Skip to content

News

Canada’s largest marine protected area confirmed off the B.C. Coast

Canada’s largest marine protected area confirmed off the B.C. Coast

133,000 square-kilometre territory protects 47 seamounts and all of Canada’s hydrothermal ocean vents
Read more >
Firefighters safe after battling fire in abandoned Island home

Firefighters safe after battling fire in abandoned Island home

Two firefighters are safe and uninjured after they partially went through the floor of an unoccupied home while battling a structure fire in Oyster River Thursday afternoon.
Read more >
Ocean Wise label dropped from Alaskan salmon over B.C. concerns

Ocean Wise label dropped from Alaskan salmon over B.C. concerns

Sustainablity designation gone over concerns about ‘interception fisheries’
Read more >
Glencore closes deal to take over Teck’s steelmaking coal business

Glencore closes deal to take over Teck’s steelmaking coal business

Swiss firm’s takeover of Elk Valley Resources operations made official
Read more >
Former BC United leadership candidate Michael Lee won’t seek re-election

Former BC United leadership candidate Michael Lee won’t seek re-election

Lee will be taking job as chief strategy officer at UrbanLogiq, an artificial-intelligence company
Read more >
Historic Vogue Theatre in Fernie up for sale

Historic Vogue Theatre in Fernie up for sale

Dennis and Roxana Djonlich are selling Vogue Theatre after 17 years of ownership
Read more >
Aristocratic Baker family had ties to the Kootenays

Aristocratic Baker family had ties to the Kootenays

Kootenay settler James Baker helped establish city of Cranbrook, B.C and the Crow's Nest Company, and his family left their mark on the world
Read more >
Canada, U.S. reach agreement to modernize Columbia River Treaty

Canada, U.S. reach agreement to modernize Columbia River Treaty

Canada, U.S. find common ground on core issues to modernize decades-old water management agreement
Read more >
Rain not anticipated in B.C. for the next 10 days: BC Wildfire Service

Rain not anticipated in B.C. for the next 10 days: BC Wildfire Service

There were 13,000 lightning strikes recently, which can lead to the potential for holdover wildfires
Read more >
Former B.C. MLA Gerard Janssen dies

Former B.C. MLA Gerard Janssen dies

Janssen remembered as a Port Alberni businessman, volunteer
Read more >