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New guidelines have been released to help B.C.’s coastal communities update floodplain area maps and adapt to rising sea levels.

A former Port Hardy man is looking to his North Island friends and neighbours to help him get the life-saving surgery he needs, but says he is being denied.

The majority of North Islanders who voted in the Harmonized Sales Tax referendum said they wanted to scrap the controversial tax.

Passenger and vehicle traffic is down this year and is not expected to recover any time soon, so BC Ferries is considering a plan to cut hundreds of sailings to save money.

Married couple Daren Fluke and Lisa Brady stopped in Port Hardy Monday as they began their 2,000-km journey from Anchorage, Alaska — where they purchased a tandem bicycle — to their home in Boise, Idaho. The couple reckons the leisurely trip will take between four and five weeks. Follow their progress at www.tandemrevolutions.com.

PORT McNEILL - Nobody injured as pickup rolls through fence, over embankment and into water

PORT McNEILL - Council approves contractor for Phase V of pipe-replacement project on Broughton Boulevard and Haddington Crescent

The 16-year-old suspect charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing death of 19-year-old James Denton will make his next court appearance Oct. 6.

PORT McNEILL - Directors hear presentation from consultant for Rogers Communications, Inc.

Cohen inquiry hears conflicting evidence on potential role of salmon farms