Virtual Schoolhouse #13 – Registration is Open
Happy Thanksgiving weekend! I hope everyone finds a little time to gather with family and friends. In our house, the…
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Help us keep our programs moving forward, uninterrupted
As the giving season swiftly approaches, many of us take a moment to think about the meaning of donating and…
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NOVEMBER 2025 FIDDLE JAM
Hope you can join us for the November Jam. Date: Friday, November 7th, 2025 Time: 7:00 – 9:00 pm; Doors…
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2025 MSc/PhD Opportunity
Join us in the ACS Lab! Our highly collegial and productive Raincoast Applied Conservation Science lab is seeking applications for…
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Our naturopath helps patients find balance
Peek-a-boo! When your naturopath is this good, you just have to show her off. Meet Dr. Kim McQueen, ND: our…
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Increases in high-severity wildfire have implications for water and fish: report
VANCOUVER / UNCEDED xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (MUSQUEAM), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (SQUAMISH), AND səlilwətaɬ (TSLEIL-WAUTUTH) TERRITORIES — A new Raincoast Conservation Foundation report Forests, Fire,…
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Episode 11: Communicating the “why care?”, the importance of listening and community empowerment with Tom Rutherford
In our eleventh episode of Raincoast Radio, and fourth of this season, More than a fish, host Auston Chhor sits…
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How to recover from a marathon or half-marathon
The 45th annual Royal Victoria Marathon is just days away! But, race day doesn’t end at the finish line –…
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Clearing Space – A Turning Point
This past week felt like a turning point. After what seemed like endless weeks of sorting, rearranging, and rethinking my…
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There’s progress on recognizing long Lyme, CanLyme president tells U.S. podcast
A new report by an American scientific advisory organization may help doctors and politicians to think more seriously about long-term…
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Summer holiday cycling mode
Some people relax on holiday… our fearless leader goes into full cycling mode. 🚴♀️💨 At the Belvedere Hotel, Riccione, Italy,…
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Dr. Tim Cook on approaches to Lyme disease treatment and also diagnosis
Dr. Tim Cook is an Internal Medicine Specialist who has spent decades helping patients with complex illnesses. He worked abroad…
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Community, Connection, and Courage: A Look Back at VSAC’s 2025 Annual General Meeting
Each September, the Victoria Sexual Assault Centre (VSAC) community gathers to reflect, connect, and move forward with renewed energy and…
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A legacy of respect: Jane Goodall and my work with whales
When I was seven years old, I came across the story of Jane Goodall living among chimpanzees in the forests…
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Mapping and restoring thermal refuges in the Nicola watershed
Climate change is an intensifying threat to wild salmon in the Nicola watershed. Located in the southern interior of BC,…
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This service is so beneficial to many people in the community
I really appreciated the treatment I received at Heart & Hands and the sliding scale. With being off work due…
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Episode 10: How crises lead to connection with Murray Ned, Lower Fraser Fisheries Alliance
In this episode of More than a fish, host Auston Chhor returns to the roots of seeing salmon as sustenance,…
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Honouring National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Today, we honour National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Let’s take a moment to acknowledge the past, listen deeply, and…
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Revisiting the Unfinished
Sometimes inspiration comes not from starting something new, but from stumbling upon something you started long ago. Recently, while sorting…
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Balancing Structure and Recovery
I have been working with a physio therapist to help me evaluate and improve my level of physicality. Being disabled…
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Why so many Lyme disease patients slip through the cracks in our health-care system — and how we can prevent it
Physicians need to do more follow-up with early Lyme disease patients to determine if they require more treatment, because more…
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Cydney Quon, our amazing admin, is starting med school!
Big news – our amazing admin (also a kinesiologist), Cydney, just started med school at UBC’s Island Medical Program. We’re…
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Join us November 20th for the 2025 Raincoast Ocean Science Awards
Thursday, November 20th | 6:30 – 11:30pm Pacific The Vancouver Aquarium, 45 Avison Way, Vancouver, BC V6G 3E2 The evening…
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In the Salish Sea, tensions surrounding killer whales and salmon are about more than just fishing
In the waters of the Salish Sea, endangered southern resident killer whales and the struggling Chinook salmon they depend on…
