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HMCS Alberni site suffered water damage during a recent downpour

Photographer spotted Ocular again and noticed the whale has been healing

Peter Hall, vice president and chief economist with (EDC) is one of four keynote speakers

Courtenay council adopted a bylaw Monday to restrict water bottling in all zones, except where the source is the municipal water supply. Water bottling is considered a manufacturing use, permitted in a handful of zones. There is one company operating a bottling plant in Courtenay. It’s located on Rosewell Crescent and uses a multi-staged process to purify the municipal water supply.

Applicants gained local support but are going through checks with province

Courtenay Council has turned down a second application for a non-medical cannabis retail outlet in the city.

Vancouver Island Music Festival didn’t sell out but still saw strong turnout

The Electoral Areas Services Committee is recommending approval of a development permit for the Union Bay Discovery Centre — the first building proposed by Union Bay Estates (UBE), the company formerly known as Kensington Island Properties.

NDP members of parliament representing Vancouver Island and coastal communities are calling on Fisheries Minister Jonathon Wilkinson to consider allowing for the retention of marked, or hatchery-raised, chinook salmon.

Clifford Swain served in Second World War