vancouver Island 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 -
13 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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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

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Entomologists vacuum Asian giant hornets out of first nest found in Whatcom County

Blaine, Washington, United States

24 Oct 2020

king5.com

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24 Oct -
17 Nov 2020

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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Western Red Cedar die-off in Pacific Spirit Park

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

5 Aug 2020

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5 Aug -
8 Sep 2020

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 - 13
Jul 2020

Northern anchovy blooms bring more sea life to Burrard Inlet

Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada

14 Jun 2020

CBC

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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 -
14 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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Two North Shore ski mountains, Buntzen Lake closed because of rain

Anmore, British Columbia, Canada

31 Jan 2020

Vancouver Sun

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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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3 - 31
Jan 2020

	Massive anchovy school in White Rock draws a crowd White Rock, British Columbia, Canada 29 Dec 2019 Vancouver Sun My Maps
	Anchovies take over White Rock shores White Rock, British Columbia, Canada 28 Dec 2019 Facebook Watch My Maps
	Seabird Aggregation Over Abundant Northern Anchovy (Engraulis mordax) White Rock, British Columbia, Canada 18 Dec 2019 Twitter My Maps
	BC Hydro reservoirs see record low rain across Vancouver Island Puntledge River, Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada 6 Dec 2019 Victoria News My Maps
	Victoria broke its record for driest November in more than 25 years Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada 3 Dec 2019 Vancouver Island My Maps

3 - 29
Dec 2019

Hybrid salmon discovered by scientists on Vancouver Island

Cowichan River, British Columbia, Canada

12 Oct 2019

CBC

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	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
	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

10 Sep -
10 Oct 2019

Lake water to be pumped into B.C. river due to severe drought

Lake Cowichan, British Columbia, Canada

27 Aug 2019

CBC

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Squamish volunteers opening up man-made dams stopping pink salmon

Stawamus River, British Columbia. Canada

26 Aug 2019

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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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19 Jul -
27 Aug 2019

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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It’s spring, but B.C. is sounding the alarm on drought

British Columbia, Canada

11 Jun 2019

Port Alberni Valley News

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11 Jun -
15 Jul 2019

	Another dead grey whale found off B.C. coast Boundary Bay, Canada 6 Jun 2019 CBC 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
	B.C.'s salal shrubs are dying and extreme weather could be the culprit coastal British Columbia, Canada 8 May 2019 CBC My Maps
	Salal (Gaultheria shallon) dying, tops showing dry brown leaves Burnaby Mountain, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada 28 Apr 2019 My Maps

28 Apr -
6 Jun 2019

Trees Broken, Uprooted, Toppled by Wind

Beaufort Picnic Area, Cameron Lake, British Columbia

19 Apr 2019

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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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Heart of White Rock breaks along with pier

White Rock, British Columbia, Canada

20 Dec 2018

CBC

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20 Dec 2018 -
10 Jan 2019

Hundreds of sea lions take over docks of Cowichan Bay

Duncan, British Columbia, Canada

14 Nov 2018

CHEK

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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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Vancouver temperatures hit an all-time record low yesterday

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

5 Oct 2018

Daily Hive

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5 Oct -
1 Nov 2018

	Dead and dying birds rain down in unexplained occurrence in B.C. community Tsawwassen, British Columbia, Canada 21 Sep 2018 National Post My Maps
	Black-tailed Gull (Larus crassirostris) in Lund/Powell River Powell River, British Columbia, Canada 13 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
	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

15 Aug -
21 Sep 2018

	Ship Creek Almost Dry Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada 7 Aug 2018 My Maps
	'Red tide' algal blooms appearing around B.C. coastal waters Coastal Waters, British Columbia, Canada 18 Jul 2018 CBC News My Maps
	Exploding Salish Sea seal population sparks call for a cull Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 7 Jul 2018 Vancouver Sun My Maps
	Brown ocean water at White Rock beach caused by ‘algae bloom’ White Rock, British Columbia, Canada 6 Jul 2018 Peace Arch News My Maps

6 Jul -
7 Aug 2018

	Where salmon recreational fishing will be closed to boost orcas Gulf Islands, British Columbia, Canada 2 Jun 2018 Times Colonist My Maps
	B.C. on track to break records for dry weather in May White Rock, British Columbia, Canada 31 May 2018 Lake Cowichan Gazette My Maps
	European Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) invaded our neighborhood and city Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada 29 May 2018 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

24 May -
2 Jun 2018

"Total devastation": Dozens of fish killed in North, West Vancouver streams

West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

7 May 2018

CBC News

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Long-billed Syndrome in Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)

Richmond, British Columbia, Canada

13 Apr 2018

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13 Apr -
7 May 2018

Shifting species composition of sealions at Hornby Island

Flora Islet, British Columbia, Canada

8 Apr 2018

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Vancouver Island cholera outbreak 'a unique situation,' health officials say

Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada

25 Mar 2018

Vancouver Sun

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Cholera found in herring eggs from Oceanside area

Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada

23 Mar 2018

NanaimonewsNOW

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23 Mar -
8 Apr 2018

Unseasonably early daffodils prompt wish for cold weather on B.C. farm

North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada

9 Feb 2018

Lake Cowichan Gazette

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Chordgrass (Spartina sp.) eradication at Goose Spit

Goose Spit Regional Park, Comox, British Columbia, Canada

5 Dec 2017

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Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) Sighting

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

5 Dec 2017

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	Ocean / Sea	48
	Fish	45
	Weather	40
	Unusual Range / Sighting	30
	Surface Waters / Wetlands	30
	Sports / Recreation	23
	Marine Mammals	22
	Plants / Kelp	20
	Birds	17
	Death / Die-off / Decline	17
	Drought	16
	Extreme Temperature	15
	Seasonal Timing	15
	Human Health	14
	Unusual Size / Abundance	12
	Buildings	10
	Land	10
	Unusual Animal Behavior	9
	Insects	9
	Invertebrates	9
	Cultural Impact	7
	Deformity / Disease / Injury	7
	Fisheries	7
	Safety	7
	Extreme Wind	6
	Food Security	6
	Infestation	6
	Land Mammals	6
	Microbes	6
	Ice / Snow Change	6
	Transportation	6
	Water Security	6
	Air	5
	Economic Impact	5
	Sanitation	5
	Aquaculture	4
	Amphibians	4
	Energy	4
	Forestry	4
	Groundwater	4
	Agriculture	3
	Reptiles	3
	Pathogen	3
	Surface Waters / Wetlands	3
	Fire	3
	Air Quality	2
	Extreme Precipitation	2
	Flooding / Draining	2
	Harvest Change	2
	Livestock	2
	Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning	2
	Parasite	2
	Pets	2
	Vibrio parahaemolyticus	2
	Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning	1
	Atmosphere	1
	Fungi	1
	Landslide / Avalanche	1
	Pollution	1
	Storm Surge	1
	Cyclone / Hurricane	1
	Zoonotic Flu	1

	Spring	40
	Fall	39
	Summer	38
	Winter	22

	January	6
	February	7
	March	9
	April	16
	May	15
	June	9
	July	16
	August	14
	September	19
	October	12
	November	8
	December	9

	2023	5
	2022	2
	2021	19
	2020	14
	2019	33
	2018	25
	2017	18
	2016	14
	2015	4
	2014	1
	2012	4
	2009	1