Seaspan Ferries announces strike, service disruptions affecting Vancouver Island

Seaspan Ferries Corporation issued notice Thursday that its service would be reduced starting Friday (Jan. 21) as a result of strike notice being given by the Canadian Merchant Services Guild. (Seaspan Ferries)
Vital commercial cargo ferry service will see reduced service starting Jan. 21

North Island Secondary School in Port McNeill. (Gazette file photo)

Northern Vancouver Island high school announces ‘functional closure’
Professional snowboarder Marie-France Roy, centre, listens to speakers at a solidarity for Fairy Creek rally in Tofino in June 2021. (Westerly file photo)

Police enforcement at Fairy Creek Watershed cost Canadians more than $10 million
Thai health ministry proposes easing rules on cannabis use

Thai health ministry proposes easing rules on cannabis use
Airlines, airport ask Canada to drop arrivals testing requirement

Airlines, airport ask Canada to drop arrivals testing requirement

“Kids and Families Vaccine Clinic” in Toronto on Thursday, January 13, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

B.C.’s COVID-19 fifth wave continues to decline, 15 more deaths
Save-On-Foods will be limiting store capacity to 50 per cent as part of their COVID-19 business safety plan. (Lachlan Labere-Salmon Arm Observer)

Save-On-Foods reduces store capacity to 50% to curb COVID spread
MN Mattress

A dozen free mattresses and a dozen smiles to ring in the new year!
    CNOY Oceanside Coordinator, Sara Schreider, presents a 1K button to Thomas Hazelman, who raised $1000 for CNOY in 2021.

    When the weather outside is frightful, Oceanside residents raise money for those without homes
      Video
      A kitten interacts with a human as folks take part in Yoga with Cats on Mats at the Chilliwack Animal Safe Haven, 2019. Indoor yoga, gyms and dance studios have been shut down since before Christmas by a COVID-19 public health order. (Jenna Hauck/Chilliwack Progress)

      B.C. reopening gyms, fitness on Thursday with COVID-19 precautions

      The Canada Post logo is seen on the outside the company’s Pacific Processing Centre, in Richmond, B.C., on June 1, 2017. A claim by Chinese health authorities that the Omicron variant was introduced to a resident of Beijing through a piece of regular mail from Canada is being dismissed as ludicrous. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

      China’s claim that Omicron came from Canadian mail dismissed as ‘ludicrous’

      A women walk her dog past a parked school bus in the deep snow after a major snow storm in Mississauga, Ont., on Monday, January 17, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

      Winter storm causing school closures, transportation disruptions in parts of Ontario

      Members of North Cedar Fire Department search a stretch of the Nanaimo River on Friday, Jan. 14. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)

      First responders, search-and-rescue crews looking for man missing along Nanaimo River

      More Videos 

      News
      Police tape is shown in Toronto Tuesday, May 2, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy

      Four innocent bystanders hurt in recent Metro Vancouver shootings: police

      Incidents believed to be linked to lower level drug deals

      Manitoba RCMP Assistant Commissioner Jane MacLatchy holds a news conference in Winnipeg on Thursday Jan. 20, 2022. Mounties in Manitoba say they have found the bodies of four people — including an infant and a teen — near the United States border. (Kelly Geraldine Malone/The Canadian Press via AP)

      ‘Heartbreaking tragedy:’ Four people found dead in blizzard in Manitoba near border

      Man, woman and baby found just 10 metres from the border, a teen boy was a short distance away

      More in News 

      Community
      A raffle bucket at the Qualicum Beach Seedy Saturday’s last annual event, held on Feb. 1, 2020 at the Qualicum Beach Civic Centre. (PQB News file photo)

      Popular annual Seedy Saturday event in Qualicum Beach cancelled for 2022

      More memberships needed for next planned event in 2023

      David Doyle, left, and Emily Doyle of Parksville share their journey with Alzheimer’s disease. (Submitted photo)

      Parksville couple: ‘No one should face dementia journey alone’

      British Columbians invited to attend free virtual event on Jan. 27

      More in Community 

       

      LOCAL GOOD (Powered by Do Some Good)

      What GOOD are you seeing in your community?

      Tell us about your favourite cause. Celebrate friends, family, and neighbours for their acts of kindness. Show your employees volunteering in the community. Ask for needed supplies and volunteers for your cause. Share fundraising event details.  
      Click HERE to find out how to get featured. 

      Looking for a Local Event?
      Want to Volunteer Locally?

      A special thank you to our Community Partners, Good Companies and Local Champions who are essential allies in our mission to build stronger communities. Their support allows causes you care about and volunteers to use the Do Some Good platform for FREE. This increases volunteerism and support to ALL nonprofits and charities in our community.

