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UPDATE: Efforts to bring calf out of lagoon on North Vancouver Island underway

UPDATE: As of 10:30 a.m., Marine Education and Research Society says on social media that there are now efforts to bring the calf out of the lagoon and reunite with their family. -------------------------------------------------------- A mother orca who got stranded on North Vancouver Island died this weekend. According to the North Island-based Marine Education...

Transportation Minister leaves sliver of hope for Island rail restoration project

The federal transportation minister has responded to a petition to restore rail service on Vancouver Island. Islander Warren Skaalrud started the petition at the beginning of the year through the House of Commons, and it collected thousands of signatures before closing this week. Skaalrud and others say the corridor is...

Providence Living running dementia care pilot project ahead of new facilities opening

A new dementia care pilot project is getting good results and is expected to be implemented in a new care facility this summer. Providence Living is doing the project in partnership with the UBC Centre for Advancing Health Outcomes - which is evaluating the care model. It was launched in...

RCMP investigating minor hockey incident that sent player to hospital

RCMP say they are investigating a reported assault that took place at a U15 minor hockey game that sent one player to hospital. According to Vancouver Island Amateur Hockey Association president Al McCulloch, the incident was between two players, 13 and 14-years-old, on March 15 on Comox Valley and Nanaimo...

Local municipalities get financial boost for clean water 

Municipalities across the province will get their share of a $98 million investment to improve drinking and wastewater in their community.  According to a media release, the funds were announced by Minister Harjit Sajjan and Minister Anne Kang to ensure municipalities have access to clean water and proper treatment and...

New weir is just the start in providing healthy ecosystems, Cowichan Tribes chief 

Premier David Eby was accompanied by the newly elected Cowichan Tribes chief Cindy Daniels as they officially announced funding for the new Cowichan Weir.   The province announced they will be providing $14 million in the budget to build the weir, which is expected to take two years to finish...
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