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Man injured in Nanaimo Island Hwy crash

NANAIMO - A motorcyclist sustained injuries following an apparent two-vehicle crash on the Island Hwy. in central Nanaimo Thursday afternoon. It happened at about 3:10 p.m. near 107th St, just north o...

Oct 24, 2024

Fundraising complete for Critical Care components of Nanaimo hospital

NANAIMO - About a year after launching a campaign to help bolster ongoing critical care projects at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, the money has arrived. The Nanaimo & District Hospital Founda...

Alex Rawnsley Oct 24, 2024

Woman pleads guilty to neglecting 44 animals seized from feces-filled Mudge Island home

Editors note: This article contains highly disturbing details of animal neglect. Reader discretion is strongly advised. NANAIMO - A case of puppy breeding gone horribly wrong was outlined during a gra...

Daryl Major Oct 24, 2024

VIDEO: Clippers first year defencemen step up to fill injury void on blueline

NANAIMO - The Clippers have had some on ice struggles lately with three straight losses. Some of that can be attributed to injuries, particularly on defence where the team is without their number one ...

Alex Rawnsley Oct 23, 2024

Prolific Nanaimo thief gets treatment instead of more jail

NANAIMO - Well known to police and loathed by local retailers, a longtime Nanaimo criminal will attempt to clean up his act in a live-in treatment centre. Peter Jonathan Cameron Ludvigson, 49, receive...

Alex Rawnsley Oct 23, 2024

'Provide a great service:' care home for those living with brain injuries coming to Parksville

PARKSVILLE - A new assisted living facility for those living with brain injuries is coming to the City of Parksville. A development permit was recently issued for 365 Moilliet St. South to build a pai...

Alex Rawnsley Oct 22, 2024

Health officials ramp up for pending respiratory illness season

NANAIMO - A "moderate" respiratory illness season is expected to materialize in the coming weeks as the province recently unveiled its annual vaccine strategy. A week following the start of the B.C go...

Ian Holmes Oct 22, 2024

Nanaimo & Parksville Mayors encouraged by incoming central Island MLAs

NANAIMO - Two of the four MLAs recently elected to represent the mid-Island are new to their roles, but there is familiarity amid a shifting political landscape. While mail-in vote counting this week ...

Daryl Major Oct 22, 2024

Trio charged with first degree murder of Nanaimo woman

NANAIMO - Murder charges apply against three people in connection with the death of Wendy Head, originally thought to be a victim of the province's ongoing toxic drug crisis. On Friday, Oct. 18 the BC...

Alex Rawnsley Oct 21, 2024

VIU Mariners expect to be national contenders in men's and women's CCAA basketball

NANAIMO - The VIU Mariners begin their basketball season at home on Oct. 18.Both the women and men play Okanagan to begin their journey through the PACWEST and they hope it all culminates with a CCAA ...

Oct 20, 2024