Author Archives: Bill Nation

Environment Canada has issued a slew of air quality alerts as wildfires continue to burn in B-C, at the same time as a heat wave is striking the coast. While the largest wildfires are concentrated in ...

A research scientist says the situation for B-C's endangered killer whales is getting worse -- not better -- and the population may not recover unless chinook runs come back. Ken Balcomb of the Center...

Fire has destroyed a house on Rodello Street in Comox. Flames also spread to a shed and neighbouring properties. No one was hurt, but one firefighter was treated for smoke inhalation. Cause of the bla...

Ombudsperson Jay Chalke's annual report says his office received 84-hundred complaints over the past year from people dissatisfied with their treatment by provincial and local government. The report s...

Three First Nations on the central coast have signed a letter of understanding with the province that will see them take part in decisions about the future of fish farms in the Broughton Archipelago. ...

A report into money laundering says organized crime groups with international connections used B-C casinos to funnel cash that fuelled the opioid crisis and the real-estate market as part of a scheme ...

Staff at North Island College is mourning the passing of former president Dr. Lou Dryden. He died June 17th at his home in Australia after a lengthy illness. Dryden served as president of the college ...

The federal and provincial governments are taking steps to increase affordable housing in B-C. Federal Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos and B-C's Housing Minister Selina Robinson made the ...

B-C's 34-thousands CUPE school support workers have turned down a tentative contract agreement reached with the province last week. Local union president Nicole Edmondson says the failure to ratify th...

B-C has generated 2.3 million dollars by selling 100-thousand specialty licence plates in the province. The money is going towards protecting and preserving provincial parks. Environment Minister Geor...