Author Archives: Bill Nation

Health officials will be keeping watch on the spread of this year's flu bug, now that the holidays are over. Gianni Del Negro, a pharmacist with London Drugs, is expecting a spike in the number of cas...

This trend of cool overnight and daytime temperatures will continue a while longer. Dayna Vettese, a forecaster with the Weather Network, says it's a pattern that'll stick around until at least the en...

People are being told to use caution if youre planning to head into the region's backcountry. Yan Neuspiel with the Vancouver Island Avalanche Bulletin says the risk of a snow slide is "high" in the a...

E-Comm 9-1-1 has released a list of the top 10 nuisance calls received by operators this year. E-Comm's Jasmine Bradley says each nuisance call unnecessarily ties up the operator. Bradley says each ca...

It was one year ago on December 29th that a 4.7 magnitude earthquake struck off the south coast of B-C. Jenn Houtby, an emergency planning consultant, says there were no reports of damage or injuries ...

B-C Business Magazine has released a list of the best cities to work in B-C next year. Matt O'Grady, the magazine's Editor-in-Chief, says the Comox Valley ranked 21st on the list -- the same as this y...

M-P for Courtenay-Alberni says he plans to continue speaking out against the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion, even though Port Alberni could benefit from the project. Port Alberni could be home to an...

The family of actress Carrie Fisher is now mourning two family members instead of one. One day after Fisher died of a reported heart attack, her mother, legendary actress Debbie Reynolds, lost her lif...

A Victoria man had to be rescued from Cruikshank Canyon in Strathcona Park after his vehicle got struck in the snow on Christmas Day. Comox Valley Ground Search and Rescue couldn't reach the man. He w...

Environment Canada's chief meteorologist David Phillips called the Fort McMurray, Alberta wildfire of last spring an "almost biblical'' disaster. The fire dubbed "the beast'' for its unpredictability ...