Should B.C. ban or regulate social media and AI for youth?
Manitoba has announced plans to ban youth from using social media platforms in what would be a Canadian first. The idea is generating significant debate in British Columbia.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-youth-social-media-ai-ban-9.7180358?cmp=rss

Last year on a solo outing to my favourite spot to photograph black bears catching salmon at the mouth of a river on Vancouver Island, I heard a blow coming from the sea. I turned around and saw a pod of orcas passing by very close to the shore.

#WildlifeWednesday #photography #VancouverIslandWildlife #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #wildlife #nature

B.C. communities say communication is key as wildfire season begins
Environment Canada is forecasting temperatures of up to 31 C in some areas through the weekend, with lots of sunshine and no rainfall over the next several days.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-wildfire-communication-9.7180657?cmp=rss
Wet'suwet'en chief can't cite Indigenous law to overturn criminal conviction, B.C. court rules
Chief Dsta’hyl sought to overturn his conviction related to Coastal GasLink pipeline opposition.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/wet-suwet-en-chief-coastal-gaslink-conviction-9.7180386?cmp=rss

Here's another photo of the Fairy Slipper. So glad I stumbled upon them yesterday.

#photography #nature #orchids #VancouverIslandWildlife #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #flowers

Waiting for my bus and looking East and West down Georgia street. Just heading home after a couple pints with an old work buddy. #Downtown #Vancouver #BritishColumbia #Canada #VancouverPublicLibrary
Trial begins in Sarnia for B.C. councillor accused of sexual offences involving youth
A Penticton city councillor accused of multiple historical sexual offences against youth appeared in a Sarnia, Ont., courtroom Tuesday for the second day of his trial.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/pentiction-councillor-trial-9.7180534?cmp=rss