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Trees snapping ‘like gunshots’: Ucluelet witness recounts bomb …
Nov 21, 2024 · Geoff Johnson and fellow storm watchers in Ucluelet were concerned on Tuesday about the so-called “bomb cyclone” taking shape off Vancouver Island — not for safety reasons, but because they wondered if it would be “disappointing.”
Port Alberni RCMP appeal for more information in Amber …
Oct 16, 2024 · Hall was seen making a purchase at McDonald's on Johnston Road at 7:02 a.m. At 8 a.m., Amber failed to turn up for work. After leaving Port Alberni, Hall was seen making a purchase at Walmart in Nanaimo around 9 a.m. and then at 10:26 a.m. purchasing a ferry ticket at the Duke Point ferry terminal.
New Indigenous-led addictions treatment facility on Quadra …
Jul 18, 2024 · The Tsa̲kwa̲’luta̲n Healing Centre, an addiction treatment centre on Quadra Island, is set to open its doors on Nov. 1. "It's a vision that the nation has had for quite a while," says Chief Ronnie Chickite of the We Wai Kai First Nation.
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YouTuber returns to Langford for stealth camping adventure
Apr 23, 2022 · Alberta YouTuber Steve Wallis recently returned to Langford with a video of him ‘stealth camping’ on an island in Langford Lake, which has been viewed more than 511,000 times since being posted April 21.
Port Alice pulp mill stabilization completion delayed until 2025/26
Apr 11, 2024 · Written by Debra Lynn. A delegation from the BC Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change Strategy came to Port Alice back on Feb. 28 to give Port Alice Village Council another update on the mill stabilization.
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Dec 21, 2024 · From Jan. 1 to Feb. 15, BC Hydro will adjust operations at the John Hart facility to respond to electric system customer demand
Island filmmaker wins Emmy for Netflix’s Island of the Seas Wolves
Dec 18, 2023 · Maxwel Hohn’s name is shining bright on the screen. The Comox Valley resident recently won an Emmy for Cinematography in the 50th Daytime Emmy Awards (announced on Dec. 17) for his work on Island of The Sea Wolves which premiered on Netflix on Oct 13, 2022.. The three-part nature documentary highlights wildlife that live on Vancouver Island.
Noted Island glass artist Robert Held closes gallery, now ‘semi …
May 1, 2024 · Glass artist Robert Held may have closed up his gallery after 10 years in Parksville, but his artistic endeavours will continue on. Held has blown glass for more than 50 years, and estimated he made approximately 1.5 million of his famous glass hearts, which have been spotted everywhere from Hawaii to the Himalayas.