cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/21610656

The Oceanside woman founded Broombusters 18 years ago to save her organic blueberry farm from the woody weed. Every year since she has welcomed hundreds of volunteers who roll up their sleeves and cut it from its roots in the ground as it blooms when it’s most vulnerable to being killed.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/20941789

A series of powerful solar storms could make the northern lights visible unusually far south Friday and Saturday night in Canada.

https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/1417-this-is-vancouver-island

Islanders - this is a podcast for you. Life on Vancouver Island isn’t all sunset strolls and forest bathing - it can be frustrating, isolating, and expensive. We're going to talk about the good, the bad, and everything in between. Hosted by Kathryn Marlow, every Tuesday.

Photo of a sea lion enjoying the sun on a dock in the marina at Cowichan Bay, Vancouver Island.

Sea lions visit Cowichan Bay in the fall to feast on salmon on their way to migrate upstream. It is early in the season, many more sea lions will arrive this month. Read more here.

Aboard BC Ferries vessel Coastal Celebration travelling from Tsawassen (Vancouver) to Swartz Bay (Victoria), September 21 2023.

View from Split Rock Lookout on the Malahat, Cowichan, Vancouver Island, looking east at Saanich peninsula with Mt. Baker in the background, Sep 14 2023.

[Cobble Hill] will be hosting our traditional Fair on Saturday, August 26th and have a wonderful day of entertainment planned for you.

This will be the 114th edition of the Cobble Hill Fair and it will be our traditional event. After 2 years of hosting 'virtual' events, we know the community is looking forward to seeing neighbours and friends, both old and new, at this great family event.

The Bulls, Broncs & Barrels event was held at the Coombs, BC, rodeo grounds the weekend of August 19-20, 2023. Great turnout and even better riders! My (amateur) photo album on flickr.

Has anyone here pulled their kids from Camp Qwanoes this year because of belief systems not aligning with that of the camp's – more specifically, because the camp was asking the campers (children) to sign a piece of paper stating they believe 2SLGBTQIA+, pre-marital sex or abortions were a sin?