Local News

Small route user disappointed BC Ferries will not return to government control

‘If they tore up the Coastal Ferry Act, we’d be right back to where things were when they were working’

Dec 19, 2017 1:30 AM Read more >

In face of upswing in auto thefts, Campbell River RCMP make an arrest

Ford F-series pickup trucks a preferred target

Dec 19, 2017 1:30 AM Read more >

Car crushed under tractor trailer in collision in Nanaimo

One motorist fled the scene, according to Nanaimo RCMP

Dec 18, 2017 11:15 PM Read more >

Highway connecting Tofino and Ucluelet to rest of Vancouver Island faces nightly closures this summer

Mayor says highway will be open from midnight to 1 a.m. and again from 4 a.m. to 5 a.m.

Dec 18, 2017 6:00 PM Read more >

Nanaimo to remove popular park sculpture

The Frame art piece in Maffeo Sutton Park will be taken down because of structural decay.

Dec 18, 2017 5:35 PM Read more >

Massive pot farm in the works for Central Saanich

$500 million project could see as many as 21 greenhouses on 70 acres of land

Dec 18, 2017 4:25 PM Read more >

Nanaimo schools keep students indoors after cougar sightings

There have been two cougar sightings reported in the Hammond Bay area

Dec 18, 2017 11:00 AM Read more >

CRD acquires more land for Sooke Hills

The purchase helps conserve wilderness character of regional park

Dec 18, 2017 10:40 AM Read more >

Sooke School District eyes two new schools

Province provides $23.3 million for land purchase in Langford

Dec 18, 2017 10:30 AM Read more >

Environment Canada says snow in the forecast for Vancouver Island

Environment Canada issued a special weather statement for flurries and cold air throughout the next week

Dec 18, 2017 9:45 AM Read more >