8 hours Group wants City of Port Alberni to renaturalize Dry Creek estuary A restoration group says the Dry Creek estuary in Port Alberni should be renaturalized in light of sea level rise and climate change.
8 hours Low vaccination rates see pharmacists urging the public to roll up sleeves ahead of holiday season Pharmacists in B.C. are urging people to get vaccinated as we enter the holiday season, and they're not just talking about protection against COVID-19 and influenza.
9 hours Pride flags destroyed at Esquimalt home for third time this year They've been burned, broken or stolen, but despite the threats, an Esquimalt family is vowing to keep the flags flying.
9 hours Province pulls plug on Christmas lights above Port Alberni highway; says city needs permit B.C.'s Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure has asked the City of Port Alberni to pull the plug on a holiday tradition, leaving some locals disappointed.
9 hours West Shore RCMP looking for suspects in two armed home invasions The West Shore RCMP is still investigating two home invasions involving firearms in the community within a 24-hour period over the weekend.
10 hours B.C. Premier Eby celebrates 'first-of-its-kind' seamless addictions care British Columbia Premier David Eby says a new model of streamlining access to detox and addiction treatment aims to address the needs of people who repeatedly overdose, while avoiding the possibility of involuntary treatment.
10 hours Private forecasters see economic growth in B.C. slowing to 0.5 per cent next year Private-sector forecasters in British Columbia say they agree with the government's recent projection that economic growth will slow next year.
12 hours Cowichan Valley residents say holding largest hockey stick title not important Residents of the Cowichan Valley have decided to bow out of the World's Largest Hockey Stick battle with grace.
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