The following day we have our first encounter with belugas on a tour in a small inflatable boat. Within minutes of leaving the Port of Churchill, several belugas come alongside us. Two are adults, as ...

Cowichan Bay Fire Rescue has a brand new hall, and it’s fire! After first breaking ground in November, 2023, this groundbreaking new fire hall saw its three paid staff and the 30 paid on-call ...

The Vancouver Island High School Senior Boys ‘A’ Soccer Championships were held at the Sherman Road turf and Cowichan Sportsplex on Tuesday, Oct. 21. Four teams battled it out for two provincial ...

Multiple cars of a CPKC freight train — four of them loaded with fuel — derailed near Kamloops just before 7 p.m. PDT on Saturday, Nov. 1. The derailment occurred approximately 20 kilometres west of ...

Seeing belugas so close is one thing but hearing them brings us even greater intimacy. When our driver stops the boat and lowers a hydrophone over the side, it’s like we’re eavesdropping at a beluga ...

While the hobby has changed, it is far from dead. There are still a lot of stamp enthusiasts, and, on Dec. 16, they’ll be gathered at the Sandman Hotel in Victoria where dealers will offer stamps, ...

Originally from Alberta, McAllister moved to the Cariboo earlier this year after spending most of her adult life on Vancouver Island. She runs a nondescript animal rescue out of her home on Meadow ...