John McKinley

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An aerial photograph of the site of the proposed Sarita Bay LNG plant, southwest of Port Alberni.

Steelhead still bullish on LNG plans for Vancouver Island

Company confident market issues will have passed by the time proposed export facilities near Alberni and Mill Bay ready to go

An aerial photograph of the site of the proposed Sarita Bay LNG plant, southwest of Port Alberni.
A ferry pulls into Nanaimo's Departure Bay terminal. Discounts on low-use runs such as the 30 per cent fare discount being offered by BC Ferries in March will become standard practice for the ferry corporation in 2017.

Variable ferry pricing to become a permanent fixture next year

Ongoing promotions helping BC Ferries determine which discounts will work best on which routes in time for 2017 launch

A ferry pulls into Nanaimo's Departure Bay terminal. Discounts on low-use runs such as the 30 per cent fare discount being offered by BC Ferries in March will become standard practice for the ferry corporation in 2017.
Trish Kostian, Martin Kostian and Leo Boon are among those lobbying for a dedicated off-highway cycle route from Mill Bay to Comox, showcasing Vancouver Island's shoreline.

Wheels turn for dedicated Vancouver Island cycle route

Coalition seeks support for tourist-friendly bike path from Mill Bay to Comox, showcasing seasides, countrysides and urban oases

Trish Kostian, Martin Kostian and Leo Boon are among those lobbying for a dedicated off-highway cycle route from Mill Bay to Comox, showcasing Vancouver Island's shoreline.
North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre manager Julie Mackey watches a bear cub emerge from hibernation on a closed-circuit television monitor. Two cubs sent to centre following a high-profile incident in Port Hardy last summer are expected to be released this spring.

New problem bear policy coming soon

Province working on new public safety guidelines for dealing with large carnivores interacting with humans

North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre manager Julie Mackey watches a bear cub emerge from hibernation on a closed-circuit television monitor. Two cubs sent to centre following a high-profile incident in Port Hardy last summer are expected to be released this spring.
Scientific study may have determined much of the biology and psychology behind human attraction, but it is a number of variables that conspire to make our choices unique.

The science of attraction

Author says what people find attractive is a complex cocktail of biology and environment that is almost certainly unique to each individual

Scientific study may have determined much of the biology and psychology behind human attraction, but it is a number of variables that conspire to make our choices unique.
Bear cubs Jordan and Athena in mid-October, a few months after they arrived at the North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre in July. The cubs, now a year old are currently hibernating.

Officer awaits fate as snoozing bear cubs on track for return to the wild

Jordan and Athena healthy and happy at North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre while arbitrator determines future of Bryce Casavant

Bear cubs Jordan and Athena in mid-October, a few months after they arrived at the North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre in July. The cubs, now a year old are currently hibernating.
Wild pigs, like these photographed by Dan Clark for the U.S. National Park Service, have caused millions of dollars of damage in the U.S. B.C. authorities are anxious about the possibility of that situation being repeated here.

Feral pigs going hog wild

Spotted on multiple occasions in the Barkley Sound area north of Bamfield.

Wild pigs, like these photographed by Dan Clark for the U.S. National Park Service, have caused millions of dollars of damage in the U.S. B.C. authorities are anxious about the possibility of that situation being repeated here.
Const. Gary O’Brien inspects the large bank of community mailboxes at the corner of Jingle Pot and Kilpatrick Roads along Nanaimo’s rural western edge. O’Brien said it is typical of the boxes targeted by mail thieves.

Mailbox theft a growing concern for RCMP

NANAIMO – Identity theft a prime motivation as rural community boxes being targeted up and down Vancouver Island.

Const. Gary O’Brien inspects the large bank of community mailboxes at the corner of Jingle Pot and Kilpatrick Roads along Nanaimo’s rural western edge. O’Brien said it is typical of the boxes targeted by mail thieves.
Wild pigs, like these photographed by Dan Clark for the U.S. National Park Service, have caused millions of dollars of damage in the U.S. B.C. authorities are anxious about the possibility of that situation being repeated here.

