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Qualicum Beach Mayor's defamation case payout covered by Town's insurance

QUALICUM BEACH - The Town of Qualicum Beach released a statement regarding a settlement between Mayor Westbroek and two local businessmen.The statement says the $130,000 settlement paid to Ken Schley ...

Feb 24, 2023

VIDEO: Projected opening date set for new Courtyard by Marriott hotel in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - Following years of talk and no action, a new large hotel beside the Vancouver Island Conference Centre is nearing its opening. The primary contractor for the nine-storey Courtyard by Marriot...

Alex Rawnsley Feb 24, 2023

VIU Mariners volleyball teams vying for provincial titles

NANAIMO - The VIU Mariners men's and women's volleyball teams are in Cranbrook for PACWEST provincials.Both sides are in semifinal matchups against the host College of the Rockies on Friday Feb. 24, b...

Feb 24, 2023

VIDEO: Clippers netminder dialed in during busy February schedule

NANAIMO - Results have been tough to come by for the Nanaimo Clippers in February.The team is 3-3 in a month where they've been dealt with tough travel, injuries and high-quality opponents.Starting go...

Feb 23, 2023

Fatal Whiskey Creek house fire under investigation

WHISKEY CREEK - One person died after a fire ripped through a small home in rural Whiskey Creek.Local fire departments and Oceanside RCMP responded to the Marples Rd. home at Winning Way on Wednesday,...

Feb 23, 2023

VIU Mariners dominate PACWEST year-end awards

NANAIMO - The hardware handed out at year's end for the Pacific Western Athletic Association (PACWEST) had a decidedly local flavour.The league announced honours for both men's and women's volleyball ...

Feb 23, 2023

Crews to begin roundabout project at Nanaimo's Mary Ellen Drive

NANAIMO -A construction schedule is in place to address a despised north-end intersection. The City of Nanaimo stated a roundabout will be constructed on Mary Ellen Dr. between the Nanaimo Parkway and...

Daryl Major Feb 23, 2023

'Speed is the number one factor:' overnight snow behind tricky travel around Nanaimo

NANAIMO - A few centimetres of overnight snowfall on the central Island is causing headaches for some drivers.Emergency crews responded to a series of crashes along the Trans Canada Hwy. near Morden R...

Feb 22, 2023

Oceanside parent loses $32,000 through cruel 'your child is in jail' scam

PARKSVILLE - A local parent lost thousands of dollars as part of a phone scam in which she was told her daughter was in jail and required immediate assistance. The Oceanside parent made two separate "...

Feb 22, 2023

'It's going to make a huge improvement:' crews expand parking on Qualicum Beach's waterfront

QUALICUM BEACH - Increasing parking on the prized waterfront in Qualicum Beach will be achieved following ongoing work to extend the shoulder of Hwy. 19A.Last week contractors started infilling the di...

Feb 22, 2023