Category Archives: Nanaimo

NANAIMO - BC SPCA shelters across the province are hoping a reduction in adoption fees will help get more animals into forever homes.Beginning Sept. 27 through Oct. 6, adoption fees for all animals, e...

NANAIMO - Additions to Island Health's COVID-19 case counts over the weekend fell in line with recent norms.A total of 216 new cases were added over three reporting periods, an average of 72 cases per...

NANAIMO - Management at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital staged an event for its increasingly relied upon staff following a boisterous protest earlier this month.The gathering outside the hospital's ...

NANAIMO - Those concerned about visiting a strangers house to collect goods purchased online now have another option.The new community exchange zone located at the Nanaimo RCMP detachment on Prideaux ...

GABRIOLA ISLAND - Vastly improved recreational amenities on Gabriola Island in recent years will soon take another step forward.The Regional District of Nanaimo announced construction on the highly an...

NANAIMO - Rain or shine, the show must roll on for a major fundraiser for cancer research.The Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock is making its way down Island, again in a modified format, which will see loc...

PARKSVILLE - One man is dead, with a woman airlifted to hospital following a rollover crash near the Island Hwy.BC Highway Patrol reports emergency crews were called to the exit 51 off ramp of Hwy. 19...

NANAIMO - Citing delays in building permanent solutions, BC Housing wants to keep the Labieux Rd. temporary supportive housing facility open for two additional years.The agency's lease for 2060 Labieu...

NANAIMO - Thursday, Sept. 30 marks the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.Snuneymuxw First Nation will lead an event, partnering with the City of Nanaimo and Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Scho...

NANAIMO - It took a few extra days, but Nanaimo-Ladysmith officially has a new Member of Parliament. NDP candidate Lisa Marie Barron has won her first term in federal politics after holding off a clos...