Local News

3 taken to hospital after head-on collision near Duncan

Three people taken to hospital

May 29, 2025 12:37 PM Read more >

CVRD's new curbside waste collection begins June 2

New totes being delivered to households

May 29, 2025 7:00 AM Read more >

Students inspired to help with social problems after visit to Duncan's Whistler Street

Community came together to clean up street

May 29, 2025 5:45 AM Read more >

Family, including four children, rescued from bush near Port Alberni

Alberni Valley Rescue Squad brings in ropes team to assist family in rough terrain

May 28, 2025 5:24 PM Read more >

Open burning ban coming for Vancouver Island, Lower Mainland

Category 2 and 3 fires will be prohibited until Oct. 31, campfires will still be permitted at this time

May 28, 2025 2:28 PM Read more >

Work begins on co-management for North Cowichan's public forests

Draft plan to be presented in early 2026

May 28, 2025 12:22 PM Read more >

CVRD directors support new cell tower on Allenby Road

Tower would be 41 metres tall

May 28, 2025 11:45 AM Read more >

Mites deplete Cowichan honeybee populations

Survival rates were about 25.5% during winter

May 28, 2025 5:45 AM Read more >

Chemainus drive-through development approved despite OCP concerns

Council vote follows passionate public hearing and staff recommendation to reject proposal

May 27, 2025 5:00 PM Read more >

No injuries in three-vehicle crash on Trans-Canada Highway in Chemainus

Driver error appears to be a primary factor in the crash while impairment was ruled out

May 27, 2025 1:39 PM Read more >