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Nanaimo gas prices exceed record, expected to keep climbing

NANAIMO - Big jumps at the gas pump are expected in Nanaimo. The price of gas reached 165.9 cents as of Monday, July 5, the highest ever according to gasbuddy.com. "Record prices right across the prov...

Jul 06, 2021

$1M in grants open for Nanaimo and area organizations helping the most vulnerable

NANAIMO - A significant amount of money is now available in funding for organizations working to reduce homelessness. Nearly $1.1 million is available for the Nanaimo area and slightly less than $1 mi...

Jul 05, 2021

Prime minister heading to Saskatchewan First Nation for child-welfare agreement

COWESSESS FIRST NATION - The Cowessess First Nation in Saskatchewan says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is coming to the Indigenous community on Tuesday. Chief Cadmus Delorme says in a statement on Twi...

Jul 05, 2021

New EV chargers coming to Snaw-Naw-As market

LANTZVILLE - Four new electric vehicle charging stations will help people in Nanoose Bay and travellers along the Island Highway. The Nanoose Economic Development Corporation is receiving a $210,000 g...

Jul 05, 2021

'It's driven by hate:' Nanaimo rainbow crosswalk, pride mural defaced

NANAIMO - The only two public art pieces showing pride and inclusivity with Nanaimo's LGBTQ2+ community were destroyed over the weekend.Black paint and a roller was used on both the rainbow crosswalk ...

Jul 05, 2021

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