LANTZVILLE - Excitement levels were palpable around the District of Lantzville's council table as a pending new addition to the village core was enthusiastically endorsed. Representatives from Lantzvi...
Sep 13, 2024
NANAIMO - An investigation into a suspicious death is underway following discovery of a man's body near the city's downtown. Police were dispatched around noon on Thursday, Sept. 12, to a wooded area ...
Alex Rawnsley Sep 13, 2024
NANAIMO - The message was loud and clear: central and north Island residents demand equitable access to healthcare compared to Vancouver Island's southern tip.Roughly 350 people crammed into the Beban...
Sep 13, 2024
NANAIMO - A rogue maid with no prior criminal record hoped to keep her blatant indiscretions a secret. Fighting back tears throughout her sentencing hearing, the actions of 54-year-old Penny Lee Hof w...
Alex Rawnsley Sep 12, 2024
NANAIMO - District staff and trustees are attempting to walk a fine line between quickly populating a new elementary school and inconveniencing as few people as possible.School District 68 trustees to...
Sep 12, 2024
NANAIMO - A pair of housing development permits were recently approved, including a substantial condo project in the city's south end. A development permit was given for a five-storey condo building w...
Alex Rawnsley Sep 12, 2024
NANAIMO - Several weeks after he captured a nation through his hammer throwing exploits in Paris, Nanaimo will finally get the opportunity to salute Ethan Katzberg in person.A celebration is scheduled...
Sep 12, 2024
NANAIMO - Westwood Lake Park typically calms down this time of year, however noise from construction equipment will be ever-present for the next several months. Phase two enhancements at one of Nanaim...
Alex Rawnsley Sep 12, 2024
QUALICUM BEACH - A woman admitted to being under the influence of methamphetamine while she veered into oncoming lanes leading to the death of a man near Whiskey Creek. Belinda Mary Hainsworth pleaded...
Alex Rawnsley Sep 11, 2024
NANAIMO - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's excited to return to Ottawa and "get into it" with Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre. Trudeau made the comments at the Vancouver Island Conference ...
Alex Rawnsley Sep 11, 2024