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First cruise ship in five years makes a port stop in Nanaimo

First cruise ship in five years makes a port stop in Nanaimo

A cruise ship carrying passengers last docked at Nanaimo in 2019 — the onset of the pandemic led to planned 2020 ship visits being cancelled
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Kevin Greenard: Including your pet in your estate plan

Kevin Greenard: Including your pet in your estate plan

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Capital region unemployment rate drops slightly, as hiring steps up

Capital region unemployment rate drops slightly, as hiring steps up

April saw 2,200 more people employed in Greater Victoria than in March, Statistics Canada said in its monthly labour force survey
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On the Street: Sooke development director; Nanaimo tree donation; hotel award

On the Street: Sooke development director; Nanaimo tree donation; hotel award

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Canfor to close sawmill, curtail pulp production citing B.C. policy changes

Canfor to close sawmill, curtail pulp production citing B.C. policy changes

VANCOUVER — Canfor has announced it is permanently closing its Polar sawmill in Bear Lake, B.C., shutting a production line at its Northwood Pulp Mill in Prince George, and suspending its "planned reinvestment" in Houston, B.C.
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B.C. cyber attack: Minister says police probing bid to breach government systems

B.C. cyber attack: Minister says police probing bid to breach government systems

VICTORIA — Police are involved in the investigation into a sophisticated attempt to breach protected British Columbia government information systems, Solicitor General Mike Farnworth said Thursday. But Farnworth, who is also B.C.
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B.C. court rejects mink farmers' lawsuits over ban imposed during pandemic

B.C. court rejects mink farmers' lawsuits over ban imposed during pandemic

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia Supreme Court has rejected lawsuits by mink farmers challenging a provincial shutdown of the industry over COVID-19 concerns.
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On the Street: UVic honoured for work training students to interview disaster survivors

On the Street: UVic honoured for work training students to interview disaster survivors

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Langford approves zoning for a 103-unit hotel in downtown

Langford approves zoning for a 103-unit hotel in downtown

Expected to be open in late 2025, the six-storey TownePlace Suites by Marriott on Goldstream Avenue will be Langford’s second major hotel after the Sheraton
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Diverse cast calls for end to B.C.'s open-net fish pens, as PM promised

Diverse cast calls for end to B.C.'s open-net fish pens, as PM promised

Alliance of Indigenous, commercial and sports fishers ask Prime Minister to keep a promise to transition away from the pens by 2025.
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