July 26, 2025 • 15 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:02):
Check podcasts. This is an abbreviated version of check News.
Watch full Check newscasts weekdays at five, six, and ten,
or anytime one Check Plus or Checknews dot Ca.
Speaker 2 (00:16):
It's going to have a significant impact on British Columbia.
Speaker 3 (00:21):
Tensions rise in the ongoing trade war between Canada and
the US as the US takes aim at softwood lumber.
Speaker 4 (00:30):
There's got to be a way to carve out a
sensible exemption.
Speaker 3 (00:35):
Ev regulations on fairies gets political, one party leader getting
charged up over the changes.
Speaker 5 (00:43):
The people are really wanting to come home for.
Speaker 6 (00:47):
This open to all.
Speaker 3 (00:50):
How a festival opens the doors for everyone to experience
generations of craft and skill. Good evening and thanks for
joining us. BC to be significantly affected. In the latest
(01:10):
broadside from US government on Canada's lumber industry, the US
Commerce Department has decided to hike anti dumping duties on
Canadian softwood to twenty point five six percent, with BC
lumber organizations calling them unjustified, punitive and protectionists. The hike
softwood lumber duties come amid the growing trade war between
(01:33):
our country and the US and represent the latest blow
to BC's forestry industry. BC Forest minister, describing the long
awaited rate hike as a gut punch for BC's forestry industry,
which has seen thousands of workers laid off over the
last few years.
Speaker 2 (01:51):
This is going to have a significant impact on British Columbia.
British Columbia is the second largest exporter of softwood in
the entire Higher World, second to Russia. This is a
key part of our economy, just like the auto sector
is for Ontario, forestry is the same for British Columbia.
Speaker 3 (02:12):
US lumber producers of producers rather have long maintained that
Canadian stumpage fees for harvesting on crown land are an
unfair government subsidy. The United States has long been the
single largest market for BC lumber exports, representing over half
the market for the approximately ten billion dollar industry. Well
(02:33):
a slow go on the transcut of a highway this
afternoon after a crash near Lee Road in Langford. We're
just getting more information on this just moments ago. Major
delays heading northbound all afternoon starting around one pm when
this single vehicle crash occurred.
Speaker 6 (02:50):
We know that two ambulances were on scene.
Speaker 3 (02:54):
You can see fire crews dealing with the aftermath. One
person was sent to hospital in stable condition and one
person is in hospital tonight after a crash along Highway
four this morning. The call came just before seven this
morning of a motor vehicle incident near the Taylor Rest Stop,
about a half hour outside of port Alberni. RCMP not
(03:16):
releasing much details at this time, other saying other than
saying it was a single vehicle crash and the vehicle
ended up down an embankment.
Speaker 6 (03:24):
No word though on the.
Speaker 3 (03:25):
Cause or any more information regarding the person's current condition. Well,
it's been nearly a month since new government regulations are
banning electric vehicles on any BC ferry if the vehicle
cannot power itself on and off the boat. Tow companies
on the island and surrounding Golf Island saying this is
causing huge issues for EV owners looking for repairs, and
(03:49):
now the issue is getting national attention, with a local
MP and political party leader revvved Up chinas Leo reports.
Speaker 7 (03:57):
The concept seems easy, find a chargeings, plug it in
for I did that right? Well, what happens when your
EV doesn't work and it can't be fixed locally?
Speaker 6 (04:10):
More questions than answers right now.
Speaker 8 (04:12):
At the end of.
Speaker 7 (04:12):
June, BC Ferries prohibited damage electric vehicles from sailing on
board its vessels due to a Transport Canada regulation preventing
them from being transported. It's not going to swim there
hearing from any constituents. Santich Golf Island MP and Green
Party leader Elizabeth May is charged up over the changes.
Speaker 4 (04:30):
Sometimes Transport Canada rules are in general inflexible and one
size fits all, but Santach Golf islence is not one
size fits all.
Speaker 2 (04:39):
If you bring an electric vehicle over to Vancouver Island,
you damage it so it's not drivable, you cannot leave
the Islands with that vehicle.
