LifeLabs workers are heading towards a strike.  Members of the B.C. General Employees Union (BCGEU) working at LifeLabs issued a 72-hour strike notice to their employer on Thursday.  BCGEU president Paul Finch said LifeLabs workers make anywhere from four to 16 per cent below what others get paid in their industry.  “Now...

A mining company wants to see if there’s still gold on Texada Island. The Zyrox Mining Company has applied for a provincial permit to do exploratory drilling for copper and gold deposits over the next five years. The company is interested in an area southwest of the village of Van...

Western Forest Products has sold a large chunk of its private forest lands on the North Island to an international carbon credit firm. The sale of 14,500 hectares of land was announced on Tuesday, it’s been purchased by a Canadian affiliate of the Eastwood Climate Smart Forestry Fund I LP...

A search warrant executed at a Courtenay home has led to the arrest of two people.  On January 30, officers from the Bike and Street Crimes Units with help from frontline members and Police Dog Services searched a home at an Arden Road home as part of an ongoing drug...

First Nations communities will receive support for emergency responses through provincial funding. The BC Government is investing $1 million to 20 projects that focus on Indigenous cultural safety and cultural humility training. The aim is to make emergency management and supports more inclusive to Indigenous peoples. Minister of Emergency Management and...

Canadian military members are once again taking part in Ex-TAZ Runner in the Comox Valley. The exercise sees members of the Royal Canadian Air Force, Canadian Army, and Royal Canadian Navy focusing on Counter-Improvised Explosive devices, with the training happening at 19 Wing Comox. Major Edward Jensen says they do this...