closing it's doors
'Outraged and frightened:' Island Deaf and Hard of Hearing Centre in Nanaimo shuts down
NANAIMO - A not-for-profit organization helping the deaf and hard-of-hearing on Vancouver Island has closed its doors for good, citing rising operational costs. The Island Deaf and Hard of Hearing Centre Association (IDHHC) posted on their website and Facebook page on Thursday, June 25, their two Vancouver Island locat...
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Year Four
Nanaimo United season nears completion while summer kids programs continues
NANAIMO - Canada's World Cup men's soccer team has a hold on the national sports spotlight as local programs like Nanaimo United are working to produce future stars. United's top teams in the BC Premier League (BCPL) just finished their final home games of the season, with the men falling 2-0 and the women falling 5-0....
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minor injuries
Two teens hit by car along Nanaimo's Departure Bay Road
NANAIMO - A driver was issued a ticket after striking two youths in a crosswalk along Departure Bay over the weekend. Nanaimo RCMP say just before 5 p.m. on Sunday, June 28, a 40-year-old man was driving a newer model Ford Mustang along Departure Bay Rd. near Drip Coffee, when he struck a 13-year-old and a 16-year-old ...
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closing it's doors
'Outraged and frightened:' Island Deaf and Hard of Hearing Centre in Nanaimo shuts down
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Year Four
Nanaimo United season nears completion while summer kids programs continues
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Nanaimo, Parksville and Area
guilty pleas
Man viciously assaulted in downtown Nanaimo drug related attack
NANAIMO - Swarmed and beaten for drug dealing on enemy territory, a man took responsibility for his role in a downtown Nanaimo attack. Ronald Douglas Arndt was sentenced last week at provincial court in Nanaimo for a pair of charges after he and three unidentified assailants cornered a man in the Vancouver Island Confe...
Jun 29, 2026
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seeking answers
Lisa Young Nanaimo homicide case continually leads to tips
NANAIMO - Approaching a quarter century since a Nanaimo woman disappeared, frustration over a lack of answers is evident. However, Nanaimo RCMP is continually approached with potentially valuable information all these years later into the case of presumed homicide victim Lisa Marie Young. She was 21-years-old when she ...
Jun 28, 2026
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quick ignition
Landscaping-related fires seeing uptick amid hot, dry summer weather
PARKSVILLE - An increase in bark mulch and landscaping-related files is being noted by local firefighters. A largely bone-dry June has led to prime fire conditions, not only in the backcountry, but around residential and commercial properties with a border or bark mulch, or dry hedge fencing. Parksville Fire Rescue ass...
Jun 28, 2026
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major milestone
'A thank you to our community:' Cedar Farmers Market celebrating 30 years
NANAIMO - The Cedar Farmers Market is celebrating a special milestone this weekend: 30 years of local community building.In addition to over 100 vendors, food trucks and artisans, organizers have planned a collection of free, family activities on Sunday, June 28, including bouncy castles, a carnival game, live music an...
Jun 27, 2026
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shared living
29-unit co-housing complex planned for Nanaimo's north end
NANAIMO - A new co-housing project is proceeding in the city's north end. City Councillors gave unanimous approval on Monday, June 22, to a development permit for a 29-unit complex at 5180 Universal Pl., between Laguna Way and Lost Lake Rd. The co-housing model sees a community build of self-contained homes, but sharin...
Jun 27, 2026
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Lisa Young
Community vigil aims to unlock historic Nanaimo homicide case
NANAIMO - Determined to secure her friend's remains and bring whoever's responsible to justice, a Nanaimo advocate is continually keeping a historic local homicide case top of mind. Lisa Marie Young was 21-years-old when she vanished during the early morning hours of June 30, 2002 after a night out with friends. She ac...
Jun 26, 2026
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British Columbia
After N.B. law, all 10 provinces now have job protection for long-term sick leave
FREDERICTON - Natalie Lipschultz, who was fired from her job six and a half years ago while battling cancer, is applauding what she says are long-overdue safeguards now in place across the country designed to prevent other Canadians from experiencing t...
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Man charged after woman hit on head with piece of wood at Vancouver beach
VANCOUVER - A man has been charged with assault with a weapon after he allegedly hit a woman on the head with a piece of wood about the size of a baseball bat at a beach in Vancouver. Police say they were called to Kitsilano Beach on Sunday after witne...
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New Conservative leader Findlay fills new leadership with loyalists
VICTORIA - New B.C. Conservative leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay has filled several roles on her leadership team with loyalists. Findlay, who currently does not hold a seat in the legislature, has appointed Chilliwack-area MLA Heather Maahs as interim leade...
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Body of murderer who escaped after 35 years in prison is found in B.C. waters
VICTORIA - The Correctional Service of Canada says the body of an inmate who escaped from a Vancouver Island prison on Sunday after 35 years behind bars has been recovered. The service says Ernest Jensen's body was found Monday in the ocean off Metcho...
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B.C. nurses issue strike notice as they reach 'breaking point,' union president says
British Columbia's nurses have reached a "breaking point" with burnout, the rising threat of violence and constant staffing shortages, setting off 72-hour strike notice, union president Adriane Gear said Monday. It comes just weeks after its members v...
