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French fry cooking leads to Uplands Rd. house fire
NANAIMO - A homeowner cooking a batch of french fries on a stove led to a damaging cooking fire in central Nanaimo.Emergency services were called to a home on Uplands Dr. just north of Mexicanna Rd. o...
Feb 10, 2025

VIDEO: Passionate Nanaimo historian concludes impactful career
NANAIMO - Possessing an encyclopedic knowledge of Nanaimo's past and undeniable charm, a leading local history buff is calling it a career.However, she's not going quickly, or quietly for that matter....
Feb 10, 2025

Hull shines in Clipper victory with two goals including the OT winner
NANAIMO - The Clippers winning streak is up to six after a 6-5 overtime win versus the Langley Rivermen.The game went through many twists and turns but Langley had only one lead, when they got a goal ...
Feb 08, 2025

Island Top Team athletes compete in all-female jiu-jitsu event
NANAIMO - Island Top Team, a Brazilian jiu-jitsu academy in Nanaimo, recently sent two students to a women's only jiu-jitsu event in Bellingham called Battle Grappling.Laya Walker and Sarah Kolybaba t...
Feb 08, 2025

Housing to dominate Qualicum Beach OCP process
QUALICUM BEACH - Creating more housing units for anticipated growth factors heavily into an ongoing public engagement campaign in Qualicum Beach. A Quality of Life Survey in effect since mid-January a...
Feb 08, 2025

Nixon's 42 save performance backstops Clippers in win over Grizzlies
COLWOOD - The Clippers earned their first shutout of the season and won their fifth straight game with a 5-0 road victory over the Victoria Grizzlies on Friday, Feb. 7.Chazz Nixon stood tall in the Cl...
Feb 07, 2025

Charges laid following multiple Oceanside residential break and enters
NANAIMO - A man is accused of breaking into five additional Oceanside area homes after being originally charged with one local residential break-in late last year. New charges against Timothy Joseph D...
Feb 07, 2025

Many Nanaimo area drivers struggle adjusting to snow, ICBC claims surge
NANAIMO - It turned out to be an extra miserable Monday for many Nanaimo area drivers. A blast of wintry conditions brought well over a foot of snow to the Nanaimo area leading to chaos on the roads w...
Feb 06, 2025

VIDEO: Clippers assistant coaches a big part of team's resurgence
NANAIMO - There are many reasons for the Nanaimo Clippers positive turnaround since the BCHL Christmas break.A retooled roster, players making strides in their personal play and the work of the coachi...
Feb 06, 2025

'I just want to be a kid and have fun:' driver doing donuts at Nanaimo mall gets ticketed
NANAIMO - A young Nanaimo driver learned the hard way rules of the road apply, even if a fresh blanket of snow piles up in a large parking lot. On Monday, Feb. 3 around 7:00 p.m., Nanaimo RCMP were ca...
Feb 06, 2025