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VIDEO: Boisvert and El-Tahhan are friends & roommates adjusting to life in the BCHL
NANAIMO - New Clippers Gus El-Tahhan and Samuel Boisvert have moved across the country to begin their junior hockey careers.After finishing last season with the Mount Academy Selects in the maritimes ...
Nov 16, 2023
John Barsby varsity and junior varsity football teams set for crucial playoff games
NANAIMO - The John Barsby Bulldogs high school football program is in playoff mode.The varsity team went 6-1 to sit atop the AA west division while Holy Cross was also 6-1 and finished second in the e...
Nov 15, 2023
French Creek fishing bust leads to hefty fine and ban
PARKSVILLE - Illegal fishing and evading a fisheries officer were costly moves by an angler intercepted at French Creek Marina this past summer. Dwight Alexander Lorenz, 74, pleaded guilty to four fed...
Nov 15, 2023
'The need is very clear:' new Nanaimo warming centre draws strong interest
NANAIMO - Just five hours into its operational season, more than 70 people accessed a newly opened warming centre for people living rough in Nanaimo.Operated by non-profit Risebridge at its Prideaux S...
Nov 14, 2023
Arrest made on Gabriola after rash of stolen tools & boats across central Island
NANAIMO - Police believe they've identified and arrested the man responsible for a series of marine based thefts across the region.Officers with the Gabriola Island detachment, in partnership with the...
Nov 14, 2023
Clippers battle adversity to beat the Bulldogs 5-2
PORT ALBERNI - The Clippers beat their early season nemesis the Alberni Valley Bulldogs 5-2 at Weyerhauser Arena.The Bulldogs had won all four previous games this season including a 6-5 overtime decis...
Nov 11, 2023
Clippers win 5-2 over Victoria to kick off Remembrance Day weekend
NANAIMO - Before the Clippers took to the ice Nov. 10 against the Victoria Grizzlies they honoured veterans and paid tribute to the crew of the HMCS Nanaimo.After a slow start they overtook Victoria f...
Nov 11, 2023
'It's insane to be totally honest:' Pink Salmon return in droves to Big Qualicum River
QUALICUM BEACH - A river typically filled with salmon has been taken to a new level on mid-Vancouver Island, featuring a historic year for one particular species.Roughly 101,000 mature Pink Salmon ret...
Nov 10, 2023
Suspect tried to pull ATM machine from Nanaimo business during overnight break-in
NANAIMO - A failed ATM theft at a Nanaimo gas bar involved a suspect tying straps to the machine and then attempt to remove it from the Bowen Rd. business with a vehicle. Nanaimo RCMP say it happened ...
Nov 10, 2023
BC Ferries cancels Friday evening sailings due to high winds
NANAIMO - With a wind warning in place for much of eastern Vancouver Island and gusts up to 90 km/h expected near the coast, BC Ferries is cancelling most of their Friday, Nov. 10 evening sailings to ...
Nov 10, 2023