Speaker 7 (04:47):
May says she reached out to christiaph Frielan and the
Ministry of Transportation asking for a tailored exemption allowing ev
owners to transport their non working vehicles while still respecting
Transport Canada safety regulations.
Speaker 4 (05:00):
If this needs another look, there's got to be a
way to carve out a sensible exemption that respects the
safety issues which are real, but also allows people to
get their car to the repair to the car dealership.
Speaker 7 (05:16):
BC Ferries supports May's efforts to push the needle in
the right direction. The company says they are still looking
for a solution to ensure that an EV vehicle that's
damaged can be safe for transport, and they are willing
to work with the federal government on a number of
options to ensure the safety of passengers, crew and the
marine environment.
Speaker 9 (05:34):
Good acting pastors welcome board to the Queen of Couchin
should be a cross over to horsehould be a Vancouver
by about five to ten.
Speaker 7 (05:41):
Passengers with damagevs won't be hearing sailing announcements for some time.
May says the new change could hurt the federal goal
of getting people into evs. The government's goal is to
have one hundred percent zero mission vehicle sells by twenty
thirty five, and this is a step backwards.
Speaker 4 (05:56):
Evs are a very small component on getting too climate action,
but they are an important component.
Speaker 7 (06:03):
Check News did reach out to Minister Freeland's office, but
did not hear back before deadline. For now, allly the
owners can do is keep their battery charged up and
hope for no repairs anytime soon.
Speaker 3 (06:15):
Santage Police asking for the public to help locate a
suspect after he had been seen stealing an e bike
around four thirty. On July fourteenth, a man in his
thirties walking into a local bike shop in the three
thousand block of Oak Street. According to police, the man
chatted up the staff asked for a quick test ride
of a black Jetson otge bike before taking off on
(06:36):
the e bike without paying. The man was caught on
CCTV cameras Santich Police asking anyone with information to contact them.
Speaker 6 (06:43):
He was seen wearing a.
Speaker 3 (06:44):
Black hat, white T shirt, black shorts, white shoes, and
a tattooed phrase written on his left arm.
Speaker 6 (06:50):
Well. A city councilor in Nanaimo was expected to.
Speaker 3 (06:53):
Push the city to reach out to a BC Health
authority in a bid to close the overdose prevention site
next to city Hall. The agenda for Monday's council meeting
says Counselor Ian Thorpe will bring forward a motion asking
council to formally request that Island Health close the supervised
drug consumption site on Albert Street. The motion comes after
(07:14):
council decided a week ago against building a one point
eight meter high fence proposed by city staff aimed at
protecting those at City Hall from what they said was
violence and disorder.
Speaker 6 (07:24):
Associated with the Overdose Prevention site Well.
Speaker 3 (07:28):
Families from across the Pacific Northwest are gathering in Nanaimo
this weekend to celebrate Indigenous culture and competitive canoe racing,
a chance for everyone to experience the thrill and tradition
of a way of life crafted for generations.
Speaker 10 (07:42):
Skyrine reports, just as his father once did for him,
Gus Moores now proudly carries his own son's racing canoe
to the water's edge and the Brentwood Bay.
Speaker 11 (07:53):
Dad watches his boys ready to race the sport of
their ancestors.
Speaker 12 (07:58):
Heading off to these guys to carry on what my
parents did and what their parents, my grandparents did.
Speaker 11 (08:07):
War canoe racing is a highly competitive sport, and this weekend,
racers from across the Pacific Northwest have gathered in Nanaimo
to do battle at the third annuals New Name of Days,
a three day celebration of Indigenous culture where elders are
held in the highest esteem. Watching on from shore.
Speaker 5 (08:26):
They're overlooking everything that goes on here, overlooking our beach
and protecting us, guiding us and helping the sports.
Speaker 11 (08:32):
Routes go back generations to what canoes were the only
transport that indigenous families had for fishing and keeping their
territories safe. Now racers range from young children to adults,
males and females. Race and friendly as they may look
on the beach, they're urged to leave it all on
the water in a battle of speed and endurance.
Speaker 8 (08:56):
It almost feels magical. I could say, your headspace is
so clear and you can.
Speaker 6 (09:03):
Be friends with people, but on the waters, no one's
your friends.
