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Mount Cain opens this weekend for powder-seeking skiers

Vancouver Island’s most northerly ski hill finally got enough snow to open this weekend. The bottom lift at Mount Cain opened on Saturday, and today...

Canine TikTok star now calls Vancouver Island home

A rescue dog with more than a million followers on TikTok is Vancouver Island’s newest resident celebrity. Best Boy Brodie and his owners now live...

Animal control kenneling to be at new location in 2025

Animal control kenneling services will be at a new location starting in 2025. That’s from the BC SPCA, announcing they will no longer provide animal...

Information session for upcoming AAP projects being held January 9, 2025

The Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) wants to inform residents about upcoming projects involving the Alternative Approval Process (AAP).  An information session is being held...

Former Nanaimo lawyer disbarred twice in one year after misconduct, sexual assault

A former Nanaimo lawyer has been disbarred for a second time by the Law Society of BC for professional misconduct. Marc Andre Eckardt, who changed...

City offers options for residents to get rid of Christmas Trees

If you’re unsure of what to do with your Christmas tree, the City of Courtenay has options. On their social media, the City says there...

Comox Valley entrepreneurs heading to North American International Toy Fair next year

The creators of a new hockey board game will get to showcase their game on an international stage.  Comox Valley entrepreneurs David Leverton and Anne...

Providence Living at the Views looks to celebrate first Christmas

Patients of a long-term care home in Comox are celebrating their first Christmas. Providence Living at the Views, Canada’s first public dementia village-like long-term home,...

Numerous storms expected to hit Vancouver Island over next few days

It will not be a white Christmas for Vancouver Island and instead be a stormy one.  A series of storms will develop this week affecting...

Island’s only all-season BMX track re-opens with expanded track

The only all-season BMX track on Vancouver Island is open again. The Marie Davidson BMX Track in Nanaimo re-opened this week, with 4,000 square metres...

Sunken fishing boat raised, removed from Tahsis-area marina

A sunken old fishing boat was finally removed from a marina near Tahsis this month by the Canadian Coast Guard. Earlier this fall a sunken...

CFIA issues Canadian recall for possible norovirus-tainted Island oysters

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a recall notice for several batches of Island-grown oysters that were recently harvested, because of norovirus concerns. The...

Two wind warnings in effect for Island & Coast today

It’s going to be very windy, as two wind warnings are in effect for the Island and Coast today. Environment and Climate Change Canada has...

BC Hydro increasing Puntledge River Flows for rest of 2024

For the rest of the year, BC Hydro will increase water flows at the Puntledge River. Hydro says they are increasing their release from the...

Police seek jewel thieves in connection with October robbery

Police are looking for help from the public to find two jewelry thieves who assaulted a shop owner with bear spray in October. On October...

Young Island pilot makes national history with e-plane solo flight

  A young pilot in Campbell River has made Canadian history as the first student to fly solo in an electric plane. Catherine Check says she’s...

CV Search and Rescue’s need for a new home getting urgent

The Comox Valley Ground Search and Rescue is looking for a new home in the new year. They’ve been on the hunt for a while,...

Ferry crews rescue rowboater in distress off Salt Spring Island

BC Ferries helped rescue a person in a rowboat last night off the coast of Salt Spring Island. At around 10:30 pm Thursday night, the...

Island oysters target of American recall in 15-plus states

Oysters harvested earlier this month off the coast of Vancouver Island are being recalled in 15 US states after a possible norovirus contamination. The US...

Comox Strathcona Waste Management, FortisBC agree to landfill gas purchase

The Comox Strathcona Waste Management (CSWM) has announced a new agreement to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the Comox Valley.  The CWSM has signed...

Over 140,000 pounds of food raised in annual Stuff the Truck event

Another year and another successful Stuff the Truck fundraising campaign.  After five days of fundraising from December 9-13, Jet FM’s annual Stuff the Truck event...

Donors help VIU break fundraising record 

Vancouver Island University has set a new benchmark as they wrap up their annual Giving Tuesday campaign to help students in need.  The campaign is...

MLA wants transparency from BC Housing, Courtenay after property purchase for shelter

Courtenay-Comox MLA Brennan Day wants more clarity over a recent acquisition.  In a press release, Day said 971 Cumberland Road has been purchased by the...

Mail strike leaves non-profit Christmas fundraisers languishing

While postal workers may soon be back to work, non-profits across Canada will suffer through what’s usually the most charitable time of year. Barney Ellis-Perry...
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