development opportunity
Low-density housing sought as select Eaglecrest properties hit the market
QUALICUM BEACH - One of the first plots of land in the newly acquired Eaglecrest subdivision is up for sale through the Town.Five lots along Eaglecrest Dr., either side of Blind Bogey Dr., are being available for purchase, with the Town of Qualicum Beach accepting offers until June 5.Totaling 0.86 acres of subdividable...
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stranded motorist
'Stay put:' missing man starts fire to get help along Nanaimo Lakes Road
NANAIMO - A lost driver recently had to use any resource he could to call for help after becoming stranded in unfamiliar backcountry.An 83-year-old man was reported missing south of Nanaimo on Monday, May 4, after his rental vehicle became stuck off Nanaimo Lakes Rd., however, he lit a small signal fire, which eventual...
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twice-yearly test
Province testing national emergency alert system Wednesday
NANAIMO - Expect a brief alert on radios, televisions, and smartphones Wednesday afternoon.The provincial government, in coordination with provinces and territories across the country, are testing their Alert Ready Emergency Alert System on Wednesday, May 6, with B.C.'s alert scheduled for 1:55 p.m.Radios, televisions,...
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Ousting the Spruce Kings
Clippers sweep their way to BCHL finals
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NREMR: FEBRUARY 2026
Nanaimo Real Estate Market Report: February 2026
development opportunity
Low-density housing sought as select Eaglecrest properties hit the market
11h ago
stranded motorist
'Stay put:' missing man starts fire to get help along Nanaimo Lakes Road
15h ago
Nanaimo, Parksville and Area
intersection fines
Speed tickets surge at high-crash north Nanaimo intersection
NANAIMO - Speeding through a busy Nanaimo intersection was evidently too tempting for hundreds of motorists, despite well-advertised warning signage. A record number of 314 speeding fines were issued at the Island Hwy./Hammond Bay Rd./ Aulds Rd. intersection in 2025, according to B.C. government data. The number of spe...
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Verge of the Finals
Clippers blank Spruce Kings in Game 3
NANAIMO - The Clippers now have two 4-0 shutouts in three games in their second round series with the Prince George Spruce Kings.After taking the first two games in the north, Nanaimo returned home and blanketed the Spruce Kings. Eliot Seguin-Lescarbeau pitched a 26 save shutout and the Clippers built up their lead by ...
May 06, 2026
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calls for service
More proactive policing a goal for Nanaimo RCMP detachment
NANAIMO - Increasing capacity for proactive, rather than reactive, policing is among the top priorities for local Mounties this year. Presenting to Nanaimo City Council on Monday, May 4, detachment officer in charge, Supt. Eric Rochette said they've seen a slight reduction in overall call volumes in 2025, compared to 2...
May 05, 2026
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temp housing
Extension granted for longstanding Nanaimo temporary housing complex
NANAIMO - A large central Nanaimo temporary housing facility is scheduled to remain open well into next year. Facing eviction as a result of the pending construction of Nanaimo's Public Works facility rebuild on Labieux Rd., the City and BC Housing announced a lease extension for the 90-unit Nikao complex through the e...
May 05, 2026
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campfire ban
Sweeping bans coming to Coastal Fire Centre
NANAIMO - An unseasonably extended stretch of warm and dry weather is forcing the hand of BC Wildfire Service officials. Sweeping fire prohibitions for category one through three fires, ranging from campfires to backyard and industrial-sized open fires, will be banned in the Coastal Fire Centre as of Thursday, May 7 at...
May 05, 2026
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stay cool
More Nanaimo & Oceanside temperature records tumble as heat wave persists
NANAIMO - For the third time in as many days, the Harbour City has rewritten Environment Canada's record books. The mercury at the Nanaimo Airport monitoring station reached 29.1 degrees Celsius on Monday, May 4, breaking a record of 26.4 degrees set back in 1980. Qualicum Beach also set a new benchmark for the day wit...
