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Your photo could end up in the pages of BC Magazine! 📖The 2026 Photo Contest is open and accepting submissions across fo...
06/08/2026

Your photo could end up in the pages of BC Magazine! 📖

The 2026 Photo Contest is open and accepting submissions across four categories:

• Adventure
• Urban
• Nature
• Scenic

If you've captured something worth sharing from anywhere in the province, now is the time to enter.

You can submit up to four images, JPEG only, up to 10 MB each. Selected photos will be published in the magazine.

Deadline is July 19th, good luck! We can't wait to see your photos.

https://www.bcmag.ca/photo-contest/

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Today is World Ocean Day, and BC's coastal waters give us plenty to celebrate! 🌊BC's coastal waters stretch over 27,000 ...
06/08/2026

Today is World Ocean Day, and BC's coastal waters give us plenty to celebrate! 🌊

BC's coastal waters stretch over 27,000 kilometres of shoreline, making it one of the most biologically productive marine environments on the planet.

The Great Bear Sea alone supports over 1,000 marine species, including humpback whales, Pacific white-sided dolphins, six species of salmon, and one of the largest intact kelp forest ecosystems remaining on the west coast.

Kelp forests grow up to 30 centimetres a day, absorb carbon, and shelter juvenile fish species critical to both commercial and recreational fisheries. Today is World Ocean Day. What does BC's coast mean to you?

06/05/2026

The FIFA World Cup kicks off at BC Place on June 13!

Vancouver is hosting seven matches this summer, more than any other Canadian city, including two featuring Canada's Men's National Team against Qatar on June 18 and Switzerland on June 24.

A free FIFA Fan Festival at Hastings Park runs the full duration of the tournament from June 11 to July 19, with large screens broadcasting matches and over 100 hours of live programming. Pacific Boulevard between Smithe and Carrall streets is fully closed through late July as part of the stadium's operational footprint, and Granville Street shifts to pedestrian-only for the tournament period, with transit buses rerouted to Seymour and Howe streets.

If you're heading downtown, transit is the move!

📹 FIFA World Cup

06/04/2026

Pedder Bay RV Resort & Marina sits on the traditional territory of the Sc'ianew First Nation in Metchosin, 40 minutes from downtown Victoria.

The resort offers oceanfront and pull-through RV sites, bunkies, and a full-service marina with moorage for vessels up to 56 feet, a three-lane boat launch, fuel dock, boat and kayak rentals, and guided fishing charters.

The surrounding waters are amosits on the traditional territory of the Sc'ianew First Nation in Metchosin, 40 minutes from downtown Victoria.

The resort offers oceanfront and pull-through RV sites, bunkies, and a full-service marina with moorage for vessels up to 56 feet, a three-lane boat launch, fuel dock, boat and kayak rentals, and guided fishing charters.

The surrounding waters are among the most productive fishing grounds on southern Vancouver Island, with Race Rocks Marine Reserve and Matheson Lake Regional Park nearby.

Book your stay today!

https://pedderbay.com/

A bacteria common in domestic sheep is quietly devastating wild sheep populations across BC, and most domestic animals c...
06/03/2026

A bacteria common in domestic sheep is quietly devastating wild sheep populations across BC, and most domestic animals carrying it show zero symptoms.

It lives in the nasal cavities of domestic sheep and goats without causing them any illness, but when it jumps to wild sheep through nose-to-nose contact, shared water sources, or nearby grazing, it triggers fatal pneumonia and large-scale herd die-offs. Lambs are especially hard hit, causing long-term population declines that persist for years after initial exposure.

BC has now amended the Wildlife Act to address this directly. Escaped or abandoned domestic sheep on Crown land are now an offence, owners are required to recover them, and wildlife officers have authority to lethally remove animals at large that pose a risk to wild herds. Roughly six per cent of wild sheep range in BC overlaps with private land, which is where most of the risk occurs.

Are you seeing wild sheep populations in your hunting areas holding steady, or have numbers been declining?

Today is Dinosaur Day, and BC has its own to celebrate! Ferrisaurus sustutensis, nicknamed "Buster," is the only dinosau...
06/01/2026

Today is Dinosaur Day, and BC has its own to celebrate! Ferrisaurus sustutensis, nicknamed "Buster," is the only dinosaur species native to British Columbia.

A small, hornless herbivore related to Triceratops, it lived roughly 67 million years ago in what is now northern BC. Its skeleton was first spotted by a geologist working on a railway line along the Sustut River in the 1970s, but it wasn't formally identified as a new species until decades later. Today, Buster lives at the Royal BC Museum in Victoria.

BC's fossil record is still being written — in 2024, paleontologists recovered more than 90 fossils from the Spatsizi Plateau in northern BC, some of which may belong to species entirely new to science.

Did you know BC had its own dinosaur?

YVR sits in the middle of one of the most active migratory corridors in North America, with up to 1.4 million birds usin...
05/29/2026

YVR sits in the middle of one of the most active migratory corridors in North America, with up to 1.4 million birds using the Fraser River delta during peak migration season.

To keep aircraft safe, the airport runs a 24/7 wildlife management program staffed by 22 people, a falcon, six hawks, two dogs, avian radar, infrared cameras, pyrotechnics and lasers. It is considered one of the most comprehensive bird strike mitigation programs in the world.

Did you know this was happening every time you flew out of YVR?

05/26/2026

This Lion's Mane jellyfish has a bell the size of a quarter, yet it belongs to the largest jellyfish species in the world. Fully grown, Lion's Mane jellyfish can reach a bell diameter of over two metres with tentacles extending up to 30 metres, making them longer than a blue whale.

They are a common sight in BC's coastal waters, particularly in the Strait of Georgia and around the Gulf Islands, where cold, nutrient-rich currents support the zooplankton they feed on. Despite their size potential, they typically survive less than a year.

great find from: 📹 Getting Salty

Prince George carries the unofficial title of Moose Capital of BC, and spring is one of the best times to spot them. The...
05/22/2026

Prince George carries the unofficial title of Moose Capital of BC, and spring is one of the best times to spot them.

The city sits at the confluence of the Fraser and Nechako rivers, and the willow flats, marshes and wetlands along both waterways are prime moose habitat. BC is home to the largest black bear and grizzly bear populations in Canada, with three-quarters of the country's mammal species found in the province and 24 species found nowhere else.

Northern BC is consistently ranked among Canada's top wildlife viewing regions, and as animals emerge and become more active through March and April, the chances of an encounter increase significantly.

Have you spotted any wildlife this spring?

05/18/2026

Paragliding is one of the most accessible forms of free flight in BC, with active launch sites across the province. Mount Woodside near Harrison Hot Springs is one of the most consistent sites in the Fraser Valley, offering reliable thermals from spring through fall.

The Okanagan, particularly the hills above Kelowna and Anarchist Mountain near Osoyoos, is popular through summer. Grouse Mountain above Vancouver operates a tandem paragliding program for those looking to try it without certification. Solo licensing is available through clubs affiliated with the Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association of Canada.

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