Author Archives: Daryl Major
Nanaimo SAR braces for busy period after slower than expected 2022
NANAIMO - Following a slower than expected year with notably fewer call-outs, Nanaimo Search and Rescue isn't sure what the expect in 2023. During an overview of Nanaimo Search and Rescue's year, pres...
Mar 01, 2023
Crews to begin roundabout project at Nanaimo's Mary Ellen Drive
NANAIMO -A construction schedule is in place to address a despised north-end intersection. The City of Nanaimo stated a roundabout will be constructed on Mary Ellen Dr. between the Nanaimo Parkway and...
Feb 23, 2023
'This is a competition:' Parksville Curling Club ready to host Masters championship
PARKSVILLE - Some of B.C.'s best masters curlers are in the region this week. The 2023 B.C. Masters are being hosted by the Parksville Curling Club, with opening ceremonies on Tuesday, Feb. 21 at 6 p....
Feb 21, 2023
'Do something tangible:' Nanaimo Coldest Night driving home reality of homelessness
NANAIMO - It might be just a glimpse at what life is like on the streets, but organizers hope it represents more support and services to those locally living rough. The annual Coldest Night of the Yea...
Feb 14, 2023
'We're very well aware:' City of Nanaimo looks to help close cell phone gaps
NANAIMO - Filling a significant cellular dead zone in the city is one part of a wider telecommunications strategy being transcribed for the City. Bill Corsan, the City of Nanaimo's director of corpora...
Feb 13, 2023
Nanaimo Art Gallery planning for future expansion
NANAIMO - The Nanaimo Art Gallery is looking for more space to serve the community. The gallery, located at 150 Commercial St. and founded in 1976, has been consulting with the City and the community ...
Feb 10, 2023
Drug trafficker avoids jail following significant north Nanaimo bust
NANAIMO - A convicted drug trafficker has avoided prison, but will remain under close supervision. Chad Michael Kirk, 38, was sentenced to two years house arrest, followed by three years probation aft...
Feb 09, 2023
After months of wild weather, January was back to boring West Coast conditions
NANAIMO - Following a year full of record-setting weather events, the start of 2023 was a bland one in the weather world. Trevor Smith, Environment Canada meteorologist, said the east side of Vancouve...
Feb 08, 2023
New turf fields 'another real positive' for well-used Harewood Centennial Park
NANAIMO - Synthetic surfaces providing substantially more playing time for a variety of user groups could be reality by late summer. It's the hope of City of Nanaimo's general manager of parks recreat...
Feb 07, 2023
Early settlers slowly being unearthed at eroding Gabriola Island cemetery
GABRIOLA ISLAND - The buried bones of early settlers to the region are gradually coming back to the surface. Remains from upwards of a dozen residents of Gabriola Island in the 1800's are slowly being...
Feb 06, 2023