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NANAIMO - Expect snow, rain, freezing rain or even all three if we're particularly fortunate over the next 24 to 48 hours.Environment Canada issued a snowfall warning for the Nanaimo and Oceanside reg...
Jan 16, 2024
PARKSVILLE - Much needed rental stock in Oceanside is moving ahead after development and variance permits were approved by Parksville city councillors. Council voted near unanimously in favour on Mond...
Daryl Major Jan 16, 2024
NANAIMO - It was a record-breaking weekend in more ways than one thanks to some unseasonably cold weather across the region. Monitoring stations at Nanaimo Airport saw the mercury plunge on Friday, Ja...
Alex Rawnsley Jan 15, 2024
UPDATE - Service is resuming between Duke Point and Tsawwassen. A faulty power supply to the engine's starter on board the Coastal Celebration was identified as the cause behind multiple cancelled sai...
Alex Rawnsley Jan 15, 2024
NANAIMO - A selfish former bookkeeper who bilked at least $47,000 from her former employer was sentenced following a late guilty plea. Riki Rianne Aspin avoided jail and was ordered to pay restitution...
Daryl Major Jan 15, 2024
NANAIMO - A new car wash may be coming to the Country Club Centre area of Nanaimo.A proposal design for a one-and-a-half-story automated car wash on the vacant lot northwest of the intersection of Nor...
Alex Rawnsley Jan 14, 2024
NANAIMO - Nobody was hurt following a significant mid-day house fire in Nanaimo.Multiple 911 calls were made on Friday, Jan 12 just after 12:30 p.m. in response to fire and smoke erupting from a Sarum...
Alex Rawnsley Jan 12, 2024
NANAIMO - Mounties are raising concerns about high numbers of recent commercial break and enters in the Nanaimo area. According to Nanaimo RCMP, between Jan. 1-8, 25 break-ins have been reported at co...
Alex Rawnsley Jan 12, 2024
NANAIMO - With the arrival of the cold weather with a chance of snow in the forecast, Nanaimo RCMP is reminding residents to take care and go slow when moving around the mid-Island. A blast of Arctic ...
Daryl Major Jan 12, 2024
NANAIMO - A large section of land south of Nanaimo city limits has been returned to Snuneymuxw First Nation (SFN) by the province as part of continuing reconciliation efforts.The 212 hectares of land ...
Alex Rawnsley Jan 11, 2024