November 2021

Just over one per cent of the BC Public Service are unvaccinated or declined to disclose their status, the province said.

Maynard Johnny Jr.’s design was selected out of 36 submissions by a committee of Indigenous artist peers and BC Ferries representatives.

Ravenhill Road in the Parksville Community Park will be closed to vehicle traffic, Monday to Friday, during construction, the city said.

Police began an impaired driving investigation after observing the driver in the hospital.

The third in a series of atmospheric rivers is expected to impact coastal B.C. beginning tonight, according to the province.

The vessel, temporarily named Island 6, transited the Panama Canal on Nov. 18 — it departed a Romanian shipyard in October, according to a release from BC Ferries.

After cancelling last year’s event due to COVID-19 restrictions, the annual outdoor festival of lights is back.

Weekly COVID-19 cases in the Oceanside local health area have declined for the first time in several weeks, BC Centre for Disease Control (BC CDC) data shows.

A person reported missing earlier this month has been located safe and sound, according to Gary O’Brien of the Nanaimo RCMP.

The road closure will be in effect indefinitely, as the project team prepares to install the new Memorial Plaza in this location.