Mike D'Amour

Bev Parnham

Mayors re-elected with ‘mandate’

Port McNeill an Port Hardy mayors vow steady as she goes

Bev Parnham
Gerry Furney

Head to head: Mayoral candidates— Gerry Furney

Port McNeill Mayor Gerry Furney maintained he’s so confident of a Nov. 19 win, he’s already campaigning for the 2014 municipal election

Gerry Furney
Shelley Downey

Head to head: Mayoral candidates— Shelley Downey

Shelley Downey could go down in the history books as the candidate who took out one of Canada’s longest serving mayors.

Shelley Downey
Community leaders meet to discuss ways to lure investors to Port Hardy.

Confab held to sell PH to the world

Several well-known North Islanders gathered to chart a course for economic wellness in increasingly tough times

Community leaders meet to discuss ways to lure investors to Port Hardy.
Russ Hellberg

Head to head: Port Hardy mayoral candidate Russ Hellberg

It’s been nearly a decade since Russ Hellberg retired as Port Hardy’s mayor, but he’s in the race again

Russ Hellberg

Bella Bella company fined by WorkSafeBC

A Bella Bella company was fined $2500 for failure to comply with WorkSafeBC regulations.

Bev Parnham

Head to head: Port Hardy mayoral candidate Bev Parnham

Bev Parnham feels she’s done so well during her first term as Port Hardy’s mayor, she wants to take another run at the town’s top job.

Bev Parnham
Jessika Roberts with husband, Toby

Locals aid cancer fight

The Tri-port communities are rallying around a North Island woman who’s facing a tough battle with cancer

Jessika Roberts with husband, Toby
Georgia Murray said she was betrayed by a producer of Cover Me Canada, a television program that showcases Canadian acts.

Georgia Murray booted from show

Georgia Murray said she was “thrown under the bus” which resulted in her and her band being booted from a popular reality show.

Georgia Murray said she was betrayed by a producer of Cover Me Canada, a television program that showcases Canadian acts.
Bob Wallas with one of several metal barrels of acetone he found in the bush near Coal Harbour.

Illegal dump spurs investigation

Who must remove barrels of solvent discovered hidden in the bush

Bob Wallas with one of several metal barrels of acetone he found in the bush near Coal Harbour.

And, they’re off!

There will be two contested mayor's chairs in the upcoming election — one in Port Hardy and the other in Port McNeill

Emergency meeting draws small turnout

A “disappointing” number of people showed for a recent town hall-style meeting to discuss emergency preparedness, but organizers say at least it’s a beginning.

Safety program to spread to other communities

A program meant to save lives in Port McNeill was such a success, Coast Guard Auxiliary organizers are looking to expand the project to other seaside communities.

Joe Greif kneels near the damaged bench that is dedicated to the memory of his late wife, Lillian.

‘Sick act’ riles grieving man

PORT HARDY—Joe Greif is not a violent man, but the 82-year-old said he wouldn’t mind just a few moments alone with the person responsible for desecrating a bench dedicated to his dead wife.

Joe Greif kneels near the damaged bench that is dedicated to the memory of his late wife, Lillian.

Speeches equal zero benefits for North Island

While the North Island’s NDP MLA said the recent throne speech by Premier Christy Clark lacked “substance,” Claire Trevena saved her harshest criticism for Clark’s recently announced job plan

Poster was put out by the family of  Angeline Eileen Pete who fear the worst has happened to the 28-year-old who disappeared May.

G’usgimukw woman missing

Family and friends of a missing G’usgimukw woman say they’re frantic to hear from the woman who disappeared from her North Vancouver home in May, in a case now under investigation as a serious crime.

Poster was put out by the family of  Angeline Eileen Pete who fear the worst has happened to the 28-year-old who disappeared May.
Keir Jervais

Gervais to leave Port Alice post

Another high-profile member of the Port Alice community has decided to move south for greener pastures.

Keir Jervais

Local ambulance crews dwindle

While the North Island community and its leaders struggle to keep our hospitals open, there’s another emerging problem on the health horizon — a shortage of qualified ambulance personnel.

Maggie Sedgemore was one of just a handfull of people who participated in Sunday’s Terry Fox run, which raised only $520.  “We have all these cancer-related fund-raising events that are huge in our community and here is the Terry Fox run which is supposed to be the largest, only a few people show up,” lamented run organizer Melinda Dennison. “I have no idea why people aren’t buying in.”

Terry Fox run a bust

Maggie Sedgemore was one of just a handfull of people who participated in Sunday’s Terry Fox run, which raised only $520.

Maggie Sedgemore was one of just a handfull of people who participated in Sunday’s Terry Fox run, which raised only $520.  “We have all these cancer-related fund-raising events that are huge in our community and here is the Terry Fox run which is supposed to be the largest, only a few people show up,” lamented run organizer Melinda Dennison. “I have no idea why people aren’t buying in.”
Seven Hills Golf and Country Club pro, Kevin Black.

Nine hole a sink hole?

New Orleans is sinkin’, man — but even worse, it seems a couple of holes at the Seven Hills Golf and Country Club are doing the same thing.

Seven Hills Golf and Country Club pro, Kevin Black.