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NANAIMO - With less than two months to play and just 17 games before playoffs the Clippers are looking to ramp up their game.There are 10 players who went to the 2022 BCHL finals and are still with th...
Feb 08, 2023
NANAIMO - Following a year full of record-setting weather events, the start of 2023 was a bland one in the weather world. Trevor Smith, Environment Canada meteorologist, said the east side of Vancouve...
Daryl Major Feb 08, 2023
LADYSMITH - An early morning traffic stop resulted in the rider reportedly hitting a curb and crashing on the Trans Canada Hwy.The Independent Investigations Office (IIO) reports the incident occurred...
Feb 07, 2023
NANAIMO - While it's not the kind of attention she desires, a Nanaimo mother vows to be vocal to protect the safety of local children.Janayh Wright attended the Nanaimo Aquatic Centre (NAC) on the aft...
Feb 07, 2023
NANAIMO - Synthetic surfaces providing substantially more playing time for a variety of user groups could be reality by late summer. It's the hope of City of Nanaimo's general manager of parks recreat...
Daryl Major Feb 07, 2023
QUALICUM BEACH - Buying a pair of new vehicles and paying down its mortgage headline the to-do list for Arrowsmith Search and Rescue's annual fundraising campaign.The agency's Rescue Ready effort inte...
Feb 05, 2023
NANAIMO - Junior A Timbermen dominated the top of the 2023 WLA draft board.For the first time ever the first three picks in the draft were all Nanaimo juniors.Team scoring leader Jacob Dunbar went fir...
Feb 04, 2023
DUNCAN - The Clippers played a solid 60 minutes with a 5-2 road victory over Cowichan Valley.The teams traded goals and the first period ended in a 2-2 tie.Michael Craig and Jake Hewitt on the man adv...
Feb 03, 2023
NANAIMO - An annual February hockey tradition in Nanaimo is back following two years of pandemic restrictions scrapping the popular event. The 40th annual Tubbers Hockey Tournament sees 17 teams compe...
Feb 03, 2023
NANAIMO - Legalizing the possession of small amounts of hard drugs means an adjustment period for police and likely the judicial system, according to the head of Nanaimo RCMP's Municipal Drug Enforcem...
Feb 03, 2023