Local News

Hornby Island herring group sees harvest cut as a start

Fishing industry 鈥榮hocked and devastated鈥� by recent DFO decision

Jan 6, 2022 5:30 AM Read more >

Comox Valley district adds to arsenal of school assessment tools

Latest assessment interviews Grade 11 students on a number of topics

Jan 5, 2022 11:30 AM Read more >

Property assessments up more than 40 per cent in some Vancouver Island communities

Total value of Vancouver Island assessments up 27.5 per cent to $343 billion

Jan 4, 2022 9:00 AM Read more >

More snow inbound overnight for parts of Vancouver Island

Environment Canada predicts sudden flurries, low visibility

Jan 3, 2022 5:00 PM Read more >

Comox Valley Search and Rescue conducts simultaneous searches

After a record number of operations last year, Comox Valley Search and Rescue kicked off 2022 with two simultaneous searches in Strathcona Park that started New Year鈥檚 Day and stretched into Sunday, Jan. 2.

Jan 3, 2022 10:00 AM Read more >

Hummingbirds can starve in the cold, says Merville wildlife centre

MARS has had more than a dozen birds brought in already and many more calls from public

Dec 30, 2021 4:00 PM Read more >

Rural economic development a priority for 2022 鈥� MP Rachel Blaney

Ensuring rural communities aren鈥檛 left out of economic recovery key for North Island-Powell River MP

Dec 30, 2021 5:30 AM Read more >

Island Health halts second calls for COVID test booking, cites 鈥榰nprecedented demand鈥�

Call centre employees would previously contact residents a second time to book virus test

Dec 29, 2021 5:33 PM Read more >

Goldstream Hatchery salmon program hit hard by 鈥榩erfect storm鈥�

First drought, then flooding decimate chum numbers in West Shore spawning river

Dec 28, 2021 5:30 AM Read more >

2021 in videos: Greater Victoria鈥檚 top footage for the year

Major events, weather patterns and animal behaviour caught on tape

Dec 28, 2021 5:15 AM Read more >