Education

'The impact is profound:' students help homeless community with annual campaign

NANAIMO - Students across the region are in their 19th year of putting smiles on the faces of some of the communities less fortunate. The Everybody Deserves a Smile (EDAS) campaign has students from k...

Daryl Major Nov 25, 2022

'Important for us to talk about the tough topics:' eliminating discrimination focus of VIU campaign

NANAIMO - Local students are shining an ever-growing light on gender-based abuse, violence and discrimination.Vancouver Island University's status of women committee is leading events beginning this w...

Nov 22, 2022

Nanaimo cadets on guard for 24-hour vigil at downtown Cenotaph

NANAIMO - They're standing for those who served and for those who never made it home.Members from Royal Canadian Air Cadets 205 Collishaw Squadron began a planned 24-hour vigil at the Nanaimo Cenotaph...

Nov 10, 2022

$10-a-day childcare arrives in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - One day following Halloween, some parents have much less frightening child care bills to contend with.The B.C. Government announced 167 child care spaces on the mid-Island are now part of th...

Nov 01, 2022

Pedestrian safety measures unveiled at Parksville school

PARKSVILLE - A provincial grant has funded road safety improvements to help students get to and from cole Oceanside Elementary School in a more safe manner.The $17,580 grant through the Vision Zero Ro...

Oct 22, 2022

Gabriola event derailed after school trustee candidate shows 'very graphic and explicit' images

GABRIOLA ISLAND - A question for school trustee candidates in the 2022 Municipal Elections on inclusion resulted in a heated confrontation requiring a police presence.A meet and greet at Gabriola Isla...

Oct 14, 2022

Vandalism at Nanaimo schools costing roughly equivalent of full-time teacher

NANAIMO - While vandalism in schools is down, repair costs to schools in School District 68 are enough to fund at least one full-time teaching position.New data presented at the Wednesday, Oct 12. bus...

Oct 13, 2022

'Blindness doesn't mean impossible:' support group helps people with vision loss adjust and thrive

NANAIMO - A workshop put on by the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) is helping to empower those with vision loss and break down barriers to inclusion The CNIB brought their mobile hub ...

Oct 04, 2022

Increased support for people transitioning from correctional centres back into society

NANAIMO - The B.C. Government is providing more support for people leaving correctional centres.The Oct. 3 announcement from the Province stated they are expanding its Community Transition Teams to of...

Oct 03, 2022

Community coming together to honour and remember on Truth & Reconciliation Day

NANAIMO - For the second time nationally, the National Day for Truth & Reconciliation is being recognized on Sept. 30. The day was made official last year as a time to honour the victims and survi...

Sep 30, 2022