Highlights

Officials say about 170 homes and other buildings have been reported damaged or destroyed by wildfires in the Shuswap region of British Columbia, almost doubling the known structural losses in the province's ravaged Interior.

Here are the good deeds (and not so good deeds) that happened in our Coast community this week!

Five families lost their houses and are now homeless after the wildfire tore through Keefers.

Also, final Lazy Daze is Aug. 25.

Three properties sold on the island last month, along with a creative tiny home on Gambier Island

LONDON — British police said Friday they are investigating the deaths of 88 people in the U.K. who bought products from Canada-based websites allegedly offering lethal substances to people at risk of self harm.

Also, Tranquility Garden Party is this weekend

Also, just two Slow Sundays left, careful with those cigarette butts and water conservation tips wanted

Nation wants to play big part in development at Catalyst Paper Tis’kwat