Category Archives: Nanaimo

NANAIMO - Break out the sunscreen and board shorts as summer-like weather conditions are coming to the mid-Island this week.Environment Canada is predicting a slow-moving high-pressure system will beg...

ERRINGTON - Provincial grant money is helping secure the future for a key facility in Oceanside. The century-old Errington War Memorial Hall recently received $250,000 for seismic upgrades from the pr...

NANAIMO - A mock training exercise in response to a white water rafting adventure gone wrong played out this weekend on the Nanaimo River. More than 100 dedicated search and rescue volunteers took par...

NANAIMO - Public transportation in communities across B.C. continues to go electric. BC Transit announced, on Monday, May 6, 66 electric buses have been ordered and at least nine communities will star...

NANAIMO - Sets are being built and production is just days away from seeing cameras roll. Crews working in downtown Nanaimo on HBO's 'The Last of Us' television series continue prep work ahead of film...

QUALICUM BEACH - An ongoing online heritage preservation contest likely won't result in a sizable cheque for a mid Island entrant, however the process itself is a win. St. Andrews Lodge Historical and...

NANAIMO - This year's gathering of all things comic books in Nanaimo is a significant one, falling on a special day of the year while also honouring one of its late founders. The 2024 edition of Curio...

NANAIMO - A judge disagreed with the defence arguments from two environmental activists, who said they had no choice but to break the law to draw attention to the dangers of climate change. Judge Rona...

NANAIMO - A longstanding key pillar of Nanaimo Marine Festival will proceed this summer after all, following an operator's decision to relocate to Victoria.Non-profit organization VI Paddling confirme...

QUALICUM BEACH - A potentially intoxicated motorist allegedly plowed into an oncoming SUV on Hwy. 19A in Qualicum Bay, entrapping both drivers. The crash on the undivided two-lane highway near Sunny B...