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Crews begin building stairs to base of popular Ammonite Falls

NANAIMO - A timeline is in place to reverse the tradition of having to rely on an unauthorized rope to scale down the embankment to enjoy Ammonite Falls.Crews are scheduled to start phase two of upgra...

Sep 14, 2021

Third COVID-19 dose coming for immunocompromised, mandatory vax for all healthcare workers

NANAIMO - The province is making a small adjustment to its COVID-19 vaccination program for a small group of British Columbians.Public Health is following a recommendation from the National Advisory C...

Sep 13, 2021

Virtual all-candidates forum spotlights hotly contested Nanaimo-Ladysmith riding

NANAIMO - Candidates vying to be the next Member of Parliament for the Nanaimo-Ladysmith riding will have their opportunity to impress voters.A virtual all-candidates forum hosted by the Nanaimo Chamb...

Alex Rawnsley Sep 13, 2021

Distracted driver causes two-vehicle wreck on Nanaimo's Fifth Street

NANAIMO - A two-vehicle crash in Nanaimo's university district temporarily trapped two motorists hit by a cross-over SUV.Nanaimo RCMP Cst. Gary O'Brien said the incident on Monday, Sept. 13 at about 1...

Sep 13, 2021

Vax passport officially launches as Nanaimo businesses navigate newest challenge

NANAIMO - Monday marks the first day of B.C.'s vaccine passport program.Announced in late August, the passport is a QR-code based system to show a proof of vaccination against COVID-19 allowing access...

Sep 13, 2021

Season openers for Raiders and Buccaneers cue Nanaimo's fall sports calendar

NANAIMO - The return of VI Raiders football and Nanaimo Buccaneers hockey signal the beginning of the local fall sports season.Raiders head coach Curtis Vizza said not having a season in 2020 was a vo...

Sep 11, 2021

Police arrest one, looking for another after robbery at north Nanaimo grocery store

NANAIMO - Local Mounties are looking to identify one person involved in a shoplifting incident.Police were called to the Save-On-Foods location near Woodgrove Centre in the 6900 block of the Island Hw...

Sep 10, 2021

Advance polls open in Nanaimo ahead of upcoming federal election

NANAIMO - The first of four advance voting opportunities is underway prior to the federal election.The early in-person voting option runs across Canada between Friday, Sept. 10 and Monday Sept. 13 bet...

Sep 10, 2021

Nanaimo man awaits sentence after child porn guilty plea

NANAIMO - A local man must wait for a judge's sentence for possession of child pornography, the latest case in a continuous cycle of the disturbing behaviour before Nanaimo judges.On Thursday, Sept 9,...

Sep 10, 2021

Unvaccinated 'holding a red flag to a virus that spreads to live' as ICUs stay crowded

NANAIMO - B.C.'s hospitals continue to fill with more serious COVID-19 cases, mainly among those who have elected not to receive a vaccine shot.Health minister Adrian Dix delivered repeated empassione...

Sep 09, 2021