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BC Parks staff met with the local coroner at the accident site on Wednesday for a preliminary review of the incident

Property owned by an American organization now has a new owner and will be maintained as a community park on Cortes Island

On Thursday morning, BC Hydro was advising the public to stay away from the area upstream of Elk Falls due to high water volumes

Road repair work at St. Ann’s and Alder and at Evergreen and Petersen were both completed faster than anticipated, and drivers will notice Alder Street between 9th Avenue and St. Ann’s is now a three-lane route with bicycle lanes for improved safety.

Elections BC is keeping its call centre open until midnight Friday, the deadline for B.C. residents to register and request a voting package for the harmonized sales tax referendum.

Leadership and members of the Homalco First Nation gathered last weekend with partners and neighbours to celebrate the grand opening of the Homalco Health Centre and to witness the signing of a new partnership agreement with Alterra Power Corporation in relation to the part of the Bute Inlet Hydroelectric Project planned within Homalco territories.

Campbell River will host pieces from a Vancouver digital art exhibition in September – the only other community to do so.

A Stuart Island-based firm was one of 47 companies penalized this year for unsafe work practices

The Strathcona Regional District is seeking applications from qualified individuals who wish to be considered for work during the upcoming local government and school trustee elections to be held in November of 2011.

The federal government is again accepting proposals for help with getting business ideas off the ground.