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The British Columbia Wildfire Service is paying tribute to the 19-year-old firefighter who died after being struck by a falling tree last week, calling her “the heart of us.” The service i...

NANAIMO - Periodic weekday closures of traffic on Hwy. 4 at Cameron Lake are underway. Crews shut down the only highway link connecting Tofino, Ucluelet and Port Alberni to the rest of Vancouver Islan...

PARKSVILLE - Creations by some of the world’s top sand sculpting artists are on display on Parksville’s waterfront. On the evening of Sunday, July 16 Parksville Beach Festival Society pres...

NANAIMO - Make it three in a row for Island Red Cedar Construction Ltd. The back-to-back defending champions made in three in a row as their blazing red five-man boat powered through the competition, ...

NANAIMO - Six young athletes from Vancouver Island have been named regional recipients of the Premier’s Award for Indigenous Youth Excellence in Sport. Sixteen-year-old Alexandra Nelson from the...

PARKSVILLE - A new housing development recently opened in Parksville, providing new affordable living spaces for the city’s most vulnerable. A combined investment of $30 million from the federal...

NANAIMO - Following a cross-Pacific journey and a stop in Victoria, a pair of passenger-only ferries to create a new travel option between Nanaimo and Vancouver are finally home. Both the spuhls (pron...

PARKSVILLE - A new six-lane all-weather running track is one step closer to reality for cole Ballenas Secondary School. Funding in the amount of $234,400 was approved during the RDN’s board meet...

NANAIMO - Despite watching excavator dear down their old homes torn down piece by piece, residents of the former Sanala complex said it was a day of celebration. Workers continued their dismantling of...

PARKSVILLE - More than 100,000 people are expected to view this year’s creations as the annual Parksville Beach Festival gets underway at Parksville’s Community Park. The Sand Sculpting Co...