Tag Archives: Events
Major production set for six-week filming schedule in downtown Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Significant closures are coming to the city's downtown, stemming from a major television production. Work is set to focus around Diana Krall Plaza and select businesses along Wharf St., Skin...
Apr 12, 2024
Title sponsor stabilizes Nanaimo Senior B Timbermen
NANAIMO - A local construction company is helping to build on the success of a resurrected local lacrosse program. One season removed from players and the business community rallying behind the club's...
Apr 10, 2024
City & accommodators battling for control of Nanaimo hotel tax dollars
NANAIMO - A standoff is brewing between the City and some local tourism operators over who controls and administers hotel tax revenue.The Municipal and Regional District Tax (MRDT) is applied to short...
Apr 10, 2024
'A really good way for me to push myself:' 11-year-old Nanaimo skater keeps grinding
NANAIMO - A young local girl is getting rewarded for the hard work she's putting in at area skateparks.Evie Pritchard, 11, recently earned a pair of top finishes at high-level events in eastern Canada...
Apr 09, 2024
‘You gotta get here early:’ large crowds flock to Rotary Club of Nanaimo book sale
NANAIMO - With nearly 80,000 titles available, Nanaimo North Town Centre has been converted into a book lover's dream.On Friday, April 5 the popular fundraiser for the Rotary Club of Nanaimo started, ...
Apr 05, 2024
VIDEO: Dover Bay senior boys basketball team recognized at school rally
NANAIMO - In the end, unwavering determination and skill shone through for the Dover Bay Dolphins senior boys basketball squad. On Wednesday, April 3 a school-wide assembly and banner-raising ceremony...
Apr 03, 2024
Cool, dry March for Nanaimo does little to ease drought concerns
NANAIMO - Despite a few warm days, March was a bit cooler than normal temperature-wise for the mid-Island with the lack of precipitation continuing to cause concern.Environment Canada meteorologist Br...
Apr 02, 2024
Federal Conservative leader visits Nanaimo, unloads 'axe the tax' campaign
NANAIMO - The federal Conservative Party of Canada leader honed in on the rising carbon tax across the country while reiterating a few key policy items during a campaign-style stop near Nanaimo.The sa...
Apr 01, 2024
Free Nanaimo pet care clinic celebrates five years
NANAIMO - A once small clinic helping people in need care for their cats and dogs shows no signs of slowing down amid high demand in the Nanaimo area. Helping Paws community clinic had its fifth anniv...
Mar 31, 2024
Nanaimo girl honoured for helping save grandfather's life
NANAIMO - A family enjoying an outing at sun-filled Maffeo Sutton Park likely wouldn't have been possible without the actions of a quick-thinking girl. Lucia Dell, 7, was at Beban Park Pool with her y...
Mar 13, 2024