by Abigail Fishman | Dec 4, 2025 | Environmental, Local, News
In partnership with UVic’s ACET initiative, the former mining village is exploring how its underground network of abandoned mines could provide renewable heating and cooling Cumberland, B.C., a village both literally and figuratively built on coal mining, has now...
by Abigail Fishman | Dec 4, 2025 | Culture, Literature, Local
Greater Victoria Placemaking Network celebrates over 1 000 little free libraries in Victoria, and the community built along the way The Greater Victoria Placemaking Network (GVPN) has launched the Little Free Library (LFL) Awards in celebration of reaching over 1 000...
by Abigail Fishman | Nov 20, 2025 | Environmental, News, Provincial
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 humpback whale off B.C.’s coast is renewing attention on the growing human...
by Abigail Fishman | Nov 20, 2025 | Opinions
Innovation alone can’t save us, unless we redefine the word progress. The newest iPhone promises to last longer. The latest car runs cleaner. The next clothing line is “sustainably sourced.” We’re told that progress comes neatly packaged: lighter, faster, greener. But...
by Abigail Fishman | Nov 20, 2025 | Culture, Environmental, Science
The subsea observatory, launched with UVic’s involvement last year, is helping shed light on one of the least studied ocean environments in the world A subsea observatory, deployed on a recent expedition through a partnership between Ocean Networks Canada (ONC), the...