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UBCO engineers are testing research that uses discarded plastic bottles to help stabilize clay banks in landfills (UBCO).

B.C. engineers study how repurposed plastic bottles could protect landfills

The research is published in the journal Waste Management and funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Discovery Grants Program

UBCO engineers are testing research that uses discarded plastic bottles to help stabilize clay banks in landfills (UBCO).
The B.C. Legislature in Victoria was designed by architect Frances Rattenbury. Which city was British Columbia’s capital before Victoria was selected? (Don Denton photograph)

QUIZ: How well do you know British Columbia?

There is a lot to celebrate about this province during the B.C. Day long weekend

The B.C. Legislature in Victoria was designed by architect Frances Rattenbury. Which city was British Columbia’s capital before Victoria was selected? (Don Denton photograph)
Captain Moani Heimuli welcomes visitors to Hōkūle,a. Photo by Marc Kitteringham/Campbell River Mirror

Pacific Rim voyage to visit 100 Indigenous communities over next 4 years

Hawaiian voyaging canoe Hōkūleʻa docks on Vancouver Island on trip around Pacific

Captain Moani Heimuli welcomes visitors to Hōkūle,a. Photo by Marc Kitteringham/Campbell River Mirror
The 2023 World Happiness Report looked at impacts of pandemic, other life disruptions. (WHR screenshot)

People may be coming out of the pandemic nicer: World Happiness Report

This was the 11th edition of the World Happiness Report; ten years since the first International Happiness Day

The 2023 World Happiness Report looked at impacts of pandemic, other life disruptions. (WHR screenshot)
TransLink is partnering with three local businesses to bring on-the-goal meals to SkyTrain station vending machines, with sushi as one of the options. The pilot project has already launched at three stations. (Buzzer/TransLink)

Sushi on the SkyTrain? Vending machines coming to Metro Vancouver stations

TransLink partnering with local businesses for on-the-go meals

TransLink is partnering with three local businesses to bring on-the-goal meals to SkyTrain station vending machines, with sushi as one of the options. The pilot project has already launched at three stations. (Buzzer/TransLink)
Saanich author Mark Leiren-Young recently released a new book highlighting research showing sharks are more intelligent and less harmful than popular myths suggest. (Photo provided by Mark Leiren-Young)

B.C. author works to dispel myths about sharks in new book

Bite-sized facts help Mark Leiren-Young share knowledge from countless researchers

Saanich author Mark Leiren-Young recently released a new book highlighting research showing sharks are more intelligent and less harmful than popular myths suggest. (Photo provided by Mark Leiren-Young)
Bruce More doesn’t remember Ken Dimock or Gill Dimock (nee Reay) from his camp days, but here they are together in a 1949 photo from Camp Koolaree. Dots are placed over Bruce More (front row, right) Rev. Bill More, (face partly covered, back left) Ken Dimock, (back right) and Gill Reay (middle).

Kootenay camper preserves the tradition of songs around the campfire

“It’s a subject dear to my heart,” More shares.

Bruce More doesn’t remember Ken Dimock or Gill Dimock (nee Reay) from his camp days, but here they are together in a 1949 photo from Camp Koolaree. Dots are placed over Bruce More (front row, right) Rev. Bill More, (face partly covered, back left) Ken Dimock, (back right) and Gill Reay (middle).
Kathy Mackey holds her dog Fancy as she’s surrounded by dozens of pet neckwear pieces in her Chilliwack home on July 6, 2023. She’s bringing her business, Simply Fetching Pet Designs, to the Chilliwack Fair Aug. 11 to 13. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)

‘These ain’t your nana’s bandanas’: B.C. senior creates unique neckwear for dogs

‘They’re all about fun, and fashion and showing off,’ says Kathy Mackey of Simply Fetching Pet Designs

Kathy Mackey holds her dog Fancy as she’s surrounded by dozens of pet neckwear pieces in her Chilliwack home on July 6, 2023. She’s bringing her business, Simply Fetching Pet Designs, to the Chilliwack Fair Aug. 11 to 13. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)
The Hokulea vessel docked in Campbell River’s Discovery Harbour Marina on Aug. 3, 2023. Photo by Marc Kitteringham/Campbell River Mirror

Polynesian vessels to stop in B.C. as they trek around entire Pacific Rim

4-year voyage to bring attention to environmental issues and stewardship

The Hokulea vessel docked in Campbell River’s Discovery Harbour Marina on Aug. 3, 2023. Photo by Marc Kitteringham/Campbell River Mirror
FILE - A Viva Air passenger sleeps at the airport after the low-cost airline suspended its operations at the El Dorado International Airport in Bogota, Colombia, Feb. 28, 2023. Two to three hours is generally the minimum recommended time for an international layover, but in some cases that might not even be sufficient. Account for time to clear customs and go through security again, and you might also need to retrieve and recheck luggage. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

How much time do you need for an international layover?

