91.7 ICON Radio/My Coast Now is contacting all candidates in the Oct. 19 provincial election to ask their positions on the major issues facing island residents.  Incumbent Sheila Malcolmson is running for the BC NDP in Nanaimo Gabriola, and we asked her questions around housing, cost of living, healthcare and...

Advance voting in the BC General Election begins today, from 8 am to 8 pm, at locations around the province. There are six days of advance voting, and you may cast ballots from today until to Sunday, and on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week, but not all polls will...

The Conservative Party and the NDP are both pledging increased use of involuntary detention and treatment for people with severe mental health and addiction issues, but organizations that work in the field say that response is already being used far more than it once was. Health Justice says holding people...

One of Vancouver Island’s largest employers announced yesterday that it would reduce lumber production at its BC sawmills from October to December.  Western Forest Products says the curtailment will cut approximately 30 million board feet from production.  WFP says in a media release that the curtailments are due to “a combination...

A new poll of BC voters released by Leger says the NDP has regained the lead over the Conservatives ahead voting day on October 19. Leger finds that 47 per cent of decided voters plan to cast ballots for the BC NDP and 42 per cent will vote for the...

Groups across Vancouver Island are partnering together to keep people and bears safer in potential encounters.  4TVI (Tourism Vancouver Island) is partnering with the Commercial Bear Viewing Association of British Columbia, Tourism Tofino, and Destination Campbell River to create a bear viewing and awareness campaign.  Executive Director of the Commercial Bear...