Speaker 13 (09:11):
Like when I.
Speaker 7 (09:12):
Guess whenever I've seen you, feels like they're saying good luck.
Speaker 1 (09:17):
I'm really together.
Speaker 13 (09:18):
And that's.
Speaker 5 (09:21):
And so a lot of the people are really wanting
to come home for this, and we've got members that
live abroad that are coming home for this particular event.
Speaker 12 (09:32):
It's really special to me because I get to the
next generation get to do what we did.
Speaker 8 (09:39):
So that their children and then their children can continue
it on after we're too old to be.
Speaker 11 (09:45):
On helping keep a way of life on the West Coast,
thriving for generations to come. Canoe racing continues as new
Name book Days. It's through Sunday.
Speaker 3 (09:55):
Well another day another art show, this one in the
capital City, showcasing local artists in one of the most
spectacular settings.
Speaker 6 (10:02):
Here's Grace Miller.
Speaker 14 (10:04):
I feel like I'm part of this painting here in
this roast garden and snow. But it's put me, kept
it in time, and maybe one hundred years from now
somebody will look at this painting and oh, they enjoyed life.
Speaker 15 (10:16):
Hid it away in government house gardens. Many are stepping
into the art the Artistry Festival. That is because two
hundred artisans are bringing their artistic creations into the hands
of their customers in Michelle.
Speaker 2 (10:34):
So we're not strangers.
Speaker 8 (10:35):
Anymore and just make something a little bit more believable.
Even though this is a completely made up flower. I'm
alone a lot, and so if you can't show off
what you've been up to, what's the point. So it's
it's actually a privilege to be able to come here
and say this is what I do.
Speaker 15 (10:54):
A direct connection to buyers is more than business. The
event was created to build artistic and inspiration in the community.
Speaker 9 (11:02):
It came out of a desire to support excellence in
craft the arts in general, local as well as regional
artisans and artists who want to offer and provide an
amazing inspiration to the community.
Speaker 15 (11:21):
Live performers are encouraging others to become part of the
art experience. It's great.
Speaker 8 (11:26):
I mean, it's such a great way to be creative
and have fun and say a kid, that's right.
Speaker 12 (11:34):
Adults don't dress up enough.
Speaker 16 (11:35):
Yes, I think in a way it makes it a
little bit more fun knowing that, like I'm just another person,
because then people know that they can also do things
like this if an opportunity arises.
Speaker 8 (11:46):
It's everything to know that you're inspiring somebody, whether they
are ninety or nine.
Speaker 15 (11:53):
For some of these performers, being in the festival feels
like art itself.
Speaker 8 (11:57):
It does feel like a theater here because you've got
so many people going up and down in costume. Everything's art.
Everything you encounters aret, from the food to the like
the coffee, the kids stations, everything is eye candies.
Speaker 15 (12:13):
The eye candy is expected to draw more people than
the eighteen thousand to tendees from last year's inaugurl festival.
The festivities continue tomorrow with more interactive art experiences day.
Speaker 8 (12:24):
So what you can you know, being able to walk
around and absorb it all and go home and be
inspired to even do it yourself is I think the
biggest takeaway And if I know people are going away
from me, like walking away from me after talking to
me and wanting to do more art. Then I feel
(12:47):
like my job is done.
Speaker 15 (12:48):
The festival serves as a reminder to many the muses
can be found all over the map, from community to artists.
Speaker 3 (12:55):
Test Van Stratton joining us now talk about the beautiful
weather out there. Yes, strike conditions, we saw cruise fighting
that grass fire and Langford after a car crash of
some sort.
Speaker 6 (13:06):
Still tender dry, but it is beautiful to get.
Speaker 13 (13:08):
Out there in angel It is perfect summer weather for
getting out and doing things for festivals. For all the
events taking place. We don't have any rain in our forecast,
so we as will enjoy the sunshine at least for
the next week. It's looking drive for South Island, East Island.
Maybe some drizzle. Let's take a look at our satellite radar,
so that drizzle in the forecast again, only a small
chance for parts of the island, but not the South
Island or the East Island, where conditions are certainly the driest.
