More than two dozen sports and activities will be played during the 55+ BC Games in Kamloops next September, event organizers announced Wednesday, Dec. 3. Close to 2,500 competitors aged 55 and older are expected in 27 events, including three demonstration sports new for 2026 (5K trail run, cornhole and gravel bike racing). Participant registration […]

The wild population of Vancouver Island marmots has reached a new record high with 427 individuals, quite the climb from the mere 22 found in 2003. The Marmot Recovery Foundation recently shared the results of last month’s count, showing the population increasing by 46 marmots since November 2024, when the previous record of 381 was

RCMP are investigating after a trio of children reported a man trying to lure them near Harwood Elementary School Tuesday. The three kids were coming home from school around 3 p.m. when they called an adult to say a man tried to get them into his truck Dec. 2. The driver was described as an

A serious health scare with a happy ending has compelled a local couple to pay their good fortune back through their Clearwater business, one senior’s lunch at a time. Hannah and Dean Clifford, owners of Higher Grounds Coffee Shop and Juice Bar, had a baby girl in April. What should have been a joyous day

TransLink’s board of directors on December 3 approved a development cost charge increase of 2.6 per cent effective New Years Day. Introduced in 2018, these charges, collected from land developers related to new development, help fund a part of TransLink’s expansion projects. The charge increase will see an $86 increase per single family dwelling (to