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Video: Lower Gibsons treated to a symphony of sea lions

Video: Lower Gibsons treated to a symphony of sea lions

Sea lions took up residence in the Gibsons harbour this weekend, adding their voices to the spring hubbub. Coast Reporter received several tips that the pinnipeds have been barking up a storm over the past couple of days.
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Powell River Search and Rescue team answers atypical call

Powell River Search and Rescue team answers atypical call

Ropes and stretcher used to rescue dog near Eagle River
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Animal rescuer questions reports wolf dog in Coombs area has been killed

Animal rescuer questions reports wolf dog in Coombs area has been killed

Rumours are circulating that the animal, believed to have attacked dogs, has been shot and killed
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Orcas, dolphins and sea lions: Lots of wildlife in the waters off Port Moody this spring

Orcas, dolphins and sea lions: Lots of wildlife in the waters off Port Moody this spring

Here's possibly why a variety of marine animals have recently been spotted in Burrard Inlet near Port Moody.
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Elephant seal shuts down section of Beach Drive in Oak Bay

Elephant seal shuts down section of Beach Drive in Oak Bay

Fisheries officers were en route to help corral the 500-pound creature, and the road will be reopened once Emerson is safe, police said.
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Catching a killer: Environmental sleuths solve mystery of dead coho in a Courtenay creek

Catching a killer: Environmental sleuths solve mystery of dead coho in a Courtenay creek

Before the fish started dying, the region was in a period of drought. Then, immediately after significant rainfall, the smolts turned up dead. All the evidence pointed to a chemical found in tire rubber.
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Adrian Raeside cartoon: It's a dog's life on B.C. Ferries

Adrian Raeside cartoon: It's a dog's life on B.C. Ferries

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Letter: My dog died, and a stranger showed me incredible compassion

Letter: My dog died, and a stranger showed me incredible compassion

Thank you for comforting me in a moment of immense sadness
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See: Squamish herring spawn survey nearing its wrap-up

See: Squamish herring spawn survey nearing its wrap-up

Search for Slhawt’/Herring project monitors herring spawn each year in Howe Sound.
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The great escape: Orphaned orca swims to freedom, begins search for family

The great escape: Orphaned orca swims to freedom, begins search for family

The young orca's bid for freedom occurred at a high tide early Friday and involved swimming through a swift-moving, narrow channel and underneath a bridge, with Esperanza Inlet in the near distance.
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