/channels/news_feeds/all/term/British%20Columbia/rss en /channels/channels/news/expert-impact-forest-fires-western-canada-unborn-children-269240 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><strong>B.C. wildfire season worst in six decades, still far from over</strong><br /> “Kevin Skrepnek of the B.C. Wildfire Service said Thursday that 4,910 square kilometres of forest, bush and grassland have been torched, making 2017 the second worst in recorded history in terms of land destroyed. August is usually one of the busiest months for fire, so the situation could get worse, he added.”<br /><a href="http://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/b-c-wildfire-season-worst-in-six-decades-still-far-from-over">Vancouver Sun</a></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">4 </span><span class="month">August </span><span class="year">2017</span></div></div></div></div></div> Fri, 04 Aug 2017 19:35:06 +0000 webfull 129511 at /channels /channels/news/woodstoves-are-good-soul-bad-heart-266643 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><span>The risk of acute myocardial infarction for the elderly living in and around small cities is increased by air pollution caused by biomass burning from woodstoves.  </span></p> <p>It is well documented that air pollution in big cities causes heart and lung problems. But what are its consequences on people in smaller urban centres?</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/woodstove.jpg?itok=QIV0ATcH" width="160" height="107" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">27 </span><span class="month">February </span><span class="year">2017</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 27 Feb 2017 16:57:58 +0000 webfull 125797 at /channels