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VIDEO: Large overnight structure fire causes extensive damage

LANTZVILLE - Multiple buildings and vehicles were either destroyed or sustained significant damage after a large structure fire broke out across two properties in upper Lantzville.A call for help was ...

Oct 06, 2021

Full vaccination soon required to visit long-term or acute health care facilities

NANAIMO - B.C. is ramping up its restrictions on non-essential activities for those who choose not to be vaccinated against COVID-19.Beginning Oct. 12, proof of full vaccination through the BC Vaccine...

Oct 05, 2021

Nanaimo safety audit aims to increase neighbourhood connections

NANAIMO - Local police resources and city councillors are grappling to find solutions following a safety audit examining half a dozen neighbourhoods.The general consensus of the nearly 750 people surv...

Oct 05, 2021

Retired politician receives prestigious Freeman of the City designation

NANAIMO - Local governments can't offer a higher honour than what was bestowed upon former longtime City councillor and social advocate Diane Brennan.She received the distinguished Freedom of the City...

Oct 04, 2021

Nanaimo drenched by wet September, extreme seasonal weather continues

NANAIMO - When it rains it pours.Environment Canada meteorologist Lisa Erven said the hot and dry summer came to an abrupt end when the calendar to September, leading to consistent and steady rain loc...

Oct 04, 2021

High school football returns to Nanaimo

NANAIMO - High school football is back on the field after COVID-19 wiped out the 2020 season.There's extra excitement among players, coaches, parents and fans to see the game back on the field.John Ba...

Oct 02, 2021

'Shame is what keeps bad things hidden:' intimate partner violence campaign launched in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - An intimate partner violence investigator with Nanaimo RCMP hopes people recognize signs of abuse and realize help is available.An inaugural Purple Light Nights program in Nanaimo, aimed at ...

Oct 02, 2021

Clippers ride hot power play to 4-2 win over Grizzlies

NANAIMO - The Clippers won all three of their preseason home games after beating the Victoria Grizzlies 4-2 on Oct. 1.Max Itagaki scored the only goal of the first period converting a Jeremie Payant p...

Oct 01, 2021

'He doesn't have much to show for his life:' chronic offender jailed for latest Nanaimo crime spree

NANAIMO - A man's unresolved drug addiction continues plaguing him, the judicial system and society.Jason Paul Klughart, 30, was handed an eight month jail sentence on Wednesday, Sept. 29 after he ple...

Oct 01, 2021

Large Nanaimo event provides lesson on pain caused by residential schools

Editor's Note: The following story contains descriptions of trauma and abuse suffered by Indigenous peoples at residential schools and hospitals. Discretion is advised. The National Indian Residential...

Sep 30, 2021