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Billboard sign south of Duncan seeks information about what happened to Delores Brown. (Photo by Don Bodger)

Electronic billboard keeps attention on Brown’s unsolved murder

It’ll be eight years in July since Delores Brown disappeared from Penelakut Island

The development behind the fence at Oyster Bay is taking shape. A project of the Coast Salish Development Corporation, the economic arm of Stz’uminus First Nation, the first phase of a 600-property development has already seen construction start. Phase 1 of Owls Hollow consists of 35 residential lots. (Duck Paterson photo)

Construction underway on subdivision south of Nanaimo Airport

Long-term build-out at Oyster Bay planned to eventually amount to 600 homes

  • Mar 27, 2023
Yaseen Hammoud was awarded with the Vimy Pilgrimage award for his efforts in contributing to his community through volunteer work. (Bailey Seymour/News Bulletin)

Ladysmith teen awarded opportunity to make Vimy pilgrimage

Yaseen Hammoud wins a trip Europe to learn about Canada’s military history

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FILE - Adele appears at the Brit Awards 2022 in London on Feb. 8, 2022. Adele has announced that she’s extending her Las Vegas residency with 34 more dates between June and November and also plans to release a concert film. Saturday night’s show was the last performance in the British singer's original “Weekends With Adele” series that covered 34 dates since last November on the Las Vegas Strip. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP, File)
Adele extends Las Vegas residency, plans concert film
Kenyan gays and lesbians and others supporting their cause wear masks to preserve their anonymity as they stage a rare protest against Uganda's tough stance against homosexuality and in solidarity with their counterparts there, outside the Uganda High Commission in Nairobi, Kenya on Feb. 10, 2014. Ugandan lawmakers passed a bill Tuesday, March 21, 2023 prescribing jail terms of up to 10 years for offenses related to same-sex relations, responding to popular sentiment but piling more pressure on the East African country's LGBTQ community. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)
Uganda’s legislature passes harsh new anti-LGBT bill
Gwyneth Paltrow sits in court, Wednesday, March 22, 2023, in Park City, Utah. Paltrow is accused of injuring another skier, leaving him with a concussion and four broken ribs. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, Pool)
Gwyneth Paltrow ski collision trial set for family testimony
Councillor Ken Herar shows off the Pride Progress Flag at council on June 6, 2022. The matter was revisited on Monday (March 20) with the council voting to move forward without flying the pride flag at municipal locations. /Screenshot from Mission council
B.C. city says no to flying pride flag at local facilities
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Crews on the set of Resident Alien in Ladysmith. (Black Press Media file photo)

‘Resident Alien’ returns to Ladysmith to film third season

Motorists can expect temporary road closures downtown

Crews on the set of Resident Alien in Ladysmith. (Black Press Media file photo)
The Ladysmith Resources Centre’s Heart on the Hill affordable living complex. (Duck Paterson photo)

Ladysmith affordable housing project getting ready to open doors to the community

Heart on the Hill project a long time coming

  • Mar 23, 2023
The Ladysmith Resources Centre’s Heart on the Hill affordable living complex. (Duck Paterson photo)
Ladysmith council agreed on a $500,000 budget increase for the Fourth Avenue reconstruction project. (Chronicle file photo)

Ladysmith council approves $500,000 budget increase for Fourth Avenue reconstruction

Budget increase comes after ‘unanticipated conflicts and changes’

Ladysmith council agreed on a $500,000 budget increase for the Fourth Avenue reconstruction project. (Chronicle file photo)
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People are silhouetted against the sky at dusk as they watch the alignment of Saturn and Jupiter, Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, in Edgerton, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Planets on parade: 5 will be lined up in night sky this week
Frederick Lea Hardy’s name carved into the Canadian National Vimy Memorial in France, April 2022 is shown in a handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Sarah Worthman
Punishment of First World War soldiers for sexual orientation detailed in new study
Supporters of TikTok hold signs during a rally to defend the app, Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at the Capitol in Washington. The House holds a hearing Thursday, with TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew about the platform’s consumer privacy and data security practices and impact on kids. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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Then-Minister of Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation Ravi Kahlon answers questions from members of the media at the legislature in Victoria, B.C., on Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. The British Columbia government says it will be providing 330 new homes for people living on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside by the end of June. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
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On March 18 BC Corrections said the Okanagan Correctional Centre (OCC) in Oliver was closed to visitors and volunteers until further notice due to COVID-19. (File photo)

B.C.’s largest prison in Oliver is only at 20% capacity

167 prisoners out of a capacity of 800 are currently at the Okanagan Correctional Centre

On March 18 BC Corrections said the Okanagan Correctional Centre (OCC) in Oliver was closed to visitors and volunteers until further notice due to COVID-19. (File photo)
A Neighbours Sharing Food Fair will be held at Ladysmith Secondary School on Saturday, March 25, to increase awareness of food-related resources. (Stock photo)

Ladysmith hosting food fair to raise awareness of what’s available in the community

Fair will include demos, food and plant giveaways and a free lunch for attendees

A Neighbours Sharing Food Fair will be held at Ladysmith Secondary School on Saturday, March 25, to increase awareness of food-related resources. (Stock photo)
Messages posted on Facebook of conversations allegedly between a Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools employee and someone he thought was a 14-year-old boy. (South Island Predator Publishing photo)

Nanaimo-Ladysmith school district employee on leave following creep-catcher sting

