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Clippers and Eagles meet in first playoff series in 15 years

NANAIMO - The Clippers and Eagles played six times in the regular season but they haven't had a post season series since 2007.Nanaimo won the first round best of seven in five games back then and went...

Apr 01, 2022

Missing Ladysmith teen located safe and sound

NANAIMO - The RCMP announced a teen missing for more than two weeks has been located. Payton MacDonald, 13,"has been located, and she is safe and sound," a news release from the RCMP stated on Friday,...

Alex Rawnsley Apr 01, 2022

50 years later, BGC Central Vancouver Island continually evolves

NANAMO - A heavily leaned on non-profit celebrating 50 years of service has come a long way from a meet up club at a Nanaimo home.BGC Central Vancouver Island (BGCCVI) formally known as the Boys and G...

Mar 31, 2022

'Minutes can count in that situation:' Nanaimo blood packed and ready to go on Island Air Ambulances

NANAIMO - Donated and collected blood is now more readily available for an express flight where it's needed most.A partnership between Island Health and BC Emergency Health Services (BC EHS) is seeing...

Mar 31, 2022

Search for missing Ladysmith teen escalates

LADYSMITH - Police are still unsure on the whereabouts of 13-year-old Payton MacDonald.She was last seen March 15, with Ladysmith RCMP asked to conduct a wellness check on the girl a day later by the ...

Mar 31, 2022

Arrest made in possible hate crime assault against VIU student

NANAIMO - An arrest has been made after an assault on a 19-year-old man which police say may have been a hate crime.Nanaimo RCMP arrested a 19-year-old man on Tuesday, March 29 at around 10 p.m., with...

Mar 30, 2022

Permanent repairs on Lantzville sinkhole scheduled for summer months

NANAIMO - Designs are being finalized for permanent repairs to a sinkhole on Hwy. 19.After an atmospheric river dumped a month's worth of rain on the region over the course of a couple of days, a sink...

Mar 30, 2022

Bail hearing adjourned for man accused of trying to abduct woman in Lantzville

NANAIMO - A man charged with assaulting a woman and trying to force her into his vehicle had his bail hearing re-scheduled to late next month.Bradley Dylan William Boscariol, 30, was transferred from ...

Mar 29, 2022

Contaminated oyster advisory expands, more brands added to recall list

QUALICUM BEACH - People are being told not to eat additional brands of oysters following an expanded recall by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).Several types of Taylor Shellfish Canada ULC b...

Mar 29, 2022

Punctured gas line leads to multi-hour closure of busy Nanaimo street

NANAIMO - A main arterial road in Nanaimo was shut down for over an hour due to a natural gas line break.A gas line at a property in the 4100 block of Uplands Dr. between Clubhouse Dr. and Stonewood P...

Mar 29, 2022