Category Archives: Nanaimo

NANAIMO - A free harm reduction and first aid vending machine located outside Nanaimo Regional General Hospital (NRGH) for nearly a year is no more, much to the dismay of those who used it. The "Care ...

NANAMO - The untimely, tragic deaths of an NHL star forward and his brother rocked the tight-knit hockey world, with the pain also felt in Nanaimo.Evan Richardson was a college teammate of both Johnny...

NANAIMO - While it's been a few months since the B.C. government passed legislation to increase housing density, the impacts are already being felt locally.Bill 44 was passed in the fall of 2023, whic...

NANAIMO - Four local community leaders have been recognized for their unending contributions. Peter Sinclair, executive director of Loaves and Fishes Food Bank; Laurie Grubb, president of the Royal Ca...

NANAIMO - While the notion of no cell phones in schools remains a very new policy for most local schools, the first few days under the new rules have gone reasonably well. School District 68 trustees ...

PARKSVILLE - A motorist swerved and clipped a man running on the Inland Island Hwy. in Parksville late Tuesday evening. Oceanside RCMP Sgt. Shane Worth said their detachment received reports the man o...

LADYSMITH - A construction worker was airlifted to hospital after he became stuck under rubble in Ladysmith. Ladysmith Fire Rescue (LFR) was called on the late afternoon of Tuesday, Sept. 3 at 4:40 p....

LADYSMITH - The longtime mayor of Ladysmith is stepping down to take on a new role as CEO of a Victoria-based economic development organization. Aaron Stone will also step down as the chair of the Cow...

NANAIMO - Federal Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre wants federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh to call a federal election as soon as possible. Speaking from Nanaimo's Maffeo Sutton Park on Wednesday, S...

NANAIMO - An average August weather-wise capped off a fairly average summer in the sun for much of eastern Vancouver Island. The mean temperature throughout August was 18.6 degrees Celcius in Nanaimo,...