Archive | nature RSS for this section

Minter Wonderland, farewell

The renowned Minter Gardens in Chilliwack, B.C. closed its gates forever yesterday.

The renowned 32-acre Minter Gardens, which opened near Chilliwack, B.C.  33 years ago, closed its gates forever yesterday.

“Jell-ala-bad”

A jellyfish invasion clogged pipes and forced the shut-down of a nuclear reactor in Sweden.  [UN wonders if this could be the solution to the Middle-East and North Korean  nuclear standoff?]

A jellyfish invasion clogged pipes and forced the shut-down of a nuclear reactor in Sweden. [UN wonders if this could be the solution to the Middle-East and North Korean nuclear standoff?]

NHL Trophy Hunt

NHL player Clayton Stoner posed with the head and paw trophies of a Grizzly bear he shot in BC

Minnesota NHL player Clayton Stoner posed with the head and paw of a Grizzly bear he shot in BC

Emperor Penguin?

The Royal [ice] box: Prince Harry chills out in a giant freezer to prepare for his trek to the South Pole

The Royal [ice] box: Prince Harry chills out in a giant freezer to prepare for his trek to the South Pole

Pipeline Hearing participants restricted

"Sorry, you can't go in" Environmental groups mount legal challenge to Canadian Government's legislation limiting participation into the Kinder Morgan Pipeline project.

“Sorry, you can’t go in”
Environmental groups mount legal challenge to Canadian Government’s legislation limiting participation into the Kinder Morgan Pipeline project hearings.

New species of mammal, Olinguito, “discovered”

"But I've always known I was here!"

“But I’ve always known I was here!”

Where babies come from? There’s an app for that!

A Victoria child psychologist has developed an app for the iPhone and iPad to explain the facts of life to children

A Victoria child psychologist has developed an app for the iPhone and iPad to explain the facts of life to children

Can’t see the Fords for the trees

Detroit embraces urban farming

Detroit hopes converting 150,000 vacant lots to urban farming will boost the local economy after the collapse of the auto industry resulted in a loss of 435,000 jobs and bankruptcy.

Police not amused by Stiff in Canoe

RCMP, called to investigate a body slumped in a canoe near Oliver B.C., were surprised to find a mannequin manning the oars, set adrift as a practical joke.

RCMP, called to investigate a body slumped in a canoe near Oliver B.C., were surprised to find a mannequin manning the oars, set adrift as a practical joke.

Curtains for Curlew

The Eskimo Curlew, once so plentiful that migrating flocks would blot out the sun for hours, is declared extinct.

The Eskimo Curlew, once so plentiful that migrating flocks would blot out the sun for hours, is declared extinct.