Victoria council is unanimously on board to offer BreakOut West Music Festival the Victoria Conference Centre for three days in September 2026. The multi-genre, multi-venue festival is the largest ...

Send letters to the editor of the Chilliwack Progress to [email protected]. To the thieves who sole my sons keys and my insurance and transfer papers for my truck and trailer: While my son and I were ...

The Strathcona Regional District is entering the second phase of an innovative project that will reduce flooding in the Kw’as Bay Road area on Cortes Island and ensure that both beavers and humans can ...

A non-profit that had sought to establish an arts hub in Nanaimo’s Old City Quarter has suspended its relationship with the planned venue. The Old City Arts Hub, which was established early 2025 and ...

Comox Valley RCMP is requesting assistance from the public to locate a missing 35-year-old woman who was last seen in Comox on August 28, 2025. Lindsay Moore was last seen wearing a white short sleeve ...

Jazzophiles and musicaholics can groove to three weekends worth of funky beats as Nanaimo’s International Jazz Festival kicks off. President of the jazz society, Kim Smythe, said the longer program ...

Half a century ago, sea otters were on the brink of extinction along British Columbia’s coast. Pulled from the frigid, untamed waters of Alaska, these charismatic creatures were brought back to their ...

As the first-ever female police chief to be sworn in in the Victoria Police Department's 167 years, Fiona Wilson did not take the moment for granted. "That milestone matters, because representation ...

As the summer continues, there is still time to enjoy days at the beach or on the water. Canada has plenty of lakes, beaches and swimming pools, and there are all sorts of water-themed recreational ...

The North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre has officially opened its new bear pavilion, an educational building that features black bears, with a focus on old-growth forests. A ribbon-cutting ceremony ...

We’ve all heard the saying, ‘If nothing happens, nothing happens.’ At some point, one side has to move first. If we wait for people to develop moral character before doing anything about poverty and ...

The world-class sand sculptures in the Parksville Community Park will come down this week, after a successful five-and-a-half-week festival. This year’s Quality Foods Sand Sculpting Exhibition ...