Education

Former Lantzville principal issued 15 year ban after vigilante sting

NANAIMO - Trying to pick up who he thought was a 15-year-old boy was likely a career-killer for the then-principal of Aspengrove School in Lantzville.A Consent Resolution Agreement published on Tuesda...

Alex Rawnsley Aug 08, 2023

Errington wildlife rehab centre has unique relationship with bear cubs

ERRINGTON - Tough love adequately describes how staff and volunteers at the renowned North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre (NIWRC) treat its black bears prior to release back into the wild. Believed t...

Jul 28, 2023

'You don't have to have perfect grades:' Nanaimo student lands $100K scholarship

NANAIMO - While Paul Wu's world has been turned upside down lately, he's not complaining about it. The NDSS graduate was accepted to UBC to pursue a computer sciences degree, but that all changed in M...

Jul 13, 2023

VIU athletic director tops off huge year with CCAA's top honour

NANAIMO - Vancouver Island University's director of athletics and recreation is "surprised, shocked and humbled" to be named the 2023 Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) athletic director ...

Jun 17, 2023

Mid Island schools benefit from 150 new child care spaces

NANAIMO - Around 150 new, licensed child care spaces are now available in the Nanaimo-Ladysmith School District (SD 68) with the opening of two new child care centres. The new spaces will be split bet...

Alex Rawnsley Jun 16, 2023

Expansion complete at in-demand north Nanaimo French Immersion school

NANAIMO - Following prolonged construction delays, crews have at last completed a substantial addition to an over-capacity French immersion school in Nanaimo.School district 68 officials are expecting...

Jun 15, 2023

Million dollar grant helping VIU's adult education and ESL programming

NANAIMO - A significant grant is designed to better equip students for in-demand careers. A $3.8 million funding boost from the provincial government will go to a variety of post-secondary institution...

Alex Rawnsley Jun 05, 2023

Rutherford Elementary set to re-open amid SD68 capacity crunch

NANAIMO - It's a new dawn for Rutherford Elementary school in the city's north end. The Board of Trustees for School District 68 unanimously approved the school's re-opening, pending some conditions, ...

Alex Rawnsley May 25, 2023

Rising number of Nanaimo students going to school hungry

NANAIMO - A program feeding students in School District 68 is increasingly relied upon by students to ensure their stomachs aren't empty during the school week. Since 2018 the Nanaimo-Ladysmith School...

May 24, 2023

New provincial funds directing youth into B.C. manufacturing jobs

NANAIMO - Students in post-secondary across B.C. will soon have additional support should they choose to enter a career in the manufacturing sector.The provincial government announced $3 million in ne...

May 15, 2023