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THORPE REPORT: Junior boys" volleyball takes the court
23+ hour, 59+ min ago (311+ words) More accolades for Nanaimo's volleyball teams Continuing our review of top junior volleyball teams from local schools, we focus this week on boys" competition At the junior boys" level, the top local team came from Nanaimo District Secondary School, where…...
PHOTOS: Teens set up big wins at volleyball provincials in Abbotsford
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (719+ words) Published 4: 30 pm Thursday, May 7, 2026 The Victoria Black team won silver in the U15 Girls Division 1 category of the 2026 Volleyball BC Provincial Championship. (Brandon Tucker/Abbotsford News) The Cougars Zach team finished in fourth place in the U18 Boys Division 2 category of the…...
UVic research finds birth weight shapes how athletes handle extreme endurance
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (434+ words) Published 11: 47 am Friday, May 1, 2026 Ultramarathons push the human body to its limits, but new research from the University of Victoria suggests those limits may be shaped long before race day. A study published in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, led…...
Safer Together: Kelowna leaders unite to build the future of workplace safety
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (439+ words) Published 1: 46 pm Thursday, April 23, 2026 Hundreds of attendees fill a conference room at Coast Capri Hotel in Kelowna for Make it Safe (Brayden Ursel/Kelowna Capital News) Workers in Kelowna should feel a little bit safer following Make it Safe Okanagan's…...
Provincial funding helps central Island fire departments complete training projects
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (325+ words) Published 2: 30 pm Wednesday, April 1, 2026 By PQB News Staff Two fire services projects, funded by a $200, 000 grant from the Government of British Columbia's Community Emergency Preparedness Fund, are now complete. The Regional District of Nanaimo, Town of Qualicum Beach, District of…...
VIU Mariners women's volleyball team wins bronze at CCAA nationals
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (486+ words) Published 5: 15 pm Saturday, March 14, 2026 The Vancouver Island University Mariners women's volleyball team didn't win a championship on the national stage, but still had a podium finish. The women's team was at the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association championship tournament in Niverville,…...
Hundreds of troops train west of Williams Lake in Cougar Fortress exercise
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (144+ words) Published 6: 30 pm Friday, March 13, 2026 By Williams Lake Tribune Staff Hundreds of members of the Canadian Armed Forces will be in the Chilcotin area west of Williams Lake this week. The 39 Canadian Brigade Group will be conducting Exercise Cougar Fortress 26 in…...
Firefighters from tiny B. C. Island department earn global spotlight
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (841+ words) Published 4: 47 pm Monday, February 9, 2026 (L-R) Assistant Chief Adrian Hanson, Captain Todd Bulled, and Captain John Grelik " also known as the "yellow glasses guy" " sit down for a Chicago morning show in December 2025. Who would have thought a small fire department…...
Emergency Island biathlete attracts attention, funding in Olympic talent search
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (369+ words) Published 10: 00 am Tuesday, December 30, 2025 Johnston, being observed by two officials, at the 2025 RBC Training Ground National Final in Vancouver, November 1, 2025 (Jeff Vinnick/Contributor) Gavin Johnston, a biathlete from Campbell River, has been awarded funding and an accelerated path to the…...
Provincial volleyball bronze for Vernon schools
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (680+ words) Published 5: 00 am Tuesday, December 2, 2025 Hayden Molitwenik of the Vernon Panthers (3) was a second-team all-star selection at the B. C. High School Senior Girls AAA Volleyball Championships Nov. 27-29 at Vernon Secondary. Carys Scott of the Seaton Sonics (7) was a first-team selection. (Roger Knox…...