Victoria airport eyes return to pre-pandemic levels of 2M travellers …
5 days ago · The CEO of Victoria Airport Authority (VAA) Elizabeth Brown took stock of the year's accomplishments, challenges and goals for 2025. In an interview with Peninsula News Review, she described 2024 as a year of transition and opportunities. PNR: We are definitely experiencing the airport rush for the ...
Financial turmoil: North Island developer faces $3 million in unpaid ...
Dec 16, 2024 · An engineering firm is suing a Campbell River developer for nearly half a million dollars and requests the land at Race Point be sold to recover the debt. ISL Engineering and Land Services Ltd. claims Ripple Rock Estates developer Niclas Haglund owes $369,547.83, plus interest, for engineering and ...
Mark Lothrop - Obituary - Alberni Valley - Alberni Valley News
July 17, 1955 - December 24, 2024. In loving memory ~ Mark Lothrop was a beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend. He passed away peacefully Christmas Eve with his loving wife and brother by his side.
Philippine Mars spends Christmas holiday in Pat Bay
Dec 31, 2024 · 1 / 1 Members of the Canadian Coast Guard help tow the Philippine Mars to a buoy in the middle of Pat Bay off Victoria in late December. The aircraft left Sproat Lake on Sunday, Dec. 15 headed for San Francisco but only made it as far as Pat Bay before it had to land due to engine trouble in the No. 4 engine.
Forests minister promises to build strong, sustainable industry …
Dec 18, 2024 · B.C.'s new minister of Forests toured the North Island last week to gain insight into the region's forestry industry and engage with workers. During a stop at the Campbell River Mirror office on Dec. 13, Ravi Parmar acknowledged this riding did not re-elect the NDP candidate in the October provincial election. "It's important for me to get back on the ground in these communities and to let you ...
Jimmy Carter, 39th U.S. president, Nobel winner, dies at 100
Dec 29, 2024 · Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who tried to restore virtue to the White House after the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, then rebounded from a landslide defeat to become a global advocate of human rights and democracy, has died. He was 100 years old.. The Carter Center said the 39th president died Sunday, more than a year after entering hospice care, at his home in Plains, Georgia, where he ...
How to vote in Port Alberni's 2024 by-election
Dec 11, 2024 · One advance poll remains before the general voting day in Port Alberni's 2024 city council by-election. Voters may participate in an advance poll on Wednesday, Dec. 11 at Echo Centre between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. General voting day is on Saturday, Dec. 14 and will take place at Echo Centre (4255 Wallace ...
Alberni kittens rescued from fire make BC SPCA's list of …
Dec 30, 2024 · The BC SPCA has announced its most memorable animal stories of 2024, and a group of Port Alberni kittens that were rescued from a fire has made the list. In June, a fire broke out approximately 245 metres behind the BC SPCA’s Alberni-Clayoquot animal centre in the Rogers Creek gully in Port ...
Passion for trains drives Port Alberni's 2024 Citizen of the Year
Dec 18, 2024 · 1 / 1 From an enthusiastic teenager volunteering with Alberni Pacific Railway in July 2018, left, to conductor and inspiration behind the revival of the tourist train in Port Alberni, Richard Spencer is passionate about trains. (SUSIE QUINN/ Alberni Valley News) Advertisement
B.C. reflects on 2024 wildfire season, talks climate preparedness ...
Dec 29, 2024 · In 2024, the BC Wildfire Service collaborated with communities across the province to address wildfires and enhance climate resiliency. Between April 1 and the end of 2024, 1,688 wildfires burned approximately 1.08 million hectares across B.C. Lightning was the primary cause, responsible for more than 70 per cent, while …
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