Category Archives: Nanaimo

NANAIMO - Just in time for high school football season, a 400-seat set of bleachers and media/coaching booth were recently installed at Harewood Centennial Park. The new infrastructure faces the East ...

NANAIMO - It won't be hard at all to spot a spawning salmon splashing its way up a creek behind Nanaimo River Hatchery. The hatchery's popular annual Spawning Day Fundraiser takes place Sunday, Nov. 2...

NANAIMO - Rabbit owners on the mid-Island are being urged to take extra precautions after several wild rabbits were found dead south of Nanaimo displaying worrying symptoms. While rabbit hemorrhagic d...

NANAIMO - Despite mounting neighbourhood challenges, an expanded facility helping those with substance use challenges is having an effect. Senior-level staff from Island Health made their case to Coun...

NANAIMO - While it won't guarantee a bike doesn't get stolen, a few minutes of your time will make it much easier for it to be recovered. Local Mounties are hosting a free registration event at the Na...

NANAIMO - After years of promises from government and an outcry from locals, construction of the highly anticipated Nanaimo Cancer Centre has finally begun. Ground was officially broken on Friday, Oct...

NANAIMO - Excited trick-or-treaters are counting the hours until they can hit the streets this Halloween. Despite some less-than-ideal weather in the forecast, thousands of children across the region ...

NANAIMO - Snuneymuxw First Nation's economic arm is now the largest Indigenous-led casino operator in the province. Petroglyph Development Group (PDG) announced acquisitions of Richmond's River Rock C...

NANAIMO - Facts behind a perplexing daytime beating on a busy Nanaimo street over two years ago have been revealed. Kenneth (Kenny) Robert Curry, 20, was issued a two-year jail sentence in a provincia...

NANAIMO - A group of canines in training took over a BC Ferries terminal on Wednesday to confront a challenging obstacle: the escalator. Volunteer trainers with BC & Alberta Guide Dogs (BCAGD) pai...