Tag Archives: People

NANAIMO - Paddling events have taken place on three consecutive weekends at the Nanaimo Canoe and Kayak Club.Two open houses at the end of April gave newcomers a chance to get out on the water at Long...

NANAIMO - While the first heatwave of the spring isn't deemed a considerable health threat, the same can't be said for those looking to cool off in rivers and lakes.Dr. Shannon Waters, a medical healt...

NANAIMO - Local police are asking for witnesses or video footage following what they are calling a "vicious" assault involving a weapon which left one man with serious life-threatening injuries.Nanaim...

DUNCAN - A suspect driver was shot after allegedly ramming his vehicle into a North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP vehicle.An officer was doing a police vehicle check at the time when they were hit on Friday, M...

VICTORIA - Canucks fans on Vancouver Island will have an easier time getting a glimpse of next season's team.The Vancouver Canucks announced its 2023 training camp will be held in Victoria from Thursd...

QUALICUM BEACH - A prized section of land adjacent to a local waterway is set to be protected and preserved forever.The Nature Trust of B.C. purchased 15 hectares along Little Qualicum River, using gr...

NANAIMO - An unassuming basement at BC Ferries Departure Bay terminal is helping to better prepare mariners for real-world experience.A completely renovated facility featuring a pair of rooms resembli...

NANAIMO - The day after Halloween in 2020 two men and a woman were found dead and another man seriously wounded at a rural Whiskey Creek property.Since then very little has been publicly disclosed abo...

NANAIMO - A large collection of fifth and sixth graders are getting an early start on learning what it's like to run their own business. About 50 Georgia Avenue Elementary students completed a 12-week...

NANAIMO - An apparent random late night fatal stabbing on Nanaimo's waterfront last Labour Day weekend will be heard in a future BC Supreme Court trial. The accused, Mark Jayden Harrison and Aiden Mat...