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VIU men's basketball team goes for back to back provincial titles

NANAIMO - The VIU men's Mariners are gunning for their second straight PACWEST provincial basketball championship and their third in four years. Coach Matt Kuzminski said his first place team will hav...

Alex Rawnsley Feb 28, 2025

Nanaimo Council advancing video/audio recording bans, citing safety concerns

NANAIMO - Referencing multiple incidents of disruption in Council Chambers over the last year, the City is preparing to implement a blanket ban on media capture by the public during meetings.Councillo...

Feb 27, 2025

Renowned Wellington Jazz Academy makes impact at festival

NANAIMO - Students from Wellington Secondary School's popular jazz program hit all the right notes last weekend. Wellington students garnered several individual and combination honours at one of the l...

Feb 27, 2025

VIDEO: Clippers Kinch excels with more offensive opportunities

NANAIMO - Dylan Kinch has had an explosive second half to his final junior hockey season. The Clippers leading scorer entered the final week of February in the top five in BCHL scoring. After being a ...

Alex Rawnsley Feb 27, 2025

'It can strip you right bare:' Naked Bungy in Nanaimo backs mental health

NANAIMO - All in the name of mental health, roughly 160 people are preparing to bungy in the buff this weekend.The 19th annual Naked Bungy event in support of Mental Health Recovery Partners (MHRP) ta...

Feb 27, 2025

New patrol vessel operating inside central Island military testing range

NANAIMO - A new vessel for military personnel operating in local waters is being dubbed a game-changer for public and participant safety. Personnel at the Canadian Forces Maritime Experimental and Tes...

Alex Rawnsley Feb 26, 2025

Best in Nanaimo sports honoured at 20th Nanaimo Sport Achievement Awards

NANAIMO - It was a milestone year for the Nanaimo Sport Achievement Awards.The 20th annual event featured strong performances and commitment to Nanaimo area sports in 2024 with 20 awards handed out at...

Alex Rawnsley Feb 26, 2025

'We genuinely do care about this issue:' anti-bullying movement gains momentum

NANAIMO - Schools across the country, province and mid-Island region will be noticeably pinker on Wednesday to draw awareness and action against bullying. Pink Shirt Day, launched in 2007 by a pair of...

Alex Rawnsley Feb 26, 2025

Victoria woman charged in fatal Whiskey Creek crash

PARKSVILLE - A 39-year-old Victoria woman is facing a pair of dangerous driving charges after allegedly being involved in a fatal crash last February. Jasmine Kaur Bal was formally charged with one co...

Alex Rawnsley Feb 25, 2025

Man seriously hurt in crash involving ambulance near Nanaimo hospital

NANAIMO - A key central Nanaimo intersection was temporarily closed following a serious two-vehicle crash.Nanaimo RCMP Res. Cst. Gary O'Brien said a collision ocurred at the Dufferen Cres./Boundary Cr...

Feb 25, 2025