Dog viciously attacked

PORT HARDY - Two dogs running loose savaged a dog tethered outside the hospital, says a senior who witnessed the Sept. 22 attack on her pet. “I tied Buffy, who is a small dog, to the bench outside Eagle Ridge Manor just before dinner,” said June Lyons, a Port Hardy senior... more

Candidates state their case

Forests, fish and carbon fuel taxes were just some of the issues at all-candidates meeting Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 in Port McNeill and Port Hardy. All five federal candidates for Vancouver Island North made the trip to answer questions from... more

• Zeballos road repairs promised
• Bank collapse
• Bell recants stand on pot

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Low numbers threaten future of rep team Midgets cling to life

J.R. Rardon Gazette staff PORT HARDY — As former players in the North Island Eagles rep hockey system, coaches Bill Rushton, Al Rushton and Ray Bono were dismayed to see the tiny turnout on the first day of midget tryouts in September. But... more

• Richardson rules the Roast
• Pucks and putts share the day
• Peewees roll

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Run for the Cure raises $10,500

PORT McNEILL – More than 100 North Islanders braved the rain to Run for a Cure Oct. 5. The annual run from the Ministry of Forest office to the CIBC raises money for breast cancer research and support through the Canadian... more

• Friendly firefighters
• Think spring
• Landmark burns

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Planet will get cooler for 50 years

Last year, the Farmers Almanac, established in 1792, predicted a colder winter with a heavier snow fall. To put it bluntly, many regions in North America received more snow than they had in 100 years last year. A heavy snowfall is... more

• Farewell all
• Pastors minister in Alert Bay
• Old home isn't home any more

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Battle for the mayor’s chair in the District of North Vancouver

Okay, so there really isn’t much of a battle. North Vancouver District Mayor Richard Walton has apparently scared off the competition this time around and it appears he will easily walk back into the mayor’s office unopposed. Coun. Doug Mackay-Dunn,... more

• Surrey's smorgasbord of candidates
• The Sarah Palin of B.C.?
• NDP Search for cultural credibility in North Vancouver

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