Nanaimo

SD68 Board narrowly votes down enhanced mask mandate for grade six, seven students

NANAIMO - Trustees for School District 68 narrowly opted against extending provincial health orders on mask usage to grade six and seven students in the region.On Feb. 4, the province updated its orde...

Mar 11, 2021

Nanaimo's active transportation: how we got here, contentious projects & what's to come

NANAIMO - Active transportation is centre stage for the City's vision of what Nanaimo will become over the next 20 years.The addition of bike lanes and improved pedestrian infrastructure has drawn cri...

Mar 11, 2021

Cedar elementary added back to Island Health COVID-19 school exposure list

NANAIMO - Cedar elementary has experienced another series of COVID-19 exposure events.School District 68 confirmed in a Wednesday night tweet, the school had two exposure events on March 8 and 10.As o...

Mar 10, 2021

Nanaimo's Dylan Coghlan lands hat trick with Vegas Golden Knights

NANAIMO - What started as his first NHL goal for a Nanaimo defenseman turned into a memorable night for the rookie. Dylan Coghlan with the Vegas Golden Knights netted all three goals for Knights in th...

Maria Doty Mar 10, 2021

Nearly 12,000 people given first COVID-19 vaccine dose in last 24 hours

NANAIMO - B.C.'s shift away from second doses of COVID-19 vaccine is in full swing.Ahead of the opening of mass vaccination clinics on March 15, the province said it had administered 355,340 doses of ...

Mar 10, 2021

Herring roe fishery opens in Strait of Georgia

NANAIMO - Fleets of fishing boats are in the waters throughout the Strait of Georgia for the annual commercial herring fishery in the Strait of Georgia. Fisheries and Oceans Canada confirmed the annua...

Mar 10, 2021

Ladysmith Museum benefits from COVID-19 recovery fund

LADYSMITH - Provincial funding awarded to the Ladysmith and District Historical Society will see the local museum improved.A news release said $89,000 will better protect artifacts and improve the bui...

Mar 10, 2021

Number of new COVID-19 cases drops significantly in Island Health

NANAIMO - The number of new COVID-19 cases plummeted for Island Health but it remains to be seen if it's a fluke or beginning of a trend. Island Health confirmed only eight new COVID-19 cases were fou...

Mar 09, 2021

First new hotel in more than a decade opens in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - A new hotel stands out amid the older-style homes and empty lot just west of downtown Nanaimo. The 45-room Quality Inn hotel at 440 Selby St. between Franklyn and Albert St. is now open.Acco...

Mar 09, 2021

Oceanside RCMP investigating complicated stabbing

PARKSVILLE - Police are sifting through the few details available from an early morning stabbing. Oceanside RCMP were called to the 900 block of Fairdowne Rd. in Parksville around 1:30 a.m. on Sunday,...

Mar 08, 2021