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Liz Brown

Reporter · CA

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Sep 18, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Liz Brown

    Traffic snarled near Malahat Summit following crash with police vehicle (opens the original)

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    A crash involving a police vehicle has traffic backed up on the Malahat Highway Friday. Around 1:30 p.m. Friday, RCMP confirmed the crash had led to stalled traffic on the Malahat. “I can confirm that there has been a collision involving a police vehicle,” Staff Sgt. Kris Clark told CHEK in an email. “However, it’s still an active file and I have no additional information at this time.” A driver near the crash says it happened close to the Malahat Skywalk. DriveBC has not provided an update as o

  2. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Liz Brown

    Demolished Comox fire hall property repurposed for affordable housing (opens the original)

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    The old fire hall in Comox will soon serve as the foundation for multiple affordable homes for local families following an agreement with Habitat For Humanity and the Town of Comox. The Town of Comox announced the land transfer of the fire hall at 266 Gladstone Street to Habitat Vancouver Island North (Habitat VIN) this week, the staging area for affordable home ownership. READ: Out with the old: Demolition wraps, the build begins on new Comox Fire Rescue hall “This partnership reflects our shar

  3. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Liz Brown

    1 Port Alberni tsunami tower down: follow city for updates (opens the original)

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    Port Alberni residents are being advised to use the emergency alert app and watch for online updates after one of the valley’s tsunami warning tower systems broke down and is undergoing specialized repairs. Wednesday, the City of Port Alberni posted online that the Golden Street tsunami warning tower was not working and to follow the social media page for updates. The issue was discovered last Thursday, Sept. 10, according to Port Alberni Fire Chief Mike Owens. “We do tests on a regular basis of

  4. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Liz Brown

    Paramedics union concerned B.C. could lose community paramedics to growing 911 response (opens the original)

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    B.C.’s paramedics union is concerned that at-home healthcare paramedics serving rural, remote and Indigenous communities may be transferred to to keep pace with the growing demand of 911 response calls. On Wednesday, the Ambulance Paramedics of BC (APBC) CUPE 873 claimed that B.C. Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) is winding down its preventative community healthcare program in hard-to-access B.C. communities, or where there’s a shortage of primary healthcare providers, to help “plug holes in an

  5. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Liz Brown

    Sidney Island will close to visitors next month for local Indigenous hunting (opens the original)

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    Visits to Sidney Island will soon end for the public, as a temporary annual closure starts next month to protect the public’s safety during the local Indigenous hunting season. From Oct. 15 until Feb. 14, 2027, all Parks Canada land on Sidney Island will temporarily close to the public. “All Parks Canada land on Sidney Island will be closed for public safety reasons to facilitate First Nations hunting during this time period,” states Parks Canada. “Mooring buoys will remain open, however there w

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