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Port Hardy’s Director of Engineering Operations, Kam So, talks to a group of youth during the tour. (Tyson Whitney - North Island Gazette)

Local youth visited Port Hardy’s public works yard, gaining knowledge and experience

With over 100 students present at its peak, the open house proved to be a resounding success

 

Tickets are now on sale for Charcuterie on the Pier, hosted by Sheila’s Catering owners Brant Darling, left, and Wes Levesque. The fundraising event, scheduled for Sept. 2, 2023, will also attempt to break the Guinness World Record for longest charcuterie board. (contributed photo)

Tickets now on sale for Charcuterie on the Pier event

Fundraiser aims to break Guinness World Record with 500-foot consecutive charcuterie board

 

Jessica is running more than 900 kilometres from Nelson to Victoria as part of “Aubrey’s Run Across B.C. to End Toxic Drug Death,” passing through the Okanagan and stopping in communities for events along the way. She is running in memory of her son Aubrey, who died from toxic drug poisoning on Aug. 30, 2022. (Bill Metcalfe photo)

Running for Aubrey: Grieving B.C. mom hits pavement to Penticton for safe supply

Jessica Michalofsky will be at the Peach at 3 p.m. on Sunday

 

Kelowna’s tent city garnered national attention after twee by Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. (Jacqueline Gelineau/Capital News)

Poilievre’s depiction of Kelowna’s tent city ‘disappointing’, says safety director

‘This issue is one that cities across the province and in fact across the country’

Kelowna’s tent city garnered national attention after twee by Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. (Jacqueline Gelineau/Capital News)
Leslie Desfosses, 89, was last seen in the Hope area on May 16. (Courtesy of BC RCMP)

Search for missing Greater Victoria senior ends tragically

Leslie Desfosses was found dead near Boston Bar

Leslie Desfosses, 89, was last seen in the Hope area on May 16. (Courtesy of BC RCMP)
War medals were fished out of the Sumas River near Abbotsford and the teenager who found them is hoping to find the rightful owner. (Submitted photo)

Teen pulls box of war medals out of Abbotsford river while fishing

First and Second World War medals were in a small plastic box with duct tape on it

War medals were fished out of the Sumas River near Abbotsford and the teenager who found them is hoping to find the rightful owner. (Submitted photo)
The Foundry centre in Port Hardy on Market Street. (Tyson Whitney - North Island Gazette)

Foundry Port Hardy begins offering services to young people

Satellite services are also being planned for Port McNeill to help more youth

The Foundry centre in Port Hardy on Market Street. (Tyson Whitney - North Island Gazette)
The pink car sits on its familiar perch on the old Pick-A-Part and new Southern Irrigation property, welcoming eastbound travellers on Highway 1. The iconic landmark is the focus of the ‘Save the Car’ campaign, raising money to build a new facility for the Chilliwack Salvation Army.

Chilliwack’s famous pink car needs help to avoid being crushed

Southern Irrigation’s ‘Save the Car’ campaign is raising money for the Chilliwack Salvation Army

The pink car sits on its familiar perch on the old Pick-A-Part and new Southern Irrigation property, welcoming eastbound travellers on Highway 1. The iconic landmark is the focus of the ‘Save the Car’ campaign, raising money to build a new facility for the Chilliwack Salvation Army.
Cim MacDonald at work on mural touch-ups in her role as curator. (Photo by Art Carlyle)

Longtime Chemainus mural curator touches upon many career moments

Cim MacDonald retiring after 25 memorable years of keeping murals in peak condition

Cim MacDonald at work on mural touch-ups in her role as curator. (Photo by Art Carlyle)
Helen Owen is the executive director for the Quatse Community Health Centre in Port Hardy. (Tyson Whitney - North Island Gazette)

Executive director talks about the community health centre that’s opening in Port Hardy

There are currently four doctors confirmed for the health centre

Helen Owen is the executive director for the Quatse Community Health Centre in Port Hardy. (Tyson Whitney - North Island Gazette)
The Numata group in 2018. (Submitted photo)

15 visitors from sister city Numata will be arriving to Port Hardy this summer

After three years, international travel is now open and Numata plans to…

The Numata group in 2018. (Submitted photo)
Muay Thai students Logan Orr (14) (left) and Logan Yancey (15) stand with their coaches and co-owners of World Class Muay Thai Gym Artur Nowacki and Jessica Gladstone. Both Orr and Yancey brought pride to their coaches and the community as they represented Canada at the 2023 WBC Muay Thai Junior Nationals in Calgary on April 9. (Courtesy of World Class Muay Thai)

