The Strathcona Regional District (SRD) is seeking a Union of BC Municipalities grant to decrease the wildfire threat to community buildings.
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Intercity buses are getting a boost, what about remote communities?
National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Some intercity bus companies on Vancouver Island are going to be fuelled by a $10.7-million COVID-19 cash injection from the B.C. government over the next year.
But it’s still unclear if the rubber will hit the road in a number of rural, remote North Island communities that had non-existent or inadequate intercity service even prior to the pandemic.
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MMIWG: Red dresses hang across Vancouver Island
Campbell River Mirror, Local Journalism Reporter
On Sunday, five women from Gold River hung a red dress by the side of the road that leads into town.
Supporting their cause was Evangeline James a member of the area’s Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation (MMFN).
In 1979, James’ friend, 26-year-old Christine Thomas was murdered between Campbell River and Gold River on Highway 28 in 1979, along with her 16-year-old sister Helena Howard.
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North Vancouver Island intercity buses on hold: COVID-19
National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Small rural communities on Vancouver Island are under strain and individual and community health is at risk with the continued lack of intercity bus service on Vancouver Island, service providers say.
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SRD protests DFO’s failure to consult
The Strathcona Regional District (SRD) board has joined the growing number of local governments protesting the DFO’s failure to consult before ruling that the Discovery Island fish farms must be phased out by June 2022.
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