Nicholas Johansen

4 days ago | castanet.net | Casey Richardson |Nicholas Johansen |Wolfgang Depner |Nick Laba

British Columbia's energy minister is backing plans to dredge and deepen Vancouver's Burrard Inlet to accommodate fully loaded oil tankers, despite concerns from environmentalists, experts and First Nations. The plan, floated recently by Prime Minister Mark Carney, could result in fewer tankers carrying more oil from the Trans Mountain pipeline to markets abroad.

4 days ago | castanet.net | Casey Richardson |Nicholas Johansen |Madison Reeve |Nick Laba

Firefighters are continuing to battle a blaze that's torn through, and partially collapsed, a seniors apartment building in North Vancouver. Reports of a fire at Silverlynn Apartments first came in just after 9 a.m. Saturday morning, and firefighters arrived on scene less than 10 minutes later, said Mike Danks, fire chief with District of North Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services. "We've got a working structure fire, we're doing our best to reduce the extent of the damage," he said.

5 days ago | castanet.net | Nicholas Johansen

UPDATE: 7:25 a.m.The northbound lanes of Highway 33 are closed below Black Mountain Saturday morning after a mudslide came across the road. While DriveBC first reported fallen rocks had closed the highway, images sent to Castanet show a mudslide has come across the road, between Muir and Springfield roads. An AIM Roads vehicle is on scene blocking traffic. Southbound lanes are unaffected at this time.

5 days ago | castanet.net | Nicholas Johansen

The rejuvenation of the Island Stage in Kelowna's Waterfront Park is well underway, and it's expected to be completed within the next two months. Kelowna's iconic Island Stage was constructed in the early 1990s on the man-made lagoon in Waterfront Park. It has hosted countless concerts and festivals over the years, including a number of Parks Alive shows, the Great Okanagan Beer Festival, Keloha and Island Time. This past September, construction began on the project and the old stage was torn down.

5 days ago | castanet.net | Casey Richardson |Nicholas Johansen |Madison Reeve |Valerie Leung

BC Wildfire Service said 11 overwintering wildfires in the Fort Nelson zone have become more visible in recent days, due to warm, dry conditions. Blazes that burn over winter are also known as holdover or zombie fires, and they burn deep underground into the organic matter of the forest floor through the winter months. BCWS shared in a post on Friday that these fires have smouldered and were waiting for warmer temperatures to reignite.