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NANAIMO - A man awaits his sentence for firing a gun at a young driver during an extreme case of road rage. Reza Rahiman, 46, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, July 8 to a charge of intent to endanger life, ...
Jul 08, 2025
NANAIMO - A property has been purchased for the future new home of a long-planned community centre to serve the city's growing south end. To be located at the western end of Eleventh St. at Junction A...
Alex Rawnsley Jul 07, 2025
QUALICUM BEACH - A new affordable housing facility on the edge of downtown Qualicum Beach is now open. The Ministry of Housing and Municipal Affairs announced on Monday, July 7 the recent opening of R...
Jul 07, 2025
NANAIMO - With increasing numbers of motorists parking along Hwy. 19 to access popular shellfish harvesting grounds, the B.C. government appears poised to act.In response to safety-related complaints ...
Alex Rawnsley Jul 07, 2025
NANAIMO - After attempting to host the BC Lacrosse Association female box lacrosse provincials in 2024, Nanaimo got the bid and will host in 2025. Over 41 teams in the U-13 to U-22 age bracket are par...
Alex Rawnsley Jul 06, 2025
NANAIMO - Three weeks removed from her latest liquor store theft, a Nanaimo woman is getting an opportunity to redeem herself. Cheyenne Patricia Davidson, 32, received a time-served jail sentence this...
Jul 03, 2025
NANAIMO - Following stops with two other NHL organizations, Nanaimo's Dylan Coghlan is returning to where he got his first shot in the league. Coghlan, a 27-year-old defenceman, signed a one-year, one...
Alex Rawnsley Jul 02, 2025
NANAIMO - It's being billed as a farewell tour, before redeployment into the Atlantic Ocean and parts beyond.HMCS Nanaimo arrived in the Harbour City on Sunday, June 29, joining Nanaimo's Canada Day f...
Jul 02, 2025
NANAIMO - It's last call for regional landowners to pay their annual property bills before fines apply. All mid-Island municipalities from Ladysmith to Qualicum Beach face a Wednesday, July 2, propert...
Daryl Major Jul 02, 2025
PARKSVILLE -A fully-involved structure fire in Parksville turned tragic over the weekend. Parksville Fire Rescue chief Marc Norris said they responded to a mobile home on Corfield St. North near the c...
Jun 30, 2025