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Bleachers & media booth completes Harewood artificial turf field complex
NANAIMO - Just in time for high school football season, a 400-seat set of bleachers and media/coaching booth were recently installed at Harewood Centennial Park. The new infrastructure faces the East ...
Nov 02, 2025
Nanaimo ultimate team medals at Ontario university nationals
NANAIMO - The Vancouver Island University ultimate team returned from a national tournament in Ontario with a silver medal. The Canadian University Ultimate Championships were held Oct. 17-19 in Bramp...
Nov 02, 2025
'This day and fundraiser is huge for us:' Nanaimo Fish Hatchery hosts hands-on event
NANAIMO - It won't be hard at all to spot a spawning salmon splashing its way up a creek behind Nanaimo River Hatchery. The hatchery's popular annual Spawning Day Fundraiser takes place Sunday, Nov. 2...
Nov 01, 2025
Clippers blank Grizzlies in home ice return
NANAIMO - After three weeks of road games the Clippers shutout the Victoria Grizzles 3-0 in their first home contest in 21 days.Nanaimo goalie Eliot Seguin-Lescarbeau recorded his third shutout of the...
Nov 01, 2025
'Nanaimo got worse much quicker:' evolving downtown overdose prevention site aiming to better support clients
NANAIMO - Despite mounting neighbourhood challenges, an expanded facility helping those with substance use challenges is having an effect. Senior-level staff from Island Health made their case to Coun...
Oct 31, 2025
Clippers overcome setbacks during heavy October schedule
NANAIMO - October has been packed tightly for the Clippers with the most travel and the most games. The Clippers have played ten of their 11 games on the schedule with a 5-4-1 record, and they went 3-...
Oct 30, 2025
River Rock Casino, Chances Maple Ridge purchased by Snuneymuxw First Nation
NANAIMO - Snuneymuxw First Nation's economic arm is now the largest Indigenous-led casino operator in the province. Petroglyph Development Group (PDG) announced acquisitions of Richmond's River Rock C...
Oct 30, 2025
Warrant issued for man accused of placing small camera in Nanaimo pool changing room
NANAIMO - Authorities are on the lookout for a man charged with a high-profile crime. An arrest warrant was issued for Christopher Lee Hagen-McInnes after he failed to show up for a scheduled Tuesday,...
Oct 29, 2025
Five gold medals for Island Top Team at Canadian Open tournament
NANAIMO - Island Top Team took home five gold medals at the ADCC Canadian Open grappling event in Richmond.The Saturday, Oct. 25 event saw the Nanaimo based Brazilian jiu-jitsu contingent win a total ...
Oct 29, 2025
Man jailed for sexually assaulting unconscious teen at Qualicum resort
Editor's note: This story contains graphic details of sexual assault. Reader discretion is strongly advised. QUALICUM BEACH - An Oceanside man was issued a federal prison sentence for sexually assault...
Oct 28, 2025