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VIDEO: Newly acquired Gelinas no stranger to Clippers organization

NANAIMO - The Clippers final roster addition of the 2023-24 season was forward Remi Gelinas.The 18-year-old was acquired in a future considerations deal with the Powell River Kings on Friday, Feb. 9, ...

Feb 15, 2024

Rural fire sweeps smoke across much of Nanaimo

NANAIMO - A blanket of smoke across much of the city Thursday morning came from a rural property burn.Smoke moved across Nanaimo's north and central areas in the 8 a.m. hour on Thursday, Feb. 15, stem...

Feb 15, 2024

'It's a critical time for them:' calls made to leave Brant geese undisturbed during annual migration

PARKSVILLE - For about two months annually the spectacle of thousands of determined birds beeline for Oceanside area beaches to rest, fatten up and head north to breed. A local naturalist is highlight...

Alex Rawnsley Feb 15, 2024

City provides update on long-envisioned south downtown Nanaimo waterfront plans

NANAIMO - More than a decade after purchasing an unsightly waterfront lot, the City of Nanaimo believes extensive preparatory work will help unlock its potential, but it's not clear when. Nearly 27 ac...

Alex Rawnsley Feb 14, 2024

Low snowpack levels not a predictor of bad Island fire season: Coastal Fire Centre

NANAIMO - Despite a snow pack measured at roughly one third of what it typically is this time of year, regional fire crews aren't concerned...yet.As rain deficits increase with each passing month, and...

Feb 14, 2024

'Blew fundraising goals away:' millions donated for new equipment at Nanaimo hospital

NANAIMO - State-of-the-art equipment is coming to Nanaimo Regional General Hospital (NRGH) sooner than expected, thanks to a record-breaking donation. The Windsor Plywood Foundation recently donated $...

Daryl Major Feb 14, 2024

Revised road scoring system to adjust Nanaimo school zones

NANAIMO - The City is looking for better consistency and a more data-driven approach in determining where school zones are placed and managed.Councillors supported a new school zone policy at the comm...

Alex Rawnsley Feb 13, 2024

Nanaimo Council scraps second AAP for Operations Centre, project on hold

NANAIMO - It's back to square one for the City and funding of the Nanaimo Operations Centre (NOC). Councillors voted unanimously in favour on Monday, Feb. 12 to cancel a second alternative approval pr...

Alex Rawnsley Feb 12, 2024

Construction starts on seniors' housing in Nanaimo's Old City Quarter

NANAIMO - Several years after a contested housing proposal was voted down, construction has begun to erect a 145-unit seniors' housing project.Located at 388 Machleary St. where the former Malaspina G...

Alex Rawnsley Feb 12, 2024

Nixon and Clippers shutout the Grizzlies 4-0

COLWOOD - The Clippers allowed only one goal in two games and finished their weekend with an impressive 4-0 win over the Victoria Grizzlies.Coming off a 1-0 home ice loss to Surrey, Nanaimo traveled t...

Feb 10, 2024