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Graduating Clippers thankful for chance to complete their junior careers

NANAIMO - There were times in the last three months Nanaimo Clippers Jordan Naylor and Baxter Anderson thoght it was game over. Thankfully they'll manage to finish their Junior A careers on the ice wi...

Mar 18, 2021

Vaccine rollout ramps up, Canada Day target for everyone receiving first shot

NANAIMO - B.C. public health is setting a new ambitious target for everyone receiving their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry on Thursday, March 18, announ...

Mar 18, 2021

Growing downtown Nanaimo encampment evicted, fence erected around Italian Fountain

NANAIMO - A growing encampment in the heart of Nanaimo is no more. City of Nanaimo bylaw staff, observed by Nanaimo RCMP, displaced people experiencing homelessness from Italian Square Park on Thursda...

Mar 18, 2021

Grad Wear program returns to ensure Oceanside students look fabulous

PARKSVILLE - Graduates from Nanoose to Bowser can be fashionable for a prom they'll never forget. The Society of Organized Services in the Oceanside Region resumed its Grad Wear program for 2021 after...

Mar 18, 2021

Legal action launched against District of Lanzville over large suburban development

NANAIMO - Lantzville councillors are accused of intimidating residents during a public hearing about a substantial suburban development. A petition to the BC Supreme Court by the Lantzville Community ...

Mar 17, 2021

Island Health's active COVID-19 case count continues downward slide

NANAIMO - Island Health's COVID-19 curve is continuing a gradual path downwards with another day of below-average case counts.The health authority confirmed just 16 cases on Wednesday, March 17. Eight...

Mar 17, 2021

Ambitious plan endorsed to boost available child care spaces throughout mid-island area

NANAIMO - A new action plan hopes to add thousands of new child care spaces throughout the area. The Child Care Action Plan recommends having 50 child care spaces for every 100 children under the age ...

Mar 17, 2021

Cedar residents angered by logging near Cable Bay, RDN responds

NANAIMO - Logging private land south of Nanaimo shifted into a public display of anger from area residents.A development permit issued by the Regional District of Nanaimo allowed most of a nearly 100 ...

Mar 17, 2021

Island Health confirms 29 new COVID-19 cases, central Island dips below 100 active

NANAIMO - New COVID-19 cases in B.C. and the Island Health region continue outpacing recent averages.Island Health confirmed 29 new cases on Tuesday, March 16, including 18 within the central Island r...

Mar 16, 2021

Fatal construction site accident on Gabriola Island under investigation

NANAIMO - The BC Coroners Service is investigating after two men were killed in a workplace incident on Gabriola Island.Emergency crews were called to a residential property on Berry Point Rd. near Tw...

Mar 16, 2021