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Vancouver Island high school bans cellphone use in class

Vancouver Island high school bans cellphone use in class

Belmont Secondary School has formalized a policy which already existed in some classrooms
E-bike fire in locker prompts Vancouver Island police station evacuation

E-bike fire in locker prompts Vancouver Island police station evacuation

Staff and officers knock down flames before Victoria firefighters arrive
Back to school with new Comox Valley School District Superintendent

Back to school with new Comox Valley School District Superintendent

Jeremy Morrow brings more than 14 years of experience in leadership to the Valley
NIC asks people to open their homes to students this year

NIC asks people to open their homes to students this year

College partnering with Places 4 Students to alleviate housing pressures
Government scientists can’t explain dead fish on Kootenay Lake shores

Government scientists can’t explain dead fish on Kootenay Lake shores

Bacteria, viruses, warm temperature and oxygen deficiency ruled out
New six-storey development may demolish a cafe in Courtenay

New six-storey development may demolish a cafe in Courtenay

Property underneath Airpark Beachwood Cafe is gaining a lot of attention from redevelopers
Courtenay Subway robber can’t live in Chilliwack while appealing sentence

Courtenay Subway robber can’t live in Chilliwack while appealing sentence

Prolific offender Edmond John Henry Patterson hoped to live at Joshua House while his appeal’s heard
Haze settles over Vancouver Island again as B.C. battles wildfires

Haze settles over Vancouver Island again as B.C. battles wildfires

There are 377 active fires in B.C. with 47 in the ̨ÍåMMÂãÁÄÊÒ Fire Region
No major injuries reported as Nanoose Bay home destroyed by fire

No major injuries reported as Nanoose Bay home destroyed by fire

Several firefighters treated for heat exhaustion
Don’t turn on roof sprinklers in wildfire fight: Vernon fire chief

Don’t turn on roof sprinklers in wildfire fight: Vernon fire chief

If evacuating from a wildfire, do not turn on your sprinklers
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