
Parksville electric vehicle company receives provincial funding
The $294,000 will help Canadian Electric Vehicles (CanEV) develop the third generation of its low-speed Might-E truck and a new medium-duty truck.
The $294,000 will help Canadian Electric Vehicles (CanEV) develop the third generation of its low-speed Might-E truck and a new medium-duty truck.
Protesters rallied in communities around Vancouver Island on March 19, calling for the provincial government to to put a moratorium on old growth forest logging.
There are 5,207 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, with 292 people in hospital, including 85 in critical care.
Stuart Forrest is considered violent and has a history of possessing weapons, including replica firearms, police said.
Starting in April, workers, including first responders, K-12 education staff, childcare workers, processing and manufacturing plant workers, grocery store employees and correctional facility staff will begin to receive vaccines.
No sightings or collection of Asian giant hornets were reported on Vancouver Island in 2020, which could be declared Asian giant hornet free if no specimens are reported this year, the province said.
Ten people are hospitalized with the virus and three are in ICU, according to the B.C. government’s COVID-19 dashboard.
Fourteen people are hospitalized with the virus and three are in ICU, according to the B.C. government’s COVID-19 dashboard.
Island Health reported 73 new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend. This brings the total active cases to 216, according to the health authority’s website.
Oceanside RCMP is seeking to identify occupants of a stolen vehicle who fled from the scene of a crash. Officers found a loaded firearm inside