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Vancouver Island gets off light as first wildfire smoke drifts to the coast

Vancouver Island gets off light as first wildfire smoke drifts to the coast

Light smoke should abate overnight and clear Saturday
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Construction oversight forces Ucluelet road to single lane

Construction oversight forces Ucluelet road to single lane

Village Green Revitalization project ate too much into Fraser Lane for fish trucks navigate through.
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Spring temperatures stay on par, but Vancouver Island drier than normal

Spring temperatures stay on par, but Vancouver Island drier than normal

April rainfall less than half the usual, most Island stations show
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TSB says fatal floatplane crash near Tofino caused by unexpected wake or object

TSB says fatal floatplane crash near Tofino caused by unexpected wake or object

Transportation Safety Board of Canada adds unpredictable winds near Tahsis could have been a factor
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Nanaimo Museum showcasing history of Japanese-Canadian internment

Nanaimo Museum showcasing history of Japanese-Canadian internment

Broken Promises travelling exhibit on until late summer, new permanent exhibit set up
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Ucluelet likely to ease short term rental restrictions after not opting in to Bill - 35

Ucluelet likely to ease short term rental restrictions after not opting in to Bill - 35

Ucluelet takes opposite approach as Tofino with council likely to repeal restrictions from 2022
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43 years later, friend of Verna Susan Bjerky says search for her still continues in Hope

43 years later, friend of Verna Susan Bjerky says search for her still continues in Hope

Cathy Lamberton remembers Bjerky as a fun and hardworking girl
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Tofino loses money on downtown pay parking after staff error underestimates costs

Tofino loses money on downtown pay parking after staff error underestimates costs

District tweaking downtown parking fees after missing revenue targets and losing money
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Boothroyd Indian Band conducting cultural burn in the Fraser Zone on May 2

Boothroyd Indian Band conducting cultural burn in the Fraser Zone on May 2

The cultural burn will take place with the assistance of the BC Wildfire Service
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First Nations Leadership Council joins call for probe into lack of police prosecutions

First Nations Leadership Council joins call for probe into lack of police prosecutions

‘We are shocked and angered, and will not be backing down’ — FNLC
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