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Detailed designs released for initial phases of Commercial St. overhaul

NANAIMO - Construction is ready to go for the first two phases of a considerable multi-year face-lift of the heart of Nanaimo's downtown.While it's unclear precisely how much work councillors will sig...

Alex Rawnsley Oct 20, 2023

Nanaimo RCMP on lookout for violent offender

NANAIMO - Local Mounties are hoping the public can help find an offender considered violent and actively evading arrest. An arrest warrant against Chase Peter Jack Goodale, 30, was issued last week st...

Alex Rawnsley Oct 20, 2023

Woman sentenced for online rental scam in Parksville, police preach 'buyer beware'

NANAIMO - A vulnerable family lost nearly $1,000 and badly needed housing during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions in Parksville in an all too common breach of trust offence.Lindsay Eli...

Oct 20, 2023

Bibby hat trick leads Clippers to 9-3 victory in Cowichan

DUNCAN - The Clippers offense shone in a 9-3 win over the Capitals.Luke Bibby had three goals, Michael Murtagh and Brett Merner had a goal and two assists each in the victory.Nanaimo led 2-0 after the...

Oct 19, 2023

Arson charge laid in connection to Walmart fire in north Nanaimo

NANAIMO - Police in Victoria have partnered with local Mounties to arrest and charge a man with several crimes, including a high profile arson in Nanaimo.Edwin Vikash Singh, 42, was arrested on the so...

Oct 19, 2023

Free harm reduction & first aid vending machine coming to Nanaimo hospital

NANAIMO - It's set to be a lot easier to obtain potentially life-saving medical supplies from local hospitals. Island Health is installing "Care and Connection Kiosks" at three Island facilities, incl...

Alex Rawnsley Oct 19, 2023

VIU volleyball teams gearing up for continued success in 2023-24

NANAIMO - Both VIU Mariners volleyball teams finished fourth at CCAA nationals last season, and the program is optimistic they can better that this time around. The women had a very good 2022/23 campa...

Alex Rawnsley Oct 19, 2023

'It's very gratifying:' rehabilitation efforts paying off at fish-bearing Departure Creek

NANAIMO - Significant signs of life are visible in an urban Nanaimo creek where fish sightings were once rare. While challenges persist, advocates are encouraged about the present and hopeful for the ...

Oct 19, 2023

VIDEO: Clippers taking process driven approach to BCHL season

NANAIMO - The Clippers are approaching the ten game mark of their season and sit in the top half of the Coastal Division.Results always matter in a 54 game schedule but the players and coaches are foc...

Oct 18, 2023

New information results in homicide investigation into Nanaimo woman's death

NANAIMO - The death of a local woman in early March has been upgraded to a homicide.Wendy Head, 52, died in a home in the 2300 block of Autumnwood Dr., near Labieux Rd., on March 7. It was initially d...

Oct 18, 2023