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After nearly three years, Othello Tunnels reopen to visitors

After nearly three years, Othello Tunnels reopen to visitors

A section of the park remains closed as further work is needed.
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Island Health plans facilities for 'hard-to-house' patients after nurses complain of safety risks

Island Health plans facilities for 'hard-to-house' patients after nurses complain of safety risks

“It’s truly about the drugs, weapons, alcohol, and the violence”: Health-care workers detail what the chaos and safety risks in care homes with “special population units.”
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Fire at Port Alberni mill site not expected to slow development

Fire at Port Alberni mill site not expected to slow development

This is the second major suspicious fire at the property since October. 
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Pro-Palestinian encampment at Vancouver Island University cleared

Pro-Palestinian encampment at Vancouver Island University cleared

University had sought court injunction to remove the camp from its quad on the Nanaimo campus
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Iconic hulks in qathet become series of paintings

Iconic hulks in qathet become series of paintings

Artist focuses on light, colour and composition
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Helicopter evacuations underway as wildfire threatens Yukon wilderness lodge

Helicopter evacuations underway as wildfire threatens Yukon wilderness lodge

Brian Dack says wildfires have come close to the Kluane Wilderness Lodge in southwestern Yukon before, but none have been so large and fast-moving as the blaze that's currently threatening his business of more than two decades.
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Vancouver police extend body worn camera trial until end of 2024

Vancouver police extend body worn camera trial until end of 2024

Const. Tania Visintin: "It is important to maintain momentum for this within VPD and with the public."
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B.C. film company fined for flying drone too close to killer whales

B.C. film company fined for flying drone too close to killer whales

PORT HARDY, B.C. — A Vancouver-based film company and its drone operator have been fined a total of $30,000 for operating a drone too close to northern resident killer whales.
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Wet weather helps fire fight in B.C.'s south, while the north remains warm and dry

Wet weather helps fire fight in B.C.'s south, while the north remains warm and dry

Wet weather is helping firefighters in British Columbia tackle some of the wildfires burning in the south of the province.
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Illustrator and author invited to qathet to present work

Illustrator and author invited to qathet to present work

Watercolours depict BC's vanishing history through visual memory
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