May 05, 2026
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British Columbia
Police investigating Vancouver's fourth homicide in 2026 after man dies in stabbing
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver say a man has been killed in a stabbing that's being classified as the city's fourth homicide this year. Vancouver police say the attack happened at around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday in an area near East Hastings and Columbia s...
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Vancouver Starbucks murder suspect was still taking schizophrenia meds: prosecutor
VANCOUVER - A prosecutor in the murder trial of a man who stabbed a Vancouver Starbucks patron to death says the evidence doesn't establish that the suspect had stopped taking his schizophrenia medication months earlier, as he had testified. Daniel Pru...
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Whale in Vancouver Sea-Doo crash seen feeding, in good condition, next day: officials
VANCOUVER - Canada's Fisheries Department says a grey whale that was hit at high speed by a Sea-Doo in front of a horrified Vancouver crowd on Monday appeared in "good condition" the next day. The Fisheries Department says in an update that while asse...
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OpenAI did not respect Canadian privacy laws in developing ChatGPT, probe finds
OTTAWA - OpenAI failed to respect Canadian privacy laws when training its artificial intelligence-powered ChatGPT chatbot, federal and provincial watchdogs have found. The conclusion came Wednesday in a report on a joint investigation by federal privac...
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Flood watch issued in northwest B.C. due to snowmelt induced by high temperatures
VICTORIA - British Columbia's River Forecast Centre has upgraded a high streamflow advisory to a flood watch in the northwest of the province due to recent heat accelerating snowmelt. The centre says in a notice that the flood watch is active for the B...
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Vancouver council votes to fight downtown overdose prevention site
Two years ago, Guy Felicella received a proclamation from Mayor Ken Sim, naming a day in his honour for his work on harm reduction and recovery. Now the harm reduction advocate wants to return the proclamation of May 29, 2024 as "Guy Felicella Day," af...
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Local Sports
Fine Form
Playoff time for Hornets rugby teams
NANAIMO - It's a cruclal playoff quarter final weekend for the Nanaimo Hornets rugby program. Both the Division 1 men's and women's sides are optimistic about making the BC finals in mid May. Team president Brad Marshall says the men's team is the second best team on Vancouver Island and they are hosting Westshore at 1...
Apr 25, 2026
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New Season
Women's box lacrosse takes flight
NANAIMO - Women's box lacrosse is gaining momentum in the Harbour City. The Senior Women's Timbermen will start their their third season on April 18 with an exhibition game and fundraiser versus the Victoria Shamrocks. There will be 14 regular season games and a July season ending tournament for the women's Timbermen. ...
Apr 18, 2026
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Making Connections
Nanaimo Sports and Social Club going strong into its eighth year
NANAIMO - For the past eight years the Nanaimo Sports and Social Club (NSSC) has been offering adults a chance to play games and make connections in the community. Organizers Chuck Hocker and Jamie Kuhn have seen the group grow a great deal since its early days. "We're regularly now offering four seasons of activi...
Apr 13, 2026
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ClippersNOW
Ousting the Spruce Kings
Clippers sweep their way to BCHL finals
NANAIMO - The Clippers had bumps in the road in closing out Alberni Valley and Cowichan Valley in the first rounds of the BCHL playoffs but they dispatched the Prince George Spruce Kings in four straight games in the third round.The clinching game finished 6-2 in Nanaimo's favour and featured two goals each from Charle...
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Verge of the Finals
Clippers blank Spruce Kings in Game 3
NANAIMO - The Clippers now have two 4-0 shutouts in three games in their second round series with the Prince George Spruce Kings.After taking the first two games in the north, Nanaimo returned home and blanketed the Spruce Kings. Eliot Seguin-Lescarbeau pitched a 26 save shutout and the Clippers built up their lead by ...
