Finding shelter from the storm

Tim Sutherland Sr. likes to go down to Harbour Quay and feel the breeze on his face. On stormy days when the wind whips the rain into his face, he thinks of his son Tim Sutherland Jr., and wonders whether he is warm and dry. (SUSAN QUINN/ Alberni Valley News)
Search for housing a journey of false hope for Alberni father and adult son
Delta police are investigating after a vehicle drove through a barrier on the ferry ramp and crashed to the ground below at the BC Ferries terminal in Tsawwassen on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020. (Chrissybabe1973/Twitter)

Pickup truck crashes through barrier, falls off ramp at Tsawwassen ferry terminal
Dave Wallace coached the Parksville Royals for 23 years. (PQB News file photo)

B.C. baseball community mourns death of legendary Vancouver Island coach Dave Wallace
$428K grant to fund more evidence-based, sensible guidance for youth and cannabis

$428K grant to fund more evidence-based, sensible guidance for youth and cannabis

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An aerial shot of Cedar Valley Lodge this past August, LNG Canada’s newest accommodation for workers at their project site in Kitimat. This is where several employees are isolating after a COVID-19 outbreak was declared on Nov. 19. (Photo courtesy of LNG Canada)

52 positive COVID-19 cases now associated with LNG Canada site outbreak in Kitimat
BC Transit confirmed on Dec. 1 that a Langford employee has tested positive for COVID-19. (Courtesy of BC Transit)

Langford transit worker tests positive for COVID-19
Island Health is expanding COVID-19 testing in Nanaimo with a new testing location at Vancouver Island University. (News Bulletin file photo)

Island Health expands COVID-19 testing in Nanaimo
Colwood resident, Geoffrey Irwin, has been missing since Sep. 27. His vehicle was found in Vancouver on Nov. 25. (Courtesy of West Shore RCMP)

Police search for Colwood man last seen in September
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(left to right) BC Premier John Horgan, government employee Su-Mei MacDonnell, MLA for Esquimalt-Metchosin Mitzi Dean, and Langford Mayor Stewart Young at the announcement of a new government space located in Langford in November 2019. (Black Press Media file photo)

Pilot project to move government employees to West Shore pushed to early 2021

Construction set to complete by end of December

North Island mayors say their voices should be heard by DFO before final decisions are made about fish farms. (Black Press file photo)

North Island mayors asking to be let in on fish farm consultations

DFO evaluating 18 Discovery Island fish farms and transitioning from open-net farms

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Broughton Curling Club’s beautiful new paint job. (Clint Fiske photo)

Broughton Curling Club might end season by mid-December

Port McNeill club weighing options and turnout on a week by week basis

Vanderbilt’s Sarah Fuller, right, kicks off as Ryan McCord (27) holds to start the second half of an NCAA college football game against Missouri Saturday, Nov. 28, 2020, in Columbia, Mo. With the kick, Fuller became the first female to play in a Southeastern Conference football game. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)

Vanderbilt K Fuller becomes first woman to play in NCAA’s Power 5 football conference

Soccer goalie joined gridiron team after kicker shortage due to COVID-19

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Ash and Lisa Van carry a freshly cut Christmas tree while wearing personal protective masks at a Christmas Tree Farm in Egbert, Ontario, Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020 THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Cole Burston

‘Everyone wants a tree and they want it now’: Christmas tree sales on pace for record

Anticipated demand for Christmas trees has sparked a rush by some to purchase more trees wholesale

Fossil finds at Mt. Stephen. (Photo: Sarah Fuller/Parks Canada)

Extreme hiking, time travel and science converge in the Burgess Shale

Climb high in the alpine and trace your family tree back millions of years – to our ocean ancestors

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    Kimberly Feeny, left, rescues, fosters and homes cats with the Kootenay Animal Assistance Program. She and friend Lisa Valenta, right, spent Friday, Nov. 27 nursing seven rescued kitties at Feeny’s home in Grand Forks. Photo: Laurie Tritschler

    Kootenay women working to rescue 20 cats in feral colony

    Kimberly Feeny and Lisa Valenta are nursing seven cats rescued east of Grand Forks, B.C.

    The Port Alice Community Centre opened its doors to the public Wednesday through Friday morning, offering coffee, tea, hot soup, meals and warmth. Cots were available for overnight stays. The centre had a generator, so people were able to charge their devices. Approximately 75 residents passed through during the three-day outage. (Debra Lynn photo)

    Three days in the cold: remote Port Alice survives the power outage

    The Port Alice Community Centre opened its doors to the public Wednesday through Friday morning.

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      Obituaries

      Captain R. Ian Laird CD.

      Dec 1st, 2020

      Janice Laura Henning

      Nov 26th, 2020

      Fred Jordan

      Nov 25th, 2020

      Sister Ann Marie Moriarty

      Nov 23rd, 2020

      Vera Bell

      Nov 23rd, 2020

      James Gilbert Scantland

      Nov 22nd, 2020

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      Entertainment
      Several Juno award statues sit in the photo room before the awards show, in Ottawa, Sunday, April 2, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

      Juno Awards move Toronto show date to May 16, 2021 amid COVID-19 pandemic

      Whether any of the Juno events can be held indoors is yet to be determined

      Nanaimo rappers Konfidential and Teus released their first joint album, <em>The Invasion</em>. (Photo courtesy Raymond Knight)

      Nanaimo rappers Konfidential and Teus release first joint album

      Duo plan elaborate live-streamed CD release for ‘The Invasion’

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      Business groups have been advocating for years that local approvals for construction in B.C. are too long and restricted, and that B.C.’s outdates sales tax deter business investment. (Black Press Media file photo)

      B.C. residents worried about COVID-19 deficit, business survey finds

      Respondents support faster local approvals, value added tax

      A cleaner wipes a glass panel at Toronto’s Eaton Centre Shopping mall on Saturday, March 21, 2020. The national statistics office will say this morning how much the domestic economy bounced back in the third quarter of the year. The Canadian economy suffered its worst three-month stretch on record in the second quarter as the economy came to a near halt in April before starting to recover in May and June. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

      Statistics Canada says economy grew at a record pace in third quarter of 2020

      As historic as the rebound was, it fell short of expectations

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      Kyle Lawrence, a partner at Spacious Storage and Malibu Marine. (Lia Crowe)

      Kyle Lawrence talks style and inspiration

      A partner at Spacious Storage and Malibu Marine

        Photography Colin Jewall and Lia Crowe

        Magical living in the Lovig ‘wolf den’

        Sleek, modern, minimalist and… gone to the dogs

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          Christmas tree file photo

          EDITORIAL: An ongoing need for generosity

          Food banks need community support throughout the year

          Dr. Sandra Allison is Island Health’s medical health officer for the central Island. (Photo submitted)

          OPINION: Don’t let fear take over during the pandemic

          Central Island medical health officer shares her reflections riding the bus

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            Cameron Bulger was diagnosed with brain cancer at age 6 and passed away 2 1/2 years later. While BC Children’s Hospital is home to experts leading the way in treating the most aggressive cancers, a devastating 20 per cent of children who are diagnosed with cancer will not survive the next five years.

            A childhood story of love, loss and hope

            Supporting the fight to conquer childhood illnesses

              The Power of Your Will

              The Power of Your Will

              A gift in your Will shows remarkable foresight for your community

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