Jackie Carmichael

Dr. Stephen Davies from Vancouver Island University and his research assistant, Virginia Fournier, work on the Canada Letters project.

Letter from the frontline

Vancouver Island University-led project includes missives from Port Alberni soldier

Dr. Stephen Davies from Vancouver Island University and his research assistant, Virginia Fournier, work on the Canada Letters project.
Film commissioner Joan Miller, right, and colleague Tanya Price, on location in Ucluelet at the conclusion of location filming for the latest Planet of the Apes movies, ‘Hidden Fortress.’

Planet of the Apes gets Alberni touch

HOLLYWOOD TOUCH: | Hidden Fortress, the newest installment of the Planet of the Apes series, was filmed on location in Ucluelet.

Film commissioner Joan Miller, right, and colleague Tanya Price, on location in Ucluelet at the conclusion of location filming for the latest Planet of the Apes movies, ‘Hidden Fortress.’

Sirens to sound tsunami drill Tuesday, May 5 in Ukee

 Ready, set, drill!Sirens will be heard intermittently on Tuesday evening May 5,…

Post-its help hold Prince Rupert MCTS together

 While a rally is planned for May 6 in Vancouver to protest…

4 saved as Wikima sinks in daring Coast Guard rescue

 When the Wikima went down Wednesday night, it was a rescue within…

Massive sinkhole closes Grice Bay Road near Tofino

A 10-foot deep sinkhole that closed Grice Bay Road near Long Beach,…

Experts: Vancouver Island will NOT ‘rip open like a zipper’

  Kate Moran wants to set the record straight.“There’s no way Vancouver Island…

Experts: Island will NOT ‘rip open like a zipper’

Kate Moran wants to set the record straight."There's no way Vancouver Island…

Surge potential briefly closes a few PRNPR beaches

Big surf and storm weather closed several beaches at Pacific Rim National…

Wyndansea development bankrupt

Wyndansea development bankrupt

Some 178 creditors - including the developer herself - are standing in…

Wyndansea development bankrupt

Earthquake centred near Tofino felt around Island

A 4.9 earthquake was reported at 6:02:56 p.m. Wednesday 13 KM  east-northeast…

Fire destroys staff cabin at Pacific Sands Resort in Tofino

 A fire at Pacific Sands Resort in Tofino has destroyed a cabin…