Kendall Hanson

1 week ago | cheknews.ca | Kendall Hanson

A Nanaimo mother is upset by what she found at a school-sanctioned event—drug use information cards. Ruth Taylor says the cards were inappropriate for school-aged students. The mom collected six of the cards while at a school pride event attended by her 10-year-old child on Tuesday. “Always start on the lowest end and work your way up until you find your dose,” she read from a card, explaining how to use GHB (gamma hydroxybutyrate) which is also known as the date rape drug.

1 week ago | cheknews.ca | Kendall Hanson

A subsidized housing complex in Port Alberni is cutting costs with its new array of solar panels. The society says it’s the first apartment in the province to achieve a level 4 designation with the province’s building code which means it’s taken a significant step towards near-zero emissions. The 48 solar panels cover only a portion of the rooftop of the Port Alberni apartment called the Maitland Street Village, but they supply a surplus of electricity.

1 week ago | cheknews.ca | Kendall Hanson

A Comox Valley business owner is feeling frustrated with the RCMP. He’s reported a break-in to his business and the theft of two vehicles, but he says the police haven’t charged the suspect, whom he knows, and who he claims continues to drive one of the stolen vehicles. It was a call from the Comox Valley RCMP earlier this month that first alerted the owner of PR Autobrokers, a used car dealership, to a break-in and theft of a Jeep from his business.

1 week ago | cheknews.ca | Kendall Hanson

A Sidney woman says she was surprised by a Ministry of Social Services decision initially denying financial assistance for the funeral of her brother, who passed away earlier this year. Marcia Jones got the sad news on May 4, 2025. Her younger brother and only sibling, Colin Jones, a Youbou resident, had suddenly passed away. “That’s what I emphasized at his service as well, is that there’s another side to my brother that is really fun and caring and loving, and I will miss him a lot,” said Marcia.

2 weeks ago | cheknews.ca | Kendall Hanson

The former owner’s signs are still up on two quiet Alberni Valley mills, but in five business days they will have new owners. Thursday, a Supreme Court Justice in Vancouver approved the sale of both the Coulson Manufacturing mill and the San Forest mill to two different buyers. Port Alberni’s mayor says it marks an important transition for the community.