Study by conservation group finds elevated pathogen levels near B.C. fish farms
The Pacific Salmon Foundation says it found that water near active open-net farms contains four times more pathogens harmful to wild salmon than water near inactive farms.
#environment #fisheries #conservation #BC #fishfarming
https://globalnews.ca/news/11137764/fish-farm-pathogens-study/
VISFF Festival
The 20th annual Vancouver Island Short Film Festival is happening in person & online on May 1st, 2nd, and 3rd!
I now wait over an hour for a blood test.
Absurd!
We don’t need a US owned monopoly over our #healthcare services.
Lifelabs is a disaster.
The way staff actually run from patient to patient is tragic.
This is not the way proper care should be delivered.
Ask #BCNurses.
If the government doesn’t want to take medical health labs back, there is a first step. Break up the monopoly. Allow independent, BC-based businesses to run labs. It’s how we take it back.
To hand over lab testing to a monopoly was a mistake from the start.
Pemberton becomes 10th B.C. community to join Sue Big Oil campaign
The proposed class-action lawsuit demands oil companies who knowingly lied about the links between their industry and climate change to cover the cost of mitigation and adaptation
Ankylosaur footprints from Canada are first of their kind in the world
Scientists have identified fossil dinosaur footprints from a new species in B.C. and Alberta. They're believed to be the first tracks found in the world that were left by club-tailed ankylosaurs, offering new insights about gaps in the fossil record.
#science #discovery #dinosaurs #fossils #Canada #BC
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/ankylosaurid-footprints-1.7511766?cmp=rss
Ankylosaur footprints from B.C. and Alberta are first of their kind in the world
Scientists have identified fossil dinosaur footprints from a new species in B.C. and Alberta. They're believed to be the first tracks found in the world that were left by club-tailed ankylosaurs, offering new insights about gaps in the fossil record.
#science #discovery #dinosaurs #fossils #Canada #BC
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/ankylosaurid-footprints-1.7511766?cmp=rss
Californa tries to lure Canadians back, but B.C. minister says ‘hold the line’ on travel
'Today we launched a new international campaign focused on encouraging Canadians to come visit the great state of California,' Gov. Gavin Newsom says in a video.
#tourism #politics #travel #California #BC #Canada
https://globalnews.ca/news/11132762/california-ad-campaign-canadian-travellers/
Avian flu cull order for B.C. ostrich farm to be reviewed in court today
Universal Ostrich's entire flock of about 400 birds was ordered culled in February by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency after H5N1 avian flu was detected in December — but the farm managed to get its birds a stay of execution until the court could rule on the merits of the cu...
#avianflu #court #farm #BC #News #Canada
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/universal-ostrich-kill-cull-avian-flu-1.7509915?cmp=rss
Former employees of British Columbia 
’s Interior Health authority (2003 to 2009) had their information and identity stolen.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/interior-health-data-breach-canada-revenue-agency-accounts-hacked-1.7507321
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D’anciens employés (2003 à 2009) de l’autorité en santé de l’Intérieur de la Colombie-Britannique ont vu leur information et identité volés.
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Protests, marches and memories: B.C.’s toxic drug crisis emergency marks 9 years
B.C. Health Minister Josie Osborne and provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry issued a joint statement marking the sombre anniversary.
#politics #health #crisis #BC #BCoverdosecrisis #OverdoseCrisis
https://globalnews.ca/news/11131284/bc-toxic-drug-crisis-emergency-9-years/
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This is really scary. Our island is in danger of turning full blue because of vote splitting.
bonafide
