A retired medical physicist has led a group of volunteers to build a sun-tracking telescope that will be hoisted aloft by a weather balloon on the afternoon of April 8.

The local ski resort is familiar with limited snow or a battle with Mother Nature. Castle Mountain Sales and marketing manager Cole Fawcett calls this year a “one in 10.”

The restart process will take between one and two weeks, and there may be times when there are more flames and a chance of bad smells, noise, and smoke.

The late February rain and snow storms have not made a significant impact in B.C.’s snowpack level, leaving officials concerned with the incoming spring and summer.

The government says fishery participants have until March 18 to submit additional comments before it makes decisions on things like catch limits.

The loss of ice on Kilimanjaro and other peaks will upend ecosystems and livelihoods.