Category Archives: Nanaimo

QUALICUM BEACH - In response to a glaring lack of child care options in the Oceanside area, a purpose-built facility in Qualicum Beach is now open.Into the Woods Early Child Care Studio (IWECCS) is a ...

NANAIMO - It's a blast from the past, returning for a short time.Former retail giant Zellers is opening 21 new pop-up stores across Canada, including inside at the Hudson's Bay store at Nanaimo's Wood...

NANAIMO - A sentencing hearing shed light on a troubling trend of violence between groups of young people in the Harbour City.A youth linked to several such cases was assessed a one year Intensive Sup...

NANAIMO - Getting picked in Nashville by the Predators in the first round of the recent NHL Entry Draft resembled a fairy tale script for Matthew Wood. The highly touted 18-year-old forward is determi...

NANAIMO - A new group focusing to help those experiencing homelessness find permanent housing in the region have laid out their early game plan.During a City of Nanaimo governance and priority meeting...

NANAIMO - Periodic weekday closures of traffic on Hwy. 4 at Cameron Lake are underway. Crews shut down the only highway link connecting Tofino, Ucluelet and Port Alberni to the rest of Vancouver Islan...

PARKSVILLE - Creations by some of the world's top sand sculpting artists are on display on Parksville's waterfront. On the evening of Sunday, July 16 Parksville Beach Festival Society president Cheryl...

NANAIMO - Make it three in a row for Island Red Cedar Construction Ltd.The back-to-back defending champions made in three in a row as their blazing red five-man boat powered through the competition, b...

PARKSVILLE - A new housing development recently opened in Parksville, providing new affordable living spaces for the city's most vulnerable.A combined investment of $30 million from the federal govern...

NANAIMO - Following a cross-Pacific journey and a stop in Victoria, a pair of passenger-only ferries to create a new travel option between Nanaimo and Vancouver are finally home. Both the spuhls (pron...