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Vancouver Island library workers deliver 72-hour strike notice

NANAIMO - Union members working at Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) branches have served strike notice.Members of the BC General Employees Union (BCGEU) Local 702 voted 95 per cent in favour o...

Feb 28, 2022

Route & stops confirmed for Nanaimo-Cowichan bus link

NANAIMO - A daily transit link connecting the Harbour City with the Cowichan Valley is set to get rolling.Regular bus service between the downtown Nanaimo exchange near Port Place shopping centre and ...

Feb 28, 2022

VIDEO: 'We thought it was a bomb:' damage extreme and widespread from home explosion

NANAIMO - Neighbours are spending the day surveying damage after a large explosion destroyed a home on Pine St.The blast, followed by a massive shockwave which was felt and heard across Nanaimo, occur...

Feb 28, 2022

Coldest Night of the Year event shatters fundraising record in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - A symbolic downpour drenched hundreds of participants doing their small part to advocate for people in the Nanaimo regularly impacted by inclement weather.More than 430 registrants for the t...

Feb 27, 2022

Chiefs break late tie, win 6-4 over Clippers

CHILLIWACK - The Clippers looked poised to take at least one point out of Chilliwack but a goal with just under three minutes to play proved to be the winner for the Chiefs.Brett Merner and Jeremie Pa...

Feb 26, 2022

Development proposal off Turner road endorsed by Nanaimo Council

NANAIMO - A plan add further density to a portion of north Nanaimo received resounding support from councilors. Re-zoning two properties on Nelson Rd. beside Randerson Ridge Elementary School made it ...

Feb 26, 2022

Black's 51 saves lead Clippers to 5-3 win in Langley

LANGLEY - Cooper Black made 51 saves and was first star in his first game since Jan. 19.Nanaimo won 5-3 despite being outshot 54-26.Black came back from a lower body injury and faced 13 shots in the f...

Feb 25, 2022

Donors raise nearly $5M to protect eagle habitat in French Creek

NANAIMO - Following a long journey, Vancouver Island's first eagle reserve is within striking range of taking flight.Years of fundraising dwindled the required funds to purchase 18 acres of land in th...

Feb 25, 2022

Routley, Osbourne see new roles as BC Government shuffles cabinet

VICTORIA - A small cabinet shuffle announced by Premier John Horgan involved a pair of MLA's exchanging ministerial duties.Josie Osbourne was appointed the first ever minister of land, water and resou...

Feb 25, 2022

Nanaimo-Ladysmith school district investigates expanding before & after school care

NANAIMO - Providing additional on-site before and after school care in the Nanaimo-Ladysmith public school system will be further explored.During its regular board meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 23, Distr...

Feb 25, 2022