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BC Ferries adds additional weekend sailings to Nanaimo-Vancouver route

NANAIMO - The opening of non-essential travel across B.C. is set to pack ferries to and from Vancouver Island.Demand for reservations on upcoming sailings was so intense, the BC Ferries website crashe...

Jun 16, 2021

$500K lottery ticket bought in Nanaimo, $70M prize still up for grabs

NANAIMO - Check your Lotto Max tickets.While no $70 million jackpot was won during the Tuesday, June 15 Lotto Max draw, two sizable prices were earned by Island players.Playnow.com showed 42 winners w...

Alex Rawnsley Jun 16, 2021

Nanaimo casino employees suing for wrongful dismissal

NANAIMO - Numerous employees of Casino Nanaimo have launched lawsuits against the larger organization, claiming they were fired without cause as the COVID-19 pandemic began. Civil claims filed in BC S...

Jun 16, 2021

Famous Nanaimo bathtub race cancelled, hope floats for September event

NANAIMO - Bathtubs, silly boats and dragon boats won't race through the waters off the shores of Nanaimo this year. The Loyal Nanaimo Bathtub Society, which hosts and co-organizes the larger Nanaimo M...

Jun 15, 2021

Save-On-Foods’ ‘Share It Forward’ program filling local food banks

KAMLOOPS - For the fourth year in a row, and the second amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Save-On-Foods and Western Family are teaming up and asking Western Canadians to help them "Share It Forward" to su...

Jun 15, 2021

Suspicious fires in downtown Nanaimo keep emergency crews active

NANAIMO - A series of deliberately set and suspicious fires around Nanaimo has lead to a full investigation from Nanaimo RCMP and Fire Rescue. More than 20 suspicious fires were set, mostly around dow...

Alex Rawnsley Jun 15, 2021

Dover Bay Secondary students raise $13k for cancer research

NANAIMO - Students at one of the region's biggest schools have smashed their own expectations to support cancer research.Led by the school's 15 member student council, students at Dover Bay Secondary ...

Jun 15, 2021

'I was out of control:' man sentenced for Qualicum Beach armed robbery

NANAIMO - Fuelled by "every drug under the sun", a Ladysmith man lost his mind after watching his life fall apart during a brazen 2019 crime spree. Dustin Sean Williams stole a truck and robbed a Qual...

Jun 15, 2021

Extremely rare white raven fighting for his life at Errington animal refuge

ERRINGTON - Animal care providers are closely watching a rare bird found recently in dire condition and unable to fly. Following marked improvements in recent days, the North Island Wildlife Recovery ...

Jun 14, 2021

Former Nanaimo mayor Graeme Roberts passes away

NANAIMO - Flags are at half mast at Nanaimo City Hall to recognize the passing of a former mayor. Graeme Roberts, who held the top elected position in Nanaimo for two years after defeating Frank J. Ne...

Jun 14, 2021