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Significant mixed-use development coming to Lantzville's village core

LANTZVILLE - Excitement levels were palpable around the District of Lantzville's council table as a pending new addition to the village core was enthusiastically endorsed. Representatives from Lantzvi...

Sep 13, 2024

'Fair access to healthcare:' clear demands made to address 'deadly and inefficient' Nanaimo hospital

NANAIMO - The message was loud and clear: central and north Island residents demand equitable access to healthcare compared to Vancouver Island's southern tip.Roughly 350 people crammed into the Beban...

Sep 13, 2024

'Play stupid games and win stupid prizes': Nanaimo house cleaner stole wedding rings and cash

NANAIMO - A rogue maid with no prior criminal record hoped to keep her blatant indiscretions a secret. Fighting back tears throughout her sentencing hearing, the actions of 54-year-old Penny Lee Hof w...

Alex Rawnsley Sep 12, 2024

SD68 moving ahead with boundary shifts for Rutherford re-opening

NANAIMO - District staff and trustees are attempting to walk a fine line between quickly populating a new elementary school and inconveniencing as few people as possible.School District 68 trustees to...

Sep 12, 2024

Development permits approved for pair of multi-unit buildings in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - A pair of housing development permits were recently approved, including a substantial condo project in the city's south end. A development permit was given for a five-storey condo building w...

Alex Rawnsley Sep 12, 2024

Crews start ambitious off-season Westwood Lake Park overhaul

NANAIMO - Westwood Lake Park typically calms down this time of year, however noise from construction equipment will be ever-present for the next several months. Phase two enhancements at one of Nanaim...

Alex Rawnsley Sep 12, 2024

Clippers lose back and forth battle 7-5 to Bulldogs

NANAIMO - After not playing for ten months the Clippers had an emotional preseason battle with the Alberni Valley Bulldogs.The Clippers lost 7-5 in contest with several momentum changes and nastiness ...

Sep 11, 2024

Impaired driver pleads guilty to mid-Island crash which killed former Mountie

QUALICUM BEACH - A woman admitted to being under the influence of methamphetamine while she veered into oncoming lanes leading to the death of a man near Whiskey Creek. Belinda Mary Hainsworth pleaded...

Alex Rawnsley Sep 11, 2024

Recognizable LADYSMITH vegetation feature spelled correctly after all

LADYSMITH - An apparent spelling error turned out to be a case of vegetation stubbornly not filling in as hoped. A post to the popular Facebook page 'Around Town - Ladysmith Community Board' from a bo...

Alex Rawnsley Sep 10, 2024

Nanaimo council approves revised oversight model for pending temporary housing facility

NANAIMO - Requested revised operational conditions for a looming temporary housing development on Old Victoria Rd. were narrowly endorsed by Nanaimo City Council. Following lengthy debate at the Monda...

Sep 10, 2024