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Univ. of Victoria unions call for post-secondary funding reform amid budget cuts

Student and worker unions call on the province for change during $13 million budget cuts

Apr 22, 2024 2:33 PM Read more >

Budget 2024 a win for Courtenay-Alberni but ‘disappointing’ for Canada: MP

Housing, youth mental health, school lunches are all benefits for Vancouver Island riding

Apr 22, 2024 4:00 AM Read more >

First Nation on Island west coast wins Aboriginal title to limited territory

Nuchatlaht First Nation secure title to parcels of land near existing reserves

Apr 19, 2024 10:30 AM Read more >

Joshua Dahling running for BC United in Mid Island-Pacific Rim

Provincial election will take place in October 2024

Apr 17, 2024 9:00 AM Read more >

Western Forest Products curtails Alberni Pacific sawmill ‘indefinitely’

Firm says it has been unable to achieve an outcome that would allow the site to keep operating

Apr 17, 2024 6:30 AM Read more >

Hikers help free man trapped in waist-deep mud on popular B.C. trail

A hiker’s ordeal on the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail ends with help from strangers

Apr 15, 2024 11:45 AM Read more >

Ucluelet food bank receives land for new facility as need hits unprecedented levels

Ucluelet’s council approves gifting parkland to Food Bank on the Edge Society

Apr 15, 2024 9:05 AM Read more >

Puzzling zoning calls for large pub at Ucluelet beach

A bewildering zoning decision made about 20 years ago allocates a Big Beach property for brewpub

Apr 11, 2024 10:00 AM Read more >

Residential school sites host potential unmarked graves: Ahousaht First Nation

Scanning, document combing continues as project looks to reveal truths of former students

Apr 10, 2024 4:56 PM Read more >

Port Renfrew petition fights fishery closure

Petition targets DFO decision to protect killer whales, salmon stocks

Apr 10, 2024 1:50 PM Read more >