Listen Live

Comox’s Carle Brenneman makes Olympic team

Another Islander is heading to the Winter Olympics.

Comox’s Carle Brenneman has made Canada’s snowboard team. Brenneman has been a member of the national snowboard cross team since 2011 and was an alternate for the team at Sochi in 2014.

Through the 2016-17 season she’s had seven top 10 results on the World Cup. Brenneman started skiing when she was just three-years-old and took up snowboarding when she was 15.

The 2018 Winter Olympics get underway in Pyeongchang, South Korea on February 9th.

Continue Reading

- Advertisement -

Related Articles

- Advertisement -

Latest News

B.C. small businesses brace for end of U.S. duty-free exemption

Small businesses in British Columbia are preparing for a financial hit from the U.S. elimination of de minimis exemptions on shipments.

B.C. small businesses brace for end of U.S. duty-free exemption

Small businesses in British Columbia are preparing for a financial hit from the U.S. elimination of de minimis exemptions on shipments.

First Nations call for longer closure of B.C.’s Joffre Lakes park

Two First Nations say British Columbia’s one-month closure of Joffre Lakes Provincial Park to allow for cultural practices is too short and is “a violation of trust.”

B.C. Ombudsperson calls for stronger whistleblower protections after five-year review

A review from British Columbia's ombudsperson finds the province’s whistleblower law is falling short in some key areas. 

Researchers mourn death of northern resident orca off B.C. coast

A well-known northern resident orca known as I76 has died off the coast of Vancouver Island. 
- Advertisement -