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Bastion St. and Commercial Rd. becoming four-way stop to slow drivers

NANAIMO - A "unique" downtown Nanaimo intersection is changing to hopefully protect pedestrians and increase walkability in the area. The Bastion and Commercial St. intersection has become a four-way ...

Sep 01, 2020

'Superheroes' needed to manage COVID-19 as province heads into flu season

NANAIMO - The province has shone the bat signal for 'superheroes' to be the ones who lead BC through a tricky fall and winter flu season amid the COVID-19 pandemic.Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie...

Aug 31, 2020

Canada signs deal with Novovax to get 76 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine

OTTAWA - The federal government has a deal with a third vaccine developer to get access to an experimental COVID-19 vaccine as early as next spring. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Montreal t...

Aug 31, 2020

Memorial wall created as overdose crisis in Nanaimo takes heavy toll

NANAIMO - The International Overdose Awareness Day event in Nanaimo will have a markedly more solemn tone in 2020.Though the event on Monday, Aug. 31 has always commemorated the hundreds lost to fatal...

Aug 31, 2020

Nanaimo curlers gearing up for modified COVID-19 season

NANAIMO - Local curlers will see a host of tweaks and changes in a bid to have a COVID-free year.The Nanaimo Curling Club has instituted many rules and mandates designed to comply and exceed COVID-19 ...

Aug 30, 2020

Hole in 30: Hospital Foundation, Fairwinds extend ICU fundraiser through entire month

NANAIMO - A wildly important annual fundraiser will proceed this year, with a COVID-19 twist.The 27th annual Golf for Life event at Fairwinds was extended to run the entire month of September in a bid...

Aug 30, 2020

Ladysmith RCMP searching for driver involved in fatal Saturday crash

UPDATE - BC RCMP said the stolen vehicle taken from the scene of a fatal crash in Oyster Bay on Saturday has been recovered and is being analyzed. Police are also confident they have identified the su...

Aug 29, 2020

Fresh Start event donating back-to-school supplies expands during COVID-19 pandemic

NANAIMO - The annual Fresh Start event helping Nanaimo-Ladysmith students have a great first day of school has changed to fit the times. Creator Dave Lawrence and fellow organizers are packing backpac...

Aug 29, 2020

Passengers refusing to wear mask face one year ban on WestJet flights

NANAIMO - WestJet travellers will soon be subject to stricter rules about the use of masks. The airline introduced a zero tolerance mask policy on Friday, Aug. 28 which is set to take effect next week...

Aug 28, 2020

Campfire bans avoided in Coastal Fire Centre region for second summer in a row

NANAIMO - Strong messaging about how to avoid human-caused fires appears to be sticking in the minds of Vancouver Island campers. The Coastal Fire Centre confirmed on Thursday, Aug. 27 the number of h...

Aug 28, 2020