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DFO trying to return young whale to pod after beached mother died on Vancouver Island

Whale beached on Saturday, March 23

Mar 25, 2024 2:30 PM Read more >

Ladysmith getting $10.9 million from feds and province to expand reservoir

Funding will allow for work to raise dams and dredge Holland Lake

Mar 22, 2024 12:20 PM Read more >

Ladysmith receiving $2.75 million for weir work along Holland Creek

Town will deconstruct one weir, upgrade two others to improve defences against flooding

Mar 22, 2024 9:40 AM Read more >

Town of Ladysmith decides how best to comply with density rules

Initial focus will be on encouraging suites, coach houses and duplexes

Mar 22, 2024 5:05 AM Read more >

B.C. First Nation shares concerns over oil spills with UN

‘Right now the only losses compensated are economic’: Heiltsuk Chief Marilyn Slett

Mar 21, 2024 4:20 PM Read more >

Western Forest Products shuts down Chemainus sawmill for 2 weeks

Shutdown impacting more than 100 workers

Mar 19, 2024 1:10 PM Read more >

Swatting incident draws heavy police response to Courtenay neighbourhood

Mar 18, 2024 7:30 AM Read more >

10 million pages printed as Nanaimo schools try to reduce paper waste

Nanaimo-Ladysmith school district staff updates trustees on paper-reduction strategy

Mar 16, 2024 5:05 AM Read more >

Roosevelt elk herd cause for consternation among farmers south of Nanaimo

Farm owners concerned about crop and property damage and human-elk encounters

Mar 15, 2024 4:15 PM Read more >

64-year-old who lives aboard boat in Ladysmith goes missing

Senior last seen on March 8, according to B.C. RCMP

Mar 15, 2024 9:30 AM Read more >