Tag Archives: Events
‘It’s a full team event:’ VIU men’s hockey team bolsters longstanding Nanaimo tournament
NANAIMO - While VIU's men's hockey team is well acquainted with putting pucks in nets and butts in seats, they'll turn their attention to serving drinks and blowing whistles this weekend. The annual T...
Jan 31, 2025
Classy, devoted Nanaimo advocate officially granted Freedom of the City status
NANAIMO - More than sixty years ago a young John Ruttan moved to the Harbour City with humble beginnings renting a $65 a month Rosehill St. bachelor pad. He would make significant contributions to cou...
Jan 21, 2025
Proposed Nanaimo housing complex advancing, despite 'significant' height & parking variances
NANAIMO - Amid concerns regarding proposed building heights and parking, a proposed central Nanaimo rental apartment building cleared another hurdle. Developers are proposing a 93-unit rental apartmen...
Jan 11, 2025
New Years Day polar bear events staged for icy start to 2025
NANAIMO - Missed out on the recent Nanaimo Boxing Day polar bear swim and want to ring in the new year with a chilly plunge? You're in luck. A pair of formal polar bear swim events are happening on We...
Jan 01, 2025
Great Nanaimo Toy Drive reports successful campaign, demand shoots up
NANAIMO - A monumental community effort culminated in hundreds of Christmas miracles for families requiring a little extra holiday support. More than 1,600 children and 750 families received new, unwr...
Dec 31, 2024
'We're always training:' Nanaimo Fire Rescue constantly brushing up on skills
NANAIMO - A team of firefighters scaling down a high rise building to replicate a potential rescue call is another day at the office for Nanaimo Fire Rescue. The Thursday, Dec. 12 task at the 17-store...
Dec 28, 2024
Top Stories of 2024: Large brush fire singes Pipers Lagoon Park
NANAIMO - In the midst of a prolonged drought, fireworks carelessly set off at a prized north Nanaimo park sparked an out-of-control brush fire. It happened on Friday, July 12 just before 11 p.m. wher...
Dec 22, 2024
Top Stories of 2024: Deadly year on Nanaimo and Oceanside roads
NANAIMO - A pair of high-profile, and presently unsolved hit-and-runs highlighted the potential dangers of rural roads this year.Police continue investigating a pair of crashes which led to the deaths...
Dec 19, 2024
Nanaimo students pull off large care package collection effort
NANAIMO - An elementary school gym transformed into a packaging assembly line to help those in the region in need of a boost over the winter holidays. Hosted by cole Hammond Bay Elementary School, 450...
Dec 19, 2024
Late rally saves Nanaimo-based Late-French Immersion program
NANAIMO - Thanks to a last-minute push by parents and students, Late-French Immersion (LFI) programming at Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools (SD68) has been saved, for now.The SD68 board of trustees de...
Dec 19, 2024