Author: Clint Curtis

Please call 604-736-2250 to reserve a composter and schedule a pickup time. Where can I find local compost? Here are the four best places to try in order to coordinate a compost pick-up or drop-off. Your Municipal Government. Your Local Trash Removal Service. Your Local Farmers Market. A Friendly Farmer. What is the best way […]

Cat feces should not be flushed, handled (always wear gloves to clean a litter box) or composted. Dispose of it double-bagged in the garbage. All litter (even litter sold as flushable) can clog your sewer, or your building or city sewer, and should not be flushed. See Recycle BC’s curbside recycling collection guide. How do […]

Tuna fishing on the West Coast of Vancouver Island is becoming an immensely popular fishery. It’s fast paced, extremely exciting, and the rewards are delicious! Can you catch tuna off of Vancouver Island? The Albacore tuna run occurs in a six-week window every August when thousands of fish pass along our offshore Vancouver Island waters. […]

Where are Bass on Vancouver Island? Bass can be found as far north as Spider Lake (Qualicum) and increase in abundance the farther south you go. Favorites for avid bass fisherman include Quennell (Nanaimo), Thetis, Elk, Beaver (all in Victoria), and a host of others. Are there largemouth bass on Vancouver Island? Yes. In B.C., […]

Most of the gas burned on Vancouver Island comes from Alberta. From 2015 to 2018, over 75 per cent of the gasoline sold in B.C. came was refined in Edmonton and piped to Burnaby through the Trans Mountain pipeline — space permitting. Some of it comes from Alberta’s Refinery Row by rail car. How does […]

18.4 m. The Port of Vancouver is the largest port in Canada and the fourth largest in North America by tonnes of cargo, facilitating trade between Canada and more than 170 world economies. Port of Vancouver Land area 1,000 hectares Size 350 kilometres Available berths 57 Draft depth 18.4 m. Why is the Vancouver port […]

The Fraser River. The Fraser River is the longest river in British Columbia, stretching 1,375 km. It begins on the western side of the Rocky Mountains at Mount Robson Provincial Park, and ends in the Strait of Georgia at Vancouver. Fraser River. Published Online March 13, 2007 Last Edited January 31, 2017 What rivers run […]

According to one eyewitness, a group who was heard chanting “Let’s go riot, let’s go riot” as early as the first period of the game were among those responsible for flipping the first car. Fist fights broke out when people standing on porta-potties fell when others tipped the porta-potties over. Why did the Vancouver riot […]