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Nanaimo hosts 2023 Canadian Stick Curling Championships
NANAIMO - The 2023 Canadian Stick Curling Championship are taking place over four days at the Nanaimo Curling Centre.Nanaimo club general manager Matt Boll said they are competitors from the Harbour C...
Apr 01, 2023
Clippers blank Rivermen 4-0 in playoff opener
NANAIMO - The Clippers had their best defensive effort of the season in a 4-0 Game 1 shutout of the Langley Rivermen.Aidan Campbell made 25 saves for his first ever BCHL shutout. Nanaimo didn't have a...
Mar 31, 2023
'Their health is going to suffer:' food service funding ends for local seniors
NANAIMO - Expiring COVID-era provincial government funding is having major ripple effects on dozens of local seniors who benefitted from a range of convenient and vital services.Funding for local orga...
Mar 31, 2023
VIDEO: Clippers open quest for Fred Page Cup with series against Langley
NANAIMO - The Clippers last playoff series win was against the Langley Rivermen and they'll start their 2023 post season playing Langley in a first round best of seven.Clippers coach Dave Liffiton has...
Mar 29, 2023
'He was laughing throughout:' driver captured going 131 km/h through closed Nanaimo Parkway
NANAIMO - A disturbing case of reckless driving unfolded on a closed section of the Nanaimo Parkway overnight, according to police. It happened on Wednesday, March 29 at about 12:35 a.m. on the highwa...
Mar 29, 2023
Oceanside Generals entering second straight VIJHL Final with 'unfinished business'
PARKSVILLE - It's familiar territory for a team which competed for a Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League championship more than a decade ago. However there remains a sense of what could have been af...
Mar 29, 2023
Nearly 3,500 calls for service for Nanaimo's community safety officers in first 5 months
NANAIMO - Tasked with supporting downtown Nanaimo businesses, residents and the homeless community, a specialized municipally funded safety unit has had their hands full.Twelve community safety office...
Mar 28, 2023
'There were three huge bangs:' concerns raised after repeated Nanaimo encampment fires
NANAIMO- Multiple propane tanks exploded during a fire at a small encampment in an area popular with the local homeless population. It happened Tuesday, March 28 at about 10:15 a.m. at a tent position...
Mar 28, 2023
Nanaimo man facing sexual assault charge after alleged Victoria Rd. incident
NANAIMO - A sexual assault charge has been laid against a local man following a reported altercation in the city's downtown.Brett Gordon Ranger, 33, faces the single count following an alleged inciden...
Mar 28, 2023
Body found inside abandoned Nanaimo building following fire
NANAIMO - One person is dead after a fire at the former Caledonian Clinic in the city's downtown. An RCMP officer on patrol, along with neighbours reported flames from the abandoned, boarded up and fe...
Mar 27, 2023