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...

The City of Nanaimo has officially opened two new artificial turf parks, and they are hopeful residents will take full advantage of them.   Plans for the facility were adopted by the city council back in 2012, and according to a media release it was finally finished and opened on Apr....

The Town of Gibsons will review the five-year plan, which includes the possibility of an eight-percent tax increase.   According to a staff report, the general property tax increase will come in two phases which will support policing costs and operations in 2024.  “The first is a five per cent allocation...