Local Business

Canco station opens in former Down Town auto site in Chemainus

Proprietor also operating a small convenience store

Jul 18, 2019 10:35 AM Read more >

Ladysmith sawmill curtails work for a minimum of two weeks

Western Forest Products Ladysmith Sawmill temporarily idled due to a lack of properly sized logs

May 9, 2019 5:30 AM Read more >

Don’t stop the presses: Report finds Canadian newspaper readership at all-time high

88% of Canadians read newspapers every week, highest since first Newspapers 24/7 Report in 2012

May 7, 2019 12:00 PM Read more >

Vancouver Island restaurant among Canada’s most sustainable eateries

Locals in Courtenay only B.C. or small city establishment to make the top six list

Apr 17, 2019 3:45 PM Read more >

Mercedes-Benz test-drives groundbreaking Vancouver Island facility

Pilot run unloads cars in Nanaimo to test Western Canada’s first European vehicle processing centre

Mar 8, 2019 12:45 PM Read more >

Willow Street house on the move in the early-morning hours

Once the space is cleared, construction can begin on a multi-family development

Mar 4, 2019 2:20 PM Read more >

Battered Port Alice pulp mill suddenly lays off remaining workers

All Neucel Specialty Cellulose employees working at the pulp mill were told to go home on Feb. 27.

Feb 28, 2019 9:49 AM Read more >

BC Ferries’ president on LNG and northern routes

CEO Mark Collins to speak with Prince Rupert’s business community

Jan 30, 2019 6:00 AM Read more >

Nanaimo Airport soars past Comox to become second-busiest airport on the Island

Air Canada Rouge to resume seasonal non-stop service between Nanaimo and Toronto this summer

Jan 25, 2019 4:55 PM Read more >

Sour outage beverage commemorates power outage

Island Brewery finds a unique way to make the powerful wind storm memorable

Jan 9, 2019 1:30 PM Read more >