Reports of a grizzly bear over the past few days in the Gibsons area have now been confirmed. Sergeant Dean Miller of the BC Conservation Officer Service says they've had reports of a bear out toward the Port Mellon area and have now received photographs confirming that it is a...

The Conservative Party of BC continues to fill out their roster ahead of October’s fall election.  Dale Parker has been announced as the candidate for the Nanaimo-Gabriola region, replacing Viraat BK Thammanna who was asked to suspend his campaign last week.  Parker has worked for over 30 years in the business...

The orca calf that escaped a Vancouver Island lagoon earlier this year is still alone. That’s from Bay Cetology in a social media post on Tuesday, saying the calf known as Brave Little Hunter has been in the waters around Nootka Island every month since she escaped a lagoon near...

Nanaimo RCMP have arrested a man following a dangerous crime spree on Labour Day. Police say on Monday at 1:45 p.m., they received several calls of a man with a machete breaking into homes, assaulting a person and stealing their car in the 2100 block of Duggan Road. Constable Sherri Wade...

A suspicious death is prompting an investigation from Vancouver Island RCMP.  The Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crime Unit (VIIMCU) has been asked to assist with a suspected homicide on Texada Island.  Texada RCMP responded to a call early in the morning on September 2 in the 5100 block of Para Street.  When...

Some new homes are on the way for seniors in Bowser as part of the Community Housing Fund.  The 22 homes will offer a mix of rentals, some with rates tied to income and some offered at market rates.  It’s called Lighthouse Villa and Mid Island-Pacific Rim MLA Josie Osbourne says the...