Islander

PORT ALBERNI — Shipping activity increased sharply at the Port Alberni Port Authority in 2013. According to data from the port authority, there was an increase of 177,284.

Alumni of Oaklands Elementary School would have felt a sense of nostalgia last week as they visited their old stomping grounds during the school’s centennial celebrations.

NANAIMO — While the City of Nanaimo considers the possibility of a waste-to-energy garbage incinerator, other bodies are waging conflicting information campaigns.

NANAIMO — A distiller in Nanaimo hopes to bring a locally crafted absinthe to market. Arbutus Distillery is months away from releasing its brand of craft liquors such as vodka, gin and eventually absinthe.

CAMPBELL RIVER — Danielle Girard says support has been ongoing since daughter Anabelle arrived early on Christmas Eve. Due on March 21, Anabelle was born when Danielle suffered complications and went into early labour.

PARKSVILLE — When Carmen Hammond went for an ultrasound eight weeks into her pregnancy, she was expecting to get a glimpse of a single healthy baby. Instead, the ultrasound technician looked concerned.

Volunteer effort provides good food to those who need it most

Outreach workers provide palliative care to marginalized people in the street community

Nellie McClung, known across Canada as a member of the Famous Five who campaigned for women to be recognized as persons, wrote a column for the Victoria Daily Times.

This piece was published in 2014 to mark the 90th anniversary of the Johnson Street Bridge. Saturday marked the 90th anniversary of a Victoria landmark — the Johnson Street Bridge. Its opening ended a decade of debate and construction.