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Copper & Kelp Market aiming to open by the fall

'Building this business during the Covid-19 pandemic has given us the opportunity to refocus'

Conservative candidate wants a government that cares about economy and resource sector

'Canada deserves better than what we have been seeing from our current federal government'

Port McNeill council votes to send pumper #3 to the mainland to help fight wildfires

Coun. Baron made the motion for pumper #3 to be made available for firefighting on the mainland

MLA says skills training will help people in the North Island get back to work

'People on the North Island are resilient'

Port McNeill issues boil water advisory after trace amounts of E. coli found in sample

The town posted a notice on Facebook roughly around 4:00 p.m. on Aug. 11

Road upgrades causing detours in downtown Port Hardy

'Please be cautious around the work activities and observe all signage'

North Island Music Festival will hit the stage in Port McNeill in late August

The festival will provide family-friendly, covid-compliant music for North Islanders to enjoy

Port Hardy chamber holds casting call for new tourism video

The tourism video will be filming in late August and through September

North Island’s only indoor swimming pool turned down for grant funds

Refurbishing the pool would have cost around $8.5 million to revitalize the entire aquatic centre

Coal Harbour Road getting repairs this summer

Drivers can expect delays July 26 to Aug. 20 from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

MLA Michele Babchuk talks all things North Island

Babchuk was elected to office in October of last year

Port Hardy Minor Hockey Association talks upcoming 2021-2022 season

PHMHA is taking applications for coaches, assistant coaches, and youth on-ice mentors

BC Hydro crews go to work during North Island’s all-day planned power outage

BC Hydro used two helicopters and two-eight person crews to complete the structure replacements

‘Very old’ human remains discovered by beach cleanup crew in Kyuquot

BC Coroners Service handling case, with assistance from Port McNeill RCMP

North Island MLA meets with Hardy Bay Senior Citizens Society

Rosaline Glynn, president of the society, said the visit went fantastic

Port Hardy local earns first ever VIAHA youth volunteer award

Player, mentor and coach Sagel Wilson earned a new award from VIAHA

Port Alice RCMP ask for the public’s help in retrieving a stolen telescope

The Port Alice RCMP are reminding the public to lock up and secure valuable items

‘Namgis First Nation to look for unmarked burial grounds in Alert Bay

On Vancouver Island, there are 202 children known to have died at five residential schools

2 vehicle collision at the ‘T’ intersection sends one to hospital with minor injuries

There were no drugs or alcohol involved in the accident

Supplying alcohol to minors is an increasing issue in Port Hardy

'We are a small, tight knit community and these issues need to be dealt with accordingly'