Author Archives: Bill Nation

She's being remembered for her on-screen talent and her openness about real-life challenges. Actress Carrie Fisher died in Los Angeles yesterday, reportedly from a heart attack at 60. Best known as Pr...

Comox Valley Mounties nabbed nine suspected impaired drivers in a one day period earlier this week. One of the members says he can't remember a day with so many impaired driving incidents. Out of the ...

The Insurance Corporation of B-C is issuing its annual reminder urging drivers to take it easy on the roads over the holiday break. A release from the corporation shows that, on average, 460 people ar...

City of Campbell River and the North Island 911 Corporation have signed a new five-year, fixed contract. Larry Samson, the head of the corporation, says the agreement means that the city will continue...

There's not much hope of the North Island region seeing a white Christmas this year. Dayna Vettese, a forecaster with the Weather Network.says there's a chance the region could get snow on Boxing Day....

A dead killer whale found on the Sunshine Coast has been identified as a member of an endangered population. Fisheries and Oceans spokesman Dan Bate says the male orca was found near Sechelt Tuesday a...

Canada's broadcast regulator has declared broadband Internet access a basic service nationwide -- just as landline telephone service is. And with that edict Tuesday, C-R-T-C Commissioner Jean-Pierre B...

The provincial government says the historic Great Bear Rainforest legislation will take effect on January 1st. Regulations bringing the act into force will create eight new special forest management a...

It's been a hectic few days for emergency crews. Inspector Tim Walton with the Comox Valley R-C-M-P says members have responded - to several accidents all related to icy road conditions. Walton advise...

B-C Ferries is planning some changes, such as banning passengers from staying in their vehicles on the bottom decks on major vessels. That means that passengers on those decks would have to leave thei...