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Record number of medical calls for local firefighters prompting louder calls for provincial help

NANAIMO - An ever-increasing number of medical calls being handled by local fire departments is taking its toll on staff, as well as financially. Many departments, including Nanaimo and Parksville, ha...

Daryl Major Jan 24, 2024

'It's something that everybody can get behind:' Winter Giving Campaign nearly doubles goal

NANAIMO - A $1 million fundraising goal initially viewed as ambitious was blown out of the water.Nanaimo & District Hospital Foundation's (NDHF) Winter Giving Campaign netted more than $1.8 millio...

Jan 23, 2024

Nanaimo woman pleads not guilty to murdering & dismembering former boyfriend

VANCOUVER - A highly anticipated murder trial is underway in BC Supreme Court for a woman accused of killing her former boyfriend then dumping his body parts around Nanaimo.On Monday, Jan. 22 Paris Ja...

Jan 22, 2024

Downtown Nanaimo micro-unit project receives tax break

NANAIMO - A developer's vision to transform a downtown office building into residential micro-units received a financial boost. Last week Nanaimo City Council voted in favour of a property tax exempti...

Jan 21, 2024

Registration underway for Football Nanaimo spring session

NANAIMO - The spring season for Football Nanaimo will have nearly 200 kids participating.Registration is open and continues right through most of the season, which ends in June.Football Nanaimo presid...

Jan 20, 2024

Mid-Island emergency warming centres reach capacity during cold snap, calls made for consistent funding

NANAIMO - As the snow turns to rain and the temperature becomes more seasonal for the mid-Island, emergency warming shelter operators are reflecting on the impacts of a recent deep freeze. Three City-...

Jan 19, 2024

City sells downtown Nanaimo parking lot in favour of multi-unit rental building

NANAIMO - Plans are in the works to turn a downtown City staff parking lot into a residential rental building.The connected lots, located at 350 and 398 Franklyn St. near City Hall, currently owned by...

Alex Rawnsley Jan 19, 2024

Technology plays integral role in rescuing two stranded men in Nanoose Bay

NANOOSE BAY - A smartphone's crash detection feature precisely showed where two injured men were located after their truck tipped over on a snow-filled rural logging road. Arrowsmith Search and Rescue...

Alex Rawnsley Jan 19, 2024

Fine levied for toxic discharges at Crofton mill, including one million litres into ocean

DUNCAN - A sizable administrative penalty has been applied against Catalyst Paper Corporation's Crofton mill for multiple environmental infractions.A recent Ministry of Environment and Climate Change ...

Jan 18, 2024

Nanaimo RCMP consider death of 33-year-old woman a homicide

NANAIMO - Local mounties are searching for a grey sedan connected to what they say is a homicide investigation. Nanaimo RCMP were called to an apartment building in the Country Club Centre area in the...

Alex Rawnsley Jan 18, 2024