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Nanaimo man killed in early-morning ATV rollover crash

NANAIMO - An ATV accident has killed a local man south of Nanaimo.Emergency crews were called to a gravel road off Nanaimo River Rd., near Gogo's Christmas Tree farm on South Forks Rd. in the morning ...

Jul 05, 2021

Significant expansion made to City of Nanaimo's SARC building

NANAIMO - Crews are concluding $660,000 worth of upgrades to the City's downtown Service and Resource Centre, home to roughly 200 civil servants. The City's director of finance Laura Mercer said it be...

Jul 05, 2021

'Hurts so much:' Over 1,000 Nunavut children on wait-list for dental surgery

IQALUIT, Nunavut - A Nunavut woman says her 12-year-old son lost 15 pounds while waiting to have a tooth removed this year. The boy in Rankin Inlet was recently one of more than 1,000 children on the ...

Jul 04, 2021

Nanoose high jumper on cusp of fourth Olympic qualification

NANAIMO - A Nanoose Bay high-jumper is closing on a trip to Tokyo.Mike Mason took home a second place finish at the Canadian Olympic track and field trials. His successful jump of 2.29 metres didn't r...

Jul 04, 2021

Only 84 new COVID cases announced over past 2 days

NANAIMO - B.C.'s COVID-19 case counts continue to dwindle by the day.The province reported 84 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, totals from the last two reporting periods. 49 new cases were found on Ju...

Jul 02, 2021

VIEX announces August return to Beban Park, rides & live music included

NANAIMO - Summer events season in Nanaimo received a significant jolt with the return of the Vancouver Island Exhibition at the Beban Park Fairgrounds.One of the oldest agricultural fairs in western C...

Jul 02, 2021

Cathedral Grove re-opens with COVID protocols after extended closure

PARKSVILLE - Perimeter fencing has been removed and visitors are allowed back to a premium Vancouver Island tourism draw.A ministry of environment statement confirmed Macmillan Provincial Park re-open...

Jul 02, 2021

Dozens of fires sparked after evening lightning storm through Interior, Lytton all-but-destroyed

KAMLOOPS - Local Fire Rescue crews had a busy night battling a large fire, which appeared to ignite from an evening lightning stormThe fire started in a wooded area east of the city. At one point RCMP...

Jul 02, 2021

Nanaimo's plastic checkout bag ban takes effect

NANAIMO - Single-use plastic bags are a thing of the past at Nanaimo retail outlets.Shoppers are encouraged to bring their own reusable bags to Nanaimo stores since the City's checkout bag bylaw took ...

Jul 02, 2021

Canada Day events in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - Though Canada Day 2021 arrives at a time of continuing discussions and calls for celebrations to be cancelled, many events are running throughout the mid-island area.Nanaimo:Canada Day event...

Jul 01, 2021