beaches

In this May, 22, 2019, photo, a woman walks with her dogs at Newcomb Hollow Beach in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. There’s growing evidence that the number of great white sharks is on the rise along Canada’s East Coast, where plans are in the works to post for the first time warning signs for beachgoers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Charles Krupa

New great white shark warning signs in the works for Canada’s east coast

Population of apex predator appears to be growing, expert says

 

Marcie Callewaert was reunited with her wallet as the ocean washed it ashore as a Valentine’s present eight months after she lost it. (Photo courtesy of Marcie Callewaert)

Pacific surf returns B.C. woman’s lost wallet 8 months after it went overboard

Clayoquot Sound ocean reunites Marcie Callewaert with lost wallet on Valentine’s Day

 

Tofino families had a blast at Chesterman Beach on Saturday, Feb. 3. The beach was named the sixth best in the world on a list published by Lonely Planet. (Andrew Bailey photo)

B.C.’s best beach revealed and it cracks Lonely Planet’s list of world’s top 10

Two Canadian beaches crack travelling bible’s list of the best beaches on Earth

 

The boat was engulfed in flames at around 4:30 p.m on July 16, 2023. (Photo supplied by Liz Johnston)

‘Boats everywhere’: derelict vessels continue to pollute B.C. waters

Derelict vessel that caught fire after washing ashore on Denman Island just tip of a large iceberg

The boat was engulfed in flames at around 4:30 p.m on July 16, 2023. (Photo supplied by Liz Johnston)
Rachel Stanford is recovering from a broken neck after using the rope swing at Gyro Beach in Kelowna. (Contributed/Ben Stanford)

Zipline to stay at Gyro Beach after Kelowna mom breaks her neck

Rachel Stanford was caught on video flipping off the swing and screaming upon resurfacing

  • May 31, 2023
Rachel Stanford is recovering from a broken neck after using the rope swing at Gyro Beach in Kelowna. (Contributed/Ben Stanford)
Donna Seedorf-Harmuth and Phil Harmuth spend quality time together on Cox Bay. (Cathy Thicke photo)

Free beach wheelchairs create shoreline opportunity B.C. couple thought gone forever

Accessibility grant making lives better, organizations encouraged to chase theirs

Donna Seedorf-Harmuth and Phil Harmuth spend quality time together on Cox Bay. (Cathy Thicke photo)
A Mystic Beach sunset. The beach was named one of the top 50 beaches in the world by an international travel website. (Black Press Media file photo)

B.C. beach named one of the best in the world

Mystic Beach named on top 50 list by bigseventravel.com

A Mystic Beach sunset. The beach was named one of the top 50 beaches in the world by an international travel website. (Black Press Media file photo)
Dick Brown at 16. (Submitted photo)

Victoria man surprised to learn he authored 1966 note in B.C. beach time capsule

Letter found 56 years later by Rathtrevor Beach tourists

Dick Brown at 16. (Submitted photo)
Leah discovered a small glass cream bottle that contained a note written more than 50 years ago. (Submitted photo)

B.C. family discovers 56-year-old message in bottle on Vancouver Island beach

Buried treasure inadvertently dug out of 4-foot deep hole in sand

Leah discovered a small glass cream bottle that contained a note written more than 50 years ago. (Submitted photo)
Privacy screen on beach at Strathcona Beach Park (Photo/Jake Courtepatte)

Missing man located dead in Okanagan Lake

Foul play is not suspected

Privacy screen on beach at Strathcona Beach Park (Photo/Jake Courtepatte)
Ring Finder’s Chris Turner, neck deep in Rolley Lake with his underwater metal detector, searching for a lost gold during one of his recoveries. (Screenshot from Ring Finders YouTube video.)

Treasure hunter looking for owner of long-lost ring recovered on White Rock’s beach

Chris Turner believes the ring belongs to a senior who reported it missing up to seven years ago

Ring Finder’s Chris Turner, neck deep in Rolley Lake with his underwater metal detector, searching for a lost gold during one of his recoveries. (Screenshot from Ring Finders YouTube video.)
King tides encroach on Imperial Lane homes in Ucluelet on Jan. 2.

King tides surge along Tofino and Ucluelet coastline

Pacific Rim National Park Reserve urges residents and visitors to be CoastSmart

King tides encroach on Imperial Lane homes in Ucluelet on Jan. 2.