May 06, 2026
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in control
Clippers take commanding series lead after gusty road win in overtime
PRINCE GEORGE - The Nanaimo Clippers are in firm control of their third round playoff series after another road win. On the heels of a dominating 4-0 victory on Friday night, the Clippers rallied from a 2-0 deficit midway through the 2nd period to win game two against the Prince George Spruce Kings by a 3-2 score in ov...
May 03, 2026
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Canada
In the news today: Poilievre speaks to Tory event, social media poll, Sabres fans
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Pierre Poilievre set to speak at conservative conference in Ottawa Pierre Poilievre is set to give a keynote address today at a conference of Canadian conservativ...
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Most Canadians want social media, AI chatbot ban for kids under 16, poll indicates
OTTAWA - More than two-thirds of Canadians support banning access to social media and AI chatbots for children under 16, a new poll indicates. Seventy per cent of respondents to the Leger poll said they support age restrictions for social media like In...
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Pierre Poilievre set to speak at conservative conference in Ottawa
OTTAWA - Pierre Poilievre is set to address a conference of Canadian conservatives today as the Canada Strong and Free Network meets in Ottawa. The Tory leader is scheduled to give a keynote address just before noon. The annual event also features a f...
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Road closures, drones, and new stadium rules for World Cup in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Organizers of the FIFA World Cup in Vancouver have unveiled details of preparations that include the closure of a major downtown road artery for more than two months. Taunya Geelhoed, chief operations officer for the host committee, says a ...
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Vancouver Starbucks murder suspect was still taking schizophrenia meds: prosecutor
VANCOUVER - A prosecutor in the murder trial of a man who stabbed a Vancouver Starbucks patron to death says the evidence doesn't establish that the suspect had stopped taking his schizophrenia medication months earlier, as he had testified. Daniel Pru...
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Do more for Iran activists and Canada diaspora threatened by regime, groups urge
OTTAWA - Iranian-Canadian groups are calling on Ottawa to do more to protect democracy activists inside Iran and to weed out transnational repression within Canada. "Unfortunately since the January mass-atrocity crimes occurred in Iran this year, we ha...
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World
China gives suspended death sentences to 2 former defense ministers accused of bribery
BEIJING (AP) - A Chinese military court gave suspended death sentences Thursday to former defense ministers Li Shangfu and Wei Fenghe, who were accused of bribery, according to the official Xinhua News Agency. Li and Wei were removed from...
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Rubio arrives for audience with Pope Leo XIV to ease tensions after Trump's criticism over Iran
VATICAN CITY (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio opened a fence-mending visit to the Vatican on Thursday after President Donald Trump's broadsides against Pope Leo XIV and the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran angered the Holy See and sparked ongoing spa...
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Dozens of passengers left hantavirus-stricken cruise ship after 1st fatality
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Dozens of passengers left a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak on April 24 without contact tracing, nearly two weeks after the first passenger died on board, the ship operator and Dutch officials said Thursday...
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Made here. Grown here. Connected here. Island Good launches new website to make shopping Island products easier Every choice to shop Island-made is a win for Vancouver Island communities and now it's easier than ever. Island Good has launched a newly redesigned website that helps Vancouver Islanders and visitors quickl...
Mar 19, 2026
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Your New Base for Holiday Gifts + Winter
Your New Base for Holiday Gifts + Winter Gear: MEC Nanaimo Is Open
If you're searching for holiday gifts and winter layers, Nanaimo has a new must-visit destination. Mountain Equipment Company (MEC) has officially opened its doors at 2517 Bowen Road, bringing its trusted lineup of outdoor gear, apparel, and expert guidance to the region, just in time for the winter season. From season...
Dec 14, 2025
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guide dogs
CNIB in need of volunteers to foster future service dogs across Canada
It's a rewarding experience filled with unconditional love and the opportunity to change the life of someone who is blind.Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) Guide Dogs is urgently looking for volunteers to raise future guide dogs for people who are blind, Deafblind, or have low vision."There's a huge...
Jul 23, 2025
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