In the wake of a magnitude 7.5 earthquake off the coast of Alaska overnight, a professor at Simon Fraser University says there's a link to October's Haida Gwaii quake. Dr. John Clague explains that magnitude 7.8 incident could have helped trigger this latest rattle. "We're finding globally that along major faults, very active faults, that one … [Read more...]
Tran family helped by S.U.C.C.E.S.S.
June 13, 2012 by
Just one day after a trust fund was announced for the family of a man gunned down last month, there has already been lots of response from the public. The fund was set up to help the family of Huong Andy Tran, who was killed May 27th at Burnaby's Royal Oak Sushi House. Police say Angus David Mitchell shot Tran and one other person at the … [Read more...]
Endangered birds not helped by logging
February 2, 2012 by
A wilderness preservation group wants the BC Government to stop efforts to log a wildlife habitat reserved for spotted owls. The Province has set aside several areas near Chilliwack Lake to protect the endangered birds. Gwen Barlee, Policy Director with the Wilderness Committee, says she was horrified to learn last weekend, residents heard … [Read more...]
