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Long Lake park upgrades get $6 million budget boost following Nanaimo Council debate
NANAIMO - A popular city park on the shores of Long Lake is getting more extensive upgrades after all.City Councillors voted against a staff-recommended motion to add $1.8 million to the Loudon Park expansion project budget and instead went with the more expansive option and increased the budget by over $6.1 million fo...
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Athlete Assistance
Local Athletes can apply for financial assistance from Nanaimo Sport Achievement Awards
NANAIMO - Just over a month after the 20th annual Nanaimo Sport Achievement Award ceremony the awards committee is accepting applications for the athlete assistance program.Recipients will receive funding for their high performance competition.Previous athletes who have benefitted from the program include Olympians Eth...
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removing barriers
'Universal design:' Oceanside non-profit wants every business to be accessible to all
PARKSVILLE - After the successful installation of mobility mats at their local beach last year, an Oceanside non-profit organization dedicated to accessibility is turning its attention to businesses. The Access Oceanside Association (AOA) is focusing their efforts on ensuring all commercial businesses in the Oceanside ...
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increased budget
Long Lake park upgrades get $6 million budget boost following Nanaimo Council debate
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Local Athletes can apply for financial assistance from Nanaimo Sport Achievement Awards
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Traffic tops concerns for opponents of Parksville housing complex
PARKSVILLE - Traffic remains a primary concern for those opposed to a planned residential development near the city's mall at Parksville's northern edge. A public hearing for a four-storey, 70-unit residential and commercial building along Wembley Rd., at the south end of the Wembley Mall complex was held on Monday, Ap...
Apr 07, 2025
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Living a dream
VIDEO: Nanaimo's Matthew Wood makes NHL debut
NANAIMO - Shortly after signing his entry level NHL contract, a former Nanaimo Minor Hockey player is making his childhood dream a reality. Matthew Wood, a 20-year-old forward, played just over 13 minutes, including some second unit powerplay duty, in a 2-1 loss to the visiting Montreal Canadiens on Sunday, April 6 at ...
Apr 07, 2025
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mischief
Multiple election signs damaged across mid-Island
NANAIMO - Political discourse on the mid-Island has spilled over into multiple instances of vandalism and property destruction. While official reports to Mounties are minimal, several signs belonging to candidates running in this month's federal election have been damaged or destroyed, affecting candidates from either ...
Apr 07, 2025
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Erosion work
Partial trail closure to mitigate lingering bank erosion downstream from Ammonite Falls
NANAIMO - Access will be restricted at a well-travelled regional park just outside Nanaimo city limits, allowing crews to deal with slope erosion issues. The Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) announced a portion of Ammonite Regional Trial within Benson Creek Falls Regional Park will be closed from Monday April 7 to We...
Apr 06, 2025
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OT Heartbreak
Clippers fall in back to back overtimes in Cowichan Valley
DUNCAN - The Clippers have been one shot away from getting their first playoff win - twice.Instead the Cowichan Valley Capitals took the first two games of the all Island BCHL playoff series with consecutive overtime victories.In Game 1 it was Luca Primerano converting a pass from in front, in Game 2 it was Camden Bajz...
Apr 06, 2025
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results are in
Voters reject Ravensong Aquatic Centre referendum
QUALICUM BEACH - Upgrades to Oceanside's only aquatic recreation facility have hit a major hurdle. Voters in the Regional District of Nanaimo have rejected the borrowing of up to $30 million to expand Ravensong Aquatic Centre, with 4,487 votes against recorded during a Saturday, April 5 referendum on the topic, represe...
Apr 06, 2025
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British Columbia
Owner of three shopping malls in B.C. says she wants to buy Hudson's Bay
A Chinese billionaire in British Columbia has taken to social media to announce her plans to buy dozens of Hudson's Bay locations after she saw "Canadians feeling sad" over the collapse of the retail giant. Entrepreneur Weihong Liu is the board chairwoman of Central Walk, a retail investment company that owns...
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B.C. Human Rights Commissioner says guardianship law 'opaque,' lacks oversight
British Columbia's human rights commissioner says the province is the only place that she's aware of in Canada that allows people to be detained by the state without explicit legal authority, timelines or oversight. Kasari Govender says B.C.'s approach to holding people under the Adult Guardianship Act is discriminator...
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Vancouver's health authority says cases of mpox virus on the rise
VANCOUVER - Vancouver Coastal Health says there's been a recent spike in mpox, the viral infection also known as monkeypox. A statement from the health authority says the increase is cases is predominantly among gay and bisexual men who haven't had two doses of the vaccine that prevents the infection. It says the disea...
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'Sign of hope' for endangered killer whales as centre confirms newborn calf
The Centre for Whale Research says one of its field biologists has spotted a new calf in a pod of endangered killer whales off British Columbia's southern coast. The Washington-based centre says in a Facebook post that biologist Mark Malleson encountered J-pod, part of the larger population of southern resident killer ...
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One missing, B.C. police investigating after Okanagan Lake landslide: RCMP
WEST KELOWNA - Police in West Kelowna, B.C., say they have opened a missing person investigation for someone last seen in the area of a landslide that washed over a road along the shore of Okanagan Lake. RCMP say police have found "unique items" linked to the missing person in the area of the slide that occur...
