Flash flood sets back recovering residents
The City of Merritt has once again faced a rare weather occurrence, setting residents back from recovering while they are still dealing with the impacts of last year’s atmospheric river event.
Category: Environment
LETTERS: Taking care of our homes against fires
“Home ownership is a big factor in property maintenance. Owning your home is a big motivator to care for those homes, as every dollar invested is at great risk, especially for homes that are built in or near a forest.”
LETTER: A tulip in Merritt
“This Tulip is an inspiration! If it can do it so, can we!”
Kicking up dust: City of Merritt addresses airborne particulates
With increasing temperatures and debris from November’s flooding creating high concentrations of dust, the City of Merritt, along with the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy and Interior Health has issued an information bulletin addressing Merrittonians concerns.
Mariposa Nature Academy to host a spring break camp
The Mariposa Nature Academy will be hosting a spring break camp from March 28 to April 1.
Difficult birth for LNG cash cow
VICTORIA – Debate is underway on the B.C. Liberal government’s tax and environmental plan for...
Riverbank cleanup kudos
Dear Editor, While visiting Merritt a few days ago, I was very pleased to see a river cleanup...
What we know about the mine spill
Today I’ll attempt to cut through the speculation and fear-mongering that have swirled around the...
If you play with fire, you might get burned
Over a million hectares have been burned in wildfires in B.C. and the Northwest Territories so far...
The ethical conundrum of pest control
People who know I am from Winnipeg cannot believe when I complain about the savage mosquitoes here...
Welcome to the human era
By Gwynne Dyer There is no doubt that human beings are the dominant species on Earth. The seven...
If a whale washes ashore in Newfoundland…
No matter how many rules and protocols and jurisdictions and governments and agencies and...
Inconvenient truth of pine beetle
VICTORIA – Last week’s column on Earth Day myths attracted a fair amount of criticism. One...
Inconvenient truths for Earth Day
VICTORIA – Earth Day 2014 will likely go down in B.C. history as less exciting than last year’s...
Renew commitment to planet on Earth Day
Earth Day has been an international event since 1990 and is celebrated in 192 countries worldwide....
Grizzly hunt isn’t going away
VICTORIA – A little-noticed protest tent sprouted up on the rain-soaked B.C. legislature grounds...
It’s all about abrupt climate change
By Gwynne Dyer This is not how it was supposed to happen. The standard climate-change predictions...
Science loses ground to superstition
VICTORIA – From Stockholm to Sydney to Sicamous, September was a bad month for science. In Sweden,...
