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Neely, Parnham elected mayor

North Islanders have new leaders for the next three years. In civic elections Saturday, 19 were elected and another 10 acclaimed to local government positions. Voter turnout averaged about 40 per cent in the Port communities, nearly 50 percent in Alert Bay. Port Hardy Bev Parnham will take the mayor’s chair in... more

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Chopper firm flying high

Mark Rosen Black Press In 1992, a group of disgruntled employees left the helicopter firm they were working for and started their own. West Coast Helicopters marked the success of that venture by moving its headquarters from the Port McNeill hangar where... more > more

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