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UPDATE: Wildfire west of Nanaimo now being held

UPDATE: Wildfire west of Nanaimo now being held

Fire is about two kilometres west of last week's wildfire on Nanaimo River Road
1 seriously injured in grizzly bear attack in Creston

1 seriously injured in grizzly bear attack in Creston

RCMP and conservation officers responded to the attack on July 26
Abbotsford greenhouse using Bitcoin heat to help grow strawberries

Abbotsford greenhouse using Bitcoin heat to help grow strawberries

Affinor partnered with BlockLab to utilize heat from cryptocurrency mining
B.C. cook sweeps steak from choking woman's throat, saves her life

B.C. cook sweeps steak from choking woman's throat, saves her life

Rob Kirkness ran from the kitchen at Kingfishers in Maple RIdege and gave Heimlich maneuver, CPR
120-year-old Peachland church feeling squeezed by town's 'forced' land deal

120-year-old Peachland church feeling squeezed by town's 'forced' land deal

Congregation feels unfairly pressured to relinquish land to make way for public works office expansion
After $5.8B investment, LNG Canada to host ‘Big Thank You Party’ in Kitimat

After $5.8B investment, LNG Canada to host ‘Big Thank You Party’ in Kitimat

Free concert and family-friendly celebration marks end of five-year megaproject
Proposed B.C. mountain resort project won't require environmental assessment

Proposed B.C. mountain resort project won't require environmental assessment

The Zincton all-season resort still has to complete a detailed approval process
Triple Peak, fog challenge Alberni Valley rescuers

Triple Peak, fog challenge Alberni Valley rescuers

Teams from Cowichan Valley, 442 Squadron in Comox called in to help retrieve injured hiker
Generational reconnection: Island students end school year visiting seniors

Generational reconnection: Island students end school year visiting seniors

Student-senior friendship program between students from Maple Bay Elementary and residents of Deertrail Cottage winds up
PHOTOS: Championship-calibre bathtub racers speed through Nanaimo's waters

PHOTOS: Championship-calibre bathtub racers speed through Nanaimo's waters

Trevor Short of Ladysmith repeats as winner of Great International World Championship Bathtub Race