Author Archives: Bill Nation

Not everyone likes the rainy weather that we've had his week, but B-C Hydro is welcoming it. Hydro's Stephen Watson says the Comox Lake reservioir hit a near 50 year low during the recent cold snap, d...

Parts of northern B-C and Alberta will be under a special avalanche warning until Monday night. Avalanche Canada says the recent warm weather has made the snowpack unstable and created a very dangerou...

B-C's chief coroner says an average of nine people died every two days last year from illicit drug overdoses, leaving suffering and devastation in communities across the province. Government figures s...

B-C government says it is confident it's complying with international trade obligations, despite a U-S challenge against the province on wine sales in the province's grocery stores. Jobs, Tourism and ...

Some colourful new licence plates will soon be available for drivers who want to show pride in British Columbia's parks. The three plates feature the Purcell Mountains, Porteau Cove and the Kermode --...

Three B-C First Nations are taking the federal government to court over its approval of the 6.8-billion-dollar expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline. The Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh (sail-wha-tooth...

Wind, rain, snowfall and high-water warnings are being sounded in the province as the second in a series of ``Mango Express'' Pacific storms sweeps in. Environment Canada is posting rainfall warnings ...

Vancouver Island MusicFest organizers are putting together the lineup for this year's event. Marketing Manager Sue Wood says country music legend Emmylou Harris will take to the stage on opening night...

Comox Valley R-D has introduced a new service to keep people informed about emergency notifications via their cell phone or landline. Kris La Rose, the R-D's manager of water services, says initially,...

Work on establishing a paddlesport marine trail is nearing completion. Project Manager John Kimantas says the trail will travel from Horseshoe Bay, up the Strait of Georgia, down past Nanaimo and on t...