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Clippers down two games in Fred Page Cup after 3-1 loss

NANAIMO - The Clippers dropped the first two games of the 2022 Fred Page Cup losing 3-1 to the Penticton Vees in Game 2.Penticton has not yet trailed in the series and they grabbed a first period lead...

May 14, 2022

Film examines fall and rise of Nanaimo man's battle with trauma and addiction

NANAIMO - A brutally honest documentary profiles a Nanaimo man's extended voyage overcoming challenges many don't recover from.Inside Out: The Carl Longstaff Story is a 50 minute doc produced by Victo...

May 14, 2022

Clippers lose first game in nearly two months 4-1 in Penticton

NANAIMO - The Clippers went down to defeat for the first time in the playoffs, losing 4-1 to the Penticton Vees in Game 1 of the Fred Page Cup.Nanaimo had won 12 straight playoff contests, and 13 over...

May 13, 2022

'This is a human need;' United Way partners with VIU to provide free menstrual products

NANAIMO - Mid-Island university students now have access to a variety of menstrual products, all free of charge. Vancouver Island University (VIU) has partnered with the United Way's Period Promise ca...

May 13, 2022

Advisory panel impressed by plans to overhaul long closed A&B Sound building

NANAIMO - A proposal to transform the dormant A&B sound building into a welcomed addition to downtown Nanaimo received extensive praise from an advisory committee.The City's Design Advisory Panel ...

May 13, 2022

Nanaimo senior allegedly assaulted & robbed of several hundred dollars

NANAIMO - A local 71-year-old woman has come forward to police after saying she was pushed to the ground and robbed of cash in late March.Police say the incident occurred on March 22 around 5:30 p.m. ...

May 13, 2022

'It's far too severe:' Qualicum Beach couple disputes $11,400 COVID border fines

NANAIMO - Dealing with a mounting health concern and facing a potentially extended stopover in Washington State, a pair of retirees elected to accept whopping fines and proceed home.Charles Lee, 70, s...

May 12, 2022

Spiked drinks reported at Nanaimo nightclubs

NANAIMO - Local Mounties are investigating multiple incidents last weekend involving drinks being spiked with drugs.The Nanaimo RCMP's bar watch team were patrolling through the downtown on Friday, Ma...

May 12, 2022

New tax adopted to help pay for future District 68 school capacity

NANAIMO - School District 68 has a new tool to help close a significant gap in providing necessary future classroom capacity on the mid Island.Nanaimo Ladysmith Pubic Schools (NLPS) enacted a tool emb...

May 11, 2022

Island Health issues toxic drug warning for Nanaimo

NANAIMO - Poisonous drugs making the rounds in Nanaimo triggered an advisory from Island Health.A bulletin was issued from the health authority on Tuesday, May 10."Overdoses are increasing in Nanaimo....

May 11, 2022