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Leaders take their campaigns to Western Canada as federal election nears midpoint
OTTAWA - The leaders of the top three federal parties were campaigning Tuesday in Western Canada, where Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre promised to crack down on offshore tax loopholes by appointing a tax task force. The Conservatives said it would be asked to make the rules simpler and more fair and would ensure ...
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Local Sports
Athlete Assistance
Local Athletes can apply for financial assistance from Nanaimo Sport Achievement Awards
NANAIMO - Just over a month after the 20th annual Nanaimo Sport Achievement Award ceremony the awards committee is accepting applications for the athlete assistance program.Recipients will receive funding for their high performance competition.Previous athletes who have benefitted from the program include Olympians Eth...
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Play Ball
Senior Mid Island Pirates begin Premier Baseball League season
NANAIMO - The Mid Island Pirates have had a hectic start to their season.A spring training trip to Florida saw the team return to Vancouver Island on Mar. 29, just one day before an opening day double header in Parksville.Coach Pete Entwistle was proud of his team's effort despite a difficult travel schedule."The ...
Apr 05, 2025
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BIG LEAGUES
Nanaimo hockey product signs entry-level NHL contract
NANAIMO - Matthew Wood has signed his first NHL contract. The local minor hockey product put pen to paper on a three-year, entry-level contract with the Nashville Predators on Saturday, March 29. For days when Wood is with the Predators, he'll earn $950,000 per year, however, his salary in the American Hockey League is...
Mar 31, 2025
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OT Heartbreak
Clippers fall in back to back overtimes in Cowichan Valley
DUNCAN - The Clippers have been one shot away from getting their first playoff win - twice.Instead the Cowichan Valley Capitals took the first two games of the all Island BCHL playoff series with consecutive overtime victories.In Game 1 it was Luca Primerano converting a pass from in front, in Game 2 it was Camden Bajz...
Apr 06, 2025
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Opening Game Loss
Clippers can't take advantage of hot start in Game 1 loss in Cowichan
DUNCAN - The Clippers started the BCHL playoffs with a bang, but they didn't get the result they wanted.Nanaimo had three goals in the first 3:43 of the game on markers by Luke Lavery, Justin Collins and Patrick Fortune on a power play.After that the Clippers were on the defensive and although they held a 3-1 lead afte...
Apr 05, 2025
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Island Playoff Rivalry
VIDEO: Clippers and Capitals to play first playoff series in 16 years
NANAIMO - The Clippers will face their closest geographical rival the Cowichan Valley Capitals in the opening round of the BCHL playoffs. It will be the first post-season matchup for the two clubs since 2009. Nanaimo and Cowichan were supposed to play in 2020 but that series was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandem...
Apr 04, 2025
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Canada
B.C. Human Rights Commissioner says guardianship law 'opaque,' lacks oversight
British Columbia's human rights commissioner says the province is the only place that she's aware of in Canada that allows people to be detained by the state without explicit legal authority, timelines or oversight. Kasari Govender says B.C.'s approac...
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'Sign of hope' for endangered killer whales as centre confirms newborn calf
The Centre for Whale Research says one of its field biologists has spotted a new calf in a pod of endangered killer whales off British Columbia's southern coast. The Washington-based centre says in a Facebook post that biologist Mark Malleson encounter...
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Rise in asylum seekers to Canada as migrants' protected status set to expire in U.S.
MONTREAL - There has been a steady rise in the number of people seeking asylum at a major border crossing south of Montreal, border officials said Tuesday amid concerns that Trump administration policies could drive another massive influx of migrants t...
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Aviation consortium celebrates first piloted hydrogen-powered flight
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver-based aviation consortium says it is celebrating the first ever piloted hydrogen-powered helicopter flight, calling it a "milestone in sustainable aviation." Canadian Advanced Air Mobility says its national board member Unither ...
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U.S. trade representative faces pushback from lawmakers over Trump's global tariffs
WASHINGTON - With a fresh round of U.S. tariffs set to hit the world Wednesday, America's top trade official faced pushback Tuesday from lawmakers alarmed by the fallout from President Donald Trump's trade war. United States Trade Representative Jamies...
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In the news today: Top three federal party leaders in Western Canada
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Party leaders in Western Canada today The top three federal party leaders are in Western Canada today. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is scheduled to hold ...
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World
Judge rejects new trials for 2 convicted of human smuggling in death of family of 4 from India
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A federal judge on Tuesday rejected requests for new trials for two men convicted on human smuggling charges in the deaths of four members of a family from India who froze to death while trying to cross the Canadian border into Minnesota during a blizzard in 2022. U.S. District Judge John Tunheim dec...
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A Florida man is executed for killing a Miami Herald employee who was abducted on a lunch break
STARKE, Fla. (AP) - A Florida man convicted of killing a Miami Herald employee who was abducted on her lunch break was executed Tuesday evening. Michael Tanzi received a lethal injection and was pronounced dead at 6:12 p.m. at Florida State Prison for the April 2000 strangling of Janet Acosta, authorities said. In a fi...
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Octavio Dotel, who once held record of pitching for 13 major league teams, dies in DR roof collapse
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) - Octavio Dotel, who pitched for 13 major league teams in a 15-year career and won a world championship with the St. Louis Cardinals, was among the dead after a roof collapsed at a nightclub in his native Dominican Republic where he was attending a merengue concert. He was 51. Off...
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