reduced delays
'A dramatic difference:' minimum altitude change at Nanaimo Airport improving landing reliability
NANAIMO - A regulatory change from Nav Canada is already dramatically reducing the number of diversions or missed approaches at YCD.The organization, which operates Canada's civil air navigation system, approved a change to Nanaimo Airport's minimum descent altitude (MDA) from 441 feet to 250 feet, giving pilots extra ...
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budget approved
Despite concerns, Regional District of Nanaimo board approves budget
NANAIMO - A slightly reduced RDN tax rate increase wasn't celebrated by critics of the regional government's latest five-year financial plan. The amended budget includes a 5.7 per cent increase in property tax requisition for this year, reduced from 7.2 per cent in December, to be absorbed by four member municipalities...
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sustainable grads
Prom Closet Nanaimo celebrates 12 years fitting grads with pre-owned formal wear
NANAIMO - With spring only a few weeks away, Prom Closet Nanaimo can help check a potentially expensive and stressful item off the 'to do' list for those about to graduate high school. Celebrating their 12th year in operation, the non-profit society specializes in connecting graduating students with donated prom outfit...
Feb 25, 2026
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Temporary art pays tribute to Nanaimo's lost Chinatowns
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reduced delays
'A dramatic difference:' minimum altitude change at Nanaimo Airport improving landing reliability
5h ago
budget approved
Despite concerns, Regional District of Nanaimo board approves budget
11h ago
Nanaimo, Parksville and Area
big boost
$77M added to Nanaimo public works yard budget
NANAIMO - A substantially increased budget has been tabled for the City's much-discussed public works project, with the vast majority of the funds being borrowed. Nanaimo councillors approved three readings for a $77.6M increase to the Public Works Yard Updates in the 2026-2030 Financial plan, during the Monday, Feb. 2...
Feb 24, 2026
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expression vs decency
Review of Port Theatre requested as Nanaimo Council avoid cancelling controversial comedian
NANAIMO - City councillors requested a review of booking procedures, but will not stand in the way of a controversial stand-up comedy show at the Port Theatre. The Port Theatre, which is partially funded by the City of Nanaimo, will host Ben Bankas in late March for a sold-out show, with past shows by Bankas featuring ...
Feb 24, 2026
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Shell shocked
Nanoose Bay clam harvesters dig huge fines
NANOOSE BAY - Blatantly illegal shellfish digging at a popular area beach resulted in combined fines of $10,500 against a pair of tourists. The couple, Chao Jan Yu and Li Hua Chen, were sentenced in late January at Nanaimo Law Courts in response to their conduct on June 7, 2024 after pleading guilty to a combined five ...
Feb 24, 2026
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climate change
'To make sure that we're adaptable' Nanaimo updating sea level rise planning
NANAIMO - Additional work is being done by the City of Nanaimo to more clearly define potential dangers posed by rising sea levels. A 2018 study predicted sea levels would rise by 0.88 meters by the year 2100 in Nanaimo, which also flagged four particularly vulnerable areas: downtown, Protection Island, Duke Point and...
Feb 24, 2026
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Stuck in Mexico
'We're feeling more secure today' Nanaimo tourists stranded in Puerto Vallarta
NANAIMO - Getaway day for a pair of Nanaimo vacationers turned into a holding pattern after fires suddenly sprouted throughout Mexico, following the death of a notorious cartel leader. Kayley, who wished not to disclose her exact location or last name for safety reasons, is currently remaining on resort property in Pue...
Feb 23, 2026
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Highly disturbing
Man attacked by armed 13 and 14-year-old boys in downtown Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A vulnerable man minding his own business was severely beaten by a pack of armed youths in Nanaimo's downtown Sunday evening. The apparent random attack happened at about 6:30 p.m. at a bus exchange on Front St. near Port Place Shopping Centre, according to Nanaimo RCMP Res. Cst. Gary O'Brien. He said three y...
Feb 23, 2026
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British Columbia
B.C. RCMP tout 10-year prison sentence for 'primary target' in drug lab investigation
RICHMOND - A 10-year prison sentence has been handed to a man police say led a crime group that operated "large-scale methamphetamine labs" in Richmond, B.C. RCMP say it's the end result of a years-long investigation into a group operating the labs, in...
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Snowboarder killed in avalanche near Pemberton, B.C.
REVELSTOKE - A snowboarder has been killed in an avalanche near Pemberton, B.C., the third such death this month. Avalanche Canada says the boarder died on Tuesday after triggering a so-called wind-slab avalanche near Anniversary Glacier, about 26 kilo...
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'It's not a joke': Winnipeg police detail arrests amid a spate of school threats
WINNIPEG - Police in Winnipeg are warning about a recent spate of threats to local schools. Staff Sgt. Shaun Venn says none of the 11 separate calls received between Feb. 3 and Feb. 19 were credible. But he says three people - two youths and a 30-year-...
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Eby honours heroism of Tumbler Ridge kids while marking Pink Shirt Day
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby has paid tribute to the heroism of children caught up in the Tumbler Ridge shootings, at an event for anti-bullying Pink Shirt Day. He says the children experienced the "most extreme lack of safety," but st...
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Sikh Canadians say state violence a continued threat as PM prepares to visit India
OTTAWA - Some Canadian Sikhs are calling on the government to take a firmer stand on India as Prime Minister Mark Carney prepares to travel there this week on a mission to expand Canada's non-U.S. trade. B.C. Sikh activist Moninder Singh, who received ...
