Tag Archives: Community
'They cry when they get a key to a new home:' north Nanaimo affordable housing complex opens
NANAIMO - Lower cost housing options for nearly 90 people in the city's north end are ready to put a small dent in the widening affordability crisis. Operated by Ballenas Housing Society (BHS), around...
Dec 04, 2023
Clippers win 6-4 over pesky Express team
NANAIMO - The Clippers got off to a great start with a 3-0 lead, but were pushed right to the final buzzer by the Coquitlam Express.Luke Buss, Connor DeTurris and Willyam Gendron all scored in the fir...
Dec 03, 2023
Hornets rugby teams look to build on first half performance
NANAIMO - The first half of the Hornets rugby season has come to a close.The three highest level teams are the men's Division 1 and 3 sides and the women's Division 2 club.Hornets club president Brad ...
Dec 03, 2023
'Really good news:' donations soar to bolster future High Acuity Unit at NRGH
NANAIMO - Known for rallying behind important causes, the mid-Island community stepped up during a single-day campaign to back the Nanaimo hospital. Nearly $245,000 was raised during Giving Tuesday la...
Dec 03, 2023
Clippers drop 5-1 decision to Grizzlies
NANAIMO - The Clippers offense failed to get going for the second game in a row.After a 6-1 loss in Alberni Valley on Nov. 25 Nanaimo lost 5-1 to Victoria at home to start the month of December.The ga...
Dec 01, 2023
Qualicum First Nation reawakens previously dormant language
QUALIUCM BEACH - A once thriving language passed down by Qualicum First Nation (QFN) members for thousands of years then faded into dormancy until now. Considered a "sleeping language" since the 1940'...
Dec 01, 2023
'Cram-A-Cruiser' holiday donation event sets up in Ladysmith
LADYSMITH - Front-line emergency responders in Ladysmith are asking for donations to help those in need this holiday season.Ladysmith RCMP, in partnership with Ladysmith Fire Rescue and local paramedi...
Dec 01, 2023
Man arrested for allegedly attacking Nanaimo homeowner with bat
NANAIMO - A man avoided serious injury after an attacker armed with an aluminum baseball bat tried to get into a south Nanaimo home. It happened on Friday, Dec. 1 at about 3 a.m., according to a Nanai...
Dec 01, 2023
'We broke all of our records:' Parksville toy drive once again sets new donation records
PARKSVILLE - It's another record-setting year for the Tigh-Na-Mara Toy Drive.The 15th annual event far surpassed last year's record-breaking haul, with donations once again going to the Society of Org...
Nov 30, 2023
Man jailed for rural Qualicum Beach armed robbery, co-accused remains at large
NANAIMO - Using a firearm during a robbery to confine a victim in a home north of Qualicum Beach resulted in a four-and-a-half-year jail sentence for one man. Spencer Lee Schaeffer, 38, recently plead...
Nov 30, 2023