The City of Port Alberni has installed more pedestrian-controlled lights at several crosswalks around the city in a bid to improve safety. The new "rectangular rapid flashing beacons," or RRFBs, were ...

Alberni Blazers u17B won gold at the 2025 Blazers Mother’s Day Tournament May 9-11, 2025. The Blazers all three of their round robin games to finish in the second seed. They defeated Ridge Meadows ...

When Patricia Naguiat first heard of the shocking tragedy at the Vancouver Lapu Lapu Festival, she felt disconnected from the Filipino community. On April 26, people in Vancouver were celebrating the ...

On the Victoria Day long weekend, many Canadians will mark the unofficial start to the summer season. This day is a federal statutory holiday, with parades and fireworks in some cities and with ...

In 1910, as the Age of Steam was waning, a Marion Shovel Model 20 seam shovel, with "John B. Bright" emblazoned on its side, was brought into Port Alberni to build the E&N extension. A crew working on ...

Parades, football, and unpredictable weather: all sure signs that spring has sprung in Canada. Victoria Day brought all three to Langford, where the BC Lions opened the 2025 CFL pre-season for a ...

Lucas Bosma repeatedly uses the word “fortunate” as he recounts the tale of how fans helped Wet Future Band land this summer’s up-Island Nickelback gig. Lead guitarist Bosma, Sean Lyons (vocals and ...

April showers bring more than May flowers on Vancouver Island; they often bring the first stage of annual summer water restrictions in many communities. Black Press Media talked to the City of ...

Imagine 150 individuals moving in perfect unison, their hands, feet and bodies flowing through gentle, deliberate postures. This was the scene at Mary Winspear's Bodine Hall in Sidney over the first ...

The annual PAGO Grannies tea marked a milestone for the "Grandmothers for Grandmothers" group: they have now raised almost $167,000 for the Stephen Lewis Foundation, helping grandmothers in Africa who ...