Category Archives: Nanaimo

NANAIMO - A local hockey program focused on linking Indigenous teachings with hockey is continuing to expand.The Salish Storm have grown over the last five years from pickup games and drills at a box ...

QUALICUM BEACH - A small private plane with two people aboard was heavily damaged upon touching down at the Qualicum Beach Airport. The Town of Qualicum Beach's acting chief administrative officer Luk...

NANAIMO - A gas leak inside the Regional District of Nanaimo's transit yard sparked a swift response. Multiple reports to 911 were made just after 2 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 16 in the area around Applecr...

NANAIMO - Some changes are in the works to increase the number of public washrooms at one of the city's most popular public parks. A brand new washroom amenity building at Maffeo Sutton Park was discu...

PARKSVILLE - Crews are beginning construction on a new pathway to run adjacent to Hwy. 19A in Parksville. Beginning Monday, Sept. 16 and scheduled to be completed by early November, a 190 metre pathwa...

NANAIMO - Over the past several months a team of professionals has begun tackling expanding and complex health challenges impacting youth and their families on the mid-Island. Following a B.C. governm...

NANAIMO - Release conditions have been implemented against a former Nanaimo substitute teacher charged with a pair of child pornography offences. Darrell Christopher Gilkes, 31, appeared briefly via v...

NANAIMO - A former teacher, educational assistant, principal and Stz'uminus First Nation councillor will join the School District 68 board of trustees.Tim Harris won a by-election for a vacant seat on...

NANAIMO - Every year, thousands of Canadians in more than 650 communities converge to raise money for cancer research and to preserve the legacy of a legend. The annual Terry Fox Run takes place on Su...

Editors note: This story contains graphic details that may not be suitable for some readers. NANAIMO - A local man will spend the next six years behind bars for violently sexually assaulting and forci...