Category Archives: British Columbia
Textile recycling project on Gabriola Island turning waste into wonderful
GABRIOLA ISLAND - A program aiming to divert unrecyclable and undesired clothing and other materials from the landfill has made some early strides.The Gabriola Island Recycling Organization (GIRO) hos...
Sep 12, 2021
B.C. groups concerned over lack of compromise in COVID-19 vaccine card plan
A group of British Columbia community organizations wants changes to the province's COVID-19 vaccine card, saying it fails to account for the needs of people who face legitimate barriers to getting a ...
Sep 12, 2021
Central Island active COVID-19 cases rise to again top 200
NANAIMO - The central Vancouver Island region is seeing an increase in COVID-19 cases which is outpacing other areas of the health authority.Island Health reported 84 new cases on Friday, Sept. 10, an...
Sep 10, 2021
B.C. health officials report 820 COVID-19 cases and another nine deaths
VICTORIA - British Columbia health officials are reporting 820 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the active infections in the province to 5,850. In a news release Friday, they say another nine people have ...
Sep 10, 2021
Three COVID-19 deaths recorded in Interior as active cases rise to 1,828
The active COVID-19 cases in the Interior are once again on the rise, climbing to 1,828 after 253 new cases were recorded in the region Friday. The new cases were part of 820 recorded across the provi...
Sep 10, 2021
Advance polls open in Nanaimo ahead of upcoming federal election
NANAIMO - The first of four advance voting opportunities is underway prior to the federal election.The early in-person voting option runs across Canada between Friday, Sept. 10 and Monday Sept. 13 bet...
Sep 10, 2021
21st annual Cops For Kids hits the road
The annual Cops for Kids bike ride through southern B.C. is back for another year. A team of officers and support crew began the ride from the Sandman Hotel in Kelowna this morning. The event raises f...
Sep 10, 2021
Campfire allowed across all but southern Vancouver Island as wildfire conditions ease
VANCOUVER - As of noon Friday, campfires are once again allowed across most of British Columbia, with only the drought-challenged region of southern Vancouver Island still covered by restrictions. The...
Sep 10, 2021
Nanaimo man awaits sentence after child porn guilty plea
NANAIMO - A local man must wait for a judge's sentence for possession of child pornography, the latest case in a continuous cycle of the disturbing behaviour before Nanaimo judges.On Thursday, Sept 9,...
Sep 10, 2021
Former B.C. lottery director says he's 'whistleblower' on money laundering at casinos
VANCOUVER - A former director of the British Columbia Lottery Corporation's anti-money laundering office says he is the "whistleblower" that likely prompted the public inquiry examining how hundreds o...
Sep 10, 2021
