News Items tag as: Marc Fawcett-Atkinson

Swimming for salmon in the backwoods of BC
November 26, 2023 - 3:30 PM

On a rare sunny late October day, a quartet of swimmers gathered around a deep pool ready to immerse themselves in the frigid water with hundreds of huge salmon swimming upstream to spawn. Clad in full-body down outfits beneath heavy drysuits and snorkels, the group had made the nearly hour-and-a-half-long trip from Tofino, B.C., to HILSYAQ?IS/Tranquil Creek in Clayoquot Sound by boat and back roads to count salmon migrating up the frigid stream.
Why this fishing technique is a climate disaster
April 16, 2021 - 8:00 PM

Bottom trawling, a common fishing practice where large nets are dragged along the sea floor, is exacerbating the climate crisis, a new study has found.
COVID demand for produce boxes in B.C. still booming, farmers say
April 09, 2021 - 7:00 PM
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Last spring, Shirlene Coté was hit with surging demand for an unusual product: Boxes filled to the brim with her farm’s produce, delivered weekly during the growing season to customers who paid a lump sum in advance.
Feds won’t ban pesticides deadly to bees, bugs and their ecosystems
April 08, 2021 - 8:00 PM

Pesticides harmful to bees, water bugs, and other insects will continue to be allowed for use on Canadian fields and lawns.
Cutting back on waste is possible in B.C. - if you can afford it
April 06, 2021 - 6:00 AM

Amy Ash knew reducing her waste wouldn’t be easy. But the cost of wasting less took her by surprise.
Could high-tech farming be the future of food in B.C.?
April 05, 2021 - 6:00 AM

Robots, blockchain, and high-tech plankton might soon be producing food for British Columbians.
Why better bioplastics can’t end the plastic crisis
April 01, 2021 - 5:30 AM

Plastic products made from corn, wheat stubble, and other plants could soon become more common on Canadian farms and supermarket shelves.
Why community-run food hubs like this one in Kamloops could be key to better food security
March 04, 2021 - 6:00 PM

Kent Fawcett didn’t plan to spend hours each day in the kitchen when he started making hummus. Then his dehydrated hummus business, Local Pulse, took off.
Can companies make chocolate more sustainable? One B.C. researcher is trying to find out
March 01, 2021 - 7:00 PM

Sophia Carodenuto is looking for ways to make food more sustainable in an unusual place: The business practices used by the companies who control the world’s chocolate trade.
B.C. ranchers push for more help in struggle to get their animals slaughtered
February 23, 2021 - 6:00 AM

Julia Smith has a problem. Despite litters of fast-growing piglets and surging demand for her pork, she can’t find an abattoir that can slaughter them before December.
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THOMPSON: America is making a choice between democracy or authoritarian rule
OPINION America is awaiting a call from voters, the election results. It is a reprieve of sorts, much like a governor’s last minute call in an old movie sparing a condemned innocent prisoner from execution. The

Popular spots to enjoy ramen in Okanagan, Kamloops
Fall is here and the weather is turning colder so many are turning to comfort foods in the Okanagan and Kamloops. A warm, hearty soup is a definite go-to during the chilly seasons and one particular style, ramen, is becoming more and more p

Study says city policies drastically increase housing costs in Kamloops, Okanagan
A research paper explored how municipal government policies increase the cost of housing in B.C., and it showed that 40 per cent of a home’s cost in Kamloops and the Okanagan was due to the “zoning effect”. While at Simon

Kelowna trailer park residents face 'demoviction' from their affordable homes
Walking into Central Mobile Home Park in Kelowna you see well kept yards, towering evergreen trees, people walking their dogs and chatting with neighbours. The community of mostly seniors is slated to razed to make space for redevelopment but the

News Items tag as: Marc Fawcett-Atkinson

Swimming for salmon in the backwoods of BC

Why this fishing technique is a climate disaster

COVID demand for produce boxes in B.C. still booming, farmers say

Feds won’t ban pesticides deadly to bees, bugs and their ecosystems

Cutting back on waste is possible in B.C. - if you can afford it

Could high-tech farming be the future of food in B.C.?

Why better bioplastics can’t end the plastic crisis

Why community-run food hubs like this one in Kamloops could be key to better food security

Can companies make chocolate more sustainable? One B.C. researcher is trying to find out

B.C. ranchers push for more help in struggle to get their animals slaughtered

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