As youth on Vancouver Island report dealing with higher levels of stress, Island Health says grants are becoming available to support their mental health. Island Health and the Pacific Public Health Foundation have announced that grant applications are open for projects focused on youth mental health and resilience. A total of...

If the City of Nanaimo wants to build a new public works yard, then they’ll have to find another way to fund it starting today.  The third alternative approval process (AAP) failed after more than 8,600 people voted in opposition to the city borrowing $90 million to help build the...

Island Health was planning to build overdose prevention sites at three Vancouver Island hospitals, but stopped abruptly in April, according to leaked internal documents. Information obtained by Filter Magazine shows Island Health was planning to set up overdose prevention services with tents and vans outside the Nanaimo, Victoria, and Campbell...

The City of Nanaimo has failed to secure electoral approval to borrow funds to build a new public works yard after voters turned in over 8,600 opposition forms.  The bylaw, if passed, would’ve allowed the city to borrow $90 million to build a replacement fleet maintenance building and crew/administration building...

Tourism in BC has flourished and so has a partnership between Nanaimo Airport and Kelowna International Airport after they were recognized internationally through Airport Council International (ACI).  According to a media release, the partnership received an award for excellence in airport marketing and communications and further collaboration between the two...

First Nations who support salmon farming say they’re tired of their perspectives being passed over for politics. The Coalition of First Nations for Finfish Stewardship is in Ottawa this week along with salmon farmers from BC to speak out against the federal government’s promise to remove net pens from BC...