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MARS MOMENT: Masked bandit's ability to adapt ensures survival

Highly intelligent and inquisitive, raccoons have been nicknamed “nocturnal bandits”

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Working for Nepal

Campbell River students and chaperones from Carihi and Timberline provide 46 helping hands

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ISLAND WILD: Pancake flowers and popcorn seeds

The Latin name for the Pacific dogwood is Cornus nuttallii, named after scientist Thomas Nuttall

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Driving courtesy only gets you so far

In this week's Share The Road column, Steve Nagle takes on the formidable left turn

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Mission for vision accomplished!

Joan Taylor and Gerry Wright took the Mirror with them to Fisterra, Spain

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TAKE US WITH YOU: Hanging out on the dunes

Rod and Carol Stevens 4x4-ing on the sand dunes of Dubai, UAE

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After seven decades, they'll rest together

In 1940, a plane crash in Seymour Narrows took the lives of five RCAF airmen, including H.L. Gordon

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MARS MOMENT: What makes the heron great?

They are very visible along the shorelines of the Comox Valley and the Campbell River area

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ISLAND WILD: Sipping along with the red-breasted sapsucker

Movie-star good looks and brilliant red head-dress earn this bird the avian equivalent of an Oscar

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A LOOK BACK: Flooding in Campbellton

Areas beside the raging Campbell River could be particularly hard hit by high tides and the rising waters

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Get ready to roll Campbell River

Bike to Work Week runs from Monday, May 27 to Sunday, June 2

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One of the most dangerous moves for cyclists

We’re going to look at one of the most common accidents between cars and cyclists: The right turn

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Move for Health Day in Spirit Square

On May 10, recreation and fitness instructors will team up to get people moving at Spirit Square

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Cache in for Earth Day

Cache In-Trash Out is the theme for Sunday’s Earth Day at Ken Forde Park

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Learn to geocache

The Museum at Campbell River will host an afternoon designed to introduce people to the adventurous world of geocaching

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Students talk environmental action

Join the city at the upcoming Earth Week Film Festival on Friday, Apr. 19 and help support local students taking environmental action

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Earth Week film explores the threat plastic poses

This year’s feature film at the Earth Week Film Festival might just inspire you to make change

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ISLAND WILD: Hot pink now trending on local nature trails

My first thought was that this beautiful plant must have escaped a nearby garden

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Campbell River’s Energy Challenge begins

The 30-day reality-TV style video contest began April 6 and has families competing to knock back energy consumption

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Before you get into kayaking, learn how to get out of one

The Campbell River area is renowned for great kayaking for beginner to expert level paddlers

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