(13:32):
The South Island is actually the driest part of the
province right now with our extreme fire danger warning. Temperature wise,
though not hot hot weather ahead for tomorrow, So that's
good news because if it's really hot, that does increase
our fire risk. So we are looking at temperatures right
around seasonal for most areas tomorrow. It's really interesting to
see the difference between the eastern side of the island
and the western side of the island in terms of temperature,
(13:53):
and then of course the South Island and East Island
warming up the most other than those inland hot pockets
like port Albernie. So we do have some human xe
for parts of the island tomorrow feeling about twenty six
or twenty seven. But that is really nice summer weather
for Vancouver Island, and a bit of a warm up
is on the way for some areas. I'll have more
on that coming up, but first, today's weather photo is
this beautiful sunrise shot from Bob Burgess of his early
(14:16):
morning hike today at the couch And Estuary. Bob says
it was a chilly start to the day, but it
looks like it was a wonderful way to start the day.
Our Saturday viewer wildlife photo is this beautiful shot from
Darlene Wright of sanich Darlene says bees were a buzzing,
big time around this bush. And it's also the bees
knees in Parksville, Don Affrey capturing these great shots of
(14:37):
a honey bee, several of them, drinking up the pollen
of the flowers in her backyard. In addition to our
wildlife photo today, we also have a cool wildlife video
to share with you. This is trail cam footage from
Check viewers Carrie and Kevin Kilmurray showing three grizzlies north
of Sayward, just sauntering up this old logging road.
Speaker 6 (14:58):
Yeah.
Speaker 13 (14:58):
Carry and Kevin say it's there, pet Check, So there
you go. I don't think i'd want those guys on
my lap or in my pet check basket, but amazing, yes,
So keep those amazing wildlife encounters coming. We love to
see them. And I'll have more on your forecast coming up.
Speaker 6 (15:12):
Scott Be's and Bears my favorite. Thanks so much.
Speaker 3 (15:14):
Tests well, major moves when it comes to driverless cars,
the changes coming to major cities around the world, and
how soon we can see these vehicles on the road.
Speaker 1 (15:25):
Watch full Check newscasts weekdays at five, six, and ten,
or anytime on Check Plus or Checknews dot CA.
Check podcasts. This is an abbreviated version of check News.
Watch full Check newscasts weekdays at five, six, and ten,
or anytime one Check Plus or Checknews dot Ca.
Speaker 2 (00:16):
It's going to have a significant impact on British Columbia.
Speaker 3 (00:21):
Tensions rise in the ongoing trade war between Canada and
the US as the US takes aim at softwood lumber.
Speaker 4 (00:30):
There's got to be a way to carve out a
sensible exemption.
Speaker 3 (00:35):
Ev regulations on fairies gets political, one party leader getting
charged up over the changes.
Speaker 5 (00:43):
The people are really wanting to come home for.
Speaker 6 (00:47):
This open to all.
Speaker 3 (00:50):
How a festival opens the doors for everyone to experience
generations of craft and skill. Good evening and thanks for
joining us. BC to be significantly affected. In the latest
(01:10):
broadside from US government on Canada's lumber industry, the US
Commerce Department has decided to hike anti dumping duties on
Canadian softwood to twenty point five six percent, with BC
lumber organizations calling them unjustified, punitive and protectionists. The hike
softwood lumber duties come amid the growing trade war between
(01:33):
our country and the US and represent the latest blow
to BC's forestry industry. BC Forest minister, describing the long
awaited rate hike as a gut punch for BC's forestry industry,
which has seen thousands of workers laid off over the
last few years.
Speaker 2 (01:51):
This is going to have a significant impact on British Columbia.
British Columbia is the second largest exporter of softwood in
the entire Higher World, second to Russia. This is a
key part of our economy, just like the auto sector
is for Ontario, forestry is the same for British Columbia.
Speaker 3 (02:12):
US lumber producers of producers rather have long maintained that
Canadian stumpage fees for harvesting on crown land are an
unfair government subsidy. The United States has long been the
single largest market for BC lumber exports, representing over half
the market for the approximately ten billion dollar industry. Well
(02:33):
a slow go on the transcut of a highway this
afternoon after a crash near Lee Road in Langford. We're
just getting more information on this just moments ago. Major
delays heading northbound all afternoon starting around one pm when
this single vehicle crash occurred.
