American fisheries managers say overfishing has reached an all-time low in a new report, although some salmon runs are still struggling. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its annual “Status of Stocks” report this week, which shows the number of fish stocks on the overfishing list are at their...

Tomorrow is Red Dress Day, marked across Canada to remember murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls. In Campbell River local volunteers have organized an event to meet Sunday morning at the longhouse on the Foreshore, then walk through town in a ceremony. All are welcome to attend and people...

The Strathcona Regional District wants to see more electric vehicle charging stations north and south of Campbell River, and is willing to work with private companies to get them installed. However Gerald Whalley, regional director for the Kyuquot-Nootka region, doesn’t think there’s enough power generation in BC to meet provincial...

UPDATE: As of 1:01 p.m., the London Drugs store in Campbell River is open to the public. ------------------------------------------------------------ After seven days of being closed, London Drugs is starting to re-open stores gradually. In a release, the pharmacy and retail chain announced it’s re-opening services in stores across Western Canada, including Vancouver Island, following...

Damaging the environment in BC Parks will now result in big fines for violators. The provincial government has announced changes to the Parks and Ecological Reserve Acts, which will bring penalties as high as $500,000 for people committing crimes in parks, protected areas, and ecological reserves across B.C. BC Parks says...

Island Health has picked the contractor to design a new long-term care home for Campbell River. Today the health authority announced Stantec will be responsible for designing the new facility, as well as similar projects in Nanaimo and Colwood. All three new homes will include gathering spaces, gardens, childcare centres and...