Category Archives: Local News

PARKSVILLE - Another sprawling inventory of lands in Parksville is underway. City council has enlisted the help of planning students from Vancouver Island University to gather public feedback and do a...

NANAIMO - Transport Canada suspended the commercial flying privileges of Orca Airways Ltd., which serves the Vancouver and Vancouver Island markets. The department identified several areas where the c...

PARKSVILLE - Oceanside RCMP have reached out to the public for help after an elderly woman was allegedly assaulted by a man in a bizarre attack. Cpl. Jesse Foreman said it happened Saturday, March 10 ...

VANCOUVER - Transport Minister Marc Garneau says efforts to protect Canada's coastlines from vessel spills includes an "unprecedented level of collaboration" with Indigenous communities. Garneau annou...

PARKSVILLE - Efforts to combat homelessness in the Oceanside area received a major boost from the province. Selina Robinson, minister of municipal affairs and housing, announced a 50-unit supportive h...

PARKSVILLE - If the chosen theme is any indication, 2018 is going to be wilder than ever at the Sand Sculpting Competition and Exhibition in Parksville. When the best sand sculptors in the world start...

OCEANSIDE - A popular tourism initiative in Parksville and Qualicum Beach has proven to be a bit too popular. Launched in 2017, Tidal Treasures placed glass art treasures on the beach as a way to prom...

PARKSVILLE - The federal government is expected to legalize cannabis for recreational and medicinal use by this summer. There are still questions at the municipal government level as to what they will...

VANCOUVER - Federal crews are keeping an eye on a 30,000-litre fuel spill from a navy ship in the waters between Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland. HMCS Calgary was sailing near "traffic lanes" ...

PARKSVILLE - A third commercial air carrier will soon offer regional service out of Qualicum Beach Airport. Island Express Air will provide daily flights from Qualicum Beach to Victoria, Boundary Bay ...