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Remembering Boomer: '80s Parks Canada mascot celebrates Island's Pacific Rim

Before Parka, Boomer was the symbol of the national parks system for decades

Jun 21, 2025 2:00 PM Read more >

Ostrich cull order stayed, giving Edgewood farm 1 month until appeal heard

Katie Pasitney of Universal Ostrich Farms called the Federal Court of Appeal decision 'a big win'

Jun 21, 2025 1:29 PM Read more >

LETTER: Dogs on Oak Bay beach not adequately trained to be off leash

Send your letter to newsroom@oakbaynews.com

Jun 21, 2025 1:00 PM Read more >

Give the man a hive: B.C. group using bees to promote sustainability in Haiti

Comox Valley's Haiti Beekeepers helping teach regenerative agriculture to Haitian farmers

Jun 21, 2025 10:00 AM Read more >

WOLF: If you could only listen to one song, what would it be?

COLUMN: 'One' game proved a fun time-killer on road trips

Jun 21, 2025 8:30 AM Read more >

B.C. professor honoured for preserving wartime letters from Canadian soldiers

Stephen Davies directs the Canadian Letters and Images Project

Jun 21, 2025 7:00 AM Read more >

LETTER: BC Ferries' deal robs marine workers of future livelihoods

BC Ferries awards contract to Chinese state-owned shipbuilder

Jun 21, 2025 6:30 AM Read more >

Vancouver Island ham radio operators invite the community to Field Day

Comox Valley Amateur Radio Club will be setting up in the field next to the Union Bay hall for active day on the radio waves

Jun 21, 2025 5:28 AM Read more >

Unhoused encampment near Penticton River Channel served eviction notice

Residents of the encampment have until June 25 to clear out all their belongings

Jun 20, 2025 6:41 PM Read more >

Freeland tells B.C. minister she is 'dismayed' by China ferries contract

Transport and Internal Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland sent a scathing letter on the subject to her B.C. counterpart

Jun 20, 2025 6:23 PM Read more >