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Business Notes: Precise Mechanical Repairs to open fifth shop
11+ hour, 22+ min ago (991+ words) Published 5: 30 am Sunday, May 24, 2026 Precise Mechanical Repairs is opening its fifth location on Vancouver Island. It's a shop geared towards trucks and commercial vehicles called Precise Truck & Equipment that's located at 1718 Kidson Rd. in Nanaimo. From left, office manager Mark…...
Swiftsure sends fleet of sailboats across Victoria's seaside vista
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (311+ words) Published 10: 00 am Thursday, May 21, 2026 A group of yachts cruise by as their sails catch the wind at the start of the 2023 Swiftsure International Yacht Race off Clover Point in Victoria. (Justin Samanski-Langille/Victoria News file) Swiftsure returns to Victoria waters…...
All in the family: Kelowna's Justine Boyer wins at Knox Mountain Hill Climb
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (563+ words) Published 8: 30 am Thursday, May 21, 2026 Justine Boyer poses with her car ahead of the 67th annual Knox Mountain Hill Climb (Shane O'Leary) Justine Boyer racing up Knox Mountain during the 67th Hill Climb event (Shane O'Leary) Kelowna's own Justine Boyer earned her first…...
Beefs & Bouquets, May 13
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1109+ words) Published 2: 40 pm Wednesday, May 13, 2026 BOUQUET To Larissa at Toyota Motors for spending time with great patience to explain all the screen settings and devices on a new Rav 4 Hybrid to two technically challenged senior citizens. BEEF To the whiners of…...
Drivers paying $1 per litre during Enderby gas war
2+ week, 4+ day ago (142+ words) Published 3: 00 pm Wednesday, May 6, 2026 Drivers are the victors of a gas war in Enderby that has regular selling at a buck a litre. As of 2: 40 p. m. on May 6, drivers could fuel up at the Splatsin owned Quilakwa Canco for 99. 9 cents per…...
Transport Canada survey asks Canadians for input on vehicle headlights, glare
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (967+ words) Published 2: 58 pm Wednesday, April 8, 2026 Transport Canada has a survey open until April 20 asking for feedback from Canadians on headlights and glare at night. (submitted) Is headlight glare making it harder for you to drive at night? Well, the federal government…...
3 wheels, 2 idiots and 1 mission: Saanich man completes record-setting voyage
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (661+ words) Published 11: 45 am Tuesday, April 7, 2026 Victoria's Seth Scott and Oliver Jenks from England celebrate a Guinness World Record, landing in Cape Town, South Africa, after driving there from London, England in a three-wheeled Reliant Robin called Sheila. (Oliver Jenks/Facebook) As…...
B. C. helicopter hub is home to the internationally acclaimed fire raptor
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (684+ words) Published 6: 45 am Friday, March 13, 2026 Sikorsky S61 helicopters are used for heli-logging, wildfire suppression and precision aerial lift jobs. (Courtesy Vancouver Island Helicopters) Ken Norie, president and CEO of the VIH Aviation Group, and Jeff Norie, president of VIH Aerospace and I…...
$107. 9: Lowest gas prices in B. C. currently found in Okanagan, Shuswap, Grand Forks
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (129+ words) Published 8: 20 am Wednesday, February 18, 2026 Gas is listed at $108. 9 per litre at Super Save Gas in Lake Country on Wednesday, Feb. 18. (Jordy Cunningham/Black Press Media) The lowest gas prices in British Columbia can currently be found in the Okanagan and…...
B. C. to align with federal EV efficiency standards, won't reintroduce own rebates
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (513+ words) Published 4: 34 pm Thursday, February 5, 2026 B. C. s energy minister says the province will work to align its electric vehicle (EV) targets with changes announced by the federal government on Thursday, Feb. 5. "We dont think there should be two sets of targets in…...