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It just got easier to ship IKEA furniture to the Island

It just got easier to ship IKEA furniture to the Island

The company has added Collection Points to Nanaimo and Victoria, allowing you to shop online and ship for $79.
Make sure rising mercury not deadly, say officials as heat wave set to hit Island

Make sure rising mercury not deadly, say officials as heat wave set to hit Island

Smoke from interior fires also expected to hit area this week
Summer heatwave could smash records this week

Summer heatwave could smash records this week

Environment Canada is expecting a heat wave this week with temperatures forecasted to reach into the mid-30’s.
Justin Trudeau visits Revelstoke to encourage donations to Red Cross

Justin Trudeau visits Revelstoke to encourage donations to Red Cross

Prime minister urges others to help those affected by the B.C. wildfires
Esquimalt childcare centre investigated for ‘Fight Club’

Esquimalt childcare centre investigated for ‘Fight Club’

Island Health has launched an investigation into Ciara Early Childhood Centre after video showed children fighting while supervisors watch.
Six ounces of cane; 70.5 lbs of Chinook salmon

Six ounces of cane; 70.5 lbs of Chinook salmon

70th anniversary of second largest Tyee ever caught in Campbell River
Cox among BC Entertainment Hall of Fame inductees

Cox among BC Entertainment Hall of Fame inductees

Doug Cox, the producer/artistic director of Vancouver Island MusicFest, is among nine new inductees into the B.C. Entertainment Hall of Fame, joining 275-plus previous inductees recognized for their contribution to the province’s entertainment industry and cultural landscape.
Western Forest Products to shut down Somass Sawmill indefinitely

Western Forest Products to shut down Somass Sawmill indefinitely

The Port Alberni sawmill has been temporarily curtailed since February
Early morning shooting in Courtenay injures man

Early morning shooting in Courtenay injures man

RCMP still searching for gunman, shooting not believed to be random.
Early morning shooting in Courtenay

Early morning shooting in Courtenay

An early morning shooting occurred Wednesday in the 4600 block of Island Highway in Courtenay, says the Comox Valley RCMP.