Tag Archives: People
Open house scheduled for proposed permanent supportive housing project in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Further information on the evolution of 250 Terminal Ave. N takes place with an upcoming open house.Hosted by BC Housing, presentation boards for the planned permanent supportive housing com...
Feb 21, 2024
Parksville construction firm fined after issuing fake occupancy permits
NANAIMO - What's believed to be an unprecedented case of forgery in the mid-Island region involved a construction contractor issuing multiple fake occupancy permits for newly built homes. Don Ballard,...
Feb 20, 2024
Nanaimo United soccer programs generate heavy interest at the club and grassroots level
NANAIMO - Spring soccer programs for kids are in registration mode for Nanaimo United while their top level teams are about to enter playoffs.Club spokesperson Daragh Fitzgerald said interest in the s...
Feb 18, 2024
Clippers just one point ahead of fifth place Grizzlies after 4-1 road loss
COLWOOD - It was a night of not much space at the Q Centre for the Clippers.The Victoria Grizzlies took a 4-1 win in a game they never trailed.Mid way through the opening period the teams traded two g...
Feb 17, 2024
Drought ignites earlier Scotch broom battle
NANAIMO - In response to a prolonged lack of precipitation, a revised approach is being taken to combat a damaging, fast-growing invasive plant.Joanne Sales, executive director of non-profit organizat...
Feb 17, 2024
Haynes leads Clippers with three points in 6-2 win over Langley
NANAIMO - The Clippers played a complete game in a 6-2 victory over the Rivermen.Eleven different players had points but Connor Haynes was at the head of the class with a two goal and one assist perfo...
Feb 17, 2024
One killed in crash along Hwy 4 in Whiskey Creek
PARKSVILLE - A passenger died and two drivers were seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash on Hwy. 4 in Whiskey Creek. Oceanside RCMP Sgt. Shane Worth said the crash occurred on Thursday, Feb. 15 at ...
Feb 16, 2024
VIDEO: Newly acquired Gelinas no stranger to Clippers organization
NANAIMO - The Clippers final roster addition of the 2023-24 season was forward Remi Gelinas.The 18-year-old was acquired in a future considerations deal with the Powell River Kings on Friday, Feb. 9, ...
Feb 15, 2024
Rural fire sweeps smoke across much of Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A blanket of smoke across much of the city Thursday morning came from a rural property burn.Smoke moved across Nanaimo's north and central areas in the 8 a.m. hour on Thursday, Feb. 15, stem...
Feb 15, 2024
'It's a critical time for them:' calls made to leave Brant geese undisturbed during annual migration
PARKSVILLE - For about two months annually the spectacle of thousands of determined birds beeline for Oceanside area beaches to rest, fatten up and head north to breed. A local naturalist is highlight...
Feb 15, 2024