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NANAIMO - A family enjoying an outing at sun-filled Maffeo Sutton Park likely wouldn't have been possible without the actions of a quick-thinking girl. Lucia Dell, 7, was at Beban Park Pool with her y...
Daryl Major Mar 13, 2024
NANAIMO - Pay parking is expanding around Nanaimo Regional General Hospital. In a bid to ease congestion and demand for parking around the hospital grounds, the City of Nanaimo plans to implement pay ...
Alex Rawnsley Mar 12, 2024
NANAIMO - A long-envisioned new home for Nanaimo Loaves and Fishes Community Food Bank is starving for a lifeline from the federal government. Already with local, regional and provincial government fi...
Alex Rawnsley Mar 08, 2024
NANAIMO - While the source of the problem isn't surprising, addressing it is proving to be trickier than expected. Discovered by a concerned resident in mid January, the City is working in coordinatio...
Daryl Major Mar 07, 2024
PARKSVILLE - One final vote signaled the end of debate for a much-discussed addiction treatment centre on the edge of Parksville's downtown. Council gave its unanimous blessing for a 19 bed Island Hea...
Daryl Major Feb 27, 2024
NANAIMO - An extended standoff between police and a man barricaded inside a home ended safely.Local Mounties, members of the RCMP Emergency Response Team, and crisis negotiators were called to a resid...
Alex Rawnsley Feb 26, 2024
NANAIMO - State-of-the-art equipment is coming to Nanaimo Regional General Hospital (NRGH) sooner than expected, thanks to a record-breaking donation. The Windsor Plywood Foundation recently donated $...
Daryl Major Feb 14, 2024
NANAIMO - Several years after a contested housing proposal was voted down, construction has begun to erect a 145-unit seniors' housing project.Located at 388 Machleary St. where the former Malaspina G...
Alex Rawnsley Feb 12, 2024
LANTZVILLE - Required zoning changes for a 306 bed publicly funded long-term care facility in Lantzville took a step forward this week. In votes of 4-1 in favour, zoning and official community plan by...
Feb 10, 2024
NANAIMO - A new family practice has opened in Nanaimo thanks to a generous forgivable loan to the tune of $30,000. Thrive Family Health (5170 Dunster Rd.) opened its doors a few months ago, with the l...
Daryl Major Jan 31, 2024