Category Archives: Local News

With a national 21.6 million dollar fundraising goal, the Christmas Kettle Campaign enables local Salvation Army units to provide practical assistance to individuals and families in 400 communities ac...

Comox Fire Rescue recently held its annual awards night. At this event firefighters are recognized for various contributions to the fire department. Captain Terry Dean was recognized for his twenty-fi...

Vanier teacher Andrew Young has won the 2019 Alex Trebek Medal for Geographic Literacy. He is a teacher who goes above and beyond to teach his student's a love of Canadian geography and as a result is...

Oil and gas companies in British Columbia would be forced by law to reveal how gas prices are set in the province if new legislation introduced today is passed. Jobs Minister Bruce Ralston says the Fu...

The B-C government has introduced a 10-point plan to protect youth from the health risks of vaping. The plan includes cutting nicotine content in vapour pods, restricting flavours aimed at young peopl...

The province is expected to announce changes around vaping especially in regards to young people. Health Minister Adrian Dix says BC will be taking strong action that involves education, tightening ac...

Don Cherry is making no apologies for his controversial rant about new immigrants not wearing poppies. Cherry tells The Canadian Press he could have kept his job as co-host of ''Coach's Corner'' had h...

Officials are working to refloat and assess a barge that ran aground and compromised its hull off Quadra Island. Transport Canada says in a statement that it is reviewing a salvage plan and once the b...

People in the Comox Valley will soon have access to a new long-term care facility that will provide 126 publicly-funded long-term and hospice care beds. Ocean Front Village will have 120 long-term car...

B-C Ferries has ordered four more battery electric-hybrid ferries from a Dutch shipyard, at a cost of 200-million dollars. The ferry corporation says all four vessels will be capable of running entire...