Category: Vancouver

The lizard’s provenance in B.C. can be traced to Rudy’s Pet Park, a roadside zoo that opened in Saanich in 1957 with monkeys, lions and, among other creatures, a dozen wall lizards imported from Italy. When the now-deceased owner Rudy Bauersachs closed it in 1970, the bigger animals went to the Greater Vancouver Zoo. What […]

About Mosaic Forest Management TimberWest is Western Canada’s largest private managed forest land owner with 325,000 hectares / 800,000 acres on Vancouver Island. The Company also owns renewable Crown harvest rights to 700,000 m3 per year. Who owns the land on Vancouver Island? Ownership. The provincial government owns about 95% of the land base, and […]

150 to 450 years old. Results/Conclusions Most dominant and co-dominant trees in old-growth forests on Vancouver Island are 150 to 450 years old. How old are the old growth trees on Vancouver Island? Some types of interior forests are considered to be old growth if they contain trees that are more than 140 years old. […]

The TransLink has 231 Bus routes in Southwest British Columbia with 8554 Bus stops. How many buses are in Vancouver? BC Transit owns and operates a fleet of more than 1100 fully-accessible buses across British Columbia. This page illustrates vehicles that are in operation across the province – from large urban centres to door-to-door (handyDART) […]

The ‘Old List’ on this site is a database of ancient trees from around the world. On it the big tree hunter will find a Vancouver Island Yellow-cedar that was dated at 1636 years old. It also includes a Douglas-fir on Vancouver Island that dated at 1350 years old. How old are old growth trees […]

Stewart is the first mayor of Vancouver to be unaffiliated with a municipal political party in over 30 years. Is Vancouver Liberal or conservative? British Columbia Liberal Party Headquarters Vancouver, British Columbia Membership (2022) 43,000 Ideology Conservatism Neoliberalism Political position Centre-right Is Vancouver a conservative city? Historically, in all levels of government, the more affluent […]

The central island region includes the cities of Nanaimo, Parksville, Parksville, Deep Bay, and Parksville are the main areas to visit in the Central Island region. Where is the central coast of Vancouver Island? British Columbia, CanadaThe Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada, approximately encompasses the coastal area between the northern tip of Vancouver Island […]

These ferries are run by the Province of British Columbia as extension of the provincial highway network. The crossing between Vancouver Island and the Mainland typically takes 90 to 120 minutes. BC Ferries Routes. Route Crossing Time Frequency Horseshoe Bay – Langdale (to Sunshine Coast) 40 minutes every 2 hours How often does the ferry […]

BC Ferries operates a fleet of 40 ferries on 26 different coastal routes, serving 42 ports. These ferries are run by the Province of British Columbia as extension of the provincial highway network. The crossing between Vancouver Island and the Mainland typically takes 90 to 120 minutes. How many ferries go to Vancouver Island? three […]

“The combination of wildfire smoke, high humidity and low winds are contributing to hazy conditions throughout the region and somewhat elevated air particular matter at some stations,” she said. Why is Vancouver so hazy right now? The smoky, hazy conditions in the Lower Mainland are due to wildfires burning southeast of Chilliwack, near Hope, Harrison […]