      Read more stories here

      Most Read

       

      Sports
      Maple Ridge’s Brandon Yip will captain Team China at the Olympics. (Kunlun Red Star Facebook/Special to The News)

      Maple Ridge man, former NHL player, to captain China’s Olympic hockey team

      Brandon Yip has carried his career to Europe and Asia

      Justin Kripps of Summerland will compete in bobsleigh in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. (Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton)

      Summerland bobsleigh athlete to compete in Winter Olympics

      Justin Kripps previously tied for gold in two-man event in 2018 Winter Olympics

      More in Sports 

      Entertainment
      Dancers fill the roles of the menu and pieces of cutlery during the beloved song “Be Our Guest” from the Cowichan Musical Society’s production of Beauty and the Beast. (Kevin Rothbauer/Citizen)

      ‘Beauty and the Beast’ is a triumphant return for Cowichan Musical Society

      Final weekend of performances moved to February

      Michael Dunahee, then age four, went missing from a Victoria playground on March 24, 1991. A new podcast, Missing Michael, investigates what may have happened then and what was transpired since. (Black Press Media file photo)

      Podcast investigates Michael Dunahee’s disappearance from south Island playground

      Series promises previously unheard stories, details from 1991 case, Victoria podcaster says

      More in Entertainment 

      Business
      A plane arrives at the Comox Valley Airport at dusk. Photo by Comox Valley Airport

      Comox Valley Airport looking for passenger numbers to take off in 2022

      Pandemic restrictions impacting numbers; ULCs could provide a boost for travellers out of YQQ

      Dallas Smith, president of the Nanwakolas Council, an organization of B.C. coast and Vancouver Island first nations. (Tom Fletcher/Black Press)

      Four coastal B.C. first nations agree on further old-growth deferrals

      Western Forest Products says more cooperation to come

      More in Business 

      Obituaries

      Wilbert Herman Albers

      Jan 15th, 2022

      Donald R Walduck

      Jan 8th, 2022

      Thomas A ‘Tom’ Letterick

      Jan 7th, 2022

      Kenneth Vernon Dods

      Dec 31st, 2021

      Kenneth ‘Ken’ Mogensen

      Dec 31st, 2021

      Bernard Ralph Schnerch

      Dec 24th, 2021

      See Celebrations of Life See More Obituaries 

      Opinion

      FILE – Smoke rises from the Babine Forest Products mill in Burns Lake, B.C. Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

      BAINS: Worker protections remain key 10 years after fatal northern B.C. sawmill explosions

      Four workers died in two separate explosions at sawmills near Burns Lake and Prince George in 2012

        Herring fishery. Photo, Simon Ager

        LETTER – Fishery restrictions not strict enough to protect herring in the Strait of Georgia

          eEdition

          Parksville Qualicum Beach News, Jan 19

          Recent Issues

           

          More in Opinion 

          Trending Now
          Vancouver’s temporary Barge Chilling Beach sign has twice been tagged with the Indigenous place name Í7iy̓el̓shn, pronounced ee-ay-ul-shun, which means “good underfoot” in hən̓q̓əmin̓əm. (Cole Schisler/Black Press)

          Vancouver’s ‘Barge Chilling Beach’ sparks conversation over Indigenous place names

          Quick installation of the sign raised questions about why restoring Indigenous names takes so long

          A wolverine is shown in this camera trap photo in Alberta from 2012, in the same location where a coyotes was also photographed a week apart, supplied by lead researcher Gillian Chow-Fraser of the University of Victoria. New research suggests industrial development is helping coyotes move into wolverine country and edge out the rare carnivore despite its fierce reputation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO

          Industrial development giving coyotes an edge in wolverine habitat: study

          Coyotes and wolverines have different habitats and wouldn’t normally interact

          More in Trending Now 

          Life
          November 9, 2021 - Winter food shoot with Ellie Shortt. mixed raw nuts, both shelled and unshelled. Don Denton photo

          Nutcracker

          Unshelling a long-loved ingredient

            Lia Crowe photography

            Where time stands still

            Timeless design preserves character of this beautiful heritage home

              More in Life 

              Impress
              Basil Onyia used the Career Paths for Skilled Immigrants program at the Central Vancouver Island Multicultural Society (CVIMS) to improve his resume after moving to Vancouver Island from Missouri, USA.

              Helping immigrants recertify to continue their careers in Canada

              Vancouver Island organization supports new Canadians with education, resources, advice

                With three seasons of patio living here in Parksville, it pays to invest in furnishings that are built to last, and that suit both your style and how you’ll use the space.

                Forget the snow – planning for patio season begins now!

                The local team will having you sitting pretty this spring

                  More in Impress 

                  national-marketplace
                  main

                  Vince’s Gym Reviews – Fitness Training and NSP Nutrition Products

                  Vince’s Gym is a fitness and nutrition program that covers the span…

                     

                    More in national-marketplace