VICTORIA – Before the B.C. legislature joins the House of Commons in an Olympic recess until March, Prime Minister Stephen Harper will address the chamber on Thursday.
It's the first-ever speech by a sitting prime minister in the B.C. legislature, as... more
Kristen Douglas
Gazette staff
PORT HARDY — The final moments of last weekend’s midget minor hockey tournament at the Don Cruickshank Memorial Arena were tense and made for some exciting hockey, but Port McNeill probably would have preferred a different result.
The level... more
VICTORIA – B.C.'s coastal logging contractors wrapped up their smallest convention in recent memory Thursday, with a few glimmers of hope for the future.
Forests Minister Pat Bell told delegates at a morning panel discussion that accelerating lumber sales to China... more
If you do not know quite what will happen at this week’s North Island Concert Society performance, you’re not alone.
Neither do the performers.
In keeping with the Winter Olympic theme sweeping the North Island this week — and extending a recent... more
Teresa Bird
Gazette staff
Millions of dollars have been raised worldwide for relief in Haiti and the North Island is doing its part.
Several fundraisers have already taken place and more are planned over the next week.
For Leslie and Robert Driemel, the relief... more
Mike DesRochers, RPF, is a member of the RDMW 2010 Forest Capital Committee and a Compliance and Enforcement Forester for the Ministry of Forests and Range in Port McNeill.
A few weeks ago, Jon Lok RFT, quoted UBC’s Dr. Fred Bunnell’s... more
Parents should not panic when they see the Fraser Institute’s rankings of elementary schools in the province.
What parents should do is learn what it means. The Fraser Institute uses only one measure to rank elementary schools: results from Foundation Skills... more
Dear editor,
When I was growing up, I had a friend named Stan. We used to call him Stan the Man and ridicule him for his two passions. Firstly, he was an ardent Canucks fan and used to follow every game... more
It took six weeks, but the B.C. Lions were finally able to put forward a complete effort in their 35-20 win over Saskatchewan last Friday.
But it was their play on defense that won the game for the Lions. Six... more