The island nation of Kiribati is one of the countries most threatened by rising sea levels. However, many of the floods it has seen may be due to a mix of natural variability and human activities, complicating the picture of how rising sea levels are endangering Kiribati and other island nations.

Vancouver Island Mayworks is presenting Chorus and Chronicle at St. Anne’s Church in Parksville Saturday, May 19. The evening of music will include Cumberland’s renowned historical balladeer Gordon Carter, well known for his songs about coal mining in the Comox Valley.

Mary Richardson Kennedy, 52, estranged wife of environmental lawyer Robert F. Kennedy Jr., was found dead on Wednesday in an outbuilding at the couple’s Bedford, N.Y., home. The Bedford police reported a “possible attended death,” and Andrea Mitchell of NBC News spoke of the death as a possible suicide. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., 58, has over the past 25 years been a frequent Northwest visitor for ...

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA-- - PNG Gold Corporation has embarked on a number of initiatives. These have been taken in response to issues that, if not corrected, could negatively impact the development of the Imwauna gold property. The PNG Gold board has determined that: 1) drilling must progress more ...

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA-- - Banks Island Gold Ltd. - -- All nine holes drilled at Bob intersected mineralization-- High grade gold intersections at the upper Bob Zone over significant widths-- Bob ...

Banks Island Gold Ltd. Closes Second Tranche of $3 Million Non-Brokered Financing

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - May 8, 2012 - GREENLIGHT RESOURCESINC. (TSXV.GR), is pleased to announce that the TSX Venture Exchangehas accepted for filing its property option agreement dated February29, ...

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire -05/02/12)- Gold Canyon Resources Inc. (GCU.V)(GDCRF.PK) (" Gold Canyon " or " the Company ") is pleased to announce additional drill results and the commencement of the barge drill program at its 100% controlled Springpole Gold Project, located 110 kilometers northeast of the Red Lake Mining Camp, Ontario, Canada.

Dear editor, Several readers have written recently that they are concerned about the future of jobs on Vancouver Island.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - April 20, 2012 - GREENLIGHT RESOURCESINC. (TSXV.GR), is pleased to announce that it has commencedexploration of its recently acquired Christmas Island Gold andGraphite property ...