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This year's sockeye salmon run could break the Fraser River

As I WROTE a few weeks back, the sockeye salmon run on the Fraser River this year is expected to be the largest one in the last 100 years or so.
V.I.A. is going across Canada this summer!

V.I.A. is going across Canada this summer!

Chef Ned Bell just us sent this photo from his Chefs For Oceans cross-Canada cycling adventure he's doing to raise awareness about the importance of sustainable seafood.
"PEI rocks!" - an update from Chef @NedBell!

"PEI rocks!" - an update from Chef @NedBell!

Chef Ned Bell is cycling across Canada flying the Chefs for Oceans banner on a mission to raise awareness for healthy and sustainable seafood.
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Heritage Foundation Weekly: July 19th Pop-Up Salvage Sale!

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Heritage Foundation Weekly: July 19th Pop-Up Salvage Sale!

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Heritage Foundation is a registered charity supporting the conservation of heritage buildings and structures in recognition of their contribution to the city’s economy, sustainability and culture.
Why rescuing this particular whale (WHICH YOU'VE PROBABLY NEVER HEARD OF) is awesome

Why rescuing this particular whale (WHICH YOU'VE PROBABLY NEVER HEARD OF) is awesome

Over the weekend we shared the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Aquarium 's photo (below) on our Facebook Page with the caption "Cutest ever!". It got hundreds of Likes and I was psyched when they expanded, explained what's going on in it, and why it's so awesome.
Lobster sandwiches and lobster bibs - an update from Chef @NedBell!

Lobster sandwiches and lobster bibs - an update from Chef @NedBell!

Chef Ned Bell is cycling across Canada flying the Chefs for Oceans banner on a mission to raise awareness for healthy and sustainable seafood.
Rick Hansen and a few hundred friends raise $400,000 for the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Aquarium

Rick Hansen and a few hundred friends raise $400,000 for the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Aquarium

Generally I'm not one to post photos of myself here on the blog but I got to spend some time talking with my ultimate hero, Rick Hansen, recently at the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Aquarium's annual Night at the Auqarium fundraiser and had to post this one to offer so
That's one sweet umbrella

That's one sweet umbrella

Way back in 1889, Scottish civil engineer George Grant Mackay suspended a footbridge made of hemp rope and cedar planks across Capilano Canyon.
Deas Island Regional Park

Deas Island Regional Park

What does the George Massey Tunnel have to do with nature, other than a few roosting pigeons at the entrance? Not a whole lot, but when Highway 99 dips beneath the silty waters of the Fraser River on its way out to Delta it passes right under a small
Three Things to Do When Digging up a Dead Blue Whale

Three Things to Do When Digging up a Dead Blue Whale

The Beaty Biodiversity Museum is Vancouver’s natural history museum. We work to promote a greater understanding of, and collective responsibility for, the biodiversity of British Columbia, Canada, and the world.