The subterranean aquifer takes in mass amounts of snowmelt and rainwater, where it percolates for seven to 10 years before fueling many of Oregon’s most famous rivers through gushing springs.

It is hoped that the one-year pilot with two physician assistants at Saanich Peninsula Hospital can eventually be rolled out across B.C. “Many people have been advocating for PAs (physician ...

Two physician assistants have started work at the Saanich Peninsula Hospital on Vancouver Island, the first time the profession has been approved to work in a B.C. hospital setting. Physician ...

Residents of South Australia's Eyre Peninsula could face extreme water shortages and restrictions unless a water source is established as an alternative to existing underground aquifers that could ...

B.C.’s first two physician assistants have been hired at Saanich Peninsula Hospital: Eric Demers, left, and and Fu Wu (Fred) Bai, right, with medical director Brendon Irvine in the hospital’s ...

The first two physician assistants in the province have been hired to work at Saanich Peninsula Hospital’s emergency department as part of a one-year pilot project. Physician assistants ...

The combined extraction of oil and gas, uranium leach mining and rare earth heavy metal mining could contaminate the aquifer. Each licence is different and is determined by the country issuing it.

Researchers have long known there was some kind of aquifer in the Cascade Mountains that feeds rivers like the McKenzie and the Deschutes. But they never knew just how big it might be — until ...

This huge aquifer, stored underneath volcanic rocks deep within the mountains, contains some 19.4 cubic miles of water, or roughly 21,400,000,000,000 gallons, according to a new paper in the ...

Saanich council has dipped into its reserves to help ensure 314 units of affordable housing are built. Council unanimously endorsed two capital grants worth a combined $593,000 from its affordable ...