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Clippers hunting for new GM ahead of delayed season

NANAIMO - The search is on for the next General Manager of the Nanaimo Clippers.Tali Campbell is stepping down to pursue other opportunities.Team owner Wes Mussio credited Campbell for his role in rai...

Sep 03, 2020

Community transmission of COVID-19 remains below threshold across Island & B.C.

NANAIMO - No change for the Island Health region, but the province provided a detailed look at community transmission of COVID-19 on Thursday.Eighty-nine new cases were confirmed elsewhere in B.C. as ...

Sep 03, 2020

9-year-old girl traumatized after adult exposes himself at Westwood Lake

NANAIMO - A nine-year-old girl was the victim of a sexual predator at Westwood Lake. Nanaimo RCMP said the girl was walking along the trail with her family on Wednesday, Sept. 2 at approximately 6 p.m...

Sep 03, 2020

Server saves man's life at Nanaimo burger restaurant

NANAIMO - What a Nanaimo server at first thought was a joke turned serious and saw her take heroic action. Jillian Baird, a server at Top Notch Burgers in downtown Nanaimo, went to check on a customer...

Sep 03, 2020

8,000 sq. ft. expansion at Country Club Centre to bring cannabis store, Triple-O's restaurant

NANAIMO - More retail space is inbound for a mid-Nanaimo mall. Country Club Centre is expanding with an additional 8,000 square feet of retail space, currently being sectioned off in the parking lot n...

Sep 03, 2020

3 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Island Health

NANAIMO - A high mid-week surge in new COVID-19 cases brought three new to the Island Health region. A joint statement from provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and health minister Adrian Dix on...

Sep 02, 2020

Suspect in fatal highway crash arrested on 'unrelated matters'

NANAIMO - A five-dayman hunt is now over.RCMP confirmed on Wednesday, Sept. 2 they arrested the man believed to have caused a highway crash on Saturday, Aug. 29 which killed a Ladysmith mother of two....

Sep 02, 2020

Long-planned affordable housing projects for seniors coming to fruition

NANAIMO - New affordable rental homes at two housing projects in Nanaimo will soon be move-in ready.A 57 unit affordable housing project on Mill St. is provided by the Nanaimo Affordable Housing Socie...

Sep 02, 2020

New charging stations to bolster central Island network for electric vehicles

NANAIMO - Electric vehicle owners in the region will soon have a more stable, widespread network to fuel their travels.A Regional District of Nanaimo-led effort involving nearly a dozen other Island m...

Sep 02, 2020

Island Health COVID-19 cases hold steady, 58 province-wide

NANAIMO - The number of COVID-19 cases for the Island Health region has not increased. The province confirmed 58 new cases on Tuesday, Sept. 1, including one epi-linked case to increase the total numb...

Sep 01, 2020