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1 dead in early morning crash on Holberg Road near Port Hardy

Second occupant was extracted from the wreckage and taken to hospital

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Culvert replacement means Island Highway closure north of Zeballos Junction

A 2.5km gravel road detour will be in place for travelers starting Aug. 21

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The new McDonalds restaurant that is being built in Port Hardy is coming along at a quick pace. (Tyson Whitney - North Island Gazette)

Golden Arches set to expand its grill beyond the Island’s northern frontier

McDonald’s on track for fall opening in Port Hardy

The new McDonalds restaurant that is being built in Port Hardy is coming along at a quick pace. (Tyson Whitney - North Island Gazette)
Kayla Brady fundraiser. (Anthony Bucci supplied photo)

North Island communities band together to raise funds for Brady’s recovery

‘The amount of generosity is out of this world on the North Island’

Kayla Brady fundraiser. (Anthony Bucci supplied photo)
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1 person dies after crash outside of Woss on Northern Vancouver Island

The driver of the semi truck was transported to hospital with serious injuries

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The 3.43 hectare wildfire near Port Hardy. (BC Wildfire Service’s website photo)

Wildfire near Port Hardy has officially been listed as extinguished

The cause of the wildfire is currently undetermined and still being investigated

The 3.43 hectare wildfire near Port Hardy. (BC Wildfire Service’s website photo)
The 3.43 hectare wildfire near Port Hardy. (BC Wildfire Service’s website photo)

Wildfire near Port Hardy stays same size, classified as ‘being held”

The wildfire is listed as being under investigation, meaning the cause is currently undetermined

The 3.43 hectare wildfire near Port Hardy. (BC Wildfire Service’s website photo)
The 0.9 hectare wildfire at Glenlion River. (Nathan Kervin Facebook photo)

VIDEO: 1 wildfire recorded on, another off, Northern Vancouver Island

Each blaze is small and listed as out of control

The 0.9 hectare wildfire at Glenlion River. (Nathan Kervin Facebook photo)
Port McNeill Fire Rescue attends the vehicle fire. (Port McNeill Fire Rescue Facebook photo)

North Island wildfire being held, not likely to spread beyond boundaries

BC Wildfire Service has been working hard to contain blaze near near Anutz Lake

Port McNeill Fire Rescue attends the vehicle fire. (Port McNeill Fire Rescue Facebook photo)
Kwakiutl master carver Stan Hunt blesses the monument during the June 16 ceremony at Carrot Park in Port Hardy. (Tyson Whitney - North Island Gazette)

Island master carver unveils monument for residential school children

Kwakiutl carver Stan Hunt’s work wrapping up Island tour before Vancouver installation

Kwakiutl master carver Stan Hunt blesses the monument during the June 16 ceremony at Carrot Park in Port Hardy. (Tyson Whitney - North Island Gazette)
Port McNeill Fire Rescue attends the vehicle fire. (Port McNeill Fire Rescue Facebook photo)

Fire rescue puts out vehicle fire that caused North Island wildfire

BC Wildfire Service takes over scene near Anutz Lake to get the fire under control

Port McNeill Fire Rescue attends the vehicle fire. (Port McNeill Fire Rescue Facebook photo)
A grizzly bear was photographed roaming in a yard in the Hyde Creek/Nimpkish Heights area of Northern Vancouver Island. (Jessica Colombo Facebook photo)

VIDEO: Grizzly bear sighting on Northern Vancouver Island

While uncommon, Grizzly Bears from the Central Coast have occasionally island-hopped in the past

A grizzly bear was photographed roaming in a yard in the Hyde Creek/Nimpkish Heights area of Northern Vancouver Island. (Jessica Colombo Facebook photo)
Canadian Coast Guard members, along with the Port Hardy RCMP, helped paint Stan Hunt’s 18-foot tall Indigenous monument for residential school children. (Tyson Whitney - North Island Gazette)

Monument for residential school children going on tour starting June 16 in Port Hardy

Port Hardy council approved the use of Carrot Park at their May 23 meeting

Canadian Coast Guard members, along with the Port Hardy RCMP, helped paint Stan Hunt’s 18-foot tall Indigenous monument for residential school children. (Tyson Whitney - North Island Gazette)
Helen Owen is the executive director for the Quatse Community Health Centre in Port Hardy. (Tyson Whitney - North Island Gazette)

Executive director talks about Port Hardy’s new community health centre

Four doctors confirmed for centre slated to open soon in Thunderbird Mall

Helen Owen is the executive director for the Quatse Community Health Centre in Port Hardy. (Tyson Whitney - North Island Gazette)
North Island-Powell River MP Rachel Blaney speaks in the House of Commons. Photo courtesy YouTube

MP Blaney writes letter to fisheries minister pleading for fish farm transition plan

The affected communities are small, rural communities like The District of Port Hardy

North Island-Powell River MP Rachel Blaney speaks in the House of Commons. Photo courtesy YouTube
Canadian Coast Guard members, along with the Port Hardy RCMP, help paint Stan Hunt’s 18-foot tall Indigenous monument for residential school children. (Tyson Whitney - North Island Gazette)

Indigenous monument for residential school children receives its first coat of paint

Roughly 15-20 Island Canadian Coast Guard members showed up to help paint the monument

Canadian Coast Guard members, along with the Port Hardy RCMP, help paint Stan Hunt’s 18-foot tall Indigenous monument for residential school children. (Tyson Whitney - North Island Gazette)
North Island Secondary School’s lawn was vandalized in the early morning hours of April 18. (Derek Koel photo)

Suspects caught after ‘thousands and thousands of dollars’ in damage done to Port McNeill lawns

Sgt. Curtis Davis thanked the residents of Port McNeill for their quick response to the crimes

North Island Secondary School’s lawn was vandalized in the early morning hours of April 18. (Derek Koel photo)
Front L-R: Councillor John Tidbury, Mayor Pat Corbett-Labatt, Jay Hartling - BHP, Councillor Janet Dorward, Noramay Isaac, Councillor Dennis Dugas, Thinus Fick - BHP. Back L-R: CAO Heather Nelson-Smith, Director of Recreation Tanya Kaul, Shauna Snyder, BHP & Councillor Fred Robertson. (Submitted photo)

BHP mining company makes massive $250k donation to Port Hardy’s indoor swimming pool

Mayor and council were thrilled to see a company offering support for such a significant investment

Front L-R: Councillor John Tidbury, Mayor Pat Corbett-Labatt, Jay Hartling - BHP, Councillor Janet Dorward, Noramay Isaac, Councillor Dennis Dugas, Thinus Fick - BHP. Back L-R: CAO Heather Nelson-Smith, Director of Recreation Tanya Kaul, Shauna Snyder, BHP & Councillor Fred Robertson. (Submitted photo)
The view of the herring spawn from Cardena Crescent in Port McNeill. (Stephanie Manke photo)

Herring spawn documented for perhaps first time ever off Port McNeill

Herring are not a spawn-and-die species as they can live for 8+ years

The view of the herring spawn from Cardena Crescent in Port McNeill. (Stephanie Manke photo)
Kwakiutl First Nation master carver Stan Hunt’s 18-foot monument to Indigenous children who were abused and died while attending residential schools is taking shape and nearly ready to be painted. (Megyn Williams photo)

B.C. residential school monument ‘asking for these children’s spirits to come home’

North Island master carver finishing 18-foot work in remembrance of residential school children

Kwakiutl First Nation master carver Stan Hunt’s 18-foot monument to Indigenous children who were abused and died while attending residential schools is taking shape and nearly ready to be painted. (Megyn Williams photo)