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NANAIMO - Vancouver Island might be an even more desirable tourist destination this summer, as additional Canadians choose to travel in-country amid the ongoing Canada/United States trade dispute. Bri...
Daryl Major Jun 24, 2025
NANAIMO - A pair of round trips between Duke Point and Tsawwassen are cancelled to complete required ferry terminal maintenance. A service notice from BC Ferries states the last available sailing on t...
Jun 23, 2025
NANAIMO - Local police are looking for a man who assaulted a woman outside a Nanaimo shopping centre when her off-leash dog ran aggressively toward his leashed dog. It happened on Monday, June 16 at 7...
Ian Holmes Jun 23, 2025
QUALICUM BEACH - An Alberni Hwy. crash between Whiskey Creek and Coombs at Pratt Rd resulted in several injuries. The multi-vehicle crash happened on Sunday, June 22 just after 12:00 p.m., according t...
Jun 23, 2025
QUALICUM BEACH - An agreement has been reached to allow a family programming facility to continue operating after the Town and school district stepped in at the eleventh hour. The Town of Qualicum Bea...
Alex Rawnsley Jun 23, 2025
NANAIMO - An unknown man entered an elderly couple's home, picked up a machete in the kitchen and lit their home on fire. A terrifying late-night home invasion orchestrated by Nathan Neil Macleod, 46,...
Daryl Major Jun 23, 2025
NANAIMO - More progress is being made on the plan to transform a busy north Nanaimo area into a complete community, with more family-friendly areas, green spaces, and increased transportation options....
Alex Rawnsley Jun 22, 2025
QUALICUM BEACH - A family friendly event celebrating six decades of firefighting in Coombs-Hilliers will feature some blasts from the past. Vintage fire trucks, demonstrations, kids' activities, food ...
Jun 21, 2025
NANAIMO - Expect a warmer, drier summer this year.The summer season officially begins on the mid-Island at 7:42 p.m. on Friday, June 20, and with it comes predictions from meteorologists of temperatur...
Jun 20, 2025
QUALICUM BEACH - A pair of major developments with over 100 residential units combined are too tall for the community, according to some Town Councillors. The first proposal is for a 55-unit multi-res...
Alex Rawnsley Jun 20, 2025