In an excerpt from TURMOIL, The Life & Times of Philip Hankin, Victoria author Michael Layland tells the story of how a granite obelisk was installed atop a cliff at Point Roberts, which involved ...

SALT SPRING ISLAND, BC, Oct. 21, 2025 /CNW/ - Solving Canada's housing challenges requires immediate action to bring down costs. To provide Canadians with increased access to affordable and ...

With 900 vessels in B.C. nearing the end of their service life, and limited ways to responsibly dispose of them on the West Coast, a team of experts is coming together to advocate for a ship recycling ...

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Irving, Texas, Oct. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Heidelberg Materials North America has acquired the assets and reserves of Island Aggregates, one of the last remaining permitted aggregates sites on ...

Even with the cool, wet conditions of early fall, there were still six wildfires burning on Vancouver Island this past week. That isn’t overly unusual, said Coastal Fire Centre information officer ...

NANAIMO — A B.C. First Nation is getting some land back in an agreement with the federal government as part of a claim settlement that dates back almost two centuries. Crown-Indigenous Relations ...

You don't need to jet off to far-flung destinations for a dose of winter sun - there's a UK island that boasts more sunshine than parts of Italy. The Isle of Wight has been crowned the sunniest spot ...

2:01 Last remaining buildings at Christie Residential School coming down The remaining buildings of a former residential school on an island off the west coast of Vancouver Island have been demolished ...