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Island Hydro crews taking steps to reduce frequency, duration of power outages

NANAIMO - A rapid shift from summertime drought to fall's parade of storms is highlighting the need to be prepared for extreme weather and power outages.A handful of calls to 911 reporting BC Hydro li...

Nov 04, 2022

'We owe them so much:' fallen Parksville-Qualicum war heroes remembered in Field of Crosses

QUALICUM BEACH - A neatly aligned row of crosses on the edge of downtown Qualicum Beach serves a strong visual reminder of the sacrifices local veterans made. Sixty-seven white crosses represent decea...

Alex Rawnsley Nov 03, 2022

Overnight Nicol St. shooting believed to be 'targeted, isolated incident'

NANAIMO - No injuries and no suspects have immediately been identified by police following a suspected targeted shooting in south Nanaimo.At least 12 bullet holes, now paired with police investigative...

Nov 03, 2022

Poppy campaigns in high gear in preparation for Remembrance Day

NANAIMO - As the calendar moves into November, focuses shift from Halloween to Remembrance Day, and what Nov. 11 means to those who have served and their families.The annual poppy campaign for Royal C...

Nov 02, 2022

Island Health issues advisory over increase in overdoses in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - Local health officials are seeing a spike in drug-related incidents throughout the mid-Island.Island Health issued a drug poisoning overdose advisory for both the Nanaimo and Campbell River ...

Nov 02, 2022

VIDEO: Clippers goalie rounding into form after long layoff from game action

NANAIMO - Netminder Aidan Campbell is getting into a rhythm again after a challenging two years.Because of the COVID-19 pandemic and a hip injury he only played in 15 games between January 2020 and Se...

Nov 02, 2022

Victoria cat missing near Ucluelet reunited with owner in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - A heart-warming story about one cat's journey across Vancouver Island had a happy ending.Hobbes the cat lives in Victoria, but escaped and fled into the woods by Kennedy Lake, near Ucluelet,...

Nov 01, 2022

$10-a-day childcare arrives in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - One day following Halloween, some parents have much less frightening child care bills to contend with.The B.C. Government announced 167 child care spaces on the mid-Island are now part of th...

Nov 01, 2022

Polls find an increasing call to change Halloween to last Saturday of October

NANAIMO - While Halloween always falls on the last day of October, a growing portion of Canadians feel the day would be better served permanently on a weekend.Mario Canseco, a pollster with Research C...

Nov 01, 2022

Grandmother pleads for return of bag stolen from Departure Bay ferry terminal

NANAIMO - A computer case may not seem all that valuable, but to a Victoria woman it's the first thing she thought about when her luggage was stolen.Marian Paris, her grandchildren and other family me...

Oct 31, 2022