Category Archives: British Columbia
Search for potential unmarked graves at former Nanaimo Indian Hospital site to begin
Editor's Note: The following story contains descriptions of trauma and abuse suffered by Indigenous peoples at residential schools and hospitals. Discretion is advised. The National Indian Residential...
Sep 15, 2021
Burning restrictions to be removed for remaining areas of Vancouver Island
NANAIMO - Campfires and other burning options will soon be permitted across Vancouver Island.The Coastal Fire Centre is set to remove the final seasonal fire restrictions across its jurisdiction at no...
Sep 15, 2021
Pilot project converts Nanaimo's take-out packaging to stainless steel
NANAIMO - To combat a spike in single use take-out food containers spurred by the pandemic, a new project is pushing people to make the move to metal.Reusables VI partnered with five Nanaimo restauran...
Sep 15, 2021
B.C. offers incentives like child care to recruit and retain health-care workers
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is offering nurses and other health-care professionals incentives like child care and support for housing and travel as part of a recruitment drive in the no...
Sep 14, 2021
New, provincially funded "affordable" rentals in Nanaimo slated to be near-market rent
NANAIMO - Billed as "affordable rental homes" by the province, new apartments slated near downtown and the Vancouver Island University won't be much cheaper than what's already available.Construction ...
Sep 14, 2021
New Island Health COVID-19 cases stay true to recent trends
NANAIMO - COVID-19 case numbers for Island Health continue to trend up.The health authority added another 77 new cases to its total on Tuesday, Sept. 14, marking now 7,371 cases in the health authorit...
Sep 14, 2021
Select Okanagan communities to see improved ambulance services
Several Okanagan communities are having their ambulance services and staffing enhanced thanks to a new provincial initiative.In October, 24 ambulance stations, including four in the Okanagan, will con...
Sep 14, 2021
Teal Cedar Products asks B.C. court for one-year injunction extension at Fairy Creek
NANAIMO, B.C. - A British Columbia forestry company is in court applying for a one-year extension of an injunction against ongoing old-growth logging protests on southern Vancouver Island. A lawyer fo...
Sep 14, 2021
West Kelowna among UBCM award winners
The City of West Kelowna is being honoured for the way it has been conducting its business.The city, which has over 32,000 residents, has won an award for Excellence in Governance from the Union of B....
Sep 14, 2021
B.C. not effectively overseeing safety of dams: auditor general
VICTORIA - British Columbia's auditor general says the provincial government has not effectively overseen the safety of the 1,900 dams it regulates. In a news release, Michael Pickup says the Ministry...
Sep 14, 2021
