Attention anyone planning to run for municipal office: In the last municipal elections in 2022 there was a wide variety of candidates for school board, Village of Alert Bay, Village of Port Alice, ...

The North Island Music Festival’s sixth annual Port McNeill concert introduced a novel concept this year at the August 22 event. Typically a one-day, Saturday-only concert, festival organizers decided ...

The 10th annual Vancouver Island Western Heritage Association Bulls, Broncs & Barrels event was a sold-out show for 2026 at the Coombs Rodeo Grounds. Known as the “biggest little Western event on ...

I saw “BC Is Burning” (free on youtube) produced by the Truck Loggers Association last March at the Tidemark Theatre in Campbell River. This documentary states that Climate Change is a rising threat ...

Late summer and fall is a time for harvest in Canada. The city of Penticton, B.C. has the Peach Festival. Morden, Man. has the Corn and Apple Festival. Nova Scotia has Chowderfest. There are also ...

The concept of a dedicated disc golf course is being tossed around in Port McNeill. The Port McNeill Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee is considering a proposal to develop a course in the forest ...

Two rival business partners are going head-to-head in an attempt to become the ‘new’ owner of hundreds of acres of prime real estate overlooking the West Shore. Sanovest Holdings Ltd. and Groundplay ...

K’ómoks First Nation and We Wai Kai Nation have signed a new protocol that reflects years of dialogue, relationship-building and work between the two Nations. According to a press release, the ...

At the August 25 Council meeting, Sergeant Erin Stevenson, Commander of the Port McNeil RCMP Detachment, provided Council and residents with a comprehensive written report of the Detachment’s ...

B.C. forestry sector organizations are calling for the immediate establishment of a provincial crisis action group as timber companies reel from increasing harvesting costs and escalating U.S. trade ...

A University of British Columbia professor says a recent study near Summerland shows forest practices are resulting in more frequent and more intense flooding. Younes Alila, a professor with the ...

The University of British Columbia’s Okanagan (UBCO) is leading a call to integrate psychologists into Canada’s primary care system. A review recently published in Canadian Psychology by UBCO ...