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Lane closures and traffic delays expected on Nanaimo's Northfield Rd.
NANAIMO - Substantial delays and traffic implications are due to start on a main artery in and out of the city. Crews working on the Midtown Gateway and Midtown Water Supply projects will be digging u...
May 23, 2023

Nanaimo's two senior lacrosse teams back on the floor in 2023
NANAIMO - The Harbour City was without any senior box lacrosse for two seasons but this year the Senior A and Senior B Timbermen will both have full schedules.The Senior A Tmen got back on the floor i...
May 22, 2023

Period Promise campaign helping to end period poverty
NANAIMO - United Way BC (UWBC) wants to make sure being unable to afford menstrual products doesn't prevent people from living their fullest lives. UWBC has been providing free menstrual products thro...
May 21, 2023

Nanaimo golfer Anjarwalla finishes collegiate career at SFU
NANAIMO - Shirin Anjarwalla has just closed the book an impressive golf career at Simon Fraser University.The 23-year-old started playing with plastic clubs in Nanaimo and eventually chose the path of...
May 20, 2023

Significant overhaul of Howard Johnson Hotel site clears key hurdle
NANAIMO - Despite opposition from Snuneymuxw First Nation (SFN), plans for a transformative downtown Nanaimo development are destined to be approved. City councillors voted 7-1 in favour of overhaulin...
May 19, 2023

'We're tip-toeing into this one:' tree removal bylaw takes effect in Qualicum Beach
QUALICUM BEACH - While it's no longer open season in Oceanside to chop down trees on private property, a newly enacted bylaw offers some flexibility. Town Council recently endorsed a Tree Protection B...
May 19, 2023

100+ acres including ancient village site returned to Snuneymuxw First Nation
NANAIMO - Following a signing ceremony, 102 acres of land was officially transferred back to Snuneymuxw First Nation (SFN).This is the follow-up of an agreement made in June of last year between SFN a...
May 18, 2023

'Monumental day' for Nanaimo Loaves and Fishes with $7M in provincial funding
NANAIMO - A significant funding injection from the province will help ensure food security for thousands on Vancouver Island.Seven million dollars in money from the B.C. Government will go to Loaves a...
May 18, 2023

Nanaimo residents dying at over twice the provincial rate from drug toxicity
NANAIMO - New drug toxicity data provides a grim picture of the crisis. The B.C. Coroners Service reports 45 people in Nanaimo lost their lives to drug toxicity through the first four months of the ye...
May 18, 2023

Clerks hit with bear spray during Nanaimo convenience store robbery
NANAIMO - Local police are trying to identify a man accused of unloading a can of bear spray at a pair of clerks at a central Nanaimo store. Nanaimo RCMP say the incident happened on Wednesday, May 10...
May 17, 2023