Ladysmith/Chemainus Chronicle

Sea Indigenous Marine Stewardship Project, Coastal Restoration Society received a total of $4.5 million.

Island Health has extended an overdose advisory for the region for the second time.

When Aria Pendak Jefferson’s cat ran away while the family was in Ucluelet two years ago, she was despondent. The three-year-old regarded ChiChi, a black and white tuxedo cat, as her best friend.

The Nanaimo RCMP is asking for the public’s help to locate a 20-year-old who has been missing for a week.

A teacher-librarian in Nanaimo was fired for checking out, to a student, a graphic novel that contained images of nudity, sex and drug use.

The Ministry of Labour says amendments to the Employment Standards Act are now in effect, retroactive to April 19.

UBC researchers have partnered with those from Princeton and Pennsylvania universities to present households with an air conditioning method that minimizes COVID-19 spread.

Long line-ups for drop-in COVID-19 immunization clinics in some high-risk areas are a sign that B.C. has reached its lowest point of vaccine supply this week, but that is about to change, Health Minister Adrian Dix says.

B.C.’s COVID-19 case rate stayed steady Wednesday, with 862 new cases and a continued rise in hospitalization for coronavirus conditions.

After almost five years and over 7,500 volunteer hours, the Ladysmith Maritime Society has launched the Kirkegaard a wooden heritage vessel restored by LMS volunteers.

Teachers’ unions on central Vancouver Island are imploring the health authority to put stricter COVID-19 prevention measures in place.

With the month not yet over, April has hit a record number of COVID-19 flight exposures to go through the Victoria International Airport since the pandemic began.

Mak Parhar accused gov, police of trespass, malfeasance, extortion, terrorism, kidnapping and fraud.

After 12 days lost in the wilderness behind Ladysmith, Bono the King Doberman Pinscher, was found alive on the west side of Holland Lake.

Metro Vancouver Crime Stoppers has released its annual list of the least-wanted Valentines for 2021. For these 10 most wanted fugitives in B.C., rewards of up to $100,000 are offered.

$111 million will be used to fund 3,750 new $10-a-day spaces though 75 additional ChildCareBC universal prototype sites over the next three years.

A quick thinking neighbour and a guest of an adjacent B&B rushed to pull a man from a residential fire on Salmon Point Road south of Campbell River on Saturday, Feb. 6.

B.C. has earmarked a historic half-billion dollars to focus on mental health and addiction services over the next three fiscal years, as part of the province’s 2021 budget.

B.C.’s current COVID-19-driven deficit is coming in at $8.1 billion, not the $13.6 billion that was projected, but the province has much more borrowing ahead to recover from the pandemic.

Though Jason Hewlett has never seen a Sasquatch, he maintains believing in it makes the world a more interesting place.

More than a dozen federal lawmakers from all parties are calling for the 2022 Winter Olympics to be moved outside China, citing a genocidal campaign by its government against Uighurs and other Muslim minorities.

An Abbotsford nurse has taken to social media to express the serious nature and consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Christina Acevedo was inspired to write "Two Little F Words" after her mother’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis.

Island Health sent a memo to all of their staff urging caution when outside the hospital doors, reporting that there have been a number of reports of sexual assaults on the grounds of Cowichan District Hospital recently.

The federal government is injecting $10.9 million into 13 B.C. projects trying to protect and rebuild populations of aquatic species at risk.

The Retail Council of B.C. is urging the government to mandate masks to help stores with aggressive customers.

Crofton resident Bob Higgins knows all the ups and downs, ins and outs, of machinery operation.

British Columbia’s education minister hopes the government will be able to avoid school closures under any scenario but he would defer to advice from public health officials should COVID-19 cases worsen.

An employee of the Adventure Hotel in Nelson suffered a serious heart attack on Nov. 20 after a customer spit in her face when she confronted him about his refusal to wear a mask.

Members of the Fleet Diving Unit from CFB Esquimalt saved the day for crabs in Chemainus Bay and the environment as a whole with the removal of four large industrial tires from sunken barges Wednesday.

The Nanaimo Airport, which had experienced years of record growth prior to the pandemic, saw passenger counts fall by 95 percent in April.

LaFF executive director, Jacqueline Neligan said that the 12 Days of Holiday Cheer fundraiser is an opportunity for families to bring some light and joy into their holiday season despite the ongoing pandemic.

The Canada Energy Regulator says reaching net-zero emissions over the next 30 years will to require a much more aggressive transition away from oil and gas.