The Bureau of Meteorology has developed the National Aquifer Framework for naming and grouping hydrogeologic units from across Australia to address these jurisdictional differences. The framework is ...

A plan to turn six residential lots off McKenzie Avenue into a 122-unit housing complex moved forward this week, after Saanich council gave thumbs up to a development permit and rezoning bylaw.

While studying the volcanic landscape of the Cascade Range north of the California border, Oregon scientists recently discovered something they did not expect: an aquifer containing much more ...

The American West is hungry for water, and scientists just found a previously unmapped aquifer three times the size of Lake Mead. The discovery came when researchers, studying drill holes left ...

A massive aquifer is stored just beneath volcanic rocks at the crest of the central Oregon Cascades — possibly the largest aquifer of its kind in the U.S., according to researchers at the ...

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 ...

Oregon’s Cascade Range is not just a scenic landscape of volcanic peaks – it also hides a massive underground aquifer filled with water. Scientists from the University of Oregon and their ...

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.

Central Saanich residents are also encouraged to sign up for the Saanich Peninsula Alert. The alert sends local emergency information aligned to the Province’s alerts. Residents can choose how ...

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 ...

Mornington Peninsula residents say their concerns about smaller landslips and underground water have been ignored after a landslide on Tuesday destroyed a home. The region has a history of similar ...

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 ...