Vancouver Island-based company Whitehall Rowing & Sail exports most of its high-end boats from its James Bay facility to the U.S. Another company, Starfish Medical, which designs cutting-edge ...

Los Angeles firefighters are using Phos-Chek, a bright pink fire retardant, to combat wildfires threatening lives and property. Developed by Perimeter Solutions, Phos-Chek helps slow the spread of ...

In Los Angeles, air tankers are dropping a bright pink powder to fight the raging wildfires. Thousands of gallons of the powder- Phos-Chek- has been used in the past week to contain the flames. The ...

The vibrant red fire retardant is known as Phos-Chek and has been used by firefighters battling wildland blazes for over 50 years, according to its manufacturer, Perimeter Solutions. Between 2009 ...

He took a deep dive into the so-called “Starfish” surveys, a clandestine effort to document problems employees had with harassment and discrimination. The surveys are at the heart of a court ...

In May 2018, Nike CEO Mark Parker walked onto the stage of the Tiger Woods Conference center, the largest meeting venue on Nike’s 400-acre campus. He wanted to apologize. About two months ...

These include the globally endangered white-crowned hornbill, recently recorded at the Chek Jawa Wetlands on Pulau Ubin. With ongoing deforestation in the region, preserving spaces for visiting ...

CHEK News is bringing you live shots from our harbour cams in Victoria and Nanaimo 24 hours a day, seven days a week. See the view from our camera on top of the Port Theatre in downtown Nanaimo ...

A recently-formed Pulau Ubin Safety and Security Team will be stationed near the island’s jetty and outside the Chek Jawa Wetlands, every third Sunday of each month, to help create awareness on ...