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UPDATED: 1 person dead after highway crash in Nanoose Bay

UPDATED: 1 person dead after highway crash in Nanoose Bay

Accident happened just before 4 p.m. near Hillview Road
Winter Harbour: survival on edge of Vancouver Island

Winter Harbour: survival on edge of Vancouver Island

BIG READ: one of the Island’s most remote communites to focus on eco-tourism as industry leaves
New spill response bases on hold as pipeline paused

New spill response bases on hold as pipeline paused

Future of six new bases, 125 jobs, on Vancouver Island in limbo over Kinder Morgan decision
Cowichan’s Big Stick paying tribute to Humboldt Broncos

Cowichan’s Big Stick paying tribute to Humboldt Broncos

Broncos logo adorns Stick, community plans light-up
Norovirus outbreak closes oyster farms off Denman Island, Deep Bay

Norovirus outbreak closes oyster farms off Denman Island, Deep Bay

Centre for Disease Control warns against eating raw B.C. oysters
Where will Comox Valley people go to buy their weed?

Where will Comox Valley people go to buy their weed?

All local municipalities have bylaws in place that need amending to allow cannabis sales
Video shows car being trashed beside a lake west of Campbell River

Video shows car being trashed beside a lake west of Campbell River

A video showing people trashing a car at a lake near Campbell River has surfaced and it has disappointed a man who donates his time to keep the Island’s backroads and sites clean.
Big Read: locked out of the woods

Big Read: locked out of the woods

Vancouver Islanders struggle to balance back country public access with private land protection
April showers make Vancouver Island residents wonder: is it really spring?

April showers make Vancouver Island residents wonder: is it really spring?

But March was fifth driest in region on record on southern Island
New conclusion reached in Campbell River animal skeleton mystery – otters

New conclusion reached in Campbell River animal skeleton mystery – otters

A verdict is in on the animal skeletons that were dumped on a logging road near Campbell River last month and it’s not what was initially thought.