Several communities on Vancouver Island have been identified as priority communities to be given housing targets for the next five years.   North Cowichan and Nanaimo are among eight communities on the Island identified as high-growth, high-need regions where action is needed to deliver more homes quicker.   Elsewhere, an additional 12 communities...

A lodge on Vancouver Island is a part of this year’s Next Great Save competition. The Next Great Save is a project focused on empowering communities to save heritage places at risk. For this year, St. Andrew’s Lodge is currently one of the finalists. It’s a lodge in Qualicum Beach that...

The Executive Director of Dyslexia Canada, Alicia Smith, is applauding the BC government for introducing a screening program to identify children with learning difficulties in kindergarten to grade 3.  Smith says universal screening is a significant step forward in ensuring every child receives the support they need to thrive.  She says a...

The SCRD says getting a handle on water restrictions now is going to be more critical than previous years and is asking all residents to do their part.  Restrictions are coming in after successive years of extreme drought and the district says conditions last summer and winter have made it...

Updated: 04-25-2024 at 12:28 p.m., District of Sechelt says council will move to adopt 7.71 per cent increase on or before May, 15 council meeting. The District of Sechelt is expected to hear recommendations from staff for council to consider a property tax increase for 2024.  According to a staff report...

The orca calf trapped in a lagoon near Zeballos began eating more food over the weekend. That comes from both the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Ehattesaht First Nation, who say while conducting daily health monitoring on Sunday, the calf was seen eating herring. This comes after the...