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Plane damaged by fire following troubled landing at Qualicum Beach airport

QUALICUM BEACH - A small private plane with two people aboard was heavily damaged upon touching down at the Qualicum Beach Airport. The Town of Qualicum Beach's acting chief administrative officer Luk...

Sep 16, 2024

Multi-use trail construction begins starts on Hwy. 19A in Parksville

PARKSVILLE - Crews are beginning construction on a new pathway to run adjacent to Hwy. 19A in Parksville. Beginning Monday, Sept. 16 and scheduled to be completed by early November, a 190 metre pathwa...

Alex Rawnsley Sep 16, 2024

Mental health/substance use services ramp up in Nanaimo area

NANAIMO - Over the past several months a team of professionals has begun tackling expanding and complex health challenges impacting youth and their families on the mid-Island. Following a B.C. governm...

Sep 16, 2024

Release conditions applied to former Nanaimo teacher facing child porn charges

NANAIMO - Release conditions have been implemented against a former Nanaimo substitute teacher charged with a pair of child pornography offences. Darrell Christopher Gilkes, 31, appeared briefly via v...

Alex Rawnsley Sep 15, 2024

'He's the gold standard:' Terry Fox Run continues legacy of iconic Canadian

NANAIMO - Every year, thousands of Canadians in more than 650 communities converge to raise money for cancer research and to preserve the legacy of a legend. The annual Terry Fox Run takes place on Su...

Alex Rawnsley Sep 15, 2024

Mariners soccer teams take to the field for 2024 season

NANAIMO - The VIU Mariners new PACWEST soccer season is underway.VIU's men's and women's teams started with a pair of home games last weekend against Langara, with the women earning 2-0 and 5-1 victor...

Sep 14, 2024

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