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Crews installing traffic light at busy Harewood intersection

NANAIMO - Traffic is poised to move more efficiently later this year through an increasingly busy south end intersection prone to consistent back-ups. Starting Monday, July 10 contractors will be inst...

Alex Rawnsley Jul 10, 2023

'People are fed up': City of Parksville aims to ban overnight camping at Memorial Plaza

PARKSVILLE - While acknowledging it's merely a band-aid solution, Parksville councillors and the mayor say it's time to outlaw overnight sheltering at its downtown public square.In a motion tabled by ...

Jul 07, 2023

'Effects being felt all over:' port strike clogging cargo routes as striking workers hold steady

NANAIMO - Striking port workers along Canada's west coast entered their seventh day of job action, as talks between the two sides appear to be stalled. More than 7,000 members of the International Lon...

Jul 07, 2023

Additional washroom coming to Parksville Community Park

PARKSVILLE - A construction tender has been awarded to add a much-needed new washroom option to Parksville's waterfront. A Wednesday, July 5 meeting saw council endorse a nearly $1.5 million project f...

Jul 07, 2023

'They gave me so much:' VI Raiders icon determined to turn franchise around

NANAIMO - A name synonymous with winning and being a difference maker is laser-focused on reviving the organization that launched his decorated CFL career.Taking advantage of a bye week, Toronto Argon...

Jul 06, 2023

VIDEO: 'I'm stoked:' massive BC Bike Race takes over Nanaimo trails

NANAIMO - Almost 700 mountain bikes are weaving through 35 kilometres of local trails on Thursday, part of one of the largest bike races of its kind in the world. The BC Bike Race, in its 17th year, b...

Jul 06, 2023

Annual Dragon Boat Festival launches Nanaimo's summer events season

NANAIMO - More than 1,000 athletes are competing in a longstanding event drawing thousands of people to the Harbour City's waterfront.The Nanaimo Dragon Boat Festival's 20th anniversary race happens S...

Jul 06, 2023

Drought-like conditions extend through dry & warm June in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - It's beginning to sound like a broken record: last month was drier and warmer than normal.A somewhat typical 'Juneuary' on Vancouver Island failed to eventuate as the Nanaimo region saw a me...

Jul 05, 2023

Stage four water restrictions are now in effect for RDN

NANAIMO - Many areas of the Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) are now under stage 4 water restrictions, effective immediately. This follows the provincial government increasing the drought level for ...

Jul 05, 2023

'A special opportunity:' RCMP host youth summer camp in Cedar

NANAIMO - Potential future RCMP officers were put through the paces at a youth police summer camp now underway in Cedar. The camp goes from July 3-7 at Cedar Secondary School, allowing high school stu...

Jul 04, 2023