SD68 says it is looking into incident

Messages posted on Facebook of conversations allegedly between a Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools employee and someone he thought was a 14-year-old boy. (South Island Predator Publishing photo)
A sombre group after the Colin John decision in the murder of Derek Descoteau. From left: Paula Phillips, Kristina Tkachuk, Brenda Smith, Janelle Guyatt and Leah Guyatt outside the Duncan courthouse. (Photo by Don Bodger)

Colin John found not criminally responsible in 2016 Descoteau murder

Angry response in the Duncan courtroom after the decision

A sombre group after the Colin John decision in the murder of Derek Descoteau. From left: Paula Phillips, Kristina Tkachuk, Brenda Smith, Janelle Guyatt and Leah Guyatt outside the Duncan courthouse. (Photo by Don Bodger)
While most Lower Mainland routes don’t require winter tires past March 31, anyone heading north or into the Interior should keep them on until April 30. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure file.

Most drivers in B.C. should keep winter tires on vehicles until April 30

Spring is here, but Road Safety at Work’s Shift Into Winter campaign…

While most Lower Mainland routes don’t require winter tires past March 31, anyone heading north or into the Interior should keep them on until April 30. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure file.
Ladysmith councillors supported a recommendation to implement fees for public electric vehicle charging stations (Chronicle file photo)

Town of Ladysmith plans to start charging for electricity at EV charge stations

Mayor’s motion unanimously recommended by council members

Ladysmith councillors supported a recommendation to implement fees for public electric vehicle charging stations (Chronicle file photo)
Brooklyn Hotte, 11, gets a ‘test drive’ of Ladysmith Fire Rescue’s new aerial platform fire truck, accompanied by firefighter Wayne Johnston, at the department’s open house this past Sunday, March 12. (Duck Paterson photo)

Ladysmith firefighters can reach new heights with aerial truck

Department shows off new ladder truck

  • Mar 18, 2023
Brooklyn Hotte, 11, gets a ‘test drive’ of Ladysmith Fire Rescue’s new aerial platform fire truck, accompanied by firefighter Wayne Johnston, at the department’s open house this past Sunday, March 12. (Duck Paterson photo)
Beekeepers move approximately 3.5 million bees from travelling frames into hives at a farm on Ladysmith’s Code Road on March 8. (Duck Paterson photo)

3.5 million bees keep warm in Ladysmith before heading to Prairies

Bees brought from New Zealand to invigorate hives in Saskatchewan

  • Mar 17, 2023
Beekeepers move approximately 3.5 million bees from travelling frames into hives at a farm on Ladysmith’s Code Road on March 8. (Duck Paterson photo)
Property owners in the Cowichan Valley Regional District will see an average tax increase of 11.49 per cent in 2023. (Citizen file photo)

CVRD property owners will see an average 11.49% tax increase in 2023

Recreation costs a significant part of increase

Property owners in the Cowichan Valley Regional District will see an average tax increase of 11.49 per cent in 2023. (Citizen file photo)
RCMP forensic identification specialists prepare to investigate the scene were a security guard was stabbed near a gravel quarry south of Nanaimo Wednesday, March 15. (Chris Bush/ News Bulletin)

Security guard at construction site stabbed south of Nanaimo

Victim rushed to hospital following altercation over alleged illegal fire

RCMP forensic identification specialists prepare to investigate the scene were a security guard was stabbed near a gravel quarry south of Nanaimo Wednesday, March 15. (Chris Bush/ News Bulletin)
The federal government and B.C. announced the Island Rail Corridor segment running through the Snaw-Naw-As First Nation will return to the community. (Photo by Mike Bonkowski for Island Corridor Foundation)

Canada, B.C. announce Island Rail Corridor lands being returned to First Nation

Snaw-Naw-As First Nation claimed their land was expropriated for rail services no longer in use

The federal government and B.C. announced the Island Rail Corridor segment running through the Snaw-Naw-As First Nation will return to the community. (Photo by Mike Bonkowski for Island Corridor Foundation)
Two minor earthquakes were recorded off B.C.’s coast on March 11 and 12, the second near Vancouver Island. (Earthquakes Canada)

2 minor earthquakes detected off Vancouver Island, in Haida Gwaii over weekend

Quake in Haidi Gwaii felt by some people Saturday

Two minor earthquakes were recorded off B.C.’s coast on March 11 and 12, the second near Vancouver Island. (Earthquakes Canada)
A 54 per cent majority of Grade 12 students in Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools feel they never learn how to care for their mental health while at school, according to a 2021-22 B.C. education ministry survey. (News Bulletin file photo)

Mental-health support tops list of requests from Nanaimo-Ladysmith students

Results of B.C. Ministry of Education survey presented to trustees

A 54 per cent majority of Grade 12 students in Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools feel they never learn how to care for their mental health while at school, according to a 2021-22 B.C. education ministry survey. (News Bulletin file photo)
This was the Connector Saturday evening, March 11. Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for Highway 5, 3 and 1 with up to 25 cm falling and extreme driving conditions. (Facebook)

Heavy snowfall warning issued on 3 major southern B.C. highways

Extreme driving conditions and up to 25 cm to fall on Highways 3, 5 and 1 Sunday to Tuesday

This was the Connector Saturday evening, March 11. Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for Highway 5, 3 and 1 with up to 25 cm falling and extreme driving conditions. (Facebook)