Coombs

• Vancouver Island wolf-dog kills dog in Coombs, campground says

  Residents of Coombs, B.C., are being advised to keep cats indoors, dogs on leashes and to not leave children unattended until the wolf-dog is trapped.

  Environment

  Nov 26, 2023
  
• ‘We will get him’: B.C. group trying to catch ‘wolf-dog’ on Vancouver Island

  A Vancouver Island group that focuses on rescuing lost dogs, is trying to capture a wolf dog in Coombs, B.C.

  Environment

  Nov 18, 2023
  
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• Investigators still working to ID bodies found in Vancouver Island gravel pit

  Police said they have found multiple burned structures at the scene, along with human remains and the remains of four dogs.

  Crime

  Nov 30, 2020
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• Three bodies discovered in a gravel quarry near Coombs, B.C.

  The quarry is located in the Whiskey Creek area, near the small community of Coombs, which is north of Nanaimo.

  Crime

  Nov 2, 2020
• Homes needed for hundreds of parrots at Vancouver Island sanctuary

  Hundreds of parrots, from Macaws to Cockatoos, currently living at a Vancouver Island sanctuary are now facing eviction.

  Jun 29, 2016
• Refuge parrots in Coombs B.C. looking for new homes

  Hundreds of parrots living at a Vancouver Island sanctuary need new homes as an Aug. 1 deadline approaches for the closure of the World Parrot Refuge.

  Jun 27, 2016
• QUIZ: Can you name these famous B.C. highway attractions?

  How many of these roadside sights have you seen?

  Jun 11, 2016
• SPCA orders vet care be given to some birds at World Parrot Refuge

  The BC SPCA has ordered some birds at the World Parrot Refuge in Coombs, B.C., be given veterinary care.

  Jun 1, 2016