NANAIMO - With roughly a third of the rainfall and little end in sight to a record run of warm, dry conditions, meteorologists are pinning the current weather pattern on two factors.In a typical September, the Nanaimo region should normally see 35.8 millimetres of rain, however just 10.8 millimetres was measured this y...

NANAIMO - After more than two years of COVID precautions which closed their doors to the public, SPCA branches around B.C. have returned to their regular hours for public access and adoption viewing.The change came on Oct. 1, and now potential pet adopters no longer have to do virtual meet-and-greets with an animal the...

PARKSVILLE - For the first time in the hockey club's history a player from Australia is playing for the Oceanside Generals. Ethan Hawes is among those patrolling the blueline for the team this year after growing up in Newcastle, along Australia's east coast about two hours north of Sydney.He began to play the sport aft...

NANAIMO - Everyone knew it was for a good cause, but most who stood on a ledge and took a brave bungy plunge wondered at one point, why they were there.The second annual Toss the Boss fundraiser for the Nanaimo and Victoria Brain Injury Societies was held at WildPlay Nanaimo on Friday, Sept. 23. Dozens of department he...

NANAIMO - Dave Lawrence thought 2022 might be the last time he trades a story or drawing for a haircut...but community generosity proved him very, very wrong.Lawrence, owner of That 50's Barber Shop, will hold his annual Fresh Start event at the downtown Nanaimo library between 12:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sep. ...

NANAIMO - She'll be one of the youngest competitors in her field, but a local runner is preparing to hit the finish line hard.Ava Gauthier, 13, will lace up her running shoes and represent Nanaimo at the 2022 BC Summer Games in Prince George beginning July 21.Student and member of the Nanaimo District Secondary School ...

NANAIMO - A novel idea for the Harbour City is helping give a new lease on life for some four legged friends.Kitties & Cream in Nanaimo's Old City Quarter partnered with a pair of Saskatchewan-based animal rescue organizations to help find forever homes for the animals west of the Rockies.Owner Kelly Whiteside told...

NANAIMO - Christmas isn't just for the kids to enjoy.A local campaign encouraging people to 'Be a Santa to a Senior' wants to make sure nobody is being left out of the holiday season fun, while also making sure they have all their essential items. The Nanaimo and Courtenay branches of Home Instead are teaming up with l...

NANAIMO - It's been getting a little brighter at NRGH lately.An annual fundraiser put on by the Hospital Foundation is collecting donations in exchange for extra lights on trees at Nanaimo hospital.Janice Perrino, CEO of the Nanaimo & District Hospital Foundation, said the request from staff at the facility this ye...

NANAIMO - Locals clearly have a sweet tooth and a passion for fundraising.The Nanaimo and District Hospital Foundation said a record $27,500 was raised in 2021 during the Tim Horton's Smile Cookie campaign in September.Janice Krall, chief development officer of the foundation, told NanaimoNewsNOW the money will go towa...