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Surfrider UVic petitions to make on-campus reusables the default
According to data from the 2022 campus waste audit, 4 000 cups were discarded daily on campus. “In theory, [single-use cups] are recyclable. However, you have a mixture of materials…
Cumberland, BC taps into its past to power its future
The network of mines below Cumberland, B.C. is flooded with trapped water, which is cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter than surface temperatures. According to the proposal,…
Data centres and AI infrastructure are coming to B.C.
Not every data centre proposed in B.C. is guaranteed to operate on a closed-loop system. At Thompson Rivers University, Bell Canada is launching an open-loop AI data centre. Bell Canada…
Protests going strong against proposed Malahat Highway expansion
“Whatever it is that you’re doing, whatever relationship you have to the place, writing about that is what gets those emails opened in the Ministry of Transportation, in the Ministry…
DFO proposes new fishing closures, and whale deaths raise concerns on B.C.’s coast
Fisheries and Oceans Canada is consulting on 2026 fishing restrictions and vessel rules to support Southern Resident Killer Whale recovery, but is met with criticism. The death of a young…
‘Climate change is real. We are causing it. Once we agree on those two things, we will be able to change all these systems in place.’
My father bought a piece of land towards the forest. The soil was horrible, and took many years to make lively again. I think my Dad is trying to make…
‘I just want it like my childhood again’
When everything's gray, it's not so pretty to walk outside. I just remember it feeling like a very gray and very quiet time. I was like, "I'm going to work…
‘Three people fainted on the first day’
The day after, I went swimming with a couple of my friends. I remember seeing crabs, small fish, and shellfish all over the beach. The only smell I remember is…Our Digital Print Issue
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