You could win yourself PRISMA festival tickets or recreation complex day passes just for composting. The City of Powell River has announced the Compost-ition challenge, a competition aiming to showcase ideas for compostable bags. To participate, you first need a newspaper or compostable paper. You then make your own do-it-yourself organics...

Plans to relocate the orca calf near Zeballos have been paused because the calf ate some food. According to Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), the 2-year-old ate some seal on Thursday night, making it the first time she has taken food after attempts by both the Ehattesaht and...

Talks between air traffic control workers and NAV Canada have broken down, and workers are now concerned they will be replaced by contractors if they strike. The workers’ union and NAV Canada, a private not-for-profit corporation which operates air traffic control at airports across Canada, reached an impasse last week....

A century of audio and video recordings of coastal Indigenous language and culture will be preserved digitally, thanks to a donation to the Royal BC Museum. The Vancouver-based Wesik Family Foundation has donated a quarter-million-dollars to the museum to digitize more than 28,000 photos, audio and video recordings collected between...

The BC Ball Hockey Association has been suspended, after an alleged sex offender was identified on its board of directors. “The presence of an alleged convicted criminal and alleged sex offender within BCBHA’s directorship is unacceptable and incompatible with the safety and values CBHA strives to ensure within the sports...

The head of the Powell River RCMP says the number of people failing to attend court is reaching “horrific” levels. Staff Sgt. Rod Wiebe says the charge was considered an “general administrative penalty” but that's changing. “The pendulum is starting to shift. We are starting to see a few more fail-to-appear...