Thanks largely to construction projects, Vancouver Island’s latest employment numbers are looking better than the rest of BC. An annual report published each fall by the Chartered Professional Accountants of BC shows that on Vancouver Island and the Coast, excluding Greater Victoria, the region added more than 12,000 workers since...

A helicopter crash that killed the pilot in Jervis Inlet three years ago was caused by a mechanical failure, according to the Transportation Safety Board (TSB). On October 4, 2021, Black Tusk Helicopter Incorporated was doing heli-logging work in Jervis Inlet on the Sunshine Coast with a twin-rotor helicopter, transporting...

RCMP Federal Policing investigators have made a major discovery regarding illegal edibles on Vancouver Island.  Six suspects were arrested, and thousands of counterfeit cannabis-laced edibles were seized which resembled popular snack brands after search warrants were executed at five residences and two dispensaries in Nanaimo and Port Alberni.  The edibles also...

The BC NDP will remain in power, but it is still up in the air whether it will be a minority, or majority government. The NDP appears to have a majority in the BC legislature after winning 47 of the 93 seats when the party took the lead in the...

Be ready for strong winds, as a wind warning is in effect for North Vancouver Island. According to Environment and Climate Change Canada, these winds are coming because of an intense system from the pacific, with southeast winds to gust up from 90 to 110 kilometers an hour. They say exposed...

A 4.1 magnitude earthquake was recorded this morning near the northern part of Vancouver Island. According to Earthquakes Canada, the quake took place at 6:24 a.m., 228 kilometers west southwest of Bella Bella and several kilometers west of Port Hardy at a depth of 10 kilometers. They say despite the magnitude,...