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A feasibility study will see if the expansion of the Duke Point Terminal will boost Vancouver Island’s supply chain resiliency, said Jason Michell, vice-president of business development at Nanaimo Port Authority. Photo Dave Roels / NPA

Nanaimo port expansion pitched as answer to Island’s supply chain issues

Port authority launching a feasibility study on benefits of a large capital investment into terminal

A feasibility study will see if the expansion of the Duke Point Terminal will boost Vancouver Island’s supply chain resiliency, said Jason Michell, vice-president of business development at Nanaimo Port Authority. Photo Dave Roels / NPA
Kootenay Lake, near Lardeau. Photo: Columbia Basin Trust

B.C. town wants answers after landslide knocks out power for nearly 4 days

Nearly 400 residents of the Kootenays village of Lardeau Valley also left without phones

Kootenay Lake, near Lardeau. Photo: Columbia Basin Trust
A pair of freshly caught salmon. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Landmark drought has Comox Valley salmon SWAT team leaping into action

First responders in several communities stepping up to conserve B.C.’s signature fish

A pair of freshly caught salmon. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)
There are many types of mushrooms to be found in the fall forests of the B.C. coast. (Lake Cowichan Gazette file)

Mushroom bloom returning to B.C.’s Sunshine Coast after drought?

Some pickers say early returns promising, but climate raising ongoing concerns

There are many types of mushrooms to be found in the fall forests of the B.C. coast. (Lake Cowichan Gazette file)
Hayleigh Watts (left, with Jamie-Leigh Lucas) of the Tseshaht First Nation has been named Indigenous Minor Athlete of the Year by Softball BC. (ELENA RARDON / Alberni Valley News)

Alberni teen named Softball B.C.’s Indigenous Minor Athlete of the Year

Tseshaht pitcher Hayleigh Mae Watts honoured for special year on the diamond

Hayleigh Watts (left, with Jamie-Leigh Lucas) of the Tseshaht First Nation has been named Indigenous Minor Athlete of the Year by Softball BC. (ELENA RARDON / Alberni Valley News)
A for rent sign is displayed on a house in Ottawa on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

British Columbians at higher risk for eviction from rentals

About 1 in 10 B.C. tenants are evicted, nearly twice the national average

A for rent sign is displayed on a house in Ottawa on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
The Saltspring Island ferry makes its way from Crofton to Vesuvius in the summer of 2020. (John McKinley file)

Vancouver Islanders hampered by lack of transportation options: study

Provincial report indicates those outside Greater Victoria lack links to other communities

The Saltspring Island ferry makes its way from Crofton to Vesuvius in the summer of 2020. (John McKinley file)
The Saltspring Island ferry makes its way from Crofton to Vesuvius in the summer of 2020. (John McKinley file)

Vancouver Islanders hampered by lack of transportation options: study

Provincial report indicates those outside Greater Victoria lack links to other communities

The Saltspring Island ferry makes its way from Crofton to Vesuvius in the summer of 2020. (John McKinley file)
Dozens of court cases in B.C. have been postponed or cancelled this year because no sheriff was available to protect the court. (Photo courtesy of Province of B.C.)

B.C. sheriffs call for extraordinary pay hike prior to new contract

Service has been dealing with staffing issues that in turn have clogged the court system

Dozens of court cases in B.C. have been postponed or cancelled this year because no sheriff was available to protect the court. (Photo courtesy of Province of B.C.)
Tseshaht Chief Councillor Ken Watts talks to members of the Alberni Valley Bulldogs and Port Alberni Bombers hockey teams, informing them about the First Nation’s history in the area and values. The teams met in mid September, leading up to National Truth and Reconciliation Day on Sept. 30. (Submitted photos)

Tseshaht First Nation teaching Alberni Valley Bulldogs new tricks

BCHL hockey team and Junior B Bombers get immersion into Indigenous history, values, and principles

Tseshaht Chief Councillor Ken Watts talks to members of the Alberni Valley Bulldogs and Port Alberni Bombers hockey teams, informing them about the First Nation’s history in the area and values. The teams met in mid September, leading up to National Truth and Reconciliation Day on Sept. 30. (Submitted photos)
Former federal fisheries ministers Joyce Murray (above) and Bernadette Jordan are being sued by Mowi, an international fish farm company, for the federal government’s decision to close sites in the Discovery Islands. File photo by IMPAC5

