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Popular Nanaimo fair trade store has unique, socially conscious holiday shopping solutions
NANAIMO - Despite an increasingly challenging retail landscape, a valued Nanaimo-based non-profit organization is offering something completely different is thriving. Global Village Nanaimo (GVN), a w...
Nov 27, 2025
Handsome Timmy is ready to rest his paws in his forever home
NANAIMO - Say hello to Timmy! Or Tim, or Timothy.Timmy is a four-year-old Labrador Retriever German Shepherd mix originally from Mexico.Timmy is looking for an adult-only home who can help him with tr...
Nov 25, 2025
'Uphold our laws to the utmost level:' RCMP Staff Sgt. sentenced for 2024 Ladysmith collision
NANAIMO - An RCMP officer must pay a fine after the SUV he was driving hit another vehicle in Ladysmith last year causing significant injuries, particularly to the officer.Staff Sgt. Steven Michael Pe...
Nov 24, 2025
No one injured after early morning armed robbery at Nanaimo 7-Eleven
NANAIMO - Local Mounties are looking for a suspect who robbed a north Nanaimo convenience store early Saturday morning.At around 6 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 22, Nanaimo RCMP say a masked man wearing dark...
Nov 24, 2025
Clippers win in OT despite playing from behind against Surrey
SURREY - For much of the Clippers game against the Surrey Eagles it looked like the BCHL's worst team may be poised to post an upset.But Nanaimo gritted out a 4-3 overtime win even though they never p...
Nov 23, 2025
Clippers grab impressive road win against Coastal East leading Express
NANAIMO - The Clippers broke a two game losing streak with an excellent road effort in Coquitlam.For just the fourth time in 20 games Nanaimo surrendered the first goal but took the game over in the s...
Nov 21, 2025
Growing Nanaimo Artwalk returns for 27th year
NANAIMO - It will be an art buffs' paradise in downtown Nanaimo with a popular event featuring local artists showing off their work. Artwalk, presented by Nanaimo Arts Council, happens Saturday, Nov 2...
Nov 21, 2025
Ballet Kelowna wows Sask. audiences, homegrown talent returns
Just hours before making her professional debut on a Saskatchewan stage, a massive smile fills McKeely Borger's face as she talks about living her dream. The 32-year-old, who grew up in Regina, was am...
Nov 20, 2025
Port Alberni’s ICU closed indefinitely, patients diverted to Nanaimo
PORT ALBERNI - Island Health cites staff shortages for what it calls a temporary closure of the West Coast General Hospital (WCGH) intensive care unit. In a news release, the health authority stated t...
Nov 20, 2025
Endless odyssey: City of Nanaimo in lengthy dispute over unpermitted home additions
NANAIMO - A BC Supreme Court justice sided with a homeowner who made unpermitted additions to his home, but the City of Nanaimo isn't backing down from its compliance push. A recent ruling from justic...
Nov 20, 2025