Speaker 6 (02:50):
We know that two ambulances were on scene.
Speaker 3 (02:54):
You can see fire crews dealing with the aftermath. One
person was sent to hospital in stable condition and one
person is in hospital tonight after a crash along Highway
four this morning. The call came just before seven this
morning of a motor vehicle incident near the Taylor Rest Stop,
about a half hour outside of port Alberni. RCMP not
(03:16):
releasing much details at this time, other saying other than
saying it was a single vehicle crash and the vehicle
ended up down an embankment.
Speaker 6 (03:24):
No word though on the.
Speaker 3 (03:25):
Cause or any more information regarding the person's current condition. Well,
it's been nearly a month since new government regulations are
banning electric vehicles on any BC ferry if the vehicle
cannot power itself on and off the boat. Tow companies
on the island and surrounding Golf Island saying this is
causing huge issues for EV owners looking for repairs, and
(03:49):
now the issue is getting national attention, with a local
MP and political party leader revvved Up chinas Leo reports.
Speaker 7 (03:57):
The concept seems easy, find a chargeings, plug it in
for I did that right? Well, what happens when your
EV doesn't work and it can't be fixed locally?
Speaker 6 (04:10):
More questions than answers right now.
Speaker 8 (04:12):
At the end of.
Speaker 7 (04:12):
June, BC Ferries prohibited damage electric vehicles from sailing on
board its vessels due to a Transport Canada regulation preventing
them from being transported. It's not going to swim there
hearing from any constituents. Santich Golf Island MP and Green
Party leader Elizabeth May is charged up over the changes.
Speaker 4 (04:30):
Sometimes Transport Canada rules are in general inflexible and one
size fits all, but Santach Golf islence is not one
size fits all.
Speaker 2 (04:39):
If you bring an electric vehicle over to Vancouver Island,
you damage it so it's not drivable, you cannot leave
the Islands with that vehicle.
Speaker 7 (04:47):
May says she reached out to christiaph Frielan and the
Ministry of Transportation asking for a tailored exemption allowing ev
owners to transport their non working vehicles while still respecting
Transport Canada safety regulations.
Speaker 4 (05:00):
If this needs another look, there's got to be a
way to carve out a sensible exemption that respects the
safety issues which are real, but also allows people to
get their car to the repair to the car dealership.
Speaker 7 (05:16):
BC Ferries supports May's efforts to push the needle in
the right direction. The company says they are still looking
for a solution to ensure that an EV vehicle that's
damaged can be safe for transport, and they are willing
to work with the federal government on a number of
options to ensure the safety of passengers, crew and the
marine environment.
Speaker 9 (05:34):
Good acting pastors welcome board to the Queen of Couchin
should be a cross over to horsehould be a Vancouver
by about five to ten.
Speaker 7 (05:41):
Passengers with damagevs won't be hearing sailing announcements for some time.
May says the new change could hurt the federal goal
of getting people into evs. The government's goal is to
have one hundred percent zero mission vehicle sells by twenty
thirty five, and this is a step backwards.
Speaker 4 (05:56):
Evs are a very small component on getting too climate action,
but they are an important component.
Speaker 7 (06:03):
Check News did reach out to Minister Freeland's office, but
did not hear back before deadline. For now, allly the
owners can do is keep their battery charged up and
hope for no repairs anytime soon.
Speaker 3 (06:15):
Santage Police asking for the public to help locate a
suspect after he had been seen stealing an e bike
around four thirty. On July fourteenth, a man in his
thirties walking into a local bike shop in the three
thousand block of Oak Street. According to police, the man
chatted up the staff asked for a quick test ride
of a black Jetson otge bike before taking off on
(06:36):
the e bike without paying. The man was caught on
CCTV cameras Santich Police asking anyone with information to contact them.
Speaker 6 (06:43):
He was seen wearing a.
Speaker 3 (06:44):
Black hat, white T shirt, black shorts, white shoes, and
a tattooed phrase written on his left arm.
Speaker 6 (06:50):
Well. A city councilor in Nanaimo was expected to.
