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Active COVID cases in Island Health fall swiftly over weekend

NANAIMO - The number of active COVID-19 cases in Island Health fell sharply after a relatively high week of new cases. Island Health on Monday, June 21 confirmed there are 29 active cases, down from 5...

Jun 21, 2021

Orange hearts decorate VIU campus on National Indigenous Peoples Day

NANAIMO - A renowned First Nations Elder addressed VIU students more than 50 years after having a life-changing moment at Nanaimo's old Malaspina College campus.Barney Williams, 81,spoke at a National...

Jun 21, 2021

Suite of flights returning to Nanaimo Airport as restrictions ease

NANAIMO - Air Canada flights from the Nanaimo Airport will return to the skies. Air Canada announced the summer flight routes direct to Toronto, Vancouver and Calgary will resume in July. The Calgary ...

Jun 21, 2021

Dream Home being built in Lantzville to support Nanaimo Community Hospice

NANAIMO - Moving into a new home will help a valuable Nanaimo organization move into a larger space of their own. The newest house for the Dream Home Lottery is being built in the Lantzville Foothills...

Jun 21, 2021

Thief strikes numerous times across Vancouver Island in one-week crime spree

PARKSVILLE - Mounties are looking for man wanted for numerous incidents across the mid-island including theft of a vehicle. According to Oceanside RCMP, a Chevy Silverado pick-up truck was reported st...

Jun 20, 2021

VIDEO: Boat catches fire on Long Lake

NANAIMO - A sunny weekend at the beach was interrupted by a boat which caught fire. The motor boat was engulfed in flame in the middle of Long Lake on Sunday, June 20 just after 4 p.m. "We are not sur...

Alex Rawnsley Jun 20, 2021

$3M winning lotto 6/49 ticket sold in Parksville

PARKSVILLE - Someone in Parksville woke up a millionaire. A Lotto 6/49 ticket purchased in Parksville matched all six numbers along with a ticket purchased in Newfoundland and Labrador.The two ticket ...

Jun 20, 2021

'Life-changing': Call for refugee sponsors as study suggests 4M Canadians open to it

Karina Reid watched as the little boy, fascinated by the running tap water, jumped into the bathtub. "This is the best day of my life!" then four-year-old Delphin said. Delphin and his pregnant mother...

Jun 20, 2021

New benches bringing vibrant colours to Oceanside region

PARKSVILLE - Travellers and Oceanside residents will be able to sit and take in the amazing natural views while enjoying artistic creativity. Thirty freshly painted benches, built by Ballenas Secondar...

Jun 20, 2021

VIDEO: Lantzville, Snaw-naw-as Nation formalize new working relationship

LANTZVILLE - The ink is dry on a new memorandum of understanding between the District of Lantzville and Snaw-naw-as Nation.Officially signed at a ceremony in Nanoose on Friday, June 18, the document c...

Jun 19, 2021