A Quebec-based power company wants to build a wind farm on a ridge near Sayward. Boralex has applied to the province for an investigative licence for the project, with the aim of expanding the farm to generate 200 megawatts of power or more, if it proves to be a good...

The owners of Telegraph Cove Resort say they will be open for business this season. Gordie Graham and his wife Marilyn have spent the last 45 years turning the former sawmill and salmon canning village into an international tourist destination. However, a fire on December 31 started at the north...

A class-action lawsuit against Home Depot over email receipts can go ahead, the BC Supreme Court ruled this week. At the core of the issue is an advertising campaign the company tracked through Facebook between October 2018 and October 2022. Home Depot shared information from email receipts with Facebook’s parent...

Medical masks will once again be required in B.C. including Northern Health for both staff and patients in most circumstances. As of Monday, (January 6th), patients and anyone accompanying them must wear a mask in emergency departments and waiting rooms. While being treated, patients are also required to wear one if...

The RCMP report there was a fatal incident involving fireworks in Lake Cowichan. The death happened in the early morning hours of January 1, 2025, and the victim was a 21 year old man. The RCMP are investigating and more details will not be released at this time.

New Years saw many choose to celebrate, though some irresponsibly according to RCMP.  BC Highway Patrol took 19 impaired drivers off the road on Vancouver Island during the New Year’s Eve/Day night, through roadblocks and patrols.  Insp. Adam Tallboy, Officer in Charge of BC Highway Patrol on Vancouver Island, said he’s...