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City of Nanaimo after second round of funding to support local homeless projects

NANAIMO - For a second consecutive year the City of Nanaimo hopes to land senior government funding to assist the homeless and improve public safety.This week city councillors supported a staff recomm...

Apr 06, 2022

Ailing cruise ship business flat in Nanaimo as industry returns from COVID closure

NANAIMO - Entering another year with no cruise ships arriving in Nanaimo, it's unclear what the beleaguered industry's future looks like in the Harbour City.No vessels are coming this year, while none...

Apr 06, 2022

Clippers sail past Eagles in four straight games, win 6-2 in series finale

NANAIMO - The Clippers got up 2-0 in the first period and never looked back in a 6-2 triumph over Surrey.Top line forwards Max Itagaki and Tristan Fraser led the way with three points apiece.With the ...

Apr 05, 2022

Fourth doses coming, vaccine passport going as B.C. further adjusts pandemic response

NANAIMO - A second round of booster shots is underway for vulnerable populations as the province prepared to drop a major facet in its COVID-19 response.Following in line with recommendations from the...

Apr 05, 2022

Housing, schools & nightlife needed as Nanaimo's population landscape rapidly changing

NANAIMO - A grey wave in the Harbour City may be beginning to subside, or at least be partially replaced by a younger tsunami.For the first time in a long time, Nanaimo's primary projected population ...

Apr 05, 2022

Clippers one win away from round two of the playoffs after 3-1 win over Surrey

NANAIMO - The Clippers used a third period push to beat the Surrey Eagles 3-1 in Game 3 of the BCHL playoffs.Nanaimo snapped a 1-1 tie with goals by Jake Hewitt and Keighan Gerrie in the final frame t...

Apr 04, 2022

Gabriola Island assault sees one man seriously injured, another arrested

GABRIOLA ISLAND - One man was taken to hospital with serious, but non-life threatening injuries after he was attacked on a rural property.A call from the victim to 911 on Sunday, April 3 at around 7:2...

Apr 04, 2022

'He yelled and screamed at the driver then the car took off:' Lantzville couple and their dogs victims of hit and run

NANAIMO - Two people and their dogs were left seriously injured following a suspected hit and run in Lantzville.Local police report a couple, Geoff and June, were walking on Lorenzen Lane, off the end...

Apr 04, 2022

VIDEO: 90-year-old Nanaimo gardener takes landscaping to another level

NANAIMO - Maintaining his flawless half acre Nanaimo property offers Leo Katila the gift of being excited to wake up every morning.The 90-year-old's lot is often mistaken for a public park, where a wi...

Apr 04, 2022

Longtime Nanaimo shelter operator reflects on career, offers insight on serving the vulnerable

NANAIMO - Speaking up about battling addiction lights his eyes up with hope as opposed to pain.He knows the devastation addiction has on families and communities - he lived it and provided guidance to...

Apr 03, 2022