You can learn more about Campbell River’s housing plan at an open house next week. The city says they are in the beginning stages of implementing their Housing Accelerator Fund action plan, one that focuses on seven initiatives to increase affordable and available housing, and to lower the barriers of...

As part of Emergency Preparedness Week, BC is testing its emergency broadcast system. The emergency alert test will go to all cellphones, TV and radio stations to make sure the BC Emergency Alert system is ready when an emergency happens and to find any adjustments. The test comes in both the...

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...