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Nanaimo bar getting its own stamp

Nanaimo bar getting its own stamp

Vancouver Island’s favourite dessert to be featured in ‘Sweet Canada’ series
Puntledge Paddle Festival cancelled

Puntledge Paddle Festival cancelled

Organizers not allowed onto 3L property
Who wants to buy a mansion?

Who wants to buy a mansion?

For $5.9M, Qualicum Beach estate that once entertained Bing Crosby and John Wayne can be yours
Vancouver Islander accused of being a drunken sailor early in the morning

Vancouver Islander accused of being a drunken sailor early in the morning

Port Hardy man facing mutiple charges after police found pilot “grossly impaired” at fishboat helm
Man wanted for attempted murder arrested by Port Alberni RCMP

Man wanted for attempted murder arrested by Port Alberni RCMP

Jonathan Patrick Michael Thompson was arrested ‘without incident’
New apartment projects planned in Courtenay

New apartment projects planned in Courtenay

Woodsmere Holdings of Victoria has submitted an application to build a pair of four-storey apartment buildings at 2600 Mission Rd. near the Courtenay Hospital.
Police remind Vancouver Island of the rules governing off-road vehicles

Police remind Vancouver Island of the rules governing off-road vehicles

ATVs and similar vehicles should be registered and need permission to use private lands
Rally for our forests

Rally for our forests

A small contingent braved the wind and rain Saturday to take part in a Courtenay rally in support of the Forest March BC provincial day of action. The local rally began at the courthouse lawn and proceeded to MLA Ronna-Rae Leonard’s office on Fifth Street. Photo by Alex Clarke
Vancouver Island’s fog zone fades into the horizon

Vancouver Island’s fog zone fades into the horizon

̨MM Fire Centre abandoning practice of keeping north and west coast separate in fire bans
Wind warning issued across Vancouver Island

Wind warning issued across Vancouver Island

Environment Canada warns winds may rise to 70 km/hr, 90 km/hr near the water