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No new COVID-19 cases reported in Island Health for first time in nearly two weeks

NANAIMO - The total number of COVID-19 cases within Island Health remains unchanged. A statement from provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry on Wednesday, Oct. 21 confirmed there's been 244 cases ...

Oct 21, 2020

New garden opens in Maffeo Sutton Park to honour rotary clubs

NANAIMO - A corner of Maffeo Sutton Park is now a public garden acknowledging the work of local Rotarians. The Rotary Centennial Garden is officially open in the north east corner of Maffeo Sutton Par...

Oct 21, 2020

Active COVID-19 patients within Island Health drop as B.C. reports 167 new cases

NANAIMO - After escaping largely unscathed over a record weekend across B.C., Island Health has continued to buck the COVID-19 trend.Just two new cases were confirmed for the health authority on Tuesd...

Oct 20, 2020

Suspect identified in substantial north Nanaimo storage lockers heist

NANAIMO - A man wanted by two Vancouver Island police departments is also a suspect in a significant break-in of storage lockers in Nanaimo.Michael Arthor Leighton, 32, is a suspect in Sept. 27, 2020 ...

Oct 20, 2020

Overdose deaths increase in central Vancouver Island, bucking B.C. trend

NANAIMO - The number of people who fatally overdosed within the central Vancouver Island area increased in September, as much of B.C. saw the overdose crisis ease. Data released on Tuesday, Oct. 20 fr...

Oct 20, 2020

New youth outreach unit rolls out in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - The Nanaimo Aboriginal Centre is hitting Nanaimo's streets with a new youth outreach program. The program, known as Ts'its'uw'atul' in the Hul'q'umn'um' Coast Salish Language, recently rolle...

Oct 20, 2020

Special teams tweak propels Clippers to win over Island rival

NANAIMO - The Clippers leant on a third-year veteran and a renewed powerplay to get past the Bulldogs last weekend.Sean Donaldson chipped in three points and the power play came alive in the Clippers ...

Oct 19, 2020

Island Health avoids brunt of record-breaking COVID-19 weekend across B.C.

NANAIMO - It was a record-breaking weekend across British Columbia for new COVID-19 cases, however Island Health was largely spared.Just three new cases were confirmed in the region since Friday, part...

Oct 19, 2020

Steven Bacon pleads not guilty for accused murder of Nanaimo teen Makayla Chang

NANAIMO - The man accused of killing a Nanaimo teenager will go to trial.Bacon entered a not guilty plea at provincial court in Nanaimo on Monday, Oct. 19. It was his second appearance in a Nanaimo co...

Oct 19, 2020

Global Village Nanaimo aims to help keep COVID-19 impacted fair trade producers in business

NANAIMO - Disadvantaged worldwide producers are depending on fair trade retailers like Global Village Nanaimo (GVN) more than ever.Nanaimo's non-profit seasonal fair trade store opened earlier this mo...

Oct 18, 2020