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LANTZVILLE - A transformational vision for upper Lantzville could begin to take shape by next year, but required land use changes will undoubtedly receive significant local scrutiny. A series of recen...
Oct 25, 2025
NANAIMO - An unsophisticated drug drop bounced back in the face of a Nanaimo man. Ryan Edward Powell, 32, received a time-served six-month jail sentence in BC Supreme Court in Nanaimo after pleading g...
Ian Holmes Oct 24, 2025
NANAIMO - A two-night haunted house event at one of the city's most notoriously spooky buildings will mix some local history with a fun fright. BGC Central Vancouver Island are hosting their second an...
Alex Rawnsley Oct 24, 2025
QUALICUM BEACH - A local resident says an Oceanside RCMP officer needs to be held accountable for putting the public's safety at risk while responding to an evolving situation in Bowser. Late in the a...
Alex Rawnsley Oct 24, 2025
NANAIMO - Construction has begun on a project to improve cell phone connectivity to the city's north end. Wireless tower operator Terrion has begun work on site of the Greater Nanaimo Pollution Contro...
Alex Rawnsley Oct 24, 2025
NANAIMO - Strong winds from the first of a pair of fall storms expected through the region this weekend after impacting area travel. BC Ferries announced Friday, Oct. 24 their 10:15 a.m. departures fr...
Alex Rawnsley Oct 24, 2025
NANAIMO - Nearly half a million dollars in federal funding awarded to the City of Nanaimo is boosting response efforts for the city's Community Safety Officers (CSO). Coming from the federal governmen...
Alex Rawnsley Oct 24, 2025 Community Safety Officers in Nanaimo will be deploying three new trucks in the coming days, to better aid their response to calls in the downtown core. (City of Nanaimo)
NANAIMO - Fishing in one of the mid-Island's many stocked lakes provide much more than the thrill of reeling in a rainbow trout. Mike Lawrence, founder of Vancouver Island Fishing for Fun Society (VIF...
Ian Holmes Oct 23, 2025
PORT ALBERNI - Challenges around traffic volumes, parking and pedestrian safety are set to continue for the foreseeable future at one of the Island's biggest attractions. Cathedral Grove, midway betwe...
Alex Rawnsley Oct 23, 2025
NANAIMO - Much of coastal B.C. woke up to wet and windy conditions Thursday morning, with more on the way. Environment Canada issued rain and wind warnings for much of Vancouver Island the morning of ...
Alex Rawnsley Oct 23, 2025