Category Archives: Local News

QUALICUM BEACH - A half million dollar investment into day care in Oceanside is good news for parents looking for spaces. The Qualicum First Nation received the money from the provincial government's ...

PARKSVILLE - A sprawling Community Parks Master Plan has been presented to Parksville city council. High priorities identified through community engagement include extending the waterfront walkway and...

PARKSVILLE - Oceanside RCMP are asking for the public's help finding a man with arrest warrants. 25-year-old Hudson David Klassen, who has ties to the Oceanside area is wanted on two outstanding warra...

PARKSVILLE - For eight years, the Tigh-Na-Mara Toy Drive in Parksville has made sure kids in Oceanside have something under the tree on Christmas morning. The 2017 toy drive is Nov. 29 from 6 a.m to 1...

PARKSVILLE - Red is a significant colour in Indigenous culture, representing life and blood. The REDress Project was launched Nov. 27 in Parksville and Qualicum Beach, the REDress Project was launched...

PARKSVILLE - The Salvation Army Kettles are out across the country and across the mid-Island. The goal in Parksville this year is to raise $100-thousand with every dollar being spent locally. Parksvil...

PARKSVILLE - The discovery of an abandoned van has police turning to the public for help finding a missing woman. Oceanside RCMP said 36-year-old Carmel Gilmour was last seen in Parksville on Nov. 15 ...

PARKSVILLE -- A food and toy drive by firefighters in Oceanside was a huge success with some impressive totals reached. Dozens of volunteers canvassed the Parksville and Qualicum Fire Protection areas...

BOWSER - A weekend of pounding rain has taken its toll on a piece of highway north of Bowser. DriveBC said Hwy. 19A is closed in both directions 500 metres north of Cook Creek Rd. because of a washout...

PARKSVILLE - An alleged impaired driver going the wrong-way on the Inland Island Hwy. miraculously didn't cause any serious injuries or deaths. Central Island Traffic Services RCMP Cpl. Darrin Ramey s...