Attributions
Island Watch combines public feeds, provider links, and map data into a regional operating picture. Source names identify where information came from; they do not imply endorsement, partnership, or official status.
Data sources
DriveBC Open511 road events for road incidents, closures, construction, and corridor impacts.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - British Columbia.
Official traffic data can change at the source; confirm corridor-critical decisions with DriveBC.
BC Ferries current conditions and service notices for ferry disruptions and advisory context.
BC Ferries is identified as the source for ferry service notices.
Island Watch is not affiliated with BC Ferries. BC Ferries remains the authoritative source of record. Confirm with BC Ferries before travel.
BC Transit GTFS and GTFS-Realtime service alerts for Vancouver Island transit systems.
BC Transit is indicated as the source of the transit data.
Transit data is provided as-is and may not include every local operating detail.
Current wildfire point and perimeter layers from B.C. public geospatial services.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - British Columbia.
Wildfire coordinates and perimeters are approximate and intended for public reference only.
BC Wildfire Service fire prohibitions, equipment/activity prohibitions, and area restrictions.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - British Columbia.
BCWS prohibitions may not replace municipal or local government rules. Check the official bulletin and local government before lighting any fire or entering a restricted area.
Active evacuation orders, alerts, tactical evacuations, and all-clear boundary data.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - British Columbia.
Emergency boundary data may lag local authority instructions; follow local emergency direction.
EmergencyInfoBC current emergency event pages for verified public emergency summaries and issuing-authority context.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - British Columbia.
EmergencyInfoBC is a verified emergency information source, but local authorities and official instructions remain authoritative for immediate action.
Environment Canada weather alert RSS feeds for Vancouver Island forecast and marine regions.
Weather alerts are credited to Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Weather alerts are near-real-time public feeds; review the full alert before exposed travel or outdoor work.
AQHI observations, forecasts, and station metadata from MSC GeoMet and B.C. AQHI public guidance.
AQHI observations and forecasts are credited to Environment and Climate Change Canada / BC Air Quality.
AQHI readings can vary by community and near-real-time observations may update after quality review.
Recent Southwestern British Columbia earthquake reports from Earthquakes Canada Atom feeds.
Earthquake reports are credited to Natural Resources Canada / Earthquakes Canada.
Earthquake details can be preliminary; use Earthquakes Canada and emergency officials for official updates.
Environment Canada tsunami alert Atom feeds for B.C. tsunami notification zones B, C, D, and E, with PreparedBC zone context.
Tsunami alerts are credited to Environment and Climate Change Canada, with B.C. zone context from PreparedBC.
Tsunami notification zones are not inundation maps. Follow local emergency officials and EmergencyInfoBC.
ECCC marine weather XML warnings, watches, and advisories for Vancouver Island-adjacent Pacific marine areas.
Marine warnings are credited to Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Island Watch suppresses normal marine forecasts and shows only warnings, watches, and advisories. Use ECCC as the official source of record.
Flood warnings, flood watches, and high streamflow advisories from the BC River Forecast Centre public advisory layer.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - British Columbia.
River advisory polygons and wording come from the BC River Forecast Centre. Do not infer local conditions beyond the provider advisory; confirm with official sources and local authorities.
Active BC Parks advisories for access, closures, hazards, and safety notices.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - British Columbia.
BC Parks is the authoritative source of record for park advisories and closures. Check BC Parks before travelling to a park.
Map data and basemap
Canada Base Map - Transportation geometry-only and text-only 3857 basemap tiles displayed through Leaflet.
Basemap © His Majesty the King in Right of Canada, as represented by the Minister of Natural Resources Canada.
The map uses Natural Resources Canada basemap tiles and keeps separate OpenStreetMap route-geometry credit on the attributions page.
Cached and simplified road and ferry relation geometry used for regional corridor context.
Contains OpenStreetMap data made available under the Open Database License.
Corridor geometry is contextual and does not replace provider incident geometry or official navigation advice.
Important notices
Island Watch is designed and developed independently by Jeromy Mobley. It is not affiliated with DriveBC, BC Ferries, BC Transit, BC Wildfire Service, EmergencyInfoBC, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Natural Resources Canada, emergency services, local governments, police agencies, or other providers unless explicitly stated.
Island Watch republishes and summarizes public-source information for convenience. It is not an emergency service, dispatch service, official government channel, or substitute for provider websites, local authority instructions, 911, EmergencyInfoBC, DriveBC, BC Ferries, or other official sources.
Public-source information may be delayed, incomplete, unavailable, corrected, or removed by the provider. Use the original source links before making safety, emergency, travel, or operational decisions.
Government source names, official marks, logos, and trademarks belong to their respective owners. Island Watch uses provider names only to identify information sources.