Global fish farm giant Mowi suing Canada for Discovery Islands closures

Mowi’s claim alleges federal decision ‘wiped out 30 per cent’ of its business

Former federal fisheries ministers Joyce Murray (above) and Bernadette Jordan are being sued by Mowi, an international fish farm company, for the federal government’s decision to close sites in the Discovery Islands. File photo by IMPAC5
Humpback whales roll with pectoral fins above the water, just outside Tenakee Inlet. (Courtesy Photo / Kenneth Gill, gillfoto)

Researchers composing scientific symphony of B.C. whale song data

Whale Sound project collecting information on undersea sound impact from multiple sources

Humpback whales roll with pectoral fins above the water, just outside Tenakee Inlet. (Courtesy Photo / Kenneth Gill, gillfoto)
One of BC Ferry’s new hybrid vessels, Island 3 ferry was scheduled to service the Campbell River - Quadra route, one of 2 routes the ferry corporation remains focused on electrifying. (Photo courtesy BC Ferries)

Unplugged ambition: B.C. Ferries scales back plans to electrify fleet

Gabriola, Quadra routes remain priorities as corporate drive to meet emissions mandate has slowed

One of BC Ferry’s new hybrid vessels, Island 3 ferry was scheduled to service the Campbell River - Quadra route, one of 2 routes the ferry corporation remains focused on electrifying. (Photo courtesy BC Ferries)
A pedestrian makes his way along an icy sidewalk Tuesday, February 26, 2019 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

Okanagan school district needs kitty litter for ice, not kids

Responding to social media, SD67 says it’s not ordering litter for students who identify as cats

A pedestrian makes his way along an icy sidewalk Tuesday, February 26, 2019 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Nanaimo has banned natural gas as the primary heat source in new buildings. (News Bulletin file photo)

Fossil fuels industry targets Nanaimo after move to block natural gas

Canadian Energy Centre pushing campaign to restore possibility of Fortis hookups in new builds

Nanaimo has banned natural gas as the primary heat source in new buildings. (News Bulletin file photo)
Women dance during the Abyas song to cleanse and bless the ground for the cedar mortuary pole replica carved by Mungo Martin in 1955 was removed from Thunderbird Park during a commemorative ceremony on the grounds of the Royal B.C. Museum in Victoria, B.C., on Wednesday, June 5, 2019. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito)

‘Forbidden Music’ explores complex preservation of North Island Indigenous culture

Film documents 1950s efforts to preserve music threatened by potlatch ban, residential schools

Women dance during the Abyas song to cleanse and bless the ground for the cedar mortuary pole replica carved by Mungo Martin in 1955 was removed from Thunderbird Park during a commemorative ceremony on the grounds of the Royal B.C. Museum in Victoria, B.C., on Wednesday, June 5, 2019. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito)
A new report compiled for the provincial government details a shortage of sheriffs across B.C., resulting in court closures and delays. (Photo: Province of B.C.)

Cash coming to address B.C.’s longstanding sheriff shortage: Sharma

Report reveals workplace culture issues feeding recruitment and retention crisis

A new report compiled for the provincial government details a shortage of sheriffs across B.C., resulting in court closures and delays. (Photo: Province of B.C.)
Tashi Townley took this photo of a Mola mola in Kyuoquot Sound being observed by Megan Komori-Kennedy and Violet Komori. Marine Education Resource Society Facebook.

Hola Mola! Researchers tracking massive tropical fish off Vancouver Island

Marine Education Resource Society is collecting data on sightings from the public

Tashi Townley took this photo of a Mola mola in Kyuoquot Sound being observed by Megan Komori-Kennedy and Violet Komori. Marine Education Resource Society Facebook.
Old growth cedar in the Russell Creek drainage in the Slocan Valley. Photo: Bill Metcalfe

Old growth trees still falling despite B.C. promises: environmentalists

‘Any old growth inventory map is obsolete the day you make it’

Old growth cedar in the Russell Creek drainage in the Slocan Valley. Photo: Bill Metcalfe
The We-Wai-Kai campsite, bordering Rebecca Spit Provincial Park on Quadra Island. (John McKinley file)

Quadra Islanders work to protect water in face of growing drought

Water security team works to get a handle on supply as supply grows more scarce year after year

The We-Wai-Kai campsite, bordering Rebecca Spit Provincial Park on Quadra Island. (John McKinley file)