Speaker 3 (06:53):
Push the city to reach out to a BC Health
authority in a bid to close the overdose prevention site
next to city Hall. The agenda for Monday's council meeting
says Counselor Ian Thorpe will bring forward a motion asking
council to formally request that Island Health close the supervised
drug consumption site on Albert Street. The motion comes after
(07:14):
council decided a week ago against building a one point
eight meter high fence proposed by city staff aimed at
protecting those at City Hall from what they said was
violence and disorder.
Speaker 6 (07:24):
Associated with the Overdose Prevention site Well.
Speaker 3 (07:28):
Families from across the Pacific Northwest are gathering in Nanaimo
this weekend to celebrate Indigenous culture and competitive canoe racing,
a chance for everyone to experience the thrill and tradition
of a way of life crafted for generations.
Speaker 10 (07:42):
Skyrine reports, just as his father once did for him,
Gus Moores now proudly carries his own son's racing canoe
to the water's edge and the Brentwood Bay.
Speaker 11 (07:53):
Dad watches his boys ready to race the sport of
their ancestors.
Speaker 12 (07:58):
Heading off to these guys to carry on what my
parents did and what their parents, my grandparents did.
Speaker 11 (08:07):
War canoe racing is a highly competitive sport, and this weekend,
racers from across the Pacific Northwest have gathered in Nanaimo
to do battle at the third annuals New Name of Days,
a three day celebration of Indigenous culture where elders are
held in the highest esteem. Watching on from shore.
Speaker 5 (08:26):
They're overlooking everything that goes on here, overlooking our beach
and protecting us, guiding us and helping the sports.
Speaker 11 (08:32):
Routes go back generations to what canoes were the only
transport that indigenous families had for fishing and keeping their
territories safe. Now racers range from young children to adults,
males and females. Race and friendly as they may look
on the beach, they're urged to leave it all on
the water in a battle of speed and endurance.
Speaker 8 (08:56):
It almost feels magical. I could say, your headspace is
so clear and you can.
Speaker 6 (09:03):
Be friends with people, but on the waters, no one's
your friends.
Speaker 13 (09:11):
Like when I.
Speaker 7 (09:12):
Guess whenever I've seen you, feels like they're saying good luck.
Speaker 1 (09:17):
I'm really together.
Speaker 13 (09:18):
And that's.
Speaker 5 (09:21):
And so a lot of the people are really wanting
to come home for this, and we've got members that
live abroad that are coming home for this particular event.
Speaker 12 (09:32):
It's really special to me because I get to the
next generation get to do what we did.
Speaker 8 (09:39):
So that their children and then their children can continue
it on after we're too old to be.
Speaker 11 (09:45):
On helping keep a way of life on the West Coast,
thriving for generations to come. Canoe racing continues as new
Name book Days. It's through Sunday.
Speaker 3 (09:55):
Well another day another art show, this one in the
capital City, showcasing local artists in one of the most
spectacular settings.
Speaker 6 (10:02):
Here's Grace Miller.
Speaker 14 (10:04):
I feel like I'm part of this painting here in
this roast garden and snow. But it's put me, kept
it in time, and maybe one hundred years from now
somebody will look at this painting and oh, they enjoyed life.
Speaker 15 (10:16):
Hid it away in government house gardens. Many are stepping
into the art the Artistry Festival. That is because two
hundred artisans are bringing their artistic creations into the hands
of their customers in Michelle.
Speaker 2 (10:34):
So we're not strangers.
Speaker 8 (10:35):
Anymore and just make something a little bit more believable.
Even though this is a completely made up flower. I'm
alone a lot, and so if you can't show off
what you've been up to, what's the point. So it's
it's actually a privilege to be able to come here
and say this is what I do.
Speaker 15 (10:54):
A direct connection to buyers is more than business. The
event was created to build artistic and inspiration in the community.
Speaker 9 (11:02):
It came out of a desire to support excellence in
craft the arts in general, local as well as regional
artisans and artists who want to offer and provide an
amazing inspiration to the community.
Speaker 15 (11:21):
Live performers are encouraging others to become part of the
art experience. It's great.