Officials want feral pigs stopped before they go hog wild

NANAIMO – Feral pigs have been spotted on multiple occasions in the Barkley Sound area north of Bamfield

Wild pigs, like these photographed by Dan Clark for the U.S. National Park Service, have caused millions of dollars of damage in the U.S. B.C. authorities are anxious about the possibility of that situation being repeated here.
Steph Macpherson

‘Island girl’ Macpherson teams up with Hart & Stone at Beantime on May 29

Country-folk artist Steph Macpherson has teamed with budding Victoria duo, Hart + Stone for a Vancouver Island tour.

Steph Macpherson

Living wage tabbed as $17.55

Social Planning Cowichan has released the living wage for this part of the world, and it amounts to $17.55 an hour

Ladysmith Health Care Centre x-ray tech Lisa Burness explains the new digital x-ray machine to Ladysmith Hospital Auxiliary President Irene Telford.

Donation has hospital staff seeing things

Ladysmith Hospital Auxiliary donates $62,000 x-ray reader to the hospital

Ladysmith Health Care Centre x-ray tech Lisa Burness explains the new digital x-ray machine to Ladysmith Hospital Auxiliary President Irene Telford.
Federal NDP leader Thomas Mulcair, right, checks out the Ladsymith Dogpatch from Transfer Beach Thursday.

Dogpatch solution dies on Parliament Hill

MP Jean Crowder's attempt to address derelict vessels shut down in the House of Commons

Federal NDP leader Thomas Mulcair, right, checks out the Ladsymith Dogpatch from Transfer Beach Thursday.

Get ready for summer water restriction tap dance

North Cowichan says sprinkling restrictions won’t be in effect in Chemainus until June 1

Darian Harris is wearing the colours of Team B.C. proudly after skating to a bronze medal in the Aboriginal Hockey Championships May 2 in Halifax.

Teen earns bronze in elite hockey tourney

Darian Harris helps Team B.C. medal at National Aboriginal Championships in Halifax

Darian Harris is wearing the colours of Team B.C. proudly after skating to a bronze medal in the Aboriginal Hockey Championships May 2 in Halifax.
Christina Youngren is a lovestruck Wednesday Addams in the Ladysmith Secondary School production of Addams: the Musical.

The Addams Family lurches to life

It's back to the '90s for the Ladysmith Secondary School drama program

Christina Youngren is a lovestruck Wednesday Addams in the Ladysmith Secondary School production of Addams: the Musical.
Faith Knelson is serving notice she can swim with the best in the country — not just in her age group, but at any age.

Faith rewarded

Knelson competing against the best adult swimmers in the country at the tender age of 13

Faith Knelson is serving notice she can swim with the best in the country — not just in her age group, but at any age.
This shot from the Ray Knight collection shows Mayor Ernie Jameson gathering the community for a ceremony downtown at the corner of High Street and First Avenue, in front of the original CIBC building. Anyone with period photos they are interested in adding to the community archive is invited to contact the Ladysmith Historical Society at ldhsarch@shaw.ca.

Share your VE-Day memory here

Ladysmith Legion branch asking the community to share its memories of what you did when the war ended

This shot from the Ray Knight collection shows Mayor Ernie Jameson gathering the community for a ceremony downtown at the corner of High Street and First Avenue, in front of the original CIBC building. Anyone with period photos they are interested in adding to the community archive is invited to contact the Ladysmith Historical Society at ldhsarch@shaw.ca.

Input wanted on watershed management

May 20 meeting scheduled to help set form and direction for watershed roundtable group

Dusty inspects a photographer while Rascal trots off to explore other areas of the Transfer Beach off-leash dog area. Owners Stirling and Audrey Beeston have been taking their dogs to the park for 40 years.

Methuen area going to the dogs

Ladysmith approves fenced dog park for the centre of town

Dusty inspects a photographer while Rascal trots off to explore other areas of the Transfer Beach off-leash dog area. Owners Stirling and Audrey Beeston have been taking their dogs to the park for 40 years.