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B.C. judge dismisses convicted killer's bid to have case thrown out over delay
NEW WESTMINSTER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has dismissed an application by a man convicted of first-degree murder to have the case thrown out over his claim that trial delays violated his Charter rights. The BC Prosecution Service confirm...
6h ago
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Local Sports
changing rooms
New dressing room under construction at Oceanside Place
PARKSVILLE - Shovels are in the ground on new dressing room facilities for the VIJHL's Oceanside Generals. Supported financially in part by the Regional District of Nanaimo, the project at Oceanside Place is part of the requirements teams must undertake as part of the VIJHL's move from Junior B to Junior A status in Ju...
Feb 22, 2026
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Best in Sport
Nanaimo celebrates Sport Achievement Awards and Hall of Fame inductions
NANAIMO - The best accomplishments in local sports were recognized at the 21st annual Nanaimo Sport Achievement Awards.The ceremony was at the Coastal Bastion Hotel on Friday, Feb. 20 and also included three inductions into the Nanaimo Sports Hall of Fame.Seventeen annual awards were given out along with two special aw...
Feb 21, 2026
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Island's Best
Several Nanaimo schools competing in Vancouver Island basketball championships
NANAIMO - Six local high schools are competing in four divisions at the Vancouver Island high school basketball championships.The games will run from Thursday, Feb. 19 to Saturday, Feb. 21 at schools in Victoria, Shawnigan Lake and Duncan.Dover Bay and Nanaimo District Secondary are both in the 4A bracket, with Dover a...
Feb 19, 2026
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ClippersNOW
Dominating the Eagles
Clippers win big in Surrey
SURREY - The Clippers continue to roll in 2026 with their latest win a 6-1 triumph over Surrey.After a bumpy start to the game the Clippers came out of the first period with a 1-0 lead.Half way throught the opening frame Caden Okovita was assessed a major penalty and a game misconduct for checking from behind.Nanaimo k...
Feb 23, 2026
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Bruender Magic
Clippers top Chiefs in overtime thriller
NANAIMO - The Clippers and Chiefs put on a great show with Nanaimo grabbing a 5-4 overtime victory.The first period was a back and forth affair and the teams traded goals.Twice Chilliwack took the lead on goals by Markuss Sieradzkis and Koby Francis while Will Subject and Tanner Bruender brought the Clippers back to ev...
Feb 21, 2026
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Century Mark
Clipper forward Sam Boisvert notches 100 career BCHL games
NANAIMO - Clippers forward Sam Boisvert has hit a rare milestone - playing in his 100th career game in Nanaimo. Boisvert's first game was on Sept. 22, 2023 and his century game came on Monday, Feb. 16, 2026 in Vernon. For the 20-year-old it's a major accomplishment in his final season of junior hockey. "It feels g...
Feb 20, 2026
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Canada
Eby honours heroism of Tumbler Ridge kids while marking Pink Shirt Day
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby has paid tribute to the heroism of children caught up in the Tumbler Ridge shootings, at an event for anti-bullying Pink Shirt Day. He says the children experienced the "most extreme lack of safety," but st...
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Number of assaults reported in Montreal metro rises 15 per cent in one year, to 726
MONTREAL - The number of assaults reported in Montreal's metro system rose by 15 per cent in 2025 compared to the year prior, according to newly released police data. Montreal police say there were 726 cases of assault in 2025, up from 631 in 2024 and ...
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Child poverty rose for third consecutive year: Campaign 2000 report
TORONTO - An organization that campaigns to end child poverty says the number of children living in households that struggle to pay bills and buy food has continued to grow. The 2025 report card from Campaign 2000 says 30,000 more kids fell into povert...
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Sikh Canadians say state violence a continued threat as PM prepares to visit India
OTTAWA - Some Canadian Sikhs are calling on the government to take a firmer stand on India as Prime Minister Mark Carney prepares to travel there this week on a mission to expand Canada's non-U.S. trade. B.C. Sikh activist Moninder Singh, who received ...
6h ago
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Canada signs a defence agreement with South Korea as it seeks to diversify trade
OTTAWA - Canada and South Korea have signed a new defence agreement, roughly a month after Prime Minister Mark Carney urged middle powers to band together in the face of "great power" economic coercion. Following negotiations that concluded in October,...
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Vancouver council motion to oppose ICE at World Cup is ruled out of order
VANCOUVER - A motion before a Vancouver city council committee to oppose deployment of American Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in the city for the World Cup did not go to a vote after it was ruled out of order. It said that allowing alleged...
6h ago
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World
Vance says administration is pausing some Medicaid funding to Minnesota because of fraud concerns
WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President JD Vance announced Wednesday that the Trump administration would "temporarily halt" some Medicaid funding to the state of Minnesota over fraud concerns, as part of what he described as an aggressive crackdown on misuse ...
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Cuba says boat from Florida opened fire at its soldiers, starting fight that killed 4
HAVANA (AP) - Cuba's government said late Wednesday that the 10 passengers on a boat that opened fire on its soldiers were armed Cubans living in the U.S. who were trying to infiltrate the island and unleash terrorism. The announcement ca...
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FBI searches Los Angeles school district headquarters and the superintendent's home
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The FBI served search warrants Wednesday at the Los Angeles Unified School District's headquarters and the home of its leader, a former Superintendent of the Year who was knighted by Spain for his work. The nature of t...
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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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Vancouver Island Economic Alliance - Celebrate Island Good in June
The Vancouver Island Economic Alliance brought Island Good to life in 2018. Since then, Island Good has become the leader in helping Island residents find locally grown, made and produced products. Now, more than ever, that consumer sentiment to support local is growing. Let Island Good help you find the way to island ...
May 27, 2025
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