New Westminster Mayor Patrick Johnstone will seek re-election in next municipal election. Danny Nesvaderani at CJSF in Burnaby has more.

The SLAM program at Shane Lake is attempting to prevent young amphibians from being crushed or otherwise impacted within UNBC’s Land Trust and is hoping to raise funds with new campaign. Ian Gregg at CFUR Radio has that story.

In the face of a global biological crisis, a Vancouver Island research group is using new environmental DNA techniques to help better understand some of the coast’s smallest fish. Lauryn Mackenzie at CHLY in Nanaimo dives in.

And in Kitimat, as LNG Canada and the community prepares for the second phase of the project, nearly doubling its output, District of Kitimat councillor Terry Marleau says residents are weighing economic benefits against ongoing concerns like flare stack noise, air quality, and infrastructure strain. Pam Haasen at CICK News reports.