With airplane transfers a fact of life, here’s how to make the most of their inevitability

FILE - A Viva Air passenger sleeps at the airport after the low-cost airline suspended its operations at the El Dorado International Airport in Bogota, Colombia, Feb. 28, 2023. Two to three hours is generally the minimum recommended time for an international layover, but in some cases that might not even be sufficient. Account for time to clear customs and go through security again, and you might also need to retrieve and recheck luggage. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
An artist’s rendering of a group of Burgess Shale jellyfish is shown in a handout. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Royal Ontario Museum-Christian McCall

Researchers find oldest-known species of swimming jellyfish in Canadian Rockies

Burgess Shale fossils on a shelf at the Royal Ontario Museum reveal 505-million-year-old specimen

An artist’s rendering of a group of Burgess Shale jellyfish is shown in a handout. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Royal Ontario Museum-Christian McCall
A 94-year-old woman who was evacuated from her home in the Ukraine. (Darrell McKay photo)

PODCAST: Stretchers for Ukraine – compassion in a war-torn land

TODAY IN B.C.: Darrell McKay fundraises for supplies and stretchers

A 94-year-old woman who was evacuated from her home in the Ukraine. (Darrell McKay photo)
FILE - A bronze statue of the Archangel Gabriel blowing a trumpet stands at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine as the sun rises in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of the borough of Manhattan in New York on Sunday, March 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)

Do you believe in angels? Poll says about 7 in 10 Americans do

‘People are yearning for something greater than themselves — beyond their own understanding’

FILE - A bronze statue of the Archangel Gabriel blowing a trumpet stands at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine as the sun rises in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of the borough of Manhattan in New York on Sunday, March 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)
FILE - Text from the ChatGPT page of the OpenAI website is shown in this photo, in New York, Feb. 2, 2023. Anthropic, ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and other major developers of AI systems known as large language models say they’re hard at work to make them more truthful. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Untruthful tech: Chatbots prone to making things up

Not everyone thinks AI’s hallucination problem is fixable

FILE - Text from the ChatGPT page of the OpenAI website is shown in this photo, in New York, Feb. 2, 2023. Anthropic, ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and other major developers of AI systems known as large language models say they’re hard at work to make them more truthful. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
Join co-hosts Mike and Jennifer-Lee of Measure Twice, Cut Once. (HAVAN photo)

PODCAST: Connecting the outdoors to your indoor living space

TODAY IN BC: HAVAN’s podcast ‘Measure Twice, Cut Once’

Join co-hosts Mike and Jennifer-Lee of Measure Twice, Cut Once. (HAVAN photo)
Ticks in B.C. are typically found in the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island. (BP File Photo)

Climate change is increasing risk of ticks, Lyme disease: B.C. expert

Climate change has increased the movement and areas where ticks will be located

Ticks in B.C. are typically found in the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island. (BP File Photo)
London Drugs and the Institute for Canadian Citizenship (ICC) have teamed up to celebrate and support new immigrants in Canada, particularly in British Columbia. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick)

New app aims to connect newcomers in B.C. with their community

London Drugs and ICC collaborate to support and celebrate new immigrants in Canada

London Drugs and the Institute for Canadian Citizenship (ICC) have teamed up to celebrate and support new immigrants in Canada, particularly in British Columbia. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick)
BCEHS paramedic public information officer Brian Twaites (Photo Submitted by BCEHS)

911 calls for severe allergic reactions nearly double in summer: BCEHS

Paramedics urge vigilance for people at risk of anaphylaxis

BCEHS paramedic public information officer Brian Twaites (Photo Submitted by BCEHS)
Authors C.C. ‘Chris’ Humphreys and Adrian Raeside. (submitted photos)

PODCAST: Authors C.C. Humphreys, Adrian Raeside discuss latest books

TODAY IN B.C.: ‘Someday I’ll Find You’ and ‘Paradise for Cats: Return to Rainbow Bridge’

Authors C.C. ‘Chris’ Humphreys and Adrian Raeside. (submitted photos)
The Penticton Regional Hospital provides health care service in British Columbia’s South Okanagan. Which hospital in Canada is the oldest still operating hospital? (Black Press file photo)

QUIZ: A tribute to first responders

When things go wrong, police, firefighters, paramedics, doctors and nurses are ready to help

The Penticton Regional Hospital provides health care service in British Columbia’s South Okanagan. Which hospital in Canada is the oldest still operating hospital? (Black Press file photo)