Speaker 8 (11:26):
I mean, it's such a great way to be creative
and have fun and say a kid, that's right.
Speaker 12 (11:34):
Adults don't dress up enough.
Speaker 16 (11:35):
Yes, I think in a way it makes it a
little bit more fun knowing that, like I'm just another person,
because then people know that they can also do things
like this if an opportunity arises.
Speaker 8 (11:46):
It's everything to know that you're inspiring somebody, whether they
are ninety or nine.
Speaker 15 (11:53):
For some of these performers, being in the festival feels
like art itself.
Speaker 8 (11:57):
It does feel like a theater here because you've got
so many people going up and down in costume. Everything's art.
Everything you encounters aret, from the food to the like
the coffee, the kids stations, everything is eye candies.
Speaker 15 (12:13):
The eye candy is expected to draw more people than
the eighteen thousand to tendees from last year's inaugurl festival.
The festivities continue tomorrow with more interactive art experiences day.
Speaker 8 (12:24):
So what you can you know, being able to walk
around and absorb it all and go home and be
inspired to even do it yourself is I think the
biggest takeaway And if I know people are going away
from me, like walking away from me after talking to
me and wanting to do more art. Then I feel
(12:47):
like my job is done.
Speaker 15 (12:48):
The festival serves as a reminder to many the muses
can be found all over the map, from community to artists.
Speaker 3 (12:55):
Test Van Stratton joining us now talk about the beautiful
weather out there. Yes, strike conditions, we saw cruise fighting
that grass fire and Langford after a car crash of
some sort.
Speaker 6 (13:06):
Still tender dry, but it is beautiful to get.
Speaker 13 (13:08):
Out there in angel It is perfect summer weather for
getting out and doing things for festivals. For all the
events taking place. We don't have any rain in our forecast,
so we as will enjoy the sunshine at least for
the next week. It's looking drive for South Island, East Island.
Maybe some drizzle. Let's take a look at our satellite radar,
so that drizzle in the forecast again, only a small
chance for parts of the island, but not the South
Island or the East Island, where conditions are certainly the driest.
(13:32):
The South Island is actually the driest part of the
province right now with our extreme fire danger warning. Temperature wise,
though not hot hot weather ahead for tomorrow, So that's
good news because if it's really hot, that does increase
our fire risk. So we are looking at temperatures right
around seasonal for most areas tomorrow. It's really interesting to
see the difference between the eastern side of the island
and the western side of the island in terms of temperature,
(13:53):
and then of course the South Island and East Island
warming up the most other than those inland hot pockets
like port Albernie. So we do have some human xe
for parts of the island tomorrow feeling about twenty six
or twenty seven. But that is really nice summer weather
for Vancouver Island, and a bit of a warm up
is on the way for some areas. I'll have more
on that coming up, but first, today's weather photo is
this beautiful sunrise shot from Bob Burgess of his early
(14:16):
morning hike today at the couch And Estuary. Bob says
it was a chilly start to the day, but it
looks like it was a wonderful way to start the day.
Our Saturday viewer wildlife photo is this beautiful shot from
Darlene Wright of sanich Darlene says bees were a buzzing,
big time around this bush. And it's also the bees
knees in Parksville, Don Affrey capturing these great shots of
(14:37):
a honey bee, several of them, drinking up the pollen
of the flowers in her backyard. In addition to our
wildlife photo today, we also have a cool wildlife video
to share with you. This is trail cam footage from
Check viewers Carrie and Kevin Kilmurray showing three grizzlies north
of Sayward, just sauntering up this old logging road.
Speaker 6 (14:58):
Yeah.
Speaker 13 (14:58):
Carry and Kevin say it's there, pet Check, So there
you go. I don't think i'd want those guys on
my lap or in my pet check basket, but amazing, yes,
So keep those amazing wildlife encounters coming. We love to
see them. And I'll have more on your forecast coming up.
Speaker 6 (15:12):
Scott Be's and Bears my favorite. Thanks so much.
Speaker 3 (15:14):
Tests well, major moves when it comes to driverless cars,
the changes coming to major cities around the world, and
how soon we can see these vehicles on the road.
Speaker 1 (15:25):
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