Fire raptors mid-renovation are just one modern move for the generational Vancouver Island Helicopters Aviation Group based at the Victoria International Airport. Residents are long accustomed to seeing Sikorsky’s come and go, the workhorse helicopter of VIH Helicopters, the original business of the group. Jen Norie is at the helm of that operation, while also […]

A police incident at the Swartz Bay ferry terminal caused a delay for a Thursday afternoon (March 12) sailing between Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland. BC Ferries said a vessel bound for Tsawwassen was held in dock while police responded. Once the incident had been resolved, the 3 p.m. sailing departed 23 minutes behind

Pitt Meadows-Maple Ridge MP Marc Dalton will host a town hall event to discuss a new law he calls a threat to freedom of speech. Dalton has already presented the House of Commons with a petition signed by more than 11,500 people calling on the Liberal government to stop Bill C9, saying the “Combating Hate

Prime Minister Mark Carney flew to Yellowknife on March 12 to announce $40 billion of investments to “defend and transform” Canada’s North. Part of that transformation will be the construction of the Mackenzie Valley Highway, beginning this summer. Phase one will include a road of more than 800 km from Wrigley to Norman Wells. Phase