Tag Archives: Community

NANAIMO - A late-night cab ride turned violent when a front-seat customer took exception to being asked for payment prior to continuing an extended trip. The customer, Connor Tyler Beckett, pleaded gu...

COOMBS - It was an extra special New Year's celebration for one couple from Coombs. Nina F. and Frederick K. won $500,000 by matching all four numbers on the Extra Prize from the Dec. 23 Lotto Max dra...

WHISKEY CREEK - A motorist was killed and a passenger injured following a single-vehicle crash on Hwy. 4 east of Cameron Lake. Oceanside RCMP reported a 29-year-old driver's westbound grey Acura went ...

QUALICUM BEACH - A trend of increasing call volumes held firm again last year for Arrowsmith Search and Rescue. The valued non-profit organization tasked with finding distressed and missing people thr...

NANAIMO - Critical underground utility work is poised to cause prolonged pain for thousands of north Nanaimo residents. In a joint news release, the Regional District of Nanaimo and City of Nanaimo an...

CRANBROOK - The Clippers had a dominant second half performance in a 7-3 road win over the Bucks.Samuel Lyne scored late in the first period to give Cranbrook the lead but Eliot Seguin-Lescarbeau shut...

NANAIMO - Island Top Team athletes have recently returned from the IBJJF NoGi World Championship in Las Vegas. Coach Rob Biernacki said the team had a one-hundred percent podium rate at the Dec. 11-14...

NANAIMO - The old saying 'no pain, no gain' rang true for a contentious, noise-filled, delayed facelift to a key portion of Nanaimo's downtown. Originally scheduled to be done between early September ...

NANAIMO - The nomination period is now open for the Nanaimo Sport Achievement Awards. Organizers are seeking submissions to spotlight the many successes on the local sports scene in 2025. The nominati...

NANAIMO - The high school boys basketball season has wrapped up until after Christmas. Several local teams are highly ranked with the last round of provincial rankings for 2025 now out. At the head of...