Community

Scope of COVID-19 outbreak triples at Nanaimo's Dufferin Place

NANAIMO - More units and residents are impacted by an ongoing COVID-19 outbreak at a local long-term care home.Island Health initially confirmed an outbreak at Dufferin Place on Thursday, Jan. 13 with...

Jan 20, 2022

Cargo ferry dispute to impact Vancouver Island supply chain

NANAIMO - A vital marine commercial cargo carrier which delivers goods between Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland is slated to be impacted by strike action.Seaspan Ferries informed customers thei...

Jan 20, 2022

Nanaimo has eyes on Canadian Track & Field Championships

NANAIMO - Some of the country's top athletes could be in the Harbour City in pursuit of their Olympic dreams.A required $100,000 commitment to host the 2024 Canadian Track & Field Championships le...

Jan 20, 2022

Black backstops Clippers to 5-1 win in Alberni Valley

NANAIMO - Cooper Black rebounded from a difficult outing against the Langley Rivermen by guiding the Clippers to a 5-1 win in Alberni Valley.Black made 38 saves and fought through an injury to get his...

Jan 19, 2022

'We have to close:' downtown Nanaimo warming centre in limbo over City support

NANAIMO - The future of a warming shelter in Nanaimo is up in the air.The Warmreach Warming Centre, operated by non-profit Risebridge Project, has enough funding to operate until the evening of Thursd...

Jan 19, 2022

Upgrades eyed as current Nanaimo infrastructure poses 'extreme risk to our water supply'

NANAIMO - A major overhaul to water supply infrastructure is being fast-tracked to the top of the City's to-do list.It comes after the high-profile eruption of an underground Bowen Rd. watermain in Ap...

Jan 19, 2022

Island Health pushes back elective surgeries at NRGH as part of 'temporary service adjustments'

NANAIMO - Staffing levels are behind a planned reduction of certain services at hospitals across Vancouver Island, according to the local health authority.A statement from Island Health issued Tuesday...

Jan 18, 2022

City councillors deny contentious Protection Island housing proposal...again

NANAIMO - Emotions flared on both sides of a technically challenging development proposal on an undeveloped lot on Protection Island zoned for residential use.Councillors voted down a development perm...

Jan 18, 2022

Car smashes through dance academy window in north Nanaimo

NANAIMO - A local performance art space sustained significant damage after a vehicle came crashing through.First responders were called to Sara Raymond Dance Academy at Nored Plaza near Costco, at 2 p...

Jan 18, 2022

Province to lift restrictions on gyms & fitness centres, one day after extending

NANAIMO - A return to the iron paradise is coming sooner than first thought.A day after provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry indefinitely extended orders put in place in late December which forc...

Jan 18, 2022