Mystery of floating island on B.C. lake

BC Hydro spokesperson Bob Gammer says he initially thought reports of a floating island covered in trees on Williston Lake in northern British Columbia were a hoax, before satellite images confirmed its existence. It then vanished, but has now reappeared, 30 kilometres from where it was previously seen. (Sept. 1, 2026) Subscribe and enable notifications for more videos from The Canadian Press — For the latest and most important news of the day | https://www.thecanadianpressnews.ca Listen to CP Newswatch, a daily podcast covering the most important news and sports stories|    / @cdnpress   The Canadian Press on X (formerly Twitter) |   / cdnpressnews   The Canadian Press on LinkedIn |   / 98791543   — With more than 180 journalists, The Canadian Press provides up-to-the-minute newsfeeds of articles, graphics, photos, audio and video clips that help keep your audience coming back for more.