Events

Francophone organization hosts popular & longstanding Nanaimo festival

NANAIMO - A weekend packed with francophone culture will be on full display this weekend at Beban Park Social Centre. The popular and well attended Maple Sugar Festival, staged by the Nanaimo Francoph...

Alex Rawnsley Feb 21, 2025

Sand sculptures on the move for Parksville Beach Festival

PARKSVILLE - A larger, more accessible space has organizers for the annual Parksville Beach Festival, and associated sand sculpting competition, excited for the future. City Councillors recently appro...

Alex Rawnsley Feb 20, 2025

Public info sessions to begin ahead of Qualicum Beach pool referendum

QUALICUM BEACH - Proposed enhancements to the Oceanside region's only publicly accessible pool facility will receive additional attention in the coming weeks. A referendum takes place on Saturday, Apr...

Daryl Major Feb 18, 2025

‘It’s been a great experience:' Nanaimo’s Brayden Boehm relishing time with Victoria Royals

NANAIMO - Suffice to say a Nanaimo Minor Hockey grad is having a lot more fun now compared to last season. Brayden Boehm, who celebrated his 21st birthday last month, is concluding his five-year Weste...

Feb 15, 2025

VIEx campaigning for new agricultural building in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - It doesn't take a leading architect to conclude new life could be breathed into Vancouver Island Exhibition (VIEx) infrastructure at Beban Park Fairgrounds in Nanaimo. Michelle Solloway, mar...

Feb 13, 2025

Unique weigh scale aims to gain insight on Vancouver Island marmots

NANAIMO - Researchers are getting creative to learn more about how weight impacts the health of the resurgent Vancouver Island marmot population. A pair of Vancouver Island University technicians have...

Feb 10, 2025

Many Nanaimo area drivers struggle adjusting to snow, ICBC claims surge

NANAIMO - It turned out to be an extra miserable Monday for many Nanaimo area drivers. A blast of wintry conditions brought well over a foot of snow to the Nanaimo area leading to chaos on the roads w...

Alex Rawnsley Feb 06, 2025

'I just want to be a kid and have fun:' driver doing donuts at Nanaimo mall gets ticketed

NANAIMO - A young Nanaimo driver learned the hard way rules of the road apply, even if a fresh blanket of snow piles up in a large parking lot. On Monday, Feb. 3 around 7:00 p.m., Nanaimo RCMP were ca...

Alex Rawnsley Feb 06, 2025

Bone-dry January ranks top 10 all-time in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - Plenty of sun and blue sky replaced an historically precipitation-packed January for the central Island region last month.Environment Canada data for the Nanaimo area, dating back to 1892, s...

Alex Rawnsley Feb 05, 2025

Man sentenced for violent break-in/sexual assault at Nanoose Bay home

NANAIMO - A 29-year-old man is banned from Vancouver Island for the time being after being sentenced for a break-in and violent sexual assault in 2022. Quinten Anthony Meyer was given credit for over ...

Feb 04, 2025