Young Vancouver Island Muay Thai fighter headed to world championships

Cowichan Valley gym inspiring youngsters in the sport and beyond

Muay Thai students Logan Orr (14) (left) and Logan Yancey (15) stand with their coaches and co-owners of World Class Muay Thai Gym Artur Nowacki and Jessica Gladstone. Both Orr and Yancey brought pride to their coaches and the community as they represented Canada at the 2023 WBC Muay Thai Junior Nationals in Calgary on April 9. (Courtesy of World Class Muay Thai)
A big crowd turned out for the Cowichan Craft Beer and Food Festival in 2022 at the Chemainus Ball Park’s Larry Irving Field. (File photo by Don Bodger)

Cowichan Craft Beer and Food Festival on an alternating schedule

Chemainus hosting Fall Festival in October first and the next Beer Festival in 2024

A big crowd turned out for the Cowichan Craft Beer and Food Festival in 2022 at the Chemainus Ball Park’s Larry Irving Field. (File photo by Don Bodger)
Ally Badger, Mid Island Pinball League member, racks up a high score on a Led Zeppelin pinball machine at Curious Comicon in Nanaimo on May 6. (Karl Yu/News Bulletin)

Crazy flipper fingers challenging each other in Mid Island Pinball League play

Flippers showcased at pinball arcade at Nanaimo’s Curious Comicon

Ally Badger, Mid Island Pinball League member, racks up a high score on a Led Zeppelin pinball machine at Curious Comicon in Nanaimo on May 6. (Karl Yu/News Bulletin)
The Kwakiutl First Nation hosted a gathering at their Gukwdzi in Fort Rupert on Red Dress Day, May 5, to remember, educate, and raise awareness for all the women, girls, men, boys, and two-spirited that have gone missing. See the full story and photos on page nine. (Tyson Whitney - North Island Gazette)

PHOTOS: Kwakiutl First Nation hosts gathering at Gukwdzi to honour Red Dress Day

Canada continues to take steps towards truth and reconciliation

The Kwakiutl First Nation hosted a gathering at their Gukwdzi in Fort Rupert on Red Dress Day, May 5, to remember, educate, and raise awareness for all the women, girls, men, boys, and two-spirited that have gone missing. See the full story and photos on page nine. (Tyson Whitney - North Island Gazette)
Spring cleaning in Chemainus means mural washing, a job Wayne Gilmore’s been doing since 2001. (Photo by Art Carlyle)

Meet the Island’s Mr. Clean: mural washer keeps it clean in Chemainus

Wayne Gilmore has spent more than two decades removing filth from mural town’s walls

Spring cleaning in Chemainus means mural washing, a job Wayne Gilmore’s been doing since 2001. (Photo by Art Carlyle)
Penticton’s Mae Smith celebrated her 100th birthday at the Concorde Retirement Community on Wednesday, May 3. (Logan Lockhart- Western News)

‘I’m so fortunate’: Penticton’s Mae Smith celebrates 100th birthday

The Penticton resident was joined by family and friends to mark the milestone Wednesday

Penticton’s Mae Smith celebrated her 100th birthday at the Concorde Retirement Community on Wednesday, May 3. (Logan Lockhart- Western News)
Stink Creek Park in Port Hardy. (Zoe Ducklow photo)

Council agrees to extend ‘Safer Place Project’ at Stink Creek Park until end of August

RCMP and BCEHS say they have an easier time responding to calls thanks to the pilot project

Stink Creek Park in Port Hardy. (Zoe Ducklow photo)
Mount Baker vents regularly with steam visible depending on weather. (Photo by Gary Woodburn)

A picturesque volcano, Mount Baker steaming is ‘mostly’ hot water, says UVic prof

American Cascades include multiple volcanoes, both active and dormant

Mount Baker vents regularly with steam visible depending on weather. (Photo by Gary Woodburn)
Members of Victoria’s Chinese diaspora community lay flowers and light incense in celebration of Qingming at the Chinese Cemetery at Harling Point in Oak Bay April 5. (Austin Westphal/News Staff)

‘They paved the way for us’: Chinese community honours others at Island cemetery

Qingming event held at historic cemetery at Harling Point in Victoria

Members of Victoria’s Chinese diaspora community lay flowers and light incense in celebration of Qingming at the Chinese Cemetery at Harling Point in Oak Bay April 5. (Austin Westphal/News Staff)