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Mother of B.C. teen who died calls out social media algorithms for pushing self-harm
VANCOUVER - Chelsey Whittingham remembers her daughter as a loving, driven, funny 13-year-old, who enjoyed gymnastics and brought joy and light to the people around her. But she said Maddy Croswell's life was cut short by a social media platform that r...
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Local Sports
Year Four
Nanaimo United season nears completion while summer kids programs continues
NANAIMO - Canada's World Cup men's soccer team has a hold on the national sports spotlight as local programs like Nanaimo United are working to produce future stars. United's top teams in the BC Premier League (BCPL) just finished their final home games of the season, with the men falling 2-0 and the women falling 5-0....
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Busy in the Box
Timbermen lacrosse teams head into stretch drive with different goals
NANAIMO - The local box lacrosse season is well underway and three of the highest level teams have a home game on the last Saturday in June.The Senior A, Senior B and Junior A Timbermen are all looking to take steps forward in the second half of their seasons.It was been a massive leap forward for the WLA team in 2026....
Jun 26, 2026
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Picking up a Paddle
Nanaimo Rowing Club invites community to Come and Try Rowing
NANAIMO - The Nanaimo Rowing Club wants to see more people involved in the sport, so they're hosting an event called Come and Try Rowing.It's slated for Saturday, June 13 at Long Lake from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.Coach Richard Parr hopes to see as many as 20 to 30 newcomers at the event."Anyone at all ages, at any fitnes...
Jun 12, 2026
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Looking Back
Clipper netminder takes top prize at annual awards event
NANAIMO - The Clippers celebrated their season and remarkable playoff run with an awards ceremony and gathering of mostly team billets and volunteers.The Tuesday, May 26, celebration came just a few days removed from the end of the team's playoff run, which ended in Brooks on Friday, May 22, and featured speeches and a...
May 28, 2026
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Overtime Hurdle
Clippers lose titanic struggle in BCHL Finals to defending champion Brooks
BROOKS - The Clippers lost a fourth straight overtime game to the Brooks Bandits to lose out in five games in the BCHL Finals.After taking the first game by a score of 3-1 Nanaimo lost three straight 2-1 decisions and went down 4-3 in the series finale.The Bandits have now won back to back BCHL championships while Nana...
May 23, 2026
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Overtime Road Block
Clippers come heartbreakingly close but lose third straight OT game in BCHL Finals
NANAIMO - The Clippers did almost everything a team can do to get a win over the Brooks Bandits in Game 4 of the BCHL Finals but lost a third straight 2-1 overtime game.The Bandits have emerged victorious in games beyond 60 minutes in Games 2,3 and 4.It felt very similar to the first three games in Game 4 with tight ch...
May 21, 2026
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Canada
Prime Minister Mark Carney says he'll be in Alberta for Canada Day
KUUJJUAQ - Prime Minister Mark Carney says he will be in Alberta on Canada Day in the evening, just a day ahead of an expected announcement by the province related to its push for a new pipeline. Speaking with reporters in Kuujjuaq, Que., today, Carney...
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Self-isolation ends for travellers exposed to hantavirus-stricken cruise ship
TORONTO - The Public Health Agency of Canada says the self-isolation period is over for people who were exposed to a deadly hantavirus outbreak that began on a cruise ship in April. The federal agency also said in a social media post Thursday that a Ca...
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Danger tree installation in France marks 'futility of loss' for Newfoundland Regiment
ST. JOHN'S - A monument honouring a dark day in Newfoundland and Labrador history will be installed today at the site of a devastating First World War battle in northern France. On July 1, 1916, hundreds of soldiers with the Newfoundland Regiment were ...
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Toronto-based armoured vehicle maker INKAS expands production
TORONTO - A Canadian maker of armoured vehicles says it is about to double its production footprint in North America as it expands work at locations in Canada and the U.S. INKAS says it is investing tens of millions of dollars in three large production...
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Immigration department blames 'unclear' guidance for citizenship document recalls
OTTAWA - The immigration department says unclear department guidance on how to apply for citizenship-by-descent may have led to people being issued proofs of citizenship without sufficient evidence. The department now says 100 people were told to surre...
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Canada announces $688M contract for RADARSAT replenishment satellite
MONTREAL - The federal government has announced a $688-million contract for a new replenishment satellite to support the country's constellation of Earth-observing satellites. Canadian Industry Minister Mélanie Joly said today that Toronto-based MDA S...
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World
Roof of tutoring center collapses in eastern Pakistan, killing at least 14 children, police say
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) - A roof collapse at a tutoring center under construction in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore on Tuesday killed at least 14 schoolchildren, police and rescue officials said. Eight other children were injured and bei...
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Republican Tom Kean Jr. reveals depression diagnosis after four-month absence from Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) - New Jersey Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr. disclosed Tuesday that he was being treated for depression during his unexplained four-month absence from the House, suggesting in a brief floor speech that he remained silent about his conditio...
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Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump's proposed limits
WASHINGTON (AP) - A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a broad conception of birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump's executive order declaring that children born to people who are in the United States illegally or temporarily ar...
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Island Good Launches New Website
Island Good Launches New Website
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...
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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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