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Visitors encouraged to to leave no trace on North Island beaches

#LivetheWildPledge rewards visitors for their volunteer cleanup efforts

Aug 12, 2024 2:16 PM Read more >

Islanders can grow the future with seaweed industry pilot project

North Island College announces new training opportunities for harvesting and processing kelp and seaweed

Aug 12, 2024 2:13 PM Read more >

Stranger smashes camper's vehicle window with an axe near Cumberland

Police are investigating after a suspect caused significant damage to a vehicle

Aug 12, 2024 1:33 PM Read more >

Debate burns over salvage logging of B.C.’s wildfire-scarred forests

Some ecologists saying forests may be better off if left to recover naturally

Aug 12, 2024 1:30 PM Read more >

UPDATE: 5 homes destroyed by Slocan Valley fires

20 structures in total have been destroyed

Aug 12, 2024 11:40 AM Read more >

Thunderstorm watch on as more than 400 wildfires burn in B.C.

Officials says lightning caused over 80 per cent of province’s nearly 260 new blazes

Aug 12, 2024 11:30 AM Read more >

UPDATE: Harrison Mills wildfire shows no significant growth

Lightning struck tree, igniting small fire

Aug 12, 2024 11:23 AM Read more >

Survey finds fewer sexually active mid-Island youths using birth control

Percentage of teens relying on withdrawal as the only method to prevent pregnancy has doubled in last 10 years

Aug 12, 2024 10:23 AM Read more >

Driver dies in highway crash in Nanaimo

Collision happened Aug. 10 near Dunster Road overpass

Aug 12, 2024 10:06 AM Read more >

CBC paid out $18M in bonuses in 2024 after eliminating 100s of jobs

More than $3.3M of that total was paid to 45 executives

Aug 12, 2024 9:40 AM Read more >